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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
CUBS BACK UP
KAUFMAN AND
TRIM PIRATES, AZ

Chicago, April 21-Kaufmann out
pitched Lundgren today, Chicago
punching it's hits to better advan-
tage and defeating Pittsburgh 4 to
2 in the first game of the series.
Kaufman was given perfect sup
port, the fielding of STATE being
feature. The game was delayed 40
minutes because of rain. Score:
Pittsburgh 90 0 l 0 0 l 0 O-2-G-1
Chicago -. 0 >, y 0 0 , 0 0 N-4-6-0
Lundgren, Stone and Schmidt;
Kaufman and OFarrell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
JAY
SPORT !
CHAT I
Additional Sporting News win
found on Page Five of this is,,

While 1t has been rumored IN j
city that "Crabby" Newell OF M
desires the berth as coach at ~
High school. to take the place OF Al
ton Thompson. who has sent IN
resignation, effective at the end on !
school year. superintendent of Sch,
T.. w. Burrill stated last night tina,
knew nothing of any such applicasl
AIR. Burrill did say that Dave Nae
man of South Paris, president Of /,
Maine Winter Sports League, had I
piled for the position but no decI,l
has as yet been reached. 1t is p,
able that the school board will \
around and when they see someone \
would fit well in that position appral
him upon the matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
W|NSLOW HIGH
HAS EASY Time
WITH COLBY TEAM
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Waterville, April 2s.-The Winslow
High nine easily defeated the lambda
Chi Alpha Colby fraternity team ct
Wirslow early this afternoon, to ..
York, Winslow's 15-year-old hurler.
held the visitors to one hit and famed
10. while the Winslowites garnered
eight clean cracks. including home
run by Papalos. two. two-base hits by
Ferd Niles and double by W. Roy.
LAMBDA CHI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
Schooiboy Results

At Biddeford-Portland 20; Bidde-
ford It.
At westbrook Westbrook {;
Thornton !.
At Norway-Norway High 16;
Mexico High 5.
At Limington-Porter High AZ;
Limington i.
. At Sebago Lake-Standish High
40; Limerick 8.
At Aubrun-Edward Little 10;
Morse High 8.
( At Waterville-Coburn Second II,
Fairfield High 9.
At Observation-Disclosures High s;
Lambda Chi 2.
At Skowhegan-Skowh High
IA; Oak Grove IL.
At Augusta-Cony High 81; Rich
mond High 4.
At Bridgton-Bridgton High 81
North Conway s.
At Bayside-Catholic High II;
Seminary Second 8.
At Pittsfeld-M. c. I. 81: Dexter
High !.
At waterville-Coburn C. I. IL;
Colby Seconds S.
At Gardiner-Gardiner Il; Bruins
wick 1.
At Kents Hill-kents Hill 10. Au-
burn Legion s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
SENATOR'S PUNCHES HARDEST
IN SUGGEST WITH RED Sox, 9-6

Washington, April 27-Washington
outsIugged Boston in the late innings
Of q loosely played game today.
winning to 6. Boston completed a
triple play, in the first inning. j.
Harris speared Rice's drive, Leibold
and s. Harris, on first and second,
respectively had run with the hit:
Harris toss to Lee caught Leibold
at second, and the relay retired s.
Harris at first. Score:
. pnCTON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

sen .. Il. Franson. Two base hA
Burke, Scanlon. Kenney >. Olsen, JQl
Three base hits. McGowan. Cutl
Home runs Howard t'lrwell. StOq
basesfl T.. Franson. Sacrifice ny
Renolds. Sacrifice fys, Scanlon. Ba1
one balls. JOY in Innings. Nun
in inings. Farwell in 6 inninr
Porter in 6 innings. Struck out 4
Farwell >. by Muir 2. Wild pitchs
Porter. Suivart. Hit by pitched pay
Shannahan by Joy, Scanlon by Pd1
ter .. Howard by Farwell, j.. Fraf
son by Farwell. Time : hours. th
pire, Bob keehar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
Wyandottes Win
Industrial Bowling
League at Elm City

