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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
HERMANN COMES EAST
FOR SESSION OF LEAGUE

CHICAGO. December 6.-Ausust
Hermann of Cincinnati. chairman OF
the national commission, VINO mas
been in conference here with res.
5ent r r Johnson of the American
League. expected to leave for New
York late today, to attend the annual
meeting of the National League there
next week.
Chairman Hermann said the only
business disposed of at the conference
With Mr. Johnson related to routine
cases under consideration by the COM
mission.
Both officials denied that the contest
over the distribution of the third
teams purse from the recent Worlo
series had been discussed, put eN-
messed the opinion that until the
courts had made a final disposition
of the case of Pitcher Carl Mays the
money must be he'd in escrow to
avoid possible tangles over it later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. December g.
Jimmy Wilde. Great Britains fly
weight champion. will make his first
American appearance here tonight.
meeting Jack Sharkey, a rugged New
York bantamweight. in a ten-round.
no-decision contest. The match will
be staged at the Auditorium, which
has a seating capacity of 10000. In
dications were that the contest would
draw $4,000. Wilde has been guar
anteed $1,000.
The little Welsh boxing marvel. who
does not hesitate to give away ten
pounds to opponents. probably will
enter the ring weighing about LOG
pounds. Sharkey has agreed to scale
116 pounds at pm. and probably
will enter the ring three hours later
weighing about 11S pounds.
Wilde. pale and anaemic in appear
ance, is both a boxer and a fighter.
He can hit from almost any angle and
is master at the art of feinting with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
Nine TEAMS NOW TIED;
BIKE RACE ENDS TONIGHT

NEW YORK. December 6.-Nine
teams tn the six-day bicycle race were
tied for the lead at o'clock this
morning. the 12Sth hour. Each team
had covered z,244 miles and laps as
compared with the record of 2.506
miles and laps by Cameron and
Kaiser in 1914.
The Belgian team of Buysse and
Spissens. regained the lap that 1T had
lost and was again tied with the
leaders. Brocco and Verri were one
lap behind the leaders: Bello and
Thomas were two laps behind. and
Spencer and Chapman three laps be-
hind.
Weber of the Newark team had a
bad fall early this morning and was
taken to his quarters unconscious.
Three teams have dropped out since
the race began. The contest closes at
midnight tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
HARVARD ASKS ILLINOIS J..
EAST FOR GRID GAME

URBANA, ILL.,. December 6.-The
athletic committee of the University
of Illinois had before il today a re-
quest from Harvard for a place on its
foot ball schedule next fall. Harvard
desires to play the game at Cambridge
on October 20, according to the COM
munication.
The question of accepting Harvard $
invitation, it was said, depended some
what on the Illinois schedule with
western conference teams. which is
expected to be drawn up at meeting
of athletic directors and coaches in
Chicago TODAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
REX-NAVY YARD GAME
OFFICIALS ARE NAMED

officials for tomorrow's game at
Union Park, 18th and H streets north
east. between the Navy Yard eleven
and the Rex A. c., semi-pros, for the
foot ball championship of the District,
were announced today.
They are Cusack of Georgetown.
referee; C. A Metzler Of Springfield.
umpire; Gourmet of Springfield, head
linesman, and O'Reilly of Georgetown,
field judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
"Doleful Gill;" He Never
Loses, But Always Will

When Gilmore DOble, coach of
the Navy foot ball team, vept
pfteousiy over the certain de-
feat of his eleven on the day
before the Army game he was
doing nothing new. DOble WINS
ever n pessimist, and during the
years that he coached the teams
of the University Of Washing
ton always prOphesfed defeat
for his men. 1t II known that
Doble does not wager on his
teams, eifher directly or fndi-
rectly, so he cannot lie accused
of endeavoring to influence bet
ting odds.
Out in Washington there Ii n
little cOUylet. that. became IA
nous while DObie was out there.
1t runs as follows:
BOys, give n cheer for dOleful
Gil. He, never lOses-but al
ways will"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
GOULD PICKED TO WIN
TITLE IN COURT TENNIS

PHILADELPHIA, December. 6.-The
final sets in the court tennis match
between Jay Gould, American amateur
champion, and Walter kinsella, pro-
fessional title holdeR for the open
championship of the United States
were played today
xorite having won Ave of the eight
sets played Tuesday and THURSDAY
The match is for the best out OF tnir-
teen sets and in order to gain the
title the amateur champion has TO win
only two sets. while kinselia must
take four.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
DEMPSEY-CARPENTlER
ARE OFFERED $500, 900

