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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-03
Elks Hold
Memorial
Exercises

spoasinasa from l.sse laal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
Ehmke or Dauss Are Slated
To Sling Pill for Tige Today

him on the latter and started a dis
AStrous double play. Burns and
Young got two hits each and Craw.
ford made three, one Of which was
Ecratchy. The game was broken
up In the sixth. when Cunningham
started TO pitch. evidently before
he was properly warmed up He
walked the nrst two men, the only
passes be issued. Durns sacrificed
the runners down. One was down
on a tap by HerEog and then Thorpe.
who starred In the presence OF his
fellow 0klahomans. drove q ground
or into center. Heilman left the bail
get thru him and two runs were
reored. cincbing the contest This
wAa the nrst bad play on q ground
ball Hsilman has made this series
The count is now three and two
and Detroit must win three Of tho
remaining four games TO come out
In front
Heilman GOT the FIRST run Of the
gsme BY plotting Q homer over the
right field fence with nobody out
and nobody down In the second
Burns doubled. went 10 third on
IoneFs safe bunt and scored on an
Irneld out. The Giants tied II up
In the third Their Burns whacked
out a triple, the only one OF the
game. and tailed on HerIog's two
Dagger After Thorpe had famed
and zim bad walked. Fletcher hlt
Buck" home with single A
double play ended the round.
Bobby Jonee's foursacksr pu'
Detroit IN the lead In the fourth
but the Giants vent ahead again
IN the nfth and stayed there. Her.
ROC hit q home run with one out.
Thorpe walked, took second on .
Wild pitch and scored on Fletcner's
double. legitimate bin. Cunning.
ham began 20 pitch In the sixth
and passed the nrst two men 10 face
him. A sacrifice. q steal OF second
and Thorpe's crash sent the pair
Of tailies over
PerTttt got the fourth home ruu
over the right neld fence in the
eighth and fletcher varied the pro
gram IN the ninth BY tanning q
circuit belt over the left field pal
lnss close 10 the foul line. Detroit
got one in the siEhth and should
have had more. vsaoh pAraded and
went TO second 90 Heilman's out
burns hit Bob home with q sinKi,
and made enird thsu HsrIos thrs~
Wild trying 10 catch him between
bases. Jones popped 20 Holke ant
Spencer lined 20 Thorpe.
With two gone IN the ninth
Young Eot himself q base hit am
Crawford WA safs on HoIks's rum
bic veach tytsd hard. bat Eround
"a % the nrst baseman. ending 4
crazy game
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

Is frank enough to admit il How
ever. be had the best OF Johnny
Coulon on enc or two occasions and
lost a questionable 20 round decision
10 him on another He fought Kid
Williams \ 2o-round draw. held Abe
Attell even. and gave Digger Stan.
ley a great battle.
A little over year ago be knock
ed out Pete tKid) Herman in IL
rounds. who is now one Of the ban
tam champions thru virtue OF a de-
eision over Kid williams. Burns
said this was The easiest fight he
ever took part in. and he would have
stopped the New Orleans Italian
much earlier but for the reason that
he thoaSht Herman vas stalling in.
stead OF doing his best
Burns has lost OtHcially twice He
lost TO Coulon in 20 rounds and also
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

10 Eddie Campi In 20 rounds. lie
carried Camp 10 i5-round draw
Immediately after. and as was said
before. bested Coulon in nodeCiSion
bouts later
Among his recent victims II q
three-round knockout OF the Zulu
Kid II took Jimmy Wilde. the fam
Gus English midg / rounds 10 do
the same thing n few months ago.
Burns attributes his recent come
back 10 hard and regular training
something be never did before re
praeticed OF the sandbag for weeks
Until he Envelope the punch that
has won an even dozen contests for
him
There IL little doubt but thAt he
IL the best bantam in the world to-
day despite the claims OF Ertle ard
Herman.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
Battle of Home Runs
Ends in Victory
for Giants
By HAROLD V. WILCOX.

