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The Washington times., 1926-12-29
NORGE AND IT'S FLIGHT

y ALL THE WORLD acclaimed the Norges flight
the top of the globe Of the great trumphs Of the
fury. Now Dr. Hugo Eckener is building ship which
he will try to fly in nonstop flight around the world
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
Loss Of s. S. Astoria
Doubted at Shipyards

CHELSEA. Mass. Dec. 29.-Re-
ports that the steamship Astoria
had gone down In the Black Sen
with loss OF twenty-one lives
reached the Richard T. Green ship.
yards here today.
An official Of the shipyards said
that it could not be the freight
steamship Astoria, plying between
Boston, Philadelphia and Liverpool,
as that steamship was loading
china clay at Fowey, England, yes.
terday, preparatory to sailing for
Boston today. 800.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
Artificial Legs Show
Increase Over 1925

Production of artificial legs In
1926 was valued at $2,787 900, an
last biennial census, in 1928, the
Commerce Department announced.
OF the 123 establishments engaged
In this industry nearly half were
located in Pennsylvania, New York,
California, Ohio and Illinois.
Officials said that a remarkable
progress has been made in the
manufacture Of efficient artificial
legs
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

HOW FLIGHTS COMPARE
STARTING FROM Seville, Spain next autumn, accord
ing to present Indications the LZ127 will travel
the Atlantic to Buenos Aires thence the Pacific
The ship must do better than $4,000 miles
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

house for winters breath air would furnish
airplane for bucket water would supply all
motive for the engines Of the merchant fleet the whole
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
GOODBYE, GASOLINE!

SCIENTISTS ARE EXHAUSTING every to harness
energy and when they do nothing will be impossible declares
DR. John Quincy Stewart professor Of astronomical physics at
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
SHOT WATCHING GAME

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-Roccd
Marcel. IS. was watching card
game in a Greenwich Village pool
room today when gunman en-.
tered and shot him dead. Who tho
assailant is and why he shot Marci
is a mystery.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

HOW GIANT DIRIGIBLES COMPARE
THE NEW SHIP will be SO per cent larger than the
Los Angeles which holds the record for ongdstance
nonstop flights new invention guarded with secrecy
is said to guarantee greatest safety fuel will give
the ship 4 cruising radius Of 10000 miles.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
Photo by international

| by Senator Norris (R.) of Nebraska
Senator Borah (2.) Of Idaho, Sen
ator Walsh CD of Montana and
Senator Ashurst Cd OF Arizona.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

number in the Senate, will main
tain that the Senate has no right
to disqualfiy on this ground.
The fight against him will be led
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
COMPANY F BIG five
SEEKS OPPOSITION

HYATTSVILLE, Nd, February s.
Flushed with recent triumphS over
such formidable foes as the Anacostia
Eagles and Comets Of Washington.
the regular team Of Company f, Ma
tfonal Guard, of Hyattsville, Is out
after new laurels this week.
However, it is not known whom
the soldier big five will face here to-
night. Manager McClay this morning
having still been without game
The Company F Reserves have book
ed a contest for tonight with the
Peck Memorial tossers of Washington,
over whom the Soldiers already have
triumphed this season. The game Is
to be played in the armory court here.
Thursday night the Company F.
Regulars will play host to the Roam
erS of Washington, and the curtain
raiser will bring together the Guard
seconds" and the Columbia Heights
Christian Church five. The Reserves
also have bested the Churchmen this
season.
SO far the Company F. big five
has not definitely scheduled game
for next Saturday night here.
The Reserves, however. will hook
up with the Atlantics. still another
team whom they have already downed
during the current campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08

performances for use in the classify
ing work.
Girls of all leagues would do well
to observe the foul line in their
matches henceforth. 1t will have to
be observed in the tournament. With
more than two months in which to
accuStom themselves. to remaining be-
hind the line, the girls should not
find it difficult to do so when the big
battles get under way.
Two special competitions are sched-
uled for next Saturday. but only one
OF them may staged. La Fayette
of the Masonic Association and Joseph
Phillips Of the National Capital
League are due to begin their 1O-game
struggle, and Glen Wolstenholme,
Perez Elicit and Max Rosenberg to
end their 15-game argument on the
King Pin drives. 1t may be that
those alleys recently damaged by fire
will not be available. In that event,
the Lafayette-P Phillips clash may be
postponed and the three -cornered sin
giles affair rolled elsewhere
With several of the mems leagues
swinging into the homestretches Of
their championship races this week,
keen competition is anticipated In
most circuits the first divisions are
We'll balanced and in several the
championship winner is not apt to
be determined until the final week of
bowling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
Ex-PALACE PLAYERS
TO FACE OLD TEAM

