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The Indianapolis times., 1924-03-29

Jackson was a good game player
last year He stepped in when Ban
croft went down sick and substituted
so brilliantly that McGraw said he
won the pennant for the Giants. The
youngster hasn't been showing the
same form in the field this spring or
the same punch at the bat
It is very doubtful if HeInie Groh
can go through the season at third
base. He was operated on for a her
MIA last winter and be also has q very
bad pair Of legs. Bad legs are not
part of a great third baseman.
Terry May Play
Fred Lieb. one Of the leading ex-
perts among the writer's, suggests
The Indianapolis times., 1924-03-29

Sitting on a bench in the dugout
is a portly. gray haired man wear
ing tortoise shell glasses. There is
something familiar about him. You
reflect you have seen him before
Why. sure. it's Jack Hendricks He
managed the Cardinals back in 1918
and more recently was leader Of the
Indianapolis club in the \. A He
is Morau's successor.
Don't call Hendricks a lucky guy
either simply because he stepped
from nowhere back into the fancy
pictures. Whatever happens TO this
team he will be the fall guy.
\ Tough job
If Hendricks wins with the Reds
the mob. as is characteristic Of mobs,
will say WHY shouldn't he, look
at the team Moran left him?"
And if he loses they viii say he
wrecked a great ball club. The truth
is. Hendricks faces the toughest as
signment ever given TO a major league
pilot
The directors of the club named
him a few hours after Morau's death.
The selection was a surprise. To the
PLAYERS IT was a disappointment.
They favored a man from the ranks.
A round robin urging the appoint
ment Of Jake Daubert. first baseman,
was drawn up. Daubert himself
asked for the job.
uat-
The Indianapolis times., 1924-03-29

OAKLAND, Cal. March 2e-
Chicago tNationa1 ........... L
Oakland (Pacifc Coast ..---... 0 3
Bstteries-Bush Kaufman and Hartnett.
Churry; Foster. Kunz and Baker.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-03-29

DALLAS. IeNa5. Marcn 70
Little Rock (SOutheru AssOciationl 4 Il ?
Dallas (Texas League ..-------- ,
Batteries-NcCaH Richberg. Ratcliff VII
son and Lapan. smith Morris. Gressett.
Robertson and Adams. Wheat
Evening star., 1924-04-01
YALE PRESS FILMS
TO BE SHOWN TONIGHT
Historical Movies Will Be Present
ed Before Educators by
Alumni Here.

Three OF the "Chronicles of Ameri-
can Pictures jamestown" Vim
cennes'' and 'tWolfe and Montcalm'-
produced by the Yale University
Press, will be presented privately to
large group of educators. in the Cen
trail High School tonight at SIS
o'clock. under the auspices of the
Yale Club of Washington.
The Chronicles Of America" depict
outstanding events in American his
tory from the discovery of America
to the surrender of Gen. Lee to Gen
Grant. The pictures to be shown
tonight will show the first permanent
settlement in America under Gov.
Dale and also the romance of Poca-
hontas and John Rolfe. under the
title of Jamestown; the exploit of
George Rogers Clark in capturing the
Indian outpost and adding to the
Union the states of Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin will
be shown in "Nincennes,' and Wolfe
and Montcalm" will be reproduction
of the struggle on the plains of Abra-
ham.
The committee in charge of the
presentation here is composed of Er-
nest knaebel, Arthur +. Foote, Joseph
Fairbanks, Dr. Paul Kaufman, f. r..
Berney. D. d. Lambert. David kar-
rick. john Dryden, Thomas G. Sher-
man and Newbold Noyes.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
OHIO Is RECOVERING.
Ten Deaths, Property Damage and
Joblessness Is Toll.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April with
the Ohio, Hooking and Sandusky riv-
ers receding, flood danger in Ohio ap-
peared over. after causing ten deaths
and heavy property damage. Thou
sands forced from their homes were
preparing TO return.
Industrial operations in the flooded
districts are virtually at a standstiI,
throwing thousands out of work tenn
porarily, but most steel workers are
returning to work today.
Mines and steel works in Belmont
and jefferson counties We're tied up
as were mills in YorkVilie. Martins
Ferry and Bellaire, and potteries in
East Liverpool, affecting 5000 men
Two Thousand were idle at YorkyiIle
where part of a pumping station col
lapsed, shutting off the water supply
Two thousand miners in the Bellaire
district We're unable to reach the
mines because OF inundated roads.
The Ohio reached forty-one feet at
1orkYille and MaraJins Ferry. the
first time ii has passed the food
stage. th!rty-siX feet. since 1913 For
~ feet was recorded at Steubenyille.
while at East Liverpool a thirty-fiye-
foot stage was reported last night. a
fall of trhee and seyen-tenths feet
from the crest reached yesterday.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
COOLIDGE DEPLORES.
DELAY IN TAX CUT.
Believes Business Would BE
Booming Now if New
Rates Applied.

