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The Washington times., 1934-01-16

Only $1.60 is necessary for a
bowler to enter tonight's roll-off
with a free entry to the Campbell
event as the reward for the win.
ner.
Charlie Bells Convention Hall
will also offer an opportunity for
duckpinners to win a free entry,
holding a preliminary tomorrow at
2 p. m.
Lonnie Krauss is another who
favors Wednesday for the trials
and will throw his Columbia
alleys open after 10 tomorrow
night.
PetwOrth Thursday
"Reds" Megaw will hold one
Thursday night at Petworth. 1t
will start at 10:30 o'clock and the
entry fee will be $3.50.
The Howard Campbell, which
will be held for the eighth year,
beginning Saturday night at 8
o'clock at Columbia can lay more
claim to the right of D. c. cham.
pionship than any other of the
Journeys held so far in that only
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

And what makes it serious is
the fact the Cardinal mittmen
have an engagement on tap with
Virginia Poly on Saturday night
at BlackSburg, Va.
No Prediction
Just how his collection Of can
didates will fare, Coach Eddie
LaFond would not predict today.
But he did decide that they
would be a willing and energetic
combination, once each man en-
tered the ring to engage in his
particular match.
Said LaFond:
"a green lot, but it can't be
helped this year. The talented
material isn't present, that's
all, and it just means a great
deal of hard work to develop
a team of tried caliber within
the next season or So"
The Cards will line up with en-
tries in most every class but the
155-pound division. In this class,
Coach LaFond hasn't single ring
man.
A collection of promising young
sters are among the other divisions
however. Turk DAILY and Jim
Gemlo are the heavyweights. Tom
Gearty, brother of Babe" Gearty,
of football and basketball fame,
is the 175-pound representative.
Gordon Barron, with little or no
experience is the 165-pound entry.
Then there is Eddie Thibodeau,
leader among the 135-pounderS.
Eddie won three fights last year
but all three were in intra-mural
competition.
Lone Veteran
Bill Calabrese will be depended
upon in the 125-pound class. Bill
is the lone veteran of LaFond's
squad and the only letter man.
John Bruton and Johnny Don
frio, 11s-pounders, complete the
lineup.
Catholic us next ring battle,
following Saturdays v. P. I. con-
flict, will roll around on February
3 against Virginia Military 1nSti-
tute in the Catholic University
gymnasium.
The chances Of winning will be
materially strengthened by that
time, Coach LaFond hopes. And
there's some likelihood that pros
poets will reach those heights as
Coach Eddie really works hard to
attain a definite aim when he gets
started.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
RIDERS BATTLE
ALEX. HIGH
QU|NT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 16,
Roosevelt High basketers clash
with the Episcopal High tomor-
row at $3.50 p. m. at the Alex
andria High gym.
So far this season Episcopal
has defeated Landon and Swavely
Prep.
Coach Fleming will select his
lineup from Captain Woodruff,
Campbell, F. Watson, T. Watson,
AL Wilson, Spriggs, Sands and
P. Ballenger.
Alexandria High will play
Woodberry Forest in a letter
game here on March 3.
Jack Watts Lee-Jackson High
quint bids for titular honors in
Fairfax county on Friday when
they cross loops with Falls
Church High, runnerup in the
State series.
The Little Generals" have
already won from Herndon in a
county game.
Charlie Corbett, former st.
Mary's Celtic baseball leader, has
been appointed as advisor of the
Alexandria Fraters football team
for 1884.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
LIS DEFENDS
Fl, RING TITLE

FORT HUMPHREYS, Jan. 10.
Frank Lis, middleweight cham
pion of Fort Humphreys, was
awarded decision over Bill julius,
Of Company E.
In the semifiual, Sanches, Of
H and s Company, upset the dope
by knocking out Brautigan, Of
Compenv A. in the third round.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Sextets Play Tie
Game at Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier and Gaithersburg
High School girl teams played a
1928 tie game at Mt. Rainier. AS
the score indicates, the contest
was of the thriller type, with first
one team taking the lead then the
other, only to find q deadlocked
score at the final gun.
Mt. Rainier led, is to IL, at
half-time, but this advantage was
shortlived, as GaitherSburg tied
the count a few moments later.
Click played an excellent floor
game for Mt. Rainier, while Corn
wall was best for Gaithersburg.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Georgetown to Play
NaUu FiUe at 4 p. NJ.

