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The Washington times., 1931-08-25
EAGLES PLAY

The Skinker Eagles nine will
meet a tough foe today at S
O'Clock on the South Ellipse when
they engage the champion Ed,
brooke M. E., of the Georgetown
Church League.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
QUEEN OF TENNIS

Mrs. Helen Wills Moody
worlds greatest of female ten
mis- players, has not been beaten
in five years and since 1927 has
not even lost a set.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
FOUND HIMSELF

Danour, conqueror of Mate at
Saratoga, has previously started
nine times and finished second on
each occasion.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
STEWARTS DRILL

7, Stewart nine will drill Wednes-
day at $50 o'clock on the North
Ellipse diamond. A full attend
ance is requested.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
SEEK YOUNG PINMEN

Lucky Strike Midget bowlers
are seeking two bowlers not over
16 years of age. Call Nick Rim
adj. Emerson 5662.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
NEW YORK-PENNsYLyANIA LEACr

Harrisburg. z: Scranton, s.
Wilkes Barre, 10; York. g. (first camel
York. 5: Wilkes-Barre, (second
game).
Elmira. Z; Hazleton. g.
Binghamton- Williamsport (not sched-
II
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
GRAYS PRACTICE

Chevy Chase Grays will prac-
tice today at $50 o'clock on the
Chevy Chase playground diamond.
A full attendance is requested.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
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Standings

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee, 10: Columbus, 2.
a Kansas City. s; Toledo, Z.
10; St Paul, 6.
Louisville. s; Minneapolis, 1.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Seventy Candidates Report
For Marines Eleven

QUANT1Co, va Aug. 25-A husky group of candidates
reported Head Coach Lieut. George W. McHenry for the
initial practice Of the Quantico Marines football team
The Washington times., 1931-08-25

Rooms and many Of them with
boarding conTeniences, are listed for
Room HuBters' convenience in the
Rental Columns of today's Classified
Ssctiea.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
D. c. GOLF PAIR
TAKE THIRD

George Diffenbaugh, assistant
pro. at Indian Spring. and j.
William Harvey, jr., Indian Spring
amateur, placed third in the anna
teur-pro 18-hole best ball tourna-
ment of the Middle Atlantic Pro-
feSSionar Golf Association over
the Hillendale Club course in Bal
timore, with II.
First place developed tie be-
tween Carroll T. McMasters, pro,
and H. Jones, of Rolling Road,
and Ralph Beach, pro-, and N.
H. kaufman, of Suburban, with a
better ball of 10.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Minor Leagues
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Toronto, 3; Reading. 2 90 innings),
Montreal. 4: Baltimore, 3 90 innings
Rochester, z: Newark, 6.
Buffalo-Jersey City (night game).
The Washington times., 1931-08-25

George Diffenbaugh and Al
Houghton, who finished in a tie
with 157 for fourth place in the
recent sectional qualifying rounds
for the professional golfers cham
pionship, may engage in a play
off for the third place.
It has developed that Cliff
Spencer, who took second place
with $50, may not be eligible for
the national organization. Glenn
Spencer gained first place with
149, while Lawrence Wisner took
third with 1856.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25

AL HOughtOn, pro-, and Maury
Fitzgerald, Of KenwOOd, counted
II. MOnrO Hunter, sr., pro-,
and Elliott Spicer, scored ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
LUCAS ADDRESSES
REPUBLICAN CLUB
Tells Members Organization Fills
Important Place in Party
Affairs.

Robert H Lucas, executive director
of the Republican National Committee
was guest of honor at a luncheon ten
dered by Samuel J.. Prescott, chairman
of the Republican State Committee of
the District at the headquarters of the
National Republican Club yesterday.
One hundred members of the active
and contributing classification of the
clubs membership were present.
The local club fills an important
place in Republican affairs, Mr.. Lucas
told the members in a brief address.
watching the growth and development
of this club" said Mr.. Lucas, "I have
found myself surprised that in the 10
years in which the Republican party
has been In power almost without In
terruption the organization Of such a
club as this in the District has been
left so long to the pioneers Of the State
Committee which stands sponsor for the
National Capital Republican Club"
Edward F. Colladay, national COM
mitteeman, and Mrs Virginia White
Speel national committeeman from
the District, and Alney e. Chaffee,
reading clerk of the House and secre-
tary Of the club, also spoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
WOMEN WILL TOUR
ALLEY DWELLINGS
City Club Party Fighting Con-
ditionS to Include Members
of Many Bodies.

