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The Washington times., 1930-03-25

Got him under contract!
Doom wanted to know.
The Baltimore manager chuc'
kled and shook his head.
mo, in a way, haven't. You
Eee this lad is just a kid, and
he's my ward-sort of guar
dian I am, so to speak. But
you can just bet he's going to
play with Baltimore, and he'll be
the sensation of the league. His
name is Ruth-the boys call him
"'Babe," which is just about
what he is.
Dunn, never a very chatty
person, but always a very ear
nest, serious minded man, be-
came very loquacious that night
when he told Of his new find.
Perhaps his prophetic soul
hinted to him that he was
bringing to baseball a lad
who was to become the dia-
mOnd's most remarkable per.
SOnage.
"About a week ago Babe
came to me and said he would
like to have little money"
continued Dunn. 1T occurred
to me at once that the young
Ster had already picked up the
spring habit of many ball play
ers of asking for advances and
I was prepared to be severe;
made up my mind that I
wouldn't go for a cent more
than $25."
Dunn paused and Doom wagged
his head in sympathy. That
morning we had seen Charlie
touched by one of his star out
fielders for a century note in or
der that he (the outfielder) might
continue juggling the galloping
don1inoes.
"So." continued the Oriole pilot,
II put my worst foot forward and
sadly asked the Babe how much
he wanted, and for what?"
We'll. replied the Babe" tim.
idly, if you could do it I would
like to have IS. I know a boy
here who owns a bicycle he is
tired of, and he'll sell to me for
SIS. always wanted bicycle,
and this is pretty good one
"Say, the boy could have
had the bike if it had cost me
five times that much" added
Dunn, "but after all, I had to
take it away from him a cOu-
pie of days later. If I hadn't
i would have had a cripple on
my hands instead of a prom
Using pitcher.
1.-THE Babe can play baseball
like nobody's business, but as q
bicycle rider he was a total flop.
He would take that contraption
up against the curb, get astride
Of it, and then push off, pedalling
madly. Sometimes he got as far
as 10 yards, but he seldom made
more than five before coming to
grief.
In a coupls of days his shins
looked as though somebody had
been walking on them with
spikes, he had no skin at all
on his knees, and his head was
cut in two places. ! broke him
all up when I took that relic
away from him, for he had made
up his mind to master it or per-
iSh in the attempt. He would
have perished all right, and so
that piece of junk has been re-
tired to the hotel cellar.
$50 Babe is doing his riding
now in the hotel hack that meets
all trains. You'll see him to-
morrow sitting alongside the
driver. and getting an awful kick
out of it. And later you'll see
him out there on the hill making
your boys like it with plenty of
big league southpaw pitching"
And that is just what Doom
did see next day.
The Washington times., 1930-03-25

Miles Of pleasant travel at mod
crate cost can he had through the
purchase of q good used car from the
listinES In Times Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
PADDOCK
NOT Is
international Nswsrsel

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md, Oct.
3.-An air Of confidence prevails
around the Willis Sharpe Kilmer
barn today as a result Of that
stables Sun Beau working a SEN
sational five-eighthS this NOM
ing, o tightener for tomorrow'S
$4,000 Hayre De Grace Cup
Handicap, q mile one-eighth race.
Sun Beau, the favorite for the
big race, who win be ridden by
frankie Coltiletti. showed the
following trial this morning:
Quarter In 20 2-5: ee-eighths
In 81 Is; half In 46 is from
where he was being eaSed UP:
fiveeighths in 100 and before
being pulled up to walk went
three-quarters in 1:15.
Trainers of several other cup
candidates had their charges out
this morning with the following
results: Joseph E. Widener'S
Curate half in % 3-5. SO As,
46 rs: James Buffers Question
naire q half from the barrier in
23 3-5, 35 3-5, 48; william Zelg-
Ter jrss. Spinach tE1ree-eighths in
50 and the RancocaS Stables
Mokatan an easy three-quarters
In 1:1B.
Before Chapman shipped a
division Of his stable to Laurel
yesterday to await the opener on
Tuesday. The remainder Of his
string win go to the Maryland
State Fairs course on Sunday.
Carl Utz, who handles the Fox
catcher Farms string, has pur-
chased the Glen Riddle Farms
ShipmaSter, Walter M. Jefford's
Aramgeddon and N. Fred's Volun-
teer. They are all sons Of Man-o-
War and will be put to steeple-
chasing next year.
The, Sanford Studs Farmer and
Star Patio were shipped to New
York City by Trainer Karrick,
where they are slated to run to-
morrow. Both horses have
worked well.
Frank Taylor. head trainer for
the Rancocas Stable, was an ar
rival from New York. He will
saddle Mokatan in tomorrow's
feature.
Doc Jones will ship 81 horses
to Laurel
j. M. Black is sending six
horses to Laurel and has already
sent Chain Lightning and two
others back to his farm in Balti-
more county.
Edward j. Brenann, Of Balti.
more, will go to Huntington
Valley, Pa, tomorrow, where he
viii rum the race meeting held
by the Justa Farm stable.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03

