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The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
CLAIMS RUSIE WAS
king OF SPEED BOYS
Former Cleveland Star Thinks Amos
Had Johnson Beat at Flinsins.

Cleveland. Ohio April sg-"Walter
Johnsons : smoke-Huh' Old Amos Rusie
has just as much speed and curve ball
that johnson or no other living pitcher
ever had: why that curve came over the
plate with just as much speed as cid his
fas. one" Thus Ed Mexican settles the
much mootcd question as TO the speediest
pitcher who ever wore a glove
Ed Mexican. old-time Cleveland short
stop. who keeps abreast Of the times.
continues his interest in baseball by at
tending every game he can possibly get
to. was I'm a reminiscent mood the other
night and talked OF the old dsys-twenty
years ago when baseball was the same
national pastime-and claimed almost as
many rabid fans as TO-DAY.
I know that many will take exceptions
to my statement that Rusie had more
speed than johnson, but ] am giving
you my honest opinion. I'll admit ] have
never bstted against Johnson. but I've
watched him closely ever since he broke
in. I have batted against Rusie when
Amos was at his best. and OF the two,
RUsie. to my way OF thinking. had more
speed" Mexican added.
There was no disposition on MCKean's
part to discredit johnson. He was not
pulling the stuff many stars OF twenty
years ago often hand out that I'd Dele
hanty Bill Dineen. Bobby Wallace,
Cupid Childs and back farther Fred
Pfener Biddy MCPhee. Charley Farrell,
Pop Anson and others. were far and away
better than the present corp Of ball play
ers.
Mexican is honest in his convictions. In
his time. he was a smart ball player and
as EooG a shortston as ever tagged a
runner He knows the game from the
ground Up and its a treat TO fan with
him for an hour or so.
Mexican was about through with major
league baseball when the American
League invaded Cleveland. and his inter-
est has naturally centered in American
League baseball for the Sixth City is his
home
The veteran hit the nail on the head
during his conversation with the writer,
when he said: These pitchers with their
freak deliveries all make me tired. Give
me the pitcher with plenty OF speed. a
good curve and control and that's all
ask. Control is the best asset twirler
can possibly have"
Present-dsy fans probably do not know
that baseball hasn't changed a bit dur
ing the last twenty years. for in 1895 tho
hit and run. double steal. squeeze play
and other methods OF attack were very
much in evidence.
The clubs OF twenty years ago we're
not quite so evenly balanced as those Of
today, and there were fewer stars, but
the same kind OF baseball was played
and the contests were real battles just
the same as now.
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he won every bout which he entered
during the guards stay on the Mexican
border.
The card is easily one of the best ever
presented by the Maryland club. With
battle royal of four rounds opening the
show and two fast mauling middle
weights doing the honors in the windup,
fans of the District will no doubt pack
the Maryland club tonight.
Howard arrived here last night and
looks fit for the battle. He weighs 156
pounds and claims to be in the pink of
shape. Kid Shelter and a party of Fred
erick sporting men are due to arrive here
at noon today. p. F. O'Connor. the OFF,
cial referee of the club, will handle the
boys in the main bout, while Danny
O'Brien will be the third man in the ring
in the preliminary and semi-windup.
Because OF the unsettled conditions Of
the street railways the Washington.
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad has
made arrangements to run the cars from
Fifteenth and II streets northeast every
ten minutes after $50. Buck Grouse. the
well-known Pittsburgh middle-weight,
will meet the winner OF this bout at the
Maryland club on May go
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET TONIGHT

A meeting OF the Amateur Baseball As
sociation will be held tonight at Spalo-
ings, at which President Cooley, OF the
Rosedale League, will state his case OF
the two-men rule. which allows a player
TO compete on two teams
Officers for the coming year will Be
elected at this meeting which will be
an open one. and all ssnd-lotters are
invited 20 attend.
One office In this association Il va
cant at present. Secretary II. V. Shur-
teff has been called to do service In the
Marine Corps.
A travelling kit will be presented TO Mr..
Shurteff as a token OF their esteem for
him as secretary by the members OF the
association.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
DUCKPIN TOURNAMENT
WILL START TONIGHT
District Shooters of the Little Naples
in Big Competiton.

