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New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
RUTH FAR FROM
 OVER THE HILL
Yankee Official Denies Babe Is
 Almost Broke

New York, March 1..--Babs Ruth Is far from broke" and has "at least five more years' of ma ior
 league campa igning ahead of him, This was the statement of E. c. Bar. row, secretary of the New York Yankees, made with reference to q story published by New York newspaper asserting that the Yankee home run star, Growing old and fat" has nothing 10 show" for his spectacular diamond career and that his best days are5 behind him :"
 The New York club has no facts concerning the suit brought aginst Ruth, growing out of alleged racing debts" declared MT. Barrow, but as for the assertions that Ruth IS broke and 2 physical wreck. I cannot deny them too vigorously, l know that the Babe has worked more faithfully this year than ever before 10 put himself in condition for what he hopes will he one Of his best years, Witness the battle he staged with his waistline at Hot Springs. He is now suffYing from slight injury to his finger but his general condition, according to all a1'1ces l have from Manager Hug gins, is excellent and there seems no reason why he shonil not he fit to eclipse some of the remarkable per. formances he has made over the past few years.
 Hast year vas probably the Babes best, from the view point of all-around usefulness. He led this league in batting for the first time. I can s~ no indication in that to put him on the downUArd path. even considering his long major
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

field goals, while Raehlin. Mag and Milkowitz dropped In one apiece and guarded the faculty 90 closely they were able 10 make only five bas. kets,
 Nixon and Gritzmeyer got two each for the Faculty and Morrisey dropped one, this being the total col. lected by the Faculty for the entire game.
 The lineup;
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
LLOYD GEORGE GUARDED

London, March 12.-Althoush no longer in office, former Prime Min lister Lloyd George ts still attended by detective, says the Eevening Standard. More than once he has asked 10 be relieved if this super vision, but the government. mind full of what happened to Sir Henry Wilson immediately after police pro- lection was withdrawn, has been un. willing to take the risk.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
USE FOR GERMAN DOCK

London. March 12,--A job has been found at last for the former German floating dock which has been berthed in the Mersey since being delivered under the peace treaty, The admiralty has decided to sent it to Malta for service in dock- ing the capital ships of the Mediter- ranean fleet.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
LAWYERS WINNERS
 OVER SCH0OLMEN
Take ODe-Sided Game at Y, M. (. A, Gymnasium

After many weeks of preparation the lawyers were able to coax to. gether enough material to form a team to satisfy for all time the school teachers appetite for action on the basketball court.
 Al Levitt, who plays on the All Stars team when he has nothing else to do, explained the crew in d very able manner besides running wild in shooting baskets. Al account. cd for l2 of his teams 25 points, heaving in six field goals. Every man on the lawyers team scored for that matter demonstrating their ability as hoop tossers.
 Billy" Greenstein ably assisted Al" in scoring, dropping in three
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
COLLEGE HOOPNEN'S RECORDS REVIEWED
Dartmouth Has Done Its Best
 Work at Home
By The Associated Preps.

By The Associated Press.
 New York, March l2,-Ststisttcs show that Dartmouth and Colum- Tia reached the same position in the eastern intercollegiate basket ball league race by far different routes.
 Dartmouth, tied with the cham. pion Princeton team for the lead only two weeks ago. encountered a sensational string of setbacks and failed to win in its last four bat
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
Brief Sketches of Famous Stars
HAROLD PIE" TRAYNoR

Born--Framingham, Mass, Nov, Il, 1899.
 Major League Career--Joined Pi- rates in 1920 via sale by the Ports. mouth club of the Virginia league. Released to Birmingham, Southern Association, In 1921. Purchased from Birmingham later in same sea son Also used at shortstop)
 Outstanding Feats--Hit .SSs in le23' making 20S safe swats. Field ed ,36S last season.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

Mert Taylor got badly hurt in the game and 1t required three stitches to close gash in his eye.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

