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Evening star., 1919-03-07
Salary Dickering Now On.

Before Manager Griffith mails check
to the Red Sox Agnew will have TO
sign to play here. Negotiations to TINS
effect now are being conducted by Man
lager Griffith with the receiver, VINO is
working at the steel plant in Lebanon,
Pa. where Jim Shaw and Del Pratt, two
noted hold outs. are located AsheW
has informed Griffith of his Willingness
to come here. and the pilot expects TO
complete the deal for him within few
days
Agnew has been in the American
League for six years. and is regarded
as most capable performer He IS a
splendid catcher and has few peers as
a thrower, but is light hitter ana
slow runner.
Lacquer shows he has participated in
SIS games, been at bat l,439 times,
scored 90 runs and made 291 hits Tor
batting average of .202.
AS a Griffman he will act as under
study for Val Picinich His acquisi-
ton will give the Nationals four
catchers the others being Charity
and Casey. The latter may later be
disposed af
The Baltimore Federal League clubs
nine hundred thousand dollar con-
spiracy suit against organized base
ball and Harry Sinclair and James
Gilmore, former officials of the cir
cult again has been postponed, ac-
cording TO announcement by Presi-
dent Heydler of the National League.
Heydler was notified to this effect
yesterday by George Wharton Pepper,
the Philadelphia attorney, who, with
President Minor of the Washington
club. will conduct the defense The
suit was scheduled to come up for
trial in the Supreme Court of the Dis
triet of Columbia next Monday.
The reason assigned for the post
ponement is that precedence has been
given to another case, and so far as is
known no new date has been set for
the case. 1t now appears the trial
MAY not be held until the season is
under way. something the base ball
men were anxious TO avoid, not that
they were fearful of its outcome, but
because of the disturbing effect Of a
legal battle while the championship
r. nes .rarp in nrOPrpSS.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Mack Releases Davidson.

eordance with the request of Claude
Davidson. the young 4infielder who
signed with the Athletics last spring,
Manager. Mack yesterday gave the
former Brown University infielder his
unconditional release.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Yanks Sign Richmond Infelder.

RICHMOND. Va, March Edwin
Mooers, infielder with the Richmond,
Va, league club last year, today
signed contract to play with the
New eYork American League club. Joe
Kelly. scout of the Yankees came
here TO sign Mooers, whose services
were also sought by the Boston
Braves.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Swiss Bar Soldiers Union.

BERN. March 5.-~The swiss federal
council has issued an ordinance pro-
hibiting soldirs' unions. which would
tend TO undermine discipline" All
persons joining such unions or taking
orders from them are liable to i'm
prisonment. as well as all persons
spreading false reports likely to
cause the troops to disobey orders,
or mislead public a1inion.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
School Basket Title at Stake.

The Immaculate Conception eighth
grade basket ball team will close its
season tonight. when it plays the
Henry School quintet for the city
championship of grammar school bas-
ket ball in the gym of the former.
Following the game between the
youngsters there will be a contest be-
tween the Interior Department and
the Immaculate Athletic Club teams.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Great Lakes Swimmers Win Titles.

CHICAGO, March THE Great
Lakes Naval Training Station won
the 440-yard relay in the Central A.
A. u swimming championship here
last night. illinois A. c. was second
and Minneapolis A. c. was third. The
Great Lakes team defeated Illinois A.
g. for the water polo championship,
to 2.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
McANDLEss LEADS GUESTS.
Must Win Only 0nesGame to Cinch
Amateur Billiard Title.

CHICAGO. March David McAnd-
less of Chicago, leader today in the
national amateur billiard tournament,
with five victories and no defeats, has
only one game to playa game with
Percy Collins of Chicago, tomorrow,
the closing day of the championships.
Standing of the players:
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Asks $4,000 for Noted Sire.

LEXINGTON, Ky. March 7.-UnIess
the deal falls through, jim Gaffney,
famous thoroughbred sire. Will be-
como the property of Commander J.
x l.. Ross. Canadian turfman. for
$4,000. This figure has been put on
the horse by his owner, Q. A. Bianchi.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Amateur Skating Races Listed,

Amateur roller skating races will
be an added attraction at the Central
Coliseum tonight. The program in
cludes two-mile race, e-for all,
and a two-nlile match race.
Evening star., 1919-03-07

Three games were scheduled for t
day: Lord vs. Morton, Allison v
Trump and Huston VS.. Collins.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Destroyer to Be Named Herbert.

