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The Washington times., 1929-04-19

The new team leaders are: the
Progressive Printers in Class A, with
1858; York Auto Supply Co., in
Glass B. with 1913; the Peoples Drug
in Glass C, with 1858, and the Sales
of Lansburgs s in Glass D, with $50.
The Peoples effort brought forth the
most sensational rolling of the night.
Led by W.aH. Carton, who toppled
162 pins, the highest individual game
yet made, the Druggists finished
their third game with total of 623.
The individual leaders to forge
to the front are. X. C. Rely, of
the Prince Georges County
League, i'm Class A, with 375;
II. ID. McCOnklin In Class B,with
354, displacing H. FOgarty; and
f. l.. SchIeith, i'm Glass ID, with
355. one pin more than c. HI.
Spence. the former pace setter.
Swain and Henderson started out
like wildfire in the Class A doIbss
with 269 for a beginner but they
tapered off to 220 and 225 in their
next pair of games, Their total was
705, IL pins under Simon and Rar-
nard's leading mark.
A 2S5 finish by Croft and Lowry
in the Glass c doubles brought tnem
a $50 count. 19 pins less than Milby-
Isaacs now leads the class with.
Four Class A teams from the Ath-
Ietic Club League, Penn Oil, Joseph
Phillips, Rialtos and Union Printers
are scheduled to take their Tallop
at tr leaders tonight. The remain.
ing teams of the same league also
shoot, tourney officials having desig-
mated it is as Athletic Club League
NIGHT
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
old LEADERS DISPLACED
|NTE.ANSAND SINGLES

-Four and three singles leaders have sprung
in the city duckpn tournament. The only standings un-
affected by the sharpshooers last night the doubles
leaders and several of them seriously menaced.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
LOw Attendance
Marks Opening
In & Cities

NEW YORK, April 19.-The at.
tendance total of 16S,5OO persons
for the eight opening major
league baseball games this sea-
son is the lowest in several years.
Although 10000 fans turned out
for the delayed inaugural be-
tween the New York Yankees and
the Boston Red Sox yesterday.
only 5000 saw the Boston Braves
open against BROOKLYN at the
Hub, and the New York Giants
and Phillies played to only 5000
af philadelnhia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
FOUNDATIONS LAID
Contractor Expects to Com
pIete Work Before
Christmas.

The foundations for the Washington
terminus of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge are fast nearing completion. c..
C. Sadler, representative of the Grier-
Lowrance Co. of Statesville, N. c.,
which has the $328,70O contract, said
today he expects to have the founda-
items completed shortly before Christ
mas.
About 500 concrete piles, some of
them SIS feet long, driven down to bed
rock, will make substantial founda-
ton for the water gate, the Rock Creek
Potomac Parkway approach and the
spacious bridge plaza. To date 230
piles have been driven.
A number of piers and cylinders for
the underpass that will carry traffic
into Potomac Park have been poured
and piles have been driven for the
lower steps while the seawall founda-
ton has been finished Piles have
been driven for the main steps.
Within a few weeks the driving of
piles on the parkway approach will
be started.
Granite for the parkway approach,
the water gate and the bridge plaza
has been arriving from New Hampshire
for some time and is being stored at
Twenty-sixth and B streets until it
can be set in place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
MRS. E. S MOCK HEADS
DISTRICT WAR MOTHERS
Elected, With other Officers, at
Meeting of Association Last
Night-Reports Received.

