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Evening star., 1934-04-06
BY THOMAS r.. HENRY.

The law Of tooth and talon-which
may after all be the most merciful
law-will be given free sway in the
national parks If the recommendation
of the Committee on Bird Protection
Of the American Ornithological Asso-
citation is accepted.
Every Species" it is urged, should
be left to carry on the struggle for
existence unaided as being to the
greatest ultimate good. unless there Is
real cause to believe it will perish If
unassisted. The rare predators should
be considered special charges Of the
oo{io,,oI y,orke ",
Evening star., 1934-04-06
Ickes' Attitude Reuiues Hope
For Sewage Disposal Plant
Polluted Condition of Potomac Riuer
Has Beer, Condemned by Experts
for T,Uenty Years.

seers to Mount Vernon, pass along q
waterway polluted with sewage and
in which objects Of sewage origin are
plainly visible for almost the entire
trip"
Health Service Report.
Again: "The 1882 report OF the
United States Public Health Service
shows an average bacterial pollution
Of 40 b. coli per cubic centimeter
at Fort Foote. Such bacteria
are evidence of sewage pollution. For
tunately, they tend to die away IN
the river because Of the presence OF
antagonistic organisms and OF envi-
ronmental conditions unfavorable to
the bacteria, but the 19l3-l4 survey
would indicate that they persist in
considerable numbers at least as far
down the river as Pope's Greek, 55
miles from the sewer outlets"
The mere placing of sewage In a
river does not contaminate the river.
Under natural conditions the patho-
genie bacteria are attacked by antag-
onistic bacteria. This attack must go
on in the presence Of oxygen, In which
rivers normally abound. The attack
ing bacteria render the pathogenic
bacteria harmless in a short distance.
Complications arise when q large
amount of sewage Is dumped into a
river where the rate of flow is small.
The conditions in Summer, with rel
atively high water temperatures, are
not conducive to the presence OF q
large oxygen content in river water,
the experts have pointed out, and
consequently the sewage Is not at
tackled and rendered for long dis
tance below the sewage outfall.
Artificial Removal Favored.
1t Is impossible, or commercially i'm
practicable, at the present time to get
more oxygen into the river in Summer.
The answer Of the experts IS to re-
move the sewage, or q large part OF 1t,
and to do by artificial means in q
sewage di.posal plant what would be
accomplished by natural means event.
ually in the river. Succeeding articles
i'll this series will explain in detail
what it is proposed to do to the
sewage.
At present. however, accorolng 10
the latest report. it is necessary, In
order to avoid the river conditions de-
scribed. to keep the oxygen content OF
the water in Summer months up to
at least so per cent Of the saturation
point. In order to do this, the experts
in the most recent report declare that
at least 80 per cent of the oxygen
demanding sewage must be taken out
of the river during the Summer
months and at least so per cent In
the cooler months when there Is more
oxygen in the river.
This treatment, described as ere
lstively high" is recommended, never
theless, because Of the great desira-
bility Of having the river flowing by
the National Capital pure.
Even this will not make the river
safe for bathing at points Immediately
below several outlets of combined
system sewers in times of heavy rains
but it will, the experts say, render II
relatively safe for bathing in normal
times and improve the appearance OF
the stream.
Evening star., 1934-04-06

AldtlOAld4 pol Nd AL
proportion as
they are perse-
cuted everywhere
else. No native
predator shall be
destroyed on ac-
count Of its nor
NAL attacks on
any other park
animal, excepting
If that animal IS
In i'm m e dat t g
danger Of extinc-
ton, and then
only If the preda-
tor itself Is not q
vanishing form"
Evening star., 1934-04-06
La,v of Tooth and Talon Urged
To Haze Free Rein IN Parks
american Ornithological Association
Proposes That Struggle for Exist
ence Remain Unuided.

