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Evening star., 1923-04-22

ern boWlerS
With only two more weeks to go.
the race in the Washington Ladies'
League, so far as first place is con
cerned. appears to be settled The
games. have apparently clinched the
championship. Interest now centers
in the teams that have chance to be
in the money. Mount Pleasant for a
time doomed up as real contender
Tor first place. winning nineteen out
of tWcntE-one games. but it bumped
into a couple bad night and as a re-
suit was knocked out of the running.
Billie's Team, City Post Office, Column
bians and Western Union are so
closely punched that the fight for sec
ond place will not be settled until
the final matches are rolled.
internal Revenue is another quint
that has been going strong recently.
starting a squirt on March 26. and has
not lost a set since. winning eighteen
out of tWenty-one games. jumping
from tenth to seventh place. Its best
performance was against Western
Union, when they copped all three
games. getting a 500 count. which put
them III the select class.
No action has been taken regard
meeting viii be called III the near
future TO reorganize the Ladies' AS
socfatiOn and start the ball rolling.
OF the individuals. the bowling of
Miss Christopher of the Independents
has been noteworthy. She has had
sets of 30S and 329 and games of 12S
and 129. Others who have boosted
their averages are Bronson Qualities
with counts of 11S and 1872; Rose
FrenZel. 1927 Gladys Lowd. 11S; Muir
nine Burche1l. 122; Lorraine Gulli
116; Ann Chandler. 100; Mrs. Quigley
Ill; Jennie Malcolm. III. and Miss
Campbell. 113.
Friday night was cleanup night
for Billie's Team and Independents,
the former winning three games
from the War Department and the
latter three from Registry Bronson
Qualities starred, with a set of eos and
high game, 122.
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OLD SLIM WINS BIG RACE
In STIRRING STRETCH RUN

TAVRE DE GRACE Md. April 2"Od Sm't1at's the name
Extermnatorn has only trhe S3l5O
he the shade the remarkable record
Mano War, which. total OF S2l94o5
leads the the North American
yelled until they hoa today
gcldngs duel
Cosdens Paul Jones $4,000 Philadelphia
handicap added his notable
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ause. But why worry about things
w commenced to bite.
side of the grass. The rock, he
claims, swim about in the seaweedS,
and grab the bait that is offered.
He said that he had never returned
empty-handed from this fayorite spot.
West Virginia, following the ex-
ample set by Maryland recently in
planting large number of trout in
her fresh water streams, has, through
the efforts of Deputy Game Warden
Edward Bond of Moorefield received
10000 young trout for her streams,
largely tributaries of the south
branch of the Potomac.
William II. Beatty of Romney,
W. Va. while out on the south
branch of the Potomac with a gig
ging party, landed carp in Stump's
Eddy last Thursday night that
thirty eight inches long. The fish,
which is unusual in size for those
waters, was placed on exhibition in
Romney.
Michael L. Miller, Edward J. Weber
land. Md, returned last week from
a fishing trip along the Potomac
river at Great Cacapon, about forty
miles east of Cumberland, with a
string of 125 fine fish, which is said
to be the largest catch of the season.
Salt water fishing grounds will be
visited by many week end parties,
according to the sporting goods
houses. One of the we'll known
places where bloodworms are of
fered anglers reported that Rock
Point, Benedict and Chesapeake
purchasing bait, all hoping that the
warm weather will cause the hard
heads to bite.
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The water of the Potomac is high
and is colored at the present time
from the recent heavy rains, but with
the swift current now running VIII
clear up rapidly. When the water
gets a little clearer, not too clear, a
condition which should be reached by
early this week, fishing should be at
it's best for perch.
Some of the leading anglers in talk
ing over the iateness of the spring
fishing this year ventured the opinion
that perch, rockfish. shad and her.
ring all will be caught at the same
time this season. There is no doubt
about the perch being in the river
around Washington and have been
for some time. Rocktish were report
ed caught in large numbers in the
nets at Indian Head some weeks ago,
and before that good hauls were re-
ported from Rock Point, showing
They certainly have had plenty of
time to reach their spawning grounds
In the swift water of the river around
Chain bridge. Another evidence that
these fish must be in our waters is
the fact that many shad are being
caught. in the nets in the vicinity of
Rock Point. and every fisherman
knows that the rock precedes the shad.
Those Waltonites who do not de-
sire to fish in the swift water of
the river below the Chain bridge can
| well afford to take a chance in the
T, river opposite the steel plant below
, Haines Point, a mighty good place
| for the striped bass. One fisherman,
who never misses chance to try his
| luck with the rockfish, said he never
| fished any other place than off the
| steel plant. He said he rowed across
the channel of the river and In to-
ward the Virginia shore until he
! reached a depth of about ten feet.
anchored his boat and cast just out
Evening star., 1923-04-22
BLUES AGAIN SCORE
OVER REDS AT TRAPS