The seventh annual bowling tourna-
ment OF the District Duckpin Associ-
alton will get under way tonight at :
O'Clock at the Grand Central Palace
Eight teams, eight doubles and eight
singles will shoot on the opening day,
which has been set aside for the Agri-
culture Interbureau League. This tour
nament is the largest duckpin tourney
ever staged by the shooters of the little
naples in this city and should prove a
big success from every standpoint.
District Commissioner o. p. Newman,
l.. L. Sinclair. of the Chamber OF Com
merce; E. c. Brandenburg, of the Board
of Trade: William F. GUIDE. former pres
ident of the Atlantic Coast Bowling As
sociation. and p. T. Moran. of the Wash
ington Tournament Company, which held
the A. c. B. A. tourney here last year,
will make the opening addresses and
shoot the first balls down the runways.
The entries for the opening days shoot
ing are as follows:
number Of special prizes also 10 be com
peted for in the various sections Tonights hoWlrrs
Class. Alley.
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To. oos 800 % 5
FORT WASHINGTON IS
BEATEN BY FORT HUNT

Fort Hunt, Va, April 29.-The first
game of a series for the army champion
ship of this section was staged here to-
day between the post team of this fort
and Fort Washington club of Maryland.
The local POST team came out on the
long end of the score in a ten-inning con-
test by a count of to 3.
The game was a pitchers battle over
the entire route with honors about even.
although Pitcher Long. OF the visitors,
weakened in the final inning, when a two
base blow by Ellis and a passed ball by
Catcher Schlicker paved the way for the
winning tally. The sensational fielding of
Boyle, OF Fort Hunt, and the pitching of
Long were easily the features of the
game. Score by innings:
r. H. z.
Fort HCnt........ 90 OO1oO I-2 (
Fort Washington. o 0 0 Q 0 0 % o. ;
Batteries: Fort Hunt-Johnson and Drote. Fort
Washington-Long and SehlcLer Umpire-Mr.
Beckett.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Silent Howard Is Ready for
Fight with Sheeler Tonight

The stage is set for the boxing enter
tainment scheduled at the Maryland
Athletic and Social Club, OF Ardmore,
Nd tonight when Silent Howard, the
mauling deaf mute from Akron, Ohio,
meets Kid Shelter. the Frederick bear
cat in the main attraction over fifteen
round route.
Thirty-three rounds of fighting is
booked for the fistic fans. with a possi-
bIlity of an added attraction of a six
round bout as the curtain raiser. The
semi-windup should prove to be of more
than ordinary interest to the followers
of the ropIl arena. as Jimmy Conroy,
the local batam-weight, will be given
his first chance in one of the classic
bouts against Bobby White. of York, Pa.
Conroy is one OF the most promising
looking youngsters that has been devel-
oped here since Tommy Lowe. Danny
O'Brien and Kid Sullivan held the stage,
and his showing tonight will mean big
boast in his advancement, as White Is
one of the best one hundred and six
teen Founders that has shown in Phila-
delphia and Baltimore during the past
winter.
The Howard-Sheeler bout should prove
a corker from gong to gong. Howard has
shown here on several occasions and has
at all times given a good account Of
pure and simple, and one that packs
away the old kick in both fists. Howard
is a demon for punishment and has yet
to be knocked off his feet, while Sheeler Is
one of the fastest middle-weights eveer
developed in this section. The Frederick
battler Is a classy boxer and is some-
thing Of a pile driver as he has won most
of his recent battles by kayoing his
opponents.
The preliminary which is scheduled for
six rounds will be hummer. Otto Brown,
the fast little feather-weight, is slated
to meet Kid Ahern, another local feather
weight, in this battle which is some
what of a grudge AFFAIR. Brown is a
shifty boxer and one that is always will
ing to stand toe to toe and exchange
punches. Not much is known of the abil-
ity of Ahern. but among the ranks Of
the District National Guard he is looked
upon as a classy and finished fighter, as
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HAvRE DE GRACE ENTRIES

