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The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
GAME BAG IS
OPEN TO PILOT
Major League. Managers
Due to Fall Before PLAY
Ball" Is Called.

The open season for managers is
now on.
The first killing was made when
Pat Moran was separated. from his
job as pilot of the Phillies.
II is thought that the hunting VIII
be good this season. The woods are
full of game.
The rumor will not down that Lee
Fohl 1.-THE Cleveland Tribe is slated
to retire, with that well known fence
buster, Iris Speaker as his successor,
George StalIings has not accomplish
ed anything with the Braves since
Fred Mitchell left his team. The wise
ones are wondering II he Is not due
to go.
Boston also has another candidate
for the game bag. IL Jack Berry OBJ
tains his release from the navy. II
would not be surprising IL he re-
sumed< his former place as head of
the Red Sox, with Ed Barrow return
ing to the International League as
president.
Clarence Rowland. leader of the
erstwhile champion White Sox. made
pitiful showing last year. He may
get another chance.
AND the Diggest game OF all, our
old friend "Muggsy" McGraw. is re-
ported ready to bag. The story is that
he will succeed Garry Hermann as
president of the Cincinnati club with
Pat Moran as manager.
II this deal goes through. Christy
Mathewson. now the manager of the
Reds would also find himself in the
magnates' game bag.
Still, fan, it is possible that Matty
will not stay dead, and the opening
game might find him at the head OF
the Giants for Matty's popularity in
Giantland is even greater than Nc
GraW's.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
TRIPLE A TO GIVE
WEEKLY BOXING BILL

Baltimore. Dec. lS.-The America n
Athletic Association. the oldest box
ing club in point OF years in the
game in this city. is about to start
out on what should prove the most
successful and likewise the busiest
season in its history. sam Harris
and. Hen BIetzer will once again be
the guiding spirits. and the plans
they have made well indicate why
they have always been in the fore
front Of the sport in this city ever
since they took an active interest
in the ring game.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
BALTIMORE BATTLE
A SLASHING AFFAIR

sldls more. Dec. lS.-A review OF re-
,C+T achievements and respective
OF the rival gladiators, easily
abT, he's the fact that battle of
.hF- most spectacular sort should result
erm Jack Sharkey. crack bantam
vtSzVht from New York City. clashes
y Fighting Dick LOadman, of
"a Export. y. Y. for twelve rounds,
~ day evening, at Albaugh's, in the
r-iC' that will revive the boxing
game here.
Certainly no two scrappers of their
Gtv<sOp could he more evenly
-sdsCl~d. Boadman. as local tisuc
.'Cvo &C. well know. thrives on the
81 , 9g slambanC staff, and, like
VIE they are familiar with the fact
thl- Ii.flc Sharkey is also one of those
.l.d. who becomes greatly bored when
rurprDuucnt refuses to mix it at a
wi IN
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
GIBSON PUZZLED BY
100 PER CENT OFFER

Did you ever hear of a promoter
Offering fighter 100 per cent OF the
receipts? Well. this yeslly happened.
and the Multnomah Club, of Portland,
Ore. one OF the finest athletic clubs
IN the country, made this unique offer
10 have Benny Leonard box there next
spring
When the proposition was communi-
Gated to Billy Gibson he questioned the
offer
VIII the receipts total s225?" Glib
son wired the generous oregonians.
ut looks too good TO be genuine"
The reply war speedy. THE offer
stands Wen give Leonard 100 per
cent or a guarantee OF ss.5Oe."
\ Gibson isn't going 10 pass up the
MATCH but he is still undecided
wheteher 10 take the guarantee or
gamble on the gate.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
ed for Joint Meeting-- Grs to Train Here Sports
GRIFFs MAY TRAIN HERE.

Z
Local tandem may be given
chance this spring to watch Siarh
Griffith.s hired men go through
their training stunts. as plan is
now on foot to have the Nationals
train at the Florida avenue sta-
dium in order to save money on the
expenses of a Southern training
camp. The old Fox believes thst
pleasant training weather during
the month of April may hold f0tn
here in Washington as he based ms
argument on the fact that when
the Nationals trained in Charlottes-
Vile during the month of March
they obtained good weather. put.
II we remember right the Nationals
were forced to abandon the V1r-
ginia College town because of snow
storms and disagreeable weather
conditions.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
Havana Wants Reds.

Cincinnati. Dec. Is. 49, Selection Of
training camp for the Cincinnati
club Of the National League already
is being considered. Three cities
have expressed a desire to secure
the Reds as visitors next March. Hs-
vana. Cuba, has offered aIlUring in
ducements. The other cities are
NaSchez and Beloit. Miss. While no
word has been received from Mont
gomery, Ala. where the club trained
last season. there is strong proba-
biIity that efforts will be made to
have the players return there.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
Western Quints Win.