STAFF Correspondent Detroit Times)
WICHITA. KAs, April 5.-Ths
sixth game OF the series between the
Tigers and Giants viii De played
here this afternoon. Ehmke and
Dauss are scheduled 10 mount the
slab for Detroit. Coveleskie and
James are Slro ready 10 work Who
Manager Jennings viii nominate to
patch depends largely upon The
weather which is likely 10 be any.
thing by the time the contest IL
started. Tuesday the transformers
ran into a sand storm that made
play impossible and "Wednesday afr.
einoon they encountered a gale that
was veritable blizzard except that
dgst and cinder- flle0 the air IN
place OF snow. Freddie Schupp is a
day overdue and the southpaw is
expected today for he Giants
The game Al Tulsa was PLAYED
"Wednesday IN band box OF park
which did not have a tuft OF sod In ~
TIE Giants won, chiefly because they
go; three homers while he Tigers
only collected two, Six doubles and
one triple nlso were noted during
the game. all OF the balls bounctnk
on the short fences Several OF the
singles we're Just a. hukey. because
the high wind made II impossibls
"a Judge a ny ball accurately. The
common stunt vas for three or -four
players 20 line up for p ball and
sometimes one OF them got IL
The game Itself was very interest
Ing. despite the handieaps Of un
familiar conditions and the chill All
that stinened arms. The Tigers dis
played some very clever neiding anc
an inclination 20 back up plays a
the bases that has not been IN evi
dence for several seasons. BolanG
and Cunningham were pitched b.
Jennings but neither had as much
stun az they showed IN the For
Worth game. They held the run
hers 70 the bags. however. and both
got over 20 first in splendid style OF
some fast plays These are improve
rnsnts which were very pleasing Il
Jennings. more so than the actua
stun displayed in this particular
game
Anderson vAs hit quite freely bui
Poll Perritt permitted no familiar
tiles. There were = LOT OF trick stop,
and unusual attempts to anuse IN.
fans Jones continued TO shov
class. fielding high fouls spleudidiy
IN the wind. scoring a single and
home run and hitting another ball ,
iuighty swipe Zimmerman robbed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
NATIONALS ARE
CLEANING HOUSE
Tener's League Has Won
Most Games 20 Far In
Spring Series

NEW YORK. April b.-The base.
ball that blooms In the spring is
one thing that can give adherento
Of the National league hind OF na.
tionsl pastiminE a thrill OF pleas.
ure.
This IL demonstrated today by Q
glance at the standings OF the clubs
In intsrleague series which have
been staged 10 date.
In their trip north the Giants and
Tigers have played ave games and
the Giants have won three OF them:
the Braves have won from the Yam
kess four out Of ssven; the csrdin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
.U.0F N. CANCELS
SPRING SPORTS
Action Taken Wednesday
Night by Athletic Board
Due to War

ANN ARBoR Mich, April s.
Because OF war conditions Michl-
san's athletic board. acting thru lts
executive committee last night. can
celled all athletic contests In base.
ball. track and tennis.
The action followed a trip TO De
troit by Athletic Director Bartelme.
who thus determined the interprsta-
ton put on the recent legislation of
the board OF regents.
The southern trip OF the baseball
club which was to have begun sat-
rrday, has therefore. been called
on.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
INST Bag Three Four Remaining Fracases With Quit

sls have won two and Loaf none In
their meeting with the Browne
II has remained for the world
champion Red sox 10 uphold the
honor OF the American league by
trubbinx the Dodgers. as II their
habit. i've games out Of nine.
George stallings has nunE left
handler after southpaw into the
games against the Yankees and they
bave done q fairly effective Job OF
turning the New York batters up
eide down. George wasn't along
yesterday and the Braves booted q
game into the Yanks' won column.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
(Etl'!N{l!i!5!||E(|'!kl['
WICHITA. Kansas, April S

WICHITA Kansas April s.
TO baseball the other
chance TO unload MS com,
! baseball examine an.
The worst part AOoue I'LL
clamps have 10 go ON .n
s.rrs he Peach lust rambled few minutes e'e
- he said -,.. h...,..
pttehl,e better ever was ihN
pitch NJ top speed or se out
a nnde hmseH on MS
-S,~.rs HEAVIER who finishes ne staru
Hax been doing phenomenal work Pitching SLAMS are os 49,
.t clubs have enough good that they can Aeep
hurlInr an 10 high all the time By frequent
a. ssernees IT'S mighty that any club mas easy
o base hits.
think Unfolding Is a better than Il used to be don't
baseball 10 compare 10 the
fnheld that Boston hned
Tenney Love Collins playing together But nose
all rivals The average WASH
nearly that high club the major leagues mas
rood is much higher man was Ten
20 years
This because mechanical skill The inheds are
halter now simply and get that ball better
OF baseh think the lnhelds play rs
.st baseball "a they that the oldtmers made
that We never see now
everything straight baseball from defensive angie
think much as they used To- ou' he' e 0
snag pill and whip u 10 hrst
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

