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BY n. C. BYRD.

/ Brewer and Carter the two st Albans
School runners who have been perform
ing so brilliantly in the various meets this
spring, will take part in the scholastic
games at Princeton tomorrow. Coach
Green expects both boys to score points.
though he is hardly looking for as much
from Carter as from Brewer. If Brewer
| fails to repeat his successes of last week
at the University OF Pennsylvania games
the st. Adams tutor of athletics will be
greatly surprised.
1t is probable that Brewer and Carter
| will be against more capable men than
last Saturday. 1t is likely that the best
scholastic athletes of the New England
states. as well as of the middle Atlantic
states. Will be in competition. which means
that more capable men will endeavor to
lower the colors of the Washington boys.
Last week. in the scholastic meet at
worlds scholastic record for the 100
yards, and ran within two-ffths of a
second of the record in the 22O Carter
got third in the mile and third in the
two miles. Carter was beaten in a close
| finish in the mile in a race which broke
the record by several seconds
| The contest today between Eastern
anu "cStciI SHOulu result In a victory
| for the latter, unless Eastern plays
much better ball than 1t has in the
previous games. Western has better
| team than is indicated by the scores of
the two games it has already played
and much is expected of it vet by
Coach Morse. Morse has confidence in
his charges and really thinks they will
come through.
If Western is the victor. the standing
of the teams will probably be closer
irno ~ r.
OF the games. Western, Technical Cen
trail and Business will be on even terms
| for first place, each having won two
games and lost one. This practically
will mean that the series will have to
be played over. as far as an advantage
i able that Peck will again be on the
mound for Western and Shields for
Eastern. Both boys have done cred
ita BILE work thus far.
Catholic University is scheduled to
play its second game of the season
with Gallaudet tomorrow. The Brook
landers won the other contest by to
and expect to get the long end of the
score tomorrow. 1t Is probable that
lie University, while Rasmussen will
pitch for the Kendall Greeners, pro-
vided he becomes eligible.
the Navy. The Blue and Gray was
booked for a contest with the Sailors
last Wednesday a week ago. but rain
prevented it, Georgetown especially
wants a victory over the Midshipmen,
if possible. it would be a favorable
comparison with Catholic University
, which has been twice defeated at An
napolis.
The Maryland Aggies have game
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child in Cristobal over six years Of age
that cannot swim. and II IL believed
that the proportion Of swimmers
among the children 10 almost as great
lin the other canal villages, excepting
Ancon and Balboa. from which access
I" swimming places Is relatively dim
cult.
The proficiency among the girls is
almost as great as among the boys.
The development of swimming on the
isthmrs is attributed principally to
the continuous warm weather. the ac-
feasibility OF the water and the lack
Of other outdoor sports.
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PROFICIENT IN SWIMMING.
American Children Reared on 18th
mus Noted for Aquatics.

That the American children reared
on the Isthmus o. Panama have at
tanned proficiency in swimming con-
siderably above the average for chill
dren in the United States is an opinion
recently expressed by the superintend-
ent OF clubs and Fairgrounds. II is
laid that thsge is not an American
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GEORGETOWN cam Pays Navy Gaaude
Schedules for Today
in Amateur Leagues

Potomac League-St. Teresa vs..
Fairlawn.
Congress Heights LeaEue-No
game scheduled.
Departmental LeaEue-Commis-
sioners vs.. Agriculture.
Rosedale League-COlumbia vs..
ROsedale.
East Washington s. 6. League
Keller VS.. st. Agnes.
r. r. y. VI. c. A. League-SOuth-
ern Auditors vs.. General once.
Northwest $. :. League-Whitnsy
vs.. Emmanuel.
Government Leasue-NaSy ,s.
Library.
War Interbureau LeaEuc-Adju-
tant Generals VS.. Quartermas-
tiers.
Home Club Leasue-Pension vs..
Patent.
Southern Railway League-BOok-
keepers VS.. Transportation.
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feel any the worse. Ball clubs do like to
throw the prod into champions

Recent instances of a long, continu-
Gus winner getting it hard and plente-
Gus when the break did come are
West Point and the Pittsburgh Feds.
The Army lads. after winning thirteen
straight, were roughhoused, 16 to 8.
and the Rebels winners of seven
straight. were shut out, to o. then
10 to 0.
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"Rumor has it." says a wandering
paragraph. that Manager McGraw has
offered to turn Pitcher Perritt back to
the Cardinals without asking a cent
for him If they just will take Polls
contract off his hands" Yes, and
rumor has it that Manager McGraw
will send George Burns back to Utica
IL Utica will pay the railroad fare. and
will be glad to ship Tesreau to the
Filipino League if the Filipinos will
pay the price of Jeffs uniform.
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Oldsmobile & Oakland
Waverley Electric
Pollock Car Corporation
Tel. N. 5SS5-6 1OIS Conn. Avs.
PLANS TENNIS TOURNEY.
Dumbarton Club to Stage Affair for
Young PLAYERS.

