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The Washington times., 1931-12-22
TEAM IN NEED
Of CAPABLE
CENTER

Some sort Of trouble always
follows athletics at Business High
School. This time it's the i'm
portant lack of size about Coach
Woodworth's basketball team.
And not only that, the StenogS
face the awful realization Of en-
tering the coming inter.high floor
schedule without the sanest SEM
blance of a center to "get the
Jump" in the games in that
bracket Of competition.
Basketball teams at Busi-
ness have always been pretty
good in the past" says Coach
WOOdwOrth, "but the situation
this year is entirely off bal
ance. Maybe I'll be able to
find a bouncing pair of rubber
shoes for my center, in the
idea that he'll find it possible
to "jump his own" against the
big boys he must oppose"
Thus. tells the story of the new
trouble at Business High School
at the present time. Maybe it
would be to Woody's advantage
to hang out a sign pleading for
a center, not only a guy who
can make baskets, but a fellow
Of the Bill Noonan type, tall
and awkward, who can jump as
we'll as ring up points.
Woody has been trying every
body at the position in recent
practice sessions and games. No
matter who it has been, he has
been found guilty of size and an
imposing lack of it.
Won Four Games
Oddly enough, however, the
team has been able to win four
Of six games played to date.
Washington and Lee High Of
Ballston, Va, has been defeated
twice, the Wilson Teachers once,
and Emerson, once.
The Catholic University Fresh
men have beaten the Stenogs, 80
to 81, and the George Washing.
ton University Frosh have been
victorious, IS to %, in the con-
tests lost.
Woody'S centers must have had
rubber shoes, or sOmethin' in
these tussles to win. But Woody
argues that the victories Of his
team have been registered only
because clubs of the Stenogs'
class have been met.
Against teams in our class.
I'll admit, or I'll be so bold to
state, we are the best in the
city. But not against those
above us, such as the Catholic
University and George Wash
ingtOn Freshmen. The inter
high series? Ugh! I hate to
think how we'll show in that.
Wen fight, though, don't for.
get that"
Bill Duryee was the teams cen.
ter last year. And a mighty good
one. Others missing this season
because Of graduation reasons in.
clllde Bobby Lucas, Chatlen and
NemorofSky.
Joe Sherman, supposed forward,
has been trying to fill Duryee'S
place in the games of late. Sher.
man, the captain of the squad, is
the tallest of the group of mid.
get performers under Woody's
wing. The other players, sup.
posedly first string men, are Tip.
ton and Esenstad, forwards;
Shore, former Tech candidate,
guard, and Cavanaugh and Jacob
son, football players, guards.
The Washington times., 1931-12-22
Sinks Winning Goal
For ODDOsinq Team

Miss Beatrice York, Y. w. c.
A. Senior League basketball
player, with but one minute to
play recently Tailed the winning
shot-for the wrong team.
The score was tied at 18-all in
the closing stages of an exciting
contest when Miss York was
awarded a foul shot at the bas-
ket. Before she could be stopped
she took perfect aim at the
wrong hoop and won the game
for the opposing squad. She
tainted upon hearing Of her mis-
take.
The Washington times., 1931-12-22
Boys Club Fighters
In Action TOIliQht

The Boys Club and National
Training School boxers will en-
gage in a series of bouts at the
Boys Club tonight at O'Clock.
Admission will be gained only by
club card or athletic ticket. Com
missioner Herbert B. Crosby and
Gen. Pelham D. GlasSford, super
intendent II police.
The Washington times., 1931-12-22
LACK OF SIZE DRAWBACK TO BUSINESS HIGl
Army ShOlOS Stuff
Against ReUerses
A Great 1881 Team
; Tom ThOrp's Story
About Catfish Smith
And Rough Tactics

Looking back upon the recent football season. folks
are prone to do when taking stock before year
dawns can't minimize certain feas of the Army eleven
When you to analyZing West Points varied for
during the season. made pretty good job Of It,
considering setbacks of type another How many
football teams the land would have come back to dis
tngush themselves after which entaed the
death of player and another which entaed 0to26 de-
the hands Of of its major foe Pittsburgh?
What to ask is how many of them would have
been able physically and mentally to bring themselves
around the point of upsetng Notre Dame following two
such blows those mentioned? Remember please, Notre
Dame defeated PITTSBURGH 25 to 12
The Washington times., 1931-12-22
5000 Washington Kids Get
Walter Johnson Games

