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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
EPISCOPAL HIGH QUINT
FINISHES WITH VICTORY

ALEXANDRIA. Va March Lead
ing all the way, though only by a small
margin, Episcopal High closed its basket
ball season with a 1923 victory over
woodbury. Forest here this afternoon
Capt, Male. forward, playing his last
game for woodbury. Forest, was the
outstanding performer. He scored IL
points and played bang-up floor game.
Weaver, Taylor and Clay did most Of
Episcopals shipping.
The line-uns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
ONLY ONE VARSITY FIVE
HAS HAD A POOR SEASON
Lack of Material Is Evident i'm Catholic Universitys
TOp-Heavy LOss-HOyas Do Well, but Maryland
Has Made Best Showing of Lot
BY H. C. BYRD.

OATHoL1C UNIVERSITY apparently only local college
basket ball that will finish
lost than it has won incidentally this is the worst year the
Brooklanders probably
will have another bad At least the latter of the fore
So the U. lost 9
probably will
victories. u.
st Johns at Annapolis Tuesday night
with George Washington
they may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
ST. JOHNS EASY WINNER
OVER RICHMOND MEDICOS

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 1-St.
Johns easily disposed of Richmond
Medical College at basket ball tonight,
the final score being AZ to 10.
Using its first string during most of
the opening period, the locals took
big lead and, using the reserves for the
most part, coasted through the Anal
half.
st. Johns excelled in pass work and
general team play and It's scoring was
general.
The line-ups:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
LYNCH IN MARATHON.

like Lynch, 3S-year-old Washington
marathon runner, will compete in the
Staten Island. N. Y, race March Is.
1t will be at the full Olympic distance
Of 20 miles and SIS yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
sELIGsON WINS AGAIN.

ITHACA. N Y, March / A1.--Julius
Seligson of Lehigh won the annual
Larned Cup intercollegiate indoor ten
mis- tournament today for the third
time. defeating Robert Ryon OF Rome, In
straight sets, e.. e.. ca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
KNIGHTS BUDDIES WIN
FROM ALEXANDRIA HIGH

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March ALEX
andria High Girls basket ball perform
ers dropped a 25-to-12 verdict to the
Knights Buddies here last night.
Alexandria High School girls an
nounced at the contest that their an
nual engagement with the Public School
teachers would be played March 8 at
Armory Hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
PEERLESS FIVE SEEKS FOE,

Peerless A. G. basketers would like to
arrange a game with the Fort Myer or
some other quint for this afternoon.
Call Manager Bernard Eslin at Lincoln
2575. Peerless has a record so far this
season of 81 wins out of 80 starts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

Plebe boxers defeated Culver School,
5 bouts to 2.
The summaries:
115 POUNDS-Poush (Culver) defeated
Dolan in three rounds decision.
les POUNDS-Fulnler navy defeated
Averhoff in three rounds decision.
1875 POUNDS-Haskins NAVY defeated
Suarez in four rounds; decision.
1l5 POUEDS-McNauEhton (Culver) de-
feated Walsh in three rounds; decision
1855 POUNDS-Von Weller Navy defeated
Riccio BY technical Knockout in frst round;
referees decision.
16S POUNDS-Brownrigg Navy defeated
Marenthal by technical Knockout in the Sec
ond round; referees decision.
IFS POUNDS-Powell Navy defeated
Smith in three rounds decision.
Referee-Mr. Maculoso (Anlapolis).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
ST. MARTIN BASKETERS
DEFEAT REMSENS, 1920

81. Martins unlimited basketers
dow1ed Remsens, 20 to 20, last night in
the st. Martins gym.
Mealy and Al Harrington were the
pig shots in the winners attack, while
Miller did most Of the losers scoring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
BASKET BALL OFFICIALS
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT

A meeting of the District of Columbia
Board of Approved Basket Ball Off1cials
will be held tomorrow night at o'clock
at the Central Y. M. c. A.
Plans for banquet will be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
MEDrCo MIDGETs SCORE,

Medico Midgets took the measure of
Ambassadors, "a to rs, in a basket ball
game yesterday In the Walter Reed
Hospital sym.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
IRISH WIN AT SOCCER.

