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Evening star., 1926-06-02
RUTH PAGE GETS HONOR.
Is First American Selected a
Premiere Of Opera Ballet.

CHICAGO, June 2 Lp).-Ruth Page.
Chicago dancer, yesterday became
the first American ever selected as
premiere of ballet in the Metropoli-
tan Co. Of New York. Her contract
is for the first three months of 1927.
Miss Page has been premiere
danseuse Of the Allied Arts Club of
Chicago. and this Summer she will
lead the ballet for the opera at Rave
ma. She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lafayette Page of Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
Man Tells Papers
OF Good Story Soon
And Ends Own Life
BY the Associated Press.


DENVER. June 2.-After visiting
Denver newspapers, which he pre-
sented with a copy of his autobiog-
raphy and picture, and promising
them he would give them "a good
story in a few days. Charles NJ.
WEIGH. 55. former Syracuse, n. Y,
newspaper man, organizer of a
printing company and prominent
real estate man. sent bullet
through his brain at his home here
yesterday. He died several hours
later.
Pinned to his coat lapel was a
typewriter note addressed to the
coroner which gave the cause of
the suicide as inability to compete
with the modern industrial meth
DDS.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
Burglars in Church.

Robbers entered the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, at Fourth and
B streets southeast. last night. ran
sacked the office and took a quantity
of postage stamps. fountain pen
and beaded handbag.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
HEADS HEROES OF '76.
Col. Charles G. Van Deventer Elect
ed. by Masonic Group.

PHILADELPHIA, June P).-
Col. Charles C. Van Deventer
Chicago. was elected national com
mander Of the Heroes Of '76 yesterday
at the first annual meeting Of that
order, held in connection with the sixth
annual meeting Of the Sojournes
Club, a Masonic organization com.
prising membership of $4,000 officers
Of the United States Army, Navy
and Marine Corps.
officers must first become So.
journers before being admitted to the
Heroes Of rs.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
Ex.Kaiser's Nurse Dies.

SPOKANE, Wash, June R.-
Caroline Laue, IS, unrse in the
German royal family when former
Kaiser Wilhelm was a child, died at
the Spokane country poor farm yester-
Evening star., 1926-06-02
BIRTH REPORTS OMITTED.
Maryland Health Department Be.
gins Number of Prosecutions.

gins Number of Prosecutions.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 2.-Prosecu.
ttons Of a number of physicians and
midwives for failure to report births
as required by law have been insti-
tuted by the State Department of
Health.
The offenders will he arraigned at
three points in Maryland. according
to j. Davis Donovan of the bureau of
legal administration Of the health de-
partment. A number of physicians al
ready have been fined. New offenders
will be arraigned today at Annapolis
and Hyattsville, and tomorrow at
Rockville, MIR. Donovan said.
Evening star., 1926-06-02

England Is seriously considering q
tax on legal betting"
Evening star., 1926-11-05

More than 100 dignified Washing
ton men and women became boys and
girls together again last night, car
ried back through the years to child
hood days on the magic barQue of
memory
The folk who peopled childish
fanc.es lived again as members of the
National Story Tellers League, as
sembled at an Eastern district con-
ference at the Maytiower Hotel, told
strange tales. many of them the old
familiar legends once whispered over
their cradles
business men forgot the practical
affairs of their work "a day world and
journeyed to a land of fantasy, in
habited by kings and queens and
giants and giant killers, not to men,
ton princeSSeS and SnoW-white horses,
who turned out to be their old boy
hood friends. we'll loved companions
of nursery days.
Women OF affairs, club women
whose daily lives are just one con-
erence after another, forgot the very
Existence of clocks and engagements
and smiled. albeit a bit wistfully, and
now and again with unashamed
moisture in their eyes, at nonsense
tales which were part and parcel of
girlhood days.
The courageous deeds of the Knight
of the Silver Shield proved to be
every bit as thrilling last night as
Evening star., 1926-11-05
FAIRY TALES LIVE ONCE MORE
AT STORY TELLERS' MEETING
100 Washingtonians Are Carried Back
to Youth During Session of Eastern
District Conference.

they were years ago, good many
more years back than many Of those
clustered in the room cared to recount.
when they were told from the lips of
those whose gentle voices are heard
no longer on this earth.
The carefree laughter of youth
sounded again as the story was told
of certain very young crocodile who
was always hungry and men and
women who haven't thought about
such things for some time found
pleasure and rare contentment in the
story Of the First Easter Basket"
There were other stories. too. some
of them nature myths which their
hearers had not heard since kinder
garten days, and all of them, whether
tinged with pathos or lightened with
Evening star., 1926-11-05
CHILD PROTECTIVE
SOCIETY ASKS AID
Appeal to Public Cites Finan'
ciaI Needs of Juvenile
Association.

