davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1929-06-30

brooms before the cement WAS applied, i'm which.
a few days ago. the first course of stone
laid. The length of the pier building is, at the
base Sc feet, running In its length with the
current and the tide; its precise breadth we do
not remember, but it must be something over
Is feet. The mason work of the pier is go
ing on rapidly and successfully. Tt had yester-
day reached above 10 feet in height from the
bottom. The whole number of these piers (soms
of them even larger than t1is) is to be eight.
besides the end piers or abutments and upon
them the canal is to be carried, at eleya-
tion of 80 feet above the level of the river.
HXXTE have given this sketch of very remark
able work, in immediate vicinity first
because it is remarkable; secondly, to express
our admiration of the spirit of the town of
Alexandria in preserving IN this undertaking of
here in defiance of all obstacles; and, thirdly,
that we may give the credit due to the ac-
complished engineer who has labored so un-
tiringly in carrying this operation and has
now the qualification of rejoicing in its success
He is ably assisted in this duty at present by
Lieut.. Ewing Of the Artillery now ON topo-
graphical duty"
Competent judges declare the territory
through which the canal passes as equal in
landscape beauty to any similar stretch of
country in the Eastern part OF the United
States. few years ago the writer took several
OF his friends from out of town, who at
tenotflg n convention IN CnE CITY, up the Con-
duit road to see Great Falls one of the chief
attractions of this part of the East. And the
trip proved to be interesting in more than one
way, for while all hands were adniring the
beautiful Falls, wondering what could have
caused such great upheaval Thunderstorm
of an unusually copious nature. burst wide open
and drenched us all to the skin. The only other
man in the crowd-for some reason I have
never been able to learn, unless it had been
just packed III his travelling grip-had brought
along bathing suit, which me wore home in
stead OF his wet clothing. the rest Of tas having
to make the return trip as wet as II we had been
under the very falls themselves
NEvERTHEJESS. stiH find Great Falls one
Of the attractions which the visitor never
forgets, and when possible I take my friends
there, and, OF course, tell them of the gold to
be found in the surrounding rocks, but which
the geologists tell never be obtained Tn
paying quantities. In other words IL Is somewhat
like finding oil around Washington which has
occurred more than once, but which never has,
and undoubtedly never viii be- found i'm any
thing ike profitable amounts. An incident oc-
Cured here back in 1885, when oil was STRUCK"
at Eleventh and streets northwest when ex-
cavation was being made for q large building
but one would only be using bad judgment TO
buy this property as oil land.
Evening star., 1929-06-30
Peace
By WIltrrd ]. Funk

4 green, es'cning hush:
Peace
Far around the 7mdc-zuandcying
hills:
Some distant, dvoaosy sound.
His stW.
Listen
H thrush that thrills the silenre
into song
lind fills the ncighboying yale
Full to its purple .rins a0ith melodies
That suddenly eedse
Silence creefS mp the HILL
Dear God! I think no night
Has cscr quite so clear,
So filled suth light.
Here on this a'cls'et green, stretched
at fuH length,
44imostI feel
The infcrccPtibie soft rise and fall
OF natures breast
At rest
Until the Dtoryoz0.
Evening star., 1929-06-30

May 2s 1885 The writer says: 1--WE have never
had an opportunity of inspecting q more re-
maFksble triumph of art than the operation Of
builtsing nlassy stone piers i'm the bed of the
River Potomac now going on near Georgetown,
at the expense OF the Alexandria Canal Co.
Nnder the direction Of Capt. Turnban Of the
United States typographical engineers. We yes
teFday paid q visit to the work, and found it
TO surpass our previous conception of 1t, welt
In regard to the magnitude of the enterprise as
TO the ingenuity with which very formidable
obstacles have been overcome. These piers the
reader must understand, are to support
agaeduct, or canal, being q branch of the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio Canal, which is to cross
the river in this manner ON les way TO Alex
andria. 1t Is truly stupendols undertaking,
with no parallel in this country and we be-
lieve, scarcely equaled in any other. The pier
Evening star., 1929-06-30

