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The Washington times., 1934-04-12
MEMORIAL GOLF
To BRING TEST
FOR WOMEN

The first major test for women
golfers Of the District comes .
week from tomorrow with the re-
newal Of the Phyllis Keeler Miller
Memorial tournament at the
Washington Coli and Country
Club.
AS this is an 1S-hole handicap
event, several of the faStimprov-
ing feminine players will have
more than an outside chance to
capture the event. A few Of this
group are Mrs. ]. F. Dowdall,
Congressional: Mrs. Morris E..
Irwin, Beaver Dam, and Miss
Helen Dettweiler, Congressional.
Entries, which close April l8,
should be forwarded to Mrs.
Douglas Tschiffely, 2844 Twenty
eighth st. N. w., or Mrs. c. B.
Stewart, 10 Sixth st. N. w.
Second teams Of the Women's
District Colt Association braved
yesterdays intermittent rains to
engage in their opening matches
over the Woodmont Country Club
course with lop-Sided scores result
ing. Beaver Dam swamped Wash
ington, 10h to Ia: Kenwood rout-
ed Woodmont, l01a to 11a: Co
lumbia swept aside Indian Spring.
8 to 8, and Columbia defeated
Manor, S1a to az. Summaries:
Beaver Dam C1O1s) vs. Washington (l4s)
Purdy. 3 points; Mrs. Keith McHugh and
Mrs. Otto Thacker, 0; Mrs. A. w. Tucker
and Mrs. R. e. Kelly, 3; Mrs. P. p. Nc
Lendon and Mrs. w. r. Little, 0; Mrs. r..
n Trezise and Mrs. R. 2. zuber. 3; Mrs.
Mrs. ]. H. Vance and Mrs. E. F. Sc
chrest., ~; Mrs. r. Nesbit and Mrs. L. B.
Bruhaker. u.
Mrs. William Morrison Smith and Mrs.
Pherson and Mrs. e. c. Scott. IL: Mrs.
H. Brundage and Mrs Robert Lacey,
az; Mrs. b, X. Beck and Mrs. F. A.
Earl Amick. 3; Mrs. J: e. Nell and Mrs;
Miss Mary Minnix, Ia; Mrs. F. F. Con-
way and Mrs. r. 2. Burney. y.
Army and Navy (0 VS.. Indian Spring (S)
Mrs. q. H. Levy and Mrs. C. K. Wing,
IL; Mrs w. B. Vogel and Miss Grace
Tregesser. IN; Mrs. ]. Rogers and Mrs.
c. T. Clark. 2h; Mrs. J. H. Bullock and
Mrs. H. o Porter, Ia :. Mrs. b. v. Nc
+ ]. Kennedy and Mrs. J. M Wright, o;
Mrs. P. A. Hodgson and Mrs John Conk-
lin. .; Mrs. R. T. Chenowith and Mrs.
H. Ford, I,
KenwOOd (lO1s) W. WOodmont C1x)
Mrs. Rov C. Miller and Mrs. Fred G.
Meier, 8; Mrs. Milton Harris and Miss
Janice Loeb. o; Mrs. Harvey ]. Cooper
and Mrs. H. e. Weber. 3: Mrs. Martin
Baum and Mrs. l. Goldenberg, o; Miss
Elizabeth C. Harris and Mrs. H. e. Elble,
1h; Mrs. L. Harris and Mrs. Arthur
Stevens, IA Mrs. H. S. Neimeyer and
Mrs. Lee Perley. .; Mrs. Hilde King and
Mrs. Dunbar Rosenthal, O.
The Washington times., 1934-04-12

