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The Washington times., 1926-07-23
SANDLOTTERy
SALT AND
PEPPER
By r. D. THOMAS

One step more and WASHINGTON
sandlot baseball will be organized
completely. The independents Of ali
classes are lined up in the CAPITAL
City Association. It remains now
for the leagues to settle on & plan
for their annual post-season cham.
pionship games. The obvious move
for them Ii to align with the Cap
ital City body. Thus would the
game present q solid front.
nc % the plan or Capt. Bob CleI.
land, president Of the COpital City
Association, and Walter Haight,
Its secretary, to call d meeting
soon Of league representative
and offer them the services Of q
sInartly fuiictlOning organization
to handle the post-seasOn series.
The play.off Of the league cham.
pions for many years has been q
big feature OF the sandlot sport. Al
far more interesting event. IL handl.
ed properly. would be q final clash
between the inter-league title winner
and the independent champion.
This hns been done before, but
under handicap that prevented
the realization Of fyiIl possibilities.
BY the time the leagues and In.
dependents had determined cham.
piOns the season was late and
interest faded.
"A shorter season. with ample
time for the playing of post.seaaon
games. might be a boon to the
game. Surely. the big, final con-
tests would carry q bigger kick for
the fan.
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las IS pounds over the limit. what
would you say?
Then again, just imagine win
ming q race in an honest manner
only to later find that you
weren't even placed in the first
three by the judges of the finish.
That Of course. wouldn't make you
peevish.
Or, perhaps you were q swim.
mer I'm some of the champion
shin meets. sponsored by the
S0,Ith Atlantic, here last year,
and the officials I'm Baltimore,
who should have checked up the
entries q week before the meet,
lust got around to checking
entries as the race was to start,
and your. entry was rejected for
no good reason at the very
moment you expected to com.
pete.
There are thousands OF such
cases in the books against the
south Atlantic. The writer has
interviewed fifty men here who
were interested in sports. With no
exception whatever. they have lam
basted the South Atlantic az a
on the good old ship.
Many have made grave and
serious charges. Others have be-
noaned the incompetency and In.
efficiency Of the officials. Still.
others have been too disguised with
the whole mess to do more than
enter one sharp, well-meaning sen.
tence and let it go at that.
Is it any wonder that athletes
don't care to compete in the South
Atlantic? Is It any wonder that
the swimming meets are lily at.
Tended. are poorly handled. are list.
less and uninteresting.
Last year while the Washington
Canoe Club was sponsoring some
events. the meet was
held up for half an hour in many
parts while S. A. officials quarrelsd
ind funled and slkirmished for the
upper hand. in the politics they
we're playing. You don't have to-
axe any one. mans word for It.
ust ask any dozen men here who
.ver had any dealings with the
south Atlantic. See what they say
washington. with its -half-million
with its thousands Of
Joys and girls, has just four clubs
n the A. A. U. There must be
ome reason.
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PhiIIies Trim Cubs

The Cubs came a cropper and
lost to the Phillies, to 4. Gabbv
Hartnett, Chicago catcher, was In.
jured.
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Runs Scored Daily

Week ending July 22)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Leaders for the day-New York,
Washington, 10.
Low-PhiladeIphia 2
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G. A. o. Is Victor

NeidfeIdt's steady pitching and
his mates smuggling combined to
give General Accounting Office an
l1.to-4 victory over G. p. Q. in the
Government League.
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Nv u ~ N&AM MI IN s1lS4kN hi
cAlEBRIDGE, Mas. Jlins H..
Amazing revelations regarding III.
legged saIe Of synthetic SIN BY five
boz hOotleggers ii the cloak rooms
IL caEabrigge Latin school were
undsr rigid probe Today ~ MAYOR
Edward n Quinn B
The chief eukiVe SuialllnnA TO
lliN flce faa hlBl1
school erland IN xpIanat lon
1T j s5
lent Sc Iools Mich
d. Fitzgerald raid 4 had heard
.r1nlOEs ok liquors. being sold jt1s
the schools ana that he had detec-
stives and teachers on the watch
but without success, IN 6btAining
evidence againhte any one.
The ..revelat ions, regardin6 the
passing of bot Ties tIl the school
corridors and clos lSroOnls, the price
of. the gin being SO 3 quart, were
an Il after1la Ga of ia Wild parky III
students OF the school and others.
following the, amt tai Junior prom.
fVell.supplied with liquor the
party Of buysG ndg iris went ito
'Nantashet Beach, broke into
cottage, started q fight and were
sent home by police after two
youths were arrested.
In bingham court their cases
were placed on Tile.
The synthetic gin. Il bOotiekged.
according to statements made ~
Continued on Page 2. Column 81 &
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BARRY .SFUTURE
BRIDE HAPPY
b InsernatloDaI News service

