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Evening star., 1929-01-01
ENGINE FIVE OPENS
ITS SEASON TODAY

ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 1.-Co-
lumbia Engine Co.'S newly organized
basket ball team opens it's season today
in game with the Y M. c. A. in the
~" gymnasium at Washington. Play
will start at 430 pm.
A dance was held here last night in
Elks' Hall by the Alexandria Fire De-
partment foot ball team. Proceeds will
be used to stage the cnnual banquet.
HOl man Cl0thiers will practice to-
morrow night at O'Clock in the Armory
hall in preparation for Thursday nights
game with the Y. M. G. A. at Washing
| ton.
George Mason High School and Old
Dominion Boat Club will play practice
game at Armory Hall tomorrow night
at o'clock.
Hoffman Ci0thiers are anxious to
book a game for Sunday afternoon.
Phone Manager Allen at Alexandria
| 2198 between S and pm.
Lord Burghley. the fapOus British
athlete, is an officer OF the Grenadier
Guards.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
CENTRAL C0URTMEN
TO MEET TAR HEELS

Central High basketers will engage
High Point, N. c., College freshmen
tossers tomorrow in the Central GYM
nasium at $3.50 o'clock. This afternoon
the Columbia Heights scholastics were
to meet the Central Alumni in their
annual game. These two contests are
expected to put the Central quirlt on
edge for its championship match
Friday with Western in one of the
opening games of the public high school
series.
Tech High School basketers were
hested by George Washington Fresh
men yesterday in 1913 scrimmage
encounter Tech is getting in last licks
for its public high title match Friday
with Eastern. The G.. w. yearlings will
open their season Saturday night when
they meet team to be announced in
a preliminary to the G. w. Varsity
High Point College game.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

Gallaudet. 81; Flint Silents. IS.
Northwestern, Al; Penn State, II.
Cincinnati u, 80; Georgetown (Ky.)
College, "a.
Illinois. 3S; Washington University, 70.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
WANTS D. C. OPPOSITION.

st. James Big Five, fast colorcd bas-
ket ball team of Erie, Pa, wants games
will be paid. Address Manager James
Hayes at 314 Wayne street. Erie -<e~v
Evening star., 1929-01-01
Totals ...l6 Pa Totals .....5 3l3

Foul shots ttempted-Drapiewski, Co.'S
grove t3), Hokanson (2). ,Ringle, Wurde-
man, Rocco (4). Stern. Mlynarck. HoSkin
o2l Referee--Mr. Reeder (GallaudeD.
Time of periods--20 minutes.
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PRO COURT STANDING.

NEW YORK. January (P).--Ofhcial
standing of the American professional
basket ball league follows:
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California.

Oficials: Referee-Heroert Dana (Ne-
braska). Umpire-Arthur Badenoch (Chi-
cagol. Head linesmar--T. M. Fitzpatrick
tutahl. Field judEe-William Strict (Ala-
bama Polyl.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Golf has been oficially recognized as
an "athletiersDoEtn IN France.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
BY HERBERT w. BARKER.

n YEW YORK, January 1.-Profes-
N sional basket ball, which in
NJ past years maintained steady
! Y home only in the East, seems
to have extended its domain to
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Lord Burghley. the fapous British
athlete, is. an officer Of the Grenadier
Guards.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
PHOENIX A. C.. BASKETERS
TO SEE LOTS OF ACTION

NK ANAGER AL CHRONIGER is
M planning plenty of action for
V his Phoenix A. C. basket ball
4 i team the remainder of the
Evening star., 1929-01-01
10000 WILL VIEW
PASADENA CONTEST
Both Teams Possess Plenty
of Power in Attack as
Well as Defense.
BY VICTOR G.. SIDLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ ASADENA, Calf, January l.
Upon this foot ball city the eyes
of the foot ball world centered
Il today on a combat of East and
West in the annual New Year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

