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signed his position shortly after the
divorce expose there, today aomitte0
that he had been buncoed out of 500
by one of the slickest tricks ever at
tempted in the city.
Wednesday Moncure was called on
the telephone by a member OF the
firm Of Domaine and Son, unuer
takers Of Alexandria, who stated
that a colored man who gave MS
name as Joe Robinson had been to
see him about sending the body OF
his wife to Atlanta for burial. Rob-
inson, the informant at the unoet-
takers told Moncure, did not nave
enough money to pay for q puriai
and wanted to start suit against me
railroad on which his wife had been
injured. Wv
Later that day Charles w.
Stump, an employee of the Southern
Railway on which Robinson former.
Nv worked, called Moncure and told
him practically the same story. ana
II was suggested that II Moncure
would take the case and advance
the necessary money he could get
his money from some back pay oue
to the man by the railroad.
The colored man came to Mon
cures office and told him that ms
wife had died at the emergency
Hospital In Washington where she
had been taken after having ner
feet cut off in a railroad accldent.
Moncure advanced the man 80 10
buy clothes appropriate Tor
funeral.
The next morning the colored
man appeared at Moncures OFFICE
and declared that he had obtained
passes from the Southern TO take
his wife's body to Atlanta ana
needed money to defray the e1
Denees Of the funeral, and again
the attorney advanced him money
TO the extent OF $S5.
Robinson has left town WITHOUT
leaving any trace as to- his where.
abouts and It has been discloseo
that there never was a body 70
be shipped. au..n4
Police are making a dillgent
search for the man who, II Is
alleged, started his story OF ms
wife,s injury sometime before
Christmas. It is said that at one
time the employees at the South.
ern roundhouse were contemplating
taking up subscriptions to take
care OF the mans case, 80 well nao
he fooled them.
The money due him tor back
nav. it was disclosed, had already
been taken up In credit at the
company's store.
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my hand.

my hand.
It was the dying request Of Cyrus
willard Barger. one Of the pic
turesque pioneer stage drivers Of
the Northwest country. And his
friend needed It by taking him to
his final resting place. at Silverton.
ore, in hearse drawn by two Of
the finest black horses that could
be found. His favorite silver
mounted whip was placed In his
right hand, In his coffin.
FOR nearly fifty yeas Barger
drove stages in Oregon. Idaho,
British Columbia, Arizona and the
yosemite Valley. For forty years
he was q trusted employee of Wells
Fargo & CO., leaving the firm
when the march Of progress re-
moved horses, for motorized equip
rnent. He had, charge o.. the COM
pany stables III California and was
known as one of the best Of reins-
men wherever stage coach rum
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FIRST PRECINCT PRISONER
TRIES TO HANG IN CELL

A necktie was employed by James
Virgil Walker, colored. 1924 Column
bia street northwest, a prisoner at
the First precinct police station, in
IN attempt to hang himself in his
cell in the station house yesterday
afternoon.
Although believed to be in serious
condition, Walker is expected to
recover.
The prisoner was arrested yesterday
by Headquarters Detectives Mans
field j and Thompson on a petit
larceny charge preferred by his en-
ployer, w. w. Chambers, an under
taker at Fourteenth and Chaplin
streets. Walker was sent to Gal
linger Hospital for treatment.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
70 ENTERTAIN DIGNITARlES

Officials Of the Knights OF Column
bus throughout the nation viii be
guests OF the Washington council
at "get-together" dinner at
Rauscher's at $3.50 p. IA. Thursday.
Archbishop Michael J. Curley, OF
Baltimore, will be the guest OF
honor.
Among the other guests will be
supreme Knight James A. Flaherty,
PHILADELPHIA: Supreme Treasurer
Daniel J. Callahan, Washington;
Admiral William s.. Benson, Major
D. J. Sullivan, William s. Aumen,
Baltimore, master Of the fourth de-
gree; and State Deputies Isaac s.
George, Of Maryland, and John
Roth of Virginia.
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CHAUFFEUR IS KILLED
by CARBON MoNoMpE

TARRYTOWN, N. z. Jan. 40.--
The body Of John 4. johnson. =
chauffeur, thirty.nine. " Cleveland.
Ohio, was to be shipped TO his home
there today for burial.
johnson was found dead from car
bon n1onoxide poisoning IN the gar
age OF his employer, Worcester II.
Warner, in Wilson Park.
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blsd over the rusgsd Northwest
areas.
Barger Travelled the Northwest
when Indians ana road agents NY
in wait to ambush stages carrying
mail and bullion. His last drive
was out OF Idaho when robbers
held up his buIliOn-Iaden vehiclo 40
It rumbled along the route from
the Idaho mines to Pendleton.
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LABORER GETS
$4,000 FOR 8
FINGERS
Jury Returns Verdict Against
Shipping Board and a
= Steamship Company.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-~-A verdict
for $4,000 damages was awarded
to Jack Burke, nineteen. steve.
dore. against the United States
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LAWYER FOOLED
BY SH|FTY
CLIENT
Advances Money to Bury
''Wife" to Be Recovered in
Suit Against Railroad

