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Evening star., 1922-11-05
Whirling Stars.

A MONG the most surprising discov
cries of modern astronomy II
that Of double stars. which are z,
close sssosether that no telescope il
able to show them separately, bu
whose "duplicity" ia revealed BY thei
motion around one another. II,
consequence Of this motion, one o
the stars may be approaching tn,
earth at the same time that its com
panion is retreating, and in that cas-
the lines in the spectrum of thel
light will be split" Such stars ar
called "spectroscopic binafies." Yer:
few are known. but the most famou
is the star Beta in the constellation
Lupus. Two of. these binaries ar
found to be revolving with velocitie
Of 2so and $50 miles per seeond. rs
spectively.
Evening star., 1922-11-05
YD1A BAYLEY and her fiance.
Glenn Lilley, quarreled, and as


to them romance fed. what
A-s did they quarrel about? Who
can tell? No third person knew. Love
is set apart, and its secrets are in
violable except in cases in which
matrimony and the courts are sequent.
Then the newspapers horn in.
Lydia was artistic. and that means
temperamental idiosyncrasy. Her
father. potent in affairs and artistic
himself IN the sense that he was deft
in accumulating money originally in
other hands, and her mother, socially
prominent. were sure Lydia was artis-
tic and delighted in the fact. Not
that they cared to have Lydia make
q career, Of course. An artistic daugh-
ter reflects credit upon her parents.
SO Lydia, her romance shattered,
declared she would live for her art
alone. imagining that this was an
original idea. And her parents. who
had not objected to her fiance, were
pleased that she had something to
divert her mind. L
Young Lil1ey. who had enjoyed a
sinecure in his fathers banking
house, disappeared from his former
haunts, which socially were Lydih's
own, and adopted Greenwich Village,
neighborhood In which certain tenn
peraments may forget trouble. unless
the trouble fs vital. or develop it il
| they pine for excitement.
Lydia and Glenn had quarreled in
the spring. when lovers usually are
| sympathetic. In the summer at Mar
rsansett. where Lydia's mother led
set that thought little of other sets,
Lydia painted feverishly. Local anna
, teurs declared that her pictures were
| worthy Of exhibition, and some of her
work in elaborate frames was, In fact.
shown on the walls of the family cas-
tie in company with paintings about
which there was no doubt.
Returning ia the family maneion in
town in the autumn, Lydia became
possessed with 8 desire to. explore
J Greenwich Village. This obsession
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she cherished secretly. for her parents
were very conventional.
4 x = \
0NE day. taking luncheon alone in
" a smart restaurant on 5th avenue.
Lydia encountered Marilla. who had
been q ehum at a finishing school.
They had not seen each other in ages.
Condolences flowed like q brook. IT
appeared that Marilla, ignoring her
family's wishes. had Tilted a fance
who had money.
"And he had nothing else. dearest,
absolutely" she said to Lydia. "But
I found mate"
'Married7"
"Of course. And happy. Ny name
is now De La Tour. My husband Is q
poet and a dramatist. And q social
igt," Marilla added with q laugh.
Yet none Of these vocations-nor
all OF them--had provided Marilla
with clothes that at all resembled
Lydia's. In fact Marilla was enjoy
ing luncheon in this smart place on d
part of the proceeds Of sketches she
had just cold to tho advertising man.
ager Of q big shop, for she also was
artistic Her bobbed hair indicated 1t.
"And where are you living" Lydia
asked.
IN Greenwich village"
/ Greenwich villagsr' The words
were magic to Lydia. May come to
see your
"You can come homo with mo now
this minute! And meet my husband.
I shall be due in D few minutes. He
has been rehsa rising one Of his won
derful plays, called The Bird with q
Broken Wing"
Lydia literally embraced her op-
portunity. She was impressed by the
elementary simplicity OF the Della
Tour menage. The place looked as
though they had just moved in or
were Just about to move out. The
furnishings showed q genius for
adaptation. It WAS all Interesting to
Lydia because 1t WAS 30 different from
anythings she had ever seen.
DeLaTour came in while the young
Evening star., 1922-11-05
~EORGE bade their guest a cordial,

