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The Washington times., 1926-07-15
TWO NCkS
unlike.

Some men take their baseball very
seriously. Among them is Dir. Mil.
Ter Huggins. the astute manager Ut
the Yankees, who. incidentally, has
never been given one.third Of the
credit he deserves. Higgins - .
great manager-and he's proving It
daily. But we digresg.
Huggina takes his baseball serious
". He requires his men to do the
same. Two years ago when he sent
Nick CuIlop hack to the minors he
explained his action tersely. He
laughs too much" Higgins said.
Baseball liz no laughing matter
Nick AItrock holds q different the
ory. He believes in laughter and
lots OF IT,. He should. Nick's grin
and his eence Of nt1mOr have kept
him In the big leagues for many
years.
And win continue to keep him
there az icng az he cares to stay.
A lot Of funny stories are told Of
A1troclk. He never failed to see the
Eunaor In any situation. Not 80
many weeks ago he was playing in
q golf tournament In Washington.
Nick was In the finals and came to
the last hole, even up, after playinB
sensational golf all day long. Els
opponent drove first ana got away
q beautiful bali far down the middle
OF the faiEway. Nick shot. and his
ban developed q hook that sent IT
into q c!ufnp Of trees and shrubbery
far In the rough. It was plainly an
unplayabIe lie, and Nicl<'s chance to
win was lost. But he did no moping.
He took one look at the ball,
then grinned broadly and did q lit
tie toe dance on the tee. Boy"
he shouted. III I had q hook like
that when I was playing for Com
iskey I'D Stin be . star In the big
leagues"
After quitting the majors Nick
took o fling at minor league base.
ball. After taking . bad beating one
day Nick decided he was through
and told the manager. The mana
ser, liking the comedian. tried to dis
suade him.
What's the matter. Nick" he
asked finally. EFF you'1l tell me
maybe I can get 1t fixed up"
Serious 40 q Judge Nick replied:
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Probable Lineups.
For 'Today's
Contest

letter heads, because he did not
wish to serve with the caliber Of
men named on the committee. He
was then officially offered tho
Craftsmanship Of the COMMITTEES
which he also turned down. Balti.
more outnumbers Washington on
the committee, and Drummer de.
clared that he had never even had
an announcement Of q meeting.
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INLEGLANS
step Up

w. york 1.na ytii have chance
',..,. 80, $500 49, Izah Rah
e l0oA 49,
material this summer
Both the Yaaka and the Giants
49,. .f.r,aA M anysse new college
-,
laassEa-.a. -. - -.
George Davis, or New 1olk IA
yersity. with 3 college batting aver
80 ~ .AS6. has been grabbed off
-, 49, yarrs. 90 yeflY ao0n ret an
The Washington times., 1926-07-15

Third Cavalry Band and win pa
rade around the field when they
enter the stadium. Major Adna III.
Chafeee, the camp commander, win
be IN command Of the formation
assisted BY Lieut.. Jim Patterson,
the athletic officer for the camp.
This organization II composed Of
young men from the Third Corps
Area, ana among this aesembIags
there are quite b number ck prom.
ineYt prep school athletes.
These young men are at present
undergoing 3 thirty.day training
in such subjects az cross country
riding and equitation under the
watchf1l eyes Of the cavalry Of.
ficers at the Virginia fort, who
are men selected frcnn Uncls easn'a
finest, and who have participated
In horseshows all over the world.
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Billy Evans. the umpire, tells 4
story OF one tough game in which
Altrock relieved Doc White with the
bases full and no one down. Nick
caught three men off base and re-
The Washington times., 1926-07-15
CRASHES Links

A golf course near Las Palmas
in the Canary Islands Ii laid out
on B barren volcanic plateau upon
which there IL not q single blade
az grass.
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Braves Leaye Cellar

NJ ne: 5r1vss caimD oisa OUT OF r,vt,, ~
of Larry Benton'S .twirling, knock.
ing Root out Of the box in the first
inning and winning, 8 to 4.
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CROSS IGNORANCE SEEN
IN A. A. j. ACTIVITY,
SAYS Drummer

That the Amateur Athletic Union has completely sbugad
Washington and extremely partial many Of lts dealings WITH
swimming Central High School and the municipal
pools and the widely known swimming mentors IN the
East - ..,.
wherein the officials Of the
u had wfuy shown favoritlsn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
COO ID
PH0.|LD
INNING

