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Real Estate Transfers.

RANDLE HIGHLANDs-A,onzo +. Ladd ct ux.
TO Roger and sallie Melting. lot s. block
WEST BRooKLAND PARK-Elizabeth l.. Has
kell ct vir Frank b.: to Milton d. Camp
RI sSl St II ho,k q SO Rang. Of v;r
Peter. 10 William A Mckibbon. lot $50.
block Z: $40. William A. Mckibbon ct ur.
convey same property TO fct.r NJ. Dorsch;
NO. 9l4 NEW YORK AVENUE NORTHWEST
Harriet ii. lockwood TO Laura L: Juergens.
lot Il, suuar, 313: so: tri'sr. sl2.500.
CHlLLtM CASTLE HEIGHTs-Munsey Trust
Company. trustee; TO =; r. Holly. lots los
NO. AL sth STREET SuUrHN f:sT-Albert L.
hgrche ct ny to Gabriel Edmonston. lot
ADDITION TO KENILwoRTH-Eugen W.
Weaver to Philip Broyne. lot 80, block /;
CHEVY CHASE HEIGHTS Chevy Chase Land
Company to Margaret T.. Kennedy. lot %.
sgga5e Wrrr lsTs; ISL; So rp,rr so,,r,,r
tween aud y streets-Arthur L. Haislip
ct ux. to Aoysius J. McGrail lot 80. square
NORTH BRIGHTwoeD-J. Edward Fowler ct
ux. to Charles L. Ralph, lot 10. block >:
NO. - STREET NoRTHwEsT-John Rowan
and Nary A. Rowan to James p. Burke. lot
NO. Ia isos S'I'':s j STREET % SoRruwEsT-wil
IGs .! srRrF1 pRa = ss'1Tr Ta $50 ,.,we,
John A., to Georga ". Marsh. part original
lot 10, square 66.: SlU. George w. AnFsh
conveys s1me property to Davtt ID. Chi
destcr- $40.
CLICK rRACT-John W. Powell to Frederick
r. and Maria D'Elia. lot :. block .: $40.
NO. Jos QUANDER STREET SOUTHEAST
Julia Quander and Annie +. Thomas 10
Harry Il. Thomas. lot 10. square T43 $40.
CHEVY CHASE GRoVE-Fulton r. Gordon ct
ux. to Richard Il. Valentine. lot IS. square
oUo2: S5935.71.
CENTER ECKINGTON-William C. Irwin ct ux.
TO Forrest u. and Bessie X. Long, lot s..
square 1862: so.
IRVING STREET NORTHWEST between 18th
and 18th streets-Fulton r. Gordon ct ux.
to Frederick W. Cissel. part lot 13 Pleasant
Plains; SO. Frederick W. Cisse1 conveys
same property to Marian Mckay; SO.
NO. 1892 18th STREET N0RTHWEST-Joha
d. Coughlan ct nx. to Henry J. Weber, lot
ST. Sorarr 1a1; SO
AVENUE HEIGHTS = yoab
=. Perry ct al to Charles W. Wetmore. lot
10. square 2140; SO. Charles W. Wetmore
conveys same property TO Elizabeth Is. Wet
more: SO.
AVENUE HE1GHTS-Amer-
lean Security and Trust Comaany and
Amos II. Plumb. trustees, to Elizabeth b.
wetmore. lot and part lot s, square 2l1o;
81. 1896.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
BY J, ED GRILLO.

AS was expected Barney Dreyfuss was
unable to induce the National League
owners to take a stand against August
Hermann in his efforts to have a
change made in the chairmanship OF
the national commission.
Dreyfuss advocated a neutral indi-
vidual be appointed to the position
This. he urged, would make the COM
mission fair and square.
AS was expected. he named the Sis
Ter case as his reason for making his
charges. He was unable. however. to
name man of the kind that he wanted
for Herrmann's place, and the league
imm ediately dropped the case.
No greater harm could have befallen
organized base ball than the removal
of Mr.. Hermann from the supreme
court of the national game. 1t would
have been a step backward, beyond
doubt. and might have meant the dis
ruption of the game. for there is no
other man more capable of acting in
the capacity of chairman of the COM
mission than is August Hermann.
AS predicted in these columns. the
National League men have ignored the
Evening star., 1916-12-16
POSEY ELECTED TO CAPTAINCY
OF 1917 MARYLAND STATE TEAM
Ridht Tackle for Last Two Years Honored
at Banquet in Baltimore GEORGETOWN
Quint Wins Opener.

