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Evening star., 1924-09-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Political Skies.

Political Skies.
Everybody aviate"'
That's the call today.
Everybody. small or great.
Must be under way.
Once again we make a start
Getting in the air,
Each with a courageous heart
Showing speed with care.
Some are sailing straight ahead,
Some will loop the loop;
But the future holds no dread
For the sturdy troop
Who a modern pathway trace
That is high and straight.
In an intellectual pace
Now we aviate.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Whenever the Republican and
Democratic parties attack each other
La Toilette suggests himself as COM
promise, not radical enough to suit
radicals and not conservative enough
to claim the confidence of conserva-
tives.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Discovery of a prehistoric skull sets
the scientific world agog. In the
democracy Of science it is quite as
important as the discovery Of an
cation.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Efforts to revive interest in the
Shakespeare mystery are made from
time to time. But the discussion in
wolves no question at this date OF
pecuniary advantage to anybody. and
for that reason, perhaps. it invariably
languishes.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Among the many inducements which
make Washington. D. c.. an attrac.
tive place of residence is the oppor-
tunity Of seeing some wonderful base
ball.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

A rest In Canada is planned by
Baron Renfrew, who may be excused
for demanding rest and recreation aft.
er keeping up with the pace set by
the Prince of Wales.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Defense day in America admittedly
disclosed state of mind not free from
apprehension. 1t is the privilege, in
deed, the duty. Of Europe to arrive
at an understanding which will re.
move all such doubts.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Discussions Of responsibility for the
recent war are. after all, not so impor-
tant as the avoidance Of responsibility
for any situation which might lead to
another.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Laudable endeavors are being made
to help a very young Chicago mur-
derer who did not have the fortune to
be tried before Judge Caverly.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

The farmer will never be truly
happy until he can get something for
his products remotely approximating
the restaurant prices in town.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Firewater was the bane of the noble
red man. Bootleg liquor threatens a
dire retribution for the posterity Of
his white conquerors.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

A good Navy is expensive, but a
poor Navy may be ruinous.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Genial and Safe,

Genial and Safe.
do you think a campaigner should
be expected to shake hands with the
crowds?'
For my own part" answered Sen.
ator Sorghum, II do. I'd rather shake
hands than 60 on making. speeches.
It's just as friendly and more nom
committal."
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local news pub
lished herein. All rights Of publicatit Of
special dispatches herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Too Much to Ask.

Too Much to Ask.
The statesman would be blest, indeed,
If he his title clear could read
To fame secure as that, III sooth,
OF Walter johnson or Babe Ruth.
Jud Tunkins says there's this much
to be remarked in favor Of the feller
that tells big fish stories-he isn't
trying to sell you anything or influ.
ence your vote.
Fragility.
"Of course, I can't wear this bath
ing suit if the weather gets colder"
said the girl.
NO" answered her father" one
shiver and it would fall Off"
Scalp Protection.
did you see the new sheek tender
foot with the polished hair?" asked
Three-Finger Sam.
LET i'm alone" answered Cactus
Joe. Hes got a good idee. There is
still enough Injuns around the Gulch
to make it worth while to keep your
hair plastered down as tight as pos.
sible."
Appearances.
The costumes that a man must wear
Make sport appear a bit unfair:
Your mind SO many changes claim,
How can you keep it on the game?
"Owin' to de compiicaciousness Of de
law" said Uncle Ehen, at takes .
smart man to know when to be crazy"
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Scalp Protection.
Appearances.

"Owin' to de compiicaciousness Of de
law" said Uncle Ehen. '.it takes .
smart man to know when to be crazy"
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Q. Where do we get the saying
that every man has his price Pr. r.
A. "All men have their price, j.
commonly ascribed to SIR Robert Wal
pole
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Q. What was the lowest rate of
exchange of paper money for gold
during the Civil War?-W. L. r.
A. In July and August, 1854, 500
in greenbacks were worth only s39
in gold.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

@. When was the Salvation Army
found d?-D. V.
a. 1t was founded in London by
William Booth in 1865, and Is years
later a branch was organized in the
United States. From a very humble
beginning the society has grown into
a big organization.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
COLLEGE MINES
WORKING OUT
DAILY
Coach o'ReiIIy Sends Regu-
lars and Yanigans Through
Practice Game.

