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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-20
Atlantic League Awaits Opening

All six clubs of the Atlantic Baseball League
were represented at a meeting held at the
Hotel Walton last night Matters OF detail
were completed for the opening OF the league
season May 10.
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PRESIDENT rENERs BULLETIN
Contracts and Releases in National
League Are Announced

NEW YORK, April 20-President John
X. Tener, Of the National League. Issued
a short bulletin yesterday pitchers Tin
cup and Beumgartner. of the Phillies.
have been released to Providence. BIZ
Bailey, Baltimore and Chicago Federal
League pitcher, goes to the All-Federal
outfit managed by Roger Bresnahan at
Toledo. The bulletin follows:
CONTRACTS.
Boston, i. y. Lee.
ST. Louis, d. ID. Griner.
RELEASES.
Brooklyn to Montreal international League)
IRA Colwell.
Chicago TO New Orleans tsouthern Associa-
tion), Milo Allison
william Bailey,
j. r. Kenny.
New York to Albany New York State
New York :. to Rochester international
League), Ray Kramer.
Philndelphia, % Utica New York state
LeaEue), Frank Brewer.
philadelphia to. Providence international
League), Stnnwood F. Baumgartner and Ben
Tlncup.
Pittsburgh, to Mershalltown Central Asso-
ciation), Philip slattery.
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intercollegiate Conference Election

CHICAGO April. 20.-Vernon c, Ward, Jr.,
Ohio State University. has been elected presi-
dent OF the intercollegiate Conference Athletic
Association, and Avery Brundage. OF the Uni
Yerslty OF Illinois, secretary and treasurer.
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Penn Charter Has Tennis Stars

Bright. Pennock, Phngst, Brigham, Myers,
Townsend Welner and Captain Bud Walsh
are playing excellent tennis for the Penn
Charter School. This squad; coached by DR..
Academy In a league match. 10 1.
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nexore With Milwaukee club

TOLEDO. o.. April 90 = Josh pevore
formerly OF the Philadelphia National League
club, played the outfeld yesterday for Mill
waukee In the American Association. DevoTe
was purchased outright. according TO Manager
in the association was one hif In four times
at bat
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HARVARD MEETS
PRINCETON CREW
IN BIG EVENT
First Important College
River Competition on Car
negie Lake Today
CRIMSON is FAvoR1TE

PRINCETON N. j.. April 20. - The
frat big crew race OF the season Will
be staged here today with Harvard
and Princeton as the competitors. This
will be the first time Harvard has ever
taken part in race on Lake Carnegie,
and interest in the event is Intense In
spite of the fact that vacation has already
begun and great many Of the students
are out Of town.
Enough are left to form big cheering
section. however and large crowd is
expected from Philadelphia and New
York The race will start at 1880.
The Harvard crew arrived In Prince
ton late Sunday night and has been hav-
ing daily practice rows on the placid
waters of Lake Carnegie. 1t Is power
full combination, and Is undoubtedly
more finished crew than the Princeton
eight. There are six veterans In the
Crimson boat, and this gives Harvard
the decided advantage, as experience is
big factor in race Of this kind. On
the other hand, only two of Princeton's 8
crew were members of the eight OF last
year. In addition, p. II. Gadebusch, '16.
who was on the crew two years ago, but
was unavailable last season on account
of sickness, is at his old position and Is
expected to steady down the new men In
the boat.
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RoxirV Gives New York $5o,sss

NhM ,r,itts5 To the Legislature yesterday
By The State Athletic Commlsson asa Shfn \
poNtthhss nScnI year which ended NoYsmper eu.
va Va, hk"e Thts is $4,000 more than the inco'"'
Of the previous year.
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sNAPPY SCRAPS ABOUT sCRAPPERs
soE ssm gsn. Z vf nIs tE.Es rs. ss.vs'n =

show. Adam plans hve frayg between ten
or the leading boxers in philadelphia
Benny Leonard, Of New. York, will meet rhil
Arrapgements have been completed Tor 10
round bout between Leonard and Patsy cline
the Harlem lirhtwcight After his bout to-
night Leonard's next fray Will Pc az the OWE
opponent.
-Four bouts in the amateur boxing tourney
were decided nj the Gaycty Theatre last night
IN the tO5-pound class Young Kelly dnit 70
Jimmy Dundee In the second round, Hhppt
Hennessy beat Tommy white II three Tognos
and Jimmy White from Tommy Matonts
three rounds Kid Healey beat Louis Mcdonald
in the 1i0-pound bout
Mike ITraiue the washington policeman,
gave Joe Medium one OF the woret lacingn he
ever received in his ring career at Baltimora
last night.
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WHAT HAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
National League