undergone strange transformations at
the hands of the latter day descend
ants Of their worshipers.
This ethnic phenomenon IS being
studied by DR.. Robert Redf1eld Of the
Carnegie Institution of Washington
as part of the institutions extensive
Yucatan project.
He finds Shaman priests still sacri-
flcing a turkey whose wings and feet
are held by four men during the
ceremony-a probable survival OF the
idea of human sacrifice. The old rain
gods still ride the sky-but they now
are captured by st. Michael on a
black horse. They have been con-
fused with the four horsemen Of the
Apocalypse. The people still propi-
tiate with elaborate ceremonies images
of gods made by their remote ances-
tors, but these now have degenerated
into malicious goblins. 1t may be a
natural degeneration Of the gods
themselves or an Identification Of
them with figures Of European folk
lore.
Redf1eld finds the number 13 play
ing an important part in present day
Maya rituals-a relic both of the old
13 sky gods and Of European ideas
about the number. They still predict
weather by observing the first IL days
Of January, which were supposed to
indicate conditions for the IL months
Of the year. It is probably a mixture
Of both Maya and Spanish govern
ing day" ideas.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
Club to Hold Bake Sale.

GAITTIERSBURG, Md, April 6
(SpeciaD Members Of the Gathers
burg All Club will hold a bake sale
tomorrow in Barnett's drug store, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
Photos Made Of
"ThreadS of Dawn"

The orange threads Of dawn have
been successfully photographed, ac-
cording to q joint announcement
from the Smithsonian Institution and
the Bureau Of Chemistry and Soils
Of the Department of Agriculture.
These so-called "chappuis bands"
are among the rarest astronomical
ever witnessed by the
human eye. They are very faint
orange lines in the spectrum Of tre
eastern sky which, under extraor-
dinarily favorable conditions, have
been photographed just before sunrise
They are caused by the absorption
Of certain narrow bands in the solar
spectrum by the ozone layer Of the
earth's atmosphere. This layer OF
gas composed of oxygen in a peculiar
atomic combination is only MILL
meters thick under normal tempera-
lures and pressures. Hence its light
absorption is q very vague phenom-
enon, entirely obscured by even the
small amount of sunlight present at
the earliest streaks Of sunrise in the
eastern heavens.
The spectrunr photograph was OBJ
Evening star., 1934-04-06

The committee calls attention to
the fact that the American condor
may be In serious danger Of extinc-
ton, especially from forest fires which
devastate its wild and remote nesting
places. The American egret, whose
extinction was believed clost at hand
q few years ago is on the increase.
Humming Bird
Wins Auto Race.
A race" between an automobile and
q humming bird on q Virginia road
Is reported by DR.. H. A. Allard, De-
partment Of Agriculture biologist, in
the official publication of the Ameri-
can Ornithological Society.
The bird took the prize for speed
over short distance. DR.. Allard was
driving along, he says, at approxi-
mately 50 miles an hour when he
noted the ruby-throated hummiug
bird flying beside the car. It passed
the car flying, he estimates, at q speed
of from IS to 60 miles an hour.
This, Of course, was only for q short
distance but 1t established the bird
as perhaps the fastest-moving Of nv-
ing creatures.
The gods Of the Mayas, who ruled
supreme over one of the earth's
greatest civilizations when the white
man first came to she New World. have
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-10
Dawnic Steamship Corp.
S. S. ORMES
S. S. ORMES

is scheduled to sail from New York jan
uary 10Th. 1894 and expected to arrive
on or arout the 18th and will be dispatch
ed for the Leeward and Windward Is
lands accepting freight and passengers.
ARNOLD M. GOLDEN
Agent.
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SIS, ORJTANl

is expected to arrive on or about the
10Th instant from the Leeward and
Windward Islands and will be despatch
ed for New York accepting Freight
rnd Passengers
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For your Table
Horomels' Cooked Hams

