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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-12
MAY HEAD BIG LEAGUE
Gaffney Says Heydler Would Be
Ideal Man for President
of National.

NEW YORK, October I'm the
event that base ball conditions in
Boston make it necessary for James
E. Gaffney to return to the National
League as owner of the Boston
Braves Gaffney will support John A.
Heydler. secretary-treasu of the
National League, for president of the
parent base ball league.
II have heard some of the National
League men say that they want a
president who is a good speechmaker
and who can bring a lot of prestige
to the league" said Gaffney yester-
day. well, they had such a man in
Gov. Tener and then let conditions
arise which made it necessary for him
to give up the Office.
'At present the National League
doesn't want a speechmaking presi-
dent but a president who knows a
lot of base ball. There will be a lot
of wrinkles that will need to be ironed
out when base ball comes back after
the war. and I know of no one who
is better suited for the job than John
Heydler.
"Heydler always has had the re-
spect of the fans, players, owners and
writer's, and if he gets proper sup
port think he would make a splen-
did president"
Gaffney says he already has inform
ed other National League men of his
intention to support Heydler in the
event that he returns to the National
League.
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LIEUT.. WOLFE DEAD.
Former Penn Athlete Killed Lead
ing His Men in Action.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. October H.
Lieut. Van Horn Wolfe, a former Penn
athlete and a brother of Bill Wolfe.
the present Red and Blue guard. has
beeO killed in action, according to =
wire received here yesterday. Lieut.
Wolfe was leading his men in an at
tack when a mustard gas shell broke
over him and he was virtually burned
to death.
Lieut.. Wolfe played tackle % PENIS
1913 foot ball team and also reWed on
the crew. In the spring of 1914 n"
was slated at No. in the varsity
shell.
Bill Wolfe has just been selected for
the officers school at Camp Gordon
and will leave Penn on Monday. He is
anxious TO get into theService and bes
1ieves ne has a better chance of get@
ting over sooner by entering the of,
ficers' school than by staying in the
students corps at Penn.
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IS CHOSEN
PREMIER Of AUSTRIA

ZURICH October 12.-Baron Won
Hussarek, premier Of Austria, has re-
signed, according to the vossische
lettings Vienna correspondent. En-
peror Charles, the same correspondent
says, has chosen Prof. Heinrich LAM
masch, pacifist, and an adversary
Of an alliance with Germany, to sue
coed to the premiership.
BUDAPEST, via Basel, October IL
DR.. Alexander Wekerle, the Hungari-
an prime minister, announced his
resignation after an audience with
King Charles.
Vienna newspapers received here
say that ministerial crisis in Hun
gary is imminent and that a coalition
cabinet is probable.
ZURICH, October II (Havas)-
Emperor Charles of Austria has is
sued manifesto announcing his de-
cision to unite Croatia, Slavonia,
Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia in
one state, according to aIlvices from
Vienna. .AA;tE
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ALEXANDER REYNOLDS
IS KILLED BY FALL
Suffers Fractured Skull in Drop
From Third-Story Window.
Dies in Hospital.

Alexander Reynolds, thirty-six
years old, employed by the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, died at the Emergency Hospital
early this morning, a short time after
being taken to that institution. from
injuries received from falling out of a
window of his bedroom on the third
floor of 915 I street at $50 o'clock.
In the fall he struck on his head,
badly crushing his skull.
Physicians believe he fractured his
neck. He did not regain conscious
ness. No one in the house knew any
thing of the matter until a pedestrian
passing the house at the time called
the landlady.
The door of the room occupied by
the man was locked from the inside
and the key left in the lock, necessitat-
ing the breaking down of the door.
Roomers in the home said that Rey-
nolds had been Respondent, but no one
there had heard him threaten to take
his life. Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt
has not issued certificate in the
case yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-12
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

