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Evening star., 1925-02-28

"reminiscences of Civil War days
and other bits of old Washington
history are brought to mind by
the recent sale through the Of
fees of Shannon & Luchs, Inc, OF
the business properties, S14 T.
street and 431-33G5 Ninth street
northwest.
Built in about 1921 by Rev. Obe-
diah L. Brown, one of the first
pastors of the First Baptist
Church, the old mansion was one
of the finest downtown residences
in its day. Although the old house
has been given over to commercial
usage for many years, there are
still traces of it's former marble
mantels in the upper rooms. The
property. which faces on j. street
extended at right angles to Ninth
street, on which side were orig
inally the family stables and
dwellings for slaves. In all it
comprises about $3.50 square feet.
After DR.. Browns family moved
elsewhere the house was occupied
in turn by a number of families
and institutions, among them
young ladies' seminary, the Chill
drens Hospital and we'll known
historical character John Slidell.
Slidell was a member of the
House first and later Senator
from Louisiana. When that State
seeded, in 1851 he cast in his lot
with the Confederacy. Appointed
assistant to James NJ. Mason, Con-
federate commissioner to France,
he participated in what was
known as the Trent affair" This
incident, otherwise adjusted, might
have caused break with England
at that time.
Running the naval blockade OF
Charleston, S. c., Mason and Slidell
sailed from Havana in October,
1851, for Europe on the English
steamer Trent. Later Capt. Charles
Wilkes, L. s. N, with the San
Jacinto of the Union Navy, stop
ped the Trent at sea and took off
the two men as prisoners Of war
They We're taken TO Fort Warren
at Boston. Great Britain resented
the act and it was then disayowed
by the United States Government
Released, Mason and SlidelI sailed
again for England and thence to
France. Their efforts to obtain
French recognition of the Con-
federacy were futile, as France
refused to act without England.
However. the men were success
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S5(O,O)O LIBRARY
IN WEEK'SPERMITS
Catholic University to Build
AdditiOn--TotaI for Seven
Days, S881, 900.

obstruction authorized by the of
fee OF the building inspector for the
current week amounts to $SS1,9O0.
While this is somewhat lower than
the previous two weeks. it is a high
total for this period of the year.
A number of residential properties
and several apartment houses are au-
thorized. The Catholic University,
however, leads the list with a 100000
library.
The permits granted are:
Catholic University of America, to
build library. $5oo,0oH.
Mrs. Martha Schor, to repair 1915
Wisconsin avenue; $500.
Apartment tn Cost $4,000.
J. G Weedon, to build apartment,
sl3-31J South Carolina avenue; S19,-
O00
Ward & Cobb. to build, 3511 Que
sada street; $1,000.
Ward & Cobb, TO build, 1913 Que
Sada street; $1,000.
Helen Gauss, to build, 1884 Harri-
son street; $4,000.
George A. Refer, to repair, Four
teenth and Maryland avenue south
east; $1,000.
H. l.. Thornton. to build, 313-315
Aspen street: $1,000.
&. W. Chase, to build, S07 Whittier
place; $4,000.
l.. O. Colbert to build, 44OS Twenty
ninth street; $500.
william a. Hill, to build, 2439 Cali
fornia street: $4,000.
American Building Association, to
build $500 structure at 302 b street
southeast.
T. a Jameson, to build, 1900 to
1742 Massachusetts avenue south
east; $125,000.
Garages TO Cost $4,000.
7. \ Jameson, to build garages,
170S-GS Massachusetts avenue south
east; $4,000.
American University, to build dor
mitory; 1880.
NJ. /. Ried, to build, 5llo Galena
Century Home Corporation. to
build 3936-3S- -4o-42 Livingston street;
$500
Robert Gibbons. TO build, 81 !
street southeast; 1,O00..
W. r Hackett, to build, 6O0-606
Girard street northeast; $4,000.
Andrew +. Matos, to build, 1920
Twenty third street southeast; $4,000
Morris Levy, TO build apartment at
$40 Morton street; 10000.
j. Basso, to repair 363S Georgia
avenue; $4,000.
Preston r. Wire, to build, 207-11-I7
Quackenbos street; $4,000.
J. w. Mccullough, to build, 40 q
street southwest; $4,000.
Raleigh Hotel, to install elevator;
$4,000.
Washington Times Co, will install
machinery: $4,000.
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LICENSES LAWS ASKED.
Several State Legislatures Consider
Realty Measures.

