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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times., 1917-09-06

The Germans are determined at all
costs to encourage family life and the
increase of the population. The Vos-
sische Zietung says that a national
matrimonial agency has been set up
by the state of Saxony. The purpose
OF this bureau is to provide war-wid-
ows, especially those who have been
left in possession of small businesses.
with what the paper calls "war-dam-
aged" husbands: Lists are now being
compiled in all the hospitals of elig-
1ble male candidates, and descrip-
tions without mention of names, of
suitable widows are to be published
IN the military newspapers for dis
tributiOn among the wounded
1t was recorded the other day that
by way of throwing ridicule on the
new order to the German people to
go barefOoted, In view of the short
age of leather, the entire student pop
ulation of a German university pa
raded the town Immediately clad in
evening dress, but minus shoes and
stockings. The order continues to be
enforced, however. The Frankische
VOlksfreund says:
"The entire population of linden
berg has obeyed the instructions OF
the local authorities, and, in view of
the lack of leather, all persons in that
town are now going barefoot.
Not one among the well-dressed
Sunday promenaders along the Bur
gersteigen was shod. The provincial
governor and his wife attended di-
vine service barefoot; the town po-
lice now walk their beat also inno-
cent either of boots or socks"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
STRIKE IMMINENT
AS MAGNATES MEET
Baseball Men Gather in New
York Preparatory to Ar
ranging Schedule
MINOR LEAGUES WORRY

NEW YORK Jan 15-The gathering Of
G'lr Baseball tu New York today will be
watched with unusual interest from all
quarters
natcna.b'v the coming here of Ban John
."N and prominent National IeaEucrs is
i"r 'H" purn.s. VI holding a preliminary
.oha4u" meeting But 90 the keen OBJ
server there .s something more significant
D" tao meeting despite Ban Iohnsons de-
10 ihe effect THAT the threatened strike of
'h" .a.I players is not mouopoi'zing the
thoughts Uf The club owners
The ,mo haa come for showdown SOME
where It The Players. Fraternity is well
organized. 7s Fu'1 claims. and II II wants
2" '".' ..# power now is the time
L.Eowisc. u organized baseball believes il
HN crush The players orEanlzafiOn now
j .He time for a move The fraternity has
paved '1e way by making threats The
waEna'os can either take some course
which will ronciItato the players or fatty
tell 'Ho" to strike and tako the consc-
qyerco.
Major league magnatcs. it Is said. are not
W'-T Ing as much as some Of the minors
iI' fraternity admits u has no grievance
against the h.g fellows It's fuss is with the
small ioaEuers Some are unwilling to be-
aeF" that 'h" players I'm the big leagues
WNI stick together TN strike. IL they fail
the frat win ba licked
President ia Barrow and his Internn-
'i'Nal L"aguors will hold a Ginning bee M
lN' Hotel Imperial today TO settle some
business matters. Barrow announces the.
international would welcome n pIavcrs.
s'f.E" Two club owners In his league are
S''A i' 10" ready 20 close their parks IL the
major leagues refuse TO M, the draf, from
Class "A leagues
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
DSPUTESP.R. T.'SRIGHT
TO CHANGE CAR ROUTE
Germantown Business Men Cite
Constitution to Combat
Transit Plan

