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Evening star., 1927-05-14
Envoy to Sweden
Says eau Revoir''
In Four Languages
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 14.-Robert Woods
Bliss, who has been appointed
Ambassador to Argentina, after
having been American Minister to
Sweden for more than four years,
proved his linguistic ability at a
banquet given in his honor by the
American Club of Paris Thursday
night. When the counsellor of the
Swedish legation here expressed
regret that Mr.. Bliss was leaving
Stockholm, the American diplomat
replied: ut is simply au revoir, not
good-by, I say to Sweden" He
repeated the sentence in Spanish.
Swedish and French, and was
roundly applauded. His accent was
declared to be perfect.
Evening star., 1927-05-14
"PICKWlCK" ON PARADE.
London Club Rides in Stage Coach
With Tankards of Ale.

ROCHESTER,, Kent. England. May
IA LP.--Mr. Samuel Pickwick and his
companions in the pages or Charles
Dickens rode into town yesterday by
stage coach from London on the cen'
tenary of the first meeting of the Pick
wick Club, as recorded in "piekwicK
Evening star., 1927-05-14

Scene on Broadway. New York
city: Two women bumped hard into
zach other. "Why don't you look
where you're going?" said one, an
griiy. Tho speaker was Leona La
Mar. billed In vaudeville as ''the girl
with | 900 eyea." says Tho Outlook.
Evening star., 1927-05-14

Papers" They held tankards Of ale.
The personal appearances" of the
characters were a feature of a pilgrim
age organized by the Dickens Fellow.
ship In celebration of the centenary.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE Ball
BRINGS OUT THE SOCIAL
WORLD AND HIS WIFE
Corking Good Show. Half of Audience
Disappointed at Missing Fine Points
By JEAN ELIOT

show last night Willard
According to advices from the front it corking
good show But at least half the audience, including the
present scribe, could neither hear
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05
MRS. M cNARY
A LUNCHEON
HOSTESS

Mrs. Charles L. McNary, wife Of
Senator McNary OF Oregon, enter
tanned at luncheon today In the
Chinese room Of the Mayflower.
Her guests were Mrs. William. IL.
Jardine, Mrs. Everett Sanders, Mrs.
Lee S. Overman, Mrs. George HI.
Moses, Mrs. Frank r. Gooding. Mrs.
George w. Norris, Mrs. Woodbridge
N. Ferris, Mrs. s. Wallace Dempsey,
Madame Lipa, wife of the secretary
OF the legation of Czechoslovakia;
Baroness Ungern, Mrs. William c.
Harllee, Mrs. Parker West, Madame
Panaretoff, Mrs. Robert Love Tay.
lor, Mrs. Harley Peyton Wilson,
Mrs. Frederic Pomroy, Miss Laura
Harlan, Mrs. Charles BoughtOn
Wood, Mrs. Albert H. Putney, Mrs.
Robert Whitney Imbrle, Mrs. Adam
=. Shubert, Mrs. Frank Bacon, Mrs.
Thomas Hanson, Mrs. e. C. Morton
Of Chicago; Mrs. Mason William
McC hesney. wife of General Nc
EChesney Of Chicago, and Miss Maude
Il. Whitman. 81
Mrs. McNary is leaving Washing.
ton tonight for a weeks stay I'm
New York, where she viii be a
guest at the Plaza.
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MRS. TAFT FETED
AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. Taft, wife Of the Chief Jus.
toe, was the honor guest at
luncheon today Of Mrs. william
Livingston Crounse, who enter.
tanned in her home on wyoming
Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Benning
Spencer viii be hosts to company
at dinner this evening In their resi-
dence on Massachusetts Avenue.
Miss Callie Doyle entertained at
luncheon today at the MayflOwer.
~ 4
Mr.. ana Mrs. Woodbury. Blair
viii be hosts at dinner this eve
ming.
Mrs. Abram Lisner entertained a
company Of s1S at luncheon today
followed by bridge in her residence
on Massachusetts, Avenue.
y i +
The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth
johnson. daughter Of Mr.: and Mrs.
o. HI. Perry johnson, to Malcolm
Price Whitaker, son Of Mrs. Price
Whitaker, viii take place Thurs.
day, February "a, at the home OF
the brides parents, the Rev. Ed
ward Z. Buckley officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. View.
ton entertained at buffet sup
per on Monday evening in their
home In Chevy Chase.
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MUSIC NOTES
BY Jessie MacRride

