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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-04
DC. TOR DIES
IN GAS-FnLED
ROOM
James Phillips. Of Detroit, Ac-
oidsntally Turned On Fumes
at Hotel Reliance.

Up bright and early 40 was his
habit and in the midst Of making
his toilet preparatory to taking >
walk about the Capitol grounds,
James Phillips. sixty-fve years, q
widower and retired business man
Of Detroit. Mich, accidentally
flecked the gas Jet in hin room
at the Hotel Reliance, 119 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, this
morning and was later found dead
by two attaches. Of the hotel.
Found BY Clerk.
Detecting the odor of Gas fumes
1t ten minutes OF seven this TT1ern-
Ing, G.. Al. Bent, the nisht clerk,
traced them to Phillips room. He
opened the transon and called
police. Police found that Phillips
KEY was in the door 50 they WGFn
forced to batter 1t down.
When they entered the room they
found the man, attired In hip
-undercIothes, crumpled back on his
bed, Al wash basin or e0iled water
pointed to the fact that he had been
in the act Of preparing his toilet
when overcome.
Police learned that Phillips
registered ut the Reliance Hotel
on Saturday and that he had spent
the winter in Florida and was on
his way home to Detroit.
Had Plenty Of Money.
A sum Of cash, several banlSbOoks
showing EazAbie deposits and checks
mounting a. high a. $500 gave proof
that Mr.. Phillips was q man Of con-
siderable means.
In his coat was found q letter.
sealed ami ready for mailing, ad.
dressed to Irene Phillips, 444 Peter
boro street, Detroit. It contains his
last word to his relatives.
Officials 1t headquarters this
morning sent kilograms telling Of
Mr.. philips death to the daughter,
Irene and another daughter, Miss
Ethel Phillips, who lives at 3T71
Second avenue, Detroit.
Attaches 1t the hotel said that
Mr.. Phillips was a. very amiAble
man and that he went to bed last
night In the best Of spirits, Sergeant
McLucas and officer Rehbein who
investigated the death reported no
suspicious circumstances. They said
that Mr.. Phillips entertained an old
Washington friend ct his room last
night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-04
Authorized to Lease Road.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today authorised the Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
to acquire control Of the Rio
Grande. El Paso and Santa Fs by
lease.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-04
JURY At
ALEXANDRIA
CALLED
Viii Meet Next Monday, With
Twenty-Five Cases for
Consideration.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April A.
Judge Howard Smith has called a
special grand jury to meet Monday.
There will be twenty-five cases for
their consideration, including one
manslaughter case and a large mum.
her of prohibition cases. The grand
jury is composed of the following
men. William H. Sweeney, Arthur
II. Bryan, Benjamin Well, Chester
A. Gwinn. j. E. w. Timberman, i.
T. Preston; M. 7. Dwyer, Harry
Hammond and e. l.. Goodloe.
John Blondheim, colored, charged
| with shooting Mabel Haskins, also
colored, was arraigned before Judge
| Fdererick G. DuVall this morning
and held in $500 bond for the &C.
ton of the next grand jury.
The board of directors Of the Y.
M. C. A. at a meeting last night
selected Clarence l.. Harding. of
| Washington, as the architect To
draw the plans for the new build.
| ing. The election of officers was
postponed to an adjourned meeting
to be held Thursday afternoon.
The regular weekly Kiwanis
luncheon tomorrow will be a boost.
err. Kennith Atcheson, Gardner
Boothe and Harry Beverly will be
the boosters. The Glee Club met
last night at the home of Irving
| Diener to arrange new songs for
the luncheon, The Glee Club is
progressing rapidly under the direc
tiOln of Cameron Roberts.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Princeton 0 serimmsss

Princeton. N, J.. Sept si,=Ths Princeton football squad went through a hard practice session yesterday sf- tsrnoon in preparation for the hFs, serimmaEs of the year, which will be conducted today, Van Gsrbis and Ls dendre did most Of the pnntlns, the former having a slight advantage in distance, although both msn were frs- auentls doing better than fifty yards, The first tive teams line up today as follows
 Ends, Stout and Drews. tackles. Booth and Gatesi guards, Pasehei and Bucknsr, auarttrhaek. winsats; backs. sniysiy, slattil and Newby, Second team; Ends, smith and Till- son; tackles. Hills and Rutsnl guards. craEo and Hewardi center. caldwelli quarterback. German; backs. Fostor. crum and Le Gendre.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

