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The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Mother Fails to Stop
Wedding to Elopers

HAGERSTOWN. Nd, Aug. a.
The telephone was is minutes too
slow to prevent the marriage of
pretty Miss Verna p. Moody and
George G. Crisamore, both of Wells.
vile, Pa, who eloped to Hagers-
town. Crisamore had obtained a
marriage license and was on his
way to the home Of the Rev. ].
Charles Gardner when the police
received a message from the chief
Of police at York. Pa. stating the
girls mother wished the wedding
stopped.
100 late" replied Deputy Clerk
Harry D. Burger, who had issued
the license, to Desk Sergeant John
B. Bell. wh0 relayed the request
from headquarters.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Carol Dernpster Is Wed
To New York Banker

NEW YORK. Aug. 81 ,u.N.S).
Deep scars that Miss Carol Demp.
ster, a l.. w. Griffith star, received
in man an ~ susomoOiie 4eciaent tea ed recensas
the ardor of Edwin s. Larsen's love,
so Miss Dempster is now Mrs. Lar.
sen. Broadway learned today. and
viii sail on an European honeymoon
Friday night.
Larsen. vice president OF a New
York investment banking house. was
married to the movie actress on the
lawn OF her summer home at Carmel,
NJ Y last Thursday
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
SHIP AF|RE, 70
FEAREDL LOST

NEW YORK, Aug. 21..-The anti.
quated freighter Quimistan, a Hon.
duran fruit boat, was sighted today
in mid.Atlantic, afice and deserted.
No trace was found of the crew
of 20, who are feared lost.
Word of the sea tragedy was
flashed to Radio Marine Corporation
here by Captain Tornberg, of the
Shipping Board steamer Yalza, who
found the blazing hull 1.100 miles
east of Norfolk, Va.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Miss ShOtweH Wins
Battle With Customs

NEW YORK, Aug. Fl H.N.Sl.-
Her explanation that she considered
theatrical costumes part of her
stock in trade today regained for
Margaret Shotwell ~, OF Omaha,
is pieces of baggage seized nv Gus,
toms officials when she failed to
declare the costumes upon arrival
from Europe last week.
Miss Shotwell, who inherited
81 ,0OO,0 900 from James Neal. tobacco
king, paid regular duty. less than
81 ono
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
By JAMES R. YOUNG

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TOKYO, Aug. 81 (I.N.S.l.
With her damaged gas cell re-
paired and the entire ship
pronounced in fit condition for
the long flight across the
Pacific, the Graf Zeppelin was
all in readiness today to take.
off for Los Angeles on the
third leg of her record-smash-'
ing round the world flight.
Or. Hugo Eckener, commander Of
the giant dirigible, has announced
definitely that the geat ship NwilI
take off for Los Angeles at 4 q. m.
tomorrow, Toxic tirne e. p m. today
washington ti@ne.I
The 90 passengers who will make
the Pacific hop have been ordered
"A III at5the KasuTafga air fisId
about nai1nie eEt III order to be oal
hand IL weather conditions caliseI
DIR. ickener 70 order slightly ear.
lier start.
Fuel All Aboard
ReEueiing Of the air monarch has
now been completed. and the final
work of loading aboard food
supplies, mail and cargo continued
throughout the day. According TO
DR.. Eckener, the start will not be
delayed one minute beyond the time
set unless some unforeseen compli.
cation develops.
!. DR.. Eckener's announcement II
the starting time was made after
q minute inspection of his dirigible.
which revealed that the only
damage the huge air monster sus.
taiped in It's long flight across
Europe and Asia from Friedrich.
shafen. Germany to Toxic, was a
punctured gas cell. This was
quickly repaired. ard the Graf
Zeppelin pronounced fit for her next
journey.
Seattle FIRST
DR.. Eckener cheered his passen. |
gers with the announcement that
he expects to reach Los Angeles |
late Sunday. If there are no head. |
winds from the east, the Zeppelin
will touch the American coast at |
Seattle and continue overland to |
Los Angeles. II conditions off the |
coast are bad, however, DIR. |
Eckener will remain out over the |
ocean, touching the mainland first
at San Francisco.
In announcing the time decided /
upon for the start of the flight |
the ships commander revealed he |
would take the great circle steamer |
course across the Pacific, touching |
the Aleutian Islands of Alaska be.
fore swinging southwark down the |
coast OF North America. The |
difigible will remain in Los Angeles |
between So and 4S hours. Depend. |
ing upon the time needed to span |
the Atlantic, before proceeding to |
Lakehurst on the final leg of the
epochal journey.
Fetes Continue
Meanwhile. passengers and of.
ficers of the Graf continued their |
brilliant round of receptions and
entertainments which various Japa.
nese dignitaries are staging for |
their benefit. The entire compile.
ment of the dirigible attended a
reception last night at the Imperial |
Hotel, where they are stopping
during their stay in Toxic, when |
they were guests of Foreign |
Minister Shidehara and other
members Of the Japanese cabinet.
Seventy persons in all attended !,
Continued on Page :, Column II
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Continual Droughts
Hurt Md. Peach Crop

