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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-02

CALISTOGA, Calf, March / E)
Jack Fenton, first baseman, and
Albert Gould, leading pitcher in the
coast league, last season, today came
to terms with the. owners of the
Oakland club after Being holdouts
for more than a month. and will
report here tomorrow morning for
practice. Ivan Howard will then
have full quota of players in the
training camp here.
Howard said he would release no
ball players until the Oaks break
camp here March Is.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-02

mo Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-02

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New
York, March / tR-One of the, big
gest fistic jams in the history of the
New Madison Square Garden accom-
panied the revival of the heavyweight
eliminations tonight with Jack De-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-02

One.of the Worlds Iarg.
estretailers 0fAMto Sup
PliesS.. ..SerVing the mo-
torist since 1909. Com
plete lines ofguar0ntccd
Accessories, Tires,
Camp Goods, Radio.
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The ways and means committee Of
La Fayette Lodge Chapter will hold
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man Evelyn woolard. Social Service
Chairman Esther Roberts. Committee
members were chosen for the year and
plans made for the Fall rally of the
club on October f. This committee
selected as the theme for their club
year, Beauty"
Industrial Department.
While the formal program of the
Thursday Club will not begin until
October IL, many of the club members
are in town and new girls who are in
terested in becoming members will be
cordially welcomed by Miss Hartman,
the industrial secretary. Two bowling
alleys are reserved each Thursday at
pm. for the girls in this department,
and many of them are already taking
advantage Of the opportunity.
The K. E. Y. Club will meet. We'd
nesday night for bowling after having
supper together
Vacation Lodge.
Vacation Lodge is completing one Of
its most successful seasons october J..
There are over 80 guests who are re-
naming until the end of the season.
Guests who have registered for the re-
naming days are Miss Walters. Miss
Mountjoy, Miss BeSs Bright and Miss
Maude steele. Miss Steele was at the
Lodge early in the Summer and mas
lust returned from a trip abroad.
Those entertaining at the lodge the
past week included Miss Eunice Tenn
pills, who had as her guests for dinner
Miss Marjorie Webster and her grand
mother Miss Sherman, the director,
entertained at luncheon last Tuesday
the members of the executive commit
tee of the Fairfax County d. A. r.
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first regular one Of the Fall season, will
be held at 2 pm.

