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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
TakOma Parks Mail
Dog Gets Big Kick
From Own Fan Mail
Lucky Recipient of Is
Valentines and Gift From
Woman in Ohio.

Lucky makes no bones about the
gets great kick out of his fan mail.
Perhaps it's the novelty, because
Lucky, up until few months ago, was
more accustomed to handing out letters
than to receiving them.
Every week day for three years now.
billiards or not, Lucky has been help
ing G. E. Bird distribute the mail
around Takoma Park.
So engrosSed did Lucky become with
being the postman's right-hand man
that he refused to chase any cats until
the mail was up.
Lucky Gets Mail.
He learned to sit on his launches
upon Takoma Parks front porches and
watch while Mr.. Bird produced letters
from his pouch for the residents.
Then, umaccountably, that same
pouch began to give up packages and
letters for Lucky himself.
OF course, Lucky couldn't know,
but ne was getting to be quite a
celebrity.
A story printed in The Star last
November had been republished in a
national periodical for school children,
and that story made friends for Lucky
In many parts of the country.
The first Lucky knew of it was on
Valentines day. He got Is valentines,
most OF them from the second-grade
pupils at Petworth School, although
some were from far of.
Gift From Ohio.
Then Lucky began to watch Mr..
Birds mail pouch with something
more than professional interest.
Yesterday letter came from a
woman in Ohio, inclosing 10 cents and
instructing Mr.. Bird to buy something
nice for Lucky
Mr.. Bird followed instructions and
when Lucky reported for duty he
scented something unusual in the air,
so he sat up on his launches and
looked pretty.
The airedale, which belongs to E. A.
Seigler, resident living near the post
ONCE, presently was permitted to stick
MS head in the mail bag and came up
with something nice.
Mr.. Bird, following instructions. had
gone shopping for Lucky in a butchers
shop across the street.
Yes, Lucky makes no bones about
enjoying his fan mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
WOMAN HELD OVERNIGHT FREED
OF CHARGE OF THEFT OF AUTO
District Attorney Finds No Evidence Against Dorothy M.
Davis, but Companions Are Accused.

Beyoe, the arrestors of Miss Davis. on
prohibition charges in January, kept a
three-hour watch on the Davis home,
at " street near Twelfth, last night. be-
fore they were rewarded with the APP
proach of the expected automobile. The
three were Immediately apprehended
when police recognized the machine as
one stolen from James G. Dowd, 226
Charming street northeast, on Febru-
airy 10. They were also booked with the
theft of car from Abraham Wolman,
400 Kenyon street.
Police say that Springer secured
license plates for the first car from the
District by giving the name of dead
man. Charges of obtaining tags through
Misrepresentation were placed against
him.
Miss Davis will receive trial by Jury
in the case of tapping gas main on
Thursday. She recently pleaded guilty
to two prohibition charges and received
probation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
HEAVR|NS CONSENT
TO EVICTION PLEA
Mcpherson Case Witnesses
Asked to Vacate
Apartment.

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy r. Heavrin of the
Park Lane Apartments, sensational wit
nesses in the case of Mrs. Virginia Nc
Pherson, 22-year-old nurse who met a
tragic death in the premises, today de-
cided to leave the scene of the tragedy
for new home. They reached their
decision after Justice James A. Cobb in
Municipal Court consented to an agreed
entry upholding the complaint of the
Joseph H. Hines Co., landlord of the
Park Lane, in an eviction suit against
Heavrin.
The formal complaint presented by
the Hines company requested that the
Heavr1nS move from apartment lis I'M
der the terms of the lease which pro-
vides that the landlord shall have the
privilege Of asking that premises be
vacated.
Soon after the first grand jury in
veStigating the Mcpherson case was in
formed by the couple of screams and
distressing cries that emanated from
the nurses apartment on the night 81
the tragedy the Heavrins appealed tc
police, charging that they were being
"haraSSed."
Several weeks ago police of the third
precinct were summoned to the Heav-
rims, apartment to quell a disturbance
that upset the decorum of the Park
Lane Apartments. Lieut.. William G.
Holmes, who led the police, charged
that the HeavrinS resisted investiga-
ton and hurled red pepper at him
and his men. The Heavrins were
charged with assault.
The charge against Mrs. Heavrin was
Iva nj
ner husband allowed to forfeit SIS col
lateral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heavrin did not ap-
pear in court today Wilbur G. Ruff
manager of the Park Lane, and Mrs
Lillian Conway. telephone operator
both Mcpherson witnesses, however
were there, but did not testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
THREE SUSPECTS
HELD IN SLUGG|NG
Previous Death Mystery Wit
ness Held in Beating
of Cab Driver.