The Western High School basket
ball tossers scored a double bar
relied victory yesterday afternoon
over the Alexandria High School
athletes when the first team landed
an easy contest from the Virgin
ians' first team by a 37-to-0 score
and the Western Reserves defeated
the Alexandria Reserves 10 to s.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
Hockey Schedule for Canadians.

Ottawa Dec. Is. The National
Hockey League schedule will be issued
within a few days. II was originally
intended to open here tomorrow. but
due to the lateness of the winter sea.
son. the championship race may not
get under way until Saturday. There
may be exhibition matches, both in
Ottawa and Toronto tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
Lewis to linton.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Ted Kid Lewis,
the worlds welterweight champion.
will begin training the Camp Upton
soldiers this afternoon in the manly
art of self-defense. At the request
of Capt Booth. who succeeded Capt.
Frank Click. as athletic director of
Upton. Lewis was transferred from
Camp Admission. Alabama, to Yap-
hank.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
EIJS HIPMEN DEFEAT
So. JOHNS BASKETERS

NthouEh defeated. the basket
haE team Of St Johns College gave
The SIidshipmen the hardest fight and
rrOrcd more points against them
than any other team the embryo
naval officers have faced this sea
son The final count was. Navy 81.
st Johns -
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
Jack Sharkey Wins.

Jack Sharkey, of New York. holder
of newspaper decisions over the ban
tam champion. Pete Herman, Monday
night defeated Pat johnson. of SYRIA
cuse, by a narrow margin in an eight
round bout at the Trenton Athletic
Club.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
To Meet Moran.

Johnny Dundee. the New York light
weight. and Pat Moran. OF New Or
leans. who recently gained a decision
over Joe Mandot in a fifteen-roUnd
bout. have been matched to box twen-
ty rounds before the Tulane A c. OF
New Orleans. the latter part Of jan
uary.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
Old-time Boxer Dies.

Cleveland. Dec. 1S.-Frank Clarke,
prominent as a boxer under the
London prize ring style, died here
today. He was SO years old. He
fought with bare knuckles both in
sEngland and this country.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-19
After National Regatta.

p Philadelphia, Dec. 1S.-At a meet
ing of the SchuylkilI Navy here to-
night it was decided to bid for the
1919 National Regatta.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06

Constantine refused to accept. l hope
the British people will repeat their Of
fer and will once more unite Cyprus
with Greece, just as the Ionian islands
are now united with her"
Bishop Alexander Rodostol also
spoke and the vice president of the
society, Mr.. M. X. Demetriou, ex-
pressed his hearty thanks for the
hopeful encouragement given his
countrymen by the officials at the ban
quet and the hope that his beloved
country, which for five centuries be-
fore the British occupation had suffer-
ed so much under the barbarous and
tyrannical yoke of Turkey, would
again breathe the celestial air of free
dom and happiness.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
GREEKS OF CYPRUS WISH
TO JOIN THE MOTHER LAND
England Offered the Island to Greece, But Traitor
King Preferred Hold Fast to Huns and Refused

The Cyprus Brotherhood, represent
ing 1000 Cyprians living in the Unit
ed States, recently gave banquet in
New York in honor of the patriarch
of the Greek Orthodox church, His
Grace Metaxaxis, and Mr.. Christos
Vassilakaki, member of the Greek
parliament. In the course of the
speeches which followed, prominent
Cyprians expressed their ardent wish
for a union of the island of Cyprus
with its motherland, Greece.
Speaking as a Greek deputy, Mr..
Vassilakaki said: "I cannot but men
tion to you that liberal Great Britain
some time ago offered Cyprus to the
Greek government, which offer King
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
STARTLING DISCLOSURES CONNECTING
EMPL0YE OF HEARST WITH GERMANY

