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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-13

STONEwALL COURTS
Ono OF tho beautiful new homes
now Mt Stonewail Courts--the
alto selected as ideal for tho
Better Homes Electrical
Exhibit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
ENTHUSIASTIC FANS
OPEN net SEASON
Permit Requests Swamp Of
ficials of Fairgrounds and
Municipal Courts.

Washington tennis fans have
taken to the courts this month with
an enthusiasm which augers a ban
ner season for the sport.
Municipal courts in Potomac Park
and the Monument lot were opened
this month and in spite of the cool
weather have been crowded almost
daily.
Practically all of the District
clubs have opened tennis activities
and several inter-club matches have
been staged.
Women are taking to the game
with unusual enthusiasm this year,
playground officials say, and almost
as many women as men may be
seen on the public courts. The
morning hours especially find the
women smashing the balls over the
net.
The permit Office of the play
ground department has been crowded
most of the month by petitioners.
More than $50 permits are expected
to be issued before the opening of
next week. May and June have
proved in the past to be the popular
months for this sport.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
Dun,bartOn Netmen Play
Columbia Club TOday

Dumbarton Club raqueters. cham
pions of the Washington Tennis As
ISOLATION last year and topheavy
fa"orites to repeat this season, will
meet Columbia Country Club net
men at Chevy Chase this afternoon,
The GEORGETOWN clubmen drew first
blood IN the championship matches
defeating Chevy Chase at Dumbarton
last saturday. Dumbarton will pick
a team from the following: C. NJ.
Charest. District singles champion;
Tom Mangan, Georgetown Univer-
sity tennis captain; Maj. A. E. Foote,
l.. W. Bates, John Temple Graves,
Capt. Gore. Col. Wait Johnson. Capt.
Miller. Ballinger and ]. A. Purinton.
The Marylanders present the fol-
lowing formidable array: Arthur
Yencken. Harold F.. Doyle. E. o.
Leech, Shannon, Slater, McLachien
Heaton, Baker, Robinson and A. Y.
Leech. jr., all veteran players, and
bound to cause trouble for Dunn
barton
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
|CANOEISTS READY
FOR HUGE SEASON
OF RIVER SPORTS
Several Days of Prepare
ton Finds Boats Ready
For Launching.
CANOEING POPULAR
Clubs Planning Many Early
Summer Events for
Members.
CANOEING POPULAR

With fair weather prevailing to-
morrow. a rush for the Potomac will
be started by canoeists. For several
days past every boathouse along the
river has been crowded with canoe
owners. cleaning, painting and other
wise getting their crafts in readi-
ness for the opening of the season.
Chilly weather so far this spring
has caused many canoeists to make
later start than usual, according
to rivermen. Last year. at this time,
the river was crowded with canoes
and launches.
The bad weather, however. has not
deferred all of the canoeists. as some
Of them tried out their crafts early
in March and have been out regular
ly ever since.
Many new motor boats will be seen
on the river this summer. according
to rivermen, anc several have al
ready made their appearance on the
river.
Herbert Kreisher. polar bear
member OF the Washington Canoe
club. has been taking a daily plunge
on the clubs float ever since the
ice broke. Kreisher has not been
alone in taking the plunge for several
small boys have been seen swimming
around the sand scows below the
AIueduct Bridge.
Reginald Rutherford. treasurer OF
the Washington Canoe Club. is out
with the prediction that river sports
will be more popular than ever this
year.
Boat clubs along the river are
planning a series of entertainments
during the summer months, and all
OF them have included several dances
Among the attractions listed dur
ing the season Is the regatta OF the
Delaware and Chesapeake division OF
the American Canoe division on La
Dor Day. Expert canoeists from sew
eral OF the Eastern States will take
part in this regatta, according to the
early entries.
The list OF attractions for the
early summer have not yet been COM
pleted.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
Yacht Club Opens
Membership Drive
C0rinthian Club Plans Many
Events for Summer
Season.

