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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
GIVEN FREEDOM SOON

Washington, July 23.--All interned
civilian enemy aliens, except those
guilty OF advocating anarchistic doc
trincs, and those who desire to be re-
patriated. will be given their freedom
soon by the United States
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE

Charles Leaman. of lockwood. was
struck by an automobile Tuesday night
at Ninth and Douzlcs streets and pain-
fully injured He vas removed to FIR
LANCER hospital where he received med
ieal attAption.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
FLOOD DANGER PASSES
Rains In Mountain section. of Caro-.
ilnas Cease.

iInae Cease.
Washington, July 23.--As a result OF
the rains which began in mountain re-
gions of southwest Virginia, the Caro-
linas and Georgia on July is, moderate
to heavy floods are now passing down
the streams heading In the mountains
OF these states. according to a bulletin
issued by the weather bureau today.
In the last twenty four. hours" the
bulletin adds. the rains have practi-
oally ceased in the mountains and II is
believed that the danger OF severe and
continued floods has passed"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
MONEY TO FIGHT FIRES
Secretary Lane Asks Congress for
cam nm

$500 900.
Washington July 2s.--Congress was
asked today by Secretary Lane for a
special appropriation of s5oo.00o to fight
forest Ares In Montana, Idaho and
Washington Latest reports from Idaho
he said declared the fires cannot be
extinguished save by a heavy rain OF
which there is no immediate prospect"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
u. s. TO SIGN BULGARIAN
PEACE; TREATY FAULTS
TOLD WILSON: REDS RIOT
Constitutionality of Wartime
Prohibition Upheld by Court

New York. July 2s.-Q. N. S.)-The constituonality
of the wartime prohibition upheld today by United
States Judge Thomas Chatfeld who, sitting recently in
New Haven, Conn., in place of Federal Judge Edwin S.
Thomas heard test brought by the Liquor Dealers AS
sociation of Connecticut through Stephen A. Miner.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
Japs Deny They Accepted Shantung
Clause in Lieu of Racial Euualit,

Paris July 23The Japanese delegates to the peace confer
today issued denial of assertions that the Shanung settle
men in the German treaty exchange for the with
dawa of the Japanese contention regarding the racial clause
the league of nations
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
RADIO PHONE PERMITS
TWO-WAY CONVERSATION
Man at Desk May Chat With Filler
in Air Over San
Francisco.

Use of the radio telephone for two
way conversation between a person
using q line telephone and an aviator
in flight was demonstrated for the
first time yesterday by Maj. Gen.
Keply, director OF military aero
nautics. seated before a desk tele-
phone in his office in the War Depart
ment, and Lieut.. Lucas in an airplane
flying over Boiling Field. at Anacostia,
three miles apart. The radio tele-
phone for one-way conversation in
the giving of orders has been used by
the Army and Navy to some extent
for more than year.
Yesterdays demonstration involved
the use of a land line from the War
Department to Boiling Field, where
the radio syAem was installed The
apparatus and circuit used were de-
signed and installed by members of
the radio branch of the air service
under supervision of Col. c. G. Culver.
BY use of the land line, officials said
1t would be mere matter of detail
for person in an Office in Washing
ton to talk with an aviator flying
over san Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
NEW WEIGHT SCALE.
Jockey Club to Make General Up
ward Revision at EARLY Date.

NEW YORK. January 17.-An
amendment to the rules Of horse rae
ing. calling for a new scale of
weights, with a general revision up
ward, has been proposed to the Jock
ey Club for use on the tracks under
it's jurisdiction. it was announced to-
day. A meeting will be held soon to
act upon the proposed change.
The proposed increases will bring
the scale up to. and in some cases
over, that in operation in England.
Except for four-year-olds in the six
furlong and mile races the increases
in all other classes will be all the
way from one to five pounds. A
scale for mile and a half races has
been added; heretofore. the weights
for this distance have been the same
as those for the mile and a quarter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Agree on Beer Rate.