Miles Of pleasant low-coSt travel eaA .
be had through the purchase Of one
Of the rec0ndltiOned cars advertised TOR
sale In today'B Classified AAss
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
KILLS
BYSTANDER

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 3.
u.NSJ-Facing q murder charge,
Victor Russo, elderly Italian sculp-
tor. today admitted that he
started to Oakland 10 kin his
former partner, Guido Fornaciari,
but he Is held for the Staying OF
Harry L. Clark. so, Q Los Angeles
business man.
When stepping from . ferry.
boat, Russo nervously fumbled
with his gun. A shot rang out
and O bullet from the sculptor'g
revolver pierced Clark's heart.
Clark was boarding the ferry at
Oakland to come to San Fran
cisco. Russo said:
II had decided to Kin For.
naciari, but I didn't mean TO
hurt anyone on the boat, and I
am sofry."
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
500 Police to Guard Hoouer in Boston

President Hoover in Cleveland.
There were guards to the left Of
him, guards to the right Of him.
and all around him. II Mr..
Hoover was cognizant Of it he
gave no sign.
Before an audience Of some
1000 bankers, members Of the
American Banking Association,
MIR. Hoover declared his faith in
the fundamental soundnesS Of
the country'S economic system,
and asserted that:
"Any recession In American
business is but . temporary
halt I'm the prosperity Of .
great people"
He appealed to the bankers to
be optimistic but to exercise sober
Judgment In the economic crisis
The Washington times., 1930-10-03

through which the country Is
passing. and at the same time
he admonished the "die hards''
among them not to seek advan.
tage In the circumstances that
now prevail.
The bankers listened to his
speech with close attention,
punctuated only occasionally by
applause. The first handc dclapping
was heard when he expressed his
complete confidence in the fu-
ture Of the United States"
With return to the Capital to-
day, the President viii have two
days Of rest before starting out
again, this time for Boston
where on Monday he will address
the American Legion and the
American Federation Of Labor.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
CHARGESPUT UP.
To CANNON

Continued From Page -
Richmond, Va. Cannon's former
bishopric, an the Rev. I. P. Mar
tin. Of Abingdon, Va. Whether
they participated was not dis
closed.
The Alabama bishop arrived IN
the Capital yesterday morning,
and DR.. Prettyman later in the
day. They refrained from in
forming Cannon Of their intention
in advance, and he did not ex-
pect them, 1t was learned. The
charges were outlined and for the
first time he learned their nature
and scope.
Cannon. who returned from
Brazil only last Monday with the
bride he married unexpectedly in
London during the summer. has
definitely determined not to al
tack the legality Of the charges
under church law, 1t was said au-
thoritatively.
He had sent q radio dispatch
from the ship on which he was
returning to the United States
declaring the action OF the four
elders was illegal. That phase Of
the case was threShed out by
Cannon with Bishop AinSwortn
and DR.. Prettyman at the confer.
ence, and Cannon was said t1
have accepted the inevitable after
the procedure under the church
klaw was gone over thoroughly.
The next step will be announce.
ment by Bishop Ainsworth from
Birmingham Of the appointment
Of II elders from the church at
large, who win decide If Cannon
must stand trial at the next gen.
eral conference in 1894. II they
so decide, he faces suspension
from all church activities.
Cannon is expected to remain
here preparing his defense, his
bride remaining In virtual seclu.
sion rs far as the public is con-
cerned.
One net result Of the previous
stock dealing charge, aired at the
Dallas conference last spring.
when he was warned, but not
tried, was that he was not given
q conference "a bishops assign
ment.)
Previously he had held the Wiz
ginia conference and his failure
to get another was stated today
to be directly attributable to the
old charges.
The only church office he now
holds is head Of the board Of tenn
perence and social service,
through which he has achieved
leadership as an arch foe Of liquor.
One Of the factors entering in.
to the secrecy with which the
charges are being guarded, the In
ternational News Service was In
formed on high authority, is that
the offenSeE against morality Of
which Cannon is accused, are
against church lawS-not civil
laws-and would not be privileged
in the legal sense under the libel
laws. ......-.s..
The charges, it may. be stated,
involve disclosures" and "pub.
lished statements" which were
made after the Dallas incident.
Their scope goes beyond stock
dealings as such, and touches on
personal condgct ip other respects
Is well It was, said.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
IMACHADO ASKS.
DICTATORSHIP
IN CUBA
Congress Said to Be In Mood
To Oppose Plan; Employees
Likely to Join Opposition

