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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-17
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Did you ever see an umpire in an
outfeld argument?
Scott Perry, Cub hurler, thinks he
will win 20 games this year.
Left-handed pitchers ought to make
good aviatOrs for Uncle Sam.
Dick Egan of the Braves has an
nounced that he is through with base
ball.
Bunny Fabrique, an International
Lacquer, is making big hit with the
Dodgers.
The Milwaukee Brewers have ap-
pointed linn Beck captain for the
coming season.
The Reds have picked up a clever
catcher in Frank Allen, the former
Federal Lacquer.
The st. Louis Cardinals remind one
of U-boats. They can stay submerged
just as long, or longer.
George Sisler, the Browns all
around champion, has started already
to perform the whirlwind stuff.
Manager Jennings emphatically de-
MES the report that Sam Crawford has
retired or that he is to be traded.
Can't blame an umpire for insisting
on the last word on the baseball field.
Most of the poor fish are married.
Francisco Cabaralo, the italian
pitcher with the Cincinnati Nationals
a year ago, hopes to land again with
the club.
George Smith, the ex-Columbia
pitcher, has shown up splendidly and
promises to become q valuable man
to any club.
Manager Jack Barry Of the Red Sox
has practically decided to play "Chick"
Shorten in center field instead Of Clar-
ence Walker.
Ambrose Putnam, q former hurl-
er on the New York American staff,
is now running an independent team
at Cincinnati.
The Boston Red Sox have learned
why Dutch Leonard is always boosting
prunes. He has invested most Of his
earnings in that fruit.
Pittsburgh has three young players
of promise in Burleigh Grimes and
Roy Evans, pitchers, and "Chuck"
Warner, third baseman.
George Dauss, the Detroit pitcher,
is taking on weight instead of reduc-
ing his poundage as do most of the
ball tossers in the spring.
Manager Fielder Jones Of the st.
Louis Browns is out with the declara-
ton that he never will use George Sis
Ter in the pitchers box again.
National league fans will show no
mercy on Charley Herzog this sum-
mer. He will never be permitted to
forget his battle with Ty Cobb.
John King, former star backstop OF
the Cubs, is now so busy tending to
his poolroom in Kansas City that he
seldom turns out to see game.
Johnny Leber, the infelder released
by the Cleveland club to Richmond OF
the Central league, has notified the
MANAGEMENT he will not report.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-17
PLAN EXEMP TONS
FOR RECRUITING
America to Guard Against Grip
ping Factories Needed in
Conduct of War.
EXAMPLE IN ENGLAND SEEN
National Consumers League Warns
Against AboIishing the Labor Reg.
uIation of Hours-Watch Labor
Situation Carefully.

Washington. - Before the greater
American army is raised the council of
national defense is expected to publish
spare men for the army, or a list Of
those which should not deplete their
industrial forces. The labor committee
of the advisory committee Of the coun-
Gil of national defense held a confer
ence in Washington with labor leaders
and manufacturers at which plans
were formulated for taking stock of
the labor resources of the country.
The United States expects to profit
by the experience of England and
France, where in the rush of raising
the first big armies men were taken
from trades upon which the efficient
conduct of the war depended, and it
was found that the nation would have
been better off if some of the trained
and skilled artisans had remained in
their factories. Also in England there
was letting down of labor regulations
which resulted in such impairment of
output that the eight-hOur day for
women and the universal day of rest
were restored.
In connection with the ascertain
ment of what trades can best spare
men for war, President Ralph Peters
OF the Long Island railroad recently is
sued a statement to his employees in
which he said that trained railroad
workers would be of more service to
the country in keeping the roads in eff
ficient operation than they would be
in the army or navy.
The first call for 100000 men will
make q severe drain upon some indus
tries, and in the early stage of pre-
paredness of the country those in au-
thOrity in Washington wish to make
sure that the industries the country
needs to conduct the war most vigor-
ously will not be crippled.
English War Industries.
In this connection there is interest in
England's list of "war industries fixed
upon after the experience Of the Grip
ping of industries at the start of the
war. The lines of work which the Brit
ish government maintained as neces-
sary follow:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-17
M.naner for sinux CIV.

