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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-02
DYNAMITE LEAGUE.

Season Records.
High Individual game-Campana tWiid
High individual set-Beyer Cab Katzl. 3es
High nat game--Robey Cab Katzl, 9S.
High Individual avera ges-Beyer LAB
KatS) i09-ii; Weisbach (Wrecking Crew,
1923 Chipouras (Dri Kleenersl, 1902.
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SEEKS GOLF LAURELS
Billings. D. c. Player. in Final Test
of Mexican Tourney.

MEXICO CITY, November ? iP,-
John H. joss OF indianapolis, Yale foot
ball star Of half a dozen wears ago. and
Ramona r. Billings OF Washington,
have advanced to the final round OF the
amateur golf championship Of Mexico
joss. who eliminated Percy Clifford.
three-times holder of the title. defeated
l. J, Ryan Of San Antonio and 4.
Billings defeated Francis Nisbet of
Minatitlan. the medaliSt Both joss and
Billings now are resident in Mexico.
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TULANE TO DONATE GAME
Will Give Net Profits of Sewanee
Clash to Charity.

NEW ORLEANS, November 2 CP).--
Tulane University will turn over It's
net profits on the Sewanee g1me hare
November 81 to aid the unemployed OF
New orleans, DR.. Wilbur C. Smith,
athletic director, has announced.
The decision was made as result OF
the call Of President Hoover for such
assistance in the unemployment situa-
tipn
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sANICO LEAGUE.


High team game-La- Billie, sos.
High team Set-Fagan. l,6l1.
High individual aVerage--Bittephender 107.
High individual game-W, Mills, i47.
High individual sew. Mills, $40
High strikes--Millenafy, Q.
High spares-Pratt. 80.
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BASKET BOARD MEETS

D. c. Approved omcials to Discuss
Rules of Game Tonight.
A meeting Of the District of Column
bia Board of Approved Basket Ball ON
Gals will be held tonight at 1880 O'Clock
at the Central Y. NJ c. A.
There viii be a discussion OF rules.
Applicants for membership should a.
tend.
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EASTERN srAR GIRLS LEAGUE.


High team game--Ruth. $50.
H E5iighh team ss.-Ruth' 1887.
High individual game--Ackman, lS6.
High individual set--Aekman, SIS.
High strtkes-Oyen, H.
High spares--AcsYnan, ~.
High nat gamc-Patton, "a.
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NoRrH WAsHTNGToN LRAGuE

Season Records.
High team set-shade Factory, l,74a.
Hen NAN ndmIu, msI .ssnBdteh. ese.
Hieh individual game-Ensilsh, 100.
High strikes-Q. H. WaYthen, IL
High spares--Walson and Parsons, So
HSh individual average--Billihieme ile-a.
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT LEAGJ

l 604.
High team game--Survey. SIS
High individual game-Peake, 162.
High individual set--peake. $50.
High individual average--Dukes, 1854.
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High team game----Kiwanis.. So.
High team set--Kiwania, 1885.
aigh individual gsne-SinGer (Kiwanis),
a, High individual set--Aarenssn (MoAaYeh),
High strikes-Nee fcosmopelitan), 7,
Hlgh spaTes-Bangs tReeiproeity), 10;
Hi.h Individual avsEsss-slnEer tKi-
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Big Six: Kansas State, tied with
Nebraska for the lead, faces improved
Iowa State and Kansas plays Okla.
hcma. Nebraska and Missouri play
Iion-conference foes, the former bat
Ting Iowa Of the Big Ten and Missouri
facing Drake Of the Missouri Valley
Conference Friday night.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
DISTRICT BILLS GO
TO SUBCOM MITTEES
Measures Relating to Release of
Mortgages and Deeds of Trust
Among Chief Items.

number Of local bills and resolu-
tons that have been referred to the
Senate District Committee since the
present session of Congress began have
been assigned to subcommittee for
consideration. Among them are the
following:
10 the subcommittee on insurance
and banks, headed by Senator Blaine
OF Wisconsin-Bills relating to the re-
lease OF mortgages and deeds of trust .
to regulate the foreclosure of mort
cages; to regulate and license real es-
tate brokers and statesmen, and a bill
to amend the banking laws.
10 the subcommittee on streets and
avenues, headed by Senator Glenn of
1lllnols-Resolutions to provide for the
naming Of Blair Circle; to authorize
closing of Water street between Twenty
second and Twenty-third streets: to au-
thorize widening of Thirteenth street
between Monroe street and Spring
road
To the subcommittee on public
health, hospitals and charities, headed
by Senator Copeland Of New York-A
resolution to investigate the effect of
sewage disposal in the Potomac River:
to eliminate alley dwellings; to provide
repairs for Casualty Hospital; bill re-
lating to the care. maintenance and
education of children born out of we'd
lock, bill to amend the lunacy laws
To the subcommittee on police and
fire, headed by Senator Carey of Wyo-
ming--A bill authorizing police trial
boards to compel attendance of wit
nesses and production of documentary
evidence.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

