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La gaceta., 1931-12-26
BASE BALL
HAFEY, DEL ST. LOUIS PRO
NJ CAMPEON AL
BATE DE LA LIGA MAGIC
NAL

New York, die. 26.-A los tres
meses de haberse bateado ell Ill
timo hit, ACADIA de confirmarse
Ia victoria, por ell margen de ur
eabello obtenida por Charles
(Chick) Hafey, de San Luis, so.
bre Jim Bottomley, su compa-
nero de club, y Bill Terry, de los
Gigantes.
Hafey, una de las pocas estre-
las de la pelota que usa espejue-
los, estableci6 un promedio fl
nal de 1889, seguido de Ferry
con 1886 Y Bottomley, ell ter
Zero, con 1882.
Esta ha sido Il. primera tenn
porada desde 1892 que hubo ne
cesidad de recurrir a la cuarta
cifra para decidir ell triunfador.
Ese ano Clarence Childs, del
Cleveland, fue ell primero con
una marca de 1851 y Dam Brou
theirs, de Brooklyn 81 segundo
con 1850.
Terry hubiera podido veneer
Hafey, desplazandolo del pri-
mer lugar, de haber su mana
ger apelado a la estrategia, en- ell
.uego final. En- su primera vez
bate peg6 un hit, colocandose
Hafey; de haberlo retira-
10 McGraw del juego, hoy osten-
aria Ell campeonato. Pero Ha-
tomo su turno regular al ba-
e csc dia y "dispar6" los hits
Iue lie han dado el titulo.
Terry aparece al frente de la
4iga, en- tribeyes, con 20 de es-
os; y empatado con Klein en-
La gaceta., 1931-12-26
H EVERS CREE QUE
Ell BASEBALL HA CAM
BIADO POR COMPLETE

New York die. 26.-Johnny
coach de los Braves de
Boston, heroes de amos va pasa-
dos, cree que ell baseball de aho-
"a es completamente distinto al
de su epoca .
"Cuando 20 empece a jugar a
la pelota, hace 80 amos, era I'm
honor pertenecer a las grandes
ligas. Los individuos que perte-
necfan a elias estaban en- sus
puestos por su amor a la pelota.
Para ganar hacian esfuerZos ex-
traordinarios y 81 tenfan que
La gaceta., 1931-12-26

E""''w "e la uocad NO D o SaHehte 81 programme echandoe res en-
La gaceta., 1931-12-26

'observara listed que no hay
espacios entire las palabras, En-
Ell case de haberlos, ell trabaio
huoiera sido mucho mas faeil,
hntonces hubiera empezado Dor
hacer un cotejo y un analisis de
las pala6ras mas cortas, Y 81 hui
olera encontrado, como este es
siempre probable, una palabra
de una sofa letra a (un) or (yo)
trarr' C((((O(etaoishrdlcmfw
por eJemplo, hubiera considera-
DO como hallaba la soluci6n. Pc
ro' puesto que no habia espacios.
mi primer deber era notar las le
ttras predominantes, ash como
las que Sc encontraban en- menor
proportion.
Las conte todas y forme la
tabla siguiente."
La gaceta., 1931-12-26
BOXEO
BENNY BASS PUSO A DOR.
MIR A SAUNDERS

Filadelfia, die. 26.-En la be.
lea mas importante del dia de
Navidad, Benny Bass, de Fila,
DELTA, acost6 en- ell septimo asal-
to a Prince Saunders, de Chica-
go.
A los 81 segundos del s6pti-
mo, Bass, con una derecha, pu-
so termino al combate. Saunders
no hizo la resistencia que de el
Sc esperaba.
81 e~x-campe6n de peso ligero
que perdiera su titulo frente a
Kid Chocolate, tenia menos al
canoe de brazo que su adversa-
rio; pero llev6 la ofensiva con
una mezela de movimientos de
cabeza y golpes al cuerpo que de-
bilitaron gradualmente al negro.
La gaceta., 1931-12-26

