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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-07
Mellon UPHELD
BY D. c. COURT

Charles B. Brewer, a former in
vestigator for the Department of
Justice, who startled the country
several years ago by charging that
millions of dollars worth of Govern
ment bonds and other securities
had been duplicated In the Govern.
ment Printing Office. lost his $500.
600 libel suit against Secretary Of
the Treasury Mellon today.
Melons answer to Brewers suit
was sustained on demurrer by the
District Court of Appeals.
Brewer sued Secretary Mellon for
$500, 900 because of a letter that the
Secretary wrote on March 3, 1926
declaring that Brewers charges,
after three and one half years were
absurd and not justified. The
charges contain no evidence that
could in any wise be construed as
a justification Of his (Brewer's)
charges" the letter declared.
The letter was written to Presi-
dent Coolidge.
While the former investigator for
the, Department Of Justice now has
permission to amend his declaration
In the suit. the Appeals Courts de.
olson in sustaining Secretary Mel.
Ions demurrer, makes it clear that
the letter was privileged. land the
departmental heads must not he
hampered in the exercise of their
duties"
In effect the courts decision de.
clares that irrespective of any tech
nicalities in the law pleadings, that
there was no libel in Melons letter.
There were some mechanical errors
and petty thefts of only $4,000 out
Of total of 800. 900, 900 900 of Sc
curities issued between 1917 and
1922" the Secretary's letter de.
clared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-07
New Larceny Charged
To Robert F. Brooks. Jr.

The case of Robert F. Brooks, jr,
charged with grand larceny on two
warrants issued by Commonwealth
Attorney William G. Cloth on COM
plant of George Brooks and J. w.
Lindsey. was continued until Satur-
day by Judge Harry r. Thomas in
the Police Court of Arlington county
today.
A third warrant issued on com.
plant Of r.. Sauls was served on
Brooks by Sheriff Howard B. Fields
To-Day. Brooks is out on $4,000 bond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-07
Macarthur to Present
Commissions to Cadets

Commissions in the school cadet
corps will be bestowed on 112 mem.
oers by Mai Gen. Douglas Mac.
Arthur at 4 o'clock today in the
Central High School auditorium.
General Macarthur, before pre-
senting the commissions, will make
short address. This will be fol-
lowed by a talk from Assistant
Superintendent of Schools Stephen
E. Kramer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-07
Funds Lacking to Open
u. S. Legation in Canada

Because of lack of funds, the new
American legations in Canada and
Ireland will not be opened until
July /, Acting Secretary Of State
Grew declared today.
The money for the legations was
carried in the deficiency bin which
died in the Senate filibuster.
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mission and then turned the meet.
ing over to Proctor L. Dougherty.
chairman of the Board of Com~,is-
sioners.
Dougherty welcomed the new Of
ficials and pledged the cooperation
Of the Commissioners TO the new
body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-07
CAUTIOUS OLD DAD

A truant left home for n hike;
, In life he had no goal.
He wrote: "Dear Father, I'm your Ike,
May these Hines you console
He met q flappeP eating cake.
And wrote, Father, so long,
I'll take the wine and women wake,
Your sons cut out the song"
i ITO wine and women yOu may cling,
But as for me I've long been tryin'
On water and song to have my fling. -
JAY BIRD.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-07
Mrs. Mary p. Wolf
Sues for Divorce

Mrs. Mary P. Wolf, 1929 H st. ~.
r. today sued Charles W. Wolf COR
limited divorce and alimony. alleg.
ing cruelty and inadequate support
Represented by Attorney Jacob n
Halper, Mrs. Wolf asks custody Of
their two children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-07

Twenty-Five days left to file
your personal tax return. Persons
living in the District Of Columbia
for six months, or more, prior to
January LIST, 1927. should inquire
at the District Building as to their
taxable status.
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sMILEOGRAPHs

Soon shall zoe haze nothing to
prohibit but prohibition.
As the Speaker of the House
steps do1on and out, Speaker of
the Nationals, is coming to the
front.
Ice cream has been introduced
In Germany, and the Germans
like it, 40ith a imburger flGVor.
Here the ice cream factories are
putting so mach air IN the
cream 1t qUiH soon hGVe SsUiss
cheese appearance. E. L. S.
~
A DRAWING THAT TELLS
ITS OWN STORY
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OUR HALL OF NAMES

Phyllis Remnant, of Ottawa,
Kan, will tell you plainly that
she never did have to think of
going on the matrimonial bar
gain counter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-07

