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Wins Olympic Track and Field Title Although Runners DSappoin
AUSTRALIAN RACKETERS
WILL PLAY CANADIANS

MONTREAL, Quebec, August (H1.-
The Australian Davis Cup team, en-
route to the United States to play in
the national championships at Forest
Hills, N. Y, will play series of matches
against the Canadian Davis Cup squad
here August IA and Is.
The Australian team, including Ger
aid Patterson, John B. Hawkes., Jack
Crawford and II. o. Hopman. also will
compete in a team series at Toronto,
August II and 18.
In the Montreal series the invaders
will be pitted against Jack Wright, Will
lard Croker, Gilbert Nunns and DR.
Arthur Ham
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-06
Slice Results When
Reaching for Ball

George Sargent, president VI the
p q. a., once told a pupil that many
beginners at golf reach for the ball
at stance. Iii other words, they fail
10 let the arms hang naturally when
they stand up to hit a bail.
Striking a bali correctly from such
a stance is almost impossible. There
iA no freedom 10 the arm or shoulder
muscles, general stiffness takes
place. and a stiff. unnatural SWING
results. The arc Of this swing Is al
most b perfect circle, whereas the arc
Of the correct swing IL fiattened at
the point of contact, the cIub head
here going straight through the ball
on the line OF flight for distance o.
almost half foot
THE experienced golfer never
reaches His tendency Is - get bit
over the bail There iB quite ail an
gle formed by the line Of his arms
and the line Of the shaft. TIE line
between the Teacl1ers arms and the
shaft is almost straight line Onr
who assumes such a stance must
peck ~ the hail lie cannot swing
through freely. because strained mus
cieg make pigoiing a great et1oft.
Check up and see If this is the cauSe
Of your slicing. Study The stance 81
good golfers IN this respect and try
~ initiate them
The eomm0nesL Of all faults Of III
average golfers is siicing. Sol Mftzge
has analysed these faults snd suggest
ways Of curing fhe habit In fine illus
fFated Ieafet. Send stamped. addressf
envelope 10 Sol Metzger and regae'
this Iesiiet 0n "alleing.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-06

LOCAL GOLFER SHERWOOD
FOREST TOURNEY VICTOR

Dr Raphael Sherry Of this city, and
Mrs. II. f. Herring af Baltimore. shared
first honora IN the Scotch golf tonrna~
ment which ended yesterday at Sher-
wood Forest Md The runnefa~up we're
Or Frank e. King and Miss Hope
Goodwin, both Of Baltimore
r. w Fitzgerald was first IN a flag
tournament Aeld recently AT the resort.
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JUNIOR GOLFERS PLAYING

CHICAGO, August 6 lBt---i5eyefai
score youthful golfers unoei ~ years
Of age gathered al Glen VIC" CIaD
TO-DAY tor the Western junior goH ch2tn-
,qfanshl9 Among them was Albert
takeg IF Dunkirk. r. Y, defending
tffieholoeg VINO won the crown last
vesr by defeating PA Enaia Of cnAgge
ia ~ holes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-06
DEvINE QUITS COACHING.

Los ANGELES. August tn
Aubrey Devine. the former all-Ameri-
can foot ball player from Iowa Univer-
Sity. will retire as freshman coach under
Howard Jones az the University OF
Southern California in order TO devote
more time to his law practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-06

J. v. BrowneIi of Indian Spring play
ing yesterday with r. r. Reagh Of the
same club, got birdie Q on the 225
ninth hole at the Four Corners club, in
a rather unorthodox fashion. Brownell
hit his tee shot TO the side Of bunker
at the right Of the fairway and then
hoIed his niblick shot for the deuce.
Bannoekbarn's golf team moved for
ward to another victory over team
from another local club yesterday,
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OLYMPIC POINT SCORING
BY the Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM. eight o Olympic and field
the United with Finland close
II with with
I N fourths in fifhs with 7. Three
siythn 6
G
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TRACK AND FIELD.
Marathon.


