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Evening star., 1928-12-19

Because of scholastic difficulties
Warren Hayes, forward, who was count
co on to prove the most brilliant player
on the American University squad, has
been lost to the MethodiStS at least
until February because of failure to
meet scholastic requirements. Hayes
had been figured to play at forward
along with Forrest Burgess, crack for
mer Central player.
American UniverSity's squad, which
will invade Richmond tonight, includes
Capt. La Favre, Burgess Shloss, Theis,
Lichlicter, Kessler, Washburn, Loving,
Elliott, Field and Olsen. The Metho-
dists will be seeking their second win
in as many starts this season, having
defeated Gallaudet last week in the
opening game for both tetanns.
Twenty -One games remain on the
schedule for Georgetown UnlversltyS S
basket ball team and several may pe
added.
During the holidays the Hilltop
pers will engage the knights of Colum-
bus in Brooklyn on December 27, Cres-
cent A. c. in New York City on Decem-
ber 29, two opponents in the Yale tour
nament January and 3 and New York
A. C. January 5.
Other games have been booked for
the Hoya courtmen as follows:
January 8-Duke University.
January 16-Fordham at New York.
January I8-Penn State.
January 23-Johns Hopkins.
January 26-Mount st. Mary's.
February 5-FOrdham.
February S-New York University.
February 12-Johns Hopkins at Bal
4imOre.
February 16-West Virginia.
February 2O-Navy at Annapolis.
February 23-TempIe at Philadelphia
Coach Maud Crum is working hard
TO assemble a capable George Washing
ton University quint for the seasons
opener. which probably will be here
January against High Point College
of North Carolina.
Bowen and Allshouse, forwards; Snow
center, and Gray and Blaine, guards
formed the tentative varsity combina-
ton which Crum used in scrimmage
last night against quint comprising
Barrow, Pomeroy, Alexander, Christie
pher and Morris. Barrow showed te
particular advantage.
Evening star., 1928-12-19

NV and Lynn woodward ana
Bradley, promising forward
and center, respectively, vir-
tually certain to be lost and the fate
of other leading members of his squad
in Jeopardy in connection with the
scholastic marks for the first advisory,
to be announced today, Coach Bert
Coggins faces harder Job than ever
to mold Central high team to COM
pare favorably with the championship
combination that carried the Blue and
White last season.
Coggins started the campaign fac
ing the task of having to virtually re-
build his team and now must again
realign his combination, it appears.
With view to determining the
caliber of material he has left follow
ing announcements of the marks Cog
gins has scheduled game for his team
fierce battle Monday against Eastern,
for the Central gym this afternoon
Alexandria was beaten, "a to %, in the
last minute of play by Eastern.
Capt. Ken Fisher, guard; Johnny
Monk, center. and Ralph Lowell, guard,
are three boys upon whom 1t now looks
Coggins will have to count heavily.
Central is to play two games on out
of-town floors this week end, engaging
Hagerstown High at Hagerstown Friday
night and York, Pa, High at York
Saturday night.
Four. games. involving scholastic
quints hereabout were carded today.
In addition to the Alexandria High
Central match in the Central gym,
Business was to engage Emerson in
the Stenog gym, Western was to meet
Swavely at Manassas and HyattSville
High had an engagement with Oakton.
Va, High at Oakton.
Western fears the loss of Latona, for
ward and Rabbit and Hatfield, guards,
all valuable players, and Business is
fearful that it will have to get along for
while without Pete LOTUS and Joe
Brown as the result of advisory schol-
Evening star., 1928-12-19
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

- PORTSWOMEN from the colleges,
Seminaries, high schools and ele-
mentary schools are folding up
~ their gym suits and putting away
equipment preparatory to enjoy
ing a Today holiday from school and
gymnasium, but all have outlined ahead
of them full program of Midwinter
and Spring activities, to be inaugurated
Immediately upon their return the first
week in January.
In the elementary schools. where bas-
ket ball is an outdoor sport played on
the local Fairgrounds in the Fall, the
program will differ from that of any
other institutions. Preparations will be
gotten under way for schlag ball and
volley ball leagues, which are the next
activities for the junior athletes; these
10 be conducted also on the municipal
Fairgrounds supervised by Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes and her staff of. directors.
These play centers will remain open the
year arund, in accordance with the new
policy established last year. Previously,
the grounds had been closed during
January and February.
Junior high schools have, been con-
Quoting block ball series this Fall, the
majority of which have been interclass
affairs. Most of the junior highs stage
their athletic events out of doors also
due to the lack of gymnasium facilities
Play fields adjoin the majority of these
schools. After Christmas basket bal
and 'volley ball games will be played anc
preparations made for the Spring base
ball, track and field events. Base ball S
one of the two most popular sports
among the junior high school athletes
vying with block ball is the favorite
Hundreds compete each year in tht
intersection and interscholastic games
which culminate in the one-day serie,
featuring the annual interjunior higf
school field day program in May.
Block ball Is modified form of soc.
GER, first introduced here by RAMSAY
hewitt, physical education director O.
Hine Junior High School.
InterschOlastic competition is not per.
mitted in the senior high schools a.
freely as in the juniors. Rifle Is the
only sport in which the senior athlete.
engage. The intramural system wa:
inagurated many years ago, when il
was found that the large numbers Of
students turning out for athletics made
it impracticable to concentrate upor
the development of single school squads
Evening star., 1928-12-19
TEN GAMES SCHEDULED
FOR FURMAN GRID TEAM

