mmpmmfmmimm iawgfw '" isvi.i "ff " "p- 'HtffWw' J '-IT" -"wr-ffg-iT-y EVENING LEDQER-PHIUADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1017 ll1 HANS WAGNER TO BE FIRST BASEMAN IN TWENTY-FIRST YEAR UNDER MAJOR CANVAS Only M c m b c r of Pennant-Winning Pirate Machine, 43 Years Old, to Get "Try-out" on Initial Bag JOHN fHONUS) WAGNER. having com nletoil twr-nt ii'nions'lii Hie hlc liow n a nliortMnp- nnrrlnit n J,enr or o In Hip outfield -win neit voir stnrt all or agnln unci K"t ii tn-mit' on flrHt ba with tin Thi f-ut (liat lloniw Is about to do tills stunt mill nl" that ho la the sole fetnnlnlns member of the iiennniit-winnltig l'lrntea mnkps it seem n ilpe tlmo for n review of his nnrk In thn pist The record In melt ai to InuVnte, Mint tho fortv-tltrer-voar-oltl re emit tlrit bniomnn bIioiiIi! malto Rood. Wagner participated In 123 Raines Inst acasnn inaKlnB 121 hits and forty-rive runs The Flj mjr Pulrlimnn hail nil average of 27 wlilili li precisely ten points hotter than III" halilnp mark of 191R Ills Rnto nallnpi for 1916 netted him thirty-si pltn tinpri for he was credited with olio homo run, nine triples nnd fifteen double Ilcmnrkablo Kccord The famous shortstop's coiiRlstent per formance for the cntlro twenty j.cnrs Is hown bv a Rlntico at his crnml totals for this lensrth nf time Ho Ins been nt bat 10 118 times nnd his nnfe swats foot up to l)3ds Thus, he can boast of it Brand titer nge of .330, 111 H'lte of tho fact that his last threo lamptlsia h.tvo found him below tho eoteted 100 marls Another intprestiiiR fact Is disclosed by the ret-ord Hani Milt has tho dlstltutloti ef hat Hit; renl'tered a fraction moro than one hit per rcamo for Ills bcoio of enrfl In the Vntloml T.entrue Ho has played In IT::' games This means that ho has placed almost lite drltcs In unle territory In carli "f his four uaincs. on an nvorniie Thus It I- m'pii that IuifoIijIIh iirnnil old patrlnrrh continues to uphold his unique record for nll.ibllitt Whilo ho Is naturally proud of this d.i2?lltiK diamond nclilcvn nicnts AVnuner plava ball for icsults and pot for Blnit lie clouted In tho .100 class tho Hice't part of last season, but lato In the raco a si rles of Injuries Rot the better of him nnd lie fell Into it slump which took him down below tho tllplo-century mail!, nt tvhleh eer liat'inati alms Cobl) Close Second T f obh nines neater to Wagner's rec ord In this lino than nny other hlttci now In baseball The famous shiRRer of the Detroit Americans has rounded out his eleventh rumeeutitu campaign as a 300 batsmtn, but ho mitut tratel sK moio se t ions at this clip boforo ho can equal the IMttburKhor s vvundurful mill! of setontecn Etrtlsht teaii- Dan Bi outliers, tho old timer tliirefoie, l cm. tins tccotul to W.1R ncr D in smote 300 for fourteen reasons Wagner plated In slty-or.e Barnes during 183" which was his llrrt Beaton as n. inalnr leaRiier Ho m.tdo olRhtt -three hits and thirtv-cijtlit I tins out of .'11 times nt li.it, Klttnirhitu an iterape of 311 in a starter He fill bach to 303 In Ilia hecond )ear Rct- EVENING LEDGER DECISIONS OF RING BOUTS DECIDED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY III i tin I unNl in i hli.lilcil Itrllliv Hnuf iniiii .lohiiii tlatu ilrreitiil l-ililln Mormiii, lIiitlllnB Kclilv lieat nniiff I liiim-t, .loo lulier wim rrniil l.lttlo Hear, tussle lewis uiitiiolntisl .lotinii.t Miilime. riiiliinj llnr roiio Inst In itliltej lllKrrahl NATIONAT. steto l.nlrii drew with Ulllx Itnimer, lerrt tfrt-ntirn nil friini Ju irinlii, I ilill o Wiiroml outl'iliii licil .Sillor (Iciirm ulk, "llnrlt liirn II, beut luhniij (.III Artie O'l.mry ilcfi-itnl leu lleliir, I'reilun llnittii initlfiiv-ii I rnitMf llur'is. K N Ttrnne C ohIcIIii mill I'iIiIIp lte volrp drew, loliiiut tlnriitn ilefeati-il Joliliuj liellj, .lap Ullslit milt In IrmMe C'nn vu. mill rniiml. .JoliniiN l.uiciiii ilrm, wltli lliiitilni: Maiiliin, (inmllii ttekli Inuleil 1 Jille (iIIiIiiiiin, Al lluni-r Uiibikril nut Toinui) (nlTrrtv, lirnt ruuiiil. NOMRlll. (Imrlet Dntlo won from riuirlev ltionuiK. IMillet llalier drieuteil pol O'Diiinirll. Terry Martin lieul It. O liilia, Mnltrr llruuii anil I'nildy sj,ptfr dreit uiiiib liernev outtoiixlit ouni; luliun. l'uci.