Mrs. Ethel S. Mock was elected presl-
dent of the District of Columbia Chap
ter of the American War Mothers at a
meeting In the Hotel Hamilton last
night. Other new officers are Mrs. KATE
Morrison, first vice president; Mrs. Emil
walters, second vice president; MRS. u
b. Donch, third vice president; MRS.
Aline Anthony, fourth vice president
Mrs. Eleanor C. Wagner, recording Sec
retary: MRS. Jerome Lightfoot, CORE
spending secretary: Mrs. Martha ONeill,
treasured; Mrs. Wolcott Simmons, Gus
todian of the records; Mrs. Robert Stew
ems, historian, and Mrs. Anna Berg
chaplain.
II was decided for this organization to
cooperate with the Military Order OF
the World War for the celebration OF
Navy day. The members will meet al
the Paul Jones statue. located on tne
street southwest, at IL o'clock on Mon
day. Mrs. Edward Pou, gold star moth
er. and wife Of Representative Pou OF
North Carolina, was selected to place a
wreath at the foot OF the statue Tor the
chapter.
The delegates to the national conven-
ton at Louisville, KY, reported on tine
happenings and the york accomplished
at the convention. Mrs. Mary T. Shan
4L1dIl, Tie EeIIu1S PACoAOCAI' VAS We
tina O'Neill, treasurer and national Gus
todian of the records: Mrs. Ethel s
Mock, the new president and the ma
tional chairman of the gold star COM
nittee, and Mrs. Eleanor v. Wagner
corresponding secretary, were the dele
gates attending the convention IRON
the local chapter.
Plans were made for the year at the
meeting with several new member
taken. in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
FOOT BALL TEAMS
START " DRIVE
"a Squads Open To-Day
Campaign to Get New
Members in Capital.

Given a rousing send-off at dinner
last night at the Central Y. M. G. A,
"a teams of 'Y" boosters today opened a
To-day campaign to greatly increase
the number of Y. M. G. A. members In
Washington.
A paper foot ball, kicked from plat
form into a cup of coffee half way down
the room by r. w. Dunlap, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture, opened the
drive, which will be conducted after the
manner of gridiron contests.
The teams, named for leading uni
versities and colleges, are grouped into
Eastern, Midwestern and Western divi-
sions. Chairmen of the divisions led
their teams in foot-ball-like cheers at
the meeting last night. The chairmen
are John w. Hardell for the East,
Charles w. Pimper for the Midwest and
w. G. Hanson for the West.
Huston Thompson, president OF the
Y. M. G. A., announced his confidence
that the campaign would be successful.
William B. Burrus of New York, Gin
spirational sales director" for a large
motor corporation, spoke on telling
and selling" Details of the campaign
were outlined by C. E. Fleming, secre-
tary OF the membership committee.
The campaign is being led by As
Sistant Secretary Dunlap, supported by
a committee composed of DR.. E. M. Ell
lison and 2. D. Blackstone, vice chair
men; Harry j. Miller, publicity director,
and Mr.. Hanson, Mr.. Hardell and S. l..
Thomas.
First results will be reported at din
ner meeting Monday evening at o'clock
at the Y. M. G. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
TRUCK COMPANY
RECEIVES TROPHY
Dougherty Makes PreSenta-
ton to No. 5, Winner in
Recent Speed Tests.

The Merchants & Manufacturers
Trophy for the best speed performance
among the fire companies in leaving
their quarters was formally awarded
to Truck Company No. 5 yesterday
afternoon at its quarters, 1912 Dent
place. In the recent contests the COM
pany got away from its quarters in the
good time of Us seconds.
Capt. F.. Chinn, who drilled the COM
pany for its prize-winning effort, was
unable to be present yesterday, and
the handsome cup given by the Merch-
ants g. Manufacturers Association was
accepted from Commissioner Proctor L.
Dougherty by Lieut.. w. H. Nash. He
said the company treasured the cup
and would try to win it next year.
The company was complimented on
its effort by Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan
of the association, who gave the trophy
over to Mr.. Dougherty, who made the
presentation speech. Members Of the
company stood at ease in two lines
alongside one of their large, glistening
trucks during the brief ceremony.
In addition to Capt Chinn and Lieut..
Nash, members of the company, all
of whom were present, were Sergt. C.
D. Lyons and C. Quick, S. Valentine,
w. E. Coombs, A. G. Quinn, r. H. Por-
ton, w. H. Yonce, A. G. Poole, H. D.
Shepard, F. F. Ardiga, r. E. Graninger,
E. o. Negley, C. Pell, J. R. Laddane,
c. w. Rogers and w. A. Gee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
TEMPORARY STADIUM
FOR SCHOOL HALTED
Construction at Dunbar Deferred
Pending the Consideration of
Permanent Concrete Structure.

w. H. Lewis, chairman of the educa-
ton committee of the Federation Of
Civic Associations, told that body last
night at its monthly meeting at the
District Building that through the COM
mittee's efforts the proposed award of
a contract for construction of a tenn
porary stadium at the Dunbar High
School had been deferred and that the
Board of Education had asked for a
new estimate on a concrete stadium Of
superior durability at small extra cost.
The federation authorized the same
committee to request preliminary draw
ings of a proposed colored senior high
school in the Benning Road school
development at Twenty-fourth street
northeast.
The Southwest Civic Association
asked the federation to assist in Sc
curing electric street lamps and traffic
lights in its section, stating that there
are no traffic lights in the southwest
section east of Fourteenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
SONS OF D. C. FIRE
CAPTAINS VICTORS'
Fly Model Planes Longest in Cons
test, Featuring Industrial
Exposition.

