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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-30
MERCHANT MARINE NOW
US. BIGGEST QUESTION
Revival Of Shipbuilding Has Given
Hundreds of Thousands Work,
Says Secretary Daniels.

BALTIMORE. January 30.-''The
biggest question in the United States
today is the merchant marine quss-
tion." said Secretary Daniels of the
Navy Department, in an address here
last night At the annual eastern shore
banquet. The United States. Mr. Dan
iels declared. cannot afford to stop
building ships unless it wishes to
withdraw into its own national limits
and surrender it's share of the trade
and wealth of the world to other
countries.
IF we have wisdom and sporting
blood" said the Secretary, I'VE will
carry commerce to the uttermost
parts of the world and barter with
man under every sky. Never again
should the United States be guilty of
the folly of trusting practically all of
its world commerce to foreign bottoms.
In spite of the mistakes due to
haste and high costs under war con-
ditions. one lasting good has come
from the revival of shipbuilding dur
ing the war-we have rescued the
construction of ships from a craft and
made it a trade. Hundreds of thou
sands OF men who never drove a rivet
before 1917 are now expert riveters
and are trained in other branches of
shipbuilding.
Mr.. Daniels predicted that Ameri-
can yards in the future would build
bigger ships with greater steaming
radius than the cargo carriers of to-
day, and said they would be of such
design as to call for smaller crews to
handle them
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G0WDY OFFERED $4,000
FOR 80 WEEKS ON STAGE

The inevitable has come to pass
The theatrical people are after Hank
Gowdy, and are so eager to get his
services for the stage that they are
not willing to await his landing on
these shores. but would even invade
the war zone with their offers. Natur-
ally enough, the first offers come from
Boston, where Hank made hi great
base ball reputation.
Joe Dipesa. one of the best known of
Hub theatrical managers. has a con-
tract ready for Gowdy at $1,000 a
week for thirty weeks. Joe won't say
Just who is backing his offer. but he
makes no bones of his desire to get
in touch with the great backstop
warrior at the earliest possible
moment. Still another Boston theatre
cal man wants Hank, but prefers to
keep his terms to himself until he
can see Hank. or at least get in cable
touch with him.
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WINS IN EXTRA HOLE.
Page Defeats Huston After Playing
10 Holes at Palm Beach.

PALM BEACH, Fla. January 90
After defeating the veteran golfer.
Col ]. j. Smith of the Wilmington
Country Club Tuesday la battle thar
went TO the twenty-second hole, A T
Huston of Coatesviile, Pa, was put
out Of the Lake Worth tournament
yesterday by Douglas Paige Of Belle
port He forced Paige an extra hole
at that
In the third flight !. s Groves OF
the Wilmington Country Club had "a
runaway match with f. E. Stearus, a
Mayfieid player. whom he defeated .
and x. George Singer Of the Allie
sheny Country Club was put out
nearly as readily by Alex. Alexander
of New York L. r Johnston of the
Wilmington Country Club defeated N.
J.. Francis, New York, 6 and 4.
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Champion Taberski Here Today

Frank Taberski and John Layton.
fresh from three-day contest in
Baltimore. are in the city today. and
started their 5o0-point match in
pocket billiards at Sherman's this
afternoon. They win play the second
block al tonight. Taberski showed
excellent form in the Baltimore con
test, making several high runs, one
OF ~ and another of 81. Taberski
is going 1t a fast pace, and with a
strong opponent. pitted against him
probably will be seen at his best.
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Dempsey the Best.

Dempsey is by far the most foTmid-
bile contender for the title but with
all due respect to Dempsey's proHess
it must be admitted that the 1a15-19Ls
crop Of heavyweights was about as
poor lot as ever stepped into ring.
The heavieS who rose during the
white hope period went back, and
with the exception of Dempsey Full
ton and Miske, no new men worthy of
note rose to take their places. Nor
rs, Moran, Smith, the Flynns-ail
went down and out. Fulton was
snuffed out in one round by Demp-
sey. and MislIe is too light TO be con-
sidered among the real heavyweights.
Miske is clever, but he is not hitter.
and any 175-poundeT who cannot
punch is not to be considered serious
ly in any heavyweight championship
discussion. There re some-Jim COT
froth among them--Who still ad-
here to the belief that Fulton is the
greatest heavyweight in the country
They hold that Fulton was he victim
of a lucky punch. Anybody who saw
FuIton's jaundiced face that SATURDAY.
afternoon in Harrison never would
doubt that. RELOCATING Fulton to the
ranks of the never vases" the fans
are confronted with the truth that
Dempsey has not beaten a single
heavyweight of known ability and
courage. 1t is true that Smith got q
decision over Willard, but the Smith
who faced Willard was in his heyday,
while the Smith who tried to fight
Dempsey at Buffalo recently was ia
his pugilistiC senility. Both Miske
and Meehan have stood Dempsey off.
This is in no disparagemento Of Demp-
sey. He may be super Sullivan for
hitting and second Corbett for cIey-
erness. but nobody really knows how
good either Dempsey or willard are.
It still is an open question.
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NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Eugene Myer. Jr.. Chosen for War
Finance Corporation.