The Juvenile Protective Association
IL appealing for funds to carry on its
work for the ensuing year.
It is a city-wide protective organiza-
ton, organized TO prevent delinquency
among underprivileged children and
has been functioning successfully in
Washington for many years.
Mrs. Willard kiplinger now is in
charge of the office at 1000 Vermont
avenue. succeeding Miss NJ. +. Coul-
son. who had been secretary for sew
eral years
The report for the past year shows
that 10 different kinds of service
were rendered, ranging from physical
treatment and mental treatment to Sc
curing employment.
One of the chief aims of the aSSo
citation is to save children from court
records, and III only one case during
July. August and September was
court action necessary in the work
of the organization.
Cards are being sent out to old and
prospective contributors explaining
the functions Of the association.
The officers and boa"d Of directors
Of the organization are: Clarence L..
Harding, president; Louis A. StE~r,
first vice president; Rev. j. j. Dimof.,
second vice president: Miss Susan &.
Baker, secretary; Charles b. Lyddane.
treasurer; DR.. l.. w. GlaZebrook. medi-
cal examiner; Rev. George ". Atkin'
son, Irving .. Ball, Mrs. Edward B.
Clark, Mrs. George w. Cook, Mrs. Nj.
A. Francis. Mrs. Gilbert Fl. Grosvenor
Miss Louise F. King, j. Wilmer Lat
inner, Ellwood p. Morey, Claude w.
Owen, Mrs. Walter S. Ufford.
Honorary members of the board are
Mrs Edna x. Bushee, Mrs. Whitman
Cross, Mrs. Charles Hamlin. Miss Bes-
sic Kibbey, Miss Julia Latroph. Mgr.
G. F. Thomas, DIR. w. III. Wilmer.
Evening star., 1926-11-05
WORK OF RESTORING
FRIGATE BEGINS SOON
Hull of the Constitution Will Be
Repaired First at Navy
Yard in Boston.

The first step in the restoration Of
the Constitution, historic frigate O
Revolutionary days, will be taken
soon when the sturdy old ship goes
into dry dock at the Boston Navy
Yard. The work will start with the
reconditioning Of the hull at cost
OF s375,O0O.
Congress authorized the Navy to re-
ceive contributions up to $500 900 for
work on the Constitution and 5000 900
already has been raised through fra
ternal and ether organizations and
through a school children's Save Old
1ronsides" drive. The campaign will
Evening star., 1926-11-05

A dainty baby grand,
built to endure, and to
produce, for a lifetime,
superb tonal quality.
Come in now and make
your selection. It isn't
too early.
Evening star., 1926-11-05

be continued until the remainder OF
the fund Is received.
Stalwart oak beams. hewn from the
strongest timber and buried under
water for so years. have been FOUND
at Pensacola. Fla, and will be trans
ported to Boston to be used IN the
construction work. Secretary WllDur
said 1t is planned to restore the snip
fully. even to her whale oil lamps and
cast-iron galley.
Evening star., 1926-11-05
Indian Stories Tonight.

1n0lan StOr1eS IOnlgH.
For more than two hours men and
women who thought they had long
since put away childish things
chuck'ed and laughed. and now and
then sighed, at fanciful tales once a
part Oh days forever gone-and when
the program was over they found that
certain things weren't childish< after
all and that romance and beauty still
leaven the world today.
The stories exemplified the aims of
the Story Tellers' League, which
hopes to perpetuate the mythology
and fairy tales Of old as well as in
Producing in the schools the teaching
Of history through story telling, since
history, leaders Of the league stated.
is not told by statistics, but by stories.
Addresses and discussions took up
most of the sessions today. but to-
night a program Of American folk
.o.e will he given, including stories
of the Indians and of the South. Of
ficers will be elected tomorrow morn
ing and the conference will adjourn
in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1926-11-05
Michael Curtis Found Dead.