Pork Sausage
Roneless Pgfoot
Danish Ham Sausage. Sausage Meat
Beefstaa ia Gravy
Heinz Fig and Plum Pudding
Spanish olives stuffed with Anchovies
L oder~orld Deviied Ham and Sardines
Danish Picked Sausage, lot dogs in Pickle
Family Extra Beef
Plaza Coffee (Puestorican Style)
Maxwell Holse Coffee
Fancy American Pickles Tall varieties)
iaoe Raisins
California Dried Figs, English Walnuts
Mixed Nuts
Boston Baked Beans. Brown Bread
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EVER HING UNDER THE SUN
a. WILL HmaaA-u
For your Gifts

Luntey and Palmer Xmas Cakes
E0g.ish Fancy Biscuits
Morton 5 Puddings and Pickles
Fancy Chocolates in Boxes
Spanish Nougat
Fancy.Bonbons Creams and Covered Almonds
Crystaiiz-d frnits in fancy boxes
Table Dates, Cluster Raisns and Figs ia pigs
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-10
Confectioaaries OF All Kinds

Danish Fruit stuffed Plain Olives
FrutJa
French n Anchovie and Caffelbar
DanshG oudaC Cheese Dutch Edam Cheese
Wiltshire Hams of Suerrya nd Visions Ham
Sweeta Relish Sandwich Spreads
Gamers Sour Herrngs
HEINZ CANNED SOUPS
G. andy "A prices
-Caviar-Anchoy Cranberry
Oanoe .Marmaade Marshm and Marshm Creams
FRESH BUTTER
SeV GRAPES Sunkist
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
.CRAF 7 PARADE
MAY DRAW 200

DR.. G. Bache Gill, chairman of
the Spring Dress Parade, June 8,
expects more than 200 boats for
the event. Last year 1877 boats en-
tered.
Led by DR.. Gill in his 46 foot
craft, Onda the End, the parade
will start at 1880 p. m. Four
yachting clubs will participate and
compete for the prizes in each
club. A trophy will also be Of
fered for the unattached men,
bers of any yacht club.
Selection of judges, where the
reviewing boat will be located, and
the exact route of the parade will
be announced soon.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15

to get. Joe is plainly worried.
His actions are jumpy and he
leaves the impression he might
be about ready to snap in half.
This state of mind has un.
doubtedly affected his batting
and it must be responsible for
certain spells of loose fielding
into which he has fallen from
time to time.
Nervous tension on the part
Of a field leader Is a contagious
thing and other members of the
club become imbued with it.
Possibly some such a thing has
happened to Buddy Myer. If
Joe can control that tensity
which has overcome him, he can
do much to right the ship Of
state.
The Old, Old Story
The abbreviated game with
the Detroit Tigers which was
rained out while one Washing.
ton hand was out in the
seventh, was a repetition of so
many other games at Griffith
Stadium this season when the
pitchers could not hit a stride.
Alvin Crowder collapsed quite
completely in the second inning,
either through sheer ineffective
ness or because Buddy Myer was
enjoying one of those afternoons
wherein the ball succeeded in
eluding him. Leastways three
hits and Buddy1s two errors
were enough to give the Tigers
all the advantage they needed
for one afternoon.
Goslin Clouts Ball
Goose Goslin was in rare
clouting form and seemed to
take extreme delight in spank
ing the ball to all three pastures.
Had the seventh inning been
completed, Goose would have
made three hits in as many
times at bat, having singled to
center in the first, tripled off
the score board in the fourth
and singled to left in the
seventh.
However, the latter blow
doesn't count as the score re-
verified back to the end of the
sixth inning when the game
was interrupted with only part
of the seventh played.
Ray Prim gave some encour.
aging signs in a relief role, the
Michigan wrecking crew being
able to score on him but once in
five and a fraction innings,
while Vic Sorrell's alright
pitching kept Washington score
less and to two safeties. The
Griffs looked very, very help
less, am sorry to report.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
SOFTBALL
j LOOP OPENS .

