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Evening star., 1925-04-04
Two games of the series W

I WU SuIItSS Ot tr1S
played here. Each team won one OF
Ring, for the Nationals, and Rom
mel, for the Americans, were an
nounced as the opposing pitchers to-
day with first string men at all the
other positions.
Manager Mack and his squad ar
rived here early today from Ports
mouth, Va, where the Athletics yes
terday defeated the Portsmouth team,
9 to 5, in a hard-hittfng contest
Cochrane, Hauser and Simmons each
made circuit drives.
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PILLS AND MACKS START
SERIES FOR CITY HONORS

April 4Fesh from their Florida training camps
the Phes for the city base
ball championship ~
Two games played the South and FIVE will be
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Pirates Busy with BATS.

PITTSBURGH, April Pirate bats
were full of base hits yesterday aft
ernoon, and the Buccaneers took
their second game with the Angels
of the Pacific Coast League At Los
Angeles by the score OF 10 to s.
It was the first contest OF the year
in which q Pirate pitcher went the
full route. The Bux twirler was Lee
Meadows, whose curves and spec
tacles proved quite puzzling to the
Coast Leaguers>
Whitley Glazner, former Pirate,
was on the mound for the Seraphs,
and his former teammates touched
him for 16 hits Glazner had poor
support and saw five Pirates cross the
plate in the first inning. In the Sec
ond he saw four more Corsairs score.
The Pirates garnered eight two
Ease hits, two of which were made
by Eddie NoQEA
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Chfsox Drilling Hard.

CHICAGO, April 4.-The end of their
training camp practice in sight, the
Chicago White Sox yesterday went
through an intensive batting and
fielding drill under the watchful eye
of Manager Eddie Collins, prepara-
tory to the closing games with the
Shreveport Gassers at the camp.
Early next week the squad departs
for the North, stopping for a game
at Little Rock, Ark; another In
Asheville. two in Evansville, one in
Terre Haute and two in Indianapolis
before facing the Detroit Tigers on
opening day. So far the team has not
been beaten.
Rain and wet grounds for the sixth
time in a fortnight kept Manager
Killefer's Cubs idle in Oakland. Calf.
Games today and tomorrow with
Oakland end their Western practice
sessions En- route to Chicago the
team will stop over in Kansas City
for series.
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Indians mt New Orleans.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, April 4.-The
Cleveland Indians were at New Or
leans today for their final stand in
the South. Games are scheduled there
today and tomorrow, the Indians
starting North the middle OF next
week.
Commissioners Lands airplaned to
Montgomery from Augusta, Ga. yes
terday with Gov. w. w. Brandon to
witness a game between the Indians
and Mobile, which the former won,
Z to 3.
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DETROIT, April 4.-With a s-to-1
victory over the Cincinnati Reds at
Augusta, Ca, yesterday the Detroit
Tigers were scheduled to face Jack
Hendricks team there again today
in the second round of a three game
series. The third game will be played
Monday at Atlanta, Ga.
Dutch" Leonard opened the game
on the mound for the Tigers and
went six innings. He was relieved by
Sylvester Johnson, who hurled the
remaining three. Heinie Manush
played centerfield in place Of Cobb.
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Reds Trail A. l.. Teams.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 4.-Yester-
days 9-to-1 victory Of the Detroit
Tigers over Cincinnati gave the
American League teams an edge OF
one game over the Reds this Spring,
the count being four to three
The Reds have beaten Washington,
New York and ST. Louis and lost to
Washington, Cleveland twice and De-
troit
The Tigers and Reds meet again at
Augusta today, with Pete Donohue
and Rip Collins slated to do the
pitching.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Fifteen Hits Fail to Win.

NEW YORK, April Fifteen hits
failed to win the ninth game of the
series with the Yankees for the
Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday at At
lanta, Ga The Huggins clan collected
only seven, but got them within the
two closing innings, thus winning.
z to 5. ....t
For six innings Babe Ruth and
company failed to score. Petty, a
newcomer from Indianapolis, had
them missing his curves until the
sixth, when Schwartz took up the
mound assignment. He went along
nicely for ono inning, but Manager
Robinson removed him in the seventh
when the Yankee bats started work.
ing.
With the score 4 to against the
Dodgers, Johnston dropped one over
the outfield wall, scoring two runs
and forcing the Yankees to grind out
another batch Of tallies in the eighth
to give them q one-game advantage
in the series, s to 4.
A welcome rain gave the Giants a
rest in the series with the Memphis
team of the Southern League. Man
ager McGraw announced that he plans
to carry 10 pitchers into the National
League race for his fifth pennant. In
addition to>Bentley, Nehf, McQuillan.
Ryan, Barnes, Scott, Dean and
Maun, he expects to retain two out OF
q string of several recruits.
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Tigers Play Reds Again.

