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The Washington times., 1926-09-11

Single games are carded hef0 20
morrow and Monday. On Mon.
day night the champions wiI
leave for Detroit, where they
have nm Off-iay before engaging
The Washington times., 1926-09-11
Third e

Point score: O. y.
williams and Richards.
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!, ~ SIt0 s--s--ss
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Point score: q. "A,
williams and Richards.
ablA0 $50 <-s--ss
Cochse and Brugnon,
So tlt13 S--.t--s1
Stroke AnAlyslsi
The Washington times., 1926-09-11


The same difference Of opinion
Hists among the fans. followed
he contest with a great deal OF In
crest in the New York World. Bos
on Post, st. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Washington Times and other papers
ehere fans teams were published
nd you'd never believe that opin-
ons could be so different.
Fans, OF course, permit friend
ship and local pride to affect
them more than newspaper writer's
do. 1 saw where one fan sent 200
teams TO the New York WOrId
contest. My criticism there would
be that he was not even certain
in his own mind just who does
belong on the All.America.
The vote for players and positions
w the writer's committee follows:
First Base-Grantham, Q; Bot
onley, 2; Burns, 5; GehEig, /.
second Base-Hornsby. 4; Collins
I FrIsoh, 1; Critz, 3; Lazzeri, 1.
Shortstop-J. Sewetl. 81 Wright
HuHnefIeId. 1; Bancroft. l; T
ll.kson !.
Third Bass-Traynor. 8; Bell. I
! ndetrofn, /.
left FieId-B. MeuseI, 4; Fother
!. 2: FaII<. 1; GosIip, .; Cuyler,
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League Standings

1NSTERDAY's RESULTS
-. Louis, 81 Chicago. 4.
TOnAYsS GAMES
&C Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
6hiIn6elphia sc Chicago.
Boston at St. LOulA
NATIONAL LEAGUE
standine of Clubs
The Washington times., 1926-09-11

LEFT. FIELD-GosIin OF Wash.
ington: II 1t hadn't been for his
broken ankle Bob Meusel would get
left field honors. He 10 a fine
fielder, q dangerous batter and
baseball's greatest thrower. But
GosliR Of Washington has played
The Washington times., 1926-09-11

In batting. SeweIl leads by ten
points. In fielding they are about
even. Players on al the Ameri.
can League clubs rank Sewell
with Burns and UhIe In explain.
Ing CIeVeland's great drive for
the pennant, He Is the most i'm.
proved shortstop In the American
League and the best, I believe,
In either league.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Officials EIaied
BY Plan TO Boost
Fund for Streets

Plans of the Senate appropria'
ton committee to add S5O0,OOO TO
the appropriation tor street I'M
proVements elated District officials
today
Engineer Commissioners j. Frank
lin Bell said that if the additional
fund is granted n will be used
chiefly to resurface the badly worn
streets in the downtown section of
the city.
Z For the last several years, Col.
Bell explained, the Highway De
partment has confined it's work
principally to improving the main
arteries of travel leading into and
out of the District and has neglect
ed some OF the much Travelled
streets downtown which are from
so to 40 years old.
II know of no better way to use
the proposed additional money for
streets" he declared, than to re-
surface the old downtown streets.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
WOMEN ENTER FIGHT,
CircuIate Petition to Save Bandit
From GaliOws.

HARTFORD, Conn, April oP).-
Gerald Chapman. bandit, is begin
ming to realize that his chances OF
escaping the gallows early next Tues
day are slight.
This statement came today from his
counsel after they had informed him
in State prison that Gov. Trumoull
had refused to grant a reprieve.
Frederick A. Groehl, Chapman's
counsel, urged the governor to grant
CHAPMAN a reprieve of at least one
week because Of new evidence, but
the governor said. NO, not for an
hour" He said that it would oe an
unwarranted interference with the
judicial department to stop the eHecu-
tion now. Chapman has had his
day in court" Coy. Trumbull said.
''The case has been heard in the
courts before several judges
A petition urging Gov. Trumbuil to
grant a reprieve was being circulated
TODAY BY two Hartford clubWonlen.
They will offer il to the governor i'll
case a motion for q new trial is over
ruled. They obtained $50 signatures
last night soon after the petition was
started
Chapman is under sentence for
killing a New Britain policeman IN
a burglary.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
ROTOR SHIP STARTS
LONG TRIP TO u. S.
Baden baden to Go by Azores
in Order to Take Advantage
of Trade Winds.
BY GRANVILLE wHITTLEsEY, JR.
Special Correspondent of The Star and North
American Newspaper Alliance.

