The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1918 Page: 4 of 14
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Houston. daiLy posT; ihuhsday kom.
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jiMS WON: PITCHING DUELi 1 TOi O
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.VKiV Triple and Sim- Sacrifice 'Netted Waco Its Only
Tally Buff heature Uetense in tilth
' Mraa won a pltchinr ouel from Joe
Jar tin a Wednesday aAwmooa and lh
MulMlin defeated tha Buffaloea tn a
saaoDT game at Weet End 1 to a.
1 Tha Buffa Inserted a near rally at tha
tag end of tha cam. but tha vlaHora
atamnad tha ttda long enough for that
one tally to ro over as a victory.
la the seventh frame It bacaa to look
a tf that ona tally would ba needed and
Uvea aono but tha boat laid plana of mle
and naea. Fat Nownam In particular
aaoMtlmoa to awry and therefore tha de-
' it for the boraellnga.
. However it waa ona that tha horoellnga
Mad not ba ashamed of and when oppor-
unity praaantad Itaelf. which was seldom.
.14 Buffa made tha best or it.
After ona waa down ftlellhauer singled
Vlnanlv through tha Ditcher's box Into
enter. Sentell fnea wig-wagged at Blme
ng enouch to cat a baaa on bail whion
ut two on. Manaa-er Newnem who atlll
- ala-ei aimI tilavlnar aurlrtlv on his cour
. a fen-red 8ent.ll at second and Nixon
. sa aaay Sims to Lasslie and tha rally
uiU .with. Rill an third.
- Any sort of a hit In that round would
ave spelled a tie at. but It Just
amsd aa If the kx-aJs could not connect
v mm ntintf Una? would have meant some-
.ing. It Just wasn't to be. so that Slma
a credit for a 1 to 0 victory.
: That ona run made by Waco however
irtalnly waa of the wrned variety for
White who has been hitting the pill hard
fcra. smashed one of Martina's fast ones
tnree oaga to aeep leu center ana
rwat an films' aacrlfice flv to riant.
Merritt ma ite his Houston debut behind
tne bat and did very well considering tha
fact that ha ha been (loins; bench duty
!. a' lone period. Ha worked with a will
nd tried hard. On all occasions he had
-e mask off In an instant and worked
l ira a Trojan all the way through.
- McCarty who is away up among the
sdlng batsmen led the locals with the
tcx with two of the fire safeties off
. tana. He singled right-erf fa reel In the
oenlng frame and also bunted safely in
' e sixth -
The feature play cf the afternoon or
rather series of plays occurred ia the
4.1th taning when Duddy made a hit a
ooubta and Hoffman a single yet no one
scored. It was a stunt thst will not be
emulated again at West Er.d In many
aaoona that a a cinch.
In that round Duddy. first up. rapped
one towards gentell. which gave 'a had
bound aavjhe field around nfnort ia atlll
-quite rough the ball hitting Sentell on
1 he forehead. Paul dropped over aa If he
waa shot as he was bnPV dased for a
minute but Dodd fielded the ball in time
10 bold Ihiddy at second. Hoffman beat
1 ut a alow roller towards short and
I 'uMy. raede third. Hoffman waa out
trying v steal second while Luddy prob-
bly waa thinking about hia long rest
'ext -ran. tor ne si area rumt at third
-leyera then rapped one towards second
and McCarty made the throw to Newnam
and Daddy still waa held safe. White
waa purposely walked and stole aecond
but Slma fouled to Podd. ending the
aaony asd allowing the fans to breathe
easier The teems play again this after
noon. -ine score
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Sana an: Twa-haae ktt DmMy. Three-baae
bit White. Krolea haaee White. Sentell HohT-
aaaa 2. a lla a alts Dodd. glma. Lealle. Frier-
saa. OsaMe play Leslie tuaaaaistedl. Bases oa
YNKS WON TWO
Love Again Proves a Winne
a f 1 Red Sox Twice
: i 1.4tiHna' Frtu Rrfrrt.)
HEW TOBK. alar 3. Saw Tort defences
rkllsaalskai la kotfc saaaea ef tbe ant doaMe-
naaacr played hne this aeaaoa. tbe srores VelBC
T tn4 aad 13 te 3. Love anally waa the Brat
anai a. hia wntanastrs an tunc Geary hard. The
Ynaanaaa alas lt Mr era aad Adaaw hard ia tbe
araad laani Flaaerns. reeently aatrrkaaed froon
HC twad. atarted hut Smt saaie for New ITork
eat la the arts iaaias.
ism RUB
001 000 OOl 2 H 2
l lark 031 oa Ol- T a 3
Canary sad Peraina: Lara sad Wsltera.
kVaaei B aid snare R H K
.. Ofay 200 OOO 2
. . lOJ 01 SO 13
haw. lark
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Masrs. Aasa
and hteAvsr: riaaaraa. Mog-
taasTaXAin). May 2t. orntlaag aroa a post-1
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CLUB STANDINGS
' ' Texas league.
adn'ad'y's Results. To Play Thursday
"see 1. Heoetna 0. Waco at sleostoa.
t. Worth 4. Bbreve. 1. Ft. Worth at Khieve.
alias X. Ban Aa. 0. DaUsa st 8aa Aa tools.