There was no dtsa greement be-
tween the Senate and House on the
rate of Sc per barrel on beer double
the present law, and on the wine
rates, also doubled The former were
designed TO raise S240 00o,oe0 annual
", and the latter $40 100000, without
considering the effect of wartime or
other prohibition legislation, effective
July !.
How prohibition will affect the
/ beverage rates agreed upon is indi-
Gated by the fact that the House bill
originally proposed 10 raise s1,137,-
000,0e0 from beverages, while now
not more than S450.000.0G0 is esti-
mated fer the present year.
The conferees, however, adopted the
Senate amendment for relief of those
having distilled spirits held in bond
when prohibition becomes effective, ex-
empting such spirits from federal taxes
Another Senate anne ndment accept
ed by the House conferees and in
corporated in the bill imposes q tax
OF cent on each 10 cents paid to re-
taiierS of ice cream, soda water and
similar articles of refreshment after
May /. This is estimated to raise
S31,000,000 and is a reduction of SO
per cent from the original House
rates.
The conferees also adopted, with
slight change, the transportation taxes
Of the Senate bill. The Senate rates on
telephone, telegraph, cable and radio
messages also We're adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
MINOR LEAGUES ALONE
Cut Loose From Majors and Are
Working Out Details at To-
days Session.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE chief
interest today in base ball circles
was the meeting here of the National
Association of the Minor Leagues.
which last night virtually severed
relations with the major leagues. The
minors asked permission to attend
to their own business in the future,
and this was granted by the majors.
The details of how the affairs of
the minors will be conducted with
out the aid Of the big leagues were
being worked out at the session to-
day. In seVering relations it was
agreed that all liabilities now pend
ing before the national commission
relating to minor league affairs
should be settled before the new ar
rangement went into effect. 1t also
was agreed that the majors and
minors are to respect contractuaI,
territorial and reservation rights of
each other. It was provided that
the reserve list of the minors would
be respected up to the major lea que
limit OF tWenty-one players, but no
more.
The minor league magnates were
sfeatIy pleased at the outcome of
their demands, which brought sepa-
ration from the majors. despite the
prediction that was freely made that
all the good minor league players
now free agents would flock to the
major organizations.
1t was said that it was probable
that. some sort of arbitration would
be decided upon to settle disputes
that may arise between the minors
and major leagues.
While the national association was
in session the National and American
leagues held short meetings.
Prediction that the radical action of
the National Lea que in limiting the
pay rolls of the clubs to s11 900 each
monthly. would be rescinded before
the opening of the season was made
today by John J. McGraw, manager
and one of the owners of the Giants,
following the action of the American
League in refusing to adopt such
limitations. 1t was said that other
prominent base ball men take the
same view of the situation.
National League managers. the base
ball men said, expected there would
be much trouble between the clubs
and players over the salary question
when the attempt to put the new
limit into effect was started. The
matter was expected to reach a
climax within two or three weeks, as
the clubs will send out their con-
tracts next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
FOOD TO GERMANY SOON
FOR THE SICK AND POOR
Herbert Hoover's Offer, Through
the Swedish Red Cross, Commu-
nicated to Minister Morris.
CabIeEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

CabIeEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, January II.
Ira Nelson Morris, American min
lister to Sweden, has just received a
cable from Herbert C. Hoover in Paris
that is likely to cause the shipment
of food to be distributed among the
sick and poor in Germany soon. Just
before Christmas Prince Carl asked
Mr.. Morris on behalf of the Swedish
Red Cross if permission could be
obtained for the Swedish Red Cross
to take food INTO Germany. Assent
on conditions that probably will be
accepted is now given.
The cable reads:
IF the Swedish Red Cross desires
20 purchase foodstuffs for distribu-
ton in Germany, particularly pork,
we can arrange to sell them a guam
tity of meat and cereals at once from
the stocks we are shipping in bond
to Holland, and will take steps to
secure a relaxation of the restrictions.
Hoover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
COLLEGE LEAGUE
OPENS TOMORROW
Four Basket Ball Teams to
Get in Action in Y. M. c. A.
Gymnasium.