which Is begun is the second from the Alexandria
TOR Virginia) shore. the first being the next to
be built The foundation Of this pier is on the
bare rock and the structure Is of solid masonry,
formed of very large blocks of excellent stone
frcm the Falls qIarries skillfully laid In water
cement. To accomplish this object, a vast
cofferdam has been constructed, the interior
OF which Is about 80 feet long and nearly
80 wide. The depth of water to be shut out
by this dam Is 18 feet, and the depth of mud
below that depth of water which mud it was
necessary also to remove, was more than IL
feet. so that the building begun at a
depth of 81 feet below the surface Of the water.
Notwithstanding which, so successful has been
the preparation for resisting the vast external
pressure of water that the rocky bottom was
laid bare to the whole extent of the area in
closed, and even swept clean and dry with
Evening star., 1929-06-30
Has Mauy Uses.

Mica has a little name but long ltse OF
uses. In addition 10 the employment of
sheet mica, the scrap has been ground up for
use in wallpaper, fancy paint, ornamental tile,
concrete facing. lubricant for auto tires, axle
grease, anneakng Steel dusting agent for rolled
roofing, Christmas tree snow insulator for pipss
and boiler covering. ireproof paints and either
uses too numerous to mention"
Evening star., 1929-06-30

sence of a single casualty on that day On the
same holiday the year previous. I04 persons
were treated at various hospitals for INJURIES
sustained from explosions fires and other ac-
cidents occasicned by the activities of the day.
Evening star., 1929-06-30
BY E. W. DAVIDSON.

.HE most dramatic incident In the history
OF America took place approximately
one hundred and fifty-three years ago
within the old State House at Philadel-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
T RATIONAL PARK SEMINARY
/ ATHLETES, with Easter vaca-
i ton behind them, are preparing
Y for their annual Spring meets

TO mcluQe the OUTDOOR track
and field meet, swimming event,
riding meet and the usual tennis singles
and doubles championships The singles
net tournament will be for the school
title. but the doubles will be an inter-
sorority affair.
Three girls are drilling with especial
care for these events for upon their
performance in them depends their
chances of winning the all-around-
athlete crown, the most coveted title in
the school, Gertrude Remmel, Brent
Wickliffe and Caroline Jansen are run
ming a close race for this honor, each
with a total of more than 100 points
collected in the Fall and Winter activ-
tiles. Each has qualified in every sport
meet held so far and each has earned
her major letter in one or more varsity
squad.
Two other candidates for the. title
have been close competitors but dropped
out before the Spring session. Ruth
Lewis, star forward on the basket ball
team lost out when she did not qualify
in bowling In all other activities Miss
Lewis excells Helen Hoffman, another
brilliant tosser, is generally conceded
to be the strongest athlete in the school
from standpoint of performance, but
has been forced to withdraw from COM
petition under doctors orders.
Caroline Jansen, who is a WASH
ington girl, the daughter of Col. and
Mrs. Thomas E. Jansen, U. s. A., holds
the tennis title for 1928: was first
string member of the varsity hockey
team and In the reserve line Of the
basket ball squad. In addition Miss
Jansen is general manager Of athletics.
Gertrude Kennels principal sport Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
GRAYS GIVEN FEED
BY CUNTS SPONSOR

United Typewriter Grays, District
South Atlantic unlimited class basket
ball champions, were rendered O BAN
quet by Morris Wolowitz, sponsor OF the
quint, In recognition of their record, last
night at the Hamilton Hotel
Addresses praising the teams work
were given by Lou Little, Georgetown
University's director of athletics; Ernest
L. Splitter, South Atlantic A. A. u.
commissioner for Washington, who pre-
sided; Winfree Z. johnson, director Of
athletics of the public parks; A. Earle
Weeks Of Washington Canoe Club;
Shirley L. Povich. sports editor OF the
Post; Alfred Mickey Macdonald. cap
tain of the team, and Manager Zones.
johnson presented the Grays with
the Julius Peyser trophy emblematic Of
the Community Center unlimited class
league championship. 8
One more game viii be played by the
Grays before calling it q season. They
viii engage the fast Jewish Community
Center quint Sunday night at 8 O'Clock
in the Center gym. The 0rays were
offered q spirited fight by the Center
outfit in the South Atlantic tourney
here and the latter will be out to even
scores.
Friendship Pontiacs trimmed st. An
yesterday In Christ Church gym. It
was the final game Of the season for
the winners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05

