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lines the beast fell, MORALLY wounded.
The bear was given, as a small cub,
to Lambrecht by his friend, Police
Sergeant William Snowdew, three
wears ago q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-25
FIRE TRUCK IN CRASH.
Hits Auto and Hurls It Against
Parked Car.

Fire in the basement of 928 F.
street, occupied by the Stetson Shop,
late yesterday afternoon caused slight
damage.
While responding to the alarm
through heavy traffic, a fire truck
driven by r. w. Brown, $50 G street
northeast, collided with the auto
mobile of Frank r. Healey, 1101
Euclid street. at Eleventh and l.
streets. hurting it against and dam
aging a car parked at the curb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-25
CHICAGO GROWING.
Population of City Now Figured
at 3,151,0So,

CHICAGO, December % P).-
Based on birth rates and school and
assessors statistics, Chicago's popu-
lation is now 3,15l,989. an increase of
1877 per cent over the 1920 official
census
While the census is not official, II is
based on statistics available which in
the past have approximated the Gov
eminent census figures.
The population of the metropolitan
area of the city is estimated at
100000, which comedies with the
Chicago Association of Commerce es-
innate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-25

A meter to measure the force of /;
swimmers stroke has been devised.
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LIQUOR PROFITS HIGH.
British Columbia Cites Sales for
Five Years and Three Months.

VICTORIA. b. c., December 25 Up.
British Columbia yesterday reported
profits of s14.7OO.0OO for five years
and three months of provincial liquor
sale.
In the first six months of the sys.
tenn, the province made S1.231, 900 on
alcoholic beverages and in the last six
covered by the accounting, ending
September 30, $1156.00 The best six
months ended March 81, $t,781, 900.
Profits were larger in Winter than in
Summer
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
JONES HOLDING
UP WELL FOR
BRITISH TITLE
ny Dispatch A. P. wlre1

MTJIRFIELD, Scotland, May ~
Bobby Jones of Atlanta, Ca, Ameri-
carf%amateur golf champion, came in
to his own in British competitive play
today and now looms as favorite
among the eight remaining in the
title tournament. In his second
match today he overwhelmed Robert
Harris. this country's amateur king
with as fine display of golfing
prowess as has been seen in the
classics half century of history.
Besides Jones in the last eight
survivors stands Jess Sweetser of
New York, former American inter
collegiate and amateur champion,
who today scored two victories over
British opponents. They are the last
Of the American host that started
play Monday, four of. their COM
patriots having been eliminated today.
Watts Gum, of Georgia, cracked
under the strain of tournament play
this afternoon and fell before w. 6.
Brownlow, son of an Irish nobleman
8 and 2 This defeat came after the
young American had decisively beat
en- the Scotchman, Seymour Noon, S
and 8.
The other Americans went out in
the opening round of the day, Jesse
Guilford, of Boston bowing to Orme
Bristowe at the eighteenth green,
Grant Peacock of Garden City, N,
Y, losing to Brownlow up and
Harry Browner, former PFinceton uni
versity student suffering defeat at
the hands of Lieutenant Commander
H. c. McMaster by the same score.
Between the two Americans and
the championship are six sturdy
Britons. Four six round matches will
be played tomorrow morning with
the semi-finals in the afternoon. The
pairings for the sixth round follow,
with the winners of the first two
and last two to meet for the semi
finals.
w. c. Brownlow VS.. w. A,
Jess Sweetser VS.. Robert Scott, Jr.
G. c. Killey VS.. S. F, Himpson,
Bobby Jones VS.. A. Jameson, Jr.
At least one finalist will be an
American, British experts concede for
they doubt that the mysterious vagar-
les of the ancient game can head off
Bobby Jones. There is just a chance
of stopping Sweetser because in
Robert Scott of Glasgow the New
Yorker meets one of Great Britain's
finest players.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
HUDKINs-o'BRIEN DRAW.