first regular one Of the Fall season, will
be held at pm.
Girl Reserve Department.
The Senior High School Girl Re-
serve Council has held two meetings to
make plans for the Girl Reserve set
ting-up conference to be held at Vaca-
ton Lodge, Cherrydale. Va, october s
and T. All cabinet officers Of clubs will
attend the conference. Plans and poll
cies for the Senior High School Girl
Reserve clubs will be made at that time.
Registrations for the conference can be
made at the Girl Reserve ONCE, Seven
tenth and K streets.
, Miss Mabel Cook and Miss Dorothea
Mcdowell. Girl Reserve secretaries, Will
leave Friday for the Adult Guidance
Council of the Girl Reserve department.
to be held at Arcola, Pa, September %
to october |, where Miss Cook will lead
a discussion with the Girl Reserve Sec
retaries on Program for the Senior
High School Girl Reserve Club"
The theme for this years council is
Education" The New Trends in
Education" and Education as 1t Is
Related to the Girl Reserve Depart
ment." Miss Oolooah Burner Of the
National Y. w. c. A. staff will be the
executive of the council and DR.. w.
Carson Ryan of the department of
education of Swarthmore College will
be the chief speaker.
Business and Professional WOmen's
Department.
Plans are under way for the resump-
ton of activities in the business and
professional women's department early
in october. The council of the Tues
day evening club group held its
initial Fall meeting Monday last and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Mary c.
Slough; vice president. Elsie Perry;
secretary, Laura Campbell; treasurer,
| Mrs. Dick McNair; program chairman,
Margaret Gaylord; recreation chair
man, Anna Marie Clarke. and social
! service chairman, Ada Green. The
council adopted Friendship" as the
theme for the year. The opening night
of the clubs represented in this council
will be held October 2, with supper at
| els.
The first of the regular monthly
dinners for business and professional
Barker Hall. The subject of the eve
ming is to be, "On These Two Com
mandments." and will consist of q
resume of Fall fashions. The speaker
is to be Mrs. Alice T. Buchanan ant
illustrations will be given by Miss Edith
Cornelison. Miss Mary Apple. contralto
will be the special soloist. Tickets fol
the dinner are one dollar, and reServa'
lions may be made up to october z
Every business or professional woman
interested in the subject is invited to
attend.
The executive committee of the Blue
Triangle Club held its first meeting OF
the Fall Wednesday evening There
were present the following officers and
committee chairmen: President Flora
Robinson, Vice President Elizabeth
Roland. Secretary Marguerite Payne
Treasurer Kathryn Mccartney. Program
Chairman Ruth Dodd. Recreation Chair
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was increased, the chairman, Marc
| Cohen, being given authority to ado
| members to his committee. Thomas
Linville was appointed chairman OF the
| membership committee Of the camp. il
was voted to hold social meeting &C.
| tober 2.
JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN
MECHANICS.
Star Spangled Banner Council met in
the Junior Order Temple September
IA, with Councillor w. H. Kendrlck pre-
siding. j. r. Bergin was appointed on
the board of directors to represent the
home council on the Junior Hall Asso-
citation. State Vice Councillor A. G. Co.
lumb, and the president of the Junior
Hall Association, c. T. Lacy, made ad-
dresses on their recent trip to the or
phans' home at Tiffin, Ohio. The MEM
bers were appealed to to send maya
zines to the children at the home by
J. r. Bergin. Past Councillor H. J. Cor
butt suggested several means for en-
tertainment at the meetings during the
coming months. Remarks were made
by Past State Councillor Magill, j. w
Speakman. S. J. Bushey. E. E. Smith,
c. E. Taylor, L. C. Clemenson, Past
Councillor D. r. Winners of Edward j.
Ross Council and others.
Anacostia Council met Monday eve
ming in the Masonic Hail. Anacostia,
with Councillor E. H. Wax presiding
Two applicants were elected to mem
bership. and the degree team, with De-
gree Master Clark Teats in charge. and
the drill team, under command of Capt
r r. Thomas, conferred the degrees.
A committee was appointed to arrange
for a banquet to be held in OCTOBER
for the benefit of the degree and drill
teams. The team went to j. Morgan
Read Council Friday evening and con-
ferred the degrees. Among those VINO
smoke were Past State Councillor Slmp-
son. State Outside Sentinel Diehl, Ma
tional Outside Sentinel Smithson, Dep
utv State Councillor Muller and Messrs.
Dahler, Teats and Martin.
Old GLORY Council met at 316 Penn
svlvania avenue southeast September
10. with Councillor Trotter presiding
Charles E. Ridgway, jr., made an ad-
dress on the activities OF the bowling
team.
Washington Council was called to
order in Red Mems Hall, at Nineteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. wed
nesday evening by Councillor A. G. Col
Inns Two applications for membership
A. C. Columbus, Past Councillor w. L.
Daye, E. P. Sowder and F. w. Burrows
made addresses.
Mount Vernon Council convened in
Northeast Masonic Temple September
Ia, with Councillor j. S. Clascoe pre-
siding. Addresses were delivered by Re-
cording Secretary John E. Smallwood
Past State Treasurer w. C. Whip, Past
Councillor j. A. H. Hargett and others
Andrew Jackson Council was called
to order in the Junior Temple, 8O8
street, Tuesday evening by Vice Coun-
cilor c. T. Smith. Speakers were Past
Councillor w. T. Perry, A. c. Good
enough, E. Clementson and others.
Capital Council met Monday evening
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Y. W. G. A. NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Clifford Hurley, violinist, assisted
by Mrs. Elsie Jones Douglas, accom-
PIANIST. will give the program at the
twilight music hour on the roof of the
Y. w. C. A., Seventeenth and K streets,
this afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. Lily
Warren Jordan will be the hostess, as
sisted by Miss Saida Hartman of the
stcff. .
Those who are interested in the set
ting-up conference for Y. w. c. A. vol
unteer and staff workers September IS
and 81 are asked to get in touch with
Miss Charest, registrar. by tomorrow to
register and make arrangements for the
two luncheons.
Miss Merrill, member of the build
ing committee of the Milwaukee Associ-
alton, was a visitor in Washington last
week for the purpose of looking over
the plans of the headquarters building
for help in the problems connected with
the new building in Milwaukee. Miss
Eff1e Dawson of London was also Wis
itor last week.
Mrs. Thomas Edwin Brown. president
of the Washington Y. W. G. A., who has
been abroad for the past six weeks, is
expected to return to Washington to-
morrow.
The staff of the Y. w. c. A. will
have house party next week end at
Ramp Kahlert. when the newly ap-
pointed members will be specially well
coined.
Miss Alice Marie Bates has resigned
as assistant information desk secretary
to take a position in the Department OF
Agriculture.
Miss Virginia Wingfield, who has
been substitute at the information
desk for several Summers, has been ap-
pointed in Miss Bates place. Miss
Wingfield spent the past week in New
York, where she visited the national
headquarters of the Y. w. G. A.
There will be a meeting of the Mount
Pleasant Chapter on September Is al
Vacation Lodge. The members will take
box luncheons and gather at the lodge
at noon. The meeting, which is the
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Statesmen Must Pay Tax.

