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The Washington times., 1928-03-26
IS GAMES
FOR EPISCOPAL

ALEXANDRIA. Va, March 26.
Thirteen games will be played by
the Episcopal High nine. as shown
on the schedule released by Fac
ulty Manager F. E. Carter. The
squad will resume practice tomor-
row after Today holiday following
examinations. The card follows:
April i, Tech; IL. Eastern; u. Fish
burne Military Academy; IL, Business
school: Is, virginia Episcopal school.
May /, st. Adams: s, Gilman, At
Baltimore; Is. Central: II. Swavsly
Prep; IS Emerson: 10, Woodbury.
Forest, at Orange, Va.
Alexandria High School diamond
FASTENERS will open their season
Saturday afternoon, meeting Fred
ericksburg High School in a Third
Athletic District Of Virginia game
at Fredericksburs. Coach Wilson
must develop pitcher, as Riley
has Graduated and McAGenamin will
not play this year,
Lefty" Pharr. of the Clover
Juniors. is showing up well anu
he may be the answer to VIII
sons prayers. Marshall Smith,
brother of Kermit Smith. pitcher
for the New Haven Eastern
League Club. also promises
much.
Coach J. F. Wilson will cooperate
with several graduate athletes OF
Alexandria High School in an ef-
fort to organize an AZ Club for
graduate and student athletes OF
Alexandria High School who have
won c1Cn "A" in major sports ;t
the local SC nool. A meeting will
he held Friday night in che school
auditorium at 1880 p. M, to perfect
| plans
Roland Manning has been elected
captain of track at WASHINGTON md
Lee High School. Of Ballston. Va,
which will be taking part in the
track game for the first time when
it completes hers in the third
athletic District track and field
games in May. Bernard Sasher
will manage the Generals cinder.
Founders.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
Capital City Soccer
Learue Stars Beaten

The all-star team of the Washing
ton Soccer League trampled the
leading representatives of the Cap
ital City League by 6 to score
Yesterday afternoon. This match
closed the soccer activities in the
District.
The presence Of several Walford
players with the Washington Soccer
League stars made victory certain.
Dave Mclean was the glitterins
gem. sending five goals between the
uprights.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
BILLY BARTON
PUZZLES

LONDON, March 26.-Billy Bar
tons chances of carrying off the
grand national honors for the
United States this year, are viewed
differently by those most closely
connected with the American horse.
His trainer is optimistic. while
his owner and his erstwhile rider
are rather respondent.
The honorable Aubrey Hast.
ings, Billy BartOn's trainer,
gave every evidence of conf
dence i'm the horses chances
when speaking to international
News Service today from his
Wiltshire home at WrOughtOn.
Don't you worry. Billy's all
right" Hastings said He has as
good a chance as any other horse
in the field of so of completing the
and is pluck personified. He is
perfectly fit, and he has progressed
excellently in his trainin~ ever
since he came to England. He has
done everything / have asked of
IIItI III e0ANPS anu SASAC AZ ~
reason today why he shouldn't fig.
ure as prominently as any other
horse entered in the race.
His fitness will tell on the ter.
rible Aintree Course. / am salts
fled with him, and Cullinan is a
fine jockey"
On the other hand, Howard
Bruce, of Baltimore, the owner.
feels that Billy has not been up
to form recently, specially since
Ober handed over the iOckeyship
of the horse.
"Ober handed over the jockeyship
to Cullinan voluntarily" Bruce ex.
planned to International News Ser
vice, simply because Ober thought
he could not do Billy justice in
England, and that he might handi.
cap the colts chances through in
experience with the English
courses"
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
MAYBE HE'S RIGHT

The racehorse Hindoo was the
best thoroughbred that has appeared
In this country in the last fifty
years, according to John E. Mad
den, whose success as a breeder
has been unexcelled for thirty years
or more
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
.DEPAO[O Files
AUTO ENTRY

