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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
ATTACK ON DRY LAW PACT
Regulations for Landing British
Liquor Called Unconstitutional.

NEW YORK, December 81 CR.-
An attempt to have declared uncon-
stitutional the American.Britain
treaty which permits British vessels
to bring liquors into American ports
under seals affixed and removed at
the Smile limit was launched yester.
day before the United States Circuit
Court Of appeals by the Neptune As
sociatien ef Masters and AatsA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
MEXICO PLANS WELCOME,
Two AvfatOrs to Greet Americans
When They Reach Tampico..

TAMPICO. Mexico, December 81
R.-Extensive preparations have
been made by the Mexican govern.
ment and the municipality to greet
the United States aviators who left
San Antonio today on the first lap OF
their pan-American flight. Tampico
is the first scheduled stop on Mexican
territory.
Two Mexican aviators, Pablo Sidar
and Roberto Torres, arrived here YES.
terday on the direction Of the Mexi.
can government to extend official
welcome to the American flyers. They
will accompany the Americans dur
ing the Mexican stage of the flight
as mark of courtesy to the visitors
The Mexican airmen flew from San
Luis Potosi to Tampico in two hours
and so minutes, the first time that a
flight has been made between the
two cities.
A program of welcome has been
arranged by the local military au.
thorities, the American consulate and
the Huasteca Petroleum Company,
on whose field the aviators planned
to land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
EX-KAISER'S AGENT.
Former Aide-de-Camp to Superin.
tend Hohenzollern Property

BERLIN, December 81 tP).-The
former German Emperor, who resides
IN Holland, has appointed Col Won
Kleist, once his aide-de-camp, success
sor to the retiring administrator Of
the Hohenzollern properties, Herr Won
Berg. The ex-Kaiser in a letter to
Won Berg, accepting the latter's resig-
nation with regret, said that in recog-
milton of past services and as a token
of esteem, II am presenting you with
my portrait in oil, by Prof. Schwarz :"
He signed the missive Your well dis
posed King, Wilhelm, Rex"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
BAN ON FIREWORKS.

BATAVIA, Java, December 81 Up.
Total prohibition of the sale and use
OF fireworks is one of the measures
taken to counteract radical activities
I'm consequence of the recent outbreak
In the Dutch East Indies
This means the stoppage Of an in.
dustry which is chiefly in Chinese
hands and involves several millions
of dollars a year.
Natives let off fireworks on every
conceivable occasion to scare evil
spirits, and the prohibition measure
IS designed to prevent them from
handling explosives of any kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
INDIANS PRESIDENT MUM.
Barnard Refuses to Comment OIL
Charge Against Speaker.

CLEVELAND, December FL R.-
e. s. Barnard, president of the Cleve'
land Indians. refused today to com
ment on charges made against iris
Speaker, retired Indian manager, until
he had thoroughly studied the evil
dence submitted to former Judge +.
NJ. Lands, base ball commissioners,
disclosed in Chicago today -.---
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
LEONARD is SILENT.
Refuses to Admit or Deny He Made
Charges.

FRESNO. Calf, December II @.-
Hubert B. Dutch) Leonard, veteran
southpaw pitcher. who Is reported to
have furnished information to former
Judge X. NJ. Lands in connection
with a new scandal in organized base
ball, centering in a game between
Detroit and Cleveland on September
%, 1919, today declined to deny or
affirm he had given lands such in
formation when the commissioner
visited him here, October 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
GOVERNMENT Is WINNER.
Elects 200 Parliament Members
Against 50 in Hungary.

BUDAPEST. Hungary, December II
NP.-F'inal results of the general cleo
tons recently held give the govern
ment 209 seats in the National AS
sembly and the opposition 36 seats.
In the elections of 1922 the govern
ment captured 1877 seats and the OPP
position 6S.
The Hungarian Parliament was dis
solved on November 16, after four
years of quarreling between the gov.
eminent majority and the opposition.
Admiral Horthy. as regent. issued the
decree Of dissolution. The new AS.
sembly will meet January %, 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
ARGENTINA URGED
TO BOYCOTT U. S.
RetaIiatory Action Against
American Tariff Barrier
Is Proposed.
BY JOHN w. WHITE.
BY Radio TO The Star and Chicago Dali
News, Copyright 1925