The Dumbarton Club plans to hold n
tennis tournhment for the younger
players of the District during the lat
ter part of June. The movement is fos-
tered by Louis I. Doyle. secretary
treasurer of the Departmental Tennis
League, and probably will begin June
26. provided a sufficient number of en-
tries are received.
The Dumbarton Club. through its
president, Ezra Gould, has sanctioned
the use of its court for the tourney.
Entries from about fifty high school
players have been assured, according
to report. which should justify the
holding of the event. The maximum
age limit will be twenty years
Those who desire to take part should
send their names to Louis l. Doyle or
Ezra Gould. in care of the Dumbarton
Club, as soon as possible
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The Adamses are springing up all
over the country as pitchers. There's
old man Babe with the Pirates. Rube
with the Kansas City Feds and X.
Adams with the Cubs, concerning whom
we don't know whether his nickname
is Babe, Rubs, Boob. or what net
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

AS an agent on attack Lee Magee is
making his presence felt vividly in the
Federal League. He is second in bat
ting. second in run getting and first in
base stealing.
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Jack Ryder has paraphrased Delrs
nickname of Wheezer to Whizzer, which
in view Of Delrs speed and string Of vic.
tories, is more appropriate.
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The Chicago clubs come near having a
monopoly as long hitters. In that detail
Of sugging the Cubs stand first in the
\. L., the Whales first in the F. L. and
the White Sox second in the A. L.
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One reason for the Yankees success is
that they have been making the best OF
use of their hits. They have been scor-
ing literally in proportion to their hits
and punching wallops.
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Attendances at the Giants games at
the Polo Grounds compare favora bly,
with any recent year except 1913 which
was base balls biggest year There has
been no great difference one way or
another between this years patrona ge
and that of 1911. 1912 and 1914
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The Pittsburgh Pirates lead the Ma
tional League in club fielding. and the
Pittsburgh Rebels lead the Federal
League in the same capacity.
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This Is one Of the seasons which re-
fute the contention that the pennant
races begin too early. There was a
lot better weather in April than there
has been in May. In the two major
leagues there were eight postponements
in April and there have been twenty so
far this month
Evening star., 1915-05-21

The Cardinals beat the Braves with a
swift ninth Inning finish. and the very
with the same bitter dose. The fact that
it was the Braves didn't make the victors
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Jayhawker Jots