A reader of this column thinks
the cheapest thing a barber can
say to a patron whose hair he
Is cutting is, Don't let your
hair grow so long next time"
About on q par with the drug
gist who says: What you need
IS Pearlem's tonic"
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married her because she cooked well.
But of cooking she has done none.
81 didn't marry you to become your
cook"
She said, land so you can hire one"
AUNT DEDA.
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BRO. RAPHAEL KELLEHER BRO. AUGUSTINE sKEHAN
Raphael Keleher and Augustine skehan p viii lead the dis
putaton the subject Whether it article faith
the world had beginning Brothers Aoysiu Georges Alfred
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RAPID TRANSIT

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sDncIe Joe sat In his roller chair
Weighted down with years.
His boys were ready for coon hunt,
his eyes filled up with tears
A. he thought Of the days when he
was Young, and his nights Of fun,
When he, too, hunted possum and
coon with his dogs and gun.
3''Boys," said ne, Use got de rheu-
matiz, but can't va tax ma along.
IA can wheel ma whar W goln, I'll
be lonely when va gone"
Do the boys took him with them, but,
horrible to relate,
While hunting they met q bear. and
left Uncle Joe to his fate.
One swIfter than the rest reached
home full Of fear and woe.
NANNY" he shouted, I'VE met bar.
and I spec he done eat Uncle joe
NGwan," said nanny; "yOuse just AZ
ignorant and dunn as dem Of hogs
Uncle Joe'a inside de house: got hyar
runnin' ahead O. de dogs"
OLD SOCKS,
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SENATORIAL MUSINGS

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Who remembers the days aOben
sTeS" RickGrd Wus ullosved, to
promote the big fights aoitkout
any competition from the United
States Sen1te:2
The Senate members used to
be knoaOn as a body that fought
for rights. NoW they fight
WITH them!
Reluctance on the part of the
Capitol Hill boys to declare war
on foreign countries is noV er-
planned. Wig seek trouble else
tUhere sOhem there's plenty in
your oaOn back ydrd2
Some are already referring
ito the Senate chamber as the
Madison Square Garden Of the
South"
There's one objection to this
fcognomen. There are so many
SWho see mothing SQUARE"
about 1t. JOE II. HOLMAN.
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Evening star., 1927-05-20
WOMEN In SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

Powell-Katherine Jose, base ball;
Marion White, volley ball; Dorothy
Richardson. dodge ball, and LeOnore
Smith. track
acfarland--Virginia Miller, base
ball; Agnes Manuel, dodge ball; Hattie
McIlwee. volley ball No track cap
tain elected
Fair rifiists of Central High School
were crowned interhigh school rifle
champions of the District yesterday
when they won their final encounter
with Eastern, 1926 title holders, GAS
to 944. The match was fired on the
Central range, and although one more
meeting remains on the schedule, be
tween Eastern and Western, next
Tuesday, the Pearson and Grain
trophy offered the winners of the
series was presented to the Central
ties at the close of yesterdays firing
The Eastern-W Western tilt will decide
second honors, but could not affect
CentraIs standing, as the Mount
Pleasant team won three matches out
of four, while both Eastern and
Western have lost two
Helen SeitZ of Eastern. winner of
indiviHual honors in the 1926 series.
set new record for high school girls
III Washington yesterday when she
fired SO off-hand. This added to her
SO prone gave Miss Seitz high honors
in the match with a total of 1917.
CentraTs most consistent shot was
Elizabeth Pile. who registered 81 both
prone and off hand.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
C. u. WILL BE HOST
IN MEET TOMORROW

Catholic University will entertain
track teams of George Washington,
GaIlaudet and Johns Hopkins in a
meet tomorrow in the big BroOkland
stadium. starting at , o'clock. Amer
lean University also may be repre-
sented
This is the only attraction carded
locally i'm college circles tomorrow
apart from a tennis clash between
Maryland and Washington College at
College ePark. starting at O'Clock
Important engagements. however
are carded for local combinations on
foreign fields.
While Georgetown is meeting Holy
Cross on the diamond at Worcester
and Catholic University is battling
Navy base ballers at Annapolis.
Maryland will be encOuntering its
time .honored foe. Johns Hopkins, in
their annual la crosse game on Home
wood Field Baltimore. and George
towns track team will be meeting the
Navy at Annapolis.
A ball game between Washington
College and Maryland al College Park
was the lone contest scheduled in col
lege circles today. The Chestertown
boys Yesterday bowed to the Marines
dl W u
Freshmen teams of two colleges
have engagements with Navy Plebe
combinations tomorrow at Annapolis.
The Georgetown yearlingS meet the
embyro admirals on the track and dia-
mond and Maryland youngsters have
a tennis engagement.
University of Maryland Freshman
racketers bowed to the stroking of
the strong Western High team yester-
terday at College Park. o to ). The
contest was keenly fought, however,
three matches going to three sets.
Rain halted@play before any doubles
matches could be completed.
Summaries:
Nj chell (Westernl defeated Howard
6-4. e.; Lowe tWestern) defeated Gable,
feated Robertson. 4--6, 6--3. 6---1; Kirch-
meye" Westernl defeated Lucas, If,
Go, ID; Bastion fWesternl defeated Lee,
If. e. 6---1.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

