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New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
PRIEST GIVEN APPOINTMENT

Hartford, Oct. 17 LP - Bishor Milan has appointed the Rev. Ed ward L. Morrison of Naugatuck to the pas'orate of Colchester made vacant by the death of Rev. P. J. Mooney.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
"So the high-life racket ''
got you at last
The story of wife who played with fire

to the gayest and l l best little party-pal on earth!
 With a shout, the revelers drank the toast standing- which the girl acknowledged with a glorious smile.
 How alluringly beautiful she was! No wonder men idolized her, courtcd her, showered her with gifts Such captivating lovliness, such in- fectlous gaiety, were rare even in this charmed circle of the city's exclusive night life.
 They did not know that behind those lapghicg eyes lay q cloud of unutter- able misery-that her gayest mood was simply mask to hide q heart that was heavy and sA.
 How she despised these fools, their wild parties, the kisses they pressed
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17

Astronomers know whether a star is young or old merely hy tho color of it's light,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17

to Work, which ap- pears complete in the November issue of True Story Magazine.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-17

againSt her lips. How little they suspected that she was playing this perilous game solelyfo him. her sick husban d-that he might liw. and find the road back to health and happiness.
 But one night, something went wrong. In the midst of the merriment, |
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
lbs rs FAVORI7E OVER DUNDEE TONIGHT
.M|UNY NETMED
IN SEMIEI INALs

The real fireworks IN the public
parks tennis tournament begin to.
day and carry right on until the
finals are completed Sunday. To-
days feature match occurs In the
doubles with the champion team OF
Mitchell Buchanan engaging the
powerful ConsIdine- Shepherd combi.
nation. This is q gemffinal match.
In the singles semifinals tomor.
row are Dooley Mitchell, Frank
Shore, jr., and Maurice O'Neil.
while the fourth will be determined
between Bob sConsidino and Alana
Staubly, who are to play their
quarter final match tomorrow after
noon prior to the selnifinaIs. In
the first night tournament match
Staubly tripped up Larry Phillips
BY 6--S and S--4.
Today's play has been con.s
fined strictly to doubles. Fol-.
lowing the semifinab today the
finals win be staged Saturday,
with the singles senaifmals only
scheduled tomorrow. The silaS
giles finals win be held Sunday,
One Of yesterdays surprises waa
the easy victory registered by Shore
over Robinson to gain the singles
semifinais. The junior champioH
looked every inch the champion and
won practically as he pleased, .6-2,
90. The decisive margin gave haa
supporters hope that he might ans
mex the parks championship to his
junior crown. However, this II
large assignment for the youn@.
ster, for Mitchell, Congidina and
O'Neil all are former champions
ana IN order to win he'll have 70
lick two Of these three men. This
is possible. but not very likely.
SINGLES
QuarteK1iAalg-FrGnk Shore AeHaakaA
Randy Robinson, e--2. 80: Mauries
o'Neill defeated Museos Garnetf. 90.
s-2: DooIey Mitchell defeated MauYies
H1ffmas. 81. Sd.
Larry PhilIips. s-3, s-4.
DOURLEa
Second Round--Seidell ana Deck DE-
EdEs and Could defsated cos ana
shepard sSsSsrS dsfsat.a Moneurs ona,Sns anS Poilsrs sna
Sd. e--3; Robinson ana shore defeatsa
Jansen and partner. by default.
Third Round-o'Neill and shoemakeR
.ts:teS altes:li sd' ana iHa Saeh.nss Dssk
Edge and Gould, S-s, e--2: Considise
and Shepard defeated Robinson ana
TODAY's SCHEDULE I.
q m.-staubly ana Lovo ". sitYG
and Herman.
,. m.--simon ana Newly VI. wtnnSR
Of staubiy and Lcvs-silva ana Herman
s >. m.-sEitchsn and Buehansn ~
CoAsidtns and Shepard. s8
S:se ,. m.--0'Neil1 and Shoemaker VI.
OF Staubly and Ioys-silva, aid Harman
match.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

find the range, but when they did
they found It with q vengeance
and scored all the runs of their
17-to-7 victory over Postoffice in
the last four times at bat. Collier
was the leading hitter for the
Terminal League champs. War.
wicks defeated Nye House, 20 to IL.
In the Industrial League Chestnut
Farms came with q rush in the last
two innings and defeated Thompson
Diary, IL to 8. In the Departmental,
Aggies defeated Bureau, IL to 8. and
in the co1ored branch, q. p. O..
nosed out Treasury, 5 to 4. In q
morning league game in the Termi-
nal loop Washington Terminal won
from Union Carmen, . to 5, and in
the Boys Vacation League Plaza de-
feated the EIks, to {.
Hume Springs plays the Junior
Order OF Capitol Heights Sunday at
o'clock on the Hume Spring field.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
Helen Wills Beats
Betty NuhaN In
Game on Ship

