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Evening journal., 1918-01-30
Strength of the Big Leagues

across runs FOR the Nebraska marvel
In Philadelphia.
In Merkle. Kildur, Hollocher and
Deal the Cubs possess only a passing
fair inneld, good at second base, IN
tried at shortstop, fair at lrst base.
and only fair at third base. Hollocher
may MI the hole az shortstop-or he
may not II he does the inneld still
viii need a frst baseman and a third
baseman.
The outneld. composed Of Paskert,
Flack ana Barber looks a lot better
than most persons are willing to admit
but It still ranks below other outer gar
dens In the National League.
The pitching and catching staiis OF
the Cubs are superb They will be the
force TO carry the club.
There Is Just one element In the Cubs
makeup that makes their outlook ros-
Ter than the averages indicate and that
is the canny managerial ability Of Fred
Mitchell The former coach Of the
Braves is capable Of teaching his men
smart baseball. He showed &c a year
ago and he may have the ability to
pu, it across in better fashion this
year
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
Pratt An Example ofPiayer Whose Hitting
Ability is Hurf by Batting Averages

be longer than those Of fast men like
Cobb, Speaker or Collins. He bats from
the right side and this also makes him
slower than the left-handed batter.
Pratt Is a potential .320 batter but
the extra 020 or .O25 per cent. do not
get into the percentage columns. With
a fast man on bases ahead Of him there
are few OF his clouts which are not
good for two bases Tor the baserunner.
Pratt Is only one example OF the fal-
lacy Of batting averages to show the
worth Of batters
wally Pipp has never broken into
the 800 class. yet he is one Of the hard
est hitters IN the American League.
There are few batters In the National
League who rank with Cy Williams a.
a hard hitter. yet he has seldom
broken into the 800 class.
Batters Of this class are often more
valuable in driving IN runs than the
speed merchant who piles up an aver
age we'll over 800.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
THE EVENING JOURNALS DAILY PAGE OF SPORTS
IN
THE BEST SPORTING PAGE IN WILMINGTON.
KEEPING MARMPR0ELEM OF BIG GAME
HUNTERS; ACKERMAN TELLS HOW

leather vest to stop the wind are two
other essentials.
Leather moccaslns for Canadian
hunting over hogs and SHOWS, and
heavy. stout shoes for wear In dry ana
ough country In the states VIII an
swer the footwear question.
Wear a light pair Of cotton socks
next to your feet and one good pair
Of wooden socks over them TO keep
YOUR feet warm II the going Is con-
tlnuous. For the reason Of extra socks
II YOU are standing on a run for any
length OF time 70 Is best to get the
footwear plenty large 10 start with.
A medlum-sized hunting knife on
your cartridge belt short handle
camp axe. compass and a warm
stocking cap and pair OF closely Knit
wooden gloves complete the outnt.
In big game hunting where you have
10 portage your tents. canoes, grun
and supplies you win ind less amount
OF personal equipment you have with
YOU the more personal comfort you
will derive from tho hunt.
/ A reader asks the normal age lmil
Of the bull moose. AS near as we nave
been able 10 find out the moose lives
about the same length Of time as the
horse, possibly 20 10 80 years.
Z. G.-What size trap DO you advise
In muskrat trapping?
Tho number 20" trap e the one useC
generally for animals such as, mink
muskrat. skunk and raccoon. Tho mum
her 81" is also used but IA O tflnN
a large
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
ONLY IS months
WHISKEY STOCK
Americans Are Drinking
ThemseIveS0ut OF Supply
at Rapid Rate
100000 GALLONS
LEFT IN COUNTRY