Robinson Moncure former judge in
the Alexandria q little Reno, who re.
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Being builders Of syInder closed permits
Hudson to give values beyond all comparison.
gained three
resulted the best and the lowest
of our history.
Despite has alone offered closed comforts
at open real appeal has been the brilliant character OF
its
Evening star., 1925-04-28
MIDGET MINES ELECT:
JUNIORS ARE TO ACT

Junior sandlot base ballers will hold
their mass meeting at the Boys Club
tomorrow night to organize and elect
officers for their division of the Wash.
ington Base Ball and Athletic Asso-
citation. NJ. V. Thompson of the Boys
Club. who is acting as chairman at
the gatherings of District amateurs,
will meet with the managers and rep
reSentativeS of senior teams Thursday
night.
William Sanderson, former manager
of the Southends and at present the
pilot of the Auth Midgets, was chosen
president of the midget division at
the confab held by the youngsters
last night. and W. J. Newman, man
ager of the Corinthians, was named
vice president. Election of secretary
was postponed until next Monday
night, when the midgets meet again
to turn in their contract blanks.
Walter Haight, newly elected sec
retary of the Washington Chapter of
the National Base Ball Federation.
will announce the midget schedule on
Monday night, and q vote will be
taken on the matter of Sunday base
ball.
In a talk before the representatives
of 10 clubs that attended last nights
gathering Haight intimated that the
national sandlot governing body hopes
soon to inagurate a little world
series" for senior, junior and midget
teams, as we'll as the unlimited series
that is to be staged this year at
Cleveland
Evening star., 1925-04-28
SCHOOL MINES PLAY
TWO GAMES IN ROW

Western and Central, joint occu-
pants of third place in the nigh school
base ball standing, were to meet on the
Mount Pleasant stadium field this aft
ernoon.
Business and Eastern are to furnish
the scholastic title series clash tomor-
row afternoon.
Entertaining the GonZaga High nine
yesterday, Central came from behind
in the sixth and chalked up a 5-to-2
victory, while Eastern outclassed Alex
andria High. 10 to 4, at the latter's
field. Tech, after tying the count in
the seventh. fell before the assault of
the Catholic University freshmen, IL
to 6.
Three scholastic tennis matches were
on today's card. Georgetown Prep
netmen were to meet Dewitt Prep.
Tech and Business were to play off
their match scheduled for Saturday,
and st. Adams was to clash with St.
Johns in the interpret tennis league
series. st. Adams regulars were de-
feated by Friends, to 3, yesterday
while st. Adams Junior racketers took
all five matches with the Western
High Juniors. In the feature match
of the day. Cornduff and Barber de-
feated Herrtck and Connolly, 13-11,
3-6, 60.
Evening star., 1925-04-28
MARSHALL GOES UP
IN CHESS STANDING
By the Associated Press.

BADEN BADEN, April 2s.-By de-
feating Treybal of CZechosloVakia
today, the Russian master. Alekhfne,
made more secure his hold of first
place in the international chess
tournament. There were no changes
in the positions of the other leaders
as consequence of play in the ninth
round.
Rubinstein, Poland, retained second
place by drawing with Marshall.
United States, and winning his ad
journed game against Roselli. Italy.
Marshall scored 11a points by com
pleting the two adjourned games.
drawing one with Roselli and
winning the other from Bogoljubow
of Russia. He moved up several
notches to sixth place. Tore, New
York. defeated Mieses of Germany.
Other results We're:
Tartakower. Austria, defeated Ros-
SELF. Italy; Gruenfeld, Austria, de-
feated Carls, Germany; Cole. Bel
gium, lost to Rabinowitsch, Russia:
Tarrasch, Germany, defeated Spiel
mann, Austria; Niemsowitsch. Den
mark, drew with Thomas. England:
kolste, Holland, lost to Reti. Szecho.
slovakia; Yates, England. VS.. Sac
misch. Germany, adjourned. Bogol-
jubow. Russia, had the bye today.
In the adjourned games Thomas.
England, defeated Yates, England.
Evening star., 1925-04-28
DUNDEE TO DISPLAY
RING SKILL TONIGHT