HAVANA, oct. 3 UNSO.
Cuba awaited with uneasy calm
today President Machado's for
NAL request In q 1OO-word mes
sage to congress that constitu-
tionaI guarantees be suspended to
allow him fun control Of the
government.
The executive message was
given to the senate last night In
a closed session for presentation
to congress at its special session
today.
Unrest Apparent
The senate deliberated at
length upon the drastic request,
which came as q elimination to
unrest apparent recently.
Although no disorders have =
CURED since the student riots
several days ago in which one
student Of the University Of
Havana was fatally injured and
scores wounded. the city remained
under heavy guard. Streets, cafes
and parks were practically de-
serted.
Censorship Close
The Cuban congress never ac-
tually opposed President Ma
chado, but there is q general
belief that bitter opposition win
develop against the presidential
demand that he be granted die
tatorial powers. Censorship on
government-owned telegraph wires
has prevented newspapers the
past week from printing &C
counts Of the occurrences.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Continued From, Page -

the bankers and their presi-
dents have 1000 chickens"
The activities Of the Commu-
nists and the sympathizers caused
the Secret Service operatives and
the police some anxious moments.
AT one time the sproposition was
considered of having the meetings
in the public square, sacred to
the cause of free speech since
the days Of Tom Johnson, stopped,
but In the end it was decided to
let them have their say. They
had 1t.
Closely Guarded
But seldom has any President,
certainly none since wartime,
been 50 closely guarded a. was
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Chinese Rebel Army
ReUdY for Retreat

SHANGHAI, Oct. 8 UN.S0.
Gen. Feng Yuhsiang's Northern
army iss making haSty prepare.
tions to retreat, it was learned
today.
Confusion prevails in the ranks
Of the rebels at Chengchow, it
was reported here, due to the
commencement Of q vigorous at
tack by Nanking government
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
BANK STATEMENT

New York Clearing House ex-
change, $1,249, 600, 900.
New York r'"aring House bal.
ance, $198, 900. 900.
Customs recs. Us, $1,045, ,552.13.
Treasury. balance, $32s, ,S22,-
&33.12. 4
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
KEI'5.Y CLAIMS
FL. PfOOF OF !
OIL CHARGES
Suspended Interior Official
To Confer With Sen. Nye as
Justice Probe Gets Going

SuoktW1 tVS1 GSS~ S"S
while the Department Of Jus-
tice started q separate inquiry, the
groundwork for . senatorial inyes
tigation into the administration Of
Federal oil shale lands was to be
laid today at q conference be-
tween Senator Gerald r. Nye,
chairman Of the Senate Public
Lands Committee, and Ralph s.
Kelley, busted Government oil ex-
pert.
Nye hoped to hear from Kelley's
own lips his detailed charges
against the Interior Departments
handling Of the immensely vaiu-
able oil shale reserves.
Four Billions Involved
Kelley has charged concessions
were granted to some Of the oil
companies involved in the Teapot
Dome scandal, over his protest,
with the result that much Of the
Governments $4,000, 900, 900 re.
serve is now in the hands Of pri'
yate concerns. Nye said:
81 want to zee Kelley today.
I have great confidence In him
and want to hear what he has
to say. / can't predict what
will be done until after hear
his charges"
Kelley expressed a willingness to
tell Nye the whole story" He
said:
'T am prepared to substantiate
in every detail the charges made
i'm my letter Of resignation. /
mean subStantiate In the fullest
sense Of the word. ] can prove
every statement / have made.
/ am willing to give Senator
Nye all the evidence In my pos.
session.
May Await Richardson QTiz
The Department Of Justice
inquiry meanwhile was turned
over to Seth w. Richardson. an
assistant attorney general, who
handled the Governments case In
the Salt Greek oil tangle IN
Wyoming. Richardson has a fine
reputation on Capitol Hill and is
a close friend Of Nye.
The appointment Of Richardson
to handle the Administrations
own inquiry was rather a political
maSter-Stroke. The assistant at
torney general has numerous
friends in the Senate and has the
confidence Of the insurgent bloc
to which Nye belongs.
There was a strong possibility
Nye would delay initiating q
separate inquiry until after Rich
ardSon has completed his probe.
This would enable the Administra-
tion TO initiate remedies for any
wrongs that might have occurred
in the oil shale fields before the
Kelley charges foment political
battles on Capitol Hill.
Complete Check Promised
Richardson's first act was to
invite Kelley to lay his charges
before the Department Of Justice.
The assistant attorney general
promised to run down every bit
OF evidence. He also offered to
furnish Kelley with a private
office in the department.
In event Kelley declines these
overtureS, Richardson said, the
department will conduct its own
inquiry, checking every admin
istrative act and order made by
the Interior Department In the
oil Shale fields since President
Hoover entered the White House.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
GAS DEED PLACED

