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Evening star., 1919-01-25
CHICAGO WOMAN FOUND,
LEGS AND SKULL BROKEN
Miss josephine Mcdonald Believed
Murdered and Body Thrown
From Automobile.

CHICAGO, January 25.-The body of
Miss Josephine Mcdonald was found
twenty-four hours ago in a lonely
spot near the outer Lake Shore
drive on the north side. For twelve
hours the detectives worked on the
theory that she was the victim of an
automobile accident near her home
from which she had departed to meet
a woman friend. and nickel clutch
ed in her hand and broken glass at
the corner near her home where she
was thought to have taken a street
car gave coloring to the automobile
accident theory. Later it was thought
possible she had been murdered and
her body thrown out of an automo-
bile, marks found on the body by a,
eoroner's physician giving support I'd
the theory. Both legs and an arm
were broken and her skull was CASH
ed.
Miss Mcdonald was forty years old.
the sister of a politician and city
hall employe.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
PAY FOR TROOP CARRYING.
Mai. Gen. Hines to Work Out Basis
With Lord Reading.

Mai. Gen. Frank T. Hines, chief of
embarkation of the American Army,
who sailed from New York yesterday
with William c. Sharp. ambassador
to France, on the steamship Levia-
than, will work out with Lord Read
ing, British ambassador to the United
States, financial settlement for
American troops carried 10 France in
British ships during the war.
Secretary Baker said the only agree
ment reached by Lord Reading and
himself when British tonnage was put
at the disposal of the ARMY was that
the United States would make pay
ment OF approximately s35 per man
ION account and that the actual cost
should be determined later as the
basis OF full payments 80 Great
Britain.
Gen. Hines also viii look into the
soldier mail situation, now further
complicated by the return of troops.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
LIVINGSTONE HIGH GUN.
Wins Preliminary Handicap Shoot
at the Pinehurst Traps.

PINEHURST, N. c.. January 20
Duncan Livingstone of New Middle
town. Ohio. won the preliminary ham
dicap shoot at Pinehurst by breaking
ninety-six birds from the eighteen
yard line. Second money was divided
between A NJ Heilman of Butler. Pa,
yard man, and D. A.
Deem of Jacksonville, shooting from
eighteen yards, bath of whom broke
ninety-five One hundred and sixty
shooters took part in the contest at
distances ranging from sixteen to
twenty-five yards and upward of
S1.400 was divided among the high
guns in amounts running from $50
downward. The seven moneys went
to forty-three contestants. who broke
ninety or better.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Nviat, Champion Runner.
Back From Fighting Lines

NEW YORK, January 25.-
BrookIynitcs were not the only
ones to welcome the members
of the 50th Coast ArtilIery-the
old 18th of BrookIyn-who ar
rived from France yesterday.
Quite n number of Staten Is
land inhabitants came to New
York TO greet Abel kiviat.
whose feats on the cinder and
board tracks are well known
to athletic followers:
kisiat's regiment saw much
hard fighting on the Nerdun
front and In the ArgOnne forest.
kiviat holds the 1.5OO-meter
Olympic record of 3.5J $40, and
the American record for the
same distance and in the same
time. He finished second to Ar
mold Jackson. the EnEiiShmau.
in the i,508-meter run at tho
Olympic games in Stockholm in
1912. The former IriSh-A Amer
lean a. &. star won the M
tional mile championship in
1911. 1912 and 1914.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
new GOVERNMENT FOR
ALBANIA is ORGANIZED
Recognized by Italy and Is to Be
Presented to Other Governments
for Similar Action.

BOSTON, January 25.-f'ormation Of
a new Albanian government is an
nounced in cablegram from MANNED
Bey konitsa, the new foreign min
iSter, received by the Albanian fed
Grafton ''vatra" at It's headquarters
here.
The ministry was appointed by the
national Albanian assembly, which
has been sitting at Durazzo, provi-
sional capital of Albania. The Italian
government. according to e. 4. Chek-
rezi of this city. Albanian delegate IN
the United States, has already recog-
nized the newly formed Albanian gov
ernment and the matter is to be pre-
sented to other governments for SINH
lar action.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
HUNS ABOARD TRAIN FIGHT
WAY THROUGH RUSS REDS
Bribe Some of Bolsheviki and Use
Machine Guns From Car Win
dows on Trip.