| Among the seasonable visits made at
Sharon Springs recently was one by
Abe Pancake, who lives north of Wal
| lace.
This old world is balanced up after
all. observes the Hays Free Press. A
great many poor girls are pretty, and
| a rich girls are rich.
c. s., who looks ''Tru the Periscope"
| in the University Daily Kansan, OBJ
serves that England seems unable to
find the key in Turkey"
A gentleman is never without a
friend and crouch is never without
and enemy, points out the Hill City
Reveille-New Era, and it suggests:
Take your choice.
Nor is the Lost Springs News above
making a correction where one is due.
1t states: The butcher shop is not be-
ing painted brown as stated last week.
The paint is rather dark steel gray.
1t is related of a country boy, tells
the Colony Free Press, that he had
agreed to get married and being BASH
full, he invited a young friend of his
to sing. and not knowing just what
he should be reque sted to sing he
checked it mp to the singer and this
was suggested as being highly appro-
pirate, 1.-The Fight Is On
P. L. Kreuscher Joined the "back to
the farm movement last week, re-
ports the st. Francis Herald, and went
where they were threshing. After try
ing to make a hand at everything,
from feeding the engine to hauling the
wheat, he decided he was too big for
the job and came back home to
rest up.
A climbing rose set out by Mrs.
Wolf Binder on June 10 of this year.
then a small slip about six inches high,
has reached the astonishing length of
seventeen feet, reports the Hays Free
Press, which adds: That's growing
to the cornfields in southern Kansas
where the farmers have to use a step
ladder in order to harvest the corn.
Who says it isn't possible to sub
sidize the press in these days of grace :?
The Wallace correspondent of the
Sharon Springs Western Times writes:
Tom Ukele is threshing and cleaning
house and one thing and another. He
is going to get married as soon as he
gets through threshing, so the story
goes We are going to listen for the
wedding bells, but if he doesn't want
us to write up the affair he must pass
us piece of the wedding cake.
Where Are They Now? queries the
Kansas Industrialist: The little girl in
melodrama who used to flag the on
coming train with a red flannel petit
coat. The art of having bis
cults for breakfast once in a while.
The little old lady with the
poke-bonnet who caused us have so
much reverence for womans rights.
The old-fashioned family
with eight or ten children.-In case
this should be found. the mother
should be severely berated for neglect
ing her card club and other extensive
duties, and paroled on good behavior.
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range (extreme) of nearly 24.0Oc
yards. The most modern ships could
anchor several thousand yards outside
the range of our coast-defense guns
and proceed to silence our batteries,
unmolested and with great delibere-
ton. Fortunately the range Of our
guns can be extended to about 20, 600
yards by increasing their maximum
elevation from the present low limit of
10 degrees corresponding to $4,000
yards) to Is degrees corresponding
to about 10000 yards). This can be
done at moderate expense, and coz
gress should at once appropriate the
money to cover this work. Like every
other branch of our national defenses,
the coast Qualifications are under
manned. At present there are 16,Ooo
men in our coast artillery-not even
sufficient for one relief. The number
should be increased by at least 1900
men.
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portunity to choose between penniless
me and a man with a ready-made
fortune, she chose him, leaving me to
come to my senses and settle down
to digging, which 1 have done con-
stantly and profitably ever since"
How strange Alice told me none
of that" unused Elinor. But perhaps
she thought L had enough without
knowing that you, too, were I'M
happy
Then my happiness did matter to
you, Elinor?" asked Barry.
More than 1 could ever make you
understand, Barry; but my duty kept
me from even understanding it my
self" In a few words Elinor told him
quite simply what her life had been
since they parted. at seemed the
only way then, but now 1 shudder at
the awfulness OF it ALL
And I've Shuddered through all the
years as thought of you tied there,
for Alice told me enough to make me
miserable. But, come; we must for
get unhappy days" And so they had
dinner together i'll bright and pretty
cafe where spring blossoms were on
the tables and around edge of the
miniature lake in the center of the
room. As they rose to leave and
Barry was placing Elinor'S wrap
about her the orchestra began softly
to breathe out the Spring Song.''-
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure
NEWSPAPER Syndicate.
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OAKLAND NOTES.
Items for this department. may be
paoned to 3915 or State Journal office1

Mrs. Charles Lingo entertained the
members of the Sunflower Art club
ct her nome in Oakland avenue
Wednesday afternoon. Those present
were Mrs. John Lingo, Mrs. J. Gleason,
Mrs. William Gooden, Mrs. George
Anderson, Mrs. o. NJ. Keats, Mrs. w.
H. Draut, Miss Lue Shut and Miss
Helen BiggS.
The Helping Hand class of the Oak
land Christian church will meet at
the home of Mrs Frank Golden of
Poplar street Thursday afternoon,
October 10.
The Ladies Aid society of the Oak
land Presbyterian church will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. William
Cooper of Winfield avenue.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Oakland NJ. E. church
will meet with Mrs. G. H Ensign of
Forest avenue this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Eby of Topeka
were Sunday guests at the w. G. Bar
ker home in Michigan avenue.
Mr.. Lemar Mcfarland of Cedar
Rapids, Ia, is visiting the D. H. Peak
family of Wabash avenue for few
days.
The girls VINO have formed the Ten
mis- club of the Oakland High school
are: Miss Irene Oakley, Miss Florence
Draut, Miss Nonavee Herschel, Miss
Iva Carothers, Miss Zella Winner, Miss
Florence Tagart, Miss Myrna Orner,
Miss Florence Corey, Miss Elizabeth
Bannon, Miss Mildred Wright, Miss
Marjorie Scott, Miss Bertha Olson,
Miss Lila Hooper, Miss Stella Smith
and Miss Margaret Bower. The
teachers are: Miss Margaret Borst,
Miss Lucille S6tes, Miss Augusta
Waite, Miss Ma1ade Folks and Prof. w.
Vanorsdol.
The Good Samaritan class of the
Oakland NJ. E. church met at the
home of Mr.. w. Benton of Ohio street
last evening.
Mrs. G. III. Blankenship of Kellam
avenue is SERIOUSLY i'll at her home
with an attack of tonsilitis-
Mrs John Brindle of Kansas City,
Kan, spent Monday at the home of
Mrs. L. Biscoe of AFTER avenue:
Ruth Heller, who has been i'll at her
home in AFTER avenue for some time
is recovering slowly.
Mrs. Charles Parker of Lake street
was the guest of Mrs. F. A. Candy of
Oakland avenue Tuesday afternoon.
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tingham to take charge of the situa-
ton, and within twenty-four hours
these representatives of corporations,
which have L h brains and souls, had
water running to the inhabitants OF
Galveston. The promptness and eff
cheney with which these corporations
came to the relief of the stricken city
remind one of the splendid way in
which the late E. H. Hartman helped
San Francisco at the time of the great
catastrophe in 1906, the assistance he
gave later when the Imperial valley
was flooded, and the service rendered
by the Pennsylvania and other rail-
roads in the Dayton, Ohio, flood of
1913. The great private corporations
are equipped to render conspicuous
public service whenever they have the
oh
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NINE MONTHS FAILURES.

