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of the trio one of their leading
news features of the day.
In score or more of the leading
Washington bureaus of out-of-town
newspapers last night the fun de
tails of the case were written. SUP
plementing earlier stories carried h.
the press associations
It is too early yet for the editorial
comment on the case to reach Wash
ingtOn, but The Washington Times
is in a position to state that the at
titude taken by its three young re
porters in declining to become stool
pigeons and police informers has
the overwhelming support not only
of the journalistic profession. but Of
the public at large.
Many Calls Received
No Serious criticism of the course
adopted by the young men in pre-
ferring jail to isnominy has YET
reached this office. On the CON
trary, scores of telephone calls ale
coming in hourly. in addition 20
letters and kilograms, lauding the
reporters for their stand.
Mark Copeland, secretary of the
L. S. Julian Company. formerly OF
the Ohio State Journal and the
Pittsburgh Gazette. this morning
offered TO help The Washing ION
Times in any way possible.
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JAIL FINE, SAYS
HENDRICKS

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wooden box we went hack to our
ward and Chewed the rag with our
ward mates.
And let me- allow here. if anyone
wants to break in to Jail there is
no better place than our boarding
house on the river.
Early to Bed and Up at A. VI.
We turned in at 9 p. m. after
some of the boys gave us another
lesson in how to get along and at
5 bells we rolled out for An early
breakfast of oatmeal, hot ham,
bread and coffee.
Jack Nevin has gained about six
pounds so far and unless he gets
some exercise will have to get in
another cot.
Lin Burkett. ate like horse and
snorted like one, in his sleep.
Jairs not so tough a that when
you get used to it.
Ny colleague. Lin Burkett, is
near-sighted, and is bemOaninS the
fact that he had to surrender his
wrist watch when his period OF
incarceration began.
Now he has to depend on NeVir
or myself to tell him the time. But
as Nevin told him, time isn't OF
such importance to him just now.
You don't need wrist watch
Jack sail. What you need is q
calendar"
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KIDNAPPED BOY
BEATEN. SLAIN

LAPEER, Mich, Oct. 81 0.N.SD.
Mystery sErouding the fate Of
David Cass. %, of Detroit. who was
kidnapped July 21. had been cleared
away today following the finding
and Identification of his body IN
an isolated wooded section on the
banks Of the Flint River, four
miles north Of here.
The body was found yesterday by
a trapper and was identified by
bank book and by Cass' dentist and
tailor. The youth apparently had
been dead for months. Detectives
believe he was put to death soon
after he was kidnapped.
Four bullet wounds were in the
chest and marks about the body
indicate he was beaten. stran@led
and tortured before he was killed.
TIE Cass Kidnapping is one of
series of abduCtiOnS carried out
by a gang Of eXtortiOnists in De
trOit Cass, known as young
man.about-town, was kidnapped July
u and for many weeks his family
would not permit police interVen-
ton. fearing that this would bring
down the wrath of the kidnapers
and result in their victims death.
Gerson Cass. real estate dealer,
and father of the missing youth, re-
ceived a note signed "DaVid' advls,
ing that Il am held for $4,000
ransom. Give the men what they
want. I am being threatened"
Police, working on the case with
out the aid of the Cass family,
learned that the father had agreed
to meet one Of the gang and turn
over $4,000 to him.
As the elder Cass gave the
money, wrapped in brown paper, to
the extortionist at the designated
point, detectives closed in and began
firing.
Joseph A. Legs" Lamar, the
man who rereived the money. was
wo lded. the package dropping
from his hand as he fell
Lacking sufficient evidence to
convict Laman of the actual kid
naping, he was charged with and
convicted of eXtortion, and SEN
fenced to from one TO two years
in the State prison at Jackson.
Others who are linked hv police
as members of the Cass kidrnU ng
gang are: Raymond Andre, -. :,
awaiting sentence for the kidna ping
of Fred Begeman, wealthy boot
logger; Andrew GermanO, serving
80 to so year sentence for
shooting a policeman. and Frank
Hohfer serving time for Kidnapping.
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Tl IIRGF
school, Y0TE:

Election of the Board of Educa-
tion by vote of the citizens of the
District, as proposed in the Cap
per-Zihlman bill, now pending be-
fore Congress, is TO be agitated
here by a new citizens committee,
representing more than 70 local
organizations.
The Joint Committee for the
Election of the Board of Educa-
ton of the District of Columbia
met last night at the Burlington
Hotel, and elected Oscar H. Brink
man. retiring clerk of the Senate
District Committee. to be CORES.
ponding secretary.
Mrs. Fred T. Dubois spoke on
the necessity for concerted act on
I" obtain an elective school board.
Speakers to address various OrGani-
zatiOn meetings on this subject
We're named. Mrs. William I. Ban.
herman presided.
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Imprisonment of Reporters
Stirs Nationwide Interest

imprisonment of three reporters of
The Washington Times, who are
valiantly defending one of the fun
damental principles of their profes-
sion, has become a national issue
To all corners of the continent the
story of their stand has been
speeded by press association wires,
and today thousands of newspapers
are acquainting the American people
with the amazing situation which
has developed in their Capital.
The trio of youthful newspaper
men, all of whom have hitherto been
cloaked in the anonymity which is
characteristic of their profession,
awoke this morning in their iron
cots over in the District Jail to find
themselves famous.
Wide Interest Stirred
They are on the front pages of
many of the leading newspapers cf
the country, and their case Vir-
tually has become a cause celebre-
a case in which millions to whom
prohibition enforCement-espec
its failures and its blunders--is a
burning issue, are deeply interested.
Virtually all newspapers in the
leading Eastern cities, such journals
as the New York World. Times,
Herald Tribune, the Baltimore Sun,
etc, make the story of the jailing
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BOTHERS
MANY TO|LERS

More than so passengers on a
Washington-Nirgini Railway Com.
pany trolley, running from Falls
Church to the city. were forced to
leave it shortly after Q o'clock
today, when a shOrt.Circuit filled
the car with acrid smoke.
The tie-up occurred at Thirteenth-
and.a half and D Streets Northwest,
and traffic in the vicinity of the
District Building was at stand
still for nearly half an hour. No
one was injured in the rush to
leave the smoke-filled trolley.
Little damage was done. Pas
sengers on other cars following the
disabled car We're forced to leave
them far from their destinations.
The car was operated by j. c. New
ton, of Ballston. Va, motorman.
and Claud Barnes, of Clarendon,
Va, conductor.
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DOYLE SPURNS
TRUCE OFFER
BY PRATT
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the word comment to 'recommonda-
ton. but was too slow, Captain
he had a chance. / do not know
whether this is so or not. Anyhow,
Pratt is ready 10 call d truce"
1t is reported that hints were
thrown out that a trial might bring
about attacks upon Captain Doy'e'3
character. No one connected with
the case will discuss this phase.
But if such yelled threats were
made, Captain Doyles attitude will
be utter defiance and challenge
to bring on the charges, whatever
their nature. His lawyers are pre-
pared to match them with, his en-
viable record Of more than 40 years
on the police force with only two
minor charges ever brought against
him. and those back in 1892 and
1898.
The flag of truce is reported to
hvae been borne by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Robert T.. Lynch.
in charge Of the prosecution OF
Doyle and Allen. He is said to
have carried the offer to Captain
Doyle's attorney and to have sug-
gestde that they confer with Will
liam w. Bride Corporation Counsel.
This conference was actually held
and Attorneys Wampler and Fowler
told Mr.. Bride that retraction.
apology. and compromise were en-.
tirely out of the question.
Captain Doyle himself declines
to discuss the case, referring all
inquiries to his attorney. They make
no secret of the fact that they are
preparing to wage a savage. often.
sive battle.
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SMITH CD. HIT
BY BROOkHART
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ings We're unethical and should not
be engaged in by reputable attor-
neys He further declared that there
were 20 or 80 of such cases reported
to him.
Brookhart concluded his speech
with special warning to the people
of the country to keep out of Ques-
tiOnable investments. to consult
their bankers or better business
bureaus before making investments,
and charging that rate fraud
was being practiCed on the people
by dishonest realty investment com
panieS.
The Washington times., 1929-10-31
Citizens Federation
Elects Heads Saturday