dlIlOsl pdlSTHdI' ldEeNSil, anu
clapping his hat a little too much on
one side of his head for a Sabbath
morning and an hour when he was
certain to meet their neighbors going
to church. strolied down the street in
the direction of his Office.
1t was Z o'clock that evening when
she stopped their car at the curb after
her return alone from the fifteen mile
drive to Rockport. George was re-
clining. very much at his ease. upon
the Gloucester swing on the veranda.
Hello" he called to her. You
back already? Had a good day."
She chose to regard his second
question as Of a piece with the first
and she came up the front steps be-
fore she spoke at all.
Il suppose you're famished for sup
per-" she remarked. .'if you've been
working all day."
"Oh, got home about an hour ago
and scrambled myself some eggs.
How about your
sTm not specially hungry" she said.
"I1l get myself a glass of milk by and
by"
She sat down facing him. George"
she demanded. "why did you send for
those three plays of Charley's?" /
He sat up. why did l send"
| 1T was either you or Anna who
sent for them" she interrupted.
Charley swears he didn't send them
and that he didn't say anything to a
soul about coming out here"
He lay back again. "Oh. all right"
he conceded. IT telephoned to Chi
cago for 'em the morning after I
found out he was coming"
But whyT she insisted.
"oh, 1 don't know. How could 1
know what he was going to be like?
1 didn't know what he was coming
for. So-well, I wanted you to be
ready for him."
She took a minute or so to digest
this reply. 81 suppose you mean
she unused, that you thought he
might be coming out here to see how
much Of a hick the girl was that he
wanted to marry once, after she'd
lived twenty years In Avonia. And
you wanted to fix me up so he
wouldn't laugh. suppose that after
noon dress Miss Maitland made for
me doesn't look like much.
"Oh, damn" he said, and got to
his feet. Look here, Emily! You're
all right in any dress. 1t wasn't you
I didn't feel sure about. But he might
have been any sort Of an ass. OF
course. I saw he was all right before
I'd talked with him ten minutes"
mo-" she said. you needn't have
worried about that"
CHE let the voltage accumulate dur
~ ing h lonsish silence. Then she
added: HE kissed me this afternoon.
He'd been rather sentimental AL day.
and when said goodbye to him he
kissed me-
Well" said George after a silence
Of his own, ''he certainly Is darned
nice fellow
She stared at him, speechless.
''Oh. I'm not much surprised" he
went on. "You see. he told me about
1t last night"
"rold you last night" she echoed.
"Ha didn't say he was going to kiss
you" deorge exclaimed. "but he kept
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'INHEf Kept rather carefully away
i from Charles Hawthorn Hawkins
as a conventional topic that night.
Next morning, however, just before
he loft for the ONCE. George un.
easily broke the ice by saying: Don't
count on him too much, Emily. He
may not come. you know. Send you
u telegram this morning."
She asked hotly why he said that,
and added. as the suspicion struck
her: II believe you've been telegraph.
ing him yourself not to come" But
this injurious charge she at once re.
tracted.
They're supposed to be sort Of
temperamental and changeable, that's
all" he explained, "and I thought he
might change his mind about this"
You wish he would, I expect" she
observed.
Yes" he answered. unhappily, II
suppose I do"
She sased at him . moment in mute
exasperation. Then her expression
softened and she gave 4 reluctant
laugh. Il think you're the most
ridiculous person in the world" she
said. Il suppose you think he's COM
ing out here to break up our happy
home and get me to run away with
HIM"
He looked SO slum over this that
she gave him up as hopeless. 'Oh.
go along" she cried. But I'm going
to kiss you first. And you will be
home sharp at 4, won't your
1t was an hour earlier than this
that she found him In the dining
room unwrappins . package contain
ing two bottles, one Of gin and the
other Of Scotch whisky.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
WEST END ATHLETICS READY
TOMEET OUT-OF-TOWN TEAMS.
Baseball Nine, Composed of Former College, Prep
School and Richmond Amateur Players,
Organized by Local Men.

Like the recent meteor. which
startled the natives OF Lawrence
vile. Va. and surrounding country
the West End Athletics. baseball
team. have flashed upon the diamond
hcrizon OF Richmond. unheralded and
unsunS. The team. an independent
organization, is composed OF players
whose names are familiar to every
follower of college baseball In Nir-
Grin and those who have watched
the performances OF Richmond anna
teurs in recent years.
"Bill" Ready and Elridge Bruner
assembled the team. which was
beaten in Midlothian by tho fast
team representing that town yester-
day week ago. This contest was
close one and the defeat was no
disgrace to the Athletics. in View OF
the fact that the nine has not been
organized long. Ready. the man.
ager, and RrNner, his assistant, have
worked hard to get the boys together
and are busy at this time arranging
schedule with teams out OF town.
Four former college stars. ono ex-
prep school player. and seven men
who played on amateur teams, Ia
Richmond in recent years, are In
eludcd In thAsfoster OF ,,,c! club. vir-
ginis. Tech has two representative
in Pete. Stumpf, catcher, andsrIir
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14

