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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-05-10
BRONZE TABLET TO
| HONOR ROBERT LAYFlELD
Students And Faculty of Johns
Hopkins University.

In memory of Robert 7. Layfield
who was fatally injured in football
game on the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity campus November 2, 1914, two
bronze plaques were placed on the
fagpoles erected in front of the
Academy Building, Baltimore, yes
terday afternoon.
Four companies of the Johns Hop
kins battalion of the Officers Re-
serve Training Corps were drawn up
before the Academic Building. Rob-
ert R. Duncan, of the Glass of 1918,
of which Layfield was member,
made the presentation address, and
the dean, DR.. M. P. Brush, accepted
the memorial in behalf OF the univer-
sity and Mr.. Layfeld's father. The
tablets bear the following inscrip-
ton:
IN memory of Robert Tonnet Lay
field, rs.
Injured in football game November
2, 1914.
Died March 2, 1915.
One of the tablets was erected by
his classmates and the other by the
university.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-05-10
FIGHT GERMANY BY FEEDING
AMERICA,

Buy Land and produce food. The
great auction sale of big lots and
acre garden farms, in the Bozarth
Addition to Cambridge, Tuesday,
May 10Th, offers you the opportunity.
The easy terms of the sale places
land on which to farm within your
reach.-DiNie Realty Co., Aucts-
Adv. B. 10, 13. r. lit.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-05-10
If Won can't Oh tO

If you can't go to the front and
fight, it is your duty to feed those
who can. The Bozarth auction sale
of lots and garden farms Tuesday,
May 18th, affords the needed oppor-
tunity to buy land on which to raise
food.-Dixie Realty Co., Auctioneers.
ADV. 1913. R. Tilt.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-05-10
CAMBRIDGE HIGH IS
EASTON HIGH |
Moore Pitched ShE9tout Ball And
Wolf And Robinson Starred at Bat

The Cambridge High School base
ball team had no trouble to win from
the Easton High yesterday on Ath-
letic Park diamond. Moore, who
started in to pitch for Cambridge, had
everything his way. For six innings
not 'one Easton batter reached first
base. With the score 10 to 0, at the
end Of the sixth inning, Flowers
went into the box for the first time,
and did well, only one run being
scored during the three innings he
worked, and that was scored through
an error.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-05-10

Headquarters for all kinds OF
farming implements and machinery.
See us for guaranteed corn planters,
tractors that will prove satisfactory,
the justly celebrated Weber wagons.
We will save you money.-Jones &
roff-Adv. loft
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-05-10
Red Cross Work

Friday from 3 to o'clock, at the
Parish House, by the Woman's Auxi-
liary. Each member is asked to
come and bring small offering tC
help pay for necessary materials
Adv
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-05-10
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-3 pairs mules, 1 pair
3k yrs. old. well broken; l pair yrs.
old. and l pair 10 yrs. old. All guaran-
teed to do good work. Prices reason
able. Jones & Croft. lott.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05
GAMBLING HITS GAME.
Handbooks Are More Numerous.
Than at Race Track.
Baseball Writer Says Worst Blow In
Years Has FaIIen-Betting Rolls
Up to Immense TotaI-Up-
rising Result

SIT would seem that baseball has
sufficient troubles with the war and
other influences working against 1t
but the worst blow in years has fall
en-" says Hugh Fullerton. ''That dam
ger is the gamblers.
"There Is doubt in my mind" Full
lerton says, '.if there ever was a time
in Chicago's history when the hand
booking on racing was as extensive aA
Is the booking on baseball games to-
day. Much more money was bet on
races, but this betting rolls up to an
immense total, so great, in fact, that
one man know, who operates on a
moderate scale, told me he handles
nearly $1,000 a week.
until last season the gamblers in
Chicago were content to work down
town in saloons, cigar stores and pool
rooms. Last year they invaded the ball
parks, especially the Cub park, and
this year there Is well-defined betting
section, where the gamblers congregate
and draw betters.
"In Boston this evil has existed ever
since the sport started. 1t has been a.
recognized industry. The gamblers are
known, and the fact that they have
powerful political backing also is
known-which may account for the
fact that the loud promises to wipe
them out never have been executed.
$50 strong is the Boston gambling
combine that one friend Of mine, an
| outsider, who attempted to operate
there was ordered out of town by po-
| litical powers. not because he was a
gambler, but because the rival gam
blers insisted upon 1t. He Is operating
in another city now, and is doing a
tremendous business.
SIN Pittsburgh there has been an
other hotbed of gamblers, which Is in
the grandstands, and which goes on
almost unmolested. In Cleveland gam
bling became rampant last year. In
Detroit the profession found one OF
the best fields because Of the disor
ganized condition of the entire city,
especially the police force. The gam
blers have not worked so openly in
the stands, but they are accommodating
their crowds in two sections at press
ent.
"Such conditions are certain to re-
suit in uprisings such as took place In
Boston. They are even more certain
to result eventually in the corruption
Of players.
"Queerly, the powers that rule base
ball have thought the best remedy for
this gambling evil Is whitewash-oni
which it thrives. Baseball and gam
bling cannot prosper side by side.
whether in partnership or not-and
when gambling, backed by politics
comes in, good night"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05