The veteran Ed Holly, who played
with Mobile awhile last season, has
been signed to manage the Sioux City
team of the Western league.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-17

This list does not mean that the Brit
fish found that all of the articles rep
resented were needed in the conduct of
the war, but that those employed in
the manufacture of the named articles
were generally skilled men, whose ex-
perience adapted them for work In
other lines of industry, if needed. The
United States, because of the differ
ence in some basic industries between
this country and England. may strike
some items from the list and add 9TH
ers. Because of the size Of Americas
population and the diversity of her in
dustries, coupled with the opportunity
of profiting by the experience of Eng
land and France, those who have stud
led the situation believe that the Unit
ed States can raise an army Of 1,OO0,-
600 men without crippling the indus
tries needed in the conduct of the war.
This is especially true of the NUM-
ton industry, at present highly organ
lied in the United States. But because
it may be necessary to raise larger ar
mics, the authorities see the impor-
lance of mapping out comprehensive
program, it is said by those who have
co-operated with the labor committee
The labor committee will have
branches in every state in order to en-
able it to have at all times accurate re-
views of the labor situation. With the
labor committee are cooperating some
experts who have studied the labor sit.
uation in Europe. The problem of hav.
ing women replace men in factories is
one of the things being considered.
Warns Against overzeaI.
Labor leaders have generally signi,
fed their willingness to forego for the
time the benefit of labor regulations
with the understanding that they be re
stored after the war. In this connec
ton the National Consumers league
has sent out q warning against relax
ing labor regulations, on the ground
that in the long run it will be costly t.
national defense. The league paid es
pecial reference to the danger of re
Taxing labor limitations for woman
workers. In a letter to Mrs. Norman
de II. Whitehouse, head of the New
York State Woman Suffrage party
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-17

it happened In the last half Of the ninth, with two
men out END the score tie, is what created most
of the tFG1Ole.
Both teams scored run in the first inning but
in the following innings the pitchers were the
tiers OF the situation and not run threatened the
plate until the last half of the NINTH The visitors
retired in order in the first half of the
ninth, and after two Of the home team had gone
out Strikes the rooters leaned back in their seats
and began to prepare themselves for siege of
extra innings, as it did not seem as though either
team would be able to score against tbs fine pitch
ing of the two box meg.
TIL
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Batteries Motorcars
Bleaching and dyeing Munitions
Breweries Needles
Brickyards Oil mills
Brushmaking Packing industry
Button industry Paint
Candles, grease, tallow Paper
Cement, lime Petroleum
Charcoal Pianos
Chemical industry Pottery
Coke Powder
Cooperage Printing
Engineering Rubber
Food Sand bags
Foundries Saw mills
Furniture Shipbuilding
Glass Soap industry
Hats Stone
Iron and steel Surgical dressings
Jewelry Cheap Surgical appliances
Leather Textiles
Linoleum Tobacco
Lumber Toymalling
Mailing Waters (aerated)
Mattresses Wire
Metals Woodworkers
Military insignia
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-17

BILLY EVANS SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS
Written Especially for This Paper by the Famous American
League Umpire. g

rather unusual simple important
game last summer Of the
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
THAWS GUARDS FIRE SHOTS
See Blaze Near Hospital and Give
Alarm With Revolvers.

PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-While
guarding Harry X. Thaw in his room
at st. Mary's Hospital, Detectives
Cope and Lowry early at night look
ed out OF a window and saw flames
shooting from the feed and grain
establishment of William s. Wills at
Blair and Palmer streets.
Fearful that Thaw would escape II
they left the room to sound an alarm.
the detectives jumped out on a bal
cony and fired several shots from
their revolvers. The shooting attract
ed a big crowd and caused much eX
citement. It proved to be unneces-
sary, for Policeman O'Donnell, a tele-
phone operator in the hospital, and
Frank Devlin, hospital ambulance
driver, had seen the fire, and each had
sounded an alarm.
The fire caused damage to the grain
elevator and adjoining buildings of
more than $4,000. Frank Devun and
Harry Hoffman, fremen, sustained
slight injuries.
Thaw, who was aroused by the
shooting, watched the fire from
window while a crowd of the curious
gazed at him.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
A MANS HAT

