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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18

|SEMANN0RGAN|zES
NEW DUCKP|N FIVE
Team of Stars to Visit Mar
tinsburg Tomorrow for
Intercity Match.
SCHEDULES FOR TONIGHT
SCHEDULES FOR TONIGHT
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Post Office Club League-Regis.
try VS.. Railway Mail Service,
Equipment vs.. Postal Savings.
Commercial League-Barber &
Ross VS.. Washington Gas Light
Company.
Knights of Columbus League
MarQuettes VS.. ChrfstOpherst
Pintns VS.. Isabellas.
Masonic League-Osiris VS.. Har-
mony; Pentnlphn VS.. Potomac;
WashinEtOn-Cente VS.. M.
NJ. Parker.
Fourteenth Street LenEue-Early
Birds vs.. Henderson & Rowe.
Agriculture Interbureau League
Animal Industry vs.. Chemfs-
try.
Capital City League-Indinns VS..
Jewels.
Odd Fellows League-Amity VS..
Central.
Departmental League-Navy VS..
Agriculture.
National Capital League-Casinos
VS.. Palace.
Washington LenEue-EIites VS..
Buckeys.
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing League-Yankees VS.. Ex-
nminerS.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. G. A.
League-ShOps VS.. Pennsyiva-
MIA.
Columbia League-Barbers vs..
Columbia.
Navy Yard League-FOundry VS..
East Shop.
Alexandria City League-Indians
VS.. Cardinals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
Southern Railway Wins.

In the Commercial organization the
Southern Railway quint took the meas
ure of the Merchants Transfer in all
three contests. Blaisdell of the winner
was the star player, rolling 126, 106
and 125. The Columbians were not
strong enough to stop the Grand Cen
trails in the National Capital League
and lost two of the three games The
Grand Centrals rolled set of even
Loo. getting counts of $50, 588 and 562
Vaeth, anchor man for the winners,
obtained only Ss pins in his first con-
test, but got 14s and 1877 in the second
and third. Elliott and Chaconas also
registered creditabIe scores.
The scores of last nights matches
follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
GOMPERS WILL NOT ADVISE
STRIKE BY BALL PLAYERS
Fraternity Must Decide Its Own Course, but
Says Labor Will Support Any Just Move
to Better Condition of Athletes.

| players will shatter the agreement en-
| tered into between the major leagues
| and the fraternity. The decision of
| Toner. for the National League. firm
| ly to oppose the demands of Futz
settles the question OF how far the
parent organization will go in support
of Johnson. who some time ago an
nounced that Fultz would be driven
out of base ball and the Players Fra
ternity crushed.
This is taken to mean that there will
be a fight to q finish. but whatever
may result, it is safe to predict that
the major league base ball season will
open Wednesday, April IL, as scheduled.
Clark Griffith had but little to say
about the base ball controversy today:
"Presiden. Tener hit the nail on the
head when he said that the players
admit they have no kick coming, but
are going to stir up fuss, anyhow
The players won't go through with this
foolish strike proposition. that's all.
They have been treated so fairly they
don't know Just what to do now.
Percy Haughton doesn't toy with 'em.
The man who has made foot ball history
as coach at Harvard and who now is
president of the Boston Nationals is
quoted in dispatch from Boston today as
saying that Rabbit Maranville, star short
stop of the Braves. who has announced
himself as a hold-out because the figures
in his contract are not satisfactory, either
will sign at the figure offered him or get
out of base ball.
President Haughton added that organ
lied base ball will close it's parks rather
than meet the demands of the strikers
Members of the national commission
are expected to gather at Dover Hall,
Ga. within day or two to complete
the schedules for the major leagues. if
any added touches are necessary, and
to deliberate with counsel regarding
the defense of the suit for 5000, 900
damages brought by the hackers of the
Baltimore Federal League club before
a jury in Philadelphia. The case is
listed to come to trial within the next
fortnight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
JENNINGS OPPOSES PLAYERS.
Detroit Manager Thinks Men Will
Suffer if They Strike.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SCRANTON, Pa. January 1S.-Man-
ager Hugh Jennings of the Detroit
team has gone on record as saying
that the ball pla yers are wrong in their
present strike attitude. and that if the
movement is carried out, as threatened.
the men are bound to suffer in the end.
In terming one of the players demands
uncalled for he said: I'm my long ex-
perience in the major leagues. both as
Q player and a manager. l never heard
of big league magnate refusing to
pay a player who was hurt in the serv-
ice of his employer"
Jennings believes the rank and file
Shink too much of their jobs and the
money to resort to a strike. However.
he said. IL the strike is called the own
ers are in a better position to stand
the losses than the players. and that
the moguls are sure to win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
|G. W. u BOOKS UNIQUE FEATURE
IN CONNECTION WITH G. U. GAME
Hatchetites' Girls Team to Meet Holton
Arms School In Preliminary Contest.
Navy-N. Y. u. Game Postponed.