LONDON, July 25.--Even on
the high seas, Helen Wills is
invlncibls when 1t comes to tennis.
The famous American star de-
feated Betty Nuthall, the youth.
full English player, SO, "a, In =
game Of deck tennis aboard the
liner Aquitanla on which they
are journsyinE to New York. &c.
cording to . wireless from the
vessel ia, tha+D DAILY Mail
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
Max Bishop Takes Rest
As Dykes Covers Post

BALTIMORE, July Is. - Max
Bishop has received well deserved
holiday and for the next few days
will watch his teammates from the
coolness Of the bepch. The star
second -sacker of the Athletics was
removed from the lineup Just prior
to the battle with Cleveland.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Dykes moved
over to cover second and thus played
his third different position in three
playing days. In Detroit he was
at short, came home TO play third,
and yesterday moved over to Sec
ond.
There IL nothing seriously the
matter with Bishop, except q need
for some rest. He has not recov.
cred his strength from his recent
illness, ana the heat of yesterday
was not the sort of weather that
would help . chap add weight to
his frame. sstks.s
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

proven 80 costly to Johnson's men.
Unwilling to conceds defeat Scout
EngeI still II touring the tail and
uncut in quest Of the elusive right
hand sock-a missing quality that
might add power to an unbalanced
hitting ARRAY. ss.ss
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

After a thorough exploration Of
the Pacific coast and its vicinity,
genial Joe. who In rightly counted
among baseball's leading scouts,
reports no progress.
As 4 matter Of fact, Engel, who
was dispatched on hunt for 4
worthwhile right hand hitter
earlier in the year, has looked far
and wide for the desired product
until he new seems ready to make
an unconditional surrender.
In the old days Joe probably
would return from such an expe.
ditiCn we'll loaded with prospects,
but such Is not the case at present.
With the chain farm system now
In, vogue among big league havens
1t is necessary for major entries
either to join the growing parade
or gamble with left-overB.
The Washington Club would
be wen fortified to complete
deal for q promising Outfielder
ON either cash or player
UASlS W04 BA4ACS UPpUS1&tk U1S
time factions are grabbing mp
players directly from the sand.
lots and college world, the
process Of developing talent in
minor league resorts ID rapidly
replacing the practice Of buy.
ing il resdy made.
Your worthwhile prospect, who
formerly could be purchased d.
rectly from the minors, usually -
q member Of the chain store system
today and consequently Is promoted
to the big league interest con-
trolling his club.
Had the Griffmen succeeded In
gaining control and operation of the
Atlanta franchise earlier in the year
their problem might be fairly well
settled by now, but the inability Of
II. u. Spiller, president of the Crack
ers. to comply with Southern Assoc
citation baseball regulations blocked
that venture. in short order.
Though EngeI has followed up
several tOuted prospects In an
feremt sections Of the country
he apparently has not eOneAd.
Ared any Of them big league tim.
ber, and consequently has yet to
report favOrably.
Since one and possibly two right.
hand hitting pasture guardians VIII
be necessary in the rebuilding pro-
gram now being planned for the 1890
campaign, action Of some kind must
be taken shortly.
AL Moore, the Birmingham Baron,
was considered seriously for awhile
and still may be brought up for q
trial, but 1t Is apparent were he OF
the desired caliber he would have
been outfitted in a Washington uni.
form long before now.
While Moore il q right hand slug
ger and a fair outfielder. he Is not
exactly a youngster and has not Inn
pressed as one who would improve,
two qualities most desired In =
rookie.
With Sam West utterly falling
to connect with southpaw slants,
Il Ii imperative that Manager
Walter johnson be provided with
q capable alternate for the CEN
ter field location and the sooner
this player Is obtained the better.
Lack Of a stout right hand punch
has been conspicuous in the makeup
of the 1929 Griffmen and with Ossss
Bluege, the most potent orthodox
blud dgeoner of the lot now laid low
with his bad left knee. Immediate
steps are needed to bolster the at
tack.
So long as the Griffs' batting
order remains top-heavy with left
hand swingers ana lacks the wal.
lop OF a hard-hitting .right-nand
clubber; the punch naturally viii
suffer. Until this present short.
coming is remedied 1t is probable
49, Al. r.n..tniAA .lirc.nra ,uill nnn.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
PROGENY FAlI