WASHINGTON, Jan 30-Whiskey /
blbers Of the country, at their present
rate OF consumption. are drinking
themselves out or a supply So rapid
Is the rate that an OF the whiskey IN
The Jniied states will be gone IN
eighteen months, the summer OF 1919
This Is the conservative estimate OF
Government officials, who have been
watching the rate OF flow from the
warehouses since the Pres dents proc
lamaiOn stopping d.stilling on Septem-
Der s. There are only about i57 10000
gallons left 10 these warehouses.
The normal per capita consumption
OF whiskey In tho United states Is
about one gallon a year. This Is a
statistical way Of saying the annual
uo. NAL consumption is 100000 gall
Ions a year AZ this rate the available
supply. figuring from February 4. vii
last little more than eighteen months
but expert authorities say that the ODD
100000 will be abso bed during tho
eighteen months period and that all
the whlskey left on August 4. 1919
will be In private hands and that Il
Will not be much at that.
There Is comparatively Jorge sup
ply OF whisky in private hands which
the experts cannot trace Y II is expect
ed that the supply held by consum-
ers will increase in ratio as the stocks
In the warehouses go down THIS Is
where much Of the odd 100000 gallons
win go
When the lid was clapped down by
the Presidential proclamation there
were approximately i6j.00OO00 gallons
LOT whiskey in the county. Since sep
tember 8 there has been no legitimate
distlling and no whiskey can be I'M
ported. Beer consumption has fallen
ION rapidly under prohibition. but there
is no diminution In the amount OF
whiskey that Is apparently consumed
despite the spread OF dry territory.
With the whiskey famine will come
q drop In the Government revenue OF
approximately s320OO00O0 a year. The
present tax on whiskey Is $500 q gall
lon and the taxes paid upon The ap-
proximate consumption OF iVluoO'ON
gallons year. This revenue VIII nave
TO be made up in other ways. ihe
Government. therefore, mas In an pu'
$500 10000 moro TO collect In whiskey
taxes on "a basis Of l5lC0OOVO gallons
a. So 20 a gallon.
During the four months since as
iuiinc was stopped Withdrawals oil
spirits for beverage purposes nave
been unusually light according to ns'
ures Of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
While the whiskey stock Is being
( rspidly exhausted production OF ais
/ Nlled spirits FOR other purposes IL
d apparently increasing. More than 10,
O660oO gallons OF alcohol were de-
, naturcd m November last.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
mn ,MARE nACK TO GAME.

Special 90 THE EVENING JOIh NAL.
NEWARK, Del. Jan. 30.-Delaware
College basketball team viii renew It's
schedule tonight following the mid
wear examinations. when Drexel lnsti-
tute Of Philadelphia will be the attrac-
ton. As a preliminary game Coach
Baumgartner has arranged for a team
representing the freshmen and sopho-
mores 20 play a i've representing the
juniors and seniors. Coach Baumgart-
ner has been working the squad hare
This week 10 prepare them for the
nrexel game. There will also ne sec
ond game this week, Friday nlsnt' when
Delaware plays Morsvian. Delaware
lineup against Dreyel viii be as iol-
lows: Horsey and Ritz, forwards; Bar
nard. centre; Lord and Carter guards.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
BY FREDERICK VI. KERRY.
Snecinl Sian Dlsnnich.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O--Wh8t connec-
ton has the uprising and reported
revolution in Austria-Hungary with
Rolshevik success In Russla2
Zsdor szabadors, intimate friend OF
Leon Trotzky and editor Of Eloro. Hun
eariau Socialist daily. says today The
two are most cOlsely connected.
When Trotzky was In New York edit
Ing the Russian Socialist paper. Novy
Mir. he did much Of his writing In
Szahadors ONCE. The two papers are
printed on the saml press
Revolution In the dual monarchy
will follow much the course tho revo.
lutlon In Russia followed. said Szabad-
ors. Groups are cooperating now for
the overthrow Of the Hapshurg dynas-
~. When this Is accomplished "A gov
eminent more representative OF the
workers will be set up. The middle
classes will cndeavor TO prevent the re-
voluiion from going too FAR, but they
Will be unsuccessful. as IN Russia.
Revolution In Austria-Hungary means
I The end Of the war. u Will en-
courage the German Socialists TO revolt
also.
Whether the latest rumors from VI
emma are confirmed or not makes llttlI
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
THE PROPOSED DELAWARE
HIGHWAY system.

