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in the Kingdom to meet him in an en-
durance competition. He would, he
said. run a horse ragged in a six-day
race. The conditions were simple. He
would start at scratch with the four
footed animal and each could walk, run,
trot or rest at win. Official timekeep-
ers and scorers would be engaged to
record the distance covered by each OF
the contestants.
The challenge was accepted by a
noted horse owner, who agreed TO pro-
vide a famous ex-iockey to ride the
nag. An enterprising English manu-
featuring concern, seeing the advantage
Of the publicity. offered TO back the
man against the horse. and each side
posted 800 pounds (sl.5o0). winner take
all
One Monday morning a gray-haired
man walked out on the track. attired
in a running costume. He was fol-
lowed a few moments later by hand
somely grooIned black horse. on which
was seated an immaculate rider. At
the stroke OF pistol was fired, send
ing man and horse on their gruelling
endurance test. The man began with
q dog-trot and the horse cantered. It
Evening star., 1928-05-10
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

A young Washington matron experi-
enced temporarily terrifying moment
one night recently. Her husband, who
has not been well, occupies a separate
room. In the middle of the night she
was suddenly awakened by what sound
ed like pistol shots from another room.
Fearing that perhaps her spouse had
ended everything. she leaped from her
bed and rushed frantically % his side.
lie. too. had ben awakened by the sound.
After a brief search they. discovered
that several bottles of home brew had
exploded in cupboard.
%N#
A local athletic leader said to the
Writer. II can find no sensible reason
for human endurance tests which prove
nothing not already known. That a
man Is capable of outswinnming his pet
seal should not cause surprise. Given
certain circumstances, man can per-
form feats which, under normal con-
ditionS, would be impossible for him
to accomplish. A person who ordinarily
would drop from fatigue after running
block might continue for two miles
If chased By a savage beast, for eX-
ample. Under stress and strain the hu-
man machine is capable of asSimilating
considerable punishment.
''Phidippides. the famous Greek run
ner, who raced from Marathon, fell
dead in the arms of friends when he
reached Athens after running rs miles
Evening star., 1928-05-10

gency There viii be plenty Of time
later for the digesting OF food.
The adrenal glands work overtime
discharging their juices into the blooc
stream and causing the liver to liberate
quantities Of sugar. which Is excellent
muscle food. This energizing substance
is carried to the parts Of the body that
need to be reinforced for war This is
why the angry person Is stronger for
the time being. He Is more completely
modified and alive.
It is very bad to get UP all this steam
unless you do something with II Every
time you are angry you should engage
In some strenuous physical activity to
work off the excess energy In the mus
cles. Otherwise. you poison the whole
system. 1t Is lot better to keep from
getting angry In the first place. If
you cannot keep from getting mad. ("
you should walk 1t of or chop wood or
something else that Is lot safer than
striking the person who made you angry.
copyright. 1921
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who was the quicker on the draw.
They never asked for quarter or gave
1t. Lots of them died with their boots
on, while others got religion and
passed away decently"
This recalls the famous BAT" Mas
terson, who, until his death several
years ago, was a sports writer. Master
son wrote as he fought around Dodge
City. He was one of the most daring
of officers in his early days, and an un-
erring shot with the pistol. His stories
were aggressive in style, as all news
paper men agree, even though they
were not always in accord with Bats"
opinions.
Evening star., 1928-05-10

Lois, and since no two Of them were
bound in the same material they were
as gay as calico print. On the top
shelf she planned to put goddess
culinaria carved out OF large cake OF
white soap. She had tinted the carv-
ing slightly so that It looked like rich
old ivory. When the shelf was put on
the wall Mrs. Aston planned 70 bring
scmbled q collection OF star-shaped
patty pans in varying sizes. These were
to be hung on the wall In the fashion
Of little shrines which hold the patron
saints Nancy had heard about the
idea and could scarcely wait to see the
finished effect.
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/ seemed an utterly ridiculous perform

seemed an utterly ridiculous perform
ance.
Several times during the week we
visited the track, to confirm our belief
that the man had been left so far In
the rear that one couldn't see him
for dust" Each time. however. we
found the man in advance of the ami
NAL, so far as time and distance were
concerned. What was the final re-
suit? Why. the horse was SO exhaust
ed that his human rider withdrew his
charge from the track Friday evening.
The man continued to run until Sat
urday night and led his competitor by
10 miles. Subsequently the Royal HUI
name Society complained of the in
human treatment of the dumb animal.
Curiously enough. not a single voice
protested the treatment of the 59-year-
old two-footed runner.
X
An aged. unobstrusive, silent man
sits in his home here smoking his pipe
and dreaming. Many years ago he
was two-gun man--on the side OF the
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1t pleases the palate-'' .
Makes the Riddles
Ask for More"