held the Saints hltIeSS Tot the I
four innings. -..
Evening star., 1925-03-15
BOY KILLS HIMSELF
IN DESPONDENT SPELL
Drudgery of Household Work
Given as Reason for Act of
14-Year-Old 0hioan.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, March 14.-Despond-
ent because of the routine of house
hold drudgery which he had assumed
in caring for his father and two
younger brothers since the death Of
his mother year ago. Joseph Essex
IA. shot and killed himself at his
home near here today. The boy,
whose fathers duties as railroad
track walker kept him away from
home all day, cooked the meals, wash
ed the clothes of the family and per-
formed daily tasks beyond his
Strength. All the while he longed to
play with the other boys and to go
to school and study to be an engineer.
friends say.
Today he took his little wagon and
made the regular trip to the grocery
store for supplies. When he re-
turned to his home he methodieally
collected old school books and papers.
which he cherished, and a few toys,
piled them in a heap and watched
them burn. He explained to his IL
r-old brother that I'm burning
these because I'm leaving and l won't
need them any more"
A few minutes later his brothers,
playing outside, heard shot. They
found Joseph on the floor, and called
a physician The revolver with which
the youth shot himself through the
heart, dying instantly, was found
lying near him on the bed.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

magnet which drew great crowds 10
the Senate galleries. Thousands Of
persons journeyed to the Capitol to
witness this debate and MANY were
unable TO Sain admission
Defended by Pepper.
For two hours Senator Pepper of
Pennsylvania, Republican. defended
the nomination of Mr.. Warren. de-
ciaFing that he was eminentty fitted
for the position and that the Presi-
dent had been justified in sending to
the Senate the nomination after II
had been once rejected
Senator Couzens of Michigan Mr.
Warren's home State, and Senator
Reed of Missouri replied, attaekinr
the nomination.
After the White House stat.mArt
was read, and Mr.. Curtis had re-
quested unanimous consent to most.
pone action on the nomination until
2:39 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Senator Walsh of Montana pressed
Senator Curtis to tell the Senate whv
ne was so anxious to DELAY until
Monday the vote.
Senator Curtis replied that he ta,d
the Senator from Montana his rea-
sons once, and that he did not care
to repeat them on the floor OF the
Senate. He added that he thou ugbt.
there would be no change in the vote
II II went over until Monday.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
WNT0N PIERCE MET
DEATH BY ACCIDENT
Mother Explains California Rail
Fatality in Telegram to
Friends Here.

Circumstances surrounding the
death of Vinton Pierce, formerly Of
this city, at Garnet, Calf. early Fri
day morning, were explained by the
young mans mother, Mrs. Ulrica
Dahlgren Pierce, in telegram re-
ceived here last night by friends Of
the family. The message said she
and her son were en- route TO Los
Angeles and when the train stopped
at Garnet he alighted. and in at
tempting TO board the car again as
the train started. was thrown under
the wheels and killed.
Mr.. Pierce formerly resided with
his mother at 1925 Massachusetts,
avenue With him and his mother
on the trip was understood TO be his
wife, Mrs. Margaret Clark Pierce
Mr.. Pierce was about IS years old
and was educated in local private
schools here, including the Kerr
School and the Washington Collegiate
School
Evening star., 1925-03-15
CARD SHARPS GET S YEARS

SAN FRANCISCO March I4.-Found
guilty by jury in Federal Court OF
larceny by trick and device on the
high seas Jerry Paine, Charles
Steele and Norman Mcleod toda Y
were sentenced by Federal Judge "A.
F. St Sure to five years in the peni-
tentiary at Lesvenworth
The three engaged in a stud poker
game with j. A Rolf, Chicago busi-
ness man, last November on the
steamer Ruth Alexander en- route
from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
Rolf quit the game a loser by $3.50
and filed suit against the defendants
Evening star., 1925-03-15
DRY AGENTS RAID
STILL UNDER FIRE
Rush Plant at Oaks, Nd,
Facing Shots, and After
ward Capture Second.

