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Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
Republican A. D. Leased WireI

NEW YORK. Feb. S.-The most i'm portant action taken at the opening session If the National Leagues re- convened annual meeting here today was to increase the power of Pres idont John K Tencr hy a cOnstitu- tional amendment which provides that in the case If protested games there shall be nc appeal from the eN- ecutive decision.
 Another radical measure. proposed by President t.hlcrts of Brooklyn would prohibit any club from having more than two thousand 25 cent bleacher seats. At present the Bos- ton club has 10000 such seats, the St. Louis cluh 9.o0n, the Philadelphia club G.500 and the Cincinnati clu6 4o00. The question will come up to- morrow
 At the meeting of the board of Gi- rectors, which preceded the league meeting. Perc. Haushton of Bostor. took the seat held by fcrmer President Gaffney of Boston
 The schedule drawn up by Mr. DIeyfuss was adopted. It includes .orly three conflicting dates. all Sun Gay games in Chicago which is the fcwcst conflicts ever scheduled.
 The following umpires were .ap- ] cintnd for next season:
 Robert Fnslie Henry O.DaN Will liam Klem. Charles Eisler Nal Eason, William B~Nor Earnest Qugley and Peter Harrison. The last named came from the International league. Al Orta will he rctained as utility umpire. Injuries incapacitated him last season.
 The league voted to continue a monthly pension tc Mrs. Mary Pull liam Johnson, sister of the former president cf the league.
 It was voted tp change the official diagram of a baseball diamond in the official rules 10 correct errors Discovered bv John Foster. of the New York club, in regard to the pitching distance, batters box and the
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE MACNhTES WET
 IMPORTANT MATTERS CONSIDERED

proper location of second base.
 All National league diamonds will be resurEe. ed before the 1916 sea son starts and certified reports of the surveys will be sent to the presl- dent of the league
 Mir. Dreyfass proposed an amend n.cnt to the playing rules. requirina that tho shortest distance from the fomo plate to the oujfield fence on fair ground shall be 270 feet instead of 295. 9s now stipulated. Ths
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
TRAP SHOOTISTS
 GATHER AT K. (
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KANSAS CITY, Feb. S.-W. $. Hoon of Jewell, Iowa. and Harry Snyder of Kansas City were the high amateurs at the opening shoot of Kansas CitY's annual midwinter trap shooters tour nament here today. They tied for first houOrs with HIS targets out of 125. Harrison Linncott of St. Louis, with a score of 122, took first place in the pro fessiOnal class. Ninety trap shooters from ten states took part in the shoot.
 J. R. Jahn of Davenport, Iowa. took second place in the amateur group with IF targets, and William Wetleaf of Nichols, Iowa, and V. J. Herman of Olathe, Kan. divided honors for third place with q score of 1l6.
 In the professional class Dell Cross of Kansas City stood second with a score of 120, and Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Jay Graham of Long Lake, Wis, ted for third place with 119
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Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

the senior league. 'ultz rises to ask any thing except players in the ab- stract. could hope to cope with the other members of the commission all Of whom would represent established organizations with both money and prestige at their back It looks as though Fultz's legal training had en- abled him to uncover q blow hole in the plan. If the playcrs's representa- tive on the commission was to ac- cept instructions from the individual players, he would have several thou sand opinions on every question that arose.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
DATE SETTLED
 FUR B|C CLASH
Willard and Moran Will Square off on Night of March Eighth at Madison Square Garden for Large Sized Purse
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NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Jess Willard. worlds heavyweight champion. and Frank Moran will meet in a ten-round bout at Madison Square Garden here on March for a purse of $7O0OO it was announced tonight by Tex Rickard, promoter of the match.
 The date originally agreed upon was March l7, but it was changed because Madison Suare Garden, the only avail able place for holding the match here. had been previously engaged for that date. Rickard said tonight that the board of directors of the Garden had agreed to accept S7,50O for it's use with no pereentages. . a
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

IL is believed that Garry Herman is nearing the end of lis career as head of the national baSebar com mission, the supreme court of base bal. Dissolution of the commission and the formation of a new baseball body to take the place of the Herr mann-Johnson- Tener triumvirate. it is predicted, will come to pass near the close of the present year.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

