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The Washington times., 1929-01-03
Mrs. Lebouefand Dreher to Hang

decision refused to recommend
executive clemency for the con.
splrator-slayers. When it was ali.
nounced the pardon board woul1
grant Mrs. Lebouef and DR.. Dreher
a second hearing, Governor Long
announced that regardless Of what
their decision might be, he would
not intervene in the double execu-
lion.
However, the governor did recon.
slider the case, and for the past few
days ne has reviewed the vol
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Long, of Louisiana. He could have
commuted their sentences to life
Hang on Saturday
However. the governor has an
nounced definitely that he will NOT
intervene in the double hanging
of the man and woman set for
between the hours of IL and
p. m. Saturday, and Sheriff Charles
Pecot. of Franklin, has started
erecting the scaffold from which
thev will he hurled into eternity.
The pardon board in an earlier,
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BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House,
$6,21O, ,1l2.76.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, S230, 600, 900.
New York Clearing House ex-
change, Sc, ,487, ,O00, 900.
Treasury balance, $296, ,54S, ,96S. le.
Customs receipts. 81, ,S02, ,924.al.
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Nv. Q. DURANT,
$50 West Fifty-seventh st., New York.
NY Dear Mr. Durant:
The Washington times., 1929-01-03
Ry HENRY LEsEsNE

FRANKLIN. La, Jan. 8 rI.N.so.
Forty'eight hours before the time
set for their execution, Mrs. Ada
Bonner Lebouef and Dr.. 7. E
Dreher, conspirators in the Staying
Of the formers husband. learned
today that their last dim hope had
flickered away.
There had been only one person
who could have saved the triangle
piotters from the fate TO which
theI had been condemned by the
courts. He was Gov. Huey p.
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SAN SIMEON. Calf Jaae-sa
Iw q DuRANT,
$50 West Fifty yseventh ST.. New York
NY Dear Iar Durant
received your telegram and enjoyed it. We ale not 50
far apart might at first glance At least
far apart in phases of the problem discussing
You in favor Of temperance am do not know how
long you have been interested in the temperance movement
and how and to what extent you have Crusaded for
temperance
Unless you might say the same thing about me- let me
hurry state that have been crusader in the temperance
movement for something 20 years. and have printed
number Of editorials and cartoons attacking the
saloon and the dpensaon of hard liquors That these
editorials at least considered effective propaganda may
be indicated BY the fact that many Of the temperance
organizations Of the country asked leave to distribute them
and did distribute many Of them widely
Therefore assume think that are both equally
sincerely interested in the Of temperance and the only
difference between Us difference Of opinion to what
is the best means Of promoting that
You apparently believe that prohibition is intelligent
and practicable effort to promote temperance do not
believe that IS Our objective being the sae-temperance
total abstinenceour difference is merely Of
method admit that did believe that prohibition
would be effective temperance for the reason
that from the first seemed inevitable considering the
character Of our people that campaign Of force would
not be as effective as campaign Of education
AS said in previous telegram, paraphrasng familiar
you cannot MAKE them drink It.
Furthermore, my fight had been chiefly against hard
liquors. seemed to me from the first that ii would Be
easier for the wdefyng element deal lCity in hard
liquors than 10 the milder and buer form Of alcoholic
drnkabes This opinion have been borne out by the
facts and think be truhfuy said today that any
man who wants drink can get one; and about the only
difference between the present condition the condition
preceding prohibition is that who wants mild drink
is compelled to take strong and who wants
good drink is compelled to take q bad one.
It is that saloons have been closed saloons were
being closed before prohibition enacted being closed
through the education of the public through high rate of
excise taxation through local option and through direct lg
lation.
Since prohibition for every saloon that has been closed
there is either still speakeasy bootlegger supplying
the most vicious and injurious kind Of liquor that possible
to concoct or conceive Of t&
You ask anybody in favor of the bootegger and the
speakeasy? The obvious is-No, nobody is except
possibly the bootegge and the propeo Of the speakea
Some Of the public sincere enough and clear thinking
enough however to be opposed only the booegger
and the speakeasy but to the condition which creates the
bootlegger and the speakeasy.
You ask if anyone opposed the Constitution and
the law Nobody except the criminal class But Of
the public sufficiently intelligent realize that when
supporting the Constitution whole they ase sup
econtnued on 2 50
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TODAY'S SCRATCHES
HAVANA

