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The Washington times., 1925-04-01
HANS WAGNER EXHIBITS
WITH ELKS' BALL TEAM

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April l.
Though it has been years since
Honus Wagner laid aside his Pirate
uniform, each spring sees the
veteran in action on some sandlOt.
This year Hans will give the fans
another glimpse of himself by TAX
ing to the road with his team Of
Elks, in the Allegheny County,
PENNSYLVANIA League.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01

The four recently played a four
some at East Potomac Park.
Roland Mackenzie was In good
form; he was betting the pill far
and wide. Karl Kellerman was way
off his game, and both Hufty and
Brawner were getting good shots
and bad shots in nearly equal pro-
portions.
Kellerman was the subject OF
some good-natured banter because
he was slicing his tee shots. And
he was slicing because he had neg
lected to practice. He needed hours
and hours OF practice to perfect his
drive. And practice is hard work,
make no mistake.
Mackenzie was hitting the ball
hard and true because he had
been out almost every day. He
believes that day lost when he
can't or doesn't get In some prac-
tice on the links. Roland is prOba-
bly, the best amateur golfer in
I'm the city, and he rates that
position because he is always
working at the game.
Hufty frankly said that golf
wasn't fun. He said that ut was
darn hard work." To be a good
golfer one must spend hours and
hours OF tedious, wearing time on
the driving grounds, and more
hours in putting and using .he
irons. All this is far from being
pleasure. It requires tremendous
walking and patience.
Later on this year Kelferman win
be up in the championship flights
Of the club tournaments. But he
will not get that far IL he neglects
to practice. He isn't fooling him
self. He knows that il his game is
to be up to Its usual high standard
he's got to spend many weary
hours Of time.
But, take the lowly tyro. He
can't drive, he can't putt, and he
can't use his irons. But he gets a
lot of pleasure out OF the game. One
or two afternoons a week. Scores
that approach double par, and in
Vulnerable broken clubs and lost
balls. But, once in while he will
get a good drive, or long putt, or
maybe a sparkling approach shot.
Then, the wAole day has bean sue
cessfu1.
Golf is a sport for the dub, and
it's work for the expert. A notable
example Of what happens when the
practice sessions are abolished is
Walter McCallum. Many wise golf
ers have said that if Walter would
practice more he would be one Of
the most formidable golfers in the
town. At that, he always lands
within a few inches of the top.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
Notre Dame Eleven
Loses Seven Games
Out Of Isl

Notre Dame has played 162
football games in the last eight
cen years and lost only seven.
To lose on an average Of only
one game every thirty months
is q record that no other uni
versity can equal over such q
span of years.
And It is especially remark
able when Notre Danes uni
formly tough schedule Of games
is considered.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
BOB GARCIA WILL FACE
CANADIAN TITLE HOLDER

Fighting Bob Garcia, feather
weight champion Of the United
States Army. and leading contender
for the worlds title, will hook up
with Leo (Kid) Roy in a return en-
Gagement in Montreal on April 20.
Garcia also is booked to trade wal.
lops with Babe Ruth, recent con-
oueror Of Red Chapman, in Phila-
delphia, on April 27.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
''STRANGLER" LEWIS
DEADLOCK THAT. HURTS

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April D.
Using a deadlock that incapacitated
his opponent, Bill Demetral. Ed.
Stranger" Lewis, last night won
the feature match of a wrestling
card here. The time was forty-four
minutes and fifteen seconds. De-
metral was reported today to have
suffered a severe injury to his
mack
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
JACK ZIVIC WILL MEET
HARRY BID BROWN NEXT

Jack civic, brilliant Pittsburgh
Junior welterweight, will swing into
action again next Monday night,
April 6, meeting Harry QKid Brown,
of Philadelphia, in a scheduled ten
rounder at Motor Square Garden,
Pittsburgh. Since the first Of the
year. ZiVic has knocked out Lew
Tender and Bobby Tracey, and has
decisiVely defeated Chubby Brown.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01

