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The Washington times., 1925-04-04


world series games played in
New York last October should
know why the Giants have won
so consistently this spring. John
McGraw, playing on his own field,
found more than half the crowd
roofing for the Griffs. It went
down with q bitter taste. The
popularity of the Giants, injured
in several ways in recent years,
is waning and McGraw hopes to
regain some Of it before the
Yankees run away with the prize,
in this case gold dollars.
The New York pitchers are
fully two weeks ahead of the
Washington hurlers in their con-
ditioning this spring and this is
tremendous advantage in this
'1ittle world SERIES" Further
more, realizing that he cannot
afford to waste single day, Nc
Graw is driving his players at
midsummer speed. He must, If
he would open his home season in
a burst Of proud glory.
On the other hand, with pitch
ing staff of veterans who must
be coddled in the spring, Bucky
Harris maintains an even poise.
He has not permitted the defeats
to change his plans in the slight
est. He wants his team ready
for the opening game of the
season on April IA. If it is
ready before that, we'll and good.
But it MUST BE READY THEN.
What Brown Writes
BASEBALL writer's who have
seen the world titleholders
- in action this spring are gen.
orally pleased with their work.
This is especially true of the vet
eran John B. Foster, and War
rem Brown, the latter sports edi-
tor of the Chicago Herald-Exam
iner. Both these men are trained
baseball writer's and it is en-
couraging for Washingtonians
worrying about the future to read
what he says of the Griffs.
After discussing the early prep
aTaLlOuS Dy MCGTd" AOA @ oFA't
series, contrasting it with the
slower processes followed by the
Washington club, Brown continues
as follows:
"a ball game is a ball game
to John McGraw. He likes to win
one in the spring just as well as
in the fall. In a way he is like
the Jack Dempsey that was, a
finisher, who recognizes no friend
ships once the bell rings, whose
motto is to get it over and get
it over as soon and s decisively
as possible.
"To a certain degree the Giants
themselves follow the thought Of
McGraw. Hence it is that the
Senators are finding this spring a
radically different set of oppo.
nents than they have been en-,
countering in previous training
trips through the South. They are
finding a string of players who
are not content merely to gC
through with the nine innings fol-
what aid to condition they may
be, but who are playing as hare
as they are physically able tx
score victory after victory.
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
SEASONS LARGEST BASS
GOES TO N: N. MOCK
By r. A. ANGLER.

bass Of the early season. or tne
far this taken last sunday wen .nG
broken
Potomac The scene OF conn9 We
Pennyels
Cleveland during and sportsman ~.
Now either from
wdng thrill of hooking into gaeser
will subantiate oft spoken by the late
fishing grounds in the country OF coI5s s tne Pass p ne
bygone when
field poted the waters but the nsn
of the can just as scrappy ana WI" gave any
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
Printers Practice

All members Of the Union Printers
ball team are asked to report to-
morrow at 1870 o'clock on Diamond
No. 9. Teams desiring to meet the
Printers should phone Heinie Webb
at North SOS4-W,
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
YANKS ARE NOT FOOLED
BY GRIFFS' DEFEATS in
SPRING EXHIBITIONS
By BABE RUTH.

ATLANTA April Its going to be Bucky Harris and his crowd
weuh win the American League
pCnnant think Yankees much ball club
we'll have time beating out
the Senator's.
being fooled by their spring showing glad to say the
them We all know that gong TO
be fight before this pennant thing decided We are all
for The
The Senators ball beat Nearly
They players who have through
the Many them baseball before
they got in They their
championship thoutpu putting up one tough
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
THE LAST. SIDE STEP.

mosquitoes - Lo~,o,.
"There was another great boxer
after Driscoll left here and that
was Mike Gibbons. OF course
Mike was a bigger fellow. he
didn't class with Driscoll as a
boxer, but he was an expert Win
his hands and feet.
"The best we have around now
is a bunch of bull-necked kids
who tear in regardless OF con-
sequences. They remind me OF
the guy in the street in a fight
who swings his right and at the
same time yells POLICE! in case
he doesn't land"
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
Koran Hit on Coast