Tmm awuii
Flayed. Woe- Laet. Pet.
24 13 .301
24 21 ..133
47 22 .Ki2
44 -M Si .4.-
a Anton la 47 21 M .447
.ravasart 41 18 23 .498
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' Hational Leafne.
adn'ad'y's Results. Te Play Thursday.
its. B. Hew York 2. Boston at . Bronklya.
l. ew lork at rmia.
Ml. txil at Plttabnra.
tlarionatl at C'blraso.
Two games In each city.
Team Stsndlngi.
Plt'ed. Vol iMt. Pet.
rhnva-
Tnrk
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. AaBerictui Leafiie.
da'ad'y'a Results. Te Play Thursday
tea 4-a. Wssb. 24. Bt. tQt. It Detroit
a Tsrfc T-13. Pall. 2-2.Cbleafa at Cletrlnnd.
aianal T. Peutat 1. Pblla. at New tors.
Waah. at Boaton.
Two canus In each dty.
. ' Team Standlnos.
Playaa. Woa. Lost. Pet
ST 24 18 .M
ar Task ....
. m 21 1.1
. 17 20 17
. 32 17 1.1
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. 34 14 2l
. 37 1.1 22
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Ibytzko Detained
''V.-'lOn Ellis Island
. ' tAntilH rVaar KaBJ
NEW TORK.'' May Jl. Reports that
tdek Zbyaxko tha . Polish wrestler
mast ef the heavyweight champion-
p of tba worM. ia bald In custody on
IslarKl. were cotiflrmetj WKliteaasy
r the federal authorities here. Zbyszko
waa stated la detained under the Unit-
ritatea Immigration law
08TON' May Wladek Zybszko was
harged from the 'National Army at
up pevens last fall for defective hear.
after his claim far ezempuon had
denied. . His contention tiaat a ntoth-'
d aister in Austria were dependent
i him waa denied oa anpeal by tha
1.' at Marttsa 4. "in
hi Martina . is-ft haa
4.SM
-Brwuw Tune ef 1
r.s.
Fort Worth Beat
Shreveport 4 to
fiiisss rM ffrawO
HKx'Virorr. La.. Msy at. Jarsbaa i
anvasraM. a las alackee wau4ewU waa alt
at awaanaae I Isms rlvbnt rrt Wsrth the gasM
kera Wessesosy. to 1. The as aw) waa rasters-
hr tae sssm rua ef Kraal la the eajatk
laslae ana br tae pertarsisr flsMlBg et Sear.
Tbe acore
twrt Warm
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Htow. M
KirrtMr. l
Blllle. rt
Krart. Ill
Kear. H
Jerfcaoa. rt
Keroa. e
Hale. 3b
Jacubua. a
Tbtala
Saraveoort j
a-laerasa. A ..
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Totala
By IbsIbsb:
Fort Warth
ai aoo 9104
aareveport
ooo uu oat i
Bommarr
Twa-baaa hit Stow. Heme roa
Kraft. HarriOce alia Jaraaaa. Jseotaaa. SlrafL
Ikaihle Maya Stew to Klrcher to Kraft: Hals
In Klrcher h. Kraft. 8toles kaaea Bltlle tlals.
Kin her. Wild jUUrb Oewell. Baaea oa bslla
I XT Hewell . aT Jaoabus 1. Blrura oat By
Bewell 11. v JaeatMS a. frt oa
Worth a. Bhrevevort a. Tlaas of
I is pire Blsckbors.
Dallas Shut Out
San Antonio. 2 to 0
lArtenelre' Pta JTayerL)
SAN ANTONIO. Taiaa. May SB Dallas ram
hark atmaa Wnlsaaday a ad teak the third faax
of tbe serfea. 2 to I. froaa Baa AsteakK Tae
ram was a pretty eiteken' duel between Sidney
Baaa for Saa Aatoale aad Osaley far Dallas.
Caalev had tae better ef tbe Seal bar I DC wos
tae Sanaa ana siiowibc sni erstteres alia.
