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Evening star., 1917-04-07
ROD AND STREAM.

There will be no more tramping
May %, the season for catching bass
being closed from April l until that
time. Last week there were many bass
fishermen in evidence on the wall. and
many bass were caught, but they drop
ped out when the season closed.
1t was not a case of leaving the
river" said Will T. Reynolds. "for white
perch appeared in time to permit them
to continue sport without Interruption"
Anglers who spent the week end on
the river above Aqueduct bridge and
those who have been there during the
week report that they were enabled to
lower the cost of living.
I'VE were on the river early in the
morning" said John w. Hurley, telling
of an outing in which William f. Dulin
also was participant, and by 2
o'clock in the afternoon we gave up
the sport because we had as many
perch as we could carry"
Fishing at a place known to anglers
as Hens and Chickens" Charlie Porter
and Lew Thayer made a catch of a
dozen Mississippi catfish. That was the
day before white perch appeared in
w
as the opening of the spring perch fish
ing season.
During the early part of the afternoon
it was case of getting the so-called
Lew Thayer size especially with Thay-
er, but just before quitting time the
angler was fortunate enough to land a
fish that weighed six and one-half pounds.
'And he was delighted at the thought
of beating Porter remarked Ringgold
Hart.
Not for a number of years have large
white perch been as plentiful early in
the season as they are this year." was
the comment of Mack Sparrough when
he returned from a trip to Lock cove.
And the fish are not demanding soft
crab bait. the price of which is almost
prohibitive," he concluded. 1.-THE early
run of perch seem to prefer worms to the
crab bait-the ordinary garden or blood
worms
Mack was one of many sportsmen who
returned from the river on week end
trip with big catch of white perch.
Charlie Birkright padded his own
canoe as far as Patsy Manns on a
week end outing, going there. he said
because he expected to find large perch.
He had good luck, returning to Rey-
nolds' and displaying two large punches
of attractive fish.
A returning angler from tho vicinity OF
Evening star., 1917-04-07
MAXWELL IN GOLF final
Meets W. G.. Fownes Today for
North and South Title at
Pinehurst.

William c. Fownes of the Oakmont
Club OF Pittsburgh. Pa, and Norman
Maxwell of Aronimink, Pa, meet today
in the final round for the north and
south amateur championship at Pine
hurst. The battle yesterday between
Fownes and Frank Dyer of Montclair.
N. j., was a thrilling combat all the
way. There was a high wind blowing
and the tee shots of both men were
frequently off the line. Fownes took
the lead at the second hole, when Dyer
needed three puts. The latter won the
third, the fourth was halved and
Fownes with a on the 427-yard htth,
where Dyer missed six-footer for a
half, again went into the lead. The
seventh hole, 537-yarder into the Wlnd,
went to Dyer. again squaring the
match. Fownes, noted for his ability TO
negotiate short holes, won both the
eighth and ninth in 8 and 4. respective
ly. putting him up at the turn. Dyer
won the tenth. halved the next two ana
won the thirteenth, squaring the match
for the third time.
Then came the fatal slip. With a sure
half in sight he missed a putt OF less
than a yard, and FowneS became l up,
losing his lead again when Dyer holed
fifteen-footer on the fifteenth Tor a
3. On the sixteenth Dyer topped his
second and was short in three, but still
got half. Dyer drove into a trap at
the 165-yard seventeenth, losing the
hole when Fownes got nicely on the
green from the tee and was down III
two puts. putting him dormie l up.
Fownes was on the green in two shots
at the last hole. and Dyer, trapped all
the way. was down in 5, giving the
Pittsburgh man the match by hole
Maxwell and Robert Hunter of Wee
burn seesawed back and forth in the
lead until the fifteenth hole, where
Maxwell went into the lead, winning
the match and i. The Fownes-Carter
match in the morning was the great
attraction to the gallery. Fownes WIN
ming on the sixteenth green by and q
John H C1app of the Chevy Chase
Club opposes W. H. Thayer of New
York in the final of the third flight
today
Evening star., 1917-04-07
CHANGES IN PERSONNEL.
Appointments, Promotions, Etc, IN
Department of Interior.

