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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20

Starting with last April when us
ually a large run of perch pays It's
annual visit to the swift waters of the
Potomac around Chain Bridge to be
followed closely by herring. sha5 and
rockfish, disappointment followed dis
appointment among the anglers. The
fish failed to show up in quantities
large enough to satisfy the demand of
the thousands of followers of the rod
and reel.
From about 1921 to 1924. heavy
rains caused the water Of the Potomac
to become so muddy that it was al
most useless to attempt to fish during
the Spring months, but the past year
found the water comparatively free
of mud Everything seemed to be
propitious for the sport and the COM
ing of the different species of fish
familiar to our waters was eagerly
anticipated, but only a small number
were caught.
Gunston Cove Popular.
The best fishing in the Potomac for
the fresh water variety, principally
the large mouth bass. was had by
those anglers who visited Gunston
Cove, where really good catches were
made. AQUA Creek also had Its quota
of fishermen during the year, but re-
suits there were not 80 good.
In the lower Potomac around Colo
NAL Beach and Rock Point. where In
the past good catches were the rule,
during this year they were the ex'
ception.
The fishing in Chesapeake Bay was
good in spots early in the Spring and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
SPORTS GAIN IN FAVOR
AMONG FAIR ATHLETES

CONSTANTLY host of girls and the District
the fields during the
including practically organized adaptable
to locacen
Schools Fairgrounds and clubs all have had
and
of
girls between the and 49, have
physical
.I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20

az the latter part of the season. At
the beginning of the season a great
many big hardheads were landed.
During the hot S. MINER months these
catches dropped off, but picked up
again during September.
During the Full months the bay
seemed to be alive at times, with
rockf1sh, large rchools being located
without any trouble and a great many
of the so-called pan size being caught,
but only few of the big fellows, rang
ing from 16 to 20 pounds or more,
were landed with rod and. reel. Then,
after a period of high winds and rainy
weather, the fish ceased to strike.
The members of the trout family,
the last to make their appearance In
the Fall in the waters of the bay and
salt rivers, apparently. sent in from
the ocean only their advance guards,
because, like their other cousins of
the deep, numerically they did not
compare with past seasons.
One Bright Spot.
The one real bright spot in the 1925
fishing season was the project to plant
fish in the Tidal Basin. This was un-
dertaken by Col. Sheriff., director of
public buildings and grounds of the
National Capital. Commissioner O'Mal.
ley of the. United States Fish Commits
sion and Glen c. Leach, head of the
Bureau Of Fish Culture.
: Under Col Sherrill's direction two
fish racks were constructed to be
placed at the two gates in the basin
to prevent the escape Of game fish ia
be planted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
1925 LEAN SPORT YEAR
FOR LOCAL FISHERMEN

vicinity during 1925 both
r. the landed than recent
crabs which the have been abundant were
conspicuous by absence during the
The opinion majority that the pollution OF the
largely responsible for this condition 1t
be
they did enter the bay and Potomac River large
in
and other had deal to do with
theia abs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
FINE SEASON is PUT IN
BY CAPITAL RIFLEMEN

N ISTRICT rAemen, led Mccarthy,
Mccarthy started his activities the snalbore cham
ponship matches Sesg N j. July 3 During the three
meeting he first four matches including the Eastern
smabore championship fourth match eighth place the
grand aggregate and tenth place the Camp Perry special
September the
Camp Perry Ohio Mccarthy tied with his teamate Robertson OF
match telescope sights Each of the local ifemen turned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
Fraternity Ban Hurts Scholastic Athletics Sandoe,s Enjoy Pope
BASKET AND FOOT BALL
ALONE FAIL TO SUFFER
GOnzaga's 1925 Eleven Makes an Enuia.
bic Sho,oing-Tech Leads on Track,
Central on Court, Eastern on Diamond.

ANDCAPPED by the Board Educaions fraternity which
descended shortly before the of the ball
athletics the public high schools through period
during the 1925 with only foot ball and basket ball
to former standards in the brand of play produced
ball
participation school activities while track Jared nearly poorly
enjoyed banner remained
the in
latter after Central had taken public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
LOPRAlNEGULLI.
4 TRACK MEETS
FOR GIRLS HELD
LOUISE OMWAKE

