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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04

Catapulted from the bench to the
shortfield in the seventh inning OF
the game on June against the
Browns at the Griffith Stadium,
Reeves has held his own all the
way. steadily improving in his team
work and throwing and maintaining
q classy batting average which
seems to be his natural right. Here
take a look at the youngsters hit
ting since he relieved TOPPER Rig
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04


This season opened with Myer
first string shortstop, but the little
fellow was not measuring up to the
standards required by his boss and
was suddenly shipped to the Red
Sox for Topper Rigney, a veteran.
Still Bob Reeves sat on the bench,
doing his best to keep up his en-
thusiasm
Rigney's smooth fielding, coming
after Myers erratic work. impressed
Bucky Harris for several weeks, but
during a losing streak, the Washing
ton manager suddenly benched the
veteran and called upon Reeves. The
kid Is still in there, and. IL his mates
are to be believed. he will be there
to stay for many a long year
On June Reeves finished the last
three innings of the game against
the st. Louis Browns. getting one
hit in two trips to the pan. He has
been the teams regular shortstop
ever since that day. and not only in
fielding and running, but also in
the ever important department of
getting base hits, he has been max.
Ing good with a vengeance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04

The stephens Hartford battle
lasted eleven innings. Thomas
pitched all the way for the win
ners and was opposed by, BeIlman.
Collier, of the losers. was the bat
ting star, with four bingles.
Four games were played by the
senior class. In Section A, the
Terminal whipped st. Martins, IL
to s, and the Aztecs hammered
Falls Church, is to 4. The sched.
uled Auth Crescent game was post
p0ned.
In Section B the National Cir.
cles won their third straight by
defeating the FreerS, to Z. The
Robins trimmed the Atlantlcs, 4
to 8.
Terminal Ice scored seven runs
in the last inning for their margin
over st. Martins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04

It was Reeves good fortune to
drive over the deciding run Of q
13-inning victory against the
Cleveland Indians IN Washing.
ton in his fourth game as first
string shOrtstOp and he has pro-
duced many timely slam since
then.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04
TON
ON TOP

BalIston, with four straight vic
tories, Is riding easily in front of the
West Section parade in the Capital
City Leagues unlimited class.
Ballston defeated Fort Myer, to ;,
for its fourth triumph.
An upset occurred when the
Stephens A. C. defeated the Hart
fords In East Section, ; to :. The
Stephens team had been mauled In
three consecutive games when it sud
denly turned and knocked off one Of
the sections strongest clubs.
Northeast Motors kept It's slate
clean in the East Section by de-
feating Bladensburg. 3 to 3. 1t
made three straight for North.
east Motors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04

Since that fight. there has been
real interest in Sharkey. He haa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04

In the first place, Sharkey
and Maloney had fought three
different times, with hOnOFs
about even. Nothing specfacu-
lar really happened IN any Of
their earlier battles. Two went
the limit, the other ended in .
foul.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04

sharkey went into that fight
labeled "a weak hitter" And Ma
loney, although billed as quite a
hitter" was not supposed TO be
much on the boxing thing. As u
result. the idea existed all around
New York-and outside OF it. as
weli-that the affair would be dull
and drab and rather dismal.
And you cannot get very many
custmoers to an arena and expect
them to pay fancy admission prices
without offering them the probiIity
Of cyclonic action and devastating
results. So, naturally, thousands
and tens of thousands of persons.
who certainly would have been in
the ball park that night II there
had been promise Of really thrilling
battling, did not put in appearance.
All Of which. believe, has
since caused them real regret.
For the battle, as it was fought,
was q thriller from beginning to
end, tipping with action through
out and ending in q truly spec.
tacular fashion. 1t was one Of
those fights that live i'm mem.
Ory and are discussed long years
after the last blow has been
struck.
Since that fight. there has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
JEWISH CENTER WINS
PLAY CONTEST PRIZE
Cleveland Park Club Takes Second
Place in Short Drama
Competition.

