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Evening star., 1933-02-17
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Evening star., 1933-02-17

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Evening star., 1933-06-19
AMERICAN GOLFER
WINS AT H0YLAKE
George Dunlap, Jr., Enters
Third Round of Brit
ish Amateur Play.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOYLAKE, England, June l9.-George
Dunlap, jr, leading United States en-
trant in the British amateur golf cham
pionship, today made an auspicious
start in his title quest as he defeated
Joseph CORY. Irish amateur, and 3,
in a second-round match. Both had
first-round byes.
Dunlap was master of the match
throughout, taking the second and third
holes for a Cup lead, which he held
through the first nine, as the other
holes were halved, and then winning
the thirteenth and fifteenth to end the
match.
CORY. little-known player from
County Kildare, won only one hole OF
the Is played, the twelfth, where Dun
lap slipped one over par.
c. Ross (Sandy) Somerville, Canadian
holder of the United States amateur
title. advanced with Dunlap to the
third round, defeating D. H. r. Martin,
an old oxford Blue, 4 and g.
Martin gave Somerville quite tus-
sle through the early stages, Sandy
needing the last two holes OF the flrst
nine to round the turn l up, but the
"in" holes were all Somerville. The
Canadian won five straight from the
eight through the twelfth and ended
the match on the fifteenth green as
they halved in SIS.
John de Forest, defending title holder,
went out in an overtime match with
G.. D. Hannay, little known club
player from Woking, coming from be-
hind to square the match at the six
teenth, but losing out on the twentieth
hole. De Forest won the title last year
for the first time after going to the
final the year before.
Jack Nash of London, Ontario, de-
feated w. F. Wiseman of the Leaning
ton and Country Club in the first
round. and /.
Nash, clubmate of Somerville, shocked
Hoylake galleries by wearing white
socks over his golf hose
Il do this to keep the sand out of
my Shoes" he explained to the curious.
The first defeat for the Canadian
contingent came early when Bernard
Darwin, the golf writer, won from c.
w. Wigle of Hamilton, Ontario, in the
second round, 3 and 2.
Evening star., 1933-06-19
MATTERN SEARCH
PATROL GROUNDED
Two Navy Flyers Weather.
Bound by Fog-AWait
Better Conditions.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NOME, Alaska, June 19.-Weather
bound by cold banks Of fog and low
lying clouds for "a hours, two Navy
f1iers stationed in the Pribilofs awaited
better conditions today to start search
for Jimmie Mattern, lost on the Trans
Pacific lap Of his ound-the-world
flight.
Their bases, the old troop ship Ar
gonne and the aircraft tender Patoka,
were prepared to steam westward along
the Aleutians, reports here said, II
needed to aid the search.
The fiiers are Ensign William A.
Moffett, jr., son of the late Rear Ad-
miral Moffett, and Lieut.. John Vest.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard. to-
gether with eight to dozen CONNER
cial and private fliers on the mainland,
also were in action hunting for Mat
tern, now unreported on his fifth day
after taking off from Khabarovsk, ST.
IBERIA, on a 2,500-mile fight to Nome.
Two years ago Don Moyle and Cecil
Allen were safe on an Aleutian island
for seven days, on a transpacific flight,
before being able to fly to the Siberian
mainland and send out word they were
still alive.
Evening star., 1933-06-19
LIBRARY BUILDING FUND
DECISION SEEN TODAY

