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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
WHEELER ATTACKS
TWO STATE HEADS
Maryland and New York Governors
Should Sing "Star Spangled
Banner" He Says.
By the Associated Press.


HAGERSTOWN, Md. February
24.-Governors who can sing 1.-The
Star Spangled Banner" are badly
needed in New York and Maryland,
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
of the Anti Saloon League of Amer
lea. declared in an address here Sun.
day.
Mr.. Wheeler attacked Gov. Smith
of New York and Gov. Richie of
Maryland for their opposition to the
Vo!stead law.
THE States Of Maryland and New
York would be better off If their
governors would get up and sing
The Star Spangled Banner and for.
get their own song, How Dry ]
Am" he SAID.
In appealing to his audience to or
ganize and vote for candidates who
would support prohibition measures,
Mr.. Wheeler denied that prohibition
had been failure except to brewers,
distillers, saloonkeepers, bar tenders
and brothel keepers. ut has been
Il success to the Masses" he declar-
ed 1T has made America the rich
est nation in the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
CY PRES CLUB Dimes.
Justice F. L. siddons Presides at
Annual BANQUET.

Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the
District Supreme Court presided as
POSTMASTER at the annual banquet of
the Cy Pres Club. the women's or.
ganization of the National University
Law School, last night at the Frank
lin Square Hotel. Mrs. Siddons and
Chancellor Charles F. Carusi of the
university were guests of honor.
Characterization of four periods Of
American history were given by Miss
Olive F. Robinson, as Miss America of
the colonial period; Mrs Edwin Avery,
representing the Civil War period:
Miss Esther Martin, the World War
period, and Miss Evelyn Jarvis, as the
girl of 1926. Appropriate music of the
various periods was supplied by Paul
LIE Cables Orchestra. Miss Constance
Fogle. club president, was in charge
Of the entertainment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
MORE TELEPHONE GIRLS.
Twelve New Operators to Be Added
to Cleveland Office.

Telephone service at the Cleveland
central office will be increased by
nearly one-third by the addition of
II more operators, under an appro-
ration Of $4,000 for an additional
switchboard containing 10 positions,
which was included in a total ex-
penditure Of $134,0OO authorized by
the board Of directors Of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Co.
yesterday afternoon. The improve
ments will be made soon, according
to Charles T. Clagett, division man
ager.
Other improvements ordered in
clude equipment to take care Of the
recently inaugurated speeding up Of
long distance between Washington
and Baltimore, New York, Philadel-
phia. Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and
other cities.
Calls to these cities may now be
completed Immediately. If the one
making the call knows the phone
number of the recipient Of the call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
MORE WORKERS ASKED.
Teams Needed for Mis-
sion Debt Drive.

With s19.674 raised in the campaign
to lift the remaining debt on the
new building of the Central Union
Mission, it was decided at a meeting
of the compaign workers yesterday
at the City Club to ask the churches
represented in the mission to supply
additional team Of workers, with each
team to undertake to raise a fixed
quota Of the balance.
Due to the prevalence Of illness
in the city during the campaign, the
workers have been able SO far to call
on only half Of the prospective givers
for whom cards have been prepared,
it was stated by E. H. DeGroot, jr.,
campaign chairman Chairman
DeGr6ot and Supt. John 8. Bennett
of the mission We're directed to
arrange for continuing the drive until
all the selected prospects have been
canvassed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
WASHINGTON SOUGHT
TEMPERATE OFFICERS
Report in Own Handwriting Lists
Drinking Proclivities of
Generals of Staff.
By the Associated Press.

ALBANY. n. Y, February "a
George Washington considered tenn
perance one of the characteristics to
be taken into account when consid.
ering the promotion of his officers.
it is shown in confidential notes writ
ten by the Revolutionary general and
now in the vault of the State library.
The notes comprise a report on the
generals Of his staff compiled at a
time when a vacancy was about to
occur. They reveal that of 16 gen.
erals characterized. Washington had
heard reports that 3 of them We're
no enemy to the bottle" and 4
sober" OF 8 he reported that
he had no knowledge whether they
drank or not. and in the reports on
the others he did not mention drink.
ing.
This report, in the handwriting Of
Washington on several sheets of note
paper, was purchased by the State
by appropriation in 1871. It has been
published only once. and then in an
obscure and long since discontinued
historical journal. Permission to
transcribe the manuscript, regarded
as one of the States choicest treas
ures, was given the Associated Press
by the director of the library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
CLAIMS MOTHER OF 3
is HABITUAL DRUNKARD
Sister Asks Possession Of Children.
Says Girl Was Burned When
Left Alone in House.