| COBLENZ. Friday, January "A tby
| the Associated Press).--After being
three weeks on a train. fighting their
| way through bands of bolSheViki in
Russia, several German soldiers ar
rived here yesterday from the Ukraine.
Four hundred Germans of the Ba-
varian heavy cavalry left Kharkov on
December 26. after manning special
train, and arrived with one-pounders.
machine guns and rifles. A non-com-
missioned officer of the German 1st
Corps, with headquarters at Kharkov,
who arrived here, estimates that S0.-
600 German soldiers remain in the
Ukraine.
Between Kharkov and kiev the Ger
man train had frequent encounters
with bands of bolsheviki numbering
from 200 to 1000. In one of these en-
counters the Germans suffered sixty
casualties.
The officer said the train was fire.
quently stopped by bolsheviki. and it
was necessary for the Germans to
fight their way day after day Some
times they bribed the bolsheyiki to
allow them to pass, but in most cases
they fought their way through, using
machine guns from the train windows.
The itinerary of the Germans included
Poltava and Krementchug. the train
making several detours because of
destroyed bridges.
The bolsheyiki had officers, but they
maintained little order, and the boil
sheviki fought as disorganized units.
A large proportion of them appeared
to be former Russian prisoners. Many
wore Russian uniforms, while some
had uniforms stolen from German SOL
diers. The commissioned officer
declared that food was plentiful in
the Ukraine, but expensive. In his
opinion the entire Ukraine will be
overrun by the bolsheviki within Il
month or two.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
FOR SOLDIER DISCHARGES
Club Owners Asked for Addresses
of Ball Players in Service
Overseas.

CHICAGO. January 25.-ln order to
assist in the release from the Army
of major league base bail players who
are in overseas service the nationa
commission today mailed a request TO
club owners to send IN the address,
the name of the division regiment
and company in which the players are
loca ted.
This Information IS TO he turned
over TO the government, President B,
B. Johnson Of the American League
said, TO aid in efforts TO get those
men who have jobs awaiting them
released from service in the near
future.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
GOLFERS RESTORE:
BIG TOURNAMENTS
u. S. Association Will Resume
Amateur, Woman's and
Open Championships.

NEW YORK, January 2J.-By a vote
which was unanimous and which re-
fected the optimistic spirit which is
abroad among the golfers of America,
the United States Golf Association
last night restored the three big ma
tional tourneyS-the amateur, the
open and women's. Bidding also was
received for the amateur event two
years i'll advance. This action mark
ed the high point of the twenty fifth
annual meeting of the national golf
body.
The amateur event goes to Oak
mont c. c.. at Pittsburgh; the open
to the Brae Burn G. G. of Boston. and
the WomenS to the Shawnee c. G., the
effort Of the Philadelphia Women s
Coli Association to have the classic
transferred to a course nearer Phila-
deiphia coming to naught. Thus the
program arranged for 1918. inter
rupted by the war, is simply moved
up twelve months. The eligibility
list will be compiled as in 1916 and
1917. No dates were settled upon, but,
following an inquiry. the president
stated the amateur would proba bly,
fall the first week in September or
late in August, while the open might
be in July.
1t was announced in that connec-
tion that the Windeler memorial
tournament at Brookline was likely
to be set the second week in June.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
FARM EXTENSION PLANNED.
Employment of 1900 Agents Is
Proposed in Agricultural Bill.

Employment of more than 1000
county farm extension agents to carry
along the work of the federal Depart
ment of Agriculture in cooperating
with the state authorities is recon-
mended in the annual agricultural
appropriation bill, reported from the
committee. which will be considered
by the House the first of the week.
Total appropriation of s31,69I. 500 is
carried in this bill, which is $7,2lJ.-
500 less than was voted last year for
Agricultural Department expendi-
lures.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
GETTING LINE ON MATTY.
Reds Owners Want to Know Man.
ayers Discharge Prospects.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January Is
President August Hermann of the
Cincinnati Nationals at the direction
of the directors of the club. has cabled
Christy Mathewson asking him his
prospects on being discharged from
the Army in France, and his attitude
on the anagership of the Reds.
The directors, it was said, decided
that inasmuch as the time for the
players to go south was approaching.
they desired to have some definite
word from Mathewson.
If it is impossible for Mathewson to
get out of the Army. a search will be
made for a new manager, 1t was
stated.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Bachman to Coach Northwestern

CHICAGO. January 25.-Charles C.
Bachman, former star athlete at
Notre Dame University, has signed q
three-year contract to coach the
Northwestern University foot ball
eleven. He succeeds Fred Murphy,
the former Yale star, who resigned
to devote his time to business inter
ests in Denver. Bachman was a mem
Der of the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station championship eleven last
fall
Evening star., 1919-01-25
KERR TAKES GOLF FINAL.
Greenwich Player Defeats Balch
One Up on Florida Links.