a resume OF a report proposing a
system OF through roads for the state
OF Delaware is printed on other poges
Of this issue.
The report is by Chief Engineer
Charles NJ Upham. OF The recently
created state Highway Department aud
perhaps It's most significant part is the
concluding portion dealing with the ef-
feet Of present conditions on the pro-
gram formulated Tor the establishment
OF a comprehensive system Of i'm
proved roads.
Knowing. as road builders do, the
difficulties attending road work under
present abnormal conditions. the Della
ware officials might well shrink from
commencing work on an ambitious and
necessarily costly program But II the,
have all the breadth OF vision displayed
by their chief engineer there Will be
no hesltaancy.
Thoueh o small area, Delaware. be-
cause Of It's geographical location, mas
within It's borders q considerable mile
age Of roads Of more than local im-
portance. The Improvement Of these
roads Is q war measure, as Mr.. Cpham
points out. and at the same time is a
work equally necessary>to iho indus
I trial and commercial development OF
/ the state. This condition is one that
exists also in most other sioies-the
roads Of most Importance locally are
I also, in most cases. those Of the most
use for war purposes.
Chief Engineer Upham's feeling that
road work Is necessary In 1918 as q
war measure Is shared by nearly oNery
one coversant with the needs OF the
/ time aud the possibilities Of tho pub
/ lie highways for freight traffic. But
there is a lamentahle lack Of appreci-
alton Of the necessity OF continuing
road work-even az greatly advanced
cost-for the accommodation or tranlc
not distinctly Of war character
In these times It is very difhcult TO say
Just where 70 draw the line between
traflo that will "help win the war
and trafic that viii not, If, indeed
there remains any great amount OF inc
latter. Munitions. machinery Tor snip
iaent 10 the other side, food supplies
for our troops and for the troops and
the civil populations Of our allies, Goa
and raw materials for our muniuoi
plants, and the thousands Of items 10
Guided in the ffelghting that Is mani
testify war traflc are not the onll
ihlnss the we must carry over on
roads TO oxpcriio thc overthrow Of th
Central Powers II those who dI
their bits 10 the ordinary affairs Of ul
are 10 be enabled 20 bear the burden
Imposed upon them the industrial ono
commercial activities OF The naiiol
must 20 on at as nearly the norma
rate as conditions will permit Ihes
activities are becoming more and NOR
dependent upon the highways, ana vs.
. should not repeat England's Diunde
In neglectlng 20 look after them.
Delaware will make no mistake 4
b undertaking the work that has bee
laid out II her citizens are TO d
! their part in the support Of The va
they must have. roads. II it COSTS NOR
p 10 make q beginning on the state
oad program in 1918 the work don
will also be worth more. There wa
never a time in the country's histor
when a dollar invested in good roa
was so sure 20 yield a handsome n
, turn.
I BY all means build roads in 1918.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30

Austria-Hungary are allowed to vote u
is a crime In Hungary for workinginen
10 belong TO unions, an employment
must be obtained through state employ
ment agencies.
Successful revolution 10 Austria
means the organization Of federation
OF nationalities. somewhat as In hissD
Italians. South slavs. Ruihenians. Gro
ations. Hungarlans. Bohemlans and seN-
cral others.
This Is going to be followed by re-
volutlon In Germany. and universal re-
yomtlon IN Europe"
NOTE The above article is presenter
as a matter OF news interest. We cal
attention. however, 20 The fact thai
socialist newspapers smuegled out on
I Hungary" may contain cleverly planted
prussian propaganda aimed 70 maxi
America and The allies believe that con
/ ditlons 10 The dual monarchy are worsf
/ than they really arc. and thus slacken
/ American and allied war Efforts.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
ZYBEZKO THROWS OLIN:
TOE bold Pins HIM DOWN
Ry M united Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-A throng that
packed Madison Square Garden last
night saw Nladek Zybszko, the Polish
Hercules, and Joe Siecher, the Nebras-
ka plainsmsn. emerge victorious IN
catch-as-catch-can wrestling bouts.
Zybszko threw John Olin, the Worces-
ter wire worker. and Stecher downed
Yussif Hussane, the Bulgarian.
Frank G0tchs famous toe hold
brought victory 10 Zyhszko after one
hour. fifteen minutes and twenty-five
seconds o. strenuous graphing. The
Finn gave a splendid exhibition Of de-
fensive graphing before he finally sue,
cumbed 10 the superior strength and
technique Of his Polish adversary.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
HICHLE' THROW DARBY'S
PELT into CAGE BA, KEI

Wilmington High basketball tive won
Its eighth victory OF the season yester-
day over Darby High School i've, 6S 10
i3. 10 was the biggest score rolled W
by the Highlets this season. Even at
that the Wilmington tossers were on
In their shooting and II nifty per cent.
Of their attempts at the basket from the
feld had counted Il is likely that their
score would have been close to 100.
6. ay Crter established a local record
for this season, by caging 10 Geld goals
together with four foHl goals, gave him
a total Of 30 points. enough 70 outclass
tae Darbyites single-handed. All In an
Wilmington tailed 81 field goals. The
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
KID WILLIAMS TAKES
TRIP TO DREAMLAND

By the United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Jan S0.--'kid' VIII
llams. former world bantam weight
champion, knows TODAY that Il IS inn
possible for a former ring champion
who can't meet the thud Of glove
with a smile. 20 come back" The
kid" was knocked out in the fourth
round by Joe Lynch, his youthful OBJ
ponent, IN a scheduled six round &c at
the Olympia A. A. last night In the
fourth round Dave Wartnik Jumped
into the ring and led the battered for
mer monarch to his corner after a
plucky but futile battle against youth
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
sALEsIANuM UP AGAINST II NOW

