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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

and evening; instruction in voice,
Monday and Wednesday. $40 TO $40
pm; instruction in fretted inStru-
mentx. Wednesday. 7:30 pm
The health education office. located
on the fifth ffoor OF the new building
al Seventeenth and X streets. will be
open To the public from $50 am. to
$50 pm. beginning tomorrow All
inquiries about gymnastics bowling
tennis. swimming. in either the pool
at Seventeenth and * or AT sI4 +
street. and medical examinations.
should be directed TO this office.
The Ada Il. Thomas pool is also on
the fifth floor II viii he opeu for dips
and classes tomorrow. The new
schedule Of rates and classes may he
secured at the health education office
There will he demonstration Of
strokes and diving on Tuesday eve
ming, beginning at 730. instead of =,
as previously announced. and lasting
a half hour. The life wing demon
stration on Thursday evening viii
also be at 100 instead OF. s. The pool
will be open for dips from to $50
as on other evenings.
Gymnastic ella sses meet for the first
time at Seventeenth and streets
Tuesday at 5, 6, and 8 pm. There
are two morning classes meeting
Wednesday and Friday at 10 and 1880
The bowling tournament between
departments will keep the ~ alleys
busy all the week OF April 4.
All medical examinations will he
made at Seventeenth and X streets
The doctors have added three after.
noon hours so that appointments may
be made for Tuesday and Thursday.
to pm; Wednesday from TO 4.
and Tuesday and Thursday to 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Princess Nina. married into her own
class, Prince Paul Tchavtchayadze, a
Russo Bohemian noble. and lives in
state in London. She is cordially well
coined in that home, and remains dur.
ing the London season. Mr.. Leeds
rarely accompa MES her on these oc-
casions. hut on the whole the mar
riage seems to be happy.
The Secretary of Agriculture no
doubt sympathizes with the troubles
of the energetic corporation which is
extending the cult of the avocado In
their efforts to eliminate the old name,
alligator pear But DR.. Jardine is too
wise to attempt To instruct the Ameri-
can people in the way 10 call any par
ticuIar plant or how to pronounce 1t,
and to those thousands who enjoy the
alligator pear and buy it at a steep
price. the idea of calling 1t avocado
would seem affected and putting on
airs California which always takes
itself nd it's products more seriously
than any State of the Union, wants
an act of legislature crushing the vul'
gar term alligator pear, and in add
ton the Department of Agriculture
has been besought to add its influence.
Government puDNcatlonS always can
everything by its proper Latin name.
as well as by the popular one. and bull
1etins dealing with this thorny theme
have the two names side by side for
the reader 10 take his choice. A ire
mendously well financed association
extends in every direction. called the
Avocado Growers Excha nge. and woe
10 the person in California who utters
words sounding like alligator pear.
In Washington those who delight in
this fruit can, however, continue to
buy at fruit dealers and under the
familiar name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Bryan School. The opening ceremonies
were held in squad formation. Fire,
prevention and other parts OF tests
were worked on and passed by some of;
the girls. The troop and several mem
bers of No. % went on a hike March,
IL, with Capt. Stevens and Miss Emma,
Smonds, lieutenant of Troop No %.
The junior members Of Pine Conei
Troop. No. "a, met at the home of
Capt. Lawrence March IA. From
there they went on o nature obserHa-'
ton walk with the captain. The girlsj
destroyed nest of tent caterpilars.
which was found by Evelyn Mont.
gomery At their meeting March II!
much time was spent on working ont
parts Of tests. Those passing some or
the tests We're: Catherine ScheYtt.
Mary Yahroes. Margaret Torney.,
Mary White, Lois Lainhart and Clara
Williams Gladys Acton and Alice Will
liams worked on merit badge require.
ments. Josephine Rankin. Jacqueline
Kelly. Ruth Lott and Mary Yahroes
have been asked to serve the refresh
Troop, No A., to be held Wednesday
evening in the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church Hall.
In the absence of Capt. Ratliffe, Miss
y. Wright took charge of the meeting
of Troop No. I. After opening exer-
cises came patrol corners, during
which signaling was studied. Games
were played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
GIRL SCOUTS.