Four track meets, exclusively for
girls, were held in the District last
Spring. The most remarkable was the
one held at the Cathedral School for
Girls. Each class participated in the
preliminary processton from the school
to the field, appearing in elaborate
character costumes to perform anus
ingly original stunts as an opening
ceremony. A full program of events
followed, in which the class of %
carried off the honorS with % total
points.
Eastern High School held its first
annual track meet for girls. Sopho-
mores won the day, with &c points.
Malvina Banded was high point scorer.
The Girl Reserves meet was won by
The More the Merrier Club. Maureen
Crowley took first honorS.
Honors in the interjunior high
school track and field day on May 10
went to Columbia Junior High, with
28 points. Mcfarland being nosed out
by points. More than 300 girls par
ticipated In the six events.
The interjunior high block ball
series, in which teams from the six
junior high SCHOOLS participated. still
is to be decided. Hine, Langley and
Jefferson are running neck and neck.
Should Langley win the remaining
game with Jefferson, 1t will claim the
title. In the event that JEFFERSON
wins, the three schools will be tied.
The tie will not be played off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
COMPETITION is KEEN
ON DIAMOND AND GRID
Base Ball Horors Won by U. S. Marine
Corps Team-Anacostia Eagles Gain
Fame in Independent Basket Ball.

NDLOT sports enjoyed their usual popularity 1925
with base ball
OF attention here spite of the raised other the
country to the effect that the national pastime
the youth of the land former
the gridion
closed the titles several classes
hour while basket ball assumed place
claiming
Outstanding the sando
ball
Smyrna times., 1925-11-18
MIDDLETOWN LAD RUN IN PATH
OF AUTOMOBILE AND KILLED
LITTLE DOLPHUS WALLS, SON OF
]. E. WALLS, MEETS DEATH
Accident Which Seemed Unavoidable
Has Cast a Pail of Gloom in Mid
dletOwn-Driver Gives Bail

While playing in the street near his |
home on South Broad street, Middle
town. Dolphus S. Walls, aged four,
son of J. f. Walls of the firm of
Short & Walls, lumber merchants,
was run over and instantly killed at
2.45 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, by
car owned and operated by John l..
B. Hutchinson, of Dover. The child
had decided to cross the street as the
car was approaching and after MIR.
Hutchinson almost came to a stop to
avoid hitting him, little DOlphus
changed his mind and turned back to
the sidewalk. Mr.. Hutchinson start
ed his car again when he guessed the
child's intentions, and almost I'M
mediately the boy again changed his
mind and ran across the street in
front of the OncOming car. Despite
the efforts of the driver to avoid hit
ting the child he struck and dragged
him a few feet, killing him instantly.
Mr.. Hutchinson forced his car over
into the left hand gutter in his vain
attempt to save the child's life.
Rev. Omar E. Jones, in front of
whose home the accident occurred,
picked the boy up and he was taken
to DR.. J. r. Sudler's office, where he
was pronounced dead and the cause Of
death as a fractured skull. The child
was then removed to his home where
his grief stricken parents and friends
were overcome with the sudden anc
unexpected tragedy.
Mr.. Hutchinson, who was most sym
pathetic and gentlemanly in this un-
avoidable accident, was released OF
bond to await action of the coroner:
inquest which was held later. Sever
al eye witnesses of this sad occurrence
all state that the driver of the ca
was entirely blameless and the acci
dent unavoidable, the child running
so suddenly and unexpectedly in from
of the car before it was humanity pos
sible to bring it to a stop.
The bereaved parents and brother
James Everett Walls, Jr., are grief
stricken with the suddenness of Chei
loss. Their numerous friends and rel
atives have offered their most heal,
felt coincidence in this, their hour G
darkest despair. The sunshine tha
little Dolphus has spread so indi'
criminately in the lives of all in h
immediate vicinity, as well as in tn
lives of his family, will be sadl
missed. He will be remembered as
lovable, energetic and gentleman
Smyrna times., 1925-11-18

smashed berths on all sides. l smash
ed window and we managed to get
out.
zone man was jammed in his berth
so he was being checked. Some one
brought a saw and got him out. An
other man was bound up in his bed
clothing with his arms pinioned by the
upper berth which had crashed down
so he could not move. We tore the
berth off him and got him out the
window"
Smyrna times., 1925-11-18

convention in Grand Central Palace,
New York, and made a trip to Balti-
more to receive the Scottish Rite of
the Masonic Order. He was thrown
out of his berth, which was smashed
to pieces. His back was strained, but
he Struggled to his feet.
81 was bewildered and couldn't make
out how to get out of the car" Quinn
said. '"The lights had gone out and
when we managed to reach the end
of the car we found the door was
jammed.
"Cmes and means were coming from
Smyrna times., 1925-11-18

