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The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
I. A. A. G. DROPS SPORTS,
Governor. Decide to suspend All
Athletic Activities


1t was announced last night that the
board of governors of the Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic Club had passed a resolu-
ton suspending all athletic activities of
the club until further notice. The ac-
ton was taken In view OF the fact that
the great majority OF the point winning
athletes on the Irish team are between
the ages of 10 and %. and the club is
anxious to see these young men enroll
for military service. whether conscrip-
ton comes or not.
Service first, athletics afterward," said
Pat Conway last night, announcing the
decision of the board of governors. This
Immediately puts US out of the running
in the metropolitan Junior and senior
cross-country championship. which will
be run of in May, and It also means the
abandonment of the Decoration Day
meet. Sports Is a minor consideration.
even to an athletic club, in a time like
this"
The action Of the Irish-American A.
C.. one Of the foremost amateur clubs in
the country. will be a great blow to the
open events in amateur athletic meets
and also to the A. A. o. metropolitan
championship meets.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
LEGAL NOTICE.
coNRAD n. sYME ana JzMh1
FRANCIS SMITH, AfterneyA

IN THE SUPREME coURT OF TEE DdsTDu
Columbia In ni ne vidsnlnE epsnins -
ertensio1 of Benuins rad. frm Hnssufh s1~t
sss s ,sv 70 os,.hGn. s :, "a s'sps. e 80 q so' se %
Court No. f1s.-Notie b hesby ero that ths
fomnissaoners q the Distr1e of ool1nhia tpusuznt
% certain roviaoa q he set q osnU~S -
spproEziGtions for the eIpsns.s q ths sv-snm.1f
of the District Of Columbia for The f,uHi rs.E snf-
inG June thirtieth, uinst..n hundrsd and foutsa,
. o oen Ior 0 es,,Is . 80 sasT ~ 1 =, S -
o. highway 70 ooufom viii The plnn q ehs p9m-
nent system Of hishways in that pcstion q ths d.
triet Of Columbia ousads Of ths otie q w.<ins-
ton and Georgetowr, adopted under ths - q on-
resH, approved March z Ise. - sneBdud b. o.
act Of oonres. spproved June .. 10. b. cDndrn-
nation under the prOriaous Of subchape9 one n
chapter fifteen of the Code q Law q ths Dizt<fn
Of columhdal, have fled q petition m th1s oo9t
praytnE the condemnation q land becessHzy fu -
opening sidenirg. and extsnann q Benutng D>A
from hfteenth Strest sast 10 Oklahoma avenue. IN
the DtstIict Of Columbia, n shown q uizt or
map hled vith the sAd petition. % part thezsof.
md Praying Also that turJ Of Eve todiGous ezpe-
rienced, disnterested men. who shall be freshol6<s
peson interested In this proceeding and not IN ths
ssr3cs or employment of the Distr1d Of ColmhA
or Of the United States be Summoned b. the Uuit.d
States Marshal for the Distho q ooauhhas %
may sustain By reason Of the sAd opeuinG WIDENING
and extension Of BenninG ruAd % af0rsah, in the
District q Columbia. and the condsnnAtion q tAs
land neeesap for the purposes Thereof and b
asses - benefits resalting thsrsfnOn the ent1rs
arnnunt Of sSid damages. incipding TIE expenss q
thh uoceeding upon any laDds which the Jury may
ont win be benefited. provided for in and b
the aforesaid act Of ConresA II d. BY the Oourt.
thoe5th day q March A. d. NI, ORDERED.
fhat all persons having any intzest IN thts rroceed
ing BE- and they are hereby, warned and commanded
10 appear in this Court On Or before the ETH DAY
OF APRIL. A ID. isn, at TN ooiock a. N. md
continue In attendanos until the Court shall havs
made its final ode ratifying and confirming The
! award Of damages and the asesDeut f benehu of
the jury 20 be empaneled and sEom heeinI and 70
IL further ORDERED, That Q eopJ Of thb nooos
and order Be published twtce . wesk for thru 80
cessiEe weeks In the Washington Erenins Star. Ths
Washington Her1ld and the washingtn Tmz.
nevspapen pubfished in the MD Dtstncs, eoumenc
ing at lesst twenty das beors tbe ssid 1th day of
April. A D. lsn- Il h turth1 ORDERED, That
COPY of this Dot1cs md order b. ss-red By the
Uuitsd States MsrshaI Or his deputies upon each
of the osDers of the fee Of the hnd TO Be Con-
deuned herein and upoo the tenants and oocupants
q ths aps = may b found b. the I'D mar-haL
Or hs depuhs within the Distz1ct of OofunbtA
be<ore ths sid Dth day q April A D. Hr. By
the Court: WALTER l. MCCOY, Juacs- A tus
coy-Test: OseAi1 J. R. YOUNG, Cerk. BY y. L
CUNNINGHAM. Assistant Csrf.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
CONROY AND LEWIS ARE
BOOKED AT HOPEWEIL