(By Dispatch A. p. Wire)
LOS ANGELES, May 27.--Ace Hud-
kins, the Nebraskan wildcat, and
Tommy OBrien, clever New York
lightweight, fought 1O-round draw
here "Wednesday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
News OF interest IN tne NeaI4 OF sport

tween them noticeably, but failed to
overtake the favorite, which finish
ed three-fourth's of a length in front
The race was run in 1872 2-5, with
Apple Cross five lengths ahead Of
Montferrat,. a fifteen to one shot.
The Segram stables fleet colt
Edisto, established new track
record of 1:44 As for a mile and a
sixteenth in winning the King Ed
ward golf cup handicap at Woodbine,
Toronto. Edward f. Whitney's JOY
Smoke was a length behind the win
ner, with Mothers Son third.
Traymore, favoritA in the Kenton
hotel purse feature at Louisville, out
ran Huntsman in an exciting drive,
but it remained for the sixth race
to furnish the days excitement, May
fair 40 to / play finishing in front.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
REDS WINNERS
IN TWO GAMES
WITH ST. LOUIS
6Bx Dispatch A. P. Wire }


CINCINNATI May 27.-Cincinnati
showed a complete reversal of form
today and won two games from the
st. Louis Cardinals, to and 2 to l
Both games were marked by tight
pitching with Pete Donohue getting
the verdict over Sherdel. and Carl
Mays beating Johnson and Sothoron.
In the first game tine Cardinals had
sthe tying run on third base with none
Sout in the ninth, but Donohue famed
two succeeding batters and caused the
third to fly out Mays pitched HIM
self out of several tight places in the
second game, while the Reds held their
slender lead. Scores:
FIRST. GAME.
st. Louis oil 600 001--3 8 /
Cincinnati 1920 900 02x-4
Batteries: Sherdel and Wick; Dono-
hue and Hargrave.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
FOUR HELD FOR
POISONING FOUR
BLOODED HORSES
(By Dispatcn a. p. vire1


AURORA Ill, May 27.-Two of the
four men arrested in connection with
the poisoning of four horses at Elk
position park today, resulting in the
cancellation of the feature race and
the death of one of the thorough
breds, late tonight were said by the
chief of police to have confessed that
they fed poison to the horses as part
of a betting coup plot.
AURORA, Ills, May 27.-Four men
were held by police tonight pending
an investigation of an alleged race
horse gambling conspiracy which is
believed to have been responsible for
illness of three, others at the local
track this afternoon. Apology, five
year-old black mare, owned by e. Z.
Sterrett of Kentucky, died, race Off
cials claim, from poison administered
by feeding lump sugar. Three other
animals, Elizabeth X, owned by j.
Keller, Maryland; Sandrae, owned by
]. w. Lewis, Maryland, and Green
Hoods, owned by the Sanola stock
farm, Chicago were also poisoned. The
Sanola stock farm is reported to be
owned by Terry Druggan and frankie
Lake, prominent chicago beer runners.
Those taken for questioning by po-
lice are:
T. G.. Young, Charleston, W. Va:
Frank Marion, Utica, N. Y; E. Laver,
Toronto; Charles Davis, Dayton, Ohio
An effort is being made, detectives
said, to locate Earle Clarke, Columbus,
Ohio, for Questioning. Three other
horses, Johnny Jewell, Faenza, and
Bullett Proof, also entrants in the
same race escaped the sickness.
Track officials and detectives were
of the opinion that the betting coup
centere about johnny Jewell and F'a
/. enza, but they have no confirmation.
When the illness was first reported
Presiding Stewart Martin Nathanson
issued a sta cement saying the condi-
tion of the horses was regarded as
an unusual circumstance sufficiently
suspicious to declare off the race"
Track officials were informed that
considerable sums of money were to
have been posted on the race, to be
handled through betting commission
ers in Cicero Detroit and st. Louis, but
Nanhanson. said tonight they were con-
vinced that the poisoning was part of
a local plot for a comparatively small
sum of money. Inquiries in the larger
cities revealed, he said, that there
was no unusually heavy betting oil
the race.
Feeling ran high at the course to-
night. and corps of policemen and
private detectives We're on duty.
Horsemen commended the prompt ac-
tion of the officials in cancelling the
race.
AURORA, Ills, May 27.-The fifth
race at Exposition park today was
called off when four starters were
found sick in their stalls and unable.
to rise.
Veterinarians said the horses had
been poisoned. The four We're: Sun
drae, Elizabeth X, Greenwoods and
Apology.
The event was the Illinois claiming
at mile anda seventy yards.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
SILVER S T A r S
DEFEATED q. TO8
BY ALLEY RATS