YiTH the weather man prom
n I ising blue skies al plenty
AA of sunshine, the stage is
set for the annual inter
Junior high school field day.
with events beginning promptly at .
o'clock tomorrow morning on the SIN
teen street reservoir field.
Four teams each have been entered
from six junior high schools--Lang-
ley, jefferson, Hine, Powell. Macfar-
land and Columbia. The teams will
compete in base ball. volley ball. dodge
ball and track, the latter to include a
400-yard relay and 50-yard dash.
Track events occupy the first place
on the program. All girls entered in
the dash and relay are expected to re-
port on the field not later than 8:43.
Seventh, eighth and ninth grade ath-
letes will compete.
Base ball teams will be composed of
girls from the eighth and ninth grades,
each team containing the outstanding
players in the school they are repre-
senting. picked after intersection Sc
ries had been staged to test the rela-
tive ability of the many enthusiasts
who turned out for this sport,
Dodge ball games will be played by
teams from the seventh grade, while
the voley bIll tournament will have
entries from all grades in the Junior
high schools.
Each school will meet one opponent
in each sport, the winners earning
certain number of points toward the
title of 'Interjunior High Track and
Field Champions"
Girls will be allowed to enter only
one event. No exceptions will be
made.
Luncheon will be sold on the
grounds, as it is expected that the
meet will last until o'clock in the
afternoon.
Physical training directors in charge
of the affair are Ramsay Nevitt, Hine:
Virginia Cullen, Jefferson; Merla
Mathews. Langley: Mrs Walter
Stokes, Macfarland; Mrs. Wilkinson,
Powell; Ruth Brigham and Miss Col
lins, Columbia.
Captains have been chosen to head
each team and are announced by the
physical directors as follows:
Hine-DOrothy Kelso, base ball;
Ruth Cole volley ball; Mary Ellen
Totten, dodge ball and Helen Vowel,
track.
Jefferson-Hazel Walker base ball;
Elizabeth Gelman, volley ball; Linda
ID D'Amico, dodge ball. Track captain
is not yet elected.
Columbia--Angelina Freschi, base
ball; Angelina Smith, volley ball:
Greta Lorleberg, dodge ball; Regina
Horn, track.
Langley-Lillian Hammett, base
ball; Hilda Drack. volley ball; Mildred
Drack, dodge ball, and Anna Moore,
track.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
ONCE TENNIS CHAMPION,
NOW HOLDS, GOLF TITLE

BY the Associated Press
Seventeen years after winning the
tennis championship of France, Andre
II. Colbert has become the closed golf
champion.
At the age of 81, he recently turned
back Andre Vagliano, ranking number
one golfer among the French anna
teurs. to win his first title in his new
sport.
Only a few years ago Colbert was
just duffer with a tennis past and
no great promise of a golf future.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
FINE SET OF OFFICIALS
TO SERVE AT BIG AFFAIR
Episcopal High Favorite i'm Meet, But Baltimore Poly
Is Formidable-Three More Schools Are
Added to Entry List.

