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the only time the feat has oeen per
formed in worlds series.
National Commission has had charge
of the annual series since 1905.
Pitcher I'D Rculhach's one hit game
for the Cubs against the White SoS IN
1906 is the nearest approach 10 no.
hi came in any of the classics.
In 1905. when the White SoS beat tht
Cribs { games To .. was the only tim
two IraGu" rivals of the same c!'y won
the classic.
In 1903 the Boston American VS.
PITTS burCh. National League. series OF
s games was responsible for turnout
Of spectators numbering 1901 In
The last bit; series In l9LI, between tho
White Sox and the Giants, total OF
1865 attended the games.
The l@l2 Boston Red Sox VS.. New
York Giant series produced the greatest
total receipts as the series OF games
attracted a total gate OF si9O.4i9. and
Er players share was Sli7.5I2"S. II
was not tho largest division among
PLAYERS. however. because In 1916 when
ia, Boston Red SoN defeated Prooklyn
,lr pityrrs share was Sl52.SSS.5S. There
WAS an attendance Ot 4l.313 At the Sec
ond game. while tn" 5th game in Bos'
ton prOdu'eu inc TS''lu 'ip"N W 1-'o-u
for 4 game. The players. however. die
not share in this game. as they partici'
patcd in only the first games played
f." Tho las; 1 SEASONS the American
League clubs have defeated IN" National
I,Igu.. t,am* IN wards series piay-orf
Tho Nationals have not won since the
Boston Brav,s victory over the Attn
I-;.rs in 1874 IN consecutive games.
S,ur,. 1903 the American teams have
wou 10 and the National ) series.
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TR|ANGLES AND
NORTH WHEELING
TONEETS SUNDAY
Fast Game Is CarSled For Forty-SeVen'N
Street Next sunday Afternoon AT
Three O'Clock.

Local followers Of IN" Eridiron Sport
will be offered y splendid treat next sun
day afternoon on n" F"rty-srL'h'''
street Erounde when I'll" North " N'r'-
inc \. c. and TN" TrirnEl"s (t"rm'riE
tho Nocks) clash. The game VIII u"
called promptly ut ,hro" o'clock.
Both clcvcns ere out for valley h"n"rs
this wear. and good gam" should re-
suit rs both teams have been pra't'''"%
hard and are III shap" for hArL '.".
test. Tho TrianGlcs will h" somewhat
or,wcirhcd hu, they expect - make up
This disadvantage wrh speed.
This will h. IN" opening gam" OF '.'
season for tho North Wheeling y. c.
while II will bc the third gam" "t inc
season for tho Sout Insiders. Th'y haE'
met tho Smith \: c. and IN" fAhN"' u
c. to 90 score.
Practice was held last evening by holh
teams and marked Improvement is being
shown at every practice.
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Series best in . games.
Seventh baseball classic TO be held N
. Chicago.
Cincinnati fans will enjoy IRIS.
! worlds series game Wednesday, Octo-
ter I.
! Previous modern championship tcsr
! was best III : games.
| No spectators are allowed on playing
fields
! Earl,cs, worlds title clash in recent
! history Of nAt!ona! sport.
! LIS sixteenth modern worlds series.
Thrr,. Victories is best record any
| pitcher. has established.
! Whrc Sox beat Giants I games 10 =
! in l9y7.
! y total Of 80 players on each club are
! eligible I" pay.
! T.hc White Snv and New York Giants
! in 1911 shared in $I0@.SSS.5S.
\ capacity crowd IN 1917 series AT
/ Chicago was 5000.
In 1905 Chants beat Athletics games
| t. /. all helm: shut ont victories.
-Iongcs, game in 4 worlds series was
, October .. 1916. wNrn E"s;on Red S"N
! beat Brooklyn - in II innings, Ruth
| uppusin. Smith III thu box.
| Total attendance At first worlds
| series IN 1854 was less than 5000.
Series Is expected 70 SET attendance
/ record. also receipts figures.
The schedule calls for games eaCh
day until either nine has won games.
| Best attendance At Il game was ~
Boston, October l.. 1916 columbus
| l)ay) Il holiday. when 42.G29 assembled
at Braves F!rld. paying SS3S73.
Managers klh GlraSun and Fat Moran
tn
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BASKET BALL BOYS
RECEIVE SWEATERS
six rster Men Of tho 1919 Basket Bali
Team Received Their Sweaters
Yesterday.

