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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
MASSIE ORDERS OUT
GRAYJACKET SQUAD

The Grayjackets' football eleven
works out at 6 80 Wednesday after
noon on San Pedro Park gridiron.
Every man who expects to play on the
team during the present season must
report for this practice, Manager
Massie announces.
From the amount Of classy material
being lined up by the Grayjackets it
is evident that they will be hard TO
beat. A number OF ex-college stars
are on the roster and lines are out
for several more. Any team desiring
game with the Grayjackets for
Sunday. October Is. may get in touch
with Manager Massie at Crockett
$3.50
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
CUBS AND WHITE SOX
START "CIVIL WAR;

CHICAGO, Oct. THE Cubs and
White Sox start their annual civil war
in the city series today, playing the
first game Of a seven-game series at
the White Sox park, weather permit
ting.
Grover Alexander, Cubs pitching
ace. probably will be pitted against
Ted Blankenship of the Sox. As Man
ager Eddie Collins Of the White Sox
will be missing from the lineup. due
to injuries, fans regard the series
dope" as even.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
TEXAS EX-STUDENTS
PLANNING NEW GYM

AUSTIN. Tex. Oct. direction OF
a gymnasium building providing space
for games training and for classes in
physical training will be sponsored by
the Texas University Ex-Studcnts' AS
ISOLATION in the near future as one
OF the principal plans in a develop
ment program already outlined, vii.
liam Il. Ruggles, secretary. announced
in talk to the Austin Rotary Club.
A gymnasium fund of approximate.
~ 100000 already has been subscribed
as a nucleus for the construction OF
the building which probably will be
raised in n statewide campaign, accord
ing to Ruggles.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
.JOSKE'S OFFERS BIG
BIRD RACE PRIZES

One hundred dollars in prizes for =
pigeon race on October IA, open to
all the local fancicrs has been Offered
BY the Joskc brothers Company, it was
announced today. The prizes will be
$50 for first place and $50 for sec
ond in the senior event and $50 for a
special race among birds owned hy
fancicrs under is years of age.
f. S. Peterson, state secretary OF
the Homing Pigeon Association. AMI
the secretaries of the various pigeon
FLYING clubs of the city. form a com
mittec to have charge of the race. The
distance and other details will be de-
cidcd upon at meeting Wednesday
night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
CHAMP CANCELS BOUT;
MIGHT DAMAGE HANDS

CINCINNATI. Oct. 7.-CR--
Charles (PhiD Rosenberg, bantam
weight boxing champion of the world,
has called off his scheduled match with
Sammy Sandow. of this city.
The bout was to have been held at
Dayton, KY, next Monday night.
Fear that he might hurt his hands
was given as the champions reason for
deciding not to fight Sandow.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
ALAzAN STARS WIN.

Ramos, pitching for the Alazan
stars. held the West End Slusgers TO
four scattered hits and defeated thorn,
IL TO .. on the Tampico street dia-
mond. The two teams will play re-
turn game next Sunday on the Slug
GERS diamond,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07

George Stallings. the Georgia
planter. once proved the fallacy OF
individual or collective comparisons
of strength before a series when nc
scrambled together an aggregation
of baseball mediocrity and a couple
of stars, and. with some real good
pitching. beat one of the greatest
baseball machines of all times four
straight games.
. That was in 1914 when he COM
manded the Boston Braves. / do
not think that anyone will contend
that Stallings' Braves, individually
or collectively. rated with Connie
Mack's Athletics of that period. or
can be rated with them in base
ball history.
Even Stallings' pitchers of 1914,
Rudolph. Tyler and James, who per-
formed remarkable work in the
series. cannot be rated in baseball
history individually. or as a conn
bination, with Mack's mighty
mound men. Bender, Plank and
Coombs.
But in that particular series.
Stallings' staff pitched better ball
than the Athletics staff and Stall
ings' Braves generally played bet
ter ball that the great Philadelphia
crew. and never since have / at
tached any Importance to ante
series baseball comparisons beyond
the pitching.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07


