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By EDWIN F. ROWLES,
Thaw's Ex-Secretary

7 spent a week with Harry K.
Thaw, and was by his side almost
constantly. He may be crazy,
but I'll be darned if / could see
any traces of insanity.
AS for these stories about his
being wild over cabaret girls, that
sounds like bunk to me. Thaw
is off that stuff for life. His
actions during the time ! was
with him proved that to my salts
faction.
I never once saw him take a
drink, and heard him swear but
twice. He is generous to a fault,
and hates to see suffering. He
likes baseball and football, and is
well informed on both subjects.
There are three great affections
in him. First. his mother; second,
his meals, and third. his country
home near Winchester, Va, where
he spends much of his time when
not in Pittsburgh with his mother,
who is 81 years old and feeble.
/ answered dozens of phone calls
daily for Thaw, and he said mo
matter who calls up, always thank
them for calling
Thaw likes to read about him
self in the papers, and gets some
good laughs over some things that
are printed about him.
He can snore loudly enough to
wake up deaf mute and sleeps
as soundly as child. He never
A.GAt y A&eS eAt16
$50, and shaves himself daily with
a straight razor.
Answered Times Want Ad
My association with Thaw origi.
rated in my reading of a want ad
which appeared in The Washington
Times on January q. 1925, under
the Help Wanted-Male" heading:
'Secretary$150 q month, plus
expenses: healthy: possibly motor
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
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Tiny Silver Tea Set
For Single Person
Wales New Idea

LONDON, Feb. ga tiny
silver tea set, which can be
used by a single person, is the
latest idea of the Prince of
Wales in gifts.
He has presented one of these
"one-man tea sets" to Mrs.
Dudley Coats, who is now in the
hospital as the result Of a
hunting accident, enabling her
to make tea for herself at any
time without troubling the
nurses.
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CML.SGIRI.
H|5(NVLY
FRIEND

Family troubles caused Max II.
Ellison, %, of 1888 Wisconsin
Ave-, to attempt suicide today in
. shoe store at $40 F ST., where
he is clerk. The young man
is single.
Going to the cellar about II
o'clock, the young man drank
from a bottle containing poison,
and rushing up stairs to the
store, collapsed in the arms of
Nat Oscar, manager. No Gus
toners were there at the time.
Note To Sweetheart
An ambulance was Immediately
summoned from Emergency Hos.
pital. q stomach pump applied, and
on account Of the small quantity
he had taken, the surgeon said his
recovery was probable.
A note to Eliison's sweetheart.
left by him, Mr. Oscar said, he
turned over to the police.
Addressed to Miss Dorothy
Cohen. SITS Delaney St, PhiIadei.
pl1ia. the note read:
Dearest Dorothy:
II am very broken.hearted-all
have had is worry.
His Only Friend
''The only true friend I have ever
had was you. Do not feel angry
az me because really think it best
for you. Give my last love to your
mother. I only hope this makes
everyone happy.
True as the day Is long,
MAX"
Mr.. Oscar said Ellison had beer
employed by him ever since the
store WAS opened six months ago
and for some time had been brood
Ing over an unpleasant situation al
home, where he lived with his
parents,
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HERR. TN'' IS
C()NFI)EN
At TRIAL
BY MERLIN MOORE TAYLOR
international News Service

PALMYRA, Ind, Feb. 81
Behind locked doors in the little
building Of the Church Of Christ
here officers and members of the
church fought bitterly today to
determine who should constitute
"the court" to try Prof. Clyde
Martin, former school principal
on charges of heresy.
Martin is to plead specifically
on the charge that by permitting
recreation in school and church,
"He INDUCED and fostered worldly
and un-Godly amusements.
Dispute Over Judges
AS judges to try him, there have
been offered:
Otis w. Scott of Borden Ind,
bank cashier, chosen by Martin.
Sam Langford, Of Paoli, Ind,
chosen by the board of elders of
the church. Charles Wolfe, of De
Paw, Ind, former school teacher
and now farmer, chosen by Dea-
con Charles Ellie, accuser Of Martin.
The battle behind the locked
doors is being fought over whether
these chosen men shall act as 1.-The
court" or whether, as Martins OPP
ponents insist. the regular board OF
deacons shall act. Two of the dea~
cons are relatives Of Martin and
he objects to their acting.
They are: Walter Baker, DR..
Theodore Martin, father of the ac-
cused, and Lawrence Coleman, his
brother-in4aw.
Martin, scientific 4O-year-old
farmer, who until recently was
principal Of the tiny high school
here, now, on the side, operates q
community hall which he built at
his own expense when his fellow
citizens frowned upon the proposal
as "a project of the devil"
See Commandment Violated
Palmyra. sequestered little village
OF ESQ inhabitants among the hills
Of the Ohio Valley, learned with
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FOUR KILLED IN
AUTO CRASH

