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Central dropped out OF the race yes
terday. when Eastern registered its
third straight win ny a score of to
before the largest crowd of fans
that has vet turned out for the 1925
games incidentally the victory was
also the third straight for John Big
gy" Quinn. Fla stern's betty hurler,
who has gone the route on the mound
in each of the title contests.
1t was anybody's game until the
sixth inning. when Eastern chalked
M three runs. The teams went
scoreless during the first three frames
and each counted twice in the fourth.
central scored once in the seventh
and Eastern Tailed twice In the
eighth.
Doc" Baker took the mound for
central AT the start Of the game. but
gave way to Irish" Duffy In the
seventh.
Rankin, ScrucEs and CappelIi led
the winners in batting. each getting
two bincleS. Cappelh accounted Tor
the first three .hag Ser OF the series.
BUSINESS and Western dropped
games to the1r opponents on tue pdSc
ball field erday. while Tech regis
tered a 6.to-4 win over st. Alban 3.
Western bowed TO Episcopal. & to ..
Business took the short end OF 9to'4
count in a contest with GOnzaga.
Three diamond games are carded
for today, Central entertaining Bal
timore City College. Western playing
the Georgetown Props at Garrett Park
and St. Johns meeting Laurel High
on the Maryla nders' field.
Central tennis players registered
their second win in the schola site
league series yesterday with
triumph over Eastern. 5 to 2. "Sapp"
Altman won for Fla stern in singles by
trimming Jacquette Of Central. 50,
g.. Paired with Sammy Hook he
figured in doubles victory over .lar-
nuette and Stanley.
Westerns net team showed the
way to Friends in FIVE matches.
Woodward School base hallers
trimmed Devitt's lightweight team.
II to 6
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EASY WINS ARE RULE
IN SANDLOT LEAGUES

One sided scores were the rule in
yesterdays battles in the sandlot base
ball loops. Potomac Park League fans
witnessing the only close game of the
day when Public Buildings and Public
Parks threatened 10 overcome a g.
to-l handicap tut fell short by three
runs and took A 9to-S beating from
Shipping Board in seven innings.
Chevy Chase Dairy moved into first
place in the Commercial League he.
side Fashion Shop by swapping the
Telephone Co. nine under 13.to-2
count. Fashion Shop no doubt will
move to The front again today when
Perco IL encountered
General Accounting once showed
the way to Treasury in the Gov
ernment circuit with a 1to-l victory.
Niedfeldt. the winning pitcher. gave
only two hits in seven innings. pass
ed two men and struck out seven.
Urea sury's entry in the Depart
mental series took the honors on the
second day Of the leagues activities
nv shutting out Bureau to q.
Gen. Frank T. Hines is to toss out
the first ball today when Veterans
Bureau makes it's first start in the
Departmental race against Agri-
culture.
o. p. George. general superinten-
dent Of the American Railway FIX
press. evidently brought good luck
TO the EXPRESS team yesterday in the
Washington Terminal series. He toss.
ed out the first ball and then watch
ed his nine whitewash the Black and
White Taxi men. 3 to o. Washington
Terminal and Southern make their
first starts In the league when they
oppose each other tomorrow.
Today's game in the Potomac Park
race brings together two clubs that
are entering the pennant fight for
the first time. Labor Is meeting
Civil Service on the south El'ipse
Aeiu.
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BY the Associated Press.

BY me Ass0cIated Press.
A kRON. Ohio.-Steve Smith.
Bridgeport, Conn. won technical
victory over Doc Smell. Tacoma.
Wash. a..
UNION City. y. J.-San Sanchez
Mexico. beat Joe Clifford. Hohoken. y.
J.. QO,: Dickey Dickson. Fort Worth
Tex. defeated Johnny Griffin. Jersey
City OM.
YER NON. Calf E'idel I-aba ria
6yweight champion. won newspaper
verdict over Emil Palusc. Salt Lake.
in 2 no.decision bout 12l.
SAN ANTONIO. - Bobbie Fer
nandez. Montery. Mexico. knocked
out Artie OI.eary. Waterbury. Conn.
t2l: Al Mayen. San Antonio. defea ted
Mickey Genaro. Waterbury. Conn.
G0)
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NEITHER BUSHNOR TOBIN
HAS YET PROVED WORTH
Johnny Has Made But One Scratch Hit i'm Nine Times
at Bat and Joe Fails Again at Boston, Although
Criffs Beat Red Sox, 8to7.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

