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Evening star., 1918-06-16
Odd Fellows.

Golden Rule Lodge. No. 81, will
nominate elective officers at its meet
ing Tuesday evening. Members have
been requested to report the amount
of war savings stamps they buy to
H. G. r. Bohnle, the lodge secretary,
who has been appointed representa-
tive to the general I. o. o. F. war saw
ings stamps committee.
The general war savings stamps
committee for the drive being con-
Quoted in this city this month Is urg-
ing subscription from every men,
Der Of the order in this jurisdiction.
Every member who purchases stamp
is asked to report to the representa-
tive of his lodge on the war savings
stamps committee, in order that the
lodge and the order in general will
receive proper credit for such pur-
chase. The members of this jurisdic-
ton raised during the first five
months of the year $4,000, as report
ed by the various lodges
Evening star., 1918-06-16
Contributions to these columns must be received in
The Star office BY Thmsday.

ings stamps, contributed. S26 to the
Red Cross and added nearly 5000. 1t
is stated, without the necessity of
calling upon the membership to pur-
chase or sell tickets for entertain
catering to the Masonic bodies. who
have patronized the chapter instead
Of outside caterers. The members of
the chapter on their own account. 1t
is said. have purchased over $1,000
worth Of war savings stamps.
Evening star., 1918-06-16

Washington Council during July
and August will meet on the fourth
Tuesday of each month. and Wash
ington General Assembly. Fourth De-
gree, has decided to meet the first
Monday of the month.
Evening star., 1918-06-16

Patriotism will be featured at the
annual field day and reunion Of the
Knights Of Columbus at Chesapeake
Beach, July 9. A military band from
one Of the nearby camps will furnish
the music. and several of the athletic
events will be for men in the service.
Thrift stamps will be given for prizes
in the various athletic events.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
Order of the Eastern Star.

Ruth Chapter. No. 1. announces q
program Of entertainment will follow
its business session tomorrow even.
ing.
Evening star., 1918-06-16

Wednesday night. Areme Chapter.
No. 10, will have it's fnal meeting be-
fore the summer vacation. There will
be work and, at the close a shirt
waist dance" in the banquet hall.
During the first half of the year the
chapter added thirty-eight to it's
msmbssshtp. purchased $500 vexth o1
Evening star., 1918-06-16
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Save Time, Labor and Money


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You buy The money
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Evening journal., 1918-03-26

Wilmihgiah increased It's lead over
West Chester on last Saturday 10 mum
Der Of targets broken in the eight
matches Of the PhiladelRhis TraPsheoi-
er's League held so far this season, and
assured itself of settling a new lesgue
record in number OF targets broken FOR
any season. Last year the s. s. White
Gun Club which won the Rennant es-
tahlished a marx Of i.O93Xia00 for The
nine matches. This year ia eight
matches the Wilmington club has &
mark Of 3,66lxiOo0- Il is safe ia as
sumo that in the last match 30 be held
next Saturday Wilmington will break
not Tess than i60, So that they Will
finish tho league season with a mark
Of at least iia5. which is approximate
ly a percentage OF oi66 per sent. per
man per match.
During ihe league season te date 30
members Of the Wilmington Trapsheoi-
ing Association have made ihe team 0n
different occasions. Already eight
matches have been shot and TIVE mem
bers 0f The club have made lhe team in
every one ef these matches. These
two men are j. 3. Meilugh and b. h.
Calvin. TWO others, q. Thorpe Martin
and ,. d. Minnick, have each made The
team Ia fye out Of the eight matches.
Clarence Marshall l.. H. Beauchamp,
Fred S. Tomlin and ". A. Simoplon
have made the team four times each
Bills Foord who participated IN but
two matches, made the team both
times and scored % per cent which is
going some,
On last saturday the Wilmington
club went along at a merrt clip, seor-
ing i67 while he best West Chester
could do was l59. West Chester MUS
tered 70 shooters, about the same num-
ber as the locals got out. The mem-
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
RY H Q. HAMILInN