Blues added another victory ta their
credit in the series with the Reds 1T
the Washington Gun Club yesterday
by defeating their adversarics, 49, -
to 4S9
F. =. Williams was high gun HI
class "A" with II out Of So. j. r. Mo
.'B" and q : Wilson won III cIstss Q
with 39l
Next Saturday the local aggreea-
tion journeys 10 Baltimore to shoot Il
team race with the 0riole cum Club.
The Baltimore gunners have Won two
matches~tp the local teams one
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l70 TEAMS ARE ENTERED
IN ANNUAL TITLE AFFAIR
knights of Columbus Bowers Will Take Drives at
Opening Tomorrow Night-Nany Special
Prizes i'm Addition to Cash Award
BY HI. III. FRY.

A I ASHlNGTON CITY DCCkPlN ASSOCIATION will
nua the Central alleys
with record list President Earle Stocking the
that he
Georges record list OF 1921 which 68 and he
the this total H9 81 class
- in class B and 65 in class [.
In the doubles there will be al
are i'll the o
lows: Class \, 55; class B. l54; class c.
This indeed formidable list and
and hard wOrl n the leaders
Evening star., 1923-04-22

LEXINGTON, Va. April 21.-The
Virginia Tech track team nosed out
Washington and Lee here this after
noon in a ard-fought meet. 681 y to
57l2. V. p. !. won ten firsts in the
fourteen events.
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POLO GAME IS WALK0YER.

PINEHURST. ~ g. Anril 2l.-rhc
Fort Bragg Reds overwhelmed tie
Fort Bragg Slashers by if goals to {
in the fourth game OF The annual spl1u-
polo tournament today Maj. :. X
RhinehaN made seven goals for the
Reds. The Slashers We're given 4 handi-
cap of one.
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hunting grounds now .IreIcr COM
pleted the list, for doe Jackson, Who
hit 500 for eleven years, has had
his achievements wiped from the
base ball record books
lCorlrigMt. la:...
Evening star., 1923-04-22

WASHINGTON Ladies' League sched-
ule for the week is as follows: Mon
day, City Post Office vs. Hilltoppers
Mt. Pleasant VS.. Post Office Depart
ment: Tuesday, Sales Tax VS. WarsDe-
partment. Billie's Team VS.. Independ-
ents; Wednesday, Mount Pleasant VS..
Hilltoppers, Post Office Department
VS.. Western Union; Thursday, Inter
nal Revenue US. Registry, City Post
Office VS.. War Department; Friday
Sales Tax VS.. Independents Colum-
bians VS.. Western Union.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller

HE fishing
but according to and small caught
large numbers the vicinity bridge Friday
with of bigger
he eneSs fishing cold this
muddy being
The haven enced
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BOWLING SCHEDULES
FOR FIRST TWO DAYS

Here is schedule for two nights of
rolling in the city title duckpIn
tourney:
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cap of % pins to overcome. 4 large
delegation will accompany the South
ern bowlers.
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V. P. I. TRACKMEN SCORE.

Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear, track fast,
Evening star., 1923-04-22
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES
tFOr Monday

FIRST RACE-Claiming: two.y.sr.olds.
purse 81 200; four furlongs
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
By William F. Kirk.

TT EER is a touching story in
the paper, sed Ma to Pa
-A.A last night, it tells about a
man that married a .boyhood
sweetheart, sed Ma. After many
yeers he calm back hoam & found
the girl he had first loved, a def
& dumb widow, sed Ma. Her
greet at the loss of her first hus-
band had made her def & dumb,
said Ma, and this man that had
loved her in boyhood married her
in spite of her beeing def &
dumb, sed Ma. He had a crate
hart, sed Ma.
Yes, sed Pa, & long he'd.
How so? sed Ma.
1t wud be the reel Mccoy, sed
Pa, to be married to a lady WITCH
cuddent talk, sed Pa.
Then Ma began to look at Pa
kind Of hard. You think so, do
you? she sed to Pa.
do think so, l will addermit
it, sed Pa.
In other words, sed Ma, yure
present wife jabbers too much,
is that it?
Well. wuddent exactly call it
jabber-ing, sed Pa.
You had better not call 1T
jabber-ing, sed Ma, doant you dare
to say I jabber. & as for that
man beeing fine enuff to marry
that poor def & dumb widow,
sed Ma, I shud call him a Knite
as gallant as Richard Cur de
Lean, sed Ma.
doant care what you call him.
sed Pa. / see the Giants are
going South this yeer with a
Wonderful array of talent, Pa sed.
That's rite, change the subjeck,
sed Ma. AS I was saying, think
that is true luv, to marry def
& dumb lady jest beekaus you
had loved her in yure boyhood,
sed Ma. I guess the days of trew
Romants is not all ded, sed Ma.
Well, maybe not, sed Pa, but
doant see much trew Romants
floteing aaround in the air these
days. The yung men growing up
today are thinking m6ar of how
they can bank the fifteen ball IN
the side pocket, sed Pa, than
they are thinking of thare ca
reers, sed Pa. 1t was not so wen
/ was yung, sed Pa. All I thot
OF wen / was a kid was climeing
them Allerpine hites of nolledge,
said Pa. & today, sed Pa, stand
on them hites & look upon a
nashun in witch Luxery is bee
ginning to eat like a cancer into
the body of our body Pollitick,
sed Pa.
Then Ma just Glaired at Pa &
I skipped out.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
GOOD NIGHT STORIES
BE- SURE TO READ THEM TO YOUR CHILDREN

