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Evening star., 1934-06-14
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The military tactics of the army
ant-which conducts raids in we'll
ordered battle lines over considerable
stretches of country-form the sub
ject of a special investigation partly
financed by the National Research
Council here, the results of which
have just been reported to the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences.
The study was carried on at Barro
Colorado Island in the Canal Zone,
by DR.. T. c. Schnierla, New York
University psychologist. He found
these curious insects divided into two
groups, with quite different military
systems-the column raiders and the
swarm raiders.
Any ground or lower tree animal
life that cannot escape is torn to
pieces and carried back by the raiders
to the colony bivouac. Scorpions and
tarantulas frequently are captured
and even snake sometimes falls
victim to the immense numbers and
ferocity of the creatures.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Little Girls Frocks, 55c
Were 7Sc

Wash Frocks, in prints. sizes to II. Slightly mussed
Spring girls Were 1895 Now 81 95
girls Sizes to TO- Slightly soied Were
Is Raincoats Sizes to l6. Were $3.50
STAIRS STORE
Evening star., 1934-06-14
WOMAN HIT BY AUTO

Mrs. Rachael e. Laurie, 70, of $40
Ninth street southeast. received a pos
sible fractured leg when knocked down
by an automobile last night at Sixth
and F streets northeast. She was
treated at Casually Hospital.
Joseph Barber, %, colored. 629 Pick
ford street northeast, driver of the car
which struck the woman, was charged
with having bad brakes.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Dress Coats, $3.50

Were $IO.75 and SI3.95
IA in navy and black In miss and
Swagsr Suits In misses and womens sizes In navy only
Were Sl095 to $l395. $3.50
Misses Womens Sports and Dress Coats in broken
Evening star., 1934-06-14
White House Lantern Replaced.

The 1OO-pound lantern which was
blown from its fasteninss on the front
portico of the White House during a
storm last February was replaced to-
day
This lantern. of ornamental wrought
iron. which had swung by iron cables
from the center of the portico ceiling
for more than 20 years, was badly
damaged when it crashed during the
storm
Evening star., 1934-06-14

brood Is large. In a captured colony
of about 10000 workers there were
counted 32,479 cocoons. But prolific
reproduction Is probably prevented by
defamation Of numbers and possibly
by extinction Of entire colonies dur
ing the dry season."
Evening star., 1934-06-14

% Garter Brassieres
made of fine quality bro
cade with elastic panels
and boned back and
front. Good lengths. Sizes
SO to AZ.
8 Back-Lace Corsets that
give good abdominal sup
port. Sizes 26. u, IS
and SO.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Underwear, sl.lo
Was SI.65 to S1.95

Was 81 IS to S1.95
lO4 Pieces the group including silk chemise silk
taeta gowns and piece pajamas. In assorted
sizes.
including a-n-one combinations
panties Broken Were $115 Sl50 Now 75c
2s Cotton Wash Slips styles pink and white in
the lot Sizes "a to so in group Were 55c Now 3Sc
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Sports Dresses, S1.s5
Were $3.S5 to S7.S5

Were $3.95 to $7.95
4O in silks and acetaes white yellow blue pink and green
Sizes IA to 20.
weight woos in black blue rust and
brown. Sizes 26 32 Were $3 Now ...............H
40 Cotton Bouses in prints and plain coor Sizes "a to 40
DOWN STAIRS STORE. sPoRTswEAR
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
Pickups and
Putouts

Qualifying scores in the 1884
Middle Atlantic amateur golf
championship were higher than
those of last year. 81 qualified
for the first 16 at Hot Springs
this year. while IS was the
highest qualifying figure At Roll
ing Road last year. al Hough-
ton has never missed stepping
to the first tee on a playable
golf day in the last three years
Griffmen rOOters may wall about
injuries that have stalked the
team, but what about the
Yankees?. at one time or an
other, Allen, Gomez, Lazzeri,
Ruth, ROIfe and Chapman have
been incapacitated -. besides,
Gehrig is playing though need
ing a rest and Combs is out for
the season with q fractured
skull. Harry Knight, the PO-
tomac'S "Old Man River" has
seen rs years of swimming and
canoeing competition. and to-
day the veteran, who celebrated
his fOrty-Sixth birthday on July
IL, asks no quarter from any
paddIer. Moe Berg, now a free
agent, took his mind off base
ball by attending the mOtOrbOat
races at Herald HarbOr. He
tried the incOgnitO stunt as "Mr.
Brown" but was easily recOg.
niZed,
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
SWIM
To MARkEY

