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AND COUNTY
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, May 5.-1n the cir
cult court here today Judge Edward
C. Peter passed an order allowing Mrs.
Adds H. Snow of Washington, who is
being sued here for limited divorce by
Chester A Snow, a millionaire patent
attorney, of Washington and this coun-
ty. 5000 counsel fees pending the filing
of her answer to the divorce bill.
Judge Peter intimated that he might
suspend the case in this court until the
divorce case Instituted by Mrs. Snow
in Washington is disposed of. but stated
that should he decide to permit the
case here to proceed he would allow
counsel fees commensurate with the
wealth of the plaintiff.
In the proceedings here the plaintir
is represented by George B. Hoover Of
Washington and John A Garrett of
Rockville. and the defendant by Henry
E. Davis of Washington and Charles
W. Prettyman of Rockville.
Petitions for exemption from military
service from persons recently enrolled
by the military census takers are being
received by the clerk of the circuit
court here in large numbers. Among
the latest to claim exemption are Il
number of well known residents of
Chevy Chase.
Rev A T. Howard. pastor of the Bap-
tist Church. ofHciated at the marriage
here yesterday afternoon of Miss Sarah
Monterey Stiles, nineteen years old, of
Baltimore. and John Creigh Evans. a ged
twenty y-one of Bel Air, Md. the home
of the minister being the scene of the
ceremony.
Gov. Harrington has appointed William
W. Johnson OF Bethesda a justice of the
peace for Bethesda district in place of
Alfred Wilson, resigned. Mr.. Johnson 5
commission has been received by the clerk
of the circuit court here.
Indictment weather caused postpone
ment until Monday, May IA, of the third
! annual athletic meet of the public school
boys of Montgomery county, which was
scheduled to take place here today.
Transfers of real estate were recorded
in the office of the circuit court here
during the week as follows: Miriam L.
Crawford to Henry Miller, % acres; Ben
jamin D. Duvall to Harold f. Doyle, 10la
acres; Raymond Lawson to William H.
Lawson, 142 acres; Clifford T. Brown to
Charles Hood, 3 acres; Joshua T. Austin
to German Butler, 56 acres; German
Butler to Benjamin R Snouffer, Sc acres;
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Duckett to Mary D. Spicer. lot in
town of Biadensburg; Thomas r. Nc
Ney to Winifred c. Given. II acres
Oxon Hill district. THE Dahle tract !;
Annie Lambert to Edna p. Litz. lots
62. SO. block l3. Capitol Heights:
George A King and William b. King
to Rachel J. Fay lots 20. "a. block
81. B. F. Gnbert's addition to Takoma
Park; Allen c. Clark to Charlotte NJ.
Marshall. lot s. block r Fairmount
Heights: John E. Laskey. executor, to
Mary f. Simms. lots 13. -. block 13.
Capitol Heights: George 7. Roland.
executor, to Viola Badon. 10 acres.
part of Plum valley and Battersey:
same to Agnes Elizabeth Berry, parts
of same tracts same to Carrie V.
Sellner, parts of same tracts.
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Mary f.. Briggs to Henry G.. Briggs. AZ
acres; Lawrence W. White to Mary w.
Cooke. 20la acres; William II. Thomp
son to Cleter Dwyer. acres. Annie NJ.
Walker to John S. Myers. 80 acres; John
C. Myers to Annie NJ. Walker, 33l2 acres;
J. Dorsey Woodfield to Richard T. Lowe.
u acre: Mabele r. Hrons to Hattie NJ.
Roach, lot at Glen Echo; James X. Jones
to Mary Estelle Archer. lot at Drummond;
Luther j. Moore to Walter T. Allnutt. lot
at Damascus: Frank h. Weaver to Mary
B. E,ldridge, lot at Hill Crest; John H.
Parsley to Salem Methodist Church, lot
Richard T. Lowe to Reuben NJ. Nicholson,
lot near Cedar Grove; John L. Lewis to
Charles w. Heider, lot at Highland Park
at Norwood Heights; Ralph E. Walker to
George w. Heath, lot at Pine Crest; ia
cob S. Gruver to Elizabeth Cox Murphy,
lot at Chevy Chase, and James C. Robey
to Charles A. March, lot at Woodmont.
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Hustles for His Success.