NEWARK. N. j., June LIT
was love at first sight"
This was the demure comment
today Of Miss Julia A. Wood. vaude-
Vile actress. who will be married
at her home here Monday night to
wesley e. Barry, known to motion
picture fans as ttFreckles."
'sFreckles," is now Is. He had
10 get his mothers written con.
sent before he could get q marriage
license, however. Miss Wood Is
They met in. Terre Haute, Ind,
nearly three years ago when
s.Freciles" was in vaudeville and
Miss Wood was playing in the
california girls band in the same
tfeater.
.'FreckIes'' said today that imne-
dtately after the wedding they're
going to Hollywood, Cal, where he
has bought bungalow.
"And besides" he added with a
smile, I've got to get back to
work.
Miss Wood was formerly Of
Peoria. III.
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Sc PAsS'|s|'
HIGHWAY BIZ

Federal road building program
that VIII aid the States In throw
ing 3 $500, 000, 900 net Of good hard
surfaced reads across the nation.
CONNECTING ali important post and
market centers, VIII 50 forward uaxt
year under the Federal aid road
bin, passed SIS to s, by the Senate
last night
Passed earlier this session BY the
House. the bill Is favored by Rresi-
dent Coolidge and win receive his
signature before the summer - over.
Foes 81 the $165, 000. 900 bin sucy
sceeded Ia adding only one amend
Jnent to It after days Of filibuster-
Ing.
Only One Amendment
The amendment, offered BY Sem
ator Reed (E1.l Of Pennsylvania. gives
the Secretary OF Agriculture dis
cretionary power to plant shade
trees along post roads at whatever
places he seets iii" The cost would
Sc included in the general appro-
priation.
The bill provides for expenditure
OF SIS. 900 900 3 year for two years
to aid States IN post road build
ing. The States would have to
expend an equal sum.
Another 1880, zoo q year would
be spent for improving forest
] Authorizing s1sO. 100000. the bin
Continued on Page .. Column u
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The White Russians, who operate
the armored trains OF the Man.
churian army. launched their at
tack upon the railroad yards, now
held by the national army. from
a distance Of three miles.
After firing a number Of three
inch shells at the yard buildings,
the armored train moved up an
other mile to secure a better adj
vantage.
Suddenly a frighteed cry went
up from a member of the train
crew that a wildcat train was
speeding down the tracks, directly
in the path of the armored train.
The latter put on full speed in
reverse, but the oncoming locomo-
tive caught up and smashed into
1t. wrecking several cars and tear
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10 TURF STARS
IN BELMONT
Hx TnternatIonaI Now eervIce

ny AAsh<EAt0bAOAHeSA 3NCNeD t5USNASS
NEW YORK. June 12.-Crusader,
winner OF the Suburban Handicap
was expected to go to the post a
7.to-5 favorite this afternoon In the
annual running off the 100000 Bel
mont. one, of the greatest three.
year-oId tests OF the year. The race
viii be run at the true Derby dis.
lance of III miles.
An all-star field Of 10 thorough.
breds was named for the event.
Only Pompey and Chance Play. OF
the Eastern Stars. being missing.
Haste was regarded as a good bet.
with Display, winner of the Freak,
ness. and Rockman. Mars. Espinc
and Rock Star given an outside
chance.
The other entries are Navigator.
Macaw and Banton.
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ing up the tracks for several hun
dred feet.
ported, however. An investigation
revealed that the national army had
loaded two steel gondola cars with
rocks and attached them to the
engine, which they sent away at
top speed minus a crew.
The national engine and cars
had not been damaged perceptibly
by the impact, so they were con.
f!scated by the Russians.
The Washington times., 1926-06-12
21-CUN SALUTE TO HAITI
PRESIDENT "A BIT LATE

Authorities Of the State and War
departments FASTENED to deny today
that President Louis Borno Of the
Haitian Republic had been received
at the port OF New York yesterday
without the traditional Presidential
salute Of II guns with which all
heads OF sovereign states are
greeted.
The salute was fired, 1t was ex.
planned, but ''it was q bit late. I"
Battery trouble on Governors
Island was blamed for the delay.
Army officials said the salute was
fired about five minutes after the
swarthy Haitian. president had
passed the island, but nobody heard
Ii in the ensuing hubhub.
The Washington times., 1926-06-12
DUCKS
TRAl'Sk KISS

