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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Val AL
"A hundred and fifty years ago
240 different offenses were punish
able by DEATH" writes Georgiana
Lockwood in the June number of
the National Republic.
an colonial days Connecticut
made blasphemy or cursing par
ent capital offense.
"In Kentucky little more than a
hundred years ago, nineteen sep
arate offenses were punishable by
death.
"The progress of humanitarian
ism is indicated by the fact that
today only two or three atrocious
crimes are generally punishable by
death in the states of the Ameri-
can Union, and in a number OF
states capital punishment has beer
abolished.
New York led the way in sub
stituting electrocution for hanging
as more humane method of ex.
ecution Twelve states have fol
lowed her example.
"Utah permits those convicted Of
capital offense to choose between
shooting and hanging. Nevada ex'
ecutes with lethal gas"
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My Favorite Stories
By lRulN S. COBB
Where the Partnership Dis
solved

One of the oldest stories In the known
word-and in my humble Judgment
one of the best ones as well--deas
with three actors-an aged negro, an
ltinerant conjurer and twelve pound
swapping turtle,
The most popular version runs In
this wise: 1t is hot day In Missis-
sippi countryside. The conJurer, who
is making his way across country afoot,
is sitting alongside the dusty road, rest
Ing. There passes him an ancient
negro returning from fishing expedl-
ton. The undertaking has yielded no
fish but the darkey is not going home
empty-handed lie has captured a
huge swapping turtle. He is holding 1t
East by its tail, which is stretched
faulty over his right shoulder so that
the fiat undershell of the captive rests
against his back. He has delectable
visions dancing In his mind OF turtle
soup. turtle steaks and turtle stew. He
bids the recumhent stranger polite
good-morning and trudges on. He has
gone perhaps twenty feet further when
an lmpish inspiration leaps full-grown
into the magician's brain. In addition
to his other gifts he is by way of being
a fair ventrlloquist.
He throws his voice into the turtles
mouth and speaking in muddy, gut
tural tone such as would be suitable
to a turtle II turtle ever INDUCED in
conversation, he says sharply;
Look here, Niger, where are you
taking me?"
The old man freezes In his tracks.
He rolls his eyes rearward, There is
the look of a vast, growing, startled
bewilderment on his face.
'W-h-who-who dat speakin to meT'
he asks falteringly.
"It's me speakin' to you" the turtle
seemingly says, here on your back. /
asked you where you were taking me-"
Huh, boss" cries the old man, Il
amt takin' you nowhars-Tse leavin'
you right yerel"
And he does.
Copyright blythe Central Press Assqcistion.)
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THE WICK ED FLEE
WHEN NO MAN PURSUETH''

Human nature is funny thing.
The old saying about "The Guilty
VII Dodge" is just as true today
as it ever was.
Recently an article was published
in this column which contained no
names whatever. But one man be-
gan refuting it so violently he
drew attention which the article
never would have drawn.
In fact, the people he went out
of his way to talk to about it,
had not connected him with the
article at all in most cases.
Human nature is funny thing!
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PROTESTANTS unite ON A
SYSTEM OF RELIGIOUS TRAINING
s22s, 900 NEEDED FOR WORK AMONG YOUTH

The New Jersey Council of Relig
ious Education and its auxiliaries,
which are at present waging a CAM
paign to raise s225,00O for State and
county religious educational work,
have issued some remarkable figures.
1t seems that the United States has
twice as many homicides in proper
ton to the population as Italy, ten
times as many as japan, and thirty
times as many as England. This was
true in 1916, the year before the
United States entered the World War
and four years before prohibition. So
neither the war nor prohibition can
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be blamed for the crime situation in
America. Judges and criminologists
agree that the youthful criminal of
today is the product of neglected re-
ligious and moral training.
Criminality law-breaking and com
mon dishonesty are costing the tax
payers more than thirteen billion dol
lars annually.
Most criminals are now between 16
and 20 years of age. Less than l
per cent of juvenile criminals have
ever been inside of Sunday school
Our own nation is in perilous condi-
ton because of the serious break
down OF the moral standards of a
great section of her young people.
The working budget for this CO
operative program for the next two
years has been set at $225,000, which
will be divided about equally between
the State and the counties. The
money is to be raised in drive now
under way, and the following quotas
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HE STOPPED THEM

