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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
DODGERS COST LESS THAN $4,000;
YEARS PROFIT To TOTAL 100000
Brooklyn Team Is Called Cheapest Collection Of Good
Ball Players in Existence, Made Up, Principally
Of Castoffs and Men Who Never Before
Amounted to Much-Alexander Popular.
BY FRANK G. MENKE-

r COST G. Hercules Ebbets less than
$50. 600 to gather together a ball
i team which viii net him profit of
more than 100000 before the last act
or the 1916 baseball is staged The
Dodgers size up as the cheapest cOllec-
ton Of ball players in existence; a team
made up Of castoffs and men called
'never-wuzzers by other managers
Yet Wnbert obinsOn welded this ma
teriaI into such a powerful mass. that
II swept, OF its own momentum. to the
very crest of the National league. And
so. the name OF Robinson must be
added TO the list OF miracle managers
The highest priced ball player on the
DOdger roster is George CutsnaW. lne
second baseman- He cost Ebbets $500
The average price paid Tor the = plas
ers eligible for worlds series duty was
less than $4,000 Several Of the Dodgers
came to Ebbets as gifts others cost
only & few hundred. Next TO Cutshaw.
The most costly men were those secured
by way of the $500 waiver route
Here's What They Cost
Here is how Ebbets recruited his
team
AFerunhis No cash transaction was IN
volved. according 10 the records Ebbets
had turned over several youngsters 10
the Memphis club and as payment was
% get his choice OF the Memphis stars
He took Daubert- so. in sense, Dau-
oert didn't cost Ebbets sou
Cutshaw. second base; purchased Tor
$4,000 from oakland Calf
O'Nara. shortstop- purchased from
Fort Wayne. Ind. for reported price OF
$500 -,
olson. shortstop; secured from Cleve-
land price said to have been $500
Nowery. third base didn't cost I'd
bets a dollar NOwrey was Johless aIJer
the Feds blew" and was glad 10 nook
on with the Dodgers
Getz. utility infielder, purchased from
FImira. Y y for reported price o.
No Charge on Merkle-
AFerlzIe- secured from Giants IN Lrale
for Lew McCarrv- Ebbets signed UP Z
NTcCartv when he was jobless- ana
therefore didn't have TO pay cent Tor {
I'm 81 il can be said that Ebbets &C 1
tUa1Iv got Merkle gratis
Wheat. outfieIder; purchased TOT !
$500 from Mobile ,.oo +
Myers outfielder- purchased Tot $SVV !
from Connellsville. Pa
Stengel. outfielder- drafted from NIL {
rors- rrice said TO have been S5NV
Assumed JOhnston's Contract
Johnston outf5 elder was under con
+-sC+ with Feds when league died. 3
Tr,F7n sion was turned over 10 Ebbets- II I
vas reported that Ebbets paid S5ogV I
for him This report later was autnorl-
4fveIv denied by one Of the Federal i
leaguers involved in the deal He sald I
Johnston was given to Ebbeis upon !
condition that Ebbets would assume the !
contract calling for two years
Myers. catcher secured from Giants {
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

WELL, the dope worked out again
In the worlds series. Jack
COMBS was figured as the only dan
gerous pitcher of the Dodgers against
the Red Sox and Jack delivered the
goods on Tuesday. True, he didn't
90 the limit but when he began to
weaken he called for assistance and
Ed Pfeffer finished the game. The
way Of the Red Sex to the world
honors should now be clear sailing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

Another old catcher named Kerry
Had a manner uuruffied and merry.
When he caught fast ball
He'd say @That looks small,
But he's got one that looks Ike a
cherry"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
MISUNDERSTANDING,

There IS another OF those extremely
interesting "Fantomasr pictures at the
Wigwam today. This one is called
The Crook Detective Like the 9th
ers. il is complete in three reels.
Tomorrow. Charlie Chaplin in Char
lies stormy Romance" a review com
posed of several Of his best pictures
and made from the original mega tives.
will be seen.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
sCHALK IS To WE'D.

Springfield. Ill. Oct. 1I.-Ray Schalk
catcher for the Chicago White Sox. and
Miss Lavinia Graham. Of Farmersviue
will be married in two weeks. II is an
nounced.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS
IARA KIMBALL YOUNG.

