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Evening star., 1918-12-12
N. |. FOR JOINT CONFAB
Parent League Defers Action on
Base Ball Reforms Pending
Cooperative Session.

NEW YORK. December 12.-Wfth
action on several proposed changes in
base ball held in allegiance until after
the suggested conference with the
American League, the annual meet
ing Of the National League was ad-
journed here yesterday. subject to
the call of President Heydler.
In making this announcement the
new1y-eiected executive of the senior
league said that there had been gen.
eral discussion regarding the non-re-
call of waivers, limitation of player
rosters, 1919 schedules. number of
games and other details, but that the
league declined to go on record in
any Of these matters until after the
joint conference. Therefore. he said.
special meeting or that to be held
in February.
Heydler said that he represented the
spirit and opinion. OF the National
League clubowners when he stated
that general meeting of the big in
terests in base ball was vital at this
time in order that better under
standing might be reached among all
those who were interested financially
or otherwise in the game. More CO.
operation and business harmony in
the essentials of the sport were what
the National League was striving for,
according to Heydler, and it was be-
lieved that leaders of the American
League would view the situation in
the same light
Evening star., 1918-12-12
M'COORTY AND 0'DOWD
HOPE Of j. S. BOXERS
Finals of Army and Navy Team
Tournaments in London Set
for Today.

LONDON, Wednesday, December II.
The teams Of the American Army
and Navy, the British army and navy
and the Canadian army were punched
closely at the end Of the first day OF
the boxing tournament here. The
Americans are pinning their hopes of
winning in the finals to4aorrow on
Eddie McGoorty and Mike O'Dowd,
who have not yet appeared in the
tournament.
The point scores at the close of the
first day tonight were: British army,
q; British airnen, 21; British navy.
1919; United States Navy, 161a;
United States Army and Canada, 16
each: Australia, New Zealand and
South Africa trailing.
King George, Vice Admiral Sims.
Admiral Beatty and Gen. Biddle will
attend the tournament tomorrow to
present the service trophy and en-
blems to the winning teams and in
dividuals. Double prices were Of
fered for tickets tonight, but none
was available.
In the interallied tournament yester-
day American boxers won three events
and were defeated in five.
In the bantamweight class Jimmy
Wilde. the British 'fyweight" cham
pion, representing the British army
won from Joe Lynch of the Ameri-
can Army. In the lightweight class
J. Miller. British army, defeated
Richie Mitchell, United States Navy
while in the welterweight class A
Wilkinson, British army, won from
Jake Abel, United States Army.
Groves of the British army defeat
ed Calendar Of the American Navy
on points in the fyweight contest
In another 1yweight bout Joe Per-
cival, British army, knocked out
Sims of Canada in the second round.
In the ight-heavyweight division
Harry c. Grebb. American Navy, beat
Baker of South Africa, while Joe
Beckett. British army, heavyweight
won from Joe Cox, American Navy
decision in both contests being
awarded on points.
Pal Moore, American Navy, was
awarded the decision on points over
Pattern. British Navy, in a bantam
weight bout.
F. C. Laney of the American Navy
defeated Corp. Bingham of Canada
Both mon are featherweights.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
SAILORS CONDUCT GOOD
Despite 134 Per Cent Increase in
Force Court-Martial During the
= War Decreased.

The Navy lived up to it's best tradi-
tions during the war and sailors al
, nrost Invariably conducted themselves
| bstter than in peace times. Despite
tHs large number of men inducted into
service from civil life, which In
creased the naval force 134 per cent.
thkre: were fewer violations of Navy
lr4ulations. The percentage Of courts
nartial decreased from ITS to LII in
tt5 Navy and from o.72 to 1.2o in the
1fSrIne Corps.
This fne record of the sailors be-
/. hSvior was revealed today in the an
inHal report of Capt. George r. Clark.
ijydge advocate general. who also took
| OCCASION to commend the improved
conditions in naval prisons. which he
4 . aetributed largely to the efforts of the
welfare League.
Less promising results were noted
of the probation system, only So per
, cent Of the men so released complet-
ain8 tho period Of probation against II
Spsr cent in tho preceding year.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
PLACED UNDER NEW HEAD
Two Sections of War Industries
Board Transferred to De-
partment of Commerce.