Az last the sweaters for tho SIX i"tt"r
mon Of the 1919 basket ball team 81
Whaling High have arrived They
re-c received yesterday and we're M
nndiatcly presented to the boys.
The sweaters are Of 4 navy blu" WIN
border of old gold and 6-inch BLOCK
letter "W'' IN bright gold. and felt on
tho left side. The sweaters w'r" n'a"'
by Snaulding and arc beng very much
aGr,iro1 by Tho friends Of the boys.
Tho letter men to whom sweaters were
awarded arc: Captain Daniel Webster
Rnhrech,. guard: Frederic Glenn Tli-
hcns guard: Earl William Cory, Tor
ward. Russell Conwcll Bond. forward:
carroll Elmer kimhcrlir. center; Don
old ,, olson Young. substitute" guard.
TIKI tcam OF 1919 was probably tn"
best ever turned out OF the local high
school winning fourteen out of eighteen
starts. At the state tournament nj
Buckhannon the boys played four games
! If which they won three. gctunS INTO
the semi-fnals only 10 lose an extra
ncrIod game 20 Buckhannon, aIfar hcaN-
! Ter and older team.
Eollowine IS the record Of the Wheel
ing High School basketball team Of
1919, IN which she scored 62 points 10
SEE to the opponents:
Wheeling High School &c; Sistersvnle,
l3.
wheeling High School IS; Cathedral,
ass.
Wheeling High School 10; Bellaire, l7*.
Wheeling High School, A; Parkers-
burg, %.
wheeling High School 2e; Sisters
vDe, liz.
wheeling High School, n; Parhors-
burg, 22'.
wheeling High School, 54; Bethany
freshmen IA.
Wheeling High School, Al; Llnsly, lis.
Wheeling High School, 3d. Wensburg,
20.
Wheeling High School, "a; Mounds
Vile, "a.
Wheeling High School, 80; Faculty. g..
Wheeling High school, "a; Bellaire,
20.
Wheeling High School. Az wadss-
town, Sc.
wheeling High School 20; Piedmont,
I7s.
Wheeling High School, 90 clartsburg,
l4s.
Wheeling High School ID; Buchanan
non, 23'.
Wheeling High School, AZ; Lins1y, IL.
Wheeling High School, At; Cathedral,
IS.
Wheeling High School, Won IA; Lost
a; PERCENTAGE tn.
S1ndicates games played away from
homs.
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SION became const antly greater as each
incoming train unloadcd its thousands.
One man from Alaska who failed TO
write for tickets in advance. managed
Ia get m interview with President Herr
mann and told him he had come all that
way To sec the Reds win the worlds
series, but when he left the club head
quarters h. admitted that he still was
without q ticket.
Open At Ten O'Clock.
The gates Of Rcdland Field will be
thrown pen at ten o'clock in the morn
ing. and the officials anticipated ire
mcndous rush for bleachcrs and pavilion
where the first TO como will receive the
foremost seats.
Johnny Evcrs and Joe Tinker. Of the
famous Chance machine. took part in
Inc practice for Moran's men today.
Jack Pf"iStcr. Tho Giant Killer" former
member Of tho Chicago Nationals staff.
pitched 10 the hattcrs and Grover Alex
andcr. the Ace" Of the Chicago Cubs
staff. worked on the mound while the
Reds were taking their turn at practice.
During tho White SoX practice Buck"
Weaver knocked several balls into the
left field blcachcrS while Joe jackson
and Harry" FclSCh sharprncd their
batting eyes by driving out long hits.
Cicott" after warming up for n few
innings. declared that he was able TO
take the mound tomorrow. Manager
Gleason and most of his men attended
tho races today.
Showers fell tonight. but the weather
forecast for tomorrow was for clear.
bright day with moderate temporal ure.
Both managers announced their pitch-
Ing selections tonight. Manager Glea-
son said H. would put his faith IN Eddie
Cicotte. while Manager Moran announc-
ed that Walter Ruether wa snis pitch
ing choice.
President Ban Johnson. OF the Aner1-
can league arrived tonight and Presi-
dent Heydler. Of the National League Is
due in the morning.
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VARSITY HAS A
SNAPPY PRACTICE