Georgetown will face Navy at
Annapolis tomorrow at 4 o'clock,
officials of the Naval Academy
announced today.
There will be no admission
charge. The game will be played
in Dahlgren Hall, the site for all
basketball games at the Academy.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-But no
word from the high places
There are 81 letters and two
postal cards on my desk that
comment on a recent column in
which a full baseball pardon was
advocated for Hal Chase, the
Black Sox, Shufflin Phil Douglas,
Jimmy O'Connell, and other out
casts of the game. Among the
poStmarkS on these communica-
tionS are New York city, Brook
lyn, Jersey City, Chicago, Wash
ington, D c.; Milwaukee, Santa
Paula, Cal.
They come from every section
in other words. One is from a
former big league player long
since retired. Another from a
present day big Lacquer, who, for
obvious reasons, does not want
his name published.
OF the % writer's, all except
three, feel that all these men
have been sufficiently punished,
and that organized baseball owes
them some sort Of official noti-
fication of the fact. One launches
q TRADE against "the crook"
that is scarcely coherent, so we'll
not waste time trying to decipher
his thoughts, if any.
Opposes Pardon
DR.. C. S. Wasweyler, of Mil
waukee, is opposed to any &C
ton in the matter on the
grounds that it is best to let
sleeping dogs lie.
''Why disturb sleeping dOgs?"
he asks. "Of what use your
Screed advocating the lifting Of
the ban on baesball players?
/ am sure it made poor Chase
feel rotten, as it must have
other poor fellows who were
perhaps less guilty than others,
but who had the misfortune to
be caught.
''TO my way Of thinking. the
right way to have gone at it
would have been to consult
Lands and others and put on
. quiet campaign; not to have
spread it on the sports pages.
/ know, Bill, you meant no
harm, but don't you think I'm
right?"
No, doctor, I don't. What
value would a secret pardon be
to these men? They were pub
icly punished. If they are to
be pardoned, they should be
pardoned publicly.
Oldtimer's View
John Upton, Butler, N. j., also
voices an objection.
"As . fan who has been
watching baseball ever since
the Temple Cup series," he
writes, 81 do not agree with you
in the matter of permitting
blacklisted players to return to
the game.
While we may be sorry for
those who slipped, they we
no place back in the lineup with
honest men. There are so many
chances of q player making err
rOrs even when he is trying, and
1t would be hard to convince the
average fan that one with q
bad past record was not guilty
Of q deliberate fake in case he
should make q crucial error.
The severe punishment tlat has
been visited on these unfOrtu-
mates is beyond doubt one Of the
reasons why the game has the
support of the fans today.
II would gladly contribute
my share to any fund that was
started to help dOwn-and-OuterS
in this group, but I would not
pay one cent to see them play
in q game"
Have Paid Penalty
But sir, all these men are too
old ever to play professional
baseball again. It has been IA
years now since the Black Sox
scandal. And as for Chase, he
is hard put to pick up an oc-
casional dollar playing with a
corner lot Mexican team. With
the possible exception of O'Con-
nell there probably isn't one
Of 'em who could make the
grade in a class D league.
(BnI CorNm, famous NetU "
Washington Times eOery day.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

bowlers from Washington and its
suburbs can participate. whip"
Litchfield, present title-holder, has
the record for the affair, his 1857
being 79 pins more than the sec.
ond high score rolled by Astor
Clarke in 1881.
No RepeaterS
In all of the last seven meet
ings no past winner has ever re'
peated.
Astor Clarke, holder of the
Washington Times Dixie and
United States Sweepstakes crowns,
will be out to annex the Campbell
championship to his rapidly grow"
ing list. If successful, he will be
the only bowler to win all three
of the major tournaments in a
row. The second block will be
held at Lucky Strike and tho
finals at Convention Hall.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
$25O,OOO FOR RELIEF

