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The Washington times., 1927-10-20


1t took little to foster a discus
sion with him and, as his remarks
were often "iewels of wisdom, :"
dressed in rough English, the boys
OF the camp enjoyed setting him
off,
I remember one rather warm"
Argument on the age-old contro-
wersy as to whether city or coun-
try life is more healthful.
The city fellows are protagonists
Of urban healthfulness cited medi-
cal authorities and health records
TO prove that disease and mortality
were less prevalent, proportionately
than in the country.
+ They described the beautiful
i parks and Fairgrounds of large
cities, and the up-tO.date apart
/ ment-hOmes with their immac-
/. ulate white kitchens. In the
country. they asserted, the
+ farm-hOuses lacked plumbing,
/ the surroundings were unsani-
I tary, and life in general was
! drab and on a lower health
" plane.
To all these apparently incon.
4rovertible arguments. the old fell
low made no reply. Instead, he re-
moved his pipe from his mouth.
scratched his head and moved over
TO the door of the cottage.
= Look here" he called. And as
we all joined him, he held up his
arm and pointed gnarled finger:
''D'ye see that blue sky? Dye see
them mountains? Dye see them
fields and forests?" He paused
for breath as he was quite excited.
then continued.
"Well,-them was made by God!
Your city with its parks and
plumbin' and Fairgrounds was made
by man, and man amt yet caught
up to Godr'
1t is easy to agree with this
old fellow. confess / am fond
of outdoor country life. Even
when / am not i'm training, 1
spend weeks ON end deem in the
healthful SeclusiOn of the Maine
woods.
IL ones natural love for nat.
ural beauty has not become
AtrOphled, there Is no greater
joy to be felt than the gorgeous
thrill nature supplies.
And strangely enough, lovers of
outdoor life are not limited to the
country. They are to be found in
legion in crowded cities. Excursion
trains that carry country people to
the city for holidays, transport cifv
FOLK for fleeting country visits.
l always have felt the lure of the
country. AS a boy in the "Green.
wlch Village" section of New York
there were no rural Fields and for.
The only playground" except
the streets, wasta graveyard bor-
dering shallow pond i'm a large
open space opposite the house
now occupied by Jimmy
n walker" as mayor of New York.
This playground" has long since
been supplanted by a school build.
ing and a modern playground. But
20 US kids OF Greenwich Village. J"
u was the "wide open spaces" and
the scene Of many "battles"-both
on land and ION the water"
Copyright, 1927. King Features
syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
BlOOmingdaIe nirisinn

on Monday afternoon. Other
DIVISION series will begin play all
during the rest of this week.
BlOOmingdaIe Division
overwhelmingly, October 90,
Brookland VS.. Burroughs; Friday.
october Fl, Langdon VS.. Keene:
Monday, October "a, Brookland VS.
Whittier; Tuesday, October %, Bur.
roughs vs., Langdon; Wednesday.
October 26, ,Keene VS.. Whittier:
Thursday, October 81, Brookland VS.,
Langdon; Friday, October %, Bur.
roughs VS.. Keene: Monday, October
81. Langdon VS.. Whittier; Tuesday.
November l, Brookland VS.. Keene:
Wednesday, November 2, Burroughs
VS.. Whittier. All games played on
the Bloomingdale Fairgrounds, First
rand Bryant SITS. N. E., 3:45 o. m.
Columbia Heights Division
Park View SectionO
overwhelmingly, October 20.
Park View VS.. Brightwood; Friday,
October q, Monroe VS.. Ross; Tues
day. October 25, Park View VS..
Ross; Wednesday, October &c, Mon
roe vs.. Brightwood; Friday, October
28, Park View VS.. Monroe; Monday.
October 81, Ross VS.. Brightwooi:
Thursday, November 8, Park View
VS.. Brightwood; Friday, November
4. Monroe VS.. Ross; Tuesday, No
vember 8, Park View VS.. Ross:
Thursday, November 10. Monroe VS..
Brightwood; Monday, November IA,
Park View VS.. Monroe: Tuesday,
November Is, Ross VS.. Brightwood.
All games played on the Park View
playground, Warder and Otis SITS.
n. W., at S:45 p. m. Winner plays
winner of Happy Hollow Section.
Garfield Division
Observation-Disclosures October 10,
Brent VS.. Van Ness; Thursday, DC.
tober 20, Dent VS.. Smallwood; Fri
day, October q, Amidon VS.. Wal
ZACH; Monday, October "a, Van
Ness VS.. Dent; Tuesday, October rs,
Wallach VS.. Brent; Wednesday. DC.
tober rs, Smallwood VS.. Amidon;
Friday, October %, Brent VS.. Dent;
Monday. October 81. Van Ness VS..
Amidon; Wednesday, November 2,
Wallach VS.. Dent; Thursday, No
vember 3, Brent VS.. Smallwood:
Monday, November Z, Van Ness
vs.. Wallach; Wednesday, November
8, Wallach VS.. Smallwood; Friday,
November II, Amidon VS.. Brent;
Tuesday, November IS, Van Ness
vs. Smallwood; Wednesday, Novem-
Der Is, Amidon VS.. Dent.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
ments contracted by his man.

