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The Washington times., 1929-08-29
GR|FF LIKES
FORMER
PIRATE
By Bob Thayer

D6lnS gTOOIlSu u SuICCSu AAOi oiN
Ruel as first-string catcher of the
Washington Griffmen.
The 1928 American Association
sensation was picked up by Presi-
dent Clark C. Griffith at a reported
cost of $4,000 following the cover-up
PLAYER expose instigated by Commits
sioner K. M. Landis this spring.
Z A member of last years cham
pionship Indianapolis club, he wss
sought by many big league organiza-
tions, but when President Griffith
beat the others to the gun Spencer
automatically became a Griffman.
b With Ruel due to shift elsewhere
4 next season, and this practically
sure thing, Spencer even now is
being used in a first-string capa-
city.
The, general snlOOthness and
all around ability of the silent
Virginian has caught the fancy
of veteran Griffmen who con.
slider him one of the best re.
ceivers i'm the business.
Spencer remained largely inactive
earlier in the year, but is now get
ting his chance regularly. While
little Benny Tate has been used
= mostly against right-handers, Spen-
Ger is the backstop who will event
ually be given first call.
Big-league ball is no novelty to the
sandy-haired receiver, who served
for three years in Pittsburgh uni
form. As matter of fact, he was
counted among the 1926 Bucs who
opposed the Griffmen in that never.
to-be-forgotten world series.
1t Is reported that Spencer was con-
sidered a fine prospect by the Pirates,
but was never given look-in. Con-
b sequently he was freighted back to
the minors without the semblance of
Z archance.
The Southerner's experience in
both a. major and minor league
capacity should redouble his value,
he still Isl a young man.
He is cool and collected under all
circumstances and wise to ali tricks
of the trade. Since catchers are ex-
ceptionally hard to get nowadays
I President Griffith was exceptionally
fortunate in unearthing this product.
81 consider Spencer one of the
greatest receivers in the game to-
day." Griffith declared when ques-
toned after yesterdays game at
the Griffith Stadium "iIe may
not hit as well as some of the
others but he'll stand off most of
. them in all other departments.
Hes got one OF the finest
throwing arms going and also
knows how to steady pitchers.
I'm convinced that he's worth
every dime he cost us and
needs only q chance to prove
it,"
The Washington times., 1929-08-29


will be head varsity coach and
will look out for the baclIfield.
The football prowess of Connaugh.
ton is wellknown TO Washington
ians. but Walsh has record equal
to the Babes. He was a running
guard on the Minnesota 1926 eleven,
gaining places on Walter Ecker
sails All-America and All-Western
teams.
The next year, DR.. Clarence
Spears. football coach at Minnesota,
converted him into an end and Walsh
again starred. In 1927, he took The
pass that scored a touchdown to
give Minnesota a "a tie with Notre
Dame.
Walsh graduated from Mime
sofa in 1927, and spent a year
as coach at Central High
School, Duluth, MINI, which
. won the 1928 Northwestern
schOOlbOy title. He is at
+ present a student at the George
Washington University law
school.
Connaughton was wanted as a
freshman football coach at George
town. but Lou Little never made
the Babe direct offer. lie stated,
upon his arrival here Tuesday, that
Connaughton could be a freshman
football coach ''if he wanted the
job"
Football practice for the Colonials
will start about September 10, with
the candidates assembling at the
Tidal Basin field. Head Coach
Pixlee expects between g and 80
players to respond to Dhe initial
summons.
The Washington times., 1929-08-29

The girl player outdrove Miss
Van VIE, who was having trouble
with hsf wood shots and irons IN
yesterdays match. She finished
The Washington times., 1929-08-29

COnnaughtOn will handle the
hnemen with Walsh probably
taking care of the ends. James
+. Pixlee, the athletic director,
will be head varsity coach and
will look out for the baclKfieId.
The Washington times., 1929-08-29

According to the tests, the
1929 ball is only slightly liveIier
than the 1924 ball-a iveliness
that is in part due to the diff
ference in the age of the two
balls used.
The Washington times., 1929-08-29

The, general smOOthness and
all around ability of the silent
Virginian has caught the fancy
of veteran Griffmen who con.
slider him one of the best re.
ceivers i'm the business.
The Washington times., 1929-08-29

