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The Washington times., 1926-01-05

II / can't win. / will simply know
that It isn't In me. :"
Her remaining plans were vague
except that she was certain she
would return early in July to -:
ready for the denfense of her
American title. The tentative
schedule mapped out calls for a
brief workout at the Heights
Casino, Brooklyn, this afternoon
her first attempt to play on indoor
courts; then the business Of sailing
tomorrow on the De Grasse. which
Is due to arrive at Havre on
January Is. after which she will
spend a few days In Paris and
proceed to Cannes.
She said she didn't know what
tournaments che would enter there
but hoped to play constantly. Then
she bowed herself out.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
Largest Sandwich
Is Football
Reward

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. b.
Members Of the football teams
of two Spokane high schools
were promised that the first to
make q touchdown in the annual
game between the institutions
would be rewarded. with the
worlds largest sandwich"
The rooters made good by
presenting the fortunate player,
Fred Hunter. fuliback. on the
Lewis and Clark team, 3 sand
wich five-and-a-half feet in
diameter. 1t contained 150
pounds of hamburger, . gallon
and a half of oysters, ten dozen
eggs and twenty-five pounds Of
butter, the last used to fry
the meat and spread the 'sbun. !"
Hunter divided it with other
members of the student body
assembled in special convoca-
tion to witness the presentation
and to celebrate the victory.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
Did You Know That!

r OU PALUSO is considered to
be a second Critic out in
- Los Angeles?
Tod Morgan is coming East, so
is Calf Joe" Lynch?
Tiger Flowers didn't hang up
his sock Xmas eve because he is
sure there is no Santa Claus9
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
Causes of EARTHQUAKES

"HOSE quakes which were re-
ported recently out West
were caused by the tumbling
of heavy bodies in rings out that
way.
Bigg Mum, who is eight pounds
lighter than ton of coal and
who stands 6 foot 8 or so, kissed
the canvas after two minutes of
boxing with Andre Anderson.
Well, well. When a guy can
only stay two minutes with Andre
our notion is that he wouldn t
even be good piano mover.
Then, in Los Angeles, Ralph
Smith, who stands 6 foot z and
who was touted as a conner, took
one on the kisser from Sally
Montgomery in the sixth round
and got his back full of rosin.
The taller they are the longer
they take to fall!
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
Now You Tell One

nEAR TAD:
Old colored man about rs
sittir~ alone in his hut one
night about dusk, talking to him.
self. not knowing he had listeners
oval, Uncle Mose," said he, "you
is gettin' to be pirty ole nigger,
you-all amt much good no mo-
Reckon the good Angel Gabriel
better come on down and take
Uncle Nose away" Just then the
listeners slipped up and raped
vigorously.
"Who-all's dere 2" shouted Uncle
Nose. The voice answered, "This
is the Angel Gabriel, came to take
old Uncle Nose away"
We'll, you-all better get away
from heah, Uncle Nose amt home
tonight" H. D. C.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
- >TADS
rrIII1 or r pnvC ABE COMING PACK
THE OLD BOYS. ARE COMING BAl

OTl stirred the blood of the odmers much
N Rocky Jimmy Goodrich
S Rocky Of the lighweights
Dundee Phil Jack Bernstein,
frankie Britt and Vce The latter attened him for the count
Of the others outpointed him. &
That's lightweight champion of the world Very
young personally q
The Washington times., 1926-01-05

only had few weeks practice
N England the last time" she
sald. This year / plan to be on
the GROUND almost two months. in
advance Of the championship and
The Washington times., 1926-01-05

THE general policy Of
The Times sports pages
Is to Be entertaining as tOell
as Instructive.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05

vHE TIMES sndsuUOrs =
giUe its readers naore
sports pictures than dny
other newspaper.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05

It win be turf at wimbledon
ma the heaviest kind. at that.
us Helen thinks she will do
uen peter there this year than
Evening star., 1926-02-15
!. A. COBB NAMED
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
President Coolidge Nomi-
mates Howard Professor to
Succeed Robert H. Terrell.