CUMBERLAND, Nd. Aug. 21.-
The peach crop in the Hancock ter
ritcry. in the Potomac Valley. usu.
ally heavy. is so to 40 per cent short.
due to the drought. which was re.
lieved somewhat by the heavy rain.
fall yesterday.
The peaches generally are small
because of the continued dry spell,
but are of fine flavor. The Han.
cock growers expected TO send out
at least 800 carloads. but indications
are the shipments win be about half
that amount. The Park Head siding
OF the Western Maryland is filled
with refrigerator cars to meet the
orders Of the growers.
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D. P. Hickling Bonded
On Bad Check Charge

Alleged to have passed worth
less SIS check, Daniel Percy Flick.
ling, s1-year-old son of DIR, Percy
Hicltllng, District alienist. today
was at liberty under bond of 500
pending trial.
Ira Keck and B. w. Thompson,
headquarters detectives, arrested
young Hickling after he is alleged
to have given a bad check to Ronert
]. Myers, proprietor of drug
store in the $500 block Georgia
Ave. N. w.
Hickling was taken into custody
yesterday In an automobile acces.
sorry store in the Northeast of which
he is said to be a part owner.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
ToDAYs SCRATCHES
DORVAI,

FIRST RACE FLANDERS Field, Oak
Leaf.
SECOND RACE Wandering Times
Crystal Vapor, Princess Pat Coventry
Johnny Agee Edna r.
THIRD RACE AEntlcement Alisht,
Dark Range. Granite Rock.
FOURTH RACE-Cyclamen, Shasta
Flappsr, GainesW0od
FIFTH RACE-Grab Bag. Rare
vintase. Porto de Orc. Shepherd Of the
Hills.
SIXTH RACE-AreEaI.
Weather, cloudy; track tSst
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BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House.
$4.3OO, ,9O3.5
New York Clearing House bal.
aDce, $161 900 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, 81, So. .Oo0, eco.
Treasury balance. |1oa. .925 ,Sll.9a.
Customs receipts. $s5. 634 R36.Ss.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Two Worklnen Buried
Alive in Earth Cave-in

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Aug. 81 U.N.SO.
Two Worlxmen were buried alive in
q sewer cave-in near here today. A
lF,toot wall Of earth buried them
under tons OF dirt. Both were dead
when rescuers reached them.
The victims were Angelo Copoccia,
u, OF Columbus, and Charles Car.
penter. 2S, OF Detroit. Mich. The
latter had just started to work on
the excavation this morning.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
SOLE HOPE ZEP To HOP
Of FL|ERS FOR j. s.
ISBOAT TO-DAY

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland,
Aug. 81 (f.N.S. S.).-Hope that
the two Swiss airmen, Oscar
Kaesar and Kurt Luescher,
might survive their attempted
East-to- West nonstop flight
over the Atlantic Ocean, van
ished today with the dawn Of
another day of heavy fog
banks over the western At
lantic.
Nothing has been heard of or
from the two yonng airmen since
they passed over the Azores early
Monday evening. Notwithstanding
the close watch maintained by all
wireless stations along tbs coast Of
Nova Scotia ana Newfoundland and
ships in the approximate uath Qf
the Transatlantic platie sss
Watch Though Night
The watch was eonkilusa through
the night at the irfielas In this
vicinity. although even then vif-
tually no hope was held out that
the fliers might stiII be in the air,
At 10 a. M. Eastern daylight
time today. 551z hours had elapsed
since Kaesar and Luescher hoped
off from the Lisbon airfield.
Their single motored Farman
plane carried d fuel supply calcu-
lated to last "a hours under normal
flying conditions, and "a hours.
under the best possible conditions
Rubber Boat Only Hope
The one slim hope held out for
the two young Swiss was that they
might have been able to launch the
small rubber lifeboat they carried
in their plane. after descent to the
surface of the ocean.
This hope was slight. due to the
hazards Of attempting landing on
the water with a land plane, and
the open question as to how long
the lifeboat would remain afloat,
NEW YORK, Aug. u u.N.Sa-|
Hope was virtually abandoned today
for Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Luescher,
the Swiss boy fliers" who are long
overdue on their attempted flight
across the ocean from Lisbon, Por.
tugal.
While an unbroken watch was
kept throughout the night at all
points along the Atlantic seaboard,
no trace was revealed of the youth
full airmen who started in high
spirits from beach near the Portu.
guese capital Monday.
Kaesar and Luescher were las.
sighted over the Azores Monday
afternoon Then they headed our
over the Atlantic. confident 81
reaching Halifax. Nova Scotia, and
continuing on to New York IL taeir
fuel supply proved sufficient
But the hours passed, and II.
though IL steamers were In the
route the fliers intended to follow.
nothing was seen of them. and T.
Is now feared that they have fol-
lowed those many others who have
gone to unsolved deaths at the bot.
tom OF the Atlantic in vain at
tempts to span the ocean from
Europe to America.
All through the night floodiights
were burned at Mitchell and Roose-
welt fields. and corps Of watchers
stood by straining their eyes for 3
glimpse Of the Transatlantic plane
and straining their ears for the
roar OF Its motor. But their vfgi- |
lance went unreWarded, tor nothing
came out OF the void to tell that the |
aviators had safely reached their
goal.
Messages from Newfoundland and
Continued on Page 2. Colunn >,
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LIFE POLICIES CLIMB

