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Evening star., 1918-01-24
Make Room for the Clerks!

Some of the householders Of Wash
ington, responding to tho carly appeals
to offer their spare rooms for the nc
commodation Of government clerks, are
reported as declaring that they are not
greatly interested, inasmuch as they
had no answers or acceptances. It is
true that in the beginning there was
some confusion Of organization, and,
moreover, the pressure for housing ia
cilities was not as great m at present.
Consequently many cases of room offer
ings occurred without result. Those who
rendered their spare rooms then should
not now feel that they have done their
full duty in the matter, but should come
forward with renewed offers in view
of the increased demand and the i'm.
perative necessity Of making immediate
provision for the hundreds who are com.
ing here weekly.
Doubtless legislation will be sought
and probably secured at once for the
erection by the government of tempo.
rary quarters for the clerks. But even
if such bill were passed and signed
tomorrow the construction could not be
completed within three months owing to
the weather and the difficulty in obtain
ing materials and labor. Meanwhile
there viii be large increase in the city's
population. with an average weekly ar
rival of, it is estimated. 500 people. II
this rate Is continued nearly $1,000 per
sons will have been added to the work
ing forces Of the government while the
buildings are being erected.
Every room that can possibly shelter
a person in comfort in this city should
be put to use at once. To this end the
government should, as The Star has sug-
gested, insure that every householder
who takes a government employe as q
boarder is fully supplied with fuel Pos
sibly preferential dispensation can be
worked out in this respect. Presenta-
tion to the fuel distributor Of a card
showing that the house shelters a gov
eminent clerk might be made equivalent
70 getting coal In other words, take q
clerk and be assured Of fuel! If that
rule is adopted promptly there will
doubtless be large increase in the
number Of rooms offered.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
Germany at a Crisis.

Germany's negotiations with Russia
for a separate peace have come to an
other crisis, with the bolsheviki baking
at the renewed Teutonic proposals, which
involve annexations under the thin guise
of submission to the electorate Of the oc-
cupied areas. Germany has absolutely
refused, it is now stated by the Petro-
grad government. to give any sort Of a
guarantee Of the evacuation Of seized
territory. This has opened the eyes
Of the holshevik ucgotiators to the fact
that they can expect nothing from the
Evening star., 1918-01-24
Special Congressional Elections.

Four congressional vacancies In the
I New York delegation are to be filled
at q special election called for March 8
Gov. Whitman acted on a suggestion OF
Speaker Clark, who had pointed out the
importance of a full representation in
the House from all the states at this
time.
The point was we'll made and we'll ac-
cepted. There should be full repre-
sentation in both House and Senate
{ now. Legislation of many kinds is on
the congressional card, and should be
: put into the best possible form. The
full number of legislators should be on
hand to legislate.
These vacancies are in Greater New
York city. Ordinarily, this would as
sure democratic success in all four con-
tests. But district boundaries have re-
Gently been recast; and in one of the
districts the republicans, it is conceded,
now have chance.
It is not to be expected that the vote
brought out will equal in size that
brought out in November. Then the big
town, in every part, was stirred to the
center. Local affairs made the whole
town sit up and take notice The ap-
peal now is less intimate, and on that
account the response at the polls is like
h, IN xhnw laSc ipferest
As matter of fact, however, the re-
ponse should show the iveliest inter-
est. No state has greater stake in what
is now in progress nationally than New
York; and its commercial metropolis is
the nations commercial metropolis.
In these elections the women, recent
" enfranehised, will participate. How
they will divide remains to be seen
Their strength is considerable; and it is
giving concern to party managers edu-
Gated under the old order Of things.
The socialists will make a nomination
IN every district, and in one, according
to Morris HiHquit, their leader, the
nominee will be a woman. Mr.. Hill
quit announces that he himself will not
be q candidate. Whether he Is saving
himself for next fall is left to specu-
3afion. He has been credited with an
ambition to sit in the next House.
The results of these contests may have
no particular bearing on the general sit
uation, although they are certain to be
searched by THE politicians for possible
signs and tips. Preparations for next
fall are under way. Politics is in the
air-and elsewhere. Activities in other
matters are not e1tinguishing political
activities, or causing party managers to
withdraw their attention from any por-
tion Of the political field.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
Experience Repeating Itself.
om the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
When the enormous and unparalleled
work imposed at the outbreak Of the
war is honestly compared with the size
Of the machinery then available for its
performance, the haste and injustice of
the wholesale criticisms now indulged
in will some day be made plain and
be regretted. Measured by results at
tained and remembering the failure OF
years to recognize the dangers impend-
ing, and recalling the neglected pleas
Of naval and military officers for ac-
tion, It must be confessed that the Army
have done well in this crisis. When
fair and sober Judgment enters, ap-
probation will surely replace ignorant
lnyective and still the sound and fury
of the moment.
Evening star., 1918-01-24


