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be chosen for promotion: p. j. Dashiell,
H. l.. Rice and T. w. johnson.
When Capt. Eichelberger retired from
active service at the Naval Observatory
recently his place was filled by a vet
eran civilian, James Robertson, who has
been on duty there nearly 40 years.
Naval officials said the officers to be
picked for promotion probably will re-
main at their present posts of duty and
will not come to the Naval Observatory.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
Bereaved Sweethearts Aided.

RYE, England, October R.--Sweet-
hearts Of life savers who perished going
to the rescue of q steamship are to re-
ceive $3.50 each from fund of SITS 900
raised for dependents. Widows, children
and parents are to be given the rest
Seventeen men drowned when their boat
was swamped.
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Angeles suburb. She was 81 years

Los Angeles suburb. She was 81 years
old.
More than 81 1,00o,o 900 Of the estate
was bequeathed to charitable institu-
tions and about $3,000,00 to friends
and relatives. Sums of 100000 each
were given to the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, Girl Scouts, Salvation Army and
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty on Animals.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
Driver Burned to Death.

LAFAYETTE, La, October S R).-
Eric Chiasson. 22-year -old employe Of
the State Highway Department, was
burned to death yesterday when a
truck he was driving overturned and
caught fire.
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RUSTY METALS MATCH
BERMUDA SUN BURNS
Salt Air Creates Harmony of
Bronzes Among Visitors
With Buckles.

HAMILTON, Bermuda (P.-Every-
thing made of metal rusts in Bermuda,
owing to the salt air.
One recent visitor found her silver
shoe buckles turned to a charming
bronze shade. when she took them from
her clothes closet. Her buckles, how
ever, matched the sunburn on her arms
and she was pleased with the combina-
ton.
Evening star., 1929-10-06

the tariff bill is part of this prepara-
ton. That we are on the right track
is indicated by the distress of our op-
ponents at the prospect of the con-
gressional elections next year."
Evening star., 1929-10-06

A Chicago engineer has proposed the
construction of two tranScontinental
automobile speedways, one from Boston
ing Savannah, Ga, and Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1929-10-06

Clemenceau's Rent Soc Month.
ST. VINCENT DU JARD, France, oc-
tober 5 P.-Georges Clemenceau pays
half dollar a month rent for his re-
treat here, on the Vendee coast.
Evening star., 1929-10-06

New buses in London have a capacity
of 81 people.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
JOHN DEERE HEIRESS
LEAVES q MILLIONS
Estate of Grace Velie Harris Given
Account in Probate
Court.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, October S.
The late Grace Velie Harris, grand
daughter of John Deere, Chicago farm
implement manufacturer, left an estate
valued at $4,40l OLA, 1t was disclosed
yesterday in an accounting filed in
Probate Court. Mrs. Harris died last
April at Altadena, Calf, fashionable
Evening star., 1929-10-06

The commissioned ranks of the local
battalion are expected to have added
to it another ensign, Raymond B. Sui
livan. Ensign Sullivan, it was said, is
a graduate of the United States Naval
Academy in the class of 1927, and
Evening star., 1929-10-06
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SpartOn Radio Program,

In the very near future we
will announce the Sparton Radio
Hour-Wateh this paper for
nsxne of station, date and hour
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

tourney will be postponed, because golf
at pinehurst is hard enough at best.
and particularly so when ball lifted
off the ground is driven by the wind.
Pitch shots to the green's cannot be
employed at Pinehurst where all the
green's are of sand.
w. r. Little and D. G. Gruver of the
Washington club. are at Pinehurst for
a stay Of few days, to watch the
North and South open.
Capacity crowds thronged all the To-
cal golf courses yesterday, enjoying the
Summer-like weather which made
sweaters superfluous and enabled the
courses to recover quickly from the rain
of Saturday. The two public courses
handled the largest Spring throng they
have had in many years. both OF them
being crowded from daylight to dark.
More than TOO tickets were sold at Rock
Greek Park, while many more than
that were sold for the three courses in
use at East Potomac Park.
Rock Greek Park officials plan to con-
struct a bunker entirely around the
short fifth hole, a 92-yard affair, which
is not by any means the easiest on the
course. In front of the green and at
the left runs water hazard, while the
green itself Is fairly small. A bunker
now placed at the back Of the green
will be pulled around the right side and
front
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BUFFALO PLAYERS
INJURED IN CRASH