The Rapid Transit Company acted com
trary To- the Constitution of Pennsylvania
when it changed routes % and 55 on Ger
man;own avenue according TO Edward p
Martin, attorney who represents the Cen
'ral Go-maui0wu Avenue Business Mems
Association and the United Business Mems
Association. which are seeking through the
ruhN. Service Commission TO make the
Rapid Transit company follow It's original
route.
THE old route was from Chestnut I'M
cas-, an Germantown avenue 90 Fourth. south
on Fourth 90 Dickinson. thence to Eighth.
and north ou Eighth go Germantown ave-
uua The line .a now diverted from German
town ayvUuu at Tenth street and goes north
Du Eleventh street
Nh Martin filed q brief with the Public
Service Commission today az Harrisburg In
reply 'D brief OF the company. In his
reply be- said the Rapid Transit Company
u0u'tndcd that although she Constitution OF
PENNSYLVANIA requires local consent to the
construction ~ railway, IL did not require
the same local consent 20 change routes or
operate the road after construction such
changes ~ route. ho contends is Illegal
he pointed out that the act Of 1859 au.
thor 2ed the Germantown Passenger Rail-
way 90 lay down construct and use a rail-
way from a point where Fourth street inter.
secis Germantown avenue and the Pcrl;io-
mon turnpike 'n Dickinson street. west on
Dickinson 20 Eighth and return
MF Martin contends that the company has
no right 90 abandon or change any part OF
the rout" without the consent Of Councils
NEht OF content In the local authorities
%" said is direct from the Constitution and
needs no help and permits Of no Interference
from the LEGISLATURE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
REQUISTTION FOR THAW
ISSUED IN NEW YORK
Attorneys Will Fight to Keep
Pittsburgher in This
State


Governor Whitman. of New York, has
signed redulsitiou PAPERS for Harry X
.rr.,. ,..,r,,f,,,. o.. ,,,r,, r.,,i,.5 ,t rty
nan To-Day. Inc papers sh'"'u wv received
by Governor BrumbauEh in Harrisburg late
TODAY or ,or',. tomorrow.
,.....,. .. o..
i'''1''''S ''''' "." '''.' ''
York, arrived here today 70 take back ole
YER Dr. Brewer arrested IN connection with
tho r,s. AND for y.,,or, roguisI,.a,. ror.-.
already have been signed ny Governor
BrumhauEh
rslr. Patterson late this afternoon will
hear tae,Irs.ry i'm tho writ of h9baaa r.rpgs
ur1r.od.rga Instituted bv Henry T scott.
Bruwar's a.i.rna. The two detectives Isan
To- return .y.-h the prisoner vraa these are
concluded
Assistant p.s'r.gt Attorney Black. nf Sew
Tart. hold another r.nfarcrrg with District
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
ATHLETES KILLED ON SOMME
Wickham, Famous Swimmer, Among
Those on Casualty List

LONDON. Jan IS - Every branch ~
British sport Is represented in the latest
list issued Of the casualties on the Sommc.
champions OF hockey. boxing. swimming.
rowing and football having been killed or
wounded in action
Swimming has lost n splendid champion
in Edward CTed) WiCkham. Wickham
scored many Of his successes in Australia
notably the Australian lOO-yard champion
ship In 30 seconds At Melbourne I'm 1913
The death is also reported Of Sergeant
+ Gleunou famous middleweight boxer. Of
the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Irish
navy and army champion. Sergeant Nolan
Evans, the weIl-known Clapton orient soc
Ger player, has been badly wounded and is
at present in hospital at Blackburn Ser
geaut Baker Of Plymouth Argyle. and
oscar Linkson Of Manchester United both
Of the football battalion, hav, fallen in
action.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
GRADUATE RACE FEATURE
OF COLLEGE INDOOR MEET

one new event has been added to the PRO.
gram ~ tho annual indoor meet of tho
lnter"o,logate Association Of Amateur
Athletics OF America here March 2, which
should be "t unusual interest to college
athletes II is called the graduates race
ana ana WIZ he one-mtle relay The first
three runners Of each institution viii rrr
two laps each and the fourth runner yiII
go four laps. y cup will BE- awarded To-
the winning team and the trophy viii 20
to tho winning college
An EFFORT viii be made 10 get together
al the best runners who have been grad
natod within the last few years. In order
TO work up Interest in the event auors,
tho graduates a committee was appointed
made up o' Rodney Tower. Harvard, 4
y, Coke. Yale; i. y. Pew, Cornell. and
j. + Meredith Pennsylvania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
CORNELL-PENN TO PLAY
THREE BALL GAME SERIES