Washington, Dec. 6.-In telling the
story of German propaganda in Am
erica, A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the
bureau of investigation of the depart
ment of justice, laid before the SEN
ate committee which is investigating
the brewery business, in it's connec-
ton with German propaganda, cable
grams exchanged between Bernstorf
and the Berlin foreign Office in 1916,
in which Bernstorff urged that special
favor be shown William Bayard Hale
because he was employed by the
Hearst organs, which the message
said had outspokenly placed them
selves on the German side.
Bielaski said that Heart paid Hale
$500 per week and that Hale also
drew $4,000 a year from publicity
organization formed in this country
by DR.. Dernberg. Suggesting on June
2, 1916, that the time was favorable
to get Hearst to send first rate Jour-
nalist to Berlin, Bernstorff told the
foreign Office that Hale had been Sc
lected for this place, and that Hale
had been the confidential agent of the
embassy since the beginning of the
war. He said, "Hearst is not aware
that Hale is our agent"
Bielaski said Hale was paid by the
German government to visit Rumania
and, if possible, to prevent the en-
trance of that country into the war.
Bielaski said Germany never sue
ceeded in fseducing any American Off
cial, if we except Congressman Buch-
anan of Illinois, who got mixed up
with Won Rintelen in the labor peace
council.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
The Red Flag
Is a Protest
AgaiIls
Said John Grier Hibben in Ad-
dress Made in N. Y. Today

New York, Dec. 6.-"lWhen the red
flag is carried upon our streets it is,
a protest against law and therefore
a menace to our free Institutions, de-:
clared President John Grier Hibben of
Princeton University in an address to-
day before Association of life Insur-
ance Presidents.
DR.. ,Hibben was emphasizing the OBJ
legations Of liberty which, he said the
sons of America had established anew.
Through superficial thinking or
through emotional frenzy, there are
many people think that where there
is restraint of any kind whatsoever
there can be no liberty" continued
DR.. Hibben, at would be well for us
to recognize the truth that the idea of
law is an essential element in the con-
cept of liberty.
"Those who come to US from for
eign shores must learn the first 12sson
of American ~ lship, namely that
in all mapSp pe\ - personal conduct
there ~ 70 act ratio which must be
f. So = etween outer restraint and
y $ ntrol, that as the outer res
= st is lessened the inner control
Nist be increased. ~
: eve must remember at this time
that our liberty has beep,rea5tablished
for,l's q .<1.,..sas .,.s.sas r..<ae. 1t has been
bought by blood. The rights we en-
joy have been assured through the
vicarious sacrifice freely offered by
heroic souls who have fought and died
for US. We must on our part keep
faith with the dead, safeguard the lib.
erty they have won for us, with their
lives, maintaining it upon the secure
basis of the law of right and of justice
and daily living to realize the reign
of peace and good will toward men,
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
TARPON SENDS BIG DELE
CATION TO TAMPA TO SHOUT
FOR THE west COAST ROUTE
A. Linn and H. c. Clayton
Made Excellent Speeches;
Tampa Proves Luke
warm, Says the St.
Pete. Times

The following citizens of Tarpon
Springs attended the meeting in Tam
pa last night in the interest of the
West Coast route: A. Linn, H. C.
Clayton, A. M. Lowe, L. D. Vinson, J.
c.. Beekman, G. E. Noblit, Harry
Shaw, ]. R. West, J. R. Durrance,
Duncan Morrison, C. c. Barnum, H.
L. Loomis, Milton Tiddy, E. Macre-
naris.
The st. Petersburg Times this morn
ting describes the aleeting as follows.
Unless Tampa shows more interest
than was manifested in the meeting
held there last night the city across
the bay will do little or nothing in
the work of advertising the new West
Coast route for Pullman. cars from
Atlanta and Cincinnati. When the
meeting was called to order in the
city hall there last night the visitors
clearly outnumbered the Tampa citi-
zens in attendance. Bradentown,
oldsmar, Tarpon Springs and St. Pc
tersburg were all well represented.
while there were delegates from MANY
other setions of the West Coast.
Representing st. Petersburg were
L. A. Whitney, Charles R. Carter, Ar
thur Norwood, R. S. Hanna, A. F.
Bartlett, w. Mckee Kelley, w. J.
Overman, j. S. Smith, E. E. Naugle
and G. R. Whitaker.
"It was st. Petersburg which had
the center of the stage during the
most of the meeting, although num-
Der of forceful speeches were made by
Tampa citizens. Principal attention
was given to the fact that st. Peters
burg intends to raise fund of $4,000
to advertise the new route throughout
the west and northwest to educate
the travelling public in it's use and to
make the service so successful that
full trains may be possible within the
near future.
"Tampans who spoke, while lauding
the spirit of st. Petersburg, would not
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
How the Flu"
Upset Life In
surance Figures
Told in Address Made Today
Before Association of Life
Insurance Presidents in New
York City.