James \. Cobb. A colored lawyer OF
the District Of Columbia, was today
appointed Judge Of the Municipal
Court of the District to succeed the
late Judge Robert IA. Terrell The
nomination Of Cobb was sent TO the
Senate nv the President IL will be
referred to the Senate judiciary com
mittee and a favorable report il eX-
pected from that committee.
Considerable pressure was brought
to bear for the appointment of A Mu-
nicipai Court judge from outside the
District. but II has been President
Coolidge's contention that the law re-
quired the selection OF resident Of
the District.
Cobb has been a professor at How
ard University since 1918 and il at
present vice dean OF the legal depart
ment at the university. From 1907
to 1915 he was "A special assistant as
signed to the Attorney Generals office
in charge Of pure food and naturali-
zation cases. He resides at 9I9 :
street.
He was born at Arcadia. La. Jan
wary 30. 1875. and educated at
Straight University in Louisiana and
Fisk University before coming to
Washington to be admitted to the
bar in 1901. He belongs to the Ma
sonic order and a. number of Greek
letter fraterntiesa For many wears
he has conducted a general law husi
ness at sos F street
Evening star., 1926-02-15
SOLDIERS SAW WAY
FROM GUARDHOUSE.
Three Sing as Fourth Cuts
Hole in FIoor-One Cap
tured by Patrol.

While three fellow prisoners in the
guardhouse at Fort Humphreys sat
on blanket ,draped bunk last night,
sang, talked loudly and otherwise
gave evidence of being in good spirits.
fourth. beneath the bed. sawed a
hole in the floor, enabling the quartet
TO escape from the engineer post.
One of the escaped prisoners. Joseph
Adams. % years, who just began
sentence of sin months for fraudulent
enlistment and deSertion. was cap
tured shortly before noon on the ROAD
between Alexandria and Fails thurch'
Va. He was found walking along the
highway by, Lieut. Timothy l.. Mul'
1igan and a patrol. VINO were III al"
automobile. He offered no resistance
and refused to discuss his escape pr
the Whereabouts of his companions.
Countryside Secured.
Lieut.. Mulheans patrol was part
of tho entire 18th Engineer Battalion
of the post, which is securing the
northern part of the State for the
whereabouts of the other three. They
are James r. Blake, awaiting trans
portation to Fort Jay. y. Y. to serve
a two-year sentence for fraudulent
enlistment and desertion; Frank
Smith. colored. awaiting trial for lar
ceny, and Frank l.. kriner, charged
with deSertion and larceny.
According TO officers of the post,
the men. all in one cell in the guard
house, discovered n knOthole in the
floor. They placed bunk over it.
draped blankets on all sides, and one
of their number. with n hack saw
procured from some unknown source
got beneath. He sawed away while
MI aIn Il he
noise and when the hole was sufti-
Ciently large. they. one by one. slipped
70 the ground below When No.
sentry passed the guardhOuSe and
was at the far end of the post. the
men made a successful dash for free
dom. 1t is believed the escape was
effected about 1890 o'clock last night
Their absence was discovered A
Short time later and the engineers
jmmedlatelv were dispatched up and
down all highways in this section. a
guard was on duty at the Virginia end
of the Highway Bridge this morning
looking iEto every car that approach
ed. Last night all cars We're stopped
and examined. Patrols also We're dis
patched throughout the countryside.
Wore Fatigue Garb.
The three men Wore khaki-colored
fatigue clothes of the overall jumper
type. mackinaws and service hats. The
following descriptions of the men
We're given: Blake. feet Q inches.
145 pounds, 30 years old dark
brown hair and eyes, thin boy
fsh face, dark olive skin. Smith, )
feet inches. las pounds. "a years old,
dark brown skin. indistinct spiotc hes
on face. small scar on left cheek
brown eyes, small head and very par
ticular about his dress. kriner, 5 feet
3 inches, 130 pounds ~ years old
squiline face uons nose, sallow COM
pleXion.
Evening star., 1926-02-15
PLANS PREPARED
FOR STREET WORK
Highway Engineers Ready to
Push $325,OO0 Program
When Funds Are Voted.