SuCn was the SenC1menC OF Qe4e-
gates from 10 high and prep
schools who organized the baby
association last night.
Particularly the schoolboy golf
ers desire cordial relations with
the parent body Of this area, to-
gether with its counsel to guide
the youthful group. Further
more, they hope the school au.
thoritieS will not only indorse
the association but also give i'm
petus by taking an active in
terest.
Become Members
Gonzaga, Tech, Roosevelt, Cen
tral, Dewitt Prep, Georgetown
Prep, st. Adams, western, ST.
Johns and Bethesda Chevy Chase
have joined the association, each
having representatives present last
night. Other schools, anxious to
enter, will be admitted.
Taking the set-up of the East
ern InterscholaStic Golf Associa-
ton as q pattern, the executive
committee is composed of active
players while there will also be a
faculty committee and an advisory
committee.
Named to the advisory commit
tee were Roland r. Mackenzie,
pro at the Congressional Country
Club, and AL Houghton, pro at the
Kenwood Country Club, both Of
whom were present last night
Mackenzie and Houghton ex.
pressed their willingness to CO.
operate and also appear before
school assemblies to tell Of golf's
advantages.
Frank Emmett, of Georgetown
Prep, who has championed scnoc1
boy golf for many years, was the
one who set the wheels in motion
for the organization. He started
as q lone sentinel and now has
surrounded himself with an army
Of young golfers whose campaigns
promise to be far-reaching.
Appointed as Committee
Appointed to the executive
committee were Maury Nee
Georgetown Prep: Page Corn
well, st. Adams. vice president;
David Pope, Western, vice preSi-
dent: Neill Turner. Central, vice
president; Al Bser, Dewitt Prep
The Washington times., 1934-04-12

throughout the season. even
though the recalcitrant Cliff Boil
ton might decide to report later
on, was a topic of definite propor"
tionS around club. headquarters
today. And for the simple reason
that the lad possesses SO much
promise that MessrS, Cronin and
Griffith have a keen desire to
work with the former Chattar
nooga performer in the idea Of
giving him every pointer that win
make him a star catcher one soG
these days.
So far, Elmer has offered
every indication that he W1h
reach the heights in due .tini0.
His great asset at the present
moment is his willingness 70
learn.
Big Aid
This in itself has been . dis.
tinct aid to his retention this
spring, as had it not been the
case, President Clark Griffith
would have sent him back to
Chattanooga (his club in 1889
for more seasoning.
But such is the fate Of bali
players in this racket known as
professional baseball. There's
been many an example Of hap
penings like this in the past.
and Klumpp, If such a thing
were possible, would like to shake
hands with the strange influence
which has made him q full~
fledged big-league performer tG
The Washington times., 1934-04-12
National Association
OppOsesH HOrseD Doping

In an effort to stamp out the
use of stimulants and drugs on
thoroughbredS, the National AS
sociation Of Racing Commission
ers will meet the week Of May Z,
in Lexington, KY, it has been
announced by Mark r. Hanna,
association president.
Mr.. Hanna stands solidly be-
hind the Maryland, California
and Florida racing commissioners
in their crusade against stimula-
ton and doping.
The Washington times., 1934-04-12

And the problem, UlceTLa
or what-have-you, was the signing
of Elmer Klumpp as third string
catcher Of this years Griff cast.
Klumpp, y'know, wasn't a sign
ed man during his training days
at the Griffs' conditioning head.
quarters at Biloxi, Miss, but only
q performer Griffith had around
to help out in warming up" the
many pitchers due to be present
when Manager Cronin issued the
first "call to arms"
Attracted Attention
But when Cliff Bolton, sup
posed third string backStop, open
ed up his hold-out arguments for
fair, even to the extent Of not re-
porting, Klumpp's promise as q
catching prospect took q toeho(d
overnight with those in camp.
The signing Of Elmer foretold
a definite doom for the youngster
Cliff Bolton today. For even
though the latter might decide to
report to the Griffs within the
next week or so, it was the opin'
ion around club headquarters that
Klumpp will be kept and that
Bolton, after he has taken his "3O
days" to get in shape, will be
sent back to Chattanooga to spend
the remainder Of the season. This
is what Klumpp'S willingness and
determination to win a big league
job has done to the situation.
Gradually the lad made head
way in gaining the plaudits and
notice Of the wiser heads, par
ticularly Manager Joe Cronil1 and
President Clark Griffith, who be
came interested in his every
move.
Plenty Of Promise
Today, Rlumpp is an honest-to
goodness Griff performer in every
manner, shape and form. Hi
signature to a washington con
tract made him that late yester
day, and the feat Is in the nature
Of complete triumph for him
as before the start Of the current
baseball year, he was among tn
many who held the idea that hi
chances of making good were thI
slightest in the world because o.
the overpowering odds.
That Klumpp will be kept
The Washington times., 1934-04-12
TOURNEY
At TEMPLE

