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j. s. PROBES Of
HAYNES CASE
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While the principals in the suit
for recovery of $4,000, brought by
Mrs. Louise T. Chambers against
Harry v. Haynes, former president
OF the Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional Bank. Georgetown, awaited
setting OF date for hearing of the
suit in Equity Court. it was learned
that the matter has been before
several branches of the Government
for some time.
Senator Smith w. Brookhart Of
Iowa. author OF the resolution cali
ing for q senatorial investigation
into realty and financing in the
District, has heard Mrs. Chambers
side Of the story. in which she
claims. according to the papers in
the suit. that Haynes "dissipated
her entire fortune"
Comptroller Studies Case
The matter also has been placed
before the Comptroller of Currency,
the Department of Justice, aid the
United States Attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia No intimation
of what action, il any, they anti
eipate taking was forthcoming to-
day.
Several directors OF the Farm
ers and Mechanics Bank, now
merged with the Riggs National
Bank, said by Mrs. Chambers to
have been members of pool"
playing the stock market under the
guidance of Haynes, have denied
participating in the. alleged com,
bine.
Haynes Out OF City
Mrs. Chambers. resident Of the
Wardman Park Hotel, alleges that
Haynes, who for years has been
prominent member of the District
of Columbia Bankers Association,
and one-time chairman Of the Wash
ington Clearing House Association.
induced her to sign blank notes to
the bank and that two weeks after
Haynes had ceased to be president
Of the bank she was informed she
owed the bank $4,000.
She asks that a receiver be APP
pointed to recover her money and
that she be given an accounting.
The suit was filed yesterday.
Haynes. who lives at Meirose st.
n. W., Is reported ont OF the city.
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Wilson's Daughter Shuns
Candidacy for Senate

BOSTON. June IA G.N.Sl.-Mrs.
Jessie Woodrow Sayre, daughter of
the late President Woodrow Will
son, prefers her home duties to a
Democratic nomination for the
United States Senate.
Regarded as one of the leading
candidates for the Democratic Sena-
torial nomination. Mrs. Sayre an
nounced today she would not seek
the office.
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LONNAN BACKS
DRY KILLING

An investigation OF the shoot.
ing of Henry Virkula by customs
Patrolman Emmett ]. White, near
International Falls, Mimi, showed
that the agent apparently was act
ing within his authority under the
law, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Seymour, Lowman an.
nounced today. upon receipt OF a
report from customs officials in
Minnesota.
White has "a perfect defense to
the charges that have been made
against him, according to Lowman.
Plan Transfer
IF the local courts indict White
A. motion will be made TO transfer
his case to the United States court
for. trial." Lowman declared. "A
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On his tomb two of the cham.
pions placed a floral flag of red,
white and blue. Elaine f. Conway,
of Detroit, and Douglas Hawkes..
ir., of Bennington. VT. were selected
to lay the flag of flowers.
Miss Conway Is one Of the eight
finalists who tonight at the Capitol
will read their essays In the final
competition.
The four boys and four girls will
be judged by three Congresswomen
and three men, one of whom is a
labor leader, another noted educa.
tor and the third a Senator. There
also will be the jury composed of
the American public, for the
ceremonies on the east steps of the
Capitol tonight will be broadcast
locally through Station VOL and
nationally through the Naval radio
station, NAA, at Arlington.
Four viii Win
From the eight youngsters will
be selected two boys and two girls
who will make a tour OF the world
as guests OF William Randolph
Hearst, publisher Of the Hearst
chain of newspapers and sponsor of
the Flag Essay Contest.
The boys engaged in tho battle OF
their lives for trip around the
globe are Robert L. Sullivan, OF
Syracuse, N. Y; Thomas Paul Der.
dock. of Pittsburgh, Pa; Merle M.
Clarke, OF Sault ste. Marie, Micn.,
and Ralph Agate, of Lafayette. La.
The battle among the girls is
none the less thrilling. The girls
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Youth Beats Couple
To Death. Hangs Self

FRONT ROYAL, Va, June IA
James Newman, 90, colored, broke
into the home of Tommy johnson,
%, also colored, at midnight Tues
day and killed Johnson and his 20
year-old wife, beating them to death
with a club. He also seriously in.
tured a 4-months-old child, who will
recover.
Newman scrubbed note, intimat-
ing that he would make away with
himself. Officers went to his home
and there found him dead from
strangulation. He had hanged him.
GpIf
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Ruth Elder Refutes
Engagement RumOrs