When the ball players begin to talk
about the enormous profits made by
the magnates and demand a larger cut
of these profits than they may happen
to be getting at the moment, they over
look one very important item.
This is the enormous amount that
must be charged to depression each
season. There probably Is no other
business in which this item is proper
tionately so large, unless perhaps it is
the Notwithstanding game, in which
an explosion is likely to blow the plant
light off the map at any moment.
Must Keep Building.
It Is, of course, among the players
that the depreciation takes place. On
the buildings and grounds the rate is
just about normal, but the athletes
have to be renewed often and hardly
one comes into possession of a big
league club without considerable ex-
pense being involved in his acquisi-
ton.
Just to cite an example of how fast
a ball clubs personnel charges, take
the roster of the Tigers at the begin
ming of the 1915 season. There is a
picture hanging in President Navin's
Office that was taken opening day, two
years ago. Twenty-eight men are in
the group.
Manager Jennings and Coach Jimmy
Burke may be listed as noncombatants,
which leaves only 26 active players.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05
BASEBALL
STORIES

Waite Hoyt continues to pitch good
ball for Montreal.
shows no signs of abdicating his bat
ting crown.
Norman, the former White Sox pitch
er, has been turned over to Des Moines
by Wichita.
On a really hot day it is better to as
sociate with an electric fan than with
baseball fan.
Outf1elder Dan Costello, former Pi-
rate and International Lacquer, has
joined Kansas City.
Although it is not generally known,
the Reds had Fred Schupp of the
Giants, but let him go.
Middleton, the pitcher released by
the Giants to Louisville, was consid-
cred the best minor league hurler last
fall.
Joe Myers, the Notre Dame collie
gian, did not last long with Columbus.
He proved a weak hitter, and was re-
leased after a weeks trial.
Ralph Miller of the Waterloo Cen
trail association club, who has been
shared by the Chicago Cubs, is said
to be another Zimmerman"
The New York Yankees grabbed one
player from the disbanding Northwest
ern league. He is Elmer Letter, pitch
er-outfelder of the Butte team.
Pitcher Peter Moore, the Ohio col
legian sent by the st. Louis Browns
to Omaha, managed to pitch in part
Of one game and was then chased.
It is said to upset Walter Johnson
when he strikes batsman with a
pitched ball. Probably, however, the
batsman feels just as bad about it.
Wheeler Fuller, who pitched for
Lawrence a few years ago in the New
England league, has been signed by
Manager Flynn of the Lawrence team.
1t has been many day since an UNI
pire was PANIED so hard all along the
line as has been Lord Byron this sea-
son. Looks as If the National League
arbitrator has been chucked in among
the goats.
The record time for game In the
National league this season was made
by Phillies and Reds on July 16 when
the contest was reeled off in an hour
and IL minutes. Regain and Alexander
were at their best and there was no
use waiting them out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05