Secretary Daniels announced today
that one of the newest and finest de.
stroyers would be named the Her
bert ip recognition of the service
rendered the Navy by former Secre,
Larry Herbert.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
FRIENDLY SOCIETY
OPENS CLUbROOM
"AIl Girls Welcome" Is the
SIogan-Located at 1903
Pennsylvania Avenue.

All girls are welcome sums up the
spirit and purpose OF new service
cIubroom and service bureau opened
for the benefit OF girls in lie National
Capitol By the Girls F'yie diy Society
of the diocese Of WasaiuSton in the
headquarters building Of the District
of Columbia war camp community
service
In this new c1ubroon. which is To-
Gated at f40S Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, viii be offered Information
of all sorts, opportunity 20 rest tired
bodies and minds, aud opportunity,
under appropriate and pleasant aus
pieces, to meet with the numbers of
men who US the Enlisted Mems Club.
located in the same building.
Installs Information Bureau.
The Girls Friendly Society. which
is operating the new downtown or
ganizatiou, has installed an jnforma-
tion bureau under The Charge of Miss
: Grace w. Cooke which viii be ready
/ to give cut all general Information
regarding the National Capital and
also specific information regarding
local educational and recreational
facilities, together with opportunities
for employment, personal service, etc.
In addition q bulletin board Will keep
club patrons in touch daily with CON
certs. plays, lectures and other amuse-
meutS.
~ bright. attractively furnished
room thoroughly equipped with easy
chairs. writing facilities. books and
magazines will provide opportunity to
rest after the days work and a quiet
and convenient place at which girls
may meet their friends. special
hostess" will be in charge each day
to get in personal touch with tran
sieut guests and to bring about ac-
quaintanceships with the boys" us
ing the w. c. c. $. Enlisted Mems
Club. For the benefit of both it is
planned to arrange dances, lectures
and parties of various sorts to he
staged III the big general social room
of the w. &. &. :.
Evening star., 1919-03-07

Greb Bests Houck in Six Rounds.
LANCASTER. Pa. March 7.-Harry
Greb. middle-weight title contender.
bested Leo Houck here last night in
six rounds.
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MYSTERY CLEARED UP
Mother of Baby NJ. H. Explains Why
She Left Her Child,

The mystery concerning Baby M
H., the blue-eyed, cooling 8months-
old baby left with Mrs. w. D. Bundy
at the detention home last Wednes-
day by a slip of a girl who said she
was going to Atchison to start divorce
proceedings against her husband, now
in France, has been cleared up. The
mother is Mrs. Ruth Hoffman, who is
at present staying with Mr.. and Mrs.
William K. Hill, at 343 Shawnee street.
Hill is motorcycle policeman.
Mrs. Hoffman today expressed deep
regret that anyone should think that
she intended to abandon her baby.
She pointed out that she had expert
enced great difficulty in obtaining
work and thought it best to find a
good home for the little, one in order
that she might secure employment.
She stated today that her husband
is Herman Hoffman, of Atchison. and
that he is in the service in France.
Since their marriage about a month
before the baby was born, she says
she has not heard from Hoffman or
received a penny from him toward
her support. She stated that she had
started divorce proceedings in Atchi-
son. For time Mrs. Hoffman kept
house for Burt Shorts, a jitney driver,
now living at 326 Shawnee street.
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AGE RESPECTS AGE
Kansas Avenue Incident Reveals
Thoughtfulncss of the Young.

