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HIGH will be repr

~ENTRAL HIGH will be repre-
scented by IL 'fish" in the an.
nual South Atlantic swim
" ming championships to be
held Saturday in the tank of
the Baltimore Athletic Club. under
auspices OF that orga nization. Head.
ing the Blue and White squad IN
vading the Oriole city, will be Coach
r. J. Drummer and Capt. Walter Bon.
net. the latter has just been named
leader of the team by Drummer TO
succeed Clifford Sanford, crack nata-
tor. who left the Central team recent
ly and Joined the Dewitt combination.
Last year the Blue and White team
placed third In the scholastics. Handi'
capped by lack of experienced mater
ial and loss of Sanford, Central is not
figured to shoy especially strong Sat.
urday although Coach Brunncr's pro-
teges can be counted upon to wage
a doughty battle.
Following are Centrals entries:
l60.yard relay, Capt. Bonnet, Bates,
Hoffman, Smell 50.yard swim, Bon
net, Hickey; facny diving. Roger
Leverton; l00yard swmi. Hoffman,
Bishop; 220-yard swim, Smell. Bonnet;
l00.yard backstroke. Hunt. Franklin
and Wilson Leverton; 100.yard breast
stroke, Bates. Kelso Bondheim.
However they fare in Saturday $
tests Centrals tankmen will go right
back to the Maryland metropolis sat
uriay a week for more action, this
time to engage Loyola High.
Coach Drummer says that he plans
to keep his charges busy until the
Easter holidays. He believes that ne
has some excellent swimmers In the
making and should have fast team
next season. And doubtless II he
thinks he will he will. For the willy
Central coach knows his fish," so TO
speak.
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Tbe Gbetting Star
BOYS CLUB

Here's one big job in itself: The
catcher tags the runner tearing in
from third. First the catcher must
get the ball. He must never lose sight
of that duty. He should be set" to
receive the ball and stop the runner at
the same time. But he must play the
ball and not let the ball play him. The
catcher blocks the plate. for We as.
sumo the infielder making the throw
will be fairly accurate. The catcher
should stand in such a position TO
force the runner to slide around him.
The runner, therefore. would have to
be quite adept to get by. The catcher
must brace himself in such way so
as not to be spilled and hurt. The rum
ner might decide not to slide and come
In standing up"
Tomorrow Uncle Robby will let Dick
Cox tell the outfielders something.
(Copyright. 1877
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EIGHT CREWS EXPECTED
TO COMPETE ON HUDSON

NEW YORK. March is Op.-Eight
crews, equalling the record Of last
year are expected to battle again for
the intercollegiate varsity champion.
ship in the classic four.mile race at
Poughkeepsie June 20.
Washington, Naval Academy and
Wisconsin all have given Assurances
that they will enter the varsity event,
while California also Ia counted on.
The rest Of the field will be made up
of the association members-Colum-
bia. Cornell, Pennsylvania and syria.
cuSe.
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TENNIS ENTRY is LARGE
FOR u. S. INDOOR EVENT

NEW YORK. March Is OP).-A rec
ord international field of 102 players
has been drawn for competition in
the national mems indoor tennis
championships, starting this Saturday
on the courts of the 9TH Regiment
Armory.
The seeded" group of 10 stars in.
cludes only one member of America g
first TO-" DIR. George King of New
York. He tops the seeded" list with
Francis T. Hunter of New Rochelle,
n. Y, champion in 1892.
The foreign contingent is headed
oy Jacques Brugnon and Jean Boro.
ira of Frances Davis cup SQUAD.
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DEWITT WILL PLAY
ALEXANDRIA QUINT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 10
st, Mary's CelticS will meet the strong
Dewitt Preparatory School team OF
Washington on the Armory Hall court
at $50 tonight. Both are powerful.
Dewitt showed up exceptionally we'll
in the Washington and Lee Univer-
sity tournament at Lexington. Va,
and last week won the st. Johns Col
lege event.
Celtics have twice defeated the
Washington Yankees.
Alexandria High School has booked
the University Of Maryland Freshmen
for a base ball game April 8, to be
PLAYED at College Park. Three veter-
ans will be missing when Alexandra
reports this week. Ralph Scrivener,
shortstop: Macy Bernlan, outfielder,
and Honey Boy Peyton, catcher, have
left school.
First Of a three.gaine series for the
local senior class championship will
be played tonight on the Armory Hall
floor at 1880 pm, with the st. Mary S
Seniors facing the Five Jacks. The
Jacks will start Williams, Smith, Sisk.
Riley and Allen.
DIR. S. b. Moore won the trapshoot'
ing contest of the Belle Haven Coun'
try Club, with John II. Worthington
as runner-up.
Plans for n Commercial Base Ball
League soon will be started The
league had successful season in
1925. but was not in the field last
year.
Dreadnaught base ball team will
stage it's second practice Sunday.
Alexandria Zippers would like to
arrange a basket ball game with some
fast team for Sunday. Teams having
a gymnasium wanting game are re
quested to call Manager Jack Allen
at Alexandria 424 between and 8 pm.
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FIVE HOCKEY PLAYERS
IN TITLE-SCORlNG RACE

