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Evening star., 1924-01-30
CREAGERB|TTERLY
DENOUNCES HEFL|N
Defies Senator to Push Res
oIution Asking Probe of
Land "Frauds."
By the 4 Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, January 30
Challenging Senator Heflin, democrat,
Alabama, to press his resolution in
troduced in the United States Senate
Monday, in which it was charged that
an effort was made in 1921 "to stifie
an inquiry into land frauds in Texas"
r. B. Creager, republican national COM
mitteman for Texas, in a statement
here today, declared Mr.. Hehin was ac-
tuated by the Lowest of political mo-
tives.'
II challenge Senator Hefiin to press
his resolution" said Mr.. Creager. 81
do not believe he introduced it with
any intention Of ever having an in
vestigation as to whether any cabi-
net officer had been improperly infiu-
enced or that I had sought to improp-
erly influence them"
MI. Creager states he was a mem
Der of the committee of Rio Grande
valley citizens which went to Wash
ington in April, 1921, u protest
against certain letters being sent out
by the Department of Agriculture
which were detrimental to valley in
terests" Copies of the letters were
secured by the Valley Chamber of
Commerce, and, at joint meeting
of the various chambers of commerce
a letter of protest was prepared and
committee appointed to go to WASH
ington. The Department of Agricul-
ture was convinced that the form OF
the letter they had been sending out
was unfair. and they agreed to change
the form, Mr.. creager said.
Asked Separate Inquiries.
sc. L. Jessup of Brownsville spe-
officially stated to each cabinet officer
that the committee was not there for
the purpose of stopping or delaying
fraudulent practices of any of the
land companies; that, on the con-
trary, the valley interests welcomed
any such investi tigation," Mr.. Creager
continued. They did. however, in
siSt that each company's activities
should be separately investigated and
that if investigation showed any of
the land companies guilty of improper
or unlawful practices the valley in
terests would welcome and assist in
any prosecution.
"These Investigations did continue
thereafter. Indictments We're return
ed against a number of men at Kan
sas City, and some of these men were
thereafter convicted. Our visit to
Washington was in the latter part of
April 1922. The court action at
Kansas City came several months
later.
Il have connection with two land
companies. The Department of JUS
tice did not inform me what compa-
MES they investigated, but l know
they investigated mine, at my request.
and I believe they investigated all
operating in the valley. These facts
could have been easily ascertained
by Senator Hefin had he been desir-
Gus of ascertaining the truth"
Evening star., 1924-01-30
Fletcher in View
To Succeed Child
! In Post at Rome

President Coolidge has under con-
sideration a proposal that Henry
p. Fletcher, now ambassador to
Belgium, be transferred to Rome
to succeed Richard Washburn
posal also contemplates appoint
ment OF William Phillips, under
secretary of state, as ambassador
to Belgium.
These changes have been urged
by Senators Pepper and Reed, re-
publfoans, Pennsylvania.. The Pres~
1dent has made no decision
Evening star., 1924-01-30
NOTED EDUCATOR DIES.
DR.. J. G. Crabbe Was Ex-Chief of
National Education Association.

GREELEY. Colo. January 30.-Dr.
John Grant Crabbe fifty-nine, president
of the Colorado State Teachers College
here, died this morning from hardening
of the arteries.
During 1913 and 1914, while a resi-
dent of Kentucky, DR. Crabbe was presi-
dent of the National Education Asso-
citation He was born in Mount Sterl-
ing, Ohio, and was graduated from Ohio
Wesleyan University.
Evening star., 1924-01-30
c. v. i. ALUMNI
IN BIG FUND DRIVE
"EndoWment" Dinner at the
Raleigh Tomorrow Night to
lnaugurate Campaign. ID.

