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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29

the readers on anything cOuHeCttu
with hunting or target shootingD
There seems to be some confusion as
in the barrels OF firearms. An impress
sion prevails that the quicker the
twist the more accurate the rife.
There is no foundation for this belief.
The object of cutting spiral grooves
into the smooth bore of the barrel is
to rotate the bullet. so that it will
travel point first Sportsmen all know
this, but they do not seem to realize
that a bullet spinning too fast is mac
curate, just as the one which spins too
SLOWLY.
Each different rifle and revolver bull
let must have rate of twist suited to
it's own particular weight, length and
general specifications, which, of course,
includes the speed at which it is to
travel
Another very popular belief is that
the deeper the rifiing the longer the
barrel will wear AS a matter of fact,
if the rifiing is TOO deep it is difficult
to clean properly the corners of the
grooves. and Old Man Corrosion and
his grown-up son. Rust, make the most
of the golden opportunity Also, the
lands tthe spaces between the grooveS)
wear quickly when they cut too deeply
into the bullet. on the other hand. if
the rifling is too shallow the bullets
strip through without rotating at all
when the barrel becomes worn. AS in
most things, happy medium is best.
VIII YOU kindly let me know what
means a person would have to take in
order to take a foreign-made rifle into
Canada on a cunning trip from the
United States. and would he be liable
to have trouble in bringing the rifle
back into the United States? B. ID. c.
Ans.-Any one going abroad or out
of this country. taking with him goods
of foreign make, such as cameras,
rifles, etc, will have no trouble if he
will register them with the customs
officials before leaving. The custom
house will issue a certificate showing
that you are taking the arm from this
country, and it will permit you to bring
1t back again without trouble.
l. have a 12-gauge shotgun that is
a taper choke bore. I have been told
that if use anything larger than five
or smaller than seven it will blow the
muzzle OF. II there anything to II Or
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GIBBONS IS CONFIDENT
HE WILL WIN CONTEST
Does Not Seem to Fear Packey Nc.
Farland's Reputed
Cleverness.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPeNi"i DiSPa'eh ~ @he o'ai'
CHICAGO. August 2S.-Aecording to a
letter received today from the man
who is doing the press work for the
Mcfarland Gibbons battle in New
York September II, Mike has come out
with the declaration that he will knock
Packey out.
1T is quite the usual thing for boxers
to issue statements of this nature" he
said, but coming from Gibbons, who is
not given to boastfulness, it carries
more weight than if it emanated from
any other fighter. The st. Paul boy
confidently believes that Packey will
fall victim to his punch rather than
to his c!everness.
Mike is in prime condition now and
punching harder than he ever did. This
is sworn to by his sparring partners.
who have had to incase themselves in a
veritable suit of armor to Withstand
his heavy blows"
People who have seen Packey at work
here don't believe there will be any
knockout by Gibbons. For a boy who
has been out of the ring as long as
Packey has been he is in wonderful
condition.
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not? What do you think of the taper

not? What do you think of the taper
choke bore"
. would like to ask about revolver
shooting. DO you call this good
shooting? | shoot % with 6-inch
barrel side break, and in q gallery
can break four or five of these small
celluloid balls they have in the water
fountain out of six shots. or break the
pipes the same way. Do you THINK
with practice | could make good
shot? {. A =.
Ans.-There is no such thing as
real taper choke bore. and even II
there were, it would have no choking
effect, as the choke depends for ITS
effect on the jamming together of the
shot just as they leave the muzzle.
With amy standard make of l2-gauge
shotgun, fun choke Otherwise, amy
standard factory loaded she'll from the
solid hall load down TO the smallest
shot may be used without harmlng
the barrel.
=. You evidently know how TO hold
revolver and | would suggest that you
do your practicins on a target where you
can see the result Of every shot. ''Prac-
tice makes perfect you know.
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general committee in charge of the
local club. Six events. in which only
members of the Potomac aggregation
were to take part. had to be postponed
until Monday on account of the rain
After the dancing Claude r. Zappone
presented to the winners of the races
the medals offered in the various
events.
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Visiting Clubs Entertained.