Mrs. Jewel M. Rose, sol Twelfth
street northeast, today asked the Dis
trict Supreme Court to adjudge her
sister, Mrs. Helen Iayne, a widow
with three children, residing at $500
Fifth street northwest, an habitual
drunkard and to restrain the sister
from interfering with the plaintiff in
the possession Of the three Layne
children. Justice Siddons issued a
rule on the widow to show cause Fri
day why the injunction should not be
granted.
wampler and Robert E. Lynch Mrs.
Rose tells the court that Mrs. Layne's
husband died February 13 and left a
considerable estate, with which the
widow bought the home, valued at
81 900, and has securities and per-
sona property worth $4,000. For
nearly a year, it Is alleged, Mrs.
Layne has been daily indulging in in
toxicants to the neglect Of her chill
dren, and the petitioner says she fears
the estate will be dissipated.
The children are Walter, IA; Billie
IA girD, 9, and William, 2 years old.
Last October, Mrs. Rose says. the
mother left the little girl in the house
and by reason Of the dangerous con-
dition of the furnace the child was
burned. December rs last, it is stated,
the baby was also severely scalded by
reason Of the lack Of care Of the
mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
BATES COLLEGE WINS,
Victors Over G.. w. q. Debaters
Meet GEORGETOWN TONIGHT.

The George Washington University
debating team. UNFOLDING the negative
side of the question, Resolved, that
this House ratify the entrance of the
United States into the World Court -
was defeated by team from Bates
College in Stockton Hall last night.
Bates got the unanimous decision of
the judges, who were Karl D. Loos of
the University Of Iowa, Ernest H. Van
Fossan Of Columbia and Irving M.
fuller of Albion.
The George Washington team was
composed of Lyle Ohlander, w. F..
Williamson and John T. Trimble
while Frederick H. Young, Fred T.
Googins and Harold H. Walker repre-
sented Bates.
Georgetown College will meet the
same Bates team in CASTOR Hall to-
night at Sis o'clock, when Bates will
uphold the affirmative side Of the same
question. John A. Kozak, Walter R.
Thompson and Anthony B. Brennan
will debate for Georgetown.
The judges for the debate will be
Harry Covington, former chief Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of the District;
James F. Smith. Judge Of the Court OF
Customs Appeals; Charles F. Hatfield,
judge Of the Court of Customs APP
peals; Peyton c.. Gordon, district at
torney, and W. w. Husband. second
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
Employees Become
Big Stockholders
In Standard Oil
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February "A
group of employees of the Stand
ard OIL Co. of New Jersey. num-
bering 1888. today will become
the largest holders of common
stock In the company, next to
John D. Rockefeller. jr. They
Will acquire title TO common stock
having an aggregate market
value OF s39,000.000 under the en-
ployes' stock purchasing plan in
augurated by the company five
years ago. Thirty seven per cent
of all employees took advantage Of
the plan. and their acquisition of
title increases the number of COM
mon stockholders to $4,000. Their
S84,041 shares acquired under the
plan represent more than per
cent of the company's outstanding
common stock.
Increased market values will
give some who bought stock a
large profit. as the stock, which
is of s25 par value, Is now selling
around $44.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
CHANGES IN 9TH COAST
ARTILLERY DISTRICT
Gen. Todd, San Francisco Station,
and Gen. Davis of Hawaii to
Exchange Places.

Brig. Gen. Henry D. Todd, jr.. has
been ordered relieved from duty with
the 9th Coast Artillery district, head
quarters at San Francisco. for trans
fer to the Hawaiian department.
Coast Artillery district He will Sail
from San Francisco for Hawaii
about August 10.
At the same time. it was announced
today, Brig. Gen. Richmond p. Davis
of the Hawaiian department is as
signed to the 9th Coast Artillery dis
trict, succeeding Gen. Todd. Gen.
Davis will sail from Hawaii to as
sumo command Of his new post upon
the expiration Of his tour of foreign
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
COUPLE ARE ARRESTED.
Man and Wife Charged With
Transporting Liquor.

Henry Rossele. SO years old. Balti-
more, said by the police to have paid
a fine Of sos for transporting liquor
in this city more than a month ago,
motored here yesterday afternoon
with his wife. Mrs. Lena Rossele, 81
years old, and was stopped on Bla-
densburg road northeast by Sergt. E.
L. F,by and Policeman c. J. Garry of
the twelfth precinct, who reported dis
covery of AS two-quart jars of corn
whisky In his car. The couple were
charged with illegal possession and
transporting. The husband was also
charged with speeding. Liquor and
car were seized. Mr.. and Mrs. Rosselo
We're released on bond,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
10 PNEUMONIA DEATHS.

