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Evening star., 1931-12-29
BANKER GIVES Up
TO FACE CHARGES
Former Head of Binghamton,
N. Y, Institution Accused
of BootIegging.
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated FreSS.
ALBANY, N. Y, December 29.-An-
drew J. Horvatt, one-time Bingham
ton banker by day and reputed bootleg
chief by night, surrendered to New
York troopers yesterday. He was hur-
ried from Sidney, in Delaware County,
where he gave himself up, to Albany
for a conference with Attorney Gen.
eral John J. Bennett, jr.
Horvatt, who has played hide and
seek with Federal and State officers for
more than year, is charged with loot
ing the State Bank of Binghamton. a
wage-earners' depository, of more than
$2,000,000. The Federal Government
indicted him for liquor conspiracy.
Genial and active civic worker and a
go-getter in business, Horvatt, now
about SIS, once was a millionaire He
had less than $50 in his pockets when
he submitted to arrest. He was, how
ever, 5prucely dressed. Rev. Joseph
Madigan, a Catholic priest of Sidney,
accompanied Horvatt and Trooper
Sergt. r. L. O'Hanley to Albany. 1t
was understood that Father Madigan
arranged for the surrender.
Feared Wrath of Foes.
State troopers have been at Hor-
watts heels for weeks. He sent word
he would surrender at Schenectady
last Saturday, but he failed to show up,
fearful, 1t was understood, that wrath
full depoSitor or a rum runner with
whom he was alleged to have done buSi-
ness would also be there.
The State entered the bank inveSti-
cation last September, when Gov. Roose-
velt superseded the Broome County dis
trict attorney and assigned the attor-
ney general to the case. Horvatt'S S
brother, Michael, and two other en-
ployes of the bank, were convicted or
pleaded guilty to charges of irregularity.
Horvatt himself was indicted on 38
counts of forgery
Horvatt, son of a CzechoSlovakian
saloonkeeper in the old first ward of
Binghamton, built his bank on the
saloon site. The institution prospered:
1t trebled its depoSitors and doubled its
deposits. On December Is, 1880, Hor-
watt disappeared from Binghamton.
S2,OOO,OOO Off Balance.
A few days after the disappearance
Of the bank president the bank closed
its doors and its books failed to bal
ance by something over $200O.O0O.
Safety deposit boxes had been ran
sacked and Christmas Club money was
missing. The bank had energetically
encouraged Christmas Clubs among its
working class depositors. 1t also had
solicited and obtained the accounts of
several churches and many church Or
ganiZationS. All of this money was
gone.
Panic-stricken customers of the bank
needing money for Christmas purchases
stormed its closed doors, demanding
their money.
Investigation marked Horvatt the
head Of Binghamton liquor ring and
the chief of rum-running operations
across the New YorkPennsylvania
State line.
Evening star., 1931-12-29
EPISCOPAL WOMEN
WILL MEET NEXT WEEK
Annual Session of Auxiliary to Be
Opened at st. Johns Church
by Bishop.

The annual meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Episcopal Diocese Of
Washington will be held next Tuesday,
at st. Johns Church, Lafayette Square
There will be morning and afternoon
sessions and luncheon at the Cosmos
Club. Right Rev James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will celebrate
the holy communion and preach at 10
o'clock in the morning. Following this
service, Rev. Robert w. Patton, director
of the American Church Institute for
| Negroes. will address the meeting, and
sextet from st. Paul's Normal and
Industrial School, one of the institu-
tions under the institute, will sing
| spirituals.
Annual reports of officers and COM
mittees will be submitted at the after
noon session and officers for the coming
three years will be elected.
Evening star., 1931-12-29
Man Buys Coffin,
Digs Own Grave and
Carves Tombstone

BY the Associated Press.
ANSONIA, Conn, December 90.
-Wasyl Radsevich, 68, has COM
pleted arrangements for his
burial.
Recently he dug his own grave
in a local cemetery and carved
the tombstone. Now he has
purchased a coffin and suit OF
clothes.
Annoyed because Of the inter-
est displayed by neighbors in his
preparations, Radsevich said:
II can't see why it's anybody's
business if I dug my own grave
and keep a coffin in the house
At least I know that I'm goug
to be buried properly"
Evening star., 1931-12-29
Admiral Kalbfus Takes Command.