TACOMA, Wash, June IA n.NS1.
Ruth Elder, of Atlantic flight fame,
Is not engaged to any man-her
only sweetheart Is aviation--she said
today is denying reports linking her
name with that OF Jack Pine. son of
wealthy Chicago cIothier.
Miss Elder is here nm lecture
tour preliminary to a cross-country
air race from Santa Monica, Calf !,
to Cleveland next autumn.
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4 Wilbur Clark, Of Hartford, Conn.
won the great adventure" for
Arthur, according to statements
made at Old Orchard Beach by
young Clark. A typical American
boy--fearless of the possibilities Of
death in the hazardous flight, look
ing for venture for the rIre Joy
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BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House,
$5,2l9. 627.2I.
New York Clearing House bal.
ance, $l5O, 900, 900.
New York Clearing House ex-
change, $I,21S. OOO, 900.
Treasury balance, SIS, O72, sol 20.
Customs receipts, SCI, sol ,82O.S7.
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talking with two steamships about
1000 miles east of this coastIine.
Searching the air for some trace
of the Yellow Bird, the stations
finally received . reply from the
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BOSTON, June II lI.N.S.l-High.'
powered radio stations on the New
England coast at 2;S2 a. m. east.
ern daylight timel today received
definite word that the Paris.bound
monoplane Yellow Bird at approx.
mately 1852 o'clock last night was
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Pal of Air StolOdDdy
Certain He s Aboard

/ PORTLAND Me-, June IA (I.NS.l.-A mothers prayer
erveny up for the safety Of her boy and
probably fathers too he silently went about his tailor
shop today
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TODAY'S SCRATCHES
WASHINGTON PAR

VtASNNNINNnIUN NtAKNM
FIRST RACE-My Premier XII Chi,
Passalong. La Drone, Royal Equity,
Pixies Peak.
SECOND RACE--La I.uau, Anita NJ,
Hurstland, Frances Rock, Princeton,
Mary Seth, Fair Vena, Spectre, Polita,
Sambo g.
, FOURTH RACE-Jrene r.
FIFTH RACE-GeorEe stack. Genie
Crit.
SEVENTH RACE ROaeats III. Miss
Chiniquy, Cecilia Grob.
Weather, drizzling; track, muddy.
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Flag Champions Visit
Tomb of UnknouUn

The youth of America ypfed by the SO champions of the
flag of the United States Flag Association sponsored
by the Hearst papers, paid tribute today to the Unknown
Soldier.
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PARAMOUNT Park

FIRST RAcE--Angel Bright.
SECOND RACE--My Davy
THIRD RACE--Rosie s.
FOURTH RACE Rufs McClain,
ChicOIa, Jane Brooker
FIFTH RAcE--Polygamia. Hesitation.
The Runt. Gaipeswood. Nevermore,
Black Nan.
SIXTH RACE-Jsck Up Magic Light
SEVENTH gRACE--Half Pint. Ponimoi
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The anxious parents were Mr..
and Mrs. Morris H. Schneider,
whose 22.year-old son, Arthur, was
believed to be a stowaway aboard
the. Old Orchard Beach.to- Paris
rnonoplane Yellow Bird.
God will protect him." cried the
mother. The father would say
nothing.
The flip of a coin with . pal,
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RADIO MESSAGE PLACES
FRENCH|NENNORTHOF
AZORES ISLANDS

LONDON, June 14(I.N.s.J.-The Yellow
Bird passed over the steamship Niagara Ito
miles northeast Of the Azores this after
noon, according to the Central News. The
French monoplane sent a radiogram say
ing "all o. k"
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Experts Fear Gas Is Getting Lou