Three suspects were lodged in the
Bladensburg jail today while Washing
ton and Maryland police were awaiting
sufficient Improvement in the condition
of Harry Martin Melton, 44-year-old
taxicab driver, to learn from him
whether or not the persons arrested
thus far were members of the party of
four who brutally beat him over the
head with lead pipe and left him on
lonely Maryland road early Sunday
morning.
Those held are:
Jack Taliaferro, 80 years old, and
Charles Fletcher and William Brown,
both colored, of Hyattsville.
TaliaferrO'S Machine Abandoned.
Police claim Taliaferro's machine was
found abandoned near Meltons de-
serted taxicab. They say Taliaferro
explained its presence there by declar-
ing he ran out of gas at that point
about 2 O'Clock Sunday morning.
The colored suspects are said to re-
side near the scene of the assault. All
three prisoners deny any connection
with the crime, police say. At pres
ent they are booked merely for in
veStigation.
Taliaferro was taken into custody
last night by Sergt. Machen and Com
stable Gasch at the Bladensburg Fire
House at the conclusion of an inquest
INTO the death of Frank Earle Baldwin.
az which he had been the principal
witness.
Verdict Unsatisfactory.
Baldwin was found dead in Talia-
ierros car late Friday night and the
inquest resulted in a verdict that the
man met his death through causes
unknoWn 10 the coroner's jury The
HyattSvtile undertaken from whose
establishment funeral services for RAID
WIN were conducted this morning at
flrst refused to accept a certificate so
Worded. Justice of Peace Hugh O'Neill
VINO presided, asked the Jury to
attempt to reach more specific verdict.
ana even the jury seemed dissatisfied
with the verdict, for it endeavored to
amend 1t with a recommendation that
Iallaferro be held for the action of the
grand jury.
Failure on the part Of the authorities
70 nave an autopsy performed or in
tFoouce some medical testimony to
snow the immediate cause of death was
blamed by the jurymen for their in
aplllty 10 make more specific finding.
Lengthy cross examination of Talia-
ZERO and other witnesses, in an effort
70 indicate that Baldwin had met with
foul play, were futile and the only alb
normal symptoms any witnesses admit
Ceo noting in the man was that he
mad been drinking heavily. Taliaferro
himself found Baldwin'S body slumped
over the back seat of his car near a
Bladensburg barbecue stand, but at
tempts to trace the movements of the
Two men prior to that time resulted only
In confusing testimony
Second Suspect Released.
Taliaferro was the second suspect
taken into custody, by Gasch and
Machen. Another man was arrested
Yesterday but was released after ques-
| tioning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
BEECH TREE AS GIFT.

An attractive beech tree has been do
mated to the office of public buildings
and public parks by Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins Of 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
and will be planted just west of the
wooded grove between the Lincoln Me-
mortal drive and the extension of B
street northwest, In West Potomac Park.
In making this announcement today
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, director of
public buildings and public parks, said
that the tree is now located just north
OF Mrs Hopkins home and was planted
by her and her husband soon after their
marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04

1t seems that Dorothy M Davis, "a,
who spent 48 hours in jail recently
when she appeared late at court on
charge, got another
bad break last night when she was
locked up on a charge of stealing an
automobile, for she was given freedom
at Police Court today, the Office OF the
District attorney saying there was no
evidence to show that Miss Davis knew
She was riding in a stolen machine
when stopped by police last night.
Miss Davis companions of yesterday
Hugo Springer. %, and Frank H. Chris
topher, didn't fare so well, as the former
was held for grand jury action on two
charges of "joy-riding' and the latter
on one count. Springer demanded a
Jury trial for stealing license plates.
Various counts Of violations of the traf-
fic code against both men are also to
be heard in Police Court.
Sergt. George Little, accompanied by
Policemen Leo Murray and George
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
ST BILL RAISED TO $40
is PASSED ON WOMAN
Search Begun by Police for Man
Accused by Operator of Room
ing House.

