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Evening star., 1923-07-20
YOUTH HELD FOR ACTION
OF GRAND JURY IN THEFT
John E. Fitzhugh Accused of Part
in Robbery of Safe in In
surance Office.

John Edward Fitzhugh, young
white man, formerly employed as a
messenger for the Western Union
Telegraph Company, charged with
housebreaking, was held for the ac-
tion of the grand jury yesterday in
the United States branch of Police
Court by Judge John p. McMahon and
his bond fixed at $500.
Fftzhugh, through an attorney, has
filed suit for false arrest for q nom
inal sum against Inspector Clifford
l.. Grant in charge of detective head
quarters. and Detective Lawrence
ODea, who arrested him on a charge.
with another boy. Cliff Burst, sixteen
years old, of robbing the safe OF
agent at 109 | street northwest,
where Burst was employed, June ..
The combination OF the safe was
worked and s14S taken. 1t was
charged that Burst knew the com
bina ton. took the money and sent IL
to FitZhugh through the malls and
was to have split the amount with
FitZhugh. Detectives O'Dea and Cul-
linaine intercepted the package of
money on the confession of Burst and
arrested Fitzhugh as an accomplice
This arrest. the detectives say,
through Il confession of Burst, led TO
the solving of the robbery of Double
day-Hill Company of 500 on May ).
Burst told the detectives. they say.
that he and FitZhugh planned and
carried out that robbery. 1t was on
that charge that FitZhugh was held
for the grand jury. Burst. being un-
der seventeen years of age. was sent
to the Juvenile Court for trial
Evening star., 1923-07-20
Dodgers

In Punktown's streets the zephys
blow the printed dodgers to and fro,
they clutter up the thoroughfare,
and now and then they scare mare,
and cause hideous runaway; they
are a nuisance, day by day. l park
my car by Bildad's store; when |
return, my errand DER, / find it full
OF foolish bills, announcing bargain
sales of pills; | clear the dodgers
from my bus, and as claw them out
| cusS. My car is painted pink and
green; | strive to keep it neat and
clean; | daily manicure the seats,
and brush the floor and wash the
cleats, and scour the brass with lin
seed meal, and kalsomine the steer
ing wheel. | watch for every sign Of
rust, will not have a speck of dust !;
I'd have my wagon look as grand as
when it left the tinsmith'S hand. And
so II makes my spirit sore when
return from Mildad's store, and find
my tumbril full of bills announcing
sales OF potash pills. Il buy more
pills than any man." l say, while
cranking my sedan; Il purchase pills
i'll every form, | take them cold. ]
take them warm, | buy the white
pills and the blue. take the old ones
and the new, but he who loads my
bus with bills can never sell ME any
pills. And briggs. the druggist,
should get wise; that is no way to
advertise"
(CopyrighD. WALT MASON
Evening star., 1923-07-20
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES,

Business Women's Council will meet
at o'clock, in lecture rooms of
Church of the Covenant Mrs. Mat
tie Rupert will speak. Special music.
William Mckinley Circle. No 9, L.
of G.. A. r., will meet, o'clock in
Grand Army Hall.
The Dominican Lyceum moonlight
excursion on steamer st. Johns will
leave wharf at 7:15 o'clock. Dancing
and program.
The Washington Choral Society will
give its annual moonlight excursion
steamer St .InhnS
Evening star., 1923-07-20
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

BELASCO-"The Return" comedy,
at $40 pm.
kEITH'S-"Suhshin Girls" vaude
Vile. at 2:15 and SIS pm.
RIALTO-Alfred Lunt, in Back
bone, photoplay, at 11:30 am, 1:30, $3.50,
$3.50, 1880 and $3.50 pm.
PALACE-Jack Holt. in "Nobody's s
Money" at 1910, am, 1915, 2:15, AIS,
6, 7:45 and $50 pm.
COLU of jazz" at
10:40 am, FPS. 2:10, 4:10, 5:55,
7:40 and $40 pm.
METROPOLITAN Mac
Lean, in "A Man of Action" at IL: :4J
am, 1:45, 3:45. 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45
pm.
"Railroading," at 11:45
am, 1:45. 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and $50
pm.
CRANDAL;S-''The Inner Man.
at 11:20 and 1910 am, 2:20, $3.50,
$50, 6:50, 500 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
ARRESTS IN PARKS
ALMOST DOUBLED
Report Shows More Than
Half Held for Traffic
Violations.

