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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-21
EpwortI1 League Program.

Subject Examples.
Leader. Mahle Fore
Scripture-Leader,
Song, Help Somebody To-day"
l. What Kind of Examples Are
We?-Dr e w. Ray.
Solo, Someone is Looking to
You Miss Annie sawyers.
.. Is Our Influence Such that II
flinders Others9 Josh Groce
Song
8. Plans for the Better Growth
and Greater Things for an Epworth
League Discussion by Rev c. l..
Cartright
Piano and violin duet-Mr Excl
Cartright aud Miss Rush Cartrisht,
Short talks by Leaguers
Benediction
Watch for next Sundays program.
something special. All of the young
people of our church come and bring
someone with you. The members Of
other societies are cordially invited
to visit US.
HAzEI. FORE. First v.-Pres,
Main Street Christian Endeavor.
Topic. How Lying undermtnes
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-21

roR SALE Plenty OF old news
naners ct tie Daily Light office. u
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
Major Umps Must
Stand Salary Cut

Nhmor has II that even the dear. old
major league umplrrs are gong to suffer
Inc cruel edge Of the salary cutting
knife Tho, get their pay from the
leagues Of course Most ~ their con.
tracts are one Year affairs Tn,l nov.
when economy is the watchword IA.
leagues weren't inclined To make the poor
slaves work for less than In other wears
hhlh"r the pay ~ umpirys was boos,ea
cach Nrat IN case his work the prcNlous
season mcritcd II Nut now .ah'
how much do umnircs get That's tho
quifE lhai onN the league officials can
answer And they won't for publica
,lon. lheN ,ahtoul IN mystery the exact
paN FOR each arbitrator Perhaps that's
because the, fear n one ump found th,,
another uiup was getting moro money
the Nrst uWp would yet sore and nirike
inc second ump and then gn iN search
nt the league pteNN and strike him for
more dough or with hts fist or n baseball
bat or something like that
However umpltcs get from 81 500 to
about 5000 u year Tho frst figure is
Tor beginners, after they've displaycd
their WATTS and demonstrated thai thcy
arc real regular hosscs ~ the diamond
they get hunstE ever su often FeN how
ever go h"Nnnd il,OOp What's tho mnN.
lmum except IN tHte cases whore a man
becomes sort " TN Iohh among the
jumps nll KLEIN Of the National League
who gets ~ feariullv mad when someone
mutmurS catfish m Ills direction. b,
said TO h~ the highcs, paid judgr in the
rencr circuit His SALARY In saih 10 hc
h,nnO NlN Evans one uf the NouuFes,
" Han lohnson's staff, also gets about
ih.Ono or thetsnhuuts, making him the
King nln' NJ the American league.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
OklahOmans Will
Compete In &c.
Games, March 8

KANSAS CRY. Mo, Tcb > The uu-
uunl Indoor meet ut the Kansas tI'y
Athletic club viii hc held in Convention
hall here the night ol March 2. instead oi
February a. ns had been sot prey luusly
Among IN" star track men who n,,,
promised io compete are Bob simpson
lh' University o' Mis- nuri hurdlrr. uuu
VI scott. ot the University uf Nis.lSsiv.i.
holder of the National \ \ O. hllf.
mile title. aud Joe Loowls and loir Ray
of chicago
Teams which have slgrlucl thr0r In
iculluu NJ entering Nrc ihOs" 40 inr tlN.
rngo Athletic association. m, .uiN,r,If,
u' Missouri the University of kansas
tho University ~ Nebraska tlu knusug
\ggl's. the Oklahoma Nrg.,s. Nu TIM.
N'rsiN Of Oklahoma William Jewell ,ul.
lrgo. Nnrrcnshure norma. Nnshhnru and
perhaps tho Missouri Athletic club ot 81
Tho date conflicts with thni o' tb.
indoor meet under the auspices NJ tho
University ~ lllnuls ~ lfbRn0 u was
announced that tho Missouri team bad
decided tn ,umo here rather than in 500
tn tho Illinois meet
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
TRACK AND FIELD
Major League
Payrolls Will
Get Big Slash

