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The Washington times., 1927-09-16
Athletic Duckpin Loop
To Open on Sept. &c

At a meeting of the Athletic
Club Duckpln league. the directors
elected Albert d. Gardner, presi-
dent: Ralph J.. Provost, first vice
president; Ed Steiwer, second vice
president; and Ben McAlwee, secre-
tary and official scorer.
Nine Of the teams which formed
the circuit last season will again
he in the loop with the lone va
cancy left by the Recreations being
filled by the. Arcadia club.
The champion Smithfields win be
known as the Jos. Phillips Co.,
and the Ahepas as the New York
Avenue Lunch.
The season will open on Septem-
Der 26. New bylaws were adopted.
An increased prize list win also be
in effect.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16

Ossie Bluege's future appears to
be doubtful. Much comment has
been heard this season that he has
not been covering as much ground
as he once did. He has never been
a slugger. but it was also said that
his hitting was falling off, especi-
ally in pinches.
Because of this ellis is quite
likely to be given an opportunity
to show his wares around the hot
corner next spring, with the regular
job gonig to the lad doing the best
work. If Bluege is to lose out with
the Washington club. he will be
snapped up quickly. for few third.
sackers are neater or more impress
sive for their quiet effectiveness
than he. With hard-hitting club
like the Yankees, for instance, he
would shine gloriously.
A backbone Of experience Is neces.
sary to any pitching staff. Though
gathering many youngsters. Presi-
dent Griffith will hardly consider
scrapping all his veterans. Walter
Johnson is no longer taking his
turn. but Johnson has a distinct
value in steadying youngsters. He
will probably be relief pitcher and
coach next season.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16

The Tigers copied their last
sLirmish with the Griffs. s to 5,
thanks to a timely homer BY
Heinie Manush in a seventh
inning rally. That WaIIOp gave
the Wolverines an even break
for the season. each having IL
wins.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAG o. Sept. 16.--Wheat
started nc lower to Hc higher to-
day. and eased further, showing .
break Of Y to Ike at 1890.
Corn after opening &c TO lie higher
was 33s to 45sc lower at 1890.
Oats opened unchanged to 10
lower, and at 1890 they were x toxic
lower.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16
LEVELAND
|SNEXT
BY Louis A. Dougher

The Washington Grlffmen. eight
games behind the. AS and two ahead
of the Detroit Tigers. are resting
today ere taking on Jack Mccall
listers Cleveland Indians in a
three-game series, beginning tomor.
row. The Griffs haven't cinched it
yet, but they do seem likely to fin.
ish in third place. a gain Of one
position over last year.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16
BENEFIT DANCE

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. It.
A benefit dance viii be given ID
Odd Fellows Temple Saturday night
for Ashby Sncllings. Sarepta Lodge,
No. 46, Independent Order Odd Eel
lows, pitcher. who has lost his eve
sight. Specialists attending the
hurler are hopeful of saving his
vision.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16

HOURLY SALE OF STOCKS
Ham. IL noon ] p. m. p. ~.
Money Money ........s........IsM ~ ~
The Washington times., 1927-09-16

ellis Is q ruggedIy.buiIt
young man OF "a year. As
football player he ranked with
the best in the history OF Ala.
baIna University. Il seems fair
to assume that he will become
a success In big league baseball.
II not in the shortfield, as q
third baseman.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16
GRANT ellis MAY MAKE
. GOOD At THIRD BASE
BY Louis A. DOugher

With Bobby string shortstop
and Jack Hayes making his understudy the Washington
Griffs likely Grant ellis third spring
at Tampa just they turned 0sse Bueg from shortstop
thrdsacker Why all this? Well, this ellis lad seems of
those boys who do their best work tight
emergency and take their places among the stars.
ellis showed nothing at Tampa last spring explains President
Griffith Frankly, all bit disappointed
had expect and fair batsman He
appeared to be neither So back to Birmingham
The Washington times., 1927-09-16
L1heBiQiVp.

all along and so big league scouts
have paid no attention to him.
knowing that he is not available.
but both President Griffith and Joe
Engel are loud in his praises.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16

81 spoke to Johnny Dobbs, the
manager, about this and asked hin
to have ellis go after hits at all
times, to put his determination
into all his hitting. promising him
a much higher average, and. nat.
urally. a better future in baseball.
When ! came back here fol.
lowed his work closely. Adopting
the new style. he hit 500 the first
week and 400 for the second. Ever
since then he has been hiteIng
well above 800 until now. with
the season at an end this week,
ellis has batting average for
the year Of .314."
Up to last week the Birmingham
shortstop had hit for .314 in las
games. He was at bat 53S times,
scored Is runs and had 1853 hits for
a total of 226 bases. He has be.
longed to the WASHINGTON club
The Washington times., 1927-09-16

style. of course, kept his bat.
ting average down and the
whole thing was a liability to
his team.
The Washington times., 1927-09-16

