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Evening star., 1916-12-12
FRANK CHANCE HAD IDEAS.
Old Leader of Cubs Handled Players
Along Original Lines.

The conversation in a Chicago fan
ming bee turned to Frank Chance.
There was great fellow" said Artie
Holman. former utility star of the
Cubs. Il used to travel around with
him keeping tab on our players three
or four times a week.
"One night Chance was Ioafing in the
lobby and insisted on my remaining
with him to keep him company. We
were all supposed to be in our rooms
by IL o'clock. but we sat and sat and
sat. Finally it got to be half past 1.
why don't you go to bed. Frank .
1 said. IF I had as much money as
you l wouldn't worry whether the fell
lows got in on time or not
Chance glanced at the clock. Go
to bed yourself he snapped. You're
breaking rules And me sitting up
to keep him company! Can you beat
it?
continued Holman. We'll, rather.
remember we had a three-game series
with the Giants one week, and Ritchie
went into pitch the first for us. He
won it.
Fright after the battle Chance told
him he'd have to work the third, too
meaning he'd get only one day of rest
in between. Richie was willing.
'The night after he won Ritchie
stayed out late. and what he didn't
get in the clubhouse was a caution.
Chance landed into him proper. He
told him there wasn't a chance for
him to pitch. Then, five minutes later,
he told Ritchie he had decided to send
him in.
"Ritchie pitched his head off and
won, 3 to /. AS soon as the gang
reached the clubhouse Chance dug into
his locker before he'd even changed
his togs, and drew out a fat roll of
bills. He stripped two fifties off and
handed them to Ritchie.
You're a funny guy said Chance,
but you can certainly pitch.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
ORDER OF THE ARMADILL0
FORMED AT THE BORDER
National Guard Officers Organize
Society for Good Fellowship and
to Perpetuate Service Memories.
Ry a stan Correspondent.

THIRD DISTRICT INFANTRY CAMP,
LEON SPRINGS. Tex. December T.
Initial steps for what may develop into
a national organization composed of
officers OF the National Guard who have
had Mexican border service has been
taken by a group of officers of the 81
District Infantry in the formation of
the Order Of the Armadillo. officers
have been elected and committees are
now at work preparing a constitution
and making arrangements for copy
righting the name of the organization
ard patenting the design of it's en-
blern.
The purpose of the order is to pro-
mote social intercourse and good fell
lowship among it's members and to
keep alive the memories of the service
which they have had in the border
land since President Wilson's call for
the mobilization Of the organized
militia OF the country on June IS last
The order is to be to officers Of the
National Guard who have had border
service what the Order of the Cara ba o
1s TO Off GERS of the volunteer and regu-
lar armies who served in the Philip
pines
The Order of the Armadillo came into
existence with thirteen charter mem
bers. They are Maj. Alexander Sum
rners of the Sd Battalion of the Sd Dis
jrict Infantry. capt. Edward IL Brian,
COMPANY VI: Capt. William II. Beck
stein. Company l.; Capt. Clarence l..
Adams. Company !; Cant Frank
T.. Sharpless, Company x; Fist Lieuts.
Francis &. Martin. adjutant of the Sd
Battalion; Jesse G. Sweeney. Company L.:
Charles D. Suiiiiu, Company X: Julian
$ Ohm. Company l., Victor H. Dent
Company NJ: Walter Il. White. Com
pany l.; Joseph u. Mcintyre. Company
]. and Robert $ Boyd. Company X.
Evening star., 1916-12-12

president shall be known as "the al
moster." The treasurer will be known
as "the thornpuller," and an appropri-
ate title for the secretary now Is under
consideration.
"Chowmaster" is the title that has
been selected for the chairman OF the
dinner committee. and "roper-in" for
the chairman of the membership COM
mittee. The sergeant-at-arms Will be
called "the grand rounder" and the sur
geon, "the 'iodiner." The list of titles
is a tentative one and may be altered
somewhat 1t is proposed to have all
titles for officers have a significance to
army life that will be understood by
any one who has served with the colors.
J. c. McC.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
G. W. q. ARTILLERY CLASSES.
Instructions Will Be Given First
Hour Each Drill Night.