The Dramatic Club of the Jewish
Community Center, directed by Harry
s. Wender, won the one-act play con-
test sponsored by the community
center department of the public
schools, which was held last Friday
and Saturday. The judges were
unanimously in favor of the Jewish
club at their final meeting yesterday.
The Jewish center won with pres
entation of 1.-THE Pot Boiler" by Alice
Gerstenberg. THE Rising of the
Moon" by Lady Gregory, took second
honors for the Cleveland Park Club,
directed by Mrs. Alfred H. Brooks.
In the winning cast were a number
of young men and women who have
distinguished themselves before in the
amateur dramatics of Washington
Among these are Milton Norman,
Nathan Freehof, David Tavan, Louis
Tanenbaum, Isadore Hickman and
Mr.. Wender.
The Cleveland Park Club. on the
other hand, presented an entirely
novice cast. No member who appear
ed in THE Rising of the Moon" had
ever before appeared in a standard
dramatic production. The only times
they had ever before faced an audi
ence were in a number of small affairs
before the members of the club alone.
In the cast were DR.. T.. w. Wash
burn. George S. Pope and Robert S.
Davidson.
The judges were Denis Connell,
Miss Ruth Jones, Will Hutchins, Miss
Sarah e. Simons and Mrs. Maude
Howell Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
325 ATTEND SYNAGOGUE
ANNIVERSARY BANQUET
Six Members of Original Congrega-
ton Present at Talmud
Torah Fete.

The thirty-siXth anniversary BAN
quet of the Talmud Torah Synagogue,
attended by 325 members, was held
last night at the Hebrew Home for
the Aged, 1927 Spring road
Morris Garfinkle acted as toast
master for the following list of speak
.ers; Rabbis Louis j. Schwefel, George
Silverstone and Moses A. Horwitz,
pastor, and Cantor Louis Novick.
Cantor Hersch Rogovoy sang accom-
panied by Miss Dora Minovich. Mem
bers Of the original congregation
present were: Il. Gartinkle, s. Oscar,
j Rosenberg, NJ, Garfinkle, Jacob
Levy and Rev. NJ. r. Yoelson.
The banquet committee included;
Harry KatZ. chairman; Morris Lunch,
secretary; NJ. Aine. S. Belin, S. Block,
NJ. Freshman, b. Garfinkle, M. Gar
finkle, j. Rosenberg and l.. Wasser-
man. The following daughters of the
congregation acted as mattresses;
Misses Anna Katz, Annie and Mary
Morganstein, Sarah Oscar, Katie
Block, Goldie and Fannie Wasserman,
Jane and Jean Rosenberg, Yedda Nor
man. Rebecca Steinberg and Ida Sill
verman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
CERTIFICATES co
TO Prize ORATORS
Star Will Present Documents
to Winners and Copies
to Schools.

In addition to it's district and re-
gional prizes in the national orator
zeal contest, The Evening Star will
present a handsomely engraved GER
tificate to the winner of the school
contest in each of the fifty-nine
schools competing in its area. A dupli-
cate document for exhibition in its
trophy room will be given to each of
the schools whose representative wins
q group contest.
These certificates will bear the
name of the contestant. his schools
name and a record of the highest
point reached in the contest by the
schools representative. Thus. each
certificate will be a permanent record
of its holders achievement so that
If, in addition to winning in his
school. a contestant goes on and wins
in his group and district competition.
that fact will be indicated in the blank
provided for that purpose on the doc
ument.
Arranged in an arc at the top of
the certificate are the engraved por-
traits of Webster. Marshall, Wash
ington. Jefferson. Madison and Lin
coin. the foremost statesmen and ora
tors OF the United States history,
HDOut WnOfn the contest biographical
orations are centered. The certiti
Gates are engraved upon a mellow
toned paper of excellent quality with
rich black brown ink
The schools whose respective pu-
pills will receive the certificates are
confined to The Evening Stars con-
test territory. This area embraces
the District of Columbia and Prince
Georges, Montgomery. st. Marys and
Charles Counties of Maryland. and
Loudoun, Arlington. Fairfax and
Prince William Counties, including
Alexandra. of Virginia. Most Of the
schools within that territory VIII
have selected their representative
speakers by the end of this month
end the certificates will he made
ready by that time.
Following the school contests.
competitions between the orators Of
separate school groups will be held
in preparation for the district" and
finally the regional" contest. In
the last. the orator for The Stars
area in the national contest. to be
held in Washington May 81, viii be
chosen.
The winner of each OF. the district"
competitions will be awarded 500,
while the winner of the regional con-
test will receive an additional $500
and a two-and-a-half months tour OF
Europe, with an opportunity to COM
pete in the national contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14