PALMETTO, Fla, March Is R.-
Five members of the travelling party
of the Buffalo base ball team, train
ing here were injured early this morn
ing in a bus and truck collision on
the Arcadia Bradenton road, miles
out of Palmetto.
The bus in which IS were riding
sideswiped a truck and ran off the
road into 3 feet Of water. Frank j.
Offerman, president OF the club, was
thrown through the windshield into
the water and cut and bruised.
Bill Kelly, first baseman; Art Mills,
pitcher and Buck Elliott, second base
man, riding on top of the bus were
hurled 80 feet, and considerably shaken
up. AL Moore. outflelder, also was In
jured. Jimmy Hipch, club trainer, adj
ministered first aid and fleet of cars
left here this morning to bring the
players to Palmetto.
The team was returning to Palmetto
from West Palm Beach. 1t has a game
scheduled at Tampa today with the
Smokers.
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C. u. VARSITY nine
READY FOR OPENER

Catholic University'S base ball team
left today for Lexington, Va, where to-
morrow Washington and Lee will be en-
eountered in the Cardinals opening
game.
Lou Hurley or Jack Conlon will be the
Cardinals starting pitcher. A sore arm
has eliminated Gene Murphy from the
slab corps.
On wednesday Catholic University
will meet Virginia Military Institute,
also at Lexington.
The following players are on the trip:
Capt. Mansfield. Reilly, Sweeney. Flan-
nigan, Mudd, May, w. Walsh. Condeigh
Conlin, D'Espo, Gioffre, N. and E.
Cosker Belfi, McCabe, Hurley Bremen,
Blast. Joe Walsh, Chenworth, Rayhawk,
Ogden, Manager Budds and the two
coaches.
AL Flanagan will catch. with Dyke
McCabe at first. Capt. Mansfield at
second. Rocco Blast third, C. Gioffre.
shortstop, and Rayhawk. Bill Sweeney
and Hal Ogden in the outfield.
Georgetown will meet Penn State
Thursday at the Hilltop in the first COL
lege game of the season here. On Sat-
urday the Blue and Gray will take on
Vermont University here.
Dorsey Griffith, Catholic University
track coach, has named Phillip Harri-
gan, David Hamilton, Edmund Nc
Guigan, Stephen Devoe, John Lyons and
John Hickey as the material for a
freshman relay team that will compete
in the Penn relays at Philadelphia next
month.
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Leon Riley, Young Box Star,
Celtics' Pick to Face Reading

Del Ray A. C. horsehide tossers went
through long session on Edward Dun
can Field yesterday with Is candidates
working under the direction of Coach
P. P. Clarke. Manager Bob Martin and
Capt. Roland Frinks.
st. Mary's Celtics were put through
strenuous session at Dreadnaught
Park yesterday and today were to meet
Alexandria High School in practice
game on Hayden Field at 5 O'Clock. An
other practice session will be held with
George Mason High School at Potomac
tomorrow.
Gerard Edwards shortstop. did not
take part in the workout yesterday. be-
ing laid up with bad cold. He is ex-
pected to recuperate sufficiently to al
low him to get in trim for Sundays
contest with Reading.
Alexandria Police Departments nine.
halted from opening their training sea-
son last week by turn in the weather,
are to report to Coach slim" Giles at
Dreadnaught Park tomorrow afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock Practice sessions are also
slated for the park Thursday and FRI
day at the same hour.
Columbia Engine Co. diamond stars
are ready to book games with leading
unlimited and senior class teams. Phone
Alexandria 1T74 for contests.
Alexandria 1774 for contests.
One Of the few remaining games Of
the basket ball season will be played
here tonight with the All-American
A, C. meeting the Wallace Memorial
five in the M. E. Church gymnasium.
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BIG LEAGUE BASE BALL