AnaIyticalIy. the makeup Of
the ball of 1929 and the ball OF
1924 is much the same.
The Washington times., 1929-08-29

Hes got one OF the finest
throwing arms going and also
knows how to steady pitchers.
I'm convinced that he's worth
every dime he cost us and
needs only . chance to prove
it,"
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26

HIS DUE-Cap> tain George Fried. right, re- ceives from Cap tain Harry Man ming, left, French Go Tn m C nt medal in recogni' ton of Florida rescue which the youthful com mander of the America brought back to his for mer chief.
 International
 NewsleG
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26

AL LOSES AGAIN-Ex~G Governor Al Smith of New York don't have any luck in races. Here's Miss Mary Kenny, daughter of w. F Kenny of New York, handing him trimming in the Breakers pool at Palm Beach. Fla.
 Internati tional Newsrecl
New Britain herald., 1929-02-26

Brrrrr Don't
 these creWsters of the University of Pennsyl ania . look cold starring !. out for their first . practice on the . Schuylkill at ]. Philadelphia, Pa. * : International 1; Newsreel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

In the 10 articles Immediately preced-
ing this have tried to point out some
thing of the psychology OF age periods.
It's a subject about which much has
been said and thought. At the same
time 1t is something about which
science has as yet done little. After all.
age is q very relative matter, no matter
how seriously some people regard their
past and the passing OF years.
One thing seems certain. LIES psy-
chology Is inseperably connected with
occupation and vocation-lifes work.
There Is such q thing as q zenith OF
years. time after which each indivld-
ual begins to go the other way. This
zenith is reached in middle life and
continues to be q zenith as long as the
Individual stays in his prime.
There are two important factors to
be accounted for in any discussion OF
the zenith. First, the zenith Is an In
dividual trait. Every person has 1t, but
practically no one has it within the
same age period. Secondly, it varies
with occupation.
A lawyer, for example, does not reach
his zenith usually until well into the
sixties. Clergymen are in their zenith
between SIS and IS. Physicians, espe-
cially surgeons, reach their zenith by As
and pass out Of it by IS or so. After
that. they reach the professional zenith
of . clinical adviser, sometimes more
valuable than the first. Teachers as q
rule have their zeniths between IS and
40. Athletes are in their zeniths still
earlier.
The life Of any individual is made
up Of q series of maturations. He has a
zenith for each maturing. Some OF
these zeniths are physical, some mental.
So in appraising the worth and pros
pect Of any individual for any life-pe-
Rod, the whole question turns upon
vocation, its requirements, its advance
ments and the attitude Of the individual
toward these things. In brief. life
means work.
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Everyday Law Cases
Two Questions With Regard to
NdtuFGltsed Citizens,
BIZ THE COUNSELLOR.

To the counsellor:
Please answer the following two ques-
tons:
% A naturalized citizen went to
France and remained there three years.
Is his citizenship affected by his pro-
longed stay?
CD My husband became naturalized
in December, 1923. AS his wife, dc I
become a citizen by his naturalization?
The counsellor:
The following provisions in the United
State code are in answer:
% When any naturalized citizen
shall have resided for two years in the
foreign state from which he came, or
for five years in any other foreign state
it shall be presumed that he has ceased
to be an American citizen and the place
of his general abode shall be deemed his
place of residence. Such presumption
may be overcome on the presentation
of satisfactory evidence TO a diplomatic
or consular officer of the United States.
ca Any woman who marries citizen
of the United States after September
%, 1922, or any woman whose husband
is naturalized after that date, shall not
become a citizen of the United States
by reason of such marriage or natural
ization; but, If eligible to citizenship,
she may be naturalized upon full and
complete compliance with all require
mentS of the naturalization laws, with
the exception that she need not 6le
declaration of intention.
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Today in
Washington History
By DONALD a. CRAIG.

