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Evening star., 1925-02-19
Fifty Years of Base Ball
One of Series Of articles John
Annirersay Of the National League This Year.
LXVI-NATIONAL LEAGUE PRESIDENTS-HA
EIETH PRESIDENT

IARR4 CLAY PCLLAM succeeded Nicholas Young president
OF the National League and there
ball whose
who tried harder be added that
there has been base ball history who
condition. who had undergo and perhaps
Clay Puam ended driven to if
that
Evening star., 1925-02-19
NJ. A, CHAMPION TO TAKE :
BERTH AT INDIAN SPRING
To Accept Offer as Caddie Master and Assistant Pro-
Ranked Next to Roland Mackenzie in ID. C..
Amateur Ranks for 1924.
BY w. X. McCALLUM.

CLIFF MckIMMlE for member of the Bannock
burn Coli Club and the holder of the champion
ship OF the Middle Atlantic Association has decided
professional.
Mckmm has been offered job caddie and assistant club
Indian Tom Moore and
cided to He will know definitely week
probably will take his ediate
Evening star., 1925-02-19
HOPPE BETTERS LEAD.

NEW YORK, February 19.-Willie
Hoppe. balkline billiard king, has in
creased his lead over Robert Came
fax, champion at three cushions. AT
the end of the eighth block the score
stood: Hoppe, 4S0; CannefaX, 450.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
PRATT WILL MANAGE.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. February J9.-
Derrill Pratt. who has been given his
unconditional release by the Detroit
Tigers, has signed a contract to
manage the Waco team in the Texas
League.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
McGINNITY WILL PITCH.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 19-The
Man Joe McGinnity. "a years old, ex-
poets to pitch at least 80 games this
season for the Dubuque Club of the
Mississippi Valley League, of which he
is manager and part owner. He is
starting his SD professional year.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
HAS THOROUGHLY TESTED
LIMB HURT In BIG SERIES
Rested for Ten Days Following Games With Giants
Last Fall, But Since That Time Has Taken
Part in Strenuous Exercise.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Sports Editor, The Star.

TOT SPRINGS Ark February eAny appehenson that be
the
paugh the world Fall himself
The stellar shortstopper delayed combination
Cleveland declared
started his first hike with Manager Harris the half
he has had
healed collapse the
Evening star., 1925-02-19
InsiideGolf
-By Chester Horton.

The body has been stopped too much
in the iron shot when the head OF the
club shows tendency to rest on its
heel rather than fiat on the sole of
Evening star., 1925-02-19
CZECH NETMEN ENTER.

Czechoslovakiass challenge for the
Davis cup, now held by America has
been received by the United States
Lawn Tennis Association, the eighth
nation to enter the competition.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
RED SOX SIGN FUHR.

BOSTON, February 19.-Oscar Fuhr,
left-harded pitcher for the Boston
Americans, has signed his contract
for another season.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
TAMPA GRIND is STARTED;
MARTINA ONLY ABSENTEE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special lisp to
which could
knowledge another championship
themselves closely their
champion Washington American League
Evening star., 1925-01-18
BALLOT BOX IN FRAUD
CHARGE TO BE EXAMINED
Pecora to Submit Evidence in EIec-
tion Probe to Grand Jury
on Tuesday.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January IA citing
on the request of Representative Ma
than Perlman, named by a former
employe in connection with alleged
ballot tampering, Assistant District
Attorney Ferdinand Pecora today de-
cided to submit for grand jury exam-
ination the district ballot box about
which the charges thus far have cen
tered.
Inspection of the questioned ballots
by the grand jurors probably will
take place on Tuesday, Mr.. Pecora
said Al the same time there will ap-
pear before the grand jury, also as
the result of Mr.. Perlman's request,
seven new witnesses in the case in
Guiding the members Of the district
election board, all of whom have
been given preliminary examination
by Mr.. Pecora.
While Mr.. Pecora declined to dis
close the nature of the new testimony
in advance of its formal presentation
to the grand jury, 1t was reported on
good authority that all the new wit
nesses he examined had made state
ments tending to refute the 'confes-
sions" of George Rosken, formerly
employed in Mr.. Perlman's office, to
the effect that he had fraudulently
marked number OF ballots in Mr..
Perlman's interest and against that of
the latter's opponent, DIR. William
T. Sirovich.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
FRENCH REDS SILENT
ON PARTY SESSIONS
Bar All But Representatives of
Revolutionary Press and Own
Members at Farley.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 1.-THE congress
of the French Communist party opened
it's sessions today in the community
building of Clichy, suburb of Paris
The meeting was shrouded with the
greatest secrecy, journalistic fnquirers
being politely informed that attend
ance at the congress was permitted
only to representatives of the revolu-
tionary press"
Delegates from all parts of France
sat throughout the day in the cold
barn-like hall and warmed themselves
with heated arguments for the ex-
tension of seed planting" in fac
tories rather than, as one speaker
argued, with short jolts of white
wine in neighboring cafes. as usually
is the case"
So closely were the proceedings
guarded that the Communist organ
L'Humanite even refused to give out
the list of speakers and the subjects
discussed 1t was learned, however
that the arguments and appeals were
along the same lines as at previous
gatherings of Communist organiza-
tions.
A big streamer with, the inscrip-
ton, "proletarians of the world unite
yourselves" was suspended above the
hall, to which admission was had
only upon presentation of a red mem
bership card. Two bicycle policemen
stationed a block away from the
meeting hall were the only repre-
sentatives OF the government in at
tendance, and they confined their
efforts to polite direction of Com
munists who did not know the way
to the community building.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
OFFICIALS OF PARKS
TO MEET AT SKYLAND
Will Be Shown Over Parts of Pro-
posed Shenandoah National
Playground.

