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The Washington times., 1919-12-20
MAY NAME RENT MEN
BEFORE XMAS VACATION
President Expected to Send Nomina-
tiors of ID. c. Commission
to Senate Today.

II is possible that President Will
SON may send to the Senate today, at
the last moment before Congress re
cesses for the Christmas holidays
the names of the three rent commits
sioners for the District Of Columbia
And IL is Just as possible that he
will not, in view of the two months
in which he already has ignored the
massage of a rent law by Congress to
meet the distress OF Washington ten
ants. This is the situation as 1t
stands today.
II the President withholds the rent
commission nominations until after
January ), when the recess Will end
the Senate District Committee Will
retaliate by doing nothing whatever
with regards to the nomination of the
Rev. Dr. John Van ScIaick, jr., to be
District Commissioner.
Senator sherman says that II the
President is in no hurry to appoint
a rent commission, after appealing to
Congress to re nedy conditions in thu
District. then he. himself. will be in
no hurry 10 make report on DR..
Van Schaick's nomination. So far a
the latter nomination is concerned, il
has not even been referred formally
10 the District Committee.
Senator Ball of Delaware, author
OF the rent commission bill. expressed
bitter disappointment at President
Wilson's failure up TO l o'clock to
forward to the Senate the nomin alton
OF a rent com mission.
IT the President is capable OF ap-
pointing District Commits sioner he
is certainly aole 10 appoint the rent
commission" Senator Ball said. The re
was very little necessity for the ap-
nnintment OF new Commissioner at
this time. but in the case of the rent
/ commission. there is very urgent
need to relieve conditions in the Dis
tricts
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

TO RESIGN AS
DC. COUNSEL
Has Over Six Years Active
Service to His Credit as
City's Legal Adviser.

Conrad H Syme, corporation coun
sci for the District of Columbia since
1913, today announced that he viii
tender his resignation to the Disfrici
Commissioners next week to become
effective January 1. Mr.. Syme said
he is withholding the resignation be
cause OF the illness of Commissionef
Louis Brownlow, who is expected tc
resume his duties next week.
Nr. Syme will resume the practice
of law In the District and has al
ready taken a suite of Offices.
Mr.. Syme entered the office of cor
poration counsel In November. 1919
and Immediately took up the investi-
CATION and valuation OF the public
utilities in the District
Reprsseated Utilities.
The Public Utilities law had just
previously been enacted. At the hear
ings held by the Public Utilities Com
mission Mr. Syme was the principal
figure and represented the commis-
sion In the many appeals carried in-o
the courts In all of these he was
successful
The problem involved in the valu-
alton of the street car companies, the
electric properties, the gas company,
and other public utilities In the Dts
trict was . difncuit one involving
many legal and engineering prob
lems Over $65, 900 900 worth Of prop
erty was represented In Mr.. Symes'
valuation
Records Of the Corporation Coun-
o>ps office show that since Mr.. Syme
has been In office he has personally
tried nfty-three cases in the courts
from the District Supreme Court to
the Supreme Court of the United
StatssL These cases have included
salts brought to test the constitu-
tionality Of the public utilities law,
certain sections of the public utili-
ttas law, the woman's eight-hour law
and the validity of-the condemnation
Laws
SettleA Many oaest1ens.
= During Mr.. Syms's term Of office
many Of the most important legal
questions ever arising in the District
Of Columbia were brought up and
settled.
Asked the reason for his resigna-
tion Mr.. Syme said that he 10 re-
signing to re-enter private practice.
Il feel that my work has been COM
pasted with the finish Of the public
utilities valuatiopA" he satd. y have
greatly enjoyed my Work with other
officials Of the District, but feel
that my work as counsel for the Pub
lie Utilities Commission has been COM
pieted and am therefore to resume
once more my private practice. I can
only speak In the highest terms of
the loyalty and friendship Of all those
with whom I have been associated"
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
ASK WOMAN ON BOARD.

Declaring that many problems
which a woman is capable of solving
would confront the rent commission
whose establishment is provided for
in the Ball District rent bill, Miss
Mary O'Toole. president of the Wom-
ems City Club, yesterday wrote Presi-
dent Wilson and expressed the belief
of the 1900 members of the organi.a-
ton that at least one woman should
be appointed as a member Of the
com mission.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
D. C. EMPLOYEES HOLIDAYS.

District employees will be given
.hree holidays during the Christmas
md New Year season. They will be
dismissed from their work at noon
the day before Christmas and will
be off until the day after Christmas.
They will be off half day the day
before New Year, and also New Year
DaN
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
MAIL
MOVESFROM
DC. RAPIDLY.
Each Night Sees Postoffice
Cleared Of All Outgoing
Holiday Parcels.

