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7 Hackelburg Strong

Special .)-The Hackleburg Junior High school will have much better show in athletics this school year than they have ever been able to do before, because they have engaged a coach, has proved that he is a capable coach. has proved that he Is capable man for a coach by putting out very successful team last year.
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Of course this isn't always the procedure between fight managers in the Den of Thieves. Sometimes il manager will promise to produce a well-known fighter who isn't under his management at all, to meet a lo- cal pride in an obscure town. In that case he takes along the best available stuffed shirt loafing on the bench In the ante-room and nobody is the wiser unless the stuffing is knocked out of the shirt.
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Malone Meets Bogash

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August D. Jock Malone, St. Paul, has been matched to box Lou Bogash of Bridgeport, Conn.,, in a 12-round match at Boston, August 20, it Was announced here today.
 Malone also is to box Frank Car bone at Covington, Ky, next Monday night.
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Chance To Hold Job

BOSTON August 2.-Frank Chance will remain as manager of the Bos- ton Red SoX for the present season, it is announced by J. A. Robert Quinn, who with his associates from Columbus. Ohio, took over the club from Harry Frazee yesterday.
 I'm not going to make any changes until after the season has closed" Quinn said.
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IOtalS ol 'Batted for Benton in eighth.

Summary: Two-b base hits, Felix, South worth Friberg. Three base hits, South worth. Heathcote. Sacrifice Aldrdge. Double plays. R. Smith to McInnis CD i; Adams 10 Grantham to Elliott Aldridge to Adams to Elliott; k. smith to BocteL Left on base, Boston 5, Chicago 3. Bases on balls, off Benton ?, Alrdige 9 Struck out by Benton 4. Aldridge 3. Hits, off Benton in innings, off Cooney none in | Losing pitcher, Benton. Empires. klem and Wilson. Time. :32.
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Emory To Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, August D. Harry Emory, outfielder formerly with the Birmingham and Nashville clubs, has been signed by the Little Rock Southern association club and will report at once, it was announced today,
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AMERICAN AssOCIATIoN

Indianapolis at Minneapolis, post poned, rain.
 Milwaukee 5, at Columbus 3.
 Kansas City 3, at Toledo ,.
 St. Paul $, at Louisville Q1 in nings).
 St. Paul, D; at Louisville. g. (Called end eighth, account dark nesS).
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Total,

Mobile ................... 2l0 101 103-9 Chattanooga ............. 900 GOO OO2-2 Summary: Two-base hits, Heving 2 Three base hit, MenzeL Home run, J. An derson. Sacrifice hit, Fuhr. Stolen bases Heving, Marriott. Double plays, Marriott to Niehoff to Huhn; Cueto to Niehoff to Huhn (2). Left on base. Mobile g, Chat tanooga 4. Bases on balls off Ballou 4, off Fuhr 1. Struck out, by Ballou l. by Fuhr 5. Passed ball. Morrow. Time i;50 Umplres Brennan and Jorda.
 SECOND
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Totals ......... 37 9 13 27 sBatted for Happeny in seventh.
Totals ....,. 36 5 12 27 'Batted for Reichle in eighth.
 *Batted for Fullerton in ninth.

ScOre by Innings:
 Chlcaeo ...,-....-....... 02O lOO Sl2-9
 Summary: Two-base hits. E, Collins 9 Falk, kamm, Schalll, McMilan. Three base hit, Kamm. Stolen bases. F. Collns,- Mostil, Kamm. Schalk. Sacrifices Mostil Schalk Double plays. E. Collins to Hap peny to Sheely; E. Collins to Mcclellan to Sheely. Left on bases. Chicago ', Boston G. Bases balls, off Faber ?, Murray B. Fullerton l. Struck, out. by Faber g Cvengros |. Murray 2, Fullerton 2. Hits off Faber in 1-3 innings Cvengros 3 in 2-3, Murray in 1-3. Fullerton in 2-3. Wild pitch, Murray. Winning Empires, Holmes Evans and Hildebrand.
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'Batted for Marberry in ninth.
 ''Ran for smith in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 Atlanta .............. 900 001 900 000-1 Little Rock ........... 900 900 col O00-1
 Summary: Sacrifice hits, Bandrimer. Zoellers. Burke. stolen base. Guyon Double plays, Clark 10 Barber 2. Left on base, Little Rock 5. Atlanta s. Innings pitched by Mccall with hits and 1 run. by Marberry l with ? hits and run1 struck out by Mccall l. Marberry l. Gould 2. Tuero 4 Base on balls, off Mo Call l. Hit by pitcher, by Tuero (Yuung). Time, 2:l5 Empires McGowan and Will Hams.
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'Batted for oNeili in ninth.

