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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
BAN JOHNSON READY
TO RESUME DUTIES
by the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. April S.-Four months
of rest has brought President Ban
Johnson of the American League back
to his duties completely restored to
health"
For three months" he said, II was
a very sick man and did not realize
it until / started on my period of
rest Now I feel better than / have
for years and am ready to return to
my duties"
Club owners of the American
League voted their executive an in
definite leave of absence in January,
when his controversy with Commits
sioner Lands over the Cobb-Speaker
affair grew acute.
When he came back to his office
yesterday Johnson declined to discuss
Lands or anything else about base
bali except to say that he was prepar'
ing the umpire assignments for the
opening games and was happy to be
back on the job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
MANAGER OF PILLS
MAY BE A GOLF PRO

By the Associated Press.
When "Stuffy' McInnis. manager
of the Phillies. doffs his glove for the
last time and retires from the ma
tional pastime he may be found in
the ranks of golf professionals.
The famous first baseman is one of
the best golfers in base ball. He
plays whenever his managerial du-
ties permit, and is a consistently low
shooter. At his Florida training
camp he made "a par u almost regu-
larly.
II like golf" McTnnis said, land
the boys tell me I'm pretty good at
it. Maybe I'll retire some day and
get lob with some country club"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
A. A. ASSIGNS UMPIREs.

CHICAGO. April s GP.-President
Hickey of the American Association
has assigned umpires for the opening
games Of the season next Tuesday as
follows:
Toledo-Connolly and Guthrie.
Columbus-McGrew and Powell.
Observation-Disclosures and Derr.
napolis-Johnson, Goetz and
Rue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08

By the Associated Press.
~ ETROIT, April S.--The problem
of arranging an effective bat
ting lineup for the Detroit
H. Tigers has been solved as the
result of successful ex-
pertinent.
Convinced that his crew of heavy
stick men had been improperly placed
and that the advantage OF their heavy
hitting was not being realized TO
the fullest extent, Manager Morlarty
ordered shift.
Manush. a consistent hitter, was
moved to second place; Fotnerglu, a
fence buster. to third; Harry Hell
mann. a dependable man and s'ugger,
was given the cleanup berth, and
Blue McManus and Warner followed
In order.
This combination yesterday wrecked
the defense of the Texas League team
at Wichita Falls, Tex, with railles
each time 1t swung around to nat.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April S.--Gotham wei
comes home three humping metro
nolitau teams tomorrow after
hectic training campaign which has
strengthened prospects OF powerful
nennant drives by the Yankees and
Giants. , .,,.h.
First of the Northward-bound clubs
to reach New York will be the Yanks'
who pulled stakes in Nashville, Ienn.'
last night. after holding the Cardinals
| oven in a. Spring renewal or their
world series struggle. Iomorro"
| fandom will have it's first glimpse OF
lie 1927 American League contenders
! in a metropolitan skirmlsh with the
BROOKLYN Robins at Ebbets field
A pair of home runs by FRANK
| Frisch. erstwhile Giant, whose nat &C
counted for six Cardinal runs, enapleo
the world champions to carry OH the
eighth game of their tour, III 10 8
| Frank added a pair of timely singles
| to his brace of round-trlp clouts anu
| the Cardinals escaped threatening
Yankee barrage of blows with an even
series break, 4 games to 4.
The Giants at the same time stove
in the Senator's defense again with q
high geared clouting attack, ~ 70 y
| TWenty-three safe smashes rode into
| the distant scenery of Washington
| Park. clinching the series honors FOR
Manager John McGraW, games &c
Q. on the occasion of his tltty-fourrn
birthday anniversary.
Three battles remain to be played
between the clubs, one today 81
| Washington and the remaining two
at the Polo Grounds on Saturday and
| Sunday.
In spite of ragged fielding, the
Robins recovered the winning habit
| Yesterday in Atlanta at the expense
of the crackers. IL to 10. Clustered
hits netting three runs saved the
game for the National League club In
the ninth.
CHICAGO, April s OP.-The dear
Of the Chicago White Sox pitchers
Red Faber, has at last established his
| fitness for the pennant season, after
two discouraging starts. Facing
Memphis yesterday, Faber began as
before, yielding three successive hits
but he began to bear down then and
with the help Of some lively fielding
the opposition dwindled.
| Manager Schalk has now three
| pitchers all ready for the opening
| game.
| A day of rest was presented The
| Cubs in Kansas City by the weather.
man yesterday. and Manager Nc
Carthy spent the time with his per.
sonaI puzzle, to find q pitcher equa
to nine rounds next Tuesday. Sheriff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
NAVY NOT TO CONTEST
IN RELAYS OR SWIMMING

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April R).-
Navy will not be represented at the
Penn relays in Philadelphia nor in the
national collegiate swimming cham
pionships at Iowa State this year.
Navy holds two of the national In
tercollegiate swimming championships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
YALE NINE EASY VICTOR.