tiea aaA Ilismsmbeunenh.
Germany ID In q mnst precarious situ-
alton with respect to the imminent fail
ure Of the Rrest-1itevsk parley. Not
only IN Austria, where csnditisus Gre
doubtless worse even than the censor
ship reveals, but in Germany itself there
IL q strong reaction against the mill
tsristic peHcy manifested by the Rus
sim negotiations The strain is already
SO great in the Teutonic countries that
it viii require bat little mere internal
pressure to cause break Of some sort,
which cannot fail to initiate against
the war power Of the centrM alliance.
Austria Hungary is at this moment an
unwilling partner in Germany's war
game. Her people have suffered more
severely than have the Germans from
the beginning. Her armies have been
more roughly handled. Defections
among the Bohemians early in the war
caused Germany to place large numbers
of officers in command Of the Austrian
units to prevent wholesale desertions.
Austria is today virtually a vassal Of
Germany, and her people, realizing the
disasters that that condition has en-
tailed, are protesting. How far they
can go cannot be told. Military pres
sure may be put upon them. But every
repression excrted, however it may post
pone the collapse, adds to the internal
strain that will eventually effect ca
tastrophe for Germany.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
The Committee Meeting at St. Louis.

Inc COmmlLtee Meetlng at 81. LOUIS.
That should be an interesting meet
ing Of the republican national commit
tee scheduled for st. Louis February 12
For three reasons. u Chairman Will.
cox has resigned his Office, and a sue
cessor will be chosen. (2) The choice
made should indicate somewhat any
change that may have taken place in
the old factionism of the republican
party making for union and hearty CO.
operation in future. And t3) an op-
portunity will be afforded the commit
teemen to confer as to matters in GEN
eral, and what should be done to i'm
prove party prospects both for this
years elections and those of 1920.
Among the men mentioned for the
craftsmanship to be vacated are Vice
Chairman Adams of Iowa, John T. King
Of Connecticut and William H. Hays of
Indiana. They are well known poll.
ticians, each with local feather in his
cap. One is an eastern, one a north
western and one middle country man.
Those sections are fighting ground for
tho republicans.
From a news article printed recently
in The Star dealing with this subject
this is taken:
ut ID known here that friends of SEN
ator Harding Of Ohio intend to start
sarly and stay late in launching the
presideatial boom for the Buckeye state
favorite. They will be in evidence to
plant . fsw germs Of thought among
the assehbled committeeman, for them
to take back homo for cultivation. Other
lamess win be brought up. Gov. Whit
Aaa Af New York, Senator Borah, Sen.
atoy Knox Senator Weeks. Gov. Mccall
Evening star., 1918-01-24
Weather Talk.