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Feb. 81
Three men and a woman were
killed early today when their auto
mobile was struck and smashed to
bits by the eastbound Twentieth
Century Limited of the New York
Central near here. The dead are:
Glenn l.. Smith, Al, and his wife.
Augusta, 80; Ray Betteridge, 81. all
OF Rochester, and Dewey Ernest,
%, of Spencerport.
The train which hit the car was
the second section of the Century.
Engineer James Kane, Of Buffalo,
was at the throttle.
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Thaw Helpful,
Gentle, Kind
Says Aid
RInNf0R

What manner of man is Harry
Thay, slayer of Stanford White
and former rabbit chaser Stories
from BroodscGy pould paint him
az q friVoIous jazz hound, stia
crazy about the girls and out
looking only for q aOild time at
cGbGrets and bath tub aOias
parties. Here is different pic
ture, penmed By EdaOin F. RoaCles,
Of 1907 California st. N. ", aOho
served as ThGtU's secretary for a
aOeek and herewith for the first
time reveaEs has experiences.
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An electric washing machine,
dependency over temporary sepa-
ration from her husband, and =
few words" with his relatives,
with whom she lived, figured in
the suicide attempt late yesterday
afternoon Of Mrs. Marguerite
Dickey, 20, Of 17t4 Fifteenth St.
N. W., when she tossed her three
year-old son into the tidal basin
and jumped in herself, after q
five-year-old son had broken from
her frantic attempt to throw him
in the winter waters also.
Mother and son were rescued by
an unknown man who happened to
be passing. Only delaying long
enough to remove his heavy coat,
the man leaped into the basin
and, first bringing the little tot to
the surface, reached the mother
and struggled to the sea wall,
where two Government workers,
attracted to the scene. pulled them
all to safety.
Her Second Attempt
Recovering in the strong room
of Emergency Hospital today, Mrs.
DicIxey told OF former attempt at
suicide last October when only the
quick action Of her husband saved
her. On that occasion she drank .
tuanbler fun of poison.
In another room in the hospital
were the two sons, Charlie. 5, who
SO narrowly escaped the fate In
tended by his mother, SAT- up in bed.
wide-eyed and happy playing with
q rag doh.
william, S. unframed. was rum
ming freely around the ward play
ing with the other child patients
there, and every now and then go
ing over to his little brothers cot
to entertain him.
William Scolds Mother
Both said they felt fine. ana
seem to have forgotten the near
tragedy of yesterday. But at the
hospital yesterday William had told
his mother that he didn't like her
any more.
Attributing. the BEGINNING az her
troubles when resumed III yesteEs
Il II h 2 55
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Fifteen Firemen injured

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Fifteen fire.
NssB Wefs injured. and 10 members
~ 4 family were rescued when
fire destroyed q restaurant and flat
kaSfi6iHRs
EAeSge in the flat above the res.
feaSaRs weFe trapped and many
pyNsRse bH smoke when firemen
k@a0hAa ta&hhi,
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The coIored woman has been iden-
titled as Mary Broynt. alias Ander-
son. alias Cole, 1875 Ninth st. ~.
W., and is said by police to be one
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HARVARD BALLOT FAvoRS
MODIFYING VoLsTEAD ACT

CAMBRIDGE, Feb. 27.-EiOhtv
per cent of Harvard undergrad,i.
ates favor modification of the Vol.
stead law.
The results Of a Referendum have
just been announced.
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Today's Scratches

Iodays ScFarcnes
At Tampa
SECOND RAcE-suppliant. Run
preserve. Gala Night, Edgewood. Ben
FIFTH RAcE-Litrie Blaze.
SIXTH RAcE-Grand Bey, McTinkle,
ProdigaI. Fire Under. Capt. Sam.
Weather, clear: track. heavy.
At Havana
THIRD RACE-sudan Grass. Gotham.
FOURTH RACE-Pepperette. Fondlc
Ne. What's the Time.
FIFTH RACE-(Declared off and will
be substifuted).
The original sixth race will be run
as the seventh--Scratched Grenadier IL.
Nano Roman. barley. Impulse. Milford.
The original seventh race win be
weather. cloudy: track. muddy.
At New Orleans
FIRST RACE--Runpride. MarQuesitO,
Red Head. Dorothy Ryan. Nelson, War
Idol,
THIRD RAcE-Prince Pan. Thunder
SEVENTH RAcE-orpheIin. Barbary
Bush. Dustproof, Sir Ralph, Little
annie, Quivero.
weather. clear: track. fast.
FIRST RAcE-Mccrimmon, Ritter,
SECOND RAcE-Harvey stedman,
ps,, Traveller. Champ De Mars.
THIRD RAcE-Payman. Hot Dog
FOURTH RAcE-Mitfgado.
FIFTH RAcE-stanwix.
sIHTH RAcE-Gibbons. Wild Aster.
SEVENTH RAcE-The Poet, Mid
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main HIGH FIVE.
GIVES OUT IN
SECOND HALF
Houston Heights Victor by
35-22 Score Over
s. A. Boys.

HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. 70. Tb
Main Avenue High school basket bal
team Of San Antonio went down 10 de-
feat here Thursday night before the
cage machine of Houston Heights
high school by the score of 35 to 90.
The Main Avenue team took the
lead after the initial tap-off but
Stuart, Heights forward, accounted
for four quick points. Main managed
to score IL points before the first half
ended. but the Heights team rang up
enough goals to hold four point lead
with 16 markers.
The visiting team, during the first
half, did very well but, during the
finay half, played losing battle,
while the Heights team, led by Hokc,
center. who scored IL points during
the second half, continued TO display
brilliant ability TO loop field goals.
The High scoring honors went 10
Hoke, with Is points, while Stewart.
Hoke's teammate, accounted for Is.
McCarley, who was lost to his team
by the personal four route. scored
seven markers, while Dwyer, his team
mate. was Main high point man with
eight to his credit.
Following is the lineup and points:
Heights. Position. Main
Garst 90 ..............P ipkin (2)
Forward
Stewart 13) ... .McCarley 90
Forward
Hoke (l5) ............. Boyd (3)
Center
McCarble ............ Dryer ~
Guard
LamD ................ Irlce
Guard
Subs : Heights: Dec %; Hardcns-
tie "a.
Main: Huff. Ingram. Searle.
The Main team plays Houston Cen
trail Friday.
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JOHN GORMAN NEW
SKATING CHAMPION

ST. JOHN, New Brunswick, Jan.
28-LP)-John German Of StJohn won
the worlds amateur skating champion
ship late yesterday by winning both
the 44O-yard and five-milc races in
the world amateur skating meet. Viii
lie Logan Of st. John was second in
the fiye-mile event and Duke Donovan
Of Endicott City. y. y, third. Time,
IS minutes. seconds.
O'Neill Farrell Of Chicago. who was
tied IN the point score with German
when yesterdays races began. lost his
chance 30 head off the Canadians bid
for the championship when he fell
while leading in tho final Of the 40
yard dash. His claim th he bad
been fouled b. Logan Of St. John was
disallOwed.
Clas Thunberg. the Finn. who won
the Olympic title in 1924, finished
down on the list Of point winners.
Miss Leila Brooks Of Toronto won
the senior ladies' championship.
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SACRED HEART TEAMS
TAKE DOUBLE-HEADER

The Sacred Heart senior girls and
Sacred Heart Juniors were victorious
in doublc-hcadcr on their home court
Thursday afternoon. The senior
girls noscd out Edgewood. II 10 1G.
while the junior boys trounced the
San Fernando quintet. 20 TO :.
The Sacfed Heart girls. leading, IT,
.. at the half, needed al Of this mar
gin to defeat Edgewood. as the Inter
team came back 10 score II points in
the second period while the Hearts
could get only five. Miss Bill" Glow
er. with 10 points, was the Hearts
individual star.
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SEGUIN HIGH TEAMS
HERE FOR CONTESTS
ON TURNER COURTS

Two good basket ball games are on
the program at Turner Hall Friday
night when the st. Johns Lutheran
girls play the girls OF Seguin High
school, and the San Antonio Sunsets
take on the Seguin High boys. Excite.
mcnt starts at Sis.
The girls game is Of especial in
terest in basket ball circles. The line
ups:
Segrin: Lillian Bouquet and Norma
DuMenil, forwards; Lola Koepscl and
]. Hagn, (captain). ccnters; \. Tie
mann and Lula Lime, guards: &.
Buerger. Selma Fritsch, Emma Wick
ers, reserves.
ST. Johns L. Weilbacher. V. Hass-
man. forwards: NJ. King. A. Maurer,
centers: j. Weilbacher. II. Weilbach-
err, guards: !. Franklin, V. Engle'
hardt and X. Wolff, reserves.
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FARRELL BEATS OUT
HAGEN BY A STROKE.