FIRST RACE Maiden 2-year-olds; fcrr and one.
half tnrlongs Dorothy Sullivan, III; Julian Cmp)
ll5; Passamsrs dnp). liz: Prunes. lis; winsom
Vera Gmp.). lis: Irish Kiss hmp.). lis; Bon Tromp
lis: Edith f.. ll2; Jim Hefferin lis; Rabunta, ll5
SEf.ND RACE-Selling; 3-year-olds and upward
hIe and oue-hslf furiougS Cuddle Up. ITO; Anxiety
l5; BiTdr1an. lls: Al Hudson dmp.l. lG2; 'Chemung
lG; Plumose. lO7; 'Rey Ennis s5 MeeIicka, I0s
Blaze Away lls; kits, 10i Resign. lis: oyn g
lo'; Tom Elward llO: 'Erey. lOS: Velour. IS
'Iosehna Zlra.s Ios Also eligible: Refugee rs
'Broheck 70; Lohengrin, 100; 'Pcppee. 100; Little
Abe. rs: Sable Gmp.l, %: None Such. 100.
THIRD RACE-Selling; year-olds and onward
us; ESmont, ll5; Royal Interest. lis; 'Reybourn,
ll0; Laura. l05; Dkrtworth. lis: Superintendent
lis; ZsH. lis; DR.. CharcOt lis; Prim Harry limp
n5; Two ROYALS, u.s. SilTey Shapiro. 10: Earl
Rob ats, no. wet Sail. lO5; Little Nephew. Ij
FOGRTH RACE-selliug: 4year-olds and upy ard
mile and one-sixteenth. BHckley. loe: Tom Han.
cock. IS; Egmont. 100; Supreme. los: 'Repton III
'pTpeth. l0l: Menlo Park lO4; Fin Money lOe. Dr
Mack. lis; 'BaIgee. 10: Jabot iIa: VoiuspS. ig;
Roysl Meteor. 100; 'Batwa. 20; Ray O. Light I1
Chh Haven, Ill. Also eligible; River King io6
ROYAL Interest Zoe; MARY Warren. loS; Harry Lar,
Billie Baker. ll2: Richard Langdon, 100; 'Prim
Harry timpl. l0l.
FIFTH RACE-Thc Chester Selling: 3-year-oIds
and UPWARD; SIX fErlonss. skles Knob, lis; Polly
J.. o.; Dignity lis; Startling. lis: Etruscan. no
.Ple9sureIille. no; King Tuscan. i0s; Anita. l6
'Pesky. lB
SIXTH RACE-seIins: 4ysar-olds and upward
six furlOnp John Douglas, lis: Surprising lis:
Qmd Nunc. rs; sir Fretful. 10: Salon lis; Lord
Wells ll5; 'LdILz. lO5, Owana 10: sNayme W
los; Garlic. 40; Hops. 10: Altamaha. lis: Mar,
eery. l6i Rose Mary. no. Pharoah. lI5; Blackford
lis.
SEVENTH RACE Selling; 4year-olds and up
ward; mile and seventy Yards sSandhiu lls,
Buzz Around. l05; Edith Baumann lO4; Ahsra
los: Csnnonade. los: Jerry IOs: Jessie Louise los
Tameriane, los: 'Minda, ICe; 'Balgee 10: col
Matt los; Preston Lynn II3; RE- ton fee: Richard
LanEdon. ITO; Song OF VALLEY. lOs; 'orpsrth. ITO
'Apprentice allowance clEimrd
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THE ROOKIE WRITES A @poME.

Dear Maw-Since last I rote to you
The team has gone away:
They're on tn trail back North again.
They left here yesterday.
l. thought Griff was gonna keep
Me with tn club all year,
But when he went away he said
I'd have to play down here.
Now. honest. Nav, he's pulled a bone
L didn't think OF him;
He never Oughta let me go
To keep old Milan Zln.
This Menoskey's another guy
That shoulda got tn az,
An George McBride's old as Paw
An pokey on tn sacks.
They's lots OF boneheads holdin' Jobs
That amt got class at ALL
They must have somethin' on old Grtff
To stick In big league bail.
But I will have to close now. Nav,
An take a train tonight;
They've sold me to tn Waco club
Tell Bessie viii write
-xourr, kfSDx,
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
ARDMoRE FIGHT CARD

