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The Washington times., 1916-01-01

mas picked up several promising lads.
The success OF the Griffmen will hang
largely on the performances under fire
OF such lads a $ Jameson, Harper, Bar
ber, Judge. and Dumont. There are
Just enough veterans to leaven the
whole and major league work on the
part of the newcomers should make a
contender of the Washington club.
Give the Yankees only three or four
new men of large league caliber, and
Bill Donovan may carry his smile down
to the very end, There are signs In
the skies. too. that this additional
strength will be received
Only when you come to the MaCkmen
and Indians does the situation seem
gloomy. Unless the Mackmen meet with
miraculous luck. they seem doomed for
the cellar again in 1916 despite all the
craftiness of Connie and Ira. The
Cleveland Indians are several chips shy
Of being of major league caliber. though
in Steve O'Neill. Graney. Morton. Mitch
ell, and Ray Chapman they have play
crs the equal of the best. II Cleveland
obtains Gandil, Morgan, and Boehling.
as is rumored, the team may make It
hard for all real contenders. II Com
ME Mack's kids come through-and 1t
is possibilty-the Athletics mly dis
turb the equanimity of many others.
In any case, Ban johnson is right
when he forecasts an alright race for
1916. All ante-season dope points to
Just such thing. Only when the hot
days come will we know how the dope
pans out.
Barney Dreyfuss. one OF the central
figures in the peace negotiations. was
asked the other day IL he would con-
slider it Justice II all the Federal
League players were taken into the
fold and some Of them won away places
from players who had remained 10y
al to organized baseball"
Don't go too strong on that word
loyalty rejoined the wee leader OF
the Pirates. "As a fact, some OF the
players who are classed as loyal simply
made the right guess. Their loyalty
was merely 6! matter OF policy. They
would have jumped to the Feds had
they not been able to hold up their or
ganized baseball employers for more
money than even the Feds offered. -
Barney has said whole mouthful
right here.
Baltimore occupies a most unenviab bls
position. In 1914. Jack Dunn gave the
Oriole fans their best team since the
days of McGraw, Keeler. Kelly, and
Jennings. They passed 1t up TO sup
port the Feds. The Feds have now
passed up Baltimore. leaving it high
and dry.
With the Cleveland club in financial
TO obtain home support for the Indians
II 1t cannot be found outside capitaI |
VIII be sought. Baltimore claims to
nave inen willing to purchase the club
insisting only thai the franchise De
transferred from Cleveland 20 the Mon
umental city. They may be welcome
10 huN the Indians and keep them in
Cleveland, but the American League
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with Baltimore
Baltimore may have a. baseball toam
neNt summer. but II will be in the In.
Iurlnationai League. the same that eX-
isted until 1915 among the Orioles Jacr
Dunn may renal in Richmond but
plans are said to be under wav RI
transfer the Jersey City franchise 70
drn dSal.,more; For city that dreamed
moTe ,e1'I IS OF major league glory, Balti-
cine IN Just punishment for falling to
support Dunn's club and fiocking to the
feds before they had proved their
kemem5er those violent uniforms the
Giants sported few years ago. And
men those black ones in the world q
series with Frank Bakers reso,nding 2
moIil'FS Wen. Johnny McGraw Is 20.
i,S 10 startle National League ran.
hSahh IN the coming campaign. At
home the white uniform will he 90
treated with red and black stripes as
70 give plaid effect. The stockings will
t,Si pe OF dark blue. with white stripe
on the road a light gray uniform vii
also show this plaid effect with red
ana piack stripes dcrtly woven in the
,sexture' while the blue stockings will
nsNe maze pand or dark red instead of
Graw. i'' NiS-
JUST oeiore the recent peace meeting
rTed MoilWitz. the Reds first ba aseman
sent word to Garry Hermann that he
wanted large raise before agreeing 70
play next season. That was before the
recent peace meeting.
The real value Of Walter Johnson IN
the Grlnmen is shown by the number
OF complete games he pitched last sea
son. He had no less than thirtv- Ave
complete contests. After him come
boehllng and Gallia. with fourteen
apiece, To discover that Gallia pitched
no more complete games than aid
boehling is a bit Of a surprise. Ayers
ls rourth. with eight complete contests.
The big fellow from Hillsville acted
more as relief hurler than ANYTHING
else last year. Jim Shaw pitched seven
complete games. Harper five. Dumont
three. and Rice one. Engel and Bentley
never managed to finish single one OF
their games.
The first chirp of returning prosperIty
comes from the Western Association, a
Class circuit. in announcing an in
crease of its salary limit 500 a month
over the regular limit OF 81. 800 for teams
In that class. The league officials be-
lieve itself capable of paving this extra
amount because its cities are larger
and more prosperous than those usually
found In that ranking.
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Stah and McRoy May Buy Cleveland Cub to Suffer s.
First 1916 Clash
Is Staged Today