the Chuck overture to ''Tphigenia in
Aulis." After the. inteYmission they
will give that enticing and daring
tone-poem OF Richard Strauss, the
It'll Eulenspiegel's Merry Franks. -
followed by a novelty In the bert
Port Of Calls" Ues Escaies).
The Ibert work is '.flrst time
in Washington. Local color of mari.
time ports ana q variety of moods
are promised. for the program reads:
q. Palermo (caimel; b. Tunis.Mefta
lmodere.tres rhythmei; c. Valencia
(animel.
Tickets for the Minneapolis sym.
phony may be obtained at the T.
Arthur Smith Concert Bureau or on
Sunday evening at the theater.
Tickets for the Jewish Community
Center may be obtained at their Of
fees at Sixteenth and @ Streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05
LIBERALISM TO
BE DISCUSSED
AT CLUB

"What Ii q Liberalist7" win be
the interesting subject for discus,
sion at the Saturday night forum
supper which the Woman's National
Democratic Club will give at the
clubhouse, 500 Connecticut Ave-. this
evening, Miss Agnes Wilson will
preside and former Senator Robert
l.. Owen. of Oklahoma. win be the
principal speaker and leader Of the
discussion.
At the speakers table. al addition
to Senator and Mrs. Owen and Miss
Wilson. will be Mrs. Sarah Stokes
Halkett. Mrs. Rose Yates Forester
and Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles e. Rus.
sell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05
GALLI.CURCI PROGRAM
FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY

Nine. Amelia CALI Curci. TIL Q
worlds greatest coloratura soprano
and one OF the half-dozen greatest
stars Of song and concert known
to the American public. win make
her only concert appearance Of
the current season in Washington
at the Washington Auditorium next
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock,
as the fifth attraction in Mrs.
Wilson. Greene's series Of evening
concerts. In a world tour. that
took her to the Far East. she
triumphed before thousands who
never had heard CALI urci in the
flesh but to whom her name was
magic. Someth ing like 10 years
have elapsed since CALI urci's mu-
steal conquest of the United States
and in that 10 years her fame
and her art have broadened and
deepened. until today she Is q
world parsonage. Nine. CALI urci
will be assisted by Homer Sarnuels.
pianist, and Manuel Beranguer,
flutist. She will sing the Mozart
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05
TREASURYHEAD
FETES VICE
PRESIDENT

The Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes were the guests for whom
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury
entertained at dinner last evening.
The other guests were the Speas
and Mrs. Longworth, Senator and
Mrs. David Aiken Reed, Senator and
Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Representa-
tive Ogden L. Mills-newly appoint.
ed undersecretary Of the Treasury
who is for the moment functioning
In a double capacity--and Mrs.
Mills, Adolph Caspar Miller, Mrs.
Alvin I. Hert, Mrs. Marshall Field,
DR.. Leo s. Rowe, Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, jro Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
Laughlin, Miss Mabel Boardman,
DR.. William r. Verdi, Of New
Haven, Conn; Miss Mary Patten,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Purcell Mel
lon, Of New York, and David Ed
ward Finley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mellon, nephew and
niece Of Secretary Mellon, are visit
ing him for a few days.
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TO GIVE DINNER AT
COUNTRY CLUB

The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
James J. Davis will be the ranking
guests at dinner this evening of
Representative and Mrs. James G.
Strong, who will entertain q COM
pany Of 40 at the Congressional
Country Club. Among their guests
will be Mrs. Arthur Dryburgh and
Mrs. w. W. Sullivan, OF Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05