Troop No IL held its meeting
March 10. under the guidance of Sec
ond Lieuts. Ruth Hunt and Dorothy
Stubs. Cleanup" week was dis
cussed and games were played A
fiashlight picture was taken Of a group
Of the girls. Campfire circle followed
the business meeting.
Seventeen members of Troop No. %
met at Dupont Circle March II, where
they boarded the street car for South
east Washington. and met Capt Ste
yens and Troop No. 33. They hiked
across the Pennsylvan MIA Avenue
Bridge TO the Anacostia side. After
climbing a hill they traied down into
a ravine. through which brook ran.
Capt. Stevens appointed four girls as
patrol leaders and they divided into
groups. Firewood was gathered for
the camp fire and luncheon was en-
ioyed. Games were play ed.
Lily Of the Valley Troop. No. %, met
Monday at 2727 Adams Mill road.
Capt. Miller taught the girls how to
bandage sprained ankle and how to
make a sling. She will teach some
new songs at the next meeting.
Holly Troop. No. 80. met with Capt.
Miss Marion Stevens Monday at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
CAPT. POLLOCK TO GIVE
BENEFIT TALK ON SAMOA
Former Governor General, Now at
Observatory, 70 Lecture for
Hospital and Settlement.

Capt. Edwin T. Pollock. L. s. N,
III the Naval Observatory. and for
merly governor general OF Samoa,
will deliver an address on Samoa. Illus
trated with lantern slides. at q hene-
fit entertainment for Columbia Hos
pital and the Ellis Memorial Settle
ment House of Boston. in WerdnAn
Park Hotel, Friday afternoon at 4:So
O'Clock
The benefit II being held At this
time 10 assist the Columbia Hos pital
in it's drive fer funds and tn aid the
Ellis Memorial Settlement House 10
pay off it's mort gaEs.
Miss r. l.. Stoner is chairman of
the committee in charge of arrange
ments. Other members are Mrs. W.
r. Tuckerman. Mrs. Frank Ander
son. Mrs. Campbell FORESTER, Mrs.
Robert s. Imbrie, Mrs Thomas Brad
lev. Mrs. w r. Robert Mrs. Lillian
Hendricks. Mrs. Sherwood Cheney
and Mrs. r.. 2, Sturdevand,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

this program there will be a general
tour of the whole building
ON Thursday evening the Blue Tri-
angle Club will meet at the Recrea :
ton Hut. Twentieth and z streets.
Supper will be served al $50 pm, and
after supper they will have a roller
skating party.
Saturday evening will be the occa-
sion of the presentation of "Prunella. y
a three-act fantasy written by Iau-
renee Houseman and Granville Barker
twenty-five young business women.
representative of different depart
ments or the association. compose the
cast who have been rehearsing for
many weeks under the capa bile direc-
ton of Mrs. Alice Sigworth Morse.
Tickets are on sale at all "Y' centers
Industrial
The Greek Club of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association is planning
its Spring bazaar. to be held in the
social rooms of St Sophias Greek
Orthodox Church during the first week
of April
The Thursday Club will hold it's
regular meeting at GA f. street. meet
ing for supper in the cafeteria at 80
Education Department
Registration will begin tomorrow in
the following classes. Business En-
glish. Wednesday and Friday. ; to &
pm; word analysis, Friday. to s;
Shakespeare. Friday. to Q: French.
Tuesday and Friday. to s; Spanish
Monday and Thursday, to s: sewing
Tuesday and Thursday. 1890 to 1899
4 m. and TO 9 pm: millinery. Mon
day, to S. cooking. Tuesday and
Thursday, 1880 TO 1870 and 10 9:
instruction in piano. Monday evening.
$50 10 100 and Thursday afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

On the Twin Buttes road. between
Tucson and Continental. Ariz.. scien-
lists declare there Is every knows
variety If cactus tn be found in the
world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
FIRE At HOSPITAL
HELD INCEND|ARY
Ann Ar5or Probing Blaze at
University Building That I'm
periIed 200 Patients.

BY the Associated Press.
ANN ARBOR. Mich. February q
Belief of Harley Haines. director OF
the old University of Michigan Hos,
pital, that last nights fire at the
institution was of incendiary origin
has started official investigation of
the blaze, in which 200 patients were
rescued.
Mr., Haines said he was convinced
the fire was the work of a tirebug
when flames broke out a short time
la.es In a hotel across the street. TO
which some of the patients had
been removed. The hotel fire was
quickly extinguished. Firemen be
lieved sparks from the hospital might
have started the hotel blaze.
Rescued by Quick Work.
Many of the patients rescued owe
their lives to the quick work Of citizen
and student volunteers who assisted
in removing them from the burning
institution.
More than so Of the patients We're
taken from one section of the building
a short time before the roof caved in.
The use of a chain telephone sys-
tenn aided in calling ont the citizen
and student help when the Ann Arbor
Fire Department found its facilities
lHdueuudtt n SLdte 1udiu company
maintained order.
Unique rescue methods were
adopted in removing some of the pa
tients. A chute fire escape was used
for sliding beds containing patients
to the ground, where rescue workers
stopped them.
TaxicabS Used for Patients.
TaXicabs and other conveyances
r-o faA fl,e . 1,
pital at the university and took
others to private homes.
The fire, it is indicated, would speed
plans of the university to build an
extension to the new hospital building
TO care for patients from the old in
stitution, which was built nearly 40
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
OFFICIALS ANSWER SUIT.
McCarl and Grant Reply to Pay Re
duction Protest.

