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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
american Quins Clash Tonight Business to Make Track Bid

open it's season entertaining Emerson
Institute on the Wisconsin avenue
floor, ST. Johns toSsers were to visit
Hyattsville to engage the high school
team there, Episcopal was TO battle
Woodward on the y. NJ. G.. A. court
in a junior preparatory school 1885,
pound league game and Dewitt Prep
was to come to grips with Catholic
University freshmen in the prelimi-
nary to the Catholic tilt
tonight in the Cardinals gym.
GOnzaga's game with Western orig
inally carded for yesterday in the
street gym, has been postponed to Jan
uary %. In the only scholastic tits
played yesterday, George Washington
Freshmen eked out d 19-to-17 win
over Central Reserves and Western
High lightwcights took the measure
of the 125-pound team of Woodward
School, IS to IS.
Dewitt Prep Swimmers lost a -hard-
fought meet yesterday to Friends
School in Baltimore
After the host natatOrs had Cleaned
up" in the early events, Dewitt hit it's
stride and would have won had Eng
lish been just a bit faster in the
ZZU-NdTd ITee-SLyle event. AS 1t was
the Dewitt man tied with Ellis of
Friends in the event. and this resulted
in the splitting of points and the Bal
timoreans winning the meet by a close
margin. Dewitt swimmers scored as
follows: Plunge, Johnson, third So
yard free-style, Morris, first; 100-yard
free-style, Brown, first, English, sec
Ond; 50-yard back stroke, Johnson
first: 100-yard breast stroke, Morris,
second; 220-yard free-style, English
tied with Ellis, first.
TOmOrrOw's program calls for four
engagements involving local scholas-
tics. Two games will be played on local
courts and two away. In the attrac-
tons here Coach Ken Simondinger' s
speedy Gonzaga basketers will enter
tain Leonard Hall of LeonardtoWn
Md, in the Purple gym, starting at 3
O'Clock, and Eastern will mix with
Georgetown Freshmen in Ryan gym
in the curtain-raiser to the George.
townMount st. Mary's College contest
at night.
Tech is listed to visit Alexandria for
a crack at Episcopal High in the aft
ernoon and StraYer's is down to meet
WoOdberry Forest School at Wood
berry Forest at night. Strayer's origi
nally had an engagement with Ran
dolph-Macon Academy basketeers al
Front Royal, Va, but the fire a few
days ago at that school necessitated
cancellation of the match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

" USINESS HIGH SCHOOL,
l. which has come forward
rapidly athletically since John
H. Paul Jack Collins took the
coaching reins last Fall, VIII
make an aggressive bid for track
laurels this season. However. the
Stenographer squad will not begin
serious training until the weather
opens, as Collins is unable now with
the basket ball series in progress to
give them appreciate attention. The
Business mentor will face two big
handicaps-lack of material and a
place to drill his proteges. He plans
to overcome the latter deterrent in
some measure by using the Eastern
High track whenever possible.
While the squad will be small and
excepting two men inexperienced it
will include a number of promising
boys.
The only two members of tried
worth will be Higbie, pole Vaulter
who placed in this event in the inter
high championships last Spring and
ReVelle Jones who will be groOmed for
the 100-yard dash and the 120-yard
high hurdles. Dick Keefer, lightning
forward of the basket ball team. has,
Collins believes, the markings of a
good sprinter and there are number
other youngsters upon whom the men
tor has his eye. An effort will be
made to organize a mile relay team.
Collins does not expect to set the
world on fire with his squad this sea
son, but he does hope to develop a
group that will gain a few points for
the school and be the means of wax
ing an interest in the cinderpath sport
at the Rhode Island avenue school
that will result in it's development to
a point that within Il few years will
make It's representatives. formidable.
There is one strong factor in Col
Inns favor at Business. Supporters
of the school are as enthusiastically
behind him as the pupils on the vari-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

Only one Washington team appears
on the 1927 foot ball schedule of Epis-
copal High School of Alexandra,
which is complete except for one date.
Tech will be met at Alexandria on
October 8. The schedule:
October l. open; 8, Tech High
of Washington; Is, Augusta Military
Academy, at Fort Defiance, Va; o
Fishburne Military Academy Of
Waynesboro. Va; 90, Gilman Count~-
School of Baltimore.
November 3. Virginia Episcopai
Schaal of Lynchburg. Va; II. Shenan-
doah Valley Academy of Winchester
Va; 10, Woodbury. Forest School Of
Orange. Va.
Basketers of George Mason .and
Fredericksburg High Schools are
booked to meet tonight in the latter
town in a third district, division y
contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
BY FRED TURBYVILLE.

