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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-18
MAJOR WALLOPED
WRECKER OF HOME

Continued from First Page.)
the home was always hers, that
she was welcome there as long as
she would stay. Until then the
years of my married life had been
wonderful to me. I thought of her
as perfect. and the jolt was ter
rible. Then. too, could not be-
lieve that she was willing to leave
our boy. now almost nine years
old. I could not believe that she
was really going to put this stig-
ma on his life.
Told Him She Was Going.
At o'clock one morning, she
came to me and told me that she
could stand it no longer, and that
she was going away with Crouch
to New Jersey Almost at the same
time a moving van pulled up at
the door, and she rushed the fur
niture out of the house and into
it. Crouch had his belongings on
the same van.
/ thought that a few months
with Crouch would be enough 10
destroy my wife's illusions. But 1
guess she must have found some
thing lasting in him. 1 wonder
how he ever can get used to liv-
ing surrounded by my furniture
and eating his dinner with my
forks and spoons, for they even
took the table silver.
Mrs. Crouch. who lives with hei
mother and her three children in
Yonkers, has a story something like
Major Deegan's, but lacking the hap
piness of the earlier years OF his
Just after the birth of the
youngest child, now barely two years
old, Crouch sent her to Colorado to
visit his relatives. Mr.. Kilcullen. her
attorney, said yesterday OF her life
there:
PennIIess Among Strangers.
When she reached Colorado,
bufdened with all three children,
Crouch's people would have none
of her. She was absolutely PEN
niless. Letters to Crouch ask
ing for help were ignored. She
was forced to go to work in a de-
partment store at 81 a week. With
this she had to pay for a room.
hire a woman to look after the
children, and buy food and
clothes. or course. the struggle
was hopeless. The baby all but
died OF malnutrition. / got them
back here and then came the Mrs.
Deegan affair.
Mrs. Crouch says that when her
husband took her to dances, he would
lance all evening with Mrs. Deegan.
;he said that once she saw them to-
;ether on the porch, and heard her
husband say:
Violet 1 love you. look for
you every day when 1 pass the
house.
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Money must work to succeed. Put
yours to work in War Savings Stamps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-18

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILL
! SON varied their usual program
= yesterday and played golf in the
late afternoon, instead of in the morn
ing.
Mrs. William Line Elder, who is
! visiting the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall. will leave Washington on
! Sunday for Kennebunkport, Me. to
| spend a month. Weather permitting,
MI and Mrs. Marshall, and their guest
| will motor to Braddock Heights, Nd,
tomorrow. to spend the day.
Yesterday Mrs. Marshall and Mrs
/ Elder had tea with Mrs. Frances Z.
| Warren at Grasslands The little
party was put off from Wednesday
/ on account of the rain.
Miss Hanna Jane Patterson. who
has been the guest OF the Secretary of
War and Mrs. Baker for the lastthree
days, has returned 10 her home in
Pittsburgh. Miss Patterson was di-
rector of the woman,s committee OF
the Council of National Defense.
Mrs. Baker gave a recital at the
hostess house at Camp Humphreys,
Va, last evening, and on Wednesday
she went to Camp Meade, Nd, to sing
TOT the So1olerS.
b. The Peruvian. ambassador, Dr.
Francisco Tudela Varela, has ten
dered his resignation and handed
over the archieves OF the embassy
to the DR.. Carlos Gibson. The am
bassador's action. resulted from the
overthrow of the Pardo government
At Lima on July 4 by President-eleetI
Leguia.
Frederick ]. Stimson, American am
bsssador to Argentine, sailed today
for Rio de JaneiFo, where he will rep
resent the President at the inaugu-
ration of@Presfdent Pessoa Of Brazil.
Page staying At willard.
Thomas Nelson Page, retiring
American ambassador to Italy. is in
Washington to report to the State De-
partment, and is staying at the Will
lard, Mrs. Page has gone to Bar Har-
Dor, Ne.
The Minister of the Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes and Nine Grouitch left
today for Tuxedo Park, n. V. to spend
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
P. Loomis. They are making the trip
by automobile and will be back on
Tuesday or Wednesday. About Au-
gust DR.. and Nine. Grouitch will
start on a motor trip to the North
Shore and Bar Harbor, Ne.
Senator Howard Sutherland returned
to town today from New York, where
he went to meet his son, Capt Richard
on his return from France 4
Mrs. Sutherland and her three younger
daughters are at their home in Elkins,
W. Va, and Captain Sunderland will I
join them there shortly. Miss Virginia ,
is visiting in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
AbySsiRIanS Leave ID. c.
The members OF the Abyssinian !
mission who came to this country TO I
present the congratulations of the I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-18

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILL
SON varied their usual program
= yesterday and played golf in the
late afternoon, instead of in the morn
ing.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
AGAINST CHAMP CLARK
AS, DEMOCRATIC LEADER
Representative Whaley Declares
His Selection Would Delight
Republican Reactionaries.

