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The Washington times., 1929-11-18


to be the abiding problem. There
are too many winners. It is a
simple matter to pick the leaders.
They are Notre Dame, Pittsburgh,
Purdue, Tennessee, California,
Tulane, Texas Christian, Utah
and possibly st. Mary's, Detroit,
Southern Methodist and a few
others. It only begins to get diff
ficult when you try to distin-
guish one from the other with
the idea of arriving at some de-
gree Of relative strength.
After it's 13-to-12 victory over
Southern California on Saturday,
nobody can claim any national
titles without first consulting
Notre Dame. Yet the latter isn't
even undisputed champion of the
State of Indiana. For Purdue
was as impressive as eyer before
in winning the Big Ten cham
pionship by beating Iowa, z to 0,
and If it lasts through next Sat
urday, its status will be beyond
the eloquence OF debate.
Frankly, Purdue should fin
iSh its season undefeated. So
should a Pittsburgh team
that was great enough to run
up FL points on an arch-rival
in the first period and finally
give Carnegie Tech its worst
beating of recent years, "a
to 13.
It isn't likely, either, that any
body is going to stop Tennessee,
Tulane, California or Utah. The
Notre Dame situation isn't fool
proof yet, with the Army and
Northwestern coming up, and un-
doubtedly Texas Christian won't
begin making plans for spring
practice before it gets through
with Southern Methodist. The
rest Of them may go wrong, but
they probably won't.
It, therefore, seems probable
that a least half dozen teams will
do what the taxi driver did on
the day he didn't beat the railroad
train to the crossing. They will
run a dead heat, too.
Speaking of deaths, two of
them were dead on Saturday
when Cornell finished last behind
Dartmouth by 18 TO IA and Texas
lost to the Christians by Is to IL.
This pair Of Southwest leaders
went crazy early in the game but
the Christians went the crazier
and won. They were the first
team to score on Texas this year.
leaving only st. Mary'S with an
uncrosSed goal line, so far as I
know. The latter beat Califor-
MAS Southern branch by "a to 0.
AS for Cornell. it was elimi-
mated from the national sweep
stakes when it's quarterback
elected to gamble with a pass in
his own territory with five min
utes to play. That automatically
made Cornell the worst team on
the field.
Notre Danes Split-second vic
tory over u. S. c. was a repeti-
ton Of their 1872 game, as far as
the score went. But, as far as
the play went, it had no paral-
lei. The Irish won this football
game strictly on its merits, the
Trojan scores coming on long
gain plays and their feared
power" attack being throttled
down to nothing. They were
out-rushed, out-passed and out
charged. according to the run Of
The Washington times., 1929-11-18
Southern CaL Tops
Dartmouth By
TwO Points

NEW YORK. Nov. ia
Scoring IL points in their
game with Notre Dame, South
ern California crossed the
century mark and retained its
lead in point scoring among
college elevens. The coast team
leads with 301. Dartmouth
runs a close second with 299.
Points scored for and against
some of the leaders are:
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1880 National 15-Mile
Hike to Be Held Here

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 18.-The
1880 national A. A. U. 15-rnile
modified marathon championship
will be held at Washington, D. G.
The award was made at the an
nual A. A. u. convention here.
The annual City Club 15-mile
race, which has been held in May,
may be designated as. the ma
tional l5-mile championship by the
executive COMMITTEES Of the Dis
trict A. A. u
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eRAYS PLAY TOMORROW

The United Typewriter GrayS
will stack UP against the Trinity
M. z. floormen tomorrow night
at 9 o'clock in the Central High
gym.
The Washington times., 1929-11-18

Only TWO SdHES IeAIa1u 20 DC
played on the local grids- -SheD.
herds College VS.. Gallaudet next
Saturday and the annual George
Washington Catholic U. scrap
thanksgiving Day in the Brook,
land bowl. Georgetown has its
game with Detroit, in Detroit,
Saturday, November 80, and
Maryland Is to meet Johns Hop
kins Thanksgiving Day and West
ern Maryland Saturday, Decem-
ber z, both to be played in Bslti-
more. These games conclude the
schedule.
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PITT AND NOTRE DAME
LOOM AS STRONGEST
Rv DAVIS ]. WALSH