With ideal climatic conditions
prevailing overhead and under.
foot, local collegiate baseball teams
are making hay while the sun
shines.
out at Georgetown, Maryland
Park, Brookland and Kendall Green
the varsity squads are being sent
through daily drills by their re-
spective coaches.
Georgetown is perhaps farther
advanced than any of the others,
inasmuch as they got an earlier
start. Yesterday Coach O'Reilly
sent the regulars and yanigans
through an eight-inning practice
session.
Coach Moran, at Catholic Univer.
sity, is taking his squad along by
slow degrees, but expects to have
the entire team in first-class condi-
ton by the time the first game is
played.
Gallaudet is working out under
the direction of Coach Hughes,
and reports from Kendall Green
are that the Florida avenue boys
will have a much stronger team
than that Of last year.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
STAKE
DATES ARE
NAMED
Thirteen Fixtures to Be Con-
tested For During Twelve
Day Meeting.

The directors of the Maryland
Jockey Club have announced the
dates for the stakes which will be
run during the twelve-day meeting
at Pimlico beginning May l.
They have been most skillfully
arranged with the $4,000 Dixie and
the Green Spring Valley steeple-
chase both scheduled for Saturday,
May 8,
The Preakness, as previously an
nounced, is slated for Monday, May
IL, giving ample time for the three.
year to take part in the three
big spring events, the other two
comprising the Dixie and the Ken.
lucky Derby.
The dates selected for Pimlico's
fixtures are as follows:
May 1.-The Jennings handicap;
three.year-olds and upward; $4,000
added; six furlongs.
May 2-The Pimlico Nursery; two
year-olds, foals of 1922; $4,000 added;
four and a half furlongs.
May 3-The Dixie Handicap;
three-year-olds upward; $4,000
teenths. and the Green Spring Val
AVy 0tCOPACCAkdSS 11dAO1CdpO
year-olds and upward. $1,000 added;
two miles.
May 5-The Rennert Handicap;
three-year-olds; $4,000 added; six
furlongs.
May 6-The Arlington (claiming);
three!year-Olds and upward: $4,000;
added; one mile and a sixteenth.
May THE Pimlico Home-Bred
(spring); two-year-olds; $4,000 added;
four and a half furlongs.
May 8-The Pimlico Oaks; three.
year.old fillies: $4,000 added; one
mile and a sixteenth.
May 9-The Howard (claiming).
three.year-olds; $4,000 added; one
mile.
May 10-The Pimlico Spring Han.
dicap; three-year.olds and upward;
$500 added; one mile and six.
tenth.
May 1.-THE Preakness; three
year-olds; colts and fillies; 10000
added; one mile and one.eighth.
May 13-The Spring Juvenile;
two-year-olds; $1,000 added; four and
a half furlongs.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20

terday. adding to the depths of the
lake in left field. Ducks padded
about on its surface Tuesday. II
much more rain comes, the Ath.
letics will be catching kingfish out
there by tomorrow. However, a
warm wind blew softly over the
field, and it was not hard to work
up a perspiration. The pitchers
pitched, the hitters hit and the run.
ners ran. Then they called it a
day and returned to the hotel for
another game Of casino or high,
low jack.
While one-half of the squad is
here ready to trade slams and wal.
lops with the Giants, the other half
is in camp with orders to go
through the same old motions.
There was quite some satisfaction
shown by the pitchers taken on this
trip. They are all anxious to show
their ability in real games, and the
Giants and Brewers should crafty
them today and tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
SCOTCH FEATHERWEICHT
CAN'T GET STARTED HERE
TIMES STAFF PHOTO

Mick McAdam, featherweight
champion Of Scotland, has been a
bit unfortunate in getting started
with the topnotchers on this side.
McAdam has had two matches, one
at Toronto with Curley Wilshur,
and the other at Montreal with Kid
Roy, and in both instances his
opponents stepped out after signing
articles. McAdam wants to meet
Eddie kid" Wagner, Kid Kaplan,
of Meridian, and all the leading con-
tenders In the featherweight divi-
sion, so as to force Johnny Dundee
to meet him.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
6AMBINO REPORTS LOSS
OF THOUSAND DOLLARS

NEW ORLEANS, March 20.-Babe
Ruth can lose other things beside
baseballs. He went into a local
bank to buy a draft to send to New
York. Babe left the Bieneville
Hotel with currency amounting to
$4,000, including three 81 900 bills,
which he intended to send back
home.
After asking for the draft he be-
gan fishing the money out of his
trousers pocket, only to discover
that one Of the $1,000 bill was miss
ing.
He went through all his other
pockets in vain and then returned
to the hotel and spent half hour
searching his room, with the same
result. The bill was gone. The Babe
has decided that New orleans is not
as lucky for the Yankees as 1t has
been reported to be.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
TECHNICAL AND.
WESTERN PLAY
SATURDAY
First of Inter-High Baseball
Series to Be Staged in
Central Stadium.