Blaming Champ Clark for the de-
feat Of the democratic party in the
recent congressional election, point
ing suspiciously at the Partially ex-
hibited for him by Representative
James R Mann. and arguing that to
retain Mr.. Clark as democratic leader
in the House would give delight to
the republican reactionaries, Repre-
sentative Richard 8. Whaley Of South
Carolina, a member Of the democrat
ic reorganization executive commit
tee, yesterday declared his opposition
to the veteran leader.
In a prepared statement Mr.. Wha-
ley asserts his belief that. Mr.. Clark
will not act in accord with the ad-
ministration, and that in paramount
issues" he has differed with the ad-
ministration and supported the oppo-
sition.
Emphasis is laid by Mr.. Whaley on
the fact that Mr.. Clark "has not pub
licly taken a position on the league
of nations" and suggests that he
will soon be forced to by party SEN
tfment and the demands Of the Mis-
souri, legislature for the resignation
Of Senator Reed"
Evening star., 1919-03-22
BABE RUTH FINALLY ::
SIGNS WITH RED S0X

NEW YORK, March 22.-Babe Ruth,
the home run slugger and pitcher OF
the Boston Red Sox. has compromised
with Harry H. Frazee, the owner Of
the club. and has signed a ti,ree<year
contract. Ruth came here at Frazee's
invitation and it was plain that the
pitcher did not expect to come to
an agreement because he did not even
bring grip. However, after short
talk with Frazee. Ruth signed for
three years at a figure. which he said
was perfectly satisfactory, and i'm
mediately telcphoned to Boston to
have a friend bring over his baggage.
Ruth Is now. on his way to Tampa,
where he will join the club.
Ruth was holding out for g. three
year contract at $4,000, a. year. 1t is
believed that he will get about. $27,-
900 for three years. Ruth wanted $15,-
600 for a one-year r'contract or goo
for three. .5-... s.,l.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
BASE BALL ON THE INSIDE
BY BILLY EVANS.

How would it be possible for a
pitcher who has suffered broken
ankle to resume his pitching posi-
tion with the ball in his possession" ?"
That is query 1 recently received
from the manager OF minor league
team, who, it seems, had this happen
to one of his pitchers, with disas-
trous results from several angles.
The dispute Is the outcome Of a
rule that should be regarded as the
proper and fair Interpretation Of
the umpire suspends play because OF
an injury he must not take such ac-
tion until the ball is held by the
pitcher while standing in his posi-
tion. It would be difficult for a
pitcher with a broken ankle to take
his pitching position on the rubber.
and on that point hinges the dispute
on which the minor league manager
requests that 1 give an opinion.
In the last half Of the eighth in
ming, with the score to against
tho home team. with two men
down, and on. second and
pitched for two bases. AS the pitch
er delivered the ball on which the
battor doubled. scoring both run
ners. he SO caught his foot on the
pitching rubber that he suffered a
broken ankle and fell. The right
fielder made a fast play on the ball
and got it back to the infield in time
to hold the batsman to two bases
The ball was thrown to the second
baseman, who was within few feet
Of the runner standing on the bag,
when he received it. Seeing there
was no chance to play further, the
umpire called time. The moment he
did so all players rushed to the as
sistance of the pitcher, and the run
ner who had reached second made
tracks for the plate. He scored with
out attention being paid to him.
The pitcher was assisted from the
field and another twirler sent out to
take his place. The umpire then or
dered the batsman, who had doubled.
back to second base. The manager
of the team at bat claimed the UNI
pire was in error in calling time
when he did. and that his team had
no intention Of abiding by ruling
contrary to the playing code. To
substantiate his claim he pointed to
the rule which says the umpire shall
Evening star., 1919-03-22