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 1.N.Sl-
Life insurance policies outstanding
in American companies have Just
passed the 500 900, 900, 900 mark, the
association OF life insurance presi.
dents announced today.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
First Death From Heat
Is Recorded in DanvilIe

DANvILLE. Va, Aug. 21-The
first death due to heat was recorded
here yesterday when Howard
Barker %, died.
Sunday evening he was repairing
his automobile when he became
overheated and collapsed. He grew
steadily worse during the night
and died at a. m.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
EARHART LEADS
AIR De RR|Y

Ell RAS0 Tex. Aus. Il Il n. .ly.is9.
Miss Amelia Earnart. 6OstoFf ayia.
trlx. led the women'a Santa Monica.
Cleveland air derby into I'll Paso
from Douglas. Ariz., today. She
was checked in at the Municipal
Airport at 9:14:16 a. m. (C.S,T)
Blanche Wilcox Noyes, Of Cleves
land. arrived in second place at
S:18-46.
May Haizlet. Tulsa. arrived at
9:20:53.
Mrs. Thaden Fourth
Louise McPhetridge Thaden, Pitts.
burgh, was fourth, landing at 9:27 80.
Gladys O'Donnell, Long Beach,
Calf, landed in fifth place at 9:30:51.
Ruth Elder, Hollywood, Calf. was
sixth. checking in at 9:31:S3.
DOUGLAS Ariz., Aug, 81 u.N.Sl
Expressing the sentiment of all
the women flying in the national
air derby in commenting on the
death of Marvel Crosson Ruth
Elder today said
With Marvel CroSson gore, the
flying art loses a great exponent.
She was loved by all VINO knew
her. An excellent flier, she was
game to the end.
Breaks Against Her
1.-THE breaks of the gaEIe were
against her in this race. It seemed
to be Just one thing after another,
in the way of bad luck. from the
start.
"she has always displayed good
sportsmanship, and she made a
brave struggle to keep up with the
leaders. even in the face of one mis-.
hap after another
1t was disclosed here today that
]. e. Granger, who taught Ruth
Elder to fly, was the last person to
see Marvel Crosson alive.
Was Off Course
Il caught up with her just this
side of Yuma" he said, "and she,
apparently, was off her course. Her
machine was wavering. but at.
tributed it to bumpy air. as I was
having difficulty with my own
plane.
Il passed her and went on for
few miles and then turned around
TO see what was wrong. Meanwhile,
her plane had gone down. looked
for her. but was unable to locate
the plane"
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 21 U.N.Sl.
Eight fliers thus far have signed
for the Portland Cleveland air derby,
1t was announced today.
The list of entries and planes as
announced by Julius l.. Meir, local
chairman of the race committee,
which will take off here Friday in
comAetition for $4,000 in prize
money follow:
Eight In Race
Tex Rankin, Portland. flying a
is Waco; Major Gilbert Eckerson,
Springfield. ILL.,. in a Us Waco; w.
H. Emery, r.. Bradford. Pa.
Traveiair; Snyder Hall. st. Louis.
Travelair; Clarence r. Bates. Mil
waukee' Wis. Us Waco: T. A.
Wells, Wichita. Kans.. Travelair;
Charles w. Holman. Chicago, Laird,
and Earl Wright. of San Francisco.
Travelair.
Planes in the race are known as
the class d type and are limited to
open cockpit and mail type ships
powered with motors OF not less
than 720 cubic inch piston Cisplace.
ment or not more than 500 cubic
Fly Over Northwest
The route taken by the flyers
will be by Walla Walla to Missoula,
Mont, where a night stop.over Will
be made, thence to Billings, MoaI.,
to Bismarls. N. Bak.. to stop over
night, to 81 Paul. Mimi. for over.
night stop. then to Milwaukee. for
night stop before the last lap to
south Bend, Ind, and Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
SEATS FOR NEW WORKERS