was no way of measuring it. Certain
effects were observed, but there was no
way of passing along the information
because nobody knew the amounts re-
quired to get definite results.
Cathode rays, or electron streams In
air, were first produced in 1894, accord
ing to Taylor, but did not become prac-
tical until three years ago. when DR..
William D. Coolidge of the General
Electric Co. succeeded in producing a
vacuum tube with a sufficiently thin
window to allow the escape of the
strong electron stream. Since then
medical workers all over the world have
sought for practical application.
The tube to be used at the Bureau
of Standards was furnished by DR.. Cool
idge. Although he himself has worked
with 100000 volts, it is not likely that
more than 100000 will be used with
this apparatus. The X-ray laboratory
has available total of l 200 900 volts.
Whatever biophysical work is at
tempted will be in cooperation with
the Public Health Service, which has
shown considerable interest in the
possible medical application. The
cathode ray experiments will be carried
on in conjunction with the work on
X-rays to determine dosage for cancer
treatment and appliances for protection
from X-ray burns. Exact measurement
of X-radition still Is far from accom-
plished Taylor says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
RAILWAY COMPANIES
COMPLY WITH ORDER
Local Corporations to Dispose of
Bonds Holding of Which Was
Declared Illegal.

Heads of the Capital Traction and
Washington Railway & Electric Cos. at
tended a conference with the Public
Utilities Commission today and agreed
to dispose of bonds in other local util-
tiles companies, the holding of which
had been declared illegal by Corpora
ton Counsel William w. Bride.
The Capital Traction Co. owns $780,
900 Washington Gas Light Co. bonds.
which will be put on sale. The Wash
ington Railway q Electric Co. owns
$31 900 of Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. bonds. These, however, ma
ture on July l, and it will not be neces-
sary to sell them.
No formal action was taken by the
commission in the case, as the company
heads explained the bonds had been
bought not with an intention of acquir-
ing control over the other concerns, but
simply as an investment. The agree
ment to sell was made voluntarily.
Those who attended the conference
were John w. Childress of the Public
Utilities Commission, Peoples Counsel
Ralph B. Fleharty, G. T. Dunlop and
John H. Hanna, Capital Traction Co.,
and William F. Ham, Washington Rail-
way &c Electric Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
ANNAPOLIS GIRL HELD
ON FUGITIVE CHARGES
Ran Away From Home to Avoid
Marriage to Midshipman, She
Tells Detectives.

Instead of starting on her honeymoon
today as she expected, Virginia Sim
mons, 16, of Annapolis, was a guest at
the Receiving Home here, awaiting ar
rival of member of her family to re-
turn her home.
Virginia left Annapolis on a train
scheduled to reach here shortly after
10 o'clock last night. She came by way
of Baltimore, however, and arrived all
hour later. Detectives d. j. Cullinane
and L. A. ODea met her at the station
and took her in charge as an alleged
fugitive from parents.
In conversation with the detectives,
Virginia said her mother wanted her to
marry a midshipnan at the Naval
Academy. She objected, however, and
came here expecting to become the wife
of a resident of Falls Church, Va.
why did you want to run away?"
one of the detectives asked her
MY sister did it," she responded,
land they didn't send for her."
William A. Simmons, father of the
girl, was advised by police of the where
Labout Of his daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
TWO RUM RUNNERS
ESCAPE POLICE IN
SPECTACULAR DASH
EVade District and Maryland
Officers by Use of Smoke
Screen.
ABANDON CAR AFTER
TIRE is SHOT AWAY
Occupants Escape in Woods Near
Floral Park, Leaving 20
Cases of Liquor.

The use of smoke screens again last
night saved two rum runners from
capture after spectacular chases by the
police, both in the District and in
southern Maryland.
Although the Maryland police failed
to catch the bootleggers, they forced
the driver of the liquor laden car to
abandon it by shooting of one of the
rear tires. The Washington police,
however, did not use their guns and
the suspected rum car escaped after
laying down a dense smoke barrage.
The chase in Southern Maryland
started near the Mattawoman swamp
below r B, when Prince Georges
County police attempted to halt car
from which the license tags had been
removed. The driver increased the
speed and simultaneously turned loose
a smoke screen. The police continued
the pursuit, firing at the rear wheels
of the machine, and near Floral Park
the occupants abandoned it after the
tire went fiat from q bullet and came
OF, and the smoke became exhausted.
The occupants escaped in the woods,
but in the car the police claim they
found 90 cases of liquor with the
license plates on top of them. The
tages, it was said, were issued to
washington man The officers were
Deputy Sheriff Hepburn and Policemen
Prince and Nichols.
The suspected rum runner who es-
capped capture in washington was
chased through heavy traff1c in the
Southeast section by Motor Cycle
Policemen Miles and Znamenacek of
the eleventh precinct. The car was
running at such a speed that 1t en-
dangered the lives of motorists and
pedestrians, it was said, and the police
men lost it when blinded by the smoke
screen 1t laid down. .
The car was sighted going north of
Anacostia Bridge with its springs sag
ging, and when the policemen went in
pursuit a cloud of smoke belched from
the exhaust. The chase proceeded
north on Eleventh street to Virginia
avenue. BY this time the fugitive car
was three blocks ahead of the police.
men. At Seventh street southeast it,
turned into K street and when last
seen it was speeding west on K street
toward the center of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
NEGRO ART EXHIBIT
= OPENS HERE MAY is
Paintings and Sculpture Will Be
on Public View at National
Museum.

