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Evening star., 1920-01-07
BERGER WRITES HOUSE
CLERK FOR BLANKS

William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House, has received from Victor l..
Berger. who was denied seat in the
last session of Congress. and who has
been reelected from the fifth Wis
consin district, letter as follows;
THE voters of Milwaukee know
what they want and they seem to
know whom they want. AS you know
by this time. L have been reelected.
l shall, of course, reappoint +. II.
Thomas and Alma Jacobus as my sec
retaries for the same salaries they
received before. Kindly send me the
necessary blanks, SO that l may I'LL
them out.
Now | really do hope that the ma
tional House of Representatives Will
bethink itself that it is supposed to be
a house OF representatives and stand
for representative government, even
for socialists. Otherwise. I'll be COM
PEELED to repeat the stunt OF Daniel
O'Connell in Ireland and Charles l..
Bradlaugh in England"
Mr.. Page says that the most he can
make out of this threat after having
made careful historical study is that
Mr.. Berger threatens to start con-
gress of his own.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
FARMER ANDLAbOR
IN JOINT CAMPAIGN
Cooperative Commission
Will Uphold Direct Dealing
With Consumers.

c. II. Gustafson, president. an
nounced today the birth of the
FarmerLabor Cooperative Commis-
sion. which was conceived at the
farmer-Ia Dor conference in Chicago last
November.
According to the announcement. its
purpose will be ito conduct a Vlgor-
Gus campaign for direct dealing pc
tween farm producers and cry con
sumers and as soon as feasible be-
tween CITY producers and farm con-
SumerS.
Omces Opened Here.
The organization has opened OF
fees in the Bliss building here.
The amalgamation of farm organl-
cations and labor institutions is seen
in the list of officers: Z. ~ Tuslal
son. president of the Nebraska Farm
ers' Union president: Warren 5. Stone,
grand chief of the Railway Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. gem
eral trea surer, and c. Fl. McClii. gen
eraI secretary. L. f. sheppard. presl-
dent of the Order of RAILWAY Co!i-
Guctors. is one of the vice presidents:
while Herbert F. Baker. president OF
the Farmers National Council; }. W.
Kline. general president of the In
ternational Brotherhood OF biack
smiths and Helpers OF America q.
O. F. Ames, president OF me tdStn|
Co-operative League. and J. NJ Ander-
son. president of the Equity Co-opera-
tive League, are also vice presidents.
The members of the commission, IN
addition to the president. secretary
and treasurer. are: Duncan McDon-
aid. president of the Illinois state
Federation of Labor; Allen T.. Barker
grand president of the United Broth
erhood of Maintenance of way and
Railway Shop Laborers: Grant Sio-
cum. president Of the National FED
Grafton of Cleaners; Dalton T. Clarke
president of the National Co-operative
Wholesale Association: William
Bouck, master Of the washington
State Grange; Bert NJ. Jewell. acting
president, Railway Employees De-
partment. American Federation of La
Dor: J. Weller Long, American Society
of Equity. and Frank Rust of the
Seattle Labor Bank.
Will Fight Profteering.
An accompanying announcement
states: The all-American farmer
labor cooperative commission is a
commission to coordinate and en-
courage cooperative effort between
and among organized producers and
consumers, and to unity action In
eliminating speculation and profiteer-
ing in the necessities of life; to de-
velop intelligence. mutual under
standing and good will"
Evening star., 1920-01-07
HARVARD'S GRID HEROES
RECEIVE BIG RECEPTION

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. January e.
Harvard's reception to her returning
foot ball heroes when they COM
pleted their transcontinental journey
here last night, was informal, but
decidedly enthusiastic. Students and
members of the alumni met the play
ers at the South station. Boston, and,
after a brief period of songs and
cheers. escorted them to the. college.
\ more elaborate celebration will be
held later. with the annual foot ball
banquet, when the players will re-
ceive gold foot balls and the official
congratulations of the university
Evening star., 1920-01-07
.FRAzEE ASSERTS RUTH
THOUGHT ONLY OF HITS

