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CALIFORNIA CREW ENDS
II. OF WASHINGTON REIGN
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ AKLAND, Calf, April 9.--The
scroll of time turned back
IN five years today az m e 9 few y.
varsity crew achieved its
greatest ambition-to beat Wash
ington.
lit was as throbbing, spectacular
race as has been witnessed here in
wears as the Blue and Gold shell
streaked down the 3-fnile course 10
finish in 1877, three tenths ahead OF
their traditional rivals who last year
won the national championship.
AT the game time it ended for
Washington rowing supremacy on the
Coast that endured since 1921.
The California crew, taking stroke
Of 40 TO the minute, glided into the
lead. never To be headed in the squirt
up the Oakland Estuary,
While thousands Of spectators lin.
ing both sides of the waterway
cheered them on to victory, the Bears
increased their lead slowly but surely,
and at the one.mile post boat length
separated the rival squads.
Both crews were pulling in faultless
form, but the Bears We're getting a
longer run. consequently forging
ahead perceptihly. AT the halfway
point. the Fights were still hitting the
33 clip, but the HuslSies were be-
ginning to weaken. Their stroke
dropped to So MS the two-mile marker
was passed. Meanwhile DOMAIN. Cali
fornia's sophomore stroke, maintained
his pace of 33.
AS the slender craft sped down the
lanes, three-quarters of d mile from
their objective, Marius Glearlip,
Washington bow. was webbing white
the number seven oar also seemed to
be getting weaker.
However. half b mile from the nm
fsf, Coxswain Bletitcn called for a
higher stroke 1T was the browning
effort of d sterling group. who, sens.
lng defeat, were ready to make one
more bid. The Northerns hit up To
81
III was valiant but vain attempt
California with the finish line wavirK
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Bv the Assooiated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~HICAGO, April Ban John.
son, president Of the Amer
lean League, believes the race
for championship honors, start
ing Tuesday will find five
clubs battling it out, with any one
of them having chance.
The American League executive to-
night gave Boston chance TO be in
the fight, because Bill Carrigan has
taken over the management OF the
Red Sox Carrigan. johnson says. has
the courage and character to produce
a winning club.
The shake.up resulting in five new
managers in the league is bound to
stir interest in the 1927 campaign,
johnson believes.
'.My opinion that splendid race
In in prospect for the American
League this season is borne out by
reports from umpires of the league
who have been with the teams in the
training period and from news writer's
of accepted good judgment who have
added their confirmation, President
Johnson said.
1T seems to be the collective Inn,
preston that five clubs at least will
DH III "a DSIttdBt AoftAt az ffAiNNH AtiD
winner is q toss up, so well matched
in ability are they estimated to be.
while there is not club in the league
that should be counted out of first
division chance.
I'm SAYING that, / include Boston,
for ] do not in any way subscribe to
what seems a prevailing thought that
the Red Sox have but small hopes OF
leaving the cellar. Not only has Man
ager Carrigan an improved team but
he unquestionably has the courage
and character that mean new spirit
and better results in Boston.
Five new managers present such
an unusual situation that II is bound
to stir public interest to high degree.
II is gratifying to note that the spirit
and enthusiasm OF the players are
whetted to keen edge by the general
shake-np.
The players serving under new
bosses are cut 70 show what they
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DRIBBLE IN BASKET BALL
CONFINED TOLONE BOUND