Uuaa allowad eat are. Tne score
Itallae
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Totala
8aa Astoalo
La Beee. rf
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Perry. Sb
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Hale. 3b
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Totala
By laniara:
I 37
BH l-O
Dalian ono tan
Saa Astoalo OUO 000 oua 0
summary: Hita Off Boas 5 off Onlay a.
Two-haae htta Nonkes. Mattlck. Btelea baaaa
ferrr. Hale. Howie. Bamare alia fallal
Mattlrk. Ktrork oat By Roaa S. by Osaley I
Baae oa bslla OC Rasa. LmpireUallllsr. TtaH
of saaie I: A
Matthews to Ba Ohen Benefit.
f Ait oeimttd Prttt Jterf.)
8AN ANTONIO. Texas. Uay X. WU
son Matthews veteran league umpire and
one of tbe moat popular who ever made a
decision in the league la here In a hospi-
tal penniless. Local admirers are plan-
ning a benefit baseball game to be played
ithin a abort time for his benefit. Aa-
sistant Secretary Tom E. Connor of the
San Antonio baseball club has arraivge-
menta In charge. Matthews baa been in
bad Health. lor aome time.
JROM ATHII1CS
Cleveland Beat Detroit and
Trim Senators.
ooatd came fian Detroit T te 1 Weaseodsy. the
Beam ' B H
rietmlt 010 Mo 81 5
Cleveland . US 301 I 10
failed servant rsta.)
J"ea asd Btaaaaa. Telle: Coasabe aai
BOSTOlt. May 3B. Bostea took both
of a dooMe-beader from WashlnrMa WedBea-
dar. wianins the Int. 1 la I and tbe second
Ksaiv aa v.
an B ft
ioi ono ono 3 a
300 000 20 4 10
Waehlactoa
Button
1
0
Harper and Atnaaalth: Mara asd fchsaa.
Score BeeeDd raws B H
Waahinnttoa 000 0X0 000 a
Boetoe 100 000 02" 3 7
X
1
Jnhaaoa ssd Alasaith. riclaark: Joaes a
Assew.
Giants Again Beaten;
t Braves Split Program
tjimomum rrwss Jta-eeef.1
PHILADELPHIA. Mar 3. Bttarklag klU la
the seveatk Innlac Wedaaeday. Pkllsdelpkla de-
feated New Xork. 5 ts 3. after the Olaats had
held. the lead from tha start. Presdenrsst kept
the hita scattered after tha second taning and
ttad.nreat control.
seers B H B
New York 110 000 ono 2 a 3
FhilndelDbln 001 OUO 40 8 0
Tearesa sod McCarty: Prenderiait sad B.
Boras.
BBOOKLJN. Mar 3. Brooklyn arid Boston
broke even la tba flrat doobla-headrr of the
ssaaoa Wedaesdny. Ia the Brat nana Brooklyn
score flrat Kama B HE
Boston OnO 010 1003 10 0
Brooklvs 000 401 00 & ' lo 0
Bsxan sad Henry: Maressrd and K meter.
Btora gecoed saaie B H B
noatoa 000 oil 010 g 0
oroosisra ooo OUO QUO a 4 3
rilllnrin. sad Henry: Caeaey. Qrtaaas aad
aulas. ...
Southern League.
tAsneiltd rVaaj Ba-Snet.) j
NABHTILLE. May 2. Naahrilla ad Chat
anonca divided a double binder kern Wadms
day. Naahvllle ukhts tbe arst. ft te 2 aad Vantt-
unooaa tbe sceisM. ft lo L
HnnYlnt yawn B H B
ChatUDOOSt 000 200 0003 11 I
haabviile 003 010 lu 4 .g 0
Merritt aad Taylor; Hart aad MamhaU.' .
Beors gicoaaV saaam B H B
Chattanoosn M3 003 1 a
aaaavuie U0 001 a 1 j 4
Bins and Taylor: Helfri-h aad O'Melu. -laavea
huunjen by asraeaieBr.)
BIRMINGHAM. May 2. Birmingham aWreat-
ed Atlanta bera Wednrnday. 2 to 1.
Atlanta i 010 600 ono 1 4
Blrtniaaium OUO BOO 3V 11 1
Lynch and Casey: Slsnajeka and Bantth.