When Jack first Joined the Cleveland
club as a pitcher and even after he re-
turned in 1910 as an outfelder he appar-
entity cared little who won as long as he
had a good time and could play few
Jokes.
There is no denying the fact he was a
very bad outfielder But Joe Birmingham
took him in hand. He found Graney a
willing student and the Canadian rapidly
developed into one OF the best outfielders
In the game.
What he did not learn from Birmingham
he has from Iris Speaker and the latter,
the greatest gardener in base ball today,
declares he never had more BILE
side partner than Graney.
His Judgment as to how to play for the
different batters is almost as unerring
as Speakers and he has strong arm that
also is spectacularly accurate.
Without any doubt he is one OF the
tribes most valuable members and the
sixth city rooters trust that accidents and
illness will not keep him out of many
games this season.
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reached his thirteenth year as a 300
hitter in 1893 That year he batted .34S.
Keeler's thirteenth year record was 1902
and Wagner's 1888.
With the exception of Keefer none OF
these clouters have come near Cobb's
average of 1863 for twelve seasons. Pete
Browning. National League star in
the eighties, comes nearest with 1855 for
twelve years, and Anson, Wagner, La
joie and Brouthers all had averages of
.355 for dozen years.
This thirteenth year may be Jonah
for Cobb as it was for Lajoie. He may
fall to the $40 class, as did Wagner.
Brouthers and Arson, but with Cobb in
great condition and with his 81 aver
age of last year to reckon from, it will
take pretty healthy jinx to set Ty
down hard this year.
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O'Loughlin Admires Him.

Silk C'Loughlin is another who testifies
that the Cleveland sun-fielder is marvel
In his Judgment on balls and strikes.
"Of course. you must remember" he
said. with a twinkle in his eye. that l
never made a mistake in a decision since
I have been an umpire. but / will admit
that when Jack Graney makes protest
on a called strike / wonder if | really did
miss one. He sure is a hawk when 1t
letting the bad ones go by
Next will be inserted iris Speakers tes-
timony.
'If Jack did not have to play that sun
neld he would be 300 hitter"
That Transformation of Jack Graney
from the happy y-go-lucky practical joker
of 1908 to the careful student of the game
and great team worker of today is prac-
teal demonstration OF what can be ac-
complished by a player who will really
strive to develop and improve himself
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Governor to Urge Preparedness.

Gov Emerson c. Harrington will be the
principal speaker at a mass meeting to
be held in Gibbons Hall here Tuesday
morning, under the auspices of the pre-
paredness and survey commission of
Prince Georges county. The governor will
attend similar meeting to be held in the
courthouse at Prince Frederick, Calvert
county. later in the day.
In the circuit court here yesterday aft
ernoon Judge Fillmore Beall heard argu-
ments in the application for the release Of
Isaac Snowden. colored. imprisoned as
the result of the verdict of a coroner $
Jury holding him responsible for the acci-
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Play Ball Today.

The National Capital Press base ball
team will play the Engineers at the
Washington Barracks today at pm.
Ma ager Thomas requests the follow
ing players to report: McGarth. Lee, ].
Mulv ty. hewitt, Bell, Geotz, Diekman,
McC;i rthy, G. Mulvey, Daughton, CAL
Cornsll.
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tha pa,+i,,,o,a "a 6h;o raii,oad in Nv
attsv;Ila SATURDAY night AnriI 81. which
resulted in the death Of Miss Anne B.
Handy and William A. Morton, jr Judge
BealI fixed the bond at 81 900, Snowden
was in char Of the gates at the crossing
on the night of the accident
The following transfers of real estate
were received for record in the clerk $
oe,oo - a,,,; a.. .,a.,
o,!ioe iieie uui "ie e'ie current "eeh 1heiii
Holiday and Amanda Holiday TO John
II. Docket. part of Edmond Frolic en-
lareed "a os acres Surrat+s and Snaldins
aistr;o.s = - -
u's'i s'ii ie'e' James =. ROGERS trustee ~
Nena NJ. Whitaker and Julia X. Erwin.
10, %. block +, Johnson 4 Wines second
addition 70 Hyattsviiie Roy H. Pickford
70 Harry =. Laycock, lots "a TO -, ooth
iiic,asi.e' pioek 40 40 iot ~. piock ~ Io.s
!; 81 -, oioek y ,ot ~; niock ~ iots
hiocL bn, l., 70 niock ~ iois :. y, ~; -, r.
ooca 81 y, % l, lo.s 10; ~ ~ pioSK m ~ lotr
~ 10. NJ, IL - - AZ, pnotn :,
coiIeca 81 L;,t. y yH; ~ ai :. y
Ma arpar., = Ebi4a pi,rJ, " ar,ee
Snai5inp.s distric, Parn,ond q Wast
lake ana las NJ NVasti.l.a - Io,,ie
F Rradlay II acrss near ws.h;n@ton1
Baitinorn haf,ravard VansyilIa dis7rict
r Van S1ssatt and n II.,,ntnn Ma
gruder trustees ~ C;aorga Salrner
SO acres Surratts district. EIizaheth
j. Lee RowIes 10 walter pickett lots
4. S. 6 hlock J.inwood snbdivision
V. Hugo Ersenbeiss and Helen v
Ersenbeiss to the Northwestern Savings
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Four Kings Of Swat.