! The sons of two District Fire Depart
ment captains provided entertainment
for a crowd Of ], 1000 at the model plane
endurance contest last night at the
Washington Auditorium held in CON-
junction with the industrial exposition,
when their tiny craft scared dangerous
ly close to the large electric globes at the
very top of the building to win silver
cups for them.
John Sullivan, 15-year-old Second-
place winner in the junior class OF the
United States, son of Capt. P. j. Sulli-
van of the District Fire Department,
proved his championship caliber when
he few his trim hand-launched model
for minutes and IL seconds to win
first place in the contest. He was
awarded the Chamber of Commerce
trophy.
Second place and the trophy donated
by the Boys Club of Washington was
given to Everett Meeks, 15-year-old son
OF Capt. George C. MeekS of the Dis
trict Fire Department. Everett'S ship
sailed realistically about the top of the
auditorium for one minute before it
crashed into the pipe organ on the wall
OF the building and made forced land
ing on spectators head. His official
time was l minute 81 As seconds.
Everett established world record dur
ing the Summer contests here, when his
ship took off from Boiling Field and
scared over the Potomac Riv into the
Northeast section of the city and was
finally picked up in a freak wind cur
rent and carried back to the field again.
The official flight was recorded as
minutes and 20 seconds.
Lieut.. Walter Hinton, pioneer trans
atlantic flyer, and Dorsey w. Hyde, Sec
rotary Of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce, acted as judges. John H.
Williams Of the Community Center De-
partment was official timekeeper.
Other model plane pilots who made
good records in the contest were Frank
Salisbury and Robert Swope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
PLAN FOR IMPROVED
STREET CAR SERVICE
Committees Formulating Report
for Utilities Commission on Con-
ditions in Northeast Suburbs.

Decision to inaugurate the work Of
tabulating a report showing exactly how
the street cars in the northeast suburbs
run with view to submitting an in
the Public Utilities Commission was
made at a joint meeting of the public
utilities committees of the Brookland
Dahlgren Terrace and Michigan Park
Citizens Associations at the home OF
John E. Bucklin, 1921 Twelfth street
northeast, last night.
It was said the car companies do not
observe their schedules and that the
only time enough cars are run Is dur
ing the rush hours.
The committeeman also voted to re-
quest the installation Of tratf1c lights
at Twelfth and Monroe streets and
Twelfth street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast. An appeal for relief from
the smoke menace caused by the trains
on the Metropolitan Branch of the Bal
timore g. Ohio Railroad will also be
made, it was decided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
JUSTICES ATTEND
CENTRAL BANQUET
Alumni Honor H. A. Smith,
New Principal, in Affair
at City Club.

The third annual banquet Of the
Central High School Alumni AsSocia-
ton, attended by two justices of the
Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia, was held last night in the City
Club in honor of Harvey A. Smith, new
principal of the school.
Among the speakers and guests pres
ent were Justice Peyton Gordon, an
alumnus Of the school; Justice Alfred
Wheat. at one time teacher at Cen
trail; Sylvan King, president; Paul E.
Lesh, POSTMASTER; Joseph Mari, Mrs.
Alvin w. Miller, widow of a former
principal of the school; Mr.. Smith,
principal. and Mrs. Emory M. Wilson,
widow of former principal.
e A feature of the affair was the
presentation to Central Of portrait of
the late Emory M. Wilson by Mr.. Mari,
representing the &C" Club.
Tribute Paid Wilson.
Mr.. Mari paid tribute to Mr. Wilson
under whose regime the present school
building was erected, emphasizing his
influence on the pupils who studied nn-
der him.
Mrs. Wilson made a short address,
thanking the &C" Club for what was
said of her husband and expressing her
appreciation of the fund that was raised
for the education of her children sew
eral years ago.
Judge Wheat told of his life in Wash
ington as young man, when he was q
teacher of bookkeeping and arithmetic
at Central 40 years ago while he was
studying law.
New Principal Speaks.
The new principal, Mr.. Smith, was
the last speaker. He complimented the
faculty on their efficiency and made the
suggestion to the alumni organization
that they make an attempt to enroll
more of the recent graduates.
Ray Miller, who was graduated from
the school last year, read an original
poem written in memory Of Alvin w.
Miller, the principal who died recently.
Miss Emile Margaret White, an Eng
ligh teacher, led the alumni in school
songs. The music was provided by Miss
Helen William, pianist.
The committee on arrangements was
headed by Mrs. William E. Chamberlin.
President King presided. Among those
present were two former principals of
the school, Robert Maurer and Stephen
A. Cramer, now assistant superintendent
Of schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
Operatives Say Physician
Was in No Way Connected
With Nurses Death.
3 POSSIBLE SUSPECTS
REMAIN IN MYSTERY
Mass of Several Million Words Of
Testimony Being Sifted
From Report.
Confirming predictions made by The

