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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-22

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Evening star., 1916-03-19
DESERVES HIGHER RATING.
Southern League Believes Players
Are Better Than in Class AA.

The Chattanooga News has the fol-
lowing interesting comment: Billy
Smith is one pilot that cannot be
bIuffed into believing that the Interna-
tional and Pacific Coast leagues and
the American Association, the so-called
AA circuits. are faster than the South
ern. BY claiming McDermott and Eibel
from Memphis. the former Cracker pilot
has demonstrated most clearly that in
his opinion the International League,
II anything. is weaker than the South
ern. To strengthen the Richmond club.
Smith is grabbing two athletes who
were discarded by the Southern.
Neither Eibel nor McDermott was
wanted by any of the pilots in the
Baugh circuit. As a matter of fact, it
is dificult to understand how an inn
partial critic can rate any of the IA
circuits as being faster than the South
ern. Dixie turns out more stars in a
season than any of the IA circuits in
two. The clubs in the AA leagues are
composed almost without exception of
major league discards, while the South
ern is composed of youngsters en- route
to the top"
Evening star., 1916-03-19
CORCORAN CADET "VETS"
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
Members of Corps Celebrate Found
ing of the Organization by
Giving a Banquet.

Members of the Corcoran Cadet Corps
Veteran Association celebrated the
thirty-third anniversary of the found
ing of that organization with BAN
quet at the St. James Hotel last night.
The guest of honor was Col. Glendie
B. Young commanding the Sd National
Guard, District of Columbia, Infantry.
The officers of the association are:
Mai c. Eugene Edwards, president:
Maj. c. A. Myer, vice president; George
A. Howe. vice president; Capt. Frank
Lockhead, secretary; S. H. Gwynne,
treasurer.
Features of the evening were solos by
Thomas Cantwell and Morris Fitz-
gerald accompanied by A. NJ. McGrath.
Impromptu addresses were made dur
ing the course of the evening, George
Young acting as POSTMASTER.
kilograms and letters expressing re-
gret for their inability to be present
were read from absent members.
Among those present were:
George Boyd, w. A. Bowling, A. Ed
mundston. George A. Howe, II. c. Ma
lone. Frank f. Lanman. II. l.. Hurley.
Thomas l.. Costigan, F. y. Forester.
Dr. F. e. Gibson, Charles A. Meyers.
Henry F. Reese. c. B. Matthews, Charles
w Bouvet, w. II. Haycock. Leroy
Deneale, S. II. Gwynne, George Won
Dackenhausen, W. E. Thompson. w. Fl.
Goverman, Earnest G. Hunter, Fred J.
Rice, Thomas G. Iglehart
Evening star., 1916-03-19
STREET CAR MEN MEET
TO NOMINATE OFFICERS
Samuel Gompers Urges Members to
Remain Loyal to Their
Union.

Six hundrSI employees of the street
car line< of the city assembled last
night at midnight in National Rifles
the lately formed union. which will be
known as Local No. $50. Amalgamated
ASS sEciation of Street Railway En-
ploGes of America.
Resin Orr. national organizer, admin
Uttered the oath Of allegiance to the
Anion and the men, standing with right
hand raised, took the obligation.
Samuel L. Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor. deliver
ed the principal address He urged the
men to stick to the union and not ia
let their enthusiasm wane. He urged
them to be straightforward with the
union and their employers and to nomi-
mate men who could be depended upon
to look out for their rights. He also
ed for Office not to accept preferred
positions in the employ of the com
panies.
William NICK. Clayton told the men
that the city was proud of the fact that
during the recent strike not a single
arrest or single disorder was re-
ported. Grant Hamilton, who was one
of the prime movers in the organiza- =
tion of the union, also spoke, telling
the men to be suspicious of political
or religious movements in the union
as they would do much to disrupt the
organization.
Up to 3 o'clock this morning the NOM
ination of officers had not been COM
pleted.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
FINAL RITES ARE HELD
FOR SENATOR SH|VELy
Business Is Suspended in South Bend
During Services-Indiana So
eiety Pays Tribute.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 1s.-The
funeral of United States Senator Ben
jamn F. Shively was held this after
noon from the family residence in this
city, the services, which were private,
being of a very simple nature. Rev.
Charles A. Lippincott, D. D., of the
First Presbyterian Church, oficiated
and music was furnished by a choir of
male voices. Following the brief serv-
ices. the body was escorted to River
view cemetery by the congressional and
state delegations. where it was placed
in d receiving vault.
Business Of City Suspended.
The Shively home was small and 1t
was necessary for many out-of-town
friends to remain outside of the house
during the service. Business here was
suspended during the hours of the fu-
neral.
Throughout the morning hundreds OF
the senator's friends passed by the
funeral bier. which was surrounded by
a wealth of floral tributes, including
.remembrances of President Wilson
Vice President Marshall, Gov. Ralston
United States senators. representatives.
in Congress. fraIernal organizations
and countless friends
Immediately after the funeral the
congressional and state DELEGATIONS
departed for their homes.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
MORE VESSELS TO FLY
THE AMERICAN FLAG
Pacific Company Purchases Three
Ships From Dutch West
Indian Mail Line.