Talkin' bout the weather
Takin' bout the freeze.
The storm has slipped its tether,
And goes rampin' through the trees.
The icicles keep CROWN
An the snowfakes gayly fit,
An there isn't any knowin'
Where the thing is goin' to quit.
Talkin' bout the weather
It used to seem like play
When people got together
Jest to pass the time away
But frosty desperation
Has been settling through the air
Till this climate conservation
Is what drives you to despair.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

1t is difficult thing for an American
citizen to keep politics out Of any areu
ment. Since this republic was estao-
lished its people have been accustomed
to think in terms of politics.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

Trotzky has discovered that the Ger
man purpose is to strangle Russia
economically and politically. Only an
unsophisticated people would have sus-
pected for a moment that the Prussian
plans had any other object.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

Natural history has not mentioned
more remarkable example Of hiberna-
ton than that Of the people east of the
Mississippi.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

The farmers want more men to work.
1t would be a help if the I. W. W.
would forget politics and organize its
officers into an employment agency.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

The strange case Of Robert La Fol-
lette has been one Of the Congressional
Records most interesting "to be con-
tinaed" features.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

One man who is permitted no work
less day is Secretary and Director Gen.
era1 McAdoo
Evening star., 1918-01-24

A President Wilson Senator Chamber
lain controversy would be debate worth
stopping to listen to.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
No Leisure Left.

No Leisure Left.
my Uncle Jim always says exactly
ths right thing"
EYES," replied Grannie Rilem. "He
puts in SO much time thinking up the
right thing to say that he never gets a
chance to do what he says"
Evening star., 1918-01-24

No interruption of travel facilities is
great enough to stife the report that
Col. House is making smother trip.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

Peoples demands are modified by adj
versity. A snowfall is now welcomed
- convincing evidence of warm wave.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

The use of coal is now regarded by
several experts as a mere habit which
should be broken off.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

The evil that men do lives after them !:
as is shown by the spy system estab-
lished by Bernstorff.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Strategem.

Strategem.
"What makes you begin to laugh as
soon as Bliggins starts one Of his funny
stories9"
at may make him talk faster so as
to get to the point before the laugh
dies out"
Evening star., 1918-01-24
Fix the Weather.

From the New York World.
For his remaining holidays, DR.. Gar
EAe1d ought 10 collabora$o with tho
weather man - well ~ the coal man.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

That old railroad train that people
used to set their clocks by has vanished
from the track.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
DAYS of the Week.

Days OF the week.
When early morn begins to break
As frosty zephyrs whiz.
You stop and ask as you awake
Just "whatless day" this is.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
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Evening star., 1918-01-24
Sole Survivor Of the Wild West.

Sole Survivor Of the Wild West.
"Any cowboys and rampagin' lariat
throwers around Crimson Gulch9"
"There was some here yesterday" re.
piled Broncho Bob. "But the moving
picture troop has moved on"
Evening star., 1918-01-24

ode saddest thing I knows Of" said
Uncle Eben, "is q man dat's so busy
mindin' a ukulele an setter pup dat
he aim got time to 60 out an put two
or three dollars a day in his own
pocket"
Evening star., 1918-05-17
qualifying scores and today's PAL
fngs follow:
The Qualifying Scores.