BELLEAIR HEIGHTS. Fla, January
25.-Hamilton X. Kerr of Greenwich
was the winner in the first annual
tournament of the season here yester-
day, when he defeated De Witt Balch
of Cincinnati in the final round by one
up.
The match was one of the best ever
seen here and was followed by a
large gallery. Balch was the favorite
on account of his long driving but
kerr's experience told in the end.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Zbyszko Outwrestles Olin.

DULUTH. Mimi, January 25.--
Wladek Zbyszko. Polish champion.
was acclaimed winner over John Olin,
the Finnish wrestler, after each had
gained a fall in their match here Last
night. Olin upon returning for the
third fall stated that his leg was so
badly wrenched that he was unable TO
continue
Evening star., 1919-01-25
ENEMY-OWNED PATENTS.
Three American Firms Apply for
Licenses to Use Them.

Appeal has been made by three Amer
lean firms to the Federal Trade Commits
sion for licenses to use a total of 215
enemy owned OF controlled paten,s
mostly covering dye manufacture. The
commission is considering the merits of
the applications, which came from the
II. /. du Pont de Nemours Cmopany OF
Wilmington, Del; the National Anjlipe
and Chemical Company, Inc, of New
York city. and Semet-Solway Company
OF Solway. n. 7.
The first two are concerned about dvs
Patents, and the Semet-Solway Com
pany about twenty-five patents GOVERNS
during the next fiscal year in carry
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Catcher Gibson Free Agent.

George Gibson, who has been coach
for the Giants pitchers for the last
few seasons, has been declared a free
agent and probably VIII sign to man
age the Toronto club of the Interaa-
tionaI League in 4 few days Gibson
became a free agent according to the
rule which provides for veterans of
ten years service in the major
leagues.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
WILLARD FINALLY
S|GNSFOR FIGHT
Accepts $4,000 Offer From
Tex RiCkard to Meet Un-
named Man in July.

CHICAGO. January 25.-Jess will
lard, champion heavyweight pugilist.
and Tex Rickard. promoter, having
signed an agreement that the cham
pion should meet an unnamed op-
ponent for 100000 probably in July
planned to depart for Texas tonight.
Promoter Rickard stated that as
he is the one to name Wiilard's op
ponent he probably would be Georges
Carpenter of France. or Jack Demp
sey, American aspirant for the cham
pionship. Rickard reserved the right.
however. to wait until March 20 be-
fore naming Wizards opponent.
The place of meeting is to be named
by Rickard sixty days before the
fight, and he also will name the
referee. AS the agreement calls for
any number of rounds up to forty. the
length of the battle will be deter
mined when all the parties con-
csrned meet to decide upon final de-
tails.
Seats to Cost From $40 to $50.
Wherever the battle is fought. it
win not be in base ball park"
Rickard said. Il plan to build an
arena with a seating capacity of
about 10000. This win cost about
S36,000 Prices of admission prob
ably will be from $40 to $50.
"Rickard met my terms and / ac-
cepted," Willard said II don't care
who is selected to meet me-"
Rickard today received an offer of
100000 from a syndicate in Wichita
Falls. Tex, if he would hold the tight
there.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
NEW BOWLING LEAGUE.
Amity Odd Fellows Start Pinspill
ing Monday Night.

Amity Lodge, No. 81, l. Q. o. F., has
formed a bowling league for the re-
mainder of the season.
A schedule has been adopted and the
new Recreation alleys have been Sc
cured. the opening to take place at S
o clock Monday night.
The league contemplates schedule
of eighteen weeks, finishing with a
banquet, when prizes Will be dis
tributed to winners.
The officers elected are Z. 8. Don
aldson. president: H. Bryant, secre-
tary, aud ]. T. Elicit. scorer.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
FAMINE FUND VOTE
/ AWAITED ABROAD
Europe's Press Gives Space
to Speeches by Republic
an Senators.
SOME FOOD FOR GERMANS
5Y DAVID LAWRENCE.
BY Wireless. Copyright. 1919. by New
TorS Evening Post. Incl

PARIS January 2i.-The speeches
made by republican sena tors on the bill
to appropriate Sl00,ooo.GG0 10 relieve fam
inc in the stricken parts OF Europe have
been extensively reprinted in the Euro
pean papers. But, just as back IN
America there is a hazy understanding
Of the action of American officials 5000
miles away. so at this end there is a
failure TO comprehend clearly why the
ration which came out of the war the
richest should hesitate to furnish the
money to relieve this famine.
The principle that the people of the
central powers must be fed has been
accepted by all the governments and
the only question is really how much
each country shall contribute and what
priorities shall be established,
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Iowa Quint Leads All the Way

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, January 25.---
Iowa defeated Indiana u to 10 in a
western conference basket bail game
here last night. The visitors took the
lead at the beginning Of the game and
were never headed.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Bids for 1922 Tourney.