An exhibit of American Negro art,
representing a selection of paintings
and works Of sculptor brought together
in New York few months ago in con-
nection with the annual Harmon
award, viii be held In the foyer OF
the Art Museum, ct the foot of Tenth
street, from Thursday, May Is, to Mon
day, May ~. 49, - - - - a. '''- -
Archibald j. Motley's painting, "Oc-
toroon Girl" which brought the gold
award from the Harmon Foundation
this year, and Malvin Gray Johnson's
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" which. re-
ceived the exhibit prize, have attracted
wide attention and are among the
paintings that have gained high COM
mendation from critics in New York
Indianapolis, Atlanta and other cities.
A selection of sculptor from the
washington studio of Mrs. May Howard
Jackson, who received the bronze medal
this year, also will be on exhibition.
The paintings represent broad
range of subjects.
The exhibition will be open to the
public, free of charge, from $50 am
to 4:30 pm. on weeks days and from
1870 to 4:30 pm. on Sundays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
EXPERT THIEVES
HARASS MERCHANT
Sidney Simon, Many Times
Robbed, Despairs of Bar
ring Night Providers.

Brick walls, substituted for doors and
other precautions failing to keep out
robbers, Sidney Simon, proprietor Of a
mems clothing store at AL Seventh
street, despairs of barring them, but
guarantees a disappointment for them
as far as money is concerned by not
leaving any cash in the store over
night.
At the same time he decided to Gin
sure" his safe from being broken open
by the simple expedient of leaving 1t
unlocked. expressing the belief that
if he did not do so somebody would
blow 1t open anyway"
After robbery of the store last
night, the fifth or sixth one within a
little more than year, the proprietor
has decided that brick walls in spots
because they will enter where the bricks
are not
Cut Hole in Ceiling.
The robbers entered last night through
a hole they cut in the ceiling over the
second floor, after having gained en-
trance to the attic via a fire escape, ac-
cording to Mr.. Simon. After search
ing the safe, they climbed back through
articles of clothing. valued by Mr..
Simon at about $100.
The exit was made with the aid of two
chairs, stool and an iron pipe which
the thieves used to climb back UP to
the hole in the ceiling. The chairs and
stool we're tied together with Irvine and
a piece of measuring tape, while the
iron pipe was placed so as to reach from
the floor up through the hole in the
ceiling, that the unwelcome visitor or
visitors might steady themselves in their
climb upward.
The last robbery prior to the one last
night was in November, Mr. Simon said.
All told, the robbers have obtained cash
and clothing equal to about $1,000.
Bricks and Martar No Protection.
During the robberies they broke
! through two doors in the wall and in
each instance, in place OF the doors, Mr..
Simon placed good solid masonry in the
form of bricks and mortar The rob-
bers last night, however, entered through
the ceiling, where they had to cut
F., away only paper and thin layer of
| plaster.
Mr.. Simon expressed confidence that
more robbers will be along and he Is
/ now deciding on what kind of trap" he
may set for them when they appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
REALTY FINANCING
TOD. c. COMMITTEE
Resolution Is Transferred on
Advice of Senate Judici-
airy Group.

