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BIRTHS

John A. and Catherine NJ. Casey,
twin girls.
Edwin T. and Mary A. Bean, twins
James F. and Ruth H. Smith, Sd, boy
Orin M: and Helen B. Lake. boy.
David c. and Estelle D. Buscall, boy.
Roderick H. and Barbara E. Jamison,
John T. and Ruth NJ. King, boy.
William S. and Sara A. Miller, boy
Charles L. and Minnie R. Bartholo-
Francis L. and Gladys Moreland. boy.
Harry l. and Anne Blum, boy.
Horace and Margaret A. Corbin, boy.
Charles r. and Dorothy L. Cole, boy.
Adolph and Sophie Rudy. boy.
Evert L. and v. Eulalia Bono, boy.
William e. and Laura Downey, boy.
Leo and Elizabeth P. Fowler. boy;
George T. and Fanny s. Ladanny
boy
Reginald c. and Helen l. Dill girl
Elmer and Marguerite L. Jenkins
Walter ]. and Alice oConnor. girl
Harold and Helen Mickey, girl.
William S. and Alice Leedom, girl.
Marshall F. and Mary T. Smith, girl.
Howard C. and Helen G. Cushman,
William G. and Molly Young, boy
Thomas c. and Nancy Scalley. boy.
Harry s. and Gladys Leimbach, boy.
Clifford R. and Erma Beall. hoy.
Frederick M. and Sybill Windridge.
boy.
John H. and Frances E. Grim, boy
Lucas A. and Hester v. Windolph,
boy.
Frank s. and Mary E Altman. girl.
Joseph V. and Kathryn Bruska, girl
Joseph T. and Mary B. Spelman, sirl.
Earl E. and Josephine N. Barnes,
girl.
Edward and Grace Totora, girl
Benjamin E. and Mamie K. Magner,
girl.
Leonard NJ. and Goldie B. Fleming
girl.
Irwin D. and Audrey " Wright, girl.
Tommie E. and Elsie Miller girl.
Frank NJ. and Evelyn Kennedy, jr-
girl.
Richard L. and Audrey A. Dodson
Loudoun F. and Gertrude E. Camp
bell, girl
Felix T. and Elizabeth Gotten, girl.
John R. and Edith I. Garner, girl.
John P. and Helen L. Fowler, girl.
Donald and Anna Keyser, boy.
Perry B. and Blondell Porter. boy
and girl, twins
Willis and Florence Wilson, girl
Ace and Mary Green, girl.
Robert and Eva Stokes. boy.
Garrett H. and Ethel Lamont. girl.
Oscar N. and Susie Scope girl.
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In the battle Of the bent rib
there were no cheers among the
crowd of more than $4,000 fans at
Madison Square Garden Stadium
for the Italians victory, but the
cheers for the Boston boy rose in
a crescendo when some admirer
sent a sheaf of roses through the
ropes for the loser
Opinion ON the fight was di-
vided somewhat among the critics
but a bulk of the experts dis
agreed with the referee. The In
ternational News Service score
gave five rounds to Maloney,
three to Camera and two even.
MaIOney carried the fight to
the Italian from the start, land
ing repeatedly with a long left
to the chin and left and rights
inside.
In only one round did the big
man from Italy have Maloney in
any trouble of consequence and
that was in the ninth.
Carnera OutScOred MalOney de-
cidedly in the ninth round but
with the exception of that
stanZa MalOney was entirely the
aggressOr and general, out
punching Camera two to one.
The Italian monster appeared
in the ring with his right side,
where he recently broke or at
least cracked a rib, heavily tapped.
However, throughout the fight he
showed none Of the i'll effects
of which his manager, Leon See,
sang in long but not so low key
A minor lament for three weeks.
Some of the critics who thought
Maloney should have been given
the decision pointed out today
that Camera will undoubtedly be
a bigger box office attraction
against the winner of the Schme-
ling -Stribling fight in June but
they insisted Maloney made the
better fight.
No official figures on the gate
were given out. It was estimated
the crowd may have reached 90
900 and in that event Manager
Frank Bruen would sustain a
relatively small loss.
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Rail Official Kills
Self; Had Been UL