Michael Curtis, so years old. was
found dead in bed at his home, 1Iz4
street. last nlgnt ABOUT
1O.s0 o'clock. Death resulted from
natural causes.
Evening star., 1926-11-05

BY recent government decree per
cent of rye becomes a compulsory in
gredient in -four for bread making in
France
Evening star., 1926-11-05

Of the 2,025 teachers in the public
schools of Hawaii, GAG are Caucas-
ians, 525 are Hawaiians, 212 Chinese
stIu 1O2 Portuguese.
Evening star., 1926-11-05

humor, served to draw tight the bonds
of recollection, which link the present
with the past.
The Washington times., 1926-10-23

ming with Iris Speaker on a
hunting expedition. He is not ex-
pected to appear in Detroit for
another month. When he does
appear, however, much may hap
pen.
AS for Dan Howley, he is we'll
known. He formerly handled the
Tiger hurlers for Cobb. The lat
ter placed i'm as manager of the
Toronto club and this year he
trounced the Baltimore Orioles to
win the International League PEN
nant. Howley's handling of young
players is praised everywhere and
he might produce the real goods
in Boston, if given the oppor-
tunity.
Bob Quinn has dropped a lot of
dough since taking up the reins in
the Hub. He recently tried to in
terest Bill Carrigan in buying into
the club, but without avail, the
old Boston catcher-manager being
contented with his banking bust
ness in Lewiston, Me. He may
now have lines out to obtain Cobb,
knowing the latter to have plenty
of money. Whether he lands him
or not is something else again.
The Washington times., 1926-10-23

Parke H. Davis has kept rec
ords for years of notable events
in intercollegiate football. They
appear in the annual guide. Yet
of what value are they? One
Jones runs 100 yards for touch
down against the stiffest opposl-
ton, yet his record in the book
means no more than Smiths 100
yard run against pitiful opposl-
ton. Possibly Blacks 25-yard
run was really more meritorious
than either of the longer gallop5.
But how can he prove it? Not
by the records.
The guides notable events are
of sentimental value, however, In
keeping alive the names of those
heroes of yesteryear, beloved OF
all football followers. Only in
that way may one live over the
years he saw Benny Boynton,
Walter Eckersall, Wallie Steffen,
Tol Pendleton, Ted Coy, Harry
Costello Charlie DAILY, Babe
Brown. Tom Shevlin, Jim Thorpe,
Glenn Killinger, Billy Heston,
Johnny Spiegel, 3ill Hollenbach,
Truxton Hare. Frank Hinkey-or
any other of the heroes of his
youth.
Within the past couple of years
a feature of Monday sports pages
is the so-called scoring record
and it isn't worth the paper it
requires for exploitation. Players
scoring touchdowns, tries for
points and field goals are ranked
according to the number of points
they score.
Under the system being dis
cussed backfield players have q
tremendous bulge Upon all others
They are used to advance the bail,
just as the poor Woodworking for.
wards are used to make that pos
sible.
Why plaster mythical honors
upon the backs at the expense OF
the forwards? The backs run the
ball and receive passes. The
ends receive passes. The linemcn
are seldom used in either depart
ment. If a center can recover a
tumble and score, he sees his
name in the mathematical totals
down around the bottom. Yet he
may be even more valuable to his
team than the man whose name
ranks all the rest. That same
center may have but one chance
in a season to score on tumble
and does it, thus averaging 1000.
The leading back may average
.067 under exactly the same sys-
tenn, so why should he be given
erroneous figures?
Mathematics belong in football
They tell the onward progress OF
the ball as carried bv eleven men,
That's their proper province. II
is ridiculous to use them to eX-
plot improperly certain players
whose duties call for more scor~
ing that is demanded of Others.
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
THREE Bic
JAMESON

