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The Washington times., 1928-06-28
Knight Pythians Give
e. w. RundY High Office

r. w. Bundy, three times grand
chancellor, was last night unani-
mously reelected to that office at
the annual election Of officers of
the Grand United Order Of Knights
Pythian OF North America. South
America. Asia. Europe. Africa and
Australia, held in the Pythiant
Temple, Twelfth and ~ Streets
Northwest.
Fourteen lodges were represented
BY two delegates from each lodge
The Washington times., 1928-06-28
REED To PLEDGE
SUPPORT To
SMITH
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
Bx international News service

r. ny sIWtGEWMtAOAANAss NC vs. 4t1EGNN
HOUSTON, Tex, June 2ss sena.
tor James a. Reed ii not and will
not be candidate for the Demo
cratic vice Presidential nornina-
ton but win pledge himself during
the convention here to take the
stump to give his active support
to Gov. Al Smith Of New York,
it was learned today on the high
est authority.
Reed will contest Smiths nomi-
nation until the New York governor
actually has been nominated. In
the meantime, he probably will be
Invited to address the convention
and then will take the opportunity
publicly to pledge himself to what
ever candidate is chosen to carry
the Democratic standard. He prob
ably will speak tonight after the
platform Is adopted.
Robinson Assured
Reeds decision to avoid entering
the Vice Presidential race assured
the nomination of Senator Robin
son OF Arkansas for. second place
honors. With Robinson receiving
the solid support OF the over
whelmingly powerful Smith organ
ization, his nomination appeared
as matter-of-fact as that OF the
New York governor himself.
Informal overtures already have
been made inviting Reed to adj
dress the convention. The idea.
was said to have been fathered
by George e. Brennan, Democratic
car in the Prairie" State. 1t
met with immediate endorsement.
for the Smith leaders.
To Fight Corruption
Reed was reported to have agreed
to appear before the convention to
make a second Keynote speech.
He planned, it was, said. a specific
plea for population for ali third
party movements.
The Missourian, who initiated the
Senate's famous slush fund iIlyesti.
cations that drove two men out Of
the Senate. has expressed desire,
according to his friends, to- sound
new tocsin to the Democratic
party to concentrate on the cam
pdABn -l5SuC u TNSQuDuc4n SOFEltp@
ton. This was the plea he made
when he stampeded the Democratic
party's Jackson Day dinner at
Washington last January.
Reeds decision to support Smith
or any other Democratic nominee To
the best of his ability-which means
an unbroken speaking tour OF the
country from the day the campaign
opens until the ballots are. counted
was due chiefly to his opposition
to Herebrt Hoover. the Republican
nominee. lt.
Will Attack Hoover
In his speech to the convention,
as now planned, Reed will launch.
a new attack on Hoover and it has
been intimated, will make such
charges against the Republican
nominee as to throw a brand new
issue into the November campaiGns
The Missourian. it was said, has
planned to state his views on pros
hibition to the convention.
Reed will declare that prohibition
is not an issue in the approaching
campaign and will call upon the
Democratic party to pledge itself
to rigid enforcement" Of all exist.
ing. laws, including the Nolstead
Act,
The Washington times., 1928-06-28

Some people think that the only
unsullied Democrats are In the
/ delegation from the Virgin Is
lands
The Washington times., 1928-06-28

yes, and when did this guy
Israel get into the Democratic
party?" asks J.. Ham Lewis, the
The Washington times., 1928-06-28
Jimmy Says AZ Would
Like Houston Folk
BY ROLAND KREBs
Interna tionaI News Service

HOUSTON, Tex, June 28 This = said Mayor Jimmy
Walker today he looked Houston from his fifteenth
story Rice Hotel window. SIS sweet spot.
The Washington times., 1928-06-28
CHARGED WITH THEFTS

CHESTER. June 27-Six Phila.
deIphians, arrested in connection
with a hold up. here, were 'iden.
titled by their two victims at d
hearing before Magistrate Berry.
The Washington times., 1928-06-28