MONTREAL. March Is R).-A Ave
cornered fight for individual scoring
honors In the National Hockey
League held the interest OF Puck fans
today as the international race nears
the homestretch.
With only eight more playing dates
on the schedule. Dick irwin of the Chi
cago Black Hawks. held a slim mar.
gin OF points at top over Bill Cook
Of the Ranchers, 3S TO 81.
Close behind were Frank Frederick
fon of the Boston Bruins. 20; Babe
Dye OF Chicago and Billy Burch OF
the New York Americans, each 81.
Irwin Is credited with Is goals and
is assists.
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WOODLOTHlANS FACE
TWO HARD CONTESTS

Two games are billed within three
DAYS for the Woodlothian basketers.
Tonight they will encounter Bakers
Speed boys In game at Wilson
Normal gym. in a preliminary to the
Park View-Comet game, the first OF
a series to settle the community
center championship.
Friday they will oppose the fast
East Falls Church quint at Wilson
Normal gym.
Scholastic All Stars will invade
Fort Humphreys tomorrow night to
battle the Fort quint in game sched-
uled to get under way at o'clock.
All stars are asked to report at
Thirteenth and III streets at $50
o'clock.
American Railway Express tossers
downed Pullman A. c. in the first OF
a three-game series for the George
Marshall Cup last night. 80 to "a.
Mintwood Midgets trounced the
remnants last night. "a to %.
Columbia Heights quint defeated
the Live Wires last night at Eastern
High School. winning a 33-to-27 game.
Delta Sigma and Apaches battled
to a 24-to-24 tie last night at Eastern
High gym. An overtime period could
not be played because other teams
were waiting for the floor.
Commercial National Bank five
downed the Washington Loan and
Trust Co. quint in the Bankers
League last night, 81 to IL.
Business High Lightweights drop
ped a 25-to-1S game last night in Con-
gress Heights gym to Assumption
Midgets.
Columbia Flashes dOwned the Cuth-
berts last night, 48 to 81.
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~LEARWATER Fla, March IS.
Seems to be more golf than
base ball around here. but the
~ Dodgers haven't started their
days work yet. The very
round person coming here is Uncle
Robby, known also as Wilbert Robin
son. manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Uncle Robby was one of the world s.
greatest catchers in his day. and so
he'll put on the old pad today and
show you youngsters some of the
tricks.
A catcher must have weight, says
Robby. But not as much weight as
Uncle Robby now has. He's rather
rotund. and he probably got that way
from laughing SO much. He laughs a
lot.
He must be speedy and shifty Of
foot. He must have an excellent throw
ing arm. He must have ability to in
still confidence in the pitcher. He must
have Judgment in sizing up the bat
tiers. He must be able to anticipate
DlayS
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WASHINGTON TRAPSHOTS
TO ENTERTAIN ORIOLES

Washington Gun Club marksmen
will entertain Oriole Gun Club of
Baltimore Saturday afternoon over
the local range at Benning, starting
at / o'clock.
1t will be the fifth meeting of the
season between the teams. Each has
conquered twice thus far.
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MILLER WILL REFEREE.

Capt. Heinie Miller. u. S. NJ. C. r..
Washington referee. has been an.
pointed by the Intercollegiate Boxing
Association to act as third man in
the ring at Annapolis on Saturday,
when Navy closes its ring season. In
the evening show Navy meets Penn.
sylvania and in the afternoon the
Navy Piebes oppose Bellefonte Mill.
tary Academy
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LAMAR IN MONEY CLASS.

Henry Lamar. Washington boy, will
be making his entry into the big
money class Tuesday night when he
faces JEFF Smith of Bayonne in the
District Athletic Association show in
the Washington Auditorium. A
number of other bouts promising a
lots of action will complete the card.
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sTECHER THROWS JONES.