BOSTON, January Harry H.
Frazee, president of the Boston Red
Sox, lras reiterated that he is glad he
got rid of Babe Ruth. He said:
II am more convinced than ever
that l am right. If 1 had the same
thing TO do over again today | would
not hesitate. because | would never
stand for a one-man club or allow any
player to run my club.
with Ruth on the club the morale
of the other clubs was in danger.
They did not have the fight to win,
with him thinking of nothing else
but home runs, and it was impossible
for some of the players who have won
V orId championships to continue play
ing base bail in such Il way
Ruth would not DO as he was told
when on the playing field. He would
go to the plate ana if he hit out a
homer he was satisfied, regardless of
how hard his team mates and pitchers
worked to win games.
when Ruth announced that he was
not going to play for the figures on
his contract. lost all respect for
him as player ana man."
Evening star., 1920-01-07
French Bidders K.O.'d
By Yankee Promoters

PARIS, January 7.-Dcscamp"'
manager for Georges Carpen-
tier, wired James Conrotn'
manager Of the Tia Juann race
track. last evening accepting
the latter's terms for a cham-
piOnship bout between Cnrpcn-
tier and Dempsey in Amerfcn.
The only exception taken was
relative to the EnGth of the
battle. Carpenter being unwill-
ing to fight over fifteen rounds
and favOring ten rounds
The decision to arccpt Mr.
CoGroth'S offer OF 100000
purse came nfter n long con-
sultHtion with French promOt-
crS, in which the latter cI-
pressed their inability to meet
the offer of the American.
This talk of a forty-five-
round fight is stupid" said
DcscampS IaS night. "f the
championship cannot be settled
inside of fifteen then neither
Dempsey nor my boy is worthy
to be champion of the world"
DeScnmps offers to split the
purse fifty-hfty. claiming Car
pentier in rs big a drawing card
rs Dempsey. whether the battle
is staged in America. England
or France. French promoters
were disheartened by the spirit
ed bidding of Americans and
have given up the iden of hold
ing tho fight In this country.
one saying:
"The Americans knocked us
out before we entered the ring"
Evening star., 1920-01-07
LONG TR|PSL|STED
FOR GRID SQUADS
More IntersectionaI Games
Than Usual Being Sched-
uIed for Next Fall.
BY II. e. BYRD.

Intersectional foot ball games seem
to be ''the rage again. or reaching
point very near where they may be
SO termed. In all probability more
long trips will be taken by big in
Stltutlons next fall than in many sea
sons. The success of Harvards visit
10 the Pacific coast seems to have
caused general desire on the part
or all teams to list one or more of
such contests
University of Nebraska is to come
east for two games. 1t meets Rut-
gers at the Polo Grounds November
2 and faces Penn State at State Col
Iege the following Saturday. Notre
Dame is to play Harvard at Cam
bridge. it is reported. and Yale is
thinking seriously of scheduling a
contest with one of the big middle
western elevers. either Minnesota or
Chicago. Plenty of open dates are
other contests between the west. mid
die west and east may be listed.
Several games are likely to take
place between southern and northern
elevens Georgia Tech again goes to
Pittsburgh. North Carolina Eniver-
and Washington and Lee meet Prince
ton. and in all probability Virginia
Will go to Harvard again.
announced by g. r. Murray. mama
Serial head of sports in Tigertown
contains seven games. The season
will be opened October 2 with
Swarthmore. and on consecutive
Saturdays after that follow Maryland
State, Washington and Lee. Navy,
West Virginia. Harvard and Yale.
The arrangement between the Navy
and Princeton is one that will bring
Princeton to Annapolis in 1921.
Besides the regular high school
foot ball championship games next
fall. a championship series for teams
avera ging 135 pounds or less is to be
played.
Many foot ball followers have
shown considerable surprise over the
failure of Princeton to give Rutgers
a place on its foot ball schedule. 1t
was believed that the contest be-
tween these two institutions would be
revived next fall, but it seems that
somebody at Princeton had differ
ent idea about that. Princeton used
to get some of it's sternest early sea-
son opposition from Rutgers. Syra-
cuse is another team that has drop
ped Rutgers from its list of foot ball
opponents.
Central High won one of the best
contested basket ball games in it's
history Yesterday in Baltimore de-
feating the Baltimore Polytechnic In
stitute by "a to %. The Washington
mans led a t the end of the first half by
13 to I, but the Baltimore quint play
ed better basket bail in the second
half and came very close to winning:
Dick Newly played fine basket ball
for the Blue and White on the de-
fensive, and Lemon was the star goal
shooter. Lemon dropped six goals into
the basket.
Ingrams squad of basketers proved
too strong yesterday for the war
quint by just the smallest posslDle
margin. The church players won the
contest by 81 to 80.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
HERMANN CANNOT BE
RE-ELECTEO-HEYDLER