NEW YORK, Feb. S-Thc payrolH "'
|thc major leagues will be nearly '3'oo''
snnll,r n l9li than they we're ln tue
season that has fitted The poverty
|shriekug maRnates, busy win the prun
ling knife ever since the world series 'u.
Iteftaiumeut concluded, are 'hopplnE W.
Iplnycrs loose from their war Time "hs'7
Every club In both circuits WI ungI
late at "A much lower cost In 1917 me
Hulk of tho top notch salnry agreements
|wpired with 1915 And they aren't belns
(renewed Wholesale cuts are helng hlad'
Jan along the line Even star perform
lers are not exempt They are suffering
1.-The sling- and arrows OF outrageous i"r-
Hume Here and there ball player mas
|drawu a mild increase IN hls ne" con
|,ract Hut these cases ar" the "N'rp-
|,ions. The general trend of salaries for
diamond athletes Is downward and ever
downward
"Evcry hound remarked one magnste
has his day. The players have had
their And now
Well. the rest Of hts remarks ~ Net'
nicely into table Of figures which Hp.
pears below II ehOws the apwoNlwAl"
ia vtolls Tor each major league 'luh 10
1915 and the estimated ouigo tor l'l'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
TENER ONCE WAS CONTRACT JUMPER;
QUIT CHICAGO FOR PITTSBURGH CLUB

The present difficulties between mng.
Mates and players which don't threat.
on to hc very difficult recall thc stir.
ring DAYS ~ tho brotherhood war "
lNpo, when the fraternity of that dnv
deserted the y National league aud ot.
ganlscd the Players league. II was
lust twenty seven years ago that lhc
mnrnnirs ~ the old circuit held meet
ing I'M New York tn discuss war meas
utes and they decided io institute SUIT
IN equity ,o restrnin their reserved play.
etS from Jumping The measure was
not successful and when tho season
opened but few ~ the players reported
John X Tener, now president OF tho
National league, was one NJ the lead.
crs going from the Chicago Nationals
TO tho Pittsburgh PLAYERS league club
In fact, only two ~ the old guard re
MANNED loyal go Cap Anson, who had
go ret together a squad NJ Kids, who
we're called colts W "tuhs" The
latter maine stuck and the old title ~
white stockings went into the discard
until n was revived hy the chicago
Americans
The Sew Work. club was almost nut
uui NJ business hv the war oulN threo
ut the ,clcteus remaining faithful Day
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
bzD Gr0z21Zu1za771co
Ballade OF Bruisers.

Ballade OF srui,ers
''lrtu the uyht 80 one and pll w r.
Where a." ih, hurlU hSis 'b'i eFHy'd
The raging millions blow hN hpN
The crashing Mhs that cHCh essay Cd
For cheering crowds 10 SEQ and Know
old John LIS slam against the Toe
Jim CurbetlS SKIN pmid the brnWl'
The brave the blk the iast-.i ih" SLOW
into the night SO one ana all
War gods that led the BIG Parade
where RUBY Robert got ihr dough-
or out the regal ralNRcado
Where Hic 1off ruled IN, lighting
show.
Hnil. Fighting Mcu-in hattie glow
30 answer echoes to our 'ali.
Into the uight 50 ON" ana an
Tho cul''iu swings ~" sNui Us mHh'.-
fHt w1ltiS ihe 'hreilns' I" ana no.
fhu' "hlhS across ih' 'r'h 'I'"'
Fof HslwhtiA forming, TOW on row
Jack johnson Nnn' might overthrow
I, IhiS sable k'ns 'tclnh ihlan
th,l NJ" Nih' nNn 'oln' u" hh"W
into IN" nlgh' so one ana "l
so one hN on" ln'' come ana 80
Nor h'"h anna ,h' lhu, 'l'n slhll,
thn' Nihlan'n hh'N'H 'h'' MhlTI'i ''N
into the nlght 80 one "hah All
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08


