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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
MORRIS Is EASY MARX.
Jack Dempsey Requires Just One
Minute for Knockout.

NEW ORLEANS. December IL
Jack Dempsey of Utah. contender
for the heavyweight championship of
the world, knocked out Carl Morris
of Oklahoma in the first round of
their scheduled twenty-round bout
here last night, after one minute of
fighting.
The knockout blow was short
left hook to the stomach. delivered
during a period of hard infighting.
Many of the 1000 spectators be-
lieved for time that Norris had
slipped and fallen, as the blow was
visible only to those near the ring
side.
The bout started with brisk ex-
change of short jabs. After break
ing from the first clinch, Dempsey
rushed Morris near the ropes and dur
ing the infighting delivered the final
blow. Morris did not regain con-
seriousness for four minutes.
Dempsey weigh ed-in at 1S5 pounds
and Morris at 30. They received
$4,000 and $3.50, respectively. The
Utah boxer was a favorite in the bet
ting. as high as ) to l being offered
that he would knock out Morris. and
6 to that the Oklahoman would
not last three rounds. The bout was
held in an open-air arena
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
FRAzEE SEES THE LIGHT
"Sick and Disguised" He An
nounces Willingness to Sell the
Boston Red Sox.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, December 17.-De-
claring that he is sick and disguised
over his controversy with President
johnson, Harry Frazee of Boston de-
cIared here last night that he is will
ing to sell the Red Sox.
He said Johnson had approached
him through an associate with refer
ence to the sale of the Boston club
and that he had named a price for
johnson. He said he still was willing
to sell the club at that price, but
that the offer would have to be &C
cepted within thirty days. as he had
another offer.
Declaring Johnson's criticisms of the
management Of the Boston club were
the result of personal spite because
1 insist on managing my own business
without being dictated to by Mr.
Johnson" the clubowner declared he
did not intend to permit the Boston
club to be used as a target" by Mr..
Johnson.
LAS to the gambling situation in
Boston, which l regret to say exists
in a great many ball parks" Frazee
said, Il have done everything possible
to curb it"
Frazee declared he had caused the
ton Park and had barred others per-
! manenty from the grounds The Bos
ton police and private detectives, he
said, were cooperating to help stamp
out gambling, which he considered "a
menace to the great national game"
Il am sick and disguised with the
entire affair."" he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
OUIMET TO PLAY AGAIN.
Is Anxious, to Meet Vardon and
Raw Next Year.

BOSTON, December 17.-Lieut. Fran
els Ouimet of Boston, the western anna
teur golf champion, will take part in the
rational open and national amateur golf
championships next year if the United
States Golf Association votes to renew
these events, according to announce
ment made by Jack Sullivan. Lieut..
Ouinet's former business partner. Mr..
Sullivan said that Lieut. Ouimet, who is
connected with the quartermaster's de-
partment, might remain in the Army
indefinitely.
"Francis was interested in reading
that Harry Vardon and Ted Ray expect
to visit America next season." said Mr..
Sullivan. He looks forward to meeting
them again in the open championship -
Ouimet first gained national golf fame
by defeating Vardon and Ray, the Eng
lish professionals. in a play-off for the
open championship at Brookline in 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
FOIL TO REMAIN PILOT.
Speaker Declines Leadership of In
dams, According to Club Owner.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, December IL
Lee Foil, manager of the Cleveland
Indians for the last three and a half
years. will be re-engaged for the COM
ing season. according to James Dunn,
president of the Cleveland club An
offer was made to Iris Speaker, star
outfielder of the club, last month, but
Iris turned it down.
Fohrs Encouragement is well re-
ceived here. as it was felt that Lee has
been successful with the material at
his disposal and had Cleveland in the
race during practically his entire stay
here. He took hold of a hopeless
tailender in midseason of 1915, and
the team began to improve from the
day he took charge.
AS number of Cleveland's best
players will be released from service
within the next few months Foil fig
ures to have strong contender again
next season. There also is some
chance of a deal being made with
Cleveland by which Dutch Leonard.
the crack left-hander. will come to
Cleveland from the Boston club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
LEAGUE MAY PLAY
A SHORT SCHEDULE
District intercollegiate Bas-
keters Likely to Get Under
Way After Holidays.

