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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16

- HAVE received letters from
persons who say they have
been induced by q recent
article Of mine to think Of trying
the exhibition OF the heavenly
bodies with street telescopes as a
means Of livelihood, and inQuiring
what sire telescope would be re-
ouired, and what the cost OF such
B telescope would be. One man
speaks Of giving up his present
occupation - shoe repairing 80 20
take up "street telescope work.
When ! praised the street tele-
scopists had no thought Of
recommending their occupation a.
3 desirable or suitable one for any
considerable number OF persons TO
pursue for q regular vocation. !
do not know, but I doubt whether
any one makes his entire living
by such work. I suppose It Is
used only as q supplementary
means of earning money, ana in
that light It certainly appears
hirhly respectable and praise
worthy. And have known one
or two men who managed to pick
IN 4 good many dollars In that
way TO swell their incomes. But
they took advantage OF special
attractions, such as Will be next
month--the opposition OF MARS
4 remarkable celestial event inter-
esting to all the world.
OSCILLATIONS OF large stars ana
nlaneta by the moon and partic-
lilarly eclipse Of the sun or the
moon are always attractive spec
tacIes for thousands OF people
who ordinarily never look - nign
a. the sky.
But personality pays q great
mart IN the street telescopist's
sr,ccAae. I once knew an Irish
man In New York who could al
vvava keep q crowd around MS
teIescope. without regard 20
heavenly conjlictions, because OF
the genial flow or mrs CONVERSE
fion. While he was showing
J,,nitar he would talk about It in
q flattering manner that mignL
have made the great planet itseih
blush with pleasure.
aSure, It's the Boss Of Olympus
hinnaalf: and only look wanst az
tha kings belts he wears!
Then, the street telescoptst
must know his subject and know
how to answer unexpected ques-
tions and to escape from tempo
rary difficulties. In short. ne
ahouId be q good deal OF an
astronomer. He may on occasion
nave to call upon his internal re-
sources to help him out, as Sir
William Herschel once did when
he had invited King George to
see saturn with his new telescope,
and the sky, regardless OF the
convenience OF nonarchs, took the
notion to cloud over just when
lie King was due to arrive. Not
'wishinR to send the royal visitor
away disappointed, Herschel
covertly had g. realistic drawinb
az Saturn and It's rings hung on
the back wall OF the garden,
with !. strong light thrown upon
Il ii the midst OF the darkness.
Then he turned the TELESCOPES
upon the picture. and King George,
until undeceived, thought he was
looking az the ringed planet IN
the sky. But truly, there was
not much deception. for Herschel
had made the drawing himself,
guided by his niatchless aye at
the telescope, and It was long be-
fore the art Of printing was able
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La Toilette and 7. r.
T. R. Easier to Follow

La Foees friends predict that he will get larger vote
fhan Theodore Roosevelt got running independent
Bull Moose against Taft AT that La FoIette enemies laugh
and the enemies probably right
La Toilette appeals only voters workman farmers and
average citizens that able to THINK That's minority
usually.
Theodore Roosevelt cowboy big game hunter advocate Of
gigantic families manufacturer Of pleasing phrases like
words without Deeds appealed to all classes It wasn nee
ary to think to understand his emphatic ordinations You
had only to hear him and understand short words
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Durst right out Crying the minute he them For IN
stance let Herman D. Soac Of Brooklyn give e the once
Probably Hermans remarks won't be fit to broad
cast, but they'll mighty instructive For Hermans one
Of those modern husbands who's got just about as many
rights as a coal scutte.
Herman might have blushed unseen and wasted his
sweetness the desert air forever if John W. James
Whcrupon they hailed Herman into court in order to find
what wages he had to garnshee They found He hadn't
any. Nary wage.
''My husband works for me-, said Mrs Stolack. II
keep him employed in my drug store where do the heavy
work and he compounds the prescriptions For this he pets
salary whatever But why should he3 feed cothe ana
house him.
'The days Of slavery over and / submit in these
times man cannot be compelled towork for nothing said
counsel for James ask the court determine what
the reasonable value Of this services SO that part Of
his earnings be applied to weekly payment Of his debt
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and Tom the convict labor plan but they re
allowed lots of free play around the house. They sit
and leave their hats the piano. the wife feeling
real good naured they smoke the front
But not Dick!
Dick has Ct those wives who possess all the less
pleasant attributes Of the female arantul The only rea
she doesn't eat her husband like the rest Of the adv
spiders because shed have to her own living If she
did So she let's him stick around with the death pehaty
hanging him. it The gas range is more AZ
home in that house than poor Dick
Its case Of community property all right She's the
community and he's the property.
It's all very we'll to laugh but this sort Of thing is too
common to be joke Yet, after ALL didn't the lords Of
creation have coming to themi Think Of the countless
Titles and James, Marys and ELIAS who have begged and
still begging for their annual dimes
tcopyrisht 1924 King features syndicate. lncl
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ONCE-OV Frs
BY J. J. MUNDY.
DO ONE THING AT A TIME.