Joe Koran, whom the Yankees
obtained from Reading last season
and who Is now with Los Angeles,
has made a hit out there. as has
George Milstead. a Young southpaw
pitcher belonging to the Cubs.
The Washington times., 1925-04-04

/ saw them in q couple Of games
down in Florida. They seemed to
have all the scrap they had last
year and more. The infield work
struck me more than anything
else. With Ossie Bluege playing
the way he il this year Harris has
about az good an infield as he
could possibly want.
And speaking OF Bluege, there Is
the most improved player I've seen
this year. He has become an ex-
part at making fine throws to
first while. still Strengthening up
from fielding q grounder. This, IS
one OF the hardest things in the
world for an infielder to do. II
you don't think so ask Joe Dugan.
We saw him make one of these
throws during game between
the Senator'S and Giants this spring
He did It 30 perfectly that Joe
SHow do they get that wayg"
OF course, the whole Senator
Anfield win depend op Roger
ReoIkinpaugh, our old Yankee
friend. Peck. besides being o
great shortstop, Is q fine player
60 have around In an fnfleld.
He ateadies the other players.
His experience Is q sort OF bal
mmce On the others. With Peck
nc short and Harris at second
they have about as good q double
play combination Is there Is any.
where. They ougl1t TO cut down
lots Of runs again this year.
The outfield of the champions IL
as good as could be wanted. Rice
and Goslin can do plenty OF dam
age to any pitcher. McNeeley has
4 lot to learn. and he Is learning
e. Harris tells me that McNeeley's
batting has improved q lot since
HE Is learning to take q cut
nf the ball. He II still young, but
he Il one OF the best youngsters
I've seen around in a long time.
An he needs il = little more ex-
Rnether and coveleslie should
help the Harris pitching stair a
lot. Both ara smart. When
Ruether il right he Is one OF the
best southpaws In the game. he
had a bad season last year. put
with the change OF scene anu
change Of league he may turn
right around and have a Whopper
oG q season.
Covey IL stin there. too. the
last time he pitched against the
Yankees i'm New York he let US
of with two hits. And one OF
those was \ fIuke. He stiil has
. lot Of stuff Left, He may show
g this year.
But I viii say this:
Dangerous as the Senator'S win
Be. they'll have to have a lot o.
luck to beat US out. Harris mas
no secondary defense while the
Yankees have plenty. What ne
viii do in case . couple Of his res
ulars get on the sick list IL some
thing to think about. He had q
lot OF luck last year. But there 10
no telling when or where the string
will break. And when It does
break. Bucky viii be up q stump
,(CopyriRht,. 1895. by the Christy
walsh Syndicate.)
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
CALIFORNIA EIGHT LOOKS
SOFT FOR HUSKIES
BY COPELAND C. BURG,
No. Gnv~4AA

BERKELEY, Ca April 4The sawar Of the University
Washington Seattle expected to smother the University OF
Estuary April IL.
California trumphs branches Of sport
the able to develop to contend
with the Huskes from Seattle.
Ip NORTH where big abound, Coach Russell Caow
selected shell full of anky giants paddle for the purple and
The Washington times., 1925-04-04

PERCH ARE HERE
ANGLERS COMPLETE OUTFIT
Rod, Reel, Line. $9sSS
Hooks and Sinkers.. -
National Military and Sport Shop
Crank. $40 TAI 9th St. N. ".
The Washington times., 1925-04-04

