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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
M. F. MITIGATION
 COMMITTEE TO MEET


 Baltimore, Md, Aug. 4.--Bishop A. w. Wilson of this city, chairman of the committee of the Methodist Epis- copal church, South, appointed to se- lect a commission on the unification of Methodism, has called a meeting of the committee for August 9, at Tate Springs, Tenn.
 The committee will select a com mission of ,25 representative men of the Southern church, to confer with a similar commission of the Northern church, regarding the proposed unifi- cation of the two churches They will present their findings to their respective conferences in 1918. In- cluded on the Southern committee is Bishop D. E. Hoss, of Oklahoma.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
NET REVENUES OF
 RAILROADS LARGER

Washington, Aug. 4.-Net revenues of 93 large railroads of the United States for the year ending with June showed an increase over the same period of 1915 of almost $190,000, ,O00.
 The figures made public today by the interstate commerce commission showed operating revenues for 1916 of s1,S55, ,904 ,227, an increase of about $29O,000,000 over the previous year.
 In net revenue the Eastern roads showed an increase of about $117 ,O0O,- 900, Southern roads an increase of about $3O,00O,0O0. and Western roads about $40,000,000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
SIGN TREATY FOR ISLANDS, TRANSFER

Washington, Aug. 4.-Purchase by the United States of the islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John. lying to the east of Porto Rico. and comprising the aDnish West Indies. is provided for in treaty signed today for the United States and Denmark. It will be submitted at once to the United States senate and the Danish parliament, whose ratification is necessary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
DEATH LIST FROM
 FLOOD PUT AT 25

'Middlesboro, Ky, Aug. 4.-Reports tonight from Blair's creek, Claiborne county, Tenn, were that the death list probably would not exceed 25. Four teen bodies had been recovered to- night. It is. believed the bodies of others known to have been drowned were washed into Clinch river.
 Doctors from Caswell, Tenn, ad- ministered to the sick and injured, and more than 1000 from the surrounding country assisted in the work of rescue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
Decision to Strike Is Prac- tically Unanimous at
 Night Meeting.
PHILADELPHIA MEN
 MAY GO OUT TODAY
Senate Commerce Committee Decides to Take No Formal Action at This Time in Regard Threatened
 Strike on Railroads.

New York, Aug. 1.-The employees of the New York Railways company, at spirited meeting tonight, voted to strike for the right to organize and to enforce other demands on the com pany.
 The vote of those at the meeting was unanimous. There were about g. GOO men present.
 The strike vote was taken after a report had been made by the commit tee appointed to confer with the of 1lclals of the company. The reply of General Manager Hedley, saying he would be glad to meet the employees of the company at any time, was held to be unsatisfactory
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
Glass Blowers Get Raise.

:. Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. IA na- tlonal manufacturers association of pressed and blown glassware today an- nounced an increase of approximate ly ten per cent in the wage scale for the coming year. The advance affects 5000 workers in the fourteen branches of the industry. A ten per cent for two deparcments was announced last night. The conference with union committees has been in session two weeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
Mob Surrounds Jail.

Okmulgee, Aug. 4.-Hundreds of armed men tonight surrounded the county jail here, demanding that Cecil Towery, negro held on the charge of murdering Charles Vaughn, an oil man, near Hoffman today, be sur rendered to them.
 As the officers attempted to con- trol the mob, pleading and threaten ing, word was received that another mob was on its way from Morris, 10 miles from here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
OAKLAND COMPANY PUTS THREE MEN
 ON STREET CAR

Oakland, Calf, Aug. An Oakland street car company to- day installed a second conduc- tor on one of it's cars, whose duty will be not to ring fares and call streets, but to answer questions, help women on and off, amuse crying babies, and make himself useful and oblig- ing to the travelling public as is possible. If this courtesy try out is successful, additional men will be employed on other cars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
PRESIDENT ON TRIP.

Washington, Aug. 4.-President Wilson left Washington tonight on the naval yacht Mayflower for a week end cruise down the Potomac river and Chesapeake bay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
Steel Workers Strike.

Pittsburg, Aug. 4.-Workmen at two local plants of the Carnegie Steel corporation are on a strike and one of the works has been closed. Strike leaders estimate that between 1900 and 2,5OO men have quit work. The men, it was said tonight, demand shorter hours and an increase in wages.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
Demand 40 Cents An Hour.