GREENVILLE, S. c., December 10
R).-A 10-game schedule for Furman
University, with one of the dates still
to be filled, has been announced.
The schedule
September 2i-Presbyterian College.
September 28-Chattanooga, at Chatta-
nooga.
October 5-aGeorgia, at Athens.
October l2--Open.
October lg--Newberry.
October 26-Wofford tplace undecided.
November 2--Wake Forest.
November 9-Ti1e Citadel, at Charleston.
November 16-South Carolina.
November 28-Clemson College, at Clemson.
Evening star., 1928-12-19

dealt with. Many others will follow.
The subject today is the short-pass-
change-of-pace offense, prevalent
more in the East than elsewhere,
though every major team uses it.
The scheme is to work the ball
down court by short passes, Mean
well offenSe. Usually this draws the
defense out from its basket. Then
one player, No. /, breaks for it at
top speed, draws a defensive man
with him and as suddenly pivots and
takes a pass from No. 2. A pass al
ways draws a moments attention
from the defensive player guarding
the passer. That gives the passer a
short lead. He drives in toward the
receiver, takes a return pass from
him and dribbles IN for a shot. In
the play shown No. cuts for the
basket, covered b. his guard, pivots
and takes pass from No. 2, who
drives ahead. If No. is charged he
hook passes to No. 2 as shown, the
latter dribbling or shooting.
copyright. 1s2s.e
Evening star., 1928-12-19
PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY.

Boston, 3; Detroit, I.
New York Americans, 2; Pittsburgh, O..
Montreal Canadiens, 0; Chicago
Blackhawks, 0.
Montreal Maroons, 8; Ottawa Sena-
tors, l.
Hamilton Tigers, 2; Buffalo, l.
st. Paul, l; Duluth, 0.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
STANFORD PICKS MULLER.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf,
December 10 OP.-Don "Mush" Muller,
Stanford end for the past two years,
has been elected 1929 foot ball captain.
Robert Sims, halfhack, was named as
the most valuable player on the team
this year, and was awarded $3.50
wrist watch, presented by the alumnus
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Short Pass, Change
Of Pace Offense
BY SOL METZGER.

The fascination of basket ball
is its infinite variety. There are
more methods of attack than there
are forward passes in foot ball. One
finds many points of similarity in
the principles of offense of these
two great sports.
Already various attacks have been
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Ige Basket Ball Games Remain Be Played Prior Holidays
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

William and Mary, "a; Catholic Uni
versity. 16.
Erskine. Al; Clemson, 81.
Northwestern, Is; NOtre Dame, Ia.
Minnesota, %. Carleton, 21.
Iowa, %; Washington University, Is,
Washburn, IS; Kansas "a.
Mount st. Mary's, Sc; Blue Ridge, Is.
Baltimore University. 33; Delaware. 20.
Yale, 32; st. Lawrence, IS.
Colgate. "a; Toronto University, L..
Crescent A. c., 40; U. S. Submarine
Base, 19.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
EAGLES ARRANGE SUNDAY
CONTEST WITH HARTMAN

Skinker Bros. Eagles will meet Har-
riman g. Co. basketers Sunday after
noon In Congress Heights auditorium.
The game will follow a preliminary
starting at 2 o'clock, between Potomac
Boat Club and w. H. West Co.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
MURCHIsoN TO RUN AGAIN.

NEW YORK, December 10 R).-
Loren Murchison. former national
sprint champion, who was unconscious
for 81 days with cerebral spinal menin-
gifts Just a year ago, is making plans
for q comeback.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
NINE GAMES. A2s POINTS.