Bills providing for the protection of
the public through State licensing of
real estate brokers have just been in
troduced in the Legislatures of Della
ware, Nebraska and Missouri.
The Texas real estate license BILL
modelled on the MacChesney act, has
passed the Senate on second reading.
proposed amendments to the Okla
homa real estate license law, designed
to make its administration more eff
fective, have passed the House and
are now before the Senate,
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College Gets Ancient Coins.

The great coin collection started bv
the late Thomas Coats of thread fame
in England has been given by his
family to the University of Glasgow.
1t is valued at more than $4,000, and
contains 5000 coins from Greece
Rome, British possessions, England
proper and the Oriental countries.
Glasgow University also has other ia
nous coin collections, including the
Hunter cabinet of 10000 pieces, valued
at 100000 more than 80 years ago.
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Historic Home in Do,crtO,0u Section,
Built More Than 100 Years Ago, Sold

full in obtaining a large loan for
the Confederate States. Slidell
died in London in 1871.
This historical old property was
sold to Frederick NJ. PelZman for
the George w. Brown estate. The
consideration is said to have been
in the neighborhood of 100000.
It is located on one of the most
active crosstown thoroughfares. close
to several prominent stores and busi-
ness houses. The purchaser will hold
the property as an investment.
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king" of Austria, and Franz Lehar, of
Merry Widow" fame, has openly re-
belled against jazz music of the tom
TOM type. Jazz bands imported from
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America have so gotten on the nerves
of the Viennese, it is said, that an
ordinance forbidding jazz music at
dancing schools has been passed.
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Waltz City Wars on Jazz.

Vienna. long the dream waltz city
due to being the home of the great
Johann Strauss. known as the waltz
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OIL EXPORTS PERMITTED.
Rumania Lifts Ban With Increase
in Production.

BUCHAREST, Rumania, February
2S-Owing to the continuously steady
increase in crude oil production, the
government has decided to remove the
postwar export prohibition on fuel
oil The present stocks of fuel oil
available for export are said to ap-
proximate 100000 barrels. The crude
oil production now exceeds $4,000
barrels daily.
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Any manicure artist will draw the
lire at the finger of scorn.
Evening star., 1925-03-11

base. Very often catchers lose their
heads in tight place and shout to
the pitcher to make the play at the
wrong place. Few things are apt to
be more costly in a close contest.
Don't work your pitcher too fast.
Make him take his time and save
his energy wherever possible. You
will oftentimes have to act as a
balance wheel for twirler inclined
to be nervous. You need to be calm
to get the best work out of your
pitchers. An excitable, fiighty catch
er has a bad effect on most pitchers.
Keep the fingers of your bare hand
together when you are working be-
hind the bat. There is less chance
of injuriEg your hand and you can
handle the ball better. Another thing
the good catcher learns is to shift
SO fast that he gets in front of a
ball whenever possible. Don't take
balls with arms extended to the side.
Always bear in mind that you should
be in a position to throw as soon
as you get the ball
Never do your catching squatted
back on your heels. If you do, you
will be in an awkward position for
throwing. Learn to keep on your
toes. Back up first base on slow
rollers going to the second baseman
when there is no play at the plate.
Do likewise on double play. Here
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Under the rules of base ball block
ing is perfectly legitimate If the
catcher has the ball in his hand. And
right here I want to emphasize the
Importance of the young catcher get
ting the ball and taking firm grip
on 1t. Never hold the ball so loosely
that the man sliding in has a chance
to knock 1t out of your hand. If he
does there is run scored.
If you are big physically don't
worry about hard knocks. You'll get
plenty of them, to be sure, when
men come sliding in. But always re-
member that the other fellow is jolt
ed quite. as much as you. Your job
is to keep him away from the plate
by any legitimate means.
Try always to figure what is the
logical play to come up at every stage
of game. You should be quick at
outguessing your opponents. Learn
to call the play, as professionals say.
By so doing you can give your team
mates much helpful coaching in the
course of a game.
You must watch the bases carefully
because 1t is your duty to ten the
pitcher, when he fields the ball, where
he is to make the play. Always
stay close to your pitcher when he
is fielding, unless there is a play
likely to come up at the home plate.
BY that I mean near enough so that
he can hear you when you tell him
where the play lies.
Be careful how you coach your
pitcher or any infielder. 1t is a good
plan always to make sure to get one
out. Never put an extra man on
the bases. He is a constant threat
at almost any stage of the game. For
this reason it is better to make GER
tain of retiring one man than gamble
on getting two and by so doing miss
them both.
If play strikes you as probably
being close and there is another one
that can be made easier, coach your
pitcher to make the latter one Be
sure you have him throw to the right
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DEMPSEY GAINS K. O.
OVER BOXING RULERS