ager, Patsy Donovan.
O'Day has been the regular goal.
keeper and Cortez has shown prom
Use of developing into a clever full
back.
Jess Burton has assumed the
coaching reins of the Arcadians and
the youngsters will probably now
present a smoother working team.
Burton has played soccer for 20
years.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
INSIDE GOLF
y OcSfeSsk Horton
60lRH OCTSRNnA6s TrArtwn

The entire action with the
golf club is as nearly as you
can make it straight back and
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

Park View and BrightwOod
basketeEs will open the Park
view section series of the Column.
bia Heights division, ON the first
named playground, tomorrow.
while the BrOOkland and Bur.
rOughs sextets meet in the OPEN
ing fray of the BloOmingdaIe
division.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

Inc age OIL cunning dld not be-
gin, the guards back tandems were
relegated to the scrap heap and
interlocked interference ruled out
as brutal. Football men used to
smoker when they read Harvard
Fear Holy Cross" and yale Re-
spects Boston College"
But Harvard has feared Holy
Cross for some years now, and
Yale learned to it's sorrow not so
long ago that Boston College was
to be respected. 1t is all part of
the new order in football.
There are fewer than twenty un-
beaten elevens among the repre-
sentative colleges of the country
this year. There are only a few
who have not been scored upon.
In the East, among the more
prominent colleges, Princeton
and Pittsburgh have clean
states. The Tiger defeated
Amherst, Lehigh and Washing
ton and Lee. Pitt, which gives
high promise of greatness. ran
riot over ThieI, Grove City,
West Virginia and Drake.
Scoring 40 points against West
Virginia was something of a
scoring feat.
In the Western Conference, Mich
igan has kept her goal line un.
crossed. On the Pacific coast, Cali
fornia. which now is regarded as a
strong contender for championship
honors. has yet to have a bail
kicked or carried over the last
white stripe. The same goes for
University OF Washington.
IF Pitt and Princeton escape de-
feat on Saturday, let alone keeping
their goal lines unsullied, they will
have little cause for complaint. Pitt
fares forth against Carnegie Tech.
which was fairly flying until it en-
countered Bill Amos and few
other Washington and Jefferson
players last weekend.
Princeton is consolidating its line
for the Cornell smash. There's go
ing to be a right jolly party at
Ithaca on Saturday. Dispatches
from ithaca have it that Dobie
has the yard sticks out and the
turning stakes planted. The Cor
nell men are pacing their three
strides and turn: three strides and
turn with the bruisipg, humping
interferers smoothing tackles and
ends. The news messages state
that advances are made in scrim.
IMAGES. and that the coordination
is splendid.
Nothing reassuring to team
that places exalted values on an
increased goal line. 1t is doubt
full that Princeton places values
on the uncrOssed goal line. But
1t places plenty of value on vic
tory.
A few days ago in a keen and
interesting after luncheon discuss
ion, DIR. Kennedy said: During the
two hours of game, / believe that
the players should value victory
clearly won above all other things.
I believe that they should give all
they have to win the game in hand.
/ believe that as firmly as / believe
that they should forget the game
and the victory lust; forget the VIC
tory or defeat the minute the game
is over"
That is the spirit of the Prince.
ton body this year. To fight for
victory, and to search diligently
and intelligently for WAYS to fairly
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

Terry O'Day and Tony COrteZ
have taken up soccer and are
practicing with the Arcadians.
O'Day, however, will play little
soccer this year as he sails
today for Porto Rico. where he
has q number of ring engage
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

in one game were made by one
player. Twice this was done By
Earl Combs of the Yankees and
Harry Heilmann Of the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