Norbert Dempsey. Columbia. 70: Robert Fink
enstaedt, Columbia. 81; Walter r. Tuckerman.
Chevy Chase. 81: f. H: Harlan. Columbia. 81
Richard Tunstall. Norfolk. 81; L. l.. Harlan.
Columbia. 81; John H. Ciapp. Chevy Chase. s..
J. 8. Barron. Norfolk, s.: L. n. Murray. Will
low Brook. IS: E. b. Eynon. jr.. Columbia. s..
MARYLAND Q. G.. IS: A. Winter. Columbia. SO:
orme. Columbia. 81; Percy R. Pyne. I'd. Chevy
Shnse; 81; John s. Larcoinbe. jr.. Chevy Chase.
mar. Columbia. ss; J. NJ. scranage. Bannock-
burn. ss: I. r. Prentiss. Mohawk. SO: D. X.
Jackson. Columbia. SO; J. II. Hiss, Baltimore.
80; X. l.. Finkenstaedt. Columbia. 80: ]. A.
kratz. Columbia. 90; f. ]. orrne. Columbia 80;
a. 3. Mattingly. Columbia, 91; F.. NJ. Weaver.
Chevy Chase. 9l: Morven Thompson. Chevy
Ihase' 81; r. IL Warner. jr-. Chevy Chase; 81 !;
oheyy ea Chase. o.: II. +. IOwman. Columbia.
81; Rudolph Kaufman, Chevy Chase. 81: John
4. weaver: Columbia. o.: Robinson White.
J: J. Hamilton. Chevy Chase. %: J. ". Chill
dress Chevy Chase, 90: J. L. Sewbold. Chevs.
ohase, NJ; L. p. Ordway, Chevy Chase. 93.
A.: B. Ieet. Chevy Chase. ai I. T. Mann.
r. NJ. Phelps. Columbia. %; W. c. Barr, Wash
ington. S5; X. II. Bennett. Philadelphia. 95;
!: p. Baines. Columbia. 30: II. X. Cornwel.
R. L. corby. Columbia. s5: +. l.. Davis. Colnm
bia. 81: +. $. Smith. ir-. 95; W. c. Prentiss,
Cleveland. 95; c. II. Young. Washington. 90;
+; +. Fletcher: Chevy Chase. 90: J. II. Gore.
Chevy Chase. 90: H. A. ellis. Chevy Chase.
90: G. f. Truett. Washington c. C.. 96; j r..
de Farges. Bannockburn. 81: J. W. Iockett
Chevy Chase. 81: +. s. Appleman. Columbia.
81; W; f. Ham: Chevy Chase. 81: b. l.. Mi
din. kirkside, 81: Harry Wariman. Columbia.
": c. +. Langley. Columbia. 9s: ]. A. Sharcr.
Columbia. 9S. c. f.. Stewart. Bannockbnrn. 20:
Hughes oliphant. Chevy Chase, 80: W. W.
lumbia. %: r. $. Sip,rnons. Bannockbnrn, 100.
&. b. Doyle. Columbia. 100; Hugh saum, Co
Evening star., 1918-05-17
lAcOSTA TO BRING PICINICH|
After again sojourning about ;

After again sojourning about a
month in the select society of the ma
jors Merito Acosta has been shipped
to the Atlanta club Of the Southern
Association. where he will play with
three other former Grinmen-Sam
Crane, Joe Engel and Adrian Lynch.
Schulte's great showing this spring
has convinced Griff he requires no
other utility outfielder. whereas he
does need another catcher to fortify
the team against the loss of Joe
Casey, who may be recalled any day
by the Minneapolis club. from which
the manager now admits he merely
borrowed him. Sending Acosta to the
Crackers assures the Nationals of
obtaining Picinich. although the young
backstop probably will not report to
Washington for several weeks.
To support a protest against what
he terms the illegal shine ball" de-
livery of Dave Danforth, Manager
Griffith yesterday collected half a
dozen balls used by the Sox southpaW
and will send them as evidence to
President Johnson. The league exec
utive last eeason made a rule against
or tampering with the ball.
which Grif claims Danforth violated
yesterday. The Washington pilot is
Evening star., 1918-05-17
led COLLINS MOT READY. "

George Weaver was unable to play
yesterday owing to an injured foot.
Risberg was shifted over to short. and
Eddie Collins, although mot ready"
got back into the game at second.
Collins was spiked on the knee by
Bobby Roth several weeks ago in Chi
cago. Collins may be mot ready" but
his record yesterday of handling
eleven chances flawlessly. walking
twice. scoring two runs and making
One hit out Of three times up would
indicate that the peer of all second
sackers should do pretty well when
he does become flt.
Stanley Reese. the southpaw pitcher
of the University Of Virginia team,
who has just been signed by the st.
Louis Cardinals. Is the youngster
Manager Griffith was angling for.
Reese led Griff to think he would con-
slider an offer from the Nationals when
he finished school. but it is believed
now he already was tied up with Jack
Hendricks club.
Evening star., 1918-05-17