RICHMOND, Va, April @,-
Yales base ball team defeated the
University of Richmond yesterday,
II to 2. Yale was outhit, but smart
base-running. coupled with nine errors
by the Spiders, paved the way for an
eaSV victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08

moments. 1t has been estimated that
IT is possible TO add momentarily
more than $50 per cent to ones
weight.
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Giants -. -. 10 o 3 8 4 lie
Twoabsse hits-Rousho 0,Seii. Lindstrom
(2). Farrell, BIuege. Harper, Terry. Three
base hit-Terry. Stolen bases-Rice, ROush
I2l, HOrnsby. Saerifices-Lisenbee, Myer.
Left on bases--Giants, l2: Nationals. IS.
First base on balIs-Of L:senbee, 2; OF Nc
FitzsimmOns. 2. Hifs-Or Lisenbec, 10 in
5 innings; of Murray. in 1 inning; off
Jones. ! in innings; of Carroll. 1 in
Fitzsimmons, in innings. Hit by pitched
hall---By Jones (Hamby). Struck out--By
Lisenbee, 1. Wild Ditch-Fitzsimmon
Passed balls-Hamby t2). O'Neil. Winning
pitcher--McQ uillan. Losing pitcher--Lisen.
bee. umpires-Messrs. Ormsby and Klein
Time of game hours and 81 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

A FTER the bombardment of the
~ pitchers he sent to the firing
"A line in the Nationals first ap-
4 u pearance Of the year before the
I,nv,,a fonS Manager STANLEY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
FIRMS ASK CHANGE
IN PARKING RULES
Thirteenth Street Business Men,
Urge Restoration Of
Angle Custom.

Restoration of angle parking on
Thirteenth street between E and ]
streets with "a prohibition against all
parking during the morning and after
noon rush hours was urged by a dele
CATION representing the Thirteenth
Street Business Mems Association at
a public hearing today before the
Board OF District Commissioners.
The delegation, led by Ross p. An
drews. president Of the association
emphaticaliy protested the recent
change from angle to parallel parking
and offered the proposal for return
to angle-parking during the non-rush
hours as a compromise to the present
situation The Commissioners prom.
Used to give serious considera ton to
the proposal.
Mr.. Andrews pointed out that
virtually all of the merchants on Thir-
teenth street feel that the parallel
parking rule now in force has injured
their business materially. AS COM
plant had been made that angle park
ing interfered with the movement of
traffic during the rush hours. he said
the merchants would be willing to
sanction the abolition of all parking
during the rush hours If angle park
ing is restored.
ion that real angle. parking on a As
degree would not seriously interfere
with the movement of traffic. The
trouble in the past, he said, has been
due TO the fact that machines parked
almost head in or on an angle of
about 30 degrees, which forced them
TO back into the center of the street
In order 10 get ont of a parking space.
Richard Lamb, secretary of the as.
soclatlon, suggested that the proposed
change TO abolish all parking during
the rush hours and restore angle
pafhlrS De tried as an experiment
for two weeks after the holidays.
Mr.. Andrews and other members OF
the delegation told the commission
That the change from angle TO parallel
parking was made without consuIta
ton with the merchants so vitality af
tected. Commissioner Proctor I.
Dougherty pointed out, however. thai
the action of the Board of Commits
sloners in ordering the change was
taken after mature consideration, and
upon the approval of the Districl
Traf11c Council. the American Auto
mobile Association and Traffic Direc
tor William H. Harland.
II want it known that the parable
parking rule was not the result O
hasty action on the part of the Com
missioners,' said Commissioner Dough
erty. THE change from angle t.
parallel parking was recommended il
October by some OF the AUTOMOBILE
agencies, and L personally gave it seri
Gus study before approving it. 1t wa
just a coincidence that the change wa
made after protest by the bus com
pany that angle parking on Thirteenth
street delayed its busses during tn
rush hours"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
ICENTER FOUNDING
TO Be CELEBRATED.
Tenth Anniversary of Com
nlunity Projects Will Be
Marked Tomorrow.

