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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
Great Number Of Congress-
men Yet to Be Heard
in Long Debate.
CLARK IN FAVOR OF
VOLUNTEER SYSTEM
Senator Chamberlain Hopes
for Vote Soon-Oppo-
nents Heard Mostly.

Washington, April 24.-Debate on
the war army bill continued in con-
gress today with the desire to talk
about the methods the United States
should use in raising her millions Of
fighting men unabated. Leaders in
neither house could predict when a
vote might be reached.
The house hopes to vote by Friday,
but there are more than 60 members
waiting to speak. In the senate only
q few senators have been heard and
Chairman Chamberlain Of the military
committee said tonight that many had
Indicated their intention to discuss the
bill before agreeing to a vote. He
probably will sound out sentiment to-
morrow, however, on unanimous
consent arrangement for vote as
soon as possible. Administration
leaders are loath to resort to the SEN
ate's new cloture rule or to appear in
any way anxious to curtail debate.
Opponents of the administrations
selective draft plan found new hope
during the day when Speaker Clark let
it be known that he shared their views
and would speak tomorrow in favor Of
the majority house committee volun-
teer amendment
In the senate. Senator LaFollette in
troduced a substitute for the adminis-
tration bill, proposing to eliminate the
draft feature and submit the question
Of raising an army to referendum.
through the director OF the census and
the postmasters.
Discussion in both houses came
largely from friends Of the volunteer
system.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
MISS RANKIN ONLY
WOMAN AT BANQUET

Washington, April "a. Miss
Jeanette Rankin, representative in
only woman present at Secretary
Lansing's reception in honor of
Foreign Minister Balfour. tonight.
She passed the receiving line with
other members of congress and was
cordially greeted by Mr.. BallOur
and other guests of honor
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
NINE. sERNHARDT SAME.

New York, April GA bulletin is
sued by her physicians tonight said
there was no change in the condition
OF Nine. Sarah Bernhardt The bulle-
tin added that sit has not been decided
to perform an operation for the trans
fusion of blood"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
DELAWARE co. LEAGUE is SAVED;
POTH SUBMITS REGULAR SCHEME
AND TRENTON REPLACES BRILL
Crisis Is Passed When J. Barton Weeks Fills Gap
in Circuit With Club From Jersey; Chester
Will Play New Entry Tomorrow
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

TT HAD been unanimously voted that Gen
l. eral Sherman was right when he told q
long suffering public what he thought OF
war. The managers of the Delaware County
League accepted the explanation without n
dissenting voice and only wished that Sher-
man had made 1t stronger. The remnants
of the lcague--three of 'em-were in ses-
sion to mourn the loss of the absent MEM
ber, who had deserted the ship to devote
the entire summer in making the war a sue
cess. In other words, the Brill team found
that baseball interfered with the gods of
war, so baseball was given the gate. Any
way, one can play baseball any time, but
it is seldom that one participates in per-
fecty good war.
Therefore, the sobbing session was serene
ly moving along like a meeting of lumber
jacks on pay night Many plans were sub
mitted and orators GRATED on the sad news,
but there was no escaping the fact that
the well-known Delaware County League
was ready to go flooie unless something
was done at once and Immediately.
Some of the Speeches
Lets have a three-club league" said
one. Two clubs will play each week and
the other can arrange a game with an in
dependent team some place. It's a swell
plan because it will give the players a
chance to travel and see the country
Travel is a great thing for ballplayers. It
makes them broad-minded and everything"
Got a better one than that" replied
another Lets have a three-cornered series
Upland and Chester will play five games
and the winner can meet Media for the
championship. That's regular scheme"
Then up spoke Frank Poth the Pat Mo-
ran of Chester. Disdainfuly ignoring the
remarks of his predecessors, he took it upon
himself to save the league all by himself
All Wrong, Says Poth
Hey, just forget that stuff a minute"
he shouted, There's only one way to settle
this argument, or whatever It is, and that
is to fix things right. Your ideas are
fine and l can see but one thing wrong
with them. They won't work.
We have been successful with four
club league" continued the orator. 80 why
not continue and go on? Let's get another
club to take Brills place and I suggest
that our well-known, noble and efficient
president, Mr., j. Borton Weeks, be given
full and complete authority and power to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
CRUISE, TIED FOR
LEAD, HERE TODAY
Frank Baker Fails to Hit
and Stuffy McInnis Falls
Back to Fourth
SIX STRAIGHT FOR TY