Phl1ade1phia, Aug. 1.-The execu- tive board of Division AT, of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America, after meeting here tonight, announced that unless demands of the motormen and conductors, which were submitted today to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company, were answer ed favorably by noon tomorrow, strike would be called within a few hours.
 < in their demands, the men ask for 40 cents an hour for all motormen and conductors, and time and half for all overtime. D.5.a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
FIRST COTTON IN.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. A. Alabama's first bale of 1916 cotton was auctioned at the local cotton exchange, bringing IS cents per pound, today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05

One short year of matrimony turns auburn tresses deep red.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
EXPLORER AGAIN
 FAILS TO FIND
 NARROWED MEN
Shackleton Returns to Falk- land Islands from Search
 for p.

London, Aug. 4.-Lieut Sir Ernest Shackleton has again failed 10 rescue the main body of his Antarctic expe- dition, left on Elephant island, and has returned to the Falkland islands, according to the Daily Chronicle.
 Sir Ernest returned on the steam CT Emma, says Reuter- dispatch ' from Port Stanley. The ship was forced back by heavy gales and ice, and it was found impossible to get near Elephant island through the pack ice. Sir Ernest, the correspond ent adds, recognizes that it is useless to attempt to force passage with a High! ship and he is waiting for the steamer Discovery to come from Eng land.
 Shackleton has made two attempts to rescue the main body, comprising 22 men, left on Elephant island. when Shackleton and five of his men start ed out in search of aid last April. Shackleton arrived in Port Stanley, Falkland islands. with five members of his party, on May 31.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05

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Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Zip Hanley. known only to his own
family and relatives as Francis, is
the most popular Of local ball tossers
Zip has played with Parkside ana
Browntown, of the All-Wilmington
League, in past years, but his name was
affixed to. Brownson contract thi.
year. Hanley is a sweet infelder, and
has beautiful snap throw. lie is also
rated as a timely hitter. lie has been
working out the kinks with the vii
mington Atlantics at Union stree,
grounds the past week, and is showing
great form. Another year in the anna.
teT ranks and Zip is bound TO g
out and make good in the big circuit.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
the Americnn Longne rncn.

the American League race.
Eddie Collins kect the White Sox
In the 1916 running. without him the
ChicagOans wouldn't have amounted
to much Minus Collins this year. the
Sox couldn't be figured very largely in
the pennant fight But with him they
promise to give all rivals a deperate
battle
Frank Bakers going to the Yam
KEGS was a master stroke. The New
Workers needed Just such slugger
and experienced third baseman. With
out Baker. the Yanks probably would
not be pennant chasers this year But
with him they can be figured in the
hunt.
II the Athletic machine were still
intact and Speaker was still wearing
red hosiery what would be the outlook
this season? Answer: The Athletics
would be odd-on favorites for the pen
nant, with the Red Sox as runners-up.
The other teams probably would be
so far outclassed that baseball inter-
est in the six other towns would die
by May 10. But how different il is
now
The Yankee rooters are wild over
their team because they feel it has a
chance for the pennant: Clevelandites
have been lifted from the vale of de-
spondency to the heights of hope by
the acquisition of Speaker; the White
Sox are certain pennant contenders'
and the Red Sox. though Speaker has
gone, are still in the hunt.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
RACE IN american
CLAIMED JOCKEIED
Speaker, Collins and Baker
Sale Bans Work,
Fans Say
CLOSER FIGHT
Is ASSURED