The annual election OF officers
will be the feature of the next re-
gular meeting Of the Federation of
Citizens Associations of the Dis
trict of Columbia, to be held in the
Board Room of the Municipal Build.
ing Saturday night at o'clock.
Attendance OF all delegates Is
urged by George G. Havener, pres.
ident Of the Federation.
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LING OF TIMES REPORTERS CREATES NATION WIDE STIR
NEWSPAPERS MANIFEST
GREAT INTEREST

hominy, sweet potatoes, bread and
tea.
The trio learned that they must
go to bed at p. m. and rise at >.
Major Peak said he had not decided
what tasks to give them, because
of the uncertain status of their jail
sentence pending the appeal.
II it Is decided that they shall
remain in Jail, Major Peak stated
he probably will assign them to the
storeroom, or find places for them
on the clerical staff.
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questioned in this State.
(NeW York Bureau of the SuH)
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Jailing of
three newspaper mon in Washing.
ton today recalls a case here in
1914-1915 in which the principle of
a free press was upheld.
Treasury officials attempted to
gain from William Curtin and
George Burdick, of the New York
Tribune, revelation Of the source
of published stories of jewel SNUG
Cling. The newspaper men refused
to divulge the source of their in
formation. They also refused to
reveal it to Il grand jury.
The case went to The Federal
court after they had refused a
Presidential pardon granting them
pardon if incriminated by their tes-
timony. ana later 20 the Supreme
Court. where a unanimous vote sup
ported them.
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NEARS END OE FLIGHT

NEW YORK oct. 81 G.N.Sl.
Baron Friedrich Karl koeniG. Ger
man aviator, who sails TODAY
aboard the liner Muenchen. is or
the last leg of his arOund-the-w world
flight in a horsepower plane.
He left Berlin a year ago,
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(Reprinted from the Baltimore
Sun of TOddy)

CHH OJ OtuV
FLOWING a controversy in Mary
land over the right to compel news
paper reporters to reveal their
sources of news, the general as
sembly in 1896 adopted an amend
ment exempting them from testi-
flying. The amendment was as
follows:
mo person engaged in, connected
with or employed on a newspaper
or journal shall be compelled to
disclose, in any legal proceeding or
trial, or before any committee of
the legislature, or elsewhere, the
sourc of any news or information
procured or obtained by him for
and published in the newspaper on
and in which he is engaged, con-
nected with or employed"
Since this specific law was
adopted the source of evidence by
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room, each accompanied by deputy
marshal.
They went to the District Jail in
a private automobile, arriving at
the grim red building shortly after
noon.
They were then assigned beds
in the south dormitory, with about
80 prisoners, including Harry f.
Sinclair The Times men were
allotted their numbers as prisoners.
and at sundown ate a dinner OF
The Washington times., 1929-10-31
WATSON BACKS
HOOVER PLEA
ON TARIFF

Shaking with emotion and oh.
viously suffering from illness which
caused his doctor to order him to
Florida. Senator James f.. Watson
Of Indiana, Republican leade- to-
day made a dramatic personal qp-
peal to the Senate to save the
Iiawley Smoot tariff bill from dis.
aStpr.
Announcing to the Senate that
President Hoover wants a tariff bill
passed. Watson proposed that bold
efforts be made to compromise the
differences of the Democratic Pro
gressive Republican coalition and
the Old Guard Republicans.
The plea brought prompt response
with Senator Borah tRD of Idaho,
leader Of the Progressive Repub-
il"an group; Senator Simmons Cd
of North Carolina, Democratic tariff
leader and Senator Harrison DD
of Mississippi urging speedy actioa
to get The bill to the President.
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Must Function

