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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
PITCHER SCHUPP SIGNS
CONTRACT WITH GIANTS

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 2.--FerG
Schupp. the star southpaw of the Giants
pitching STAFF, Is to pull down salary
of about $4,000 this year, il Is said
here today Schupp AFFIXED his signature
to, contract last night after a ten
minute conference with John McQraw,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
STECHER AND ZBYSZkO
WRESTLE TO A DRAW

NEW YORK. March Joe Stecher
and Wlacak ZbysZko. heavyweight wrest'
lcrs, today were at status quo ante, fol-
lowing their two-hour bout here last
night.
The reftre declared the merry-go-
round a draw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Three other matches at the Olympia for
March II are h. o. Joe O'Donncll, of
Gloucester. and Charles ToughC. Murray. OF
Pittsburgh; Larry William will oppose
George Ashe, while Jack Thompson, the
negro heavyweight from st. Joseph Mo, will
box Cleve Hawkins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Harry Watson, Jr,. has sprung some.
thing new in the boxing game. He
boxes every matinee and evening at the
Lyric Theatre, never collects his Bit
after the bout and always gets knocked
out. Brother acts, please copy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
Prefers His Putter

His favorite club is the puttcr,,
most extraordinary confession; | won
der how many of us would dare to make
Il similar aNowal after years of cNpcri-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Patsy Frederick, the New York light
weight, has returned from Camp Meade anC
he would Ike to meet "A few boys OF worth
such us Frankie Callahan. Irish Patsy Gin.
or Willie Jac,"OE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Fred Walker is II consistent coach Ue
turned out IA football team at Williams
last fall that didn't loose a game and
then turned out n basketball team at
Darthmoutli'that didn't win a game, After
this Fred was turned out of job and
joined the st. Louis Cards as a pitcher,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Has Frankie Clarke retired or is he idle
because of the lack of opponents? MANY
fans would like to see Clarke in action at
one of the local clubs In the near future
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

PALACE-39th q Market 81.
TONIGHT at 10 o'Clock -
Professional Relay Team
knce . Miles. Fastest skat
srs In the world. Also I4ajjss'
Arce. Ladies' admitted free.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
BY BILL BELL

ALTHOUGH it is against their prin-
a ciplcs to use amy one, Joe Tuber.
the sensational bantam of this city, ana
Herman Hndin, his manager, expect to
utilize Joe Lynch New lorks hest bet
in the ll6-pOund class. as Il stepping
stone for a titular bout with Champion
rete Herman.
Joe has proven many times that he
has the necessary class" by his re-
peated victories over the preliminary
boys but the local promoters always
held off from using him in the final
bout 1t wasn't until his scrap with
Pete Herman that the local promoters
aWoke to the fact that Joe was there"
In that fight Joe had Pete hanging tn
the ropes. but the fact that lie had the
bantam title within his grasp was too
mlich and he failed to take full advan-
tagc of the champions condition.
In Lynch. Tuber is meetin no slouch
The N'Yawk entry has an awful wallop
packed away in his right mtt. AS Kid
Williams, the former titleholder. will
testify. Lynch accomplished the hither-
to unaccompliShed feat Of stopping the
former bantam king inside the limit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Joe Mtndell, Willie Edward~s champion
has received an offer to box Steve F'lessncr
the baltimore bearcat. in Baltimore for iif-
teen rounds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
BENJAMIN Is Aroused

benjamin, who, by the way is one Of
.thc shrcwdest managers in the business
and directly responsible for Willes
financial success in the last four years.
was indignant when he learned of the
reports being sent out from New York
about Hoppe's attitude.
Willie Hoppe is the highest-prced
champion in the world today" said
Benjamin. and that includes Ty Cobb.
iris Speaker, Grover Alexander and Jess
willard. Furthermore. Hoppe is a
greater champion than any of these, be-
cause he stands out so far above the
others that there is no comparison. lie
Is in a class by himself in the billiard
world and can give his nearest cOmpeti-
tor 1000 points in 5000 and beat him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
Boosts and Bumps
II BY ROBERT W. MAXWELL
Paid for. DeIirered, bnt Not Accepted