,N!'L "'' ehln' nunlN'' " l'" con-,
,"hHHg 'h' unusual In'U OF am umpire
!" .hk wv" i'" ''uhN '' t''' II,' nv
l'Nt N' hilN.ng rNn upon ''.I ll'
'a'''I col. 'N'iN N'' 'u'- u" $50. I"'
.W'F" ~. "'N' h',' 'Ih'hh "''"' '' h..
.u', ''' IN'Ih I'"'' "I 'H.- h''''
h'' N'' 'l'' som. "N, hNh''
I'' .''l "i L'. game sN' 'N''''
''l't rl'h'f in % cold rain When in'
,'I ann Was "'f, Nlo"lp " month 10
.'' Un no ""uI never nave n''n gwen
'' h','' =" l"i hI. arm nave h''u
IN ing ''t"' '.'i'''n '''i.. 'nd lhT ls
me lii'l ulnr over ~" M'ilN 'H'l'd
unu,I H",h conn '''n. WIN ~" 'I~h
nNolNed stars ana duhs. they ufc all
"l an I'' lNn mo ''Hnh 49, ~" n''I.
,'lI unlHh "' Mnlh'"."u i' W',h"r
WV ''''' 'n' T'ne Nn'y nn'' "''r''t
.'""l WIZ AhN h'''N'' s'''' 't'.'d
h'm very l'r H"'s
.r,.
' W., fNH'',N u' having h'I I'N','
ugh s',l my - u,N,' seen mon only
I,'H'S ,W pw"I I''"luE ,nl 'n' 'HH' .'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08

and Mutrc the owncrt wcrc fluan-
ciallv ruined and only tho aid Of A..
thur Soden Of the poston club. enabled
them TO get through the season rhip-
delphl1 had only four lu,ullsts iu It's
1890 club Pittsburgh wns hit hardest
~ hll Many ~ the games scheduled
for Pittsburgh had TO be transferred
aud sonr ~ them were PLAYED In the
smaller cities around the Smoky city
Tho club, led by GUY ltecker lost lil
games, including twenty three I'm row
aud three In one day First aud last.
fhy PLAYERS so callcd-Worc Pittsburgh
uniforms IN 1890. J, Palmer O'Neil kept
the club going In spite Of all Rdverslties
although there wero many times when
he scarcely knew whore his PLAYERS neNt
meal wRs coming from
To all appearances tho Players league
had tho old circuit progr,, n not licked
tn a frpzEle And yft. strange 10 say.
n was the apparently victorious league
that made oNcrturcs for pvpye. Stnnr
est NJ all 10 was the New York IlaNpta
league club which took the lend in the
peace movement Having captured Nr
stronghold ~ baseball, the PLAYERS league
hurg uui the white 0tv aud admitted
U desire for peace at almost amy pt,,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
SOuthwesternWins
Over Phillips Five
1917 BY r. L Goidbseu.S

I\ID. Okla. Fyb S-,Spe, rhil-
lips uuycrslt, basketball team met de-
n.o' or the hands ~ 'he southwestern
normal quintet .n the university eymna-
wnm Wednesday night when the visitors
stacked up 10 points 300 the last half
making the ruel -for" 60 to 49,
ln ~, nrt period the Phillipars hold
iH' uurmtltt,a because uf the consistent
putl shooting ~ Tllloisou and when tho
Wll l.fIc blew tnc locsl Colegiuus had
four paints the advantage
IN lN" opening Of the second haf sew
"fal fuhSututiOns were made hv lhil-
lpa bud heior, team work developed tho
SouthW,si,rns h'd lied the score taken
the lead and by steady shooting gained
nn advantage Of five goals that threw
them the game
Noel was the lone star for Southwest
'rn aud all but two NJ his eight field
goals were made iu the second, half An
dcrsou secured two ringers and Gibbs
made connection with chance shot
Vhich tutaiod tho eleven icld goals for
the normal aggregation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
OPEN MANHOlE CARRIES
MAN INTO TRUNK SEWER