Washington fight fans have a few
hours left in which to take out mem
bership in the National Capital
Sporting Club that is staging the
Johnny Dundee-Honey Boy Finnigan
bout at the new Washington Audi
torium tonight.
Club offices at 631 Bond Building
will be kept open until the last min
ute to handle the eleventh hour rush
for seats.
Three other bouts besides the 10
rounder in which the world feather
and junior lightweight champion ap-
pears against the Boston scrapper are
carded for this evening.
: Harry Sutton, Dundee's sparring
partner, meets Tony Cortez of Wash
ington over the eight-round route in
the semi-final; Joe Novak of Pitts
burgh takes on Kid Groves of the
Washington Mohawk Club in another
eight-rounder, and Jimmy Waterman
of the navy yard appears with Jean
Picot of France in the opener of six
rounds -s--
Professor Pavese of the United
States Naval Academy is scheduled
to put on an exhibition of fencing as
an added attraction.
Evening star., 1925-04-28
ST. JOHNS WILL TACKLE
ALEXANDRIA HIGH NINE

ALEXANDRIA. Va, April 2S.-St.
Johns College will meet the Alexan-
dria High School base ball nine here
tomorrow afternoon at the Dread
naught Park at $50. Leon Riley will
hurl for Alexandria.
Dewitt and Episcopal are booked to
play this afternoon on Hoxton Field
at $50. Burrell was to pitch for
Episcopal.
Dreadnaughts, with Mickey Kelli-
her, their new addition. at first base,
will meet the strong Aloysius aggre-
cation of Washington Sunday at 3
o'clock.
Alexandria High will make its start
in the second athletic district base
ball series Friday when 1t journeys to
Fredericksburg. Va, for a match with
the school there.
Coach Lionel Levy will send a
squad of about 30 men to the Cniver-
sity of Maryland meet Saturday after
noon at College Park.
Evening star., 1925-04-28
C. u. WILL ENTERTAIN
MARINES TOMORROW

Catholic University Will have to
tell it to the marines" tomorrow, for
the Devil Dogs base ball team, that
has been cutting quite swath this
Spring, will visit Brookland for a
game. 1t will be the only contest OF
the day here and should attract quite
a few of the fans.
The Marines always are colorful
and they have a really strong aggre-
cation. Play will start at o'clock.
Maryland is due to go over to An
napolis for game with the Navy,
which on past performances should be
nip-and-tuck affair.
Neither the Old Liners nor the Mid
shipmen have been travelling a very
fast gait, although both are capable
of high-class performances.
Georgetown, which gave West Vir-
ginia a 12-to-3 trouncing yesterday
was resting today. In fact, the Hill
toppers will continue out of actual
combat until Saturday, when Navy
will be met in the Maryland Capital.
Georgetown had no trouble in turn
ing back West Virginia, getting five
runs in the second inning and taking
it easy to the finish.
Goddard pitched steady ball for the
Blue and Gray, while his team cracked
out Id SafetieS.
Evening star., 1925-04-28

In the Government League the
Printing Office tossers Sprang big
surprise by nosing out the champion
General Accounting Office team, 3
to 1. Chestnut Farms got off to a
flying start in the Commercial circuit
by beating The Evening Star com
bination, TO 3, and in the Depart
mental opening the Bureau outfit
handed a 4-to-3 setback to the
Treasury.
Each of the three loops that held
their inaugurals yesterday had con
tests scheduled for this afternoon.
Governmental teams representing the
District Building and the Interstate
Commerce Commission were to clash
at the east diamond of the Ellipse,
and Potomac Park VS.. Printers at the
south diamond was the Departmental
game slated for today. In the Com
mercial League the Thompson's Dairy
nine was to encounter the Telephone
sluggers at diamond No. 4. while
Lansburgh and Moses aggregations
were to play at Washington Barracks.
Gilbert Markham. at Cleveland 2125.
is booking games for the Modocs. All
senior teams are challenged, especial
ly the De Molays. SenecaS and Mount
Rainiers. Members of the Modoc nine
will meet tonight at 511S Wisconsin
avenue.
Maryland Park Athletic Club base
ballers are booking strong unlimited
mines for games on Sundays and holi-
days. Call Hyattsville S09-F-3, or ad-
dress Harry Edelin at Seat Pleas
ant, Md.
Larry Boerner, former Epiphany
hurler. is arranging games for the
Waynesboro team of the Blue Ridge
League and wishes to line up I'M
limited teams of the District.
Silver Spring tossers made up for
their Saturday defeat at the hands
of the Olney nine by trimming the
Hilltops, Q to 6. A. Eslin is arranging
the schedule for the Marylanders.
Raymond Britton, 637 Q street. is on
the lookout for unattached Junior
players who may wish to join up with
the Bucky Juniors. Edmund Zveare
has been chosen manager of the team.
Lehigh Unlimiteds will hold a re-
organization meeting tonight at
o'clock at the home of Roger Simp-
son, 707 Allison street.
Jack Carr is booking games for the
Courtland Athletic Club midgets, who
defeated the Clarendon Midgets. 16 to
8. Call Clarendon 3S4.
Cardinal Juniors will meet the Hess
Juniors in return game next Sun
day.
Clover Athletic Club players are
meeting at 1913 F street southeast to-
night at 7:30.
Smithf1eld Midgets took the meas
ure of the Diamonds, 10 to T.
Northern Insects are booked to meet
the Cleveland Insects Saturday at
diamond No. 1.
Moose Midgets defeated the West
ern Union Midgets, 10 to 5.
Southend Juniors are on the look
out for teams wishing to book Sun
day games. Call Max Schwartz, at
Franklin ATT, between 6 and Z o'clock.
Arlington Ellss took their second
game Of the season, defeating the
Mount Pleasant Athletic Club of
Washington, to 2. Madison held the
mound for the Elks and allowed only
one hit. Elks lost their season opener
to the Army Service Detachment, from
Fort Myer. to 5. For games address
Capt. Pollard at Box 1913, r. F. D. No.
2, Ballston, Va.
Evening star., 1925-04-28