NEW YORK. January John Heyd
ler president of the National League,
left last night for Cincinnati. where he
will attend the annual meeting of the
national commission tomorrow. 1t is
doubtful whether the commission will
elect a chairman at this time. There
is a possibility of a deadlock.
1t also is reported that Heydler will
present the name OF Big Bill Edwards
to Ban Johnson as successor 10
Hermann as chairman.
Heydler said Hermann could not
b reelected. as he is still pledged to
vote for no one for chairman who
has any financial interests in base
ball. While Johnson may not noini-
nate Hermann he may block Heydler
if the National League man presents
a candidate. Heydler said that he
did not think much business would
come before the annual meeting of
the commission. While in Cincinnati
Heydler and Johnson will make roug h
drafts of the 1920 schedules.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
GENERAL MOTORS VOTES
INCREASE OF ITS STOCK
Makes It Billion-Dollar Corpora
ton. Largest in the
World.

WILMINGTON. Del. January l.
The stockholders of the General Mo-
tors Corporation at a special meeting
here yesterday ratified resolution
of the directors authorizing 6,lh0.oe"
shares of capital stock. preferred and
debenture. at 500 share. and $4,000.
900 shares of common stock of nomi-
nal par value.
Under the new plan the 5s.100.o0G
shares authorized are divided AS fol-
lows: Two hundred thousand of pre-
ferred stock, Slo0 par value; 100000
of per cent debenture stock Of 500
par value, 100000 shares of ! per
cent debenture stock of SI00 par value.
so, ,000.0 900 shares of common stock of
no par value.
This makes the General Motors a
billion dollar corporation-the larg
est industrial corporation in tn.
world.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
POWDER STOCKS.
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. January 7.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $1,000 head; lower; bulk. 14.3oa
1880; top, 1850; heavy. 14.25a 10; ;
medium 1430a14.55; light, 14.3oa1 So
light light, 13.75a1435; heavy packing
sows, smooth. 13.75ali.lV: packing
sows, rough, 13.25a13.15; pigs, l3.ooa
400.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; steady
beef steers, medium and heavy, choice
and prime 1S.75a2O.00; medium and
good, 1075a1S.75; common, S,75a1O. -;
light weight. good and choice, 13-50a
1925; common and medium, s.O0a13.3O;
butcher cattle, heifers, SOFA l4.5o'
cows. 6.40al3.5O; Gamers and cutters.
4. o5a64O: veal calves, 16.50a1T.75;
feeder steers, 7.50a12.50; stocker steers,
6.5Oa10.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head; strong;
lambs, 16.50a19.25; culls and common,
rs. 25ai6.Oo; ewes. medium, good and
choice, s.50a11.15; culls and common,
.R.0UaS.25. -----
Evening star., 1920-01-07