BY Radio TO The Star and Chicago Dali
News. Copyright. 1929.
BUENOS AIRES, December 21-A
campaign aimed at eventually placing
a boycott upon American merchan-
disc in Argentina. in retaliation
against the American tariff barrier.
has started here. The newspaper Ii
Nacion published today a bitter at
tack on the United States in an ell
torial with the sarcastic headline.
Pan
The Argentine Rural Society. with
a membership of several thousand in
all parts of the republic. has adopted
the motto, Buy from those who pat
ronize US"
The occasion for the present boy
colt is the prohibition laid down by
the United States against the impor-
tation of Argentine chilled beef.
Called Lame Excuse.
La Nacion, after citing scientific
authorities to prove that the foot-a and
mouth disease cannot be transmitted
in dressed beef, declares that the en-
barge imposed by the United States
Is only a lame excuse for preventing
uct
Editorially, La Nacion declares that
the United States never overlooks an
opportunity to talk of the pan-Amer-
lean spirit, but at the same time
never fails to put up a bar against
the South American republics that
are trying to increase their trade
with the North, unless that trade is
certain to enrich Americans or bring
them some direct material advantage.
1t is recalled that when the i'm
migration barriers were raised an at
tempt was made to bar immigrants
from South America.
Says Gates Are Closed.
1.-THE big sister of the pan-Ameri-
can group persists in closing her
gates to other members Of the fam
ily," says La Nacion. Further. it is
said that the only contribution to
pan-Americanism in the United
States is the building at Washington,
where the American flag Is occasion
ally flown in company with the pan
American flag.
The decree against the importation
of Argentine beef nullifies several
years of consistent work by the Ar
gentine Ambassador to Washington,
according to statements made here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Quire it," the commissioner barked
He refused to amplify the statement
The investigation involved a spe
cif1c charge made by Leonard. the
Tiger pitcher. In pursuing the inves.
tigation. Commissioner Lands failed
to obtain Leonard's agreement upon a
meeting place and finally went to
Ieonard's ranch near Sanger, Calf.
and interviewed him October 20, this
year.
The substance of Leonard's state.
ment to the commissioner follows:
After the first game (meaning the
first one of the regularly scheduled
games to be played between Detroit
and Cleveland at Detroit on Septem-
Der 24-25, 1919, Cobb, Speaker and
Wood and l happened to meet and
get together under the stand and Of
course the talk was about base ball
and that we (Detroit wanted to fin
sh third.
Speaker said, Don't worry about
tomorrow's game. We (meaning
Cleveland) have got second place
cinched and you will win tomorrow,
and everybody then just agreed that
If it was going to be set-up that we
"Then we talked about getting the
money down on the game-that is,
how to get up the dough-and how
much we could put up, and Cobb
said he would send West down to
see US.
Says He Wrote Check.
"I was to put up $1,000, and, as I
remember it, Cobb 1900 and Wood
and Speaker $1,000 each. had
pitched that day and was through
for the season. and so 1 gave my
check for $500 to Wood at the ball
my things and L left that night for
Independence. Mo.
Several days later on I received
the Wood letter at Independence with
a check for $3.50. He wrote that
West was only able to get up part of
the money and that my share of the
winnings was only $3.50. During the
talk under the stand about the next
days game Speaker said he would
go in and pitch himself If necessary.
There was not very much talk
and we did not stay there very long.
There was just the four Of us there
and no other player was in on 1t.