Tonight's basket ball game at the
Arcade might be termed homecom-
Ing celebration, as four of the mem
bers of the Brooklyn squad. which is
engaging the Palace professionals,
played with the Washingtonians last
season and are well known to local
followers of the court game.
The Brooklyn forwards. Red Conaty
and Roddy Cooney. performed in Pal
ace uniforms throughout the entire
1925 schedule and also helped the Dis
trict five open its campaign in the
American League. Garry Schmeelk,
manager of the visitors, piloted the
Laundrymen through their schedule
last season, and Buddy Bushman, a
guard, had a place in the Palace line
up in number of the first pro games
played here.
Brooklyn was knocked off last night
by the Cleveland RoSenblums in the
first game of the second series and
VIII put forth extra effort tonight In
an attempt to gain 500 average. The
invaders also Will be seeking to avenS e
pair Of defeats administered by
Washington during the first series
Epiphany Juniors and Kanahwas
are matched for the preliminary
which begins at 7:15 o'clock. Neither
team has met defeat this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
FIVE MARKS BROKEN
IN SKATING EVENTS

DETROIT, Mich, February GP.-
Five world records fell in the inter
national speed skating championships
on Lake st. Clair. which closed here
yesterday. Clas Thunberg Of Finland
Olympic champion, set two of the
marks and Leila Brooks, speedy
Toronto skater, made a record be
lieved 10 be unique. when she bettered
three world records in the women $
division
Thunberg. who raced against time
because he was unable TO accustom
himself to the American style of
competition, cut / 2-5 seconds from
the three-quarter mile record Of 2:02
Is held by Joe Moore of New York
and lowered the mile and a half mile
mark Of 4:28 TO APT 2-5.
The 440-yard, the SS0-yard and the
mile records were broken by Miss
Brooks. She sped the quarter mile
in Al 2-5. taking , 80 seconds from the
former record held by Gladys Robin
son. She then made the half mile
in 1856 3-5, which was l % seconds
faster than her own former record
and in her last appearance at the
meet she cut % % seconds off anoth-
er record made by Miss Robinson
when she covered the mile in 3:33 2-5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
WILLETT is VICTOR
IN Alloy CLUB RACE

BY taking first place in the third
of the series of practice runs be-
Ing staged by the Aloysius Club as
preliminaries to the ten-mile street
jaunt scheduled for February %,
Hurd Willett brought his point total
for the series to II and made 1t pos
sible for him to tie Walton Shipley
for the high score medal when the
final f1ve-mile race is run off next Sun
day.
Shipley. who finished second yes
terday, Is leading the scorers with
a total of 10 points, while Horace
Domigan has taken two third places
and Albert Schaub has garnered a
single point.
Wlllett made the distance in 27
minutes 80 seconds. setting a new
record for the Plaza cinder path
Domigan finished third. The five
other barriers who started crossed
the line in the following order:
Schaub, Heinrich. Montague. Loonev
and Stemple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
HEALTH FOUND ON LINKS.
CHICAGO SURGEON AYERS
Olympia Fields Club Official Claims Pastme Is
Beneficial to Ailing and Is an Excellent
Preventive of Illness for Well


(HlCAGO February 8The who
golf according Dr. Of Ovrna
Fields Country Club which has $50 l8-hoe
AS physician the great clinical facilities he made
the health Of
for golfers doctor "gofng gave the doctors no
who while OF
who got the before functional
The only fatal the large membership years was due
stroke OF lightning the death OF
caddy who did 10 golf ~ =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
FENCING PUPILS FIGURE
IN EIGHT EXHIBITIONS

Fencing pupils of Prof. p. Lanziln
took part in eight exhibition matches
yesterday at the Lanzilli studio, 1921
X street
Opponents in the bouts with the
sabre were as follows: Antonio Grana-
tiero VS.. Wilson Wing, Ruth Jack
son vs.. Prof Lanzilli. Mary Z. Acker
VS.. Prof. Lanzilli, Florence Merriam
VS.. Prof. LanZilli, Antonino Messineo
VS.. Antonio Granatiero and Clair w.
ludlow vs.. Wilson Wing.
In foils matches Florence Merriam
opposed Prof. Lanzilli and Ruth Jack
son met Clair w. ludlow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08