FRITZ KREIsLER
VIOLINIST. brings us q wealth
of his own inimitable ARRANGE.
ments" of famous melodies when
this great artist-cOmpOser comes
for his recital Of the season next
Tuesday afternoon i'm Mrs. viii.
On-Greene's artist course Of con.
Corts.
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MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY
TOMORROW. ALSO QUARTET

Two Sunday evening concerts, to.
morrow, bring us q newcomer in
Henri Verbrugghen, at the head Of
the Minneapolis symphony Orches-
ira, at the Belasco Theater, and a
significant Washington combination
in the fourth Of the Jewish Com
munity Center concerts, with the
National String Quartet in joint con.
cert with Charles Trowbridge Tit.
mann.
The Minneapolis Symphony will
play the beautiful Cesar Franck
symphony in D minor, prefaced by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05
SNfIDDYS GUESTS OF
JARDINES AT DINNER

Inc minister or the Irish Free
State and Mrs. Smiddy were the
ranking guests at the dinner given
last evening by the Secretary of Agri.
culture and Mrs. Jardine for com.
pany OF %.
The Commercial Counselor Of the
British Embassy and Mrs. John Joyce
Frederick left town today for New
York to pass the weekend. Mrs.
Broderick will not be at home on
Monday afternoons during February.
y kM
Mrs. King Carley il expected in
washington next week to visit, the
Minister of Hungary and Countess
>Szechenyi.
Representative and Mrs. Harry
G. Ransley, of Pennsylvania, will
be hosts at dinner this evening at
the Mayflower when their guests
win number eight.
Mrs. Carl Joerissen is receiving
this afternoon in her home at 1919
Massachusetts, Ave-, having with
her the Count and Countess de
Marguenat OF Paris.
4 4 K
Mrs. Robert N. Stanfield is en-
tertaining small company at tea
this afternoon at the Carlton in
compliment to Miss Fannie Dial,
daughter Of former Senator and
Mrs. N. B. Dial.
Maj and Mrs. Ralph Slower
Keyser will entertain at a bridge
supper this evening in their home
on the Adams Mill Rd.
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TO ENTERTAIN
FOR BRIDE.TO-BE

Miss Dorothy Yates VII be the
honor guest at luncheon on Thurs.
day Of Miss Virginia Caldwell,
daughter Of Judge and Mrs. An.
drew s. Caldwell, of Carbonate.
ILL.,, who VIII entertain at the
clubhouse Of the Association OF
University Women. Miss Caldwell
is staying with, her parents at
Congress Hail for the winter.
Ak
Additional patrons and patronesses
for the concert 20 be given to.
morrow night at the BaIasco
Theater by the Minneapolis Sym.
phony Orchestra, Henri Yer
brugghen, conductor, include Sena.
tor Henrik Shipstead and Senator
Thomas ]. Schall from Minnesota,
Representative Walter II. Newton
of Minnesota, Mrs. Thomas w.
Phillips, Mrs. Edwin b. Parker,
Mrs. Adolph Miller, and Mrs. Law.
renee Townsend.
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Kel
logg, the British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard. Sir Hugh
Denison and Lady Denison, As.
sociate Justice and Mrs. Pierce But
Ter, Mrs. e. Van Slyke and Mrs
Keith Merrill are entertaining
guests in their boxes. Henri Yer
brugghen, conductor Of the orches
ira will be entertained by the Bel
gian Ambassador and Baroness de
Cartier following the concert.
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aria from Figaro" "Deh vieni
no tardar," and the shadow Song
from Meyerbeeris "Dinorah": also
a seventeenth century ''Musette.'
a song Of Stradella; ''The Gypsy
and the Bird" of Benedict, with
flute obligato: "Madrigal' OF Four.
drain: ''Sevillana" OF Massenet: "A
Pages Road Song" OF Novello:
and "Little Dorry," of SepiIli.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05

