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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
LEGISLATION On
MAT TRESSES
FAVORED
District Commissioners REQ
ommend Favorable Action
on Proposed Measure

The District Commissioners to.
day approved measure, introduced
into the Senate to regulate the
manufacture, renovation and sale
Of mattresses in the District Of
Columbia"
THE Commissioners believe the
proposed legislation is needed, and
that the measure is a meritorious
one" they told the Senate in a
letter today.
Some mattresses, pillows and
other like articles offered for sale
in the District have been made
from materials Of an Objectionable
character, and complaints have
been made to the Health Depart
ment concerning them.
"The proposed legislation has
for it's object the prevention of the
manufacture and sale of certain
unsuitable articles designed for
sleeping purposes. There ia no
existing law or regulation that
can in any way regulate this mat
ter.
In some cases, these articles
used for sleeping purposes may be
made from materials that have
been exposed to infections of vari.
GUS kinds, and in such event would
constitute a real menace to persons
Using the same. The bill seeks to
correct these conditions and seems
TO cover the subject very well. The
Commissioners recommend favor.
able action"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
MRS. A. n. WALKER ASKS
FOR LIMITED DIVORCE

Mrs. Adrienne H. Walker, ALT
Fessenden street northwest, today
filed suit in the District Supreme
Court against Richard j. Walker,
residing at the Cumberland apart.
ments, for a limited divorce and
alimony, alleging desertion and non.
support.
Mrs. Walker, represented by At.
torney F. Wood, claims that her
husband. who she says is a railroad
manager and earns $3.50 a month,
deserted her in 1917 and has not
contributed toward her support and
that of their child since April /,
1920. They were married in John.
son City, Tenn, March 20, 1911,
and have one child, whose custody
is requested by Mrs. Walker,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
M'ARTHUR AND SIMMoNDS
SHIFTED TO NEW POSTS

.Brigadier General Douglas Mac
Arthur, now on duty in the Philip.
pines, has been assigned to the
First Division with headquarters In
New York. Macarthur, who will he
promoted to be a major general in
January, is expected to arrive in
New York early next year.
Brigadier General George 8. Sim.
monds, commandment at the Tank
School at Camp Meade. Md, has
been assigned to command the 2Otf
Infantry Brigade at Camp Gaillard
Panama. General Slmmonds viii
sail from New York city January G
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
FLEETING RICHES.

He sat in an Overstuffed easy chair,
Gazing fOndly at wealth displayed
everywhere;
ArtlcleA Of veFtu, oriental rugs and
tapestries rare,
Valuable paintings and luxury be-
yOnd compare.
He thought Of the days when he
was needy and poor.
With a trundle bed awI carpet
less floor,
Indifferent food, often less than more,
When voice yelled through the
irOn-barred door:
''Say. what's the ideaP Wake up.
get q mop and q pail;
Move lively there, you're IN fast ~
q snail:
Get busy and mop the floor of this
JAIL"
His dream of wealth was a fairy tale!
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
THE CROSSWORD CRAZE.

Baby talk and radio lingo
Once filled the average home,
But they're discarded now. by lingo,
While gray hairs fill the comb.
Now crossword puzzles cause the talk
That lasts from morn. till night
The craze right through the land
does stalk,
Its path wrNtched sight.
Why "sin-o-nlm"b led minded will
When tits but q passing fad
Please let It be, IL soon will kill
Off all the friends It had.
SILICUs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

! want to euIOgize myself
And swell my noble head,
And say l don't desplse myself,
And II I get ahead
I want to boast about myself
And call myself divine;
I'll drink no toast without myself,
For Pm sweet me, all mine.
I want to cheer. applaud myself
And tell myself that
Have every cause to laud myself,
That Pm q splendid guy.
I want to slap me on the back
Until I'm out Of breath,
Then / intend to cOndescend
To kiss myself to death.
1 want to talk about myself,
And, gee, how ] desire
To roam and walk about myself,
I'm sure this would inspire
Myself to love me more and more,
To fall In love with ],
To like myself as meier before.
So long, good luck, goodbye!
JOE Fl. HOLMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
HOSPITAL HEAD FILES
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