Il cannot forget that this is the
Senate of the United States, that
it is its function to legislate and
am not prepared to say that the
Senate is incapable of func iUning
as the fathers planned, ds it has
from the foundation of our Gov
ernment.
Watson directed particular ap-
peal to progressive Republicans
from the northwest TO protect
industry and at the same time ,1e-
clared that agriculture needs tariff
relief
Nobody wants to destroy Amer
lean industry" he said. NO one
from the northwest would destroy
an American institution or pull
down a factory"
Senator Borah RD OF Idaho fol-
lowed Watson in declaring that the
Senate must write a bill.
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ARMY Rejects
GRID TERMS

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play Army unless it followed Navy's
lead in adopting the three-year eligi-
bility rule of collegiate football
Army staunchly maintained no such
rule is necessary for service insti-
tutions, and refused to change.
Sticks To Advantage
And that stand, taken so deter
minedly two years ago, was no less
firmly adhered to in the statement
of General Smith before he left for
West Point today after unsuccessful
conferences with Rear Admiral S.
s. Robson, superintendent of the
Naval Academy.
General Smith contended the foot
ball personnel of the two academies
was so equal as to eliminate the
necessity of any eligibility rules.
Both schools drew from the whole
country, and neither accepted appli-
cants on athletic grounds, he as
serted. AS a further factor he
pointed out that the Naval Academy
personnel numbers approximately
1000. while about 1000 Cadets make
up the West Point corps.
"There is no reason why every
student at either academy not de-
ficient in his studies should not be
permitted to participate in varsity
athletics if his ability warrants" "
Smith said in explaining his refusal
to adopt eligibility rules.
West Point has never had the
question of eligibility raised by any
college or university other than the
Naval Academy" he went on. "And
the Naval Academy should he the
last one to raise such question.
knowing that the standards main
tanned at the Military Academy are
as high as those at the Naval Acad-
emy.
Conceived sin Distrust
Eligibility rules were conceived by
colleges because of suspicion and
distrust, to prevent fraud. Army
trusts Navy and feels hurt that Navy
implies distrust of Army by insist.
ing upon unnecessary eligibility
rules"
The statement Of Secretary of
War Good was substantially similar
to that of Smith. 1t set forth the
three proposals made by Navy that
Army adopt the three-year rule.
that it adopt a four-year rule, and.
finally, that two games be played
under one set of rules and two
under the present Army rules. He
expressed the hope that in the
future progress toward resumption
of relations between the two schools
would be made.
II told Admiral Robson we would
play the Naval Academy on tho
same terms We play every other
college, Smith said in answer
to all proposals. II refuse 20 com
promise a principle"
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Tribute For Watson

During the exchange the Senlte
pAid an unusual tribute to Watson
as majority leader by loudly ap.
p'auding Senator Johnson's ex
pressed hope that Watson WI
quickly regain his health
w" must either do this or rcco2.
niZe that the Senate Of the United
states is an important and incOm-
petent body Watson declared. He
condemned proposals Of some regI.
Tar RepuhliCans to adjourn the Sen
ate on November Is and drop the
tariff fight.
senator McNary and l visited
the President and he is anxious
10 have bill passed because it is
part of his presidential program
of the special session" said Wat
son.
Watson declared that he never
asked the President whether T."
would sign a bill Or what conces-
sions he would make evidontAlr
/ referring to the export debenture
and flexible tariff provisions OF
the Senate bill to which the prpsi.
dent objects.
The Republican leader declared the
question Of concession could be put
10 the President when the bill : in
conference.
Obviously a sick man and eyi-
/ IDENTIFY feeling deeply the temporary
loss Of Republican leadership Of
7 the Senate. Watson told tho Senate
+ that when mans physical and
+ nervous system is running at low
ebh he probably takes Nor, re-
/ Elective view Of situations and a
less pugnacious one"
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Pratt Denies Doyle's
Claim for Trial by
Civilian Police Board