The growing popularity of water
sports in the District has resulted
in members of the Corinthian Yacht
Club, located at the Virginia end
Of the Highway Bridge. starting a
drive for new members.
The club possesses well-ap-
pointed clubhouse adequate depth
of water for all boats. safe and
quiet anchorage for boats moored
off-shore, a marine railway for
hauling out boats for repairs. as
well as many other advantages. The
monthly dues of each member are
$500. the additional charge for
each boat Gncluding its tender)
kept at the club is $3.50.
Persons desiring further informa-
ton are advised to write to the
Corinthian Yacht Club or make in
quiry of the steward of the club.
officers of the club for 1929 are
Edward o. Reed. commodore; r, II.
Harper, vice commodore: F. NJ.
Williams, rear commodore: F. A..
Barnes, secretary-treasurer r. B.
Rives, recording secretary: p. B..
Castles. measurer; S. LII. Slocum.
fleet captain. and G.. w. Warren, NJ.
D., fleet captain.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
BAD CHECKS BRING
LONG SENTENCES

William NJ. McGrath. IS years old.
was sentenced to seven years and
Herbert C. Washburn. 90 years old:
was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary yesterday on charges of
passing worthless checks, by Chief
Justice Mccoy in Criminal Conrt
No. I.
Others who were sentenced. their
penalties and crimes follow: David
Hawkins and Charles P. Davis. both
colored. seven and one-half years
each. joint charge of robbery; Violette
Jones. one year, violating narcotic
law; Lawrence w. Harmon. 30 years
old. Of Atlanta, Ca, three years.
forgery; placed on probation and
sentence suspended; John Shippard.
colored. % years old, two years.
grand larceny; Samuel Deitch, of
Philadelphia. three years, larceny
after trust; Moses NJ. Craig, colored
two years. assault with deadly
weapon; Joseph Norris, colored, one
year, grand larceny.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
LACROSSE PROVES
INTERESTING SPORT
Washington Club TO Play
Mt. Washington Team
This Afternoon.

No sport ever introduced here
took on with the speed with
which lacrosse, a game originally
American, is worming it's way into
major sport in the local sport
world. From the very sketchiest
of ideas a bare six weeks past. the
Washington Lacrosse Club is now
an incorporated reality.
Very fortunate indeed were the
local sponsors in the wealth of good
material that turned out in response
to the initial calls. Men who had
had years of experience at the game
in Canada, where lacrosse is what
baseball is in the States, answered
the call and those too old to &C
lively participate in the game, a
most strenuous one, by the way. are
doing their share in the coaching
of the younger players.
The game was first played by the
Indians of tribes living around the
Great Lakes and those pioneers who
first emigrated into the vastnessses
north of the border took a liking
to it Immediately they had seen 1t
played. Their descendants are now
the real major league" lacrossers.
Requiring as II does agility, en-
DURANGO, courage. speed and clear
ness of vision. its hold on its orig
inators as a sport can easily be
understood.
The Washington Lac rosse Club
has already one scalp under its belt.
Several weeks back the clubmcu
handily defeated the lacrosse men
of the University of Maryland. .
to 3. They were, however, assisted
quite a bit in that game by mem
bers of the Maryland squad, who
are also members of the local club.
This afternoon the entire squad
of the Washington club, compris-
ing nineteen players, will travel to
Baltimore for 4 game with the
Mount Washington team. At Mount
Washington lacrosse is the only
sport INDUCED in and as a result
that outfit has one of the strongest
lacrosse twelves in the country.
Just recently they handed the OK
ford-Cambridge combination a de-
sided setback.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
ACTIVITY PREVAILS
In CAMP COLONY
assessor DAWNS
Many New Clubs Noted
Along the Potomac
Shores.
REPAIRS NEEDED
Banner Year for Camping
Predicted; Choice Sites
Occupied.
REPAIRS. NEEDED

The shores of the upper Potomac
present a scene of great activity as
numerous campers are putting on
the finishing touches to their sum-
mer homes" and with the opening
of the camping season many new
camps will be noted in the colony.
Members OF Sigma Delta fratern-
ity have been busy for the past
two weeks in building a camp on
the Virginia side Of the river about
a mile from the Aqueduct Bridge
and upon completion IL will be
named after the frat. The &C. c. c.
camp, which heretofore has been
located at Great Falls. will move to
a site further down the river.
The past winter has been un-
unusually hard on the camps ana
the majority are in need of many
repairs before the campers can take
possession of them.
Campers have been hindered
somewhat in making necessary re-
pairs by the cold weather that has
prevailed during the past few
weeks, but several of the army
of campers put in several hours Of
work during the past three days.
The wharves and floats used by
the camps were damaged in numer-
Gus cases during the winter and
many campers will find IL necessary
to build new floats.
Vic Dixon, Dolph Fugitt, James
Hogan and Joseph Hogan have
built a new shack and erected two
new tents as part of their BLACK
Cat Camp" while members OF
Irish Legation Camp" have also
been making repairs.
Thomas Downes also has been
busy for the past several days in
making improvements.
Campers declare that the be-
camp sites are already occupied ar
late Corners will be forced to select
sites that a few years back would
have been frowned upon.
The colony along the Potomac is
becoming more popular every year
md 1t is freely predicted that this
will be a banner year.
With warm weather prevailing
...Xt week many campers will take
possession of their vacation spots
for the summer although many
camps will not open until the carly
part OF June.
Many government clerks have es-
tablished camps along the river
for the summer and are able to at
tend to the duties OF their respect
i've Offices and have a pleasant sum-
mer home.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
Grand Jury Charges 81
With Violating Drugs Act

