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The Washington times., 1917-11-13
Johnson 100000

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 13.-Walter johnson, the
American Leagues greatest pitcher worth just 100000
to Clark c. Griffith, his manager and part owner If Col
Jacob Rupert wants to win the 1918 pennant with his
Yankees, he can have johnson for 100000. Anyway,
that's what Manager Griffith says.
''As have said many times before, am willing to
sell Walter Johnson for $100,000,' said Griffith to
proSched about Johnson but he couldn't my price
don't know whether he has changed his mind not.
But the price is not coming down"
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
MOHAWKS TO ENGAGE
ENGINEERS ELEVEN

The Mohawks will play the En-
EIneer eleven OF Washington Bar
racks on Sunday at Columbia Park,
Manager White, OF the MohawlIS, and
Manager Kennah, OF the Engineers,
having arranged the contest.
The Mohawks were without q game
Sunday, as the 312th Regiment team,
of Camp Meade. was not allowed to
play them, The Engineers have
scored several notable victories over
local teams this season.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
BANTAMWEIGHTS AGREE
ON BALTIMORE BATTLE

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. I3.-AH
details OF the Ertle-WillIams match
have been finally agreed upon. The
weight question has been settled by
Ertle agreeing to let Williams come
in at l1S pounds at 10 o'clock a. m
Thanksgiving Day. Articles were
signed here today and returned with
a forfeit that closes the match.
Ertle, who meets Joe Burman here
November 81, will leave immediately
after the match for Baltimore and
complete his training there. ErtIs is
in fine shape at the present time, He
scales III pounds.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
FORTY PLAYERS REPORT.

PRINCETON, Nov. 13.-Forty can
didates for the Tigers basketball
team have reported to Coach Leuh-
ring and with the ending Of the foot.
bali and crew seasons. as many more
are expected. Princeton will be rep
resented in the Intercollegiate league
this year
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
GALLAUDET TAKES ON
SOLDIER TEAM FIRST

Before going to Chestertown. Md,
Saturday, GaIlaudet will play tho
Sixty-ninth Coast Artillery eleven at
Kendall Green. The game will bs
played tomorrow afternoon, and Gal
laudet expects to brush up On old
formations and try out few new
ones.
Gallaudet has been drilled hard by
Coach Moore. Saturdays game is ex,
pected to be q tough one for GaIIau-
det, and Coach Moore is losing no
time getting his lads in prime shape.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13

their supporters and admirers, realiz-
ing conditions, will be content to
wait until the clouds of war have
rolled away when they will face each
other once again.
Six Good Games Due.
At least six good games are due
this week. WashingtOnians will be
most interested in Georgetown's an
nual clash with Washington & Lee,
scheduled to be played at Roanoke,
The Washington times., 1917-11-13

take the field. while next Tuesday
Western and Central are on for their
annual engagement. Business and
Tech close the season on November
%.
Little has been heard OF the pro-
posed aIl-star contest for the benefit
of the Junior Red Cross. The matter
was broached to the high school prin-
cipals for action recently.
Jake Macdonald, who has been
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
CLUBS TO KEEP BOXING.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-"NothinE
will be done to prevent boxing at
legitimate clubs" is the word from
Governor Whitman. $50 long as the
clubs stage matches for their men,
bers only. there will be no trouble"
Already ten clubs have received ap-
piics tion for membership from $4,000
night fans,
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
DON'T WANT sEAToN.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13.-The Cubs
don't want Tom SeRton any more.
despite his good work with the An
gels this past season. Manager
Mitchell has turned him over to Port
land in part payment for Dave Hol.
lecher, the shortstop, However. Seatnn
may not play ball next season, hav
ing been Ordersd to report for army.
service a: American Lake
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
STANF ORD IS OUT
AHEAD OF CORNING
|NALLEY CONTEST