Eugene Myer, jr. has been elected
managing director Of the War Finance
Corporation in succession to W. p. q.
Harding. At q meeting Of the board
Of directors yesterday Mr.. Myer was
chosen. following the acceptance OF
AR. Harding's resignation. Mr. Myer
is already director.
BY reason OF increasing demands
made upon his time by the work Of
the Federal Reserve Board. Of which
ne is chairman, Mt Harding explained
that, ia justice to the War Finance
Corporation, he desired TO give place
to a man who would devote his entire
energies to its activities.
Mr- Harding has consented TO re-
tain his seat as a director.
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EMPLOYEES FORM UNION
AT WAR RISK BUREAU
Federal Organization Is Launched
With Membership of 5, COCOON
mittees Named

With membership of nearly 5000.
q branch of the Federal EMPLOYEES
Union in the war risk bureau was or
ganized last night at headquarters in
the Continental Trust building.
George W. Batson was elected presi-
dent and Miss Esther Penn secretary
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Constitution and bylaws
A. E. Cole. Harry White and Miss
Cordelia Dawdell. Printing Miss
Judge. Mrs. H. G. Sinclair, Miss Poin-
dexter, Miss Curry and Edward
Hlinak- Resolutions-George w. Bat
son, ID. A. Jones, Miss Velnette VIII
llams. Mem bership-Miss z. Smith. w.
b. Matthews. c. Il. ONeill, Miss NJ. E.
Hutchings and Miss Lenore Lawrence
Col H Z. Lindsey, director of the
war risk bureau, in a letter read at
the meeting, Endorsed the movement.
onerlng cooperation ito promote eff
hciency in the bureau, as well as to
advance the social and economic well
Iare OF the employees"
mass meeting, to be held in Lib
erty Hut. beginning at O'Clock Sum
way afternoon, was arranged
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SOUTH AMERICA IN VIEW
Comiskey and McGraw May Head
That Way After World Series
Next Fall.

CHICAGO, January 3o-Plans for
an invasion of South America next
fall by two teams of major league
ball players were revived today by
Charles A. Comiskey. owner of the
White Sox, who has just returned
from several weeks visit in Florida
Comiskey said it was his intention
to take up the matter at once with
John J. McGraw, manager of the
Giants, and it was his belief that the
trip could be started soon after the
close of the world series next October.
81 wanted to go to South America
not only last fall. but the year be-
fore" Comiskey said. "but war condi-
tions prevented. These conditions
now are eliminated. or will be by next
fall. 1t looks now as if we can ar
range il after next season"
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May Surprise Sharps.

1t is noted that despite the fact
that Willard and Dempsey have not
yet been signed there is a general
tendency to predict that Dempsey will
Knock out the champion. 1t is rather
early to hazard any prediction on the
likely result of a meeting of Willard
and Dempsey. but there is a sneaking
notion that when they do meet the
cha mpion is going to surprise certain
individuals Nobody knows how good
Willard is. He does not know him
self He was credited with having
knocked out Johnson. who certainly
was no SLOUGH for CieverneSs and
hitting power. Since then Willard
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Halls PAL

NEW YORK, January 30. - Harold
Chase, the famous first baseman of
the Cincinnati Reds and one-time
manager of the New York Americans,
is being given a chance to clear him
self of the charges filed against him
by the Cincinnati club at d hearing
being held in the National Lea que
offices today.
John Heydler president of the Ma
tional League. is hearing the case and
also will render the decision. He is
being aided. however. by John Con-
way Tools. attorney for the National
Lea que. Chase also is represented by
counsel.
The charges against Chase are bet
ting against his team and attempting
to influence q player of a rival club
to do his utmost to defeat Cincinnati.
Chsse's team. Chase also is supposed
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AGREE TO SELL TRACKS
Kentucky Breeders to Get Posses
sion of Latonia and Douglass
Park in Thirty Days.