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Oct. 8.
The deed conveying the city gas
works to the Alexandria Gas
Company was placed on record
today in the office Of the clerk
Of the court.
The company win establish
their office at 522 King st.,
where bills win be payable as
well as at the four local banks.
The Washington times., 1930-10-03
Times Drama Editor
On WMA at 5p. m.

Andrew r. Kelley. drama.
tic editor OF The WASHINGTON
Times, will broadcast from
station WNTAL at 5 o'clock
today on Topics Of the
Times on Stage and Screen"
Followers Of NIr. KeIley's
dramatic columns win have
this additional, opportunity
TO get his expert opinion on
current shows and pictures.
Tune in for q real treat at
) p. m. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-26
U. S. eleven FACES
ARGENTINES TODAY

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 26.-
The semi-final game in the v1rld Soc
Ger foot ball championship, In which
the United States and Argentine teams
are scheduled to play today, practically
has been the entire talk, as people
everywhere were heard commenting or
the probabilities of success Of one OF
the other eleven.
The North Americans, who surprised
the experts with their clean-cut VIC
tories, are picked by many as the most
likely winners Of today's game and ever
as the future champions. The hackers
of the United States say that 1t demon
strated better combination work anC
also superior physical condition.
The supporters of the Argentines
however although they agree that the
North Americans are dangerous, assert
that the Argentines' quicker and trickieI
play will enable them to prove their
superiority over the United States
players.
Interest in the game is constantly in
creasing and 1t is estimated that more
than 5000 Argentines crossed the river
last night on five steamers, specially
chartered, while others are using the
aerial route in order to be present in
the stadium today to cheer their team.
There has been the anticipated heavy
demand for tickets, and 1t Is expected
that the stadium, estimated to seat co.
900. will be packed
The winner of today's semi-final will
play in the final Wednesday with the
winner Of tomorrow's semi-final between
Uruguay and JugoSlavia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-26
HAYES BEATS EMERY
BY A POINT IN MEET

Scoring second place in the k2-mfIe
run against third for Emery, Hayes
playground athletes yesterday nosed out
the former for top honors in the Mid
city Conference track meet Hayes to-
tai was 81 points against 66 for Emery.
Peabody also offered sturdy opposition,
getting SO points to finish third. Henry
was last with lone point.
IL was Mahoney who got that vital
second place for Hayes in the u mile.
Brown of Emery was third
The meet was one of series being
conducted preliminary to the city play
ground championships August 26.
No conference meets are scheduled
today. They will be resumed Monday
afternoon when the Southeastern affair
will be held on the Virginia avenue
playground.
Summaries of yesterdays meet:
7O-PoUND CLASS.
Seward dash--Lassie tPeahody), Pember-
Tehe race--Pemberton and Lsssiae pea
body, Quill and Vermillion Hayes, D..
WI" Rnrn and F slaIS ftEmery1 NJ, ,,
j. Boyle Hayes. Brick (Hayesj.
v: s2o.yard re,ag5;peasedy 'Remberton,
ss-PoUND CLASS.
50-yaRd ca ;h--C.. Heron emery. Mann
tHayesl! Harrison ,Henry-Polkl.
Running broad jump--Stewart fPeabody),
w BOYLE (Hayesl, Mann Hayes
Running high Jump-Glaze fPeabody),
Dove Emery, McG9hey Emery
360-yard relav--IFayes (B Boyle, Brick,
Pike, MANN, Peabody, Emery.
IO0-POUND CLASS.
60-yard dash-Nalley Emery, Herrell
CPeabody), Joe Barnes Emery.
Running broad tump--Nalley Emery and
Sullivan (Hayesl, tie for frst; Bragg
Running high jump--Glaze fpeabody),
McGahey (EmerYl, Dove Emery.
360-yard relay-HaysS CBrags, Pike, Brick,
Mann), Emery.
lI5-POIIND CLASS.
70-yard dash--Mahoney (Hsyes), Plant
Emery, Moore Peabody.
Running bread jump--Sulivan (Hayes),
Mahoney (Hayes), Levy (HayesG
cunning higa Jump--Plant EMERY. Me-
Gahey Emery, Dove emery
440-yard relay Emery tNally, Nolte, Her
ron, Plant, Hayes.
UNLIMITED CLASS.
100-yard dash--FTed Eisinger peabody,
Brown emery, Sullivan tHayesl.
Running broad jump-Brown Emery:
second, tie, oetwesn Sullivan (Hayesl and
Moore Peabody.
Running high jump-Herfurth Emery,
Hendricks Hayes, Plant Emery.
440-yard relav-Emery tPlant, Herfurth,
Madigan, Brown, Hayes, Peabody.
Hilf-mte run-Fred Eisinser peabody,
Mahoney thsyes), Brown Emery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-26
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
by w. r. McCALLUM.

