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The Washington times., 1928-03-30
FA|R0WNER
RACES A
BY Paddock

BALTIMORE, March 90
! There are IA seasonable
thoroughbreds and two pass1-
bly, good riders in the racing
establishment of Mrs. Payne
Whitney that Clyde Phillips
has brought from New Orleans
to Bowie for the spring racing
Of the Southern Maryland
Agricultural Association.
The meeting will begin next Tues
day to continue IL days. The rlders
are Arnold and j. McGovern'. ootn
of whom did right well at tne
South. Arnold has won SIX races
since New Year, McGovern three.
The horses are the veteran cam
paigners Saxon, Adios, Navigator
Rosinante, Crows Nest, False MOO,
esty. Jacuueminot and Ancient
Mariner and the two-year. olns
Knickers. Apple Dumping, Sport n
H Holiday and Raspberry.
Potential participants in the
revival OF the $1,000 Inaugural
Handicap, q dash of seven FUR
longs. that will be the opening
DAYS feature at Bowie are
Saxon, Navigator, AdiOs and
Crows Nest. the last named
son OF Man o. War and Jean
BOwdre. that cost Mrs. Whitney
$500 at the auction block at
Saratoga q year ago last sum-
mer.
He did not strike winning gan
until last December when ne Won
at jefferson Park.
Crows Nest is particularly nanny
colt in muddy going, and Philips pc
| lieves he will take some beating N
the Inaugural il the going Is SLOW
or heavy. Adios, a homebreo son
of Whisk Broom III, ana Goodbye
is another rare mudder.
He won Manor handicap a,
Laurel a year ago last October anc
is as fit now as any horse OF the
Greentree outfit. He may not neec
muddy going to show his best stun
in the Inaugural. There Is a TOUR
inch cushion on Dick Pending
track which should prove good Ioi
his not too good underpining.
Saxon and Navigator. the for
mer a winner at the Fair
Grounds, are both fresh after
some needed rest. Ancient Ma
riner, q $1,000 son Of North
Star Sd and Biscuit TOrtOni, Is
still q maiden.
Knockers, a bay daughter Of
Wrack and Latest Fashion: Sport
a bay daughter Of Dominant and
Fun; Apple Dumping. r. Fl. Holi
day, and Raspberry are all maidens
The last three named have not
started. One of this quintette viii
bear the cherry and black in the
$500 Bowie kindergarten, a dash
of four furlongs for 2-year-olds. The
Greentree 2-year-olds were not
crowded at New Orleans and Phil
lips has not decided yet just which
is the best Kindergarten prospect.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30

infield position with the Montreal
club, is said to be dead" ringer
for the famous Larry Lajoie, both In
looks and style of play.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
LOmski 9-tO-5 FavOrite
In Fight With SekvrS

NEW YORK, March 3O.-Leo
Lomski, of Aberdeen, Wash, and
Joe Sekyra, of Dayton, Ohio, rival
contenders for Tommy Loughran's
Interchangeable crown, are
scheduled to throw leather at each
other for 10 rounds here tonight.
Because of his knockout record
and longer experience, Lomski is
a 9-to-5 favorite.
Neither man ever has been
knocked out.
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Net Officials Postpone
1928 District Indoor
Event Until Fall

Due to the 1ateness OF the sea-
son, tennis officials here have de-
cided to forego the annual Dis.
trict tennis championships that
were slated to be held at the Ar
cadia.
1t is now planned to hold the
1928 indoor champs early next
fall at the Arcadia and the 1929
tourney sometime in January.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
LOOKS LIKE LAJOIE

Elroy P. Wick. a former House of
David player, now trying out for an
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
1oD4YS
9@PeeRrpsIAI'
Kirk Miller