Christmas mail. although 20 10 w
per cent above It's normal volume, 10
moving IN and oo, Of the Washington
postoffice without the slightest con-
gestion. and each night linda the
floor cleared of all mail matter, se-
cording to Superintendent Of Nails
Haycock.
Figures complied this morning by
superintendent Hsycock show that In
the last three days <o,tTl sAcks of
mall have been sent out OF the local
postoffice as compared with ss.7<s
during the corrsspcnding period in
1918.
Exclusive Of deliveries made by
mail have been delivered In the DIE
trict by automobile and 10 the cor
responding period last year a total Of
n ,cSl sacks were delivered.
Other Cites ras~ Well
Conditions similar TO those In
Washington prevail throughout the
country according TO reports receiv-
ed at the office of the Postmaster
General
Every postoffice viii be cleared
morning Of all mail ar
rfving UP to midnight Christmas eve,"
divisional of postal service.
There is practically no delay la
the movement of mall from one ctty
to another" said Chief Dennsag ef
the division OF railway mAiis- We
are using all the additional cars ws
can Get. Some OF the parcel pegt -
going by fast freight
Car1s GSanG First CloaA
Christmas cards although rated -
second class mail and thsrsfors sub
tect to delay In normal times are ge-
ing forward a. nrst class nall and
hundreds of thousands of these mail
ed In Washington win reach thesr
ahead OF echeAuse.
A large force Of additioAal clerks.
carriers and drivers are veeaSinG IN
the washington Postofftee as u TIE
case throughout the country. y:p-
wards Of q hundred thousaAA extra
helpers have been AdAsd to tie rAg-
uiar postoffice free throughevt IL
Monday will see the SenitA Of the
rush OF outgoing naai. and Tuesday
VIII see the height of the incoming
rush in the opinion Of superintendent
Haycock. who expects TO have decks
well cleared and every delivery pes-
sisie made up until 9 O'Clock CArts.-
man Eve and perhaps later.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

CROSS1NG policemen partaking of the steaming hot
- coffee which served to all crossing cops
yesterday by Theodore Picard, Charles Picard and
Samuel Steinberger, of Harveys Cafe. The coffee
taken to the traffic centers of the city automobile
Harveys will continue to the hot coffee during
the cold weather.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
IRISH LEADER TO SPEAK.

Harry Boland. member and secre-
tary OF the Irish Parliament, will ad-
dress the meeting OF the Friends OF
Irish Freedom, which will be held at
col z street northwest tomorrow
night at o'cio0- Prestdent Rosa
z. Downing win preade-
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

NETECTIvE JAMES Z.
l. ARMSTRONG, Of the
Central Office, who died
this morning H the result
Of wounds received at the
hands of John McHsnry
in the Union Station last
Sunday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
DID GEORGE BURNS SLUMP?
YES, ALL THE WAY TO .296
HoU Muck's BatterS Hit
During 1919 Campaign

Following are the official batting rec |
ords of G. Mack's veterans and yanlgans /
during the 1919 campaign:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Tioga'S ''Old Married Man"
Crept Up IN Hitting
During 1919 and Topped
All Mack Athletes
Hy EDWIN J. POLLOCK

| |NAWGE BURNS had tough year
~ last season To some it seemed as
if Gawgc was passing through couple
OF tough years.
The Tioga ncwlvwcd. who considers
himself an old married man by this time,
for he's been married rs long as eight
months. beat path between the bench
and first base and the bench and right
field both while he was summerlng on
Mr.. Mack's lawn and while he was
touring through points adjoining and
east of the Mississippi.
There was considerable publicity at
tached to a slump that cast its gruesOme
shadow over Gawge's lengthy figure as
he stood at the starboard side of the
nlatc. The slump started in the early
days of the season and ended-well,
ANYHOW it's evident from the official
batting averages that it ended.
Needed Sympathy
Everyone on the club at Mr. Shibe s
residence last season sympathized with
Gswgp. There's not much sympathy
among ballplaycrs, but Burns is fine
fellow personally and all of Mr.. Mack 5
athletes were sorry he couldn't hit the
way he usta.
The poor guy certainly needed lot
of svmpathy for all he could do during
the season was to swat the ball at a
29G clip and. set the pace for the whole
club. that is with one exception. Red
Wingo. the fiery haired youngstcr i'm
ported from Atlanta, battcd .3O5
during the campaign. but he was pres
ent in only fifteen engagements.
Burns sort of put one over on the
unsuspecting public. No one paid any
particular attention to what he was
doing in the way of hitting for no one
cared much. BaSehits with a tailend
club don't cause many ripples in sport
ing life.
Passed EN- All
But in the late days of the season.
George did heap of hitting and passed
them all. except Wingo, as has been
| stated.
Even Tilly Walker was passed in
Burns's fight. Tilly hit .294 for the
season. Joe Dugan shows neat aver
age for the year with .271 This is
Joe's best mark since he broke in.
In the way of championship Tyrus
Raymond Cobb, of course, stands out
like the Statue of Liberty above the
other professionals and amateurs of the
league. All Ty could do was to whale
the stitched apple for 191 base hits and
an average of 1854. He was tied in
base hits by his fellow outfieder and
clubmate, Veach. but Veach's slams
averaged 20 points less for second place.
George Sisler, the st. Louis collegian,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
CAMBRIA A. CLUB

