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The Washington times., 1935-03-06

ships at the George A. Simpson
University of Delaware, the Colon.
ials were entered in more than
one event, with the consequence
they were below form in their spe-
cialtieS,
His Speciality
Ghormley specializes in the 200
yard breast stroke, being one of
the best in Eastern college ranks.
He also holds the District A. A. U.
breaSt-stroke record. Ghormley is
also a fancy diver, but will pass
up this event in the i1tercollegi.
ateS.
Carter will concentrate on the
440-yard free style, though he can
also do a right handy turn in the
220-yard free style. Incidentally,
Carter also holds the District A.
A. U. 440-yard free style mark,
Captain Ghormley and Carter,
accompanied by Coach Max Rote,
will entrain Friday morning, The
preliminaries will be held that
night with the finals the next
day.
O. u. Drills Popped Up
The Catholic University boxers
are putting extra pep into their
drills this week in preparation
for Monday nights all-important
battles with University Of Mary.
land in the Ritchie Coliseum.
Although the Old Liners have
been hard hit by the losses of
Ivan Nedomatsky, 135-pounder;
Lyman McAboy, 165-pounder, and
Al Farrell. heavyweight, they still
pack sufficient strength to be
rated slight favorites over the
Cardinals.
The Cardinals have the edge
in the lighter weights, but the
odds weigh heavily in the Terps'
favor in the heavier divisions.
In Mike Lombardo, the Mary
landerS have a boxer who can
punch effectively with either
hand and isn't a wild swinger,
like so many college fighters. He
hits straight and hard and can
be used in either the 155-pound
or 165-pound bout. Indeed, Lom-
bardo's fine boxing has generally
been overlooked this year.
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Other like another star bats.
man. Still others like a third.
Then there are several variations
Of answers about the squeeze
play and when it should be used.
knowledge of Game
All of the answers to the three
questions listed below require a
keen knowledge of baseball.
Are you a skillful observer of
form? And is your knowledge of
the real insides of the game top
notch?
That's all you need. Skill and
knowledge. If you have it you
can earn yourself several valuable
prize awards. For example, the
most skillful answer to the three
questions will receive a seasons
ticket to. all games played at Grit.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
BOWLING
TONIGHT

BANKERS LEAGUE-M Morris Plan
Bank vs. National Bank Of Wash. Amer
Security No. VS.. Nat. Savings and
Trust. Wash. Loan Trust No. Z VI.
w. B. Hibbs, Amer. Sec. & Trust No.
vs.. Wash Loan & Trust No. l, Amer
Sec. & Trust No. VS.. Riggs. City Bank
VS.. Union Trust, at Arcadia.
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Diamond
Cream VS.. Bell Cab, C. & P. Telephone
vs. Sterrett Service Sunday Star VS..
Peoples Drugs. Continental Baking vs.
City Cab Evening Star VS.. Premier Cab,
at Convention Hall.
NAUTICAL LEAGUE-BonzaI ~, An
chor. Drifters VS.. Bar Club, waqh.
Canoe No. . VS.. Eldorado Wash, Canoe
No. VS.. Wash. Canoe No. 3, at Ross
lyn.
d. G. $. LEAGUE-carpel-K l-Kreft vs..
vs.. D. G. S. Cocoa, Langs Pickles VS..
Sunsweet Prunes, Worcester Salt ~.
Standard Brands, Rice's Bakery Ys.
Pillsbury Flour, Gundersheimers vS.
stearman's Liquor Shop. at Lucky
Strike.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LEAGUE
Pinta VS.. De Soto. Cortez VS.. Trinidad.
Marquette VS.. Salvador, La Sale Ns.
Genoa, Balboa VS.. Santa Maria. Ovando
VS.. Nina, at Convention Hall.
RECREATION LEAGUE-Kris Deli
oatessen VS.. Arabian Coffee. Army &
Navy Sport Center VS.. Plaza Liquor
Store. Brodt's VS.. Eynon Printing, Eagle
Bedding vs. Prrone & Wolter, Wash.
Herald VS.. University Shop, at Recrea-
ton.
CIVICs CLUB LEAGUE-wash. Lions
VS.. Optimists. Lido VS.. Newcomers. Civ
tan VS.. kiwanis No. 2, Kiwanis No. /
VS.. Silver Spring Lions, Reciprocity vs..
Rotary, at Arcade.
DYNAMITE LEAGUE-Blow Hards
VS.. Steam Rollers, Technocrats VS.. Duds,
Sleuths VS. Tornadoes, Wrecking Crew
VS.. Hill Billies, at Arcadia.
LADIES DISTRICT LEAGUE &C o.
lumba VS.. Lucky Strike, Arcadia VS..
Rosslyn, Meyer Davis VS.. Convention
Hall, Bill Woods VS.. Temple.
TAKOMA LEAGUE - Takoma Auto
Supply VS.. Colo. Service Station, Dome
Oil Co. VS.. Stevens-Warner Co., Col.
Wall Paper No. VS.. Takoma Motor
Co., at Takoma.
MT. RAINIER LEAGUE-Amerlcan
Legion VS.. Franklin Sugar, Valspar 70.
Queen Chapel Airport. at Nj. Rainier.
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OLYMPIC CL j B
CHOICE IN TEST