Sometimes things pile up thick and fast it seems as
It were impossible to surmount them.
AT such time do you up and down. hither and thher
not knowing which to attack firsti
In your unrest and uneasness you accomplish nothing
# you would set yourself at task and do it
with might till it finished another would suggest
itself next in order and finally order would out
of chaos nv
1t IS because you waste much time doing nothing that
you do not get Gone what you should.
10 know that thing is done and in order, is
great encouragement to 90 on with the next duty.
So set about II with will to get something DONE
And do not stop till the first job is completed.
Take breath, and dig into the next task and you will
find the whole accomplished on the impetus which first
Job, done with will, can exert. ;.
l----- CcoDynsh. 1914 International New ssrvsal
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Sap and Salt
BY Bert Moses

by Bert MOseSl
The best raised children belong
to large families.
An gentlemen may not b
honest. but all honest men are
gentlemen.
Heads and poclxetbooIks with
nothing in them generally pair TO-
gether.
Lack Of sympathy Is one Of the
things that make men strong.
Doctors and lawyers who are
never in hurry are the ones who
have the big practice.
When you want nothing more
than what you have, you won't
amount to much, maybe, but
you'H be happy.
Enemies put us on our guard:
friends put US off.
Smiles and frowns are made
with the same muscles. Take
your choice.
why IL It that honest and sin.
cere people make 30 many blum.
ders?
Any education that q young
man cant get q living out Of Is
no education az all.
4#i. 3tE si8i 8 i683tt4 lFi NJ s6a
Vanity often accompanies vir-
tue, FOR most Of US are proud az
our ability TO Withstand vice.
NftHaie3 ts va
Hex Heck says: You can't DO
much with either aara1cr or q
pump Il they amt GOT Q handle
TO EN-"
CcOpyTiEht isaL Premier syndieais. Iso.I
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TO Black Troops
a Monument IN France.

France dedicates monument to her negro troops n the
great General Achnard praises their courage sour
black sharphoos conducted themselves like good French
men, That's the highest praise any Frencman can give
The Minister Of Colonies says that 900 black troops
fought the side Of France. Thirty thousand were killed on
the battlefields.
Colonel Hayward who commanded American coored
IN France reports that troops fought couageouy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL

re Not al Door Nat.

DOR NAT IS term used TO signify one who lets
others walk on him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16

The court reserved decision. AS we 90 to
press, the court is still reserving decision,
possibly in the top of some nice, tall tree.
Yes Herman's case is sad one. But
he's only one of many Tom, Dick and
Harry, Edward, Jim and Joe also have their
troubles. Watch them when pay day comes
around. What do they geti Well, Jim
gets cigarette money, carfare and couple
Of dollars extra to treat the boys. Harry
gets carfare and lunch money. Tom doesn t
even get that. Toms wife buys commu-
tat:on book and puts up his lunch for him.
The only time Tom sees any real money is
when ne goes out to the museum on Sum
day and looks at some through glass case.
Dick, q fata IL evan rrnrsa LIN H.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16

No ever offended his own conscience but first ar
last it was revenged upon him for it.
There substitute for horoughgong ardent and sin
earnestness.
Our heart and not other mems opinions forms our
true honor.
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WORDS FROM THE LIPS OF WISE MEN

yIS world is full Of fools and he who would not wish
TO must not only shut himself up alone but
~ also break his looking glass
Distance sometimes endears friendship and absence
ssweetens it.
- n
Nothing dies but something mourns
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RE HUSBANDS PEOPLEf

az Shall Henry be permitted to eat
q n at the table with the family, or
shall we park him in the back shed with
the lawn mower and the vacuum cleaner
and other tools7
Shall he be kept on leash after work.
ing hours or allowed to act as if the house
belonged to him7
I Which is the proper document to apply
for when adding a. husband to the domestic
menagea wedding certificate or dog
licensei Or q hunting permits
No, I'm not talking smart. If you
think these questions are funny, just show
them to the average twentieth century
husband. Dollars to doughnuts, he II
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GARRETT P. SERVISS ON BEING
"a STREET ASTRONOMER

Success in Work Depends on Ability to Make
Subject Interesting and Informative.
Evening star., 1924-06-27
MOHAWK A. C. BOXERS
STAR AT SPORTLAND

