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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08

"SOme folks seem TO De Cerr1Dly
excited over the regularity with
which the New York Giants have
been whipping the Washington
worlds champions. These are the
fans who fall for the spring
world series ballyhoo" that has
been used to pack cash customers
into Southern ball parks.
"As. a matter of fact, there is
no occasion for alarm. The ex-
hibition series between the 1924
champions of the two leagues
don't mean a thing.
"John Joseph McGraw takes the
game seriously all the time.
There is no such thing as an
exhibition in the diamond vocab-
ulary of the Giant master mind.
"Any time two teams line up
OIL the field it is a baseball fight
if McGraw is doing the directing.
Art Fletcher recently said that
the New York manager drove
his players harder in the spring
than any other major boss.
without doubt Washington is
taking the series seriously. The
Senators have been eager 70 win
the games with the Giants. But
"Bucky" Harris has not dashed
his players the way McGraw has
done that thing.
washington may not win the
1925 pennant. But the team that
will start the campaign on April
Il will not be the same team
that is taking beatings from the
Giants in the South.
"At that, it was a mistake to
schedule games between the 1924
world series contenders in the
South, which fact Harris and
Clark Griffith, Washington presi-
dent, now realize"
They Come Tomorrow.
"OMORROW Washington fans
will have an opportunity OF
\ looking at the Washington
world champions battle the Giants
in the first Of two exhibition
games to be played here prior to
the opening of the regular cam
paign. Those who have been
worrying the most should go out
to the Griffith Stadium and see
for themselves just what the two
teams look like, always remem-
bering that the Giants are now
set for a flying start, while the
world champions, who must rely
upon veteran pitchers for all the
long grind ahead, are figuring on
a much slower start.
The Griffmen should show a
woodworking infield. Their
outfielders, especially Earl Nc
Nicely, should show evidences of
ability to play the sun from
every angle. There should be
signs of hitting strength on the
part of all the athletes. But most
of all, if the Griffs are to cop
their second American League
remnant emitting them to another
crack at the world series spoils,
the Washington pitchers must
show effectiveness and control.
Wildness ruins all effectiveness.
1t matters not which team
happens to win either game
played here. But it does matter
a whole, whole lot whether or
not the Griffs can produce the
goods. along the lines noted above.
Next summer few will remem-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
There's a Reason

University Of California professor
declares football players do more
sleeping in classes than other stu
dents. That's to get them in shape
for, Pullman practice on transcon-
tinental trips.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Lead Three Teams

American athletes are this year
captaining three teams at Oxford
University, England-lacrosse. fenc-
ing and boxing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Was a Toe Specialist

Dutch Conner, recently named
gridiron coach of the New York
Aggies, starred at the University
of New Hampshire as one Of the
Esst's leading punters and drop
kickerS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Brown CIouts Apple

Eddie Brown, tall outfielder, has
been clouting for an average of 400
in the Brooklyn Dodgers spring
training games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Believe 1t or Not

.Paavo Nurmi, the great Finish
runner. is allowed 81 day expenses
by the Amateur Athletic Union
while competing in America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Gowdy Is Thirty-fiVe

Hank Gowdy, the Giants catcher,
is thirty-five years old, but his last
season was his best. Hank batted
1875. = -. ~. ~t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
JIMMY SLATTERY SHOWS
UNEXPECTED WALLOP
ByNDAVIS J. WALSH.
InternationaI News service sports Editor.

NEW YORK, April San that be fraught with much
saey nights It is than possible that the incident
stranger witt satery punch Rather mans push
the writer's recollection that he has been slapped
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Yes, Football PAYS

Indiana University realized a pro-
lit OF $4,000 on the 1924 foot
ball season, the largest in the in
stitution's history.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Denver Has Longest

The longest municipal golf course
in the country, measuring 6,767
yards, is located at Denver, Col.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08

WE talking time fight fan the other night ana M
w former
champion given the tumble by sport writers tnat ne
deserved. -. a.. z;4ars ore
ain all fight stories that read he said the writer's ars
that Dixon the greatest tn4t ege
greate
Weight had equal and
there lefthand Like the one that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Georgetown Props Win

The Georgetown Props found
Briarley Hall to theiE liking on the
diamond. The PreDs Wons 6 to 4 /.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
And Many Are Lost

Fifty million golf balls are manu-
featured in the United States an
nually.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Has Great Net Service

According to Vincent Richards,
Gerald Patterson, Australian tennis
expert, has the greatest service in
the game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Now You Tell One.