MEMPHIS May 2. New Orleaaa aWteUaaed
Meaphia here Wednesday sad waa. te 3.
core B H B
Metnphla 110 000 000 3 B 2
New Urlesna 300 201 OOl S 10 1
Nelann sad Hsrcrave; Smith. Bailey aad
Kitchens. il; v k
LITTLE BOCK. Aril.. May 3. Little Berk
kit Ellis freely Wednesday and Was tbe last
same' of the series with Mobile. "h t ' " ') '
Beere . B -. R 'E
Mobile loooogono 1 ' M t
LltUe Beck 300 601 OS' ( 14) 1
Ellis sad Coleman: Tounc. Painters aad Brat-
arm.
f wtjvninnj ajooos ae meex.-" 1; 'i .1-4
The Houston Sporting Goods company
baseball team will .hold Its regular meet-
Ins tonight at :! at the ntore. 114
CspUol BvaounV a Xtig. loUowlug iaaiaaben
halls Off gli
By Mann 4. 1
eaaaaananjnnsnnaanyii
are rwouaeted U be' tiraaaut: Manas
Naarta. knhaa. Baaatoi-k H. Lsaala.
tVAanioSa MrSanawr C. Roger. AnlUt
BlrmaTUaa. Heraaaa aad McFartand.
Pete Nelson Won v
' t Bait CaUtinT Even
PeU N Sanaa took top honors In the BM
week casting enMnpetittoa of tha Houataa
Bait Caatlng oluh at Cleveland park Wad
needay try aoorlng MX nosing out. C. U
Baring who scored M.I. Pr. O. P. Spin
man scored H.I for third honors. Others
to aoere ware;
a Gardiner. 4.T: K. C. Neumann. U.
W. Tyaer. U.t: Rudy Warner. tl.T. la
addltloa) ta the above named quite a few
keglnnere took a ftlng at the game.
Real cnsanaetltiom la promise il neat Bat
rday aftav-neom besrlnnlng at I o'clock
wheat the trophy event will be atagad.
There will be a beautiful rod donated
te the heat caster lor four consecutive
masts neat month and thin match la
open to all casters' in or out ol the city.
Lnutles are eaDeolally ttrsed to come out
and attend and try their hand at this
new and Interesting sport.
There will be a trio to (Aalveston via
n Decani interurhan today at 'olock
a. ra. ana a big kill Is expected te M
made conditions being risht for mack'
area trout redfkss jacausa. etc .
Tallies Best Destroyers
( In "Y" Volley Bal
It wag b hot time In mora ways than
ona Bt the T Wednesday nig tit. . not
only was tha weather extremely warm.
but the contest In volley ball between tha
Tanks and tha Destroyers was vary fast
and tightly played. The feature of tha
game was the persistent spirit shown by
the Tanas under tne aoie leaoeranip c
Cantain hillia. Althoush they were do
feated in the flrat game of the aeries
they came hack and won tne remaining
two. The scores ware: zi to e is 10 v
15 to 11. Lineup:
Tanks Kills teaptaln). Hortmaa. Duck'
nmrth faphirmacher and Ownbv.
Destroyers Menneke (captain). Welsn
Miller Clayton vriggina rii
rtje
Btandtng to uaie
Team.
ITsved. Won; loot. P C.
Submarines . . .
1000
Machine Guns
liestroyera
Airplanes
7
171
411
Tanks
37
Dreadna lights .
143
a ucat a-i. a iraiu
At Indoor Bal
The "T" and the "A" teams of the
Older Kniployed Roys Indoor Ball league
played a great game at the "T" Weil nee-
day night. The final score was 4 to 2
1th "Y" on top and the contest waa
close throughout. The lineups were as
follows:
Y" Laipau (captain). Dehes. Gov en
Ogilvie. MeKlnney Sneer. Muhlhauaen
heesemsn. Pomerants. Levlnson.
The A team Nasie Johnson Erta
Baerstlrr (captain). Storey Kaplan Bar'
xiixa. Wllllnmn.
The atandina- Is:
Team. ' Plaved. Won. Loot P.C.
T" a k 1 an
"M" k t I sot
A" 1 3 3 id
C" 5 k 00
Buffs' Newlnfielder
Is Here; Plays Today
Robert Larmore. the young
thatched InfleMer secured froaa thav St.
Louis tardinala by the Houston (cam
to replace Heathcote who was called
back to "Mluoura." arrived In Hmiaton
Wednrsdav nlaht from the Mound City.
Bob. as he is familiarly known to his
boon companions waa formerly a product
of the high school In Bt. Louis and later
played on tne Washington university
seam from which club Branch Kicker ae
cured him.
He is witn tne uutrs on optional agree'
ment and will play on the local Infield In
thla afternoon's battle With tbe . Waco
Navigators.
Doak Roberts' Protest
Upheld by W. Morri.
iAtfdVd-Frtu Xrrert.)
FORT WORTH. Texas. May St. The
second game at Dallas last -Sunday be
tween Dallas and Fort Worth-will not go
down in tbe Texas league records aa a
victory for Dallas. There waa no Doat-
poned game to be played between the two
ciuoa ami in oruer to nave movea m game
up from a future aeries It would nave
been necessary for the two clubs to have
obtained the consent of tba lea true. This
formality they overlooked. This decision
on Houston s protest was made by Presi
dent Moms Wednesday.