traded Connie made that plain ..
day. Nhcn he declared he was done vj,h
the David Ilarun stun. for this sea.na
at least The report that Walker Min
go to Sew York in exchange for "A 49,
players is nothing but the well-lno,g,
bunk, regardless Of the yarns emanarnw
from Gotham. Mack viii keen his Il,
Red SoN players and use them. IL ,ha,
desire 10 be used There will he M
hitch in the salary question. Connie Is
Il business man and viii soc that MI,
PLAYERS are satisfied. lie viii pay ther
what they ask, but will drive a clos'
bargain Anyway, Somc of the p,ayer,
already may he under contract win
Boston. who can tell"
Another Player Coming
Connie has another player comm,
from Boston in the NcInniS deal Four
ball tosserS were promised. hut the otbar
one seems to have been lost In the sbn,.
ne The Sage of Shibe Park was SIM.
posed to get Il pitcher. but none Is avail.
able at this time. lie looked over IN.
crop of hurlers owned by Frazee ana
didn't have the nerve to ask for one
Later in the season, however, he vii,
grab one of the promising fingers ana
the deal then will pass into history.
From the way things now look Maet
needs only IL second baSeman, a hrst
sacl<cr aud few pitchers to comple,s
his ball club. II he can get couple NJ
fairly good men the team will be much
stronger than at this time last year and
make Il better showing IN the pennant
race. Just look over the list: Bodlc
Walker, Oldring and Jameson in ths
outfcld, Gardner at third. Joe Dugan at
short. Meyers Schauer and Gregg
pitchers, aud Cady and Thomas behind
the bat PiChinich also is counted ON
but it is reported that he has Joined ths
service. Right now it looks like a biz
league OUTFIT and improving every day
Some of the ball players who have
been working in the shipyards In Cali
fornia this winter are worried over tina
report that the Government intends 10
conscript all of the employees. This would
| prevent them from joining their teams
this spring and also keep them from
their bg league salaries. which are more
| attractive than the wages dished out
| l'y Uncle sam. Among the players now
| employed in that line Of work are Jack
| Smith. of the Cards George Cutshaw
Of the Pirates; Slim Love. Of the Van.
! l;ces. and Irish Muescl, who was bought
! i.y the philics this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
Won Twenty-Eole Final

He entered his first tournament at the
Butler Country club when he was hut
fourteen years old. He won the tour
nament aftCr twcntv-hOle match in
tn" final. Since that time he has won
many cups and medals, but he considers
his creates achievement was his 73 in
the qualifying round at Detroit in 1915.
| have been greatly struck. However. by
IA Pittsburgh record that he made Ma
tionally famous cracks, both amateur
and professional, have been playing over
Oakmont for years but la 1916 young
Heron went around in GS. all puts
holed, strokes better than any previous
record
Davidson HERON is a big, strong fcl-
low and. of course, has been interested
in many other sports, but prefers golf
rra of the reasons lie gives Is that it
brings out the element of individual
effort
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

By u vote OF II 10 - the Kentucky Senate
passed the Perry bill legalizing boxing con.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Willie Moore. who Is back in his former
stride as a Knockout artist, tackles Joe
Welsh in the seiniwind-up to the Tender
Hartley bout.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Hack" Eibel. a Brooklyn schoolboy who
pitched and played the iniield last year for
the Richmond team of the InternationnI
League. was added TO the rcster OF thn
Roston Americans President Harry Frazce
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Pete Hartley, the Durable Dane, is con
fdpnt that Lew Tenders run of victories
Will he stonpcd when they meet in tho wind
up of the Olympia A. \. on Monday evening
Phil Glassman, however, expects Lew TO add
al othcr victory to his already long list.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

william l.. kOpf. shOrtstop of the Gin.
clhnhtl club of the National League an
nouured his retirement from the game. IL
lne neas management does not change the
lower than that of last year -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
Aids in Batting

This season the ''six-fingered" twirler
Is expected to greatly aid the Southern
varsity team In bringing the Princeton
Cur, wmbclIc Of the baseball champicn-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
JEWS TO PLAN HOMELAND
Zionists Association Meeting Today IN
21st Annual Celebration.

