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SHOWS EN- HOW.

Col. Bilgeri. who was for long time
in charge of the ski training of the
Austrian army, has devised training
system of his own and has school at
Kitzbuhel, where the pupils are
coached along the lines laid down in
his manual. kitzbuhel lies at an alti-
tude of between 1000 and 5000 feet in
the Austrian Tyrol
Evening star., 1927-12-02
PRO COURT FIGURES
Team Standing.
EASTERN SECTION.

Games Tonight.
Washington at Rochester.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Games Tomorrow.
Washington at Rochester.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Results Last Night.
Philadelphia, 30: Washington, 81.
Cleveland, 80; Chicago, 20.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Atlanta Sees With Foot Ball Spirit On Ee Of GeoaCeoa Tech Game
PLAN INTERCITY BOUTS
TO AID OLYMPIC TALENT

NEW YORK, December 2 @.-
Proposals for holding an intercity
boxing tournament to develop tai
ent for the Olympic championships
at Amsterdam next year will be
considered at meeting called BY
Jacob w. Stumpf. chairman OF the
Metropolitan Association of the
Amateur Athletic Union boxing
committee. here tonight.
Petitions urging a tourney to be
staged here have been received
from representatives OF the asso-
citation in Boston, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and New Haven.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
DISTRICT PlNMEN LED
BY CONVENTION HALL

End Of the first series in the District
Bowling League found Convention
Hall out in front. holding one game
lead over it's nearest foe, King Pin.
Convention Hall also has high team
set at 1877, and King Pin the best
team game at 632.
League statistics follow:
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Team Records.

High team set--Couvention Hall. 1877.
High team game-King Pin. 632.
High individual set. Wolstenholme
High individual game-Moore meyer Da-
wicl. 1872.
visl. .926 per game.
High average spares-whalen Convention
Halil 2.q65 Der game.
High individual average-whalen tCon
vention Hall). 1927: Moore tMysr Davls).
1879: Logan tKing PM. 1857.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
SEEKING GRID GAMES.

ItvingtonN Terrors. crack 125.pound
Baltimore gridironers, are after games
with leading local teams in this class.
Challenges are being received by r. M.
Brown, 104 Augusta avenue, Balti.
more. His telephone is Gilmore 5353.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
MEET AT FOOT BALL.

Friendship and Brookland 135-pound
elevens will meet Sunday on Brook.
land Field at 3 o'clock in the final
game of the Capital City Foot Ball
League. The game was postponed
from last Sunday because of the
Anache. Mohawk battle
Evening star., 1927-12-02

Totals. 1O1O3 30 Totals Q 927
Referee Mr.. Salador. Umpire - Mr.
Halas. Time of halves-20 minutes.
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R0NPING AROUND THE RADIO DIALS
BY GARDNER MACK
BEST PROSPECTS

Y noon-Park Lane orehestra,
from WIZ. New York. Washing
ton, tWRC (469).
,, s:25 ?; m.-'whats In Center
Market?" by Anita Hawkins,
washington, WRC (l69).
s;56 p. me- pre- sionistic
rDrama-o'NetiI." by Prof. ]. I
lyman lyman. Of the University of tn
WNYC (52e).
5;ls ?. m.-FIresids Boys, New
York. WABC (s1s).
CHAIN PROGRAMS
$3.50 ?. m.-Roxy ana his Gang,
New York. WIZ, WRC, WBz,
MRzAs KDKA, KYW, WHAs,
WSM. WSB. WBAL, WJR.
New York. %EAF! wR asry wEEi.
WV. KsD. wcco. WDAF.
New York. wear. wRc, WEHf.
War. WILT. WCSH, wCAE,
WTAM, WWJ. WsAI. WDAF.
$3.50 p: might opera, with
Erva Giles and Frank Mum,
K EsW York; WIZ. WBz. WBzA.
. D. m.-Grand opera, La
York. wEAF. WRc. WAR.
WTAG, VITO. WILT, WCSH,
WcAE. WTAM. WsAI. WDAF.
DANCE MUSIC
$3.50 p. m.--Al Friendman's Or.
chestra, New York, WIZ (455).
1890 p. m.--Emerson ellis Orr
chestra, Cleveland, WTAM (379).
1l:45 p. m.-Charlie Trout's Or
chestra, Atlanta, WSB (42sl.
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BONDS
CALLED IN

