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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
NEW CLUES IN DAM COLLAPSE
 IN CALIFORNIA
Suspicious Evidence Is Re vealed Guards Are
 Ordered Placed

LOS ANGELES. Cal, March 20--The Evening Express. after noon newspaper, today says the authorities are Investigating the St. Francis dam collapse with the theory 1t was dynamited.
 United States District Attorney Asa Reyes is said to have pos session of q sheet of paper found at the dam site bearing rough chart of the dam. Violations found on the chart are the same as on charts found in connection with the recent dynamiting of the city aqueduct.
 A short length of frayed rope found near the St Francis dam site is the same strand in size as that used to lower dynamite to the Owens Valley aaneduct which WIS also dynamited recently.
 Guards have been ordered to every vulnerable spot in the eity's water supply. Ii has been said there were several big fash es of light on the sky over St Francis Canyon about the time the dam collapsed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
IT. AND MRS. NOTES
 RETURN FROM STATES

Lieut. and Mrs. John R. Moves returned to Juneau on the steam CT Aleutian today from their we'd ding trip to the states. They visited in Seattle. Eugene and Portland, Mrs Moves father living in the latter city.
 Lieut.. and Mrs. Moves were married in Juneau March 6 last and left on the day of their we'd ding for Seattle. Mrs. Moves was, before her marriage, Miss Eunlce Zimmerman, teacher of art and voice in the Juneau Public High School. She will continue her classes until the close of the present school year. Lieutenant Moves, who is an engineer with the Alaska Road Commission, will complete his service as disburs- ing officer April 1 and will leave early in June for the interior where he has been transferred to be engaged in field work through the summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
MISS GRABER IS
 BRIDE MIR. MEALS

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Leona Graber. of Juneau. and John Ed ward Meals of Valdez, in St. James Cathedral at Seattle, March 9, last. The service was read by Father ,O'Neil.
 Mir and Mrs. B. M. Behrends of Juneau were the only guests, the ceremony being quiet on ac- count of the recent death of MT. Meals father. Following the mar riage the bride and groom were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Behrends at wedding supper al the Olympic Hotel.
 Mrs. Meals has made Juneau her home most all of the past ten years, having come here from Oregon where she was born and raised. For the past two years
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
CAPT. LATHR0P ENDS LOCAL CAMPAIGN WORK

Winding up. a very limited per sonal campaign, which did not include any public talks, Capt. Austin F.. Lathrop. pioneer Alas kan mining and business man and candidate for Republican national committeeman. left Southeastern Alaska on the steamer Aleutian and will continue directly through 10 Fairbanks. He will visit in Cordova, where he owns a thea
 re and other properties, while the vessel is in port there.
 He also expects to make short visits in Seward and Anchorage before proceeding to Fairbanks. He has just completed visits to Ketchikan, Wrangell and Peters burg and said today he was grati- fled with the responses in all three communities to his an- nounced candidacy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
5. E. 4. GROWN BROUGHT HOME
 BY ISLAND XII
Douglas Girls Home from B to l2 Victory Over
 Ketchikan Outfit

Returning from i1etehikan where they swamped. the Ketchi- kan girls. 52 10 12. and won the Southeastern Alaska champion. ship of the high school girls teams. the Douglas High sexeet returned here today on the steam CT Aleutian.
 Reports of the contest played last Saturday in the First City. related by Miss Martha Sey, coach of the Douglas aggregation. show ed the Channel team had an easy time with their Ketchikan rivals. receiving little opposition.
 The game started off slowly before q large crowd in the K II. s. gymnasium. Douglas lead at the end of the quarter was well established, but it was in the sec ond half that the two Fraser girls, forwards, ran up huge score for their team which left. Ke'chikan far behind
 Not only was the score one sided, Miss Sey declared. but the game was likewise, and the score of the Douglas team might have been higher, but that officials of the contest disallowed several goals made by the Douglas girls because they took too many steps with the ball.
 Forty points were run up by Mae Fraser This is one of the highest number of points ever
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20

she has been at the head of the ladies clothing and drygoods de- partment of the B. M. Behrends Store. She has made wide cir cle of friends in Juneau.
 MT. Meals was raised in Al aska, having made his home with his parents in Valdez. For sev- cral years he was with Brown & Hawkins as accountant in the Anchorage store. Recently lie came to Juneau and published the Alaska Magazine. For the past several months he has been in Seattle and is connected with Lybrandt. Montgomery & Ross. public certified accountants.
 Mrs Meals returned to Juneau today on the steamer Aleutian to alrange for closing her connec- tions with the B. NJ. Behrends Store. having just completed a buying trip East. She will go to Seattle in about one month to join her husband.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
CONTRACT LET
 KETCHIKAN ROAD

