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The Washington herald., 1922-07-18

CROCK OF THE MARINE"
To The rresd Of the People:
wh.t Is Ii. .Rock Of the Marne" and how did
II orisinate7 G. g. r.
4 1t was used NJ a reference TO Marshall Jofre
Of France, who the leader of the allies at the
Battle Of the Marne.
SCHOOL ron BACKWARD PUPILS.
To Friend Of People
wail you kindly tell me II there is school for
backward children in Warrington? r. A. W.
The District Of Columbia operates several
schools for backward children during the winter
months. Information regarding entrance REQUIRE
ments be obtained at the. Board OF EDUCATION
offices In the Franklin School building.
STEAM TURBINE AUTOMOBILE.
To the Friend Of the People;
ltsr Is there a salesman agency in Washington
for the new Steam Turbine Automobtie7 II there
10 none. would you please let me known where
can get some information about It, G. A. w.
according to the American Automobile Asso-
ciation there Is agency In the city. neither is
there record OF any new steam turbine automo-
: bile manufactured in the country.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18

result Of the present monarchist agitation
~ in Germany, with its attendant train of
assassinations will be to rally more true
Evening star., 1922-02-14

You Need Not Have n Cold
il yon will take Laxative BROM0 QUINISE
Tablets when you feel the first symptoms Of
Cold coming on.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1922-02-14
CUT TO 5,0)O MEN
FORARMY FORECAST
Determined Fight by Organ
lied Bloc in House When
Bill Is Considered.

Determined fight by an organized
bloc to limit the size Of the Army to a
maximum of $4,000 men when the
Regular Army appropriation bill
comes. up for consideration in the
House is forecast by the subcommit-
tee now conducting hearings pTelimi-
nary to drafting the, bill. Some who
strongly favor the reduction are said
to be willing to raise the limit to
100, 900 men instead Of $4,000.
Other factions among the House
membership were said to favor a
$4,000 maximum or to oppose any
reduction in the present size which
under q Limitation for pay Of enlisted
men approximates $4,000.
Department Estimates.
War Department estimates trans
mitted through the budget bureau
cali for an appropriation for the fiscal
year beginning July SUFFICIENT for
the pay of 10000 men and approx
mately 1900 officers. Chairman An
thony of the subcommittee in charge
of the bill announced today that
three new estimates had been called
for from the War Department to be
computed on the basis of an army of
1000, of 100000 and 125,000 enlisted
men.
Members Of the subcommittee were
of the opinion that the appropria-
ton bill would provide, when re.
ported, for an army of 100000 or
$4,000 men," Efforts to cut the
Evening star., 1922-02-14

there. then went to the fanhouse.
crawled under. on those wet con-
crete slabs, and brought out two
women. I looked through a crack
and saw a man-dead. I called the
firemen to get him out. then
thought it was time to get some sci
entihc action to get the material out.
Then I tried to telephone for acety-
He then said he instructed his fore
mSn at Takoma Park to mobilize
burners, cutters, etc, and continued:
Takes Further Action.
II went back and met Mr.. Healy
and Mr.. Mcdonald. / told the latter
that l would go down and get beams
in my car IL I could bring them
then called Mr.. Ford to get some
equipment. I then called Mr.. Rich.
After that l couldn't think of any
one to telephone to.
II went to the alley and kicked In
the windows. In a basement room 1
heard a little girl calling for her
mother; husband calling for his
wife. We then attacked a thirteen
inch wall. 1t was impossible to get
through. I then went into the audi
torium and tried to assist there. !
merely state this because 1t has been
made to appear that I was heart
less creature. and made an investiga-
ton before doing anything else.
II did what any man would nave
done, and ! would have done more
II could" he concluded.
Adjournment was taken here until
today.
Evening star., 1922-02-14
WILL PRESENT PORTRAIT
OF THEODORE w. MOVES
Friends of Library Will Make Gift
in Recognition of Services
of Board President.