Facing volley OF shots Prohibi-
tion Agents Tut and Roll rushed a
5o0-Gallon still. near Oaks. Md. yes
terday, while the plant was in opera
tion. and seized 5000 gallons of rye
mash, 40 gallons of the finished prod
uct and a large steam boiler.
The plant was being operated by
three men, two of whom escaped
under cover Of the shots fired by the
third. The last named also made his
getaway into a wooded patch
nearby.
Find Second StiIi.
Leaving this still. after destroying
the accessories. the agents stumbled
INTO an old road. apparently being
used recently after long years of dis
use. and followed it for 200 or 400
yards to the top of a hill, where.
looking down. they saw an even more
pretentious Illicit liquor ma nufa ctur-
ing outfit. They swooped down on
this place. which had been deserted
evidently when the sound of shots
were heard during the raid on the
first still, and seized a 1,ooo-galior
wooden Kettle. 45-horsspower
steam boiler. 5000 gallons OF mash
and 10 gallons of the finished product
Ten cases OF empty jars awaiting
their consignment were destroyed
with the rest OF the outfit.
Raid at I.aadeser.
Meanwhile. Agents Hertzig, Wash
burn. Pickett and Hughes were raid
ing an alleged liquor plant at Land
over, Md. Hughes went to the home
OF Jackson Evans to serve a search
warrant and found 25-Eaiion still in
full operation in the kitchen. II Is
alleged. The still and approximately
10 gallons of mash, according to tbs
prohibition agents. were destroyed
Evans WAS arrested and taken to
Baltimore. charged with manufacture
sale and illegal possession OF liquor
Evening star., 1925-03-15
BRAZIL PLANS TO ADMIT
MORE IMMIGRANTS SOON
When Restrictions Are Removed
All Notionalities May Enter
Subject to Usual Tests.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 1.-THE
minister of agriculture. Miguel CAL
mon, has made public a statement at
tributed to President Arthur da Silva
Bernardss that the restrictions
against wholesale immigrations into
Brazil are soon to be removed. The
restrictions, in force since last De-
cember, stopped all colonization
schemes by reducing immigrants to
a limited number Of ungrouped in
dividuals.
The foreign ONCE emphasizes that
it never was the governments in
tention to shut out any nationality.
After the restrictions are re-
moved 1t says, .tsii will be welcome,
provided they'are able to pass the
regular tests.s
Evening star., 1925-03-15
CAMPS DEATH DUE
TO HEART ATTACK
Body of Famous Foot Ball
Coach to Be Taken to
New Haven Today.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 14.-Walter
Camp, founder of modern inter-
collie giate foot ball, died today while
sleeping in his room in the Hotel
Belmont. He was in his siXty-sixth
year.
Coming to New York Friday after
noon to attend the conference of the
intercollegiate foot ball rules COM
mittee. of which he was secretary.
the former Yale player, coach and
critic suCcumbed to angina pectoris.
which overlook him in his bed after
he had returned last night from. the
committees first session at the Hotel
Pennsylvania.
The body was found by William w.
Roper, Princeton's head sridiron
coach, and w S. Langford of Trinity,
who were sent to the Belmont by the
committee after Mr. Camp had failed
to appear for this mornings meeting,
Getting no response to repeated
knockings at the room door, they
summoned hotel officials who forced
an entrance. Mr.. Camp, in his pa1amas'
was in bed, apparently asleep An
examination. however, showed that
he was dead.
Take Body Home To-day.
The body will be taken tomorrow
morning to Mr.. Camps home at sew
Haven, Conn, the seat of the uni
versity he, served so illustTiously fer
many years. Walter Camp, Jr, OF
New York, the great coach only son
and himself once a Yale hsltoack'
and Mr. Roper will accompany It.
Members of the rules committee said
that Mr.. Camp was in the gest of health
and spirits at last nights session At
midnight the meeting adjourned untli
a;3e o'clock this morning, ana MI.
Camp went to his hotel.
when the time arrived for today's
session. which was TO approve changes
in the intercollegiate playing fegula-
tions the secretary was not in his pace
After a brief delay, the meeting opened
without him An hour later, Il. n
Hall, Dartmouth, chairman of the COM
mittee. decided to investigate and after
a telephone call to the Belmont brought
the report, "Mr. Camps room does not
answer Mr. Roper and Mr.. Langford
were sent in search of the secretary.
Getting no response from Mr.. Camp
room, Roper and Langford hurried 10
the office OF j. r. Clark, assistant man
ager of the hotel. Together the three
men forced the door and found the
body on the bed. DR.. J. r. A. Lang
house physician, said Mr. Camp had
died in his sleep of a heart attack
This was confirmed later by DR., Thomas
Gonzales, assistant medical examiner.
Wife Is Notified.
Mrs. Camp was notified by telephone
at New Haven, but il was decided that
she should not attempt the journey TO
New York today. Her son. a New YORK
business man. together with Roper and
other members of the rules committee.
took charge of the arrangements.
When the news reached the coaches.
in session at the Pennsylvania, the
meeting was Immediately adjourned,
and members of the committee offered
their services to assist in the funeral
prepa ations.
Tributes to the famous foot ball ex-
pert poured in throughout the day from
all parts OF the country. Noted grid
iron men of this and other days, many
of whom owed their success s coach or
as player to what Walter Camp had
taught them, FASTENED to pay their
respects to his memory.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
Bird WOnaf' Craze
At Fort Washakie.
Bureau announces