AMSTERDAM, via London. March IS.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
of San Francisco has purchased three
steamships from the Dutch West In
dian Mail Steamship Company. The
steamer Venezuela, which had previ-
ously been sold to a Norwegian firm,
was resold to the Pacific Mail company
and has sailed to San Francisco under
the American flag and with a Dutch
crew. On The way the Venezuela will
call at Cardiff, Santos and Rio Janeiro.
The other two steamers are the Ecua-
dor and Colombia. They will leave
shortly for San Francisco after being
refitted.
The Dutch vessels purchased by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company were
constructed last year. The Venezuela
and Colombia are of $500 gross tons
each and $50 feet long and were built
in Amsterdam. The Ecuador is Of 5000
tons and was built in Flushing.
Last August the Pacific Mail Com
pany sold the five largest vessels of its
oriental feet to a subsidiary corpora
tion of the International Mercantile
Marine. The vessels were the Man
churia, Mongolia, Korea, Siberia and
China.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
LIKES HERZoG PERSONALLY.
But on Ball Field, That's Different,
Lee Magee Says.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-"Pm glad to
part from Buck Herzog." says Lee Ma
gee. mot personally. because he's a
fine fellow, but in a base ball sense In
the American League I won't be wor-
ried dippy every time 1 have to play
against him. When the st. Louis club
trotted out against the Reds two years
ago. they were always fretting. always
more or less ratified in advance be-
cduse they knew HerZog would pull
something unexpected on them. Gamest
bah player in the business, too. If he
ever gets a team that he can infuse
from top to bottom of the batting list
with the same brand of nerve there
won't be anything to it. All he needs is
a crowd that will follow him without
stubbing their toes"
Evening star., 1916-03-19
EXPRESSES REGRET
At T|RP|Tz'SACT
Kaiser Thanks Retiring Grand
Admiral for Services to
Country.

BERLIN, March IS, by wireless to
Sayville.-"Emperor William" says
the Overseas News Agency, has writ
Tirpitz. expressing his regrets at the
admirars resignation and thanking
him for the excellent service he had
rendered to the country during his
long career as creator and organizer OF
the German navy.
The emperor at the same time or
dered that the name of Admiral Won
Tirpitz should continue in the navy
list, and further bestowed upon him
the star of grand commander of the
Order of the House of Hohenzollern,
with swords"
May Make Explanation.
The Cologne Gazette says Chancellor
make some sort of an explanation OF
Admiral Won TirpitZ's resignation in
speech before the reichstag next
week.
The Gazette says that the resignation
of Admiral Won Tirpitz signalizes the
first serious crisis in Germany since
the beginning Of the war, whereas in
hostile countries there have been sew
eral reorganizations Of ministries The
Gazette says the admiral's retirement
does not signify abandonment of the
submarine campaign, which, as is shown
by news dispatches of the last few
weeks in regard to the submarine ac-
tivity. is in full swing.
Submarine Quetsion.
1t is not yet known publicly, the
Gazette continues, whether or to what
extent the admirals resignation was
connected with the submarine ques-
tion. but there appear incipient signs
in the press. the reichstag and the
Prussian chamber that an effort is
being made to bring public opinion
to the view that submarines should not
be used to such an extent and in such
manner as is necessitated by war,
which is only another name for A
nation by force. The newspaper argues
sure of public opinion to bear upon
Germany's methods of conducting the
war does not harmonic with German
military traditions.
This argument is supported by long
diversion into the recent history of
France, Italy and Russia to prove that
public opinion drives the military au-
thorities into disastrous strategy.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
TENNIS A WORLD GAME
Courts Laid Out and Nets Strung in
Every Country Under
the Sun.