While d tentative agreement already had been signed for the bout between Tom Jones, manager for Willard, and Ike Dor@an. representing Moran, Rick ard announced that Jones and Dorgan would meet again tomorrow to sign the final articles.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
JOHNSON REFUSES |. ID COMMENT ABOUT DISSOLUTION TALK
Head of National Commission Won't Say Word About Talk of
 Dissoving That Body

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-t'ollow- ing the repeated reports that the National Baseball Commission was to be dissolved President Ban John sen of the American League has an nounCed that he lis strongly in favor of change in the methods of con- ducting baseball business" He would not, however deny or confirm the ru- mors that the National Commission will be reorganiZed From other sources it is reported that the high court of baseball will be reformed with d five member committee or if the three men commission remains il will consist of the presidents of the two major leagues and one independ- Cnt member, well versed in all the angles of baseball without being af- filiated with any of the present day interests.
 If such reorganization takes place it will he the first time since the for nation of the body in 1903, that tho personnel of the commission has beer changed except bv death or retire ment from baseball. Five men have served upon the National commission and of these two of the original triC are still holding their positions. Whel the peace pact between the NatiOna and American leagues was signed il 1903 the National Commission camt into existence with the Nationa Leagre represented by President Har- " Puliam; the American League hl President E. B. Johnson, while tn. chairman was Garry Hermann of thu Cincinnati National League club Johnson and Hermann have served ever since but after Pulliam's dcatl the new president of the Nationa League, Thomas J. Lynch, became omatically a. member of the com mission. The latter was succeeded bl John k Tener when Lynch failed O. , reelection and Tener was made pres ident of the senior league in lG13
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
DILLON WINS FIGHT q nnI.hI Icnn d Q nlced AL re

NEW YORK, Feb. Slack Dillon of Indianapolis outfoueht Battling Le venslly of this city in ten-round bout in Brooklyn tonight. Dillon weighed in at 16S12 pounds and Lcvensky at 175h.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
FU[Tz HAS Gl|VEO PUNT, PIAYERS TO
 GET RECOGNITION

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-President ravid l.. Fultz, of the Base,,all Play CTS Fraternity, has expressed his ap- prcciation of the proposition to in cludc a< player among the members ci the National Commission when that body is reorsanized early in 1917. Both President Ban Johnson of the American League and President Tcner of the National League have expressed the opinion that q repre- sentative of the players in this base hall court Of last resort would per haps make for more harmonious rela- tions between baseball employers and employees. Tencr, however, qualified his statement by saving that he did not think that the players represen- tatiVe Shoud be a member of the fraternity.
 on this point President Fultz dis agrees with the former governor of Pennsylvania and present leader of
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
Confessions of a Camera Man

All who saw the motion pictures at the Empress short time ago may think that a love scene pulled off hy II. Russel Linebarger and another, was strictly business. but as I took the picture. l know. The former gave me orders to take love scene for a local dealer in diamonds in this city. To my surprise the boss said that he would be busy and could not go. so would leave the manuscript with me to direct.
 After hunting around for locations without success l happened to see my boss and another sDooning under one of the capitol palm trees. noticed he had a diamond ring and thought l could save the Prickley Pair Mo tion Picture Syndicate some coin by taking their picture and when | was supposed to fade out on the last of the original picture, found the blamed thing wouldn't fade I beat it before the boss could see me and sent the picture off to he red taped. All reports contrary to this are bogus and when this picture was released by the board of censors it certainly was a surprise to many.
 (Signed HAROLD POOLE CaDitr
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09
Capitr