EsssInFtsu Avenue and Somerset
Als E.sS . dssss.s .sa.dsss.. o. D'u''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
official Averages ProUe
Babe Ruth's Home Run
Record OF 29 Circuit
CLoutS-CObb's ..384

proved himself the best waiter under
Ban Johnsons supervision and he was
not offered a job by any one--not even
Childs.
Graney walked 105 times. Ruth
walked 101 times, SO that he wouldn' t
mind a hike from California to Boston
if he goes broke. Maybe he'll be sold
to st. Looie and won't have to walk
so far.
Maurrie Shannon, who deserted our
AS for the Red Sox, also proved a
good walker, but he did his hooiine
from the bench to the plate and back
again. Maurrie famed seventy times,
which gives him the title in this depart
ment. At that Maurrie didn't do SO
bad. He hit .263, which is great for
any one coming from Jersey City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS

Sscco. Jimmy Murphy vs. Johnny Clinton
and Joe Stanley vs. Johnny Reisler.
Joe Burman will be in one Of the National
prelminarles. Mughie Hutchinson. another
OF Herman Hindin's star entries will oppose
Burman. Other bouts arranged by Match
maker Johnny Mooney follow: Joey Fox ys
Johnny Murray, Steve Lstso vs.. Jack Perry
Mickey Russell VS., Earl Puryear and Johnny
Ray VS.. Harry Carlson
Sergeant Ray Smith. Camden's hope In
the light heavyweight class. will exhibit in
the Cambria semlwind-up Pete Malone will
take on Smith. The other Cambria battles
follow: Charley O'Neill vs.. Tex Baylar
Bobby Shannon VS.. Jimmy Jordan. Johnny
Deyir vs. Jimmy Thompson.
The semihnaI at the Auditorium will bring
together a brace Of middleweights featuring
Tyrone Costello and Happy Jack williams
The fourth bout win be between Joe jack
son and Sol ODonnell. The other bouts fol-
low: Otto Hughes VS.. Leo Stah Young
Harry Stewart VS.. Joe Marano, and Willie
Nelson VS.. Kid Emanuel.
Joe Smith. of Baltimore. is here looking
for trouble. He has placed himself under
the direction OF Steve Marcoe. He announces
that he expects TO make his start at the
Cambria soon.
The Bill Matchett Admiration Society has
been organized for the purpose Of supplying
little opposition to the Pine Street De.
batting Society The latest organization has
ordered a meeting Of the board OF direc-
tors tonight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
FANS ON EDGE FOR
BIG GAME TONIGHT
Germantown Victory Over Cam
den Will Reduce Skeeters'
Lead to Single Game
PLAYER RULE is CHANGED
League Statistics


SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
Tonlght--Camden at Germantown.
Thursday--Germpntown at DE Neri; Read
Ing at Camden,
Friday-tamdcn Mt North Philadelphia.
Saturday-Dc Neri at Reading.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Christmas cards are out,

