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BASKET BALL RESULTS.

At Hanover, n. H.-Dartmouth, &c;
Columbia, If.
At Evanston. ul-WiscOnsin, 81;
Northwestern. 8.
At Ann Arbor, Mich.-Ohio State,
rs; Michigan, -.
At Nashville, Tenn-Camp Bennfng,
20; Vanderbilt, Is.
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Providing for Green Quint.

is being erected in the west wing of,
the alumni gymnasium. It will be
ready soon. The floor will be As by
II feet. Seating accommodation will
be provided for 5000.
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Deal May Head Today Inte Association May Expand
Y. N. /. A. BASKETERS
START PLAY TONIGHT

Y. NJ H A. basketers will open
their season tonight against the
Capital Silents at the Palace court.
starting play at 1880 o'clock. Rich
ard Berlin, former Business High
floor star, has corraled a lot of speedy
players for the new team and expects
to give the more experienced Sflents
a good battle. During the past week
the Silents have added to their squad
and will present radically changed
lineup.
Aloysius Club will entertain the
TruXtons instead of the U. S. S. May
flower quint, at Gonzaga gymnasium
tonight, Play will start at o'clock.
Government Printing Office van
pushed the Swarthmore Athletic
Club, "a to 4. Levy's guarding was
the feature Of the winners play.
stanton Juniors ran roughshod over
couple of opponents. Peabody Ath-
letic Club was defeated CT to l and
Herdic Athletic Club 43 to s..
Congress Heights Yankees easily
disposed of the Harrisburg. Pa, APP
prentice School quint in a 52-to15
game. Sauber and 1ngley starred for
were best Of the visitors.
De Molay tossers will engage the
Epiphany Center five in the gym
nasium at 18th and C streets south
west tonight Play will begin at
1880 o'clock.
Alexandria Light Infantry wants a
game at home tomorrow night. Teams
interested should telephone Manager
w. Tulloch, Alexandria. 102S-W.
battery f.. Sd Field Artillery of
Fort Myer, desires engagements Send
challenges to Private Otis L. Bouchie.
Battery L. Sd Field Artillery. Fort
Myer. Va.
Washington Arrows nosed out the
Y. NJ. c. A. leaders in an 1S-to-17 bat
tie. 1t was the first defeat of the
season for the Y quint.
Rosedale WINS NO match for the
Capital Silents, the latter winning.
43 to 80. Johnston and Scott did
well for the visitors, while O'Connor
was best of the Rosedales.
Mercury Athletic Club took the
measure of the Mount Vernon five in
42-to-23 engagement Colasky and
Golden of the winners were espe-
cially good.
Faber's basket, made in an extra
nVe-Ininute period, gave the Roam
ers the points needed for a 33-to-31
victory over St Paurs. Faber had
made five scrimmage goals during the
regular fray.
Express made good time in its game
with the Engineers, in the Terminal
X X Y. M. c. A League, winning,
40 to u. Tabb tabled the basket
eight times for the winners
Basket ball players in the 1856
pound class not with any regular
team, but ready to join a new quint,
should write Larry Goodman, 3O7
18th street
Peck Memorial girls were given
a sturdy battle by the Alexandria
Friends before winning, Is to IA.
Gladys Thomas of Peck was the star
of the engagement
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MOORE SHADES TREMA1NE,

MEMPHIS, Tenn. January 10-Paul
referees decision after eight rounds
of fighting with Carl Tremaine of
Cleveland last night. Tremaine was
unable to hit Moore effectively, except
in the cltnches. They are bantam-
weights.
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SOCCER GAME AT CENTRAL.

Henry-Polk School eleven will in
wade the Mount Pleasant stadium
Thursday afternoon for a soccer en-
counter with the Central High School
team. Play will start at $3.50 o'clock.
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Syracuse Has Great Quartet.

woedring. the 200-meter Olympic
champion, together with Monte. Capt
Ieonard and Suttner, will form q
great array<of Quarter-milers for the
meets which Syracuse wiz .anter. :
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British Track Star III.

It Is reported from London that
d. A. Montague. the former Oxford
last race. Ill health has forced
yAontagne to. give up, athletic work.
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Yanks Release Christensen.