Some fears expressed in aviation circles as to the
frs ability to sustain their flight the fuel supply with
which they began the flight.
The plane carried 1O07 gallons Of gasoline mixed with
benzo but at the start the amen planned take shorter
transatlantic The via the Azores viewed here
giving the avators possible landing place. either on the
Azores on the Portuguese coast in they find their fuel
supply running low
NEW YORK. June IA s.).-Oommander Rolin of the
French liner Rochambeau received wireless direct from the
French monoplane Yellow Bird this morning The message
read:
ON of heavy gas we are changing course
and going by way of Azores and Portugal coast"
The message was received by Commander RoIn at 7:S0
a. M. Washington time.
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The senior Lott wealthy Paris hotel owner, received
the message from his oceanyng shortly before de-
parting for lie Bourget flying field the Yellow Birds
destination.
The corrected bearings place the big monoplane In
much favorable position than those first given in
the message which placed the plane about 200 miles due
north of the Azores; approximately 21OO miles east Of
Old Orchard, and 1900 miles southwest of Paris
The corrected position places the plane about 500 miles
northeast Of the Azores and between 1000 and 1900 miles
southwest of Paris.
The difference in the two positions considered highly
important by aviation officials at lie Bourget Field because
the corrected bearings place the plane fully miles nearer
Paris at hour when the consumption Of motor fuel on the
long grind must have considerably depleted the tanks Of the
plane.
The plane is scheduled Paris between and
o'clock Washington time)
At o'clock this afternoon 20 Washington tnel the
crowds Of spectators already were trekng toward TIE lie
Bourget Field to welcome the fiers They were kept in
order at the approaches to the field by troops.
EE.nOYfc Eonr Gnc 7c noF4:,,r, To,.
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PARIS, June IA (I.N.s 1.-The giant trans
atlantic Bernard monoplane, the Yellow Bird,
driving relentlessly over the long water hop"
between the Maine and European Atlantic
coasts, had reached position of rs west
longitude, At north latitude, at Z a. m. Wash
ington time.
This information was contained in wire
less message from Armeno Lotti jr., radio
operator and sponsor of the flight, to his
father.
This the corrected position, the first bearings
given by young Lott having placed the plane at % west
longitude ~ north latitude.
Has FZODn More Than /. 500 Miles
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VON elan
LEAD GOLFERS

PASADENA. Calf. Dec. H..
Looping two strokes off par.
Walter Hagen, British open cham.
pion. and George Won Elm. one
of the leading amateurs of the
country, today were tied for first
place Ia the Pasadena Open Golf
mpionsl1ip. Both shot 69's
After playing rather Indifferent
golf Ia recent tournaments, Hagen
got down to business yesterday,
taking q par SO on the first nine
and coming home with q brilliant
So. Won Elm was out Ia d 33 and
back Ii q SO.
Craig Wood, winner Of the Pas
adena Open last year, was tied
for second place with Horton
Smith, DenSn1ore Shite and Dave
Hackney. They took one more
stroke than the leaders.
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DOUBLES STARS
IN PIN CLASH

Margaret Holiday, BaitiEnoreaz
leading female bowler and Bill
zorbach will roll the second hall
Of d intercity doubles match with
Washington's Dorothy Hisley and
George IsennaIl. secretary Of the
National Bowling Congress as
Convention Hall tonight.
The Batimoreans are AS pins
III the lead due to great 355 set
rolled BY MARGARET Holiday IN
their first set-to.
Strengthened By the addition oS
Rena Levy and Lorraine Gull. the
Convention Hall team viii face
the Recreation team Of Baltimore
III another city to city affair, also
to take place ct Convention Hall
tonight.
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AUDITORS lose
IN PIN LOOP

Purchasing No. and No. 2 Of
the Southern Railway clerks again
had their regular office scrap.
Purchasing No. 2 took the odd
game from Captain Dorsey's No.
/ team. So far this season, the
No. 2 has had the upper hand,
having won 4 Of the s games
played.
Law certainly handed it to the
leading Auditors taking the first
two. Auditors came back strong
and took the last one with q 585
game.
Operation stopped the fast ira.
Yelling Disbursing team by taking
the odd game. Miller, however,
continued to keep his good work
for Disbursing with q 1854 set.
Traffic seems to be gradually
rounding into form. This week
they made Construction take the
short end Of the three games.
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Penn Ice Problem Solved
BY Greene's Addition