Highway engineers of the District
Government made plans today for car
rying out a comprehensive program
of street Improvement work which
will he started as soon as Congress
passes the supplemental appropriation
bill. making funds available. Bids
for the work. 1t was announced will
he opened March 10, and by that time
District officials believe the funds will
have been provided.
The improvements. ii is estimated.
will cost 1925 900. OF this amount
$3.50 900 will be used for new concrete
pavements; SIS 900 for new asphalt
parements. and 800. 6.0B0l for resurfac-
ing and renewal work.
Streets slated for resurfa cling, fol
low:
Sixth street from p to @ street
and from NJ to o street. Tenth street
from. S to L street. II street from
Fifteenth street to Vermont avenue
to Eighteenth street, Rhode Island
avenue from Third street to 100 feet
west of Florida avenue, s street from
Sixth to Seventh street, New Hamp-
shire avenue from Georgia avenue to
Randolph street, s street from Twelfth
to Thirteenth street. Seventeenth
street from New York avenue to Penn.
sylvania avenue, Volta place from
Wisconsin avenue to Thirty-ffth
street. Columbia road from Sixteenth
to Eighteenth street
Massachusetts avenue from Four
teenth to Sixteenth streets. Vermont
avenue from Thomas Circle to Iowa
Circle and from r to T streets, T
street from Ninth to Fourteenth
streets. West Virginia avenue north
east from Florida avenue to Penn
street. Kentucky avenue southeast
from II street to Admiral Barney Cir
Gle, Kentucky avenue southeast from
Fifteenth street to South Carolina
avenue. c street southeast from
Twelfth to Fifteenth streets. Kansas
avenue from Sherman Circle to Emer-
son street. Buchanan street from New
Hampshire avenue to Kansas avenue.
south and east side Of Sherman Circle
from Kansas avenue to Crittenden
street, Illinois avenue from buchanan
street to Sherman Circle and around
Scott Circle. The resurfacing of Wis
consin avenue from p street to Thirty
fifth street also is provided but this
work will not he undertaken until the
Washington Railway and Electric Co
completes the relayinC of it's car
tracks in this section.
Streets to be paved and regarded
follow:
Northwest-Ingraham street from
Seventh to Eighth streets. Center
street from Meridian place to Ogden
street. Decatur street from Kansas
avenue to Fifth street. Eighth street
from Decatur to Emerson streets.
Northeast-T street from Lincoln
road to Second street, Neal street
from West Virginia avenue to Trini-
dad avenue, Oates street from Mon
tello avenue to Trinidad avenue, and
Trinidad avenue from Neal to Queen
streets.
The following streets will be graded
and culverts. drains and retaining
walls installed: Albemarle street from
Murdoch Mill road to Wisconsin ave-
nue.. Cathedral avenue from Conduit
road to Weaver place. Garfield street
from Tunlaw road to Forty fourth
street, Twenty ninth street from
'Woodley road to Calvert street, Dix
street northeast from Forty-fourth
TO Forty ninth streets, and Firth
Sterling avenue southeast from How
ard road to Stevens road.
Evening star., 1926-02-15