If intentions expressed by George
Washington last night are fulfilled
the District Intercollegiate Basket
Ball League will play through
schedule this winter similar to that
of last season. At a meeting of rep
resentatives of the organization the
Hatchetites made the statement that
it was practically certain they would
be able to put a quint on the foo-
Immediately after the holidays to NIL
the place made vacant by their own
withdrawal. Manager Allen of the
Hatchetites had this to say:
"I see no reason why we cannot put
team on the floor after the holidays.
Things are shaping up at Georse
Washington into some kind of order.
and I believe I can get the students
hack of me and with them behind the
effort to have a quint l think the
faculty will not demur. We have
plenty of good material and the
season certainly will not be expen,
sive, if last years schedule is good
criterion
If George Washington makes good
and puts out an eleven the league
will go through a schedule in which
every team will meet each other team
twice. 1t was the intention at HFSt 10
open the season December IA and
have each five play each other five
three contests. A shortened season will
necessitate cutting down the schedule.
According to newspaper reports,
Jim Rice is going to coach every
crew from the Pacific coast to Cam
bridge First it was University of
Washington. then it was Wisconsin,
then Cornell, and now somebody hints
that he may take charge at Yale.
Rice has been at Columbia for years.
Two basket ball games are listed
today in the high school series. Tech
being due to meet Western and Cen
trail to play Business. Tech so far
is the only five with a clean slate,
each of the other four quints having
been defeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Tender Pummels Hammer.

PHILADELPHIA, December IL
Lew Tender of Philadelphia gave
Ever Hammer, the Chicago light
weight. a bad beating in a six-round
bout here last night. In the third
round the Philadelphia boxer rained
blows on Hammers stomach and the
latter went to the floor. He got on
his knees while the referee was
counting, and claimed he had been
struck a foul blow. After an ex-
animation by the club doctor. the
referee ordered the fight resumed.
and for the remainder Of the bout
Tender knocked his opponent about
as he pleased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
COBB AND EVERS
ARE HOME AGAIN
Base Ball Stars Return From
France-Ty Says He
May Quit Game.

NEW YORK, December 17.-Capt
Tyrus Raymond Cobb. the greatest
living ball player. and probably the
greatest ball player of all time. and
John J. Evers, the brainiest second
baseman of them all when he starred
with the Chicago Cubs under the
peerless leader, Frank Chance, both
returned in khaki from abroad yes
terday. Cobb. who was a. captain OF
the chemical warfare division, U. $.
Leviathan; Evers, a, secretary OF the
knights of Columbus, was on La lIor-
raine.
1t would be difficult to say which of
the two diamond idols attracted the
greater attention, for while Cobb had
had a very important announcement
to make: Evers, who sailed for
France last April as secretary and
physical director of the Knights Of
Columbus, had more than once smell
ed gunpowder in the front-llne
anecdotes to relate of his personal
encounters on the other side with pro
fessional players we'll known to the
American public.
Cobbs announcement is startling, if
true He declares he is ready to pass
up the great national game.
Saws He Is Free.
"At the present moment" said Cobb,
IT am free, and have not intention of
signing again with the Detroit Tigers
or any other club" he added. "Of
course, the fascination of the game
may prove too strong to resist when
the merry old springtime rolls
round" he went on.
q tried to quit once before, but the
lure was too strong. And SO II may
prove now. But / had always deter
mined to get out of the game while
at the height of my career. and while
| had an excellent season last year
realize l am not getting younger.
matched my roof while the weather
| was fine, and am Independent of my
/ physical proWess as player.
There is every good reason to ex-
| pect a big boom in base ball in 1918,
| the Georgia peach continued.
Every one is talking base ball bac
| over there and if the magnateS VIII
only forget politics and petty Jeai :
| ousies the game will come back
| stronger than ever. Despite "ha'
has been said, the base ball PLAYER
| has upheld his end in this war. The
Stacker element has been less pro-
nounced than in any other pofession
or business line And the doughboys
will tell you so.
may safely say ! will not be in base
ball next year. l am not laihins tnis
way for business purposes: lnteno
! to quit. But, as 1 said before, l may
| not have the same will power two
! months hence. l always loved the
game, and I love it still. But l WISH
to quit with my laurels untarnished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED.
Southern Association Picks John D
Martin and Adopts Reforms.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December H.
The directors of the Southern Associ-
alton of Professional Base Ball Clubs
met here yesterday and elected John
D. Martin of Memphis president of
the league, to succeed R E. Baugh.
who resigned The directors voted
to begin the season about May ! and
to play lao games. Among the radical
changes adopted were: Regulations
providing that no club shall have
more than so per cent class A or
better players on it's roster this year;
that no player shall remain on the
same team for period longer than
three years: that players shall not
be taken from the majors on optional
agreements; that the salary limit be
fixed at $500, and the player limit
to fourteen men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
BAN o. KS JOINT MEETING.
His Magnates Willing to Confer
With National Leaguers Jan. Is.