In recognition of his public service
as president of the board Of trustees
of the Public Library since its crea-
tion in 1896. a portrait Of Theodore
w. Noyes will be presented to the IL
brary by a group of friends at exer-
cises to be held at o'clock Thursday
night.
The exercises will be. held In the
children's room of the central library.
Sth street and New York avenue
John John Edison, chairman OF the
committee which had the portrait
Cuno H. Rudolph will make the pres
entatfon on behalf Of the committee
and donors.
Justice Wendell P. Stafford. vice
president of the library board, VIII
library trustees. George F. Bower
man, librarian, will speak on the
work of the Public Library today and
in the future. and 1t is expected that
Mr.. Noyes will reply.
Friends of Mr.. Noyes organized q
painted This committee consists Of
Mr.. Edison. chairman; Commissioned
Rudolph William T. Galliher, Gilbert
Grosvenor. Charles J. Bell. John B.
Larner treasurer, and DR.. Bowerman.
secretary. The committee invited
and the fund needed was quickly
The portrait has been painted by
Richard S. Meryman of the Corcoran
School of Art. who already has painted
several other very successful por-
complete form the portrait was ex..
hibited at the Corcoran Gallery or
Art. where it was much admired by
critics from other cities.
Evening star., 1922-02-14
BELIEVED ARBUCKLE
WITNESS WAS IN HOTEL
Watchers Report Woman Escaped
MysterfousIy at New Orleans,
Taking Baggage With Her.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. February 14.-Po-
lice and newspaper men on the trail
of a woman who registered at a local
hotel as Mrs Zahe!le Ell Ruy, and who
is believed by tne,n to be Zeh Provost.
missing Arbuckle witness. have found
no clue that will aid them in their
search.
The woman in question mysterious
ly disappeared from her third-story
hotel room yesterday while sup
posedly close watch was being kept
upon her movements by officers and
reporters.
So far nothing has been learned as
to the woman's movements since leav-
ing the hotel yesterday. Early yes
terday. when accosted in the hotel
lobby by a reporter and addressed as
Miss Provost. she stoutly denied she
was the missing actress and stated
she was here for the purpose of play
ing the races: that she had been so
successful that she contemplated a
trip to Cuba by way of Florida points,
and that she would leave the city
yesterday afternoon.
All questions as to her recent move
ments were unanswered.
Reporters and detectives were to-
day still advancing theories as to
how Mrs. Ell Ruy escaped from her
room without their knowledge, taking
with her several pieces OF hand bag
gage. Her large theatrical trunk
was left in the room.
Evening star., 1922-02-14

number below 100000, it was said,
were expected to be made by demo-
cratic members OF the House and by
some OF the other members who be-
lieve the armament conference has
practically removed the possibility of
war.
Amount Carried in Bill.
The. budget estimates call for
total appropriation OF s154.266.5l2 for
pay for all persons connected with
the Army, including field clerks and
Officers on the retired list. The total
requested in estimates for the War
Department is approximately 1884,
100000.
Hearings on the appropriation bill
before the subcommittee probably
VIII be concluded this week, with
Secretary Weeks and Gen. Pershing
as the last witnesses. 1t probably
Will be several weeks. members of the
subcommittee said. before the bill is
reported by the appropriations COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1922-02-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SFECIAL TRIPS. EXPENSES.
Florida. by auto. II days. $3.50. 90
Boston by boat or auto. Z days. So. 80.
Bermuda, 10 days, $12S.5
DELTA TOURS
500 Bond building. 14th and New York ave
YOUR OLD WOOD FLOORS DRESSED TO
very high polish. scraped or cleaned with chem
ical. No floors too bad. C. Adams, 2O3 Bar.
riater bldg. Main 1451: 16s
Evening star., 1922-02-14
REGISTERING ARCHITECTS
HERE IS ADVOCATED
American Institute Adopts Resolu-
tions Urging Congress to Act.
Knickerbocker Cited.

The American Institute Of Architects.
through it's executive committee. has
adopted resolutions urging upon Con-
gress the imperative need Of enacting
legislation which will provide for the
ton law similar In principle to the best
of suc.l laws now existing in several
states of the Union"
The resolutions state that the insti-
tute is Of the opinion that the Knicker-
booker Theater disaster clearly demon
strates the necessity Of protecting the
lives of people attending public assem-
of architects engaged in the practice of
designing and Supervising such build
ings, and believes that real protection OF
life nd property is more nearly assured
their competency under a registration
law"
Evening star., 1922-02-14
Annual Sale of Mems Trousers

We will match it up with
it's trouser mate and start
it working for you in good
shape. And at the same
time We'll save you on the
trousers-for they are all
now reduced as follows:
Evening star., 1922-02-14
OPPOSE ICE CREAM PLANT.
Citizens Protest Construction in
Takoma Park Square.