spanish influenza epidemic was on
the increase Seventy-three deaths
were reported for the twenty -four !.
hour period ending. October IL at
noon. The total number Of cases reg
istered from the beginning of the cpl
demic was 1904. Various orders were
issued in an attempt TO- stop the
spread of the disease. Liberty loan
rallies and outdoor church meetings
were stopped and other stringent or
ders were issued. October IL was
designated as Liberty Loan day. and
a holiday for the District was de-
clared. Two hundred and sixty-fve
Italians from overseas service visited
the capital. Benjamin Rubin, con-
fessed'' slayer of Eva Roy in Fairfax
county, Virginia, escaped from the
county Jail and was recaptured. Rev.
Edmund A Walsh, S. j.. Of George
town University, was appointed re-
gional inspector Of all schools of the
New England states having student
military organizations. Eighty-eight
restaurants, lunchrooms and cafe
terias agreed to stabilized prices and
standard meals. William c. De
Lanoy, director Of the bureau of war
risk insurance, resigned and became
manager of the section Of marine in
surance Of the railroad administra-
ton. Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of
the British admiralty, visited Wash
ineton. William Francis Mattingly,
one Of the most prominent lawyers OF
washington, died. Brig. Gen. Charles
A. Doyen. commandant of the Marine
Corps training camp at Quantico, Va,
died.
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NOT At LIBERTY TO REPORT.
Secretary Houston VIII Not State
What He Advised on Wheat,

Replying to a House resolution,
Secretary Houston has declined to
report to the House his advice re-
sarding the price Of wheat which he
had given to President Wilson.
He said the statement to the Prest-
dent was in an advisory capacity to
. ssist in executive action. He did not
feel at liberty to report it to the
The resolution calling for this in
formation was introduced by Repre-
sentative Anderson OF Minnesota, a
neember of the House committee on
Agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-12
FIELD MUSEUM MADE
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL
Chicago Building Covers Six Acres
and Has twenty-five Acres
Of Floor Space.

CHICAGO, October 1.-THE Field
Museum of Natural History in Grant
Park, nearing completion at a cost
of $7,o0o,0oo, has been turned over
to the government for use as hos
pital, it was announced today. The
interior Of the building will be re-
arranged so that 1900 patients can
be accommodated and a number of
small buildings will be erected
around the main structure for the
accommodation Of 1000 nurses.
The museum building covers six
acres Of ground and has more than
twenty-five acres of floor space. It
was built to house the exhibits and
curios which have occupied the old
art building at jackson Park since
the worlds fair in 1893, and which
are valued at more than $4,000, 900.
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PENSION BILL UP MONDAY.
Measure Affecting Civil Employees
to Move in Senate.

The Mckellar civil service retire.
ment bill has been made the unfinish-
ed business in the Senate. 1t will
come up, it is expected, for considera-
ton by the Senate when it meets on
Monday.
Every effort will be made to put
through this measure as speedily as
possible. 1t provides for retirement
and pension system for the civil en-
ployeS of the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-12

by the District line, north by the
District line, west by 18th street and
south by street northwest Wilson
Normal School, 18th and Harvard
streets northwest; main 5000,
branch sos.
Station No. 3 is bounded on the east
by the District line, north by street.
northwest, south by the center line
Of East Capitol street and the Mall.
and west by 10th street northwest.
Webster School, 10th street near H
street northwest: main 5000, branch
20S.
Station No. is bounded on the
north Of the center line of East Capt.
toll street and the Mall. south by the
District line, east by the District line
and west by 18th street southeast;
Van Ness School, 4th and NJ streets
southeast; main 5000, branch 60.
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WALTER H. PAGE, RETIRING
ENVOY, CRITICALLY ILL

NEW YORK. October 12.-Walter
Hines Page, retiring ambassador to
Great Britain. arrived here today
fering from heart disease. From a
steamship he was brought ashore on
a stretcher and removed to a hospital
in an ambulance which had been held
for hours at the pier awaiting the
vessels arrival
Mr.. Page was accompanied by his
wife and their son, Maj. Frank s.
Page, L. S. A. and Col. Pearce Bailey
of the United States Army Medical
Corps.
1t was stated that two nights ago,
during a heavy gale, Mr.. Page nearly
Succumbed from exhaustion.
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Foot Ball Captain Recovering.

JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind, October
12.-William A. Ingram, captain of the
Navy foot ball team. at Annapolis.
is at his home, here, recovering from
an attack of influenza. He became ill
after attending the funeral of his
brother. Lieut.. Homer l.. Ingram of
the United States Navy. who died OF
the same disease. His return to the
eridiron probably will be delayed
several weeks, it is said.
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List of Deaths Reported Today.