Only four kings of swat have ever
gone over the 800 mark in their thir-
teenth year-Cap Anson. Dan Brouth-
ers, Willie Keeler and Hans Wagner
Napoleon Lajoie batted above 800 for
eleven years. he fell below that mark
during his twelfth and thirteenth years,
then recovered his batting eye and
swatted between 1924 and 1884 for the
next five years.
In 1888 Anson played his thirteenth
year and batted .343. Dan Brouthers
Evening star., 1917-05-06
GRANEY A FAvOR|TE
Cleveland Fans Miss 0utfielder
When Out of Game.
GOOD JUDGMENT AT BAT

CLEVELAND. May 5.-When Jack
Graney retired during the opening
game at League Park and was forced
to take vacation OF three days be-
cause of illness, Cleveland fans dis
covered that the Canadian was one of
the most valuable players that ever
wore a Cleveland uniform.
And 1t is no knock to the men who
endeavored to take his place to state
that had Graney been playing in left
field the Indians would have won four
straight from the Tigers. 1t is. how
ever, the truth.
Graney not only is the best sun
fielder in the league, but he is invai-
uable as a lead-off man. A year ago
he gathered 1e2 passes and made a lot
of hits including forty-one doubles,
fifteen triples and five home runs. He
scored 1O6 runs Very few players IN
the circuit even those who batted lue
points better than J. Gladstone, got on
the bases as often as he.
He started this season displaying
the same ability TO get on. In the
eighteen exhibition games played at
New Orleans or on the way north ne
hit safely nineteen times. accepted
twenty passes was hit three times and
took first on errors twice. In eight
of the nineteen games he led off by
walking In three others he took of
the lid with safe hit
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Scout Is Strong Booster.

do you know, he continued. that the
four on which Graney walked would have
been considered acceptable to hit at
by the average batsman. Not one OF
them was more than an inch wide. too
high or too low. The average hitter
would have swung at each one. But
when you are pitching to Graney you
have got to get them over and between
shoulder and knee.
Il see by the record books that
Graney struck out very often last year
That is to be expected of a batter who
insists on the pitcher getting them
over, but / am willing to bet that he
was called out on strikes unjustly half
of the times he was turned back to
the bench. / would take Jack Graneys $
Judgment on balls and strikes quicker
than l would that of the average um-
pire Between you and me Graney
would make grand umpire. Yes, sir,
I'll bet he was called out on many
third strike that was an inch out of
the way"
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Began at Hartford, Conn.

Donovan began playing professional
ball in Hartford, Conn. with the club
/ of that city as pitcher. Hartford was
I In the Eastern League at that time and
most promising youngsters in the or
ganization. His first major league en-
gagement was with the Washington
club, when it was one of the twelve
teams that comprised the National
League in the middle COS. 1t was while
he was a member of the Senators that
he acquired the name of wild Bill"
and it stuck to him ever since.
Despite the title of wild Bill"
Donovan soon rose to the topmost
heights of the game. He became one of
the famous pitchers of the National
League, when in 1899, he was assigned
to the Brooklyn Dodgers, when the
National League was reduced to eight
clubs. and he proceeded to climb to the
top of the ladder of fame. Donovan
played with the Dodgers until 1902.
when he jumped to the Detroit team of
the American League, with Frank Kit
son, who shared with Donovan the dis
tinction of being one of the leading
twirlers of the National League.
Donovan remained with Detroit until
1913. when he was given his uncondi-
tional release to manage the Providence
club in the International League. He
took hold of Providence when it was a
confirmed second division outfit, and in
two years converted it into a pennant
winner. He is applying the same treat
ment o the Yankees,
Evening star., 1917-05-06

More than 10000 fans paid to see the
Brav and Giants play the first two
game of the series last week.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
A Good Waiter.