The redheaded woodpecker and the
sap sucker escaped the rising waters
by flying to the sky and catching hold
of it with their beaks. The water rose
to their tails. The Tuncas also have
their version of the we'll known Indian
thunder story.
Apparently the Tunicas had a modified
form of the Southeastern sun god
religion which reached its greatest de-
velopment among the NatcheZ. They
had their own temple, probably with its
perpetual fire, but there is no record
that their religious rites were marked
by the human sacrifices which marred
the observances of their aristocratic
neighbors.
Tribal Mounds Are Located.
The Smithsonian Institution ethnol-
ogists are trying to get at the past of
these lower Mississippi peoples before
the coming Of the white men. DR..
SWanton devoted considerable atten-
ton to the identification of archeolog-
ical sites with places mentioned by
early explorers. A second member of
the Smithsonian staff, w. M Walker.
now is conducting an archaeological
survey Of mounds and village sites
OuSiiOuL bOlASldIld. ne HAS lOtdCSQ
one large group of mounds which have
remained virtually untouched by curl
osity hunters through the vigilance of
the owner of the property.
North of the town of Lake Provi-
dence, near the Arkansas line, Mr..
Walker found new levee being con-
structed which ran directly through a
group of three fiat, quadrilateral
one of which already had been
in it. Another of the
mounds is to be removed to furnish
building material for the levee. Some
relationship is suspected between the
old Louisiana people and the mound
builders of the Ohio Valley.
The newly gathered linguistic and
material will be compared
with that obtained by earlier explorers
including the French author Cha
teaubriand. who visited the Natchez
country and made his observations
there the basis of one of his most pop
ular works. He was not a scientific
observer. however, and considered IAN
Indian an Indian" without any effort
to diferentiate between peoples.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Fewer Charges and Smaller
Revenue From Fines Re-
ported by Police.
NUMBER OF CONFESSIONS
ALSO REFLECTS "SLUMP"
Defendants Likewise Show Less
Disposition to Plead Guilty.
Prefer Jury Trials.

Business OF the Police Court has de
creased noticeably" since the brutality
scandal, put police are bringing in bet
Ter prepared cases, it was declared yes
terday by Judge Ralph Given.
Oourt records also show a falling off
IN cases and revenue, and attaches pre-
dlcted that the total income from fines
1or the year would be less than in 1890
Juoge Given estima ted that during
the lour months beginning with Au-
euSt, When the investigation started of
ponce thrd-degree practices. there has
peen reduction of a third or fourth
in more important cases, The revenue
from fines in this period likewise
dropped $4,000 under the correspond
ing four months of last year.
Fewer Confessions Made.
The moral effect of such an inyes-
tigation,' Judge Given said. is bound
70 snow on the quantity of police busi-
Judge Given and other court officials
alSo pointed out that there have been
ie"er confessions brought into court
oy ponce since the brutality inquiry
and that there had been less disposition
on the part of defendants to plead
guilty upon arraignment. These con-
oltlonS, 1t was explained, led to the
change IN many charges from felonies
10 mlSdemeanors, because the police
nave 1ound 1t easier TO get a conviction
Tor mlsdemeanor in Police Court than
on a felony charge in the District SUI
preme Court.
One explanation offered for the de-
cine IN court revenue is that more
oelendants are entering pleas of not
guilty and demanding jury trials, The
result is that the court calendars are
becoming more congested with iurv
trlal cases, and the fines which would
nave been collected had the defendants
pieaoeo guilty are not being poured
INTO the Golfers of the court.
Arrests Also Decrease.
The reduction in police court busi-
ness also Is reflected in the arrest rec
ords of the police department In the
!aSL 1our months the arrests totaled
1926 as compared with l9528 for the
corresponding period of 1890. The total
arrests Tor the four months also were
nearly 5000 under those for the months
OF April, May, June and July.
Inc decrease was principally IN
arrests for Federal offenses. rather than
ior violation OF traffic or police regula-
tlons. The Federal ofenses included
IhoSe Tor attractions of the prohibition
LaW Whch are prosecuted bv Assistant
United States Attorney David A. Hart
Last year, the police court collected
S4Z4'OOO in fines, but on December /,
thls year, with only one more month tn %
the nnes aggregated S357,OOO The
courts banner year, financially. was
1929. when the fines reached the rec
ord-breaking figure of 1862 900.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
DELAY ON SUBWAY
PROJECT ADVISED
Park Board Would Wait on
Street Car Merger or Track
age Agreements.