Commercial travellers in Esthonia Of
fering goods for sale. booking orders or
collecting advertisements for foreign
papers must pay special tax, accord
ing to a new amendment to the present
law regarding trade licenses. The tax is
so Esthonian croons, which is equiva-
lent to $3.50 month. The tax is pay
able within five days after arrival in the
country, and If the visitor stays more
than month. within three days for the
following month. Violation causes liabi-
lily to a fine of 1858.
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solo. and Miss Cecilia Gallagher, Irish

solo, and Miss Cecilia Gallagher, Irish
dances, added to the program.
Mrs. Lottie Reynolds, chairman of thu
house committee, announced the lorna!
opening of the C. D. A. dining room
September "a at o'clock A dinner
for members and their friends was an
nounced.
The Junior Court at meeting We'd
nesday evening selected Miss Boland,
grand regent of Court 212, to serve as
senior counselor during the absence by
illness of Miss May Clifford The Juniors
will be the guest of st. Roses School
September 80. A meeting of all junior
troops will be held October 6, when
Mrs Moore. troop leader No. /. and her
members will be f1ostesses. A junior in
itiation and tea will be held october ID.
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Matron Grace B. Stiles announces
the matrons, patrons and secretaries
of the District will be the guests of
Brookland Chapter next Wednesday
evening, with the grand matron and
the grand patron as guests. of honor.
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
Today, Temple Heights-Shrine day,
openrair services 4 pm.
Monday-Joppa, No IS, E. A.
Tuesday-Sampel Gompers, No. IS,
E. A.
Observation-Disclosures No. II. z. A.
Warren g. Harding, No. 80, r. c.
Chevy Chase. No. AZ, p. c.
Thursday-The New Jerusalem, No.
Friday-Trinity. No. Al. NJ NJ.
Saturday-School Of instruction.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Monday-Hirsm, No. 10. P. NJ. and
NJ. E. M.
Tuesday-Potomac. No 8, Mark.
Wednesdsy-Wa shinEton Naval, No. 8,
P NJ and NJ z. NJ.
Thursday-Washingt No. 2, P. M.
and M. z. NJ.
CRYPTIC MASONRY.
Saturday, Columbia Council, No. g.
degree.
SCOTTISH RITE.
Tuesday-Albert Pike Consistory'
NJ r. S., Statutory assembly,.
Robert de Bruce Council OF ka-
dosh, Statutory assembly.
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in Northeast Masonic Temple and was
called to order by Councillor Mitchell.
A report on the minstrel show and
dance to be held in the near future
was made by T. P. OConnor. Among
those who addressed the council were
Deputy State Councillor w. M. Martin.
Dean Monk, Treasurer A. T. NARROW
and others. The next meeting will be a
social affair, September "a.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Regent George Giddens conducted
the meeting of Oriental Council Tues
day. Grand Regent I. s. Childs was
| the speaker of the evening. Among
other Grand Council officers present
were Grand Vice Regent F. v. Marsh:
| Warden E. G.. King and Past Grand
Regents George NJ. Evans, j. Ed.
Swaine and j. H. Grub.
| District Council met Wednesday I'M
der the leadership of Regent r. Payne.
Among Grand Council officers present
we're Past Grand Regents James E.
Eckloff and Frank S. Parks, and Grand
Orator Charles A. Bell.
| Regent Miss Dorothy Alberger was
in charge of the meeting of District
Council, Loyal Ladies of the Royal Ar
Monday evening Grand Treasurer Col.
Guy F. Allen was the speaker of the
evening. Arrangements were COM
pleted for a bridge and five hundred
party at oysters auditorium, Twenty
sixth and Pennsylvania avenue, Sep
emebr 81. Past Regent and Supreme
Representative Mrs. Maud S. Childs
addressed the meeting. Grand Regent
I. S. Childs delivered short address.
Councils meeting this week are
Municipal Monday; Kismet, Wednes-
day; Capital and Loyal Ladies card
party, Thursday. Royal Arcanum
Boosters Club will meet with Kisrnet
Council Wednesday.
SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM.
Loyalty Lodge met Monday evening,
Comdr. Mabel Dement, presiding. Three
applications for membership were re-
| ceived. Visitors were Margaret E.
Baker. Supreme Deputy Ida Stanley
and Dorothy Stanley. all from Capitol
Lodge Edna Howard was elected repre-
! sentative to supreme session to be held
in Atlantic City this week. Chairman
William J. Nalley is making arrange
ments for dance in the near future.
The next meeting will be September "a,
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF
| AMERICA.
At business meeting preceding the
social Tuesday evening applications OF
candidates for the october 81 class
were read An address was delivered
by Rev. j. O'Callahan, prominently
identified with C. D. A. activities in
Maryland Miss Kitty Rupert. chair
man of the membership committee, was
in charge of the social session. Miss
Rosinski accompanied by Miss Nohe,
rendered vocal nambers. Miss Spruce
bank, official cheer leader. directed a
chorus of so voices Rev. F. x. Cava-
nagh, chaplain. had charge of the ques-
ton box Miss Margaret Breen, piano
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REBEKAH LODGES.