ITHACA, y. y Jan. i5--The Cornell
University baseball schedule Includes
twenty-s.x games. with date for a third
contest against Pennsylvania yet TO be
assigned.
The list of games follows
southern 'rip--April .. Swarthmors. Ar-If 9
IIrI " ami 10 virginia April H. &1yg April
.Eeru.ar sehcIu,e-April II. Dickinson. AprlI
H.. Lafayette, April "a Rochester. April 90
!IrNnn.. Apr!. IS. L"hirh May .. colgate May
o. irlrrr'uus May H. Columbia MAY ~ p7inrc-
ION May lG and IL MichEani May iH Wll.
Jun" Michigan. Jun" . Vermont, June III
columbia. june 10. rnure. .lvanIu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
BERKMAN DENIES PLOT
Calls Accusation of Conspiracy Against
Governor johnson Bluff"

Denial Of an alleged plot to KIN Governor
johnson OF California. was made by Alex.
and"r Berkman. anarchist orator who
spoke at the meeting Of the Industrial
Workers Of the World. at 1gl Catharlne
street
Berkman said that the whole affair was
mere blun on the part Of the authorities. -
Berkman was shown a statement that
he might be arrested In connection with
the plot. lie said: I've been in san Fran
cisco under the nose OF the District At
torney for six months. and Ill be back
again in "A few weeks II he wants me"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
BOROUGH LEGISLATORS
DISCUSS NEW CODE
Law Committee of State Association
Convenes in Harrisburg

HARRISBURG. Jan l5-The law com
mittee Of tn" Pennsylvania State Agsocia-
ton Of Boroughs is meeting today I'm the
offices of j. Herman Kuisely chief Of the
division OF municipal statistics Of the De.
lartmcUi Of Labor.
The committeeman will discuss probable
amendments To- the present borough code
ana tentative acts 10 hc presented to the
Legislature as supplemental 90 the code
Included in the law committee are: John
u. Meyer, solicitor. borough of Edgewood
j. H. Carpenter solicitor, borough OF sun
bury; q. T. Grriuer, solicitor borough OF
Ridgway j. Paul NtacElrcc Burgess hor-
ouEh Of West Chester William J. Brown.
burgess, borough Of Shcnaudoah; L. clay
White Burgess borough of Tarentum W
G Wright, councilman borough Of Ellwood
city, and W +. Shoemaker. councilman.
borough Of Hummclstown
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
PENN AND HAvERFoRD IN
DUAL MEET WITH TIGERS
Princeton to Open Gymnasium Season
With Three Cornered Match,
January 26

PRINCETON. y j.. Jan I5.-Eipht
meets are listed on the schedule Of the
Princeton gymnasium team for tho season
~ 1917 The year opens with an OK
hibtion AZ Haverford college gymnasium
IN conjunction with the University Of Penn
sylvauia team and the team representing
Haverford College
The schedule:
,nrgary 28-Havory5rd exhibition rnee,b.
H4Eerfr-d.Fenn az H7Nprfo-d
., FEBRUARY N-RutEers at New Brunsw Is Tex
February 24-tntsr-'ass meet
March 3-NaNv M ANNAPOLIS dual rrenf
March ln--Nowark Academy at Newark Iey-
A.,r.h iT-ro0u az Princeton dual ncat
I..f'N -4=talH az New Haven dual moet1
tF.n '-IU'rrDullrg.h'rs at HiErrf0rI ar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
THREE VETERANS REPORT
FOR {. II. S. TANK TEAM