Thirty-nine new cases of pneu-
moniaL and 10 deaths were reported
to Health officer Fowler today.
This makes a total of 1872 cases of
pneumonia and 270 deaths from this
cause since January /. DR.. Fowler
said physicians are making more
prompt and complete reports Of pneu-
monia cases and deaths now than
formerly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
Contract for Sewers Awarded,

A contract for construction of san
itary sewers in south Brookland, in
the vicinity of Fourteenth street
northeast, extended between the
trackage of the Washington Term
inal Co. and Rhode Island avenue,
was awarded today by the District
Commissioners to the G.. B. Mullin
Co, Inc. The price submitted by
the Mullin company was $11.049.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
March Comes In Like a Lion
And Goes Out Like a Lamb

And between the coming and going
are SO many changes in temper
ature March has been termed the
Danger Month" The sud n
changes in temperature are not only
dangerous for the individual, but
dangerous for foods exposed to them
in the Window.Sil Ice.Box Foods
subjected to changes in temperature
spoil rapidly. There is but one safe
place for food-your refrigerator
kept at an oven cold by a regular
supply of Ice.
American is the Ice made of filtered
pafer, and delipered in clean iyagons,
so regularly you can almost set your
Wafch by the Deiiueryman's arriuaI.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
VETS 0UTSHINE KID
PITCHERS IN Dixie


NEW YORK. March 25.-Despite
noteworthy performances by aspiring
young pitchers reports from base ball
training camps indicate that few new
f1inging arms will figure in the 1925
major pennant hunts.
Correspondents at the skirmish
front assert that this has been an un-
usual year for early form by veteran
twirlers. with the Braves and Giants
Of the National League leading both
circuits in Spring pitching effective
ness. AS a result. the minor leagues.
which already have taken back a gen
erous portion Of their candidates. will
gather in most Of the others before
the season gets under way.
A few exceptions stand out as n.
most certain to make the grade. In
the American League, Myles Thomas,
former Toronto hurler. seems to have
clinched place on the Yankee staff,
while Alphonse Thomas Of Baltimore
is expected to be retained by the
White Sox.
Several youngsters are making a
gallant fight to stick with the Grife
men and Braves. Manager BuckJ
Harris has indicated that he will likely
take two of trio that has been hurting
impressively for Willard
Morrell. Harry Kelley and Clarence
TnomaS. WertZ and Hearn may gain
berths on the Boston National staff.
Ed Braecht. 19-year-old sensation in
the camp of the Phillies, virtually has
earned his major league spurs. Man
ager Arthur Fletcher indicates. In
the camp of the Cardinals. Lefty Hal.
lahan Of Syracuse has impressed Man.
ager Hornsby, while Tim Mcnamara
has convinced John McGraw of the
Giants that he is unquestionably a
hurler of big league timber
Pitching regulars on nearly all tha
clubs have furnished the Spring sea
sons surprise. Carl Mays. submarine
hurler of the Reds, a disappointment
last year. has been one of the most
effective pitchers in the Cincinnati
camp, while indications are tha;
Adolfo Luque. Cuban star, has err
tirely recovered from an operation for
appendicitis.
Detroit already has disposed of it's
Holy Cross prospect. Ownie Carroll,
and will depend on its veteran stars.
Connie Mack has high hopes for his
high priced Baltimore purchase, Lefty
Groves. although the international
speed ball king still apparently Is lack.
ing in control.
Evening star., 1926-03-26

Yankees victory over Cincinnati at St.
Petersburg yesterday by cracking out
homer. The New Workers. had Rookie
McQuaid in the box for five scoreless
innings. while the opposing Reds were
wondering If Ivy Wingo. released.
would answer the call to battle and
fill the backstop gap caused by Har.
graves sudden illness.
Maclxmen Display Form.
Connie Mack's aspiring Philadel.
phians showed midsea son form in de.
feating Baltimore behind good hurl-
ing on the part of Jack Quinn. Ed
Baecht. Philadelphia National recruit,
showed well in his hurting debut
against the St. Louis Browns at
BradentOn. Fla. The Browns won, but
not on the offerings of the youngster.
The Buffalo Internationals will pro.
vide exercise for the Browns at Pal.
metto today. The St. Louis Cardinals
left Austin. Tex. and were scheduled
to swap wallops with the Waco Club
this afternoon. Bottomley resorted to
a catcher's mitt at first yesterday, his
hand having been injured at San An.
tonic Wednesday,
For the first, third and last North
Carolina game with the Toronto out
At today. Ty Cobb named Gibson and
Holloway as fingers for the Detroit
Tigers. After yesterdays fun. Mana.
ger Cobb journeyed to Asheville, and
visited Hughie Jennings. former De.
troit pilot. who is seeking cure for
tuberculosis
Evening star., 1926-03-26