Bill Markey, 1S-year-old entry
from the Penn A. c., of Phila.
delphia, Pa, is today the $50
yard champ" following his excel.
lent efforts of yesterday which
saw him win that feature of the
Washington Canoe Clubs swim.
ming program on the Potomac.
Markey swan the distance in
13 minutes and 80 seconds, de.
feating Dave Rowan, 10, of the
Big Brothers Club, of Philadel
phia, and Daniel Hogan, a team.
mate of Markey, who finished
second and third, respectively.
Unfavorable weather handi
capped the swimmers and KEEP
the attendance down to a new
low for events of this kind. The
weather also kept Ernie Boggs, 81
year-old Washington Y. M. C. A
star, from attending. Boggs was
all set to drive to the events from
his base at Camp May, but the
terrific rain halted all plans.
The race was the second Of 8
series of three leading up to the
Presidents three-mile race sched
uled at the washington Canoe
Club on August Is. On August IL
the one-mile race will be staged
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
TOW D PREFER
BROWN BOUT
CONTINUED from First
Sport P0ge)

something out in front in that
Brown fight before he broke the
thumb Of his right hand, the
second joint thereof If you please,
along about the fourth or fifth
round.
When Brown was awarded the
duke, a great howl went up from
the assembled witnesses. thought
they were going to have to tie c.
C. Carlin, a native Alexandrian
through whose blood a strong
strain of local pride flows.
Too, using Galento as a measur-
ing stick, Brown owes Tow a fight,
for while Brown has a decision
over Bobby, the latter beat Galen-
to who beat by the k. o. method
both Brown and Barry. That
leaves a slight flaw in the claim
of Matte to the D. c. title which
Matte can easily remove by oblig
ing Tow with return engagement
which I understand from my Sun
day golf course chat with 'Big
Shot" May, will not be turned
upon with deaf ear.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
v. c, {. SECOND
IN RACE

TRENTON, N. j., July 30.
Washington Canoe Club blades
men had to be content with
second spoils today. following the
National Regatta of the American
Canoe Associations championship
tests here yesterday. Yonkers won
the tests.
Washington tailed 80 points to
finish second, 13 less than the vic
torious Yonkers team. The D. c.
lads won most of the morning
races, but fell back woefuDy in
the afternoon.
Outstanding for Washington
were Dick Ackard and Herman
Vollmer in the junior two-man
tandem singles, and Harry
Knight, Dick Ackard Herman
Vollmer and Everett Rodman in
the senior fours, single blades.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
HONORS
BY GREAT
DRIVING
By GARRETT WATERS