NEW YORK. March IL. Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight champion,
would seem to have scored a knock
down in the first round of his diff
culties with the New York State
Athletic Commission, which has for
warded to him challenges filed by
Harry Wills and Tommy Gibbons.
The reorganized commission yester-
day decided to allow the legal Is
days to elapse before making another
move in the matter. So far, according
to Chairman Farley, neither Dempsey
nor his manager, Jack Kearns, has
communicated with the boxing body.
The new chairman expressed him
self as disappointed that the cham
pion should act in such a manner, but
said there was nothing the commits
sion can do to further matters until
Dempsey either replies or fails to
reply when the grace period has ex-
pired. He also stated that Dempsey
will have his choice as to his first
opponent, although il had been ex-
pected that Wills would be the man,
as his challenge was the first to come
to the commission.
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fifth to tie the score. Singles by Rice
and 6lueee mixed with four walks
did the work.
Rice'S pass, succeeded by Goslin's
and Judges singles off Wisner, sent
the Nationals a run ahead in the
sixth, and in the eighth-the last of
two innings pitched by Kent Green
field, another young ht-hander-
they got a tally with a trio of passes
and a hit batter.
All of that lead was swept aside.
though, when the Giants fell upon
Marberry in the eighth, and the Ma
tionals could do )thing against Jack
Maun, who hurieu in the ninth for the
enemy.
Immediately after today's game the
Natio nails are to be hustled aboard
their special train and move to Or
lando, where they will engage the
Cincinnati team tomorrow afternoon,
the trip to the Reds camp means a
12-hour train ride.
Mcnamara, Kelley and Dudley may
be used against the Giants this after
noon Scott. Bentley and Lance may
fire at the Nationals.
That homer of Southworth's yes
terday was a hardy walIop that clear
ed Rice's head and rolled through a
hedge back of deep right field. 1t
would have been good for homer,
though, had it not gone through the
green wall.
McNeely was withdrawn from the
game in the seventh after he took
one of Greenfields pitches on the
left wrisr. The blow was not seri-
ous but Harris did not care to take
any chances with the young out
fielder.
Walker, Giant rokie, got into the
game twice. He was replaced in
center field by Southworth in the
fourth frame, then with Harris per-
mission took Wilson's place in left
in the sixth.
Adams was in shortstop for the
Nationals the greater part of the
game. He made a splendid stop and
throw from deep short to retire
Southworth in the sixth.
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A stiff six-inning practice game be-
tween the regulars and the yanni-
gans of the Boston National League
team on their ST. Petersburg, Fla,
field resulted in a 3-to-0 victory for
the regulars yesterday. Van Brunt,
the Braves promising youngster. did
some effective work in the box for the
yannigans.
DETROIT, Micn. March II.-Man-
ager Ty Cobb's holdout troubles would
have ended yesterday If he had been
present at the Tiger camp to receive
the signature of Heinie Manush, the
only player not now under a contract,
dispatches from the Bengal training
camp 1t Augusta, Ga, disclose.
Manush was ready to sign, but Cobb
absented himself from headquarters
for a day and the big outfielder had
to wait his return. T-c manager is
the only representative of President
Navin at present in the South.
Being out of uniform saved Manush
workout in the hottest sun Georgia
has displayed this Spring, and all the
other ball players envied the outfield-
er his place on the bench.
NEW YORK, March IL. - Dazzy
Vance of the Brooklyn Dodgers and
President Charles H. Ebbets reached
an agreement at Clearwater, by which
the leagues most valuable player re-
ceives an increase in salary and 2
larger bundle of advice on invest
ments in Florida real estate to come
from Ebbets, according to advices re-
ceived here. While this complicated
bargain was being made, the regulars
won from the yannigans, to 8.
Home runs by Lou Gehrig and
Benny Paschal featured the exercise
of the Yankees at St. Petersburg. The
recruits won the contest, 10 to s.
Herbert Pennock, left-handed pitch
err has received the last offer, accord
ing to Col. Rupert, and may take il
or leave 1t. He remains at his New
Jersey fox farm.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 11.-Th
Cleveland Indians went through thei
most strenuous batting drill of tn
| season at Lakeland training CAM
yesterday.
Manager iris Speaker had tn
| squad batting against Joe Shaute
Sherry Smith. Ben Karr, Jim Ed
wards and Cob" Buckeye for TIVE
hours in preparation for the first ex
| hibition game with Indianapolis Fri
| day.
| Speaker plans on saving MS reSO
| lars and working the recruit pitcher
| in the exhibition games.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 11.-El
mer Smith, leading hitter of tn
American Association last year, max
| ing his first appearance at the Or
| lando training camp of the Cincin
| natl Reds yesterday. collected thre,
safeties off veteran pitchers in
| practice game.
| Playing with the yannigans, Smitl
got two clean hits off Donohue an
| one off Brady, and in a fourth at
| tempt, against Rixey, hit a shar
l line drive, which Walker just man
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SCHAEFER AND HOPPE
TO SHOW SKILL HERE

