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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
AUTOPSY REVEALS
DEATH FROM GAS
Coroner viii Not Order In
quest in Case of Mrs.
E. L. M. ArChey.

Mrs. E. L. M. Archey, "a years old
regarded as one of the most prominent
lawyers in the Government service, who
was found dead in the gas-filled kitchen
of her apartment 2121 New York
avenue, yesterday morning, died from
the effects of Illuminating gas, an
autopsy performed at the District
Morgue revealed. No inquest will be
ordered, Deputy Coroner Joseph Rodg-
ers. who performed the autopsy, said.
After an investigation police said
they believe Mrs. Archey tainted just
when she was preparing to light the
stove to get breakfast and that she
was asphyxiated. A burned match by
the side of the stove bore out this
theory.
Mrs. Archey's only son, Basil, 3 years
old, slept in nearby room and was un-
harmed by the deadly gas fumes, police
said
Mrs. Archey was employed as assistant
counsel of the United States Shipping
Board. She had been in that position
since 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
COMMUNITY DRAMA
GUILD PLANS WORK
First Production of Season to
Be "The Great Divide" in
Late November.

The third season of the Community
Drama Guild of Washington will be
opened next month"; with an augmented
schedule of play predictions for the
general public and play readings and
other programs for the membership, 1t
was announced last night
The public productions during the
Winter will be staged in the Mckinley
High School auditorium, which will be
ready for the opening play of the Sea-
son, THE Great Divide" to be pre-
scented in late November.
Committees of the guild have been
increased and are at work on plans for
the season. 1t will be the aim of the
less than 80 guarantors of $50, 200
guarantors of $40 and 800 guarantors
of SIS as season subscribers. The COM
mittee hopes also for 10 member groups
at SIS each.
The membership committee is headed
by Mrs. Charles T. Watson of the Twen-
tieth Century Club, who is member
of the advisory council of the guild.
The Committee on public Relations,
and submitted suggestions to the Exec
utive Committee, of which DR.. Dewitt
c. Croissant is president. The Public
Relations Committee also includes Cliff
ford K. Bergman, H. r. Baukhage,
Thomas Cahill, Robert d. Chase. Joseph
d. Kaufman Dorothea Lewis Rev.
Moses r. Lowell, o. Melvin Sharpe and
W. Hayes Yeager.
The Committee on Productions an
nounces that following The Great Di-
vide" the guild will stage THE Queens
Husband" In January; a one-act-play
tournament in February, the Washing
ton Follies" in April and 1.-THE Piper"
In June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
TWO ARRESTED HERE
IN MARYLAND DEATH
Man and Woman to Be Questioned
in Probe of Ben Lyons
Staying Case.

Two Washington residents were taken
into custody last night for questioning
in the Staying of Ben Lyon. merchant
at his store in Owings, Nd, 10 days
ago.
The pair. Lawrence Moreland, 81
years old. and Mrs Eulah M. Carter
25, both of 1017 X street, were arrested
by Lieut.. Edward J. Kelly and Thomas
Sweeney of the homicide squad. AS
they waived extradition, they will be re-
turned soon to Prince Frederick. Md.
for questioning by Arthur w. Mcdowell
States attorney.
Moreland and Mrs. Carter said they
Formerly lived in the community where
lyon was killed, but insisted they were
In Washington when he met death.
Lyon died in a Prince Frederick hos
pital after he was found with his throat
slashed from ear to ear. He said he
had been robbed Of several hundred
collars and attacked by three men, the
names of whom he was unable TO sup.
ply officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
WORK ON HIGHWAY
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Department of Agriculture
Bureau Attributes Fact
to Long Dry Spell.