The inter-high school champion
ship baseball series will be inaugu-
rated next Saturday afternoon when
Western and Technical meet at the
Central stadium. The game will
start at 2:3O o'clock with Willie
Watt handling the indicator.
None of the high school teams
can be said to have progressed
very far in their training, Western,
perhaps, being farther advanced
than any of the others as result
of having already participated in
two practice games.
The tentative schedule calls for
a series of twenty games, the con-
tests to be played on Tuesdays and
Saturdays. Just which two will OPP
pose next Tuesday has not as yet
been announced.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
AND COSTELLO
HOLD FIRST WORKOUT

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 20.
Jack Kelly, Olympic sculling
champion, took his first outdoor
row Of the year today, when he
paired with Paul Costello, his Olym-
pic doubles partner. They pulled
away from the University Of Penn.
sylvania slip, soon after the new
shells had been dedicated. Kelly
wore his customary green sweater
while Costello was logged out in
q red one. From now on Kelly and
Costello will train for the Olympic
doubles. Kelly will not row in
singles.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
DISTRICT COURT
TITLE NOW
At STAKE
Fourteen Teams in 145-
Pound Class to Start
Play Tomorrow.

Play in the 145-pound basketball
championship series Of the District
will get under way tomorrow night
at the Central Coliseum when ten
teams are scheduled to take the
floor, the first pair of which will
start playing at 6 o'clock.
The schedule for the first night
follows: 8 o'clock, Anacostia Eagle
Juniors VS.. Nationals; o'clock
Northerns vs.. Delats; o'clock
Knights Of Columbus vs. Karawhas
9 O'Clock, st. Paul vs. Calvary M. Z.
10 o'clock, Stanton Juniors VS.. I'm
maculate Seniors.
Sixteen teams had originally en-
tered the tourney, but owing t.
absence Of several players from the
city the Epiphany Eagles were
forced to withdraw.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
FORT MONROE WINS
THIRD CORPS TITLE

FORT MONROE, Va. March 9o-
The basketball championship Of the
Third Corps Area today rests upon
the shoulders Of Fort Monroe's
quint. In the final and deciding
game Of the series Fort Monroe yes.
terday defeated the Tank School
five, Of Washington. AZ to Is.
Fort Monroe assumed an early
lead and were never headed. Tyler
and McLain starred for the winners.
while the playing Of Morous and
Hodson featured for the visitors.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
MARYLAND PARK CLUB
PREPARES FOR ACTION

Uniforms will be issued and plans
for the coming campaign in the
Prince Georges County League dis
cussed at a meeting tomorrow night
of the Maryland Park Athletic
Clubs ballplayers, who will be man
aged by Mickey McFadden. All OF
last seasons players and any can
didates are invited to attend. The
meeting will be held in the Mary
land Park clubhouse.
According to Mc1radden, Maryland
Park will have a crack team. In
1928 the club reached the finals OF
the Prince Georges county series
losing the title to Mt. Rainier after
stiff opposition.
The Maryland playing field, near
Chesapeake Nnction, il being pur
chased h. . club. Formerly Il
was lease
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
MADEIRA SCHOOL GIRLS
PREPARING FOR GAMES

Girls from the Madeira School are
preparing for their athletic carnival
which will be held in the gym.
nasium of the Holton Arms School
next Saturday afternoon.
The events down for decision in.
clude floor exhibitions, apparatus
work, standing-up exercises, stunts
marching and high jumping.
Miss Eleanor Serat. who for the
past two years has been the high
est individual scorer in the games,
IL again an entrant. Prizes and
trophies will be awarded the various
winnayR
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
WASHINGTON GOLFERS
WIN At ST. AUGUSTINE

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March
20.-Donald Woodward and Albert
r. Mackenzie, of the Columbia
Country Club, Washington, came
through with flying colors in the
first round of the winter champion
ship golf tournament being staged
here.
Woodward won from c. N. Phil
lips, of Atlantic City, with ridicu-
lous ease, and s, while MacKen-
Zie disposed of r. q. Boggs, of
New York, and s.
Phillips was conceded to have an
excellent chance to capture the
event and his defeat at the hands
Of Woodward was the biggest sur.
prise Of the first round.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
WILLIAM A. HARBRIDCE, l..
FORMER CATCHER, DEAD