July 10, 186I.-From an authoritative
source here today twas learned that
the Government has no part, direct or
indirect, in the present visit Of Repre-
sentative Henry May Of Maryland to
Richmond.
It is understood that he applied TO
President Lincoln for authority to carry
some expression from the Federal Gov
eminent to the secessionist leaders at
Richmond, and was promptly given to
understand that the Government has
no proposition, or even suggestion to
make, and would grant him no pass as
an envoy or messenger from Washing
ton to Richmond. He did, however, OBJ
tain a pass as q private citizen travel
ing upon his own business, to go beyond
the lines of the forces Of the United
States.
If Mr.. May has gone to Richmond
with any notion Of talking about
compromise" between the Government
and the secessionists, 1t Is believed In
ofiicial circles here that he Is doing even
worse than wasting his time, for he may
be inducing among the secession lead
States Government will accept some
thing less than the only possible Solu-
ton Of the present dificulty-their act
Of Internationally laying down their
arms and returning to their allegiance.
Congress is understood to be ready, II
necessary, to vote for 400, 900 or 500, 900
troops and $400, 900 900 or $500, 900 ,0D0
to maintain the authority Of the United
States.
The gunboat Yankee is on the way
down the Potomac River from the Navy
Yard to join the blockading squadron
in Chesapeake Bay under Con1dr.
Craven. The steamers Baltimore and
Philadelphia this morning. took q. regi-
ment Of troops to Alexandria from the
Sixth street wharf.
Hands were busily engaged all morn
ing loading the steamer Mount Vernon
with fixed ammunition Of all kinds to
the amount Of so tons, including grape,
shrapnel, shell and canister. This aft
ernoon the Mount Vernon left for Fort
ress Monroe.
The Union Arch" is the name given
by the chief engineer. Capt. (now q. M.
GEN. Montgomery G. Meigs, U. S. A,
to the most imposing feature Of that
triumph Of engineering skill constructed
under his direction-the Washington
Aqueduct. The arch has just been COM
pleted. It is about miles west Of
Washington, over a stream called Cabin
John Run, which has worn a deep gorge
through the rocky slope on the Mary
land side of the Potomac River. The
aqueduct crosses the stream by means
Of this stone arch at an elevation of
near 100 feet above its bed. The span
is 220 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
Your Baby and Mine
Method of Bathing Baby.
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
mother young mother writes:

Another young mother writes:
II wonder if you think this method
of bathing baby, taught me at the hos
basin of water in which put teaspoon
of cornStarch. do not use soap on
baby. First I undreSS her entirely and
then let her kick and exercise. Then
I wash her scalp well and massage it
with my fingers and dry it thoroughly.
1 wash her eyelids gently, beginning at
the outside corner and washing toward
the nose. I use . separate piece Of cot
ton for each eye. wash her nose by
twisting corner of the wash cloth into
a tiny point. / wash her face carefully
and dry it. I wash and dry each ear,
using cotton. wash arms, legs, body,
each part separately. and cover after
drying. Next powder her with mix
ture Of three parts cornstarch and one
part boric acid powder.
II trim babyS toe and finger nails
often, being sure to cut the toe nails
straight across.
What is the cause and cure of dry
scalp? massage vaSeline into the scalp
once O week, and her hair is soft and
curly and no crust on the scalp, but
prevention is better than cure. What
do you think of my method Of bathing?
Baby Is 4E2 months old"
Answer do want to mention the
daily letters you sent me. II 1t helped
you to write them, then am pleased.
You are an extremely conscientious and
careful mother, and so you can never
go far wrong. All the books you men,
toned are good ones. This is all the
answer I can make to your various let
, tiers. and I'm sure you'll not expect
more.
think the sponge bath fine for the
baby before the navel is healed. After
| ting the baby right into the tub Is slim
ulating to the skin and a delight to
the baby, and also q much speedier
process than Sponging. This is an item
for busy mother.
You can use the same method as at
present to clean the head (and think
| soap very necessary here), the nose
eyes and outside of ears. Never touch
the inside, even with Q cotton applica-
tor. Then soap baby all over and lower
her gently into the tub Rinse OF and
wrap her In a soft towel and pat dry
| It Is better to use twisted cotton for
the nostrils than the end Of wash
cloth. The method you suggested OF
cleaning the genitals Is right and has
a reason. I'll answer that in a personal
The same treatment you are now
using will prevent the formation of q
crust, providing you use enough SOAP
and "elbow grease" to clean the head
| thoroughly. This crust is almost always
an accumulation of oil and dirt which Is
not well washed or.
Tomorrow: "A Grandmother Offers
| Help on Common Problem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10

1t would be inaccurate to say that
the World War made the crimson pop
py famous. Certainly the war added
to the prestige of the blood-red flower,
about which innumerable poems were
written. The battlefields of France ran
red with peoples, and today they -four
ish as profusely as ever. The sight Of
them kindles recollectionS in the minds
Of ex-off1cers and doughboys.
Seated in a railway coach from
Havre to Paris, the passenger may gaze
upon meadows brilliant with these war
flowers. They are, indeed, strangely
reminiscent of a catastrophe era.
A Washington resident has received
poppy seeds from practically every
French battlefield. and, as result, his
garden is studded with the famed
The Government often has been
charged with engaging in red tape"
An ef1cient business man tells us that
private organizations are guilty Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
"Reg'lar Fellers" Who Became Great
Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia Poked Future King England
Hard on the Nose.
p.
BY J. p. GLASS.