The Capital must wait awhile before
it constructs street railway subway in
the downtown section.
This is the opinion of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, whose annual report, released
yesterday, contains the results of a
survey Of the street railway situation.
Any investment in 50 large project
as a subway In downtown Washington
should presumably wait upon either
merger or joint trackage agreements
between the street railway companies" :"
the commission asserted.
1T is believed that because Of many
characteristics, the street railway sys-
tenn gives less effective service than
would be possible if the existing lines
could be combined in such a way as
to be operated practically as one uni
fled system. Taking all the car routes
and adding together the number of
turns that car making round trip
on each would have to take. 1t is found
that there are $40 right-hand turns
and $50 left-hand turns There is also
ooiiiS uilAiCSCSod4y PAL
alleling of lines. 1t is evident that
such conditions are not conducive to
the greatest convenience of the public
nor to ultimate economy of operation
The first study of the commission
has indicated the possibility, by build
ing approximately six miles of new
track and abandoning some 16 miles of
old track which now has to be MAIN
tanned, of eliminating 18O right-hand
turns and 160 left-hand turns. OF
course, more exhaustive study may
show that some of these changes would
not be as advantageous as now appears.
but the fact that the circumstances
justify such intensive study and favor
able consideration of any plan to permit
closer cooperation between the car
lines is manifest.
This matter is to be the subject of
further discussion and conference with
the Public Utilities Commission and
the street railway officials themselves. i"
Evening star., 1931-12-27
BELTSVILLE SCHOOL
GROUP SEES PLAYS
Al Girls Render Christmas Carols
Sixth and Seventh Grade
Pupils Present Show.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BELTSVILLE, Md, December 26
The December meeting OF the Beltsvjlle
Home and School Association was held
at the school, the business meeting be-
ing followed by group of PLAYS by the
pupils. Mrs. Pearl Miller reported SO 40
from recent luncheon, to be added to
chair fund. Boy Scout Troop Commit
tee announced the appointment of Mil
Ton l.. Whlpp as scoutmaster for the
coming year. Five dollars was appro-
pr1ated for supplies needed by the
teachers
Mr.. Miller, assistant county superin-
tendent OF schools has been very
prompt in relieving the water situation
The we'll was made deeper and s feet
OF water reported. The organization
voted to give hot lunches two weeks
trlal IN January under the supervision
OF Mrs. Burnett Of Branchvilie. Belts
vile All girls, attired in their new
white dresses made by themselves, rem
dered group of Christmas carols. Ju-
Nor 4-H members gave a play.
The Christmas Stocking was pre-
Sented by the following cast from tho
sixth and seventh grades: Robert
Moseley, Mary Moore, Bessie GingelI
Carl Frey, Robert Ziepolt and PATSY
Gosman. Mrs. Ryman acting PRINCIPAL
accompanied by Miss Susie Beall at the
piano, sang.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
EXPERTS RESCUE TUNICA LORE
AND LANGUAGE FROM OBLIVION
EthnoIogist Visits Survivors
in Mississippi Delta Area
to Study Dead Tongue.
Second Scientist Is Exporting
Mounds and Village Sites
of 0nce-Great Nation.