her, a regard somehow family reni-
niscent of their parting subsequent to
her adventure of the night before last.
She favored him with her shadowy,
enigmatic smile, now vaguely tinted
with solicitude.
Nodding briefly, with a thoughtful
air, Quoin returned mis- consideration
to Peter and the article de Paris.
II simply cannot understand it 7"
Betty declared, abandoning the puzzle
as hopeless. Then, catching sight of
the detective, she hailed him. "Quoin,
do come here at once" and immedi-
ately, needless of bystanders, began
to detail her perplexity in a high,
querulous voice.
After a moment or two Lydia rose
and Joined Peter Trait. "Poor dear"
she said gently, with slight nod to
correct any possible misconception as
to the object of her sympathy. I'm
so sorry for her!'
"Well," said Peter, impressively
judgmatical, "of course Betty can af-
ford to lose these trinkets by the gross );
but, granted she isn't taking, it's a
pretty puzzle, isn't it?"
"Fakingl !" Lydia echoed resentfully.
snow don't get huffy-please!
Betty's darling, and everything like
that; but she's got no conscientious
scruples about smuggling-none that
you'd notice-and / don't mind telling
you she isn't above turning a trick like
this-acting up to it too. She's one
wonderful young coincidence, if you
don't know it."
"Turn a trick like thisp What does
that mean" Lydia demanded stiffiy.
slave her dog collar duplicated in
paste and fish scales, substitute it for
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05

| OF this number only II remain on the
Detroit muster rolls. Counting Hughey
and Jimmy, the squad now boasts only
half of those % men that it had in the
spring of 1915.
List of Missing.
Here is the list of those who have
gone: Dubue, Baker, Peters, Ledbet-
ter, Jacobson, Cavet, Boehler, Smith
son, Reynolds, Karr, Oldham, Mortar
ity, Kavanagh and Fuller. OF this num-
Der only three really earned their full
salaries as Tigers. Dubuc rendered
several seasons of good service and
Moriarity was valued member of the
club from 1909 to 1915. Kavanagh put
in two seasons in which he did good
work and part of another in which he
did nothing worth while.
Baker was carried for some time and
caught a few good games, but when
the club comes to balance up with him
it will be found that he received enor-
nous pay-according to the piece scale
for everything he ever did. Peters,
Ledbetter, Jacobson, Smithson and
Karr were practically of no value to
the Tigers, although each cost money
to buy, to say nothing of expenses in
Cured on a training trip.
Jacobson was carried whole season
so that Jennings could always have a
reliable man on the bench when he
wanted somebody to go up and strike
out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05
RECORD TO DERRILL PRATT
Played in $50 Contests Before Com
PEELED to Drop Out on Account
of Sprained Wrist.

Derrill Pratt, the second baseman of
the Browns, is the real holder of major
league records for continuous service.
A check of games by st. Louis sta
tistician shows that when he was COM
PEELED to drop out on April 80 because
of a sprained wrist, he missed his first
game after playing $50 contests. Pratt
began his long stand with the Browns
on September 2, 1914, when he resumed
play after layoff due to an injury to
his side. From that date to the close
Of the season he was in 30 games. In
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05


the original article, and pretend sne
been locked like one o'clock. Mlnd
Won. I don't say she has done that; Out
the little devils got it In her.
"I don't believe you"
"Therer" Peter complained. NOW
vou're sore. Didn't tell you the other
dov tbe foolishest thing a chap couio
do was to take things seriously es7
pecially out loudT'
-sTYou're-horrid!
The adjective was chiidlsn' put
lydia wasn't in a mood to search LOT
one more dignified. She turned frosty
shoulder to the young man; put tne
seed of suspicion had been planteu III
tho mind of one who couldn't Iorgel
how lightly Betty had confessed 10
nrior exploits in the gentlewomahis
art of smuggling. and her Laughing con.
fession that nothing but sheer Irlgnt
would prevent her attempting again ~
outwit the custom house.
And even while this memory was
.ro,,blinp her the affair took a turn 10
6r doubt of Betty firmly IN Lyoia >
mind.
r. hogan with the return OF the IN
snector accompanied by the custom
house official in charge OF the pier-a
middle-aged man. this one' WIN q
ratber consequential manner go,u-
r;mmed eyeglasses and not unkinois
expression. ~ .sked
with much urbanity. = ,o,t
Mrs. MerriIees tnterruVleo
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05

1915 and in 1916 he played 158 games
each year, then played the first IA
games of this season before compelled
to drop out again. He missed two
games in 1912 and two in 1913. In
1911 he played every scheduled game
with the Montgomery team of the
Southern league. George Burns and
other claimants for continuous service
will please take back seat and their
press agents lay off the bunk.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05
JIMMY MAILER KEEPS BUSY
Former President of Boston Red Sox
Is One of Big Men of Town OF
Youngstown, O.

