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The broad ax., 1924-12-27

Famous Legions Win Six Straight
New York, n. Y.-Famous Legions
of New York scored their sixth
straight victory of the season when
they defeated the basketball team of
the St. Agnes Triangles, one Of N. Y.
leading white aggregations. The Lee
gions are practicing hard in prepara-
ton Of their annual western invasion
which starts January 9TH. Such clubs
as Loendi, Cleveland AGNES, Column
bus, o., Luendi Club, Fort Wayne,
Ind, Wilberforce u, Detroit Stars,
Louisville, KY, Paducah, Ky, Cairo,
H., Cincinnati, Terre Haute, Ind,
Shelburnes, Evansville Indiana Five.
Dayton, O., Oxfort, O., Anderson,
Ind, and % more teams in 10 states.
The broad ax., 1924-12-27
LOENDI STARS FALL
BEFORE LEGIONS
preston News Service)
Kicks and Seasons No Match For
Famous Legions

4aAAASGo 1GS4OnS
Newark, N. Famous Legions of
New York proved they are New
York's leading colored aggregation
when they defeated the crack Alpines,
one Of New Jerseys leading teams.
With Pappy Kicks, two Of Jerseys
best players and former Loendi stars,
went down fighting to the last minute
AT half time the score ended in a tie,
the foul shooting OF the Famous Le-
gions was revelation, IS out Of IS
trys is record for any colored team
70 shoot at. Harrigan, Saitch, Elmo,
Stewart and Yates all played we'll for
Famous Legion. Kicks, Seasons and
Moose scored for A1pines.
The broad ax., 1924-12-27
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Final score Famous Legions 40, Al
pines 43.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

-InorroW--Io- give his Views -on-1aues-
lions pertaining to the Navy.
The purpose Of the committee to
hear the Secretary was made known
today by Representative Brittsn OF
Illinois. ranking Republican on the
committee. Mr.. Britten earlier has
visited tho White House and discus
ed with President Coolidge iegisIg
ton to appropriate $500, 900 to e,~
vate guns on 10 of. the Navy's capite-
ships. The Illinois Representative
declined to say whether he had OF
tanned the Presidents views.
United states Ships Outranged.
After the conference Mr.. Brittcn
declared that until the elevation Or
guns is accomplished the America
Navy will not be equal to the navies
of other world powers, ship for ship
He also said that 50 per cent Of
American ships nov are outranged.
Estimates for the construction or
the eight light cruisers recently an
. thoriZed by Congress have been for
warded to the Bureau of the Budget
by Secretary Wilbur, 1t was learned
today. Also included in the amounts
sent are those providing for the mod
battleships.
The dispatch of these estimates
marks the first definite step of the
department to have made available
at this session the money authorized
for bringing the American Navy mp
to the 5-5---3 treaty ratio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

important OF the Nation's, public
Charges of serious
character regarding narcotic SNUG
Cling and favoritism among prisoners
were made before the Senate
Daugherty investigating committee.
and promptly were denied.
. Since then other stories OF
irregularities at the institution have
been in circulation In Washington,
and officials have contented them
selves with informing the public that
most OF these stories had no founda-
ton. Recently the purchasing agent
OF the penitentiary was removed
without explanation except that II
WAS for the benefit of the service. u
Attorney General stone did take oc-
casion to say, however that he had
no direct proof OF a connection be-
tween the, discharged storekeeper
and the Weehawken rum scandal.
No Word Forthcoming.
The silence of officials of the JUS
tice Department about the whole mat
ter has served to accentuate runors
OF the seriousness of the situation ar
Atlanta. A further evidence of the
unusual Importance attached to the
problem there is seen in the dispatch
of Assistant Attorney General Dono-
van to take personal charge, and I'm
officials hints of thorough house
cleaning.
1T was indicated today that for the
present no explanation would be
made by the department An Atlanta
grand jury is 10 decide some of the
questions involved, and officials take
the position that meantime nothing
or an informative character should
be permitted to reach, the public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
0UsTED FOR SPITE, -"
WARDEN DECLARES;
CLEANUP LOOMING
Continued from First Page:)-