Reaching Mrs. Carl Droop just as
weakness was about to compel her
to relinquish her grip on a smoke
screened ledge at her home, 1910 Wy
oming avenue, early yesterday morn
ing, Sergt. Thomas ID. Lyons, of En-
CINE Co. No 9, rescued the wife of
the music store head. saving her from
possibly fatal plunge to a sidewalk
more than 20 feet below
Trapped in her room by smoke as
her husband turned in an alarm and
her maid fed. Mrs. Droop chung to
ledge outside her window.
She was dizzy from the effects of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
SHALL AND WILL
STIR DISCUSSION
Grammarians Say II Shall"
But General Usage Is II
Will" Expert Holds.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, March 14.-Short as
they are, apparently simple in signif1-
canoe, the words shall" and will"
have stirred up a discussion as TO
their usage until now it is a question
as to who shall set the grammatical
standard. East or West.
Both Scotch and Irish have, for
several centuries, employed will IN
the first person of the future tense in
stead of SHALL" Prof. George o.
Curme of the German department Of
Northwestern University, said yesters
day. Which accounts for twill" in the
sections west of the Atlantic seaboard,
originally settled in large part by
Scotch and Irish, according to Prof.
Curme. 81
"Will" increasingly General.
'As the Middle West has become
more populous and has gained in
commercial supremacy, the usage OF
will by its inhabitants, the descend
ants of those early Scotch and Irish,
has become increasingly general and
now it is a question who shall set the
grammatical standard. English de.
scendants of the East or the great
numbers of Scotch and irish folk
of the Middle West.
grammarians who lay down the rule
that Shall is TO be preferred over
will may be over-ruled by usage. '''--'''
Webster Was From East.
Prof. Curme said that Noah Web
ster of the East compiled a diction-
airy and being from that section of i.
the country where "shall' was used
In the first person, naturally included
this in his dictionary. The rule. how
ever, he emphasized. has becomes fix.
ed in American school grammars and
has long been faithfully taught by
English teachers, but the principle
Is so strongly foreign to the univer-
sal feeling of the West that few
use it in colloquail speech.
1T is in direct conflict with our
inherited English" Prof. Curme de-
clared. 1
On the other hand. he said, SHALL"
IS more accurate expression of the
pure future idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Cattle Now Bred
To Produce Meat
For Small Ovens
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. March IA Civiliza-
ton has become so compact that
English cattle are now being bred
to produce joints small enough to
fit the small ovens of flats. The
good old days of joints and roasts
of great weight are gone forever.
Chang ) have gradually taken
place in tho breed of cattle of
smaller proportions, and the Smith
field Club, which for more than a
century has been the guardian on
England's beef, has decided that
the new classification for it's 1928
show shall be 10 to IL months old
for baby" classes and years
3 month for adult" cattle.
These give a moderate weight of
dead meat with CORRESPONDENCE
small joints as compared with the
huge carcasses exhibited years ago
at the annual show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
MAIL ORDER DRUG
RING Is BROKEN UP
Alleged Head of Well Organized
Band Doing Gigantic Bust
ness Under Arrest.


VANCOUVER, British Columbia.
March 14-United States and Cana
dian officials believe that an organiza-
ton alleged to have conducted a gil
gantic mail-order narcotics business
was broken up with the arrest here
Saturday night of Harry Young. young
Chinese, who is reputed to be the head
of the ring.
For more than three years. the Off
Gals said Young and his associates
had escaped detection by sending mar
cotics through the mails in dummy
magazines to customers in Washing
ton Oregon. Idaho and Montana.
Organized on a highly efficient basis,
the authorities declared. the ring in.
sisted that payments be made by tele-
graph.
Young was apprehended here by
United States Treasury Department
agents and members of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police in tele-
graph office. where the suspect is de-
clared to have called to obtain money
the officers had wired him i'll payment
for narcotics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Fireman Saves Woman Clinging to Ledge
Just in Time to Prevent 2O-Foot Plunge