iun-SQuelcner lnterNeneu.
The Nationals never gave up the
fight, though, and with Goose blazing
the way with a tying homer in the
ninth made the Red Sox realize they
were playing world champions.
The Boston gang hit Mogridge in
but two innings. With two gone in
the first frame, Boone singled to left
and George slugged Vache with the
sphere, but Todt lifted TO Leibold.
During the next four sessions, the Red
SoX took the count in order and there
were two gone in the sixth before they
began their run-making.
Mogridge got himself into trouble
by passing Prothro, who wore the Ma
tionals' colors for a time last year
Then Boone got his second hit of the
Gay, a single to center that put Pro-
thro at third base Vache took a lusty
swing and sent the ball to deep CEN
ter field for a double. Prothro scam
pered home, but the slow-moving
Boone had to stop at the far corner.
The rally was curtailed when Todt
grounded TO Mogridge.
Let Two Chances Slip BY.
In the meanwhile, the Nationals
had been unable to take advantage of
two bright looking scoring opportu-
mites. With runners on first and sec
ond bases and one out in the second
session, Peck rolled into a two-ply
killing, and in the third round. with
Nationals on. first and third bases with
only one hand out of the way. Ruel
was nipped at the plate when Harris.
batting, attempted squeeze bunt. and
Rice could do no better than loft to
a Rex SoX outfielder.
1t seemed that the Rex SoX jinX had
the Nationals completely down for the
day. when, in the seventh inning,
bunted singles by Goslin and Shirley,
with some poor fielding by Wingfeld,
put Nationals on first and third bases
with no one retired, only to have
Bluege Pop to Wamby and Peck again
rap into a double play; and with one
gone In the eighth, Matthews batted
for Mogridge and singled to left, only
to be retired when struck by drive
from Leibold'S bat.
But the jinx was laid low for the
day. anyhow. In the ninth Rice lifted
to FlagStead. but Goslin, with two
strikes against him, sent the ball into
the right field stand for circuit Clout
that knotted the count. Then Judge.
sent in to bat for Shirley, drew a base
on balls. Bluege grounded to Gross
at short, but Just when the execution
of a double play was most important
the Red SoX slipped. Bluege was
nipped by a heave to Todt from
Wamby. who had taken Gross throw,
but Bill had neglected the formality
of keeping foot on the pivot bag,
so Judge was safe. Peck, who twice
before had failed in emergencies. re-
deemed himself with a double to left
that tailed Judge.
With d pair out in the ninth, the
Rex SoX flared up and got couple
of runners on, but Bucky Harris made
a great stop and throw of Pinch-batter
Joe Harris sizzler for the final out.
Evening star., 1925-04-28
ZBYSZK0 KEEPING BUSY
DEFENDING MAT TITLE

CAMDEN, n. j., April 2s.-Stan-
fslaus Zbyszko, world heavyweight
wrestling champion. last night threw
Ivan Andrejeff of Russia in 13 min
utes 20 seconds, with a flying mare
hold.
The match was at one fall to
finish.
Zbyszko, who recently won the title
from Wayne CBig) Mum, defends it
in Philadelphia tonight against Renato
Gardini.
Evening star., 1925-04-28