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The Dart
mouth-Harvard, NavyColsate and
Yale Brown games head today's
football menu in the East, while
Metropolitan fans leave surfeit
Of gridiron dishes served for them
with the Fordham- Wa shinGton and
jefferson. Columbia Duke and Rut-
eers-New York University contests
all being played in this city.
Encouraged by Dartmouth'S de
feat at the hands Of Yale and nv
the marked improvement Of their
own eleven, Harvard was ready 10
prove that the letting odds of >
70 l in Dartinouth's favor we're ali
wrong.
Yale was not unduly excited Over
the Brown game, but close Goa
test was expected between Navy
and Colgate,
Penn face a fairly easy contest
with Williams while a green Penn
State team was favored to defea
Syracuse's crippled eleven. which
only a week ago was hailed as a
potential championship aggregation.
PrincettOn..' smarting under her de
feat by the Navy. was determined
to roll up i big score against
Lehigh.
Army anticipated an easy victory
over Boston University. The West
Virginia West Virginia Wesleyan
ga me marked a clash between Dit
ter rivals and Western Maryland
was hopeful OF swapping the win.
mig streak of Holy Cross
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
T0DkYS SPOR7ORIAL
by kfrk Miller

may may occurred before but in the
hanth fact that three Washington
football players all former high school stars at present cap
tanning South Atlantic collegiate elevens.
Myron mike" Stevens at the helm at MARYLAND Charles
Makal is occupying the position at Virginia and 1y
versty unique position which this trio holds in nearby
should end of interest locally
in their respective teams. 49,.
To captain branch of is ambition
which springs within the breast of school and college attn
1t therefore,
singular Washington high school products should be
similarly distinguished in the year. .
Evans High School baseball and foot
STAR being captain quarterback and haback for
University Maryland He of long line OF Stevens
boys history Western Eugene Stevens
brother captain of baseball and hafback
football in
The Washington times., 1926-10-23

Basketball is a game demanding
speed speed and then more speed.
saws Suearman. Now, I'll leave it to
you, has a youngster more natural
speed than an older player? | am
banking on the speed and intclli-
gence of the players | have rounded
up. | have been teaching basketball
long enough to know what | am
talking about, and Baltimore, just
because 1t will have unknowns. will
not be ashamed Of it's entry.
Sugarman is a basketball veteran.
For wears. before he lost this same
Wanted speed, he played in the
fastest circuits in the country. rank
ing with the best He is recognized
to be one of the best coaches to be
found anywhere, and he is banking
on his opponents of flaming youth to
tear the league race wide open.
Three Of Sugarman's team are
Washington boys. graduates Of
Central High School. They are
without professional experience.
but that doesn't weaken them i'm
Sugarman's estimation. They are
Earl Moser, guard; Micky Melon
aid, forward, and Lawrence ii.
BOerner, center. BOerner stands
6 feet inches i'm height and seems
likely to start at center when the
season opens.
Meyer Krakovitch. 20 years old,
comes direct to Baltimore from the
crack high school five OF Passaic.
n. j. He has never played profes
sional basketball. He is a guard
Louis Stern. another 20-year-old
guard, is a green player from Balti-
more City College.
j. Kahn played with William and
Mary College last year that being
his only eXpe nee. He is for
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
OPE n PLAY
EXPECTED
TODAY

Two well.natched football teams
are to take the field this afternoon
when North Carolina and Maryland
clash at 2:3O o'clock. at College
Park in their annual setto. Each
figures it has a $3.50 chance 20
carry off the laurels.
Plenty of forward passing and
other open play Is promised, as
both teams are coached by men
who believe in this style Of attack.
and it would not be at all sur
prising if there was an unusual
amount Of scoring.
At any rate each team Is pos
sessed of good passerS. clever re-
ceiyers, elusive ball carriers and
proficient kickerS. ALI kinds Of
methods to score viii be resOrted
TO.
It is MaryIand's first big home
game of the campaign and the Old
Line students, led by the r. 0. T.
c. band. will be on hand in full
force. North Carolina, too. will
and there should not be many dull
moments during the conflict.
Both teams tuned UP yesterday
on Byrd Field at College Park by
taking light drills and were salts
fled they are ready to do their
very best. The game will mark tee
seventh meeting Of the teams. each
having won three games.
All the past contests have been
battles and tOday's is not likely to
he an exception.
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
STEVENS ABLE ATHLETIC FAMILY