sHd despite the snliTs and misls weather. the squad has had nlsAiy el seFimmsss weFk. ksstlRE, Murphy MeAsllF and o'Brien, sho were in- luFsd, are back sith the squad again, eFenin, q drep kicker. also has re- ported, Daley, Mefmsn and Riley have reported stevens, end on the snnieid School team Of isss, has reported 10 Drew, The serimmsEe today was prob= ably the fiHsl one before the cenHseti. cut Assies games cspt, s. l., Kennedy Of the eleven has been elected prssi- dent of the ssnief class.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
BARRING OF SPORTS IAN UNPOPULAR MOVE
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letics. but possibly with the meth ods adopted at the school.
 And one other point comes 10 mind. There Is belief that the state law provides that High schools not having military training devote definite period each week to physical culture classes. Coach Cas- sidy is engaged as physical instructor Of the school at a salary of s3.ooo a year. Evidently this phase of the law has been overlooked by Mir. Cas- sidy or the school authorities. for last year at least, very few. if any. classes in physical culture were held. This year the same holds true. If Coach Cassidy, hired as physical instructor. is not going to teach physical culture classes, and there are to be no ath- letic teams for him to coach. shall the position of athletic instructor at $3.- 900 year be retained on the school role?
 The arguments of the alumni of the High school will be interesting to hear and so will the reception that this recommendation receives at the hands of the school board.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

llns-up vas siEsn out bE GilmeaE Dobis today after the first and sseena teams had ssrimmassa on seaesllkePt Field. the first time this season the varsity gridirea has been used fer football. Dohls said that the lihaeans would enter the opening game asalns. st, fsonayeHtare saturday as toiloas' Henderson, left sndi heaTney, Jeff tseklsi Berean, lsft suaTdi AHeld, center Morris, risht guaEai suadr stFom, right tseklei knesn, right endi Pfahn quarterback Whststene, left halfhaeki Ramsey. right halfbaek, and Cassidy, fullhaek.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
YALE BEGINS HER
 SECRET PRACTICE
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behind the first-string line. Other Merrill and Samborski of Westheld; Akers. Pfaffman. Braden and Blu chanan; spalding. coburn. Hammond and Lockwood were other combina- tions. This accounts for most of the players who will be available as car riers and as defenders against alien aerial thrusts.
 Those who watched Jack Ham, mond's kicking yesterday afternoon felt that the Crimson will have noth- ing to apologize for in this branch of the game once Hammond gets into play. He is now expected to be clear of the study bogy in time for the Holy Cross contest.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Wesleyan

Middletown. Conn. Sept. 27.-Iiow- ard. a Springfield boy, is sure ot a chance to show his worth in the back field Saturday, when Wesleyan meets Bates here. Al Fricke and Somers are also expected to start, one play ing quarterback. Lester and McLane have the call for the end berths, but Coach Msrtin has not give any indi- cation of who will fill the other posi- tions. Martin has had. about 100 cam didates.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Connecticut Aggies

Storrs, Conn. Sept. 27.--Five vet erans of the 1922 squad have returned and will be in action Saturday when the Connecticut Aggies meet Trinity, at Hartford. With this number of men available. Coach Dole is building what O'Nell will play a tackle position; Eddy is back for place at end, and the backfield men are being handled by Moreand A. w. Mitchell, former Aggie star, is here with Dole this week assisting with the coaching.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Syracuse

Syracuse. N. r., Sept. 27.--Chicls Meehan has picked his team to meet Hobart Saturday, and Shrimp" Foley former Suffield School quarterback. will get chance to show what he can do in the backfield. ;. Foley will take who is suffering from shoulder in jury. Simmons, Bowman. McBride and Foley will be the backfield. Capt. McRae and Jappe will play the ends; Waldorf and Starobin, the tackles; Jim Noble and Ruggs will be the guards and Fivaz will perform at cen ter.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Tufts

Medford. Sept. .7.-The Tufts for- ward line situation, not too bright at best as concerns the guard and one Of the tackle positions. was further complicated today when 1t became known that Nathan Share, veteran guard of a year ago, probably will be unable to take his place in the lineup against Lowell Textile institute at the Oval on Saturday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Dartmouth