Stewartville, MINI, high school foot
ball team set two State records in 1928.
1t scored 426 points in nine games and
ran its string of consecutive shutout
victories to II.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
PRO BASKET BALL.

Chicago Bruins, 81; Paterson, 26.
Brooklyn VisitatiOns, 26; New York
Hakoahs, II.
Evening star., 1928-12-19

Bob Zuppke, foot ball coach Of the
University of Illinois, is talented ma
rine and landscape painter.
Evening star., 1928-12-19

w YITH Clyde Romig and Dom
n aid DeVeau, regular guards
NV and Lynn woodward ano
' Bradley, promising forward
Evening star., 1928-12-19
VIRGINIA TO STAGE q
BOXING TOURNAMENT

UNIVERSITY, Va. December 10.
University of Virginia is
making plans to entertain the
II boxers from the Southern Con-
ferenca schools in the third
Evening star., 1928-12-19

- )PORTSWOMEN from the colleges,
seminaries, high schools and ele-
mentary schools are folding up
- their gym suits and putting away
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
Porto Rico Is
Menaced by Fire
By ANGEL RAMOS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept. 20.
The menace Of fire among fallen
trees, which have dried out until
they are almost like finder, was ad-
ded to the pcrils which beset this
storm ravaged island today.
The situation became so grave
that commercial firms turned over
their trucks TO the national guard,
which has taken charge Of clearing
the streets. City officials have no
trucks available
More than 100000 persons-half
the popultion Of the island-arc
homeless. The Porto Rico Railway,
Light and Power Company was dam
eyed 10 the extent of $5,O0O,000, it's
to big plants at Comcrio having
been destroyed. The company will
be unable to give service for weeks
In Aibonito il was reported that
456 tobacco ranches have been des-
troyod and that SOC persons were
homeless.
Emergency committees are being
organized throughout the island and
meanwhile the Reg Cross is send
ing help to the mayors of the various
towns.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
Continued on Page g.
AIR DERBY GETS
UNDERWAY; FIRST
STOP AT Ell PASO
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. 20-After
being delayed more than five hours
by a heavy fog, flyers in the Los
Angeles to Cincinnati class a air
derby finally took off here today
for the first control stop, Ell Paso,
Texas.
Eighteen ships started in the
event. In The order of their take
off they were: s. j. Whitman, in Il
Pheasant; Alfred Stanley, Waco;
Alfred Jacobs, Waco; George Oop-
kins, Stinson Jr.; X. +. Whyte,
Moth; j. S. Charles, Eaglerock; A.
X. Owen, Flcctwing; Emanuel Turn
cr, Bcrlincr; Leo Terletzky, Waco;
Stuart Chadwick, Waco; Theodore
Kenyon, Challenger; Robert Dakc,
Moth; $. s. Myrhes, Simplex; S. A.
Kundlc, Travelair; \. \. Kreidcr,
Challenger; W. y. Emery Jr., Ira
vclair; and Eugene Dctmer, Trave-
lair.
In addition to FL Paso, the planes,
all with motors of less than 80
cubic inches, will make stops at
Fort Worth, Texas, and Pine Bluff,
Ark.
Two other dcrbies, nonstop
flight and a class B controlled
race, will start from here for Gin
cinnati tomorrow.
The competitions are part of the
dedication of the new Cincinnati
airport Lunken Field.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
POLICE ADMIT
Slayer ON WAY
TO VANCOUVER
NorthcOtt Under Heavy
Guard; To Wait L. S.
EXtraditiOn.

VANCOUVER, b. G., Sept. % -
Provincial police here admitted this
afternoon that Gordon Stewart
Northcott, accused Riverside, Calf,
murderer, is on west bound Can
adian train which is due here at
$40 o 'clocR tonight.
Northcott is under heavy guard
Of constables from KamlOps. B. G.,
where he was kept during the night
&ftcr his Arrest yesterday at Okan-
ogan Landing about 800 miles east
of here.
Although at first denying his
identity Northcott later admitted
to Green that he was the man for
whom the Provincial police had been
searching since Sunday.
First intimation to the police that
the Northcotts were in eastern
british Columbia came when BIG
blue automobile similar to one in
which they were seen riding in Van
couvcr, was found abandoned at
Spcncc's Bridge, station on the
main line of the Canadian Pacific
about 200 miles east of here. The
station agent there reported that a
woman had bought tickets fer her
self and man to Calgary paying
for them in United States currency,
Whcrcupon Inspector Forbes Cruick-
shank Of the Provincial police or
dered all trains searched.
His order led to the arrest of Mrs.
Northcott on the train but North
cOtt apparently left the train some.
where up the line from Spence s
Landing and was heading toward
the United States when he was cap
tured through the alertnesS of the
ferry boat pilot.
Reports reaching here indicated
that both Northcott and his mother
we're well supplied with money.
Mrs. Northcott paid for the trans
rortation to Calgary with a $50
United States currency note and
Northcott first drew the suspicion
of Watson by rendering a 800
American bin to pay his ferry
transportation from West Bank to
Ckanogan Landing.
The renewed efforts of the police
today to pick up Mrs. Clark, indi-
Gated that information from Los
Angeles had linked her in some way
with the crimes, although police re
fused to enlarge upon the subject.
She was thought to have left Van
couver in company with her broth
cr and mother.
The police party returning North
rott here TO await cXtradition to
southern California, was expected
to reach here at p, III.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
CASE
JURY MINUTES
READ IN COURT