smoke and her strength was almost
spent when Sergt. Lyons reached her.
Ordering 20-foot ladder placed
against the house he prepared to as
cend, but saw that the ladder fell
just short of reaching the ledge.
Realizing that Mrs. Droops strength
was ebbing. he mounted the ladder,
and standing on the topmost rung
drew her across his shoulder and car
ried her to safety. She was revived
at the home of a neighbor.
The damage from the fire, which
originated in the basement, was esti-
mated at $4,000. A dog, family pet
for IA years, was suffocated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
SENTENCE SO AGITAT0RS.
italian Communists Accused of
Plotting Revolutionary Activities.

ROME, March IA CR.-The special
military defense court, recently Gre
ated, has condemned SO Italian Com
munist agitators to terms of imprison-
ment varying from two to Is years.
with additional imposition. of heavy
fines.
Those convicted were accused of
conspiracy against the safety Of the
State, the fermentation of class hatred.
subversion of the powers Of the State
and offenses against Premier Musso-
lini.
The men were arrested in raids be-
tween September, 1925. and the Sum-
mer OF 1926 in Tuscany. where they
organized the red cells" whose .pur-
pose, it was charged. was to support
revolutionary ACTIVITIES. The activi-
ties of the organ ization extended to
Naples. Turin. Venice, Ancona and
Messina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
FIGHT ON CROWDED CAR.
Man and Woman Arrested After
Conflict Over Showing.

Thomas Francis Campbell, 81 years
old, sos G street southwest, and Sadie
Mack. colored. 80. 1851 First street
southwest. were arrested this morning
on Capital Traction car at Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue by
Traffic Policeman w. w. Hill. on
charges of disorderly conduct.
Campbell and the colored woman en-
gagged III a fight on the crowded car,
Hill said. when thex former cautioned
the latter about showing white women
off the car Each charged the other
did the attacking. The fight created
"a disturbance and attracted the officer
to the scene
Campbell was released in SIS col
lateral and the woman was sent to
the house of detention, when taken to
No. / precinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Baby Smothered in Sleep.

RALEIGH. n. c.. March IA OP).--
Mrs. r. d. Thompson drew her A.
month-old baby close under her arm
in bed Saturday night and the two
soon fell into slumber. Yesterday
morning the mother awoke and found
her child dead. A coroner decided
the BABY Struggled too closely and the
sleeping mother had smothered her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
DOCTORS TO MEET.
Medical Women's National Asso-
citation Arranges Program.

The thirteenth annual meeting of
the Medical Women's National Asso-
citation will be held at the Mayfiower
Hotel May Is Is and II.
The local committee on arrange
ments is in charge of DR.. Mary O'Mal-
hoy. clinical director of ST Elizabeths
Hospital. The scientific sessions of
Nhe organization will be held in con-
junction with the American Medical
Association convention proceedings,
while its business and social meetings
will be presided over by DIR. Frances
Eastman Rose, president, Of Spokane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
KING ALFONSO BETTER.
Condition of Spanish Ruler Not
Serious, Physicians Say,

MADRID. March IA CAp.-King AL
tonzo or Spain. who has been suffer
ing from grip. was reported feeling
better yesterday. His physicians ex.
pressed the opinion that his condition
was not serious. The King was re-
ported able to obtain rest for long
periods, indicating that his illness
was taking favorable course.
Most of the executives of foreign
countries have instructed their diplo-
matte representatives to make calls
at the palace to inquire after the
Kings health. and kilograms have
been received from many points ask.
inGNas to his condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
DIES RESCUlNG SAVINGS.
Woman Burned When She Rushes
Back Into Blazing Hotel.

NEW YORK. March IA F).--Mrs.
Reba Solomon. IS years old, was
burned to death yesterday after she
broke away from her rescuers to run
back into the flames to recover her
savings, hidden in her room at the
Fort Lowry Hotel, in the Gravesend
Bay section of Brooklyn.
She had twice been rescued from
the burning building when she tried to
return to her room to recover her saw
ings. She broke through the police
lines a third time and ran into the
hotel. Firemen, who sought to rescue
her were blocked by smoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
WILL AID VETERANS.
Jewish Welfare Officials to Help on
Insurance Conversion.