that it became with McGraw, Mack,
Ned Hanlon and one or two more
of that school who were SO bent
upon the one-run system that often
they would willingly sacrifice two
batters to score one run. McGraw
began to cross that method Just be-
fore the war. when he started his
players to hit behind the runner"
From that he evolved the system of
playing for one big inning in which
he could score so many runs that
the defense would lose confidence.
Some Of the other managers said
that was folly. and they did not follow
at once. but they all did in time, and
even went to further extremes when
they practically abandoned the sacri-
flee and got back to the base ball OF
the eighties" which was only old
fashioned bang and slam.
The results of 1925 did not please
all of the managers. that is sure. Be.
cause Of that and because there has
been a rumor-unfounded- the
base ball Of 1925 Is not as lively a. that
of 1925. there have been a dozen man.
ayers Of the 16 big league clubs who
have been experimenting with the sac.
rifice game, and who have told the
critics that they intend to play base
ball Of the so-called scientific brand.
Each of the maragers thinks that he
Evening star., 1926-03-26

is the one who has started to get
away from custom. Therein IL the joke
OF the training season. Each Of them
will attempt to do with his team GER
tain things that he has made up his
mind he must do because his players
cannot win for him in the kind Of
game that began when Ruth started
to hit home runs.
When Ruth could not hit in 1925, be-
cause he was In no condition to hit
the Yankees quickly ceased to be a
pennant factor and there was no one
on the team to make the trouble for
other clubs that he had been making
Noticing that. the managers evident
ly took heart during the Winter and
began to figure upon success through
the former method OF lead at the
start and tight pitching. with helpful
scientific batting to maintain the lead
to the finish.
It takes good pitching to play the
"old Army game" and every manager
thinks he has q good pitching staH.
In fact. they all talk pitchers this
year and not much Of anything else.
Last year they all boasted Of their bat
ters. Evidently the managers are ex-
pecting a lean batting year.
tCopyright. 1o26.)
Evening star., 1926-03-26

There was considerable kidding"
last Saturday night at the King Pin
drives when the La Fayette. Odd Eel
lows match started but the chances
are that the bowlers on both sides
will get right down to business to-
morrow night. The Odd Fellows have
lead of is pins over the Masons
and are confident they are going to
hold on TO it.
Convention Hall pulled itself to.
Sether last night and demonstrated
that it still carries punch by de.
feating Terminal Ice two out Of three
games. Members of both teams work
ed with determination. and only one
game under a hundred was rolled.
Joe Mulroe turned in one of his old
time sets of $50.
In the Commercial League, The
Evening Star captured two out of
three from the Heller Plating Co.
team. the latter being given a handi-
cap Of % pins a game. Lang of The
Stars had the high set of 324. Johnny
Baum of the same quint got a game
Of 121.
Joe TOOmey shot a single game Of
40 and set of 3S3 for the Union
Printers in the Athletic League, and
he helped in winning two out of three
from the Eagles.
Gompers won the rOll.off of the first
game in the Masonic League, and
then Whiting went on and captured
the remaining two; King David landed
the odd game from St. Johns, Colum.
bia, No. 3, swept the boards against
Acacia, winning all three games by
large margins, and Hiram did the
same trick to Takoma. c. Money of
Whiting had the high game of 1874.
Mertz of Hiram got the best set of
1858.
In the knights of Pythias League,
capital won two out of three from
Calanthe. Gilbert was star with a
set Of $50 and game of 1928.
Evening star., 1926-03-26

1t begins to look as if some crafty
manager had started this propaganda
for a return to the game of the
Willie keeler and the old Giant
days-with no other notion in mind
than to get the other managers play
ing ball one way in order to give
him a chance to come through and
scarce them by playing bali as 1t
has more recently been played.
The "old Army game" won pen
nants for Mack and it won them
for McGraw. 1t really is a very
sound, scientific game which is based
on the theory that the team will
play for a sure run in the first inning
and as many runs thereafter as the
players can make. "Scorce one in
the first inning and you always will
have the other fellows coming to
YOU" was McGraw maxim for
years.
All Clubs Adopted System.
After the seemingly good results
had been developed from that style
of base ball everybody began to play
the same way and the game was
not a bit as it was in the Eighties"
when all ball players banged out
everything they could reach.
Next. the game began to turn to-
ward the extremely scientific affair
Evening star., 1926-03-26
Big League Pilots Cutting Do,m Squads Sategsb Expect Lean Bat
DEMPSEY FACES JAIL
TERM FOR SPEEDING