Members Of the Congressional
wore their state flowers as bou.
tonnieres yesterday ct the ans
nual breakfast Of the orHanixa.
ton. There was q variety Of
p0sieE. the most original being
the one worn BY q visitor, Mrs.
Hugh Gibson, wife OF the Ameri-
can Minister TO Switzerland, who
was the guest Of Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. She IL Q Belgian lady.
ribbon decked and in Z lace
holder, q gay little cluster Of
Brussels sprouts.
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KREISLER TUESDAY IN
FASCINATING PROGRAM

Fritz Kreislee, greatest OF VIC
linists, will give his only concert
in Washington this season next
Tuesday. at 4:30. at Polls Theater,
as the fourth attraction In Mrs.
Wilson.G reene's Artists Course Of
afternoon concerts. He will be as.
sisted at the piano by Carl Lamson.
The captivating program that
Mr.. Kreisler has selected win reveal
to the fullest his marvellous technical
gifts, his genius as a composer and
his profound musicianship. In his
final group no less than four COM
positions are Kreisler arrangements
OF themes by Tschaikowsky, Cyril
Scott, Franz Lehar and Manuel de
Falla,
He viii also play the Mozart
Sonata, B flat major; Bach's Adagio
and Fugue, G minor; ia Folia"
theme and variations Of Corelli:
Tartini Variations; with. In his
own arrangements for violin, the
Tschaikowsky ''Andante Cantabile',
Lotus Land" OF Scott, EN- Esateau"
of Debussy, "Frasquita Serenata"
Of Lehar and "Danse Espagnole"
Of De F'alla.
Tickets may be obtained at Mrs.
Wilson. Gresne's office at Drops
music store and at the theater
on the afternoon Of the concert.
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Motor coach schedules for many
Motor Transports serving Washington
and nearby cities are advertised each
day in the classified section OF The
Times and Herald.
The Washington times., 1927-04-05
jim SMITH
NEAR TOP

PEORIA. III, April 6.-Jimmy
Smith. twice ..alI events" champion
in the American Bowling Congress
tourney. today bids fair to repeat
his achievement following 3 banner
session with the pins here last night.
Rolling with the Schaefer DeImar
recreation team Of st. Louis. Smith
set too stiff q pace for his team.
mates when he toppled 634 pins in
his series. Smiths count was ga.
213-I9s.
The team shot a 2,764 series.
With two events to his credit.
Smith expects to pull up with third
before completing his doubles and
singles here this afternoon. Smith
won the crown In st. Louis In 1911
and again here in 1920.
The Star Al. c., Erie, Pa, team
was high on the second squad with
2.s65. Erie Arbreiters. Erie. Pa,
ESQ; Pontiac Recreations, Pontiac,
Mich, 2,S3S: Diehl Bowlere. Eliza.
BEETHOVEN, NJ. j.. 2,827.
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C()NCANN0N
GETS TEST

Erwin Rudolph, champion Of the
world at pocket billiards, win meet
Joe Concannon, Thursday, Friday.
and Saturday evenings at the Ar.
cadia for a purse Of. $500 in $50
point match.
Rudolph, according to official data
compiled, is the holder of all rec
ords for speed In his chosen branch
Of ''The Gentleman's Game"
The fastest time recorded for
Hotpoint clash I'm champion.
ship play was 10 minutes. This
mark was hung up by RudOIpIl
against Arthur Church in New
York, 1924. In another cham
plonshlp game In Philadelphia
last November Rudolph carried
Off AL speed honors, in three
s125-pOint games.
The champion carries with him an
air Of confidence that Is not found
in any other player. This. In q
large measure, accounts for his rec
ord breaking speed. He will take
chances on breaks and combinations
when any other mates will play de-
hberate safeties or scratches.
The Washington times., 1927-04-05
VICTOR
OVER TILDEN