Soldier Ball Teams
To Play Benefit Game
The quartermaster corps baseball team.
which has cot a wide awath during the
present season and which has won .bf
and lost but six games will tie into the
Ellington field baseball team ' which
trimmed the 108th engineers so handily
In a benefit same for the Red Cross Fri
day afternoon on the Rice institute field
bea-lnnlns- at 1:10 o clock.
Deata the crack twiner of Camp Lo
gan will be the pitching nominee for the
quartermaster corps and a real ball game
is anticipated.
50-Bird Shoot Is
Carded This Afternoon
Local shooters will stag a 60-bird
eom petition on the George Hermann
grounds this afternoon beginning at
o'clock according to Secretary R. A.
Bond.
There- are several of the local cracks
out of town but quite a.few of the tenta
tive entrants In the State championship.
which begins here next Monday morning
want to try their handa again at the
blue rocks and regain their form for tbe
tug event.
Championship Bhoot Results.
Ufsnu-f aa Past SftdstJ .
MEMPHIS Tenn. May M. Wednea
day's events in the championship shoot
here resulted in the following scores:
Professional Clark. 193: Wells ill:
w my. inv; nenaea 19.
Amateurs Chatfield. 1(7: Powers. 184:
Woodward Ul; McNeir..lSC
Dempaey Knocked Out Pelkey.
(AtsocMtii Prttt Rtfort.) .
DENVER Colo.. May If. Jack Demp
aey of Salt Lake City knocked out Arthur
I'eutey. tne Canadian heavyweight in
tne first round of a scheduled lb-round
bout here Wednesday niaht. Tha haul
laatea oniy one minute.
Light and Power Team Meats Tonight.
There will be a very Important meeting
' tbe Houston Light and Power com
pany s oasenall club at the building to
night at s:lS o'clock. All players are ra'
queaieo 10 pe on nana.
( niiserioaa . aUweiatioit; iH '
iAttocittd PrttM KtfgrL) "
At Kansas City Kansas City a Milwaakea 0.
At lllnnaaealla Mlnneannlla a aa PmI s
(twlllahtl. .
nm nsanrn scaenuiea. . a." . i '
Dallas Teachers Will -
Get Raise in Pay
Wtmton Part SMdoti
DALLAB Texas May Sr School
teachers In the public schools of Dallas
will receive an Increase in pa.' "These
reoelvlng minimum aa la ties will ba arfewn
an increase of l per cent while those
recelvlns maximum salaries will
aa loweaae tn; I?4 par caau .
GAUUER'S
ALLOWS YACAT10H
COTfTeu 7Z1 RestSerenl Weeks
(V-e THs Soxma
. a1 . e'ia s-npaaa-aapa-aann
Democrat ia Clota 8ttM Is Abz
ioni to Got Back to District. '
' i to Caapaifi far
; V BaUaotioa. '
. W. tV wANO. Carfsspwdat. .
. Heusten Pest Bwreae.
' eat KeHeaa aulldlnf.
WABH1NQTON. May It. Mem here at
rnngi ass have not yet abandoned all boa
of being iMe to get tack to their States
and dhrtrtcU before the primary elections
are bead. -A movauasnt planned and led
br Hag. rase nUUve Oarner Tessa mem-
ber af tha ways and means ecenmlltea.
glvea fair ro asset far paving the way for
thla reieavae or members of tba riouea. at
for a period of from four te alx
. while tha eommlttee is making
the revenue but.
Oamer s plan provides for a Mesas et
the house front June II te about Au-
gust 1 when tha house would be rnaa-
aeaabied to receive debate and panes the
revenue mass uro and hand it over to the
senate. ' It may then 4m proposed that the
hnilaa take aranfStatp aacau until the mid
dle of October or flrat of November until
the senate con eludes Its consideration 01
the hllL In amlae lo hrlns about thla re-
ceea it will be necessary to secure the
consent of the senate but Oarner says ha
has already conferred with senate lead-
ers of both part lea and they have as-
sured him that they will Interpose no ob-
jection te hia recaaM plan. Representative
Ulllatt- raaauhnram floor leader In the
1 toune. has agreed to the proposal on be
ns 11 01 too no use minority.
CAN PAB8
ILLS QUICKLY.