I visit Leonardtown for so at Leonard
| Hall High Dewitt is carded to meet
] Staunton Military, Academy on the
| tennis courts at Staunton. Central s
| rife team is to match skill with the
Navy PlebeS at Annapolis.
4 race between Central and West
ern crews on the Potomac at o'clock
and a golf match between Eastern and
Western are events scheduled here to
morrow in addition to the track meet.
Eastern and Central were to meet
today in Wilson Stadium in a public
high ball game that was expected to
prove bank-up affair. Eastern,
1926 champion, will be making a last
desperate try for the title. If the
Lincoln Parkers overcome Central. it
is thought the Eastern-Western game.
played May 3 and won by the latter,
will be replayed. Western was using
an ineligible player. Central also is
mighty keen for victory to land the
runner-up position. Victory for the
Blue and White today will boost the
pennant stock of Western. that is now
leading The boys from across the
creek. provided that the Eastern game
is not played over, have only one
more opponent to meet-Tech. The
other four have been beaten by
Ahearn's boys.
Central and Eastern were to meet
at tennis this afternoon in another
title test
Six other ball games involving local
scholastics were carded. Dewitt and
Business were to meet on the Monu
ment grounds, St. Adams was to end
its season with a battle against st.
Johns, Western was at Garrett Park
to meet Georgetown Prep and Tech
was to engage Staunton Military
Academy at Staunton. Junior prep
school league tests We're to bring to-
gether Episcopal and Friends and
Dewitt and Woodward mines. In ten
mis- battles Georgetown Freshmen and
ST. Adams were to meet on the Ca
thedral School courts, and Dewitt and
Georgetown Prep were to mix at Gar
rett Park, the latter being a prep
school league engagement. There
was a possibility of the Washington
Baltimore Friends Schools tennis
clash that was halted by rain last
Saturday being completed today on
the local schools courts.
Eastern's errors were largely re-
sponsible for its defeat at the hands
of Dewitt yesterday. 3 to II. Taking
the lead in the third the winners were
never headed. Head of Dewitt crashed
for the circuit in the seventh with
two on.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
CENTR RAJ.
EASTERN.
WILL BUILD RACE TRACK.

Total ....... 81
Evening star., 1927-05-20
DICK DEAR, JR., TO RUN
IN THE &c" CLUB MEET

Dick Dear, jr.. son of the famous
Central High athlete of other years,
will be among those competing in
the &c" club games tomorrow in
Wilson Stadium.
Young Dear will take part i'm the
100 and 220 yard daslles as a rep
resentative of Newport News, Va,
High School.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
SCOUTING Is BANNED
IN MISSOURI VALLEY
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., May 20.--Scout-
ing in all branches Of sport in the Mis-
souri, Valley Conference will be banned
beginning with the Fall term, under
a ruling passed by the athletic direc-
tors of the ten schools who are hold
ing their annual meeting here.
The rule will not apply to non-eon.
ference games. The directors be-
lieved that scouting increased the pro-
fessional aspect Of intercollegiate
sports.
The curtailment of foot ball prac-
tice out of season also was passed,
with limit Of Is periods, not to ex-
ceed two hours each, between Thanks
giving and June commencement.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
&C." Club Games Tomorrow Are Certain to Be Well Handled
CHASE'S HOMER DECIDES.

Hal Chase, Riverdale boy and former
star with local sandlot teams. pitching
his first game of the season for
Waynesboro in the Blue Ridge League
Yesterday, drove out a home run to
give his team a to win over
Hanover.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

CORPS of excellent officials
" has been selected TO conduct
"A The e" club track meet to-
4 / morrow at Wilson Stadium
starting at T. 80 O'Clock.
ALVIN W Miller principal of Cen
trail High. will he honorary referee
and Dan Hassett viii he referee; j.
Newton Brewer viii he clerk Of the
course and J. A. Mari will serve as
starter.
Prof. c. +. Beckett. director of
physical education at the Young
Mems Christian Association: Princi-
pal Charles Hart of Eastern High,
and Paul =. Sanborn of Cornell have
been selected as judges at the finish.
Brooke (Cntz) Brewer, Prosper
Clust and Darrell Grain will be
timers and field judges selected are
Harry Knight Paul Bratton, Charles
Dulaney, Earl Weeks and Ben lie
Feyre.
CIV Mcdonald will be custodian Of
nrlzes and Charlie Guyon of Eastern
High will serve as announcer.
Not Likely 10 Repeat.
II anDears improbable that Tech
which won the meet last season, will
repeat tomorrow. The Manual Train
ers have been hard hit by gradua-
tions and. while they have a number
by clever performers, the squad is
hv no means as formidable as in
1926.
While 1t may he that a dark
horse" will upset calculations Episco-
pal High of Alexandria looms as most
likely 10 take first hOnors. The Old
Dominion schoolboys have well
balanced team that already this sea-
son has demonstrated its superiority
over many clever combinations mere
abouts. And in an effort to bring
home the bacon Episcopal is send
ing over a squad of 81, one of the
largest entered
In a recent test Episcopal showed
the way to Woodberry Forest, Gilman
Country School of Baltimore and
Tome Institute of Port deposit, Md,
in a quadrangular meet and among
other achievements has triumphed
over its old foe. Tech. Of this city.
Baltimore Poly that recently van
ouished its time honored rival. Balti-
more City, and appears to have one
of IT'S strongest teams, is expected to
show well.
Central "Under Cover"
Coach Bin Foley has been keeping
his Central High boys more or less
under cover, they not having par
ticipated in any meets this Spring.
However. the Blue and White in its
only trial since the opening of the
scholastic year showed impressively
when it captured the team trophy in
the annual 5th Regiment games at
Baltimore in February.
Tech and Eastern will be represent
ed by big squads containing number
of fine performers and are certain to
make their presence felt tomorrow.
Forest Park High of Baltimore that
has entered more than any school;
Gilman Country School, also of Balti-
more, and Fork Union Academy, Va,
are likely to snare a considerable num-
ber of points.
Eleventh-hour entries INCLUDE ST.
Johns of this city, Alexandria. va,
High and Newport News, Va. High.
Aside from the &C" Club games
scholastic attractions here tomorrow
will be few and far between, but a
number of local combinations will dis
port on alien soil. Central and East
ern mines both are booked for games
in Baltimore, the former with Mount
st. Joseph's and the latter with Cal
vert Hall, and Gonzaga is down to
Evening star., 1927-05-20