A decision is expected to be reached
this afternoon by the commission In
charge of the Library of Congress
building program whether to ask the
President for a fund under the indus
trial recovery act to proceed with con-
struction of the proposed Library annex
The commission, of which Senator
Barkley of Kentucky is chairman, will
meet at 8 o'clock The site for the
annex has been bought, covering a
square and a half, between Second and
Third streets northeast, just back OF
the main library building.
The industrial recovery law contains
authority to make this project part of
the public works program If the com
mission in charge so requests. The
amount needed to complete the annex
project is about s5,000,000.
Evening star., 1933-06-19
.M'ELROY K|DNAPER
CONFESSES CRIME
George MCGEE Tells Police
He Is Wanted by Kan
SaS Authorities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va. June l9.-George
MCGEE. 81. alias George L. Jackson.
who police said admitted he was wanted
by Kansas City authorities as par
ticipant in the kidnapping of Miss Mary
McElroy, daughter of the city manager
of that city. was in custody here yes
terday.
Meanwhile Lynchburg police held
Howard Elmer Wilson, %. of Meriden,
Kans, for questioning in the same
case
Roanoke police arrested MCGEE yes
terday on charges of drunkenness and
carrying a concealed weapon.
Lynchburg police said MCGEE and
Wilson came to Lynchburg about two
weeks ago, but MCGEE left for Roanoke
yesterday leaving Wilson behind. When
arrested, police said, Wilson had two
sub-machine guns, five pistols and two
bullet vests in his possession.
Although Wilson had not been con-
nected with the McElroy kidnapping,
police said they were told Kansas City
authorities would seek his extradiuon.
MCGEE when arrested had in his pos
session an automobile bearing Kansas
license plates. Police took from his
person Sl3O in travellers checks, 500
bill and three notes of smaller denomi-
nations. They said they were attempt
ing to learn if the larger bill was one
of those included in the 100000 ransom
paid for Miss McElroy's release.
While he waited the arrival of Kansas
City police. who notified local authori-
ties they would come here for him. Nc
Gee related to police story of the
kidnapping.
He voiced resentment Of purported
statements of other members of the
gang who, he said, "squealed" on him.
Police quoted him as saying he would
return willingly to face his accusers.
In the presence of police and news
paper reporters, MCGEE told of the Nc
Elroy kidnapping. You look like re-
porters," he told the newspaper men,
land if they (other members of the
getting this story from me-"
his part in the kidnapping and subse-
quent activities of the gang. Replying
to a question, he said he did not know
how many were in the gang or how
many were to have been "cut in" on
the $4,000 ransom.
MCGEE said he had been on a farm
in Kansas and one of his companions
sent word to come to Kansas City. Il
thought it was a bank job" he said.
until Tuesday before the girl was
kidnapped on Saturday morning. Then
they told me what the plans were"
Evening star., 1933-06-19

of tomato soup, hash, peas and bread
and Java. BY LAS we were off again
for Nantucket The weather began to
look threatening, so the skipped ordered
just the foresail and jumbo set. We
still made better than knots, but the
weather began to look real dirty and
the barometer was falling, SO we put
into Edgartown to save what might
have been good wetting. 1t meant
slightly earlier start today, so we turned
in at o'clock.
The skipper is enjoying every minute
and a happier crew never sailed TO-
gether.
(Copyright, 1933.)
Evening star., 1933-06-19

Winter while his mother and dad went
to a party. Before leaving they built
coal fire in the crate and told us we
could stay up until 10 o'clock. We had
a good detective story and took turns
reading out loud, but we were so tlreo
we soon fell asleep.
Suddenly, woke up and, gee, l was
scared! I thought heard a shot. l
yelled to Rog. Then we heard the
noise again, but heck, it was only the
cracking of the dying coal embers!
We thought sure we were going 10
catch a robber and get our names IN
the papers like you do. But no such
luckl
I'VE felt sort of spooky-it was late
so we hustled off to bed.
well, professor, what's wrong WIN
the story? AS you say, quickly now
A deep, meditative frown wrinkled
the old professors brow. We'll, son,
let's see. Of course-
WHAT WAS THE PROFESSORS
ANSWER TO BILLY'S QUESTION?
For Solution See Page A.
Perhaps you have a story or problem
YOU would like to submit to Prof. Ford
ney. If so send it care of this paper
He will be delighted to receive 1t.
Evening star., 1933-06-19

drownings were narrowly avoided. The
run of II miles to Hadleys Harbor, on
Naushon Island was accomplished in
two-hour run. We dropped anchor and
Cameron Forbes, former Ambassador to
Japan, greeted us. He and the skipper
stayed aboard while the rest of the
crew went ashore. The skipper re-
ceived visitors, but the crew took to
horseback riding to get a view of
NauShon.
Paul Rust proved to be the best
horseman, but George Briggs covered
the greatest ground, skidding fore and
aft with every jump Of the horse. All
aboard again at l o'clock for a lunch
Evening star., 1933-06-19
CHILD, a., KNOCKED DOWN
TRYING TO CROSS STREET
Colored Man Arrested Following
Injury of Another in Automo-
bile Crash Last Night.

