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Evening star., 1924-03-11
MISS EDITH L. METCALF
DIES AT HER HOME HERE
Graduate Of Business High School
Was Clerk in Internal Rev
enue Bureau.

Miss Edith Louise Metcalf, twenty
five years old, the oldest daughter of
Frank ]. and Mrs. Virginia E. Met
calf of 9o1 Ingraham street north
west. died at her home yesterday
morning.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Brightwood Methodist Epis-
copal Church, by Rev. Charles S. Cole,
pastor, tomorrow afternoon at 2:3o
o'clock. Interment will be in Rock
Creek cemetery.
Miss Metcalf was born in this city
and educated here. She was graduated
at Business High School in 1919. Inn
mediately thereafter she received an
appointment as a clerk in the bureau
Of internal revenue. She received many
promotions and was finally transferred
to the Office Of Commissioner Blair.
She was a member Of the Bright
wood Park Methodist Episcopal
Church and was the first president OF
the Cole Glass Club. Besides her
mother, and father, she is survived
by a brother, Louis Metcalf, and two
sisters, Miss Florence Metcalf and
Miss Alice Metcalf.
Evening star., 1924-03-11
mot GUILTY. "'PLEA
ENTERED BY M'CRAY

Amos D. Morris, cashier of the Dis
count and Deposit State Bank of
kentland, Ind, an institution Of
which the governor was formerly
president, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment in which he was charged Jointly
with the state executive with viola
,tion Of the national banking law and
conspiracy to violate that law.
Attorneys for the governor filed
demurrers to both of the indictments
against him.
The Indictments are the outgrowth
of various financial difficulties in
which the governor has been involved
for several months and which have
led to indictments against him in the
state courts and bankruptcy pro-
ceedings in federal. court
Evening star., 1924-03-11
$665, 100000 in Ice

Half century ago the man
ufacture Of ice was natures
monopoly. Today ice is the
ninth industry in this coun-
try. While the amount of cap
ital invested gives ice ninth
place, the part that ice plays in
the preservation of food and
health ranks it second to none
in Importance to the public.
And yet in price, ice is the lozpest,
most Stable of all the necessities-it
is deliae,ed to your refrigerator at q
fraction of cent q pound.
Evening star., 1924-03-11
FOUL PLAY SECUTED
IN DEATH OF WOMAN
Police Declare Miss Eva Long
Either Victim of Accident
or Suicide.

Detectives Kelly and Scrivener of
headquarters today reached the con-
clusion that either accident or sui
eide was behind the drowning Of
Miss Eva Long, twenty-eight years
old. Of 1929 Church street, whose
body was taken from the Potomac
Sunday night
Theories that an assault had been
perpetrated before the woman was
thrown in the Potomac were COM
pletely disregarded by the investiga-
tors. Their report to Inspector Grant
today was to the effect that no indi-
cation of any assault or of any foul
play whatever was discovered by
them in their investigation OF the
case.
The coroner's inquest will be held
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-03-11
LOST POLICY

Notice is hereby given that one ID blank
fire insurance policy. No. 212475, of the Gale
donian-American Insurance Company Of New
lost misiaid or inadvertently destroyed and
cannot be found.
been lost, all persons are advised and warned
that IL it has been or shall be misappro-
printed or illegally issued by any one Ii is
Without the knowledge, consent or approval
Of the Caledonian-American Insurance Com
pany or it's agents and such policy is invalid
and of no effect.
II the above numbered policy should be
found or information leading to its recovery
come to hand kindly return same or notify
CALIFORNIAN AMERICAN INSURANCE.
COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
Administration ONCE
Hartford, CSnn
Evening star., 1924-03-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

HEDGES, ALL KINDS OF SHRUBBERY.
roses. evergreen, furnished and planted.
lawns put in frst-class order and cared for.
Rich soil +. A. HERRELL & SON, garden
ers 726 10th at. ne. Line 0640
Evening star., 1924-03-11
CAN'T UNDERTAKE PROBE,