A petition against the erection Of an
ice or ice cream manufacturing estab-
lishment in square 1854. Takoma Park.
was made pubic today.
According to the petition. 400 sigma
lures support the protest. The signato-
ries on behalf of the petitioners are
A. B. Foster. n. o. Baugher, r. ".
Reed. w. H. Taylor. r. Dickens, c. s.
Eastwood. B. ranklin BRYAN, NJ Lilly
Evening star., 1922-02-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE To THE CREDITORS IF ANY. OF
the Arlington Fire Insurance Company for the
District Of Coiumbia.The said company. hav-
been appointed receiver Of its assets by q de-
cree Of the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia, passed in Equity Cause No. $685.
notice II hereby given to the creditors Of said
company, IL any. and to persons having claims
against it. to exhibit their claims with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to the
subscriber at his office. 500 5th st. NV, wash
3ngtou. D. c.. on or before Friday. the 3rd day
OF March, 1922, otherwise the assets of said
company will be divided among its stockhold-
ers as provided by said decree and said cred
1tors may be excluded from al benefit Of said
800 5th ST. NV
Evening star., 1922-02-14
SHOWER OF FAKE BANK NOTE.

Robert Price, colored. was convicted
late yesterday afternoon by a jury In
Criminal Division before Justice Sid
dons Of altering a 81 bill by placing
tle figures ten over the figures one ard
Offering IL TO the proprietor OF Chinese
restaurant as a $40 note. He was re-
leased on bail Of $4,000 TO await SEN
Evening star., 1922-02-14

We work on the theory
that if we can save you a
suit today we will be able to
sell you one later on when
you need it. So look
through your clothes to-
night and bring that idle
coat down here tomorrow.
Evening star., 1922-02-14

year-old woman of Hudsonville, Mich,
has just made her seventh trip to the
altar as a bride.
Evening star., 1922-02-14

NJ. K Campbell, X. T. Simmons. Harry
T. Darr, c. X. Normandy and David
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
eeN7F1 TSE 20
EE85393Ea sa u F.
BY sEABURN BROWN

the o Il 20
- him lightweight champion
had better When champion punched
the eighth battle
shortly before
Wellington
n a
nodesion evidently
he lodged the Philadelphia southpaw for
regulation Of the boys who box
would mdd
high football athletic
few n
redeemed himself since his return from California
he usually
who with Davis and Outright
Oakland
Duffy Gfymie Cold would sell the little paseboards.
Dufys
in
Ito be the fight
knockout
the affair
burdening malls publicity
going of Charley
white
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neChanp
Who Seeks
Opponents
Newell Banks, Checker
King, Always Ready for
Matches

CEDAR POINT. O.. Aug. -
" There's ono american champion
who doesn't require prodding from a
commission 90 induce him 20 defend
his title. Hen stake II anywhere.
any time. against anybody who liz
worthy ~ chance.
THE champ IL Newell W Banks. Of
Detroit. Checkers Il his game. lie
VIII be here August : 20 IL. for tho
checker tourney. which ia one Of the
annual features Ia the Cedar Point
summer colony. Alfred Jordan. for.
nier champ. may be here. too.
Banks has held tho title since 1914.
lie WINS defeated last winter FOR the
world championship BY Robert Stew
art. IN Stewards home town OF elias.
gov. Scotland stewart won two.
Ranks one. and ~ games were
drawn.
Pat Hayes, Of tho City club. Cleve.
land. O.. under the auspices OF which
Banks plays. will arrange title
match with Banks for anyone who
can show himself TO be in the cham.
pionship class. Banks PLAYS only
for purses. az he strongly disap.
proves Of dehct,ing and It's attend.
ant evils.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
BASEBALL BONERS
No. 1-Bancrott nearly joins select class.

DAVE BANCROFT. brilliant short
~ stop Of the New York Giants,
is rated as smart ball players.
Hughoy Jennings. now acting MS
assistant TO John MeGraw In direct.
ing the Giants. snys that Bancroft Is
the brains OF the New York club.
Only recently. In a game In the
National league, Bancroft pulled q
play that might have given him high
rating In the list Of bones" had not
tho umpire come to his assistance.
With runner on third base. Ban
croft lifted fly ball 10 the outfield.
II WAS n hard hit ball and tho fielder
was compelled TO go deep to make
the play.
II 80 happened that the runner on
third WAS a very fast man. also that
the fielder making the catch had n
rather poor throwing arm. These two
things tended to save the day for
Bancroft.
The runner on third held his base
until the fly was caught. The mo.
ment II struck the hands Of the field.
CT he dashed for the plate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

outside Charley white and Lew
Tender.
Hammer gets Leonard in a 10.
round. nodeclsion contest NJ Michi.
gan city. Ind. on August 8. making
the champions fourth battle In 40
DAYS.
lie hammered out victory over
Richie Mitchell at Milwaukee. Richie
spent most Of his evening on the
padded carpet.
Then Hammer hooked his star
onto Whites wagon for match 81
Aurora. nj. white took the bout
lightly. boxing Johnny Dundee and
winning decisivsly four days previ.
ousiy Instead Of finding Hammer
the ghost of what be once was. he
found the viking bnttier more Zero.
clous than a Young wildcat.
Hammer crossed the dope. He
matched the famou. Charley white
left hook with another Just M dan.
Kerons. In the ninth round he
clipped Charley on the button
Charley dropped. lie was M before
the referee could start counting. but
there was q saR IN his trim legs
White stumbled and was Amos, on
the canvas second time before
being able 20 hang on and weather
the round in n ciinch.
That knockdown gave the bristllng
blonde the Newspaper decision,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