Confirming predictions made by The
Star several days ago, the Department
of Justice today announced 1t was con-.
vinced that DR.. George H. Groves,
prominent local physician who COM
mitted suicide shortly after the mys-
ferrous death Of Mrs. Virginia McPher-
son, was not implicated in any way in
the nurses death.
The department investigated care
fully reports published in other news
papers than The Star linking the name
OF DR.. Groves with the Mcpherson trag-
edy. Thomas F. Cullen, in charge of
the Mcpherson investigation, announced
that these reports were wholly without
foundation, and he expressed regret
that the name of an innocent man, now
dead, had been brought into the Park
Lane mystery.
Or. Groves has been definitely elm
mated as possible suspect in the Nc
PherSon case" Cullen declared. I'VE
have run to the ground every rumor
tending to connect him with the Nc
PherSon tragedy, and in fairness to DR..
Groves and members of his family the
department wishes to say that we have
proof he had nothing to do with the
case"
Three Suspects Left.
This reduces the list of alleged sus-
CATION to three persons, one of these
being, of course, the husband, Robert
A. Mcpherson, jr., who is in jail await
ing trial on a grand jury indictment
charging him with Strangling his wife
with pajama belt.
There was nothing that officials
would say concerning their findings
wvyskI h 81 - u.
deed, the department investigators will
not even say they are convinced Mrs.
Mcpherson did not commit suicide, as
commended by a coroner'S Jury.
Testimony clearing DR.. Groves name
came from relatives and friends of the
dead man and from others who knew
him. This testimony, it is understood,
showed that DR.. Groves remained at
home all of the night of September
IL, when Mrs. Mcpherson is supposed
to have come to her death. One state
ment was made showing that the physi-
clan was in bed early that night and
was seen in bed long after midnight.
Other rumorS tending to bring discredit
upon DR.. Groves also were found to be
without basis in fact.
200 Persons Questioned.
Approximately 700 persons have been
questioned by agents of the Depart
ment of Justice since the Federal in
quiry opened more than a month ago.
Several millions of words have been
taken down stenograp hically by court
reporters The vast mass of testimony
is said to~have contained statements
so conflicting as to render the WORK
of the investigators most difficult. !
Many valuable hours have been
wasted in checking on the widest sort
of reports concerning the case. All I'M
important data will be eliminated and on
the remaining facts, when they are
turned over to John E. Laskey, special
prosecutor of Mcpherson, will hinge the
Governments decision in the sensa-
tional investigation. The conclusions
will be drawn by Mr.. Laskey, and not
by j. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bu-
reau of Investigation, or Mr.. Cullen,
who is working under the director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
MRS. MARY D. BECKER, 81,
DIES AS RESULT OF FALL
Native of Baltimore Had Lived in
Washington Since Girl
hood.

Mrs. Mary Dallas Becker, widow of
William N. Becker, and the Oldest
member of Immaculate Conception
Church, died at her home, 1135 Tenth
street yesterday at the age Of 81 years.
Death was attributed to shock resulting
from recent fall in which she broke
her arm and hip.
Mrs. Becker was a native of Balti-
more but had lived in Washington since
girlhood. She was married at st.
Aloysius Church, January %, 1869.
Surviving her are three daughters,
Mrs. Gertrude Bostic, Mrs. Clara Blake
ney and Mrs. Raymond Breen; two
sons, William B. and j. Albert Becker;
IL grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
her residence Monday morning at $50
o'clock, followed by requiem high mass
at 10 o'clock at Immaculate Conception
Church. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
MAI. MANTON MITCHELL
DIES AT WALTER REED
Army officer Won Distinguished
Service Cross in France in
August, 1918.