PARIS. December 6.-French Sports
mon have offered a purse of $320,000
Far world championship battle be
tween Jack Dempsey and Georges
Carpenter. the fight TO take place IN
Lite of paris next July. This is
1 1Se big 90 purse ever offered for !, a
love contest 1t makes the Sl2t'9oo
Toy R;ckard hung up for the Willard
Dempsey fight appear small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
Ring Appearance Due Today American League Scrap
Pittsburgh Pirates Make Hit
With Cuban Base Ball Fans

The Pittsburgh Pirates who
made the trip to Cuba this fall
enjoyed n most successful stay
on the Pearl of the Antilles.
They played eighteen games
with the Havana Reds, man.
aged by AdOlfO Lugue of the
Reds. and the AImendares. led
by Mike Gonzales, winning ten
of the eighteen. The Pitts
burg players made themselves
extremely popular in Cuba, and
the natives nre anxious to have
them make their visit an nm
Dual feature. Players of other
teams to go to Cuba often have
regarded the jaunt i'm the nature
Of n pleasure trip md have paid
xcant attention to baSe ball, but
the Pirates gave the hest that
was i'm them all the time. which
accounts for the hit they made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
EVANS THELEADER
IN AGG|ES' LEAGUE
Accounts Bowler Tops Aver.
aces of Individuals With a
Mark of 1868.

of the Department of Agriculture has
just completed the first series of
games in what promises to be the
most successful and interesting sea-
son in it's history. The teams are so
evenly matched that but four games
separate the first and seventh place
teams. while the first six are practi-
cally punched. Evans of the Accounts
team has the highest individual aver
are, 1868 for 81 games, as well as
the high fiat game, 81 Kause of Mar
Kets has high set. 366. and high game,
142.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
Ed Wall, Former, G. U. Star,
Dies From Gridiron Exertions

WOBURN, MnSS..~ December 8.
Playing in q hard foot ball
game without previous training
is believed to have caused the
sudden death of Dr. Edward G.
Wall, former fullback of the
Georgetown University foot ball
team, in his dental Office hece
yesterday. The medical exnn-
liner pronounced death d1c to
heart failure induced by over
exertion. About month ago
DIR. Wall took part in foot ball
game at Akron, Ohio. He was
twenty-fve years of age and
was graduated. from GEORGE
town Dental School this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
Greenleaf Plays Allen Today.

PHILADELPHIA, December 6--The
draw for pairings TO-DAY in the ma
ifonal American pocket billiard tour
nament brought together Bennie Al
len. Kansas City. and +. Ralph Green
leaf. Wilmington, Del. in one of the
matches Both men have displayed
sensational form throughout the tour
nament and great interest was taken
In the match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
Australia Has New Speeder.

Australia boasts another speed
marvel in r. r. Burguez, who. at a
recent track and field championship.
in Queenland, ran the 100 yards IN
9 $40 seconds. He is tall, with a Won
derful stride. and gets off the mark
rapidly. Burguez beat w. w. Hunt.
the New South Wales champion, by
two yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
G.. P. o. LEAGUE.
. 1874 4ss 400 Totals. sos 465 47o
MUNITIONS LEAGUE.
Three Polo Journeys on Coast.

Three big polo Journeys are sched-
uled for the Pacific coast early next
year. as follows: Del Monte. Febru-
airy 1 to 10; Santa Barbara, February
IL to 10. and Coronado. March 5 to Is
The three highest goal players of the
national organization. Watson Webb
Louis Stoddard and Malcolm Steven
son of the Meadowbrook Club, will be
among the stars competing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
Standing of teams and averages:

High team set-Plant Bureau. 1886.
High individual set-Kause, 1855.
High individual average-Evans, 1868.
High team game-Accounts. $50.
High individual game-Kause. 142.
High fat game-Evans, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
HOW THE BOWLERS STAND
IN CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE
STANDING OF TEAMS.
SUMMARY.