Not since the days OF Lady SUI.
folk, 2:291a, first queen OF trotters
TO beat 2:30, has any champion
mare produced foal that equalled
her own record.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
Grif Scout Fails to Find
Badly Needed Fielder
By Bob Thayer

Scout Joe Enge premier ivory comber OF the Washington
Grmen continues his search for rghhand hitting out
fielder And obviously with results.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
CHAMP ION
DEGL AIRED
DOOMED

DETROIT, July rs I.N.S.).
Jackie Fields, known to his
relatives out in Los Angeles as
Jake Finkelstein, will, greet
the new day tomorrow with q
glad cry-the natural, ire
pressible outburst of a man
who has just become welter-
weight champion of the world.
All the experts viii tell you, II
you ask them, that It's going to be
just too bad for Joe Dundee, the
poor, old doddering cheese cham
peen'' from Baltimore. when he
meets Jackie In their 15-round
imbroglio here tonight.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
GEO. A. c. READY
FOR GELT|CS

The baseball fans in AIexandria,
especially, as well as those in Wash
ington. are anticipating Sundays
game between the Georgetown A. C.
and the st. Mary'm Celtics at Bag
gett Field with q feeling something
akin to world series fever. And
there IL plenty Of reason for that
feeling. Both teams are just about
the class of the diamonds in and
about washington and play q cali.
Der OF baseball that is easily the
equivalent Of that played In fast
minor leagues.
Sundays game IL the first Of q
threesEarne series between these
| two rivals and upon the outcome
Of the series hinges the champion.
ship OF these parts. At least this
In the way the fans are sizing 1t
up. And 1t ii for this reason that
they're all hot and bothered about
1t. The Celt fans know that they
have q cracker jack nine and they
know, too, that Georgetown is
plenty strong, It II no secret that
Lefty Mcintyre viii iurl for the
Georgetowners, but whether Lefty
Ralph Hamilton viii work for the
Celts or not IL undetermined. II
Hamilton doesn't, Celt fans are
sure that someone just as tough
viii toe the mound for them be.
cause getting the jump In the series
will mean q lot to either team.
The Police nine, behind Lefty
Sager,s five-hit pitching, wal
Ioped Fort Humphreys, , to 3,
none Of the Soldier runs being
earned. Hiser's homer with one
on featured the Police attack,
while Bowman starred for the
losers with two hits and several
good catches. Today the Police
nsen meet Walter Reed and Sat
urday they engage the Washing
son Barracks team and would
like to schedule the Naval Hos.
pital team next week.
Eastern A. A: won the feature
game in the French Insect League
from the Wonder Boys Club, to s..
The Easterna came from behind to
win out in the ninth with two.run
rally after the Wonders had forged
into q one.run lead in their half
| OF the frame. In the other two
| games in the league Postons wal
ioned tha Cronins, 3 TO 0. and Samo-
sets whipped BIadensburg. II to o..
while in the midget division Speak.
ers walloped Fcxx, Is to 2. In the
/ Georgetown Church League the
| West Washington Baptists defeated
the Vermont Avenue nine. 10 to 8.
In the American Legion series the
Lincoln Post team got away to q
good start and whipped the Delano
Post crew, to 4.
It -t0cis Pullman slx Innings, to
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

Many Of the experts. In fact,
will tell you even II you don't
ask them.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25
'IIleBiQ Ten.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Leader 3 year ago-HoEnahy, Boston,
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

And five will win you seven, &C.
cording to the prevailing market
quotations this n1orning, II You
think the boys are wrong.
It isn't often that . champion Is
on the short end Of the betting. At
this point one Is moved to observe,
''but what q champion"
Since he outcuffed Pete Latzo for
the welter crown at the Polo
Grounds two years ago, Dundee
record has been something to make
strong men break down and weep
like children.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

.Ioe has been beaten, dis.
qualified. and has conducted
himself generally In q most
undignified manner.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

Ticket sales have passed the
$4,000 mark and Dundee's cut
figures to be around $4,000. This
should provide some consolation to
Joseph even IL he loses his title.
And it's just possible that he
won't lose 1t. Dundee is a dis.
tance fighter and the 15.round busi-
ness Is right down his alley. In
the old days, before he had the mis-.
fortune to become champion, the
Baltimore italian was regarded az
one Of the gamest battlers the
division ever knew. He frequently
came on to win after opponents
had dropped him repeatedly in the
early rounds.
The experts say he's going to
sleep an unnatural sleep out at the
fairgrounds tonight. But occasion
ally the experts make q mistake.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

The bout win be AIichigan's
first 15.r0und match under re-
Vised State statutes. extending
the limit for championship
fights and the first in Floyd
FitzsimmOns' new outdoor arena
at the State Fairgrounds here.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