Day after tomorrow starting at o'clock in the morning
the biggest Christmas party staged by King Baseball
will at Clark Griffith Stadium when Walter Johnson
will give 5000 of his famous baseball games Christ
complete
The Washington times., 1931-12-22

, Army's example Of 1891 is a
story of a group OF boys who
simply wouldn't surrender to-
their feelings or their Misfor.
tunes. The team didn't get
away to any too auspicious
start in the first place. Before
the season was a month old
Army had lost to Harvard by
one point.
The Washington times., 1931-12-22
BOATMEN ON TOP

Potomar Boat Club easily
downed the Fort Humphreys five,
81 to %. Barker accounted for 13
points for the Roatmen.
The Washington times., 1931-12-22
Three Games Today Keep
Scholastic Fives Busy

Runnine up score Of "a to II at half time the Tech High
School basketers had little trouble in defeating the Forest
Park five IA % in the feature game among the schoascs
yesterday
The Washington times., 1931-12-22
Conferences Unserviceable
In Past Football Decade
BY HARRY COSTELLO
Georgetown Backfield Star, 1908
CHAPTER vi

There are many persons who hold that football parastca
They point out that decade of 1920 to 1880 carried
along as it rushed violently forward parasites among
thnn0f
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Student LOANS
AWAIT GIRLS

Announcement has been made
by the Takoma Park Md0
Woman's Club that its student
loan fund which was created in
1890 is again available to young
women Of Montgomery county.
The loans will be administered
by the official board Of the club,
which has made the following
regulations:
All applicants must be gradu-
ates Of a four-year high school
course or its equivalent; applica-
tions must be in the applicants
own handwriting and must be
accompanied by three testimonials
from as many citizens of good
standing and a certificate of
good health from her physician;
not more than $3.50 a year VAL
be loaned to any one person and
no interest will be charged, and
full payment must be made four
years after the borrower leaves
college.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
BAPT|STS' NJ A Y
ELECT WOMAN

Miss Mamie H. Burroughs,
president of the National Train
ing School for Women and Girls,
has been announced as o candi-
date for the presidency Of the
National Baptist Convention
which convenes at Atlanta next
week.
President L. K. Williams, Of
Chicago, has been bitterly as
sailed for the last two years and
an entire new coterie Of officers
is expected to take over the
activities Of the 100000 colored
Baptists before the meeting
comes to a close.
The local delegation to the
convention will reach nearly 500
and will be led by DR.. W. A.
Taylor, pastor Of the. Florida
Avenue Baptist Church. There
are over 100 churches in this
city with a Baptist membership
Of more than 10000.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
.ickerShGn1 Views
To EngHQe JudOeS

Senior Federal court judges
are to be called here to a con-
ference by Chief Justice Hughes
to consider many matters, among
them the recommendations of
the Wickersham commission.
The Chief Justice returns to-
day from q European vacation,
but is not expected in Washing
ton until next week,
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
On Top Navy Building
Is Where Tall
Corn Grows

1t may be a belated indica-
ton Of coming prosperity, or
1t may merely show neglect or
something, but a patch of
corn is growing atop the roof
Of the State, War and Navy
Building.
Birds probably dropped the
seed there and the corn grew
UP in a broad drain over the
east cupola.
The stalks are two feet high,
q little slow for this time of
the season.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Slump Hits office
Of Deeds Recorder

A total Of $3.50 realty papers
were received at the office of
the recorder Of deeds during Au-
gust, q 10 per cent decrease over
July. Cash receipts for the
month were $8,054 little less
than the receipts for July.
Chattels led the list of instru-
ments with a total of 3,207.
Realty trusts were high, 1853 be-
ing received, while 1904 releases
were made.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09