m various sections there is the
suspicion that the American League
race during the past two seasons has
been jockeyed. that the weaker clubs
have been strengthened at the eX-
pcnso OF the strong. so as TO make the
entire cirsuit more evenly balanced.
Whether Ban Johnson actually die
tsted the sale Of Eddie Collins TO the
White SoN. iris Speaker TO the
Indians Frank Baker to the Yankees,
and several other important shifts in
ownorships. is something beyond our
knowledge. But II Ban did It, the inn
preston prevails that he ought to be
praised for it-not condemned. Some
folks. however. who entertain lock
ewing" thoughts are OF the opinion
that such move would be a blot upon
baseball
The one thing that the fans want TO
soc is close race. They want 10 see
eight teams as evenly balanced as DOS
sible: eight clubs that have an equal
chance for the pennant When one or
two clubs outclass the other six or
seven. and make a runaway race OF IT,
the interest in baseball dies suddenly
in those six or seven other municipal
ities.
True. a close race with six or eight
teams in the fight. means bigger gate
receipts for the magnatos. But what
Of IL? The fans are willing to pay TO
see thrilling diamond duels. aren't
they?
Interest in the American League
battling was az low ebb in 1913 and
1914. simply because the Athletics
were top-heavy with talent because
they were so superior in all-around
play that only one or two or the other
clubs had an outside chance. The
others were hopelessly distanced. AZ
ter the first month OF two Of cam
paigning II wasn't a question as to
which team would win the pennant
II merely was quiz as to the mar
gin OF victories the Athletics would
have at the close.
Connie Mack wrecked his peerless
outfit. Whether he did il upon Ban
Johnsons orders. or simply because
he needed the money the sale OF stars
would bring, cannot be said. But the
trouble in Philadelphia was that Con-
ME did too complete "a wrecking job.
Instead OF weakening his machine
only TO a point where IL was about
even with the others. he seemingly put
IL on the blink for several years to
come.
The sale OF Speaker weakened the
Red soX. but not fatally. It took away
their best outfielder and their best
hitter. yet. minus Speaker, the Boston
ians are still formidable. With Speak
or they were top-heavy favorites for
the bunting honors. without him.
they are reduced to a point where they
must fight Il out all the way with four
or flvc other teams.
Speakers presence on the Clevo-
land team isn't going to win a pen
nant for the sixth city not this
year. az least. but his advent there
revived baseball interest 60 some ex-
tent. II lifted Cleveland from the me
diocro 10 rather dangerous looking
outfit The mere transfer of Speaker
had the effect of bettering baseball
conditions in Cleveland and Tightening
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
HIGH School Athletes
TO RUN AT SWARTHMORE

Wilmington High School track ath-
letes will take part in the meet at
Swarthmore tomorrow.
The same relay team that ran at
Penn and made such a good showing
will run Saturday. Captain Sproui.
Topkis. Bugless and Silver are the
four men who will defend the local
colors in the classic event.
The special event men who will
compete are: Walker. sprints and
broad jump. Mcdonnell. pole vault,
high jump and broad jump, and Kite
in the half-mile.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

When Manager Ernie Greenwol sign-
ed Jimmy Andrews TO cover the hot
corner for his boys, he put one over ON
several minor league pilots. Andrews
had been sought after 10y three different
clubs II will be recalled that he dis
played great ability as an infelder whils
the big series was going on at Milford
Dover grounds two years ago. When IL
comes 10 hitting he sure can bust thaI
pea Andrews looks like the best third
sackcr that has appeared AT Union
street grounds since the days of Harry
Aubrey. lie comes from Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
COUNTRY CLUB COLE.

The University of Pennsylvania
golf team will play the Wilmington
Country Club golf team on the local
links this afternoon. The visitors
will be served luncheon by the mem.
bers of the local club. The Pennsyl,
vania players, under the leadership Of
e. II. Gray. Jr,, count among their
ten members some of the best players
in collegiate ranks.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

team and act as coach
The following players will make
the trip: Jones. II. Fisher, Kitchen,
Stevenson, Kearney. Hansen, Maxwell,
NJ. Fisher Long. Anderson and White.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
Tome Institute.
Scores by Innings.

Goldey College o 0 O0O1 1 0 o.
Tome Institute % 90 . 0 ? 90 Ox-4
Earned uns--Goldey College, ?;
Tome. . Two-base hit--Jones. Struck
out-By Prier z; by Miller. 6. Double
plays Hardesty to Hopkins, Davis TO
Hardesty to Hopewell. Left on bases
--Goldey College, L. Tome. 6. Stolen
bases-Hardesty. Chandler. Draper
Sacrifice Boston. Watson. Hit
by pitched ball-.Weems, Vannort.
Base on balls-On Prier. l. Off Mil
Ter. 2. Time OF game-1O7. Umpire
Cloak
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

What's become Of the old-fashioned
fighter who didn't break his hand
every time Il fought losing battle
Answer-He's doubling in brass with
the pitcher who admits he was lucky
to win.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
Yesterdays Results
National League.