Stanford. OF the Royals. topped
Corning, of the Goodfellows, by a
single pin for high honors on the al
leys in last nights engagements. The
Royal bowler was in fine form and
toppled 1S9 in his first game. follow
ing with scores of 115 and 112 for a
total OF 500.
Corning went right after the Royal
star with scores of 10s, 131, and 126.
These two bowIers got top honors,
but were closely pressed by several
other pinspillers. il. Duryee. Of
omos, with scores OF 1o1. 139 and ia
did some stunts on his own hook
while Mccarthy, Of Maroons, made
125, 1o4, and 40 in his three tries.
Royals were minus a player, and
took 90 in each game, coming out
ahead of the GoodfeIlows by two out
of three. The Royals rolled E33, sos,
and 526. while the GoodfeIlows got
533, 534, and 500.
Omos swept the Maroons off the
boards by cleaning UP three games
The omos made $40. 80, and 54S, a
total OF ,622 for the evening.
Rowland got 12s IN the Navy Yard
Duckpin League, leading his circuit
for high game. His team, Miscel-
laneous, won all three games from
the Pattern Shop.
Auguste. of Grand Rapids, in the
Washington Tenpin League, made top
scores at the big pins. Auguste got
233, 161, and 19e. He has been roll
ing consistently at both the ducks and
big pins.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
MAY PLAY IN OHIO.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Nov, IS.-To re-
place the Cancelled game with Rut-
gers, scheduled for Saturday at T,s.
high, the Ussao management is nego-
tiAting for e game with either Camp
sherman or Red. Fleming'a Akron
team at Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
LOSES GRID CAPTAIN.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1S.-Dal Coeh-
ran' captain Of the Columbia eleven,
has neen barred from further partici-
patton IN Football by his father, He
Is sutterlns from blood poisoning.
hoseh. quarterback, is rapidly recoY-
erlhs from the same affIIotIoD
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
GEORGETOWN CUBS WILL MEET SOPHS
ON HILLTOP FIELD In ANNUAL GAME

Freshman and Sophomore forces
will gather tomorrow afternoon on
the Hilltop to watch the annual
football game between representa-
tive teams.
Little Is known OF the strength Of
the rivals or the personnel of the
teams, but the mere announcement
Of the contest is sufficient to bring
all OF the GAorEetown men out on
the campus to see the battle.
Owing to the fact that there are
few men in college OF varsity CALI
Der, and that all of those inclined to
play the game have been taken up
by the second string. on the big
eleven, the teams are expected to be
weaker than usual. This in no way
detracts from the f.srceness of the
conflict or the interest with which
the teams battle fJr the honor. The
game will start a: $50 .. m. on the
Hilltop Eridiron.
Army and Navy Props realize they
have a tough argument on Saturday
when the Episcopal High School
eleven is met at Alexandria Last
year the Props played better football
against Episcopal than against any
other eleven in this city, and are ex-
pecting to make thirgs decidedly in
teresting for the Episcopal lads
Episcopal has claimed the prepar-
atory school championship Of the
State Of Virginis having ridden
rouKhshod over every team it has
faced. Saturdays game is expected to
be the big contest OF the year for
the Army and Navy Prep lads.
Today's high school championship
game in the stadium. when Business
and Central meet. will be a mere for
mality for the Mt. Pleasant lads in
their methodical march to the 1917
title.
Central can win by almost any
score it pleases and the contest
should be q light practice for the
weafers Of the dark blue. Central is
possessed Of something more in ma
teffal. equipment. training and coach
ing than Business. which in Its two
games has suffered defeats.
Business possesses two or three
good players in Collier, Raedy. Al
lard, Held and Williams. but the re-
rnainder of the eleven falls to class
up with these lads. The result is
that Business depends upon Raedy
for its runs and plunges and when
he Is stopped the team is at a stand
still.
The Central eleven Is in fine con-
dition and fettle and can be expected
to show OF a few tricks that were
held back from the Tech game. Gen.
tral has plenty OF stuff but quarter
back BeIknap decided to keep It un-
der his headguArd rather than use II
as Tech was proving easy enough a.
II was.
Business may expect an over
whelmlnK defeat today. Unless Cen
trail is struck deaf. dumb. blind and
crippled, . record total will be run
up for the year.
Georgetown Props and Western are
slated to 20 at each other today. |
The Preps are working forward to |
their game OF November % with the
army and Navy lads. while Western Is
working out to see II it can give
Central some sort OF opposition in Its
rush for the title
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
BURROWS WON 1T.

Burrows OF the Junior Crown eleven.
got away Tor a long run in the third
period OF yesterdays game with the
~ Etioi,u, .n Siuo; ana made a touchdown.
rhe gains ehued with a 6 to o score,
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
JACKSON GETS A CHANCE.