Jimmy McAleer, former president OF
,he Boston Red Sox, who retired to his
home in Youngstown, o., when he was
forced out of Boston, is one of the big
men. He is a member of the con-
scription board Of his county and Is
devotiug most of his thine to helping
Uncle Sam get ready for war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05
FIRST BAsEMEN IN MINORS
Charley Mullen, Doc Johnston, Fred
MolIwitz and Dutch Schmidt Out
of Major League.
farmers.

Rather odd, isn't it, with several
major league teams in such Desperate
need Of first basemen, that good ones
like Charley Mullen. Doc Johnston and
Fred Mollwitz should be in the minors,
and that Dutch Schmidt SHOULD be- III
butcher shop just because his salary
demands cannot be met,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05
FRANK CHANCE HAS RETIRED
Veteran Leader Recently Gave Un
Management of Los Angeles Team
TO Raise Chickens.

One after another the veterans OF
the game who have made the fans yell
with joy thousands of times are reSir-
ing from the game. Old age or break
down gets them. Frank Chance, who
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05

Synopsis-Lydia Craven, Cartare+ -
from her English home to goto her father Thaddeus Craven in New
whom she hasn't seen for five DAYS ou On
Asata
BIeree widow, engaged
his mysterious conduct
he is British secret service
and small box containing supposed valuable
amateur detective lands at New
the small the cuo
necklace in
tells her is worth about $3O0ust
nation raise row
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-09-05
What is your solution Of the
mystery? Do you think that Mrs.
MerriIees is trying to put over a
trick7 Some mighty queer hap
penings are described in the next
instalIment
no BE CONTINUED
Not Strong on Work.

aSome men treats DER country an
de,r families de same way" said Uncle
Eben. .Dey loves 'em, but dey doesn'
care much bout workin' for EN-"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-12

trary, samples are taken to the great
Buick laboratories and thoroughly an
alyzed and tested.
"And then, in the event of any dis
covery that the shipment is not zip to
specifications. that entire shipment
is taken to the Buick heat treating de-
partment, and made to conform to
specifications. II there Is too much
carbon in II, some is taken out II
there Is not enough carbon IN the
steel as 1t arrives from the mill, more
II put in.
ut is not possible for the Steel
makers themselves to do anything to
the steel that can't be done equally
as we'll in the various Buick e
treating Departmental. All the equip
ment necessary to handle immease
quantities OF steel has been installed.
The equipment is not only sufficient
to treat the raw steels, but sufficient
also to temper the various parts OF
the car after they are shaped n the
FORCES and machines"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-12
CROSSED COUNTRY IN
HUDSON SUPER SIX
LONG ISLAND HOTEL MAGNATE
MADE PLEASANT TRIP OVER
LAND To los ANGELES.

Party OF Six Carried Easily by Big
Car: Roads West of Kansas City
Cassed as Most Enjoyable of All;
Old and Young in Group.
David s Lindeman, Long Island
hotel magnate. has just completed a
transcontinental our from New York
to Los Angeles. At the end of the
big drive he poured out his enthusi-
asm owe the performance of the Su-
per-Sx to o. K. Parker, advertising
man for the H. L. Arnold Co, in these
words:
las there are six in my family"
said MI. Lindeman, lit would cost
more to come by train han it would
by motor ear. Besides We wanted to
have the use of our Hudson Super-siX
for touring about California during
our winter stay. We therefore made
the trip overland and, while it was
unusually good weather all the wav
across that We never had to put u
top up once during the entire trip.
Throughout the cas- YOU will hear
all sorts of disagreeable experiences,
particularly for the western portion
of the trip.
AS a matter of fact. u journey
west of Kansas city was the most en-
jOyable of the entire trip.
W travelled 4447 miles, made a
number of side trips. including the
Garden OF the Gods, Estes National
Park, the mountain drives around
Denver, ePtrified Forest. Pueblo In
dams and the Grand Canyon in Ari-
We had driven our Super-SiX
5000 miles before leaving home,
and we never had the hood of the
motor up on the entire journey except
put oil in the motor. Besides the
six in my party, we had all OF II
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-12
TESTS CADILLAC EIGHT
CALLS 1T MASTERPIECE
Dean of Engineering College
Tells of Unusual Results
in Demonstration Be-
fore Students.