1.-TWO tar babies We're weighing
in before a fight. One of
them climbed on to the scales,
and it went to one hundred and
forty pounds. He stepped off and
his opponent stepped on. The
latter weighed one hundred and
forty and half. The first guy,
going over to his manager, with
a frown on his face, said "Do
YOU think l am going to get into
the ring with that big brute ?
No, STRIP ,~ II. ID. G.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Pacific Coast League
May Ban Contests
With Major Clubs

The three National League.
clubs which trained on the Pa
cific Coast, playing exhibitions
with clubs of the minor leagues
out there, may find it more
suitable to get other training,
quarters next season. Some Of
the clubs have started agitation
to prevent coast leagues from
playing spring exhibition games
with the major National League
teams, claiming it kills interest
in the ocming baseball race.
It is likely that the minor cir
cult will pass a rule barring
these games which will compel
the Cards, Cubs and Pirates to
train in Florida or Texas.
the query: Was SIattery's appar.
ent lack Of punch q matter Of inn
maturity or did he always have
1t? One theory is as good as an
other and my guess Is that per-
hapS Slattery's age as well as his
speed initiated. against punching.
His age has confined him to six
round bouts<in this State and few
fighters can guarantee to knock a
man silly in that brief interval. On
two occasions bouts with Jack
Delaney-the six-round limit re-
acted to Slattery's benefit, but in
most eases it was and Is a handi-
cap. @Iis great speed. which pre-
vented him from setting himself
for a punch, may also have cur
tailed the effect Of his hitting:
Perhaps Slattery has mastered
the trick Of hitting hard while on
the wing, but / doubt 1t. The
chances are that he has learned
that he doesn't need all the speed
he has been using and his punch
has improved accordingly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Orhn Holds Title

Alfred Orhn, of Chicago, is the
national ski champion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08

Getting down to brass tacksD
Frank Erne beat every one of the
four boxers that ! have just NELL
toned. He won a decision over
Dixon. He won the lightweight
title from Lavigne. He made
Cans quit in twelve rounds, and
he knocked Hawkins flatter than
rubber rug. If he was good
enough to beat that bunch, why
wasn't he the greatest fighter
Of all?"
National Sporting Club Still Lives.
THE National Sporting Club
of London, one Of the most
famous boxing clubs in the
world, is still running. Years ago
some Of the greatest fighters in
the world appeared there. The
list included Kid McKoy, Frank
Craig "The lem Coffee
Cooler" Harry Harris, Pedlar Pal
mer, Jem Driscoll, Jack O'Brien,
Tommy Burns, Nunc Wallace, Sam
Langford, Jimmy Britt, Johnnie
Summers and others. Those were
the days before frenzied finance.
When the big purses came, the
National Sporting Club was COM
posed entirely Of bona fide men,
bers, and dropped out of the run
ming. But they are back again,
don't you know-they have their
weekly bouts. We received a pro-
gram from a fan recently, and it
is quite interesting. The best
seats sell for $40, and each men,
Der is privileged to introduce 9
guest. Dinner is served in the
club rooms, and many a bottle is
popped before the entertainment
starts. jolly idea, don't you think?
Evening star., 1925-02-11