The second Liberty loan. amount
ing to some $1,7O0. 000, 900, was off
clally called for redemption today
the first step in one of the mos
gigantic financial turnoyers in gov
ernmental history.
Within the next eighteen month,
the Treasury must arrange for tn,
retirement of nearly SIS, 900 600 .OOI
additional government securities.
Aside from the second Liberty
issue. the third Liberty loan. d
which about 50, 900, 900 900 is outstand
ing. must be retired in June. 1928.
Within eighteen months a tota
OF about $4,000, 000, 900, or over one
third Of the entire public debt
becomes due or callable.
OF the $4,000, DOC, 900 that must be
paid off outright or replaced bS
issuance of other bonds, the Treas
lry probably will be able to cance,
close to $4,000, 900 900.
with payments on the public debj
IN the year ending June 80 expected
to amount to over a billion dollars
ana with contemplated retirement
anticipated by January 1, the tota1
reduction from the 1919 peak al
S26.O00,000,000 will reach over a.,
600 zoo, 900. 80 ~o'
interest saving on this years
debt cut will amount to STE. 600. O0(
annually. officials said.
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Legal Notices

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
|trlct Court. IN RE: Condemnation of ianS
Avenue to Ninth Stree. s NSstb 1TSR t SSsoT
squares 1875 and 2677, in the District q
TfcE pm o PPStTiet &c Court Ne; 1880 No
|tice is hereby given, that the Comnsissioner,
|of the District of Columbia (pursuant to !
certain provision of the Act of ConRress. an
sch coneTes Ii snti hgS R1b Ect No 3 $40 e
tanor1ze the opening of street from GeorEi,
avenue avenue e. Ninth Street Northwest, through
1osas 3 800; ESaS ana 2S77, and for other pur
sutute condemnation proceedings' With
s 50 Monns aIter the passage of said Act 4
~ antsr oS,. WIN y" the proyisions of sub
Law Law! for the District of Columbia, to &C
CURE the land that may be necessary t
open Ssiefn street approximately eighty feet il
Northwest in said District, to ineiud Sre n
ssS2s, $50 $50 and ss4, in Square SS7S, g ana
dsd6s fes s s9o full dsptS of Ios ss1
~ Square 2S77l. have filed a petition II
this Court praying the condemnation Of the
manner above described, ss shown - on 'nS
map OF plat filed with the said petition. d
part thereof. and praying also that this
the Law smP DsOSdsd se oyy in in sS witt
assess the damages each owner of land IA
! taSen may sustain by reason of the open.
idn ss, o. sald street as aforesaid, and the con
uemnauon OF the land necessary for the pur.
DOSES tnereof, and to assess as benefits re.
s sulung tnerefrom plus all or any part OF
me s0s,T cost ana expenses Of said proceedings
trlc Company, and the Capital Traction Com.
pany, respectively, such amount IN slicb
psGPort Y, az the jury may find said com:
street. and to assess the benefits AGAINST
t t!S lots' pieces or parcels of land on each
slde q said street, and against any and
which the jury may find viii Sc be I tand
by the opening of said street in s,ich
amount as the Jury may find said lands to
visions. of said Act and under the proyissnns
q sag snocnapter one Of Chapter Fifteen
Sav sag ot Code Il Is. By the Court. this 4th
sons having any interest Ia these n S1o psd
lngs. be and they hereby are warned and
COMMANDED to appear in this Court on 81
ooIock s1e gtn day OF June 1927 az ter
until the Court shall have made its tina
oroer ratify1ng and confirming the award 81
nttam i.s anq tine assessment of benefits OF
the Jury TO be empaneled and sworn herein
and It is further ordered that 4 COW 20 II
sasr n fnr e, anG order be published twice
i mesa Toe Ey sM9 successive weeks in the Wash
and The Washington Times, newspanera nnS
in naae u the said District, commencing a
i f tTeen ny days before the said 6th day 81
3 copy 81 this notice and order be served III
Lne united states Marshal. or his deprties
upon each of the owners OF the Zee 81 IN
lland ,to De condemned herein az NAV IL
I I.s.h! oy the said marshal OF his deputies
the tenants and occupants 81 The saJ1e up syS
upon the Washtngton Railway and T,lectriS
company, and the Capital Traction Company
the Court: WENDELL 7 3. ST&FFt0pTY
Jnstiees tSeal "A true copy. Tsst
FEA "a 2; CUNNINGHAM, CLERK ~ n
LEE ASHFORD, Asst. Clerk -
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What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow
TODAY