PASADENA, Cal, Jan. The
first football game of 1915
will be played here today,
Brown University, of Provi-
dence, r. l., facing Washing
ton State.
The Fasteners have been here
for several days, working out
easily to be ready for the con-
test, and are said to be in per
feet condition. There is little
betting, but Brown is a slight
favorite.
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Three Champions Hustle
In Ring Today for Coin

Three champions are today boxing
for coin, rather than for glory.
at Atlanta Freddie Welsh. worlds
lightweight titleholder, faces Frankie
Whitney, conGuercr of Ad Wotgast
At Cincinnati Johnny Kilbane, feath-
er-weiaht champion, takes on RitchIe
Mitchell.
At Brooklyn AL Mccoy battles young
Ahearn.
A near-champion. Ted Lewis. winner
over Willie Kitchie. faces Kayo Br~n-
nan at Buffalo.
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TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

On this glad New congratulate baseball magnae
Players and fans the arrival of
will be before quarreng
ing will shortly be forgotten that shall
the pipe After all is
good baseball Give quarre appeals to law
we shall all be happy again The most sincere wishes
Minor Manager Griffith and the fans.
Hark this reading you don't come to the conclusion
that something radically with Prof Pagewe
all Here it is:
ss't si;:5si r's 's%s
bsSs passed the resolution abolish
s & @ of the fsr grocery s d pem pn the the
ss % P ss G aSe not .
s :as +: : $
; %s.::s :ss;:s
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can't dispute pontblank what Prof Paige certainly
of the average big Lacquer The big Lacquer should
proud-and most always that his professional
young man to become loa cafe
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OF the light heayyweghts But the alleged mddeweigh ontends viii
grand scutt act the
cinch. ~' ~ " "a" ii""e''eo' "a' 3 q
ms boxing game funny Ted Lewis English lightweight has
een IN country for months meeting He
eod boys Particularly Jimmy Duffy Brton But he
snow Willie Rch before
me Tpntlnued popularity of Willie Richie noting
] ana at once became one the mostoed the
re earned the hopes of all Americas
ndoh with @ Freddie Welsh on July 1914 from
Brlon
MS brow Since then Rh has nothing remarkable the
New York would consider i'm. ~ ~ ' VIC 'iiHcS o
y sy the genial and garetuyng the New
S5o @ whn ne that the Federal forced
eaguers
cued
SHOWS 1912 there
1Gr what they doing the this
the tederas brought Many quit atoee
TO stand their
% der almost IN half Even the National compelled
to a of
ngn OF 'ee hgures the players generally that the
game? ~ VI ''iSe W the national
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Washington Soccerites
Play Exhibition Today

