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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
PASSING OF ARCHER
Release by Cubs Recalls Frank
Chances Great Machine

The unconditional release of .JIn,r,,.
Archer. the erstwhile peerless catcher
OF the Chicago Cubs, recalls the fact
that he was the last member ~ ~
once great Cub machine constr,ct.a
under the leadership of Frank Chance.
Archer may be signed by a major league
club, but 1t is hardly likely that he win
remain long among the select class. Ha
Is through His arm has failed conn
Plet ely when accounts for the fact that
ne mas not caught a single game this
year Archer was a great cafchar .nS
eei fanny without superior in his
prime. He succeeded johnny King
seneraliy CONSIDERED the best ba ckston
veloped. AS a consequence IT, ESi ue-
ciuo nad the services for fifteen yea1s
OF two Of the best catchers VII 80
wore a mask A singular feature con-
he was Nil, 49, hs.cners career was that
a season and released by Jenn,pes es s
unpromfsing, all the managers jn ~
american League permitting him To 20
10 tne minors, where he remained onIy
few months until secured hv cbt.o ~
Archer was one of the pIavers ~ 81.
prime when the Athletics defea+ad ths
Cubs for the worlds championsbIn ir
1910 This defeat was the first infin,a
t tlon ,na' =. .ne Cup machine was crack
ing, ana IN the few years following ~.
members were gradually released nv
dropped out of base bali. vi
OF the Cub players who participated
IN ,has ~ osr, series there is only one
norman. But the latter was In thai
series as substitute for Johnny Eyers
who had broken his ankle a short lime
before ,a the season ga ended. Schultz who
the Phillies as substitute outfeIder ond
about near the end of his major learne
days. Verify, decade produces wone
drous changes In the base ball world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
URGES SPEED IN WAR PROGRAM
National Security League Empha-
sizes Need for Qnink An4;n.

Appeal by constituents TO members Of
Congress urging upon them TO speed I'm
The war program is advocated bv the
National Security League Of which s
Stanley Menken is president.
In emphasizing the need FOR nuick
action BY Congress, the league. in a
circular letter. points out that:
The administration is adyocatine
much splendid legislation. but red tape
and personal jealousy are delavine
the efficient conduct OF the war. and e
you can see your way clear TO ASH
your readers TO write TO the Presidant
their senators and representatives de.
handing the building of ships and the
enactment of pending measures IL
would do more TO save American lives
and safeguard American principles and
honor than anything else
Two weeks. delay lost the GaIlipoli
night Every hour wasted impertls orIr
cause The best authorities regard the
outcome OF the war as involving a
most serious problem and with ,be
result by no means certain. so that
everything that can be done AT rbis
time TO strengthen our position is OF
the greatest Importance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
NURSES REAFF|RM DESIRE
TO STATE GRIEVANCES
Strike Of Garfield Hospital Pupils Is
Likely Averted by Promised
Reforms.

In the absence Of Miss Nevins. su-
perintendent of nurses Of Garfield
Hospital. no statement could be OBJ
tained today as to the measure Of re-
lief AFFORDED in consequence OF the
protest filed some time ago by the
pupil nurses at the hospital in regard
to excessive hours on duty, etc.
1t was learned from nurses, how
ever, that before Miss Nevins went on
leave of absence about a week ago
arrangements had been made to lessen
the labor Of the pupil nurses. and that
further efforts in this direction were
being made.
Miss Corbett. acting in place Of Miss
Nevins. said today that the protest pre-
sented by the pupil nurses contained no
reference to poor or improperly prepared
food. dealing wholly with hours OF duty,
which the protest asserted were excess
sive.
Nurses at the institution today reaf-
the board OF directors, the executive COM
mittee or any other official body OF the
hospital to state their grievances.
Long hours Of duty. these nurses
said. could be borne with relatively lit
tie Inconvenience II the food of the
pupil nurses were better prepared. 90
that these nurses in training might be
able to eat the meals served to them.
Probability Of a strike Of the pupil
nurses, 1t was said today, has been
averted by the steps already taken to
shorten the hours the pupil nurses are
required to be on duty. and the meas
ures promised to bring about other re-
forms IN the conduct Of the institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
PRESIDENT GETS LIBERTY
PLEA FROM S|NN FE|NERS
Leaders in Irish Prisons Base Ap-
peal on Executives Mes
sage to Russia.