TODAY
yention--NationaI Conferences on
|ClSy framing. Wardman Park Hotel.
Meeting-Commission on Uniforu,
|state LAWS. Mayflower Hotel.
Meeting-Takoma Park CitiEens' Az.
ISOLATION. Takoma Library, D. n.
hummage uale--LeaGue Of Coast
|usrd Women. Fourtsenth and New
Mestins-Piney Branch citizens Az.
ISOLATION Hamline III. y. Chureh. 4
ID. m.
Nesting Council Of Social Angeneies,
burlington Hotel. 3. m.
TOMORROW
Dinner-civitan Club. Lafayette Hotel.
Meeting CATHOLIC Daughters OF Amer.
ica; sol 81. n. W., 8 D. m.
Iarv esxdnleeit-Phillips Memorial Gal
9ncert.soidiers' Home Band. Stanley
HAL soIdisrE Home. 6:4s D. m.
!, Dance-G Georgetown Interfrat, May
Flower Hotel. B. m.
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LOCAL PROGRAMS


s:45 TO tbs q. m.-Tower health
exercises broadcast Jointly with Wear
from the Metropolitan Tower. New
York city.
1855 a. m.-Arlington time signals.
IL noon-Park Lane Orchestra from
WIZ. New York.
p. Morgan recital from the
Homer L. Kilt Studios.
p m.--Play-by-play account Of the
Washington-St Louis baseball game.
broadcast by Thornton Fisher from fhe
Evening Star Studios through the co.
operation OF the Washington Evening
Star and Charles Schwartz ana Son.
6:25 p. n.-"What's in Center Mar.
ket?" by Anita Hawkins.
$3.50 p. m.-"Roxy and His Gang, {"
from WEAF. New York.
1880 p. m.--Hires' Harvesters from
WEAF, New York.
p. m.-Howard correct time from
WEAF, New York
p. MA & p. GypsIes from
WEAF. New York.
to 10 p. MA Gioconda." nv
the National Grand Opera Compafy
from WEAF. New York.
10 to IL p. m.-Dance music from
WEAF, New York
WRHF-Waehingt on-25s
II a. m.-Poiice reports, current
events. music.
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go New Broadcasting
Permits Are Issued

Sixty new temporary broadcasting
permits were issued today by the
Federal Radio Commission. This
list practically completes the com.
MISSIONS temporary radio set up,
1t was learned.
Officials said that within a few
weeks general ALLEGATION Of semi.
permanent wave lengths would be
announced.
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LEAGUE STUDY STARTS

GENEVA. May 9.-The economic
conference of the League of Nations
today split into three separate com.
missions to study questions of com.
nerce. industry and agriculture.
Norman Davis. American delegate.
was chosen as reporter Of the com.
|merce commission.
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Guild Is to Present
Flowers to ''Shut-ins''

