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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27

E. J. Barron, Warren E. Hunt, Mel
Harmon know the secret of the trunk
and are members of the White Elephant
Club of America, having been initiated
at a recent meeting of the club held at
Brilrs. 1t was the regular meeting OF
the club. with the usual number of ini-
tiates. and a plentiful supply of juicy
bivalves steaming hot from the irons.
The feast was started with oyster
cocktails to sharpen the appetites of
members and guests. il sharpening
were necessary, and Right Tusk A. ].
Lohse saw TO the serving of hams that
he had especially prepared for the
feast.
Braunschweiger leberwurst, steaning
hot were partaken of by the feasters
during interrnissions, and pickles, eel
cry. etc. completed the spread. Grand
Trunk E. w. McIntire, Deputy Grand
Trunk Theodore Delavigne. Right Tusk
A J. Lohse, Acting Left Tusk Cassin
GIadmon and Grand Tail II. T. Rinck
were on hand to do the honors.
So busy were members and guests
kept doing Justice to the roast that
they found little time to think or the
approaching fishing season and the
good times they will experience on the
river Some of those who participated
in the affair, in addition to the officers,
Woods, Courtney Acton. J. ]. Graft.
William E. Dulin, H T. Knight, David
Mccarthy. Thomas Morrill,, p. ]. Ben
nett, c. Gardner. A G. Loehl. Ernest
Humphrey. A. ]. Bridget. Harry D.
Young. n. A. Lindsey, John Knapp,
Harry Smith. August Brill, F. Rose, S.
Calvert and Erwin Schwartzmann.
be no more sport fishing for small
mouth bass unless something happens
to increase the stock in the upper river.
1T has been several years since real
good sport was enjoyed on the upper
river for bass" he remarked, land
there must be reason for it. 1t ap-
pears to me that the fish commission
will have to stock the river in the near
future if any sport is to be had"
Armstrong said he had an idea that
the Mississippi catfish were destroying
the spawn. or it may be that the carp
are responsible.
The sportsman recalled having landed
some large specimens of the Mississippi
There. he stated, the fish took live bait.
1T stands to reason" he said that
they will destroy the spawn of the
bass when the opportunity to do SO pre-
sents itself"
He further suggested that pothunters
especially those who take fish from
the river in the winter. are partly re-
sponsible for the decrease in the num-
Der of gamesters-
Sportsmen need not fear any shortage
of live bait this spring. 1t frequently
happens that such bait is scarce during
the early spring season. especially
when there is long siege of muddy
water and when there is ice in the
river until late winter.
Several dealers in live bait have thou
sands of fish that were caught late in
the fall or early in the winter. Those
who kept them in boxes in the river,
II is stated. had the boxes in such deep
water that the ice did not affect them.
while others kept them indoors and
protected them with constant stream
of water flowing through the boxes.
Il have fully 5000 live bait" remark
ed one dealer Il got them late in the
fall and have not lost one of them"
The supplies on hand consist of
smelts. roach and all varieties of min
nows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
BRADLEY IS REELECTED.
Richmond Man Heads Virginia
League-Lynohburg in Circuit.

NORFOLK, Va. January 27.-The
Virginia League directors. in session
here yesterday, reelected w. P. Bradley
of Richmond as president-secretary-t treas
urer. completed the circuit of six clubs
by awarding a franchise to Lynchburg
and decided upon Il 1917 season, open
ing April &c and closing Labor day.
The directors also sanctioned the
transfer of the Norfolk franchise to a
local syndicate headed by c. Moran
Barry, former foot ball star of
Georgetown University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
LEPER HOME PROVIDED.
Senate Passes Bill Which Sets Aside
$3.50, 900 for Project.

A national home for the care and treat
ment of persons afflicted with leprosy is
provided for In a bill just passed by the
Senate. The public health service is
charged with the establishment and oper-
alton of the home. The sum of $3.50. 900 Is
provided for carrying out the provisions of
the bill.
Provision is made for the transfer of
any abandoned military reservation or
other government reservation to the
Secretary of the Treasury to be used as
a site for this home. Any person af-
ficted with 1eprosy who appears and
asks for treatment or care, or who is
apprehended in the United States, shall
be received in the home under regula-
lions prepared by the surgeon general
of the public health service.
In the event of the bill becoming a
law and the home being established, it
is expected that John Early, the leper
who is being cared for by the District,
will become an inmate of the home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
GERMANY's ANSWER FILED.
Attorneys in Suit Over Prize Ship
Appam Present Arguments.