Woa Py g. osie fsa a. seeo Econ NJ
Ma1teinen. Finland, 255 OF. third Kane
matsu. Yamada, japan, 2;3S %, fourth, Joe
Tsada, Japan, 2:36.20 sixth, Times Of thf
other American fnisherS Albert tWhteyl
Gehelson sta NAE s Gpn M sssO n
twpnty-seventh; Jimmy Henigan. Dorchester
Mass, 2 SO; So thirty ninth; Harvey Ffie ss
Baltimore. 2aT;24 fofty-fourth
Running High jump (Women).
Final Won by Ethel catherwood, Canada,
i 5a meters Is feet inchesl new world
record: g 4, Gsolf, Holland and Mildred g
winning the iump-on for the second-place
medal Jean smiley, United states s ~ 2,
CLARK, South Africe, i48 meters q feet
iois inches),, n,thi H@lma Motto GERMANY ny.
Clark won iumD-of Tor NTH
4OO-Metcr Relay.
Final Won by United states Frank
Wykotf. Jimmy quinn, Charley Borah and
Henry Russoil. Germany, second; Great
Britain, third, France, fourth Switzerland,
0fth Canada dropped the baton at the
start OF the last relay and WAS disaualiiled.
Time, 0:4i equals world record.
1860 Meter Relay.
Finai~Wou by United States George
Baird, Fred Alderman, Bud Spencer and Ray
EaFbutlt. Germany, second, CANADA. tlllfu'
Sweden, fourth Great Britain. nth; France,
sixth Time ai45 tneW world record.
A00-Meter Relay tNomenl.
Final Won ny Canada United states,
sec0nd Germany, third France, fourth
Holland. nth, italy, sixth. Time, 0.4a $
tne% world record
SWIMMING. .
W0men's Events,
0-MErER FREE STYLE,
First seml-GnaI 1.-TWO qualify In each heat
Won by Miss Martha Noreiiua, United
States. MISS Vandergoes, South Africa, see
nndi Miss Stewart, Great Britain, thlrd;
MISS Ethel McGafy United States. finished
fourth end waa eliminated
Second semi iinai-Won by Mis8 Hfauh
Holland Miss Josephine Mekta, United
States. second Miss Vera Tanner, Great
! hpnl, az her time vas better than MISS
SteWaft6J winners time, h54'a, MISS
MeEine time 1856
MEMS Events,
tS00~MEIEH FREE STYLE,
first semi ANAL ,lhFee ~ each heat qualify
| for fhall Won hY Atne Borg. Sweden,
Albert Gorilla, Argentina second Garner
Auit Canada, third. An6ttn Clapp, United
, 8tn .,t sfratefed r, Winners time 2o'42-S
second semi anal- Won by Clarence
CFabhe, United States, andrew Charlton
Australia, second; RAY Rudy, United
etatea, third Fefsntin, italy fourth, n
| kaishi, JHpan, scratched winner s tnf
| 70 A84s thafltons ttnet 1901 Rudy
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HAVE ALEAD OF Il
POINTS OVER Firms
Americans, Though, With 173
Make 81 Fewer Than
in Games of 1924.
BY ALAN J. GOULD.

A MSTERDAAT. August tpl.---
n The United States has cap
II tured the olympic track and
4 / field championship for the
fYs %
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REPORT ON MERGER
| GIVEN CLOSE STUDY
Delivery to Senator Capper
Expected to Be Made
Tomorrow.