Leaders Of the Sim Fem In ireland
who have been imprisoned since Easter
week of last year have read Presi-
dent Wilson's message to the pro-
visional government of Russia. and
been led thereby to send one to the
President from the provisional gov
eminent" of Ireland through DIR. Pat
rick McCartan. fellow OF the Royal
College of Surgeons of Dublin. who
presented the message today to Secre-
tary Tumulty at the White House.
Comment Is made on the Presidents
word to Russia as to the carrying Of
the present struggle for the freedom of
all peoples to successful consumma-
ton" and the request made that with
the settlement that may conclude the
United States of America and the gov
ernments Of the free peoples of the
world to take immediate measures to
inform themselves accurately and on
the spot about the extent OF liberty or
attempted repression which we may
encounter.
The message was written. 1t is said
on linen and then struggled out of
England over a month ago. and recite s
in the first paragraph:
We, the undersigned. who have been
held in English prisons and have been
dragged from dungeon to dungeon in
heavy chains, cut off since Easter week,
1915, from all Intercourse with the out
side world. have just had an opportun-
ity of seeing the printed text of the
message of the United States OF America
TO the provisional government Of Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23

Boys. 1t amt like 1t used to be. back
in the nineties, when we fellows got
acquainted with every cop in town.
and dropped in to see all the desk ser
geants." drawled the OldTime Police
Reporter.
Say, It was funny, up there with the
Rockevilts. and only one pair of shoes,
and that bloomin' English valet who
had more clothes than l had all the
time taking away my only flannel
trousers to press EN-, and me in bed
until they got back cut in the Young
Reporter with the $12 bucksk!n shoes
and social aspirations.
Scene-long after midnight. at police
headquarters, with the Cub Reporter
waiting and wishing something excit-
Ing would happen.
Better beat 1t down 14th street. A
raid. I guess" from a sleepy headquar-
tiers operator who stuck his head in the
door.
The o. T. P. Reporter rolled a cigar
cite and ambled out. The Young Re
porter started out on tiptoe. The Cub
Reporter ran.
Cheese 1t. you fat slob" he was coun-
selled by the Y. r.: you make as much
noise as a policeman"
Rookie Awaits Reserves.
Down at the engine house on 14th
and Electric Company Offices, were a
fireman and a rookie policeman. The
rookie policeman was wondering
whether they had a gun.
They" were two burglars. frankly
and unabashedly rifiing the second
auto accessory establishment They had
turned on the lights to give the sem
hlance of being at work.
IT saw EN- first" said the fireman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
GIVES UP ARMY PLAN
TO KEEP HOUSE SEAT
REPRESENTATIVE Heintz of Ohio
Yields to Wishes Of His
Constituents.

Representative Victor Heintz of Ohio.
who had contemplated taking com
mission in the army and retiring from
Congress. has yielded to protests of his
constituents and reconsidered his In
tention.
"Of the many citizens Of the second
district who have written, wired and
called on me. every single one has
asked me not to resign from Congress-"
said Mr.. Heintz today. IT have been
repeatedly reminded that my chief
argument for conscriptfon was that no
man should be permitted to decide for
himself the question of what service
he should render.
80 1 am foregoing my own wishes
and making the greatest personal sac
rtflce of my life. I have agreed to re-
main in Congress for the present. II
I am correct in my opinion as to the
duration of the war, ! shall be at the
front long before 1t Is over. and I hope
with Col. Gailbraith and the LIST Regi-
ment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
PROBE OF MARKET HERE
IS UP TO SUBCOMMITTEE
Consideration Of Senator Kings Res
olution to Begin This Week
by Senators.