when an explosion tore off the top Of
an acetylene gas tank on which the
men were working Friday morning.
The explosion hurled the men against
the garage wall, caused the roof to
bulge out about two feet and broke
all windows in the garage and nearby
dwellings,. Claude Wonder suffered
minor injuries and his fellow-work-
man, NJ. NJ. Mohler, was slightly
burned. A slight fire followed the ex-
plosion, but it was extingWshed be-
fore the Robbins Hose Co., Dover,
reached the scene.
Smyrna times., 1925-11-18

little boy, who was the pet and joy of
all who knew him.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at two o'clock from his par
ents' home. Interment in Forest Gem
etery.
Smyrna times., 1925-11-18
t.ss1zz5 MAN IN R. R. WRECK

oninn Gives a UIapILlO
s,,o5op u Po q Scene. 1saisr Af5s5 f5'ss is SEA-
'55s i; ). n 5os &sis' !: in cEsi5af 5sa P5m5s ma
59e Ia la't tbs S''sR sRpSe.: re 81 locomotive
| struck ..i.iI by wreck SI1s on the Pe@9syl- IN I
Isj rajl42na 4%orni1e, ing, but he escaped ass1Sia
grip:lon .s n,etsnding 1l lGi the hotel mems
Smyrna times., 1925-11-18
EXPLOSION AT RISING SUN

MOhler Garage Blown To Pieces and
Two Men Narrowly Escape
Two men, working in the NJ. ].
Mohler Garage, Rising Sun, near Do
yer, narrowly escaped serious injury
Smyrna times., 1925-11-18
RESTRICTIONS or PROJECTIONS

building line #. from the highway, so it. from Lake
Drive and the remaining streets has ben established
This prevents the depreciation of valuable home by an ad-
Joining building the street line The whole prop
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
mitted will be known as the Nv.
Freeland Kendrick class"

mitted will be known as the w.
Freeland Kendrick class"
Every effort is being made TO
make this an historic event, ana
from present indications a class OF
500 novices is to be conducted
across the hot sands to Mecca
Illustrious Potentate Henry Lans,
burgh stated. The names OF al
prospective candidates must De IN
the hands of Recorder F. Law
renee Walker by Saturday.
j. Fred Huber, Roland s. ROD
bins and Doctor Conrad Praeto-
RUS are in charge Of the arrange
ments. They promise many sur
prises. Complete new stage set
tings and regalia for the OFFICERS
in charge of the ritual have been
prepared.
Several hundred from Baltimore
and Philadelphia will attend in
body. Shrine dignitaries from q
score OF temples and a number OF
members Of Congress are expected
to attend.
The Washington times., 1925-04-20

ID washer at present, for you are
sure to need 1t eventually. An.
other electric light should be To-
Gated where some day viii stand
the electric ironer and also an add
tionaI convenience outlet. Finally.
another light should be directly over
the furnace.
The Kitchen.
If the laundry Is upstairs ascer-
tain whether there Is sufficient day
light, artificial light and at least
one duplex convenience outlet. The
kitchen itself should be quite small
SO as to be both practical for the
woman who does her work and te
save her unnecessary steps. Insist
upon having one efficient center
ceiling electric lighting unit. and
also electric lights over the sink
and over range. There should also
be q duplex convenience outlet for
the electric dishwasher or electric
fireless cooker, or for use with one
OF, the smaller appliances. See that
the dish cupboards are low enough
to make use OF top shelves with
out breaking your neck to reach
anything up there and that there
is separate cupboard for stores
and a definite niche for the Ice.
box.
The Dining Room.
The woodwork, floors and doors
should then be examined Tor rough
surfaces, warping and cracks. The
same thing apl lies to walls and cell
ing. The dining room should have
at least three electric convenience
outletsone under the table for use
WITH small table appliances such as
SfSsaS
toaster, another, a duplex outlet
serving table for q hot plate on
which one can keep food warm.
Lastly look critically ct the ceiling
fixture and make sure that Its
design pleases you and that II ID
a good light source.
The Living Room.
Much the same thing applies to
the living room, except that here
one must try to fit ones furniture
in place. Is there enough wall
space to accommodate the pieces you
will have to lit ia? How about
convenience outletsar are there
enough Of them TO accommodate
your portable electric lamps? And
here carefully again examine the
electric lighting equipment.
The Bedrooms.
Each bedroom should have at
least two electric convenience out
let's, one being duplex for bed
side lamp and possibly heating
pad or milk bottle warmer. There
should also be a good center light
or sufficient wall brackets and ades
quate closet space.
Tile Bathroom.
Here look for good plumbing and
proper electric lighting. One cen
trail light, one over the mirror or
one at each side Of It as well as an
electrical duplex convenience outlet
at which may be plugged in the
electric curling iron. an electrie
air heater or an immersion heater
Tor warming water for shaviTR
These constitute the proper electri
cal equipment for the bathroom.
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
MOTHER DIES IN
CRASH SAVING
BABY
Mrs. Stephen Dorsey Throws
Infant From Car When
Steering Gear Breaks