Before the war the average man
took his hat almost for granted, paid
what was asked for it (only women's
hats were considered expensive or
worth talking about, and ran of the
general idea that if he brushed it
once in a while and could continue
to keep it out of the clutches of the
wardrobe boy at the restaurant he
had little to complain of. But hat
manufacturers are now rising osten-
tatiously to explain that the mans
hat is no longer a matter of course;
il. the former quality is required the
price thereof must be much higher.
Already these purveyors of that
staple of prime necessity, the low
priced cigar, have blown trumpets to
announce that a good 10-cent cigar
is now worth fully II or IL cents.
Of course, the good 10-cent cigar
belongs to mans natural right and
is an inseparable part of his daily
ration, but is mans hat less of a
necessity? The increase affects the
lofty topper, the hard-boiled round
hat, the black or colored Fedora-all
are to cost more. What then? Shall
we go hatless and make our hair
grow? 1t will soon be warmer
weather.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
MAKE TRAINING UNIVERSAL

While the Government is recruit
ing the regulars army and the ma
tional guard to full strength and is
preparing to raise volunteers to put
an expeditionary force. in France, no
time should be lost in taking steps
to prevent the United States from
ever again finding itself without the
man power necessary to deal prompt
ly and drastically with an insolent
aggressor.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon
and Representative Caldwell of
New York have announced their in
tention of reintroducing on the first
day of the Sixty-ffth Congress the
universal military training bill
which they introduced during the
last session but which was side
tracked owing to the pressure Of
pork carving and of filibustering In
the interest of Germany.
The greatest offense that could be
committed against the United States
at this time would be the adoption
Of a universal training law, without
full intention of enforcing it, in order
to cloak inaction, to divert attention
from failure to raise an American
army to do its part in the present
war for free institutions.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
COLONEL FLAdLER'S WORK

Col. C. A. F. Flagler, engineer Of
ficer in charge of the Washington
district, has won the commendation
of the entire community through his
untiring work for the Key bridge.
This structure is now to be rushed
to completion. In advancing the plan
and having. the work practically
launched, before he leaves the Capt.
tai for a foreign post, the colonel
has solved a difficult situation to the
satisfaction of all of the many inter
ests concerned. This is but part of
the work he has accomplished for
the Capital and its commercial in
terests.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
RAIDERS CRIPPLED
TO MUSIC, is THEORY
Secret Service Men Suspicious
of Band Concerts on In-'
termed German Ships.

PHILADELPHIA, March 24-while
band concerts and dancing are GO
ing on aboard the interned German
liners Prinz Eitel Frederick and
Kronprinz Wilhelm at the League
Island Navy Yard, there is every rea-
son to believe, secret service men
say, that men are below decks dis
mantling the machinery on the yes
sells.
Above the strains OF theo band and
the chorus singing German songs the
sound of hammering has been heard
by guards and patrolmen.
Above the strains of the band and
concerts have taken place at frequent
intervals, and until late at night the
men can be seen dancing and sing
ing on the decks. The boats are kept
lighted until late and bands play in
cessantly. Yesterday morning q
band concert, which lasted until noon.
took place, and there were signs of
great activity aboard the ships.
Secret service men have been on
duty at the navy yard, in the guise
Of marines, since the escape Of two
men and attempted escape OF twelve
others, early Monday morning. The
secret service rnen have become con-
vinced the Germans are doing every
thing possible to ~dismantle their
boats before they leave for the mill
tary camps in Georgia All yester-
day afternoon the sound OF hammer
ing reached the ears OF those who
came within 100 yards of the boats.
"watchful waiting" is the attitude
of the marines and police who are
guarding the boats, and just when
the Germans will entrain for Forts
OgIethorpe and Mcpherson is still a
mystery. Late yesterday IL was re-
ported that orders from the war de-
partment were to the effect that they
would entrain Monday. However,
opinion Is that they will make the
trip before that, and at Q time when
1t will be unexpected.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
is THE SPEAKER BLUFFINGP

