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Evening star., 1917-02-28
LIST OF OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED
FOR G. w. INDOOR TRACK MEET
Mike Thompson to Referee and Pete Carney
Start Games Friday Night-Good
List of Relay Races.

both these Institutions usually are rep
resented by fast fours. George Wash
inSton is to meet the Carlisle Indians
in one OF the events and Georgetown
and Virginia are to face in the two
mile race for the south Atlantic inter
collegiate \. \. Here is list of the
relay competitions:
coo yards 100 pounds Hartford Athletic Club
". Technical High School.
eo3 yards tiuuori-Western High School vs..
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.
l.2uD yard>-Hartford Athletic Club. West
over Athletic Club and Carroll Institute.
Loo !ar'i>-t'hesaPeakc and Potomac Power
Company. Washington Canoe club and Wash
inGtou Railway and Electric Company.
One mile tschoiastici - Baltimore City College.
John Marshall High of Richmond and Tome
school
Kappa Sigma. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Theta Delta
Chi anj I,eltn Tau Delta
oae mile-NirSinia freshmen. Baltimore Poly
techEic Institute Maryland State Reserves and
Nercer>burg AcIdcmy.
l.:n0 yards-Baitinlorc Athletic Association,
Washington Swimming Club and Baltimore
One nile tcollegiaiet-W shngton and Lee
". Catholic University.
one mile tcollesiatei - Maryland State vs.
Penn State.
One mile trollesiate,-Lehgh vs.. Lafaye yet;e.
One mile teoiiesiate,--teorge Washington vs..
Two miles IS. \ l. A. Al Virginia vs..
Georgetown.
j.
c. Edw. Beckett. physical director of the
Y NJ c. A. to representatives of all
the colleges iii the District calling meet
ing TO form Il collegiate basket ball
league. Georgetown. Maryland State.
George Washington. Catholic University
and Gailaudet have been requested to
send their directors of athletics. basket
BALL managers and captains 10 the meet
ing ut the Y. Nj. c. A. on Wednesday.
March II. at s pm.
Prof ReckefY's effort in, -lis
deserves all the support that can be given
IT, The formation OF an intercollegiate te
basket bah league composed OF George
town, Maryland State. George Washing
ton, Catholic University and Gala udet
would boost the interests OF basket ball
10 q greater extent than would any
other step. the games between these
institutions would take on Il much more
important aspect and much more general
concern would be felt by the public if the
teams Were playing for Il certain pur-
bose and toward a definite end.
George Washinston's BASKET bali team
leaves today on a three-day trip. on
which il plays I.ehigh tonight penusyI-
v:inia Military College tomorrow and The
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute FRIDAY
, The team will face Lehigh in :; very Grip
pied condition. Three regular Dla yers are
unable 20 leave today. Hall. Alnon and
Groesbeck are compelled 10 remain here
until tomorrow. but Will leave then and
take part in the games with =. NJ -
ana Brooklyn Poiys. Patterson BixIer
Harmon. NcMahon, Wilson, Heist Groes-
beck. Hall and Almon will be the members
OF the squad. The aforementioned five
are scheduled to line up against Lehigh.
Ihere are a great number of men who
want to be foot bali coach at Lafayette
| II is said that exactly 1O0 have applied
| for the job. Wonder how nsny of then
| have stood the acid test.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
To Discuss Sancity of Sabbath.

