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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-16
WEATHER SUMMARY
y. S. DEPARTMENT or AcRicuL
TuRE-wEATHER BUREAU.

Weather Bulletin ior - hours end
ins 500 - IA. ssth Meridian time
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
FOULE'S SUMNER JOB
IS DECORATING POULTRY

Robert North Foulk, one Of the
most popular students Of the VIII
mington High School and manager Of
its football team for 1916. is spending
his vacation on Cedarbrook Fruit
Farm. near Smyrna, as the guest Of
F. Bayard and G. GRAY Carter
Foulk is developing into quite an
agricuiturist He decided several
days ago that there was too much OF
a sameness in the color of the White
Plymouth Rock chickens ON the farm.
The Carter boys had selected that
species OF fowl out OF loyalty TO the
High School because OF their cherry
and white colors. Foulk insisted,
however. that as this is vacation sea-
son and a serious movement is on
I foot to obtain home rule for Ireland,
that there should be a change He
painted one Of the roosters in such
manner that It now has a cherry
comb and wattles. a white coat and
vest and vivid green trousers, leg
gins and shoes. The people in the
neighborhood of Smyrna are wonder
ing what Foulk's next step in the
poultry colonization scheme will be
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
"Colt Just Went Like Sixty" Says Daughter
of Millionaire After Worlds Record DriUc

Miss Helen Murray. daughter Of W.
p. Murray. Cleveland millionaire
handled the reins when her fathers
two-year-oid Cord Axworthy trotted
a mile at North Randall in the world s
record time Of 2.1S.
II wasn't the first time Miss MUIR
raw had driven a blue-blooded arisio'
crat OF the light harness world, ou'
Il was her initial flier into the
worlds record class.
''But I'm not the person TO tel
about H." she said. "The colt just
went around the track like sixty tear
ing mo along behindl That's all"
Miss Murray is slim and not very
tall. Her cheeks and lips are healthy
red and her face is so tanned heI
shining blue eyes and even white
teeth seem extra brilliant.
1T was so wonderful-your setting
a worlds record SO perfectly splen-
did" said admiring women friends.
was it?" grinned Miss Murray. u
feel sort OF famous, and I don't know
whether ! like Il or not"
81 don't know thing about real
Z racing-not thing" she stated
But I've loved horses all my life
and have ridden them ever since
was a small child"
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
Second DAPTISTS ARE
IN The CHURCH LEAGUE

The Second Baptist Club has been
admitted to membership in tho
Church League to succeed the Mt.
Salem Club and will play its first
game with Central at Eighteenth
and Van Buren, streets.
Manager Cloward would like to
meet the following men at Eighteenth
and Van Buren streets, tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock: Horn and
Willis, Burns and Lorraine Foster.
Bob and Mace Luton, Deakyne and
Dave Cloward, Beeson, AL. Reyan,
Charles Almond, Alexander, Ed
wards, butcher. Walker and Handy,
Of Che Mt. Salem team. II is possible
that one or two new players will be
signed within a few days and the
management of this team expects the
boys to give good account of them
selves against Central in Saturdays
game.
In case Of bad weather on Thurs
day evening practice will be called
off until Friday night at the same
| hour.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

Bob Cunningham is back of A move
nent to switch the All-Wilmington
League umpire staff TO Toledo. The pop
bottle has been eliminated from base
ball there.
The faithful record book shows
nat the fighters who make the great
est strides in their chosen profession
are those who takes tie fewest in the
eing.
Civilization has put the Spanish
inquisition out of commission, but
the managership of the Cincinnati
Reds continues unhammered.
Hughey Jennings wishes to deny
Nhe report that he has ordered a lux
ur'ous divon for Ty Cobb's under
studies.
wheezer Dell made a base-hit for
Brooklyn and beat the Cubs. Wheezel
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
DOVER PRESBYTERIANS
CALL Mr.. FERWERDA

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. July 25.-At a con-
gregational meeting OF the Dover
Presbyterian Church Monday even
ing. a unanimous call was extended
to the Rev. Floris Ferwerda of Camp
bell Hall, ~ Y. to become pastoe
Il is expected that he will accept thA
call and assume his new pastoral
duties about September 1.
The Rev. Ferwerda Is native Of
Holland. He is a graduate OF Hope
College, at Holland. Mich. class of
1897, and Of the Theological Seminary
at New Brunswick. N. j. He took a
postgraduate course at Princeton
Theological Seminary. His pastor
ates have been around New Bruins
wick and Campbell Hall, n. Y. He
Is married and has two small sons
Two daughters by a former marriage
make their home at New Brunswick.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
MHEN COsT OF LIYING VAS LOW.

