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Evening star., 1927-04-27
DISCIPLES OPEN
DRIVE FOR Church
DenOminationaI Meeting Ar.
ranges for Raising $780,
600 for Structure Here.

A Nationwide campaign to make
possible the erection of a national
shrine for the Disciples of Christ, to
be known as the National City Church
and to be constructed on the north.
west corner of Massachusetts avenue
and Fourteenth street, at Thomas Cir
Gle, was launched today.
More than 200 leaders in the church
from all over the country, composing
the National City Christian Church
Commission, assembled at the Hotel
Washington in an all-day meeting and
formally approved the project to es-
tablish. the national shrine Of the
church in Washington. The campaign
viii seek to raise $1,750,000 which
sum will take care Of the erection,
outfitting and furnishing of the edifice
and provide an endowment. Work
will begin as soon as practicable, and
it is planned to complete the church
by 1880.
Washington will be the scene Of
great celebration by the Disciples Of
Christ in 1880. which marks the Pente-
costal celebration of the church in
commemoration of the 1900th anniver-
sary of the pentecost. 1t is antici-
pated that the National City Church
will be dedicated at that time.
Kansas City Man Gives 100000.
A preliminary gift Of 500, 900 from
r. A. Long, wealthy Kansas City lum-
ber man, was announced this morning
and lent impetus to the Inauguration
Of the active campaign for funds.
Speakers pointed out that Wash
ington is rapidly becoming the re.
Isrr;-. IL
it was peculiarly fitting that the
cause the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, the congregation of which
would utilize the proposed structure,
is commonly known as the mother
church" It's pastor. Rev. Earle
Whitley, is taking a prominent part
in the plans for the new church.
The National City Church project.
now nearing reality, has long been a
dream of the disciples, and the Ver-
mont Avenue congregation took the
first formal step toward the realiza-
ton of this dream when it obtained
in November, 1922, the first of a num-
ber of lots chosen as the location for
the proposed temple of worship,
Four additional lots have since been
obtained.
Rank High ArchitecturalIy.
Although no formal plans have
been drawn up, 1t is intended that the
church shall rank architecturallv as
one of the finest in the country. The
Embarrassing campaign will be under
the management of an administrative
committee of 20 prominent ministers
and laymen who have established
headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind.
The meeting today witnessed the
presentation and approval of final
plans for the actual work of making
the church a reality, and was charae.
by enthusiasm and thankful
ness that the church will soon be a
place which will constitute a mecca
for members of the Disciples of
Christ all over the country.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
One-Legged Man Sentenced.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 27.-John
L. Morgan, the one-legged man arrest
ed in connection with Herbert Rob
erts for the robbery OF a cafeteria
here, has been given 10 years in the
penitentiary. Roberts was given 18
years. lie acted as his own lawyer.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Louis P. Hall Gets Paris Post.

Louis p. Hall of Ann Arbor, Mich,
was appointed yesterday as trade
commissioner for the Commerce De-
partment at Paris. Prior to entering
the Government service he served
with several American corporations
engaged in French export trade.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Rank High ArchitecturaIIy.

In the recent international horse
show in Geneva, Switzerland, some af
the highest honors in the jumping
classes were taken by u horse 10
years old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
B|RTHR|CHT
ON BENCH

Jimmy Birtright, star center on
American University's varsity baa-
ketball team, will be unable to OPP
pose Gallaudet tonight in the Meth
odists' gym on Massachusetts, Ave-
nue.. The speedy lad turned an
ankle the other night and must
take a rest for a week or SO.
"BIackie" Banta is expected to re-
place him. with Herbie Elliott hop
ping in at guard.
Even without Birthright, the
MethOdists rank heavy fayOrites
to win tonight. They have
made q remarkable record this
season and have shown more
class than their rivals from
Kendall Green.
Maryland battles North Carolina
tonight after having handed the
Tar Heels their first Southern Con-
ference defeat. % to %, before a
big house at College Park. The
visitors, however. showed enough
to warrant their confidence in win
ming tonight.
Much interest Is being shown in
tomorrow's game at Brookland
when the George Washington
Colonials viii go up against that
flying five In the Cardinal uni
forms. The home team Is expected
to win. but the Colonials are pre-
pared to give them a hard fight all
the way.
North Carolina, with the prestige
Of three Southern Conference titles,
started right in to show up the Old
Liners as soon as their game got
under way in Richie Gymnasium
last night. They had eight points
before the home boys got one and
threatened to run away with the
victory.
Thurston Dean and Jack Fabet
got busy and Maryland was soon on
the short end of an S-to.6 count.
That warmed up the Tar Heels and
opening q fast aggressive, they led,
IL to s, when the Old Liners staged
rally. Faber and Dean,
with aid from Adams, quickly over.
took the visitors from Chapel Hill
and were in front, Is to 16, when
half-time was called.
Purely defensive basketball
utterly devoid of features or ex-
element, marked the second
half. Maryland was out to hold
its small margin and succeeded,
the Tar Heels never coming up
closer than 4 points from the
home teams total. The scoring
was all from the foul line.
Thurston Dean led the Maryland
scorers with four field goals and a
foul shot. Price, the North Caro-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
Rib |VC
WIN SOUR