Consideration of Senator Kings reso-
luton calling for an Investigation into
market conditions in the District Of
Columbia and into the advisability Of
establishing a municipal market here
will be begun this week by a subcom-
mittee Of the Senate District commit
tee. it was said today.
Senator King has collected a large
amount Of data showing that the people
are being robbed by food spectators
and will submit 1t to the committee.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio has asked
to be relieved from service on the sub
committee, owing to press Of other
business. and Chairman John Walter
Smith Of the District committee has
appointed Senator Phelan of California
in his place The subcommittee now Is
made up as follows: Senators Hollis.
chairman; Phelan. King. Jones and
Kenyon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
AMERICAN INDIANS PLAY
VALUABLE PART IN WAR
Red Men With Canadian Forces in
France Show Prowess
as Scouts.

LONDON. July l (by mail).-cana-
dian officers on leave here from the
French front have informally recon-
mended to American officials that Amer
lean Indians be employed or enlisted
Tor service with the American expedi-
t1onary forces Manitoba Indians with
the Canadians have done excellent
work at scouting in no mans land.
These Indians with u.s." said a can
tain with the Canadian forces whose
parents live in Philadelphia, have per-
formed services that never could have
been performed by a white man. The
indian OF North America has 1t In his
one We have them in nearly eyery
regiment. eeiS
Again and again during tho past
Two years l have seen them 20 out at
night between the trenches, without
nring a shot. without making the
sllsntest noise or creating the Slight
est disturbance, and come back leading
a haif dozen or SO Germans. from whom
obtained" mas oeen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
TO SHOW q. S. AIMS IN WAR,
Speakers for New York Meetings
Named by MAYORS Committee.

NEW YORK, July 23.--Amertca's
purposes in the war are to be outlined
in speeches in every part of the city
by a number Of prominent men APP
pointed by the mayors committee on
speakers and war instruction. Thomas
L. Chad5ourn. ir., chairman of the
mayors committee on national defense
today announced the selection of the
new committee. Those selected are
able speakers. and their object Will be
TO counteract the arguments Of those
who might make an attempt to dis
credit the motives of the governments
entry into the war
During the last six weeks sneakers
have addressed more than hundred
patriotic meetings In this CITY, At
many Of these meetings addresses were
made In foreign Languages by speakers
cooperating with the MAYORS commit
tee and outside organizations The
new committee. II was announced is
prepared to furnish speakers To anv
organization arranging meetings. ~
promote the national welfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
REINSTATED IN U, S. SERVICE.
E. C. Yeats and Walter W. Grose
Restored to Positions.

The President has authorized the ra-
instatement of E. c. Yates in the rail-
way mail service anu OF WAITER ".
Crosse In the Quartermaster Corps of the
army without regard to civil service
limitations.
In the case of Mr.. Yeats the order says
he was removed In December, 1916, for
improper use Of his travel commission
and his reinstatement Is directed in
view of the statement of the Postmas-
ter General that the case of Mr. Yeats
had received his personal attention and
that he had concluded that the charges
were not sufficiently sustained to war
rant his removal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Details Not Announced.
NETS $50 FOR RED CROSS FUND.
Garden Party Given in Brightwood
by Misses Brown and Otherx

A garden party in Brightwood net.
ted $50 for the Red Cross fund It
was conducted by Miss Lottie Brown,
daughter Of George F. Brown. She
was assisted by her sisters, the Misses
Margaret and Marion Brown: Mrs.
George l. Goodacre and Miss Dora
Heine. who had charge OF booths and
served refreshments
The contributions to the Red Cross
war service fund announced by the
District finance committee today are:
L H. Sinclair. SO; Miss Katherine
R. Pike. $40: J. W. Kingsbury. IS; L. 7.
MacBroom. 81; A. e. Falconer, 81;
]. F. g., $40; R 2. Kirkpatrick. 81; E c.
Bessette. So: Arthur r. suvers. 81:
Harry A. Burgess. 81; Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Sykes. So; Mrs. H. H. Skippon.
81. and Ida G. Greenwen. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
OF FORCES CHANGED.
Number of Offices in District Build.
ing Get New Occupants.