PHILADELPHIA. March 2O.---
William A. Harbridge, an assistant
foreman in the custom service. for
merly q well-known professional
baseball player, is dead at his home,
SAB Preston street. He was appoint
ed In the customs service April,
1895. He was for O number of
years a catcher for the Phillies and
made . world tour with Chicago.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
Seniors Elect,

v. M. Lawrence has been elected
president of the senior division in
the Washington Baseball and Ath.
letc Federation: 8. 8. Hessler. vice
president; l.. w. Murphy. secretary
and treasurer. and A. d. Chroniger
and v. NJ. Lawrence. representatives
on the w. 3. A. A. board Of di.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
Harrington Leads.

Jack Harrington again will lead
the Milan A. c.. which made an
excellent showing in the independent
championship series last season. 1t
was reported that the Milans would
combine with the Manhattans, but
they didn't. The Milans will hold
a meeting tomorrow night at 1400
G street northeast.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
GRID RULES COMMITTEE
WILL DISCUSS CHANGES

NEW YORK, March 2O.-Proposed
changes in the football-playing code
will be considered at the annual
meeting of the football rules COM
mittee to be held here tomorrow
and Saturday, according to an an
nouncement made today by e. X.
Hall, chairman of the committee,
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
Girls Win 13 in Row.

The Metropolitan girls have won
thirteen straight victories. They
are indicated this season. Their
big game will be with the Princess
sextet. The date for this has not
bean decided. ...,---.----......
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
English Nobleman's
Son Shows Class
AS Boxer

OXFORD, March 2O.-An-
other peers heir has just made
successful appearance in the
boxing ring. This is Viscount
Knebworth, heir to the Earl of
Lighton, who represented Ok
ford University recently in the
welterweight competition and
knocked out his London Univer-
sity opponent.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
GODFREY BROGAN.
va, va, va, va, va!


That expression might not much but exactly
emitted by "Sklet" Finn, he
im'rick last lines Mule Shirley.
1t tough limerick to solve "Ske"
tossed to the bowling mob but wtha creations
submitted and the had pause long seriously when
TO awarding todayS ten "
The Washington times., 1924-03-20

The Government League wants
another team 70 fiji out it's circuit.
A meeting win be held next Thurs.
day night I'm the Government Print
Ing Office recreation rooms. The
league win start action Aifil "a.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20

Bill Roberts will captain the st.
Stephens club ball team. At a
meeting next Tuesday the club wal
mama an athletic committee. -
The Washington times., 1924-03-20

| me line which won four tickets
was:
doe Judges successors left
school,"
1t was compiled by c. B. Glenn
ents, 6S7 E street southeast, whose
name is getting familiar to Skillet"
through the many limerick last
lines he has submitted--heretofor
l-unsuccessfully. Clements will be
in ''Skillet's" squirrel parade into
and around the party on April Is,
as will the three persons he favors
with that trio of extra tickets.
The next cleverest ending came
from ]. L. Dofan. 141O L street,
who earns two tickets for his bril-.
lance. He wrote:
Hell be here next fall when It's
COOL"
In that line there is much merit
and it was almost a toss-up between
Doran and Clements for the first
prize.
Comes v. NJ. Teano, a gentle.
man who deals in automobile tires
and tubes-with an appendage for
the Shirley limerick that stood out
head and shoulders above the many
which ended with the same word.
He said:
Our new Ieft-hand wrench is
some tool"
You can tell by Teano's literary
style that he is Of a mechanical
turn of mind, and this time his In
clinations won for him two Of
those sacred seats in "Skillet's'' Sc
lect section Of baseball squirrels.
Marguerite Wilcox is last on TO-
days list OF ticket subscribers, and
the fact that she is last doesn't
mean that she isn't receiving the
treatment due lady. Her limerick
last line ends in the word "jool''
meaning jewel OF course, and Of
the dozens ending the same way,
hers was the briSktest-we think.
And hope that he turns out
jOOP was the line written by
Miss WiIcox-Or perhaps 1t il Mrs.
WlIcOx-anyway it's Marguerite.
At any rate. "SkiIlet" wants her
to be among his guests ON April
and the big center field fence
opens to admit the select gang Of
merry makers who win constitute
that party Of baseball naniacs.
Skillet" is happy to notice in
the limerick contestants the names
Of hundreds Of his followers in the
acrostic contest Of a. year ago. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur w. Leith, then of
Manassas, Va, seem to have moved
to SO X street northeast. They
won tickets last season, but some
how missed the game. 1t IL to be
hoped there will be 10 such slip.up
this season.
The Birch family of Mt. Rainier,
1881 Cedar street. is also back
again for tickets, and judging by
their contributions will not be dis.
appointed nor denied.
The Washington times., 1924-03-20
PROTHRO IS FAVORED TO
START SEASON AT
THIRDBASE
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