Deaths reported from influenza, Oc-
tober IL, follow: Verna Kreider, %,
Providence Hospital; Rosetta Chase, 2, 1
Belt road: Ray B. Rich. AZ. 1922 18th
street northwest; Walter j. Yochum,
&c. 306 sth street southeast; William
Scott. II, Washington Asylum Hospi-
tai; John G. Pickel, 80, 3114 14th street
northwest; Startling H. Blackshaar, 81.
Squire, So, Freedmen's Hospital; John
+. Posey, s, $40 Parker street north
! west; Ella c. Bruchie. II, 1916 e street
southeast; Anna Ellison. "a, 1000 Nor
gan street northwest; Robert S. Full
lerton. 40, 1916 o street northwest:
southwest; Lola L. Ward. IS. 1917 H
street northeast; Samuel A. r. Beach.
81. Georgetown University Hospital;
Ada Eskoff, 10. 433 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northwest; George F. Hatfield. 20.
hospital. United States Soldiers Home;
northwest; Esteil N. Kidweil. 2. -
Rock Creek Church road; Harry Coul-
ter. "a, 1874 Quebec street northwest;
William Gilmore. %. 915 w street
! northwest; Proctor X. Eyerly, is, BIAS
huntington street northwest; John
southeast; Margaret Merryman, l, 4s4
; NJ street southwest; Francis o. Canisl,
16, 1855 18th street northwest; Ger
trude C. Frey, Al, 1909 18th northwest;
Fred Preis; %, Walter Reed los.
Walter Reed Hospital; Arthur L.
Boyukin, 80. Walter Reed Hospital;
Hilmer Hendrickson, rs, 1929 Kingman
| place northwest; Rudolph Masarick
| 10, So H street northeast; Thomas
Adams. 6, 1920 9Th street northwest;
a! Walter Door, 20, Walter Reed Hos
pital; Merritt Bodine, IS, Casualty
| Hospital; Frank NJ. Criswell, 80. 1928
Euclid street northwest; Harvey G.
! northwest; Thomas B. Kramer. Sc. 6s4
A street southeast; Tazweel Tinsley
Il, 612 F street northwest; Anna
Seager, "a, 612 F street northwest;
Harry Norris, "a. 204 East Capitol
street northwest; Woodbridge clapp, 4s
Marks. %, 341 @ street southwest
Marjorie Hammond. 40, 115 B street
southeast; Frank Hammond, 40, lie
B street southeast: William 3. Wheat
Dristow, %. 404 H street northwest
Amy M. Denekas, 81. 531 Newton street
northwest; C. A. Rebneger. 80, Sibley
Hospital; Thomas T. Bower, ~. Nava
Hospital; May T. Koo, %, 18th and I
streets; Catherine L. Taylor, 4, GIL Z
Rutland Courts: James N. Avery, IS
| 633 Park road: Graham B. Spear, 80
Garfield Hospital; Louise Reeves. %
1862 Mintwood place; Edna NJ. Brock
en-. S, 1858 Az street southwest; Ida
Lawson, 81, 1868 NJ street southwest
Joseph T. Law, 1, 1922 Georgia avenue
northwest; Margurett Dickson, 8. "A:
N street northwest; Lucinda Hawkins
u. 125 9TH street southeast; Heller
Crumpton. 80, 2e 14th street; Mamie
Stewart. so, Washington Asylum Hos
pital; Edward veney, 20, 1928 29tt
street northwest
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Minnesota Cancels Michigan Game

ANN ARBOR, Mich, October Ia
Minnesota Cancelled the foot ball
game scheduled with the University
of Michigan for November % because
of the War Departments ruling per-
hitting but two trips during Noven-
Der which required an absence OF
forty-eight hours. The Minnesota
schedule, it was explained, called for
three such trips. to Iowa City, Chi
cago and Ann Arbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-12
REPORTS ARMY BILLS.
Senate Committee Favors Two
Which Have Been Before It.

Favorable reports have been ordered
by the Senate military committee
on a bill by Senator Mcclellan of
Tennessee, requiring all Army COM
missions to be confirmed by the Sen
ate, and on a House measure Civ
ing the commanding general of the
Army abroad power to mitigate sem
fences of courts-martial without sending
them to the President.
Under the man power act the Presi-
dent now commissions for the war
period officers below the rank of
colonel without submitting nominal
tions to the Senate.
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1900 AMERICAN SHIPS
ENTER EUROPEAN PORTS
Remarkable Exhibit When Fleet in
1907 Tour Saw Only One Mer-
chairman Flying q. S. Flag.
BY A. r. DECKER,

CAblegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
AT AN ENGLISH SEAPORT, oc-
tober 1.-THE American naval effort
is increasing steadily. There are now
80 American naval vessels operating
in European waters. In addition
nearly 1900 American ships, includ-
ing transports anu cargo ships, regu-
larIy enter European ports. This is
remarkable when it is considered that
the feet, which toured the world in
1907. encountered only one merchant
vessel flying the American flag.
Today there are more than 10000
American naval officers and men on
this side of the Atlantic. This is a
greater naval strength than existed
before the war.
Naval bases are being established
rapidly and the figures given will
soon be materially increased.
Besides abundantly supplying the
needs of this feet, the Navy often fur
nishes the Army with provisions. In
one port 5000 loaves of bread were
given and $500 sacks of beans, to-
gether with tons of meat, in one week.
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Abdication Rumors Stronger.

ZURICH, October 12.-Neutral trav-
elers arriving here from Germany re-
port that rumors that Emperor Will
liam may abdicate appear to take
greater consistency day. by day. The
arrivals add that the unpopularity Of
the German crown prince has consid-
erably increased in Germany.
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DATES FOR SERVICE TEAMS.
Athletic Directors Fixing Up SEIZED
ule for Central West Camps.

CHICAGO, October H. Athletic
directors and officers of eight service
camps and cantonments met here to-
day to draft a foot ball schedule for
the central west service men. The
meeting was called by Capt Lewis
Omer Of Camp Grant, and the other
camps represented are Custer, Dodge.
Funston, Benjamin Harrison, Great
Lakes naval training station. United
States Naval Auxiliary School and
the balloon school at Omaha. Neb.
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INTERNATIONAL.

Germany made bid for peace, which
President Wilson denied until Ger
many answers certain definite Ques-
lions showing her good faith. The
kaiser summoned the sovereigns OF all
federal states to Berlin before answer
ing President Wilson's note. Prince
Frederick Charles Of Hesse, brother
in-law Of the kaiser, was elected King
of Finland A total of $4,000 Bull
garians surrendered in accordance
with a clause Of the armistice conven-
ton under which all Bulgarian troops
west of Uskub were to surrender as
prisoners. According to reports King
Ferdinand abdicated the Bulgarian
throne as a sacrifice. Gen. Polo, former
captain of the Austrian army, was
made r-in-chief of the allied
Polish army. Reports stated that Ger
many will grant pardons to a number
Of politicians imprisoned since the war
began. French and British citizens
who took refuge in Moscow, were al
lowed to leave that city without in
reference from the bolsheviki. Ad-
vices from Petrograd stated that Alex
ander Feodorovich Trepon. former
Russian premier, was shot Food
conditions in Russia were reported to
be growing worse. The allied central
powers were reported to be hotbeds
Of internal discussions because of the
allied drive on the west front and the
action of Bulgaria in Internationally
surrendering.
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CONVENTION IS POSTPONED.
Influenza Causes Change in Sunday
School Institute Program.

The convention of the Sunday
School Institute scheduled for We'd
nesday at the Church Of the Epiphany
has been postponed because Of the
wide prevalence Of tho Influenza
This announcement was made b.
Rev. Alfred Harding Bishop Of Wash
inEton.
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Jack Ryan Influenza Victim

NEW YORK, October 12-Jack
Ryan, the former Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION distance runner. died yester-
day at Fort Slocum from Spanish in
huenZa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-12

"Clearine House" for Commissions.
A department designed by the gen
.ral staf to be the clearing house
for applications from former military
-, for commissions In the Army has
H., mt INTO operation, under the s,1-
o-ision az Big. Gen. p. r. Bishop.
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Where Stations Are Located.

For the information of the general
public. there is appended a statement
of the locations of the four emer-
gency stations. on which calls may be
made for physicians.
Station No. 1 embraces all that ter
ritory of the city west of 18th street,
with headquarters of the district in
the Curtis School, o street near SOD
street northwest Telephone, Main
5000; ask for branch 289.
Station No. 2 is bounded on the east
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-12
Miss Herring Club Golf Champion.

Miss Georgia Herring is the golf
champion of the Bannockburn Golf
Club. Miss Herring. one of the best
known of the woman golfers of the
District, won the title last Saturday
nv defeating Mrs. ]. r De Farges, s
and 4.
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partment in October. 1916. and was
drafted a year later.
x1.,,. D..ro.a

William H. Richard, thirty-six years
old. a member of engine company No.
Z. District fire department, died yes
terday noon at his home. 1873 G street
northeast. after an illness of five days
of influenza. He had been a member
Of the department for the past ten
years and had been member of No.
company for three years.
AS a mark Of respect flags on all
the fire engine houses are at half
staff today.
No arrangements for the funeral
have been announced.
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Church to Open for Prayer.