they do not attribute their succesn
to his inefficiency.
They attribute it to their own
proves, mislaid for the time being
against the good pitching. Baseball
is indeed a most peculiar game.
As I see the series of 1925, it
ought to be even money and take
your pick. | mean to say it ap.
peals to me in the light of toss-up.
l have never seen two clubs go 10
the post, so to speak, in worlds
series with less apparent advantage
one way or the other than these
two.
In other fields of sport, your prog
nosticator usually likes TO trail with
a champion on the theory that
champion has certain psychology
cal advantage over the other fellow,
but this is not generally true in
baseball. and it certainly is not true
in this particular case.
With everythi 6 else being fairly
Wv lIt
sters in a worlds series battle. In
this instance, the youngsters re the
Pirates. l think that a crew Of
youngsters who have the tire and
spirit. and ability TO beat their way
through long trying race to a PEN
nant can generally be depended on
TO carry that fire and spirit and
ability on through a worlds series.
But then | recall the fire. ard
spirit. and ability that the Wash
ington club displayed last fall
against John J. McGraw's Giants.
fighting on. and ON. when things
looked mighty hopeless. and it seems
inconceivable 10 me that such spirit
could have died out in one short year.
Therefore, ! make no prediction
beyond this
That the club that wins the first
game u the series today will take
the series
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
CUT TRAIN FARES
FOR LAREDO FIESTA

Revision of rates for the Columbus
Day excursion to Laredo has placed
the price at 81 for the round trip, ac-
cording to Frank L. Orr. assistant
general passenger agent for the l.
G. y. railroad. The celebration will
begin at Nuevo Laredo on Sunday,
October II and will be featured by a
bull fight.
Excursionists may go on regular
trains Saturday or Sunday night.
tickets good for return up to night
trains of Monday, though the special
will leave Laredo Sunday night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07

think that the pitching general
" determines the result of worlds
series. This has been demonstrated
time and again. ! think it will be
demonstrated in the Washington
Pittsburgh hookup.
As against real good pitching. l
discount superior speed on the bases.
or fielding, or any other element
of the game in a short series. j
mean to say that l think you could
take the club that finished last in
either big league, gi"c it pitching
staff composed of the three best
pitchers in the land, and it would
win the series any year.
| rate club morale or spirit Of
more importance than club hitting.
or club fielding, or club base run
ming. but I rate even that behind
pitching. because the finest club
morale speedily goes TO pieces be-
hind ragged pitching.
When n pitcher holds an opposing
club to a few scattered hits, the
manager Of that club-and the
players. too-gencrally have as their
alibi. we amt hitting
| have been following baseball for
some years now, and | cannot re-
call ever having heard the manager
or players Of a defeated club frank
ly admit that they ran against
superior pitching. They place the
fault on their own inability 10 hit.
1t state il more In the light OF
an excusable aiment. Never do
they give credit to the opposing
pitcher.
n they are beaten two or three
times in a row. they say, We'll,
we're hound 10 get 10 hitting sOon-
or OF later" They mean that they
are bound 20 finally run into an In
efficient pitcher, but when they
knock his delivery all over the lot
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
TURNER TENPIN LEAGUE.

Totals ...... $40 119 S5s Zihh
Tonight: schmitt vs.. Klaus and II.
Nixon vs.. Kaufer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
BOWLING
Security Benefit Association.

Totals ............ 4if bfO oJs lofo
Kendall game ESQ.
Pifie game 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Land Records Office.