DUBLIN, Irish Free State, March /
DIN an interleague soccer match
u day the Irish League defeated Free
b late eleven, goals to ].
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

Unusual speed and cleverness for
junior water polo players was exhibited
when All Hallows Alumni of New York
City defeated the Plebes, AZ to 81.
The brilliant work of Pasche, high
scorer of the game, enabled the Plebes
to get the better of the second half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

scorer of the game, enabled the Plebes
to get the better of the second half.
Navy Plebes defeated Mercersburg
Academy. 331a to 31ia, in swimming
match featured by several brilliant per-
formatIces.
The summaries:
sO-YARD FREE STYLE-won by Thomp-
son Navy; Norton (Mercersburg), second;
stanton lMercershurgl. third. Time, 0:23.s
22O-YARD FREE STYLE-Won by Ash
worth Navy; Wagner (Mercersburs), sec
ond;. Broan (Mercersburg), third. Time,
Fancy pIvING-won BY Mccampben
Navy, 82.7; wallace tMercersburg), sec
ond; 20. 4; TOoker ,(MlsreersburEl. third, Ss.s
ton tMercsrsburEl; Grimm Navy, second;
Jahncke NAVY. third. Time, 1864
1OO-YARD BREAST STROKE-Won By Cox
CMercersburgl; Howard Navy, second:
Meyers NAVY. third. Time, l:2l7
1OO-YARD FREE STYLE-Won by Thomp-
son (NAvyl; Norton (Mercersburgl, second;
Jahncke lNavyl. third. Time, O:56.4
2OO-YARD RELAY-Forfeited TO MERGERS
burs tStevens, Burke. Sindger and Waener5;
Navy team (Robbins. Davis, Jahncke and
Defeating Baltimore Poly, SO to o, the
Wrestlers won by nearly highest pos
Slble score. The bouts in the two heav-
Ter weights were forfeited to the Navy.
Four were won on falls and the other
Cwo on big time ADVANTAGES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

r kept for a few scattering
- games the sehoolboy basket ball
/ season in the District area VIII
close this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
|BOAT TRIP TO AID
CASUALTY BENEFIT
Dinner Will Be Served Aboard
City of Washington Before
Potomac Jaunt.

Final preparations are being made
for the Casualty Hospital benefit trip
down the Potomac River Tuesday night
on the steamer City of Washington.
Arrangements for the trip are in the
hands of committee headed by j.
Mitchell Owens, assisted by Fred A.
Smith.
At s pm. a blue plate dinner will be
served aboard the boat It will leave
the Seventh street wharf two hours
later.
Dance music will be furnished by an
orchestra under the leadership of Happy
Walker. who also will act as master of
ceremonies. Fourteen speciality acts by
well known local entertainers, who are
donating their services through the
Edith Reed Entertainment Bureau, have
been provided to enliven the trip.
Additional entertainment will be fur
nished by the ludlow sisters. It was
also announced that Walter johnson
and members of the Washington ball
team will attend
Fred Emery, president of the Society
of Natives Of the District of Columbia,
has announced that his organization
will attend the outing in body. The
trip on the steamer has been sub
stituted for the regular Summer picnic
of the society.
The use of the steamer and the pro-
ceeds from all concessions aboard have
been donated to the hospital by the
Wilson Lines. Inc.
Casualty Hospital has been conduct
ing campaign for $4,000, the money
to be used In retiring part of the in
Indebtedness on its new building
and for the purchase of additional
equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
COLLEGE. COM ITTEE
i MAKES PLANE TESTS
Tong Island Study of Types Would
Give Public Information About
Flying Qualities.
~ the Associated Press.