SANFORD. Fla, Jan. 99.-lRJ-
John Farrell Of Tampa yesterday won
the central Florida --a-holc medal
play golf championship. defeating
Walter Hagen. Pasadena. b. one
stroke. Farrell turned in a score Of
~ and Hagen 2sG. while Archie
Compston, British star, was third
with 2Sg.
Compston set a course record OF
81 here Thursday. Par is 20.
Eddie LOos Of Lakeland also broke
the former record Of 90 set We'd
ncsday by Massey, Hagen aud Diegcl,
making the IS in s..
Other scores included
LOos, Lakeland POI: Massy,
France. 294; Brady. Miami. 3O1 I;
Barnes. Tampa, 3O3: Sarazen, Miami,
303; Boleda. Tampa, 300; Ayton,
Iarpou Springs. 30j: Cyril Walker.
WinterhaycD, 30G; Bydolek, Pasa-
dena, 3i3. .----.--- 1900 -.--.- -
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NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD
MUSHER DRIVES DOGS
TO VICTORY In DERBY

THE PAS, Man, Jan. 29.-P)-
Emil st. Goddard, 19-year-old French
Canadian "musher," is the winner of
The Pas dog derby for the second
year in succession.
St. Goddard. driving a team OF
seven stag hound huskies won the
D6-mile three-day derby in nine hours.
% minutes, an average speed OF
10 Is miles an hour. The French
Canadian won the first two 32-mile
laps and finished third yesterday.
Only . il minutes separated st.
Goddard and Earl Bridges, another
19-year-old musher, and winner Of
the Quebec international derby in
1924. Bridges. in finishing second,
covered the course in nine hours,
- IA minutes.
Harry Olensky was third. hours
and - IL minutes. and Ross Mox-
ley. fourth, 10 hours and 20 IL
minutes.
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Behind the bat. the Cubs will have
Dave Miner and Earl Wolgomat as the
chief candidates. Bob Morrow, the
first string catcher of last season. has
been sold to Syracuse, while Art Muel-
Ter also has been placed on the market.
Miner is n promising backstop from
Okmulgee of the Western Association.
He comes with glowing record but
just how he will stack up in the Texas
League remains to be seen. Wolgomat
is well known in the Texas League.
coming to the Cubs from the Fort
Worth Cats in trade that brought
him and STORMY" Davis TO Waco and
sent Red" Bird, left-handed pitcher,
to the Panthers.
OUTFTELD HAS PUNCH.
Two positions in the outfield are
assured while a flock of tryouts will
battle for the third position. Frank
Wilson. hard-hitting outergardener,
will be in one OF the fields while
Davis. received in the Bird trade with
Fort Worth, will be in the other field.
Don Brown. of last years team has
been sold TO Shreveport while it is
doubtful ie Jack Perrin will return
this year as it seems that the insurance
business in Detroit is rather profitable
right now.
The old weakness on the Cub team
last year, looms a gain this year. That
is in the pitchers box. At the present
time. prospects for the mound do not
appear overly bright but it is hoped
that something will turn up by the
time the season opens. The Cubs are
banking strongly on Jimmy Presmutb,
purchased from Okmulgee. Dewey
Lyle. who went fairly we'll last year.
should do better this season. Jim Can,
non. Lefty Williamson and "Chief"
Aguilar are three youngsters who look
ed good last year and may come
through well enough this season to
stick, in which case he will return tc
Waco. Oscar Tuero, the Cuban Of no.
hit, no-run fame. also will return and
is in much better condition. Tuero
writes that he is bringing couple OF
young Cuban pitchers over for try
out.
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SCHOOL LEAGUE
T0CONS|DER
PROTEST