PHILADELPHIA, March 6
Q.N.SO.-Despondency over ILL
health was believed the reason
for the suicide last night Of
Nicholas C. Brooks, of Mt. Yer
non, N. Y, reported to have been
executive secretary of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad.
He was found in a hotel room
with a bullet hole through his
right temple.
A note on a table read, in part:
81 am ill, mentally and physi-
caIIy. Please break the news
gently to my wife,"
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DEATHS

ASHTON. ROsA-Departed this life on
Tuesday, evening, March 3, 1881, at
O'clock RosA ss her as resdepSs ;bs Ss1o,ed
sister of Emma Graham. Sara Hebb. John
Holley, Bennie Joseph and johnson Ash
ton; She also leaves to mourn her de.
of other relatives and friends Remains
resting at the W. Ernest jarvis funeral
church. 1892 You Street Northwest;
the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on
Saturday morning, March z, 1881. at .
o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited
Olivet Cemetery. -
DAVIS. JOHN WESLEY--Passed away,
suddenly on Thursday, March b. I93N h931
at Garfield Memorial Hospital, JOHN
Mary A. Davis (nee Croninj. of 1132
Twenty-fifth Street Northwest. Besides
his wife he is survived by, his parents
two daughters, Mary and Ellen Davis, and
one son. William Davis; a sister,, Mrs;
Hilda Garrison, and two brothers, ROLAND
and Calf Davis. all of Washington. ID. Y.
Notice of funeral services and interment
hereafter
GRADY, ELLEN Mon Thursday. March
5. 1881. at Providence Hospital. ELLEN
Of Daniel GFsdy snd motheT Of Daniel
". David p. Bernard J. and Mrs. George
Grant.
Holbrook Ter. N E. Funeral services on
Saturday. March z. 1881 at $3.50 a. m.
thence to Holy Name Church. where mass
will be SAID at a. for the EeSstsr2 rep0se OF
HAMMEN. MARY-Passed away on
Monday, March 2. 1881. Mrs. MARY
HAMMEN. the beloved wife. of the late
Henry Hammer. She is survived by three
and two daughters Margaret e. Smart
and Minerva Deune.
Funeral services will be conducted from
hnr IaNA
w. on Friday afternoon. March 8. 1881.
at 2 O'Clock Interment will follow in
Arlington National Cemetery. Service by
Chambers Co.
Tuesday. March B. 1881. JOHN HARRIS,
the devoted father of Frederick Harris
and brother of Jane Harris.
Funeral services will be conducted from
the w. Ernest Jarvis Co. funeral church,
1882 You Street Northwest, on Saturday
afternoon, March 2, 1881, at 2 o'clock.
tend. Interment will follow in Union Bap-
tist Cemetery.
JONES. ANNA-Passed away on Friday
morning. March 6. 1881. ANNA JONES.
o resting hGn at the
Notice of funeral services and interment
hereafter.
KRENsHAW. MILES KING-Passed away
MILES KING KENSHAw.
Funeral services will be conducted from
the w. w. Chambers Co. funeral home,
1400 Chaplin Street Northwest. on Monday
morning. March 8. 1881. at 1890 o'clock.
lnterment will follow in Oak Hill Gene
terry.
NOACK. AUGUST WILLIAM = Passed
away on Wednesday. March 4. 1881. at
his residence 1903 Spring Pl. N. w,
AUGUST WILLIAM NOACK the beloved
husband of Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Noack.
Funeral services will be conducted from
his late residence, 1903 Spring Pl. N W.,
on Saturday afternoon. March Z. 1881,
at O'Clock. Interment will follow at
Congressional Cemetery.
THOMPSON, NORMAN = Entered into
eternal rest on Thursday. March s.
1881; at his late residence. 1859 Church
Street Northwest. NORMAN THOMPSON.
the devoted son of John and Lillian
Thompson. Remains resting at the w
Ernest Jarvis funeral church. 1882 You
Street Northwest.
Notice of funeral services and interment
hereafter.
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|Pickups and
Putouts
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Dutch" Bergman, athletic
director at Catholic University,
returns empty-handed from his
trip to the Southern Conference
basketball championship at At
lanta. he sought athletic rela-
tiOnS with Conference schools
1T. Allan GOldSbOrOugh, jr.,
son of Representative T. Allan
GOldsbOrOugh and nephew of
Senator Philip Lee GOldSbOr-
Ough, will compete as a Mary.
land University freshman in
the C. U. indoor games tOmOr-
row night. al Farrell vacates
his premises at FOrdham Uni
verSity while brother "Tubba"
has been home from Holy Cross
College, recovering from an ILL.,
ness. Quentin TrOtter, who
managed the old RenrOc eleven,
has taken on a manager for
life. Eddie LaFOnd's C. U.
boxing charges have plOughed
through all opposition, winning
nineteen matches, losing seven
and getting draw decisions in
two. Walter Hagen has won
the big sum of So in two months
Of competition which prompted
his choice as captain Of the
u. S. pro golf team that meets
the British in the Ryder Cup
matches this summer. figure
that one out. two gueSSeS why
Tommy Mills and Johnny Col
rick, the G. U. football coaches,
are motoring about the New
England states while Tommy
Murphy takes charge Of spring
football practice.
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ROBERT H. SMOOT