Joe Freeman, widely known to the many
fight fans OF the District Of Columbia,
has succeeded Though special EFFORTS tc
book one of the best ten-round bouts for
the fans of Hopeweli. Va, on April 20.
when Jimmy conroy VIII mix fists with
Banty Lewis In the 11s-pound class.
1t has been some time past since the
fght fans Of the Virginia city have
been able to witness as good a card as
there IL In store for them next week.
It has been the one aim Of Promoter
Freeman to obtain the best Of fighters
to be had and no doubt large crowd
from this city VIII be present.
In addition to the ten rounds Of millins,
Freeman has booked Lou scrogins to
wrestle BODY Mainford. Of Charlotts-
vile. va.tAto a hnished match. best
two out Of three falls which win prove
Interesting.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
BAsERALL GAMES DRAW CROWDS
Park Record for Attendance 4
Broken In Detroit.

New York, April 12-According to a
Conservative estimate about 10000 fans
attended the seven opening games In the
major leagues.
Had the Braves and Giants been en-
abled to play at Boston. the figures
<ould have been much larger. Cold
weather kept down the attendance In the
Fast. reports from various cities place
The attendance figures as follows:
Americsn-New York, 1900; rhiladel-
phia, 5000; st. Louis 1900; Detroit,
S,ss4 Cbreaking park record.
NationaHBrooklyn. 5000: Chicago, Ia
900; Cincinnati, 10000.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
CLARENDON TO PLAY
MISSIONER CLUBMEN

Opening their 1917 baseball schedule, the
Clarendon baseball team win enter oon-
test with the Westover team. Of the Dis
at D. m.
The Westover team is rated as one of
the fastest teams In the District, and
the Clarendon team, realizing that the
team from the District has gained victory
over all teams played this season. will
place on the field their best lineup to
annex a win from the Westover club
men
Manager Lansdale. of the Westover
club, will call his best pitcher to the
mound, while Callan will do the back
stopping. Manager Jones, of the Claren-
don team. viii work two veterans Of the
team. Won Herbulis and Blunder on the
rubber. with Davidson behind the bat.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
To Continue Athletics.

Burlington, VT, April 12-At a mass
meeting the students and faculty of
the University of Vermont voted to
continue all athletics for the rest of
the year or until such time as the
United States government shall issue
a call for the immediate services of
all college men. At present every
student In the university is taking
daily military training and other plans
for preparedness are being carried out.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
Par System Is Changed.

New York, April 12-The United States
Golf Association has sent out a notice
announcing the change in the par system.
Hereafter all holes up to go yards will
be par 8. Above this and up to AS yards,
par T. From this distance to 600 yards
1t will be par 5, and anything over this
will be par s.
This change was made necessary on
account of the increased length that It is
possible to get out of the new balls
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
0ldfeld at II Again

Loc Angeles. April 12-To settle a waee-
Of several thousand dollars Barney Old
field will leave today in an attempt to
reach Indianapolis by automobile in ten
days. His progress is to be verified by
telegraph. The wager comes as the re-
suit Of an argument between Oldfeld
Frank Chance, John Powers, owner OF
the Los Angeles Baseball Club, and Cliff
Durant, millionaire racing driver. Powers
says Oldfield can't do il
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
LOST

IosT-LEFr ON fTH ST. AND FLA. AVE. CAR
Thursday. 40 p m. soldhandled umbrella
owners name engraved on top Liberal fsvam
mo ith st ne. F.. p
LOsfC1 BLOWN AND BLACK PUP At THE
Arcade Market Tuesday morning. Reward -
turned TO tooe 18th 1t. NV.
L0sr-SLvER MESH BAG, IN MONUMENT
Grounds, near Bureau; bag contained small black
purse. one bill CHANGE etc. Hberal reward. Return
10 MRS. A. II. McGHAN ca eth st na.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
BRAVES LOSE OPENING GAME.