Borrow, famous old geldinE, iy dead at the Harry Payne Whitney Brookdale farm in New Jersey. As q two-year-old in England he won seven races in twelve starts, one of them a dead heat with Sunstar. Der l by winner of the following year. At four and five years he captured lead. ing events on the British turf Bor. row was returned to the United States in 1913 and the following year captured the Saratoga and Yonkers handicaps. At the ago of nine the gelding took the Brooklyn, running a mile and furlong in l:49 2-5 for an American record. At ten he led the field in the Ar. verne handicap.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

The ell around work of"Tedders" kilduf last night was a feature. He got total of 10 points from forward and guard positions.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

The Mats passed the ball well and showed good teamwork, Most of Meriden's shots were long ones and in this White excelled.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

The New Britain boys made good on five out of 10 free tries while Meriden copped seven out of II free shots.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

Mike McTigue. world light heavy weight champion, has appeared in New York to express his belief that Battling Ski, the sensgalese from whom he captured the title on a St. Patrick's day in Dublin. will con- quer Paul Berlepbach, one of the hardest hltters in the game. tomor- row night in Madison Square Car den. McTigus said a knockout yic- tory for Siki would not surprise him,
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
s p c a kin g of Sports.

Ths West Sides of Meriden fur nished plenty of stiff opposition for the Mats last night and the local eeys had to step plenty fast to win.
 However. their earned victory slves them added confidence for their match with the Lyrics in Hart ford tonight. Q,
 Tomorrow night the Lyrics play the Atlas in New Haven, while the Mats lay off. Thus, the Lyrics may be . triffle weary when they come down to the armory Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

Only three or four important matches, under the direction of the National Exhibition company which operates the New York Giants, will be staged at the Polo Grounds this summer, President Stoneham an- nounced yesterday. Gene Tunney Tommy Gibbons. Pancho Villa and Mickey Walker are mentioned BE possible competitors under the match making of Jimmy DeForest.
 Poland and India have been en- [tered for European zone play in the Davis cup tennis competition, bring ing the number of entries 10 twen- 1 ty-one. two less than last year. The lists will close Sunday. Word has been received South Africa will be unable to participate but no official announcement has been made by the United States Lawn Tennis aeso. Ciation
 George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, British golf professionals who have been -tourning the United States have returned to New York from brief visit 10 Canada and will sail for home Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
Faculty
l Lawyers

Referee, Joseph Hergstrom.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

Nick Cullop, versatile recruit in the camp of the New York Yankees at St. Petersburg, would prefer some other position than center field while the team is in Florida. Yes terday, while chasing a triple far into the weeds and to the edge Of the lake, he came upon six-foot alligator. Nick got back to the in field before the runner had reached second gase-but without the ball.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

There is some little criticism on the outside as to the method by which the Dusty league selected the team to go into the state tourns- ment, However, if all the managers agreed this was the best way the others should worry.
 The Boys club heads for Poquo- nook tonight for a return game with the speedy St. Joseph's five Of that town. The locals cepped their game Monday night by 52.22, but Poquo- mock has gone undefeated on its own floor for three years, and during that time it has faced anything but set ups, The floor is small and the S. Joseph's boys shoot as soon as they get the ball. Perhaps they won't when they run into the sterling de- tense of the New Britain team. But perhaps they will
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

Two pectators--trine, incidental ly--Created much amusement in this game by their comments on the players, Whenever man on eith- CT team missed a shot, both chanted in unison, "He's--no-good." And If the ball went in. they intoned as one, "He's-GOOD."
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

The Troop f basketball team which won one game out of seven, has decided to close up the season. The squad held q weird final practice session last night and the first team defeated the subs. 5"-1e, sensa tional shooting by the referee featuring.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

knqte Roekns at Metre Dame. end now has become head football coach at Columbia, made his first appear. anca at the spring practice sessions yesterday and announced that out door work would start April lt. Co., lumbia's squad Of oarsmep. cut to 2S, will drop their shells into the Harlem river Saturday for their first work of the season in the open air
  University of Pennsylyanis, victor over Yale last night, must conquer Princeton on Saturday to obtain a tie with Columbia and Dartmouth in the eastern intercollegiate basket ball league race.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