NEW YORK, January 10.-Walter
Christensen, an outfielder, who Joined
the New York Americans last season,
has been released to st. Paul.
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AUTO WASH

Have your car washed and poliShed while
You wait. Popular prices. Cars
called for and delivered.
24-H0UR SERVICE.
IN and the Avenue Garage, 1no.,
us. 18th st. INV. 49,
InakH1 1855 n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10

Philadelphia boxing experts are
picking Bobby Barrett as the most
likely candidate for Benny Leonard's
lightweight crown. Barrett is only
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Zbyszko Wins From Laitinen.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. January TO-
Stanilaus Zbyszko, world wrestling
champion. won two out Of three falls
from iArmas Laitinen here last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10

Billy Glover, old-time Boston well
terweight, is boxing instructor at
West Point
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Pittsburgh Hockeyists Win.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. January TO-
The Pittsburgh hockey team last
night defeated the Sons Of Ireland Of
Montreal, 4 to 2.
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a. CANDIDATES REPORT
FOR CENTRAL HIGH CREW

Forty-four candidates for Central
High Schools crew reported for in
itial practice to Coach Clarence Hecox
yesterday in the Mount Pleasant gym
nasium. Only one member of last
years combination was among the
squad. The candidates average seven
teen years in age and las pounds in
weight.
No races have been scheduled SO
far The coach desires to determine
the caliber of his charges before list
ing any competitions.
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1856 Out for Penn Crew.
Two hundred and thirty-five can
didates have reported for the Penn
syIyania crew. This is the largest
number in the universfty's history.
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Mercury Athletic Club took the
measure of the Mount Vernon five in
42-to-23 engagement Colasky and
Golden of the winners were espe-
cially good.
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ROsedaie WINS no match for the
Capital Silents. the latter winning
43 to 80. Johnston and Scott did
well for the visitors, while O'Connor
was best of the Rosedales
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Northwestern University has year
round coaches in every sport except
foot ball and base ball.
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Faber's basket, made in an extra
five-minute period, gave the Roam
ers the points needed for a 33-to-31
victory over St Paul's. Faber had
made five scrimmage goals during the
regular fray.
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Express made good time in its game
with the Engineers, in the Terminal
r r Y. M. c. A League. winning,
40 to Fl. Tabb tabled the basket
eight times for the winners
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Washington ArrOws nosed out the
Y. NJ. c. A. leaders in an 1S-to-17 bat
tie. 1t was the first defeat of the
season for the Y quint.
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Battery E. Sd Field Artillery of
Fort Myer, desires engagements. Send
challenges to Private Otis L. Bouchie.
Battery L, Sd Field Artillery, Fort
Myer, Va.
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basket ball players in the 1856
pound class not with any regular
team, but ready to join a new quint,
should write Larry Goodman, 307
18th street
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Alexandria Light Infantry wants a
game at home tomorrow night. Teams
interested should telephone Manager
w. Tulloch, Alexandria, 1028-W.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
De Valera's Men
Seize Consulate
in New York City

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-A doru.
ment signed by canon de Val
demanding the immediate surrend =
of the offices and keys of the Irish
Consulate at 119 Nassau street to
personal emissaries Of the Irish Re
publican leader was presented by
Lawrence Ginnell, a member OF de
Valera's irregular" cabinet. to
Lindsay Crawford. newly appointed
consul general of the Irish Free
State in this city, only half an
hour after he took charge of the
consulate yesterday afternoon.
The same demands were made Of
Professor Timothy A. Smiddy. en-
voy from the Irish Free State to
the United States, soon after he
entered the local office. Mr.. Gin
nell requested that the consulate
office at Washington be given up
to the Republican delegation at
once. In both instances the ultima
tum were refused.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28