During the year ended June 80. 2,4i7
arrests We're made by the park police.
an increase of 40 per cent over the
preceding year. More than one-half
the arrests were for traffic violations.
These figures are contained in the
annual report of Capt. W. L. McMor-
ris. in command of the park police.
The report shows further that there
were 494 arrests for drunk enness, l59
Tor diSorderly conduct, 243 for viola
tlons of police and park regulations.
"a for statutory offenSeS, So for vio-
iations of Volstead act. Al for collid-
ing and IA for vagrancy. The balance
covers cases of manSlaughter, rob
hery, houSebreaktnE, forgery. lar
ceny, assault. concealed weapons. de-
Struction of government property
and violation of narcotic laws.
The manslaughter case was that of
reckless operation of Il motor car
which resulted in the death of pc
destrian. The offender was found
Guilty and sentenced TO five years i'll
the penitentiary.
One hundred and thirty four sick
or injured persons We're given first
aid treatment and taken to hospitals
or their homes Seventeen lost chill
nren We're returned to their parents
and sixteen children Were turned over
1" their parents for correction.
Nine bodies We're sent to the
morgue and thirteen stolen automo-
blleS were recovered.
The motor cycle squad was in
creased from twelve to seventeen. The
new beats covered by motor cycle
men are extended to Seatuu and
Smithsonian parks, the White Lot and
Monument grounds. All park road
ways are now covered by motor cycle
policemen.
The amount OF fines and forfeited
collateral totals S3l.4N1 for 1928, as
against s21,O16 for 1922. being an in
crease Of $10.471, or about 80 per cent.
The sum turned back into the federal
Treasury represents little over 80
per cent of the $SS.Oo0 appropriated by
congress TO cover the total operating
expenses of the park police for the
fiscal year 1928.
The net cost of policing the parks
and park roadwayS to the 100000
residents of Washington was slightly
less than Il cents per capita.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
THREE HURT IN TRAFFIC.
Two Women Knocked Down by Au-
tomobiles.

Elmina Dahline. twenty-five. Il9
18th street. yesterday afternoon vas
Knocked down at eth and | streets by
the automobile of Albert King, 270l
18th street. and her arm and leg hurt.
Frank Shelby. eighteen. 1881 30th
street, was in d motor truck that col
lidcd with Il touring car at Sd and
NJ streets southwest yesterday after
noon. He sustained injuries to his
face and hands and was taken 10
Emergency Hospital
Norman Phillips. sixteen. II Wood
lawn terrace, Takoma Park. Md. es-
capped injury yesterday when his bl-
cycle was struck by an automobile
on l. between Vermont avenue and
18th street.
Mrs. Leonora KeSlink. 3l2 & street
northeast. was knocked down by All
automobile Il 9Th and T. streets yes
terday and slightly hurt.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
TREATY RENEWED.
France and America to Retain
Arbitration Pact.

newed their treaty of arbitration yes
terday without change for another
period of five years. The treaty. orig
inally signed in Washington in 1908,
had been renewed twice at five-year
intervals.
Secretary Hughes and the French
ambassador. Jules JdSserand. signed
the agreement of renewal. Later. the
State Department announced that
notes were exchanged at the signing
of the agreement to the effect that in
case the Senate agrees to participa =
tion by the United States in the world
court. the two governments will con-
slider the making Of an agreement un-
der which disputes of the nature de-
scribed in the treaty could be re-
ferred to the court.
Evening star., 1923-07-20

Builds New Strength After Illness
Rich food vaiGe In Father Johns
Medicine. No dangerous drugs-Ad-
vertiSement
Evening star., 1923-07-20
THREE BEACH PlCNICS.
Veterans, Sunday School and East.
ern Star Outings.

Veterans of Foreign Wars. the
Ladies' Auxiliary, Martha Washing
ton Chapter. Eastern Star. of clar-
cRdon and the Sunday school of the
Berwyu Presbyterian Church are
holding their annual outings al
Chesapeake Beach today.
The veterans will stage q fat mans
swimming race. The general com
mittee on arrangements is composed
of A +. Laufer. chairman; \. T.. Co
lumbus, II. {. Reader and Mr.. HeiSe
j. ". Rohrback is in charge of the
Ea stern star excursion. The ar
rangements committee for the Ber.
" YIN Sunday school is composed oi
William NJ. Dwyer. chairman anG
Clark Maxwell.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
kreSge store Sells WIldroOt.

The KreSge ) and 10 Store has just
received new stock of Wildroot hair
tonic and Wildroot liquid shampoos
as advertised in national magazines.
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
He Was From Missouri.