Kansas Avenue Incident Reveals
Thoughtfulncss of the Young.
The center of Kansas avenue was a
stream of slush and snow. The gut
ters were running with ice laden
water.
An aged man was picking his way
across The Ninth street intersection,
Iaboring to keep his feet with the use
of a heavy cane. He was poorly dress
ed and on his face struggled an I'M
trimmed gray beard.
A dozen persons were standing on
the corner awaiting a street car.
Young people they were High school
ers with cigaret punctured lips. Idly
they watched the unfortunate being
feel his way thru the slippery slush.
Estate Journal; State Journal. three
cents!"
1t was the cry of the veteran 60
year-old news dealer who is seen daily
at Ninth and Kansas avenue.
state Journal, State J.
He stopped in the midst of his ware
cry.
Dropping his papers near the win
dow of a drug store he hobbled in his
curbing. Wading thru the water he
made for the middle of the street.
Let me help you, old pail he
spoke kindly to the stranger in the
street
Taking the old mans arm he held
up his hand against motor car traffic
and together the pair made their way
cautiously to the sidewalk.
The man with the cane stopped to
rest, leaning upon the arm of the
newsdealer.
Then he reached up, patted him on
the shoulder. nodded his shaggy head
and tapped-tapped down the street.
state Journal, State Journal, three
cents!" came the voice of the other
but there was a huskiness in his
voice.
The youths on the corner tripped
across the pavement and boarded their
car
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Private Akerstrom served thru the
heaviest fighting of the closing days
of the war. He was at Belleau Wood
and in the Argonne drive. He re-
ceived his death wound the night of
November 10, in the last advance OF
the allie against the enemy. A few
hours later the armistice was signed.
The Young man was taken, soon after
he fell, to a field hospital, where he
was kept for some time waiting to
gain strength enough to be moved to
a base hospital
Operation Failed.
He had wounds in his hand and the
lower leg, the latter proving SO Sc
we're that the leg had to be amputated
lust below the knee. He was too weak
from the loss of blood to survive the
operation. His death occurred NO
vember %. after he had learned that
the cause for which he gave his life.
had been won.
A few days before his death, the
young man wrote letter to MS
mother, telling her that he was recov-
aring from his injuries, and that she
had no cause to worry. A few hours
after the receipt of that message, a
wire came from Washington. announc-
ing the death of the young soldier.
Letters from the Red Cross were later
telling of the closing hours of the
young mans life, when his last words
had been of his mother. His death
came, the letter said. as the bugle
was sounding taps.
Buried In France.
Private Akerstrom was buried with
military honors. his coffin draped with
the flag for which he died. His grave
is in a cemetery on a hill overlooking
Paris. a place reserved for the Ameri-
can soldiers.
The young man was brought up in
Topeka, and a star was placed for
him on the service flag at Lowman
school. where he was a pupil thru the
grades. His name was first on that
schools roll of 146 men who entered
the army, and his star is the only
one that has changed from the blue
to the gold. For seven years young
Akerstrom was connected with the
Columbia Optical Company. of Kan
esas City. being at the head of the
firm at the time he entered the SER
vice.
He is survived by his mother, and
by three sisters; Mrs. F. Is. Cunning
ham and Mrs. X. NJ. Fox. of Topeka,
and Mrs. w. S. Mangusen. of Kansas
City; also by two brothers, George
and John Robert Akerstrom. of To-
Deka
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The following names of Kansas men ap-
pear in today's casualty lists:
Killed in Action.
Pvt. Reuben Glabes Weskan. ri
Pvt. Henry S. Wells, Soldier. ~.
Died From Wounds.
Pvt. Louis Carmel, Pittsburg.
Died of Disease.
Sergt. Alfred A. Carpenter. Oswego.
Pvt Edw. \. Delzeit. Denton.
Pvt. John NJ. Lynch, Garnett.
wounded Severely.
Corp. Samuel Arvin, Anthony.
Corp. james L. Egan. 252 Holiday. Topeka
Killed in action previously reported
missing):
Pvt. Claude W. Walters, Burton.
Wounded degree undetermined, previous
ly reported missing):
Pvt. Geo. L. Maltby, Canton.
Pvt. Ellie L. Cavanah, Saalina.
CITATIONS.
Sergt. Otis c. Scoby, Company. r. It'll
action near Brieulles, France, November 9
I, 1918. While making a daylight recon
naissance of the Canal Est, Sergt. Scoby
was at all times in full view of the enemy's
snipers and machine guns. Unmindful of
the danger Sergt. Scoby continued on to the
successful accomplishment of his mission.
On the morning of November 4 he aided
materially in the construction of n pontOon
bridge across the Canal Est, under heavy
cross and capture commanding heights on
the east bank of the Meuse. Home address.
Mrs. Elizabeth Scoby. mother. st. Francis,
Kan.
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TOpekan Could Not Be Saved
by an Operation.
TRAINED At CAMP FUNSTON
He Wrote His Mother Just Be-
fore Death Came.
Was First LOWman Hill School
Student To Enlist.