Two of the important organizations
in the War Industries Board are, by
direction of the President, to be turn
ed over to the Department of Com
merce. They are the resources and
conversion section, the activities of
which will be continued only tempo
rarily. and the conservation division.
which Twill be incorporated perma-
nently with the Department Of Com
merce.
The conservation division of the
War Industries Board was at first
known as the commercial economy
board, and its function has been the
conservation Of resources and facli-
ties by scientific commercial and in
dustrial economies. The material
gathered and the staff developed Will
enable the Department Of Comm cree to
carry on the work of eliminating
waste and promoting precision in
in business.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
SMOKER FOR WAR VETERANS.
Naval and Military Order to Hold
It Saturday Evening.

The Naval and Military Order of the
Spanish War will hold smoker at the
Army and Navy Club Saturday even
ing.
The committee, of which Brig. Gen.
Richard d. Simms is chairman, has
arranged for a luncheon and COM
petent speakers.
Due to the activities Of the present
war. many members Of communicates
outside the District are in Washing
ton. These are expected to be pres
ent, including a number Of members
who are in Congress- The meeting
will be a celebration of the victory
members of the District Of Columbia
Commandery are now in active serv-
ice, many of: them on the western
front.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
MANY RUMORS OF DEALS.
National League Managers Display
Activity at Meeting.

NEW YORK. December 12.-Rumors
of base ball trades were numerous at
the final session of the National
League meeting. The first and fore.
most was that Jake Daubert of
Brooklyn had been traded to the
Giants for Walter Holke and George
Smith, the former Columbia pitcher. :
Jack Coombs has not yet come to
an understanding with President
Baker about being manager of the
Phillies.
AS soon as it was known that Pat
Moran had been released a great de-
mand for his services was started.
Manager McGraw of the Giants had
several talks with Moran yesterday
in relation to job as coach for the
Giants pitchers. 1t is stated that Pat
has been offered $4,000 a year by the
New York club.
Casey Stengel of Pittsburgh has
asked Manager Bezdek to sell CT
trade him to an eastern club. 1t is
stated that he has ambitions of play
ing with the Giants.
Although the case of Hal Chase
was discussed informally by the Ma
tional League moguls no action of
any kind was taken.
Wild Bill Donovan, formerly man
ager of the Yankees and now coach
of the Detroit club, mingled with the
base bah folks. and it wouldn't be sur
prising if Bill should land managerial
berth next season.
Charley Herzog, former Giant. and
now a member of the Boston Braves,
was in the throng, and told his
friends that he would probably play
with the Braves again, although he
said he was tired of the game and
was willing to retire.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
DISCHARGED MEN CAN
GET BOND PAYMENTS BACK
It Is Not Expected, However, That
Many Subscriptions Will Thus
Be Nullif1ed.

Discharged soldiers who do not wish
to continue payments on liberty bond
subscriptions made through the
Army organization viii have pay
ments already made returned. and
the subscriptions will be Cancelled.
Army officers said today that al
though this arrangement had been
made they did not expect any great
number of subscriptions to be
nullified in this way.
Less than sso,ooo,0oo of the Army,s
$76,00O,000 subscriptions to the fourth
liberty loan was subscribed by the
plan of making monthly allotments
from pay, and the balance constituted
bank subscriptions which will not be
affected. To the extent that pledges
are not carried out, the subscription
total to a loan will be reduced. The
bonds thus released, however, will
not be thrown back on the market
Evening star., 1918-12-12
FOR PUBLIC BETTERMENT.
Senate Authorizes Investigation
Into Various Subjects.

Investigation by the education COM
mittee of subjects calculated to i'm
prove public social and industrial
conditions. especially as they relate
to employment and labor difficulties.
was authorized yesterday by the Sen
ate.
Action was on a resolution by Sen
ator Kenyon of Iowa providing that
the inquiry embrace the feasibility of
national minimum wage law. ma
tional insurance against unemploy-
ment, extension of vocational train
ing and education to all persons dis
ab1ed by injury or illness. and many
related subjects.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
NAVY TRIMS GALLAUDET.
Middies Show Fast Teamwork and
Accurate Shooting.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, December 12.-
In the second game Of their schedule.
the midshipmen again showed speed
and accurate shooting, and had no
difficulty defeating Gallaudet here
yesterday afternoon by Al to s.
The score of the first half was % to
2. The visitors did not score from the
floor until near the close of the game.
when the third string of Navy play
ers got into the game.
The team play of the Navy is pro-
crossing. and Farwell and Lewis
worked together in fine shape. while
Derringer nearly always got the jump
on his opponent.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
HEALTH MEASURE OFFERED.
Proposes Cooperation of States and
Federal Government.