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., June
IL. Harry K. Thaw Is back in
Atlantic City and again is enjoy
ing the company Of bis former
wife, Evelyn Nesbit. Re escorted
her home from Martins Cabaret.
On the boardwalk 81 daylight To-
day after they had been more Or
less III each others company since
midnight
Miss Nesbit Is doing ! song
and dance act ct the cafe. She
seemed surprised when she went
into the cabaret : few minutes
before midnight, accompanied by
her son, Russell, and found Thaw
there with friend. Morgan PEN
dIeton.
Russell Greets Him
Thaw,. in evening clothes, walked
over to her with a broad smile, took
her hand and squeezed It. He bent
toward her as though to kiss her.
She Iaughingly turned her head as
she greeted him. Russell said:
Hello III. K.''
Later Miss Nesbit sang q number
Of songs, including II Never Knew =
II Love You, and I'm Nobody's
Mamma Now
Thaw hummed the tunes. He
seemed to be enjoying himself.
After she concluded her songs.
Miss Nesbit would sit at Thaw's
table:
To Purchase Home
II was reported that Thaw and
Pendleton would confer with Bur
ton Gaslxill, a local attorney. today
to discuss the proposed purchase Of
q house Tor Miss Nesbit opposite
the Atlantic City Country Club.
Tl1aw viii go to Pittsburgh this
afternoon TO see his mother who Is
iii. She celebrates her eighty fifth
birthday Mondoy.
The Washington times., 1926-06-12
DEMANDS PROSECUTION
or EX-KAISER'S AGENT

BERLIN. June 12.-Prosecntion
Of the former Kaiser's representa-.
tive, PrIvy Councillor Won Berg,
was demanded today by the repub.
lican board Of redress"
Won Berg IL charged with having
assumed responsibility for the re.
noval Of several costly vases from
the imperial castle In Berlin 10 the
castle Of the crown prince Ct. Gels.
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Or
RECOVERY
LNH

While cleaning bed on The
second floor Of her home with an
explosive liquid early today Mrs.
Charles BushOng, Ss 81 40 +
St. s. accidentally ignited the
fluid Har clothing almost inn
niediately vas nveloped q
flames.
Whs
the woman IL ii i bath 0f soot
ing ointment It vas sid that pll
irians have fears for her re-
sstverv.
The Washington times., 1926-06-12
LILIES TO BE 81 EssED AT
FRANCISCAN MONASTERY

The picturesque blessing Of the
lilies and q procession OF clergy will
mark the special services to be con-
hucted tomorrow morning at the
franciscan Monastery, Brookland,
n connnemoration Of the feast Of
81. Anthony Of Padlla.
The Rt Rev. Honoratus Carca.
terra, of Naples, Italy. and bishop
N Ipso, who Is IN America to at.
fend the Eucharistic Congress IN
EhieagO, win be the celebrant Of q
SontiticaI mass.
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Today's Scratches
At LatOnia

FIRST RACE-Galloping Shoes. Petite,
Tribal, Longport. Brunell and Sea
Grace. $50
SECOND RACE-Chairman War
Eagle. Ranch Lass. Sir John x. and
CoohRgans
THIRD RACE--MayfaIr, Broomster,
Sandy Hatch and Ragtime.
FOURTH RACB--Jeau D'Albret.
FIFTH RACE-ChaInp De Mars,
pfincesS ppreen, and Christmas Morn.
SEVENTH RACE miss Metae and
.DdelE.
The Washington times., 1926-06-12
Chinese Use RylJ1alva1),
Troi,, as Weapon
y InternAf 49, Netge eerVice

PEKING June IA phase in modern warfare, I'M
eqlaed except trers enacted here when the
national army resored the expedient Of sending
manned railroad tracks outside of Nanow
top speed for the purpose of despatchng eternity the White
Russian of armored train that had attacked the rail
road yards.
The Washington times., 1926-06-12
I Runs Onf AZ House