Boston, Mass. April 1.-THE Braves
lost their opening game of the season
to the Giants today. s to l. The visitors
hit Rudolph hard in the fourth inning,
scoring all of their runs in that session.
Before the game there was a parade
about the field and to the nag pole. in
which both teams and q squad OF Ma
rines participated. The score:
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
Business High Loses.

Woodstock. Va, April 12-Business
High School, OF Washington lost a fast
game to the Massanutten Academy team
here today by a 8 to 4 score.
Long hitting by the home team in the
early part OF the game won for the
cadets. The score:
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13

Tbs Detroit Tigers offer no e1cusss for anything
that happens to them from now on. They left
WAIahachie in fine shape and It already Is an
nouneed that the team will return thsre next yea
for training.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13

RGS-T. Wis. Gerard. Raedy. Jones, GIunt CJ,
der. Osborns. BogyesS. Ballard. Tro-hse
'uues. Three-bass hit-Icnts Home runs
rdi. Glunt. Osborna Ballard Earned runs
|6Ghnsss :: MAsAnutten. ). Left On bases-Business
D: MEzz nuttsn. & Stolen bases-T Wise ~,
I6ehaner Glmt. Rogers Double play-Beld 70
Ssnrdi 10 WIS.,. Umptre-Mr Williams, Massa-
uutten Academy.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
k1hs- Zimmerman. Fetcher. KauR Holke Ran

-lIllllelulzh, FI5tchef, h4un. HOlke, Hari-
h. MeCarty. Bailey. Mage Gowdy, Allen. Two
Ase ht-Bailey. Threebase hits-McCarty Mage
}Hits made-OR Anderson, In innings; Of sallce,
IN inninn; OF Rudolph in inntnrs; on
Allen. in innings; on Barnes, in inning.
Fi1t bass On baIls-OR Andereou, l; OF SaIlee /;
OF Rudolph, 2 Struck out-By Anderson, Z; by
saIlee 2; By Rudolph. l; b. Allen. l; By Barnes,
DOuhs play-MGranvine to Konetc4p. Hit by
pitched baIl-By Sallee, Mages. Umpires-Mezrs
Byron and Quisisy Time Of game-7 hours and %
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13

.salles out. Mccarthy batting out Of order
Rawlings Batted for EVeB IN the fourth.
TwOmbly hattsd for Bailey In the fourth
Fitzpatrick batted for Rudolph IN the fourth
rhxesor batted for Allsn In the eighth.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
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The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
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The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
Letters Given at ST. Albans.

The St. Adams School last night gave
letters TO the basketball men as follows:
H Morse. Schroers, Humphries, g. Morse,
Munholand. Hoescamp, sexsmith and
MacAllister.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13

George whittsd. the last Of the PhiIly holdouts.
dropped into Pat Morans camp at st. Petersburg
on March q, admitting that he wanted 70 play BALL
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
STENOGRAPHER

Young man or young woman;
neatness and accuracy important;
some knowledge of Office routine
desirable; opportunity for ad-
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wANTED-IOUNG MEN WHO HAVE HAT
some experience In woodworking shop or mill
Apply before a. m. at ToPHAMS, lZs st NV.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
WANTED-ROOMS.

IF YOU HAVE FUR. OR .UNFUR ROOMS OR
apartments to rent for permanent tenants call aud
list with me. MR.. NoLTE. so 1lth 81 NV. NJ ssl7.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-13

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The Washington herald., 1917-04-13