The high school paper the Coyote. was not out yesterday in time to be distributed the third hour It will however. he in the hands of it's subscribers before noon today.
 The new base ball diamond that is TOW being constructed across the canal north of the manual training tuilfing will be finished in plenty of time for the big home game with Glendale High Saturday afternoon. Home plate will be located in the southeast corner of the field. with bleachers to seat over HOO people.
 Wonder who will win, Juniors. Seniors, Sophomores or Freshmen. Are you ready for the big race to be run at 800 o'clock sharp this afternoon
 The lineup for the Alumni baseball team that will play the Coyotes on Washington Birthday, February 22nd. is as follows. Boots Harrison, c: Finley Westfall, D; Ed. Johnson, 1b Sam Haldman. 2b; Richard Warren. s.s.: George Peters, 3b: Vic Benne- nato, If; Ed. Thomas of; Keath Ev- ans. If. This team has been prac- ticirg every evening for the last few weeks and will be in "A" No. 1 condition for the big game.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

Would you believe it: A big as sembly will be held during the first hour this morning to boost athletics and also to spring the surprise that the Coyote Tracks" has been telling about for the last two weeks.
 This afternoon the big relay race will come off between class relay teams composed of six runners to the team. The winner will be awarded with the enormous box of CamclbacN chocolates given by the manager of the Rose Tree Girls come out and root for your team. for the fellows are in training and from what Coach Geary says, cant break training fo. the sake of eating candy"
 The sixth and seventh hour chem istry students enjoyed their cruise around the gas plant to the utmost And it is the hope of every student that they may make another visit soOn
 Little LcWy Irvine was heartbroken because only two fellows entered his loud soX day. The students as a whole are awful sorry they didn't give him the proper support on such q glorious day. They will however. feel for him, but we think he's out of reach.
 Dixie Lee says to a certain high school student the other day, nov want my ring back this minute We are wondering if she got it back Con time)
 In the practice base ball gamC played at the Asylum yesterday after noon between the Asylum guards anC F. II. $. the Coyotes were defeated by score of 10 to ?. However ii was nothing more than practice game.
 Mir. Michael's night school has beer honored by the enrolment of two new students That makes two more tC be added to the commercial depart ment of P. H. S.
 Glendale vs. F. L. H. &. Saturday afternoon starting at 800 oclocl sharp. The Coyotes will play ther, first home game on the new bas' ball diamond located on the nortl side of the high school campus EV- erybody get busy and boost.
 Little Frank Luke, the Coyotes lief fielder will probably make stal third ha Seman If ie for this raaS he has been occupying that position lately.
 Francis Geary, track coach fo P. H. $. has been working hard il the last few weeks getting materia
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

in shape where he can pick winners for each event. He will surely take some fast material to Tucson Univcr- sity week.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

Hire a little salesman al The Re publican office. X want Ad wifi see more customers than you can
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

CTS defeated the all-Illinois team in the feature team match of the day by d score of S9 to SS 100 targets being used.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

amendment was suamltted to the na-
 t.onal commission. as it deals with 3 subject both major leagues must vote
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

The sixth and seventh hour chem istry students enjoyed their cruise around the gas plant to the utmost And it is the hope of every student that they may make another visit SOOn
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

Would you believe it: A big as sembly will be held during the first hour this morning to boost athletics and also to spring the surprise that the "Coyote Tracks" has been telling about for the last two weeks.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

Francis Geary. track coach for P. H. & has been working hard in the last few weeks getting material
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

Little Frank Luke, the Coyotes left fielder will probably make a star third baseman. It is for this reason he has been occupying that position lately.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

Dixie Lee says to a certain high school student the other day, nov I want my ring back this minute" " We are wondering if she got it back Con time).
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

Glendale vs F. [. H. S. Saturday afternoon starting at 800 o'clock sharp. The Coyotes will play there first home game on the new base ball diamond located on the north side of the high school campus EV erybody get busy and boost.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-09

he aH- Missouri team of five shoot
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
SIXTH NORTH ADAMS DEATH.
Latest Victim of Infantile Paralysis 6
Girl Two Years Old.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, August IL.
The sixth death in this city from in
fantile paralysis took place yesterday
afternoon at l O'Clock. The child was
Marion Whitney, the two-years-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sceva Whit
ney of t Whitman street. The case had
been reported to the board of health
as paralysis only a few hours before
death occurred. The child had been i'll
several days, and the attending phys
ician believed the illness to be nothing
more than the usual summer complaint
of children until on his visit yesterday
he found the child paralyzed. There
are six other children in the family,
but none of them have yet shown signs
of illness. The Whitney home is far
removed from the other parts of the
city where paralysis has appeared, and
the health authorities are at a loss to
explain the manner of infection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
OLD STATION TO
BE DEMOLISHED
central Vermont Freight House to Be
Moved WeSt-B. & M. Freight House
to Be Used for Storage.