SARASOTA Fla March 2OWh each in the party tOtng
lean collar his safety the rmen today
old training the
Tonight they sleep they play
Palmetto suburb Bradenown
Tampa This explains the collars usty
The Griffs the road.
The Giants been winning all spring exhibition and
confident of walopng Bucky Harris The
combination greatly be feared
rfs with hurting
seeing
The Washington times., 1924-03-20

: Yes, sir, Skillet" initiated a
cage full of monkeys when he
pulled himself into a big chair
and sat down to verify the work
Of the other two judges and
grin crept over his facade as he
read some Of the twisters that
were submitted.
He thinks today's batch Of win
ners about the classiest he has
had the pleasure of selecting, as
every last line in the winning
group shows the result Of some
hard thinking.
The Mule Shirley rhyme as print
ed in The Washington Times was:
They call left-hand Shirley a
mule"
We all know a mule is no fool,
So when he starts throwing
We all will look knowing,
The Washington times., 1924-03-20

Unless there Is q radical re-
versal Of orders, there will be no
until next month. Four games
are booked for next week with
Donie Bush's Indianapolis team
at Plant City on Tuesday, the
Giants on Wednesday, the Car.
dinaIs at BradentOwn on Thurs
day and the Cincinnati Reds at
Tampa on Saturday.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
Murders Decrease
And Dry Law Cases
Increase in S. c

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 81
Prohibition violations and man.
slaughter cases increased, while
murder cases decreased, according
to the reports Of six solicitors to At
Uorney General Wolfe showing the
number Of crimes prosecuted by
them during the current fiscal year.
Other solicitors who have not re-
ported, as yet, will do so before the
end of the year, it was learned at
the attorney-generaTs office.
There were ,450 cases for the
year in the six circuits, as COM
pared with 1,421 cases for the same
circuits last year. OF these there
were 215 cases in which mo bills"
were returned or where contin-
uances were granted beyond the
year, so as to carry them over into
the next annual report.
OF the total number of cases pros
ecuted there were 1862 verdicts of
guilty in the six circuits, as COM
pared with 1,130 last year. In 181
cases the defendants We're acquitted,
as compared with 1873 last year.
Prohibition violations charged
numbered 615, of which 511 cases
resulted in convictions. In the same
class of cases there were 578 last
year, with SIG convictions.
Manslaughter was shown to be on
the increase, with so cases for this
year as compared with 36 for last,
but, on the other hand, murder
cases showed a decline from 80 last
year to 70 cases this year.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
Miss Lucy L. Wheeler,
Confederate Generals
Daughter, Passes Away

WHEELER STATION, Ala, Dec.
2G.-Miss Lucy L. Wheeler, eldest
daughter Of General Joseph Wheeler.
Confederate cavalry leader, and her
self a prominent Red Cross and well
fare worker, died at. the old Wheeler
home here late yesterday.
At her bedside were her sisters,
Miss Annie NJ. who Ter, Mrs. wv. j.
Harris and Mrs. Gordon M. Buck, of
New York, and her brother-in-law,
Senator w. J. Harris, OF Georgia.
Funeral arrangements have been
delayed pending the arrival of her
brother, Colon Joseph Wheeler, Of
the United States army, from New
York. Intefment will be at the fam
lily ceretery here.
Miss Wheeler did much relief work
during the Spanish-American war,
in which Fighting Joe" added
laurels to his Confederate record.
She also rendered conspicuous serv-
ice to the Red Gre /; during the
World war. Among her gifts were
those to the schools of Lawrence
county.
She largely managed the Wheeler
estate here of many thousand acres,
which was settled by General Wheel
er soon after the Civil war. The
old homestead among it's majestic
oaks, contains many relics Of her
father
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
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