New York, Dec. S. The Spanish
influenza epidemic which swept this
country during autumn "stole" mil
lions of the best years of life from
American manhood and womanhood
Henry Moir, and inusrance authority
of this city, declared here today.
The average economic loss of active
life in each case of death from the
!, {. ryr It's aftermath was at least
sorna .os u y lid NJ. Moir, emphasizing
me Z / popularity Of the epidemic, which
found most of its victims under SO
years of age, as compared with the
average life of 55 and go years of per-
sons insured in well established COM
panies.
Addressing the Association of Life
Insurance Presidents, Mr.. Moir, who
is president of the Acturial Siciety' of
America, described how the epidemic
had dislocated the standard mortality
experience of the insurance companies
in the past Is years. With no pesti-
lence taking toll of lives in the United
States and Canada during that period
he said, the standard of health of per-
sons under so were found to be much
better than at any recorded time in
the past. But the influenza epidemic,
causing 86,S2S deaths in Al large cit
les in eight weeks, or an average of
four of every 1000 of the. population,
he added, had brought new element
into the situation. In vestigation of
claims before several large insurance
companies, he declared, showed that
Is per cent of the deaths were due to
influenza and 81 per cent to pneumo-
MIA following influenza, while less
than 2 per cent were of persons over
55 years, as against 80 per cent under
40 and 60 per cent under 35.
From these figures, the actuary said,
it was apparent that the age of maxi
mum vlfulence OF the epidemic had
been under 80, taking the young and
vigorous" those whom we had ex-
pected to undertake much of the
worlds work"
Mr.. Moir warned the public that
there is no assurance that the danger
is past. eve learn" he said, "that
influenza is now revisiting Europe and
this time there are indications that it
may be more Objectionable than the
milder form of midsummer. We
should therefore take warning from
this recurrence and observe watchful
care to prevent further infection, since
the disease has distinctly decreased
and seems to be dying out in this
country"
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
Employees Of
the Tarpon Inn
On I heir Way
Surely Hotel VIII Be Open By
Christmas, If Not Before

Some of our citizens seem to have
an idea that the Inn may not be open
this winter. We have no idea what
makes them think this, and feel that
the following letter which The Leader
received last night will convince them,
and the public, that there is no doubt
of the early opening of the hotel:
New York, Dec. 3.
"Dear Sir:
"Do not send any more papers to
this address, as we are coming to Tar
pom. Leave here on the 10th. Both
of us are to be employed at the Tar
pom Inn. We will call at your office
when we arrive.
"Yours truly,
"W. & M. RICHTER"
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
Hospital. Ship is
Comfort Out Of
Wireless Touch

New York, Dec. 6.-Army authora-
ties here announced today that they
have been unable to get in touch with
the United States hospital ship Coru-,
fort since yesterday afternoon. The
Last message from her reported that
she was being delayed by a heavy
storm, but was not in distress.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
CROWN PRINCE BEGSs MERCY y
FOR HIMSELF AND FATHER
Says They Are Down and Out, and
Thinks That Ought to Satisfy
the English

London, Dec. 6.-"You English
clamor to get father and myself away
from Holland. We are down and out
and my father is broken man. Isn't
that enough punishment" the former
German crown prince said in an inter-
view with correspondent of the
Daily Mirror.
He added that he had always fav-
ored an agreement between Germany
and England and had wished them to
work together.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06

pledge any definite sum for that city
owing to the smallness of representa-
tion at the meeting. A feature of the
meeting was the presence of ]. G.
kirkland, division passenger agent of
the Atlantic Coast Line railway, who
took part in the discussion and told
the friends of the route the necessity
of educating ticket sellers about the
new rnntev
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
Earthquake in
/ Vancouver, BE-.
AT Midnight Buildings Shook
Furniture Slipped About

Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 6.-This city
was shaken violently by an earth
tremor at 12:45 this morning. The
nemors were felt for two minutes and
a distinct rumbling was noticeable to
the occupants of tall buildings, which
were especially affected, many being
seized with nausea. Shaking furni-
ture and tumbling dishes awakened
persons in all parts of the city,.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06

)opS HAGEN, Dec. .6AAAllied, and
ili sn orcesw will occupy Berlin as
exercisin police supervision, accord
if19 hi peutsche Allgemeine lei
lung of B&{]lzb which says an Ameri-
can Wi<eless ispatch to this effect has
een IA M 9pfed by the Germans. The
mn a2 Hiatt Mannheim will be
zir1il1 occupied, The reason for
this ae5l6I 81 ne part of the allies is
said he regrettable incident
ll1i8 ||1 u TIE Supervisor Of pris-
oTes c5lnp shot three Frenchmen.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
Work Abandoned
On IA Projects
Announcement Made by War
Department Today.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The abandon
ment of construction work on fourteen
projects was announced today by the
war department, including the hospit-
al under construction at North Camp
Jackson, S. c. Orders have been given
for the completion of the central off
GERS training schools at Camps Cor
don and Hancock, Georgia.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
German Bols
Cause Much
Trouble in
Capital City
Much Firing in Streets Of Ber-
lin Say Dutch Reports