To prevent and mitigate disease in
consultation with the public health
service has been introduced by Rep
resentative Lever Of South Carolina
It contemplates appointment Of county
sanitation and medical advisers
throughout the country, the federal
government cooperating with the
states by paying half the cost.
The bill was drawn in consulta ton
with the public health serviceA An
appropriation of $3.50, 900 for the gov
ernment's share of the first years
cost would be increased by $25O,O0O
annually until the yearly appropria-
tfon was $1,000, ,OOO
Evening star., 1918-12-12

BRISTOL, Tenn, December 12.-
Clarence Walker, star outf1elder of
the Philadelphia American base ball
team, announced here last night that
he had quit base ball and would en-
ter the real estate business at Lime
Stone, Tenn. his home. Walker play
ed center field for the Boston Ameri-
cans in 1917. He was sold to the Ath-
letics early this year and played with
that team until he was called to Lime
Stone for examination by his draft
hoard
Evening star., 1918-12-12
BACK FROM SPECIAL MISSION,

Capt. Carl T. Vogelgesang. United
States Navy. who spent several
months in Rio de Janeiro on spe-
cial mission in connection with the
reorganization OF the Brazilian navy,
has arrived in this city. He I'D a
conference with Secretary Damsae at
the Navy Department this morning
ana made a brief oral report Of the
results of his mission.
Capt. vogelgesang made the trip
to Brazil on the Z. 8. S. Pueblo, in
company with Senior Da Cana,
former Brazilian ambassador to the
United States, and now minister Of
war. He declines to say anything
regarding his visit to Brazil except
that he was very well treated and
had pleasant time.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
FAITHFUL FOR FIFTY YEARS.
Ssks & Co. Present Watch and Cash
40 William Fleming, Employe.

Asa reward for fifty years Of con-
tihuous service, Saks & Co. has pre-
sented William Fleming with = gold
watch and chain and $50 in cash. He
wis seldom absent during that period
of time.
FIsming saw the store grow from
. small establishment at 30e 7th
street to its present building, at 7th
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
Lewis Wins Over Roller.

MONTREAL, December 12.-Sergt
stranger" Lewis of the American
Army scored a decisive victory over
DR.. Roller here last night by winning
can bout. Lewis. who is an aspirant
for the heavyweight title. was forced
to go the limit. The first fall took
more than an hour, the second less
than two minutes.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
CAMP LEE OFFICERS
CAMP IS ABANDONED

The War Department has an
nounced the abandonment of the
project for the establishment of an
officers training school at Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va. &
Evening star., 1918-12-12

All future contracts for CONNER
cial enterprises, the college Of alder
men for the city and county of Lon
don have decided, will contain a
clause prohibiting the use of ma
terials of German origin.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
Break a Cold
i In Few Hours
First dose Of Papes Cold Compound relieves the cold
+: and grippe misery-Don't stay stuffed up!

throat, sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-upl Quit
blowing and snufiiingl Ease your
throbbing headl Nothing else In
the world gives such prompt relief
as "Pape's Cold Compound" which
costs only q few cents ut any drug
store. 1t acts without assistance,
tastes nice, causes no, incomveni.
enee. Be sure you get the genuine.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
4JAN|TORS' DAY
T0cONSERVE COAL
Advice Will Be Given Tomor-
row at Fuel Administra-
tion's Station.