~ OSTON the Nationals benefited by the deal
Bush and Johnny fohn St Louis to
- neither of
much that he will be of considerable
va IN &c future
started FIVE pitcher and gone the route only
charged while
which relieved the Nationals fortunate enough to
eoft
the latter had Bullet Joe good pounding
in the all but
He and the
time up he h..
hayen the league on fire.
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Mike Harrington. who has recently
returned 10 the Warwick lineup after
season with Pullman. may pitch
against the Georgetowners. Magee
is the other possible selection. Ross
Fisher. Jones or Connie will serve
them up for the knicks.
The Warwicks are booked to play
AT Cherrydale on the following sun
day, and on May is they perform AT
Mount Rainier. MAY 80 is being held
open for an out of town game. Hern-
don will he invaded on May 81.
The Union Printers. who dropped
their first two ella shes To the knicker'
bockers and Fashion Shop. will face
another fast combination Sunday
when they tackle Mount Rainier on
the latters field. The teams have moi
met since 1924. when the Maryla nders
defeated the Typos for the unlimited
title in 1.-The Washington Ease Ral and
Athletic Association.
Mohawk and MayRower mines play
TODAY at sis on the diamond AZ Fifth
and l.. streets southeast.
Walter Reed base balIers won their
second straight yesterday by trimming
the Navy Medical School team on the
Army Medical Center field, 10 to /.
Reds Woods was the winning hurler.
Boiling Field aviatOrs. who won
from Congress Heights. "a to 8. IN
their opener. wish to book games for
Nav and June.
New Haven Midgets play the George
town juniors TODAY al O'Clock on the
Prep field in Georgetown.
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"SOLVES" RESIN BALL
PROBLEM FOR lands

PROVIDENCE. r. L., May P'. T.
DR.. Walter H. Smell. coach nt the
Brown University nine. today wrote
Commissioners lands suggesting
new method Of "doctoring' base halls
Have the covers of the new balls
properly and uniformly treated by ma p
chine with resin or some other sun
stance at the factory before packing.
he wrote. Then absolutely forbid an
monkeying with the bah by manager
umpire. pitcher or other PLAYER at any
and all times. This would prevent
disgusting and childish wrangies on
and off the field
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COLLEGE ATHLETES BUSY
FOR REMAINDER OF WEEK
BY n. G. BYRD.

TOR the first this week Catholic University action
this afternoon when the track and field squad Wake Forest
dual hall Virginia
The begins hall
a.
PLAYED Georgetown here Monday base ball and lost
which unable effectively
hurlr only bit being made Yesterday Mount St Msr took the
meal BcksbuG clgans,
onutun IN - j should Twin
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YALE OARSMEN I'LL.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. May LP.
W. Fl. Clark of Detroit and r. d.
Paine Of Durham. \. FL. who were
scheduled To row in the Yale Junior
varsity against Columbia and Penn
sylvania neu Saturday. have German
measles Several freshman oarsmen
also are affected.
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BIG LEAGUE LEADERS.
BY the Assoclated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Dugan. Yanks, .44I.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Dugan. Yanks. .44i.
Runs-Ruth, Yanl<s. "a.
Hits-GOslin, Nationals. "a.
DOubles-Burns, Indians, 10.
Triples-Gehrig, Yanks. 6.
HOmers-Ruth, ianks, and VIII
lialns, Browns, 4.
Stolen bases-MeuseI. Yanks. 6.
f'itching-ShOcker and PennOck.
Yaoxs: Quinn. Athletics, won 3, lost o.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-SOUthwOrth. Giants. .444.
Rmns--WllsOn, Cubs. ~.
Hits-HOrnsby. Cards. 30.
DOubles--Frisch. Giants. ~.
Triples-WilsOn. Cubs. 4.
HOmers-FOurnier. Robins. :.
Stolen bases.-Cuyler, Pirates:
Frisch. Giants. and Mueller. Cards, 5.
Parliamentary. Robins. won 5,
lost q.
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from that meet undoubtedly will cost
Maryland six or eight points. as he
would almost certainly have taken
second place in the ?2O-yard low
hurdles and either first or second In
the quarter He won the quarter In
the sll-State meet at the Naval
Academy three weeks ago. and has
placed in every hurdle race In which
he has taken part.
''Knocky" Thomas. former Tech
High youngster. who has been run
ming the dashes and quarter as a
member of the Maryland track team.
has been developing IA Djdly and bids
fair to become one Of the hest men
IN the section at any distance from
100 up TO the 440. Last week Thomas
WAS second to Cummings. Virginia.
crack sprinter in the 900 and third
in the 440. The 44n was DONE in
80 As seconds and Thomas was not
more than 2 wards hack If the
winner. II the Maryiander continues
to develop there is no reason why he
should not he doing the quarter next
sea son in 80 seconds.
Incidentally. Thomas WAS regular
halfbsck on the foot hall team last
Fall. and. with the speed he Is de
veIoping as sprinter. II he does not
lose his ability to dodge. there Ia no
telling how good he may he when
he puts on gridiron suit in Septem-
her. Last Fall he could tackle well.
was good in defending against passes
and CARED the ball well. He was not
near so fast then, though. as he is
now, nor as fast az he will he next
Fall.
II there IS any more ideal type Of
athlete anywhere than Thomas he
has vet to he found. Quiet and un
assuming. he not only possesses con
siderable natural ability hut is willing
To nut forth his hest efforts 10 de-
velop that ability. IT more athletes
had Thomas disposition and fine
character more athletes would he
great athletes.
Two athletes nj Georgetown who
are not eligible for varsity competi-
ton this year. but who will greatly
enhance the strength Of the track
squad next season. are Hines and
Wisner The former hurls the jaVelin
nearly 200 feet consistently and has
done better than that at times: the
latter high jumps feet and pole
vaults more than II feet. These per
forma noes are just about az good as
any of the present varsity men are
accomplishing, and next year should
be better Georgetown loses some
good distance men this year, hut A.
far as points are concerned. Hines
and Wisner will more than make up
for such losses.
Another younsstea- at Georgetown
who is going TO make good next year
is Eddie O'Shea. He Is covering the
qua rter now in 81 seconds and is ex-
pecte ed to cut that down a f,Ill second
by neTt Winter.
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WESTERN ONLY BARRIER
FOR EASTERN HIGH NINE