Intercol1e giate basket bah will get
when the first games in the District
Intercollegiate League are to be
played. George Washington meets
Catholic University in the opening
contest and Galiaudet is due to face
the combination from Maryland State
in the second setto. The first contest
is due to begin at 7:45 and the first
half of the second will be started i'm
mediately after the first half of the
opener.
With the exception Of GaIlaudet,
practically nothing is known of the
other three teams in the league. 1t is
presumed that neither George Wash
ington nor Maryland State will show
a great deal. but if Catholic Univer-
sity is in any kind of shape it may
play some mighty good basket ball
Maryland State players as yet have
been unable to get suits. bHI are as
sured that they will obtain them be-
fore tomorrow night. State probably
Will go into the contest with Gallau-
Diet without q practice, unless it is
able to arrange for a short workout
tomorrow morning.
Randolph-M College comes here
tomorrow night to play Georgetown.
The Blue and Gray ought not to have
much trouble getting away with the
long end of the score. as Randolph
Macon is seldom in a class with it in
any branch of athletics.
Georgetown Props are listed for a
game tomorrow night with the Con
zaga College five.
Technical Highs quint goes against
the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
this afternoon in the Y. NJ c. A. gym
naSiunn.
In the Service Basket Ball League
game tonight at Mount Vernon Hall
Naval Operations is scheduled to try
conclusions with Camp Humphreys.
Neither of the two teams has been
winning of late, but the contest prob
ably will make up in spirit what it
may lack in good team play.
Two games are booked today in the
high school freshman basket ball Sc
ries. The Central first-year men are
to play Techs freshmen class team.
and Eastern goes against Business.
Business High plays ST. Adams this
afternoon. The Stenographers appear to
have the better team, judging tv com
paratiye scores.
AS preliminary to the Service
League basket ball game tonight, the
Eastern quint is to face the Friends
School at Mount Vernon Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Big League Meeting Notes.

NEW YORK. January 17.-Manager
Mitchell of the Chicago Cubs an
nounced he had booked three exhibit
ton dates. April 8. at Los Angeles.
and April 19 and 90. at Kansas City.
Arthur Irwin is very optimistic over
the base ball outlook. He is smiling.
as usual, and with Gene Mccain OF
New Haven. is busy meeting all COM
ers.
Charles Ebbetts is indignant that he
should be accused of proposing a
Sc, 900 salary limit. He says 1t IS not
true.
The absence of Comfskey from the
meeting is causing Kid Gleason to
fret. The kid is anxious to get busy.
Mr.. Comiskey is detained in the south
by the illness of his wife.
wild Bill Donovan. Monte Cross,
Angie Moran and Tom Riley are well
known Philadelphians who were In
terested onlookers at the meeting.
Clarence Rowland. recently deposed
from his position as manager OF the
White Sox, also put in an appearance.
which was sufficient to start rumor
that he is being considered by Garry
Hermann as candidate for the
managershfp of the Cincinnati club in
the event that Capt. Christy Mathew
son does not return from France in
the near future.
Another former manager who was
present is Dan Howley, who lost out
in Toronto last fall after he had pi-
loted the team tn that city to the In
ternational League pennant.
Hugo Bezdek spent most OF the day
denying that he would consider an
offer from the Giants or any other
club for Wilbur Cooper. his brilliant
southpaw.
Walter Hapgood. secretary of the
Braves, mingled with the below deck
gang" after spending an hour or two
in the meeting room. FLAP is soon
to take the trail into the unexplored
regions of the south again in search
of new towns in which the Braves
can play exhibition games in the
spring.
Lew Wendell, former Giant catcher,
who is now a riyeter at a New Jer-
sey shipbuilding plant, dropped in for
few moments to report that some
of the Polo Grounds favorites, includ-
ing George Burns. Lew McCarty, Lar
ry Doyle and Cecil Algernon Causey,
are still hard at work building up the
nations merchant marine.
Bobby Roth and Jim Bagby Of the
Cleveland Indians may be traded for
Pitchers Ray Fisher and Allan Rus
sell of the Yankees. Miller Higgins
and Leo Fohl have practically agreed
upon such swap of players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
CONFEREES DECIDE
TAX ON BEVERAGES
Senate Provision on Spirits
Finally Approved; Relief on
Goods in Bond.