NEW YORK. April tP).-The joint
basket ball rules committee, in annual
session here today, made "a drastic
change in the amateur rules by re-
stricting the dribble TO a single bound.
The number OF bounds had been
unlimited
Officials OF the committee said the
change was adopted TO eliminate
roughness, and TO encourage team
play"
Seventy per cent of fouls and vior
lations of the rules have resulted from
the dribb1e," said Oswald Tower.
Andover, Mass, editor OF the Official
Guide. in making :4he announcement.
Observing that basket ball is essen.
TALLY a team game he said restric-
tion Of the dribble would reduce the
element of individual play and en-
courage passing
The change was adopted unani-
rnouslv by the committee after three
hours Df discussion. IL goes into ef.
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feet with the new season and applies
to all amateur teams
Represented on the committee are
the National Collegiate Athletic As
ISOLATION, the Y M. G. A., and the
A. A. u. Two representatives of the
chartered boards Of basket ball off,
cials also attended the session.
Another important change provides
that time out shall be taken on all
fouls. This, Mr.. Tower estimated.
win add from three to five minutes to
the actual playing time of the average
game. Heretofore time out has been
taken only on technical fouls and on
personal fouls which called for two
or more free throws. Under b third
change the referee Is forbidden to
blow the whistle on jump balls ex.
cept AT the beginning Of periods and
after time out. Previously the whistle
has been sounded after each basket
and. by some referees. on shots from
out of bounds. adding ID the bedlam
OF 4 lot galnee
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MACkS BLANK PILLS
IN FINAL OF SERIES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April Eddie
Collins home-run clout over the right.
field wall in the first inning of today's
game between the Athletics and Phil.
lies was sufficient to give the Mack.
men a victory in the final game Of the
five-gan1e series, but they added two
markers for good measure, the final
count being to 0.
The victory gave the Athletics -four
out of the five games.
Lefty Grove, Mack's star south.
paw, during his four innings on the
mound held the Phillies scoreless. hit.
less, famed five batters and retired
the side each inning one, two, three.
Pate. who succeeded Grove, held the
National Leaguers 10 four scattered
hits In five innings.
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OUR ANNUAL GUESS

ing brigade should keep 1t in COM
tending position most of the way, but
the Giants, with an experimental out
field and an improved catching staff
seem likely to disappoint host of OBJ
servers who are picking them to gal.
lop off with the gonfalon.
1T is the Chicago Cubs, with fine
array Of ambitious fingers and the in
spirational leadership OF Joe McCar.
thy, who may upset all the dope for
the parent circuit, but the Dodgers,
Braves and Phillies seem destined to
battle among themselves for the last
three rungs on the ladder.
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CARDS BEAT BROWNS
BY SCORE or 5 TO 3

Ey the Associated Press
sT. LOUIS, April 9.The Cardinals
defeated the Browns by a score of 5
to in the first home game Of the
season for either team.
st. Louis fans We're given the
chance to see their teams in action
under two new managers, Bob Oar
rel OF the Cardinals and Dan Howley
Of the Browns.
Making two errors in the FIRST in
ming. frankie Frisch, Cardinal in
fielder. gave the Browns two runs,
and then later drove out single
which brought in pair.
Van Glider, Brown pitcher. held the
Cardinals to three hits UP to the
eighth.
The game was the first of series Of
two which win precede the opening
OF the season.
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PRESIDENT TO TOSS OUT
FIRST BALL ON TUESDAY

BY the Associated Press.
President Coolidge viii throw out
the ball for the opening game Of
the American League season here.
Tuesday, between the Nationals
and Boston Red Sox.
While bis right wrist stu is
slightly lame, the President feels
he win be no worse on than the
crippled washington team, at least
two Of whom arc on the injured
list.
Walter johnson, favorite OF
Mr.. Coolidge. Is certain to be out
Of the opening game, and Manager
Harris probably also win be com
PEELED 10 forego active duty iii the
lineup because Of injuries
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MYER AGAIN AT SHORT;
BLUEGE BACK ON THIRD

OSsie Bluege again will cover
third base and Buddy Myer cavOrt
around short field for the Nationals
when they open their champions
ship campaign against the Red SOx
at Clark Griffith Stadium next Tues
day.
The shift back to their original
positions for this pair Of athletes,
who exchanged assignments some
two weeks ago, was ordered yester-
day by Manager Bucky Harris in
a wire to Iris Speaker, subbing for
the pilot i'm the games against the
Giants i'm New York.
Harris action was taken because
he has become CONVINCED the club
will be stronger with a star third
baseman like Bluege ON the job
there even If Myer Is a BIT lacking
at short. rather than have merely
a fair slOrtstOp and poor third
baseman.
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COLLEGE BASE BALL.