District Commissioners fleming
obtained the consent of President
Coolidge, before the latter APP
pointed him to office, "a continue
the practice Of Law cases In
slunacy, ii was learned today from
an authoritative source.
Fennillg declined to take the
conlrlis sionership unless he could
have an understanding on this
point, ii Iii asserted. He did not
care to make the financial sacri-
flee that would be involved.
Coolidge saw No objection.
AS the matter was presented.
President Coolidge saw no inpro.
priety IN Commissioner Fenning con-
tinuing his law practice, provided
II did not bring his personal inter
ests in conflict with his official du-
ties.
Fenning assured the President
there would be no conflict between
his legal practice and his official
work and the latter tllereupon
urged him to accept the District
Commissionership which had been
UIIeFeu MINI.
Friends OF the Commissioners de-.
clare he made II clear TO the Presi-
dent that he could not afford to
give up his legal practice IN any
event. because his income from IL
was much greater than his salary
as District Commissioner.
See Coolidge Support
On the basis or this understand
ing, the Commissioner friends say
here was no doubt that President
coolidge will back Mr.. Fenning 10
the limit in his present fight with
the House and Senate.
They declare that the Commis-
sicner II ready to stand pat on
his present position and had no In
tention OF abandoning his lunacy
law practice. Charges of malpractice
and irregularities will not be sus-
tanned, they say.
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Organization Headed
BY Lieut. Van Wrinkle
Comes to Her Defense

Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle Is
president and most active spirit
In the international Association sof
Policewonnen. She also IS head II
the Woman's Bureau Of the Police
Department, and. IN the latter
capacity, Is facing attacks in Con
gress from several angles. one Of
then1s concerning the charges IL
Juvenile Court Judge Kathryn
Sellers that Mrs. Van Wrinkle. In
eight specific cases, Illegally de-
tanned girls in the House Of De
tention. So
Today. while these and other
charges were being aired in Con
gress, six-page typewriter state.
mnet was issued by the Inter
national Association Of Police
women, which Mrs Van Wrinkle
heads, announcing that the orr
ganization has made AN indepen-
dent Investigation Of Judge Sellers
charges and had found them UNI
grounded.
The burden of the long statement,
which was not issued over the
presidents signature, but which
was attributed to the associate
director. Helen ID. Pigeon" is that
none of the eight cases cited by
Judge Sellers originated within the
Women's Bureau and that the
Women's Bureau acted. in each
Instance, at the request of other
agencies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
BUS To REPL ACE
RAIL SERVICE

No opposition was registered
today at the hearing before the
Public Utilities Commission on the
petition OF the Washington Railway
and Electric Company for permits
sion to abandon rail service on
Macomb st. and Massachusetts
Ave, between wisconsin and West
ern AYES. N. w.
William F. Ham, president of
the railway company, pointed out
that need for street car services
had passed with the installation
of bus line between Wesley
Heights and Dupont Circle. He
quoted figures, however, showing
that the busses needed more
patrons before the service would
pay.
The Cathedral Heights Citizens
Association had adopted resolu.
ton in favor Of the proposed
change.
Hugh NJ. F'rampton, president Of
the association! said that an in
vestigation of the adequacy of
service should be made. 1t was
recalled that during the Arnold
regime an offer had been made
by the Washington Rapid Transit
Company to run a crosstown bus
line on a 15-minute schedule.
II is expected that the next
executive meeting of the Commits
sion will bring forth an order
TO the railway company to re-
move the tracks and trolley poles
on Massachusetts Avenue.
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Mrs. Mina @. Van Winkle
lieutenant Ii charge 81 The
Wonan's Bureau u the Police
Department, win Be called upon
tomorrow u answer serious charges
made against the bureau by
Judge kathryn sellers d tie
District Juvenile Court.
All y hearing today before the
subcommittee on police affairs 81
the House District Committee
Lieutenant Van Wrinkle exhibited
j. s0-page statement which she
intends to file d TIE reply 70 the
charges The ateqnsnt, according
10 members 81 the committee, 70
whom It was shown. failed so
make ! direct answer u any ~
the charges.
xample 81 Defense
An example Of the answers given
to the charges of Judge sellers ~
pointed out ii the reply to the 81
legation that tfird.degree methods
are employed III the HOUSE of 81.
tentiOn. In her reply 10 this
charge. Lieut. Van Wrinkle said
Interviews are sometimes more
important to the police than In
vestigation. In ascertaining the
cause of the difficulty and the
remedy. "
Mrs Giles scott Rafter. president
OF the District Parent Teae her
sociation, and Mrs. e. ii. Kahn
bach. former chairman 81 the
Juvenile Court Nofnmff1es Of The
association. were the only witnesses
today. They both vigorously Or
posed increased powers tor the bu
We object 10 the moahan
bureau taking upon itself the
duties Of the Juvenile Court and
assuming the care 81 children,
Mrs. Rafter said The House 81
Detention should be under the
Juvenile Court.
Abuse Of Power Seen
Mrs Kalmbach stated that lnes
investigatione at the Juvenile Cours
revealed cases IN which the bureet
has oyerstepped its powers. Sns
maintained that the House of De
tention IS being naisused BY thk
IwOmaIl's bureau and is function
ing as 4 jail rather than i deter
ton home
The hearing will he resumed i
10 q. M. tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
ALMAs TEMPLE ADMITS
FoURTY-FOUR CANDIDATES