R. J. Sommers,t Territorial Highway Engineer. and l.. W. Turoff, Resident Engineer with the United States Bureau of Pub lie Roads, returned to Juneau to- day on the steamer Aleutian from Ketchikan where they in spected proposed road improve ment project.
 The project was for a dirt fill on a stretch of trestIe road, 900 feet long, connecting the city of Ketchikan and the Wards Cove road It was agreed upon by the two engineers. and a con tract let to A. C. Kreidler of Ketchikan.
 Operations will be started April 1 and are to be completed by May 15 They will be supervised by Mr Turoff
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
LOCAL MAN KILLED
 IN MINE ACCIDENT

John Pavich. g. native of Jngo- Sloyakia. was instantly killed last night in the Alaska Juneau mine when he fell down 700-f9ot shaft The accident occurred about 7;45 D. m. yesterday, but the cause of his falling into the chute is not known
 Pavich is survived by bro ther. Mike. who is now residing in the old country He resided in Seward in past years, where he became a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge Funeral services will be held at ? o'clock tomorrow afternoon under the auspices Of the Odd Fellows Lodge from the ]. o. 0. F. Hall The c. w. Car ter mortuary is in charge of ar engagements.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
FORMER FAIRBANKSAN KILLED IN AIRPLANE.
 WRECK IN CALIFORNIA

Jack Martin. former Fairbanks boy, was one of three aviators killed in 6 smashup at Los All geles, Cal, yesterday, according to R. E. Sheldon, Fairbanks repre- sentative who arrived here today. Word of the tragedy was carried in Associated Press dispatches to The Empire yesterday which. however, did not give the names of any of the victims.
 Young Martin was born in Daw.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
Spring HGs Arrit'ed: This Is First Day.


 Today is the first day of Spring. The vernal equinox this year occurs at d5 min utes past seven o'clock this evening. Juneau time. At that moment the sun will cross the equator on it's northward course.
 From today until the aut- umnal equinox occurs, Sep tember 9. the days will be longer than the nights. The day lengths will increase rapidly until summer solstice occurs, June 21.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
Rouen Reconstructs
 Joan's Death Place

ROUEN, March 20-The site where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake 800 years ago is being restored by the city of Rouen. The old market place has been marked only by a sign.
 Vestiges of ancient structure; were found during excavation work, undertaken in the hope there might be found relics of Joan or something reminiscent of the famous trial and execution. So far there have come to light only the foundations of an old church but the search is being continued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
WHITE ARRIVES FROM
 SOUTH; LEAVING FOR
 LISIANSKI TOMORROW

T. D. White. Secretary of the Apel-El Nido Mining Company, ar rived today after spending sey- eral weeks in San Francisco and will leave tomorrow night for Lisianski 10 get the camp in readiness to resume mining oper- ations. Work will start as soon as possible. he said.
 Capt J. H. Cam, President and General Manager of the Company, arrived in Seattle late last week, MT. White said. He is expected to come north in short time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
Excessive Rainfall
 Soaks English Farms

ABINGDON. england, March 20 Wheat fields of England are water-logged after nine months of almost continuous rain, and farm CTS despair of getting any crops this season. Arable land has be- come a checkerboard of intermin- able seas of mud which is impos- sible to plough.
 Livestock has begun to suffer from the excessive wet. Sheep are the main sufferers.
 One of the farmers associations has estimated that only one hay stack in ten has any feeding value. because stacks have been so thoroughly soaked.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
SENATOR FRAME BACK
 FROM EASTERN TRIP