1t is common impression among
lawn tennis players and fans in this
country that the game. a national
pastime. belongs almost exclusively to
the occident; that the United States and
the British empire have a monopoly OF
any general high degree Of skill at the
game, with France and Germany trail
ing along far in the rear.
This is a misapprehension. for lawn
tennis is now a world game. Courts
are laid and nets strung pretty gener-
ally throughout South America, south
ern Europe. Japan. China India and
northern and southern Africa. as well
as in other regions where their pres
ence commonly indicates a consulate or
the abode of a missionary.
In the Philippines the proportion of
lawn tennis players to inhabitants is.
perhaps, fully as large as in this coun-
try. Ten years ago the game was prac-
tically unknown there. Now there are
said to be at least 10000 persons in the
islands who play pretty constantly, and
many of them very well. Native play
ers often use a rope instead OF net
and wooden paddles for racquets. the
expenditure Of the necessary sums for
regular supplies being out of the ques-
tion for them. They develop, never
theless, a remarkable degree of skill
with the crude implements which they
fashion themselves.
Within the last four years several OF
the ranking American players have
visited Manila for tournament play,
and have there encountered the most
expert of the Philippine cracks. and
also the most advanced of the racquet
wielders from the Asiatic lands. Upon
their first visit the invading Americans
encountered rather slight opposition,
but the far eastern players have been
steadily advancing in force, and are
now able to put forward worthy repre-
sentatives OF the newborn elite of the
game, who can make it interesting for
almost any opponent.
Two years ago. when the present
American singles champion, W. NJ.
Johnston, and Ella Fottrell voyaged
from the Pacific coast to Manila, they
succeeded in capturing the doubles and
the former took the singles event. They
encountered at that time. however.
little Japanese named kumagae. who
gave each of them a hard tussle in the
singles Kumagae has evidently been
upbuilding and developing his game
ever since. for the other day at Manila
he won the championship of the orient.
defeating. with others. the strong
players from western America. Clar-
ence J. Grimm and Ward Dawson. ku-
magae, who lives in Toxic. has SO
aroused the interest of English lawn
tennis circles that an effort is contem-
plated to induce him to enter the lists
at Wimbledon when the next British
classic is sta ged there.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
OUT OF FRYING PAN
Memphis Drops Drake on Account Of
Age and Signs Barger.

RICHMOND, March 18.-The Mem-
phis club announces that 1t has decided
to drop one ex-Fed because he Is too
old. and on the same day gives out the
news that 1t has signed another who
certainly is no spring chicken. Del
Drake, obtained from the st. Louis
Browns, is the one who 10 considered
passe. Cy Barger. who performed with
the Pittfeds, Is tho one taken on.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
WANT REAL DEFENSE
Members of Ball Clubs Favor
National Preparedness.
SHOULD PROTECT COUNTRY
New York Yankees Think Compul.
sorry Military Service Ought
to Be Enforced.

NEW YORK. March 1s.-Teleg-ams
received by the National Security
League in response to inquiries ad-
base ball fraternity throughout the
country indicate that all favor the
movement for national defense. II was
announced by officials OF the security
league here tonight.
Bill Donovan, manager Of the New
York Americans. said the Yankees
were not only in favor of a larger army
and navy, but that they believed in
compulsory military service for ono
year of all youths attaining their ma
1ority. They also are for q federahzed
militia, Donovan added.
H. c. Carrfgan. manager OF tho Bos-
ton Americans>>ent this messa0ss we
believe in preparations as far as trains
ing is concerned. That's why we ara
at the springs"
Reds Have a Mixture.
The Cincinnati team. which, according
to Manager Charles L. Her1og. is com
posed of men of Irish. English. Scotch.
Welsh, German and Italian descent" Is
unanimous in the belief that the
United States should so arm Itself
that no other nation will venture TO
insult. bully or attack it,"
Connie Mack of the Philadelphia
Americans telegraphed: Every citizen
is a trustee of the blessings of liberty
handed US by our forefathers. 1t is our
highest duty to hand them intact to the
next generation. Only an adequate
military defense can be our safe
guard"
Other messages were from Clark
Griffith of the Washington team, John
McGraw Of the New York Giants, Joe
Tinker of the Chicago Nationals and
Patrick J. Moran of the Philadelphia
Nationals.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Aeler Not a Free Agent.