Weekend Excursion
$3.50 ATLANTIC CITY
SATURDAY, September 12
Nv. washington. ...... 1:25 PM.
Returning SUNDAY, September 10
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may tIp over the balloon and ven
all fall out"
i'll don't ARE what happens" Knarf
continued
Neither 10 l." said Nfii.
20 they started the argument mfl
w again. Now this Was too had.
for arguments are not what little
shadows-or little children either tor
that matcr-should occupy their time
with even though they aren't in IA
soap-bubble balloon. And if-aA in
this case-they are In q snap-huhhla
balloon. liz is the very worst thing In
the world 20 do. Nevertheless. Y am
sorry 70 relate hat this I'm exactly
what Knarf and Mi continued 10 dn.
IN fact. II you must know the truth.
IN !s what they did more than ever.
Dear me. how they ala argue One
said did. and the other said didn't.
Fv and nv they were shouting Rt tire
top of their voices and then-weu.
then-knarf gave Mi a push. and
Nil gave Knarf m push hack. ard he-
fore anyone knew what happened the
basket overturned and they afi went
s~cramhlinE out over tire meadow.
Luckily they all landed on a eiump
N soft moss NO nobody was hurt.
Mi gazed NJ Rnarf. and Enarf CARED
Al Mi both very Ehamefacediv.
Then they both cared at thA bal
loon. Alas. the argument was set
tied FOR good FOR the balloon 49,
sailing far far away. HrarIrE
gailv IN the sunshine. And the
shadows sighed. Isn't N n.IT tO
argue7" Hand said.
co7TFiEnt 1881 W Ss-asasrr F.ssuFs 800. =
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M0dge, Startled BY The Appearance Of
a Chinese al the Window, Quickly
Gets Into fiction.

III wish / were sure az that" I
said, s~traininE my ears for sounds
from the front room.
Look here. II you're nervous"
my neighbor said with an appear
ance Of ease. although I noticed that
ne kept himself carefully out ar
range OF the windows. why don't
you 90 unstairs3 There's a win
DOW IN our bedroom that looks right
down on that n you broke. and
you can see " neither he's st.l
there or not. You can look around
all directions too and seS II YOU can
see the direction he's gone. But III A
cinch he'd 20 off toward that thicket.
There hain't enough cover on this
side for a hen To hide. and YOU can bet
he haint anxious % be seen. But I'll
keep a sharp lookout from this side.
Don't you think we'd better :ele-
phone your house and have Mr..
Graham and Jim come rver?'
Not yet ] said with a sudden
recollection Of the errlnd which had
brought me 70 the farmhouse. Not
II ! could help il did 7 wish Dicky
70 know of the auhterfuEe. II. or.
rather. Lillian for me. had employed
concerning nay srrand.
III am expecting n telephone mes
sage, you know. 7 went on lamely.
and calling the farmhouse might
interfere with III. IN 70 up and
see what there is 20 be seen. II
that man should come back"
I've got my shotgun All loaded
in the corner" Mr.. TIGER said with
a bit OF a swarEer-"always keep III
because OF weasels and those psSky
hounds Of Bankers coming round
the hen house. and you can bet I'm
not afraid 10 use f."
You probably wouldn't need 70
use H." 7 said with a shudder. The
threat would no doubt oe sufficient"
and then ! went to the bedroom up
stairs and. standing at one side OF
the window and screening myself
with the curtain. l looked down fear
fully al the grass around the win
dow below me.
Continued Tomorrow
CopyTiEht. 1881. b Nea13aGeE Feature Service. Inc
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zanita and hung them an the sides
OK the great cask. and the men
brought ladders and put them down
the sides.
And the boys from the neirhbor-
ing ranches rode over on their beau
tiful prancIrE horses and the girls
on. they drove over in carriages or
in great wagons with somebody's
grandmothcr !0r a duenna.
And the boys strummcu the soft
music ~ Spain IN their guitars. and
everyone climbed down the ladders
and danced in the great cask.
Never was there such a ballroom
with the great pines Tor walls. and
the moon sailing overhead in The
blue night sky ~ California.
Great days. great days. and well
did ManLela remember them.
She told me them last Sum
mer While sitting under a great eu-
calyTtus III .he p0orholHs yard. she
evva I'D a few steps q the dance
tor me. ard her black eyes h,azad
Ike lighted torches. and almost. YES
almost she Was young again
The friend. VIC walked down the
road with Aanueia. was part French
and part Spanish They aav she was
tired M the routine. and the same
ness q lie IN the poorhouss ana
she wanted to find her grandchildren
and sit BY the fireplace and en-
broider and tell tales of long ago.
But 7 think Rachel was Tust Main
hungry.
She wanted some onion SOUP. with
a grating ~ cheese. and a loaf ~
French bread with plenty a crust
and a. for Manuela she wanted "A
dish OF brown frijoles hot with pep
pers and rich with garlic.
| wish they had knocked az my
door on the day they ran away from
the noorhouse. like two naughty
children running away from home.
! would have taken them into the
kitchen and Jet them cook exactly
what they wanted. and I would have
been very nice 10 them. In the hope
that they would ask me 70 sit down
and have a taste OF friioles. and a
sup ~ onion soup. favored with
checse-with them.
il would have been nice-wouldn't
it?
c@osvrght. 1891. W NsrSplFar Feature Service. Inc
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Home Making Helps = c 3 = us ~,,A
BY ELEANOR ROSS