Candidates for Central High Schools
swimming team are practicinc daily at the
Philadelphia TuruEcmeIude. including three
memhers of last years aggregation. They
are NJ. Armstrong. Van Rodcn and Fisher
\ captain for the 1917 team will he chosen
from the trio Of veterans In a few davs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15

points scored.
The value q rood au.around player b., con.
bf5T vas brought out clearly in tho Penu.Co,um.
the usual standard and was SitrIssseG y, T1.,,
ny Jenord that the whole Blue and Whit 'ea N,
PLAYED by greater marsin st the box score
So% tho two men even up IN points scored
tell the truth i'''''s' case ""'T' hsur's DO n",
>. Ley syrarman G-sy,tocp,s brilliant forward.
baaSs developed the best freshman team penn has
tho varsity mighty interesting battiou a., Ii,e
be9ttn IAN I,aE and handling Of tho ball arc much
season season Now that tao fres6msn t. ,Sa-n fss
,IougTydSSt iys ug,is istItdo, snEarmun VIII assist Lon
or two. "''' "' "o''e"o'' "l'A'n week
shce @ brsyfpss bB25G T. p5ySinE much ES,,e basketball
team Bih,gGim,Iy had become d9RustCd with N"
t@oul @ goals better than at any tim" in tho iast
foul throwing wHs bsiov tho ma or asso DasS
IT,, iiG, ~ inc proved a great handicap to team
gnGsr hc hraf dsfGTss men Do not much
So SUias he t%o 2f isa sasns soT2 sam or
9a9 IS mi anGsaai Ss Sord f'iI Ias 9nS sodsaa a"
Ei5, on I9iEh 9iEh scoring guard In the League was
bad. bis hands fun beating out MaIlon Tor MIA soa
PLAYERS Of the Eastern 1car7lo vero vary
nhush hh SURPRISED and disappointed AT tho rasI-ra.
SIon o OF OF hGeIeree Gus Maddox The new arbltcr
YES popular with the players. who considered
6im one Of the best referees picked up bv
Sh'Hcr IN several scasOns. Tho rofaroc It,s.-
lion Is becoming problem FOR the Eastern
LEAGUE magnhies. Bob Rumsey who was ono
DO appointed to replace Maddox aug
Ramsey by the way. has rnadp n hl. with
the FANS and players OF the Pennsylv1ui, Sf,t"
lseaEue. As rule the officials receive Wttl,
credit recognition from the fans ~ ,fig
circuit. but Ramsey has h"en praised by scrlbes
and applauded By spectators
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
NUDES ARE BARRED
BY FILM PRODUCERS
New Affiliation Decides to Fight
Censorship With It's Own
Weapons

Fighting the fire Of censorship with the
fire u mutual repression is the scheme hit
upon by the Motion Picture Art League.
This organization. in process Of formation.
had its beginning at meeting Of prominent
movie producers held in New York re-
Gently They arc determined 70 counteract
the far-spread powers Of the censors by
limiting the so-called Objectionable fea-
lures in the films which they, the manu-
facturers make.
The meeting was called by D. w Grif-
fifth for the purpose Of outlining plans for
establishing better understanding OF
censorship
The Motion Picture Art League will
aim to establish standards BY which mo-
tIon pictures in the future are to be judged.
The FIRST of these standards will be a rule.
confirmed Ivy all the motion-pIcture inter-
ests represented that henceforth all naked
figures will be barred from the screen
no figure Of the human form. accord
ing to this regulation, will be shown un-
less IL Is draped in some manner. and un-
less It possesses valid art purpose in the
development OF the story other rules will
forbid any suggestion Of obscenity or i'm
decency.
The trouble with Iegallzsd censorship.
as we have found IT," said Mr. Griffith.
lis that the standards have not been care-
fully thought out and there is a lack of
appreciation of what the producers and di-
fectors are seeking to convey. II we know
Just what we cannot do. and are true to
our own standards there will be less like
lthood that anybody will overstep the
bounds"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
Grand Circuit Meet Planned Here

a campaign TO ralso '3oooO for tho purpose
OF holding a Grand Circuit meeting at the R.l-
mont Drying Park Is under way An appli-
cation VIII be made TO the Grand Circuit slew
gust 90. '''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
American League Games
BASKETBALL NOTES