Especial to the kennebec JournaD
Waterville, April 1.-THE Wyan-
dottes won the Industrial League at
the Elm City alleys this season. The
Wyandottes did not lose a game and
only lost two points.
Two records are held by them, team
single 52S and team total 1477. Lefty
Gilbert holds the high three strings
1876 and Preo of Keyes Fiber Co., has
high single with 12s. The last game
of the season will be Eowled Tuesday
night between Armour and Wilson
Co. and Kennebec Canoe Co. This
game was postponed from last week.
Standing w l.
Wyandottes ................. 81
Maine Centrals .............. 81 10
keyes Fiber Co. .............. 20 20
H. & W Co. ............. 16 "a
Armour & Wilson Co. ........ Is %
kennebec Canoe Co. ....... Z 20
Averages: King 90; Rankin So;
Gilbert So; Pelletier "a; Neadeau "a;
Michaud SO; Camreon go; Preo 80;
s. Shaw 50; L. Poulin go; p. Martin
81; Dundas 81; E. Saucier 81; Maline
80; Knight 90; Butler 80; Barton SO;
J. E. Boulette SO; Mitchell SO; Alley
50; Quincy IS; Mark 81; A. Martin
81; La Chand 81: Bishop Sc; Vigue
IS; Deroun So: Audit IS; Worth So:
j. A. Boulette So; Stedman SO; G.
Saucer 50; futile 81; Ellis 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

Bailey .: Reed, West and Brown.
struck out by Wuestfelt 3; Went
worth Z. Double plays. Smith to
Martoski to Reed. west to Reed. Hit
ty pitched bail by Wuestfelt > (Ste-
vens, Wentworth). Wild pitch. Went
worth 4. Passed ball Pollard !. Base
on balls Wucstfelt ). Wentworth :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

0 o 0 o o o :, O. 4
Home runs. Bradstreet. Two
base hits. Gresoire. Coughlin. Webb.
Howe, Burns. Stolen bases, Fetch
or. w. Hayden. r. Hayden >. Cough
lin. Hurley. Hit by pitched ball.
Lovejoy. Bradstreet. Hurley. Wild
pitch, Coughlin. Randall .. Base on
balls. off Gregoire 8. off Aubin =.
dali. Sacrifice hits. Gregoire, Brad
street. Umpire, McDonough. Time,
2.45
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

four run lead off Pfeffer in the early
innings but could do nothing with II.
Bell or Doak in the latter half of the
game. Score:
ST. Louis 0 o 90 % 0 0 2-6-11-2
Cincinnati Y = 0 o 0 0 0-4-1O-l
Pfeffer, II. Bell Doak and Neiber-
sail; Benton, May and Hargravc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
Cardinals Get
To Benton for Ga
Victory Over Reds

Cincinnati. April 27-After allow
ing only tive hits in five innings, to-
day. RUDE Benton was pounded hard
in the sixth, when the Cardinals
tied the score, and won out in the
ninth by scoring two earned runs of
Jake Mae. The Reds batted out a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

Earned runs, Coburn s. Colby j.
Home runs. Western >. Three base
hits. Western. Two base hits. Max
well ., Millett. Stolen bases, Shana-
han ). Grady2. Trial. Bragg, Don
nelly, Scagliarini. Struck out. by
Bragg Z. by Coulman 3 in innings;
by Saucier. . in >. Double plays.
Maxwell to Dunn; Peabody to Nick
erson to O'Donnell. Wild pitch.
Coulman. Passed ball. Whelpley >.
Western. Base on balls. off Coul-
man 3 in 6: off Abbot, l in /; off
Bragg, 1. Sacrifice hits. Scagliarini,
Trial, Western. Fielder Umpire.
Moynahan. Time, 2.45. Attendance.
200.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

Home Run-Papalos. Two-base hits
-Ferd Niles .. w. Roy. Struck out
York 10. McAubrey 4. Hit by pitched
ball-Fred Viles. Wild pitch-York.
Passed ball-Roy. Base on balls-Off
York ). off 1IcAUbrey 3. Umpire. Lord.
Time, lao.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

x-Replaced Joy in second.
KHAN for Joy in the first.
Lowell Textile ..0.5 10 90 2-12
Colby ...........5 8 % 10 2 01-12
Runs made by Cutler 4, MCGOWAN
4, Shannahan, E. Franson. Howard,
Mitcell. Kenney 2, reynolds, Brig
ham Mckay 2, Scanlon, Farwell, IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
LoWELL-CoLBY
BATTLE TO 1912
TIE IN BASEBALL