Atlanta, Ga.,-The Stars and
Stripes must never touch the
ground.
f. p. Robertson was taught this
when he was serving his nation in
olive drab in far-off France. He re-
membered it recently while he was
wearing the blue of uniformed
policeman of Atlanta.
Walking his beat, Robertson saw
party of joy riders. Trailing from
their car was an American flag
1t was being dragged through the
dust and dirt and filth of the gut
ter.
"The thing went all over me, y
said Robertson, an American Lee
gionnaire. 81 called out for them
to halt. They didn't obey so
drew my gun and fired four times
They stopped them" he added GRIM
ly.
Robertson's craftsmanship record
in the army is not known, but
examination revealed that, al
though he fired but four shots to
stop the decorators of the flag,
his sense of sight and balance were
equally good; the rear tires of the
fleeing automobile were each neat
ly bored twice by the former dough,
boys fire.
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is unique in that
1t works no hardship on the athlete
who Is In training Unlike the sys
tens that have been used for years,
this prominent and successful trainer
of men makes conditioning more of
pleasure than distasteful necessity
Instead of demanding that his men eat
only certain things he advises them to
eat what they want and when they want
ii as long as II Is cooked In proper
manner Mr.. Howard. in a recent in
terview on the subject of diet and con
dition. said In part: Years ago Ii was
a task, and an unpleasant one, for
boxer or wrestler to train for bout
because he was forced to literally
starve himself unless he wanted to eat
steaks and chops at all times | re
member that when was training for
match, l was so truly tired of steaks
that l choked every time that | ate
one but 1t was steak or nothing adj
wise my men to diet at all times but II
and, at the same time, to enjoy their
FOOD. My only don't is the one re
gardlng the eating Of such comblna,
lions ms fresh milk and cheese, and
fruit with cream. In fact, advocate
the use of evaporated milk entirely.
Vegetables are fine and the more that
the athlete eats the better he will be
Tor IL. Pastry, of certain kinds, such as
homemade pies, cakes and cookies, II
made correctly, and with pure butter
evaporated milk and pure lard, are
very beneficial Stews and hollis are
ideal. Taken as a whole any food.
with a few exceptions, is all right If
properly cooked and eaten without
gorging"
And one has but to look at Howard
who is the most religious user Of his
own system, TO realize that il is a sue
cess.
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HoNORS FOR FALLEN FOE

HONORS FOR FALLEN FOE
Fairmont, Minn.,-For the first
time in the history of Minnesota,
perhaps of the country, American
Legionnaires recently buried with
full military honors German sol
der who fought against them in
1918 on the western front in
France.
Military rites, a firing squad and
taps were accorded Irwin Hoffman,
who was drafted by the kaiser in
1918, when he was attending school
at the age of IA.
tuberculosis resulting from pri-
vations and shrapnel wounds caused
Hoffman to come to this country
some months ago. He went to a
hospital in st. Paul. He died at
the age of 81.
"Any boy who gave his life for
his country, no matter what country,
is entitled to the Tribute accorded IA
soldier" declared O. M. Merry,
Fairmont American Legion COM
mander, who arranged the military
funeral.
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T. D | T o RI A L s
ART, AS SHE ARE UNDERSTOOD


I can readily understand why
some of the Delaware artists object
to the reference to the cart Col
ony."
Recently a motor party stopped
at my house and inquired the way
to the art Colony" They were
directed across the bridge and up
the River Road on the Pennsylvania
side.
"Why, we've been all up and
down there, and we didn't find any
Art Colony" was the reply.
Evidently they expected to find
clutter of Greenwich Village
dumps, unsanitary crowding and
converted stables decorated with i'm
pressionistic and furturistic daubs.
| am glad they were disappointed.
But it would have been gratifying
to hear the forceful things which
my friend, Edward w. Redfeld,
might have said to such people.
For Redfield is more than a
master artist-he is master MANI
And his aversion to notoriety is
one of the refreshing insights into
his genuineness. (Which, incidental
ly,, will no doubt cause him to
"bawl me out" when he reads this. }
While canoeing on the Fourth
passed his home and studio on
the canal | wanted to yell, Hello?
but the peace brooding over the
surroundings was like that of his
canvasses, and so | drifted past in
silence.
But on the other hand, maybe he
wasn't at home!
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Heoltha1&z1::i;EIl,|l|5'l
a0a Home
ICED DRINKS IN THE SUMMER