GEORGETowN, Del, July 26.-
Living was low in 1895. according 10
the account book kept by Jacob Reed
ing, who conducted a store at steph-
ems. Coffee sold for is cents. But
ter brought ~ cents a pound, and
eggs we're s cents dozen. Cigars
could be bought for 20 cents per 100
Calico and muslin sold at 30 cents a
yard. The book was found in the
attic OF an old house In Georgetown.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
MR.. SCHNEIDER NAMED
DEPUTY COLLECTOR

Charles Schneider OF this city. has
been appointed deputy collector in
the Wilmington office Of the Collector
of Internal Revenue. to succeed For
mer State Senator Artemas Smith, re-
signed. Announcement Of the change
was made yesterday. It becomes ef-
fective August l.
Announcement was made in THE
EVENING JOURNAL last week that
Mr.. Smith, who was only recently ap-
pointed TO succeed Timothy J
Mooney, intended to relinquish the
office.
The new appointee is we'll knowr
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
SOUTH SIDE
EDEN A. C. PICK-UPS

Jupiter Pluvius put the jinx on the
Brandywine and Eden game sched-
uled for last Saturday.
Manager "Stoney" August has
greatly strengthened his team by the
addition Of two new outfielders. one
being college star, but the peerless
leader will not let them be known
until the Saturday game.
Ray "BearcaC' Flanagan. who al
ways had the rep of being a great
swimmer, is now diving from the sec
ond story windows.
"Stoney" August's gang Of PEN
nant contenders will cross bats with
McCarthy's blue legs" on Saturday.
AS each team has won one game.
this tie-off will be worth going miles
to see. The game will be staged at
Front and Union streets grounds.
Spike" Dugan. the popular little
bantam. met with a peculiar aoct-
dent by falling off his motorcycle and
badly bruising his nose and chin.
Most likely Greenwell or Pete
Ewing will face the battle this Satur.
day, while "Stoney" will be back In
the game after a few weeks lay off.
Oscar Welsh, the barber fisherman
Of the club. returned from Silver
Lake with some haul.
Bill Davis. one OF the best outfield
ers in the city is clubbing the pill tC
! all corners Of the lot.
: Everybody out at Front and Unior
next Saturday and help the Eden nin'
IN their final dash for the pennant
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
cAMp MEErlNo al AseuRY.

An old time Methodist camp meet.
ing will be held in Asbury NJ. -.
Church. from July 80 70 August 6.
Services will be held every evening
between those dates number Of
ministers prominent in the Whining
ton Conference will participate in the
services. Services will be held as
follows:
Sunday. July so.-1Oso a. m.
preaching by the Rev. Robert Watt,
d. d. 7.45 p. m, preaching by the
pastDr assisted by Mrs. Anna p.
Fryer evangelist.
Monday, July 31-745 D. m,
preaching by the Rev. A. L. White.
Tuesday, August 1-7.46 p. m,
preaching by the Rev. P, r. Talley
Wednesday. August 2-7.4b p. m.
preaching by the Rev. Q. c. Sullivan
Thursday. August BIAS p. m.
preaching by the Rev. W. G. strick
land.
Friday, August 4-Z45 p m.
preaching by the Rev. L. T. Wingate
Saturday. August 5-7.45 p. m.
preaching by the Rev. @. w. Hill.
Sunday, August 6-10,30 a. m.
preaching by the pastor, assisted b,
Ralph Hughey, l.. w. Jordan. WI
liam II. Blackway and William II
Adams. 7.45 p. m, preaching by tn
Rev. Eben N. Baldwin.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

ID rocks at the Italians. Those Dirds
oupht to come over and enlist in the
American baseball fan army.
According to Emerson Hough, "all
true sportsmen pose a bit" It's barely
possible the former never heard Of Benny
kauff
.
The -year-old Kimberly has
been burning up the Empire City
track, yet none of the turf writers
have called him a diamond in the
rough.
It's all very we'll for Plssterer FREQ
Fulton 10 claim the heavyweight title
but some folks think he's putting 1t OF
too thick.
One Of the reasons advanced for th'
absence Of gout among the SOUTHWARK
Mountain Leaguers is the salary limit
Of City bucks per month.
About the only things that Cliff Mar
kie of the Yankees, seems to retain o
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
MATTY'S AS PLAIN
AS AN old Shoe