Distribution Of flowers to the sick
in hospitals and shut.ins will beriT
today, by the National Flower Guild
Of Washington.
Those desiring to contribute Il
the cause will send their flowers t
the Z. M. G. A. building, Seven
teenth and X Streets Northwest.
Mrs. William Howard Taft and
Mrs. Robert Lansing win visit the
distribution room today. Accordine
to Mrs. George Barnett, distribu
ton will be made every Monday
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co,
. NEWS ITEMS

| ARLINGTON COUNTY, May g.
because no consideration Is be-
ling given to Taylor Avenue In Clar-
Iendon as one of the proposed routes
FOR the boulevard leading from the
new Memorial Bridge through Ar
iington and Fairfax counties, efforts
VIII be made to have the State high
way commission to include that sec
ltion among the surveys being made
by H. G. Saffell today.
according to reports, H, G, SaffeIl
STATED that the efforts that are be.
ing made to have the commission
Ireccmmend Moore Avenue will only
add to the dangerous contested
Itrarfic condition now existing at
clarendon, especially at the point
IWhere the boulevard would cross the
tracks OF the Washington Virginia
railway.
| With Arlington county being in
lcluded in with sections OF MARYLAND
bordering on the District Of Column
Ioia IN the development OF the
le+reater Washington, the county will
pc represented at the annual meet
ing or the national conferences on
icity planning which opens today at
tine Wardman Park Hotel and con.
tinuing through Wednesday by a
Idelegation from the Arlington Coun.
ty Civic Federation, according to
Robert q. Plymale, president.
Amos c. Crounse, candidate for
the office Of commonwealth attor-
lney, will speak at the monthly
meeting Of the Lyon Village Cit.
Izens Association. to be held Wed.
Inesday night in the offices of Lyon
land Fitch. He has chosen as his
subject The Proper Marking of
Assurance that the county will
reach its quota of 81 800 in the Red
ICross drive for funds for the relief
Iof the Mississippi flood sufferers
was given in the report from the
Icnalrman today. The report shows
lthat $l,1S5.46 has been collected,
According to a report from the
county engineers office the mile
strip on Columbia Pike will be com.
lpleted by Wednesday Of this week.
with this section resurfaced which
connects with the Fairfax line
motorists will have a direct route
oyer a hard-surfaced road from
washington by way Of the Highway
Bridge over Columbia Pike to Win.
lehester. a distance OF more than
so miles.
Election OF a president will be
Itne principal business to come
IneLore the special meeting of the
Arlington Citizens Association to be
Ineid in the former Columbia Pike
lschoolhouse tomorrow night.
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These rates are for consecutive tnser
tons only.
Each advertisement IL charged for al
rate earned according to number Of days ii
runs without relation to other copy the
advertiser may have IN the paper.
The Times and Herald endeavorB "a
appreciate having tts attention called to
any advertisement not conforming TO the
highest standards OF honesty.
Correction of errors IN classified ada
must be made before the second insertion
No allowances will be made for more than
one uncorrected insertion.
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DISTANT STATIONS