ties and assigned TO various positions
about the prison. About $50 of these
were bootleggers, which number is
approximately the same as that of
other classes of prisoners. We never
make TRUSTEES of narcotic prisoners.
and the proportion OF convicted boot
leggers in the $50 TRUSTEES was not
high.
81 have endeavored not to discrirni-
nate for or against any prisoner or
class of prisoners, and have only
made assignments affecting privir
leges according TO my best iudg7
ment 80
ANY mistake the Department of
Justice had complained of would
have been corrected at any time the
department had made known it's dis
pleasure, and If any grave mistake
has been made / regret 1T. However,
my conscience is clear about having
done any wrong. / would far rather
be censured for acts of mercy than
for acts Of cruelty.
The investigation has mao nothing
TO do with dope or narcotic traffic, but
has seemingly been conducted solely
for the purpose of paying off old
scores on the part of certain indi-
yiduals."
Attorney General Stone, according
to Washington dispatches, said that
anything done at the prison would be
intended to increase efficiency and
make for better administration, Plans
which have been worked out Will ac-
complish this purpose, in his opinion
No details Of the Secret evidence"
Assistant Attorney General Donovan has
for presentation to the grand jury
could be learned today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
OFFICIALS ARE SILENT.
No Word Forthcoming Here on At.
lanta Matter.

The extreme secrecy which has sur
rounded the change in wsrdens at the
Atlanta penitentiary, and the air OF
mystery which interested officials
have thrown about the whole situa-
tion. have created something of a
sensation in Washington.
Today, Attorney General Stone and
others who are responsible for the
conduct Of Federal prisons, continued
to withhold all information beyond
repeating the fragmentary and cryp-
tic conf1rmatory remarks they made
yesterday after news of tho upset at
the Penitentiary had reached Wash
ington in Associated Press dispatches
from Atlanta.
Just how serious is the situation
of a new acting warden is a ques-
ton regarding which officials only
-: hint oarki.-- They declined to-
Ja% TO make any explanation of their
course IN placing the institution in
the hands of a department agent who
has refused even to say what his
real name is, or to answer the public
charge of A. l.. Sartain, the outgoing
warden, that he was the victim of
star chamber" proceedings
For months there have been
rumors of disagreeable tangle in
the affairs of the Atlanta Peniten-
iary, one of the largest and most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
NATION TO HONOR LEADER.
Military Escort Planned for Body
in New York Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 16.-The en-
tire Nation, officially and through
representatives of finance, business,
industry and professions, will share
with labor in honoring it's dead chief
tain. Samuel Gompers, at his funeral
here Thursday morning, it was indi-
Gated in completed arrangements an
nounced today by Hugh Frayne, ma
:ional organizer of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor.
Several thousand union representa-
tives from more than 40 individual
labor groups as far West as Chicago
and st. Louis will attend the services.
In addition. there will be several hun
dred men of prominence representing
the National, State and city govern
ments. the Army and Navy, the Ma
tional Guard, banking and other
circles.
Invitations have been issued to Sec
rotary Hughes and Chief Justice Taft
to act as honorary palIbearers. Gov.
Smith, with his military staff and
Mayor Hylan will be present as rep
resentatves of the State and city
l. Military Escort Planned.
+ The program now provides that
when the body arrives here over the
at o'clock tomorrow morning 1t will
be met by a composite battalion, rep
resenting the Army. the Navy and
the National Guard. The bronze cas-
ket will be placed on an artillery
| caisson and, with its military escort
and q delegation of labor oficials,
| will proceed to the Elks' Club on
! West Forty third street. There it
will lie in state until the funeral
he q oil n =,
| morning.
Masonic services at the grave in
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. at larry
| town, will be conducted by Very Rev.
| Oscar F. r. Treder. chaplain of the
| Grand Lodge of the State of New
York and dean of the Pro-Cathedral
| at Garden City. st. Cecile Lodge, No.
56S. the Actors and Newspaper Mems
| Lodge of this city, is in charge of
| the services, which will follow the
Jewish service and the Elks' ritual.
Honorary pallbearers will be as
| follows:
Hughes Heads List.
Charles Z. Hughes, Secretary of
! State; William II. Taft, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court: Maj. Gen. r, z.
| Billiard, L. S. A.; Rear Admiral C. F.
| Plunkett, u. S. N; Gov. Alfred Z.
| Smith, Lieut.. Gov. Lunn, naval and
military staff, State of New York
| Mayor John F. Hylan of New York
| City. United States Senator Royal s.
Copeland, Edward ]. Henning, Assist
ant Secretary of Labor, and Commits
sioner of Immigration Henry CurraR.
George W. Perkins, John H. Fin
! ley, John r. Alpine, B. M. Baruch,
, VIII III. Hays, Oscar Straus.- Samuel
| Untermyer, George Gordon Battle,
Grosvenor Clarkson, Marcus NJ.
Marks, Ralph M. Easley, v. Everitt
Macy, Judge Alton B. Parker, Otto
| NJ. Eidlitz, c. G. Norman.
Nicholas Murray Butler, Martin
Conboy, William r. Ashley, jr.; Don
NJ. Seitz, A5ram Kahn, Gen. George
Cocktails, Gerard Swope, Gen. J. G.
Harbord, Daniel Willard, Elihu Root.
George e. Roberts, Samuel -McRob-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
APPEAL TO BE MADE.
Government Finds Ruling in Bal
timore Interesting"