Remnants Of the language and folk
lore of an ancient people who dwelt in
the Mississippi Delta country during the
period of white colonization are being
rescued from the brink of oblivion
DR.. John r. SWanton, ethnoogist of
the Smithsonian Institution, has lust
returned from Louisiana, where, on a
tiny reservation near the mouth of the
Red River, live the last of the Tunicas
Six or seven families of small farmers.
most OF whom have only vague ideas of
the past glorieS of the tribe
When the French settled Louisiana
the Tunicas allied themselves with the
newcomers against the powerful Natchez
nation, which represented one of the
highest stages of American Indian cul-
ture north of Mexico and which fought
bitterly against the intruders. The
tribes we're old enemies. The Natchez
at least made name for themselves
in history. The Tunicas were largely
forgotten. They became absorbed in
the white culture around them
Three Know Native Language.
DR. Swanton found three persons on
the Tunica reservation with some knowl-
edge of the native language. 1t is a
peculiar language for the New World,
with sex differentiation of both ami
mate and inanimate objects, such as
Is prominent in most of the Aryan
language group. well developed To find
anything just like it among the Indians
one must go to the tribes of the lower
Columbia. Only vague relationship,
language and that of the neighboring
Natchez, although there is some evil
dence that the two people belonged to
the same general racial stock
Up to the present generation a few
Tunicas have clung tenaciously to their
old traditions. but within another
generation these probably will have dis
appeared altogether. All the Tunica
children speak French and English a. d
find these tongues sufficient. Even at
that, the tribe has Jared better than
the more powerful Natchez Recently
it was possible to find only two old
Indians who could speak anything of
the Natchez tongue. They probably are
the last survivors Of one of the most
powerful tribes in the New World during
the seventeenth century.
Tunicas Worshiped Sun God.
DR. Swanton obtained from the sur
viving TunicaS versions of the legendry
and folklore Of the tribe. In common
with other tribes of the Southeast they
had the flood story" which ap-
parently developed Independently of the
Babylonian story that appears in the
Old Testament Yet the two legends
show curious likenesses
The Tunica story is that Of folk
hero who constructs raft of canes
upon which he and his family are car
ried to the sky. The animals did not
have a place on this New World ark
Evening star., 1931-12-27
SUNDAY SCHOOLS HOLD
YULE Entertainments
Grace and Epworth Methodist
Churches of Gaithersburg
Celebrate.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GAITHERSBURG, December 20
The annual Christmas entertainments
of the Sunday schools of Grace and
Epworth Methodist Churches here were
held in the respective churches with
large attendance.
At Grace Church, the pageant, "At
the Manger," was presented by men,
bers of the Sunday school and church.
Carols were sung, Mrs. Edgar Rogers
contributed a vocal solo, and a duet
was rendered by Mrs. Lawrence Darby
at the pipe organ and Mrs. Rofers at
the piano. The pastor of the church.
Rev. Denny L. Fringer, officiated.
The exercises in EpWorth Church in
cluded carol singing and pageant, the
being in charge of Mrs. Nor
man B. Jacobs w. G. Davis, formerly
Of the Sunday school,
presided.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
FACES
ARREST IN ATTACK
Glassford to Ask Warrant
for Alleged Beating of
Prisoner.

A warrant for the arrest of Policeman
jeremiah Cullinane, alleged TO have
beaten a prisoner in cell at the first
precinct, will be sought tomorrow, Brig.
Gen. Pelham D. GlaSsford Superintend-
ent of police, declared yesterday.
Gen. GlaSSford. Inspector T. R. Bean
and Capt. w. E. Holmes conferred with
Assistant United States Attorney Will
bert McInerney yesterday but no charge
was placed against Cullinane pending
hearing of the stories of witnesses by
McInerney Monday morning At that
time the prosecutor will decide whether
he will take the case to court.
Cullinane is alleged to have beaten
Wilbur A. Hofmann. "a of GA MaSsa-
chusetts avenue, Friday knocking out
two of the prisoners teeth. Hoffman,
was arrested in Hahn's shoe store,
Seventh and K streets. He will be ar
raigned in Police Court on a house.
breaking charge tomorrow
Hofmann told Capt. Holmes that
Cullinane struck him without provoca-
ton. Four other prisoners are said to
corroborate Hofmann'S story, while a
colored bootblack who plies his trade in
the police station, said that Hoffman,
resisted Cullinane.
Gen. GlasSford said yesterday that
investigation of the occurrence indi-
Gated that the alleged assault happened
when Hofmann refused to Obay GULL
names order to move into another cell.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
ASK SKC0NDEMNAT|ON
LAW CHANGE HERE
D. C. Commissioners Urge
Abolition of Jury Award
for Buildings.

