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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17

Walker of the Sherman team in the
District League registered the highest set
obtained last night by players in the
bowling circuits. Walker knocked down
81 of the naples in his three games. get
ting counts Of 11s, 11s and 1874. It was
his fine rolling which was mainly respon-
sible for the victory over the Garrisons.
The Aroadians captured all their games
with the Princetons in the Arcade League,
winning the contests without much trou-
BILE. Simmons OF the yictors led the
players Of both clubs with IS, 1872 and 1877.
The Shermans proved too strong for
the Garrisons in the District League,
winning two of the three contests. FL
mer, Allen and Walker rolled we'll for
the first mentioned club. Elmer's scores
Of 181. III and lis. Walkers marks al
ready have been mentioned.
Lassa Gets a $40 Set.
Iassa of the Center Market Cafe team
one pin short Of Walkers al set. Lassa
toppled $50 of the naples in his opener,
11s In the second and got 124 in the third
The Torpedo team was the winner in
the Navy Yord League, defeating Mis-
cellaneous in two contests. Nolan Of
Miscellaneous was high player, with
scores Of 112, 120 and 101. In the Ma
tional Capital circuit the Southeast Stars
won from the Government Printing Office,
making a sweep. Work and Shanks OF
the winning club were the stars Of the
match, the former registering Ill, ia
and 1902. and the latter. ia, 122 and 100.
The Grand Central team defeated a
picked quint from the Southeast League
taking four of the five contests; it lost
the second. In the game In which II
was on the short end Of the score, the
margin against IL was only two pins
The highest game was 682 and the low
est 500. Mayhem and Miller rolled well
for the victors.
Dave McCarty and Doran Mccarty
starred in the Evening Star League. get
ting the two prizes awarded each week
by that organization. Dave obtained the
prize for the best set, getting marks OF
100, liz and lis, and Doran got the
award for top game with count Of 122.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
DANISH WEST INDIES
NOW us POSSESSION
Ratifcations Between the Countries
Exchanged and Sovereignty Passes.
Cost $25, 000, 600.

Sovereignty over the Danish West
Indies. after half a century of negotia-
lions, today passed to the United States
with the exchange Of Publications of
the purchase treaty by Secretary Lans-
ing and Danish Minister Brun. The
actua: physical transfer, with the rails
ing of the American flag. will tskc place
upon payment of the &25.ooo.o0o pur-
chase price, which Congress probably
will provide in a few weeks.
During the interim, the government
of the islands will be administered by
the present Danish government. Under
mission is to begin work Immediately
to arrange the details Of the transfer.
Congress to Decide.
The question of the permanent form
OF government and Of name must be
arranged by Congress. probably on the
lines of the Foraker act. under which
the territory of Porto Rico was ac-
quired. As the new group was ac-
quired primarily at the instance of the
Navy Department because Of its stra-
tegfc Importance as a naval base. that
department is anxious to be placed in
absolute control under such a tenure
as exists in the case Of the Island of
Guam. The War Department, how
ever. being already equipped with
proper machinery for administering
insular possessions through the in
sular bureau which controls the Philip
pines. is likely to be asked to take
charge of the administration of affairs
Joint Board Likely.
1t is probable that a Joint board of
army and navy officers will be sent to
the islands soon to concert measures
for the military protection of the group
and for the immediate establishment OF
a naval station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
ALEXANDER WANTS $4,000.
Phillies May Compromise With Star
Pitcher for $12. 500.

PHILADELPHIA, January 1.-The
difference in salary that stands between
Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Phil
adelphia base ball club does not promise
to be bridged until the latter part Of next
month 1t is taken for granted that the
great pitcher and the club will come to
terms. Alexander can no more afford to
stop pitching in the heyday of his career
than the club can afford to be without his
services President Baker refuses to dis
cuss the matter
February 20, and. it is understood, will
at that time talk over the salary question
with the club officials. It is believed that
the club offered him salary of $4,000
and that Alexander thinks he should have
$4,000. 1t is predicted that the difference
will be split and both sides will be happy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
BOLD ATTEMPT MADE
TO KILL man AND Wife
Shots Fired Into Home of W. Eman-
ual Fowler, Near Anacostia.
Police Make Search.