Construction of the 15-mile Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway is well under
way, according to the Bureau of Public
Roads of the United States Department
of Agriculture. The extraordinary dry
spell has permitted contractors to keep
steadily at work all Summer and some
of the work is being finished ahead of
contract time. the bureau explained.
The steel and pier work on the bridge
carrying the tracks of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
over the Highway near its north
terminus was completed several weeks
in advance Of contract time. The first
train passed over the new bridge on
September IL. Facing stone is still
to be placed and wings are to be con-
Structed.
Construction of the Highway is under
the direct supervision of the Bureau
OF Public Roads, by congressional au-
tnorlty and appropriation. The High
way VIII be open to travel at the cele-
bration of the 200th anniversary of the
birth OF George Washington.
Inc steel and pier work on three other
bridge structures will be finished within
about a month and the detour trestle
at the Virginia end of the Highway
Bridge spanning the Potomac River
south OF Washington, will also be open
to traffic. The detour trestle will take
care of traffic from Washington into
Virginia, while the two southern spans
are being removed from the Highway
Bridge to make room for the new grade
separation structure at this point. Con-
tractors are at work on Ii of the IL
bridges to be built on the Highway.
Grading operations, including drainage
work, are practically completed for about
half the length of the Highway. Land
scape construction forces began trans
planting trees along the Highway early
in the Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
$1,000 AWARDED IN SUIT
ASKING $40, 900 DAMAGES
Nurse, Hurt in Auto Wreck, Filed
Action Against Mrs. Phoebe
r. Spilman.

Special Dispatch to The star.
WARRENTON, Va, September 27.--
A suit for damages brought in the Cir
cult Court here by Regina v. Peery
against Mrs. Phoebe r. Spilman, wife
of Baldwin Day Spilman, jr.. was de-
cided by the jury in favor OF the plain
tif1, but So 900 damages instead of $40,-
600, as demanded, were awarded The
case has aroused much interest on ac-
count of the social prominence Of the
defendant.
Miss Peery, who was employed by
Mrs Spilman as nurse, sued for alleged
injuries in an automobile accident
which occurred in Florida in February
1929. Mrs. Spilman was driving her car
and had with her her two small daugh-
tiers and Miss Peery.
Mrs Spilman was represented In the
suit by Brockenborough Lam, Parrish
&c Butcher of Richmond and w. II
Robertson of Warrenton. Miss Peery's
counsel were Hugh A. White, Lexington
Va; Thomas H. Lyon, Manassas, va.
and Richards g. Richards, Warrenton
The defense claimed that Mrs. Spilmar
was in no way responsible for the acci'
dent and that Miss Peery was not per
fnanently injured Her hospital Dill
w2-e paid in full by Mrs. Spilman-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
ARMY BAND WILL TOUR
: EAST UNTIL NOVEMBER 23
Visit to Home Town of Leader Will
Be Feature of Fourth Public
Series of Concerts.

The United States Army Band, known
as "Pershing's own" will leave WASH
ington October on the fourth public
concert tour, and will be away until
November %. The tour is being con-
fined to the States of Delaware, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania, New York and the
New England States.
A feature of the tour will be the
bands visit to Guilford, Conn.,, the
home town of the noted leader, Capt.
w. j. Stannard. A town of about 5000
population, Guilford does not have an
auditorium of sufficient size to accom-
modate the musicians, and the board of
trade has arranged to place a tent on
the village green for the concerts.
Forty-six cities will be visited by
the band. under Capt. STANDARDS direc-
ton. PINS are now being formulated
for the 1881 tour to the West Coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
HOLY NAME SOCIETIES
TO HOLD PUBLIC RALLY
Washington Section of Organizes
tion Plan Event in st. Peters
Church October 26.

The Washington section of the Balti-
more Archdiocesan Union of Holy Name
Societies will hold a public rally Sum
day, october 20, at st. Peters Church,
Second and c streets southeast, ac-
cording to an announcement at the
quarterly meeting of the local union
last night.
Caesar L. Aiello, president of the
lined tentative plans for the rally.
Our purpose in holding the rally"
he said. lis to make the name Of Christ
better known and better loved. There
never was time when such a pro-
fesSion of faith is needed akhbadly 81
today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
Protest Blocking Fountains.

Attention of members of the police
force has been called to a complaint of
the Humane Society relative to the
parking of automobiles in front of ami
NAL drinking fountains. Such parking
prevents free access of horses to the
fountains, police were told, and Maj
Pratt gave directions for the strict en-
forcement of the regulation relating to
such distractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
MAN SERIOUSLY HURT
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE
Samuel Fine of Hartford, Conn, in
Hospital With Reported
Conclusion of Brain.