A search was begun by police today
for we'll dressed man alleged to
have passed raised $40 bill on Mrs.
Blanche Howe on the pretense of en-
gaging room at her boarding house
at 1909 L street yesterday afternoon.
The man called and asked to be
shown a room which seemed to please
him. At first he rendered $50 bill
for an initial payment of SIS, requesting
change. When Mrs. Howe was unable
to make the change, he produced
$40 bill which she later found had been
raised from 81 to $40. He received SIS
change. Mrs. Howe told police of No.
2 precinct that she believed the $40
bill also had been raised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
CONGRESS TO GET PLAN SOON.
Federal Government To Give Part Of

Federal Government To Give Part Of
Land for New Municipal Airport.
With its course of action for meeting
the airport needs of washington deti-
nitely mapped out in the report MADE
public Yesterday, the Joint Congress
SionaI Airport Commission will intro
duce soon in both branches OF Congress
the legislation necessary to carry out
the program. ~
The commissions formal report dis
closed that the complete plan conCeIn-
plates the following steps:
Immediate establishment OF q main
landing field at the south end OF Hlgn.
way Bridge by purchase OF Hoover Flelo
and Washington Airport, combining
these two areas with adjoining pa[ceS
OF Columbia Island and the expert
mental farm of the Department OF Agri-
culture.
Plan Gradual Development.
Purchase by the National Capita
Park and Planning Commission OF otnel
land away from the river ana at mgr
attitude for use as an auxiliary airport
on days when fog or other Atmospheric
conditions are unfavorable along the
water front.
Gradual development Of GravellJ
Point for future use.
The appropriation, to be advanced al
a loan by the Federal Treasury, woulc
be paid back, without interest, by the
District in 10 annual installments Of
S25O,000 each.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, Of
Michigan, a member of the commission
voiced a sharp criticism yesterday aft
ernoon of local organizations that have
advocated Gravelly Point as the best
airport, declaring that the commission
has been Handicapped and hamperec
by the organized commercial bodies"
BIames GravelIy Point Demand.
The Michigan Senator said it was his
belief that the failure to get the Fed
eraI contribution of $500. 900 toward the
airport, recommended by the commits
sion last year, could be traced, at least
indirectly, to q reaction in Congress tc
the demand for 'Gravelly Point OF
nothing"
The Senator referred also to the pro.
test of Chamber of Commerce officials
against the proposed method of hnanc-
ing the airport and said that continued
opposition along this line would threaten
to destroy permanently interest on the
part Of Congress in local airport legis-
lation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
ALL GRADES LISTED
BY BOARD IN URGING
. SERVICE PAY RAISE
Appropriations Increase
Would Total $85, 684,7O6
if in Effect Now.
RENTAL ALLOWANCE
WOULD BE STOPPED
Officers Should Be Paid on Basis of
Earned Salaries Rather Than LiV-
ing Wage, Group Believes.

This is the third of series of articles
on the proposal, no,0 pending before
President Hoover and Congress, to in
crease the pay of The Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public
Health Service and Coast and Geodetic
Surrey. The fourth article mill appear
tomorrow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
Portland Car Fare Raised

PORTLAND, Greg, March 4 (R.-
The Oregon Public Service Commission
yesterday gave formal permission to the
Portland Electric Power Co. to advance
its street car fare from to 10 cents,
effective next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04
Naval School Planned.

NANKING, March 4 (P).-China is to
have an Annapolis. The ministry OF
the navy hopes to open school for
naval officers patterned after the Amert-
can one here in the Fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-04

Young schoolgirls are receiving In
struction in beauty culture, including
manicure and makeup, from complexion
specialists of the fashionable West End
of London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
BY the Associated Press.
7 OS ANGELES, October 49,
| Queen Glenna Collett with

7 OS ANGELES, October 49,
Queen Glenna Collett with
IL four championships to her
credit since her first ap-
pearance in national play in 1919,
today came to the defense of her
American title over the menacing
Los Angeles Country Club golf
course against q field Of 80 as
pirants.
One of the greatest shot makers in
the feminine ranks, the New York
woman will seek her fifth crown in a
dozen years, with three former cham
pions, nine international team members
and the runner-up to her 1929 title
among the contenders.
With only one of the entrants, Miss
Marion Hollins, Of Santa Cruz Calf. =,
able to break through the women's par
Of 81 in practice rounds. scores in the
low 90s were anticipated among
the 80 qualifiers In today's medal round
of ID holes.
Miss HoIlins Feared.
Miss Hollins, former womens ma
tional champion, has found the severe
course, $685. yards in length, suited to
her hard-driving game, and has been
frequently mentioned as the woman to
beat.
Eastern entrants especially have
found the course something of an
enigma, for the Bermuda grass fairways
cut down the roll Of their drives, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
How Foot Ball Is Sizing Up
On Fields Throughout y. S.