Hanover N. H., Sept. 27.-Dart- mouths gridiron squad Is going through a sorting and shifting pro cess unequalled in the football his- tory of the institution. Lack of vet eran material, the possibility that the strength of the material available in the last two seasons was not utilized to the limit and the desire of Jesse Hawley, the new head coach, to pro duce winner for the Big Green. are all contributing factors to this sorting and shifting process
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
0Txano TO DrFTsD TITIE

gsw YeFs Sept sf-Frsakis os=s ara AmeFifsa ayFsishi ehampiea snill defend his iilie asaiaFt Nsnssat sshsiar al the CamsaeRNsslth & c. en Saturday night Tho match sss made gsslsFdsE. Ia a special bout ef sin rounds ni~yH Cooper the nss feaiheFseisht sensalien of Tenth avenue, wlll meet Marty o'Iisrs af riltsbnrgh,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
NEWTON fo AssIsf YALE eoACH

New HaFsn, Sept. sI.-cRaFlss 4, Assten, fermsr esrshsn si the uni- EsEsity of Washington and roommate of Head Coach Ed Leader of the Vale eFeN shsn Leader sas al Wash ineton, has been brought 70 Yale as an assistant crew eeaeh,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
RoMfioin

Brunswick. Me. Sept. ?T.--Bow- dein's squad will leave here Friday morning. bound for Amherst, where it will open the season opposing the sabrinas. Fred ostergren. coach, who has been working the men hard dur ing the past 10 days, has ordered the team to let up on its work.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
coIumbis

New York. Sept, .T,-First test Of the HsuEhton system q, Columbia is not expected to be a severe one Sat. urday when ursinus opposes the Blue and White. Columbia sill probably be minus the services Of Walder. Brodil and sehimetitiseh. its center trio. who are suffering from injuries.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Johns Hopkin.

Baltimore. Sept. si,-Feeth.l un. der electric light vfll be tried by the Johns Hopkins team, Under s noek Of hood lights, the Hopkins and Hs- serfoFd sisyens vill meet on Home, wood Field, Oct. sf, This is the dsy that Princeton and the Navy elssh in the Baltimore Stadium,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Barnett Ie.siias Hnss.

Records ef the entire season shew Barnett, thsrtstop 10 have besH the leading hitter with mark Of .sif, with Paul snyder second with .sis, Captain corhin, the lsadrofr man, held third place with ,sss, Weiak was in fifth place sith ,sal, Huber hit for ,sst, These i've players were st bsi more than any Of the others, each one having been given an "A. H." credit at least li2 times,
 The record of young Joe Jackson is especially noticeable this year as a year ago he was eoasidsred an excel ieht ieldinE man but was woefuiiy weak with the willev, A years ago he hit for about ,iiT, This year, after changing 10 the left position at the in- stance Of the team captain. his hitting picked up and he finished the season with mark of SIS, Incidentally, Joe has been one Of the teams most yal- uable players. having an all round ability that made it possible for him 10 hli in st any position with the er- eeption of pitcher, And he was able to play any position satisfactorily. even behind the bat.
 Those Present
 Those present at last nights closing banquet were the team members, Snyder. cerbin. carrasza. woiak, Jackson, Preisser, Berg. Hubsrm, Al Blanchard, Tommy Blanchard, Hine and Grimm. Manager Tobin and Wal ter Con. w. ]. Sorrow. Frank Woods, Elmer Stone, Leo Robinson. William Paul. "Yisss" Patros. James Murphy. Edward Reeves. Edward GoEoiin, David Doty. c. W. smedley and H. .. Jones
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Bostop College

Boston. Sept. .7.-providsnee eoi- iege opponents for the Eagles this weekend are In nne shape and should give Frank cavsnaugh's boys a severe test.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE (Continued From Preceding Page)
x-Batted for Bush in 10th.