why I. among all the water birds.
was given z these crazy little
WINGS
They hardly look like wings
at ALL" sneered his neighbor. "I
never saw q birds wings covered
with short bristles like yours be-
fore. Do they help you in swim
ming?''
They do" snapped Penny
Penguin. SIN swimming and In
running both. But I'm going to
ask Old Perch Witch for q pair
of larger ones. I'm sure I could
not only run faster then, but I
could ny." And away he ran
across the sands toward old
Perch W4tch's home.
She was out. So Penny Pen.
gum decided to sit down and wait
for her. He felt terribly queer
around the top Of his wings, and
on glancing down at his ref1ec.
ton in the water he soon learned
why.
His wings were no longer small
and stiff, as they always had
been. They were just as long
and silky, as Mr.. Sea Cults. My.
but wasn't Penny Penguin happy
and proud! He started up TO run
home. but the wings were 50 long
he couldn't use them as extra
legs and had to give 1t up.
"I'l fly" he said out loud. and
tried to spread out the wings.
when something cuffed him at
the side Of the head.
Move over and stop your fool.
ishness or I'll call mama" scold-
ed his younger brother. what
do you think you area sea
gull? All you've done has beer
to push and shove since you
came to bed"
Then I've been asleep and
dreaming" drawled Penny Pen.
gum. "and my wings aren't long
orr
"I should say they're not long"
snapped his brother. "An1 II
you don't move over. they WON'T
be that long. Who ever saw a
penguin with large wings?"
Penny Penguin never said a
word, but he turned over and
went to sleep with a smile on his
face. He was glad hts wings
weren't long,
(cepyright. 1883. Newspaper Feature
Service. Inc,)
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
GEORGE MIDDLETON
and GUY BOLTON

the matter with Uncle Horace.
He was never free from aches
and pains, and he furnished Dr.
Delamater with an excellent ex-
cusel for frequent calls at the
King household.
Uncle Horace was a small man
with a decidedly prominent nose.
Likewise he was none too care
full Of his steps, and his entry
into the lions den was not cal
culated to soothe the over
wrought nerves of his brother.
why, hello said Uncle Hor-
ace. Pretty soft for you, James"
"shut up. and get outY' an
swered the insulted master Of
the house.
why. James, expostulated
Horace. Are you well?''
Get out, for heavens sake!
Can't / get q minute to myself7''
'.But why do you want q min
ute to yourself?" Uncle Horace
stood facing the irate financier,
apparently oblivious Of sthe ris-
ing storm.
Mr.. King gathered himself and
rose slowly to his feet. Uncle
Horace backed away. Eva, who
had overheard the little alterca-
ton. peered in at q window.
do you want me to throw you
out, you idiot?" demanded Mr..
King.
mo. I don't, James. I shall
! leave this house Of N.Y. own ac-
cord when / do 4eave It. You
can't insult me like that
you're a Parasite!''
i've been trying to insult you
for years" said Mr.. King. You're
a parasite, Horace-a blithering
parasite, and you know 1t. But
keep away from me when I'm
taking q nap" He advanced, and
the object of his anger retreated.
When the outer space had en-.
folded the protesting figure Mr..
King resumed his chair and for q
few moments he was left to enjoy
cat nap, but only for a few mo-
ments; the dinner bell rang.
Damn" said James King,
they're always eating here"
He rose as his daughters came
into the room.
FATHER" said Julie. "you aren't
dressed"
I'm dressed all I'm going to be
dressed, !" and he led the way to the
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
THE NEED OF
GOOD FOOD
by LOrettO g. LYNCH