NEW YORK. December l7-Presi-
dent John A Heydler of the National
League has received word from Presi-
dent Ban johnson that the American
League will be glad to meet the older
organization in a joint meeting here
in New York January Is.
Although the American League has
signified it's approval of a 14o-game
schedule and player limit Of twenty
one players, it is understood that this
policy will be adopted only with the
approval of the other league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Sam Langford Wins on Points.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, December IL
Sam Langford of Boston last night
won the decision over Jeff Clarke of
Atlantic City, N. J.. in an eight-round
bout The only round that Clarke
had a decided edge was the fourth.
when he rocked Langfords head re-
peatedly. The Boston black, how
ever, won the sixth and eighth, with
the rest of the rounds even.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
KAUFF OUT OF ARMY.
Pitcher Fred Anderson of Giants
Also Released From Camp.

NEW YORK, December 17.-Corp.
Benny Kauff. U. S. A. has been duly
demobilized and is back in town pa
tiently waiting for the time when he
can get into his base ball uniform.
Benny was at Camp Sherman, in
Ohio. Another Giant player who has
been discharged from camp is Fred
Anderson, the pitcher, who has been
in the Medical Corps, at Camp Wads-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
COOMBS TO LEAD PHILLIES.

PHILADELPHIA, December IL
John W. Coombs, veteran pitcher, who
was with the Brooklyn team last sea-
son. has wired William F.. Baker,
president of the Philadelphia base ball
club, that he has accepted terms to
manage the Phillies next year.
Coombs, it is stated, will receive a
salary Of $1,000, with a bonus if he
succeeds in plotting the team to the
top of the league race or to a place
among the leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17

TULSA, Okla, December 17.-Billy
Miske Of St Paul knocked out Jim
Flynn Of Pueblo, Col. in the second
round of a scheduled fifteen-round
fight here last night Flynn was
knocked down twice before taking
the count the bell saving him in the
first round.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Bridwell Nav Pilot Brewers.

MILWAUKEE, December T-one
of the leading candidates for the
managership of the Milwaukee club
of the American Association is Al
Bridwell, former Giant inflelder.
Bridweil stands an excellent chance
of getting the lob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17

NATIONAL CAPITAL LEAGUE.
Miske Knocks Out Flynn.

Totals. $50 ST. 1914 Totals SO 503
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IODINE TREATMENT FOR
HAIRLESS PIGS SUCCESS
Reports Received by Montana Expert.
ment Station Show Universally
Good Results.

Bozeman.-The iodine theatment for
the prevention of hairless pigs has
again been demonstrated success.
The veterinary department of the Mon
tana experiment stations sent out iodine
during the past winter to hundreds of
livestock breeders in the northwest
states and Canada, and the reports now
practically all in, show universally
good results. This is most important
to the breeders in sections where hair
less pigs have been prevalent, as they
are now assured that trouble in this
line can be averted with little addf-
tional work and expense. Losses from
goitered or 'big-neck" lambs, calves,
and weak foals, as well as hairless
pigs, have been enormous, and breed
ers are urged to feed iodine to their
female stock hereafter to avert losses.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
Friends in Need.