INDIANAPOLIS, March 26.-Peter
DePaolo, sun.stained son OF Italy,
who was the American racing cham
pion in 1925 and 1927. has entered
car in the international 5OO-mile
race to be held at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, May 30.
Peter, a nephew of the great
Ralph DePalma, will pilot Flying
Cloud marking the entrance OF an
other manufacturer in the spectacu'
lar sport, which not alone provides
thrills for thousands of spectators
but points the way to the refine,
ments and Innovations in passenger
car construction.
DePaOlO made his first appear.
ance at the indianapolis track
eight years ago rs q grease ball
for Ralph DePaIma's immaculate
speedsters. He was permitted
to Join DePalma's stable as re-
ward for his impeccable record
i'm Uncle Sans Army during =
what has been known as the
World War.
Soon he was riding beside the
canny DePalma as riding aide, all
this being in the days Of two-seater
cars, long before the sleek, pro-
jectile type of hurry buggies was in
vogue.
Pete won the international 500.
mile race at Indianapolis in 1925,
He gained fame, wealth and conf
dence. Ever since he has been one
OF the foremost contenders and was
! the American Automobile Associa'
ton champion in 1925 and in 1927.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
RAPID Rise

The Varsity Grads of Toronto,
Canada's worId-famous hockey club,
was organized less than three years
ago. The team is composed Of
former University of Toronto play.
erg.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
.H|KERS BATTLE
ALTITUDE

GRANTS, N. Mex, March &c.
C. Pyle's bunion derbyists logged
through the Laguna Indian country
toward their twenty-third control at
Old Laguna Pueblo, 81 miles rom
Grants today.
Cubero. a bit of old Spain. with
its quaint streets and dingy adobe
homes, at the foot OF Mt. Iaylor.
II, 1858 feet high and covered with
millions Of feet of pine timber. was
midway on the route and here the
caravan lunch cars refreshed the
runners and walkers.
Yesterdays trek from Thoreau to
Grants. 3O.5 miles, was one of the
most unusual OF the 772 miles from
Los Angeles, as IL miles Of the jaunt
were through detours in the sage
streWn desert. The route had been
mapped out with the designating
arrows to guide the throng and as
d result little difficulty was ex-
perienced by the field.
Peter Gavuzzi, Southampton,
England, logged at grtlling
pace yesterday when he aver
aged almost miles an hour
over the lava bed route.
Eastern pedestrians for the 772.1
miles from Los Angeles to Grants
rank as follows:
OH Wanttinen, New York Fred
RAINIER, Miami, Fla. John Salo,
Passaic, N. j.. Harry Abramowitz,
New York; Louis Perelia. Albany,
n. Y; Earl Dilks. Newcastle, Pa;
Nor. is Richman, Mount Vernon,
N. Y; Arthur Richman, Brooklyn;
Samuel Richman, New York; viii.
liam Morally, Newark, n. j.: Mes
tor Emcksen, Port Chester. n. Y.
Here are the Is leaders with
their elapsed times for the 712.17
miles from Los Angeles:
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
ZEBL|NE FACES
DE ANGELO

frankie DeAnse1o, District ban.
tam, is appearing tonight in one OF
the 1O.round star bouts on the box.
ing card of the Olympia A. G. in the
1o4th Medical Regiment Armory.
at Baltimore. DeAngelo il to oppose
Buck Zebline, Of Baltimore.
The midget Italian ringster has
been stepping at lively clip during
the last eight months and has re-
corded some sparkling victories. He
Is well liked by Baltimore and WI.
mington ringworms. DeAngelo lays
claim to the fact that he has never
been knocked off his feet in his ring
career.
He was outpointed about eight
months ago by Jackie Portney, q
Baltimore lightweight, DeAngelo Eiv.
ing away about 10 pounds.
The latest fistic sensation
around Washington is Eddie
Bowling, formerly Of Memphis,
Tenn, but who is now con-
nected with Patsy Donovan's
herd. Bowling, q bantam, gave
q severe trOunclng to TOney
Ross, Of Baltimore, i'm . ten
round mill Mt Baltimore last
Friday. Even Baltimore scribes
freely admitted that Bowling
battered Ross.
Bowling is to engage Benny
Schwartz in the top event on April
Is in Baltimore on the card of the
Folly A. C.. Patsy Donovan is try.
ing to match him in Wilmington
for bout this Thursday.
Bowling is said to have beaten
Pinkie May, claimant of the South.
ern bantam title; Winter Lee,
Tony Leto, Trescoe Johnson, Gard.
ner Johns, Eddie Burl, Joe Slovin
and Pete Faust. He drew with
frankie DeAngelo, at Hagerstown,
Md. and fought a no-decision con.
test with Jimmy Ireland. Delaware
State bantam king. at Wilmington.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
Union PRINTERS TO START