Revision Of the law under which in
sanitary buildings and structures that
have oeteriorated more than so per cent
of their restoration value are con-
demned was requested by the Commits
sionerS in transmitting a bill on the
subject to Chairman Capper of the Sen
ate District Committee yesterday. The
Senator said he would introduce the
measure when Congress reconvenes.
The Commissioners explained that
under the present law property owner
may take the board for the condemna-
ton of insanitary buildings into court
and have jury of award appointed,
and procure verdict of award against,
or force a compromise with, the District
of Columbia, thus receiving compensa-
ton for worthless building"
The city heads recommended that the
provision for jury of award be elimi-
mated and provision be made for a
committee Of three persons of engineer
ing or building experience. Their serv-
ices would be paid for from the general
revenues of the District, when the find
ings are against the District, and,
otherwise, the costs would be assessed
against the property owner.
The Commissioners expressed the be-
lief the bill would provide more acqui-
table basis for award of damages to any
property owner who may feel aggrieved
The bill provides for several minor
changes in other portions Of the law.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL AT ASPEN
WILL GIVE PLAY TUESDAY
st. Mary's Church Group to Preser .
Pageant in Parish Hall.
Participants Named.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md, December 26,
The Sunday school OF st. Mary's
Church will hold their Christmas en-
'tertainment In the Parish Hall at
Aspen on Tuesday evening, December
29, at pm.
Those to appear as principal charac-
ters In the pageant follow: Mrs. Janet
Smith, Lawrence Rabbit, Misses Mar
garet Ashton, Helen Rabbit, Catherine
Rabbit, Pearl Graeves. Marguerite
Graeves, Dorothy Martin. Margaret
Carroll, Virginia Shepherd and Frances
Shepherd. Norma Gates, Dorothy Hull,
Eunice Gill. Helen Graeves, PHYLLIS
Mcintyre, Eva Smith, Dorothy Judd.
Eva Turner, Dorothy Watkins, Mrs.
Catherine Smith, Preston Hull, How
ard Brown, Burton Disney, Erwin Nc
Intyre, jr., Leo Hull. William Disney,
Miss Margaret Carroll, girls and boys
of the intermediate classes, Margaret
Xander, Audrey Graeves, Catherine
Brown, Louise Prunier, Racine Disney,
June Hull, Junior Stevens, Douglas
Disney.
The Christmas carols will be sung
by the choir, assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth
Kerr, soloist of Rock Creek Church in
Washington.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
JOBLESS STRIP CITY
RELIEF AGENCIES OF FOOD
Stocks of Salvation Army, Central Union and Gospel
Missions Depleted.

Like a horde of hungry locusts, con-
tinuous lines of homeless and jobless
men descended upon the city's rescue
missions over Christmas and literally
stripped some of them bare of available
food and clothing.
Taking stock after the first icy blast
had crowded the three missions and
temporary lodging houses to overflow
ing on Christmas night, welfare work.
ers Jared forth early yesterday to re-
plenlsh depleted provisions for others
who sought relief and shelter from last
nights Geld.
Despite the almost unprecedented de-
mands made on them, the agencies are
keeping open house. They were able
to carry on the work without sending
out additional appeals for help. More
than 1000 men were fed and sheltered
on Christmas day and night at the
Central Union Mission, the Gospel Mis-
sion and the Salvation Army,
With continued cold weather, how
Evening star., 1931-12-27

ever, the Central Union and Gospel
Missions, which bore the brunt of
transient care, may be compelled to
call upon their supporters for additional
aid to tide them over crowded nights to
come. Conditions at the Salvation
Army were reported little better.
After feeding $50 men at Christmas
dinner and sheltering nearly 400 for the
night, the Central Union Mission was
forced to almost similar measures Fri
day night to keep from turning away
out-of-luck men.
What We need most of all is cloth
ing and overcoats, particularly over
coats said Supt. John S. Bennett.
Similar conditions exist at the Cos
pei Mission, where the stock of cloth
ing was all but depleted.
The three welfare agencies were not
caught mapping on Christmas, because
special efforts had been made to well
come every destitute man who sought
aid, but after the tables were cleared
very little food remained.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Fairfax Cantata Tonight.

FAIRFAX, Va, December 26 (Spe-
ciaD "A sacred cantata. Ashfords set
ting of 'The Holy Night" will be pre-
sented at Zion Episcopal Church to-
morrow night at 7:30 o'clock. Solos
will be sung by Miss Adelaide Lewis,
Mrs. H. P. Baker, Mrs. Frederick D.
Richardson. Miss Grace Hillyer, George
Robey and Robert Graham, all Of Fair
fax, and by Frank Finch Of Falls
Church.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
NEW OXON HILL CLUB
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Harold Gibbons Is President of St.
Ignatius' Parish Group,
Recently Formed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to the Stsr.
OXON HILL, Md, December 20
The Loyola Club of St. Ignatius Parish,
Oxon Hill, has elected the following
officers: Harold Gibbons, president;
Miss Bertha Moreland, vice-president;
Miss Nan Phelps, secretary, and Cor
nelius Tucker, treasurer.
The club was organized at meeting
earlv in December held at Assumption
Rectorv in Congress Heights, with
Father F. x. Cavanaugh acting as
chairman. It's first entertainment will
be a dance on New Year eve, De-
cember 81, at the Parish Hall, oxon
Hill.
The club will hold regular meetings
on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
At the next meeting, on January 26,
1882, a constitution will be presented
for adoption.