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The Washington times., 1926-05-14
LADY, 7, REBUKEs PURsER
TREATED HER AS CHILD

NEW YORK. May 14.-E. q.
Muller, purser of the United Ameri-
can liner Reliance, had the em-
barrassing experience OF having one
of his passengers tell him that in
his conduct toward her she wished
to be treated as lady.
The passenger was Miss Doris
L0winger. The fact that she is but
years old prompted her repri-
mand. When he saw Doris was an
unaecompanied passenger he began
the program that is arranged Cor
children. His manner and his con-
versation were adapted for juveniles.
wish you'd treat me as a
lady" the girl said i've Travelled
on bigger ships than this and I'm
no child.
The Washington times., 1926-05-14
Fenning SIS, OOOPain
Eased By 500

Mental anguish when suffered by Commissioners Fred
erick A. Fenning worth $4,000 but 500 will relieve the
This revealed before the House District subco
mittee last night and resulted summons for those who
tails
The Washington times., 1926-05-14

directed verdict Of not guilty
The court: Under the cirruffi
stances no other course Is posi-
Bile, and the jury is directed t0
find the defendant not guilty
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Sues to Recover Madonna.

The Bridgewater Madonna which has
been on exhibition at the National
Gallery Of Art is now in the custody
of United States Marshal E. c. Sny-
der The painting was seized under
a writ of replevin sued out in the Dis
trict Supreme Court by Mrs. Gwenda-
line G. Bergman, 1907 Tenth street
northeast The picture, 1t is said. had
been placed on exhibition by friend
of the owner. and Prof. William H.
Holmes, director of the gallery. did
not feel at liberty to surrender II to
Mrs. Bergman without the protec-
tion of court order. Mrs. Bergman in
her suit placed a valuation Of Si.i00
on the painting. Attorneys Jeffords
and Dutton appear for the petitioner.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
MARDI GRAS DANCE
HERE TUESDAY NIGHT
Ball at Mayfower to Rival Famous
Annual Affair at New
Orleans.

Washingtons first Mardi Gras ball.
rivaling as far as possible the annual
celebrations at New Orleans, will be
given Tuesday night at the Mayflower
Hotel for the benefit of the George
Washington Memorial Building fund.
The ball will open promptly at 10
o'clock and within a half hour the
spectacle of crowning the King and
Queen of A1ardt Gras will have taken
place. Following this ceremony. there
will be general dancing, the only cos
tunes In evidence belonging to the
principals in the celebration honoring
Comus and Rex. A supper will be
served beginning at IL o'clock, for
which reservations should be made in
advance to Mrs. Rose G.. Hoes, at the
hotel.
Walter Denesre is chairman of the
ball and his committee, numbering
many prominent men and women.
have completed their plans for the
innovation in benefit undertakings
Mystery surrounds the personnel of
the Mardi Gras ceremony. which in
cludes several hundred we'll known
WaShingtonianS.
Mr.. Denegre is being assisted by
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. chairman of
the ladies' committee; Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, vice chairman: Col.
George II. Thorpe, Capt. Adolphus
Andrews, chairman of the floor COM
mittee; j. Butler Wright, Admiral
Cary Grayson. Representative John
Philip Hill. Col. Blanton Winship,
Woodbury. Blair. Alex Legare, Hugh
Legare. Walter 3. Howe, Fleming
NeWbold, Randall Hagner. Larz An
derson, Carroll Glover. Franklin Ellis,
Mrs. Charles Patterson. Miss Suzette
Dewey, Miss Lydia Archbold and Miss
Evelina Gleaves.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
POST OFFICE HEAD
TO OPEN BRANCH
New to Hand Out First Letter
From Edgemoor Branch
Tomorrow.

Postmaster General Harry S. New
will formally open the new post office
building at Edgemoor, housing the
Bethesda branch of the Washington
Post Office, tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock.
An elaborate program is being ar
ranged for the occasion by Mai. r..
b. Lawrence. president of the Battery
Park Citizens Association, and oliver
o. Kuhn, president of the Maryland
Federation of Civic Associations, the
latter embracing the various organi-
Zfitions of all nearby Maryland places
Officials of all these organizations
have been invited to be present and
some of them will make short talks.
Citizens Of Edgemoor, Bethesda and
Battery Park have arranged to be
present in a body.
The part played by the Postmaster
General. whose Edgemoor residence is
served by this office. will be to formal
ly declare the office open and to pass
out the first piece of mail distributed
through its window.
IVA are very glad that the Post
Tz-ts'sr General will be with us" said
Maj. Lawrence yesterday. I'VE re-
sS-:d it as very fitting that the Office
snould be part of the Washington
office rather than on an independent
status, for the prime object of nearby
Maryland is to build in conformity
t-ft., t.. development of Washington
IN order that we may really be an
integral part of the greater Washing
ton. with a million or more poDula-
ton. that we feel is sure to come.
"Manv of US have seen this section
grow from barren fields to almost
ideal residential sections. and some
OF our inha bitantS can remember
from the time of the pony express
mail service to the present, when
fleets of swift airplanes give rapid
connections between the various Sec
tions of the country.
I'VE feel that the opening of this
new three .o~y, brick CONSTRUCTION
building, modern in every particular,
erected to meet the increasing de-
inand for mail facilities in this sec
ton, is a gala. event, and we intend
to make it So"
Evening star., 1926-02-14
SAYS y. S. Movies Dominate World.