RICHMOND. March 1s-The Topeka
club of the Western League seems to
have overlooked the fact that Joe
Asler is not a free agent in its an
nouncement that it has signed him to
play first base. By the peace agree
ment Agler reverts to the Interna-
tional League and has been awarded to
Richmond. Topeka also has signed
Cliff Daringer, another jumper who
may have some trouble proving that
he 10 q free agent, since he appears
on Freeport's reserve list.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
O'CONNOR SEEKS JOB.
Paddy, the Catcher, May Manage
Eastern League Team.

BOSTON. March 1s.-Paddy Oconnor
the catcher who jumped the st. Louis
Cardinals for the Pittfeds and recent
ly was turned adrift by Ed Gwinner.
though he had an "ironclad" contract.
has put in his application to manage
the Bridgeport team or the Eastern
League. He says he does not expect
the Cardinals to claim HIS services. in
which he probably is right, but he
might well wait until he Is formally
released.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
PRETTY COSTLY BARGAIN.
Kauff Will Have to Star to Live Up
to Purchase Price.

NEW YORK. March ls-One can be-
lievs what he pleases about tho terms
Benny Kau1 reached with the
Giants. One story is that Benny re-
ceived his promised bonus of $4,000
cash down and a raise in salary
sumcient to cover the sum he claimed
from Harry Sinclair. II this be true
Benny is a pretty costly bargain for
the Giants. granting that $4,000 was
paid for his services to Sinclair in the
beginning.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
GIANTS AND PYGMIES.
Some Fans Like Big Players and
Others the Small Boys.

group OF ball players were discuss
ing the matter of making weight. The
light ones. naturally. desired TO put on
flesh and the heavy ones desired with
equal lustine3s to take IL off. This led
to an argument as to whether there
were more big men or more small men
in the big league play. Like most argu-
ments, there was no definite proof to be
obtained.
But there was. at least, the PROPOSE
tion OF finding out at what varied
weights certain stars had played-the
proposition of rounding Up an all
heavy and an albanian weight line
UP from the roster OF the game.
Selected from the history of big
league play, what would be the heaviest
lineup known?
We may have missed a few. but, with
expert advice from old-timers, this
delegation would have the call:
Evening star., 1916-03-19
sTALLINGs Is MoLLIFIED.
Finds Pitcher James in Good Condi
ton Upon Reaching Camp.

BOSTON. March 18.-Manager George
Stallings Of the Boston Braves was
somewhat peeved whom Bill James did
not report to him at his Georgia plan
tation in advance Of the date for OPEN
ing the camp 1T Miami. but when STALL
ings got to Miami and found James in
good condition he was mollided some
what There 10 always doubt about O
player after he has made q bad mark
such - Bill James made . year ago.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
PREPARES TO DEVELOP
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Young Women's Christian Asso.
ciation Makes Changes and
Creates New Department.

The large development of the work
of physical education of the Young
Women's Christian Association. it was
announced last night. has made neoss-
sary a number OF changes In the or
ganization. A new department of
physical education has been created,
with Mrs. John DENLY Hird. chairman.
The physical education committee has
severed its connection with the educa-
tional department.
Largely through Mrs. Hird's leader
ship. the efforts of the committee. and
Miss Helen wyman. physical director.
it is announced. remarkable develop
ment has been achieved.
Improved Conditions Noted
Four years ago there were ninety in
the gym classes Today the number
is 453-fourteen classes in gymnastics
ara esthetics each week at Ingram
Memorial Church. .Iow the association
has its own quarters on q street, where
there are fourteen classes under In
struction. four with supervision each
week, and private lessons averaging
four hours a day. New classes are
being organized constantly under the
direction of Miss Madeline Mead. The
swimming slogan is: The winter to
learn. the spring to practice and the
summer to enjoy"
The pool will be kept open the year
around. and as the warm days approach
| many will be glad. it is believed. to go
in for a refreshing plunge. Shower
baths are installed both at the pool
| and at the main building. 14th and G
streets.
Four years ago. it is stated, one ten
mis- court was available to members,
last year two more were added and
still more courts are under considera-
ton to provide an opportunity for the
large number OF members to enjoy this
sport.
instruction Soon to Begin.
Some have been keeping up their
practice this winter in the gym. and
They are represented in the Women 8
Tennis League. and in April a tourna-
| ment will be held to form a team to
| enter the league May /.
Basket ball is new feature, and the
team meets for practice three times a
week in the gym of the Church of the
other teams of the city, which are
scheduled once a week
1t is announced that Vacation Lodge
at Cherrydale, Va, will be open for the
first of q large number Of house parties
| the 18th of April, and the dates have
been selected by the Friendship Club
girls. sororities and Sunday school
classes. clubs and numerous other Or
Ranizations Of the city for week end
gatherings.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
COLUMBUS RAIDERS PUT
OUTSIDE LAW; ONE DEAD
0bregon Decree Gives Right te
Seize and Kill Villa Men, If
Necessary.