budget bureau and will win the
privilege, not of taxing itself with
out restraint, but of being taxed by
Congress without limit for the up
building OF the nations city.
It Is suggeated that there win be
immunity from budget ~ bureau
cutting down of Uncle Sans Capt.
-tsf upbuilding outlay II the ex-
nenditures are made in a lump sum
instead of as a proportonate part OF
the Districts total municipal ap-
preparation.
But II Uncle Sam is compelled by
any years fiscal conditions to cut
down all of his expenditures, In
Guiding his outlay on National Cap
ttaI upbuilding. he viii obviously
make this retrenchment whether in
order to do II he reduces lumI
sum contribution or holds down the
total District outlay. OF which h
1t is easier to make this direct spe-
cific reduction than anindirectiy by
cutting and mutilating the District
appropriations. There is greater
fxity to the denpite proportionatt
contribution than to that or lumr
sum. 1t is far easier for those who
think that the nation should pay
nothing today toward Capital main
tenance and development to reduce
or deny entirely the annual lumr
sum than to change the ratio OF
proportionate contribution.
This bill will not cause the Dis
trfct to escape supervision and M
tionaI contribution cutting BY the
budget bureau. 1t does not increase
the certainty Of . national cOntribu-
tiOn or Axity In the amount Of such
contribution. 1t does not avoid fric-
tion-breedinK ratio discussion. but ON
the contrary aEEravates IT. 1t does
not increase n particle the Digtrict'a
power to participate In it's municipal
legislature, COnRress still has e1-
cIusve power to determine hSvv much
1t shnll be taxed. and by whom and
for what purposes its tax money
shall be expended.
Z. This bill is juG-handled. one.
sided, unfair. 1t gives back to the ma
ti0n it's pledge OF proportionate con-
tributlon, which accompanied national
scixure of the Capitals power Of self
taxation, without restoring to the Dis
trict this seIf-taxinK power of which
1t had been deprived. It's practical ef-
feet II to place q maximum limit or
the contribution of the United States
and to remove the limit entirely from
the contribution of the local tax
payers.
Indeed. the announced purpose ot
the proposed legislation Is to enabl,
taxing body in which the District 1,
not represented to increase the locaI
burden of taxation at its pleasure un-
checked by the existing requirement
that every such increase be reflected
Evening star., 1925-02-11

against excessive taxation BY = tax
ing body In which 1t In not repre-
scented. - e7
Evening star., 1925-02-11
lND0RSE 5,YEAR PLAN.
= ,
Barry Farms Citizens Send Resolu.
tions to District Board.

The Barry. Farms Citizens Associa-
ton unanimously jhdorsed- the five
year school building program at a
meeting of that organization held in
st. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church
last night.
The program affects the Barry
Farms Schools. under the provision
which calls for the construction of an
eight-room addition and the purchase
of land near the school The associa-
ton also adopted a resolution indors-
ing the semi official city council as
outlined by Col. J. franklin Bell
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict. 'Hf""- -
letter was forwarded by the as
sociation to William F. Ham, presi :
dent Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Co., expressing the gratitude
of the association for the granting OF
a bus service on Good Hope road,
Alabama avenue and Blue Plains, con, /,
Meeting with the main system at
Nichols avenue southeast. A copy of
the letter was sent to the Public
Utilities Commission.
Evening star., 1925-02-11
In some measure In national taxation
for Canital unhuildinR

in some measure in national taxation
for Capital upbuilding.
The maximum national contribution
Is made definite during the time in
which Congress rrefrains from dimin-
ishing it; but all limits are declared
of in respect to the local contribution.
and 1t remains definite only in the
certainty that the local tax burden
will be largely increased, and that
the local taxpayers will not partici-
pate at any time in the decision of
the amount OF the increase, the
methods Of taxation by which the in
crease is secured and the purposes for
which tho tax money is spent.
For the ressolx above stated your
petitioner. earnestly urge the rejec-
ton by Congress- Of H. n .4y3. -e.-----
THEODORE w. MOVES, -, - -. ....
Chairman Executive Cos1mittee OF
Citisens' Joint Comsnittee os Dis
trict- Of Coiumbis Fiscal Relations;
e. r. COLLADAY, 20 = --..--y.---.
President Board OF Trsdei - 80,
ISAAC CANS. -,-s'. -.-....-
President Chamber Of Commeice,
ANTON STEPHAN.
President Merchants and Manufac-
turerS' Assoefationf :. -,..,..S-,, -
CHARLES A. BAKER, st.
President Federation Of Citixens'
Associations,
STANTON c. PEELLE. ..
President Bar Associatfons -
HERBERT L. DAVIS,
President Coiumbia Heights Cfti-
sens Assoctation,
EVAN II. TUCKER,
President Northeast Citisens' As
sociationi ..
J. A. OLIVER. ..-
President Georgetown Cittzens'
Association;
H. e. sIRINGER, g.
President City Club,
H. W. HAYNES. -.~e---,
President District of Columbia
Banker's Association,
J. g. WELDON,
Precedent the Real Estate Board,
ARTHUR d. MARKS,
President Rotary Club;
HARRY G. KIMBALL,
Preside emf Kiwanis Club,
JAMES M. PROCTOR,
President Cfvftan Club.
Evening star., 1925-02-11
Valentine. FLOWERS

