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A DipLon,at

Motor Cop (after hard chase)-Why
didn't you stop when l shouted back
there?
Driver with only five bucks, but
presence of mind)-I thought you just
said "Good morning, senator"
Cop-Well, you see, senator, |
wanted to warn you about driving fast
through the next township.-Purnell
Blade,
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Needn't Wait

The tenor, with wide-open mouth
had just emitted his first note, when
the sweet young thing who had vol
unteered to act as accompanist sud
denly discovered that her back haiI
needed patting.
"Just go right on" she directed
'Tll play fast and catch up with you
Country Gentleman.
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SOUND VS.. SONG

The Simp-Thought you said thar
girl couldn't sing?
The Sage-She certainly can't.
The Simp-Man. you don't know
what you're talking ABOUT The girls
standing there singing right nowl
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Instructions

"Toofusl"
"Yes, sir?"
"Call up my dentist and see If he
can make an engagement with me.
And ToofusI"
"Yes, sir?"
Don't press him"
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Phewl

Hell came within an ace Of being
run over by a car today--it was AZ
lose as am TO you.
She-And you call that narrow es
cape London Opinion
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Watch II

sister-Bob, will you get my watchi
II is upstairs.
Brothcr--Aw. wait awhile; 1t will
run down.
Sister-No, II won't. my dear; ours
ls winding staircase.--Boy's Life.
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THEY DO

LET me congratulate you upon
you're lucky escape from that fisher
mans hook"
Eyes. but think how he will lie about
meP'
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Standing Alone

my boy stood alone at one year."
milne can't do it at twenty" -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without Advertisement.
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Uncle Ex Seq

Even admittin' dat folks am de-
scended from monkeys" remarked
Uncle Ezra, "Ah knows some people
dat amt no special credit to deir an
cestors.' s.'-Boston Transcript.
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AHectionotely

He thought he'd surely made a hit,
When for his photograph she prayed.
"Out, when this calls" she wrote on 1t,
And gave 1t to the maid.
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sam at night and see how refreshed and
strengthened your eyes are in the morning.
Send now to 372 Pearl ST., N. z. Adv.
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If sorrow has to be nursed, 1t isn't
very deep.
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The pedagogue's rule often works
both ways
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Jump

Who does not heed
The auto horn,
'Twere better he
Had ne'er been born.
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Nature never pretends.
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He who is virtuous, is wise.
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SUCCESS FAMILY
| baby is Opportunity.

father Of Success is Work.
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- mother Of Success is Ambition.
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be oldest daughter is Character.
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,he Oldest son is Common Sense.
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have an invention of merit for sale, write
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Evening star., 1925-08-20
Palace of Industries Burns.

GRENOBLE, France, August 20
R.-The Palace of Industries was
destroyed by fire last night with an
estimated loss of about 100000
francs (nominally $50O,OO0). The fire
was caused by lightning.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
SAYS JAPAN SEEKS
ONLY RECOGNITION
Editor Declares People Would
Welcome Any Quota to End
immigration Issue.