Funeral services for Robert H.
Smoot, of Charlotte Hall, Md,
who died yesterday at Sibley
Hospital, will be held at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
the All Faith Episcopal Church,
Charlotte Hall.
Mr.. Smoot, who was a native
of Charlotte Hall, had lived in
Maryland during his entire life.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Maud HALEY Smoot; two
sisters, Mrs. c. S. Shepherd, of
Covington, Va, and Mrs. D. M.
Freeman, of this city, and a
brother, James A. Smoot, of
Baltimore.
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WOMAN HELD FOR RUM

CUMBERLAND, Md, March 6.
Mrs. Beulah Youtzy, Of Western
port, was held in $1,000 bond by
United States Commissioner
Thomas j. Anderson for Federal
Court on charges of tnufacture
and possession of liquor. A still
was found in operation on her
premises, officers say, and 45
gallons Of whisky was confiScated.
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ELMER r. PADGETT

Funeral services for Elmer r..
Padgett, 80, farmer of Forrest
vile, Md, who died of a heart
attack Thursday, will be held
today at his home, with burial in
the Episcopal Cemetery of Forest
vile.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ruth Padgett, and seven
children, ranging from / to 16
years. He is also survived by his
mother, Mrs. Rebecca Padgett,
of Centerville, Md; five sisters
and one brother.
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WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS
Fight Experts Suspicious
Of Camera Decision

MIAMI Fla, March 6-The opinion Of shrewd observers
today that Referee Elmer McClelland Detroit knew
something when he raised the hand of Primo and
then speedily ducked after the Italian giants 1Oround scufe
here last night with Jimmy Maloney of Boston
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CAGERS WANT TILT

Tremont five would like to ar
range game for tonight to be
played in the Macfarland Junior
High gym. Communicate with
pete Ciango at Columbia 9214-W
after $50 o'clock.
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SEASONS RECORDS
High strikes average-Flood. 500;
Tanner. .467; Bentson, ass; Maxwell,
456. High spares average-Cardwell,
2157; Campbell 1914; Schmehl. 1857
High games-Maxwell, 167; Mulligan
141; Phillips. 14O; Schmehl, 140. High
set-MaxweIl. 3S5; Cardwell. S6Si
Schmehl, 363.
TNOVVTnUAT AvERAnEc CTAss C
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INDIVIDAUL AVERAGES

- IIbH slTIhes aVeTage-BouShee, .45S;
McLarney. .4S9; Montgomery. .426. High
spakes average-Leslie, 2,133; Culligan,
2,1OO; Lucas. 2.O83. High games
Duncan. 149 Montgomery, 148; Rogn-
ley, 144 High set-Rognley 383; Guilt
gan, 372; Leslie 371
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High strkes-Thompson, 0367; Vim
Gil. O353; Thompson. O.333. High spares
-Chanller, 1888; Bane, 1853; Thomp-
son, 1.544. High games-Thompson,
1888; Holkamp, 1873; Mansuy, 1873. High
set-Bane, 357; Douglas, S39; Adams,
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Haig. 2S6; Clarke. ESQ. High spares
Average-Neal. 1.421; Leary. 1890;
Wagner, 1.19O. High game average
Wagner. 1873; Haig, 1856; Neal, 1874
High set average-Furlong, 336: Sc
ward. 325s Haig. S31.
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THOMPSON, NORMAN - Entered into
eternal rest on Thursday. March 5,
1881; at his late residence. 1859 Church
the devoted son of John and Lillian
Thompson. Remains resting at the w
Ernest Jarvis funeral church. 1882 You
Street Northwest
Notice of funeral services and interment
hereafter
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I[sl[5 SS[SdlH AZ [l[SI 1.-THE
lsJyhRS[sI q lSI5LSl

