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Evening star., 1928-09-09

~ PREPARATIONS for the foot bal
season will become more pro-
nounced in the District scholas-
Il tic group this week when squads
Of several schools are scheduled
to begin work. joining those which have
already begun their labors.
Central and Eastern. both with a new
coach at the helm. will start work to-
morrow. and within few days Business
and Western are expected to be active.
Tech has been drilling since Labor day
at the University of Maryland, College
Park
In the private school group. Gonzaga
and ST. Johns are already on the field
and the others are soon expected to
get busy.
Ty Rauber. former Central and
Washington and Lee star athlete. and
Mike Kelley. erstwhile Central grid
coach who has been transferred to
Eastern and will coach the Light Blue
and White foot ballers, plan to devote
much of their time at first to becoming
acquainted with their proteges.
Right now it appears that Rauber
has his work cut out for him If he Is
to develop a winning Central combina-
ton as only four 1927 letter winners are
scheduled to be at hand in Capt. Gene
Stevens, backfield dependable; Mailer,
lineman, and Ross and Brandt, ends.
Eastern 1t appears will have to develop
two or three more capable performers
behind the line as Charley Millar and
Evening star., 1928-09-09
COLLEGE Grid Good Ee,en Combat Their Hard Schedules
GRID CALL IS MADE /.
AT ALEXANDRIA HIGH

ALEXANDRIA, Va, September g.
Willis H. Edmund of Geneva. Ohio. new
director of athletics at Alexandria High
School. has called a meeting OF grid
candidates for Monday afternoon. at
which plans for the year will be dis
cussed and uniforms issued.
Practice will start the following day.
Edmund starred in four major sports
while attending Ohio State.
Benny Baggett and Charles Sheffie
backfield men, will play with the Alex
andria Fire Department Props this sea
son. Baggett played with the Virginia
A. C. last year. while Sheffle was with
Alexandria High in 1924.
Marshall Baggett, former track cap
tain at Alexandria High and good
basket ball performer. will leave Tues
day for william and Mary College.
Lester McMenamin. four-sports stat
at Alexandria High last year, is at Will
liam and Mary, training with the
gridders.
l.. F.. Endicott, former George Mason
High School athletic director. will soon
report to Leonard Hall Academy, Leon
ardtown. Md. where he will serve on
the coaching staff.
The municipal Fairgrounds and SWIM
ming pools closed today after a success
full season. It is the first year that
the Fairgrounds have been operated un-
der the citys supervision.
Thomas McDermOtt. coach of the
Alexandria Fire Department Preps In
1926, is in town for short vacation
and will help "Rube" Hayman in
handling the squad until called back
by his firm in Atlanta. Ga.
Virginia A. G.. gridmen will hold a
practice and meeting tomorrow morning
on Corbett Field to finally decide
whether to go through with plans To
consolidate with st. Mary's Lyceum A.
c. and play under the name Of the
st. Mary's Virginians.
Evening star., 1928-09-09
WOMEN IN SPORT

nation type. the three sectional win
ners playing off in the finals for the
city title.
Edith r. Ward has been appointed
director of the department of physical
educa lion for girls at the pew Gordon
Junior High School, Thirty-seventh and
streets northwest. and will assume her
duties when the school opens the latter
part of September.
Activities will be rather limited at
first in Miss Wards department as the
gymnasium is not yet complete. but 1t
is expected that full program OF ath-
letics will be open to the girls before
the first term is over.
Gordon will draw some stellar athletes
from the seventh and eighth grades of
the surrounding elementary schools in
GEORGETOWN, including manv Of the
stars of former playground basket ball
and tennis series, outstanding among
them being Jenny Torreyson, stellar for
ward of the Curtis Hyde squad last Fall
Seventeen Washington Girl Scouts
left for st. Leonards. Md, yesterday for
the third camp period, They included
the following:
Mae Dunn. virginia Edge. Theima Falcone
man. Josephine Stanton and Arabella Rob-
ertson.
Juniors-.Ruth Evelyn Butrick, Margarst
| Lee Cook. Lois Hooper Ethel GULL. Adelaide
! KreutZer, Eliza Miller and Elizabeth Young
Alexandra High School Reserves will
| hold an organization meeting Tues
| Soy v.irht at tho hny,oa Of Cant P1ake
Evening star., 1928-09-09
MOHAWK FOOT. BALLERS
START PRACTICE TODAY