Charlie Holman, the Virginia
colonel, made Charles lie Doux of
France seem a selling platter in their
ten-round boxing bout at Sportland
Heights last night. The Frenchman
made no effort whatever to fight, and
was content to cover up and clinch
repeatedly. The Virginian won by a
wide margin.
Terry ODay of Mohawk Athletic
Club gave Hank Dundee boxing
lesson in their six-round semi-fnal.
O'Day was altogether too fast for the
Baltimore Italian and left-jabbed his
way to victory.
Johnny Conroy, also of Mohawk
Club, gave Harlem Pete Kelley of
Baltimore a severe drubbing. The
Mohawk colors flashed to the front
once more when Kid Hogan was
given the decision over frankie
Stanley, also of Washington, at the
end of their four-rounder.
Kid Groves. Mohawks, scored a
technical K. o. over Jack winstead
of Washington in the fourth round,
the towel being tossed in the ring
while Winstead was taking the
count.
Evening star., 1924-06-27
CREB AND TUNNEY SCORE
OVER INVADING FIGHTERS

n YORK. June Nay Greb, holder of the world 60pound
VI his mddeweigh the metaphora
balls dangling antazngy before the
Yankee Stadium while
throug his characteristic
delivered with intense rapdty the
unbelievable
usually
Evening star., 1924-06-27
FLAG RACES CLOSE
IN POTOMAC LEAGUE

Although few games have been
played in the Potomac Base Ball
League, several clubs already have
established themselves as prominent
contenders for titles in the three
sections of the circuit. In each
group, however, the race IS so close
that one or two games would change
its complexion.
St Joseph's and the Rialtos are
staging a merry battle in Section A.
neither team having met with de-
feat Nor have the Hilltops and
Printers been beaten in Section B.
There is a mad scramble for laurels
in Section c, in which Eastern leads
at present.
The standings in the three sections
follow:
Evening star., 1924-06-27

It's pretty fine for the sox. They
have winner who cost them little.
But how about st. Louis? Here's
where the results of a trade make
the owner of u club. who has lost a
good player, want to 20 out and bite
a file in two.
If the Browns had Thurston going
Tor them, with Danforth and Shock
er and the occasional Wingard, who
is very much Of a winner when he is
right, they would almost surely be
up front in the pennant fight.
Thurston is another of the Amerf-
can League pitchers who is upsettinE
most of the preliminary predictionsj
of the nanag gers and the other guess
ers.
Youngsters are Advancing.
There is a crop of youngsters com
ing through in the American who
are running a close second to Walter
johnson. Among them are Stoner,
Holloway Thurston, Whitehill Win
gard and Piercy. 1t is true that some
of these have had pervious expert
ence, but that does not alter the fact
that they have been winners mostly
in the bushes and now are proving
to be winners in the big time. That's
where the experienced wise men fell
down. They did not figure upon so
many of them coming through in one
seaSon-and that is why the Ameri-
can League race is SO much of a
kaleidoscope.
If the young pitchers continue toA
make the go of it that they havs
been doing, there will be the grand
est shake down of pitching talent
in the American League at the finish
of the season that has agitated that
organization since Cleveland won its
championship.
In no year since the league was or
ganized have the kids ever been TAX
ing it more savagely out of the older
fellows, who already are begging
them, mentally, to have a cart"
Downright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-06-27

The Pirates got only six hits from
Aldridge and Wheeler, while the Cubs
made eight off Morrison, but Pitts
burgh made the most of their lately
acquired faculty of hit-conservation.
The Phillies beat Brooklyn by max
ing five hits in a ninth-inning' rally.
Back at the Polo Grounds for a
brief farewell before starting west
the Giants increased their lead over
the Cubs to three and one-half games
by winning from Boston, s to I. The
Barnes brothers started to pitch but
lieving young Virgil in the first, held
the Braves to three hits in eight and
two thirds innings
Mueller's triple and a sacrifice fly
by Blades gave the Cardinals a 2-to-
l victory in ten innings over the Reds,
who have lost eleven of their last
fourteen games Benton and Pfeffer
pitched great ball.
The world champions dropped to
fourth place in the American League
and are only half game ahead of st.
Louis in fifth as result of their
sixth straight defeat, an S-to-5 re-
verse inflicted by Boston, which went
into third Ehmke allowed fifteen
hits, but was effective in the pinches,
base. Markle, American Association
Yankee recruit was knocked out by
Boston.
Cleveland resumed it's rough and
tumble game by defeating Chicago,
to 4. in ten innings. The Indians
were off to an early lead behind Mete-
vier, and after the Sox tied in the
ninth, came back with three runs.
The victory put Cleveland in sixth
place and sent Chicago back to sew
enth. Detroit and St. Louis were idle
because of rain.
Evening star., 1924-06-27
JOHNSON'S RECORD ALONE
BETTER THAN CHICACOAN'S
Browns Could Make Good Use of Pitcher Thev T o,
60 to White Sox-Crop of Young Boxmen
Advancing in American League.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK June NThuton Chicago Sox step
VI the Of
League SO far he has four and is
ming smoothly grease.
This Thurston with Salt Lake Then the ST. Louis
Browns took Salt
Fohl
him much though.
Finally he
but the Sox put n a aim for him. o. ~ ' IN. 'easue'
Ihurston did Chicago Kid
who had been himself
proved right for about the League who
dong better than Ihurston the Walter Johnson has
and lost three to 80 80 "ON
Evening star., 1924-06-27
$4,000 SENSE NEW SPIRIT
: ATHOME-COMINC OF CLUB
President Among Throng Which Sees AS Shut Out
Nations After Johnson Blanks Them for 10Th
Straight Win of Local League Leaders,
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