Il choose Rice's Bread because Ii
'pleases the palate Bread is one
food that we serve three times day
and If good we do not tire of 1t. Rice's
Bread IL 80 delicious it makes the
kiddies ask for more. My small son
says II hasn't any caves in it,and the
absence of those Objectionable caves
makes slicine an easy job. II is ale
ways fresh and keeps well because the
crust Is just right.
"Rice's Bread Is so carefully wrapped
that 1t Is free from the paraiiin taste
that some breads have. Sandwiches
made Of II keep fresh and moist, The
crust IL free from dark specks thereby
indicating cleanliness In baking.
with apologies to Lonafellow we
say, The heights by Rice's Bread
reached and kept were not attained
by a sudden flight but have been
gained through the years, giving II a
reputation Of which Its makers should
be proud"
Mrs. w. L.. White,
2SIf Myrtle Avenue. N. f..
WdshingfOn, ID. &.
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tttNa a AANAN aaG
very few of his
kind alive. Bandits
no longer ride the
Ion ly mountain
trails, but confine
their activities to
the congcsted ur-
ban districts. where
"haulS" and stick
ups" are more prof.
liable and plenti-
full. 1--WE got our
men dead more
often then alive"
said this hardy old
gentleman. Let
me tell you. those
fellows were not
towards and the
,,;at.nyx, xt.n,,t en- him
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"Never buy harsh toilet papers"

"By the use of too coarse toilet
tissue much harm can be done"
These are the words of the famous New York
Specialist, DIR. j. +. Montague, of the Bellevue
Hospital Medical College Clinic, in his very
interesting recent book Troubles We Don't
Talk AboM.+
The same authority continues: Eve can
at least adopt for toilet use tissue such a.
ScotTissue, which is soft and free from alkai
bleaching material. BY its gentle use we can
accomplish cleansing without damage to the
skin, and in this manner maintain local
hygiene"
Even in this modern day. most so~called
toilet tissue Is just ordinary tissue paper in
rolls, Chemical analysis not uncommonly
finds it acid in reaction. Hard-surfaced and
glazed, ii may be actually abrasive to sensitive
membranes.
The makers Of Scot Tissue and Waldorf make
only special toilet tissue. Every roll must
meet the physicians strietest requirements
for softness, ahsorhency and chemical purity.
Take no chances. Ask for ScotIissue or
Waldorf. They at all standard-size recess
fixtures.
shAasAsa hy ileehsea cemPaas
Evening star., 1928-05-10
BRAIN TESTS

This type Of test Is noted In the
Annals of the American Academy Of
Political and Social Science. The per-
son being tested Is given list OF verbs
and is asked to supply the word that
is the commonest object of each. The
successful completion of the test indi-
Gates an exact knowledge of the words
involved and an ability to correlate
them with their objects.
Allow one minute for taking the test.
The word selected should be as gen.
eral as possible and should be word
whose essential meaning is contained
In the verb, or vice versa. For example.
the conception OF clothes involves the
idea of being worn.
Fill In the missing words.
~
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NY Neighbor Says:

Spinach leaves pounded and
the juice extracted and added
to soups viii give them a good
green color.
Lemon juice added TO prune
and pineapple pies gives them
an improved favor.
When frying ham or bacon al
ways place it in the pan before
putting the pan on the fire. II
cooks and browns quicker and
better than II put In warm pan.
Prunes should alw>ys be pre-
pared without sugar. They should
be washed in warm water, then
covered with cold water, set on
the back of the range overnight
and a pinch Of salt added 10 each
pound Of prunes. The prunes
should not boil. No sugar or
girup Is needed II prunes are
prepared In this way.
Evening star., 1928-05-10

W AAaAONtl ~ AAAtNA NNNe
for rest. The most
interesting. ana, in
my opinio n. the
m ost important
point is THAI,
spurred by neceS-
Sity, he contrived
10 last until his
mission was ac-
compliShed.
We should like TO
supple ment the
gentleman's obser-
vations by relating
q test of endurance
we once witnessed
near Crystal Palace.
London. A 59-year-
old athlete chaE
leYxrafi auy horse
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NANCY PAGE
Mrs. Aston Enshrincs the
Goddess Culinaria
ny FLORENCE Ia GANkE.
The Twiddler.
ny FLORENCE IA GANKE.