Again this year Engel made
favorable reports about ellis and
50, when ] went down there,
watched him closely. found
ellis fine fielder, covering plenty
Of ground and getting both hands
on the ball. He has a little weak.
ness in going to his right. but that
can be corrected.
1T was at the plate that was
surprised most Trained for foot
BALL at the University of Alabama
ellis understood how to take adj
vantage of the breaks He also
knew how to conserve his efforts
for the big moment. All football
players have that ability. If they
are any good.
IF ellis happened to come
up when a hit or long fly
meant something. he usually
got it. He has really de-
termined attitude then. But,
coming up as the first bats.
man, or coming up with nobody
on, he merely went through the
motions Of swinging. This
The Washington times., 1927-09-16

Bob Murke seemed certain to be
winner until that seventh. He
was leading. to 2. when the frame
began. He wasn't even in the line
up when it ended. Garland Brax-
ton, bit worn by previous service,
came in to yield the four-bagger
that decided the victory.
Tavener opened by taking a third
strike. but Woodall bounced a
single off Burke's paw and scored
when Gibson showed two-bagger
to the wall in left field. Blue
spanked a single to left and over
came Gibson.
J Heine Manush. who had been
resting on the bench. came up for
the light-hitting Ruble and Gar
land Braxton was dragged in from
the bullpen to face him. The slim
snuffer had nothing, as the PLAYERS
say, and Manush lifted the onion
over the wall down near the foul
line. That gave the Tigers a lead
of one run.
Manager MOriarty didn't In
tend losing his advantage and,
with Harris getting q pass to
start the Griffss half. he
brought in Earl WhitehilI. The
new man stopped all the funny
business, though McNeely's dOu.
bic In the eighth made the small
crowd expect rally. However,
Il was not followed up, and so
the Tigers stayed out In front
to the end.
The Tiger sluggers. Fothergill and
Heilmann, gave another grand
tumbling exhibition. Each was re
sponsible for Washington run
through poor work in the field. but
the most laughable thing was Foth-
ergill's death at second on Taven-
er's clean slam to right. Rice
picked up the ball and got the
tumbling tumbriI with yards to
spare. That robbed Tayener Of a
hit.
Gibson started weakly, yielding
runs in the first two innings, but
had settled down well enough by
the time his team nosed out in
front. There was nothing the mat
ter with Burke, either, till that
savage seventh. Well. 1t was a
warm afternoon for lots Of folks be-
sides them.
Evening star., 1927-10-20
citizen in Washington interested in
public education here"
Much Work Remains,

Despite the splendid record OF ac.
complishment during the past seven
years" Dr.. Ballou said, many i'm
provements yet remain to he made. No
one is more aware OF this fact than
the board and school officials. The ex-
tent to which the ideals set up seven
years ago for the public schools of
Washington shall be fully realized in
the future depends upon the progress
sive efficiency of the school organiza-
! ton and the sympathetic understand
| ing of the people of Washington"
In A letter accompanying DR.. Bal.
! lou's report, President Carusi declared
that the document disclosed many inn
provements in the school system and,
he said the jor credit is due to
the conspicuously able service of DR..
Ballou, loyalty supported by a capable
staff"
Included in the routine business of
| the board, a proposal to collect pen
| nies from the children of the public
schools for the founding of an inter
charCeable scholarship for students
Of the United States and Poland, in
honor of kosciusko, was considered
and decided against without formal
vote The scholarship is to he vested
in George Washington University
here by the Kosciusko Foundation
Members Of the board contended that
a precedent would be established If
the collection were authorized. which
would enforce the approval of subse-
quent collections from pupils. with NO
definite place Ito draw the line"
established.
Evening star., 1927-10-20