-y l.i" liiHt In (liUU .tljern. M.U IM!I5 11'tlllllE letlnsky ilefelleil r.unbnat smith. Hill) Ml'le ttun fiiiui liporeti (K II.) Ilrmui, Mlko O'lloitil hcJt Jlinti (Kldl Altn-rt'i ileluilit Cuulun mil IkixmI loe tilimn-r llntilij lliibnn Inst 1i JurU stiurki't. suhher J U ttlnlev fiutrnuslit Jim Ileal), tl alter l.unrrttn sl.mleil I'lrmi-r Htillltan. I.cn .liihiison iiiiliiointtit 4 hurley Niullll, outi Knits KniKkril nut iiiiiik .jop Itiilrutt. ffrit Kiniill .lutinnv Miilimii- wim lieatcn hy Joo lloono, Ullllo I rlieiy ttoii from Jon Slettler. Mlt('li:. A .Johlilij lllley Kiiuikeil out louni: Nfll, ul Allt-nlunii llftli. AT.1I. N . Jim. 1 1'rjnMs lliirni Jefeuteil Pal tloorp. UM ASITK tlorrls Molf kimiKi-'l mit Clliirlet (uIIIiim, hltlli ruuiiil lllll It all, won friini ,)iitiiin llr.itllo. IrjnKIp I rn- ilmilnl .Iup J .nun. Mini 1'rltt hlupiKil lliiu Basketball Scores of ' New Year's Daij Games ; srvMiiNd or iiami UN i.n.oi i: . I.. i.c. IV. I I'.f. Jjtper 1 : il !.(!? t umilrii 1 1 D Kill -re3tck 11 7 .ill! 'Irriitun. ID I) .() Itr.ldlllL- 11 S 17U Dp Krri .. I 17 .UM s-CIIi:i)lI.U 10U TOMOItltOW SlUIIT Crrxbtoik ul I)e Nrrl. KtsTnrtN i.nAnuu OreMitoik 10, Cnmden, t'H Orcyntoili 114 Cumiten, ad. 1nton .'(I. Juhior, 18. KcadhiE 4J, De .Nerl, '21, coli.cou OAStn Dartmouth. 21. C C. N, V.. SO. nr.ouccsTr.it citv i.eauui! llonmouth, "-i: Qallasher lu, Trianels A. C 10. Oriental, IT. ItEADINa INOl'BTniAIi I.HAOL'B Itfadlnj; Bteel. 15: Carpenter Rtl, it. Rtadlns Eairtea. 1.-.I, Jletropolltaii Klectrle, 12, AMERICAN I.KAOL'G Wet Branch. 30. Slmpon, 23. Xavier. J I Coluinbu. 23 DRISXCI, UIDP1.B LEAOUI-J Prltchard, 2b, Mediator, 27. I'rluhard 2d, 2.', Mediator 2d, 10, lmOTUEIUIOOD LEAQUIJ Et, Stmeon'a, 21, Plcliurdjon Memorial, 20, 1 OTHEH QAME3 Carlisle Indiana, 33 Methodist Cluh. lar- riBourff. s.. 17. Seneca. 6. Illierton. 1. Latt tltroudburk' II . J. 1'en Arsyl II , uuettton Travelrru. 40, Uuk I.ano llaptUt. ShamoUIn, 41, ilanrocU. M. Btthlehem II., Ul Nazareth II . 4 (glrlal, bctblebem II . U, Naiarcth II.. 0 thuja) tlnjr ISO hlt.s and eighty tuns out of B91 times up. pnd participating In US game In 119!) which wan his third and Inst sea sun nt l,oulstllp, Hans hung up tho batting aterago of 359 Hp took part in 111 Karnes Tho l.oulstlllo slsrs were transferred to Pittsburgh In 1000. and Wagner rolitlnticd hlR wonderful ttorl: with tho stick, clouting tho ball nt 380 Ills figures In tho following Hill-Icon fcensons wete 362 31", 355 ,34'i, 3C1, .330, 350, 3 lit. 339, 320 3,11 ISInlul 300 Hy this time he had rounded out set entpcn oonsectillte seasons without falling below the 300 class No other plavcr In fast company oxer registered such nn nclilet i-iiioti t. and It In believed that this entlablc record nover will be equaled In tho annals of modern baseball. Ui Drop in 1011 Hans Wagner's llrst venr outside the cher ished 300 ilrclo was In 1911, when tils flR tuea dropped to 283 However, ho made 13') cnfctlen out of CH2 times at bat In 191i hln nhowlnjf, wnn a trille better, for his 165 hits out of SOI! times up ante him n percentage of 271 The senon Just ended netted him 121 hits out of 432 times nt lint, his average; being 237 Tiurlng his twenty team of sertlcp under Ttanipv Di evfnss the Putcliman has stolen a Brand totsl of 717 bases ills best season In tile pilfering of pillows was In 1907, when ho was credited with slxtt-ntto steals Ills poorest shotting In this respect was made this tear whan clcten jstenls wire recorded b this great athlete T'rlor to tho season Just finished his worst attempt was In 1911, when lip purloined i-xacllv twenty Tho latter milliner whs lust two slit of the pil fering total he made In his llrst cninp.ilgn tit Loulstille. Hans enjoyed his banner campaign as a nin-gotter In 1905, when Iip crossed tho plntp 111 tlmps I-'or Ills twenty tenia In the big slum he has at i raged pightt-sl tallies to the senson This Is based upon the iillli-lal figured of the .N'atlotial l.englta fot nineteen car and tho utiolllclal nter ages, for the piesent scnon Hero