As the Olympics come and
go, with the snails pace Of
Presidential elections, no few
Washingtonians have wondered
from time to time why John D..
O'Reilly, Georgetown track
coach, is not placed in a promi-
nent coaching capacity for the
American representatives. Ger
tainly, if any man in this coun-
try knows his track onions,
rhubarb, asparagus and par
ships, that man is John D., him
self.
Such a statement is taking
no credit away from Lawson
Robertson, Penn mentor, who
will handle the American rum
ners this summer in Amster-
dam, nor is it putting a pin in
the reputation of his assistant,
Jack Ryder, of Boston, who de-
veloped Lloyd Hahn.
The point is not raised to
doubt their capabilities, but
more to emphasize the fact that
while they are splendid condi-
TONERS Of trackmen, they have
M better regulations along
these lines than does our own
Georgetown taskmaster.
Both Robertson and Ryder
have given American some
splendid athletes. Robertson,
incidentally, was head Olympic
track coach in 1924 and got
splendid results. However, there
are hundreds of Washingtonians
who would be gratified to see
the Hilltop leader honored by
some important Olympic desig-
nation. and if he doesn't fit
into the track department
thereof, well, who does?
Here in the National Capital
the track greats produced by
the kindly, patient ministrations
of O'Reilly are by-words, and if
the American Olympic commit
tee would take cognizance of
these O'Reilly achievements a
great "hurraugh" would go up
from the shores Of the Potomac.
When one ponders over such
names as Robert LeGendre,
Tony Plansky, Jimmy Connolly,
Eddie Swinburne, G George
Marsters, Jimmy Burgess, YER
non Ascher, Dave Alderman, Ed
die Hector, Karl Wildermuth
Bill Dowding, Ray Hass, Emer-
son Norton and Creth Hines, to
mention some of the outstanding
Georgetown athletes brought out
by O'Reilly, his achievements
loom impressive indeed.
Such an observation is not
Of the sour grapes variety, be-
cause this department of sports
chatter has no use for comment
of that flavor. The appoint
ments have been made for the
Forthcoming quadrennial games,
and let them stand.
But we believe friends Of
Georgetown might begin work
ing four years in advance to
get some international recogni-
ton for the white-thatched fell
low whose tolls have brought
him much American fame, and
which certainly deserve uni
versal recognition before the
time comes for him to lay aside
the stop-watch and leave his
noble field of activity to younger
hands.
During the winter there was
some talk of O'Reilly's appoint
ment as coach of the Olympic
track team, but the energy to
see that it was done was. not
behind the hope. With all
Difference toward Lawson Rob-
ertson and his able helper, Jack
Ryder, possibly O'Reilly's boom
for 1882, when the games will
be held in Los Angeles, might
well start in 1928. This news
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
USED NO GLOVES

The last bare-knuckies fight for the
heavyweight championship took
MACE between John L. Sullivan and
Taxe Kilrain, on July 8, 1889, at Rich
hurg. Miss, when the former won in
* rounds.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30

The time was ten minutes and
fwenty-six seconds. The distance
was "a yards less than four and one
half miles.
1t was one Of the most sensa-
tional, thrilling and spectacular
Grand Nationals ever run. A storm
during the morning had softened
the track adding to the dangerous
hazards Of sixteen fences and two
streams Of water to be jumped by
the entrants.
One by one the horses fell
and were put out of the con-
test. Billy Barton, that had
been sent here especially for this
race made a gallant run.
Albert Ober, who rode Billy Bar
ton, made pluclzy effort to put his
mount in the lead as the two mud
stained horses plunged into the
home stretch, but the American
horse was too badly spent to an
6wer the call.
Billy Barton and Great Span
fought a tight battle until they
were four fences from the finish
line. Then Tipperary Tim, which
had been running strong, came up
and raced neck and neck to the
last fence. Great Span stumbled
and fell, leaving only Tipperary
Tim and Billy Barton in the con-
test.
A mighty crowd, the greatest
that ever Witnessed a grand ma
tionaI watched GREATNESS as the
two horses completed the long and
dangerous race. Tipperary Tim was
an Outsider and had figured little
in the dope but Billy Barton
was almost as wen known as the
English animals.
The sky was overcast and a
stiff breeze whipped the Stars
and Stripes, the Union Jack and
the French tri-cOlOr above the
grandstand. Rain, sIeet and
hail had fallen during the morn
ing, making the race, which is
absolutely unknown quantity.
Bright's Boy, owned by Stephen
Sanford, of California, was gen.
orally conceded to have the best
chance of the eight American-owned
horses that went to the post. How
ever, he went down on a bad jump,
and was out of the gruelling con-
test.
Many people came all the way
from Rome and Paris to witness
the race.
More than 100 race fans from
Baltimore were present yelling for
Billy Barton.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
BILLY BARTON IS SECOND
ANDONLYOTHER HORSE .
TOF|N|SH CHASE
BY international News Service

ATNTREE RACE COURSE, LIVERPOOL, England, March
SO-Tpperary Tim the Grand National steeplechase
here this afternoon Billy Barton, Americanbred horse
and owned by Howard Bruce, of Baltimore, second
ONLY two horses, of the 40 that started, finished
The odds on Tpperary Tim were 100 to l.
The honkmakers laid SO to against Billy Barton.
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4. B. c. LEADERS
ARE LISTED

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 30
Standings of American bowling con-
gregg leaders at the close of last
nights rolling were:
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Look for the firms with The
Tines-Zain signs. Write your nd
about them and win $1,000.
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and France, are making rapid strides
in mastering the game, according to
members of the Toronto Grads,
winners Of the last Olympics.
Evening star., 1928-11-28
L|NDBERCH LEAVES
FOR mitchell FIELD
Hops Off in Curtiss-FaIcon
Used for Mexican
Trip.