Christy Mathewson had just signed
his contract as manager OF the Reds.
His next move was to visit the club
house in the Cincinnati park. The
trainer. "Doc" Hoskins, acting as pilot
to the old master, paused in his march
to explain;
"Theres the managers private dress
ing room aud office" he said, opening
the door Of the quarters which had been
sacred TO Herzog.
"Never mind that room, Doc" Matty
quickly replied. q shan't need it. just
give me locker out in the main room
with the rest of the boys. I'm a player
and / want to be with the other play
ers.'
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
Coon NIGHT!
threatens to donate the bid 70 oharity

threatens to donate the hit to charity.
Marathan running will never be a
hit in Rhode Island as the state isn't
big enough to boast OF a regulation
course
Harold Elliott, star backstop Of the
Pacific Coast League Club, has been
bought by the Cubs, Elliott will leave
Oakland on Thursday to join Tinker's
outfit
Columbia's 1917 athletes will probably
he ls-carat amateurs since the courts
separated the university from a $4,000,
100 bequest.
Recent dispatches from the European
var zone state that the Austrians hurl
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

in this city. being employed as clerk
by j. NJ. Donohoe, the coal dealer.
Mr.. Schneider is a Democrat and has
been active in the party's interests
for some time. He Is a member Of
the board Of governors Of the Demo-
cratic League.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

his spring form are his pomPadour ana
strut,
President Wilson says the farmer has
hitherto occupied a position Of singular
disadvantage. Mebbe because he hasn't
had tbe opportunity Of watching Iy
Cobb in action.
The average fan who has studied the
dope is of the idea that Matty is a
great admirer of Herzog and that the
latter has grudge against the old
master.
Minstrel stuff. whats the difference
between a mashie and a masher It's
IN the head-the masher's all brass.'
Yesterdays hero: The only Iris
Speaker-Tris got a double and two
singles out Of three times up, the hits
driving In three runs, then iris scor-
ed two runs himself, accounting for
every tally made by the Indians. His
old team mates we're the victims.
The Rsinmaker potted three games
n the National League.
Ray Keating and Cliff Markie,
right-handed pitchers, kissed the
Yankee payroll goodbye "by request
of the management"
Worlds greatest optimist, Christy
Mathewson-"Bi Six" says going to
a club in the eighth hole isn't so bad
because II it goes anywhere it will
be up.
Cool-headed players on each side
kept Fvers and Zeider from mixing
IN the sixth inning Of the Braves-Cub
game. Umpire Eason sent 'em both
to the clubhouse.
The Athletics lost again. Five sin
giles, two bases on balls. and a triple
off Lanning in the second inning gave
ST. Louis six runs.
Detroit walloped the Senators by
consistent play, scoring in four in
nings. The Senators got four in the
first but couldn't stand the pace.
Carmen Hill, of Rochester Interna-
tionals. held Buffalo to one hit in
the first game of double-header. He
weakened in the second. allowed ten
hits and lost.
An added incentive for Benny Leon
ard TO beat Freddie Welsh in theil
battle next Friday night, is an offel
from Colorado sport promoters to ac
cept the little Harlem fighter as ;
substitute for the champion agains
Charley White on Labor Day in cas-
the title changes hands. Benny ap
parently had every intention Of stop
ping Welsh if possible, anyhow, bu
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

1Aundresses are hard 10 pick up
every day. your friends tells you. but
YOU can tell her. that is II you are
really up-to-date. that they are neins
picked up every day by those VINO
read and use the Want Ads.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
wr.MINcToN MAN ENL1STs.

William D. Griffith, Of this city, has
enlisted in the Third Field Artillery OF
the New York National Guard, at Nj
aeara Falls.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

now if he can assume the lightweight
crown at Washington Park. he can
be the principal in a very remunera-
tive twenty-round bout at Colorado
Springs with White as his opponent.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

Miss Murray In sulkey behind rec
ord-breaklng colt and as she appears
as society girl in evening dress.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
BASEBALL PROSPECTS

CHANCES
National League.
Cincinnati at New York, cloudy.
st. Louis at Brooklyn, cloudy, two
games.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, cloudy
two games.
Chicago at Boston, rain.
American League.
New York at Chicago, clear.
Boston at Cleveland, clear
Philadelphia at ST. Louis, clear. two
games.
Washington at Detroit, clear.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

THREE HOUSES. ROOMS, BATH.
i Apply No. IS South Fifth street, New
Castle iy15.iot
OHEAP-UP.To.DAT MODERN TEN
~ room house No 1910 West Eighth 81.
Apply W. J. Craig. No. 72o King street.
jyb-im.
CTORE. DWELLING, SHOEMAKER SHOP
- and garage, s. W. Corner Third and
Harrison sts. Store occupied a. present by
grocer. Good location for any kind Of
business. Address SGT, Evening Journal
once jy1o-oN
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

President Wilson says the farmer has
hitherto occupied a position Of singular
disadvantage. Mebbe because he hasn't
had tbe opportunity Of watching Iy
Cobb in action
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

The average fan who has studied the
dope is Of the idea that Matty is a
great admirer of Herzog and that the
latter has a grudge against the old
master.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26
SETTER CLUB MEETING.