Several coaches have shown YOU
how to put the ball in the basket
either from the field, or from the foul
line. But they have neglected to tell
you how to get the ball down the floor
so that you can make a try for the
basket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
IRISH GLADIATOR" HERE.

Bobby Mainfort, local wrestling ia
vorite, will tackle Robert Mccormick,
billed as the Irish Gladiator" at the
Mutual Theater tonight Immediately
after the close of the show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

Arrows trOunced the fast Company
r Reserves last night at the Hyatts
vile Armory gym, winning 81 to 20.
Arrows led at half time, 13 to Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

MOntrOse A. c. stopped the winning
streak of the American Railway Elk
pressman last night, annexing a hard
fought game, % to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

~ REMONTS will attempt to turn
the tables on the fast Olympic
seniors in court game sched-
uled for tonight at the Wilson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

American University, following
what is certain to be a strenuous bat
tie with Catholic University tonight,
is not likely to be in such good shape,
either mentally or physically for its
contest tomorrow night in it's own
gymnasium with Lynchburg College.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
ADVERTISING CLUB
GUESTS AT DAIRY
Members Inspect New Thompson
Plant and Arrange for
Night Meeting.

The Thompson Dairy Co. was host
to the Washington Advertising Club
at a luncheon in the company's dairy
at 2012 Eleventh street yesterday.
The guests were welcomed by Miss
Grace Thompson. member of the firm.
The luncheon was served by young
women of the Office force.
Miss Thompson also gave a brief
account of the founding and operation
OF the dairy, attributinf' its success
to the endeavor of the owners to give
everybody square deal" The guests
were conducted on an inspection tour
Of the building. The invitation to the
club members to be the guests of the
company was extended through Earl
Brown, member OF the Thompson
Dairy force and the Washington Ad-
Vertising Club.
Announcement was made that the
club will hold a night Meeting, to be
featured by program Of entertain
ment, in the Club Lido next Tuesday
night at 10 o'clock. Acts from many
Of the leading local thcaters are to
feature the program. which will be un-
der the direction of Allen De Ford,
chairman of the program committee.
Norman Kal, president Of the Adver-
tising Club, and Morris kafka are
members of the general committee on
arrangements for the meeting. The
regular luncheon meeting for that
date has been called off because Of the
night meeting.
The club hereafter will hold n night
meeting each Fall and Spring in place
OF one big annual meeting, as has
been its custom, it is announced.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
URGES
RELIEF MEASURES
Minnesotan Outlines Pro-
gram to Be Brought Before
Meeting of 10th Congress.

The program Of the Seventieth
Congress should include adequate
farm relief, increased facilities for
transportation on inland waterways.
repeal Of the national origin clause
Of the immigration law, and legisla-
tion to limit and define the jurisdic-
ton Of equity courts in the issuance
of injunctions in labor cases, in the
opinion Of Senator Shipstead Of Min
nesota, Farmer-Labor member Of the
Senate.
Referring to the McNary-H -Haugen
bill to take care of the surplus crop
problem, Senator Shipstead said: 1--WE
shall challenge the opponents of this
bill either to support it, produce one
that will be more effective or join us
in repeating the special privilege
legislation that is destroying us for
the benefit Of industry, transporta.
ton and the large banking institu-
tions of the country"
The Minnesota Senator said farm
legislation was the most important
of all the subjects he enumerated
and predicted the question would
come before Congress in the shape
of the McNary-H -Haugen bill, which
passed the House and Senate in the
last Congress, but was vetoed.
He defended the constitutionality
of this bill and also upheld the equal
ization fee method Of financing the
surplus crop.
Senator Shipstead was not prepared
to discuss the question Of how he
proposes to vote on the organization
of the Senate, which is an interest
ing question this year because of the
narrow division of seats between Re-
DublicanS and Democrats. On the
subject OF tax reductions. Senator
Shipstead indicated he wanted to
study the question before declaring
his position as to the amount of re-
duction that should be made by Con-
greSS,
Evening star., 1927-11-23
OFFICERS ARE RETIRED.
Lieut.. Col. J. A. Thomas and Capt.
J. N. Merrill Listed.