ell pergamino echandole
por encima aqua caliente; des-
pu6s 10 colodu6 en- una cacerola
de hero, con ell craneo hacia
abajo, y puse dicho utensilio So
bre TN braserillo con carbones
encendidos.
"Transcurridos algunos minu
tos, y al estar la cacerola bien ca
liente, retire ell pergamino, y vi,
con indecible algeria, que estaba
marcado en- muchos sitios de
signos que semejaban cifras
puestas en- hneas. Volvi a po-
nerlo en- la cacerola y 10 tuve un
minute mas; y cuando 10 retire,
estaba tai emo va listed a verlo.
Y entonces Legrand, habiendo
calentado ell p~ergamino 10 some
ito a mi examen. Unos caracte-
La gaceta., 1931-12-26
"Pero en ell escrito

"Pero en- ell escrito que nos
ocupa, toda dificultad en- este
punto estaba resuelta por la fir
ma. Ell jeroglifico sobre la paIa-
bra Kidd no es possible mas que
en- la lengua inglesa. A no ne
dlar esta circumstance. hubiera
empezado mis- ensayos por ell es.
panol y el frances, por ser las
lenguas en- las cuales IN pirata
de los mares espanoles hubiera
empezado mis- ensayos por ell es-
panol y Ell frances, por ser las
ienguas en- las cuales un pirata
los mares espanoles hubiera
deoldo mas l~6gicamente ence-
rrar un secreto de esta natura-
lea. Pero en- el case actual. pre-
sunni que ell criptograma era in
La gaceta., 1931-12-26

anotar ell mayor n1mero de ca
rreras, 121.
Klein qued6 al frente en- "jon-
rones', con 81, Y en- ell total de
bases bateadas, SAT. n
| John IL Pepper Martin que
llev6 a los Cardenales a la victo-
ria con su batting, en- la serie
mundial, poniendose a 81 mismo
EN- la categoria de heroe, final.
[z6 dentro del circulo de los 800.
con un promedio de 300.2.
La gaceta., 1931-12-26
EVANS SUPERB A DIX

San Francisco, die. 26.-Jim-
my Evans. de Vallejo, Califor-
MIA, SUPERB aqui a Madison Dix,
del estado de Washington. Fue
I'm encuentro que dur6 los 10
asaltos, sin que lograran conmo-
YER al p1blico.
La gaceta., 1931-12-26
Edgardo Allan Poe
HISTORIAS
RAORDINARI
y Aventuras
de Arturo Gordon Pym
Sc habia hecho ell dep6sito.

Sc habia hecho ell dep6sito.
Mas que procedimiento ha
seguido usted?...
-Puse nuevamente el perga-
mino a la aeci6n del calor, des-
pues de haber aumentado Ell fue-
go, pero NADIA apareci6, sin en-
barge. Imagine que la eapa de
grasa podfa influir algo en- esta
falta de exito, y limpie cuidado-
La gaceta., 1931-12-26
LA GACETA
D R E

wick, en- ell segundo asalto, sien-
do p~roclamado vencedor. La qui-
jada del j6ven local recibi6 la
dinamita del pufo derecho de
Joe.
Battling Oscar, de Tampa,
venci6 en- la s~emi-final, por pun
tos, a Kayo Roberts, de Sebring.
La gaceta., 1931-12-26
TURNER 'NOQUEO A GRIF
FIN

Valdosta, Ca, die. 26.-En Ell
octave asalto, Sam Turner no
que6 a Jimmy Griffin, que pesa-
'ba 8 libras menos que eI. En- ell
mismo programa Charles Vais-
dem derrib6 en- ell tercero a Den
ny Burton, de Lake City, Flori-
da. Cada uno pesaba 158 libras.
La gaceta., 1931-12-26
RODRIGUEZ ACOSTO A BAR
WICK

Avon Park, die. 26.-Con una
formidable bofetada de derecha,
Joe Rodriguez, de Tampa, colg6
sobre las sogas a "Skeecer" Bar
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
GARRETT Shows
SLIGHT GAIN