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Young Strib-
ling, Georgia's candidate for fIstic
honors, today seemed to be as far
away from heavyweight title con-
sideration as ever. in spite Of the
fact that he clearly earned q 10
round decision over Sailor Eddie
Huffman, of California, at Maids IN
Square Garden last night.
The bout was scheduled as Strib.
ling's comeback after his indifferent
performance against Paul Berlen-
bach last summer, but the pace was
slow and Stribling did little to make
1t faster.
He fought "countering'' fight
most, using straight left as Huff
man charged in to the attack and
scored often in the clincl1es. How.
ever, it was Huffman's aggressive
ness that made the fight at all
palatable. A long right to the jaw
in the fifth was Stribling's cleanest
punch Of the match. Huffman also
got home a hard right, staggering
Stribling. in the ninth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

.ers. 1t was then that Goose Cos.
lin started in to demoIish him after
being apparently Intentionally
beaned.
Last year Cole suddenly ac-
quired control and at once be.
gan winning games for the San
Francisco Missions. Scouts
watched him closely and tile
Chicago club decided to take
chance with him. So Cole ID
soon going to Shreveport, La,
to don . White SOx uniform.
Homer Blan kenship, Ted's
you ser brother, who was left at
Shreveport as the ground rent
man ast spring, had a good year
in the Texas League and may hang
on now. However. he'll never be
as good as his brother.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
NAME
DATES
BIZ Bingy BRYAN

Awarding dates for professional
golfers, in which amateurs. women
players and seniors will be invited
to participate and the defeat of the
champion bridge players, Ralph
Beach, OF Burning Tree Club, and
A. F. Bergman, of Spaldings, was
the biggest bit OF business trans.
acted at the annual meeting of the
paid clan" at Burning Tree.
While the naming of dates meant
much, 1t also indicated, that pro.
fessionals of this vicinity are de-
termined to go through a large
calendar of linksing events. Every
month during the season there will
be action. In some months dates
were left open for inter-city matches
between professionals OF Virginia,
Maryland and the District of Co.
lumbia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

George helping the doctors take care
of her after he had made an attempt
to brave the flames and rescue her
just as she jumped. She never has
fully recovered, and that was why
George wanted to win the big Gaia
lima swim prize so she could be taken
care of.
Jul N few weeks before we left
Toronto Mrs. Young was Oper-
ated on in the hope Of Improving
her condition, and 1t was with
those expenses staring her in the
face that she gave George the
money which made our trip pcs
sible. And although she was just
barely able to move about she
took keen interest i'm our plans.
Twenty people lost their lives
in that hotel fire in which Mrs.
Young was trapped, so / couldn't
blame George for not liking to be
around fires much.
In the meantime, more fire engines
were changing past the hotel, and
finally George turned to me, and
said:
Looks to me like big fire. May
be we can be of some help around
there
We leaped from our bed and
jumped into our clothes. The ele.
vators had stopped, running, so We
clattered down five flights of stairs
in our hobnailed shoes, adding to the
general din. Al ar s
We learned that the fire was
eight blocks. so we set out on
a run for the scene. Large
searchlights were playing on
the burning building. which we
discovered was q hotel. That
was strange-iust like the pic-
ture which had been flashing
through our minds when we
first heard the fire gOngs.
Firemen scaling ladders were car
Fying women from the upper floors.
George and broke through the
fire lines to lend hand
We remained until 4 O'Clock in the
morning, and then returned to our
hotel for an hours sleep. We were
to meet the Fosters, our HONEYMOON
couple hosts. for an early getaway
on the long trip that lay before us.
tBill Hastings. in tOmOrrOw's
exciting chapter. tells OF new
dangers and caIamities; Of an
airplane flight: an excursion
into Mexico; of a hunt for rat
tleSnakes in the desert and of a
mysterious strangely
Copyright, 1927, Famous Features
Syndicate Inc.D
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
Fight Results