Senator Arthur Frame. of An chorage, mentioned recently as a possible successor to Judge T. M. Reed on the Federal district bench in this Division, is a passenger on the steamer Aleutian for Seward enroute home. He has been in the States for several weeks and was a visitor in Washing ton, D. C., where he was a caller on President Coolidge.
 Senator Frame is understood 10 have the support of Delegate Sutherland who is opposing Judge Reeds reappointment. He visited local friends while the steamer was in port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20

son and moved with his parents to Fairbanks while still small boy He was educated in the Fairbanks schools and mined for a few years in the Livengood re- zion. Two years ago he was one of three winners of the Nenana ice pool receiving $7,000 as his share. With this money he went to southern California where he entered the flying game. He made good as a pilot and, accord ing to Alaskans recently visiting Los Angeles, was doing as much flying in that vicinity as any oth- CT aviator
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20

it was announced. Allen Shat tuck will preside in the absence of President L. D. Henderson.
 This will be the first meeting held since the program commit- lee was appointed, and Chairman II. I Lucas of the Committee said today the group is hard at work fixing up something entertaining for the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
H. R. SHEPARD HOME

H. R. Shepard, Past Grand President of the Grand Igloe, Pioneers of Alaska, returned from Ketchikan today on the Aleutian. George J. Love. Grand Secretary of the Igloo is on the steamer enroute to his home in Valdez.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-20
JUNEAU LIONS CLUB
 TO MEET TOMORROW

The weekly meeting of the Ju- neau Lions Club will be held at, 12:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Forget-MelNot Tea Rooms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
Major Patton Captains
Army Junior Polo Team

Major George y. Patton, jr., OF
the chief Of cavalry staff Of Wash
ington. ID. c., will captain the
Army team that will compete in the
Junior polo championships which
open Monday at the Philadelphia
Country Club. Maio Patton ar
rived here in May after protracted
stay in Hawaii and left shortly
afterward for New ToYk to Join
the Army poloists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
81. Louis. S-i2; Boston, "a.
BPo0kIyn, g.; Chicago, 2.
Cincinnati. A.: Philadelphia, 5.
ToDAY's GAMES.
BPoalIyn at Chicago.
New York at ~Pittsburgh.
philadelphia At Cincinnati.
Boston at st. Louis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
OAR
CHIEFS MEET !

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July s.-Ot.
ficers of the Southern Rowing As
sociation will meet here Wednes-
DAY with z. E, LAWYER, jr., of the
Old Dominion Boat Club, regarding
the tenth annual regatta here July
~.
Mayor William Albert smoot and
former Governor OF Virginia West.
rnoreland Davis. both members OF
tia Old Dominion. have been chosen
honorary referees. c. Il. Haslur,
Arundel Boat Club, is referee; z.
r. Carver, Old Dominion. assistant
roteree; William a. Smoot and F.
J. Dempsey, both OF the Old Do
minion, honorary starters; G. ].
Muller. Old Dominion. starter; L.
Otto Miller, Old Dominion. assts-
tant starter.
n. b. II. Burke, Old Domin-
ion. clerk Of course; j. Sid Doug
las. Old Dominion, assistant
clerk Of course; William C. Nc
Kinney. Potomac: Frank Dris-
coll, Ariel: Homer b.. Shaffer.
.lrundeI; william r. Crawford,
Virginia; Lieut.. COmdr. s. 5.
Yeandle, Old Dominion, judges;
Paul J. Bergh, Potomac; Charles
r. Howard. Ariel: g. #.
Obrecht, jr.: Arundel; George
Beers. Virginia. and Allen H.
Roberts, Old Dominion, timers.
Five clubs will compete in the
races. They are: Old Dominion
Boat Club, Alexandria: Virginia
Boat Club, Richmond; Ariel Rowing
Club and Arundel Boat Club, both
of Baltimore, and the Potomac Boat
Club, of Washington.
The Old Dominion Boat Club has
elected John NJ. Hudgins. Randolph
Fairfax Davis James Wilson Coffey,
Raymond Mckinley Wells, Theo-
deric l.. Ross. and Armistead Lloyd
Boothe to active membership and
Thomas Searle Jackson to junior
membership. In addition, DIR. Ed
ward A. German, Louis Hoy, Mar
shall NJ. Shuman, DR.. Nevelle j.
Roberts. and John Edmcnd Roberts
were reirstated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
TERMINALS BOOKED