Continued from First PaGel
the fact that most of the dormitory
buildings are on portions of the plaza
still owned by the Baltimore and
is being paid as ground rental This
bill he said, will enable the Govern
ment to resume negotiations for the
purchase of the land. which had to be
discontinued about 10 years ago
The chairman of the committee eX-
planned that there is an unexpended
balance in the Treasury of s1,7O0,0 900
from appropriations made a decade
ago when steps were begun to ac-
quire the property. The bill would
authorize reappropriation of that bal
ance together with whatever addi-
tional amount may be found neces-
sary.
Senator Swanson. Democrat. of
Virginia. declared that the Govern
ment is determined eventually to
make the approaches to the United
States Capitol more attractive. and
that if it does not buy the land now
1t will pay two or three times as much
for it or 10 years from now.
He pointed out that no permanent
buildings have been erected up to this
time, and that if action is delayed too
long the private owners may build.
thereby necessitatinS expensive con
demnation proceedings to carry out
the park plan.
Senator Kendrick Of Wyoming in
quired if the dormtories would con-
tinue in operation if the bill passed
and Senator Fernald replied that it
was his thought that they should CON
tinue as long as they are serviceable.
but that the Government should take
immediate steps to acquire the land
for the Capitol grounds and save the
large rental now being paid.
Evening star., 1926-02-15
BOILER EXPLOSION
HURTS.2 IN STORE
Building In Alexandria DAM
aged $1,000 When Safety
Valve Fails.
Special Dispatrb TO The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February Is.
Two men were injured and about
$4,000 property damage done when a
boiler exploded in a back room of the
Old Dutch Market here at S:55 O'Clock
this morning, shattering windows and
a portion Of the building.
j. f.. Boothe of Brightwood, d. c.,
Il meat cutter, was taken to Alex
andria Hospital, suffering from seri-
Gus scalds
Hunter Proctor. another employe of
the store. was slightly injured.
William Herring, a solicitor of the
Alexandria Gazette. and several pa
irons narrowly escaped injury.
Safety Valve Defect Blamed.
Failure Of a safety valve to work
when the steam pressure ran high
was blamed for the accident.
The building, located at 10000 King
street, was one of the oldest in the
commercial district Of Alexandria, hav-
Ing been occupied by many provision
stores and markets before 1t was
taken over as branch of the Dutch
Market Co. of Washington, ID. c.
No damage 10 adjacent property
was caused despite the intensity Of
the blast and flying of fragments
Havoc to Building.
Windows We're broken throughout
the rear portion of the building and
the floor. ceiling and roof Of the ;wo-
story structure We're driven over a
large area, large holes appearing
when the steam abated
Police say that death would have
resulted for any one nearer the boiler
than Boothe, who was at least Is feet
away and protected by partition
Boothe's relatives We're notified and
his condition late today was report ed
as critical.
Evening star., 1926-02-15

Oontlnned from FIRST PARe.)
null and void. Therefore. they say
the United States could not have been
defrauded, even if the corrupt agree.
ment had been carried out and con
sequently the corrupt agreement was
not conspiracy to defra nd the United
States.
Sees Conspiracy Grounds.
ITO this the Government answers
that although an award by Fall
would not have been binding upon the
United States it would have been
such an interference with govern.
mental functions and operations az
necessarily would have embarrassed
the United States, and that such an
interference when it's performance Is
accompanied and accomplished by
trickery. deceit and bribery Is fraud
upon the United States. and that
therefore, a conspiracy to do such
things is a conspiracy to defraud the
United States. Nammerschmidt vs. L.
s.. 265 L. s., 1872.
THE defenda nt's reply that the
trickery and deceit in such cases
must be trickery and deceit practiced
upon the representative OF the Coy,
ernment who is charged with the legal
tive in this instance was the Secre
tary of the Navy and that the in
dictment fails to charge that any
-trickery or deceit was to be practiced
upon him.
1T il true that no such charge is
to be found in the indictment, but
1t is true to say that trickery and
deceit cannot have the effect of char
acterizing and making criminal an
interference with governmental func-
tiOns and opera tions unless the trick
cry and deceit are practiced upon
the custodian of the legal power!
In this very case, suppose that Fall
and Doheny had only agreed that Fall
should act in the matter of the con-
tracts and leases both honestly be-
.lieving that the executive order give
him authority to do so. and that he
should proceed honestly and regularly
in all respects. treating Doheny's COM
panies like all other applicants.
Would such an agreement be the
same in legal effect as the agreement
set out in this Indictment? DO not
the corrupt means to be used ana the
corrupt manner to be followed make
il conspiracy to defraud the United
States, whereas the honest agreement
first supposed might not, although
snd unjustifiable interference with
the functions and operations of the
Government?
-, Holds Indictment Valid.
This court,feels constrained to hold
that such a conspiracy as this indlet
einent charges il a conspiracy to de
fraud the United States. regardless
of the fact that Fall had no legal au
thority to do what he conspired to do
I'm this view of the indictment much
that it Is stated by the way OF legal
inference and conclusion may and
must be disregarded. The court is
bound to read the indictment In the
light of the law as the court under
stands 1t and then see If the facts
alleged and admitted by the demurrer
do or do not constitute the crime.
Another objection is that the in
dictment does not contain a direct
averment that the naval reserves in
cluded any such lands as were by law
subject to lease or contract. But this
is averred indirectly in various places
and the court Ia inclined to hold that
such avernlents are sufficient in re-
spect, to she property TO which the
8enspiracy related The demurrer will
be oyerr1iled" !" s .ss.5ss sz e
Evening star., 1926-02-15