When it comes to a passage at arms,
George Moriarity, American League
umpire, is able to take care of him.
self When it comes to battle of
wits, Moriarty need not take a back
seat for any athlete with whom he
comes into contact.
One day last summer star pitcher
in the American League objected 10
the way George was calling balls and
strikes 1t seems this pitcher, who is
a southpaw and a real star. seemed
TO be under the impression that he
was throwing nothing but strikes.
Moriarty seemed to think most OF the
balls he delivered did not come up
to the strike regulations as contained
in the rule book. The pitcher won
his game but had nothing to be proud
over.
The next afternoon as we came
from our dressing room to the bench
70 start the game, the star pitcher
was the first player we bumped into
Evening star., 1920-01-07
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia and May
land-Rain tonight and tomorrow
warmer tonight, temperature slightly
above freezing: gentle to moderate
southerly winds.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at
the weather bureau for the twenty
four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
Thermometer-Yes 4 pm, S5:
pm, So; IL midnight, SO; today, 4
am. 81; S am, 80: noon. So; pm. 3s.
Maximum, 3S, at PM today; mimi
mum. 81, at 5 am. today
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 40; minimum, p.
Barometer 4 pm. 3O.3S;
pm, 3O.40; 10 midnight, S0.S6; to-
day, am, 1892; am, 1898; noon,
1910; pm, 1925.
Tide Tables,
(Compiled by United States coast
and geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide, 3:22 am. and 1888
pm: high tide, 9:13 am. and 9:34 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:12 am. and
4:31 pm; high tide, 1905 am. and
1925 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1927 am; sun sets
sol pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1927 am; sun
sets. 500 pm.
Moon rises. 7:32 pm: sets. s:2S am
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
A. A. u. SELECTS DATES
FOR NATIONAL EVENTS

NEW YORK. January 7.-Definite
dates for several national champion
ships for 1920 have been officially an
nounced by the Amateur Athletic
Union as follows:
Boxing-Boston. April ) and 6. Bas-
ket ball-Atlanta. Ga, week Begin
ming March l. Wrestling-Birming-
ham. Ala. April ~ and 13. Tug of
war-New York, March Is. Swim
ming-Junior events, 22O yards Cleve-
land Y. NJ. c. A, April Il; 500 yards.
Minneapolis A. c., March 10; fancy
diving. Chicago a. A. March 81: wom-
ems senior 400-yard relay, Illinois A.
c., Chicago, April /; women's Junior.
100 yards. Cleveland A. c., February
20; women's Junior 100yard back
stroke. Greensburg, Pa, February IS;
mems indoor senior. 80 yards. Chicago
A A. March 81: 100 yards. Brookline,
Mass. March Il; 500 yards. Great
Lakes Naval Training Station. March
"a. and 2O0-yard backstroke, Illinois
y. c., Chicago, April l.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
SIAMESE TWINS ARE TWO.
CENSUS DIRECTOR RULES

The Siamese twins are two persons.
according, to announcement today ~
Sam l.. Rogers. director OF the censu!
Mr.. Rogers in support of his opin
ion says that the twins. of whici
there are two or three in the Unite
states all known by the generic
name of "Siamese" whatever their
nationality. can own property jointly
or separately; can sing. dance or eat
jointly or separately and are two sep
arate souls aud Identities. although
Joined together permanently.
The only persons Of this characte"
in Washington are the twins LUci,
and Simplicio GOdiua, who are living
with Philippine Commissioners Yang
CO. In giving his opinion on The
twins Mr.. Rogers characterized il a5
n "saddleback opinion.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
C0rener 0ees TO Come to America to Battle Jack Dempsey
RUM0R YANKS WILL GET
Johnson BORES GRIFFITH