On a warm and sultry summer day,
there is nothing more refreshing to the
mind and to the body than AN iced
drink. OF course, when such drinks
are being used, moderation should be
practlced because II taken In excess
or too rapidly, they are liable to be
Injurious TO the stomach. However,
when taken in a sensible manner. they
are refreshing and beneficial to the
fatigued. In the manufacture of these
drinks, care should be taken to avoid
any combination that may be indiges-
tible or hard to assimllate The drink
should be consumed In slow and lei
surely manner.
The greatest danger present in the
use Of iced drinks is the one that In
wolves the use of ingredients that are
possibly impure or contaminated in any
way, This is very liable to happen
IL the juices that are used are allowed
to stand until they become soured and
unfit for use, or II the milk or other
ingredient used is not strictly fresh.
The predispostion of milk to spoil
quickly at summer temperatures makes
1t ofttimes necessary TO use evaporated
milk, which after all is just pure fresh
milk with more than half the water
taken away II is sterile and. there
drinks, 1t is ideal
Following are several formulas used
In the manufacture of iced beverages.
Ii these formulas are followed relig-
lousy. the results will be found to be
very satisfactory
Chocolate Matted Milk.
/ cup evaporated 3 teaspoonfuls
milk cocoa
/ cup water teaspoonfuls
Mix cocoa with water until syrup
Is obtained. Put all ingredients in
Mason jar and shake thoroughly and
serve with chipped ice.
Milk Punch.
cup evaporated lbsp- orange
milk juice
Sugar to suit y cup water
taste Small stick Gin
| cup tea namon
tbsp. lemon II cup fruit Juice
juice (currant or her-
ry preferredl
Boil slowly the cinnamon a lemon
rind and orange rind in water for ten
minutes. Strain and when cool add
the other ingredients Place In
Mason fruit jar and shake we'll. Serve
in tall glasses with chopped ice.
Egg Nos.
/ egg III tbsp. pow
Pinch salt dered sugar
II cup cold evap- tbsp. fruit juice
grated milk Nutmeg gratings
u cup ice water
Add salt to egg white and beat to
a stiff froth. Add the sugar. the well
beaten yolk of the egg and the fruit
Juice and nutmeg. FIJI glass with
milk and cold water Sprinkle top
with chopped nuts.
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8 9
VETERANS COLUMN
MAJOR CASUALTIES

1t was during the Army Navy
Marine maneuvers at Hawaii, when
the representatives of the various
branches of the service had been
skeletonized down to the limit. A
military outfit, having exhausted
several rounds of ammunition at
one lone marine in the defense of
Oahu, their commander shouted:
"Hey, there, Gyrene, you're deadw
Dead, hell" snorted the daunt-
less marine "I'm light Tank Bat
TALON, / am"
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ONCE BROK E
NOW HAS $4,000

San Francisco, cal, = Frank
Birchfeld, World War veteran, re-
Gently arrived in this town dis
couraged and "broke" He's still in
town but is neither discouraged nor
broke. His jeans are lined with
$4,000. The story is:
Birchfeld was seriously injured
in railroad accident at Camp
Lewis, losing the use of one leg.
When he arrived here recently he
was just another disabled vet out
of a job. Charles Lecoures, Amer
lean Legionnaire, prominent in Hell
lenic Post here, who somehow man
ages to hear about such cases,
heard about Birchfield. Lectures did
lot of rushing around with the
legal gentry and great deal of
affidavitting was done. When it was
all over the courts awarded $4,000
to Birchfeld for injuries sustained
in the railroad accident.
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ing, Sammy Man
dell, the preseni
lightweight boxing
champion OF the
world, gives a great
deal of the credit
for his meteorlC
rise to stardom In
The world of pugil-
ism. When Mandell
first started fight
ing, he was small.
weak and undevel-
o p e d, but after
I ing himself
over to Howard II
was only a short
time bpforp no tpok
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The various county committees are
reporting encouraging results and
statewide awakening to the impor-
lance of religious training at the cru
cial age when habits are forming and
character is being nodded. The of
ficers and directors of the drive are
directing their attention primarily to
those adhering to the Protestant
faith, but at the same time they have
evoked much praise from prominent
Jews and Catholics who realize that
the work carried on by the Protestant
Religious Educational Council must
rebound to the benefit of the entire
community.
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AMBITION