The tenth anniversary of the found
Ing of community centers in the Dis
trict of Columbia will be celebrated
with three-hour diversified public
program beginning ut 8 o'clock tomor-
row night in the Central Community
Center, Central High School, Thir-
teenth and Clifton streets.
A dinner. to be attended by 300 rep
resentatives of the District Govern
ment, civic organizations and trade
bodies, will launch the celebration mt
els O'Clock. Commissioner Proctor
l.. Dougherty will preside as toast
master.
. "Open House" Planned.
"Open house" will he held through
out the building. with the civic, educa-
tional and recreational organizations
of the city collaborating in the extern
sive program. Arranged by the
central advisory committee, under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Harvey Wiley,
the program will include a motion pic
ture play, a concert by the sypho-
nette of the T. s. Army Band, under
the direction of Second Leader Thomas
F. Darcy: vocal selections by Julia
Culbreth Gray, Harvey b. Gaul and
Nathaniel Dett. and songs by the
George Washington University Glee
Club.
A community dance will he held in
the armory ut O'Clock and stimuli
taneously n program of social games
and square dances will be conducted in
the girls gymnasium by Writ w.
Taylor. Music for the gymnasium
entertainment will be provided by a
trio of fiddlers and banjoists COM
posed of James Davis. Frank Alex
andel. nd Edward Holli1oa
While these two features are being
conducted the Woodlothian and the
Greyhounds basket ball teams will
compete in the boys gymnasium for
the Community Center League trophy.
The center will remain open until
IL o'clock. and throughout the cele-
bration exhibits of Community Center
work will he on display in the various
rooms. These will include chiefly
Christmas toys, basketry, paper work
and model making.
Information booths will he set up in
the corridors and squads of Boy
Scouts will act as guides and general
assistants.
The committeeman in charge are
headed by Mrs. Edith II. Hunter as
chairman of the house committee.
Mrs. L. w. Hardy is hospitality chair
man, assisted by Mrs. Bruce r. Camp
bell. Mrs. A. +. Bogue, Mrs. A. L. Irv-
ing. Miss Margaret Reed, from Central
Center; Jesse c. Duke, Miss Alice
Woodward, Mrs. Herman Hunt, from
Columbia Heights Center: b. II. Camp
hell. A. G.. HERMANN, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roys. Mrs. Howard Wilson, from
Southeast Center; Mrs. Zeller. Mrs.
John III. Xix. Mrs. NJ. +. Ludwig. Mrs.
Emma Falwell. Mrs. Nellie Harring-
ton, Mrs. Beulah Harshfield, Mrs. Mat
tie T.. Schiller, AIRS. Betty Lewis and
Mrs. Emery Simmons from Thomson.
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any American Senator did receive
money!" &fI
No, sir"
After Page had been excused. Clark
and Avila were recalled for brief
questioning.
.Avila reiterated that he had known
Elias for IA years, despite the con-
sui generals denial that he was ac-
uuainted with Avila. and told the COM
mittee that he had called on Elias in
New York.
After Avila had told his story the
committee adjourned until today.
The committee last night sub
poenaed the records of all cable and
telegraphc ompa MES in New York
relating to messages between Mexico
and this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
GIVEN 100 DAYS IN JAIL.

John Henry Brown, 1924 Sixth
street, yesterday was sentenced by
Judge Gus 4. Schuldt. i'm Police Court
to- serve 100 days in Jail for selling
four drinks and a half pint of liquor
July 9 to Policeman A. d. Mansfield,
No s precinct.
The testimony showed that Brown
was conducting pressing and tailor
ing shop at 929 Fourth street and
police officers visited this place for the
alleged purpose of purchasing intoxi.
eating liquor. Assistant United States
Attorney Raymond Neudecker repre-
scented the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16

did you ever submit the code mes
sages to an expert?" Reed asked.
NO"
MAKE no effort to test the codes?"
NO"
Ibid you have any evidence except
Mr.. Avila's say-so that he knew Mr..
Elias"
mo"
"Have you any evidence that any
Senator of the United States received
this money!"
No"
Can you suggest a lead for fur.
Their confirmation of your story?"
II suggest you learn If the code tele.
grams passed. Also if the $1,000, 900
left Mexico City"
Have YOU any reason to believe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16

President Gales. He knew personally
that Mexico had been helping Nicara-
qua andsit appeared logical to us.
1--WE found errors. Some accents
had been omitted. We found wrong
letters but these errors are quite com
mon in Mexico among well educated
men,"
Page said he was instructed to get
Secretary Kellogg to have Govern
ment experts examine them.
II brought the papers to Mr.. KEEL
logg. He took one and replied L
can't read those documents, Mr..
Page"
After each code telegram taken in
Elias Office was an English transla-
ton, Page said, $50 we did not have
to decode them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
.|ND|CI THOMPSON
ON MURDER CHARGE
D. C. Grand Jury Also Holds
Parker on Second
Degree Count.