outfieid along with Fred Finley and
others. Charley Rich, who is the first
string first-sacker, was unable to play
In the Swavely game because Of abb
Sence on trip.
Coach Walter Palmer is hustling along
his Dewitt track squad these days. In
the group, which Is working daily on
Georgetown University field under his
tutelage, are Summers, pole vaulter and
shotputter; Knott. quarter miller;
Abramson, who runs the 100 and broad
Jumps; Fry, who also is a sprinter:
Ritter, quarter miller: Cole, hurdler and
broad jumper; Hector, sprinter; Clark,
quarter miller, shotputter and discus
thrower; Wilson, pole vaulter; Porter,
half miller: Bakshian, half miller; Tan
CORA, miller; Bernard, quarter miller;
Willis, Splinter; Hoy, Splinter, and
Beale, hurdler. y
Eastern High base ballers are to visit
Alexandria tomorrow afternoon to enr
gage Episcopal diamonders at $3.50
O'Clock. Episcopal bowed to the Tech
nine In 1876 match here Tuesday, In
the first game of the campaign for both
teams.
Tomorrow's contest will be the sea-
sens opener for Eastern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
DIXIE CUNTS LEAD
IN TITLE TOURNEY
Six of Eight Left in Event Are
From South-Winning 1923
Team Beaten.

~ HICAGo, April R.-The
South's aspirations to become
the high school basket ball
~ center Of the Nation appeared
little nearer realization to-
day. If the number of Southern teams
qualifying for the quarter final round
OF the national tournament at the Uni
versity Of Chicago is any criterion.
Eight teams from three sections OF
the country were still in the race for
the national title, but six Of them were
from below the Mason Dixon line.
The Midwest had only one entry, in
jackson, Mich, while the West was
represented by Joes, Colo--the team
that yesterday showed how q novice
team could defeat an OUTFIT Of tourna-
ment veterans.
Yesterdays play saw the passing Of
the national champions, and Vienna,
Ca, favorites TO enter the finals with a
powerful offense.
Joes, colorful group Of basket shoot
ers from q farming community in
Northeastern Colorado, put in claim
for the title by exhibiting a brand of
basket ball that had Yankton, S. OAK,
completely mastered. The Colorado
champions passed the ball under the
basket and shot with the accuracy of
team of years of experience instead Of
less than two years.
TODAY'S GAMES.
T. p.m.-Athens, Tex, VS.. College Grove,
Tenn.
p.m.--Jackson. Mich, VS.. Wheeler, Miss
p.m-Jsna. La, vs.. Joes. Colo.
p.m.Warren, Ark, VS.. Classen, Okla
homa City.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Athens, Tex. "a; Naugatuck, Conn, II.
:. College Grove, Tenn, 81; Wheeling, w.
Va, 40.
Jackson. Mich, IS; Pocatello, idaho, II.
Wheeler. Miss, 80; Ration, N. Mex, II.
Jena, La, IS: Heath. KY, %.
Joes, Colo. az; Yankton, g. OAK, 20.
Warren, Ark. 49, Vienna. Ga, "a.
.Classen, Oklahoma City, 16; Ashland, KY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
VIRGINIA A. C. TEAM
TO BE FORMIDABLE