Alfredo De OTo, three-cushion
carTnon champion. will defend his title
against Clarence Jackson, of Detroit
early in December. Other challenRers
in order Of priority are Charles Otis,
of New York; August Kieckhefer, of
Chicago; Peirra Maupoms. Of Cleve-
land, and Robert Cannefak. Of 81.
louis.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
HERMAN MUST REPORT.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 13-Pets
Herman. bantam champion, will do no
more boxing after Wednesday, for on
the following day he must report for
military duty under the selectiys
draft law.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
PLEADS sELF.oEFENsE.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. I3.-Danny
Shay former manager of the NIL
waukee Brewers. is pleading sslf-de-
fsnse In his trial for killing a colored
walter here on May 3. The trial ia
expected TO continue for several
days.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
SAXON WANTS cAMrs

Saxon A c. players are anxious IN
meet tne Fo1hal Heights players in a
game on the Monument Lot. A recent
meeting Sche luied for the elevens fell
The Washington times., 1917-11-13

Eastern and Technical are due to
meet on Friday, while Central and
western are scheduled to meet
week from today. The Business
Technical engagement OF November
20 winds up the series.
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

AOOAO <ls DO
Fear Of possible danger to the
naval and military cadets while on
their way to the scene of the annual
football battle between the service
elevens is the real reason for the
cancellation of the 1917 Arny-Navy
contest. While unwilling to allow
their names used in connection with
this statement, navy officials are not
a bit backward about explaining the
situation.
much as we would like to have
the game played as usual in New
York." said a navy official at An
napolis Saturday, cts too risky. We
know that in service circles there is
considerable disappointment over this
matter, especially among navy folks,
who believe the Middies would win
easily over the Army, but if they
knew conditions they would accept
them without complaint.
we have ], 400 naval cadets at An
napolis. Each one represents on his
graduation and assignment TO duty
an officer in command of about
eighty-two enlisted men.
Situated as We are. with but two
railroads to take the cadets [" New
York, it would be simply impossible
to keep secret our departure from
Annapolis or our arrivals At Patti
more, Philadelphia, and New York
We would have no possible protection
against cranks who might plot to
wreck our trains and wipe out at one
blow enough officers being trained
to direct more than 10000 sailors.
Same Thing at Army.
Much the same condition of af-
fairs exists at West Point. Each
cadet there represents about 125 men,
even more than at Annapolis. Danger
TO those prospective officers cannot
be allowed under any condition.
with all the publicity given to
football squads in transit. It would
be impossible to keep the movements
of the cadets a secret. Sending both
bodies Of young men TO New York
would be taking a rash risk, which
IL unthinkable in these times.
"Of course, we at the Navy are dou-
bly, sorry. We feel sure that Mr..
Dobfe would make IL possible for US
TO take revenge for past defeats at
o. hands of the Army. But football
nowadays is a side issue with the
service schools. We have a sterner
duty, that of fitting officers for the
greater game across the water.
When we have finished that task,
then we'll consider tackling the Army
football eleven in New York or any
where else. The Navy is through
taking Iickings annually"
DObIe IL Popular.
GIImour Dobie, a long. lean. tact
turn man. Is fairly idoliEed at An
napolis. The cadets think him the
Moses who will lead them out OF the
football wilderness. He Is given all
credit for the success OF this years
green team.
Judging from its showing against
Georgetown, the Navy team ranks
with the best elevens in the country.
Il has Fundamental stroagth to a re-
markable degree, an excellent charge
in the line, alertness for gathering in
a loose ball. typical service tackling
and strong, speedy Interference.
While # Is unfortunate that the
DIIddies will not battle the West
Pointers this season. nevertheless
The Washington times., 1917-11-13
HOLDS BENEFIT.

Westover A. c. will hold a banquet
dance at the Arcade tomorrow night
The Washington times., 1917-11-13

On Friday Eastern and Technical
The Washington times., 1917-11-13

The standing Of the high school
series is as follows:
The Washington times., 1917-11-13

Scores In the high school series TO
Haya FnIIou.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
Woman Editor Calls on American
Mothers toRaise Cannon Fodder