George Washington University.
endowment" dinner, which is ey-
pected to bring out the largest gath
ering OF alumni since the university
was founded, 1o3 years ago, viii be
held in the Raleigh Hotel tomorrow
night at 7 o'clock to inaugurate tie
million-doliar building and endow-
nent campaign Of the UNIVERSITY
throughout the country. The general
campaign opens February l.
students of the university LAST
HlSht reached the total Of S19223 in
their campaign for the institution.
Istsuits OF today's work will he re
ported tonight to Henry James. stu
dent chairman. who announced fhe
Lollo"lng contributions for yestcr-
gay: Columbian College, W w
: coward, .ed chairman, 1914 pledges.
SsIiaoi ENGINEERING College. ". Z.
si,oon; Law School, Hugo Eemman.
chairman, 40 pledges, S2,37O; Med
lcaI School, l.. Fl. French, chairman,
14i pledges, $g,720.
al the dinner tomorrow night William
bruce King, President William Mathrr
Lewis, Dean II. L. H0dgkius and AIRS
joshua Evans viii be among the spealt-
tfS. Arthur Diebert Will lead tho sing
ing and other features VIII be The
University orchestra. Girls t;Ian cIub
Updegraff. - "a enc,
The intensive period Of the student
Gahlpa ign is today, Tuesday Wedncs-
gay ana Thursday. The intensive period
LOT the city OF Washington is from
tebrEary j to II, inclusive The ma
tIon-Wide campaign continues through
February.
The $1,000, 900 fund is to he used H.
inc ,.il, D4lidlns and endowment of quaa-
Eansuiar group Of buildings suitable f1@
q student body Of 7.500. The first nj
OF TINS group already is under cnnstru.
tloh "ith the money the univerSsf.-
mas on nand. The present building
housing 5000 students, are Iarre1y
modelled dwelling houses.
Gift Received in Advance
Although actual solicitation hss
not commenced, gifts and EXPIRE
slons of interest have come fra5#s
many quarters, John e. Larner. M
llonal treasurer. said yesterday. on
OF the HrSt gifts was from Rev. =
l.. Ance1, principal of Nahan SchoCf.
degree from the graduate school Il.
1899. gift of $4,000 already ~
come from a friend of the uniycrs.t !.
who IS not a graduate.
Inc following letter to Col. Arch
paid Hopkins. a member OF the ia
tional executive committee, was -
ceIved from c. Bascom Slemp. Pre-
dent Coolidge's secretary:
wish to assure You Of the Pres.
dents earnest interest in behalf -
lhe SpIehdld work that is being ca.
fied on 50 unselfshly by the author
ties OF the university and the hone
that their anticipation for its futu,,a
may be realized. I know he is -
completely in harmony with yos.-.
own views regarding the establish
ment of a great university fhgt Ill.
would like to lend his assistance n.
any possible way"
Evening star., 1924-01-30
A Nations Phone Calls.

The postal service of Great Britain,
carries about $500, 100000 letters an
nually. or about 1900. 900 each work "A
ing day. The service handles TSS,-a
100000 telephone calls a year. The
increase is said to be usually great
at this time. .------
Evening star., 1924-01-30
STUDENT MURDERED.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 30
John A. Mazzola, twenty-five years
old native of Panama, who was
a dental student at the Ohio College
of Dental Surgery of the University
of Cincinnati, was found murdered
here today.
Evening star., 1924-01-30
FOREIGN.
ARGENTINA.

ARGENTINA. 80 Q
For week ending January IS, 1924. I'll.
Mean Depart Avg. Depart
tenn ure pre- ure
pera- from cipita- from
ture. normal. tion. normal.
Corn and northern
wheat area. 70 Il o9 +O2
Southern wheat area. az Il 90 oil
Evening star., 1924-01-30
FEDERAL BUILDING
PROGRAM PROVIDED
BY SMOOT MEASURE

Continued from First Page
Evening star., 1924-01-30
SENATORS PROPOSE
MORE POWERS FOR
D. c. GOVERNMENT

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Evening star., 1924-01-30
CROWELL WINS VICTORY
IN WAR FRAUD CHARGES

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Evening star., 1924-01-30
FALL AT BREAKING
POINT, FOUR DOCTORS
TESTIFY IN PROBE

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
MARYLAND
Dat TIER
A)OKE
Referee Franklin Stops Bout
in Twelfth Round With
Keiser All But Out.