United Press STAFF lorresn0ndentA
NEW YORK. March 26 There's been
a lot of hniahalaa OF late over whether
or not fred fultnn would agree 10 meet
Jack DEMPSEY, the latest sensation ID
me heeyyweishts before meeting Jess
u Is a fact that an elimination bout
between these two weuid be- a money
maker. great hght, and an that, but
there are very goed reasons why Fulton
should refuse o. meet Dempsey, al
though ID Is probable he wit consent
90 The meeting. Fulton never has
shown himself 10 be a man who barred
any one. lle has fought them all
lust as fast they challenged him. and
has beaten them.
IN ihe lrst place, Il isn't at AN inn
probable That Dempsey b. Worth an the
advance praise that has been lsYished
upen him, II such IS the case 10 Is
quite probable he would prove tuuEi
nat for Fulton n Fullnn failed 60 stop
Dempsey his chances OF meellng Mii-
lard would dwinde some, and glory
would be added 90 nempsoys fast sc-
enmulsiing laurfls.
ON The other hand, Dempsey has some
things 90 consider. II he should meet
Fulton he would be COINS up against
by for ihe toughest proposition he ever
was called on 90 tackle. he would no
meeting one of The hardest-hItlina
heavEweighis ever seen in q ring, and
one OF The cleYerest big men who ever
O. Do SOD nrominence as r scrapper lle
would be going into the bout prsctie-
aus novice, while Fulton Is an exc
perlenced man. Dempsey would be
runnlne a chance Of being knocked out.
or, at least. being 80 badly beaten his
star Wnuld have 90 begin an over agaip
TO reach the top point il now holds.
n Dempsey is So certain DE can defeat
Fulton 20 probably would be a good
ihng for him 20 tsrry a while and
learn a few more points about The game
There are very few nght followers who
believe Jess Willard would survive a
meeting with Fulton. nempsey's chance
Evening journal., 1918-03-26

siumped badly. About The same club
VIII take the neld This year, The only
lass of consequence hBing Jack Miller.
Whether Jack Hendricks viii be able 10
do as we'll with ihe men as Miller Hug
gins did remains "a hH seen.
THE Luhs-Alanager Fred Mitchell
faces his supreme test thls year. lie
has been given a reconstructed pitch
ing stan and has suffered n0 consider
able losses. The addition OF Alexander
and Tyler assures him of mighty
g0nd pilchlng and knlefer will be a val
uahla addition 90 his catching stan. The
Cubs should be a first division club.
The Braves The Slallings outfit hes
been hard hii hy me war, Gowdy and
Maranyllie both having Joined the col
ors just how well Herzng viii nh the
hole in the inheld depends entirely upon
Herzog. The pilehlns slan was badly
wrecked hy trades which sent Barnes
90 New York and Tyler to Chicago.
salllngs must build up an entirely new
pitching stan, Boston win do weil 60
finish better than last year,
The Rohins-smHlng Wllberl Robin
son was hardest hit OF any National
League manager hf The war Eight of
his players including three lrst string
pitchers either enlisted or were draft
ed. Rahlnsons success depends a great
deal on what be can do with Mamsux
and Grimes, new pitchers secured fRom
Pittsburgh. Both The inneld and out
fleld are mediocre The Robins can
hope Tor nothing better than The sec
end division.
The Pirates Hugo Bezdek cannot
hope 90 have much helter success than
last year. regardless of the fact thai his
club was not ht hard hy war condi-
stengle 90 the Pirates Will strengthen
ihe cluh some, but one OF the best oi
the Pittsburgh pitchers, Carlson, e now
i ia IT, s, service and The situation Is
about balanced.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
How NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUES LINE
UP AS THEY START IRA MING TR. PS

The situation 10 the National League
as the training season opens Is not so
complicated as that Ia The American.
The older diganlzatloR mas sent less
men 20 war aud there have been fewer
and less complicated trades than was
the case in the Johnson circuit
Nevertheless The situation Is far more
confusing than lt has been In. past
years. some 90 ihe clubs. particularly
Brooklyn, have lost heavily through en-
listmenls and the draft others have
gained or lost strength through trades
The transfer 0f Alexander and klle-
fer 10 Chicago Is certain 90 make the
Cubs bigger factor than they have
heen for many years while the Phillies
/ will suffer correspondlngly.
one new manager Will be found ia
The National League ranks Jack Hen
bricks having succeeded Miller Huggins
az 81. Louis Hendricks has always heen
successful in the minor leagues, but that
cannot be taken as criterion Of what
/ he will do in the National. Hugo Bez-
/ dek, who did fairly well for a caupe 90
months al Pittsburgh VIII he watched
closely this year. his Is the FIRST case
/ 0f man without professional baseball
experience managing a major league
club.
The following outlines show how Ma
iional League clubs start the season
The Gianis-lOhn MeGraw win start
/ The season with practically the same
team he wen with last year Ills hig
/ problem will be at second and the sue
cess OF the club depends a great deal on
Deyle's ability 90 Stage a comeback,
There has been some talk Of Robert
son quitting baseball but Il Is likely
hie temperamental Dave Will be 10 the
/ harness. The Giants sheuld be at or
near the top an season.
The Phillles Moran will be lucky M
nnish ln the FIRST division this year His
pitching stan has been wrecked bY tnf
sale Of Alexander aud the enlistment ol
hlxey and his catching siaff demaralized
hy the sale Of klllefer. Moran Is a plug.
ger who gets the most out n hls ma.
ierial but The loss ~ his pitchers 4.
likely DO entail the loss of about 81
games more Than were lost last season
The Reds This club was scarcely
touched hY enlislmenis or by the draft
The same hard-hllliRs aggregation
which Maiiy piloted last year should D.,
able "a give The Giants a flght all sea
SOB. There have been no additions o
consequence 10 the club
The lardinais-The 50. Lauis aggrega
iion last season played wonderful bal
until The fag end Of the year when the
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
COMPULSORY ATHLETICS FOR SCHOOL
BOYS IS PLAN OF CHICAGO BANKER