Changes have been approved by Sec
retary Lane among employees in the De-
partment of Interior follows:
Probationary appointments: General
land ofIice-Robert +. Mcklnstry, MIS-
souri,. $3.50. Patent otiice-AndreW NJ;
Smith. jr.. Indiana. $40: bureau Oh
setts. $3.50. and John B. Hynal, Okla
homa. $1,000.
Temporary appointment authorized
by civil service commission: Geologlcal
survey-Miss Josephine Gloetzner' DIS
trict of Columbia, SIS per month
Extension of temporary appointment
authorized by civil service commission:
Bureau of mines-Robert c. Dabney,
kentucky, $1,000.
Mont V. Livingston. Missouri, $1,000 to
s1400; Clarence Q. Webb. Alabama.
$1,000 to s1.4o0: Francis 3. Condor,
Rhode Island. $1,000 to $1,000. Miss
Elsie Ullman, Ohio. $1,000 to $1,000;
Isaac H. Germany. Maryland. $1,000 to
$1,000; Abe Barber. New York, 5000 to
$1,000; George A. GUNNER, Iowa. $500
to $1,000: Miss Virginia E. Wrenn, Vir-
ginia, $500 to $1,000; Ernest D. Brown.
Kentucky, s72o to $500; Leo T. Farrell,
Michigan. s720 to 5000; Miss Augusta
H. Wernich. Wisconsin, $120 to 5000.
Indian office-Hamilton Dimick. Ala
bama, $4,000 to $3.50: Charles r. Wanner.
IellliSslNdilie, S-'Vuo " S-,-oV, neiJ "
S. CARRIER, Virginia, sl,soo to $1,000:
Thomas F. Murphy, Massachusetts, $1,000
to 81. 500: John F. Mahon, Illinois, $1,000 to
sl,S00; Charles B. Marine. Iowa. $1.500 to
81 500; Charles C. Boyer. Kansas. $1.400
to $1,000: William r. Rosenkrans. New
York. 81 400 to S1.500: James H. Cassidy,
Connecticut. $1,000 to SI,400; William II.
Cowboys California, $1,000 to Sl,400; Mel
vim A Pfeiffer, Maryland. 81. 900 to $1,000:
Charles J. Ingles. Minnesota, $1,000 to
1900: Eester W. Rose. Oklahoma. $500 to
1000; Miss Charlotte d. Watson. Nir-
ginia 81, 900 to $1,000: Miss Ida Dennis.
Kansas 5000 to $1,000, and George A.
Schultz. Wisconsin, $500 to $1,000. Patent
Kentuckyve$720 to 5000. and Miss Maude
F. Rude, Missouri, S72O to $780, Bureau
of mines-Virgil P. Hawse. Virginia, s1.SS0
to s1.50o: John F. Duggar, jr-. Alabama,
81, 200 to $3.50: George E. Postman. Cali
fornia. s1,26o to s1.3so: Charles r. Locks,
Colorado $1,000 to $3.50. and Edward 7.
Gregg, Pennsylvania, $1,000 to $1,000.
Transfers within the department: Bu-
reau Of mines-William c. Phelan, Massa-
chusetts, from geological survey. and Miss
Margaret L. Light, Pennsylvania, from
bureau of education
Resignations: General land of1ce-Rolla
S. Carter, Arizona. and Boyd S; Becking-
ton, Illinois. Patent office-Henry r.
Davies, Wisconsin: Harry L. Kelly. Okla
homa, and William T. Herman, District
Of Columbia. Geological survey--William
Hohnbaus Indiana. and Robert B. Smith,
District of Columbia. Bureau of mines
Edwin c. White, Maryland: Clark j.
Mckee Pennsylvania: Fred H. Moellen-
hoff, Missouri, and Robert P. Bett. Penn
sylyania.
Evening star., 1917-04-07