Summary; TWO base hIts, Dugan, Stephenson, Gardner. Three base hit. J. Sewell stolen base, Ruth. Sacrifices, Summa, Meusel, Double play Lutzke to Stephenson to Brewer. Left on base, New York s, Cleveland 5. Bases on balls, off Hoyt 2. Edwards 1. Struck out, by Hoyt 3, Edwards l. Hits, off Edwards 12 in ' innings, Shaute l in l. Losing pitcher, Edwards. Empires, owens and Dneen Time, :50.
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INTERNATIONAL.

Reading, [; Jersey City, 1.
 Syracuse, 3 Rochester, [.
 Newark Baltimore, game scheduled for today will be played in double header Saturday.
 only games scheduled for today.
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LOOKOUTS DIVIDE TWO WITH BEARS

CHATTANOOGA, Denn., August 2.-Mo- bile and Chattanooga divided a double header here this afternoon, Cunningham winning his own game, 4 to 2, with home run over the fence after Fuhr had defeated the locals easily in the opening contest, to ?. The scores
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VOLS HIT WALKER HARD TO WIN, 8-3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. August 2.-Nash- vile pounded Dixie Walker today and easily took the second game of the series from New Orleans, to a. Minatree was very stingy with his hits with men on bsse Wade hit a home run in the sixth with one on base Cuyler stole three more bases today. giving him eight In the last three games. Score:
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I UTdTS V3 sHlt for Thomas in ninth.

Summary: TwO-base hits McMIlIan, Bernsen. Graff ?. Gilbert, Henry 2, Tucker. Home run, Wade. stolen bases, Cuyler 8. Sacrifice, Tucker. Left on bases Nashville 5, New Orleans a, II: Base on balls, off out, by Minatree g. Walker 2 Hits. off Walker 13 in 23 innings, off Thomas 1 10 21-3 innings Wild pitch. Mlnatree. Losing pitcher. Walker. Empires. Guthrie md Pfenninger. Time, 2:05.
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BASEBALL FORM
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Memphis 3, Birmingham 10 in nings). Atlanta 1, Little Rock 1 (12 Innings, darkness). Nashville s, New Orleans g. Mobile 92, Chattanooga 2-4
 TOday's Games Birmingham at Memphis. New Orleans at Nashville. Atlanta at Little Rock. Mobile at Chattanooga
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fFFNf v VF7 SECOND GAME
Totals .......... 31 '26 10
 sTwo out when winning run scored.

NuIIIu!HTE oIUIFH Udst' IIaIIIs. Sacfl- flee, Whaley Double plays. Harris to PecInpaugh to Charity; Severeid to Me Manus; Pecknpaugh to Harris to Evans to Ruel; McManus to Schliebner, Left on base, St. Louis 7, Washington 5. Base 2 Struck out, by Davis 1, Wright ? Mogridge l. Hits, off Davis in D innings Wright in 2-S. Hit by pitcher, by Mogridge (McManus) by Wright (RueD. Losing pitcher. Wright. Time, l:35. Um- pires, Connolly OrmSby and Rowland,
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VIRGINIA IEAGJE

At Petersburg l, Richmond 0. At Wilson 0, Rocky Mount | At Portsmouth s. Norfolk (callsd in eighth inning. rain).
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TEXAS LEAGUE
SOUTH ATLANTIC