Prince Georges county authorities
today are searching for an unidentified
individual who Is wanted to answer
for having made bold attempt to kill
W. Emanuel Fowler and his wife. Mrs.
Mary Fowler, at their homo on Barnaby
road near the District line. last night
shortly after $3.50 o'clock. Two shots
were fired by their assailant, one i'm
bedding itself in the window sill and
the other wounding the couple.
The bullet that wounded the couple
struck Mrs. Fowler in the fieshy part of
the hand. struck the stove. ricocheted
and hit Mr.. Fowler on the forehead.
Both bullets passed through window
forehead amounted to nothing more
than a scratch, while the flesh wound
the wife received was not serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler were seated in
the kitchen. having finished their even
ing meal. and without the slightest
warning were fired upon. They heard
no noise outside the house to suggest
the possible presence of any one, they
stated, and 1t was not until tho noise
made by the pistol shot and the crash
ing glass attracted their attention that
they knew of their danger.
Search for Assailant Fails.
Wounded by the second shot. Mrs.
Fowler made an outcry, and her hus-
band, arming himself with his gun,
hurried from the house and searched
for the person who did the shooting.
He was unable to find any trace of the
assailant. however. and, although his
home is in Maryland, he appealed to
the police Of Anacostia to assist in an
effort to capture the individual who
did the shooting.
Policeman FarQuhar went to the
scene of the shooting and made an
investigation. Mr.. Fowler was unable
to suggest a motive. While he felt
satisfied that the bullets were intepded
for him, he stated. he had had no trou-
Bile with anybody, and he hardly
thought the person who welded the
weapon was bent on robbery. Several
neighbors heard the reports of the pis-
toll shots, but were unable to locate
them, they stated to the police.
The Fowler farm is partly in the Dis
trict and partly in Maryland, and il
was only a few feet across the dividing
line where the shooting occurred. Capt
Anderson Of the eleventh precinct di-
rected his officers to cooperate will
the Maryland authorities and to cross
into Maryland IL necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
WALKER OBTAINS
BEST SET MARK
District League Player Stars
for Shermans, With Total
of ST..
LASSA ALSO ROLLS WELL
LAssA ALSO ROLLS WELL
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Columbia LeaSue-Webers VI.
Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing League-surface ~. CUBS.
Washingten League-Winsten ~.
Kentucky Reserves.
National Capital Leagae-Co1um.
bians vs.. Grand Centrals.
National League Maines W.
Delawares.
Departmental LeAGue-WaR ~.
Commissioners.
Capitol Hill LeaEue-Deweys ".
S0uthlaads.
Odd FelloW1 LsaGue-CslunDaa
VS.. Mount Pleasant.
Capital City LenEue-EasterAs ~.
Ivory Soaps.
Agricultural IAteTbureau LeAGue
Forest Service VI. Crep Esti.
mates.
Fourteenth Street League-0wls
VS.. Phelps.
Masonic League-Georee c. WHIT
ing VI. Hiram, King David ~.
Lafayette.
Knights Of COlumbus League
salvadors W. Gen0as, NAnas ~.
De Sofas.
Commercial League - Southern
Railway W.. 1Ierchants' Trans
fer.
Post OAlce Club League-Nlght
Force VS.. Supervisory.
Alexandria City League-Csm-
merce vs.. Dreadnaughts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
MISKE AGAIN BESTS DILLON.
St. Paul Boxer Shades Indianapolis
Man in Ten Rounds.

NEW YORK, January Infringing
into play every ounce of strength in
his body and summoning his entire
knowledge of the boxing game. Billy
Miske. the st. Paul electromagnetic.
now looked upon as the foremost boxer
of this division, registered another VIC
tory over the redoubtabie Jack Dillon
of indianapolis last night in their ten
round bout. Miske showed the way
clearly in four rounds-the second,
ffth, ninth and tenth-while Dillon
showed to advantage in two-the first
and seventh. The remaining four SEES:
sions ended with the boxers on even
terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
NAVAL ACADEMY CUNT PLAYS
TWO HARD GAMES THIS WEEK
Sailors Meet Swarthmore Today and New
York University Saturday in What
Should Be Brilliant Struggles.