Candidates for the Mohawk Athletic
Club foot ball eleven. which will strive
to regain the District sandlot tile which
it lost last Fall to Apaches, will prac-
tice for the first time this morning on
the Navy Yard gridiron. Members of
the 1927 team and new aspirants are
to report to Manager Patsy Donovan at
the Mohawk Club, Sis Eighth street
southeast. at 10 o'clock.
District elevens wishing to meet the
Hawks at Clark Griffith Stadium the
coming season are asked to get ia
touch with Manager Donovan Mo-
hawks wish to meet local as well as
out-of-town teams.
Evening star., 1928-09-09
C.. u. STAGES SCRIMMACE
WITH TEMPLE CRIDDERS

Nork, passer extraordinary There are
about dozen who are being given the
once over in the hunt for a capable
HEAVIER. John Hudack veteran back.
appears to have the edge on other
aspirants.
Evening star., 1928-09-09

n N EMBERS of the Washington
M Swimming Club are leading
IVt in both the senior and jun
4 / ior classes of the swimming
competition now in progress
ct the Chevy Chase Lake pool for the
high-point awards to be made at the
close of the season by pool officials
Ramona Mitchell Is leading the field
In the senior loop. while l2-year-old
Lois Bates is the top-liner in the junior
ranks TO date Both are Washington
Swimming Club performers.
Each Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
the juniors compete in their events
while on Thursday afternoon at the
same hour the seniors take the tank.
The program includes back stroke, free
style and crawl swims and diving. Each
week bathing suit is presented the in
dividual scorer of the day. Miss Bates
won the prize last week.
According to Manager Spear, in
charge of the meets. the final bout
will be staged September 90, after
which records will be totaled and the
season winners announced.
These meets are open to all girls and
women in the District or nearby Mary
land and Virginia.
Florence SHADING, holder of the
South Atlantic breast stroke champion
ship. has announced her retirement
from active competition at the close OF
this season. Miss SHADING has been
one of the leaders in all activities OF
the Washington Swimming Club since
the girls squad was added to the or
ganization roster. Her absence from
the lineup will be keenly felt, not only
In breast stroke events, but also in the
diving hnen
q formidable contender for laurels for
the past decade She will not with
draw from the club, however, but will
spend her time coaching new material
end will lend her support TO all club
activities She probably will partici-
pate occasionally in exhibition con-
tests, also.
Section auoit matches for interplay
ground honors will be inaugurated
Tuesday afternoon with the playing OF
the first round in the three sections
into which the grounds have been
divided for the competition by Maude
Parker. director Of girls playground ac-
tivitles.
Grounds winners who drew byes IT
the st round will meet winners OF
initial encounters In the second round
on wednesday afternoon. The sched'
ule follows:
FIRST found TUESDAY at o'clock:
Section Roma Wright OF MontroSe vs.
Glow Keys Of Gallinger at Montrose
Mary Vaughn of Cooke VS.. Marearet Fol
lansbee of Happy Hollow at Happy Hollow
Section Doris Grimm OF Takoma PAR
vs.. Elizabeth Mccarthy of Phillips at Phil
lips.
Section 3-Margaret Burke of Garfield vs.
Virginia Moore Of Plaza at Garheld.
Katherine Crigss of Hoover VS.. vida Far
ION of virginia Avenue at Hoover.
Second round "wednesday at o'clock:
Section Chevy Chase champion VS. win
ner Montrose e-Gsinger match at CheV
Chase
Georgetown champion VS.. winner Happ
6silow- Cooke match at GEORGETOWN.
Section Iowa Avenue champion Us. win
her PhllipsTakoma Park match at low
Avenue.
Section -RloominTdale champion VS.. win
nsr GARFIELD match at BloominEdal'
Fnsedale champion Va winner Hoover-Vir
einIs Avenue match at Rosedale.
Each match will consist Of the bes
two out of three games and will b.
refereed by the director of the groun'
e. which the encounter Is staged.
The tournament will be Of the ellmi
Evening star., 1928-09-09
SOCCER PLAYERS IMPORTED.