Janitors' day" will be celebrated to-
| morrow at the instruction station of
the United States fuel administration
established at 1928 F street to teach
Washingtonians the correct ways of
handling furnaces and stoves and the
proper use of hard and soft COAL
Janitors will be special guests of the
fuel Instructors. It Is desired that
those who preside over apartment
house and home furnaces of all types
turn out in numbers.
Many people have visited the sta
ton since its establishment early. this
week. Scores came in yesterday, de-
spite the rain, to get instruction. To-
day large charts showing soft-coal
management were installed, in addi-
tion to the hard-coa1 charts already
in use.
T. G. Mahady in Charge.
T. c. Mahady, domestic fuel engi-
charge. Visitors are advised on all
points OF interest, and when, .hey
leave are presented with smalr7-E Fts
! labeled, Directions for Operating
Hot-water, Steam Boilers and Warm
air Furnaces and Directions for
Operating. Coal Cooking Range
They also get a pamphlet on Coal
Saving in the Home" The instructors
do not pass judgment on the different
kinds of heating systems, but content
themselves with explaining the proper
use of each.
They tell the story of coal wasted
and saved, sort of fuel parable, as
follows:
tons, costing at least 500. of this
amount $75 worth was wasted and
he got heat from only $25 worth. He
lost $40 because he either did not
have or did not use the check draft
most of the heat up the chimney.
Ills heater and heater pipes were
not covered with asbestos, causing a
twenty-dollar loss: $40 was wasted
because smoke pipe and heater flues
were not clean Of soot;$5 was vast
live Goals to fall into ash pit. He
opened the coalinF door to check fire,
which was absolutely wrong"
The Cheerful Side.
|, So much for the foolish servant.
Now for the other side of the pic
ture:
''The householder who efficiently
operated his heater ordered ten tons
Of coal. costing 500. OF this he re-
ceived SIS worth of heat; only $25
was used in creating draft. Little
better can be expected. To accom-
plish this, he learned how to use
the draft damper and the turn dam
per. cutting chimney losses.
'.He covered heater and heater pipes
with asbestos, utilizing much heat.
He shook his fire only until a glow
appeared in the ash pit-not allow
ing hot Goals to. drop. He cleaned
smoke pipe and heater fiues of SCOT
and kept coaling door closed, except
when putting in coa1.,'
Evening star., 1918-12-12

The Nobel committee has resolved
not to award a Nobel peace prize in
1918
Evening star., 1918-12-12
Relief comes instantly.

Relief comes instantly.
: A dose taken every two hours
until three doses are taken win
snd grippe misery and break up .
savece cold either In the head,
ehett, body Or limbs.
81 II promptly opens clogged.up
nestrils and air passages In the
hssd. stops nasty discharge or
aese running, relieves sick head.
tche. duliness, feverishness, sore
Evening star., 1918-12-12
)NIc DUCKPIN LEAGUE
WASHINGTON CITY TENp1N LEAGUE.

Totals: .4s1 4ss 4ss Totals. 400 4ee 90
Evening star., 1918-12-12
'sTilly" Walker Quits Base Ball.

Totals. 1868 s74 s12
Evening star., 1918-12-12

High school freshman basket ball
teams will get together tomorrow in
two games Central goes over to
western for a contest and Business is
to meet Technical.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-02

and son and daughter, Mir. and Mrs R. A. Barthel; Mrs. W. F. spauld- ing. Mrs. Currey, MT. and Mrs. o. Connor, MT. and Mrs Jenson and MT and Mrs. Jones, all from Fairbanks,
 Pat McGlinchy. and Mike Lannon' two os the boys who will be in- ducted into the eryice today nave been visiting in skagway for several days, Both of these lads were in terested, in the Porcuplne and lost heavily in the recent flood. They desire to thank the citizens or skagway for their hospitality and especially for the good time last night at Eagles Hall.-
 The Misses Gibbs, of Montreal. who have spent the past ten days in Skagway will be passengers enroute home on the Princess tonight. While SC cjourning in Skagwsy these young ladies have visited all the points of historic and scenic interest in and about this section. They have made several strenuous hikes and climos, the climb to the top of A B, mountain not being the least e''irt on their part at sight see ing. .......
 CaOtain A. c. Bell, commandant oF th7 R. N. ". M. Police at White h ,rse, came over On Monday and met the Princess Sophia this morn ing and took over to Whitehorse six new men, who were sent up to help make up for the men who went out last spring in the R.. N. W. M. Police regiment. The new men are a fine looking bunch and will no doubt keep up the high standard that characterizes this brave body Of law enforcers.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-02
JUNEAU |s DEVASTATED BY FLOOD

startip sometime Wednesday n'@'t the heaviest rainfall ever kuo n in the Gastineau Channel dis trict was experienced and continued until dark yesterday evening. While ao damage of consequence was done in Douglas, 1t is estimated that s20O ,00O will not cover that in Ju- neau and immediate vicinity.
 Early yesterday morning it was apparent that several houses on the Juneau flat known as the Casey Shattuck addition were doomed on account of the rapid rise of Gold Creek, which had changed from a purling riYulet to raging torrent Many homes were stripped of their belongings and the inhabitants sought places of safety. At about 11:15 yesterday forenoon several substantial homes began tottering on their foundations from the weight r the water against them and by 2 h he afternoon five had moved out with the flood. The Gold Creek bridge on the salmon Creek road wen out shortly atfer the middle of the day. Many other homes were flooded, but remained unmoved. In all, probably 40 houses in the Casey -Shattuck addition were va cated and fully half that number Were surrounded by water from tbr'e to five feet deep.
 Several thrilling escapes were re corded on account of lanGslides from ths hills around Juneau, the most dangerous being on Gold street just Oa of the Gastineau hotel, where from far up the mountain side, a bug mass Of earth, rock and trees came down, carrying one build ing with it's inmates across the street and crashing into the apart meE' house on the other side. A tree more than a foot in diameter crashed into a house occupied by a woman and two children but, strange to say, they all escaped un- injured. The water rushed into the second story of the Gastineau Ho- tel from the bluff in the rear and flowed down the stairs into the '%- and office below like mill race. It also flooded Willis gro cerv store and the Seward building.
 Landslides struck the Alaska Ju- ne,r railroad above the mill in two places and carried out aoout
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-02