was obtained in a contest here, and was
won by a wide margin. O'Lone did some
brilliant playing at forward for George
town. and Fees fine shooting from the
foul line. Fees dropped the ball into the
basket in twelve out Of fifteen attempts
basket ball game yesterday between
Eastern and Western the score stood
Z to in favor of Eastern. Late in the
second period, though. the Red and
carried it to the front and finally gave
IT the victory by score of 16 to 10.
Both the quints, although the Mghtest
in the school series. put up some mighty
aggressive play.
Thomas, EasternS star forward was
not in the game.
A peculiar feature Of the contest was
the inability Of either team to throw
goals from the foul line. A total Of
twenty-six fouls were called. but only
tempts. Neither team played particular
ly good basket ball, though they made UP
in aggressive defensive work what it
lacked in offense.
The Business High quint yesterday
went to the Gonzaga College gym
nasium and took a game from the
five representing that school by a mar
gin of / point. Ralph Wise Is playing
brilliant basket ball for Business, HIS
individual performance being the great
est factor in the success of his school.
Wise threw eight goals from the field
and three from the foul line. contrib
uting 10 of his teams rs points. Dycer
and Duffy, forwards. were the best
players Gonzaga had.
The B. and o. team swamped the
Terminal five in the Terminal Rail-
road Y. M. c. A. Basket Ball League
in the game last night I'm that cir
cult. The score was So to 10, there
being little to the contest other than
it's one -sidedness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
WOULD LOWER SALARIES
Ban johnson Cites One Effect of
Players Joining Forces of
Union Labor.

NEW YORK, January Humiliation
of the Base Ball Players Fraternity
with the American Federation of Labor
would end the present salary system in
professional ase ball, by which the
dollars for their work, in the opinion
of President Ban Johnson of the
American League, who discussed here
yesterday the plan to unionize ball play
ers. He asserted the change would mean
that a union scale of wages would be
paid both to the star and the average
player. in accordance with the amount
of money his position called for. He
doubted If the stars of the game would
make such an agreement.
President johnson recalled that in
the old National League wages were
standardized when owners found 1T diff
ficult to pay the large salaries some
players received years ago.
Stars Would Object.
Under the plan at that time, Presi
dent johnson declared, outfielders re-
ceived a certain sum and infieIders. it
was agreed, were to receive another
amount. President Johnson said he
was unwilling to believe that present.
day ball players, drawing large sal
aries, would be content to equalize
their earning abilities with players who
just manage to hang on to the major
leagues.
President Johnson said he hoped
Samuel Gompers would first consult
with his associates before taking up
the proposal seriously. adding that the
American League has never been an
tagonistic to the American Federation
Of Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
McCourt Outplays Jones.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January IL
Charles McCourt of Cleveland did not
give Frank Jones much chance to win
last nights game in the Three-cushion
Billiard League series. McCourt, who
has challenged for the three-cushion
title. won the game, SO to SO, but it re-
Quired seventy three innings to COM
plete the halfhundred points. Both
players had high runs of 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
MITCHELL oUTPoINTs WELSH.
Freddie Claims Bad Health as Reason
for Poor Showing.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. January IL
Freddie Welsh defended his title OF
worlds lightweight champion by fight
ing at welterweight against Richie
Mitchell of this city, who came in on
figures, and was badly
beaten in the worst exhibition of fight
ing that the Englishman has ever
shown. He remained in his she'll all
night, allowing Mitchell to hammer in
vain at his covered head.
After the fight Welsh went to the
boxing commissioners and explained
that he had not been well and was
forced to save himself from the loss
of the title by a possible knockout by
covering and clinehing constantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Dubuc Released to Salt Lake.

DETROIT, January 17.-Announcement
has been made by the Detroit American
League Base Ball Club that Pitcher
Dubuc will be released to the Salt Lake
City club of the Pacific Coast League in
stead of to Chattanooga, as previously
announced. Dubuc Will join the Salt
Lake City team in the spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Atlantas to Train at Athens.

ATLANTA, Ga. January 1.-THE At
lanta Southern Association club will
train this spring at Athens. Ga. accord
ing to telegram received here from
Manager Charles Frank, who is I'm New
Orleans on visit. The Louisville
American Association club also will
train at Athens. and the two teams are
expected TO engage in practice games
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Fires Building to Insure Vacation.