not call time unless the ball be held
by the pitcher while standing in his
position. While there never was a
possibility OF the pitcher complying
with the literal meaning of that rul-
ing, the umpire reversed himself, al
lowed the run, and caused the team
in the field to forfeit the game.
American League umpires would
have paid no attention to the con-
tention of the team at bat The
American League, and, believe,
wisely, does not want the umpire to
enforce this rule to the letter. Amer
lean League umpfres are instructed
to. and do. call time. the moment, in
their opinion. any further chance for
play. ceases. In the American
League, on the play mentioned, time
would have been called in just such
manner as the umpire ruled. the
moment the second baseman received
the ball. That would have, been the
end Of the play. The batsman would
have returned to second when play
was resumed. I understand. this rule
is enforced to the letter in the Ma
tional League. It has always seemed
to me an unnecessary procedure. In
some cases it is impossible to carry
out the dictates Of the rule as in the
play above cited, also in a play that
came under my jurisdiction at Wash
inston several years ago.
Bill James Of Detroit was the
pitcher and Walter johnson was the
batter. johnson hit a ball back at
James. It was hit with such force
that Big. Bill didn't have time to get
his hands up in defense. The ball
struck James on. the forehead and
bounded into foul territory near the
Washington bench. James fell un-
conscious The catcher recovered the
ball as johnson was nearing second.
Realizing there was no chance to get
Walter at second he threw the ball
to the third baseman, which. pre-
vented any possibility Of Walter
reaching that base. The moment the
third baseman received the ball all
chances for further play ceased. At
that moment called time. James
was carried from the field and was
out for. about fifteen minutes. 1t
would have been hard proposition
to have tried to make Bill get on the
rubber with the ball. There should be
no necessity in case of injuries to re-
turn the ball to the pitcher. It is
superhuous action.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
MRDEPARTMENT.
'aDSR.:R.:F|NANcES.
Pays Hundred Million Dollars
for Supplies and Troop
Transportation.

Pressing financial Requirements OF
Ae- railroad administration have been
met partially by the payment Of $780,
Seesoee by the War Departnent.on ac-
count Of Transportation Of troops and
military, supplies. That payment Gov
ers: bills already approved and an
rfeipstes. bills which ordinarily would
Ian due within the next three months.
Payment OF every obligation. Act
ing. Secretary Crcwell said. would in
voivs. the Shifting OF War Depart
rnent's accounts to great degree.
.'We. may all have to go to Jail" he
added. ."but we will. pay. every obli-
Eattoa Of the department when due"
Situation Is Believed.
Ordinarily. railroad administration
oA1cials explained, the War Depart
nnent would have made payments di-
rect to tho railroads rendering serv-
lea. but the aggregate payment direct
to- the railroad administration was
arranged to aid the administration in
its present financial situation.
beenr spread over the next three
months IN the ordinary course OF
business. and consequently this
amount must be subtracted from rail-
road. receipts for this period. The
money win be distributed by the rail-
road administration to meet the cur
rent. cash requirements Of treasurers
Of individual roads
The payment, together with the
$S0:0to,o00 advanced by the War
F4nance Corporation. . payment Of
S1Asoeo. .eoe recently by the Navy De-
pzftment on account Of transporta-
tionl and various loans to be repaid
by. railroads within the next few
weeks, the railroad administration
exppets to have sufiicient funds to
nneo9 its current cash requirements
nade 4cceptances are to be used in
AAAAcing equipment purchases and
cset1ncates Of Indebtedness are to be
g3y9n to railroads for amounts due
ffesr the railroad administration on
last: years accounts. Detailed plans
foFsthe issuance Of these certificates
Off which will be used
a. seellaterai for loans to individual
railroads BY the War Finance Corpora
tisae are to b announced soon.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
FIND OIL ON THE ESTATE
OF DUKE IN DERBYSHIRE

LONDON. March 1 Correspondence
Of the Associated Press)
surrounds the operations Of the drill
ers who have discovered oil in Derby
shire. There seems to be no doubt,
however. that oil in considerable
quantities has been found. and the
drillers believe they are about to open
up an important field. One well has
been completed on the estate Of the
Duke of Devonshire, and other wells
are being drilled as rapidly as pos
sible. Other wells. it was announced
here today, are to be drilled in Stat
fordshire and Nottinghamshire.
1t is believed more oil would be
found in England than had come from
the wells of western Pennsylvania:
Evening star., 1919-03-22
ELEVEN TONS OF MILK,
cows RECORD IN YEAR
Animal in Governments Herd at
ID. Beltsville, Md, Makes Re
markable Showing.