SAN DIEGO December 90 [P).-In
a colorful ceremony aboard the U. S. S.
Detroit, flagship, Rear Admiral Edward
G. Kalbfus assumed command yesterday
Of destroyers of the battle force. The
new commander succeeds Vice Admiral
william H. Standley, recently trans
ferred to command of the cruisers of
the battle force
Evening star., 1931-12-29
FRANCE AIDS GERMANS

Buys Soda Nitrate Under New
Economic Commission.
PARIS, December % (P)-One of the
first concrete results achieved by the
recently organized Franco-German Eco
nomic Commission is an agreement an
nounced yesterday for the purchase of
German soda nitrate by France, to sup
plement nitrates imported from Chile.
The tonnage involved was not re-
vealed, but it was thought the purchases
would aggregate about 100000 tons at
a reduction in price of about 10 francs
per 100 Kilograms. Chilean nitrates still
form the bulk of French imports.
Evening star., 1931-12-29
Wandering Baby
Found by Posse
Asleep in Woods
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Okla, December %
Apparently none the worse for a
night alone in the woods, A. E.
Morgan, jr., years old, who
wandered away from his home,
was found asleep in a thicket
Sunday.
The child disappeared late Sat-
urday and by nightfall between
200 and 300 persons were engaged
in the search. Bloodhouuds from
Joplin were unable to locate the
baby. He was found about two
and a half miles from home.
Evening star., 1931-12-29
DEMOCRATS SHUN
TARIFF REVISION
Expect to Confine Efforts on
New Set-up for Com
mission.

Democratic plans regarding the
tariff at this session are expected to
be confined to proposal to revise the
Tariff Commission set-up. Tentative
have indicated that general tariff re-
vision Is not likely to be undertaken.
Proposal Now In Making.
Their proposal. now in the making
calls for non-partisan tariff commits
sion of seven members with authority
to recommend changes in the tariff act
only to Congress. The commission also
would have authority to recommend the
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Everybody Must Qualify

But of course, such is not
the case. This grand sport pro-
gram they have down there is
merely the sweetening, or per
haps we should say the sea-
soning, that goes with the
arduouS studies and applica-
ton to the practical side be-
coming an efficient naval Off
Ger.
Of the something over two
thousand midshipmen at An
napolis every mothers son of
them must qualify in certain
forms of athletics before he
can graduate. He must take
boxing, he must take wrestling,
he must take life saving and
swimming and he must take
what they call rough and
tumble, a combination of hand
to-hand self defense embracing
jiu jitSu and other methods of
Subduing an unarmed attacker.
Then those who are by phySi-
cal qualifications and personal
inclination deSirous of going
out for football, baseball, row.
ing and the like are free to do
so, but every kid who enters
the Academy must take the
first mentioned sports as q
part of the regular curriculum.
Thus every Aog getA soma
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Great Grew Prospects