Christmas cards are out.
The enterprisinE promoters had their an
nouncements prepared early. There's no
chance to go wrong,
The Olympia. National Cambria and Audi
torium will stage banner holiday attractions.
. Twenty four bouts are on the list at the
quartet Of clubs for Christmas afternoon
the wind-up at the Olympia yelling has
faced the best OF the lightweights and Is
rated as one Of the topnot tchers, BENJAMIN
. coast lad. rapidly is winning place among
the leaders.
Farese OF Newark. will do headline duty
at the National Root also has proved
troublesome among the featherweghts
Farese Is one of the most promising boys
turned out in Jersey in many seasons.
Jack ward the Elizabeth CN, J,l lad.
who has been winning consistently during
Hfnekie. the A. p f. star. In the main
Haenion at Johnny Burns's Cambria A, G.
Binckle should make it interesting for Ward.
sliddleweiehts will be the attraction at
he auditorium, with Eddie Reyoire Herman
Hflidt,is persistent challenger taking on the
suKeed Herman Miller. Revoire has not given
IN hope yet OF destroying some prospective
ehampion. He has been fighting well OF
late.
The ODmpia seniwind up brings together
Bill brepnan a likely future foe for Demp-
eff, and the rib-erAahing sailor Petrosky
Idoie tat4Hlmmops meets Young Joe Borrell
~ The fQ1Rth bout. The remainder Of the
tya@f-p4 F]lieNs; joe IiplisH ". YOUNG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

Toe JarEson who br.rs about Il fool,
third and fourth respectively with .352
and .351.
The official averages also bring out
the fact that Babe Ruth's home run
record is legitimate, if that means any
thing. The Boston baby clouted twen e
ty- nine homers during the campaign,
which was just enough to put him in
movies at well fed salary.
George Sisler, Frank Baker and Tilly
Walker each had ten home runs and
didn't even get a free pass to a dime
movie. Such is the gap between ten
and twenty nine, and those ten tied the
trio for second place in fiat fattening
Grancy, the Cleveland hired man,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

American LeaEue--St COLUMBIA VS., Cri
teriOn; DObson VS.. Xavier.
Northwest Church Associa tiOn-S Orthwes
vs.. Twenty-ninth Street; First Dutch vs.
Oxford,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

TonlEht--Camde, at Germantown.
Thursday--Germantown at DE Neri; Read
'rday-Tundcp Mt North Philadelphia.
| Saturday-Dc Neri at Reading.
OTHER GAMES TONIGHT
! American LeaEue--St. COLUMBIA vs. Cri-
terion; DObson VS.. Xavier.
| Northwest Church Associa tion-Sorthw
vs., Twenty-ninth Street; First Dutch vs..
! Whether Germantown has any chance
| TO catch Camden in the first half race
of the Eastern Basketball League will
be decided this evening, at the Audto-
/ rum Hall Chew street and Chelten ave
nue.. when the Bennis- -Poth aggregation
Of stars battle with the SkcetPrs.
Up until last week the Jerseymen had
run wild with the Eastern League per-
centage column, but couple of defeats
administered by Germantown and Read
ing cast different aspect on the situa-
tion and win for Germantown tonight
will create anything but confidence in
the opposing camp.
Tho same lineup that decisively de =
fcated Camden last Wednesday night on
the Skeeters' home court will face the
starter. At forward will be SchmeeIk
and Powell. Meehan at center, and Hol-
man and Fyfc at guard. Since Meehan
joined Germantown, the suburbanites
have won every game, two of which were
victories at Reading and Camden.
A glance at Eastern League statis-
| tics discloses the reason for the let up
in the Camden hurricane. 1t is the fall
tering of their backfeld, Dave Kerr
and Neil Dcighan. In the last three
games, Kerr has not made a single field
goal, while Dieghan's scoring abilities
have been limited to one goal in each
game.
The entire Germantown five has been
coming through in fine style. The scor-
| ing has been about evenly divided with
the exception of that of Lou Powell,
who has been displaying his best form
of the season and has hit the net for
thirteen two -baggers in the last four
games.
The team, as whole. has been fall
ing down from the foul line, but ex
poets to pay considerable attention to
the one pointers this evening.
Manager Fitzgerald has everything
arranged to handle the biggest GROVE
of the season and no doubt the hal
will be thronged to witness the stir
ring battle that is bound to ensue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
FOOTBALL OFFICIALS
NOW INSIST PLAYERS
MUST WEAR NUMBERS
Many Leading Crduon authorities at Special Meeting
at Hotel Stenton Unanimously Voted to Recommend
6 That Rules Committee Take Action Numbering
BY ROBERT W. MAXWELL
Sports Editor Evening Public Ledger

FOOTBALL will be numbered
gdirou officials
carried night meeting held in the Hotel Stenton unani
that the numbering Of
included
the rule This will be aid to the if adopted
Princeton strongly tho
regardless
by the m of he
find it difficult identify the and
should
compulsory the rules
If the rules committee adopts this suggestion the Of football will
become popular in the future The numbering of players
enal the big makes easier follow the
and individual will In the Yale Princeton
in
The McCiraw ball
In the Army and Navy onewcnicth
able identify the between Bill Edwards Mczgc
neither could tell who ball If football
unable
There howl the this
colleges decided
the numerals and Harvard followed
fall line all will be If
book will settle the good and all.
IUHEN colleges like j.
W to umJ tie
doesn't atoO three
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