MAILING upon a physician
the other day, a young man,
~ in great pain with badly
swollen hand, asked IL he might
see the physician ahead of me.
When he returned from the pri-
vate consulting room he volun-
.teered some valuable information.
He had decided to keep bachelor
quarters for the winter. He had a
kind of employment which made
it impossible for him to board
where the three square meals
were served by the light of the
sun. And so he decided to cook
for himself.
"I could stand most anything
in the food line" he said. ''for I
had roughed it in the army. And
so on my way to my home I'd
buy a couple of chops and q loaf
of white bread and some butter,
and that, with either cup of tea
or coffee, composed my principal
meal for many weeks. Oh. yes,
sometimes it was a steak. Now
what do you think Doc has told
me? Says my hand is all swelled
up from improper diet Says
must have fruits and vegetables,
and even fresh milk every day, if
1 want to get well. Now, who'd
ever think big, strong man
like me would get into a predica-
ment like this just because did
not eat cabbage, raw and cooked,
carrots, spinach, green's, potatoes,
onionsE apples, oranges"
Yet there are many families
right in ones own intimate neigh
borhood who do not take the
trouble to have a proper proper
ton of fruits and vegetables in
the diet. Now, it is not neces-
sary to buy expensive dollhouse
products. The winter vegetables
are Cuedp anu pIeIlllul. LII AoN np-
pies, prunes, raisins, cranberries.
and even rhubarb, is not beyond
the average purse. But what the
woman intrusted with providing
her family with a proper diet
must realize is that there Is
scientific reason for fruits and
vegetables in the diet, and any
effort put into preparing these Is
NOT wasted. but brings vast
return in better health.
resist, so they ranked his brains
as Zero" and he heads the
sucker-list. There are lofty aspir,
ations, there are things that make
men climb: helping brothers,
saving nations, these give glory
for all time. But I'll gladly plod
forever. and such splendid lures
resist; still convinced that | am
clever, so I'm on no sucker list.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05

dining room. followed by Julie and
her husband and Eva and the ut.
ter's bodyguard.
Dinner was q successful meal
from the viewpoint Of everyone
except Mr.. King. Now and again
Eva directed a remark to him
whichs whether answered or not.
seemed to make no difference in
the general spirit of hilarity.
Mr.. De Witt told stories of boot
leggers and their hazardous cali
ing; Lord Andrew dilated on HIS
travels and the youths Clipped in
with such experiences as they I'M
agined would best entertain the
young women.
All this was lost on the host:
he ate in silence and after the
dessert retired again to his chair
and tried to find solace in q cigar.
But he was not left alone long.
Eva resumed her seat on the arm
Of his chair because word had been
conveyed to her that the parcels
purchased that afternoon had ar
rived.
Among the gorgeous gowns and
wraps and the string of pearls and
the marQuise ring she could not
resist was the wrist watch on
which 50 much depended.
Now you're in q good mood.
father" said the delightful girl,
1T want to ask you what you think
of the few little things I got in
town."
ooh, you dor" growled her
father. "Well. where are thsy9"
Here they are" piped up Julie.
"You know, father" Eva went
on, 81 almost in rags and you do
like me to look nice. don't your"
She bestowed hug on him and
rose to take from the arms of the
maid several boxes containing the
treasure trove Of the afternoon.
The men gathered around to
help unite the parcels and Eva
was soon arrayed in q wrap
which EMBODIED her slender fig
. ure with a wealth Of costly furs
the value Of which even her
father was not slow to guess.
$50 that's what you cali q lit
tie thing il it,"
Doesn't It look wonderfully
on me7" she cried pirouetting to-
ward him.
Charged, I suppose?" was Mr..
Kings grim comment.
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
INTERESTING
FACTS

II you glance up at a brightly
glowing street lamp at this time
OF the year you may see quite q
crowd of small moths doing their
best to get through the glass.
They are winter moths, quite
common inhabitants of our coun:
try, but seldom noticed because
they appear chiefly in the cold
days of December and January,
when we are not thinking of but
terflies and moths.
Should you happen to find one
sitting on the wall in the glare of
the light, you will see that he is
a very smart little fellow with
striped brownish wings. We say
fellow" because every one that
you see is a male. It would pug
zle you to find Mrs. Moth, and
II you did so, probably you would
not recognize her!
While the males are circling
around the lamps the ladies' re-
main on tree stems. They can
not join in the fun because they
have no wings. In fact, they re-.
semble particularly ugly beetles.
The winter moth costs thou.
sands every year. for the wing
less female crawls up the trunks
Of apple trees and lays on the
fruit buds clusters OF eggs which
hatch out into Voracious swarms
Of caterpillars. 1t is TO catch
them that bands Of thick grease
are put round the stem of or
chard trees.
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
BY Maria Jeritza.