1t seems assured that the Commits
sioners win renew their effort to have
Congress appropriate for the con-
struction of building for the deeds
Office of the District. Plans have been
drawn for an adequate building, and
the chance is favorable that work
may be begun on it next year. There
las been much disappointment in this
matter. The recorder OF deeds office,
once housed in the City Hail." was
removed to rented quarters when the
work of remodeling the courts build.
The understanding was that good
quarters would be given the record.
ers Office in the remodeled building.
but sufficient space could not be found
and the work has been continued in
rented quarters in a building de-
signed for private offices.
The need for this building is ad-
mitted by all persons acquainted with
the facts, but the Commissioners have
not been able to obtain the required
improvement in the situation was
made by securing an increa sed appro-
priation for rental. not only to meet
the requirements of the owners of the
building but also 10 obtain more
space in it. The recorder of deeds
Office is self sustaining, and turns into
the Treasury a sum considerably in
excess of the cost of operation, and
the income from fees shows a steady
annual increase over expenditures.
The land records of the District
running back to 1871 are kept in this
building and fire would be disastrous.
The records are shelved in a number
of small rooms on different floors of
the building, and search of the rec.
ords involves unnecessary sacrifice OF
time and effort. Conditions have been
explained TO Congress by the Commits
sioners, and it is hoped that as soon
as practicable a land record building
will be constructed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Commercial Aviation.

1t is admitted as a notable fact that
commercial aviation, as well as mill
tary. We are far behind the leading
nations of Europe in the application
of air travel to the transportation of
passengers and freight. One reads
with interest and envy the accounts
of the regular lines using the airways
carrying goods and persons with dis,
patch and more than average safety
between great cities of Great Britain
and the continent.
There is relief in sight, however
from our condition of backwardness.
News reports describe what is said
to be the initial movement in the
most forward step in commercial avi
alton which this country has taken
Acting under recent legislation, Post
master General New has issued regu'
lations governing the letting of con.
tracts to transport mail by air. I'm
der the law, in addition to carrying
mail, contractors on air-mail routes
will be permitted to transport passen
gers, express packages and freight
The new project is to be strictly a
"made-in-America" undertaking. Con
tractors must be American citizens
and it must be shown that at least
IS per cent of the stock of corpora.
tons is in American control. Only
a
States may be used and the service
will be under direct control of the
Post Office Department.
The best wishes of the country for
success will go with this expansion
of the air mail service to include the
carrying of freight and passengers.
No doubt the public will be quick to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Three Decades of Motor Cars.

Elwood Haynes. who has been
in America, is dead at Kokomo, Ind,
after a brief illness. In the National
| Museum now stands his first produc-
ton, with a label which states that
it was given successful trial trips at
a speed of 6 or miles an hour on
the 4th of July. 1894. That was less
than 81 years ago. In that span Of
| three decades wonders have been ac-
complished in the combustion engine.
Since MIR. Haynes was ordered off the
streets of Chicago. in 1895, by an as
tonished policeman the motor car
has become the chief transportation
agency of the American people.
The old 'horseless carriage" that
made 6 or Z miles an hour has be-
come a mechanism that is capable
of 80 miles an hour and more. 1t has
developed from a crude contraption,
clumsy in outline, uncertain in per-
Torrance. into a machine of graceful
appearance. of high endurance and
of large carrying capacity.
1t would be we'll for motorists
and that term includes nearly all
people today-to so to the National
Museum and see that old car of 81
years ago. 1t would give them more
definite conception of the marvel that
has been wrought in mechanical de-
hirb 10 Of
the engine that has been placed in
their hands.
The development of the motor car
from the old "horseless carriage" of
1894 to its present state has brought
about great changes. 1t has made for
improved highways throughout the
country. 1t has brought into close
contact remote regions, far separat ted,
almost isolated. 1t has transformed
rural life. 1t has widened the hori-
IONS of everybody. 1t has stimulated
trade, 1t has given employment to an
immense number of people and has
developed the mechanical skill of q
great multitude.
Urban conditions have been greatly
affected by the motor car. 'Conges
ton of traffic has been occasioned,
but congestion of population has been
lessened. The development of subur-
ban areas has been promoted. Styles
of architecture have been affected.
Indeed, 1t is impossible fully to
trace the effect of motor car develop
ment on American life. And yet the
"horseless carriage" of 81 years ago
was a joke, the object of ridicule,
cause of the establishment and scorn
of policemen, viewed as freak and
ordered off the streets. Its inventor
lived to see its triumph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Copying Coxey.