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
National League
PhIllIes at New York.
brooklyn at Boston. -
81, Louis pt PitteburEh.
Cincinnati at Chicago
American League
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York ut washington,
Chicago nt Detroit. q. 80,
Cleveland at 81. Louis,
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League
PhIlIies, 81 Boston, 81.
Brooklyn, u New YORK; y.
other clubs not scheduled.
American League
New York. 81. Athletics, |, ,-,..
HosiSn, \, nwsshnston, taftSrnOon SsmsI
81, Louis, 6t Chicago 2.
CieveIa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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s,eeplecbase at ST. Davids

A free steeplechase has been arranssa for
Creek Farms, the country home 81 Nc. ane
Mira Charles Custis Harrison, At 81. Davld.e,
hY the Radnor Hunt. In making its announee,,
nSent the committee stated that the race whi
start at d. m.
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,o,,tp,onie1 dinner was given 70 a. J.
Reach al the Bellevue stratford by ms ,n,, pysi
.a ,ssoctatss in commcmorati0n OF the httieth
anniversaTy of the founding OF his husi-
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Tigers inexperienced

The remainder OF Princetons men are
all inexperienced, one of the rowers never
having been out before this year Cap
tain r. Cochran, IL, has been shifted to
stroke He was at number two last
season, but owing to the lack of material
to fill Putnams place at stroke, Cochran
was moved to this position and has been
showing up exceedingly well In the prac-
tice spins. He is of tall, rangy build
and has great strength in spite of his
light weight He is the lightest man in
the she'll Weighing but 15s pounds, but
Is an excellent stroke oar and n good
leader. The other veteran Is E. II. Lee,
'16. He is the only man to hold the
same position as last year, number four
Lee is a steady and powerful rover with
q good sweeping stroke and good FORM
Number seven is filled by ]. r. PAUL,
who. though green, is strong oar and
looks to be as good a rover as any In
the boat. c. ]. Ingersoll. II, Is rowing
, at number five, and his powerful frame
should stand him In good stead In hard
race. The strongest man In the COM
bination is undoubtedly ]. r. l. Otis, '16.
The latter lacks form and is far from the
finished oarsman that he will be when he
has had more experience. He Is strap
ping fellow with great natural strength
and is receiving the especial coaching OF
DIR. Spaeth, who expects much OF him.
Number 2, d. Delaney, II, Is also an
inexperienced but strong oarsman. A.
p. Savage, at bow was captain of his
freshman team and Is showing up well.
Both in Shape
Though both crews have been delayed
in their development by the late spring,
their rounding out into shape for the race
has been rapid and the finishing touches
have been put on in the last few days.
While In Princeton the Harvard crew
is making It's headquarters at the Ath-
: ietic Club and eats at the Princeton train
ing table. A great part OF the morning
and late afternoon has been utilized by
both crews during the past few days, the
Harvard men being unaccustomed to the
shallow waters OF Lake Carnegie. There
is confidence on both sides, but Harvard
on account of its greater experience and
longer period of practice on the water
seems to be the general favorite.
The personnel of both the crews fol.
lows: Princeton-A. " Savage, bow; ID
Delaney, 2; ]. r. L. OTIS s. e. H. Lee
4; G. ]. Ingersoll, 5; p. II. Gadebusch
9 j. d. PAUL, Il r. A. Cochran, stroke
@. G. Skies, coxwain. Harvard-A. FL
Potter. bow; X. b G. Parson, 2; II. II
Cabot, 8; M Taylor. 4; I. 70. Stebbins
8; d. T. Morgan, s; ], Talcott, Jr..
C. C. Lund, stroke; H. l.. F. kreger
coxwain.
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CONTRACTS.
Boston. ]. y. Lee.
st. Louis, d. ID. Griner.