Samuel Fine, "a years old, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, was reported III a seriou:
condition at Emergency Hospital last
night as the result of an automobile
accident late yesterday afternoon al
the intersection of Third street and
Virginia avenue southwest.
Fine was said to be suffering from
conclusion of the brain and fractured
hip received when an automobile
driven by his son, Louis, was in COLI
sion with machine operated by Capt
George Lindlow, attached to the Army
Medical School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
PARKING RULE CHANGED
White House Area Is Affected by
New Regulations,

The parking situation in the vicinity
of the White House was materially
altered yesterday when a one-hour
parking rule went into effect on the
west side of West Executive avenue,
just across the street from the presi-
Dental Offices. Officials said that on
the east side, in keeping with the wishes
of President Hoover, no parking will be
permitted.
Angle parking at State place, south
Of the State, War and Navy Building.
has been abolished, due to increasing
traffic in that region, and parallel
parking Is permitted only on the south
side. The north side bears mo park
ing signs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

served overseas with the American Red
Cross. She was electe dnational presi-
dent of the league at the Minneapolis
convention last year. She headed a
large group of members who travelled
to France last May and presided over
the tenth annual convention in Paris.
From Washington the organization
head will travel to Boston to attend the
annual convention of the American
Legion Auxiliary. She will visit as many
units of her organization as possible
before returning to the Pacific Coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
D. A. R. CHAPTER GOING
TO FORT WASHINGTON
Members Will BE Guests of Mai.
A. H. Patch ON Visit to Points
of Interest.

The District of Columbia Society,
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
will travel to Fort Washington Tuesday
to be the guests Of Maj. A. Fl. Patch, u.
s. A.. the commanding officer. There
the members will visit various points of
interest and hold a picnic on the
grounds.
The trip is to be made down the Po-
tomac on the u. S. S. Rucker, which
Maj. Patch has placed at the disposal
of the organization. Mrs. Pedro Capo-
Rodriguez Is State regeant of the Or
ganization and Mrs. Frederick X. Spar
row of HOG East Capitol street, the
first vice regeant, Is acting chairman
of the pilgrimage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
PROSECUTORS NAMED
United States Attorney to Place
Six Men in Criminal Courts.

United States Attorney Leo A. Rover,
who returned to his Office yesterday after
lO-day vacation, announced that six
OF his prosecutors would be assigned to
the three criminal courts which will be
In operation this Fall.
The assistants who have charge of
criminal work are william H. Collins,
Walter F.. Shea, James r. Kirkland.
John J. Sirica, Irwin Goldstein and
James F. Hughes.
Rover announced that he would try
einbezzlement charges against Robert
e, J. Whelan and Harry " HAYNES him
self
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

San Francisco. who
will be the house
guest of Miss Lena
Hitchcock, 1855 N
street, her prede-
cessor in Office.
T h e executive
board of the local
unit and past presi-
dents will enter
tain Mrs. Taubles
at dinner tomorrow
evening, and men,
bers of the unit
will be presented
to her at an in
formal reception in
the garden house
of t he D o Dig e
Hotel.
NRr. TT ,LI .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
INJURED IN FIGHT
Alteration Results in Minor Hurts
and Arrest of Alleged Attacker.

Owen M. Cleveland of Arlington, Va
was treated last night at Emergency
Hospital for cuts under his right eye
and other minor injuries, as a result
of an alteration with Ernest e. Tan
sigant, 20 years old soldier stationed
at Fort Myer, Va, according to the
police. Three stitches were taken on
Cleveland,s face.
TanSigant is alleged to have attacked
Cleveland when he saw the latter walk
ing with Tansigant's wife at Eleventh
and G streets. Tansigant was booked
at No. / precinct on charge of as
sault and released on $25 collateral to
appear in Police Court Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
ROB NEWS CARRIER
Two Unidentified White Men Steal
Days Receipts From Youth.

Attacked by two unidentified white
men while counting his days receipts
IN an alley at the rear OF the Daily News
Building last night, George Smith, II
years old. q newspaper carrier of 100
block of M street. was robbed of 81. The
men mad, good their escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
OVERSEAS LEAGUE
TO HONOR VISITOR
President of Women'S Group
viii Be Entertained
by Predecessor.

The Washington unit of the Woman's
overseas Service League will entertain
tomorrow the national president of the
organization, Mrs. G. H. Taubles, of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17
Big DEMON ATHLETE
ACCOMPAN|ES Squad
FOR MINOT CONTEST
Captain John 0'Hare Left at
Home This Weekend Be.
cause Of Broken Toe
PLAY WASHBURN SATURDAY
Agre, Hoffman, TAFT. J. Spriggs,
Smith and Loehrke Are
Others on Jaunt
PLAY WASHBURN SATURDAY
Ted Tiny, Mienhover is eligible!