Major Henry u. Pratt, superIn-
tendent of police, today replied to
the request of T. Morris Wampler
and Chapman W. Fowler. attorneys
for Capt. Robert E. Doyle. that a
civilian trial board be chosen for
Doyle's trial. by suggesting that 1t
he referred to the chairman of the
police trial board.
Major Pratt, in his reply, called
attention TO paragraphs IS and II
Of the police manuals section deal
ing with trials.
Paragraph Is reads: "It a con-
tinuance is desired the accused shall
make application to the trial board
prior to the hearing"
The other section reads: "a chal-
lenge to any member of the trial
board shall be made to the trial
board chairman at least 4S hours be-
fore the date set for the hearing"
Want New Board
Inspector Louis J. Stoll is chair
man Of the trial board.
The challenge of the attorneys,
however, is not to any particular
member Of the police trial board.
They demanded in a letter to Pratt
yesterday, an entire new board, con-
siSting of civilians not connected
with the District government.
Major Pratt stated that he had
no authority under the police regu-
Iations to deal with challenges to
the members of the trial board, and
| he has passed the matter on to the
board chairman.
But the District Commissioners
are the only officials who have
power to create an entirely new
! board. Paragraph one of the sec
ton of police regulations on trials
says:
The Commissioners shall estab-
Iish one or more trial boards to be
composed of such persons as they
nate, and they may change or
abolish such boards as they may
desire"
May BE Civilians
The regulation does not state
that members of the Police Trial
, Board must be policemen.
Captain DOyle's request fot a
civilian board followed a SIMILAR
request by Pvt. Robert ]. Allen.
/ Doyle's attorneys said they would
object to anyone sitting on The
/ board who is a membe" of the
police department, Or a District or
/ Federal Government official.
Trials of both Doyle and Allen
are set for November 6. Before
that time. if Doyle's attorneys fol
low Pratt's suggestion, they must
file a request for a continuance
and also challenge each and every
| member Of the police department
who is superior in rank to Doyle
and qualified to sit on the board,
| by communicating with Stoll.
An alternative course open to
| them, one not suggested by Pratt,
is to appeal to the Commissioners
| for an entirely new board.
The Washington times., 1929-10-31
Company Says Files
Are Too Heavy and Are
OF No Use to Jurors

Continuing its attack on what is
termed a fishing expedition" of
the Department of Justice in at
tempting to investigate alleged
criminal activities of the f. II.
Smith Company through Joe Doe
proceedings before the Grand Jury.
the investment house today filed a
second motion to quash a summons
which would require them to bring
important records into court.
The records sought by the Grand
Jury could have no possible bearing
on any criminal charge that body
might seek to make against any
of the officials of the company, &C
Cording to the motion and the
records sought are so VoluminouS
and heavy that it would require
the services of a moving van 70
transport them.
10000 Cards
The records are all included in
card index system on cards
numbering about 10000 and ar
kept in large steel cabinets.
Information contained in the
cards, it is stated. include not only
the record of purchases through
the f. H. Smith Co. but confidcr-
tial information conveyed to the
company by it's customers which
could serve no useful purpose of
the Grand Jury.
In Daily Use
&c f1rthor CT ~,
records are brought into court it
would seriously cripple the opera
tiOn of company business as the
card system is in daily use in he
office.
Attorneys Douglas, Obear ana
Douglas. j. V. Morgan and La ~
bert. Yeatman and HOrninc filed
the motion on behalf of the smith
Co.
Clever new homes are daily offered
The Washington times., 1929-10-31