Tax rates on beverages in the war
revenue bill were agreed TO by Senate
and House conferees yesterday, the lat
ter accepting substantially all Of the
Senate's rates, estimated to yield about
S450. GOO 600 in revenue.
The House conferees yielded to the
Senate on the distilled spirits section
and finally approved the Senate rates
of $50 per gallon on distilled bev-
erages. The conferees also agreed to
the Senate rate of s2.20 per gallon,
that of existing law. on distilled spir-
its for industrial or other than bev-
erage purposes.
The House bill had provided rates
of IS and $40 per gallon. respective
~. on beverage and commercial dis
titled spirits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
MANSON LOSES OUT.
Favorite in Golf Tourney at Pine
hurst Eliminated by MeCord

PiNEHURST, n. c.. January l7.-All
twelve divisions and subdivisions in
the advertisers tournament played
their third match round at Pinehurst
yesterday and the contest was
brought down to the semi-finaI stage
E. T. Manson of birmingham, IA
vorite for the championship since his
defeat of r. NJ. Purves in Wednes-
days round. was eliminated from the
proceedings by w. NJ. McCord of
Midlothian. The contest was a close
affair until near the end. standing all
even at the turn and all even at the
sixteenth, but Manson slipped up on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
GRAND DUCHESS "PROUD"
TO TAKE OFFICIAL OATH
Charlotte of Luxembourg So De
clares in Address to Delega-
ton Of Deputies.

LUXEMBURG, January 17.-Grand
Duchess Charlotte Edelgonde, after
she had taken the oath of Office We'd
nesday, addressed the delegation of
the chamber of deputies which had been
sent to her to receive her affirmation.
She said:
II am proud to take this oath to
support the constitution and intend to
place the interests of the people of
Luxembourg above everything I de-
sire to work with the people in
Strengthening the ties Of friendship
which must exist between this coun-
try and the entente powers, with
which our economic life is bound up."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
HERMANN RETAINS
COMMISSION HEAD
Ban Johnson Dominates Joint
Meeting of National and
American Leagues.

NEW YORK. January 17.-Ban
Johnson still dominates base ball
That was the outstanding feature at
the joint session of the American and
National leagues magnates held here
Despite the war that was threatened
to unhorse Ban during the past few
months. he came back in supreme con-
troll of the situation and succeeded in
putting over one of the cIeverest bits
of base ball politics that has been
staged in a good while, and which
will result in Garry Hermann re-
tanning his seat as chairman of the
national commission.
The long drawn fight by the Ma
tional League to GUST Hermann from
the craftsmanship of the ruling body
of base ball came to head when the
two leagues convened at the Biltmore
Hotel. while base ball men from every
part of the country thronged the cor
ridors to await the outcome
The upshot of an afternoon spent
in executive session while the forces
lined up for and against Hermann
tried to gain the upper hand was that
the National League men were forced to
sit back and see their pet plan of elini-
mating the three-man national COM
mission in favor of a one-man body
relegated to the background. They
had hoped to force the one-man body
through with the understanding that
a neutral. not connected with base
ball in any way, be selected for the
post.
When the American League held
firm against this plan the National
finally agreed to accept the present
three-man commission, but put forth
demand that. in addition to the
presidents of the two leagues, a new
chairman must be selected.
But they were unable to gain even
this concession. and final compro-
mise was reached by which both the
American and National leagues will
appoint committees consisting of two
men each for the purpose of endeav-
oring to find a. substitute for Herr
mann.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
KELLEY STICKS TO ST. PAUL.
Clever Manager to Run A. A. Club
Another Year,

ST. PAUL. Mimi. January 17-Mike
Kelley again will manage the St Paul
club of the American Association, it
was officially announced here.
Kelley delayed signing contract
because he had received an offer to
manage an American League club.
The latter offer was not accepted, it
is understood, because Kelley could
not obtain permission to make GER
tain trades.
Neither Kelley nor officials of the
st. Paul club would state what
American League organizations had
negotiated with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
National League outwitted.