ST. LOUIS, March le R.--Joe
Stecher of Dodge. Nebr., successfully
defended his claim to the heavyweight
wrestling championship by taking two
out of three falls in match with Paul
Jones of Los Angeles,
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PLAN wALKER.sHADE 60.

CHICAGO. March 16 Rl.-Negoti-
atoms are underway for q middle
weight championship battle here next
Summer between Mickey Walker.
who took the title from Tiger Flow
ers this Winter. and Dave Shade,
California contender.
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ST. LOUIS. March Is P).-St.
Louis Cardinals, National League
pennant winners, will pay a corpora
ton income tax of approximately
$4,000 on their net earnings last year,
which totaled nearly a half million
dollars.
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CAPTURES STATE TITLE.

HARRISBURG. w. Va. March 1s
R).--Davis and Elkins COLLEGE won the
collegiate basket ball championship OF
the State by defeating the West Vir.
Rinia University. SO to %.
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CAPABLANCA NEAR WIN
AS GAME Is ADJOURNED

NEW YORK, March 16 N).-Jose
r. Capablanca of Havana appeared
on the verge of another victory in
the chess masters tournament to-
day when the expiration of the time
limit forced an adjournment after A
moves.
The standing:
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mt. PETERSBURG, Fla. March
16.-Over at Tampa, Clark Grit
fifth and "Bucky" Harris have
~ had 81 pitchers under their sur
he
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-01
Higher PRICES
Are SCORED ON
STOCK MARKET
tBy the Associated Press)
Jock market averages:

Total stock sales 2,1O5, 100 shares.
Xxx x-dividend 10.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-01

Wheat closed unsettled, 2s cent to
IL cents net lower; corn u cent to
IL cents down; oats x cent to 24 cent
off, and provisions showing 10 cents
to 80 cents decline.
Arrival of more than $50 cars of
wheat in Chicago today in time for
delivery on May contracts did a good
deal to relieve the market from strain
which otherwise might have proved
severe as to month-end settlement of
accounts. Even so, the price of May
delivery fluctuated with extreme swift
ness at times, and the days range was
unusually wide, 101a cents bushel.
But in the end the holders of wheat
were the persons who were anxious
rather than the traders who needed
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-01

wheat to fill contracts expiring this
month.
Unofficial domestic crop summaries
to be given out on Thursday are ex-
pected, however, to prove pullish, and
this fact, together with 100000 bu-
shell decrease of the United States
wheat visible supply total and a good
export demand for new crop winter
grades helped the wheat market as a
whole to average higher, despite the
general downward trend in the late
transactions. On the other hand,
heavy profit-taking sales largely nulli-
fled early price bulges here that re-
suited from advances yesterday at
Winnipeg and Liverpool, while the
Chicago market was closed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-01
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, May 81 R.-Reports
of continued dry hot weather in the
southwest together with firmness of
the markets at Liverpool and New
Orleans over the holiday, seemed re-
sponsible for the strength of the cotton
market today. Prices for all positions
made new high ground for the move
ment. Realizing sales we're absorbed
on comparatively Slight setbacks. The
mid AFTERNOON market advanced to
1922 for October and 1850 for January
or SO to 80 points net higher. The
close:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-01
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, May & tP.-Owners OF
May contracts in the wheat market
found it difficult at the last today to
discover buyers. AS a result, the month
ended with that delivery 6H cents to
IN cents net lower for the day. Late
reports of showers in the dry sections
of wheat territory southwest and of
better weather in Canada tended also
to weaken new crop months.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-01
LIVESTOCK MARKET
Los ANGELES LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, May 81 (Federal
State Market News Service) .-IF0-
Hogs: receipts 400; active to SO cents
higher; top 5000; packing sows $3.50.
Cattle; receipts 100; steady; common
steers 81 TO $3.50; weighty steers $3.50;
she stock $3.50 to $3.50; all cutters
$2.75 to $4.25; bulls $5 to Sc. Calves:
receipts 200; steady; load 234-pound
weight $1115
Sheep receipts 100; offerings trucked
in shorn lambs, none sold; late Monday
good 60-pound lambs $3.50; deck culls
ct $10.10.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-01
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH WEDNEsDAY MORNING JUNE l. 197