Looking friendless and forlorn some
times gets fellow things that pros
porous look would deny him. This was
demonstrated In the case of Charles
Scott, tramp, who started German
spy scare near Columbus, and who was
sentenced to serve a long term at the
state penal farm. He was taken TO
Greencastle by Ebert Shaw, consta-
BILE, and left In Jail there because the
roads from Greencastle to the farm
had not been opened. On the way to
car Scott got into snowdrift and
lost one shoe. He got sack to wrap
around his unshod foot. He was poor
ly dressed, and in this condition the
constable took him to Indianapolis.
There was some delay about getting q
car. Four different men sized Scott up
and asked him whether he was hun
cry In ench instance he replied that
he was and lunch was forthcoming.
Having been fortified with four differ
ent Thnches-each of generous size
Scott said he felt pretty good when
the car finally started for Greencastle.
indianapolis News.
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DEFENSE COUNCIL LOANS
$312,535 TO BOOST CROPS
Still Few Applications Drifting in
for Money With Which to Buy
Feed for Stock.

Helena.-Aside from a few applica-
tons which are filtering in for feed
money, the total of loans under the
Mason law appropriating 100000 to
be handled by the Montana council of
defense for seed and feed money for
farmers, amounts to $312,535 up to
and including May "a.
This is the report of F. S. p Lind
vsay, secretary of the agriculture and
finance committee of the council.
Valley county received the most
money from this fund, a total Of
100000. The next highest county was
Richland, which obtained 500, 1856
Phillips was third with 1886.
Average individual loans. outside of
Valley county was S172.03. Thirty
four counties appear in the list as
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
DENIED GIRLS COMPANY, |
BEATS FATHER TO DEATH
Young Dawson County Farmer Called
for Military Service Faces 4
Murder Charge.

u Glendive. Refused permission by
Mrs. George Gejewske to take her 15-
year-old daughter to dance. Joe For
nell, % years old, who was to have
left for Camp Lewis, is held in jail
here on charge of beating the girls
father to death.
When the mother denied the permits
sion 1t is said ForneIl attacked her
and sheffield from the house. Gejewske,
who was working In the field, came up
and endeayored to put Fornell out.
The latter, it is charged, seized an
iron bar and beat Gejewske so severe
-ly that death ensued
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
FREIGHT BY RIVER ROUTE.

Fort Benton Considerable freight
is now being handled by the river route
and another barge loaded with miscel-
laneous freight has left this place for
down-river points, much of it going to
Sandusky. The barge was in charge
of G. McEwen, and. is the second to
have gone down SO far this spring
Rumors are rife that the government
snag boat, Mandan, is coming up the
river and an express package has been
received here with orders to hold same
until arrival of the boat. The Mandan
has not been up here for several years.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
BOY SAYS DAD UNPATRIoTIc.

Butte-A 14yearSold Butte boy came
into the office. of E. w. sByrH, repre-
sentative Of the department of justice
here, to complain that his father was
prof. German and had given him beat
ing for buying a Thrift certificate. The
boy said his father was decidedly
against the United States in the war.
Mr.. Byrn will investigate the case.
The youngster explained that he was
trying to help Uncle Sam, but that his
father continually abused him for this
attitude.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
NEFT'S IRON CONTRACT
BRINGING HIM TROUBLE
Under Jail Sentence, Twice Arrested,
Again Charged With Receiv-
ing Stolen Junk.

Great Falls.-The big contract Jacob
Neft of the Great Falls Hide and Junk
company recently took to supply sew
eral thousand tons of iron junk for
war purposes. SO far only has brought
him a mint of trouble.
Recently convicted of receiving stol-
en- property and sentenced to serve
six months in sthe county Jail. Neft
has been arrested twice again on SIM
liar charges. He is charged with hav-
ing received engine and car brasses
that were stolen from the Great North
ern. His trial has not been set.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
Ford Wants Free Speech.

Attorney General S. G. Ford has
sent letter to the state council of
defense, calling upon the latter to CO.
operate with him in securing to Non
partisan league organizers and speak
ers, and everybody else, the right of
free speech and to make public adj
dresses in the state, and charging that
members of county councils have been
among those persons who have denied
free speech and prevented men from
making addresses.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
ENEMY ALIENS HAVE RIGHTS.