James r. Mays, residing at the
Cathedral Mansions, superintendent
of the Union Hospital at Fall
River, Mass, and formerly the
superintendent Of Garfield Hospital
OF this city. today filed a petition
in the District Supreme Court to
be adjudged voluntary bankrupt.
Mr.. Mays. represented by at.
torneys Wilton J. Lambert and
Alfred Schwartz, lists liabilities of
$1S, 1852 % and no assets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
DAY AND NIGHT
AUTO COURT
URGED
Traffic Officer Frye Says
There Is No Need for
Additional Laws

In the maelstrom of automobile
and street car traffic that eddies
and flows about the platform of
Traffic Officer Marion F. Frye, at
Fifteenth and New York avenue,
Officer Frye stood today guiding
the mechanical vehicles with both
hands and at the same time talking
to Times reporter.
"If only we could have a con.
tinuous traffic court in the District
with shift of judges who believed
In handing out punishment, there
wouldn't be any national scandal
about Washington's traffic situa-
tion," Officer Frye declared.
Waving on an eastbound car with
one hand and holding up a George
Pennsylvania avenue with the other,
Officer Frye continued his surmis.
ing.
Too Many Laws Now.
There isn't any need for more
laws; we've got too many Of them
now. Half the people / am forced
to stop at this corner don't know
a third of what's in the little book
that's supposed to be their guide.
Where the present system falls
down is in allowing the violators to
get off so easy.
Now If we could take a man
caught breaking the laws, immedi-
ately to a court that was always In
In session and have him tried i'm.
mediately, we would get away from
the business of forfeiting collateral
and getting off light"
Officer Frye has been guiding
the traffic around the Fifteenth and
! New York corner for five years
without serious accident while he
has been on duty.
Bad Trolley Corner.
"It's an easy corner in some re.
spects and hard in Others" Frye
said.
During the rush hour the con
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
LOsT-YEsTERDAY.

A golden opportunity, set 10Th
smiles, cheer and sympathy.
Also feto encouraging words
tohere needed.
The REGARD, if found, tciH be
the same opportunity today, as
such UGIue can aIiCdys be ore
set" s. p.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
FIRE AND POLICE PENSIONS
INCREASED BY D. C. HEADS

Pensions Of more than $50 police
men and firemen, retired before the
pay of firemen and policemen was
increased. were Increased today by
the District Commissioners.
The increased pensions are pro-
vided for In a measure passed
by Congross E0contly,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
AND THEN THE FIREWORKS.
AND NOW HE'S A WRECK

AND NOW HE'S A WRECK.
am sad and lonely,
Feeling mighty bIae;
/ hGve so many troubles
I don't knoU aUhGt to do.
Worry GlaOGys SOhem awake,
Dream bad dreams IN sleep;
I look as If every minute
I'm going to aOeep.
/ received q mental shock
That got the best of me,
And people all say
That I'm a sOreck to see.
I tried to pick a peach
But admit that l missed;
She said she aOGs' a girl
That had neVer been kissed.
NORTH KERLINA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05

gestion Of street cars here Is about
Jas thick as at any other corner
in the city. We, have to be care.
full in giving the stop and go signs
to them. But as far as the auto.
mobiles are concerned, it is all
practically one-way traffic. We
don't have much trouble with the
autos In the daytimosP
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05

Whats worryiag me is
aOhether Charlie DGtUes and
has pipe are likely to viOlGte
the smoke lGaVs of the DIS
tTict Whem he gets to be Vice
President. A. D. C.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05

Before you buy securities from
anyone be sure they are ~ good MS
your dolarSs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
l!!1lRlEARDpg,SEENl}D
By BILL PRIcEss ~ f>haE-sSD
? By BILL PRIcE
THE PASSING OF ALEC.

THE PASSING OF ALEC.
"a Ballad Of Our Nutty Navy
The little lamb that Mary had
sasd' steer the ship Tor port. my
And all the IObsterines were glad
1t started.
Because, you see, the aerOplanes
Were hanging by their little chains,
The day that Alexander Jayes
Departed.
He was her apples only eye,
a little, punk, IOpsided guy.
1t was the fourth Of some July
He faded.
AZ banjo bands were pIunking soft,
His purple b. v. DIS he DOTTED
And clamberlng stralghtway alOft,
Cascaded.
His loss we all sincerely mourn,
The moro because his pants were torn
En- route unto the unknown bourne
He visits.
We sadly scoop our scrambled eggs,
And chew our storage chicken legs,
And drink our brew, amid the dreSS.
What-is-its!
n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05

I see by Pittsburgh papers
that Alice End and A. Bum
acre married there. 1t mag
not, after all, be a bum end
ing. CICERO SLAPP.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
OR SALTED PEANUTS.