2 d.. Cove Griffith johnson, pas
- - Emmanuel Baptist Church. 16th
& and Columbia road. announces
- a. ehnfch wm 30 open tnmse-
~ 0FnanI 1Fom 10 to Il O'Clock for
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NATION

The country was particularly inter-
ested in the German peace note. the
wonderful progress Of the allied forces
on the western front, the fourth liberty
loan and the heroic fight being put up
in every state in the nation to stop the
spread of Spanish influenza. President
wilson's reply to the German peace note
was generally accepted with approval
by the country. The fourth liberty loan
was in it's second week Of the campaign.
Spanish influenza spread throughout the
country among civilians and was still
prevalent in most Army camps. The
United States public health service, aid
ed by the Council Of National Defense,
the American Red Cross and state and
municipal authorities, were making a
herculean fight against the disease. An
explosion OF the T. N. T. plant OF T: A.
Gillespie & Co., at Morgan, N. j., killed
a large number Of persons and shattered
a dozen towns in northern New jersey.
The Senate judiciary committee ap-
pointed to investigate into the purchase
of the Washington Times by Arthur
Brisbane decided to hear Alexander
Konta of New York on Tuesday. Act
ing Secretary of War Crowell announced
that officials and enlisted men OF the
American Army in this country can
vote at the primary and general cleo
tons in their states. Representative J.
Fred C. Talbot of Maryland died.
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ARMY, NAVY GIVE
DOCTORS FOR CITY

Following the suggestion made several
days ago by The Evening Star to Com
missioner Louis Brownlow, Health Of
fcer Fowler and DR.. Mustard Of the
public health service, of a plan to re-
ieve the acute condition of demand for
the services of physicians, which could
not be met by reason Of the small num-
Der available for cases of influenza in
all parts Of the city, Lightweight
trained physicians from the Medical
Corps of the Army and Navy were
called into the service late yesterday
afternoon, and they began their work
this morning.
Day and Night Corps.
F1fty-two of the physicians are from
the Medical Corps Of the United States
Navy and thirty-six from the Medical
Corps of the United States Army.
These eighty-eight will be divided be-
tween day and night corps and will
answer calls for medical attention
lief stations established under the
direction Of DR.. Mustard. They will
be furnished automobiles manned by
drivers familiar with the city and
will make systematic calls day and
night on persons suffering from in
f1uenza who cannot secure the services
of their regular physicians, or those
war workers, strangers in the city,
who have no family physicians.
This service is not intended ex-
c1usvely for the relief of war work.
ers, but applies, it is understood. to
all classes Of the sick, and is intend
ed to make possible prompt medical
attention for all the sick
The large and material addition to
the fighting line of the health officers
campaign against the disease IN
doubtedly will bring rapid progress
in suppressing the spread Of infiu-
enza. The efforts or service of these
physicians will be directed by DR..
Mustard, the calls to be made being
assigned from the four emergency
stations. They will work in ocnjunc-
ton with the endeavors of the Red
Cross organization
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PRESBYTERIAN.
Eastern Presbyterian Church

9th and Maryland ave. ne.
Church closed in cooperation with the re-
quest of the Commissioners.
God is our refuge and strength, very
present help in trouble
Let us be much in prayer for Gods mercy
and blessing upon ourselves and nation.
ALFRED f. RARROWS
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A'SSOAAo Between P and Q SITS. NV.
Rev. ANDREW r. BIRD, Pastor.
The church will be open all day, from $50
am. to pm; in accordance with the per-
mission granted to all churches by the Com
missiouers. There will be no public service,
but it il hoped that every member Of the
find it convenient will visit the church at
some time during the day and obtain copies
Of letters; which they will find in The pews;
there viii be an IMPORTANT letter from the
liberty Loan Committee, addressed to the
church members OF the city, and a pastoral
letter. prepared to help our people to meet
the present emergency. This letter will
suggest a timely aud helpful series of Rible
readings for the day. and will call to mind
Important objects of prayer for this Sunday
In tins way shall We best be able to main
tain the continuity of our corporate worship,
In this day Of unparalleled local and world
vide need ANDREW R. BIRD Pastor