Pittsburgh, Pa, June 24-Re-estab-
.lishment of a Jewish bone land IN
Palestine is the big important subject
that will be considered at the twenty
first convention of the zionists Organ
izations of America, which began
here yesterday and will continue for
a week. More than 1000 delegates,
representing more than 100000 ac-
tive members of Zionist societies, are
here.
A definite and comprehensive plan
for the rehabilitation of Zion will be
prepared for the governments OIL
England, France and the United
States. Palestine has been offered by
these three government to the Jews
as a national home for the oppressed
of the race.
It has been proposed that as prac-
teal step toward rehabilitation that
an engineering unit, to be composed
entirely of members of the Zionist
Society of Engineers, be dispatched
from this country. This unit would in
clude engineering specialists in con-
struction, sanitation, chemistry, agri-
culture, surveying and architecture.
Among the definite plans for res,
toration to be discussed are the fol
lowing: Model reservoir for an IN
dependent water supply, typical har
bors for the entire western coast O.
Palestine constructed from a single
design, aerial tramways over the Jor-
dan Valley, a hydro-electric plant &C.
ment, ice and chemical plants, sugar
refneries, modern tanneries ana WOO
and cotton yarn spinneries.
The political future Of Palestine
will also be of Importance at the con
vention, for the official declaration 0
the allies favoring the re-establsh
ment of a Jewish state in Palestln
has lent Zionism an impetus and mad
the Palestinian question an issue II
the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
BEGINNING OF THE END

Austria, Germany's right bower IS
in bad way. The people are starv-
INC at home, the polyglott population
is on the eve Of revolt; the Hapsourg
troops have been defeated and are re-
treating in panic. Gloom hovers over
the domains of the Emperor Kari.
This puppet in the hands OF his I'M
nerial master in Berlin is truly up
against it.
The Hapsburgs, who claim descent
from the Caesars, must realize now
that their time is short, as deteat'
famine and the elements are against
them. The two royal robbers try to
conceal the fact that they began the
war for purposes of plumber and are
now facing destruction at the hands
Of an avenging world but still make
the useless cry to their dupes. your
fresidcs are in danger, your enemies
are bent upon your destruction"
The blasphemous William Hohenzol-
lern has ever assumed that God IS
with the Hun armies, but the rising
Of the Piave, which has played its
mart in discomftting the invaders is
ominous, and plainly shows that lie
who stilled the storm on the Sea Of
Gallee is not with the Hapsburgs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
THE NOON HOUR ANGELUS

For centuries the blind muezzin has
assembled to the top Of the Mohamme-
dan mosque at noon to summon the
faithful to prayer. Today this sum-
mons for Alexandria, Washington and
the surrounding country was made
from the skies, as an airopiane
dropped descriptive posters upon
which had been Autographed the
service blue cross and the words:
"At noon, pause a minute and pray
for victory for our nation and our
allies-For those who fight and serve
over there and over here"
Street cars stopped for the minute
at noon today and will stop every day
i, reafter. All traffic and pedestrians
III halt to enable the observance of
moment of silent and audible
aver.
Bells and whistles we're pressed into
-vice to sound out the arrival Of the
on hour just as is done annually at
L, : new year hour.
The. inauguration of the midday
ur of prayer was observed in prac.'
ally all the churches in Alexandra
p sterday. Many prayers were ut
a,ed in homes where the service star,
nung making it an observance Of spc-
cial significance.
s. Mass having been concluded before
the noon hour in Catholic churches
congregations stayed to pray and
knelt in devout silence. At the mo.
ment at noon they recited the Angelic
Salutation as prescribed in their
prayer books.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
Attention Arcanians!