Main bout-Silent Howard, of
Akron, Ohio, VS.. Kid Sheeler, of
Frederick. Nd, at catch weights.
Fifteen rounds to a decision.
Semi mi-Windup-Bobby White. of
York. Pa, VS.. Jimmy Conroy, of
Washington. at 120 pounds. Eight
rounds to a decision.
Preliminary-Otto Brown. Of
Washington, VS.. Kid Ahern, OF
Washington, at l50 pounds. Six
rounds to a decision.
Battle Royal-Quartet OF negro
battlers, of Washington and Bal
timore.
Referee-P. F. O'Connor in the
main bout.
Time-s:3O p. m. Place, Mary
land Athletic and Social. Club of
Ardmore, Md.
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SCHIFF, CHAMPION OF
PACIFIC COAST, TRAVELS

Chicago, III. April 9.-Johnny Schiff,
featherweight champion OF the Pacific
Coast, has been in our midst during one
Of his brief halts between jaunts around
the world, for SchifT also is champion
pugilistiC globe trotter
Johnny went to Australia once as cook
on a steamer because he didn't have
the money to pay for ticket and he
cleaned up 500 by boxing for the pas
ser gers. He went 70 England and
France after the war broke out and
he went to Havana With Jack johnson.
Since then he has been gadding around
to other places and IS headed for Can
ada in search Of bouts
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PIMLICO WILL Open
RACE MEET TUESDAY
Prominent Stables Have Entries in All
Events at Old Hilltop Course.
] 70 The Washington Herald,

special TO The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Md. April 29.-The Pimlico
race meeting will open at the old course
on the Hilltop on Tuesday, and what
promises to be the most interesting rae
ing of the spring season in Maryland
will be seen during the fifteen days to
follow.
filled, and when the racing starts there
VII not be a vacant stall on the track.
Nearly every prominent stable in the
country will be represented in the rae
ing at Pimlico. and with purses larger
than those given by any association at
any course this year. the sport is sure
to be OF the highest class.
Many horses are due to arrive at Pim-
lico in the next day or two.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30

Runs-0'Donnel t9, Burns Alien TOwers Dyer,
Sweeney. Brent, Tyser Dieste (2. Marcy. Burrs
g. WeidmGn t9. Earned HIns-General Baking Co,
9; Cleveland A C.. s. Left bAses-GeneTal BaK-
ing Co.. 6; Cleveland A. C., 5. First base on balls
OF Humphries. 4; of c. Wiedmau 2 Innings
pitched-By HumpIries, 3; by C. WeidmRn, 5; By
Meyer. 5. Hits made-Of Humphries 10; OF c,
Deidmsn, II; of Meyer 2 Struck out-By Humph.
res, 9; by @. Weidman ); by Meyer ). Home
run-0' 'Donnel. Three-base hits-0' Donnell Allen.
Sweeney, Stewart, Dieste. Two-base hitS-Sweeney
Langdon Meyer. Sacrifice hit-Burns. Stolen bases
-Allcn Langdon. Brent Stewart, Marcy. Burns
Double phys-ToweH TO Burns Allen TO Burns,
by ritchcr-By Humphries DieStsl. Umpise-Mr.
Hayden.
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BALTIMORE CLUB IS
BEATEN BY w., B. & A,

Naval Academy Junction. Nd, April
z-The Washington, Baltimore and An
rapolis Club yesterday defeated the St
Peters Club. OF Baltimore, in the Semi
Pro League Of Maryland in a double
header to 0 and to l.
Both clubs played brilliant ball and
many great fielding plays were made
Long, OF the w. B. and A. club. led
the teams with the stick, while his field
Tlg was above the ordinary.
Al Emhling pitched great ball in the
first contest, when the visitors were
harded zerOs, while Finney Kelly held
the st. Peters team to three hits in the
nightcap. The score by innings
follows:
RH.E
st. Peters............ 0 90 0 90 2
". b. and A.. Oh lOOx-4 l
rattcries: ST. P,ters-Smith and Dove. W B.
eTd A.-EIhligg and FrasitT. Umpire-Mr. Hod-
k5us.
SECOND GAME
R.H.E.
w. 3. and A.. 0 l % 2OOo o-3 6 .
e. PeteTs-........-.. ! o 0 o o o o OIL ) l
Batteries: W, B. and A.-Kely and Frasier St.
fstais-MatthsWs and Dove. Umpire-Mr. Hod-
kins
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
CHICAGO CUBS WIN
In ELEVENTH INNING

s.. Louis, Mo-. April 29.-By punching
three hits in the eleventh inning today
the Chicago Cubs managed to nose out
the st. Louis Cardinals by a 6-to-5 count.
Eight hurlers were used in the contest
by both clubs. The score by innings:
r. H. E.
Chicago........ OOOOO4OO1O1-6 10 /
st. LOUIS. ..1O1O2OOO1Oo-5 10 >
BaJteries-Reuther. Aldridge. Hendrix
and Wilson; Meadows, Ames. Steele, Wat
son, Pierce and Snyder. Umpires-Klem
and Emslle.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
CARLSON HOLDS THE
REDS TO TWO HITS