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

dary to the necessity Of presenting to
the court full statement of the man
ncr in which the boy entered his plea
OF guilty. This is practically asked
LOT by the court-a most unusua, pro.
ceedlhg that shows how important
the court regards this aspect of the
case. 80. III varying degree. with the
olher essential facts mentioned in
the courts order.
we greet particular attention 10
inc courts reference to the discreet ION
OF Judge liundlcy in this case. Read
erS VIII recall that this was one Of
the points that Figured very largely
IN public discussion of the trial. rho
news Leader has already pointed out
'hat Judge limdlcy had a discretion
under special act of assembly rc
lating to the trial of children under IS
years of age. The court goes beyond
all question Of statute law and points
out the discretion vested in the court
by section of the constitution.
we trust it will not be necessary
AFTER such an. order as this has bcon
entered. to urge upon friends of ms
llce IN Virginia the necessity Of hay
ing the boys case fully and properly
prepared for presentation to the an.
pelate court. After the court has
practically invited fuller statement
or the grounds on which a new trial
may DC asked. the blood of this ignor-
ant BOY would be on the heads of
'he people OF Virginia if they did not
see that he has competent counsel
ana aVails himself fully of his legal
rights. We have been satisfied All
along that righteous public sentiment
ana sound law would not permit tho
execution of any on after such -,
trial as that given this Negro bov
we are confirmed in this belief nv thr
order of the court and we trust a new
a truly Virginia trial-may hc
granted him.
tRichmond Va, News Leader Sent
Is, 1917
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

-. ssasas ssal
again. mi"htnt Inc handy the next
time. and Roaring lakes tickle us your
charming ScN-all smiles one minute,
Storming the next. No. | won't stay
this time. Trunks. y little wet won't
hurt me. | wasn't in the water long
enough To get chilled. YOU know I'll
be home i'll half an hour. Run along
and gct dressed. Mrs. Fyfc. and drink
something hot to drive that chin Away.
Goodby
Stella went UP To the house. her hand
tinglin" with his parting grip. Over
ana above the peril she had cScanctl
rose an uneasy vision of Il greater peril
to her peace Of mind The plntitudcs
Of soul affinity. of Irresistible magnetic
attraction. Of love that lcnpcd full
blown Into reality mt the touch of n
hand or the glance OF an eye. she had
always viewed with diStruSt, holding
them the Weaknesses of weak. volatile
natures. l;ut there was something
about this man which had stirred her.
nothin" that he said or did, merely
some elusive. personal attribute. She
had never undergone any such expert
>''N>' '''>' '''' l'h"|l'h 'Ntl IL HOW. ~
chance stranger. and his touch could
make her pulse leap. II filled her with
astoniShcd diSmay.
Aftcrward, dry clnd and warm, sit
ting In her pet chair. Jack Junior COO
Ing at her from II nest among cushions
on the floor. the natural reaction set In,
and she laughed ut herself When
Fyfc came home she told him lightly
OF her rescue.
He said nothing mt first. only sut
drumming on his chair arm. his eyes
steady on her.
THAT might have cost you your life,"
he said Mt last. will YOU remember
not to drift "ff$horc nguin?"
81 rather think SHALL" she respond
cd. ut wasn't Il pleasant experience"
"Monohan. chg" he remarked after
another interval. $50 he's on Roaring
lake again"
do you know HING she asked
Yes. he replied briefly.
For Il minute or SO longer he Snt
there. his face wearing It's habitual
impaSSivrncSS. then he got w. kissed
her with queer sort of intensity aud
went out. Stella Iazrd after him. mild
ly surprised. 1t wasn't quite In his
usual manner
(TO BE CONTINUED
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DANNILLIG NEWS.

Mr., II. W. McGill stopped over to
pay visit to his daughter, Mrs. Her
man j. Williams, Friday morning
September 14th. He was on his way
h me, Summervillc, S. G, from Allan
tic City. While OIL his visit he met
host or Danvillc friends. An clab-
crate dinner was given in his honor
at the home, 627 Upper ST., Those
present were DR.. and Mrs. ]. l., Geary
Mrs Carrie Spruell Harrison and Miss
es Lottle and Ophelia Coleman Mr..
McGlll left very happy and satisfied
ior MS nome on the midnight train.
Misses Lottie and Ophelia Coleman
served dinner In honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman J. Williams Sunday.
september IL, after which they call
cd on some OF their numerous friends
Mrs. Millie Thompson and her
daughter Louise are visiting friends
III Norfolk, Va,
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Goode are now
nome after touring the north for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Caddie Isham and her sister.
Clara Smith have returned to their
nome in Hampton after short visit
to their parent.
Rev. Harper of Youngstown. Ohio,
liiled the pulpit OF the High ST.. Bap.
list Church Sunday morning. Rev.
Harper preached very able ana help
full sermon.
Mr.. S. B. Noble has returned home
after business trip to OlYio and other
points north.
DR.. Jerry d. Luck Inferno ut Freed
mans Hospital is visiting parents in
N. Danvllle.
Miss Jannette CLANCY left this
morning for Hampton, Inst. accom-
panied by her father Mr.. Geo-se
CLANCY.
Misses Clara and Ethel Pannall,
left this morning for Wilberforcc
University.
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Z
THE SUPREME COURT AND
BARRETT