Fall River, in the American Soccer
League. has bought several stars to
strengthen its team and also has raided
Scotland and obtained three of the best
players there. They are Alec Johnston,
Jimmy Meaghor and Cyril Hunter.
Evening star., 1928-09-09
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. Sep
tember g.--The Potomac River here Ia
slightly cloudy and Shenandoah was
very muddy this afternoon.
Evening star., 1928-09-09
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND's
orjdders. after six days of

= NIvERSITY OF MARYLAND'S
gridders, after six days of
highly profitable practice in the
" fundamentals of the great Fall
pastime. will get some advanced
work this week and 1t will not be long
until the Old Liners are mixing 1t in
scrimmage. ..
More than 30 of the Old Liners
got In togs last week and number OF
others. including Snitz Snyder. husky
halfhack, are due to get into the drills
beginning tomorrow. Snyder is the
only tardy letter man left from last
seasons varsity array.
MARYLAND lost one of its coaches yes
terday when Country Morris. former
Old Line star. left to return to his
lob as athletic director and coach at
Albany IN. " Academy. This left on
hand, besides Head Coach Curley Byrd,
Leroy Mackert. who will remain two
more weeks before resuming studies for
a PHI D. degree at Columbia University,
and Charlie Fenwick, ex-Virginia celeb
rity, who will aid throughout the sea-
son.
Evening star., 1928-09-09

Alexandria High School Reserves will
hold an organization meeting Tues
day night at the home of Capt. Blake
Parker
Evening star., 1928-09-09

w WILDWOOD. N j.. September
8.-Georgetown University S
wv foot ball squad finished its
Y first weeks practice this aft
Evening star., 1928-09-09
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

n K EMBERS of the Washington
I'M Swimming Club are leading
VI in both the senior and jun
4 Tor classes of the swimming
Evening star., 1928-09-09

The municipal Fairgrounds and SWIM
ming pools closed today after a success
full season. 1t is the first year that
the Fairgrounds have been operated un-
der the city's supervision.
Evening star., 1928-09-09

l.. F.. EndicOtt. former George Mason
High School athletic director. will soon
report to Leonard Hall Academy, Leon
ardtown. Md. where he will serve on
the coaching staff.
Evening star., 1928-12-10