'"The Sanctity of the Christian Sab
bath" is to form the subject of dis
cussion at a meeting of the Woman's
Interdenominational Missionary Union
Friday afternoon at o'clock in St.
Paurs Lutheran Church. bill intro
duced by Representative Hefiip which
provides for prohibiting the tearing
down of buildings and other like work
on Sunday in this city is to be read
and discussed. Rev. Henry Anstadt,
pastor of the Luther Place Memorial
Church and president of the Ministers
Federation, and Rev. Clarence Vincent,
pastor of the Mount Pleasant Congre-
Gational Church. are announced to
speak on that subject.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
GRAND CENTRALS
LOSE TO ROYALS
Win First Game, But Drop Sec
ond and Third to Halley's
Duckpin Stars.
KRAUSS STAR OF MATCH
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Post Office Club LcaEue-Stntion
T. vs.. Old station +. Delivery W..
Equipment.
District Of Columbia League
GeodfelloNs vs.. ReSOlutes.
Capitol Hill League-Deweys vs..
Jays.
Columbia League-Rafterys vs..
Ncbers.
Odd Fellows League-Centra1 VS..
Metropolis.
Masonic Lensue-Stnnsbury w.
Columbia; st. Johns VS.. WASH
inEton-Ccntcnninl.
knights of Columbus Lenxue-De
Soto vs.. Isabella. Nina VS.. Pfnta.
Departmental League Marines
vs.. Agriculture.
Capital City LeaEuc-IvOry Soaps
vs.. Indians.
National LenSMe-FlOridas vs..
lOyyns.
ASriculturnl In1erburenu League
crop Estimates vs.. states Re-
latfOnS.
Fourteenth street l. e a e.
Kellys W.. AyalOns.
Warrington League-Elites vs..
EbacO.
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Lensue-CuSs VS.. Exam
incr<.
National Capital League-Dum-
bartOns vs.. Southeast Stars.
Commercial League n d &
Detweier VS.. Washington Gas
Company.
Alexandria City LeaGue-Rich-
mOndS vs.. Old DOminiOns.
AnncOetia Lcague-MapleGett
VS.. Seventeenth Street Stars.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
REPRESENTATIVE HELM
BECOMES A BENEDICT
Marries Miss Mary Bruce, Formerly
His Secretary, at Lexing-
ton, KY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTON, Ky, February IS
Harvey Helm, representative in Con-
gress from the eighth Kentucky dis
trict, was married here yesterday to Miss
Mary Bruce of Stanford. KY. where
she was postmaster. Mr.. Helm came
here from Washington in the morning
being met here by his bride-to-be and a
party of friends. They were married at
IL O'Clock and Immediately boarded a
train for Washinbton.
The bride was Mr.. Helms private
secretary at stanford for several years.
When he was elected to Congress and
the postmastership at Stanford became
vacant Helm proposed Miss Bruce for
the place and she was Immediately ap-
pointed. He is one of the wealthiest
men in his section and Miss Bruce
comes from an old family.
They were greeted here by many
friends and held an impromptu recep-
tion at the hotel. where they remained
while waiting for the train The cou-
pie will not take bridal trip, as Helm
said he did not feel he could be away
from Washington just now.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
LONDON CHEERFULLY FIRM
Continued Good War News Is Re.
fected in Stock Market.

LONDON, February 2S.-Money and
discount rates were a shade harder
today in anticipation of the week end
turnover in connection with the war
loan.
Revenue returns for the week ending
February "a show that treasury bills
amounting to f91.o00.000 were paid off
and the payments on account of the
war loan We're E149,000,00o.
The stock market was cheerfully firm
on continued good war news 4 few
orders were received for rubber, oil
and Brazilian issues. while there was
sufficient business to maintain gilt
edged securities, especially exchequer
bonds.
American shares were easier and
neglected.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Statement Unjusti6ed.

The statement that Germany. iii her
Sussex note. reserved new course of
action is declared wholly unjustified.
The United States specifically refused 10
ACCEPT that condition. and, i'll default OF
any reply from Germany, was justified in
believing that Germany adhered to her
point of view. In diplomacy. the last note
between two nations is the binding
note and stands in all particulars until
denied by one or the other.
The chancellor's complaint that he
had received only Reuters dispatches
and a verbal statement to the foreign
minister as to the causes of the break
recalls that a note setting out the rea-
sons for the action of the United States
twas handed TO Count Won Bernstorff
with his passports.
The statement condemning President
Wilson for announcing an embargo on
arms to Mexico and not to Europe was
dismissed as both absurd and incor-
rect The cases are held to be in no
way parallel, as Mexico was i'll civil
WaI.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
BOWLING TOURNEY OFF.
War Clouds Cause Syracuse Com.
pany to Postpone Event

SYRACUSE. \. Y, February 2S.-The
Syracuse Tournament Company. which
has been i'll charge of plans for holding
the Atlantic Coast Bowling Associa
tion tournament here next April. has
decided to postpone the event one
year 1t acted upon the advice of the
officers of the national association.
who requested the action because ~
the international situation
Evening star., 1917-02-28
PLAYGROUND Activities Discussed.

Recreation activities which should be
conducted on school Fairgrounds were
discussed in reports made at a meeting
of the executive committe of the Home
and School Council last night in the
franklin School. The reports were made
from the point of view of parents. They
will be presented at a meeting Of the
council to be held in the Franklin build
ing the evening of March 10.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Mack Takes Pitchers South.