Thirty-two rounds Of spirited
boxing are on tap for colored
fans tonight in q benefit show at
Pythian Temple at $3.50 o'clock.
The three headline bouts will
find Cyclone williams battling
Roy Baker Charlie Wells VS.. Kid
Norfolk, and Tommy Myles VS..
Eddie Clark.
Other bouts include Wild Man
Reid against Johnny, Miller and
Rough House Gordon against
Rip winters.
The Washington times., 1934-04-12

Toronto and Detroit divided
the services Of Stone in 1929. He
connected for IL home runs and
stole eight bases in the Inter-
national League in 70 games
before reporting back to Detroit
where he played in 81 games,
making himself q fixture on the
Tigers until Washington came
along last winter to lift him.
His first full year as Tiger
1880, was productive Of an en-
couraging batting average Of
.313. That was compiled in 126
games. In 1881 he improved his
hitting to the 1877 mark, the
while connecting for 10 home
runs and stealing 13 bases.
Started to Slug
While Stones batting fell off
in 1882, he developed into Some-
thing of q slugger, getting II
home runs as he negotiated q
total of 173 hits to score 106
runs for a batting mark Of .296.
Stone comes to washington
with a secret ambition. It Is
to duplicate here a feat which
he accomplished in Detroit in
1881, the year he made 19l
hits and was named the most
valuable Detroit player.
If he can at the end Of the
1884 season be acclaimed the
most valuable Griff player he
will be satisfied.
John Applies Himself
Johnny is a modest indi-
vidual, claiming no great credit
for his development along base
ball lines, outside Of hours Of
hard work and concentration
on the game.
"ThOse who had the most to
do with my success" states
Stone, "were Billy Doyle, the
Tiger scout, and L. S. HOnaker,
the coach at Marysville College.
The latter taught me many
fine points Of the game which
have stood me in good stead
since my college days. Too,
Doyle took quite an interest in
me. He dug me UP and he
seemed to want to make me
succeed"
Johnny's lifelong friend,
Conwell, declares the whole Of
Moore county, Tenn, knocks
off work every afternoon it is
possible to get a radio broadcast
of Stones playing. That's how
proud they are Of him down
there.
The Washington times., 1934-04-12
ARCADIA OPENS
CUE TOURNEY

Gus Smythe battles Shelton
Steel in the opening match Of
a class B pocket billiard round
robin at the Arcadia tonight at
8 o'clock.
Frank Murphy faces Ed Becker
in the second match Of the even
ing. Ten are entered. The event
will continue for several weeks.
The Washington times., 1934-04-12
Hit First Year Up
School Golf Body Wants
Protective Wing
By GEORGE A, SIMPSON

The newly formed District Scholastic Golf Association
hopes be placed under the protective wing Of the District
Golf Association and the school faculties.
The Washington times., 1934-04-12
LANSBURGH BROS. SEEK

LanSburgh Brothers baseball
team seeks games with unlimited
mines for April Is and %. Call
Jack Began at NATIONAL $500, be-
tween 9:15 and p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-04-12
Determined Efforts
Win Big League
job. for Lad ..
By GARRETT WATERS

There many unsettled problems with the Washington Ban
Club the present moment such the nfied and pitching
departments decisions Of which President Clark Griffith win
make soon problem in particular put down -
finished business by the genial prexy today.
The Washington times., 1934-04-12
Lacrosse Valuable Sport
For Girls-School Head
Bv HARRY COSTELLO