ulu& points ii the lHuOVA AhOO1S'
In addition he had a relay team
and enough reserve strength to
come through in the pinches for
much needed points. Then came
this cursed frat question. It had
TO plop out in Hardelrs back yard,
right where It could do the most
damage. Tech lost even its track
suits. There wasn't g runner Of
any capebility left on the squad.
Into thin air went Techs visions
OF drubbing the ancient rival of
Mount Pleasant. And into reality
came Centrals possibilities,
Foley was fortunate I'm that
only . few Of his hefty string Of
athletes were In the frats. Most
Of his boys wero green and they
were fortunately not members Of
the mysterious frats.
Foley lost couple Of good men,
but he has splendid nucleus left.
His youngsters have been working
hard all year to develop themselves.
They were figured as good material
Tor next years meets. But as
things turned out, they can be
used this year, and, when In the
latter part Of May the track cham
pionship games are held In the
Central stadium, they win undoubt.
edly bring another title to the
school.
Western has 80 few athletes that
the Red and White can scarcely
hope 70 survive the blows that have
fallen through the frats. The base
ball team and tennis has been
shattered into nothingness. Cen.
trails baseball and tennis is also
hurt, but the track team is strong
enough to recover.
Over at Eastern High School.
Coach Charlie Guyon has taken
another tack. He IL assuming that
none Of his boys are In the frats,
and he believes that Il II the duty
OF the school to prove the case
against the boys. That means that
Eastern VIII not be hurt, and will
have all athletes, except those bar
red By the two-gport rule.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
'THD'5
0IIDDiI5
THROW THEM BUNS OUT!!!!

other night at Walker ana put
on spiel fight He said that ne knew the
= boxing game 100 perfect ne knew there co
improvements and there and he added that the same
thing a great many other lines OF sport :,
really did him most however was ne so nr
who THROW THEM BUNS
when two poor there in the ring doing their very
hostto antert ain the assembed
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
Cans MAY Show Here

italian" Joe Cans, a tough mid.
dleweight, who has been a trial
horse for several years whenever
possible champions doomed up, may
be matched with Johnny Gill, OF
York, Pa, at the Washington Bar
racks at the next show
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
EDDIE COLLINS GIVING
SIGNALS TO CATCHERS

Eddie Collins. it has become
known, is giving many Of the pitch
ing signals to the catcher when
the team is in a tough hole. 1t Is
said that Manager Eddie Is spar
ing no effort to give Catcher
Grouse O thorough schooling in
the art Of handling pitchers.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
LEO 0ARTZU SIGNS FOR
CLASH WITH OLD RIVAL

Leo Gartzu, who hopes to show
his wares before Washington ring
Kans before summer comes along,
was today signed by his manager.
Al Ciprtano, now in Washington,
for a ten-round bout In Providence.
r. l., April 10. This is a return
bout, GartZu having won their
first meeting. The show will be
staged by the Veterans or FOREIGN
Wars at Infantry Hall, Providence
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
HOLLOW VICTORY LOOMS
FOR CENTRAL AS FRAT
BAN HITS TRACK FOE
Rp ROSS Z. CONKLIN.

Foley grzzd Of thy-Odd years on the eiads S
School has just the most pleasing gifts Of his entire
championship handed
one Of the wnOwn silver paers !! might have been his
boh coach of the Technical High Schools foot
ball had oiled the kids under Bills string OF
in the dshes and middle distance that win
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
Modest Joie Ray

When Joie Ray tied Nurmi's mile
record he wrote a friend that he
wasn't feeling well on the day of
the race. Said he would have done
better but for a punk feeling in his
.nnards.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
GOOD GOLFING REQUIRES
HOURS OF HARD WORK
BY ROSS L. EONKLIN.

Golf isn't sport. work. It's manual labor to the Nth
degree At least gathers giving to the
plants complaints and dissertations Of four Of De
statements set forth that they are Page 1L h
Kelerman BrawneF, tney
while golf record in the District
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
Now, You Tell One.