Emile Berliner's petition TO test
his acoustic-improveme invention in
any designated classroom in the DIS
trict, was not acted upon. following
DIR. Learned's contention that such
inventions should be tested first by
the Bureau of Standards.
The board voted to notify Lieut.. Col.
l.. S. Grant, Sd, that house at Firth
and Tuckerman streets. onered
through him for school purposes, Is
unSuited.
| The nominees for high rank IN the
Cadet Corps recommended by Lieut.
Col. Wallace NJ. Craigie, was approved
Teachers Changes Announced.
Tho following appointments and
designations of teachers were approved
by the board at Yesterdays meeting
at Franklin School:
Permanent appointments-Miss Jean
Foley, clerk. Office of finance and ac'
counting; Miss Lily Brunschwig. cen
sus enumerator. Divisions 10: Miss NJ.
F.. Wilson, teacher. class la, SeatOn
School, Division 5: Miss r. A. Borches,
teacher, class la, grade 2, Edmonds
School, Division 6; Miss l.. II. Gun
ningham, teacher, class Ia, grade a
Blair.Hayes School, Division s; Miss
D. j. Dyson, teacher. class LA. Srane
I, Carbery School. Division s: Mrs. ~.
p. Martin. teacher, class Ia, music
department. Divisions 1913; Miss NJ.
F.. West. teacher. class &C, Shaw
Junior High School, Divisions 1913
Miss s. F.. Moore. teacher. class IA,
Reno School. Division 10, and Miss l..
G. Payne. teacher, class la, Mott
School, Division II.
rrnha tionarV apDointments-A, L.
Irving assistant community secretary.
Evening star., 1927-10-20

dangered by the doors through which
they would have to pass at risk OF
pitching headlong down the steps
| when they passed through" The
board referred the matter to its COM
mittee on building, grounds and equip
ment, instructing that body to confer
with the Commissioners on the adj
visa bilitv of removing the doors.
DIR. Ballou submitted his annual re-
port for the year 1926-27, with instruc-
tions for its publication. The report
was not read, but was presented TO
the board in sheaf of typewriter
pages which DR.. Ballou said "he
hoped the members of the board would
peruse in his office" The procedure
is identical with the presentation of
this report on other years, the super
intendent declared.
The report, in seven sections, will
be released to the public at regular
intervals, the superintendent declared.
Outlining his report. DR.. Ballou said:
Section /. entitled The School Year
1926-27, contains a description of some
of the more important matters which
have received the attention of the
board and the superintendent during
the year covered by the report.
Section ., entitled Changes
Among School Officials is record of
the passing from among us of faith
full and honored associates, retirement
on an annuity of others, resignation
of others, and appointments and pro-
motion to fill vacancies. to fill new
positions due to designations, and to
fill newly positions as a re-
suit of the growing school system.
OrcauiyatiOu Viewed.
Section III is a record of the steps
taken leading to the organization of
the normal schools, effective July /,
1927. This subject is considered to be
the most outstanding development
during the school year 1867.
Section ", entitled Determining
Who Are Superior Teachers is de-
scription of the plan established dur
ing the year for determining what
teachers are entitled to the salaries
provided for superior teachers.
Section V, on The Assignment of
Certain Junior High School Teachers
IN Salary ,, Group c. contains the
several opinions of the control
ler general, instructions from the
auditor, and the final action of the
superintendent and the board in the
matter of assignment Of certain Junior
high school teachers who appealed tn
the controller general for placement
in salary class 2, group g.
Section VI is entitled What School
officials Are Saying and Doing This
section. DR.. Rallou explained, contains
quotatio from the annual reports of
the various officers of the school
system.
"Section =" the superintendent
continued. 'is entitled Status of Land
and Building Items Carried in the
Five-Year School Building Program
In this section will he found informa-
tion as to what items have been ap-
propriated for"
Paying tribute to the teachers Of the
city, "a sympathetic Board of Commits
sioners, helpful press and an in
terested and helpful public opinion on
the schools" DR.. Ballou declared that
progress made in the school system
during the past seven years "should
be a source of qualification to every
Evening star., 1927-10-20

Night School: J. 8. O'Hagan, teacher.
three nights, Abbot Night School: d.
r, Tiedeman. teacher. three nights.
Business High Night School: Miss c.
L. Siegler, teacher. three nights,
America nization Night School: {. r.
Gates, teacher. two nights. Abbot Vo-
cational Night School; Miss T. f. Dy-
son. teacher. class 3, Dunbar Night
School; Miss *. T.. Beard. teacher.
class 3. Dunbar Night School; Miss L.
\. Brown. teacher. class ). Armstrong
Night School; Mrs. g. r.. Dalton,
teacher, class 2. Armstrong Night
School; l.. f. Fears, teacher. class ;,
Armstrong Night School Mrs l.. T..
p-nkett. tenchor. class Mott Night
Evening star., 1927-10-20
POOL SITE SCORED
TO SCHOOL BOARD
Location to Be Reconsidered,
Is VerdiCt-BalIou Gives
Annual Report.