The Federal Trade Commission in
formed the Senate yesterday 1t was un-
able, because of other business to
undertake the requested inquiry into
the -four and baking industries.
The entire machinery of the COM
mission, the letter said, already is
engaged in other Investigations and
its funds are all pledged for those
a art iyitieS
Evening star., 1924-03-11
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trouble promptly and permanentiy-
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AHNI>/4NS COMPANY. Phone Main Gas,
The
Board of Accountancy
for the
District of Columbia
will -holl examination for candidates desir.
ing to qualify as
Certified Public Accountants
(under the act Of Congress approved Feb.
II, 1929
-.r-
JUNE 16, II AND 1s, 1924,
ut q place to be announced later.
practice Of accounting and auditing CONNER
cial and tax law, and accounting mathematics.
Applications must be filed by residents of
the District not less than thirty 1907 days
prior to the examination, and in cases Of non
residents not less than sixty (60) days prior
Forms and information may be obtained
VIM. Clabaugh, Secretary,
1919 + st. NV,
aAl WASHINGTON. Dc.
Evening star., 1924-03-11

(Tomorrow's chapter tells how
Woodrow Wilson picked his cabinet
one member he never met till
InauEuratioE day.)
Evening star., 1924-05-17
Tiger SLAB CORPS
SERIOUSLY CRIPPLED

DETROIT, May 17.-Three of De-
troit's first string pitch ers-Gcorge
Dauss. Earl Whitehill AMI Sylvester
Johnson-have left the Tigers in
Philadelphia and gone to Youngs-
town, Ohio, TO see 'Ronesetter" Reese.
These pitchers. who have been Man
ager Cobb's main reliance this season,
are suffering from sore arms.
Herman Pillette, another first string
pitcher, rejoined the club at Philadel-
phia yesterday. He is recovering
from an illness.
Departure of the pitchers and the
uncertainty concerning the immediate c
availability of Pillette leaves the Tigers
mound staff seriously handicapped.
Holloway, who has been used mainly
for relief pitching and Lii Stoner, who
started well, but whose arm went bad
in his last game head the list of those
still with the club. RIP" Collins has
not appeared in a. game this season
and is said to be in poor condition to
start. Bert Cole. 1anky southpaw, has
appeared in eight games and still has
to win one. Rivers, Clarke and l'u-
dolph are recruits.
Evening star., 1924-05-17


Abandoning science and the or
dinary conventions of the big leagues
the Giants and Cubs relapsed into
primitive slugging yesterday. When
it was over McGraw's team. always
at home in a fight, perched atop OF
the league after four days in second
place.
Ten pitchers were among the
thirty-three players who scored
of which four were homers. Bill
Terry. d substitute Giant first base
man. made two of the circuit blows
Young and Grantham had the others.
fans entered into the spirit of the
thing and gave a harmless pop-bot-
tie shower for Umpire Sweeney
The supposed demoniac Reds made
another graceful bow as Bancroft s
Braves drove Luque from the box for
pulled his team out of first place.
Yeargin, a recruit right-hander, kept
the Cincinntti hits scattered in the
S-to3 victory.
Rain held George Sisters aggres-
sive Browns off the backs of the un-
offending Yankees in New York and
also prevented the Washin gton -Cleve-
land game.
Ty Cobb warmed up in an informal
battle with negro attendant at
ant was discharged and the Tigers
beat the Athletics. 3 to l. Hauser
made his sixth home run
Boston retained third place, a shade
ahead of the Tigers, by winning a
twelve-inning battle from the White
SoN. to 5. Boone made four straight
hits. The reincarnated Cardinals
travelled eleven innings with Brook
lyn in a game that waxed as it waned
The Robins tied the score in the ninth
1. Il
match Flack's homer in the eleventh
and st. Louis won. s to 5.
Loose fielding in the first inning
beat Kremer, Pirate recruit. although
he allowed but one hit between the
first and tenth of a. ten-inning con-
test which Philadelphia won. to 5
on two hits and a sacrifice in the final
round.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
Archdeacon, Fastest of AU
Players, May Race MurchisOn