A Topeka man to give his life on
the field of honor. in France. just
few hours before the fighting ended,
was John Oscar Akerstrom. Ehe son
of Mrs. ALI Akerstrom, of 1172 Grand
avenue. The young man was 81 years
of age and entered the army at Kan
sas City, Mo, last April He belonged
to Company H, S65th infantry. Eighty
ninth division. He trained at Camp
Funston, and was sent abroad in the
early part of June.
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Battery A Boy Expects To Get
Back by That Time.
o. b. Critchfield Writes Father
OF His Experiences.
VOSGES MOUNTAINS BEAUTIFUL
He Was Stationed in Famous
Summer Resort Section.
Eleven Shots Fired IL kilOS IL
Minutes to II.

S. E. Critchfield of 120 North Clay
street, received one of the Fathers
Day letters from france. written by
his son, Corp. o. B. Critchfield, one
of the Battery A boys. Critchfield
served on the Mexican border, and re-
turning, was called into service with
Battery A, field artillery. He went
to Fort Sill in October. 1917, and then
to France.
He arrived in France April IS, on
tn ship George Washington. In
France, he spent five weeks of in
struction, taking radio work. From
there he went to Anglers, for drill.
and then he was given range finding
practice with six-inch guns. In Au
gust the unit went into the Vosges
mountains. and the first shot the bat
terry fired against the enemy. was dis
charged August 20. $500 p. m.
Mountains Beautiful.
I'VE remained in position two
weeks Critchfield wrote The
mountains are beautiful. with lovely
valleys, cold, clear lakes and pure
springs. In peace times the noun
tains were summer resorts of many
millionaires. We left the mountains
deal of moving about, we got into the
fourth line on the front at ST. Mihiel.
where we were held in reserve. On
September 20 We were moved to
Onion, got into position on the morn
ing of the twenty-third, and that night
we got shelled by the Boche. We did
not return fire until morning of the
twenty-sixth. All along the line, from
the sea to Epinal, we opened up a
barrage. beginning the big drive that
ended the war. Then we pulled out of
our position and moved forward to a
town that the Germans had held for
three years, but they were finished
when our infantry went thru it.
Was Near Verdun.
"Our next position was near Verdun,
where we did some firing until the
eleventh of November. On that day
We fired IL shots, II kilos away, fir
ing the last one at II minutes before
II. We left that position November
II, and came to our present place,
Sommediene. All the time from Au-
gust Is to November II, we were
within range of Boche shells; march
ing was done at night thru the worst
weather, for it rained constantly for
three months. The worst of the fight
ing was in the Argonne forest, and
we were there from September % to
October 2.
81 hope to be home by Easter, or
sooner"
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THOUGHT THEM HAWKS
Escaped Pigeons Caused Much Ex-
citement Among Poultry Show Birds.

The state poultry show, declared
by experts to be one of the finest ex-
positions of it's kind in Kansas in
years. will close at the auditorium to-
night at o'clock. More than 1,0OU
birds have been on exhibition all week.
Friday night several birds were
auctioned, the proceeds going to the
benefit of the Red Cross.
The homing pigeons brought to the
show Friday by Frank P. MacLennan
from his Cedar Crest cote are proving
a feature of the show. Late Friday
afternoon one of the pigeons escaped
from its pen and nearly caused a riot
among the chickens. The white bird
would swoop across the big hall, and
each time roosters all over the build
ing would sound the barnyard warn
ing of an approaching hawk. Com
plete silence would reign for an in
terval or until the pigeon became
quiet. The bird was finally captured
and returned to its nest, the chickens
soon recovering from their case of
NERVES"
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ENTER BIGGER FIELD
Gavitt Company of Topeka Increases
Its Capital Stock.

Incorporation of the Gavitt inter-
ests in Topeka were completed Friday
afternoon when the Gavitt loan and
investment company was granted a
state charter with a capital of $780,
900.
The Gavitt real estate holdings and
carried on by the Gavitt firm have
been somewhat consolidated for a
number of years, and the investment
company charter and another issued
to the w. w. Gavitt Medical company
was a step to incorporate an individ-
ual company for each branch of the
business. The new companies will
have the same officers. W. w. Gavitt
will be president and treasurer. Harry
E. Gavitt secretary and general mana
ger, and c. S. Gavitt, vice-preident.
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DRUG STORE ROBBED
Burglars Got $50 in Cash and Thrift
Stamps From Brunt Martin.