Lowell. Mass, April oe-Lowell
Textile and Colby battled to IL to
L. game here today in contest feat
ured by hard hitting and many errors.
Both teams were forced to use two
pitchers.
The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

After dropping the first few
league games the Yanks are co-S
along at fast rate now. They
considerable climbing during the y,
week and seemed 70 dampen the an
of the fast flying Red SoX.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
Elm City Alleys
Lead in Business
League, WaterYille
,necial tn kcnnebeC .Journall

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Waterville, April 21-The Elm City
alleys went into first place in the
Business Men League last week
while Thomas Business College is in
second place. r. Moore set up'a new
three string record to shoot at his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
TODAY'S GAM Es
AMERICAN LEAGUE

SATURDAYS RESULTS
Washington o; Philadelphia 2.
Boston 8; New York a.
CIeceIand 2; St. Louis II.
Chicago z; Detroit IS.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Washington 9; Boston s.
Detroit a; Chicago 3.
Cleveland 10; St. Louis 9.
New York II; Philadelphia 2.
TODAY'S GAMES
Cleveland at St. Louis.
Chicago at Detroit.
Boston at Washington.
New York at Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

Waite Hoyt. who suffered poor ~
last season. seems to be showing l
stuff in real style again. The in..l
OF the New York pitching staff u
away to an II stanza victory over 4
veteran Jack Quinn the other day
stunt which requires not only a wei
OF stuff but little headwork.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

Gates fans who had 4 victory for 4
Lewiston college all dored out 4
their hopes somewhat shattered dcN
at Bowdoin Saturday. Larry Sou,
wick, whose hurting has been only q
up to this time. dumped the Bates ted
without score after going in for RI
irson. who had a hard time irving
find the plate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

!. A catcher should at all times fol-
low the plays in the field so that he
can anticipate what is coming and,
when the occasion arises. signal his
pitcher for waste ball. IL the
catcher is watching the field and
sees that a runner Is about to steal,
or hit and run play has been called,
he flashes the signal for a waste
ball. The result, IL the catcher is a
man of good Judgment and brains,
ia a man.thrown out on bases.
Copyright, 1924. Associated Editors,
Incl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Minneapolis a; Toledo 2
st. Paul s; Columbus
Milwaukee 4; Louisville 6 inningg,
rain)
Kansas City 5: indianapolis /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
EASTERN LEAGUE

Pittsfield s: New Haven
Worcester ,; Waterbury 0
Hartford %: Albany l
Springfield o: Bridgeport !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

x-ran for ONeill in It'll
xx-batted for Ehmke in eth ...- ..
xXx-batted for Fuhr in 9th
WASHINGTON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

Eecords-Single string, TnomaS
100. Three Strings. T. Moore, SS1.
Two String total Langill and Bar
ney az. Team total Elm City AL
leys and Thomas Business College
COS.
Games this week-Monday, Thorn
as b. College vs.. C. NJ. p. Co.: Mon
day, Kennebec Journal vs.. Sentinel.
Tuesday. Larsen Co. VS. City Job
Print: Tuesday. Advertisers VS. Elm
City Alleys. Wednesday, Thomas B..
College VS. Sentinel: Wednesday,
Kennebec journal VS. c. NJ. E. Co.
Thursday. City Job Print vs.. Elm
City Alleys: Thursday, Advertisers
vs.. Larsen Co.
.. Averages-Barney9 IS. Thomas ?6.
McBeth "a. Moore 90. Blackstone 81.
Larsen SO. Joseph 50. Nerzoni SO,
Clarke IS. Knight SIS, Toomey 81.
league s.. Holmes SIS. McAlary ".
Fairgill So. Bridges so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
When should a catcher signal
for a waste BALI?
Answered by
RAY SCHALK