By GARRETT WATERS
The seventh annual Tri-City
regatta is a thing of the past to-
day, but touching on the most
vivid of the highlightS, two events
will be remembered for some time
to come by all those who braved
Saturdays hot sun and yester-
days driving rain to witness the
elaborate program.
The first of these was the rae
ing of Joel Thorne, the Rutgers
collegian who was the whole show
during Saturdays "doings" while
the second was the Class F out
board race which found Is start
ers tearing down the waters of
Herald Harbor at a mile a minute
clip.
Thorne did about everything to
steal Saturdays show as he not
only led a prominent field of
speed boat racers, but added to
his laurelS as the nations leading
high point scorer for 1894.
The Glass F. outboard race was
an event of beauty to watch
despite the driving rain which
yesterday made the going any
thing but easy for the contest.
eSts.
Fans On Edge
Each Of the two heats kept the
spectators on edge as the entries
sped within knocking distance of
each other throughout. The first
of these heats went to Bob
Grabau, of Kenmore, New York,
who piloted his boat, "Slow Poke"
across the finish line just ahead
Of John G. Plunkett, Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, driver Of his fastnamed
boat, wow"
Plunkett turned the tables on
Grabau in the second heat, win
ming by virtue of a burst of speed
which nearly had his boat up
setting at times. However, all this
apparently was just what the
crowd desired as Plunkett was
given a thorough round of ap-
plauSe when he crossed the finish
line.
After several minutes of figur-
ing by officials, judges and the
like, Graham was awarded the vic
tory in the final standings as his
time was faster than Plunkett.
Fred Jacoby. of North Bergen,
N. j., with his "Flyway" finished
third in both heats.
The race which offered the
greatest amount of interest be-
sides these two features, was the
125-foot Cubic Inch Hydroplane
event which helped close yeSter-
days program.
Dale Defeated
In this race, Washington had
it's own Roy Dale entered with
his "Guppy" only to find Dale
losing out in the final standings
when Howard Haffner. of Severna
Park, Baltimore, won the second
heat and was awarded first place
with his "Howdy H." Dale. with
his "Guppy" easily took the first
heat, leading Haffner'S "Howdy
II" and Warren Duvall's ''Howdy,
Jr," the latter who finished third.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
WAR POL0|STS
Win MATCH

Five thousand fans are today
talking about the thrilling polo
exhibition staged by the War De.
partment and Greenbier Hotel
teams yesterday at Potomac Park.
TWenty-year.old Howard Estes
and Hank Read, led the War De
partment aggregation to a decisive
12-to-8 victory. They scored four
goals apiece.
WAR DEPT. U?) Pos. GREENBR'R (s)
Lieut.. H. Read. I ..... Leslie Combs
Lieut.. g. Rogers. 2 Gould Shaw
Cadet H. Estes. 3. :. William Fergus
Major j. Swing. A Charles r. Neale
GOals-First chukker, Read (2), Estes
second chukker, Read, Swing, Combs ;
third chukker, Read. Estes. Swing (2),
Shaw: fourth chukker, Estes; fifth chuk-
ker, Rogers, Estes; sixth chukker,
Combs. Fergus, NeaIe (S). Green
brier was given q handicap Of 2 goals }
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
LEAGUE MINES
IN 4 T|LTS

Four games are scheduled today
in the weekday leagues, this
schedule getting the teams off to
their weekly round Of activity.
In the Departmental League, In
vestigation meets G.. P. O., on the
South Ellipse diamond at S p. m
A National Capital League en-
counter lists c & P Telephone
against Chestnut Farms-C h evy
Chase Diary on the North Ellipse
at the same hour, the Federal
League has a game between
Weather Bureau and A. G. o. on
tap on the No. 4 diamond, Monu
ment Grounds, while the Colored
Departmental League has on
schedule a contest between PWA
and Post Office on diamond No. 8
also 5 o'clock games.
Pigs Play Tomorrow
The Industrial League swings
into action for the week tomorrow
when Pig m Whistle plays Swan
Service on the West Ellipse at S
o'clock, while an interesting De
partmental League clash will find
the Union Printers facing Navy
Yard on the South EllipSe at the
same hour. This contest will be
in the nature of the warm-up-wir
or lose-for the Printers prior to
their departure for the annual
Printers baseball tournament al
New York beginning next Satur
day.
Only one league was able to
play yesterday, all the other cir
cults being forced to idle due tt
rain. Plenty Of action transpired
in this league-the midget section
Of the National City League-as
the results found two teams draw.
ing away from the others for the
leadership.
These two teams are the Meal
wee A. C. and Versis Products
mines, who defeated the Wizards,
9-6, and Lanes Delicatessen, II
to 2, respectively. The other
games found Jack Pry Mats upset
ting Schwartz Cleaners, 4 to
and Simpsons Pharmacy noSing
out Claredon, 6 to S.
Swaggert Stars
The McAlwee-W Wizard game was
particularly interesting in that the
winners scored all their runs in
the first three innings. In the
meanwhile, the Wizards made q
gallant bid to snatch the game out
Of the fire, but were denied when
Johnny Swaggert, ace pitcher OF
the McAlweeS, stepped into the
box with the bases loaded in the
seventh inning, and retired the
side, aided and abbetted by a
double play, pulled by Harry Jen
kinS, Bits Emmert and Jack Ar
buthnot. From this frame on
Swaggert held the Wizards at bay
until the last out in the ninth.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
CQRwM,S CQ9d2SHHLS
"BOOts and Saddle"
BLOUs OUer the Spa
Aq1in This Afternoon
By BILL CoRUM