American movies" dominate the
world, according to c. J. North, mo-
ton picture expert of the Commerce
Department in a review for 1925.
Great Britain screens are 80 per cent
American productions; France uses 76
per cent American made films: Ger.
many, Notwithstanding her own large
I movie industry. used so per cent
American productions, while other
United States for their motion picture
entertainment.
American foreign trade in motion
pictures. Mr.. North said, has been
built up against little or no competi.
ton.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
JUDGE EXONERATED.
Woman Killed From Being Pinned
Beneath Car. State Finds.

CONCORD. N. H, February 13 Up.
Mrs. Mildred Presley, automobile
accident victim, in connection with
whose death Judge Fred A. Jones of
Lebanon has been charged with man:
slaughter, died from being pinned
heneath the car 50 that she could not
breathe. This report, together with
ne finding indicating that Mrs. Pres
ley had consumed alcoholic liquor
prior to the accident, was made public
Today by Assistant Attorney General
1Iayland NJ. Morse
Mrs. Presley was killed during an
early morning ride with Judge Jones
hnd two other persons last month
The car, alleged to have been driven
by Judge Jones, went over an en-
bankment.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
COMEDY TO BE GIVEN.
Usw YoIA Avenue Endeavorers to
Aunear IN Cast tuesday Evening.

The dramatic cast OF the Chris
tan Endeavor Society Of the New
Iork Avenue Presbyterian Church
viii present "Milestones." a three
acL comedy by Arnold Bennett. Tues
day evening at SIS o'clock in the
lecture hall Of the church. The play
will be under the direction Of Walter
" Beck and Miss Anna May Norris.
Those in the cast include Ralph
Hisle, Grace Goodpasture, Lulu
Weber, Dema Bowers. Constance
adams, Muriel Keller, James Voor-
lees, Dorotha Marie HenneSSy,
George Fahringer, Edward Hennessy,
Gerard Smell, Fred Voorhees,, H.
Stewart Smith and William Herman.
Costumes and decorations will be
s.rranged by Mrs. Frank L. Edging-
on. Mrs. Charles W. Richardson and
Mrs. Hugh Smith.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Done Completely.

From Life.
She-So you think that college has
nothing to offer you2
He-Yes. I'm too light for foot ball
and I've gone about as far as a man
can in the Charleston
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
D. c. HEADS GET
. RES|GNAT ATOMS

The District Commissioners yesters
day accepted the designations OF
Miss Mabel Boardman. former Com.
missioner, from the commission on
Public Welfare Legislation, and Of
Rupert Blue. assistant surgeon gen.
eral, from the board OF visitors Of
the Columbia Hospital
Miss Boardlnan told the Commits
sioners that she had accepted their
appointment to the commission due
reorganization, Of welfare work IN
the District and that she can no
longer spare time for the work.
DR.. Blue declared his frequent
absence from the city made 1t i'm.
possible for, him to serve properly
on the board.
The Commissioners awarded the
following contracts:
Installation OF a power plant,
heating system and plumbing at the
District Training School, near
Laurel, Nd. to the Kirwan Engis
neering Company, for $25,200: sec
ton Of the Georgia Avenue trunk
sewer system to the G.. B. Mullin
Company, for $l7.298.90; East Chevy
Chase Grove service sewers to the
Muliin concern, for $5,481.91; o
Street and Wisconsin Avenue re-
placement sewers to Warren r..
Brenizer & Co., for $10,206.15, and
Piney Branch Valley service sewers
to the Joseph A.. Forbes Company,
for $6,799.75.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
FEAR Eel FOR
DRY AGENTS
A. In,ernatIonaI News service