success as she has achieved has
been won by consistent and con-
tinued efforts to carry out the
principles prescribed by her aunt.
II am inspired by the burning
desire to meet with my aunt's pro-
fessional approval. I know that
hold her affections, but that is just
in the family. 1t is different when
1 ask her to say she Is satisfied
with me in an artistic sense. That
Is professionally.
my aunt holds such high pro-
fessional ideals herself. which she
sets for others as well, that II
seems almost impossible to reach
them. One would have to be such
a genius as she Is to hope even to
succeed. Nothing ever daunted her.
you know. No matter how she suf-
fered she could hide the effects
and no one in the audience would
dream how pain was racking the
form Of the woman whose acting
entranced them.
Sarah's VIII Strong.
when 1 think Of my aunt and
all she has suffered. of her-how
do you express the idea-her great
seemed impossible she could do 1t,
! can hardly believe 1t Is true. what
she has done.
You know the amputation Of her
limb was not necessary. That was
a mistake of the French surgeons
she consulted. That was enough to
end most careers on the stage. But
my aunt felt differently. She has
continued to act ever since and had
returned from a tour in Italy when
stricken in Paris. It may be news
that she never used an artificial
limb. In all her parts since the
operation she carried them through
standing on one leg. Does the
world know that?"
Hope that the present illness of
Sarah Bernhardt will not terminate
her stage career was expressed by
Mile. Caubet. The famous French
actress Is in her eighty-first year
and possesses a marvellous vitality,
according to her niece. Mile. eau
bet refuses to concede that the
last drop curtain has fcllen on the
dramatic career Of her celebrated
aunt.
Should the word come that death
has taken my aunt. however," she
said, Il think a tribute to her
memory which could be widely OBJ
served throughout America should
be paid and q 'Bernhardt' minute
or two in each theatre would real.
lie the testimonial. / know 1t would
please my aunt"
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
H0USE.OF
THE BRONX IS
EMPTY
Strange Old Sisters Are Taken
Out, One Dead, One
Dying.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-"The
ghost house Of the Bronx is un-
tenanted today, even by a sceptre.
One Of it's two occupants for forty
years. Miss Losinde Christensen,
seventy-five. lies dead in the
morgue: the other, her blind sister,
Amelia, eighty.two, Is near death
from prolonged hunger. The young
er sister had starved to death In
the house of mystery with 1878 In
jars and vases about her.
Scores of curious folk today visit
ed "the ghost house." a two-story
frame structure battered by wind
and rain for half century and
surrounded by thick underbrush and
tattered trees.
The sisters were taken out OF the
house, in which they secluded them
selves when they came from Den.
mark long ago, for the first time In
years, after Amelia called the at
tention Of the police by faint tap
pings on a window after her sister
had died.
To the children Of the neighbor.
hood they had long been known as
witches because OF their habit Of
calling to the outside world by this
same tapping. and then vanishing
into the dark recesses of the house.
When the door was broken in by
the police, the house was found In
a pitiful state, disordered. chilly. a
remnant Of a once prosperous and
comfortable home. The strange
story of the aged women, perhaps
concealing a shattered romance OF
long ago, is unknown 10 any person
save the surviving sister, now too
weak to speak.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
BURGLARS GET AWAY
WITH $4,000 IN FURS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Gaining
an entrance by forcing an iron
grating opening into the cellar, and
then cutting a hole through the
cellar ceiling. burglars, II was
learned yesterday, robbed the fur
shop of Max Katz at No. 1854 Flat
bush avenue, Brooklyn, of skins
and coats of a value estimated at
between $1,000 and $4,000. Some
of the furs were the property OF
customers.
Katz discovered the burglary
when he opened the store at 1880
q. m. Two safes were rifled, but
box containing Jewelrv worth
$500 was overlooked A third safe
was untouched.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
NINE ARE HURT
IN TRAFFIC
M|SHAPS
Woman, Aged 60, Hit by Auto,
Suffers Possible Skull
Fracture.