II Tow to keep out OF the warm
kitchen is az the house
keepers prescriptions in
halmy Spring weather. Unless she's
lucky enough to have a kitchen so
equipped that il doesnt get hot al
the cooking peak Of day.
There are several ways Of keeping
down kitchen temperature. One IL
the choice or dishes. In warm
weather the astute manager decides
on foods that need the minimum ~
cooking. This j. no time for four
hour soups and stews. unless there's
a f~ireless cooker on the pre- nises
Then il doesn't matter. Only a few
minutes Of direct heat are required
and the balance OF the cooking goes
on without heating of the whole
kitchen. But II the cooking must
he done over direct heat-gas. oil or
electricity-then the choice Of meats.
fish and vegetables that car he
boiled. broiled or sauted in a total
Of half an hour-and not much more
will keep the kitchen at a comfort
able temperature.
In a small family II Is possible 70
cook three different foods over one
burner BY using triplicate saucepans
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fashion show. We had the
press. some Of our Customers. and
quite q umbe Of interesting PEOPLE
Everything went orr beautifully and
il looks as though the official open
ing Il eoins "a oe d very smart and
successful affair. Everyone loved
the Shop and Madame was 80 Kind.
for she gave Helene and me credit
for having done 80 mucn 10 help her.
She showed everybody the alre staff
sitting room that we decorated and
also he little fitting rooms and al-
coyes. each one OF which We had
furnished and appointed In a differ
ent style. The simple little rooms
where sports froCks are tried and
fitted were much approved as were
the little drawing rooms and bou-
doris where the more e laborate
clothes ere handled. We like our
clients 10 ger the feel" of the clothes
before they really critically inspect
them. and we think that this can
best be accomplished by showing the
clothes in the correct surroundings.
The biz showroom with the little
stage and small dance floor came In
for ever 50 many enthusiastic com
ments and praise and really now.
I think that ever Madame Is begin
ming 70 be glad that the fire
happened. although II has cost her
all her savings and some Of her
friends money TO get this new place
started. 1t has really been wonder
full the way her customers have
rallied around her. Several or them
have delayed purchasing their real
Spring wardrobe. until she was
ready Tor them. Some on them have
already been in and picked some
things. though OF course. nobody IN
supposed 70 know this. One night
Helene and ! had to 60 down 10 the
shop ar about nine o'clock and model
some evening gowns for a most i'm
portant client who was headed for a
smart resort IN Virginia
Il really vas quite a lot OF fun. /
We didn't know whether or not the
electric light was going TO work ava
whether the fitting ooms were not
still fun on furniture. All we Enew
that we had the gowns AM that
the customer was sport enough TO
want to 20 shopping under s1ch con-
ditions. But everything trrned out
beautifully and Helene AM ! had the
satisfaction m Aavinr helped TO
make the first sale in the new shop.
Our customer bought four frocks
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temples and a new city were
erected TO the honor Of this god.
As we go on in history. we
note that the Greeks and Romans
did not worship the sun, but they
did appreciate its health : giving
properties. "Heliotherapy." or the
healing Of disease hy the sun. was
practiced by H~ippocrates. Father az
Medicine. as early as the Fourth
Century. r. G.
In the works Of Cicero there is a
description Of sun buildings al
tached % the villas outside az Rome.
These structures were similar 10 the
solaria now found at the top Of
most modern sanitariums.
With the advent Of the Christian
era. worship Of the sun fell into
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But the other day when the
Spring beauties were blowing In
the fields and the air was fresh
with the scent of wild violets, the
two old women took hold Of hands
and wandered down the road away
away away - from the poorhouse
that stood so tall against the sky
line. M the top az the hill.
They were tired OF regular meals
at regular hours.
They served good meals az this
particular ~poorhouse = good. nour-
ishing food and plenty Of IL. But
what did Nanuela- she hat was
born an Alvarez. care about roast
beef. or mutton chops. tn the kind
est of moods ask you?
When Manuela was a girl she ate
chocolates. huge black chocolates.
ana tortillas and enchillas and she
drank the red wine her father made
IN the great wine cssk hat was in
the vineyard on the side Of the hill.
In the Spring. when the wine
cask was empty. the men about the
place cleaned Ii ont. and swept IL
and scrubbed ID. tin All the lees of
the wine were gone. and Manuela
and her sisters. and her cousins.
made wreaths OF madrone. and Man
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-18