Penn Charter Wins at Tennis
Penn Charter defeated the Episcopal Acad-
emy in the interacademio tennis match, played
yesterday afternoon on the courts of the
Churchman'S field, by . matches to 1.
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The split between Kid Williams and Sammy
Harris In Baltimore Tuesday night did not
come as q surprise to several local sportsnen =
ION the inside" II was said here last night
that Harris and Williams have been unable
TO get along together ever since Louisiana gave
the champion severe lacing here last year.
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wire from Chicago has II that Nate Lewis,
manager OF Charley white. is very indisnant
at Billy Gibson, Benny Jeonard's handler.
match between the two knockout artists.
A White Leonard match probably would result
in one OF the greatest lightweight bouts for
many moons.
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Despite rumors that Leach Cross is con-
templating return to the ring. his brother
and manager, Sam Wallach, insists that never
again Will the dentist-pug answer the bell:
Leach is through for good, and he has most
of the money he won by his padded nsts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-20

The other night in Brooklyn the New Al
Mccoy outpointed Al Mccoy, and II was one
OF those usual bouts each puts up. as lively
as Chopin's Funeral March"
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Adam Ryan is focusing the local fstic field
In preparation TO arranging an all-star pro-
gram for his initial Spring Garden Club 8
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The Eastern League Basketball League will
hold n meetIG,.aR Tuesday night at the Bing-
m nam HoussSSeo dsscuss genersIIxsthe rules OF
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Sammy Robideau has been hooked up for n
New York date. His opponent will be Young
Brown at the Harlem Sporting Club next Tues
day night.
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Battling Leyinsly IL putting on the hnishins
touches TO his training preparatory 10 ms
mix with Jack Dillon at Kansas CITY Iuesd9y
night. Kaysee reports say the Batter II IN
good shape and faster than ever. still the
Hoosier IL being made the favorite In the
betting,
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After being out OF the boxing same for
several years Harry Lyons again 10 Inter
ested In the pastlme as manager; He v, rs
looking after the aspirations =. ,Ssrv,si1bf
who has won four amateur Tournaments,
Young Currans. Of the same section % looked
upon as \ knockout artist, and Lyons wants 70
start his boy against him for EDS initial
professonal teat
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Darby Kelly will ohAperone his Johnny
oLeery. fighting irish boxer, TO Bunslo. y. IL,
tonight. where the Canadian champt9n ls
scheduled 20 stack up against On lnoien
Canuck Pete Scott by name, next Iuesday
night. This contest may prove TO BE Tore
runner TO a set-to between O'Ieary and henny
Leonard. Kelly wants 10 get Leonard, eha
as there r. no available opponent tor Lne
clever New Yorker IN Buffalo victory Tor
Jawn may put him in line for crack AZ Ben
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-18
SUNDAY CLOSING
Law IS ORDERED
ENFORCED HERE

Beginning with Sunday, December
3rd, all theatres, pool halls, bowling
alleys and card rooms will be closed
on Sundays in this city. This is the
order that has just gone out from
States Attorney H. A. Burgeson's
office and has been supplemented by
an order from Mayor Aft. White.
The city of Dickinson has been re-
days ever since it's organization, as
far as theatres and pool halls were
concerned. Of late there has been
considerable demand made upon the
authorities that the Sunday closing
law be enforced, and as a result the
states attorney has taken action.
Despite the open on Sunday policy
In the past, the city has been re-
markably. model in every respect. A
strict enforcement has been made of
the prohibition law, and although vio-
llations have occurred, the number has
been at the minimum. The city of
Dickinson compares very favorably
with any city in the state as to strict
enforcement of law and order-and
this last act on the part of the
authorities is but another step for a
larger and better city.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-18
FAYETTE man
KILLS SELF IN
MINNEAPOLIS
ATTEMPTS ATTACK ON NIECE
AND WHEN FRUSTRATED
SETS FIRE TO HOUSE.
Escapes After Committing Crime and
His Dead Body is Later Found
In Deserted House.