The following. under the caption
"Waltcr Johuson to Come to Yankees
IS latest rumor on Broadway TO-DAY
appeared in black type in Ne"
York morning paper:
1t was rumorod along Broadway
las night that the Yankees are
going TO secure Walter Johnson,
Fhc American Leagues greatest
Iiifrkcr in trade with NaShiE@
ton trst will give the Nationals
two .s;fioldCrs. two pitchers ana
check for about $4,000
II waS impossible To reach cot
1;uppcri. president of the Yankees.
last chj. Euppert. however IN
announcing the purchase of Ba"c
= Truth on Monday night minated
that he and his partner expected 20
secure 4 great pitcher.
Clark GrifTith is said 20 be IN
the city. but could not he located
\ few weeks ago he conferred with
the Yankees owners &c cGardinG
deal. bat il was said thar nothing
HvH.s ''oWplishcd.
when Clark Grifith's attention was
called to IL he remarked IN rather
bcrcd touc. Nothing in it
Evening star., 1920-01-07
GEORGES ACCEPTS $500, 900
BID TO FIGHT AT TIA JUANA
STIMULATES Only That Scrap Not Exceed Fifteen
Rounds and Would Split Purse 5O-5O-Pro-
n,oter Cofroth Expects 81 SOC, 900 "Gate."

Los ANGELES. Calf. January -
Jack Dempsey heavyweight puSiilst
champion of the world. WOKE up TINS
morning to learn from the public
prints tlat he and Georges Carpenter
of France would meet in the ring
some time soon at Tia Juana, Lower
California.
James D. Coffroth. recently obtained
an agreement from Dempsey mana
ger. Jack kcarns. for the champion to
meet Carpenter at Tia Juana for
purse of 100000 and news caoleSrams
last night brought word that Car
pentlerS manager, DescampS, had
agreed 20 the match. The only stipu-
ldtion was that it be not over fifteen
rounds. ana 10 this ConrotE. in San
Diego. expressed no disagreement.
~ fight Of that length ought to be
decisive. especially with heavy
Every effort 30 reach Dempsey or his
manager here tailed last night. Re
porters who j3ngled the doorbell at
kearns' Holly. God home were an
swered only BY blank. dark windows
and silence. Nobody could find him
either to tell him the news Or TO obtain
his comments.
Plans Arena 10 Seat $1,000.
Regarding the date for the match
CUnroth in a statement given out at
San Diego said he could not fix it
definitely. although he expressed Il de-
sire 10 nOlu IL Il soon as the arena he
plans coulG be constructed at Tia
juana. This arena, he announced.
would seat $4,000 persons. Construc-
tion he declared, would take several
months.
TIE site OF the arena viii be near
III" track and big Grandstand OF the
Lower California Jockey Ciub.
referring to part.c;D ;Datiou in the
negotiation by Charles HarVey. his
representative in Paris. Coffroth said
the only instructions given 20 Har-
vey were to offer the best terms pos
sibie TO CarDenti"r'-' manager.
Expects $i,oGo00D "Ga;c."
"JHfiI I hear from Harvey or Des-
camps" he sad. i snail be more or
less in the dark. OF course, but il
VIII not take long 10 start operations
here when he hears from the other
side. | am sure l am not over san
guine when | say | nope for an at
tendance which will total Sl.5O0 600.
"There viii b" no trouble in get
tim; the crowd here. san Diego now
hes a direct railroad line TO the east
which passes through Tia Juana.
Those coming from the north will
take other lines or steamships or
automobiles.
Naturally. I should like to have
Evening star., 1920-01-07
PRESIDENT AND FAMILY
REGISTERED IN CENSUS

White House residents differ in no
respect from any other resident OF
Washington for purposes of the
census. President Wilson and his
family. as well as other attaches Of
the White House. were officially
counted in the population of Wash
ington late yesterday afternoon by
Census Enumerator Raymond J..
Casper. who visited the White House
in the regular course of his work and
made the enumeration there. CUES
tions concerning the President ami
his family were answered by Joseph
2. Tumulty, secretary to the President.
Apparently desirous of enabling
Cleveland to maintain it's position a
sixth city" in the United States.
Secretary of War Baker yesterda
made serious objection to being count
ed in the population of Washington
when the census enumeratOr called.
On being told however. by Director
Robert +. Mattingly that the law Of
the census provided that all officials
must be enumerated in Washington.
the Secretary consented to be resi-
dent of the capital for census pui-
poses. He claimed that he did not
want Cleveland to be deprived of th-
five members of his family.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
TREASURY ORDERS
BANK STATEMENTS
U. S. Controllers Call Covers
Condition at Close of BuSi-
ness December 81.