decade
has bunch ball
than those of Stanley Harris the
Not the 19123 when Clark Griffith
the has Washington
potential that breezng along front the
League field.
If their sensational which
in onew is
This the formed
1900 welcomed
The wholeheartedness OF
backed
Walter Johnson with batting their
the Mackmen
to land i yd
Evening star., 1924-06-27
C Recent Success Due to Hung 1huston Making Bid for Fame b
TRIPLE PLAY MADE
AS PEERLESS WINS

Peerless Athletic Clubs revamped
team made a triple play yesterday
as it took the measure of the Ter
minal All-Stars in a 1o-to-1 engage
ment Five fielders were needed to
perform the stunt, the three-ply kill
ing being made by Nalley. Lemon.
Spiess. Micro and Murray. Peerless
was to meet the Dominicans today at
Washington barracks.
CherrydaIe nine has called practice
today on it's field at S o'clock. Cherry
dale plays Fort Humphreys tomorrow
and the Mohawks Sunday.
Shamrock Seniors will play the
Chevy Chase team at Chevy Chase
Sunday at l o'clock.
Maryland White Sox, a coIored
nine, will motor to Washington
Grove tomorrow and meet Acme Ath-
letic Club in a double-header. Mount
Pleasant Athletic Club and the Lin
coin Athletics will be encountered
Sunday. Sox players are to meet at
Mack's store tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Warwick Athletic Club will play
double header Sunday with Mount
Rainier on the latter's field.
Fort Humphreys nOsed out the Tank
Corps nine in a 6-to-5 encounter. The
Engineers put the winning run across
in the seventh inning.
O'DonneIl and TnkOma staged a hot
battle, the former winning, 9 to 8.
five-run rally in the sixth inning
decided the game.
Maryland Athletic Club proved too
sturdy for the Standard Oil team and
won, 10 to 5. Roberts hurled good
ball for the victors.
All Irving players are to report at
Monument Lot diamond No. tomor-
row at o'clock for practice. The
Irvings want Sunday game. Send
challenges to Manager Mcintosh at
1919 I'd street, or telephone Lincoln
7746 after o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-06-27
SANDLOT LEAGUE MINES
STAGE SCORING ORGIES

WAITS and yesterday held by Wash
sando In circuits the
- untotal into double figures and compiling
ma mauled opposing pitchers unmercifuly
generally we'll the their
the Union Printers
ships the pestker league the past Ordnance opened
bombadment of War
General Accounting Office wild the Post Office and other
Evening star., 1924-06-27
LANGFORD GETS A JOB.

CHICAGO, June 27.-Sam Langford.
blind in one eye, but with the sight
of the other restored as the result
of an operation, is back in Chicago
negro with twenty-three years of
ring service back of him, will be-
come a boxing instructor for kid"
Howard, who conducts a gymnasium
Evening star., 1924-06-27