frankie Burns OF New Jersey II
the big csekle among the bsntams
Just now. Altho IS years old. the
little Jerseytte staged come
back" and IL boxing in the best
form OF his career. and has won IL
battles In succession. terminating
four OF them with arithmetic. He
Ia a sensational example OF the con
servation OF youthful strength.
Burns has been boxing nine years.
and In Jet TO be stopped or Knocked
down. He has me. Eve champions
and held his cyn with all OF them
except Johnny Kilbane KiIbane
handled him quite roughly in 10
round-uo-decisiou match FIVE years
ago. and the quiet little Jersey boy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05


<&nevs and which be
heenh hand and he good physical condition
eighteenth
- Keer but cinch that he drop 800 his thirteenth
impossible
ssnh the TO 1sl in bis fifteenth the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
The Years Ahead

that Keeler played under conditions somewhat different from
iabored Mcclure
Willie
So fact the pitching and
recalled Keeler
justified
ne pellet
Cobb
wondering long Ty
criterion about hs
old outhelder ode
bated Of s His exceptional
a Cobb
An hit batting order the vicious Orioles
locIne they
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

The Detroit Amateur Baseball az
sociation viii meet tonight 20 reor.
ganiss foe the opening 81 the sea
son. New oficers will be electsd
and the teams lined up Last year
the amAtsur associsfioa enjoyed one
Of the b>st seasons OF ia history
and u IL planned TO make this ono
even better. The meeting will be
held In the Recreation commission q
once IN the Fsrven building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

Coca Cola baseball club will meet
tonight AZ the home OF CT Cook. No
1897 GRAND River TO discuss plans
for the esmins season. Following
players are expected TO attend; Brod-
srick. Rug. olsAson. Barrett Ken
usdy, esiig. Rsarden. Klein. frolioh.
Brooks. Calvin. The club needs q
frst-eiass battery. and will be glad
20 hear from anyone who would like
TO tryout for q place on the team.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

the professional End
plenty Of thrills in playing with q winning club
Of
ne be
complain Of his vii
play In minor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

Y the batsnan
r oOo3 shy or
i'm In
be him the
while the
had decline which
oQ6on ball Rank
q National
he snties VINO lasted II and achieved grand average
ana Brouthers
IA OF big
That the greatest record
hduring his first II in the big show Willie
36S when
decimal comparison Willie
intent with 3693
Of all
of
dug p by statistical ghous
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

Two-bAas hits--0. burns HerHoG.
Crawford. Kaun Hoiks. Flstshsr-
ThYss-eass hit--d. J. Burns Home
runs-Heilrnsn. Jonss HsrTow Per
ritt. fletcher stolen bssss--vssch.
Hsrrog and Hoiks Bush and q.
Burns and Holks. Zimmerman, Hsr-
soE and Holks Bases on baus-
p.rritt !. OF soissd I. OF Summing
Mm q Left On bases-Detron ..
New York a. Hits-On Boland Q IN
6 innings; OF cunningham In 4
innings: OF Andersen In tnnigs;
Of Psrritt IN inninGs struck out
BY Boland ., By Cunningham . By
Psrrftt 4. wild pitch-Boland. Time
-9.sG Umpire-Brennan
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
Soft Pedal Ty.

ouhedng batting base run
of supposed 10 be most
As a matte af little about
hattlns himself lie his conversation
uuss safe He YOU Ear this spring when
he
a ean Az greyhound his battle with
and
catch The flicker OF grin
That wood He
ioailnx effort attempted By snperbats
e atm stick tns around $50
he 1915 and
a ne dd he viii make the grade
aiois
April and MAY Of last sprng and tha
fump worried anxious
viii De recalled that ne played
IN that thoes
S1ue Il went 10 and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
That Retirement

vwo three years ago T declared that he planned ree the
end OF the he
he
his family and a then
An
he
fortunes
he has done
OF
been and
The Peach has changed his
after but he mind re-
discussins the matter recently He
70 baseball 20 the finish His
pAst four or ave years hs health better
n hard for
1ien seasons .vsy
<s entirely too coth 10 contemplate
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