Army, 10; Catholic T., 10.
Vermont, 3; Princeton. 0.
Pennsylvania, Ii; Franklin and
Marshall, 0.
Vale at Navy, rain.
Harvard, 4; Boston H., 3.
Georgia, IA; Mercer, IL.
Mississippi Aggies, 5; Wisconsin, 4.
Centenary, 5; Louisiana state, 3.
Illinois. 4; Mississippi. 2.
Millsaps, 5; State Teachers Col.
Ippn i
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WE THERED BEATS TOLLEY
IN PLAY FOR GOLF VASE

BEACONSFIELD, England, April 8
lp1. Roger Wethered won the Bea-
eonsfleld gold vase golf competition
here today, defeating Cyril Tolley. for
nler British champion, by one stroke.
Wethefed's card for the SO holes was
Isl, gnlIey's l52.
TQHay led at the end of the first
rotv2d, 7a "a Us. but Wethered came
bafk to win tn the second round when
tiNf scores sEere
AeolIsy 10; Wethared. "a. Rain fell
throughout the match.
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"THE OUTLOOK is GOOD"
LANDlS' TERSE COMMENT

CHICAGO, April 9 (Pl.--Kenesaw
Mountain Lands. SCI, OOO-a-year
commissioner of base ball, today
gave out four.wOrd statement
anent the ripping off of the base
ball lid next Tuesday.
1.-THE outlook is good" he said.
"That sums ii up, doesn't it?
and it gets away from q lot of
bunk" So saying, he presented
his interviewer with a brand new
cigar.
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a mythical greeting, responded with
beat of 80 and the Husky threat was
over. The Bears flashed across the
line three lengths ahead Of the Hus-
kies, who had raised their stroke to
3S.
California won the junior varsity
three.mile race by half a length. The
time was 17:43.
The Husky freshmen conquered in
their twosmile row in 1875 AS.
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FIVE CLUBS WILL BATTLE
FOR A. L. FLAG, BAN THINKS

can do for them, while those under
their old leaders are just as eager in
accepting the implied challenge.
"All I'm all, we look forward in the
American League, and with good rea-
son, for a contest this year that
should make its mark in the annals
of the national game"
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COLLEGE LACROSSE.

Army, 10; Maryland, 2.
Navy, III; Cornell, ].
Yale at Johns Hopkins, postponed
until next Wednesday on account OF
rain.
Dartmouth at Georgetown, rain.
GaIIaudet at Maryland, rain.
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r Haze Potential Pnnan Strength Harris Confident Of Winning Outfit
MORALE-KHLINC FACTORS
ON TEAM DUE TO VANISH
Personal Differences Likely to Be Submerged in CO.
operative Spirit With Opening of Season Tuesday.
Pitching Alone Big Question Mark Now.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