PHILADELPHIA, February os.-The
first squad of the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans left yesterday for the spring
training camp in Florida. In the SQUAD
were eight pitchers and two catchers.
accompanied by Manager Mack. They
will go to Fort Pierce Fla, where they
viii work out until March 10. when
they will join the regulars at Jackson
Vile.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
COOKS At THE RALEIGH
co OUT ON A STRIKE
MANAGEMENT Refuses to Recognize
Union-Wage Increases Are
Demanded.

Because the management of tho
Raleigh Hotel refused to recognize
their union. and also refused to grant
certain demands made by them, twenty
cooks went out on a strike today.
They demanded that the wages Of
cooks receiving less than $50 per
month be Increased 20 per cent. and
that those receiving more than 500 be
increased 10 per cent. They further
asked for ten-hour work day with
one day a week off. The cooks demand
ed, further that all employees in the
future be employed through their
union.
When the mana cement of the hotel
refused to recognize the union this
morning the cooks Immediately left the
establishment
Evening star., 1917-02-28
HAINES BEATS KILBOURNE.
Latter's Defeat Pushes Him Back to
Third Place in Balkline Tourney.

In last nights games of the balkline
tournament at the Royal Haines de-
feated Kilbourne, 125 to 15o. III the
first contest, and Dunn beat Same, liu
to 11s, in the second. Kiibourne's de-
feat pushed him back to third in the
tourney, Balm going into second place
Wolfe leads with six victories and one
defeat.
Tonight Bissell plays Frost in the
first game and Germanhausen meets
Christmas in the second.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
SUES CHIEF" BENDER.
Widow OF Nan Killed by Indians
Auto Wants $4,000 Damages.

liz PHILADELPHIA, February IS
Charles \. tChief) Bender, the Indian
pitcher. was made a defendant in a
suit for $4,000 damages instituted in
common pleas court here yesterday by
Mrs Bessie CUrran. widow of John Cur
ran, who was killed February Il. by an
automobile driven by Bender. Judge
Shoemaker issued capias for Bender,
fixing bail ~ ) 900.
Bender was absoived of negligence
by ihe coroner's jury Monday.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
FIRST DRILL ASSIGNMENT.
Sergt. Smiley, U. S. A.. to Teacl
White Sex Military Tactics

CHICAGO. February 2S-Walter s
Smiley, sergeant in the United states
Army. has been ass. gncd as drill SER
ecant to the Chicago club OF the Amer
ieah League, which will leave for the
spring training camp at Mineral Wells
rex. sunday night. Smiley is a cap
tam OF an army base ball team. The
,nlcago ~ ciub IS the first in the que
officially TO adopt the military ,rainIn,,
program advocated by President John.
son.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Levinsky Outpoints Miske.

ST. PAUL Mimi, February 2S-Hat-
Ting Levinsky. New York light heavy
weight. won decsively from Billy Miske
of st. Paul in a ten-round bout here last
night. newspaper critics at the ringside
agreed. Levinsl<y led in eight rounds, !;
the first was even and Miske had the
edge i'll the tenth. Mishe weighed 1S21.
and LeYinSby, 1SSi..
Evening star., 1917-02-28
THE COURTS.
limited States Court Of Claims.

Present: Chief Justice Edward X. Campbell.
Judge Fenton W. Booth. Judge Samuel s.
Barney. Judge George T.. Downey and Judge
James Hay.
Sesboard Air Line agt. United States: argu-
ment concluded by both parties.
Enoch Wardell agt. United States; sub
mtted; attorneys. Harry Peyton and David
Babp.
Anna woerishoffer al. agt. United states:
H. 4. Newcomb was heard for Plaintiff G. II.
Bradley and argument concluded by L. r.
kincheIue.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
MAXWELL TAKES MEDAL.
Leads Qualifers at Pinehurst-At'
lanta to Hold Tourney.