He retained his title only be-
cause those fights in which he en-
eaeed were OF the over-the-weight
variety. In which the title was not
involved.
But it will be involved tonight
and Jackie Fields. the 21.year-cld
Welter from the coast. who has
won 1s tights in the last Is months,
believes It viii be less involved to.
morrow. Incidentally. Fields al.
ready il recognized as the champion
IN the 26 States Of the National
Boxing Association.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

With Sam West utterly falling
to connect with southpaw slants,
Il ID imperative that Manager
Walter johnson be provided with
q capable alternate for the cen.
ter field location and the sooner
this player Is obtained the better.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

Though EngeI has followed up
several tOuted prospects In dif-
ferent sections Of the country
he apparently has not cOneld.
Ared any Of them big league tim.
ber, and consequently has yet to
report favOrably. Il,
Evening star., 1929-01-04
CONVICTED
BY POLICE BOARD
Dismissal Is Recommended
After Hearing on Neglect
of-Duty Charges.

Pvt J. w. H. Smith, fourth precinct,
has been found guilty by the Police Trial
Board and recommended for dismissal
from the force on charges of neglect
of duty and making false statement
to his superior officer, it was announced
today.
Smith was charged with being on the
Highway Bridge at time when he was
supposed to have been directing traffic
in the first precinct and to have
offered false explanation Of his pres
ence there to superior officer.
c. H. Ford, thirteenth precinct, was
fined $75 on charges of intoXication
and neglect of duty. r. S. Miller, third
precinct, was excnerated on charges
of conduct unbecoming to an officer,
using unnecessary violence toward a
person and misuse of his revolver. He
was tried after Frank j. Boudinot, Jr.,
had complained that the officer struck
him in the head with pistol in an
apartment in the 900 block of Twentieth
street December &c.
w. I. Griggs, second precinct, was
fined $40 on charge of failing to
communicate with his precinct through
the patrol system, but was cleared OF
charges of neglect of duty, drinking
On duty, and failing to patrol his beat.
H. B. Thompson, fourth precinct, was
fined SIS for neglect of duty. j. w. Con-
nors, fourth precinct, was fined S5 for
falling to patrol his beat and entering
a building while on duty c. A. Cart
mill, second precinct, was found guilty
of failure to patrol his beat and enter
ing building while on duty, and was
warned.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Indians Wealth
Last June Placed
At $l,648,O75,274

The Indian wealth of the Nation for
the fiscal year ending last June was
placed at 81 ,648, ,075, ,274, in statement
issued today by the Interior Depart
ment, making public data furnished to
the House appropriations committee in
which the claim is set forth by the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs that the past
seven years have been the, most fruitful
in the century that Indians have been
wards of the Government.
The wealth of the Indians of this
country in the fiscal year 1921 was
placed at $7l6,705,5 500 and the Indian
population in that year was declared to
be 340,838. An increase of approXi-
mately $4,000 was recorded by the bu-
reau, in citing the figure for the fiscal
year 1928 at 355,901.
Among the needs Of the Indian office,
the Interior Department placed more
doctors, more medical experts on ira
choma and tuberculosis, more Sanatoria
and more sanatorium schools, at least
200 more nurses for field service, 25 ad-
ditional hospitals, Indian schools with
a minimum per capita allowance of
$500 and gradually increased annual
appropriations.
Timber sales in the seven-year period
jumped from $1,400.000 to approxi-
mately $2500.0 900 and ,the appropriation
for health work for the fiscal year 1929
Is $l,440, 900, or four times the amount
that was appropriated for this work
Evening star., 1929-01-04
ACCUSED GIVES UP
IN D. C. GIRLS DEATH
Man Wanted in Lehman Case De-
nies Aiding in 0peration-Freed
on Bond of $4,000.

(From Yesterdays S 80 Edition of The Star
The Charles H. Parker of Philadel-
phia who Is alleged to have aided in
performing criminal operation on Miss
Eleanor Lehman here last March was
surrendered today by his attorney,
Bertrand Emerson, before United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turnage.
Detectives some months ago brought an
other Charles H. Parker from Philadel-
phia and charged him with the offense.
Shortly after arrival the other Parker
convinced the detectives OF their mistake
and he was allowed to return to Phil
adelphia.
The alleged criminal operation is said
to have been performed by Louis W,
Hoffman, a physiotherapiSt, who plead
ed guilty to charge of second degree
murder, causing the death of the young
woman by breaking her neck while
sioner and was released on bond oi
$4,000 to await the action of the grand
Jury. He is said to have been employed
at the same place where Miss Lehman
formerly worked and disappeared from
Washington after Hoffman'S arrest.
treating her. He is serving a 30-year
prison term.
Samuel Wagshal, proprietor of the
delicatessen at 908 G street, gave bond
of 81 500 on a charge of completely in
the alleged crime. Assistant United
States Attorney M. Pearl Mccall, who
investigated the case. claimed that
Wagshal had furnished the money for
the alleged operation.
Parker, who was said to have beer
paying attention to the young woman
pleaded not guilty before the commits
Evening star., 1929-01-04
BUILDING LEASE
CLAIM SUSTAINED
Parker-Bridget Co. Wins
Equity Court Decision in
'Year-0Id Dispute.