Forty-four candidates for the
Shrine were initiated into the Alma !
Temple at Washington Auditorium
last night, before, approximately
5000 members, including q number
of prominent Shriners from other
cities. Six members were received
by affiliation.
The rituaIistic portion or the ceref
rnonial was given by the official
divan, consisting Of Charles d
Shackleford, Roland s. Robbins,
Hoyle and A. Ernest Tate.
A spectacular drill was given BY
the Arab patrol under the direction
of George III. whiting, major, and
William r. Holmes, captain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
LOO I
APARTMENT

A long list of valuables were
stolen from the apartment of T.
Vernon Macintosh, 1899 Irving ST..
n. W., last night, according to re-
port made to the police.
Included in the loot were two
watches, a gold bracelet, two strings
of pearl beads. cuff links. shirt
studs, scarf pins and dime savings
bank. Thieves jimmied the door
and completely ransacked the apart.
ment, Macintosh said
A colored youth snatched her
pocketbook from her hand while
she was walking in Twenty-second
Street between Massachusetts Ave
nue. and r Street last night, Mrs.
James c.. Pratt 2219 California st
n. W., reported. The purse con.
tanned a small amount of money
and keys.
Bandits last night Sentered the
Ohio Lunchroom, 8O4 K st. NJ W.,
and stole $50 from the cash register,
according to George Denmas, man
ager. The robbery was reported to
Denmas by Frank Bell, colored, 1901
Seventh ST., the same man " no
was assaulted and thrown in a coal
bin a few weeks ago when the same
lunchroom was robbed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25