Reconsideration of the adyisa bility
of placing a municipal swimming pool
on the grounds of the new Mckinley
Technical High School, now under
construction at Third and T streets
northeast, was ordered by the Board
of Education at its meeting in Frank
lin School yesterday afternoon, follow
ing the reading of objections regis
tered by the Mckinley Alumni Associ.
alton and the Langley Junior High
School Parent-Teacher Association.
The board previously had approved
placing of the municipal pool for white
persons on the new high schools
grounds, but with the contention of
the two objecting organizations that
construction there would constitute a
contravention of law, the members
unanimouslv decided to refer the uues-
ton to Charles f. Carusi, president of
the board, and Henry Gilligan, its
legal luminaries."
Association Objects.
Following reading of a. communica.
tion addressed to the board by the
Mckinley Alumni Association In which
il was contended the construction of
the pool on school property would op-
pose the law which set forth that the
approximations with which the McKin-
lev site was bought were made for
the purchase of land for school pur-
poses only" Raymond p. Boesch. rep
resenting the Langley Association,
presented that organization obiec-
tions Reiterating contentious of the
Alumni Association, the Parent
Teacher body contended that other
athletic activities of the new school
would he hampered seriously by the
I'D Al
pool. and that no advantage would
exist to Offset the handicap.
DR.. Frank W. Ballou agreed that
It would be better if the pool were
placed elsewhere.
The new school occupied the at
tention of the board again a the meet
ing, when Principal Daniel objected
to proposed swinging doors on the
landings of the buildings stairways
on the ground that danger of injury
by the heavy doors to passing chill
dren. would constitute greater menace
than the fire hazard in the fireproof
structure. The doors were designed
to halt drafts and were to he installed
at the request of the District fire
marshal, DR.. Ballou explained.
Called a Danger.
He agreed with Mr.. Daniel that
with the student body moving on the
stairs at the end of each class 'pe-
riod' Of the day pupils would be en-
Evening star., 1927-10-20

Eastern High School. and Miss r. K.
Wildman, teacher. class la, grade 8,
kingsman School, Division s.
Temporary appointments-Mrs. G..
A. Gottwalls. teacher, class LA, do
mestic art. Divisions Ia. not to extend
beyond December 81, 1927: Mrs. NJ. 3.
Bush, teacher, class 3A. Spanish,
Eastern High School. not to extend
beyond December 81. 1927: n. +. Key
ser. teacher. three nights. Hne Junior
Night School; Miss Olivia Russell.
teacher. three nights. Hine Junior
High School; Mrs i. r.. Diggins.
teacher. three nights. Hine Junior
Night School; Miss Helen White,
teacher. thrcc nichts liine Junior
Evening star., 1927-10-20

School. and S. G.. Fletcher, teacher
class 3. Mott Night School.
Resignations-aliss g.. B. higgins
teacher, class Ia. grade z, kinSsnar n
School Division 6: Mrs. u. ON. Davis.
teacher. class Ia, grade 5. Cooks
School, Division 3; Mrs. e. ~.
Schooley. teacher. class IA, grade ..
Corcoran School. Division j. Miss NJ.
!. higgins. teacher. class Ia, grade 7.
Pierce. Webb School. Division s: Mis-
Olivia Russell, teacher. class So
Spanish. Eastern High School; Miss
A. F. Maitland. teacher, class IA. un.
graded classes, Division Q. and n. r
painpman. teacher, Abbott Vocational
Ni..ht Gatnsl
Evening star., 1927-10-20

community center department.; Miss E.
ID. Griffth, teacher, class Ia, grade 3,
Tenley.Janney School, Division 1; Miss
Ruth Lilies, teacher. class la, grade !.
Brown School, Division 1; Miss V. G..
Taylor, teacher, class la, grade L,
Grant School, Division L. Miss Eliza
beth Newsom. teacher, class LA,
grade /, Woodbridge School, Division
S; Miss r. NJ. Howard. teacher, class
IA, grade J. Curtis.Hyde School, Di-
vision ]; Mrs. NJ. E. Simmons, care
taker, domestic science room. Miner
Normal School; +. j. Forrest. laborer.
Langley Junior High School; Camp
Jacobs, caretaker. reservoir portable.
Division l: T. J. COurtnaN. lahorer.
Evening star., 1927-10-20