In the perturbation Of Robert W
Cham bers's popular novel. The Com
mon Law" with the beautiful and &C
complished actress. Clara Kimball
Young playing the part OF Valerie
West. the Alhambra promised the pic
ture patrons of FL PasO a production
of rare merit Today after the first
days showing We are more enthusiast
tic than ever over what we consider
the classiest film production ever
brought 10 FL Paso. superb acting on
the part OF all the principals and their
support. elegance OF setting. attention
10 detail. admirable direction and the
smooth continuity in the telling OF the
story. all tend to make a production
which viii be the standard of excel
lence for many DAYS to come The
Common Law" will remain at the Al
hambra today. tomorrow and Friday,
commencing each day at 11-15. l. PAS,
$3.50, SIS, 5 and 9:45. All seats are
% cents.-Ady-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
League Standings.
Army League.
Pacific Coast Leaxne.

Remember-Good plumbing. low prices. John
' Brennan. 117is y Stanton Phi 7420--Adv-'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

Charlie Chaplin and Mabel NOrmand
will be seen at the BijOu today in the
greatest comedy they ever appeared
in, Mabel at the Wheel" It's an old
Onei Enough said
There is coming to the BijOu tomor-
row. one day only. the Nitagraph Blue
Ribbon feature, "A Vital Question"
This production has a powerful appeal
because of the intimate human nature
OF the question involved. Virginia
Pearson is featured and gives a Won
derful performance.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11

Raw sea FOODS. central Market Cfor-
merly Ardoins)- A. Milton Robinson
prop. Phone sO0-SO2.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
BILLIE BURKE TODAY. GRECIAN.