American Newspaper Alliance.
|, ABOARD ROTORSHIP. BADEN
BADEN, Kiel Canal. April Anton
Flettners rotorship, formerly the
Buckau. now the Baden Baden,
thanks to a rechristening yesterday
by Mrs. Flettner. said early this
afternoon for Hamburg on the first
leg of her voyage across the At
lantic.
The signal for the departure was
given by Capt. Peter Callsen. who
commanded the ship last year on it's
successful voyage across the stormy
North Sea The 600-ton boat
started under power of the motors
as we'll as her rotors The whirlinG
rotors receive the push of the wind
at one side, but throw it off at the
other, thus creating a suction which
pulls the vessel The rotors are
turned by small motors.
The Baden Baden carries cargo
of building stone for New York, but
will sail from Hamburg by way of
the Azores or Madeira Islands to
take advantage of the southeast
trades" of this old sailing ship route.
TO demonstrate the economy made
possible by the rotors, she VIII de-
pend as far as possible on the WIND
alone and may not reach New YORK
for six weeks.
Wind and weather conditions were
fairly favorable. officials of kiel
and Baden Baden wished success 10
the undertaking. while hundreds Of
people gathered along the shores to
stare at the curious craft.
officials here regard the departure
of the Baden Baden as marking a
new era in the history of the Ger
man merchant marine.
Copyright 1926. United States and Great
Britain. by North American Newspaper
Alliance
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Failed to Interest
Vatican Officials
In Playing Golf
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, April Arthur
Findlay, Scottish born, but resi-
dent of the United States for 40
years, has been telling the land OF
his birth that the United states
is now the golf center of the world.
Mr.. Findlay, contract manager
for one of the great American de-
partment stores, recently returned
10 Scotland.
He said that when he first went
to the United States 40 years ago
there was not a golf course in the
country. Now. he said, Americans
spend many millions of dollars a
year on the game.
Mr.. F'indlay started ranchlng IN
the West, and played golf on
natural course on the ranch, on
which there were no green's and
players dug their holes as they
went along. He declared, how
ever, thet The American courses
cannot compare with those of Eng
land and Scotland, owing to the
hot, dry Summers which make
artificial green's necessary.
While in Rome, recently, Mr..
Findlay tried unsuccessfully to in
duce the Vatican authorities to lay
out six-hole course In the Nati-
ran grounds.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

iu.trury q the Atr NciNi'" ~ ths
'uttcd states hN creating tie p"Fl..
ION of SECOND Assistant Sc' Rotary ~
Anr Ia superyise the hir forces.
Majority leaders pointed out today
thut IL is understood that TIA" remain
ing appropriation bills and tho cl"c.
lion contest between Daniel y, Stttk
and Senator Brookhart. resulting
from the Iowa election. would ~"
taken up on the floor of the senate
ms the opportunity presents itselt .
without reference to the Legislative
program outlined.
The public buildings bill has pa ssed
the House and is expected to he the
first legislation taken up In the sen
ate after tie Italian debt ana the
Brookhart contest had been as
posed of.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
SHAW HELD IN BAIL.
Former Bank Cashier, Arrested In
Florida. Appears in Court.

Robert c. Shaw, former cashier ol
the American Savings and Commercial
Bank, was released Yesterday after
noon on bond of $1,000. Shaw was
recently apprehended at Daytona
Beach, Fla, by Department of JUS
tice agents and brought back to wash
ington.
The charges against Shaw grow out
of the sale of certificates of deposit
which the Government claims were Is
sued in violation of the national bank
ing act
Evening star., 1926-04-01
MILITIA
is URGED BY BELGIAN
Delegate to League Says Italians
Are Training Young in
Civil Warfare.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. April IN, de Brouc.
llere. one of the Belgian delegates to
the League of Nations, has opened a
subscription in the newspaper People
for organizing an anti-Fascist militia.
He says he knows of the existence
OF at least three secret groups OF
Fascists who are organizing shock
troops" with the assistance of for
mer officers. and are seeking to en-
list as members the non-commls-
stoned officers and privates now in
;he active army.
Young people, N. de Brouckere as
serts. are receiving regular training
in civil warfare from Italian Fascist
instructors NJ de Brouckere is a
university professor. He belongs to
the Socialist party.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
DISTRICT NATIVE DIES.
Mrs. Alice Writ Cantweli Succumbs
to Long Illness.