Mrs. Honorc Willsie. editor Of "The
Delineator," startled the Woman's City
Club yesterday by urging mothers Of
America 70 raise the best cannon fold
der" on earth. BY cannon fodder"
Mrs. Wlls.e meant boy babies who
would grow into soldier material.
Women At the club luncheon. at the
Hotel McAlpin, stirred uneasily in
their seats when Mrs. Willsie made.
the proposal that American mothers
vie with mothers Of other lands in
raising cannon fodder"
"The only way 20 prevent the babies
OF to-day from becoming cannon fod-
der twenty or so years from now. Is
20 raise them TO be the best cannon
fodder on earth" said Mrs. Willsic.
Must Raise Superior Babies
"By that ! mean American mothers
should raise the finest young men on
earth. Twenty years from now there
should not be so many draft reflections
because Of physical unhtness. II there
come need for another draft. The
mothers Of America must raise gen
Grafton Of young men 50 superior to
tho young men Of other nations that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
Favors Improvement
Of N. Y. Waterways
Inland Convention Urges
Deepening of the Hud-
son to Troy

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. THAT a re-
alignment OF the general public's con-
ception OF inland waterways IS IN
progress was apparent az the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways convention here.
As Robert J. Moorohead, Of New YORK,
put TO-:
"The seed sown by far-visioncd men
years ago has Sprouted and ~ slowly
pushing upward through the conser'a-
tive soil
Several resolutions were framed OF
great importance 60 New YORK busi-
ness men. one read:
1t is the opinion Of this associa-
ton that the Improvement of the up
per Hudson 20 carry deep water TO
Albany and Troy is justified because
Of it's natural fitness as a trans-ship-
ping point for commerce originating
on the Great Lakes. The Improvement
Of the narrows OF Lake Champlain, an
interstate waterway, Is necessary 10
pass the heavy traffic originating on
that lake through the barge canal and
the Hudson River 10 the coastal wa
ter7vays. Some Improvement OF OsWc-
20 harbor is advisable 10 provide ade-
quate connection through the barge
canal between Lake Ontario and the
Hudson River. The splendid example
Of public spirit shown by citizens Of
New York in reconstructing the Ere
Canal for the benefit Of all The hmeri-
can people should be followed by Con
gress in adopting all measures recon
mcnded by the army engineers 70 make
these improvements fully effective
The resolutions adopted also urged
the further improvement OF the East
River, Harlem River and the Bronx
Kills in accordance with the favorable
report submitted by the chief Of en-
,,iparrz ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
u. S. Will Arrange
Trust Funds for Army

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Bureau
az War Risk Insurance will soon put
into effect still another measure for the:
protection Of the officers and men OF
The army and navy This viii be
through the creation Of special diyl-
sion which will handle trust funds
iutrusted 20 its care by men holding
military insurance.
The trust funds will be used to meet
current payments due from the soldier
on other insurance, instalment pur-
ebasce or any similar obligations re-
ouirinc periodic disbursements. The
war risk bureau also viii create divI-
sion under trained insurance men TO act
as the agents Of the insured TO look
after the insurance Of his home, his
household goods. and, If such Is car
ried ordinary life insurance, without
cxpense 90 him beyond the payment OF
the premium.
Total business reported by The bureau
ND to last night was in excess Of ST.
100000, the number Of risks being l5O,-
OOO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02

those nations would never make war
on the young men of America.
Germany has gone about war in a
businesslike way. Recognizing that
war is plain hell and nothing else. ef-
fcient Germany has made this war the
biggest hell ever known on eAEth-the
submarines. poisonous gas, bombing Of
hospitals
"The United States is going about
this war too much like ladies and gem
tlemen. We should 80 Germany one
better in the business of hell making.
That's the only way 10 beat EN-.
American mothers must raise better
generation Of fighters than German
mothers. If American mothers would
keep their sons from becoming mere
cannon fodder"
War and Motherhood
The general tore Of luncheon speak
ers was "The War and Motherhood.
The luncheon was in the interest Of the
clubs save the babies" drive.
Miss Julia Lathrop, chief Of the Fed
eral Children's Bureau. expressed con-
tidence that young men Of the coming
generation would not become cannon
fodder" This war, she said. will
either end war or ruin civilization.
She expects II TO end War.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
War Tax Stamps
In Effect Here;
1,25O,OOO Sold
Thousands Pay New Levy
in Sums From | Cent
to 81