~ AVE your feet ever ached
with tiredness after q
AA hard day? Probably not
II you wear sensible shoes and
stand and walk properly. still
many hours Of standing or walk
ing too long for your strength may
have produced this effect.
The next time you reach such
O point of fatigue, why not try
this simple remedy and am sure
you will find It restful and re-
freshing. All you need are three
ingredients you probably have in
your kitchen this minute:
A footbath filled with hot water.
CASTLE or other pure soap.
Two handfuls of bran.
Make q good soapsuds, then
throw in the bran just before
washing your feet. The bran will
stimulate circulation, and this will
bring to your feet a feeling Of
rest. You may enjoy the tonic
effect Of rinsing them in hot water
afterward.
II there is anything seriously
wrong with your feet the sensible
thing il to go to specialist and
have the matter put right. But
II they ache merely because of
unusual exertion, or because you
kept on wearing your last pair of
shoes, even though they hurt, as
they were pretty and you dislikeds
giving them up-in that case home
footbaths and exercise may do
much to relieve your discomfort.
Are your ankles and insteps a
bit weak? The following exercise,
repeated at odd moments. will
strengthen them, and vigorously
strong ankles and insteps will add
to the comfort of every part of
your feet. including your toes.
Stand erect On the balls of your
feet with your back and neck
straight. Rise as high as you can,
first on your toes, then on your
heels. Return to position. Repeat
ten times the first day, then in
crease as many times as you can
without fatigue.
Exercise and refreshing foot.
baths will add to the beauty and
comfort Of your feet, but all these
good effects win be counteracted
II you continue to wear ill-fitting
shoes.
Properly-fitting stockings also
add much to the comfort and ap.
Uearance Of the foot. or course,
in summer and for wear with dress
shoes in winter. silk stockings of
the gauzy type are appropriate,
beautiful and healthful. But in
cold weather. for every day, out.
door wear, you win find il you
wear either silk and wool or a
very heavy grade Of silk, your
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
By VIM. A. McKeever,
LII. ID.

A GIRL, who is about sixteen,
N is disappointed over the
- N rather dull appearance Of
her face, so she writes, and / in
fer from her letter that she is
vainly trying to brighten it by
means of "retouching." or the use
Of physical embellishments.
There is better way to
brighten your countenance, and
that is through clean, happy
thinking. Try the plan. and you
will soon be delighted.
However, happy thinking and
wholesome daily living must go on
together. The body and mind are
partners. One cannot well thrive
without the other, and if your
body and your mind once learn
to live together In harmony your
whole being will be full of light.
Now, no matter who you are or
what your position, you can de-
velop a beautiful and attractive
face, and. that chiefly through di-
rection Of the mind. But to make
this splendid task easy for the
mind, first make your body g.
sort Of temple fit for such a mind
to live in.
Reduce your eating a bit, cut
down on meat and sweets, and eat
more regularly.
Take a big drink of water on
rising at morning, Sswing the
body vigorously for five minutes.
Take a warm sprinkle, then a
The Washington times., 1923-03-05

of wings. How in the world do
you get away II any one chases
your
Like any sensible penguin"
replied Penny Penguin. ST Just
flop down like this and run"
Over on his stomach he turned
and scooted across the shore on
his two short legs. using his fun
ny Titles wings as IL they were
front legs. He turned around
and ran back the same way. and
Mr.. Sea Gull laughed merrify.
well. well, il that isn't the
funniest looking sight I ever saw
in my life" he exclaimed. "You
look more like four legged
animal than you do like a bird. as
sure as I'm alive. But. will
say, you certainly do make good
time, Now If you could only fly.
you'd be a wonder"
'I guess we can't have every
thing that we want IN this
world" Penny Penguin sighed,
"But I would love to have a
good.sized pair of wings, I hate
these tiny ones. They're abso-
lutely no good except when 1
have to run. Yes, I've always
wanted large wings. can't see
The Washington times., 1923-03-05
THE RHYMING OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis

him stocks that netted IL per
, cent. Thus they wrote: 1--WE
know, B. Brewster, you are solid
as rock, and we want your kind
of booster for our South Sea Rub
Der stock" That's the line of
talk our hero hadn't gumption to
by attentions thick as rain? Why
were letters sweetly Favored
pouring in on every train? Was
he such a mental wonder folks
consulted him by mail, knowing
though the rest might blunder
Bildad Brewster could not fail?
Nix, there was another reason
we must give, If you insist: Bill