OREN MURCHSON national sprint champion. probab, will
find himself a when the base-ccng
against Griffith Stadium Monday afternoon.
In game the
Washington Olympic fund Newark Athletic Club
merchant will Maurice Archdeacon of the
Nationals
Maurice AChdeacon holds world record
travelling around the base paths.
Club
at a
two of a
Hans Lobe of the Reds record holder Now, in
yards
base Arehdeacon covered l Yards allowing for
did yards circular 1OZ
tuhison would the highest
he hash
raising Wash
o Monday
OF
M president of the American
president Nationals.
who his stadium and his ball club the committee send
Archdeacon the National Capital for the event.
With such fast competing five tenhseeond watches will
available watches
ordered BY telegraph this morning by R. Harris Co. They win be
athletic coach Western High School, G. E. Beckett physi
NJ.
track nd fe sande experienced timers
Evening star., 1924-05-17
URBAN BEST BOWLER
IN CAPITAL TOURNEY
BY III. III. FRY.

New leaders in the various class
falIed 10 appear in the Capital Cit,
Bowling Association tournament 1t
the final session rolled last niRn.
Arthur Urban stands out as the sta
or the tournam ment, leading in single
and all-events. sharing with Wei
man in the doubles and having rolled
with the Manhattan team that fin
ished third. There is to be a ga =
night next week when the prizes will
be distributed.
knights of Pythiax duckpinner-
did not do so well at Baltimore, los
ing five of the six games rolled, bur
the big lead Of 221 pins obtained in
the first match in this city carried
them to lSG-pin win over the
fraternity men of the Maryland
metropolis
A meeting of the officers of III"
Washington Ladies Duckpin AssU-
citation was held last night 10 com
plete arrangements for the openin :
of the annual tournament next Tues
day night at the Grand Central
alleys. 4 few dates III the Schedul.
may be filled by la minute entries
Prizes for the season just closed
| will be awarded in the Washington
prize winners, but all the lea gu.
bowlers with their friends are eA-
pected to be on hand in the confer
ence room OF the Post Office Depart
ment at $50. y dance viii folio"
the awarding Of prizes.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
u. S. COLLEGE NETMEN
LIST MATCHES ABROAD

NEW YORK, May IL Special
matches between the combined Yale
Harvard tennis team and the Davis
cup teams of France and Spain have
been arranged for this summer. when
r the American collegians tour Europe.
These contests will be played in Paris
and Barcelona. respectively. after the
coIiegians terminate their invasion of
En- gland.
Tentative dates call for the playing
of rho match against the French team
on August Is. and that against the
Spanish Davis cup combination on
AUGUST 90. The Yale-Harvard team
will sail from New York on July 5
and arrive in London on July IL,
where a schedule of matches against
the leading English club and college
teams will be played, terminating
with a match against a combined OK
ford Cambridge team.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
ARMY MAT AND RING
HONORS ARE DECIDED