A man who bought a Jersey COW
and calf at sale down in Missouri the
other day complained that the COW
didn't give enough milk to feed the calf.
The seller al once advised him to buy
another cow and not let the calf
StarVe
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
TWO PITTSBURGH TEAMS
DRAW WIDE ATTENTION

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 26.-Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh and Carnegie
Tech meet in football here tOmor-
row, and the game is attracting
as much attention as any played in
the Steel City this year. This is
the first. game between the teams
since 1919, when relations were
broken off between the schools.
When the game was originally
arranged 1t looked as though 1t
would be more or less of walka-
way for the Panther outfit, but
Pitts two defeats at the hands of
Syracuse and West Virginia, and
Techs 81 game with w. & ]. last
Satusday have stirred up interest
to q fever heat, 80 that a crowd
OF 10000 people is looked for on
Saturday.
Pitt and Tech have been meet
ing on and off in football since
,1906. Nine games have been played
and the Panthers have been re.
turned victorious in all Of them.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
WILL RESTRICT
OPEN GOLF
FIELD
". s. G. A. Plans to Hold Sane
toned Sectional 0uaIi-
tying Tests.

NEW YORK, Oct 26.-The battle
for the 1924 open golf championship
will be restricted to q picked In
stead Of an unlimited field as a re-
suit Of the United States Associa-
tion's decision to sanction sectional
qualifying tests next season.
The United States Golf AssocHa-
ton has withdrawn it's opposition
to the sectional Qualifying plan as
a result Of the unwieldiness of the
field Of approximately 800 play
ers in this years tournament at
Inwood, Long Island.
Previously the scheme, advocated
by the Professional Golfers Aseocia-
ton, had been vetoed by the national
links governing body.
The preliminary tournaments
one In the East and the other In
the Middle West, will be conducted
by the Professional Golfers Asso-
citation.
Sayefal courses have been men
toned as possible sites for the
1924 tests. including Oakland Hills,
Detroit, Oakmont, and Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
MIKE PALM OUT OF
PENN STATE LINEUP

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. &c.
Mike Palm. Penn States star quar-
terback. will be unable to play in
the game with West Virginia tornOr.
row in New York because of an in.
jury to his hip.
Palm arrived here yesterday and
was examined by DIR. J. B. Carnett,
who pronounced PALMS trouble oa
bursitis. due to repeatedly falling on
the bursa Of the hip, causing inflam.
nation.
The excess fluid In the bursa was
drawn off and Palm is on the way
to recovery, but 1t was stated it was
1000 to / that he would not play
Saturday. Palm also has an alb.
scess in the region of the elbow.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
LADS.
HOUND RUTH
AS HARE
Kids Defy Sheriff to Pay
Homage to King Of
Swat.

SCRANTON. oct. 26.-Invited to
see Babe Ruth play baseball here
yesterday afternoon. thousands of
"kids" jammed their way into the
Athletic Park as the guests Of
Sheriff Jim Reap. OF Lackawanna
county.
Although the sheriff declared ain
newspaper advertisements that M
''lxid" would be admitted until after
school hours, hundreds Of youthful
worshipers of the home-run slugger
lined up at the baseball park short
ly after noon.
They told the sheriff they had
been given a half holiday to see
Babe. Ruth arrived here Wcdnes-
day night, and was greeted by 5000
boys, who followed him everywhere,
despite the efforts OF the police to
chase them.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
WALTER MccALLUM TOPS
NEWsPAPERMEN GOLFERS

Walter MeCalIum. Of the Wash
ington Star. won championship
honors in the annual fall tourna-
ment of the Washington News
paper mems golf tournament held
over the Indian Spring course yes.
terday.
McCallum with an eighty.four
proved strokes better than any
other participant in the event. The
winners in the various flights fol.
low; First, Walter McCallum, sec.
ond, Grafton Wilcox; third. p s..
Risdale; fourth, W. e. Brigham,
fifth. T. C. Noyes, jr.; sixth. j p.
Coakley; seventh, Harvey L. Cobb;
eighth, Theodore Joslin; ninth, J..
j. Spurgeon.
Edward Markham. president Of
the club. was awarded a prize for
the player showing the greatest i'm
provement, while Harry Price, with
card OF 145, won the BOBBY prize.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
Virginia Freshman
Team Satisfies
Students

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Oct.
25.-Even though the Virginia
varsity has failed to show su-
periority the student body is get
ting some satisfaction out of the
record Of the first year eleven
under Coach Thomas. After de-
feating Roanoke High School,
Fork Union, and Augusta Mill
tary Academy the youngsters
made trip to Annapolis on Sat-
urday and held the Navy plebes
to q Is to 13 count.
Though outweighed about fif-
teen pounds TO the, man by the
Navy team, which contained sew
eral former college stars, the
Virginia freshmen were able to
hold the team to a tie score.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
CHAMPION ELEvENs IN
BATTLE NEXT SUNDAY