The United States attorney At Bal
timore will be instructed Immediately
to fiie an appeal from the ruling of
Federal Judge Soper in the Baltimore
Daily Post tax publication case.
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
Assistant Attorney General, explained
that the department had no other in
terest In the question than that of
determining exactly what Congress
had intended to do.
Judge Soper's view that Congress
apparently had intended to abandon
provisions of law compelling secrecy
for income tax information. in the
view OF Department of Justice Of
ficials, develops an entirely new sit
uation and phase Of the case re-
garded as decidedly interesting"
Mrs. willebrsndt has asked the
United States attorney at Baltimore
TO supply her with a memorandum
statement of the judges ruling, and
as soon as this is received the de-
partment will be in a position to
lay out its program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
DAUGHTERS DEATH SHOCK.
Gompers Said by Sister to Have
Felt Blow Keenly.

BOSTON, December 1.-THE death
of his daughter Sadie, when she was
serving as Red Cross worker in
Washington in 1918, was a blow from
which Samuel Gompers, late presid emit
of the American Federation of Labor,
never recovered, his sister, Mrs. Sam
uel Isaacs, said yesterday. Mrs.
Isaacs. and a second sister, Mrs. Har-
ry Tsaacs, both OF Boston, will at
tend the funeral of the veteran labor
leader in Sleepy Hollow, N. Y, Thurs
day, they said.
Although Mr.. Gompers had long
been in poor health, neither sister
realized the seriousness of his con-
diton because, they said, he never ad-
mitted, even to relatives, that he was
Ill.
My brother idolized his daughter"
Mrs. Samuel Isaacs said today. Sadie
was % years old, and was an accom-
plished musician. Another daughter
had died some years earlier. in her
twenty-seventh year, and before that
Mr.. Gompers had lost son. The sud
den death of Sadie, his favorite, fol-
lowed in quick succession by the
death of his aged father and his first
wife, weighed so heavily on his heart
that I believe 1t fastened his own
DEATH" Mrs. Isaacs said.
-~
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erts. Judge John II. Clark. William
II. Short. Everett Colby. Bainbridge
Colby, owen ID. Young, Dwight Nor
row, Seymour Cromwell. walter Fad
dis, Stephen r. Voorhees,. Bert l.. Fen
ner. Ronald Taylor, John Morrison,
Harry NJ. Moness. John f. Downey,
George w. Wickersham, Charles
Sickle, Adolph Lewiston. Samuel Nc
Cune Lindsay. Henry w. Taft, John
Hays Hammond, Frank Vanderlip.
Cleveland Fl. Dodge, John r. Voorhis,
DR.. ]. C. Curran. Morgan ]. oBrien,
Nicholas F. Brady, Haley Fiske, Il. x.
Hall, Harry N. Taylor.
Delegations from Chicago. St.
Louis, Boston, Philadelphia. Balti-
more and many other cities notified
Mr.. Frayne today of their coming for
the ceremonies. In New York flags
on State and municipal buildings viii
be at half-staff. All labor halls
throughout the metropolitan area
will be draped in black.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
INSPIRED BY LINCOLN.
As Boy, Gompers Saw Face of As
sassinated President.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD GOMPERS' TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO WASHINGTON. VIM
CENNES, Ind. December 16.--The
dead face of the great Lincoln, as the
martyred President lay In state in the
City Hall of New York many years
ago, gave inspiration. to Samuel Com
pers for his fife work In behalf of
labor. according to the story OF the
occurrence he often told his secre-
tary, Miss Florence G. Thorn.
Miss Thorn recounted this yester-
day as the train bearing the body of
the late president of the American
Federation of Labor sped across In
diana and Ohio on its way to Wash
ington. The boy Gompers had heard
his elders speak of the man Lincoln
in the tabor shops of his native Eng
lish city. When Gompers came to
America at the age of IS he learned
more of the Civil War hero. He grew
to look upon Lincoln a the friend of
the common laboring people. and in
his boyish manner pictured himself
fashioning his own life after the
mode of the man who is quoted as
saying: God must have loved the
common people; He made so many of
them -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Was Profoundly Moved.