At New York-W. L. (Young)
Stribling, of Georgia, won decision
over Sailor Eddie Huffman, OF Los
Angeles, 10 rounds. Pat Mccarthy,
OK Boston, won decision over Sully
Montgomery, of Chicago, 10 rounds.
Martin Burke. of New Orleans, won
technical knock out over George
Blackie) Miller. of Australia, in
the second round.
At neutrality-suspicious. West, of
Trenton. N. j., won decision over
Matt Adgie, Of Philadelphia, 10
ro- nds. Battling Levinsky, of
Philadelphia. won decision over Ray
Neuman, Of Jersey City. 10 rounds.
At Boston-George kid Lee, Of
Worcester, won on foul from AL
Mello, of Lowell, Mass, in the first
round. Henry Lamar, of Washing
ton. D. c., knocked out Whitley
Allen. Of Hyde Park, In. the sixth
round.
At Columbus, Ohio-Eddie O'Dowd,
OF Columbus, won decision over
Pancho Dencio, of the Philippine
Islands, IL rounds.
L
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

Well, we rolled five miles on the
rim to Benton, and there we learned
that it would be necessary to send
to Chicago to replace our ruined
rubber. That was hard blow. We
didn't want to waste any time, and
we didn't want to put out any
more money than necessary. And,
since we had been having quite a
little trouble with the motorcycle,
we decided that we would hike the
+. It OF the way, picking up what
rides we could from passing motor.
lists. We figured we could get
| quite few lifts. and really coale
eut better In the long run.
So We put our bike in a local
garage, and said goodbye to it.
L &c was rather sad parting for
II me- for after all, the battered
Old machine had gotten us this
Tar, although under difficulties,
and we owed II our thanks. BE.
sides we couldn't expect too
much Of it, because old age was
creeping up on 1t. and we had
mad some mighty good times
with IL when It was younger.
just as we were mapping out our
ans for pushing on to the Catalina
ttlefield, who should come along
Z the honeymoon, couple. Holding
smselves morally responsible for
plight, because our trouble had
n caused by responding to their
HENCE thew inSiSfod that VIC ioir
m. ! felt that maybe our trouble
-n't their fault, because / was
Vi enough to try to outdistance
EN-; but didn't say anything that
would interfere with our joining
hem. We were mighty glad to the
opportunity believe me. We ar
/, enged, however, to bear our share,
sf the expense.
That night we made Fort Worth
nd went to hotel.
We were snoozing comfortably and
happily when we we're awakened by
the changing of fire gongs and the
.rattling rush of fire apparatus l
sat bolt upright in bed, wide awake
an q second. called to George:
Gosh, let's see where the fire is"
But George just pulled the covers
more snugly about him and remained
ssnent. I could well understand that.
life must have dreaded fires after
What had happened 10. his poor
1other when the Hotel Wawa
lrned and she leaped from win
NV, severely injuring her spine.
Gorge could never get the horror
that scene OUT of his mind. His
other lying there injured and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
Gopher TOssers Add
Minnesota to List

BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Feb. g.
Indiana today had moved up a peg
in the Big Ten basketball cham
pionship race by virtue of a victory
last night over the oft.defeated
Minnesota quintet. The score was
AZ to 16, marking the Gophers'
ninth straight defeat of the season.
They have not won a game. In the
second half. when his team had a
big lead, Coach Everett Dean sent
in ten of his reserves. Between
halves Coach Pat Page presented
"a "I' sweaters to men who played
football last season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
TAKES INEAGER 4
SUPPLY To DIXIE
BY Louis A. Dougher