A battle between champions Will
be fought at American League
Park Sunday when the Mercury
Club OF washington and the Vir-
ginia Club of Alexandria encounter.
The Virginia team has the unique
record Of four straight ties. Per
haps it's best showing was in hold
ing the Southern A. c. to score
less deadlock Southern has on its
record a scoreless tie with the
crack Interior Department eleven,
and is considered among the lead
ing contenders for the District
championship held by Mercury.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
MISS LOWD ESTABLISHES
NEW DUCKPIN SET MARK

Miss Gladys Lowd established a
new duckpin mark for q three game
set last night at the Postoffice
alleys by shooting games of 100,
107, and 1877 for total Of 340 The
previous record set for woman
bowlers was 324
Miss Lowd, formerly captain of
the champion Bureau team, is now
a member of the Mt. Pleasant team,
in the Washington Ladies' Duckpin
Association.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
Carl Smith Likes
Bit Of Repartee
In Winter

They tell this one on Carl
Smith, a Rochester, N. Y. boxer:
Carl was shoveling coal off .
big wagon one cold winter after
noon and became engaged in con-
versation with the purchaser Of
the coal.
"You appear to be a bright
young man." said the kindly citi-
zen, "and I'm ssure you could
find an easier job than shoveling
coal"
ooh, / have better job" in
the summer / run an ice wagon"
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
MARYLAND UNIVERSITY
TAPERS-OFF HEAVY
WEEK OF WORK

Finishing touches for the afternoon with North
Carolina the College Park stadium be put today by
the University of Maryland gdmen Todays practice to be
limited to signal drill, kicking and other fundamentals
Real work for the week completed yesterday when long
varied session the field followed by blackboard talk after
dinner that lasted until after o'clock Everything in the
toire gone both
were how
The Washington times., 1923-10-26

There Will be two changes in
the team that began the game
against Virginia Poly here last
Saturday. Hough, whose ankle
was broken, of course, had to be
supplanted. His place at the out
played most of the game against
v. p. /.
Groves also will start at quarter
back in place of Besley, whose
ankle, which was injured last Sat
urday, has not fully healed. Besley
could play in a pinch but he win
not be used unless it is absolutely
necessary.
Pollock, who played only the
hast half of last Saturdays game,
win be ct the pivot position at
the outset of the battle with
North Carolina. This means that
Branner, who filled In at the
pivot position, win be at his reg
ular berth Of right haIfback.
Two web matched teams. as wen
rs can be Cleaned from the
activities OF the Maryland scout,
will clash when the College Parkers
take on the Tarheels. North Caro-
AAAtcSS WA1ACu s9tNOk1 1u6 game lASL year
Is about on q par with its 1929
form, while Maryland is consider.
able better and in far better condi.
ton than in the contest at Chapel
HiHs ~. C., a year ago.
That there is much interest in the
contest Is shown by phone calls for
tickets to the University. one fan
being fearful that all Of the 5000
seats would he gone hefOre ho
could get out. While IL is not like
iy that the capacity will be taxed,
the prospects of a stirring battle
doubtless will attract q large crowd.
Play in the big game viii start at
2:30. There will be a preliminary
clash between the Maryland Fr0sh
and Charlotte Hall Military Academy
starting at ] o'clock. There also
will be a race between the Fresh
men and Sophomores between the
halves of the main contest.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26

tacuIar playing. Both the Red AMI
Blue and Old Eli at that time repre-
sented the best Of the ,elevens
rampant in those days.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
Baker Is In1provine.

Col. William F. Baker, president
Of the Phillies. is slowly recovering
from an operation for the removal
OF a tumor. He is in a New York
hospital.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
YALE AND PENN HEADED
FOR GRID REUNION

PHILADELPHIA 26-Yale and Penn may the grid
1924 the Of generation Both universities
said be receptive state of mind and with their schedules
that
business and slate each other
launched feelers last
time Quakrs schedule completed and
nknAnnr dnnkh ho hnd
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
First Time in East.

Marquette University, of Milwau.
kee, plays its first game in the
East tomorrow when it tackles hos.
ton College at Boston. s
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
Centre Is Favorite.

Centre College, Of DanVille, KY,
Is favored to defeat Pennsylvania on
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26

This season, however, sees the
finish of several dual agreements.
which were entered into last sea
son.. and there is every chance that
Old Eli will be among those present
on Penn's football program for next
year.
According to those who are in a
position to know, Yale wants to
schedule the first game at the bowl
in New Haven in 1924, and then to
have a working agreement whereby
the teams play at home against
each other in alternate seasons.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
Eastern Sho' Sticks.