Phillies. 8; Boston, o.
Brooklyn. s; New York, C1O
Cincinnati, 6; st. Louis, 3.
Pittsburgh-Chicago; rain.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
nMANTEL Ys. sMYRNA.

"'"ff h' '''s 't" ''''-f'
The Emmanuel baseball team will
so to Smyrna tomorrow to play the
High School team OF that town. Either
Stevenson or Kitchen will be in the
box for Emmanuel.
The Blue and Gold has won two and
lost two games this season. and is
eager to add Smyrna High to the list
Of victims.
George Winters will accompany the
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
BASEBALL PROSPECTS
National League.

National League.
Boston at New York. clear.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, clear.
Cincinnati at st. Louis, clear.
Chicago at Pittsburgh. clear.
American League.
New York at Boston. cloudy
Washington at Philadelphia. cloudy
Cleveland at Chicago. clear
St. Louis at Detroit, clear
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Grover Alexander was the only
twirler to go the entire route in big
league games yesterday. The Braves
coulCnt find the wizard pitcher at the
right time and lost to 0. The Philly
star got two hits in addition.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Rariden Of the Giants, and Killiter
of Cincinnati. were the batting heroes.
Both got three hits.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Why not sign 9 smoke inspector
to referee the next brother act staged
by Langford and McVey?
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

The Dodgers made it three out OF
four from the Giants, though it took
them an extra inning to win the hnsl
game.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
GOLDEY Loses TO Tome
BY TWO RUNS MARGIN

Goldoy College lost to Tome lnsti-
tute yesterday afternoon, to ?. The
score:
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Benny Kauff stole a march on Ty
Cobb He got two hits.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Jake Miller. the Baltimore youth
whom j. Franklin Baker recommends
highly, is showing to good advantage as
mombcr of the Wilmington Atlantic
League Club. Miller is hard and con.
sistent cloutcr lie is very fast in COW
ering ground and is considered to be the
best fielding outiieder in the semi-pro
ranks of the Monumental City. Miller
played with Home Run Baker in the
1918 season as a member of the Easton
Md. team Miller has also seen service
in The Federal league, having been used
in number of games by Otto Knahe
lie has beca lambasting the pill to, all
corners Of the lot, and looks like rea
Lacquer in the outer gardens.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

The White Sox helped Manager
Rowland celebrate Rowland Day" at
Dubuque. Ia, by beating the St Jo-
seph College team Of Dubuque, to 0.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

After surviving 10 hectic rounds
Bat Levinsky rises to remark that
outside of Jack Dillon's right the only
thing that worried him was Dillon's
left.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Verify the millennium is here. Jack
Britton has been welterweight cham
pion more'n a week. yet his manager.
Dan Morgan, hasn't written a letter
to the anxious fight public.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Paul Cobb. brother of Tyrus, is a
free lance today. He was given his
unconditional release by the Terre
Haute, Ind, club
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

See where Tinker's Cubs are going
greet guns. Look out, Joe, they don't
explode.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

The All-Wilmington League will
play ping pong on Prince Mousley's
roofgarden Saturday afternoon. Presi-
dent Collision may call the Church
Leaguers for games up Nonesuch
Creek. We must play baseball.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Buenos Ayres. the metropolis OF
South America. has the fight fever
and today arrangements are being
made to ship down a detachment OF
Yankee boxers for a series of bouts.
Billy Gibson has the commission. The
first mills in be staged at a CEN
tennial celebration there and If sue
cessfu boxing will be made one OF .
the towns regular diversions.
Frank Gotch. champion wrestler. IS
through with the mat game today.
Broken in health and Olly a shadow
of his former self. Gotch has quit the
circus with which he and Jess Will
lard were travelling and has gone TOT
his farm at Humboldt, la.
From 225, pounds, he says he has
dropped weight rapidly and now
weighs only 1856. Gotch made 1t cur
tain that he would not meet Joe
Stecher. Nebraska aspisant for the
title. Gotch does not know what
caused his illness, which seems to
be stomach trouble. *
A game and a half behind the lead
ing Senators and with Bill Donovan's
peppery Yanks in Boston for the first
time this year, the Red Sox promised
to draw a large crowd home on their
return this afternoon. The field was
slow from Z G effects of a downpour
last night. Dutch Leon rd, who has
not pitched since he trimmed the YAH
KEGS in New York. will probably op-
pose Caldwell. Del Gamer will make
his first appearance this year in 4
Sox uniform.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
American League.