Lacrosse ancient Indian pastme is valuable aid in the
hea1E
Evening star., 1934-09-21

glider operations and to permit ar
plane landings and take-ons.
The c. C. c. tree troopers" attacked
the runway job with drags, trucks and
hand tools, grubbing up roots and
rocks, filling little hollows and level
ing the runway area for a length OF
more than $500 feet, with width of
about 100 feet. Cross runways Will be
laid out later.
Wind Is Unfavorable.
Although Eaton, native New
Yorker and one of the outstanding
leaders in the annual soaring meets
at Elmira, N. Y, set up his beautiful
du Pont- t-Bowlus soarer here yester-
day morning, the wind persisted in
holding along the length Of the Blue
Ridge, the only direction which makes
soaring from this site impracticable,
and he remained on the ground.
Don Hamilton, president of the
Washington Glider Club, who was
largely responsible for the selection
of Big Meadows by the National Park
Service as a permanent glider camp,
arrived here yesterday from Wash
ington with a secondary glider which
he and other Washington glider pilots
will fly during the meet.
Levin Berringer of Philadelphia
arrived at Big Meadows yesterday
afternoon With the record breaking
soarer Of Richard C. du Pont, this
years national glider champion. Du
Pont is to fly here today and is ex-
pected to make the first airplane
landing on the new Big Meadows run
way.
A group of soaring pilots from e.
Evening star., 1934-09-21

mira, N. Y, headed by Franklin lizard.
is expected here today to join Eaton
and Southee and a group of Detroit
flyers is expected In during the week
end.
Meet Is Informal.
"The meet is strictly informal"
Eaton explained, "and we don't know
just who will be here. There are no
trophies or prizes and we will fly
purely for sport and in the hope Of
establishing new records"
Glider registration headquarters
have been established in Shenandoah
National Park Camp. No. 2, the head
quarters Of the 350th c. c. G. Com
pany, in the eastern edge Of the
mountain-top meadows. Eaton and
Southee are bunking with the forestry
troopers.
The temporary hangers, now being
erected in little hollow In the mead
ows, are Of log framework construc.
ton, covered with tarpaulins. II is
planned to erect permanent hangers
later. Sites also have been selected
for permanent glider camp in which
pilots may live for weeks at a time
while training or awaiting the ar
Evening star., 1934-09-21
PREPARE TO OPEN
NEW GLIDER CAMP
Weekend Meet at B g
Meadows Will Inaugurate
Model Site.
By Q sta1 Correspondent OF The Star.

By o Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
BIG MEADOWS, Va, September
2l.-The United States, which a
quarter of century ago led the world
in motorless flying, today is launch
ing a determined effort here, in the
heart of the Shenandoah National
Park, to regain its leadership.
The Nations foremost soaring
pilots, with the finest soaring planes
the country has produced, are as
sembling here at the Federal Gov
ernment's new national glider camp
on the crest of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains, to undertake the recapturing of
world glider records.
Not only are they attempting to
establish new records for motorless
flight, but they also are undertaking
to aid the National Park Service in
creating here great permanent glider
center rivaling the world-renowned
German glider camp in the Wasser-
kuppe and the Russian, British and
French national gliding camps.
Permanent Improvements Begin.
The work of permanent improvement
of the magnificent natural glider area
at Big Meadows was undertaken yes
terday when members of the 350th
Company, Civilian Conservation Corps.
encamped here, began the leveling of
an automobile tow runway across the
ridge. They also undertook the con-
struction of temporary hangers for
the gliders and airplanes expected here
for the present meet, which Is to con-
tinue for 10 days or weeks.
The take-off runway is being pre-
pared under the direction of Warren
Eaton and Earl r. Southee, general
manager Of the Soaring Society of
America, who led the vanguard of the
glider pilots here yesterday. Although
the Big Meadows area naturally is
smooth enough for tow launchings,
with reasonable care, it was necessary
to smooth the ground for large scale
Evening star., 1934-09-21

20-mile stretch has been freshly oiled
and construction of guard walls, drains
and similar details has not been COM
pleted. The road, however, is passable.
The National Park Service and c.. G..
c. have posted guards to warn motor
lists Of dangerous points and no difii-
Guilty is anticipated in handling the
crowds expected to attend the glider
meet during the next two week ends.
Evening star., 1934-09-21
BUSINESS MEN TO MEET
Georgia Avenue Group Opens Fall
Schedule Tuesday Might.

The Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association will hold its first
Fall meeting Tuesday evening 1T
Germans Hall, Second and Upshur
streets.
Completing plans for their annual
meeting and election of officers, the
business group win make the final re-
port on the American Legion parade,
Eugene Minous, president, announced
today.
Evening star., 1934-09-21

rival Of the rare combinations Of wind
and weather necessary to record hy-
ing.
The Big Meadows, a natural clear
ing astride the crest of the Blue Ridge,
20 miles south Of Panorama, forms
one Of the natural wonders of the new
Shenandoah National Park. The mead
ows have remained in their present
condition as grassy upland since the
earliest recorded history Of the area.
For some reason trees have not lived
In this area, hundreds of acres in ex-
tent, although the surrounding noun
tains are thickly forested. There have
have been some few mountain shrubs
-blueberries and the like-which have
been grubbed up, but the meadows are
almost entirely covered with thick
mountain grass, ideal for glider use.
Reached by Skyline Drive.
Accessible in the past only by mar
row, rough mountain roads. impassa-
BILE in bad weather, Big Meadows now
Is available to motorists, the new Sky
line Drive passing directly through it.
The portion Of the drive from Pano-
rama to Big Meadows was opened to
the public less than a week ago. The
Evening star., 1934-09-21
$15.0OO.OOO to Be Spent.

South Africa's public works depart
ment has started the biggest program
ever bIdgeted, and will expend $15,-
00o, 900 in about two years.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
Odd Queries Flood
Capital Committee

American stranger in Washing
ton" and another from a young
lady states that she wants "to do
Washington"
'AI Smith Drops In
AL Smith, of New York, sent a
letter to Curtis Hodges, director of
the committee, asking for COM
plete information on the marriage
laws of washington, stating that
it was his intention to come here
and get married. Of course, the
writer's address was not the EN-
pire State Building.
One woman baseball fan sent a
request for the schedule of big
league baseball games to be played
here between August 8 and %.
Many children and some teach
ers ask for literature and pictures
of the city to aid them in geog-
raphy. One instructress from Dali
las, Tex. states in letter that she
returned home from a trip to
Washington and would like to
have some literature so that she
could tell her school children what
the city is like.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
Radio Weather Tips
Urged For Aut0ists

'hand through the filling stations.
The Department of Commerce
maintains 96 radio broadcasting
stations throughout the country
which receive weather information
every hour. The filling stations
and similar places would receive
their weather reports through
small receiving sets with a range
from 200 to 400 kilocycles.
Bulletins Proposed
And to make it easier, this in.
formation could be made avail
able to the motorists by means of
small bulletin boards to be placed
in conspicuous places at service
and bus stations on heavily
travelled highways.
Says Mr.. Martin:
This would be a splendid
service to motorists. With the
advance information about the
weather they would receive, they
could avoid rains and other de-
terrent weather conditions which
otherwise might cause them
serious delay or even damage"
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
TAKE
2-DAY OUTING

Approximately so members of
the Montgomery Bar Association
and the Montgomery County Medi-
cal Society left Rockville this
morning for their annual two-day
outing to Solomon's Island.
The party, including members
of the two organizations and their
friends, boarded the steamer Po-
tomac at Baltimore. The boat will
reach the Maryland fishing resort
late today and will not start the
return trip until midnight. The
party will arrive back in Baltimore
tomorrow morning.
A number of fishing parties are
planned when the party reaches
the island and it is expected most
of the guests will take advantage
or the fine opportunities for fish
ing that the location offers.
Judge Donald A. Delashmutt, of
Rockville Police Court, is chair
man of the committee which ar
ranged the excursion. He was
assisted by Leo Bender, Kenneth
Lyddane. James H. Pugh, DR.. F.. J.
Broshart and DR.. C. E. Hawks.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
IN STUDY
Of D. c. RULE
PLANNED
Special Committee Expected
to Confer Soon on Topic
With Senator Gore
By LOUIS E. WHYTE