BALTIMORE. Md, May 17.-Tro-
phics cmblematic Of 1924 boxing and
wrestling championships of the United
States Army were won by Hawaii last
night, when doughboys stationed
there by winning five out of eight
boxing bouts amassed thirty-four
points and also led in wrestling with
a score of IS.
Bob Marriott 3rd Corps Area, re-
tanned his professional Army cham
pionship title by knocking out Al
Carpenter of the Canal Zone in the
first round.
There were two knockouts and lew
thrills in the amateur bouts
Several of the mat events were
spiritcdly contested.
The winners in each class, VINO VIII
make up the Army's team in the hnai
OLYMPIC tryouts, are as follows:
Boxing-112- pound class, Corp. wal
ter ID. Telleck. Hawaii; lis, Eloyd
. Deacons. Hawaii: 126. Phillip Wood,
Fort Bragg. y. c.; l35, Corp. Sam
Patti Hawaii: IA, Corp. Penice Ba :
ler, Hawaii: 16o, Corp. FuIk Finch.
Fort Eustis. Va: heavyweight. Sergt'
Leslie Maybe. Fort Bragg, y. I.
restling-134-pound class, Capt.
IT. X. Crockett. Fort Bennlng, Ga
15S. Lieut.. Walter c. White, Camp
Meade, Md. IA Lieut.. E. v. Straack
Reserve Corps, New York; l9l. Lieut.
Francis NJ. Green. Camp Meade.
Evening star., 1924-05-17


Washburn. a nominee for the Amer
lean Olympic team and a stanch sup
porter of the amateur rule, who led
the fight against Tilden in the West
Side Tennis Club, when that organi-
zation voted to support the inter-
pretation of the L. S. l.. T. A. is
said to have admitted that he was
director in a concern which manu-
factured tennis racquets at Dayton,
Ohio.
This admission, it was contended
by Edward Conlin, tennis referee and
leader of the pro-Tilden forces in the
fight at the West Side Club, con-
stitutes violation OF the amateur
rule, which Washburn had supported.
1t will also be the basis for a ques-
tioning of his amateur status, Conlin
said.
teresting day in the tennis controversy.
The University Heights Tennis Club.
by substantial majority, voted to
support the Interpretation and the
officia call was issued for the meet
ing of the executive committee of the
L. S. L. T. A. recommended by Presi-
dent Wightman. to consider the call
ing of special meeting of the ma
tional association for a reconsidera-
ton of the disputed ruling.
1t is expected that when the execu-
tive committee meets on June it
will order the call for the general
meeting of the association, and that
Tilden, in conformance with a recent
announcement, will withdraw his
resignation from the Davis cup and
Olympic teams and abide by the de-
cision of the meeting Of the national
association
Virginians Back Tilden.
RICHMOND. Va, May 17.-By an
overwhelming majority, tennis play
ers Of the Country Club of Virginia
voted their approval of the stand
taken by William Tilden, I'd, on the
player writer rule.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
BIG SCHEDULE TODAY
FOR LOCAL COLLEGES

All members of the varsity group of
the Washington area were to engage
in some form of competition. athletic
and otherwise, today. Base ball games
tennis. lacrosse, rife shooting contests
and track and field meets were on the
program.
But two home affairs are on the
list. Catholic University's nine has a
date at Brookland with the William
and Mary base ball team, that was
kept out of action at Georgetown
yesterday by rain. Gallaudet and
George Washington are booked for a
track and field meet at Kendall
Green.
Georgetown athletes are expected to
be active at West Point and Annapo-
lis. At the former place. the Blue
and Gray track and field athletes are
scheduled to encounter the squads of
the Army and Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. while at the Maryland
capital the Georgetown freshmen and
Navy plebeS are TO play base ball.
Maryland's base ball team is at
Charlottesville for a game with Vir-
ginia, its tennis team at Swarthmore
for a tilt with the Little QuakerS, and
its lacrosse team at Baltimore for a
battle with Mount Washington Ath-
letic Club.
Rifle teams of George Washington
and Maryland are to compete in the
national intercollegiate rife cham
pionshipS on the range at the Naval
Academy. in Annapolis.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
D. C. SCHOOL STARS
IN MEET AT PHILLY