aro tho records of Wngncr In a nutshell, showing what he has done in all ot his twenty ; ears as a bitsmait. heglnnltig oChl with li 189" nnd uiillng wltli ltlC enr nntl tentn ISO" Louisville 1VIH liiulntllte 11)11 lrtulstllle Jlllll IMItslmr, h Hint l'lttntiursli . llioj I'iltsMiritli tun i I'ltmDurirli linn I'll txljiiri.il liim 1'lttnlHirnti luntl I'liteliiru.i IimiT Pittsburgh Hins I'liis'iuirli lsin PittiU.iirtiti mid I'lltrlmrjti pit I I'ltishuritii lnt lMitslnin.li Hit 'I IMitHlmri.i ml I I'litsliiirsh inlpi I'lttytmruh VJIIl l'lltBtjursh (1 til IIS 114 1 II lit I 17 l.'ll 1 1J 117 llll 1IJ lit 117 1VI I III 111 II I 11U l-.il 1J1 A II It II Ave L'lt 3S SI .311 r.ii so fsii tin i r. in in.' in" -t.vi MM 1117 till I isn Mil inn Jim .11J .Its Jll-i IT" -l.'l r1 117 1SJ IIS It'll Hi 171 ll'i r,is. Hi urn 'm mil in i ill .is- r,n as isn avi r.i,H Inn L'nl ..ill 4H1 lij HIS 111 r"ii tin lis .tun 171 S7 ir.s an r,is in isi ,ui IIS 11 l.'l .lllll r.u mi l in j",j r.i.n i s 1 ii .---1 4 J.' 41 121 2S" liotu ill rniirtli ruuiiil Dtitrli I etvN knuriiil nut Kill Jones, tlitrtt ruuiiil. Hull, llutin ile fiuleit Wliltet .IiiIiiimhi PirTStlt ICfill II irrj (.nil tl.-Ti-n t .-! Jus Hum II. SI It WTON I ihllp l.utiler null to HII llum Itlihie. Ilfth ruuiiil, fjei iii uf . Iiisit.en tliiiinlii .lue Wulsli knorl.eil nut II llllp luiiiH, seiinlli ruuiiil. K'.NSAS ( li sun I-uliKfiiril itnn from l.iittllni; ,llin JnltiiHiui. Ileum IrNttl Moppet! Iliinn llttiti. ninth. tl.I.I NTIIW N Inlllli: llrllt klllllkl-il nut llittliiii; Din llrst ruuiiil. tlliki't liunle I.iiimUiiI nut IC.i.t llitirs, Keieitth rotinif Oltu O'ltiifp Minilieil Iiiiuiii l'earl, fuurlh riinnil. lir.TIU.i:iir.1I K. I) I otichllu kuoikeil out Jlilitny O'llrlen, llrM roiintl mini; III rurhint! htiiliped I Ijrlit Inj; .lot- Inline;, Itiiril rniiml. imiinr llrltt iiult lu .Inliuut l)ilte.t. thlril ro null .liilimiy Dutsry ui-u won from llunk Itetb. 1) VI TON, O. Juik Dillon Lent Iloli Mohn, 1.1 rtmtttli llI,TIM()mV-.lfir Smith trnu from 1'runli Munti-ll, J1 roiiuil.. It()(lH:SlI.ll. S 1 ( hiirler While kunikeu out Hurry Diinutiiie, Mtth rutiiul. lirrrAMI .Inik llrltton .asllj heat Tuikuurt ,I1iuiii DufTj. I.VllKI'M'i: Mais. Mel Cook in won fluiu I'pte Iliirtlej. I'ITlslli:i.ll. Mass inline Jno Klters kiioiked uut Sallur 1'ut Daliih), tUlilh ruuiiil. KAriNi:. Ills. Oltu Mihoney mill ,Ie l)ur lireu . CIN4 INN TI, II . .Inn. ,' .Jjb llnley beut .lntiliu Kill hip. r.IttM) l:PIDS, Mlrh. .Inn. S .lot Wuhnist Kiiiii keil oitl ioiiiik Nuteiks llflh. ( (II. I Mil! s, (.. Jin J. llrjiiu llmtlli-y KiimUpil nut Juik rirrj. iitnth. JOHNNY COULON COIMES BACK ONLY FEW STEPS NI.W Yoltlt, Jan " Johnny Coulon has "camo bach" just n fotv steps. Joo Wagner didn't 'camo back," and therein Ilea the talo of Coulon'a easy ten-round ctory ovei tha local Mitotan. Wngiiei, selling 116 pounds, outweighed Coulon by four pouuiH Neither had boxed for u long time IXTKCOLM:GIA'rK TENNIS CoIIcro Men Aro Eager to Broaden Game Tourney May Do Held Hero NEW TORE, Jan 2 tn Inurcolleelato In door lawn lennla chimptonshln tournament prob. nLly tvlli ha sutseateil to thu InterrollruUlo lttirn Tennis Aiaoclatlon ut Ita nuiiual meeting next month Ihe auhjtct was itlHeusteit by rep reKntatltea of ictvrul of iba collenea durlue the national junior chatnplomhtp hera lait week Anions' Ihi Imitltutioiia named as prohahle eon lenders tor euch a title urn Columht. 1 rlueeion llartard Yale mhirat rurdham (Korsu tuwn Uutffers nnd I.ePah Iho Eaaler llulldo aeaaoil has been aucxiKted mid atertuns for ata. table tourt probably will ti mail tn ittiba In lioaton and Phllad, Iphl.i neairanie linia (or noiuiux me inuriianieiu It la Indtcateil that tha propuaeil louriiument irrcw nut of u. ,1, aire of thp lr.terpollenlate uau. ilatlon to bruudm the tJlno whemttr It haa jurisdiction. Hutchinson Wins at Court Tennis Tl'JJUDO PARK N' V. Jan. " large and fathlonabla uullema aiv I) I,. Ituti liini-oii 3d of J'nlbulelphla. defeat Stanley O. ilortlmer. of Tusedo three seta to one In tint lltial round of tha tourt tenuU ihampionittlp for the lueiio ihallenae tup jeaierda. 