John 5. Sweeney of Detroit let loose
the amateur championship bug by max
ing bid for the simon pure event in
1922, for the Bochmoor Club of that city,
which is sponsored by former officers OF
the Detroit Country Club. which held
the affair in 1915. Mr.. Sweeney drew
attention to unique ideas that have been
worked out on that new course. His
bid brought Tyson Eliicott of Baltimore
TO his feet with an applicati ton for the
same event in 1920. and he in turn
brought into action Sterling Edmands of
st. Louis with a bid from the st. Louis
Country Club for the same year.
The associa tion exhibited it's usual
conservativeness. The campaign inaugu-
rated by the Massa chusetts Golf Asso-
citation and other organizations for the
elimination or modification of the stymie
rule met with d cold reception despite
the fact that most of the golfers present
were OF the opinion that the stymie in
troduces an element of luck which could
well be dispensed with.
1t was the sense of the meeting that
all changes in the rules be held in abe5,-
ance until the u. S. G. A. can arrange
to cooperate with the ST. Anthony So
ciety of England The secretary was
urged 10 communicate with the organi-
cation on the other side of the sea in
order that conference of representa-
t.Ves be arranged.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
CONWAY No Match for Burman.

BALTIMORE. January 95.-Frankie
Conway of Philadelphia was no match
fer Joe Burman, the Chicago bantam.
last night, and after tlve rounds the
rhiiadelphian SECONDS withdrew
their man to save him from further
nun G u NJ
Evening star., 1919-01-25
NEW YORK WILL JOIN ''DRYs.H >
Assembly Passes Resolution to Rat.
ify National Amendment.

ALBANY. n. Y. January 23.-After
a debate lasting nearly five hours
a resolution to ratify the federal proi1-
bition amendment was adopted by the
assembly Thursday by d vote of 81 to 66
Action on the resolution probably
will be taken by the senate early next
week.
Evening star., 1919-01-25

CHICAGO. January 25.-Chicago
won it's third straight victory in the
western conference basket ball race
last night. defeating Michigan II TO
13. Karpus played a star game for
the Wolverines, while the defensive
work of Gorgas of Chicago was bril-
liant.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Col. Willard Called to D. C.

Col Harry o. willard. u. S. Cav
airy, at the port of embarkatfon,
Newport News, Va, has been detail
cd to duty in the purchase, storage
and traffic division, general staff, in
this SllS.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Boxing Club Opens

course Of ten boxing lessons with me VIII
make enemies respect you without the use OF
q gun.
Ny system based on my Il yesn' ring
perieaee-witho.t defeat. First boxing class
begins Monday Feb 3. Enroll at oreA
SIXSMITH HEALTH CLUB
1910 G STREET NV. Fr.nkhn 4oes. ~
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Eastman's Nomination Confirmed.

The Senate late yesterday confirmed
the nomination of Joseph Fl. Eastman
of massachusetts, to be "a member Of
|1he Interstate Commerce Commission,
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Fulton Decisively Beats Meehan

SAN FRANCISCO. January 20
Fred Fulton of Minnesota decisiveIy
defeated Willie Meehan. local pugilist,
in d four-round bout nern last night.
MeaLan was badly battered.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Members Supporting Bill.

Those supporting the bill were:
Democrats-Ashurst, Bankhead, Beck
ham, Chamberlain, Fletcher. Gay,
Gerry, Henderson, Hitchcock, Hollis,
Johnson Of South Dakota, Kirby, Mar
tin of Kentucky, Martin of Virginia.
Nugent, Overman, Phelan, Pittman,
Pollock, Pomerene. Ransdell. Sauls-
bury, Shaffroth, Sheppard, Simmons,
Smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia.
Swanson, Thompson, Trammell, I'm
derwood, Walsh, Williams and VOL
cott-34.
Republicans-Colt, Curtis, Freling-
huysen, Hale. Jones of Washington,
Kellogg, Knox, Lenroot, Lodge, Nc
Lean, New, Page. Smith of Michigan,
Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Wadsworth,
Warren and Weeks-19. Total of So.
Senators Sutherland of West Vir-
ginia and Nelson of Minnesota, absent
were announced as fayoring the meas
ure,
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Credit Money for U. S.