FIRST RAcE--Iady Allemeur. Colonel
TokR.
FOURTH RACE-Prince Consort,
TulAseo. Olaop, Big Sink, Check Nate
Searington. Larapin
Resolute
Weather. cloudy; track fast
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
 ANNUAL MEETING
Baseball Magnates to Gather in
 New York Tomorrow

New York, Dec N;-Major league baseball magn&tCs and their henchmcn are dcploycd about mid town New York today awaiting the start of the annual meetings with the gatherings of the National league at the Commodore tomorrow. American lcaguers will convene at the same hotel on Wednesday, and representatives of the two circuits will get together for the joint ses- sion at the Biltmore on Thursday. This is the first time in many years that all three of the December so- cial events have been held in New York.
 In vivid contrast to the fiery reign of Byron Bancroft Johnson in the American league and his annual bal = ties with Commissioner Kcncsaw M. Landis. the m,.gnat"s have nothing more important on their minds than the qucstio~ Of d shorter schedule and debate over whether radio broadcastcrs should be permitted lG the parks next summer.
 Philip Ball, owner of the Browns. is rehearsing a speech designed 10 convince fellow American league magnates that it was the radio and not the Browns which drove fans from Sportsmans Park in large num- Dcrs last summer. The defense of the radio will be carried on in the rival circuit where William Wri%~ Icy, Jr.. will be heard on the aG- vantages the microphone offers in working up an interest in the na- tional game.
 The question Of reducing the playing season to 169 or l70 play ing days as opposed to the custont- the three meetings. This reduction would enable the major league 10 close their seasons on September 2S and finish tho world series in the first week of October. avoiding any serious. conflict with intercollegiate football. This Would mean that only tWenty-four Saturdays and Sundays would be included in the charts as against the customary , twenty-five, but in ordinary years,
 most of the clubs could do with one Sunday fewer,
 The meeting of the National | league at the Commodore marks tn" first year in practically quarter of
 a century that the gathering has , moved from the old Waldorf, now l in the hands of. wreckcrs.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
OF ACTION
 AT ' GYMNASIUM
Full Week Of Activity ill Various
 Lines Of Sport

Basketball swimming. handball and wrestling will occupy the attcn- tion of the various team nember $ this week at the ~ gymnasium. Ercole Casalengo is grooming his wrestling team for dual meets wiia Waterbury, Springfield college an ] New Haven. Junior and senior swimming teams meet Hartford th.s week Business men and young mon are signing up for the annual open doubles handball championship an the various church and " leagues will play in their respective circuits.
 The program for the week fol- lows:
 Monday. P. M-4:0O, Junior "D' class. 5:3o. Young mems recreation period.l G:l5, Hi-Y basketball prac- tice. 100, Intermediates. S;0t, Senior Swim club practice. $50, Senior class.
 Tuesday. A. M.--1Q:3o, Nolley b1!l match. Spikcrs vs. Palace Patters r. M.-4:00. Junior "B" class 5:@0. Older business men class. G:3H Employed "B' class. zoo, Tumblin: class (beginncrs). 7:45, Junior church basketball league, S:o0 Tumbling class advanced.
 Wcdneshday. P. M.-4:OO, Juniol A. class. 5;30, Young mems rec reation period. G;3o. Intcrmedia:. ! gym class. 7:45. Senior churct league. 500, Wrestling class (ba- ginnerS).
 Thursday. r. M.-4;O9. Junior "n' class. 5:30. Older business men'S class. zoo. Employed "B" class | zoo, Tumbling class beginners. S:00 Handball match Waterbury vs New Britain. S;00, Tumbling class al v&nced.
 Friday, A. M.-1O:SO. Mems morn. ing class. P. M.-4:o0, Junior "A class. $50, Young mems recreatip, period. zoo. Intermediate gym class. S:00, Wrestling club. 500 1 Boxing class beginners. S:3Q, Seniol gym class.
 Saturday, A. M.-Junior swim clul practice. 10:O0, Junior "B" gym 1 class. ll:20, Junior swim class be i Ginners. r. M.-l:O0 Intcrmedia., 'Y'' team practice. 2:30. Senior Sa, urday afternoon basketball leagu | J:00. Hi-Y basketball practice. G:3p Employed "B' gym class. 7:0d Tumbling class. 7:45, Basketball league.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
FOURTEEN TEAMS WERE UNDEFEATED
Western Maryland Eleven Led
 Rest in Victories