'I he wore, tt as C 4 10. 1.1. UJ The tlilorj vata Mr lluuhlnau i uu first laic on the. trophj NATIONAL C0MIISH IN ANNUAL SESSION Baseball Magnates Gather for Big Meeting in Cin cinnati Today NO CHANG 13 IN OFFICERS rWNVIN'VATi. ran 2 Uaseball men from nllnbt ptoit part of the country hip here thin momltifr for Iho nntiu.il meellng of Urn Nntlntial llasrbnll I'oiumlsslon todnv Whllo Hie roinnilsloti ineetltnf was railed for It) n in , It Is hlRlilv probable that It will be hours later befnrp the supreme court of baseball tc.illv begins Its wotk. Inasmuch nn there has boon called a. special incctliiR of the club owners of tho three Clais AA leagues, which lias as nn Indicated object tho adoption of n suitable resolution for prpBenlntton to the commission nskllKf that the drafting of ptnyers from Clani AA league be abolished While iiuthliiB oillclat has been announced bv the commission ns lo how It will lank upon this demand, it litis been ttnolllclallv Indicated by President Johnson, of thp Atnci'c.tn Lcnetip, that tho rmtucst would bo denied That the Class AA I.paRite men Intend to press tho matter with pttcrRV Is Indl cntcil by the special meet Inn callpd Tor to morrow, and while overt club president of the American Association and the Interna tional I.enijup Is expected here, It Is hardlv probable that thn I'ni'iric f'oast l.ciRtie will bo reprcBotited b more than one Minn It Is ilium 1st prnbnblp that a largo mini bei of the major leaguo nuKtialcs wilt be In nt tendance, ns u number of other mat ters that hate to do with ttic rchitlnn-i be tween thp major nnd minor leariue clulu oro iKlletci! to be on tho lint nf matters to bo considered b.t thp pommlsslon The clecilon of olllccrs for tho lommlsslon a , will bo held, but It has become mi assured fact dt-rlns the last ttetli that both I'lialrmnii Almost Ili-rrmiun nnd Kec letart .lulin It llnue would bo rc-Plectcd. the announcement fiom ChlcaKn that I'lesl dent Johnson, of the Amcrlpnn I.c.ikup h id stated tint ho miiv no reason tn inal.o a chnnRo piittliiK nn end to numerous rumors of the Inst nit months that the commission would hate a new head In the peihon of Mime onu not tilllllnted with either major le.iutie It t.-ns understood heio last night that matters cuticcriilns the prices charged for worlds Ki-rles i;nmts ns well ns n rear tntiKeiiient nf tho dltlsion of the proceeds of tho series, will lll.-clv come bcfoio the lonimlsxkm nt this mcctliiB CAHI'ENTIER AND WELLS IN MATCH FOR CHARITY Oroi"Een fu.pciitlpr, tho famous boxing ch uuplon of Umope. recent I v entered tlin ihifj for tlio llrst time nlmo the hrRlnnlnt; nl tlie wnr nt a Hi.ultv show bold ,it tbo Trocaileio, Paila. Ilia uj)nncnt uai (.01 rnnd Cnm) iru The Parti journal Lo .Sport mih that u cluirltx matt li is bcltiK m ranpeU bttw 1 on t 'a 1 pent k 1 ami liom b.u tiler WelU tbo English heipRbt, the proceeds to i;o to tbo Ited Crosi funds No Leniency Tounrtl Francis Ouimet DKN IMt J in 'J i;ir kiuut In tlit nnlrn of bport la illrntb op IndinMly lnuUit in thi ilerlstiiu uf the rnltml Hint tlolf Amhpi Ui tlon, ul Iih anmiiil meotUu; in Ntn. Vork next ieek. on th iiutHtlon of ' wint loiiftttiutiM un unuteur" ' iinoitlna to Trunk L UhoJv,Uh1 proltp'nt of ttu liHMuLlalluti, who lf t hum for ttirt nnnl vatlierlnir ' It In lthr Hport for oport h ail a op i-port for Kiln ' suhl Mr Wood ward 'I he u'ifiitUn of thi itnmtuur Htmulhm ut I'rnnrts iiii'in-t. Jotin J Sulthan nnd P.nd TcwUhbur., Mr Woodward hjIU, would undoubt filly bo dipt Ufttled The nn'H wrpn miMpfiidt d lanl. jfjp un tlurrfa tit it ih j hud riikamtd ht tl.o ttpuitlnii (.tKjda buslneiH AVilllaniH Defaulta in Coif Tourney PINLIIUnST N C .Inn Tin mldu ti t r I'ulf tournament turf hetu nirroed to tli in tliiiiN In all dlvlriloni. tho Mint four iIumhk ttulr at ootid in 1 teli touml oei uurH t nn J Iho lat four ur courni 1 I'hllip I'ul-i -4 pchrdulftl apppnont. (.' It llllatin, of l'ldt id ! phi 11 default d arid lnttriHt e ntered in the mntih litttwtn Ituhert IluniHr, nf Norotou nnd I'tlluiorH I tub son lluntr hud ItobPHon - 1h.n1 nt tho turn, k1hk mt In tn. uualnHt ItolHtwn 11, but thu latur tnuniitid