1t was back in the old days at
st. Nazaire. A couple of perspir
ing Negro stevedores had stopped
work for chat.
"Boy," said the first "what yo-
all want mos when yo'-all am dis
charged FUN de Ahmy?"
"Ah wants nah rifle mos of all,
replied the second.
"Yo' rifle? Whaffo' yo' wants
yo' rifle ?"
SOS when All gifts me home All
kin plant it in de middle of nah
yahd, an when it rains All sits
me by de window an says: Rust,
yo' son of gun, rust!'
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IN ARK ANSAS

Prosecuting Attorney-You hon
or, the sheriff's bull pup has gone
and chawed up the court Bible.
Judge-Well, make the witness
kiss the bull pup then. We can't
adjourn court for week to hunt
up a new Bible.
Northwestern Purple Parrot.
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WHILE BRYAN ARGUES

Down in Louisiana it has just
come to light that five deacons in
church fogged fellow member
for allowing his daughter to wear
knickers and ride bicycle.
Most everything these days seems
to be modern except people!
Golfers Weekly.
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His Decision

"Say, what the dickens Is all that
yelling about, out back of the smoke
house?" demanded Gap johnson of
Rumpus Ridge. aroused from his doze
on the porch.
NAV was making soft soap and got
her dress afire," replied Banty. one OF
Johnson's offspring. "She's rolling on
the ground now, trying TO put it out.
and the children are watching her and
holering about it."
"Aw. well. If | want any dinner l
reckon I'd better so and help her.
Kansas City Star
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
AUSSIES AND JAPS TO
AUGMENT NET STARS

BROoKLINE, Mass. Aug. 20
Tennis stars of Japan and Austria
liza were on hand at the Longwood
Cricket Club today to participate
in the final matches in the Amer.
lean zone of the Davis Cup compe-
tition.
Two singles matches were on the
card for today.
Gerald L. Patterson, brilliant
Australian veteran, and zenzo Shi-
mizu. generally considered as the
best Japanese player, were SEIZED.
uIed to fight it out in the opening
match. In the second contest James
o. Anderson, regarded as the
singles ace of the Australian team,
was to face Takeichf Harada, youth.
full Japanese star.
The doubles matches will be held
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
GIANTS MAKE OFFER
FOR JOE KLINGER

CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. 90
Although the Middle Atlantic
League is in its infancy, number
OF It's players are attracting the at
tention Of major league man
ayers. The latest is Joe Klinger,
hard.hitting centerfielder Of Clarks-
burg, who Ii slated to get a trial In
the big show Secretary w. g.
MerreI1s of the Clarlsburg nine
has received q definite offer for
Klinger from Tom OsNeill, New
York Giant scout.
Klinger is husky player and
tips the beam around the 100 mark.
He is a sensational outfielder and
one OF the hardest litters In the
league. He il hitting .315. with a
speciality Of extra base wallops. in
Guiding seventeen doubles, ten trip
les and one homer. He has played
slxty-one games with Clarisburg
and in 251 trips to the plate has
scored 70 hits and IL runs.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
BILL PHELON, VETERAN
SPORTS WRITER. DIES

CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.-William
A. Phelon, widely known baseball
writer and sports authority. died at
hospital here after a three-days'
Illness. He was born in Chicago
and would have been fifty -four years
old in September. He is survived
by a widow and one son, Raymond
Phelon.
Phelon was noted throughout the
country for his sparkling wit, his
genial humor, his flashing epigrams
and poems. He was one of the
most prolific short writer's of the
country and his contributions ap.
peared in numerous magazines and
journals. His column of poems,
epigrams. jokes and merry quips.
published under the name of "Phe.
lonisms'' OF this sporting life" ap.
peared in numerous papers.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
FORE!
u AND AFTER
-Bv ROSS CONKLIN-