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 15.-Bernaro
II. Sander, attorney for Marjorie
Rambeau, actress, who was mentioned
in the divorce suit of Mrs. kevitt
Mantofl, which comes up for trial to-
day, revealed that John Mccormack.
the tenor, saved Miss Rambeau from
committing suicide in Paris last year.
The actress, Mr.. Sander said. dis.
h>aEtened by malicious gossip that
hafi (inked her name with that of Man
tdn> }drank. pQisens Mr. y Met Cormack
had In appointment with her thst daH,
and kwheu he.-arrived with Dan Nc.
Evening star., 1926-02-15
Is FIGHT REMOVAL
TO TAMPA FOR TRIAL
Decision Is Deferred on Plea of
Counsel for Accused in Liquor
Conspiracy Case.

Warrant of removal to Tampa
Fla, of the Is WaShingtonian MS
charged with a conspiracy to violate
the national prohibition act were
asked of Justice Jennings Bailey of
the District Supreme Court today by
Assistant United States Attorneys
OLeary and Burkinshaw. The court
deferred action until Thursday after
noon at the request of counsel for
the accused. who wishes to make a
tender Of proof to combat the prob
able cause raised by the indictment.
This offer by counsel is regarded as
the forerunner of an application for
writs Of habeas corpus in the hope
of getting the legal questions in
volved to the United States Supreme
Court.
The District Court of Appeals re
Gently decided that the District Su
preme Court could not pass on the
question Of the validity Of the indict-
ment and declared there remains
nothing but the issuance of the war
rants of removal. -rr
Included among the accused arc
Joshua L. Sprinkle, retired lieutenant
of police; former deputy United
States marshals and II others.
Evening star., 1926-02-15
FIGHTS MRS. BERRYMAN'S
!. CLAIM TO PAINTING
Thomas B. O'Sullivan Asks to In
tervene in Suit for Possession Of
"Bridgewater Madonna"

Thomas B. O'Sulivan. 12i4 o street,
disputes the claim of Mrs. Gwendolyn
Berrynfan as TO the ownership of the
"Bridgewater Madonna" which has
been on exhibition at the National
Gallery of Art and which was seized
recently by United States Marshal
Snyder under a writ of replevin sued
out by Mrs. Bergman. Mr.. O'Sulli-
van.' through Attorney Ralph A.
Cusick, today asked the District Su-
preme Court to permit him to inter
vene i'm the suit. Pending action of
the court the picture will remain
in the safe of the ma rshal's office.
Mr.. 0'Salliyan says he bought the
picture from Mrs. Bergman about Is
years ago for $3.50 and has since
learned that Ii, 4 real Raphael and
may be Worth@ 500 sooo. Attorney
Cusick declares ds client has gen
authorities that the picture Is the
work u Raphael.
Evening star., 1926-02-15
$452,373,959 FUND
FOR INDEPENDENT
OFFICES REPORTED
Continued from First Page1