Tasker; purse. $1,000; furlongs First
djyision,D
Top Kick. Culloden ..,...,lliS
chimney sweep. lis Particular ......l IL
Trapland .....I05 Ruckaye Poet..,llF Is
Pious s........113 Mabla ..........ll3
Scared o oNojhin'.116.
SECOND RACE-Three-y year olds and
upward; claiming, purse, $1,000 mile
10 yards.
xI,isterine ....110'Go,den Arrow III
Nae Bre"ks.....10H Final ........,.l"s
Ruby Keller....1l5 Begin over. lns
xMosCow ......10 10@ NR Russet ........l 10y
xBanton .......107 NCroyden .......ll5
THIRD RACE-Three- year olds and
upward, claiming; purse $1,000, LIS
miles.
xFair Nena.....l00 XHigh Player .lo5
xChittagOng LII TraNerencc ....l05
tonturor ,.....lOS XEstelie Marie 100
xVnyage ......l07. Alex No0diiffe Ill
xShasta Flapper.IO4 Reform .,......ll-
Also eljE BILE: ~
xHumdinger ..1l0 xElizabeth S....l00
xFHir catch ...l9A Nbeonardeau .''i i"'
xFire opal ....l0I NBtdable .....'.l"S
FOURTH RACE--The Plma"o fntur-
ity. 2-year-oIds; purse. $4,000. mil"
and a sixteenth.
a Mad Kiss...ll+ spinach .....;;..lll@a
khara ........ll6 Sca'd o Nothin. l22
Jimmy Moran. y" hBIack Majesty .l22
sun Craig. ....ii0 Swtnfle'd ,.,,,;.a; -
a aAlurkv Cloud. .i16 GaladaF ........llt
Red RaE.......1l IL Cross Bones. -
bCaruso .......1@2 Chalice &c. ils
quarter Deck. .l22i
aWhitney entry.
bW. r. COe entry.
FIFTH RACE -- The Country club
Purse; 3-year olds and upward $l300;
furlongs.
RaIko .........1I7 Port Harlem. Iii
Donnay .....ll4 Danish PrinCe...li 10
crystal Domino l@0 Passing RY.....ll2
stream Line LIP Erin Queen......lll
Pegs Pride. liz.
SIXTH RACE-Two-year olds; The
Tasker; purse, $1,000; six furlongs.
sun Burn ....1l3i King Kelly .....ioS
RChIo Boy ...1l6 Night signal ..1'3
Ping Coates .1l6 Skirl .......... ii
Jimmy Moran .116 Flyer ......-...il6 Is
Zeal .......... 1lh Wra'k oval .luH
SEVENTH RACE-Three -year-olds and
upward: claiming; purse, $1,000; l lie
xVoIe ....r15 Foundat'n Stone,1O7
xRoZo .....I0& .Cogwheel .......1l6
xBlanco ,......1OSg aWed'ng Flight.1I2
XTroll .........llliFIre thlet ...'.ii
COrposant .....l-N NNeJhheFa'loh -! :
Meteor Sparks. .1Os almmoIator ....ll2
Also eligible:
xIucie Ann .. los Hat Brush .....1l6
Iassa " Il2ixWrackeen ....1ll
NagabGnd King ll2lSun spec .:....llo
xApprentice allowance claimed.
aMaZzeo-Cremen entry.
Weather, clear; track SLOW.
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In Daily Sc

Clever new homes are daily offered
YOU through Times and Herald ClaSsi-
fled ada.
The Washington times., 1929-10-31
Protected By Maryland LaW;
Supreme Court UphOLds Case

newspaper men has seldom been
questioned in this State
The Washington times., 1929-10-31
PIMLICO ENTRIES

FIRST RACE - Two-yesr -olds, The
Tasksr: purse, {l,50o; furlongs, First
diyisiOn,J
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Also eligible:
xI.ucIe Ann ....lOS Hat Brush .....ll
Lassa ......., ~ w TaCkeen ''.'l !
NagabCnd King 112lSun Spec ......110
xApprentiCe allowance claimed.
aMazzeo- Cremen entry.
Weather, clear. track slow.
The Washington times., 1929-10-31

FIOND KA F. nTeR-FFHT OTTH dTT
upward; claiming; purse $1,000. l mile