The life of Charles Garbetr,
manager Of the Club Chantecler,
who was shot early Sunday morn
ing by Robert S. Montgomery,
wealthy New York clubman, still
hung in the balance today.
At Emergency Hospital it was
said that Garbett's condition is
improved, but that he is still in a
critical condition.
Funeral services for young
Montgomery were held yesterday
in New York, and tomorrow serV-
ices will be held for Jesse Taylor,
Washington policeman, who was
shot down by Montgomery as he
fled after shooting Garbett.
Final rites for the officer will
be held at funeral parlors at 1113
Seventh st. N. w. at 2 o'clock, fol
lowed by interment at Cedar Hill
Cemetery. Six brother officers
from the Second precinct will be
pallbearerS, and there will be o de-
tail from every precinct in the
District.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
RIVER DRAGGED
FOR CANOE|ST
Staff Photo

Harbor police continued search
for the body. of John j. Walsh,
Is, of 1918 Farragut st. N. w.,
drowned yesterday in the Potomac
River near Three Sisters when
his canoe upset.
Two companions swan to
safety but young Walsh disap-
peared after making few
strokes. His companions were
Thomas Russell, 16, of 1875 Cali.
fornia St. N. W.. and Philip Fries,
Is, of 1926 Hobart st. N. w.
The tragedy occurred shortly
after the three youths had OBJ
tanned permission to leave their
classes at Central High School
during the noon recess. They
went to the river and rented a
canoe.
Young Walsh's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George P. Walsh, knew
nothing of their sons fate until
p. m. when one of the youths
notified them the boy had
drowned.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
LEAVES PRISON,
REARRESTED

One dscy after he had been re-
leased fr ON Occoquan upon expi-
ration of a 6O-day sentence. Jo-
seph Vic tor Lamont. II. was ar
rested tot lay in Baltimore when o
stolen au tomobile he was driving
struck al Id injured a woman on
Light Str eet there.
The al Itomobile mont is
charged with driving, was stolen
last night from 1872 D St., N. w.
It is the property of Garnet D.
Curtis, of 122 Fifth st. N. E. La.
mont had been convicted of leav-
ing after C colliding and of a charge
of driving without permit and
was release I'd yesterday.
In Balti more today in Curtis
car, the 70 nth struck Mrs. Antoin-
cite Digri slime and then drove
through the window of a vacant
store.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
ESSAY CONTEST
ROOM OPEN

HEADQUARTERS of the essay con
test sponsored by The Washing
ton Times in connection with
the 1881 cleanup campaign were
opened yesterday in room 405 OF
the Hibbs Building, 723 Fifteenth
st. N. w.
The room will be used as a
meeting place for both grade
judges and the board of presid
ing judges. The first meetings
of the grade judges are sched'
uled for the last part of thk
week, and will be held daily un
til all the winners have been
selected. Michael Cohan, an EN-
ploye Of the Washington Clean
up Campaign Committee, which
co-operated with The Times ir
conducting the contest, is in
charge.
Hundreds of essays already are
on file at the office, and others
are being received in every mail
by George j. Adams, executive
secretary of the Cleanup Cam
paign Committee.
Seventy-eight thousand essays
were written by the school chill
dren, but only the best ones from
each grade in each school are
being sent to the grade judges
Glass and section teachers and
principals of the schools have
done the preliminary judging.
The contest began April &c
and ended last Friday, all stu
dents competing not only for the
prizes but striving for grade
marks in English. A gold grand
prize, IL silver medals, IL bronze
medals and 1900 honor certifi
Gates are being offered.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
WORKERS CH|DE
WAGE-CUTTERS
FRANCIS

In a plea to all industries to
stop wage-cutting, to speed return
to a sound economic basis, the
metal trades department of the
American Federation of Labor to-
day denounced industrial employ
ers as responsible for the present
depression.
To re-establish economic sound
ness, employers must discontinue
their present policy Of taking ad'
vantage of the condition of the
wage-earner. The statement says:
Reductions in wages cannot
increase employment, but re-
ductiOns in wages would def
nitely increase the doubt in
mems minds which must be
removed before real prosperity
can return"
The statement further declares
that some of those who reaped
great profits during prosperity
are now trying to force labor tc
bear the burden of their "un
sound and uneconomic" business
policies.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
OFFICIALS BEGIN
BUDGET STUDY