When our National Army was called
into service the old army soon found
that the meR who were most amsasble
10 and receptive Of military service
were these who had been trained ath-
letes.
AZ the officers camps il was found
that the best young officers had al
some time engaged in some field Of ath-
letle endeaYor.
II is for the reason that the athlete
makes the best soldier. and he is bet
ter able to endure the fatigue of hard
campaigns and stands up better under
The strict military routine.
Now comes Nelson ~ Lamperl. Vice
president ef the Fort Dearborn National
Bank Of Chicago, and president Of the
Chieage Athletic Association with the
suggestion that athletics be made COM
pulsory Ia al schools for boys between
"a and 2i
Lampert has heen known for years
Ia Chicago as Whnle-hearied hacker
OF amateur sport. Ills aim has always
been TO encourage any sort Of clean
amateur athletics.
lie has taken his plan fer compulsory
athletics up with the administration
ana hopes 10 have a congressional bill
passed making baseball and other
sports as important Ia every seheol in
America as the three RS
The records Of our athletes In the
army proves cenclusiyely that the ath-
lete makes the hest soldier" declares
Lampert. II follows ihat he VIII make
better man in any line OF endeavor he
follows after he leaves school.
Where we have failed In our athletic
program In the schools Is not IN quality
produced, but In quantity. We can
maks up for this In the future by giy-
ine every American youth between the
sges Of IA and a opportunity 10 Indulge
In his natural love for sport without
expense TO himself or his parents.
"This can only be done by Govern
ment control and direction Of athletics,
making them compulsory.
The plan which most readily offers
for the naturalization Of athletics is
that which utilizss our election ma
ohinery for the dstrieling Of the eoun-
,Fy. The unit is the precinct. Each
precinct supplied with q sports field,
gymnasium. athletic naFanhernalia and
instructor and compulsory attendance
Of the youth Weuld bring systematic
athletic training 20 every American at
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
GERMANS D0N'TAGREE
ON HINDENBURG NOW
IN Nd Unlled press.

LONDON, Feb 2s ,by main Here are
two pen pictures OF Hindenburg. Both
were taken from German newspapers.
Take your choice, or neither
He is a gross, obese, gluttonous, Gle
nhantine, slow-Witied man, more fitted
Tor a butchers slaughter house than
the command Of an army-a man who
eats enormously, drinks prodieiously,
and derives an of his lnsniration from
his henchman. Ludend0rn'
On the other hand he Is "a tanned
Wodln, a smiling, gray-halred -iegfried
The more atieniively one siudies him
the more evident becomes the fact that
one Is standing IN a mighty presence
The man must be seen in all The over
whelmlng grandeur OF his personality
70 is symbollcal o. all that is lofty and
noble In the men Of the Germapic
race. Since the days Of Bismarck no
head OF such power a. his has been
met with IN Germany. on his head, IN
the midst OF his gray hair, Hlnaenbure
has a patch Of beautiful auburn which
no picture Of his has az yot reproduced
Il is as though one contemplated =
weird combination Of that which is sood
and that which is demoniac'
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
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Evening journal., 1918-03-26
CENTRAL IN CHURCH LEAGUE