face is one to be trusted" the old man
said at last. 81 will speak to my wife
and we will talk to Yvonne. Then II
she is willing, you may ask her-that
is the custom with you, is it not?"
Richard nodded. II do not wish
Yvonne spoiled" he went on. II shall
want her to continue to wear her
peasant gowns. we shall speak French
together always, she is to remain as
my wife all that she is now. Call it
whim or what you like. 40 not
care for modern women"
"You have been disappointed in one.
Monsieur" the old man observed
astutely.
Richard started a little. He had a
momentary glimpse of Anne Lovelace
with her painted face, her earrings.
her seductive manner.
Yvonne came to call them to supper.
Richard heard the old man and his
wife murmuring for long time before
they slept that night. In the morning
they went to early mass, taking YVonne
with them. When they returned he
saw that they had all three been talk
ing of the matter.
No word was. said to him OF their
decision until that evening. Then the
grandfather said, speaking slowly: I'VE
have talked of your proposal, Monsieur.
We approve it. The acceptance OF 1t
rests with our granddaughter. Presently
I will call her, and you may speak to
her yourself"
Richard felt his heart beat fast. Il
will be very good to her" he said.
I'VE are sure of it--for we love ner
dearly, our little one."
And then he rose. going slowly to
the house, II will send her to you,
now" and he disappeared into the
cottage.
Richard waited. After few mo-
ments Yvonne came hesitatingly to-
ward him, her head bent down and her
eyes yelled with shyness. He took her
hand and said quite simply and clearly:
'Yvonne, want you for my wife. VIII
you marry me?"
He felt her hand tremble in his and
then, in her low. sweet voice: Il am
honored Monsieur"
He kissed her gravely on the fore
head and called the grandparents to
witness her consent.
The days that followed were filled
with preparations. They were to be
married in week In the village church.
Paris for q few days and then the long
trip to America, toward which YVonne
looked so expectantly.
The wedding in the little cfurcn was
a Joyous affair. All the village came.
There was much wagging OF tongues:
And they were off-oH to Paris ana
q new life for them both.
CTo Be Continued.)
Evening star., 1928-12-10

are married and mothers at is. Yvonne
must marry Soon."
Two nights later Richard asked the
grandfather for Yvonnes hand.
"I am much older than she is, of
course" he said. But I am well off,
I can give her a good home, and I do
not care for the loud. noisy women of
my own country. I shall spend much
time studying in the next few years.
Yvonne can keep my house, be COM
pany for me, and will try to make
her happy"
There was a long silence "Your
Evening star., 1928-12-10

her. Yvonne was 5 then, pale and
unhealthy. She bloomed in our coun-
try air, and we hoped in time her
mother would become reconciled to
our life. Then there came the news
of our sons death, She turned her
face away from us. away from her
child, lay In her bed all day, and
finally pined away and died, leaving
Yvonne to u.s.
Then Yvonne is now II years DID,"
Richard observed.
"She will be Is in a week. At 18
our girls are women. Many of them
Evening star., 1928-12-10

Richard Ross has returned to New York
after an absence of six years in South
America. On his return he meets the girl
he has dreamed OF, Anne Loveplace. trans
formed from a sweet, wholesome girl to
worldly society woman. She angled for
Richard at fast and furious night club
party. He is frightened by all the changes
he sees and sails the next day for France.
Anne learns of his departure and follows
him Arrived in Paris, she is told he has
left for Normandy. She waits several
weeks and then learns he has returned,
bringing with him his bride.
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
Evening star., 1928-12-10
INSTALLMENT III.