BY the Associated Press.
Today's Schedule.
1T Avon Park, Fla.-New York (Amer-
can) VS.. st. Louis (NationaD.
At Bradenton, Fla.-Boston (Ameri-
cam VS.. Indianapolis (American Asso-
ciation).
At. st. Petersburg, Fla.-Brooklyn
(National) VS.. Boston (National).
Yesterdays Results.
At San Antonio, Tex.-New York
(NationaD, 4; Chicago (American), 8;
10 innings.
At Los Angeles-Chicago (NationaD a,
8; Detroit (American), S.
At San Francisco-San Francisco
Seals Pacific Coast League), 9; Pitts
burgh (NationaD, Z, morning game;
Pittsburgh, 6; Missions Pacific Coast
League), 2, afternoon game.
At Miami, Fla.-St. Louis (NationaO
4; Philadelphia (American), 2.
At st. Augustine, Fla.-Philadelphia
(American) second team, g.; Newark
international League, Z.
At Winterhaven, Fla.-Boston (Amer-
ican), 2; Philadelphia (NationaD, 6;
10 innings.
At West Palm Beach, Fla--St. Louis
(American), 4; Buffalo international
League), /.
At New Orleans-New Orleans South
ern Association, 8; Cleveland (Ameri-
CAM, /.
At Tampa, Fla.-Washington Gamer
ican), 8: Cincinnati (NationaD, 2.
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DE LA SALE MAGIC
BASKET BALL NAME

CHICAGO, March IS R-The
magic of the name De La Sale has
cast its spell again over national
Catholic high school basket ball tour
nament through the victory in the final
game last night of De La Sale High
Of Chicago over st. Stanislaus of Bay
st. Louis, Miss.
The victory of the Chicago team
marks the third time In as many years
that De La Sale team has won the
national title. The other two cham
pionships. however, were won by De La
Sale of Joliet, Ill.
st. Stanislaus, which has had teams
in most of the Loyola University tour
naments, led at half time, IA to 9, but
wasted away under the fire of the Chi
cago team in the second period.
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NEED OF T|NKER|NG
SEEN FOR PIRATES
Both lnfieId and 0utfieId
Likely to Be Revamped
Before Season Opens.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.-The
series the Pirates concluded yesterday
In the San Francisco district demon
strated the club is in pretty good ply
steal condition but 1t also indicated
both the infield and outfield will re-
quire considerable tinkering before the
big show opens.
Arrival of Lloyd Waner has improved
the outer garden, but there remains a
gap which it cannot be hoped to close
until Paul Waner comes to terms. 1t
also appears that Pie Traynor will have
TO be shifted back to his old post at
third. Stroner has not been impress
Sive.
SAN ANTONIO, March IS (P)-After
a strenuous week end, which saw them
win two games from the Chicago White
Sox the Giants settled down to camp
routine today. The next exhibition
game will be played on Wednesday,
when the New Workers meet the Pirates.
making the first leg of their jump back
from Paso Robes on the coast.
WINTER HAVEN. Fla, March 25 tP).
George Susce, rookie catcher from Pitts
burgh. is given credit by his teammates
for instilling lot Of life and action
into the sometime lowly Phillies. When
he is in the game the entire action is
specded up.
He can't keep that pep" said Fred
Hunter, the coach. shaking his head.
TITS too good to be true. They'll
take it out Of him, but I'm going to
tell him he can't make this club I'M
less he does keep it."
LOS ANGELES. March IS tP)-
Fattcned on five straight victories over
the Detroit Tigers, the Cubs headed
Eastward to-day for more opposition.
Hack Wilson lofted homer into
the right field bleachers with the bases
choked yesterday as the Cubs dropped
the Tigers, to 5. before $4,000 spec
tatorS.
AVON PARK, Fla, March 25 up.
Carey -Selph. a rookie who has been
playing second for the st. Louis Car
dinals in several of the exhibition
games, will be out of the game for q
week with a pulled tendon, suffered
when he collided with Sammy Hale
during game at Miami yesterday
with the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Bang.Up Games Due Tonight
In South Atlantic Tourney