Protesting against the Japanese ex
clusion law of the United States as
'unjustly discriminatory" to his peo
pie, MotoSada Zumoto, editor of the
Herald of Asia, a weekly published al
Toxic, and known throughout the FaI
East as Il writer and lecturer, de
clared here last night the japanese
would be satisfied with being put or
an immigration basis which would al
low even one-tenth, or less, the quota
allotted any other nation.
The Japanese accept the principle
that the United States has the right
to regulate it's immigration. and do not
object to restrictions, but the diScrim
ination against the Japanese, he said
had created a strong feeling of dis
content toward the United States and
deplorable conditions among japanese
living here.
Denying that he is TO any degree
here as a propagandiSt, seeking to lnl-
tiate a movement to modify the eX-
clusion act Mr.. Zumoto said he was
merely the emmisary of the Japanese
American relations committee, COM
priSed of outstanding leaders of Japa-
neSe business, education and church
circles, which sent. him here to ascer-
tain the real feeling of the American
people toward the Japanese. He is
be done by Congress or, the various
State legislatures to ameliorate the
discrimination" to the people of his
country
COnfers With Leaders.
He has conferred, he said, with
George w. WickerSham, Elbert H.
Gary, representatives of the Federal
Council of Churches, and scores of
in h1fC
and a number of labor leaders in
California and New York. He dis
claimed that his mission had any
political aspects and said he was
TO make no report TO his government
on his return to Japan.
If anything is to be done, and last
night he frankly admitted he was not
at all optimistic that anything could
be done, it must be by the initiative
of the american Congress or State
legislatures, he said.
Everywhere 1 have held confer
ences,'' Mr.. Zumoto said, business
and political and labor leaders have
voiced deep personal sympathy for the
Japanese people, have declared for
continuation of the friendlieSt rela-
tions. But that is not enough. Def
mite political action now is needed to
remove the discrimination. The
people of my country, especially the
young intellectuals, those still in our
colleges or who recently have made
their way into business, feel the dis
elimination keenly," the editor de-
clared.
When these young intelligent men
get determined ideas in the minds, it
is extremely difficult to remove them, :"
he added.
Japanese in Hawaii are treated
much more fairly than they are in
Pacific coast States, he said, point
ing to restrictions placed on their
ownership of land, leasing of proper
ty, and other activities.
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PACIFIC AIR TRADE SEEN.
Moffett Says Service Is Not Far
Distant.

HONOLULU, August 20 LE).-Rear
Admiral William A. Moffett. chief of
the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy
Department, told the Honolulu Ad
Club that the day is not far distant
when passengers and light freight will
be carried by air from the mainland
to Hawaii. He said great interest at
taches to the proposed flight to the
islands in October of the Shenandoah
and Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Special Sale of
Glove Silk Chemise

An unusual price for vests OF
such quality. These have tailored
tops and self straps. and are rein
forced under the arms.
In flesh color, orchid, peach and
white. You really will be missing
an opportunity if you do not see
thesei
Underwear Sht
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MCGOWAN, new A. |.
UMPIRE, BUT 20 NOW