Congreaaman Oarner aald: "By work
ing at its preeent gait tha house can eas-
ily pass ail of the appropriation bills by
the. middle of June. When the military
appropriation bill which la now before
the bouse is diapoeed of there will re-
main only the fortifications and sundry
civil appropriation bills and they win oc
casion no great delay. The aenate paeeea
within 14 hours after the house had voted
on It the urgent deficiency bill which In-
dicates the rate of progress on these bills.
nave always Been in sympauay witn
those democratic members o congress
from Clowe dletricta who feel the neces
sity of going home to look after their po-
litical ' fences. Surely the democratic
party ia desirous of seeing the house re-
main under democratic control after next
November to aid President Wllsod in
carrying out hia war policies
"It la all well eoousAi for the Southern
Statea which are certain to return demo-
cratic members to talk about the chlld-
lahrtees and selfishness of congiessiiuii la
beinK anxtoua to aret hack to their dle
tricta before the primary elections but
you do not hear that "kind of talk from
tne democrats in the close Htatee North
East and Went wherare. anxtoua to keep
the democratic rengrtai behind President
Wilson at thla time.
COMMITTin
WILC REMAIN. . .
'It la In the interest of - these men In
close States that I am trying to bring
about at receas of the house for a few
weeks. As a member of the ways and
means committee I will gladly remain
here and contribute my beat efforts to
ward the framing of the new war revenue
bill but I can aee no use in compelling
other members of the house who are not
membera of that committee to remain
here when there will be absolutely noth-
ing for them to do for a period of from
four to sis weeks wiille the committee la
holding hesrings and framing the tax
measure. A recess st that time will not
delay In the least the final passage of the
bill by early falL which is all that con
gress could do should there be no recess
aucn aa 1 nave suggested.
It is understood there will be no joint
sessions of the senate and house com
mittees on ways and mesne and finance
wtille the house eommlttee la conducting
Ita hearings end outlining the bilL That
belna- the case it la probable that nearly
all of the sens torn will take advantage of
the opportunity to get away for a little
rest and campaign work but nothing haa
yet been said about a lonr iwcess Jeriod
for the aenate.
These plana for recesses are dependent
Jk IV
I
WO DAYS MORE
you can buy any of the articles desenbed in yesterday s paper at the lowest prices of the sea?
son. The majority of the offerings are briefly mentioned nere. All purchases made the balance
of the month will be charged on the June account
Women's Muslin Petticoats. $1.49: at . . ... . . 95c
$1.00 Stamped Turkiih Towels for. .. . . 1 . .79c
9tSc O. D. Knitting Yairns ........... .. . . . . . 79c
$1.50 Childrep's Stamped Dresses . . . ... .50c
$1.98 Chiffon Veils. ; Special.-... : ; . $1.39
30c Pound Paper Special; ."; . . ) . . ... . . . . .22c
Envelope to match 12 !2c; at. . . . . .. -. ... .9c
35c Fancy llibbons for . ... ........ ....29c
25c Assorted Ribbons for;
25c Curiam Swiss for . ...... . . .... ... . . .15c
35c Lace Border Voile for . . . . . ... V :v ; J : V ; 24c
AU Colored Neckwear at... . . . : . HALF PRICE
M.98 Utility and Shaping Bags. . . : . . 153.98
35c Handkerchiefs. Special at ; . VI . .25c
24c HandkiiTchiefs. Soecial At.::'. V.'. . . V . 9c
Women's VoOe Dresses to $10.00 for .-. $6.75
Women's White' Wash Skirts at . ; . ; . $1.98
f3.50 and $3.98 House Dis fV. .- $2.89
1.98 Long Kimonos. Special ..... ;.$1.39
$1.98 Baby Caps. Special i . V .j . ; ; $1.39
InfanU BonheU and Caps $2.49; at.' .v. $1.98
Children's White Dresses
upon the president net brtairtnar before
cwnsreaa Buy addllteaval lmpurta.ilt Kln-
latiun. hut there are whlapers that the
ediainlat ration bsa a generai pent e fixing
hill up Its alaeves wtiaoh enay be uro-
dwoed Just about the time tha members
believe the are going te get away froaa
wajahingioa fur a few weeks .
Found Guilty Mus V
Lusk Attacked Lawyer
Masaarattae fVaje erect. . .
'WAUKJCSHAa Wnv. May l-'1t'l
Me; it 'a a lie against ana; be lied: he Beat
ha Uea.H Oraaw Uiak streamed aa an
praag t tba throat of D. S. HMUar. act-
ing district attorney Wed needay night
after a Jury had found her fullr ga aee-
and degree murder at her trial or aiay.
lag Mrs Mary Newaaaa rloaerta. ' j
Ores Dina- tba throat of Mr. Tuuar. woo
la more thaa M years old. la both hands.
aba shook him back and forth tn hia chair
at the counsel table until aeveml men
dragged bar away when aha f eJnedp
Mrs. Roberta was shot and killed by
Mlae Lusk In tha letter's home the after
noon of June II. MIT. The tragedy fol-
ic .red a friandahlB extending back te the
aumnrter of 114 between Dr. David Rob-
arts a former State veterinarian nation-
ally known as a manutaoturer of pro-
prietary medicines for cattle and Miss
Luak. who won distinction aa aa educator
after having taken a degree at the
University of Wuaooasla. At tbe time she
met Dr. Roberts she waa a teacher la the
Waukeaha normal school.