1t is expected that within a short
time after the old railroad station is
vacated Saturday work of demolish-
ing the old building will be begun.
Other changes are to be made which
will include the moving west about 10
feet of the Central Vermont freight
house, the extending of the platforms
and the building Of an office in connec-
tion with it. The moving of the build
ing will permit the laying of second
track east of the house, which is neces-
sary in order to handle the freight
business.
The freight house built by the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad and now being
used by both roads, is to be used for
storage purposes and all freight bust
hess transacted in the freight house
on Vernon street which will do away
with much of the present teaming in
the freight yard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
CAN'T KILL GOOD
FRESHMAN WORKING
Corporal John J. Garrity Writes Mother
from Eagle Pass-''It Is Great
Here Now" He Says.

Corporal John J. Garrity of Compa-
ny / writes to his mother, Mrs. P.
Garrity of Clark street, from Eagle
Pass, Texas, under date of August 5,
that he is still holding his weight.
"They can t XIII a good Irishman work
ing, and we work. Pellet and / sleep
side by side. There are 10 boys in our
tent and the beauty of it is that we
have a great time together. We do not
mind the heat. 1t is great here now.
imagine we are going to stay here
a while because they are putting up
buildings here for a permanent camp
Pellet has charge of them all and thev
are all going up under his supervision
"We are all some tired boys tonight.
We hiked II miles today, the first real
hike we have had. 1t was certainly a
great one, but we cannot stand them
every day
He mentions the arrival of Ben.
Weeden and of how glad the boys were
to see him and touch his citizen clothes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
HUSBAND CAUGHT
A MILE FROM HOME
Jumped Into River, but officers Found
that He Climbed Out Again-River
Was Dragged : Said. to Have Threat
cned His Father.
Especial to The Reformer.) -
KEENE, n. H., Aug. II.

hEENE, y. H., Aug. IL.
a fatal shooting which stirred the
hamlet of Westport, in the town of
Swanzey, occurred last evening about
o O'Clock, when Eugene Weeks of
Westport III fit of jealousy, fired three
bullets at his wife, all Of which took
effect.
Immediately after the shooting
Weeks jumped into the Ashueiot riv-
er, but climbed out again and at 215
o clock this afternoon he arrived at
the Keene Jail in charge of Constable
&C.. r. Nash Of West Swanzey who
found him in the Coombs bridge,
about a mile from his home.
Mrs. Weeks was brought to the Elliot
City hospital i'll Keene by George Scott,
who was passing in an automobile
She died at 2.20 this afternoon.
One of the bullets, which afterwards
was found in the house, made a scalp
wound. Another lodged in her chest
and a third entered her abdomen
Weeks son. Charles, aged Z, fol
lowed his father to the river. and SAYS
he saw him jump IN. The boy has
cut on one foot which was thought to
have been made by a stray bullet, but
which probably was made by a barbed
wire fence near where his father
jumped into the water.
Sheriff Z. II. Lord, Depatr Sheriff F.
II. Bennett, Marshal Philbrick and
County Solicitor p II. Faulkner Of
Keene went to Westport last night to
investigate the case but were unable to
locate Weeks.
The officers did not believe that
Weeks committed suicide. as they found
a place on the river bank on the same
side where Weeks went in, that APP
peared to have been made by some
| body climbing out of the water. They
| also found a place where the grass had
been trampled down. 1t was on a knoll
where person lying down might OBJ
tain a good view of the house.
Wceks's father and mother live
about 100 feet from his house. They
have an automobile which the young
man S wife had driven considerably.
| Weeks is said to have been of such a
disposition that he did not like to see
| his wife enjoy herself, and it is be-
lieved that he was jealous of his faith
| er. He is said to have threatened to
kill both his wife and his father
/ He is about 30 years old and has
been a resident of Westport for many
years. He married his second wife,
whom he shot last evening, last winter.
| She was % and was Mary Green of
| Greene, r. l.. and with her husband.
his son and the elder Mr.. Weeks. had
recently returned from 4 visit with her
parents in Rhode Island.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
HINSDALE. N. II.
BANNER OUTDOOR EVENT.
st. Joseph's Parish Lawn PARTY and
Dance Largely Attended.