Special Dispatch TO The IntclllSenccr.
MORGANTOWN. Sept. 30.-Wcst Vir-
-inla's practice this afternoon was fea-
tured by a short and Snappy scrlmmagc.
Coach McIntire had the men fighting
hard all the timc. Mole and Hitc were
in the Varsity Inc up. Neal ran the
team in great style and made one long
run besides good Interference. This
was IIite's first scrimmaGe for two
weeks. Archer did fine work on the
line. smashing most everything that
came his way. Lytle and Lewis made
good runs for the Scrubs. Rip King
and Lcntz were not IN tho scrimmage
due to minor bruises which they rcceiv-
cd in tho Marietta game. The team as a
whole showed up we'll and everyone was
hubblinG over with pep and fight. The
preliminary work consisted of running
back punts. tacklinS tho dummy and
charging under tho ropes. T. s. Gain
the $50 pound Charleston high school
guard. reported today and looks like a
conner.
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PAUL. A. C. HAVE
RE-ORGANIzED
East Amateur Eleven Of Aetnsvillc Re-
Organized Monday For The Season.

meeting OF thc PAUL a. G. Of Aetna
vile. was held the first part rf III" week
md tho team WAS rc-orcanizcd for tho
season. Vincent Wintcrhollcr was eject, .
cd captain.
The Paulls have secured grounds NJ
Stop 1919 ErookSidc which thrv viii us,.
TOT all home games q is th,. hrII.r r.
many Orleans that this ground v.u rim
LcagL" Park n close race for Iprul,ri,y
Tho following Members ar" r.uI.s,. 1
10 report for practice on Monday. Tues
day. Thursday and Friday evenings rud
Sunday morning: W. L1u2. Dcuds, R,I,2
kochlin". Heather Iuisy. Mcdonald
Reed. lIoronz", J. Wits. M",yiurcr
DelhruEg". r. Wint"rhn'l"r \. Hin Me-
Ouown. kcll1han. Stol!"nb"rgrr. HaG,,p
Ferranz. Stoncciph"r. Hollin3 and Jar
Wis
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Ba>> oall Classic OpensatR edlandP ark Today
WORLDS SERIES FACTS
REFORMATION ABOUT WHITE SOX AND REDS ALL
FANS SHOULD KNOW