BY international News Service
The Federal Relief AdminiStra-
ton today announced a grant Of
$250,o00 for relief in West Vir-
ginia.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Four Drives List Campbell
Stakes Entry Test

Following the rolling Of the Columbia Heights League
matches tonight Arcadia Monk Fraser will hold pre-
iminary for the Howard Campbell Sweepstakes.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Cardinals in Debut
Against Va. Poly
By GARRETT WATERS

you would mention basketball the would be excel
lent.
But you would mention boxing the would be-
WELL your guess is good as ours.
Thus you have the athletic situation at Catholic University
his
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Yanks Bank Only on Two
Hurlers Out of Sixteen
By GARRY SCHUMACHER

NEW YORK, Jan, 16-Now that Babe Ruth has signed
his contract Joe Mccarthy and the Yankees get right
down the serious business of winning the American League
remnant
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

Time is valuable! Save 1t when
shopping for apartments by FIRST
consulting the Rental Columns OF tine
WANT AID SECTION Of this news
DaDeP.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

(BH Corur, famous NenU York sports IDriter, wrtes
Washington Times every day.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
BUSINESS UPTURN
SEEN IN CAPITAL
Director of Buy-in-Washington
Cites Increases in Recent
Months.

Washington business generally has
improved greatly within recent months
and now is keeping abreast of the
rest of the country in its recovery,
according to E. A. CroWther, director
of Buy in Washington.
Crowther. who pointed out that the
depression didn't reach its peak here
until late in 1882, declares there was
also a late arrival of the upward
trend, but that now it is definitely
under way.
He cited increased business for local
print shops, paper dealers, office sup
ply houses. other retail service houses,
and building contractors. Union or
ganizations, he said, are receiving an
increased number OF requests Tor
skilled labor and there is similar
larger demand being made on employ
ment agencies.
Such increased work, he continued,
is increasing pay rolls and with the
restoration of a part of the Gov
ernment pay cut, retail merchants
are justifiably optimistic.
with Washington retail and other
firms cooperating in keeping revenue
in local circulation" Crowther added,
"the economic circle here has been
greatly fortified. Better relationship
between local buyers and sellers Is
having its effect, and thus the prin-
ciple of home buying is bearing fruit
with approximately S1,000,00O of ex-
penditure, formerly spent out Of town,
now diverted to local markets
Evening star., 1934-04-17
HOMES CONTEST
SUPPORT |SURGED
Yaden Certain of Backing Of
District Federation of Cit
izenS' Associations.

President James G. Yaden Of the
District Federation Of Citizens As
sociations last night urged support by
the Interfederation Conference of The
Washington Star Better Homes Con-
test. stating that the support OF his
federation would be sought at its
meeting Saturday night and that he
had no doubt that it would be forth
coming.
The delegates to the conference,
meeting in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce Building. promised
their cooperation. Although the
contest is intended to be conducted
on a scale which will include the
metropolitan area. the details for the
competition beyond the District lines
have not yet been completed. They
are to be announced shortly.
Enthusiastic Over Contest.
In announcing the contest to the
1nterfederatio1 Conference, Mr.. Yaden
said:
II don't see how anybody could
fail to be enthusiastic over this con-
test, which is something for the good
of the people and with no racket at
tached to it. I am committed to its
success 100 per cent, and, although
have not yet had an opportunity to
lay it before my federation, I will do
SO at its next meeting. Saturday night.
and I have no doubt that the fed
Grafton will be as enthusiastic as
I am
Anxious to Take Part.
Delegates from the Arlington and
Montgomery County federations said
they were anxious to have the details
of the contest, as it would affect the
metropolitan area, worked out, so that
their respective federations might take
part.
The conference informally discussed
policing Of military roads, the park
ing situation and the prospects OF
securing a replacement of Chain
Bridge at the expense of the Federal
Government. No formal action was
taken on any of these matters, how
ever.
Evening star., 1934-04-17