balkline crown recently in the Chi
cago tournament. and Willie Hoppe,
who held the title for many years,
will give exhibitions at the Grand
Central March % and "a.
They will play two games each day.
one in the afternoon and another at
night.
Three hundred points will be
played in each game.
Seats will be erected around the
table 10 accommodate the Spectators.
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aged to reach for a good catch. The
regulars won, to 2.
The Cincinnati team will split Sat
urday, the second team going to
Winter Park to play Atlanta, while
the regulars are playing Columbus. a
Winter Haven.
ST. LOUIS, March 11.-Leland Stan
ford University provided unexpected
stiff opposition against the St. Louis
Cardinals yesterday in an exhibition
game at Stockton. Calf, the National
League club winning, to 0.
Manager Branch Hickey sent his
boys to bat in the last half of the
ninth in order to see in action Ernie
Nevers, famed foot ball player OF
Stanford, who pitched creditably, a
| teammates error giving the Cardi
nails an extra run. The Cardinals had
an engagement today with Sacra-
mento.
Walter Fritsch, vice president Of
the Browns, and Business Manager
Bill Friel were expected at Tarpon
| Springs. Fla, today, for the dedica-
tion of Sisler Field. named in honor
OF Playing Manager George Sisler
the Brownies playing the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
! CHICAGO, March 1.-THE first of
! the box scores that bloom in the
| Spring will greet Chicago fans to-
| morrow when Manager Bill Killefer
| of the Chicago Cubs leads a picked
| squad of 26 from the Catalina Island
| training camp for a three-day in
vasion of Los Angeles.
| Listed for the trip are: Pitchers,
| MilSfaad Morgan
| Kaufman, Blake, Steuland. Root and
| Bush; catchers, Hartnett. Jonnard and
| Churry; inf1elders, Grimm, Kearns,
Adams, Pittenger, Maranville, Mich
| aels, Barrett and Friberg; outfielders.
Kerr, Weiss, Miller, Heathcote and
| Grigsby.
! Bill Barrett's decision to be an out
fielder was the feature of yesterdays
| activities at the White Sox camp a
Shreveport, La. The New Englander
| loomed as a likely shortstop candi-
date, but changed his mind after Man
ager Collins indicated Harvey Nc
Clellan, Ike Davis and Johnny Butler
were leading contenders for the short
stop berth.
PITTSBURGH. March 1.-THE two
Pirate squads yesterday duplicated
their Sunday performance by staging
another SIS game at their training
camp at Paso Robles, Calf.
Mike Martineck, the Buffalo candi-
date for first base, continued to show
up we'll at bat, annexing a three
| bagger, a double. a single and base
on balls. Observers thought, though.
| that Mike was a little slow around
| the bag. Experience is his chief need,
they said.
Joe Brown and Louis Koupal Were
on the mound for the first time since
their arrival. Brown, who started for
the regulars, was taken out in the
fifth inning, but Koupal continue
| until the finish.
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OPENING CLASH INDICATES
BOTH CLUBS ARE SERIOUS
Undaunted by 8 to Reverse, Mats Are Seeking Re.
venge at West Palm Beach Today-Zach and
Bluege Display Fine Form.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

JEST BEACH, Fla March -ThiS OF Is
wv world Nationals and their late world
rivals, the Giants, promises be just hectic
public clubs which
balls urels would
during their training
yesterday
though
prolific hitting pitching and probably indicated what
Evening star., 1925-03-11
HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL
CATCHER V-TAGGING AND OTHER DUTIES.
Photos BY cAalE.TaosEa-
BY Stanley (Bucky) Harr

have plenty deciding become
will block when they
first Remember that if the there
for the opposition He other station and there still
chance him But
plate
well There chance
around the legs Shin guards there But
have him blocked properly have plenty
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Bentley hit for Greenfield in the eighth.