After akavina- aim. Roberta Miss Lusk
tried to kill herself with the same re
volver. For the past it montne ana nan
been held In alL Her trial on a charge
nt mnHia. hnvaran Mav II. She head en
tered a plea of not guilty and also a ape-
clal plea of Insanity .
Withdraw Vice Report
Against Military Post
. tJuocUUi PrSM Rrt
ST. LOUIS Mo May M. The commis-
sion oa publlo service Wednesday night
withdrew Ita report charging ttiat vice
conditions are rampant at Jeffsrson bar
racks Tha report made Tuesday at the
annual convention of the Episcopal dlo
ceea of Missouri evoked from Colonel
Croorg K. Hunter commandant at the
barracks a denial and stringent criti
cism of the commission's reoort.
A motion waa carried atrlking tha re-
port from the mlnutee of the convention
and landing Colonel Hunter for the morel
and military discipline In force at the
army post.
Swiss Demand Huns
Make Restitution
MueriaaVa' Prtu Rettrt.
BERNE. May . The German subma
rina which sank the steamer Sardineco
last February has returned to a German
base and her commander haa been or
dered to make a full report of the oc
currence.
Bwttseriand demands restitution In kind
of the cargo of wheat which went down
with the a hip.
. Tha Sardine ro was a Spanish et earner
which probably waa chartered by the
8 wins government for the transport of
food supplies.
One Thousand Jewish .
Refugees Drowned
MaJecisiaal Prta ATa-yaW.)
NEW TORK. May It. One thousand
persona all Jewish refugees from Batnm.
were drowned when the Steamship Oriole
carrying a passenger list of UOt was aunk
In the Caspian aee according to a cable-
gram received and printed nere by the
Jewish Day from Ita oorreapondent at
Harbin. .The cablegram ststed that the
ship waa on her way to Astrakhan. No
details of the sinking were given.
Blank Woa Kominaiioii.
(itu aetata-a Drst Xrsrt.)
NEWPORT NBWB. Mar 2-eTba demo-
cratic aHaveraUo apt the JTlrat congres-
aional district nominated S. Otis Blank
here Wed needay for tne unexpired term
of the
Late ttepreeentauve wtiuam.-A.
Jones.
JTORC
fcltaa. .in gjajPy y-t-t aaawVaV Ml '
v4U" - E
-af-ai-j linn miii ' ' i ibi iii I i i yw " .i .s ir i
nnnTIAnnnnnnnnnnnnwnn- i ii . i mun anTawN. w rw ay ffj I W HATMAW I sT ' '. .m a Mill
Continaes Today
remain of the Stock Adjustment Sale Today and
. v. . . 17c
to $2.98 at . . . . . $1.98
DS:CR0SSESARE7-'
' Y01I BY AIJERICAHS
Ccaccozj Eciwlsai ia Actios Div
Award Will Ba Made to Vext of
Maim of XhOH Who Lost Their
' W S - awa.w aam S ;
f AaiTtB ui voouieu ana iM
' v votioa to Dur. '
. tafeVMSrS rvesf :er. ..
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN
TRANCB. May 4-Thrsa men attachati;
to the American marine ourpa and twaj
American Infantrymen have been award
ed tha distinguished service tiroes for
eesisnleuoua herolsui In aetloa. Two of
the c no saai will be delivered to tha next
of kin becaoee tha men upon whom they
were conferred lost their Uvea
Pharmacist Fred C. Schaffnar U.S.N.
serving with tha marines during an en
gagement oa thar west aide of tha SU
Klhlal BBllent. southeast of Verdun died
aa a result of hia heroism. The cross was
awarded him for "the highly "command-
able action be display sd In the care and
attention incident to the removal of more
than 1M eaaualtlea following a gas shell
bombardment April .11" aayg 'the cita-
tion which adds: '
He had to Be relieved as-alnst his will.
and aa a result of the gassing died."
The citation and award to Hoanltal An.
prentice Carl O. Kingsbury. U.8.N. waa
presented for work Identical to that done
by Sohaffner Kingsbury however did
not loss his life.
Corporal Waloott. Wlnchenbaugh of the
marines waa awarded tho cross for hav-
ing "on April 21 -with exceptional cool-
- He Road in a Day Goach
WitJiaPull
Ticket -
A man became suddenly rich. He wanted to travel.