In the Supreme Court of the United
States suit for possession of the prize
ship Appam. attorneys representing the
German government has filed a sup
Elemental brief denying the British
claimants assertions that the German
prize crew planned to keep the Appam
in American waters until the end of
the. war
The German claimants stated that it
was intended to hold the Appam within
American Jurisdiction until further
notice." and that the German posses
sors have the right to keep the vessel
at Newport News until notified by the
United States government to depart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
REACH GOLF FINALS.
Rice and Maxwell Play SO Holes for
Pinehurst Trophy.

PINEHURST. n. C.. January 81
Grantland Rice and Lee w. Maxwell of
New York play thirty-six holes at
Pinehurst today for the championship
trophy in the tournament OF the Win
ter Golf League. of Advertising Inter
ests- Rice started out poorly in his
sen1i-fnal match with Don Parker, but
began to overhaul Parker on the home
ward Journey and was only down at
the fifteenth. Rice halved the six
teenth with the aid of a twenty-foot
putt and won the last two holes in
par. finishing l up.
The feature Of the day was the match
between Lee Maxwell and Lou Hamil-
ton. which was all even at the eight
zenith. where both players arrived in
IS. the low mark of the week The
nineteenth was halved in par and
the twentieth went to Maxwell IN par 4
TO Hamilton's 5.
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Dawson to Coach Tiger Freshmen.

PRINCETON, n. J.. January twin
the appointment of Fred Dawson as
coach Of the Princeton freshman foot
ball and base ball squads, the commit
tee on outdoor sports has announced
that in the future more attention would
be devoted to freshman athletics at the
university. Dawson formerly was an
athletic coach at Union College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
WINS ON EIGHTH HOLE.
Graham Defeats Holden in Close
Golf Match at Relleair.

BELLEA1R HEIGHTS. Fla. January
27.-Samuel j. Graham of Greenwich
won the final in the January golf
tournament at the Belleair County
Club yesterday by defeating Ira Holden
OF Cincinnati. Ohio state champion, by
up in thirty-seven holes. At the end
Of the morning half Holden led by .
UP, but he should have been up. as
his missed opportunities on the green
were numerous. At the last hole I'm
the afternoon, with Graham dormie
Holden sank a thirty-foot putt for
win to square the match, but Graham
took advantage Of the Ohio cham
pion's miss on the second shot of the
extra hole and emerged the winner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
CENTRAL LEAGUE.

Totals. 4s7 SIC 458 Totals. =. 47s 445 4es
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FORT WAYNE MAY GET BERTH.
Probably Will Take Wheeling's
Place in Central League.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. January ~
Fort Wayne will take Wheeling's place
in the Central League if local business
men can sell 500 season tickets by next
Thursday night. This was decided at
meeting between +. w. Dickerson of
the Central League and John Essig.
who is organizing the local company.
Saginaw, Mich, is bidding for the
Wheeling franchise, and already bas
greed to sell 500 tickets, but IL is ar
Gued that Fort Wayne is better shifted
because of it's location.
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PLAY FOR RACQUET TITLE.
Pell and Mortimer Meet Wear and
Brooke in Doubles.

NEW YORK. January 27.-Clarence
c. Pell and Stanley G. Mortimer of
Tuxedo meet J. w. Wear and George FL
Brooke of Philadelphia here today for
the national doubles racquet champion
ship. In the semi-final matches yes
terday the first-named pair defeated
Percy d. Haughton anu ]. w. Cutler of
Boston, and the Philadelphians won
from A. Stilwell and G. A. Thorne of
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Fulton and Weinert Matched.

NEW YORK, January 27-Announce-
ment has been made that Charley
Weinert of Newark, n. J., and Fred
Fulton of Rochester, Mimi. have signed
to meet here February II in the first
of series of boxing matches to be
held in Madison Square Garden in an
elimination contest for the selection
of a challenger for the heavyweight
championship of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
SN0DGRASS QUITS BASE BALL.
Braves 0utfelder, Cut $4,000. Saws
He Is Through.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, january 27-
Fred Snodgrass. outfielder of the Bos
ton National base ball team. announced
here last night he refused to sign a
new contract with the Braves. and said
he had quit the game for good to en-
ter business II is said the Boston club
cut Snodgrass' salary from $4,000 a year
TO about $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
TRACK STARS COMPETE
Joie Ray, Meredith, DESMOND, Ma
son, Ward and Others Are En-
tered at Chicago.