Billie Burke will finish her very in
teresting romance today a the Gre
clan theater when she appears in the
twentieth and last chapter. In this
chapter the captivating Billie assumes
the role OF Juliet to DR.. Boyce's ro-
mantle Romeo. and Developments Of
an interesting nature are expected.
Tomorrow the Grecian will repeat
Manhattan Madness" with Douglas
Fairbanks. This is the picture that
made a sensational hit upon its pre-
sentatiOn Monday and Tuesday In
fact IL is such an excellent picture that
the management OF the Grecian de-
cided that everybody should have a
chance to see it. so viii repeat it again
tomOrrOw--Adv.
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pathetic interest OF the community
which they serve rather than the dis
trust and the unfounded charges OF ex-
tortion with which they are 80 often
regarded and assailed.
When the great variability OF supply
as shown by the statistics above given
is intelligently considered the function
of cold storage preservation Is at once
apparent. II the entire production had
to he sold into consumption when fresh
II will he readily seen that prices would
have to fall so low In the months OF
greatest yield that no such quantity
could he profltably produced ~ is now
produced also that In the seasons Of
natural deficiency the use OF these prod
ucts would have to he very greatly cur
tailed and the competition to secure the
small quantity available would drive
prices to exorbitant figures. Thus tho
statistics OF receipts and of output from
the storage warehouses show that IN
October, November and December. 1915,
New York and its immediate vicinity
consumed about t.227.000 cases Of eggs
and about 6Sl 900 tubs OF butter. while
the actual receipts In those months were
only 59l 900 cases and $4,000 tubs
respectively. and Of the latter about jl.-
OO0 tubs were exported. One can easily
imagine what the prices would have
been had the supply been limited to the
quantity arriving.
Critics and assailants of tho butter
and egg trade often refer to the quantity
NJ goods held In cold storage at n time
when prices are relatively high NJ an
evidence Of manipulation of prices by
tradcsmen through withholding supplies
from sale. But the volume of reserve
should always he considered In relation
to the season and to the prospective
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Editor New York Produce R~>i.w.
Butter and Eggs "a homely topic,
full OF unfamiliar facts and interesting
questions of trade economies.
Probably In no other line OF trade has
there been greater amount OF attack
upon methods Of distribution than upon
dealers In butter and eggs The public
has been surfeitsd with tales Of crooked
methods. manipulation of markets and
fabulous profits made by "speculators'
who are said TO stand between pru-
ducers and consumers to the public
Injury. AS n rule when these charges
have not been merely the product Of
sclf-seeklng agitators, striving to pose
as champions Of the people with no
attempt TO Investigate tn" facts, tn "
have been made through misconcep-
tion OF prevailing conditions and trade
customs.
Few have any conception Of the mag
nitude Of the trade In butter and eggs In
this country. According to the census
of 1910 the total butter production In
1903 was over sixteen hundred million
pounds. and II is now doubtless As much
as eighteen hundred millions And the
annual production Of eggs in the United
states IL reliably estimated at upward
Of eighty million cases. each case con-
tanning 500 eggs. II tx difficult to con-
ce'Ve tne mdghltude OF these ngurcs :
10 use som. what hackneycd but iiiu-
n'native method ~ illustration II cln
ne SHOWN mat " all TINS butter were
packeu IN the usual style Sixty pouhd
tuDs ana the TUBS pied on" upon thc
otner they "ould max" coIumh OF
e''ld butt"r apout one root square ana
over '."oo 'nlles hlgh ANA the year
production ot eggs II al were plaeu
IN line. rnds t"uchlns enhs' would
seach '"o'o"o 'nlIcS' or pave roadway
over huhhrch ie't "'o from Ne"
1ork 10 'hicag"'
F1fty years ago tho butt'r product
was chcny nlade on th' larihS AN"
something IKE halt "f IL ~ sun =" mau''
taxing thc country as u wh"'e' but wv
ths oozen or more states Wh"r" halry
ing mas becon" "t the most Importance
larger proportion "f tne butter Is now
MADE IN 'realn"rl-s or hutt'r factories
10 wnich the farmers brlnS or snip thelr
mix or cream, ana wherc modern tacill'
ties OF manufacture, CARVED on In
larger way, permit high"r ana more
UNIFORM product Many important IN
Ventions or machinery ana improve
ments IN processes of manufacture nave
MADE IL possible To turn out Fancy
creamery butter with great uniformity
when the raw material milk ana cream
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ut will be seen from this record that
more than half Of the entire years egg
receipts at New York come into the
market In the months Of March. April,
May and June--in this case SCI per
cent.--and that the records of pro,iuc-
tion of well housed and fed fiocks show
nearly 80 per cent. OF the total Yield
produced in those months.
Thr Function ~ cola Storase.
For many generations there has been
spectre in the popular Imagination
that the dealings Of mddlemen in foods
we're largely an unnecessary tax upon
the people. In early English law re-
strctions upon trade. based upon such
beliefs. were many and often absurdly
incongruous.
In the time Of Edward VI. statutes
were orda aimed prohibiting as much as
possible any mddleman from coming
betwe the grower of farm products
and the consumer. while at the same
time manufacturers we're debarrcd from
exercising the trade Of shopkecpers for
the distribution Of their productions at
retail Even after these crude laws
fell befo,c the advance OF knowledge
and growing appreciation Of the facts
of political economy, 'forestalling"--or
the purchase Of products for resale on
the same market within n dcnite period
was prohibited. even up to the time of
Adam Smith. the great eighteenth cen.
tury economist.
Forostalling Is. OF course based upor