A bit Of America in Paris is
ready for you. The Hearst Press
Information Bureau, 2 de la Paix,
will welcome you this summer.
Use II as your forwarding address.
Meet your friends there. Home
newspapers. magazines. travel In
formation. etc. No charges-no
fees.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
Sc I
FOR CARDINALS

Gallaudet College will open its
truck season tomorrow afternoon,
entertaining the Catholic University
trackmen in a dual meet scheduled
to start at 1880 o'clock on Hitchkiss
Field.
The Silents have been getting
into trim for the meet for the last
month and are out to even up mat
ters for the defeat they suffered at
the hands of the Cardinals last year.
Save for the absence of Rose.
Rilger and Campbell. Coach
Teddy Hughes will pit almost a
veteran aggregation against the
BrOOl1landers.
Byouk, high individual point man
and all-around athlete, is captain
of the Mutes this year. He will
probably bear the brunt of the
offensive against the Preachers.
Gallaudet will have two other
meets this season. On May IL the
annual interclass meet will be held
and on MAY 26!' George Washing
ton. Gallaudet, and Johns Hopkins.
of Baltimore. will hook up in a
triangular meet at Gallaudet.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

tening on the Phils. a natural vic
tim; the Braves. who ore shot up
like a bulTs.eye with injuries and
illness, and the Dodgers. who are
beginning to discover that baseball
requires a minimum Of nine (9)
ball players. Unless that pitching
to which the Giants have just taken
so kindly can rally around itself,
the Dodgers figure to tumble out of
second place before they have pro-
ceeded very far through the West.
With little help available from
the other Eastern clubs, the
Giants will do very well to re-
turn home, running One.twO, but
the West will find the McGraw
entry hard to catch for month
or so, if it is still in first place
when 1t reaches the Polo
Grounds again.
AS for the status of the Browns
and Indians, it may go unchallenged
for four or five days. st. Louis
will open in Washington today and
the Griffmen. at the moment. seem
TO be all spread out like a credi-
tors investigation. They are npt
even challenging the loser right
now. The Indians, meantime will
be asked to meet the Red Sox and
will reluctantly consent.
However, the Browns next stop
will be Philadelphia and the Indians
next the Yankee Stadium, and the
Westerners at both places will have
to show plenty. This may turn out
to be slightly more than they have
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
ALDR|DGE ASKS
GIANTS JOB

CINCINNATI, May 5.-Vic AL.
bridge, hold-out pitcher of the Giants
waved the white flag of surrender
today and made other motions in
dicating that he is sick of war and
wants nothing but peace.
He wrote John J. McGraw a let
ter from Terre Haute and asked the
Giants manager to reinstate him,
preparatory to Aldridge's signing
a contract. The Giants suspended
Vic for thirty days on April 81 for
not reporting.
McGraw told Aldridge to be here
tomorrow for a business chat. and
If their differences are adjusted at
that conference the New York club
will ask Commissioner Lands to put
Aldridge back on the eligible list
Il Ravens any idea of trading
Aldridge, said McGraw. He is a
good pitcher and we can use him.
[ understand that he has been work
ing out at home and is almost ready
to pitch. Naturally his salary won't
start until he is ready to take his
turn in the box"
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
TODGYSSRQR1ORIAL
BY Kirk Miller

ourseH from the bosom of family
evening during three months to observe
form of sport the Arcadia Refer
ence is made great noble Grean pasme which has
through the Greeks of old engaged
that we doubt very of the original sport
the game-wrestling
Our successive Bics temple hostility have
indeed there be something radically
with the racket only handful of turn
once week. should the with healthy
sport, have a general pulling .
wrestling and attempt
purify but the thought has occurred than once that
probably people would patronze OF those eartess
and Ofhand two
wrestling grips nothing decisive in the securing
the split both of which submit
the subjects thereof to no little agony of which
well, seldom directly results in fall.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
Gymnastics Add Harmless Excitement