John Barton Payne. chairman OF
the National Conference on State
Parks, has announced the selection OF
Skyland, in the heart of the proposed
Shenandoah National Park, as the place
for the next gathering of State park
officials and experts from all over the
country.
The conference will open May 26 and
continue for four days. At that time
the delegates will discuss. among
other things, sanitation, bond issues
for the creation Of State parks, per
manent and temporary camps and
expansion of the movement.
During their stay at Skyland the
delegates will be taken over the Stoney
Man Mountain section of the Shenan-
doah National Park, one of the most
beautiful of the entire reservation. On
these tours they will be the guests OF
the State of Virginia.
Stephen T. Mather, director of the
National Park Service, who is also an
officer of the State Parks Conference,
will attend the meeting. Miss Bea-
trice NJ. Ward of this city, is secre-
tary and treasurer of the conference.
Evening star., 1925-01-18

The District of Columbia into the Fed
eral Treasury from individuals personal incomes thar
ten States combined and more than 80 States apd
Hawaii
tabulated and compare ed by Representative Ernest
Ackerman of New Jersey, who, a member OF the
House appropriations committee watching where the
Government has for the last FIVE also
interested himself in special study Of the source OF
the money.
of Columbia. which really only city a mere
dot the map, Mississippi, Vermont, Montana
Utah, Wyoming Arizona, Idaho, North Dakota, New
Mexico and Nevada. All together they sS,3l0 sos
while the District Of Columbia ss,336,5s7.
The SO States (includng Hawaii), which less in
dvidually the District the they
contributed Oklahoma, Iowa, Louisiana, Washing
ton. Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Colorado Ken
lucky West Virginia, Georgia, Oregon Florida, Maine
Kansas Nebraska Alabama Arkansas, New Hampshire
lima, Montana, Utah, Wyoming Arizona. South Dakota
Idaho, North Dakota, New Mexico and Nevada.
District Lacks Spokesman.
Representative Ackerman has been deeply interested
record that these tabuaons show of what rela
lively small number of the population actually the
bills of and the preponderan voice in legis
laton commanded by those who do this tan
against those who do.
example the District OF Columbia has voice in
and is wholly the mercy of Congress
garding legislation affecting the District Yet those ter
States that all together than the District (Which
Congress- have 20 United States Senators
and % Representatives States Hawaii-al
which pay the District individually-have
all the from three to 13 spokesmen each in Con
The population of the District Of Columbia July /
,571. per of the whole population
of the country.
percentage Of increase in the total paid for
all States in 1922 1921 1863 cent.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
FATE OF TROTSKY
HANGS IN BALANCE
Central Communist Commit
tee Starts Session Expected
to Take Action.
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW. January 1.-THE fate OF
Leon Trotsky, Soviet minister of war.
is expected to be decided within a
few days by the central committee
of the Communist party. which be
gan its sittings in Moscow today.
There is much speculation as to
whether Trotsky himself although q
member of the central committee
will participate in the sessions. He
is considered by every one, as out of
active politics, and unless he intends
invited by his adversaries TO do so.
his presence at the sittings of the
committee is scarcely expected.
In the face of the bitter and un-
precedented campaign against him in
and out OF the Communist party and
the Communist International, it is
believed 1t would be futile for him
to attempt to allay the storm which
has all but engulfed him.
Political observers believe that
nothing short of unequivocal retrac-
tion of the views expressed by the
war minister in his book, Lessons
of the 1917 Revolution" followed by
his promise to abstain in the future
from factional discussions. will sat
isfy his opponents. As Trotsky is
hardly ready at this moment to
adopt either of these alternatives, 1t
is thought he will seek refuge in
complete silence, awaiting the abate
ment OF the present political ferment
to speak his mind.
There is, however, not the slightest
doubt that, whether the war minister
is present at the meetings of the
committee or not, resolution of
censure will be passed against him.
Retires to Country.
Meanwhile the military leader has re-
tired to a rural estate at Archangels-
koye, 25 miles from Moscow. This
estate, which, prior to the revolution.
belonged to Prince Youssopon, is
noted for its splendid scenery and
salubrious climate. 1t now serves as
q place of rest for tired members OF
the government.
In this quiet spot, in the midst of
soothing natural surroundings far re-
moved from political strife and party
squabbles. Trotsky is nursing his
bronchial trouble. and at the same
time engaging in fresh literary work
1t is problematical whether he will
go TO the Caucasus health resort, as
originally planned, even after the
meeting of the central committee,
which is expected to decide his flu
ture
1t is believed that formal vote of
censure by the committee which
frames the internal and external
policies Of the Soviet government will
be accepted by the war chiefs ad-
versaries as sufficient punishment for
the alleged heretical views expressed
by him in his recent book and within
the councils Of the Communist party.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
BARNETT ILL, HOUSE
PROBERS ADVISED
Indian, Principal in inquiry,
Cannot Come, Guardian
Tells Committee.