Pierce and Maurey teams, of the
Rosedale division, inaugurated the
city-wide elementary school series
on Monday afternoon. Other
division series viii begin play all
during the rest of this week,
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
|CIRLSSPCRI|
GOSSIP
By Gerry" Martin

There will be some radical
changes made in the policy of the
Princess Athletic Club this com.
ing basketball season. Instead of
having three teams of passable
players as they did last year, and
playing schedules with two differ
ent local leagues, the P. A. c. will
have one crackerjack team, playing
Independently, and coached by Mr..
Jack Haas.
Miss Edith Mahon, manager, has
plenty of bright ideas under
her chapeau as to the handling of
her team and she hopes to guide the
Queens Daughters through
championship year.
Two Garfield Division teams,
Brent and Van Ness, will clash in
the opener Of the Municipal Play
ground dodge ball fall series this
afternoon, and the Jackson and
Janney basketball teams will open
the Georgetown division of the Ele.
mentary School League series at
the same time, on the Garfield and
Georgetown grounds, respectively.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

Washington will be represented
by Walford and Clan MacLennan
in the National Amateur Cup tie
tournament which opens in De.
cember. Clan MacLennan is lead
ing the Capital City League, while
Walfords head the pack in the
Washington Soccer League.
The Clan MacLennan team will
train every Wednesday night,
trainer Tom Reid has announced.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

The only playground" except
the streets, wasta graveyard bor-
dering a shallow pond in a large
open space opposite the house
now occupied by Jimmy
walker" as mayor of New York
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

This playground" has long since
neen supplanted by a school build.
ing and a modern playground. But
20 US kids OF Greenwich Village
1e was the "wide open spaces and
the scene of many "battles"-both
on land and ION the water"
Copyright, 1927, King Features
{. Syndicate Inc)
Evening star., 1927-09-30
Nearing Sixty Homers,

The Washington base ball team
proved most accommodating yesterday
to Babe Ruth's cherished ambition to
break his record of fifty-nine home
runs in single year. At the start of
what can be iaushingly characterized
as the contest apologies to Ring Lard.
ner) the "Bambino," the Sultan of
Swat" or whatever you choose to call
him. had fifty-seven homers to his
credit, with three games to play.
When the game was over, and the
statisticians were busy figuring up the
run total. it was discovered that Mr..
George Herman Ruth had two more
homers in his bag. thereby tying his
1921 world record. So now the count
reads fifty-nine to fifty-nine. with two
games to go.
There Is a we'll defined sympathy
with Mr.. Ruth in his endeavor to
create a new record. Base ball fans
of the present day realize that there
will probably never be another such
slugger as the present home-run king.
Before the series of three games which
started yesterday the Washington
Evening star., 1927-09-30
Diplomacy by Telephone.

The scientific achievement of max
ing possible long-distance telephone
call between Washington and Mexico
City will excite little comment in this
day of wonders. Some OF the Eastern
morning newspapers which reported
today the conversation between Presi-
dent Coolidge and President Gales also
carried pictures. on the same page. Of
the havoc wrought by the st. Louis
tornado, the pictures having been
sent by telephone and printed within
nino hours after the storm. Talking
bceRreen New York and London by
wc1tless telephony is already ancient
hAtory. But yesterdays conversation
between the President of the United
States and the President of Mexico was
unique in other respects. 1t marked
a step in what may be within a few
years a normal and accepted means
Of diplomatic interchange between
nations. Easy and accessible forms of
communications are always harbingers
Of better understanding and good will.
Business executives, separated by a
continent, think nothing now OF set
Ting in a few minutes OF direct con-
versation what otherwise would re-
quire days, perhaps weeks, Of tedious
telegram and letter writing. The
same system conceivably may be ap-
pied between nations. The personal
Evening star., 1927-09-30

element IN negotiations, no matter
how involved, has it's place. 1t is
now possible to flash personality over
thousands Of miles of telephone wire.
There are. Of course, all sorts of pos.
sibilities to be reckoned with. Some
of the effect of President Coolidge's
words undoubtedly was lessened yes
terday afternoon, for President Gales
does not understand English. Some
of the force of President Gales re.
marks was lost, for President Coolidge
does not understand Spanish. This
might suggest the advantage of in
serting in future party platforms
plank which calls for a linguist in the
White House. There is also the dan
ger that in future years an American
Secretary Of State or a Chief Execu-
tive might form a violent personal dis
like for the secretary of foreign rela-
tions of friendly power on account of
the unfortunate possession by that
secretary of an irritating telephone
voice" And in future the telephone
must be on their guard lest
the President of the United States,
wishing to speak to the President of
Panama, for instance. by mistake is
with the President of Co
lombia. One may also imagine that
long distance operator, given an order
to connect the Secretary of State with
the President of Nicaragua. will reply
in a sugar-coated voice: There are
two Presidents of Nicaragua. Which
one didja wish to speak to-, please?"
Evening star., 1927-09-30
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

