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The Washington times., 1928-05-19
10000 WATCH
MARA HON

NEW YORK, May 1s. Upward Of
50, 900 spectators are expected to line
the route Of the second annual Long
Beach Marathon today between the
start. at the New York Athletic Club.
and the finish. at the city hail. Long
Beach.
A drcary, dismal drizzIe, falling all
day yesterday and continuing
through the early morning hours to.
day, cast an inauspicious cloud over
the race for the $50 starters, among
which are included the foremost long
distance runners in America.
The chief prizes OF the race
are the six posts on the Amerl-
can Olympic Marathon team,
which will represent the United
States in the Olympic games ct
Amsterdam.
The three outstanding favorites in
the race are Clarence De Mar, ma
tionaI marathon champion, 40
year-oId Sunday School teacher from
Melrose, Mass; Albert ("Whitey'l
Nicholson, veteran marathon run.
ner and winner OF many long dis.
lance grfnds In the past, from Port.
chester, N. Y, and Joie w. Ray,
most famous of all the runners in
the race, who has fOrsalxen middle
distance racing for long distance
runs. Ray finished third in the
Boston marathon.
Among those who are also consid-
cred likely to have a chance of win.
ming are James Henigan, OF Dor
chester. Mass; J. Kenneth Mullan. Of
Philadelphia; Harvey Frick, of New
York; Carl Under, Of Boston; vii.
liam Wilson. Of Philadelphia; Charles
MelIor, Of Chicago; Frank Zuna, Of
New York: Leo o. Giard. of Boston
William Nick. Meyer. Of PhiladeI'
phia: Joseph NJ. Harvey, of PhiIa'
delphia.
The race starts at o'clock this
afternoon. The distances is rs miles
and SS5 yards.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
Bonds TOssers on Edge
For Clash With HerndOrl

The Bonds baseballers are in fine
fettle for their diamond struggle
with the Herndon Fair-lous tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock at Ash.
burn, Va. Bonds players are urged
to gather tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock at The Times Herald Build
ing.
The following will make the trip:
Corson, Roberts, Sweeney, Owens,
Taylor, Harding, Macdonald, CoIIey,
Banta. Caspar Belt. Harvey, Col.
Inns, and Marstellar.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
TEN EYCK CREW
UNDER DOC

NEW YORK, May rs. Columbia
powerful varsity crew rules >
strong favorite to defeat Syracuse
when the two rivals row this
afternoon over the Eastchester Bay
two-niile course. The blue and
white already has roWed two races
this season, but the encounter will
mark the debut OF Coach Jim Ten
Esyck,s upstate oarsmen.
This Is the veterans twenty
fifth year st Syracuse, and sup
pOrters Of the orange are
hoping 10 see their crew furnish
Columbia has beaten Princeton
and Pennsylvania, but lost to Yale,
Columbia has q combination IN
GLIDING in its makeup six members
81 last years championship Pough'
keepsie crew. Syracuse has only
one veteran.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
Elks Baseball Club
Will Gather Today

THE Independent Benevolent Pro-
tective Order Elks OF Washington,
requests all athletic members to at
tend a special meeting today. at $50
O'Clock, at the home, to arrange for
baseball practice next week.
Membership Is offered in the asso-
citation. The team expects to take
the field June Is. Meetings will be
held every Sunday at the home, $3.50
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
HAS RECORD STRING

Alfred Shrubb,, veteran English
runner, still retains more amateur
and professional worlds records than
any other living middle or long dis
lance trackman.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19

FLASHES

At Louisville, Ky.-T m m y
Loughran, Interchangeable cham
pion, awarded newspaper decision
over Joe Sekyra, Dayton, Ohio, ten
rounds.
At Toronto--Larry Gains, To-
ronto, won from Sandy Selfert'
Pittsburgh heavyweight, in fiftE
round when Seifert was disqualified
for refusing to fightA
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
SPORTS FOR ALL

Every student at Phillips Andover
Academy, nationally famous prepare.
tory school, is required to choose
some branch Of athletics. Those
10 fail 10 n.alee varsity teams par
ticipate in inter-class compositions.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19