always come to the best players. Chick
Evans went for nearly 20 years with
out an ace, and the Chicago master OF
the irons probably consistently knocked
the bali closer to the pin on the short
holes than any amateur who ever has
lived.
And Walter r. Tuckerman is one
of the best amateurs that ever has
taken a club in hand in this sector of
the land, yet he has just scored his
first hole in l. Tuckerman, who has
held every title around washington.
has been District champion twice, and
midatlantic champion once, in con-
sistent scorer in the low los and all
in all, is one of the best amateurs
who ever gripped club around Wash
ington, waited 80 years for that magic
moment when he holed his tee shot,
1t came the other day at Burning
Trees fourteenth, 150-yard affair.
heavily trapped and one of the best
short holes near Washington. Tucker
man was playing a four-ball match
with Senator Pat Harrison, Judge Rich
ard S. Whaley and John Marshall, for
mer Assistant Attorney General. He
played the shot with light iron, and
1t took couple of hops and went into
the hole.
Now Tuckerman was semihnalist
LII t1lc dILldtCQL llCd4 ~
two decades ago. Warren Wood of
Chicago, beat him in the seminal of
the national at Brookline in 1910,
which shows how good a golfer he has
been over a period of years. And yet
he has just secured his first hole in l,
while some other chap might go out
and score an ace after playing a half
dozen times, and think he was golfer.
What game this golf is.
Woodmont Country Club members
are looking forward to their field day
next Saturday, when, two star amateurs
of the club will play an exhibition
match against two youngsters from
other clubs, the match to be the piece
de resistance of a day of golf and fun
making. The exhibition will find Max
Weyl, Woodmont champion, and How
ard Nordlinger, co-holder Of the anna
teur record, paired against John G.
Shorey of Bannockburn, and Roger
Peacock Of Indian Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-26
ONE CAPITAL PLAYER
LEFT IN NET EVENT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, July 26.-Marywill Wakeford, for
merly Of Washington, D. c., but now of
Macon, Ca, fell an easy victim to Mrs.
De Lloyd Thompson Of washington, Pa,
In singles senni-finar match in the
West Virginia open tennis tournament
here yesterday.
Eliza Coke. Ashvflle N. c.. triumphed
over Margaret Carspecken, Morgantown.
w. Va, In the other semi-final, IS.
I'll
Miss Coke and Mrs. NJ G.. Martinez,
Washington, defeated Margaret Graham.
Washington, and Miss Waterford, 60.
Us, to gain the women's doubles final.
In the other semi-flnal Mrs Thomp-
son and Miss Carspecken defeated
Frances Walker and Josephine Durham,
Washington, 6-l, 60.
p. Goldsborough, jr, of Baltimore,
conquered Paul Kunkel of Cincinnati,
seeded No. /, to gain the final round in
the mems singles, 6-3, Ga, and in
the singles seminal encounter Jack
Hess, Fort Worth, downed 3. F. Arkle,
Wheeling, rs, rs, 8-6.
In the mems doubles semi-f1nals A.
o. Smith and Sam Cohn. Beckley. de-
feated Elmer Rudy and Robert Elliott,
Baltimore. 6-3, 3-6, 60, and Hess
and Earl Taylor. Austin. Tex, put out
Twink Star, Huntington, and Able, 6-3,
6-3.