Patrons of the municipal links
will get an eyefull of some good
golf Sunday afternoon in the vicin-
ftv of $50 o'clock. At that hour
the neutrality-suspicious. team OF
George Voigt and Danny Horgan,
of Rock Creek, will tee off against
A. L. Houghton and Mel Shorey in
best ball match. =
Voigt is one of the best amateurs
in the city and Danny Horgan ranks
very high in the professional ranks.
AL Houghton is another OF the very
best the simon-pures can boast OF.
His ability Is attested by the fact
that he is an invited participant IN
the national amateur championship
at .Oakmont. Mel Shorey is an in
and-outer. He led the field in the
first half of the qualifying rounds
for the professionals at Columbia.
Monday, then he blew UP with a
resounding thud.
HoughtOn and Shorey are quite
cocky. They have been beaten
but few times in their rather
lengthy partnership and they are
capable of giving most of the
boys a sweet afternoons run
around.
The exhibition idea is propa gat.
ing rapidly. On the last of this
month, Danny Horgan is scheduled
to go out of the city on an exhi.
bition with his silent but powerful
assistant, George Diffenbaugh.
George and Danny play potent best.
ball matches. One of them plays
for the cup and the other PLAYS
safely. That means that if one
fails the other holsters up the cause.
That's the way they beat Nate
Mather. Maryland pro, and Charles
McCourt, Maryland amateur cham
pion. This time they play at Fred
erick, Md.
Washington two representatives
in the Professional Golfers Asso.
citation tournament at Chicago next
month ought to go well. Both are
experienced and capable of flinging
mean shots when they are needed.
Davie Thomson, of Washington, has
been hitting par or very close to
it on his home course recently.
In fact, Davis has broken par
on numerous occasions and has
CUtIIC ~ S1AOkNC G"O OI
the course record on half a dozen
occasions. His game is rather
short, but his shots are straight
and o straight shooter is always
to be feared, no matter what the
class OF the competition.
Ralph Beach, a slender, hard
striking professional. has coolies of
time to practice on the Burning
Tree course, where he is employed.
Beach Is a youngster and he has n
youths aptitude for the game. His
feat of coming home in 33 from the
far tees on the Columbia course is
not to be sneezed at. At that rate
he would have shot a Sc on the
Columbia course, and that score OF
just bordering on the realm of i'm
possibilities
The Washington times., 1925-08-20
Rules For Free Seat.
To World Series
Contest

Pick two pitchers, four in.
fielders, three outfielders and q
catcher from players in the two
major leagues who have taken
part in at least one game this
season.
If possible, use the coupon
printed herewith for submitting
your team.
Write your reasons for pick
ing them in fifty words or
more.
Choose as many teams as you
please, but follow above pro-
cedure in each case. The con-
test ends ct midnight, August 81.
Ten winners will be taken
to see all world series games
played here. All tied contest
ants viii be included in the
awards.
If none are played here, two
winners will be taken to one
of the other world series cities
to see games there.
Babe Ruth win autograph .
baseball ard a bat for the two
leading winners.
Address your letters to "Skil-
let" Finn, Esq, Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1925-08-20

ablV is the most popular young LAT
But the national championship In
singles Is a tennis tournament, not
a bathing contest. 1t will not be
won on popularity or by acclama-
ton. but on the merits of stroke
for stroke showdown, and Helen
may be holding the low hand.
Something seems to have gone
out of her game between seasons
and the writer would venture to
say that the difficulty is mental.
rather than physical. Her conf.
dence appears to have b@cn inn
paired by her straight.set defeat
at Seabright by Miss Ryan. and
she no longer strokes with the
firmness and decision that charac-
terized her play during the two
preceding years. Frankly. the
punch hasn't been there.
That she probably realizes this
herself may be taken for granted.
Yet, seemingly, she Is unable TO
throttle the impulse that tells her
to play safe and sure by merely
getting the ball back In court.
II IA a type of game she can i'll
afford to use, for Helen Wills with
out severity of stroke Is like an
eyebrow without hair.
She hasn't the speed of foot, the
court covering ability, to carry
through such a game successfully.
She must keep the other girl on
the run with hard, well executed
placements and a smashing service;
in other words, Helen must win
with her racquet and not her feet.
In spite of her rather obvious
let down, she Is an odds-on choice
to go into the finals. This Is true
mostly because she has compare
lively little opposition in her half
of the fourth round. Today, she
meets Miss Joan Fry and in the
semi finals will take on the winner
of the Eleanor Goss-Mrs. Lambert
Chambers match.
She defeated Miss Fry in
straight sets i'm the international
matches, therefore may be con-
coded today's test without further
ado. She may have some trouble
with the veteran Mrs. Chambers
tomorrow, taking il for granted
that the latter will repeat her
victory over Miss, Goss.
In the other half, the Misses
Ryan and Mckane will settle their
issue and the winner will meet the
survivor of the Molla Mallory-Pene-
lope Anderson affair. Neither of
the latter are taken too seriously.
If Miss McKane goes into the
final, Il Is not compulsory for any
one to believe that she will throw
away her chances, as she did
against Helen last Saturday. If
Miss Ryan is the nominee-and few
doubt the matter to any extent
the betting will be to that she
beats Helen again.