A telegram signed Anna Laura
Barnett, guardian of the person of
Jackson Barnett" notified the House
committee investigating Oklahoma
Indian conditions. that Jackson Bar
nett is i'll and will not be able to an
swer the subpoena served on him TO
appear in Washington TO testify be
fore the committee. The telegram
asked the committee if the informa-
tton required from Barnett could not
be given In a statement or affidavit.
This telegram was considered by
the committee yesterday in executive
session. Though no official staten enL
VISA issued after the meeting Il is.
understood that the committee feels
that the chief object of making Bar
nett appear in Washington was to en-
able the committee to decide for it
self whether Barnett was mentally
capable of comprehending the prov!-
sions Of legal contract. Sufficient
statements on Jackson Barnett and
his case have already been received,
the committee considers, from the
various witnesses who have already
appeared. The committee came to no
decision as to future action on this
point.
Other questions and phases con
nected with the investigation were.
executive session. Irac A. Wells. as,-
sistant United States attorney gen
eral, conferred with the committee
yesterday morning
After the executive session, con
| sideration of the settlement of TIL
Martha and Saber jackson estate
was resumed. ;
The complainants called J. c. Stons.
president of the Oklahoma State Bar
Association, to the stand. Chairman
Snyder and some committeeman, how
ever objected to his testifying.
A series of letters and telegrams
| between the Interior Department,
Shade Wallen, superintendent of the
Five Civilized Tribes, NJ l.. Mott, Mrs
Barnett and others, was read into the
record by the complainantS. The cor
respondence, covering the Summer
and Fall of 1924. dealt with the APP
pointment of Barnett's new guardian
in Oklahoma, the appointment of the
Security Trust and Savings Bank Of
Los Angeles as Barnetts legal
guardian in California, and the in
vestment of 1886 900 fund remaining
to Barnett after the distribution o.
S1,100,O00 from his estate-in AZ p
cent Liberty coupon bonds.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
DRY RULES SOUGHT
FOR ALCOHOL CURB
Diversion to Illegal Uses De-
CIared Chief Problem
of Enforcement.