The Union Printers will hold their
first workout tomorrow on the south
diamond of the Ellipse, starting at
4 o'clock. All printer ballplaycrs
desiring a tryout are asked to be
present.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26
MEYERS TARGET
Of FEL|C|

Manager John s. Blick has pro-
grammed a wrestling card at the
Arcadia for Thursday night which
should furnish Washington mat
fans with thrills aplenty.
AS the headliner of the offering
Toney Felici the Italian grappler,
will meet Freddy Meyers, recent
winner over Renalto Gardini. The
semi-final will bring together Joe
Turner and Rough House" Nelson,
while Bobby Mainfort and Charley
Metro are to furnish the fireworks
in the opening event.
The FeIici. Meyers settO should
be fraught with action. Gardini,
1t seems, is q prOtege Of Felici
and the outcome of the Meyers
Gardini bout was not accord
ing to the expectations of
Felici. Felici Is nursing
grudge against the Jewish lad
for the defeat administered his
fellOw-cOuntryman.
Nelson at one time held the light
weight title, but increasing avoidu
pois has forced him into the middle
weight class. However, the added
poundage has not materially at
fected his speed and Turner ma
be forced to the limit 70 gain ths
verdict.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26

You can have either your car or
your radio serviced for batteries at the
,,.nt appears on next to the last page
"s today's Times and Herald.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26

The largest entry in the associa-
Hion's history is assured, according
10 Ebersole. More leagues than
ever are entering in a body.
Among the latest to come in
enmasse is the Washington Post
The Washington times., 1928-03-26

Attention is turning now to
the Washington City Duckpin
Association tournament to be
held at the King Pin in April.
Entries close April but Secre-
tary Aryille EbersOle announces
more than $50 teams already
entered or promised. The pros.
pect Is that 800 or more will
compete.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26

Lorraine and Rena are sched-
uled tonight, along with many
other Washington stars. Among
the Washington teams to per-
form are the King Pin, Meyer
Davis, Virginia Markets, Guide
American Beauties, Convention
Hall, George G. Shaffer and
Arcadia.
The Washington times., 1928-03-26

Nick TrOnsky, of New Britain,
Conn, but for the toughest
break of the tournament, to-
day would be leading the all
events. As It Is he is second,
two pins behind Campbeil's
lib.
Evening star., 1928-01-15
News of the Clubs

.L4,ntinued from Twelfth Page. :,
Evening star., 1928-01-15

were the first edition de Milo--diked
out in q fur coat of the color OF n
black dog with the mango.
A middle.aged woman with the sort
of chin that will have its own way
until kingdom come--and one or the
things the chin was possessing 1us'
| then was a nurses uniform of white
| longcloth, under sport coat or darI
brown with lightning strokes or yel
low. There were others. but three o.
| a kind are enough to make good rea
| son, SO the manicure woman's worr.
lines went out Of commission--and n
woman must express herself. or die
she paused before a plaster lady in !.
store window on a side street--a pass
| plaster lady in tidy suit-market
down. And she said to the lady, hav
| ing no one else to confide in:
WAX ladies may wear silks anf
e,mine and beads from the Far East
but YOU and I and every other run o
the mills are going to keep cottor
fields a prospering. even IL all the olt
reliables 60 out of fashon-and stay
there"
And anybody who supposes that the
plaster lady failed to respond Is simply
not acquainted with plaster ladies'.
| Then--this being n true tale as wei
as the manicure Woman's regular dan
! for shoppnG-she went in q store and
bought some things. OF silk and gen
| tcclest, of silver gray.
Evening star., 1928-01-15
AROUND THE CITY
BY NANNIE LANCASTER.

