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The Washington times., 1924-04-24

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national noggin that everybody's first business is
~ teaching. Whatever else he does is the side.
No mans life counts for much in Natures ledger except
he helps Youth
The day will come when the grocer the factory owner
the banker and everybody else must find his place
educational system.
The real schoohouse is bounded by four walls is
bounded by the Atlantic and the Pacific.
And the idea sproung that the policeman instead
Of being tho and suppresor Of boys should be
the friend and helper of boys.
regular Irish policeman, by the name of Ryan, in
Chicago has been touched and electrified by ray OF
dom straight from the mind Of Destiny.
With true Irish vigor he is declaring that his thryve
OF service in the department have brought him to the
conviction shat the best way fight crime is to the
growth OF it among boys =
In fact has decided that it much effective
crime al its beginning with suggestion than to try
to cure it at its end, with club.
The best product of medical science the work that
has done the prevention of disease Our slowly awaken
onal output of law and order could be greatly increased
courts and policemen would that their prime duty to
prevent and not to punish crime
During period of twelve months some fortysix hun
dred boys between the Of seventeen and twentne
arrested by the Chicago police for dsordery conduct
Think of this army Of potential citizens learning the early
and vicious lesson that the policemen their enemies
Of all the people in the world boys the least likely to
learn anything by being dubbed and the most respon
sive to kindly treatment.
The bulk Of the crime Of any country is committed by
children The police statistics of Chicago show that eighty
five per cent of the crime of that city is committed by
youths under twenty-one years Of age.
What step forward it would be if all children could
upon every bue-coated officer friend
could be disposed toward him instead Of from him.
Another phase of this question is that, Sergeant
Thomas Ryan says seventyve per cent Of youths who
are brought to court are the sons Of immigrants"
The very best person the world to reveal true Amer
cansm to these immigrant children is the policeman No
one we'll he show them that in America, law is
the and friend Of the people and not the peoples
oppressor and enemy.
The rotten idea that affics all administration Of
justice the sort of idea that corrupts nterna
tonal reaticns 1t is that the natural state of
state Of So have the army Of lawbreakers pted
against the army Of law enforcers.
There should not be army at ALL Law breakers should
be recognized detectives and treated such, not
equals and fought such.
Crime really disease and should be treated in proper
hospitals by intelligent and scientific methods.
And the policeman being that officer Of the law who is
closest in touch with the people, will vastly increase his
efficiency when he conceves of himself 'terror
wrongdoers" but whose chief business it is
youth from falling into the clutches of terrible dis
ease-the disease known Crime.
by
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He that sits with his back to draft sits with his face
to a coffin.
Always rise from the table with an appetite and YOU
will never sit down without one
To rise at SIX eat at ten, sup six go bed at ten
makes man live ten times ten
He that will thrive may lie till five he that hath thrven
may lie till seven
Better is it to write of laughter than Of tears since
laughter is the natural function Of man -.
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Mrs. Grundy

w is query heard frequently.
All the world stands in awe
and fear OF Mrs. Grundy--and
this as 1t should be, perhaps, for
Mrs. Grundy means, simply, pub.
lie opinion. The Encyclopedia
Britannica says of her:
Mrs. Grundy, the name of an
imaginary English character, who
typifies the disciplinary control
of the conventional proprieties
OF society over conduct, the ty.
rannical pressure OF the opinion
OF neighbors on the acts Of others.
The name appears in a play by
Thomas Morton, Speed the
Plough Q79S), in which one OF
the characters, Dame Ashfield,
continually refers to what her
neigbbor Mrs. Grundy will say,
as the criterion OF respectability.
Mrs. Grundy is not character In
the play, but Is a kind OF 'Mrs.
Harris to Dame Ashfield."
Copyright. 1884. by King Features
1yndioatas Ina.l
The Washington times., 1924-04-24