We have had a measured service con-
tract for the past few years and have found
II very satisfactory. Though va at times
have excess calls, we find this service very
economical as we are only paying for the
calls that we use. and, therefore, prsfsr IL
to the unlimited service"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
COAL TAX BILL
LAID OVER AGAIN
House Committee Hears Objec-
tons From the Retail Coal
Dealers Men

the lluase Ways and Means Com
mittee postponed action on the Davis
bill to tax hard and soft coal two and
a half per cent. ad valorem after a
protest had been made against con-
sidering it by Lackawanna county
members who asked that full hear
ing be accorded. The bill was attacked
by w. II. Search, of Bethlehem, repre-
senting anthracite operators, and w.
M Bertolet, of Reading, representing
the State Retail Coal Dealers Assocla-
ton.
Mr.. Bertolet argued that it would
be class legislation, that anthracite is
O. necessity which should not be taxed
and that the hard coal business Is
now heavily taxed. He also pointed
out that if bituminous coal is taxed
il will be brought into competition
with untaXed coal from West Virginia,
Ohio and Illinois and result in an in
creased cost.
In behalf of the Scranton Board OF
Trade it was asked that there be full
hearing and also that some informa-
ton be obtained whether 1t was the
intention to have the companion bill
appropriating half of the tax raised
to the municipalities where the coal is
mined for highway purposes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
ly and is expected to report out the

ly and is expected to report out the
bills.
Chairman Boyer. of the House ju-
dietary general committee, presided,
and among speakers were District
Attorney S. P. Rotan, William Draper
Lewis, George M. Warner, prominent
Friend; Judge Joseph p. Rogers, Prof
j. p. Lictenberger and Rabbi Joseph
Krauskopf, Philadelphia; Bishop j.
III. Darlington, Harrisburg, and others.
District Attorney 2otan said the
death penalty is not a deterrent, that
If tho death penalty were abolished
there would be a better administra-
ton of justice in murder cases. He
explained how hard it is to get first
degree verdicts because of the death
penalty, many juries bringing in YER
dict for lesser degrees because they
have an aversion to sending a man to
his death. This results in the MUIR
derers getting five to twenty years
in prison and with the reduction of
time for good behavior, or possibly
parole, many murderers are walking
the streets while other men serve
longer terms for lesser crimes, he
said.
George w. Kirchway, of Columbia
University. former warden of Sing Sing
Prison, said the death penalty was a
survival of barbarism. He gave his
experience with about thirty murder
ers in the death house I'm that prison
and with other criminals and declared
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21

applications for sufficient amount of
insurance with an advance premium
to at once place the company in such
a position that 1t can furnish safe pro-.
tection.i Under the present laws OF
Pennsylvania anyone can organize a
mutual company without providing
what is considered as sufficient pro-
lection to the persons who become
associated Herewith. 1t does not pro-
hibit any company from operating on
the cash plan, but when cash policies
are issued the company is required to
maintain unearned premium reserve
sufficient to protect the policyholders.
and the members holding mutual con-
tracts are not, therefore, liable for
heavy assessments to pay the losses
that mayoccu under the cash policies.
The bill does not affect any of the
mutual companies already organized
and doing business in Pennsylvania.
but only such companies as may be
hereafter organized although all of
the states companies are given the
opportunity in the act to accept its
provisions and operate under it. This
provision, it is held, does away with
objections that might be raised by
companies already licensed and doing
business in the state. 1t also provides
for the licensing of mutual companies
or other states upon proper financial
showing and under proper regulations,
At the present time there is no pro-
vision in the law for licensing any but
mutual fre insurance companies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
HOUSE HISTORIES
A BIG FEATURE
Hutchinson and Brackney in
Charge of Compilation
With Moore