tomorrow night Both the Center and
Celtic teams have shown plenty of class.
There also Is not expected to be
many dull moments In the j. c. c.
Gypsies girls clash, the victor in which
will engage Eagles for the senior title.
Bulwarks of the sturdy Western High
team of the past season will represent
Montrose in its battle with Brentwood
Hawks. whose outstanding performers
are Johnny Wanley, who in his last
game broke an all-time tournament
record by scoring 81 goals for AZ points,
and Ted Capelli. whose brilliant work
with Eastern Highs basket ball team is
we'll known.
Schedules tonight and tomorrow
night:
TONIGHT.
GEORGE WASHINGTON GYM.
Girls senior elass-(District semi;hnall
Jewish Community Center VS.. Gypsies. z
clock.
II5-pound class-tDistrict quarter-iinals)
Brentwood Hawks VS.. Montrose. O'Clock;
Unlimited class District quarter finalsl
Jewish Community Center VS.. st. Mary S
Celtics, O'Clock.
TOMORROW NIGHT.
Girls junior class District hnals Hyyo
attsvile High VS.. Alexandria High. $50
ISO-pound class--(District semi finals
Jewish Community Center VS.. Aatecs, 730
t45-pound class-District fsemi-fi nals)
Howard, A. French Co. vs. Stewart Bros,
Unlimited elass-tDistrict semi finals)
Jewish Community Center-St. Mary's Celt-
les winner VS.. woltz A. c., $50 O'Clock.
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MERCHANTS DIAMOND
LEAGUE TO REORGANIZE

To reorganize the Merchants Base
Ball League a meeting will be held to-
morrow night at Frenchs sports store,
721 Fourteenth street, at Z o'clock.
Representatives of Bergmann's Laundry,
which last season won the league flag:
Chestnut Farms Dairy, Thompson's
Dairy, Barber & Ross and Gulf Refining
mines are asked to attend.
Teams will be permitted to use only
players who actually are employed by
the respective concerns.
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U. S. HOCKEYISTS VIE
FOR CANADIAN CUP
Nv the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 25.-1t begins
to look as If there will be an all-Ameri-
can final for Canada's greatest hockey
trophy. BY a great comeback Satur-
day night that brought them a third
successive victory in the first-place
play-offs, the Boston Bruins already
have qualified for the Stanley Cup final,
while the New York Rangers, who
brought the emblem of the world
hockey championship to the United
States last year for the first time, are
well on their way to second final
After two 10 victories over Les Cana
diens Of Montreal in Boston. the Bruins
overcame two-goal lead to win the
first-place play-off Saturday.
The Bruins finished first in the
American group and the Canadiens led
the international section.
Although the Rangers just opened
their semi final series with Toronto Sat-
urday night, the victory in the opening
game is long step toward the final
play-off. The Rangers made a goal.
then fell back on an impenetrable de-
tense to take the first game.
The Rangers and Toronto will meet
again in Toronto tonight. If a third
game is necessary, they will return
to New York Thursday; If not, the
first game of the final for the Stanley
Cup between Boston and the Rangers
will take place in the Madison Square
Garden then.
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HECOX TO BE COACH
OF VIRGINIA B0ATMEN

RICHMOND. Va, March 25.-vir-
ing season VIII be coached by C. w.
Hecox of Washington. The veteran
Washington coach, a member of the
faculty of Central High School in that
city, started coaching the Virginia oars
men in 1907 and under his tutelage they
have made fine record.
Hecox will report here next Friday to
take charge of the squad and until his
years work at Central High is COM
pleted plans to come here each week
end ts@
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son. N. C., team of the Piedmont
League, probably will pitch Sun
day for the st. Mary's Celtics against
the Reading club Of the International
League at Dreadnaught Park.
Riley will take the mound against the
Keystoners unless ordered to Carolina
in the meantime. He is in excellent
shape.
Leon led the Virginia League until it
dissolved last year, winning games and
losing only for Norfolk. He then
pitched we'll for Raleigh. N. c.. In the
Piedmont League. Raleigh sold its
franchise and players to Henderson.
Episcopal High Schools track and
base ball teams resume practice this
afternoon on Hoxton Field after en-
joying a weeks vacation.
Coach C. v. Tompkins plans to put
the trackmen through hard season
with at least one meet each week. The
base ball team is being handled by
Coach P. H. Galloway, former Univer-
sity of Virginia pitching ace.
Kermit Smith, former Alexandria
High School mound star, will leave here
Friday for Norfolk, Va, where he will
60 into Spring training with the New
Haven Club of the Eastern League.
Smith might well be termed one Of
the wanderers of professional base ball.
Since graduating from Alexandria's
scholastic diamonds five years ago. he
has enjoyed short stays with Parksley,
Md, Eastern Shore League; Washing
ton, American League: Chambersburg,
Pa, Blue Ridge League; New Haven,
Eastern League; Raleigh. Piedmont
league: Richmond, Va, Virginia State
League and Lewiston, Me-, New Eng
land League.
He joined Washington In 1925 after
pitching for Parksley and MADE the
last Western swing with the Griffs. He
was never called into action. however,
and in 1926 started of with Chambers
hun
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~ NE semi-final and two quarter
final matches are booked to-
night In the South Atlantic
~ basket ball championship tour
nament in George Washington
University gymnasium. All are expected
to prove bang-up struggles.
Jewish Community Center and ST.
Mary's Celtics Of Alexandria will face
In one of the quarter-final encounters
In the unlimited class. starting at 9
o'clock. This game is the last on the
nights card. Jewish Community Gen.
ter and Gypsies, girls teams. will meet
in the lone semi-flnal clash at o'clock
in the opening tilt. 1t will be a senior
class engagement. Brentwood Hawks
and Montrose basketers will try con-
illusions in 145-pound quarter final
tilt at o'clock to complete the pro-
gram.
Keen battling is expected to mark
the j. c. est. Mary's Celtic match
the winner of which will hook up with
Woltz A. C. In semi-final encounter
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WOOD TODAY GOES AFTER
WORLD SPEED BOAT MARK