High team game-Market Cafe. 60
High team set-Market Cafe, LIS
High individual game-Welsh, Ia. NJ.
second Individual game-A. Works, Nc
Carthy. IA. ,oo
High individual set-Acton. s9S:
second individual set-Welsh, $50 =,
Createst number of strikes-T. Nolan II.
Greatest number Of spares-A: Works q.
High individual average-A. WORKS !d4,o.
Second individual aversge-uroan' iio-i''
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
Title Fencing Event for Women.

Amateur Fencing League of Amer
| lea Journeys, for the first time in four
years, will include woman's national
| foils championship, to be held at the
New York Turnverein. March "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06

RECORDS.
High team game-Inspectors. 545.
High team set-City Delivery. $50
High individual game-Werntz. $50.
High individual set-Thorpe, 361.
Greatest number Of strikes-Thorpe. 8: Ellis.
o; Werntz, 8.
!, Greatest number of spares-Thorpe. IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-06
MASONIC LEAGUE.

Totals. 495 AS 473 Totals. 431 512i 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17

Continued from Page One.)
his original statement that more than
so per cent of the steel workers of the
United States Steel corporation would
strike.
Independents Are Helpless.
While independent mills having
union agreements with their employees
would not be directly affected. union
lists stated these concerns probably
would be forced to close for want of
material usually procured from the
big manufa cturers.
The meeting today includes inter
national officers of the blacksmiths.
iron shipbuilders, brick and clay work
ers. boilermakers and other unions in
terested in the steel industry.
John Fitzpatrick. general organizer
for the American Federation of Labor
and chairman of the general commit
tee of steel workers, presided at
today's session.
U. S. StccIs Stand.
The Carnegie Steel company today
gave out a letter from E. H. Gary,
corporation, addressed to the presi-
dents of the subsidiary companies set
ting forth the reason of the corpora
ton for declining to deal with labor
unions and explaining the attitude of
the concern towards its employees.
Inc Letter SId1eS tne
ton does not combat labor unions as
such, and that it does not negotiate
with unions because it would Indicate
tho closing of the shops against nc=-
union labor.
1T is the settled determination of
the United States steel corporation and
its Subsidiaries" the letter states. that
the wages and working conditions OF
their employees shall compare favor
ably with the highest standard OF
proprIety and justice"
WaIkout in Chicago District.
Chicago, Sept. IA general walk
out of steel workers in the Chicago dis
trict said TO number 10000 at {
o'clock Monday may be called unless
z. H. Gary. chairman of the U. S
steel corporation agrees today to meet
the committee of the international
Iron and SteeH Workers, according tC
Theodore Wind. international organi-
zer and president of the South Chi
cago Trades and Labor assembly.
p The Chicago district includes South
Chicago. Indiana harbor, East Chicago
| Gary and Hammond, Indiana, DeKalb
Illinois, and Waukegan and Milwau-
kee, Wis.
steel men say that many of tn,
steel employees in the Chicago distric
will not go on strike as they have OBJ
| tanned interests in the employing
1 companies.
Gary Wires Steel Companies.
New York, Sept. lie. H Gary
chairman of the board of the United
States steel corporation, declined to
day TO comment on the announcement
OF John Fitzpatrick that only a las
minute telegram from him would
favert a strike of steel and iron work
ers. II was learned. however, tina
Mr.. Gary has written q letter to thu
heads. of the steel corporations sub
salaries in connection with the threat
ened strike and it wGs estimated thi
might be madc public late today or to
| m orrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Sept 1T.-CORN-Sharp up
turns in the value of corn resulted largely
today from announcement Of projected
movement the part Of farmers or
CARNATIONS 10 have grain and livestock
held back for higher prices. The fact also
that the hog market this morning showed
strength tended also to stimulate corn
buying. On the other hand. foreign ex-
change weakness and other bearish factors
that have been more or less respons bic
for the recent decline Of grBin values r.
ceived but little attention. Opening prizes
which ranged from re TO sac higher. with
September $1-47 to S1.49 and December 1924
ais. were followed By numerous fluetua-
tons but no important setback from In
itial gains
OATS-Oats assembled with corn Af.er
opening sc TO &c higher. Including De-
cember at 697kc to Zoe. the market scored a
moderate further advance.
OVTSIOSS-Provisions were dull bur
frmer. Strength of grain and hog prices
made sellers very cautions
At the finish provisions weakened for
the same reason as grain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
Old High School Organization
Inadequate This Year.
Students Make More
Glasses Necessary.
THIS WAS CONSTITUTION DAY
Col. John s. Dean Addressed
the Students.
L. S. Government Compared
With Other Governments.