The governments dairy herd at Belts
vile, MD. has new queen. In years
.:est just completed she made remark
able record Of eleven tons Of milk. In
3s5 days she produced 22.547.s pounds Of
milk. which averaged 3.S05 per cent but
ter fat, the total fat being 1854 pounds
So Calamity ayne Pauline, I'd. reigns
as queen Of the Holsteins on the gov
eminent experiment farm.
She was selected by the experts Of
the bureau Of animal industry from a
Eeifer calf at Beltsvilie and was started
on her years test December Z, 1917, at
the age of eight years. The test ran
through the coolest winter known in
this .section for forty years and a sum-
ner that was extremely hot. so the spe-
cialists are particularly pleased with the
record she established.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
PLEA MADE FOR REVISION
OF PRINT PAPER PRICE
Publishers Arguments for Re
opening Opposed by the
Manufactures.

The Federal Trade Commission is
today reviewing. the arguments pre-
sented yesterday by representatives
Of the manufacturers Of print paper
and the publishers, the latter seeking
to have the fixed price schedule re-
opened. A decision is expected the
f.rst OF the week. Chairman Colver
said today he believes it will not take
the commission long to make up its
mind.
The publishers contend that the
price fixed last summer was not JUS
tined, especially for the future, in
the light Of new evidence which they
have regarding costs Of production.
They ask that these costs be again
Investigated with a view to reducing
the maximum prices fixed for the sum-
mer months last year.
IAN investigation in Canada show
ed there was no increase in manufac-
turing costs, but a decrease, de-
clared G. w. Wickersham, former At
torney General. appearing for the
American Newspaper Publishers As.
four Of the big news print companies.
and a new question for the commits
sion's consideration.
Henry A. Wise. counsel for the man.
ufacturers. opposed the pubilshers
application for renewal OF the com
missions inquiry. contending that its
decision was final. and that account
ants for the publishers, the manufac-
turers and the commission had in
vestigated the Canadian companies
before the price-nxing decision.
Chairman Colver Withdrew from the
case, explaining that he regarded a
statement made by Mr.. Wise. before
the New York circuit court judges on
an appeal from the commissions Snd-
inzs as rejecting on his fitness as an
arbiter." Mr.. Colver said that before
entering the case he had explained
his ownership OF newspaper properties
and that the manufacturers' counsel
ing as an arbiter Mr.. Wise replied
that his remark that he would
rather go to war than before the
commission" was jocular.
Victor Murdock, another commits
sioner. having newspaper interests,
asked Mr.. Wise II there was any OBJ
lection to him, and Mr.. Wise replied
there was none.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
Plea. MADE IN: BEHALF
.OF THE E~RURAL SCHOOLS

Al earnest plea for Strengthening
the base Of American education in
the rural schools was made by Will
liam c. Bagiey Of the National Edu-
caftenal Association. in an address
last night In the boardroom Of the
District building at joint meeting
of1the High School Teachers Union
azsAsthe Grade School Teachers Union.
rhsgmAnner In which this should be
trenghe about is through the estab-
itsh4ent of a standard basic pay rate
forsall sehool teachers Of 81. geo year
ly,- to apply to teachers in rural
schools as well as to those in city
.sciisois. Mr.. Bagley said. II the
81. 80 basic rate Is standardized. It
era OF Z higher grade and those with
better facilities for teaching.
Ife, advocated the appointment of a
SECRETARY OF education. as q part Of
tho Presidents cabinet and the ap-
?Fepriatfon Of the sum OF 100000. 900
ny Congress for the Abolition of IL
iit>raey. q four-year training class
r-teaehers. supplementary. or as q
pAFt- Of tho normal school training,
And hettef training. Of teachers.
More than 100000 men subject to
the ArSt. draft were found to be illit-
crate" Mr.. Bsgley said. Two hun
dred-thousand Of these men were in
ducted into the service, and proved a
handicap to the military authorities
Most Of this problem lies in the
inndeQuate training of !: teachers
There sIe $50 900 teachers In the pub
10 schools of this country. or this
-ufnber less than half have no other
raining than high school educa-
zion The, normal schools do not
IcrnLoI, more than 10000 teachers a
year. and government. care of the ed
;,cational needs Of our teachers would
::eI3edy this lack
The speaker was introduced by Miss
CfzHa Stutx, president of the Grade
S;clsoel Teachers' Union. Miss Alice
Deal. president Of the High School
-XDankaW' unta1. p1n;aed
Evening star., 1919-03-22
- CHICAG0ANS BOWL TODAY.
Members Of Last Seasons Winning
Quint to Try for Marks.