When her clothing caught fire
mrs. Bnshong ran down the stairs,
calling "a her two children to run
out 81 the house. she fell *.
hansted ID the garden screaming
in agony.
Neighbors rushed to her a.ssis-
lance with blankets Before the
IRE could Be extfnaliished. how
ever, It had burnt practically all
of her clothing of.
Her arms and hands are virtually
roasted.
The lower part Of her body Is
badly charred. Her condition Is 80
serious that the doctors have not
been able to make an examination.
The explosion also set fire to
the house. Al fire alarm was turned
in, but neighbors had put out; the
flames before nremen arrived.
Rushed TO Hospital
Policeman Tut and Fireman WI.
fam Canter, who lives four doors
sway, placed Mrs. Bushong in an
Automobile and rushed her to the
hospital.
Firenen were unable 10 say what
flauid Mrs. Bushong was using.
Tfey' think It was gasoline: 1t Is
stiil q mystery as to how the fluid
caught fire.
Charles Bushong, her husband.
who ID an outside salesman, has
not been located.
The Washington times., 1926-06-12

Cadet "Bill"
Baker, jr.,
made a total
of 28O4.16
points out Of
a possible
1856 at West
Point. Now
he stands
"honor man.
OF MS class.
He halls from
Clinton,
Tenn, and
maybe
dearest -
back home
isn't happy.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
ROMANCE BROKEN,
GIRL TAKES POISON
Ex-PoIish Consul General at
Chicago Figures in Modiste's
Attempted Suicide.

b. the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March IA shattered
romance between a Chicago modiste
and 4 former Polish consul general
here was held responsible by the po-
lice tonight for the attempted suicide
today of Miss Mary AIcGee, so. a di.
Vorsee.
Miss AlcGee drank poison at her
home and tonight was in a serious
condition Ii her rooms the police
found q note addressed TO Count
George Barthel de Weydenthal, for
four years Polish consul general IN
Chicago. He was recalled several
weeks ago
The note indicated that Miss Nc
Gee had IN opportunity to go TO Po-
land and had asked him to agree to
the proposal Apparently 40 reply
was received. The girls sister said
that Miss NcGee had associated for
some time with some member Of the
Polish legation whose name she did
not know.
Count Neydenthal- was consul gen
eral of the New York legation before
coming to Chicag go. The girl attempt
ed suicide two years ago. after ar ur,
fortunate love affair
Evening star., 1926-03-28

3o-day period, which expires at mid.
night tonight.
One of the reduced rates which goes
into effect tomorrow morning is the
tax on passenger automobiles. which
IS cut from to 3 per cent.
Other taxes which twill be reduced
then arc those OF cigars, stamps. ad
missions and dues. The 10 per cent
tax on admissions viii apply beginning
tomorrow on tickets costing more than
- cents instead Of on those costing
more than so cents
In addition. the Government will
give refunds TO automobile and cigar
dealers of the difference between the
old and the new taxes for the, amount
of stock on hand tomorrow when the
new rates become effective
Report made pubic Yesterday by the
Internal Revenue Bureau showed that
S8,642 l4S in additional taxes was col
lected last month as q result of lnyea-
legations Of delinquent tax payers.
The bureau made sc 666 inveStiga.
rions during the month of which
lI446 were the cases OF those who
failed 70 file any returns
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Accused of Using
Poison Internally
Instead of Outside

Max Herman Ellison, 26-year-old
shoe clerk, who, in a mt OF de
spondency about a month ago. pur-
chased a bottle Of dtslnfectant
and swallowed it, was arrested oy
Detective Charles Warfield yester-
day at Emergency Hospital for
using poison internally instead OF
externally.
Ellison was charged with MAX
ing false representations to a phar-
macy as to the use he expected to
make Of the poison. This is said
to be the first arrest OF an attempt
ed suicide ever made here under
the section of the pharmacy law
prohibiting false representations
in the purchase of poisons.
The police claim that Ellison
bought the liquid on the preteXt
that he wished to treat a cut on
his hand He had been at the hos
pital nearly a month prior TO his
discharge yesterday.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
MRS. MARY A. DANIEL
DIES IN HOME OF SON
Widow Of St. Johns Church Musi-
cal Director Will Be Buried
TonorroU