They laugh off his New Orleans
mayoralty defeat. They say Huey
never had New Orleans with him in
any election.
The administration crowd does
not take much stock in the Long
empire possibilities, but it is Datch-
ing them Udrily.
Inside preparations are going on
every day to make big ballyhoo out
of the new home-building program.
That Is the main thing which took
Gen. johnson down South to see the
President.
The Cleveland indictments against
Joe Mutt, o. P. Van Sweringen and
the bank president were the ones re-
ferred to in the prophecy three weeks
ago that three new indictments were
coming against nationally known
Republican figure and two business
men.
The Wagner bill is thoroughly bot
tied up in the Senate committee. The
inside plan is to prevent it from get
ting to the floor for vote. It might
pass if voted on, but a. number of Sen
ators apparently believe it is bad
time to consider such legislati ton. with
the congressional election coming on
tCopyright. 1934b
Evening star., 1934-04-17
SUPREME COURT
BUILDING COST HIT.
House Passes Bill Creating
Archives Board-Mer-
riam Renamed.

Bills placing the care and main
tenance Of the .lew Supreme Court
Building in charge Of the architect OF
the Capitol and providing for reap
pointment Of John C. Merriam as a
member of the Board of Regents o:
the Smithsonian Institution were
passed late yesterday by the House.
Consideration of the Supreme Court
bill was marked by an attack on the
cost of the new building by Repre-
sentative Blanton. Democrat, Of Texas
He declared the building is four times
larger than 1t should have been and
will be "a standing monument Of ex-
travagance that will rest heavily on
the shoulders of Congress for the next
100 years"
Blanton at first blocked considera-
ton of the bill, which was on the
unanimous consent calendar. by offer
ing an objection. He later withdrew
it. however, and permitted reconsid-
Grafton Of the measure.
The House also passed bill provid-
ing for the creation Of q National
Archives Commission and an archivist
" tdhC tAAdA &c Va t1AC AlCW <hS hSAAANCs
Building at Seventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue.
Representative Traux, Democrat, OF
Ohio first prevented passage Of the
measure by objecting to its consid-
Grafton, but it was recalled later
amended and passed.
Truax and Blanton both criticized
a provision for salary Of $4,000 a
year for the archivist.
Representative Bloom. Democrat OF
New York, had warned the House that
unless the bill was passed, the Gov
eminent soon would have on its hands
an Archives Building costing $l0,-
100000 without a custodian. Truax
insisted that of the 10000 Federal
employees in Washington one could be
found to take over the work at a
salary less than 0.000 q year. Bloom
declared, however. the archivist would
be required to have special qualifica-
tions.
Bills providing for the erection in
the District of memorial to Col
Robert Ingersoll and q stone marker
designating the northern terminus OF
the Jefferson Davis Highway we're not
passed due to objections of Repre-
sentative Wolcott, Republican OF
Michigan.
Wolcott said he did not believe II
would be proper to build q memorial
to Ingersoll in the District "as an
example to the youth of this country
that Robert Ingersolls works are te
be used as text books to regulate their
mode Of living"
I'm my opinion and in my study
and from reading Of Robert Inger-
soils works. I personally recognize
that he was a great orator. He was q
great writer. personally have en-
joyed his writings, but do not think
he Is the kind Of q man that we
should honor by putting up q monu-
ment in the National Capital to hi,
memory.
although q great many people
think Robert Ingersoll was an atheist
and that some Of his writings were
atheistic, we know that before hi
! died he partially repudiated his athe-
isttc utterances and agreed that therl
Be . Supreme Being"
Evening star., 1934-04-17
TWO D. C. LENDERS
TAKE N0N-SUITS
Judge Mattingly Holds Contract
Voided by License Alb
Sence.