If weather conditions permit,
the Capital City Softball League
opens today at Central High
Stadium at 6 o'clock with Vic.
tory Post, American Legion nine
opposing Y. M. C. A.
Clark Griffith, Washington
Baseball Club president, and a
former star pitcher in his own
right, will throw the first ball
toward to Commissioner
George E. Stone, also an ex-ath.
lete of note.
Two Catholic University ath-
letes, Abe Rosenfield and johnny
Jankowski, will act as the Legion
battery.
Tomorrow the Naval Air Sta.
ton is due to oppose Army War
College; Thursday, the Home
Owners Loan Corporation clashes
with Armour and Friday Y. M.
c. A. meets Naval Air Station.
Darrell F. Grain was elected
president of the Capital City
League last night. Morris Long
was elected official umpire.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15


Theodore Beach, manager OF
the Celtics. has offered the loop
the exclusive use of Baggett's
stadium, and it is expected eight
teams will be entered.
A trophy will be presented to
the winning nine by Herbert
Knight, local sportsman.
Bob Tow, Alexandria heavy.
weight, will be unable to appear
in the ring for at least five weeks.
Tow broke his thumb in the re
cent Brown fight. An X-ray pic
ture yesterday disclosed the break
Twins Play Central
The Alexandria High nine trek
to washington Friday for a game
with the Central High at Grit
fith's Stadium.
Central handed the Twins their
only defeats this year in 10 in
nings.
Jimmy Titcolnb, Twins ace, has
sufficiently recovered from a re
cent illness to take over the mound
duties.
The Clarendon Business Mems
diamonders are seeking a game
with the St. Mary's Celtics fol
Sunday at Baggett's.
Candidates for the Old Domin
ton Boat Club crews will report tc
Capt. j. Sid Douglas tomorrow fol
practice.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
Entry List of 100
In Md. Track Meet

Upwards to 100 athletes will
vie for honors in the first annual
extramural track and field meet
among local and nearby schools
tomorrow at Maryland University
The opening event will begin at
.A:30 o'clock.
Teams from Maryland, Catho.
lio University, Georgetown, Gal
laudet, st. Johns, of Annapolis;
Baltimore University, wilson
Teachers College and Southeast
ern University, will compete.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
SPORTS
D.,
Griffs Must Soon BeginH Joe CrOnin Pressing
If They're Going Places Needs to Get Away
Not Playing 500 Ball From High Tenseness.
By KIRK MILLER

This day marks a turning
point in the affairs of the
Washington ball club. Tonight
1t takes to the broad highway
toward the setting sun, after
having met all of the oppo-
sition on the home lot and the
Eastern clubs on theirs, and not
quite getting an even break
out Of the process.
In other words Washington
is playing slightly less than
500 baseball. Either on the
impending invasion of the West
or shortly thereafter the club
has got to hit a somewhat fast
er winning pace if it hopes to
repeat the pennant perform
ance of a year ago.
It is all very we'll to take the
first month Of the season to
sound out a teams strength or
to experiment around a bit
with various combinations of
players, but the time isn't far
off when the campaign must
take definite form.
! =, Pitchers Must Produce
That means pitchers must
produce with some semblance of
regularity and that the club
generally must work itself away
from the imaginary line which
separates the first division
clubs from the second.
To the very casual observer
who peeps at a ball club more
with the eye of a fan than an
expert, outside Of the late start
the pitchers are taking, there
are two outstanding reasons
for the Griffs' indifference this
season. ''.... $50
Most important of these is
the absence Of Luke Sewell
whose directing genius is sadly
needed to guide our faItering
twirlers through their early
season fluctuations. Say what
you will, a fastthinking re-
ceiver is just about as essential
to the even functioning of a
ball club as the main spring in
your Aunt Winnie's wrist watch.
!, Cronin Is Nervous
It is no reflection on Moe
Berg, the late Elmer Klunpp
or the newcomer Eddie Phillips,
to say that Washington pitchers
have missed Like Sewell this
season far more than many
diagnosticians of the game sus-
pect.
The other element which is
more than likely holding back
the club as much as anything,
IS the highly nervous and press.
ing state of being into which
Joe Cronin has allowed himself
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
Hearst Rifle Shoot
Won bu Greenbrier