Lieut.. Col. James A. Thomas, Coast
Artillery Corps, and Capt. John n.
Merrill, 18th Cavalry, have been trans
ferred to the retired list of the Army
on account Of disability incident to
the service.
Col. Thomas is from Georgia and
served in the Spanish War as a first
lieutenant in the Volunteer Army,
and in the World War as a colonel in
the Field Artillery of the National
Army. He was commissioned second
lieutenant of Artillery in the Regular
Army in August. 1901, and reached
the grade of lieutenant colonel in
July, 1920. Recently he has been
stationed at Macon, Ga.
Capt. Merrill, recently stationed at
Fort Brown, Tex, is from Maine and
was cited for efficiency in the World
War while serving as a major in the
Adjutant Generals Department Of the
National Army. He has held the rank
Of captain in the Regular establish
ment since February, 1925.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
BURGLAR ESCAPES
DOGS AND POLICE
Suspect FIees as CANNES
Reveal Presence and Re-
serves Cover MiIkman.

Dogs. a milkman, police and run
ming water faucet all figured early this
morning in a mad but futile chase
after a residential burglar. The chase
was enlivened by revolver shots which
echoed through Georgetown streets
and lent speed to the burglars fleeing
feet.
The growing of faithful watchdog
awakened w. L. Moffett, 5000 Garfield
He sat up in bed half expecting to
have the beam Of a f1ashlight thrown
in his face, as has been the custom Of
a burglar in other Washington homes.
Sees Fleeing Burglar.
The dog growled louder, and Mr..
Moffett heard a man running across
his lawn. He reached the window just
in time to get glimpse Of the runner,
who resembled description Of mys-
terious burglar who has preyed on
more than a dozen Washington homes
Thirty-five minutes later H. M.
Rothgeb, SIG Rhode Island avenue
northeast, a milkman, about to de-
liver milk in the rear of 2728 Thirty
fourth street, heard the sound Of run
ming water. Peering around the back
steps he saw a man, answering to
the description of the man who raced
across Mr.. Moffett's yard, drinking
from water tap.
Shots Go Wild.
He waited to see no more but
ran for assistance, notifying Police.
men Eugene E. Ditto and Van Orman.
Summoning reserves from No. Z pre-.
cinct. they advanced towards the
bouse. Suddenly a stray dog ad-
vanced towards patch of woods
across the street, stopped by some tall
weeds, and began to bay.
The policeman looked that way. The
man, flushed by the dog, rose from
the weeds and ran toward the trees.
Policeman Ditto shot at him twice.
but missed. The sound Of the shots
was heard by the reserves, fastening
to the scene.
Lieut.. H. r. Lohman and a squad
of men arrived just in time to cover
the astonished milkmar with drawn
revolvers. The burglar. If it was the
burglar. kept on going. Reserves from
No. precinct and headquarters de-
tectives, in all about rs men. search
ed through the neighborhood. but the
mysterious marauder had vanished.
One suspect was taken into custody,
but police said that he did not answer
to the description Of The early morning @
u& ll4Ncs AaAalEzk knGk
Evening star., 1927-11-23
STRIKERS MOURN
FIVE SLAIN MINERS.
Memorial Meetings Only Ac-
tivity in Colorado Fields.
More Return to Work.
By the Associated Press.

oy tH0 ASsOCldtcQ 1AcSSs
DENVER, November 23.-Conform-
ing to the announced policy of avoid
ing any demonstrations that would
possibly lead to contact with State
forces, leaders Of striking Colorado
coal miners today generally planned
memorial meetings for five workers
killed Monday as the only activity.
Meanwhile, more men returned to
work in the southern field to in
crease production to near normal.
while National Guardsmen continued
to patrol the northern district, where
the miners were killed.
The first Of the memorial meetings
was held at Walsenburg, in southern
Colorado, yesterday. The assembly
was addressed by miners and repre-
sentatives of the Industrial Workers
of the World, who called the strike,
October IS, last.
A delegation appeared with crepe
armbands to give their version Of
the skirmish with State police at the
Columbine Mine in Weld County.
Many wept as William III. Loften,
member Of the general strike COM
mittee, told how five miners fell
mortally wounded when State police
opened fire on a delegation he said
were en- route to the post office on
the Columbine property. He then
described how a score Of persons,
including two women, dropped near
the mine entrance with gunshot
wounds.
Loften announced an extensive me.
mortal program had been arranged
for tomorrow at the monument in
Ludlow, erected in memory of the Is
men, women and children killed there
in a strike disturbance in 1914.
With patrol of the northern field
progressing without incident, AdJt.
Gen. Paul Newton has divided his 400
odd Guardsmen and police into four
detachments and assigned them to
duty at the principal mining centers.
Two inquests were ordered to start
today in the deaths of the five miners.
The adjutant general and the State
police who participated in the skir-
mish have been summoned as wit
nesses.
A new movement to end the strike
was understood to be under way. with
a petition signed by upward of 1000
miners ready for presentation to Gov.
w. Fl. Adams, asking that he call a
conference of strikers and operators.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
NIGHT CLUB CHARGE
is NOLLE PRESSED
Corporation Counsel Holds There
Is insufficient Evidence Of
Sunday Law Violation.