Commercial failures in the United
States during the first nine months OF
this year, as reported to r. g. Dun q
Co.. totaled 17,2SS and supplied an
aggregate indebtedness of $241, 1884,
o6O. In point of number, these flgures
exceed those of any similar period in
the past, but the liabilities are ma
terially smaller than the $271,91S,O2l
shown in 1914, when the amount was
distorted by the chain of dry goods
suspensions that alone involved up
ward of s4O,OO0.oOO. While the in
soIvency statistics, as a whole, make
an adverse comparison with former
records, of late there has been a very
pronounced trend toward improve
ment. and the returns for the thlrd
quarter, besides showing only ESQ
more reverses than in 1914, disclose a
reduction of 2,66S failures and nearly
s53, 100000 from the opening three
months of the current year. In con-
trast with the second quarter there
were 976 fewer defaults and $4,000
600 less in the sum owed, whereas in
the preceding year 5S1 more firms
failed in the third than in the second
quarter, though the Indebtedness sub
stantially decreased. 1t is also signifi-
cant that Setember was the first
month of the year to show smaller
number of suspensions than in 1914,
the difference being fully 200, while
the liabilities were the lightest since
November 1912.
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HONOR TO RILEY
HOosier Poet Paid Homage on
His Natal Day.
Cows Proclamation Brings
ThrOng to LOckerbie Street.

JndianaDolis. Oct. flames Whit
comb RiIey's birthday had a beautiful
beginning. At the dawn of his natal
day which is being celebrated
throughout the nation, u company OF
forty singers and musicians entered
I,ockerbie street and serenaded the
poet at his home. A large basket OF
flowers was placed on his doorstep.
The serenaders, bearing lighted
candles, marched into Lockerbie
street, tiptoed to the Riley gate ana
formed a circle around the carriage
block. First they played Loves Old
Sweet Song Soon lights began to
appear in the poets old fashioned red
followed and the serenade closed with
Goodnight" an old lullaby.
Mr.. Riley sent word that he had en-
joyed the serenade. Wishing him
happy night of rest, the serenaders
left Lockerbie street as silently as they
had come.
Governor Ralston's proclamation
designating Mr.. Riley's birthday as
'Riley day" and urging all citizens
of the state to pay fitting tribute to
the sweet singer, was needed. In every
school there was a special program
of recitations, readings and music.
Flags and bunting were hung out
everywhere and portraits of the poet
were prominent.
Mr.. Riley received many callers this
morning. In the afternoon he was the
honor guest at a theatrical perform
ance called IAN Afternoon With
Riley"
The poets verse set to music and
interpreted by dancers was the prin-
cipal part of this entertainment.
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CORPORATIONS HAVE SOULS.