Totals. .......... SO I Z "A 16 ]
matthews hit for Russell in the sixth
Giants -...... o o O o O 8 Ks
Nationals .... . 0 3 1 o 1 OF
Two-base hits-Wilson. Groh, Southworth
Three-base hits-Hertley, wisner Frisch
Home run-Southwortb. Double plays-Jack-
son to Frisch to Terry; .Devine to Groh. Left
on bsses-tiiants. o; Nationals, IA First
base on balls-of Nehf, 2: of Zachary, 4: of
Wisner. .: of Russell. /; off Marberry l.:
on Greenfield; 3. Hits-On Nehf. in 3 in
field. in 2 innings: off Maun. none in ! in
ming; OF Zachary. in 3 innings; Off Russell
In innings: of Marberry, in 3 innings
Greenfield, McNeely. Buege. Struck out-By
Wisner. D: by Greenfield. 3; by Marberry, g.
Winning pitcher--Greenfield. Losing pitcher
-Marberry. Umpires-AIessrs. Walker and
Rowland. Time Of game hours and 35
minutes.
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again the throw to first has to be
hurried and If 1t should be wild the
catcher can save an extra base by
his backing-up tactics.
(TomOrrow-Ffrst Basemen-the Best
Type.)
Copyright, 1925, by Current News Features.
Incl
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Giants Series Be F1ercey Contested Lands Brings Luck
VISIT OF CAR IS MARKED
BY FLACSTEAD LINING UP
Player Forsakes Ranks of Holdouts-Manush. Last
ofTygers, Reports at Augusta-Vance Puts
Autograph to Dodger Contract.

OSION, March 11-Base
Landis brought luck Orleans
yesterday for concdnt his the
Price
holdouts to
Lands left for Florida
Fagsead to start his
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WICHITA GETS PHENOM.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March IL
Billy Sweeney, semi-pro first base
man, has signed with Wichita of the
Western League. He was sensa-
tion on the local sand lots last sea-
son.
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PRINCETON WINS ANOTHER.

PRINCETON. N. j., March IL
Princeton, with the championship of
the Eastern intercollegiate Basket
Ball League already assured, con-
quered Dartmouth for the second
time last night, 80 to 10, it's ninth
league contest without defeat.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
COURT AWARDS ALIMONY
TO MRS. EDW. VOIGT, JR.
Husband Directed to Pay $115 a
Month Pending Hearing
of Suit for Maintenance.

Justice Siddons in Equity Division .
yesterday ordered Edward Voigt, jr.,
former bank president, to pay his
wife, Hilda c. Voigt temporary all
mony of S115 per month pending hear
ing Of the wife's suit for maintenance.
Voigt told the court that he Is now
employed in the jewelry store Of his
father at S25 per week and gets 500
per month for managing an apart
ment house He denies that he owns
the apartment.
Voigt also denies that his wife re-
ccived only 81 per week for herself
and the two children. He says he
bought her an automobile for her ex-
elusive use and looks after dts upkeep
and gave her money for a vacation
as well as Jewelry worth $500. He
denies the charges contained in his
wife's petition as to the living condi-
tions at his fathers home and de-
clares he offered to take separate
apartment, but the wife wished 1t
postponed until they were in better
financial condition. Attorneys Darr &
Darr appear for the husband.
Evening star., 1925-10-18

gymnasium activities, girls needle
work class, Boy Scouts, 1880 to 1890;
Current Topic Club for Men, lamp
shaGe making and flower making
groups, 1880.
Cleveland Center, Eighth and T
streets.
Tuesday-Stitch and Chatter In.
dustrial Art Club, 7:30: lamp shade
making, millinery and dressmaking
groups, saNophone orchestra re-
nearsal, Amphion Glee Club, Sight
reading and chorus work, flower MAX
ing and basketry instruction classes,
1870. Persons interested in the study
or Spanish are invited to meet j. O.
Miles, 1870.
Saturday Childrens dramatic
+ group and piano lessons for children,
beginners instruction, 10 to II am.
LOvejOy Center, Twelfth and d
streets northeast:
Wednesday-Visual instruction pro
gram; dramatic class; needlework and
foWer-making groups. 3:15.
Observation-Disclosures Athle C
Club; Boy Scouts: Ukulele Club;
basketry class. 1870 to 1890
Saturday-Class in flower making;
community athletics; Lovejoy Or
chestra; Manchester Junior Athletic
Club; visual instruction program, 1880:
classes in rhythm. for children, 10 to
II; class in paper work.
DeanwOOd Center, Whittingham
and Lane place northeast:
F'riday-Industrial art class for
girls Junior Better Neighborhood
Club; the plain sewing group will
make children's garments from used
clothing; domestic art groups, in
Guiding basketry, paper flower max
ing. lamp shade making and wax
work: Girls Dramatic Club, Men's
Choral Club, 7:30.