Catcher. Chicago White ,Sox: One
Of the greatest baekstops OF all
time. Has caught in 10O or more
games per season for the past twelve
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
SCORE
PERCENTAGE DOPE
AND GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE

SATURDAYS RESULTS
New York S; Brooklyn 2.
Philadelphia 4: Boston 5.
Cincinnati o; Pittsburgh 2.
St. Louis Chicago, rain.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Chicago a; Pittsburgh 2.
St. Louis s; Cincinnati 4.
New York g; Brooklyn 5.
TODAY'S GAMES
philadelphia at New York.
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

Cony has team composed almi
entirely of green men but some futg
Charles Paddocks doomed up durt
the continual trip of the local III
around the sacks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

the continual trip OF the local "
around the sacks.
Pete Bradstreet leaned on one Of 1
Richmond offerings with such ard 1
that he went all the way around W.
out stopping. 1t was sweet hit
entirely uncalled for. 1f4Cony had 81
ten about 81 runs less the game woa
have been real exciting. Coach ThcH
son used every man he had except u
batboy. who must have been down
his studies to deserve sucn treating
"Tubby" Gregoire furnished The coz,
edy Of the afternoon when he 81
second. but upon reaching the mldf
cushion Tub" kept right on witht
stopping. lie was caught and Tit
his way homeward with the laugh
of the fans following him. ]
Bill Mansfield is busy making 4
engagements for II tough basket ~
schedule for his WinSlow prot@f
to work out next winter. Folot
ing his policy of getting games wiz
the best teams in the State, n
has signed up Portland Catho
High for n contest in WINSTON az
one in Portland. This will be u
first time in several years that
Portland team has come into j
region for an athletic contest.
Although Coach Mansfield
Winslow High has not fully arraigI
ed his baseball schedule for
whole season as yet. he was able
give the Journal an inklinS Of u
stiff schedule that he has mapFl
out for his boys. This schedule
cludes games with Waterville HltI
Skowhegan High. Lawrence Jug
Ilartland Academy. Belfast in
and another clash with the Cooaf
firStS
The Washington times., 1924-10-28
DEATH Rate FOR
CHILDREN
IS HIGH
Due to Lack Of Moral Edu-
cation, Alexandria Health
Officer Affirms

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Oct. 3d.
Lack OF moral education" Is the
real cause OF the astounding mum.
Der Of child deaths IN the city Of
Alexandria, In the opinion of City
Health Officer Louis -. FOulkes.
The concrete details and facts
concerning the deaths which go to
swell the number here are Of such
9 nature that they cannot be made
public Doctor Foulkes declared.
s.bOt should anyone wish to l0ok
into the matter ! can satisfy them
that this Is the real cause Of the
condition
Il was revealed today that q com.
munication has been received by the
civic bureau of the Chamber Of Com
n1erce Of Alexandra from the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company
that q survey OF. an area, including
eighty-two cities. OF which Alexan.
dria was oret showed that the child
Death rate is ia to each / 900 births.
The average for this area Is seventy.
eight, the report states
II was decided at the meeting 81
the civic bureau when this corlrnuni.
cation was made public that the mat.
ger would be pFobed through the oE.
fices Of the Chamber of Commerce.
Doctor Samuel b. Moore, one Of
The Washington times., 1924-10-28
20 TO GET DIPLOMAS AT
c. w. U. coNVocATloN

George Washington University
will hold its annual autumnal con.
vocation tonight when seventy di-
plomas will be presented. Follow
Ing the exercises the university viii
formally receive the new Corcoran
Hall. 90
The keys to the new building will
be handed over to President William
Mather Lewis by John b. Larner,
president Of the board Of trustees.
These exercises will begin at $3.50.
The public is invited. Corcoran
Hall, erected at a cost of $3.50 900,
was begun nearly year ago. Mem.
bers OF the Corcoran family will
attend the dedication tonight.
The Washington times., 1924-10-28
U. S. Envoy Taken m

BALBOA, Oct. 2S.--Ambassador
Riddle en- route to the United States
from Argentina was taken here for
treatment for q severe attack Of
rheumatism.
The Washington times., 1924-10-28
A DAYS
WALK
with i'm RING