bY lmIGHn8EtOuAb ENCNS0
Il NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2. - The
French rum runner Arsene sI.-switf
two kidnapped prohibition officials
aboard, was believed nearing Ha;
vana or Nassau today.
J No trace Of the schooner which
put to sea after overpowering AS.
sistant Prohibition Administrators ],
b. Matthews and a niachinist's mate,
has been found since she escaped in
a gale Monday, Conadr. i'll. Brook.
way, of the Coast Guard cutter 3o2,
reported by radio today.
Commander Brookway Informed
o. d. Jackson, chief dry admins.
traitor for his district, that in the
Al hours since her escape the Arsene
J. has had ample time to reach either
Havana or Nassau. "A report that the
cutter 800 had overtaken the schoon'
err only to lose it again When a tow
line broke was found to be untrue.
Meanwhile fear was expressed here
that Matthews and the machinist's
mate met with violence at the hands
of the nine or ten men that comprise
the ATsene's crew.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
DrGh,veUS
SYRUP
PEpSIN
r HEUM ATISM!
what's It---any way?

IS. S. S. conquers rheumatism!
The rich, red, fighting blood that
S. S. S. helps Nature build brings
ease and comfort to every sore,
swollen tissue in your body.
And this great S. S. S. goes right
on helping Nature build more nd
more red cells until your whole
body is tingling with
life and vibrating
with vim, vigor and &C
vitality. You feel NAAj
like yourself again.
Get S. S. S. right
now-build up your
blood to where it is pure, red and
healthy. S. 6. S. is the ire way.
All druggists sell S. S. S. Get the
larger bottle. It's more economical.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02

THAT awful agony of swollen
1 joints and inflamed muscles
that miserable pain and torturous
suffering we call rheumatism
what is it? !.
Here's what it is: 1t is the result
Of waste products and impurities
in the blood! Impurities that get
the upper hand because the sys-
tenn is starving for want OF
healthy, rich, red blood
But you just cleanse your blood
and build up the. red-blood-cells
and watch the rheumatism vanish!
Why, S. S. S. will aid Nature put so
many millions of red-blood-cells in
your system that the impurities
that cause your rheumatism are
driven out they can't stand pure,
healthy blood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02

To DR.. w. B. Caldwell, of Mon.
tscello, ILL.,, a practicing physician
for AZ years, it seemed cruel that
no many constipated infants and
children had to be kept stirred
up" and half sick by taking ca.
thartic pills, tablets, salts, calomel
and nasty oils.
While he knew that constipation
was the cause of nearly all chill
dren's little ills, he constantly ad-
vised mothers to give only a harm
less laxative which would help 20
establish natural bowel regularity.
In DIR. CaIdwell's Syrup Pepsin
mothers have a regulating laxative
which they can depend. upon when
ever a child is constipated, bilious
.feverish or sick from cold indi-
gestion or sour stomach. All chill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
WOMAN sERlO USLY HURT
BY HIT AND RUN AUToIsT

a "llit-and-rur' driver last night
knocked down Mrs. Mary Z. Hart,
s. years old, A K St NJ W., and
left her lying in the street. blood
flowing from severe laceration to
the head.
Mrs. Hart was taken to Sibley
Hospital, where 1t was found that
she was suffering conclusion Of
the brain.
While playing in the street near
his home. Raymond Beach. 4 years
old 426 Sixteenth st. S. e.. was
knocked down by an automobile
operated by William Jordan. 3C.
103 Fourth st. N, e. Jordan took
the child TO his home. The Injuries
We're slight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02

reappointed TO industrial committee:
law. Alexander Wolf: municipal art,
Appleton C. Clark: municipal finance,
Joshua Evans ir.; parks and res
ervations. Charles F. Consult public
health, DR.. D. Percy Hicklin: public
and private buildings. Robert p.
Beresford.
Chairman appointed by E. c. Ora.
ham. president. at meeting OF the
Officers Yesterday, will be announced
later bv Secretary Richard Conner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
ACIlld' Laxative
which Mothers
Can Rely On

dren love its pleasant taste.
Buy large 60-cent bottle at any
store that sells medicine or write
"Syrup Pepsin," Monticello, Illinois.
for q FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE
and just see for yourself how per-
fectly it cleanses and regulates the
bowels of infants and children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02

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A gift that the housewife will appre-
ciate. These bedspreads will be wrap
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
r. r. ALcoRN AGAIN HEADS
RETIREMENT CONFERENCE

Robert H. Acorn has been Re-
elected chairman OF the joint con-
ference on retirement legislation of
the Federation of Federal Employees.
It was announced today. following
meeting last night.
Other officers are Thomas S.
Flaherty, secretary. and w. M. Col
Inns, treasurer.
Plans were discussed for a Con.
gressional campaign for further
liberalization Of the retirement laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
BOARD or TRADE GROUP
cAAlRMEN ARE NAMED