Owing to a large enrolment at the
high school and the consequent over
flow in the classes. it has been. neces-
sary, says R. r. Cook, principal, to ar
range four new classes in algebra.
geometry, English and elemental
science
The teachers have been so busy ar
ranging these new classes and placing
students that they have not had time
to count the enrolment cards. How
ever. according to Principal Cook, 1t is
one of the largest enrollments in the
history of the school.
l. Principal Cook estimates that there
are probably about 200 more students
in the school this year than last year.
close of the first month of school
was, LOO.
The enrolment in the freshman
class is extremely large this year Be-
sides the number that come to high
school from the Topeka grade schools
there are many here from other
places. Rural schools have contrib
uted a large share to increasing the
class. There are also a number OF
students whose parents have moved te
Topeka recently.
Special exercises were held at the
| high school assembly this morning ir
commemoration of Constitution Day
| Col. John S. Dean spoke at the high
school. He outlined the principals
of government for the students and
compared the government of the
United States with those Of foreign
countries.
Friday evening the Hi-Y and tn,
Y. w. C. A. will unite in giving 6
mixer" party at the high school gym
nasium which will afford a means fol
becoming acquainted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
DEAN OF WOMEN TO MARRY.
Mary Alice Whitney of Emporia Nor.
NAL WEEDS In October.

Emporia, Kan, Sept. 17.-Miss
Mary Alice Whitney, dean OF women
OF the Kansas State Normal school.
head Of the department of American
history and government and for thirty
years member of the faculty of the
state normal. has resigned and an
nounced that she will be married early
in October to T. c. Greene, advertis-
ing manager of large dry goods COM
pany of Denver.
Mr.. Greene was formerly of EN-
poria and he and Miss Whitney were
childhood playmates.
Miss Whitney. who was a graduate
of the Kansas State Normal school in
S9, received her A. B. with Phi Beta
Kappa honors from the University OF
Michigan in 1908 and a masters de-
gree from Columbia university in
1913, was a recognized educational
leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
"CARD" TO PRESIDENT?
Labor League Would Make Executive
Union Man.

New York. Sept 17.-Proposals that
the president of the United States be
made a member of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and that all strikes
now in progress thruout the country
be Immediately cancelled in order to
meet the present ''perilous situation"
by which 1.-The foundations OF our free
democratic government are threat
ened" are contained in commuriica-
ton sent to President Gompers and
the executive council OF the American
Federation of Labor by the League
Of American Federation Of Labor mem
bers for partnership and Industrial
democracy" which was made public
here today.
The league was recently organized
by John J. Pierce and Isadore Epstein,
who were members of a special com
mittee appointed by James p Holland,
president OF the state federation of
labor to investigate industrial condi-
tions. The report of the committee
which was published on Labor day
recommended an industrial truce for
six months during which all strikes
were to be called off The report was
promptly repudiated by President
Holland who discharged Pierce and
E,pstein
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
RAINS ARE GENERAL

Independents Are Helpless.

tCOntlnuei from rage One.l
over Arizona and New Mexico this
morning. remnant of the big storms
on the gulf. There is no wind in it
but the condition always causes rain.
In the Panhandle in two days there
has been 44S inches of rain. About
the same amount of rain has fallen
in New Mexico.
The only two weather stations in
Kansas not reporting rain this morn
ing were Fort Scott and Wichita The
heaviest precipitation occurred at the
following places: Dodge City, so;
Eureka, rs; Lawrence, .36; Liberal.
"a. II was still raining at o'clock
at most of the stations and incomplete
reports were turned in.
Up to 10, o'clock this morning To-
peka had received .35 of an inch. This
is the only rain that has occurred
here this month. More rain is pre-
dicted here for the next "a hours.
Temperatures tomorrow will range
between SIS and 80 degrees. The tenn
perature reached 81 degrees in Topeka
at l o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Fort
Scott and Sedan reported 90 degrees
the highest in Kansas. 1t was only SO
degrees at Phoenix, Ariz.
The extremes on record for this date
were 90 in 1895 and ~ in 1903. At
3 O'Clock this afternoon the wind was
/ blowing at the rate of 4 miles an hour
from the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
MISS HALL EXPLAINS
Says She Tried To Give Huston Chance
To Clear Self.