The first called meeting of the
Academic League since play started
in the circuit two weeks ago will be
held at Z 30 Friday night at the Y.
NJ. c. 4.
1t grows out of n protest lodged
by Coach Crosby's San Antonio Acade-
my team as result of its 21-20
loss to the Breckenridge Wildcats
Thursday afternoon. As n matter of
record, the Academies claim that they
didn't lose at all. League officials
have mystery TO untangle.
1t happened this way. At the end
of the regular playing period. the
official scorer announced TIT the run
ming score stood 19-to-19, which. Of
course, necessitated a play-off. Upon
closer perusal of his score sheet. how
ever. he noted that the individual score
gave the Academy a victory, 10 to II.
LOSE IN PLAYOFF.
The Academy five played an extra
five-minute period under protest,
Breckenridge winning eventually,g 81
to 20.
In another game played Thursday.
AlaL-o Heights defeated the st. Mary's
College high School department "But-
tons,' 90 TO s, without an argument
Of any kind. It was the first win
for Heights in four starts and the
second straight loss for the Buttons"
in as many games.
Turner and Menger. with nine and
six points. respectively, led the
Heights basket ringers.
1t is possible that Alamo Heights
will play st. Anthony's College Fri
day afternoon. As most Of the Heights
players belong 10 the Sunday School
League. which plays on Saturday, the
schedule must be altered.
Line-ups and scoring in the Heights
st. Mary's game:
St. Msry's tS) 4. Heights 600
Clarkson a ........ Turner (9)
Ri-ht Forward.
Rodriguez (2) ....... Menger (6)
Left Forward.
J1hrlTOU ............. LICK III
Ccuter.
Mcnamara ............. Venue Cd
Right Guard.
Smith % ................ Mckee
Left Guard.
substitutes: 81. Mary s, Cassader
and Menghini. Alamo Heights:
Rhinehod.
TWO GAMES FRIDAY.
Two league games are on the books
for Friday, either Of which should
furnish the spectators with plenty IF
excitement. The feature ruckus is
between the Sidney Lanier vocational
class and Wesleyan Institute on the
Wesley community House court at 4
O'Clock. In the other game st. Mary's
Academy meets the Breckenridge
Wildcats on the academy outdoor
court. Tho tip-off will be at 4 o'clock.
This game was set up from Satur-
day.
Wesleyan and Sidney Lanier are
both indicated in the league. each
with three victories. The winner in
their tilt Friday will establish itself
as a strong favorite to waltz away
with the league championship. On
the basis Of comparative scores in
their games 10 date. the rangy Lanier
quintet is slight favorite TO win.
but Coach Scott Thompson has been
putting his Wesleyan crew through
week Of strenuous workouts in its
private gymnasium and might spring
surprise.
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TEXAS ADDS $4,000
SEATS TO STADIUM

AUSTIN. Tex. Jan. 2D.-yisions
Of the completed University Of Texas
Memorial Stadium are coming nearer
reality with the recent announce
ment that the north end Of the struct-
ure will be ready for the Thanksgiv-
ing Texas-A. and NJ. game in 1896.
This will give 1900 additional seats.
bringing the total seating capacity OF
the stadium TO $4,000.
a. 7. Granger, adjunct professor
OF civil engineering in the University,
will have charge Of the engineering
work. according 70 Max Fichtenbanm,
executive secretary of the Stadium As
ISOLATION. Plans for the north sec
ton were drawn at the same time as
those Tor the sections already com
pleted. No time has been set for the
opening of the bids on the project.
The completed stadium will accom-
modatc approximately 81, 900 persons
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CIUOTTE's "sAILER.,
Johnson Furnishes
Resin Evidence"

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-CP)-Presi-
dent johnson of the American League
has placed in che hands Of the Amer
lean League members Of the rules COM
mittee a complete report on the use
Of resin By a pitcher on a baseball
AT a recent meeting Of the major
leagues in New York the National cir
cult favored the use of resin. with the
American opposing, but later Presi-
dent johnson Of the junior circuit
instructed Umpire George Moriarity
70 make a thorough investigation Of
the subject John believes that the
demonstration, as given by Moriarity,
substantiates his claim that the use
of resin will enable the pitchers to
bring back many Of the freak deliv-
cries which have been 90 objection
able.
The demonstration OF resin with
bali proves the seams can be raised.
the cover roughened until in the hands
OF pitcher scbooled in its use there
would be such delivery 10 the batter
that said batter would be well nigh
helpless Mr.. johnson said. i have
given Moriarity's exhibits TO prove il
20 our committee 10 be laid before the
rules committee member for their in
speetion."
The exhibit includes a glove. a bag
Of resin and q box Of baseballs.
Moriarity, assuming that he was a
pitcher in his tests, smacked the little
bag Of resin in his glove, gave the
shiny new ball a twist or two, and
then handed il over to his chief for
inspection. The resin was shown
10 have great qualities and the more
frequently il was applied the greater
.he results Of its peculiarities. It was
= cumulative sort Of process.
The gritty grinding substance on
pitchers hand, with just enough Of the
moisture the pitchers hand naturally
viii acquire. forms a substance that
packs into the seams and causes them
10 rise Just where the elevation viii
do the most good The more they pack
tho more the seams have a tendency
10 expand. until the ''underslung-
seam, originally provided 70 make the
ball smOOth-surfaced all around and
oven with the cover. becomes q pro-
tuberance that the fingers Of noyict
can detect.
In addition, the resin makes the
tough hide Of q pitchers thumb or
finger. so rasp that a simple twist or
stumbling the bail raises sails" on
The horsehide that it doesn't take
microscope 20 detect. The argument
FOR. resin was that IL would take the
shine off a BASEBALL will.