After an overnight stay In Washing
ton, en- route from Mexico to New
York, Col. Charles A. Lindhergh took off
from Boiling Field at l54 this morning
for Mitchell Field, N, Y.
He was flying a new Curtiss Falcon
plane with which he made his recent
trip through Mexico,
Col. Lindbergh arrived Unexpectedly
at Boiling Field at $50 o'clock yester-
day evening from Memphis, Tenn,
after an eight.hour struggle against
head winds.
Arriving here after dark, he circled
the field several times until the
operations crew heard his motor and
turned on the field landing lights, He
remained in seelusion over the night,
While in Washington this morning.
Col, Lindhergh conferred with friends
regarding plans for the coming Civil
International Aeronautics Conference
to be held here next month. He re-
fused to make any statements as to his
immediate plans and again denied
rumers that he was engaged to marry
Miss Elisabeth Morrow, daughter OF
the Ambassador to Mexico.
The plane which Cal, ii E@IAndbergh
brought to Washington Is similar to
the attack planes used by the Army
Air Corps, It was built especially for
him and lis. painted a dark blue with
yellow wings, This plane has been
adopted for use on the transcontinental
air lines,
Evening star., 1928-11-28
WOMAN Is KILLED
ON WAY TO MASS
Driver of Truck Is Held for Grand
Jury by Verdict Of Coroner's
Inquest,

On her way to mass early this morn
ing, Mrs. Anna Shea, S6l4 Eighth street,
was fatally injured when knocked down
bya bakery truck operated by Hyman
Weiner,- 10. $3.50 Georgia avenue, at
New Hampshire avenue and Randolph
street.
Mrs. Shea died at Garfield Hospital
shortly after she was taken there by
Weiner. Weiner was held by police of
the tenth precinct pending the coroner g
inquest which held the youth for the
grand jury.
Shortly after Weiner's arrival at the
hospital authorities there notified eighth
precinct police and the truck driver
was arrested and held for the tenth
precinct Questioned by Policemen A,
NJ. Tolson, w, D. Davis and @. j, Doug
las of No. 10, Weiner admitted that his
truck struck the woman as she was
running across the street At the in
quest, he said he did not see Mrs. Shea
until she appeared in front of his We
hicle. Later the Traffic Bureau filed
charge of having bad brakes against
Weiner,
Weiner was delivering bread for his
father, who operates q bakery at the
| Georgia avenue address,
Evening star., 1928-11-28
GAS HEARINGS END
UNTIL DEFENDERS
Are Adjourned Today After
Stormy Session in Block
ing of Testimony.

After stormy session this morning
of the valuation case of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co. before the Public
Utilities Commission, in which most OF
the efforts of Peoples Counsel Ralph B.
Fleharty to draw information from
Byers NICK. Bachman, commission ac-
countant were blocked by objections
OF company lawyers, the hearings were
adjourned until 10 am. December 5.
AT this time Bachman will be recalled
TO the stand for cross-examination.
The day started with an effort on the
part of Mr.. Fieharty to attack the fig
ures set up by the various company ex-
pert witnesses as representing the de-
probation of the companys property.
Mr.. Fleharty sought to question
Bachman relative to the service lives
OF various classes of property as de-
duced from the order of the commits
sion setting the valuation of the COM
pany in 1917.
George p. Hoover, gas company
counsel, objected to this on the ground
that any testimony relative to the
order should come from the engineer
who drew up the tables, who should be
present to submit to croSS-examination.
amounted to asking Mr.. Bachman to
show that two and two made four.
Mr. Hoover replied that two and two
often made six, and a long Wranele
over this mathematical principle fol-
| lowed
| Finally the commission allowed
Baehman to answer the question, and
IN reply the accountant stated that
tne ngures showed the average life
OF mains to be 135 years, services 40
years and meters as years.
Mr., Fleharty then sought to obtain
from Bachman the average service life
OF buildings, according to tables set up
by the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. with which Rachman was
familiar. Mr.. Hoover again objected
that such information should come,
not from Bachman, but from the engi-
neers who drew up the tables.
| Mr., Fleharty noted an exception 10
the ruling made against him and ex-
planned that he believed the testimony
he sought was proper.
Evening star., 1928-11-28
LAWYERS IN DRIVE
ON PAY INEQUALITY
Bar Association Framing Legisla-
tion in Interest of Govern.
ment Employees.