Manager Myers. OF De Neri, is being CRITICIZED
~ starting Joe Cavanaugh at guard against
sanden instead Of using Barlow, who showed
~ Hsl agalnht Trenton. II so happened that
10y steele tailed hye field goals on Cayanaugh
n N ne nrst half, while Barlow blRnked the Cam,
~ esa totMard IN the second half II was another
80 ol guessing Wrouk. Cayanaugh In MS 1915
i2lm Is 4 much better man than Barlow, and
lseI9 evidently thought that the big policeman
zane "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15
rAMDEN FIVE HAS CLEAN SLATE
FOR FIRST WEEKS COMPETITION
IN NSECOND SERIES OF CAGE RACE
skeeters Get Good Start.
Penn Ba S k e t b a IL
Team, Still Unbeaten,
PLAYS Princeton Next
Nc CHANDLER D. RICHTER

.,,,,nEN is again of to an excellent start
4 -. qteaters have won both games play
" ~ second Eastern League series. and
e. w -. have returned 20 the form dis
E.S ,arIv in the first series. For several
Ps9yt. during the first series II looked very
49, ss n camden would walk away with
y. remnant, only the unusual work OF Jas
y, an its home floor enabling the Ken
Bu.on ave 10 keep close TO the Shelters
hns" ,bo last three weeks OF the cam
W. eu the adams Express slowed down
~ vas left far In the rear
p,.bsns Camden will be able TO keep
-. IN tho second series. More can be
~ ,bout this in another week, as the
sas,,srs have two strong opponents TO meet.
:, camden wins from Greystock and Read
=, mis- week. 1t will be a mighty hard
80, m overhaul, as It plays much better
a. things are breaking right whereas
y. s,seters always have had a habit Of
srscEInT when the going is rough.
rhs greatest surprise to date has been
.-..t,r1s two defeats, one of which was
s,stalned on the home floor against the tall
"a De Nerl aggregation. Trenton has an
.scslIent chance 30 recuperate this week
-bsn Il plays Reading In trenton ana De
ysri at Musical Fund Hall The Jerseymen
-. hard to beat In Trenton, and this gives
csig's team great advantage in to-
s,gS,s battle, while De Nerl is still an
uncertainty.
De Nerl surely will bo much stronger
,hsn during the first series but Myers's
ram is still lacking In team play and badly
Il need Of reserve strength. The team
ni,v cannot be perfected In n week. which
means that Trenton has n splendid chance
n even up the new series with the down.
town FIVE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15

nan getting two field goals. This !s Quit, a
tts5{' As very few Eastern League f0rwa rdg have
neil ihelr own with Brown tn tho matter uf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15

Philadelphia, among other cities. Il 20
benefit through a plan which Mae Marsh.
the Goidwyn star. will put into being. This
Is the exhibition OF all features in which
she appears. free of charge at certain set
tlement houses and similar institutions
The local showing NJ Miss Marsh's pictures
VIII he nt the Lighthouse. in Kensington.
The idea originated In her mind when she
met n number Of eager but pennlless chill
dren outside a photoplay theatre in tho
downtown section OF New York city. The
sight Of the infants painting for art touched
a tender cord in Miss Macs breast
The soul OF Theda Bara has been ex-
pressed in a blended perfume by a parfu-
meuse. aided by the Fox press agent. viii
some one please page Hank Mann and Ches-
ter COnklin?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15

4. p.sytugs and Norman, De Merits recruits from
tt SeM England League. made great hit with
ens uogntoWn fans on Saturday night. Drey-
~ ~ Played Adams well. despite the latter s
t tssI nsld goals, Three Of Adams's field tosses
". 49, scored because Dreyfuss was busy covering
~ steele; VINO played Cavanaugh on his feet,
'eimah broke even with Jimmy Brown each
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-15

R9,masy. BY tho way. has. maie hi. with
inc rams and players Of the Pennsylvauls stat"
League As rule the officials receive uttI,
credit or recognition from the fans OF tEia
circuit, but Ramsey has bDen praised by scr Ibss
and appauded by spectators " 7''@.'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-25
THE TRAGEDY AT HALIFAX.