7. r. HcCarl, controller genaral of
the United States, and Lieut.. Col.
Ulysses s. Grant, 3rd. superintendent
Of public buildings and public parks,
yesterday filed an answer to the suit
Tor mandamus recently brought
against them in the District Supreme
Court by Ernest A. Hind, former
major in the Army and now a civil
employe of the office OF Col. Grant.
Mr.. Hind alleged that unlawful deduc-
tions were being made from his pay
as civil employee under direction of
McCarl
The respondents tell the court that
In 1918, while Maj Hind was in
France. he was paid twice for a
months salary of $335.s5, and a deduc-
ton of 20 per cent of his pay was
ordered to reimburse the Government,
which was later reduced to 10 per
cent. The officials say the method of
making deductions from the pay of
civil employees to meet obligations to
the Government has been approved
by the Court of Claims and by the
United States Supreme Court They
ask that the suit be dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
DECORATION BODY NAMED
Army Group VIII Decide Honors tt
Be Awarded.

An Army board has been appointed
to meet in this city for the purpose of
recommending individuals who should
be awarded decorations, as authorized
by the act of Congress approved July
3. 1918, and amendatory acts since
that date.
The detail for the board is Brig.
Gen. Samuel ID. Rockenbach, Coils.
Henry c. Fisher. Medical Corps; James
p. Mitchell. Coast Artillery Corps;
Wiley Howell, Infantry. and Frederic
G. Bauer. General Staff; Lieut. Col
Oman A, Hydrick, Infantry Reserve
and Maj. Shepler w Fitz Gerald, Air
Corps. Capt. Joseph n. Dalton. Adju.
fant General, has been detailed as re
corder of the board without vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-02
Influenza Raging in London.

LONDON, February Q P.-The
influenza death toll has taken a big
jump-T25 i'm London and other big
towns in England for the week end
ing January %, as compared with
40 deaths in the previous week.
OF this total 4S2 were in Greater
London.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-25
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Direct shipments of phannaceuticals and chemi- cals from the countrys foremost laboratories insurng freshness, strength and potency. Compromising done by two reliable registered pharmacists. You may leave your prescriptions here with confidence.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

ANY leader unable to attend is re.
quested TO report by telephone to Miss
Curran at North 20t5.
With the re0pening of the elemen.
tary schools Monday. play will be
resumed in the II schlag ball leagues
in which some 6S teams are entered
from the public schools of the District.
Nine games are scheduled for Mon
day afternoon to be played on the
various Fairgrounds designated as
headquarters for the respective divi.
sions into which the city is divided
for these circuits.
All Of the games listed for Monday
will begin at 345 in the afternoon
with the directors of the grounds on
which they are staged acting as
referees
The schedule shows that the follow.
ing teams viii meet:
Columbia Heights division-Section
A. Hubbard VS.. Truesdell at Park
View playground. Section B. z. V.
Brown VS.. Morgan at Happy Hollow.
Bloomingdale division-Takoma VS..
Brookland at Bloomingdale.
Garfield divisiOn---Smallwoo Bowen
VS.. Van Ness at Garfield.
George getown-Addison VS.. Jackson
at Georgetown.
Plaza-Blair VS.. Carbery at Plaza.
Rosedale-Maury VS.. Kenilworth at
Rosedale
Virginia avenue-Lenox vs. Crouch
at Virginia avenue
ColOred League.
Howard division--Shaw VS., Mott at
Howard playground.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Wv YOMEN'S DISTRICT TEN
n MS LEAGUE officers and
NV team leaders will bold the
' meeting this afternoon at
5 o'clock at the home Of
Ruth Curan, secretary. which they
were forced 10 postpone last night
because of the storm.
1t will he necessary to assign the
first matches in the round-robin series
for the team title of the league next
week in order TO complete the event
before the vacation spirit moves the
majority of players to seek cooler
cline than that offered in Washing
ton during the Summer months.
For this reason leaders are urged
to attend the meeting this evening
TO assist in completing the data con-
cerning the teams and in arranging
the schedules,
Plans also will be discussed as to
the possibility of obtaining the use of
one or more courts for match play
this season
Those expected to meet with Miss
Curran this evening include the presi-
dent of the league; Frances krucoff,
vice president Florence Boston, chair
man of the tournament committee and
leader of the Departmental team; Jen-
ME Doolittle of Mid-City, Frances
Walker Of Liberty, Ivy Jane Wymore
of Bureau of Standards. Marjorie
Wooden of Wardman Park, Mrs. II.
Clay Thompson Of Columbia Country
Club, Jessie Edmondson Of Mount
Pleasant and frankie Ross Of Capitol
Athletic Club
Evening star., 1927-04-22
maryland Virginia Lacrosse Game Only College Contest Carded Here