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a.
penr1syIvania's problem in build.
ing an ice hockey team has been
partially solved BY the addition
Of Charles Greene, fullback on the
football team, to the defense.
At Exeter, Greene was consid.
cred q star hockey player and
judging from his two weeks prac-
tice, should assume the same role
at Pennsylvania. With only two
weeks Of practice he won q reg
ular position on the team at right
defense,
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rOgranl Of Soccer
Games Slated
Tomorrow

gart Junior VS.. Stewart
"A orleans (exhibitionl, at
llInent field No. 2, / o'clock.
George Faulds, referee.
Rockville VS.. Gaithersburg
tCapital City League, at Cath
ersburg, Md. $50 o'clock.
District Kickers VS.. Rosedala
Capital City Leaguel. at Rose
dale. 2:30 o'clock.
Gaelic-AmericanS VS.. MARI
boro Capital City League), at
Marlboro, Md. 1850 o'clock. .
Langley Alumni VS.. Columbia
Alumni, at Burroughs Field. 2
o'clock. Addison Paine, referee.
British Uniteds VS.. Bethlehem
Steel, at Baltimore, Nd, 1850
o'clock.
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Jewish Center Tossers
Will Engage Del Ray

The Jewish Community Center
basketers will entertain the Del
Ray five tomorrow afternoon at
ago o'clock in the Center gym.
The Virginians will be met in q
return game ct Alexandria Va.
on January IS.
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READING Sire

Chicle, owned by Harry Payne
Whitney, gained recognition the
past season as the leading sire OF
American turf winners, princi-
pally through the efforts of
Whichone, Goose Egg and Dis
traction.
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FILLS ANY JOB

Bronko Nagurski. football star
Of Minnesota, played end on his
freshman team, tackle as q sophie.
more, fullback as q junior and
filled both line and backfield po-
sttious Is . senior.
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Strikes and Spares
By "Pop'' EUqus

The necessity for competent bowling instructors at the
larger establishments in this city looms in the very near
future Correct bowling form Is the first essential IN acquiring
proficiency on the mapleways While this particularly
true for the beginners and lesser lights equally applicable
to who made progress but whose
would be apprecab improved by the benefit Of competent
Sno kwvN&in So &
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COL ONIALS
LIST GRID
DATES