To train its men for higher ratings.
the George Washington University
Coast Artillery Company. a branch of
the District National Guard. has inau-
gurated a series of classes. to be held
the first hour Of each drill night.
The subjects and the teachers are:
Emplacement and service of the piece.
teacher yet to be named; fire control.
system and apparatus. Corp. d. L. Dut-
ton: powders. projectiles. primers and
fuses. Sergt. Browne: cordage. jacks.
jins and shears, Sergt. Campfield: the
magazine rife. Sergt. Shields; defini-
Evening star., 1916-12-12
SENATOR FERNALD SPEAKER.
Addresses Annual Meeting of United
Commercial Travellers.

Senator Fernald of Maine was the
principal speaker at the annual meet
ing of the United Commercial Travel
ers. on Thursday, in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms, held in honor of its
members in attendance here as dele
gates to the rivers and harbors con-
vention. He spoke on the benefits of
social cooperation.
T. F. Bowen, chief counselor of the
District body. delivered the address of
welcome, after which he introduced
Secretary Albert Triplett as chairman
and toastmaster. S. L. Daugherty was
appointed secretary Other speakers
were w. w. Mansfield of the local coun-
Gil, Charles A. Haynes of Boston and
James F. Ellis, past counselor of the
Minnesota division, who spoke on the
work of the woman's auxiliary.
A campaign to raise s1.000,000 within
thirty days has been announced in New
York by the American committee for
Armenian and Syrian relief.
Evening star., 1916-12-12

tions in regulations and characteristics
of warships. Corp. Meese. The men will
be placed in each Of the classes In
rotation.
The artillery company has received
full field equipment for eighty men,
and as soon as possible complete equip
ment for the full company strength Of
1o9 men will be obtained. Already the
company has begun preparations for
participation in the inaugural parade.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Young Men Return to Fight.

Il attribute it's decrease in a great
measure also to many young men from
the foreign countries returning home
to fight at the outbreak of the war.
OF course they. prior to their departure.
were regular patrons, for few of them
did not send money home, at Christmas
time particularly, and often during
other periods of the year. The older
people, who are left behind, have less
money to send"
With delivery in Italy and Greece
comparatively safe, natives of those
countries are leading all the rest this
Christmas in sending money home. AL
ways a liberal people at Christmas
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Urged to Kill Winter Flies.

The Washington Retail MerchantS
Association has received a placard from
the Retail Merchants Association of
New York. urging all persons to kali
winter flies" It is pointed out that one
fly killed now will mean thousands less
to be killed next summer. Also, IL Is
urged. winter flies carry germs as well
as do those of summer
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
ometer-Yesterday, pm, 36;
pm. 35: 12 midnight, SO: today, 4
am, SO: s am, 33 Maximum 36, at
pm. yesterday; minimum, SO, at s
am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 35; minimum, 81.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 pm, 29.S7;
pm, 29.1s; 12 midnight, 1856; today,
4 am, 1858; am, 29.4S.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Roster of officers.

Lieut.. Mcintyre was elected president
OF the order. Lieut.. OliH, vice president,
and Capt. Sharpless, secretary-treas-
urer. Maj. Summers. Capt. Beckstein
and Lieut.. Martin were named COM
mittee to draft constitution and by
laws, and Capt. Adams a committee of
one to prepare a design for the en-
bem of the order.
Titles other than those usually given
the officers of an organization now are
being considered by the thirteen char
ter members. They have about agreed
that the presiding. officer shall be
called "the old man" and that the hold
er Of the office corresponding to vice
Evening star., 1916-12-12