CINCINNATI. January 39.-An
agreement was signed here last night
by which the Latouia. Ky. and the
Doug lass Park. Louisville. Ky. race
tracks will pass into the hands OF
q company Of Kentucky thorough
bred horse breeders within thirty
DAYS.
The agreement sets forth the CON
dtlons of the sale and the prospec-
tive purchasers have thirty days in
whI'h TO perfect their organization
and make their payments II was
signed by State Senator Thomas 4.
Combs and Judge Allie ". Young.
representing former United State.
senator John Y. Camden and Edward
F. Sims, the principal underwriters
of the breeders company, and the
sellers We're 9. A. TITLES. John Hach-
meister and Harvey Myers, owners OF
the two tracks
The purchase price for the two
properties was not made public.
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has fought only once-the ten-round
go with Frank Moran in Madison
Square Garden. In that encounter
Willard never extended himself. He
said he feared that If he cut loose he
would cause Moran serious injury.
Certain il is that Moran's Wanted
Mary Ann" bounced off the champion
time and again. and. as far as could
be diseerned by ringsiders. really
made little Impression on the giant
kansan. When Willard enters the
ring next summer he will weigh in
the neighborhood of go pounds--the
biggest champion in the history of
the American ring. Dempsey viii
scale at 100 pounds Dempsey viii be
many years the younger and probably
the harder hitter-it is said probably.
for again it must be emphasized that
nobody knows how hard Willard can
bif
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OLD TR0TTER DESTROYED.
Hal Excel, Famous Years Ago,
Was Eighteen Years Old.

CHICAGO, January 30.-Hal Excel.
eighteen-y ear-old trotter. which won
purses and fame in his racing days.
was destroyed by the police today
at the request Of his owner, "old
Black Joe" Murphy. himself widely
known in racing circles years ago.
The horse was the offspring of Prince
Hal and Eva y. and had been raised
by Murphy, who vented his sorrow
al parting. but said the horse was
SO weak that he considered it's de
struction merciful Murphy, a negro.
started as . jockey more than forty
FIVE years ago. and when he grew
too heavy 20 ride thorough breds
turned to the trottine turf as al
nHncr and trainer.
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VIII Train at Same Place With
Yauks and PLAY Exhibitions.

NEW YORK. January 29-The
Brooklyn National base ball team.
as well as the New York America ms,
will train at Jacksonville. Fla, next
spring, according to an announce
ment by President Ebbets of the
Brooklyn club. The teams. which will
use different training fields. will play
exhibition games on March 90. April
and IL. and possibly on the Sun
days following these dates. The trip
north viii be made together. games
being played on April IS. 16 and IL at
cities in South and North Carolina, to
- .0o1oc1D1- lana8A
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Thin From Chasing Huns,
Says Menosky in Letter

Mike NenOsky has been heard
from mt last. In II letter writ
ten more than II month ago in
France. and received by Man
ager Griffith yesterday, the
agile outiielder of the Nationals
conveys the information that he
emerged unscathed from action
against the Huns, but was pref
~ well used mp and lost consid-
cradle weight as a result of his
activities.
Mike writes that he has heard
nothing from his application for
discharge from the Army, bur
Griffith is confident his release
viii he obtained In time for
MenOsky to go south for spring
training.
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BACK TO FIRST LOVE.
Jack Hendricks to Manage Indian
apolis at Increased Salary.

Hendricks former manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals. will manage the In
dianapoiis American Association club
this season. James c. McGili. owner
of the club. announces. McGill and
Hendricks reached Indianapolis late
last evening. the former coming from
Louisville, and the latter from Chi
cago. Agreement was reached in a
hVe-mInute conference. Terms of Hen
bricks contract were not made pub
ne nut he stated that he would re-
celVe salary substantially more
than when he managed the Indian
apolis club previously.
Hendricks left later in the evening
for Chicago. where he will begin me-
gottations for players
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TITLE BOXING FOR BOSTON.
A. A. U. National Championship
Tourney Listed for April Z and S.