Declaring diversion OF alcohol the
chief problem of prohibition enforce
ment, James j. Britt. counsel for the
Prohibition Enforcement Unit, has
recommended to the Senate investi-
eating committee two amendments
to the Volstead act designed to rem
edy the situation.
One amendment would limit de-
naturation plants to alcohol distil-
leries and to distill1ry premises and
the other would give the enforcement
agency complete supervision of the
denatured alcohol until 1t goes to the
consumer.
John 8. Pyle, counsel for the COM
mittee. disa greed as to the extent
that pure grain alcohol is diverted at
the distilleries, the latter claiming
that it was relatively small and gem
orally could be accomplished only
through collusion with the Internal
Revenue agents stationed at all dis
tilleries.
Cites Ethyl Solvents Case.
1t was disclosed that one of the
chief means of getting denatured
alcohol into bootlegging channels is
through a "cover-up house." which
under, the law may not be inspected by
pGOnlDlIlOn agents. Wldt
he termed the operation of 'cover-ups."
Mr. Pyle referred TO the case of the
Ethyl Solvents Corporation and the
Standard Sales Company, both OF
Philadelphia.
The records show, Pyle said, that
the Solvents Corporation, a denatur-
ing concern, sells all of its products
to the Standard Sales Company.
Prohibition agents who Investigated
the transactions made this report:
'It is our belief beyond reasona-
BILE doubt that a great amount of
denatured alcohol that is sold to the
Standard Sales Company is delivered
as pure non beverage alcohol and
further disposed of illegally"
Another report of prohibition
agents presented by Mr. Pyles said
the Glenwood Industrial Distillery
Co. of Philadelphia does only a 80
per cent legitimate business. Pro-
hibition officers told the committee
that efforts had been made TO revoke
this company's permit, but that they
failed through insufficient evidence.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
OFFICIALS DENY STORY
OF ISLE OF PINES RIOT

By the Associated Press
HAVANA, January 17.-Feeling be-
tween Americans and Cubans in the
Isle of Pines over discussion in the
United States Senate OF the Hay
Quesada treaty has caused no mani
festation other than talk by certain
Cubans against an American owned
newspaper there which has taken the
stand that the Isle of Pines is Amer
lean territory, said DR.. Iknacio de la
Tore, under secretary of Interior to-
day.
Reports published in Havana that
certain Cubans had tried to destroy
the newspaper were declared by the
under secretary to be without foun-
dation.
At the United States Embassy moth
ing had come from the American con-
sui in the Isle of Pines to indicate
any disorder.
Feeling is admittedly high between
many American residents and certain
Cubans in the Island. but DR.. de la
Tore said that the situation had not
even made necessary the issuance of
any special order and that the report
of the mayor of Nueva Corona was
only a casual one received today.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
LEGISLATOR ON DOLE.
Former British Labor Member I
Forced to Accept Aid

LONDON, January 1f-At least or
Labor ex-member of Parliament has
had Ito go on the dole" (accept L.
government unemployed pay) sine"
his defeat at the last election. He IS
Arthur Law who represented Bolton
in the last Parliament, cotton
spinner by trade.
Since his defeat at the October
1924, election, he has been i'll and has
been unable to obtain employment.
Having no other resources, he wa
compelled to sign on for unemplOy
ment pay with the local labor eN
change. Efforts are being made in
Eolton labor circles to obtain him
trade union job, but not many are
vacant.
tC1nyriGhr
Evening star., 1925-01-18

declare that the Blue Ridge area
could be made a great national park
in two or three years at the most.
The Great Smoky site would require
many more years. they assert.
With this in view, 1t has been point
ed out, the North Carolina and Ten
nessee delegations could well afford
to give Virginia the first choice. as
urged by the commission, and still be
assured of getting their park as soon
as they would even II they had been
chosen first. The other areas that
North Carolina submitted could never
be made national parks, anyhow, ac-
cording to members of the committee.
so that their boosters would have
nothing to lose and all to gain In such
trade. N
Evening star., 1925-01-18