This leaves the National League
powerless, as the American committee
will undoubtedly select Hermann and
force a deadlock. 1t has been the
plan Of the National to endeavor to
prevail upon Judge K. NJ. Lands of
Chicago, the man who did as much
as any other to settle the Federal
League tangle. to accept the position,
but Johnson's clever move in success
fully demanding that the new chair
man be acceptable to both leagues
killed the Nationals little scheme be-
realized they had been outwftted.
The result is that Hermann will re-
tain the craftsmanship indefinitely, as
he automatically continues in office
until his successor is selected.
There were several surprises in the
way the two circuits lined up during
the fight. The vote of the American
while that of the National was six to
two against him. 1t had been expected
that President Frazee of the Red Sox
would oppose Garry as a part of his
quarrel with johnson, while opposi-
ton was also looked for from the
Chicago White Sox, due to President
Comiskey's avowed intention of lining
up with Frazee against Johnson. and
from the Washington club on the same
grounds. Both of these clubs turned
in and voted for Hermann. while the
other American League vote against
him was cast by Connie Mack, who
had been expected to rally Loyalty to
Ban Johnson's wishes and vote for
Hermann.
In the National League, Hermann,
representing the Cincinnati team, nat
ura1ly supported himself, while the
new owners of the New York Giants
also rallied to his standard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
5OoI.W. WIS DISPERSED.
Parade in Seattle Broken Up by
Armed Police Force.

SEATTLE, January 17.-Approxi-
500 persons leaving an open air mass
meeting and starting a parade
through the citys business district
singing 81. w. W." songs, were dis
persed early last night by twenty
mounted police officers supported by
five automobiles containing police
armed with carbines, and behind
these a platoon of police with clubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17

the short seventeenth and finally lost
by two down when he overplayed in
a desperate attempt to square the
match at the eighteenth hole.
NJ. C. Meigs Of Midlothian win op-
pose McCord in the semi-finals, and
Don Parker OF Garden City will play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Big Bowling Scores.

TOLEDO. Ohio. January 17.-Bowl-
ing in league competition hero last
night, the Champion Spark Plug team
rolled a team total of 3.246. coming
within five pins of equaling the record
set by the same team a week ago. In
the third game Steve Novak. lead-o
man, registered perfect score of 800
pins. The games were 1884, lob and
1,149. The individual totals were !:
Novak, 684; Saffron, 663; Messick, 666;
Mcf.ormick. sos: L. GaZzolo GIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
MASONIC LEAGUE.
HEADS BASE BALL WRITER'S

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE Base
Ball Writer'S Association elected these
officers for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Irving E. Sanborn, Chicago; vice
president, Revert Maxwell, Philadel-
phia; secretary treasurer. Joseph Nc
Cready, Philadelphia. The retiring
president, Joseph Jackson, was elect
ed 70 the board of directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17

against F. n. B. Close of Baltusrol
r. NJ Purves. who is now playing
in the handicap section of the FIRST
division, gave eight strokes to W. v.
CBrien of Exmoor in yesterdays
round The match stood all even at
the eighteenth. but Purves went out
in 30 on the second round and finally
up at the thirty-fourth hole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
ORIENTAL BOLSHEvIsTs ALLY
international Association in Petro.
GRAD Is Revealed hy papa.

grad Is heVeaIeu Dy Paper.
CabYegram to The Evening sstar md
Chicago DailyNews. Copyright, 1919. I
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, January 1S.-
A copy of the Sevetzia, recently SNUG
gIed into Finland, is said to reveal
the organization in Russia of an ORR
entail bolshevist international asso-
citation
The paper says: 10th tho Chinese
and Koreans in Petrograd have form
now busy with propaganda amonrl
1a1e Na11nGsza cpp8ieD d. Rsasn1n