Mrs. Alice Writ CantweN. 30 years
old a lifelong resident, died al the
residence of her brother-in law,
Michael A. keane, in the Wammai'
Park Annex, last night after an ILL.,
ness Of several months.
Born here February %. 1876, Mrs.
Cantweli was the daughter Of The
late Andrew and Mrs. Martha Re
becca Balm, both old residents OF this
city. She leaves her husband, WI.
liam J. Cantwell; three sisters. Mrs
A. D. Wilkinson, Mrs. Harry T.
Brooks and Mrs. Michael y. keene'
and a brother. John s. Balm.
Mrs. Cantwell was member
Holv Comforter Catholic Church and
was connected with many charitable
organizations of that church
Funeral arrangements are to be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
CHAPMAN APPEAL
TOBE MADE HERE
Counsel in Capital to Ask Su-
preme Court Justice to
Stay Execution.
By the Associated Press.


An appeal for stay OF execution of
Gerald Chapman, the mail bandit,
under sentence to be executed April
s for the murder of New Britain,
Conn, policeman, will be made to-
dav to a justice of the Supreme Court.
Ray NJ Wiley, of Springeld, Mass,
n member of counsel for Chapman,
reached Washington today to make
the appeal The Supreme Court is
in recess and the case must be
handled shy one or more justice
individually.
II is understood his grounds are that
he wants to bring up for review some
new phases which have recently
arisen in the case.
IT is within the power of an in
dividual justice to grant stay
pending the submission of the case TO
the court Granting Of q stay would
depend upon the ability of counsel
TO satisfy the justice that there has
been development in the case
sufficient to warrant it, since writ
for a review recently was denied
Chapman by the court. Should
stav be granted ii would be inn
nossihic for the court TO pass upon
any petition until !. reassembies
April l2
Evening star., 1926-04-01
SENATE LEADERS
TO PUSH 4 BILLS
Public Buildings Measure
to Come Up After Vote on
italian Debt.

Four pieces of legislation were
designated today by Republican lead
ers in the Senate for early consldera-
ton following the disposition OF the
Italian debt settlement They are:
The public buildings bill, carrying
$40, ,000. 900 for Federal offices in
Washington and $4,000, 900 for
buildings throughout the country.
The Watson Parker bill, providing
a new method of settling disputes be-
tween the railroads and their en-
DloyeS.
The bill to amend various portions
Of the act for the consolidation of
national banking associations and
also certain provisions of the Federal
reserve act.
The Wadsworth bill to increase the
Evening star., 1926-04-01
SIGNS TAX-CUT BILLS.
Gov. Smith Makes $4,000, 900
Saving Possible in New York.

ALBANY, N. Y. April l UP).-Gov.
Smith today signed bills effecting a
% per cent reduction in the state in.
come tax for this year and increasing
income tax exemptions $500 for single
persons and 81 900 for married per.
sons and heads of families
Under the two measures, income
tax payers are effected saving of
S14 900 900 on their returns for the
last calendar year, due on or before
April Is. About 100000 persons are
relieved of the necessity Of paying
any income tax this year by the in.
creased exemptions. which place the
State regulations on par with the
Federal income tax law.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
TWO HURT IN COLLISION.
Women Victims of Accident Near
Aurora Hills. Va.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April L
An automobile driven by Y. l..
Terry era shed into another driven by
Robert f. FinuCane Of Washington
about s o'clock last night a short
distance south OF Aurora Hills, on the
Wa Alexandria turnpike.
Mrs. Finucape, =, and Mrs. Lucy
Graham. occupants Of -F'inucane's car,
were slightly hurt. They refused hos
pital treatment.
Terry was ordered by Police Sergt.
Driscoll Of Potomac 10 appear before
Justice of the Peace Thomas.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
CHINESE PIRATES
LOOT ANOTHER SHIP
Disguised Passengers Take
Vessel to Rendezvous and
Get 100000.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 1.--Chinese pirates
have captured another Chinese
steamer on the high seas. steered
it into the famous pirate rendezvous
in Bias Bay. in South China, robbed
the passengers and escaped, says a
Hongkong dispatch to the Daily Mail.
The steamer was the China Mer-
chants Co.'S Hongkong. The Pirates
were disguised as passengers. Dur
ing the voyage from Shanghai TO
Hongkong they seized the vessel,
bound the passengers and ROBBED
them of booty valued at about
$50 900 chiefly money and jeWeiry.
Many of the passengers were enl'
grants from the United States with
a suhsta ntial amount of their savings.
a similar act of piracy was en-
acted last December on board the
steamer Tungchow while it was pro
ceeding from Shanghai for Tientsin.
The pirates had boarded the steamer
at Shanghai. They did not reveal
their identity until the vessel had
proceeded some distance northWard
in the China Sea Then they took
possession of the TungchoW. shot and
wounded the captain and held up the
passengers.
When Blas Bay was reached the
pirates compelled the foreign paSsen-
gers to remain in their cabins while
small boats came alongside and took
off the marauders and their loot. The
steamer then proceeded 10 her des-
tination
Evening star., 1926-04-01
DEBATERS UPSET FORM
IN LANGUAGE REVERSAL
Americans Win Argument iu Span
ish-PoTto Ricans ViCtors When
English L. Used
ny the Associated pre..