CHICAGO, January PA number of
athletes of national reputation will
compete here tonight in the feature
events of the indoor track and field
meet of the I'd Illinois Infantry.
Ted Meredith, formerly of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; Binga Dis
mond, negro runner of the University
of Chicago; 10 Loomis and Andy Ward
of the Chicago Athletic Association,
Joie Ray of the Illinois Athletic Club.
Roy Morse of Brooklyn. Sol Butler of
Dubuque, German College, and Irwin
Mahl of the Columbia Athletic Club, ST:
Louis, are among the entrants.
Especial interest is manifested in the
440-yard invita- ton, in which Meredith
and DESMOND are entered, and in the
mile handicap. in which Joie Ray. who
recently set new indoor mile-and-a-
half record at the Mllrose games in
New York, is entered to start from
scratch with Mike Mason of the Chi
cago Athletic Associa ton. In the fifty
yard dash, another feature event, Mahl,
Morse, Butler and Ward are to start
University of Notre Dame entrants are
expected to be point winners in the
shotput, relay and dash events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Swami Scores Easy Victory.

The pocket billiard contest last night
in the Grand Central tourney was a
one-sided affair, Swami defeating Love-
joy 100 to 80. Lovejoy was away off
his game, while Swami played steadily
throughout The next match is carded
for Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
One Champ Guest of Another.
CINCINNATI, January a7-Th.

CINCINNATI, January 27-The
League has been entertaining the
chief batsman of the American
League here, and SO modest nre
both of theSe celebrities thnt II
was not until the latter departed
that his presence was generally
known. iris Speaker. leading
sIugger of the American League,
paid visit 10 Hal Chase OF the
Cincinnati team. spending i've
days with him.
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Doyle Wins Long Plunge.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 27.-The
Middle Atlantic Amateur Athletic
Union championship plunge for distance
in swimming was won here by Ray
mond Doyle, Pittsburgh Athletic Club,
inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Base Ball Pays Ty Cobb
at Rate Of $685. a Hit

The poor, down-trodden slave.
Ty Cobb was paid $4,000 for
playing base ball in 1915. He Is
the highest saIaried player. The
official batting records show that
he was credited with being Mt bat
Sac times and that he made 20i
bnse hits.
At that rate Ty received S99.50
for each hit he made and was
paid $500 for each time he was
mt bat. Let's strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Two More Cubs Sign.

CHICAGO. January 27.-Pitcher Doug
las and Pendergast. both members of
the Base Ball Players Fraternity, have
signed 1917 contracts with the Chicago
Nationals.
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yelling 0utpoints Leo Johnson.

NEW YORK, January 27.-Joe WE'LL
ing OF Chicago outfought and outboxed
Leo johnson. colored lightweight of
this city. in every round of a ten-round.
bout here. yelling weighed 1876 y
pounds and johnson 1874 y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
ARMY-NAW.
Army Orders.

The resignation of Lieut.. Col Sydney
A. Cloman, 18th Infantry. is accept i
| by the President. -
granted Capt. Sheldon w. Anding. in
fantry.
Capt. Ernest Van D. Murphy, 4th In
fantry. is detailed as acting judge ad-
vocate of the 18th Division, Browns
Vile. Tex.
@. NJ Sergt. Samuel J. D. Marshall,
Quartermaster Corps, now at Philadel-
phia, Pa, will report at Fort Hunt. Va.
for duty in the coast defenses of the
Potomac.
First Lieut. Stephen NJ. walmsley.
18th Cavalry, is detailed for service in.
the Signal Corps.
Col. william d. Beach. Cavalry, is re-
lieved from his present duties and will
join the sth Cavalry for duty.
Capt. Luther r. James, infantry. Is re-.
lieved from duty with the National.
Guard of wyoming, and is detailed for
duty with the National Guard in Ohio
as pector-lnstructor.
Cook George W. Ellis. Machine Gun.
Company, 25th Infantry, is placed upon
the retired list at Schefeld barracks.
Hawaii, and will repair to his home. ,n
Chaplain Ora J. Cohee. 34th Infantry,
is relieved from duty with the Goth In
fantry and will join his regiment. u
Master Signal Electrician Thomas I
King. Signal Corps. on duty in this city.
will be sent to Brooklyn, N. Y, for tenn
porary duty in connection with aero
nautics of the army at the plant of the
Sperry Gyroscope Company.
Serst. Ignatius B. Thomas, Medical
Department, at the Army Medical
School, this city, will be sent to Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, for duty.
First Sergt. Henry Marion, Headouar-
tiers Company, Goth Infantry. is placed
upon the retired list at Camp Eagle
Pass. Tex, and will repair to his home
Second Lieut.. Alexander C. McKelvey.
Quartermaster Corps, in this city, will
proceed to his home, where he will
await retirement from active service.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) H. J. Lewis, from
works Midvale Steele Company. to navy
yard, Washington, d. c.
Assistant Surgeons L. D. Arbuckle, H.
L. Jensen. J. A. Halpin and E. K. Lee,
from Naval Medical School, Washing
ton, D. c., to Asiatic station.
Paymaster J. E. Jordan, to navy yard,
Charleston, S. c.. as accounting officer.
Chief Boatswain E. Crouch, to the
Georgia.
Marine Corps Orders. =
Col. T. c. Treadwell. from headquar-
tiers Marine Corps, to command marine
barracks, Port Royal, S. C.
First Lieut.. A. A. Cunningham. to duty
with commission on navy yards and
naval stations, Navy Department.
Second Lieut. Dewitt Peck, from Hal
tian constabulary to LIST Provisional
Brigade. Haiti.
Second Lieut.. n. C. Bates, to Naval
Hospital, New York, n. Y.
Naval Movements. a.
The Cheyenne has been made tenn
porary flagship of the coast torpedo E
force, Pacific fleet.
The Atlantic fleet has sailed from
Port au Prince for Guantanamo. where
IL will arrive tOday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Lee Jefferson a Winner.