Now nearly week overdue, the re-
port prepared by the Federal Bureau of
Efficiency on the result of its exhaustive
investigation of the transit merger plan
is still in the Office of Herbert D. Brown.
chief of the bureau, undergoing careful
review and editing.
Mr.. Brown was in seclusion today, 60
ing over the comprehensive report,
which covers more than 200 pages. At
taches of the bureau, however, indicated
that he may complete his task this aft
ernoon, but that there is little likelihood
that the report would be turned over
to Chairman Capper of the Senate Dis
trict committee until tomorrow.
Bureau Investigators who wrote the
report submitted it to Mr.. Brown the
latter part of last week, and it had
been planned to have it ready for pres
entation to Senator Capper upon his
return to Washington. The Senator
came back Monday.
The Importance of the report and
the far-reaching effect it is expected
to have on the Senate committees ac-
ton on the transportation unification
scheme is said to have led to the care
full scrutiny which Mr. Brown is Civ
ing the contents. Every phase involv-
ing a unification of the transit lines is
understood to be treated comprehensive
ly in the document, which goes be-
yond the scope of the merger agree
ment now pending in Congress by dis
cussing labor conditions and other sub
jectS not touched in the merger pact
of the transportation companies.
More interest than anticipated is be-
ing shown in the report since informa-
ton leaked out early this week that
it would go into the details of the
prudent investment theory of valuation
as compared with the reproduction
theory on which the valuation of the
Washington traction companies was de-
termined.
Senator Capper has since stated that
he favored the latter method, which is
used by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in arriving at a fair value of
railroad companies.
A change in the existing method of
determining the value of the local
transportation companies, which the
Senate committee likely may discuss
when the merger agreement is under
consideration, would have a revolu-
tionary effect on all local utilities, as
we'll as the rates. Application of the
I. c. c. method to the local utilities, it
was pointed out, probably would lower
the valuation of all of the utility cor
porationS.
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SHIP SIX MILES OFF
AS VESTR|S KEELED
First Mate of MontoSo Denies
Knowing Steamer Needed
Assistance.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, November 30.-An
American tramp steamer was only six
miles from the Steamer Vestris when it
was slowly keeling over on the after
noon of November IL, and was only As
miles away two hours before the Vestris
sank the next day, it was testified at
the Federal hearing into the Vestris
disaster today.
Despite its nearness to the scene,
however, the tramp steamer did not
know of the Vestris' need for assistance
as it carried no wireless.
George Frederick Harrison, first mate
of the American tramp Montoso, was
the witness who gave this information.
A full gale was blowing and appar-
emily the lookout on the Montoso saw
nothing in the position of the Vestris to
call for investigation, and the Vestris
made no attempt to communicate by
signals.
After the tramps first mate was ex-
cused United States Attorney Tuttle,
who is conducting the inquiry, stated
that, according to wireless reports sub
mitted by Capt. Luther Martin Over
street of the battleship Wyoming, one
of the rescue vessels, the Italian steamer
Giorgio Gibson was even nearer to the
Vestris at the time of the distress call
than the Montoso.
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Continued From Second Page.)
particularly because the impression has
gained ground that Senator Curtis will
relinquish his seat in the Senate during
the present session. If he does not, he
will continue as leader. Many of the
Republican Senators would like to see
him remain in the Senate and carry on
| as leader during the short session,
which opens Monday. Senator Curtis
has not yet indicated what his plans
are, but there is a distinct impression
that he will leave the Senate at COM
paratively early date, unless he is as
sured that the Governor ELECT of
Kansas, who takes Office early in the
year, will appoint as Senator Curtis
| successor a man who has been a men,
Der Of the Republican group in the Sum-
| flower State to which Senator Curtis
belongs. Gov. Paullen, the incumbent,
| would assuredly do SO. 1t is understood
that President Coolidge would be glad
| to see Senator Curtis continue as leader
during the rest of the Presidents term
Senator Jones has been whip of the
Senate ever since Senator Curtis be-
came leader. His handling of the i'm
portant flood control bill at the last
| session which was passed unanimously
by the Senate was distinct feather
in his cap. While he underwent Sc
| rious operation last Spring, Senator
Jones is today in good physical condi-
ton and his health would not inter-
fere, it is said, with his accepting the
| duties of leader.
The Washington Senator is one Of
those who believes that a special ses-
sion of Congress next Spring probably
will be unavoidable for the considera-
ton of farm legislation and tariff revi-
sion. He takes the view that the House
committee on ways and means could
we'll hold hearings and begin work on
a tariff revision bill during the coming
short session so that 1t would be ready
to report to the new Congress soon after
that body was called in special session
in the Spring.
Senator Jones Is chairman Of the
committee on commerce He probably
will introduce resolution calling for
an investigation by the committee of
the sinking Of the steamship Vestris, so
that his committee can consider the
adviSability of such an investigation.
He said today, however, that he doubted
whether a congressional investigation
would be necessary in view of the in
vestigation which has been held in New
YORK and which is being made by the
Department of Commerce.
The West Coast Senator Jones said.
is well satisfied with the election of
| Herbert Hoover as President. AS one
| of the leading drys in Congress, Sena-
tor Jones also expressed satisfaction
with the outcome of the presidential
| race.
| while there were other issues in the
campaign, and while there was no di-
| rect submission of the wet and dry
question" said Senator Jones, 1.-THE out
come of the presidential election must
be regarded as showing a strong senti-
ment in this country for prohibition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
PHYSICIANS FEAR GIRL STRUCK
BY ARROW WILL LOSE HER EYE
Edna Petrie, II, 3419 NJ
Street, Victim of ThankSgiv-
ing Attack by INDIANS"
BOY InConSoIabIe at Thought
Playmate May Be MARRIED
Permanently by Accident.