Salesianum quintet Is on edge lot us
battle with Delaware College Fresh
men 1--WE in Brownson Hall igilt.
The game is causing considcraD'e
comment Ia local sport circles Inc
Blue and Gold team is said 70 pc com
posed Of some Of the classlest DasAel-
nm Talent that ever represented the
0rst wear 1--WE at the Newark institu-
lion. This coupled with the fact mat
inc Eighth and West team Is going al
ton notch speed. Is Keeping fans as
well as the players, on keen edge ana
il is likely il viii be one Of the Dig
rest scholastic battles Of the season.
The Gold and White team has COM
pleled one-half Of its scheduled comes.
In the the elght games PLAYED to date,
ne locals have emerged the winners on
i've occasions. while their opponents
nave gained but three.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
ALL MAY PLAY on APRIL Is.

BY The lnlied tfPrs'
CHICAGO, Jan. S0.-Ben Johnson says
the opening plans for the American
Leasue may be changed again and that
All teams may commence play April
i5 instead Of the four eastern clubs
opening one day earlier than the west
ern. The schedule committee meeting.
February "a, will decide.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
rnENcn sAvANT SIS REvoLT.-

Social revolution throughout Eur
ope Is predicted by Prof. Charles
eide. French economist, 10 the Sc
maine Literaire Of Geneva. Switzer-
land. copies OF which have Just
reached this country he bases his
prediction on the belief that Europe
never viii be able 10 pay the war
debts incurred by the belligerents.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
Amt
Nature
Wonderful
HANDICAPPED.

AAINaN0A1lhA ~
! sleep on the
First floor. That
Il, in a bed
Of course. And ]
Leave the window
open above twelve
Inches. Some gink
Could climb IN
Very easily and
I haven't a gun
TO miss him with.
Now that Il Is
Winter and golnng
Amt, ] have my
Clubs home, so I
Keep a nice heavy
Nlidiron club right
Handy 40 the head
OF my bed. Now.
What I'm worrying
About 10 Maybe
some night a yegg
Might come sQleezine
Through The window
And wake me Up.
And I'd grab the
Golf club, sneak
Along the wall. raise
Tho club, and n
] do like ! do
on the golf course. I
Know I'll yell Fore"
And miss him.
Then "BlooleV for
me.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
Mr.. c. OUOITERs WANT GAMES,

The Young Mems Republican CLUB
quot team is anxious TO arrange game
with any teams in the state. The O.
O. p. tossers would especially like 70
hear from Madeley 70 arrange for their
second set OF their series Of fifteen
games. the arst having already been
plavcd. Any teams wanting games
should set into communication with
Johp 4. Foote, manager Y. NJ R. G.
QUOT team at the Young Mems Republic
can Club.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
Commend Plan Of
ENGINEER UPHAN
Good Roads Magazine Urges
State TO Build High.
ways this Year
NEED GREATER NOW
THAN AT ANY TIME

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Jan. 3o.-state High
way Engineer Charles NJ Upham yes
terday received the following copy Of
an editorial from Good Roads, rela-
tive 10 Delaware's proposed state High
way and the plans as submitted in
Engineer Uphsms report TO the Gov
ernor and State Highway Commission
recently.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
pRANDYWINE A. A. MEETING,

The annual meeting and election OF
the Brandywlnc Athletic Association
viii be held tomorrow night at the
Brandywine Engine House, Twenty
| nfth and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
CHEsROOK TO MEET KEYsT0NE.

The Chesrook and keystone teams
In the Junior Basketball League will
meet in a league game Friday night
at the Y. NJ. II. A.. Hall and not at
Eden Park tonight. as stated in these
columns yesterday. The game VIII
be played as a preliminary to the Has-
ley flrst-Keystone first game.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30

B-ooklyn; OF Hendrix and Vaughn. Chi
ago: on Mitchell and Ring. Cincinnati
off Perritt and Sallee, New York; on
Lavender. Philadelphia; on Jacobs,
pittsburgh: or Watson, ST Louis.
TWO Home Runs-Off Aldrldge and
Carter. Chicago;' of Eller. Cincinnati
off Anderson, New York; OF Fittery,
philadelphia; of Ames. ST Louis.
ono Home Run--Off Hughes, Rudolph
ana Tyler, Boston; of Russell, Brook
lyn; OF smith. New York; on Bender
and Rixey, Philadelphia OF Mamaux
and Miller, Pittsburgh; OF Goodwin
HIT and North. st. Louis; of Steele
St. Louls-Pltlsburgh.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
DOrly
MilminniOn

Totals . ......... 81 9 6S
Substitute. Fouls committed--Darby
10; Wilmington. IS. Referee, Davis
West Chester state Normal.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30
Y NJ G.. ALFAGUE.