Tomorrow.
Mrs Mary = Daniel. widow Of vii
liam II Daniel. died at II o'clock yes
terday morning at the residence OF
her son Ernest Fl Daniel, president
Of the Carry Ice Cream Co. 211l
Nineteenth street Funeral services
VIII be held al the residence tomor-
noon at O'Clock Inter
nent VIII be III Congressional Gene
terry
Mrs Daniel! husband. who died in
1897. vas director Of music ar st
Johns Episcopal Church. Sixteenth
and II streets, Is years. He was a
son of the late Prof. Joseph Hum
phrey Daniel prominent for many
years as head Of the music depart
ment of the public schools of the Dis
trict of Columbia. and well remem-
bered by the older residents of this
city
Mrs Daniel was daughter Of DR.
William Brown. veteran of the
Mexican War. and at one time IN
command at the hospital at the
marine barracks here In addition 70
her son. Ernest H Daniel, with whom
she made her home lof late. years. an
other son. Mai. Leonard P Daniel. of
the United States Geological Survey.
who resides at Falls Church, Va sur
wives her
Interment will be in the family plot.
which descended to Mrs. Daniel as
one of the Young heirs, the Young
family having been the original own
ers Of the property part of which
is now the Congressional Cemetery.
Title has been in the family since
1918
Evening star., 1926-03-28
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Evening star., 1926-03-28
ORDER OF CINCINNATI
HAS ANNUAL DINNER
Banquet Of Historic Society Here
Represented by Nearly All
Is Original States

Members Of the yaricus state So
cities Of the Order Of the Cincinnati,
which has &esn perpetuated since its
formation in 1888 b.. George Washing
ton Gen la Eayette and other lead
ers Of the Continental Army. held
their annual banquet last night at
the Army and Nav Club. Nearly
every one OF the thirteen societies o.
the order representing the thirteen
original States. was represented
Charles E Alexander of New York
vice president-genera and John G
Dawes Of Baltimore secretary-g general
attended as the only out-oftown mem
bers. Among others present We're:
DR. William II Wilmer, Rear Admiral
Hilary p Jones. Col Julian NJ. Ca
bell. Maj L L. Hume, Samuel Her
rick. Henry y Stats William Mar
bury Beall Henry Randall Webb
William Howe Somervell. Howard
Somervell William L Marbury. Capt
Roy Campbell Smith Alfred E Hor-
ner. Col. John r. N Taylor Henry
Fithugh DR.. George Tu!ly Vaughan,
Moore. James D dufham. Lieut. vii
liam Carvel Hall Col Henry May. ].
w Glidden Dr. Robert Coltman. Rob
ert Coltrlan. ir Hugh 3 Hutchison.
William .. Porter James Clark Nc
Cure and DR. Richard L. De Saus
sure
The committee IN charge Of the din
ner included Admiral Jones. chairman
Col Cabell, treasurer Mr. Herrick,
secretary, MAJ. Hume. Mr.. Bean and
Air Webb
It was decided TO hold the dinner
ne1t year the latter part of JanuarE
or the first part of February.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
SON OF EX-SLAVE:
NOW MILLIONAIRE
Realty Dealer OF BroCkton
and New York Was Born
in Virginia Log Cabin.

81 tho Associated Press
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. March 27.
Born in a log cabin. in Mecklen
burg COUNTY. Va, his father,
once slave, Watt Terry, negro
has attained the rank OF largest
negro holder of realty i'll the Har,
lem section of New York City as we'll
as in Brockton. Mass. the New Bed
ford Standard will say tomorrow. He
is perhaps the largest real estate
operator Of his race in this country,
according TO the newspaper
When he arrived in BrocEton
about % years ago, Terry had IS
cents in his pockets, Today his finan
cial rating is III excess Of 81 900 900
and he has a fine home in the best
residential section Of Brockton, a
private house in New York City and
a Summer cottage at Oak Bluffs
Mass
Left Virginia Farm.
Terrv's father was emancipatsd
when his son was about three years
old. The father retained the name OF
his former master The Younger
Terry and his brother worked bare
footed on their fathers small Virginia
farm, which consisted Of a patch OF
corn and 2 patch Ct cotton When
their parents died the children went
70 live with relatives A distant rela
tive ir Brocl:tcr suggested that Watt
come to live With him An uncle IN
Norfolk. Va. lent him money for the
trip.
He made his Arst money IN the
North BY digging holes for fence posts
Later he worked successfully as wood
finally became janitor for the Toung
Mems Christian Association in Brock
ton. Meanwhile he studied in classes
at the Y NJ c. A Later he sought
TO fulhll a long ambition TO be a
Pullman porter He obtained q job
hut soon gave II up for the reason
as he explained that he didn't want
70 take tips
Real Estate Deals.
His first real estate deal was the
purchase Of a six-roona cottage in
Brockton. Soon he began handling
real estate leases in the negro com
nunity where he lived, = Brockton
banker helped Kim purchase his first
apartment house and with the sue
cess OF this venture he began ac-
quiring building after building. He
expanded his activities 10 the Harlem
section just as the influx of negroes
was beginning and his business grew
in proportion to the fast increase in
the negro population of what is now
The biggest negro colony IN the world.