EAR TAD:
- Back in Chicago the other
day l eased myself into a
joint where all those present
seemed to have laryngitis. Among
the multitude appeared an ex-
battler well marked UP as a
result of many arguments. This
boy had inhaled a goodly quantity
of "grog" and was very talka-
tive. Finally he ended his un-
solicited grafton with the remark
that he stopped many Of them in
his day. DAN the DEALER
looked him over carefully and
chirped: "Kid, it looks to me like
you stopped many of them with
your ears and nose" H.D.C.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01

<<DO you suppose it is posi-
BILE to tell a mans char
acter from his hand
writing?"
eyes, when it's signed to a
check that can't be cashed."
Yes, Clarice, the breaches of
the Volstead Act that you 80
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
Frigerio Changes

Ugo F'rigerio, Italian champion
walker, walks like a champ one
day. and like a hobo the next,
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
Spring Football Reigns

Some one started this Spring foot
ball stuff and now all the coaches,
or most of them, do the same.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
oh, By the Way, Regarding
Baseball.

OAY, have you put in your or
- der for an Oakley for the
- opening day yet?
If not, why not? ~
Eventually why not now?
Delays are dangerous.
Nothing ventured, not hi n 6
gained.
You can't be arrested for ask
ing.
The Washington times., 1925-04-01
Jim DriscOII's Funeral.

WE took the following clip
w ping from an exchange.
" "Jim Driscoll, who died
recently in England, was the idol
of all he met. At the funeral
over 100000 people were present.
He was a sportsman and a man
of rare good nature.
"The following story evidences
primitive methods at London's
chief boxing resort, when Dris-
coll beat Robson in defence Of
his featherweight championship,
and won the Lord Lonsdale belt
outright. In one of the early
rounds Robson managed to land
so heavily with right that he
almost closed his opponents left
eye. In the following round the
challenger rushed from his angle
with the intention of adding to his
handiwork. Driscoll executed a
neat side step with the result that
the right swing missed it's object,
but Robson's head came so vio-
lently into collision with the leg
of the chair one of Driscoll's Sec
onds was removing from the fight
ing space, and was so seriously
injured that the contest was
stopped and the verdict given to
DriscOu."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-12-12
LITTLE EVIDENCE OF LIQUOR
In SOUTH
By J. H. Larimore

During little more than two weeks of
August of this year my family and | took
a vacation in the southern states going
through Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee,
and Georgia into Florida. We travelled
more than 5000 miles and visited such cit
les as Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville,
Chattanooga, Atlanta, Jacksonville and
Tampa and spent our nights at tourists
camps. We saw thousands of tourists.
We talked with many of them. We heard
other tourists talking among themselves.
] heard no mention of the subject OF pro-
hbition, but in Daytona garage man
originally from Cincinnati told me that
beer could be obtained in Tampa. | did
not try to obtain it and l do not know
whether what he told me was true or not,
but l saw no evidences of beer or of any
other liquor either there or at any other
one on our journey. We saw two per-
sons intoxicated One was man i'll a
small town in northern Florida and the
other was man in the northern outskirts
Of Atlanta We saw no persons drinking,
no liquor offered for sale, no evidences
whatever of liquor except in the two cases
] have just mentioned Everywhere there
seemed to be prosperity and happiness.
Evidently prohibition has come to stay, at
least in the southern states, and the peo-
pie have accepted it as fab accompli.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-12-12
PROHIBITION OFFENDERS 70 LOSE
NATURALIZATION REQUESTS
u. S. Officials to Cooperate

States Attorney Russell O. Hanson, of
LaSalle county, has taken steps to pre-
vent the issuance of citizenship papers to
foreigners convicted of prohibition law
violation. His efforts in this direction will
be of interest to officials in other parts of
the state.
Recently Mr.. Hanson wrote the follow
ing letter to the chief naturalization ex-
aminer in Chicago:
I'm the work of my office | have en-
countered large number of foreigners
who repeatedly violate the prohibition act
and other laws, and | wish to know if |
cannot prevent them from securing citi-
zenship papers through your department.
Many OF these violators are waiting
for their second papers VIII you not CO.
operate with me i'll preventing the issu-
ance Of final papers TO persons who have
been convicted of law violations?
Il will be glad to receive letter from
you indicating in what manner and form
| shall submit the names of these parties
to you"
Mr.. Hanson received the following re-
ply to the above from Fred J. Schlotfeldt
of the naturalization service OF the u. S.
department of agriculture:
Il will gladly cooperate with you in eff
forts to prevent aliens who are violators
of the law and who arc otherwise unde-
srabe citizens from becoming citizens,
For this purpose this office will, before
each hearing, mail you a list of appli-
cants for admission to citizenship, and it
will be very glad to receive any informa-
ton in your possession or to which you
may be able to obtain bearing on the
eligibility for citizenship of any OF the
said applicants for use at the hearing of
these cases, and it is believed that such
cooperation between state officers and
the naturalization service will be inn
mensely beneficial in raising the standard
of citizenship. Your offer of cooperation
is greatly appreciated"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-12-12
Mr.. J. Jackson, Riigiwanem, or State
Head, of Estonia
ers and partly because of the merits of
the case itself.
Tsar's Edict Hits Distillers