jorie had come to tell Of her aunt's
death.
you didn't see any one in the gar
den at any timer" the superintendent
asked
well, as q matter Of fact. went TO
pull the curtains he pointed to the
windows-"and I noticed q woman
hurrying across the pathway you can
just see. While I can't describe her
well she was of moderate height and
wore q long dark coat or macintosh.
couldn't see her face, as she was going
the other way. OF course, I didn't take
particular notice"
"It was still quite nght2" the super
intendent asked, and noting Duck
worth's nod, continued, then why did
you pull the curtain?"
We'll" DuckWorth smiled, ct was
here with Miss Blake and we did not
particularly want to be opposite those
windows. Besides, II was hardly light
enough for her 10 sec the music"
No one suggested who the woman
, might have been, and interest turned at
once to Maj. Gresham, announced by
the maid, who said that he called at
the suggestion Of the sisters.
The major, short slightly bow legged,
forid and frowning, entered pompously.
Morning Richmond" he began. Have
you got the rights Of it?"
II understand that you were In the
garden last night. I should like to
know what you can tell me about IT,
when you came and what you were
doing?" Richmond asked
The majors wrath famed up at
what he took to be the tnsinuations in
the question. What can I tell youl"
he exclaimed Indignantly, and then,
after Richmond explained his purpose
Of clearing up the mystery, he said :.
"Of course. Til help you That's what
came here for. What can I do for
you?"
But his answer to Richmonds ques-
tions were not in keeping with this
quieter mood. He clustered and pro-
tested that the questions were imperti-
nent AS TO the time he left his home
to go across the links 70 the Querdling
estate through the gate from the links
Call II a:45. but what's the good OF
asking silly questions like that?"
When you went through the gardens
70 the lawn" persisted Richmond did
you see any one about?"
Blight it, no--I'd have said so"
ut might take you 20 to IS minutes
TO get from your house across the links
TO this garden. That would make II
10 past 9 on your arrival Now, what
did you do when you got here?"
Nothing came to see Miss Querd-
ling, and her nteces met me and said
there had been an accident"
THAT was later" Richmond'g glance
was hard. You arrived At 10 or IS
minutes after 9. You say you called
TO see Miss Querdling II you did not
go 70 her directly your arTived-what
were you doing from the time you ar
rived until you were seen by Marjorie
in the garden at tbout ESQ.,"
what do Won YIaeap1"
Just what ] say. On your own show
ing, you arrived IN the garden at 10
minutes past . and you were there until
half past-when Miss Querdling was
discovered dead"
(To be continued.)
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BROTHERHOOD GROUPS
TO GREET DELEGATES
Visitors En- Route to st. Andrew
Convention Will Pass Through
City Tomorrow.

John H. Davidson, secretary OF the
Potomac Assembly of the Brotherhood
Of st. Andrew, is In charge Of enter
tainment of Northern brotherhood dele
gates passing through washington next
Wednesday morning on their way tc
the Society's national convention at
Sewanee, Tenn. The Potomac Assembly
is rendering the visiting delegates
luncheon at the Arlington Hotel that
day.
The Washington delegation is leaving
on special cars at 4:45 pm, via the
Southern Railway and consists Of Rev
william R. Moody, Grace Churcn,
Woodside, Md; Rev. H. A. Woolfau and
Allen Cross, st. Marks, Washington;
Mai. F. Granville Munson, St. Mat
thew's, Hyattsville; z. E. Ezell, st
Thomas Washington; Robert H. ON
Ger, Richmond Chambers and John
Chambers, jr., st. Margaret's, Washing
ton; Edmund Rogers, st. Johns, Lafay-
cite square; Henry u. Milne, delegate
from the Laymen's Service Association,
who with C. s. Pond, represents st.
Stephens Parish: John Sikken and
Graham Luckenbill of st. Pauls,
Twenty-third street; Earl 3. Saunders,
ir.. Chapel Of the Nativity, and H. Law
renee Choate of st. Paul's, Rock Greek
Parish.
Mr.. Choate Is the retiring president
Of the national organization.
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Christian Endeavor