Appearance of sheriff {. l..
Gillot i'm answer TO chargyr of
theft and presentation Of 'raudulant
documents to county officials in
superior court was made this morn.
ing, The shcritf was arraigncd he
fore the court for plea and hearing
on motion for the quashiug of the
Indictments and accusation present
cd ly the 1927 Grand Jury and
for argument on demurrer, entered
by tn" defense counsel.
The sheriff was wcll represented
hv attorneys as the hearing opened.
He has retained Edgar b. llervcy
and NJ. w. Coukling of san Diego,
formerly located here, H. w. IIor-
ton and Ernest Utlcy as his counsel
The morning session was list
less one, thr entire time being
spent in listening to the reading of
the minutes Of the jury, wherein
they pertaincd to the throc cases
before the court. Secretary Meyers
of the 1927 Grand Jury, was called
to the with IS stand and read the
minutes.
They consisted merely of inform
ing the court of the manner in
which the jury passed resolutions
relative 10 the investigation in the
matter and Of the subsequent call
ing Of witnesses before the jurors.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
EAST AND WEST
MEET; ROMANCE
SOON BLOSSOMS
Young Missourian, Smit-
ten at First Sight, Wins
Chinese Beauty.
BY HAROLD P. MILLS
,nitnh prncc Staff CnrreSnOnde]


SHANGHAI, Sept. 30.-LoVr at
first sight, a romance between an
American youth and a Chinese girl
those are the ingredients in this
story that should reduce Rudyard
Kipling to shame.
Harry Warren Palmer, Of Kansas
City, Mo, % years old and hand
some, was sent to Shanghai to trans
act business with Il Chinese firm Of
importers.
1t was his first night in Shanghai
and hc went TO Il hotel restaurant.
y few tables away sat Chinese
lcauty and her father. Henry looked
at the girl; the girl looked at Harry.
They bushcd and looked away.
That. sort Of thing, You know.
Now, by all the rules Of etiquette
the American should have sought
out friead or IN acquaintance who
would introduce him to the girl. But
he was more impetuous than that.
lie arose and walked to her table.
She met the emergency. Father,
meet Mr.. Brown,' she said in per-
feet English. The introduction was
acknowledged and before - Brown -
left he heard the girl say:
"By the way. my phone is still
West . Call me up tomorrow
morning.
Young Palmer somehow managed
to wait uutil tomorrow morning
arrived. The conversation over tn"
telephone WAS long and highly salts
factory.
Then the Missourian set forth to
call on the head Of the Chinese
firm. Nou We probably guessed it,
Palmrr'> quarry was the father of
the girl. And naturally he was
somewhat surprised that the "Mr,
Brown of the night before was
now MIR. Palmer. "
Palmcr's suffered explanation
was unsatisfactory but after the
Chinese had threatened not to do
business with his caller the youth
broke down and confessed to the
deception. He was forgiven and his
business was concluded.
The girl in the case was Miss
Ming Liu-tsZc, a friend of Nine.
Chang Kai-Shck, wife of the Ma
tionaiiSt leader.
And, to complete the record, the
wedding was arranged to be held
at the ballroom of the Majestic
Hotel, with honeymoon to be
'pcnt in Japan and Honolulu.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
CHAMBER BACKS
AIR-MAIL ROUTE
THROUGH SOUTH
Would Develop New Line
as Best All-Year Course
Cross Country.