Tsar's Edict Hits Distillers
But in 1914, there came the crash of
war and the Tsar's edict of prohibition
for the vodka. This came as a two-edged
sort of an affair, because, along with the
subterranean dry activities, Estonia had
become the principal dstilling section of
the Russian Empire The soil of the
country is we'll adapted to the cultivation
of potatoes and 283 distilleres were
working up the lions share of the pota-
toes into vodka.
Wartime prohibition brought great
good as long as it was properly enforced,
but in the chaos of the struggle, much
laxity of enforcement resulted which the
liquor dealers were quick to take advan-
tage Of Home distilling, which has al
ways been more or less prevalent among
Slavic people, hOurished. The collapse of
the prohibition law resulted and, on April
81, 1920, the Estonian Constituent Assem-
bly, enacted the present government mo-
nopoly law. Under this law, all male
adults are permitted to obtain an order
emitting them to one "toop" G23 1itres)
monthly. This applies to distilled liquors
where the government shops have been
set up for that purpose and which are ex-
tolled by liquor enthusiasts as models"
of regulation There is much fal<ery
about this because for every one govern
ment shop set up to supply liquor to the
holders of these permits" nearly ten
private shops are duly licensed where
anybody can buy "toop" every fifteen
minutes if he cares to do so.
License Laws
Partly as a sort of a camoufage and
partly with serious purpose, three differ
ent laws have been enacted appropriating
drink revenues in one form or another, to
temperance work. The last law, that of
March o. 1922, provided that three marks
for every "toop" of liquor should be de-
voted to temperance work. So the more
the people drank, the more the temper
ance organizations received The dry or
CARNATIONS, anticipating this revenue, pur-
chased for about $1,000 excellent head
quarters at Tartu, arranging their de-
ferred payments according to the ex-
pected revenue from this source. But
the people did not drink as much as the
Temperance societies anticipated and so
the organizations found themselves in
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-12-12

uOuuCIOn OF french wines al greatly re-
duced rates
Smuggling Problem
But the Smuggling" and "moonshin-
ing" that troubled the people before and
during prohibition is still problem. IL
hcit liquor comes across the Russian and
Lithuanian border and Estonia, in turn,
does lively smuggling business with
Finland and Sweden. In order to combat
this smuggling nuisance which is afflict-
ing every country bordering on the Baltic
sea, an inter-Baltic conference was held
at Helsngfors, attended by delegates
from the governments of Finland, Es-
tonia, Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Lithu-
ania, Germany, Poland, Russia, Danzg
and Denmark. A treaty was agreed upon
along the lines of the anti-smuggling
treaty between Britain and America. This
treaty has been ratified by all of the coun-
tries except the two worst offenders, Es-
tonia and Germany.
The Revenue Appeal
And yet in spite Of certain curious and
almost amusing acts, the government of
Estonia cannot properly be said to be I'M
der the control OF the liquor dealers The
government has a serious financial prob
lem to deal with and liquor revenues are
easy to get The Riigiwanem or elder"
or State Head" as the word is COM
monty translated, is the head of the gov
eminent. The present incumbent Mr.. J.
Jackson, was formerly a member of the
executive committee of the chief dry or
ganization. He told me frankly that he
believed that the ultimate outcome of
these various liquor measures with the re-
sultng education would be complete pro-
hibition for Estonia. The State Head,
however, has little real power. The "As-
sembly" runs everything.
Temperance Movement Growing
The temperance movement is really
we'll organized and growing in power and
influence There are about 120 adult or
CARNATIONS of abstainers with member
ship of something like 10000. Besides this
are over 200 chi1dren's organizations,
chief of which is the Estonian Youth Alb
stinence League of 5000 members. There
are Women's organizations and church or
CARNATIONS. The bulk of these organiza-
tons are united in the Abstinence League
of Estonia under the leadership of Mr..
Villem Ernits, a member of parliament
and who was also member of the Con-
stituent Assembly. Four temperance jour
mails are published
The constitution of the government es-
tablishes the initiative and the referen-
dunn. No law can be promulgated until
two months after its passage SO as to give
the people chance to apply the refer
endum. A petition of $4,000 voters can
force referendum on any measure en-
acted by the assembly and like petition
can initiate any law that the voters de-
mand. A majority of the voters decide
whether the law goes into effect in either
case
The drys of Estonia have their eyes on
this initiative provision in the constitu-
ton and they hope that the Forthcoming
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-12-12
The WHITE SHIP OF The VIKINGS
By William E. Johnson