Continuing a crusade against alley
dwellings, the Women,s City Club is or
ganizing party of members of tnfu-
entail Washington civic and fraternal
bodies to make tour of sections where
this condition still exists, it was an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. William Lee
Corbin, president of the club
The tour, which will be under guild
ance OF Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, will
begin at / o'clock Tuesday from head
quarters Of the club at 1886 Jackson
place. Private automobiles will be used
for the trip.
The inhabited alley situation in
Washington is one which has occupied
the attention of the Women's City Club
for some time. Last January the club
adopted a resolution heartily approving
the Bowman bill introduced in the
House last year which sought to rid the
Capital of its inhabited alleys. The bill,
which also provided for rehousing of
alley jewellers, passed the House in
April, 1880, and was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Capper. 1t is still
before the Senate District Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
POWERS CHARGES
. Ne WAS TORTURED
Tells Court He Was Beaten
by Police Into Signing
Confession.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
HARRISBURG, w. Va, November
21.-Testifying in behalf Of his motion
for a change of venue, Harry F. Powers
said today he was tortured into sign
ing a confession to the murders OF Mrs.
Asia Buick Eicher, Park Ridge, Ill,
widow, and her three children following
his arrest for the crimes here last Au-
gust.
Powers Is TO 60 on trial in Harrison
County (Clarksburg). December z, for
the staying OF Mrs. Dorothy Pressler
Lenke, Northboro, Mass, divorce, but
he contends he cannot get fair trial
here because Of sentiment against him.
He is also under indictment for the
killing of Mrs. Eicher and her children.
The five bodies we're found buried in
a shallow sewer ditch near Powers ga
rage at Quiet Dell, Clarksburg suburb.
Testifies He Was Beaten.
The accused "Bluebeard" said he was
taken to the Jail and beaten with
blackjacks, guns, a cane, and there was
q hammer there, too"
"They also had rubber hose Is
weapons"
The brutal treatment" he said. con-
tinued for IL hours Powers charged
city and county officers, State police,
authorities from Park Ridge and others
he did not know were present.
II was taken off my bunk and car
ried to the third floor (of the jai1) and
told to sit down by table" he said
Lieut.. Hartzog, from Park Ridge,
whom knew, said:
NOV, Harry, sign that protested
that that was not according to the
understanding that I would do what
my lawyer advised"
Then, Powers asserted, Hertzog said:
"'You don't need to see lawyer about
confessing Now sign that
If you don't I'll knock you senseleSs.'"
Shown Crowd Outside.
Every now and then, the witness said,
window, point to the crowd outside and
say: Now If you don't sign this, we will
throw you out there and you know what
they will do to you"
Finally, dazed from mistreatment,
Powers said he signed a paper.
He was not croSS-eXamined AZ the
State.
number of other witnesses vEstihed
that they did not believe Power9 could
get fair trial here.
The State submitted dispositions made
by 80 Harrison County citizens stating
that, in their belief, Powers could get q
fair trial.
]. Ed Law, defense counsel, moved
that the court set date for croSs-eX-
animation of the 80 persons and Judge
John G. Southern took this under ad-
visement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22

Three officials of the Labor and Agri-
culture Departments will address the
meeting of the Business and Profess
sional Women's Club at the National
Museum, Tenth and B streets, tomor-
row night.
The speakers will be DR.. Louise STAN
ley, chief of the Bureau of Home
Economies, Agriculture Department;
Miss Katherine F. Lenroot, acting chief
Of the Children's Bureau, Labor De-
partment, and Miss Mary Anderson, di-
rector of the WomenS Bureau, Labor
Department
Miss Lenroot's talk, dealing with the
work Of her organization, will come as
preliminary to the showing Of the
Children's Bureau film on posture. The
film shows the fundamental require
ments Of good posture for various types
OF children and also methods enabling
adults to correct their posture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
RECEIVERS ARE NAMED
Appointees Given Authority to Sue
Bob in Mail Fraud Case.

NEW YORK, November 81 tF9-Gen-
eral Judge Alfred c. Coke yesterday ap-
pointed Joseph C. Flannery and Edgar
Allan Poe, jr., ancillary receivers for
Metal & Mining Shares. Inc, in this
district with authority to sue Charles
V. Bob and others for $4,000, 900 alleged
to be due for diversion OF assets~of the
corporation.
A jury hearing the trial of Fob and
Frederick c. Russell on mail fraud
charges growing out of the sale OF
sheres of Metal & Mining Shares, Inc.
and other mining stocks was dismissed
this week when it failed to reach an
agreement.
Flannery and Poe originally were ap-
pointed receivers of the concern ir
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
PAR0LED SLAYER GETS
LONG TERM FOR THEFT
Must Serve 33o-Day Sentence for
Stealing Money and Jewelry
From School.