10 feet in one place and 25 in the other. The mill was badly flooded and much debris was washed into 1t. Huge iron girders were warped as readily as though they had been u'pe stems, Damage is estimated at $40,00O.
 The Juneau water and electric light systems were both put out of business and 1t is reported that the former may not be repaired for a couple of days or more. It was said today that the light system will be again in commission by this eve ming or early tonight. The Gastin- eau Mining Co. was also a heavy sufferer, their power plants both at Salmon creek and Annex creek be- ing temporarily out of business.
 At first 1t was not believed the wat would reach the government hosUitaI and native school in the Casey-Shattuck addition, and when 1t did surround the buildings it was necessary to remove number or pat 'ents from the former in boats. The unfortunates are now being cared for at St. Ann's hospital in Juneau.
 The most serious injury reported as a result of the flood was to Alex Ki!oh, of Douglas, who, in his CT forts to save the day at the Salmon c s'k bower house, was caught in slide and injured to the extent Of broken leg. A launch was run from Juneau to salmon creek and the sufferer taken to the Juneau hospi- tai. -.
 It is considered almost miracu- lous that no lives were lost, es- oeclallv as all the huoses caught py the slides on the hillside were oc- cuuied by families, all of whom wer rescued and are now being cared TOT at either hotels or private homes in Juneau.
 As a result of the floob and con- sequent slides. water fumes ana light poles were wrecked and all bre,nass ;s mora or less disorgantzec The newspapers both of Juneau and Douglas are unable to appear thru | lack of power to operate their ma chinery but belated issues will ap- pea at the earliest possible date
 While the loss has not:yet been | accurately estimated, it will run in 10 hundreds of thousands of collars.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-02

Norman E. Black and wife re- turned from the lower Yukon dis trlct on Monday.
 Judge Macauley Of Dawson VII arrive in Skagway on this after- moons train and will sail south on the Princess.
 Miss Edith Liddicoat will be a passenger for the south on the Prin- cess tonight and will join her mother and family in Auburn. Mrs. Dan Mckay and two chill 1 will be passengers for the
 S'h enroute to Seattle and will [ 'pe' the winter in Auburn, wash ! 'N sequin and family arrived up "A tnEorincess this morning en- { e Ntheir home in Dawson al
 south.
 Mrs. T. t Bragg and daughter,
 wife and daUater of supt. Bragg oI
 the Dawson ppSlic schools will Oe
 passengers for he south on the '0
 Dhia tonight.
 Miss Swanson is makinT rouIe trip on the Princess from aou,s She went to Bennett on os.S train and will return on the t' Hoen's train.
 Miss p.tteson, who has filled the nosit,,n oo nurse at the White Pass hospifaI for the past several months wp oe a passenger for Vancouver On the Princess tonight.
 F T. Condon, former member to the provincial parliament rom the ynkon. will be a passenger for Van couver on the Princess tonight, ar irving in skagway on the train this afternoon. "
 Mir. and Mrs. Frazier are making late fan trip to the north naVihs arrive4 on the Sophia this morning aad .eAtrained for Atlin, where they will visit for a few days, returning to skagway in time to catch the nexs sailing of the Princess from this port. 8 /
 When the Princess sails from this port she will have 8 capacity passenger list. Among those book ad for passage are Mrs, A, Barthel
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-02
TNGE FOR THE SHOWER

All Chapters In the United States are being called on to provide their share or these articles during the week commencing September 80, 1918. It is hoped that your Chap ter will cooperate in the matter at this time, giving the plan the wid est possible publicity. Every article contributed will be put to real use in hospitals whose equipment and facilities are being sorely tried We hope that every householder in your section will have 8 part in the Ltsen Shower and once again show that ths Red Cross can fill every
 need for relief.-Red Cross Bulle- tin.