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 u.N.S1-
Cheer for New York's subway sar-
dimes. New subway cars, to cost
$1O,000,000, it was announced today,
will have more knee space between
seats and more doors.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
3 KILLED AT CROSSING

BUCYRUS. Ohio, Aug. q Q.N.SA
Three persons were killed yesterday.
when the auto in which they were
New York Central passenger train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
IN CHESS CIRCLES

ship of the Departmental Chess League
for several successive years. He could
always be counted on to put up good
fight.
James W. Byler, match champion OF
the City Club, has returned from q
motor trip comprising Atlantic City.
Niagara. Byler recently defended his
title against M. G. c. Bittinger. There
after he was challenged by Messrs
Carl Hesse and E. M. Knapp. They
started contest to decide which should
plav Byler, The only game played re-
suited in a draw, after which it Is I'M
derstood that Hesse withdrew. Knapp
then won first place in the handicap
tourney. In consequence he Is to play
Byler for the title. The match VIII be
started shortly.
An international chess masters tour
nament was started last week at Car!s-
bad. It is participated in by % OF the
leading players of the world. AT the
end Of the second round Hans Mattison,
who In 1924 won the title OF amateur
chess champion at the Olympics, was
leading with two straight victories. Fol-
lowing him comes Bogoljubow, chal-
lenger of DR.. Alekhine for the world
championship, and Euwe and Vidmar,
who each has won one and half
games. Capablanca, the ex-champion
of the world, had to satisfy himself with
two draws in his first two games, and
Marshall, the champion of the United
States, lost two, games and Is tied for
last place, with Maroczy, the, Hungarian
master, and Miss Vera Menchik OF
Hastings, England. Other English
players are. Yates and Thomas. The
former played on the London team
against washington In the cable match
above mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
NET QUEEN JOLTED
IN DOUBLES MATCH
Helen Takes Worst Beating
in Years in One Set, but
Is Victor in End.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ASTHAMPTON, N. Y, August S.
1t will be a long time before
the crown of the woman's tennis
world will be shaken from the
head of Helen Wills, but she has
felt it give one preliminary tremole.
impaired by pair Of the still younger
court stars.
For the first time in many years
Queen Helen has taken severe drub-
bling in even one set of a match. Max
ing her first appearance In the woman S
invitation of the Maidstone Club with
Edith Cross of San Francisco as her
partner, Miss Wills ran into a severe
reverse in her first set.
Neither of the California stars was
able to get a good start against the
Young Eastern pair, Marie Fensterer OF
Englewood, N. j., and Genevieve Fox
of Southampton, N. Y. Making fire.
ouent errors and letting the young OPP
ponents break her service, Miss Wills
played the leading role in the loss OF
the first set by 1-6 count.
The Californians rallied from the
opening setback, however, and captured
the match, 1-6, 81, Cd, then went
on to a second-round triumph over
Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chaplin OF
Springfield, Mass, and Marjorie Glad
man of Santa Monica, Calf, 6-3, 60.
Little Nudge" Gladman more than
made up for her defeat in the doubles
by winning three fine matches to gain
the final of the singles event.
The other singles finalist will be de-
cided today by the match between two
PLAYERS who were not expected to get
past the early rounds. Mrs. D. c. Shep-
rd-Barron, one of the English squad
and Virginia Rice Of Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
nv FRANK B. WALKER.

>6eF the absence from the city OF Nor
man q, Whitaker, who was IN
charge at this end Of the cable
match between Washington ana
N london. there has been no meet
an1 of washington players, and no &C,
tioy, taken as to how the match shal1
he settled. One thing the referees de-
cided positively. and that Is the maIcn
played should not enter INTO tne Sst,eS
that the match be renewed and played
arain under the same conoltlons.
this conclusion is unacceptable to ootn
narties they suggested q single game
10 cable between Goldstein and walker,
ar a single game by cable between tns
team of the London CHESS CIuD anu
the washington team. 49,.
washington was contenons sii ~
r1oIdstein had lost piece. ACCORDING 70
Sne+elv the game should have been
ac0Se6 for Walker, which would have
rnSde the match a tie. That was al
warrington was contending for. There-
fore. the conclusion appears 70 De &C
centahle to the local team. and there
is no prospect of a single game Dc
tween walker and Goldstein. Wnen
considering the matter OF expense;;
which must be paid Tor oy t n,ots the
two teams might be favored. HOW
ever, it Is not the. usual metnoo Oh oe
Gliding a matter of this Importance
The chess unit of the City Club IS
mourning the loss by death OF James
c. Boykins, chess enthusiast ana
ANALYST of considerable merit, VINO
played q good deal by correspondence.
Several years ago he was q member
OF the interior Department team OF
i've players which won the champion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
BY o. B. KELLER.
For the Associated Press.