OF coin will determine the field.
Tickets in Chicago range from $500
to $3.50 and in Cincinnati from $l.l0 to
$3.50 including wa tax.
This year of the players percentage a
total Of IS per cent will he distributed
u the winning and losing clubs in the
series and the remaining % per cent
VIII 10 gwen the clubs finishing second
and third in each league during the
championship season.
In 1917 the White Sox players got
s".32S.13 and The Giants S2.54S.l4 as
their division Of the gate receipts.
Williams, or the White Sox. a south
paw. may puzzle the Reds hatsmcn. Dick
Kerr. too is i sturdy lcfthander who
has sprung into tho limelEht this sea-
son. Dutch Rcuthcr and Slim Sal!ce are
the Reds soUthpaw bets.
The Reds array Of pitching talent is
as follows: SalIcc. Luqur. Rcuther
Fisher. Ellcr. Ring and Gerber. The
White Sox have Cicottc. williams. Kerr,
Fahcr. James and Lowdcrmlk.
Nune of the pitchers on either the
Reds OF White Sox play rolls are strike
out artists.
Manager Moran. il is expected. will
depend chiefly upon Harry (Slim) Sallrc
Walter (Dutch) Rcuthcr and Horace
Ellcr with Ray Fisher and Jimmy Ring
rs possibilities. Gleason Will without a
doubt. depend upon I;ddi, Cicotte Claude
Williams and Dick Kerr 10 annex games
with Urban F'ab,r as his next hope.
Fisher and Ring have been Of great.
er service in the league race than Gro.
vcr Lowdcrmilk and Bill James. James
is striving to stage come back this
year. Erskinc Mayer. Of the Sox staff.
SAW service for the phillics against the
Rcd Sox in 1915 title race.
1t Is 81 years since Cincinnati won n
pennant. Then il was the American As.
Socation race which the. Reds annexed
Eddie Roush and Oscar Happy
Frlsch are the rival center ficlders.
Ell harden Is expected to do the
hulk Of the catching for the Reds. He
las hattcd against Ciccttr, Williams
and Fabrr. being with the Giants il
1917 when McGraw's nine lest 10 tho
SuX 4 games 70 :"
Ray Svha!k the SoI's catching acc, is
regarded AS the king of present day
baCkstoppers.
Last year box seats for tho champion
ship series between the Rcd SoX and
cubs sold for s.. Will" tn" Erandstand
reserved seats sold al $50. Pavilion
seats could he purchased for 81. while
hlcarhcr seats w"rc 50 cents. These
pric"s did not include the government
war tax.
Patrick J. Moran has established HIM
Srlf firmly in the minds Of the fans Of
Philadelphia and Cincinnati. which
cities II" pi.otrd TO National League
championships. the first they ever en-
jnycd. III" Ph:ls won in 1915 but lost
in the TIT" series to the Red S"X !
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WESLEYAN READY
FOR MT. union Glk
Special Dispatch to The Intellisencef.

Special Dispatch to The Intelligencef. y
BUCkHANNON. ". Va, Sept. 81
The Wesleyan line received hard Wotk
out. Coach Drumm spent a good part Of
the practice period today in drilling The
line on both defensive and offensive
work. AIartz. a veteran Of the 1911
team. still shows his remarkable abillt(
in getting through the line and-nrusl
up plays before they gcDundet
Want. a 100 pound tackle FROM
VILE who has been late OF an
team with some reputc. made his nfSt
appearance in uniform today and VIII
,con be scrarping for berth on the big
eleven. Hymcs. who has been unable
% be out due to torn ligaments In The
ankle. came out and went through signal
practice before the Mount Union GaEDe.
The team will be in top notch shape to-
make things exciting for the Ohio la04 Z
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WHEELING HI AND TR|ADE[PH|A
CLASH FRIDAY At FAIR GROUNDS
HEWITT AND BLmD, BOTH EAoE.
LES, ARE DECLARED U1IIO. s
BLE TO FAY TIM WUE. 3
Game VIII Bs CALEB Promptly - Ho0
O'Clock Friday Ader1ooa q 49,
Fair 0E0uuAH, 100