high school base ball will reach its highest
when Western in the that
give title the
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nine wishes to book \ game for sun
day morning. Call Ada ms 309S.
Modern WOOdmen of America play
AT Oxon Hill. Md. Sunday.
Moose juniors defeated the War
wick Juniors. ~ 10 s. while the Moose
Insects trimmed the WintOn Insects.
~ To ;.
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Field IS TO BE RENEWED
BY WARWICKS AND KNOCKS

which started last Summer will he ropend
II whe the knck erboc Warwicks
Hollow.
The met neither the
Of The
TO Warwcks while the ended
which in nni
Ill
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Ran for Rush In sixth inRinK.
*Batted for Ehmke In ninth inning.
So..on a 60 : 49,
Two:bass hits-HarrIs, Rice. Herrera.
stolen bases-Stewart. McNeely. Saerihces-
Harris; Rice. Judge. FERGUSON. RiKrey. Her-
rera. Left on bases-Wsshsnxtcn w; Eos'
Euson, 4: of Ehmke. A.. struck out---By
Bush; 3; by Ehmke. >. Hits-OT Bush. .
OF Marberry, O. In inning. Passed ball
Bischof. Winning pitcher-FerEuson. I'm
piree-Messrs. GeiseI. Connolly and Nailiu.
Time of game h"nr and 80 ~sInutet.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Durham. 6. Salisbury. 4
Greensboro. Raleigh, 4.
Danvllls. - Winston lem. =.
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Columbus. 10: Savannah 4.
Montgomery. IL: Albany. 4.
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hut Flagstead walked. After Rigney
fouled to Ruel. CARLYLE scratched a
single off Ferguson's gloVed hand TO
crowd the sacks.
Then Todt's long single TO right
put Rosenthal and Flagstead over the
counting block and sent Carlyle to
third and Ferguson out Of the game.
Marberry came in and Jenkins lifted
F'red's third pitch to Goslin for the
final out.
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The eN-BrownS surely have no
Immediately after the deal with the
Browns was conSumma ed and during
the early days of the Tampa train
jnc camp. II was thought these two
newcomers to National ranks would
provo of great assistance To the club
seeking its third successive pennant.
In fact. Tohin was regarded such
certainty for the regular outfeld that
other candidates for the berth in the
right Garden were given little con.
sideration.
BUT after a thorough trial in games
In TIE Grapefruit League Johnny was
ousted from his job by the veteran
Joe Harris Tohin failed to get his
hits and he did not seem able TO cover
the territory 1t had been supposed he
would cover.
Nor is his record for the champion
ship games impressive. Used as
pinch bate" five times. he got on base
once and then he forced out runner.
In the only game in which he play we'd
in The outfield he went to bat four
times and the fourth time managed
Z" scratch a single past the FIRST
Racker.
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49, RACE WON
BY SAM MONS BIRD