speculation-indeed the terms are piac-
tiCally synonymous. The fallacics In
regard to their function In distributing
trade which led to absurd legal restric.
tions in ancient times were dissipate ed
generations ago In the minds of keen
thinkers upon trade economics. And II
~. ms strange othat decades after the
cruder forms OF restrictive trade laws
had fallen before a growing enlighten-
ment and the wide geographical eNten-
sion of sources of supply the bugahoo
Of imaginary evils should again aris,
IN connection with the most potent oi
all yet discovered means Of conserving
the food supply of the peoplc--preserva-
tion by refrigeration.
The el, mcut of speculation enters "a
some extent in al trade In products o'
normally nuctuating value; aud In the
carriage ~ surplus production to later
seasons Of normal scarcity--a chic.
function of cold storage preservation
SPECULATION is fundamental. When CON.
fined to tn actual purchase of products
tn hold for future need ~ l. no evil
hut a condition iuscparahle from the
uncertain conditions ~ future supply
and demand and those citizcus who by
reason Of their daily occupation as dis
trihuting tradesincu and their ability tC
est innate these conditions engage IN thi;
nec' SsirilN speculative enterprise, will
risks Of loss almost equal to theii
chances of profit ar" worthy Of th'
respect. the appreciation and tho sym
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In cold storage is not done by concerted
action OF tradesmen nor, to any extent.
by the cold storage companies In whose
warehouses the goods are held. II Is
done by thousands of individual mer-
chants scattered over the whole coun-
try. each acting independently and
each absolutely amenahle 10 the laws ~
supply and demand Profits cannot he
made by holding butter and eggs In cold
storage--that is a constant expense ;
the profit is only realized by selling
the goods into consumption, and when
that is done the price obtainable Is
more or less. according to the relative
extent OF the public need in relation to
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the supply offered. As a matter o,
fact the carriage of surplus outter anu
ogrs is "a business OF extremely uncer-
tain and widely varying results, oc-
casionally very profitable, occasionally
disastrous. and on the average yielding
hut a very moderate profit. II shoulu
he understood that butter or eGgs
placed in cold storage during the helgh,
Of their production cannot he carficn
up to the next similar season w,thou'
loss, for the difference in price levers
in the spring or carly summer Is never
sufficient to offset the cost OF year
storage plus the lessencd value ot 'o',s
held products in comparison WIN 'reS"
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Reports from a large number Of cold
storage houses compiled In bulletin ?3.
bureau Of statistics Of the United states
Department of Agriculture showed that
1913 per cent. OF the eggs and 97.S per
cent. of the butter stored during
twelve months period had been deliv-
cred within ten months Of the dates OF
their storage
There are certain inherent limitations
to the perfect utility Of cold storage In
meeting tho exigencies arising from
wide variability in production. These
are due to uncertainty as to several inn
portant factors At present knowledge
of the rate Of accumulation in storage.
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These records are largely drawn from
nucks at experimental stations wher.
the poultry IL better housed and fed
than on the farms I'm general
The receipts "f eggs At New York can
not be expected to correspond more than
ilprnN iuatcly with the above records
uf variahility In production. Yet there is
IN interesting general correspondence. a>
wili l- seen from tn. following state
mcut
rtRrt>r.rE ~ >iw NupN's rurN r"G Rr-
,rtirs - tpla ~, rINEp Is r,cu Mo>Tti
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taking the country as a whole il ..,
partial: weather conditions durin, 'F ,F
summer and fall. after the bulk -, we ule
accumulation OF reserve has boon ,.., u''
have an important influence up," ""
extent or production. and as ,o
upon the amount of vast, due q, t,,,
the extent Of future consumption a., =.
given price level is variable ana go,
accurately he forccastcd ard 6..ISS
the degree of shortis. In prnJnr,-"h
after the lat OF December is cN,.o,,oi.
variable. depending az 10 .gss cb,oe
upon the severity or milduess n, ~.
weather. and az to butter also uno, ,.'
abundance or scarcity of cattle fo.A
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-As one
American citizen TO another, PreS1-
dent Wilson today appealed to each OF
the executives OF the country'S prlncl-
pal railroads on grounds OF patriotism
to accept his plan for aVerLlng. the
threatened disaster OF nationwide
strike. He emphasized the necessity
for keping the railroads in service as
a part OF the national defense and 10
make possible preparation for meeting
conditions that will exist after the Eu-
ropean war.
On leaving the White House the rail-
road presidents, augmented during the
day by arrivals from the west, held a
conference at which sentiment was
said to be against agreeing 10 the
Presidents proposal in its present
form.
Hope was expressed that some sat
isfactory counter proposition might be
advanced and it was decided 10 turn
over to committee the task OF draft
ing a final reply to the President. With
more than sixty men. most OF them
with their own ideas about what ought
to be done, the executives found 1t diff
ficult to ger down TO brass tackS," as
one Of them expressed it. Tomorrow
morning another meeting will be held
and every effort will be made 70 reach
a decision promptly.
The railroad heads still insist that
President Wilson is asking them TO
sacrifice the principle Of arbitration.
Elisha Lee, chairman of the National
Conference Committee OF Railways Is
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
.R!NAN|A MAY NOW ENTER THE
WAR ON SIDE Of THE ALLIES
MEASURES TAKEN
TO PREVENT TYPHOID
IN FLOOD DISTRICT