From an engineering standpoint,
the Cadillac Eight is a masterpiece
says f. Paul Anderson, Dean of the
College of Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering of Kentucky State Uni
versity, after testing and demonstrate
in the a before the students.
The car was loaned to the college.
at Prof. Anderson's request, out OF
the stock of the Lexington Cadillas
Company at Lexington. Ky. At the
conclusion of his tests, Prof. Ander-
son wrote to the company, saying:
From an engineering standpoint.
this car is a masterpiece, and we
were a little surprised when it ran
with no vibration at fifty-eight miles
per hour, which was the highest we
ran it.
Although this car was not tuned
up for the test. it pulled $50 pounds at
forty eight miles an hour, developing
7O.4 horse power.
w will say that since the install
lation of our testing plant this is tho
only car hat has e been able to
keep itself cool under a high speed
test; our usual practice being to cool
the radiator with auxiliary water
connection, which you understand is
90 compensate for that part of the
cooling due TO windage on the road. :
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-12

establishments. In short. the Buick
company does for itself what the steel
mills should have done.
ITO understand just how this is
done II is first necessary to know that
when steels are ordered from the
mills the quantity and quality are
plainly specified. A great many per-
sons think that steel is steel. and that
when the motor car manufacturer de-
sires a certain amount he simply
specifies the quantity and then waits
for the mill to make shipment.
But that is not the way it is done.
orders for steel are accompanied by
a printed sheet giving the exact speci-
fications for that steel. II must con-
tain a ertain amount of maganess,
phosphorus, sulphur, etc. Moreover.
when his steel reaches the factory it
must be plainly marked so that it can
be identified when it is unloaded.
Now right there is the point Of
difference between the Buick factory
and factories hat ack heat treating
equipments. At the factories lacking
this equipment the steel arrives in
due time. and is unloaded. on each
bar of that steel is a mark of a GER
tain color to indicate hat 1t is of a
certain specification. And there is
no inquiry afterward. The steel was
ordered from the mill. and there it is.
The mark on each end OF the separ-
ate bars Indicate that II is what the
manufacturer ordered. 1t is then ia
ken M built into automobiles.
AT the Buick plant the procedure
is along different lines. The steel ia
ordered and the specifications sent
with the order; exactly the same
specifications. persaps, that accom-
panied orders from other manufactur-
ers When the steel arrives at the
Buick plant. however, nobody is per-
mitted to assume that IL Is up to the
specifications submitted. on the con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-12
STEEL IS
SECURED IN WAY
THAT IS EXACT
WAR ADDS 10 DIFFICULTY OF
PROBLEM OF SECURING
RIGHT GRADE MA
TERIAL.
Rigid Specifications Adopted By
Buick Makers Guarantees Only
First Class Steel for Use in Manu-
facture of Popular cars.

Owing to the war and disturbed
manufacturing conditions the current
year has brought the builders oil au-
tomobiles a to face with many Sc
rious problems, and without doubt the
most serious of these Is the scarcity
OF steel. In speaking of this matter
recently, c. 5. Howard, general man
ager OF the Howard Automobile
Company, Pacific coast distributors Of
Buick cars, said:
THE European val has introduced
an element in the automobile indus
try that is of vital importane to the
purchaser OF automobiles, and yet this
element IS OF such a nature hat it is
next to impossible for even the skill
ed metallurgist to detect in the fin
ished product the quality Of the ma
ter.aI used. L refer to the hidden
value OF an automobile, and by hid
den value 1 mean the quality of
those metals used in the construction
OF vital parts OF a car hat might give
all surface indications of quality n
yet be constructed of an inferior
quality of metal.
Ever since the war began the steel
manufacturers of his COUNT have
ldCGu al GllOi iiiOlS uGiAAdhd lOA lANA
product and at the present time the
demand for all kinds OF steels is far
greater than the mills can supply. As
a result of this condition a great deal
of the steel purchased by automobile
makers is not up to specifications.
These steels are not up to the stand
ards hat were required of them be-
fore the war. In those days, II IL
certain shipment of steel did not
measure up to the specifications the
manufacturer shipped it back to the
mill and demanded another lot in its
stead. But that practice does not pre-
vail under present conditions. Steels
are so scarce and in such demand
that users are mighty glad to get any,
thing at all. and the mills are told
that if they will only ship the steels,
there will be no questions asked.
THE Buick Motor company. due
to the fact that its plant Is equipped
with what is perhaps the largest and
most complete eat treating estab.
lishment in the motor car industry,
does not have to use steels of infer
or quality. At the Buick plant these
inferior steels. If such a be found
in any shipments from the mills, are
brought up to the standard in the
Buick company's own heat treating