New York, Dec. 3 R-Aside from a few games in the far west that cannot affect the standing, football has closed it's slate for. the season with little Western Maryland lead ing all the rest in victories.
 Dick Harlow's charges from Westminster Md, closed greIr season on Saturday with a 12-0 vic tory over Maryland. It was Western Maryland's 11th successive victor> with neither tie nor defeat. Thir- teen other unbeaten teams traile1 the Harlow eleven with records varying from the nine straight tri- umphs Of Ohio University, Tulane Pittsburgh and Notre Dame to the six victories and four ties that com prised Southern Methodist's record for the season.
 Among the unbeatcn teams Ten ncssec vas the heaviest scorer with $50 points. St. Mary's of California led on the defense with only si> points chalked up against Slip Madigan's stalWarts in nine game. one of which was d tie with Cali. fornia.
 The list of major unbcaten teams as compiled by the Associated Pres follows. Western Maryland. Ohio University, Tulane, Pittsburgh Notrc Dame, Purdue, Utah. Tenncs soc, Texas Christian. Duqucsnc. St Mary's tCaljfornia) Rider, Fordhan and Southern Methodist.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
LEADING SCORERS

By the Associated Press.
 Saving his biggest scoring splurgc for the last game of the season. Gene McIiver, tiashy Tennessee half back. has won the national football individual scoring race.
 McIIvcr tallied five touchdowns and three points after touchdoWns against South Carolina Saturday 10 run his seasons total to 130 points, just two more than Clark Hinklc, Buckncll Iullback, the previous lead CT.
 The leader in each of the eight major groups or conferences. as compiled by the Associated Press, follows:
 South, McEyor, Tennessee. hb, {; East, HmkIe, Bucknell. fb.: South west, Wilson. Baylor, qb. Pacific. Schwartz, Wash. State. fb.: Rocky Mt. Clark. Colorado college, qb. Missouri. Valley. King. Drake. qb.: Big Ten, Berghern, Northwestern. fb.; Pharmer, Minnesota. hb, Bib Six, Young, Nebraska, fb.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
PLAYER ON TAIL END
 TEAM LEADS SCORERS
Russell TorcilU of St. Mark EpiS. copaI Five Heads Church
 League in Points

Russell TorCllo of the tail-cnd St. Marks Episcopal team, an ab- solute "unknown." seized the SCOT ing lead in the lnter-Church bask- etball league during the past week by running up 14 points against the First Lutherans and moving up from third place to first. His 4 points, incidentally, are just one less than the total scored by all the other members of the St. Mark $ team together.
 Clifford Bell of the South Congrc- gational church. leader a week ago, has slipped back a notch but is only two points behind Torcllo, while Ray Hoist of the First Luthcrans has stepped up one place and Oscar Larson of the same team has leap ed into the first five to tie Hoist for third position. Still another Luth = cran, Elmer Nyborg, is in fifth place. Elmer Swanson Of the saluc team and Johnny Franks of the Swedish Bethany five have dropped out of the ranks of the leaders.
 Torclo leads in field goals and Wally Anderson in both kinds of fouls. His six successful losses give him first place in that respect, while ! he added four to his already large total of personal fouls and now Heads" with r. in this field. The | First Luthcrans passed the Soutii Church in team scoring this wecl; and now show the way with l9A points. The first five individual
 GrOrCrc.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
.BURR|TTS SCORE
 SIXTH VICTORY
Local Basketball Quintet Defeats
 Hartford SpeedboyS