Two International games, one
with South Dakota university
here and the other with Tulsa
University In Tulsa, Okla, are on
the eight-garne schedule Arranged
for the George washington loot
ball team next fall. These two
games are the highligl1ts Of the
card, marking the first time that
the CoIo1ialS have ever engaged
In games Of such import.
Athletic Director James u. Fix
lee, Of George washington, an
nounced in scheduling the inter"
sectional contests that the meet
ing with Tulsa has been arranged
on home-and- home basis. the
OklahomanS coming here In 193As
but that the South Dakota game
is only for the one year. II tbs
two games prove a success. sim.
liar attractions may be booked
annually, Pixlee declared.
In addition to these two
games, Catholic u. and Amer.
lean u. are again ON the
Colonial card. as are games
with Rutgers, Dickinson, Al
bright and New York Aggies.
New York Aggies and Dick
insOn win be played here,
while Rutgers and Albright
win be met away.
So far there is one open date
on the scedule, this being Sep
tember ~. Director Pixlee Is
seeking a strong foe for this
opening engagement, for Rutgers
will be met the following SatuIs
day, and Rutgers Is expected to
have q powerful club next year.
A game for this date was sought
with Temple but it failed to mate.
rialize.
The splendid record made By
the Colonial freshmen griddeTs
this past fan, In addition to sew.
eral capable players held over
from the varsity, give rise to
the belief that the local team win
have its strongest eleven in years
next fall. ri
The schedule follows: u
September 81, open: October 4. RuEs
gers, 1t New Brunswick, N. u: october
IL. American u. here; October IL
IS Dickinson College, here: November
1, Tulsa University, at Tulsa, Okla.
November 8. New York Agetes, heres
November Is, Albright College. at Read
Ing. Pa: Novsmbre q. Catholic Univer-
with Del Cosgroye blazing the
way In sensational fashion, CAL
laudet basketball supporters today
are looking forward to their team
completing its schedule with as
much success as the grid team
did. Baggsng 40 points BY virtue
of nine field goals and D pair
Of free toSses, CoSgroVe was this
Rowing factor In Gallaudet's 80.
81 victory over Arnold College
Hast night. Johnny Ringle and
Konrad HokanSo1 also weighed
lin with nice all-arouad perform.
ances for the winners.
1t took the q. w. Colonial
baSketeers some five minutes "a
i get into the game against Baiti.
more u. last night, but BY that
time 1t was too late for the lead
they accumulated then enabled
the Orioles to pun out With 26-1e
| victory. IN the very few minutes
at the start the visitors piled Up
Is 90 lead, and despite the Inn
proved play Of the doWn-toWneTs
| thereafter the visitors were abs
to stan all challenges.
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cry means the imposition OF a
personal handicap which should
not exist. This and other faults
could easily be remedied by seek
ing and accepting instruction
from an outstanding bowler quail
fled to i1npart the information.
Glance over the list of those
who have risen to the top in the
bowling world and you will
scarcely find listed among them
the name of single one employ
ing freak deliveries proof enough
that unorthodox styles must be
discarded. Bowling instructors
teach the correct methods and
their instruction quickly brings
results.
Philadelphia and Baltimore
have for some time been
utilizing the services Of men
with high rankings In the
bowling world to teach those
who are interested In the
improvement Of their scores.
The service is gratuitOus, the
only charge being for the
games rolled by the pupil.
In the Quaker city practically
every big establishment has a
bowling instructor and each one
Is an outstanding performer
on the drives. Chief among
these are Billy Knox, nationally
known ten-pinner. whose 857 set.
rolled with games Of 279, 278 and
800, last spring earned for him
the city championship when pit
ted against the elite Of the big
pin topplers.
Jim Murgie, defeated by Knox.
although hanging up games Of
1913, IA and 256, the last two
exceedingly tough battles to lose.
Is also assigned to bowling in
Struction work, as are numerous
other lesser lights, such as Char
ley Reilly, Sam Bart, the rubber
band and five-back wizards, and.
last but BY no means least the
veteran Nick" Nicholas. former
president of the PHILADELPHIA CITY
Bowling Association.
AT the Recreation Center alleys
IA Baltimore, Manager F.riedherz
has q bowling instructor Oh duty
every Saturday afternoon and
the classes are constantly grow
ing, the idea being splendidly re
ceived there.
He reports q decided improve.
ment in the proficiency Of those
taking instruction and feels salts.
fled that he will very shortly be
called upon to have bowling In
Struction classes on additional
afternoons Of the week.
The plan Is an innovation
here but what has proven
true In Philadelphia and Bal
timore should be equally as
attra G tive In WaShingtOl
which Is generally recognized
AS the duckpin bowling CEN
ter Of the country.
In fact, It should be even more
OF q success locally because Of
the thousands Of Government
employees Of both sexes, whose
tour Of duty ends st 4:3O each
day, whose annual leave allot
nlent is liberal, and whose names
are pretty generally found In
the composition Of teams from
the various governmental bureaus
and departments.
Manager Bill Wood, chief fac
totum Of the Meyer Davis bowl
ing enterprises, is giving serious
thought to the assignment of
Howard Campbell as bowling
instructor at the Lucky Strike
alleys on such afternoons as may
be found necessary and has sig
nified his willingness to give this
service without charge If there is
found to be a demand for 1t.
It Is now UP to the bowlers.
both men and women. If they
want It, It Il theirs for the ask.
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Ing. Camppe4 Is We'll QuatlIleQ IN
every way to act as instructor.
They may not be going
anywhere in the standings Of
the National Capital League
but whenever they so on the
alleys this PackwO0d Print
ing Company team Is really
out for blood.
It Is a battle down to the last
box, the superiority Of no foe is
taken for granted, and whatever
five men Manager Clements has
in his lineup, appear to take on
the attitude Of so many strange
bulldogs.
Replacing the defunct Bethesda
team, the cellarite PackwoOds
have been struggling for the past
four weeks to get over q win.
Strange to relate, they finally sue
ceeded In Wreaking their ven
geance upon the league leading
Grand Palace Valet Shop last
Wednesday evening at Lucky
Strike, winning the second game
Of the set and only dropping the
final setto by a single pin margin.
when a deuce count on q spare
downed them.
The week previous this Pack.
wood team was particularly I'M
fortunate when opposing Park.
way Filling Station, another az
gregation Of stars. One game
went against them By ten pins,
another BY 8 single stick, and
the third went to the gas and
oil men only after rolling of .
tie.