After the regatta members of the
Potomac Boat Club gave a dinner at
the Powhatan Hotel in honor of the
visiting clubs. The dinner. which was
wholly informal. was attended by about
thirty-five persons. A larger number
had been expected, but the rain inter-
fered with the plans of many.
Following the dinner dance was
held at the Potomac Boat Club, in the
ballroom. 1t had been planned to hold
the affair in the open, but the in
clement weather prevented
Brief addresses were made at the din
ner by Herbert A. Gillespie of the
Arundel Boat Club and by j. S. Doug
las of the Old Dominion Boat Club
John J. Nolan was chairman OF the
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thusiast over medal play and that was
why the green committee concluded to
adopt this class for the Hortsmann
event. and now that it has been started
that way the chances are the conditions
of play will never be changed.
Bannockburn has announced that on
Labor day it will hold two events in
addition to holding an entertainment in
the evening. There will be an eighteen
hole handicap. medal play, and an APP
preaching and putting contest The
sport will last all day.
William C. Ballantyne of Columbia
now is on his vacation at Dicksville,
Mass. He will return in about three
weeks.
James T. McClenihan. chairman of the
green committee of the Washington
Country Club. has just recently return
ed from his vacation and is on the job
again.
In addition to the regular holiday
events for the men at Columbia on
Labor day there will be a miniature
on the putting course for
the woman players Of the club. In this
the Suggestion has been
made that more events should be held
for the ladies' and that these events
should be played on the regular course.
AS a matter OF fact. there are enough
woman players in Washington to hold
an open event and it would NOT he at
all surprising If one was not announced
before long. as several OF. the women
have had the idea for some time and
are now talking the matter up in or
der to get a line as to exactly now
many could be counted on to back the
movement and to enter the event II 1t
is announced.
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Denial comes from Philadelphia that
the Athletics have purchased Third
,Baseman Mcdonald from the Houston
club, and there is a strong intimation
from Connie Mack that he is looking
for youngsters, rather than players
who have had major league trials and
failed.
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Hyattsville Plays Brentwood.

The Hyattsville Athletic Club, cham
pions of Prince Georges county, will
meet the strong Brentwood nine at
Brentwood today at $3.50 o'clock for the
championship Of the county. A record
crowd 10 expected.
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Old Dominion Club Beaten.

The other open event was between
the Old Dominion Boat Club of Alexan-
dria and the Potomac quadruple SOULS.
In this, too, Coacn Zappone's crew got
away TO a good start and was never
headed, winning by good margin.
The summaries:
Special eisht-osred raee-Potcmac Boat Club
Nrenn. Bebout. Foster, Clark and kintzl won;
Arundel Boat Club of baltimore tWagner.
HOPPER. Wrenn. Shank JIasplup. Iorax, Wuntz,
Mixed canoe doubles-Miss c. Z. IIutterly and
G. c. Hutterly won: Miss De Shields and Frank
Chamberlain. second: Miss McCauley and F. f..
Smith. third.
Junior siugles-Immerey won; Mckinney. sec
ond Walter. third.
Canoe singles Chamberlain won: c. NJ. Nash.
second.
Canoe doubles-Chamherlain and Smith Won;
Nash and Rivero. second.
Junior eightoared sheils-Juniors Garner,
Ashford. Mckinney. F. Farnsworth, Foster. Be
bout wrenn. Clark and Kintz) won seniors
tHutterly, Ball. =. Smith j. Farnsworth. Evans,
Mcdonald. Mueller, Chamberlain and Brown
second; Intermediates. third.
Quadruple sculs-Potomac Boat Club (Quin-
tard. Smith. Hutterlv and McDonald) won;
Old Dominion Beat Clutv OF Alexandria tCalIa-
Ian. Pitts. Douglas and Roberts,. second.
Four-oared shells-Seniors (Hutterly, McDon-
aid. F. Smith and Chamberlain won; juniors
tFoster. +. Farnsworth. wrenn and Clark
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Runs-Kopf, Strunk, Lajoie. Schang, Johns and
schalk: Twobase hits..Johns and Murphy.
Three-base hitsL-Iajoie and Schang. Stolen base
Murphy Earned Philadelphia, "a Chicago,
2. Sacrifice hits. Collins. Felsch, Oldring,
Faber and E. Collins. Double plays-Kopf to
J. Collins; IApp to Lajoie; Johns to f. Collins
to ]. Collins; Gapp to Schang. Left on bases
Philadelphia, 5: Chicago Q. Bases on balls
on Knowlson, 8: OF Benz, I. Hits-On Benz,
In three innings; of Faber, In six innings.
Hit by pitcher-By Knowlson CWeaver). Struck
out-By knowlson, 5; By Faber, g. Wild pitch
Benz. umpires-Messrs. Nallin aud Dineen.
Time Of ssme-l hour and 81 minutes.
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Athletics Bat Effectively.
Continued from First Page.