Cincinnati, April 2s.-Christy Matthew
sons Red Legs were handed zeros here
today when Carlson, of the Pittsburgh
club, held them to two hits. The visiting
moundsmen pitched exceptionally good
score by innings. R.H.E.
Pittsburgh. o1oOOO0o2-s 10 2
Cincinnati......... 000OO0O00-0 2
Batteries-Carlson and Fischer; Schnei-
der and Wingo. Umpires-Rigler and Orth.
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Miller battsd for Plank in ninth.
KayanauEh bstted for Bagby in fourth.
Miller batted for O'Nein in sixth
Allison batted for Lambeth in 6Ith.
Harris batted for Boehling in eighth
Wood ran for Harris in eighth.
Turner batted for OoTelesk in ninth
st. Louis. 90 , l o o o rs
Cleveland. 5000 % 0 4-5
Runs-shotton, Austin Sisler Severoid C2i Mil
ler. Chapman, Roth, Wamby. Billing Wood. Two
base hits-Jacobsen, Wamby ShottOn, Chapman C2,
Speaker Pratt. Three-base hits-Jacobsen. Sach-
ics hits-Groom Evans, Austin. Stolen bases-
sisler, Pratt Jacobsen seTeroid Roth. Evans,
Miller. Double plays-Jacobsen TO Sisler, Gusto
to Basby. Speaker to Chapman. Bases on balls
on Groom. S; of Koob, l; OF Plank. !; of
BaEby, s. on Coveleski, l. Struck out-By Groom.
); by KOob, !; by Bagby, 2; BY Lambeth. .; by
Covelesd. 2. Hit by pitcher-By Bagby Pratt, by
Lambeth tSeTeroidl. By Koob Speaker. Wild
pitch-Groom. Hits-0h Plank, l in 10 inning
OF Koob. in 23 innings; Of Bagby 5 in 4
inninEs; Of Lambeth. in innings; Of Groom 6
in six innin1; OF Boehling, in z innings.
Umpires-MesEs. Hildebrand and o'LoughHn.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
Maroon Team Wants Games.

Wishing to arrange games with any fast
uniformed baseball team in the District
and vicinity the Maroon clubmen would
be glad 10 hear from any club which Is
desirous of arranging games for Sundays
or holidays. Address A. w. Allen. 16lo
Gales street northeast
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
Baking Company Nine
Defeats Cleveland Club

The General Baking Company team
defeated the strong Cleveland Athletic
Club team at Seventeenth and D streets
southeast yesterday in a fast and we'll
played game by the score of to :. The
feature of the game was the heavy hit
ting Of O'Donnell and Sweeney, for the
bakers. Score:
RAETNH
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
Lehigh to Hold Track Meet.

!. PhiIadeIphia, April 29.-Desplte the
war. officials OF the Middle States Asso-
citation here today decided to hold their
annual track meet as per schedule at
Lehigh on May -
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
ST. LOUIS TAKES CLOSE
GAME FROM INDIANS

Cleveland, Ohio, April 29.-The St.
Louis Browns won a slugging bee from
the Cleveland Indians here today by a g.
to-5 count. The Indians outhit the Wis
itors but poor base running killed their
chances OF scoring. The score:
a A ID III a L,
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
TIGERS CAPTURE FAST
GAME FROM WHITE SOX

| Chicago, April 29.-Willie Mitchell held
the Chicago White Sox to hve scattered
hits today and the Tigers romped in with
i a 3-to-O score. Russell went to the re-
lief OF Faber in the sixth inning, when
the former became a trine unsteady.
l
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
Franklin Team Wants Games

The Franklin Baseball nine would like
to, arrange games with strong teams IN
the District and nearby towns Address
Manager P. Little. III Tenth street north
west
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
CLARENDON SLUGS
OUT TWO VICTORIES