Ramirez, hurler for the Alley Rats,
famed nine men on the Silver tSar
club in game Wednesday after
noon which ended with a score of q
to in favor of the Alley Rats.
Wright, pitcher for the Silver Star
team famed four batters. Glenn
knocked out the first homer of the
season.
Haymore, L. Levy, Glenn and
Hughes, nine year old wonder who
plays center field, starred for the AL
ley Rats. Haymore made six hits
and six runs
Wright, Palmer and schlotzhauer
were outstanding players for the Sill
aver Stars.
''No Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch
For Want Add Results, Phone 81 or So.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
CHICAGO BEATS PIRATES.

PITTSBURGH, May 27.-Pittsburgh
dropped the first game of tho series to
Chicago, 5 to 2, today after raising
the world series pennant with cere
monies in which Commissioner Lands
and President Heydler of the National
participated. Tony Kaufman held
the Pirates in check and hammered in
three of the Cubs five runs.
Oldham and Sheehan were both
both Knocked from the mound. Songei
finished the game and held the visi-
tors scoreless. The score:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
Such popularity must be deserued!

Chester6elds have come up fast because
smokers have found that they can depend
on them-for the same superior blend,
the same uniform quality, and for the
same untiring good taste-always!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
VOLTIAC WINS
HOLLIS STAKES

NEW YORK, May 27.-R. Z. Gerrys
Voltaic today captured the Hollis
claiming stakes, Belmont park fea-
ture, under a stout challenge by APP
pie Cross in the last sixteenth of
the six furlong event. Off to a
quick start Voltaic held his place at
the head of the field until the stretch
when he closed with sprint only to
find Apple Cross gamely hanging on.
Apple Cross cut down the gap be-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28

mo Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28

Summary: Two-base hits, Rousch,
three-base hits, Bottomley; sacrifice,
Dresser; double plays, Dresser to
Critz to Pipp, Hornsby to Thevenow to
Bottomley, Critz to Pinelli to Pipp;
left on base, st. Louis Z, Cincinnati 5;
base on balls, off Johnson 4, off Mays
8; struck out, by Johnson /, by Mays
5; hiss, off johnson s in s, off Soth'
oron in 2; losing pitcher johnson;
passed balls, Picinich, O'Farrell.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
JONES INJURED
In TRYING OUT
FOR AUTO RACE
(Ry DISPATCH a. =. wirel

INDIANAPOLIS, May 27.-Herbert
Jones of indianapolis received a
fractured skull this afternoon while
attempting to qualify for Mondays
500 mile race at the speedway. He
was rushed to the hospital uncon
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
mann (Gooch)1 passed balls, Smith;
losing pitcher, Oldham.
PHILLIEs AND BROOKLYN
DIVIDE DOUBLE-HEADI DER

PHTLADELPHIA, May 27.-Philadel-
phia divided double-header with
Brooklyn today, the Phillies winning
the first game, to l, and the Robins
taking the second, to l. Fournier's
pinch single drove in Brooklyn's only
run of the first game and the victory
renresented Mitchell's third of the
season over the Robins.
MoWeeney allowed but five hits in
the second game, three of which the
Phillies punched for their lone run in
the second inning. MciWeeney famed
seven.
First Came: r. II. f..
RroolSlvn .... 600 900 1OO-~1 0
Philadelphia -. O00 lilo 01x--3 s Q
Batteries Petty, Ehrhardt and
0'Neill: Mitchell and Wilson.
Brooklyn ....,... 100 OO1 O21-5 10 0
Philadelphia .....O10 900 00O-1 5 2
batteries: McWeeney andl O'Neill,
Dean, Pierce, Ulrich and Henline.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28