Norman Maxwell Of Aronimink. Phil
adelph;a won the medal offered Tor
low qualifying score in the spring
tournament given by the Pinehurst
Club yesterday, with a score of $50
for the thirty-siN holes. Robert Hun
ter of the Weeburn Club was sec
ond, with 155. John H. Clapp of the
Chevy Chase Club was in ninth place
in the qualification round, with Ill
Hunter who was only one stroke be
hind Maxwell at the END of the first
round, got into difficulties on the short
sixth hole and was out in Al, SIX
strokes behind Maxwell.
, March 20, 81 and IS, in which most OF
the amateur talent Of the country is
to be entered, according TO advance no
tees Among those to be invited are
Oswald Kirkby, Max Marston, Norman
Maxwell. John q. Anderson. Gardiner
White, Hamilton Kerr. Phil Garter and
Henry Topping, Chick Evans, Ned
Sawye er and two or more western play
CTS and Nelson whitney. Reuben Bush.
Bobby Jones and Perry Adair. There
is a chance that J. S. Worthington of
Mid Surrey, England. will play. There
will De an intersectionai match OF
three teams, with four men to q team
preceding the qualification round
Both the Druid Hills and East Lake
courses will be used for play. as they
are only mile apart Both courses
have grass greens and Will AFFORD
plenty of opportunity for mashie play.
The annual tennis tournament for
the women's championship of Florida
started yesterday, and will be followed
by the mems and the mixed Journeys.
Mrs. Rawson L. Wood Of the West Side
Club New York. runner-up Il year ago,
is after the title, which will not be
defended by Mrs. J. l.. Bremmer of
| Boston, the holder. Mrs. Wood came
through her preliminary and first
rounds with Mrs. A. S. Rossin and Miss
Ethel Carhart, both of New York, re-
spectively, without any trouble. Miss
Martha Guthrie, the leading Pittsburgh
player, won her match handily.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
CITY EMPLOYERS ASKED
TO HELP D. C. GUARDSMEN
Newly Formed Federal Service Takes
First Step in Effort to Get
Them Places.

Letters were sent out today by the
newly formed District Of Columbia em-
ployment service of the Department OF
Labor to various employers Of the city
asking them to place such Of the return
ing District national guardsmen as they
might have room for. This is the first
step taken by the newly created division
OF the United states federal employment
service.
Two letters were mailed today to local
employers. The first was a general let
ter to various employers asking them to
give guardsmen preference if they have
any vacancies The second was 4 letter
to such employers rs formerly employed
various guardSmen.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Many Prefer Old Places.

"In looking over applications for EN-
ployment that have already been re
ceived from the men on the border.
the letter states. .'it is found that some
of these guardsmen were. formerly il.
your employ" The employers are ther
asked to take back these SuardsmeI
if they possibly can.
About 235 guardsmen have filed ap-
plications with the employment SerN-
ice for positions. 1t has developed thai
certain of the guardsmen. in filling out
applications. have stated that the!
were formerly employed with a certain
firm. and that they would prefer to re-
turn to that firm. if there were posi-
tion waiting.
The letters sent out TO-DAY were sign
ed by J. l.. McGrew. assistant CHIEF
of the District employment bureau. ano
by Col Clarence Sayer, representing
the Military Service Legion.
Evening star., 1917-02-28

In their test last night in the Dis
trict League the Royals proved
stronger than the Grand Centrals. Pop
, Halleys duckpin artists won two OF
the three contests. taking the second
Royals score in the opening set-to was
553 against 5S1 for the Grand Cen
trails In the next the Royals got SOS
TO $50, and in the third J95 TO 516. The
total of the winning club for the set
was 1,116, while losers three games
netted them l,641.
Carroll and krauss starred for the
winning quint, the latter registering
better scores than were recorded by
any other player in any league. Krauss
knocked down III pins in his opener.
1875 in the second game and 140 in the
third. Krauss' total was 3S3. Carroll
rolled 120, 163 and 1872 for 4 set of 355.
Naeth got the best scores for the los
ing five. leading with 1S3, 116 and 102.
The Midnight Crew made sweep
in the Southeast circuit. taking all
three games by good margins. Ship
ley starred for the winners with games
OF l3o, 112 and I24. for u total of $50.
McKnew Rolls Big Scores.
Eddie Mcknew knocked down more
than 200 pins in each of his games in
the match in the Washington Tenpin
League. His counts were c23, 223 and
30 Krauss got 2o4 and 223 for the
same team. the Royals. Akers led the
Commissioners with 203, 209 and 1So.
The Royals Won two of the three con-
tests.
Burhans and Rightstine got the two
prizes for high set and high game in
The Evening Star League. The former
obtained 353 in his three games, roll
ing I25. 12S and 105. Eightstine had
high game, 12T.
Howard rolled we'll for the Marquette
quint in the knights OF Columbus
League. topping the players in that cir
cult with 116, 1875 and 112. The total
was S5f
The scores:
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Chicago Tossers Beat Northwestern