LEW1SBURG, w. Va, May IS.
The crack rifle team of Green.
brier Military Academy, became
the proud winners Of the w. r.
Hearst Trophy Shoot, today, it
was announced by the admins
trative office of the scohol.
The Greenbriers, winners Of
Fifth Corps Area match, competed
in the Southern sectional Of the
Hearst shoot,
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
County Mines Form
League Tonight

Montgomery unlimited baseball
teams interested in joining a
league are requested to have a rep.
resentative present tonight at
o'clock at the Rockville Court
House.
Charlie Edwards and Herman
Riley are forming the circuit.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
WILSON TAKES
j. SWIM EVENT

Paul CItchD Wilson won the
second annual Y. M. c. A. pen
tathlon swim last night, despite
the fact he didn't finish first in
any event.
Wilson came in second in the
50-yard breast stroke and in the
50-yard back stroke. He pulled
up third in the 160-yard med.
ley.
Bill Marmion. last years win.
ner, was the runner-up and Ernie
Boggs finished third.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
WHITE sox, 8; RED sox, 2

Runs-SimmODs (3), Appling, Dykes(2),
Boken, EarnShaw. Werber (2). Errors
Uhalt, BOken, Earnshaw, Grove, Werber 2.
(2l: Uhalt, Haas, Werber. TwO.base hits
-Ferrell, Simmons. Walters. Home run
WERNER. Stolen baseE-Werber. Reyn.
Odds. Base on balls-Off H. johnson, l /;
off Grove. 2: off Earnshaw, 2. Struck
Out-By Earnshaw. 4; by Grove. 2. Hit
by pitCher-By EarDshaw (ReynOlds).
Left on bases-Chicago, 5: Boston. 5.
Double play-Werber to Bishop to Nor
gan. Hits-OR H. johnson. in 2 1-3
inning. Losing pitcher-H. johnson. At
tendance-2,OO0. U m p res Ormsby,
Hildebrand and Hollis. Time-1:48,
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
Friday De0dLine
For Net Entries

Entries for the City of Washing.
ton Tennis Tournament will close
Friday at noon. Blanks may be
had at The Tennis Shop.
Between 40 and so are expected
to compete in singles and doubles
for men and women.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
Home Runs
u CUBS, 8; GIANTS, z i
Totals SO 7'2s IS Totals .35 80

~On0 OuG WDen winning run SCOFeus
Iran for Hartnett in second.
Cubs .......... o 1 o o 0 0 o 0 1 1-3
Runs-Terry. Schumacher. Stamback,
Camilli, Warneke. ErrOr-Terry. Runs
batted in-Camilll (2). Moore, Terry,
jackson. Klein. Home runs-Terry, Ca
MILL. Sacrafice hit-Hack. Bases on
balTs-Off Schumacher 2. Struck out
by Schumacher 4. Hit by pitcher-by
Schumacher (Hartnett). Left on bases
New York 4. Chicago 2. Attendance
5000. Passed ball-MancusO. UNI
pires-Barr, PfIrm and Magerkurth.
Time-2;O8.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
WASHINGTON
Detroit ....,...,,, 4 O-S Z
WASHINGTON q O O q q a

Runs batted in - Cochrane, Doljack
(2). GOslin. TwO.base hits-Myer, Coch.
rane. Three-base hits-Bluege, GOslin.
Sacrifice hit - SOrrell. Double play
CrOnfn to Myer to Kuhel. Left on bases
Detroit. 5: Washington. 3. Bases on
balls-Off CrOwder, 1: off Prlm. 8; off
Sorrell, 1. Hits-Off Sorrell, 2 in s; off
CrOwder. in 2-3; off Prim, In 4 1.3.
Losing pitcher - CrOwder. Umpires -
MCGOWAN and Owens. Time of game
1:12. Attendance-2,OO 900.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15

Baseball Statistics
(IncLuding Yesterday's Camel

STANDINGS year ago this date.
$Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Chicago, 3: New York, 2 90 innings) .
BrOOklyn-St. Louis (rain).
Boston pittsburgh (rain).
Philadelphia Cincinnati (wet grounds.
TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
LEFT-HANDER
MAY Be AID
ON TRIP
BY GARRETT WATERS