teams to defeat the Navy last season.
and the latter is anxious to avenge the
loss of that game.
Yesterday the Midshipmen took the
measure of Swarthmore by a margin
of six points. The Quakers presented
the most formidable combination that
has appeared at Annapolis this year,
and extended the Middies to their limit.
The contest was brilliantly played be-
tween two fine teams. and the resultant
victory of the Navy was great credit
to team and coach.
Two games are to be played tomor-
row in the school basket ball series.
Business meets Central and Technical
goes against Eastern. Business and
Tech so far appear to be the strongest
quints in the five high schools. but both
will have determined opposition when
The first game is to start at 2:4o
o'clock.
Technical High had no trouble get
ting the long end OF the score In pas
day. the count being 36 to 10. The
high school FIVE won with ease. never
being pushed to it's limit by the Epis-
copalians. Tabb played brilliant bas-
ket ball for Tech.
Eastern High yesterday suffered a
decisive defeat at the hands of the
Army and Navy Props at basket ball,
scoring only 6 points to 81. The high
school boys never were in the running,
their opponents being older and much
more experienced. Eastern was with
out some of it's regular players. Cas-
sell did some remarkable scoring
through goals from the floor, getting
nine into the basket for the A. and N.
five.
Two basket ball games were played
in the Phi Mu Sigma League, Pi de-
feating Sigma and Chi winning from
MI Beta. The Pi team had a runaway
OF it's contest. but Chi got all it was
looking for in the way of struggle
with Mu Beta and finally won by a
margin of only 3 points, 10 to 10. Ham,
ilton starred in the game between Chi
and MI Beta and Gilmore did some
brilliant work for Pi in the other con-
test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
GOTHAM GOLFERS DO WELL.
Best in Five Matches of Opening
Round at Palm Beach.

PALM BEACH. Fla. January 1s.-In
the first round of the New Year tourna-
ment the New York golfers had mat
tiers much their own way in the first
flight, as five of the matches fell to
them. Only one proved hard prop
osition, Russell G. Colt, Garden City.
taking nineteen holes to dispose of F.
C. vandusen. Minikahda. Frank D.
Frazier, Essex, who was runner-up in
this event a year ago. had no trouble
in disposing of A. P. Stuart. Dixie. 5
and 4, in the lower half. Frazier should
come through that division to the
finals, where he will meet either an
other New Yorker or the medalist. H.
P Bigham, Mayfield.
Two extra hole matches were neces-
sary in the first flight. Uniformly good
golf was played throughout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
&s9*AR F{F$S}
0rmfaCOLLARS
are curve cut to fit the
shoulders perfectly g Sfs ssss
Cdlett, Peabody &Co:lnc.MaJ<srs

assistant general freight agents. F. s.
Riegel, Cincinnati. and r. H Morris.
Louisville. and division freight agents.
c. A. Russell, Macon. and R H. Tate.
New Orleans.
passenger traffic managers, W. H.
Tay1oe, Washington, and w. A Becker,
Cincinnati; general passenger agents.
H. F. Cary. Washington. and z. N.
Aiken, Cincinnati: assistant general
passenger agents, Stanton Curtis. st.
Louis; F. n. Westerman. Cincinnati,
and George c.. Kelleher, New Orleans:
district passenger agent. J. R. Wells,
New Orleans.
Other officers of the freight and pas.
senger traffic departments of the
Southern railway. the Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific and Alabama
Great Southern were appointed officers of
the Southern railway system with the
same titles and locations as at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
Joe Turner Beats Yokel.

Mike Yokel. the western middleweight
wrestling champion. met his match last
night. at the Lyceum. when Joe Turner
Of this city gained two falls out OF
three. The contest was a warm one,
the first fall being won by Yokel after
struggle of 81 minutes, but the sec-
ond went to Turner in 30 minutes and
the third in a little over 10 minutes
Bumps" Turner threw Tom Long
straight falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
Davidson to Play Georgetown.