to vr-ii muttTH nt the uUti ftith und won thi lust two holes lit four to 1 luuter m Jlt Uulh Mnlxlud inetlal rounH of 81, Itutt'son worUInu thu return Join no In -10 und lluutu legnlrliic ilvtt Ntiui more Propose Indoor Tennis Tourney NKW ORl. Jnn S An !nrnulleetiitt In dour Uwn tennis ehamplonhtn lournament prut fibl vuil 10 vufrtrcsico 10 mt irurrn tuon.11 uwn Tennla Aao latiou ut Uh ntinujl inretlnK n t month Atnnru; the ttiNtttutloni namad tin prob it bio (ontenlers for hulIi 11 tltlo urtj Columbia PuiiimlwinW Prlnroton Ilunurd ub Am hrr&t. hordbnm (Iroruftonn. HutKrrs and I hluli 'lbo iUHtcr hullduy wamm has lien m Kttt.'l as h, ditilruble time for hnldtiu,' tin tuur numtnt und oerlus for available luiirtri ui ) nbl Hill be inula to clubs In lluiton und Thllu delpldn wintehhesohts AlUVNTIt) C1T. N J . S.r-S o 9 tlTLANTICCITY. Opcivat all scaaons r ofittcVeai! j A rccofliisedstantIard 01 Gxcelicrv.ee, Cpitv600 WAJJERJ.BV2ST. 1. it UAD'SG RESORT HOTEL OF Tlie WORLD ATLANTIC CITY.N.J. OWNERSHIP HANJXCMZNT JOSIAH WHITE, a SONO COMPAIIY UrnfviinlnM KV IXW liiar lieach hlevft. lli.dkwiiui,vi tur tu ut I 1 iv halhif run a iUi tS un ,ki J. m lJll Limn uunr .Kil'hl. l. PARTRIDGE INN w roAi!r4"n5.n.:.t ,Ao SiaS? MlLNQ fleam hsulecl. eUctrlr cleiulur, urlvulo ran. da', un parlor on roof Niw uUillllou sui'ti nlth bltha Notfil for 1 umllku toiiifnrt HnJ culslnu. Inn IK IuiIk Rolf cinirseB nnar Inn UUII iiiiar. itiMiu tiiiiAii: SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES STRAYER'S The Ueit iluniliuiiil bihtiul Hill unil Chestnut btiueli 'I I nlcr nnu Ijmv i nlitlit l, k ititnii i: ir cJtJi yTj$sr ffsosw rmumm aMauggnnCPluiirfiaBfc agamaag n.,y,.n:.c-- 8-rutiirUI work sy.inlnh I BUSINESS Ua ami Boning I COLLEGE o."i -hfiiiiiut sire.i I FIRE BUREAU HIT BY LACK OF MEN Deputy Chief Davis De plores Resignations of Model Veterans HINT TO TUBS COUNCILMAN nnilgmlloni wllhlll tlie Uurenil ot t'lrn iliirlnB tlie yvat Jiiit rlosotl wlipn cuinpilfil will eliow a totnl wltlcll Is PtpcutPd to -i-l n lilgh rcconl In tho 111111111 of tin- hii'h More Ihati 100 tncmbrrR rniiBlnn In rnnli from r.itunin ilou-ii to nevvlx niipolnipil nr tlilnl-grnifp honoitioti nntl Iaililcmiii linp loltintarlly fctlrpd In 1010 Thp oxm t I t il mnnot lii naccrlaltipil onliiB to .1 rtiimt inenlal nilo wliiclt liermil 11 nmn to lili dinw liq rosfKliatloii within 11 sliiml.iteil Iierloil. jnolli(!r regulation inntips lolumnlfmcnt Iiomlbld lililn lliroo inonllm If no lniirill intnt oxlts It i tlie liopp of t'lilef Mm phv nnit tins bureau olllrluln that t-omp of thn morp rpcrntlv rcHlgniiiR niptnbpra nin rpooiislder their bIpii niul ' o back Into liaincuM" In forp tho tlino limit empire" iiopi:h rofNTit.s wim. act 15n II. riavlH, tkunilv chief pnclnepr, dlsousilns tlip imuiunl iiumlipr of rcslKna tlonii wltliin 1I10 bureau, toil.iv nalil "It In imp that p hao loit morp men In the last iiear thruimli iplenattont than in ini) your that I tail rpenll Thp number whpn (lip llKurei nip eompllcil In liltplv 10 ex.ceil ion, pm n If tome of tlieni lo (spelt rclnslnti'iiHiit or tetall thplr iphIbii.iIIuiii "I hnpp the condition an It exists Mill In iluce I'liuncllH to linsten their anion In re gard to pnlarv ndvnncci and nn Inerpnxo of men Until are needed If the morale of the bureau In to be Kept up to whit It nliould be 'Not nil of Hip nipn who liac dropppil out litol hap been prlblp tn n peliilnn It In a pond thlnif thpv wpte not, for our penalon In lix pippnt londlllon neei could stand mil li u fnidileu drain A majorltx of 11 1 rPHlgnatloni c.iiuo from inemberH nf the 9'reau whonu tounevllon muh coinpaintiirlv kIioi! nnd who nre nt III 011ntf mnii Tliev were trained llreiiieu, 1 1 1 0 1 1 ) -1 1 , and will be lull tl In replace. I don't billeo lliey ipilt beoaii!e of (lNi.it Ih faction lth the eclilci In Itself, but weio lndiicpd to reHli;n through the better orfei lni;a In salary and woiltliiK hourx hi Id out by other lines uf cinplo) incut Tliev leae us lit 11 bad tlmo nnd In a bad fix (hough A fireman, nuuinlun N not made mernlsht, mid n man, eien after lid him been in the Bm can for sonio lime. In (.onstitntlv lennilnu Humellilne new It In dl(0uras!liiR to loro men. Just mIipii they limp le.iehed tho BtiiKe wheio tliev can bo ilanied an (.ciMineil. und to bn foned lo start all over nijaln on a considerable num ber of tecrults, ' ordinal lly Iho number of cIiiiirps iIopb not amount to many and (ho task of 10 ciulllng companies Is not haul ThereMero 1.1'! names on the llttt of ullitlhles for 1110, and thin total u.ih (cliaunteil lout; before the end nT the le.ir 1'ioni tho miiv reslB u.itlous uro coniluK In It Keeins HUelv that this vc.11 h 'lll Sen Ice Hat will not last many months " V new engine conip.inv Is lo bo Installed within .1 few wppIih Wo must hnu tho men for this xtatlou, und to Ret them will lime to draw 1111011 other Kinipinles. flllltiK tho Kiips Mitli 'Kiecn' nun lleforo Die end of the vc.ir there will bo other companion to put Into sei lee, necessltatlnc further itiro ids upon our 1 xiiprlencpil inembTS 'The bureau reieUed r seiein blow In 'ic Klinulianeoii' reslKiiatlons of two of our rnoibl Mterans. Tlllcrman OLoiga Vf. Kord STEAMSHIPS HAVANA ffcTO A deliglitful tropical climate; ro mantic old-world ourroandinn. Comfortable modern hotels. Outdoor aporU: horse racing at Oriental Patk. Excellent pmenrer iKommoilitlonl en Uise. Iwin-cict HMmihipi inline under the Amoreen FUr. Subnga (10m New Voile Tliuiaoy uu vuibiyi. Nassau in the Bahamas fictUnt iodl Us al iplenJiJ holeli. Clf. polo, tennli, motonpc aull oalh ini; Wonderful cliraata, Siilinji rom Hew Yvtlc Tbmidiji. Nut, liHc(.Ha iciywrJ liuvung, Jjm, t, W 7 and Yeuao. hloxlun raulie, 21 day. Inrlnd ne Havana. Cuba, Piotiaaa anJ Veia Crur, Nlelico. iailingi oilnigluly on ThunJiji. WARD LINE Ntw York and Cut. Mail S. S. Co. Central Office. Fool c! WallSt., N.Y, llrunili Hike 1 ilium ?Ul Clifsliiul M , I'lilljileliiliU II Y BEV PHILADELPHIA TO JACKSONVILLE Citlllur at SiiTjnnali) lll.I.Killrtl I. SAIL Fine bteumera Luw J: aria belt Service, Meala nnd llertn iliclujeil. I'lan Vour 'trip to InUuda Tlie Unci t'oiielulra rrli lii Ilia lVorM" Itluatraieil JJuoktet uu Hequeat. Merchants & Miners Trans. Co. omca W I 1 ya . 103 (.until 0th hi.. I'lillu., . n Mir u33tajrgiJK'gtX-t rUlt.Vt.'U (1 ! V Ujiiw.. vili. " T Ti-a 11 11 seb aE n-, r 1 11 1 1 L.4 W x, sat : MKDAL INNHRS HCSIGN Two (jolil medal winners lime. IkhkI 01! in tlicir rt'sicnntiona I rom tlio fin1 ilcpni tinent lo take dfect nt this stiiiio time. They aro Clcoi'KO V. Kord, tllloiman of Truck 1. utimu, nnd .lolin Kurt7, hurcmnu of tliu sntiie company, below. and llosemnn John Kurtz Two better fire men tin not exist, nnd rneli muh tho re Llpleut of 11 iriild tin 1I11I for personal Vimiptv I know lmlh nun peisonnllv and cannot praise them too tilirlilv Tliev do not uho lliiunr. nnd their condiict bin been ex ( in pint llolh nic rllglblc to pension, mid lliey deteivc them, but thein me munv men uhu could bettpr lip nparpil than clthpr t'uril or Iviiilit It Inn t nsv to Ret tlio Kind of iiivii we utint to taKe their places at this time "Until arp 5011111? men comri.iratlolv npp.iltliifr I'ord Mas born fpliiiiary 2S. 13C7. and Mas appointed 11 liuldermnn April i. 1S00 He scipil ultli Truclc So. 7 until IVIiriMiv 7. mini Minn h w.ia sent to TruiK No II. beliiK promotnl to tlllerman June 1 of Iho s.imn venr On IMnunrv 'J list Iip Mas tiaunferreil to Trui I: No 1, and had only been nt that million but 11 few months when he niaile the M'kciii! that won thin enrn Kohl medal for liriierv. Ifo took a Momuii and child nut of 11 burnliiK hoiimi oil Shliley street, neir .S'eeuteenth and I'airlsh slreits. anil handed them oer to bin cnptaln. "liy k curious colncldi nc John Kiirts, whoso resolution taken effei t Mlth that of Toril, la also .1 medal m Inner Up rpcplicd his reward for resculnir two children pennul 111 u bln7lnp; house, on Thlitleth street below York threo icaia nuo lleforo that bo had been cuiinioiided ful savltlK tho life of 11 six tv-lle-i ear-old woman in n fin nt 2B.1l! YorK stieet This episndo oc uirred soon after Kml unteiid tho icrv Ico. Born Juno 27, 1S7I, Knit was ap iolutcd 11 hoseman I'ebriunv 1, 1S95, und WINTER RESORTS ri (mini. i.st co 1st 1 Pplfe" c jgSSi A'M)mXtlVirUX'.f'"mf)''Y9V9mWW "' fM la,-iaaawai-.aiPw.i.iMi 1 1 n mmm:-mm PrTT'"'UMf.lf J - wi j lii the FLORIDA EAST COAST. There are first-rate fishing, golf and tennis tournaments, yachting, hunting, ideal facilities for motoring, and beautiful sylvan nooks that invite you to gracefully do nothing. In short, there's everything there that the heart can wish for. FLORIDA EAST COAST HOTEL SYSTEM ALCAZAR PONCE DE LEON . . St. Augustino ROYAL PALM . . ORMOND . . . .'