The Night McGraLn AdU NA"A0'
1910 you remember when"
started Tim McGrath,
- "Jeffries and Fitzsimmons
fought and Jeffries was the
'favorite. A stranger came into
my saloon and wanted to bet
S4OO to $1,000 that Fitz would
win. l took his $400 although l
didn't have the grand. He just
had to take it for granted. -
Afterwards l went to the tlgnt
with him and when Fitz was
showing fine in the early rounds
I turned to him and said, DO
YOU know anything about the
saloon business 2"
"'Why?' he asked.
"You may have partnership
in a saloon when this fight IS
over | told him. However, JET
fries won the fight and l don't
even know the fellows name now,
although for a short while 1t
looked as if he was going to be
nv partner" ). +. CALL'
The Washington times., 1925-04-04

He Hits the Spot.
EknY degrees the Washington
club, or at least the old
men of the club, will
round into shape. Then the
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
Rutgers Takes Lead
In Spring Grid
Practice

Spring football practice has
been growing in leaps and
bounds of late, until it has
come to be regarded as almost
equal in importance to the work
of the gridiron squad in the
fall. II seems to have reached
it's highest point at Rutgers.
Rutgers is losing the biggest
part Of its football team which
was such sensation last fan,
but Jack Wallace is working
hard with what is left. There
are three practice sessions a
week and on Thursday all other
spring athletic workouts are
abandoned so that football may
not be interfered with.
The Washington times., 1925-04-04

of the water for twenty-four hours.
The bass was taken via the mock
system" live bait, smelt.
The Washington times., 1925-04-04

The record shows the outfit
with which the bass was taken
consisted Of . Bristol steel rod,
Shakespeare standard profession
al reel, number nineteen Cincin-
natl bass hook and Black Won.
der, elghteen-pound test line.
The Washington times., 1925-04-04

Convey Il stiII there. too. The
last time he pitched against the
Yankees i'm New York ne let US
off with two hits. And one Oh
those was o Nuke. he stu mas
> lot Of stuff LEFT, He may show
AZ fEaia wear.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-04-03
How Foolish TO Talk About Congress Increasing Alcoholic
Content of Beer

Thrtyeigt prohibit
alcohol onea How foolish therefore talk about
increasing alcohol Under
Eighteenth gaize kind of alcoholic
where prohibited by law On this the sub
Alcoholic
sad
majority maintain
bga
make prohibition uniform and cacious there good why
the alcoholic permitted beverages
"If half standard which suggested by the liquor
should and the of booeggs with the license
standard manesty
dealing with bootleggers violating the Constitution"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-04-03
HIGH CLASS OFFENDERS
Federal Judge Scores Ex-senator and
Milwaukee Physician for Law De-
hance; Gives EN- Prison

A former Wisconsin state Senator and
one of the prominent physicians of Mil
waukce head a long list of violators of
the liquor law who received prison SEN
fences when brought before the federal
judge at Milwaukee.
Judge Geiger heard the case against
Dr. Simon Luban and sentenced him to
one year in the house of correction in
Milwaukee. In passing sentence on the
doctor, Judge Geiger said: "You have
disgraced an honorable profession. am
tired of seeing before me on liquor law
charges men of your mentality and stamp
who should know better" DR.. Luban's
home is in the fashionable district on the
west side of Milwaukee.
Former Senator Albers was sentenced
to serve three months in the Milwaukee
house of correction, and his son was
given three months and fine of thou-
sand dollars.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-04-03

| saw under way at the wonderful falls OF
Imatra important projects for hydro-elec-
trio development which, we were told,
would furnish light and power to large
sections of the nation
Sobriety and Prosperity
J. Pierpont Morgan once said in sub
stance that mans most important finan-
ciai asset is character. A few days ago
an advertisement announcing the sale of
Finnish government bonds, the money
from which is to be used for extending
agricultural credits and hydro-electric de-
velopment, placed high in the description
the fact that the people of Finland are
law-abiding, thrifty, industrious, and the
standard of education is high"
The character of the Finnish people
has nowhere showed itself more clearly
than in its struggle against alcohol. Sixty
years ago. as DR.. Helenius-S eppala re-
lated at Washington, Finland was zone of
the most strongly alcoholized nations in
the world There were thousands of le-
gal home distilleries and large number
of illegal ones. Even the women were
given to Intoxicating drinks. The
Finnish people would have been ruined if
prohibition legislation had not come to
their rescue" They began with the home
distillerics The Finnish farmers sur
rendered in 1866 by prohibiting it, their
right of home distlling in expectation
that this would end drinking. They
found that much more had to be done,
and continued to do it with purpose. But
who will say that the vision and patriot
ism of the Finnish people who took this
first step six decades ago and followed it
courageously until the liquor traffic was
prohibited, are not responsible in large
measure for the high place which Fin
land holds today in character. education,
and financial strength.
DR.. Relander becomes president of the
republic at a promising period. And no
one who knows Finnish temperance his
tory doubts that this prohibition nation
will continue to hold the prohibition torch
in the north of Europe. And from pres
ent indications that torch is being
trimmed to burn brightly.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-04-03