Continued from First Page.)
familiar with it, but affirming, on the
other hand, that the Holy See was
not even approached on the subject.
1T is impossible to deny, how
ever" adds the paper, that the
measure is in accord with the prin-
ciples of law, because political au-
thority has the right and the duty to
know the activities Of individual citi-
zens and the societies they may form,
in order to be certain that such ac-
tivities are not injurious to the public
veal. Secrecy would prevent the ex-
ercise of this duty of political au-
thority which therefore can justly
prohibit organizations founded on
secrecy.
The canon law also prohibits
secret societies, no matter what their
object. We condemn secret societies
as implicitly dangerous"
The bureaus of the Chamber of
Deputies met today and approved the
bill for the suppression of secret
societies, but opposed that enfranch-
ising women.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
CATHOLIC BUILDINGS
TO COST $4,000, 900
Program in Baltimore Includes
$4,000 Cathedral and
Seminary,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Iress
BALTIMORE, January IA build
ing program which will entail the
expenditure of more than $10,oo0,oOO
on Catholic edifces in the northern
suburbs of Baltimore, was outlined
today by Archbishop Curley of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore. 1t includes
the erection of the new st. Mary's
Sulpician Seminary buildings at
Roland Park at cost of between
three and four million dollars, with
work to start not later than 1925,
and the building OF one of the most
beautiful cathedrals il this country
at a cost of more than $5,000,000.
Although stating emphatically that
while he was Interested in cathedrals
he was FAR more interested in the
erection of schools, where young
American citizens may receive the
benefits of sound religious training"
Archbishop Curley declared that "the
time has come when st. Mary's
Seminary should be housed in build
ings measured by. the marvellous
Sulpician spirit that has grown and
expanded during the 1856 years since
the seminary was established in
1890"
Evening star., 1925-01-18
IBANEZ MAY BRING FALL
OF HERRIOT GOVERNMENT
Retreat From Stand on Prosecution
of Spaniard Seems Only
Alternative.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 1.-THE offensive
against the present regime in Spain
waged by Vicente Blasco Ibanez. the
Spanish author, has placed the French
government in a more embrassing
situation than the Spanish directorate.
Recent developments in the French
Parliament have made 1t seem clear that
the Herriot cabinet will either have
20 make a complete retreat from the
stand 1t has taken on the prosecu
tion OF Ibanez under the French law
for his attacks on King Alfonso. or
fall. The entire Socialist party Of
los members is pledged to vote for
the bill introduced In the Chamber
Of Deputies yesterday calling for
repeal of the law under the provisions
of which the prosecution of Ibanez
was begun.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
CANON w. H. BLISS DIES.

NEW YORK, January 17.-Canon
William H. Bliss OF. Seattle, Wash,
who has been critically Ill in ST.
Luke's Hospital here. died early to-
night of heart disease.
Canon Bliss had been in the hos
rital since December 81, when he re-
turned from Europe on the Leviathan.
He attended the opium conference at
Geneva, Switzerland, as an unofficial
observer.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
MINISTERS ARE PRAISED.
Work in outlawing Liquor Traffic
Specially Commended.

The Churchman's Club at it's regu-
lar weekly luncheon at the City Club
Friday passed a resolution strongly
commencing the ministry of America
for its successful efforts to outlaw
the liquor traffic, and for their pres
ent work in creating sentiment for
law enforcement.
In discussion of the resolution it was
said that the Capital and the coun-
try were to be congratulated on hav-
ing President who both enforced
the law and Constitution and lived up
to il personally.
s. D. Shankland of the National
Education Association addressed the
club on What the Layman Expects
of the Preacher" DR.. A. C. Christie
presided.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Accounting Office Changes.

Frederick B. Kitterman, who since
July, 1921, has been chief clerk of the
General Accounting Office, has been
promoted to the position of attorney
in the Office of the solicitor general
of that Office. John X. Willis, for
merly in charge of the interior di-
vision and later of the check division
of the General Accounting Office, sue
ceeds Mr.. KitteEman4
Evening star., 1925-01-18
NEAR-BEER RUIN SEEN.
Counsel for Brewer Complains Here
of Liquor Laxity.

Laxity in the enforcement of pro-
hibition brought about the ruin of
the near-beer business in this coun-
try, according to the complaint at the
White House yesterday by Lawrence
Eads, general counsel of a large
brewery in st. Louis, which since the
amendment has manufactured near
beer.
Mr.. Eads did not see the President,
but will probably have a conference
with him later. He discussed the mat
ter with Secretary Slemp, and told
the latter that because of the ease
with which alcoholic liquors can be
obtained in practically every section
of the country, there Is little demand
for imitation beer as a beverage.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Three Women Taken in Raid.

A raid of the vice squad last night
on apartment 3, at $40 Fourteenth
street, resulted in the arrest of three
women on charges of keeping dis
orderly house, and in the tempo
rary detention as a Government wit
ness of man who gave his name as
Chester Martin and his address g a
fictitious house number on Oregon
avenue northwest.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Somebody Gone Wrong

From the Cornell Widow.
Nurse-ThePe's a man outside who
wants to know II any of the patients
have escaped lately.
Doctor-Why does he ask?
He says somebody has run off
with his WIFE