The controller OF the currency to
day issued n call for a statement OF
the condition of banks at the close
of business "Wednesday, December 81.
1919.
The statements of tho banks AS to
their deposits. as compared with those
November Il. 1912 are as follows
American security and Trust COM
pany S24.656. 350.2o. an increase since
the last call OF S262.f%f1,.
National savings and Trust Com
pany. S9,SSi,927o5. - decrease Of
American National rank. 1855
$50 81. a decrease of S221 o7f
District National Bank. S6.sl3.5lo.7&.
decrease of Sl29N2.1N.
Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank. Sl.Sli132.iN. an increase Of SOB
329SS
Lincoln National Bank. sfa5s.iS3.e9
an increase of $1ti,61l.@-
National Bank of WASHINGTON,
sS.051 21331: an increase of $23,.o3S.So.
National Metropolitan Bank. s@.6i7.-
06l.34: n decrease Of $S0l. .5:.;.l3.
Franklin National Bank. S5.oIo,-
S53.S.. a decrease of Sl52.1N63l.
Continental Trust Company. $500
1SifO. an increase of 2N.u.;'- 10.
Munsey Trust Company. Si,o9o,9St6e;
an Increase of $29l.f2l3S.
Liberty Savings Bank. S6l9,329.fN'
an increase of S33.S22.1i.
Columbia National Bank. S2,9to.-
363.07: an increase of $i"9, III
Federal National Bank. S4.tlS.f92.o';
a decrease Of SI79,792.;3.
Second National Bank, $3,JSI, ,'9i.l',
a decrease of $1.039. .06-
Riggs National Bank, S23. ,oon; a
decrease of $4,000.
Citizens Savings Bank OF Washing
ton, S3,S43.56; an Increase OF S23.-
71s22.
Northwest Savings Bank. S3S-, 1854,
a decrease of $3.09S.23.
Union Trust Company, SJ.S29,3 I..3'
a decrease of S21.1G9.25.
Park Savings Bank. S1GlS,33A9I; an
increase of S6.6fs.9i.
Potomac Savings Bank, S2,@4 ,S43.3',
an increase of S3.030.S1.
United States Savings Bank. sl,?9S.-
395.0I: an increase of S1N.3Sl.31.
Merchants Savings Bank, Sl,35i.-
1922 81: an increase of sl6S, $50 o9.
Northeast Savings Bank, $3o7, 1 J.5 /;
a decrease of S36, ,i6f.0i.
New York COmpany's Statement
The Guaranty Trust Company Of
New York, in it's statement issued yeS-
terday as Of December 81. showed de-
posits of sS73,Sii, S07, resources Of S9J?,-
$50, ,661.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
BASE BALL tSe INSIDE
By Billy Euans

He was still fussing over the day be-
fore.
You certainly had a bad day of it
yesterday" remarked the pitcher to
Moriarty.
Il might say that 1 had the same
opinion about you" was Moriartys
curt reply.
You didn't give me a corner all
day said the pitcher.
Il thought the boys hit all those
you managed to get even close to the
corners" answered Moriarty.
You missed at least fourteen
strikes on me-" continued the pitcher,
who refused to be denied.
Somebody must have told you
that: you cant count that far" was
Moriarty's comeback that carried a
punch. For a moment it went over
the pitchers head, then he grasped it.
and had it not been for A wholesome
respect that he had for Moriarty's
fistic prowess. l might have been
compelled to turn referee then and
there.