Four -year-old Harriet Schwartz, 1927
Quincy street, was knocked down by
an automobile yesterday afternoon as
she attempted to cross at Fourteenth
and Quincy streets. A private ply
sician treated her for leg injury
The car was said by police to be
driven by Edward P. McGinn, "a, OF
the 5000 block of Park place, who was
not held.
Isaiah Langley, colored, 81, Of 637
Navy place southeast, was struck by
an automobile, which failed to stop,
last evening at Sixth and K streets
southeast. Police later arrested Will
liam A. Turner, colored, 26 of the TOO
block of Seventh street southeast, and
charged him with leaving after collid-
ing and driving with bad brakes. Lang
ley was treated at Providence Hospital
for bruises and then allowed to go
home.
Evening star., 1933-06-19
Improved Highway to Open.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, June 19 (Spe-
ciaD The LeonardtoWn-H Helen State
Highway, on which shoulders have been
put from Helen to Loveville, Md, will
open this week. Traffic has been de-
toured to the old Three Notch State
road and the Clements to Chaptico
roads
Evening star., 1933-06-19

July TO- Popular vote Gncomplete)
1,l33,643 to 305,901
Indiana-Elected 246 repeal, SO anti
repeal delegates June to convention
June 26. Popular vote (unoff1ciaD
557,062 to 312,120.
Observation-Disclosures As repeal,
anti-repeal delegates June 13 to con-
vention June 26. Popular vote (unoffl-
ciaD, AL, ,195 to 1884.
States which have set elections for
1888:
Connecticut, Iowa and New Hamp-
shire, June 20; California and West Vir-
ginia, June 27; Alabama and Arkansas
July 18; Tennessee, July 20; Oregon
July 20; Texas, August 26; Washington
August %; Vermont, September 5;
Maine, September IL; Maryland and
Minnesota, September II; Idaho and
New Mexico, September 10; Arizona
October 3; North Carolina. Ohio, Penn
sylvania and South Carolina, Novem-
Der Z.
Evening star., 1933-06-19
ADDITIONAL GIFT MADE
OF $4,000 TO 0BERLIN
Ohio College Benefits by Fund of
Head of American School
at Chicago.

BY the Associated Press.
OBERLIN, Ohio, June 19.-An ad-
ditional gift of $4,000 to Oberlin Col
lege from R. T. Miller, ir., president OF
the American School at Chicago, for
loans to students was announced today
at Oberlin's centennial commencement
The gift is an addition to the Eta
Fraser Miller fund of 100000 which
Miller has established in memory OF
his mother. 1t was loan in his senior
year that enabled him to graduate from
Oberlin
Officials of Oberlin College said that
as the entire principal of the fund is
available for loans, Miller's gift has
helped scores of self-supporting stu
dents to remain in school during the
depression.
Miller also established similar loan
funds in memory of his mother at the
University of Rochester, Berea College
and the American School,
Evening star., 1933-06-19
BY JAMES ROOSEVELT.

ON BOARD AMBERJACK, I'd, Ed
gartown, Mass, June 19.-After a good
nights rest In Marion Harbor we woke
up to fine clear Sunday morning with
a nice breeze out of the westward. The
crew took a swim and all hands ate
hearty breakfast John Cutter has
taken on as cook and SO far there is
nothing but praise for his efforts. At
8:37 am. Sunday we hoisted all sail
and weighed anchor. Just previously
the cameramen had their last chance
to take pictures and did it without the
loss of camera, although several
Evening star., 1933-06-19

SeTF6O. oIlly dlio
Rog took theirs to
a corner of the
garden and seemed
to be more inter-
ested in conversa-
ton than eating.
Which, thought the
professor, was most
unusual. w h a t
were they Matching
up? He was soon
to learn.
Prof. Fordney," +"
shouted IA year =
old Billy as tney
ran toward him,
I'VE have a story
for you. I stayed
over at Rog's house
opa piUht Ia ct.
Evening star., 1933-06-19
M | Nu t E
MYSTERY |
CAP you, ~
YOLWH@@<

DR.. Fordney is professor Of criminology at
famous university His advice is often
sought by the police of many cities when
confronted with particularly baff1ing cases.
This problem has been taken from his case
book covering hundreds of criminal investi-
cations,
Evening star., 1933-06-19
Fordney Entertains the Children.
BY H. A. RIPLEY.