the outlet lock appeared. and mis- basket
of perch. the fish weighing from half
pound to one and one-half pounds. quickly
put Birkright's catch out of the prize
winning class.
John F. Murreli and Alvin B. Lank have
paid several visits to the river in the vi
cinity of tletchers the past week. They
tried their luck late in the afternoon. and
We're able to land more than fish enough
for home consumption.
y. l.. Puilian. using the expensive soft
crap bait, was in evidence on the river
near Lock cove Tuesday afternoon He
was getting his share of fish that were
not classed among the horses" and
Charles E. Heard, batting with ordinary
anSleworms, dropped anchor nearby
What are YOU batting WITH" shouted
Pullian, when he saw his friend catch
ing fish that were well worth catching
Then he learned, to his surprise, that
Heard was catching the big ones with
angieworms
Jack Speaker, unable to land string
of small-mouth gamesters, set his out
lines in the river near the canal lock
over which he presides, and the Missis-
sippi catfish he caught numbered fully
one hundred.
The largest of the catch was a six
teen-pounder,' said John Martin. '.ane
the fish were kept alive in the canal"
Jack disposed of the fish to members
of the 1st Separate Battalion, D. c. N G..
in camp guarding the water supply. and
the guardsmen enjoyed a chowder dinner.
Several large catches of perch were
made in the vicinity of Aaueduct bridge
and Analostan Island during the week.
John Wall flshed part of Tuesday after
noon near the lower end of the island.
and landed string of fully seventy-ive
fish, and John Lipscomb, fishing near
the bridge, returned ashore with a split
basket well filled with perch.
Adam A. Weschler and his son were on
the river Tuesday afternoon and not
only caught supply of fish for Wednes-
day dinner, said John Hurley. but the
father caught one of the largest perch
that has been landed near Fletcher's this
season.
John Souder renewed activities on Lit
tie river this week. He made a speciality
of catfish, landing 112 Of that variety
on days outing.
George ". Leopold Thursday afternoon
notified John w. Hurley that many ba ss
were being caught in the vicinity of
Knoxville and Weverton and invited him
to come up and give the sport a trial.
The angler says he will not give bass
fishing go until the season for such
sport in the District opens.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
BY n. c. BYRD.

Maryland State will open its annual
track and field games, to be held May
5. to the colleges of the District. Here
tofore the meet has been limited to the
colleges of Maryland and to the high
and prep schools of Maryland and the
District of Columbia. For the meet this
year. though. it has been decided to
extend invitations to Gallaudet, George
Washington, Catholic University and
Georgetown
Preparations for the meet now are
being made and it looks much as il the
affair will be even better attended than
in past years. There has never been SO
great a response from the high and
preparatory schools Of Maryland and
a big contingent from the District in
ness, always the two doubtful high
schools in track meets, have signlhed
their intention to enter squads. Paul
White, physical director at Business, Is
out with the statement that he Will
have a good squad in the games and
Bill McCaffrey, coach at Eastern, says
he Is going to enter about twelve men.
The collegiate part of the games are
sure to be more of success than usual,
particularly in view OF tne ldct that /.
is probable local colleges will accept
the Invitations to enter. At least, sew
eral have given assurances that they
will be represented. Besides the Mary
land and District colleges, it is likely
that Delaware College will put in a
team. That institution requested some
time ago to be allowed to take part and
it has been decided to include 1t in the
list of invitations.
Entry blanks are to be sent out next
week. The same events as were con-
tested last season are listed and their
order will be the same. The collegiate
competitions are the 100-yard dash,
22O-yard dash, 440-yard dash. SSS-yard
run. 1-mile run. 2-mile run, 220-yard
hurdles, broad jump, high jump. 10
pound shot put and pole vault. The
open interscholastic events are 100
ward dash, 22O-yard dash, 440-yard
dash, sSO-yard run. 1-mile run, 220-
Evening star., 1917-04-07
MACK SENDS sTRUNK HOME.
Manager of Athletics Resents Ac-
tions of Noted Fielder.