The Eastern Shore League, though
not making much mohey this past
season, will reorganize and be in
organized baseball again next year.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26

Otto Miller Resigns.
Otto Miller has resigned as
anager of the Atlanta club.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
NAV Trade shocker.

Strong rumors have the st. Louis
Browns trading Urban Shocker to
the Boston Red S0x, for George
Burns, the sIugging ffrstsacker.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26

There will be no public sale Of
tickets for the Yale-Army game at
New Haven.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26

Penn football authorities yester-
day said that the QuakerS would
be only too willing to play Yale.
They said that. no formal negOtia-
tiOns had started as yet, but that
both universities were ready to
complete q schedule that would
contain the name Of the other. Lou
Young, head coach at Penn, ID o
great buddy Of Tad Jones, who
occupies q similar position at New
Haven.
The Washington times., 1923-10-26

No question but that such q game
on the Quaker and Eli schedule
would meet with unqualified ap-
proval from the adherents Of both
institutions.
With the stadium at Franklin
Field seating $4,000 now, while the
Yale Bowl can be taxed to its ca
pacity to find room for 10000, such
contest would not only prove q
financial boon but would be a grid.
iron contest Of magnitude and
worth.
time in 1898, exactly thirty years
ago, the Blue winning ii to in a
The Washington times., 1923-10-26
Tampa Club Is Up.

The Tampa franchise in the
Florida State League is up for sale.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-09-08
Sliced Tentacles of "DeviIfish,'
Caught Like Flies in Trap,
Table Delicacy.

San Francisco.-Devilfish, better
known as ''polypus octopus bongkong-
ensis," are being caught at Santa Cruz,
CAL, like flies in trap, and the ten
tacles are being shipped to fish mar
kets in San Francisco, New York and
other cities, where they are sliced and
sold at from 30 to 60 cents n pound,
according to G. b. Florence, secretary
of the California state fish exchange
here.
Mr.. Florence says the sliced octopus
tentacle makes succulent table dell
cacy when properly fried.
While fishermen emulate Victor
Hugo and other writer's Of fiction by
telling Of terrific battles with giant
devilfish, usually ending by explaining
how the fish reached one of its eight
arms above the water and wrapped 1t
around the boat, breaking the craft In
two, Mr.. Florence and Prof. Harold
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-09-08
Octopus Is Shy,
Not Man-Killer

Heath. department of zoology, Stan,
ford university, California, state that
this is physically impossible. Pro-
fessor Heath describes the octopus as,
being "of shy and retiring disposi-
tiOn."
The devilfish has no bones or no
structure of any kind" says Mr.. Flor,
en,e. ut cannot swim, but can only
float on the water, or propel itself on,
the floor of the ocean by means of fas-l
tening its suckers on rock and pull
ing itself along.
Don't Frighten Fishermen.
Each Of the eight tentacles is COW
cred with cup-shaped suckers, and
these form vacuum when fastened
on an object. Fishermen haul them
out of the traps with their bare hands,
and throw them in boxes in manner
that Is extremely undignified to fish
that has an age-old fictional reputation
Of being man killer and boat
smasher."
In the picturesque food shops that
line the narrow streets of San Fran
cisco's colorful Chinatown, the ten.
tacles of the devilfish may be seen
hanging from hooks alongside many
other edibles that are strange to the
native American. On the floors Of the
wholesale fish houses here the devil,
fish may be seen stacked In jellylike,
heaps, with tentacles, in some cases,
extending ten feet across, five feet
from each side of the small, egg-shaped
head.
The traps at Santa Cruz, where the
majority Of the devilfish are cadght on
the Pacific coast, are built like ny
traps, only much larger. The traps are
made of wire, with ccne-shaped en-.
trance for the octopus to squeeze
through In order to reach the bait.
Changes Color in Moment.
Instead of being fighter. the devil
fish protects itself from attack by
changing its color and hiding from It's
enemy, according to Professor Heath.
He says:
'To agility and naturally acute
senses should be added their surpris-
ing ability to change their color to har.
monize with that Of their surround.
ings, so that prey and enemies alike
are usually unaware of their proa-
irlity. This color change is based ur>sn
minute elastic sacs filed with pigment
and supplied with muscles for cauang
their expansion.
"As a devilfish crawls about on Ghe
sea bottom Its color can be seen to
change in twinkling from deep chCco-
late through dull red and to gray. II
sand or rock is encountered on the
journey the skin is usually thrown
into Jumps and ridges. SO that under
all conditions the body Is practically
invisible"