NEW YORK, July 3o.-The
thoroughbreds will be running
at the oldest and most charm
ing race course in the. United
States out on Union Avenue in
Saratoga Springs this after
noon 1t always is pleasant to
start off on the right foot at
anything and we might all get
away winging at Saratoga by
trying Try Sympathy in the 65-
year-old Flash Stakes.
Mrs. Willis Sharpe Kilmer'S
gallant two-year-oM is being
asked to concede chunks OF
weight to his ten prospective
rivals. But the distance is only
five and a half furlongs, and
he may be able to carry his
speed that far.
Since he was seen under silks
at Tropical Park the last of
March, Try Sympathy never
has been out of the money. He
was a very sick colt in Florida
this spring, and Mrs. Kilmer,
who loves her horses and knows
the thoroughbreds as few
women do, was gravely worried
about losing him. However, he
is fully recovered now, as his
races in Detroit and Chicago
prove, and none of the known
quantities in the Flash Stakes
should lead him to the wire
this afternoon.
Wonderful Heritage
With which observation we'll
close the touting bureau for the
day and take a look at some OF
the broader aspects of the Sara
toga meeting. This will be the
first meeting at the Spa since
1912 in which betting on the
horses was legal, and it should,
therefore, be the best.
This Saratoga track has
wonderful racing heritage, but it
is also going to have some races
to meet the growing competition
in the sport of kings. They fell
me that Narragansett Park,
which opens at Pawtucket, R.
L, on Wednesday, will be a Won
derful course. This is the first
competition Saratoga ever has
had in the East during the
month of August, but it may not
be the last.
Rumors of a new track to be
built at Red Bank, N. j., con-
tinue to be heard, and if this
particular track doesn't mate
rialize there is sure to be horse
racing somewhere in Jersey
soon, now that mutuel betting
has been legalized there.
The plan for the Red Bank
track calls for a racing cottage
colony similar to that at Sara
toga. It would have the ad.
vantage of the seashore and be
many hours nearer New York
city than the upstate resort,
and while its meeting might not
be held during the month of
August, it. on the other hand,
might.
suggest the possibility Of
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
D.C.AnsIerLands
88-Pound Turtle
With Line