What custom could there be
more charming than that Of
sending flowers as a remem-
brance on St. Valentines Day?
Whether your loved one is a
golden-haired sweetheart or a
silver-haired mother, she will
be enchanted with flowers and
will keep them fresh through
the day by placing a piece of
ice in the water and at night
will put them in the ice-box..
The ice-box should, of course, be
filled aOith pure, clean american Ice
the safe ice, made of drinking
aUuter.
Evening star., 1925-02-11

A plan for defense in war by flood
ing the ground ahead OF the enemy
with flaming oil has been devised
Evening star., 1925-02-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

FURNITURE REPAIRED AND UPHoL-
STEERING at your home; will go anywhere. Ad-
dress Box 4I9-S, Star Office.
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
EDWIN Hf5V T, PARKER, ets R. I, Ave. NV.
j WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts whatsoever unless contracted for per-
sonally by me. JULES A. PETIT. 54Oe Ill.
UPHoLsTERING. CABINET MAKING, SLIP
covers, refnishing; old furniture made like
neT modsTs.e p Prsss sstTstes fu5nishsd
y st. NV. Phone North 3343.
LAWNS PUT u FIRsr-CLAss ORDER WITH
rich soil and manure All kinds of hedges
fhF1SBfy fSInshed and
10th ST. Lincoln 9640.
TIMING, FURNACES INSTALLED AND RE-
paired. roofs repaired and painted, guttering
mG9ts' 1oas 9th ST
Day. Main 6149: night. Lincoln 5e73-J.
1926 WALL. PAPERS USED IN PAPERING
rooms. SO to s12. Plastering
COL 1854 IL
WE MAKE WEEKLY TRIPS
To Baltimore Md Wilmington. Del.
.M1rHs rRHSsTER aaS NfT fGrS aNb city gyroRAer m
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A spE.
cfal meeting of the stockholders of the New
Masonic Hall Corporation will be held at Ma
February 20. 1925 at O'Clock pm, for the
purpose of authorizing loan to be made on
the property OF the corpora ton. and for In
creasing the capital stock of the corpora tion
JESSE II. MITCHELL,
President
PHILLIP W. THOMAS.
Secretary. .
THE RTY-SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL DIyI
dend of two and alf per cent t215eo1 has
been declared on the preferred stock of the
Washington Railway and Electric COMPANY
payable June l. 1925. All holders of GER
tihcates of said preferred stock of record on
the 14th day of February. 1925, bearing "a q
stamp changing the time and manner of m "
ment of dividends thereon from semi a nuuaIiv
to quarterly, shall receive on March 1 1929
one-half of said semi annual dividend
dividend Of one and one-fourth per cent
az ca on the common stock of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Comnanv has
been declared. payable March l. 1905 to
common stockholders Of record at the close
of business on the 14th day of February. 1ao5
Books for the transfer OF the preferred and
common stock of the said company will he
day of February, 1925. to the opening of bnsi
ness on the 18th day of February, 1925
II. NJ. KEYSER Secretary
VANS AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS IN
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WEEKLY SERVICE FOR SMALL, LOTS T1
AND FROM BOSTON AND INTERMEDIARY
THE RIG TRANSFER COMPANY, INC.
IDS 14th ST NV. MAIN 2159
Evening star., 1925-04-26