The Central Church team will play
Church League bah again this year.
Word 20 this effect has been sent TO
John ". Collision, president Of the
league. J. C.. Sieglst will be the man
ager. M. salem Is the only team in
the league that has failed 10 on lis
guarantee, and unless the team comes
across this week the league may have
10 look for another team 70 take It's
place. League contracts may be had AZ
this once tonight,
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
Target Smashing Record
for Wilmington Trapshoofers

hers Of the Wilmington Trapshootins
Association are golng 90 West Chester
next Saturday with AN sails set aud
with the firm conviction Of winnins
the 0nal match. Automobiles will con
vey the shooters 70 West Chester, and
at least 20 men viii make The trip from
here. II GO or more turn out Whining
ton VIII win. A iabulaiion Of the
shooters making The Wilmington team
during the season, follows, and 10 shows
each team members score and where it
.ssaa uades
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
kArFF MoN,T LEAn oFF.
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
MARLIN, Tex, March 26.-Soma Ink
ling of how the champion Giants will
DC lined W when they epen The 1915
season was given here today following
farcical game between the Giants md
the avlators training a. Waco. foupe
led on with Kaun batting second and
George Burns, former lsadon man CON-
ing in third Heine zimmerman holds
his position as cleanup man with Larry
payle IN NTH place,
John McGraw went 10 Waco with
Col. Miller, commsndant, in an airplanc
after the game which went 10 the
Giants, i3 to 81.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26

sional district championships and then
a system of seml-nnals between The
leading teams until the final on cham
pionshlp OF the United states were
played, 20 could the other sports,
chosen as part Of The curriculum, be
handled
The youth should be divided into
three classes according 20 age and abll-
iiy. The junior division would be
composed OF youths Of "a and i5 inter-
mediate, Of the i6 and i7-year-elds, and
senior, Of those is. 90 and 20.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
CAMP GOES 10 CAMP.
M The United Press.

by The United Press.
MACON, Ga. March ae-One more
Yankee is missing. How ard Camp, re-
crult outnelder, has gone 10 ioiu the
bigger Yankee team. he was called ll
ioin ihe army and has len 90 report
Camp would have been selected as, d
utility outnelder, according 70 Managel
Miller Hugglns.
Pitching arms are sore today As ih'
result OF some advanced work by iht
hurlers both Rob shawkey and has
Caldwell are affected.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26

There would seldom be necessary the
Use pf cempulsion 20 make the youth
perform his share 90 national service
because he would be trained by the
use ~ sports he liked and for which
he was most adapted temperamonially
ana physically,
Take baseball, for instance. What
boy would object should he be ordered
TO take part In precinct league games
three or four times q week
Interest in the competition would
be Kent up by anTangemenl of oongres-
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
No TAN on THESE BOYS.

BY The United Press,
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The boy
who ehasos the lost basehalls al the
big park can come In without a war
tax, the Internal Revenue ruled today.
Baseball writers and telegraph opera
tors need pay no tax, but a reporter
deadheading his way into the grand
stand on a pass must pay a tax.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
ORIOLES ARE WARBLING.

The Oriole ball team has organized and
would like 20 receive challenges FROM
any "a 10 i6-year-old team in The city
The Orioles appeared last year under
the name Of Church A. c.. and, although
al least twenty games were played they
lost only two. They hope 10 do even
better this year. Address challenges 10
manager Joseph C.. Lynch, No. so,
Church street, City.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
WILDEL WILL ASK
A. W. FOR PLACE

The Aii-Wilmington League will meet
In this oilce at $50 o'clock tonight TO
select a team 20 take The place Of the
Eden team, which Wlll not play ball
this year EARLY IN the month he
out. II is understood the Wildel club
WIN try again tonight 20 get In. in fact
haye a representative az tonight's meet
Ing.
ton seems 10 have passed out ni exist
enGe. not q word concerning ieague
baseball having come from that town
this year.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
MnnAN TRIEs vMATCnTTL MATINGI

81 .FETENoHIHU, Flll NUcH ~
"Natehful waiting is pat Moran's dl-
Rlomaey. The phils' manager viii eA-
tend the glad hand 90 any OF his nu-
meFous holdouts whom he needs badly
but has decided not 90 wear himself
out trying 90 talk reason instead of
money 20 them,
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
JACks0N,DUNDEE DRAW.