Catholic University has Gallivan. Caf-
trey and MeMahon: Ga1laudet has Will
man and the Wenger brothers. and
Patterson, Almon and Gressbeck of last
seasons George Washington Cuint
again will wear Buff and Blue uni
forms. Capable new men are filing
the positions left vacant by those who
graduated. Catholic University has
OBrien and Glascott. Gallaudet seems
to have find in Cloud and two men of
considerable experience are to take the
other places in the Hatchetites' line
up. Giacomo and Hills.
Catholic University usually has put
out teams strong enough to defeat
Gala audet, and probably will do so to-
night However, the game Is to be
played in the Kendall Green gymna-
SUM, and there is no telling what may
happen to visiting team there. The
game should be well contested. Nothing
is known of the strength of the Univer-
stty of Maryland. which is to face
George Washington. That institution
years, and it Is problematic as to what
kind of team will wear its colors.
Georgetown had no trouble in run
ming up big score on Mount ST. Jo-
seph's in It's opening game in Ryan
gymnasium last night. The Blue and
Gray five was in much better physical
condition. displayed great deal more
decidedly superior. The score was 30
to II, Georgetown taking good lead
early in the struggle. if such the game
could be termed. and increasing it
throughout. O'Lone was the best
scorer, throwing six goals from the
floor. Fees, who played the other for
ward for Georgetown. threw two goals
from the floor and six from the foul
line.
Mount ST. Joseph's was never a prom
and
Kelliher. both Washington boys. did
some very creditable work. Both con-
tributed points and did well on defense.
Had the other members of the visit
ing team played up to the standard OF
Hart and Kelliher the score would have
been much different.
The Carroll Institute Is to hold ten
mile run this afternoon. The course
starts in front of the Carroll Institute,
runs north on 10th street to Massa-
chusetts avenue, thence to Dupont Cir
Gle, north on Connecticut avenue to
telegraph pole 9S, and back to the start
ing point over the same route. a team
trophy will be given, and in addition to
that the winner of the event will re-
ceive a silver cup. The entries for the
event follow:
West Park Club Of Baltimore. s. X. Jean
Baltimore Cross Country Club-A. f. Schmidt
.: Harry Korpman. 3; Dan Younger. 4; Joe
smith, Ir.. .: Charles Lab. 9; rentland Nc
0: Charles Bremmer. 10; W. Korpman, IL; Syi
van Spear, 12; a. X. Miller. 13.
Unattached-Joe Geiger. baltimore. IA: !
Montague, Washington, 10; +. j. Hynie. Balti
more. 1G; c. krout, baltimore. Il:
Carroll Institute-E. Dillon. 1s; J. Dwiney
-; A. shanles. 20; W. Finch, 21; c. Lyons D
The entry of Julius McPhail of Central High
School was rejected account of his being un
der the eighteen-year minimum age limit.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
BY II. C. BYRD.