President Coolidge was represented
today officially as being convinced
that If the tax reduction legislation
time the nation would be Witnessing
very pronounced business stimula-
tion throughout the land.
The President is known to have ex-
pressed this opinion to several of his
congressional callers today with
whom he conferred regarding the
possibility of speeding up administra-
tion legislation.
While he understands that the gen
eral business situation is looked upon
by those in a position to speak au
thoritatively as being fairly good and
promising, there is a noticeable ten
dency in some businesses to slow up.
While the President is not showing
any great concern he brought the
matter up for discussion at the cabi-
net meeting today.
During the discussion of the bust
ness situation, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover said that prospects are very
good for the coming summer, explain
that he based his judgment upon the
condition of the steel industry at this
time, which always is looked upon as
a fairly reliable barometer.
Also in that connection he cited the
fact that the building industry, which
cached it's peak last year, gives prom
ise of breaking more records this com
ing summer.
Students of business economies, the
cabinet was informed, attribute the
slowing up of certain lines of business
TO the failure of Congress to adopt
certain policies of governmental econ
omy advocated by the administration,
and above all by the failure thus far
to urovide reduction in taxes.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
$4,000 BONDS FIXED
IN PIGGLY ROBBERY
Pair Held in New York as Sus.
poets May Resist Re-
turn Here.
NALLY NOT YET LOCATED
Claim Store Loss Is Now EST
mated at $13,980.

Dennis J. Reidy and Earl Cbristy
Bfundon, under arrest in New York
for alleged participation in the hold
up of M. l. Cleaton and John Starnes
representatives of the Piggly Wiggly
Corporation, eight days ago, will
learn tomorrow if they will have to
return here for trial.
Detectives Ira Keck and Joseph
Waldron had them before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock in
New York yesterday on an applica-
tion for their removal to this city,
and the United States attorney ad-
vised them, TO return without putting
up a legal fight.
Counsel for the men objected to their
returning voluntarily, and the commits
siOner fixed bond at $4,000 and set the
hearing for tomorrow. The United
States attorney said he would ask an
iDcrease of the bond TO $4,000 should
the defendants present a bondsman.
TracerS went out for Joseph Frank
Nalley, the last alleged member of the
bandit party, have not yet brought re-
suits. 1t is generally believed that
Nalley was in New York, but detectives
have been unable TO locate him. Check
ing up of the accounts of the grocery
firm showed the bandits obtained
Sl3,9S0
Evening star., 1924-04-01
STATE GIVES AID.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md. April 1-For the
aid of Cumberland and other sections
of western Maryland stricken by the
Potomac river food, the legislature
in its closing hours last night passed
bill appropriating $4,000. The bill.
introduced by Senator David A. Robb
of Cumberland, quickly passed both
houses, but should Cumberland later
decide to get along without the
temporary relief fund the governor
will be asked to veto the measure.
Prompt steps to replace the roads
and bridges destroyed by the flood
also were taken by Gov. Ritchie.
Investigation by John N MackalI
chairman of the states road commits
sion. made at the governors request
disclosed that the bridges over the
Potomac, at Hancock and Park Head
are damaged badly. The stone bridge
at Cumberland is reported to have
resisted the high waters The gov
ernor announced that the repairs will
be made from the 100000 state
bridge loan passed yesterday.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
HENRY GOUCHER DEAD.
Weather Bureau Official Succumbs
to Pneumonia.

Henry Goucher. siXty-three wears
old. an official in the weather bureau.
died of pneumonia at his home, Al
Argyle street, Chcrrydale, Va. early
today He is the second weather bu-
reau official to die with the last three
days. j. 3. Wilson. another prominent
official. died at Providence Hospital,
following an illness of two weeks.
Mr.. GouCher was a meteorologist
He was born in ireland. October >,
1850. He received his early educa ton
in that country and came TO the
United States when a young man.
He entered the Signal Corps of the
bureau, January Is, 1856. On July l..
1891 he was transferred to the bureau
proper.
During the time that he served
in the bureau. he was stationed al
different times at Fort Bowie, IN
Kansas City, and at Fort Myer, Va
He had been connected with the bu-
reaup in this city since June IL, 190&-
Funeral arrangements have not been
made. lie is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Bell Goucher, and a son, Edwin
Goucher of Cherrydale, Va.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
OKLAHOMA OIL MAN HELD
ON SHOOTING CHARGE
Tells New York Police Pedestrian
Was Hit Accidentally in
Dance Hall Melee.
Ry Tie Assncia ted Press.