The victim of realistic Thanksgiving
attack on the Pilgrims by Indians, IL
year-old Edna Petrie, 3419 NJ street, is
patient at Georgetown Hospital, where
physicians fear she will lose her left eye,
struck by an arrow.
Wilbur Ricketts,, IL year old, 1929
Prospect avenue. fired the arrow, and
he is inconsolable at the thought that
his playmate may be marred perma-
nently as the result of the attack which
they staged yesterday with about 10
companions in a wooded strip near
Edna's home
A school play of the day before fresh
in their minds. the children were cele-
brating yesterday by staging an Indian
attack on the Pilgrims" The air was
thick with arrows-sticks shot from
homemade bows. Suddenly Edna
screamed. One of the arrows had struck
her Squarely in the eye. She was rushed
to Georgetown Hospital, where surgeons
are trying to save the eye.
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GALE CAUSES LINER
TO LIMP INTO PORT
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 30-The
gales which swept the North Atlantic
and the European coast this week sent
the British liner Homeric into port here
with Is feet of her forecastle head rail-
ing torn away and caused passengers on
the Leviathan to miss Thanksgiving day
dinners ashore.
The Homeric, which locked "a hours
behind schedule, also had ID glass ports
on the promenade deck broken. The
Leviathan bore no outward signs of the
storm, but the 10 hours she lost on her
schedule testified to its fury.
Although the Leviathan's passengers
missed planned dinners ashore they
had turkey and all the trimmings aboard
the vessel. The steward had laid in a
stock of the birds before sailing against
possible delay in reaching New York.
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STITT'S TERM is ENDED.

Rear Admiral E. r. Stitt ended his
second four-year term as surgeon gen.
eral of the Navy at midnight last night
and was detached today for duty at the
Naval Medical School in Washington.
Appointment of his successor by
President Coolidge is expected in the
next few days.
DR.. Stitt, who has been on duty in
Washington almost 20 years, is a spe-
cialist in tropical diseases and Serology.
Among those known to be under con-
sideration to succeed Admiral Stitt is
Capt. Charles Maiden Oman, head of
the Navy Medical School here. Ad-
miral Stitt held this post when ap-
pointed surgeon general.
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Continued From First Page.)
would be a task of his administration,
he said. to strive to approach ever
nearer to perfection. Therefore, he
wished his government to be a govern
ment made up of men best prepared.
Men who know how to be loyal to
man." he added, must be replaced by
men who know how to be loyal to the
country"
Portes Gil said he would not consider
personal friendship in appointing as
siStants. He would seek the most ca
pable men. These must devote all their
time and attention to the country. must
serve the cause and not men, and must
abide by all the principles of the
revolution. Their private life must con-
form to the discreet regulations that
government officials were obliged to OBJ
serve due to their close connection with
the masses of the nation.
The government he announced, would
adhere to article 81 of the constitution
the article referring to oil and land
problemS-and also to article 23-the
article referring to labor laws. Free
dom of expression, whether verbal or
written, and including the full right
to criticize the President, would be re-
Spected by the government.
He promised that the state would
take no part in the presidential cleo
ton of next year to choose his sue
cessor other than to guarantee equal
rights to contending factions. He hoped
that rival candidates and parties fully
understood that it was the vote of the
people that they must strive for and
that they should do so by stressing
ideas and principles and not by stirring
up violence. This" he added. will
mark new path in our electoral prac-
tees"
Only the establishment of solidly
footed political parties with definite
program and fixed opinions could sep
arate politics from the administration
and prevent the state from becoming
the elector, he said.
Portes Gil also promised that contin-
ued efforts for the betterment of the
condition of workers would be made.
Such betterment would assure an in
crease in production and in the indus
trial development of the country as
well as the intellectual and economic
progress of the people. 1t was impera-
tive to go on distributing small parcels
of land to peasants IN order to create
| free and prosperous farming class.
The religious problem was not men,
toned by the incoming President.
Portes Gil took the oath of Office on
a huge wooden platform erected in the
middle Of the stadium On it were
seated the retiring President, members
of Congress. government officials, SUI
preme court judges, the diplomatic
corps, governors of states and mill
tary chiefs from all parts of the coun-
| try.
The ceremony took the form of a
joint session of Congress, with Deputy
Marie Gomez presiding The deputy
administered the oath of office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
BY the Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, Holland, November 80
The Telegram today published story
in connection with the death of ,Ad-
miral Scheer Of Germany, in which 1t
is stated that the Kaiser declined to go
to sea and fight and die in a last des-
perate rally of the German fleet in 1918.
The newspaper says that in october.
1918, the German Navy received Or
ders to attack the British fleet. Ad-
miral Scheer, chief of the German
naval staff, agreed on condition that
the Kaiser accompany him and assume
nominally supreme command. In this
demand the paper says, Scheer had
the support of practically all naval off,
GERS and that of Prince Max Won Baden,
Gen. Ludendorff and Admiral Tirpitz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
FOUR MEN FORFEIT $40
IN PAPER RACK CHARGES
Police Detailed to Stop Practice of
Taking Publications Without
Depositing Money.