When Lincolns death sent shock
through the country Gompers said ne
wept for three days, and when Lin
coins body was placed in City Hall.
New York. Gompers stood patiently In
line all morning to get chance to
view the body. Finally the chance
came and he gazed in rapt wonder
for the first time on the face of his
idol stilled in death.
Mr.. Gompers said the face, with its
story of tender strength written into
each feature. made d tremendous i'm
preston upon him. He never forgot
the sight, he said, and in after life
il was a memory that often inspired
him. lie thought it was a fine thing
that Lincoln's body was placed where
all the people could see him before
earth closed him from view.
So Sam Gompers friends too be-
lievc that the man whom they idol
ize as the emancipation OF labor
should lie in state where his face pic
turing the drama of life and death
may be seen by the multitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
M0URNS G0MPERs' DEATH
Wet Society Praises His Stand for
Liberty.

The Association Against the Prohi-
billion Amendment in a statement to-
day declared the death of Samuel
Gompers was a personal loss to the
leaders of the association. His
steady support OF the principles of
Individual liberty" said the state
nent, was especially noteworthy in
one whose public career must have
been one long temptation to forget
the rights of special class.
The association, it was announced,
will be represented at the funeral by
Charles S. Wood and John r. Flood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported &
the Health Department in the last "a hours
Mary ". Nolan. 81, 1928 Sth ct.
Thomss s. Garges. II, 1880 9Th ST.
George R. woodend. 30. 100 5rd pl. Nc.
Sophie Brill. 20, st. Elizabeths Hospital
Marion r. Fair, 50, Emergency Hospital
Anna Ora ndslaR, rs. Home for Tncurables.
Jerome Collins. AZ, 81. Elizabeth's Hospital
Austin Bolts, 20, Garfield Hospital.
Edward Jenkins. 70 Casualty Hospital.
Eliphss Thompson, so. Freedmens Hospital
Lee Donald. 81. 81 Elizabeth's Hospital
James o. Briscoe. . months 110s st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
PAPER SUSTAINED
IN TAX PUBLICITY
Baltimore Judge Holds Con-
gresS Intended Public to
Know Figures.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Md. December 10
Federal Judge Morris A. Soper today
sustained the demurrer of -the Balti-
more Post to the Indictment charging
Illegal publication of income tax re-
turns.
The demurrer admitted the facts set
forth in the indictment--that the Post
published the tax payments of the
five persons named therein--but con-
tended no law was violated.
Judge Soper held that by the act of
1924 II was plain that Congress deter
mined to abandon the policy of Sc
creey from the general public con-
corning the amount of taxes paid.
United States Attorney Woodcock,
who handled the case for the Govern
meut, said the question of an appeal
would be decided by the Department
Of Justice at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Gov. Small on Job Again.