Thrust your bread upon the water,
And you'll sure make no mlAtislxe ;
When some night you go to court her
she'll feed you mp on angel-cakc.
CABIN JOHN POET.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-05
Bad Trolley Corner.

"It's an easy corner in some re-
spects and hard in Others" Frye
said.
During the rush hour the con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
WINS LATONIA EVENT

LAToNIA, Kyo Sept. 27.--Alta. wood, second choice in the betting, won the Latonin cup race over two miles and a quarter at Latonia today, run ming a length and half ahead of My Play, the favorite. Wild Life ran in third position. #
 The Kentucky bred horse equalled the track record for this event when he negotiated the distance in 3:49. The record was made in 1922 by Radio. The race was worth more than s10,000 to the winner
 Capt Hal scored in the Fort Thomas handicap in beating Blue Warbler, the favorite, by a length and a half. Anni- hilator finished third. The time of the winner was II 1-5 over six furlongs and was worth $6,260 to the owners of Captain Hal, which established himself as one of the best two-year- olds in the west by his splendid dis play of grit in winning the race.
 The entry in the Latonia cup was the smallest in years. My Play set the the pace and held It for two miles when Jockey l.. McDermott with a leg up on Altawood moved his colt up and Jockey Shuttinger on My Play went to the whip at the final eighth pole when the winner wore him down, Alta. wood was pushed up into first place as My Play tired and was badly winded horse at the finish. Wild. Life was most tired of the two. Bob Tail was a bad last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
MANY LINESMEN
 GRID CAPTAINS
Most Of Leading Football Teams Have Captains
 In Line

Of the twenty leading football teams of America, practically all have field leaders-captains-who play the for ward line. Only five are from the back field, two auarterbacks and two half backs, with one fullback captain Sioate of Indiana.
 One guard, Lee Frank of Pittsburgh university, is squad leader and only three tackles; Gowdy, of Chicago, Cox of .Minnesota, and Weir of Nebraska. The tackle used to be the most ire quent choice.
 Seven Captains Are Centers.
 The ends have total of ten cap taincies but more centers are team leaders this year than any other class. With a total of seven from this one man job it stands head and shoulders above the others.
 Since the center was pulled out of the line on defense and practically made de- fensive captain, this former position of the pudgiest man on the team has be- come of utmost importance. The cen- ter has become more iudividualistic than even the end, for he may enter and leave the line at will while defend ing and is expected to make at least half the tackles. His interference work has to do with the most important members of the econdary-fullbac and halfbacks.
 Yale, Harvard, Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, California, and Army will be led on the gridiron by their centers.
 Ten Leaders Are Ends
 Captains who are ends will head the teams from Princeton, Brown, Dart mouth, Cornell, W. and J., West Vir- ginia, Illinois, Stanford, Navy, and La, fayette. More has been written about small, lonely wing defenders than about all other football players combined.
 It the average coach had bis way, most captains would be quarterbacKs and in reality the quarterback is the first general as far as tactics go. To arouse the emotions of the team to fighting pitch by acts of valor and words is left to the real captain.
 Simmons of Syracuse and Parkin of Iowa are the only two quarterback cap tains of the big teams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
NEW YORK GIANTS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Victory Saturday Gives McGraw Tenth Pen
 nant-Braves Put Brooklyn Out