The Terminal Ice Company base
baIlers will encounter the Engine
Company No. 5 nine tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock at Alexandria,
Va. Mana ger Louis Rose desires
4hat all players Of the Terminal
team gather tomorrow afternoon at
4 go O'clock at Twelfth Street and
PennsylVania ANenne NorthWest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
NO SUPPORT

Pitcher Yak, big right-hander
from Ohio who joined the Fort Smith
Twins last week, found out how they
do things in Kansas during his in
jtial start, when Topeka beat him,
6 to 4. In justice to the newcomer.
1t is pointed out that the Twins
played clown ball behind him, with
six errors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
Monument
SINGLES

SECOND ROUND - silva defea ted
Naale g-3 ID; Yeomans defeated,
Martinez St. 6-3.
THIRD ROUNDED Mitchell defeated
standby. IS "a: Shepard defeated
Newkirk. Sc. Ga; Yeomans defeated
silva. SIS 7-5 Robinson defeated
WoUdin, I'll. I'll.
Schedule-YeomsnS vs.. Robinson To-
day, o'clock, at Rock Creek: Mitchell
vs. Shepard. "Wednesday. o'clock, at
Potomac Park
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Rock Creek
SINGLES

THIRD ROUND - Coronel defeated
f.oney, rs, 81; Shore defeated
Gomez, 81, s--3.
FOURTH RouND-PhilIIps defeated
Newly Us, 81.
o'clock today; Phillips vs.. winner OF
Corouel-shore match Wednesday at
o, clock at Potomac Park.
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Henry Park

SECOND ROUND. Mitchell ds
feated VIM. Jackson. 81. g., So;
Goldsmith defeated Kelso rs, 80
THIRD ROUND. Mitchell aeie asso
C.allan. 81. 4--S. 81; Richardson de-
feated Goldsmith. 60, s-S.
schedule for Monday at O'CLOCK
Mitchell VS.. Deck; Richardson vs. Con-
sidine for Tuesday at O'Clock -
DOUBLES
FIRST ROTND-Shepard and Dodge
won nv default; Newly and shore de-
feated silva and Guevara, s--S, 81
Euchanan and u. Mitchell defeats1
Hoffecker and Dreschler SIS 80
C;arnett and stern defeated Clark ana
whiteson 6--1, 81; Rathgeoer ana
TrigE defeated Crews and Underwood
81 e--3: Considine and Wilson az
feated standby and Neale. s--1. So;
seidel and ByrBe defeated Deveau AMI
Troth. e-6, 6--1. III; Robinson ana
I,oney defeated CarbaIlo and LuSo, 81
90; Richa rdson and ST cry defeated
Goldsmith and Goldstein, 81, s.
STAN and Hamey won by dsfauN'
peck and Douglas defeated Kimbet ~
and Hermann. 6--l, G-3.
Schedule-Hooper and Hooper vs..
CaIIan and Provost Potomac Park, ,
o'clock today; Woodin and Hoskins vs..
SickIer and YeomaDs, Potomac Park. .
O'Clock today; Hiatt and stanton vs..
Phillips and d. Mitchell, Potomac .
fAAa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
.,tOTe!.
By r. D. Thomas