Ray Schak the Chicago White Sox taking
only players with him to the training Sherv
Lar TINS spring the smallest squad Of any club in the
major leagues Furthermore the will only weeks
work when plays its first exhibition against Shreve
port ciHD compare this with Clark Grifths.
washington pitchers viii have three weeks bythe time
they get into action against the Boston
the legal limit will be housed at the Tampa Bay Hotel
ANXIOUS s to get somewhere than is Ray Schalk
Twelve pitchers, outeders
other position but third where Willie
train with the White Sox League fans are fairly wen
acquainted now with most of the players going Shreveport
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

The amateurs are down for
three events with professionals,
women will be paired ON two
occasions, while senior members
Of clubs will be invited too.
Added events are q junior pro.
feSsiOnal match and an assist
ant professional championship
tournament.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
COUPLE GIVE BOYS
| 1T WIFE IN OLE
BIKE QUITS
CHAPTER VIII
By 'BilP Hastings, Pal of George Young

happy honeymoon couple in iyver passed George and
somewhere Arkansas challenge left
behind IN cloud of dust didn't be beat anything
because thought Catalina
swim, toward which bound.
stepped the determined to beat the Laughing honey
mooners to the The old motorcycle hummng like
an ane engine when rounding sharp the machine flung
tire and ripped the tube thousand tater George looked
at the and ginned surprised and hurt sort of grim but
laughed right loud didn't spirits to sink.
@Well tire and
then right along old engine is hitting good
vvav,0 s. sads@ &
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

VI list yedI 3 4 sItB uIarL hufIers
Urbanl F'aber, Ted Blankenship.
Ted Lyons, Sergeant" George Con.
naIly and Al Thomas are available.
KafnnL Earl Sheely. Bib Falk.
Johnny Mostil. Bill Barrett, Bill
Hunnefield Clyde Grouse, Harry
McCurdy and Manager Ray Schalk
win be on the job again.
Two American League veterans
now with the White Sox need no
Introduction to the fans. They are
Roger Peckinpaugh and Aaron
Ward. Peck is expected to start the
season in the short field. with Aaron
Ward holding down Eddie Collins
vacated position.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
Eastern High Loses
To Woodward Five

Eastern High School basketball
team was tossed for defeat by
woodward basketers, 30 to rs when
woodward displayed an exceptional
passing game. coupled with ability
to make good their trys from the
15-foot mark.
Hayes, the brilliant forward, of
the winners, scored a quartet OF
two-pointers and eight foul losses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08
The dates follow:

Iu9 FUdIEB 1OIIOW.
April 4--Team matches between pro-
fessionals Of Virginia, Maryland and
the District Of Columbia. April H.
Amateur professional. best bali. May .
--Lady-professlonal Scotch foursomes.
May Observation-Disclosures bali sweep
stakes. June 27-Assistant professional
championship. July 11--Junior profess
sional tournament. July 25--Senior-
professional tournament. August S--
Amateur-professional. best ball against
par. August 2f-Amateur-profes
tail members from one club. Septem-
Der 1s--Lady-professiona combined
score October 3--cualitying for the
District pro championship. October ~
--Amateut-professi team matches.
November 7-S-Middls Atlantic cham
pionship
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

Professional competition win open
the season on March 4. 1t will
bring together players Of Virginia,
Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia. The field will be divided
into two teams with captains elected
from the field. The morning
matches will be in the form Of two.
some events. After lunch the usual
sweepstakes, best bali affair will
be the order. In the evening Of
h~ers will be elected.
Another District professional
championship will be played this
season and it will be run off as
last season with ont exception. Last
year players were selected without
qualifying round, but this fall, the
field will qualify. The week Of
October has been set aside with
the place to be chosen at later
date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

some Of the leading Motor Transports
serving washington ana nearby cities
are advertising their Motor Coach
schedules daily in the Classified Sec
tfon of The Times and. Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

lima forward, topped him with five
field goals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

The Middle Atlantic open
championship, played in Balti.
more last year, will come to
Washington in 1927. While the
club for the, greatly growing
fixture was not mentioned, IL IL
expected that the professionals
viii not have trouble finding .
home for the tournament.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-08