brother Raymond who plays with the Chevy Chase
baseball baseball star at Western for three years
Mike Stevens Now Bobby Stevens playing at short
for Western and is star performer were his three brothers
High starred in football He afterwards went to Episcopal
he football basketball and track
to Virginia. starred the freshmen
a varsity berth in football and basketball
Virginia coached Charley
Fenwc High captain and Virginia star and
line coach
The Maals started going to Western High rs years ago. and
the such athletes John
MackaI "Bus" Mackal jim Macka John former Vr
GINA captain the Virginia freshmen in football
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
OVER
! With Louis Donsher
MATHEMATICS IN FOOTBALL

IN has put football into
1 introduced mathematics into football,
~ you prefer And he has done little of value
figures daily and weekly from April to October The
been to baV
times, has made hits his circuit drives being so many,
and AVERAGE BEING SOMETHING ELSE Because OF the
quality AVERAGE is POSSIBLE Foot
ball however and therefore has NO AVERAGES
md its nothing
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
Another Cobb Rum0r
A MOTHER Cobb rumor spri,

4 NOTHER Cobb Tumor Springs
to light in Boston. 1t has
the Georgia Peach resigning from
his position with the Detroit club,
buying into the Red Sox club and
performing the duties of an active
magnate. This story has Dan
HowIey, manager of the Toronto
champions, succeeding Lee Foil as
actively in charge of the Boston
NJ Until Ty Cobb DOES SOME
THING. nothing definite will be
known as to his immediate future.
He is now in the wilds Of Wyo-
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
Strength Not
Needed For
Golf Suing

Nv CHARLES (CHICK) EVANS, Jr.
take great care not to get my
weight ahead of the shot and | am
careful not to straighten my left
arm stiffly at the top OF the Lack
swing for it will have tendency
10 sweep the bah off the tee rather
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
Y. M. C. A. Comes Back

Prof. G. f. Beckett, director Of
the y. NJ. G. A.. has announced
that he will put a team on the
basketball court this season. This
viii be the first time the "Y" mas
been active in local circles for
seven wears. First practice will he
held Monday evening at I o'clock
in tho Y. NJ. G. A, gym.
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
Michigan Battles Illinois
for Big Ten Championship
By George A. Stricken

CHICAGO 23."Cruca phrase old footballs
be Purdue revived again teams
the Western Conference d by the halfway post in their schedules
today the outstanding contests of the day
The Big Ten title will be unociay bestowed the winner
while ONO matched
with Iowa at Columbus engages in its first conference game OF the
Chicago similar thrill Purdue
The shape battles kings promising be rpete
Arbor the mutltudes much
overhead field goals Wolverine
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
HALFBACK AND CAPTAIN AT LEXINGTON

"Ty" Central High baseball and football
valiant He hafback and captain OF the
University football With him DaWsoL
Western High neman Dawsons brother was also
Western High crack in baseball football, and basketball
young athletes playing for the honor Of then
well for their coleg and holding up their cap
tane we'll Washington nearby football situation to
watch which is well nigh to being local The careers OF these
Columbia high school graduates will therefore,
every classroom schools Western
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
FLAMING YOUTH SHINES
ON BAL TINORE FIVE
By Louis A. Dougher

entirely green team, of whom than 22
old and of whom absolutely without any professional expert
American Basketball Leagues
championship race gets late month This
anywhere but Lou Sugarma who
believes
he will have aggregaons in the circuit He
fnar tho result in least.
The Washington times., 1926-10-23
FIasIly sprints and startling
spiraIs undoubtedly will also tea
ture this game.

Wisconsin meets Indiana at Madi-
son in what viii probably be what
ever The Badgers care to make II.
on the Midway at Chicago. Purdue
is d0ped 10 win its first game in
Years from Choirmaster Stage and
the Maroon Glee Club. The Chicago
Purdue game looms as the greater
football game Of the two--Whatever
that means.
Minnesota and Wabash Will do
four quarters for the benefit of The
Gophers in their argument With WIS
cousin at Madison next week, the
little giants threatening the confer
encc entrant with everything but de
fnaf