One woman is dead from in
juries received in an automobile
wreck near Gaithersburg, Md,
and seven other persons were in
iured in traffic accidents reported
to the police over the weekend.
John Francis Mccarthy, forty
eight, Of 1928 o street northwest,
who was hurt a week ago on
Conduit road when truck turned
over on him, died yesterday at
Georgetown University hospital
from q fractured skull. The
coroner's inquest will be held to-
morrow morning.
When the steering gear broke
on the automobile in which Mrs.
Stephen Dorsey, twenty-five, Of
1908 G street northeast, was
riding, the car crashed off the
read in Maryland, fatally injur-
ing Mrs. Dorsey.
Others Escaped.
Mrs. william s. Mcdonald, 1902
G street northeast, the driver OF
the car, Adeline Mcdonald, Mildred
Mccoy and the victims tWenty-one
month old baby escaped injury. As
the car was swerving OFF the road
Mrs. Dorsey threw her child from
the machine. It was .unhurt. Mrs.
Dorsey's husband, Sergeant Stephen
Dorsey died last June at Walter
Reed Hospital.
Run down by IN automobile
operated by Ira Bryan, near
and / streets north
west, Ernest Gilbert, five, S12
Twenty-fifth street northwest, was
taken to Emergency Hospital where
his condition is reported not seri-
GUS. Jeane Benton, five. was
knocked down by an automobile in
front Of her home 304 Ninth street
northeast, and slightly hurt.
u In an automobile collision be-
tween machine operated by John
Thai. 2377 Champlain street north.
west. and another automobile, Bar
the former machine and injured
slightly on the head and face.
Louise III. Mathews, fourteen, 100
u street northwest, knocked down
by an automobile driven by Roy
Topping, was slightly bruised.
When Charles G.. Church, colored,
stepped from the curb on Georgia
avenue in Silver Springs. he was
struck by machine and knocked
down
Others hurt in traffic accidents
were Nathan Hoffman. twenty
three, run down while crossing
Wyoming avenue and, and Amedieo
DeFrainsici, hit by machine while
crossing Rhode Island avenue
injured.
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
Household Hints
Things to Look for When
Buying a House.
BY SALLY E. DAVIDSON

This is the time the early birds
who wish to have large field from
which to choose q summer place Or
a suburban home are scanning the
newspaper advertising columns or
are actually hitting the trail in
their effort to find the fat, juicy
worm in the form Of just the sort
of o house they desire at an at
tractfve price.
There are undoubtedly many peo-
pie who wish to make good buy,
yet / will venture to say that the
great majority Of them do not pos
sess sufficient knowledge to deter.
mine what really constitutes well
built and well-equipped house. Most
city people are apt to be misled
by appearances.
For them every patch Of grass,
shade tree, and every cunning green
and white cottage have q fascination
which, IL they are not careful, will
blind them to possible discrepancies
within the house. A charming ex-
terror and pretty grounds, while
highly desirable, will not, however,
entirely compensate for the annoy
ance and expense that results from
lack OF closet room or absence OF
electric switches or conven1ence
outlets and lights where they are
Getting Most for Money.
1t ID for the benefit Of those, who,
when buying q house, wish TO OBJ
tain the utmost for their money, that
1 have compiled the following list
OF things for their guidance before.
deciding definitely to purchase. Some
of these items may seem trivial. but
they can scarcely be considered SO
when one discovers the cost ana
annoyance of having them installed
after the house has been bought and
one has moved into It.
Taking It for granted that the
exterior OF the house ana gronnds
Dleaaes you, and that the rooms are
satisfactory in number and size, then
what? First, consider the cellar and
its construction. Are the walls thick
enough to act az b good f0undatlOn
for the house? Are the windows To-
Gated SO as to provide good yentlias
ton in summer and tightly fitted 90
that they viii keep out cold air IN
winter? Further, what about height?
The underside of the floor beams
of the FIRST floor should be not less
than seven feet above the cellar
floor.
IL the laundry IS in the cellar
then the entire place ought to be
neatly w1itwashed and the windows
should provide enough daylight. II
they viii not do this. on dull days,
at least one electric light should be
directly over the stationary tubs.
Also an electric convenience outlet
should be provided for the electric
washer, even II you have not such
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
NEW MARRIAGE
LAW URGED BY
WOMEN
Richmond Convention Of Ma
tionaI League. Wants
Uniform System
BY International News Service.