Charges brought on November II
against the management Of four night
clubs. alleged to have violated the po-
lice regulations requiring all places of
public amusement where admission is
charged to close at midnight Saturday,
were nolle pressed today by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal, who
announced there was insufficient eSi-
dence to proceed with an action.
The management Of the Better Ole,
one of the quartet, contends that 1T
Is a private club. AT the L'Aiglon it
was proved that a private dance was
in progress, conducted by George
town University students. In the
cases concerning the Club Lido and
LIE Paradis the Government has but
one witness, and he was able to testi-
fy only that he saw persons dancing.
In order to have a case against a
night club, it was said, the Govern
ment must prove that on Sunday.
other than between the hours Of 2
o'clock in the afternoon and II o'clock
at night, there was dancing, vaudeville
or some other form of amusement
going on in a place opened to the
public and that admission was
charged.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
SPEAKERS LISTED.
Tentative Program Announced for
Rivers and Harbors Congress.

A tentative program Of the list Of
speakers for the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress meeting to be held
at the New Willard Hotel December
Z and 8 was announced today by
the congress. Speakers include J.
Hampton Moore Of Philadelphia,
Joseph N. Teal Of Portland, Oreg.;
Gen. William L. Sibert, Harvey Camp
bell, Col. w. M. Wiley, ]. P. Haynes,
A. j. Weaver, Senator Frank B. Will
lis of Ohio and Representative j. H.
McDuffie Of Alabama.
A symposium on flood control lists
among the speakers the following:
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of en-
gineers, U. S. A.; Herbert Hoover,
Secretary Of Commerce; Senator J. E.
Ransdell Of Louisiana, Clifford Pinchot
of Pennsylvania and Frederick A. De-
lano, chairman flood control commit
tee of the Chamber Of Commerce Of
the United States.
Mrs. Izetta Jewel Miller will pre-
side at the banquet to be held the
evening of December Z.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
STATE IS BALKED
BY OWN WITNESS
Prosecutor Battles With
George Kug as Murder Trial
of George Remus Proceeds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, November o.
George Remus' trial for murder today
was a battlefield for an attack by the
prosecution upon recalcitrance. forget
fulness and reputation in one Of its
own chief witnesses.
George Klug, driver Of the automo.
bile in which the former liking Of boot.
leggerS" raced last month to Eden
Park to slay his wife, Imogene. was
the balky man.
His story was at thea point where
he was under instruction to report at
Remus' Price Hill mansion at am.
October 6. two hours before Mrs. Re-
mus was to have gone to court to
press divorce suit.
Arrives Late.
Klug got there late yesterday, after
ne had frustrated the States expressed
determination to prove through him
that Remus, as the slayer, was an &C.
tor in a four-sided conspiracy.
In a statement to the police immedi.
ately after Mrs. Remus was shot Hlug
related that he kept the death car at
his home and Remus summoned him
at Z O'Clock the morning of the shoot.
ing. From the witness stand he testi-
f1ed that it was the previous night Re-
mus gave him instructions.
George Connors, secretary to Remus,
originally directed him to report as
chauffeur, said Klug. Then he testi-
lied he had not seen Connors with
Remus the night of October 5, but ad-
m1tted he had given that statement to
the nrnSacittnr cofI hn had
driven for Remus and Connors for six
months. abandoning his trade Of pipe.
filter.
Klug had been seated but a few
minutes when the State asserted it
had been surprised by his testimony.
He was termed a hostile witness. Per-
mission was obtained to cross examine
him
When court adjourned over night
the parts Of Klug's testimony adhered
to were pieced together thus:
Drives to Hotel.
On the night preceding the shooting.
klug drove Remus to Mrs. Remus'
hotel. They waited in the automobile
some time. Remus made no effort to
see his wife. Remus then was driven
to mis- Price Hill home, giving instruc
tiOnS that klug should return at z
am. Klug spent the night at an
outlying gambling club. He returned
TO Remus' home at the appointed
hour
klug himself was identified as one
Of the conspirators in the States open
ing address. ConnOrs, RemuS and
Blanche Watson, called a secretary to
Remus, completed the list.
Preceding Klug yesterday were a
number of eyewitnesses Of the shoot
ing and the surgeon who performed
an operation to try to save Mrs.
RemuS' life.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
FRIARS TO CELEBRATE.