MEXICO CITY, Mex, March 1s.-The
minister of war, Gen. Obregon, issued
a decree today declaring all partici-
pants in the Columbus raid outside
the law. The decree gives the right
to any citizen to apprehend and kill,
if necessary, the followers of Villa
who crossed the American frontier.
The first victim of this decree was
summarily executed today in the city
of Hermosillo. near which place he was
captured by men who denounced him
as one of the raiding party. The execu-
tion was carried out on direct orders
of the minister of war. who personally
sent instructions to Gen. p. Elias Gales,
military governor of Sonora, to that eff
feet.
Suspect to Be Tried.
Another suspect. Carlos Reza. for
mer reactionary leader, was taken into
custody, but was not executed, owing
to lack of evidence. He will be taken
to Saltillo. where he will be tried by
court-martial
The authorities declare that the ef-
forts to run down the bandits will in
crease with time and that the govern
ment will not rest until all those guilty
of the crime against the United States
have been run to earth. Gen. Pes
quiera. assistant minister of war, has
been in conference with his chief on
the subject.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
HARD TO RETIRE.
Fred Clarke Gets Homesick and
Joins Pirates in Camp.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 1S.-Fred
Clarke will be a guest of the Pirate
management at the training camp at
Hot Springs. Clarke has been ill at
his home in Kansas and his physician
ordered him south for q vacation. When
Barney Dreyfuss heard of 1t he quick
ly invited his former manager to spend
the vacation at Hot Springs. They do
say Clarke's illness is chiefly due to
homesickness for his old playmates.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
EX.MANAGER SUSPENDED.
McDonough Trying to Pull Some.
thing on Utica Club,

CLEVELAND. March 1s.-The Utica
club Of the New York State League has
suspended its former manager, Ed Nc
Donough. He had sent word from his
home in Illinois that he meant to retire
from the game, but the Utica club Of
icials got tip that it was a move to
secure his freedom so that he could join
the Binghamton team OF the same
league. and put q check on his hne
work.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
GERMANY TOPRObE
TUbANT|A SINKING
Effort Will Be Made to De-
termine Cause of Dutch
Ships Destruction.

LONDON, March 1S.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
says the German government has order
CATION whether German submarine
torpedoed the Tubantia.
Assertions having been made from
German sources that the Tubantia was
sunk by British torpedo. the admiral
ty announced today that no British
submarines were nearby when the
Dutch liner went down.
Sinking Called Inhuman.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. March
1S.-The Argentine agent of the Hol-
landsche Lloyd, owners of the Tubantia,
said today he was able to confirm the
reports that the Tubantia was torpe-
doed. The sinking of this vessel has
made a deep impression here. La
Nacion says:
"It is impossible to admit the right
to interrupt navigation between neutral
nations and to attack a steamship en-
gagged in passenger service between
Rotterdam and Buenos Aires. Our
conscience does not approve such an
inhumane method of warfare, and we
cannot remain Indifferent when con-
fronted with acts of war which pref
udice us and offend the nation in this
manner"
The article concludes with a demand
that the government take measures to
investigate the question thus presented.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
SENATOR WEEKS TALKS
TARIFF AT WORCESTER
Calls Present Law Futile Attempt
to Demonstrate Theory
of Taxation.

WORCESTER. Mass. March 1s.-Tarif
and taxation policies enforced by a demo-
cratic Congress were criticised by Sena-
tor John w. Weeks in an address before
the Swedish-American Club Of Massachu-
sets here tonight He characterized the
present tariff as "a futile attempt to
demonstrate a theory"
Now we are asked" he continued, mot
to retrace our steps to the firm ground
on which the nation has rested for two
generations-to a system Of unexampled
simplicity and effectiveness-but to go
blundering on into the realm of expert
mental taxation, adopting a system of in
finite complexity and annoyance.