The Bureau of Fisheries Aqua
rum owned a new member today
It was an 88-pound turtle
caught on hook and line by Jimmy
Snakenberg, 200 Massachusetts,
Ave. N. w. The turtle was landed
off Hoopers Island in the CheSa-
peake Bay after a twenty-minute
struggle. Others in the fishing
party were Joseph H. Palmer and
Bill Smith.
This is the second huge turtle
caught by local fishermen on
hook and line this season. Three
weeks ago, j. o. Whitley. 1445 N
Street N. W. landed a 77-pound
green turtle in the Chesapeake
Bay. This tuytle was donated to
the local ZOO.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
GOLF JUNIORS
MAY FORM
LEAGUE
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Upbuilding of Junior golf in the
District may spring from the
Junior Field Day" which will be
held tomorrow morning at the
Congressional Country Club. The
event is open to junior members
of other clubs, and each boy is
requested to appear at the start
ing tee not later than $50 o'clock.
Besides the informal competi-
ton, there will also be instructions
by Roland R: Mackenzie, Con-
gressional Country Club pro and
a meeting of the boys to discuss
the possibility Of organizing for
summer activities.
Perhaps a league will be formed,
II sufficient interest is shown and
1t is probable that clubs will be
asked to set aside one morning
each week for the juniors. These
Junior Days" would be attended
by juvenile members Of every
club.
Three Assist Mackenzie
Assisting Mackenzie in arrange
ments for tomorrow's Junior
Field Day" at Congressional, are
Henry ]. Richardson, greens
chairman; Teddy Grape, golf
committee chairman, and Frank
Emmet, who aided in forming the
District Scholastic Golf Asso-
ciation.
Five delegates from the District
today are striving for golf glory in
the National Public Links cham
pionship at Pittsburgh. They are
John Connolly, Claude Rippy,
John Baer, Harlan Will and
Harry Saunders.
1t has been 10 years since this
city has figured prominently in
the national muny tournament.
but those were the days when
the local public links boasted such
outstanding golfers as George
Voigt, AL Houghton, Harry Pitt,
John Shorey, Earl McAleer, Page
Hufty, Cliff McKimmie and others.
HOughtOn Off Tomorrow
AL Houghton, Kenwood pro,
leaves tomorrow by auto for To-
ronto to compete in next weeks
Canadian Open. Houghton's deci-
sion to enter the Canadian Open
causes him to default his Bedford
Springs PaO championship;
which is also scheduled next week.
Yesterdays rain crimped local
golf activities, but there were no
complaints. That rain saved
the Sun-baked courses from com.
plete ruination.
o. L. Waite, finishing all even
with par. captured the match
play against par tourney at
Manor. E. S. wesley and j. j.
Cullinane,, each finishing two
down to par. tied for second.
w. E. Gemmell, three down to
par, was fourth and H. L. Sim
coe, four down to par. was fifth.
Placing her final shot two feet
from the eighteenth flag, Mrs.
Earl SechreSt took first honorS
in the women's flag tournament
at Beaver Dam. Mrs. N. j. Wal.
dron was second and Miss Ellen
Kincaid third. Other winners
were Mrs. c. E. Purdy, Mrs. Ger.
trude R. Strong, Mrs. A. E. Shafer,
Mrs. w. j. LaBille, Mrs. Eddie
Bean and Mrs. G.. P. Nutwell.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
Ball Player Killed
When Struck
By Throw

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass,
July 3O.-Death coached at first
base in the game between the
Holy Name and North Attleboro
town mines, signalling q squeeze
play that won the game and killed
Leslie MacLachlan, second base
man of the former team.
When the play was called,
MacLachlan was tossed out at
first. He halted and turned about
just as the first baSeman heaved
the ball back towards home to
head off the runner. The ball
caught MacLachlan in the back of
the head and he fell with a frac-
tured skull.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30