the United States Golf Association,
barring Mary X. Browne as an anna
teur in the royal and ancient game,
isn't the first time the Middle Vests
ideas have run counter to those OF
the sports governing strongholds of
the East. The ruling powers of tennis
also know what it is to have difficulty
keeping their household harmony.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Big Bill" Tilden, an fastener,
drew the majority of his support from
Chicago and other Middle Western cen.
ters in his frequent sallies with the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa.
ton over questions of ranking, anna.
teurlsm and player writing. Two years
ago. in fact it was Tilden's initiative,
backed by the support of his Middle
Evening star., 1927-04-22

@2o-YARp LOW HURDLEs-won by
Ccaassasss2 IT Bailey IT., second; orrick
2o0-YARD DAsH-Won by Gasson (El:
Y, Wilson q .a3 second Harrell (Tl. third.
ss0-YARD RUN-won by Nelson tEl:
Sts," shay I'D IA second Nerins tEo, third,
.sso,YARD RELAY--won by Episcopal
,4rShaukett ,okie. Keenan, and Gasson) !;
usHoTPUT-won by Day tE) McDonaud
IT.. second: Kriemelmeyer IT., third
Distance. AZ feet / - inches.
JAYELIN THROw--won by Kriemel-
meyer n1ey tTl; Jeter IT.. second; Mcdonald
1T. }. third Not measured.
DISCUS THROW-Won by Benet tE):
Letter q. second; Edelblut lTD. third.
POLE yAULT-Won by Cooke (E.) Nc
Donald IT. second. Ftshburne (El third
Height. 10 feet inches
: HIGH JUMP,--Tie for first place between
TAYLOR tEl Mcdonald tTl and Morhart
IT.. Height, 5 feet 2 inches.
- BROAD JUMP-Won by Boogher (E.(
Taylor 9E.l second; Postlethwaite tTD,
third. Distance. 90 feet l inch
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Hap HardeIfs Tech High track
team bowed to its old foe, Episcopal
High yesterday at Alexandria, IA to
10. As expected the Old Dominion
boys heavily outscored the Manual
Trainers in the running events, al
though the Washingtonians showed
cleverly in the field tests. Tech was
third local public high team to fall be-
fore Episcopal this Spring. Western
and Eastern having previously sue
cumbed. In vanquishfng Tech .Episco-
pal evened scores for the defeat hand
ed it last Spring by the Manual Train
ers. who won by Just points
Henry Mcdonald, who scored 10
points in the field events, was Tech $
star. He won the javelin throw, tied
for first in the high jump with Fred
Morhart of Tech and Taylor Of Epls-
copal, and was second in the shotput
and pole vault.
Paul Cassassa, who won the 220.
ward low hurdles, was the only Tech
performer to win running event.
Summaries:
I00-YARD DAsH-won by Hand (E. !:
Gassou lE.l. second; Wilson tE.). third
linso 1nso-YARD YiiRD HIGH HURDLEs-won by
hoNE.MILE RUN-Won by YelIott CE.l,;
Adams Adams IT. IT, second; Grigss 'r'' 'niFo'
Tine q4sso.3ARb" : Is }" .DAsH-wQn by Hand IEl,;
Perry tE.1. 81 second: Blackstone (Tl third.
Time 0:534A
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Western friends and others, that re.
suited in "liberalizing" the player
writer rule and also in revising the
national ranking list.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Western High Schools ball game
with Washington and Lee Freshmen
at Lexington yesterday was rained
out. Old Jup Pluvius has either in
terfered with or compelled abandon.
ment of all three tilts scheduled for
Dan Ahearn's boys on the three day
foray into the Old Dominion. Their
brush with the Little Generals was
the final scheduled for the jaunt.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