Just as soon as Lois left for the Office
In the morning her mother grew mys-
teriously busy Lois wedding day had
not yet been announced, but 1t was not
far off. Mrs. Aston was fixing few
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Every Slice Is Perfect"

''Ihe reasons for Rice's popularity
are many: fine flavor; even texture
(no disc0uraeinp holes In the sand
wiches); doesn't crumble when
slicine, even ON the third day;
clean, good quality.
Besides these things, what ap-
peals especially 10 me 10 the fact
that Rice's bread toasts 80 excel
lently, Also, the shape lends Itself
well 10 the making of symmetrical
sandwiches, and lust q plate Of
plain slices looks appetizinGly tidy.
Because Of this uniformity In shape
there ~ no waste 10 loaf every
slice IL perfect.
Mrs. y. Pritehard,
800 Alabama Avenue, y. g..
Warrington, II. e.
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say these
Washington
housewives

WE wanted to get into closer
w touch with the users of
Rice's Bread, and so we offered a
series of prizes for the best letters
from housewives telling why they
prefer Rice's to other bread.
From the hundreds of replies,
we learned that housewives pre-
fer Rice's for dozen different
reasOns-its texture; its fresh
ness; its keeping, slicin9 and
toastine qualities; it's especial
niceness for sandwiches $500 but
above all these other reasons,
most of the housewives placed
taste - the delicious, homelike
fdVOr that makes Rice's so diff
ferent from other breads.
In the two letters to the right
Of the pictures-both Of which
won prizes i'm the contest Mrs.
Pritchard and Mrs. White rank
this quality first. But they give
plenty Of other reasons for Iik-
ing Rice's that will interest every
housewife.
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surprises for the kitchen. She had pur-
chased an unpainted bookshelf and a
simple clock rack They were made of
seasoned wood and were ready for the
coat of enamel paint. Mrs. Aston de-
cided to keep them in solid color since
the clock would give the needed vari-
alton in color on the clock rack and
the books would give richness and
variety TO the hanging shelf book rack.
She had collection of cookbooks for
Evening star., 1928-05-10
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
MR.. PICWICK AND SOLDIERS
BY CHARLES DICKENS

tCharles Dickens. 1s1c.1s7o, was a
famous British novelist. author OF
David Copperheld," " "a Tale OF Two
Cities, oliver Twist" The pickwick
Papers" etc The latter are humorous
adventures of Mr. piclSwicls and his as.
soCiates IN the piclWiclx Cluh1
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
K. Of c. Bowling
League
standings including december 10,

Genoa started its set with Chris
topher as IL to close the gap De-
tween them. But after Christopher
had lost the first game, Anchorman
Geisler turned loose the heavy
artillery. the rest OF the cast ably as
sisted, and Christopher took the two,
setting up the evenings high game,
564. and set, 1882. Geisler's part was
individual high set Of 355 and
game of 13O for high game tie.
Santa Maria was unable to gain
on the leaders. Although winning
two from Pinta very easily, the
third went the other way by
large margin. De Sofa was hor.
ribiy off.stride and dropped the
entire set to Columbia. likewise
dropping its standing from fourth
10 seventh place.
Oyando rolled second high set.
1917, in its match with Salvador.
Strange to say, its best game. b2S,
and second high for the evening,
was the only one lost. DR.. Sullivan,
Of Ovando, contributed 130 for
tie on individual high game, and
his feammate. Reynolds. was second
high set with 324.
Balboa had but little trouble in
disposing of Trinidad in two games,
thereby quitting the last-place ig'
nominy.
The league recesses through the
holidays resuming on January z.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
Southern ri 4.
League


This week we find small shake
IN in the lower teams. Operation
still maintains three.ganne lead.
That new mascot Of Captain Dor
sey's seemed to work wonders with
his team and for the first time this
year Purchasing, No. made q
clean sweep, Construction being the
victim.
Traffic again showed they have
the Indian sign on Operation. They
took the first two very handily and
made Operation work 10 grab the
last one. Traffic has taken every
set from Operation for the last three
years.
Auditors changed It's lineup and
with the addition Of Jatma and
SnelIings certainly rolled three
pretty games, shooting q 1856 set.
which Is high for the year. Treas
ury. however, would not be denied
and came through with one good
game and Auditors had to be salts
fled with two.
Captain Terry's Law team cOIl-
tinues to show Improvement; this
week they took the fast travelling
Purchasing, No. team for the odd
game.
Gleason had high game Of 40 and
high set of 376.
TEAM STANDING
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
|I(III|
SHES