ROCKY MOUNT, n. c., April Amos
Strunk, who has been playing sensa-
tional and wretched base ball in alter
nate streaks, according to Manager
Mack, was sent home yesterday morii-
ing to Philadelphia. Mack's statements
in part says:
you can just state that I am through
with this player until he explains the
cause of his actions toward me. / can
not understand why he acted so indif-
ferently toward me by not speaking TO
me for the last ten days. ,
Evening star., 1917-04-07
HOEKE AND JORDY WIN.
Defeat Voss and Mast Easily in
Three.Cushion Tourney.

Last nights games in the three
cushion tournament running at the
Royal, resulted as follows: Hoeke de-
feated Noss, 35 to is, and Jordy beat
Mast. 80 to %. Both victories were
easily gained, although Mast held on to
Jordy for twenty points and then blew
Tonight Brashears meets Lamson ana
Hoeke plays Wallace. The players are
pretty close together, and the contests
should be interesting all the way.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
JOE WOOD REINsTATED.
National Commission Restores Pitch
er to Good Standing.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. April THE ma
tional base ball commission has
granted the request of Pitcher Joe
Wood of the Cleveland American
League club and restored him to good
standing without the inflicting of
penalty.
Wood was carried on the 1916 in
eligible list of the Boston Americans
because of his failure to report last
spring. He was sold by that club to
the Cleveland club about six weeks
ago
Evening star., 1917-04-07
CARDINALS WIN TITLE.
Clinch St. Louis Championship by
Defeating Browns in City Series.
Won. Lost. Pct. TR
st. Louis fN.)....... 3 q 1000 10
st. Louis tAl...... o 3 900 4

ST. LOUIS. April T.-St. Louis Ma
tionals won the city championship by
taking yesterdays game from the st.
Louis Americans, to /. OF the four
games played. the Nationals have won
three; one resulted in a tie. Two more
are to be played.
Americans ....... o q o IL
Nationals ...... 8 o o o o IS
Two-base hits-I.ong, Miller, Pratt. Three
base hit-Hornsby. Stolen base-Marsans.
Sacrifice hits-Mller. CRUZ. Double play
Lavan, Pratt and Sisler. Left on bascs-Amert-
cans. d: Nationals 8. First base error
Nationals. Bases bails-Of Rogers. 4: OF
Watson. =. Hits and earned runs-on Kerr.
5 hits runs in l inning; of Rogers hits, }
runs in 7 innings: OF Watson, hits, no runs
in 8 innings. Struck out-By Rogers, i: by
Watson g. Umplres-Messrs. Quigley and
Owens. Time of game-1 hour and As minutes.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Many Inquiries Received.

The insurance department of the Dis
trict has received many inquiries from
the holders of policies of German COM
panies.
An interesting angle of the decision
of the State Department is the fact
that though the government has been
asked to define the status of the
agencies of German companies, all the
agencies are subject to state laws, and
those in Washington to District regu-
1ations. instead of to federal regula-
ton.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Recruiting Disrupts High School.

MALAD, Idaho. April Patriotic
fervor of sixteen students has resulted
in the disruption of the local high
school The sixteen young men, COM
prising the entire male section of the
school, presented themselves at the
United States Army recruiting station
yesterday with the intention of enlist
ing Fourteen were accepted. The two
others were rejected on account of be-
ing under age.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
G. W. U. Girls at Fredericksburg.

The George Washington University
girls basket ball team tonight is
scheduled to play at fredericksburg
Va. The State Normal School of that
place is booked as the opponent of the
local sextet.
Evening star., 1917-04-07

funny are caught along the Pacific
coast of Japan from Formosa as far
north as the fHokkaido. The average
fors9recent years has been $4,000. 600
pounds. valued st S1.000.000.
Evening star., 1917-04-07

The Georgetown and Maryland State
mines. in lieu of regular games, this
morning went through an hour and a
half of hard practice. Both colleges
have several contests listed next week
Maryland State, which has not yet
opened its season. plays four games
right at the start, Fordham. Lafayette
Boston College and Dickinson being
listed to appear at College Park on
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and Fri
day.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Premiums Total SEC, 1000, 900.