Arcanum Day, June %, 1918, falls
on Sunday, next, and Alexandria
Council No. 627 proposes to observe
the day on Monday, June "a. The
members of the council are hereby
notified and urgently requested to be
nresent at the meeting to be held IN
Eagles Hall, South Royal street, Mon
day, June "a, at s o'clock.
While the benefit OF insurance Tea
ture dominates, the thought of most
Ct it's members, the brotherhood and
social side of the order should not
be neglected, and surely we might all
assemble once year, and greet each
other as brethren.
Let this be full meeting on Mon
dav evening. Come with smile on
YOUR face and heart beating in uni
son with your fellows and ENJOY a
social evening. You can talk as much
as YOU please or listen to what others
NAV have to say. This is to be
home council meeting and there Will
he refreshments. BY order of the
Council.
J. E. Alexander,
1881 Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
WAR ON OILERS

Further steps have been taken by
the state council o. defense to COM
pei every man and woman now idle
TO work. The law for the considera-
ton of each county and city is being
prepared, and there is little question
that it will be approved. 1t is ex-
pected that it will be resisted by a
certain class of loafers. but the attor-
ney general ana the attorneys for the
commonwealth will be ready to meet
all such attacks.
The authorities OF this city will soon
Be called upon to enforce this law,
and those who expect to dclude them
by makeshifts will find themselves
with nothing upon which to stand
when they shall haFe been arrested.
Attention has been directed to GER
tain individuals in this city who are
existing at the expense o. others.
They are making themselves objects
of derision in makc-believc move
ments which they stupidity suppose
places them in the ranks of honest
toilers.
A certain class work one or two
days in week, which causes derange-
ment of the plans of their employers,
and such will be called upon to give
reasonable excuses for their action.
Work around the river front has al
most been brought to . standstill by
the absence of laborers. The loading
ssld unloading of steamboats, is accom-.
plished with the greatest difficulty.
The agents OF the lines are compelled
to catch lines of the steamers and to
engage in occupations heretofore
flls2 by stevedores.
Domestic help is becoming scarcer
all the time. Washerwomen are as
rare as sen serpents. as is also house
hold heir generally,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
SERENE CONDITIONS

The police have made no arrests N
Alexandria during the past forty
eight hours. Hence there was no SEES
sion Of che Police Court this morning.
Attention has recently been called
By The Gazette to the tranquility o.
the city. and when it is considered
that [averal thousand souls, American
and foreign-born, have come among
US during the past lew months. such
conditions are remarkable and speaks
well Of our new and old citizens. =
King street last Saturday night
was as beehive. The thorouehfare
was .hronged with people until a
LATE hour, while most of the stores
were packed with purchasers.
The streets yesterday were also
alive with humanity. Apart from
those residing here, hundreds carae in
automobiles from, Washington. Faiti-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24

said. at is he who must decide the
,Japhnese Intervention question.
iiaI remember the President said he
had one-track mind. Last month he
sent 100000 soldiers. to Europe, al
though he had promised only half
that number.
IT remember the President said he
is slow of action, but transporting
with a rush such a vast number of
troops is an enormous undertaking.
We understood the significance of the
rush and the vast figures.
Cranky, would rather President
Wilson should devote himself to the
transporting of men rather than to
solve the japanese problem.
"The President does one thing at a
time, but it is wonderful how he was
able to train 100000 citizens de
spite German and anti-allied propa-
ganda and many German-Americans
in the population"
&Germany," the British publiclst
declared, "is beginning to weaken. The
British, American and French block
ade is now much firmer and is slow
" strangling the enemy"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
UNREASONABLE WEATHER.

The weather during the past two or
three days has been suggestive Oh
March rather than the last week o.
June. The wind has held from the
northwest since Friday evening, ana
the temperature has been unseason-
ably low, so much so that light-welght
overcoats were seen Saturday night
and yesterday.
The wind "blew great guns" Satur-
day night and most of yesterday.
Early yesterday morning the mercury
in the thermometer was down to oo
degrees. ;,
Fair and warmer weather is said
to be in transitu.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
14S-2t
Notice.

The Washington & ola
Dominion Railway has ap-
piled to the State Corpora"
ton Commission for author
ity to advance its interstate
fares to basis of 3 cents per
mile where now less: to adj
vance computation fares lO
per cent; excess baggage
charges to be 16 2-3 per cent
of one-way passenger fare.
with minimum of Is cents
per 100 pounds and mini
mum collection of rs cents
per shipment; local one-day
excursion fare from certain
points on Great Falls Divl-
sion to Great Falls on Sun
days and legal holidays to
40 cents; and to advance
freight rates Is per cent
with modification respect
ing certain bulk articles, ETC.,
together with increased min
in1un charges.
Hearing on this applica-
ton will be held before the
Commission at J. its court.
room in Richmond, VA Oh
Tuesday, July End, 1918, at
1000 o'clock A. NJ.
WASHINGTON. AND OLD
DOMINION RAILWAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
Notice.