Milton Gd8IOuS VINO buInSu VAIN
the White Sox last Monday, going
the route to do 80, il booked to face
the ohioans today and Bucky Har-
ris Is confident that the tall, smll-
ing singer win make good.
CASTOR needs plenty OF work.
Idleness this spring because Of
Indictment weather greatly both.
cred CASTOR. He put on weight
and lost his stuff. Recent
WARM days, with regular work,
has made CASTOR what he was
expected to be. q capable, con-
sistent pitcher.
Joe Ehaute, veteran southpaw,
will probably do the tWirIing for
the visitors. In shape Shaute is
one tough Iombre and the Griffs
will have q busy afternoon trying
to land on his shoots and benders.
Bob Reeves will remain at short
until Bucky Harris RECEIVERS the use
Of q thumb badly bent in Thurs
days game. He does better work
there than at second and so Jack
Hayes, the alabama Wild Man,
goes over to second where he looks
at home.
Reeves contributed two fine plays
in yesterdays abbreviated contest.
In the opening round he made a
hackhanded stop Of Carl Lind's
scorching gronnder well to his
right, throwing him out at first.
m the second he ran ont into short
left. took Barnes toss after Hodapp
had doubled to the barrier, and
threw out Fonseca at the plate
with a magnificent throw to Muddy
Ruel.
That opposing runners are
going to take many an extra
base on drives to Goose GOslin
was shown yesterday. Joe
SeweIl raced from first to third
ON FOnseca's bounce to left,
arriving safe with ease. Had
GOsIin the use Of his arm, Joe
would have remained at second.
Manager Harris intends keeping
Goslin In left, at least for a while.
He believes that the Goose will
make up for his lack Of throwing
by his superior clouting. I'm
doubtedly the team misses Goslin's
fine hitting with runners on the
paths, but he will have to hit up
around 500 to I'LL the bill.
George Sisler, starting his first
game at first base for the Griffs
this season, was given hand by
the tans yesterday. They realized
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
6. ]. ENDS HOME
SEASON MONDAY

The Georgetown University nine
ends its home season on Monday
against Western Maryland ct the
Hilltop field at $3.50 o'clock. TINS
afternoon the Eilltoppers are en-
PERTAINING the Penn "A. g. OF Pnl'
adelphia at $3.50 o'clock.
Following Mondays clash tins
Blue and Gray will idle until sat
urday when the yearly Northern
trip will open with Holy Cross q
Worcester, Mass. Boston College
Harvard. Yale, Providence Colege
and Eordham will also be met on
the trip.
The Catholic University nine
terminates its 1923 diamond &c
tivities today against Navy ~
Annapolis, Md. The game has
added significance as II seals
Charley MOran's days 80 atll-
etilc director and baseball coach
OF the Cardinals. Charley has
served is years nj the Brock
land school aud is passing after
this faithful and lengthy servl-
tude.
Probably because OF this factor,
the Cardinals may make the SUI
preme effort OF nipping the Mid.
shipmen today In erier that Moran's
"finis'' will be marked with sue
cess.
The Maryland diamonders are
down at Lexington, Va, for q
meeting with the Virginia Military
Institute Cadets. George Washing
ton is holding its annual inter
class track meet; Johns Hopkins is
opposing G. u. i'm tennis, and Coach
Dorsey Griffith's C u. tracksters
are engaging Temple University OF
Philadelphia, Pa, in dual meet
in the G. II. Stadium.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
CASTOR and aQute DOped
To Climb Hill Today
RY I.ouis "A. DOugher

Unless rain interferes the Cleveland Indians ana
Grfs another attempt to stage ball game To-Day
1T the Griffith Stadium The outlook is not promising
The Washington times., 1928-05-19

Locate your new apartment through
the classified rental offerings In to-
days Times and Herald - YOuM Hike
the many attractive TaaceS Hated.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19

A year ago today the Griffs
were tied with Cleveland in sixth
place with an average OF .444'
having won IL and lost Id games
Today they are again in sixth place
and, winning II and losing 16 games
have an average of .407. Never
theless, the team later rallied to
finish in third place in 1927, despite
a mournful final Western trip.
Manager Harris may recall this.
At any rate, Bucky Harris isn't
quitting, even If some Of the fans
are. He intends to keep trying, be-
lieving that sooner or later the
team will get going and begin win
ming its share of victories.
With Willis Hudlin burning 'em
in, the Indians were fairly on the
way to another triumph yesterday
when the skies yawned and dumped
buckets of water upon the field.
completely running it for baseball
purposes. The three wise gents.
Messrs. Hildebrand, Ormsby and
Guthrie, took ten minutes or so
afterward to learn that fact, though
standing in the mud all that time.
Singles by Joe Sewell and Fon-
SEGA, followed by Hodapp's two
base cIout to the barrier in left
center. gave the Indians q run In
the second. That was the lone
counter when the rain came along.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19