By The United Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 2f.-Wii-
lie Jackson today was at least back ON
parity with Johnny Dundee the two
lishiNrighla met here Ia a hftaeu-
round 60 90 a decision, the referee CALI
ins Il draw.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
Fulton Should Pass Up
Dempsey to Get Willard

would he forthcoming soon IA that
event.
Many a good young Aghter has been
pushed along too fast 10 isn't a. all Inn
probable that Just this thing Is happen
Ing 10 dempsey
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
NATIONAL LEAGUERs WITH
IiSCIE SAM

New York-kelly. Baird. Jones.
Philadelphia -Tlneup.
Gincinnaii- Raih.
St. Louis-currle, Goodwin, Miller.
knleht HIT.
Chieage-Marrlott Mann.
hoslon-Gowdy AIaranyille, REQ,
schrither.
Brooklyn-Cadore, Pfeffcr. Smith,
Malone, Mllius, kelleher Fltzslm-
mons, Hickman
Observation-Disclosures Miller, Carl
sou, Flynn.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
MAfK SATISFIED WIN RROKIEs-

HT Tie TnITl1 TTnss.
JACKSONVILLE Fla, March f6.-
Connie Mack Is satisfied with me show
Ing OF MS team OF rockies The Aih-
lelics' manager sa expressed himself to-
lag after having praollosly selected tho
team that VIII open the season,
Evening journal., 1918-03-26

most good. AZ the same time the
elementas % military training could
be impaired as part Of me curriculum
but without enlailng any opposition
such as would he engeRdered by such
a regiment as the prussians subject
their people Co
THE youth Of America are naturally
fond OF athletics aud these can be
comblned with military training Ia
such a manner as 10 be acceptable TO
practically every yeungster IN the land.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
X. G. =. LEAGUE,
Knights.

Agents, commission men and bond
statesmen should study the Want Ads
Tor new opportunities during the COM
ng week.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26

Excellent BOARDING places will hs
found in the want ads for the corning
week Agents. canvassers and en- les
people viii do we'll to keep IN daily
touch with the want saA
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
INNENTIONs

Nearly everybody
Has a pet
Invention People
Get talking shout
Wonderful Inventions
And they always
Wind up with,
The simple invention
rs the money
Makeri Lookii
The money that's
Been made on
The darndest, simplest
Thing me and
You could a
Thought OF easyl' etc
Then they ell
Get thinking Of
Something useful
And simple 10
Invent. And
They always turn
out like the
Pet invention I've
Got. It's q peach
And il would
Bring In all kinds
~ kale. only
some guy went
and thought OF
The same thing
IS years ago.
Evening journal., 1918-03-26
WILLARD-FULIOA
FIGHT on JULY 4
Heavyweights Sign TO Meet
for Worlds Ring Title
independence Day
TO OFFER FORTUNE
FOR THE BOUT

CHICAGO, March 26.-Flnal articles
closing a Heavyweight championship
match between Jess willard and Fred
Fulton, Of Rochester, MINI, the chal-
lsngsr, were signed here yesterday In
the presence Of Ceienel Joseph @. Mill
ler, the prnmsler and a score Of sport
ing celebrities.
Willard, e was revealed In the new
set OF articles. is TO receive l5 per cent
sf the net profits made hY Miller while
Fulton is 20 receive the nat sum af s20,-
600. The agreement also stipulaies
that Miller shall have the right TO sell
nr transfer the bout ITO such person
or persons as he say see ft.'
"If ] am successful In selling the
match for 100000 OF moFe--in fact, any
AMOUNT will have to pay Fulton S2O,-
600 and give Willard 20 per cent. Of
the balance" Miller explained Il may
not be able 10 sell the match. If / don't
! shall promote It myself. There's one
thing certain Willard and Fulton will
night some place fer the championship
next Fourth Of July
The articles provide that Willard and
Fulton shall establish training quar-
ters in The vicinity Of the city in which
NHa tUNtErt Ac 1tneNu AHl az ANaaN NllANa
weeks prier 60 The bout. The number
of rounds TO be fought VIII deRend en-
tlrely upon The laws of fhe State.
Fulton, attired in a frock coat and
carrying a cane, faced a battery Of
cameras with the champion after the
articles were signed.
II guess we are pair OF the biggest
guys yau hays have ever snapped,
Willard said TO The Gamers operators.
The champion, accompanied boy Mil
Ter, will leave for Baltimore tonight
20 dispose Of his circus equipment, lie
already has started light training, but
will do no boxing for several weeks.
FORT WAYNE Sure OF BOUT.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 26.-
George Biemer, fight promoter, return
ed here from Chicago, where he met
Jess Willard and Fred Fulton, who are
10 fight for the worlds championship
BiemeF announced yesterday that In all
probability The bout would be staged
Ia Fort Wayne, as he had offered sii0,-
900 to bring u here. New Orleans Is q
bidder for the fight and has offered
ei30000. Willard says he does not care
10 fight In September, and for that res
con win no doubt turn down the New
Orleans efier, u am confident WI
lard and Fulton VIII aghi here" Bic
mer said.