One good thing about the Boys club is that no technical fouls for coaching from the side lines can he called on it: their coach. Ray An derson, plays on tl:e team.
 The South church Lewis high bat He last night was as fight as q game can be. Two extra periods were re- quired before the locals won, and the teams were matched just that evenly. Both sides put up stonewall defenses in the overtime sessions and the baskets scored were made from freak angles.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
ELDRIDGE DEFENSE
OF AUTO LAW FAILS
TO QUELL. CRITICS
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traffice bureau, but find it extremely
difficult to do So"
Conspicuously absent from all writ
ten and oral criticisms of local traffic
conditions Is any bitterness toward
Mr.. Eldridge. He seems still to have
the confidence, respect and sympathy
Of those who criticise his regulations.
Doses Held Too Large.
There are many who believe that
he has been feeding the public traffic
direction In doses too large and too
rapid for ready assimilation, that he
has been developing his plans and
regulations faster than the public
could absorb them. There are still
others who assert that the regulations
are illogical and unworkable and for
the most part should be changed.
In any event, it Is quite apparent
that the public generally for one rea-
son or another, is dissatisfied with
traffic conditions in the streets of
Washington, and the demand Is be-
coming more and more insistent that
Director Eldr'idge proceed at once to
simplify his regulations. Failure to
do this, observers of the situation
point out, may lose him public CO.
operation, and, ultimately, public con.
fidence.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
DAVIS UNCERTAIN ON COAL
Canada May and May Not Get
Any From q. S." Says Secretary.

TORONTO, August 29 P-When
asked today to express an opinion re-
garding the coal situation. James j.
Davis, American Secretary of Labor,
who is a guest Of the directorate at
the Canadian national exhibition, said:
Canada may, and again she may
not, get any United States coal this
Winter"
He declined to amplify this state
ment.
Your FavOrite Flower
May be had at Guides. 1912 F.-Ad.
yertfsenept
Evening star., 1925-08-30
IMPROVING SCHOOL
APPROACHES URGED
Planting and Sodding of
Grounds Neglected, Munich
pal Architect Harris Says.

A plea that more attention be paid
to the treatment Of grounds and ap-
proaches to school buildings was made
by Municipal Architect Albert l.. Har-
ris in his annual report, submitted to
the Commissioners yesterday after
noon.
Definite sums of money should be
allotted each year" Mr.. Harris told
the Commissioners, ito pay for plant
ing, sodding and upkeep of the prop
critics Some qualified person should
be designated to advise on the treat
ment of the various sites and plans
should be made to develop the poSst-
bflities of each individual piece of
property.
Nothing Left for Outside.
cat the present time only sufficient
money is appropriated to erect the
building. 1t is rare that a balance Is
left in the building appropriation sum
cient to treat the grounds or provide
for proper approaches, sidewalks, ETC.,
after the building project is COM
pleted."
Mr. Harris reported that the total
amount of all contracts let by his Of
fee during the last fiscal year for
schools, new fire engine houses and
additional buildings at various DIS
trict institutions was S1.015, ,43l.93.
lie gave COnSlUeTdDle SpttC0 III
his report to an explanation of the
new policy that has been adopted by
the Board of Education in abandoning
the eight-room, cartwheel type school
building and adopting an extensible
16-room building with a combined gym
nasium and assembly hall.
The plan of the building is in the
form of the letter IT. >" Mr.. Harris ex-
planned. THE central stem is occu-
pied by the gymnasium, the two wings
by eight classrooms each, and central
portion by the entrance, library, teach
ers' room, principals room, medical
and dental clinics and study hall"
Capable of Expansion.
This type of building is so designed
that it may be built in one, two or
three sections. This allows for con-
siderable f1eXibility in construction.
Mr. Harris said that when they are
erected in separate units the ultimate
cost is greater, and, therefore, when
practicable, it is desirable to build the
complete unit at one time.
The Janney School is the first build
ing of this type TO be erected and COM
prises, at present, eight classrooms
and an assembly hall.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