BROOKLYN. Sept. 27.-The Braves put the Brooklyn Dodgers permanently out of the race for the National League pennant today by winning a close game 3 to 2, Incidentally, the Boston club broke Bill Doaks string of consecutive victories which had reached 10 to this point.
 Cooney held the Dodgers to four hits, one of which was home run by Brown, first man up in the fifth. This was Brooklyn's first hit of the game, The Brooklyn team scored it's second and final run in the eighth on single by High, Mitchelrs walk and Wheat's triple.
 A vigorous protest arose in this in ming when Umpire Klem, ruled Mitch els hit to right foul. Both High and Mitchell had scored on the hit the latters run tying the score when Stengel threw wild and the ball rolled to the Boston dugout. The runners were ordered back, however, and Mitch ell was passed. The Braves scored all their runs off Doak. McInnis' hit ting featurad Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Sept. 27.- Especial. Showing powerful often sive combination, Alabama defeated Union University here this afternoon by a $50 score in the opening game of the season. Approximately 5000 per sons witnessed the game.
 Little doubt existed as to the winner of the contest after the first Crimson play. It netted touchdown, Grant Gillis sweeping around right end for 35 yards for touchdown. The Grim sons scored two other touchdowns in this quarter, added three more in the second quarter and two more in the fourth quarter.
 It was Johnny Mack Brown, half back, who received the praise of Joe Guyon, former Georgia Tech star, after the game. This Brown boy is good-- watch him later in the season." said Guyon.
 Brown Runs Wild
 Brown displayed one of the greatest exhibitions of openfield running seen in many years at Denny field. His side-stepping was almost perfect, his change of pace and his receiving of passes good. Brown raced T6 yards On Parker's punt for a touchdown at the opening of the third quarter. A few moments later he returned another of Parker's punts for 46 yards and touchdown. In the fourth quarter, he received a 15 yard pass from Gillis and ran 55 yards through a mass of players for touchdown.
 Brown was not the only Crimson back who showed promise for later games. Hubert, Gillis and Barnes, all veterans of last year, gave the Union secondary players all the work they wanted. Sal mon, Rosenfeld, Winslett, Cohen and Hussey also showed their speed and line plunging ability.
 Alabama's flank problem was we'll taken care of by McClintock and Caid- we'll, who did good work in today s game. They allowed few gains around their wings and smeared passes and caught passes galore. Caldwell was used as defensive halfback and offen- give end.
 Clearly Outclassed
 Union was outweighed about 15 pounds to the man and was clearly out. classed by the heavier Crimsons, They displayed a good passing combination in Parker and Stewart, but were never Gble to penetrate far beyond the line of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
Back in 1918, before the bil aStarn foatha1l examinations haC

Back in 1918, before the big eastern football organizations had grasped fully the potentialities of forward passing, a team from small Pennsylvania college invaded seaboard territory and spread the real gospel of how it should be done.
 The eleven was Washington and Jefferson's and the man who equip ped it with its remarkable forma' tions was Robert c. Folwell, some time star back for the University ot Pennsylvania.
 Before that even teams like Yale, Harvard and Princeton used either sort or long passes. Washington and Jefferson taught the art of mix ing long one and short ones in be- wildering variations and even disre- garded the rule orthodox at the time and made plays over center. Have you seen Washington and Jefferson forward passT was a by word in football circles after Fol wells first success with the team in 1912, which brought invitations for games with Yale and Harvard. Fol wells men beat the Bulldog two years in succession and lost to liar yard by only single point. In 1914 critics rated W. & J. second only to Harvanl.
 Bob Folwell played in the back field at Pennsylvania from 1904 to 1907 inclusive, capturing the team in 1907. In 1908 he coached Pennsy, in 1909-10-11, Lafayette in 1912-13-14-15, Washington and Jefferson in 1916-17-19-19. Penn sylvania, a gain; and since then the navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
DONOGHEE WINS $lQ,OOO STAKES Sunray Finishes Second
 In Big Potomac t,. Handicap

HAvRE, DEGRADE, Md, Sept. 27. 27.-Jim Beans Donaghee swept the field in the $10,0O0 Potomc handicap, feature of today's card here. On his t6ss as the barrier was sprung Don ,aghee into the lead and was never beaded. W. S. Kilmer's Sunray was second and a A. H. Morris Rustic, a heavy favorite, was pocketed at the Break and could never get out, finish aing third,
 Gold Bug also ran. Thomasine was seratched out of the original field of five, one of the poorest entry lists to figure in a Maryland state race in a Hong time. Two-dollar mutuels paid the Winner $15.90. The time was 1 :46 1-5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
HORNSBY LEADS NATIONAL LOOP FOurnier Ahead In Bat ting Out Circuit
 ClOuts

Batting average of the National League that include games played Thursday show that Rogers Hornsby had dropped a point below APO, which was the mark he was shooting at to equal the high record set by modern major batters-Cobb and Sisler. Horns by has dropped pretty steadily since he came back to work after being out with strained back, but he will finish the season with we'll over 400 as his batting percentage. He has a chance to for beating out Jack Fournier as the home run king of the National, as he is but two behind the Brooklyn first sacker and his former comrade on the Cardinals. Fournier has 2 homers an Hornsby 9. Williams of Philadelphia has 23. Hornsby leads by wide margin in total bases hit for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
ST. PAUL WINS
 IN ASSOCIATION