Several persons in the District
suffered injuries in traffic accidents
yesterday.
Emma Lande. sixty years old, 1910
N street northwest, Is suffering
from a possible fracture of the skull
and cuts about the scalp and thigh,
as a result of having been knocked
down last night by an autotruck at
Twelfth and l. streets northwest.
She is at Emergency Hospital, where
1t was said her condition Is serious.
Margaret Reagan, twenty-seven
years old, 1853 Quebec street north
west, and James Lloyd, twenty-four
years old. 914 East Capitol street,
were slightly injured when they
were knocked down by an automo-
bile at Ninth and F streets north
west. Police say that F. S. Ragile,
of the House office building, was
operating the car.
Miss Elizabeth Klotz, Of the Gov
ernment Hotel, and Miss Amelin
Cochrane, 144 A street northeast,
were slightly injured when they
were struck by an automobile at
Delaware avenue and r street north
east. Both were bruised about the
body.
Thomas Montgomery, 81 c street
northwest. was bruised and shocked
when his automobile early this
morning hit an iron girder Of the
railroad bridge at Fourteenth and
Water streets. His car was badly
He is being treated at
Emergency Hospital.
Mrs. Humphrey Howell, 407 NJ
street northeast, was injured about
the head when the automobile in
which she was riding collided with
another car at M and Sixth streets
northeast.
J. w. Mann. twenty-seven years
old, 1923 East Capitol street, Vas
cut about the scalp when he was
struck by an automobile at Four
teenth and East Capitol streets. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital.
Ella Solder. twenty.nine years old,
1913 Fourteenth street northwest,
suffered a fracture Of the right arm
and a badly lacerated scalp when
she was knocked down by an auto.
mobile. The operator Of the ma
chine did not stop his automobile.
She was removed to Emergency
Hospital
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
STR|CTEST
SECRECY
ABOUT
MEET
ParIey Under Way Near Dub
lin Today, Reports
Assert.
By DANIEL O'CONNELL.

DUBLIN, Dec. %. Secret
peace negotiations were opened
today between the Free State and
Irish Republicans. The seat of
the negotiations was not revealed,
but this correspondent is in
formed that they are taking
place in a town outside of Dub
lin. Several heads of the civil
and army left
Dublin during the morning.
De Valera Not In 1t.
Eamonn de Valera has no parc
in the negotiations. A military Of.
ficer told International News S W
ice that De Valera's recent l.-.
avowal of Republican peace mc cs
had no significance.
III an agreement Is repor no
and we hope to be able to rn
nounce an agreement before SIi.
day, De Valeras influence will be
nullified," said this officer.
1t is authoritatively reported tn.
the Republicans took the initia 20
in opening negotiations, and TIA,
their chief delegates are Laa
Lynch and ]. Breen.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
F OR
POS 7 Al
FORCE
IS, 900 Of NeW Device to Help
Distributors Ordered by
Department.

Provision Of $4,000 "rest bars" for
postal distributing clerks. follow
ing perfection Of the bars at the
Washington postoffice. was ordered
today by the First Assistant Post
master General Bartlett.
The rest bar. II is explained.
bears no resemblance whatever TO
the old brass foot-rail of other days.
The bar" Is an adjustable semi
seat arrangement against which the
distributor leans and which Is 20
placed as to bear a portion OF his
weight. The device is said to great.
ly increase the efficiency Of the dis.
trtbuting clerks, who must remain
on their feet while at work.
Experiments have been under way
at the Washington postoffice for
approximately two years TO perfect
rest bar which would be of benefit
TO the clerk and which. at the same
time would not interfere with his
motions.
The bars. according to today's
order, will be installed in all Of.
fices where mail sorters are com.
PEELED to work at distributing cases
for longer than five hours at a
stretch. They will be Installed
during the month of July, 1928.
The bars provided In leased
postoffice buildings will be paid for
by the Postoffice Department, and
those In t-owned postof-
fices by the Treasury Department.
Bids have been asked for the
manufacture OF the is, 1000 bars. and
II Is expected that contracts will be
let within a few days.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
PLAYING At
GARR|(;K
HERE
Mile. caubet Following Aunt's
Career, With Own Role
In "The Monster"
BY GEORGE FRANKLIN.