Lalcos defeated 3. b. :. C., IFS, and
Harnell walloped the Bisons. 23-9, In
the High-Bro. Basketball League OF the
\. NJ. =. A. last night.
STANDING OF Teams.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30

Watch the daily papers tomorrow for
complete details Of Miller's Profit Shar-
ing February Furniture Sale.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30

watch the daily papers tomorrow for
complete details OF Miller's Profit shar-
ms February Furniture Salo.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-01-30

Watch the daily papers tomorrow lot
complete details Of Miller's Proht shar-
ing February Furniture sale.--Aov.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-28
ASK HARRY BAKER 7"

q = the conduct of a military or
political campaign it frequently
happens that those largely re-
sponsible for successful results are
80 modest that their names seldom
appear in print In the recent i'm
portant primary election w. Harry
Baker, of this city. secretary of the
Republican State Committee, had a
large part in the burdensome plan
ming necessary for the launching and
conduct of the campaign. Only those
familiar with political organizations
can understand the tremendous de-
tail which must be looked after by
tho secretary of the State organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Baker is a master OF detail. He
has been thoroughly schooled
through years of experience in dis
posing of the thousand and one
things that arise during a campaign
and which demand a cool head and
wide knowledge of the working
forces OF the party.
ASK Harry Baker" is the invari-
able response of leaders and workers
when some perplexing problem bobs
up in any parliamentary session, a
conference of party leaders, or the
general management of the cam
paign. His services to the party have
been invaluable and his personal
popularity keeps pace with his ef-
ficiency.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-28
The COMPLETION of Mrs. Stokes
philadelphia Ledger.)

NI hiidQclpuld LSu6cT.J
The conviction of Rose Pastor
Stokes for violating the espionage
act is a salutary act that will meet
with widespread approval. Mrs.
Stokes is not a newly arrived alien
of German birth or sympathies, but,
on the contrary, is a young woman
for whom America has done every
thing. as in the case of Mary Antin,
one of her compatriots. She by mar
riage acquired the responsibility that
comes from wealth, and also, by rea-
son of her opportunities and her
public activities, was quite familiar
with the obligations of citizenship in
the land of her adoption. Instead of
meeting the situation created by the
war with that nobility and humanity
to which she and her fellow extrem-
lists are forever paying lip-service, in
a willful, perverse, fanatical and
wholly irresponsible manner she
threw over all the substance of social
and political life for the shadow of
a certain kind of socialistic govern
ment in preparation for which she
attacked all existing government
here. expecting through chaos 70
realize all her social ideals. And
these ideals vaguely held, seldom
clearly stated. were promoted with i
bitterness and an untruthfulness In
the matter of the United States being
at war that quite rightly brought her
within the terms OF the espionage act
and so led to her conviction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-28
LIVING MEMORIALS

~ EvERAL times the Telegraph
~ has suggested the. dedication of
trees throughout the city as
living memorials to our soldiers. 1t
is gratifying to note that a consider
able number of trees already have
been planted as a result of this sug-
gestion.
A current magazine refers to a
similar memorial plan now in vogue
at Newburgh, n. Y, where citizens,
combining with the city government,
have arranged for the purchasing.
planting and labelling OF tree for
every Newburgh man who has re-
sponded or who does respond to the
call to the colors. The city buys
the trees. mostly of the ornamental
shade variety. and individuals or or
ganizations do the planting and the
marking, providing silver or other
metal municipalities for the latter.
More than LOO trees have already
been planted in this way. In some
cases fraternal organizations have
provided these living memorials for
their drafted or enlisted members.
If the Harrisburg City Council
would create Immediately a Shade
Tree Commission, as should have
been done long ago. such an organi-
Zation could put into effect the tree
planting suggestion outlined here
and there would be widespread CO.
operation on the part of the people
of Harrisburg. Recent storms have
emphasized the Importance and the
absolute need of something being
done to protect the trees we have
and to increase their number.
1t is creditable to the owner of
the property at State and Second
streets, where a large tree was re-
Gently blown down, that Immediately
two fine young trees were planted
to fill the gap.
Many thousands of trees would be
set out in Harrisburg should this me-
mortal plan be adopted and the hun
dreds of Harrisburg boys in the SER
vice would feel that in addition to
all the other things that are being
done to support them at the front,
the folks back home were also main
tanning a beautiful city to which
they may return after the victorious
peace shall have come.
take the lead in this work and be
assured that the community will ger
back of him and make the tree plan
u great success?
AS the annual Memorial Day will
be observed during the present week
now would be an appropriate time to
start the tree planting movement.