The outstanding features of yesterdays
baseball play can be briefly stated In such a
short space that 1t behooves the up-to-date
sport scribe to talk about the future our
Pills open n series today with the Cardi-
nails. the Mackes get started at Cleveland.
II Boston again trims the White SoX they
will be within one point of first place in the
American League. Should Washington turn
the tables on the Browns and the Macks
take the opening from the Indians the St
Louis crowd will be forced to decorate the
cellar. If the Philies win and Pittsburgh
who, incidentally, have won three straight
are fortunate enough to take the verdict
from the Giants Moran's employees will be
mere trife of eighty-nine points behind
the Giants. Should Brooklyn beat Clncn-
natl while Boston Is beating the Cubs, the
Dodgers will go into top position in the Sec
ond division.
Yesterdays big league baseball events
all four of them-give the boxing experts a
chance to properly remind the fans that
Johnny Kilbane and Benny Leonard are
at work for the big fight next Wednesday
night the golf experts ample room to de-
scribe the Shawnee play. but there still re-
main few lines of interest
OF the ten leading batters in baseball
today only three of them got into action
yesterday, namely, Ty Cobb, George Sisler
and Frank Baker The latter did not hit
In four times, Sisler batted 500 and pulled
up within point of Speaker Cobb had
one out of four, six straight hitting games
Bakers inability to connect put him in
fifth position, two points behind Stuffy Nc
lnnis, just the reverse Of the lineup after
Wednesdays games. Bill Fischer, of the
Pirates, got one out of four, not good
enough to displace Burns. of the Giants,
from fifth place. Walt Cruise, tie for the
lead In the National League, today is here
with the Cards and will Paskert for the
visitors.
The league leaders at glance:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
Songs of Rooters' Row

ball today. In fact, there Is no oth.r 49,.
as defensively strong. And with mi. Guy y.
fense they have a husky attack wh.s ~ us.
occasion calls for the same. "
A Steadier Club
The Red Sox, in addition. do mi,
away as many games as the wh,ts -
The latter club has kicked awav rr.n'. wv
battle this season which 1t should have ~. :
1t lacks the sureness of its rivals ws. "on
rarely inclined to boot away a tidy Iaaa
In 1915 and 1916 the Red Sox were ~.
better after August than their Cb,oscu uou
rivals. Once they get within sight ~ ~
Stretch and the wire and their pitcber. -. NV
gin to unfold, they have met nothIne ~.
to hold them back. Both times thew ~ ~
their way safely through the Amsr,es.. ~.
League. beating Chicago and Detroit oina.a
at will, and their world series record =
eight victories against two defeats.
The White Sox may be due this se.,..
and they may win. Their victory would ~.
doubtedly add spice to the next world ssr,.s
Going to Boston for a post-season sws,.
lacks the variety which is said to he ~.
spice of life. Boston has been hola,rss
world series events for the bulk of the i.ss
four years. But despite this, the odds .t1s
belong to Boston until she Is ouinsc.j
through August and September-a No.
formance which is no easy-going. CAN'T.
affair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

AS IN BASEBALL'S BLUE RIBBON
\ COMPETITION BOTH LEONARD AND
KILBANE HAVE STANCH HACKERS
Interest in Bout Between Irishman and Hebrew
Rises to Fever Heat-Featherweight Is
Seven Years Bennys Senior

N NEXT wednesday night July 2S of the
VIII endeavor in
sY Never before have two such exponens of the manly fdne
gbackfo
and there
classic
There favote
Danko that Benny will be the victor This possibly because Knbane
be
fast
while Klbane all
the
debut
in
New York Since that time he has advanced with and
one Of the most popular champions
- IS
believe
be
wee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