NEW YORK, Nov. 18-Intercollegate football BE-
ginning its down the stretch today with the wire only
Jumps ahead and any with couple of eyes and the
ambition both of them simultaneously pick win
a glance.
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{. j. L|NEMAN
STARS CONSISTENTLY
IN ALL CANES
BY JUNO KINERK

I won't be long until the football togs by Wash
inRton's college football will be put away and the
annual business Of picking the 'al will be started
The Washington times., 1929-11-18

The same Cordovano has been
the outstanding player in an out
standing defensive team all season
long that has seven linemen who
form q forward wall that is just
rs, good as any teams in the
East.
seldom has one player dom
mated q game like Cordovano did
In Saturdays ScoreleSS battle be-
tween Georgetown and West Viz
Rinia. From the opening kickoff
until the final whistle blew Cor
dovaao was easily the finest
player in the field.
NThis rugged q. u. lineman be-
ran matters by making the first
tackle Of the game, and he was
constantly making them there
Hfter. In fact, he was such a
constant source of worry and
aturnbling block to West Virginia
fnat, IRA Rodgers, Mounteineer
coach, delegated the duty OF stop
ping him to two men when the
second half started. ..
Even with a pair Of players op-
Voginr him, Cordovano was not
@I1firely stopped. While he didn't
n1aEe as many tackles in the after
hracket as he did in the opening
~. he made his share Of them,
nevertheless.
while it was his great work no
defense that made Cordovano
suich. a standout, his work on the
offense was no less brilliant. He
was charging through the West
virginia line like it was made OF
Tapier.mache to open holes for
i1is backs that were big enough to
drive wagon through time after
time.
But It was his work on de-
Tense that made the genial
sam such favorite with the
Pans, When q visiting player
was halted it was usually Cor
dOyaSaO who was tangled up in
his feet.
It didn't matter particularly
which side Of the line the Noun
tatneer backs chose to try either,
for Sammy was right on the Job in
front Of the plays on his own side
and following them around, often
TO make the tackle from behind,
when they tried the other.
His lIncanny judgment in dag
noSing where the play is going is
the most unusual feature Of
Cordoyano's play. He seemed to
sense the exact spot the ball
NaEEiaE Enllld try to gain through
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Sandlot Results
Yesterday

Mohawks, ID; Irvingtons. 0.
Celtics. 10; Ginter Park, 0.
Janneys. z; Brentwood, 0.
Mardfeldts, z; Wolverines, O.
Palace. SO; Meridians. 0.
Columbia. Z: N. D. Props, 6.
Mercury. Is; Brookland A. C., 6.
Brookland, i; Mt. Rainier, 0 (forfeit)
Centennials, 90; Eagles, o.
AEtecs, SO; Pericles, 0.
Northerns, Il; Waverly. e.
Northern Props 12; Cards. I.
Kennedy, 7: Iroquois, o,
ST. Stephens, O.; Mihawk, Props, 0.
Friendship IL Marions 9.
Del Ray, .; Battery -"
Virginia juatoTAs GGs AEtseG 4
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For sheer, consistent bril-
liancy Of play, game after
game, Georgetown has in Sam
Cordovan0 q player who right
fully deserveS consideration
for an AIl.American berth.
The Washington times., 1929-11-18

But IL was his work on de-
Tense that made the genial
sam such q favorite with the
fans. When q visiting player
was halted it was usually Cor
doyanO who was tangled up in
his feet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
Fire Menace in Washington
and a Timely Warning

PILE of rubbish in outof-theway
lessy dropped match-a blaze that may take its toll Of
life and damage property to the extent of many thousands of
dollars.
It is just such conditions these that
Chamber of Commerce is warning against in its ad
monton Wasngtonians and others get rid Of its junk
piles.
Most fires caused by carelessness Few acts d
Cod
Suggestions prepared by the chamber eliminate hazardou
conditions caused by rubbish
Conbustible uUaste material should be removed
periodically. safe practice is to proUde incin-
metal basket for burning such materials.
Rags and cloths Which haze been used for polishing
furniture and ong floors subject to spontaneous
ignition left exposed to the air for period Of time.
They should be tightly kept in metal containers tightly
covered. Better, destroy them
Burying of dry leaves UiH renoUe of fire
and the time enrich the soil. Ashes should
be kept in wooden containers A good practice is
keep them in metal
In other words if you don't want the fire engines pulling
up at your front door, BURN YOUR RUBBISH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
THE DOOR OPENS FOR PEACOCK