ROF. FORDNEY was host to 10
u of his little friends. Seeking
mental relaxation after weeks
i of intensive work, he had invited
the children to spend the after
noon with him. Big dishes of ice cream
and plenty of Mary's best cake was
-a~,al r3i1l,, ond
Evening star., 1933-06-19
Treasury Department

Once OF the Comptroller Of the Currency
Washington. D. G.
May 20 1888
Notice Is hereby given to all persons who
may have claims against The Commercial
National Bank of WASHINGTON" District OF
Columbia, that the same must be presented
to Robert G. Baldwin, Receiver. with the
legal proof thereof within three months from
this date or they may be disallowed
j. F. T. O'CONNOR,
Comptroller Of the Currency.
Evening star., 1933-06-19
A. H. sHILLINGTON.
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Evening star., 1933-06-19

Get a load of this" Joe ad-
vised me soto voce, when I hap
pened along the midway at fair
while he was in full swing. A
raucous voice had touched some
chord of memory, and following
that strident beacon, had come
upon Joe making pitch.
Seated behind a pail, he was
Evening star., 1933-06-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

4 sPESIAL M MEETING OF TIE sToGk
Washington, G.. on July 3. 1888, at
proval OF certain form Of agreement for
the unificaton Of the transit properties IN
and rrovided By a Joint resolution Of Com
sress approved January IA I9SJ; snshor,as as
he merger o
operating in the District OF Columbia and
for other purposes
of the Washington Railway & Electric Com
pany, for the purpose mentioned, will be
11933. to the opening of business. June "a
H. NJ KEYsER,
Secretary.
THE AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST
1fs 1875 undsE made Deed bs the OF chevs 5Hss eha
corporation created under the laws OF the
sons ereS @ a1 sfaed n the SO said
ment in connection with the sinking fund
has. has drawn a for redempton n u1 at the
following 51aec bonds of 1876:
Nos. 2os. 213, 1863 and 36s for $1,000
No. ass for $500.
secured by said deed of trust.
The bonds enumeTated herein tn are rG callse 1ea
interest on said bonds viii cease on the
AMERc9N dsK 2f 's1S sEc6k2r9 r sa AND TRUST CO.
BY VIM. L. BEALE, Vice President.
Attest:
Asst. Secretary.
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Evening star., 1933-06-09
PROF. MOLEY VISITS
HOME TOWN IN OHIO
Assistant Secretary of State
! Addresses Class at School
He Once Headed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June 9.-To the vii
fagers of suburban Olmsted Falls and
Berea, Raymond Moley, Assistant Sec
retary of State and No. l man in
President Roosevelt's brain trust,"
last night was the home town boy who
made good" back home for viist and
to make literary address,
Moley flew to Cleveland Airport yes
terday from Newark, N. j., with his
sister Miss Nell Moley, and Arthur
Mullen, jr He was met by his brother
James, a Berea tire dealer, and went
TO see his mother at the Moley home
IN Berea before making a commence
nent address at Olmsted Falls High
School where he was school superin-
tendent at the age of 10.
AT the airport, coatless and smiling,
the Assistant Secretary parried ques-
tionS of newspaper men on national
topics, but remarked that when he was
mayor of Olmsted Falls-when he was 81
-"I was able to balance the village
budget"
He paused for moment to greet
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands, base
bali cZar, who was at the airport, and
then with his party set out for the
Meley home in Berea. There he strode
through the door to meet his mother,
Mrs. Agnes Fairchild Moley. Mrs.
Moley, who is 80 and an invalid, did not
attend the commencement exercises.
Thirty three seniors, the largest
graduating class in the history of the
school, received their diplomas.
Evening star., 1933-06-09
CAMP ROOSEVELT OPENS
+, 8-WEEK SEASON JUNE rs
Dates of Physical Examinations for
Boy Scouts Planning to At
tend Are Announced.

Camp Roosevelt, the Boy Scout camp
on Chesapeake Bay, viii open its fif-
teenth season June 26 and continue for
eight weeks, it was announced today.
Physical examinations for boys going
to camp will be held at Scout head
quarters, 1103 Vermont avenue, at 7:30
pm. on June 16, 10, 81 and % and ev-
cry Thursday thereafter during the
camp season.
This years camp staff will include
Scout Executive Linn c. Drake, direc-
tor; Robert Myers, assistant director;
Harry M. Cutler, in charge of commits
sary; Fred G. Stuart, handicraft; Al
Echnurman and Robert McDermott, Ma
tllre program; Curtis Cooper, registrar;
Wade Barstow, in charge of boats, and
several others still to be announced.
Evening star., 1933-06-09
DIPLOMAS TO BE GIVEN
BY WOODWARD SCHOOL
Graduation Exercises for Y. M.
C. A. Institution Will Be
I Held This Evening.

Graduates of the senior and junior
high school courses of the Woodward
School, Y. M c. A. institution, will re-
ceive diplomas at commencement exer-
cises tonight at o'clock in the school
auditorium, 1875 G street
Walter Newton, former presidential
secretary, will speak Mr. Newton's son,
John Marshall Newton, is member of
the junior high graduating class,
s James j. King, headmaster of the
school, will present the 81 graduates to
DR. James A. Bell, director of educa-
tion of the Young Mems Christian As
Eociation, who will award the diplomas
Evening star., 1933-06-09
OUTING SET. JUNE 20
Elks to Entertain 1900 Children
at Glen Echo.