Justice William Hitz in Equity Court
today signed a decree sustaining the
claim of Parker Bridget Co. to a lease
for 81 years in a portion of the first
floor and basement of the Washington
Building, at Fifteenth street and New
York avenue. The litigation has been
pending more than year. The Nation
al Shawmut Bank Of Boston, Robert M.
Burnett and Robert H. Montgomery,
trustees of the Washington Central
Trust, owner of the building. noted an
appeal to the Court of Appeals. Justice
Hitz directed that the trustees file a
bond of $4,000 to stay execution of
his order pending action of the appel
late court.
In the construction of the first floor,
1T was explained to the court, it had
been depressed some feet from the
ground level in alleged violation of the
building plans. Justice Hitz directed
that within so days the trustees shall
begin the work of correcting the con-
dition of the floor level and completing
the fittings, finishings and equipment of
the building as provided in the lease.
Should this equipment be not conclud-
ed within six months, the court authors
lied the plaintiff to have the work done
and to deduct the cost from the rents
provided in the lease. The cost of the
litigation is assessed against the WASH
ington Central Trust. Attorney William
G.. johnson appeared for the Parker
Bridget Co.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
R. H. BAGBY,RET|RED
BANKER, IS DEAD
SuCCumbS to Illness of Year
at the Age of 56
Years.

Richard Hugh Bagby, retired banker,
died last night at his residence, 1914
Riggs place, after an illness of about
year. He was 56 years old and had
lived most of his life in Washington.
Mr.. Bagby was vice president and
director of the Washington Mechanics
Saving Bank, of which he was one of
the organizers, and also of the WASH
ington Mechanics Mortgage Co. He re-
tired from business about two years
ago on account of failing health.
Born in King and Queen County, Va,
the son of Baptist minister, Mr.. Bagby
came to Washington in early life and
started in business. His wife, who was
Miss Libbie Leslie. of Loudoun County,
Va, died several years ago.
He is survived by his daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bagby Simmons, with whom
he lived: son, Samuel Leslie Bagby
of Los Angeles, and four brothers,
Charles T. Bagby, Alfred Bagby and
George P. Bagby of Baltimore and John
Bagby of Richmond.
Funeral services will be conducted
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
First Baptist Church, Sixteenth and
o streets. by Rev. DR.. Samuel Judson
Porter, the pastor. Mr. Bagby was a
life deacon OF the church.
Interment will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
j. S. HAS REFUNDED
S975,012,@ TAXES
s4,O61, ,769, ,209 Collected as
Additional LevieS in Same
Time, Since 1917.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Since 1917 the Government has re-
funded 1915, ,012,3 1856 of taxes illegally OF
enormously collected.
In the same time $4,061 ,769, ,2Oa has
been collected as additional or back
taxes, as we'll as those assessed in the
ordinary course of events.
These computations were included
today in the report submitted to the
House by its appropriations committee
with the first deficiency bill. which SAID
that the total refunded was approx
mately 2.5 per cent of the $38,715, Isl, ,522
of the internal revenue receipts for the
period
The bill itself sought to provide $84,-
128.3l0 to meet emergency expenses for
the current fiscal year, including $75-
100000 for tax refunds. The total is
$66, 705 less than that recommended by
the budget.
A total of $5,000,000 would be used
for carrying on the Governments con-
tract air-mail service, $1,050OO0 would
go toward construction of new barracks
at the Pacific branch of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
at Santa Monica Calf; $4,000 for the
Inauguration of President-elect Hoover
and $4,000 for aiding Indian influenza
victims Of the Southwest.
In connection with the tax refund
item, the committee which framed the
measure declared that while $l3O00O,-
900 was made available for this purpose
this fiscal year, refunds for the first
five months had been at the rate OF
approximately $l5,O00O0O month and
with the approval last month of a $780,
100000 claim by the United States Steel
Corporation, total of 2G5,000,0 ,00O
would be required to meet all refunds
this year.