II us plLCnlng Ine GFlI1S Will
need on their Western trip which
commences with the Cleveland In
dian series on Thursday, they'll
probably get plenty of it from
Lefty Ray Prim, if his efforts of
yesterday mean anything at all.
The rookie southpaw was called
on in what was the second contest
of the current series with the
Detroit Tigers, and quite encour-
agingly turned in as impressive
performance as Manager Cronin
could have desired.
Taking the mound in the second
inning as General Alvin Crowder's
rescue man, Prim proceeded to
halt the Tigers even though he
got off to a bad start by walking
Goslin.
All told, Ray held his foes to
four hits. He pitched five and
one-third innings before the thun.
der shower halted the game, gave
up one run and otherwise con-
Quoted himself as the promising
pitcher heralded to be while the
Griffs were at training camp this
spring.
GOSlin Triples
A long triple by Goslln with
Owen on base scored the only
marker off his shoots. This oc.
CURED in the fourth inning when
Owen, first up, singled, was sac.
rificed to second by Sorrell and
pushed to third on Doljack's in,
field out.
The big thing about Prim's
showing, on the whole, was his
control. The Griff rookie group
has experienced tough time mas
tering this particular art all sea-
son, but Prim yesterday had it
better than any of his team mates,
who have tried so hard in the past.
Also, the young left-hander
showed plenty of speed-quite
surprising in that all spring he
has impressed as a curve-ball
artist, rather than a Lefty"
Grove. But this is probably what
made his control so good. At any
rate, it helped. as when he had to
throw a curve he threw it, much
to the bother of the Tigers
throughout.
The Griffs lost the game, 5 to 0,
because General Alvin Crowder
couldn't hold the Cochrane.man.
aged team in the second inning,
when four-run barrage was "on."
The Tigers finally sent Crowder
to the showers, and did so as a
result of singles by Greenberg and
Doljack, a walk to Owen and
Cochrane's double.
SOrreIl Holds Griffs
Vic Sorrell. in the meanwhile.
held the Griffs decidedly at bay
with a fast ball and curve that
was working on all cylinders.
Cronin's gang gathered only two
hits altogether, double by Buddy
Myer, in the first, and triple by
Ossie Bluege, in the second. Out
side of a walk to Myer, in the
third, Sorrell was invincible dur.
ing the remainder of the game, as
he retired the Griffs in order in
the fourth, fifth and sixth.
Rain ended the battling in the
last half of the seventh. Sorrell
had retired Cronin on a fly to
Doljack when Umpire Bill Nc
Gowan finally decided it was best
to call it quits for the day. Even
so, Sorrell probably would have
pitched just as powerfully until
the finish, as he was wellnigh un-
beatable yesterday-a fact that
the Griffs were realizing as the
innings progressed,
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
Alexandria Commercial To
Gather Next Week

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 15.-The Alexandria Commercial
Baseball League meets early next week.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

New Orleans at Atlanta, postponed,
rain.
Chattanooga at Little Rock, played
In dOuble-header yesterday.
Knoxville at Memphis not scheduled
Birmingham ...... 300 OO1 O1O-5 8 2
Nashville ......... OO1 O1O 2O2-6 18 0
Batteries-Griffin. Moore and Whit
ney; Stafford, Eiland, Brillheart and
O'Malley,
The Washington times., 1934-05-15

standings year ago TINS 0ates
+Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Detroit. 5: WASHINGTON, 0. Called
In seventh, rain).
Chicago, 8; Boston, q.
New YOrk.Cleveland (Eain).
Phlladelphia-St. Louis (rain).
TODAY'S GAMES
Detroit at WASHINGTON.
Chicago at Boston.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15

WHEN SHOOTING CHAMPIONS together left
R Class champion America Parker Cook District handicap champion o.
Pennsylvania world Faine