WOL-Ames. IOwa-27O
$3.50 p. m.-Automotive and dairy
course.
p. names Players.
Observation-Disclosures
1880 p. m,--WJZ program.
p. m.-Agricultural Foundation
program.
11:45 .. m.--Trout melody artists.
WGST-AtIanta go
1850 p. m.--Tech night program.
WEMC-Berrien Springs-S10
S:16 p. m.-Lighthouse Music Makers.
KYW-ChiCagO-
ESQ p. m.-Roxy and His Gang.
WFBE-Cincinnati--232
1880 p. m.-Pianist.
p. m.--Avalon Quartet: violinist.
$3.50 p. m.-Saxophone quartet.
10 p. m.-"The Surprise Babies"
1880 p. m.-Entertainers.
-Cincinnati-422.S
1880 p. m.-Theatrical review; orcheS-
p. m.--studio features
$3.50 p. m. --Instrumental trio.
8 p. m.--Burnt Corkers
I-Cincinnat1-826
p. m.-WEAF program.
1880 p. m.-Verge Smith Orchestra.
10 p. m.-Studio program.
KSO-Clarindar-4OB
1880 p. m.-Orchestra.
p. m.-Musical program.
WFAA--Dallae-47B.
1880 p. m,--Folger male quartet.
9:S0 p. m,--Entertainers.
WHO-Des MOines-B26
$3.50 p. m.-Philbreck's Orchestra,
p. m.-Band concert.
IL p. Morgan,
-EvansviIIe-aS6
s p. m.--Varied program.
$3.50 p. m.-Hayseed band.
1880 p. m.-Trio.
11:10 .. m.-Victory Theater; Phantom
Orchestra.
WBAP-FOrt W0rth--47S.0
$3.50 p. m.--Musical program.
1880 p. m.-Grapevine Fiddle Band.
1850 p. m.--Pianist: concert.
KTHS-Hot Springs--S54.s
10 p. m.-Arlington Orchestra and
soloists.
II p. m.-Philosopher; violinist.
1895 p. m.-Ukulele Lady; specialties.
KPRC-HoustOn-2
$3.50 p. m.--Junior Girls Music Club.
10 p. m.--Studio concert.
IL p. m.--Studio concert.
WsUI--Ibwa City--AsA
s:4S .. m.--Address.
9 p. m.-Vocal; pianist.
10 p. m.--Musical program,
1915 midnight--Theater program: or
gan.
WOs-Jefferson City-llI
p. m.-Market houES address
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Turn 70 the NEXT to the last mage AZ
me Times and Herald Classified Ads
Ior . dependable listing Of lVYashinefolI
business, professional and comnereisi
men-the who's Who" DIRECTORY.
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Perhaps someone can use Won To-
day--many employment helps are Of
Tered in the Situation Wanted Columns
OF The Times and Herald Classified Ads
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Too Late to Classify

for office counter work
evenings after 5 O'Clock: permanent.
Answer giving age, present and previous
employment. Box 1872. Times Herald.
CONDUIT RID. N. W.. 1875 rooms, /. 5,
k. West 634-W =
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COMICS?


The man or woman
!, without humor is hope
less. This is one of
the chief reasons why
Hearst newspapers pay
a great deal of attention
toward furnishing their
readers with the BEST
comics in the world.
Among the best known
comic characters are
Polly" "Abie," "Skip-
py," ''Krazy Kat" "Us
Boys, :" Luke" - and
others. They are found
daily in the
MAsHlAk VNEs
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Schools and Colleges

BOYD S g s..i nsy ScuEsss=e pa
IN positions. -AseSsdissd. isssf q. s'' e
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BUYER OF TOILET GOODS
An experienced assistant
buyer in department store
preferred. Splendid oppor-
tunity. Apply Employment
office, Kings Palace.
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AUTO MECHANIC

AUTO MECHANIC
Apply rear 341 Pa. Ave. n. ".
EXPERT auto mechanic and wrecker, APP
ply Penna. Scrap Iron 4 Metal Co.. 2510
M st. N, w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

Is not observed az the match
thrower has meanwhile gone forward
too far to repair the damage done.
The Same thing Is true Of smoker
refuse" the smoldering stump Of a
cigar or cigarette or the still glowing
"dottle" OF a pipe. Countless dam
age has been done in the forests Of
this country by smokers in motion
as well as by others who are care
less in the handling OF fire. 1t Is
impossible to make the trails and
roads free of infammable materials
alongside. These pas
sageways run for many miles through
the reserves, parks and forests. They
cannot be made fireproof, and 1t Is
up to the users Of the parks and
forests. the visitors, for whose bene-
At they are maintained in their
beauty. to safeguard them by
scrupulously observing the rules of
safety, rules that should apply in all
but especially in
places where fires are easily started
and where they spread swiftly. The
penalty for failure to observe such
rules OF preservation
should be not only expulsion from
the parks and forests upon detection.
but fines sufficiently large to impress
all park users with the need of scrupu-
Ious care In the handling of are In
such precincts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