Now just figure it out for yourself.
The Indians are up against pitcher
who may not have any too much con-
fdence Graney waits him out and
walks. Chapman, one of the best sac
rifice hitters in the business, is next.
He sacrifices. Up comes Speaker, the
champion batsman of the world. Is IT
any wonder that Cleveland has scored
In the first inning of six of the ten
games il has played?
Opposing pitchers will tell you that
Jack Graney is one of the hardest men
in the league to pitch to.
"Grauey is wonder" said veteran
pitcher to the writer a few weeks ago.
Said veteran is now scout. He was
sitting with the writer exactly behind
the plate Graney had just gone
through the formality of watching four
wide ones go by.
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Another Coveleskie Coming.

Stanley Coveleskie. pitcher with the
Cleveland Americans. whose brotherI
Harry. is a star hurler with the Detroit
club, has another brother, who. Stan.
ley believes. has a better arm than
either Harry or himself.
John is his name and he can slam
the ball around with terrific speed
Stanley said. He should have been .
pitcher. But somebody told him he was
an infelder and he still believes It
That's why he's still in tho minors"
Burleigh Grimes, the Pirates young
pitcher, made his first start last week
and was in great form.
Evening star., 1917-05-06
PLEAD FOR EXEMPTION
FROM MILITARY DUTY
Census Being Taken in Prince
Georges County Develops Able
Excuse Makers.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, May 5.-As
the result of the military census being
taken in Prince Georges county un-
der the act of the legislature OF 1915
more than 5000 eligibles have osen
enrolled This is about two-thirds OF
what is expected to be the total en-
rollment in the county. The work IS
being done under the direc'ioii -
ceorpe W. waters. jr. of Laurel. chair
man: A. T Robertson. BTanoy"ihe
G. C. D. Townshend Queen Anne VII
liam D. Pyles, Surratts. and oliVef ,.
Metzerott of Chillum, the last named
being secretary to the committee.
great many claims for, exemption
have been filed with the clerk OF tns
court. S. D. Hall. who will iorward
tbar, to Adiutant General Warfield.
some of these claims are hased upon
rather amusing and far-fetched rea :
sons One robust young farmer Claims
that exertion of any conslderabie uuia
tion results in dizziness from images,
tion. and he feels certain that he could
not stand the strain of drill. A Wei
known lawyer claims that he would pc
of more service as live cit1zen OF the
community than as soldler.
Needs Son on Farm.
Still another resident of the county,
whose son is a student at one OF the
county high schools, in order to have
his offspring exempted, withdrew him
from the institution and claims that
his services are needed on the farm.
While many other cases of this char
acter could be cited. the committee has
received several communications OF
patriotic nature. Notable among these
is one from John S. Sueseus OF sea
brooke He tells the committee that
he is an humble farmer of German
birth and came to this country when
fourteen years of age, and has l1ved
in Seabrooke for the past twelve years,
following his occupation as farmer
He states that his failure to take out
naturalization papers was pure neglect
which he deeply regrets. Il am an
American in principle, loyal and de-
voted to my adopted country and would
cheerfully and faithfully serve in any
capacity the United States government
would call upon me in resisting the
enemy" Continuing, this patriot says
MY children are unable to speak Ger
man. and attend the public school al
Seabrooke. My life and my home is ar
open book and my reputation will bear
the closest investigation"
Evening star., 1917-05-06
DONOVAN MAKES GOOD
wild Bill" Popular in New York.
Starts Third Year With
Yankees.