CHARLOTTE. n. c., January 49,
ule announced today includes games
with Georgetown University. North
Carolina A. and NJ. Georgia Tech. Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia
Military Institute, Wofford. North
Carolina and Clemson. Three dates
are still open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
wEEGHMAN MAKES THREAT.
Players Not Signed by February 20
Will Be Let Out.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO, January 1S-President
Weeghman announced today that he
was not going to spar with the Cub
ball players over contracts and sala-
ries. He said he had set February 20
as the day of departure from Chicago
for Pasadena, Cal, and if any of his
players are not on the train when it
pulls out of the Dearborn station they
will have broken their faith with the
team and will not be asked to play ball
with the Cubs again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
First Brave to Sign This Year.

BOSTON, January 1S.-J. Edgar
Collins. the first member of the Bos-
ton National League Base Ball Club to
sign this year. sent his contract to
Business Manager Hapgood today
Collins, an outfielder, has been with
the club two seasons and it was stated
that his salary would be the same as
heretofore. Evers, Gowdy and Konetchy
are the only other members of the
team under contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
Williams Signs With White Sox.

CHICAGO, January 1S.-Claude Will
liams. the young 1eft-hand pitcher OF
the Chicago Americans. signed his con-
tract yesterday, President Comiskey
announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
May Legalize Decision Bouts.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, January 1s-A
bill to legalize ten-round boxing bouts
to a decision in Illinois was introduced
in the house of representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
To Order
Special,
S 400!
Regular $3.50 Value

There's no telling how high the
price of woolens may be later
SO you can see the importance of
selecting the overcoat now.
Every garment made by our
own Tailoring Experts.
We guarantee perfect fit-finish and
northumberland guarantee standard
quality fabrics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18

Teeth on the lower blade of new
shears enable them to grip heavy
materials firmly and cut them smoothly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18

Turning the knob even a trife
rings a bell in a new lock for home
doors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
WEED OUT TENNIS PROS
Robert D. Wrenn Strongly Endorses
Proposed Amendment to
Amateur Rule.

NEW YORK. January 1s.-Robert D.
wrenn, four times national lawn ten
mis- champion and formerly a president
of the National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton. gave out a statement today in
dorsing the proposed amendments to
the amateur rule to be voted upon at
the annual meeting Of the association
on February 9. Mr.. Wrenn says in part:
For a number Of years there has
been a growing tendency for prominent
tennis players to enter the sporting
goods business. This is undisputed, al
though persons who think such a tend
ency entirely proper offer ingenious ex-
plantations of 1t in the effort to evade
the conclusion that such an alliance be-
tween sport and business is wholly I'M
desirable. They say, for instance, that
more people play tennis now than for
merly, that this increase requires an in
creased sale of tennis goods to supply
them, and that this increased demand
makes more jobs for tennis goods sales
men. All this strengthens the argu-
ment of the executive committee tnat
this is a growing evil which must be
curbed before it thoroughly CONNER
ctaltzes the game.
Employment of prominent tennis
players by sporting goods houses Is
fundamentally wrong, because in most
cases they are paid for one tnlHs'
while in reality the value to the en-
ployer comes because they do some
thing entirely different In other
words, they are hired as statesmen. but
their value arises primarily from the
advertisement which the sporting goods
house gets out of the players name.
This is concentrating athletic fame
pure and simple.
Don't Employ Dubs.
Sporting goods houses do not wish
to employ the dubs. They seek their
men in the first ten When some of
the best players use the prominence
which tennis has given them for their
profit less skillful players can hardly
be blamed if they put their hands out
for what they can get for expenses
or otherwise. These facts certainly
show the part reputation plays and
indicate the extent to which it may be
capitalized.
Opponents to such regulations as the
executive committee proposes argue as
to the connection between tennis and
business: TT cannot happen very
often 1t wont last very long when
it does happen, so why worry" From
such a view I must dissent because
believe that only by a. firm stand now
can future and greater evils be
avoided"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
Great.
OVerCOat
Sale

We have selected a special
line of Overcoatings-some
of the choicest in this big
tailoring shop-and marked
them at a special price.
Choice of kerseys. worsteds,
etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
NORTHEAST DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
SPECIAL MATCHES AT INCKp1Ns