At Augusta, 3; Gastonia, 2. (Called in fifth, rain). (11 innings).
 At Charlotte, 4; Macon, 8.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results New York 3. Pittsburg 2. Cincinnati ?, Philadelphia 0. Chicago ,, Boston l. Brooklyn-St. Louis, rain.
 TOday's Games Boston at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago New York at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
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SuIlInary: IwO-bas nit, Larnotte. Three base hit. Prothro. Sacrifice fly Taylor. Stolen bases. Camp. Stewart ?. Double plays Lapan to Lamotte. Left on base, Memphis 3, Birmingham 6. Base on balls off McGrew 3. Whitehill B. Struck out, by McGrew 4. by Whitehll B. Hit by pitcher, Lapan. Time, 2:07. Empires, Doolan. Erwin and Johnson.
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Athletics Lose Ii Straights

PHILADELPHIA, August 2-Detroit took the opening game of the series with Philadelphia; today, to 5, extending the home teams losing streak to Il in a row.
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AIdridge Beats Braves

CHICAGO. August 2.-Vic Adridge. backed by sensational support held Bos- ton to seven hits while his teammates punched their blows off Benton and evened the four game series by taking the final
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LITTLE ROCK AND
 CRACKERS TIE UP

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, August 2-At- lanta and Little Aock battled l2 Innings to tie score, l to l, here today, dark ness ending pitching duel between Tuero and three opponents. Score:
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GIANTS WIN LAST GAME OF SERIES FROM PIRATES, 3-2.
Reds Beat PhiIIies In Pitchers Duel 2 To 0, While Cubs
 Beat Braves

Pittsburg, August 2.-The New York Nationals made it three out of five games from Pittsburg by winning today's game to g. in a pitchers battle between Wat son and Meadows. Score:
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Totals .........
900 900 O00-C 00n o0n nna.

Summary: Two base hits, Wrightstone g. Three-base hit. Walker. Sacrifices Duncan, Donohue Double play, Bohne to Daubert. Left on bases. Philadelphia g. Cincinnati '. Base balls. off Glazner g. Struck out by Donohue 5. by Giaz- ner g. Hit by pitcher, by Glazner (Har- gravel. Passed ball, Henline. Umpries Pfirman and Finpersn Time. 1:30.
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White Sox Bunch Hits To Win

BOSTON August 2.-Bunched hitting against Murray and Fullerton gave Chi
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Bessemer Wins Great Game From, Druid City

TUSCALOOSA. Ala. August D. Especial )-Bessemer defeated Tus- caloosa 1 to Thursday afternoon on Denny field here It was one of the best games of baseball played in Tuscaloosa this season. with an attendance ef about 300.
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Totals ..........31 0 6 24 16 'Batted for Pruett in eighth

.JacopsuH anu UtIDtI UUl IUT DdVtiHs out of turn.
 Score by innings:
 St. Louis ..................0 1000 900 000-0 Washington ............,,,10 104 900 00*-5
 Summary: Two base hit, Williams Three base hit, Ruel, Sacrifices. Rice Evans. Double plays. Shocker. McManus Schliebner Foster McManus, Schliebner Peckinpaugh Harris. Charity. Left on base, St Louis 5, Washington ,. Bases on balls off Shocker l, Pruett ?, Mitchell 1. Struck out, by Pruett l. Mitchell 4 Hits. off Shocker in 2-3; Pruett 3 in 4 l-3; Root none in l. Winning pitcher Shocker. Empires, Ormsby. Rowland and Connolly. Time, ;50
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here today and defeated Cleveland in the second game of the series, to ?. Hoyt Nie S{x
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'Ran for Russell in eighth. ''Batted for Meadows in ninth.