Athletics. 3; New York. ,.
other clubs not scheduled
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
CHURCH LEAGUE UMPIRE.

President Collision Of the Church
League. announced today the appoint
ment OF Paul Brooks as an umpire in
the league.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Owing to the college one-year rule
a 72-year-old rah rah boy attending
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

II looks like Larry Lajoie will have
the "just one more great year he
wants before he quits. The veteran
stars circuit-drive with one man on
yesterday, won for the Athletics.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Dispatches from Princeton state
Ingersoll is out OF the running-fOr
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
u. S. MARINE
Is A Real Help

Get behind well-packed pipeful of U. S. MARINE
with the fragrant smoke curling under your nostrs
take chew and get the mellow taste of it your tongue
and you've just got to be happy at your work U. S.
MARINE fills with so much Cheerful Energy he has
to have outlet for it, and that outlet is Work That's
why thousands of men are always busy and happy
they're steady users Of
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
American League

American League.
Washington At Philadelphia.
New York Al Boston.
Cleveland at Chicago.
ST. Louis at Detroit.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
TRAP SHOOTING
GENERAL SPORT

Ietics off Heating. of Ysnks; Peckin-
paugh. Yanks, off Nabors, Athletics
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Yesterdays hOmers: Laioie, Ath-
The Washington times., 1916-01-14
TRACTION MEN HERE
JOIN NATIONAL BODY
Capital Company Employees
Form Branch of American
Electric Railway Asso.

4 branch Of the American Electric
Railway Association has been formed
in the Capital Traction Company, AMI
today the newly elected officers OF the
organization are preparing plans TO
build up its membership. The asso-
citation has branches in practically
every large city in the cuntcry and in
some cities two or three branches
have been established.
The organization Of the Capital
Traction section was perfected at a
meeting held last niIht, when the
employees OF the company were ad-
dressed by G. G. Pierce. vice prosi-
dent of the national association. Mr..
Fierce emphasized the value or cour-
tesy In dealings of tho railway men
with patrons. He said the conduc-
tors, motormen. ard other attaches OF
q street railway company really were
statesmen who were selling transpor-
tation, and that courtesy to the roads
patrons was as essential az courtesy
on the part of any other sort of sales
man.
These are the Officers OF tho new
branch OF the association: Il. II. Dali
glCiSh. president; +. Morrill, vice
president. J. Fleming. secretary; \.
Wilkinson, treasurer: y. $. CARL. T..
Won Culin, G.. j. HDshall, and T.. l..
GraYson, directors.
The Washington times., 1916-01-14

managers, It Is planned the pcacc
pact OF lI1G shall be signed.
The FlorCntine rom was engaged for
Progressive use in June ms far back as
the day Of the Republican National
Committee meeting in Washington last
December. Perkins, who was in Chica : o
at the time, on receiving tclegraphed
news that the Republican National Com
vention would open in Chicago on June
7. at once engaged the Florcntino room.
because of its historic association with
Progressive politics. He also engaged
ample quarters in different hotels for
the big crowd ProgrCssives expect Will
attend their convention either as dele
gates or "rooters.'
1t is said by Progressivcs their ma
tional convention probably would te
larger in point of numbers than that of
the Republicans. a wave of enthusiasm
over the get together program Is
expected to carry several thousands OF
Frogressives from different States TO
Chicago to be In at the great finale.
The two conventions, acting together.
uniting on candidates, are sure, 1t IS
said, to constitute political occasion
of the first magnitude. eclipsing any
thing in the convention line since the
tremendously important convention that
named Abraham Lincoln for President.
Progressive leaders deny there IL 10
he any negation Of their principles in
the contemplated union with the Hepub-
licans, As one of them put it, "Tha
principle of Americanism is the great
issue now and for the time being IL
should and will supersede all others"