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 3-William A.
McGowan, latest addition to the UNI
piring staff of the American League.
was so young when he broke into the
game IT was necessary for him 20 add
on few years to his age in order to
get his first job. He celebrated his
twenty-ninth birthday January Is the
day President Johnson announced his
appointment to his official family.
This Will be McGowan's tenth year
as a professional arbiter.
MCGOWAN, unlike most youngsters,
craved the job when he was kid.
He threw away his glove and bat and
was one of the few youngsters of his
time who had an umpire's indicator.
He became officially" recognized
about 1912. when he became an UNI
pire in an independent league in Phil
adelphia. The following year he UNI
pred exhibition games between
major and minor league clubs The
next year he was chosen to officiate
In college games in the East
In 1915 MCGOWAN drew his first reg
ular assignment as a member of the
stan of the Virginia League He
signed at the age of 90, and was the
only aFbiter to start and finish the
season In that league that year Since
then McGowan's progress has been
steady. He went to the Blue Ridge
League. the International, the New
York State and the Southern Associa- :
ton, from which he passed to the
American League.
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II the pitcher repeatedly idlIed "
deliver a fair ball to the striker the
umpire was notified to call one ball
and If the pitcher persisted in such
action-it will be noted that the rules
made 1t appear that the pitcher might
be a contrary cuss-the umpire was
instructed to call two and three balls.
If three balls were called the striker
could go to first without being put
out. No unfair ball was called on the
first ball delivered. The reason for
this was in the fact that the pitcher
was supposed to have one chance to
got the range between home plate and
the place from which he let the
ball go.
The fair balls were those which
were delivered to the bat, high" or
low" as the batsman called for them
and which were not delivered by an
overland throw or by round-arm
throw, as in cricket, If the ball was
, delivered by the pitcher to the striker
and accidentally hit the bat of the
striker 1t was a dead foul. There are
fouls in these days, but most of them
are lively.
he was compelled to stand astride the
line of home base and one foot away
from the base. If he infringed upon
the conditions of the rule the umpire
could call a foul strike, and If three
foul strikes were called the striker
was out. The men who stood at the
plate in those days with their bats
over their shoulders had to watch
pretty carefully to see that they were
astride of the line of home plate. The
practice of pounding home plate with
the bat, which continues to this day,
was largely the result of the striker
in the old times making sure that he
was properly lined up opposite the
plate and that he would not be likely
to step over the imaginary line when
he swung at the ball. There were
more rulings on foul strikes than
there were on unfair balls, to tell the
truth, because every umpire was de-
termined that the striker should not
gain any advantage over the pitcher,
who had to work hard with his I'M
derhand delivery against the big fell
lows who lined up against him.
The striker could call for either a
high or a low ball. The former was
from the waist to the shoulder and
waist.
Three strikes were out on the
bound, as well as on the fly. No
strike was called upon the first ball
delivered unless the striker swung at
the ball. Here was one of the oldest
of provisions in the strike rule: mo
strike shall be called when the ball is
struck at for the purpose of wilfully
striking OUT
Imagine a player of these days
walking to the bat to strike out with
malice aforethought. The striker was
privileged to use his own private bat
exclusively, and the rules said that no
other player should have the right to
use such a bat unless it was by the
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er. The warship was left far behind,
still throwing futile shells.
That will do, Poster" the chief
said to the man who WAS still rafting
the radio key. Then quietly into the
special phone, Seton"
Yes, sir"
Il don't think we need trouble to
] jam further wireless messages. The
result of any message will only be
TO bring air machines into our path.
and l would rather we met them
speedily than not. We shall have TO
| send them down in any case, and ]
prefer that they should come down
in the sea. You follow?'
Entirely. sir" came the cool voice
of the commander. But even so
some of the pilots may be killed by
drowning"
I'VE must take what measures we
can to prevent that" the chief made
| answer. Let US hope there are ships
about II we fight"
Now the radio of the warship be-
gan to speak unhampered, giving the
position and course OF the two air
ships. The result of the broadcast
was almost immediate.
Milliken touched my arm and point
ed down
~ merlin, MT. Boon, ne SAID.
Ahead of US and far below a bright
silver speck was swooping up at an
angle possible only to a Merlin. But
knew that she could not reach us,
even If her cabin were alright. 1t
was far from certain that she would
find the necessary resistance for fly
ing In that extremely thin atmos-
phere about the airshipS.
"One of your planes, Boon" the
chief crossed over to say. "A Merlin,
1 think"
Yes, sir" 1 agreed. perhaps a tribe
gloomily. "A Merlin"
We must deal gently with her"
he said quietly.
Just then a voice hailed the ship
over the phone.
said. What's been done to Lamont
and Boom"
1t was Enthusiastically the voice OF
Dick Schuyler. l turned to the chief
in inquiry.
Answer him for yourself" the lit
tie leader said softly.
Were all right. Dick" I cried into
the transmitter. We're both here
Milliken, too-and all we'll"
Good for you, Jimmy" Dicks
voice came cheerily. Excuse me
| II I attack, viii your"
Dick" cried Dan earnestly, don't
attack, for Gods sake You haven't
ghost of a chance"
Hello, Dam" Dick hailed. whats
the matter with you-got the will
lies?"
"Dickie" cried Dan, in an agony
of apprehension. I'm giving il TO
you dead straight. You can't attack
unless the airship absolutely lets
you"
"Shucks" came the answer. Where
are you-bow OF after cabin? I don't
want TO hit you II l can help tt"
Ray D, misunderstanding" the
chief said, loud enough for his voice
to carry into the transmitter. and a
slight little fellow by the hatch ma
nipulated an instrument
We saw Dick Schuylers Merlin sit
back suddenly on her tail, and then
flip over easily into her lowering
| descent. If Dick was plotting he
knew his bus distinctly well.
Continued in Tomorrow's Star)
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Continued from Yesterdays Starr