The amount of business done by
German companies yearly in this coun-
try is represented in the payment of
$50. 100000 in premiums. The funds of
the companies are held by managers.
who must be citizens of this country
The decision of the State Depart
ment also is important from the stand
point of American companies doing
business in Germany. Some of the
American companies have as high as
$S.0O0.OeO in cash abroad"
Before the State Department decision
was announced, managers of some of
the companies asked John Bassett
Moore. former counsellor for the State
Department, for an opinion on their
legal status. Mr.. Moore investigated
decisions in Germany, England and the
United States. and gave the opinion
that state of war between the United
States and Germany would have vir-
tually no effect upon the United States
branches of German companies. so far
as their ability to continue business
here is concerned.
Mr.. Moore stated:
THE tendency. of all these citations
is to show that ordinary commercial
relations could secure what is termed
commercial domicile' in this country
by maintaining branch offices here,
would prevent the application to them
of the rules governing treatment of
alien enemies.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Bingham.Mebane Team Wins.

BINGHAM SCHOOL. MEBANE, y. C.,
April Coming back hard in the last
game of the Georgia Tech series. the
bingham Mebane Cadets won by the
score of to 8.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
NH. A. Practice Called Off.

Owing to the Passover holidays mem
bers of the Y. NJ. II. A. base ball team
have been notified there will be no
practice session held tomorrow.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
MARYLAND STATE OPENS MEET
TO COLLEGE TEAMS IN DISTRICT
GEORGETOWN, Catholic D., G. W. y. and
Gallaudet to Be Extended Invitations
to Enter Track Games May 5.

yard hurdles, pole vault. high jump.
12-pound shot put and broad jump. Two
races are listed for members of the
freshmen classes In the high and prep
schools. the 100-yard dash and 220-yard
dash. Five events are down for the
county high schools. they being the
l0O-yard dash. 220-yard dash. 440-yard
dash. 1-mile run and broad jump.
The regulation gold, silver and bronze
ond and third places in all the events.
Three gold watches will be given the
individuals scoring the most points. re-
spectively. in the county school, open
interScholaStic and interco1legla late
classes. Large plaques will be the
team trophies in the intercollegiate
and interscholastic classes and a ban
ner in the county schools class. The
meet is held under the intercollegiate
rules, except that only three places
count in the point scoring for the team
trophies.
No entry fees are charged for the
meet Each school Is allowed to enter
as many men as it pleases. and enter
them in as many events as they feel
capable of taking part. The entry
list closes Saturday, April IS.
The only college base ball game
scheduled here today is to take place
at Catholic University, the Brookland-
ers having Holy Cross as their oppo-
nent Holy Cross has been playing
good ball. having a number of victories
to its credit already, and should fur
nish the local university with all the
opposition it is looking for. 1t is prob
able that Fahey. star hurler for the
last two years. will get his first chance
of the season on the mound.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
WAR NOT TO HAMPER
GERMAN COMP PAN|ES
Washington Holders of 'nsur-
ance Policies Reassured by
Presidents Proclamation.
STATE DEPARTMENT. RULING

Washington residents holding insur-
ance policies underwritten by German
companies dong business through
agents in This esuctry need -ot fea:
that war will impair the value of these
policies Neither VIII the war inter
fere with the business of the United
States branches Of German companies
Cra-ies +. NesDif, District superin-
tendent Of Insurance. gave this assUT-
ance today. following the issuance of
a presidential proclamation, based CT
State Department ruling, that the
American agencies OF German insurance
companies can continue TO conduct their
business liere.
Five German ins;:rarce companies
s:e admitted TO 90 business III Wash
.ngton. These companies and the risks
written during :iIe past year are:
Aacnea-ttun;ch Ccnpar.-. S4S6,9to;
J:amburs-B Bremen Company, sS46.053:
,Ntanni,eitn Company. $4,000 tr;arine in
,su:arce): Nord- 0eutscfe Company,
.I52.;I4i and PTussian National, s233,-
e,<
This maaes & totit of S1,122,135 worth
of riSkS uuderWritten in the District
by the FIVE German companies doing
business here Total premiums of s13,
bs2 We're paid to these companies last
Evening star., 1917-04-07
EVANSVILLE GIRLS WIN.
Defeat Laurel Lassies Easily at
Basket Ball, 81 to 13.