North Carolina present leaders, but
thrill of Saturdays play. Alabama
gave North Carolina trouble and
Florida won by only one touchdown
from Auburn. Vanderbilt and Ten
Iiessee easy winners over Virginia
Poly and Mississippi. Clemson beat
North Carolina State handily, but
South Carolina won by only single
point from Louisiana State. Ala
bama- Tennessee and Georgia North
Carolina contests feature next Sat-
urday's schedule.
Southwestern Only conference
game saw Texas Christian roll up
400 count on Arkansas. Texas Ag-
gies bowed to Tulane in intersection
al game, but Baylor, Rice and Texas
won over non-conference rivals.
Southern Methodist and Baylor
clash Saturday.
Pacific Coast-Washington States
amazing one-point victory over
Southern California gave Cougars
second major conference victory.
washington tied for lead with vic
tories over two minor conference
foes. California, beaten by Wash
ington State, showed complete rever-
sal Of form in checking strong st.
Mary's eleven, 7-6.
Rocky Northumberland Uni
yersity held to scoreless tie by Utah
Aggies in biggest surprise, leaving
Utah, defending champion; Montana
State and Colorado Aggies only
teams unbeaten and united within
conference. Denver upset by Colo
RADIO Aggies, 1877.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
SHARP GRID TUSSLES
IN SPORT MART LOOP
Teams in 135-Pound Section Are
Well Matched-125- Founders
Not Balanced.

Fine battling marked opening play
in the l35-pound loop Of the Sport
Mart Foot Ball League yesterday, but
the competition in the 125-pound group
was not so even.
In the l35-pound circuit Kings Pal
ace downed Apaches, ID to 6; STATIONS
overcome PowhatanS. 6 to 0, and Me-
ridians bested Trinitys, to 0.
Peerless drubbed Mount Rainier, %
to 0, and Aztecs handed MercuryS an
1876 trimming in the l25-pound loop
Cochran scored two touchdowns for
Kings Palace, whose areial game was
particularly effective against Apaches.
The Palace team will drill tomorrow
night at O'Clock on the RoSedale
Playground. These players are expected
TO report. Cochran, A. Creole, r. Creole,
l.. Maisel, Faucet, FaSnacht, Scarlato,
Lucas, Mcnamara, Collins, Payne, Rob-
inson, SsCrey, Dorsey, Miller, McCloy
and Fisher.
Fullback tAverne Tailed Stanton's
touchdown In the flrst quarter against
Powhatans. PoWhatans were dangerous
several times. but could not get through
the Stanton line.
Scafide, Ross, Watson and Bush stood
out for Meridians in their triumph over
Trinity.
Peerless generally outclassed Mount
Rainier 10 win It's 125-pound loop en-
gagement. Donohue, Hawkins, Bosley
and Mahoney scored the Peerless touch
downs.
A last-half attack brought Aztecs
their win over Mercury. Cole scored q
touchdown for Mercury in the second
| quarter. p. Joray, Hell and c.. Joray,
however, each tailed for Aztecs In the
second half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
Us Faces Tougher Test Than Little Miss CoeH Starts Golf Title Defense
SEEKS FIFTH NATIONAL
CROWN IN DOZEN YEARS
Long Hitting Marion Hollins Is Lone Contender
to Crack Woman's Par at Los Angeles.
Field of 90 Dotted With Ex.Champs
the green's of creeping bent are treach-

the green's Of creeping bent are treach-
erous.
The womens national tournament
probably will mark the final appear
ance Of Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd,
who as Miss Dorothy Campbell first
won the title In 1909, repeated the fol-
lowing year and was crowned champion
again in 1924. She signifled before the
seven-day test opened that this prob
ably would be her last attempt to win
the women's classic of the links.
The other national champion Of yes
teryear is Mrs. Helen B. Stetson of
Philadelphia, who captured the crown
in 1925.
Coast Has Hope.
The Pacific Coasts chief hope for its
first winner rests in Mrs. Leona Pres
sler, San Gabriel. Calf, who last year
lost to Miss Collett at Oakland Hills,
Birmingham, Mich, 4 and 8, in the
final round. Miss Hollins. while from
Santa Cruz, Is representing the Ma
tional Golf and Tennis Club Of New
York.
Mrs. o. 8. Hill. probably the most
promising entry from the Middle West
and 1929 Western champion, will carry
the colors of that section of the cour-
try.
OF the younger set, Miss Helen Hicks,
l9-year-old Inwood, N Y, player. and
Miss Edith Quier, Reading, Pa, are ex-
pected to offer some formidable play
ing.
Others of the ranking entrants in
clude, Mrs. Stewart Hanley. Detroit:
Miss Maureen circuit, Haworth. N. J.:
Miss Virginia Van VIE, Chicago: Miss
Bern1ce Wall, Oshkosh, Wis. and MiSs
Peggy Wattles, Buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