Thomas E. farrell. newly ap-
pointed chairman of the community
affairs committee Of the Washington
Board of Trade. today assumed Of
flee. He succeeds Merritt @.
Chance.
Other committee chairmen an
nounced today are C. Phillips Hill.
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
D. c. shooters
Do WELL

BY peculiar coincidence, both
the First Team Of the High school
Cadet Corps and the Georgetown
University rifle team shot the same
team scores in the nationwide.
Hearst Rifle Shoot. Both scores
were go out Of ] possible 1000.
The only difference III the two.
scores was that the highest single.
score Of the high school team was
I94, while that Of the Georgetown
team was 100. The second high
school cadet team was far down tire.
list with q total Of 846 The winner
Of the junior shoot was the Wauke
gan High School, Of Waukegan, Ill.,,
with 8 team score of 995.
Georgetown and Maryland finished
creditabIy in the college matches
The Georgetown score OF 929, and
the first team of Maryland's score
OF GA placed both schools well up.
The Maryland second team shot an
S44 score. The University OF Min
nesota won the college shoot with
ii total OF sos out OF possible !. 900.
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
Robins Change
Training
Site

The Brooklyn Robins viii do their
training next spring at Homosassa
town in Florida about sixty-fivc
mi,es removed from Clearwater,
where the Flatbush athletes have
been making their spring prcpara-
tons for the past four yeaFs
II was known even before the
club left Clearwater in March that
change was imminent, but until
the contracts had been drawn up
the Robins could not disclose THEN
plans. The club received Indifferent
treatment at Clearwater this spring,
and the Homossasa proposition was
so attractive that Wilbert Robinson
could not afford to. overlook It,
The contracts drawn call for the
Robins to train ait Homosassa Tor
five seasons. and over that period
fhev will receive A. guarantee of
S65.0O0. Ten thousand dollars; OF
that viii be paid during each Of
the first two seasons, and during
the. three remaining seasons they
will receive SIS, 900 per annuri1. i.
The town Of Homosassa Is q new
development sponsored by The West
Coast Development Company, which
set about the task last winter Of
converting wilderness into a city.
It is anticipated by the developers
that the ball club will attract the
attention Of the country TO it and
thus aid its growth.
The ball park, which will be con.
structed under the direction OF
Leon Galore. former Robin finger.
Will be one OF the best in the State
Of Florida, II present plans do not
miscarry.
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
To STAGE:
s FIGHTS

Announcement was made today by
the District Athletic Club, Inc,
that an athletic night would be
held in the clubs headquarters ut
the Washington Auditorium, May
II, starting at s o'clock. Dr. Ed.
win r. Tilley, secretary Of the
organization, declared that the doors
would be closed against all but
bona fide members Of the club.
Applications can be made UP until
o'clock on the day Of the athletic
night.
Six bouts have been arranged.
Al Foreman, the busting feather
weight Of Fort Myer, and one OF the
cleverest scrappers ever seen in
action here, will step eight rounds,
or less, with Charlie Barber, of
Baltimore and Philadelphia Pub
licity sent by the club proclaims
the fact that Barber has defeated
Lew Haywood, George Leslie, and
Ping Bodi. He also, it was an.
nounced, boxed a draw with Vince
Dundee, of Baltimore.
The other bouts announced are:
Buster Dundee vs.. Kid Nick, six
rounds; Jack Cody VS.. Billy West,
six rounds; Omer Jeter vs.. Marty
Gallagher, four rounds; Joe Pisci.
tell vs. Buck zebelin, four rounds,
and Toby Roiby VS.. Kid Mitchell,
four rounds.
A gymnasium, baths. and an in
structor for those who wish scienti.
fic~ gym direction are provided by
the club, according to the announce.
nent,
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
John D.'s Caddie
Pays Compliment
to Oil King