At New York Jim Maloney, Bos
ton heavyweight drew with Con
.OsKeIiy, Of ireland l10l.
Tuffy GrifKing. sioux City. Iowa
Iightsheayywaigh Wnn decision ever
Charley Belanger. Canadian cham
spiOn lie).
Yale OIxun, New York heavy
weight otttDoirted Tom Kirby Bos-
ton t10),
Frank CawIey, pittstoh, Pas light
heavyweight, won decision over
Bruno Sata, New York lD.
johnny ciccare1li, New York jun
Tor welterwaight, Outpointed Harry
Ferry, McKeesp0rt. Pa.
At Augusta. Cav. A. Young)
Stribifng Macon, Ca, heavyweight,
knocked out Marshall RlacistOek, oI
Tulsa. okla. CD. his third Knockout
OF the week.
AT Buffalo, n Y.--Lou Scozza.
Buffalo Iight.heavyWeights scored
technical Knockout over Art Wei
gand. also 81 Buffalo CD.
Billy K0waIkiiS, Buffalo. out
pointed Carl Tremaine, Cleveland l6l.
AT Baltimore Henri de Wancker.
French Boxer. Outpointed Jack Port
ney. Baltimore (12).
Morrie AxeIoid, Philadel elphia, Kay
oed Donald First, Baltimore ~.
AL Erie, Pa Lope Tenori0, File
pino boxer drew with Make Strube,
New York l1Ol.
Young Jack Dempsey, Of Con-
naaut,. Ohio, defeated Battling Nor
folk, or Buffalo t1OD.
Chet Thomas, Boston. won from
Jack Morgan, Buffalo, on technical
knockout l5l. -.
AT Smackover, Ark. HOWE Mid
dleton Hot Springs. Ark. won from
Bobby Lynn. Chicago. on technical
knockout l2l.
AL Kenton, Ohio Mickey FedUr.
Pittsburgh, drew with Alex Sim
mons Toledo nOl.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22

Since November, 1905, Jimmy, as
he is best known to thousands OF
,bowlers, has bowled upwards OF
5000 games, or an average OF ten
games a day. Many OF his series
have been in one night stands and
his opponents have been selected
from the best experts wherever he
has had engagements.
His bowling average has been up
wards OF 200 pins for these exhi-
bitions. He might, on this remark
able showing, well lay claim to the
title of the worlds greatest athiete.
Having never had sick day
since he began to bowl 81 years
ago land he Is now 47), the old
superstition that bowling Is In.
furious to the health has been
shelved.
Jimmy has been filling d three.
weeks engagement around New
York and is about ready to leave
for the West. In this engagement
Smith has pounded the timber with
heart breaking totals against the
hest men he has ever met in the
East. His averages indicate the
truth of the old saw that "bowlers
never grow old" Record breaking
crowds have attended each series.
Smith defeated Billy Knox on the
latter's home alleys in Philadelphia
with record breaking avera ges.
Knox, who was the first to bowl
a perfect 1900" score in the A. b, G.
tourney, is at present at the top OF
his form. Falcaro defeated Smith
by 2s pins in a 30-game series and
Mort Lindsey, high average man In
r G. tournaments. who will
anpear here against Convention
Hail next week as a member of the
Stamford, Conn.,. duckpip team, de.
feated Smith by pins in 10:
cane issue on Lindsey's = choice OF
drives. Smith defeated Phil Wolf
the all-events present champion oI
the a. p. c., by rs pins IN 70
games. Wolf was Smiths Instructor
IS years ago.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
Hartman Five Hopes
To Defeat Eagles

The Hartman basketers are plan
ming to jolt the Skinker Bros. Eagles
in the game listed tomorrow after
noon in the Congress Heights gym
at o'cIock The Ranlnrs with a
formidable arrav of basketers, hold
high hopes OF leading the Birds
when the final whistle sounds.
The Eagles. however, have prac.
tically the same combination as last
year. with one or two additions that
have improved the teams strength.
The Potomac Boat Club. leading
the race in the Community Center
League, will tussle with the w. H.
West five in the preliminary meet
ing at 2 o'clock,
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
I IS lis I
17PITCHERS

A Pittsburgh rooter writes In to
say that Pittsburgh certainly has
made a heroic effort to get to-
gether a good pitching staff for
1929. not passing up any hurIer In
the minors no matter what the
price.
He stresses the point that the
power house hitting OF the Pirates
was wasted because the box group
fell down last season, only Bur-
leigh Grimes pitching up to his
real form.
"But look ut the list Of pitchers
for next season that will be
tested at PaSO RObles." he
writes, s..rhe list includes II
men. They are Kremer. Grimes,
Meadows. Hill, Petty. FusseII,
Dawson, French. Meine. Blank
enship, Barnes. Tauscher. Ma
haffey, Erickson, ChRgnOn and
Tutwiler.
Nbt all will stay. however. One
will be shipped to Dallas and
possibly two. The Portland club,
which sold French to the Pirates.
viii get a pair, as will Kansas
City, from whom Meire was pur;,
chased. When the Swetonic deal
Is put through, the indianapolis
club will want at least one or
two fingers from the Pirates.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
st. Johns Quint Downs
BENJAMIN Franklin. 24-23