ana tno company Is now nll1nS ORDERS
for large amounts Of steel, rails. etc,
and needed equipment. Many under
taktngs are under way in Russia at this
time In which the corporation will con-
tribute.
The Rosin and Turpentine Export
and is doing splendidly.
Tea Investment in China.
The International Corporation then
purchased a large interest in the In
ternational Mercantile Manufacturing
Company. then in a receivers hands.
and later took a large interest in the
United Fruit Company.
The American International terminals
at the port of New York were financed
and developed. A shipbuilding company
was next organized and a large tea in
vestment made in China.
The average capital employed during
the year was $15,s41,9 ,906. the present
capital $4,000, ,0O0
interesting paragraphs appear in
the remarks of the chairman:
1here are, perhaps. not many things
IN regard to the future that can be
ioretold with certainty today. 1t Is at
least safe prediction, however. to say
1hat Tor several years to come what
ever fund Of capital for international
development there may be in the world
must come from the United States. The
fountains fountains Of capital in the old world
ceased to flow. There seems little pros
pect that the belligerent nations of
europe Will at any early day be able
again to turn their attention to inter-
national finance and furnish capital for
international development.
America Is Provincial Financially.
"While fbara saap,s uraIv fo bo =,
large supply of investment capital in
the United States. there are obstacles
in the way of that capital flowing free
ly into investments in other countries,
no matter how secure and promising
those investments may be. Financially,
we have been a provincial people. Our
banking houses and financial institu-
tions have been thoroughly well or
ganfzed to analyze and pass intelli-
gently upon domestic enterprises. but
they have not been organized to in
vestigate. appraise and manage enter
prises in foreign countries.
The turn of events, however, is
bringing inevitably to our doors those
enterprises which would normally have
gone to Europe for the financing that
their development makes necessary
New enterprises in foreign countries
are now appealing to American capital.
Existing enterprises are asking to be
sary extensions. .. . There is, there
fore. fertile field in international
finance, which it is our national duty
to study and our financial opportunity
to cultivate. Into that field we should
direct capital, technical skill and ad-
ministrative experience. if we are fully
to attain the position which is await
ing US in world trade"
The profits of the company were $2,-
231, ,495.04, in addition to organization
expenses.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at s am: Dalecariia reservoir-Tem-
erature Al; condition at north connec-
ton. 19; condition at south connection,
90, Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature. 40; condition at inf1uent
satehouse, 19; condition at effiuent
gatehouse, "a.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1916-12-12

The Mexican treasury has issued a
circular stating it would coin gold and
silver bullion free. The object Of the order
is to increase the circulating medium i'm
mediately and to minimize the export Of
the metals from the country.
Evening star., 1916-12-12

A resolution making October 9 ma
tional Fire Prevention day was passed
at the concluding session of the Safety
First Federation convention in Balti-
more.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Of us. WORLD TRADERS
American International Corporation
Shows Profit of $2,281, 1864
for the First Year.
President Asserts That Of 1880
Business Propositions Submitted
Only Four Were From q. s.

The first annual report of the American
International Corporation has just been
sent to the shareholders
1t indicates most positively the i'm
portance that this company, Of which
Frank A. Vanderlip is the chairman Of the
board of directors, and probably also re-
sponsible for its formation, had in the
extension of the business interests Of the
United States.
The report of the president Of the cor
poration, Charles A. Stone, shows that
1890 business propositions were submit
ted to the company. from various parts
of the world--29 from Africa, 73 from
Asia, 10 from Australia, Al from Canada
and At from Europe, 81 frcm Mexico and
347 from South America, while Cuba and
the West Indies offered II opportunities
for consideration and the United States
but 4.
!, These opportunities included varied ac-
tiyities-irrigation, tiber, fiber, sugar,
cattle raising, financial operations. loans
to public and private interests. mer-
chandisng. mining, public utilities and
transportation and commerce.
Propositions declined, GIT out of 1890;
some Of the others not passed upon.
Some of the Activities.
The first business undertaken was the
purchase in December, 1915, with w. r.
Grace & Co., of the control Of the Pacific
Steamship Company. retired from busi-
ness by reason of the La Toilette law.
Three new steamers were added to the
fleet and it was again put into service.
The corporation next bought the en-
tire capital stock of the Allied Machin-
cry Company of America, which con-
ducts export business in tools with
France. Italy, Russia and Switzerland.
There has been an unusual demand for
machinery.
Next the corporation undertook, in
connection with other corporations, to
construct water and sewerage systems
for the towns Of Salta, Paysandu and
Mercedes, Uruguay, the company TAX
ing S4,000,000 s per cent gold bonds of
the government of Uruguay. A Latin
American commission of expert engi-
neers was sent to South America to in
vestigate the opportunities for aid to
public effort there.
An Office was opened in Petrograd.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
PICTURESQUE CAMP
FOR D. c. TROOPS
Leon Springs Lies in Bowl
Shaped Valley, With Hills
on Every Side.
SOME DO NOT LIKE 1T
Rr STAR Corresnonder,