But despite the punishment that
Greb meted out to the plucky Moore,
the Englishman came back for more
on every occasion. Every one of the
wide margin; yet when the match
was completed the massed stands
arose and paid glowing tribute to
the game Englishman who stuck to
his guns in the face Of certain defeat
The Macon, Ca, schoolboy, William
proposition in Tommy OK. o. Lough-
ran, Philadelphia battler, but the de-
cision went to Stribling after six
rounds. This award was extremely un-
popular to the fans, and a demonstra-
tion of protest ensued.
Gene Tunney, American light-heavy-
weight champion, scored a technical
knockout over Erminio Spalla, Euro
pean heavyweight champion, in the
seventh round of a scheduled twelve
a complete surprise to the throng.
as Spalla had apparently rallied
after taking a beating in the early
rounds. The Italians left eye was
cut and subsequent blows to the
optic puffed it up and finally closed
save Spalla from further facial dis
fgurement.
In one of the best matches on the
card Larry Estridge, clever Harlem
middleweight, knocked the negro
world middleweight crown from the
Estridge had the champion in a bad
way during the final innings of a
ten-round encounter. but could not
stop him. Cans face was badly cut
by Estridge's singing jabs.
A crowd estimated at close to
$4,000 paid s25o,ooo to see the bouts.
100000 of which will go toward the
maintenance of the milk fund.
Evening star., 1924-06-27
SECTION A.
INDIANS FIRE AND HIRE.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 81
Outielder Joe Wyatt, last year with
Wabash College, has been released
to the Kansas City American Associ-
alton team on option by the Cleve-
land Indians. Arthur Whitney, Texas
University star shortstop, has Joined
the Tribe.
Evening star., 1924-06-27
PIRATES LATEST TO GAIN
SPOTLIGHT In THE MAJORS

TTSBURGH from the chorus occupy
spotlight which recently Tigers, Indians
tionals
Cassed the Giant
knocking odd
ambitious O their lastfo games.
The streak Cubs
the Robins los 3-to-2b in [~'
Evening star., 1924-06-27
TRIBE GETS PITCHER.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June 27.-Mon-
roe Mitchell. pitcher. has been traded
by the Memphis Southern Association
club to the Cleveland American
League club for a player to be Sc
lected next spring and a cash consid-
GRAFTON. He will report to Cleveland
at the end of the present season.
Evening star., 1924-06-27
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

InI6hdAI1OaAA A1AAUoI.
Baltimore, l3: Newark, s.
Reading, s; Jersey City, /.
Buffalo, 8; Syracuse, g.
Rochester. 10; Toronto, 4
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo, Q; Louisville. /.
Columbus, Z; indianapolis, 6.
Only two scheduled.
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Jeha.en City. s-ls; Bristol. % tarst game
knaH1iis, kas.Rfs.' = :: ss..i.sasa, sss.ns3's;
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
New Orleans, Z; Little Rock, 5.
Birmingham, 10; Atlanta, Z.
Nashville. g; Memphis, 6.
Only three scheduled.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Portsmouth. 12; Petersburg, 0.
Richmond. 8; Wilson. Q.
Rocky Mount, 6; Norfolk, I.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Augusta, 8; Macon, 2.
Asheville, 8; Greenville, 2.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE.
St. Petersburg. IL; Lakeland, 4.
= Orlando, 8; Daytona, 2.
Tampa, 10; Bradentown. 4.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Greensboro. z; ton-Salem, 2.
Danville, 8; Raleigh, /.
Durham-High Point, rain.
Evening star., 1924-06-27

Government Printing ONCE forfeit
ed to General Accounting ONCE in the
Government League. The Printers
were unable to muster a team
Evening star., 1924-06-27

Agriculture failed to make the eve
ming interesting for the Printers. 1t
kept one pitcher on the slab all the
way and he was pounded for twenty
three hits, making a 19-to-2 win easy
for the Columbia Unionists in the De-
partmental circuit. Hutchinson did
the twirling for the victors and yield
ed only five bingles.
In the War Department League Ord
nance triumphed over the Army Dis
trict of Washington club, 13 to s. All
but two of the Ordnance players
swung into the hit column. Hardy
clearly outpitched two Army hurlers.
General Accounting Office clouted
safely thirteen times to give Mail
Equipment Shops 15-to-2 drubbing
in the Post Office League. Edwards,
with a homer and two singles. was
the leading hitter of the winners.
In the Service League Naval Air
Station overcame Center, II to S. All
but one of the men Of the winning
club helped to amass total of fifteen
hits.
A regular swatfest was staged by
Government Printing Office and Vet
erans' Bureau in the Colored Depart
mental League. A total OF twenty
seven bingles was registered in the
tilt, that ended IL to IL.
In Section A of the Midget Class of
the Washington Base Ball and ANA
teur Athletic Association, the last
place Pierce team nosed out the
Northerns. A five-run rally in the
sixth inning decided the issue.
Evening star., 1924-06-27
ROMERO STOPS ROPER.

ALBANY, N. Y, June 27-Quintin
Romero, South American heavy
weight, last night knocked out Tom
Roper, Chicago, in the second round
at Chadwick Base Ball Park