He asked for. the best ticket they sold. So they gave
him a regular ticket? and a parlor car seat.
He paid the price but
didn't know better.
Some men pay full fare for their clothes Lot never
get into the Pullman Shotwell's Clothes are like
Tiffany and Pullman You pay no more but you
get more and you see and feel the difference
don't have to be explained.
They cost $20 $25 $30 to $45 and we give in ad-
dition a personal fitting service exclusive at .
x -
IN THB aT9yTH
payable July
HI 111) WJM Hr- w L3
Children's Colored Dresses to $2.98 at. .. .$1.93 V
Women's $1.49 Batiste Night Gowns ...... ; 95c' .J-
Women's $2.49 Pink Voile Gowns . ; ; v . $h91tv.
ear . atarn a-ara n i n.. . - afai '" . .' sraaw a m
women s ft.yo rinx twiuste uowns . . e.. j
rF '"V 4''aa AB ! 'I . fl.a'.k: af)''.' '.."" t . aft aw . v A
women s ipo.vo rmx oanse uowni . ... pvo
Xlowns and Teddies to $1.49 at . . . . .
Women's Gowns to $1.98 for t.i . . . . ...
. Fancy Parasols to $4.98 at . .... J
39c Fancy Cottons . -v". . . .
50c Printed Beach Cloth at : ... . .
:98c Half Silk Foulard t r '. . :. ". . . .
50c Fancy Cotton Voile at. . .
25c Novelty yhite Voiles at . ;. C.;i-17c
75c white l Gabardine for. . '. . . .
-10 yards Fancy Figured
$4.50 "Fairway
$325 Figured
$3.00 Silkginghams. Special at 'i i$l.C3
35c White Madras at ''V:iV-Wi:!Vs ;
25c Whie-Voile. V Special i-i '$?fk!7t ' y
$3.00 Scallooed Bed Soregii 51.C3 u
$12.50 Madeira Napkins
aaaaav aaA alaeaallam tO duty W 1' V
flrai aaia tha BMRIV lilies.' ro.
. . - a i auM I .Uai ft a "
savei-auy manuaa luaaaii
ant A. Ia. Mundvai. from the handa aX na ..
The olutlon ef Private Charlea Schmlta v
of thd infantry ssysi ''
Durlkg an attaok April U by hia earn-
pany against anperior. enemy '.foiasea he
advaawd aingle-banded against five Oer-
matiis who had taken cover .hi a eheil
hole and killed or wounded all of thaun t
with-his automatloi ritle.l' i "' .
tntvataf Prank Ala k no af iha' Infahtry .
on Apru st. say a taw eiawai
member of a patrol et three men .ati
tacked an enemy patrol of aeven -
-AUbousTi morxaiiir wounasua y uw ai--
Hon adds.
a avdda "he continued ia notion
until
the enemy waa driven off. He earned a
m
for aaatataivos Jn yaroa iratu ins
' I nlaM MrKaM ha waa wetlltliled.
-1 Not long afterward. Alakno died Jlrpm
wounds.
I - .
f . VJl.mlJm rro
vA5aa awsv.asa m
- 1 '. ProtnectS Are CiOOd
a - aaaaiaa Waa-ea a i'
.. . a. w a ' - - ""' a --i 1
XONDON May The present ooaoi- v
uoir Of crops in tne vmiaa svinsjoan. .
speaking generally glvea reasonable Jhepa
of at least an average yield aoeorog v
a report by tha 4 tractor aninaral ef food
produftion Wednesday i " -
It Is Indicated that tha total tillage .
area for tha year U1T-H VUI -be Well . a
acreage under wheat barley and eajta ;irv
ever recorded. TJie axreage under pota-
toea win be the greatest sines itn.
Assuming that after deducting seed
and light corn tha entire wheat and bar-
ley 'crop one-fifth of tha . oata crop aad-
one-quarter of tha potato crop could be
made available for. bread- flour1 in. oasn)
of need .these figures mean tjtat tha .
ha event of tha United Kindom In- lll -j
could provide a 40 weeka supply for tha
entire population at preeent consumption
and on
tne
existing basis of milling.
.-ri
rode
a day coach. He
in
They
I - a.'
Ituum brail tsktarif -f
V. A-
Friday. During this time . '
95c.
i -A'
$1.49 t.
.
.;.$3.S3.r
425c
I a V :J V
:.v25c
jr Figured Lawns .KvV"v'.-S3o
ty'- Sak.Pongw.vV. V.
Khaki Kool . . ; : V. i ;:;$1.C3 i
La. Ci:.1 vTrVv-t5.y' fS Ct '
Lawns .
a dozen . . . . . .. . $7.95
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