Of the 1881 crew candidates,
Glendon the elder says he
never handled such splendid
bunch of boys in his life. Con-
sidering the number of years
Big Richard has been coaching
crews, that is quite a state
ment. Besides having physical
qualifications as roWers, broad
shoulders and long, thick legs,
the Navy oarsmen are the
easiest he has ever had to
handle from a standpoint of
intelligence and natural oars
manship, says Glendon.
And Spike Webb-there's an
other coach who has real reason
to throw out his chest. Navy's
recent loss to Syracuse in dual
match is the first suffered by
the Middies in the II long years
Webb has been the Annapolis
ring coach.
In fact, Webb, a civilian, you
understand, has been around
the Academy so long now that
everybody salutes him just as
though he we're in the Naval
service. Major Hugh Riley,
veteran Annapolis newspaper
man, says Webb is so much a
part of the Academy that he
expects when Spike dies his heirs
will find he has willed them
some of the buildings-or some
thing.
There were 80 minutes of
fighting on this weeks regular
Wednesde. afternoon card and
Admiral Robson with such mem.
bers of his staff as Commander
Beary. Captain Cook and Cap
tain Giles occupied ringside
seats.
Ed rip" Miller with his as
sistant, Christy Flanagan, the
former looking almost as young
and rosy checked as some of
the Plebes, had IS gridmen
working on one end of the field
while Coach Finlayson had 40
odd lacroSsemen cluttering up
the others, with the baseball
candidates in between. Go over
to Annapolis one of these fine
Wednesdays and see for your
self!
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
CHARGES PLAN
To KILL SPORT

CHICAGO, March 10 GN.SD-
Leaders of the North Central AS
sociation are seeking to gain con-
troll of intercollegiate athletics ir
an effort to abolish them.
This was the charge hurled at
the North Central Association to-
day, when President Walter Dill
Scott of Northwestern University
spoke before the association in de-
fense of the Big Ten conference.
President Scott, who refused to
permit investigators from the
North Central Association to delve
into athletic affairs at North
western, based his assertion that
the association wished to abolish
intercollegiate athletics, he said.
on the statements made by lead
ers in the association.
He quoted a number Of these
leaders who recently branded as
PROFESSIONAL any amateur game
that permitted gate receipts.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Monahan To Ride
At BOwie
Meet

4 Jockey Jack Monahan, who
was injured at Laurel last fall
riding Ed McLean's Snippish, is
out Of Casualty Hospital where
he required three months to re-
cover, and will ride the horses
of Jack Kenney during the COM
ing Maryland meetings.
Monahan formerly was with
the j. Simpson stables. of Chi
cago. Recently he has been well
enough to exercise some Of the
horses at Benning, and, well re.
covered by now, looks forward
20 getting a leg up on his first
mounts at Bowie since last
OctohSg. /
The Washington times., 1931-03-19

American University has listed
seven tennis matches for this
spring. The opening engagement
is scheduled March 80 with Johns
Hopkins at Baltimore. The sched-
ule:
March 80. Johns Hopkins, there.
April TO- Loyola, there: II. Maryland,
there; "a, st. Johns there.
May 1. Loyola. home; 4, Johns Hop
kins, home; s. st. Johns. home.
Dutch" Bergman, athletic di-
rector at Catholic University, is
planning to arrange fcctball
games for Wednesday nights next
fall, if he can obtain opponents.
Bergman is forced to adopt this
policy to arrange two or three
more games to complete his 1881
schedule. He has listed but six
contests to date. Cancellation
Of the games with American Uni
versity, George Washington Uni
versity and Holy Cross College
put Bergman in his present pre-
dicament.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
TGkOn1G Tigers Nine
Holds Initial Drill

Takoma Tigers baseball team,
Montgomery County Capital City
League champions last year, will
hold its initial practice session
Sunday afternoon at l o'clock on
the Silver Spring diamond.
Urged to report are Lewis, Ho-
garth, James, Wilson, Henley.
Robey, Simpson, Hessler, Will
liams, Fitzgerald, Skinner, Jett,
Hughes, Lambath, Americ a,
Young, Frances, Davidson, Mil
burn and MorriSey.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19

&9Au WAd1 d oAgAU ~ " o"9
I saw 200 others in the GYM
nasium housed in the building
known as McDonough Hall
boxers, track and field athletes,
gynnasts, tumblers, wrestlers,
swimmers and fencers.
Up the Severn River about a
miles distance I saw 40 or
so additional athletes dressed
in next to nothing, the per-
sonnel of grizzled old Dick
Glendon's various crews. And
what towering young giants
they are, particularly those
eight the dean of American
rowing coaches has handling
the varsity crew at the moment,
namely-St -Steffanides, the big
end on the football crew who
pulls the bow oar; Fulton, Gray,
the football guard; Anderson,
Phillips, Hartley, Schoen Shell
ton, stroke and Fulton, cox
swain.
You see Wednesday is the
big afternoon for. sports over
at Annapolis and that is one
reason why it is possible to OBJ
serve so much activity in a sin
gle afternoon. Those sport
teams are out on other after
Moons as well, but never are so
many of them out at once as
on these Wednesdays and it
sort of takes your breath to roll
into the Academy grounds and
see SO much athletics at one
glance. It sort of makes you
wonder if life at the Naval
Academy isn't one grand sue
cession of athletics.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
UPSET NJ AR Ks
CAGE TOURNEY

CHICAGO, March 19.-Two
stunning upsets were recorded
today in the eighth annual ma
tional Catholic interScholastic bas-
ketbal tournament as % teams
squared off in the days pairings
of opening-round play.
Central Catholic High School,
Of Wheeling, w. Va, and La Sale
High School, of Minneapolis,
caused a stir among the 80 teams
gathered for the tournament when
they upset two favorites last night
In the first games of the tourney.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
PLAENF|ELD D
PRO LEADS
IN GOLF

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 10
I.N.SD.-Joseph zarhardt, Plain
field, N. j., took the lead in the
$4,000 La Gorce open golf tour
nament here today by shooting
the first nine in 35.
George Christ, Rochester, N. Y,
took brides on the first two holes,
but had 36 at the turn.
sgd Fry, Montreal, Canada, also
played the first nine in 36.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19

physical development, particu-
larly along self defense lines.
Verify, when a youngster
leaves Annapolis he is indeed
a man,
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
COAST YOUTH.
WEAK WITH
STICK
BY JOE HOLMAN
Times Staff Correspondent


BILOXI, Miss, March 19.-An
effort to teach Infielder Charley
Montague his own famous batting
stance is being made today by Joe
Cronin, Washington's bubbling
shortstop. Joe, in conjunction
with Trainer Mike Martin, has
taken the boy in hand.
They labored patiently with
him yesterday, and, though bit
off stride. Montague appears to
be picking up rapidly.
"CharIey's too fine a fielder
to fall down on account of his
batting" CrOnin explained to-
day. "And 1 honestly believe he
can learn to hit. He's a bright
kid and is willing to listen.
That's why Mike and ere pull,
ing for him so hard"
For fully an hour in the locker
room Trainer Mike instructed his
pupil.
Keep the bat shoulder high
and in front of yOu," he chirped.
Now swing. No, not like a
goOfer. Finish that out with
your shoulders behind it,"
Finally Martin called it a day
only after expressing himself sat
isfied with the lads progress.
Montague Speaks
Montague himself says:
1--WE always wanted to be like
Joe CrOnin; now if can learn
to swing like him Washington
may have another most valuable
player some day. Who knOws?"
BY virtue of yesterdays four
inning shut out performance
against Baltimore, Pitcher lynn
Griffith virtually clinched hirn-
self a job with the Griffmen.
Though threatened at times the
tall Texan was air-tight in the
pinches as his team fought an
uphill battle to register, 6 to 3.
Griff worked the last four Pc
riods. He looked best with men
on. He showed to particular ad,
vantage in the seventh frame.
The Orioles were leading 3 2.
With men on first and third and
only one out, winding up deliber-
ately, Griffith forced Gumbert to
hit into a double play. Baltimore
coined it's total count off Carl
Fischer in the initial heat When
Southern singled, Hauser walked
and Stoner clouted a home run
to left.
Tie Count in Seventh
The Griffs came back with two
in the second when singles by
West and Bluege, Hargrave's base
on balls, Fischer's forced out,
Myers base knock and Sammy
Rice'S walk were cashed. Then,
with the bases packed Manush
lined savagely to Boyle, whose
sensational shoe-string catch
saved the situation.
After knotting the count in
the seventh by singing across
Myer, who had walked and
moved up on Manush's single,
Joe CrOnin walked away with
the laurelS in the ninth.
Harry Rice walked and Manush
got a life on Heffner's error. In
mediately Cronin shot a single
to left and when Gill fumbled he
completed the circuit, scoring his
pals ahead of him.
Carl Fischer, during his five
period stand pitched brilliant ball
in spots. The Griffs completed
three fast double plays.
Every Washington pitcher
in camp likely will have pitched
a regulation nine inning game
before the opening of the 1881
American League season." So
said Prexy Clark Griffith.
Brown and Hadley may
even work a full game apiece
before they leave here" he de-
clared. anyhow they will be
going the route when we hit
Birmingham"
Art Fidler and Joe Smith are
awaiting eagerly for their joint
pitching turn against Spring Hill
College here tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
NEW COURSE
DESIRE Of
OFFICERS

A greater Bannockburn Golf
Club is the ambition of the new
officers who have been installed.
Developments to the course and
club house, costing in the neigh
borhood of $685. 900 are planned, it
was disclosed today in a state
ment by Charles E. Marsh, vice
president of the club.
Marsh completely outlines the
reconstruction plans for Bannock-
burn which virtually assures the
permanency of the Glen Echo
club. Practically a new and bet"
ter course will be built. In speak
ing of the plans, Mr.. Marsh says:
'Bannockburn's Golf Course
DEVELOPMENT Committee, is COM
pleting plans. specifications,
etc, for the development pro-
gram adopted by the board Of
governors. The committee con-
sists of Mr.. Ray Garrett, chair
man; DIR. T. J. w. Brown, Mr.
E. ID. Crammond, Mr.. ID. L.
Hazard and Mr.. ]. T. NC
Carthy. Developments, cover.
ing both the golf course and
clubhouse, and costing approx
mately SS5,OOO, have been de-
cided upon.
New Greens and Tees
Eighteen new green's and 81
new sand traps will be built, as
well as grass tees. New tee
equipment, such as sand, water,
and balI-cleaning apparatus, is
now being installed, and the
new traps on the present No.
green, which will ultimately be
the new practice course, have
been completed. We are now
working ON the new sand traps
at Nos. 6, 8, Is, and II holes.
ARRANGEMENTS are now being
completed for additional land
east of the course, on Conduit
Road, and Nos. / an 2 fairways
will be swung eastward into this
new addition, which places
them on land with fine golf
ing topography and secures.
considerably increased yardage.
"The relocation of No. 2
green, No. IL tee, and both the
tee and green on No. II hole
will not only secure increased
yardage, but will eliminate the
only steep points in the playing
course. This will give as level
q course as any golfer wants,
without sacrificing the varia-
ton of play that is the life of
golf.
Course Equipment
additional seeding, the ap-
plicatiOn of new top soil where
required by these developments,
regular fertilizing, extension OF
the present watering facilities,
and increased mechanical equip
ment for most efficient course
maintenance, will make Ban
nockburn one of the finest
conditioned golf courses in this
section. In fact, with these
changes in the course accom-
plished - thus completing the
plans personally designed by
Donald Ross, the famous and
nationally known golf architect
1T is frankly stated by one of
WashingtOn's best known and
highest golf authorities that
BannOckburn golf course will be
one of the finest in the East.
"On the present No. 1 fairway
and land Immediately east of
the main drive will be the new,
extensive practice court. While
directly west of the drive will
be the new 9-hole pitching and
putting course. Other improve
ments include new tennis
courts, miniature putting
course near the clubhouse, and
q fine outdoor swimming pool.
Also parking facilities for at
least 400 cars"
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
-By Kirk Miller.

saw 300 athletes preparing for baseball. lacrosse and
football all field yesterday afternoon-at Farragut
Field, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Marshall Defeated
BY StrangLer LelUis

Los ANGELES, Calf, March
19.-Ed Stranger" Lewis, heavy
weight wrestler, defeated Everett
Marshall, Colorado. in straight
falls here last night.
In the special match, Ivan
Zikoff was tossed by Joe Savoldi,
former Notre Dame football
lnlaNeh
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
IN 7 TRAMURALS
FOR {. v.

Max harrington, director of in
tramural athletics at George
Washington University. has re-
leased the schedule for intra-
mural baseball. The series begins
April l with Law and Columbian
Collegian as the opposing teams
Other teams in the intramural
baseball league are Junior Col
lege, Engineering, Pre-Medical and
Pharmacy. The schedule:
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Navy Stickmen Stage Furious Practice on Faagut Field
COACH FINLAYSON,

y " A y ii FlNLA L DUN
Navy lacrosse instructor,
has high hopes for his
twelve in the spring sched-
ule of outdoor sports which
will soon begin at Annap-
oils. More than 40 cam
didates take the field each
afternoon when the ground
is not too soft, and there
is keen competition among
them to make the varsity
team.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
NEWSTART|NG
HOURL|KELY
THREE

Every indication today pointed
to an earlier starting hour for
Washington home games, not
only on Saturdays and Sundays,
but other days in the week as
well. Three o'clock will probably
be the universal home game time.
Officials of the ball club, both
In Washington and Biloxi, have
been considering seriously the sug-
gestion made in The washington
Times a week ago last Monday
that ball games on Saturdays,
now that Government depart
mentS are dismissing at o'clock
on that day the year around, be
started before $3.50, the custom
arr hour in the past.
There is unanimity of
minds within the official house
of the. Washington club that
Saturday and Sunday games
should be shot up at least a
half hour, and the longer they
consider the proposition, the
nearer they are to adopting
earlier starting times for all
the games.
Correspondence has been going
on between Secretary Eddie Eynon
and Owner Clark Griffith, the
latter being in Biloxi with the
team, as to proper starting hour
for all games in the 1881 season.
and matters are now at a point
where they are about agreed on
8 o'clock starting hour for every
game played here, whether it be
Saturday, Sunday or any of the
other days in the week.
An announcement to this effect
is expected from President Clark
Griffith shortly. It is known Mr..
Griffith has favored an earlier
start for long time, receiving
some opposition from the business
department which found, during
a few weeks trial some years ago,
that the fans did not respond so
well to an early start as they did
the $3.50 start.
However, the feeling now is
that the reaction at the gate
then was due to the fact the
earlier starting hour was tried
in mid-SeaSOn, when the fans
had been accustomed to the
$3.50 start.
The disposition now is to be-
1ieve if a fixed starting time for
all games be set at 8 o'clock the
fans will become educated to this
hour regardless of the day of the
week, and attendance will not
fluctuate as it did when change
In starting time was tried in md
season, bringing on confusion in
the minds Of many as to what
time to go to the park.
Since the suggestion was made
in The Washington Times 10
day ago that the government
employees would probably applG,
ciate cutting down of the wait
between their l o'clock Saturday
quitting time and the ordinary
$3.50 starting time, much thought
has been given to the proposition
by both Secretary Eynon and
President Griffith, and that they
are about ready to do something
about it was not denied at the
ball club office today.
Only the official o. K. of
President Griffith is said to be
Forthcoming and little doubt
about getting it is expected, as
he has, when this matter has
been brought up before, been for
an earlier start, being restrained
only by the reports from the bust
ness office.
The Washington times., 1931-03-19
PILLS FORCE BROWNS

WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March
19.-Vanquished again, the Phils
took heart today in the fact that
the st. Louis Browns were forced
to IL innings to win out, 8-5,
yesterday. The lead shifted sew
eral times.