Displaying better form than it has in it's last two games, the Bur ritt basketball team Saturday night rode home for it's sixth straight vie tory at the Stanley Arena when t defeated the Hartford Spcedboys by the score of 23 to II. The Capital City crew made things hot for the locals in the first half and held the score down to II to 5 but in the second session, the home club start cd hitting on all six and steadily drew away from the opposition.
 Andy Yakubowicz got back into the scoring column Saturday night and by chiming in with three basl:- cts, he aided his team greatly in piinG up it's total Joe Jasper and Luty starred for the winning team with an excellent display of floor work. Nick Gill. Darrow. Rose and Carlson kept the Hartford team from getting away with any scoMn4 spurts.
 Walsh. Hartford guard, was by far the best man on the Capital City team. He scored all but one of his teams points and it vas through his work in keeping the ball going towards the New Britain cage that Hartford was able to make the game interesting.
 The New Britain team played q wary and careful game throughout apparently determined to get back into the stride which the Quintet seemed to have lost temporarily When the team started clicking, Il looked like the Burritt team Of old fast and snappy and full Of pep.
 The summary:
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
|SCOTT-V0N P0RAT BOUT HEADS LIST
Plenty Of Action in Various
 Rings This Coming Week

New York, Dec. 9 (P}-The box ing fans Of the United States are due for their full share of entertain ment this week with several inn portant battles and an unusually large supply of lesser bouts on the program.
 Opening the New York week to- Otto Won Porat, Norwegian slugger meet for 12 rounds in the leading heavyweight battle of the annual Christmas fund show. Friday the welterweights hold sway with Ruby Goldstein meeting Jimmy McLarnir of Los Angeles.
 In Chicago, Charles Arthur Shires who is inclined to mix pugilism with his regular job of playing first base for the White Sox. makes his debut in the ring tonight in a six rounder against Dan Daley of Cleve- land in the White City Arena.
 Bud Taylor, Terrc Haute. Ind. feathcrWeight, heads the Friday program at the Chicago Stadium tackling Earl Mastro of Chicagc over the ten round route. Hein Mueller of Germany makes his sec ond American appearance in the semi final against Elzear Rioux ol Canada.
 Jackie Fields, weltcrweight cham. pion, entertains the Boston fans Friday in non-title bout against Gorilla Jones of Akron, O.. at Cleve- land tonight Johnny Risko, tackles Ernie Schaaf, Boston heavy. Friday George Courtney, Oklahoma light heavyweight, and Lou Scozza ol Buffalo will meet
 Other bouts on the nationd schedule include:
 Monday-At New York, Madison Square Garden, MaXic Eosenbloom New York, vs. Julius (Y&le) Okun New York, light heavy ";ghts, ter rounds; George Hoffm; 'aw York vs. Marty Gallagher, Y .ington, [ C.. heavyweights, ten rounds; al Louisville, Jackie Cohen. New York rs. Jackie Dugan. Louisville. feath. erweights, ten rounds; at Wichita kans., Joe Mehar, Chicago, vs Babe Hunt, Ponca City. Okla. heavy. weights, ten rounds; at Pittsburgh Farmer Joe Cooper. Terre Haute Ind. vs. Joe Belmont. Pittsburgh WclterVcights. ten rounds: at Clev2. land, Al Warren, North Carolina vs Tom Kirby. Bostor, and Emmett Rocco. ElWood City, Pa, ys. Mos, Boquillon, Franco, heavyvcights. Tuesday-At Los Angeles. Goldil Hess, Ocean Park, vs. Cecil Payne 1 Louisville. featherweights, ter rounds: at New York. Lenox s. r. Kid Chocolate. Cuba, vs. Pinky S;l verberg, Brooklyn, featherweights ten rounds: at New York. Broadwa, Arena, Young Zazzarino, Jersey Cit, rs. Ralph Eposito. New York, light weights, six rounds.
 Wednesday-At New York Coli scum, Harry Wills, New York negro vs. Andrea Castano. Mexico. heavy weights: and Black Bill, Cuba, vs | Freddie Lattanzion. fyweights, eacl ten rounds al Cincinnati. Stev Smith. Bridgeport, Conn. vs Fredd
 Miller. Cincinnati, fcatherweights ten rounds.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
SPORTS SUMMARY