Murder in the first degree is charged
in an indictment against George IL.
Thompson, colored, returned by the
grand jury today, in connection with
the death of Elsie +. Bowen, also col
ored. Thompson is said to have shot
the woman October 81 at 1910 Kenyon
street She died the same day. Thomp-
son is said to have told the police he
intended to take his own life, but
changed his mind after shooting the
woman.
+, William A. Parker, colored. was in
dicted for murder in the second de-
gree. He is charged with slashng
William II. Boyd. also colored, with a
knife in front of the main entrance
to Union station, November 10. The
men had been fighting In the station,
ii was testified. Boyd died the same
day.
Lawrenson Henderson and his
brother, Richard Henderson, colored.
were indicted for an assault with in
tent to kill Policeman Harold W.
Beechner of No. 4 precinct, October 16.
Lyon Is ExOnerated.
The officer halted an automobile in
which the brothers were riding at
/. Second and x streets southeast for
alleged reckless driving. The men are
alleged 10 have attacked him with the
handle of an automobile jack.
Noah b. Lyon was eXonerated by
the grand jurors of responsibility for
the death of Donald NJ. Walter when
his car was in collision with another
automobile at Connecticut avenue and
Albemarle street November 20. Walter
was riding in ] IONS car.
The grand jurors also refused to in.
diet Harry Harper, who was charged
with couducting a gaming table at
"a S1S seventh street The police raided
the place October %. They also ex.
onerated EmericoA Billose of a charge
of kidnapping Mela Ciatto, II years old,
October 10. The girl said she went
willingly with the man to Baltimore
and was met by his wife.
Eight other persons were freed of
charges by refusal of the grand
jury TO indict. They include:
John Higgins. grand larceny: Daniel
Chew, Robert Hall. George w. Dodson
and Robert Maddox. assault with a
robbery; Thomas E.. Capers, grand
larceny. and Henry Paul, receiving
stolen property.
Others Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: Milton Brown
attempted carnal knowledge: Clyde b,
Inscoe. carnal knowledge: William A.
Law renee and Archie Lyles, house.
breaking and larceny: Charles W.
Bodmer two cases.. Albert Sharpe
William Hopewell, Frank johnson and
Arthur o. Harmon, grand larceny
Russell Woodland, Herbert Hill. VIII
liam Winfield, AlonZo A. Walker
James T.. Ferguson. Alfred W. Coates
Floyd Robinson, John Patrick Nc
Laughljn. Steve Mamakas and Ed.
ward A. Kicker, joyriding: Matte
Brown. assault to commit mayhem
William III. McDaniels, Walter Harris
Daniel Woodland and Benjamin Set
tiers, assault with dangerous weapon
John Robert keleher, William l.
Sherman and Louis Settler, non-sup
port; Julian Johnson, Odell Wagner
Samuel Ball and Frank Perkins, rob
berry; Richard Daniel Jones. receiving
stolen property; Anthony Cicala. car
nal knowledge and attempted carna
knowledge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
Roof Worker Hurt by Fall.

While working on the roof of 1900
ID street southeast, one of the homes
damaged by the recent tornado, about
9 o'clock this morning, Otto Stommell,
35 years old, 1471 F street, fell to the
ground and was seriously injured. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital for
a possible fracture of the skull, bruises
nd shock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16