The refusal of the supreme court
on appeals of Virginia to grant a W.T.,
OF error III the case of the younger
Barrett. Negro is so worded as to in.
spire all hope that a second applica-
ton, containing matter upon which
the court wishes to pass, will be Civ
Ell All possible consideration. A care
ful reading Of the courts order, as
printed for the first time this after
noon in The News Leader, will, we
think. satisfy all readers as to the &C
curacy of this conclusion.
The circumstances in the case, now
familiar to all Virginia, We're snch
that it was a matter of extreme diff.
Guilty to prepare proper record. The
evidence had to be summarized from
memory and cannot, in the nature of
things, be as complete or as accur-
ate as stenograplI:c report. We are
sure. however, that record that will
satisfy the demands of the court can
be prepared.
This, however, is probably secon-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

"Ah !" said he. An expression of veil
ed surprise flashed across his face.
"Anothcr potential romance strnngled
Mt birth. You know. l hoped you wcro
some local maiden before whom could
pose ns Il heroic rcScuer. Such Is life.
Odd too. Linda Abhcy-Tm the Mono
han tail to the Abbey business kite, you
sec-impresscd me rs pilot for spin
this afternoon and backed out mt the
last moment. / think she smelled this
blow. So went out for ride by my
self. was gowcring ut that new
house through glass when spied
you out In the thick of It,"
lie had the clutch In now, and the
launch was clcaving the seas, even ut
half speed throwing out wide wings Of
spray. Some of ibis the wind brought
across the cockpit. Come up into this
seat," Monohan commanded. Il don't
suppose ynu can get any wcttcr, hut IL
you put your feet through this bulk
head door the heat from the engine
Will warm YOU. BY Jovc, you're fairly
shiyering."
Its lucky for me you happened
along Stclln remarked when she was
ensconced behind the bullhcnd II was
getting so cold. don't know how
much longer l could have stood It,"
"Thank the good glasses that picked
you out You were only speck on
the water, you know, when I sighted
you first"
He kept silent after that. All his
faculties were ccntercd on the seas
ahead which rolled up before the sharp
cutwater Of the launch. He was MAX
ing time and Still trying to avoid boa I'd
Ing sens. When n big one lifted ahead
he slowed down. He kept one hand Oh
the throttle control, whistling under
his breath disconnected snatchcs of
song. Stella studied his profile clean
cut az cameo and wholly pleasing.
lie was almost ns big bodied as Jack
tyfe and full four inches taller. Tho
wet shirt clinging close to his body out
lined we'll knit shoulders, ropy musclcd
arms. He could easily have posed for
n viking, so stril;ingly blond was he.
with fair, curly hair. She Judged that
he might be around thirty, yet his face
was altogether boyish.
While Stella snt there, drawn faced
with the cold, the launch slipped into
the quiet nook OF Cougar bay and SLOW
ed down to the float
Monohan helped her out, threw Off
the canoes painter and climbed back
into the launch.
You're as wet us am" Stella said,
won't You come up to the house and
get change OF clothes? haven't
even thanked YOU"
Nothing to be thanked for" he
smiled UP ut her. only please re-
member not [" get offshore In a canoe
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
BAPTIST CONVENTION
Continued From First Page.)

tons. Throughout the United States
there are many ministers who de-
plore the split and who long for and
are ready for Peace and Reunion.
at one OF the most largely attended
sessions of the convention in Musko-
gee the following resolution was Of
fcred:
Mr.. President and Members of the
National Baptist Convention, assem-
Died in Muskogeo, ia,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
LARGER OPPORTUNITIES

Whereas all indications point to
wider and larger opportunities for
religious and missionary work at the
close of the world war:
And whereas it is the spirit Of
christianity TO bring into closer I'M
ion all who love our blessed Lord
Jesus as evidenced in His prayer in
Gothscmanc: "Father, pray for
them that they may be one as we are
one"
And whereas division creates ha-
tired, Ill feeling and perpctuates abuse
And whereas the division in our
Denomination creates a spirit Of an
tagonism in many State Conventions,
District Associations. Minister'S Con
ferences and churches