COPPER AND SILVER QUOTATIONS
The average daily quotations for
copper and silver, as carried by the
and Mining Journal for
the week ending May 26, are as follows:
Copper. 12:45: Silver. 55.46.
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ALLEY-CLOS|NG LAW
TO co TO CONGRESS
D. c. Heads Ask Redrafting
to Make 1t Effective or
Entire Abrogation.
The District Commissioners decided

The District Commissioners decided
yesterday afternoon not to attempt to
obtain from the United States SUI
preme Court a review Of the opinion
of the Court of Appeals voiding the
Districts alley-closing law, but instead
to put up to Congress the question of
making the law effective by amend.
ment or abandoning it entirely.
The decision was made on recon-
rnendation Of Corporation Counsel
Francis II. Stephens, who reported to
the Commissioners that application
for a writ Of certiorari was the only
way to get the case before the SUI
prerne Court, and that 1t was doubtful
If the court would entertain the
matter.
the other course, Mr.. stephens
pointed out, IL to abandon the prose-
cution in the courts and leave the mat
ter in the hands Of Congress for such
legislation as may be deemed expedi-
ent, If any. -e ....-. -.
This law has been criticized severe.
ly both as to form and substance" he
said. The form 10 undoubtedly de-
fective, and IL such a law Is to remain
on the statute books, in it's shape un-
enforceable by the courts, 1t is badly in
need Of amendment. recommend,
therefore, that the Commissioners
adopt the second course and make a
report to the congressional committees
with suggestion that the law, if one
be deemed advisable at the present
time, be redrafted." ...e,
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ID'ANNUNZIO WOULD CLOSE DAYS
WASHING MONASTERY FLOORS
Famous italian Poet Wants
to Finish Life Humbly
Scrubbing Stones.
Starts Press Which VIII Turn
Out Complete Edition
of Works.
Correspondence. Of the Annotated Press.

Correspondence OF the Assoctated Press.
VERONA. italy. Gabrielle Dan.
nunzio. poet and patriot. and one Of
the worlds great lovers, would like
To finish his earthly days numbly
scrubbing the floors OF St. Zero Abbey
here.
In voice vibrant with emotion
he declared, AZ he walked through
the historic sanctuary; IF some one
can he found to be 'commandant' at
Nittoriale. should like TO end my
days here AZ sacristan. humbly clean.
ing the sacred stones every day with
spongeA."
D'Annunzio. who has made one of
his increasingly rare sortles from his
retreat on Lake Garda TO participate
in the ceremony OF printing the first
page Of the definite edition" Of his
complete works, dashed into this city
by automobile. stopping first at the
abbey.
It was an erect man of the world
dressed in the uniform Of an aeronau-
teal general, a jovial smile lighting
up his face, who walked briskly
through the door of the abbey. In
side the threshold. however, he pulled
up abruptly. then wandered slowly
in the grip Of a mixture of religious
and esthetic emotions into every cor
ner Of the edifce, touching statues
and tenderly fondling stones, often
closing his eyes ecstatically.
Similar scenes we're enacted at sew
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PLANS FOR AIRPORT
RUSHED TO SAVE AIR
MAIL STOP FOR dry