London, Dec. 6.--Serious disorders
have arisen in Berlin, and considera-
BILE firing has occurred in the princi-
pal streets, according to reports
reaching the Dutch frontier, says an
Amsterdam dispatch. The trouble is
said to have been caused by German
Bolsheviki.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
STORM WARNING

Washington, Dec. 6.-Warning of a
northwest storm today and tonight
along the coast from Norfolk to Bos-
ton, reaching gale force north of the
Delaware capes, was issued today by
the, weather bureau.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06

~ Se''~t "l L. ~ --.,..-.... III
sides of the Anclote river for three
miles from the town to the gulf.
Where in Florida is there prettier
three miles of winding river with its
high and beautifully irregular banks =?
Why, if we will focus on providing en-
tertainment and pleasurable pastimes
and places to go, for tourists, many
of whom are home-seekers, the vision
of beautiful homes around all our
bayous and from city to gulf, will
come true-"The Venice of the South"
in fact.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06

through TIE lee6nstructibn con-
and war service committees; today de-
cided to send a commission to Europe
to be available to the American peace
delegates in. the event they should
need assistance on economic problems.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
Wilson Talks
to Washington

Washington, Dec. 6.-Messages g. di-
recting the disposition of official busi-
ness began to reach the White House
today from President Wilson, aboard
the transport George Washington.
Secretary Tumulty got back to his,
desk today.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
California to
Arcadia, Fla.
By Airplane

Washington, Dec. GA squadron
Of five airplanes which left San Diego,
Calf, on Wednesday, has been au-
thorixed to continue their fight to
Arcadia, Fla, is possible.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
Huns Building
an Airplane to
Cross Atlantic

London, Dec. 6.-The Germans VI
building an airplane. Zeppelin with
which they viii try to cross the Allan
tic, the Express correspondent re-
ports.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
STRIKERS WIN
In ATLANTA

Washington, Dec. 6.-Increased
wages and the reinstatement of two
employees have been ordered by the
war labor board in the Atlanta street
car case.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
10 PROVIDE AMUSEMENT
FOR OUR WINTER VISITORS
J. c. Beekman Suggests Plan
in Letter to the Leader

One of our winter residents said
this morning in conversation with a
leading citizen booster. "It is more
important for Tarpon Springs to plan
to provide entertainment, pleasurable
trips and pastimes for the people who
come here for climate and recreation,
than to spend money and effort in
getting them here. This is certainly
true. A youn greal estate man at
the West Coast Route meeting in
Tampa last night said that the city
that had a plan, vision of develop
ment and growth and believed in it's
naturalization, is the successful city.
1t Is certain to grow and keep grow
ing and improving. There is a psy-
Geological pull and influence in it.
The citizens of Tarpon Springs are
certainly not sleepy people, but they
must dream and vision of Tarpon
Springs as growing to be in fact '"The
Venice of the South" Tarpon Springs
has the topography to grow to rs.
most beautiful and popuI"' y
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
PRESIDENT FAVORS EARLY
RESUMPTION OF HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION WORK

Secretary of War Also Writes to Sec
retary of Agriculture in Favor of
Resuming Work Under Fed
eral Aid Road Act
Washington, D. c., Dec. 6.-Presi-
dent Wilson favors the earliest possi-
BILE resumption and extension of high
way construction under the Federal
Aid Road act and has written Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Houston to that
effect. The secretary of war also has
written the secretary of Agriculture
in favor of highway work.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
AlMERICAN FORCES WILL OCCUPY BERLIN

Berlin Newspaper Declares Wireless Mes
sage to This Effect Has Been Picked
Up; Police. Supervision is Necessary to
Maintain Order; Mannheim is Already
Occupied; Supervisor of German Prison
Shot Three Frenchmen, Thus Bringing
CIirnax;; President Wilson to Have Peace
Conference Earliest Possible Moment to
Save Europe From Anarchy; u. S. Bus
mess Men Send Delegation to Europe to
be Available or Peace Delegates.
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS

The Evening Leader is the only
paper in its field having Associ-
ated Press'repOrts of the world
news-the best and most reliable
The evening leader., 1918-12-06
FIRST IN THE LOCAL FIELD

AL the local, county, and state
Ilews-that is news-while it is
news. Boosting Tarpon Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
The evening leader., 1918-12-06

"W. & M. RICHTER" :"