FRESNO, Calf. March 26 R.-
Jack Dempsey. worlds heavyweight
boxing champion, today faced the pos
sibility of a. Jail term for speeding in
MADEIRA County with his automobile.
Dempsey and his chauffeur, Robert
A. Gates Of Los Angeles. were arrested
by q county traffic officer yesterday
after a five-mile chase. The officer
charged they had averaged 6S miles
an hour, their speed ranging from 55
to IS miles an hour.
Dempsey, who was accompanied by
his wife, the former Estelle Taylor of
fllmdom, took the arrest in good part.
They were on their way to Los An
geles. Dempsey and Gates were cited
to appear before Justice of the Peace
L. f. Bailey at MADEIRA on or before
March 80.
Evening star., 1926-03-26

Collins and his crew arrived in Dal-
las, Tex. today for five games with
the Cowboy leaguers and the ST. Louis
Cardinals. But when the Chicago
squad comes home there will be only
catchers, 10 hurlerS, infielderS and
sets of gardeners.
About a dozen rookie hurlerS seem
to have cinched berths in the two
major circuits so far.
Pirate Patients Return.
The Pittsburgh Pirates. world cham
rions, got into action at Long Beach,
Calf, Yesterday, beating the Shell
Oils. Wright, Traynor and Barnhart
all off the hospital list, participated
The Chicago Cubs. the other big.
timers on the West Coast. defeated
the Oakland team, to 0. and are look
ing up generally as a result of the
last weeks successes. =.
Rucky Harris and his Washington
champions and the Master Minds"
New York Giants are set for three
exhibition games starting in Florida
Saturday. The Griffmen mixed with
Brooklyn. at Clearwater, yesterday
and failed to get a scratch off Petty
during the three frames he worked.
The Giants celebrated by shutting out
the Cleveland Indians at Sarasota.
The Clevelanders seem destined to
work most of the season with Luke
Sewell behind the plate, Myatt show.
ing desirable ability in the field.
koenig cinched the New York
Evening star., 1926-03-26

PEORIA, ILL.,, March 26 P).-The
nineteenth annual regatta Of the Mis-.
sissippi Valley Power Boat Associa-
ton will be held at Louisville, KY,
July 3, and S, A. T. Griffith. secre.
tary, announced at the conclusion Of
a mail vote Of the directors.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
YACHT WAR STARTS :
AS BETTING PLANNED

By the Associated Press.
NICE, March 26-International
yachtmen, who long have been sup
porters of the Riviera regattas. are
threatening to blacklist the French
Mediterranean if plan to place
yachting races under a pari mutuel
system of betting is carried into
effect.
The movement to legalize betting
on regattas was started by the group
of Riviera promoters, who plan Ia
apply the system to automobile rae
ing and yachting. proclaiming their
intention of making the district the
speed center of the world.
Yachtmen are loud in their indig
nation at what they term an attempt
to ruin the cleanest sport in the
world
Evening star., 1926-03-26
ALL-EvENTS CHANGE
IN A. B. c. EXPECTED
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO. Ohio. March Com.
cials Of the American Bowling Con.
gress and others connected with the
tournament being held here are look.
iCg for new leader in the all-events
department when today's string Of
doubles and singles has been run of.
Those who daily with the figures
believe T. Zavakos of Dayton will 60
to the top with any kind Of luck at
all. He chalked up 673 last night in
his five-man events with the Koors
29 outfit, He and the rest Of the
Koors team go on the afternoon shift
Several other heretofore COED bowl.
ers also are scheduled on the alleys
in the minor events. These include
the members of the Horlicks RacineS
Of Racine. Wis. who went big last
night on the first squad.
TEAMS.
Recreation. No. 2. Port Huron. Mich. 3.ob3
North Center Alleys Chicago s.SSS
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hooies So- 10y IoH. Z.1Ok
DOUBLES.
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reRa., Fenae, ,SHnninSi thi,caeo. i.2e2
Meden. vidmar hn o1Hsei rlsxeiand 1.yysaa
Grogan-W -Willoughby. Chicago. ....... 1887
SINGLES
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Rehor. Cleveland ............. TIA
Meier @ Newport: Ky. ..,...--........ 40
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ALL EVENTS
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