n JEW YORK, April 9.-''Our club
IN ought to be a winning bah
Nj club as soon as the men begin
4 working together and I look
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Pittsburgh. splendidly equipped in
every department. and with no division
OF authority in it's direction. appears
80 be the class Of the National League,
although the Cardinals may he ex-
pected to make = determined bid to
retaip their championship laurelF.
Questionable admittedly straaR hAAv.
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COUNTY TAX LEVY
SAME IN ARLINGTON
Supervisors Retain Figure of Last
Year Despite Mass
Meeting Action.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON. Va, April 15.-Al-
though taxpayers of Arlington County
recently in mass meeting agreed by
vote to an increase in the 1927 county
levy for schools, the Board of Super,
visors at a special meeting today laid
tho levy. keeping the taxes at the
same figure as last year Arlington
and Jefferson districts will pay SEQ
on the 500 assessed valuation, while
Washington district win pay $3.50,
the additional 30 cents being charged
to road bonds.
During consideration of the addi-
tional Is cents for schools favored by
the citizens. announcement was made
that the Board of Supervisors and
the Board of Education had conferred
on the matter and decided that the
situation could be met by some other
plan. 1t was decided by the super
visors today, however, that the capita
ton, dog and intangible taxes return
able by the State should go to the
schools.
The new rate will produce a rev.
enue of $5S7 500, based on an assessed
valuation of $26 900 900 1t is pointed
out that the county will receive APP
nroximately 100000 in revenue from
other sources not provided for in the
budget, and the expectations are that
some of this money will be set aside
for the schools.
The levy includes 20 cents on the
hundred assessed valuation for schools
agreed on before the question of an
extra Is cents was asked and 10 cents
for fire protection. This 30 cents alb
serbs the 25-cent State realty tax that
has been abolished and 5 cents pro
vided last year for Jail Improvement
The board joined with the Ciaren-
don Community Sewerage Corpora
ton in entering into a bond with the
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COOLIDGE To GREET
GOODWILL FLYERS
With Others Prominent,
President Will Witness Ar
rival at Boiling Field.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated IIEss.
President Cooinsseye ana other high
Government officials are expected to
witness the termination of the 10000
mile Pan-American army goodwill
flight here at Boiling Field May ?.
The President expects to be at the
field to greet Maj. Herbert A. Dargue.
the flight commander, and his seven
associates and to extend congratula-
tons, but is not yet able TO make
definite plans
Other Government officials who VIII
greet the flyers viii include Secretary
of War Davis. Assistant Secretaries
MacNider and Dawson. Mai Gen.
Charles r. Summerall. chief Of staff
and representatives of foreign ma
tions. especially South American
countries.
viii BE Under Escort.
The airmen and their three planes
will be escorted here by machines
from Langley Field Va. and will be
other planes.
The first reception to De rendered
the party on its return to continental
United States win he given over the
ocean off the Florida coast by Mai.
Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick, chief Of the
Air Corps, who will head a group of
Army planes and escort the pan
American flyers to Miami, which is
expected to be reached on April "a.
six days ahead of the original sched.
ule. From Miami the planes will re
turn northward by way of Jackson
vile. Savannah, Wilmington, n c.,
and Langley Field.
Although two of the original five
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planes were lost at Buenos Aires on
February &c, when the Detroit collid-
ed with the New York, four planes
will complete the final leg of the jour
ney To replace Maj. Dargue's nag
ship, the New York, another plane,
the New York, I'd, was flown from
Panama to Porto Cabello, VENEZUELA,
where it joined the other ships early
this month. In the crash two Of the
original 10 flyers lost their lives. Capt.
Clinton f. Woolsey and Lieut.. John
w Benton.
The War Department has reached
no decision as to where the Pan-Amer-
lean planes and crews will be sent
after their arrival here. but the planes
will not go on an extensive tour of
American cities as originally intend
ed After a 10000 mile flight, the
the pilots. in opinion Of War Depart
ment officials. are entitled to immedi-
ate rest when the tour is completed
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Olive Tree for Locarno.

Locarno, scene of the peace treaty
is to have many olive branches on a
tree to be planted in the public garden
of the town. nj. Rusca. the venerable
mayor, has sent to Mines. said to be
the best olive growing district in Eu-
rope. for the tree. He also will get
from Germany and France soil which
he viii mix in equal proportions and
plant the tree in the international
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Cairo Has Aerial Yacht.

Cairo's first seaplane is called by
Maurice Burton of London. the owner,
an aerial yacht" 1t is a OH.
Moth" machine. similar to that
which Sir Alan Gotham brought TO
America. The wings may be folded so
that the plane may be placed inside a
river boathouse, but at present it will
be moored in the Solent of Egypt.
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1929 SCHOOL ESTIMATES
TO BE BEGUN TUESDAY
Isaac Cans, Finance Committee
Head, Asks Commissioners for
Report by May Is.

Isaac Cans, chairman Of the finance
committee of the Board of Education,
today called a meeting of his commit
tee for Tuesday afternoon at the
Franklin School to begin preliminary
work on the school estimates for 1929,
The other members of the committee
are DR.. J. Hayden Johnson and II. b.
Learned.
Mr.. Cans has been requested by
the District Commissioners to have n
report ready for them by May 15,
which is six weeks earlier than the
report was made last year.
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HAS NUMEROUS DEGREES.
Prussian Ex-Minister Honored in
Every University Course.