Legislation to eliminate what are
termed pay inequalities under the Welch
act and to increase salaries for
professional, scientific and other Gov
ernment employe groups was urged
last night before the Federal Bar Asso-
eiation by William r. Valance, presi-
dent, and by E. A. Mess, chairman of
the associations legislative committee.
which is shaping up the legislation
sought.
Members of the association, meeting
In the United States Chamber of Com
merde Building, were told that the pro-
leeted revision would replace certain
salary grades eliminated by the Welch
act
The schedule suggested would inser,
; seventh compensation rate in grade /
OF professional and. scientific service,
so that the 'Salafy rates would be as
follows $4,000. $2,l0O. s2,20O, $4,000,
s2,400, $4,000 and $4,000, In grade Q
OF the same service the revised rates
would be $2,60O. $2,700, S2,80O, SO 600,
SO 900 $4,000 and $4,000.
Another feature of last nights meet
ing was an address on cooperative
economics in Europe, delivered by Sena-
tor Rrookhart of Iowa.
Evening star., 1928-11-28
Church CAMPAIGN
QUOTA IS $4,000
Leaders Hope to Repair
Organ and Pay Off Last
Remaining Debt.

Plans to raise fund to pay the last
remaining debt of $4,000 on the par
ish hall of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church and to repair the church organ,
the cost of which is estimated at $4,000,
were made by campaign leaders at a
meeting last night in the church
Rev. c. Ernest Smith, serving his
twenty-seventh year as rector of the
parish, Is honorary chairman of the
campaign committee. Maj Ennalls
Waggaman, veStryman, is general
chairman.
The meeting was attended by division
leaders and team captains. Three di-
visions of five teams each, which are
now in the process of formation will re-
suit in an active soliciting force of 80
workers.
Although only 81 years old, st.
Thomas Church has grown from an
original membership of Is to more than
800, It's property has increased until
1t now represents capital investment
of $350,000 and an endowment fund OF
100000
Vestrymen of the church are: DR..
Smith, Col. William Baird, u, 8, A.;
Lester A. Barr, Charles ]. Bell, Mel
Vile Church, A. P. Crenshaw, Senator
Walter E. Edge, Comdr. Needham l..
Jones, U. s. NJ; Theodore W.. Noyes,
Maj Waggaman and Ernest Wilkinson.
The three divisions will be led by Will
liam r, Ellis. Mrs, Ralph w. Hills and
Comdr, Jones.
The team captains are: Mrs. w. S.
Bishop, MRS, Raymond H. c. Carter,
Jonn III Davidson, j. Harris Franklin
Miss Virginia Griffith, Maj. O.. j
Gotchell, Col w. H. Hobbs, Mrs. James
F. Howard, Admiral A. M. D. McCor-
mick, Mrs. w, D.. Leahy, Arthur M
Lind, M. T. w. Seay, Charles j. Stock
man and Mrs. William Wheatley.
The campaign organization will as
semble on December for instructions
and assignment of prospect cards.
Evening star., 1928-11-28

NQllb44lAOd F4Oul fAet Ea6N.l
nations of the world whether great or
small.
The Nicaraguan people, who by the
special circumstances OF history and
geography feel themselves linked to the
people of the United States, greet you
through me. Today when you touch
our shores we express TO you our cor
dial disposition to Cooperate in great
continental harmony, which Is the SUI
preme aspiration Of the mission of
peace and concord toward which your
visit paves the way.
II also express my personal wishes
that favoring winds may always lead
this vessel toward the happiness and
prosperity OF such distinguished
At the luncheon table, Moncada was
placed at Hoover's left. with Mrs. Hoo
yer on her husbands right. Next to
her were Diaz, Chammorro and Caesar
Pasos, Nicaraguan minister of foreign
affairs. Next to Moncada were Ambas-
sador Fletcher; DR.. Daguado, Nicara-
guam minister of finance, and Ameri-
can Minister Eberhardt.
Covers were laid at the luncheon for
AZ persons, including the American
naval and marine officers on duty In
Nicaragua. The tables were placed un-
der an awning on the quarterback. The
rails of the ship were gaily decorated
with signal flags, palm branches an6
native flowers
Mr.. Hoover toasted Nicaragua ir
water.
THE American people will cooperate
with the Nicaraguan people for the
building up of the prosperity of Mica
ragua," the American President-elec
declared, before he drank his toast
He then turned to Moncada and said
IT treasure this as great day In my ca.
reer as the new President-elect of ths
United States, / hope that Gen. Mon
cada will remember it as one of thC
great days In his career"
Evening star., 1928-11-28
.3,5]O,O)O TROOPS
POSSIBLE FOR WAR
SummeraII Outlines New Mo-
biIization System Calling
for Six Field Armies.