NEW YORK, Feb S-An unident-
ilcd man stepped into an open man.
hole IN a BROOKLYN street last night and
icll into trunk sewer slx,y-fiyc feet
beneath the surface OF the street where
4 iorreut OF water seven feet deep il
believed to have swept his body Two
miles and hall into the East river.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
Forrest Cady Still
Is Red SOX HOldOut

.KFWASEE. H., Fch Forrest Cadv.
catcher with the Roston Americans. nj.
though given an inorens" iu salary, has
mot signed 1917 contract Cady W. u
member of the Baseball Players fgn.
icfnity. aud has received several com
munlcntionS from David l. tultz. pres
iient OF the organization tady believes
that unless every player strikes uothings
VIII be gained hy such n move Ilc haa
been spending the winter hunting at
Bishop nm. his home. near here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
Johnny Ertle Meets
Kid Herman, Feb. 16

MiIN ArkEE. Wis. Fob \ Johnny
Etile, St Paul hantamWoight boxer, has
hecn, matched with kid" Hermann, Re
Kin. III, fni ten round mo. decision
contest here on February 10 ON tho
sam, card Mattv MtCue, Racine. llshi.
weight, viii boS Bilh vhelan 81 Fnul.
and spike kelly Chicago. meets John.
d, Mccarthy, San Francisco. Nclter.
weight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
Leaeh 20 kan,a, CItN.

KANSAS cry. Mo, Feb Thomas
Leach. manager las, wear of tho Roche.
tor team IN the International league md
formerly with the Pittsburgh National
lvlEuc team has been signed ns utiNt.
man Ior the Kansas tIiN team n h,
American ussuyutiuu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
baylor defeats southwe,tern.

GEORGETOWN. TcNas. Feb. Rnylor
basketball squad defeated southwestern
university ON 20 muddy vOur, this after.
noon hl score ~ 20 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08

san FRANCISCO, Feb s-Tacino
coast baseball league msguaics met here
today aud decided 10 open the season
April and close October 80
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
Cincinnati Oct. Cuban

HAVANA Frh \ The cuban baseball
PLAYER Thomas Nomnnach who pla,,d
outfrd I'm pu independent league last
N,at. iud1, siruud contract with the
Cincinnati Naliuntl league ,luh Tor the
1917 season.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08

william ~ iaprr, owner Of tho Prov
id,uc- club or the international league.
who has had the club ou the market
since the season closed, hRs uihble from
Boston men. names not stated Though
Providence wNs IN The International race
ali season the club lost about g. n00
Tho price put on The irdncmso and play
,rs ,s said to be- yeI .UOu President Bar.
rov believes that baseball is coming haCl,
I'm tho international and he Is urging
Providence ~ one of tho hest Investments
offered nj the price. n IL hardly likely
n sale will hc made however, until David
IIil,y Ia entirely suucluhcd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08
Baseball

Ian, Wagner. a married man ~
month ~ suffering his FIRST severe spell
~ sickness lie has been confined lp
the homo ~ his sister I'm Carnegie with
what the doctors say IN grip. the attack
heing brought ON hy an autumohil" trlp
In rough weather lefOre sturdy old
Honus was married hr could stand any
sort OF weather Now he has 20 be cod
died like a babe Looks like tho Pirates
might have TO hunt someone else 10 pla y
flraih,se next season John lloury Will
hrhiss his toe or something right or the
rs.l and he laid up hllf the season.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-08

Thr suit or the Baltimore f"ds against
various parties connected WITH orga ufz'd
bnll ard others to collect $500 Goa dam.
ages because uf the 'loEscs'' tho fcdH
suffered In the oyster tity when the Oh,
law league broke up. has been pos pon"d
until next April hv m" United states
district court of ihilhdelphln II hal
been sci for JLuunr, l6 then postponed
until February 3. and nov comes suoth-
.r postponemcut The SUIT WAS filed
b.st March II begins 10 look as " ~
might como iu trial about the time the
bal PLAYERS go out on strike for their
rights"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-20
The Origin and Evolution of Life
By HENRY 2. OSBORN