In other words, those French
writers believe America should accept
mostly credit money i'm payment Some
observers. therefore, regard the 500, ,000,-
600 appropriation as II guarantee for
American producers against deferred
payments for sales Of foodstuffs made
directly to central Europe's liberia ted
Peoples
1t is impossible to tell yet just what
the final decision will be concerning the
financing of the food situation. but it
seems certain that some of the surplus
of the allies will be permitted to enter
Germany as we'll as the American food
stuffs.
In the meantime the hesitation over
the American policy in reference to this
seems to wait the outcome of congress
sional action on the appropriation.
The Senate of the United States pass
ed the bill approximating s100. 900, 900
yesterday afternoon and the measure
was sent to conference
Evening star., 1919-01-25
Conference With House.

The Senate Immediately provided
for conference with the House in
case that body should not agree to
the Senate amendments, appointing
Senators Martin of Virginia. Overman
and Warren as it's conferees. 1t is
the hope of the leaders that the bill
will finally be disposed of early next
week.
The vote came after weeks de-
bate. in which the bill had been Wig
orously assai1ed..
Three democrats and fifteen repub-
licans voted against the bill. The
democrats were. Gore, Hardwick and
Myers, and the republicans, Borah,
Calder, Fernald, France, Harding,
Johnson of California, Kenyon, La
Toilette, McNary, Moses, Penrose,
Poindexter, Sherman. Townsend and
Watson.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, repub-
lican, and Thomas of Colorado, DEM
ocrat, who were present. but paired,
announced that they opposed the bill.
1t also was announced that Senator
Vardaman of Mississippi, who was
absent, would have voted in the neg
ative.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
French Discuss German Gold.

II is understood that the French gov
ernmept has beer arguing recently that
serious consideration should I've given
by all the countries to the problem OF
low much gold should be permitted to
come out of Germany TO America in
payment fOT foodstuhs. and how far
credit should he extended for the pur
pose.
The argument has been made that
Germany's financial resources just now
are limited and that any grain for this
purpose would cause q consequent
weakening of the power OF Germany to
pay the indemnity, especially if the
German securities become distributed
through new credit arrangements for
payment for foods IffS.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
FAMINE FUND BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Conferees Selected to Act on
Amendments Adopted by
Upper Branch.
EARLY ACTION EXPECTED

The hundred million dollar famine
fund bill. requested by President Will
son. was passed by the Senate late
yesterday by a vote of 53 to Is. The
money Is to be used to aid the starv-
ing peoples of Europe and the near
east.
The Senate added three amend
mentS 10 the bill. which had previous
ly passed the House. One of these
amendments provides that none of
the famine fund is to be expended to
aid Germany's allies in the war, and
that it is to be expended outside of
Germany Austria Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey.
The second provides that some of
the money may be expended to aid
the Armenians and Syrians and other
Christian and Jewish peoples of
Asia Minor now subject TO Turkey.
The third amendment provides that
so far as possible the money used to
purchase wheat, shall be used to
purchase American wheat. The first
two amendments were offered by
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and
the third by Senator Fenrose of
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1919-01-25
MASONIC LEAGUE.
Three Straight for Chicago CUNT.

Totals. .54s 541 $50 Totals. 465 so $40
New Britain herald., 1919-12-17
WATER BOARD VOTES
 NEW CHLORIN ATCR
Bone of Contention Between That Commission and Health Board
 May Be Removed at Early Date.

As d result of n request made by the board of health the board of water commissioners, in |; special session held last evening. voted to install chlorinating ap- paratus at Whigville at a cost not to exceed 5000, provided the common council at it's meeting tonight ap- proves their resolution to that effect.
 The health board, it will be re mem bered, scored the commissioners for failure to chlorinatc the water after a. request had been made. A controversy arose, one of the results of it being the recent resignation of Commissioner kehOe. The board also will recommend this evening that thc contract for ice at Shuttle Meadow be :s.yrn the Bailey Ice com panN. The price is not set.
 salary increases will be asked as follows: Chairman, from $l.000 to $1.200; superintendent. $2, 400 to &3.0C@; foreman, $f,50O to $2,000; clerk, $l,l5o to %l,S00; stenographer a $@00 incrcdse.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-17

200, foreman at filter beds from $l,- 25D to S1,400.
 The report of Treasurer John (. l.oomis for the Welcome Home week celebration has been approved by that committee. and will be submitted to the council this evening. The council at a special meeting held last month requested that the report be ready by this date.
 X substitute resolution from tIl" charity commiS SSiOncf5 to replace lllcl' request for last month relative to H hog house will be offered. The cost eS- timated now is $500, for which $3oo already has been appropriated. ne board also will ask for. S2,2O0 for the purchase of stock for the farm. third request will be made for the privilege of paying Fred A. Murphy S51.Si, the difference between tho sal ary of investigator and superintendent during the period of his service as superintendent with his former pay.