Detroit ......... OO0 0o1 200 5--s New York ............... ooo 900 o5o o--3
 Two base hits, Manush, Gehrig; home runs, Blue; stolen base, Blue Cobb; sac rifces Rgney B. Helmann g. Holloway. left on bases, New York 4 Detroit II base on balls. off Bush :, of Francis 2; struck out, by Bush ?, by Francis 5. by Hollo- way l hits, off Francis in : a-3 innings, off Holloway Q in 21 1-3 innings passed ball, Schang winning pitcher Hollow ay; unplres, Evans and owens. time, 1880.
 PIRATES
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pirates Win

Pirates Win Pittsburgh. Sept, sT-Morrison held Philadelphia to ene hit yesterday and Pittsburgh won the final game Of the season at Forhes Field 6 to c, The seeHel
 T, h, c. fhilsdssphia ,......, eea 600 e0s-e 1 c fittshurfh ,,,,,...., rec iea eiz-s is c satteFlssl Bshsn, Head and Hsnlinei Morrison and sSmldt,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Norwich

Northfeld Vt, Sept 27.--So many of the Engineers are on the injured list that Coach Jim Laird has called halt on the strenuous scrimmaging
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Trinity

Hartford, Sept. 27.-Trinity will be ready for Connecticut Aggies Satur- day afternoon. "Spud" Drew has been pushing his charges hard this week
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Two years ago Princeton won the intercollegiate title and last year tied with Cornell for second place.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Red sox 3, Browns ,

Boston, Sept. 27.-Boston defeated St. Louis yesterday. to 2, in the last meeting of the two teams this season. The score:
 4. h. e. St. Louis .,.......... 900 900 0o2-2 2 boslon ......-.+.s... O0D NO2 1hx-3 2 Batteries; Davis and severeid; Murray. Quinn and Picinich.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Williams

Williamstown. Sept. 2I.-Coach Percy Wendell today made his final cut in the Williams football squad before the opening game of the sea son with Hamilton Saturday. The purple candidates were reduced 10 S5 men with the varsity. An equal num- Der is retained for the second team.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

The Submarine Base eleven will play Holy Cross in' Worcester on Sat urday.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Hill Zahn. famous basketball coach at Princeton, has resigned. In two years, under his guidance. Princeton ,as won 40 out of 70 games played.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
CORBIN PLAYERS
 HAVE BANQUET
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home for the first time.

home for the first time,
 Manager Tobln said;
 Having closed this season last Sat- urday with win, the corbin Red sox have completed a. record as n road team that is second none in this state.
 "A resume of the season shows IT wins out of 3l starts. When the fact Is known that 26 Of these games were played on the road it can be readily seen that the Red Hose boys have turned in an enviable record. Out of the IA loses, s were by q single run. Timely hitting and effec- tive pitching were responsible large ly for the success of the team
 "The popularity of the team can be attested to by the fact that in not single instance this season have the boys been refused return booking, many times unable to fill half Of the bookings attainable in q single week. In spite Of the fact that the city championship was lost to the Besse- Leland club, the boys still feel that they have reason to be proud of their record.
 The following statistics including last Saturdays game, will, no doubt, prove of interest to the fireside fans.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
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New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

urday.
 The Record A. C. football team oi Meriden is anxious to arrange games with teams in this city to be played in Meriden. The Record average 150 pounds and Manager William Kapitz- Ike, 5S Prospect street. Meriden, will talk turkey with the boys.
 Manager Donie Bush of the Wash ington club is convinced that the eN- pert who expounded the theory that the wise fellow took nothing for granted in baseball, knew something.
 The Washington club has returned home after a most peculiar road trip, which, if nothing else, prove conclu- sively that baseball is a most uncer- tain pastime.
 On Aug. 25 the Washington club landed in Detroit for d series Of five games. At the time the Washington team was playing the best ball in the American League. Prior to the Detroit series the Nationals had won IS out of 4 games, most of them on the road
 The first game at Detroit was lost to 4. It was the turning point in the Washington winning streak. Co., ing into the ninth inning leading to l. Detroit came from behind, scored four runs and won the game. The next day Washington was beaten in 13 innings. All year the Detroit club had been one team Washington could beat but in this series Detroit took four of the five games. Then followed a series at New York in which Washington lost three straight.
 So that after winning Is out of "A games, Washington slumped badly, and in the next weeks play lost seven out of the eight games more than had been lost in the preceding month.
 Yes. Baseball is a funny old game.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Washington. Sept. a5.-Jehnsan held Chicago to six scattered hits yesterday Washington winning to Q. The seere.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Cards ', Dodgers s

St, Louis. Mo. Sept. s7.-A second inning rally gave st, Louis yesterdays game with Brooklyn. I to 5. The score.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
Indians 5-e, Athletics s-s