Harry Harper put up a sterling per-
deserved to win by shut-out in the
regulation route In TIE first nine rounds
the White Sox were able to amass only
three scattered singles Of his delivery,
the two runs they picked up in the fourth
being manufactured without the aid Of
a bingle. although one Of Harry's total
of two passes was a factor. It happened
in this wise: Eddie Collins walked.
Gandil hit to Foster. whose toss to Nor
gan arrived too late to force Collins. al
though Chic would have been an easy
out had the thirdsacker elected to peg
to first. John Collins moved them up
with a sacrifice and E: Collins scored
while Lavan was tossing out RlsDerg:
Gandil tailed when Shotton dropped
McMullin's Texas Lacquer Bert had to
both hands on the ball, but dropped 1t.
1t seems inequitable to charge a player
with an error after a noble effort like
this. but there was nothing else to do.
This unfortunate inning cost Harper
and his mates the ball game, for the
Nationals were leading up to this time
by virtue Of a brace Of tallies regis
tered in the opening session on Lavans
double and singles by Shanks. Judge
and Morgan. This bombardment caused
Benz to get the hook. Danforth being
sent in to take up the burden. With
Judge and Morgan on third and second,
respectively, Danforth caused Foster to
pop up and then southpawed the Ma
tionals into submission for the remaining
ten rounds of the conflict. He was
threatened in the fifth. when Ainsmith
led or with double. and again in the
sixth, when Judge and Morgan singled
with two dewn. In the ninth, after Fos-
ter had hit safely and pilfered second,
Alnsmith was purposely passed to bring
up Harper. who was an easy out.
In the eleventh Leibold started with q
single to center and moved up on Shell
lenaek's death. E. Collins walked for
the second time. They both advanced
on Gandils rap to Lavan and scored
when Shane Collins drilled a single over
second.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
NORBERT DEMPSEY
LEADS QUAL|F|ERS
Heads Good Field in Opening
Of Chevy Chase Club Golf
Tourney.

Norbert A. Dempsey Of the Columbia
Country Club, winner of the middle
Atlantic Red Cross tournament last
the annual spring tournament OF the
Chevy Chase Club. played yesterday.
with a score of 70. Dempsey's score
Of 70 led those Of Walter r. Tuck
erman Of Chevy Chase. last years
winner and Robert Finkenstaedt
Of Columbia by two shots. w. r. NC
Callum Of The Washington Golf and
Country Club had an 80. but with
drew his card. as did Tuckerman.
Dempsey's card Of 70 included two
bad slips. these coming on the 'elev-
enth and eighteenth holes. On the
eleventh he put his second shot in the
ditch and took three puts. and on the
eighteenth his second was sliced TO
the high grass to the right of the
green and he took two shots to get
out, taking three puts when on the
green. McCallum spoiled chance to be
the medalist when he took on the
sixteenth hole Three As would nave
given him IS.
Four men finished in a tie for last
place in the first sixteen. the place
going to John S. Larcombe, tr.. Of
Chevy Chase, after an exhibition OF
brilliant recovery work seldom seen
on the golf course. Allan Lard. J..
Martin Scranage. Larcombe and G.
H. Chasmar of Columbia were in the
quadruple tie for the one place. Chas-
mar was the only man on the first
green in two shots and Larcombe was
in the pit near the green. The others
were virtually out of the hole. Lar
combe pitched out Of the trap dead
to the hole and got a half with Chas-
mar. This forced. them to play an
other hole for the place. Larcombe
was in the rough from the tee while
Chasmar was straight down the mid
die. The latter put his second shot
nicely on the green and Larcombe
almost holed out and ,Chasmar took
three puts. giving the place in the
first flight to Larcombe.
Gardiner P. Orme of Columbia won
the net score in the hadicap played
in conjunction with the qualification
round with a score of S7-18-69. The
Evening star., 1918-05-17
STREAK ENDED
Thormahlen 0utpitches Bert in
Tight Battle, Yankees Blank
ing Browns, ! to 0.