The grand jury yesterday returned
indictments against thirty-four per-
sons, charging violations of the Har-
rison anti-narcotic act. Among
them was Samuel De Sante, of
Brooklyn. said to have been head of
ring shipping narcotics into the
District.
Others indicted were Edwin Field.
Of Alexandria. and Frank Clay
Brown, Leslie o. Craig, Richard
Johnson. Charles johnson, Frank J.
Corbett, Samuel Lewis. Robert
Slaughter. Mabel Sampson, John J.
Tass, Lewis d. Merriam. Marie Brad
ford. James White. William II.
Benner. Mary Clark. Eliot w. Shreve.
Paul Jacobs. Jessie Sterling, Cath
crime Bowen, Cora Turner. Ruth
Brown, Benjamin Powell. Julia EIDE
lin, Walter C. Stevens. Emma Will
son, Sam Lewis. Aaron Tractenberg.
James F. O'Connor and Maude p.
Schencks.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
HORSEBACK RIDING
ENJOYED BY MANY
President Harding and Con
gressmen Often Follow the
Bridlepaths.

The call OF the bridlepath has
been heard by many enthusiasts of
the thoroughbred.
In the early morning and through
out Sunday hundreds Of Washing
tonians gallop> over the ,bridlepaths
of Rock Creek and Potomac parks
on their favorite horses.
President Harding, several men,
bers of the Cabinet and Brig. Gen.
Sawyer. the Presidents physician,
often take a gallop through Poto-
mac Park in the early hours of the
morning. while members of Con-
gress are frequently seen in Rock
Creek Park before starting a day
of legislation.
Army officers, too, are prominent
among the .horsemen in Potomac
Park. where they are able to i'm
prove their horsemanship by send
ing their mounts over the fences
located in that park.
The sport is rapidly gaining in
popularity, and riding academies are
presented with a situation to be
able to supply mounts to hundreds
Of Washingtonians on Sundays.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
BOAT CLUBS OPEN
WITH WAITING LIST

Evidence that river sports are in
creasing in popularity is shown in the
list OF approximately 100 persons who
the awaiting entrance into the Wash
ington Canoe Club. Several of the
other boat clubs also report that
many applications are being received
for membership.
The championship crew of the
Washington Canoe Club started their
spring training early last week. The
crew is composed of II. T. Knight.
Carl Knight, Percy Walton, Lex
Martin. Harry Davis. Several candi-
dates were out with the crew and
many showed good form
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
Report on Roads.

The A. a. A. reports that the
roads TO Rock Point, Leonard
town, Great Falls. Baltimore,
Annapolis, Mt. Vernon. La Plata.
Frederick are in good condition
for motorists who desire to take
short trips over the week end.
Motorists. who also enjoy fish
ing. will select Rock Point and
lower Potomac points for a trip
as several strings of salt water
fish have been landed at those
points during the past week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
Fairfax Men Honored.