Missoula.-Enemy aliens are entitled
to the protection of American courts
as long as they behave themselves,
Judge A. l.. Duncan ruled in the dis
trict court here. He handed down the
decisionNin denying a motion by attor-
ney for the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company for dismissal of
a personal damage suit brought by
Mark Pusibers, an unnaturalized Aus
trian, on the grounds that enemy aliens
have no right to ask court protec-
ton.
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new. BUILDING
FOR THIS STATE.
LABORATORY FOR THE STUDY OF
ANIMAL AND HUMAN
AILMENTS.
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
State Chemist cobIei1h Says Montana
Law Regarding Gasoline Is obso-
Iete on Account of Changes
in Refining Methods.

Helena.-Bids for the construction
of handsome two story laboratory
building on the state capitol grounds,
costing approximately $4,000, will be
opened here, June %.
The building, dedicated to the. inn
provement of the health of Montana
citizens and of their livestock, is viz
tually gift to the Estate from the
livestock growers of Montana, mas
much as its cost will be betrayed out
of the special tax levied upon live
stock for the determination of preda-
tory animals and the. eradication Of
disease.
At its recent meeting here the state
livestock commission voted unanimous
ly to appropriate such funds as may
be needed for the construction and
equipment of the building which will
be used by the state livestock commits
sion, the state livestock sanitary board
and the state board of health. Incl
dentally, construction of the building
will relieve the congestion in the state
capitol building and make possible a
better arrangement of boards and Of
fees.
The livestock commission took the
matter up with the board of managers
which approved of the project and i'm
mediately called for bids.
The building will be constructed
south of the restaurant building at
present used as temporary labora-
tory. 1t will have a frontage of 60
feet and a depth of 40 feet, will be
built of brick and granite and will
be two stories high above the base
ment
State Veterinarian w. J. Butler is
really the father of the project. For
several years he has been collecting
data showing the dollar and cents
value of such a laboratory to the
Stockmen of the state. Some time ago
he conferred with leading experts of
the country relative to the best ar
rangement of such structure, and
several months ago had plans and
specifications prepared in accordance
with these ideas.
One of the projects DIR. Butler hopes
W carly Oul III Lie new 10
the manufacture of blackleg vaccine.
BlaGkleg annually costs the stockmen
of the state hundreds of thousands of
dollars and blackleg vaccine at pres
ent available is not always efficient.
Research work on problems peculiar
TO Montana conditions will be carried
on, and one successful experiment
might save in one year 10 times the
cost of the laboratory for 10 years.
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Montana Gasoline Test Is Obsolete.

The Montana law requiring that gas
oline shall test not less than .63 spe-
cific gravity is a back number, accord
ing to report State Chemist Nv. H.
Cobleigh has made to Secretary of
State c. T. Stewart. He points out
that the specific gravity test was all
right with straight refinery gasoline
but now gasoline is also made by the
blended and synthetic process. He says
the Baume test may give a higher
rating to a poor, and low rating to
good gasoline.
He recommends the department of
chemistry be given a chance to inyes-
tigate gasoline on Montana markets
to supply the technical information
upon which legislation and subsequent
regulations can be based. Color, acid
ity and volatility are more important
than specific gravity, he says.
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Reward for O'Leary.

It was announced at the office of
United States Marshal ]. l.. Asbridge
that reward of $3.50 had been offer
ed for Jeremiah OLeary, missing in
New York and against whom federal
charges for alleged conspiracy to OBJ
struct the draft are pending. Whether
the marshal's office had reason to be-
lieye OTeary had fled to Montana
was not stated, but it was said that
New York officials thought OTeary
had gone west
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-07
Auto License Money Distributed.

Warrants totalllng s65, POT have been
distributed among Montana counties by
State Auditor r. G. Poland, this be-
ing their share of the receipts from
automobile licenses In 1917. The money
will be expended on road work under
the supervision of the state highway
commission. The money was allotted
according to the receipts from each
county and Silver Bow ranks first with
share. Of $5.262.S8, and Cascade is Sec
ond with $5,O75.S4. Fergus came third
and Yellowstone fourth.
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Paradoxicai.

He-"I see where we may expect
another coal famine" She-"Then
we will have hot times this winter"