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 27.---With its sixth pennant in the American as- sociation safely tucked away today by virtue of an even split in the double header with Louisville, the St. Paul club was all set tonight for an, invasion of Baltimore for the junior worlds series. ,,s ,fs.. s.ss.g .o.s5S ia5 The series which will decide the minor league championship of baseball is scheduled to start next Thursday in Baltimore, which won the International league flag.
 The Saints will play four games in the eastern city on October 2, 3, 4 and 5. The final contest will be play ed here. the worlds junior. title going to the team winning five. games. The winner also may play the Pacific coast champions, but this has not been de- cided.
 When St. Paul clinched the associal ton pennant today, one of the closest and most exciting races in the leagues history was concluded. The locals had been in the lead off and on throughout the season with Louisville and Indian apolis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-The New York Giants today broke a precendent of 49 years and won the National league Championship for the fourth time in Succession by defeating Philadelphia here today, 5 to 1, while Brooklyn was losing to Boston.
 | No other National or American club ever has won four successive pennants. Manager McGraw of New York was thwarted in his ambition for four straight pennant winners. when the Bos- ton club beat out his Giants in a Sep tember finish 10 years ago.
 The championship is McGraw's tenth, twice as many as were won by any other National league manager.
 Bentley found the Phillies easy pick ing and held them to four hits. A huff by Jockson gave Philadelphia it's only run in the first inning
 The Giants punched hits off Ring and scored their runs one at time. Ring was driven out of the box in the sixth inning. Holke was spiked by Terry and was obliged to retire. The score ::
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
PAINTERS WIN
 FROM MEMPHIS.
Wachtel Hurls Ft. Worth To First Victory
 Of Series

FORT WORTH, Texas. Sept. 27.- By an avalanche of base hits, including five home runs. the Fort Worth Pam thers, three times Dixie champions, celebrated their first appearance on their home lot in the present series by storming their way to Il to 3 win over the Memphis Chickasaws, cham pions of the Southern association.
 The victory today reduces the Mem phis lead to one game, making the count in games'2 to 1 in favor of Memphis.
 Tho hero of the day was Paul Wach- tel, the spitball avtist of the Fort Worth club, who has been barred from using his freak delivery on the Memphis field. He made his vengeance sweet to- day, allowing the Chicks only six hits and being trouble in just one inning, the sixth, when the Southern leaguers punched q single and double with a walk, an error, and sacrifice fly for three runs.
 McGrew Knocked Out
 Slim McGrew, the righthanded pitch ing ace of the Memphis team, started the game with two strike outs in the first inning, but in the second, the Panthers found their batting eyes and before McGrew could be withdrawn five runs had trickled across the plate, lead the Memphis team never over came.
 Kelly, the relief pitcher, did not do any better for four of the five home runs were made off his delivery.
 Palmer opened the Fort Worth sec ond with flyont to first. Ellington and Tavener were walked in succession, followed by Bischoffs double into the left field stands, Eddington scoring. Watehell hit high fly to right center which caromed off of Barber's leg and rolled into the right field stands for double, Tavener and Bischoff SCOT ing. Calvo, the Cuban centerfielder of the Panthers, then registered the first home run of the series with a blow over the right field stands, scoring Wachtel.
 McGrew was withdrawn in favor of Kelly, but Phelan singled ana Sears doubled, scoring Phelan. Kraft struck out and Palmer ended the. winning in. ming with fly to center, his second out of the inning.
 Chicks Threatcn Memphis once threatened in the sixth when Protho walked, Carlyle sin. gled and Yaryan doubled, scoring Pro. thro. Smith, the hero of the Memphis games, went out second to first but Anderson was safe on Phelan's error, Carlyle scoring and Yaryan going to third. He scored on Lamotte's sacri- flee fly to Ellington, Kelly ending the rally with an out.
 Sears hit two of the five homers, one in the fourth with none on and the other in the sixth with one on. Eding, ton hit homer in the third inning and Palmer hit for the circuit in the sixth, the third run for Fort Worth in the inning.
 Kraft, the home run king of the minor leagues, struck out on each of his five trips to the plate.
 Three double plays, two by Fort Worth, and one by Memphis. featured the play and Tavener, the diminutiye shortstop for Fort Worth. sparkled in the field. The score: