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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
HUNT, R|TzENBERG
TO PLAY FOR TITLE
Meet This Afternoon in Boys
Net Final as Junior Semi
Finals Begin.

nBERT HUNT and Nathan
4 Ritzenberg were to face in ths
final round Of the singles In
the boys division Of the jun
iors' and boys District tennis cham
pionships this afternoon on the Rock
Creek courts. Play was to start at !
O'Clock. Hunt Is seeded No. and Ritz
enberg No. 2.
Hunt, who was runner-up to Jock
Mclean in the boys event last year
reached the anal Yesterday when he
polished OF Pete Allnutt, 81, IS
RitzenberR gained the title round Mon
day when he conquered Bob Doyle
Bob Smith achieved the semi-fnals
in the junior singles yesterday by
handily putting out Dick Brown, 81
6-1. He was to face Ricky Willis THU
afternoon at o'clock and In the other
semi-final, starting at the same time
Charles DAILY and Al Perkins were u
meet
DAILY and Willis, top seeded pair
downed Perkins and'DeLand in the Sec
ond round and several other matches
were decided as junior doubles compe-
tition got under way yesterday.
Today's schedule and yesterdays
summaries follow:
Schedule.
Final. boys, single$-dilbeFt HUNT W.
Nathan Ritzenberg. Pm.
Sem: finals, junior singles-Rieky Willi.
vs.. Bob Smith; Alvin Perkins vs.. Charles
Doubles. second round-Glassie.Di w.
Brown Nicholson, 8 Pm.
RummaYIaa
ousrtsr.nnsl. junior;;-Poes Smith de-
Semi final, boys-Gubert Hunt defeated
Pete Alinut, e-I:s..-.,-n.
Jacob defeated Daniels buchanan, SIS. 80;
Glassie-Dial defeated Garnett-qmith, e-3.
IS. 81: Brown; Nishollson defeated Dun
san-riSninesan: S. 1la n.,vwu,. 4.
festsd Austin Boyle. "a. ST.. Perkins.
pc Land defeated pavscn:Jaeoh, 81 80;
eI.
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STICKS TO NAVY BOXERS
Coach Webb Will Be with Nit
men During Summer Cruise.

. "
men During Summer Cruise.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, June 1o.-spike
Webb, boxing coach at the Naval Acad-
envy, VIII not be separated from his
mittmen this Summer, but has sailed
on the Arkansas Of the practice feet,
upon which have been collected the
midshipmen who aspire to win honors
In the ring game next Fall. He will
work with them during the whole
cruise.
II the Naval Academy Is to maintain
the great record Of the last dozen years
1t must develop some good men to I'LL
the places of the four regulars who
have graduated. AS a nucleus Of the
team next year, however, he has Capt.
Joe Davis, 160-pounder; Herb Fulmer,
intercollegiate champion in the 1885,
pound class, and Gerry Wright. O
promising 115-pounder. The others
must be found.
August Q has been set for the Begin
ming Of the early foot ball practice Of
the midshipmen, under Rip Miller and
his helpers. The squad will number
80, and the members who have been
on the Summer practice squad viii be
brought from Hampton Roads In ad.
vance Of their shipmateS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
Grow Aids Tatuln
To a Real Birdie

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. June 10 W.
ANY golfer knows the shortest
route. between tee and green n
cas- the crow flies" but few have
the luck Of Robert Tatum In proving
the old adage.
Tatum hooked his drive into the
rough on the long seventh at the
Florida Country Club yesterday. II
would have been necessary for him
to recover remarkably TO set even
Q par.
suddenly O cruising crow spied the
glistehing ball Il In Q talft Of grass.
The bird svooped down, picked It UP
and resumed cruising.
But other crows had seen the shiny
ball and Immediately joined combat
with their fellow for Its possession.
A. the feathers new. the ball fell
Just OF No. z green.
Tatum strolled UP, ehipped on
neatly and sank his putt for birdie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
OWE LEAD TO LUCK,
: RIVAL PLAYERS SAY
Mackmen, Continuing Pres
ent Pace, Would Set a New
~. Record for Wins.
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.


~ ETWEEN the teams in fourth
x and first place in the Amer
- lean League-these teams
making up the first division
there now is a difference OF 101a
games. It is almost mid-June.
That is a wonderfully good handi-
cap in favor of the Athletics, who
are in first place. If major team
can win a pennant by 10 games In
a whole season it is achieving a
great result.
Some figures in base ball do not
amount to much, except in q relative
sense. but the law Of averages, which
was the hobby CT the late Miller Hug
gins, applies more often than 1t fails
II research were extended far enough
back. the law Of averages might prove
to be quite infallible.
Waiting for Break.
American League managers and play
ers are anticipating that the Athletics
are travelling beyond their speed and
are lying in wait for the explosion TO
come. They believe that luck has
tagged Philadelphia since the team got
back into its stride, after q none too
good start, and they figure that sooner
beset as 1t was in the beginning Of the
year, whent seemed as II the Eastern
teams had the champions sorely pressed.
At the rate at which the Athletics are
travelling now they are q 1l0-game
team. That means that In q schedule
of 1874 games they can win ITO games
and lose A. There are figures that
prove the present strength which may
make this years Athletics greater in
base ball history than their most ardent
friends thought they could become.
Of their schedule. In that time they
have been travelling quite as well as the
NfamouS Chicago team under Frank
Chance which made q record in the
National League that put the fame Of
Chance high in the records Of base ball
managers.
West Shows No Gain.
It Is true that this present splendid
rating of the Athletics is due largely
to the success Of the champions against
the West. It also is true that any re-
lief from O complete walkover in the
American League race by the Athletics
must be baked more by improvement
on the part Of the West than on the
part Of the East, but the stubborn fact
that confrontS the league Is that the
West shows no improvement.
On June 8 the record for victories by
the Athletics against the West was II
to /. That Is record-breaking within
that space Of time. If the West can
not recruit strength enough to stand
this on the American League may have
to boast Of the Athletics as one Of the
great teams Of history. To realize best
how expert they have been against all
odds 1t Is most important to note that
they are within less than q week of
the expiration of one-third of the whole
season and travelling with>the speed Of
q comet.
To finish q season with a winning
percentage Of .750 q team would need
to win lis games. The Athletics have
been going even better than that. They
have completed half of the years series
with New York, have played eight games
with Washington and eight with Boston,
and these are the only teams in the
American League that have put an
obstacle in their path.
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CAMP0L0 CONTRACTS
LIMITED BY RULING
No Corporation Can Sign Him for
More Than One Bout, New York
Commission Decides.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 10.-The tanRied
managerial affairs Of Victoria Campolo.
Argentine boxer, have been scr1ltinized
by the New York State Athletic Com
mission. resulting in q ruling that no
corporation can sign . boxer for more
than enc contest.
The commissions inquiry brought TO
light the details Of q contract with
Madison Square Garden which showed
the Garden acted practically as Cam
poles manager. although taking no
percentage from his wages. !.
Tom McArdle, Garden matchmaker,
sought middleweight championship rec
ignition for o proposed bout between
Vince Dundee. Baltimore italian, and
1gnacio Ara, South American middle
weight. The commission withheld de-
ciSion.
The arrival Of wrestling definitely In
the big time" was indicated when Jack
Curley sought and received permission
to stage an outdoor heavyweight wres-
Ting show June 20 between Jim Londos
and Ray Steele. So far Is records
show, it Is the first time the wrestlers
have gone into the open air in New
York. The show probably will be run
on at the Yankee Stadium. Part Of
the receipts will go to a milk fund. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
HOYA TEAMS ENTERED
g. q. Men to Seek Intercollegiate
Golf and Net Titles.

Georgetown University will be rep
resented by four-man teams in the
annual intercollegiate golf and tennis
championship tournaments, June 1927,
it was announced yesterday.
The tennis team, which will include
Capt. Dooly Mitchell, Walter Berbericb,
Fred Doyle and Clyde Yoemans, will
compete at the Merton Cricket Club,
near Philadelphia, while the golf team,
composed Of Chick Beger, Dick Wilson,
Lewis Fisher and Pete Monahan, will
travel to Chicago:
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THREE LOCAL BOYS
WILL FIGHT AT FORT
Reed, Davis and Sweatman to Box
in Preliminaries Next Mon
day Night.

Billy Reed, Roddy Davis and Doug
sweatman, local boys, will battle. along
with Soldier Clark Of Fort Washington,
in two six-round preliminaries to the
feature scrap. Jack Denning VS.. Arthur
Huttick, next Monday night at Fort
Washington.
Reed, former Boys Club boxer. will
fight Sweatman, smother ex-amateur.
Davis, 17-year-old Eastern High
School student, will tackle Clark, who
polished on Soldier Marchini in two
rounds two weeks ago.
The semi-final and main preliminary
fighters will be announced shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
WILL REOPEN RESORT.
Dempsey Plans Reorganization Of
Tia Inana Casino Rrniaek.

Dempsey Plans Reorganization Of
Tia Juana Casino Project.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, June 10 R.-
Jack Dempsey Ii planning reorganiza.
ton Of Playa, Ensenda Hotel and Casino
project, which closed with losses soou
after opening last year.
The former ring champion new from
Reno, New, where he has established
q residence, purportedly to divorce Is.
'telle Taylor, 1ilm actress, to meet in
Tia Juana yesterday with stockholders
Of the Mexican resort, Of which he was
president.
Those ct the meeting included JercnG
D. Utley Of Detroit, Spencer penroae,
Colorado sportsman and brother Of the
late Senator Boise Penrose; G. @. Ham
lin, attorney for the late Senator, and
Lee Moore, q friend Of Dempsey's.
These stockholders conferred, it wa
reported in Tia Juana, with Representa-
tiveS Of the creditors OF the Companis
Mexicana del Rosarito. 8. A.. ownei
company Of Playa on q refinancing plan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
GOV. LONG GETS 81"

Awarded by Louisiana State for
Service to Institution.
BATON ROUGE, La, June 10 lR.-
Gov. Huey P. Long has an addition to
his wardrobe.
Besides doctor Of laws cap and
gown, Cleveland Indians baseball uni
form, Louisiana State University band
master uniform and the famous pa
Jamas, he now has q sweater with Q
big IL" upon it. The letter and sweater
we're awarded him by Louisiana State
University's athletic department for
services to the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
BASKlN WANTS STATUS
Hurdle Star Asks Restoration a.
Amateur Contender.


NEW YORK, June 10 (R.-weems
o. Baskin, hurdler, developed at Ala
hama Poly, has asked the National
Amateur Athletic Union to clear up his
amateur status so that he can begin
a track comeback in the national out
door championships at Lincoln, Nebr.,
July ga.
The question over Baskin'S status
arises over the fact that he announced
his retirement from competition after
the 1928 Olympics and it was further
announced that he had accepted o po-
sition as coach at Alabama Poly. BaS-
kin now has informed the A. A. u. that
his position at Auburn Is custodian of
the Auburn track team, that he has no
contract as coach and that he has re-
ceived no pay.
Baskin won the national indoor hur-
die crown in 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
10 ENTER $50, 900 RACE
Other Stars Expected in Arlington
Juvenile Classic.

CHICAGO, June 10 (R.-Thirteen
the beginning Of the year, already have
entered the $4,000 Post and Paddock
Juvenile stake event to be decided ut
Arlington Park August !. Several other
crack juveniles are expected to enter.
The present entries are Fan Apple,
Universe. Polonaise, 1rene's Bob. Un-
covered, Sharp Thoughts, Proteus, Prtn-
cess Tyre, Doctor Happy, Pink, Air Pilot,
Election Day and Nevada Queen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
HAS 1NTRAMURAL TUTORS.

Emory University in Atlanta, which
does not compete in intercollegiate ath-
letics, has employed six coaches for next
year to instruct students for intramural
sports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
Due to Skid Averages Mr Punch Held Oue17uted
Vote on New Ball
Precedes Tourney

~ the AssocIated PTeHb,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 10.-How
well professional golfers over the
country like the new size golf ball
may be determined before play starts
In the $4,000 st. Paul open, July
"A, IS and 26, over the Keller course.
The st. Paul open has no oflcial
connection with the United States
Golf Association. It's sponsor, the
st. Paul Junior Association, has de-
cided to let the professionals say
which ball they want 70 use.
r. J. Rothschild. chairman Of the
Tournament Committee. said yester.
day all entrants will be asked TO I'LL
in cards specifying which ball they
prefer to have ofncial for the meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
PROTEST WINS COLE TITLE.

L. S. Walker, Quanah, Tex, golfer,
won the Green Belt Association title
by protesting when his opponent moved
a bit of paper near his ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-10
GEORGIA COLEMAN ENTERS

First to Sign Up for A. A. q. DIV
ing Championships.
NEW YORK, June 10 (P.-Georgia
Coleman of the Los Angeles Athletic
Club, indoor and outdoor diving title
holder, Is the first entry in the national
A. A. u. outdoor championships for
women, to be held here July is, is, IT
and 10.
Miss Coleman will appear in both the
10-foot board event and the high plat
form dive at IS feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
ILLNESS IS FATAL
TO THOMAS GRANT
Former Aide of War SeCre-
tary AIger Served as C. of C.
Official Here II Years.

Thomas Grant, SIS years old, secretary
to Secretary of. War Alger in McKin-
ley's administrations, as well as former
secretary of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce, died yesterday in Emer-
gency Hospital after an illness Of sew
eral months.
Born near st. Paul, Mimi Mr.. Grant
came to Washington in his early youth.
He attended Business High School and
was q graduate of Georgetown Univer-
sity Law School He served rs Secre-
tary to Alger while the latter was in
the Mckinley cabinet and also when
Senator from Michigan, and as secre-
tary Of the local Chamber of Com
merce for more than IL years. Mr..
Grant was also secretary of the Build
ing Trade Employees Association and
the Master Builders Association, but
was forced to give up the positions, due
to III health, six months ago.
Mr.. Grant lived at 1706 Kilbourne
street, was we'll known in business and
social circles here, and was member of
the National Press Club He took an
active part in Masonic and Shrine &C
tivities, holding membership in AImas
Temple and a number of other fra
ternal organizations.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Susan Matthew Grant; son, Thomas
Grant, jr, and brother, James Grant.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
LIGHT PAYS TRIBUTE
TO i. S. WAR DEAD
Dedication and Flag Presen-
tation Sponsored by Costello
Post, American Legion.

light to burn perpetually in honor
of the American war dead was lighted
yesterday afternoon at a ceremony in
the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception at which, also, colors were
presented to the church
The flame was ignited by Jacob Hal
per, commander of Costello Post, Amer
lean Legion, of which Rev. Francis j.
Hurney, pastor of Immaculate Concep-
ton. is chaplain.
The national colors were presented
by Gregory Cipriani, chairman of the
Flag Committee.
Father Hurney, who gave the sermon,
turned attention to spiritual things, de-
claring that "materialism and natural
ism always mean suffering for the mob
and material happiness for the few
only"
too much insiStence cannot be placed,
and that is this" he said: THE prin-
ciples for which Jesus Christ lived and
died to inculcate are not merely an
ideal that the practical man of the
street can take or leave as he sees fit,
or think has no particular bearing on
his daily material life.
History shows only too well, even
though the material man may place no
value on the spiritual life and cares
nothing about making any acknowl-
edgement of duty of worship to God or
about giving obedience to a Supreme
Being, that in proportion as he goes
away from the Christian principles in
his material life, then in that proper
ton is his material well being endan-
gered and ultimately destroyed"
Forty disabled veterans attended the
service. The soloists were Miss Florence
Yocum and Miss Kathryn Bowers,
under the direction of Prof. Harry
Wheaton Howard. The program was
broadcast through VOL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
Hit Mpittnrfart.

COOKE. ASA N. In loving remembrance Of
my dear son. ASA N. COOKE, who depart
Is s25 5hiS lie six years ago today May 10,
A loving thought. true and tender,
Just to show still remember
HIS MOTHER, MRS A. COOKE.
CORCoRAN, BESSIE W. In everlasting
mem P q our Sey9sS sister and daugh
this life i've years ago today. May is. 1925.
If We could have our dearest wish fulfilHd
And take our choice of earthly treasures,
If heaven would grant US whatso'er we
LOVING SISTER, SARA E. DALEY.
Dear sister, you are not forgotten
eth ough on earth you are no more;
stiil IN m, memory emory you are with US
DEVOTED BROTHER, ALBERT F. ECroN.
Her smiling face and loving ways
She had kindly word for every one
HER ARd DE zhs fs6 m ss!Syaa BY Eta II Pierre
They say time heals broken heart,
But. oh. it seems untrue;
For nve long years ;,it. my ny heart has aehed'
1oViNd Ps SISTER. i Lillian aGa F. WILLIAMS.
Forget you? No. we never will;
Your 0 mem sSg i IS as fresh e 0fs ed xS@
HEE : PPEvoTED' III HUSBAND AND Chill
DAWSON. CHARLOTTE AND ST. CLAIR. In
sad sad but bloying e our 6aro
departed this life four years ago today,
Nav 10, 1927 and our dear father. ST.
CLAIR DAWSON. ten years ago. March
%, 1921,
happy home we once enjoyed.
p,i HON. Ts. Sweet e ne e,t memory still
This world can never NIL.
Dearest parents, thou hast left US,
We thy loss most deeply feel;
1t was God who has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows feel
THEIR LONELY CHILDREN.
DUGAN. WILLIAM c. In sad but loving
remembrance Of our beloved son. WILLIAM
c. DUGAN. who departed this life four
years ago today, May Is. 1927. Anniversary
mass at Holy Comforter Church.
MOTHER AND FATHER.
EMPEY, FLORENCE f. In loving memory
of FLORENCE e. EMPE7. who died six
years ago. May Is. 1925.
A loving thought, true and tender,
Just to show that we still remember.
DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER
UPPERMAN, GEORGE. Sacred to the mera-
DRY of my dear husband and our dear ia
ther, GEORGE UPPERMAN, who departed
this life fve years ago today, May IT, 1876
We have only your memory, dear father.
To remember our whole lives through;
And you are one we can never forget,
For we are always thinking of YOU.
often sit and think of you
For memory is the only friend
That grief can call it's @wr.
81. WIFE AID CiIILDg1N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18

Frederick M. Inman, 81, a Govern
ment employe here for about nine years
and World War veteran, died yester-
after brief illness. Funeral services
will be held at o'clock tomorrow after
noon at the funeral home of Perry &
Walsh, % H street. Burial will be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
native of Providence, r. l., Mr.. In
man had been a resident of Washington
fer more than nine years. He served
in the Naval Research Laboratory. He
was a WidoWer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
Marriage Licenses.

Marshall A. Anderson, "a, United States
Navy. and Phyllis Hughes, 29, this city
Rev. Bernard Braskamp.
Frank b. lie Fevre, SO, Richmond, and
Pearl L., Shane. 20, Lima, Ohio; Rev j.
Harvey Dnnham.
Antonio Mangialardo, So, and Anna Gala
Hampton Farmer. 81, and Alma T. Per-
kins, 27, both of Naulakla, Va; Rev Allan
F. Poore.
Fred Lee, 20, and Elnora Smith, 10; Rev.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
JUSTIN M'GRATH,
JOURNALIST, DIES
Was Director of Catholic
Welfare News Service
at Time of Death.

Justin McGrath, director Of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference
News Service and representative of the
Hearst newspapers at the Peace Con-
ference in Paris in 1919, died at Cliff
ton Springs Sanitarium, Clifton
Springs, N. Y, yesterday. He was 81
years old
Since 1920 Mr.. McGrath had been
director of foreign and domestic news
and features of Catholic papers for the
National Catholic Welfare Council, with
headquarters in Washington He lived
at 1920 Emerson street. He was ad-
mitted to the sanitarium only the day
before his death as an angina pectoris
patient.
Mr.. McGrath was newspaper man
OF almost so years experience. He was
born in st. Louis and educated at st.
Louis University. He began his career
as reporter on the ST. Louis Post-Dis-
patch and later became its city editor.
Later he served as Washington CORE
spondent for the ST. Louis Globe Demo-
crat and Albany correspondent and
editorial writer for the New York
Times. Later he went to the New York
American. on which paper he rose to
the position of city editor, and later
managing editor. He also had been
managing editor of the San Francisco
Examiner.
In 1914 he became chief Of the Uni
versal Service Bureau IN Washington,
and at the close of the war went to
Paris to cover" the peace conference
for all Hearst paper. After the
conference he returned to Washington
with the Hearst organization, and in
1920 he took over the task of organiZ-
ing the news service of which he has
been director ever since.
His wife, Mrs. Lucille Mansford Nc
Grath; two daughters, Mrs. Robert
Hanesworth of Cheyenne. Wyo., and
Mrs. William Watson of New Orleans,
and two sisters, Mrs Malcolm Macdon-
aid and Miss Ida McGrath, both Of
st. Louis, survive him
Funeral services and interment will
be in his native city of st. Louis,
where his body will be taken tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
MRS. ROSE ANDERSON
DIES AT HOME HERE
Six Years Illness Brings Death at
Age of SO to Lifelong Resi-
dent-Funeral Tomorrow.

Mrs. Rosa E. Anderson, So, daugh-
ter of the late John H. D. Richards
and Sarah C. Richards and lifelong
resident of the Capital, died at her
home, 1913 Fairmont street, Saturday
after an illness of six years. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock at her late residence.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery
Mrs. Anderson is survived by her hus-
band, Robert L. Anderson, retired COM
mission merchant of Washington, with
whom she celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary in 1929. She is also
survived by sister, Mrs. Thomas
Graham of Washington.
She was active in the Order of East
ern Star in the District of Columbia
and was past matron Of Ruth Chapter,
No. ], of that order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
JACOBS RITES HELD
Navy Yard Worker Killed in Ac.
cident is Buried Today.

Funeral services for Alvin j. Jacobs,
Al, navy yard worker, who was crushed
to death when heavy piece of machin-
cry fell on him at the navy yard Thurs
day, were held at his late honey 2780
Perry street northeast, at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Burial was in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Jacobs, who had served as a gunners'
mate in the Navy for Is years, was en-
ployed in the gun carriage shop at the
navy yard. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Nellie c. Jacobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
MARINE EXECUTIVE DIES
John H. Thomas Passes Away at
New York After Long Illness.

NEW YORK, May 10 LP).-John H.
Thomas, 62, vice president of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine and di-
rector of the Port of New York during
the war when he supervised supply
ships. died last night after a long
illness.
He is survived by his widow, the for
mer Margaret Hale. and a daughter,
Miss Anne P. Thomas.