The Clarendon team grabbed two
games this afternoon, defeating the
Westovers 12 to 0 in the first game, and
turning the trick 9 to in seven innings
in the second. Score:
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30

Detroit Ol000 o.
Runs-Young Cobb. HsilmAn. Three-bsSe hit
/ Cobb. Struck out-By Fabsr 4; BY Mitchell, s
Bases on balls-Oh Faber. 2 Hits-Oh Faber, 2
in SIS innings. Hit by pitcher-By Mitchell
(Risberg). Left bases-Chicago, 9; Detroit, ).
Sacrifice hits-Yeach, Faber. Stolen bases-Cobb.
Z. Collins. Tme-l:42. Umpires-Messrs. Nalliu
and Evans
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30

The Columbus club, OF the South Atlantic League,
got as ground rent from the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitcher Doan and Infelders Dunlap and McClel-
land, three rockies who failed to show anything to
Manager Callahan.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30

a; ~. ~ n A'.,''';;...''.:' So v A.E
Tnet, Newton, Druke CZ. Putnam, PfeiI. Left on
hases-Westovers, s. A,~C. A. A., 3. First has
on balloon Hines. ?; OF Pfeil. ). Struck out-By
Hines, ); by Pfeil. y Stolen bases-Stewart ~.
Davidson. Newton, T. McDonoUgh. Double plays
Watt to Davidson. McDonough to Maloney. Umpires
-Messrs Won Herbulis and Gilbert.
r. II. +.
Emeralds. . %
Clarendon. Recommendations. 2 % X 0
Batteries: Emeralds-NorTis and McAahon Clar-
cndon-Von Her6ulis and Drukenmiller Umpire
Mr.. G. Won Herbulis.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
COMPLETE STATISTICS OF THE MAJOR LEAGUES
AMERICAN

Detroit, 3; Chicago. o.
st. Louis. 6;
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

At some risk to its reputation for
giving the news, it has been the policy
of The Messenger to refrain from pub
fishing gossip or even facts which might
injure the feelings or character of those
whom the editor lives among and finds
pleasure in regarding as friends and
neighbors. 1t is an easy matter to
hurt some one and also easy and much
more pleasant to refrain from hurting
them. We prefer to play the latter
role, except where some great benefit
is to be secured by the contrary course
of action. There are obligations which
a newspaper owes to its readers of
more Importance than giving all of the
news. We could not possibly print too
much good news but we could easily
print too much bad news. And besides,
we have great deal Of regard, built
upon scme measure of introspection,
for the truism that "there is so much
of good in the worst of us and so much
of bad in the best of us that it is not
becoming for part of Us to be too crit
icol Of the rest of US"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13

The Messenger believes in the policy
of maintaining friendly relations with
the railroad companies having trackage
in the village and of using them fairly
under all circumstances. The village
occasionally needs the favor and CO.
operation of the railroads. just as the
railroads need the consideration and
favor of the village. Moreover. in our
personal experience, we have found the
railroads to be about as fair and reason
able in their methods of transacting
business as most individuals, providing
one carries on his transactions with the
right official. But when a railroad
company asks to use block of the
public highway in perpetuity the mat
ter should be given very careful atten-
ton and the necessity for making the
grant should be thoroughly examined.
The streets were laid out for another
purpose entirely. purpose from which
they should be diverted only upon some
important public requirement. They
are valuable, also. and if their use be
granted to private corporation some
adequate return should be exacted.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-13
Obituary
FENT

Henry Fent, aged 55, an es-
teemed resident of Montrose
township, died at his home last
Monday, following an illness of
the heart of about a years dur
alton. He was born in the state
of New York and came to Mich
igan with his parents when a
year and a half old and in 1880
settled on the farm where he
resided at the time of his death.
Deceased leaves a wife and four
children, Harold, Ellsworth,
Fern and Frieda. There are
also three sisters and two bro
theirs, Mrs. Robert Scott, Mrs.
VIM. Yeaster, Mrs. VIM. Wool
son and Gustava and Louis Fent.
Funeral services were held from
the family home and from the
Mcntrose brick church, Thurs
day afternoon, Rev. c. w. Greene
officiating. Interment in Mont
rose cemetery.