Georgetown, :; Harvard, 6.
Georgia, 4; NOtre Dame, ,.
Princeton, 9; Columbia, 8.
Duke, II. Davidson. I.
Mount st. Mary's, 5; st. Bona
venture, o.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

mittee on Intercollegiate Athletics.
Tickets for the dinner may be secur-
ed through Little at the Georgetown
athletic office or from United States
District Attorney John Fihelly.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
CENTRAL.C. u. FROSH.

Weather and ground conditions per-
the Catholic University
Freshmer-Central High base ball
game. scheduled for Brookland Mon
day, viii be played instead tomorrow,
starting at . o'clock,
Evening star., 1927-04-22
VESTS SPORT STAND
NOT FIRST FLARE-UP

BY the Associated Press.
The threat Of revolt by the Western
Golf Association against the ruling Of
Evening star., 1927-04-22

The growing popularity of soccer in
Spain is making heavy inroads on the
gates at bull fights.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Cambridge University Boat Club of
England is celebrating the Tooth ami
Versary of its founding this year.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
ALEXANDRIA GOLFERS
WILL OPEN CAMPAIGN

ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 22.-
After year of inactivity golf will
blossom forth here. Belle Haven
Country Club is interested in two
events, the first of which is a kick.
er's" tournament which will be played
tomorrow. The other is team match
with the Fredericksburg Country Club
which will be played on Sunday after
noon at Fredericksburg.
Episcopal High School goes to
Lynchburg tomorrow for a base ball
game with Virginia Episcopal.
Alexandria Highs base ball team is
to play the Washington and Lee High
nine tomorrow at o'clock at Dread.
naught Park.
Uniforms were issued the A., r. &
w. Rapid Transit Co base ball team
last night. The semi-pros will open
their season Sunday by playing the
Mohawk A. c. of Washington.
Addison 4. c. will journey to this
city Sunday afternoon for 3 o clock
game with the Number Five Motor Co.
on the North Alfred. street diamond
Boiling Field Aviators will afford
opposition to the st. Mary's Celtics
here Sunday afternoon. The game
win be played on the Fruit Growers
Express diamond. just south Of this
city in Fairfax County.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Episcopal High School goes to
Lynchburg tomorrow for a base ball
game with Virginia Episcopal.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
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Evening star., 1927-04-22
SCHOOLBOYS HAVE LEAN
SPORT CARD TOMORROW

TOMORROW'S schoolboy ath.
letic card is lean Two tennis
engagements bringing together
Il Central and Mount st. Joseph
in Baltimore and Forest Park
High of Baltimore and Dewitt here,
and a public high championship golf
match between Eastern and Business
are the only events listed.
Though weather and ground condi-
tions We're expected to halt activities
two bang-up ball games and a tennis
match were carded today Business
and GonZaga and st. Adams and st.
Christopher's of Richmond We're to
meet on local diamonds and St AL
bans and Episcopal netmen of Alex
andria had an engagement on the
formers courts. Central base ballers
and Takoma Tigers had a practice
brush slated.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
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Evening star., 1927-04-22

A LACROSSE game between
n Maryland and Virginia at Col.
"A lege Park is the only contest
4 u carded for local college field
49,. .-......-.. IL -.-.lI 40
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Any leader unable to attend is re.
quested to report by telephone to Miss
Curran at North 20t5.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

Maryland's base ball game scheduled
with Virginia yesterday at Charlottes-
Vile was rained out
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-14

dog, valued at $25, had been waged
in court, and the costs, not includ-
ing attorneys feeys, had mounted
to more than $1,000. Wells was
charged with stealing the dog. On
the fourth trial, which ended a few
days ago in Eminence, Mo-, the jury
found the dog belonging to Wells,
and discharged him.
Two years ago, Wells, who for
merly lived in Oregon couny, re-
turned to his former home for a
visit and took with him his dog,
Drum. Clark, a neighbor, saw the
dog and claimed that it was his dog,
Lead, which had been stolen some
time before. Wells was arrested,
and charged with stealing the dog.
Twice. the case was tried at Alton.
Oregon county. At the first trial
Wells was convicted and fined So
A new trial was granted him, and