Charges are made that German
agents are being placed on board
American merchant vessels to betray
them to German U-boats when war
zone Is reached. Many men
Of Teutonic origin and sympathy are
quietly dropped from the Army after
inquiry. Weeding-out process going
on all over the country.
French praise liberality of American
Red Cross in contributing $1,000,000
to help the families of French soldiers
at the front. Strike Of Great
Lakes seamen, set for tomorrow, called
off by union leaders when Shipping
Board decides to grant the wage in
creases demanded. Military
men in Washington believe that when
the veil Of secrecy now concealing
Haig's new offensive in Flanders is
lifted, news of British gains of great
strategic value will be announced from
London. Fuel Administrator
Garfield orders coal prices cut and
limits retailers margin so cost to
consumer cannot exceed average In
July last.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
PHILOSOPHERS
BY
GLENN FRANK

Yesterday, commenting on the sug-
gestiOn of a 10-year holiday from Scien-
tific research to give humanity time to
catch up with the discoveries of sci
| ence, l took issue with the Bishop of
Ripon and suggested that, while the
| man of the laboratory might be lack
ing in qualities of social leadership,
the method of the laboratory is our
biggest social and spiritual asset.
The other evening l was obliged to
address a hundred or more distin.
guished mathematicians from our
leading American universities. On
my way to this meeting l tried to list
the things that mark the mathemati-
cal mind at it's best. Here is the list
as l penciled it down:
Clarity.
Objectivity.
Precision.
Sensitiveness to the relevant.
Understanding Of the interrelation
of facts.
Controlled creativeness of imagina-
ton.
These, I suggest, are the things that
mark the scientific spirit in any field,
and these are the qualities Of mind
we need everywhere.
We do not need to shut down our
scientific laboratories for 10 years and
give the moralist a chance to spirit
ualiZe the discoveries the scientific
spirit has made to date; we need
rather to extend the scientific spirit
to the using as we'll as the making of
our discoveries.
This is an age Of science, but it is
far from being a scientific age; and it
is spiritually powerIess because it is
partially scientific, not because it is
too scientific.
The pedagogical problem of educa-
ton and tho political problem of de-
mocracy are at heart one problem,
namely: How can we make men scien-
tific outside as we'll as inside our labo-
ratories?
For a time we thought we could
make the age scientific by giving a
larger place to the teaching of the
sciences in our schools, but we are
about ready to admit, | think. that the
scientific spirit is not an automatic
and assured by-product of the teach
ing Of the separate sciences.
The most puzZling riddle of the in
tellectual world is this-the unscien-
tific quality of mind that even the
most distinguished scientist often
brings to affairs outside his specially
l doubt that we shall ever secure
the scientific spirit as an automatic
by-product of the teaching of the sep
arate sciences.
My guess is that we shall secure it
IL we secure 1t at all-only by seeing
to it that our sons and daughters
have the chance for some sustained
period of their schooling to practice
thinking scientifically about the same
sort Of tangled social situations they
will face after they leave school
This will mean some revolutionary
changes in the course of study aid
method of teaching in our schools; but
the future of democracy may we'll de-
pend upon our making these changes
(Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-09-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. When was the first dictionary
published?-E. L. D.
A. The earliest record OF a die
tionary Is that made in Ninevah in
the seventh century BIC. The die
tionary in its modern form dates back
to the work of the Greek Sophist Ap-
pollonius. who lived at the time Of
Augustus.
Q. What is meant by I. c. c. IA on
dynamite?-J. w. c.
A. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission says that they regulate the
transportation of all types of explo-
sives. Therefore I. G. G.. IA on dyna-
mite boxes is merely the stamp of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Q. What were blue coat boys?
B. J. T.
A. "Christs Hospital" famous
English public school. was also known
as the Blue Coat School and its pupils
as blue coat boys, on account of the
long blue wooden gowns they wore.
Lamb, Leigh Hunt and Coleridge
were among the we'll known men edu-
Gated there.
O. A young mans mother was
cross-eyed, although he escaped this
affliction. Is there any danger of his
children inheriting the same?-F. s.
A. The Eugenics Record office says:
''If a young mans mother is cross
eyed and the young man himself is
not cross-eyed the chances are that
his children would not inherit this
defect, provided his wife came from a
normal family"
@. Who owned the property at the
beginning of the Civil War that was
Gen. Lees headquarters at Gettys-
burg? Who owns it at the present
time?-C. S.
A. The custodian Of the Gettys-
burg Cemetery says this was the prop
erty Of Thaddeus Stevens. the father
of public schools, from 1914 until 1888,
and sold to Philip Hennig. In 1921
it was sold to c. F. Daley, who today
has free museum of war relics used
at Gettysburg, also articles used by
Gen. Robert E. Lee while he occupied
same. This house was built in 1879.
Q. What motion picture theater
in the United States has the largest
organ?-L. A.
A. The Rudolph Wurlitzer Manu-
featuring Co. says: Concerning the
theater organs, undoubtedly, the Para
mount Theater, New York City, has
the largest theater organ in the
country"
@. Can liquid air be frozen like
water?-J. S. F.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that liquid air may be frozen.
@. Does the flavor Of grapefruit
deteriorate when the fruit is kept in
cold storage?-S. l.. T.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that grapefruit will develop a
superior eating quality after period
of one to three months in cold storage
if suitably cured before storing. One
reason for this is that, while the
sugar content remains about the same,
the acid content decreases markedly
during storage, and apparently the
bitter principle is broken down, which
also enhances the sweetness of the
fruit. The fruit stores better when
picked about midseason.
@. Where and how did the word
Dixie" originate?-F. w. r.
A. The derivation Of the name
Dixie" as applied to the Southern
States Is obscure. Some authorities be-
lieve it to have originated in New York,
Evening star., 1927-09-30
Hindenburg Address Fails
To Win Approval of Press