Lee Jefferson, unattached. won the
open five-mile handicap run in the
events run off last night, his time be-
ing 27.40. a. Zellor of the Mystic Attn
letic Club, Chicago, led the field in the
one-mile open handicap walk. in.
7.09 4-5.
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SWEEPS ARE MADE
IN K. Of c. LEAGUE
CoIumbias Take Three From
BaIboas and De Sofas De-
feat Trinidad.
HOFFMAN STAR PLAYER

Two clean sweeps last night were
made in the Knights of Columbus
Duckpin League. The Columbus won
three gaines from the Balboas and the
De Sofa FIVE took the same number Of
contests from the Trinidads. In the
other match In the K. of C. circuit the
Nina quint captured two games from
the Isabellas. Reid of the Columbus,
Cunningham Of the Trinidads and Holt
man of the Ninas were the star play
ers. Hoffman registered the best scores,
knocking down 361 pins. In his three
games Hoffman scored 142, 116 and 1913.
Reds counts were 105, 100 and los,
and Cunningham's los. 1913 and lot.
The Oriental five was a victor in the
Royal Arcanum League, getting q
sweep over the Municipal quint. Mess
of the winners obtained the highest
scores. topping 116, 1876 and 81.
The Knights of Columbus of Balti-
more will send over a quint tonight to
roll against a representative team Of
the local organization. The X. of G.
body has league in Baltimore similar
to that here. and each season the two
circuits pick all-star teams for inter-
city matches.
Merchants Transfer Wins Three.
Tho Merchants Transfer team won
three games from the Barber & Ross
outfit. Israel and Wiltberger were the
stars, the former with 104, 10 and
112, and the latter with 116, 1913. 100.
The bowling of Killerlane Of the
Homie team in the Interstate League
was mainly responsible for the three
time victory over Statistics. He rolled
for scores Of 104. 113 and 143. his total
being $50.
Out in the Mount Pleasant organiza-
ton the Pirates got two games from
the Newtons. The Royals. in the Ma
tional Capital League. registered an
other sweep, the Dumbartons being on
the short end of the scores. Harry
Krauss. rolling his usual anchor posi-
ton for the Royals. got 100, lat and
119. Earl Lewis knocked down 135
pins in one of his games
Three sweeps were made in the Ma
sonic circuit, Washington-Centen
macs winning three from Harmony and
| Federal defeating M. M. Parker. The
Washington-Centen Quint took its
first two games with ease, but the los
ing five got 1913 pins against 498 in the
third. Potomacs won all their games
by a good margin. Federal was victor
by many pins in its first and second
games, but in the third Its score was
only 455 to $50 for the NJ. NJ Parker
outfit. The best counts obtained by a
player were rolled by Brown of the
Washington-Centen five. his scores
being 12S, 118 and 107.
Vaeth Gets a Record Set.
Some fine bowling was done in the
match between Mayhem and vaeth as
two-man team against Chaplin and
Howser. Johnny Vaeth, particularly,
| rolled UP some good counts. setting the
best mark ever recorded in the District
for a five-game set. Vaeth got 1876
pins in his opening game, 1913 in the
second. 14s in the third and finished
his last two with marks of 1874 and AL
His remarkably consistent pin splitting
allowed him to produce a set of 6S2
Chaplin registered a game of 1873 and
did exceedingly well in his other con-
tests. Chapins set totaled 634. May
hew rolled a total of $40 and Houser
got 571. The scores:
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Naval Movements.