'Washington's soccer enthusiasts will
have a chance today TO see their heroes
in action, The Washington team will
play an exhibition contest against the
West End ROBBERS at Potomac Park
Seventeenth and r streets northwest.
The game starts at O'Clock.
Tomorrow the Washington club playS
81, Elizabeth's College at Potomac
Park.
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Martin for Rhoades.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Jack Mar
tin, the Phillies' shortstop, has been
traded to Milwaukee for Dusty
Rhoades, a pitcher. Martin was with
St. Paul most of the 1915 season, bein e
recalled by the Phillies for a trial
Rnoades Is a young right-hander. OBJ
tained bv the Brewers from the North
ern League.
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the scene the chariot moves away. The
rules state the golfer must play the ball
from the place where it stopped. But
the place has moved. What is the golf
er to do" Order oaCk the machine?
Here is another HigGins Question-and
a humorous Higgins answer:
'One rule states that loose imped-
iments on the putting-green may be
lifted. and then goes on to prohibit
touching the ground between the ball
and the cup. If one wants to remove a
half-burned match. lying in the path OF
the ball. how is he to do so without
touching the ground? Answer. Borrow
a hat pin from some lady, and pick the
match up with the PIN
IF a lady. when playing, is unfor-
tunate enough to have the ball lodge in
a tree must she shin up the tree trunk
or may she have the use of a step-lad-
der to enable her to reach the spot
where the ball lodGed?" asks Higgins.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Business Gets BUSY.

Tonight at the Y. NJ. c. A. the busi-
ness High second quint will tackle ths
W hoys' FIVE. the came starting at :
O'Clock sharp. Business will have Mil
Ter and Lawrence, guards; Macdonald
at center. and Tobes and Glessner play
ing forwards.
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Just what the Grirrmen will do is a
conundrum. hut the outlook Is good.
Manager Griffith. pursuing his policy
q building up MS club with youngsters.
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''Reb" Russell. the White SoN SOUTH
paw. has been caught in the jam. and
is unsigned for 1916. 1t is said that his
fat figures of the past two years will
he slashed severely before he climbs
into a uniform again.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

Ban Johnson rt(:ses TO allow the
meeting Of the National Com
mission to be delayed and so it will be
held in Cincinnati Monday. Johnson in
sists that no DELAYS should be permit
ted to interfere with a rapid ending OF
the present untoward conditions OF
baseball.
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Continued on Page 2.
BOOM
GREATEST IN YEARS
Wonderful Progress Shown In
All American Yards. Cost Is
Cheapened

WASHINGTON, Mar. 10.-Reports
to the federal bureau Of navigation
show that many American shipyards,
crowded with work as never before in
their history, are refusing all con-
tracts calling for new types of vessels
and confining construction to those
OF types for which construction plans
already have been drawn. The
amount Of tonnage under construc-
ton in American yards has doubled
within the last year. It has increased
nearly so per cent since the first of
December, and yards are so filled
with orders that many have work
that will keep them steadily employed
until well into 1917. Thirty-nine ships
nave been completed since last July.
The bureau reports the tendency
is toward larger vessels. Of the 230
ships reported building, 16 are of
more than 10000 tons and SO of be-
tween 1000 and 10000. Department
officials are investigating the claim
that structural steel may be used in
vessel construction. If it proves sue
cessfu1, it is declared vessel building
will not only be cheapened, but an
Immense advantage will be given to
American yards because structural
steel is produced in such large guam
titles in the United States.
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The city commission has decided that the city at.
torney may have associated with him in the appeal
to the supreme court of the armory referendum case
attorney who is in sympathy with the intent and
spirit of the city charter. - #>"#
The city will pay all the ordinary COSTS but thu
friends of the referendum dig down in their
for the money to the extra attorney And the
OF the referendum will cheerfully do so. MI
The more we think about the case the more cbn+-
vnced that it be won, that is if it is prop:
erly presented to the supreme court. III
In another column of this number of The Labor
World A. G. Catin of the Typographical union, |in
home-spun fashion, has given a few new nuts to
crack with relation application of the referendum
and to who electors qualified to sign referen-
dun petition. !
1t will be remembered that the city attorney held
that none but electors whose the reg
lstraton list were entitled to sign referendum petit
tion. Judge Dancer also held to this opinion
But if this is good law how will it work? Let us
see have registered at the last election and
since then moved to Superior city where
he gains a legal residence While a referendum
petition Is in circulation he happens be visitor in
Duluth and upon request he signs the petition although
he has lost his legal residence here voting purposes
How is the city clerk to know whether or not this man
qualified elector? Under Judge Dancers decision
ne is qualified to sign petition, although has lo1t
his right to vote at election Is this good law? VIII
such tend to promote and purity of the ref
erendum condition equally important as the purity
of the ballot? =.
qualified elector in Minnesota is defined as one
who is citizen OF the United States 21 years of ase
six months resident of the state resident of the
election district for 80 days. preceding election
at which he desires to VOTE There are more than 10
election districts in the city of Duluth. . -.
Herman Olson, we will say that is his name has
been resident of Duluth for 80 years. At the last
municipal election Herman working out of the c
and could not get home to name does not AZ
pear on the registration list but since last April Het
man has been working in town and when the
petition was handed to him, he signed thought
he had perfect right to do. Now the city atto
ney and Judge Dancer who say that Herman is not
qualified elector although If special election we're a
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employees Of STATE
START LABOR UNION
Hospital Nurses, Poorly Paid,
Organize To Press Claims
In Illinois.