Uncle Sam slapped on the best part
of a million war tax stamps IN New
York City yesterday. The provisions
OF the Federal revenue act Of October 3,
1917. went into effect, and thousands Of
persons, including senders Of parcel
post packages and purchasers Of steam
ship tickets, playing cards, stocks and
real estate. paid the new levy.
William II. Edwards, Collector Of In
tornal Revenue. declared last night that
more than 100000 revenue stamps, OF
denominations varying from one cent
10 50. had been sold for the opening
days use. lie declared this amount
would be certainly exhausted by the
next day Of business, and that 100000
more stamps would be sold here Tor
few days following.
Little Trouble on First Day
Collector Edwards said that large
force Of additional men had to be en-
gagged bv him to handle the new stamp
tax. but that the first days sale ran of
without a hitch. Some confusion in
relation 10 checks and insured and C..
0. ID. parcel post packages was quickly
Strengthened out.
Ordinary business checks do not come
under the provisions Of the act. Checks
dated ahead, time drafts and promis-
sorry notes are taxed two cents Tor
each 500, and a like amount for re-
newas.
Ordinary parcel post packages are
taxed one cent for each % cents Of
postage stamps or fraction thereof, eN-
cept that packages costing less than 20
cents to send are exempted. On insured
and c. O. d. packages the tax is reck-
oned. not on the combined cost Of in
surfing anu sending, but on the cost Of
sending alone. So that II package
costing "a cents TO send is insured,
bringing the stamp value above 20
cents. no war tax is imposed at all.
Instructions on Income Tax
Collector Edwards yesterday issued
instructions for the payment Of the
widereaching income tax, which goes
into effect the first Of the year. The
tax hits the single man making as low
as 'S1g.25 a week, but does not include
the married man or unmarried head
OF a family making less than $3.50
week. To those qualifying the Collec-
tor says:
an the first place, obtain your blank
return from the Collectors office dur
ing the latter part of December. 1t
will then be necessary 70 prepare
statement of your income received dur
ing the year and enter same on the
return under the respective headings
shown on the blank return. The matter
Of reductions is then taken off and
charged off.
"When the return is properly filled
out it should be sworn TO, and the re-
turn filed in the Collectors Office be
fore March /, 1915 After the Collec-
tors Office has verified the returns they
will be listed on assessment lists, no
tice of the tax due forwarded to the
taxpayers on or before June /. 1918,
and the payment of the tax should be
made on or before June 10, 1918"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
Two Brooklyn Soldiers
Killed, 4 Hurt in Crash

SPARTANBURG, s. G.. Dec. 1.-Pri-
Yates Martin and Curti. of the 47th
Regiment. were instantly killed, and
Sergeant Hoyt. Corporal Alwang and
Privates Keehner and O'Neil were in
jured when an automobile truck in
which they were riding was struck
this morning by a passenger train
near Woodruff. The dead men are
said TO have enlisted in Brooklyn.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-31

In fact, 100000 would not even fl
nance such an elevator if it were al
ready built.
"3. This act provides that the ele-
vator may be built outside of the
state.
"I am satisfied that the people of
North Dakota would take no pride in
building such an institution in an
other state, especially in a state
where the grain gamblers still con-
troll the marketing and influence leg
islation in their favor.
"Should the elevator be built out
side the state, it would not be under
the control of our laws, but would
be regulated by the laws of the
state in which it was built. Neither
would it be in keeping with the
often expressed sentiment and desires
Of our people to keep North Dakota
institutions and money at home.
"4. I believe it to be my duty to
Withhold my approval of this act for
the further reason that the legisla-
ture appropriated money in excess of
the states available funds. It is
true that there will be about $4,000
in the terminal elevator fund, but
this should be carefully protected
rather than squandered by an ill-ad-
vised procedure.
"5. I am in favor of state-owned
terminal elevators and flour mills
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-31

When the war in Europe is over
there will be one great scramble by
the nations at strife in an effort to
regain the commerce of the world
which they have lost to the United
States while engaged in the doubtful
pastime of Sitting each others
threats. Desperate measures will be
devised by the shrewdest minds Of
the old world in their campaign for
commercial sef-preservation, and to
meet this united onslaughter the fl
nanciers and manufacturers and other
powers of the business interests of
our own country should be even now
entrenching themselves and building
a bulwark of protection. We cannot
hope to retain the advantages we have
gained unless extraordinary measures
are pursued, and any relaxation of
vigilance now or in the future will
result in commercial loss and eventual
disaster. It is time to act.