OF all the managers of the major
league base ball clubs none is more
confident Of winning the pennant than
is William NJ. c-Smiling BilID Dono-
van. chief of the New York Yankees.
This marks Bill Donovans third year
as major league manager and it bids
fair to be his most successful. for his
club is universally conceded to be one
of the most formidable extant.
One of Bill Donovan's biggest assets
is his likeable personality. He is popu-
lar with his men, which fact perhaps
more than anything else accounts for
the determined manner in which the
team has been pursuing the elusive
bunting since he assumed the helm.
Born in Philadelphia about forty
years ago, it was on the sand lots of
that city that Bill acquired the rudi-
ments of the sport in which in later
years he was to become a commanding
figure.
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dent at the Maryland avenue crossing Of
attsviIle saturday night. April II. which
resulted in the death of Miss Anne B.
Handy and William A. Morton. jr. Judge
Beall fixed the bond at 81 1000. Snowden
was in charge of the gates at the crossing
on the night of the accident
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
First Piece Of Motor
Apparatus Here; Must
Arrange For Rehousine

With the arrival yesterday of the
first piece of motor apparatus for
the use of the local fire department,
the different fire companies of the
borough will begin work on the ar
rangement of a suitable program for
housing the new fire fighting ma
chimes as soon as they all arrive.
Five pieces of apparatus have been
ordered, consisting of two triple
combination hose, chemical and en-
gines, two combination hose and
chemical and one combination hook
and ladder truck.
The latter machine is the one
which arrived yesterday and will be
placed in the Paxtang Hook and
Ladder house, North Front street.
This piece of machinery will be
given q public test as soon as a rep
resentative of the La France COM
pany, contractors for all the appara-
tus, arrives to turn it over to the
borough. A public housing is ex-
pected to take place on Labor Day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
Steelton Personals

David p. Baker, Pine street. made
a business trip to Lebanon to-day.
Theodore l.. Sheetz. 240 South
Front street, has returned from a
weeks business trip to North Caro-
lima.
Miss Ellen Marks. North Fourth
street, left Saturday to spend one
week with friends at Pine Grove
Furnace, Cumberland county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schrope and
children, Mary. Robert and James.
of Higgins are guests of Mrs.
Schropes parents. Mr.. and Mrs. P.
NJ. Ney, North FronT street
D. A. Robinson, after spending the
weekend with his family, who are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Ney,
has returned to his work at Lewis
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Ney. North
Front street, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. D. A. Robinson and sons,
Edward and William. took an auto
mobile trip yesterday to Higgins,
where they were entertained by rela-
tives.
one week as guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Wolf, North Front street, has
returned to her home, Hagerstown.
She was accompanied home by her
hosts. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf.
William Robinson, aged years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Robinson,
who is spending the summer with
his grandparents, Mr.. and MS. p. M.
Ney, was removed to the Harrisburg
Hospital to-day for an operation on
the left knee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
MIDDLETOWN
ain Beidleman. of Hershey,

Benjamin Beidleman. of Hershey,
spent the past few days in town.
Harry Warner. who spent the past
week In. town. returned to his home
at Lewistown to-day.
Miss Mary Kelsch, of Washington.
u. Co. is visiting her parents in Row
alton for several weeks.
mrs George Rodfong left this
morning for Ocean City.
Inc Ladies Bible Class of tho
hurch OF God, taught by Mrs. @.
M, kraybill, will meet at the mar
sonage this evening. par
Aioert Zimmerman and Mrs Gov
.rude Myers. who were given o haer er-
KesntnI Ing Gterore Squire ]. K. Henry W for
tN1Iep.hg taI a disorderly house. were
5aS tSKen TO the Harrisburg taiI satvr-
90. e'eIlnS under $500 bail for
ouI.. ,. Oncer H. B. Kurtz had an
eAcitins time with the woman. Will
on the way to Harrisburg she tnid
me onicer he would not take her
mere alive and drew a knife and . af.
tempted to take her life. The officer
disarmed her. o''i'e'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

Professor Stengle, the supervising
principal of Swatara township
schools, was taken suddenly i'll Sum
day.
Miss Isabel Baker spent a week
with her aunts at Paxtang.
Mrs. John Ober and Miss Emma
Lehman. of Harrisburg. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Martin. of Paxtang, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. George Sweigle.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Yetter, of York,
are spending a few days with Mrs.
Yetter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Stengle.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bressler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Saylor attended
the Elizabethtown campmeeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Titiger vis-
tied their son at Gettysburg, who is
one of the United States soldier boys
encamped there.
Miss Helen Greenawalt is spend
ing several weeks with friends at
Waynesburg.
Miss Minerva Miller and brother
Gilbert, of Orristown are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. C. w. Greenawalt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dengler and
son Harry have returned from stay
at Mount Joy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zell and son
Bruce spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Liner.