BALTIMORE, March 25.-Har-
ry Greb, of Pittsburgh, king of
the world middleweight boxing d.
vision, retained his laurel wreath
by scoring a technical knockout
over Fay Keiser, of Cumberland,
in the twelfth round last night at
the Fourth Regiment Armory.
The match was scheduled to last
fifteen rounds.
A solid left sock to the jaw,
soon after the twelfth session be-
gan, floored the Maryland pugi-
list. Instead of taking a count Of
nine, Keiser scrambled to his feet
after Referee Benny Franklin
raised his own right arm three
times.
|. Keiser fell backward into a neu-
trail corner, a defenseless man.
victim of heating from the tap Of
the first he'll. Greb. leaping into
his prey like panther, cut loose
series of rights and lefts on the
| helpless man
Referee Franklin's act Of interior
ence was one of mercy as he
stopped the fight and raised Greb's
arm in token of victory Franklin
could have ended the battle before
he did and not a word Of condemna.
ton would have been uttered by the
spectators,
Greb simply outclaSsed his man,
and keiser, had all his solid blows
been counted, could have been 20.
'aled by a six-year-old youngster
His showing was nothing short Of
pathetic. He had no defense, no At
tack, and his attempt to strike back
lacked strength.
The Smoky City man. on the
other hand proved himself a master
boxer. a cunning man who knows
| all the tricks Of the game. But
some of his Notwithstanding with
his left hand and the poking of
his left thumb in Keiser's eye-was
not at all sportsmanlike.
Greb made Keiser look foolish
continually: he held him off with
his left and used his right with
which to chop on the chin. A man
with a punch would have knocked
out Keiser long before the twelfth
| round. Greb's footwork was 80
clever that he pranced around the
slow-moving Keiser like a dancing
master, and he used the ropes to
| good advantage.
The champion, with his hair
sleek, was not mussed up until the
| third round.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
THATCHER
FIT To FACE
BARRIER
Preston Burch to Race Ten
Juveniles During impending
Bowie Meeting.

With General Thatcher a prospec.
tive starter in the $4,000 inaugural
Handicap, Preston M. Burch will
race string of eight or ten Nevada.
bred tWo-year-olds; also Amber and
Wood Lady and couple of maiden
three-year-olds, at Bowie through
the first fortnight Of April.
The Inaugural. a dash of seven
furlongs for three.year-olds and
over, will attract the class Of the
East ready for the colors. Burch's
horses have trained at the old Ben.
ming course.
Winner of a race on the opening
day of last springs Bowie meeting
and two Bowie races last fall, one
of them a dash of one mile in which
Flintstone was a beaten opponent,
General Thatcher ought to make a
formidable bid a week from today.
The General weights 1920 pounds
this spring, and is training famouslv.
The back trouble which bothered
him last year has entirely disap-
peared. The $4,000 Dixie Handi-
cap, gallop of one mile and three.
sixteenths for three-year-olds and
over that will be one of the salient
features of the coming Pimlico meet.
ing, Is General Thatcher's ultimate
Maryland racing objective this
spring.
Before the running of the Dixie
General Thatcher will probably start
In the $4,000 a1avre de Grace Handi.
cap, a race Of one mile and a six
teenth Jockey Lee. who has made
a creditable showing in winter rae
ing since last fall, will ride General
Thatcher and the other horses OF
the Nevada Stock Farm string in
Maryland. Burch signed Lee up
last summer and does not regret his
choice. Burch's three-year-old
maidens are Go Fion and Conscript
The Nevada two-year-olds are
Kingman, a bay brother of Recon-
mendation; Pogonip, bay colt by
Atheling, dam Orange Blossom
Blackfoot, bay gelding by Atheling
dam, Thrifty, and brother of Go
Foin; Silver Heart, bay gelding by
Atheling, dam, Celesta; Island King
bay gelding, by sAtheling, dam
Island Queen; Lord Valentine, brown
colt, by Honeywood, dam. Neva S..
she a sister of, Sunny Slope and a
half-sister of Hephaistos; Belle Wood
chestnut filly, by Honeywood, dam
Bells; Lena Wood, chestnut filly. by
Honeywood, dam. Lenore; Dark
Wood, brown filly, by Honeywood
dam, Chocolate Lady; Mountain
Oaks, bay filly, by Honeywood, dam
Scarlet Oaks; Thistle Wood, brown
filly, by Honeywood, dam, Thistle
Belle; Betty Mallory, bay filly, by
Atheling dam, Gladiola.
Three of the youngsters are buck
ing their shins and will hardly race
before the end Of April. The Others
are thoroughly fit. They will start
racing at once.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA
HOLD OLYMPIC TRYOUTS