NEW YORK, April Frank Van
Eaton, who said he was an oil man
from Anadarko. Okla, was arrested
early today charged with having
shot and seriously wounded John
HALEY, a fair importer in a fight out
side a public dance hall.
Van Eaton. twenty-one years old
and six feet tall. told the police that
he closed an oil deal here and, pre-
pairing to return Rome, visited the
dance hall by way Of celebration
There. he said, he met n man who
showed marks of a struggle and told
him that several men had insulted
his wife and sister-in-law and at
tackled him and were waiting for him
outside the hall.
Proceeding to the street. Van
Eaton said, he and his companion
suddenly were attacked by three men.
Unable to cope with their combined
onslaught, the westerRer said. he
drew his pistol. bullet from which
accidentally struck HALEY, who was
passing. Van Eaton'S companion and
mis- assailants disappeared during the
melee, he declared.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
Coolidge to Stay,
Here This Summer:
Finds Weather O. X.

President Coolidge has no inten-
tion now of leaving Washington
this summer.
In making this known at the
White House today, a spokesman
for the President stated that the
latter wants it to be known that
he likes the city; is satisfied that
he and his family will be com
Portable here, and that he is GER
tain that the government can be
operated far more satisfactorily in
the Capital, despite any great heat
that might arise, than from some
remote point. This means that the
President will not accept any Of
the several offers that have been
made to establish Summer
White House" outside of Wash
ington.
While discussing the subject, it
was said the President expressed
himself that it is far cooler living
in the White House, surrounded
by the wide grounds than in the
city proper, and that he and Mrs.
Coolidge found it very comfortable
during the late summer months
last year.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
BACKS TRAFFIC RULES.
Secretary Weeks Approves Key
Bridge Regulations.

Secretary Weeks has approved reg
ulations for the government of traffic
on the Virginia approach Of the Fran
els Scott Key bridge, designed to pre-
vent congestion at that point repre-
sented to have reached the danger
point. Parking of vehicles near the
terminals of the Old Dominion and
the Washing Virginia railroads is
prohibited and all traffic will be kept
moving.
Capt. William A. Snow, the engi-
neer in charge of the bridge, has ar
ranged for the laying of concrete
sidewalks and curbing on the Vir-
completed in few weeks. The con-
tract was awarded to Corson & Cru
man of this city at $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-04-01

withdraw whisky from government
warehouses for sale by bootleggers.
Mr.. Zihlman's name was said to
have been mentioned with that of
Representative John w. Langley, who
was indicted last week in the testi-
money submitted to a grand jury in Chi
cago in connection with the investi-
cation OF the Veterans Bureau. The
grand jury, IN making it's report to
Justice Hitz in Criminal Division /,
this afternoon, ignored the evidence
recently submitted to it by Elias II.
Mortimer in connection with the al
legged conspiracy.
The grand jury also ignored
charge of an assault with a danger
Gus weapon which had been preferred
against OIis E Fisher, the young pro-
agent, who is said to have
shot Senator Frank l.. Greene of Ver-
mont on the night of February 13 last
Senator Greene was passing along
avenue on the way to
his home near the Capitol and when
he reached the entrance to an alley
between Sd and John Marshall place
was struck in the forehead by stray
bullet during an alleged battle be-
tween the prohibition agent and the
police on one side and alleged boot
leggerS on the other.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
PARADE FOR THEATER.
More Than $50 Vehicles and Floats
Are Entered.