CORPS of excellent officials
has been selected TO conduct
The g" club track meet to-
morrow at Wilson Stadium
Evening star., 1927-05-20
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

Marines, 6; Washington College. 2.
Pennsylvania, 5; Penn State, 4 I'll
inDings).
Michigan, 5; Colgate, 8.
Virginia, 8; Georgia, 6.
North Carolina, 6: Duke, 4.
Cornell. IL; Oberlin, 0.
Iowa, 8: Notre Dame, 4.
Harvard, 5; Providence College, A
40 inningsl.
WOi ester. Mass, once had a base
ball team in the National League.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, May 20
LP).--Work on a 81 100000 race track
will be begun near here shortly in
anticipation of a Fall racing meet, it
was announced by the law firm of
Keefe, O'Connor & Listaman of East
st. Louis.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
TECH BEATS STRAYERs.

Strayer's bowed to Tech. to Z, in
Il five-inning game yesterday. Wild
ness of Weldon, on the mound for the
hurlers, was costly. Demarest of
Tech nOIed q homer
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
MRS. REED HOSTESS
TO FIRE AUXILIARY
AT BRIDGE PARTY

Members of the Women 8 Auxi
liary Of the FL Centro Fire Depart
ment were guests yesterday at the
home of Mrs. Cornelius Reed, at a
very attractive affair. The Valen,
tine motif was carried out in the
decorations, and in the color scheme
of the refreshments, served by the
hostess.
Bridge was enjoyed during the
afternoon, with Miss Helen Ger
rard winning high score and Mrs.
Jack Tackett turning in low score
card.
Three new members, Mrs. Roscoe
Parker, Mrs. Will Woodward and
Mrs. Mack Hanson were present at
the gathering, and guests of the
Auxiliary members included: Mrs.
Russell Graves, Mrs. Wesley He'll
and Miss Helen Gerard. Members
Of the Auxiliary present We're:
Mesdames C. C. Ferguson, Frank
Bowles, Ira Wakefield, Emory Ger
rard, Jasper Travers, c. F. Fergu-
son, Ernest Sanders, Garth Squires,
Jack Tackett and the hostess, Mrs.
Reed.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Ernest Sanders,
562 Len Rey, on February 21.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
MRS. EARLE DAVIS
STORY TELLER AT
TWICE TOLD TALES

Chosing for her story "Crewe
Train novel by Rose MeCauleg,
English authoress, Mrs. Earle G..
Davis yesterday proved herself one
of the most successful story tellers
of the Twice Told Tales section of
the Woman's Ten Thousand Club.
Mrs. Davis gave her story at the
regular meeting of the section, held
at the home of Mrs. Tom Gill.
The novel, satire on present
day social life, keenly portrays the
reaction of a primitive mind when
forced to meet the conditions Of to-
day. When Denhan Dobie, after
spending 81 years in the seclusion
of her eccentric fathers home is
thrown in direct contact with life
of the present, the plot is given
opportunity for most interesting de-
velopment.
Mrs. Davis told the story in an
unusually finished and charming
style.
Guests present were Mrs. Hugh
T. Osborne, Mrs. Warren Currier,
Mrs. w. L. Apple, Mrs. T. H. Geb-
bic and Mrs. F. II. Mc1ver.
Assisted by Mrs. McIver and Mrs.
Gebbie, Mrs. Gill, who proved her
self delightful hostess, served
refreshments at the conclusion of
the afternoon.