"HE handsome shoe often pnches the foot
Il He who would climb the ladder must begin at the
bottom.
Never do an important thing in great hurry.
To hate whom have injured is propensity Of the
human mind
Slim diet and no trouble keep man in good health
The more haste we make in the wrong direction the
further we are from our destination.
The Washington times., 1924-04-24

centage of actual disorders amongst growing
quite great that amongst growing girls But coddle
and permit lot of IMAGINARY nervous disorders amongst
ica nferority tradition has almost little basis in these
days Of athletic training sensible dressing and outdoor sports
for girls Jennys tonnage may not be great John
but she packs almost husky waop, and her endur
tests equal his Insofar physical strength needed
to promote courage the girl be adequately
piled as the boy.
However courage is really not matter of physical
strength but of spiritual stamina. Will power punch
power makes game It's the quality of mans spne
of his fist which determines his standing with his fellow
The man who can't keep cool head who won't face
despsed by society Why shouldn't hystercal and cow
ardly also be despsedY Why shouldn't " Fraid Cat
be bitter term of dersion in the girls world in
the boysf
Featur Syndica Lnc1
The Washington times., 1924-04-24
By ELSIE ROBINSON

most girls, became an abhorrent thing to
them.
Yet, in spite of this unusual training, they
are charming, gentle, sympthetic girls. They
are easily the most popular girls in
their set.
Now, what's your opinion of such train
ingf think it's great plan, the only right
plan. Why shouldn't girls be as brave as
boysf Why shouldn't we expect as much
GOODNESS and candor and courage from girl
as from boyl
cts impossible" you protest. "Girls
are not as strong as boys. They're more high
strung. They're physically weaker"
That s an old answer, but very unsound
one. In the first place, girls are NOT more
"high strung" than boys. Any mother who
has raised bow can tell YOU that. The ner-
The Washington times., 1924-04-24

hat meant they should not be rad cats for Jim feels
that fear the basis OF most human cussedness He would
demand the standard Of courage from them which he
would demand from boysMenta moral and physical cour-
age So he did. And this is the result:
Today Jm's girls, although neither very large nor
strong, plucky They will face any danger or
unpleasantness or rebuke as gamey any man. When
they are hurt they do not cry When there sudden
fusion they do not lose their heads They take care of them
selveshey seek expect protection" They come
and alone exactly boys would or CO. If thew are
forced to into dangerous parts of or on lonely night
trips they carry guns would carry them And thew
know how to use those guns They live without fear and
When they still babies their father laughed or rid
culed unnecessary tears He punished their fs or coward
ice or tatetalng he would have punished the same
faults in boy The moral and physical fussness and
cowardice which is expected and even encouraged in
by
The Washington times., 1924-04-24
LISTEN, WORLD!

MY friend, Jim Keeler, is giving his two
girls an unusual training. I wonder
AZ what you'll think about it. Jim s wife
died thirteen years ago, when Muriel was five
and Rose three. Minnie, Jim's sister, came to
keep house for them. Now, Minnie has about
as much personality as a marshmallow. Be-
fore she had been there aSmonth Jim realized
that the girls wouldn t be one-half of one per
cent human when they were grown unless he
took hand in their education. So he started
to figure out a system of female education.
According to Jim, the average female
ism t much. And what she is is Objectionable.
She fibs and squirms out of responsibility,
and she won't take punishment, and she s a
coward, according to Jim. Good to look at.
but no kind of sport. So he decided that his
girls should be good sports. First of all
The Washington times., 1924-04-24
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Policeman and the Boz.
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.

OOMETlME or other we are going to get it into the
national noggin that everybodys first business is
~ teaching. Whatever else he does is the side.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
VARSITY CUNTS PLAY
TWO GAMES TONIGHT

Another two-game college basket
ball card is to be offered here tonight
with Georgetown, 29-to-12 victor over
Lafayette last night. figuring in the
more important of the engagements.
The Hilltoppers are to clash with
George Washington. their old rival.
in Central Coliseum. in the first tilt
of a series that has been promoted
annually except for a season or two
since its start in 1907. The game is
to begin at $40 o'clock.
Gallaudet, that beat Randolph
Macon 81 to % last night, rs not to
play this evening. but Catholic Uni
versity will be host to the Western
Maryland College quint at Brook
land. This battle will get under
way at Sis.
O'kecfc's good center play and Nc
Naney's work featured Georgetown's
defensively in the game with Lafay-
cite. The Hflltoppers were masters
Of the situation all the way, COM
pletely outplaying the visitors. La
fayette was penalized severely for
rough tactics. All of it's substitutes
were permitted to remain in the fray
despite excessive fouling.
G.linudct outcIa..ed Randolph Ma :
con in every department of play in
the game at Kendall Green. With
Davis and Riddle scoring heavily
from scrimmage, the Kendall Green
ers soon had a commanding lead and
played the latter part of the game
with a substitute team. Butterworth.
a forward. was the best player of the
Ashland quintet. The victory was the
third in q row for Gallaudet.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
DISTRICT SCHOOlBOYS
IN TITLE SWIM MEET