W. B. Posey will captain the Mary
land State College eleven in 1917. A
meeting of the letter men was held
just before a banquet given last night
at the Hotel Emerson, in Baltimore, In
honor of the squad by the State Col
lege Club of Baltimore. Posey seems
to have been the only man considered
by the squad. as he was nominated and
chosen Immediately by acclaim.
Posey played right tackle on the
state team last fall and in 1915. His
work has not been fiashy, and conse-
quently he has never been given as
much real credit for playing as ne de-
served. Posey is the ''plugger' type
after all, the most valuable IN the
makeup of a foot ball team. Posey Is
l.twenty-four years old, weighs l9o
pounds and comes from Cross Roads.
Charles county, Md. He will be
senior next fall
Twenty-four members of the State
College squad We're present at the
BANQUET given by the State College
Club Besides the players many alum
MI Dr. H j. Patterson. president OF tne
college; Samuel Shoemaker presiueht
of the board of trustees, ana olhers
took part in the festivities. marry u.
Watts president of the State College
Club of Bait more, was toastmaster'
and besides Capt. Oberlin and capt
elect Posey, DR.. Patterson. Mr. shoe-
maker. Mr. Holzapfel and others re-
sponded to toasts.
Something of the makeup of the
schedule for next year was announced.
though the list of games is not yet
complete 1t was stated there would
be games with Princeton and Virginia,
the first season in which these elevens
have been met. princeton will be
played September 20 and the date OF
to be November II. The Navy, V. NJ. l..
st. Johns. Hopkins and possibly one
other team also will be on the sched-
ule.
An interesting feature of the occasion
was the showing of moving pictures
of the Army-Navy, Yale-Harvard and
Yale-Princeton games. The long run
with which Oliphant opened the game
for the Army against the Navy was
clearly shown. 1t was noteworthy, as
evident in the picture, that Oliphant,
despite the tremendous speed attribut-
ed to him. was caught from behind on
the Navy's five-yard line after having
cleared the entire field by a wide mar
gin.
Two college basket ball games are
scheduled here tonight. George Wash
ington University meets the University
of Maryland at the Y. NJ. c. A. and
Catholic University goes against Gal
laudet in the gymnasium at Kendall
Green. Both contests are to begin at
SIS o'clock.
All three of the local teams will
bers of the 1915 squads in the line-ups.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
Natural Gas Appeals Abandoned.

Appeals to the Supreme Court of the
United States taken by West Virginia
natural gas companies. attacking au-
thority Of the state public service COM
missions rate reduction of 1914. have
been abandoned and, upon the COM
panies' request. the case was dismiss
ed by the court, a settlement being
reported. The companies involved were
the Manufacturers Heat and Light
Company of Pittsburgh. Tri-State Gas
Company, Wheeling Natural Gas Com
pany, Ohio Valley Gas Company,
Blacksville Oil and Gas Company, Cam
eron Gas Company. Wetzel Gas Com
pany and the New Cumberland Water
and Gas Company.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
THREE GAMES WON
BY HA[[EY'S TEAM
Royals Get Sweep Against Co.
Iumbians, But Take Opener
by One Pin.
SET OF 1,7O8 IS ROLLED

In the final bowling match in the
National Capital League until after the
holidays the Royals last night made
a sweep over the Columbians. thereby
strengthening their hold on first place.
1t was by the smallest kind of
margin. though, that Pop Halley's team
won the first of its three games. the
score being 55S to 557. In the remain
ing two contests the Royals were way
ahead of their opponents, counts Of
576 and 574 being hung uD. The total
of the Royals for the three contests
was 1.70S.
Every member of the Royal team
rolled well. though Krauss. HALEY and
Lewis led the others. Lewis was the
star with set of 354. knocking over
122. 10 and 122 pins in his games.
Haney's scores were 112, 11S and ia
and Krauss' 12O, 106 and 120. If there
is any other cub in the city that can
beat that Royal aggregation for con-
sistent play it has yet TO be found
Michaud and Baum did well for the
Co'umbians. The forme- got 122. 1o3
and 1e7 and the latter 1876. 81 and lis.
Beum's three games totaled set of
Evening star., 1916-12-16
Haggan's Pointer Fails.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, December 16.-
Probably the greatest upset Of the
fourth annual trials of the Southern
Field Trials Club was the failure of
Lewis c. Morris, pointer dog. owned by
l.. l.. Haggan Of Kentucky. to be or
dered into the second series of the
all-age stake The first series was
completed, after which the judges or
dered eight dogs into the second series
Jack Davis, jr., owned by A. G.. Sage
of New York city, was the sensation OF
Thursdays running, with Louisiana
Bill. owned by Smith and Norwood
both pointers. pressing him closely.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
In Behalf of West Point Cadets.