w. L. Porter, homesteader of the
Fayette country in Dunn county, and
who sold out his property last spring
and moved to Minneapolis, is dead
through suicide. A dose of strych-
nine and a bullet did the work, his
body being found in an abandoned
house in the outskirts of Minneapo-
lis.
The reason for his self-dostruction
is made evident by the following ac-
count in the Minneapolis papers: w.
L. Porter, in an attempted assault
upon his niece, who is in Minneapolis
to finish her musical education, made
himself guilty of arson and at
tempted murder. Mrs. Wright, land
lady of the rooming house where the
young lady was staying, frustrated
his designs, as she heard the noise
of his attempted entry into the room
Of his niece. In the struggle with
girls room, he hit the woman over
the head with a hammer, nearly kill
ing her. Thoroughly frightened by
this time he attempted to obliterate
traces of the crime by setting fire to
the house, after which he fled from
the premises. An alarm was sent in
however, and the fire department
managed to extinguish the blaze and
save the two women. Mrs. Wright
was seriously injured and the niece
was prostrated by nervous excite
ment.
The police department began a city
wide search for the missing man, but
without avail. Through accident, the
mans dead body was found some time
later in the abandoned house.
Porter, while living in Dunn county,
bore a good reputation and always
conducted himself like a gentleman,
and it is with surprise that his old
time friends learn of his crime and
self-destruction.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-18
DICKINSON NAN
!. 7 LOSES HTS ROLL

New England, November 18- Too
much election enthusiasm on
the part of one Kilroy, who halls from
Dickinson, may have assisted in sep:
arating him from "a roll of several
hundred dollars-and probably not
However, he had warrants issued for
three New England young men, who
were with him more or less Wednes-
day night, and two of the fellows are
now in the city bastile on the charge
of robbery. The other party had not
been located late Thursday and Dep
uty Sheriff Christianson was still
searching the town.
It seems that Kilroy came down
from Dickinson, presumably looking
for some easy picking, and was prop
erly picked by a few of the semi-pro-
fessionals who hang around this little
village. One of the fellows in the
coop at the present time has been
called a bootlegger and gambler by
dozens of people for the past year
and it would be an easy matter to
connect him up with other crimes
whether guilty or innocent. The
other fellow under arrest works oc-
casionally. The one who has not
been located is not considered in the
same class, and not much stock is
taken in the charge against him.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-18
Change R1n,Ored
In Personnel of
Local Auto Firm

A business deal of considerable in
terest in local automobile circles is
pending this week., and if it goes
through one or two prominent Fargo
men will become interested in the
Bertsch Motor Co. of Dickinson. This
automobile concern is now being
handled as branch Of the Bismarck
concern of the same name. If the
deal goes through a new member of
the company will be the resident man.
ager, and the Missouri Slope territory
for the sale of Studebaker cars will
be handled from this city.
The Studebakcr automobile has
proven to be one of the best medium
priced cars manufactured and it's sale
has met with great success through
out the entire nation. Its splendid
performance and durability gained
during it's many years of use, places
this car among the foremost makes
in America.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-18
SOLDIERS WILL
GET :LUXURIES

The young men of this city and vi
cinity who are members of Company
K and situated at Mercedes, Texas,
will not go without their Thanksgiv-
ing dinners, despite the fact that they
are long way from home. On No
vember 21st, the boxes of edibles do
mated by residents of the city will be
sent to Mercedes. They will reach
the boys in time for dinner on Thurs.
day, November 30th.
The social committee of the Patri-
otic Aid met and made up list of
things that could be safely sent on
such long journey. They included
jams, jellies, pickles, cookies, spice or
fruit cakes, nut bread and salted nuts.
An invitation is extended to every
housewife in the city to contribute
something to this cause. For those
who wish to contribute something and
can not give edibles, they can give a
little money with which to help pay
the express charges or to be given
to the boys to buy things which can
not be sent. The railroad company
has given the members of the Aid a
rate on the express, which will make
it materially less than ordinary.
All things to be sent to the soldiers
are to be delivered to Mrs. c. N.
Barker on or before Tuesday, Novem-
ber 21st. IF any one has articles they
wish to send and cannot deliver them
they are asked to notify Mrs. Barker.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-18
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT
IN SLOPE COUNTY
JUST WARNING Up