that the veteran was up against
1t and meant to encourage MN
Re handled three losses and baggec
one foul pop fly in his four frames
afield and rolled to Joe SeWen II
hts lone trip to the plate.
Lloyd Brown will not accompany
the team to Philadelphia tomorrow
night. He il at Garfield Hospita
nursing an infected right hand. Al
soon as he RECEIVERS, though. ne
will Join the team. He VIII De
needed when those doubleheaderf
come along.
There Was much buxZAng
among the fans in the stand
yesterday over the shifts I'm the
Washington lineup, with man"
ager Harris coming In Tor con-
siderable adverse criticism. How
ever. as BucIxy says, the team
has been losing right along ana
can't do much worse by any
shifts made, no matter what
they may be. Since starting
the present home stay the
Griffs have won six and lost
eleven games for nm average OF
.S52.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04

And they had sausages and buckwheat cakes for breakfast,
luncheon-or I'll miss my guess.
Big patters of veal steaks, smothered in real gravy, mounds
OF mashed potatoes as white as snow and rich with golden butter.
Big dishes of ripe tomatoes cooked with onions and maybe a few
peppers and beans, either the New England baked beans and brown
bread or the old-fashioned Western bean baked in a wide milk pan
with plenty of pork and nothing brown about 'em at all
And they had gingerbread hot from the oven with lots Of
butter. mince pie with the mince meat scooped out Of the old stone
jar in the cupboard and cookies, ginger cookies, not snaps, mind
you, but cookies, rich and soft and hot in the mouth. Rahin cookies
and sugar cookies and chocolate cake in layers, and cocoanut cake
In layers and jelly cake in six layers, with lots Of frosing on top
angel cake and devils cake and cranberry Pc with strips of crust
showing the red cranberries between, and pumpkin pie made of
fresh pumpkins, mind you, don't you dare pronounce it any way but
"spunkins"-.and squash pie and dried apple pie. pshawl tell all your
foreign chefs to step right along and give me a good old-fashioned
American dinner for my money and for my Observation-Disclosures, /
thank you.
And that's what these bnionaires thought. too, you'll observe.
We'll, what's money for if you can't buy the real things you
really want with IL
Tn warrant every one of those bflionaires would give a hum
dred dollars TO sneak into his mothers pantry and come out with a
big wedge of mince pie in one hand and a hunk of cheese in the
other and slip down to the spring house to get a big glass of milk
or cold butternik, just for fun
Eth, what2
c4yaEht Iss Mamma Ttus ssre. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
The Stars Say
For Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Nv CENEyIEVE KFMBIF.

vt would seem as though a fagot
OF t~hunderboits might material
u ize in the affairs Of humans on
this day. judging by the powerful
and malevolent forces Of Uranus and
Mars. generally figured as a pair OF
devastating and passionately strenu-
ous planets. They operate with ag-
g~ressiveness and usually with
abruptnesS- presaging changed con-
ditions. clamor and tumult. On this
day these negative aspects OF the
planets HAY be expected unless
placed under subjugation by the will
TO refrain from rash and impetuous
moves and m-governed conduct gen
orally.
Those whose birthday 10 IL may
expect q year OF sudden changes and
generally upheaved and disrupted
conditions unless they refrain from
tumpestuous conduct and rash, i'm
of issues. With calm elaboration
and rigid s~elf-control connections OF
benefit may be made with large cor
porations or through secret agree
ments. New undertakings may bring
advantages. A child born on this
day should be given rigid training
and discipline In the control OF a
PASSIONATE. adventurous and tenn
pestuous nature
Man il a JGgof OF fhunderbolfs;
all the forces of the system play
through him.-Emevson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Awakening
Madge Diplontaiicaiy Aroids a Possible Quarrel tCifh Lillian
Because Of Marion's Unchaperoned Sunrise Trip:
BY Adele Garrison