I'VE take an Offering of freedom to
our brother man. Our gifts to him
can be large. On the other hand, we
may end by shattering him and the
world he has known into fine particles
Of matter-for l dare not prophesy
what the fate of the world
will be IL We are forced to use
the height of our power This we
undoubtedly will use, before we
brook that the smallest fraction of
the freedom we offer mankind shall
be negatlved.
II have had SO many examples,
such a revealing experience, of the
high courage that animates every
single man of you, that l am certain
not one of you Will falter in stead
fastness to the last-even If that
last should mean oblivion. But my
faith is that our cause will prosper,
that the League of the Covenant will
triumph.
Gentlemen, l salute you. With a
deep pride l hall you a band of
brothers worthy of their cause, And
tell you with that certainty which
often comes to man whose course
is almost run that you cannot fail"
That was all he said, with no at
tempt at eloquence or rhetorical eff
feet. in that level, clear, Unconditional
voice of his. l thought they would
have cheered him. but as he finished
something like a sober half a sigh
went up from the assembled men.
/ suddenly understood. 1t was the
first time that the little chief had
acknowledged the drain on his vi
tally from the great wounds on his
frail body.
To see him there, so gentle. so still
and SO lovabie. and with the knowl-
edge that his every minute was one
of terrible agony, tugged at the
heartstrings and brought a lump to
the throat. 1t was easy to see why
the men who faced him were ready
to follow him to the death.
1t came close to o'clock. The
master had been going round the
men, shifting from group to group,
talking to them quietly. He rose to
his feet.
Come, gentlemen" Sc said simply.
I'VE must start on our voyage"
With Milliken, l was close to him
when he spoke, and l turned to him
on an impulse.
Sir" 1 said, may follow you on
my seaplane? You have my word
that / won't betray-"
one hand.
please, Boon, please!" he said Il
know you would never betray. 1t is
not that. l know, believe me, that
man can come to love a machine
as ne might a gallant horse. But the
end Is not yet, Boon. The League of
the Covenant will win-and in that
case you will see your Merlin again.
She may even do a last service to
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RENO WHIPS WARD
IN TAME CONTEST