 Score by innings:
  Pittsburg ................. O10 001 0O0--2 Summary: Two base hit, Frsch. Three base hit. Groh. stolen base, Bigbee. Dou- ble plays, Groh to Frisch to Kelly Maran- vile to Grimm: Maranvile to Rowlings to Grimm. Left base New York G.. Pittsburg z. Bases on balls, off Watson ?, Meadows 2. Struck out, by Watson 1. Meadows l. Empires, Moran and Hart. Time, l:34
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Tanks Beat Indians

NEW YORK, August 2.-The New York Yankees punched hits to good advantage
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
YesterdnN,s Results

festtrdny's Results Washington 52, St. Louis 0-1. Chicago 9, Boston D. Detroit 6, Philadelphia 5. New York 4, Cleveland 2.
 Today's Games St. Louis at Washington. Chicago at Boston. Detroit at Philadelphia Cleveland at New York.
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Try To Swim Channel

CALAIS, France, August 2.-PeS- reaEt, French Canadian, will at tempt to swim the English channel Sunday.
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cago a 9 to victory over Boston today. Faber was knocked out of the game in the sixth inning when Boston made all it's
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Totals ....., 25 .2211 'One out when winning run scored. ''Batted for Acosta in seventh

Summary: Two-base hits, Zeider, Hev- ing. Home run, Cunningham. Sacrifice hits Hum. D. Williams Niehoff, Cunning ham. Nunamaker. Double plays, Yockey (unasssted) James to Zeider to Huhn. Left on base, Mobile :. Chattanooga 10. Base on balls, off Cunningham 5. Struck out. by Cunningham 2. Hits, off Acosta 10 with runs in innings. Losing pitcher. James, Time, 1855. Umpires Jorda and Brennan.
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FBatted TOT NayIOr m nun.
 "+Batted for Wolff in ninth. **fRan for Perkins in ninth.

Totals ..........36 10 z26 Il l
 zBassler out, hit by batted ball.
 *Batted for Naylor in fifth.
 "*Batted for Wolff in ninth.
 #sfRan for Perkins in ninth.
 Score by innings;
 Detroit .................. 900 210 3O0--6 Philadelphia ............. 900 0O1 022--5
 Summary: TWO base hits. Pillette. Cobb. Dykes, Miller. stolen base. Rigney. Sac rifices, Jones, Manush, Hauser, Miller Double plays. Naylor to Galloway to Hauser; Galloway to Hale. Left on base, Detroit 1, Philadelphia II. Base on balls, off Pillette 8, Cole l, Dauss 1, Naylor ?, Wolff 4. Struck out, by Pillette l, Naylor 1. Wolff l. Hits, off Naylor in in nings Wolff in 1, Pillette in (none out in ninth), off Cole ? in 1-3, off Daus none in ,2-s, Winning pitcher. Pllette. Losing pitcher, Naylor. Empires. Mo riarity. and Nallin. Time. 2:10.
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Evening star., 1923-06-14

takes Office. Mai. Bell has been in
vited to attend the farewell party for
Maj. Besson.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
SPANISH WAR VETS
BEGIN CONVENTION
Members Hear Plea for
Patriotic Essay Contest in
Public Schools.

The Department of the District of
Columbia. United Spanish War Vet
Grams. began the twenty fourth an
nual department encampment last
night in the boardroom at the Dis
trict building.
Opening the meeting, Harry F. Pat
terson, department commander, in
troduced Capt. j. f. Wood of the En-
gineer Commissioners office, who well
coined the veterans for the Commits
Sioners.
Gen. Anton Stephan, department
commander of the local Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, addressed the encamp-
ment and told of the hopes the yari-
Gus veteran organizations had of get
ting established in the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate committees
which would deal with problems OF
veterans.
j. w. Reid, department commander
or the u. A. r., urged the maintaining
OF true allegiance to America based
upon respect and fidelity to its Con-
Stitution and laws.
other speakers We're Capt. Charles
Preston, representing Secretary of the
Navy. DENLY: Watson b. Miller, ma
tional vice commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, and the commander of
Evening star., 1923-06-14
Senator's Sons
To Be Bellhops
On Ocean Liner

Paul and Forrest Caraway. sew
enteen and sixteen years old. re-
spectively, sons of Senator Cara
way of Arkansas, and Malcolm
Price, son of DIR. II. NJ. Price of
the District public health depart
ment, will sail on the George
Washington during the summer
vacation as "bellhops." They will
leave for New York next week
and hoard the George Washington,
which on June % sails for Rrem-
en-. Germany.
The three boys are students at
Western High School and mem
bers of Company l. of the high
school cadet corps, runner-up i'm
the recent competitive drill. They
are going both for experience and
for fun, and to see something of
the world. They plan to make
four or five trips on the George
Washington during the summer.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
D. C. SUFFRAGE GETS
WOMAN VOTERS HELP
National League Adopts Resolu-
tion Favoring Vote Drawn by
Local Body.