ceasing vigil, for your comfort,
for your security.
Despite wet, slippery rails, despite the
tremendous pull necessary to start q
resting train, the skill and experience
of Pennsylvania eneinemen cut the iolts
and Jars Of railroad travel to the mimi
mum. Almost as sensitive in their hands
as an instrument of precision are the
tons of gliding steel that make up the
train.
Look up when next you pass the pant
ing engine at the end of your journey.
Look up and see a man in whom the
spirit of the Railroad lives.
Evening star., 1927-10-20
LIBERTY LIMITED
Less than 19 hours to CHICAGO
mo extra fare.
Leaves Washington 3:10 PM.
Arrives CHICAGO. 900 AM.
To Detroit the fastest train
il The Red Arrow - only ~
hours. Leaves Washington
3:15 PM, arrives Detroit 8:l5
AM. For information and
reservations telephone Main
o140. On Sundays and holi-
days telephone Main 1880.
| he Engineman on the LIBERTY LIMITED
in whom the spirit of the Railroad lives

A WRITER has written of 1.-THE
"A Courage of the Common
place" which becomes the courage
of the crisis.
No group of men in the world
symbolizes that thought more
closely than railroad enginemen.
Hand on the throttle of 200 tons
of power, eyes on the unfolding
miles of track, calm, strong, COM
pletely efficient, is it any wonder
that they are the object of the shy
devotion of countless American
boys, Of the respect of every man.
Evening star., 1927-10-20

Pennsylvania eneinemen have
come up through years of service
on the road, years of vital expert
ence. The hundreds of miles of
road "ahead" are impressed in
delibly upon their minds, every
tower and landmark, every mile
post and signal, every second
clicked off on the shining rails.
They know the route of their runs
as you know your way home.
Throttle and brakes, steam lines
and gauges, miles of track, over
them all the engineman keeps un-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-08
REDUCE PRICE
OF OLDSMOBILE
High as $115 Bumpers
Now Standard Equipment.

Price reductions on four body
types Of Oldsmobile SIX, effective
June /, have been announced by
the Lathrop-McFarland Company,
distributors. Reductions run as
high as Sis. In addition to these
reductions. there have been an
nounced front and rear bumpers as
standard equipment on all body
types.
The addition of bumpers, with
rear-view mirror, adds in value the
money equivalent $40 to $25, based
on average estimates of this equip
ment as installed by accessory deal
ers. With consideration of the
money value Of the added equip
ment, most reductions amount to
500 each.
All cars include bumpers, front
and rear, rear vision mirror, cowl
lights, dome lights in closed cars,
Fisher bodies and v v windshields
on closed cars. automatic windshield
cleaners on all cars, and rlohair up
holstery in closed cars. Equip
ment on the de luxe cars includes
natural wood or disc wheels, moto-
meter and barcap four snubbers,
thermostatic cooling control, rear
stoplights. and on the flye-passenger
types a mounted black enamel steel
trunk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-08
CAR BRAKES TO
Be ELECTRIFIED
Passenger Autos Soon May
Use Method.

BELOIT, Wis, June 3.-The near
future may see the adoption of an
electric brake system on passenger
cars that will require the least en-
ergy on the part of the driver to
stop the heaviest type Of machine
within a short distance.
Already this type of brake is be-
ing manufactured for use on heavy
trucks and trailer'. and is being
found more practicable than the
mechanical type. 1t is the product
of a Beloit firm that has been build
ing truck trailers for some time.
According to L. P. Warner, an
official, the apparatus requires less
electricity to operate all four brakes
on a heavy passenger car than is
needed to run one headlight or to
blow the horn once.
"This is because the electrical en-
ergy is used merely to initiate the
braking force" Warner explains
"The braking force is actually ap-
piled by the forward movement of
the vehicle. In other words, it; is a
self -energizing brake and the cleo
tricity is merely used to apply the
mechanical brake which does the
work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-08
DUAL STEERING
FEATURED ON
STOCK MODELS
No Shimmying When Each
Wheel Is Guided indie
pendentIy. .
By United Press

By United Press
PARIS, June 6.-Double steering
is being used for the first time on
regular stock models of passenger
automobiles. The innovation was
adopted by manufacturer at Lyons
as a relief from wheel Shimmy.
Shimmy does not exist when each
wheel is steered independently as
the condition is brought about when
two wheels wobble in unison. Indi-
vidual wheel wobble is rarely violent
and lasts but a brief interval
Two main steering levers are pro-
vided. The two levers have to move
movement is obtained by crank
in opposite directions and an inverse
and connecting rod mechanism
which allows duplicate control with
single mechanism.
Other striking features Of this car
are quadruple transverse suspension
and low chassis line bringing the
floor of the car to the level of the
running boards, seven inches from
the ground.
Quadruple transverse suspension