More than 1000 children are ex-
pected to attend the twenty-third an
nual orphans outing sponsored by the
Washington Lodge, No. Is, B. P. o.
Elks, to be held at Glen Echo, Md,
June %, it was announced today.
There will be complete outdoor
circus, a clown band, the Elks Boys
Band of 65 and other entertainment
furnished for the children. The prep
arations are being made through the
Social and Welfare Committee of the
dodge, the chairman of which is Joseph
j. Leary, and the Outing Committee,
headed by DR.. John T. Raedy.
Obstacles in the way of imports con-
tinue to stimulate interest in the estab-
4isflment of small factories in Bolivia.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
THEFT Of CAT
|SPROBLEM

ST. CLAIRSV1LLE, Ohio, July
81 G.N.SD A crime or not a
Scrime-that was the question con.
Fronting authorities here today as
-Four New Athens youths were
SScheduled to face charges in st.
aClairsville's unusual "cat caSe."
= The charges against the youths
@were preferred by Mrs. Sam Still
well, who claims they stole her
sprized Persian cat which she values
at $125.
s. The stealing, if that's what it
SNas, was accomplished in most SEN
sSational fashion.
y The quartet, officers said, dashed
Unto a night club here Saturday
hight, grabbed up the valuable cat,
s&nd escaped with it in a waiting
automobile.
3 The orchestra stopped playing
&nd confusion followed. Someone
scalled Sheriff Howard Duff, who
with his deputies launched an in
stensive search. Through a license
Aumber identity of the youths was
Aearned and the cat restored to it's
bwner.
2 Now officials are wondering if
she "crime" ranks in severity with
8he stealing of other animals,
Shorses, for example, or whether
mo crime was involved because
Cats are not listed for taxation.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
BLAST IN AUTO
RENDS WOMAN;
MAN HUNTED

PORTERSVILLE, Pa, July 81
GN.SO-State police today
hunted James Rubright, garage
mechanic, in connection with the
killing of a woman identified as
Mrs. James Rubright near here
this morning.
The woman was blown to bits
when the automobile in which she
was sitting was ripped apart by an
explosion which reused sleeping
residents in Portersville, two miles
away.
The woman, before her mar
riage, wa DemariS SayerS, of
Youngstown, N. Y.
State Police Sergt. M. j. Crow
ley said. Rubright, believed to be
the woman's husband, was wanted
for questioning. License plates on
the shattered machine were traced
to him.
Friends of the woman said a
man called for Mrs. Rubright last
night and drove away with her in
an automobile.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
PERSONALITIES
BRING CROWD

A long line of belated tax
peyers crowded into the office
of Tax Assessor William P. Rich
ards today as the deadline for
the filing of personal tax returns
drew near.
Charles A. Russell, deputy as
SCISSOR in charge Of personal
taxes, was unable to estimate
how many persons would be de-
linquent when his office is closed
at $50 p. m. but said every eff.
fort would be made to take care
of the last-minute rush.
Those who fail to file their
returns today will be subject to
a 20 per cent penalty, Russell
warned, and also will face the
possibility of having mandamus
proceedings filed against them.
Several mandamus suits, to COM
pei the filing of returns, already
have been filed.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
JAPS To BUILD
NAVY Up To
TREATY

TOKYO, July 81 G.N.S0.
Japan's new naval program, by
which she is expected soon to
build her fleet up to the limits
set by the London Naval Treaty,
was submitted to the finance min
istry tonight.
Details of the program are kept
secret. 1t was understood, how.
ever, to call for a total expendi.
ture of 590,000,0O0 yen $685.
100000 at current rate of ex.
change) between now and March,
1888.
Of this amount 12O,OOO,OOO yen
($33,600,O0O is to be expended
this year.
The program is reported to call
for the construction of two light
cruisers, two airplane carriers,
one minelayer, IA destroyers. and
six submarines. All of these items
are approved by the London
Treaty.
In addition, the navy was un-
derstood to be planning building
several ships not covered by the
treaty, including one tanker, a
repair ship, four torpedo boats,
and four destroyerS.
Strengthening of the naval air
force also was believed forth.
coming. The program was be-
lieved to call for the formation
of eight new air battalions.