NEW YORK, January 30.-Secre-
tary f. W. Ruben of the ANA teur
Athletic Union announces that this
years national boxing championship
tournament would be held at Me-
chanics Hall, Boston. under the aus
pices of the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton. April I and s
The Metropolitan boxing champion
ship tournament has been awarded
TO the Brotherhood of American Rail-
way Express Employees. which have ar
ranged for the events in eight classes.
They will be decided at Madison
Square Garden here March 81 and %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-30
J. RS BOY BEST DOG.
Wins Free-for-All Stakes in Ma
tional Field Trials Meeting.

CALHOUN, Ala. January So. r s
Boy, owned by DR.. T. II. Clark of Col
conda. Ill, and handled by Ed Farrier
of Letohatchie, Ala. won the free-for-
all stake in the National Field Trials
Clubs annual meeting here. The win
ner captured a purse of $500 and
holds the championship for a year.
Yesterdays races closed the season for
the National Field Trials Club here.
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Downey and Loughlin Draw.

TULSA, Okla, January 30.-Bryan
Downey of Columbus, Ohio. and X. o.
Loughlin of South Bethlehem. Pa,
fought a fifteen-round
draw here last night. 1t was an
nounced that the winner would meet
Ted Lewis, the welterweight cham
pion, February II, but the outcome of
this battle leaves the opponent for
the champion in doubt.
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to have given money to players on
his own team after they had lost
games.
Both sides have called witnesses to
the hearing. John McGraw, anager
of the Giants. and Poll Perritt. the
Giant pitcher. already have sent af-
fidavits to Heydler, hut they have
been requested TO appear personally
at the hearing. Affi6avits also viii
be read from Outfielder Neale asfd
Pitchers Regain and Ring of Cincin-
natl.
August Hermann. president of the
Cincinnati club, who filed the charges
against Chase. will not be here, and
Christy Mathewson. former manager
of the Reds. who made the original
| charges against Hal. is still in France
with the expeditionary forces
Heydler yesterday refused TO acqui-
esce to the general demand for a pub
lie hearing for Chase. He insists il
is for the best interests of the game
that the case be heard in secret.
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DEMPSEY THE MAN.
TEX RICHARD SAYS

FORT WORTH. Tex. January
30.-Dempscy viii De Nilisrss's
opponent i'm the approaching
Tex Rickard, no WAS here last
night en- route 10 the oil fields.
Richard said no location &c:
the match had yet been decided
upon.
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Lieut.. Eddie Faye East Dead.

CHICAGO, January 30.-Lieut. Eddie
Fave East of the United States Field
Artillery, Fort Hancock, Augusta, Ga,
died at the home of his parents here
yesterday. He was well known as a
base ball player under the name of
Eddie Faye in the American Associa-
ton and Western League.
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Sponge Saves Brooks.

MONTREAL, January 30.-Frankie
Fleming featherweight champion Of
Canada, defeated Walter Brooks of
Brooklyn in the sixth round of a ten
round match here last night. Brooks
manager threw the sponge into the
ring to save his man from a probable
knockout.
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May Head Boxing Commission.

SCRANTON, Pa. January est is
understood here that John Mcysrish
OF this city, who prepared the bill
calling for a boxing law in PennsyI-
vania, Just presented in the senate.
is slated to be named chairman OF
the commission, provided the measure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-30
White Sox Get Catcher Stumpf

CHICAGO, January 80. Eddie
Stumpf of Milwaukee, a promising
catcher. has been signed by the Chi
cago Americans. Stumpf formerly
played with the Milwaukee Club of
the American Association. He re-
Gently was discharged from military
service.
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Emmanuel Team Victor.

Yesterday the Emmanuel Tigers
defeated the st. John basket ball five
by score of 81 to T.. The contest
took place on the winners floor, and
the losing quint was outdistanced
from the opening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-30

Steel works. shipbuiId!ng compa nies
and other colossal Industrial enter
prises controlled by Yone Suzuki. The
"Hetty Green Of Japan" are said 10
have reaped war profits TO the extent
of $50, 900. 600
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.Y.U.FNEH HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT
Gotham BaSketerS to Meet
Georgetown on Hilltop.
Central Beats Tome.
BY n. C. BYRD.