The degree will be conferred at
Schuyler Colfax Rebekah Lodge Tues
day evening.
Esther Rebekah Lodge will meet to-
morrow evening; Brightwood and
Schuyler Colfax Lodges Tuesday eve
ming. and Martha Washington Lodge
Thursday evening.
The Rebekah anniversary will be
held IN |. 0. o. F. Temple Friday eve
nlng. All Rebekahs, as we'll as Odd
Fellows and their friends, are invited,
"A large number of Rebekas. includ-
ing the president of the Rebekah AS
sembly, Mrs. M. Margaret Rovston are
attending the meeting of the Sovereig,
Grand Lodge in Montreal this week,
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MODERN wooDMEN OF aurR,c.

"A,
Washington Camp entertained renr,-
sentatlves from all camps in the bis
trlct at its last meeting, a large num-
yer OF members being present because
VI tne attendance OF State Deputy S. C.
a. Rupey from Newark, N. j., and Dis
tflct Deputy Henry H. Willard of TaIbo+
Camp. A flag drill was given bv tie
uniformed foresters. Six annlics tior~
for membership were received ConsIIi
Warner presided. Neighbors Robev
Millard, Clerk Casey of Central Camn
Escort w. Roy Heft of Georgetown
Camp, Consul A. E. Farquhar of West
End Camp. Past Consul Roberds and
Neighbor Dimond of Washington Camp
made addresses.
At the last meeting of the Robev
class adoption committee it was an.
nounced Head Consul A. r. Talbot will
be in Washington November 20 to mar
ticipate in the class adoption to be held
in honor Of State Deputy S. C. A
Robey. Arrangements are to be made
by committee composed of H. H. MIL
lard, Talbot Camp; w. P. Robb Wash
ington Camp and j. A. Moody Central
Camp Special exercises will be held
at the grave of the Unknown Soldier,
in Arlington Cemetery, including the
placing of memorial wreath. A gen.
eral assembly of the members of Dis
trict camps will be arranged. j. W..
Downs of Lincoln Camp was elected
treasurer of the committee, and he was
also appointed chairman of the COM
mittee to have in charge the banquet
to be held November 20.
William H. Cavanaugh, now en-
gagged in attempting to organize Mod
ern Woodmen band spoke of his ef-
forts at the meeting of Central Camp
The committee on the class adoption
In honor OF State Deputy S. G. A. Eubey
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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.