CHARLESTON, ". Va. Aug. 21.-
More than 1000 persons in the Cabin
creek and Coal river country, which
was devastated by food ten days ago,
have received the first application Of
typhoid vaccine, according TO the re-
port made today 10 the State Health
Commissioner by Mayo Toman, chief
sanitary engineer.
day indicate that every person on
Cabin creek who was left without food
and clothing by the flood has been sup
piled with everything that is neces-
sary for the next few days.
Ten thousand garments will be dis
tributed along this valley and tributa.
ries OF Coal river during the next few
days The citizens of Charleston and
outsiders, contributing through local
agencies, have donated 100000 in all
for use in relieving the stricken citi-
ZenS.
Schools Washed Away.
More than fifteen school houses
were either washed away or wrecked
by the recent flood following a cloud
burst in Cabin creek and Coal river
headwaters. Eight Of these were in
Kanawha county, according to infor-
nation obtained by the superintend-
ent Of free schools, who will direct
that an election be held in Cabin
creek district for the purpose Of vot-
ing on levy to get sufficient money
with which to replace the buildings
as soon as possible. A number oil
school buildings in Boone and Lincoln
counties were also destroyed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
COLORADO SENATOR
RAPS SUFFRAGISTS

WASHtEGTON. Aug. Eth" corr
Eressional union for woman suffraE:
was charged with being Interested
chiefly. in restoring the Republican
party 70 power by Senator Thomas or
Colorado, chairman Of the woman suf-
frage commi't"c. IN Il speech today on
tho floor Of tn" senate.
The Colnra.l" senator who t:LrorS sui
frage amendment. declared that the
union was engaged N raising funds for
the Hughes campaign and had been IN
strurnental in inducing the nominee to
declare in favor " tho amendment in
opposition 70 I'll" Republican platform.
Mr.. Hughes. h" added. had seized uron
suffrage as iSSu. b.c;J,iS.. thc Rn-
publican part hu dEiv"u him no issue
for his arnpaien.
Senator Borah. Republican nf Idaho.
VINO IS opposed To the federal amend
ment declared that Mr. Hughes action
would not strengthen the Republican
party "one particle
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
IMMIGRATION BILL
BEING CONSIDERED
Effort Made To Sidetrack
Revenue Bill For Present ,
Causes Confusion

WASHINGTON Aug. 81 - An un.
expected Democratic revolt in the sen
ate today resulted in the immigration
bill being taken up in defiance OF the
Democratic caucus and opened the
way for efforts to displace the revenue
bill as unfinished business, an action
which might indefinitely prolong the
session of congress.
Ten Democratic senators voted with
the solid Republican minority to take
up the immigration bill upon mo,
tion Senator Smith Of South Carolina,
chairman of the immigration commit
ice. They were AShurSt. Deckham,
Chamberlain, CulherSon, Hardwick.
Lane Myers. Overman. Smith of South
Carolina. and Nardaman.
Debate began on tho measure imme.
diately and proceeded until o'clock
when The revenue bill automatically
came before the senate. Sen. Smith
moved to displacr the revenue bill.
yoking an all afternoon discussion
which will be resumed when the sen
ate meets tomorrow.
Can Defeat Motion.
Administration leaders said tonight
that they had enough votes 10 defeat
the Smith motion. Even some of the
revolving Democrats have declared
their intention OF voting against il.
Should il prevail. the resulting fight
Continued on Page Ten.)
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To KEEP NATIONAL GUARD On.
MEXICAN BORDER INDEFINITELY
IS STATEMENT OF
SECRETARY BAKER
VIII Not Be Withdrawn Until
Danger To American Lives
And Property Is Past

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-The Ma
tional Guard will be retained on the
Mexican border Until it can be with
drawn without again endaneerilg
American lives and property. Secre-
tary Baker so declared the adminlstra-
tons policy today in answering q
score Of letters from many parts OF
the country complaining that the state
troops were being held in service after
the emergency for which they were
called out apparently had passed.
The compiainantS. whose names
were withheld. alleged that border ser
vice was entailinS loss financially on
militiamen and hardship on their FAM
lilies. The Secretary replied to all
those seeming to merit attention.
By its presence on the border. he
wrote to one. the guard IS winning
clared that American residents along
the international line were enjoying
a peace and security they could not
know without the military forces TO
protect them.
The department appreciates. MIR.
Baker said in another letter the fact
that a call for military service upon
militia organizations must inevitably
present cases of hardship" He added:
Emergency Was Grave.
The emergency which required this
call for the militia was one Of d grave
character. etfecting the safety and
lives OF citizens Of the United States
men. women and children. The
presence Of the militia on the Mexican
border has restored order and given
a higher degree Of safety and security
to the lives OF our people in that trou-
bled country than they have for long
time had. The militia is therefore
performing valuable service; and
the fact that this service is being per-
formed without active military opera
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
MERIT MARKS OF
MOSQUITO FLEET

WASHINGTON. Aug. c1.-The de-
stroyer Stewart, with merit mark OF
96.1l4, led vessels of her class in the
navy in the gunnery competition for
the year 1866. according to figures
made public today by the navy depart
mrnt. The Patterson was second with
93.27. and the Wudsworth was last OF
the twenty-five boats enumerated with
4427.
The submarine KS carried off gun
merry honors in the Submcrsiblc flotilla
against twcnty-thrcc competitors with
IL perfect mark Of 100. The old sub
marine A-6 stood last with only O.S33
To her credit.
The Galveston stood first among the
light cruisers with $3.50. while the
Dolphin headed the list OF gunboats
with 1T.GS5.
The presidential yacht Mayflower
was second among the gunboats with
1856.