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The Washington times., 1930-08-07

Why did you do it?
Why did you tell that lie?
Why did you run away?
Why did you carry that vi
cious gossip?
Why did you lose your tenn
per?
Why did you cheat?
You didn't want to do it.
You were Mortified when you
found yourself doing it. Yet
for some mysterious reason you
went right ahead and did it.
And you don't know why. What
possessed you? What turned
you into an entirely different
persons?
Nothing, partner. You weren't
an entirely different person.
You were Just the same person.
AND YOU DID THAT THING
BECAUSE FOR DAYS OR
WEEKS OR YEARS YOU HAD
BEEN PLANNING AND PRE-
PAIRING TO DO 1T.
Not deliberately planning
and preparing, of course. You
didn't sit down and say: "On
August Z, 1880, I shall tell a
lie." Yet you got ready to tell
that lie as surely as though you
went into training.
YOU GOT READY TO TELL
THAT BIG LIE BY TELLING
SMALL ONES. Tiny fibs they
were at first-fibs that barely
jostled the truth. And most of
them you told to yourself. Sure
ly it didn't hurt to fib to your
self. But 1t did. Little by little
those fibs undermined your
sense Of honor. With each new
fih the habit grew easier,
seemed less shocking, until TO-
day you told that really out.
rageous whopper.
And now you want to believe
that that lie happened acct
dentally-that it was the result
OF some sudden, vicious inn
pulse beyond your control.
Don't kid yourself, stranger.
~Ou built that lie with your
own twiSty bronchials, your
Owr tricked conscience.
And it's the same with that
act Of cOWardice. You didn't
duck and desert for the first
time today You've been prac-
tic'nE that set for these many
moons. &hmntinE responsible
~. Making alibis. Passing
the buck Getting cut frum
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
ONCE-OVERS

should make it easier for you to
do something still better.
In gaining what you have
procured you have taken the
foundation steps to greater sue
cess.
Through coordination OF
brain and body plus talent
you may have attained an ap-
plauded success.
The training and control
necessary to that success should
help you tn other steps for
ward IL you do not decide to
ride with the favorable tide Of
one worthy fulfillment.
Don't permit the applause Of
friends % make you unstable I'm
ambition and effort.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07

In ancient days the curious
and .inexplicable properties of
numbers were subjects Of great
fascination and profound study.
Today, the subject Is much
! neglected: but little or no prac.
tical use is found for many Of
these properties. They are Gu
ricus properties, paradoxical re-
lationship, which have no in
.herent significance in the prac'
tlcal project with which the
physicist, the chemist, the archi'
stect or the engineer concerns
himself.
The ancients took much in.
terest in what they called per-
feet. Such a number is one
which equals the sum of its
own divisors.
The smallest perfect num-
hers are 6 and %. Thus 6
equals plus plus 8, and %
EQUALS / plus 2 plus 4 plus 7
DluS H. NIC11OI1lGLS4Auc O4uAAAC0
that 496 and 8,128 were perfect
numbers. The fifth perfect
number makes a terrific big
Jump; it is 1850. 1886. The
reader may find it interesting
to test these three numbers.
and see if they really are per
feet, numbers. Even Euclid at
tached so much Importance to
perfect numbers that he de-
voted chapter to them in the
famous work, Elements. +
Euclid proved the remarkable
theorem that the number 2n.1
(2"-D Is perfect, provided ,.le
second factor is a prime num-
ber. If n EQUALS 5, for example,
the second factor Is 81. a prime
number, viz, divisible only by
itself and /.
The perfect number then is
is multiplied by 81, which gives.
the number 496, already men
toned as a perfect number.
Mathematicians have carried
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Bounding the Universe
A Professor Tries It.

you have wondered just how big the universe is here the
answer Il has radius of $500 600 100000 miles
Multiply that by two and you get its daeter-h you have
paper enough to write the figures
The gentleman who has kindly measured the universe for
YOU Is Prof Wilhelm Sitter Of the University Of Leyden
Holland He just forwarded the figures to the National
Academy of Science in Washington.
The professor modey admits that his calculations
only approximate he may be few miles out way
other.
The question what outside the universe he clears
easily by saying that there is nothing unmagnable moth
ing not even time space
So that's settled and all get back to business
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
KNOWLEDGE
TEST