THIRD DISTRICT INFANTRY CAMP,
LEON SPRINGS, Tex, December l.
Many of the men of the Sd District Regi-
ment maintain that this is the most pic
turesque camp they have been in since
their mobilization in June, but there are
others of the command who insist it is
the most forlorn dull and uninteresting
place they have ever struck. 1t all de-
pends the point of view of the person
passing judgment on the spot
The nature lover can't help admiring
the place. 1t is in a bowl-shaped valley
with hills on every side. Men who have
spent their lives in fiat country persist
in calling them mountains. while those
who have lived among real mountains
speak of them as mere knolls. The camp
site is in the center of a great reservation
containing many thousand acres. which
the army has acquired for rifle and artil-
iery ranges and for maneuVer purposes.
From the District regiments camp to
the public thoroushfare leading into San
Antonio the distance is about two miles
over hilly winding road
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Y. NJ. C. A. Tent Popular.

No place in camp is quite so popular
Chaplain Arthur l.. Smith had erected
as soon as the tentage was unloaded
from the trucks. The tent" is actually
three hospital tents which have been
thrown together. and they provide room
ior several large writing tables Sew
eral gasoline vapor lights are hung
from the ridge poles. with the result
that the Y. NJ. c. A "tent'' is the most
brilliantly Illuminated place in camp.
Every night every available space for
writing is filed. and a large number
of men usually are waiting for chance
to get>at one of the tables. A mail bag
hangs from one of the tent poles. and
in a few hours it generally is filled
with letters. Harry Custis of Ceilings
wood \. j.. and James Z. Miskelley of
,Rockhill. :. C., two Y. VI. c. A. workers,
are the men behind the desk at the
'Y' tent.
Cooks of the companies in the I'd
battalion have fallen in love with
the rolling kitchen they are using while
on this trip. 1t means a great saving
in work. and all soldiers are gyeat be-
levers in economy of labor. The roll
ing kitchen looks like a c~oss between
steam roller and cook stove, and
has accomm odations for cooking the
food for an entire battalion The use
OF the rolling kitchen means that the
four companies all have the same menu
and all opportunities for fancy dishes
are eliminated. What makes the great
est hit with the cooks is that the work
of keeping a fire going is greatly re-
duced. as the device burns full-length
cord wood. and there also is a great
reduction in the number of cooking
utensils to be washed after meal.
j. c. McC.
Evening star., 1916-12-12
No Danger From Shell Fire.

Live oak trees are scattered throughout
the camp and further back there are
dense thickets of timber of this and other
species. The rifle ranges of which there
are three, are located in cleared spaces,
whereas those utilized by artillery ex-
tend from one hilltop to another. a dis
lance of from two to five miles. The
reservation is so vast in size that there
rs no danger of shell falling outside of
1ts limits. The reservation is fenced and
IN addition to being posted at frequent
intervals its boundaries are patrolled to
Keep persons out of the danger zone
Practically all of the tents of the
men of the Sd District Regiment are
in the open, but those occupied by their
officers are under or close to oak trees
soldiers are camped has been used
many times during the past six months
by Various militia units which have
come to Leon Springs. They had little
work to do in getting their camp pre-
pared for their stay here. Beside each
company kitchen there is a hydrant
and the camp is amply supplied with
ShoWer baths and like structures The
soldiers experienced considerable diff
nculty, however, in getting their tents
erected. for the ground herea bouts is
very rocky and the driving of tent pins
is trying job. In some instances the
men gave up in disgust after break
ing many pins, and arranged other
means for holding their tent ropes
some OF the men tied the ropes to long
poles which they placed on the ground
ana then covered with heavy rocks
Evening star., 1916-12-12
WEATHER.