Four men arrested by police of the
fifth precinct for stealing newspapers
from street racks forfeited $40 each in
Police Court today. They were arrested
by police especially detailed by Capt.
Sanford of No. to guard the racks and
break up the practice of taking news
papers without depositing the exact
change.
Those who forfeited collateral were
William Smith, 76, 400 block of Eighth
street southeast; William Dulin, Sc, Of
the 400 block of Tenth street southeast;
Fred Fowler, colored, 40 years old, 1900
block of Walter street southeast, and
Fred Moore, Sc years old.
The arresting officers were G. Carter,
T. Bailey, E. j. Ball and F. w. Baily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Ten Army Planes
To Take 81 Men
To New York Game

Thirty-one Army officers from
this city, flying in 10 Army air
planes from Boiling Field, will ny
to New York today and tomorrow
to attend the Army-Stanford
foot ball game there tomorrow
afternoon.
The little aerial fleet will in
clude the big Fokker CO trans
port plane assigned for the use
of F. Trubee Dawson, Assistant
Secretary of War for Aeronautics;
three OIL observation planes,
three oil observation planes and
three 0-2-H planes, all piloted by
officers on duty at Boiling Field
and in the War Department.
Representative Frank James of
Michigan, a member of the House
committee on military affairs,
will be a passenger in the trans
port plane. All of the planes
are expected to return here Sun
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Kaiser Branded Coward for Refusal
To Join Fleet on Dangerous Mission

Admiral Scheer proceeded to arrange
with the Kaiser details of the battle
The Kaiser fell in with the fleets de-
mand. After this interview it was ar
ranged that the fleet should sail on
Thursday.
On Monday, however. a message from
William stated he would not be able to
accompany the fleet. Contents of the
message were never known, as Admiral
Scheer burned 1t. he declared. to pre-
vent the Kaissr's confession of cow
ardlce" from becoming known.
The Kaiser insisted that the fleet
should sail. Scheer refused, and pro-
ceeded to occupy the City of Kiel with
this outward demonstration. The stand
against the Kaiser began, and. the Tel
egraaf says, the revolt of the navy came
within a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
CONFESSION OBTAINED
IN MURDER OF FARMER
Victims Body Set Afire-Accused
Man and Boy Believed in
Witchcraft, Police Say.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
YORK, Pa, November 30-Accused
of killing Nelson D. Rehmeyer, 59-year-
old farmer of North Hopewell Town
ship, and setting his body afire, John
Blynire, 80, and John Curry, IA, were
arrested today Both have confessed
TO the Staying, according to police.
Blymire implicated a third person, who
has not been apprehended
The motive for the murder has not
been definitely established. but author
tiles said they had learned that Reh-
meyer and Blynire both believed in
witchcraft.
In a signed confession the Curry boy
told how he and Blymire attacked Reh-
meyer last Tuesday night. at the lonely
spot where their victim lived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
INJURED BRAKEMAN
SAVES FAST LIMITED
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, November 3o.-A
railroad brakeman, suffering from a
broken collar bone, who saved the Pan
anna Limited, the Illinois Central's fast
Chicago-New Orleans train, from dis
aster was belated hero here today.
w. c. Lightfoot, the brakeman, Suf-
fered the injured shoulder when a
string of freight cars piled up along the
right of way near Polk, Tenn. Wednes-
day night and blocked the passage of
the fast passenger train, which was to
follow in a few minutes, railroad Off
Gals were informed. Lightfoot, despite
his injury, rushed up the tracks and
with the aid of lantern succeeded in
tagging the limited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
SEAPLANE FORCED DOWN.
Privately Owned Craft Towed
Ashore by Coast Guard.

ELIZABETH CITY, N. c., November
80 (P).-Forced down in the ocean by
engine trouble yesterday afternoon, the
seaplane 6945 was brought safely ashore
by the crew of the Kittyhawk Coast
Guard station about mile north OF
that place, according to reports reach
ing here.
w. D. Atwater and Lester Ingles
who recently purchased the former
military plane in New York, were at the
controls on homeward-bound voyage
to Miami when motor trouble developed
and they were forced to the water.
The plane was being towed today by
the oregon Inlet Coast Guard boat tc
Manteo, where repairs will be made.