Yesterday I entered a plea for
serenity in the midst of modern dis.
traction. for quiet in the midst Of
modern blare and noise, for meditation
in the midst of modern talkativeness.
for privacy in the midst Of modern
publicity-in short, a plea for the lost
art Of meditation.
pointed my plea with paragrap phi
from the delicate and gracious prose
of Amiel's Journal.
] fear that here and there reader
may think that I was pleading that
we turn ourselves into idle and i'm
practical dreamers, whereas l was
pleading for that quiet ana meditation
in which alone we can refresh and re-
plenish our reserve forces for the
highest efficiency
1t Ia not surprising, therefore, to
find Amiel, a little further on in his
Journal. describing the sort Of ma stery
that follows creative meditation.
ITO know how to be ready, a great
thing. precious gift. and one that
implies calculation, grasp and decision.
ITO be always ready, a man must be
able to cut a knot, for everything
cannot be united.
He must know how to disengage
what is essential from the detail in
which 1t Is enwra pped, for everything
cannot be equally considered.
''In word. he must be able to
simplify his duties, his business and
his life.
ut is astonishing how all Of us
are generally numbered up with the
thousa nd-and-one hindrances and
duties which are not such, but which
nevertheless wind us about with their
spider threads and fetter the move.
ment of our wings.
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81 GLENN FRANK
BY GLENN FRANK
President of University wsnsn and Former Editor OF the

"It is the lack Of order which makes
us slaves.
1.-THE confusion Of today discounts
the freedom Of tomorrow.
Confusion is the enemy Of all com.
fort, and confusion Is born of procras.
tination. To know how to be ready
we must be able to finish. Nothing
is done, but what is finished. The
things which we leave dragging be-
hind us will start up again later on
before us and harass our path. Let
each day take thought for what con-
Germs it. liquidate it's own affairs and
respect the" day which is to follow, and
then we shall be always ready. To
know how to die.
ITO know where one is going and
what one wishes-this is order: to keep
ones word and ones engagements
again order; to have everything ready
under ones hand. to be able to
dispose of all ones forces, and
to have all ones. means of whatever
kind under comma nd-still order: to
discipline ones habits, ones efforts.
ones wishes; to organize ones
life. to distribute ones time, to take
the measure of ones duties and to
make ones rights respected; to employ
ones capital and resources, ones tai
ents and ones chances profitably-ail
this belongs to and is included in the
word order Order means light and
peace, inward liberty and free COM
nand over ones self; order Is power"
It Is important to remember that
this outward order that is power is
the ripe fruit of that inward order
that is peace and serenity which comes
from the lost art of meditation by men
who refuse to sell all of their souls
to the crowd.
tCopyright. 1877
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False Alarms.

A reward OF $50 has been offered
for thu detection of the persons who
are turning in false fire alarms in
Washington. On Friday night six
such alarms were sounded In the
Northeastern section of the city.
causing great confusion. with the
fire companies running from point to
point in an effort to locate a blaze.
1t would seem as though these boxes
were pulled by some person using
motor car or bicycle. 1t was an
act OF wanton mischief, the object
Of which Is only a matter OF specu-
lation. II the perpetrator of this
senseless joke can be found a stiff
penalty should be administered. II
the miscreant Is an adult he should
be sent to jail; If juvenile he
should be spanked in a manner to
teach him that fooling with the fire.
alarm boxes Is a dangerous pastime.
The efficiency of the Fire Depart
ment depends upon the promptness
with which 1t responds to calls.
Every time it Is sent out on a need
less mission its value is lessened, for
while it is scouting for a fire that
does not exist 1t is out of service
for one that may occur. On the aver
age alarm about Ave pieces of appa-
ratus 60 forth, and the cost to the
District Of the movement of these
machines is considerable. But the
financial aspect of the matter Is of
less moment than the decentralization
that results from constantly sound
ing false alarms.
Those who pull the alarm boxes
"for fun" are either unthinking
youngsters or wrong minded adults.
They seem to derive some satisfac-
ton in making trouble for others.
There Is decidedly screw loose" in
the mentality of these practical
jokers. 1t may be possible under
the stimulus Of the reward that has
been offered to catch those who have
been tampering with the apparatus
of late. At any rate. let it be hoped
that whoever is doing it will pull
one box too many and find himself
in custody facing term In Jail, or
If Juvenile, a touch of the good old
slipper that has corrected many a
youngster for his own benefit in the
past.