The fielder with tho weak arm.
realizing that he was too deep to
have any chance OF cutting the run.
ner down at the plate. returned the
ball leisurely to tho infield.
Bancroft playing proper baseball.
had run out his hit to the limit and
was between first and second when
the relay came back into the infield
Banny couldn't resist tho temptation
20 field the ball and toss II TO some
other player OF the team In the field.
The team In the field contended
that In fielding the ball. Bancroft had
killed a chance for play at tho
plate. and for such interference the
runner who had scored should be de.
clared out.
The umpire ut the plate. however.
ruled that the man had crossed the
plate before Bancroft even touched
the ball. and that the act of the New
York shortstop in no way prevented
o play. since there was no play pos.
siblc. II WAS a close call for the
brainy Bancroft.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
Outfielders Must Shift
for Each Player in Turn
Such Is Biggest Advice Billy Lane Gives Seattle Play
ers in Telling Them How to Field; Catching Fly
Balls and Judging Them Solely Matter of Practice

"CTUDY your batters and shift for each hitter
- That's Billy Lanes first tip to young outfeders in
telling them how to play the orchard.
Nearly every hitter cracks the agate consistently to the
fields and their weaknesses learned you
your beam" says the Seattle flychaser.
Lane gives particular advice how ball should be
caught saying that the player should catch ball naturally
and only practice make him perfect in this respect
Judgment running flies Is also developed only by
perience and practice says Lane.
When playing in the field Lane smoked glasses.
Some eders depend upon their glove for protection against
the suns rays. but glasses much dependable.
I'm the third
Seattle a IN how to run
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
Star Mile
Swimmer
Is Listed
Nick Zanidis, Conqueror
of Elliott Bay, to Swim
in Star Meet

TACK WAY wants 70 be In fip'top
" shape when he enters The Star
mile marathon swim In the Lake
Washington canal August 49,
That's the warning handed out by
Walter Roseburg. swimming inatrue'
tor at Mt. Baker.
For the past week or 20 Roseburg
reports that Nick zanidis. fellow
who SWAN across Elliott bay in 1914,
il In training at Mt Baker and Ia
showing great form IN the water
Il never Jaw a lonRcr'winaed fell
low in my life. says the enthusiastic
Walter. "and you can take my word
for IL that there viii be real race u
he shows the same class ia the raee
that he does IN training"
Entries for the mile swim are rath'
or slow IN arriving az The star. They
must MI be on hand by Tuesday
night at o'clock,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
BALL CLUB
BUILT OF
BROTHERS
NTATsoNvILLE. cal.. aug. ..

IrATSoNvILLE. Cal. Aug. A.
w The skillicorn baseball team.
OF this city. is all In the family.
Pop slSiliicorn raised these nins
brothers on the bat. as IL were. A
baseball fan OF many years standing.
Pop" decided that It was not mere
accident that Fate had decreed him
nine boys. It's said TO be the only
ail.brother team in the west And
they're all grown up. except Elmer.
IL. who plays right field. When in a
few years. he's old enought 20 be a
real figure. the Skillicorn brothers
win be a combination hard. to beat.
The team consists OF william. "a;
George. 80: Charles. 20: james. Is:
Archie. "a: Eddie. 20: kenenth. Is;
Amos. II. and Harry. IL.
Also. there are four girls IN the
family, who go along as rooters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
Telephone Chief
Is Visitor in CITY

N. T. Guernsey, vice president of
the He'll Telephone System. who is in
Seattle today on his way to a meet.
ing OF the American Bar association
at San Francisco. spoke before a
gathering Of the local branch EN-.
ployes at l o'clock in the afternoon.
lie commented upon the efficiency
of the Seattle organization and ex.
pressed satisfaction with the way
they are Keeping abreast of the
rapid strides Seattle organizations
are making In all lines"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