dent Coolidge IN his Office at Rapid
City and hads short conversation,
Clark testified.
"He said he did not know that he
should listen to what / had to say
Ambassador Sheffield was then there.
He did not discuss the matter or look
at the papers. / presume he had talk
ed this over with Mr.. Sheffield"
Clark said he did not take the mat
ter up with Ambassador Sheffield, but
that John Page,a Hearst newspaper
man. had told him the papers pre-
viously had been shown to Sheffield.
Clark said he never had made an ef-
fort to determine the genuineness of
the documents.
John Page, who wrote the articles
about the documents published in the
Hearts papers, then was called.
Hears Of Documents.
Page said late last April or early
I'm Nav an American resident Of Mex
leo City had told him that he had re-
marked TO a Mexican woman that
most Mexican officials We're graft
ers," and that she had replied that
many American officials were graft
ers." and had recalled that she had
seen papers pufporting to show that
ment to American officials.
Finally, Page testified, he got In
touch with Mr.. Hearst through inter
mediaries to find out if he should try
to get the documents. About 10 days
later, he said, he was informed Mr..
Hearst had authorized him to get
them.
At first, Page continued. he prom
ised the woman who had disclosed
existence of the documents LOCO to
get the papers, but she failed to de-
liver.
cat the end of 10 days. we told her
we were not interested in the papers.
said Page. IL suggested EMPLOYING
Avila and was authorized to hire him.
| had confidence in him"
Avila got in touch with man
employed i'm the office where the
papers were kept, Page told the com
mittee and confirmed the existence OF
the documents.
Delivers the Papers.
"The employee said he would get
the papers for a sum-, Page con,
tinued. "Avila reported that he could
deliver the papers on the next day.
The next day he came TO us and pro
duced the papers.
one Of the documents. he said, was
signed by the controller general. re-
porting the payment of $l,2O0,0OO foI
three United States Senator'S.
1--WE went immediately to Ambassa'
dor Sheffield" the witness went on.
"1Ie said he could not believe them.
lie asked us to take them to the
counselor Of the embassy to get his
opinion
1--WE went to the counselor's house
Tie stated the documents had every
appearance Of being genuine and was
excited.
1--WE were satisfied the documents
were at least worth showing Mr..
Hearst. The next day we got three
additional documents from Avila. We
then took all of them to New York
and showed them to Mr.. Clark and
Mr.. Hearst.
"Mr. Hearst asked us to return to
San Antonio. where we We're promised
| additional documents. We waited
about five days at San Antonio. These
Mexican employees arrived and de-
| livered them to Mr.. Ayila."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
Read by Newspaper Man.

Asked as TO how he tested the
authenticity OF the documents, Page
said they We're referred to an Amer-
can friend OF his who had been a
newspaper man in Mexico for years.
lie obtained the signature of Presi.
dent Gales and compared 1t to the
signatures OF our papers" recounted
Page. '"rhe stationery was that of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
PROBE TO BOTTOM
OF HEARST CHARGES
PROM'S-D BY REED

Continued from First Page.)
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
OUR SpANGLED LIGHTS

The springs most lnomcntous eX- pertinent In downtown New Britain has been the turning on of the as- sortment of new traffic lights. as everyone will have noticed who has had occasion to worm his way through the "congested district"
 The experience at Commercial and Main streets has been illunin- a'ing The light stopped traffic all right, but too frequently unsuspoct- ing autoists found themselves park ed rather uncomfortably upon the railroad tracks. so that sundry alert individuals have had 10 run down the tracks to flag trains. The pos abilities were entirely too sad 70 contemplate, resulting in quick elimination Of tho plan,
 Now the light which was at Com mercial street is designed for use south Of the railroad tracks, the idea being to stop vehicles before they reach the track. Commissioner Chamberlain was quoted as saying the lights were boon for pedes- trianS, but somehow We fail 10 see where either the pedestrians or the autoists will be helped at Com nerCial street. Our idea Is that the lights can be put up anywhere the commission sees fit 10 place them, but the good old traffic cop will be necessary at .tratesical corners all the same,
 In this connection the experience at the Center ha. some value. The lights there blink in what might be
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
1:45 A. NJ,

The board Of police commission CTS rnet-mostly in executive ses- sion". which means a star chamber until l:45 a. m. Considerable be- side the weather apparently was discussed. much o, 1t having a bearing on what type Of automo- piles should be purchased for civic servants to take the place Of those which are rapidly nearing the junk pile. The commissioners. turned down by the Common Council at the last meeting, will make another recommendation If getting new automobiles is like pulling teeth the commissioners are qualifying to be good dentists.
 In spite of the long session about 1t, what happened? Oh. nothing.
 The situation would be greatly simplified if there were not so many varying makes of automobiles, and if there were fewer automobile dealers to take into consideration. Nothing is 50 provocative of discus- sion In these hectic days as to the relative merits of the different makes of cars.