New York University will appear
there tomorrow night in basket ball
against Georgetown. The Gothamitcs
are said to possess a strong combina-
ton. which is nothing more than usu-
ally the case with them. Local court
followers know well the strength of
the Hilltoppers and feel sure that the
visitors will have to present stronger
combination than represents any of
the south Atlantic institutions in or
der to win.
Last night Georgetown had no trou-
bic taking the measure of the Gallau-
Oct quint. more than doubling the
score of the Kendall Greeners Freddy
Fees shot thirty points. more than
enough. by an Individual, to beat Gal
! Iaudets team. Fees got seven goals
from the floor and threw sixteen out
Of eighteen from the foul line. Will
son and Dohrman led Gallaudet play
ers. each counting three goals from
the moor. Downs, Galiaudet's star
registered only once from the floor,
Central High won. a rather easy
victory over Tome School Yesterday
in the Central gym. the Port Deposit
schooi boys not doing near as well
as they did week ago in their own
gymnasium. The Blue and white
won bF a margin of only three points
while at Tome, but in the local gym
yesterday captured the long end of
80 10 IS count. Lemon and Foster
were the stellar lights for Central.
Romeyn. one of Tones forwards was
member of the Western High SQUAD
last year. Incidentally, the former
Red and White player starred for the
-ry.sr
other member of the team. besides
playing good floor game
Business High alumni players found
the gong little too hard when they
stacked up against the regular quint
at Business yesterday afternoon: the
score was 4S to IS in favor of the
regular i've. Culiigan. Wise. Nc
ponald. wilson and Miller made up
the alumni combination. They were
good enough as players. but were not
in condition and had not developed the
teamwork that was displayed by the
winners.
Westerns basket ball team is due
to meet the Loyola High School five
this afternoon. The game is to take
place in the Central gymnasium.
Navy won its thirteenth STRAIGHT
victory yesterday when it TOOK The
measure of the Mount ST. Iosephs
quiht. Inc Annapolis five got the
long emo of 4: 10 % count
Coigates foot ball schedul* for next
fall includes gam IS with Brown, Cor
Tell. Princeton, L ar.noa.h all Syra-
cuse.
Naval Operations is scheduled for
game with Fort Myer basketers at Fort
Myer tonight.
crews, is the gist ot IL newspaper
headline today. 1t VAS thought that
the "old man" was through with raw-
ing. but it will glaI1e many Cor
nell heart to know that again he is TO
take UP the burdea OF developing WIN
ming crews. Courtney, despite his age,
probably is the pest rowing coach in
the country. and pc haps ir the world.
Anyway, his record at Cornell indi-
Gates that.
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RED CROSS ASSISTS
SIBERIAN WORKERS
Correspondent Says People,
firing of BoIshevism, Want
Stable Government.
BY PAUL WRIGHT.
cabicgram to The Evening Star and
ChtcaEo Daily News. Copyright. 1919.

PEKING. China, January 2S.-The
Red Cross train on which I made a
trip over part of the Siberian rail-
road distributed garments to hun
dreds of outdoor railroad men. At
Tchita, 500 miles east of Irkutsk.
the pinch of poverty was acute. Here
more than 1000 men received addi-
tional clothing. including flannel
shirts and sweaters. which they
eagerly accepted. There is much
hardship, but no starvation yet
All of the distribution was demo-
cratic and without bias for politics.
This created a good impression The
Russian railroad men were pleased
with the fellowship shown by the
American railroad men. There was
a great shortage of medicine and
hospital supplies a Tchita, and the
Red Cross provided them, and also
furnished blankets. The hospitals
were overcrowded with typhus pa
TENTS. who are sitting up because of
the lack of beds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-30

IA years experience in the ring without =
defeit including drawn battle Of - rounds
with Tommy Ryan. the recent middleweight
champion. insures you success. Opening class
begins Monday. : 80 n m Gail at once.
Ny special Physical! Course for business men
correciS. strengthens and regulates heart
stomach and bowels.
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Disguised With Bolshevism.

Many people in Siberia who are dis
eusted with bolshevik methods SYM
pathize with their purposes. but Rus
SLAMS of all classes are tired of poll
ties and of being fed up with prom
Uses by the factions. We get this on
all sides. from Cossack captains and
railroad officials to enginemen and
fiagmen- Everywhere there is a grow
ing desire for a stable government,
and one that must be representative.
The people want an opportunity to
vote for a national assembly The rift
between the peasants and the bolshe-
wiki workmen has been increased by
the peasant land ownership, which
changes the point of view, Russians
prefer the money of the kerensky
regime or of the empire TO the boil
sheyik money. which is at a discount.