plays, which shattered the hopes of Chi
cago. knowlson was wild, but was given
perfect support. Benz was hit hard, and
Faber had one bad inning.
Lajoie led in the attack against Chi
cago with three hits. Score:
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Tom Healey who looked good as
Mackman recruit in his early play, has
been voted too slow on the bases to
ever make a jor Lacquer.
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CAPTURE TWO RACES
Potomac Crews Defeat Arun-
deIs and Old Dominions.
REGATTA is SUCCESSFUL
Events Held as Try-0uts for Middle
States Championships-Vis-
itors Entertained.
REGATTA is SUCCESSFUL

Under the worst possible weather
conditions the annual regatta of the
Potomac Boat Club was held yesterday
afternoon in front of it's boathouse,
near Aqueduct bridge. 1t was semi
closed affair, with special races with
the Old Dominion and Arundel crews
on the card, and was arranged in this
nature of a try-out for the Potomac
crews in order that Coach Claude L.
Zappone could get a better line on the
material he has for the coming middle
States regatta, to be held in Philadel-
phia, Labor day.
The main events on the program
were the two races in which the out
side crews We're entered, the local or
ganization winning both. The Poto-
macs and Arundels opened the regatta
with special race. the local boys TAX
ing the lead at the start and winning
all the way. About 200 yards from the
finish the Baltimore boat had cut the
Potomac's margin down to but a few
feet, but they f8ltered and before they
could rally again the Potomac crew
had gotten such a lead that it won by
a length
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(COntlnue0 from r HSl fdSe.D
run but for the fact that it was foul by
about two feet. Then he forced Aus
tin Again in the sixth he hit foul
over the fence and followed with a lift
to Moeller.
For the third and final game of the
series and. incidentally, the last game
the Nationals will play in St. Louis
this year, Walter Johnson and George
Sisler will meet on the mound.
When the ST. Louis Federal League
management read the announcement
of the johnson -Sisler duel they realized
that the real attraction would be found
at Sportsman's Park, despite the fact
that jitney base ball now is being
played here at the Fed yard. To offset
the Johnson-Sisler feature the Feds adj
vanced the game scheduled for Monday
and will play it as part of a double
header Sunday, one game only having
originally been booked.
After Williams batted for Moeller in
the eleventh Barber finished the game.
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fThis column is open to questions
which should be sent in care of the
sporting editor. and to discussions by
the readers on anything connected
with hunting or target shootingD
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AYERS SHOWS DISSATIS-
FACTION OVER ALLEGED
WRONG DECISION

Continued from First Page.)
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Totals. "a IL q 10 Totals. rs 727 IS 2
'Batted for Benz in third.
fBatted for Faber in ninth.
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After Williams batted for Moeller in
the eleventh Barber finished the game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29

William c. Ballantyne of Columbia
now is on his vacation at Dicksville,
Mass He will return in about three
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Having catered to the well
dressed men of Washington for a
great many years, the last five
years of which I was designer for
Newcorn & Green, at 1902 F
street northwest, I want to say
that my experience has taught me
what Washington men demand in
good clothes and also, what is
perhaps of just as much impor-
lance, what they do not want.
My one strict policy in this new
establishment shall be to give to
each and every customer, both
new friends and old, exactly just
what they want in tailoring, a
policy which I think will fill
long-felt want in the tailoring
game in this city.
z>T2x
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-05
NEW CENTRAL THEATER

One of the most daring feats that
any woman ever attempted is seen
in the seventeenth episode OF The
Perils Of Pauline which comes to
the New Central today for in the
same Miss Pearl White. the daring
heroine of these stories, in order to
do something that no other OF her sex
has ever attempted and to make GER
tain a good picture risks her life every
week to please faded picture fans. The
present two reels that viii be seen
today the most thrilling of any of the
present series. There is a nice trip
around the world in store for those
who see the HearstSelig Weekly to-
day and you viii be taken right into
the very heart of the war zone, too, as
well as to other points OF interest
where big events happened lately.
margaret Gibson, Helen Gonzales and
other Vitagraph stars are featured in
Love VIII Win Out the story of the
right kind Of an inspiration that all
men should have.
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Try a sentineLRecord Want Ad.
QUICK RELIEF FOR oYspePrlCs.