Mai. Manton C. Mitchell of the War
Department general staff, who received
the Distinguished Service Cross for
gallantry in action near Thibault,
France, August 5, 1918, while serving
with the 39th Infantry, 4th Division,
died at Walter Reed General Hospital
last night. Arrangements are being
made for his funeral by his widow,
Mrs. Kathleen Carroll Mitchell, who
resides at the Wyoming, Columbia road
and California street. Interment will
be in the Arlington National Cemetery.
Mai. Mitchell was born at Providence,
r. l., November 80, 1887, and was
graduated from the Military Academy
in June, 1909, the General Staff School
in 1924 and the Army War College in
1927. Most of his service was in the
Infantry arm, in which he reached the
grade of major in July, 1920. His last
duty was with the operations and train
ing division, general staff, at the War
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
COMMISSIONERS ORDER
CAB HACK STAND MOVED
Transfer to Tenth Street and New
York Avenue Directed After
Long Series Of Complaints.

The District Commissioners at their
board meeting yesterday ordered a
four-cab hack stand removed from
Ninth street. and New York avenue to
Tenth street and New York avenue,
following long series Of complaints
from Mrs. John M. McGill of 900 K
street, relating to the alleged miscon-
duct on the part Of taxi drivers at the
stand.
Mrs. McGill took her complaint to
Senator Willard Tydings of Maryland
and the Senator took the matter up
with tbs Commissioners. A long in
vestigation by the Police Department
resulted in a recommendation from
Inspector E. w. Brown, in charge of
the Traffic Bureau, that the hack stand
be moved. The police report said that
while the conduct of the cab drivers
was boisterous and annoying, they did
nothing in violation of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
Boys New Clothes
Cost His Arrest
As HOusebreaker

The suspicious of two second
precinct policemen, aroused at
the sight of a 16-year-old colored
boy dressed in new suit OF
clothes sitting in a parked auto
mobile at 8 o'clock this morning,
led to the discovery that the
tailoring establishment of Nathan
Horn at 1897 Fifteenth street had
been broken into during the
night.
The boy. William H. Edwards,
is said to have told Policemen E.
L. Baker and c. S. Dyer, who
found him at Fifteenth and
Church streets, that he had
escaped from the school at Blue
Plains, and last night decided his
wardrobe needed replenishing.
He is alleged to have admitted
breaking into the rear of the
tailoring establishment by jim
mying two doors and taking the
suit and an extra pair of trousers.
He was charged with house
breaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26
WOMAN is ARRESTED.
Faces Mental Observation After
Being Taken at Hotel.

A woman who told police she was
living at the Mayflower Hotel and who
tried to engage a room at the Carlton
Hotel early this morning was arrested
and removed to Gallinger Hospital for
mental observation. A check-up at the
Mayflower disclosed that she is not
registered there. She was booked as
Miss Lillian E. Weippert, SIS, of New
York City.
Third precinct police say that she
entered the Carlton about o'clock this
morning and asked to be shown room.
Seeing that she had no baggage, the
night clerk inquired whether she had
any money. She replied that she had
not. After being refused the room she
wandered about the lobby of the hotel
for half an hour uHtil the police arrived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-26

Officers and enlisted men of the Navy
and Marine Corps will soon be wearing
a new decoration to be known as the
second Nicaraguan campaign badge.
Secretary Adams today authorized
Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh, chief
of the Bureau Of Navigation, to secure
the design for the badge and obtain the
necessary supply. An unusual feature
of this badge is that it will be issued be-
fore the campaign has actually con-
cluded, the department stating that
"this course was taken in view of the
fact that the present conditions in
Nicaragua may continue for years"
1T is believed that in the best in
terests of morale, the reward for
services in Nicaragua, services that have
been onerous and in varied degree
perilous, should be made as soon after
the act justifying it as is practicable, u
). the. department asserted. -...--.-.