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 5.-Vir-
ginia A. C. VIII be represented on the
diamond this season by a snappy base
ball outfit.
The first workout will be held Sunday
on Shipyard Field, with Manager Pat
German, who guided the foot ball team
successfully last Fall, at the helm.
The Virginians also plan to sponsor
bowling, rowing, tennis and swimming.
DeIRay A. C. would like to arrange q
game with some fast senior or unlimited
team for Sunday afternoon on the Dun
can Field diamond at o'clock. Phone
Manager Robert Martin at Alexandria
SIC, branch 4, between 8 am. and 4
pm. for games.
Martin has booked games with the
Seamen Gunners, April IA, Hume
Springs A. c. at Hume Spring, April
%; Liberty A. c., May 5; Takoma Tigers,
May IL, and Manhattan A. c. May 10
All, with the exception Of the Hume
Springs battle, will take place on Dun
can Field.
Del Rays will practice today and to-
morrow at o'clock and a business
meeting is set for tomorrow night at Z
at the home Of Coach P. p. Clark.
Columbia Engine Company will open
its season Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
on Hayden Field, If negotiations now
pending with the Mohawk A. G. OF
Washington are completed.
Manager Billy Padgett is seeking
games for the Columbia team at Alex.
andria 1774 between and z.
Alexandria Police DEPARTMENT toSSer:
will drill this afternoon at o'clock or
the Dreadnaught Park diamond.
Alexandria was to visit Washington.
Lee High School at Ballston, Va, this
afternoon for Section A, Third Ath.
letic District, championship game.
The basket ball campaign here viii
close tomorrow night with the playing
of the final and decisive game Of the
Alexandria League between the Hoff.
man Clothiers and Old Dominion Boat
Club at $50 o'clock in Armory Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
Dan4heng Coach
Of Manager Wheeler. 1875 H street
northeast

Of Manager Wheeler, 1875 H street
northeast.
Players. especially . catcher, are
sought by Lionel A. G. nine. Candidates
are asked to report to gManager Koerner
on North Ellipse diamond Sunday AZ /
O'Clock. The club will meet tonight at
$3.50 o'clock at l419 wisconsin avenue.
Winks batted out 21-8 win over
Buddy Myer team in an insect division
game. yesterday on Soldiers Home dia-
mond.
POstons overwhelmed Crandalls 23 TO
8, in six-inning game yesterday.
Candidates, new and old, for the
Providence A. G. nine are asked to get
in touch with Business Manager M.
O'Toole, either by mail or telephone,
before Monday, at 1876 e street SOUTH
east or Lincoln 5000.
Wonder Insects and Douglas A. c.
mines are to face tomorrow afternoon
at ! o'clock on Rosedale diamond
Games are being scheduled at the Won
der Boys Club, 1924 Montello avenue
northeast.
A game for Sunday is sought by
Lionel A. @. Call Franklin 871 after
5 pm.
Panther Insects scored over Macomh
Midgets in 7-6 diamond battle yes
terday.
Aztec A. C.. diamonders will engage
Boiling Field nine on the latter's field
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Aztecs are booking unlimited class foes
at Lincoln 1924.
Boys Club Standards nine has
changed its name to North Capitol Saw
ings Bank team and Is seeking a match
with midget division club for Sunday
Call Metropolitan 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
Georgetown A. C. Will Hold
Final Diamond Drill Sunday