i. CHICAGO. March 1o.--Hospital
nurses and attendants employed by
the various state institutions have
formed state organization. These
employees are organized in unions
affiliated to the American Federation
of Labor. While men and women
doing similar work in other states
have pleaded with lawmakers for re-
lief, the Illinois state hospital nurses
and attendants organized about two
years ago and now have the eight
hour day, one day rest, in seven, equal
pay for men and women and have Sc
cured an arrangement providing for
automatic wage increases.
The advantages of organization
have so impressed the state board
which manages these institutions that
recently the board issued an order
to all superntendents to keep hands
off" these unions. To impress upon
superintendent the fact that workers
have the right to organize, the state
board later issued another order to
the same effect, and superintendents
were also instructed to place the or
der on the bulletin boards of their re-
spective institutions and notify the
board that they had received a. copy
of the order.
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WHY INT ERESTS ARE
FIGHTING BRANDE.|s
He Has New Vision About Appli-
cation of Law and
.:*:':: Constitution.
ESTABLISHED ORDER
IN GARMENT TRADES
Employers, Publicists And Labor
Leaders Testify To His
True WORTH.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-New-
ton D. Baker, newly appointed secre-
tary of war, former mayor of Cleve-
land, and president of the National
Consumers league, presented to
the Brandeis investigating committee
a statement on behalf of a. large
group Of New York manufacturers.
labor leaders, publicists and social
workers.
The statement reviewed Mr.. Bran
dels' activities in preventing labor
troubles and in defending legislation
Tor shorter hours and better wages
for working women, and requested
the confirmation of his appointment
to the supreme court on the grounds
of his notable judicial quality in deal
ing with industrial crises.
Mr.. Brandeis is declared the man
who brought about law and order in
the garment trades, which were
among the most unsettled industries
in the United States before his inter-
Ventlon five years ago. He has since
acted as arbitrator and court of ap-
peal, with such conspicuous success
that there have been no strikes and
both manufacturers and workers
have prospered.
Mr. Brandeis' defense of the consti-
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be held tomorrow he could legally register and vote
hereat But under the decision he is incompetent to
sign referendum petition, although he could legally
register and vote at election to which the referendum
proposition is submitted. Is this good law?
A. A. Barr is macninst in the emp1oy of the North
ern Pacific railway. He has resident of Duluth
to our knowledge for Is years. and was for a time
foreman at the N r shops. Mr. Barr rented a house
the West End all these years and voted at every elec
ton since coming to Duluth, the last election
Shortly before the election he moved home of his
own at Woodland He had lived in the election dis
tr1ct to which he moved and where he is now home
long enough to gain legal residence therein to
vote at the last election and knowing advance that
ne would not be entitled to vote he did take the
trouble to register If special election should be
held today Mr. Barr could register thereat but
according to Judge Dancers decision has no right
to sign petition calling for such election Is this
good law?
t. John Farrell boarded in house last spring which has
since been razed and warehouse stands in it's place.
He registered and voted at the election district in which
he then resided. He resides in the West End He
Is sailor and is the lakes when the directory can
vasser is about and for this his name never an
pears in the city directory Mr. Farrell signed the ref
erendum petition giving his present address, He would
perfect legal right to vote in the district in which
ne now resides an election to be held today but
as the city clerk is not obliged to examine the list in
each OF the 43 election districts he did not count Mr.
Farrell
E1t Mr. Farrell took~the trouble to call on the city
clerk and could show to him that he registered and voted
in the election district where the warehouse now stands
he probably would have been counted but he lost his
legal residence there and he again return there
to vote He is not qualified elecor of the election
district in which he resided last April and yet is held
that he is competent to sign petition referen-
dunn election.
So it can be it the spirit and letter Of the law
and the charter permitted to be followed filling
referendum petition there would be more order less
chance of fraud and greater degree of honesty than
will obtain by following the udicia
siyen the charter to what constitutes "quaifed
eectef for the purpose signing initiative referendum
tor@recan petftions.:r ~ -:-": 49, =:
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SHOULD KEEP MILITIA.
AWAY FROM STRIKE DUTY