Columb bia Heights will demonstrate
it's business prowess Friday night in
the pageant that will mark the for
NAL opening of the Tivolf Theater,
the latest playhouse to be erected
by Harry Crandall, at 14th street
and Park road
Final arrangements for the parade
were completed last night at a
meeting of the celebration committee
in the Arcade. More than $50 We
hicles, including several floats, have
been entered.
At the suggestion of police officials
the route of the parade has been
changed slightly. Instead of turning
into f street from Pennsylvania ave
nue. via 9th street, the procession
will use 10th street. The horse
drawn vehicles, instead of falling in
line at 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, will take their places behind
the automobiles at 14th and Fairmont
streets. In the event of heavy and
continued rain. the parade will be
held Monday night instead of Friday.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
BY a Sfaff Cnrresnnndent

u! SIaH correspondent.
CUMBERLAND, Md, April 1.-While
Cumberland continued with it's task
of digging its main business section
out of the layer of mud and water
which lay over this city all day Sat-
urday and through part of Sunday,
old residents of the city marveled at
the speed with which the waters of
the Potomac and Wills creek rose to
inundate the city and cause damage
estimated between s., 1000, 900 and $3,-
000, 900.
Beginning early Saturday the
water rose fifteen feet, reaching its
crest about 10 o'clock Saturday night.
when the entire downtown section
was covered to a depth of four feet
breaking of the embankment between
Wills creek and the Potomac allowing
the waters of the main river to flow
through the channel of Wills creek
was the main contributing factor in
the flood. Tearing away the wall
which separated the two bodies of
water, the river carried away an en-
tire lumber yard with damage esti-
mated at $4,000.
ITacid Stream Normally.
Normally placid stream with a
relatlveiy small flow. of water through
the industrial section of the city.
hanked by manufacturing plants be-
tween ii and the Potomac. and with
the business section of the city on the
east, Wills creek, burdened by the
aownpour from the mountains which
hem in this city on all sides. became
a raging torrent which backed up into
the business district. Had that fifty
feet of embankment between the river
and the creek not given way before the
onrushing Potomac, only small sec
ton, and that the lowest part of the
city, would have been flooded.
persistent reports that three men
lost their lives when the bridge of the
h. and o. connection with the Western
Maryland into West Virginia went
down before the rushing waters of the
Potomac could not be verified. Eye
witnesses declared they had seen three
men out on the twin spans that went
down the river about o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, carrying with them five
loaded coal cars and a loaded tank car
These cars and the two bridge spans
rest TO-DAY half-mile down the turgid
Evening star., 1924-04-01
PROBE TAX REFUND
TO MELLON FIRM
Senate Committee to Con-
tInue Inquiry in Gulf Cor
poration Case Today.

1he senate committee investigating
tne internal revenue bureau met to-
day with plans to continue its in
quiry into the refunding of taxes 10
corporations, including the GuIf OIL
Corporation, in which Secretary Mel
ION is a minority stOckholder.
inquiry into intimate tax affairs of
the Gulf Corporation has led to fare
ups between Senator Couzens, repub-
veStigation, and Senator Ernst, re
publican, Kentucky, who has declared
that 1t looked as though the commit
tee was after Mellon"
Senator CouzenS yesterday request
ed the Secretary to submit to the
committee list of all the companies
in which lie is interested, but
whether the Treasury head will com
ply has not been indicated. The com
mittee has itself made no such re-
quest and there are indications that
the suggestion may meet with oppo-
members if pressed.
During the hearing yesterday bu-
reau officials introduced records to
show that refunds Jotaling $3,J00,00o
for 1916 and 1917 had been made 70
the Gulf corporation, in which Mr..
Mellon is a stockholuer. These re-
funds were made before Mr.. Mellon
took Office and were allowances On
account or 'lcaSenpld uEDietipI-
Things moved along smoothly in the
until Deputy Commits
sioner Nash of the bureau interyened
to show that this meant an actual tax
difference TO the Cuff Corporation OF
sS49.000 for the two years. lie re
called that in the same settlement a
war amortization claim of $1,l9S,OOO
rad been diSalloWed on correctlDie
technicality, and the Gulf Company
had accepted the disallowance unchal-
lenged because of its desire 10 get the
case cleaned UP before Secretary Mel
Ion took office.
Nash asked S NJ. Greenadge. chief
of the bureaus inquiring division u
the corporation would not have rra'-'
fitted by greater amount than tr@
depletion allowance if it had pressed
the amortization claim. Senator
Couzens objected.
NO one in this committee has mace
any charges against the Gulf cor
poration," he said. Il am going 70
object. because this is not relevant.
We are Investigating the brreH~-"
Senator Ernst insisted that the TfS-
ures submitted by Nash be put in, and
that Greenadge reply. He declared these
were a good thing to come out, a.
they showed the spirit of the Guf
company" adding that the company
seemed ''to have no friends and re
ferring TO the attack in the Senate on
Secretary Mellon.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
Collapse of Potomac Riuer Bank
added to Cumberland Flood Menace
Breaking of Embankment AlIO,ced Raging Waters to
OUerfo,v Into Wills Creek, Which Backed Up
Into Business Section.