Y N preparation for their opening game,
April IA, with the Alexandria, Bar
croft a. washington Bus Co. nine,
GEORGETOWN A. G.. base ballers will
hold their final drill Sunday and
the following players are asked to re-
port ct the clubhouse, at 1927 Wisconsin
avenue, at 1:30 O'Clock:
Robbins, Haas, Smithsonian, McDon-
aid, Long, Ortel, Hughes, Mattingiy
Kuhnert, H. Hilleary, g. Hilleary, Barry.
Phipps, Donahue and Mel Handy. The
SQUAD viii drill under direction Of Mar
Gus Chaconas, who has been placed In
charge for the time being.
Monroe A. C. base ballers are to hold
their first drill tomorrow afternoon
starting at o'clock, on Monument dia-
mond No. 0. Players who will strive for
land. Kelly, Leach, Murray, Mann,
Pierce, Moore, Shaw Shank and
Schwere The team would like to sign
an experienced pitcher and catcher.
Manager Louis Bochman Of the Ed
monds Art Stone Co. nine is after Sum
day games with unlimited class teams,
starting April 81. He may be reached
by calling Atlantic 1000 or Atlantic
2O0l from 5 am. to 6. pm.
First practice for the Edmonds squad
will be held Sunday morning at Monu-
ment diamond No. 10 at o'clock, and
these players, along with any others
wanting tryout, are asked to be on the
job:
L. Brown, A. Bladen, G. Everhart, w.
Curtis, G. Monham, M Epstein, A. Gar
finle, g. Skinner, Clark Mcdonald, H.
Dean and ]. l.. Craft.
Manager Bob Doves Virginia White
nine will entertain National Press Build
ing Cardinals Sunday afteroon at
o'clock on the Bailey Cross Roads, Va,
diamond. This field has been put in
first-class shape for the season. White
Sox players are to report early for
practice.
Candidates for Radio Joe's Budget
Boys nine of D. j. Kaufman, Inc. are
to hold their first drill tomorrow after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05

taking the initiative in fight
H. to have the public high school
base ball championship series
started later In the Spring OF course,
he realizes that it Is too late to have
this years schedule changed, but he is
hopeful OF bringing the other officials
around to his way of thinking by next
Spring.
1t is Ahern's conviction that by be-
ginning the series later better base
ball would be in order as the teams
would be able to get In omre prepa-
ration than is now the case. He be-
lieveS that May l would be an ideal
time to start. officials who are I'M
favorable to the later start are UNDER
stood to take the position that there
might not be time to play postponed
matches If the contests were defer
red, but as to this Ahern does not
agree. He recalls that at one time the
series was started around May /, but
when 1t was decided to have each team
play the other twice the starting date
was moved up. Since then the present
system OF playing only one round has
been renewed and Ahern sees no reason
for not returning to the later beginning.
Should the series be started around
May /, which is a couple of weeks later
than it now is begun, a truer champion
could be determined, he maintains. Each
team, he contends, would have chance
to play sufficient number of games to
get in its best condition. AS 1t is now
the clubs at the most have only couple
OF weeks to prepare for the champion
ship tests and the coaches really have
difdculty In getting a definite line on
their material.
Ahern is of the opinion that the
teams should finish their seasons with
the championship series. He is con-
WINGED that such plan is in every way
logical.
However, he is not averse to seeing a
return to the former plan of havicS
each team meet the other twice, as In
this way, he opines, worthy cham
pion could be determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
HORWEEN, HARVARD GRID
COACH, PICKS HIS AIDES

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 5.--Wn-
liam j. Bingham, director Of Harvard
athletics, today announced that Arnold
HorWeerl, coach OF the Harvard varsity
foot ball team, had named three OF his
assistants for next Fall.
Eddie Casey, for the last three years
coach Of the undefeated freshman
eleven, will replace Madison Sayles as
varsity backfield coach, and r. Jerome
Dunno, head line coach for the last two
years, win next Fall share the line
coaching burden with Charlie Hubbard,
his assistant last year.
At the same time 1t was announced
that Arthur e. French. captain Of last
Falls Crimson eleven, win succeed Casey
as freshman coach, and that James l..
Knox, veteran second team coach. will
once again have charge Of the scrubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05