When I met Wood the next Spring
i
Cobb wrote me that he did not get
up any money on that game and
Wood says: He told me the same
thing"
The letter which Cobb says he wrote
in "all innocence" to Leonard was
given out by Commissioner Lands as
follows:
Augusta, Ga, October %, 1919.
Dear Dutch:
"Well, old boy, guess you are out
in old California by this time and en-
joying life.
Writes of Alleged Deal.
'I arrived home and found Mrs.
Cobb only fair, but the baby girl was
fine and at this time Mrs. Cobb Is
very we'll. but have been very busy
getting acquainted with my family
respondence, hence my delay"
Wood and myself We're consider
ably disappointed In our business
proposition as we had $4,000 to put
into it and the other side quoted us
$1.400. and when we finally secured
THAT much money 1t was about 2
o'clock and they refused the deal with
us, as they had men in Chicago to
take up the matter with and they had
no time, so we completely fell down
and of course we felt badly over it.
Gan Open to Wood"
Everything was open to Wood
and he can tell you about 1t when we
get together. 1t was quite a re-
sponsibility and don't care for 1t
again. I can assure you.
Wall I hope YOU found everything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Poland's plan for increased taxa
ton hit "a snag recently when it was
predicted that higher taxes would
cause higher commodity prices and
thus defeat the governments avowed
policy of downing the present high
cost Of living,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
TWO STILLS CAPTURED.
Prohibition Officers Are Active
Near Richmond.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, December 21.-
State and Federal prohibition officers
went into Chesterfield Sunday and
took two 300-gallon stills. 5000 gallons
of mash and two men, Edward Alley
and James Day. The men were at the
still. One man escaped.
Moving over to Hanover County,
the party got a still near Greenwood
Church, where two men, Rollo Foun
tain and Dalton Winston, were cap.
tured.
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CO, with Capt. Ira G. Eaker and Lieut.
Muir S. Fairchild; the Detroit, with
Capt. Clinton F.. Woolsey and Lieut.
John w. Benton, and the st. Louis
with Lieuts. b. S. Thompson and l..
d. Wellington.
The ships ciWled about the field,
each waiting until the one following
had caught up. When they were all
punched they spread out in a V
shaped formation and headed toward
San Antonio. They circled the city,
and were then off to the south for
the Mexican border, which they ex-
pected to reach before pm. Maj.
Gen. Patrick's plane was about half
mile in the lead. then came the
New York at the apex of the W.
shaped formation.
The pilots waved good-by to the
throng on the ground as they rose into
the clear air.
Dozen Planes Follow.
There were about dozen escort
machines in the air following the
flight planes.
The only ceremony to the parting
was the good-by kisses which pilots
wives bestowed on their husbands,
and also on the other pilots whose
wives were not present.
Once on the runway, the heavy
machines with the 5000 pounds of
weight wasted no time to be free of
the flying field mud. The dog"
ships wheels bounded along the con.
crete and took the air.
The New York was in the air at
1852. Between the take-off of the
New York and that of the last ship
there was an interval of only four
minutes, the st. Louis going up at
1886 am.
High Officers Present.
High officers of the Army were pres
ent to see the ships away. Gen. Pat
rick, as chief of the Air Service, gave
the men the last word of advice and
farewell. He told them the flight was
the most momentous ever undertaken
by tha ArmXs and that its benefits u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
COBB AND SPEAKER
LINKED IN PLOT TO
"FIX" GAME ON BET