will be felt in diminishing degree as
the circle radiates from Scranton.
New Record Sought.
Up to the present the record for
soft-coal production in a single week
stands at about 13.250,000 tons. The
trade is talking now of q new rec
ord, capacity output of nearly 49,
100000 tons, from the soft-coal fields
If the anthracite miners and oper-
ators remain deadlocked for six weeks
or more. The railroads will be hard
put to handle the increased traffic,
but if they can handle it. the cars
will roll.
Such is the silver lining which
turns it's face on the Middle West as
the midnight deepens on the other
side of the cloud lowering over the
anthracite settlements Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Copyright. 1925.)
Evening star., 1925-08-30
SHIPSTEAD SCORES TAX
PLAN AS AID TO RICH
Says Administration Reduction
Program Will Not Help Farmer
and Wage Garner.

By the Associated Press.
HECTOR, Mimi, August 29.-Sen-
ator Henrik Shipstead, Farmer-La-
borite of Minnesota, criticized the ad-
ministration's tax reduction program
as outlined by Republican leaders. In
addressing a community picnic to-
day.
The proposed changes in the tax
law do not relieve the burdens of
the poor" he said, while reducing
taxes on the incomes of the rich"
The Senator urged a reduction in
the taxes imposed on the farmer and
wage Garner for the necessities of
life, which, he declared, are pro
tected by high protective tariff and
excessive transportation rates"
Referring to proposed reduction of
income taxes. he said: This will only
affect a few people in the United
States. Only about 100000 pay in
come tax. The other 100000 will
not get relief from this proposed pro-
gram of tax reduction"
Evening star., 1925-08-30
WORKERS ASSESSED.
Maintenance Men, Retained, to Con-
tribute to Strike Fund.

HAZLETON, Pa, August % CP).-
The executive board of district of
the, United Mine Workers at a meet
IRg here late today assessed all main
tenance men who will be retained at
work when the anthracite collieries
suspend. The board did not announce
the amount, stating this assessment
is usual procedure when the ma
jority of the mine workers are rem
dered idle through suspension or
strike.
The money goes to each local
toward a fund for emergency use.
The same action has been taken by
districts 9 and l. The suspension
call and the maintenance mems
assessment were ordered issued by
the board and will be in the hands
of all locals before Sunday to be read
at special meetings.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
ONE MAN TIES UP MINE.
Cuts Production for Day 1000 BY
Technical Error.

LANSFORD, Pa, August 90 R.-
One man who refused to obtain
union button caused a tie-up at the
No. 6 colliery Of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Co. today, throwing
700 men idle and causing a reduction
in anthracite production for the day
of 1000 tons. The button is evidence
that a man is in good standing in
his local union. Because of the alb
sence of union officers no attempt
was made to settle the strike.
The strike of 500 men at the No. IA
colliery of the same company, due to
a dispute over the rate of yardage
work, was settled today and the
miners returned to work after two
days idleness.
All the maintenance men employed
in the Panther Creek Valley during
the coming suspension will be
assessed one days pay every two
weeks during the period of the shut
down for the benefit of the miners
relief fund.
Twelve mine workers in the local
field has windfall today when they
received total of more than 81 900
in back pay awarded them by the
umpire in a case referred to him by
the board of cOnciliatiOn
Evening star., 1925-08-30
statesmen