Having qualified as administrators
of the estate Of the late John =.
Matthews, all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make prompt
settlement with me, and all persons
to whom said estate is indebted ar
requisite dto present their accounts
properly certified for payment.
Morton B. Apperson,
2O32 Duke street, Alexandria, Va.
144-10t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
There was

more and nearby places. There was
no semblance Of disorder or conten-
ton.
Alexandria has oft advertised its
MANY reasons why the city should be-
come a large commercial center. Its
river front and being situated in the
neck of the great railroad routes be-
tween the North and the South should
long ago have attracted attention.
The fact that it is peace-loving COM
munity should also be urged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
PASSES ON DRAFT RULING
crowder Explains. What Is Meant by
His Recent ssWork or Fight" Order.

Provost Marshal General Crowder
has ruled that men Of draft age en-
gagged in games of all kinds, working
as domestic servants, elevator man,
bellboys, walters and like occupations
shall seek other employment by July
/. It was stated that nothing what
ever would be done in regard to pro-
fcssional baseball players, however,
until a specific case is presented.
Public and private chauffeurs Will
not be considered as engaged in nom
essential work, according to the regu-
lations unless they are also engaged IN
other employment defined as non
productive, but footment and others
will have to go. Hotel cooks, clerks
and managers are not included, but
bar boys, bus boys and walters will
have to go. Hotel cooks, as well as
pcrters. unless it can be shown that
the work is too heavy 90 be performed
By women. The provisions of the
order are elastic and boards are in
structed to consider all cases with
sympathy and common sense"
"These regulations further pro-
vide" says the explanation handed
down, that sales clerks and other
clerks employed in >stores and other
mercantile establishments are en-
gagged in non-productive cmployments,
but this does not include store eXecu-
tives, managers, superintendent, nor
the heads Of such departments as ac-
counting, financial, advertising, credit,
purchasing. delivery. receiving, ship
ping and other departments; does not
include registered pharmacists en-
ployed in wholesale and retail drug
stores or establishments: does not in
clude travelling statesmen, buyers or
delivery drivers: electricians, enei-
neers. carpet layers. upholsterers, nor
any employees doing heavy work out
side the usual duties of clerks.
"However, sales clerks and other
clerks include the clerical force in the
Office and all departments of stores
and mercantile establishments. The
and retail stores and mercantile es-
adjustments 'include both wholesale
and retail stores and mercantil es-
Establishments engaged in selling goods
and wares"
Touching upon the question of
or not the theatrical profess
sion includes baseball and baseball
players, the explana::on simply re-
iterates, the original ruling as fol-
lows: "The regulations further pro-
vide that persons, including ushers
and other attendants, engaged and
occupied in any connection with
games, sports and aEusements, ex-
cepting actual performers in legiti-
mate concerts, operas or theatrical
performances, are engaged in nom
productive occupations and employ
ments.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24

FOR SAL-Small farm about y
acres, near Lorton, Va. Comfort
able 5 room bungalow, silo and
chicken house with we'll of good
water. Cheap to quick customer.
Apply to Laurence Stabler, 4lo
Prince street. 145-7t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
Washington Southern ky.
Schedule In Effect June 10. 1918.

Schedule In Effect June 10. 1918.
For Washington and points north
daily, sos, 9:53, 1908 a. m, 1913,
1928; lis, 2:5S, 3:1S, 1913, 1888
p. m.
Week days only, 6:2O p. m. Satur-
days only sos p. M, and Sundays only
8:1S p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 1886, 1855 (locaD and
9:47, a. M; 2:27, 2:47, SIT (locaD
GIT, SIT, GIT p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico at
1880 a. m daily and 2:53 p. m. Satur-
days. Night train leaves 11:43 p. m.
daily for Fredericksburg and inter-
mediate stations.
NOTE-Times of arrival and depar-
ture and connections not guaranteed.