Efforts are being made by friends OF
the cadets in the United States Military
Academy at West Point to have Con-
gress amend the national defense act
Of June 3. this year. in order to core.
rect what is declared to be an inequit-,
able condition regarding appointments
The law in question permits men who
are Professionally appointed from civil
life to take precedence over two
graduating classes of the Military
Academy after they have completed
their preliminary training ~ omcers,
Evening star., 1916-12-16

Washington Gas Light Company for
the prompt and efficient service rem
dered throughout the park in improv-
ing the gas in private homes, follow
ing complaint to the association on
the subject
The Poicemen's Association of the
District of Columbia sent a letter of
thanks to the association for it's CO.
operation in procuring the passage of
the bill in behalf of the members of
the local police department at the last
session.
Evening star., 1916-12-16

PROBATE DIvISI0N-Justce Stafford.
Estate of William =. Goclenour: will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary granted TO
Efie NJ. Gochenour bond, $500; plaintif's at
turney F. A. Fenning
In re Mary +. Ramsay; guardian authorized
to invest in notes: attorney. Irving Williamson.
Estate of Albert Stewart will admitted To
probate and letters testamentary granted to
Anna Il. Stewart; Bond, $4,000; attorney, d.
S. Birney.
Estate of F!ossie G. Strauss; will admitted
TO probate and letters testamentary granted to
William A. +. Strauss; bond $500; attorney,
]. b. Flynn.
Estate of Mary E. Thompson will dated Jan
uary .. 1915, filed.
Estate OF William w. White; security for
costs ordered; attorney. l.. Russell Alden.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
HEAVIES ARE MATCHED.
Moran and Fulton to Box Forty
Rounds in Cuba.

FARGO, n. D., December 16-Fred
Fulton. heavyweight pugilist of Roch-
ester. Mimi, last night announced that he
will meet Frank Moran of Pittsburgh in
Foreground match at Havana. Cuba
early in February.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
Weight of Bread Discussed.

The question of the weight of loaves
Of bread in the District as compared
with those in other cities brought forth
lengthy discussion. Dealers in some
of the western cities. it was said. are
selling bread at six 1oaves for 25
cents. The weight is eleven ounces.
single loaves being sold at cents In
one city where an attempt was made to
increase the price of bread there was
decided slump. and after one day the
bakeries restored the former price. the
increase having been to cents q loaf.
A letter OF thanks ts to be sent to the
Evening star., 1916-12-16
Kennedy Gets High Scores.

Kennedy was the star of the match
in the Navy Yard League, rolling ex-
ceptionally well for Erecting Shop
against Foundry. Kennedy got a count
of 12o in his opening contest. 125 in
the second and 1872 in the third. the
three scores netting set of 3s7.
Despite Kennedys good work, his team
lost two games TO Foundry.
The scores of last nights matches:
Evening star., 1916-12-16
Conditions Described.

Frank ]. Metcalf, a former president
Of the association, said it was the re-
suit of a fight with the post office a
number of years ago that the present
association was formed. The residents
were finally rewarded with three mails
a day. Later this was curtailed to two
deliveries. and now the morning serv-
ice is not delivered until nearly noon.
One business man in the park. he said,
goes out on hunt for the letter car
rier in the mornings in an effort to OBJ
tain his mail before starting for the
city When he misses the carrier he is
compelled to make an extra trip out to
Rrightwood Park to get it. At the
conclusion of the discussion a resolu-
tion was adopted at the suggestion of
A. W. Felka, that the matter be taken
up with Postmaster Chance, with a
view to procuring earlier delivery.
Evening star., 1916-12-16

A resolution expressing regret at
the death of Louis p Shoemaker was
adopted by a rising vote. Copies were
ordered sent to his family and to the
Brightwood Citizens Association, of
which he was president for sixteen
wears. A committee, composed of J. P.
Ritchie. John ]. Erickson and J. D. Nc
Intyre. drafted the resolution.
The officials of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company again will
be urged to extend the "owl" service
on the Georgia avenue line northward
to the car barn at Brightwood instead d
of to the Soldiers Home.
The association indorsed the resolu-
tion of the Petworth Citizens Asso-
citation for municipal tennis courts in
the. territory bounded by 14th street.
Soldiers Home, Rock Creek Church
road and Brightwood. The association
will cooperate in procuring the courts.
The attention of the Capital Trac-
ton Company officials will be called to
complaints that the trainmen operating
the 14th street cars insist on pulling
out from the terminus at 14th and
Kennedy streets northwest when the
carsi of the Washington- Maryland
Railway Company arrive at the trans
fer point.
Evening star., 1916-12-16