Three Washington high schools
well represented in the national
scholastic championship track and
field games at Franklin Field, Phila =
delphia, today.
Coaches Bill Foley of Central and
Elmer Hardell of Tech decided TO
senu several of their youngsters 10
the meet after the "C' Club games
but 1t was not until yesterday that
Coach Collins of Eastern announced
that three of his most talented ath-
letes would make the trip.
Bond, high jumper: White. a
broad jumper, and Gregory. who j:
quite efficient at the half mile. will
carry the light blue and white of
Eastern into the Quaker City games
Baker of Central should bear watch
ing in the field events. while Charley
Pugh of Tech is being counted upon
in the l0O-yard dash.
business and Eastern mines that
were forced to postpone their titular
series match Yesterday on account OF
adverse weather conditions. will an
nounce new date for their meet
ing after the Tech Central tilt mex,
Tuesday.
Tech Highs nine expected 10 poiu,
the way TO the Marlboro High School
today on the Washington barracks
diamond
seven Virginia high schools were I,
oHef competition in the second dis.
trict OF the Virginia Literary anc
Athletic League field and track meet
today on the new field at AIeyandria
High School. George Mason. CS,I
ptper Haymarket. Manassas. Lees.
ours, FLoris and Alexandria high
sc-roolS planned to enter
ria! in the high school champion.
ship .ennis matches was 10 he ra.
Sumtd today, with Tech meetins
CWTeStern CT,,S on the Columbia Country
Evening star., 1924-05-17
ecod Cod See Kentucky De Today Fine Iron Shots Win
GRIFFS PLAYING TRIBE;
BROWNS HERE SUNDAY

Bucky Harris henchmen today
arr playing the final OF the series
with the Cleveland Indians, inter-
rupted yesterday ON account OF
rnin. Fred Marberry was billed to
pitch for the Nationals against
either Stnn Coveleskie, veteran
spitbnller, or Joe Shaute, xensn-
tional young lefthander.
Tomorrow the st. Louis Browns,
who recently hnve been providing
fireworks in the American League
race. are due to open n set OF four
games here.
President Grimth today was mo-
tifsed that Outhelder George Fish
er, recently awarded to the Na-
tiOnals over the claim OF Minneap-
Oils, would report here for duty to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
II CREWS TO FIGURE
IN COLLEGE REGATTA

PRINCETON. y. j.. Nav IA
triple tie will be raced off in the re-
satta late today on Lake Carnegie i,
which eleven crews representa- %
Yale, Harvard. Princeton and corner
VIII compete in four events.
Yale, Cornell and Princeton varsity
crews have leg each on the Car
negie cup.
Ihe other races will BE-
Junior varsity-Yale and Princeton.
Freshman-Yale. Princeton and
Cornell "'u
1o0-pound crews-Harvard Vale
and Princeton
John NJ. Francis. jr., of Troy. y. Y,
represents the third generation of his
IA mily to pull sweep in the Big
Red yearling shell.
twenty-five years ago John NJ
francis, father of the young osrsman
and now editor of the Troy Times,
paced the Cornell freshman crew tina
won championship honors in the
Poughkeepsie regatta of 1899 a
quarter century before that the late
Charles s. Francis, grandfather of
today's stroke oar, who afterward
became American amba ssador to
Austria Hungary, rowed as a fresh :
man at Cornell.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
TWO STARS ARE LOST
TO U. S. OLYMPIC TEAM

NEW YORK. May 17.-American
Olympic track and field hopes were
hit a hard blow when Richard W.
Landon. who won the running high
jump at the 1920 Olympics, and Willie
Plant, national indoor walking cham
pion, informed the Olympic committee
they would have to withdraw as can
didates for the team because of busi-
ness reasons.
Both have been regarded as certain
point winners for the United States at
the Paris games in July.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
DEFEATS DALEY, 2 AND l,
In CHEVY CHASE TOURNEY
Columbia Golfer Makes Three Great Recoveries i'm
Downing Georgetown University Star-OnIy
Poor Work Is Done on Greens.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

@ trio OF the
thinking Miller Stevnson
~ spring golf Chevy yesterday sen
University
Y, match marked by generally splendid
through faway mediocre putting DALEY
Of his while
he
to putt in is style.
The played OF
81 didn't OF
OF
-shafted clubs although
lndh md nnr cni
Evening star., 1924-05-17