FAR 08UU00os -91sfgs
Wheeling high and Triadelphh high.
will clash next Friday afternoon 1t four
o'clock at the StateIF'air GroaaAA
A game between Wheeling HiEh enA.
Triadclphia is an annual affair ana ale
though the locals have always come Uut
on the Jong end, the Red and BiAck beyoi
alwsy put up a.sbff contest. Rcp11fg,
from Triadclphia- this season are to ~
effect that tho out-the-pake lads .haSe 4
fine team. They have q much hosNlx
and faster team tthan Il any dine T.
tho past.
Last Saturday 'Triadelphia met W1n
wood and won by one lone point, ~
Wheeling. however. met Warwood to.
weeks ago. and defeated them 1910. ~
fact alone indicates victory over 59t.|
adclphia for Wheeling High.
Prof II. r. Johns announced last %
tcning that Hewitt and Blond were g.
clarcd Ineligible TO play this week. N,
they failed 70 come up 70 the requiroag
mark in their studies. Hewitt IL . FNNes
uNr tackle. while Blond is a substftuEns
Just who will I'LL this vacancy on tA1.
right side OF the team Is not known. ut
Coach Kcllison has plenty Of matoe11l
and promises to fiIl.it with as good u
mot Il better man. 80:
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CrNCNNATI o. Sept 30-At o'clock tomorrow afternoon
one f the four upres Redand field will his hand the Gin
cunat Reds will take playing positions iebod or Collins OF
the CHICAGO White Sox the baters box and the rs
contest for basebas richest prize and highest honors VIII
Nothing weather of the most kind VIII delay th
start and when play starts greatest rong that ever saw ball
came in Cincinnati will assembled Every seat at the park has
6n sold for the games and all reserved seats Tor the hr
three games have been purchased ,
nnnat hotels groaned today under the weight OF baseball
enthusiasm Thew were the cadron which diamond discussion
from the corners of the country seethed
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The majority OF the guests who regis
tered At the principal hotels were pre-
parcd for Inconvenience. and theE W''F
actually surprised when they FOUND how
thoroughly the Arrangements had !i'i"
their plans. True. in some instances
ntteen men will find 1t necessary 10
sleep in one room. but they VIII DC IN
comfortable single beds
Senator Warren q. Harding. or OHIO
WAS ono 81 the more fortunate and mas
the entire bridal suite at one or IN"
leading hotels. Barney oldi!cid. 'h'
noted automobile racer. and some OF ms
party. will occupy the bridal suite NJ
another hosiery.
Even the extremely unfortunate. VINO
can find no Accommodation VIII have p"-
lice protection when they resort 10 IN"
mark benches. II such n thing becomes
necessary .CinclnnattS safety director
giving the desired orders today.
National Rules Apply.
While nc official announcement has
been made relative to ground rules. 1t
is believed the National league rules
will apply for the series
Betting on tho series was noticeable
TODAY nv its absence. Several wag"rS OF
large amounts were offered. No takers
were reported. Local fans are demand
ing odds while Chicago supporters are
nsk,nr oven money. and a deadlock ap-
pears to exist.
Both teams worked out at Rcdland
Field today. the Reds taking turn IN
the morning and then allowing the SoS
70 figure on the angles If the field.
As the train bearing the champions ot
tho American league came putting 10 Il
halt at Grand Central depot this morn
ing. three mail CLERKS protrudcd their
heads from their cars and shouted "Hur-
rah for the White So1." That was the
greeting at the station. but more vo-
c.ferous one greeted them as they en-
tered their hotel and they had hard
time getting to the desk and finally to
their rooms, so great was the push to
shake their hands and greet them.
The special train carrying the Chicago
rooters. 900 strong. is not due till to-
morrow morning. but Cleveland was
represented by n full delegation and It
was this crowd that helped make the
White So1 welcou" at their hotel
Both Men Confident.
Both Manager Gleason OF tho White
sox and Manager Moran. OF tho Reds,
gave voice TO their confidence that their
,rams would be returned not only win
ncrs Of the first game but Of tho entire
series and both paid compliments to
each other by stating that they knew
they had a fight on their hands. PrcSi-
dent Hermann. Of the Cincinnati club,
when a-'ccd for a prediction Of the
series. smiled ard said:
II have been busy trying TO keep some
100000 fans from being sore because
they can't be placed wher" there is
only room or about 33onn. will toll
you better after tho series is over
Press headquarters were opened this
afternoon md four hundred visiting and
local newspaper men obtained their
seats. Each was presented with n SOU
vcnir official badge by the Cincinnati
club.
The crush in the hotels and the contu-
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ny" Basket BALL
Many Basketball Teams Are Organizing
at The Y. NJ. c. A. Gymnasium.

The " gymnasium promises to be as
popular as EYER this year with the fol-
lowers Of basket ball. \ number OF the
~ teams are To represent III" inStitu-
ton this season on the floor, The
seniors will have their yearly lea que 81
four teams and the MGgcts will besbkck
in service The student team isNA be
rcorganlzcd and large attendance IN
promised. The plans for the industrial
leaFu are progressing rapidly and In ad-
dition to the regular league thoWhitta-
kerr Glcssncr Co. and IN" Wheeling Mold
6 Foundry are to have leagues of their
own.
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.L|NSLY SQUAD WORKING
FOR WELLSBURG
Orange And BLACK Lads VIII Moet the
Brooke Countians At Fair Grounas
Saturday.