Continued from First Page1
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Gan Open to Wood. .

Everything was open to Wood
and he can tell you about it when we
get together. 1t was quite a re-
sponsibility and don't care for 1t
again. can assure you.
',WalA ] hope YOU found everything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
PAN-AMERICAN AIR
ARGOSY is BEGUN
IN PERFECT FORM

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ESSEX FELLS, n. j., October II.
Two grinning bastN-;'l. tongue-tied
boys had a surprise visit yesterday in
the home of little Johnny Dale Syl-
vester, the schoolboy who was
arrested from deaths door last week
by the exhiliration of Babe Ruths
three home runs in St. Louis. One,
of course, was little Johnny him
self, and the other-goSh, just i'm
agine, the other was the great Babe
himself, the mighty hero whose her
culean smacks had done more for
the little patient than all the doctors
in the world.
Talk about the greatest thrill of
your lifetime. Gee, that's putting it
tamely. Just think of it, He walked
right into Johnny'S sickroom and sat
on his bed and shook his hand and
talked with him, and everything
Too Exciting for Words.
OF course, there wasn't much said,
because the actual presence of this
great hero made Johnny'S tongue
cleave to the roof of his mouth, and
the Babe himself never was n glib
linguist. But they had a great visit.
at that, and about an hour later
johnny'S nurse announced that her
patient had shown infinitely more i'm
provement than she had dared hope.
And the funny part of the thing
was that the Mayor of Bradley Beach,
y. j., and a large committee of the
most prominent citizens of that place
We're waiting hours for the Babe
while he was palling around with
Johnny. Babe played at Bradley Beach
yesterday with the Ruth All Stars
against the Brooklyn Colored Giants,
and he was met upon his arrival by
noisy welcoming committee.
Johnny was propped up against his
lean, white pillows with the two auto
5raphed base balls that the Yankees
ana the> Cardinals sent him beside
MIN. The counterpane was strewn
with stories and photographs of the
last game played Sunday. One of
jhe pictures showed Ruth trotting
nome after making a home run.
They're Both TOngue-Tied.
The front-door bell rang and Johnny
heard it.
Gosh, here comes another doctor,
[ suppose" he observed. It's moth
.ng but doctors these days"
Two gentlemen to see you. Master
Johnny" announced the maid. And,
turning his head, Johnny espied a
broad-shouldered, bulky figure that
tiled the doorway. He had never
seen this man in the flesh before, but
ne knew him at once.
Gosh. Gee he blurted and then
some sort of glue pasted his tongue
to the roof of his mouth. Try as he
would, he couldn't control it.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
CHURCH SESSIONS
T0OPEN TOMORROW
vira'aiiaa Methodist Confer
snce to Study Growing
Interest of Youth.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NORFOLK, Va. October 12.-Bish-
op Collins Denny arrived preparatory
. along with numerous other clergymen
Of the Methodist Church preparatory
to the opening here tomorrow morn
ing of the Hath annual session of the
Virginia Methodist Conference. Ap-
proximately 500 Methodist ministers
of the conference are expected to be
present by the time of the opening
session, O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Discussion this year. it is believed
Will center about important legislation
enacted at the general conference in
Memphis. Tenn, earlier in the year.
The changes in the systems, it is
said. may affect the present policy as
regards Methodist institutions in
Virginia, among which are the famous
Randolph Macon schools
one of the outstanding features of
the years report, it is said, will be
the presentation of figures to show
that the younger people of the CON
ference'S churches are taking greater
interest in church work and are pay
Ing less attention to the calls of the
Happier age" than is generally
thought to be the case
Evening star., 1926-10-12
SHYNESS TIES BABES TONGUE
AT BED OF BOY HOMERS SAVED
And Gosh" Gee" and ''F-fne' Is All
Johnny Sylvester Can Say When Ruth
Calls to Visit Him.

How are you, johnny" inquired
the Babe, moving over to the bed
with a bashful sidle. In fact, it was
a question as to which was the more
/ embarrassed.
"F-fine," stammered the youthful
patient, swallowing hard. Then all
he could do was stare.
The Babe. also at loss for words.
put out his hand and Johnny grasped
it. He thrilled as he felt the squeeze
of it.
Gosh" said Johnny again.
Then both lost their voices until the
silence brought embarrassment. The
Babe got to his feet.
We'll, glad to meet you, Johnny"
he said. Then, How do you feel?"
he asked, forgetting that he had asked
the same question a minute or two
before.
"F-tne," again said Johnny. and
gulped hard.
Just then, Mrs. Sylvester, Johnny's
mother, came into the room, and that
released the tension. The Babe ex-
planned to her that he was due two
hours ago at Bradley Beach, and that
he had driven his car rather than take
a train, SO that he could drop in on
Evening star., 1926-10-12

Johnny. He and Johnny shook hands
again.
IN be back again some day,
Johnny" he said. I've got to be
going now"
Johnny nodded and his grin ex-
panded, but still the words wouldn't
come.
BY the time his mother returned
upstairs Johnny found his tongue
again. The light of excitement was in
his eyes. and he simply babbled.
Gee, Mother" he said, breathlessly.
Gee, there were so many things
wanted to say to him. but I couldn't
say a word. Gosh. if he were here
now. I'd ask him a lot of thingS;
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Morse Jury Completed.