A remarkable contribution to scientific research
famous author Of Men Of the Old Stone Age.
Price, $500
The Washington herald., 1917-10-20
THE WOODWARD & LOTHROP BOOK STORE HAS ALL TIl
BEST NEW BOOKS OF THE YEAR READY NOW
THE BOOKS OF THE YEAR

NE year ago. made chart showing number of
~ books published the United States during the year 1915
Today present a similar for 1916.
Fiction still holds the highest place. o32 slight increase
titles previous year, although the percentage of
the whole is less than per cent
Poetry and Drama occupies the second place. with 800,
markabe record is within of equalng the number of
Fiction
Sociology and Economics occupies third place with 76
Religion and Theology in fourth place. with 755 and History
in fifth place with 754
Science $780, Education, 34 La, 274 Agriculture 383;
and Music 49, all show increase Adecreae in
Religion and Theology 1885, Geography 54 and Biography 469
newclass formed in September, 1916 called military
and Naval Science and books recorded the
ing four months of the year.
The relative position of the remaining classes materially
changed from the previous year.
The total number for the 1o445 increase of
the total for 1915.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-20
More Magazines for Less Money IF You
Act Before November 10th


andsu in clubs
different
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
EXCEEDS LAST YEAR
Shipments ShoW No Reason
for High Prices.

WASHINGTON. May 22.--High prices
for fruit and vegetables cannot be de-
Tended on the ground OF supply short
age. in the opinion Of the Agriculture
Department. which announced to-day
that detailed shipment figures show a
shortage only In old potatoes ana straw
berries.
Shipments Of new potatoes, onions. to-
matoes. cabbage. lettuce and celery dur
ing the last week, said the announce.
ment, were at least equal to those n
year ago, when prices were much lower.
Twice as many bushels OF new potatoes
and tomatoes and nearly seven times as
much lettuce as during the correspond
ing week last year were handled from
the producing fields. Shipments OF old
potatoes were given as considerably
lighter" than last year and shipments Of
strawberries Approximately one-third
less"
Cold storage holdings of creamery
butter on May Is Amounted TO e,sas,7fs
pounds and Of eggs '3.sbs,s6o cases
Hoidlnss OF butter increased about e7.
pei cent from Mar J.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
WILSON FOR COLLEGE SPORT.
Must Not he Dropped In War, lie
Says, ms Youth Muwt he FIT.

WAsHrNGroN, May 22.-Abandonment
Of college and school athletic sports dur
ing the war is not advisable. President
Wilson believes, not because OF their
value to divert the American people. but
because they contribute TO national de-
fence In letter made public to-day the
President said in part:
~ would be sincerely sorry to see the
men and boys In our colleges and schools
give up their athletic sports. and I hope
most sincerely that the normal course OF
college sports will be continued as far
as possible. not to AFFORD n diversion to
tho American people in the days to come
when we shall no doubt have our share
OF mental depression, but as a real con-
tribution to the national defence.
"Our young men must be made ply
sically At in order that later they may
take the place of those who are now OF
military age and exhibit the vlgor and
alertness which We are proud TO believe
to be characteristic of our young men
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
U.BOAT PROTEST BY
MEXICO REPORTED
Oregon Insists That Neu-
frolity viii Be Maintained.

AMSTERDAM. May 22.--A Berlin des-
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says that the Mexican Minister to
Germany is reported TO have handed a
note TO the German Government protest
ing against the submarine campaign
The report followed a prolonged confer
ence between the Mexican Minister and
Foreign Secretary Zimmernann on Mon
day.
MEXICO CITY, Monday, May 21.--N
was indicated here to-day that a thorough
understanding existed among Govern
ment officials that the United States had
not and would not exercise pressure to
force Mexico 10 take sides In the war
Gen. Aware Obregon, who recently re-
signed as Minister of War explaini x
the reasons which prompt Mexico to en-
deavor to maintain absolute neutrality
in the war, said Mexico's self-respect
called for this policy Even II Mexico
Joined the war. he said. she could give
no effective aid. She could furnish
neither men, ships supplies nor money.
Under such conditions Mexico could not
with self-respect enter the war unless
forced to do 80. and certainly not merely
for the sake OF gain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
FORD FARM TRACTOR
ADOPTED BY ENGLAND
viii Be Turned Out by Thou
sands in Factories Abroad.
so.eid Cable pespotch 10 Tnr srs