LAUREL, Nd, April 7.-One of the
fastest games of basket ball during the
present season was played here last
night between the girls Of the Hyatts-
Vile and Laurel High schools. Not
withstanding the severe rain and wind
storm in this section the girls from the
lower part of the county journeyed to
this town, and with snap and determi-
nation the Hyattsville sextet won with
a score of 81 to 13.
Miss Ella Gardner Of the George
Washington team was referee and Miss
Ruth McCathran of Washington was
Evening star., 1917-04-07

Eastern High School had a base ball
game scheduled yesterday with st. AL
bans. but it was set back until today.
The contest takes place at ST. Adams
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Conference of Insurance Men.

The action of the State Department
followed two-day conference held in
Mr. NeSbit's Office of the followin g
heads of state insurance departments:
Mr.. Phillips of New York, Mr.. Hardi
son of Massachusetts,. Mr.. Button of
Virginia. Mr.. Potts of Illinois. Mr..
ONeill of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Mansfield
of Connecticut and Mr.. Lincoln. general
counsel for the New York state depart
ment, under which nearly all the
agencies are permitted to do business
here.
In company with Mr.. Nesbit. these
heads of departments called at the De-
partment of State and asked that the
status of the German companies agen-
cies here be defined in case of a dec
laration of war.
Mr.. Nesbit explained today that the
agents of these companies, even in
peace times. have to keep assets in
this country, and that these assets re-
main unimpaired in war time, since
the agents then cannot do business
with the home Office.
Every one of these agents." Mr.
Nesbit said. has a 100000 cash de-
posit in this country. In many Ameri-
can cities stoppage of business on the
part of these agencies would be seri-
Gus, because they handle large volume
of the fire insurance business of those
cities All the companies represented
here do a fire insurance business, and
none of them issues life policies
Evening star., 1917-04-07

Copyright 1917 @ H e:, Fisher sa5 Trade mark BY BUD FISHER
Evening star., 1917-04-07

John Souder renewed activities on Lit
tie river this week. He made a speciality
of catfish, landing liz of that variety
on days outing.
Evening star., 1917-04-07

Adam A. Weschler and his son were on
the river Tuesday afternoon and not
only caught supply of fish for Wednes-
day dinner, said John Hurley. but the
father caught one of the largest perch
that has been landed near Fletcher's this
season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-16

Charles Young Hackenschmidt
who claims to be the only accredited
brother OF George Hackenschmidt,
the Russian Lion" is in Pendleton
today and is scheduled to appear in
a wrestling exhibition at the Alta
later in the week. Frank McCarroll
has been trying to secure a bout with
hackenschmidt and will probably
challenge him while here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-16
NOES PREVENT START.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 16.--Hlgh
fogs In the Jacumba mountains
prevented aviatOrs TrOm start
ing to hunt Colonel Bishop and
Lieutenant Robertson, believed
lost in the wilds of Lower Cali
fOrnia. -Four powerful scout ma
chimes are awaiting favorable
weather. The North island camp
has received no word from the
missing aviatOrs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-16
Dr. Ringo IN portland.

Friends and office associates OF Dr.
R. E. Ringo are strongly resentful
today over a rumor that has been cir
culated regarding the doctors health,
Both Or. l. d Idleman. office asso-
ciate, and Miss De Ford, office girl
for DR., Ringo denounce the report as
untrue. They have been hearing from
the doctor by mail or phone every
day and say the story is baseless. DR..
Ringo and family are visiting in Port
land and are guests at the Hotel Multi
tomah. The local report regarding
the doctors condition is ascribed to
professional jealousy.