noon, at o'clock, on West Ellipse
Games are being listed for Saturdays
and Sundays with unlimited class teams
through O. Dodek, zoos Pennsylvania
avenue. Telephone Main ISL.
a practice game with an unlimited d.
vision team for Sunday morning, at 10
O'Clock, on Rosedale diamond is sought
by Washington Red Birds. Call Man
ager FUR at Lincoln 7408.
FoxaM A. c., formerly the Beymer A.
c., which will face Friendship A. G.
nine Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock
an Foxall Field, still has q few Sunday
dates open In May and would like to
list leading unlimited class teams. Bust
ness Manager Paul Donovan may be
reached at Cleveland 607l.
Del Ray A. C. base bailers are after a
practice match for Sunday with an UNI
limited or senior division club. Call
r. L. Martin at Alexandria sic, branch
4. from 8 am. to 4 pm.
A new peewee class team, the Alex
anders, is lining up players through e.
Alderman at 81 M street, Apartment
210. Telephone Franklin 10000. He
also is booking games Tossers already
signed are S. Alderman, Whundhan,
Lawson, Christie. Giebel and Mont
gomery.
A game with the Hume Spring, Va,
nine for Sunday afternoon on the lat
ter's diamond has been listed by Col
legian A. C. Don Grist, manager of the
Collegians, would like to sign additional
players. He can be telephoned at Lin
coin 1918 after $50 pm.
A game with an unlimited or senior
class foe for Sunday is sought by Stew
art Bros. nine. Call Columbia 1888.
Corinthian base balIers are to gather
tonight at 8 o'clock at Immaculate Con-
ception Hall. Manager Newman is
after additional pitchers for his insect
division club.
Idaho Blues base ball team will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
St. Johns, in Spite Of Losses,
Expects to Have Capable Nine

- ESpITE that Coach lube Sulli-
van Of the st. Johns base ball
team has at hand only three
- members of his last seasons
nine In Joe Lucas, catcher;
Joe Hudson, shortstop, and Genie
Augusterfer, third baseman, he enter
tains hopes Of another good season. The
Cadets cut wide swath in schoolboy
diamond ranks hereabouts last Spring.
Other leading members of the squad
include Lou Rodier and Walter Hurley,
pitchers; John Schlegel, outfielder and
| first baseman; Dan DeRosa, outfielder;
Ralph Batch, catcher; Charley Roach,
hrst baseman; Johnny Madden, second
and Roger Hooper, outfielder.
Manager Bob Maloney has arranged
an attractive schedule for the Cadets
including matches with all leading
schoolboy mines in this section.
Yesterdays game between st. Johns
and Central In the Central Stadium
was halted in the third inning because
Of the rain. Central was ahead. to l.
The teams may get together again to-
Central Stadium.
Coach Lynn Woodwork was well
| pleased with the showing of his Bust
ness High base ball team in trimming
Swavely School nine, 10 to 3, In the
opening game Of the season for the
Stenogs. He was particularly gratified
at the fine work of Roland Hargett
catcher, who not only showed impress
sively behind the bat, but came through
with three hits in five times at bat
The receiving job has been one of the
chief, If not the chief, worry of Wood
| worth since it became known that jake
Lewis. clever catcher, was to be in
teligible enthusiastically at least until the
, season Is well under way.
Work of Leonard, Newman and Sill
yerman on the mound; Fred Finley at
fist base, Joe Brown at second, Bob
Lucas at shortstop and Spencer Chase
at third also tickled Woodwork. It is
the outf1eld now that is giving the
Stenog mentor most worry. It appears
that such players as Newman, who is a
capable outfielder and infielder as we'll
as pitcher, may see some service in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
IOWA SHOOTERS RETAIN
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP

IOWA CITY. Iowa, April (P.-
Iowa's riflemen are the Big Ten cham
pions for the third successive season.
The Hawkeye sharpshooters clinched
the title this week by defeating Illinois,
1890 to 1865, in dual Geographic meet
and gained permanent possession Of the
Rossell Wiles trophy, emblamatic of the
title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

Yale, 8; Virginia, 8.
Marines, g.; Cornell, 1.
v. M. l., 6; Colgate, 4.
Bridgewater, 4; Zion, /.
Hampden- Sidney, 8; Delaware, s.
North Carolina, Z; Washington and
Lee, 8.
Vanderbilt, IL; Michigan State, 1.
Holy Cross, g.; William and Mary, 0.
Alabama, IL; Illinois, 10.