will that they adhered the strict princl
the handed them down through
competition the audience would be
81 bored would walk them That is quite true.
imagination of the
of gymnastics INDUCED in to up
excitement The pops and hand springs accomplishments
which of the has in its repertory and they
enng performance They harmless although mean
ngless.
holds which praced considerably here else
where the oehod and the split quite disgusting and
They exciting. They bring about few If
direct falls Eliminated, people might patronze
wrestling here.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
Both Grips Could Be Eliminated

Those holds applied principally to weaken the strength
and unusual that either
them climax any the falls thereof They
spectacular such the flying and they
entertaining to the spectators.
About all those yses produce horror to the victim and
who take their where they find it, they could be eliminated
without detractng from the business at hand.
1t possible that the attendance at the Arcade is kept
the majority of sports lovers do not care for
competition which meaningless and suffering
Wrestling at BEST not supposed to be particularly humane
he enter
tainment which deliberately permits forms of physical
the bodily contact necessarily IN
VOlve
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

following her venture into the pro.
fessional game; Miss Eileen Bennett
fairest of the British stars: Miss
Betty Nuthall, Britain'S juvenile
wonder. and Mrs. Kitty McKans
Godfrey, dean of the English women
players.
These four women are un'
dOubtedIy the greatest players
in Europe today. And. barring
the United States, there II also
no doubt they are the greatest
in the world.
Only In America can women
players be found to match them in
ability. And the Wightman cup
matches at Forest Hills last year
proved that the American ladies'
cannot only match them. hut can
surpass them in most instances.
It is highly probable at this
time that the first meeting In Eu-
rope between Helen Wills and the
quartet named above will be In
the French hard court champion.
ships at st. Cloud on May IL.
That meeting should result In the
most stupendous sensation since
Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglsn
fought out their bitter rivalry on
those self.sams courts two years
ago.
Europe will see q new Helen Wills
mot the slow.footsd stage-Struck
girl, who fell such an easy Victiln
to the dashing, fiery Suzanne Leng.
len, but virile, smashing, terrify%
ing Amazon of the courts.
Only two of her foreign rivals
promise anything in the way of q
threat to the American champion
whose increasing ability In only
matched Ey her increasing charm.
These are Senorita de Alverez, who
is the closest approach to Mile.
Lenglen that Europe has yet seen,
and Miss Bennett, who surprised
ever her most partisan admirers
by her swift rise to the very top.
most position in European women'a
tennis ranks.
AS for Mrs. Godfrey, M may
he ungallant, but the fact re.
mains that she iS not becoming
younger nOticeably. She IL StiIl
change on the courts, but her
days of progress are at an end
while all those around her
continue to improve.
And little Betty NuthaI1 ~ nos
the threat that a slightly senti.
mental tennis world has made the
youngster out to be. The best
proof of how she has been over.
rated was contained in the news q
month ago of the straight-set beat.
ing she got from Miss Marjorie
Morrill,, 19-year.old Dedham, Mass,
girl, who is only rated sixteenth
best in the United States.
Though Mrs. Godfrey and Miss
Nuthall are slightly overrated. Sen.
orita de Alvarez and Miss Bennett
still remain to he reckoned with.
However, great as has been the ad.
vance of these two in the past year.
Europe. as the saying goes. hasn't
seen nothin' yet"
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
Interstate DiamOnders
Face Navy Yard Today