kANK AkEE, Ill. December Is
Walking with a limp and still suffer
ing considerable pain, Gov. Small
was preparing to depart today for
Springfield This will be his first ap-
pearance in the State capital since ar
automobile accident on December 5
In which the governor. his son and
daughter and another passenger were
seriously injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

is the source of the alleged propa-
ganda, and it was suggested today
that the whole affair is being set in
motion largely for interests which
have something 10 sell to the Gov
eminent.
There is no intention on the part
of the President or Congress to per-
NIT either the Army or Navy to de-
terio.ate. They will be maintained
on, an efficient basis. In one quarter
the charge was made that the present
agitation for additional arma me MT
was greater In the United States than
in any foreign country. President
Coolidge's annual message TO Con-
gress laid down a policy of working
for world peace which is entirely
contrary to the publishers of the
present agitation.
1t is recognized that both the Pres
dent and Secretary Hughes of the
State Department are anxious to
bring about when they can, further
conferences on the limitations of
ornaments, At present the indica-
lions are that this country will wait
to see what develops out of the eff
forts OF the League of Nations In re-
gard to this disarmament. However.
If nothing develops within a reason
able time. 1t may be expected that
the United States will again take the
lead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

prising sergeant and 10 soldiers, by
orders of the War Department. This
guard will accompany the body
through the route of procession to-
day both from the Union Station and
on the return to the station. ~
This guard, according to the War
Departments official statement, Is
designated I'm recognition OF his con-
splcuous war service" The order was
signed by Secretary Weeks.
Elaborate arrangements have been
completed for supervision of the
crowds expected this afternoon and
tonight to view the body. The room
is SO constructed just at the west of
the main entrance to the building
that lines of persons may walk in
one door, pass between the lanes OF
flowers. see the figure in repose and
pass out another door in continuous
stream. =
Great Array of Flowers. :.
1t will be impossible, according to
labor officials here. even to attempt
to transport to labor headquarters
the flowers which have been accumu
lated by the eastward passage OF the
funeral train from San Antonio, ST.
Louis and Cincinnati. They will be
kept on board the train in the cars
for the journey TO New York. where
they probably will be grouped in the
Elks headquarters for the funeral
services.
The active paIlbearers designated
last night by those in charge of ar
engagements include: A w. Lawson
president of the local Central Labor
Union: L. J. Gainor, president of the
National Association of Letter Car
riers; William H. Johnston. president
of the International Association OF
Machinists; James p. Noonan, presi-
dsnt of the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers of Amer
lea: Thomas r. Flaherty, secretary
treasurer of the National Federation
of Post Office Clerks. and william Fl
Howlin of the American Federation
of Labor headquarters staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
TRIBUTE OF SILENCE.
Lathers' Union Pays Honor tc
Samuel Gompers.

CI,EV ELAND. Ohio. December 49,
Tribute to Samuel Gompers was paid
last night by $50 officials and members
of the Wood. Wire and Metal Lathers'
international Union. assembled here
to dedicate the organizations new
$4,000 home. They stood for a min
ute in silence, after which speakers
eulogized the late leader.
4 framed copy of Mr.. Gompers'
dying words: God bless the American
institutions: may they grow togeth-
err" hung on the wall of the banquet
hail.
Tho international executive board
will hold a three day conference to
discuss the organizations policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
MEXICO TO STOP WORK.
Pause of One Hour Ordered in Re-
spect to Gompers.

MEXICO CITY, December 16.-The
workers throughout Mexico have been
called upon by the Regional Fedora
ton of Labor to lay down their tools
for one hour during the funeral Of
Samuel Gompers, whose journey to
Mexico City to attend the Pan-Ameri-
can Labor Congress proved to be his
last one.
The Senate and Chamber of Depu-
ties have authorized the sending of
messages of coincidence to the widow
and the American Federation of
Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
To Print Wilson Memorial Address

Publication for free distribution by
Representatives and Senators of
$4,000 copies of the address delivered
yesterday at the congressional me-
mortal service for Woodrow Wilson
by DR.. Edwin A. Alderman, president
of the University of Virginia, would
be authorized under a resolution
passed today by the House and sent
to the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
Tiny Camera Takes Pictures

Probably the smallest camera ever
made has been presented to Queen
Mary of England, to be placed in her
Dolls House. 1t is just ee-quarters
of an inch long. 1t is said to be prac-
teal in every sense of photography
and takes remarkably clear photo
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