FAIRFAX, Va, April 2S.-At the
annual State convention Of the Order
of Fraternal Americans, which took
part in Norfolk last week, Elton r.
Holbrook, of Fairfax County, was
elected vice president. and Harvey
Cross, also Of Fairfax County, a
member Of the credentials COM
mittee.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-29
POTOMAC LURES LOVERS OF OUTDOORS
Where to Go Today

Motoring.
Point Benedict Mount Vernon, Baltimore Fall
Frederick Marlboro and Annapolis.
Tennis.
Municipal courts Playground and country clubs
Municipal and country clubs.
Fishing
Rock Point, Benedict, and the upper Potomac
Picnickng. s..
Rock Greek Park
Horseback Riding.
Bridlepaths in Rock Creek and Potomac parks.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-25
A GLIMPSE OF GERMANY
BENEATH HAGAY SURFACE

hundred and eighty times, in Austria
hundred times, common sense tells us
that whatever may be the dignity OF
the figures upon which these conclu-
sions are based the conclusions them
selves are nonsense, Money Is stand
ard of value in the same way that a
steel yardstick is a standard Of length.
1t is based upon gold for the same
reason that the linear measure is
based upon tempered metal. But IL
for any reason all the yardsticks in a
certain area were suddenly made one
tenth of their accustomed length, the
height of men in that area would not
thereby be increased While they
might be called sixty feet high, they
would still be the same size as before.
German People Living, but
Without Plan for Future
1t is very far from my purpose to
imply that conditions are not desper-
ately bad in the countries named
above. It is my purpose to show that
these desperate conditions cannot be
represented by the altitude of the eX-
change rate. and that in seeking 80 to
visualize conditions we are failing to
grasp some of the essential features
Of the problem. 1t is not so much the
rise in the cost OF living that Is the
important thing. The German people
are living to-day a little more mea-
gerly, II is true, but still they are liv-
ing. The important thing Is the dis
organization in German life, the isola-
ton in German economy, the confu-
sion in the psychology of the German
people. the lack Of an orderly environ
ment in which to plan for future Of
orderly development and reconstruc-
ton.
Before the war the German people
were among the most thrifty people In
Europe. To-day all incentive, even
all excuse for thrift. has disappeared.
No one will put his money into saw
ings banks when the depreciation Of
month will cut his deposits to ore
quarter OF their former value. When
one has money--and manifestly money
is TO be had in wagon loads--the Ger
man has two. and only two, impulses.
The one is the purchase Of commodi-
ties, foodstuffs. first OF all. or mer-
chandise that may be later salable;
the other is gambling in the Boerse.
The German was never a very wild
speculator. Paradoxically enough he
has gone into speculation in CONNER
cial emissions during the last two
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-25

enough affair. Watches are stolen in
London as rapidly as they are in New
York. If a detective was put on every
case of stolen watch there would not
be enough detectives to cover that sort
of knavery alone. much less pay at
tention to murders. assaults and so on.
However, this was an extraordinary
watch belonging to an extraordinary
gentleman. Scotland Yard wanted that
watch back. So out of Scotland Yard
went young detective who knew his
London and his Londoner From
mark 1--WE call them stool pigeons) he
learned that It was possible that one
Jem Cooper was man not above lift
ing a toff's watch and the mark took
the detective to pub where Jem was
entertaining friends at beer To tackle
Jem at the time would have been as
dangerous as it might have been fruit
less. There was no direct evidence
that Jem had the watch.
But the Scotland Yard man followed
Jem and came to district where sew
eral pawnshops were located. bit Of
skillful maneuvering and the detective
was ahead of instead Of behind Jem.
He took chance, He stopped in front
of pawnbroker's window, and out Of
the corner of his eye he observed Jem
regarding that very shop. He hustled
up an alley and into the rear Of the
shop. He showed his badge to the pro-
prietor of the shop and the proprietor
obeyed instructions to crouch below
the counter.
In came Jem.
How much will you give me for
that beauty?" inquired Jem.
The place was gloomy. The detec-
tive had thrown his hat on the floor
and was leaning over the counter He
took the watch examined 1t critically,
convinced himself that it was the one
he was seeking.
"Ten years, Jem." he replied, grab
bing his man.
And he kept his word. Jem got
ten.
OF course, as has been said herein
before, Sherlock Holmes couldn't pos
sibly have done the thing so simply
Had he not made it intricate and had
a fearful time with DIR. Watson ana
the poor Inspector. incidentally (not
to mention playing a sonata on his
violin and shooting a few grains %!
morphine into his forearm), nobody
in the world would have paid So
volume for him or whatever it was
he cost his ultimate consumer.
And, Of course, he would never have
solved the famous Werther murder
by merly going from laundry to
laundry until he came to one where
the mark on the shirt In which the
torso of the murdered woman was
wrapped was identified as the sign OF
the linen of Werther, the Soho but
cher. A ghastly affair. but simple
The police found the torso and legs
Of a woman wrapped in, among other
things, mans shirt. Almost oblit-
Grated was the laundry mark on tina!
shirt.
A detective went from laundry to
laundry with that shirt And eventu-
ally, after visiting a thousand and ono
laundries, he came to the one where
Werther had his linen cleaned. They
found the head and arms Of the un-
happy woman in Werther's shop. A
sordid story. But can you imagine
Sherlock Holmes and the faithful
Watson trailing from laundry to
laundry? And would you have paid
So for the book that recounted his
pilgrimage? Yes, Mr.. Werther was
hanged.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-25
The Patient Is Left Flat:
Robber Has Easy Time