Urban Ledoux, perhaps better
known as Mr.. Zero" a leader of tho
unemployed, proposes to emulate
JACOB CoXey next Winter. In a speech
at dinner in Brooklyn he outlined
plans which he is now forming to
mead an army of 10000 out.ofworl.
ers from Boston Common in a march
upon Congress in December. The nur.
pose is to stage a demonstration to
Force the enactment Of a law for old.
age insurance.
II LedouX will but read the STORY
or the Coxey invasion of Washington
back in the COS he will perhaps find
reason for modifying, or it may be
abandoning, his plan. For the "Coxev
army was one of the most lamenta bIa
hzzles that ever occurred in this coun.
try. Coxey had announced that he
would lead an army of 100 600 IN
washington for the purpose of max.
ing a demonstration for the enact.
ment of good-roads legislation to give
employment to people out of work.
Times were hard and there were
many idle in the United States. Coxey
started from Massillon, Ohio, with
perhaps 1000 men. He reached Wash
lngton with less than 200 miserable
trampers, mostly hoboes who had
Joined the ranks for the sake of free
food on the way down, practically all
of the original starters having
dropped out on the route.
What happened to Coxey and his be.
draggled cohorts" in Washington is
history. He was arrested for trespass
at the Capitol Grounds along with
Carl Browne, hA first lieutenant or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC RILLIAn VILE

good salaries are married., That NAV
De a reprisa1 for the ancient lament
OF the spinster, who alibied that "aII
the nice men nowadays are married. =
L.Europe Nouvelle. distinguished
French periodical, the March IS
number of which has just reached
aShington. reports that rumors are
again current in Paris that Ambassa
dor Myron T. Herrick desires to re-
lnquish his post for reasons of
health. IF the departure of Mr.. Her.
rick is confirmed" the journal re-.
marks, 1T will cause France many
regrets. But ii is assured that the Am
bassador will be replaced by man
toward whom France has contracted
no slight .deht-Gen. Pershing. com.
mander-in-chief of the American forces
during the war" If L'Europe Non.
Velle is we'll informed. the question of
Gen. Pershing's future employment
would seem to he cleared up. The
Secretaryship of War and the presi.
dency of a great industrial corpora
ton are jobs into which Dame Ru-
NOR recently has drafted him.
X x X
A conference of teachers of inter
national law and related subjects
will be held in Washington from Aprii
23 to 70. Harvard. Minnesota. Vas
sar, Swarthmore, Princeton. Chicago.
Yale, Bryn Mawr, Illinois, Clark, Bos.
ton. Missouri, Pittsburgh and Stan.
ford are among the universities and
colleges that will be represented bv
speakers. From Harvard there will
be DR.. Manley Q. Hudson. Bemis pro.
fessor of international law, who will
discuss THE Contemporary Develop.
ment of international Law" DR..
Hudson who had a good deal to do
with the original draft of the scheme
under which President Harding and
Secretary Hughes proposed that the
United States should enter the World
Court. take strong issue with SEN
ator Borah. Hudson contends that
the 700 or 800 international treaties
on file with the League of Nations
and the dozen advisory opinions al.
ready rendered by the World Court
comprise an adequate groundwork
for that tribunal. He does not think
the Nation need to wait for a formal
codification of international law, de.
sirable as that may be.
Y x x
THE two Van Sweringens." as the
able young Ohio railroad kings are
known, have come to Washington for
IIIe NiChcl Il idtc iHcISeE hearings De-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission. The brothers are both
bachelors. They. make their home in
one of the suburbs. of Cleveland with
three spinster sisters-an unusual
household of single blessedness. The
Van Sweringens have one brother
who is married. He ranks as the
least successful of the three. Which
woman-haters probably will adduce
as an argument in favor of celibacy.
(CopyriEht 1922 }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15