Although Mule Shirley filled in ad-
mirably as a fielding first sacker, op-
posing pitchers were not particularly
impressed by his strength at the plate,
and, having a position in the clubbing
order supposed to be filled by a player
with ability to contribute heavily to a
swatting rally, the team suffered ac-
cordingly.
Judge was missed sorely last Sunday
in the only game the Yankees took
from the Nationals in the Washing
ton series. Twice Shirley was at bat
when any respectable safety would
have meant a run, but each time ne
proved easy for Sam Jones. On one
occasion Jones put a second National
on base by purposely passing Goslin
Just to get a chance at Shirley, a bat
ter he did not fear. Very likely Sam
would not have given the Goose free
ticket with Judge coming up next.
While the swelling in Joe's thumb
has not been reduced altogether, he
demonstrated by stepping into the
game in the ninth inning yesterday
that he can grasp a bat well enough
to take a good swing at the ball and
can withstand the shock of a catch in
the field. His resumption of duty
should make the club a better run
getting machine.
Sam Rice was the Nationals hero
af1eld in the initial game here. In the
fourth inning he made a most spec
tacular catch that withered a Boston
run almost in full bloom. Ike Boone
started the Red Sox inning with a
screeChing liner that appeared bound
for a resting place In the right-tield
bleachers, but Rice ran back swiftly,
leaped high against the barrier and
with one hand pulled down the sphere
just as it was about to cross for
home run.
Umpire Dick Nallin made an "as-
sist" in play that retired Fred Wing
field in the third frame. The pitcher
grounded to Shirley, but Mogridge,
covering first base, let Mules throw
go by Wingfield dug for second, only
TO be tagged out, for Shirley. taking
the ball on the rebound from the shins
Of Nallin, who was standing behind
first, rifled it to Peck.
A lightning throw by RueI was nec-
essary to erase Wamby in the second.
Bill fad slammed a high bounder in
front of the plate and was almost at
first base when Muddy heaved the
horsehide.
Shirley made a splendid pickup of
Peck's throw from deep short to re-
tire FIagstead In the sixth.
Goslin's homer in the ninth that
tied up the game crossed the right
field stand wall just about yard with
In fair territory. Boone was at the
barrier when the sphere went over.
Evening star., 1925-04-28

In recent years the Red SON have
not appeared so formidable against
clubs other than Washington but
they certainly have been able to give
the Nationals a regal battle in this
city in practically every series, and
if Yesterdays contest may be accept
ed as "A criterion for this season S
Nashington Boston melee therell be
some Snappy sCrapping between the
representatives of the extremes of the
Eastern swing of the JohnSonian cir
cult before next October rolls around.
Just why the Red SoX as at pres
ent constituted should be difficult for
the Nationals or any other club to
overcome is past understanding. On
paper the team is an aSsemblage of
slow-moVing veterans and athletes
new to the major class, but with
fearB of minor league service behind
them. There is no speed on the hoos
among the lot and seemingly no spirit
TO force them to speed if they could.
Nor. according to the local critics.
is the club hlest with a well balanced
pitching staff that could be expected
10 offset other weaknesses in the com
bination.
GrifYs Forced to Limit.
Yet this club. the poorest. probably,
that Boston has had in a long stretch
y
ican League, even though playing a
drab game against a f1ashy one put
forth by the world champions yester-
day, managed to force the latter to
the limit before acknowledging de-
feat.
1t resulted in keeping the top
notCherS of the base ball world on
their toes all the way and led Bucky
Harris to remark while shedding his
"a fra Ill txarC
Yankee teams would be child's play
for us, compared to beating off this
Red SOX crew"
Only by battling most valiantly in
the face of discouraging setbacks
were the Nationals able to get a
favorable verdict in their initial trial
of the year in Boston. George Mog-
ridge held the Fohlmen to a trio of
SafetieS and granted but one base on
balls in seven innings on the hill, and
Fred Marberry, who assumed the re
lief role at the outset of the eighth
round, gave up a bingle and free
ticket to first base in his two innings
against a collection of nine wallops
recorded by the Nationals.
The light attack of the Red SoX,
however, produced a marker that
loomed large as the game progressed
with the Nationals getting nowhere,
despite some smart smacking of the
offerings of Fred Wingfield, young
right-hander who last Spring was
given a trial by the club he faced
yesterday.
Seven Hits Of WingfieId.
Seven blows were registered at
Wingfield's expense in the first eight
rounds, two of them being clustered in
round seven and two more in round
eight. But whenever the Nationals be-
came dangerous, fate in the form of a
double-play or some other effective