New fuel was added to the Senate
District Committees investigation Of
small loan companies in the District
yesterday, when two lenders took non
suits In cases they had filed several
weeks ago upon borrowers notes in
Municipal Court.
The action on the part of the lend
ers followed the decision of Judge
Robert Mattingly on a point of law in
which he held that a contract in one
of the cases was void because the
company, the Southeastern Industrial
Loan Corporation was operating with
out the license required by law. The
point was brought by Attorneys Frank
A Hampton and Clifford A. Sheldon,
representing Roy Dabney, Alice B.
Dabney ct al.
According 10 Sheldon a statute has
been in effect in the District more
than 20 years allowing small loan
companies to charge interest at the
maximum rate Of per cent a month.
However, a license. the fee for which
is $500. is required.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
GOVERNOR AND 8
OTHERS INDICTED
North Dakotan Accused OF
ExaCting Money From
U. S. Workers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FARGO, N. Oak, April l7.-Gov.
william LANCER and eight other
persons were under indictment today
on charges of exacting political con-
tributions from Federal relief workers
in North Dakota.
A Federal grand jury voted the in
dictments late yesterday to culminate
a weeks deliberations. An earlier
result Of the inquiry was the removal
of Gov. LANCER by Relief Administra-
tor Harry Hopkins as head of relief
work in the State.
Gov. LANCER had no statement to
make on the jury's action.
Others indicted are Oscar Chaput,
business manager Of the Leader. ad-
ministration newspaper, for which 1t
is alleged contributions were de-
manded; State Senator Oscar Erick-
son, listed as publisher Of the paper;
State Highway Commissioner Frank
A. Vogel, Harold Mcdonald, solicitor
for the Leader; R. A. Kinzer and his
son. Joseph Kinzer: Paul j. Yeater
and G. A. Hample. the latter two
Highway Department employees.
P. w. Lanier, United States district
attorney here. said those indicted
were charged in the indictments with
violating the law prohibiting one Fed
eral employe from soliciting funds
from another Federal employe for
political purposes. and with con-
spiracy to interfere with the proper
administration Of an act Of Congress.
The charges carry a penalty Of not
more than two years in the Federal
penitentiary, or fine not to exceed
$4,000, or both. The Kinzers and
Mcdonald have been arrested and are
at liberty under $4,000 bond each
pending trial at the next term Of Fed
eral Court in Bismarck.
Warrants for the others indicted
will be issued within q day or two.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
HAITIAN PRESIDENT.
MEETS ROOSEVELT
Seek to Iron Out SnarIs
in Relations of Two
Republics.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Presidents of Haiti and the
United States are meeting today In
the hope Of Strengthening out snarls
in the relations of the two republics
during the last 19 years.
American Marines are to leave Haiti
in October and President Stenlo Vim
cent also hopes to have his country
freed of American financial control
in the near future.
The Haitian president will spend
much of today with the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Secretary Hull headed officials who
welcomed President Vincent on his ar
rival yesterday
Marvin H. Mcintyre, secretary to
Mr.. Roosevelt, was at the station to
convey White House greetings Nor
man Armour, American Minister to
Haiti, travelled with Vincent from New
York in the latter's private car
An Army Band. playing the ma
tional airs Of Haiti and the United
States; a Marine guard and a troop
of cavalry saluted Vincent as he left
the station for his hotel.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
SHOVEL REMOVES
STREET CAR TOP
Three Hurt as Excavator
Bucket Swings Into
Vehicle on Bridge.

Three persons were injured today
when an excavation bucket swinging
over Benning Bridge from a steam
shovel working below shaved of the
entire top Of a street car, scattering
glass and debris in all directions.
Emo Sutton, signal man for the
steam shovel, told ninth precinct police
he had to leap for his life when the
street car, operated by Motorman
Thomas B. Borland, continued across
the bridge despite his signal to stop.
He jumped down an embankment, he
said.
Although police said they under
stood four or five persons had been
injured, one of them, a woman, sup
posedly seriously, they were able TO
obtain the names of only three Of
those hurt and none Of these had
shown up at hospitals more than half
an hour after the accident They were
taken from the scene in private auto
mobiles, it was said.
Those reported injured were: Perry
Jacobs. SO, Of 1851 Georgia avenue;
Alex Jenkins, 81. colored, 56 Blaine
street northeast, and Phillip johnson,
also colored. The extent Of their
injuries could not be learned imme-
diately, but all were given first-aid
treatment at the scene.
The steam shovel. operated by How
ard Dove, was being used for excavat-
ing in connection with the Benning
road northeast improvement project.
In operation below the bridge, it occa-
sionally swings out over the street car
tracks and t such times a signal man
is assigned to the bridge. The street
car was bound toward Benning and
those reported injured were riding on
it. The motorman was unhurt. the
shovel cutting into the roof above
his head.