For the District of Columbia. cloudy
tonight. probably snow and colder;
lowest temperature about Is degrees
westerly winds.
For Maryland. snow and colder TO-
night. Tomorrow fair, colder; increas-
ing westerly winds.
For Virginia. snow in north. cloudy
in south portion tonight; colder. To-
morrow fair; colder in east portion;
strong west and northwest winds on
the coast
For West Virginia, snow and colder
tonight. Tomorrow probably fair. ex-
cept snow in extreme east portion.
There has been general and, as a
whole. decided decrease in pressure
throughout the country, except in Ten
nessee. the east gulf states and the
northwest. with the original center of
depression now over New York. but
without strong winds. while off the
Carolina coast there has been very
marked secondary development attend
ed by southwest to west gales. AS a
result of this widespread low pressure
SHOWS and rains We're general, except
in Tennessee. the southwest and the
central and southern districts west of
the Rocky mountains.
Temperatures are generally low. eX-
cept in the Atlantic states, and con-
tinue much below the normal in the
northwest. where they are again fall
ing. Freezing temperature extended
into southern Mississippi and the frost
line to the middle gulf coast.
There Will be snow tonight and to-
morrow from the lake region eastward
and snow tonight in, the middle Allan
tic states and the upper Ohio valley.
followed by fair weather tomorrow. In
the south Atlantic and east gulf states
the weather will be fair. with freezing
temperature tonight in the interior ana
frost to the coast as far south CEN
trail Florida. 1t will be somewhat cold
er also in the middle Atlantic states,
New England and the lower lake re-
gion, and continue cold in the upper
lake region.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Wilmington to
Boston.
The winds along the New England
coast will be shifting, mostly north and
northwest. becoming strong, proba bly,
gales over south portion; on the middle
Atlantic coast shifting, mostly north
and northwest, probably gales: on the
south Atlantic coast strong northwest
and west: on the east gulf coast mod
crate northwest.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have shifting. gales.
mostly north and northwest, with rain
or snow to the Grand Banks.
The display of storm and small craft
warnings on Lakes Superior, Michi-
gan, Huron. st. Clair Erie and Onta-
rio will be discontinued for the season
at the termination of December Is,
1916
Evening star., 1916-12-12
Tide Tables.

Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide. 4:12 M and 4:20
pm; high tide, 9:55 m. and 1903 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:54 am. and
80! pm; high tide, 1887 am. and
1914 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 7:1S am; sun sets
4:46 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 7:19 am; sun
sets 4:41 pm.
Moon rises 1888 pm. sets 9:41 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
The Denver star., 1916-02-05

members of the colored Democracy In
the matter of appointment to the more
| important positions usually held by
| members of the race, Bishop Walters
has very recently been quite anxious to
know the attitude Of the president in
the matter. The most important Office
left on which the bishop based his
hopes of final recognition for his fol
lowers was that OF recorder Of deeds
for the District Of Columbia, and 1t is
said that the bishop has been told that
the administration will not appoint n
colored man to the position for fear Of
creating discussion OF the race ques-
ton.
In order to put to final test whether
the senate will confirm the appoint
ment of cOlored man as recorder Of
deeds or to similar position in which
confirmation by that body is neces-
sary. Bishop Walters still requests the
president to make such an appointment
and to that end has sent an open let
ter to the nations chief executive ut
the White House:
"Honored Sir-In this open letter /
desire to thank you most heartily for
audiences granted and favors given me
since your election as president of the
United States: and, further. ! thank
the heads of the departments for ap-
pointments and promotions made in
their several bureaus. There is senti
meIIt abroad that it IL not the policy Of
the national Democratic party to ap-
point and confirm Negroes to prOmi-
nent offices. In the light of the follow
ing letter and the nominations OF Mr..
Patterson. Judge Terrell and Mr.. Cur
It's it is hard TO believe that your ex
celIency shares in this opposition.
"Certainly the hostile Negro senti
ment of some who occupy high places
in the Democratic party cannot be con
sidered as expressing the attitude Of
the party toward MS. If democracy
means anything at all it must mean
the sharing In the government of every
honest. intelligent taxpaying citizen.
without regard to creed or color.
Surely this Is emincntly true at a
tine when every man OF every race In
our beloved country is expected to
serve the colOrs in case OF II crisis and
Is needed TO insure preparedness for
our national defense. 1t does appenr to
me that it should be the aim of the
national government to inspire and in
tensify the warmcst patriotism rather
than discourage and repress the love
and zeal OF all citizens.
.gTo be officially informed that Ne
groes cannot be confirmed in high fed
eral positions, such as they have held
| nnder former administrations, no mat
ter how worthy, is, to say the least,
discouraSing. We have waited long
and patiently to know what our polit-
ical status under the Democratic rule
is to he in all parts Of this country. In
certain rnrts Of the southland . prop
erty qualification was demanded. and
we met that. but to no avail: then the
educa tional test was required. and