A contest has been started by Ami
don county seat supporters in Slope
county to throw out a number of al
legged illegal votes cast in Marmarth
in favor Of the latter town for the
permanent county seat of Slope. NJ.
J. Connolly, editor of the News at
Amidon, has brought the contest ac-
tion and the commissioners and
county officers have been enjoined
from proclaiming the new county seat
until after the hearing, which will be
held perhaps early in January. w.
F. Burnett of Dickinson is handling
the case for Amidon.
Supporters of Bessie for the county
seat are now focking to the aid OF
Amidon, and a real merry legal wal
will undoubtedly be the outcome of
the county seat election. Marmarth's s
maximum vote at any previous elec-
ton was about ITO votes, and at this
election they polled 399 county seat
votes. Amidon supporters maintain
that there ''is niger in the wood
pile," and they are going to chase him
out.
The complete vote on the location
of the Slope county seat is as fol-
lows: Marmarth, 618; Amidon, 577;
Bessie, 2S5; Slope Center, SO.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-18
DICKINSON
MOTT Line
UNDER WAY
SURVEY AND CONSTRUCTION.
WORK ESTIMATE BEGUN
ON WEDNESDAY.
Proposed Dickinson Lefor-Mott Line
Makes Third Railway Survey
From Dickinson This Fall,

Adam A. Lefor and other rcilway
enthusiasts of the Lefor ncighbor-
hood, closed a contract on Wednesday
last with the Equity Engineering Co..
OF Fargo, for complete survey, in
GUIDING estimates of necessary cul-
vertss, bridges, crossings, fills, etc, for
a railway to be built from Dickinson
to Mott. Work has already COM
menccd on the survey and it will con-
tlnue as long as weather conditions
permit. Any work that is not COM
pleted this fall will be done carly next
spring.
The survey of the proposed road
Will extend south from Dickinson
about ID miles to the intersection of
Sections Is and 1G, and 21 and %, in
Township 1877, Range SO. From there
1t Will go in an easterly direction to
Letor; then south past the St. Mich
ears church in Township 1856, Range
"a, then in a southea sterly direction
way at Mott.
The people backing the proposed
Dickinson-tefor Mott railway are
deadly in earnest and are willing to
back the enterprise with large
amounts of money. The money for
the survey is now being raised by
popular subscription, and the demand
for money is meeting with decided
encouragement at every hand.
This last line makes three branch
railroads in all which have been sur
veyed from Dickinson this fall the
Dickinson & Southwestern to Amidon
and Biermaa; the Dickinson G. North
western to Gorham, and the Dickin-
son-Lcfor-Mott line.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-18
COAL SITUATION
ALMOST{CRITICAL

The fuel situation promises to be-
come the most critical this winter
that it has been in the history of
the state. There is decided shortage
Of eastern coal at the head of the
Great Lakes for two reasons: The
first is that eastern steel and NUM-
tion plants have been paying a bonus
for coal to feed their great smelters
and furnaces, and as a result Of the
heavy war demands have used an I'M
usually large supply of coal. The
coal mines found it more profitable
to sell to these companies than TO the
western fuel consumer. Another
reason is that lake boats have not
been available. The heavy shipping
of pig iron and other war products
have made it more profitable for the
ships to engage in this traffic than
that OF carrying coal.
AS a result the western coal fields
have been working overtime in an at
tempt to supply the demand, but with
out avail. The labor conditions have
been such that the North Dakota,
Montana and Wyoming mines have
been running shorthanded and as a
result the output has been consider
ably curtailed. Take for instance, the
Dakota Ignite Mines Co. of Dickin-
son, one Of the largest mining con-
Germs in the state, was over so car
loads behind in filing orders on Sat-
have advanced to 1926 per ton, and
this is only the beginning. All users
of coal should fill up all available
storage room as soon as possible, be-
cause critical shortage is anticipat-