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Service Well Placed.

Johnston's service OF the other hand
was more trickily placed and he kept
whipping over his first delivery to the
extreme right side Of he court In an
unexpected way that either earned for
him a clean ace or forced Murray to
make q return that was soon killed. Sew
eral times Murray tried 10 work over to
that side OF the court to anticipate
these attacks. hut this was generally
the signal for a ball placed on the oppo-
site side thai was quite as dangerous.
Murray's forehand stroke was much
better across the court than down the
lines, while on his backhand side he also
seemed to favor the short cross strokes.
At the net he vas WY eooA - usual.
The sun., 1916-09-05

BUFFALO a. MONTH

Firsi base on balls OF rcN'u.,
tolwcll. . s'rlri ont Nv r,r'r,
Colwcll. : Three htsc mt Or.
h'A hts -Smythc, Chiun,ll, Moi.
rltc' hits kopp, tir.s,r0m tu.
S,crhrr iy Ous'ow log-.' h
riu. Smih ami >iIi'crN N| tR
Ny pcuuork, / Wild rit.l t,t
rlrrs Mos,r7. BrW-u.'t a't N
Tine OF game ! huul aui mi
The sun., 1916-09-05

'Hatted FOR Ritter In Tho ninth inning.
tNAitnh for nlrgin 10 the ninth inning.

Three base hit Ecau, Srcrifcc h~Its-Cahic.
McAyoy. Sacrifice ~ Lamar. D"rhl" plays
k"pf. Hartz-ll and Russell Stafford. cable
snd purgin. nAscs on lHlls OF Enricht, 2 10
'r"vell, ] S'ruck out Ivy Enrirht. I; Nv
trewcll, g Hit hv riirl"r-iv Enright. I
UruvelD by truwcll. ! U;nrichu. Wild pitch
-Enright Left IN base. Newark. q Halti.
more, I Time of !4m"-l hour and . minutes.
tmpires- Mcssrs tloEry and Carpenter.
The sun., 1916-09-05

First base on hal. ont T,~o.
ou' ny Tyson, :; hv Fu''uNn.. U
run jackson Three hi>n = r
base his-,.ill nGmm,' SO"
kunp, NcDpulll stolen lHI-n- 50
Kupp, Snythe pnuhr i'iN ~ q
Donald AMI Hummc, Himr,l 500.
Sla,icry umplrrs- Mc-~r~ '.
bran. field. Time of -am'-! hu'
minutes
The sun., 1916-09-05

Baseball. WiesicnMa,c r's Park. >cwark.
to-day $3.50 =. NJ Richmond 49, ..NNK.
The sun., 1916-09-05

Ssoriice rotrIs Strl,u ha.", It.f.
Bank >tnn. Two tHs. it br-luw l.f-.
on ballsHon Ir'ul-. u9 lrak,.
out - Ey Peters. .. rs lr.h.. d. n,u.Y -
Sl"su. lauripu, tut uu-lrv l'plt b..
Ethel. Will pit,h,. I..k,. lri,r-
game . hours lurlr.- M'~~r~ u.s.. yl
The sun., 1916-09-05

Superlatives fail when one tries TO es-
innate Johnston's skin. II was i'npossi-
be yesterday 20 pick "A single flaw In his
play. Even for a ''purisl'' who believes
that orthodox methods must prevail In
the long run, his technique leaves nothing
to be improved upon
Tho many successes OF Mclaughlin.
Murray and other users of tho extreme
American twist serve have raised some
doubt as TO whether the highest type of
expert could be developed without this
weapon, yet here IL an understood man
Of slight build serving just as effectively
as any American twlster, both as to
speed and placing. with none of the eN-
treme curve or break on the ball, and
with infinitely less drain on his physical
resources,
The wonderful power In the champions
forehand drives on the ground yesterday.
as usual. came from his perfect timing Of
the ball, and his follow through would
give the average golf player cards and
spades and all four aces. and st!ll teach
him his lesson on the point he harps so
much about. With no unnecessary flour
ishes or side motions Of the arm or
racket, Johnston met the ball with all
the accumulated force Of q full body
swing and kept his power directly be-
hind the ball until II was we'll on Its way
rejoicing.
The sun., 1916-09-05

NEWARK

'Eattcd FOR Ritter In tho eighth inning.
iRat'al for Srhvort IN tho ninth inning.
HATED for SWallw Oot IN The ninth inning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
MAXWELL CAR FIRST
IN GREAT HILL CLIMB