CHICAGO. February 2S.-university
OF Chicago basket ball team defeated
Northwestern University, 70 to -, In
western conference game at Evanston
last night.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia. rain or
change in temperature: lowest tenn
perature tonight about freezing; mod
crate to fresh northeast winds.
For Virginia. rain in south. rain or
snow in north portion tonight and to-
morrow: fresh. possibly strong, north
east winds.
For Maryland. rain or snow tonight
and tomorrow: fresh northeast winds.
For West Virginia, snow or rain to-
night and tomorrow.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1889 am. and Sis
pm: high tide, 1:02 am. and 80 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose 6:43 am: sun sets
pm.
Moon rises 1898 am; sets 1:Io am.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water
at am: Great FaIls-Temperature
"a: condition. 1000. Dalecarlia reser-
vofr-Temperature. "a: condition at
north connection. 250; condition at
south connection, So. Georgetown dis
trlDutlng eSertOlr-IempeFatur % +,
condition at infiuent gatehouse. 60; con-
dition at effluent gatehouse. 10.
+ 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:
Thermomet pm. So:
s pm. SO; IL midnight, 43; today. 4
am. Sc: AIN. "a. Maximum. 62. at
2:30 pm. yesterday; minimum, "a. at
8 am. today.
Temperature samo date last year
Maximum. 80; minimum. 30.
rometer-Yesterday, pm, 2s.99; s
pm. 1905: !: midnight. IS; today. 4
am. 3o.2?; y am, 1886.
Weathar in NarfauS Cit;as
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Washington Stock Exchange

BALES.
Washington Hallway and Electric A., $50 at
saIs 81 600 at sos. 81 .0oo at sos.
American Grnphophons 6s. $500 at )O2k-
Rigs. Realty IS tiong). 81. 900 at 1o1.
Washington Gas. 10 at "a.
Merchants Transfer and Storage, 10 at 100.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Strike Breakers at Work.

Announcement several days ago that
the cooks intended to strike If their
demands We're not met resulted in the
hotel management securing the services
of cooks, who, it was stated, We're i'm
mediately put to work to take the
places of the strikers. The patrons of
the hotel are now getting the same
nounced.
Just what the striking cooks intend
ed to 90 is not known.
At none of the other hotels in the
city was there any trouble with the
cooks. Shortly after the cooks left the
hotel policeman, in civilian clothes,
was stationed inside the employees en-
trance to prevent trouble if the strik
ers might cause any. The cooks how
ever. did not return to the establish
ment after they had left this morning.
A meeting Of the strikers is to be
held this afternoon in the union head
sociation Hall, 11th and + streets.
Not Affiliated With A. F. of L.
officials of both the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and of the Central La
Dor Union today declared that the so
called cooks union" was in no way
affiliated with their organizations.
Secretary James of the Central Labor
Union emphatically declared that there
was nothing to the rumor that walters
and chauffeurs would go on sympa-
thetic strike with the cooks at the
Raleigh Hotel
Evening star., 1917-02-28

EQUITY DIVISION Justice Hiiz.
Swartzell ct al, trustees, agt. Wilson ct al;
clerk ordered to make payment; plaintiffs aitor-
ney. /. H. Linton.
Warren agt. Warren; rule ret'irnahlc March .;
plaintiffs attorney. H. l.. Tignor: defendants
attorneys. c. V. Meeian and Fulton Brylawski.
Evening star., 1917-02-28

BANKRUPTCY DIVISIoN--Justce Hitz.
In re Vierecs L. Tucker. Plumbing and Heat
ing Company; Edward Stafford appointed al
torney for trustee.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Real Estate Transfers.

Taken at pm, local time. February .
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-19
AUTO HIT BUGGY AS IT
ROUNDED A CORNER

When a young boy driving a
Maxwell rounded the corner on Ce-
dar and Second streets late last
evening he did not turn far enough
and struck the back end of a buggy.
The left hind wheel of the carriage
was broken but the car was not
damaged. Altho the horse was tied
it took several men to keep him
from breaking loose The car was
equipped with dimmed glass over
the lights and the boy says he didn't
see the buggy until he was directly
upon it.
Saturday evening two cars came
together at practically the same
place Neither car was damaged
other than slight scratches.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-19
MORE RATS THAN PEOPLE
Costs State $1,000, 900 Year, Says
Committee

There are more rats in Kansas
than there are people The 100000
rats in the state cost the people not
less than $4,OOO,OOO a year, asserts
the committee on injurious nam
mails, Kansas council Of defense.
Ordinances relating to rat-proof
building construction and to the
destruction of rats should be strict
ly enforced Inside rat-proof build
ings all food and water should be
kept out of reach of the animals
Then, by the use of traps and poi
sons, those inside may be destroyed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-07-19

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Take Halls Family Pills for con-
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