Central Highs aquatic athletes
should be In fine fettle for the inter-
scholastic swimming meet to be held
March s. under the auspices of the
G Club. in the Blue and Whites tank.
Central defeated Dewitt for the Sec
ond time yesterday. 4B to IS. Keutner
Of Dewitt was the outstanding per-
former. He took first place in the
fancy dive and won the 50-yard dash.
He was close second in the 100-yard
dash.
With two victories over the Dewitt
Prep team tucked away, Central will
send four OF its swimmers to COM
pete in the national championship
events next Saturday at the Univer-
sfty OF Pennsylvanfa-
Capt. Bonnet. Gam. Edmonton and
Peter will make the trip. Keutner
and Jones OF Dewitt Prep also plan
to compete. Both Central and Dewitt
are to send representatives to the
Rutgers College meet to be held Feb
ruary 2.
There will be eight events in the
interscholastic swimming. meet this
year. In addition to the plunge.
fancy dive. relay and 1oo-yard
breaststroke, there are listed the 80,
100. 220 yard dash and the 100-yard
backstroke. Entries may be sent to
F. J. Brunner, coach Of Central High.
No entries will be received after
February q.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
five WORLD RECORDS.
BROKEN IN SWIM MING

CHICAGO, January 19.-Five world
swimming records and one American
mark flashed into existence last
night. when half dozen swimmers
bearing the colors Of the Illinois Ath-
letic Club stepped from the Loyola
University's new seventy-fvefoot
tank.
The new champions bettered their
own records. except Johnny Weiss
muller, who won back the 150-yard
backstroke record taken away from
him recently at Honolulu, and Ethel
Lackie, who beat Adelaide Lambert's
time in the seventy-five-yard free
style event
weissmuilers time was IA 6s-1oo,
compared with the old record of LAT.
Miss Lackie's time was O.47 fat,
four-flfths of second better than
the old record. Miss Sybil Bauer
her time for the seventy -five-yard
back stroke event, doing the distance
in 0.54 3-5. In the 100-yard back
stroke event she made the distance
in 1.13 As, which was two-fifths of
second better than her old record
with the two new marks she took
top honors.
Johnny Farley set a new mark in
the breast-stroke event. going 100
yards in Ito 3-5. four-ffths of a sec
ond better than his old mark Bob
mark. doing the 2oo-meter breast
stroke in 2.56 AS. which is one and
four-fifths seconds faster than his
old mark =
Evening star., 1924-01-19
M0LLA CAN'T PLAY
FOR U. S. AT PARIS

NEW YORK, January 19.-Mrs.
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory. six times
women's national tennis champion of
the United States, will not bear the
American Olympic shield for her
adopted country in the tennis cham
pionships to be played in Paris next
July. All hope that the famous
Norsewoman. who developed her ten
mis- play to international heights in
the United States, would be able to
represent this country at the coming
Olympic was lost when the officers Of
the United States Lawn Tennis AS
sociation were officially notified that
Mrs. Mallory had been declared in
eligible to represent the United
States by the international Olympic
committee.
This ruling is based upon a clause
Olympic games, which states that an
athlete who has once represented a
country in Olympic games competi-
tion cannot at a. later date change his
or her allegiance and representation
to another nation.
The specific ruling in Mrs. Mallory's
case hinges upon her play in the
Olympic games tennis competition at
Stockholm in 1912, when, as MolIa
Bjurstedt. girl still in her teens, she
played for Norway and won third
of American tennis enthusiasts that.
because she has made this country
her home for almost a decade and
married an American citizen, the
Olympic rule might be construed
broadly in her case.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
Johnny Farrell Tells
The Hoptoad That Beat Vardon.