Miss Wills fought personal duels
against Suzanne in repeated rallies.
returning terrific drives with calm
accuracy, but nearly always Suzanne
showed one more ounce OF nerve and
won.
I.englens' Nerve Tells.
Helen was trim, slight and pretty.
The California champion, looking al
most like a jockey in white blouse,
short skirt and long white riZor. play
ed without apparent effort. She re-
turned Suzanne'S VolleyS as easily rs
she might pour a cup of tea. An OBJ
server might have said that she out
PLAYED Suzanne, but always, by some
magic which the observer failed to
fathom the F'renchwoman last shot
went past her, defying any human
effort TO return il.
Mile. Lenglen popped about the
court, prompted her partner audibly
and showed every emotion like
prima donna, but she played a steel
fOrehand strokes could not break.
Both men played splendidly. but
against the mechanical perfection of
the Lenglen- Morphurgo machine the
most strenuous efforts of Baby
Helen" and her Swiss giant always
seemed TO fail by a hairbreadth
hi this victory Suzanne's famous
placing played a small part. The pace
generally was set by Helen's famous
forehand drive. which made the game
a high-class smuggling match. in which
victory went to the side which could
show superior muscle, accuracy and
nerve.
Won by Endurance.
In muscle and accuracy Miss Wills
perhaps equaled Suzanne, but every
endurance test was won by the
French Superwoman. Helen's occa-
sional attempts to trick her opponent
by high balls only gave Suzanne the
opportunity to reply with a deadly
smash.
When speed was a decisive factor
Helen appeared momentarily superior.
The spectators were GREATNESS at the
seemingly endless rallies, but always
the last volley was SuZanne'S
Was Helen hypnotiZed by SuZanne's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08

Only one new name appears among
the list of officers for 1925, although
positions were exchanged by a couple
of officials remaining in the line.
Bronson Qualities was reelected presi-
dent without opposition and Gladys
Lowd was returned as secretary.
May O'Brien, former first vice presi
dent and Jennie Malcolm, former
treasurer, exchanged offices.
The new officer is Lucille Preble,
who has an active interest in the
Public Debt League as well as the
Washington Ladies' League. She was
made second vice president.
After the next meeting of the as
ISOLATION, when the officers hope to
have more leagues in line. a board Of
directors will be appointed. Whether
this board will consist of the asso-
citation officers with representatives
Of teams or of leagues only Will be de-
ternined later. Certainly a board
with league representation only work
ing with the officers would be more
wieldy. A small committee with every
league having q voice could advance
bowling among women of Washing
ton considerably.
All Of the new officers have been
identified with the duckpin game
here for some time. Bronson Qualities
was one of the first of the woman
bowlers in Washington. Gladys Lowd,
Mrs. OBrien and Mrs. Malcolm have
been in the Washington Ladies'
League several seasons. Lucille Preble
has had much to do with the upbuiId-
ing of the Public Debt League and
still has had time TO keep in touch
with the Washington Ladies' League
With the help of the rank and file
OF woman bowlers, these officers VIII
stage splendid tournament this year.
tournament play will start April
70 on the Coliseum drives At that
time the annual tourney of the Wash
ington City Duckpin Association will
be under way at the same establish
ment. The men start bowling for
titles April y and probably will re
qulre three weeks to dispose OF their
affair. That means only few alleys
can be turned over to the fair duck
Primers for their competitions How
ever. the w. l.. d. A. believes every
thing can be done in good order.
Those desiring to compete in the
tourney must file their applications
before midnight of April 1t. The
w. l.. ID. A. officials want 10 days
for the arrangement of schedules.
Last year bowling in the women $
tournament was in two classes. Duck,
Primers with averages of IS or better
We're placed in Glass A. With more
leagues TO draw from this year the
association may provide for three
clasSitica tons. This matter Will he
discussed at the February 20 meeting
Secretaries of the various leagues
will be requested TO bring TO that
meeting statistics of their bowlers'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08

The most popular prescription
among doctors today is golf, even I'm
this Nolsteadian age. The exercise IS
not strenuous enough TO bother Leak
hearts, but is enhancing 10 such 4
degree that it sOoths shaky nerves and
obsessed brains.
The doctor said he had seen many
mon in declining years toddle doubt
fully to the first tee for their pristine
attempt at golf, falter back to the
clubhouse at the end OF nine holes
and finally in d few weeks gain
strength until they fairly ran TO the
starting tee and played as much as
SO holes in a day. Under his obserya-
ton scores of women with anemic
compilations and soft muscles have
benefited until their checks were rosy
and their physique sturdy.
No fewer than dozen golfers had
told him that they had been given VI
TO die and had prolonged their lives
with the most pleasurable treatment
they had ever taken-golf. The re
ports OF apoplectic exhibitions Of an
ger at bad shots and missed puts
we're confined almost entirely 10
younger and sturdier players, who
had no distemper at al except lack
of self -Control
DR. Hennine. who is a good enough
SolIeT 70 WIN lRe cIuD championship
from time to time, cited the case ..
keefe Carter Of Oklahoma City. who
won the Western amateur champion
ship last Summer at Detroit at the
age of q. AS a child Carter had been
declared incurable unless possibly q
life in the open on a golf links might
revive his system. The lad was put
on the links with a gradually in
creased dosage of golf until now he
is splendid specimen of the picture
Of health"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08