Brilliant racquet welding on the
part of Manuel Alfonso, former
Spanish Davis Cup player. upset
the hopes Of Big Bin Tilden, Amer
ica's outstanding player, before
Washington's devotees Of tennist in
five thrilling sets on the Arcadia
tennis courts. The scores were
4-6, 81, To, Go and e--3.
Both players thrilled fans by
their smashing drives. They lobbed
and chopped in matchless fashion.
Pairing with Emmett Pare. Of
Georgetown, Tilden again went
down to defeat to Alfonso and Tom
Mangan. District champion, in
straight sets. both scores being
6-3.
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Ballston to Engage
Cardinals Sunday

The Ballston A. c. win engage the
Alexandria Cardinal baseball team
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock
In their opening game Of the season.
The Cardinals are one Of the fastest
teams In northern Virginia.
Pop Wood. with his new talent
this season, thinks he has a comb.
nation which can step out with the
best Of them. BalIston viii hold prac-
tice Tuesday and Thursday evenings
at $50 D. m.
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An interesting exception to the
Ego with the water rule provided
Grigsby with his first opportunity
to display q hero's courage. Claude
was il then. a playmate was
caught in a whirlpool and was
forced to 20 with the water-to
q river bottom is feet deep. When
he didn't come up quickly Claude
went after him. The thought Of
his chun down there, dying. made
the Grigsby kid forget the treachery
Of whirling current.
He found his playmate entangIed
in prong-Iike tree roots among which
those two youngsters spent some
terrible moments.
For this rescue Grigsby was
recommended for q Carnegie medal
but never heard anything from It..
Grigsby has found swimming an
efficacious treatment for bound
muscles. He tied up his own
muscles by wrestling and found his
football speed impaired. Wrestling
and similar exercises punches the
fibrous tissue. Swimming stretches
It. Grigsby has succeeded in get
ting the knots out Of his muscles
and at the same time strengthened
them by swimming an hour or so
every day.
Georgetown is counting on him
as one Of the vital parts Of it's foot
DaIl machine next fall. The Blue
and Gray Is not considered the least
bit likely to find him wanting,
either. Always hiding his light
behind . bushel. Claude Grigsby
has received little Of the general
recognition due him a. q football
star.
'fOne Of the greatest alI.round
centers I have known and all
America timber il Coach Lou
Little's tribute to the modest young
Chicagoan, who il % years old,
weighs about $50 pounds and il Of
rather stocky build.
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|LIGE IT.
ASHES

At Boston:
Al Mello, Lowell, knocked out
Ed Roberts, Tacoma, first round.
At Los Angeles:
Sammy Mandeil, Chicago, defeat
ed Jackie Fields. Los Angeles. IL
rounds.
At Philadelphia:
Jimmy Jones, Youngstown, de-
feated Joe simonich. Butte. 10
rounds.
Ty Coleman. Scranton, defeated
Willie Woods. Boston. 10 rounds.
At Miami:
Bonnie Touchstone, Miami,
knocked out Jimmy Francis, Jersey
City. third round.
AT HoIyoke:
Clickey Clark. Holyoke, defeated
Phil MGraw, Detroit. 10 rounds.
AT Baltimore:
Buster Brown, Baltimore, defeated
Benny Schwartz. Baltimore. II
roIlnes.
At Canton:
Young Stribling, Macon, knocked
out Red Fitzsimtnons. San Antonio.
fourth round.
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!
Gets BUT
$4,000
BY Davis ]. Walsh

NEW YORK. April 5.-Rogers
Hornsby Is being affronted by the
New York Giants with a salary of
$40, 900 & year. not the $4,000 that
the Fourth Estate conceded him
with magnificent abandon. 1t was
learned today from National
League man who intimated that this
fact would be used against Hornsby
IL he staggered into court under
the weight Of his financial cares.
It has been Hornsby's contention
these many weeks that he didn't
ask to be traded to the Giants and
that, therefore, the National League
b respectable for the fact that he
happens to be New York player
and st. Louis stakeholder ct one
and the same time.
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COLLEGIANS TO MEET