NS>A~SA As<A4NAA AAANs
Play-goers Of the world stand
etemally indebted to Sarah Bern
hardt, and should her present ILL
ness terminate fatally this should
be recognized, particularly by the
American theater-goer for whom
the "Divine Sarah" held such a
warm place in her affections.
Such was the opinion expressed
today by Mile. Caubet, a niece of
the famed French actress, as she
talked Of her brilliant aunt, while
seated in her reception rooms at
the Occidental Hotel. Mile.
Caubet, who, by-the-way, off the
stage is the wife Of Crane Will
bur, is appearing at the Shubert-
Garrick in the "The Monster" a
play written by her husband.
Her FavOrite Niece.
Yes, 1t Is quite true, I am a
real niece Of Sarah Bernhard"
Mile. Caubet, brilliant realization
beauty little given to pensive ex.
pressions, looked almost solemnly
at her husband, seated opposite.
Then the faintest suggestion Of u
smile played round the half parted
lips. 1t grew stronger and stronger
until suddenly 1t had set the eyes
TO dancing to an accompaniment
Of silvery laughter, speedily lost
In a series Of hushing echoes.
Eyes, am a niece Of Sarah
Bernhardt. might almost say
her favorite niece for she did every.
thing to secure for me a favorable
reception by the American public.
which she really always loved,
when ] first appeared on the Amer
lean stage. Only recently I re-
ceived a letter from her. 1t was
written just before she was over.
taken by her recent illness. It
was so loving. She has always
had-what do you say-more per-
sonal. no. keen personal interest in
has helped me every way.
IT have the feeling that the
whole world owes so much to my
aunt that should her present illness
prove fatal Il hope this will be un-
true), some special respect may be
shown her memory by the theaters.
You know 1t would be so fitting
for them all, in America I mean
where my aunt loved the theater-
goers, to all agree to set aside say
one, say two, minutes to the mem.
ory of my aunt. I am sure they
could do that and think all those
who know my aunt-that is who
cav her act-would agree with me
Il would be proper"
Began Career Under Aunt.
Mile. Caubet began her stage
career under the tuition of her
accomplished aunt when she was
two years old. Sarah Bernhardt
believed she saw in her niece the
histrionic ability possessed by her
self. To develop and cultivate this
she spared no effort, and when the
time care for her niece to enter on
her stage career she used her in
fluence generously in securing for
her the opportunities necessary to
success. Mile. Caubet is too mod
est to express an opinion of how
far she has realized her famous
aunt's expectations. She comedies
she has worked hard and that such
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF
WHEELING STEEL WORKER

WHEELING. w. Va. Dec. 2s.-
Mystery surrounds the death OF
George Britton, aged thirty.two,
native OF Bristol. England, who was
employed by the American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company. He was
round unconscious on the car tracks
and his death followed at a hospital.
HIS skull was fractured. No street
car employe could recall any acci-
brftton came from England ten
years ago. He served In the world
war. He belonged to the Foresters
ana Eagles. His mother and sister
reside In England.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
SLUG WATCHMAN, BLOW
SAFE; GET $4,000

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Safe-
crackers black lacked Philip O'Con-
ner. night watchman. blew the safe
and escaped with $4,000 early to-
day from the Harlem office of the
New York Edison Company.
O'Connor was found unconscious
with a fractured skull. when the
building was opened.
The gang gained entrance to the
office through the roof.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
AUTO cHIcA0o'S GREATEST
KILLER; 641 IN YEAR

CHICAGO. Dec. 28.-The automo-
bile caused a higher number of sud.
den violent deaths in Chicago and
Cook county during the past year
than any other agency. according to
a report of the coroner's office.
Six hundred and forty-one persons
were killed during the fiscal year
ended October 81. the figures
showed.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
SEESU.S.HO
IN PARTIAL
COURTS
Justice Day, in Letter Of Fare
we'll, Thanks His
Associates.

The hope Of America lies In the
maintenance Of Impartial and inde-
pendent" tribunals of justice, VIII
liam r. Day. retiring justice Of the
United States Supreme Court, said
today In a letter of farewell to his
fellowj Justices OF the bench.
Replies to "ROund Robin"
Justice Days letter was in reply
to a "round robin" letter to him
signed by Chief Justice Taft and all
the associate justices, in which they
expressed admiration for his twenty
five years Of judicial work, now in
corporated In sixty-seven volumes
Of Supreme Court reports.
I'VE sincerely hope" said the
courts letter to Justice Day, that
In your retirement and in a long
evening Of life you may find your
happiness, as well you may, in your
extended and honorable record of
public service and in the clear ver-
dict Of your countrymen that you
have deserved well OF the republic. i"
Appreciates Tribute.
In replying, Justice Day ex-
pressed his appreciation Of the
tribute and then said: "I cannot
forego an expression Of satisfaction
that at no time has any serious in
road been made upon the great and
necessary functions Of the court in
adtudicatins fundamental rights
under our system of Government,
although much power has been the
subject Of attack during the entire
lie OF the republic. II our institu-
tions are to endure. as believe they
are, these powers must be lodged in
tribunal"