Medusa and tho Friendly Gent.
Brutal hunor.> perhaps you'll
say. Frankly we think so, too.
However,
Bus rolling over in the autumn
night. Up front, you know. is a
seat for three. enabling its occu-
pants to get the November breeze
right in the neck. The seat occu-
pied by three women.
Woman No. / doesn't figure.
No. . is turning forty, looks ath.
letic and capable, wears nose
glasses and bodied hair, mannish
clothes, forbidding eyes7-you know
the type. No, 8 is about the same
age. shrinking, pale and nervous.
No. / buzzes the button and
alights. Immediately thereafter,
in the doorway. appears q male
passenger, just paying his fare.
He Is bent over and gways sus-
piciously. A good Samaritan indi.
Gates the vacant seat beside No.
Q and No. 3. Without a word, the
newcomer piungeS backward upon
the cushion, causing No. 2 and
No. 3 to stir nervously.
IT now becomes apparent that
the, gentleman IT, unwell, despite
his pleasant. cnuntenance. After
leaning heavily forward for 81 mo-
Inent. ne rights himself and at.
tempts boldly to cross his knees.
Once slip. Twice-sIip. Three
another slip. This is getting
serious.
Since that knee won't go over,
maybe it'll hold the other knee.
No. 2 condeseends to giggle to
No.3, who filters fearfully In
response. Once-slip. Twice
CRACK! The knee has shot over
with a mighty effort, and No. 2
gets a sharp kick on the shin!
"Ow!'' acknowledges Medusa
mo. q, in dreadful audibility.
The Washington times., 1924-10-28
CONTRACT IS LET FOR
ROCK CREEK PARK LIGHTS

Ten miles Of parkway in Rock
Creek Park are to be lighted by
electricity, the contract having been
let yesterday by Colonel C. o.
Sheriff., in charge Of public build
ings and grounds.
Beach drive, Morrow drive, the
Blagden avenue and Walter Reed
entrances, and the road from Pierce
Mill to Broad branch are to have
235 electroliers equipped with $50.
candIepowerI lights, the most pow
erful in any local park. 1t will
cost the District $1O,575 annually
to maintain them.
The lamps will be Of the familiar
''goose-neck' type, rising about
fourteen feet above the center Of
the road. The work will. be com
pleted by January 1.
The Washington times., 1924-10-28
lIUT0|ST HAL TED
BY SHOTS IN
HIRE ZONE
Runs Car Over Dozen Lines Of
Hose. Hits Fireman Held
on Rum Charge

NORFOLK Va. Oct. 28. Fire.
that is believed to have originated
in the kitchen d the ST. FEsgis
restaurant. On CRANKY street early
today did damage estimated 1T
SIS. 900. A musical instrument
store. dancing academy and i navy
goods store also were damaged.
Heavy smoke that extended for q
block hampered the work Of fire.
men. N
While the fire was At its height.
police arrested George Butler who.
it, is charged, drove his car into
the fire Nzone. running it over q
dozen lines OF hose and was stop
ped only when almost thirty re-
volyer shots were fired at him. A
fireman was knocked down by the
car during the excitement.
Butler later appeared In police
court charged with operating a
car while under the Influence nf
liquor, breaking through q fire
zone and other charges. "A woman
and a man In the car with him
also were arrested,
The Washington times., 1924-10-28
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