Two FIRST prizes and two seconds was
the portion o! the Maxwell entry in
the Giants Despair Hill Climb at
Wilkes Barre, Pa, on October /. In
addition 10 this the car. piloted by Ben
r. tBulD Durham. finished fourth in
the free-for-ali. against Il large field
OF more powerful opponents.
II was the most consistent and the
most sensational performance of the
meet and the thousands of spectators
were loud In their praises of the car
and it's driver Despite the fact that
the Maxwell was the lightest car in
the contests and that il was equipped
with fabric tires. while its opponents
were equipped with cord tires. the car
gave a great account OF itself in every
one of the events in which II was en-
tered
Durhams best time was one minute
fortynvc and thrce-nfth seconds 4 re-
markab!c speed up the steep incline Of
5000 feet
Giants Despair is undoubtedly :,
worthy test Of "a cars metal on the
hill Its extreme height is acccntuated
by steep grades and trcachcrous turns.
The Maxwell negotiated the entire dis
tancc on second gear. Two silver
trophies were taken by tho hill
climber.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
Would Change Name
of Richmond Highway

4 writer In the Free Lance, of Fred
erirksburS, suggested TINT the nnmc
OF the UichDiOnd-Nns High
WY be changed Ia include the city
OF monuments. and that the high
way he known ns the "Richmond-
fredericksburg Washington High
way"
Another suEgcrtion Gomez from
William VI. king. OF Bnilston, W.,
who writes the Automobile Editor
OF The Tiines-Dispatch AS foIlO,,si
81 nm I'm favor OF naming the
automobile highway from Richm ont
to Washington 'rhe Jefferson High
way. An improved rGnd, such ns
this ought to be. will double the
value per nero of the land through
which II pnsscs."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
ne,,cr Highways for Wilkes.

Wlik SBcRC.. y. g.. November -
The wilkes County Board Of commi>-
siuners is arranging to go right ahe,d
with the w.rk OF giving the couriy
good roads. The 100000 of bonds re-
Gently voted by the county for high
way building have peen converted Into
cash, and there Is TO be no delay in
commencing the work. II Is proposed
To grade $50 miles az highway
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05

three -fourths-,pu repair truck. The
plan Of organization and the nc, body
designs were worked ont by Il board
consisting Of Major Robert T. Noble.
Major y. W. Williams. Major l.. l..
Jones aud Captain y. G. Christie The
new design has a capacity for eight
patients seated inside and an orderly
riding ON front with the driver. Four
patients can ice carried on strctchers.
or iit,crs. The two iit;crs composing
the upper tier are suspended by iron
hooks, with spiral spring attachments.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
Ano1hrr VII fnr Gn.tunIn

GASToNIA, y. G., Novcmher This
manufacturing town continues 10 20
right ahead. The Holland Manufac-
turing Company. heretofore ranking; as
one OF the small cotton milling csl;,b-
lishmcnta, mas Increased It's cnpital
stock from S5o.o0c 10 $2cr. 600. ana will
proceed al once to build and fnlll equip
an ahGitiOnal cntton MIL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
NEW LIFE GIVEN TIRES
By ESSENKAY FILLER
Isc> Nrw Invention In
Tires on Wagons HAULING
Mail.

Uncle sam has been experimenting
"ith ESa-nkay tire filler on Us mail
wagon deliveries in waShinEto ton, and
the result has been so satisfactory tina,
II rs being adopted in many other
government departments where hard
Wear Is expected OF tires
The government, made the expert
men, with a cheap brand of tires thn,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05

THAT the Medical Corps of the Unit =
cd states Army has not been neglected
IN the War Departments plans for
military preparedness Is evidenced by
the adoption OF Il new standard type
OF army ambulance and the organiza =
ton of new medical units known rs
ambulance companies" F'!fty-two Of
these ambulances on White truck chas-
sis have been placed in service along
the Mexican border.
These machines have been organized
into four companies. each composed OF
twelve motor ambul;,ilccS and one
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05

had formerly given from 900 10 5000
miles OF service. After filling the tires
with t:ssenkay these same tires gave
an average OF well over 1000 miles
20 the tire, three times the former en-
duraucc
Formerly the mail wagons were be
inG delayed constantly By blowouts and
puucturcs. Alto: installing f.sscnkay.
not a single delay was caused by tire
troubles.
Several OF the heavy army trucks
on the Mexican border have likewise
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05

tires.
The sun., 1916-09-01
How France Handles Strikes.