stream. great masses of twisted steel
and iron.
The waters flooding into Cumber-
land rose at the rate of two feet an
hour between early Saturday and
10 o'clock Saturday night, at which
time every business house and indus
trial plant down town was Hooded
The entire police and fire departments
were on duty continuously from sat
urday morning assisting in the work
of rescue.
Chief of Police Oscar Eyreman and
his entire force performed guard duty
continuously through the period of
high water, drafting 100 citizens and
looting and theft The Kelly-Spring-
field tire plant, constructed here SIX
years ago. has suffered loss of sew
eral hundred thousand dollars; the
Potomac Edison Company, the city's
electric light plant, has suffered enor-
nous damage, while the individual
loss to storekeepers and residents
of the downtown section is stagger-
ing. Mr.. Eyreman declared 1t was re-
mark able that none of the brick
structure, which house the business
establishments of the city gave way
at the foundations and tunbied into
the muddy waters.
Streets Torn Up.
SO great was the force of the
the Wills creek embankme mt broke
that the downtown streets. paved
with wooden blocks, were torn up,
leaving great gaping holes many feet
across. Automobiles are not per-
mite west of Liberty street on ac
count of the condition of the pave
ments
Stocks of many of the stores were
washed out and downstream when
the waters, breaking through plate
glass windows, tore out displays and
flooded cellars. The Potomac today
bore on it's crest every variety of
merchandise from tobacco to chill
dren's dresses.
Automobiles caught on the crest of
the flood were turned over and
ruined. one large ssven-passenger
car was carried against the facade of
the Fort Cumberland Hotel and de-
posted in the street, a ruined, twist
ed mass of steel
Water was still pouring out of the
Easements of the city hall and the
fire engine house this morning, while
the Easements were covered inches
deep with mud.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
FIGHT OVER DROWNING.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
HARRISONBURG. Va, April l.
Owing to the high waters. the body
of Jack Conley. drowned Thursday
evening in the Shenandoah river near
Island Ford. has not been located
Very little effort has been made to
locate the body, due to the raging
torrents.
Conley. n well known East Rock
ingham and Green county character,
was drowned when the rowboat in
which party OF four were crossing
the river capsized. The other three
men swan to safety, but Conley was
unable 10 make his way to the shore
He sank beneath the surface before
any of his companions could assist
him.
Sheriff c. W. Dove was called to
the neighborhood of the drowning
yesterday to quell disturbance
caused by gang of Greene county
residents coming over the mountain
to make trouble" charging that no
effort was made to save ConIey from
drowning. There was a general dis
turbance which ended in one of the
men being brought to Jail here.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
ARREST FOLLOWS CHASE.
Detective Pursues Fleeing Auto for
Ten Squares.

After an automobile chase of ten
squares. Detective Howard r. ogle
yesterday afternoon arrested John
Lyons and Claude NeWSohl. coloi 80,
and charged them with possession
and transportation of alcoholic. bey-
erages, They were released on $1,000
Detective Ogle stumbled onto the
case while he was passing lz03 90
man with five gallon tin can start
from the house and then run for COW
er when the detective approached
Oele continued on his way, but re-
turned a few minutes later, IN tline
- 60 the man enter an automobile
and drive away He followed and
with successful results.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
PEACEMAKING FATAL.
st. Louis Man Killed Trying to
Stop Row.

ST. LOUIS. April 1.-THE staying Of
Gerard b. Cleary, thirty -nine-year-
old president of the Guarantee Service
Company, in a saloon and dance hall
early yesterday was the outcome of
Cleary's efforts to act as peacemaker r
in a fight over Il young woman, wit
nesses told police last night.
Cleary and a party of friends were
seated at a table in the hall when
Arthur Hartman, twenty-seven, a
service car driver, entered and start
ed an argument with Oliver Senti
twenty-four. over woman. When
the alteration became heated, Cleary.
former policeman is said to have
advanced upon Hartman, and two
shots were fired, one of which wound
ed Cleary. He died several minutes
later. Hartman fled
Evening star., 1924-04-01
DENY HUERTA LOST.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
FRONTERA. Tabasco. April tby
radio via the Dallas NewS)
that Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican
rebel leader, had met death in a ship
wreck or as the result of counter
revolutionary plot were denied last
night in statement to the Associat-
ed Press by Onesimo Gonzales and
Mariana Montero Villar, revolutions
ary agents here. The statement fail
ed, however. to disclose his where
aboutS