crete. 1t involves economic, industrial
and commercial power" The Ledger
feels that these are considerations
which bring appeals from both sides
to American public opinion and to
world opinion" The Aberdeen World,
however, points out that "if Germany
and Austria had not been prepared
for war, there would have been no
ultimatum after the Sarajevo assassi.
nation" The Fort Worth Record
Telegram concludes that "too many
people have too much first-hand infor-
nation for any kind Of verdict from
an impartial tribunaD."
"When history judges" in the opin.
ion of the Duluth Herald, mo doubt 1t
will find that even though some one
nation, probably Germany under the
old imperial regime, was more respon-
sible than others. some guilt attaches
to all concerned. and that the real
cause of the war was that universal
enemy of mankind-fear." The Rich
mond News-Leader also holds that
most investigators now concede that
Germany was not alone In her guilt,
but that, when all the nations are
given their responsibility, Germany's s
share remains the heaviest. The Grand
Rapids Press contends. in condemna-
ton of Germany, that needless hor-
rors and violations of international
law have already found their place in
history, backed by testimony too vital
and too near and authoritative to
doubt"
Gen. Hindenburg wants to prove
Germany's innocence Of war guilt be.
fo ~; ;a1 j,,r he
ronto Star, "but he would do well to
stick to his present audience. The
German public wants to believe him
and is trying hard" The Indianapolis
News states: ITO say that the i'm
perial German government did not
want war is to make matters only
worse, since what it did not want 1t
need not have had. We do
not mean to say, and Americans never
ave said, nor did their war Presi-
dent, that the German people were
responsible. The sin was that of the
imperial German government" The
Schenectady Gazette charges that
there was heavy German guilt,
though we may not indict the German
people,"
"Germany's obligation to make good
the damages of the war;" according to
upon the claim that she caused the
war, and is therefore responsible for
the misfortune resulting from that
struggle. This claim was written into
the Treaty of Versailles and was ac-
cepted by Germany's representatives
at the peace conference. If that
claim could be shattered, a great part
Of the authority back of the demand
for reparations would be removed"
Pointing out that France and Ger
many have reached an accord on a
number of points, the indianapolis
Star sees. however. lone issue whose
mere mention is sufficient to enrage
the loyal Frenchman," and that paper
expresses the Judgment: 1T was an
unfortunate address for all Europe.
The allies and the United States have
rendered their decision, and no evil
dence has been introduced to alter the
verdict that the war clique Of Prussia.
believing that the hour for world
domination had arrived, scorned medi'
alton"