. Washington / linksmen next
Sunday will have opportunity
to observe the man who gave
Walter Hagen the worst trim
ming in the history. of big
time golf.
Archie Compston and Aubrey
Boomer will pair against the colorful
Indian Spring pair, J. Monro Hunter
and George Diffenbaugh, indicated
this season.
Arrangements for the match
were announced today by Homer
s, Pope, chairman of the Indian
Spring golf committee, who
vOuchsafed that ut ought to be
one of the most interesting golf
exhibitions held anywhere In
America this year"
The public IL invited at cost OF
one berry u citizen. The match Will
start at 1880 o'clock.
The British pair Will meet a team
worthy OF their mettle in Hunter and
Diffenbaugh, who. for some eason.
play better when paired than they
do separately.
They have won four cOnsecu-
tive matches, and one or the
other or both played flashy golf
in each OF them. Diffenbaugh
made five brides and pared the
course when he and Hunter
trimmed Carl McMasters and
Glenn Spencer at Rolling Road
yesterday.
= Many a sensational drive will
whistle up the Indian Spring fair
ways Sunday, Compston AMI
Boomer are giants and exceptionally
long hitters. Hunters fame as a
golfing bambino is spreading
throughout the land. Diffenbaugn
probably Is the longest driver OF
his size ia the country. lie is s
feet inches tall and built in pro
portion. Hunter Is 6 feet and
for the first time this season will
not dwarf all Of lis playmates.
Colnpston stands 6 feet 8 and
Boomer is an inch shorter.
George made the deciding
shot in the match with NEcMaS.
tiers and Spencer yesterday. 1t
came on the l75.yard seven
teenth. His mashie nom the
tee was seven feet from the pin
and he ran down the putt, he
and Hunter winning by and i.
At the fifth green the Indian
Spring pair we're three up. They
lost the sixth and no other hole
was decisive until the sixteenth,
which the RaItimoreans won.
Lets end 1t here. George" sug-
gested Hunter grizzly.
30, X" replied George, and pro-
ceeded to do it.
Indian Spring won the 12-man
team match with Rolling Road, 20
to Is. three points won by Uncle
Billy Smith and Albert Won Stein
ner, in the last fOursOme to finish,
deciding the battle.
The District Women's Association
will hold its monthly tournament
tomorrow at Town and Country,
play starting.at $50 a. m.
TODAY'S GOLF RULE
General and Through the Green
(Rule 4, Section 4--When playing
through the green or from haZ'
ard player May have the line TO
! the hole indicated to him. but no
mark shall he placed nor shall any
one stand on tho proposed line, In
order 10 indicate IT, while the stroke
Is being made.
The penalty for a breach ot
this rule shall be the loss Of the
hole.) 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
ACE WINS TOURNEY

Needing a birdie in order to tie
for first place in his clubs golf
tournament, K. g.. Amidon, lngle-
wood, Seattle, golfer. scored an ace
" win handily. II j. Il. -. .As-~4. e. .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
TR|GG OUT,
GARNET 7
WINNER

Hugh Trigg, public parks
tennis champion ia 1925, found
a July sun and J. NJ. Garnett
too tough for him and he is out
of the tourney.
The veteran used all his skill ana
experience to stave off the newt
able, but went down to defeat Z-S'
Ga, 81. ~.
Dooley Mitchell. defending title.
holder was victorious at Monumenc
park, defeating AL staubly, George
Washington University freshman
6-s. 6-s. Jimmy. Dooley,s young
brother, upset Bill Jackson at Henry
park 81, GO. e.
yesterdays results and TO-DAY 8
playing schedule follow:
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MARK STILL STANDS

Jean Rouin's mark Of covering
II miles. LAP yards In one hour.
which he made at Stockholm. July
6. 1918, has defied all challenges
since.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09

After participant ting in The cross.
country "Bunion Derby" WYNN
Roberts, Of Wallace, Idaho, made
his way back GenS. New York on
foot So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
COLLEGE BRED

Jack Hendricks. Cincinnati Reds
Manager, was one of the first col
lege stars to make good in major
league ba seball, having played for
Northwestern University.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09

THESE PICTURES of
Tom Heeney taken at his
Fairhaven camp show how
the challenger of Gene Tun-
ney who will battle for the
heavyweight championship
at the Yankee Stadium,
July 26, looks at work and
at play. Heeney says he
is in good shape right now
and will ease up in his
work. in order to keep from
losing too much weight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
Potomac Park
SINGLES

SECOND Rathgeber defeated
romeiden. SO, 80; spsrry defeated
I1anev IS 6-2. 60.
THIRD ROUND - o'Neill defeated
Buchanan. 81. IS; Love aetss.,.G
Seidel g. 81; GarDett aeIeAteu
Trigg. 2--s, 81. 81. ,.
Schedule for today: o'clock
p,tb veber w Sperry: Love vs.. Garnett.,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
TWICE AS LARGE

Johnny Keys, who once boxed at
1O5 pounds rinEside, now weighs
over 200.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-09
P7FF HTJRLERS WORRY AS LIZZIE LEA YES
"Sad Sam Jones to Face
White Sox IN Final
Rx Louis A. Dougher

t'Sad Sam JONES' the Grffs leading rlghthander ana AZ
Thomas second only Lyons for class due to tackle
final Of the White Sox series