John d. Rockefeller has been
credited with telling this story
on himself:
"Golfing one bright winter
day, | had for caddie . boy
who didn't know me. An un-
fortunate stroke landed me In .
clump Of high grass.
MY, my!' / said, what am
to do now?
ssSee that there tree =" said
the boy, pointing to tall tree
q mile away, well drive straight
for that.
81 lofted vigorously, and for !,
tunately, my ball SCARED up into
the air. It landed, and then
rolled right on to the putting
green.
"'How's that, my boy?' I
cried.
Gee, boss, he said, 'if /
had your strength and you had
my brains what q pair we'd
make!'"
The Washington times., 1926-05-05

pennant winner of the District
League, 1.724.
More sets Of better than 1.7O0
have been relied in the present
tournament. IL IS believed, than
in all the Washington City Duck.
min Association tournaments Of
the past.
So many records have been estab.
lished that the statistics fiends re-
auire considerable time to deter
mine just how many. They are
delving into the associations ar
chives.
Jack Welsh led that assault
that resulted in the Kingpins' rec
ord. His set was 3S6. Howard
Campbell cot 374: Happy Burt.
ner, $40; Red MograW, SAB, and
John HarveIle. 335.
However. Frank Miller, Of Con.
vention Hall, was the individual
star OF a twinkIing night. His set
OF 4O6 entities him to q special
prize of one Vienna, straw hat.
Tonight will be Typothetae Night
with bowlers Of the Typos League
predominating.
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
BAL |
ISSP(Q)KY
BY Babe Ruth

NEW york. MAY S. Charley
o'Leary came into the clubhouse
the other day with 4 wad Of chew
Ing gum stuck on MS cap.
Orb Sh0cker noticed II and start
ed kidding him.
Hey. feIlowe. look at Charley
Urb said. He's trying to steal
Eddie Collins stuff Eddie, You
know, always keeps chewing gum
stuck on his cap for luck. Hes
done It ever since he's been IN the
big leagues.
Well, YOU don't SEQ me watkins
around my glove every time put
II down az the end o. ar inning
Charley came back. That oe course
around hts glove Is one of Urbsa
superstitions and he never fails 70
do tho matter what the score.
i guess all ball players are more
or less superstiti0us. know
am. when was breaking into
the league \ used 10 WHlk out and
touch second base at the start Of
each inning. 4 don't know why.
Except that must figured if
brought me luck. And still Do
it, without thinking
Joe Dugan has funny superstI
ton. He will never throw b ball to
the pitcher Watch him ssOmetime
You know after foul or d strike
out the catcher usually losses tile
ball to some 81 the infieIders to toss
around 81 bit before resun1ing play
I've seen the boys try and make Joe
toss 1t TO the pitcher But he won't
do tt Hell play toss all day unless
someone else throws it into the boz
Tor, IL he's caught, he'll walk Over
and hand It to the pitcher biz
never throw #. He thinks it's bad
luck.
OF course that's only few
There are q lot Of others like 1S
Cobb coming to the plate swinging
three bats, or Iris Speaker draw
ling line Ia front 81 the plate
with his bat every time its his
turn to hit.
Then there are q lot Of general
superstitions. Every ball player
knows that load Of empty barrels
or q load OF hay means good luck
The barrels are sure sign ok
base hits, alI ball players viii tell
YOU.
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
HIGH SCHOOLS FENCING
TOURNAMENT MAY 14-15

The high school and prep school
students who have penchant for
fencing will have an opportunity
to wage war at the Racquet Club
May IN and is when Tournaments.
il to be staged. Walter III. Blount.
1908 iii St. N. w. Is handling the
affair.
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
FIGHT DECISIONS

At Reading, Pa.--Young Buck
Doyle, Allentown lightweight,
knocked e out Willie Ritchie, New
ark, in the second round of a
scheduled 1O-roun! fight.
At Union City, -. J.-Sam San.
chez, Mexican bantamweight, out
pointed Joe Clifford, Hoboken. n.
J., in 10 rounds.
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
stanage Makes Good

Oscar Stanage, manager OF Evans.
vile in the Three Eye League. has
organized a decidedly promising
squad Of young players. Stanage
Is considered as having made a
spccessful start in his managerial
career.
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
Resin Isl Allowed

; William C. Bramham, president
Of the Sally, Virginia and Pied.
mont leagues, last week announced
that resin would be permitted ili
all of his circuits. +
The Washington times., 1926-05-05

Despite sensational shooting the
Kingpinsss had formidable competi
ton. Ii was District League Night
in the tournament with the schedule
loaded with .sharpsho hooters. The
Convention, Hall bowlers hammered
out 4 total of 1,769. The Temples
got 1,74S; Terminal Ice Company,
I,733: Stanford Paper Company,
The Washington times., 1926-05-05
.KINGP|NS Sc | RECORD
To LEAD TOURNEY
BY r. d. Thomas

" sitting and Is popular
refrain today members IF Bill Woods Kngpn bowling
and last but important champions Of the washington City
Kngpn with of 1909 established tournament record
the title in Glass A. although the tournament
conceded the
shadow ofa cha to beat +s sA