The resolution of Senator Brookhart
Republican of Iowa, for an investiga-
ton of real estate financing methods in
Washington, was transferred today
from the judiciary committee to the
committee on the District of Columbia
for study before the Senate takes ac-
ton on it. S
It came up at an executive session
of the judiciary committee this morn
ing, the members of which decided it
was a matter which should be handled
by the local committee. AS soon as the
Senate met, Chairman Norris of jul
dietary. reported the resolution back to
the Senate with the recommendation
that it should go to the District COM
mittee, and the course was followed.
Chairman Capper of the District COM
mittee, has not yet announced when he
will call that group together to con-
slider it.
Senator King, Democrat Of Utah,
who is a member of both the judiciary
and District committees, pointed out
this afternoon that the District COM
mittee has had before it in previous
sessions a bill to provide for the regu-
lation of the sale of securities in WASH
ington.
Senator Brookhart, author of the pro-
posal for an investigation, has been
working on a memorandum relating to
the subject. but it has not yet been
made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
POLICE BAFFLED
IN SUICIDE CASE
Employ Systematic Methods
to Learn Identity of
"Mr. Winchester"

The mystery of wv. Winchester" the
modishly-clad young man who leaped
to his death from an eighth-story WIN
dow of the Houston Hotel, 910 E street.
shortly after midnight yesterday morn
ing, after attempting to Kill himself
with a knife, remained unsolvea today
with Washington police following every
avenue open to them In their attempC
to identify the man.
His fingerprints, clothing, laundry
marks and dental work are being care
fully examined for systematic ponce
rundown of such methods of identi-
fication. Police have his picture also
for comparison with reports OF missing
persons from police departments OF
other cities.
Admitting that the registration OF
wv. winchester of Baltimore" was in
correct, and that it was useless to at
tempt to identify me- in note left
at the hotel, the man has left a prob
lem of identification which police ad-
NIT might take them some time TO
solve The body is being held at the
District morgue.
The man weighed about $50 pounds
He had a small mustache, dark in color
and dark brown eyes and hair: His
age Is estimated at between 70 ane
80. His complexion is dark.
The greenish gray suit he was wear
ing at the time he leaped from the
hotel window is an expensive one, ar1c
has the name of Philadelphia clothiel
| in it. He also wore greenish gray
/ overcoat. His linen was of the ex
pensive sort His necktie was greer
with white polka-dots.
Baltimore police are checking up tt
| find out whether any one answering
! the general description of the man Il
reported missing from that city. An
other avenue of investigation bearing
on the mans identity is being traceC
to the clothing firm from which thu
man bought the suit in Philadelphia.
Still another clue is handkerchief
bearing the initials w. w. W., which
was found in the mans room at thu
hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
BRIDGE is REPAIRED.

Bridge No. of the Washington Rail-
way a. Electric Co.'S Cabin John line,
near College Pond, has been repaired
following a finding by the Public Utili-
ties Commission recently that it needed
bracing. A citizen called the office of
the commission on the telephone and
So i'd that the bridge appeared to sway
dangerously when cars passed over 1t.
The commission detailed Bridge En-
gineer Clifford Whyte to n1stSe an In
spection and Mr. Whyte recommended
extra steel hracinR,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
''Lindy'' Serves u. S.
AS Adviser 5 Months
Without Cent of Pay
BY the Associated Press.

Col Charles A. Lindbergh is
not getting rich very fast from
his position as adviser on aero
nautics to the Department of
Commerce.
Assistant Secretary MacCrac-
ken said today that Lindbergh
has not drawn one cent in salary
since His appointment about five
months ago.
He is entitled to $25 a day
when his services are sought by
the Commerce Department.
Otherwise he gets nothing. Mac
Cracker explained that no prob
lem had arisen which required
Lindbergh's advice.
Secretary Lamont said Lind
bergh visited the department
about 10 days ago and talked
things over in an informal way.
That was the first time the Sec
rotary and Lindbergh had met.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
HURT BY BROKEN GLASS.

A freak Of circumstance contributed
to the injuries suffered by Mrs. Jesse
M. Loving, $40 Aspen street, when
struck down by an automobile a. Geor-
gia avenue and Fern street yesterday.
Mrs. Loving was carrying bottle of
olives at the time. The glass shattered
and cut her when she struck the pave
ment.
Mrs Loving was treated at Walter
Reed Hospital for decorations about
the arms and possible fracture of the
knee, and later sent to her home, where
she was reported to be improving this
morning.
The automobile was said by police to
have been driven by Fred Mcclure, 49,
200 block of Peabody street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
SURPRISE WITNESS
ON TRIAL FOR PERJURY
Action Against Quinn Will Precede
Second Mistrial of Walter
Liggett.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 13.-Jack
Quinn, surprise witness In the first mis-
trial Of Walter Liggett on charges of
Staying Turney Cunningham last Fall,
faced trial in Criminal Court today on
perjury charges growing out of his testi-
mony in Liggett's defense.
Quinn's trial viii pFecede any fur
Their action coincident with the de-
PENDANTS second mistrial, reported last
week, as result of which Liggett, B.
P. Osburn, juror, and Rainey Cres-
involved in charges Of bribery.
Quinn has been in jail here since he
forfeited bond posted for him by G. L.
Liggett, father of the defendant. when
he was arrested on the perjury counts.
Liggett's bond was orderer vacated
last week and he remains in jail. Os-
burn and Creswell have been released
on bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
BURNETT RITES ARE HELD.
Funeral Services Are Conducted in
Gawler's Chapel.