To THE EDITOR OF TIL SuN-Sir: The
laws against capitalistic trusts are most
specific; but the greatest n most
,%yrannical OF trusts. the labor trust. is
apparently Immune.
The proposal TO have Congress enact
an eight hour day will lead only to end
less trouble. for it will he but a short
time Uefore laborcrS and workers In all
fields of employment will demand a
similar curtailment OF working hours.
with the result of higher cost OF living
and loss of productiveness throughout
the entire country. The work OF the
world cannot be done on an eight hour
la basis.
France, where the citizen enjoys full
liberty, but not license. sets us an oN-
ample. She has universal military SER
vice for every man capable Of bearing
arms. and exercises the control. not
ownership. OF the nations great arteries
Of when a general strike Is
threatened on them. Under this "ys-
TEN an order of mobilization is given
and the Government operates the roads
until such time as the disputes between
their mana cement and operatives are
settled. CHARLES :. BRYAN.
NEW YORK, August 3r.
The sun., 1916-09-01
The Cleveland Precedent.

Postmastcr.General BuRLrsoN Is
quoted rs saying that If, in the
of Il strike, "the employees of the rail-
roads say they will move the mail
trains we will make the railroads
carry the mails" No coercion of the
companies would be- necessary. Mr..
BURLEsoN adds that IF no train
moves we will make no effort to force
movement of the mails. II the men
won't move the mails. they won't
and that's all there Is to it,"
OF course it would depend upon the
reason why 10 train moved, and Mr.
BuELISoN must remember that nor
even DEps and his American Railway
Union could prevent the employment
of men TO move trains In the Chicago
strike of 1891. The ros,master-Gcn.
eral talks as If he were afraid of
offending organized labor.
If there should he Il strike and the
movement of mails we're obstructel
the Wilson Administration would
have the Cleveland precedent to guide
it,. In the strike of 1891 movement
Of the mails out of Chicago was
stopped by mobs. Thcrcupon an In.
junction was obtained in a United
States court restraining EUGENE Y.
bEBs and others from interfering
! with the passage of the mails and
ob>tructing Interstate commerce.. and
President CLEVELAND. on information
that the injunction would he disre'
garicd, ordered troops tn Chicago
His rcsolutc action opened the wa!
for the mails.
DEBs and his associates were found
| guilty of contempt of the injunction
and the case was Carried up tn the
United States Supreme Court. where
Mr.. Justice BREWER read an opinion
| deciding that the relations of the gen
cral Government Ia Interstate u
mcrcc and the transportation of the
mails were such as to authorize (;
direct Interference to prevent fOrcibl,
obstruction Of the mails. Presiden,
CLEvELANp, because of the failure al
Governor AITGELD to intervene him
self. was thus sustained.
About this time. with n view Il
preparedness. Mr.. WILSON and hi
.\ttorncy.Gencral would find Mr.
CLEvELANp's paper on the subject In
structive reading.
The sun., 1916-09-01
To an Ex.Amateur in Politics.

When WOODROW WILSON was run
ming for Governor Of New Jersey n
wit remarked that the best thing about
his campaigning was the way In which
he adapted his pronunciation Of the
word amateur" to the audience he
CHANGED to be addressing.
'He never quite desccnIs to saying
'nmachure,'" said this observer.
Mr.. WILSON WIS then announcing
himself as ''the amateur in Politics
and appealing for the support Of those
voters who were tired of the game"
as played by professionals.
Since then. as Governor Of New Jer-
sey and President Of the United States.
Mr.. WILSON has attained the rank AMI
skill Of n professional politician. Tn
fortunately for the country he has re-.
manned an amateur in nearly every.
thing else. If he oin still shade his
enunciation of the word ''amateur'
nicely. we would suggest that he con-
duet Il distinguished elOcutionary CAM
paign for reelection to the Presidency
by declaring himself, with accuracy
and delightful humor, an amateur IN
craftsmanship.
The sun., 1916-09-01
Why Not Adopt Automobiles for Rail.
way Transport?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: A
glance at the cover OF Popular Science
Monthly for September gave Inc a sug-
cestion which perhaps the railroads
might use in a serious strike.
The picture on this magazine cover Is
entitled Mounting the Army Motor
Truck on Rails" and shows n heavy
truck whose rubber tires have been
fitted with tight steel flanscs or wheels,
80 that they are able 20 run smoothly on
the railway track. These steel nlnGcs
can be put on and off In n short time.
thus transforming the ordinary motor
truck OF proper width into a freight, car
running 10y its " power.
II the threatened strike leaves the
railroads without enough engineers 20
run the milk and food trains, ,rcsc
motor trucks might be used as froisht
cars. or as locomotive cabs to move
several freight cars. Any chauffeur
could run t@em and he could make bet
ter time and longer distances than on
an ordinary dirt road. l.. j. NJ.
l;oCkAwAY BEACH, August 81.
The sun., 1916-09-01
The Evolution Of JOsephus.