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission nine opposes NeVy Yard
in Government League game
this afternoon at 5:15 o'clock on
the West Ellipse grounds. Chairman
Johnston 3. Campbell, of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, will
toss out the first ball.
Manager Mickey" Johnson. of
the Interstate team. has trio
Of capable hurlers in Jeff" Smith,
Wesley Mcdonald and Pete Ball
to throttle the Navy Yard tossers
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
St. Louis Cards Buy
WavneShOrO as Farm

wAYNEsBORO, Pa, May 4.-The
st. Louis Cardinals are going to add
another club to the ''chain store"
baseball idea. The Waynesboro out
fit of the Blue Mountain League
has been bought by the Cards and
will be operated this summer as a
developing farm for young talent.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston, 5: Pittsburgh, 4.
st. Louis. Z: Cincinnati. 3.
(Only games ScheduledD.
GAMES TODAY
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
Tennis Education A1Daits Europe
In Wen of Improved Girl

ntensh onbe Helen
in Pais-it hmntb
to
in Club
Samsme Of will
in
startling education woms tennis vii %
o
beautiful senorta de Alvarez
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
LIGHT
FLASHES.

At Williamsport, Pa.-Lou Scozza,
Buffalo. outpointed Allentown Joe
Cans. Wilkes-Barre, Pa, eight
rounds.
At Bridgeport, Conn.-Jules Som.
bathy, Bridgeport, defeated Joe
Curry, New York featherweight,
eight rounds.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
Big League Races Settle
DOwn TO Real Stuff
Bv Davis J. Walsh

NEW YORK. May AFTER giving its customary slapstick
prelude early April major league baseball be depended
upon legitimate roles in the next fortnight be-
ginning today with the first the EastWes inerseconal
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
SUPREME IN SOCCER

The Glasgow Rangers won both
the Scottish Cup and Scottish Lea
que title this year, a feat which has
been duplicated only once before
in the history Of soccer in Scotland.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
II lOMERUN'
Il lITTERS|

National League
Seasons
Player Club. Total.
Walker, Cincinnati (O........
American League
None.
The Leaders
Natfonal-Bissonette 4.
AmerIcan-Ruth. 6; Hauser. I.
League Totals
National-73
American-46
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

Always a showdown of authority,
the intersectional factor will serve
it's usual purpose this time in tenn
porariIy answering a few pertinent
questions. For one thing, it may
determine definitely and to all prac-
teal purposes whether clubs like
the Cleveland Indians, st. Louis
Browns and Brooklyn Dodgers be-
long where they happen to find
themselves today or merely are &C.
cupying first division positions by
the gratuity of "squatters' rights"
For another, 1t may show just
how far John McGraw can hope to
go with his Giants this season. The
club is moving West today in first
place, regardless of injuries to
ODoul and Walker and the failure
of Vic Aldridge to report. But it
got where it is by pushing the
Braves. Dodgers and PhiIlies around
and, If that kind has anything, then
Coogans Bluff Is something that
ought to be called.
All the speed of the National
League field, barring the
Giants, Is in the West. There
fore, their next IS ball games
figure to prove just who has it
i'm addition to the customary
four out of five.
The Giants open their Western
invasion in Cincinnati tomorrow.
Then they double Lack to Pitts
Purgh, jump over TO Chicago and
finish in st. Louis. Every series
will be as crucial as the depend
ability of Il suspender button. The
Reds, getting real pitching again,
are playing the kind of baseball
they showed in 1926, when they
chased the Cardinals in.
The Pirates, apparently, have
come back from an Indifferent
break from the barrier and seem
headed for the first division. The
Cubs aren't hitting 67s, hat size,
but the chances are they will be
ready by the time the Giants reach
Chicago. The Cards are running
pretty true to fo1 m already.
The Giants. of course. will he
taking on a recognized contender in
each series. The three other West.
ern clubs. meantime, will be fat
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

MISS WILLS will be opposed by srrong field when
she steps upon the courts ST. Cloud to play for the
French hard court title beginning May 81 Included in
Alvarez, who met Miss Wills in the final at Wimbledon
last year. and the British stars, Miss Betty Nutha
Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfrey and Miss Eileen Bennett.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04
REA CUTS LEAD
Of GAVUZZ|