A revised mobilization system which,
in event of war, would call to arms
six field armies, aggregating $500, 900
men, was outlined by Maj. Gen. Charles
P. Summerall chief of staff of the
Army, in his annual report, submitted
yesterday to Secretary Of War Davis.
The proposed new system would place
full responsibility for the planning and
control of mobilization within their re-
speetive areas upon the commanders
Of the nine Army Corps Areas, The
War Department, under this arrange
Inent. would no longer assign priopities
and dates for the mobilization of the
units, merely fixing the major require-
ments.
"Tha ( revision of our mobilization,
plans marks an Important step toward
the consolidation of the main power of
the Nation" Summerall declared.
I'm the event of war;" the general
said, 1.-THE War Department will ask
corps commanders for a desired number
Of units to be made available on a eer-
tain date, leaving matters of identity,
priority, and the like to the determina-
ton of the corps area commanders.
'The plan continues to provide, In
the event of grave national emer-
gency for the call to arms of six field
armies, ageregating S,500,000 men, from
an estimated man power OF $4,000, 600.
Evening star., 1928-11-28

Continued From First Page,l
will be services at the mission tomor-
row evening.
An old time minstrel show, staged by
Costello Post of the American Legion,
will be given tonight at the District
jail for the entertainment of the hun
dreds OF inmates who must spend
thanksgiving day behind the bars to-
morrow, But the jail authorities are
doing everything they can to make
things as easy and comfortable as pos
sihle for the inmates. Relatives and
friends will be Permitted to bring them
packages OF food and clothing and an
extra good dinner has been arranged.
This meal will consist of roast pork,
potatoes and gravy, apples, jello, coffee
and bread.
Employees at st. Elizabeths Hospital
were given half-holiday today, like
other employees of the Government.
There Will be a special motion picture
SHOW Tor the patients tomorrow after
noon IN the amusement house of the
hospital and the Red Cross unit will
distribute gifts in the wards For
Thanksgiving dinner the patients will
be given turkey treat.
Thanksgiving day dinner will be
served at three different centers of the
Young Women's Christian Association,
committees In charge being headed by
Mrs, Frank Casey and Mrs. A. K. Jones,
At 614 A street the downtown center,
tables are being reserved from 4:30 to
$50 o'clock. At the Elizabeth Somers
center and at the main Y. w. building.
the reservations are from $50 to 7:31
o'clock.
Evening star., 1928-11-28


side of prison, so that court officers and
the district attorney would not have to
work on holiday.
A person can only be held without
bail for 20 hours on short aftidavit,
which would have neeeSsitated holding
the formal hearing ON Thursday, but
McManus waived the point and agreed
to let himself be held in prison until
Friday.
After McManus had been led away
his lawyer, retained yesterday to man
age the surrender and subsequent legal
happenings, issued statement saying
his client had not been fugitive at
any time and would have surrendered
himself Immediately had 1t not been for
his sense of innocence, McManus felt,
| the lawyer said, that Rothstein must
| have whispered the name of his slayer
on his deathbed and that the holder
of the secret would impart it to the
author les. When this did not happen
after three weeks, however, and when
he read in the papers that he was
wanted for questioning, he decided to
give himself up.
While McManus was being arraigned,
| four associates of Rothstein held in
100000 bail each as material and
| hostile witnesses were making futile
attempt to get out Of Jail. They OBJ
tanned writ of habeas corpus, but 1t
was dismissed by a Supreme Court
! Justice. They are "Nigger Nate" Ray
mond, large holder of Rothstein o U's;
Titanic Tommy" Thompson, another
gambler who sat in at the big game
| believed to have produced the motive
for the killing; Jimmy Meehan, betting
commissioner, who was host at tbs
! .Nartx, and Gidnay Gta Ter f0rOnar ron
| fidential secretary to Rothstein. Martin
(Red) Rowe, another gambler and par
ticipant in the big game, who also was
declared a material witness, was at
! liberty, his bail having been set at
$4,000.