history OF modern baseball at tho
Blacksburg institution. Clay was
substitute outfelder when he at
tended the school.
Guy" Williams. pitcher, repre-
sents V. NJ I. Williams did not win
a regular berth while attending the
Lexington school. but he was called
upon on several occasions TO enter
the box for the Cadets. Dog
Graves. one of the out6clders on thu
local club. performed for Hampden-
Sidney at one time. Howard May
nard. the Athlstics' mainstay In tho
box. pitched for Blackstone Military
Academy several years ago.
Although the team sparkles with
former college stars the malnstays
OF the club won fame on the Sand
lots of Richmond. Leon Mayneid,
captain, was with the Battle Axe
team In 1918 and 1919; kid" Beeson,
fnfelder. played for the shoe boys
In 1915; Otto Stumpf was with Church
Hill Athletic Club In 1918 and 1919.
Jimmy Taylor. "Dick' Dnke and Ken
meth MayheId, other inheiders on tho
Athletics. were In amateur haarbnlf
here In the last few years. .Shorty''
Brnaddus, nrst basemun islt IA Rirh.
mond amateur.
i The local team Ia opeu 81 snntes
With out nj tcwn teams say a,s,rr
/, 7ya and holidsys.S Ma-SrcrHs ,seSsr%
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
HMOND COLTS ARE GIVEN BEATING BY WILSON BUGS
AKESLDE COUNTRY UB READY TO OPEN ITS GOLF COURS
THREE COLT HURL Frs
USED INVAIN ATTEMPT
TOHALT WILSON BUGS
Invaders Touch Offerings of Driver Mcekcr and Noel
for Fifteen Safeties, Winning Odd Game Of
Series by l4-to-6 Score

wilson Knocked tho offerings of
Meeker. Driver and Noel for fifteen
hits Yesterday afternoon at Mayo Is
land Park and won the odd game of
the series from Richmond By tho
score Of IA to G.
mound for Richmond. but retired
after one man was out in tho second
inning. The Bugs had touched
Meeker for five hits and "a many
runs when Driver took the mound.
Slim" Driver was no, right and
he lasted three and two-thirds in
>nings. during which time the visit
ing batters made seven hits and six
runs. Noel relieved Driver In the
sixth and allowed three hits and
three runs In the first frame that ne
worked. He pitched excellent ball
In the last three Innings. holding
the Bugs hiticss and scorcless. Noel
is tho hurler obtained by the Colts
from the Chattanooga team of the
Southern Association.
Taylor Jollin. a Richmond boy. was
master Of the Colts throughou, tn.
game. He allowed one run IN the
sixth. ono In the seventh and four
IN the eighth. but never was in dan
ger, FOR his mates gave him safe
iead. JOHN helped the Wilson cause
along Ia the second inning when he
MT for the circuit, the bali clearing
the fence In left field
Richmond's defeat yesterday was
attributed TO the same old cause
poor pitching. With Finnegan in the
nox Friday the Colts looked like a
million dollars. but yesterday the
pitchers were not right and the team
made poor showing.
nfchn,orH
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
BROADWAY CLUB
POSTPONEs SMOKER

The May smoker OF the Broadway
Athletic Club has been postponed
until Tuesday night Of next week,
May %. according to an announce
ment made by the matchmaker OF
the club. 1t is understood Young
Bowen. lightweight boxer. of wash
ington. who is to meet Joe Dundee.
of Baltimore. In the feature fight
of the program. asked that the pro-
gram be postponed. The smoker was
to be held on Tuesday night of this
week. May 16.
Besides the Bowen-Dundee scrap.
winch is to go ten rounds. Billy
Laurie and Jack Doyle. weIter-
weights, will meet over the eight
round route az the semi.hnal attrac-
ton OF the evening. There is much
interest In this program. and since
May % will be during the Virginia
Historical Pageant. 1t Is believed the
popular arena at Laurel and Broa d
Streets. where the bouts will be held.
VIII be filled to capacity on that
night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
BABE" RUTH BEGINS
PRACTICE TOMORROW
ny United News.1

NEW YORK. May l3.-After a
month OF almost absolute idIene,s
during which he neglected, except
on few mornings 10 report for
batting practice. Babe Ruth is ex-
peeted next week 10 spend several
hours every morning hammerine the
curve" Of the Yankees younger pitch
era. In preparation for the resump-
ton OF his home-running. The sus-
pension pccls of the Babes service
record tomorrow week, when the
Browns come TO town for their FIRST
visit.
Before going to the hospital to
have his tonsiles excised the BAN
was seen but seldom around the
ball parks where the Yapks were
playing. He attended the opening
OF the race track at jamaica the, day
before he went on the table.
Ruth did not pick up fat. however,
as he usually does when idle. and
aside from the slightly weakening
effect of the operation. is In fine
physical! trim. His batting eye only
81 doubtful.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
BIC WREsTLERs APPEAR
At ARENA FRIDAY NIGHT
lin Londos. Greek, and Frank
\ LaMarque Booked
for Bout.