Convicted last week Of stealing money
and jewelry from the fashionable
Holton Arms School for Girls, John p.
Trilling, So, OF the 100 block of Nine
teenth street, was sentenced to serve
$50 days in jail by Judge Ralph Given
In Police Court yesterday.
Trilling was paroled from Leaven-
worth T-litentiary two years ago after
servirg 20 years of life sentence for
numbering his wife's grandmother with
an aX.
Trilling was identified by a chape-
ron Of the Bancroft street school as
the man whom she accosted in hall
the night of the robbery. About $50
in money and jewelry belonging to four
time thrilling escaped, but was arrested
a week later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
SLAYERS ARE SENTENCED
Two Colored Killers Get Terms,
One 80 and Other 5 Years.

william Henry Frazier, rs, colored,
was sentenced Friday by Justice F.
D. Let's to serve 80 years in prison,
He had been indicted for first-degree
murder in connection with the killing
August 81 of his common-law wife,
Grace r. Janney, in Ivy City, but was
allowed to plead guilty to second degree
murder.
Lajoie A. Cooper, 27, colored, was
given a flve-year term for manslaugh-
ter. He had been indicted for first-de-
gree murder in connection with the
killing June 80 Of James l.. Edwards.
q former convict, in a dispute over
money due him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
MISSING GIRLS FOUND;
NINE MEN ARE ARRESTED
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 21.-Nine men
were arrested today after the police
found young girls, three of them sisters,
who had been missing from their home
in Oklahoma City for a month.
The men were held without charge
and the police declined to divulge their
names.
The girls were Helen, 16; zelma, IA.
and Ruth Morris, IA. The other girls
name was withheld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22

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Mems 81 Pajamas, zee
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Mems Union Suits, 89c
Medium and heavy ribbed union
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pants. Sizes SO to 46.
Mems $2.49 Robes, $1.95
Handsome, fluffy quality blanket
robes with heavy girdle. All sizes.
Street Floor.
Boys 79c Knockers, SEC
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Boys Wash Suits, 7Sc
$1.0O and SIPS fast-color suits,
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Boys Sheep-Lined Coats
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Regular collar-attached style, also
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Street Floor.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
BAPTIST GROUP
ENDS SESSION

The District of Columbia branch
of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion Society will close a three-day
convention at the Third Baptist
Church, Fifth and @ streets North
west tonight.
The principal speakers will be
the Rev. j. H. Randolph, cor
responding secretary of the Lott
Carey Society, and the Rev. George
Bullock. Both will give Illustrated
talks on their recent trip to Haiti
where they went to make a re-
ligiouS survey. Music will be fur
nished by the choirs of Pilgrim
and Morian Baptist churches.
The afternoon session today was
devoted to talks on missionary
work.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
WITNESS GONE;
SUITS HALTED

Two suits against the Washing
ton, Virginia and Maryland Coach
Company for $4,000 each. grow.
ing out of damages said to have
been received in a collision of
one of the company's buses and
an Army truck, which were
scheduled for hearing in the Ar
nngton Circuit Court yesterday,
were continued until June %
when a defense witness failed to
appear in court.
The jury had already been
selected and sworn in and the
oaths were being administered to
the witnesses when the absence of
the defense witness was noted.
The suits we're brought by
Marie Duhring and Louise E.
Cheyney. The accident happened
at Twenty-first and K Streets
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
GUARDSMEN TO DANCE

The Effco Club of Company
F.. 121st Engineers, District Of
Columbia National Guard, will
hold it's annual spring dance at
9 p. m. today in the garden hut
of the Dodge Hotel.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
Shrubs Are Planted
In Memory Of
WGShingtOnS

Shrubs planted in memory
of George Washington and
Martha Washington are now
resting in the earth on either
side of the walk in the side
yard of the Rockville High
School.
George and Martha, are the
names given by the school to
the two shrubs which were
planted following an assembly,
sponsored by the history classes.
Mary Gettings discussed the
Bicentennial and Calvin Linton
told of George WaShington's at.
titude toward trees.
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
TouOn Held Legally Dead
Produces Old Charter

FLEMINGTON, N. j.. April /.
The -:zens of this community
re alarmed last December by a
statement from DR.. Carlos w.
Godfrey, State director Of public
records, that Pennington was not
legally a borough.
Election papers recording the
vote in 1910 favoring the borough
form of government, and the in
corporation papers which the
change necessitated, could not be
found at the hall of records
here, DR.. Godfrey said.
Tongues wagged and old-tlmers
declared it was all foolishness.
They remembered distinctly that
Pennington voted to become a
borough by a vote of about Is
to /.
Nevertheless. Borough Clerk
William A. Abbott was instructed
+. the common counsel to re-
quest State Senator Horace G..
Prall to get busy at Trenton and
have a bill passed by the legisla-
ture validating the election and
the incorporation. On March 9
Senator Prails bill was duly
passed and residents here settled
down to await the favor of the
assembly.
Then it was discovered that
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
SCHOOL To PAY
!. CHILD NURSE