Saturday afternoon the, Linsly 1nsti-
tutc eleven will clash with the Wells
bur, high lads in thr second game OF
tho 1910 scholastic football season and
Coach Bill" Stobbs is putting his pro-
tcgcs through hard gruclling workouts
every day at Bridge Park. Many chang
es will probably be seen in the line-up
for this Weekend game. and much pet
ter worl; with Tho pigskIn is expected TO
be shown By the Cadets.
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THOUSANDS OF FANS CROWD THE
C|NCy HOTELS AND bOUNDLESS
ENTHUSIASM RE|CNS; FEW BETS

Both Managers Confident But Realize They Have Hard
Battle Before Them-Bleacher Gates Will Open at 10
O'clock This Morning and Thousands Will Be on Hand
to Get Available Seats-Many Fans Will Be Forced to
Sleep in the Parks-Cicotte Will Likely Go on the
Mound For the White Sox-No Choice Announced By
Moran-White Sox "Rooter' Special Will Arrive This
Morning
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An Even Break.

WASHINGTON. Snpt. 3O.-Favoraoie
weather in Cincinnati for the opening
game tomorrow OF the worlds series
could not be promised tonight by the
weather bureau. DR.. Harry c. FTanken-
field chief forecaStcr. said there was
only IAN even break that the weather
would b. Of the baseball variety.
Reports to tho weather bureau tonight
were that il was raining In northern
Ohio and II was said that there was Il
possibility that the area or showers
might move southwark far enough TO
include Cincinnati.
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WELLSBURG CHALLENGE

Imperial \. {. If W'll~hurg arc de-
sirous OF playing any Of Al" following
teams: Smith \. g. Mack 4. c. ar
Yankee a. &. Managers Of these ,.,,,,.
can arrange a game by writing to s. G.
Wells. Box 44S, WellsburG. W. Va. or
Bell phone II. Sunday games preferred
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CINCINNATI o. Sept 3oManager Moran announced tonlgn
Ruethr will pitch for the Ccnna Natona III Ine s' s
of the worlds series tomorrow.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO. Sept. 3O.-Following Is the
official standing OF the American Lea
que clubs. at the end OF the season as
announced az the league headquarters
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-18
IS NEEDED

The discovery of an illicit whisky
still en- the farm of the Rev. Purley
y. Baker, president of the Antisaloon
League of America, and the dlsclos-
ures showing that not a few united
States senator's and members OF the
House of Representatives, who voted
for the national prohibition amend
ment. took time by the forelock and
stacked IN on "wet goods before
Washington was made cone dfy,
raises considerable doubt as to the
sincerity of the "drys." The two oc-
currences also would seem to indicate
that he services or Hercules, who
did such a good job of cleaning out
the .Augean stables, may be needed TO
+horoughlv enforce national prohlbi-
ticn. with a chance against even that
s.|Onuef-Wcfkcf SuCceeuihS' w
accuses Rev. Mr.. Baker, VINO llVeS
N that more or less dry state OF
Alabama. Of placing the still on his
farm, of operating it, or even Know
20 It's existence. \. negro, arrested
in connection with the discovery q
:hc matchmaking apparatus may
he able to explain why 1t vi there.
Still. the fact remains that the sui
was there. Even if. as some be!leNe,
The still was planted there 10y
nwcts" for the purpose o. enloarfas-
sing the head of the league n the
league itself, Mir. Baker should nave
been prepared by what certain mem
hers Of the leagdte Said they expected
from the .'wcts." and should have
kept more careful! watch. Even the
Alabama incident pales. however, be-
tore the startling fact that express
receipts Of the Washington Office OF
the AMERICAN Railway Express show
; that many national lawmakers who
voted against liauor beat the Reed
Eone-Dry Law and laid il a goodly
supply of booze against the days
when they could not get it. Most
of the senators and representatives
voted dry December Il. 1917. Since
that time some Of them received
: regular shipments of "ardent spirits"
They may not have used the spirits
themselves, and they may nave
. ordered them for their political
friends and Observation-Disclosures
: Star.