A flyer from the r. A. Sammons
loft took the second old bird race
flown over the Western course under
the auspices of the National Capital
Concourse Association, making the
distance OF 113 miles from Cumber-
land. Md. in hours and AZ minutes.
A bird owned by r. A. HUNT press
ed the winner closely and made an
average speed Of 1882 Yards per
minute only . wards under the aver
age made by the victor. Twenty
three lofts were represented among the
go entries In the race. Moderate
weather conditions prevailed.
Speed In yards per minute of the
first return to each loft follows:
3; A.; sammons: l1s2; r. Al H Unit
1,l15: e. ard w. Il. Pennington, 10;
g. Heath. 1167: G. !, Thomas. l.1H0: J.
Butler. j 1853: United states Navy. l.1b5;
Boswell Brothers. 1.15c: NJ. J Fitzgerald
i.14S; W. F. Dismer. LAY: J.: Hofer 10s
". r. Cox. .o91 Z. J. Brahling ,0s5: D.
g. Mstthews. i ,o75; r. +. Crown. 1,oo7dd:
r. F. Miller .o65: r. NJ. Frazier. 1.n5a
R. l.. Metzinger. ,o53: y. G. Hartley. a56.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Knoxville. Z: Macon. ..
Asheville. q; Augusta. Z.
Charlotte. 20: Columbia. ~.
Greenville. 4: Sparta nhurz. 4.
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Manager Clark OF the Palais Royal
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE.

Fort Myers. o: Orlando. 2.
TAMPA. z; Bradenton. 4.
st. Petersburg. <: Lakeland. a..
Sanford. q: Sarasota. n q innings; RAM
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Portsmouth, g. Petersburg. q.
KIpstOn, II. Norfolk z.
Richmond 9 WILSON L.
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New Haven Midgets play the George
town juniors today at 5 O'Clock on the
Prep field in Georgetown.
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THREE In A ROW

league on hre.
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Wisdom, Player Deal With the BROWNS Remains Be Demonstrated
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YESTERDAY 8 AEsULTs.
Washington, \: ROstOn. Z.
Philadelphia. -: New York. 3.
Chicago. 4: Detroit, g.
Cleveland, II: st. louis. n.
STANDING or TIVE CLURs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-04

on for complete or efficient protein,
lcereals and sugary foods and fats
and fat foods, Uncle Sam says in a
United States Department Of Agri-
Eculture pc mphlet.
"As a rule, vegetables and fruits
Furnish about 20 per cent of the fuel
l-needed to keep the body and brain in
perfect condition; meat, eggs, milk
and similar foods, rs per cent; cereal
foods, rs per cent; sweets, 10 per
cent, and fats, 20 per cent"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-04
GENDARMER|E USE
/ TRICK IN KILLING
CORS|CAN BANDIT
Robher King Boasts of Con-
quests With Many
r Women.
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
PARIS, June Anew York and
Chicago police might well take leaf
out of the notebook of the Corsican
gendarmerie as to how to rid them
selves of bandits.
In Corsica the process is simple.
The police set one bandit after an
other, fix the stage and then si-
back and watch the gunplay. That,
after all, was the way in which the
romantic Nonce Romanetti, King
Of the Thickats, came to an end.
Process Is Simple
The gendaFnes took the credit for
the killing of the super-bandit, but a
thorough investigation Of the affair
shows that while the police knew
when and how Romanetti was going
to be shot, they did not do it..
Corsica is ono of the few States OF
Europe still overrun with bandits.
Others are found in the mountain
wfldernesses of Bulgaria, in the eau
caus and on the stony wastes of
Albania, but they lack the romance
OF the Corsican bandits, who have
taken to themselves the robes of
Robin Hood, captain Kidd and Casa
nova
Rob, Live and Love
The CoEsican bandits rob and give,
live and love, but kill only for their
honor or to rid themselves of a too
ambitious gendarme. Generally their
victims are Of two classlficat1ons,
gendarmes or unfaithful lovers.
Fl Romanetti was probably a victim
of his ways with women. When he
first took to the thicket sixteen years
ago after killing a neighbor over a
dispute concerning missing cattle,
Romanetti was simply a killer evad
ing justice, but as years went by he
won support by his policy of robbing
the rich and giving to the poor.
4 But with his rise in the apprecia.
ton of his fellow men, -Romanetti be-
came ambitious to live up to his title
of "king." He started cutting short
the days of his enemies, and il
would be difficult today to say just
how many notches he could have cut
on his gunstock before he died.
Murders First Wife
His first wife disappeared in the
thickets and gossip accuses him OF
her murder. The family domestic
went down the same mysterious
path. A dozen of his followers OF
rival bandits were found dead in the
thicket at various times, and the
gendarmerie has a roll of twelve
members killed while seeking the
bandit.
Romanetti was a ladys man and
many of his quarrels were due to
his jealousy. Unfaithful mistresses
were given summary treatment
Once when he returned to his cabin
unexpected and found his chosen
lady in the arms of another gentle
man, he tied them behind his saddle
and drove at full gallop across tbs
fields.
Many Corsican girls have borne
him children, but he was proudes s.
of his conquests among womer
. visitors to the island. He boosted
Just a short time before his dealt
that his conquests included severa
Americans and English, a woman
Journalist who was looking for frs
hand information. an Austrian prin
cess and Partisan actress.
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GIFTS 1921 CELLO