Since Congress created the Of
flee Of matron for underage chill.
dren at the Webster Americaniza-
tion School and neglected to ap
propriate a salary for the office,
school authorities will request an
appropriation of $1,000 in the
1888 budget for that purpose.
This was learned today from
Jere J. Crane, first assistant su-
perintendent of schools in charge
of business affairs, who declared
that in order to care for the un-
der-age children at the school
next year it will be necessary to
establish salary for the posi-
ton.
Approximately IS children less
than years of age are brought
to the school by mothers who
take Americanization courses at
the school. Congress agreed that
these children should be taken
care of by a matron. whose duty
1t would be to see that they re-
ceived proper attention without
any academic instruction.
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Bus Service Planned
For Michigan Park

The Washington Railway and
Electric Company will run q bus
shuttle service in the Michigan
Park area beginning April Is
when repairs to the Monroe Street
Bridge over the B. g. o. tracks
force temporary abandonment Of
rail service at that point, the Pub
lie Utilities Commission was noti-
fled yesterday.
Service will begin at Catholic
University, running east on Michi
gan Avenue, to Ninth, to Newton
and to Twelfth Streets, thence
north on Twelfth Street to Michi-
gan Avenue, returning via the
same route
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Sally Blaine Fined $50
Via Phone as Speeder

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April
l ON.SO.-Over the long-dis'
tance telephone Sally Blaine,
screen actress, reported to a Ven
tura county judge who fined her
$50 for speeding yesterday.
Miss Blaine admitted she was
driving 65 miles an hour near
Ventura.
The Washington times., 1931-04-01

County Clerk Bergen had the
papers all the time.
The Washington times., 1931-04-01

Mill purchase perfects and irregulars
of beautiful new rayon and Isle socks
in all styles and colors. Half socks, %
socks, turnover "shorties" and boys golf
hose. Street Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

Military honors attend last rites at West
Point for Cadet Richard B. Sheridan, jr, fatally
injured in the ArmyYae foot ball game. The
entire Cadet Corps was present for the burial
in the cemetery ABOVE the plains of West Point.
where military leaders and heroes rest.
Q Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

H. G. Wells (right), distinguished British
author, leaving the White House with Sir
Ronald Lindsay. the British Ambassador who
presented him to President Hoover on his
recent visit here. o Associated Press Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

Views of the mishap in which Col
and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh were res
cued from the Yangtze River, at Han
kow, China. after their plane capsized
Above: Col. Lindbergh seated on the
wing of his plane while it is being
hauled to the deck of the British plane
carrier Hermes. At right: Mrs. Lind
bergh, just taken from the water.
kneels on the deck of the rescue sam
pan, while her husband, in the water.
holds to the boats side.
9 Wide World Phi toS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-27
Charley Retzlaf
to Fight Tuesday
North Dakota Heavyweight,
Prospective Champion, to
Face Mateo Osa


New York, July 27.-(R-Fistic fol-
lowers in the New York district will
get another glimpse this week OF
Charley Retzlaff, Leonard, NJ. D.. and
Steve Hamas. Passaic, N. j., both po-
tential heavyweight champions in
the eyes of some earnest students of
the game.
They appear on the Greensboro
stadium card Tuesday night, Retzlaff
opposing Mateo Osa, hard-hitting
Spaniard In the 10-round feature, and
Hamas battling Frank Morris, veteran
armory fighter, in an eight-rounder.
Retzlaff has compiled an impress
sive record in the last year and made
so good q showing In M of the pre-
liminaries to the Max Schmeling-
Young Stribling heavyweight cham
pionship match that der Make"
pointed him out as a possible chal-
lenger for the title In the none too
distant future.
Schmeling possibly never saw Ha-
mas In action but some experts think
the New Jersey lad Is an even more
promising prospect than Retzlaff.
Detroit offers q featherweight joust
on Thursday between Earl MAESTRO Of
| Chicago and Vidal Gregorio Of Spain.
AL Singer. ex-king Of the light
! weights, and Cannonball Eddie Mar
tin. former bantamweight ruler. clash
Friday night at the Coney Island
stadium here. A six-round bout be-
| tween Judy Zuniga. California feath-
| erweight. and Johnny Pena. New
| York, tops Madison Square Gardens
new talent" show tonight. Jack
(Kid) Berg. English lightweight. will
meet Phil Griffin. Newark. at Dream
land park. Newark. tonight.