The Cheyenne has been made tenn
porary flagship of the coast torpedo
force, Pacific fleet.
The Atlantic feet has sailed from
Port au Prince for Guantanamo, where
it will arrive today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27

Techs basket ball team was surpris-
ingly defeated by the Martinsburg. w.
Va, give at Martinsburg last night. The
West Virginians cleaned up the Manual
Trainers by a big margin, the Wash
ingtonians being unable to get started,
apparently.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-16
AMERICAN TROOPS
READY TO INVADE
MEXICO IN PURSUIT
Cavalry Is Concentrated Near
Scene Of Recent Mexican
Bandit Raid

I'll Paso, Texas, Feb. 16.-The twelfth
United States cavalry today IS concen.
trated at the New Mexico border near
the scene Of the kidnapping and mur-
der of three American cowboys by
Mexican raiders under Prudencio Mir
anda last Monday, awaiting orders to
take up pursuit Of the bandits.
The bodies of the three murdered
aI1en, Andrew Peterson, Hugh Accord,
and Burton Jensen, had been terribly
muiilated and riddled with bullets.
Acord's head had been cut open by a
sabre.
The posse of American cowboys
which had started in pursuit Of the
raiders turned back when the bodies,
stripped of their clothing, were found
lying one hundred feet apart on the
Mexican side of the line. The posse
brought the bodies to Hachita
Andrew Peterson, Sr., father Of one
Of the murdered men, is ON his way to
Hachita today to claim his sons body,
Edward Spencer, negro ranch fore.
man from Ojiton, Mexico, who reached
the border below Haehita, N. NJ, from
Jose Salazar's camp, where his wife il
being held as q hostage BY bandits IN
til ransom Of $1,000 is paid, started
for salazar's camp yesterday with the
ransom money.
Spencer declared .Salazar is planning
series Of border raids and later in,
tends to attack some border cities,
Women and children on the Amer
lean side Of the line today were being
rushed to places Of safety, while cow
boys openly declared their intention
Of seeking revenge for the murder of
their companions. 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-16
Food Riots Occur IN
City Of Peace Tribunal

The Hague, Feb. 16.-Serious rioting
in which the crowds were only dispers-
ed by repeated charges by police and
Hussars hurriedly called upon for re-
Inducements occurred here last night.
The rioters, mostly workmen, staged
.teir demonstration as protest against
- high cost Of food. They occupied
|. 4 space of the queen s place and the
ministerial buildings.
The food situation was regarded to-
day as having reached an acute stage
in Holland. tSmall salaried workers
find it almost impossible to obtain coal
and potatoes. Discomfort has been grow
ing and authorities today did not dis
guise their fNAr of further outbreaks
Of probably an even ore serious nature
than that of last night unless the gov
eilment takes some remedial meas
ures at once.
Primarily the shortage in food has
been due to the fact that Holland, of
all neutrals. is most affected by the
blockades which the belhgerent nations
Of Europe have established about her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-16
X x r. X X X X X X X * X j

New York, Feb. l6.-Two hundred
and twenty vessels have entered this
port since February ) waep~the German
submarine blockade went into effect
without restrictions, and only l07 have
left.
In these figures maritime circles here
see little hope for relief in freight con
gestion in this port There is hope for
partial relief in making Halifax port
of call for neutral vessels, instead of
Kirhwall. Many ships which would not
have undertaken the route near the
English coast now are expected to en-
gage cargoes and brave the farther
north route.
This, it is believed, will in time re-
move congestion to a certain extent,
but it is pointed out that timid ship
pers and ship owners still refuse to risk
their ships in view of the wide zone es-
tablished. 1t is believed time win be
required to entirely restore confidence
among seamen, especially those who
have charge of neutral vessels, unpro-
teeted by guns.
Of the 220 ships which arrived, eighty
nine of them passed through the wal
zone. Thirty three of the 107 departing
were bound for the zone.
One half Of the ships passing through
the war zone to reach New York, have
arrived in the last three days.
On February s, thirteen ships reach
ed New York, three from the war zone
On February 6, the ratio was "a anc
s; February Z, twenty seven and eight
February s, twenty one and seveni Feb
ruary 0, sixteen and five; February 10
twelve and five; February IL, clever
and two; February IL, nineteen anc
eight; February 13, thirty one and thir
teen; February IA, twenty six and nine
teen; February Is, twenty and fourteen
February showed ten ships sailing
five of them bound for the war zone
February 6, ten and three; February Z
fourteen and three; February s, thir
teen and four; February 8, two and one