" BRACED myself for an un-
pleasant interview as Lillian.
= patiently much disturbed. asked
where Marion was. l was furious
with myself for having permitted
my friends young daughter TO go
10 the ocean with Ronald Brixton.
vet at the same time something
sneakingly sympathetic with the
things. stirred in my heart.
turned my anger partly against
Lillian for the rigid regime In which
she held Marion.
shes gone to the ocean with
Ronald Brixton TO see the sun RISE"
! told her bluntly.
Lillian sat down heavily in the
nearest chair, and stared at me.
Did o tell her she could go?"
she asked after an instant. "or did
shs make the trip without asking
permission?"
Don't you know your own
daughter better than that speech
would Indicate" I asked her Grossly.
glad OF the opportunity TO get the
first whack in as Dicky sometimes
describes my tactics In our marital
controversies. "She asked me very
prettily II she could so. She also
asked me. as did Ronald. to go with
them. but I hope / know when i
am superfiuous cargo"
She WINGED as IL I had struck her.
Don't Jest about II. Madge." she
said. Il know I'm ridiculous. and
please believe that I'm not blaming
Won in the least. Y know YOU ac.cl
as you would have done II Marion
had been your daughter instead OF
mine"
Il trust you believe that" / said
a bit stiffly. and she lifted her head
and looked me squarely In the eyes.
do you doubt it?" she countered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04

as much a. possible and wearing an
elastic stocking or bandage during
the daytime should give relief.
Tight. circular. garters would be "a
very likely u for the trouble.
z. l.. d. Only father who is 10
complains OF pain and soreness in
his back and experiences difficulty
In arising after sitting for any
length OF time: he has a good appe-
tite and walks daily. What would
you advise?
FL arm 80 years or age. married
and have two boys. I am nervous
and excitable and suffer with pains
in the top OF my head. what causes
this and what treatment will be help
full?
Avery likely due to iumbago;
try to locate a possible source OF in
lection in his system. although the
pain may be due 10 cold or strain.
Massage and application OF heat
should give relief. For further par
ticulars send a self-addressed. stamp
ed envelope and repeat your Ques-
ton
2.-Have your blood pressure taken.
This may have a bearing on your
symptoms. There Is always some
underlying reason for nervousness.
For further particulars send a self.
addressed. stamped envelope and re-
peat your question.
G. 3. W. Q.-What do you advise
for cailouses on the soles Of the
feet7
Airy bathing the feet In warm.
soapy water and then applying
warm linseed oil just before retir-
ing. the next morning soak h feet
again and scrape away the dead It's
ste. This treatment should be ef-
fective.
x. c. Il. OIL am 80 years OF age,
4 II. IL in. tall. what should i
weigh?
A.-You should weigh about ~
pounds.
c.. r. NJ. OIL am troubled with
a terrible itching Of the scalp which
is not due to dandruff. The scalp Is
broken out in blotches and these
blotches often form bloody and pus-
filled scabs. What do you advise?
A.-This condition may be due TO
lupus erthematosus and requires
special treatment. For full partic-
ulars send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope and repeat your question.
co7yriEht- isas. N.wspsDcr Feature Service. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04

Ay @&LA GhA@4 0Ayr AFAE AAANH
- pole. stirring up a great TODD
at the bottom OF the pond.
Now IL IL likely that nothing
would have come OF her plant had y,
not been heard by Nil. Flor. Yam.
Hand and Knarf-the five little
water-reflections with the turned.
about names--who happened a IL
nearby. watching their little masters
and mistresses ms they fished from
the bank.
Where did you lose it?" asked
Yam.
"If / knew where. II wouldn't W.
lost" replied Polly.
A land-child would probably have
considered Polly's answer toe sharp
and left her to find her tail for her.
self. But reflections are quite the
contrary OF land-children. Yam
smiled sweetly. ~therefors. and slld:
When did you lose ig?"
II don't remember whether II was
Monday or Tuesday or "Wednesday
or Thursday or Friday or Saturday"
Perhaps IL was Sunday"
"Oh. no. II couldn't have been sun
day. I W. 20 out on Sunday"
Perhaps you didn't lose 1t at all
said knarf.
But il was plain that the tadpols
had no tail. only a stump.
"Of course she lost IT," exclaimed
the others. At this they started 10
search for II. peering under rocks.
IN the sand and behind the water
foliage. But they couldn't even find
a trace or IL. IL was surely lost.
Just then old Grandfather Frog came
along.
whats the natter" he asked.
"Polly lost her tall" the reflections
explained.
"Humph, Polly" croaked the frog.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Words of the Wise