For Want Add Results, Phone 81 or 50.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28

Totals .l.t.s.34 z y " IL y
xRan for. Smith in 7th.
yRan for Gooch in 9Th.
zBatted for Songer in 9TH
By Innings: X
Chicago .....s..... .020 030 0O0--E
Pittsburgh '... 01O 900 100:
Summary: Two-base hits, Hartnett,
Grantham 2; three-base hit, Traynor;
stolen base, Cuyler; sacrifice hits, Fri
gau. Shannon; double plays Frfgau to
Adams to Grimm, shannon to Grimm n
on base, Chicago d3, Pittsburgh -
base on balls, off Iaaufmann 1, off
oldham 1, off Sheehan 4, off songer
j. struck out, bv Sheehan 2, by. Kauf--
mann 1; hits, off Oldham in l, none
OUT in End, off Sheehan in 4, off
Songer in 4; hit by pitcher, by Kauf-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
Paddock Plans Series
OF Attempts to Smash
Own 1OO-Yard Record
(By Dispatch A. P. Wirel

Los ANGELES, May Z. The
first of series of three attempts
to shatter the mark of 9.5 seconds
for the 100 yard dash that he set
here recently will be made here
tomorrow afternoon by Charles
Paddock, blOnde-haired speedster
of the Los Angeles Athletic clubs
track aggregation.
The attempt will be held on a
15O-yard straight away track.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-28
TRACK-FIELD
RACING
GOLF

scious after crashing into a retain
ing wall when his car threw a wheel.
Although failing to qualify Frank
Lockhart broke the indianapolis
speedway record during the elimina
tion trials when he drove his car for
an average of 115.4Ss miles for the
first lap. On the second lap his right
rear tire gave way. His time was
1:17.93. The previous track record
is 114.295 established by Pete De
Paolo last year.
Evening star., 1926-02-21
PARK VIEW CHRISTIAN.
CALVARY BAPTIST


ton Hall on the alleys of the latter.
all five members of the King Pin turn
ing in sets of 333 or better. The triple
victory enabled them to draw up on
even terms with Stanford Paper Co.
in games won and lost and close ma
terlally the gap in total pins which
had been separating the two leading
teams. The loss of all three by Con
vention Hall practically puts it out
of the running for top honors this
season.
The second game was won by King
Pins after roll-off, each team hay
ing hung up the unusual total of 600
A tie game with this score is believed
to be unmatched in the annals Of To-
cal bowling performances. The other
scores for the winers were 512 and
5s2. for a set total of 1,754. the best
team effort Of the week. while Con
vention Hall wss getting 5i5 and SCI
for the same games.
Howard Campbell and Happy Burt
ner were the particular thorns in the
side of Convention Hall. first one and
then the other spelling defeat for
the latter team. In the tie game of
600, Campbell was forced 10 spare and
count nine TO effect the tie, but rose
to the occasion. staving eff defeat
His total of 37t was best for the
Die y.
including a final game OF 141 Joe
Mulroe was much the best for Con-
vention Hall with a @57 set which in
cluded games of 132 and I16
Stanford Paper Co. retained the
league leadership by making clean
sweep Of the set against Meyer Davis.
despite some sturdy opposition in the
second game which was taken. 593
to so. Perce Elicit of the Paper
makers was high man for his team,
with a set OF $50. but Irwin Billheime /
gave him some good assistance with
a set of 341. Arthur Logan of Meyer
Davis was best for his team. and for
the match with a three game total of
361.
Mount Peasants treated it's follow
ers to an agreeable surprise by taking
all three. games from Regulars by
wide margins. rolling up a 1897 set.
which included middle game of co.,
Scores of such dimensions have re-
Gently been novelty with the up
town boys. Such herculean efforts
bode evil for the two leading teams in
future matches. Danny Reiff of Reg
ulars struggled hard to register a win
for his team. but his set OF 35S was
far in advance of what his teammates
could achieve.
Terminal Ice Company took the
Evening star., 1926-02-21
INTERBUREAT LEAGUE.