Philadelphia, Sept. 27.-Cleveiand took two games from Philadelphia yesterday giving the Indians an even break on the series The first game went II innings before Cleveland won, to 3. while a home run by Stephen son in the eighth paved the way for a victory for the Indians in the sec- ond game. to 2. The score:
 First Game.
 r. h. e. Cleveland ........ 0I0 900 goo 02--5 10 2 Philadelphia ..... OH 100 coo oo-s 9 Batteries: Edwards. Uhle and O'Neill Waberg and Perkins.
 Second Game.
 r.. |. [. Cleveland ..... 101 900 esi--s : 1 Philadelphia ........ 900 200 oo0-7 2
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

The Tanks seem to be in throes Of -<a batting slump. Yesterday the champs were able to accumulate but five hits, Detroit triumphing, s-s is overtime play.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Red SoX 10, Milldale 5.
 Red Sox s, Noiseless n
 Red Sox IT. Portland 6.
 Red Sox [, Plainville 2.
 Red Sox 4, Torrington 5. 11 in.). Red Sox 2, Norwich 6.
 Red Sox 9, Standard Steel 0. Red Sox 9, Kacey Middletown 1. Red Sox 2, Quonos 1. G1 in.). . Red Sox 2, Stafford Spring 3. 6 in. Red Sox ?, Ivoryton 3. Red Sox 8, Submarine Base 4. Red Sox A. Stafford Springs IA. Red Sox 4, Noiseless 5. Red Sox 8, Norwich 4. Red Sox 15, Simsbury 0. Red Sox s. Portland 1. Red Sox 8, Taftville 6. Red Sox 2, Norwich 3. Red Sox 4, Milldale 6. Red Sox 4, Ivoryton ?. Red Sox IS, New Hartford z. Red Sox 5. New Departure IA. Red Sox 3, Besse-Leland S.. Red Sox 6, Besse- Leland 3. Red Sox 4, 1voryton 3. Red Sox 1, Ivoryton 2. Red Sox 6, Besse-Leland z. I0 in.). Red Sox 9, Milldale 8. Red Sox 1, Besse-L Leland 3. Red Sox s, Portland '. Total, Red Sox 1Ss, opposing teams, 46.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
s a king of Sports

Neal Ball, who played with the Bridgeport bowling team at Rogers alleys last night. is the famous bis leasuer of a few ssasons ago. IL was Neal Ball who leaped into everlasting baseball fame by making triple play unassisted.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Cornell Lineup Names Ithaca, N. r., Sept. 27.-The Cornell
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Now there's talk Of a Firpo- Fulton match at the Madison Square Garden.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

', Yale authorities yesterday announce ed that sse sophs have been disauaii- ned from participation in athletics this year. The names have been with held for the present. but it is feared that some promising football material may be included.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Certainly the old man is far from through.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Manager Donie Bush of the Wash ington club is convinced that the ex- pert who expounded the theory that the wise fellow took nothing for granted ii baseball knew something.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Morrison. the Pirate pitcher. was invineible yesterday and held the Phils to a single hit while his team pounded out 6-o victory.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

Old Walter Johnson held the White sox 10 six scattered hits yesterday. in- cidentally scoring shut-out against the chicagoans, His team won. i-o. incidentally taking the seasons series IF games 10 10.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

The Washington club has returned home after a most peculiar road trip, which, if nothing else, prove conclu- sively that baseball is a most uncer- tain pastime.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

pazzy Vance failed to dazzle the Cards yesterday and he was routed. the Robins losing 7.5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
MOTOR TRUCKS ARE
NEEDED IN RUSSIA

Undoubtedly much of the break
down of civilization in Russia is due
to the failure of transportation meth
DDS. Civilization has progressed as
means of communication have
become easier. In Russia this inter
communication has decreased to a
point where it is extremely difficult
to transport the very necessities of
life.
Russia has always been backward
in transportation facilities. During
the period of the war they imported
considerably over $50, 100000 worth
of trucks from the United States
which gave them a basis for building
truck transportation system to sup
plement the railroads.
OF course, many of these trucks
were destroyed in army service and
after the Russian revolution thou
sands of them were permitted to fall
apart through neglect.
Practically no motor trucks or
truck parts have been imported into
Russia since 1918. During 1919, 1920.
1921 and the best part of 1922, less
than 100000 worth of trucks have
been exported from the United States
for Russia.
While the trucks in Russia have
been actually decreasing because of
neglect and because of the fact they
have been wearing out, the trucks in