DRITTLE hands apparently will bring to
- fms the boxing career Of Joe O'Don-
nell, of Gloucester, In the near future. Sell
dom has Joe gone through a contest without
fracturing a knuckle or two on either or
both hands. O'Donnell is a tough, rugged
battler with hefty wallop. He hits equally
as we'll with each mitt and the one whose
jaw happens to be in the orbit of an ODon-
nell swing usually feels as If he were
hoofed by a mule or butted by a goat But
the fragility of Joe's hands has forced him
to seek quietude almost after every bout,
when he would much rather be taking a
chance of getting knocked out in the at
tempt of knocking out some other guy. The
trouble with ODonnells punching is that
he doesn't pick out a mark on which to
land, nor is his judgment of distance the
best in the world. fIe swings wildly and
more often lands on the head arms or ell
bows with the result that the brittle bones
in his hands crack. Wednesday night in
his bout with Benny Mcneil, O'Donnell suf-
fered fracture in his right forearm. The
hurt was plainly evident and for three
rounds Joe's glove served him little, not
even for blocking purposes Previous to this
contest ODonnell also hurt his hand This
bout. too, was against Mcneil. And sew
eral months before that Kayo Joe hurt
both hands in a bout with Kid williams.
nDONNELL Is willing worker. but
" his tools are weak and easily broken.
Evening Ledger Decisions
ALLEN NTOWN. Pa. - Knockout LoughIin
knocked out Knockout Jaffe, sixth, Wee Wee
Barton defeated Tommy OConnellj Johnny
Dutko won from Kid Raymond
NEW i0Rk-Leo johnson defeated Billy De
MOOSE JAW. sask, - Clone Tait again
knocked out Johnny 0'Leary. fifth.
Joe Dorsey. of Fairmount, is a regular little
battler and always gives the fans a run for
Club Dorsey boxes Johnny Rosner Of New
York. and a victory means much to the Phila.
delphian. Billy Maxwell, In his comeback ar
tempt, boxes Pat O'Malley, frankie Williams
vs.. Johnny MeLaughlin, Indian Russell VS. Mike
Maloney ana Whitley Holmes vs. Johnny Smith
George CLANCY Is getting a scorchinx ovar
the Goals In Buffalo papers because he ran out
Of his recent match with Rocky Kansas Ths
critics there apparently do not understand thai
y would have been poor policy to box in Phiia.
delphia one night and In Buffalo the next after
Johnny Dundee's scalp 10 in demand bv .sv
eral Philadephia lightweights Terry Mccsoverr
Lew Tender and Johnny Mealy ali want a crack
at the Scotch Wop, Each did box Dundee befoSe
In every one Of the three bouts.
;sE s:;5E !5sss:I = { :ss 81
- 49, snsk fS:3 = ~ n - 49, 1a7<
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
kilbane.Leonard Referee
VIII Be Selected Monduy

poafherfF EhrEfkVILLE, Irdmo,,.r Pa July so.EJmmy
Johnny Klibane. Championship match at
shSe sf6f pnrE; ann.l rhiladsIphla next "wednesday
referees will be taken into copsideratIano
Ehsn hsa pdns the thrd-man third selection l. made II
Dougherty today, .'and. after picking ont fbe
ness at SLY ii IN ~ my opinion, definite ANNOUNCE
Frank 0'Brien. Jack McGuigan ReTf Crow
fI hqsst and Billy Rocap,, of Philadelphia, and
ore to be considered ~ " AoiA'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

along at at steady clip, should prove a gooS
6ppGaent 6pps for young Mpllgan in the semi. Other
young Howard dSmmy WSarren vs. Mike Burns
ana Fhii McGovern VS.. Tommy Murphy.
!, Ever Hammer the eyerhammerins blonda
Eataier n sb from Chicago, will box in Phiiadeiphis
either Tommy Carey or Boots Doyle. ' 10
Jimmy Dougherty is thinking seriously of In
sHring AGAINST poor weather on the night 'n ~,
are to box at shibe Park, so as To- offssf ffe1hard
cemfenf cefTatfs weathsT % Rl This isn't original as jim
and drew. down large sums from ,nspp up well
brokers' when his open-air shows We're spniiaS
Petey Herman. since recovering from nm a.
He win box New sneRf oPeaS, fS. %asfh sS
take little chances of losing his erown o NIL MI
Patsy Wallace; without a, doubt, looks like q
contender for a championship, and II msy us
that he will land on fistic throne But y 49, pe
Teen years OF age, wallace, unless he goes stale
three years. 'u' "o or
match with Joe yelling In New York ton,vhh,,s h,s
even though some wagers are being nIscaa nv, ~
the Wssterner to win by. knockout 81 eol,rss en
'"ss' oe'S are very much long shots.
,., ySe Bradley. a brother of Patsy wa,,ao.
rr Tl oox n one OF the bouts preimnary To- ths
ie'rS AicooVern-Lew Tender match August
black "disesse The big fellows sst,ins sri to be
away from him. Tom Cowler ran ont staying
folk last night. 80" ou' on NOR
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