Two Pittsburgh men, holding re-
sponsible positions in the Pennsylvania
House of representatives.. Edward
Brackney, assistant chief clerk, and
Harry L. HUTCHINSON. desk cierk-are
getting out for the convenience of the
Legislature and the citizenship of the
state that is interested in the activities
of the 1917 session of the House a
complete history of each bill and reso-
luton that goes into the House. This
is the first session 1t has been done.
They have expedited the work of those
who come here seeking information
concerning the mass of legislation and
which to one of the INITIATED is a con-
fusing proposition. The history propo-
sition was first started by Secretary w.
Harry Baker, of the State Senate, and
his lead has been speedily followed in
the lower house by Mr.. Hutchinson
and Mr.. Brackney.
S. Edward Moore, of Uniontown, is
the chief assistant to the two Pitts
burgh men, and while younger in
years, bids fair to become one of the
best posted men in legislative matters
| in the stae. He is in the Legislative
| Reference Bureau when the Legis-
lature is not in session.
III lnO lIlcIHOu VI 6clbHl6
out the history Mr.. Hutchinson said
to-day:
This history is published weekly
and appears on the file of each repre-
sentative at the regular weekly OPEN
ing of the Legislature on Monday
evening. 1t contains the title of the
bill, its author, number, file folio num-
Der, the committee to which it has
been referred, its progress through the
committee, through the House ana
Senate, and its appearance before the
Governor. 1t shows If the bill has
been successful or falls and contains
enough of the bill in the title to give
an excellent idea of what the bill is
meant to do. There is ready index
for the bills, and as appropriation
measures form an important part of
the deliberations of Pennsylvania legis-
latures those bills have been indexed
separately. Resolutions are also in
deXed separately. One improvement
that / think has been made is the
alphabetical list of representatives,
one to a line, and after each men,
Oer's name the House number of the
bills he has introduced"
This history has been of great serv-
ice to civic organizations, boards of
trade, commercial organizations, banks.
corporations and those who naturally
would be interested in the work of
legislative bodies. Mr.. Hutchinson,
Mr.. Brackney and Mr.. Moore appar-
emily have perfected a valuable piece
of legislative machinery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
SHOWER FOR MRS. BLOCK

Mechanicsburg, Pa, March 21.-
Last evening a miscellaneous shower
was given Mrs. w. B. Block, recently
married, by a number of her friends,
who came in a crowd and surprised
her. The guests were entertained with
music and readings. Refreshments
were served to the merry party, among
whom were Miss Lillian Fought, Miss
Miss Ella Briggs, Miss Catharine
McMichaels, Miss Reba Barnes, Miss
Ida G.. Kast, Miss Maude K. William
son, Mrs. C. T.. Umberger, Mrs. ]. II.
Gross, Mrs. Elmer e. Steele, Mrs. u.
G.. Seyler, Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Block
and Allan Sangree. of Harrisburg; Mrs
Mary e. Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Is.
Block,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
CIVIL WAR HERO DIES

Gettysburg, Pa, March 21.-Daniel
S. Reigle, aged 76 years, Civil War
hero, died at his home near here yes
terday from a stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. Reigle was a member of the
Eighty-seventh Pennsylvania regi-
ment during the war. General Sheri-
dan ordered him to report to Wash
ington for the purpose of having pre-
sented to him by President Lincoln a
medal For marked bravery displayed
on the battlefield on the evening of
October 19, near Middletown, Va, and
for gallantly rushing forward through
terrific fire and capturing a rebel
flag at the stone fence where the
enemys last stand was made"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
BLUE SKY" BILL
AN IMPORTANT ONE
Would Give State Authority to
Head Off Future Insur-
ance Scandal

Considerable attention has been at
tracted in the Legislature by the
Mearkle bill to provide for the incor-
poration and regulation of mutual in
surance companies" which was draft
ed by committee of the Insurance
Commissioners of the United States in
conjunction with a committee of the
representatives of the various mutual
interests. 1t is designed to provide a
uniform method for the organization
and regulation of companies transact
ing insurance on the mutual plan. 1t
has already been enacted into law in
a number of the states and has been
presented to the legislatures of twenty
additional states this year.
1t provides a specific method for or
ganizing these companies and requires
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE
DEATH PENALTY IS
A BACK NUMBER
Noted Men Speak at the Hear
ing in the Hall of the House
Yesterday

Declarations that the in1iction of
the death penalty is against the trend
of the times characterized the three
hour hearing given yesterday after
noon in the hall of the House of Rep
resentatives on the bills to abolish the
dealth penalty. In addition judges.
lawyers and others wrote letters
against the continuance of capital
punishment on the statute books,
among them Warden John Francies,
of the Western penitentiary. The
committee will take action very short