TERE stands Peacox young wife murderer fastened
by handouts to Sheriff Cerico delivering him to the
Sing Sing Prison
Crime doesn't pay.
This young murderer first stranged his wife like vile
coward then poured her body and set fire to it.
He said he burned his young wife because he afraid it
would hurt feelings of his wes mother to her daugh
ter's dead body-so he decided to burn her up.
She is gone young woman Whatever her mistakes IN
hfe at least she didn't strangle or burn anybody.
The murderer quite pleased with himself apparently
as the photograph is taken.
Young fools contemplating crime be that Peacox
was not so well pleased when he woke the morning AFTER
this picture taken.
On his left this picture is the outside world of FREE
DOM.
On his right Just beyond the sheriff whom he is hand
cufed stands the open door SING SING and the other
side of that door there is cheerfulness.
No "livey parties thrown there Cocktail shakers
and bootleg gin not available.
It is dreary lne with regular hours
Having thrown away your freedom and your right
troll yourself, OTHERS control you.
You 60 TO BED when told, get up when told what is
put before you, WORK when told
CRIME DOES NOT PAY.
This young having ignored that fact goes to Jail to
serve a term of from twenty years to life
Under conditions he will be long past forty when
he comes out.
That look of defiance will be gone from his eyes then
thing that could happen him would be death be-
fore his term ends
CRIME DOES NOT PAY.
Work may be tiresome and it may slow.
But work in freedom is good deal better than work in
Sing Sing.
Crime does not pay.
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But he'd Gone some good things,
too. He had homesteaded a quar-
ter section IN Canada and farmed
decently and steadfastly for some
years. He had helped build ship.
He seemed to like the memory OF
that better than anything else. A
ship was a fine thing to help
build. You felt something when
they launched her! And he'd
worked once. down in Arizona. to
support a sick tramp he'd found
in one of the "jungles" by the
tracks. The man had crawled
there to die but my visitor had
kept him alive for almost two
years more.
These incidents he told quietly,
between puffs of smoke. Some of
the incidents were pretty funny,
some were fine, some were quite
shameless. But he told them all
in the same way. He did not
analyze them. He made no excuse
for them. They were things that
had happened to him they
were part of the unwinding of the
year . they were part Of the
unwinding of HIMSELF. He could
not explain why they had hap
pened Or why he had happened.
1t was all a mystery. He simply
let me look at the picture.
And. under the spell Of that
hour, accepted his story ex-
actly as he told it. Usually, l
have decided enough notions about
things, but it did not occur to
me to Judge this man. He was
a stranger, passing by, and that
was his story. He had a right to
his story. He had made 1t and
he would pay the price for it
and get the good from 1t. That
was all his business, not mine.
If he could not comprehend why
he had done things, how could /?
Why should 1 try? Well,
then. that was all there was to it.
He ate my bacon and I ate his
bread, we talked awhile, then
slept and in the morning shout
dered our packs and went our
separate ways.
often since it has come to me
that life would be quite a diff
ferent affair if we could all take
each other that way. AS stran-
gers, stopping for while, then
passing on, each with his story
EACH WITH HIS MYSTE.
RIOUs RIGHT TO HIS STORY.
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LISTEN WORLD!
A 5tranger and His Story
By Elsie Robinson

T OFTEN think of a fine hour
= once had. had been
tramping over the mountains, and
night found me still 10 miles
from my mine, so l made camp.
1t was pleasant sitting there by
my little core of fire with the
night stretching around me like
a great tent and the smell of cof-
fee and bacon mingling with the
sharp odor of the breathing
earth. Very quiet and peaceful
it all was
Presently an old prospector
wandered into the circle of light
We had never seen each other
before, but that does not matter
in the mountains. He fished
some hunks of corn bread from
his pack. l divided the bacon and
coffee. For a long while we sat
eating, resting after the hard
days tramp.
Then he lit a pipe. asked for
a piece of rind to oil his boots
and began to talk. In chance
words at first grunts and
ACAiA144SSclI CuuChlSS then
in a steady stream. Talking be-
comes luxury when you're cut
off from it weeks at a time.
or course. he talked about him
self. He was, l judged, about so
and he had considerable to saw.
One could tell by the simple. de-
tached way he told it that most
of 1t was true. He'd gotten past
the time when a man needs or
wants to show off. He was telling
his life as 1t were a story he'd
heard.
1t had been a rough life. He'd
been married twice. One wife
had divorced him, one he had
deserted. He had lived with an
other woman for six years with
out marriage. A good sort she
seemed, but one day he'd gotten
restless and moved on. He had
been a hobo. up to the usual hobo
rascality. For some years he
had shipped on freighters. He
had stolen when it seemed neces-
sary or desirable, and had served
one short sentence.
Once, when he was still
~ young, he had killed man.
Or he supposed he'd killed him.
He hadn't waited to see. He had
become frightened and run away.
That was in Australia. He had
never gone back.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis E. Bisch-.