money. You never see white horse
hitched to a carriage, now, do you?
Wellum, carriages is sort of scarce
themselves. but what l notice about
white horses is that they all look sort
OF detected and down in the mouth,
specially old mares. because dark
horses look down on 'em and 1t hurts
their pride, yes'm."
Nothing much to tell about--a lot
Of pigeons and a line of country wag-
ons hitched to old horses. mostly
white. But it would seem different
and finer--if you could have looked at
them through the eyes of the little old
man who looked like a dried apple
with a soul TO it-yes'm. But the prob.
lem that started this small stuff still
stands
What will become Of the dear pig.
cons when Center Market goes bye
bye:
TWO women were tearing an argu-
= ment'to shreds. With small
sofa in department store rest room
for battle ground, they debated the
rights and wrongs of lingerie-while
a third woman who had come that
way to make a manicure date for next
morning ueilberafeiy took nearby
chair to see how the fray would come
out. The elder one. who was obvi.
ously sticking tn old-time heavy
weights. claimed that silk was not only
dangerous
Dangerous Huh. I haven't had
cold for three years-not since l
gave up union suits for step-ins.'
"All right. But look at the expense. .
That's all you know about il. Why,
say, / used to have washwoman
coming every week with a big basket
packed with stiff-starched cotton gar
ments. all tucked and rutfled and en-
broidered-at the cost of a couple of
bills visit. With silk l put change
Of sets in the hathtub. sprinkle per-
Evening star., 1928-01-15

fumed soap powder plentifully, let
them soak a bit, slap them together
instead of wringing, hang at the win.
dow and when near dry press out
and there you are, with little trouble
and no expense"
The manicure woman, being one of
those reprehensible people who delb.
erately overhear a thing to make
money out of it, extended her study
of the subject by interviewing tho
stylish saleslady who presided over
| what YOU might call the interior de-
partment, in another section of the
store. Knowing by experience the
prices and qualities of silk and radium,
she asked for something in cotton
| bleached and fleece-lined.
The face of that saleslady registered
! amazement, sCorn and incredulity tha'
she could have heard Alright. The man
| icura woman repeated her request:
you will have to go to the whit,
goods department. Everything here
! Is silk
| With the information went two
shrugs that told each other that Somt
! women, of course, would continue II
stick to common underWcar--with an
other shrug TO finish the inferenc,
with proper shading of contempt
And she was II nice saleslady, at that
and, maybe, had Il mother who wore
| cotton stockings and canton-tiannel
pettytote IT was her job.slogan that
| fashion hasn't worn cotton since the
war. And she was living up to it.
! Official information is handy thins
to own but it has its drawbacks
| nut an Interrogation mark between
| the eyes of the manicure woman Wh'
went her way wondering what the
dear cotton planters are SolnS to q,
with skirties gone and any sort o
cotton garment on the blink. But shf
might have saved any wear and tea
on her sympathy. for the first person
she saw when she got outside the re
volving door was a broom handle sis
| ter who will doubtless wear her neat
frills and tucks to the very beach ol
/ the River StyX. And after that. a
| comfortable intervals, came
4 stout woman, who didn't give !;
hang for straight fronts. but wore hel
| contour as unConcernedly as If she
Evening star., 1928-01-15
EASTERN HIGH CLASS
GIVES CHRISTMAS PLAY
"The Killers" Presented at Home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Evans
in Cleveland Park.