hibition match. Harry vardon Is JUST
ly noted as one Of the supreme
stylists of golf. Naturally I wanted
to see him perform. so went out to
the Onwentsia Club, where the
brothers met, and followed them
around. 40,
had a double treat. 1t was a genn-
inc pleasure to see Harry Vardon in
action: also the match turned out.iu
be a thriller. 7r
When they started the last hole ,
Harry and Tom were all squared
the green in .. Harry laid his first
putt close to the hole for sure and
stepped back to let his brother ba4t.
AS Tom was a full thirty feet froni
halve the hole, necessitating extra
play. a.; r.,ts.uo
Tom, after considerable preparas
tion, rolled beautiful putt. But nc
pausing on the very edge of the cup.
When,it seemed certain that the. ball
wouldn't drop, Tom walked up to
sink it. The gallery already was irioIa
ing on to see the play from the next
tee. For the moment; fewawere wateN-
ing. =, -. nc
Tom, himself, had lifted his eyes
when he dropped them again a, look ,
of aStonishment overspread his face.
His ball had Disappeared
Another step forward and IL 1cHme
to view-Securely nestled in the cupi
Tom, after all. had made a andsMono
the match. 1epri
When he retrieved the ball the 1nsssa
terry was. explained. He found aafas,
! hoptoad imprisoned in the cup. In fts
efforts to escape it had disturbed the
balls delicate balance and it had tnalf<
| bled in. 4trI 81
| here?" was Harry Vardon's only com
Evening star., 1924-01-19
Champion Traveller: Creb Wilson Bout Lacks Title CaEber
HANS .WAGMER,S STORY il EEzE11azz::=:zE E1agzH?==sz =

for the lack of trained officers. 1t Is
just as necessary to league base ball
that It's players be trained and pos
sessed of all the knowledge that men
The methods in the past have been
honest and sincere, but sort Of hap
hazard. The popularity Of the game
really has outgrown It's system. Can
you imagine what 1t would mean to
the major leagues to have a college
ed players every year? Also can you
imagine how hard a young fellow
would work to win a diploma from
that school IL he thought 1t a gen.
uine stamp OF approval and appoint
ment or assignment to some major
league club?
College Would Aid Game.
The young player in the past, by
force OF circumstances. has been COM
PEELED to get most of his base ball
education and training by his own ef-
forts. The managers haven't the
time nor the inclination to spend sew
erai hours every day correcting the
faults OF the young substitutes and
recruits who sit on the bench merely
waiting for an opportunity to show
what they can do. Often have look
ed at their eager eyes from the field.
l could almost feel that they were
HoPiHS " btc some Ola IellOW QTOD
out SO that they would have q chance.
That is but natural. reckon young
officers In the Army and In the police
look forward to the time when some
veteran VIII be retired. 1t Is their
only chance for advancement.
j have known ambitious young ball
players to shriyel up and lose their
pep through lack Of activity on the
diamond. Sitting on the bench day
after day and month after month Is
no easy job.
Now suppose we had college
founded and endowed by the big
leagues and with we'll known star
players as professors or instructors
wouldn't that be great place to send
these youngsters that now sit on the
bench? The clubs would be able to
pay their tuition in what they would
save in expenses. They could call
them in when needed. The youngsters
would have a chance not only to
study the fine points of the game.
but to put them in practice every day
Evening star., 1924-01-19
SANDL0T MAGNATES
TO SPEND BUSY DAY

BALTIMORE, January 19.-rhe
ninth annual convention of the Ma
tional Base Ball Federation, the
governing sandlot organization, got
down to real. business today. One
session was held yesterday, but for
the most part 1t was merely a get
together assemblage.
Joseph ]. Dallas. president of the
Union Printers International League.
proposed that an annual series be
held between the Typo and N. B. F.,
amateur champions. A committee is
considering the suggestion.
Morning, afternoon and night ses-
sions are on the program today,
since practically the entire business
Of the convention must be transacted
and action taken on numerous COM
mittee reports.
Among the proposals up for action
area reorganization plan, which pro-
vides for enlarging and dividing into
sections the territory under sway of
the federation. champions of each
section to be determined and sent to
the national elimination series; plans
ship; designation of an amateur
day; methods Of increasing the fed
eration's service to members, and
plans for a national best-player tour
nament.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
BASKET BALL GOING
STRONG IN BIG TEN


CHICAGO. January .fs.-Basket ball
is rivaling foot ball; in the western
conference universities this year as
an attraction for crowds early sea-
son attendance records show. J.
Gymnasiums at all the big ten uni
versities have been packed by capac-
ity crowds at the preliminary con-
tests. .-s II
At Michigan a record was set when
5000 crammed into the Yost Field
house to see the Illinois contest. Ohio
State has had nearly 1000 in its
gymnasium. Chicago and Northwest
ern are drawing crowds of 5000,
while the Wisconsin floor limits its
seating capacity to 5000. 49,
The third week OF big ten basket
ball will be marked. by three feature
contests tonight.
Iowa and Michigan, both undefeat-
ed, battle to hold q place with Wis
consin and the head OF the conference
standings. Both flves have strong
offensive machines. with the veteran
Hawkeyes given the edge. i,
In the other two games Purdue
meets Minnesota and Indiana plays
Chicago.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
CLOSING OF SHOCKER
CASE ENDS PROBLEM