Stories
BY MAX TRELL-

Little Mistress Bee
Would always disagree.
II someone said. no.
She'd be sure 90 say. -Oh.
It seems very different 60 me-
Shadow Sayings
THE children were blowing huh-
bles again NO Nil. Flor. Hmnlh
Yam and knarf-ths shadows
decided 20 make "a balloon and ro
sailing cff somewhere. 60 they cap
tured q OF thu bubbles. and after
attaching TO I'd an tiny Basket mAda
q eobwsb, they al cilmhed In and
let the Wind carry them cys- TIRE
tree-tops across the neat meadow.
hnarf elected himself tAu CArtAln
on the party. First wei CroAs TIE
ocean and then Wen 40 t0 Europe.
and after hat wen Eo tD Asa ara
then
Waive haven't even rrrMH4h
this meadow set" Hand pointed out.
knarf told her not 20 Worry about
their crossing the meadow. What's
a meadow nywayr" IT, asked.
a meadow" Yam SAID. thinking
H. really wanted to know. M meadow
Is meadow. thAts what X
is"
Yes. hats what TX lS MI right.
But what DOES Il mean 70 uie ard my
Balloon That's what I want tD
know
IT isn't -our balloon -n's eur
balloon Nil said.
Yea. !tfH ours en- well ycurG- tire
others agreed.
"Its mine" cried hnarf. ~ found
H."
NO. you didn't" cried NIL. We
all found lt."
You'd better not argue 80 murh.-
said Hand quietly. otherwise ynu
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A New Shampoo Jelly to Renew the Lustre Of Your Hair
JOSEPHINE HUDDIFSTON-

stimulation the normal hair requires
nothing more.
When we become weak or run
down. or suffer an actual physical
illness. the hair usually appears drab
and lfeless. and. since the hair and
nails feed on excess energy. II is
only reasonable TO believe that nor
maj hair and scalp means a normal
physical condition. Therefore. the
following shampoo will prove ~.
tremely beneficial in thorourbIv
cleansing and bringing out the
natural tones and lustre OF the hair
The actual shampoo requires no
more time than other methods for
cleansing.
To one and one-half quarts n,
water add one-half pound OF coarse
bran. stir well and place over !
flame and let come TO the boilinr
point then lower the flame and lei
cook slowly for one-hzlf hour.
While the bran is cooking shave
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-18
Automatic Cookers

Fireless cookers. stoves that are
combined heat and tireless. stoves
equipped with time clocks help the
cook 70 escape from the kitchen and
its ~intolerable warmth in torrid
weather. And in selecting a stove.
whether Il be a capacious affair or
only a tiny electric 10 be tucked
into a kitchenetie corner. one az the
points 10 consider IS. how much
watching will il require2 Or can
just as good a stove be purchased
with automatic attachments that
make watching unnecessary
Even small pieces OF cooking
equipment now r made 10 be
fairly automatic. Certainly ore can
have watchless cookery at the break
fast table. Newest coasters come
with automatic attachments 50 that
they can be set. then left alone.
Whether you watch or forget the
toast VIII remove itself when rightly
Drowned. Coffee percolaters. too.
operate automatically and stop at
the proper time. thus preventing the
most common Of breakfast disasters
-overbOiled coffee. There's even an
automatic egc-boiler-and what an
aid that is TO happy home life in the
family. where there's a rigid insist.
ence on a four-minute egg.
Breakfast dishes. simple though
they are. require careful supervision
OF temperatures. Fruit must be wei
chilled. toast must he golden brown
neither pale yellow nor black Coffee
hot. clear. aromatic-not boiled
Either the presiding genius must
give these her undivided attention,
or. better still. turn the Jobs yer q
the automatic machines that vii
do the trick.
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cleverly. The blouse, of white marocain is simi-
larly embeHlshed. Smart, too. are the little fan
like pieces that trim the blouse and edge OF the
coat.
Wool lace Is still with a. despite its overdose
Of popularity, an overdose that nearly killed that
tainly looks quite the thing for the smart frock
depicted here. The black wool lace is accented
with crisp touches Of white cambria on the collar.
jabot and cuffs. Delicate handwork is used along
the edges Of the cambria. There i a wide patent
leather belt.