Coach "Zube'' Suliivan's st.
Johns College floormen scored their
initial victory last night by nosing
out the Benjamin Franklin Uni.
versity tossers, 2423. in the ST
Johns gym. The battle was hard
fought with neither team ever en-.
joying safe lead. The losers can
trace their defeat to inability to
convert tries from the foul zone.
Augustterfer and Siegel topped the
Saints in the point scoring.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
Father of KiIlefer
Dies of Heart Attack

PAWPAW% Mich, Dec. IL
Probate Judge William Killeter, 80,
Oldest member of the Michigan pro-
bate bench. was dead today. follow
ing a heart attack after a collapse
In the court use.
He was tli$ father of William
Killefer. ir., and Wade (Red)
Killefer, nationally known baseball
PLAYERS,
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
GAZELLA BE s /
PAID SUB

iris the end Of the trail for the
Iuckiest guy III baseball" Mike
GazelIa. who shares with lack Cum
mings. who pens politics for The
Daily Dope. the i1Onor Of being the
favorite Son of Olyphant Pa, leaves
the Yankees and gees to Newark
With his departure he bows f4te-
well to the chance 0f enriching him
self again through salary and world
series cuts, that probably made him
the best paid substitute IN the his
tory OF the game.
Mike GazelIa. III his four years
with the Yankees as understudy 90
Joe Dpgan. an exile. too. must have
made $50, 900 between salaries, barn
stOrming and his cut of the world
series. Never regular. he held
down third base when the aging Joe
was unable to toss of injuries
and are as wen as ne might. Tor
four years Mike filled this utility
role, probably he didn't play 100
games in all that time.
one hundred names &C $500
uer contest, made him paid more
than the babe, and earned for
Little Mike the sObriquet 0L
.the l1cIkfest stiff IN the world
The BambinO Or MIR. Ruth. re-
ceiyed salary 0f $7z 800. While
enjoying that 0puIent wage and
magnificent salary the Bahe
played through schedule 0t lb4
games. This netted him some
thing like $47O.76 per game.
Now. let us page Mr.. Gazella to
see how he Jared toughest. In one
season when he probably gathered
$4,000 tor his salary and series
dough. Mr.. Michael GazeIla had 70
play III 80 games. wen say, to be
| liberal. Divide the mazuma youu
get something like $33S.z4. No
small money for a guy who wears
out the seat Of his pants playinE
| on the bench throughout the greater
part Of the series.
OIyphant's favOrite son has
another distinction, too. He y
probably the only sub to eut
into four worlds series. That
Il honor enough. But when One
recalls that the champions II
those times were tie Yanlks.
why that Is 4 nag Of quite
another hue. Look at TIE
| picIkings.
Altogether Mike GazeIla has had
a nice time as a ball player. he
was with Atlanta and the Crackers
won 4 pennant, and cut into the
Dixie series. Then he shifted 20
ST. Paul. The Saints won the
| American Association. Mike cut
| into the little worlds series with
| the International League.
No wonder they call Mike the
i Iuckiest guy in baseball. HIS
bankroll shows that he has earned
the honor.
Great little chap, Michael. Was
with Lafayette when the Maroon
ranked high and noble among the
football giants. Mike was 4 half
back and a pip. Made great rep
there. Bill Coughlin made 9 fine
Iinfielder out of him on the way,
alSO
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
Jimmy Smith Averages
200 for S, 600 Games

When Jimmy Smith renounced his claim as champion
match game bowler accepting he calls HIMSELF not without
Justice the title world famous bowler and began
series of exhibition country extending from coast
nearly State In the Union the ~ PIN
came had the greatest boom in its history.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
PUNCTUAL JOCKEY.

Frank Coltiletti. one of the lead
ing American Jockeys for the past
decade. Is hard and conscientious
worker and for mere than three
late single morning in reporting
at his stable.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22

weren't more than seven managers
in the American League, besides
Miller Higgins The eighth party
who doesn't think so Is guy who
maybe just doesn't think at all
and, il you think that sOtnds Ike
me, myself. the writer. you are
welcome to make the most Of It.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
PAGING CHAMPION

The light harness racing champion
OF 1928 Is the Canadian-bred PAGER
winnipeg, whose naIe in 1:57A over
the Fort Miami course at Toledo
stamped him as the greatest pacins
gelding Of all time.