The worst and most confirmed
ysseptics. those Who for years uaYe
been unable to eat without discom
fort or intense pain can quickly
overcome the trouble and enjoy the
pleasure of eating a hearty meal of
the good things they have been de.
MED for years, if they will only use
a little common everyday horse
sense" says an eminent specialist who
recently returned from a six years
study in Europe In explanation he
said The great majority of all
cases of stomach trouble dyspepsia.
Indigestion, sastritis, etc, are pri-
marily due to excessive acid AID fo1d
fermentation TONES, opiates, or ar
tificial digestants which merely cover
up the trouble or temporarily assist
digestion are as useless and foolish
as it would be to mend a punctured
tire without removing the nail that
caused the trouble. What must be
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-05

one of the most ENJOYABLE entertain
ments in which this inmitable com
edian has ever appeared Its book
and lyrics by the same authors who
wrote THE Red Widow" sparkle with
pungent wit. yet tell coherent story
that is developed in a sane and legiti-
mate way from act to act aad scene
to scene. Mr. Hitchcock is equipped
vita a most suitable vehicle that
allows great latitude for his droll
artistry. He plays a beauty doctor
That fact alone is all That it is neces-
sary to say Just imagine 'Hitchie'
INA beauty parlor. The new piece is
in three sumptuous acts and is said
to he gorgeonsly costumed and SUI
perbly mounted. The company is al
unusually large one. numbering mp
wards of hundred players, includ
ing the entire New York aggregation
with the complete scenic yestiture
just as given at the Astor theater fol
many months, to crowded houses a.
! every presentation.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-05
STANDARD GRAIN GRADES.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Moss bill
to standardize grain grades and to
provide for federal inspection Of grain
in interstate commerce was passed by
the house today by a vote of 220
to l6.
The measure would authorize the
secretary of agriculture to establish
uniform standards of quality and con-
dition of grain and would make unlaw-
full the sale of grain by grade in inter
state commerce unless it conformed
with these standards.
An appropriation of 1915 600 to es-
tablish the machinery for the grading
and inspection is carried by the bill
doae-and it's the only logical thing
to dds to neutralize tn acid and
stop the fermentation which has for
years been irritating and dist nding
the stomach For this purpose I have
found nothing quite so good or con
venent as taking a teaspOonful of or
binary bisurated magnesia immedi-
ately after meals or whenever pain
Is felt No matter how severe the
case may be this should be tried fer
I personally know OF many cases
where patients after suffering for
over 20 years, attending hospitals and
even undergoing such serious opera
tions as that for appendicitis. have
obtained quick and permanent relief
by following this simple common
sense advice l may add that l I'M
derstand from Inquiries | have made
that most druggists in this country
are now able to supply bisurated mag
nesia in grain tablets as we'll as
the ordinary powder form. TWO or
three of these tablets are usually sui
ficient to give instant relief even in
the most severe attacks of acute in
digestion
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-05
Che CbedterS
LYRIC THEATER

The greatest trio of Universal stars
OF all is at the Lyric today in Rex
great TWO reel Yuleude drama, big
Sisters Christmas Herbert Raw
lnson, Anna Little, and William
Worthington are all featured in this
magnificent drama OF the Christmas
season, and there is a vein of light
comedy running through the drama
which makes it doubly interesting.
The Universal Weekly this week
shows the sinking OF German
cruiser in battle, scenes from Tur-
keys activity in the war, scenes
from Belgium and France and other
warning nations of Europe.
Warner sends a feature comedy
that is a real scream. Bangs Bur
glar Alarm is the title Mr. Bangs
tries his own invention ald furnishes
the theme for one of the greatest
comedies of them all. Like many an
other man VIII ohas a pet invention
he believed so religiously in its sue
cess that he decided to try it upo7
himself first, and therein lies all the
fun OF this film story.
Friday we show the great Schuber
special in five acts THE Marked We
man" The story is by owen Davis
the same author that wrote Lola,
shown recently at the Lyric.
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ROYAL TnEATE@