Match correctly:
/. Daily-inconStant.
2. FaithleSS- -deceitful.
8. Damp-diurnal.
4. Fraudulent-jeopardy.
5. Peril-moiSt.
Fill each blank:
6. The literal meaning Of the
phrase ''habeaS corpus" Is
7. A half-breed means.
8. The Iliad describes the last
year of the seige Of.
9. In poker. a jackpot Is q
10. A member Of the native
race Of Hawaii is called a
IL. The Adriatic Sea is
Of Italy.
u. Louisa Alcott lived in the
century.
13. The phrase alter ego"
IL. The abbTeviatiOn ad Hb.
means
IS. The Roman numeral for
two thousand is
GAnswsEs En- BlagaEins RagsJ
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Hearst Papers Advocate

I.~"PeGcs ana GnaIty Wtth all MGt,Ons; ehtan0ttng
alliances Nth none as ADVOCATED By George
Washington.
Z Proportional representation tn the United States
Senate State to haze less than tSOO Senator's.
Legislation 70 enforce prompt constitutional reap
pOrtiORmeRt the House Of Representatives..
3. separate Department Of the Army, OF the NQVy
and Of the Ar Forces. all united under Secretary
Of NGtSOnoi Defense.
&. FedeTr action TO the limit Of Federal p0tCers to
abolish dIiteraeN lm the United States under q
Secretary Of EdNcgtsoR-
q INSTALLATIONS ~ the President the first Of Jon
HaTy following NOVeHber elsetlOa.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Clipping Our Wings
But Why w orry?

Zeppelin having ccumnavgated the globe and the
RO0 having the Atlantic is suggested by President
Hoover that good time for the United States to cut
its dirigble program IN HALF.
spokesen for the President explain that this would save the
United States four five million dollars.
No doubt about ha-t would It would also set even
farther back naval aviation than and advance
England Germany and France just that much
We have plenty of the helum gas used for drgbe an ad
vantage other nations
It IS most oblging of u.s. therefore, not to use it.
AS for the little question Of national defense which seems to
have escaped presidential attention why about that?
The Kellogg pact will always protect and we can put the
four million prohibition enforcement commission
or something.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Safe and Sane Policies
demanded for Police

Safe and Sane Policies
Demanded for Police
Editor, Times:
It's high time some safe and
sane policies were put into
force among the Washington
Metropolitan police force, or
that part of it which does its
work in patrolling the high
ways from motorcycles.
The latest incident to come
to notice is the dramatic,
heroic attempt of an officer to
arrest a colored Speeder by
leaping from his motorcycle to
the running board of the pur-
sued car and turning off the
ignition.
The officer got his man al
right, but at what a cost. His
own machine was badly DAM
aged; the man whose car was
jumped upon ran off the street
and also was damaged; citi-
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Citizen Takes to Task
Lawyer Bondsman Clique

Editor, Times:
Because Of the apparent utter
indifference Of Police Court
judges to the activities Of pro-
fesSional bondsmen and their
runners in interfering with per-
sons whom they hberate on
bond in the choice Of attorneys
it seems that justice and COM
mon decency should demand
that some influential agency be
called upon to at least attempt
to curb this disgraceful evil.
Why should rot a bondsn1an
be debarred from further un-
derwriting bonds If upon proper
proof 1t is shown that he or
his hireling has induced or
persuaded q poor unfortunate
whom he nberates on bond in
the choice of an attorney?
People who become involved in
the law are being daily vic
timized by bondsmen and their
runners by foisting upon them
attorneys, In most instances Of
no ability at all. and then hav-
ing the fees paid to such at
torneys divided with the bonds
man or his runner. This vice
is so well-known thai there is
a saying around the Police
Court, SHOW me your bonds
man and TIL show you your
lawyer"
To illustrate: One socalled
lawyer who Is known by the
apt appellation of Windy" not
only conducts law office in
one place, but has an ad-
ditional telephone and another
office with that of a profes-
sional bondsman.
The most cursory investiga'
tion of one day at the Police
Court would reveal to the most
casual. observer the iniquity OF
this system. The slogan should
be heralded beware of the
lawyer recommended by a
bondSman." And every effort
should be brought to bear upon
the judges of the Police Court
to debar any bondsman who
upon proper proof shown has
personally or through q run
ner influenced any person
whom they liberate on bond in
the choice Of an attorney.
Then the decent, capable
lawyer would come into his
own and the shyster and pro-
fessional bondsman would be
relegated to the place where
ne properly belongs.
ONE WHO KNOWS.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Gang Visits to Capital
Must Be Stamped Out
Editor, Times:

Editor, Times:
AS 1 predicted In these
columns some time ago. gang
land has visited washington:
or. at least. some Of the mem
berS Of our own underworld are
trying to ape the methods Of
the gangs Of our large cities.
witness the two payroll hold
UPS. Probably more are coming.
Not even the prompt capture
Of two boys who are said 70
have confessed TO the crime
win end the epidemic. in al
probability.
Once aangland tactics secure
o firm grip ON q city. they are
extremely hard % shake off.
mat has been demumztFated fn
such cites as Chicnmm and DE-
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

RelShe topped the 1leId OF A4O
players in low gross with 1913,
154. but had he obtained any
breaks he may have took the
low net honors which went to j.
F.. SWindells, of Bureau Of Stand
ards, with 1926, 1876.
Scoring 76 In the morn
ing, BelShe went out after
the low net with determina-
ton in the afternoon. He
took a 81 for the first nine
and played the first five
holes of the last nine in 5-4-
443. Then came devaSta-
ton. for he finished with
5.6-5-5, Gaping his mishaps
by blowing a six,inch putt at
the seventeenth.
Mel Shipley, of the State Dc.
partment and also member OF
Argyle. was second low gross with
82-77, 159. Shipley won low gross
last year. J. E. Robertson, OF
the Postoffice Department, was
second low net with 1924 l38.
E. L, Cogan,, Interior Depart
ment. and A. P, Strohm, Inter
state Commerce, tied for third
low net with 139. Results yeste1'
day were: ,.o
Agriculture-J. F. Vol, 1s2C2S-l 60 :
ieIOa-140. n r Larsen lS4-?6--
l5B. r Nj. Roundabush. 17%-32-l+l; !;
o. St4ason, ls9--4O--l49, J. W. Ether
idge. 1S7--3S-14S. ,,.
Alien Property Custodian-J J. Ale
Commerce-E, Alden, 212--34--17S;
Roger Cuombs 1SS--96--157; ]. Lam
bert. 2t7-S4-1sS: H. Kaiser, 2i"-S4-
General Accounting-H. Tstranlt, 1!s-
24-162; S. M Brown. 197-52-16b
Homer 8. Pope, 1S2-1S-i44; N. E.
Hgghss no card; .rt J. Saa.s,5s: NJ cgtt. 5sc H l.
fnterior-E. Dotson. 2Os-4s-156
A. A. FarreA 2O1--36-166; E: l..
cSsaH !S7-sSGs'; E ;d3ss1s! p p sTSps' e 1'S A.
44--i74; r c. Finnell. 2O6-44--1sz; J.
Deeds, 22O-44-176; W. II. Flannery.
18s-g4-144; F; D. GiaagTTas 225144
y, r.
r. GreensHt. 1s1-3G-155,
Interstate Commerce. F. sheehan,
17s-8O-14s; w. W. seay, 175-S0-146
F. F.. Early, 16S-12-15t; r, M. Brown
141; R. X. White 181-S2-14s; r. r.
shay. 1S9-32-157; f. ]. Doyle, 1873
3O--153; B. L. Smelker, l90-3O-i6O
w A. Rice. 1sS-3s-15O; A. P. strohm.
16S-24-139: A s. Hale, 193-3s-157
W. A. McCallum. lss-sS--14S.
Tustfce--E. r. Collins j7S-o4 --154;
John Remey, 1s5-2S-167; \. Lawrence,
1s9-34-1SS; Paul Chase, 21l-44-l6'
44--172; j. t. Byrne, 1sO-4o--l50.
Marine Corps-Major l.. NJ. Hoyt.
1S7-SO-157; Major H, K. Pickett
1S4-$4-16O; Capt. C O. Henry, l9"-
Navy-L. W. Dorsett, 1sO-sS-l5e;
r. f. Lynch. 1S7-3S-14S: r. F.. Esher,
2O7-&S-16S: r. F. Casey. 2l6-iS-l7S
Patent OFFICE. M"lyey, l73I32r
Riley. 221-44-177; l.. M. G"odrtdg",
Postofflce-J. E. Robertson, 1862 -24
las; F.; Dodge 1s7I36116li c, 5
-2O--14s L, H. Vullings, 1872 2--l5sj
j. ]. Crowley, lS6--36-159.
Shipping Board-R. A. Bonsteel, ls7
-24-l63; B. K. Ogden, l9O-32-15S
J; IF. Delaney l75-2A-161; X Patten
standards-w. L. Pendergast, ls4-
12-169; J. F. swindeIls, l61-26-135;
l.. W. Snyder. 17S-32-147: NJ. b
shaw. f76-S6-14O; T. c. Hellmers 81!
--4G-173; G. NJ. Shepherd, I'll IS
| 17S; j, Beck, 222--44--l7
Stste-M A. Shiplry, l5H-s--I5t: !
KestirE. 1a1-$6-155. T. Simmons
| 174-3n--i4: N. McDsrmott. Sn2-SS-
1856; J. : Whit. no card: G. Lind.
holm. 129-44-1s1
! TreAsurX-G. =. 5sysr, Iss-,S-isf
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