Ny 4lS04uk UV6buAeAE
Now comes a complaint from
fishing captain revealing the othe
side of this age old and practically
deathless issue.
The complainant is John C
Bohlayer, of Deale, Md. Listen tc
his plant in his own writing:
Sir: Being q resident for the
past Is years at this fishing
resort, and also a great lover Of
the same sport / am one Of the
guides at this place.
In some Of your recent
columns I have noticed where
you have put some of us fisher.
men on the pan. Don't you
think we have any side to our
story.
Last Sunday, at 3 q. m. I took
q party on board my boat con-
Sisting Of 4 men and 3 women
and away to the fishing grounds
we went.
Arriving on the fishing
grounds we started drifting and
one of the men could not un-
derstand why l did not anchor
my boat.
TRIED TO EXPLAIN
1 tried to explain to him my
reason, but to no avail, so we
had to anchor, still the fishing
was very poor, so the rest Of
the party asked this one man
to pull the anchor up again,
and he did, still no fish. I
moved twice after this with
the same results, and this one
man made the remark that
they had made a mistake in
not getting some other boat. I
don't know anyone who likes
fishing any better than I do,
and / can furnish plenty Of
affidavits of good service to
fishermen at reasonable prices.
After this gentleman made
the remark he did, / asked all
of the party to pull up their
lines and I would give them
an opportunity to get another
boat and I carried them back
to the wharf where / met
them. He wanted to pay me
for my trouble, but / told him
there was no charge when I
could not satisfy him. This
man is not used to fishing I
am sure or he would expect to
find conditions bad at times
and it so happened that he
struck one of those times.
Here's hoping you will pub
lSh this item in your column
So that us fishermen will be
avenged.
JOHN C. BOHLAYER.
Well. fishermen, there's th'
other side. What you think of it
Poor Arithmetic
While on this subject Of com
plants, it won't be amiss to men
tion that a very ardent fisherman
went to a reputable sports good
store and bought a dozen blood
worms. When he counted them a
home he discovered that Their
were only II. Thirteen was {
bakers dozen before depression
What kind Of a dozen is ii, thi
angler is wondering-a post-de
preston bakers dozen?
They are still wondering hov
it happened.
Six men fishing at the Goose
Tuesday night pulled in 10 man
moth hardheardS Simultaneous,
four Of them bringing in double
headers. The six men were Gu
Brahler, At, Arthur and Wilt
Gray, Judge Harry Anderson AMI
E. C. Gibson. Jimmy Thompson
the seventh man, didn't have hi
line overheard at the time.
What made it more remarkabl
was that the fish had not beeI
biting before that. The 10 wer
caught about 8 p. m. and from
then until the party came in a
II o'clock they landed 289 BIZ
hardheads and one trout. Th,
hardheads were ferocious, putin
I'm tha hattln Of a ll,,ae:nL
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
: Try Sympathy VIII At
Least Try His Best
Little Cheer For ChGs.

} such competition to emphasize
once more the importance Of
just a little foresight and co.
operation in New York racing.
The opening card at Saratago
is not, to be honest, encourag.
ing save for the flash stakes,
the recently closed Rockingham
Park was offering bigger and
better cards every day in the
week throughout a long meet
ing.
And bigger and better and
more interesting cards, mark
me well, made up largely Of
New York owned horses.
It seems to me no good omen
that the famous Saratago track,
Mecca of the lovers of good
horses since the days of side
burns and crinoline, should be
forced to open a supposedly
gala meeting with two races
that will bring out at most
three or four runners each.
A collection of five three-year.
oldS and upward has been
named for the opening race,
but three of the five also are
entered in the fifth race Of the
day. They will have to scratch
from one or the other.
Suppose all three should
scratch from the first.
We would then have the
great Saratoga meeting opening
with a pulSe-pounding contest
in which Slopdash would match
strides with Coequal. Does that
stir the imagination? Does it
make you want to pack a bag
and dash for the Albany night
boat and Saratoga.
Easily Reused
If it does you are easily
reused, and don't forget that
sort of nextto-no-contest race is
constantly being offered at New
York tracks which have only six
races at best. Other tracks in
other States put on eight races a
day now almost without excep-
ton. Eight may be too many.
Six may be enough. But they
should be races, not exercise gal
1ops.
Tom Thorp showed the boys
at Empire City how to get some
horses on the track. 1 under.
stand he told them either to
run their horses or make stable
room for somebody who would.
But I have been over all this
too many times before. I simply
wanted to repeat that Saratoga
IS faced with the opportunity of
putting on q race meeting that
will go far toward restoring the
prestige of New York racing,
and further, that the opportun-
ity is not going to go on knock
ing for ever. Another Lou Smith
will come along and build a
track and really run a race
m citing nearer than New
Hampshire, and then it will be
just too bad for racing in New
York.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
SOftbalI Teams
List 2TWin Bills

Weather permitting softball en-
thusiastS will see plenty Of action
today and tomorrow.
Naval Air Station meets the
"Y" in a double-header today start
ing at Sis p. m. at Central High.
Tomorrow Victory Post engages
Armour & Co. at same time and
place.