TOLEDO. Ohio. March ga num-
ber Of Chicago's best bowlers viii
try for marks in the doubles ana
singles of the American Bowling Con
gress tournament here today. Among
them are members of Birk Brothers
team, the five that won the champion
ship in 1917 with the largest score
ever collected in a national tourna-
ment.
G. Geiser and A Trap are paired on
the squad that goes on the alleys
at 4:10 pm. J. Baker and J. Lellinger,
also with the former champions, are
on the same shift. o. Trader, the fifth
man on the team when it Won the
championship. will go with A. Ger
stein. formerly with the Able Trans
fer five of Chicago.
The tournament now is in it's sin
teenth day and will run until pm
on April l. -.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
ZBYSZKO DEFEATS LEWIS.

NEW YORK. March ac.--wladel,
Zbyszko. the Polish heavyweight.
wrestler. threw Ed (Strangler) Lewis
at Madison Square Garden lag: nigl'
after more than an. hour and hall
of grueling wrestling. Although groe
gy and dizzy from punisilmens, ~
ZbyszIso picked Lewis up with body
hold and threw him to the canvas 50
violently that the Stranger lag III a
heap, exhausted and defeated Lewis
had been the aggreSsor Throughout
and was the favorite with the crowd
up to the sudden finish. The official
time was 1.34.37 and the trick wa
turned with a plain simple body hold.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
.MENOSKEY ON WAY
H0MEFR0MF France.
Popular 0utfieIder Wires
Manager Griffith That He j.,
win Soon Be Here.
NATIONALS GO TONIGHT

Manager Griffith was in a happy
frame of mind this morning, when he
received a cabregram from Mike Me-
noskey. saying: II am on my way.
Will be with you soon"
The cablesram bore the date OF
Charmont, France, headquarters OF
the United States Army. and gives
the positive assurance that Mike IS
out Of the ranks assigned to guard
ing the Rhine district.
Manager Griffith figures that it will
still take some time for Menoskey
to arrive. but he is sure the popular
outf1elder will be in a base ball uni
form by the time the first game is
played at American League Park.
Mike is one Of those enthusiastic ball
players who really take pleasure in
morning that Menoskey would be
home sooner if it were possible for
him to walk instead Of waiting for
a steamer. The fans will doubtless
be pleased to hear of Mikes home
coming, as he had become something
Of an idol before sailing overseas.
One Of GrifIith's latest sales before
going south was the shifting of Bert
Shotton to the st. Louis Cardinals
by the waiver route. All the American
and National League clubs. except st:
Louis waived on Shotton, and of
course Hickey came across with the
price Shotton and Lavan were big
favoriteS at one time in the Mound
city. but their suit for libel against
Phil Ball. owner Of the Browns. re-
suited in their being sold to the
Washington club. II Hickey can Sc
cure Lavan the pair will once more
be back in their old homes.
Manager Griffith has heard nothing
from, Jim Shaw up to a late hour to-
League may result in the cratic
twirier coming to his senses and ac-
cepting the terms offered by the local
club.
Tonight at o'clock the big group
of the Nationals will board a train
at Union station for. the camp at
Augusta, Ca They are due to arrive
there tomorrow afternoon. Manager
Griffth will have with him Mcbride,
Foster. Judge, Johnson. Shanks, Shan
non and Brown. Cy Mcdonald is go.
measurements Of the team for the two
uniforms to be worn this season. Zeb
Milan will probably join the .team in
Augusta Monday. going direct from
his home in Tennessee.
Manager Griffith said today that he
had heard nothing to verify the re-
port. that, Johnny Lavan had broken
his leg while playing with his ships
crew against a marine team. An in
Quiry at the Navy Department also
elected the reply that nothing had
report says that while sliding into
second base Lavan's spikes caught In
the bag. twisting the limb so that
the break occurred. Manager Griffith
is Of the opinion that should the re-
port be true Lavan will be. as good
as new in months time at the out
side. SO that he will be able to play
the coming season if he SO desires.
Evening star., 1919-03-22
ODESSA REPORTS CONFLICT.
Chief Difficulty Of Allied Forces
Arises From Lack of Food.

4. PARIS. March 81 (Havas).-Reports
from Odessa as to the situation in
that part of the Ukraine are conflict
ing. Gen. Franchet d'Esperey, the al
lied commander-in-chief in the near
east, was expected at Odessa Thurs
day and 1t is believed that important
decisions were awaiting his arrival.
La Liberte says that all information
the possible evacuation of
Odessa by the allies is premature. The
greatest difficulty OF the allied forces
there. the newspaper says. arises from
the. lack of food. The paper believes
that IL the allies do leave Odessa they
will retain Sebastopol. and other STRAIT,
AI1G ootQfA III