LONDON, May 22.--lt Is announced
that the Ministry OF Munitions has
adopted American designs for tractor.
which is to be turned out by thousands
in English factories. The Ministry. In
taking over in its entirety Henry Ford's
tractor, is asking all the manufacturers
concerned to cooperate Loyalty in manu-
featuring the standardized products.
AS evidence of the enthusiasm with
which Mr.. Ford entered into Americas s
cooperative project the story is being
told here OF how he rushed to COM
pletion in few days the full working
parts, models and plans of the uniform
parts of the tractors and all the other
paraphernalia relating to them. hurriedly
gathered big STAFF of engineers and.
with the plans and patterns. bundled
them into a ship. The ship arrived
safely at an English port this week
Mr.. Fords engineers are under the
direction OF Charles Il. Sorenson, who
was busy to-day directing the issuance
Of blueprints with instructions to begin
work on tractor production Immediately.
The War Agricultural Committee recom-
p,ended the adoption OF the Ford trac-
tor after giving II trial for almost a
week continuously. running It night and
day. Several Of the evening papers to-
day devote paragraphs. to eulogies OF
Mr Ford and Of Mr.. Sorenson and de-
scribe them as superproducers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
TEUTON PEACE MOVE
EXPECTED BY ALLIES:
SILENT ON ATTITUDE
Says Austria Plans
Russian Peace Offer

A MSTERDAM, via London,
= May 22.-It is the Austrian
Emperor's idea to offer generous
peace conditions to Russia, ac-
cording to a German correspond
ent of the "Tijd." These will in
clude the integral reestablish-
ment of Poland, free passage
through the Dardanelles and even
a loan to Russia.
These proposals were discussed
at the recent meeting between
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hun-
garian Foreign Minister, and DR..
Won Bethmann-H Hollweg, the I'm
perial German Chancellor, at
headquarters.
BERLIN, May 21, via London.
May 22.-It is learned on good
authority that a complete agree
ment has been reached between
Germany and Austria on the Pol
ish question as the result of the
conference at Great Headquar-
ters between Chancellor Won
Bethmann- -Hollweg and Count
Czernin, the Austro-H Hungarian
Foreign Minister.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
CAUSE NOT EXPLAINED.
BOONE rang Idea of Daniels In
secuted by Naval Experts.

Secretary Daniels's explanation OF the
accident on the Mongolia was not re-
ceived as a complete solution Of the puz-
zle by technical men yesterday. They
could not understand how the powder
cap or fragment OF 1t could strike the
water and "boomerang" back to the ship.
Rear Admiral Bradley a. Fiske. L. s.
~. retired said 81 have never heard Of
anything like that happening before.
think the whole matter should be made
the subject of a careful official investi-
cation. Secretary Daniels does not make
the statement OF his own responsibility,
but recounts what he was told"
j. Bernard Walker, editor OF the Sci
entifc American. said:
"I am Just as much puzzled over the
accident as the Admiral is. There seems.
according to the statement. to have been
q return motion which carried the brass
powder mouthcup back after 1t was shot
from the muzzle OF the gun, do not
recall any similar happening in all my
experience. There must have been q de-
feet in the ammunition.
II thought at first that the plate might
have become attached TO the shell
through friction and taken UP some OF
the spin Of the shell after II left the gun
that the spin might have caused 1t to
take a sidelong ricochet, but 1 dismissed
this idea as unlikely. 1t is possible that
the gun was not pointed straight for.
ward. but at point between right ahead
and right abeam, that the cup plate hit
the water at an angie and then boom.
eranged back II must have struck the
water close to the ship to have carried
back in the way 1t did"
Miss Emma Matzen, the Red Cros.
nurse who was Injured, is recovering