Members of the dramatic classes of
Eastern High School presented their
Christmas play. THE Killer" last
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Evans. 3405 Lowell street.
Cleveland Park
The characters of the killer, the
girl. the other man and the sheriff
were ably portrayed by Louis Depro.
Rosalie Goodhart, Hazen Shea and
Harold Witherite, respectively. AS.
sisting the cast was committee com.
posed Of Thelma Courtney. Dorothy
Dunmire. Carol Meads, Parker Faber.
ROdcrick O'Conner, Thomas Neff and
Theodore Capelli. The play was di-
rected by Miss Ella NJ. Mock and Miss
Olivia A. Taylor.
Among the guests present were DR..
and Mrs. Harvey j. Wiley, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Jay O'Conner, DIR. and Mrs.
Carl Ruediger. DR.. and Mrs. Robert
Young Sullivan, DIR. and Mrs. Albert
Pagin, Miss Alice Pagin. Mrs. Gilbert
and Mrs Elwood =. Morey.
Mrs. Evans is the chairman Of the
scholarship committee. Columbia n
Women. George Washington Uni.
versity.
An interesting talk by DR.. Wiley
rendered the evenings program Of
particular interest.
Evening star., 1928-01-15
WHEATLEY Y. W. c. A.
TO ELECT TOMORROW
Balloting to Continue Until Eve
ming, When Business and Musical
Session Will Be Held.

The annual meeting for the election
OF the board of directors of the Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. C.. A. will be held
tomorrow night in the "Y' building
at Ninth street and Rhode Island ave-
nue.. Ballotng started yesterday In
the building and will continue there
tomorrow from 10 am. to pm,
when the polls will be closed to allow
counting of the votes, so that re-
port may be made at the meeting
which commences at 8 o'clock.
The nominating committee, headed
by Mrs Irene Norwood. has submmit'
ted the following names for election
Mrs. Matilda Wesley, Mrs. Portia
Daniels. Mrs. Louise Cabaniss, Mrs.
J. Hayden Johnson. Mrs. Nettie Scott
Mrs. Matte Daniels. Mrs. Emma
Wormley Miss Mary l.. Mason, Mrs
j. w. Holland and Mrs. Cleo Key.
Reports from committees will be
heard and special features will be pro-
vided by the Calendar Club and the
Girl Reserves. Frank Williams, Miss
Marguerite Wood and Miss Carolyn
Grant will present a program OF
music.
Evening star., 1928-01-15

Henry T. Alien as guest speaker. His
'subJect viii be Disarmament"
Wives of ranking officers will serve
a. hostseses at the informal reception
and Tea which follows each monthly
Hestlnz. Mrs. Fannie Shreye Heart.
ssD, soprano. and Francis T. Heartsill.
haas. will give a program Of selected
songs.
New members admitted at the last
board meeting were Irs. Mary EltZ
Parker, Mrs. Oscar r. Bland. Mrs.
John \. Craven, Mrs. William X
Eoefer and Ars. Merritt .. Cha nee.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet TO.
nl0rrow. pm. at 5z27 Hiatt place.
HRS. Mamie ID. Hughes. hostess.
The womzn's Club Of Woodside met
January IL a. the home Of Mrs. Pawn
Ganroe. The speaker was DR.. a. e.
Ghf3etse. who gave q talk on the his.
tory and development Of the x-rsy,
Illustrating from his personal expert,
etacss with X-rsy work in the World
War. and exhibiting two types Of X.
ray tubes.
The club viii meet January Is at the
fosne OF Mrs. J. u. Pratt. North Wood
ssde.
Burnside C0rpa. No. 4, Wornan's Re.
lief Corps, held It's annual tnstalla lion
1f oniesrE Wednesday evening when
Mas following were installed Iresi
Getit, Mrs. Della l.. O'EFien; senior
ytce president Jrs. Clara True. llnlnf
vS& president. Mrs. Cora B Davis
treasurer, Irs, Hamilton. chaplain,
Mfs. GfsGe Garter, conducior Mrs
Atsce Aeadf: guard. Aiss katah Nj,
MoniSif; sssistaDt conductor, Nfs
Emma Dean. and assistant guard
Mfs. Margaret Etrickland. Color bear.
sfs are ss foiIcws, Mrs. Eosalis No
kGe shslton. Misc Anna 81 Glauser,
Wrs. Adeiia Forester and Mrs. Hsry
.. spesdsn. Ars. Mary H. North.
patriotic instructor.
Many past presidents II the Ueps n
ipspit OF ths Foionlsc were present, IN
ctsi6lng Afs. Oi1royd. Mrs. Curry, Mr..
shaw, ATs. Enttfkin, Miss Myrtle
LseDssck, Mrs. AsFy N, North, Mics
Jennie Hamilton and AfE. stein, aii
~ ~B1m made speeches of gfeeting
- the new president, Mrs. Fsum OF
ri8s Daughters u Union Veterans
wss also present and spoke. a. Well
as Mfg. Lizzie Eassett. department
president. ana her staff
In behalf Of the Burnside Post
q. A. r.. Asj. j. A, Whitaker pre-
~tntA1 D Substantial cheek. MAJ
Wbitsksr is commander II BurBside
H0sf.
Antsr iffws listion Fefreshment =
we're served.
Jhe Speech H~ading Club ~ Wash
ffgton VIII hold iis weekly Glaze
Daasttng Tuesdsy, q pm, 10 wnIch 81
-
&c 10 come,
Tea Lsjks sre held each JbuTsdsy 3
4 ~ 4 pm. ia the 9iubToGns, zaIa
1DnboFne pisIs northwest
A card party viii be held January
81. pm
Giabfoorns opened even dsy, . u
y s.n .A. -..... ..........
Evening star., 1928-01-15