RICHMOND, Va, April pa
movement to establish uniform
marriage law throughout the
United States was launched today
at the annual convention OF the
National League of Women Voters.
A resolution was before the con-
vention, proposing an act harTno-
nizing marital bans III all States.
II approved, it will be submitted to
the various legislatures for passage
at their next sessions. The con-
vention also debated world disarma-
ment, q majority OF the delegates
favoring an educational campaign
rather than existing world peace
organizations.
.The question OF future peace in
Europe said Professor James I.
Shotwell, Of Columbia University,
depends largely on the result OF
the German presidential election.
IL Hindenburg is defeated, Ger
many will enter the League Of Ma.
tons and submit to. compulsory
arbitration. This will renove the
greatest present menace to world
peace.
international education was sd-
vocated by Glenn Frank, New York
editor, as the chief means to VOL Id
peace.
.sThe international mind must he
educated up to the idea Of banish-
Ing war" said Frank. Something
more than World Court or
League OF Nations is needed to
bring universal peace. The time
will come however when world
opinion will be crystallized against
all war."
The program today included 2
discussion OF Public Welfare IN
Government Among the seized
uled speakers were Julia G. Lathrop.
of Chicago; Brigadier General
Herbert M. Lord, director of the
budget, and Huston Thompson, OF
the Federal Trade Commission:
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, hon
orary president Of the league, ana
Mrs. James w Morrison, OF
CHICAGO. viii address the conven-
49,, Tomorrow on international
S.o.onara flor to Prevent War;"
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
BLACK HAND SOCIETY
DYNAMITES HOME

wILKES.BARRE, Pa. April 20.
The porch and store, fronting The
home of Joseph Rocco, at Hughes
town, near here, was demolished
early today by dynamite. placed
there, police suspect, by members
of black hand organization. No
one was injured although members
of the family were hurled from
their beds.
The heavy charge threw the town
into panic and broke windows in
q score Of adjoining homes.
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
WEALTHY ARGENTINIAN
TO WE'D NEW YORK GIRL

PARIS, April .-Disting uished
dinner guests Of practically every
nationality and representing COM
bined fortunes of more than two
hundred million dollars will attend
the bachelor farewell dinner given
by Martin Maroco de A1zaga Tues
day night.
De Alzaga, member OF one Of
the oldest and wealthiest families
in the Argentine, will marry
Gwendolyn Robinson. of New York
city, April 90, at Biarritx. De
Alzaga, a racing driver, competed
at the 1924 Indianapolis meet.
The Washington times., 1925-04-20

Washington Auditorium to Be
Scene of Record Local
Ceremonial

The largest ceremonial session in
the history of Almas Temple, An
cient Arabic Order, Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine, will be held Satur-
day night, May 2, at the Washing
ton Auditorium.
The ritualistic work is to be
performed by w. Freeland Ken
drick, mayor of Philadelphia, past
imperial potentate, and potentate of
Lu Lu Temple for fourteen years.
The class of candidates to be ad-
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
EN.KLAN HEAD JAILED
ON Staying INDICTMENT

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 20
David C. Stephenson, ex-grand
dragon of the Ku Klux Khan in
Indiana, surrendered this morning
to Sheriff Omer Hawkins on an
Indictment charging him with first
degree murder in connection with
the tragic death Of Madge Ober-
holtzer, twenty-eight, daughter Of a
respected local family.
He was accompanied by Earl
Gentry and Earl Klenck, his lieu
tenants charged with him in the
murder indictment.
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
AIS Lepers Cured

MANILA, April 20.-Four hun
dred and thirty-five lepers have
been cured by chaulmoogra oil in
the Philippine islands during the
last four years, Governor General
Leonard Wood announced today.
The Washington times., 1925-04-20
Japan Now Has Air Mail

TOKYO, April 2O.-The japanese
air mail service was inaugurated
today when the Tokyo-O Osaka route
was opened to the public.