IUHEN colleges Ike Penn, Cornell Pitt, Dartmouth, W. j.
" fact, lcadng tciting TO mJcr the
pioycr il doesn't right ai0lo three colleges
Nc tCOrkS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Suggest Change in Forward Pass Rule

A MOTHER suggestion adopted. the game more
"A interesting The officials believed that the which
pass scmmagc
eliminated and the allowed to throw the ball from behind
crimmage line
pointed during a season
half
difficult uhct penalties This
per the travelling
Gcyard
would much faster plays could be worked and the would
be more
This would step committee to take but great
would sensational game It's good work
have into it deeply have discovered that the benefits
handicaps.
G. Tyler of Princeton suggested that something be done to euaze
penalties
defensive uteercs with the catcher the
the offended side at the spot " the ou' was member the
per side ncres however only the loss of down The
notified The officials voted that penalties be the both nacon
JITHEN field judge officiating, suggested that the
w umpire official timer and hold the Wach
howerc; in most o. the
games this year, roh good results.
More Suggestions for Rules Committee
TIME question regarding scrmmagc
came up In a
explain it The following will be submitted gridfron sons:
of scrimmagc play
SPOT wherct wasdec deadb referee
big games yards
declared dead by the referee the
allowed In one instance touchdown called back
in Boston player out of bounds
distance caused
the meeting last fall it ruled that
permissible of the the
caught
pulled
the spirit of the
The field of play Of
dene
governing
forward caught recovered by player who
of bounds IN be play
a
passer,
thrown without penalty Sometimes
be the protection pnte and cannot be taken
the he
to in the
edition of the rules There nothing in the book which explains
conmo
THE officials present Charles J. McCGty, W.
CroweH A. Tyler, A. If E..
II. Davidson Bill
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-20

upon Americans before America =
entry into the war has been replaced
nv AN almost orfiCious. super
frlondllneSs,
The correspondent Of the Tagc-
bhtt, who has just visited Cohlcnz
and the American zone, CummCnlS
on the rigorous discipline" imposed
upon American officers aud soldiers
10 obvidtc tho possibility uf annoy
ancc to women and 20 the NicU popu-
htion ana upon absence uf chauNiu-
ism, theatrical displays VI triumph
or unnecessary Interference with the
German ciyll author ties.
The corresponding chief criticism
Of the Americans is based upon the
striCtncSs with witch orders are en-
forced against tn exchange OF gifts.
food or cigurcts between Americans
aud Germans lie says that % ~
the 60 sentences imposed upuu Ger
mans by the American court IN
Cubirnz in January were for "un-
authorized possession OF American
properly arising from the enforce
mcut or this order. lie tells Of tho
ease of one American officer who
was CIshicrcd merely Tor putting
his arm around waitress lu "A cafe"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-20
pFOPE ARE LIVING
ON IMAGINATION ONLY
.,r,r nf suffering Endured by
rcnu.rld sounds Like Pure
Fiction.
a CITY SICK UNTO DEATH
-,.,,i,rr of Food Has Come 10 bc
Matter OF Course and EAcites no
Comment.

LONDON, March 2O---CBy maID
,,g,rUng Incidents OF the tragedy OF
'',, .t.uu In Pclrograd are revealed
", "A vrftor In the Ruakojo SlovO, "A
Seesplsyr published at Libau.
rIs life at Petrograd really AS ter
,ble aa people and as the newspa-
nor. d,srhlbc it?' he asks "lt IL
,'trrlIt for me to answer this ques-
'ion 8.fnCult to return to the cN-
..rpE and fntstic moods evoked
bypgry abandoned Perograd
"EIuyitcd people beg for aims In
lbe streets ana hang around public
allng houses gazing piteously into
he cl,s ot those who eat ana walt
n, Arrrdilytm case anyone should
,a,r come mOrscl Behind.
"ChHiron rumago in tho refuse
,tfs and ravenously devour heads Of
,err,rrs and all the things disposed
wen b, the hungry PCtrograd house
.fe. aIl the things undiscovered
wen by the lean. enfeebled Pctro-
Uad cots.
judicial proceed dings whore lO-year
,l1 d,humanized boys admit with
.w'Ien synicism that they deliberately
,Iled "a little brother or sister who
,mp.rlorcd their hives and dcvourcd
Al the bread ratlons All these things
made up the chronicle OF daily hap
ptniues when we still had "A press.
"Huw do they live who have not