SETTER CLUB MEETING.
The Delaware Setter and Pointer
Club will meet at No. 211 Delaware
avenue tomorrow evening.
The Lost and Found department OF
the Want Column is noted everywhere
for its eficincy in returning lost
goods 10 owners.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

Minstrel stuff: whats the difference
between a mashie and a masher! It's
IN the head-the masher's all brass
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

his spring form are his pompadour and
-
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

ID rocks at the Italians. Those Dlrds
oupht to come over and enlist in the
American baseball fan army.
Evening journal., 1916-07-26

Yesterdays hero: The only Iris
speaker-Tris got a double and two
singles out Of three times up, the hits
driving in three runs, then Iris scor-
ed two runs himself, accounting for
every tally made by the Indians. His
old team mates we're the victims.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
"ROUND ROBIN" ANSWERED
War Department Finds rhnt Eighth
Ohio In Properly Housed and
Cared For.
IRv Associnted Prcss.l


WASHINGTON, D. G.. December 20
Charges that the Eighth Ohio Regi-
ment, on the Mexican border. has not
been properly cared for set forth in a
round robin" petition signed hv mem
hers OF the regiment. were answered
oy the War Department to-day by
making public a report from Brigadicr-
General Bell. commanding the El Paso
district. saying the regiment Is com
fortahly and adequately housed and
its number of sick is below the
average.
'Out of 953 enlisted men and forty
six officers in the Eighth Ohio" the
statement says there are twenty
three on the sick report at this date.
December 26. Only two deaths in
this regiment since arrival on the
border one of these was a suicide,
and the other was Private I.app. who
died Of pneumonia. Private I.app was
properly cared for and no blame at
tached to any one for his death
'All tents of Eighth Ohio are hoored
and walled and supplied with stoves
and ample fuel"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
WILSON GETS s,116,2s6
Votes; HUGHES, 8,547,474
Complete Official Election Returns
Show How Country Cast Its
I3.63S,S71 Ballots.
WILSON'S PLURALITY, 5us ,s22
Socialists Poll 75O,OOO against OOf,-
BIB in lD12-I'rohibition Gain,
Rolling Up 225,1O1 Compared
With 207,O2S -Four Years Ago.
tBy Associated rreSs.l


NEW YORK. December 26.-Comil.tc g
official returns on the presidential
election show that SIR. Wilson received
s.ll6.:ss votes, and Mr.. Hughes S.5i7.-
80 "a plurality of .ss.s22 for Mr.. VIII
son. in 1912 Wilson. Democrat. re-
ccivcd .,2"7.oao, Taft. Republican.
,. S+s.3ca; Roosevelt. Progressive. i.l24.-
,G.
The vote for Mr. BENSON Socialist
candidate for President, was 10000
with eiEh, missing States estimated
against so!.s13 for Dcbs, ;, riaiist in
1917. and for Mr.. Iianly. Prohibi,ionist t
candidate. WAS 225.I0I. against 201.s s
FOR chaiin. Prohibitionis,. in 1912
The total popular vote for the four
candidates was ls.63S,sT1. as against
lH.oi5.32c in 1912. This is an increa Sc
OF 3.5?3.5i9 accounted for by tho in
creased population and tho woman vote
in the new suffrag States. The fol-
lowing is a table showing the vote by
states for Wilson and Hughes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
TEUTON ALLIES
SEEK IMMEDIATE
PEACE PARLEY
Propose Conference of War
ring Nations Be Called
in Neutral City.
DISPATCH THEIR ANSWER
TO PRESIDENT WILSON
Fail to Disclose Terms on Which
Conflict May be Ter
minated.
"FUTURE PEACE" MUST WAIT
Note Says That Can BE Taken Up
Only After This War
Is Ended.
Seek Immediate
Exchange Of Views