PONTIAC. ILL.,, May &C. c.
C"Cross. Country'O Pyle's II pave
ment Founders shnffled out of here
today toward Joliet, their sixty
second control, So miles northeast of
here, the longest trek since they
left Los Angeles March 4.
Heading the pack was Peter Ga
vuzzi young Britisher, who has
covered the 300 miles to Pontiac in
376:21:52. He leads Andrew Payne,
youthful Oklahoman, by hours 10
minutes 80 seconds.
Thursdays 34,7-mile lap from
Normal proved a test for the ath-
letes. the temperature being close to
that of Moiave Deset, California,
crossed the first week of the east
ward journey.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

Rumors that the Pyle caravan
was ION the rocks" were refuted by
Harold Red" Grange. co-partner
in the enterprise and acting gem
eraIissimo while Pyle carries on
ahead of the heel and toe show.
"Well, we've come 1890 miles"
Grange said. THE attachments
that have been hurled at us are
annoying and aggravating. but they
won't hold up the big parade. We're
going through and on schedule.
Chicago will welcome the foot
race with the accord that acclalms
men who have achieved what in
the past was thought impossible. |
have had my fling at collegiate and
pro football and also dip into the
movies, but this Is the greatest
sport racket Of all time"
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

Harry Rea, Long Beach. Calf,
scout master, led the way for the
day in 4:O5:2l. at times clOcking
off more than nine miles an
hour. Gavuzzi, John SalO, Pas
sale, n. D.. and Oil Wanttinen.
New York, tied for second in
4:32:O3. Paul Simpson. Burling-
ton, n. c., covered the distance
in 9:O6:41, for an elapsed time of
652:37:44.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

following her venture into the pro.
fessional game; Miss Eileen Bennett.
fairest of the British stars; Miss
Betty NuthaIl, Britain'S juvenile
wonder. and Mrs. Kitty McKans
Godfrey, dean of the English women
players.
The Washington times., 1928-05-04

These four women are uns
dOubtedIy the greatest players
in Europe today. And, barring
the United States, there II also
no doubt they are the greatest
in the world.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-12-31
BOLIVIA 0, K, ON
PARLEY OFFER
TO ARBITRATE
Protocol of Pan-AmeriCan
Conference Accepted,
Minister Reports.
BIZ United Press

BU UHlted Press
BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 31.-The
Bolivian government has accepted
with Slight notifications the pro-
tocol of the Pan-American arbi-
tration and conciliation conference
in connection with the solution of
the recent clashes in the Chaco
region, disputed between Paraguay
and Bolivia, Bolivian minister to
Argentina Pinto Escalier announced
today.
The minister said his government
informed him of the acceptance
Sunday night.
Provides for Arbitration
The protocol was forwarded to the
Bolivian and Paraguayan govern
ments after they had accepted the
good Offices of the conference now
meeting at Washington. 1t pro-
videS for the method of approaching
LIE dispute.
Both sides suffered casualties in
the skirmishes which began Dec. 5
when Paraguayan troops seized the
Bolivian Ft. Vanguardia. Bolivian
troops captured the Paraguyan Ft.
Boqueron, Dec. IA.
An official statement issued by the
Garaguyan legation late Sunday
night reiterated the previous
charges made by the legation at
Washington that Bolivian troops
reoccupied F't. Vanguardia subSe-
quent to the acceptance by both
countries of the conferences good
offices.
HOstilitieS Reported
A wholly unconhrmed dispatch to
La Critica from it's correspondent
at Asuncion Sunday said messages
from Corumba asserted that Boil
The Indianapolis times., 1928-12-31
SUE FOR TAX MONEY
Estate Seeks $526,869 in
0VerpaymentS.