Preliminary hearings on the
1888 budget estimates were COM
pleted today by the District Com
missioners, who for the next few
weeks will study their efforts
preparatory to submitting their
final report to the budget bureau
in mid-June.
City heads are faced with the
problem of slashing more than
$1,000, 900 from the estimates rec
commended by departmental
heads, The total of estimates sub
mitted was $57 OCT ,384, while the
total available from all sources is
45,618,140.
In addition to this problem OF
drastic slashing, officials are con.
fronted with the proposition OF
making up $1,7OO,00O of the sur,
plus fund in the District treasury
which has been depleted.
The last estimates heard were
those of the Board of Education,
Considerable sentiment against
slashing school estimates has
arisen.
The total estimate of the school
system for 1888 is SIS, 2.O72
compared with the 1882 appro'
priation of $13,516,560.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
CIVIC LEADERS
INVITED

Officials and civic leaders who
have been invited to be the guests
of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association on the three
day cruise on the S. S. South
land, June IL to IS. have been
announced by President Mark
Lansburgh as follows:
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie, Gov.
John G.. Pollard, Luther Reichel-
derfer, president, Board Of Dis
trict Commissioners; Gen Her
bert B. Crosby, District Commis-
sioner: Major John c. Gotwals,
Engineer Commissioner; Senator
Arthur Capper, Representative
Clarence L. Mcleod, George w.
Offutt, president, washington
Board of Trade; Robert Cottrel,
Harry King, Dorsey w. Hyde, jr.;
Col. U. S. Grant Sd; Fred N. zihl-
man, Major Henry G. Pratt, In
spector w. S. Shelby: Chief George
Watson, and w. w. Bride, Corpo-
ration Counsel.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Of BUS
FACES LOSS
!. Of LEGS
Ariother Believed Near Death
In Greyhound Line Mishap
;lt Muirkirk Early Today

Charles Oberlander, IS, of Buff
lal b, N. Y, is near death in Emer-
geJ ncy Hospital suffering from a
po: s5ible fracture of the skull, In
terms al injuries and shock sus-
tain ed early today when Grey
houpld bus crashed into an over
head d bridge near Muirkirk, Md.
CIlle side of the bus was virtu-
ally torn away when the machine
became unma1lageable after 1t
blew a front tire.
Three Others Hurt
TT zee other passengers were
ta'.GE to other Washington hos
pital's by the Bladensburg rescue
squat and passing motorists.
TIL e driver, John C. Hoover. Of
Shan bokin, Pa, who was ques-
quest Loned by Maryland State po-
lice Under the direction of Sergt.
A M Mills, was not held.
TIL bus, carrying IL L~ssen-
gers, left Washington at 11:15
p. m.
Mrs : Anna Pagan, IS, of Balti.
more Is in Sibley Memorial HOspi.
tai. Physicians there said her
legs " ere so deeply cut it may be
necess ary to amputate them.
MissI Anna Berman, of Brook
lyn, N. Y, is also at Sihley, suf-
fering from severe lacerations and
bruises to the head and body.
Baltimore Man Hurt
James Morris, %. of Baltimore,
a forel nan for the Atlantic Coast
Shippirny Company was taken to
Casualty Hospital. His injuries,
while severe, are not critical.
The 1lninjured passengers, and
those whose hurts were slight
were ia ken to Baltimore by bus.
Oberl ander's brother, a clergy
man re siding in New York, has
been ntNtified. The elderly man
is in a ;semi-conscious state.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
LIQUOR HABITS
DEFY CHECK