Porous lead, filed with microscopic
cavities. has been invented by a Danish
scientist to diminish the weight and
teyieA
Evening star., 1916-12-16
|BLEACHERS MUST co
National League Favors Abo-
Iition of 25-Cent Seats.
CHANGE WILL BE GRADUAL

NEW YORK, December 16.-Perma-
nent abolition Of the bleacher seat
the twenty -five-cent seats foreseen
in the action of the National League
favoring a reduction of the seats in
this popular section Of the base ball
grandstand to minimum" The club
owners are desirous Of doing away
entirely with the twenty-five-cent seats,
it is explained, but in the cities where
they have been fixture for years the
proposed change will have to be made
gradually In New York and Brooklyn
stands the wenty-tive-cent seats al
ready have been reduced to COM
paratively small number.
In cities like Philadelphia. st. Louis
and Cincinnati, where there are more
than 5000 of the cheaper seats, the
price for the majority of these seats
next season will be raised to 80 cents
it is stated, and several of the club
owners assert that in another year the
twentv-tive-cent seat will be abolished.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club
IS father of the movement to reduce the
cheap seats to a minimum. and it is
strongly favored by all the club own
ers He claimed that if something was
not done to increase the revenue and
cut down expenses the business of
operating base ball clubs would be-
come a losing proposition.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
To Cut Players Salaries.

Prior to the adjournment yesterday the
magnates of the National League took
further action for a curtailment in oper-
ating expenses by recommending unani-
mously a retrenchment in players sal
aries The salary list of more than one of
the National League clubs last season
exceeded 100000. and the probable re-
duction may be estimated by the state
ment of one club owner who said he ex-
pected to cut his salary list by at least
one-fifth. Those players who have for
the past three years enjoyed an inflated
conversation as a result of the Federal
League war will be hit the hardest, 1t
was stated
Changes in the rules governing the
world series, as proposed by August
Hermann and President Tener, were rec
commended by the league. These include
the provision that the players of the two
teams competing in the series receive n
stipulated amount and that a percentage
of the receipts be divided mong the play
ers on the other clubs finishing in the first
division in each league. BY this plan. it
was claimed, interest would be stimulated
among the second division clubs in their
efforts to finish within the money"
After the plan is drawn up in definite
form it will be submitted for approval
at meeting of the two leagues. This
action probably will be taken in Feb
ruary.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
GERMANS DRIVING ON
ALONG WHOLE FRONT
Progress Scored in Buzeu Section of
Rumania-Russ Retire in
Dobrudja.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Assocat ted Press
BERLIN, December IS, by wireless to
SayvilIe-The Teutonic forces in Ru-
mania are continuing their advance all
along the front. it is announced in to-
days war office statement. Two thou
sand more prisoners have been brought
in. In Dobrudja the Russians have re-
tired. The statement reads:
Front of Archduke Joseph: South of
the Uzul valley, Russian attacks, twice
repeated, were halted by our artillery
fire.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen-The left wing of the 9Th
Army in indefatigible engagements has
reached the road from BuZeu to Rimi-
soul. The BuZeu river sector, east OF
Buzeu, and on the right wing by a
march across the Calmatuil lowland,
has been forced by fighting.
IAN additional 1000 prisoners has
been brought in. The Danube army is
irresistibly advancing northeast.
"In Dobrudja the Russians gave up
most of their southern positions. Bull
earian, Turkish and German troops, in
rapid pursuit, have crossed the line of
Cogelac- -Cartal- -Hirsova."
Teutonic Repulse Claimed.
PETROGRAD, December 16, via Lon
don.-Russian troops have repulsed an
Austro- German force which was at
tempting to advance in the Oitus val
ley, on the Moldavian front of Ru-
mania, the war office announced today.
A successful bonn mbardment of the Bull
earian Black sea coast by Russian war
ships also is reported. The statement
reads:
"Rumanian front-On the MoIdavian
frontier the enemy's advance in the
Oitus valley was repulsed.
with a view to the destruction of
mills supplying the Bulgarian army
with flour our vessels successfully
bombarded the port of Zaltchlk (Bal-
chik on the Bulgarian Black sea coasD
on Wednesday. We were bombarded
by shore batteries and attacked by sea-
planes and a submarine without result
for the enemy"
Evening star., 1916-12-16