%.JosEpnUs has been thinking and
talking again. Sometimes he thinks
and doesn't talk, ut other times he
talks and doesn't think but re-
Gently he delivered II speech In
which he very frankly exhibited to
the public the method by which he
makes his wheels 90 round.
In n way, the Daniels process Of
ra%tlocination that results In the out.
put of epigrammatic sparklets may
he considered merely an imitation,
the outcome. so to speak, of keeping
up with Lizzie, IN adopted mental
habit acquired by close association
with the Thinker higher up, Human.
lty's first and only chief.
But though the technique Of the
new system of mental procedure that
this Administration has originated, to
the amazement of psychologists In all
parts Of the world. Is not to be cred
tied TO JOsEpHUs, he must be admired
for the mark of his unique personal
ity that he manages to place upon
his public utterances. An epigrnm
forged by the intellectuals of Jo-
sEpHrs may rebound to the glory of
his d%iscovcrer, but its authorship can
be mistaken. When JosEpHrs
puts his imprint upon n navy or n
wittlclsm there's no need of going
back of the returns.
"The north pole and the south pole
will soon he twin summer resorts"
JosEPHUs assured m enraptured au.
dience in Washington. The profound
wisdom. the prophetic vision. the un-
%conquerable optimism, the construc-
tive craftsmanship embodied in this
epigrummutic flash furnish renewed
proof that JosEpHrs Is mentally quail.
ificd to be his own First Chief. lie
can make his " Cpigrams, commit
his W blundcrs, serve Humanity In
his OWN characteristic way without
following in anybody's footsteps. 10
sEPHrs, having mastered the mental
method that qualities n great thinker
To serve the race at large, Is now
proving himself 10 be too much of n
genius to play second fiddle even tc
~Humanlty's one best bet.
There Is an increasing number OF
discerning Americans who feel tina,
~JosErHUs owes 1t tn himself and tc
the highest interests of civilization I,
break away from his present allie
glance and run for President on M
independent ticket. lie has Increase,
constantly In potency until lie Is n,
longer an Echo but a Voice.
The sun., 1916-09-01
A Way to Make he Border Safe.

Major CORNELIUS Vanderbilt. now
ut Mc.Allcn. has worked out an in
gcnious plan for the protection of the
American side Of the Mexican Dor.
der. 1t consists of Il military high
way, tlanked with II series Of wire
enianglcments electrically charged
Major VANDERBILT suggests that this
method of defence. the estimated cost
of which is ST. ,3GO.NW II year. would
save more than SGO,UO.UW annually
us compared with the present expense
of defending the border.
The Majors scheme may he SOUND.
but Is there not one even more eco
nomical?
by placing In the White House II
President without entanglements but
highly charged with Americanism, we
believe that the Mexican border could
he made safe ut a salary cost Of
S75,OOO year.
The sun., 1916-09-01
HunEary's New Interest In the War.

With the I%iumnnians In possession
Of the principal pn>>cs of the Tran
sylvnnlnn Alps and the fortified town
~ Kronstadt and with the Russians
advancing oye the CarpnlhinnS, Hun
gary for the first time In tn" war Is
confronted on her own soil by two
foes. None too willing. ut the be-
ginning, To enter u war that seemed
in the interest of q t;crmanic ideal,
and having developed since Il peace
party Of which some Of her nhlcst
men are members, Hungary Is more
likely than ever before to consider
what the war means 10 her.
Her Transylvanian province has
been used ndvantageOusly ms II pawn.
The failure of the Central Powers In
negotiation was largely due to the
refusal of Austria TO make II conccs
sion Of this land 10 l,umunin. 1t
was tn" promise that no doubt won
the Entente victory. At one Of IN"
stages of the negotiations 1t was be-
lieved that the Entente diplomats
saw IL chance Of Hungary's with.
druwal from the war. The offer to
The sun., 1916-09-01
4 scheme IL give the Men Raises and
Adjust the Burden Later.