There was joy at Hanover when
Sophie Charlotte, Queen of Prussia,
came home to her parents, Elector
Ernst and Electress Sophie, bringing
her robust little son. Would not the
husky little Crown Prince, Friedrich
Wilhelm, then only years of age,
rosy-cheeked and nischievous, be a
great delight?
But this youngster, who would sue
coed Friedrich I as King Of Prussia
and play his share In enlarging the
glorieS of the Hohenzollern family
incidentally leaving as his heir him
who was called Frederick the Great
turned out to be other than an I'M
alleged joy.
He had a marvellous gift for mischief,
and he possessed a mad recklesSness
that upset the whole Hanoverian court.
1t had been hoped that the boy
would profit by residence in the dis
Greet, well hammered home of his
grandparents, and so, when his mother,
Queen Sophie Charlotte, went back to
her husband he was left behind. 1t
was not long before the merry Elec-
tress Sophie was shaking her head
doubtfully, and the Elector Ernst was
signing sadly and regretfully.
In the first place, Friedrich did not
get on well with his royal cousin, who
afterward became George II of Eng
land. He bore with his cousin a little,
and then disgustedly socked the big
boy-he was twice as large-with a
solid right to the nose.
The future King of England bled
frightfully. "Ahee, your electoral high
ness!" cried the astonished governess
who had the lads In charge.
Stern admonitions had no effect on
the Crown Prince. He felt he had
performed an honest duty and had no
apologies to make.
Once it was thought that he had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PArRr.
Dull Genius.

A certain number of dull minded
children are born annually. The stats
ticianS put 1t at about 2 per cent.
Often this dizziness does not show until
the child goes to school and is asked
to maintain the pace and cover the
same course Of study as bright mind
ed child. OF course, that is impossible.
The reports go home. The tests are
given. The child Is pronounced dull
minded. What then?
Sometimes teacher or q child ex-
pert OF one sort or another tells the
distressed parents not to worry. He
may be q genius. Look at Edison. He
was not such a bright boy either. And
Dickens. And Darwin. Hosts of
bright people failed in the schools.
That Is quite true. Hosts of bright
people failed in some phases Of school
work, but 1t is infinitely truer that they
succeeded beyond all other pupils or
students In other phases. It is very
likely that their great powers so over
Swallowed their lesser ones that they
appeared at disadvantage.
A very casual examination by good
psychologist would tell very definitely
II q child were very bright or very dull.
There need be no question about it.
No one need be deceived as to the
genius of o child who Is dull. There
Is no such thing as a dull genius. The
famous men who are described as dull
schoolboys were undoubtedly q trial to
the teachers of the old style school
and would be so today for schools have
not changed radically since Edison
went to classes-but the dizziness would
not be properly ascribed to the student.
He was never dull. Just different.
Is II you happen to have a dull-minded
child to teach or train, lose no time in
dreaming that he is a genius. II he is
you won't have to bother much about
him. II he is truly dull you will need
ali your resources to meet his need.
He will require special training by spe-
cially trained teachers. If his dizziness
Is very marked, he will need to be
placed in q special school. To delay
the training of backward children in
the belief that they may turn out to
be wonder children Is q terrible mis-
take. These are the children who can
least afford to lose time. Their train
ing must be immediate and definite.
Their power must be caught at its full
tide or it Is likely to flow out, never
to return.
When you find that a child cannot
accept school routine, school work,
school education as other children do,
be suspicious. Have that child tested
by the best possible specialist and try
to interpret his findings for the good
Of the child.
1t Is very hard to accept the fact
that @ child is not as bright as his
mates, but it is often the case when the
report cards indicate deficiency again
and again. If child can do he will
do, except In unusual circumstances
and these can always be promptly ad-
justed. But please, there Is no such
thing as a dull genius.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
DAILY DIET RECIPE
RICE AND STRAWBERRIES
WITH ICE CREAM DESSERT.
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Milk, one and one-half cupfulS.
Rice, one-fourth cupful.
Salt, one-half teaspoonful.
Sugar, four tablespoonfuls.
Strawberries, one cupful.
Vanilla ice cream brick, one
pint.
Egg whites, three.
Sugar, three tableSpoonfulS.
SERVES 4 PORTIONS.
Scald milk, add rice and one
fourth teaspoonful salt and COOK
over hot water so minutes or UNI
til rice is tender. Add four table
spoonfuls sugar, one-fourth tea
spoonful salt and one cupful
strawberries mashed. Turn out
on small oven platter. Shape nat,
2 inches wider and longer than a
pint brick mold. Just before
serving turn out mold OF vanilla
ice cream on the rice. Cover
with a meringue made Of stifny
beaten egg whites and three table
spoonfuls sugar. Place platter on
a board and brown quickly IN
very hot oven $500 degrees Fab
renheit) and serve at once.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein. some
starch and sugar. Good in diet
to increase weight. Much lime
present, some iron, much vitamlns
A and B, some c. Can be eaten
occasionally by children over .:
Can be eaten by normal adults OF
average or under weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
BRAIN TESTS