Ralph A: \. Shepard, 1s5-sSv1Ss; ": E
Veterans Bureau-c. F. Mccarthy.
2OS-24-ls4; Z. s Dieke. l94-3O--164:
James Snow, lS1--36--t45; W. f. Scott.
20s-@S-170; +. Gerard. ls4-36-14S;
", E, Hilkert, ls1-36-155i L. Nelson,
War-Frank G. Butler, l73-2s-lN;
John I. Harris, lS5-30-155; c. H.
Giroux, 1S6-26-26o. T, N. Beishe,
l54-l4-140,
Bits from the tourney-Rohert-
son, who finished second in low
net, was a member of the Dis
tr.ct municipal team that went
to the championships at st. Louis
last year Tebby Tetrault, OF
G.. A. o. and Jim Sheehan, Of In
terstate. are former ball players,
Sheehan having played baseball
for SO years John r. Miller
may not be able to compete when
the second half completes the
field to-day he has an In
fected finger. Steve Brown, OF
G. A. o. missed an eagle on the
fifteenth by two inches. Mel Ship
ley hasn't visited the links much
this year Homer S. Pope, OF
G. A. o. and the Indian Spring
golf stylist, carded a birdie 2 at
the ninth George w. McCar-
ter, of Treasury, and golf chair
man at Indian Spring, was beam
ing all over when he trudged to
the Scoreboard in the afternoon
.. he proudly marked up brides
for the eleventh and fourteenth
and would have beaten 80 If he
had not missed mis- drive at the
eighteenth Wild" Bill Pen
dergast. that big little man from
Bannockburn and representing the
Bureau of Standards. had birdie
2 on the seventeenth. Belshe'
Robertson, Strohm, Swlndells'
Shipley and Pope alone cracked 30.
Miss Susan Hacker and
Mrs. Emery T. Smith tied for
the qualifying hOnOrS in the
Siamese Cup for women at
Chevy Chase. each carding
87's. Mrs. L. o. Cameron
was third low gross with 80.
Those who qualified for match
play were: Mrs. Emery Smith,
Miss Susan Hacker, Mrs. L. Q.
Cameron, Mrs. Hugh Rowan, Mrs.
Henry Ravenel, Mrs. w. M. Rit-
ter, Mrs. w. j. Flather, Miss
Betty Ridsdale, Mrs. Charles
Hayes, Mrs. H. E. Knauss. Mrs.
A. C. Beller. Mrs. Frank Keefer.
! Mrs. Harrison Brand. jr., Miss
Louise Claytor, Mrs. Walter F.
Chappell and Mrs. John E.
Parker.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
SHARKEY HIRES
NAX'S MATES