The Senior Christian Endeavor Board
meeting VIII be held next Friday eve
ming at the home Of Darrell Grain, 2s4s
Tflden street. Plans win be made for
the echo meeting Of the San Francisco
convention. This meeting Is to be held
In the early Fall. Final arrangements
win be made for the annual field day OF
the Christian Endeavor Unicn which
will take place September IL at Pierces
Mill. Rock Greek Park.
The intermediate Union meeting was
well attended last Friday evening with
about 100 young people present. The
society from Potomac Heights Com
munity Church won the shield again.
The intermediate Executive Committee
held its board meeting Wednesday eve
ming at the home of Josephine Davis.
The society of II Street Christian
church held q lawn fete on its church
grounds Wednesday evening.
Roy Grove will lead the Senior meet
ing at Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church tomorrow evening.
Wallace Memorial Christian Endeav-
orers have been combining their meet
ings with the society of Petworth Bap-
list. Tomorrow evening the Baptist
young people win have charge OF the
meeting at their church.
The topics that will be discussed in
the different societies tomorrow are Sc
nior, bible Truths Based on Nature"
intermediate, Earnings and Spending
Money; Junior, THE Hope of the
World"
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|M|NNESOTAPASTOR
| WILL PREACH HERE
Rev P. L. Bjerre to Be Heard
at Luther Place Memo
rial Church.

At Luther Place Memorial Church, on
Thomas Circle, tomorrow evening at
o'clock, Rev. p. L. Bjerre, hospital ana
jail pastor from the Norwegian Lutheran
Church in America, will conduct a Serv-
ice and bring a message referring 10
1.-THE Church in Its Relation to state
Institutions"
Rev. Mr. Bjerre is president OF the
Minnesota Home Protective Society and
last year was engaged by the City OF
Chicago to inaugurate system TO help
hayward girls. He is now in Washing
ton on a case which he is investigating.
At IL o'clock In the morning Rev.
Frank H. Clutz, the assistant pastor,
will conduct the service, using as his
sermon theme Gods VIII Supreme"
The Christian Endeavor Society at
GAS o'clock viii discuss the topic Bible
Truths Based on Nature" and VIII be
led by Lawrence Dunn.
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CHAPTER vi.
WHAT THE LETTERS SAID.

= Y ERE, Supt Richmond considered,
was o case where 1t might, In
the absence Of eyewitnesSes,
II prove dificult TO bring the guilt
home to any individual, 1t
might be possible to show that certain
persons could have committed the
crime, but the wider the possibility the
me letters. Evelyn said, were IN
Duckworth's possession. Shortly after
she left ct Richmond's request to sum-
mon him. Duckworth came In, looking
tired and haggard, and delivered the
envelopes, arranged In the order re-
eefved.
supt. Richmond and Jimmie scru-
einized the letters closely. Thye were
rudeiy scrawled in printed characters
On chan note paper. The hrst was
the Longest and bore postmark nearly
ave months old
you are q bad, wicked old woman.
You 90 10 church. but what do you pray
for. You ought TO be punished. Wait
tin get the chance"
The. second was more definite:
II am waiting my chance. It won't
Be long. You are for death sudden and
quick"
Aside from smudgier writing, the
aAre you ready to diep The end is
near. You made others suffer and you
shall pay. You beast.
The next merely said:
Psalms, SO 2e. This means you"
Whats the reference?" questioned
Jimmie Old Annabelle Querdling had
pSnciled Il on the back:
Let them be blotted out OF the book
Of the living and not be written with
the righteous"
Constable Roscoe said that he gus
pected Joe Allen, the gardener dismissed
for making love 10 one Of the maids, as
the writer OF the notes because Joe had
wasn't" admitted the constable.
II could have done It last week.
wicked woman. won't wait much
That was the next letter, and the
0thewB continued In tbs same vein.
Richmond said treating the Gngerprtnts
ok the letters had been useless, since
many peTyons hA6 handed them. At
thAs point DuckwoEth suggested possibly
Sl1e letters had not all been written by
- same person.
Doesn't help Us much" muttered
Wichmond. when writing 10 disguised
thnre are often differences Then he
turned 20 Duckworth and asked him for
particulars about himself.
"Ghe did not altogether like It, was
Duekworth's frank reply 70 the super
intendents question concerning Miss
0uerdling's view Of her niece's engage
naent 20 him, hut think she was get
king more used 70 the idea"
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