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The
American Federation of Labor; which,
through it's president, Samuel Com
pers, has advocated increasing the ma
tlonal defenses, has. served notice on
the administration it will not support
the army: bill as drawn in the house
military affairs committee.
The bill makes no provision to re-
lieve the national guard from future
service as strike breakers. Until such
provision is made the Federation Of
Labor will oppose the measure. The
federation will demand that the bur-
den of cost for increasing the national
defenses shall be distributed among
those who will benefit.
President Gompers said that a peo-
pie unwilling to defend the institu-
: tions of self-government are not
worthy of having those institutions.
He added, however, that their weap-
ons of defense should not be such as
could be turned against a great ma
jority of them at any time.
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an additional fine equal to the amount
paid for transportation by rejected
alien Of any of the several classes
named is also provided; this amount
is to be returned to the alien con-
cerned by United States officials.
Arriving aliens must be examined
by two medical officers and two i'm
migrant inspectors, and experts in the
diagnosis Of mental diseases are to be
stationed at important ports of land
ing. The period during which certain
classes of aliens may be deported from
the country Is increased from three
years after entry to five years; aliens
round advocating or teaching the un-
lawful destrution of property are
added to the category of those who
shall be deported as are aliens who
are sentenced to one or more years
imprisonment for a crime committed
within five years after entry, unless
otherwise recommended by the court
imposing the sentence. The annual
appropriation for the employment of
persons outside the civil service to en-
force the ontract labor law is in
creased from $4,000 to 800, 900, and
persons so employed may be detailed
TO other immigration work.
1t Lets Up Little.
While the Burnett bill is essentially
restrictive in character it proposes to
modify somewhat the severity of ex-
fsting law in some particulars, a not
able instance in this regard being the
provision that an alien certified for
insanity or mental defect may appeal
to board Of Public Health Service
surgeons and introduce expert testi-
mony In his own behalf. AT present
aliens so certified have no appeal and
deportation is mandatory. -
+ Another proposed modification is
found In the contract labor provision.
AT present skilled labor may be Inn
ported il unemployed labor Of like
kind cannot be found In the United
States, but the all important question
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ALL TABOR RALLIES
T08-HOuR WORKDAY
T.
%4yy Union To Take Advantaqe
q 1.-The Times To Shorten
T. Day.
REACH UNORGANIZED
WORKERS NEXT MOVE
Believed Country Ready To Con.
cede Demand to All Wage
Earners,

WASHINGTON - The ORGANIZED
labor movement of America is rally
ing as one man to it's demand for an
cight-hour working day. Never be-
fore has this demand been so insist
ent and so compelling. Never before
has labor had such magnificent op-
portunity to enforce by it's own efforts
the application of working day that
gives the citizen who works the time
and opportunity to become, in the
words of President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, "a
human being with intellectual desires
and cravings"
All groups and organizations and
agencies of publicity that recognized
the rights of labor are giving fine
assistance to labor to express and get
before the American public it's
righteous demands for the eight hour
day.
View of Samuel GOmpers
The splendid work of Samuel Com
pers, voicing the organized labor
movement, has placed the eight-hour
day on an impregnable roc!1 of Justice
and righteousness. President Com
pers said:
"The individual who works eight