ORANGEBURG. N. Y, June 3.
Jack Sharkey today resumed stiff
training for his go with Max
Schmeling after a day marked
only by roadwork.
In effort to get a line on
Schmeling's ring tactics Manager
Johnny Buckley was negotiating
with a couple of fighters among
the 16 sparring partners who
have worked at the Germans
camp but quit under the punish
ment. If the deal is closed the
boxers will join the Sharkey
camp for the remainder of the
training period.
ENDICOTT, N. Y, June s.
With but six more days of train
ing scheduled before his heavy
weight title battle with Jack
Sharkey, Max Schmeling today
had his camp crew augmented by
three new Sparring partners, his
workouts having caused defleC-
ton of all but two of his sparrins
mates.
Manager Joe Jacobs visited
New York yesterday and was ex'
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
DYNAMITE Gus
PROVES WORTH

Many are the claims that by
Mantle" Gus Sonnenberg. who
tackles Stanley Stasiak in the
heavyweight feature match tomor-
row night at the Washington Audi
torium, isn't a real champion.
They assert that Sonnenberg holds
his championship because he won't
risk it against formidable foes.
Joe Turner, promoting the show
here tomorrow night. has word
about Sonnenberg's class. Joe
should know, for he's been in the
mat game close to 80 years now.
Says the veteran:
"SOnnenberg has lost only
two falls since gaining the
championship from Lewis.
One fall was to Lewis and an
other one to Everett Marshall,
the young Pacific Coast SEN
sation. That shows SOnnen.
berg has something"
Sonnenberg is a tireleSS worker.
He has been wrestling practically
every night since lifting the crown
from Ed stranger" Lewis in Bos-
ton early in January Of 1929.
This evidences the powerful body
that Sonnenberg possesses.
Promoter Turner reports a
heavy advance sale for the show.
Sonnenberg has always appealed
to District mat fans. Tickets can
be obtained at Goldie Ahearn'S,
Ninth and E Streets Northwest;
the Washington Auditorium; Uni
versity Shop, sos Ninth Street
Northwest, and French's Sports
Store, 721 Fourteenth Street
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
T)'Ck1 IL 15P>||
OUT 8
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON


One Of the most promising
golfers around town Is Roger
Peacock, the 19.year.Old lad of
the Indian Spring Club {.
has everything and years In
which to gain experience
Bus Nicholson will carry the
City Club cOlOrS in the National
A. A.U., modified, 15-mile cham
piOnship here Saturday &.
Mike Lynch, who missed the
Boston A. A. Patriots Day
Marathon because of a heavy
cold, will be the oldest local
entrant in the race Joe
Grant and Pat O'COnnOr look
back to the old days of wrestling
when Joe Turner was better
known as q SandlOt baseball
player and Turner's boy
will enter St. Johns this fall
Nick PAMELA looks like the
Statue Of Liberty" on the
mound Dick HOllander car.
ried the Emergency Hospital
Stretcher one night in April r..
Eddie Bean, who once made a
bid for q berth with the Ma
tiOnaIS, sells tickets at the local
park Lawson Robertson,
Penn u. track coach, will train
Tommy LOughran for his bout
with Ernie Schaaf in Phila.
deIphia. June 8 . It's said
Frances KrucOff and Phoebe
MoOrhead remained out of the
Washington city tennis cham
piOnships because they ara on
the brink Of marriage~
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

Washington club youngsters.
who have been getting the go by
most of the season, will be
used oftener hereafter. When q
game is hopeleSsly lost or unqueS-
tionably won Jimmy Mcleod, Red
Barnes and Jack Hayes will be
sent into action.
Young Mcleod, who should be
picking up polish in the minors.
will undoubtedly benefit by such
experience.
Bill Barrett. former White Sox
and Red Sox outfielder on whom
waivers we're asked and received
recently, will likely be released
to Chattanooga shortly.
Since the days of old Joe
Harris the Griffmen have lacked
a right-hand outfield punch.
This shortcoming has been cited
so often that its mere mention
is getting distasteful.
Earl McNeely, Ira FlagStead
and Bill Barrett all have taken
the desired but none could fill
the bill. To Griffith's credit It
may be said that Flagstead. pre-
sumably purchased on waivers,
cost $4,000,
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
Is
NdUu CrelU Captain