PARISH cello made in the eight
zenith century was bought recently
for Rodman Wanamaker. The IN
strument was made by Montagnanau
in 1921. Mpntagnanau was a pupil
of StradiyariuS.
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CLOCK THE PASTOR

LONDON.-Following complaints
of sermons preached in Exeter Ca
thedral, clock is to be placed in
the pulpit. The clock will serve as
a check against long sermons, and
critics will pay for its cost.
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NEW DEATH RAY

LONDON.-Naval authorities have
been invited by DIR. Edwin Scott to
inspect a new death ray Canned
iightning), controlled by one man
which, he claims, can split asunder
anything on land, sea or in the air
within a radius of twenty-five miles
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BRIDE ADVICE
.JuV E
Uncle Sam Classes FoodssNecessary
for Husbands. -.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, June 4:-Brides
WHO start housekeeping in the'magic
month of June can obtain from
Uncle Sam advice on good proper
lions in the diet and thus keep their
newly acquired husbands healthy
and happy.
Foods needed can be grouped into
five classes, vegetables and fruits,
meat, milk amt other foods, depended
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in the world is used by the United
States.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-21
ON POLICE RLOTTER

Motorcycle Policeman W. P. Hayes was detailed to 224 Hart street yesterday afternoon. a boy having been seen leaving the cellar. The officer reported that q young man on a bicycle was about the nciEhhorhood but had eon9 away.
 William Dowen Of 70 Homestead avenue reported that an automobile was parked in the center of Shep- herds Hin. while the owner was en- gagged in conversation, and traffic was held I'D.
 Joseph Heim of 321 Monroe street reported his bicycle stolen.
 A complaint was received last night from Moran's garage on Church street that boys throw stones and damage automobiles. Last night q light on q car was smashed.
 A complaint was made 10 the police last night that the branch factory Of the G. r.. Prentice Co. on Pleasant street was open and all the boys in the neighborhood were in there running around.
 Michael Galavich Of PIG Park Terrace, Hartford. reported that his car was parked on Clark street and q dog jumped into il and would not leave,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-21

.Circular should ask their captain for lone or call at the scout office.
 Troop 9, Center church. went for Ia hike in place of the regular meet ing.
 The Troop at Stanley Memorial church held an outdoor meeting fol- lowed hy bowling at the church.
 Troop l, South Congregational, went for hike last Saturday.
 Troop II, Newington Home for Children. are planning for an out door meeting next Tuesday, with dog roast" and second class nature work.
 Scouts who are planning to have q suit for Memorial Day parade should place their order early at the Boston store. Girl Scouts have also been invited 10 attend the Flag Day exercises June 12th. Captains will receive further details and should report numbers wishing to attend these exercises 10 scout office.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-21
To Celebrate First Step
 In Fight for Freedom

New York, May 2l-WheneVcr news spreads that Richard Earth olmess is looking for material for a new photopay, speculation as 10 whether he will have the role of a soldier. sailor or marine begins in the studio,
 Ever since he was child. Earth olomass has had 8 strong predilec- ton for things military, He went to a military academy early in life and since he entered the movies had had the principal part in q half dozen pictures ot military bearing.
 Bartholomcss has just finished making "Ranson's Folly" for Inspir- ation and his role was that Of q cavalry officer.