BERLIN, April Is 0P).-Friedrich
Schmitt.Ott of Berlin, former Prussian
minister of education. can boast of
being doctor in every faculty known
in German universities.
The recent award Of honorary de-
gree of doctor of theology by the thee.
logical faculty of Berlin University
completed the chain of doctorates
which began with a doctor of laws.
then continued through philosophy,
medicine and technical science
Schmitt-Ott's chief claim to fame,
in recognition Of which the various
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Lemonade shortags Acute.

Because 1t could not &c; lemons. tn
government railway &c Australia re
Gently had a shortage 81 lemonade fol
ITS passengers. During The intense
neat wave the station stands at Mel
bourne that are run by the govern
ment ran out Of the circus champagne
Efforts 10 get lemons fror9 other cities
tailed and the Railroad Commissioners
advertised for the fruit, but without
Slfrpee9
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lamps which, say the West End
hostesses, are really quite reasonable
in price" bring cheeriness into the
CO.. modious drawing rooms.
Sometimes the tea party guests are
invited to bring their sun ray suits,
which are very much like bathing
suits-only there is less of them.
These, of course, are woman parties
strictly. Divans and cushions are pro-
vided for the guests who lull at full
length and smoke and gossip,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

Just because you've let your Easter shopping the last
minute for going without suit and its
accessories Come tomorrow before $50 in the afternoon
pick any suit or haberdashery articles you may desire
and will see that they are delivered Saturday night
This offer includes making reasonable alterations Suits
and Topcoats.
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Tan or Black Grain Calf Oxfords $3.50
Black or Tan Oxfords, Beverly" last -. $40
'The Nations Best" T an or Black Oxfords, $3.50
Dull Calf Dress Oxfords: thin sole .... $40
MEMS SHOE SECTION SECOND FLOOR
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TEA PARTIES FRIGHTENED
BY ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT
Famous London Fog No Longer
Has Any Terrors for City's
Hostesses.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 15,--London's fog
no longer has any terrora for tea
party hostesses, who have taken to
ultraviolet rays to add further stimu
lust to their social affairs.
In the old-fashioned days hostesses
shuddered when the mist rolled in
over the city.
But today the sun rays electric
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Washington and Virginia Railway, de-
manded by the company as protec-
ton against damage in allowing the
sewer organization to cross it's tracks
in the extension of its lines.
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Prohibition may have prompted the
latest metropolitan offering in wine
bottles. The shoppers are padlocked
to the silver collars that top their cut
crystal forms
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IOPCOATs

No matter what price you want to
pay for Topcoat, we are sure to have
the one that will fit your physique,
your taste and your pocketbook.
Knitted Utility Topcoats; three-button
single-breasted models .. $25
Finely-made Domestic Topcoats; in
the popular light shades. $50 to $50
English Topcoats; by Kenneth Dur
ward, Burberry's, Watt & Thexton
etc. Observation-Disclosures. SOS
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worth and Cecil Graham, dancers.
A comedian Of great versatility, Ais
has a clever foil in the talented Miss
Pullman, and keeps the fun moving
at a speedy pace between songs,
dances and instrumental numbers.
The bill will include:
Chris Chisholm and Viola Breen-
In Frozen Romance" a comedy of
the Canadian wilderness with CHS.
Miss Breen as & romantic bride. The
ction takes place in a supposedly
haunted cabin, and an element of
mystery is injected by Dick Carlisle
in the role of an Indian bandit.
Monte and Lyons-Italian char
acter comedians and musicians in a
laughable skit entitled "A Letter
From Italy"
Lewis and Ames-Up-to-the-min-
ute mirth creators in a budget of
songs and breezy cross-fire chatter,
styled I'VE Know a Thing or Two.
Potter and Gamble-Songs. dances
and comedy are the ingredients of
their odd advertisement, "a Muir
sery"
The Waltons-In spectacular feats
of acrobatics and equilibrism.
On the screen-An Imperial film
novelty, "The Battling Kangaroo"
Kilograms, q Grantland Rice Spot
light, Rolling Along" and Charlie
Chase comedy, There Amt No
Santa Claus"