/
ConyocatiOn--schoo OF Religion af
Howard University today.
Meeting Washington Readers Club
e ths y, Wonen's city Club e : O'Clock;
MeetIng- Nv Arlington Council K Of
q Ar 920 Tenth street at 1880 o'clock.
4, Ma .sst aradrates "a Galilnger Nh.
1887 X street northwest " B o'clock.
Dedication ~ corcoran Hall at
can Convention $ Nationar counc,, 81
Catholic Men At 1914 Massachusetts,
benefit Concert for orphans ana
Widows Home At the willard Hotel
Lecture indians Of the Great South
west and cuff Dwellers Of Ancient
America" BY u Frank Pickering IN
the Interior Department auditorium at
MeetineNo Capitol ana Ecking-
ton Cltizen's Association In the Emery
School AZ o'clock.
Meeting-Rhode Island state Society
IN the Thomson School Of 8 O'Clock.
Lecture-u Under auspices Of the Car
negie Institute ct Sixteenth and p
streets northwest Ct O'Clock.
cite Hotel at $50 O'clock.
Meettns-s Southeast washington Citi.
zens association in the Tyler School
ct o'clock.
II
Ghost soclal. Under anspices Of
Friendship Temple, No. ., Pythian Sis
ters. IN the Pythian Temple, tonight.
Dance--Halloween party BY the New
York State Society In the Willard Hotel
Address Mrs. Cline Neville-Rolfe in
the First congregational Church at 9
hygiene society.
Dinner-By Churchman's, League OF
Washington and chapter OF the National
Cathedral at the City Club this even
| ing.
Meeting-Am Association OF
Teachers Of Spanish at 1895 x street
northwest. at o'clock.
Meeting-Sponsors or card party oil
I. f.. G. A. at the home Of Mrs. james
n. johnson, IT., at o'clock.
Luncheon optimists Club at the City
Club at 1880 O'clock.
Lunclfeon--Rotary Club ct the VIII.
lard at 1880 o'clock.
Luncheon--Lion's Club at the WILL
| lard at 1880 o'clock.
Luncheon soroptimists. Club At the
| City Club at 1850 o'clock.
.Luncheon--Wapiya Club at this Uni
versity Club ct 1890 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-10-28

He glares at the ofren6ur.
glares at the smiling passengers.
glares at No. and says some
thing about 'the dirty thing"
The friendly gentleman, finding
his humble efforts appreciated by
the cash customers, genially
smiles a trifle vacantly) and
pinches No. 2 on the nearest arm.
Oh? says Medusa, shocked,
indignant and hurt.
She fees to another seat, Just
IN time to escape Romeo. He
tumbles sideways down upon the
seat, his hat falling on No. 3's
lap. No. 8 looks foolish and gets
up. The bus stops. The driver
intervenes. The friendly gent Is
thrust into the outer darkness
j.. o. Martin says the Campaign
is so derned tranquil from his
outlook that he can't tell one
button from another from a
distance Of ten feet, AS q cam
paign, it is great marshmallow
battle, says he.
Over in Baltimore is an old
bank with $8,000,O00 in unclaimed
deposits, Ferd Petit tells Ye Ed.
A lot Of Washington banks are
in the same fix. They can't
check out the money because
there isn't law allowing them
to do so. There isn't even q time
limit on how long these deposits
may lay unclaimed. The de.
positors have died, leaving no
record Of the account or have
gone away and have forgotten
all about the money
Picking UP the Cincinnati Post
the other day we discovered on
the editorial page this two.column
head, James Ring Makes a Sen.
timental Journey" Quite a nice
ad, thought we, until we found
that this j. r. was 80 years old
and lived in the Old Mems Home
out here In the hills. It was 4
good yarn at that.
The old fellow had come to Gin.
cinnau with his young bride more
than sixty years ago. On this
anniversary, accompanied by q
reporter, he revisited the scenes
OF his honeymoon, some stiIl
standing but greatly altered, and
some obltterated by the march or
progress. Many happy returns
Of the day is what we wish for
our sentimental old namesake.
The Washington times., 1924-10-28

81 y , - - %
the leading physicians Of the city,
when notified Of the appalling fig
ures declared that the rate was
enormous and he was inclined 20
believe twas q mistake.
& Doctor Foullkes admitted, however,
that the figures were right and that
he had discussed this matter with
city officials and representatives OF
the life insurance Company while
the report was being compiled.
h Alexandria's location in close
proximity to Washington lnd SUR
rounded by two counties in which
the closest hospital outside 81 Wash
lngton is in Fredericksburg, Is also
to blame for some Of the deaths, it
IS claimed.
Civitan Club TO Meet
The Civitan Club win hold a
special dinner meeting at $50
O'clock tonight In the Lafay-
cite Hotel. Committee reports
viii be read and several proposed
amendments to the clubs constitI-
ton win be acted on.