. Ormond THE COLONIAL . ROYAL POINCIANA. . Palm Beach ROYAL VICTORIA LONG KEY FISHING CAMP. Lone Key The hotels are all operated on the American plan, but. in addition, the equipment of each one include! an up-to-date Grill Room with aervice equal to any demand. Ask your ticket agent lor detailed Information or write (or the beautiful new Sunshine Booklet. Its delightful illustrations and vivid descriptions will tell you the whole story Free. For information of other hotels on the Florida East Coast, at Nassau, Bahamas, or on the Island of Cuba, ask for Informa tion Booklet of the Florida East Coast Railway, Address FLORIDA EAST COAST FLACLER SYSTEM NEW YORK OrFlCEi 243 FIFTH AVENUE CHICAGO OFFICE 1 IS5 W. MADISON ST. GENERAL OFFICES t ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. I FrA ryslr jysgA3ir,7rraJg-gTigT?3:graiv-ixg raEgyggaidniKTm;- h nt to tlnfilnp No 43 tie pencil nl that stillon until March 2 18SB when In was sent to I'liKine No 4t Whlh with the latter c mumm Kiitti insd' his first note worthy leccue nnd In tlio name ear, Ifi'JS. In- ntteiniiteil the rem un of h comrade, and iienrl lost his own life In doing so rids elreiinut tncp occurred during a (lie at the l'otter oilcloth Moiks June 2r,, I R0S Kurtz nnd Ifoseman James Miree, nf the same compinv. were cauftht bv a fulling wall Thev were carried down four stories nnd M.ikpo muh killed Kurl wan b.idli hint but grasped the. hand of hln iiimrnde mid tried to diuR Stapeo out ot the debris A Femtnl collniiso knocked Kurt? 11111 1 nscloun. and when ho wan din? out he was still In that condition, but re l.ilnlni; his hold on MuRee s hand Ho was ill-ihli it for a lone tlmo Willi Injurlts to tils bum nnd b-Kn, In addition lo cillii nbnilt tho head nnd fnio that nt first looked to be ratal Hut hn went htuk to his wn t Inn snd remained with UnRlnn Company No tr. until December 8, I9!ft. when ho is suit to Truck No 14 an 11 Hdilprmin. lie rttnnliied only nbaut 11 inolilh. tihtll Iniiiinrv Id. 101(5. before he wan back with UtiKlne f'nmpiny No. IB Tin was sent to Tim I. No 1 n few motiliVinpo, so that ho retites from the same company no fold V.M'N(2V AMOS'O CAPTAIN'S ' In addition tn llipne two cold medal win ners, whose retirement Is n serious lo"s to the bureau In moro wnjs than one. n. vn ciiticv In thn rnnKs of tho captains Is ocei sinned In the resignation (if John Webb, iniiimiindlnir KiiRluo Compinv No 17 Cap tain Webb has been attached to tlio Uureaii of Tire since Julv 1", 1S04, when ho was appointed 11 Iioscmin and sent lo KiiKlno I'onipiin No !) He nihnnced to assistant fore mini or lleutennnt, March 14 lflOO, nnd mus transferred to Hnijlno Companv No fl, leiiialnlni; at that station until July II. 1004, wlipn he wnu placed In rh.irRo of Chemical HiiKlne Companv No S On October in, l!0li, he wan tinniferred tu Tlncjliio Com tinny No 10 and was sent back, to his origi nal station Spplpmbpr 2K. 1008, ns captain About Ihreo wins n(?o Caplnln Webb wun Itansfprrcd fiom Hnslno Companv No 37 to Knirlnn Conunnv No. 17. whero ho spried until his resignation went in tie, llko Ford nnd Kuntz, In ellclblo to a pension ' t liopp IIipso Inslancps of what tha bnrrnu Is fin Ins will srrie ns n lesson lo Councils nnd tin people that tho conditions now premium; must lin changed If wo aro (o maintain proper spit It nnd sen lea Thev innnol expect tho present forcu to lcmnln In the bureau In the faco of llln(T conditions nnd the In tier opportunities outside Wo cannot epert to recruit thp sort of men wo want when we tan onlv offer them a. oalarv that In less than Cnmden or othot smnll clllen pav tholr llrenien 'That Iho men now