Allow two minutes for this test. fol-
lowing the instructions given with each
group below:
al Cross out every word that has
double letters appearing in it, unless
the same letter appears singly in the
word: Rumble, bubble, apple, mama.
danger, curry, between. regatta. ar
rangement, pantaloon. marmoset. bar
racks.
(2) Cross out every word that has
any letter appearing more than twice:
Element, dinosaur, baritone, marrow.
dental, lovely, meridian, mellow, cabala,
tarantula, octagonal.
90 Cross out every word that con-
tains a repetition of the first letter, I'M
less the last letter Is the same as the
first letter: Organism. tenet. papers.
maxim, debutante, oranges. elixir, fall
laciouS, sisters, dandies, usury, others.
oboe.
Answers.
Cross out: % Apple, mama, curry.
regatta, arrangement, pantaloon, bar
racks. ca Element, cabala, tarantula.
CD Papers, handles. usury, oboe.
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WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
ABACHELOR PARTY.
set US again, Bob, I don't mind singing
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

set US again. Bob don't MIND singing
And Hopkins, melted thereto by
tumultuous applause, plunged himself
at once into THE King, God Bless
Him." which he sang as loud as he
could. TO q novel air, compounded OF
the Bay Of Biscay" and "A Frog He
Would" The chorus was the essence
of the song. and, as each gentleman
sang IL to the tune he knew best the
effect was very striking indeed.
It was at the end of the chorus to
the first verse that Mr.. Pickwick held
UP his hand in a listening attitude, and
said, as soon as silence was restored:
"Hushl beg your pardon. thought
I heard somebody calling"
A profound silence Immediately en-
sued The door was opened, and all
doubt was removed. Mr.. Sawyer,
screamed o woman's voice-the land
lady's.
what do you mean by this, Mr.
Sawyer?" replied the voice. Amt II
enough to be swindled out of ones
rent, and money lent out Of pocket be-
sides, and abused and insulted by your
friends that dares to call themselves
men, without having the house turned
out Of window, and noise enough ia
bring the fire engines here, at O'Clock
in the morning." --....
There was nothing for it but that
the party should break UP, and the
would-be merrymakers take their leave
to pacify the irate landlady.
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doomed the Hohenzollern succession.
While he was being dressed he became
interested in his shoe buckle and put
1t in his mouth.
Attendants begged him to take it
out. He refused and, to top matters
of, swallowed it.
Weeping and crashing of teeth Dis
tracted relatives screaming and faint
ing. But physic restored the buckle
to light of day without damage to the
royal swallower. For 200 years it was
a relic in Berlin.
Once the Dame Montbail, his gov
erness, ordered him to do something
which he deemed wholly unjust. With
Characteristic recklessness he played
prank that nearly caused her to have
heart failure. He flung himself out Of
third-story window!
This action was not so reckless as
it seems. He took good care to hold
tight to the sill with his strong young
hands. He was drawn in again without
injury.
Copyright, 1929