TVERYONE can reach a ripe
~ old age. If heed be paid to
ones health. especially If pre-
vention Of disease be the watch
word, 1t ought to be a relatively
easy matter to reach at least 100.
Yet every now and then one
hears man or woman denying
that he would like to live that
long. Such person seems to
fear old age. Usually, II such
person is questioned. he will
say that he doesn't want to re-
main on this earth after he be-
comes useless.
Physical age. however-age in
years in other words-need not
be of high number in order
for person to he really old.
Many, even in their forties, are
already definitely old.
Worry makes us old.
A pessimistic outlook on life, a
feeling of impending danger, a
fatalistic concept that nothing can
do will change the course of our
. lives-all that makes gray hairs.
A lessening Of interest in current
events, in what other people are
doing, kind OF shut-in type of re-
action in which the individual be-
comes more and more seclusive,
staying by himself, crawling into
his own shell, as 1t were, and
brooding-such an attitude can
make a man or woman OF so act
like a centenarian.
And when the years really begin
to pile up it is we'll to mingle.
If We won't grow old gracefully
1t is we'll to learn how to make the
best use of leisure time. Suddenly
to find oneself without work to do,
to be compelled to give up our daily
routine practiced for years with no
substitute like hobby to take its
place, Is deadening to the mind
as well as to the body.
Keep the mind alert and active
always.
Develop. therefore, the habit OF
reading, especially of books that
will make you think.
1t Is generally supposed. OF
course. that this present age is
particularly one belonging to
youth. In a sense this Is true.
Many employers seem to prefer
younger men.
Yet often the most valuable
workers are not the youngsters
despite their energy and alert.
ness. The older men and women,
ripe in experience and Judgment,
may be decidedly more valuable
to concern.
But If the worker allows him.
self to become careless, apathetic
or lazy, if he is sarcastic and will
not cooperate. IL he fails to keep
up with modern trends and de-
velopments, then, to be sure he
hides his greater assets and gives
an entirely wrong impression OF
his true worth.
Care must be taken by every
one not to think too much about
growing old except insofar as
such thinking will lead him to
avoid the pitfalls of old age.
From the physical standpoint
the things to watch especially are
the arteries, the heart and the
kidneys.
II il an old saying that q mar
Is as nd a. his arterieE.
(Copyrfrht 1924, Kisg Features
kynAlcatA. IRs-A
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

lack OF strap talent. Business
for commanders in chief
The continued expansion Of trade earning state
ments of corporations indicate adequate supply of director
generals.
We always find plenty handle ornate respon
bies The big holes look long pegs to fit them
Call for bids and hundred contractors will spring to sa
ue and guarantee the execution of project from the
creation of metropolis in the Sahara the extngusing
of Ena.
Make the while and concerns will under
take the erection of ten-thousanduite skyscrape or
moving sidewalk from He'll Gate to Golden Gate.
We carry full assortmens of tphammers shoves
subway drills and hardnut crackers-name your and
watch the chips fly.
If you can pay the BILL there of brisk minded
gentlemen who II devise to tunnel either ocean, dixie
the Amazon design fifty block apartment group.
Enormity neither daunts tool chests magnatons
Twentieth Century specazes accomplishing what the
Nineteenth feared to dream
The supply of wizards lmtess The schools progress
graduating surplus of merchant princes engineers
cutters and scientists-bu woefuy short on de-
pendable errand boys.
especially people who small things as per
blue print.
There's the weak link in the chain of operation
Every balance sheet ouching at the expense of damn
their pro scale of enter
prise.
We're absorbed in perfecting gears and dynamos that
seemingly trivial bolts nuts and usually eude vigilance
minor mind grows negatively powerful the instant 1t
assumes connection with vital undertaking.
From the important letter is mes
he becomes the most important factor in
efforts which eliminate in the communication placed in his
hands
he fails fulfill directions promptly and precisely all
the ingenuity and intelligence preceding his entry into the
situation jeopardized.
Long established and profitable hourly lost
through sloppy billing departments spshod credit clerks and
bunglng stenographers.
Gross check the rvets we'll as the steel beams
Don under estimate insignificant employees capacity
confusion and damage.
hafwit isn't capable Of construction but he's amply
qualified to wreck
The Vandas couldn't raise Rome of their own but it
took them time to desoate the mghtiest city antiquity
Strengthen control the lower ranks of personnel
safeguard ovency against the depredaons nexperence
and shiftlessness.
Anayze your debts trace their down the ink
trail and you be staggered at the real size of
section of the payroll
There thousand institutions in America looking for
boys and girls handle five hundred dollar details five
thousand dollar way.
you get Idotter and Tcrosser the price don't
haggle. He's worth double the money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
THE MARRY
GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland
Sidelights on Men