/ ton Post, No. 1, the American Legion,
| last Tuesday night at the clubhouse.
| 1923 I street northwest. 1t was voted
| to hold special memorial exercises the
latter part of May for departed mem
bers of the post. The exercises will be
held in the assembly room of the club
house and a special program appropri-
ate tc the occasion will be arranged.
! Comdr. Wallace Streater presided.
Brief addresses were made by Past
Post and Past Department Comdrs.
John Lewis Smith and E. Lester Jones
lon Legion affairs In general. 1t was
decided that the American Legion
ritual should be used in meetings and
limitations, and as soon as the vari-
Gus offfSers become proficient in their
work the ritual will be presented in
its proper form.
The Betsy Ross YF) Club held its
last meeting at the residence Of Miss
Mabel Slagle. Arrangements were
completed for the Summer clubhouse,
where meetings will be held during
the heated term and where members
of the club may entertain week END
guests At the meeting a number of
poppies We're made by the club mem
bers for the decoration of graves on
Memorial day.
The next meeting OF the club will be
1901 East Capitol street, at which time
the bylaws of the club will be revised
James E. Walker Post, No. 26,
American Legion, met at the Twelfth
street branch Y. NJ. c. A. Thursday
night, with Vice Commander l.. H.
Russell presiding. Adjutant r. b.
Lindsay read the report of the Joint
Memorial Association as agreed upon
with the representatives of the Gen.
Guy V. Henry Garrison Post, Army
and Navy Union; Rear Admiral
Charles NJ. Thomas Camp, Spanish
War Veterans; Sergt. George Berry
Camp, u. S. S. w. Veterans; James
Reece Europe Post, and Kenneth
Lewis Post, American Legion. John
T. Porter, jr., publicity officer. reported
activities by his committee in the aid
of disabled soldiers. A letter from
Department Comma nder Peckham
was read, advising the post OF the
American Legion endowment cam
paign. The post has requested that
one of the captured German war
trophies be issued to It. Sergt. Jonas
j. Jordan, stationed at the Army War
College, and Clifton Z. Amber, in the
Bureau of Pensions, were elected to
membership. 1t was announced that
the next meeting of the Joint Memo
rial Association will be held at @. A.
r. Hall next Thursday.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster

or some one paid 10 take care Of chill
dren, she would engage him for her
SON. So she took occasion to meet
him, and say that she would be glad
to have him take charge of her boy
and pay whatever he asked. The
boy. with the inscrutable intuition OF
childhood, jumped at the chance, anC
that was an there was to the story
except that
A short time afterward the woman
was invited TO a tea and reception al
the hotel TO "meety distinguished
guest, and was astonished TO learr
that the. supposed teacher she had
offered to pay for taking charge oi
her son was-Mgr- Mackin of st
Paul's.
HE happened in with a reminis
cence about an over-sympathetic
woman who tainted the other eve
ning-WelI, not the other evening, eX
actly, because it. occurred last excur
sion season-doesnt time fly?
Anyhow, it was on the river, in a
steamboat-to Indian Head and back
1t was an excursion steamer anC
by some freak of motion II snuffed
out small signal light that bobbed
above the water.
The usual fringe of passengers was
hanging over the deck rails to watch
! the soapsuddy waves and one ot
|them-passenger, not wave-sang out
to the general public, jammed around
in camp chairs: -.--
THE boat has run over buoy, The
boat has run over a
Then the ovef-sympathetic woman
gasped out:
"Oh, the poor. child""
And tainted.
. X y \
I ANGLEY did immortal things foi
the airship. Butt also, he did
another wonderful thing when he
fitted out a sunny corner in that
medievallooking> old Smithsonian In
stitution. and placed over the door a
sign that reads -
The Children's Room"
1t Is a gay little place with swing.
ing cages at the windows and an
aquarium in the middle of the floor
Just now the windows look out on
acres of tree-shaded scenery-but even
in Winter the frescoed vines on the
ceiling, the singing birds and darting
nsh. with water-color pictures Of birds
and animal life, give to the room the
charm of an every blooming Spring
The shelves all around are so low that
the tiniest visitor may see the ex
hlblts of shells, eggs, nests, and birds
and butterflies and Of many queer
Evening star., 1925-04-26

none, came just because they knew
Father Mackin and loved him
The prelate's affection for little peo-
pie was so much a part of his life,
tnat a member of his parish, who
knew him since his earlier days, re-
lated this bit of incident that oc-
CURED one Summer when he was TAX
ing his vacation at Berkeley Springs
DE liked the old place because of
friends who lived near there, and be
cause the waters of the springs were
recommended by a physician-and for
the reason that, being a family re-
sort, there We're many little children.
He liked it SO dearly that he spent his
holidays there for years. And his
way of enjoying himself was so pro-
nounced, that. from the first day, he
would gather up a flock of little ones
take them to some pretty spot and
flowers and the small wild creatures
they came across in their hikings
The pleasure of it was so genuine that
mothers and nurses were only too
thankful TO he relieved of their small
ones for an afternoon. And the chill
dren loved 1t.
One Summer a guest in arriving saw
starting on their outing. Next after
noon she saw them again, and as she
had troublesome small boy and no
nurse, it occurred to her that. as the
man must be a kindergarten teacher