CORNwELLs. Pa. January IL
Joseph Bashbuski. nineteen years old.
of Philadelphia has confessed that he
had twice set fire to the Holy Ghost
Apostolic College at this place, the po-
lice here say, because he desired
vacation in order that he might study
and prepare for his examination. which
he feared he would not be able TO pass.
Bashbuski is a fourth-year student and
was preparing TO he a Christian Brother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
"Y" Boys Win at Basket Ball.

The Y. NJ. C. A. boys basket ball
team won from the Westover Athletic
Club last night in the boys gymnasium
of the Y NJ C. A. The score was 30 to
H. Payne starred for the winning
ouint, throwing six goals from the
floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
ALLEN c. CLARK ELECTED
HISTORICAL SOCIETY HEAD
Columbia Association Also Chooses
Other Ofdcers-Memorial Exer-
cises for L. P. Shoemaker.

Allen {. Clark was elected president
of the Columbia Historical Society at
its annual meeting last evening in the
Shoreham Hotel Other officers elected
are: Job Barnard and w. y. Bryan,
vice presidents; Cuno H. Rudolph,
treasurer; Mrs. Mary S. Beali, record
ing secretary; William F. Roberts, cor
responding secretary; James F. Hood,
curator; Fred L. Fishbaok. ehronicler;
William v. Cox and William Henry
Dennis. managers.
Exercises in tribute to the late Louis
Pierce Shoemaker also were held. The
exercises included a biographical sketch
by John A Saul and addresses by
Charles S. Bundy, d. o'C. Callaghan and
Allen c. Clark.
A paper on The Earliest Proprietors
OF Capitol Hilf' was read by Margaret
Brent Downing. The paper gave a
sketch of the three men, Thompson.
Gerard and Motley. from their record :
ed acts in the provincial assembly acts
of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Phi Mu Sigma Teams to Play.

Two games are scheduled tonight in
the Phi MI Sigma Basket Ball League.
Chi meets Nh Beta and Pi opposes
Sigma. The games will be played in
the gymnasium of the boys department
of the Y. NJ. c. A. and begin at 1880
o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Capitol Hill Early History.

Thompson and Gerard. it was shown.
acquired title to the land which is now
colloquially known as Capitol Hill.
about 1922. and they conferred the
name Of Duddington Manor and Pas
ture on the larger portion.
George Thompson was the son of a
pioneer settler of Maryland and took
out land at the same time as did An
drew White and others who came over
in the Ark and Dove. He was also a
successful advocate or pleader before
the provincial court and acquired con-
siderable wealth. DIR. Thomas Gerard.
his associate in buying the Potoma c
tracts. was lord of st. Clements Manor.
Thomas Motley, who belonged to a
distinguished feudal family. the Syden-
hams of Combe, In 1870 bought the Po-
tomac holdings of Duddington and New
Troy from Thompson and changed the
name into Cerne Abbey Manor. He was
deputy governor from 1876 to 1879.
The paper closed with tribute to
Maj. LEnfant, the man who is the con-
Meeting link between the old and new
proprietors of Capitol Hill.
DIR. ]. Dudley Morgan produced an
original letter of President Washingt ton
addressed to Mai. LEnfant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
STRIKE DUE FEBRUARY 20
Fultz Sets Probable Date for Walk.
out of Players-Counts on
Labor's Aid.

NEW YORK, January 17.-David l..
F'ultz. president of the Base Ball Play
ers' Fraternity, has set February 20 as
the date the players strike is likely to
become effective.
The Chicago National League play
ers have been instructed to report in
Chicago on that date to make the trip
to their training camp at Pasadena,
Cal, said Fultz. IF the present base
ball tangle is not Strengthened out by
that time. however. not one of the
eighteen leading members of the team
will move. The other clubs, who have
unsigned fraternity players, will be up
against a similar situation when thew
order mobilization at the training
camps. The players simply will not
bulge"
Fuitz said the decision to Join the
American Federation of Labor came
after reports from President johnson
of the American League that the fra
ternity must be crushed. and that play
ers who are active in the fraternity
must give up their order or get out of
his league.
I'VE needed something to bulwark US
up, and there seems no doubt that affil-
iation with the American Federation of
Labor will prove great benefit" con-
tinued Fu1tz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Confident of Labor's Aid.