Several changes In the location of forces
in the District building were ordered
today. The excise board is transferred
to the room In the south end of the
west corridor on the fifth floor, while
the space it vacates is to be occupied
by the special assessment division, which
is transferred from room III The
license bureau Is sent to room III and
the clerical force Of the water depart
ment, now located in room 112, is
transferred to room 3o6. lately occupied
by Maj Powell assistant engineer com
missioner The property division of the
auditors office (No. 204) is transferred
to room 212. while room 204 is turned
over to the health department for la
boratory purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Student Officers Face Tests.

FORT SHERIDAN, H.. July 23.-Three
hundred men at the reserve officers
training camp here from Michigan, Illi-
nois and Wisconsin today presented
themselves for medical examination
for provisional second lieutenants In
the regular army. Those who pass the
medical examination will go before an
examining board for inquiry as to their
general qualifications for commissions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
ARE CONSIDERING PLANS
TO INSURE U. S. FIGHTERS

Plans for insuring and indemntfying
oficers and enlisted men of the army
and navy were considered again today
at a conference of life insurance COM
many officials with Secretary McAdoo
and representatives of government de-
A definite program. resulting from
the conference. is expected to be pre-
The chief features under considers.
ton at todays conference propose not
.only insurance in case Of death. but
fndemnitfes in case of injury.
The amounts. maximum and mimi
mum. of the policies, the indemnities
in case Of injury, the premiums to
be paid and all other details are yet
to be agreed upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
CORN BILL DEBATE IMPORTANT
Government Whip in London Makes
Bid for Its Support.

LONDON, July 23-The importance.
that the government attaches to the
debate on the corn production hill
which proposes to pay fixed prices TO
farmers for cereal crops for a number
of years after the war. is shown in a
statement by the government whin
wherein the request of supporters to
attend is trebly underlined and divi-
sion on the minimum wage of $625
week II is proposed to pay farm la bor-
ers is declared vital. Supporters and
opponents of the measure both profess
to believe that danger will be averted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
AUTOMATIC RIFLES FAVORED.
War Department Board Recommends
Purchase of 10000,

The machine gun board Of the War
Denartment has approved the revised
model OF the tb aat nrabs rife
81 900 rifles Of that type. equally d.
.,sGed between light and heavy. The
light arms can be carried by soldiers
and used in the front line trenches.
The board also has recommended the
purchase Of $4,000 Lewis machine guns,
and 1t is understood that a contract
has been drawn TOR their purchase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
FRUIT CARGOEs RELEASED.
Swedish Commission Wins Decision
of British Prize Court Head.

LONDON, July 23-Sir Samuel Evans.
president of the British prize court, to-
day decided that the 1900 tons Of dried
fruits from New York and San Francis
co, seized on the steamships San Fran
cisco and Pacific. should be released to
the Swedish commission, to which the
careoes were consigned.
The cargoes were consigned to the
Swedish victualing commission, a gov
eminent department, but it was alleged
by the British attorney general, who
asked for the condemnation Of the car
eoes. that they were intended for ex-
port to Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
aigh Spirit of Loyalty.