Heavyweight wrestling will start
in Richmond this week, and will
continue throughout the summer. ac-
cording to recently announced plans
OF the management of the Broad
way Athletic Arena. Jim Londos.
the renowned Greek mat artist. will
meet Frank LaMarque, Canadian
champion. III finish match at the
Broadway Athletic Arena on Friday
night, May 10.
This Observation-Disclosures match. 1t is
understood. will be the first OF a
series of heavyweight wrestling
events. which will he staged at the
arena for the beneht OF the Rich
mond fans who love the mat game.
and the local promoters declare that
IN starting off with man like
Londos. the local fans will be given
the opportunity right off the bat of
seeing in action man who has
caused quite furore throughout the
wrestling world as n trickster, a fast
and strong mailman. who has more
than once met and pushed to the
limit Joe Stecher and Stanislaus
Hoyszko. and is today being touted
as one OF the most promising of the
crop OF young heavyweights now
In the game.
LaMaraue is known as the cham
pion OF the Canadian division of
heavyweights, and declares that he
VIII test out once and for all the
highly feared prowess OF Londos.
it Is announced that the winner
OF the 1.ondos-La Marque bout will
he matched with the notorious Ital-
ian sensation. George Calza, for a
finish go at the arena at an early
date.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
ORAL BOOKMAKERS
ARE BEING HIT HARD
by United News.1

NEW YORK. May 1S.-oral book
makers. at the Jamaica track, are go
ing through severe slump of bust
ness anf have suffered further from
me arrival OF two twenty 10 -one
snots, and a thirty-to-one horse this
The large number OF scratches
also Is causing complaint not only
from the bookmakers who find that
unsettled conditions make the play
ers timid. but from the general pub
TIC as well, which attends the races
in the expectation OF seeing horses
run. which do not run. The field OF
ten In the second race Tuesday was
scratched to five, and the field OF
seven in the Montauk selling race
was reduced to three.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
TODAY'S COMPETTTION
WILL BE FOR PRIZES
GIVEN BY GOVERNORS
Elk Presidents President and Vice President to Tee Up
at 9 Disclaimers Announce Schedules for Golf
and Tennis Tournaments.

September IT through October s.
Mixed foursome tournament (two-
ball).
Tennis.
Women's doubles. June 3, 10, II.
Mems doubles, juno II. II, 1S.
Women's singles, June 1s, "a. 20.
Mems singles. June %. July 2, 4.
Mixed doubles. July 9, 10 l6.
Club champion ship tournaments)
Mixed doubles. September 3. .. 10:
Mems singles. September 10, 1s. II:
Mems doubles, September II, %, "a;
Women's singles, September "a. 80,
October i: Women's doubles. October
1. Z. S.
Committees at the club are:
Grounds-Percy ]. Straus, chair
man: Adrian L. Bendheim. Robert
l.. Wallerstein. Ralph ]. Levy and
Clifford We'll.
Golf tourna ments-Robert T.. Walt
erstein. chairman: Edgar j. Kauf-
man. Sol NJ. Schwarzschild.
Tennis-Adrian L Bendheim. chair
man; Clarence S. Wallerstein and
Henry S. Raab.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14

plies TO no other breed OF dogs. There
was also a demand for the enact
ment OF the bill from the farmers
or the State who reported that raids
on their poultry yards by the sly one
had become more numerous since the
enforcement of the dog law had de-
creased the humber OF fox hounds
In the State.
Game Department. Backs Inv.
The State Game Department. under
the dministration OF Colonel F.. Nash
Bilisoly, Endorsed the bill, taking the
position that foxhounds aided the
cause of conserving tho wild life OF
the State by killing out foxes, which
prey on birds. rabbits and young
turkeys. Colonel Mcdonald Lee, who
succeeded Colonel Billsoly as commits
sioner under the Trinkle administra-
ton, also favored the bill in an ad-
ling the measure.
While advocating the bill mem
toned. the Fox Hunters Association
was also called on to oppose meas
ure introduced in the Senate under
the terms of this bill all persons were
prohibited from hunting on tho lands
OF another without written pcrmis-
sion to do SO from the owner, under
penalty Of criminal and civil action.
Passage OF the bill IN Its original
form would have sounded the death
knell to fox hunting in the State.
Through the efforts OF Senators
Eppes and Downing. in the Senate.
and Delegates Henley, Hurt and
Commins in the House. the measure
was finally amended so as to exempt
fox and deer hunters from this pro-
vision.
The Fox Hunters Association. 1t Is
announced. meet shortly to fx the
dates and place for the annual field
trials and bench show. The meet
was held last year Mt Tonno. with
nearly 100 hounds In the chase.
~ Officers Of tho 3 association are
Charles WI. HniHsM Charlottesville.
president; r. ct. corbel,, Richmond,
8 ssSrsta ~ nd Brssia Jones,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
LOUISIANA CAPTURES
TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
Five New S. I. A. A. Records
Are Established in Baton
Rouge Meet.
[Ry Associatcd Press.l