by the A-ro'lttru fff-s
SAN Jt'AN, T. Il, Aprii The de
batting teams uf the Universities ~
Arizona and Porto Rico each won
with the affirmative on the question
that the entrance Of the United States
into the League Of Nations would bet
ter pan American feeling. according TO
the Judges announcement after the
second debate, in Spanish. last night.
The Porto Rican team won in English
and the Arizona team IN Spanish.
The Arizona captain. pattee, eX
Evening star., 1926-04-01
BRIDGE TAX DISAPPROVED

Favorable report on the Moore bill
u abolish the half-cent tax on each
street car rider over the Highway
and Key Bridges was ordered today
by the subcommittee on public ut1ll-
ties of the House District committee.
The bin is amended, however, to pro-
vide that the relief afforded shall be
TO the benefit of the car riders. which
in effect means a reduction in fare
of one-half cent per ride.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

fsWpafitrt fat Wufe thau N..tutta
u ,fhtf wna slt1 in We his rfsf puuHt
.res.b Iu Fpttfi Hnd wee FlFtu HfA
ovation The a. InnR uohlfeTH ssu "a
Saw Yuft tuIlt They uil meet asr
ertI American .ull,rrs iu debate -
fore t,t,hluE htue
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Badges for Pistol Msrksmen.

Special badges will be awarded by
the War Department to students at
the citizens military training camps
who qualify at pistol shot. lst class, "
during this years eneampments. Ten
thousand badges will be purchased for
that purpose, it is announced at the
War Department.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Leaves SI50,OOO Estate

The Washington Loan and Trust
CO.. named as executor in The VIII ~
Mrs Harriet q poikinhorn, has hlod
a petition for the probate ~ tho docu'
mcnt The estate is valued az $3.50
900 and includes premises 1888 o.
street.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

Mrs. Emma G. Cromwell, secretary
oi State in Kentucky, now asnires to
sit in The governors chair. She is a
self made woman. having risen from
a teacher in log cabin school to
her present high position.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

In Damascus IL Is the custom for
families 10 live together. In fact the
sons when marrying bring their bride
to the house Of their father as a mat
ter Of course.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

DR.. Josiah Bartlett. second signer OF
the Declaration of independence. al
ways prescribed cider for fever
ma tiantS.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

Nearly half the prisons in England
have been closed down in the, last IL
years in consequence of the enormous
decrease in the prison population.
The Washington times., 1926-10-26
A SCENIC TREAT
AT .WARDMAN
PARK

. Telling story we know as
concerning an apple ma ster
Swiss crossbow man and his little
son. William Tell" flashed these
seven days from the Wardman
Park Theater projection room
Ia a picture far, far out Of the
ordinary We're it's direction and
continuity as fine as its natural
settings. doubtless America would
jump hish in the air with the
cry of Wonderful
This pictured tale OF. sturdy
Swiss winning their Independence
from an alien race shows scenes
Of mountain grandeur and peas
ant life very pleasant 10 see. The
mountaiaeers are a 4 glowingly
healthy bunch whose naidens are
fresh beauties and young alen
husky chaps. with magnificent
muscles: all characters are of a
new type. since all are Swiss
mountain people.
But the continuity? It's a bit
ragged in spots. The battle scenes
are hardly convincing also. for
independence is not won. by snlif-
ing horses rear ends with hal
herds, nor does hero fighting a
tyrant villain strike for the head
when his opponents body is ex-
posed, With such details looked TO
and subtitles written clearly In
stead Of being couched in obscure.
ancient terms. Director Emil Har-
der could have called his work
good. Wy.
The Washington times., 1926-10-26