Here is the score of the finalists:
# e. # |#:..; :. |||II|||||'iH
Hufty:. - bye holes not played out.
Hufty beat William w. Jones by
and in the semi-final while Murphy
was trouncing j. e. Mcclure by 8 and
l. Franklin Parks defeated s. r. Anseil
in the first-flight consolation by 4
and 3.
Results in the other flights follow:
Second flight, semi-flnal-F. T.
Mitchell defeated j. L. Bernhard. 3
and 2; c. A. Bennett defeated w. r.
Smith, up. Final-Mitchell defeated
Bennett, and 2.
CONSTITUTIONAL. H. Plant. ir., defeat
ed J. H.. Sheppard, 4 and 8; w. H.
| Grimes defeated v. A. Sissler by de-
fault. F1nal-Grimes defeated Plant,
and /.
Third fight, semi-final-Dr. o. q.
singer defeated r. G.. w. Await, 8 and
1: A. j. Walker defeated Emmett
Dougherty, 6 and 4. Final-Walker de-
feated Singer, 4 and 3.
Consolation-L c. Goode defeated
/ w. e. Shea, and 4.
L. T. Harrison, a former caddie at
the Washington Golf and Country Club.
yesterday won the championship of the
Argyle Country Club, defeating Jack
Biggs, jr., In the final round by 8 and
2; The consolation was won by M. A.
SIMPLIFY, who beat j. A. Cox on the
nineteenth hole. Carl Noetzel won the
| second flight, defeating z. l.. Burch.
l up, with the consolation going to @.
H. Butler. The third fight went to w.
F. Delaney, who beat B. S. Beall, Z and
6, while the consolation was won by
T., Ashford Tho al -
tory went to T. N. Sheehan, who beat
w. j. Stockett in the final.
Howard Nordlinger again is the
champion of the Woodmont Country
Club. Nordlinger yesterday beat Max
Weyl, the defending champion, In the
semi final round and went on to win
the final from DR.. M. B. Fischer BY
and 2. Weyl and Nordlinger were
even on the eighteenth tee, but Weyl
took three from the edge of the green,
while Nordlinger went down IN two
to win.
Phillip Peyser won the second flight.
defeating Jack Shulman, and /.
volney Burnett and w. Bion Moore.
the latter the defending champion, will
play next Sunday for the Beaver Dam
Club title. Burnett yesterday defeated
G. H. Phillips, while Moore beat r. M.
Brown.
The long-awaited match between
John G. Shorey and william l.. PEN
dergast, the Bannockburn Club cham
pion, resulted yesterday in a victory
for Shorey by and /. Norman j. Hall
beat w. Fred Byrne in the only other
matches played. Results in the Ban
nockburn women's championship were
as follows:
First flight: Second round-Mrs. R. C,
Dunbar defeated Mrs. T. P. Hayden. 3 and
Burehard ? and 2; Mrs: MIDDLETON Bea3
and Z; Miss Sue CAN'T defeated Miss
Florence Parker. and 3. Semi-anal round
Mrs. Dunbar defeated Miss Havey, and A;
Mrs. Beaman defeated Miss CAN'T. and g.
Second flight: Second round-Mrs. A. H.
Perley drew bye; Miss H j. Kane de-
featNsd I Miss Is. Fred ia. Kenyon, and 4; Mrs.
defeated Mrs: H g. Wood. 8 and l. Semi
inal round-Mrs. Perley defeated Miss Kane,
and /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
HAGEN FINALLY WINS
MONEY GOLF BATTLE

BY the Associated Press.
PONTIAC, Mich, October 13.-wal-
ter Hagen defeated Tommy Armour, 3
and 2, in the 36-hole final of the
Michigan P. G.. A. tournament yester-
day at Birmingham Colt Club to win
his first championship of the year.
Hagen and the present national P.
G. A. champion fought close battle
during the morning round, and neither
was more than 2 up until the eleventh
hole in the afternoon. Hagen took the
tenth and eleventh holes to become 3
up and earned the match at the six
tenth as Armour found tree between
his ball and the cup and got into two
traps before he picked up.
In defeating Armour, Hagen made UP
to some extent for a lean season.
Armour has won the Canadian open in
addition to the national professional
title and some big money tournaments,
including the $4,000 st. Louis open.