NEW YORK. May 17.-Thormahlen.
New York pitching recruit, stopped
Gallia's winning streak here yester-
day. defeating st. Louis in a pitchers
battle. 1 t. 0. Gallia previously had
won five straight games.
The only run of the game was scored
in the fifth inning, when Gilhooley
singled. took second on Peckinpaugh' s
sacrifice and scored on Bakers. single.
Pipp was ordered of the field by
Umpire Nallin after a noisy protest
when he was called out on strikes in
the fifth inning. 1t was the first time
that Pipp has been disciplined since
coming to New York in 1915.
st. Louis. o 0 90
New York. o 0 o o Il
Evening star., 1918-05-17
Walker Dub, Then q Hero.

PHILADELPHIA. Nav 17.-After
making a nun that allowed Cleve-
land to tie the score in the ninth,
Clarence Walker drove in the win
ming run in the latter half Of the
inning. and Philadelphia emerged
victorious, 6 to 5. after two hours and
twenty-three minutes Of wild base
ball. Fourteen errors were marked
up.
The Athletics obtained a three-run
lead on "a tumble by Wambsganss.
three stolen bases and three wild
throws by Catcher Peters. After his
fourth wild throw Peters was spiked
by Shannon and had to retire. First
Baseman Williams went behind the
bat and Wood played first.
Kopp and Geary Of the Athletics.
who left the team. intending to re-
port to a shipbuilding company at
Wilmington, Del. changed their
minds after a talk with Manager
Mack.
Philadelphia. 50 10 o 90 Ia
Cleveland. o o. % Is
Evening star., 1918-05-17

J. II. Raines. Columbia. VI II. King
Cornwell. Columbia: A. IL Thurman,
Columbia. VS.. r. /. Gorby., Columbis;
p =. Ordway. Chevy Chase. VS.. Em-
mons 5. Smith, jr.. Chevy fhase: J. c.
Davidson. Columbia. vs.. J.. }. fIamil-
ton. Chevy Chase. and \ Robinson
lumbia
Fourth aight-Harry wardnan. CO.
lumbia. vs.. r. F. Fletcher, Chevy
Chase: c. +. Langley. Columbia, VS..
c. f, Stewart. Bannockburn: = -
de Farses. Rannockb burn, Tvs. ]. IT
Gore. Chevy Chase: j. a. ShaTer. CO.
lumbia. VS. f. :. Appleman. tColumbia;
c. II. Young. Washington Tvs ". ".
l;ndenhauer. Columbia. HI A. Gillis.
Chevy Chase. vs.. W. r. Ham. Chevy
Chase: ". &. Prentiss. Cieteland. *.
9, ~ Truett, Washington. and =. Ia
shayT Miiiin' chase. 3s.; vs., hughes olipna"'.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
BACK TO THE FARM.
Jess Willard Gives Upj Chicago
House and Goes to KANSAS Homo.

CHICAGO. May I7.-JesJ willard.
worlds heavyweight cham u .on pustl-
list. has given up his chicSSo ho,ac.
The champion left yesterGaS by motor
for his farm near I.awrcice. kans..
where he said he intends toAspend The
res: OF his life.
The public does not want to sec ne
defend the championship during ;ha
war. the champion decls}red before
he departed. THE Fred Ft1,ton match
is off and there may ne3er he am
other l am making no definite state
ment about retiring. but Thar seems
the probable outcome of the present
situation"
Evening star., 1918-05-17
MAYS Downs the TIGERS.

BOSTON. May 17.-Mays hell De-
troit for four hits yesterday and
Boston won the second game of the
series. z to 2.
Boston fell on James offerings in
the third and made six runs on six
hits. including Harry Hooper's home
run with Mays on base. tho first
circuit drive Of the Boston American
League season. The score:
Boston. ........ 90 90 0Ol E7
Detroit. 0 o o 2 0 0 o o %