CERR|SH IS
HELD IN
$4,000

DR.. Charles P. Gerrish, 631
Penn. Ave. n. W, president of the
University Of American Society
Of Observation-Disclosures. was held in
$1,000 bond by the United States
Commissioner Turnage today when
arraigned on q warrant sworn out
by Postoffice inspectors. charging
him with using the mails TO de-
fraud.
Explains His Society
The university of which Gerrish
is the head was chartered in the
District Of Columbia, August IL
1925. and, according to Gerrish, was
organized for the purpose Of COM
batting harmful methods commonly
employed by beauty culturists.
Gerrish has been in the District
of Columbia about year.
Before coming to Washington be
was special physician in the PENN
sylvania Department Of Health,.and
claims to have operated sanitafiums
in New York State and in scran-
ton. Pa.
He denied the charges against
in, and explained that his society,
or 4 fee 81 $40 furnishes 9 course
4 study to beauty specialists. upon
he completion Of which they are
authorized TO designate themselves
3 REGISTERED dematrichologists
ACCORDING TO Assistant District
Attorney Pearl Mccall, who has
,een investigating the university
nd its founder. several score Wash
sington beauty cuIturists, and others,
nave paid large sums into the so
siety. Sums collected range from
$40 up to 81 600, she said.
DR.. Gerrish said there were some
l 800 members OF the society, all
OF whom were supposed to have
paid in fees OF not less than so
each.
According TO information collected
by the district attorneys office,
one OF the original incorporators
of the university, and the man who
was the secretary Of the board Of
lEuSl6cSs was EdbEsGA I1CAlEy AnC-
Shane, q poorly educated freshman
Of New Haven, Conn.,. 7S years old.
McShane said that he met DIR.
Gerrish when the latter came to
rent office space in his office in
New Haven. He said DIR. Gerrish
asked him to be secretary, and that
ne consented.
McShane signed q number Of dip
Tomas in blank, he is said to have
told the District Attorney. He re-
ceived no salary and was retired
from his position by DIR. Gerrish.
The District Attorneys office has
discovered, however, that Clarence
G. Spalding, Yale graduate, was q
trustee Of the organization and
served as head of its research de-
partment.
Spalding is said to have joined
the staff in May. 1925. and to have
resigned in November, 1925.
The claim by DR.. Gerrish that
he is a graduate Of the University
OF Berlin, Germany, il being in.
vestigated by the District Attor-
ney's office.
The arrest of Gerrish was made
today by United States Deputy Mar
shall John J. Garrison.
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told him, because you have to speak
up to them, or they'll simply walk
right over you. I'm an American
citizen said. and I won't move
from here until I've talked to my
Governments represent tives. That
impressed him. think, for they al
went away soon after
In the meantime, ACCORDING to
Mother Semple, the diplomatic rep
resentatives of the United States
were made acquainted with the case,
and it was presented to the Mexican
government replied thar the affair
was entirely domestic. and, not a
matter for diplomatic intervention.
Two days later the police re.
turned and forced the evacuation OF
the convent home school, removing
all occupants except persons neces-
sary for the upkeep OF the building.
Left Mexico March
On March the religious COM
munity Of Coyoacan left by train
for the United States, after a brief
sojourn in Mexico City. About ten
days ago, Mother Semple and her
companion, Sister Mary Liguore
Mitjans, arrived at the Washington
convent. The other nuns went to
other converts throughout the
country.
Mother Semple, at native OF Mont
gomery. Ala, went to Mexico in
1911. and served there during
numerous regimes and revolutions
The laws which now have been
evoked by President Gales TO cur.
tail the activities of the religious
in Mexico, according to Mother
Seniple. had their inception at a
national, convention in 1917, when
Soto y Cana, radical, proposed
the measures.
Laws Written In Hatred
Those laws were written in
hatred and malice, by men with
pistols in their hands said Mother
The United States made
a great mistake, / believe, when
they recognized the Oregon gov.
eminent, for In doing so, these
laws were recognized.
Mexico has been governed, as
far as have observed, by men
with an ambition to sit in
that wonderful chair Of the ruler
and dictate to all Mexico.
"Carranza was a radical. and
Huerta, who offended the United
States, was little better. He pro
ressed to be religious, but do not
think he was sincere,
"Qbregon put the: State owner
ship laws into execution to a Ger.
tain extent, but Gales has. been
drastic"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
Import Of Bay Rum,
Good as Beveridge,
Now Banned

Import Of bay rum made from
pure alcohol was banned today
by Gen. i. c. Andrews, pro-
hibition car.
Tourists who bring bay rum
into the country must have a
certificate that it was manu-
featured from denautred alcohol.
Treasury officials said that
imported bay rum usually la.
beIed chair, tonic" is highly
intoxicating and good for bev.
erage purposes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
MASS MEETING PLANNED
TO PROTEST BLUE LAW

Final plans for a mass meeting
to protest against proposed Sunday
closing legislation in the District
will be made tonight by the execu.
tive committee Of the Association
Opposed to Blue Laws.
The mass meeting will be held
Saturday afternoon at $50, at the
Capital Memorial Church. Fifth and
r Streets Northwest. All organiza-
tons which have taken part in the
fight against the blue-law measures
now pending in Congress will take
DaFt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
MERGER or D. c. LEGION
POSTS IS ADVOCATED

Consolidation Of the % American
Legion posts in Washington into
five strong posts was advocated by
Major Daniel J. Donovan. District
budget officer. at a meeting of the
McGroarty.O 'Connell post, in the
District Building, last night.
John NJ. Watts, OF the Society
OF Santiago, recommended the or
ganizatiofssof one big veterans body
to be known as the United Veterans
Of All American Wars.
Others who addressed the meeting
were Major W. L. Peak Harlan
Wood. William r. Franklin, John
G.. Sims. W. I. Jenkins, Francis /.
Miller, Albert Michaud, Paul Nc.
Gahan and Major Charles William
Freeman. Raymond A. Burke pre-
sided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
3eauty Doctor Is Accused o. Fraud
School Roof Gardens
ProUe Failure Here
Hard TO Get Material That
viii Withstand Usage,
Says BalIou