chief of staff, and his army was
cared for by the public for a short
time and then evaporated. Browne
afterward tried to stage a side demon.
stration. enacting dramatic scene
on truck in PENNSYLVANIA avenue
at the Peace Monument when, attired
in a Roman toga in the guise OF Lib
erty, and with his famous beard
shaven. he apostrophised the pos
terror OF the statue of Freedom on the
mise
1t must be confessed that Washing.
ton was just a bit worried when the
Coxey army, started. Nobody knew
how trucuient it might be on reaching
the Capital The city's somewhat
shaken nerves were restored, how
ever, as reports came from observers
in the ranks that the army" was a
diminishing host of spiritless nomads.
So there is no apprehension here
now on the score of a possible re.
newal of the march of the unem-
ployed' upon Washington, headed by
Mr. Zero. He may get a bunch of
men together to feed at his expense
on the route from Boston, but no
large number of mendicants will be
permitted 10 assemble and travel
southwark. Washington will not re-
cniye this host If ft should reach it's
borders. 1t has enough of a charity
problem of it's own without admitting
an army of jobless men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Population and Apportionment.

Estimates of the popula ton of the
United States, fixing the proba BILE
number of persons living in this coun-
try July next at 113, 500 900, serve
TO call attention again to the situation
which has arisen because Congress
has failed to apportion the representa-
ton among the various States since
the reapportionment following the
census OF 1910.
The total number of Representatives
In the House under the last reappor-
tionment is 435. The census Of 1910
showed 9l,972.26 persons in the
United States. The census of 1920,
taken in accordance with the provisions
Of the Constitution, set the populat ton
at los, 710,62e. If the estimates now
made of the population next July .
are correct the population of the
United States today is 21.527,7S4
greater than in 1910, when the last
apportionment of representation was
made. In all probability the popula-
ton at the time of the next census
will be 10000 900 greater than in 1910,
and unless the Congress acts in the
meantime to reapportion the number
of Representatives, grave injustice
may be done.
Reapportionment of representa- ton
has Jagged in part because of the
strenuous objection of some States,
whose population has not increa sed
As fast as others. or has practically
stood still, TO cutting down of their
representation. Such cuts must in
eYitably follow, unless the size of the
House is materially increased. There
IS equally strong opposition to increas.
ing legislative body which is already
too large for the transaction of the
public business with efficiency and
dispatch.
This problem of ,rea pportionment is
one that needs attention. The Con.
sttution Of the United States provides
Tor the census or enumeration of the
people every 10 years for the special
purpose Of bringing about an appor-
nonment OF representation among the
t'OOPA~'-E - nue. OuE system an in
justice is done that in measure
parallels the old rotten borough" Of
years gone by in England. unless the
people are granted representation in
congress in accordance with the
actual numbers in a given congress.
slonal district. There is no Justice in
situation that gives a vote in the
House of Representatives to 200 600
people in Vermont. for examine and
to 100000 in New York or Michigan
The House of Representatives ceases
10 be truly representative of the peo-
pie under such conditions.
1t Is commended by procrastinating
members of Congress, who must na as
the reapportienment law, that the
Constitution is not violated bv the
delay; that the direction is permissive
rather than mandatory. But il not in
me letter, at least in the spirit, a con.
tinuation Of the present condition
violates the Constitution. Twice the
entire membership of the House ba
been elected since the last census wa
completed, and a new House is to he
elected again next year, under the
apporuonment made in accorda moo
with the 1910 census.
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avail itself of facilities as soon as
they are provided.
Impetus will also be given to avi-
alton and to aircraft production by
this expansion. The United States
has held back too. long in the field
of aviation, both military and civilian,
and has become a reproach in this re
spect in the eyes of the world