reputation for infallibility? She never
showed it. She took every lost point
with the impressive countenance
which has earned her the nickname
OF poker face
Did lack of teamwork III the GeWly
partnered couple cause blunders? 1t
was not visible. Helen'S iron muscles
We're not quite equal to SuZanne's
steel nerves. That is all. But today
everybody knows that quiet, hard
little Helen Wills will give a gallant
fight to vivaciouS, scientific Suzanne
when they meet next Saturday, as
they probably will, In the singles at
the Cannes courts.
French Girl EIated.
SuZanne-was visibly elated over the
victory and rushed to congratulate
Helen over the net at the end OF
the match. Then Helen vanished
with her mother and witnessed the
following match from the balcony of
the tennis club.
Suzanne remained about the courts
for half an hour, graciously posing
for innumerable admirers. who were
and begging her autograph.
Father Lenglen, up from his sick
bed, swathed in heavy garments to
protect him from the Mediterranean
hreeZeS, Witnessed the match from the
era ndStand beside SuZanne'S mother
who smiled in satisfaction at her
daughters expected victory.
Copyright. 1926
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
DEMPSEY FOR PHILLY
AS SCENE OF BIG BOUT

MEMPHIS. Tenn. February 8 up.
Jack Dempsey world heavyweight
champion, regards Philadelphia as a
logical place for staging his proposed
championship match next Fall with
Harry Wills. He was impressed with
proposals made to him by Herman
Taylor and Robert Gunnis, Philadel-
phia promoters, and plans a confer
ence with Floyd FitZsimmons, who
holds contract for the staging of a
DempseyWills meeting looking to d
mutual agreement between Fitzsim-
mons and the Philadelphia promoters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
LAJOIE MADE "LANDIS"
OF THE o. AND P. LOOP

NEW CASTLE, Pa. February 8
@.-Larry (Nap) Lajoie. who one
time starred at second base for the
Cleveland Indians and other major
league clubs. has become the Judge
Lands of the Ohio and Pennsylvania
State League"
Lajoie will assume the post of com
missioner with the opening of the
1925 season, and his duties will be
similar to those of the supreme arbiter
of the ajorS.
Lajoie, who resides in Cleveland.
was named at a meeting of the league
here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
HOCKEY RACE TIGHTENs.

NEW YORK, February Up
Three defeats for the leading Ottawa
Senators and the forcing Of the New
York Americans into last position.
featured the past week in the Ma
tional Hockey League race. When the
weeks play began Ottawa had suf-
fered only two reverses with the
schedule more than half completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
HOFF PLANS TO BECOME
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN

BOSTON. February s LP.-Charley
Hoff. Norwegian star, who twice set
new records for the pole vault last
week intends to seek American citi-
zenship. William c. Prout, chairman
of the Amateur Athletic Association
On foreign relations said
today. While here to attend the Bos-
ton A. A. meet Saturday night, Hoff
Prout on the matter. the
lawyer said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
ANOTHER PRO GRIDIRON
LOOP WILL BE FORMED

DETROIT. February 8 OP).-A new
professional foot ball league will be
formed at a meeting to be held al
Chicago February Il. it has been an
nounced.
The league will be in opposition 10
the National Professional Foot Ball
League which operated last season.
Eight or 10 cities will be represented
at the meeting in Chicago. il is said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
COLUMBIA TOSSERS
TOP EASTERN LOOP
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February S-Two
games are scheduled in the Eastern
Intercollegiate Basket Ball League
this week. Columbia meeting Pennsyl-
vania in New York Friday and Cornell
visiting Dartmouth at Hanover Sat
drday.
Columbia leads the league with
three victories and no defeats Dart
mouth is second
Loeb Of Princeton leads the scorers
with AZ points.
Standing of the teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
LENCLEN'S sSTEEL' BESTS
MISS WILLS oIRON'' GAME
u. S. Racketer Equaled French Girl in Muscle and
Accuracy, But Latter Won Every Endurance
Test of Great Duel i'm Doubles
BY HIRAM K. MODERWELL.