The Royal leads off today with a
two reel Lubin drama that is a film
story Of marked excellence produced
by the new Lubin feature company
and based upon a theme OF drama and
mystery that keeps the interest at
fever heat every minute. The In
trgues7 is a rare good story, a SPLEEN
did theme, beautifully staged and well
acted by the new I.ubin stars, than
whom there are no better now before
the camera.
Edison offers an echo of The Yule-
tide IN Twas the Night Before
Christmas story based upon the
most beautiful Christmas poem ever
written, and one that nearly every
/ one knows by heart, especially the
Riddles
Two Stray Souls" is from Bio
graph, real drama with enough of
homely romance in it to please any
one.
1t is a rare good program today,
well balanced and interesting from
the first reel to the last.
Thursday comes Marc MaoDermott
again in another of those splendid de-
tectiYe dramas which he is featuring
"A Premature Compromise This is
the best series of pictures now being
shown Each is a separate and dis
tinct story in itself and the picture
lovers will note with real satisfaction
this leader for next Thursday
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EXECUTORS NOTICE OF APPLl
CATION TO SELL LAND.

Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersisaed as executor of the estate Of
Thomas W. Leonard. deceased, Will
make application to the Garland Pro
bate Court on the Sth day of Feb
ruary 1915, or as soon thereafter as
counsel can be heard for an order au,
tlorlzing and directing the under
zigled, as such executor, to sell the
following described lands in the City
Of Hot Springs, Arkansas to-wit:
Lot No. twenty-eight (28) il block
one hundred and thirty-five 035) Of
the Hot Springs Reservation, accord
ing to the official plat of the L. s.
Hot Springs Commissioners.
Part of lots three CD and four C4
in block one hundred and sixty G60),
as surveyed, mapped and plated by
the L. S Hot Springs Commission,
ers. and more particularly described
as follows: Begin at point on the
west side Of Bower stree 100 feet
uortherly from me nCrtta'l jotefsec-
ton of Magnolia and Bower streets
and running thence northerly along
the west line of Bower street, 101 -
feet; thence at right angles to street
tangent. across lot four, 1875 feet to
Eddy street: thence southerly along
the east line Of Eddy street to a lew
fence erected by J. L. White, a dis
lance of 1873 feet, more or less, and to
a point intersected by a right angle
line from the street tangent at the
point of beginning thence northeast
eriy on straight line to the point Of
beginning The fence line referred to
is the dividing line between the prop
erty herein conveyed and uilat owned
at this time by j l.. White.
For the purpose Of paying the debts
Of said estate and the cost and eX-
pense OF administration.
Given under my hand as such ex-
ecutor on this I'd day OF January, 1915.
FRANK A. MARTIN,
Executor of the Estate of Thomas w.
Leonard Deceased.
l-3-iwks
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WHEAT PRICES UP
IN MIDDLE WEST
PRICE IN CHICAGO FOR MAY
WHEAT REACHED A NEW WAR
PRICE OF $1.34 "a.

Chicago, Jan. 4--Europe's bitter
need of bread resulted in spectacular
buying of wheat and caused new war
price today. It was pointed ont here,
however, that the top quotation at
tanned. Sl.34 "a, for May delivery
was still roundly 80 cents bushel
under the price forced here in 1895 by
Joseph Letter during worldwide
peace-$l.S
Notwithstanding that wheat today
at one time showed a rise OF 3-4
cents over Saturday night the upturn
apparently had little, il any effect on
farmers. country offerings were de-
cidedly meager as they have been for
some time past.
Although the prime impetus for
high prices today came from seem.
ingly unlimited export demand there
was no doubt that the general public
| bought wheat heavily and especially
so in the last hour of the session.
Millers, too, were said to be anxious
| buyers, fearing that the tremendous
export call would leave them short Of
supplies. Roughly, total sales to Eu-
rope today in the United States We're
estimated al 100000 bushels. or
/ this aggregate 100000 bushels was
definitely known to be for the relief
OF the starving people OF Belgium.
Talk among brokers centered all
= most wholly on the idea that for the
! time being the United States was vir-
tually the only big exporting nation
in the world, owing to the war situa-
| ton
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-05

new goods arriving dali
ly at Mrs C. Higgins Art store, COG
Central Ave 91Ttf