Additional steps in the study a
Senate subcommittee is making
of possible reorganization of the
District Government are expected
to be taken soon when members
of a special committee confer with
Senator Thomas P. Gore CD, OF
Oklahoma, chairman.
The group, which made a pre-
vious study now being considered
by the Senate subcommittee, is
composed of William Roberts, peo-
pies counsel; Daniel Donovan,
auditor, and Lewis Douglas, direc-
tor of the budget.
Senator Gore said he has set
no definite date for the confer
ence, but hoped to arrange it some
time next week.
While the Senate subcommittee
has not yet begun group inquiry,
Senator Gore has given much OF
his time this summer to familiariz-
ing himself with the present set
up of the local Government and
various suggestions for changes.
The other two Senators who
were named to the subcommittee
have been away from the Capital
ever since Congress adjourned,
when it was agreed that serious
study by the entire subcommittee
will begin in the fall.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25

If the advice of the Depart
ment of Commerce is taken, mo-
torists will soon be receiving
weather reports the same as air
plane pilots do.
The method would be easy, the
cost negligible and everybody
would be satisfied. So much so
that motorists would be saved the
trouble of running into rain
storms or snowdrifts or other
such inconvenient phenomena Of
nature.
According to Rex Martin, act
ing director of the Bureau of
Air Commerce, intermediate wave
radio receivers could be installed
at filling stations and other
points along highways to dis
seminate weather information
to folk who have a long trip
ahead of them.
Like Air Service
It would be just like the elab-
crate system of weather COM
munication for airplane pilots,
except that the motorists would
receive their information second
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
z THUGS TAKE
HOTEL s CASH

Two roughly dressed young
thugs who raided the office of the
Hotel Plaza in the 300 block of
First st. N. E., and escaped with
$57 in cash, are being sought by
police today.
Entering the hotel at 2 o'clock
this morning, the gunner, both
armed with saWed-off shotguns,
forced the night clerk and a bell
boy to lie on the floor while they
rifled the cash drawer. v. E.
Showers, the clerk, and Nathan
wellington, the bellboy, were told
not to move or well blow your
brains out"
The men are believed to have
escaped in a large black sedan
bearing District tags, which had
been parked in front of the hotel.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
c. G.A,O,WORKERS
GET CHOICE Of
BETTER JOBS
Emergency Work Will Permit
Better Pay But Permanency
Is Not Assured

Employees OF the General Ac-
counting Office are being given
an opportunity to earn more
money by going on the emergency
payroll of that organization, but
when the emergency work stops
there is no assurance that they
will go back on the permanent
rolls.
At the General Accounting Of
flee, it was explained that the
policy there is to give better jobs
to persons in the organization
rather than to newcomers, If it
can be done. for reasons that an
employe already experienced IN
GAO work has a considerable ad-
vantage. Consequently, the GAO
prefers to offer the better jobs to
it's own people. and they are given
the option of taking or leaving
them.
The average advance in salary,
it was suggested, might be about
$120. The emergency work will
end on June 80, 1896, unless Con-
gress makes further appropria-
tions. Should it end, the people
temporarily advanced in pay
might find themselves without
jobs.
On the other hand, some war
time emergency organizations are
still in existence, and inaSmuch
as the emergency duties now un-
dertaken by GAO are in auditing
funds of the emergency organiza-
tions, the auditing force should
last as long as the NRA, AAA, and
the rest of the groups.
Furthermore, the GAO is said
to show solicitude for it's compe-
tent employees, and it was expected
to make every effort to get them
back on the permanent rolls if the
emergency jobs conclude.