The Hon. Champ Clark, returning
from that visit to his grandson in
New Orleans, seems absolutely conf
dent of reelection to his old position.
He declares that he will have from
one to five majority, and while one
majority is a rather spare margin,
we suppose it will serve, if the
Speakers calculations are correct.
Meantime, just as the Speaker land
ed in Washington, Uncle Joe Cannon,
another willy diplomat with certain
partisan views, gave out an inter-
view from New Orleans. He de-
clared that he was there on private
business; and what business could be
more private than that of persuading
the Progressive-Protectionist from
Louisiana to help the Republicans
organize the House?
Speaker Clark may be speaking by
the card; he may have calculated
the probabilities that every Demo-
crat will be in his seat on April 2,
land that a few Republicans will be
missing because of sickness, or
otherwise. He may have learned
that Minority Leader Mann, his po-
litical enemy and personal friend,
took too long chance in his alleged
voyage to the West Indies and can
not return to Washington in time for
the opening proceedings of the ses-
sion. Or, perhaps, all Independents
and some Republicans are willing to
see the Speaker elected instead of
Mr.. Mann, and are willing that the
Democrats should have undivided re-
sponsibility in both House and Sem
ate during the time of stress upon
which we are entering. At any rate,
the Speaker knows the value of con-
fdence, expressed if not felt, and the
cards will soon be all upon the table.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
GIRL SCOUTS READY
Complete Their Plans Today for
Summer Home Achievement Work.

Final plan for the definite part the
Girl Scouts OF Washington are to take
in the gardening campaign this sum-
mer were adopted this afternoon at
a meeting OF the Girl Scout captains
at the Girl Scout headquarters in the
Woodward building.
The plans are modelled after those
adopted by the Department OF Agri-
culture for its Home Achievement
clubs, and are designed to organize
and direct the Girl Scouts in home
projects during the spring and sum-
mer vacation periods as a basis of
home education, economy. and thrift.
1t is hoped by the work done this
spring and summer the girls will be
taught. to set standards of achieve
ment for home work, interests. and
enterprises. and to become producers
OF value and conservers of their re-
sources as a fundamental basis for
thrift education. An attempt will be
made to give the girls a greater ap-
probation OF home and its environ
ments, through the activities OF the
home achievement work. and by their
ownership of gardens, poultry. and
bird houses a greater regard for
property rights.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
GARDENS IN WASHINGTON

Plans seem to be eliminating now
for such a campaigD this summer in
making vacant lots to bloom as the
rose, as will teach a large part of
the population the friendly lessons
of the soil. A great central commit
tee representing numerous civic and
social bodies, as well as Federal and
District departments, will take
charge of the gardening campaign.
That an immense quantity of vege-
tables can be raised with systematic
and intelligent effort, is easily ap-
parent. A supply of fresh vegetable
food tends to healthfulness and COM
fort, and will make many a family
at least partially independent. Best
of all, the children will be taught the
love of growing things and many a
youngster born and reared in the
city will find that his chosen vocation
is that of agriculture.
A harvest festival at the end of
the summer, with prizes to be award
ed, will make Washington look like
an old-time country fair, and the
awarding of the prize pumpkin will
take its place along with the news of
the world. Records will be kept of
every garden and vacant lot compet-
ing for the prizes, and the girls and
boys during their long vacation
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
$4,000 In Gold
For the Best
: Gardens

The Times for the purpose
of encouraging the growing
of vegetables in back yards
and vacant lots offers Sioo
in gold for the best gardens
in the District, as follows:
For the best garden. $50
For the second best. .$25
For the third best. SIS
For the fourth best. $40
Those who wish to contest
for these prizes should write
to the Garden Editor, WASH
ington Times, giving name Of
contestant and location of
prospective garden. The
board of judges will be cbos-
en- from well-known agricul-
tural authorities.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
FEAR CLASH OVER PEACE
Police Anxious Over Meeting at
Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK, March 24.-Growing
feeling between pacifst and pro-war
elements today threatens to develop
into open clashes.
Police have been called on several
times to prevent trouble between the
two forces and fear is expressed that
the great peace meeting in Madison
Square Garden tonight may bring the
feeling to a climax.
A clash was nearly precipitated in
Carnegie Hall, where the success of
the Russian revolution was celebrated
last night. A strong force of pacifists
invaded the hall and began to heckle
Mayor Mitchell, in the midst OF a pro-
war address. Police elected them.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
THE DISGRACE OF A DOLLAR
WAR