discover and find a team go substitute and
replace it."
Mr.. Poths remarks went big at the
meeting, which was held in Mr. weekss
office in Chester, Pa. and once more the
unanimous vote was put over. Mr. Weeks
then got busy and the fourth club was ad-
mtted.
The new member of the league halls
from Trenton. n. j., and is said to be a rip
snorter or something like that It is the
cid Globe Tire nine and couldn't do a
T. ng last year but win the championship of
the Delaware River League. This year only
nineteen games have been won and two
lost. They hope to do better than this in
the Weeks circuit when the players get
more practice.
One Defeat Present
In order to make things more chummy
for the most recent entry 1t was mag
UNANIMOUSLY agreed to forget all about the
frst games played in the new series on
july and start the season on July IA, This
gives the Trenton team one defeat which
1t had nothing to do with, but any club
that can win nineteen and lose two games
IN one season deserves a present like that
therefore. in the won and lost department
we find that Chester and Upland are run
ning neck and neck with one victory each,
while Media and Trenton are limping be-
hind carrying a handicap of one defeat on
their manly shoulders.
Frank Poth will ship his high-saIa ried
athletes to Trenton next Saturday to assist
in the opening. 1t will be a big day In
Jersey, as the Mayor has been prevailed
upon to throw out the first ball A huge
crowd is expected, as Trenton Is a good
baseball town, and the populaee will turn
out to see high-class games
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

THERE much
Is a boxer
thing done must be done
hem
Il
ne nad nsh his workout Lepervhe Yesterday and didn't
which
something
In
round
quickly possible
California
Of the tme,
EoNRD likes the tenounders because
hardest of all o make
quarter
hardy work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
Both Boxers Haze Scored Knockous Within Six-ound Limit


AA
will
Its Leonard Kbane
prove Johnny
most notable being his victory
three rounds Cline
n the egame
stopped Joe Mandot
cha Kid Thomas six and had Eddie Wallace and
He
lie
Bob Edgn the New
either Leonard Kban a
lightweight championship nd
nghtng principle decisive
a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

TONIGHT CAMBRIA A. @. Opeu-A,, nox,,-
yor rEannIkfSgd nISgd Ave. and Cambria 81. "oA'hs
soE bOkkELL Vs. HENRY HAlJhER
A.. q other ktar bouts
. -". y. sue eos Res. 7se and si.oo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

HANS WAGNER venerable
grand old unable collision
ever was present received beautiful fishing
Wagner
wagner has
OF he worked
bat os2s times against 1884
of
wagner average not Anson Larry
1888
lis
this
be recalled that the Phie
compared to the service
Wagner e'
~ ahed his In
pionship
6417 assists He Of
In
doubles 200 1O6
they Of the eage?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

ADDITIONAL SPORTS ON PAGE Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
WORLDS SERIES BETWEEN WHITE
SOX AND GIANTS WOULD PROVE
SENSATION OF THE BALL SEASON
But First It Will Be Necessary to Eliminate Red
Sox Before Chicago and Giants Meet
in the Final Tilt
By GRANTLAND RICE
Conundrum

One wears Sor of FURNISHED Red
A nd one wears Sor Of White;
Which pair 1ciU finish out ahead
And cop the pennant fght!
Which pair ,ciH shoot its Vell.kno1Dn science
Again the also aUel-kno,On Giants2
SN9""' WV -Son1o of p.ax.--,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

national tennis
without added dispatch
lin
third round Church baed him
him place the
competor Norris Williams.
M
- these stars
@ofAn to national the sport
tss4
uGAHAH has Orient this
his play on
loE1@xoer bFruapt Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

Johnny Dpndee's scalp 10 In demand by sew
Lew Tendler and nd Johnny Mesly ali want a crack
me sco,cn n wop, c Each did box Dundee before,
In every one Of the three bouts,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

black disease" The big Fellows s,.ihg az 10 be
foS from MN Tom cowler ran out on Norss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

George Chaney Is getting a scorchinx over
the GOALS In Bunalo papers because he ran out
Of his recent match with Rocky Kansas. The
II would have been poor policy TO box in Phiia
delphia one night and In Buffalo the next after
an all-night ride. ~ 'S~N eAsoi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

Joe Dorsey. Of Paramount is regular little
their money Monday night at the Broadway
Club Dorsey boxes Johnny Rosner, Of New
York. and victory means much to the Phiia.
delphiap. Billy MaSwell, in his comeback at.
tempt boxes Pat 0,Malley Frankie Williams
Maioney and Whitley Holmes VS., Johnny Smith.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

~ THE DISTRICT COURT OF. THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE EAST
ERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
New York Curb Market.