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Brady Burnett, rs years old, who died
at her residence, 1S43 Mintwood place,
Saturday, are being conducted in
Gawler's chapel this afternoon. Inter-
ment will be private.
Mrs. Burnett was the widow of DR..
Swan M. Burnett, for many years a
leading oculist of this city. DR.. Burnett
died about 20 years ago. Mrs. Burnett
was a member of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and for the past
SO years had been member Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
GIRL is SENTENCED.

Pleading guilty to charge of larceny.
Helen Mae Tootsey, 49, of the 1900
sentenced to serve 80 days in. Jail by
Judge Gus A. Schuldt of Police Court
today.
Policewoman Cecilia A. Clark de-
clared In court that the girl took a
dress from o downtown department
store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
BRIDGE PLAN APPROVED.
Structure Proposed Over Hunting
Creek Below Alexandria.

Plans of the Bureau of Public Roads
of the Department Of Agriculture for
construction Of a bridge across Hunting
Greek, just below Alexandria, were app
proved today by Col. Patrick J. Hurley,
Assistant Secretary Of War.
The bridge will be an integral part of
the projected" Mount Vernon Boulevard,
extending from the south end of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge, on Column
bia Island, along the Virginia shore of
the Potomac to Mount Vernon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
BARRACKS TO HAVE mike
Columbia Broadcasters Authorized
to Equip Marine Band Room.

The Columbia Broadcasting system
was authorized today by Maj. Gen.
Wendell C. Neville, commandant OF the
Marine Corps, to install microphone
In the bandroom of the Marine Bar
racks.
The Columbia system has arranged to
distribute over its vast network of radio
stations the Marine Bands series OF
Summer concerts at the Sylvan The
alter, and when inclement weather
makes it impossible TO give the program
outdoors, it will be broadcast from the
Marine Barracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
THIEF STEALS FLOWERS.
William Pfeil Robbed of Geraniums
on Mothers Day.

The demand for flowers on Mothers
day, particularly heavy this year, may
or may not have had something to do
with the theft of six Martha Washing
ton geranium plants from the front yard
of william Pfeil, 3l5 Twenty-second
street. He missed them yesterday
morning.
Flower thieves are usually active here
during the Spring season, police say,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
Gunman Arrested in Collision.

CHICAGO, May 10 (49.-Frank Mac
Erlaine, notorious gunman, was arrested
yesterday after his automobile crashed
into another car and he threatened the
driver with pistol. The police found
three pistols in MacErlaine's auton1o-
bile. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
WILL BE HONOR GUEST.
DR.. Ida scudder Will Lecture on
India Tomorrow.

DR.. Ida Scudder, president of Vellore
Medical College, in South India, will be
the guest of honor at luncheon at the
Y. w. c. A. tomorrow at 1890 o'clock.
Tomorrow night Dr. Scudder will adj
dress mass meeting at New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church on THE
Daughters of India Answer Mother
India" ',A
DR.. Scudder, who has spent more
than 3 years in the Orient, has made
a close study of conditions in India,
particularly with regard to the estate Of
the female population of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
MRS. Nj. E. PROCTOR DIES
Native of Washington, a Widow
Had Long Been Ill.

Mrs. Mary E. Proctor, widow of
Charles w. Proctor, died of diabetes at
her home. 913 L street, yesterday. She
had been in i'll health for several years.
Mrs. Proctor was born in this city in
1886 and has resided here all of her
life. She is survived by four sons, Will
liam A., Harry T., Jesse and Arthur c..
Proctor.
Funeral services will be held at
wrights funeral chapel, 1887 Tenth
street, at 2 o'clock tomorrow.