Sidelights on Men
A NEW husband every few years
"A seems to mean no more in
the lives OF some women than a
kiss in Hollywood.
The kind Of man who will never
admit his faults is not half so
hard to live with as the kind who
will never stop Dragging about
them.
II you are looking for happi-
ness. don't marry a man before
his character has jelled, his youth.
full conceit has been boiled down
and his heart has stopped doing
fip-flops.
You can usually spot a good
husband by the worn edges of
his pockets and his habit Of look
ing at his watch.
Many a mans library is filled
with unread books, that he bought
because the little saleswoman had
that kind Of eyes"-and an old
mother or a baby to support.
The average mans habits are
like potato bugs; you can't eradi-
cate them; you can't ignore them.
You've just got to learn to love
'em.
Love Is an emotion, about
which most men are curious at
90, critical at 30, cynical at 40
and charmingly credulous at so.
Women's frocks are getting hack
to the normal waistline; hut the
men have been fooled so long
by the constantly moving waist
lines that they probably won't
remember how to embrace a, girl
in one Of these.
Aren't men wonderful! They
have invented airplanes, subma-
rines, and radios-but they are
still looking for something which
will keep a collarbutton, a gar
ter buckle and suspender but
ton from slipping its mornings.
Many a man cannot afford to
marry, because, on an average
salary. It's practically impossible
to support both a wife and a
speakeasy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
LOOSE RIVETSI
By Herbert Kaufman

MER1CAs glutted with executive material There's
"A lack of shouldersr talent Business wants
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08

Visiting
nON'T take too much for
~ granted.
This Is an age Of not so much
sincerity as there should be.
Careless speech seems to be the
order.
People you meet may indicate
that they are much interested in
you.
AS a matter Of fact, their inter.
est is negligible.
Persons seem to think that they
must make well.sounding compli-
mentary statements in the pres
ence of those whom they meet and
mingle for short time.
II II 4 hit Of small talk that sp-
pears y 20 with the age.
The man upon whom you call IN
his office, a. an acquaintance. NAV
% 90 gracious and courteous -
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ONCE-OVERS

his reception of you that you think
of him as a friend.
And he may be sincere in his
wish to make you welcome, but he
does not expect you to feel that he
should disarrange his program to
afford you entertainment.
Every man nowadays is so busy
with his own affairs that he can
not give much time to other peo-
pie. unless he has specifically plan
ned it in advance.
Short calls, with the assurance
that nothing is expected, make
you a welcome visitor.
Understanding Of the speed age
should make you a more thought.
full caller.
II YOU are making good you I'M
dsrstand that men Of this sort are
very busy during their working
hours-thinkinE II they ere not
making some physical effort whM8
requires mind direction
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
WISE SAYINGS

The man that dares traduce'
because he can,
With safety to himself, Is not
man. -Cowper.
A man should keep his friend
ship in constant repair.
johnson.
Diffused knowledge immortal
ICES itself. -Macklntosh.
Truth lies within little and
certain compass, but error Is
immense. st. John.
Books are sepulchres OF
thought. -Longfellow.
Life is to be fortified by many
friendships. Smith.
Every subjects duty Ia the
kings; but every subjects soul
is his own. Shakespeare.
Passions are likened best to
floods and streams:
The shallow murmur, but the
deep are dumb.
-RAlsgA