That veteran ice wagon, Ike
Boone, after d good year with
the San Francisco Missions, Is
expected to try his best to GUST
Bill Barrett from that berth i'm
right field. Ike became too
slow and numbering for the
I Boston Red SOx year ago, so
Z Barrett probably isn't worrying
over much. III Boone IS re.
tanned, It will be for pinch hit
ting. He's a bear at pounding
the ball, at that.
Two former big league pitchers
are to receive trials with the White
Sox.. Elmer Jacobs, who was with
the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1916. Ii
coming back after fooling the op
position In a Los Angeles uniform
So is Bert Cole, Goose Goslin's boy
friend, who made an excellent
southpawing record with the San
Francisco Missions last year.
Jacobs Is right handler. The
Pirates had him for couple OF
years and then sent him to the
Phillies. The next year he was
eased along to the Cardinals and he
was out on the Pacific Coast for
the 1921 campaign.
With Seattle Jacobs was right in
his glory. winning 66 and losing Al
games in three seasons. Twenty
four victories with but 10 defeats
in 1928 brought him back TO the
Chicago Cubs the following year,
but again he failed to make the
grade and last year slipped back to
Los Angeles. Ray Schalk is giving
him what will probably be his final
big league trial.
Bert Cole Is native San Fran.
ciscan who hoped to the Detroit
Tigers in 1921 after winning "a
and losing seven games for Tacoma
the year previous. Cole. a south.
paw. suffered from lack of control
and finally. in 1925, he was sent
to the Cleveland Indians on waiv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-17
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
Wednesday Night
BY ROB DICKSON.

Wednesday Night.
Well | spent another evening OF
suffering at the bridge club last night.
but there was not as much bridge as
usual on account of all the women
getting excited over Joan running
our house on the budget plan and
wanting to know how II work ed. and
they thought she had a Congressional
Medal or something coming because
now we are able TO save something
each week. or, at least. according to
the budget We are. and from the way
they all talked about not being able
to save anything, l do not see how
the banks of this country are getting
along.
One of the women said II don
understand how you do It, with
prices up where they are, Joan.
have been married five years and We
have hardly anything in the bank and
we keep making a little more money
each year. too" and Joan said. II
think the trouble with most of us is
that we live little higher as our
income gets little higher" and an
other woman said. We will all
simply have to eliminate the little
unnecessary expenses in the first
place"
Well. the first woman said, did you
ever stop to figure what a man
spends all on himself I'm dimes and
quarters and halfdollars?" and
said. MY problem is getting by on
the dimes and quarters that my wife
calls my allowance. and half-dollars
are form of currency I am not ac-
quainted with" and the woman said
"A man Is continually spending dimes
on shoe shines and quarters for
shaves and half-dollars to get his
hair cut"
Joan said. Bob shaves himself,'
and the other woman said, "All men
should, and save quarter a day.
and Joan said, 1T wouldn't be any
economy for him to shine his shoes
though, because cleaning up after
him would take a dollars worth of
materials"
Well, when women get started talk.
ing they do not know when they have
exhausted a subject, and another of
the danes who blight every second
Tuesday evening for me on account
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-17
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking and thinking ana
ma was wawking around pushing
crooked things Strate and strate Things
crooked. saying. enyway, Niilyum, itS
better to know a thing for sure. even
II it's bad news, than to go on hoping
vane hopes. So now at leest I'm salts
fed even If I'm not plea sed.
a very intristing and curious state
of affairs. but watts it all about? pop
sed.
Well tell YOU. lost my little gold
watch. sad to relate. and after hunting
high and low and far and wide l de-
cided there was only one last resort,
and that was to go and see Madam
Seero. so / went and asked her about
my gold watch and she came out OF
trance and told me Id never see ~
agen, because it's gone beyond mortal
reetch AS far as | am concerned, ne
cause it's bin stolen and at this very
moment the theef has got it hiddin IN
bewro draw in house miles away
from heer.
zee gods. pop sed.
Why SO. jest because YOU have no
mystick powers yourself. Is that envy
reason to laff at those who have? ma
sed The watch Is gone forever. but
I'm not the only one that ever had "a
watch stolen, so I'm not going to spend
the rest Of my life in state OF re-
morse. she sed.
zee gods. pop sed, and ma sed,
Nuthing of the kind, If you think you
know more than Madam Seero, tell me
ware my gold watch Is?
With pleZZure and alacrity. its in
the medicine chest in the bathroom.
ware i put it the other day wen
found 1t decorating the Washstand,
pop sed. How about Madam Seero
now? he sed and ma sed, She's all rite,
she proberly slipped into the wrong
trance and got me mixed up with
another case, that was all.
zee gods. pop sed. And he got In
back of the sporting page and stayed
there.