century old question was
cleared up yesterday with the an
nouneement by the Bureau of In
dian Affairs that the final burial
place of the Shoshone Indian bird
woman is located at Fort Wash
axle, Wyo.
This decision was reached by the
bureau after an inquiry lasting
about three months. II was
prompted by a controversy among
American historians as well as
indian tribes as to whether the
bird woman. who attained fame
as guide of the Lewis and Clark
expedition in 1895, actually was
buried in the grave At Fort
Washdkie marked with tablet
in her memory
Evening star., 1925-03-15
Rum Boat Taken
Has IurTet and
Arn,0red Decks
By the Associated pre.~

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 14.-After
chase through the fog off Staten
Island and up the East River to-
day. in which police fred 40 shots,
a police launch caught the fast
steam launch Wee, and found
aboard her 200 cases of whisky.
The alleged smussiers returned
the FIRE, police said. Two men
We're arrested
The police said the Wee, for
merly submarine chaser, had
armored decks and steel turrft
protected by srmor oHe-quartsr
Of an inch thick. They valued the
craft, which was SO feet long, at
approximately $4,000. 1t was
equipped with two Liberty motors.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
MURDER CHARGED
IN FLORIDA PROBE
Whipping Boss and Code.
PENDANTS indicted in Death
of Negro Salesman.
By the Associated Press.

by tbe AssOflAtfa ITess.
CROSS CITY, Fla. March IL
Severance OF the eases of Thomas w.
Higginbotham, convicted lumber camp
whipping boss; ID. A. Parker. f. G..
Priest, w. G.. Mccrane and John ID.
Windbufn and Char lie Hart, negro,
charged in an indictment here today Y
with first degree murder in connec-
ton with the death OF Lewis Barker,
a negro, will be asked when the cases
come to trial ii was announced by
States Attorney J. l.. Kelly.
The indictment, returned by spe-
eiai grand jury called to investigate
the death of the negro, whose re-
mains were found near here last De
cember. contained nine counts and
charged that the men killed Barker
October 10 last.
Higginbotham, convicted of second
degree murder following the death of
Martin Tabert, North Dakota youth
alleged to have been so severely
whipped that death resulted. is await
ing a new trial in that case.
Indications were that the cases
made by the indictment today would
be disposed of speedily, a both sides
began active preparations for the
trials. The defense at first announc-
ed that a writ of babeas corpus
would be sued out after the State
had declined to agree to release the
defendants on bond, but the idea was
abandoned because of the short time
before the trial, which was set for
the term of Criminal Court begin
ming March 23
Hart Named fwfee.
Hart was indicted by the regular
grand jury I'm February in connec-
tion with Barker's death, but was
named again in the presentment re-
turned today.
There is no connection between
this case and the Higginbotham-
Tabert case, according to Information
here. Barker. who was killed, the
authorities believe, was an itinerant
worked among negroes in the lumber
camps, IL was said, taking orders.
Although no definite information re-
garding the motive for the killing
had been obtained. authorities said
they had meaeer reports that IL re-
suited from rivalry in the sales of
clothing.
Hart at the time Of his first indiet-
ment is understood to have told of
Barker being lured to house near
the place where the body was found
and beaten and later killed because
of the fear that he would report the
affair to the authorities. Afterward.
IL was said, the body Was reported
to have been burned to destroy all
traces OF the crime.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