An army of stays led by a
lion would be more formidable
than an army Of lions led by
a stag. -Proverb.
Now this Is how ! define talent; II
10 q gift God has given US in secret.
which we reveal without knowing il.
-Moniesquieu.
10 Is not the lie that pdsseth
through the mind, but the lie
that sinketh IN and settlcth in IL,
that doth hurt. Bacon.
No one could ever meet death
for his country without the
hope Of Immortality.
Cicero.
A pleasant possession il useless with
oui . eomrsde. S---~-
ktndnesses are easily forgot
ten. but injuriesi-i1hdt fCorthy
man does not keep those ia
rtindf -Thdckerdy.
What can give as more sure
knowledge than our senses?
How else can we distinguish
between the true and the false?
-Lucretius.
Nature 10 not governed except by
obeyins her. Bacon.
Avoid shame, but do not seek
glory-nothing 80 expensive us
glory. Smith.
There Is nothing more requt-
site in business than dispatch.
Addison.
The memory strengthens as
you lay burdens upon it.
DE Quincy.
The gift Of tears Is The best aft OF
God to suffering man. -Keblc.
Almost everything that IL
great has been done by youth.
-Disraeli.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04

and | saw In her eyes tho same ten
sion and resentment which I knew
was mirrored In my own. I suddenly
realized that Lillian and I were
nearer a quarrel than we ever had
been In our long and close assocsa,
ton. / resolved 70 move and speak
most warily.
"Of course not" ! said. the
question was rather a difficult one
10 decide. Mary suggested the trip
ut sunrise as there was no moon
last night for our stunt or seeing
the ocean by moonlight"
Nary Lillian CALCULATED. and the
way she spoke the name OF Dicky's
niece showed her irritation at the
girl. She's filled Marion full OF
romantic nonsense about this nifty
collegiate as she calls him. and she's
egglng on their association in every
way she can. I don't like II,
Madge-oh! I don't mean this par
ticular trip this morning-that's
harmless enough. but it's the whole
idea This boy and Marion must To
interested in each other@did you see
how he looked at her when they
were introduced, and how he
watched her all through dinner?"
1 nodded. depressing a smile at The
distinct note Of maternal pride In
her voice. called forth by the very
admiration which she deplored.
"Of course ! saw it," I returned
GROSSLY. You'd better get Marion
a yashmak II you think you're going
TO be able to keep young mems
admiring eyes from resting on her
face. She's altogether too much
like you as you must have been at
her age. to isolate and ~insulate her
from masculine admiration"
Continued Tomorrow.
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Three Minute Journeys
Rv TEMPT r MANNING
BY TEMPLE MANNING
, Picturesque Nora Scotian To,cn, Home OF Z
Dried Fish Industry.

"HE Goldfish cakes which you ate
for breakfast this morning prob
ably had their genesis in a little
old-fashioned town In Nova Scotia
greatest center Of the fishing indus
try on the North American continent.
Last year this little town sem out to
the consuming markets of the world
2el .00o. 900 pounds of dried fish.
In the early Spring. the town OF
Lunenburg offers as picturesque a
scene as one could imagine. The
long narrow bay surrounded by the
low Nova Scotian hills and fringed
with the spotless little houses OF the
fisher-folk. Is literally covered with
fishing sloops. Their masters and
crews are up In the rigging. out on
the bowsprit. over the side in
"bo'sun' chairs, calking. painting.
cleaning. getting their sturdy craft
ready for the annual trip to the
Grand Banks
Then comes the time when sails
are set and the fleet pulls but for the
Grand Banks. that most prolific OF
all fishing grounds. Headed toward
the open sea. sails Tapping in the
breeze, the armada reminds one OF a
yacht regatta gone husky.
When the boats and their cargoes
of fish come back to port. the whole
populace OF the town Is In for a busy
few weeks. Fish which were not
cleaned on shipboard have TO be
cleaned and split. and the drying
Flakes" must be erected. These
flakes are made Of poles laid on the
ground and spaced a short distance
apart to allow a circulation Of air be-
tween them. Over the poles Is placed
a bed or spruce branches.
After the fish have been cleaned
and split. they are laid on the flakes
where. thanks to the breezes and the
warm sun. they soon become CON-
pletely dehydrated. The weather has
TO be watched carefully-if rain ap-
pears. the fish are quickly gathered
fn,x-swht lara Esxsr.,