The police today are still searching
for the parties who entered the Santa
Fe Watch company's store at S21 Kan
sas avenue Thursday night and stole
about 81 1000 worth of jewelry. On the
same night the Brunt-Martin drug
store was entered and about $50 in
cash and thrift stamps taken. The
burglars also damaged the cash reg
lister in their efforts to break it open.
At both places. according to the
opinions of the police. the buildings
,yere entered thru the transoms over
the door. Leo Mitchell, the colored
boy who was arrested Friday night for
investigation on the charge that he
might have been involved. was re-
leased after a thoro sweating" which
convinced the police that he was in
nOcent
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HUNTER KILLS HIMSELF
CowIcy County EarmcO Found Dead
i'm His Garage.

Winfield, Kan. Jan. 11-George H.
Cole, a farmer living north of Win
field. was found dead in his garage
Friday by Tom Fowler a neigh
Dor who had gone to the Cole home
on business. Cole had been shot be-
tween the eyes with a shot gun.
A short time before he had taken
the gun and told his wife he was going
hunting. She heard the report of the
shot but supposed he had fired at a
rabbit A coroner's jury returned a
verdict that death vas caused by the
accidental discharge of the gun.
Cole was one Cf the best known
and successful in Cowley
county. He leaves : wife and four
children.
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church at Oyster Bay. A simple
service was read by the Rev. DIR.
George E. Talmadge, pastor of
Christ church, to few of the for
mer presidents closest friends.
This was done according to his
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Miscellaneous.
Call for Meeting.

Brussels, Jan. 11.-Socialists from
allied countries will be called to meet
at Brussels in the near future. accord
ing to an announcement made by the
Belgian labor party. Among other
work to be done will be the re-estab-
lishment of the Socialist international
congress.
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ROBBERS USED A VAN.
Chicagoans Lose All of Furniture Ii
Their House.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE home of A.
F. Smith today was practically without
furniture. 1t was visited by whole
sale burglars Friday night.
The family returning from a movie
found the beds remaining only. Furni-
ture, tapestries, linens. silver and rugs
had been loaded into van and hauled
away.
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Allies asking what became of the Ger
man harvest of 1915 which Germans boast
ed was 10 per cent greater than that of 1917.
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,ter Bay where the services were hello

last request. His body was taken
to Youngs Memorial cemetery at
Sycamore Hill, Oyster Bay. and
was laid at rest in a plot selected
by him a few months prior to his
death.
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The German word for war tank
'SturmpanZerkraftWage
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Touch Toes Fifty Times

Fine exercise! Keeps skin clear and complexion
rosy by forcing the delayed food, poisons and
from the stomach, liver and bowels. Splendid
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Capt. w. Z. Wilcox is a candidate for
chief doorkeeper of the house. He held
this position in the legislature Of 1911. He
has had much military experience, and
while too well along in years to go over
seas, served last year and part of the year
before guarding bridges for Cncle Sam.
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The neglect of William Dixon and Frank
Morsman to apply q little oil to their
threshing machine caused n fire which
cost Adolph Stech and H H. Closer, of
PaNico. 800 bushels OF wheat, according
to the allegations of the latter men in a
suit brought by them today in the office
of the district court. Stech and Closer
say they raised a crop of wheat in 1918
and that on last August they hired Dixon
and Morsman, who were in the threshing
business to thresh it. hot box just
under the separator started the fire, they
say. They ask to recover SI00.
Up to ) o'clock today there were only 10
new cases of Influenza reported 1t seems
that this figure is about the average that
results every day This figure has been
maintained with slight advances anu droDs
practically every day since the ev,yHu G. -
ing order WAS released. II seems to be the
minimum lower than which il does not
appear possible to reduce the occurrence
of the disease. Five releases were re-
ported today.
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Private Leland Dschuden. who was In ser
vice in France three months, has returned
to the United States. landing at Newport
News. Virginia, according to word received
by Mrs. Leland Dschuden. He was with
the medical department of the 34th
division. Dschuden is the son of Mrs. S.
Z. Dschuden. 11e1 Buchanan street.
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Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-S5c doz. Erunt-
Martin.-Adv
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FIRST. S. S. Estey, pastor. Communion
and sermon, Death and Life" Evening
sermon. THE Tragedy of Armenia
POTWIN. Fifth and West. II. l. Nelson
pastor " w Benning of the Y. NJ. C. A
will speak at the morning services.
SECOND. Rev. II. c. M~rshall will preacl
at the morning service.
THIRD Fourth and Branner. s. r. AL
derson pastor. Morning sermon by Rev
NJ. Condit. Evening sermon, Your Fay
Enyelope'