Help, When the flood at Calves
ton cut off the city's water supply. it
was not the ranting demagogue who
came to the rescue of the city, says
Leslie's, but the officials of some of
the ''soulless'' corporations. F. G.
Pettibone, vice president and general
manager of the Santa Fe railway, or
dered the company's water line crew
to the coast for the purpose of assist
ing the helpless. President Sealy of
the Magnolia Petroleum company
ordered his pipe line men to the
scene, and T. T. Cottinghani. chief en-
gineer of the Southern Pacifics came
to investigate the trouble. The plu-
nicipai authorities requested and
authorized Messrs. Pettibone and Cot
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10th VETS HERE
TContinued from Page one.1


ing the ride they will review the reg
mental flags in Memorial hall. In
the afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the bust
ness session will be held and officers
elected for the coming year. At 6
o'clock the annual banquet is to be
given and L. NJ. Penwell is billed to
give an impromptu Grafton. No set
program has been arranged for this
banquet. The visitors will leave for
their homes Friday night and Satur-
day morning.
One of the interesting soldiers here
today is Captain E. c. Boltwood, of
Ottawa. Captain Boltwood is a vet
eysln of the Civil and Spanish wars.
T&dntieth Kansas. He rode to To-
peE1. on horseback from Ottawa de-
spi5l his IA years. Captain Boltwood
cas: tell interesting stories about both
eran 4oday is one of the most daring
horseback riders in Kansas.
Captain Ramsey Here.
Captain Norman Ramsey, son of J.
A. Ramsey, city sanitary sergeant, ar
rived today from Washington, D. c.
He is a captain in the regular army
and has been stationed in the capital
for some time. 1t is understood that
Captain Ramsey will shortly be trans
ferred to another post. Ramsey is
visiting his parents here
The members of the fighting Twen-
tieth are now scattered in all parts of
the world. Some are still in the active
service in the Philippines or stationed
at various army posts. A few are re-
ported to have enlisted in the Euro
pean war. The majority of them are
located in Kansas and neighboring
states. Twenty members of the asso-
citation of the Twentieth Kansas live
in Topeka.
Many boys who were then in their
tweIfties, who went with a song on
their lips in April, 1898, to fight their
country'S battles, and who after eigh-
teen months of service, were mustered
out, members of Kansas most famous
regiment, are getting jL( a bit gray.
Arthur Capper, governor of Kansas,
and j. E. House, mayor of Topeka,
welcomed the delegates.
1t had been expected that Major
General F'redSrfck Funston, U. S. A.
former colo1< of the regiment, might
attend. Ewever, General Funston s
duties on the Mexican border elimi-
mated the possibility of his being pres
emf.
Toworrow afternoon it is planned to
-<%@eEact incidents of the Philippine
ctx2paign on the state house lawn.
IFS is to be followed by a parade and
a snake dance" in ihe evening.
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LONGEVITY.

The United Sta -es public health
service and the various health agen-
cies of this country are working to
proIong the average duration of life.
In this they are obeying the desire
for existence which is the strongest
instinct of mankind. Only a small
proportion of the human race rounds
out it's tour of duty on this earth.
Some people are born with good bodies
which they treat well. Barring acct
dents, they live a long time. Some
people are born with poor bodies
which they treat we'll. Barring acct
dents they can live to a ripe old age.
Some people are born with good
bodies which they treat badly and
some people are born with poor bodies
which they treat badly They don't
last long. 1t is recorded that in York
shire in 1901, Henry Jenkins was
born. He died in 1879, cut off at the
age of 1853. He remembered well the
battle of Flodden Field. This occur
red in 1913, rs~en he was II years OF
age. The register of chancery and
other courts show the administration
of AP.ks to him 140 years prior to his
iSeatR He gave deposition as witness
W4ssG he was 157. In his young man
hooS, when he was a little over lou,
he %1~ a remarkable swimmer. The
term ''ofd age'' too frequently is an
other name <or the falling due of the
debts of YOUTH. Overeating, over
drinking, overplaying, overworking'
these are drafts on the bank of Ma
ture which sooner or later must be
met Sometimes the day of reckoning
can be put off little bit, but Dame
Nature will not be wheedled out of her
claim. The remarkable thing about
Henry Jenkins is the fact that he has
left behind him no rules Of living
which would enable one to duplicate
his feat In this he showed great
self repression. AS matter OF TACT
there is no royal road to oh age and
it is not to be attained by a, particular
dietary or regime of life. Perhaps the
best rule my be expresSGd IN one
word. Moderation" Moderation in
food. moderation in drink, moderation
in the joys and worries of life, moder-
alton in work, moderation in recrea-
ton, equanimity of the mind, the soul
and the body. These make fSS long
tenure of life.