In tho sen Ice, espe il.illv those who nro elliftblu to retirement on the pulsion roll, remain on tho nctlvo list Is iprtaliily 11 cicdlt to oierv ono of theso I111IU tibials, both n'l men .'mil ns members uf Iho Uureaii of Klro Their loyalty Is np pi eclated bv Chief Murphy nnd myself, nnd I trust that It will not bo lone before It Is lecognlred bv the public, and Hint Counilli Mill I10 premlled upon to attest Hint recog nition lu a substantial form and ono hellt tltur tho recipients nn members of the most lovnl and braiest bureau nf lire lu any American city" 1'. O. S. of A. jtulorsiM Food I'nibnrjjo AI.TOONA, Ia , Jan 2 Declaring that wages hnvo not kept pico with tho thitn to forty per cent niU.incu In the uist of lUIng during tho last two e.irs, tho semi annual emu en! Ion of ratilotlc Order Sons of America of Blair Count v. Indorsed 11 food cmbirgo Tho delegates unanimously adopted u lesolutlou culling on Congress ' to 111,0 all tlio means nt Its command tn remedy tho matter by means of Imcstlgat lug commuted! and an tinbargo on all food stus " WINTER RESORTS ri.oitinv, i:st totbT "iV wiiV: riTT - Tlve Florida East Coast m ! ff-araeaajaj ) see nrt '"i1 . - ai ef w m m m wjtmy tra am n . am -r-Jr- 3 V-r'-N-rr' Bask in the golden rays of Summer Sunshine. It's the right thing to do this winter, and the East Coast of Florida's the right place. Wouldn't you like your winter days to be joyous days " outdoor days," in fact, with a glorious cer- "' ' tainty of perfect golf, or delightful surf -bathing, or whatever your lancy may be? Then come to that Land of of Romance, that social meeting place of St. Augustine TUB BREAKERS PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS HOME IN FEW DAYS Recalled Men Busy Breaking Ciimp Will Start Their North ward Journey Tomorrow HI. I'ASO tex., Jan 2 Kxcltlng prep illation's for llin homeward movement of re called I'eiin.sjhnnla troops, which begins tomorrow, and resumption of monotonous routlno by those lo remain, stirred tho camp Into new artUIty today. Nine days of holiday which began the Sunday before Christmas, mine to an end with the bugle blasts nt Hiinrlso this morning. Down In tho ranks of tlio Sixteenth In fnntry. tho thousand men of the regiment lire getting ready to entrain. The Bl lipiith lenien tomorrow In three sections, the llrst of which will nlso carry General A J f.ognu nnd Second llrlgado headquar ters as well nn Colonel Itlckards and the regimental staff. They go by way of San Anionic) mid HI. Louis. Everything is In rciidlncss for the order to entrain save t outage. Tents will bo dropped and packed for shipment lionip with tho troops early to morrow morning, niul If Iho railroads have tho rolling stock on hand In tlmo tlio first section should lenio hero by noon. Mnccot.s of olery de-crlptlon. from tho Inei liable burro to mountain hawks, which Iho men nro pleased tu bcllove to bo o.iglcs, weie assembled and crated today The spirit of the troops mounts ns the hours of the start homo fly by nnd the "We Want to lii) Homo' Lhant ut a fortnight ngo has given way tu popular songs nnd cheprs for everybody from Clement to Ilhkurds The Sixteenth, Kourtli nnd l'lfth Cavalry, signal corps, Held hospital and field am-' biilanci) nro Included In tho recall order Tho Kourtli leaves ne.t. (i. If, Hovvibon, Philosopher, Hies linilKin.UY. Cal, Jan. 2 rjcorgo Itolnics llnulson, piofcsnor of philosophy eineiltus tit tho University of California, died at his homo hero last night aged alghty-tvv 0 Profesor Howlson retired from active woik 11 ftw earn ago Iimently he nnd Ids wlfo gave J70.000 to the fnlvcrsltv or Cal ifornia to tlnaiuo the Howlson foundation bv means of which tho nged phllosophor hoped to perpetuate his work of discov ering nnd tialnlng new philosophies. CONVEVONG IVBACIHiBNEIlY Contractors and manu facturing plants the country over have found the Bond Con veying Machinery real f "Money-Savers." chahles COMPANY S20 Arch Street WINTER RESORTS rroitnii. HAST COAST I C3 ''V?4yg,x3gSSSIlll r-' ."" 'i li ftSJJfi Sunshine, that Region all good Americans, . 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