Season Records.
High team sets-Economics and Property.
zoB oIish team ssnssSpropersy. me- esl: Roads,
asH HsR + i9siyasna saT.SH4 :s,Diz0n ss +45 st0rk
n.H.T H.Eh 1sa ndigia4sI ssrber IsS' ssme'-DS0n 1
of 3S pins.
Property Ave retained its leadership
by taking two games from the fight
ing So-Kems in a match featured by
the shoting of Ole Hoss Nelson. ca p
tain. In fact, it wasn't Nelson's fault
that his team did not sweep the match
as he counted 125 in the game that
Property lost by margin of SIC to
SIT. Adams and Mckericher did the
best rolling for the So-kems, while
the entire Property team supported Mel
son nobly, joining in the chorus in
complete harmony on all occasions. 1t
is rumored that Ole Hoss will have
the entire team out for choir practice
next week.
Elders stellar bowling for Eco
nomics, all the more remarkable since
he has been out of the game for
several weeks, featured the match
ing two of the three games. Good
bowling by Ready and Conklin of the
Ints put the third game to their
credit in the won column.
Solicitors kept up their winning
streak at the expense of Plant Bu-
reau. though the decisive game of the
match was in doubt until the last
ball was rolled. Rose at anchor for
Plant. finished with spares in the
ninth and tenth boxes. picking up
l3 pins, but the Lawyers won out by
Evening star., 1926-02-21
NATIONAL CAPITAL LEAGUE.

King Pins unleashed another attack
on its opponents in the National Capi-
tai circuit last week. making the lowly
Regulars the victims, and increased
their lead to five full games due to
the idling of the Belmonts and Joseph
Phillips fives, runnersup.
Bill Woods aggregation turned in
n neat 1856 set, with John Harville
leading the attack with a 392 count.
1876. Megaw was second with 4 SAT
set. while Goddard was best for the
Regulars with SIG.
With Mulvey in an unfriendly mood
toward the pins, the Auth five gained
two wins over Mount Pleasant when
the Sausagemen's star counted $40, in
Guiding 13s game.
The X of C.-1nternal Revenue
match ended with two wins for the
Caseys. They won the first game, de-
spite the $50 string turned in by
Leo Speer. one of the Revenue ex-
perts. Speer's, set, incidentally, was
sullivan got 335 for the victors, that
being high for them.
For the third consecutive time the
Cyclones failed to appear and the Lin
woods were awarded forfeit for their
nights entertainment. Under league
rules. the Cyclones forfeited their
franchise by forfeiting on three con-
Secutive occasions. No other club has
been selected as yet to fill the vacancy.
but Secretary Eddie krieger is en-
deavoring to get some of the members
of the faltering team to reorganize
under another name and take up the
franchise
The Belmont-Joseph Phillips match
WAS postponed to allow Urban and
Miller, members of the former, to roll
with Convention Hall in the District
League. This was one of >the few
conflicting dates in the major pin
loops.
Evening star., 1926-02-21
ODD FELLOWS LEAGUE.
season Records.

season hPcOfub
High team eame-GoIden Rule. 5S2.
High team set-G olden Rule. 49,;
High individual game~Gampdpehn s nnd hi,s,, io 3ao
Grcatest s1rikes-Clagsett. 20.
= Greatest spares-Haville. ! ~ ,,.,z
High individual average-Harville. Halo.
Golden Rule and Amity both gained
on the leading Mount Pleasant team
by making clean sweeps OF thelr re-
spective SETS Golden, Rule took Fred
ID. Stuart into camp. while Friendship
fell a victim to Amity.
In the Golden Rule-Fred d. Stuart
contest the bowling was below par.
Campbell being high for the former,
with 31S, and Harville best for the
latter team, with 32l. In the Amity-
Friendship contest. P. Elicit totaled
353 and J. Elicit $40 for the winners.
with Ward of the same team having
high game, 130. Friendship was con-
siderably off form, making only SIN
marks in the three games, five of
which came in the first game.
Capt. Lund of Eastern stepped into
the limelight with game of 145 and
set of 344, helping his team CON
siderably in it's triple win from the
Covenant outfit.
Mount Pleasant was forced to bow
to Brtghtwood in one of three games.
Logan of Mount Pleasant rolled 343,
the best total of the match.
Harmony and Columbia staged a
close battle. the former emerging on
the right side in two games. Saranoff
of Columbia rolled 129 for high game,
while his teammate, EhlerS. totaled
321 for set. Baker was the best per-
former for the winners.
Central was awarded three games
by forfeit, Salem failing to be repre-
Sented.
Evening star., 1926-02-21