lection of the covenant, and en-
phasized that Germany herself would
have to say as to what extent she
could comply with the council recon-
msndations.
The council would further remind
the German government continues
the letter, that a member of the
league and of the council would al
ways have voice in deciding upon
the application of the covenant prin-
ciples.'
e. AS regard economic measures. the
council said that the league members
themselves decide upon the practical
stems to be taken for. execution Of
the general obligations. but that the
covenant does not permit, when action
is taken in pursuance of article 10,
that each league member should de-
eide separately whether it shall take
any part in that action.
Inisry Is Feared.
"rhe council feels bound to express
its clear opinion" adds the letter,
"tbat any reservations of this kind
would undermine the basis of the
league of Nations and would bee in
compatible with membership in the
league"
After remarking that other coun-
tries whose military forces also have
been limited by existing treaties have
accepted the leagues obligations
without reservations. and after en-
nbs sizing that the league assembly
has always favored universally in
membership, the letter concludes with
a striking appeal to Germany to join
and take that position which CORE
spends to her place in the world.
II is understood in Geneva tonight
that the German representatives in
the Danzig and Sarre governments,
who appeared before the council, and
are German in origin, will urge Ger
many to enter the league at an early
date. In this connection. they feel
that Germany, as member of the
council, would prove of gre at moral
support to the residents of the DAN
zig and Sarre territories, who fire.
auently have vital matters before the
eeuncil.
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Continued from First PageD
crystal set owners to get the original
voice of the foreign announcer, and
the original program OF entertain
ment.
The concert last night was picked
IN in the savoy Hotel by station
2IO just as WRC picked up the Naval
Engineers banquet in the New VIII
lard II was radioed to station INK
at Chelmsford, England. and from
there, rebroadcast across the Atlantic
to the Radio Corporation station at
Belfast Me-. where apparatus was
functionins TO continue IL on its jour
ney southward, on short wave
length to the Radio Corporation
liz boratories at Van Cortland Park,
New York. FROM there, IT was put
on a land wire into station WIZ and
also continued on a land wire down
to WRC The time that elapsed be-
tween the sound OF a word in the
microphone in London and its re-
ception in Washington homes was
within the fraction OF 2 second, ac-
cording to previous long g-distance
tests carried out.
Heavy Power Employed.
Twenty-Five kilowatts of power
were used in broadcasting the pro-
gram from Chelmsford, England. to
Belfast. Me, one of the heaviest
power units ever employed in radio
broadcasting.
Among the telephone calls received
at the studio throughout the course
OF the broadcasting and afterwards
was one from Mrs. Alice HeitmulleI
of 1879 = street. whose exciteme n
and emotion made 1t difficult for her
tn talk. She explained that she is
an Englishwoman, and has been in
this country only a short time. Sitting &
down to dinner. she said. she turned
on the radio set, and the first thing
she heard was the announcements
from London. Yesterday was her
birthday. and she felt the broadcast
ing feat held special significance
for her.
Further Tests Planned.
1t was said at the studio OF wRC
last night that undoubtedly furth er
tests along this line will be conducted
for the radio audience. Last week
arrangements had been made by WIZ
in New York to receive the Savoy
concert, but heavy static made the
experiment a failure. The only sign
of encouragement was frequent
sounds of music between the crash es
of the static.
Immediately on receiving the infor-
nation from New York that the Lon
don music would be forthcoming in a
short time, the studio notified the
White House, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover. Sir Esme Howard, the Brit
ish Ambassador, and other high Off
cials in Washington. Although the
President was unable to tune in, Ey-
erett Sanders, his secretary, said he
and Mrs. Sanders heard the program
Secretary Hoover also listened In and
expressed enthusiasm over its sue
cess, while the British Ambassador
also got the strains from his native
In
Evening star., 1925-03-15

Although Germany was an impor
tant competitor in the world automo-
bile tire trade before the war, today
1t Is an unimportant factes.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

Timber hewn in Poland. which has
been as great as 100000 ,o98 feet
with total weight of $500, 900 tons
a year, is now less than half Of that
amount.
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ANlMOSlTlES FLARE
HIGH IN SENATE ON
PROBE OF REVENUE

CONTINUED from First Pssea
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COOLIDGE TO NAME
WARREN IN RECESS:
BATTLE THREATENS

CONTINUED from First Pase)
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LISTENERS THRILLED
AS LONDON PROGRAM
is PICKED UP HERE

(Continued from First PsgeD
Evening star., 1925-03-15

In rapid succession late TODAY as
sistant States attorneys questioned
epherd's present and former steno-
graphers, several students and former
students at DR.. Faiman's school. Or
George Fosberg, the physician who
first told of Shepherd coming to see
him for information about typhoid
germs and subtle poisons, and DIR.
Faiman himself.
The students at DR.. Faiman's school
were unable to identify Shepherd as
having been student there, although h
some Of them said he looked familiar.
The stenographers were questioned
about a letter Shepherd Is alleged to
have sent to the school inauiring
about course in bacteriology, but
were unable II" give any information.
Dr. Faiman was said to have added
some minor details to his story about
the visit Of She pherd to the school
and conversations with him.
Shepherd was taken to a hotel to-
night and IL was announced The
questioning will be resumed to-
morrow.