The National League of Women
Voters and the District of Columbia
League of Voters are both on record
as favoring the enfranchisement of
/ the citizens of the District of Column
bia, with power to vote for members
| of Congress and for presidential and
vice presidential electors. The Dis
! trict league prepared and adopted a
resolution which was submitted to
/ the National League of Women
Voters, meeting in annual conven-
ton, and adopted by the national
organization.
The resolution adopted by these
, organization follows:
Whereas the nearly half million
totally disfranchised people of the
District of Columbia, who obey ma
tional laws, pay more national taxes
than many of the states, and who arc
now living under an anomalous con-
dition in which they have absolutely
no voice in the national or municipal
government. are entitled to repre-
sentation in Congress and the cleo
toral college. with access to the
federal courts, upon the same terms
as those enjoyed by all other citizens
of the republic;
Whereas the present government,
both national and municipal, of the
District of Columbia, is contrary to
the spirit of American liberty, in
stitutions. justice and fair play: and
Whereas the District of Columb bia
League of Women Voters has indors-
ed the demand of the people of the
District of Columbia and recommend
ed like action to the National League
of Women Voters. be it
Resolved. That the National League
of Women Voters support the League
of Women Voters of the District of
Columbia in their effort to obtain
such representation in Congress and
the electoral college with access to
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
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the District of Columbia department
of the American Legion.
Department Patriotic Instructor
Charles E. Currier, in referring to
partment to have an essay contest
on a patriotic subject in the local
public schools. blamed the school au-
thorities because of what, he de-
clared, was their lack of cooperation
He urged that another effort be made.
Commenting upon the use of the flag.
he said that certain government
building had flown flags full-staff
on Decoration day.
Reports showed that the local de-
partment has 1879 members. Twenty
deaths occurred during the last year
and in memory of their departed com
rades the encampment paid a tribute
of one minutes silence at parade rest
Evening star., 1923-06-14
TO AWARD DIPLOMAS.
Will Graduate at st
Johns This Evening.

ST Johns College will award
diplomas to twenty-five graduates in
science and one in commerce at it's
annual commencement exercises to-
nigh. in Carroll Hall. Medals for re-
ligion. English, elocution, oratory
and military science also will be
awarded and the winners of scholar
ships announced.
St. Patrick's Sanctuary Society, un-
der C. H. Benson and F. O'Brien, will
give a program Of choral bers.
Speakers will be Louis Whitestone.
Theodore Howe and Lawrence Eo-
land. Rev. Francis Hurney, director
OF st. Patrick's Players. will address
the graduates. Mgr. &. +. Thomas
will preside.
Evening star., 1923-06-14

Dupont, Bowen road southeast. at 6
o'clock on the evening of June 81.
The following committee was ap-
pointed today to make arrangements:
Clifford Lanham. chairman; Maj. Ray
mond A. Wheeler, Capt. John E. Wood,
Surveyor Melvin G. Hazen, Engineer
of Highways C. B. HINT, Daniel f..
Garges. James Lusby, William p.
Richards, John P. HeaIy and Roland
NJ. Brennan.
Mai Besson will leave the District
service July 1 when Maj. J. Franklin
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TO GIVE FAREWELL PARTY
FOR MAI. FRANK S. BESSON
Acting Engineer Commissioner of
District Will Be Honored at
Fort Dupont.