>
S22 $50, and the Shipping Board,
s14 4.198.0O0. decrease. $40 .00O, 900.
The committee reported that last
year employees of the Fleet Corpora
ton had been reduced by 1867, and
that since June 13: 1921. to. January
sold fora total OF $s5 ,ss2, 900.
Value Of property. held In trust by
the alien property custodian, the com.
mittee said, approximates 1881 900 900.
and 1t reiterated its Recommendation
of a year. ago that legislation be en-
acted to provide for final disposition
of this property. 50 that the Office Of
the custodian could be abandoned.
Vocational rehabilitation work.
which will cease next June 80, the
committee pointed out, represents a
total expenditure of $G2S,717,00O to
date. with an estimated expenditure Of
81 .000, 900 more. 1t likewise reported
that to, date appropriations for al
advances Aud benehtg Tor World, War
veter1ns approximate $o,ses, ,26s ,D01.
Evening star., 1926-02-15

newly elected members to meet i'm
mediately after they are elected
Senator Fletcher, Democrat Florida,
did not oppose the resolution, but sug
gested it should go further and cha nge
the terms of House members from two
years to four years. Senator Norris
said he was in favor Of that but
thought it would complicate the consti-
tutional amendments to include il with
this proposition. He told Senator
Fletcher that his constitutional amend
ment would prove a big help to mem.
bers of the House by enabling them to
take office two months after their
election
Under the present system" Sena-
tor Norris declared. before a new
member of the House is sworn in and
begins to serve he is in the midst of
a campaign for reelection, before he
has had a chance to make record
or to show that he is carrying out the
will of his people. This amendment
to the Constitution will give him
much more time of actual service
after his election before he has to pre-
pare for reelection
Senator Underwood. Democrat, Ala
bama. also was of the opinion the
problem could be solved by legislation
of Congress without constitutional
amendment, but Senator CumminS.
Republican, Iowa said the judiciary
committee had gone carefully into
that suggestion and found it would
not meet the situation.
Senator Norris explained that the
Constitution did not actually fix the
time for the beginning of the session
Of Congress, but it did definitely fix
the length of terms of members of the
Senate and House and of the Presi-
dent and Vice President. When the
first Congress decided to meet on the
first Wednesday in March, which hap
pened to be March 4. it had the effect
Of making that date the time for the
beginning Of the term by reason of the
fact that the length of the term Of
members was definitely fixed in the
tCoustitution,
The two senators who voted against
HasSjf3Nn arA -Kin1 A-KMatE
Evening star., 1926-02-15
C0RBY FUNERAL SERVICE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Body of D. C. Business Man. Who
Died at Miami Beach. Is
En- Route to City.

Funeral services for Charles J..
Corby who died while watching n
polo game at Miami Beach. Fla, Sat
urday. will he conducted at his late
home on the farm near Rockville.
Nd, Wednesday afternoon, the time
TO he announced later. Rev W. $.
A Abernethy. pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church. of which Mr.. corby was a
member. and Rev. J. Stanley Durkee.
president of Howard University will
officiate The remains will he pls ced
in a vault in Rock Creek cemetery.
The body is now en- route from
Florida
Mr.. Corby was president of the
corby Baking Co. until its merger la ST
year with the Continental Baking in
terests. He was born in Binghampton.
y Y. in 1871. Mr.. Corby came To
this city in 1891 to join his brother,
W. :. Corby. founder of the Corby
Bakery and the two formed CO.
partnership. soon after. with head
quarters at $40 Twelfth street.