To THE EpIToR Of TIL SrN-Sr: II
this country were at war. Congress
would vote millions by the hundreds
to protect us against just such losses
as We will incur while this strike is
being fought out. What difference does
it make whether a foreign encmy has
seized our main trunk lines. or not. so
long as they are inactive?
! would suggest that railroad COM
panlcs pay the men exactly the same
as they are now doing. In addition to
this amount. give them checks for the
additional moun they would receive
had their demands been granted.
Let the Government cash these checks
at amy sf its postal branches.
In three to siN months time tho Gov
crnment would know exactly what this
additional burden amounted To. and
whether or not the revenue Of the COM
Ianics could stand the payment of II.
Final adjustments could then he made,
" the roads could stand IT,. they could
be compelled to reimburse the Govcrn-
mcnt. hi the meantime the men would
have the money. If the Government
couldn't collect from the railroads it
could issue railroad revenue stamps in
small denominations to he attached To
railroad tickets. bills OF ladiug. &c., so
that the people who use the roads would
carry the burden.
What's 100000 900 10 the United
States Government II II does lose 1t.
which Is unlikely. as compared to loss
II life and general discomfort:
j. j. BHorIIY.
+, NEW YORK, August 81.
The sun., 1916-09-01
Don Woodrow Quixotc.

To THE EDITOR % THE SvN-Sir: Pres
ident Wilson's plight and his appeal to
Congress are strongly reminiscent of IA
passage in "'on ou.Notc.' Nj, Wilson
Is like The Knight OF La Mancha.
1t Will he remembered that Sancho
l'anza w.ss favored by "A ducal appoint
mcnt as Governor Of the island Of lara
TARA, but in eight or ten days lie
abandoned the office because. as he said,
IN all that time ! never had my belly
FULL once" ON his Journey after throw
ing up his job he and the ass fell into
4 pit.
His cries were heard by Don QuiNotr.
who, being unable to do anything him
self. turned for assistance to the duke.
when ropes and pulleys Mere immc-
diately sent and with much labor and
many hands Dapp,e and his master
were drawn out Of their gloomy dem
&. w. TYSON.
NASHUA, y. H., August 30.
The sun., 1916-09-01

Rumanla would then have been re.
called. But Hungary's position would
scarcely have been improved, for her
allies may have used the same pawn
to win Rumanian support as the
penalty of her desertion.
Rumania has advanced rapidly to
claim her reward, and her forces
have so far met with little opposition
In their capture of the picturesque
old town of Kronstadt they have won
one of the most important points In
Pennsylvania. Austria has already
! been charged by Count MICHAEL KA.
RoLYt with "bctraying Hungary" by
dcvoting troops and money to the
dcfences Oh the Italian frontier and
%ncglecting to prepare against a Rus.
sian and Rumanian invasion ON the
Hungarian border. Austrian strategy
and diplomacy have been denounced
In the Hungarian Parliament as dis
nstrous failures
Magyar troops have been nm i'm.
portant part of the TeutOnic forces
In Austria. They could be used upon
fronts where the Italian or Slav con.
| tingents might be mistrusted on nc
count of racial utilization. The Mag
vars have proved themselves valuable
soldiers by bearing the brunt Of the
defence In engagements on both the
Russian and Balkan fronts. They
have fought, though, not SO much for
the preservation of the monarchy or
the advancement of the Germanlc
ideal as for the safety and perma-
hence of Hungary.
%1Iungary's time for withdrawal
from the war apparently passed when
Rumania became an ally of the En-.
tcntc Powers. She has % n new in
,erest In the war. She must fight to
preserve the integrity of her nation /;
and that she will make n hard strug.
gle to retain so valuable II province
as Pennsylvania Is evident. But In
the end may not Hungary herself dc.
mand her reward? And may that not
he Il free press, an unfettered use of
her language, and army,
an independent government and free.
dom from Austria?
The sun., 1916-09-01
WHAT OF THE TEACHERS?
4 Question About Their Return 10
Infected Districts.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: AS
you arc interested in the welfare of
both the pupils and teachers. do You
not think it detrimental t. ask teachers
to report for duty or to hold conferences
in districts that are infected with in
fantilc paralysis, particularly when they
fear the disease and have abscnted them
selves from al places where the dis.
ease Is prevalent?
The loss Ia the public from untitled
schoolhouses IL Of course regrettthle,
but this can he made M. whereas lives
cannot hc replaced. Until We know
more about the disease. its causes. the
channels through which il is spread AMI
It's cure, public officials are not justiiied
IN emitting any precautionary meas
ures to check its ravagcs. 1t is better
to lie ove~rcau,ious than overheard.
JuLlETrE llAL.PIN,
WHITE LAKE, August 80.