The uupreceudented loss OF life, and
the destruction Of property which took
place at Halifax. Nova Scotia when
an outgoing ship collided with an IN
coming one in the harbor. is in my opin-
ion one OF the most uucalled for as well
as among the greatest fatalities OF
which there is a record Ii occurred IN
daylight and unless the ship going out
was tornedosd-it is largely the result
Of careIesSness Wartime IS however
a time where carelessuess prevails The
death list reaches twenty-five hundred
many OF them school children and
people who had no dream of risk or
danger. and numbers were burned mp
before rescuers might recover their
mangIed bodies. for burial The men
on the ships were able to get overheard
into the water and many were able 10
swim to land or 10 get into rescuing
boats.
But the people in the houses We're
crushed 70 death by the force Of the
explosion and the fires that were start
ed by overturned stoves and furnaces
burnt them up
We have read OF the destruction Of
islands like Martinique and of tidal
waves-that rushed inland and then
swept back again. carrying thousands
OF the inhabitants into the engulfing
sea. but the daylight at Halifax. occur
red in the daylight on a quiet day. and
no human being had visible cause for
apprehension or anxiey. a minute before
the ship was torn 10 atoms BY the ex-
plOsion. and before the ferOcity Of the
explosion. carried the people of Hall
fax to their sudden doom in an instant
OF time
The story Of Halifax beggars descrip-
tions. Words are totally inadequate.
= / would read awhile and then stop 10
try 10 comprehend the enOrmity of this
catastrophe At the end Of the reading
I could only say. "God be W.srcifUl TO
the suffering and the helpless We know
not the day nor the hour when death
shall meet US.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-25
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EARLY
BREAKING OF LAND

Now is the time to turn over as
much of the land TO be cropped next
year as possible. Stated in another
way, early breaking of the best means
at the farmers command of insuring
a good crop. Few people seem to I'M
derstand and appreciate the Importance
of this fact, and hence we see every
year large numbers of farmers strug-
Cling to break their lands under great
pressure in the late spring. The re-
suit is that these soils dry out and
bake, contain much less moisture than
they normally should, are difficult 10
break down into satisfactory seed
bed, and are not sufficiently firm to in
sure rapid examinations; hence the crop
is several weeks later than it should
be and suffers from this handicap
throughout the whole year. AS mat
ter of fact, the yield is frequently cut
in half by reason of this failure to pre-
pare the ground for planting at the
proper season. The amount of wasted
effort on our farms is so huge as to be
incredible, due almost entirely to our
failure TO do things at the right time
This might appear to some to be'a crit
icsm. 1t is not intended as such. 1t
is merely a statement of a fact which
is self-obvious to any student of our
farm practice.
Let us make a special effort in 1918
to overcome this handicap from which
we suffer by preparing our land for
planting we'll in advance of the season
when seeding should ordinarily be done
There is no better time in all the year
to break land than from this date for
ward In a few cases the ground may
be rather hard because of the small
amount of rain which has fallen. New
ertheless, there is no objection to its
turning up lumpy at this season of the
year; in fact, the rOugher the condition
in which it can be left the better, be-
cause the freezes will then pulyerize It
more completely than would otherwise
be the case. Moreover, rough soil will
take up and hold water better than one
which is in a fine and friable condition.
Thus, the tendency to washing will be
greatly minimized, and, of course, the
erosion of our soils is one of the things
we should make a determined fight
against.
1t is especially desirable that all
lands which are slightly rolling or
where erosion is likely to be accentuat-
ed as a result of heavy rains should be