"HE first few days after his pre-
cipitate departure from New
York found Richard dazed He
i had the feeling of having
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8 TOWNS FIGHT
FOREST FIRE
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simultaneously in four different
places near the Black Rock Hotel.
Fire Warden Ira Glenn. who Is
directing the work OF the volunteers
who are fighting the fires suspects
boys playing near the hotel of hav-
ing started the fire.
It Ia also q mountain belief sllRt
burning over mountains will produce
y large crop Of huclIeberrics. slld
each year fires occur there's Many
Of the mOuntaineers live On their
earnings from the htlclEIeberry sea-
SON,
South Mountain Ia between 10 ana
IS miles from Hagerstown. and lies
between Hagerstown and Boons-
boro. 1T is n summer resort ana
tourist region.
1O.MiIe Fire Line
At itH height tile fire extended
from 10 to IL miles and over the
line into Frederick county. Early
today the wind shifted to the
Southwest. saving the three villages
in the path of the flames. The
population OF Juatown. Baktown
and Pondsville had already fled
from their homes with their valu,
ablAs, and later Joined the fire
fighting forces from other villages.
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Ilsis u the first Of d series 0f
articles 01s the dep0sitiols of ID.
B.. tepso1e former kim leader,
vsveaii,tg TIE alleged igsids stOgY
d The Kas Klux Kldns
Copyright, 1925. ~ the Chicago
Evening American and Inter
national News Services.
CHICAGO. April Character
assassination. intrigue. political cor.
ruption. incfting of mob violence,
even murder, all masked under the
white robes ana the fiery cross u
the Ku Klux Khan.
An organixa tion founded to ia.
spire high devotion to country
changed to onesman order which
crushed out all opposition OF en-
.ernies without regard to individual
sacrifice or honor.
Men 'swi1O prayed to God and good
angels with their Iipsand dipped
their hands ia the sOrdid cesspOOis
Of intrigue
That IL the once powerful Ku.
Klux Khan an revealed by David
G. Stephenson, Indiana's former
khan leader. once second In com
n1and Of the national organization,
who II serving life sentences IN the
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Continued from First Page.l
conyuIsIona broke her neck II en-
effort to hide the crime.
This new evidence WAS glyen BY
Mrs. Dolores Monroe alias Dottie
king. who took the Lehman girl 70
Hoffman office, the acting district
attorney states. Mrs Monroe waa
brought back here yesterday from
New Jersey on extra0iti0n proceed.
ings. ana Is now out On $500 bail as
Witness
The Monroe girI declared that
Hoffman deliberately broke Miss
Lefmafa's neck to hide an at-
tempted Illegal operation. Az the
coronerss Inquest she said she hid
brought the Lehman girl TO HOff-
MAS Office for Il headache.
Dir. Al. Magrudar Macdonald act.
ing deputy coroner, who performed
the autopsy. declared today that no
illegal operation had been per-
eormed. What prepsratIons were
made for II. he said, he could not
AZ the District jail last night
Hoffman denied the allegations ct
Mrs. Monroe.
II have never performed any II.
legal operation, or any surgical
operation" he said. II know moth
ing OF medicine or surgery, and
would not know the first step to
take. / never handled . surgical
instrument.
when persons and there have
been many--have come to me for
treatment for anything outside OF
my own line have referred them
to q number OF prominent doctors.
II handle only such cases as can
be treated BY my massage manipu-
lations-incIuding rheumatism. nery.
Gus troubles and headaches. / have
treated thousands Of each Of these.
This poor girl Eleanor I.ehmanl
was brought to me by D0ttie King
who told me she had a headache
gave her the same treatment that
had cured all OF the others. Moth
ing was said to me Of any other
ailment.
II cannot ina CINE any reason for
the story told today. There Is alb
sOlntely no foundation for 1t. 1t IL
q dasnnable lle."
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GaIimore viii Stand
Trial Next Week on
r BIantOn Speed Incident
60 T.lnrewn Ont

Policeman Dalton q. GaItnnore,
self-announced friend Of Represen.
tative Thomas Z. BIanton. viii be
hailed before the police trial board
to explain the conflicting state.
nents he Is said TO have made in
connection with the alleged auto
speeding OF Bfanton d week ago
today.
Major Edwin B. Hesse. superin-
tendent Of police. today turned over
70 the chief clerk Of the department
data on which specifications OF
charges viii be drafted.
Galjmore's trial will likely begin
next Thursday.
Penalty Il Dismissal
The officer win be tried on
charges cf making q false report to
his superior officer, Inspector e. w.
Brown. The maximum penalty,
under the police manual, for vii.
fully making false report, either
written or verbal, is dismissal from
the department.
GaliEnore Is said to have reported
AdSL 08SHE9Gy 10 4uSRSCIOE DEOWH
that he had paced" BIanton; that
the incident occurred on New
Hampshire Avenue; that Blanton's
car was making between 80 and IS
miles an hour: that he had per.
mitted Blanton to leave without
giving him a ticket. He is reported
TO have said later that the incident
was on Sherman Avenue.
Later Galiuaore signed an affi.
daVit for BIanton, denying the
whole story and saying it was q
''lie out Of the whole cloth" still
later he signed 4 statement for In.
gpActor Brown in which he said he
had made 4 mistake; that he did
pace a ear: that he found out
later it was not the car Of Bianton
but that of another InotcrIst who
had got lost from him when 4
passing truck cut him off.
9lanton has indicated he viii
appear AZ GaliInore's counsel II thu
officer Is taken betor0 the tria
beard
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Khan Wizard Accused Of Plotting
70 Attain His Present Office