p Prohibition has made it impos-
Sible for the life insurance in
Spector to get accurate informa-
ton about the drinking habits of
applicants for life insurance from
the large cities, c. E, Anstett,
head of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company's inspection de.
partment, said today in address
ing the twenty-first annual meet
ing of the medical section of the
American Life convention .at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
He said:
"For years we have tried to
report how many drinks the ap-
plicant takes each day; what
he drinks; how often he be-
comes intoxicated, and how re-
cent was the last of such Oc-
CurenceS.
Can't Check Up
''Under present conditions
question the possibility Of OBJ
tanning this information with
any degree Of accuracy in large
cities. The opportunities for
casual drinking in metropolitan
areas are many times what
they once were. Everyone who
knows conditions is well aware
of that. Add also the fact that
such drinking is not done
openly, and the difficulty TO be
encountered in obtaining real
facts is quite apparent"
Dual Life Hinted
Mr.. Anstett pointed out that 8
city man may lead dual life ir
his social life being addicted tt
wild parties" and in the office
being sober and industrious. Ii
O small town, however, he said
O man who takes an occasional
drink is apt to have the reputa
tion of a heavy drinker.
Other speakers included DR.
John B. Nichols, medical director
of the Acacia Mutual Life; Harry
p. Gallaher, of New York, ,anc
DR.. Albert Seaton, of Indianapo
lis. Ind.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
DEFENSE ASKS
FOR DIRECTED
VERDICT
U. S. Counsel Close Their Case
Abruptly Without Calling
Remaining Two Witnesses

The Governments presentation
of evidence against five persons
charged with conspiracy to black
mail Capt. and Mrs. Clarence c.
Calhoun, came to an abrupt end
this morning, when shortly before
noon it rested its case without
calling two remaining witnesses
who were waiting.
Defense Attorney Richard L.
Merrick then rose with a motion
for a directed verdict Of not
guilty.
The defendants are w. Clark
Noble, famous sculptor, and his
wife, Mrs. Emile B. Noble, James
F. Bird, an attorney, Stephen A
Armstrong, jr., and Mrs. Anna
M. Hillengrand.
The Government contends they
used blackmail methods to collect
10000 from the Calhouns which
the sculptor claims is but a part
of large sums which the Calhouns
owe him for his work in design
ing a memorial to motherhood
which was to be erected by the
Woman's Universal Alliance, an
organization sponsored by the Cal
hounS.
The last witness to appear was
Mrs. Mary Stone, a public steno
grapher. who was present at the
time of the arrest of the five.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
RAPS
. COAL PRICE
LEVELS
Representative Writes Letter
Describing inconsistencies
Among Dealers in District

Local coal merchants by adopt
ing the short ton Of 1000 pounds
are confusing consumers and may
obtain a higher profit on coal
they may buy, Representative
Robert Crosser of Ohio charged
today in a letter sent to the Dis
trict Commissioners
Representative Crosser stated
that an effort has been made to
show that consumers have re
ceived a corresponding reduction
in price from merchants who sell
the 2,000-pound unit instead OF
the long ton of 2,240 pounds.
The letter stated:
mine prices of egg, stove
chestnut size Of anthracite coal
are considerably lower this
spring than they were last
spring. The prices of pea and
buckwheat sizes at the mines
have slightly advanced. Wash
ington consumers have not,
however, received the full bene-
fit of the mining companies re-
duction and on the other hand
have been compelled to pay
considerably more for pea and
buckwheat than the increase
charged by the mines to Wash
ingtOn coal sellers.
1--WE see, therefore, that the
seller pays to the mine for egg
coal 6S cents less this year
than last, while the consumer
in Washington receives only
9 cents reduction"
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
CarneU to SerUe
Life in Atlanta Pen

William j. Carnell, serving a
life sentence for the murder of
Louis Bush, left Union Station
with seven other prisoners for
the Federal penitentiary at At
lanta, Ca, yesterday.
Carnell was accompanied by
Paul Embry, 20-year-old bandit
who escaped from Lorton a month
ago, and surrendered a day later.
The prisoners were escorted by
guards headed by M. M. Barnard.
superintendent Of penal institu-
tons for the District.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Man Held on Bond
In SElOOtinO Fran