Ted Tiny Mienhover is eligible!
Announcement that the big Bis
marck high school athlete successfully
hurdled semester examinations and
will be eligible for the Demon basket
ball and track and field teams this
semester vas made by high school
authorities last night.
The big fellow. a senior, measures
six feet seven inches from the sole
of his foot to the scalp and weights
in the vicinity of $50 pounds. In the
fall of his junior year he was named
an all-NOrth Dakota high school foot
ball player and IA a letter-winner
last year both in basketball and track
and field work. being a scorer in the
weight events in all meets in which
he competed, including the state
event.
Due to a knockout at the hands of
Old Man Examination last spring
Meinhover has been ineligible the
first semester Of his senior year.
The midget was one of seven De-
mons vh..n Athletic Director Roy D.
Mcleod took to Minot with him this
morning. The Demons face Minot
tonight in a contest which is part OF
a d~edicatory program for q new
gymnasium at the northern city.
Captain John O'Hare, husky guard
who suffered a broken toe last week.
end, did not leave with the club,
which boarded a bus at Z a. m. today.
Men included in the squad, besides
Meinhover, were Eddie Agre and Earl
Hoffman. guards; Harold TAFT. CEN
ter; Johnny Spriggs, Frank Smith.
and Marlen Loehrke, forwards.
Because of O'Hare's absence and
Meinhover's entrance, Mcleod prob
ably will shoot another of his already
numerous combinations into the fray
with the Magicians and a great num-
Der of substitutions probably will be
made by the Demon mentor.
The Bismarck club will stop to-
morrow at Washburn on its way
home and will face the team of that
city tomorrow night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17
81 Professionals.
l2Amateursin
$4,000 Golf Meet
Leo Diegel Pronounces Aqua
Caliente Battle Links in
Perfect Condition

Aqua Caliente, Lower California,
Jan. 17-F)-Sun and wind will COM
bine today, If weather predictions are
borne out. to put in perfect condition
the course over which the $4,000
Aqua Caliente open golf tournament
will be played next week.
Leo Diegel. who wore the colors of
the local club in driving and putting
his way to the national professional
championship in Los Angeles recently,
toured the curse yesterday and pro-
rounced it fit, although still suffer-
ing from the drenching it received
while the $4,000 Los Angeles open
was being played in driving rain.
Eighty-four professionals and IL
amateurs will tee off Monday morn
ing for a four-day campaign. The
list of entrants includes all the shin
ing lights of the pro field, with the
exception Of Tommy Armour, who re-
turned east after the Los Angeles
open, and also some of the nations
best Simon Pures. Gene Sarazer,
former national open champion, who
has not participated in the winter
campaign in Southern California,
came from New York to attempt to
get a cut of the money here.
Many of the followers of the tour
naments will play in the $1,000 La
Jolla. Calf, open Saturday, before
coming here in preparation for the
big prize Of the Pacific southwest
winter tour.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17
Tebeu to Depend
On Sophomore
For Second Title
North Carolina State Wolf Gag
ers Have Lost Three Stars
Through Graduation

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. Luxurious
Tebell, the football and basketball
professor from Wisconsin who is
shooting at his second straight South
ern conference cage title at North
Carolina State, hopes his sophomores
are as hot as they were as freshmen.
They'll have to be hot, he reasons,
because sopholnores will make or
break the Wolfpack title hopes. Last
year they were good enough to snatch
the championship nom an array OF
promising contenders.
The Wolves viii miss Frank Good
win, high scoring ace Of last season.
and two other stars who finished
their college caging when State
breezed through the conference tour
nament, spanking Duke In the final
tilt.
So the sophs and three veterans
Will do the snarling for the Pack.
The vets are Captain Maurice john
son, . senior who plays either guard
or Forward; Gus Wright. . husky
guard: and Larry Haar, a forward.
The most promising sophomores are
Jimmy Brown, ace Of the champion
ship freshmen last winter: "Iiunky'
Warning, q 8 foot 1 inch center who is
being groomed for Goodwin's place;
Bill woodward and 0aylor. forwards;
and Joe Ellington and Bill Morgan,
centers.
Other promising court fodder in
cludes Cannon, Brake and Patter-
son, holdover reserves.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17
Youth Gets Crack
AT Genaro's Title
WON Trevidic, an 16.Year.Ol
From Brittany, Has Won
~ Of 20 Fights