The CoIlegians win hold a meet
ing Friday night to discuss plans
for baseball at the home Of Don
Gist, 8 Eighth st. s. g., at s
o'clock. All players are requested
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would be dubious. But Il they
didn't care to meet my price, they
couldn't have my neck, and no law
in baseball or civil court could force
me to sell my property under pain
Of depriving me OF q livelihood.
My valuation might be self-inflated.
as possibly Hornsby's 10, but that
would be strictly my own, my
native business.
The Washington times., 1927-04-05
TWO FOR ONE

The girls high school basketball
team Of Toledo. Wash, has won
every game It played this year
by . score Of at least twice that
of their opponents.
The Washington times., 1927-04-05
TOPSY-TURVEY

IL used to be that when q ball
player had seen his best days he
became a manager. now when he
he seen his best days as q man
ager he becomes q player.
The Washington times., 1927-04-05

. fearsOIle enemy. Cool judg-
Tnent would make the water
their friend. They weaken
themselves by struggling against
it. The sane thing to do is 60
along with It, and concentrate
merely ON keeping aflOat until
help comes. It's 3 simple mat.
ter to keep afloat even when
one is partly incapacitated by
cramps"
The Washington times., 1927-04-05
SCHOOL TEAMS
GET ACTION

Scholastic baseball teams win
swing into action in three branches
today. Teams representing baseball,
track and rifle matches get the call
for competition.
The baseball scheduled calls for
three games to be played between
teams of St.. Johns, which ushers
in its season against Tech High nine
on the Monument Lot. Eastern will
take on Dewitt Prep on the Eastern
High diamond, while Business win
hook up with T. 7. Keane Seniors
on Eastern's soccer field.
Coach Gordon v. Rath a
sending Eastern's track team
over to College Park to face
Maryland Freshmen, while East.
ern and Western rifle teams win
meet ON the Western High
range.
Coach Rath has also announced
the track officials who will officiate
at Eastern inter-class meet at East.
ern High field on Friday. They are:
9. Harris White, athletic adviser Of
the high schools, Judge; /. b. Simons,
starter; Charles Guyon in charge Of
field events, and A. Gregory, field
Judge.
The Washington times., 1927-04-05

People become excited when
things 90 wrong in the water
and they hight It as they would
The Washington times., 1927-04-05

Etis hfe.saying career was started
spectacular manner at the age
81 - although at the time he had
10 thought OF such future. He
was Dent merely upon reecuing q
playmate. If When he became q life
Guard It was the means to an edu-
cAtlonal end. Grigsby. Il might be
said. IL swimming his way through
college. His Chicago post in the
summer and nfe-guard work at the
Jewish Community Center pool here
during the fall and winter make It
possible for him to carry on and
shape himself for a business career.
ne man who would offer profuse
thanks for the gift OF d match
might profane q hero's name for
saving bis life, according to Grigsby.
The people who owe their lives
@ you must have had some nice
Things to say about Claude Grigsby.
0h?p he was asked.
Grigsby smiled.
Op the contrary" he laughed and
explained: Few Of them would ever
ADMIT that they needed help. As a
RUE, they resent the suggestion that
themselves. After I had pulled one
haIf-drowned chap out Of the water
and revived him with first-aid treat
meit he got UP and threatened to
knock my head Off. That was
almost typical.
'It'sa twist Ia human nature in
which vanity gets the better Of
gratitude. To confess any sort Of
weakness 10 hurniliating to the aver
age person. In many drownings It
48 d case Of phvaieal moral and
mental weakness. The victim either
becomes exhausted or suffers cramps,
loses his courage and along with 1t
his judgment.
ssPAOnla hAcnrna nrnitnH ,ra,nn
The Washington times., 1927-04-05

The league, my informant In.
Inmates. win counter with the
claim that HOrnsby must have
wanted to come TO the Giants
or else he would not have &C.
Cepted d $50, 900 contract here
while refusing $4,000 in st.
Louis. The reason this man
assigns as making the transfer
desirable from HOTnsby's stand,
point Is the Oft-repeated story,
to.wit, that HOrnsby and the
Cardinals had reached q parting
Of the ways by mutual consent.