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June s.
After eight weeks without a cap
tain the Navy crew today was
training under Midshipman Her
man A. PieczentkoWski, newly
named captain. The lone mem
ber of the graduating class in
the varsity boat, PieczentkoWski
rows at No. 7.
The new captain will lead his
crew against California and
Princeton on June II and in the
Poughkeepsie Regatta June 26.
He halls from Providence, r. I.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
UNCLE ROBBIE
WEARS SMILE

Wilbert Robinson. roundest Of
all the Robins, was panned,
roasted, broiled and dipped in hot
fat for trading Jess Petty for
Glenn Wright. More recently he
was put through the same process
with sinmering added, for swap
ping Buzz McWeeney for ancient
Adolph Luque. What these two
gentlemen have meant and are
meaning to the Robins is history,
Wright put the club on top of
the National League. The ancient
Adolph is doing more than his
share in keeping them there. Sc
nor Luque, to date, has won five
games and lost none.
Robert Shawkey, of the
Yankees, seems almost ready
for his last laugh. A few
more performances like that
Of yesterday by Dusty Cooke,
"Hcn hc got bNTCc SlHSlCS anu
home run, and Shawkey can
have his. Purchased from St.
Paul for highly respectable
sum, Cooke started badly and
got worse at a fast clip.
He was finally benched. Those
few fans who had had faith il
Dusty gave up. But not Shawkey
and the boy. They both re-
manned confident. Whether it
was the arrival of Harry Rice
and his big bat from Detroit or
the fact that he is naturally a
slow starter, Cooke began hitting.
His fielding improved quite a bit.
Today he is hitting .246 and gain
ing steadily.
Only one game was played in
the majors yesterday, the Phillies
whipping the slipping Cards 9 to
6. Whitney got four hits. Hafey
hit a homer.
Today finds the eastern Ameri-
can League clubs in the West
while the western National
League outfits begin their first
invasion of the East this season.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
Gallagher Tackles
Italian Boxer
Tonight

Marty Gallagher, Washington
heavyweight boxer, engages Sal
Vatore Ruggirello in the 10
round SemifinaI to the Make
Rosenbloom George Hoffman
fight tonight in the Greensboro
Stadium in New York.
Gallagher has been training
in Boston since Sunday two
weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
CAPTAINS CRIMSON TRACK

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June 8.
Vernon Munroe. jr.. of New York,
whose father starred on the track
for Harvard in the nineties, to-
day had Seen elected captain of
the crimson track team for next
season. Henry Chalfant, of Pitts
burgh, was chosen manager at
Yesterdays election.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
MD, TEAMS BEST
IN LACROSSE

= ANNAPOLIS, June 3.--As a re-
suit of the games played during
the season of intercollegiate Ia
crosse, which ended Saturday by
the defeat of the Naval Academy,
5 to /, by the University of Mary
land. the latter team and st.
Johns College. Of this city, ap-
pear to be in the leading teams
of the country, with Johns Hop
kins and the Naval Academy
ranking next.
That the four best teams in
any sport should be from one
State is probably an unique sit
uation among the colleges, but
these four teams have won all
games played with college teams
from other States and have only
lost games to each other.
As a rule the victories have
been so decisive that no
doubt remains that the Mary
land colleges are playing a
better grade Of lacrosse than
those of any other section
this year.
An exact rating of the teams
is difficult on account OF the
triangular situation among st.
Johns, Maryland and Johns Hop
kins. st. Johns defeated Mary.
land, 7 to 3, but lost to Johns
Hopkins, 3 to 2. Maryland turned
the tables by defeating Johns
Hopkins, 6 to o.
In view of the strength Of these
MARYLAND teams, it mas been
urged that one of them, inStead
of a combination team, be chosen
to represent the United States
against the champion Canadian
team 1t is the genelal h"lief
in this section that sucn a team
would be much stronger than any
combination team.