CHICAGO. January 19.-Settlement
of the case involving Urban Shocker,
star pitcher Of the St. Louis Browns.
yesterday withdrew his plea before
Commissioner lands that he be de-
clared a free agent. removes a seri-
GUS problem. which would have other
wise confronted the major league
club owners, 1t was said m base ball
circles here.
The base ball world was watching
the case closely, as 1t affected one of
the basic principles of the game-the
right Of a club to discipline it's play
ers. Shocker. who had contended that
his rights of action had been in
fringed upon by the refusal of the st.
Louis club to allow him to take his
wife on the last eastern trip of the
1928 season, appeared before Com
missioner Landis and asked that the
case be settled. Shockef explained
that the situation had been satisfac-
torily adjusted.
When Shocker refused to accom-
pany the club on the last trip he was
suspended and fined $1,000. Whether
the full amount OF the fine was re-
Lands would not say. 1t was under
stood. however, that a satisfactory
financial settlement had been reached
and that Shocker also received back
salary due him.
The case was adjusted largely
through the efforts of Bob Quinn
president of the Boston club, who was
secretary of the Browns at the time
Shocker was disciplined. Quinn, it is
understood. arranged the meeting be-
tween Shocker and Commissioner
I.andis. which resulted in the case be-
ing dropped.
Commissioner Lands refused to
comment on the case, aside from say
ing IAN agreement was reached be-
tween Shocker and the ST. Louis club
and at the request Of the player the
case was dropped"
Evening star., 1924-01-19
EAGLES TO Defend
JUNIOR COURT TITLE

Anacostia Eagle tossers and the
Apache quint are expected to offer
a stirring match tomorrow afternoon
on the Congress Heights floor. Both
teams are in. the thick Of the race for
the 145-pound title, which was won
by the Eagles last year.
Apaches may find the going rough
tomorrow. for the Eagles have NOW
ed down several formidable contend
ers for the laurels.
Columbia MhlGets took both ends
of double header. downing the Pet
worth Boys Club. Is to 4. and the
Twin Oaks Midgets, rs to 16. In the
Twin Oaks game, Atchinson OF the
winners garnered Ave floor goals.
With Jnne, Walker and Shalin dis
playing their wares to good effect the
Rialto Quint turned in a 45-to-22 vic
tory over the Avon five.
What promises to be one Of the
best games of the season is expected
when the Manhattans encounter the
Iroquois tonight at S o'clock In the
Congress Heights gymnasium.
With victories over the Boys Club
Celtics, Auroras, Capitol Juniors and
Trinity NJ. E.. Glover Juniors are
seeking more action IN the lzu-pouhu
class. Challenges are being received
by Manager James White at Lincoln
1894.
McGirty OF the Twin Oaks account
cd for fourteen points when his team
downed Central Athletic Club, IS
to 20.
Olympic Athletic Club has Cancelled
its game with the Company F team OF
Hyattsville because OF inability to
muster a five.
Circle tOHsers are to meet Chevy
Chase Athletic Club tonight on the
latters court Trinity failed to meet
the Circles last night
Calvary Baptist Ave nosed out the
Y. NJ c. A. quint. 13 to IL. At half
time. the Y team was leading. II to
4, but Calvary spurted in the final
portion. McAnich tossed four goals
for the losers.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
NO POLITICS IN BIG
TRADE, QUINN SAYS

CHICAGO. January 19.-League
politics in connection with the recent
deal between the Boston and Cleve-
land American League clubs was
branded as untrue by President Bob
Quinn of the Red Sox. who stopped
here en- route to Columbus, Ohio.
League politics had nothing to do
with our DEAL" Mr.. Quinn said.
There has been considerable talk
about 'gentlemen's agreement and
the like between major league clubs.
but as far as the Boston club Is con-
cerned we have no gentlemens agree
ments with any club.
"The time has come when players
are so scarce that no club will per-
NIT any player to get away from 1t,
providing that the club believes that
the player upon whom waivers are
asked will benefit the club.
ANY time waivers are asked on
any player and We believe that the
player will help US we are not going
to permit him to get away from US
I firmly believe that all the other
clubs are taking the same attitude"
President Quinn said he expected to
have one Of the best clubs in the
league next season. He was highly
elated over the big deal, in which
seven players were involved, and said
that he was not yet through, as he
was looking for a good pitcher or
two and any other players which will
make his club a contender.