By the Associated Press
 Chicago Green Bay Packers clinch National Professional league championship with c5-O victory over Chicago Bears.
 New York - William Muldoon picks Sharkcy, Schmcling and cith- CT Won Porat or Scott as finalist for heavyweight championship.
 Chicago - Iowa's petition for re- instatement is denied by Western Conference.
 Los Angeles - Leo Diegel defeats Johnny Farrell. 6 and 4, to retain Professional Golfers association championship.
 New York - Gus Moore, Univer- sty of Pittsburgh negro harrier, outruns big field to capture National A. A. |. senior cross country cham pionship for second year in success sion.
 New York - Geodgetti and De- haets win New York's fifth interna- tional six-day bicycle race.
 Paris - Young Stribling wins on Il loul from 1TlIHo CdrneTd III re- turn bout. Kansas City - Big Six conference announces it will appoint fact-fn ing committee to investigate rumors of subsidizing of athletes. Cleveland--Cleveland sells Short stop Jackie Tavener to Fort Worth Of Texas league.
 New York - United States Lawn Tennis association lays groundwork for open championships, possibly in September. Pittsburgh Gus Suhr. heavy 1 hitting first baseman of the San Francisco Seals, is bought by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
-FOUR DEADL0CKED
 FOR FIRST PLACE
Boys Club Intermediate League
 Race WaXes Hotter
Intermediate Standing

A quadruplc tie for first place in the intermediate basketball league at the Boys club developed Satur- day when the Giants and Comets met their first defeats of the sea- son and fell back level with the oncoming Renaissance and All American quintets. The Flashy Five upset the Giants and in doing so won it's first victory Of the season. The work of Musso at guard was beautiful. He made II points, as many as the opposing teams total. and help his man to two. Cormier and ZIanczkas also played good games, Cormiers three baskets adding themselves to Spezialc.s one to give the Flashy Five a 19-11 victory. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Fourth Period

9 \ Britain Pierce (Williams) 7:O2 10 N Britain Pierce (Wiliams) 1:1o l 1 Hartford Dyson 1:05 12 Hartford Hart 1:l2
 Overtime Period l5 Hartford Dyson (Jean) SOC
 Rushes, Dyson 13, E. Pierce 4; stops, Lovegreen 64, Blount 54; ref cree, Hart
 PittsfieId Here
 The PittsficId Hilles, headed by Steve Pierce, will battle the local quintet at the Stanley Arena on Church street tonight. The visitors proved to be rather easy meat for New Britain last Monday night but they will present q different front in tonight's game.
 Last night, Pittsficld sprung one of the biggest upsets in the league when it defeated the Albany Law Makers 6 10 , in an overtime game This defeat drove Albany out of first place and allowed Hartford 10 regain the lead in the league.
 The visiting team has Jo Peregrin and Steve Pierce on the rush line with Lundevile at center GazzinGa former New Britain player, at half back and Barnikow in the goal New Britain will send in Pierce and Will liams as rushers, Griffiths at center, Doherty at halfbacll and Lovegreen 1 in the goal.
 Going to Amsterdam According to an announccm ent to- day, the Pittsfield team franchise has been transferred to Amsterdam, N. Y. and the team will play it's first home game there Friday night against Albany.
 Tonight's game will start at 2 o'clock with a preliminary contest preceding it.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
.ANLtTETR TOURNEY