Il bedlieve such affiliation will
strengthen US sufficiently to win the
requests we now ask for without car
rying this strike into the season. I do
not believe the club owners will want
to antagonize the federation, as base
ball is largely workingman's sport,
especially In the western cities, which
are unionized much more strongly than
some in the east. 1t would hardly be
to the advantage of club owners to
hire inferior players in such cities.
Not only did six to seven hundred
players sign pledges late last season
not to sign until instructed to do so,
but within the last four weeks we sent
out fresh letters to the players, asking
Are you still willing to go through
with this and all have answered yes "
II also have received many letters
from players of low minor league
classification. asking what they shall
do. They play in leagues not pro-
tected by the fraternity and they have
been instructed to sign their contracts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
BUREAU EMPLOYEES
FOR DRY" DISTRICT
Members of Woman's Federal Union
Raise Voices Against
Prohibition.

What do you think about e, Girls
Should we have a dry Districtr' Mrs
Mary f. Ganzhorn, president OF tie
Woman's Union of the bureau Ut en-
craving and printing, asked the mem
meeting held in Typographical Ten
PIE.
A tense moment followed Finally
the answer came, a little weak and vn-
certain at first, but rapidly gaining
force and ending with a rss0unaine
NO"
The opinion WAS apparently unAni-
nous and the regular order - bua-
ness was about to be resumed when
a disturbing element burst forth with
a dissenting voice. at believe II Drohi-
bition," she exclaimed.
why. whyy' she was asked
Think of all the homes that heye
been destroyed by liquor" ssi1 the
disturbing element.
Union Mems Jobs at STAKE.
Think of all the union men that will
lose their jobs il the prohibition bill
is passed" retorted President CAM
horn
The woman's Union In afiiiated with
the American Federation ct Labor end
the Central Labor Union of this city.
Let the men exercise their will cow
er and We will not need a prohibition
law"
Great excitement prevailed Every
one seemed possessed with an unoon-
trollable desire to talk. Some one sug
gested finally that vote be taken on
the question.
At this junoture Of the preeeedings
Secretary McNaffv c0f0Un1 n6nA tina
tention of the members. She pointed
out that the meeting was not called
for the purpose OF discussing the liquor
question and suggested that further
discourse on the subject be ruled out
of order. The motion was seooQded
and carried and the regular business
of the meeting went on.
To Keep UP Wage Fight.
The meeting was held to devise ways
and means of continuing the fight that
the organization is making for an In
crease in wages for the young women
holding non-clerical positions at the
bureau of engraving ana PRINTING!
H. NJ McLarin. president Of the Federal
Employees Union. addressed tls gath
.ering and urged them not to become
discouraged in event Congress failed to
pass a bill to increase their salaries
this session. Keep up the good work
you are now doing" he told them, and
you are bound TO win out In the snd
Mrs. Ganzhorn is not bit pessimistic
in regards to the present outlook. She
declares that the members of tbs Won
ans Union stiH have a splendid chance
of getting - per cent Increase tn
their wages. SHOULD we fail in cur
efforts this session OF Congress- 20 will
keep right on fighting until Congress
does accede to our demands" she says
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
BIG LEAGUERS FIGHT SHY
Only Seven Attend Chicago Frater-
nifty Meeting-Leonard Of
Nationals There.

CHICAGO. January 17.-Secrecy yelled
the questions discussed by fifteen or
twenty members of the Base Ball
Players Fraternity who met here os-
tensibly to learn the views of David
l.. Fultz. president of the fraternity,
who has threatened to call a strike I'M
less certain demands of the organiza-
ton are granted. Some of the players,
as they emerged from the conference,
made an apparent attempt to avoid
base ball reporters waiting to question
them.
Al Demaree. pitcher with the Phila-
delphia Nationals. who was yesterday
traded to Chicago. and who called the
meeting at the request Of President
Fultz, declined to reveal the contents
of Mr. Fuitz's letter. which was sent
on from New York He also declined
to say who was chairman of the meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Will Stick to Fu1tz.

"Ail 1 can say" said Demaree. after
reporters cornered him, lis that We
pledged our loyalty to Fultz and the
fraternity We would be poor fra
ternity members If we didn't. l shall
not say word about Fultz's letter.
for ] was not authorized to make II
public
Not more than seven of the players
attending the meeting are members of
major league clubs. Among them were
Demaree. Archer and Clemens of the
Chicago Nationals; Leonard of Wash
ington, Smith of the St Louis Ma
tions. Pfener of Brooklyn and Roth Of
Cleveland.