a new proposition concerning teaching
the subject of alcohol in the university
and schools has been made in parliament
lately. 1t is hoped it will be adopted and
will give fresh impetus to the anti-alco-
hal instruction which, was told, had de-
pended considerably on the good will of
the individual teacher.
The Rural Sections
About eighty-hvc per cent of the pop
uation of Finland is rural The agrarian
party and the labor party strongly sup
port prohibition. A farmer-labor journal
of Kupio, in an editorial welcoming our
visiting group babe us clearly understand
that the prohibition law is not merely
supported by "a few fanatics" but that
"the laboring classes, especially the farm
ers, are steadfast for prohibition" Some
difficulty has been experienced with
smuggling and an illicit trade in sections
back of remote sea inlets where the
temptation for illicit gain proves strong.
One has only to sail for hours among the
thousands of green islands which fringe
the coast of Finland and dot her inland
waterways to realize that she has stern
task to cope with the illegal traffic that
seeks to extend itself through hidden ave-
nues of approach to her people, and young
people who have never known the evils
of the liquor traffic might quite easily be
tempted by the lure Of easy gain
The New Nations Progress
That the people of Finland will get and
hold the upper hand over this enemy to
their vigor and prosperity can not be
doubted Unquestionably the laws can
be strengthened and enforcement i'm
proved. But the nation has had much to
do since it achieved independence six
years ago. There was the civil war of the
"Whites" and the "Reds" which defeated
the incurSion of Bolshevism. The nation
has to reorganize its government, its
finances. Its people, though non-com-
batants in the World War, had suffered
deeply from privations due to it. During
this period of reorganization and recoy-
cry, it would not be strange if the prohi-
bition law did not receive all the attention
which was required. But Finland has
made remarkable recovery. Already at
the time I was there, it had balanced its
budget. 1t has no floating debt. 1t was
second only to Great Britain in funding
its indebtedness with the United States.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-04-03

importance of law enforcement. There
is popular movement to assist with en-
forcement The latest letter states that
there are about 500 parishes in the ma
ton and in many of these there are from
$50 to 500 men who have pledged them
selves to help enforce the prohibition law.
I was told when in Finland that even at
that time. over 800 municipalities had To-
cal committees in cooperation with the
government department for enforcement.
The Prohibition League, l. was informed,
had half million members in a total
population of about 3,360,000 Present
information is that many new temperance
groups are being organized.
Educational Work
For years a large educational work was
done among the young people in which
the late Dr. Helenius Seppala and his
wife, Ali Trygg Helenius, were hard
working and effective leaders. Since her
husbands death, Mrs. Helenius has car
ried the work on to the best of her abil-
ity. Her last words to me in Helsingfors
were to urge temperance people every
where to plan for and work for the tenn
perance education of young people.
Among the news in recent letters is that
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-04-03