EOPLE will die. The habit is so
old.fashioned that we take 1t as
a matter OF course--for other
people. For you may have no.
Evening star., 1928-01-15

Road we like 10
recall some Incl
dent that never
seemed worth tell
ing about until
he came 10 that
great lane which
each OF us must
turn and W / IL
walk with us no
more.
A av al ! e r
strayed out OF a
colonial novel and
wandered around
Washington until
he grew so old and
roor and lonely
that, at last. the
only thirg he
Evening star., 1928-01-15

When drought set in last Summer
in parts of Kyushu. Japan. the farm
ers started a war for control OF the
water for their rice fields. The battle
continued as long as there was water
available. but when the moisture was
gone all joined together in prayer
for rain. The shrines erected to Bud.
dha have been the scenes of almost
constant appeals for cessation of
the drought In the Oita prefecture
more than 10000 acres of rice fields
dried up. In Onogun the heat became
ground.
Evening star., 1928-01-15
FIREMEN WIN PRAISE.
War Department Lauds Service al
Boiling Field.

Appreciation of the prompt and eff.
fcient work of the District Fire De.
partment, which resulted in the saw.
ing of valuable Government property
at the fire at Boiling Field on Decem-
Der 81, has been officially expressed
by the War Department. In a com.
munication to Chief Engineer George
Evening star., 1928-01-15

8. Watson of the District Fire Depart.
ment. special thanks are extended "for
the Fire Departments efforts in saw.
ing Government property and for the
prompt response made to the call for
assistance"
'"The splendid work and co-operat tion
of the District Fire Department in
helping to put out the fire and save
the Air Corps supply depot" was also
cited by the commanding officer Of
Evening star., 1928-01-15
Bridge Replaced Quickly.

Replacing Of railroad bridge was
accomplished in record time in Toxic,
Japan. recently. The structure was
placed over the Sumida River. to take
the place of an old bridge, is 1910
feet long. and contains two through
spans, each 200 feet long and weigh.
ing $50 tons. Each of the spans was
swung into position horizontally with
n total interruption Of traffic of only
two hours. The work was performed
exactly on schedule time and was
witnessed by group of engineers.
To prevent forgers from getting
copies of check signatures from blot.
ters banks are using black blotting
na ner.
Evening star., 1928-01-15
Boiling Field In his official report of
the fire.

Tonawa nda. ". ". has installed iht
first gas-fired boiler to keep an ice.
house warm. BY not allowing the ten.
perature to fall below 30 degrees. the
system preserved the cakes from
freezing together In a mass as large
az the building
Evening star., 1928-01-15

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tfced that our own goins always
q ,ems 90 vasue;y remote happening
rs to give US no personal concern,
And you notice, also, that whenever
fallow traveller stumbles of the Great