NEW YORK. October II P).-The
jury for the trial of Erwin A, Ben
jamin W. and Harry F. Morse and IA
other defendants charged with mis-
using the mails to promote sales of
United States Steamship Co. securities
was completed late yesterday.
The jury includes James Lovegrove.
a butler for w. X. Vanderbilt, and
Eugene p. Tulley, vice president of
the Postal Telegraph Co.
Evening star., 1926-10-12

Widemer. a passenger. both of this
city, and Clarence Markham, %,
commercial pilot of Vineland, n. j.
Shallcross is believed to have been
plotting the plane, which was return
ing to the field, on the Roosevelt
Boulevard, where Shallcross had
operated on sport passenger flights
for the past two years. Witnesses
said the wings suddenly folded up,
the ship posed over and fell like
plummett, ploughing deeply into a
road.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
"California Fig Syrup"

Even a iretiul, feverish, bilious or
constipated child loves the pleasant
taste of "California Fig Syrup This
gentle, harmless laxative never fails
to sweeten the stomach and open the
bowels. A teaspoonful today may
prevent a sick child tomorrow 1t
Evening star., 1926-10-12
FORMER u. S. DRY AGENT
HELD FOR CONSPIRACY
Alonzo B. Seabrook Of Charleston,
S. c.. Indicted, Charged With Vio-
lating Prohibition Law.
BY the Associated Press
fifApI ECTnNr -

BY the Associated Press
CHARLESTON, s. G.. October l2.-
AlonZo Il. SeabrOok. former Fedora
prohlbition agent, was indicted by q
grand jury in the Federal Court hero
yesterday on charge Of conspiracy
against the national prohibition law.
He will be placed on trial at once.
Seabrook was arrested on Septenl.
Der ,. when 100 prohibition agent.
from several States sWooped down
upon the Hell Hole Swamp section
OF Berkeley County and made whole
sale arrests of alleged dry law VIC.
latorS.
Others indicted here yesterday in
cluded Sheriff H. :. Gamble OF Wi.
liamsburg County and more than =.
dozen others arrested during the Sep
tember raids Gamble is also charged
with conspiracy against the prohibi-
tion law.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
THREE DIE IN PLANE
FALL OF 1,9|)DFEET
Two Commercial Pilots and
Passenger Killed When
Wings Fail.
By rhe Associated Press.

By Hhe Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October 12.-
Three men were killed instantly here
late yesterday when the wings of
their airplane collapsed 1900 feet
above the ground and the plane
crashed with the motor running.
The men were T. Wister Shallcross,
a commercial pilot, and George w.
Evening star., 1926-10-12

With Gertrude Ederle, unmarried,
and Mrs. Corson, very much married.
our only two women Channel conquer
ors Of the year, America might be
said to hold the singles and doubles
championship, saws the Office Boy.
Evening star., 1926-10-12

doesn't cramp or overact.
Ask your druggist for genuine
california Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children of
all ages printed on bottle. Mother.
you must say "California," or you
may get an imitation fig syrup.
Evening star., 1926-10-12

The daughter of British peer who
died a few years ago earns her living
by selling chocolates in shop near
the House of Parliament.
Evening star., 1926-10-12

A lifeboat especially suitable for
submarines has been designed by n
san Francisco man. 1t comes to the
surface when released under Water.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-01
SeranO's Find OF Bones
OF Prehistoric Animals
Attracts Wide Attention

Rare old fossilized bones of ami
mails believed to have roamed the
earth many thousands of years ago
have been found in Arizpe, Sonora,
Mexico, close to the famous old
Eel Bacimachi" hacienda by Dr. AL
fredo Serano, son of G. P. Serano of
this scity.
The bones were found in a large
pit, report persons returning from
the scene of the digging. They were
attracted by reports of the finds and
went to Arizpe to make first hand
Investigations. Such persons assert
that the discoveries are some of the
most important archaeologically in
recent years.
The bones have been examined by
DR.. Serano, who states that they
date back to the quatennary period.
He is of the belief that they were
buried many hundreds of feet under
ground but that erosion has almost
laid them bare. They were found
at depth of so feet.
Senator Barreras of the Arizpe dis
trict has made a report of the rare
find which is to go forward to Mex
leo City in an effort to secure fl
nancing for the work. In the mean
time, Serano, with a handful of men.
is working at the pits uncovering
other specimens Governor Bay also
has inspected the bones.