Paris, Jan. 17.-PeYvon Trevidic,
an 18-year.old youth from Brittany
probably is the youngest boxer in the
history Of the prize ring ever to get
a crack at a title.
His chance comes tomorrow night
when he meets frankie Genaro OF
New York, generally recognized
worlds champion In the flyweight
l2-round route.
Trevidic, q red headed, fiery fly
weight. turned professional q year
ago after he had cleaned up all the
amateurs In France. He has scored
10 victories out Of 20 fights. Is Of
them by knockouts, and one on q
decision. The 20th fight was q draw.
Genaro Is an eight to five favorite.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17

hunter before the war Is gone now
Evers sighed. Its a trying job and
most of us r getting tired of it.
why, 1t wasn't so long ago that
the arrival of a big league scout in a
town caused a flutter of activity over
the entire population" he continued.
Every owner used to think more of
sending a youngster to the big show
than of winning a pennant. He knew
the man you wanted and gave you
every opportunity to watch him per-
form under various conditions In
three or four games. Then you passed
judgment and II the youngster
wouldn't do. you said so, and there
were no hard feelings.
THAT was before the war" Evers
declared, and then he snorted, land
the kids weren't trotting out to the
golf links every day. Material was
plentiful. the sandlots were full and
the supply kept coming.
To-day" and Johnny again voiced
his disgust. 1.-The town is ready for
him all right. but there are half a
dozen other scouts there to look the
youngster over The owner starts
the ball rolling by saying that the
other scouts have made bids and that
he has practically closed the deal.
And then when you have seen the kid
perform and ire ready to talk. the
owner floors you with his price.
THE farm system has made it
tough for us, too" continued Evers.
with big league teams holding in
terests in minor clubs, real good pros
poets have become unavailable. Many
are out on option for development.
Evers informed us that a scout
used to work on his own initiative
but today was hampered with too
many "hot tips from friends of own.
ers and managers, or college coaches.
why, II I answered all the tips I
get I'd be q perpetual globe trotter,'
he declared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17
Rule Which Prohibits Confer
ence Members From Fac.
ing Hawks Is 'Joker'
lLLINI REFUSES TO INVITE
Penn, Texas, Drake and Kansas
Relays Appear Now as
Forbidden Fruits

Chicago, Jan. 17.-ReThe Univer-
sity Of Iowa track team, annually one
Of the strongest In the collegiate field.
may find itself barred from every i'm
portant meet in the country this year
because of Iowa,s custer from the
western conference.
Under conference rules, no mem
Der is permitted to compete with q
suspended member. Thus. directors
Of such meets as the Penn. Texas,
Drake and Kansas relays appear err
tain to meet with the alternative Of
inviting Iowa and losing the entries
Of the big nine or Banning Iowa and
inviting big nine teams.
The University Of Illinois. member
Of the conference. has refused to in
clude the Hawkeyes in its list Of invi-
tations to more than 200 colleges and
universities for the annual nlini in
door relay carnival, March is, on that
ruling.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17
Vance and Herman
May Trouble Club
Pitcher and Outfieider Probably
Won't Like Contracts
Dodgers Offer

New York. Jan. 17.-(P)-Max Ros-
enfield. outfielder, has been released
on option to Toledo of the American
association by the Brooklyn Dodgers
It marks the second year that the
Robins have sent Max to Toledo
where he hatted $50 last year.
The Brooklyn club mailed out con-
tracts to 81 players today. Those
who will give the most trouble over
signing perhaps will be Arthur
Dazzy) Vance and Floyd G. tBabe)
Herman.
Vance. after winning a $25, 900 con-
tract last spring, had a disappointing
season and the Dodgers are expected
to make a cut in his salary which
Dazzy may or may not decide to &C.
cept. Herman is basing his argu-
ments for a substantial increase on
the fact that he led National league
hitters for some time during the 1928
season and wound up the campaign
with an extremely healthy average
of 1881.