BATON. ROUGE. LA. May Ia
Louisiana today captured the 1922
track championship of the Southern
intercollegiate Athletic Association
n. the State Field here with a score of
SO points. Mississippi a. & NJ. was
second, with 4s Ia points. Wander
bilt played third with Is points and
the University of South Carolina was
fourth with IL points.
Five new s. 1. A. A. records were
made this afternoon In which athletes
Florida and Tennessee. shared the
honors. Captain Shirley. of Louisi-
ana, clipped one-fifth Of a second Off
the 22o-yard nigh hurdles record
made by Clair. Of Kentucky State
making the high sticks in 1928 sec
onds.
The pole vault, shot put. broad
jump and javeiin records went down
before the array OF Southern field
athletes. Young and Ives, OF Louisi-
ana. and Washington. OF Tennessee.
Ted with IL feet 1914 inches, in
smashing the pole-vault record, while
Waite. OF South Carolina. with 176
feet Inches. broke the javelin record
made by Butler. of louisiana. or IFS
feet inches. The mark OF Newton,
OF Florida. in the broad jump OF %
ieet inches. made Friday. became
The record as no better marks were
made in the finals.
ihornton. Of Louisiana, after
breaking the shot-put record with ~
feet inches on Friday. came back
today and broke his own new record
incnes' lettering his mark by 6l-2
inches. betering his mark by Sig
inches.
shirley. OF Louisiana, with 111-3
points, was the high scorer OF the
oay; waite, OF South Carolina, being
second with II points. Helm. OF
was third with IN nnint.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
BILL GRANTS FOX HUNTERS
RELIEF FROM DOG STATUTE
Measure, Backed by Lovers of Chase Permits Hounds
Used in Hunting Reynard, on Which Kennel
Tax Is Paid, to Run at Large

Fox hunters of the state are to De
granted some relief from the opera
tion OF the dog law. enacted In 1918.
and amended In 1920. Among the
bills enacted by the 1922 session OF
the General Assembly was one spon-
sored by the Virginia Fox Hunters
Association composed OF about 400
lovers OF the chase, under the pro-
Visions OF which owners OF bona fide
iox hounds may permit their dogs
to run at large.
The bill authorizes the Commits
sioner of Game and Inland Fishe ries
10 Issue permits to owners OF fox
mounds, on which kennel license
is paid, to permit their hounds to
run at large at any time. Under the
fold law dogs on which a kennel tax
was paid were required to be con-
nned at all times, except when accom-
panied by the owner or his agent
Tho enforcement OF this provision
resulted in number OF packs being
ldisbanded and the dogs disposed OF
for 1t Is well-known that fox
mounds kept in confinement soon be-
become useless for the purpose or
running Sir Reynard to- his death.
Association Drops mn.
One OF the first moves made by
!the virginia Fox Hunters Associa-
fion. organized here last summer.
lwas to draft a bill seeking the re-
3lief embodied in the action of the
recent session OF the General AS
,embly.
The bill met with stubborn resist
tnce In both branches. but was An
uly engineered to enactment by Dele
rate Noryeli L, Henley, OF williams
,prs. and Senator Thomas j. Down
Ing, Of Lancaster.
The law becomes operative about
une 90. when applications for per-
nits should be fled with Colonel
Mcdonald Lee. Commissioner OF
tame and Inland Fisheries. Enact
, aent OF the new law will. II is said
Sy officials of the Fox Hunters AS
location, result In an Increase in
he number of packs kept in the
itate. and the rehabilitation of the
=, Hne-honored sport IN the Old DO
4iinlons The law applies only to fox
8Ionnds Yssd for purpose OF.
RHRatutfgS MA a. 3 ~ "a ~. ,.St