The more see of golf the more
am convinced that the old masters
were right in their contention that
the golfing stroke properly is left
hand affair; that is, the left hand
has the more important role to play
in the performance Of right-handed
golfer.
Thirty years ago Harry Vardon
frankly removed part Of his ample
right hand from the shaft, leaving
ali the left hand thereon, and de-
vising the overlapping or "Vardon
grip" employed by most OF the first
rank golfers of today. The removal
of the little finger of the right hand
from the shaft also takes away vlr-
tually all the gripping power OF the
ring finger, and you may not know
1t. but when you lay hold OF golf
club shaft firmly most Of your grip Is
by the little and ring fingers. So the
Vardon grip certainly gives the left
hand a preponderance of power upon
the shaft.
Horton Smith employs a typical
Vardon grip, the right-hand little
finger riding fairly on top of the left
hand index finger and not buried be-
tween it and the next digit-a faulty
form of the Vardon grip frequently
found among the inexpert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

/ The baked out condition Of the golf
courses about Washington has had an
effect on the tournaments Of at least
one golf club. The Washington Golf and
Country Club golf committee announced
today that the annual club events
proposed for August will not be held
until the Fall of the year because OF
the present condition Of the course due
to sun baking, drought and several Sc
we're attacks of brown patch and allied
fungus growths on the putting greens.
The father-and-son tournament, which
is a feature of the club golf season.
the club championship, the handicap
IL to II class event and the Brney
Cup competition will be scheduled Tor
September. The committee plans to
schedule the last three named events
for one week, or probably 10 Gays,
starting on a Saturday and ending on
the second Sunday thereafter. In an
effort to increase the number OF entries
in the club championship, the COM
nittee plans to hold qualifying round
on a Saturday or Sunday, with sue
cessive match play rounds on the fol-
lowing Tuesday and Thursday after
Moons the semi-finals on Saturday and
the finals on Sunday.
Col. r. r. Glass and Capt. w. A.
Clear are tied for first place In the
July ringer tournament of the Army
Navy and Marine Corps Country Club,
each having registered q score OF "a.
Col. E. B. Williams is In second place
with SO.
Mrs. Felix Gygax is the winner Of
the womens blind handicap tourna-
mert with a net score Of Al. Second
place was won by Mrs. II. Q. Gibner.
who had AZ, while Mrs. E. L. King was
third with 43.
The baked-out condition OF the
courses In the Washington area Is not
peculiar to this neck Of the woods. We
have Just returned from golhng trip
in Connecticut and found the courses
over which We played suffering from
much the same troubles as those around
Washington.
TO be sure, the brown patch and al
lied fungus diseases do not appear to
have made anywhere near the same In
roads on the putting greens in New
England that they have made mere
abouts, but the fairways are thorough
~ baked out and tremendous distances
can be obtained on the tee shots.
The splendid courses OF the Wooo-
way and Weeburn Clubs in Connecu-
cut, near New Canaan, are in good con-
dition, but on many Of the fairways
the grasses have withered away almost
completely in places.
Crab grass comes much slower IN New
England than it does under the heat OF
the climate of Washington, and the
absence of the less sturdy grasses with
out the crab grass leaves some very IN
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SOUTHWICK IS NAMED
FOR ILLINOIS BOXING

CHICAGO, August S (F1.-Gov. Louis
L. Emmerson today had two positions to
fill on the Illinois State Athletic Com
mission. following acceptance by Mai.
Mariana 3. Southwick Of one of the va
cancies created by the designations Of
Paul Prehn, Sam Luzzo and AL Mann.
Southw1ck, a war veteran and vice
president of q Chicago bond house, yes
terday accepted the appointment, but
Maj. Frederick Mclaughlin and Sheldon
Clark, the governors choices for the
two remaining vacancies, had not re-
piled today. Clark has said he does
not wish to serve on the commission
and Mclaughlin was said to feel that
the job would take too much time from
his duties as president financial hacker
Of the Chicago Black Hawks. of the
National Professional Hockey League.