The DeIco Light Company a division
Corporation and manufacturers of Frigdae electric regera-
ton for homes institutions for
eal its local sales force caused by the rapid growth
of the business We of good education
appearance and with native ability that develop
salesmanship Consideration will be given ability
in other selling connections.
opportunities than other business
cessfId statesmen with
The product definite need being
with extensive advertising campaign
Those selected
Please reply by letter only stating education experience
i'm detail in first letter. Interviews will
Address c. l. McCrea, Branch Manager NV,
Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
3-MONTH STRIKE
EVIDENT IN MINERS
SPIRIT IN QUITTING

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due them September Is, mine work
ers said they have no occasion to
worry about their immediate needs.
The steady employment of the last
two years has permitted many to
lay aside money to tide them over
long period.
Business men, however, have been
feeling the effects of the coming sus-
pension in decreased sales and decli-
nation of shoppers to charge their
purchases.
Amusement owners are anticipat-
ing one OF the busiest periods of the
year, they pointing out that thef
miners regard the suspension in the
light of q vacation.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

granted in recent years for twelve
months has barely been lasting for
nine months OF the year, making it
necessary TO go to Congress annually
for supplemental funds.
More Space for Storage Needed.
Attention is called to the urgent
need of more space for water storage
in our third high service system, as
under present conditions it is neces-
sary to operate pumps almost con-
tinuously on this service" Mr.. Gar
land said. "An appropriation to pur-
chase a reservoir site adjacent to the
existing basin is being sought. An
other basin would add materially to
the safety of this service in case Of
a breakdown of the pumps"
Mr.. Garland also told the Commis-
sioners that the situation in Anacostia
is fast approaching the point where a
radical change will be necessary to
provide permanent and adequate wa
ter supply for the territory east of
the Anacostia River.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
CUBA LIFTS RESTRICTION
ON AMERICAN TOURIST
Will Not Require Payment Of Tax
on All Funds Over $50 Taken

From Country.
Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
HAVANA, August 10.-Citizens Of
the United States will receive the
same privileges given Cuban citizens
by the immigration authorities, under
a recent department ruling.
The treasury department has ex-
empteG tourists and other travellers
from payment of the one-quarter Of
one per cent tax on money above $50
taken out of the country by travellers.
Secretary of the Treasury Cartaya
authorized steamship companies to Is
sue identification cards to passengers.
which, on their leaving the country.
absolves them from either making a
statement as to the amount of money
they are carrying or payment of the
tax,
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Fire Destroys Tipple.

. CLARKSBURG, w. Va, August
'29 P).-Ffre believed by police to
have been of fncendiary origin de-
stroyed the tippIe of the Consolida-
ton Coal Co.'S Meadowbrool< mine
today. Employees told authorities
three men fled from the tipple short
time before the fire broke out The
loss was estimated at $50, 900. The
mine has been idle for some time
Evening star., 1925-08-30
C|TY'S HIGH RECORD
IN USE OF WATER
Daily Consumption in Wash
ington for Fiscal Year
Totals 65,733,949 Gallons.

Washington established a new high
record for water consumption during
the last fiscal year, when the mean
daily consumption reached 65 ,313 ,949
gallons, J. S. Garland, superintendent
of the Water Department, told the
Commissioners in his annual report
yesterday. This was an increase of
more than 100000 gallons over the
mean daily consumption of 64,080,00
gallons for the preceding year.
With the new conduit from Great
Falls nearing completion, however,
the water situation soon will be on
safe basis, he adds. For a number
of years the steadily increasing use
of water was q source of uneasiness
to city officials because the single con-
duit which brought the entire supply
from Great Falls was being worked
to capacity with little or no oppor
tunity of making repairs.
Provides for New Equipment.
Congress several years ago began
appropriating funds to construct a
new conduit, a new filtration plant
and two new reservoirs, which will
needs of Washington for years to
come.
Supt Garland, in his annual report
yesterday, again called attention to
the serious handicap placed on his
department., due to inadequate appro-
priations for the extension of water
service mains to keep pace with rapid
growth of the city. The original sum
Evening star., 1925-08-30

French is the language Of the people
of Hayti
Evening star., 1925-08-30

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