Boston, Dee. 2 NtP) - Picked amateur boxers from five cities will battle tonight at Boston arena in the first inter city. intcrnationa boxing tournament Of the season.
 Amateurs from New York Mon trcal. Toronto Grand Rapids and Boston will clash for honors in eight championship classes. The fighters will b" divided into teams from their respective cities.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
BASKETBALL BROADCAST
Leonard R. Nixon to Speak Over WTIC on knotty Problems of the Game Next Saturday.

'Knotty problems of baskctball' will be the subject of q radio ad- dress by Secretary Leonard E. Nixon Of the Central Board of Ap- proved Basketball Officials over sta ton WTIC Saturday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock.
 A portion of the program will be set aside for questions and answers. In the meantime MT. Leonard in- vites all who wish to forward uues- tions to him at his home at 46 Hill crest avenue. John Tobin of this city. another official, will assist Mir. Nixon.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
TOTAL BASE RECORDS

Lou Fonseca led the &'N 70" league in total bases for .'.."'" game with 14 during the 1929 sea. son, followed by Lou Gchria cad Marty McManus with 13 each. Joe Cronin with 12. Al Simmons. Heinie Manush and Jimmy Foxx with il
 each and Harry Helm ann with 10.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Official Standing
Games Tonight PittSfield at New Britain.

Fred Jean and his band of Hart ford Indians returned to the drivers scat in the American Roller Hockey League yesterday afternoon at the expense of the New Britain Pan | thers. The game was a duplication of the battle staged here last Thurs day night in which New Britain top ped Hartford in an overtime game to push the Capital City outfit out of first place. Yesterday afternoon, the two teams were deadlocked once , again at the end of the playing time and Dyson caged the winning goal in the overtime playoff.
 Manager Frank McDonough of the New Britain team protested the re- suit-becausc, as he alleges, the tying goal was made when George Hart threw the ball into New Britain $ cage. This protest will be taken up at the next lseeting of the league. "Swedc' Lovegrcen, Panthers goal [ tender, once again was the outstand- ing figure in the battle between the two teams. Had Lovegreen been in any other shape than he was yester- 1 day. Hartford would have scored an easy victory. Time and again, Love- green kicked away drives. hooks and slices until even the rabid and parti- san Hartford fans were cheering his | exhibition.
 New Britain opened the scoring when 'I[id' Williams slapped q goal 1 past Bill Bolunt after two minutes. 1 Just before the first period ended, l Hart scoopcd ono of Jeans drives | into the net to tic the count. Dyson broke the ice shortly after the second period opened, but Will Hams again tied the count up with i a pretty drive off the banks, The score was deadlockcd at four-all at the end of the third period after Dyson had caged two goals for Hart | ford and Pierce and Williams got one each for New Britain. Then opened the disputed fourth period. Pierce quickly caged two l goals for New Britain. putting the locals two to the good. Dyson cut this down one with a pretty goal and then. with almost every player on the floor in a terrific jam at the New Britain cage. the ball rolled in and Hartford had the goal. The summary:
 ] Hartford Now Britain Dyson .........,........ l.. Pierce
 First Eu.t
 | Hart ............. Kid Williams
 Second Rush
 1 Jean .....'.... ........... NiIIitts
 Center
 Rube Williams ......... Dohcrty Ealftacli
 Coal
 Goal Scored For Scored By Time
 First Period
 1 New Britain Kid Williams 9: ]
 , Hartford Hart (Jean 9:35
 Second Period
 Hartford Dyson 1:2C
 i New Britain Kid Williams 5:07
 Third Period
 } Hartford Dyson IS |, Hartford Dyson tHarD 3:ll
 [ N Britain Pierce (WilliamS) l:0t s New Britain Kid Williams 2:l-