GARDEN CITY, Long Island, June
IA committee of professors from
universities and technical schools of
the United States today conducted the
nrst of series of tests at CurtiSs-
Wright Field designed TO give the pun
chasing public accurate knowledge of
the powers OF practically every airplane
manufactured in the United States.
The tests are being conducted under
the direction of the Aeronautical CHAM
Der of Commerce. The object is to pro-
vide authentic information which a:r-
plane manufacturers may incorporate
in their advertising and which the Eub-
lie will know is neither exaggerated nor
biased.
The first plane tested today was
chosen by lot. Tests made made for
minimum speed with the motor on and
OF. stability, durability and every other
quality an airplane should have.
The testing committee was headed
by Prof. Alexander Klemin Of New
York University. other members in
cluded DR.. Clark B. Millikan, California
Institute OF Technology; Maj. William
A. Bevan, Iowa state College; Prot F.
Astalker, University Of Michigan: Prof
Bradley Jones, University of CfncinnaSi
and Prof. j. w. Miller, University of
Washington, Seattle.
- Results of the tests will be announced
wednesday by the Aeronautical Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
HUNGARIAN DRYS
FACE STONY PATH
Agriculture Minister Promotes Sale
of Wine as Welfare Leader
Fights Liquor Using.
By the Associated press.

By the Associated Press
BUDAPEST, Hungary, June al
Hungarian temperance leaders today
admitted that prohibition in Hungary
VIII have long and dificult road to
travel
Gathering in general assembly to
protest against recently organized
government competition for the best
method OF pushing the sale of Hum
garian wines. the leaders, of the Fed
Grafton of Abstinence Societies cited
what they described as the benefits of
prohibition in the United States.
Martin Lanyi, former lord lieutenant
OF the district Of PEGS. made a long
address accusing the minister of agri-
culture Of promoting the sale of wines
while the minister of social welfare was
sponsoring propaganda against the
consumption of alcoholic LIQUORS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
NEWS REEL GIVES :.
BYRD'S RECEPTION
New York's Roaring Welcome
for Returning Explorer Is
Described vividIy.

New York's roaring welcome for Rear
Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd on his
return from his Antarctic exploration
trip was caught by The Evening Star
Universal Newsreel cameraman and Is
being shown today on the screens of
Warner Metropolitan, other Warner
theaters and leading Virginia and
Maryland theaters.
The Talking Reporter gives a vivid
other interesting scenes that appear in
the reel.
The welcoming started far down the
harbor, where the admiral's boat was
met by a fleet of warShips and escorted
up the harbor. The Los Angeles and
more than a score of airplanes also
formed an aerial escort. The three
time hero led the parade through
Gotham streets, where he was met by
an avalanche Of ticket tapes and paper
torn from telephone books. and the
cheers OF enthusiastic crowds along the
sidewalks.
He was met at the City Hail BY
municipal oficials and decorated by
Mayor Walker before he went to WASH
ington to meet the President. The
entire scene is wildly depicted In the
latest newSreel
Other interesting events include a
new eruption of Mount. Vesuvius. q
year after the last great disaster; ships
rushing into the New York hafbor tc
discharge millions of dollars worth OF
commodities before the new tariff bill
took effect; the march OF old grads al
Cambridge, Mass, on Harvard class
day, which ended in t.Fnfetti rough
house.
Other importapt SVenal include the
landing of Brock and Sahlee at Jack.
sonville, Fla, after a trip across the
continent and back in which they
nearly came to disaster; the start OF
the Japanese flyer from California tc
circle the globe, going eastward; the
first test trial of the helicopter at Valley
Stream, New York, a plane which has
been four years building In secrecy,
Stirring scenes include a 5teeplechase
at Brookline, Mass. in which many
riders were hurled from their mounts;
yacht race at the Golden Gate, in
which the tiny boats bucked at 35-
mile gale; skiing through the city
streets in Paris, without snow, and a
revival of the marionette dancers in
Chicago Ill.
Music is furnished by the Victor
Concert Orchestra, Rosario Bourbon
conducting. ....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
RADIO TO PIERCE
MOUNTAIN SHYNESS
Sets to Be Distributed in Edu-
cational Tests in Back.
ward Regions.