The annual lawn party and dance un-
der the auspices of st. Joseph s parish.
Rev. L. ). Cahill pastor, took place last
evening and as usual was largely At
tended and proved to be the banner
outdoor event of the season, both So
c1ally and financially. 4 bountifuI sun
per was served to large number from
800 to o clock, after which four
hours of dancing was enioved on the
new open air platform. Excellent music
was furnished by Lyman's orchestra.
The grounds were brilliantly lighted
and the various booths presented an a+.
tractlVe appearance and all did n four-
lshlng business throughout the evening.
n special feature of the evening 5
enjoyment was the entertainment
staged by j. f. Mann and given un-
der his direction in the outdoor theater
The special scenery used was painted
by Mr.. Mann.
The entertainment, which consisted
of minstrel show followed bv a clever
after piece, delighted several audiences
and made pronounced hit The musical
numbers were well rendered and the
human xylophone' performed clever.
ly.
The success of the party was due
largely to the earnest efforts of the va
rious committees, which were as fol
lows:
General committee, James O'Rrier
chairman, NJ. d. White treasurer. +. J
Young secretary.
Dance, Joseph Bergeron chairman. f
l.. NORM, Oliver Houle, Robert Ouig
ley.
Entertainment, J. +. Mann.
supper, Mrs. James Redding chair
| man, Mrs. Elmer Lasher.
1ce-cream, Miss Ann McCaughern
Misses Ellen and Mary Fitzgerald, Mis-,
Annie White.
Domestic booth, Miss O'Brien, Mis-.
Belle Nealon, Miss Bridget Raleigh
Miss Theresa Coll and Margaret 0 Con
nell.
Flower booth, Miss Hargie White
Miss Abbic La Chance, Miss Flora Mo
rim.
Candy booth, Miss Alice La Chance
Miss Agnes Cookery.
Lemonade booth, Miss Minnie Magin
mis-, Miss Molly o 'Connor, Miss Jenni,
| Lynch.
Popcorn, Miss Henrietta Young.
Fish pond, Mrs. Joseph Boucher.
| Dolls, William Gilliland, Thomas
o 'Connell, Joseph lie Vasseur anC
| George Amman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
UNIVERSALISTS
BUY EELS HOUSE
Acquire Property Adjoining Church at
Favorable Price in Return for
Concessions to A. 3. Clapp.

In meeting of the Universalist
parish last evening it was voted to buy
of \. b. Clapp the house and land next
east Of the church property on Canal
street, known as the Eels house. The
parish recently bought of Mr.. Clapp
the so-called Harvey property in the
rear of the church The sale last night
was at a favorable price because of the
agreement of the church to permit Mr..
Clapp to cut down the width of the
driveway from South Main street to the
Harvey property to eight feet. The
driveway is now II IL feet wide and
to cut it down to eight feet will increase
the value of Mr.. Clapp's property ad-
joining it. The church buys the Eels
place for the sake Of controlling it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
FIGHTING NEAR SALONIKI.
Allies Capture Dorian r iii. oad Station
and Neighboring Hill.

PARIS, Aug. IL. - An attack by the
Anglo French forces at Dorian, 40 miles
northwest of Saloniki, is reported in a
Havas despatch from Saloniki. The
allies occupied the Dorian railway sta
ton and neighboring hill. In front
OF the captured positions, the despatch
says, the bodies of numerous Bulgarians
were found. The attack was preceded
by violent bombardment. At other
points along the front artillery fight
ing continues with patrol engagements
along the Serbian border.