A farewell party to Maj. Frank S.
Besson, acting Engineer Commissioners
of the District. will be held at Fort
Evening star., 1923-06-14

Marriage gives man a liberal
education. and IL doesn't take him
long to get his masters degree.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
FREE WAR CRIMINALS,
SENATOR BORAH PLEADS
Imprisoned I. W. vs. Not Believ.
ers in Insupportable Doc
trines, He Says.
BY thA AlsociafAd Praua

By tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 12-Denounc-
Ing wartime espionage laws as "un-
just and unreasonable" United States
Senator Borah yesterday pleaded for
tho release from federal prisons of
fifty-three men convicted for viola
tion OF the laws He spoke at a
meeting held under the auspices of
World War Veterans, contending that.
az the laws had been repealed. con-
victed offenders should now be re-
leased.
Every other nation has released
It's political prisoners" Senator Borah
declared. Most of these convicted
men are members of the Industrial
Workers OF the World. but do not
conoede they are believers in insup-
sent to prison for violence or sabo-
tage. but for the Offering of their
opinions upon the war and activf-
ties of the government in prosecu-
tion OF the war"
Samuel Scarlett, recently released
from q federal prison, preceded Sena-
tor Borah, and frankly admitted he
was an I. w. w. He was to be de-
ported. he said, for his defense OF
that organization
A resolution. asking President
Harding to pardon the imprisoned
taken up for their families
Senator Borah cut short his address
In order to catch a train for Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
RUM PIRATES TAKE
leases Off SHIP
Schooner Eddie James Puts
in Halifax and Reports
She Was Boarded.
SUPERCARG0 IS KIDNAPPED
New York Customs Officials Recall
Reports of Numerous Acts
of Piracy OFF Jersey.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HALIFAX. N. S., March 12.-when
the Yarmouth schooner Eddie James
which recently sailed from here to
the Jersey coast with 900 cases of
liquor. docked here, she was minus
her cargo. but the crew accounted for
this with startling tale of daring
pirates and gunmen encountered
while the ship peacefully rocked at
anchor off the New Jersey coast, near
Highland light on March 2.
Armed with pistols, the rum pirates
boarded the schooner at dusk, the
crew said, and fired a volley of shots,
wounding supercargo Phillip Knowles
then at the point of pistols, they
looted the ship of the 900 cases Of
whisky, $4,000 in cash and escaped,
taking with them the wounded super
cargo. With the cargo gone, the
schooner made back to its home port
to report the piracy and the kid
naping of Knowles
Evening star., 1923-03-12
OTHER RAIDS SUSPECTED.
Customs Officials Recall Reported
Activities of Rum Pirates.

NEW YORK. March 12.-customs
officials recalled that on March 3, the
day after the reported looting of the
schooner Eddie James, the schooner
Victor was found adrift without a
crew southeast of Ambrose Lightship
Rum pirates were believed to have
looted the vessel and forced the crew
ashore or to have impressed them on
their own crafts. The Victor
seventy -seven-ton vessel, was in the
rum trade, but no trace Of the crew
of nine men has since been found.
Fifteen vessels were in Rum row
at the time the Eddie James was re-
ported to have been looted For sew
eral days, activities of rum pirates
had been rumored and crews of the
rum fleet were observed practicing
craftsmanship with pistols and rifles.
The fleet dwindled as the ships un-
loaded cargoes to smaller craft, or
put off to other ports because Of bad
weather.
The fleet. however. has grown
within the last few days, a number
Of arrivals being reported from
England.
Evening star., 1923-03-12
Italy's Air Force
Is Raised to Rank
|OfArn,yandNauy|
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, March 12.-Premier Nus
solini has created q new military
body. "the Royal Aeronautic."
which, as the italian air service.
will hold a position equal in i'm
portance to the army and navy.
The officers and soldiers in the
air service will receive the same
pay as for corresponding ranks in
the army, with the addition OF 800
lire monthly for active service in
all ranks. the government holding
that the life Of a soldier Is OF the
same value as the life of an officer.
The post of aeronautic attache
will be re-established in the Ital-
ian diplomatic service and will be
intrusted solely to aeronautic off,
GERS. At first only four attaches
will be appointed-at Washington,
London, Paris and Berlin.
Lieut.. Col. Alesandro Guidoni,
acting naval attache at Washing
ton, will be assigned to aerial con-
struction, being replaced in his
present post