Olathe, Sept. 17.-Miss Evelyn Hall,
companion of Fitzroy x. Simpson the
night in July he was killed, resumed
the witness stand Tuesday in the trial
OF Harry Huston, charged with man.
slaughter in connection with the
shooting.
Declaring she had endeavored to
give the defendant an opportunity to
save himself. Miss Hall explained in
this way former refusals to positively
identify Huston as Simpsons slayer.
Speaking of the shooting. she said, 81
thought IL was all a mistake; that It
was done thru fear and that there was
nothing malicious about it. 1 had no
more resentment against Mr.. Huston
than against my own brother. 1 felt
he would acknowledge his mistake"
Miss Halls statement came under
REORGANIZATION when the defend
ants attorneys sought her reason for
failure previously to identify Huston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
FEARED DEBRIS

Continued from Page one.l
path of the storm stated that the au-
thorities were burying bodies. some
unidentified. as rapidly as possible for
sanitary reasons.
More Cheerful Today.
Altho business was at a standstill
and wire communication demoralized,
a more cheerful spirit seemed to per-
wade the city today. due largely. off
Gals thought. to the arrival of relief
trains with food and supplies for the
thousand made destitute by the
storm The food and housing prob
lem doomed large yesterday but today.
it, was stated, the worst was over, al
tho IL was announced that further
contributions would be necessary to
take care of the homeless until nor
NAL conditions are restored Hun
dreds of volunteers are coming into
the city to lend assistance. and Off
Gals say messages of sympathy are
being received from all parts of the
country as rapidly as they can be
graph wires.
Col Porter Directs Relief.
A trainload of army supplies ar
rived at Corpus Christi early today
under command of Lieut.. Col. John A.
Porter. quartermaster corps. who di-
rected relief work in Galveston follow
ing the great 1900 storm and who re-
he was in charge of Belgian relief
work. Colonel Porter Immediately as
sumed complete charge as relief Of
ficer here.
Maj. L. B. Chambers. army air serv-
ice provost marshal under the military
rule in force here. today frightened
military discipline and began rounding
up every availab man to work in
clearing the streets searching for
storm victims and effecting sanitary
measures. No lettering will be per-
mitted and every person on the streets
must have a military pass to estab-
lish his business.
Takes Complete Charge.
Lieutenant Colonel Porter published
an order today officially taking charge
of the situation in the Corpus Christi
district. which includes Arkansas Pass,
Port Arkansas, Portland. Gregory.
Flower Bluff. Rockport and the inn
mediate vicinity. He dispatched Capt.
H. C. March to Rockport, Arkansas
Pass and Portland to report on con-
ditions there with a view TO extending
relief work to every needy section of
the gulf coast.
City officials expressed the belief
today that two weeks must elapse be-
fore business can be resumed in Cor
pus Christi. because of the loss of
practically all stocks of goods and
damage TO downtown business houses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
THANKS TO PERSHING
But Congress BaIks Mt Giving General
$4,000 Sword.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Opposition Of
several members privately expressed
caused house leaders Tuesday to
abandon the proposed gift of a sword
to General Pershing. Republicans
and Democrats were among those OPP
posing an appropriation of $4,000 for
the sword, contend!ng that a vote of
thanks to the general, his officers and
men was sufficient. After the deci-
sion was made Chairman Kahn of the
military committee offered the resolu-
ton of thanks, which was adopted.
Representative Schall, independent,
Minnesota. casting the only dissenting
vote. 1t then went to the senate.
No mention of the sword was made
on the floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
MISSING AT SEA, 80!
British Steamer Bayronton Goes Down
in East Gulf

Havana, Sept. 17.-Eighteen men of
the crew of the British steamer, Bay
ronton. bound from Galveston for
Marseilles, who had been picked up at
sea from a life boat were landed here
Tuesday. Thirty others of the crew
are missing.
The Bayronton. 1870 tons. found
cred and sunk in the east gulf.
Survives were picked up by the
British steamer Fayan.
The Bayronton carried 100000
bushels of wheat.
Nineteen Are Saved.
Charleston. S. c., Sept. 1.-THE fed
eral shipping board steamer. Calno,
has arrived here with nineteen sur
vivors of the crew of the British
steamship Bayronto, 5000 tonnage,
which was abandoned September II,
off Key West