Radio will be used to pierce the wall
of distrust and suspicion In the hol-
lows OF the Smoky Mountains in a
great experiment, under the general
direction Of the Department Of the In
terror and Secretary Wilbur, to seek a
way OF leading the backward families
into the worlu :aey fear.
The broa1eF aspects of civilization
VIII be Drought to their hearthstones
over the air from several Southern
universities, and radio sets. supplied
by philanthropic manufacturers, are
being distributed among the mountain
cabins today In furtherance OF this
program, which will continue two or
three years.
The effects of the radio programs
upon the inhabitants OF the hollows
Will be noted carefully by SociologistS.
disguised as radio repairmen. who will
maintain the sets and study the noun
tatneers unbeknown to them. Noun.
tain Businesses In flve States form the
scene of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Ten.
nessee, Kentucky, Virginia and North
Carolina.
Ftfty-nine battery-type sets have been
dispatched by the Department Of the
Interior to the Southern universities
cooperating In the experiment. six
sets nave been sent to Alaska and one
probably will go to Porto Rico. A wom-
an member of the faculty of the Uni
versity Of Porto Rico has asked that
the experiment be reproduced among
the poems and meStizos of the island
possession of the United States.
Thirty-five more of the 100 sets Civ
en- to Secretary Wilbur by the Radio
Manufacturers Association and It's
members, remain to be distributed, and
Will be placed as quickly as possible.
Secretary Wilbur, who has announced
within recent months that In hts
opinion the radio will be one of the
greatest educational allies and agencies
Of the future. is the guiding spirit be-
hind this move. His friends believe
that, indirectly, the discoveries Of
President Hoover regarding the neigh
bors Of his Rapidan camp are respons-
lble for such swift action among the
hill families Of the Southern Appa-
lachians.
William Butterworth, the president
Of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States and close personal friend
Of Secretary Wilbur, assisted him when
told of the Secretary's ambitious plans
for furthering his desire to uplift the
mountain denizens.. Through Mr.. But
terworth's efforts, the radio manufac.
turers gave the sets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
CHARGES FOLLOW
CITY GRAFT STUDY
Denver Grand Jury Names Mayor,
Former Secretary in Embezzle-
ment Count.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, June 21.-The first action
of the Denver grand jury which for
several days has been investigating the
affairs of the municipal government
was to return an indictment today
against Isaac H. Merritt, former secre-
tary to Mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton.
Merritt is charged with ENLIGHTENMENT
of S26,802 Of the citys funds. Bond
was set at $4,000.
The grand jury informed Judge Hem
ley A. Calvert that it hoped to COM
plete its Investigations by next Monday
night. The investigation was precipi-
tated by the arrest several weeks ago
of S. J. Mcfarland, employee Of the
Stock Yards National Bank charged
with appropriating $4,000 of the
banks funds. Mcfarland pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to a term in the
State penitentiary. He confessed he
took the money to pay gambling debts
and named several establishments
where he had gambled.
The investigation of vice and graft
went ahead while arrests were being
made in various quarters in an attempt
by the police department to clean up
the city" of gambling.
Mayor Stapleton, Chief of Police J.
Fred Reed and other city officers were
called before the grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
GRANT TO GOULD CASINO
BRINGS LAW SUIT TO NICE
Municipal, Casino Franchise Made
Basis for Claim of Millions on
Lost Gaming Monopoly.
BY the AsSocist ted Press.

By tbs Associated Press.
NICE, France, June 2i.-Contending
that the city Of MICE had no legal right
70 grant charter to Frank Jay Gould's
Casino de Medieterranee, and that the
opening of the new establishment has
seriously hurt its business, the local
Municipal Casino is suing the city for
$l2 100000 damages
This is the largest suit ever entered
ia the Riviera courts.
The Municipal Casino contends
that, in 1879, it was granted an 30
year franchise, under the terms of
which the city agreed not to grant
further gambling privileges which would
tend to affect its business prospects.
The authorities contend that. they
acted within their rights, since chang
ing conditions and the growth of Nice
MADE, room. for two large gambling
establishments. Actually the city has
seven at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
Girl Gang Caught in Berlin.

Led by a miss of Is a gang of six
girls, all under 81. who specialized in
plundering Berlin stores and shops, was
recently rounded up by the police They
usually stole wearing apparel. especially
quantities of stockings and, like veteran
crooks, the movements of one thief was
covered, by the other gang girls. All
have lost either father or mother or are
children of divorced parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
POPULATION OF TEXAS
NEARS 100000 MARK
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, June Ala Texas
population Of just less than 5000 900
was the prospect tonight when the As
ISOLATED Press compiled census returns
from 225 OF the 254 counties.
The 225 counties which had COM
pleted their returns showed 5O97 Asst
residents. as against a total for Texas
of 4,663,22S in the 1920 census. The
l0-year increase of the counties which
had reported was slightly more than rs
per cent.
West Texas and the Rio Grande VAL
ley were the sections which revealed the
greatest population increases. The
growth of cities was more pronounced
than that of counties.
Harris County, boasting Houston, the
largest city In the State, had . greater
numerical increase than any other
county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
Byrd Films at Columbia
A Magnificent Achievement.