The work before the organizations Is
such as calls for the highest spirit of
loyalty and the strictest adherence to
military discipline. All officers and men
must display that spirit of loyalty
which is essential to the development
of team work within the command.
The camp site now is prepared for the
troops Mai. Louis 6. Wilson, who con-
structed the camp, probably will be
named camp quartermaster.
Mai Alfred +. Robbins, head OF the
local Quartermaster Corps. has been
ordered to Charlotte. y. c., as con-
structing quartermaster Of the camp
there Other members of the Quarter
master Corps already are in the federal
service at Fort Myer, Va. The follow
ing, composing the enlisted personnel
of the local Quariermaster Corps, re-
ported at Fort Myer today: Sergts.
Milton J. Landvoight. Harry H. Ache
son, Roy A. Somners. Frank w Land
voight and Henry J. Cluhh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
HOUSE HEARS TRIBUTE
TO LATE 30 SWEENEY

in consideration of Legislative business
today to allow Representative Miller of
Washington to pay tribute to the men,
DRY of Assistant Secretary Bo Sweeney
of the Interior Department Mr.. Mil
Ter. who was fellow townsman of
Secretary Sweeney. characterized him
as having been an exceptionally able
man and patriotic and conscientious
public official.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Valuation Hearings August 6.

Formal public hearings to consider
the valuation Of the property of the
and Tenleytown and the
City and Suburban Railway companies,
OF the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. will be re-
stunned before the. public utilities COM
mission August 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
LIMIT ON SMUGGLING TIPS.
U. S. Not to Pay More Than S., 900
Reward for Information.

A limit Of $4,000 as reward for infor-
nation upon which smuggling cases
may successfully be prosecuted and re-
coveries of duties obtained has been
set by the government.
Recently an informant gave facts re-
sulting In the recovery by the govern
ment of 100000 in five separate cases,
which would have placed his total re-
ward at $4,000. The ruling followed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Dutch Mission to U. s. Named

AMSTERDAM. July 23.-The minIst.,
of agriculture and commerce has an
pointed a commission of three to nro-
coed to America to represent Dutch in
terests In connection with American
exports. The members are: Engineer
Vaneelbe. Honvenvanoodt, ex vice
president Of the East Indian council
and Van Vollenhoven. director of the
Netherlands bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Osteopathists for the Army.

Senator Broussard introduced in the
senate today a bill providing for the
a appointment OF osteopathic physicians
in the medical service of the army and
navy, not to exceed one to tho number
of enlisted men IN regiment. and to
have the ofdoial statuA rank. pay and
allowance of corresponding grades in
the medical service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
AVIATION BILL IS SENT
TO THE WHITE HOUSE

The ss4o.ooo.oo0 aviation bill went
to the White House today for President
Wilson's signature, and will set in mo
ton machinery for the creation Of the
greatest fleet of air-hghting craft in
the worlds history.
While details of the plan for the con-
struction of the great air feet have not
been disclosed it is generally known
that the bill is intended to provide for
q bout $4,000 airplans and almost 1oo.-
600 men to man them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
RELIEF SHIPS FROM HOLLAND
Belgian Commissions Efforts Are
Based on Needed Tonnage

LONDON. July eat is learned tina,
the negotiations which the Belgian re-
lief commission is now carving on
with Holland for relief ships are ba sed
on the necessity Of obtaining more ION
mage and do not mean that ships Of
other nationaltties engaged In this
work will be withdrawn
An effort is being made, although an
parently with little chance of success
to induce the Dutch government TO re.
cede from its decision not to SUNNY
tonnage unless guarantees Of food IN
plies from the United States are given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
To Name Cabinet Soon.
Liberty for Russian Church.

PETROGRAD. July 23-An ecurnenical
council OF the Russo-Greek orthodox
church will meet al Moscow Assurnn,io,,
day. August IS. The meeting will be the
first one since Peter the Great having
abolished the patriarchate forced the
church under the control OF the autocracv
Inc event Is awaited with impatience by
church reforners, more than two hun-
dred of whom are expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Russian Woman 119 Years Old

COPENHAGEN, June IS Thy mall
The takers of the census in the occu-
pied districts in Russian Poland have
found IN a Courland village Lettish
woman ll9 years, old. says a Berlin
dispatch. Church records attest her
age. She was fourteen years old when
Napoleon's grand army" marched into
Russia.