Walters. center.
Ingram, captain-eiect. IN the only
regular man from the 1921 forwards
conceded a cinch for a position.
Grimm. who played tackle as well
for Washington a few seasons ago as
the position has ever been played.
returns for his last fling at the pig.
skin game.
Bryan didn't turn out last year be-
cause Of an injured knee which hs
was afraid would keep him out OF
basketbaii--his specially.
Kuhn and Walters are frosh grad
yates. both starring on tho crack
frosh team last year.
Coach Bagshsw Is stili looking for
HIS assistant coaches.
First conference practice will start
September Is.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
CHAMPS EYE
Is HANDICAP
in TRAINING

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. Aug. A.
A'l Ever Hammer. Chicago chaI.
ienEer. and Benny Leonard. light.
weight champion. were all set today
for the gong which will start their
io-round championship tomorrow.
Hammer finished off his training
with seven hard rounds against his
sparrinE partners.
Leonard il taking II easy. Because
OF a bruised right eye Benny Is do.
Ing no boxing. lie put on tho last
touches with a five.mfie hike along
the country roads and some fancy
shadow boxing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
FITTERY HAS
PERFECTED A
REAL DEFENSE

NEARLY every pitcher in the
IN business OF baseball has come
weakness in covering up his inten.
ton as TO whether he will pitch TO
the plate or hurl TO the bases with
runners on the bags.
But Paul Fittery. the Sacramento
soufhpaw. Is said TO be the perfect
pitcher in this respect. Baserunners
in the Coast league are a smart lot.
but they are unanimous in saying
that Fitiery has no weakness.
Lefty Thomas. the Los Angeles
sidewheeler. Is another hard man to
outsmarf.
Both Of these pitchers. being south
paws. have the advantage over tho
righthanded Fingers with men on
first base because they don't have TO
turn around to throw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
hnHBe3 |
GBsKI

Yesterday. hero--McMiiian, ynnk
rookie. hit q double on . pinch In
the tenth inning and drove In the
run that beat the Indians, 10 TO y.
Young and stsnRei hit homers that
helped tho Giants beat the Cubs, 10 O..
after they had lost five straight.
The Tigers bea, the Red sox in dou-
bio header to 0 and Z TO T. Pillette
allowed only two hits IN the first and
Ii.timan hit his 18th homer In tho sec
ond.
Baby Doll Jsrobsou hit two homers
and helped the Browns trounee the
Athletics. to ..
Iienilne's four-bass clou, scored the only
run off Haines. and the Cards won from
the rhiis, to /.
purieiEh Grimes let the Reds down
with four hits. and the Robins won,
10 o.
fiasner allowed only four hits
and drove In two runs, the Pirates
winning from the Braves, s 20 1.
MoErldge let the white aox have only
four hits and hit homer. Washington
winning. TO 0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
NEW EVENTS
MEET WITH FAVOR

The two news events added 70 The
star program have met With big ia
vor on the beaches. Tho boys ~ and
rs years old figured they didn't have
any chance with fellows two years
older and 40 they haven't entered as
expected SO there will be a special
soyard dash for all youngsters under
10. They should IN IN this event In
writing on the blanks before turning
them in.
The other event--thr 20o.yard 70.
lay race for hoys under ie--is also
attracting a lot Of interest. Louis
ritwood SAYS tina, a Seward team
win be- entered while Mt. Baker. Ma,
drona and two Green Lake teams are
10 compete.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
NOODLE
ISN'T TOO FAT

Jess Willard says he wants long
training period before fighting Jack
Dempsey again, and puts the earliest
date In October. Funny that Jess
never thinks OF taking on few soft
ones first 10 get into trim. Harry
Wills or Billy Miskc might accommo.
date the big boy--and might kin the
gold mine that fight'il prove TO be.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
YANKEES HAVE
INDIANS GOAT

The Cleveland Americans, who are
going good at this period OF the sum.
mer after poor start. seem TO be
champions until they stack up
against the Yankees. Higgins gang
seems 10 have the rabbits foot work.
ing whenever Coveieskie. Bagby.
Malls. Morton or uhle is pitching TO
them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
MYERS TOSSES
WALT MILLER

los ANGELES. Aug 4--Johnny
Myers last night bolstered his claim
10 the mnch.disputed worlds middle.
weight wrestling championship by
downing Walter Miller. local claim.
ant. The only fall from catch
came after one hour and 40 minutes
OF vigorous contortions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
FREEMAN NOW
IN THREE-I

Buck Freeman. the young right
handler. who started with the Port
land Beavers this spring. has caught
on with the Decatur team in the
Three league. He was SHIPPED TO
Portland on Tom Turner's recon-
mendation by the Philly Athletics