One evening. said Sir Basil, a re-
sponsible looking man with medi-
cine case under his arm rang the bell
Of a resident Of one Of London's lower
middle class neighborhoods
Good evening" said tho stranger
to the man Of the house. Does David
Tubbs live here?"
No"
Pardon, have the wrong house,
The fog you know"
The stranger with the medicine
case is about to leave the stoop. But
suddenly he turns upon the man Of
the house and peers sharply into his
face.
Good Lord, man" he cried, you,
too? By George this Is amounting to
epidemic sure enough"
Whats eating your demands the
man Of the house.
Thus far, nothing. But 1t is eating
you, my friend, Rather pronounced
case, too, I'll be bound"
"see here. What's all this you're
saying?"
"Sclotarum Probensls."
"Off with you!" cries the man of
the house, "I'll call the police"
"See here my man." says the
stranger, pushing into the hall, "you
have a bad case OF Sclotarum Pro-
bensis. I'm a doctor, you know, on
my way to Mr.. TubbSs house to see
him again. Lost my way in the fog,
you know. But he's quite all right by
this time Got him In time you know,
and really only mild case. Regular
epidemic of It. Started twenty-four
hours ago and seems to be sweeping
London. Papers will be full Of II In the
morning. I dare say. II you'd like I'll
give you a quick examination"
The more or less apprehensive VIC
tim backs into the parlor half con-
vinced that he's not feeling extra. The
strange doctor lifts his victims eye
lids.
"By Jove, you are lucky and no mis-
take. All signs OF spinal complications.
Maybe l can do lots this early in the
disease. Take off your clothes"
The startled man of the house re-
moves his vest, having vacated his
coat after arriving home from work.
There is a gold watch and chain in
the vest. Also a wallet Of suggestive
ombonpoint.
"Oh, no, my mani" cries the impa-
tient doctor. "Off with all Of the
clothes like a good fellow. Come, come
we doctors are busy men in times like
these"
Off come the clothes, right down to
the heavy British skin. AS they are
shed the solicitous man of medicine
catches them and lays them in a pile
near the parlor door.
Now down with you on the sofa
there, old boy" he soothes. Gently
does it. Remember the least haste, the
slightest excitenent and Off you go.
Heart stops. Quick pain and poof it's
all over with you. So gentle does 1t.
Slowly down on the sofa"
The victim is PROSTATE, Also he is
sick with fright. No mistake, he Is
feeling no end Ill. Good thing the
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-25
Birth Rate for Last Two Years
Not Equal to That in rar7

How, then, about births? Strange
to say. the births neither in 1920 nor
1921 have equaled the births per thou
sand In 1918. In this earlier year
births had stood 2S.5 per thousand; in
1920 this number was reduced 10 per
cent; in 1921 the reduction was is per
cent. Though they are marrying the
young couples Of Germany have not
yet begun to give children to the
fatherland at rate commensurate
with the marriage rate.
When we come to consider the
status OF the children we obtain the
most impressive index of the situation
in Germany. Statistics are plentiful
showing the undernourishment of chill
dren in German cities, comparing the
height and weight OF children born
during and after the war with the
standard of German children born be-
fore the war. These figures find fire.
quent reproduction in America, and I
prefer not to repeat them here One
usually notices that these statistical
tables are accompanied by. comment
pointing to the blockade as the cause
Of Germany's ills. Four years after
the close of hostilities one can still
find in statistics given out for foreign
consumption these undisguised at
tempts at propaganda.
AS a matter Of fact the condition of
Germany's three-year-old children and
less cannot be connected with the
blockade. And undernourishment
among children is by no means lin
tied to Germany Undernourishmen
is found as well among American and
English children. One does not need
to confine himsel; to physical condi-
ton of the children to decide that the
situation Of the next generation in
Germany Is such as to give cause for
some disquiet-