L. o. Broadnax, colored, 614
North Alfred st., Alexandria, is
being held under $1,000 bond by
the Alexandria police court on a
charge OF shooting Abraham
Gladney. also colored, last night
in Eroadnax'S lunchroom, 200
North Payne st. Broadnax was
arr@sted shortly after the shoot
ing and the gun used was found
in the lunchroom. Gladney'S con-
dition is undetermined,
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Justice To Be Heard
Bv InQuirendO Club

The Inquirendo Club, composed
of lawyers, Government officials
and professional men Of Washing
ton, meeting for discussion of pub
lie questions, will have as its
chief speaker tonight Wendell p.
Stafford, recently retired Asso-
ciate Justice of the District of Co
lumbia Supreme Court.
Other guests and speakers at
the second annual dinner at the
Mayflower will be: Judge Paul
Linebarger, legal adviser to the
Chinese nationalist government; {;
Camden r. McAtee, Fred Nc
Laughlin, Dean Roscoe Pound, Of
the Harvard Law School, and Sen
ator j. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Boy Struck by Car
Near Home, RecOUerS

Grover Daniel, 10, of 4547
Grant st. N. w., was recovering
at Georgetown University Hos
pital today from injuries Suf-
fered last might when struck by
an automot lile near his home.
The aut pmobile, police said,
was driven by Joseph E. Fought,
%, of Park Lane, Va. Police
tested the car and found the
brakes to BIZ in working order.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
80 Contest Winners
Awarded With TriD

Thirty members of the George
Mason and Alexandria High
Schools student body will be the
guests of the Daughters of the
American Revolution on a sight
seeing trip to Fredericksburg
Saturday.
The students to make the trip
participated in an essay-writing
contest sponsored by the. Alexan.
dria Chapter of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Movie Reveals HOU
Diri0ibLe Is Built

Samples fthe materials and
equipment used in the construc-
ton of the U. S. s. AKroll. worlds
largest airship now being com
pleted at Akron, Ohio, is on dis
play at the Mid-Wa sh1ngton Tire
Company, 1881 Fourteenth st.
N. w.
The display is open to the
public daily and on Sunday. An
additional feature is the showing
of a continuous motion picture
giving views of the construction
of the airship.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
4O,878 Aid Appeals
Received in 1890

The Social Service Exchange,
the purpose of which is to pre-
vent duplication by charity organi-
cations here in welfare work, re.
ceived during 1880 a total of 40,.
S78 inquiries about persons asking
aid that year, according to the an
1lual report just made public. OF
this number, 1854. or nearly one.
third, were already on the lists OF
one welfare body or another thus
preventing this much duplication
Of charity.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Alexandria School =,
CLOSING DQHs Set

The dates for the closing of
Alexandria schools have been an
nounced. st. Agnes School for
Girls will close June /; Episcopal
High School, June 2; the Theo-
loS3cal Seminary, June 4 and 5;
Sd. Mary's Academy, June 9, and
the Xaveriom Brothers School,
June IL.
The parochial schools will close
.y,Ine IL; George Mason High
.Tune II, and Alexandria High
school, June IL.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
19 Boy Scout Troops
TO Hold Giant Camp

Nineteen Boy Scout troops
from the District and nearby
Maryland and Virginia will send
their most expert camping patrols
to participate in a giant camporee
to be held June 6 at the Braemar
Forest.
The camporee will exhibit he
boys ability in pitching tents, ar
ranging camp, and preparing
meals.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
G. O. P. STATE CLUBS

The annual meeting of the Re-
publican State clubs, will be held
Thursday May 21 at 8 p. m, at
the rooms of the National Capital
Republican Club, 1881 q st.
N. W., it was announced today
by U. S. Marshal E. C. Snyder,
its president.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
ALexardriG's Public
Ambulance ArriUeS

The Alexandria Fire Depart
ment ambulance, the price OF
which was raised by the firemen
through public subscription, ar
rived yesterday and will be ex-
hibited before being put in serv-
ice. 1t is the only public ambu-
lance in the city, as the Alexan-
dria Hospital has none, private
ambulance being loaned in emer-
gencieS.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
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