Totals. 252 800 al Totals. 2s6 254 2sr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18

Totals. 500 51s'4s3 Totals. ..475 5O2'49a
'Phelps won roll-on.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
TEMPERANCE UNION
GATHERS IN PEORIA

Peoria, H.. Oct miss Helen
Hood of Chicago, president Of the
Womens Christian Temperance union,
presided at The opening session Of the
state convention in the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church tonight Two
hundred state officers and delegates
were welcomed by Mayor { y Wood
ruff
The officers OF the association met
with local pastors in executive SEES
sion this afternoon and discussed
plans covering evangelistic work, the
elimination of alcohol, law enforce
ment pertaining to the liquor question
in Illinois, and full suffrage for wo-
men.
Red Cross and war relief will be
prominent subjects of discussion in
the convention Miss Hood will de
liver her annual address tomorrow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
THE NATIONAL PARTY

A remarkable political merger was
recently effected in Chicago Social
lists. Social Democrats, Prohibition
lists, Progressiyes. Single Takers and
Suffragists united TO form new or
ganization called the National Party.
Its fatform is described as "a clearing
house Of the ideas of each reform ele-
ment." This masterpiece of fusion
and compromise remains to be 0. n d
in formal convention, but the pro
motors profess to be sure OF indorse-
ment
The general characteristics Of the
party may easily be inferred from the
elements composing IT, Each element
clings to its own HOBBY and tolerates
the hobbies OF the rest The sum total
is an aggregate Of radical purposes
such as it would be difficult TO find in
one political enclosure anywhere out
side of Russia.
The leaders says they intend TO 60
into the national campaign next year.
and hope to elect 80 representatives
and six senators. That would indeed
be an suspicious beginning. II the
party does develop enough strength TO
to break into Congress, it i'll presuma-
bly, constitute Constitute what Euro.
peans would called the extreme left
or most radical, with the Republicans
on the right and the Democrats in the
middle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
bONAR LAW TELLS
PARLIAMENT RAIDS
WILL Be AVENGED
REPRISAlS OVER GERMANY
HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON
TELLS OF BRITISH filters
WREcklNG GERMAN ARSENAL.

London. Oct. Formal announce
ment that England intends to make
reprisal in kind for the German air
raids over unfortified. British towns
was made in the house Of commons
by Chancellor OF the Exchequer
Bonar Law this afternoon.
He stated the governments inten-
ton to make air raids and lombard
German towns as far as the military
needs will release the necessary ma,
chimes.
British airmen in their recent at
tack on the Belgian town OF Roulers
caused the destruction of an arsenal
in which we're quartered a newly ar
rived German regiment This infor-
nation was contained in a dispatch
from Amsterdam to the Central
News Agency and was reported by
q trustworthy spondent on the
Du'Ch frontier
One OF the FIRST incendiary bombs
dropped struck the arsenal. which
Immediately burst into flames The
confusion was added TO by airmen,
who. descending TO low altitude,
used their machine guns freely. there
by increasing the casualty roll. which,
the sponien, said was enormous
The aerial raids over Belgium were
continued yesterday In patrol en-
counters two German machines were
driven down The following official
statement was made public today:
A considerable number OF patrols
were carried out yesterday by naval
aircraft. in which several enemy air.
plane formations were encountered.
Two enemy machines were driven
down. One OF our machines is miss.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
OLD FASHION SUPPER
BY EARLWlLE LADIES

The ladies of >. theresa church
will serve an old-tashioned supper,
country style, in the Woodman hall OF
Earlyille, Thursday evening October
Is. between the hours of and 9. and
a m dnight lunch from 4 to ! , The
committee in charge has arranged the
following menu for supper. Mashed
potatoes with gravy, fried chicken,
veal roast. two kinds OF salad brown
bread cottage cheese, assorted pick
les. jelly. rolls. cake and coffee sup
per 80 cents. midnight lunch p cents.
The young neople have arranged for
a dance in Robiuson's hall in the
aye3irg with music by Heinrich All
are invited
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
AT GODFREY'S
Low Prices Must Include Right Quality
We guarantee both quality and price:
500 sacks King Quality Flour, 40 lbs. for .$3l9

you Quality Flour nghbor aboU
-sh
for 500
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
COM E ACROSS.
BY Ezra Weed.