first. DR.. Lauri Kristian Relander became
President OF Finland for six years term.
DR.. Relander is known to be an abb
stainer and supporter of the principles
of prohibition to which the Finnish vot-
ers have reaffirmed their adherence in re-
cent months by the election not only of
DR.. Relander but of parliament with
strong prohibition majority.
In September. 1928 the writer was one
the only American-in an international
group which, after the Copenhagen Inter
national Congress against Alcoholism,
visited the northern nations, Finland, Es-
thonia and Latvia. The party was
shown special courtesies by the govern
ments of all these nations, and particu-
1arly in Finland where it was entertained
socially in Helsingfors by Government
Ministers, and the journey about the
country was facilitated by government
consideration.
A Visit to Karelia
The tour in Finland inciudcd visit to
Viborg, the seaport of the most eastern
province Karelia, situated only two
hours distance by rail from the city
then called Petrograd DR.. Relander,
now President of Finland, was then Gov
ernor of Karelia, and with his family well
coined us with delightful cordially and
hospitality, charming in its simplicity and
sincerity, at his summer home on lake
some miles from Viborg. All were inn
pressed with the personality of the COVER
nor, the evident high ideals which he had
for his country In his little address TO
the visitors he referred frankly to the
difficulties of the prohibition task of Fin
land as the only prohibition nation in
Europe He reminded us that for some
sixty years Finland had been local
option country and as a result had so far
overcome the legal sale of liquor that
many had grown up without acquaintance
with its evils. Yet under prohibition, de-
spite the smuggling, he believed condi-
tions were better than before, although
much remained to be done. He empha-
sized the fact that the alcohol question
should not be allowed to become purely
police matter, but that education of pub
lie sentiment must continually lead the
way. The alcohol question, Finlands
experience clearly showed, was no longer
one with which a nation can deal alone.
It was matter for all nations and for
all humanity.
The Anti-Smuggling Treaty
Within few months, treaty has been
drawn by the northern European nations
which, it is believed, wiz materially as
sist in ending the pest of liquor snug
Cling which has grown to be a serious
problem for non-prohibtion countries as
we'll as for Finland. A letter just re-
ceived from university professor in Fin
land states that nearly all the govern
ments concerned have signed the treaty
which is likely, therefore, to go into effect
in the near future.
Rising Sentiment for Law Enforcement
This correspondent writes, as do 9TH
ers. that throughout the country there is
= rising of public sentiment for enforce
ment of the prohibition law. One states
this this is true not only of the Finnish
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-04-03

Selection Gives Assurance C % to he
Sixty Years vnF ~ Was One OF Mos lie % c til
1t
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-27

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-27
TAX PISTOL TO
DEATH IS plea
indianapolis Men Before
House Committee.
Tunes . y odsNV ~ t2no,k SEtg ,,sn,,;;,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 81
If Congress places the alleged dis
reputable pistol under a prohibitive
excise tax. give Indianapolis the
credit.
Two Indianapolis men before the
House Ways and Means Committee,
led in the fight to precipitate such
action Monday afternoon.
James A. Drain, Legion command
er, unable to be in Washington, pre-
sented by proxy a petition in behalf
Of American amateur rihemen that
the entire burden Of the present
arms and ammunition tax be placed
on pistols The petition explained
that the Government can encourage
expert gunmanship only by re-
moving the tax on sporting arms.
Herbert p. Sheets, representing
$4,000 retail hardware dealers, askehR
the same action to stimulate busv
ness.
Were not greatly concerned with
the tax on pistols Many dealers
have discontinued their sale" he
explained.
Some committee members in.
dictated a willingness to tax the
pistol out of existence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-27
COURT GRANTS APPEAL
Case of Macedonian to Go to State
Supreme Bench

Tom Dafoff. 81, of 933 N. Holmes
Ave. fined 800 and costs and SEN
fenced one 20 two years at the In
diana State Prison last week by
Criminal Judge James A. Collins. on
transporting liquor charge. was
granted an appeal to the State Su-
preme Court today by Judge Pro
Tenn Frank A. Symmes.
Steps were taken last week to
bring deportation roceedin g s
against Dafoff, a Macedonian. Gov
ernor Jackson's office reported no
action would be taken until he had
completed his term, II convicted.