Ht. TcutOufc allies are favorable
To nm immcdiutc meeting of
Delegates from tho hciIigercnt states
az Som" neutral point. in order that
IN exchange "f views with regard
{" peace mny he carried out.
This Inns brcn declared by tho
Gcrmnn government In replying 10
the recent notc of President Wilson.
suggesting that the beIIfEcrcnt mn
'ions mnkc known their bnses for
peace. II In announced In the note
that Germany tx OF the opinion that
the work of preventing future wnrs
rnn he begun only nftcr the end of
the present struggle. hut TINT then
Germany will he rcndy to cOIInbo-
rnte with the United Stntrs "In this
exalted tnsk."
Nothing Inns yet come through to
| Indicate whnt will he tho tenor OF
tho replies OF the cutcntc Miles 10
President Wilson's suggestion. and.
sO far az il known, mono Of then,
hns yet given my answer to the
| announcement iundc tO them In the
| note 0f the Tcutonic Miles TINT Ger
| many IL rcndy TO discuss peace.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
fBv Associated Press.l

BERLIN, December &c tvia Sayvillc)
--Gcrmany and her allics--Austria-
Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey--to-
day replied to the note of President
Wilson In which he asked that the bel
ligerent nations state the aims for
which they We're fighting. The pro-
posal is made by the central powers
that conference Of the delegates of
all the bclliGerents he held Immediate
ly i'll Il neutral city. The task of pre-
venting future wars, :he official state
ment says. can be begun only after the
end of the present struggle.
The answer, which also contains the
reply of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey, says:
"rhc nigh minded suggestion made
by the President of the United States
OF America in order to create q basis
for the establishment of n lasting peace
has been received and considered by
tho imperial government i'm the friend :
~ spirit which was expressed In the
Presidents communications
THE President points out that
which he has at heart, and leaves omen
the choice of road
To the imperial government an i'm
mediate exchange OF views seems to
be the most appropriate road in order
TO reach the desired result.
III beEs. thercfore. in the sense OF
the declaration made on December IL,
which offered a hand for peace ncrotia-
lions. TO propose an imm ed:atc meet
'hE or delegates of tho beiligcrent
states at neutral place
The imperial government is also OF
the opinion that tho great work OF
preventing future wars can be begun
"niS AFTER the end OF the present
struggle of the nations.
IL VIII, when this moment shall
nave come, be ready with pleasure to
coiianorate entirely with the United
states in this exalted task"
Inc answer of the central mowers
concludes with the usual diplomatic
terms of puiitcncss
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
ENTENTE ALLIES NOT
READY TO STATE TERMS

bS Associated FreSS
fElitooiRAp. December - (via
tohdon' December 20. delayed ).-pis-
c"ss'ng the forthcoming reply TO tho
peace proposals. the Rcch says:
me official reply cannot state that
entente allies aim To bring tn. Turkish
empire TO an end in order to remove
forever German aims of world do :
minion. or that the allies will demand
reorganization OF Austria Hungary in
order to make impossible the fulfll.
ment Of German ideas regarding Com
tral Europe. which form the first step
OF their program for world power
diplomacy cannot suggest these terms
until the allies have laid the firm foun-
dation for success of their present
military plans. But by saying less
diplomacy would acknowledge a result
OF the war unsuccessful for the allies.
Italy has not occupied Trieste,
France has not created firm from
tier along the Rhine, England has not
destroyed the Gcrm9n feet. nor have
the allies as a whole succeeded i'm GRIN
ping the German land forces: and.
therefore. there are no guarantees for
the future in national relations which
VIII free the world from the opprcs-
sion OF militarism.''
The Rech says that even il Germany
should make the unexpected conces-
sion of reiinQuishing territorial gain
and restoring ante-bellum conditions
the aims of the allies would not be full.
filed. and that the only terms accept
able to Russia would be those dictated
by herself and her allies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-27
Planning for Great
Naval Demonstration
iIty Assnria,eI I,r.s.I

WASHINGTON, Decent her 2G.-
Plans for "a great naval demonstrn-
tiOn {" signnliHc American nruuisi-
ton or the DnniEh West indies are
brlnS considered by State and INV.
Department OflicInls. Probably the
entire Atlantic Fleet will he ordered
to 81. Thomus, the IonE-souHht naval
base site. to participate IN the ccIe-
hrHtiOn.
Minister Brun, of Denmark. form
.ny advised the State Department
f"-dny thnt tho treaty for the snlc
of the islands had been approved by
King Christian. and would he dis
patched from Copenhagen. Dcrrm-
bcr 10. IT should reach here two
weeks Int~r for Secretary I.un>in-s
signature.
The Atlantic Fleet will mobilize
u: GunntnnHm0. Cuba, for winter
rnnneuvcrs next month. ind will he
reviewed there by Assistant Seer
tnry Roosevelt. Nr. ItoOsrYcIt. who
will he an his way to inspect
naval forces In Haiti and Snnto DO
minEO. may tnkr charge Of the crre-
monies ut 81. Thomas.