MAMA BEACH, Fla, March Is (P).
Weather permitting, Gar Wood hoped
to break the world speed record today.
Wood was set to make his run yes
terday, but postponed the attempt at
the request Of the city of Miami Beach
because the day was Sunday.
Miss America VII, the speed boat
which holds the record of 92.838 miles
an hour, was declared by Wood to be
In perfect condition for the trial.
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third as Myer hit for base. Goslin's
loft to Walker was deep enough in right
to let West tally. Barnes shot single
to center, and when Swanson funbled
the ball rolled under the fence to give
the Red center fielder three-baser err
ror and let Myer and Barnes reach
home.
Muddy Ruel went behind the bat for
the Nationals for the first time this
year, catching Hadley. The little vet
eran had but one throw to make-that
when Swanson set out to swipe second
base in the opening inning-and then
he failed to flag his man. It wasn't a
poor throw by any means. but Muddy
still needs more whip in the arm. In
three turns at bat. Muddy failed to
get on base.
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Are Displaying Winning Spirit Gupe Fruit Leqgue Exhibitions
HOGAN WAS A "BALL00N"
WHEN HE JOINED GIANTS

BY the Associated Press.
Frank (Shanty) Hogan, the hard
hitting catcher of the New York
Giants. weighed 265 pounds when
he first reported to the club in 1928.
Recalling an incident that took
place when the Giants were playing
in Tampa one day, he told Of stand
ing in front Of the dugout as he
heard a local official ask Manager
McGraw how he liked the ball park.
II don't know" McGraw replied.
"When that balloon goes up In front
of me I'll have a look"
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WASHINGTON.

Runs driven in--By Kelly. Pnrdy. Barnes,
Bluege. Hadley. Hayes (2l. Goslir. Two
base hits-Purdy, Walker. Three-base hits
Kelly, Hayes. stolen base--Swanson. Sac
to (ieoch Left on bases-Cincinnati, g:
washington, 10. First base on balls-.of
Hadley, 1; on Luaue, g. Hits--Of Hadley,
4 in 5 innings, off Braxton. 8 in 4 innings.
Struck out--By Luaue, 2; by Hadley. 81 by
Braxton, 4. Wild niteh-Luene. Winning
pitcher-Hadley. Umpires-Messrs. van
GRAHAM and Lohr. Time Of game-1 hour
- minutes.
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that quite ngd the Battle OF What OF 1t at
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and Miller never once let their angry passion rise Tor second
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shoowO havech them from the ring.
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received the following note from
Mr. H. U. Fisher
mentioned by the
principal was not boxer versus
the idea OF disseminating his
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CENTRAL'S DIAMONDERS
DUE FOR ACTION TODAY

Coach Kimble hoped to have a look
at his Central High School ball players
in actual competition today when they
were to meet the United Typewriter
team on the American University field.
Early weather indications were not
promising.
The other high schools had practice
sessions scheduled,