margin of pins. 1t would have
been tough game for the Solicitors
to lost as Captain Murphy q had
picked spare in the tenth to count
only l pin on it and Allen had fol-
lowed with another mark and but a
2-pin count. The first game of the
set was decided in Plants favor when
Coll registered a spin count on a
spare in his tenth box. Murphy's 32S
was the best shooting for the solici-
tors, while Rose, with 342, had a
wide margin on his Plant Bureau
teammates.
Bill Whelan seems to bring good
luck to the Public Roads outfit, even
when he is not in top bowling form
With him leading off, the Roads five
startled the fans by taking two
games from the powerful Accounts
outfit, winning the second in a roll
off after the teams had tied at 517.
Matthias did the most effective work
for Roads. while Stork and Terwisse
led the Accounts quint Owens looked
mighty good at anchor for Public
Roads and toppled 121 for the high
est game of the match in his second
effort.
Evening star., 1926-02-21
PUBLIC DEBT GIRLS LEAGUE.

Season Records.
High team set-Registered counts I4Tl
High team game--Registered Accounts,
High individual set-Preble Registers, 3.2
High individual game-Mealy. Surrenders
13s
High game Pearson and Crane trophy y
Parker. Registered Accounts. 100.
Upsets We're in order the past week.
Accounts. playing Audit, was lucky to
win two. Registered Accounts lost
two to Securities, while the lowly Cor
respondence team almost took a game
from the league leading Registers.
Averages for .he second third Of the
season were issued last week. Parker.
Re gistered Accounts, led with high
average, with Preble, Registers, close
behind. Lohnes. Accounts, and koh-
Ter, Accounts, We're next in line.
These averages show nine bowlers
averaging more than 80. as compared
with IL a few weeks ago.
Seventy-three girls have played in
the 81 games bowled to date.
= In the games the past week Inde-
pendents was the only team to better
its average. rolling a new high set of
1.344.
Grace Martin. one of the newer bowl
ers Of Mails and Files, is showing
great promise. She started slowly, but
has improved steadily and turned in
games Of 100. so and 103 last week.
She had only rolled one century be-
fore
Evening star., 1926-02-21

With the highest mark ever main
tanned at this season of the year.
The Boston management has been
asked to match Paul Pohler in the
singles event with the winner of the
my-Wolstenholme contest now
under way. In the doubles 1t is plan.
ned to have Pohler and Walsh meet
n local doubles team, to consist Of the
loser sthe McPhilomy yWolstenholme
affair. with the second man to be de-
terinined later. This plan was de-
vised as it was thought ID games in
an evening would be too serious a
strain upon one man.
Because Of the tremendous expense
involved in staging this combination
or attractions. an admission charge
VIII be necessary. Tickets are ready
FOR distribution and may be obtained
at either the Convention Hall.
Coliseum or King Pin alleys. All
seats will be reserved and the price
of admission will be 81.
In addition to the permanent grand
stand special seats are to be installed
on either side Of the alleys on which
the matches are rolled. giving clear
view TO all purchasing tickets. AS
there Will be a great demand for seats.
those desiring to attend should ar
range for choice of location at once
as they must be sold on the basis of
first come first served. The early
bird will in this way obtain the real
point OF vantage to witness the best
bowling card ever presented in this
city.