- mdEuiuCcnt hCHiCVCmN1A.
THE pictures Of the Byrd expedi-
ton are almost supernatural in
their beauty. They are, besides, q
genuinely thrilling record of one Of
the most spectacular expeditions Of
modern times. Even If constant
newspaper reports and publicity
have made this sort of thing seem
tame, a few minutes at Loew's Co
lumbia theater. where these pictures
are being shown, will suffice to con-
vince one that such was certainly
not the case in Little America"
Willard Van der Veer and Joseph
Rucker. the Paramount cameramen
who are responsible for with Byrd
at the South Pole" deserve the
greatest measure of praise. They
have not only filmed the most i'm
portant occurrences in this anti
tropical" haven with an eve for
beauty and worth, but they have
turned the whole thing into an ex-
citing and humanity moving record
OF mans battle against the elements.
Long as is the picture, 1t never be-
comes tiresome. 1t Is, in fact, the
most complete and compelling
Photographic panorama of polar ex-
ploPation ever shown.
The final version, which was cut
from 80 miles of camera exposure.
has been adroitly handled by the
Paramount staff, and in its present
form includes a musical accompani-
ment that is at all times effective.
Only when the voice of Floyd Glib
bons is made to come suddenly from
the screen at the climatic beginning
of the planes dash to the pole is a
false note sounded Up until this
moment, the film had been progress
ing sometimes calmly, more often
excitingly. building up to the final
episode. when Byrd is to ny across
the Pole. Then, without warning
Gibbons takes command of the
situation. and, in a voice reproduced
with a harsh nasal tang, recounts
the events as the plane leaves Little
America and sweeps over the pla-
teaus and mountains, until at last,
Byrd drops the American nag out Of
the plan and on to thu very bottom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
JAPANESE PRINCE
PLEADS FOR PEACE
Peers President Says Three Nations
Can Maintain World
Amity.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
VICTORIA, British Columbia, JEne
al.-Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, president
Of the japanese House of Peers, ar
rived here today. He said: World peace
can never be asSailed with the United
States, Great Britain and Japan stand
ing together.
Japan desires to be friendly with
other countries and has been always
TO the forefront in her endeavorS TO
bring about international amity," SAID
the prince.
Tokugawa is en- route to the inter-
don in July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22

o u t W a r d I o
such accessories
as leg-of- mutt
ton sleeves and
b i'll W Y hats,
each change of
costume may be
counted u po n
for a hearty
] a u g h, which
perhaps. has its
elimination in
the ba t hin g
suit, otherwise
this picture is a
S tilt e d, awk-
ward picturiza =
ton of "the CAV
nineties" that is
often funny but
at no time a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
SCHOOL GETS 100000
North Carolina q. Alumni Give
Carlton Tower Fund.

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., June al F).-
gift Of 100000 to the University of
North Carolina by two alumni for con-
Struction Of carlton tower was an
nounced today by university offlcials.
The donors are John M. Morehead.
United States Minister to Sweden, and
Rufus L. Patterson, New York banker.
Mr.. Morehead formerly was mayor of
Rye, N. Y.
The tower. to be constructed on the
university campus, will be So feet
square at the base and rise to height
OF III feet. 1t will be a memorial to
the Morehead and Patterson families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
HOTEL MEN ELECT
Fay Thomas of Roanoke, Va, to
Head Tri-state Association.

.wINSTON-SALEAd, N c., June 81 up.
Pay NJ. Thomas of Roanoke. Va, was
reelected president Of the Tri-State
Hotel Association at the closing session
Of hotel men from North and South
Carolina and Virginia today
Eugene n. Branch. Winchester, Va,
Vas reelected treasurer, and Harry c.
Thomason, Greensboro, was elected
executtye secretary