CRIMINAL DIVISION 2-Justice Mccoy
United States agt Ernest Brown non-support:
plea, guilty; sentenced to OccoQuan for one
year; placed probation to pay SIT per
month.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
BANKRUPTCY DIVISION

BANKRUPTCY DIE1S1ON-Justice Hitz.
In re Robert l.. Mason; adiudica ton and ref
erence to X. ID. 0uinter. referee.
In re J. S. Leatherman; order to stay adjudi
cation.
Evening star., 1916-12-16

EQUITY DIVISION 1-Justice Hitz-
stevens aRt. Stevens; hearing on rule contin-
ued: plaintiffs attorney. T. L. Jeffords.
O'Donnell agt. ODonnell; trustee required to
file new bond; plaintiffs attorneys, W. J. Lam
bert and r. II. Yeatman.
Evening star., 1916-12-16
INGRAM BOWLING LEAGUE.
BUREAU DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
COMMERCIAL DUCKPIN LEAGUE


Totals . 45s 500 4ss Totals. .45s sos $50
Evening star., 1916-12-16

MOUNT PLEASANT DrcKpIy LEAGUE.
DUCkPIN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL CAPITAL DucKrIN LEAGUE.

Totals. .isI 4T5'5!s Totals 52l 492s51,
'Brlstois won roiI-on
Evening star., 1916-12-16

ODD FELLOWS DUCKpIS LEAGUE.

Totals. .435 4s2 4s9
Evening star., 1916-12-16
X. OF c. DUCkPIN LEAGUE.
CAPITAL CITY DUCkp1N LEAGUE.

Totals 80. .469 467 800 Totals. =. 439 46S 444
Evening journal., 1916-10-20
OLD OFFENDERS DAY
IN MUNICIPAL CO0RT
Powell, Who Had Been Ar
rested twenty-five Times
Fined $40
LONG APPEARED FOR
TWENTY-SEVENTHTIM TIME

This was odd offenders day" in
City Court for DRINKS. William
Powell admitted he had been arrest
ed twenty-five times and had been
out of the workhouse only short
time and was fined $40 and costs.
Geo Jones had been in court twen-
" times on different charges. and de-
clared he was sorry but he couldn't
seem TO stay good Il shall have 10
give you assistance, then" Judge
Churchman said, and fined Jones $40
and costs.
Levi Normanton had not been in
court since last March. and in con-
sideration OF his good efforts" was
let on with a light fine. 50 and costs.
Alexander n. Peel said he came
from Philadelphia TO get a job. How
do you expect to get a job when YOU
are drunk, Alex? Judge Churchman
asked. There is plenty of work
here for sober men. but I don't be-
lieve anyone will employ a drunken
one. Peel's fine was 81 and costs.
James Rainey said he came from
New Castle. I'VE don't seem 10 know
you, James" said the Judge. "One
dollar and costs" William Long
admitted he had been lin" twenty
seven times. you will have 10 60
to work. william the Judge declared
and fined him SO and costs
Evening journal., 1916-10-20
NEW YORK,
1ST Delaware VETERANS
Meeting IN SEAFORD

Survivors OF the First Delaware
Regiment, of this city, left this morn
ing for Seaford TO attend the fifty
fifth annual reunion of the regiment
The reunion is being held in Junior
Mechanics Hall, where about forty
of the 125 surviving members with
their families gathered.
Invited to attend the reunion we're
Governor Charles r. Miller and Lieu
tenant Governor Colon Ferguson.
honorary members Of the regiment;
Charles B. lands. of the Il. ]. du-
Point de Nemours and Company, and
Professor Harrington. OF Seaford.
Dinner was served for the veterans
and their families at noon. Mem
bers OF the regiment wore their
WOoters Anniversary badges.
The annual election OF officers will
take place this afternoon.