NEW YORK. March 2i.-The oreside nt's
car had cooling effect on the curb market
to-day. and this. coupled with realiza ton
IN some OF the more active Issues. served to
check the up-swing. Midvale. with a few
ctac:=. continued to lead the market, al
thouEn activity continued to broaden. In
ternational Petroleum was under profit
taking pressure. while Metropolitan Petro-
ieum remained steady. Tho Standard on.
was strong. and Oklahoma PRODUCING aud
Rehntns WAS up for a smart advance, carry
ing Usage Hominy with it, Among she in
dustrials United Motors was firm, Mtnins
shares were fairly active. Mother Lode and
lteN consolidated We're centers OF activity,
sales. with closing bid aud asked prices
follow: 100 Aetna Explosives. 3T IA 200
Canadian National Gas. Z, IS: eco Cheyro-
let Motor. l3offiS5: 5000 Maxim Munitions
rs q 80. Ge00 Milvaie Steel. tlas m6I,s: loej
United Motors. iop tois: $500 Zinc Concen-
fcrnia: 2esa 800 80 Standard OH OF New Ter.
soy. 7@m7io: $500 Costicn & Co. Renninr.
i.ss TlaZ.: l:50o cosden OIL Gas common
IA. cts: 10000 Federal Oil. 81; 95:s; ION
Internal ionai Petroleum. l3's apIl: 5000
metropolitan Petroleum. e1sfp3, 1000 VIC
,oria. rs n I-l6: t700 Atlanta. l2GH; iiCO
big Ledge. iir niS. 1000 Boston and Mon
tnna 'SI 20; 1909 Calumet & Jerome Is. 10
"a: $3.50 Cons Arizona Smeltcrs . .le n ~:
1890 Goidneld Cons, 56 Gl57; 5000 Green Ston-
stcr, l-i6m:is: l5i00 Jumbo Extension, $3.50
Mother Lode. 3sTd0 10 900 Rex Cons, t5af4t:
900 Success 459tiG; 100 Tonopah Enten-
sion. 3-iG4S', SEQ North American Iuip
and PAPER 6hI6ta 1900 Midwest OH. s21t
-; 5000 Usage liominy. 9Js9l0: 1850 SIN
clair Oil. 56ia a 56i,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22

Az rt.D. bright. active young vino
knows '!tE Thoroughly 10 Bel! ana deliver
water 10 ihniIi! trade. The Beaufort Co..
d. Harrison ilSy Streets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
Order OF Ea.,ern s,.r Meet.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. March 81.
The Grand Chapter Of Virginia, Or
der of Eastern Star. will meet In F'rnd,
cricksburg ia its thirticth annual con-
r.rtion on May .. ana 4. Mrs. AnanIyk
=. Horde, OF Richmond, Is grand ma
iron. The exercises will be held In
the opera house: the Princess Anne
Hotel will be Official headquarters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
HELP WANTED-Fcmale

: stay on the place. Young couple, small
!. apartment tUou salary. Apply "a, once
. Apartment No. = The Clareinont' Addi-
:. son street between Monument and Park
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-22
IN HIS TEENS, ENDS LIFE
Boy shoots Himself to Death with
ShotSun-No Motive Illus Been
Discovered.
Especial TO The Times.Dispatch.J

SALISBURY. y. G., March 2l--Cilmer
Shuping, aged fourteen years, ended
his life with a shotgun at the home
Of his parents, near Salisbury, late on
Tuesday afternoon. Members OF the
family found the lad lying i'm the yard
with his head partly blown off shortly
after gunshot was heard, No one
witnessed the deed. The ainsle-
barrcled shotgun and forked stick uacd
10 push the trigger were found lying
Wy his side The boy was apparently
IN good health, and there was no known
cause for the ac..