George G. Cohen, the official rep
resentative of the Jewish Welfare
Board. will be on duty at the Jewish
Community Center. Sixteenth and @
streets. every evening. except Friday.
from Z o'clock until 10. to advise with
veterans of the World War who wish
to reinstate or convert their war in
surance.
This service, it was announced, is
particularly for the benefit of persons
employed during the day. All as
sistance, including medical examina-
tions. will be given. so that the vet
Grams may prepare their application
blanks accurately.
The Jewish Welfare Board has been
officially recognized by the Veterans
Bureau to do this work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Is Per Cent Tips
Demand of Walters
Union i'm Berlin
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN, March 14.-Waiters
in Berlin are demanding more pay.
The union has presented de-
mands for Is per cent tips instead
of the prevailing 10 per cent. which
is automatically added on to the
bill in all restaurants and coffee
houses.
The additional burden, it is pro-
posed, shall be borne by proprie-
tors, since it is feared that the pub
lie might protest an increase in the
service charge.
The walters also want an eight
hour day instead of the prevailing
812 hours, and Is per cent increase
in wages for overtime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
FRENCH SPANISH BORDER
CITIES ROCKED IN QUAKE
Houses Shaken, People Flee, But
No Serious Damage Is
Reported.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS. March 14.-People along
the Mediterranean coast in the de.
partment of Pyrenees- Orientales were
robbed Of a nights sleep by series
of earthquakes. Houses at Perpignan,
Rivesaltes, Cerbere. Port-Vendres,
Banyuls- Sur-Mer and in towns across
the border in Spain were shaken.
The shocks were just strong enough
to displace furniture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Shock Alarms Residents.

LONDON. March IA P).-A Madrid
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Co. reports an earthquake occurred
in the province of Vizcaya, northern
Spain. Saturday night. 1t lasted only
eight seconds and caused no serious
damage, but the inhabitants were
considerably alarmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Duchess of York Improves.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand
March IA (P).-The Duchess of York,
who has been i'll of tonsilitis. arrived
here yesterday. A bulletin issued says
the duchess stood the journey well
factory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Dawes Guest of Miamians.

MIAMI, Fla, March Ia (P1.-Vice
President Charles G. Dawes and his
party spent the day yesterday at the
Cocolobo Cay Club. guests of promi-
nent Miamians. Tonight they leave
for Havana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
BALDWIN IN LONDON.
Civil Liberties Head Admitted on
Promise of No Political Action.

LONDON. March IA R-Roger
Baldwin of New York, director of the
Civil Liberties Union. has been ad-
mitted to England for a fortnight's
visit on condition that he engage in
no political activities while here. He
arrived in London today. He attended
the recent international Congress of
oppressed nations in Brussels, at
which British and American ''imper-
ailism" was assailed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-20
Control Corn Borer
by Cultural Method
Pest Does Damaging Work
While in Larval Stage.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricultureD
The European corn borer does it's
damaging work while in the larval
stage. 1t passes the greater part of
its larval and also pupal existence
within the stalk or other parts of the
host plant, usually corn, but in some
parts of the country in variety OF
other plants, and weeds. For this
reason there Is but little chance of
controlling this pest by insecticides,
and it is evident to entomologists of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture who have worked on the
problem that the major control efforts
should be directed toward cultural
practices which will lead to the utili.
cation or the destruction of infested
plants. Measures recommended are
Feeding to live stock, burning, or
blowing under; selection of varieties
of corn least susceptible to severe in
jury, and regulating the time Of plant
ing to escape serious infestation and
yet produce satisfactory yields.
Control measures used must take in
TO consideration the fact that In the
New England infested area two gen
erations occur annually and the in
sects attack many plants in addition to
corn, while in the western areas, in
Guiding New York and the region
around the Great Lakes, the corn
borer is single brooded and confined
principally to corn. In New England,
therefore, it is necessary to utilize or
destroy all plants or crop residues
which are listed as hosts of the corn
borer, especially large stemmed
grasses and many roadside weeds. In
the sections where corn is chiefly at
tackled, low cutting, shredding, deep
blowing, and burning of stubble and
stalks are recommended measures.