capacity. certainly. for he has al
ready given proof Of his versa
tile talent.
The story recalls the bromide
that Nothing is ever knew" in
volEing the idealist's conviction
that naughty commercial girls are
not lima tely wicked and that they
will eagerly grasp at q chunce to
live deeentiy. jerry Strong be-
lieves this so adamantIy that lie
bets he can prove it.
The plot moves along swiftly.
and is well sustained. But the
cloying climax, involving All EN-.
brace and a pledge OF undying love
between the prostitute and her re-
generator. spoils the stark realism
of the theme. We have come to
expect such from nearly ait Amer
lean playwrights save O,NeiII, but
the utterly unnecessary and UNI
convincing embrace at the final
curtain brings YOU back to earth
with suddenness just the same.
And when you leave theater
conscious of your immediate, en-
vironment then you have not seen
great drama.
Ladies Of the Evening should
do this staid and complacent cap
ital some good. Even though it
is not as daring and bald as press
agents would have you believe
neither is 1t reminiscent OF q sun
day school picnic. Which recalls
a sly smile, with wonder as to
(which ttoI1a,.ifaIfa 1T.u4p i1afion
church. etc., viii sponsor bene-
fit performance for Ladies of the
Evening" The President Theater
il available. according to the pro
gram. Such performance would
probably help to make that par.
ticular audience much more char
liable in matters involving such
women as Kay and Dot.--E. ID.
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DARK FLNSTERS
PACK THE
GAYETY

There is music, dancing and
fun galore in the all-colored nov
city show playing at the Gayety
this week. Bearing the cryptic
title OF .4-11-44." this Hurtig and
Eeamon production IL by far the
best colored aggregation that
Columbia burleaoue has ever seen
and is sure to set up new attend
ance records around the circuit.
From the time Lieut.. Tim
Brym picked up his baton to
direct his jazz harmonic orehes-
ira until the final curtain there
was a veritable riot. Led by
Eddie Hunter, the dusky perform
ers stepped on the gas" and sent
their speed machine through three
hours of the fastest entertain.
ment Gayety audiences have seen
in many moons. The harder
they worked the more they
seemed to en5ey 1t. 1t was
refreshing contrast to some OF
the shows that have played the
Ninth Street 5theater this season,
with the principals and choruses
working like a1Itomatons.
Hunter is a comedian of ability
and fairly won the applause that
greeted his efforts. He was riot
in the prohibition travesty, in
which. an innocent-looking shoe
shining parlor suddenly became
an oasis. Aurora Greedy and
Nina Hunter displayed talent in
a series Of song and dance num-
bers. George w. Cooper nearly
stopped the show with his nov
city dances.
Others in the company who are
entitled to their need of praise
include Emma Jackson, Grace
Rector. Eunice Anderson, Amos
Davis. Leroy Bloomfield, Adrian
Joyce, Peck Craig and the Eight
Dancing Spades Back Of them
was fast-steppinG chorus that
enlivened many of the scenes.
An outstanding feature was
"Adeline," song and dance mum.
Der featuring the entire company.
House Manager LaMottee an.
nounced there would be q mid
night show Friday night.--H. w.
The Washington times., 1926-10-26

wholesome and sweet smiles of
appreciation for the applause
of the audience, in curtain calls
following acts two and three,
seemed incongruous.
Whether staggering on tlle
dimly-lighted street of business o.
In the brilliantly lighted hotel
suite, Kay Beatty-by Miss Pow
ers--and Dot Miller--by Miss
Bernard--were vivid and colorfu,
studies of decadence. Their YER
nacular. while at times forced.
kept the audience laughing.
Russell Fillmore, playing Tom
Standish, the affluent gentleman
ever on the outlook for a red
haired mistress. turned in the
most convincing performance
among the men. In his laekada-
isical way. he appeared much
more at ease in his part than did
Walter Gilbert as jerry Strong
the artist whose faith in sociologi.
cal rote impelied him to lift Il
girl from the gutter to his pedes-
tai as a Madonna.
Gilbert did not unbend. His
senai-austerity kept him from rea-
liking as much In the part as
James Kirkwood did here and III
New York. Withal. he fits the
role and later performances as
suredly will find him easing into
it more naturally. Such is his