A suit seeking return of $526,869
paid the government as tax on the
estate of the late Volney T. Malott,
Indianapolis millionaire and capi-
taliSt, was filed in federal court to-
day by the trustees of the estate,
Louis B. Eubank, Thomas H. Kaylor
and John Malott Fletcher.
Mr.. Malott died June IA, 1921. The
$526,869 was paid in accordance with
the revenue act of 1918, which be-
came operative Sept. 13, 1921, ac-
cording to the suit. AS the trustees
of the state had year after the
death to pay the tax the tax should
have been based on the revenue act
of 1921 providing lower rate of
payment, according to the suit.
The bulk of the Malott estate was
left to be held in trust for the bene-
fit of the widow and six children.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-12-31
PARLEY HEAD CRITICAL
Pan-A Americans Chairman Ill With
Pneumonia.

Pneumonia.
B@ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. Stiffness
of DR.. Victor Maurtua, chairman of
the special mediation committee of
the Pan-American conciliation con-
ference, was diagnosed definitely to-
day as pneumonia.
His condition was reported "criti-
cal" at the hospital, to which he
was removed a few days ago.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-12-31
So NAMED TO
COUNTY JOBS
Commissioners Clear Out
D0dSOn Men.

The county commissioners this
morning announced fifty three job
appointments, including the thirty
three district road superintendents
in the five districts in the county.
Although most of the jobs were
cared for by reappointments, there
was a general housecleaning of C.
o. Dodson Sympathizers and per-
sons opposed to the ruling George
V. Coffin faction.
Clinton H. Givan, former Do1son
worker, who is defending Paul Dunn
in perjury case, was reappointed
county attorney
The commission affirmed its ap-
pointment of Lloyd D. Claycombe
as county pauper attorney, although
John Royse recently was named to
the post by Criminal Judge James
A. Collins.
Charles Owens, bailiff of the COM
missioners' court, was replaced by
The Indianapolis times., 1928-12-31
CITY SHOWS BIG
BUILDING CAIN
Permits for 1923 Disclose
1868, 900 Increase.

Building permits in indianapolis
in 1928 reached a total valuation of
$23,000,058, an increase of $669,000
over the value of 1927 buildings,
figures compiled by Mrs. Clara OK
ley, statistician in the office of
Building Commissioner William
Hurd, show.
A total of 1O,5O6 permits, 1,437
of them for dwellings, we're issued.
Twelve thousand eight hundred sew
enty five permits were issued last
year.
The dwellings erected aggregated
a total of $6,727,O00 in valuation and
accommodated 1,615 families.
The following permits and their
total valuation also are included in
the survey:
Thirty-one apartments, $3,000,000;
eighteen churches, $1,608,000; four
schools, $9O3,O 900; three hotels, $780,
90; three hospitals, $515,000.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-12-31
INCER FACES
MURDER QUIZ
IN RAIDS WAKE
|lk (Tex.) Law Enforcer
Suspect in Staying of
Hotel Man.

WINK, Tex, Dec. 81. - John
kughie) Northcutt, hard-riding,
ight-Shooting Texas ranger, who
detailed to keep Wink in a lily
tie condition after the vice and
pr raids two weeks ago, faced a
der investigation today for the
ng of a hotel proprietor.
g George Hilmer, the hotel man.
killed a week ago by Northcutt
N the ranger went to the hotel
king a prisoner who had escaped
Northcutt said Hilmer refused
'let him search part of the hotel.
Fhen Hilmer's father and mother
wed to claim the body, they
snd Hilmer had been shot in the
k OF the head and his skull
shed with a club
Fhose facts were suppressed at an
luest held several days after the
boting, the Hilmers charged. They
We started an investigation and
| demand grand jury inquiry,
" said.
Eilmer's father, Chris, 10 years
|, is near death from the shock
his sons death.
Fred Hilmer, the brother, said
Pre- had been a feud between his
'ther and the ranger, started
ZEN Northcutt is said to have
ten a hunting knife from Hilmer.
e brother said the knife was
9psake and had been brought
m Venezuela by his brother, who
S a civil engineer with a career
vt had taken him to many parts
the world.