Can you lend me fifty dollars" says
Uncle Sam to me.
Well. Uncle, don't know | says,
I'm have TO go and see
Youll have TO so and see?' he says,
sarcastical and dry.
And | didn't feel too cheerful when
looked him in the eye.
Now. son, you listen here he says,
I'm give ii to you straight.
| know. you're in a Aurry Better let
he hurry wait
There's things I'm goin' 10 tell YOU
or try to. anyhow
II you never done much thinkin,' YOU
better do some now.
4 brought YOU up in freedom |
allowed you'd have the run
OF the fairest. finest country that ever
got the sun.
gave you school and readin' as much
as you could learn.
And never asked az. nour Of your serv-
lee in return
You had il soft and easy; YOU didn't
have to fight
And you looked on peace and plenty
as ii they was your right.
Il took a chance to raise you, said,
he wont forget
Some day he'll do me credit And
this is what get,
4 ask a little favor that you can do
for ne
SO small hate TO ask il and You've
got TO go and see
I've stroye with men and angels for
the honor OF our name
To make it stand for somethn', and
keep it clean Of shame.
| always planned to give you a coun'
try and Nag
You could call "a good as any ar1 YOU
wouldn't have to hrag
If you figure so to keep them, only
know enc plan
That'll stand all kinds Of acids, and
that's to be q man.
$50 you better think it over and
show what you can do.
| can use about a billion So long
It's up to you
low ! guess, unless I'm willing to be
charged up as a loss
And thrown into the discard. III have
to come across.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
PLOT TO HUMBLE U. S.

Addressing Liberty Loan cam
paien meeting in Racine, IVES. the
c.ler night, Levy Mayer, Chicago at
tQrney, said the present conflict was
the result of plot to humble Amer
lea, conceived by the kaiser twenty
years ago.
Since the present kaiser became
the emperor of Germany, that coun
try has been Matching a conspiracy
against the United States" said Mr..
Mayer 1T hsa been intrigue upon
intrigue, and masked assaults These
finally eliminated in the present
world catastrophe. We are no the de-
fensice. We did not declare war up.
on Germany That country declared
war upon us. From the time that he
assembled the throne the kaiser has
declared to the world the omnipotence
Of himself and God. and frequently
he has left God out of the partner.
ship.
For more than twenty years Ger
many has been watching an oppor.
tunity to humble and strike at the
United States. The British navy alone
has stood between the Germans and
their ambition Germany has perme'
ated the United States with spies and
surreptitious promoters of her amb
ton to rule the world
ut is our luck that we have the
allies as a bulwark against our Ger
man foes. while behind that bulwarl
we are enabled to prepare for our de
Tense and protection. Without thai
shield and protection American sol
would today be the scene of devastat
ing campaigns such as have ravaget
Belgium, northern France, Poland
Roumania, Serbia and Montenegro.
Were 1t not for the protection tina
the allies have furnished us our un
trained and unequipped troops would
be forced to cfae the veteran German
armies, suppl ed as they are with al
the contrivances that their hellish in
gennity has devised
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17

ing
During twentyfour hours bomb.
ing raids were carried out on the
following detectives The Bruges
docks, Varssenaere airdrome and
Houttaye airdrome Large quantities
of explosives were dropped with good
effect, all our machines returning
safely"
Paris, Oct 1.-THE officials state
ment today says;
German ayiators dropped bombs
last night in the region of Dunkirk.
There were no victims and no ma
terial damage was caused"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17

Springfield. Oct. 1T.-As "war.
time measure, the Springfield Con.
solidated Street and Electric Railway
Company are employing women in al.
most every department They may
even be used to man street cars, the
company declares. Our only Difficult.
ty is in securing the help" A. d,
Mackie. general manager, says "As
soon as we can find women compe-
tent enough to run the street cars we
will put them to work We already
have several women in our employ
doing work formerly done by men.
We haove been considering the move
for more than a year. All industries
are coming to It,"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HISTORY.

October II. lS45.-Letter of Gov
ernor Ford in answer 10 an article
published in the Standard Jackson
Vile. with regard to the United States
senatorship in which he designed be-
ing candidate Denial OF all charses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-17
"A Close Shave"

St. Francis Dramatic Club will
present "A Close Shave" during St
Francis Festival on Tuesday, October
% Dancing after the show.