The thirty-second annual session OF
the state Council, District of Columbia,
was preceded by a good fellowship
meeting the evening Of September u.
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/ dance September % at the Burlington
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Religious services will be held at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home this
afternoon at 3 o'clock under the aus
pices of William F. Hunt Chapter, with
Rev. B. H. Melton delivering the ser
mon. At the meeting of September y
the chapter will have as its honored
guests the matrons and patrons of 1928,
the secretaries and the associate ma
irons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19
Boca Chica Road
Hearing Monday

Hearing on the petition for m per-
manent injunction TO restrain the
county commissioners court from
awarding highway contracts in the
Brownsville precinct, except In the
order specified in the resolution
passed by the court on January "a.
1927. is expected to come before
Judge "A. Nj. Kent in the civil district
court Monday morning.
A temporary restraining order was
issued three weeks ago, and the hear
ing set for February 20 IL il under
stood both parties are prepared TO
take up the case Monday.
Application for the injunction was
filed by Jesse bennett. a d. Dickin-
son and Mrs. Nellie Esperson Stew
art. Seabury, Jones & Taylor viii
represent the plaintiffs and Judge
j. S. Graham has been retained ~
the commissioners court.
The application for an injunction
states that the Boca Chiea highway
was included in the first group de-
signated for improvement In the
Brownsville precinct, and that only
seven miles of the highway has been
paved. The applicants also assert
that the resolution designated "a
cross road from the Boca Chica high
way to Point label as one Of the
first to be constructed and that this
designation has not been complied
with
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WOMAN Tells
HORROR TALE
Claims Mother Killed
Her Father In Self
Defense

WENTWORTH. N. c.. Feb. 1s.-CPD
-Testifying in her own defense, Mrs.
Alma Gatlin told a jury here today
that her mother, now dead, killed her
father, Smith r. Petty, when he came
home drunk and threatened the en-
tire family.
Petty's body was found last fall
buried IN the cellar Of the family
home at Reidsville after the Rev.
Thomas F.sPardue, an evangelist, had
informed police Mrs. Gatlin had con-
fessed to him that she had committed
the crime in January, 1927. She is
on trial charged with murder.
Describing events leading up to the
death of her father, a cotton mill
supervisor, the witness said he
threatened to cut her throat. Her
mother came to her defense, she
testified. and while they were strug-
Cling, Woodrow Petty, her brother,
ran into the room with an axe. The
mother seized the axe from her son,
the jury was told, and struck her
husband on the head.
Taking the witness stand later in
tIC ddgs hOOdAON VINO Is ~
years old, corroborated his sisters
testimony.
Mrs. Gatlin admitted she had con-
fessed to the evangelist that she was
responsible for her fathers death,
but insisted she assumed the blame
TO protect her mother, who was then
alive.
After hearing Pardue preach on
Confession Of SINS" she related
she asked him whether a murderer
could enter the kingdom of Heaven,
When he pressed her whether she
know Of any one guilty Of such a
crime, she said, she decided to con-
Tess to keep him from learning the
truth.
He swore with a Bible over his
heart" Mrs. Gatlin declared in re-
counting her confession to Pardue,
that he would no. 6ivulge my state.
ment and would keep everything be-
tween us and his Cod
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POLICE DOUBT
MORRISCLAIM
Deny Woman Daugh.
ter of Sack Muir
der Victim

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1s.-tP)-In-
vestigation of the claims of Mrs
Agnes Morris that she was a daugh-
ter of Mrs. Amelia Appleby, wealthy
victim of a "sack-murder' was drop
ped today by sheriff's officers, who
said they were confident Mrs. Morris
was not related to the slain woman.
Captain William Bright of the
sherift's office, said Mrs. Morris
story failed to check in deeds and
places with the history of Mrs
Appleby as it had been uncovered
by the officers. he declared he had
been unable to locate "Gillman, Ind,
the city in which Mrs. Morris said
she was born 33 years ago.
Mrs. Morris made her appearance
in the case at the close Of yesterday s
session of the trial OF DR.. Charles
Mcmillan, accused of the murder OF
Mrs. Appleby by whom he was en-
ployed as business manager.
$50 FAR as we are concerned, SAID
Bright, we're confident Mrs. Morris
is no relative Of Mrs. Appleby. Al
though we found two unsigned wills
of Mrs. Appleby in which she mention
ed a purported daughter, this daugh.
ter would be less than Is years OF
age now"
DR.. Mcmillan declared today his
intention of taking the witness stand
in his own defense. Near the close
Of yesterdays session of the trial
Deputy District Attorney Tom Men
zies told the court he would COM
plete his case Monday.