Honoring the founder of the Order
of Barefooted Carmelites, st. John OF
the Cross. friars of that order will cele-
brate high mass in their monastery,
$50 Rhode Island avenue northeast. at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Very Rev. Paschasius Heriz Of the
barefoot friars at Catholic University
will celebrate the mass and deliver
sermon on the patron saint. At the
close of mass the Carmelites will ex-
pose for veneration relic of the saint.
Benediction will conclude the exer-
cises.
The music will be rendered by the
choir of Carmelite priests and broth
erS at the monastery. go
Evening star., 1927-11-23
MAPS OUT PROGRAM.

Several matters Of interest to Wash
ington will come before the Commits
sion Of Fine Arts at it's December
meeting, scheduled for December s
and 8. The commission will make a
further study Of the treatment of the
approach at the west end of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge, with par
ticular reference to the proposed
under pass, and will make a study
OF several school sites in Washington
AT the same time the commission
members will visit the First Division
memorial to study the possibility Of
around the shaft.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Governor Is Guest.

Gov. Theodore Christianson Of Min
nesota was the guest of the Min
nesota State Society last night at the
Washington Club. He spoke briefly.
Bliss Bede Johnson, the president,
presided.
Refreshments were served. Those
in the receiving line were Gov.
Christianson, Carl T. Schuneman,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury:
Representative Frank Clague of Min
nesota. Representative and Mrs. C..
G. Selvig of Minnesota, Mr.. and Mrs.
Keith Merrill, Frank White, treas
urer of the United States; Col. and
Mrs. George Thorpe, Col. and Mrs.
Alexander B. Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam N. Morell and Miss Johnson.
Mrs. Carolyn Norton Bost, Alden
Potter and Laurence Murray enter
tained with songs.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
$50, 900 Turkey Dinners for Army.

Under plans Of the War Department
the enlisted men of the Army station
ed in this country and in China, the
Philippines, Panama and Porto Rico
and Hawaii and Alaska, will be given
about $50, 900 worth Of turkey for their
dinner tomorrow. This year the in.
creased ration allowance will give each
soldier about one and three-quarters
pounds of turkey instead of the one
pound limit of former years. Cor
responding increases have also been
made in other items.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Mrs. Mengel Gets Reno Divorce

RENO, New. November % R.-
Mrs. Marion Gaynor Mengel, daugh.
ter Of the late William Gaynor, for.
mer mayor of New York. has been
granted a divorce from her second
husband, Carl E. Mengel Of Phila.
delphia. Her complaint charged
cruelty and stated she and her hus.
band separated last May. They were
married in Philadelphia in 1929. She
was permitted to resume her maiden
name. Marion Gaynor.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Guinea Fowls Driven From Park
When Birds Peck at Pedestrians Legs

birds, who pecked at their ankles and
manifested unmistakable enmity.
At first it was proposed to kill the
couple of fowls. But none Of the police
men on duty there had the heart to
do it. They had become attached to
the birds, for nearly year a strangely
incongruous sight in the city square.
Finally, a neighbor who has a friend
who has a farm took one of the birds.
The other bird was given to a Mary
land truck farmer.
And the Franklin Square is peace
full once more, given over to the
pigeons and the squirrels.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
PORTIAS TO BANQUET.
Annual Dinner Will Be Held at
Washington Hotel.

Arrangements have been completed
for the annual banquet of the Wom-
ems Bar Association TO be held at the
Washington Hotel December 3.
Miss Elizabeth Harris, president or
the association, will preside as toast
mistress. The speaker and guests
of honor include Judge Florence f.
Allen, associate justice of the Su-
preme Court of Ohio, the only woman
in America to hold such a high judi.
cial office; Judge James f. Smith of
the Court Of Customs Appeals. Judge
Frederick l.. Siddons Of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia,
Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueggeman.
chairman Of the Federal Eml. .loyes'
Compensation Commission, and
Joseph F. Burkhart. president Of the
local Bar Association. ....-