LEXINGTON, Va. March 25.-
Entries for the Virginia Carolina
Olympic wrestling try-outs have
been coming in slowly to P. H.
Quinlan, V. M. 1. wrestling coach
The try-outs will be held in the
V. M. I. gymnasium Friday and
Saturday, and Thursday is the last
day on which entries will be re-
ceived.
Coach Quinlan will enter a full
team with representative in each
of the Olympic classes. 1t is a De-
culiar coincidence that entries have
been received in all classes except
the 145-pound and unlimited weights
IN which two V. NJ. 1. captains com.
pete. Captain Rup Baird is the
cadet welterweight, and captain.
elect Charlie Barbour takes care of
the heavyweight division.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
PLAY SEMI-FlNALS
IN BASKET TOURNEY

Two stiff battles may be expected
tonight when the Anacostia Eagles
meet the Kanawhas and the Calvary
M. E. quint clashes with the I'm.
maculates in the semifinals of the
pound basketball championship
tournament. The first game will
start at o'clock.
These teams are the survivors of
sixteen. Tonight's winners will
meet tomorrow night for the cham
pionship. An effort is being made
to arrange a preliminary between
the Metropolitan and Princess girl
teams.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
Lack of Foes Forces
Dempsey Into
Movies
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Be-
fore boarding a trans-continen-
tai train today for California,
where he will sign so-called
million-dollar contract for pic
ture work with haste, satisfac-
ton and a fountain pen, Jack
Kearns assured one and all
that nothing would be permit
ted to interfere with Jack
Dempsey's appearance in de-
Tense of his title during the out
door season.
eve are really forced into
picture work by the non-activity
Of Dempsey's opponents" Kearns
said. "Jack cut short a profit
able tour of the South to re-
turn here in case he was wanted.
Yet, we have received no def
mite offers. Firpo has elimin-
ated himself, if reports about
his retirement are true.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
YOST CALLS BOSS WEEKS
GREATEST QUARTERBACK

ALLEGAN, Mich, March U.s.
Fielding H. Yost, athletic director
at the University Of Michigan, paid
tribute to the memory of Harrison
BOSS Weeks in a speech at the
Father and Son banquet here re-
Gently. Yost called Weeks the great
est quarter of all time.
"His equal probably never will
be known" said Yost. above all
else, he was fine type of citizen,
a real leader in every way and a
great credit to his university and
to his home own
While here Yost visited Mrs.
Julia Weeks. mother of the foot.
ball player. He also went to Oak.
wood Cemetery and placed a wreath
on the grave OF his former pupil.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
SOMMER WILL COACH
VlLLANOVA. GRID TEAM

PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-
Villanova College will have Frank
Sommer, former Penn backfield
star, as it's gridiron coach for the
next three years. A long contract
was recently offered the Philadel.
phian and he has signed to take
charge of football at the Main
Line" college.
One of Sommer's first moves will
be to hold spring football practice,
starting on Easter Monday. He is
anxious to look over the men who
failed to tally a single point last
fall.
Sommer will succeed Hughie Nc.
Geehan. the former coach of the
Villanova Prep School. who was MT
in charge Of the college team last
fall.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25

the Baltimore AOElAoE BOYD
girls stepping out to very fast
time and the Washingtonians slow
ing down in proportion, but not
enough to lose the lead accumu-
lated by Boyd and Thomas. Boyd
played a steller game, her shots
finding the ring almost as she
willed.
In the other tournament games
of the evening, Swagger Club. of
Annapolis. defeated School 76 to
the tune of SO to 8; Bryn Mawr
took the measure of the Y. w. H.
A. at % to 3; Woverly M. E. won
by default from the Gas Co, and
Sparrows Point defeated the Speedy
six, 80 to 10. The defeated are
eliminated from further play.
Arrangements now call for the
Nets to meet the Bryn Mawr sex
tet Thursday night in Baltimore.
This promises to be the real battle
for the championship.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
OLYMPIC RUNNING TRACK
TO BE WIDE AND LONG

The running track on which the
Olympic events will be decided
should prove very fast. The course
Is 500 meters to the lap, with
150-meter straightaway, each curve
measuring nearly 100 meters in
length.
The track also will be consider
ably wider than the one at Ant
werp, and special curve con-
structed for the 20O-met1r race,
this curve being inside the regular
track and permitting the race to
be started on the straightaway.
The 400-meter race will have
only one curve and this curve will
not be nearly as sharp as our 440-
yard tracks.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
HIP CANVIN WILL COACH
EVANSVILLE BALL TEAM

EVANSVILLE. Md, March U.s.
Stuart QIip) Canvin has been ap-
pointed coach of the Hyattsville
High school baseball squad. Candi-
dates have been working out for
several days, and serious prepare
ton is slated to start Monday.
The locals will play their first
game of the season against Uni
versity of Maryland freshmen at
College Park, April /. This contest
and games probably with Alexan-
dria High and Gainesville Howard
county, Md High will probably be
the only trays in which the locals
will participate outside of the coun-
ty high school championship series.
Whcih begins April 4.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
EIGHTEEN CONTESTS
FOR NAVY TOSSERS

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March U.s.
Navy will play eighteen games on
the diamond this spring, the
opener being scheduled March %
with Bowdoin. The list follows:
March 80, Bowdoin; April 2, RIM.
herst: April 5, Vermont: April o,
Georgetown; April IL. New York:
April Is, Harvard; April 23, Penn
State; April 26. West Virginia:
April 80, Gettysburg; May 3, Johns
Hopkins; May Z, Washington and Lee;
May 10, Pittsburgh; May IA, Swarth-
more; May II, West Virginia Wes-
leyan: May 81, Maryland; May "a,
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; May
20, Delaware; May 81, West Point.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
METROS DEFEAT
| FIRST FOE IN
TOURNEY
Washington Girls and Bryn
Mawr Will Clash in Fea-
ture Game.
JACK" MARTIN,

The Washington Metropolitans
removed the first obstacle in their
way to the South Atlantic A. A. U.
basketball championship by defeat
ing the st. Martins, Of Baltimore,
80 to 10.
The Nets squad, including Glad
Mills, Tommy Thomas, Adelaide
Boyd, Margaret Kubel, Charlotte
Hatton, Ann Fennelly and Roselle
Jet, were accompanied to Balti-
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
TWO FRANCHISES OPEN
IN POTOMAC LEAGUE

The Potomac League desires to
award two more franchises to make
up total Of eighteen teams and
three sections. A meeting will be
held next Wednesday. Latest to
Join the league are the Washington
Barracks, st. Joseph, Apache. Tel
nallytown, Georgetown A. c., and
Eastern A. G. clubs.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
Petworth Gets Field.

A rumor that Petworth had failed
to secure the Silver Spring playing
field for Independent Sandlot League
games was disprovcd by Buck
Greer. Petworth manager. who
flashed a signed contract. II Is
understood charge of 30 cents for
admission will be made.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25

more. ny SeVera
cars full Of root
ers from the Met
Club, Marjorie
Webster School,
and the First
Baptist.
The game was
played at School
IS, in a large,
slippery gym.
At the start
the st. Martins
presented utCle
opposition, the
first half end
ing % to 6. The
second h a ! f,
however, s a w
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
Eiseman With Lyceum.