Continued from First Page4
Philadelphia, which will conduct the
New York-Atlanta line, was the only
bidder in February for the service.
It has agreed to carry mail for So a
pound, including equipment. It will
furnish six planes at once and two
are to be held in reserve. and plans
to have IL machines additional as
an emergency reserve. The distance
between the two termini is approx
mately 77S miles. The Government
will be paid 10 cents per half ounce
for the right to carry the mails over
this route.
Harold F. Pitcairn, president Of the
company, is a University of Penn
sylvania man, born June 20, 1897, and
received his ground school training
in the service, completing his course
in 1919. In addition TO looking for
ward to launching his New York
Atlanta air mail service soon, Mr..
Pitcairn is interested in plate glass
manufacture. photo products and
aerial mapping. ~-
Tells of Cost Division.
G. s. Childs. general manager Of
Pitcairn Aviation, Inc. in a letter to
The Star today said: From. the va
rious interviews we have had we just
assume that the National Capital will
not fail to provide a landing field. or
some temporary substitute until the
municipal field is provided. We have
been told that Baltimore has made a
large appropriation for the develop
ment of a commercial field. and, of
If Washington does not provide
any facilities, we will be compelled TO
petition the Post Office Department
TO designate Baltimore as stop in
place of Washington"
Mr.. Childs said under the working
his company has with
the department 1--WE are not expected
to supply landing fields. The division
of responsibility is as follows: The
Government lights the airways and
provides the emergency landing fields;
the municipalities are expected to sup
ply the local landing field and light
it and we are called upon to operate
the route with all of the expense incl
dent thereto
The principle upon which this divi.
sion is based is clear. Mr.. Childs
added, when you realize that the air.
way is not for the sole use Of the air
mail operator. In other words, any
plane can take advantage of the bea-
cons and emergency landing fields.
so Tar as the local municipal field is
this serves the interests
Of local air enthusiasts Just as much
rs 1t serves the air mail operator"
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more than 80 years been q leader In a
systematic development Of the Capital
City In accordance with the Washing.
ton and L'Enfant plan. The American
people, he says, are so used to shaded
streets that they do not appreciate
fully this element in the beauty of
Washington.
ITO foreign visitors, however, the
trees form a great attraction In them.
selves, ana also they serve to hide an
architecture heterogeneous, preten.
tiovs and essentially cheap.
Yet to Americans the destruction
Of the trees seems wafitoil sacrilege, -
this official protest of the Commission
Of Fine Arts formally records.
The Commission OF Fine Arts ad.
vises the City Planning Commission
that It believes that Washington IL
the unique city Of this country"
Here all considerations" it con.
tinues, ARE subordinate to the treat.
ment OF the city as the National Cap
ital. Whatever business exists does
SO by reason Of the fact that this Is
Capital City. Every means. there
fore. should be taken to preserve the
homelike character OF the city for
the benefit OF the thousands of people
who are employed by the Government
and whose presence here makes the
business OF the city. The homelike
character Of Washington should al.
ways be emphasized"
Scheme Though Feasible.
It seems to the Commission of Fine
Arts entirely feasible for the National
Capital Park ana Planning Commits
sion to work out scheme for increas.
ing the traffic facilities Of the streets
ana at the same time preserve a
boulevard character along the main
thoroughfares. For example, Maesa.
chusetts avenue from the Union Sta.
ton to Fourteenth street is in the
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eral other shrines which the poet
visited. At one place bystanders rec
ognized the conqueror Of Fiume and
broke into lusty cheers. but he was
in the tolls Of mystic detachment
from mundane realities and seemed
unconscious Of the ovation.
Only on entering the printing shop
did he come back to earth. remarking
banteringly before touching the lever
whereby the first page was printed:
In pushing this lever it seems to
me that L am hammering a plank
in my own coffin"
Definite editions Of complete works,
he explained, are additionally postum
nous.
AS a token Of gratitude the poet
gave members Of the publishing house
copies of the wrist amulet which, he
said, is owned by Mussolini, who has
such faith in its luck bringing powers
that he touches it whenever he is in
danger
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FLAG RITES TONIGHT.

The sesquicentennial Flag day dem.
onstration, halted by rain last night,
will be held at 1870 o'clock tonight
on the east front of the Capitol.
The ceremonies will be opened by a
concert by the United States Marine
Band. following which a pageant, en-
titled Our Flag" will be given.
The patriotic services are being held
under the auspices Of the Department
OF the Potomac, Grand Army of the
Republic, and the Woman's Relief
Corps.
Maj. Gen. John L. Glenn will pre-.
side.
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US. Opens Treasury Vaults to Receive
$489,OOO,OOO I'M War Debts and Taxes

fed. Embassy circles said the pay
ment would not be made the occasion
by the French government FOR at
tempting Immediately to reopen the
debt question and press for more
favorable terms.
The new French Ambassador, Paul
Claudel, has discussed the subject
with both Secretaries Mellon and Kel.
logg and II is understood that he was
informed the United States was not
favorable to beginning new discus.
sions.
Premier Poincare's recent announce
meft that France would attempt to
obtain better terms is regarded here
az applying to Frances future policy
and not to indicate any immediate
a g,st 49,
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Treasury vaults were opened today
to receive funds running into the
hundreds of millions Of dollars, COM
Ing largely from income tax and war
debt payments.
Income tax payments due today are
expected to approximate 100000, 600,
while the war funding operations will
account for $50 900 900 more.
The largest single debt payment In
volved Great Britain, whose agree.
ment called for the turning over of
s67, $4,000. Thirteen other nations,
including France. made UP the list
Of foreign debtors.
France agreAd to pay eio.000,o00,
Notwithstanding that the debt funding
& esEssRses E!la hsE. he not ben sess.