lGeorgia, also have some irons II the
If We can outline plan to You
whereby we can absOluteIy assure
you that you will not be fnterfered
with III any OF your plans In Indiana
or Ohio or other States In which you
may be interested. and at the same
time solve our problenis IN similar
manner In the States in which we
are interested. would you 20 along
with us In that kind Of q prOgramg
(E7ere Stephenson detailed B
lengthy reply in which he agreed to
play BALI with his conferees, pro.
viding he could be assured he was
not buying a pig In q poke.
Stephenson continued:
Plan 10 Pension Simmons
suggested that the matter be
placed before the national convention
and let them solve 1t. Conner coun.
tered with proposition whereby Col
onel simmons would be induced to
retire with the honorary title of EN-.
peror for life at an annual salary Of
IS 900 4 year. told them regarded
that as an affront to man Of Col
onel. simmons type, and finally per-
suaded them to agree to pay him
81 900 q month for the remainder Of
his natural life. That WAS agreed
upon, and Mr.. Savage and I went
OUT to see Colonel Simmons.
Prior to our going out there, how.
ever they had informed me that
the Texas delegation. under the con.
troll of Evans, was going to attack
the character Of Colonel Simmons
from the floor. | said that IL the
Texas delegation attacked the char
acter of Colonel Simmons that the
Indiana and Ohio delegations would
bolt the convention and hold an open
public meeting and invite the press
of the nation to sit In at that meet.
ing and give Colonel Simmons an
opportunity TO be heard.
Conner then said: "Why, of course
we are not going to attack Colonel
simmons character from the floor:
that is merely what he must be
told in order to put him in a state
OF mind where this proposition
would be more acceptable"
Induced to Retire
Colonel Simmons was persuaded
he should become the emperor. The
argument was presented that In this
position he would be relieved vt the
detail work that il sometimes irIS-
some and annoying to an execu-
tive. f
'As look back ON the thing
now" Stephenson said, 1T unfOIds
like the panorama Of q hideOna
dream because realize that the
most sinister, cruel thing ever done
3 gracious. good man was carried
cut there. At that time IL was m
conceivable to me that men who
prayed tn God and good angels with
their lips would dip their hands into
the sOrdid cesSpOOl ut intrigue that
surrounded the custer Of Colonel
Simmons. and the custer OF Colonel
Simm0n1 WAS the natal day Of the
destruction Of the Ku KlHx Khan"
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IconIlnnsd rom &C. 80

@used policeman, appeared al his
counsel a1ad ~ his tactics made
De trial one Ct the stcrmiest y
Teafg.
Robert &. wfIIians, Assistant
Corporation Counsel appeared IS
prosecutors.
Charges Thrown Out
The -four specifications against
gtapIas which were thrown. out BY
the trial board were = follows:
That Staples sold real beer" 10
1elfher y. Hazel; that he told her
wllsre she could get mOre 81 Il ii
the future; that he had hi.jaelted
&nuOr truck and that he had maade
q false written statement 10 hts
SUPERIOR officer.
The charges sustained by the trial
board were that Staples annoyed d
woman at 2115 Pennsylvania Ave.
N. W; that he sought to make an
appointment with Louise r. Hanley;
that he made an improper pro.
p0saI to Marie Waters at 2222 n
DC. N. W. and acted with i1er In
q threatening manner: that he made
an improper proposal to Marie
Waters that he received q sum Of
money from q negro bootlegger;
that he took money from another
negro bootlegger and agreed to pro-
Eect him against arrest Tor bootleg
ging, and that he agreed to protect
q hootIegger's relatives from arrest
Tor Bookkeeping.