Roof gardens for school buildings,
an experiment in construction which
was tried out on at least two new
buildings during the time that
Snowdef Ashford was municipal
architect, have been found unfea-
isible in their present state Of de-
velopment, Dr.. Frank w. Ballou
stated today.
While admitting that the idea
"on paper" was valuable and prob
ably would be referred to in the
future because Of the gradual dis
appearance Of playground sites, DR..
Ballou said that stie plan, as tested
ON the West and Randle Highlands
schools, was unsuccessfllI.
Get Too Rough Usage
:The principal difficulty is the
construction Of roofs and the use
of roofing material sufficiently
sturdy to Withstand the rough usage
Of playing children, DR.. Ballou
said.
B Affer brief use Of the recreation
roof Of the West School, II was said,
repairs were necessary and the roof
has not been used for play space
since then
Il cannot understand why q recre-
alton roof was needed at the Randle
Highlands school said DR.. BalIou.
Rains Seeps Through
There Il plenty 6f play space
around the building, but the roof
was constructed with a higl, safety
parapet, and ia B short time was
proved inipracticable
II am informed that the roof Is.
In bad shape at this time, and rains
seep through. splotching the walls
of the upper classrO0ms. 1t will
be necessary to make extensive re-
pairs to the roof before the build
Ing is painted"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25

The Visitation nuns were living
at Coyoacan. about 80 kilometers.
from Mexico City, a suburb which
the conquerer Cortez chose for his
home, when they were evicted by
Government police, who were en-
forcing the laws against church
property, foreign clergy and foreign
religious teaching orders. But the
sisters, who had established school
there. did not leave without an ar
gument, according to Mother Sem
pie.
Police At Door
AT O'Clock in, the evening on
that day, / was lying down, rest
ing" she said. when sister por-
tress came and said there were
five police at the door. | couldn't
imagine what they wanted, except
that il may have been to interfere
with the school, so j said, Tell
them there is no school today But
that was not their mission.
THE leader of the police was a
little, ugly man and he was very
officious.
81 have orders to put you out,
he said, and waved some papers in
his hand.
s'T can't go. and won't go,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
MRS. BETTY BRADFORD
SUES HUSBAND AGAIN

The Bradfords-Betty Burch and
her husband. Granville c.. real
estate operator-are in court again.
This time. Mrs. Bradford. who
lives at 1923 Riggs Pl. N. w, ie
suing Bradford for $3.50, which.
she alleges. Is due on a promiSsory
note which her husband gave her
in 1922. payable in six months, but
which never has been paid.
Leo e. Simonton, Mrs. Bradford e
attorney, filed the petition m the
District Supreme Court.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford brought
their marital troubles into court in
several skirInishes recently, each
filing q bill Tor divorce.
Chief Justice Mccoy threw the
cases out Of court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
PERAMHULAToR SOUGHT
FOR BABY or VETERAN

Have you baby carriage you're
mot using?
Cross, is broadcasting an appeal for
one or more. One Is needed IN.
n1ediately, the section announces
for the baby Of 8 world war vet
eran.
No funds for the purchase 0f per
ambulators for veterans babies Is
available, sc the section wants IN.
fants' venlcies in GOOD repaIr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
THE HARDEST LUCK

Dear Bill What is your
idea Of the hardest luck IN the
tcorIdf This Is mine:
For a star pitcher on an dc-
tors baseball team to get bopped
By Ford tcith license No. 1S
is front Of 1913 18th Street, on
Friday the 18th, immediately
otter passing under a ladder 10
Keep asoGD from a black cat
iritk 13 Unite spots, sitting IN
the middle Of a busted mirror!
See " aHV Of the contrtbs or
fans can beat this!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
Ohio Editor Sees Coolidge

e. C. Dix. publisher of the Woos-
ter Ohio Record, and Mrs. Dix
were presented to President Cool
idge today by Elmer s. Landes,
of the Federal Farm Loan Board.
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cantata BY Choir

The cantata, "Olivet to Calvary"
will be sung by the choir of the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION,
Gallatin Street near Fourteenth.
tomorrow evening. Mrs. William
r. Reed, organiSt and choirmaster.
will direct the cantata and the
soloistG will be Jack Bowie, Fred
ands Joana Best Russell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
BE HAD NO CHANCE

do you mean to say" asked
che Judge in . divorce suit. Edo
yOu actually mean to tell this
court that you lived with your
wife for three years and never
spoke TO her?"
.Well, judge" he replied
meelxly, 81 didn't like to. inter.
rupt her. It's not courteous"
BOX CAR HARRY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25
IN LOW SPEED NOW

Ebsre Was q man In oar tOWa.
And he was . speedy guy.
He turned corners on two wheels,
Crossed tracks on the fly.
Bat the other day. they say,
This guy reached his end.
He smashed into another machine
He didn't see around the bend.
FATTY SORGHUM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-25

The boy sat On the aft deck
with his arms around his swoetie'&
The waves were Wild. with danger
nat the Kid showed not bit Of fear.
Ele father called. but he would not
BssAnss he Issed his sweetie g.
MARJORIE