by Nll1du1
A year or so ago. Aino Kallas, wife of
the Estonian Minister to London, gave
to the world most delightful collection
of stories of Eesti that are perpetual de-
light to lovers of folklore. They bore
the title "The White Ship" OF the lowly
life of the serfs of Eesti they told.
Toward the end of the 18th century,
the Estonian vikings, another name for
pirates, beleagured and conquered the
Swedish capital, another nest of vikings"
competing pirates. But shortly the
Brethren of the Sword overcame the Es-
tonians and, until February "a, 1918, the
Estonian people were subject people
ground down into serfdom-practic
forgotten outside of the Baltic seas. On
that day, independence was proclaimed
and the white ship" of their civilization
came again into being. Estonia now for
the first time in seven centuries is again
"on the map"
Eighteenth International Congress
Against Alcoholism
During the first week in July next, the
Eighteenth International Congress Against
Alcoholism will be held in Tartu DOR
pat) and that opens up the story of Es-
tonian aspirations to be free from the
drink as we'll as being free from alien
lordship and oppression. Bishop Cannon
had much to do with the placing of the
locus of the Congress at Tartu, on the
theory that if held there, the greatest
good could be accomplished The bishop
has his finger into nearly everything re-
1ating to temperance reform in its timer
national aspects. Tartu is the seat of
one of the oldest universities in the world,
founded by the Swedes in 1852. Yet, I'M
til independence, the curriculum has been
conducted in other than EstOnian Ian
guage. The Swedes tried to make the
natives over into Swedes; the Germans
tried to Germanize them and the Rus
slams tried to "Russify" them, but they
remained Estonians and that they are to
this day. And, in spite of their culture
being inhibited and suffocated for seven
centuries, these peOpiC ltldiliSu IAiNiA N"H'
and illiteracy is almost entirely unknown
among them.
No Word for Liquor in Language
And it is a curious fact, the Estonian
language itself has no word Tor liquor OF
any sort. The words for beer, spirits
and wines are all borrowed from other
European languages. Still, as tar back
as history goes they had the drink to
contend with and, intermittently, they
struggl ! against it or with it or for it.
A Temperance movement spread over
Estonia in the XVII century, but an
other one took more definite shape in the
XVII century in the so-called Herrenhut
movement, more or less nationalist in
character. About hundred years ago.
the American apostle, Rev. Robert Baird,
started his movement around the Baltic
sea and Estonia did not escape his &C
tivites. 1t was in the activities of Baird
that the seeds of the modern dry move
ment was planted These activities were
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-12-12

financial difficulties in meeting their pay
mcnts. In 1922, the government ratified
a treaty with France providing for the in
PRODUCTION of French wines at greatly re-
duced rates
New Britain herald., 1925-10-15
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young is to feel
young--to do this you must watch Your
liver and boweIs-tbsre's no need OF
having sallow congleNon-dafk tahEs
under your eyes-pimp5es-a bilious
look in your faoe-duA eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety
per cent of all sickness comes from
inactive bowels ard liver.
Dr.. Edwards, a well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetables COM
pound mixed with oiive oil . act or the
liver and bowels. which he gave to his
patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets the sub
stitute for calomel. are gentle in their
action vet always effective. They bring
about that natural buoyancy which all
should enjoy by toning UP the liver and
clearing the system of impurities.
Dr.Edwards 'OliveTahlets are known
BY their olive color, l5c and S0c.