Italian Jack Renzo, the wild bull
of Ninth street" whipped Al Ward,
the pride of Fort Myer, in their
1o-round bout at the military post
last night.
The bout, as fights go, was rather
embarrassing and tame. Ward took
the first, third and sixth, while the
remainder went to Reno. In the
latter rounds Ward assimilated severe
punishment. but only once appeared
to be in distress. and then Renzo
failed to follow up his advantage.
Al Forum, the lighting musician of
the post, had easy sailing with Eddie
De Simon, press-asented as the light
weight champion of the Fort. De
Simon did not show a thing and ap-
peared ready to quit before Forum
caught him one flush on the point.
The referee had no trouble in count
ing the fatal. 10.
The best bout of the evening was
staged between Harry Groves, United
States Naval Reserves, and Jack Cody
of Fort Myer. The boys went at II
hammer and tongs and at the end of
the four rounds Cody had the edge
Willie Ptomey, the Rosslyn Thun-
derbolt met a mere novice in Steponi
of the Sd United States Cavalry. The
novice, however, proved quite a tar
tar and the slight shade going to
Ptomey was due to his greater ex-
perience.
The curtain raiser showed Jimmy
Gardner of Washington and Kid
Bolin of Fort Myer in four rounds
of lively battling, with the latter
pointing the way
The bout between Young Bowen
of Washington and Kid Julian of
Baltimore was cancelled owing to the
death of the formers father at New
Castle, Pa.
Joe Turner of Washington and
Harry Nixon of Fort Myer gave an
interesting half-hour exhibition of
wrestling.
Harry Sheehy (Kid sullivan took
care of the preliminaries, while Col.
Erickson officiated in the main bout.
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| L was named neld captain OF tne
club, an empty title in base ball. But
the responsibility. as / took it, meant
more intense study of the players
and the game itself. l played my
hardest that year. My batting aver
age went up to .2S2. l held my own
! in fielding. The club just squeezed
into the first division. We had to
beat the Red Sox to turn the trick
l got a three-base hit off Fullerton,
with two on. The drive won the
game for Washington.
! / learned that season why the out
| standing stars of the game reached
and held places at the top. They had
| natural ability in the first place, To
this they added the grace of work.
ing hard, without which no one can
gain a lasting success. Furthermore,
they used their heads, They didn't
know what the word loaf meant
while on the ball field. They were
full of fighting spirit. Ability, hand
work and headwork, along with cour-
age and confidence, make an almost
unbeatable combination.
Severe, but just. Critics.
The fans love to see these qualities
on the ball field. They may jeer the
sluggers when they strike out. They
may boot the star base runner when
he is caught. They may hoo a top
notch infielder or outfielder when he
makes an error at critical time.
But always they are liberal with ap-
plause for good play on attack or
defense. Close followers of base ball
take the game seriously. This is es-
peeially true of the men and boys
who sit in the bleachers. They are
the backbone of the game. They are
severe critics, but invariably just
ones.
Players like Ruth, Cobb, Speaker,
Collins, Sisler Heilman. Williams,
Rice, Judge, Ward, Dugan, Scott, Ger
Der, Peckinpaugh, Goslin, Jameson,
Ruel, Schalk, Bassler, Johnson, Fa-
Der. Coveleskie, Shocker, Thurston.
Pennock. Whitehill. Rommel, Sewell
and Kamm, to mention a few in the
Am ercian League, are prime favor
ties with the fans because, in addi-
ton to being great players, they are
fighting for every advantage. They
can generally be depended upon to
deliver in the pinch. The fan wor-
ships the player who is at his best in
a tight place Not all players are
great who come through in the pinch.
But no player can reach the heights
OF stardom unless he has the ability
to do his best work in an emergency.
1 learned before I became a man
ager the danger that always Turk ed
in the bats of men like Ruth, Cobb,
Speaker, Collins and Sisler. Ruth,
of course, was the hardest hitter
of the lot. Cobb and Collins were
the most scientific. An infeld would
have to play deep for Ruth. If he
topped a ball and hit a. slow one in
stead of a long clout, the chances
were he would reach first safely. Like
the others mentioned, he was light
ming fast on the base path.
Keep InfeIders HustliRg.
Cobb, Speaker, Collins and Sisler
always kept an infield on it's toes.
They were not essentially right-feld
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hitters, as is often the case with
left-handed batters, They could, and
often did, hit to left and center.
found a second baseman had to play
closer to the bag for them. This
gave them the percentage. If they
hit between first and second. the
second baseman would have to hustle
to field the ball If they hit to left
the third baseman or shoTtstop would
have long throw to first and fast
man to beat with the ball. They
seldom hit at bad balls.
Washington pitchers were instruct
ed never to groove one for Ruth II
he came up with men on the bases
They would work on him in an effort
to make him bite at bad balls. A
hitter of Ruth's type is more apt to
swing on bad ball than a choke or
slap hitter, If Ruth has any real
batting weakness no one has die
covered it yet. He IS apt to break
up game with a long hit any
time. Goslin is hitter on the Ruth
order. He may give the Babe race
for home run honors this year. If
Ruth came up with no one on last
year, our pitchers would pitch to him
as to any other dangerous batter.
they would gamble with him, in other
words.
Cobb isn't quite as dangerous a
hitter as when 1 first came to the
American League. His age is begin
ming to tell on him, If only slightly
But he still is to be feared at any
time and by any pitcher He always
will be as long as he can swing a
bat. His clubmate. Harry Heilmann,
is the most dangerous right-handed
hitter in the league. Like all great
batters, he seldom bites on bad ball.
Lively Ball Helps Batters.
The lively ball has helped batting
averages, no doubt. The records show
an increase in the number of 400
hitters, since its Introduction. The
great batters, however, would be
great and their averages high no
matter what sort of ball was used.
The so-called lively ball helps the
normal $50 hitter most. 1t makes
for longer hits. The fans enjoy seeing a
ball hit hard, far and often. They
love a free-hitting game. A real
pitchers battle is a treat to some.
From scientific standpoint 1t is
wonderful. From that of the average
fan it is about as exciting as a race
between snails- He gets his thrills
when the hits keep rafting off bats
those Of the home club, OF course.
The lively ball improved my extra
base hitting in 1923 gathered 21
doubles, triples and home runs.
1 stole 23 bases, less than in 1922
and less than 1921. All told, l had
a good year. Griffith told me at the
end of the season that he was pleased
with my work. He asked me If l
would be satisfied to switch to third
base the next season if he should land
Eddie Collins as manager.
Certainly" 1 answered. "I'll play
anywhere or do anything you want
me to-"
Copyright, 1881
Tomorrow: A Big League Manager