Inc lett nrIa from the eIbOw TO the
shoulder. Shove this elbow lightly
into your left side-and over you'll
go. Come up slightly onto the side
of your left foot. with the heel just
slightly of the ground. You will OBJ
serve now that the clubhead, having
been given this start, will swing on
around toward the right of it's own
yOlftfOn, but you must keep the left
arm In close to yOur body and also
keep the left forearm from rolling
over. From the point where the club
head is out to the right of you, sweep
1T on up with the left arm and have
In mind that you are. with your right
hand, turning up a plate, fastened to
your hand, SO that you would carry
1T with the palm turned mp beneath
1T. Keep the left wrist in line with
the forearm all the way through.
Copyright John F. Ollie Co..
Evening star., 1924-05-17
NEARS 220.YARD RECORD.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 17.-Erwin of
the Kansas Aggies, winning the 220-
yard dash from Locke of Nebraska, in
the Kansas Agricultural College-Ne-
braska University track meet, came
within one-tenth of a second of the
world record Erwin's time was 20
$40 seconds. Nebraska won the meet,
IS to 80, taking nine of the fifteen
events.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
TURF ENTHUSIASTS JAM,
! LOUISVILLE FOR CLASSIC
Mad PIay and Bracadale Favorites With Fasteners.
Edte Black Gold Carries Hopes of West-Beau
Butler and Transmute Dangerous.
/. Rrthe Associated Press.

y
1.-THE yearod question OF east
decision the his
- when the nations
the the ffth renewal OF the Ken
lucky Derby
divided with Harry F. Sncrs
while Black Gold
Derby New Orleans last the hope OF
Beau Butler owned by f. r. Brad
which finished
ayveekag conenders.
$o5 will be the Derby OF
will be $55SO addition
$1,000 will the second
Evening star., 1924-05-17
TURF PLANT rs SOLD.

BALTIMORE. Md. May IA deed
transferring the Laurel. Md. estate
of Comma nder John *. L. Ross, we'll
known race horse owner, to the
Laurel Park Stud Farms Company
has been filed. 1t is understood that
the property has not entirely been
disposed of by Commander Ross. but
has merely been transferred to the
company. in which he is said to be
q part owner.
Evening star., 1924-05-17
Take care OF your eyes.

Take care of your eyes.
am very sure that careless read
ing and too many movies are very
hard on good batting. Avoid read
ing too long or in an unnatural posi-
ton. such as lying down. Use a
proper light over your back. | don t
ever read on a train. because it is
hard on my eyes. But you have to
study to improve your mind, SO
don't use this as an excuse to dodge
school books.
Now. development is another angle.
I can see but one important rule to
help your batting. and it is. "Prac-
tice makes perfect and if you keep
trying to hit you will gradually i'm
prove your ability to hit. Ty Cobb
takes half an hour extra batting
practice any time he seems to be in
slump.
Copyright. 1924. Associated Editors. IncD
Evening star., 1924-05-17
COLLEGE BASE BALL

At Charfottesville-V.P p. l.. 3; Vfr-
ginia, 4.
At New Haven-Yale, 2: Dart
mouth. I.
At Athens-GeOrgia. o; Auburn, o.
At Macon-Mercer, 6; North Caro-
Iina, z.
At AtInntn-Oglethorp 1; Georgia
Tech, D.
At NewtOn-BOstOn College, 4;
Penn State, O.
At HnmiltOn-Rochester 4; Col
gate, 4.
At Worcester-HoIy Cross, g; Seton
Hall, 3.
At Urbana-Notre Dame, z; Illi-
Bois, o.
At New OrIeans-LOyOla,4 4; Cente-
nary, 3.
At OxfOrd-MiSSissippi T.. 2: Mis-
SisSippi ACgieS, L,