Last nights meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce held at the
Barbara Worth Hotel developed in
to an enthusiastic conference on
aviation, FL Ccntro' 5 need to per
feet a modern flying field and the
promotion Of plan to obtain, a
government mail route in the south.
President Hetzel gave some in
tcrcsting facts about airports. Cali
fornia leads the states with - priv
ate fields and lQS well equipped
airports.
He indicated that an airport
should be located as close to the
city as possible; as large as the
community can afford; should have
good management and modern
equipments; proper markers, hangers
and Lighting system.
1t was brought out at the meeting
that in the future. the chamber will
discontinue its dinner meetings, the
regular weekly meeting to be held
at noon. Luncheon will be laid at
l2:l0 O'Clock. The directors will
meet in The chamber headquarters
at 1880 O'Clock in the evening.
Postmaster c. c. Jenkins was the
invited speaker of the evening,
Jenkins is very hopeful of the ulti-
mate extension of the air mail ser
vice, until it becomes so universal
that the ordinary red two-ccnt
stamp will carry letter by air
anywhere. He said in part, describing
his recent visit to San Diego, with
other chamber of commerce mem
bers, to attend the aeronauticai
conferences:
eve took to the air early Thurs
day morning; wen! through the
desert into the valleys and over the
Kills, landing in front of the San
Diego Hotel about ten o clock.
piloted by our genial President of
the Chamber of Commerce, Leo
Hctzcl, and found large delega-
tion had already arrived.
"The first notable we met WIS
a delegate from New Mexico, a very
interesting and energetic cid man,
cid in years and experience but
Young in spirit and sold ON avia-
tion, Mr. Holt, of Lordsburg.
"At twelve O'Clock there was a
combined luncheon meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce and Rotary
Club, honoring Admiral William A.
Moffatt and visiting delegates to
the Southwest Aviation Conference.
This luncheon was attended by
about 800 men and fine address
was delivered by the Admiral.
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
SEARCH REVEALS
NO TRACE OF
HONOLULU YOUTH
BY United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, Sept. 20--One thou
sand special deputies aided police of
the island in fruitless night long
search for 10-year-old Gill jamie
son and his abductors who have held
him for the last 4S hours.
Following the refusal of Cover
nor Wallace harrington to comply
with request for martial law, Re
publican and Democratic precinct
clubs organized themselves into
Vigilante committees and were to-
day combing the entire island in an
effort to find the boy. Plans were
on foot to star q systematic house
toulouse search unless Gill and his
abductOrs are found at an early
hour this morning.
Eleven japanese were being held
for grilling by police but although
one of them is alleged to have writ
ten the letter to the boys parents
demanding ransom, all stoutly assert
their innocence of the crime.
The boy was kidnapped Tuesday
by two men who went to the private
school where Gill was pupil and
told his teacher that his mother
had been badly hurt in an automo-
bile accident.
The method used was the same as
employed by Hickman in abducting
little Marion Parker in Los Angeles
and the island is in a turmoil over
the first kidnapping case in its
history.
Gill's father IS Frederick Jamie
son, vice-presideut of the Hawaiian
Trust company.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
MRS. HOOVER HAS DEFINITE
ROLEIN CAMPAIGN BATTLE

family matters always has charac-
tcrized th5ir relationship, accord
ing to their hiographcrs. An in
stance was furnished when they
worked together in the translation
of "Dc Re Mezalica,' a technical
study of metallurgy written in the
10th century by Aricola, which
either had defied or been overlook
cd by American translators
Since the campaign opened, Mrs.
Hoover has accompanied her hus
band on his public appearances, She
has made no speeches and will make
none
One of the few ideas that Mrs.
Hoover has been unable to prevail
in is that her husband should take
more rest. She now wants him to
go fishing, and there are indica-
tions that her subtle campaign may
be effective next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
Walsh To Seek
Writ of Review
In Hickman Case
By United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. %.
Jerome J. Walsh of Kansas City,
one of the attorneys in the Edward
Hickman case, said today that he
will go to Washington next week to
file an application for a writ of
review of the ease with the United
States Supreme Court.
Review of the case which aroused
countrywide interest because of the
brutality of the crime, will be
sought on the grounds that the Cali
fornia law governing pleas to in
dictmcnts is an infringement upon
the right of the defendant to trial
by jury, Walsh said.
Hickman is under sentence to be
hanged October 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-20
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Mrs.
Lou Henry Hoover is taking a more
important part in her husband 5
Republican campaign for the presi-
doncy than wives have been know
to take in previous campaigns
AS a confidential adviser, friend
of the court, his companion on all
lis trips and woman who has de
finite ideas as to the method Of
conducting many phases Of the cam
paign, Mrs, Hoover has assumed a
definite role in the battle.
Her husband has consulted her
for advice regarding many of his
important decisions, just as he al
ways has done since they were
married two years after they met as
students at Stanford University. A
collaboration in business as well as