ICE February Seen Wills and Suzanne Lengen have
The which have awaited for three hna
Sunday mixed doubles the Nice Tennis Club
the CHAMPION Charles Aeschl
dtwoco
the Riviera.
points 20 and the second 50 points
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HAUGEN LEADS SKIERS.

REDWING, Mimi. February Up.
-Anders Haugen Of Grand Beach
Mich. carried off major honors at the
interstate ski meet here. He won first
place in class 4 with 1905 points.
and had the longest standing jump Of
the meet with 1873 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
WILL COACH DUKE NINE.

DURHAM. y. c., February Up
George Whitfield. former big league
star. member of the Boston Braves
which won the world series In 1914
has been secured 10 coach the Duke
nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08

PALM BEACH. Fla. February 5.
John Temple Graves OF Washing
ton opposes Jerry Lang OF New York
today in the final round of the Palm
Beach County tennis tourney. He also
plays tomorrow in the doubles final
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08
SapneS Nerve Tells at Nice Net Golf Popular Prescription
the BOwlerS

THOUGH only leagues represented the Washington
~ Ladies Duckpn Association through with
yesterday and ready another Officers
elected the of the annual championship
Perhaps
of the bowling of the will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08

For 50 long as ivory balls shall click on
the green cloth, the name Of Willie
Hoppe will be accepted as the synonym
for matches billiards.
Other players, it is true, have app
proximated his greatness, but none have
equaled his delicate touch, his perfect
"ralnursing," his patience and preci>
sion under the stress of long and
brilliant run.
They may suggest, in some way or
another. the incompatible Hoppe, but
they are not Hoppe nor will they ever
be. His mould cast him and him alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-08

So it is with most good cigarettes
with nearly every brand you may
measure by MURAD's yardstick.
There's little bit of MURAD in all OF
them =. there must be for a Ger.
tain percentage of Turkish tobacco is
essential to the palatabiity of cigarette.
And it is this variable bit of Turkish
in these brands that family suggests
MuRAD's winning flavor, fragrance and
GOODNESS when you smoke them.
But only a MURAD is all MURAD. For
MuRAD is all Turkish-the finest grown
hence. MURAD is all>charm.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1926-11-04

R Ietckke Yorkban mozgalma ndott az Anne
rika Magyar Nepszava egy magyar szobor fealtasara
Laosnak Magyaorszag egyik gnagyobo toftenem
alakjanak amerkaiak memek szenek es oecslnek
zoro m adozatkeszsg New Yorkban ebben modern
Babeben.
Az gy6ny oru Mem magyar az a eszreveteh ehaiao
nclette Ennek szobornak mar regen aln kelett vona
Iorv ki Kossuuth Laos AIT felsleges W 1el'e
pnfnq Akben ersnek csa skraJa hono az uey
liza Aknek pedg magyarani kelene az mem erd meg
hogy magyarnak hlvassek. 49, :, -, s,1ouo+
zobor mozgaom eszmee mele Macy ekese'essel aoo1'
szvaooel ola zell hogy aljon eg6sz masyarsag
Ltb zobra New York varosaban hirdeni fogja magyar
zot nacvsara dcso uta De ke hogy hirdee mai anne
rkai magyarsag egyeakarasat ls
Eune szobornak pompasnak nagynak mivesznek ke lem
- bo @ balvnv konurokban hasonlon abrazolt terf
kosuth apank seem viagszre meg nasy
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uatnuk hogy szethuzunk ebben az egs uoe
ban fenseges gondolatban ossze tudunk forrnL
Youngstown kornyeke magyarsganak meg ke mozdun
lagyarsgk me mutban mar nni kovetesre meo pedaJat
da nemes dozakeszsegene akaommal maradha e TOD
bi magyarlakta varosok mellett.
yarosunkban Kossuth Kor, kezebe kezdeme
vezst aakuon me6bb eg bzosag meyben mlnden eey
hzunk cink Bpvseletet kezJen hozza azonna
munkahoz.
aaanosan megnand6 gyjtest eo lehene mozdltam egy
naey balal vagy zne6adassaennek reeet megalatandt
HKossuths szobor bzosag' yolna hivatva megalaplanl
fehvasunk vszhangra taana ha szavunk mem
lenne pusztaban kialto min6 eobb megmozdunank
kossuh szobrara mnden magyarnak aldoznia kell!
szobra mne elobb all egyen bszke hlrdoJe
cskely haanak; t0rtencmink egk egn
magaslobb alakja, soha el ne mulo emekenek
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Cselekedjink!