The forecasters Of President Will
sons address to the Congress on
Monday week dwell with certainty
upon only one proposal to be made
by him. This is the raising or rather
the guaranteeing of a billion-dollar
loan for the allies, the money to be
spent in the United States on NUM-
tions and supplies. Something in
definite is said of the use of the light
craft of our navy in clearing the
seas and something vaguer still
about universal training "as a means
of national defense" But the upper
most idea in the Presidents mind
apparently, or at least in the minds
of those who assume to interpret his
mind, is that Of huge subsidy to be
given to France, England, and Rus
sia to pay them for shedding their
blood while Americans stay safely
and snugly and. smugly at home and
scoop in the profits Of the munitions
business.
Now there is no use in mincing
words about any such plan as this.
1t would be utterly disgraceful and
eventually ruinous. It would earn
for us the contempt and scorn Of the
civilized world and the bitter hos
tility of the allied powers after the
war. What feeling could they be ex-
pected to hold toward a country
which contributed its superfuous
money-at 5a per cent interest; re-
payment guaranteed-to the strug-
gle while they gave lavishIy of their
blood and their youth and their
tears? 1t seems hardly worth while
discussing such a question. The an
swer must be too plain even to a
Kitchin or Bryan.
As for the sudden projection Of
the universal training proposal into
the first line of interest, ii is a pal
pable insincerity. 1t is quite plain
that American territory is under no
danger of invasion so long as the
British fleet commands the seas. Our
only need of home defense, at least
for some tins to come, is effective
guns on land and coast patrol, to
ward of German raiders. In days of
world peace our peril from invasion
would be real. Today, with Ger
last soldier occupied and her
shores blockaded, it is purely imag-
mary, mere hypocrisy, to divert the
public attention from the real duty
and obligation, which is the sending
of an expedition instantly to France
or Macedonia and reinforcing it as
fast as the enlistment and training
of new troops will permit.
The broad, general future need of
the United States is universal train
ing; the immediate necessity is a
million volunteers. We want an
army of adventurous soldiers for ag-
gressive war to carry the Stars and
Stripes to the trench line and
through it to Berlin. We want a
million men to help teach Kaiserism
and, Junkerism that the motto under
which Paul Jones fought, "Nemo me
impune lacessit!" is the motto of
every true American today, just as
it was one hundred and forty years
ago.
The place of Americans in this
war is in the front rank of those
who are fighting to punish and abol-
ish imperial brigandage and piracy.
No backward place comports with
our national honor. If President
Wilson's war measures fall short of
this he will fail to represent the
American people worthily.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
Tomorrow.

Meeting Of Young Mems and Young women's
Hebrew Association, Pythian Temple, s p.
sembly OF Washington. Studio Hall, l219
Connecticut avenue, S:l5 p. m.
Concert by Rafael A. Castillo, I717 Riggs
street northwest, p. m.
Committee on the charity ball, K. of c., COS
street northwest, p. m.
Address on Olympic Stars I Have Net" by
Tied" Mercer, Y. NJ. c. A. Assembly Hail.
$50 p. M.
Tea, Miss Heloise Meyer. hostess, National
Woman Suffrage Association, 1926 Rhode
Island avenue, 4:30 p. m.
Cohcert by U. S. Soldierss' Home Band Or
chestra Stanley Hpn, $50 D. m.
Meeting Of Women Wage Earners' Associa-
ton, 704 T street northwest, 4 p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-03-24
scHRANK "FoReIvEs" 7. r.

OSHKOSH, Wis, March 24.-In his
cell at Waupun hospital for the GRIM
Inally insane here today, John
schrank, the man who shot and tried
tn kill Theodore Roosevelt as he was
making a campaign speech In MIL
waukee in 1912, declared ne has for
given" 'T, r." and even feels kindly
toward MIN. Schrank has no relatives
and no friends. He is destined to re-
main here while he lives. He Is a
housepainter by trade. He imagines
he is a great philosopher and that he
will die famous.