Johnny Eiseman, hard. hitting In.
fielder, is with the Dominican Ly-
ceum team. Eiseman was a star at
Tech and later at Maryland Uni.
versity. He played with the Gar.
fields last season.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
Milan Midgets Meet.

The Milan Midgets will, hold AN
organization meeting Saturday. Any
players desiring places on the team
should phone William Rice at Lin
coin S625-J, between $50 ana 6 D. m.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
Mohawks Get Park.

1t is understood that the cham.
pion Mohawks have secured Union
Park for their home games in the
Independent Sandlot League.
The Washington times., 1924-03-25
Gotham Plentifullv
Supplied with
Fight Arenas

With five open-air boxing
arenas, representing a seating
capacity of nearly a quarter of
a million, all within radius of
thirty minutes Of Forty-second
street, New York, the match
makers next summer are going
to have a merry time evolving
attractions calculated to fill the
wide open spaces.
Take a slant at some of the
more important outdoor boxing
establishments that will be cali
ing for customers when the
roses bloom again:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-28
SEABOARD AIR LINE
kNAl Ill.,
SMOTHERING SPELLS
Lady Says She Suffered from a
Burning Sensation, Headache,
Dizziness, Until She Took
Black Draught.

Signal, Miss.-"For year or longer
had indigestion, and had it bad"
says Mrs. E. S. Holman, of this place.
Everything 1 ate hurt me. 1 would
have burning in my stomach and
smothering spells, and after meals feel
right dizzy. My head would begin to
Lche, and I would want to lie down,
but felt couldn't for would smother.
"Unless one has had such trouble,
they don't know what it is. was
talking to a neighbor one day and told
her how had been affected. She
told me it was indigestion and to try
Black Draught, which did. took a
few large doses and then pinch after
meals, and for fully four months now
| haven't had Indigestion. l eat what
ever please and when / please, but
keep up the Neutrality-suspicious. an
occasional dose"
When you have feeling of discom-
fort after meals, try the suggestion
above. Thousands of people have
found that Black-Draught promotes
relief in indigestion by stimulating the
liver and stomach to perform their
normal functions.
Insist on Thedford's, the only genu-
inc. Sold everywhere. NC-152 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-28
JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU is OPERATED
Government Maintains ExcIus.
I've Agency for Negroes Now
AT Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga. March 90
Atlanta has the only Junior ar,,Io,,
ment bureau in the United States
maintained by the United States
employment service for coiored IVA ;,
PIE exclusively, it Is pointed, orr
oy Joseph P. McGrath. Director ~
The consolidated employment service
here. SCI 'iCe
Although this bureau is operatnd
In connection with the consolidateJ
employment service, the office !,
IN charge of Claire jackson, who
as SAID to be the only negro woman
IN the employ of the government
employment service as Junior div.
sion counsellor.
Inc bureau for employment Of
negroes was opened in December
as an experiment. The office has
proven of great value to employer
and employe, it was stated. and in
all probability it will be continued
as a permanent part of the United
states employment service.
Although the junior division coun-
sellor in charge of the bureau is
paid by the government, the Of
flee space, furniture and equipment
are furnished by the Colcred Y. NJ.
c. A, here, without cost.
The associated Charities and 9th
er agencies cooperate with the ou-
reau in the work of obtaining en-
ployment for colored persons in
search of work.
The greatest number of applica-
tons received at the office is for
domestic help, including cooks,
maids, buffers and chauffeurs. A
weekly report of the work is sent
to the employment service at Wash
ington.
During the early months of the
colored bureaus operation, the
number of applicants and place
ments averaged less than ten,
whereas lat present, fifty to one
hundred applications are received
weekly and the placements averaged
around twenty-five, it was stated.