The Golden Gloves tournament
favoriteS at C. U. gym March 13,
II and Is will be the Olympic
Club team coached by Matt Two
mey. The second choice will be
the Jewish Community Center
with the Northeast Boys Club,
Fifth Precinct Boys Club, Wash
ington Boys Club, Georgetown
Boys Club and the Sixth Marine
Reserve teams on a par for third
place honors.
Entries for the tournament close
midnight. Monday, March II, at
the washington Boys Club.
The defending champions will be
Steve Thompson, Leon Shub, and
Dale Prather. Billy Tardugno and
George Pickeral will step up a
notch, having outgrown their d.
visions. Pickeral will seek the
118-pound crown and Tardugno
the 1876.
This is the second annual
Golden Gloves tournament. It
starts Wednesday with the pre-
liminary rounds. The second pre-
liminary and semifinal bouts go
Thursday night, the finals Satur-
day night.
Fred A. Hartley has offered a
silver team trophy valued at $100.
The Washington Herald will give
golden gloves to the individual
champions and the A. A. u.
awards medals and a permanent
trophy.
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Gus forms of baking on the part
of a pitcher: We'll, 1 learned
five balks that I never knew eX-
listed before"
Play at First Base
Another was elated over the
simple demonstration of the
right way for a first baseman to
field a hit ball and relay it to
the pitcher covering the bag;
how high to throw it and how
to time the throw so it will
reach the bag at the moment
the pitcher would be there to
receive it.
Then there is a very elaborate
treatment of the most fetching
play in baseball-the squeeze
play. You know only a very few
hitters are expert in laying down
those squeeze-play bunts and
only certain types of base run
ners are able to complete the
run to home on such maneuverS.
More squeeze plays go wrong
than succeed, as any student OF
the game will agree.
Pitchers and Batters
Then the chapter dealing with
base running, and most par.
ticularly base stealing, is an abb
sorbing one, as is that having to
do with flashing signals.
Probably the most convincing
phase of the picture treats on
pitchers and their favorite forms
of delivery. The side-armers,
the under-handers, the fire.ball-
ers, slow-ballers, etc. The
curvers and the change-of-pacers
are all included, and Ted Hus-
ing's running description adds
to the comprehension of what is
being flashed before the eyes.
Not forgetting, of course, the
portrayal of the hitters, Ruth,
Hornsby, Gehrig, Gehringer,
Heinie Manush and all of your
favorites. Here is film which
will find no end of popularity
with the clubs and stays and
smokers and other activities of
Washington to which the reel
is available for the asking at
the ball park.
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HOWELL SIGN 8
WITH TIGERS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 6.
Dixie Howell, star Alabama Grim
son Tide football player, and one
Of the greatest grid performers
ever produced in the south, today
received the opportunity Of his
lifelong ambition-to play base
ball.
Howell, who led his team in
victory at the Rose Bowl tourna-
ment New Year Day, was awarded
a contract with the Detroit
Tigers, and he Immediately signed
it to leave soon for the Tiger
training camp at Lakeland, Fla.
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the league by teams. The
Yankees have Lefty Gomez. A
great pitcher and the best in
the league last year. May
easily repeat this season. Gomez
is smooth, but he develops
terrific speed. He is just about
as fast as Grove was during his
peak years with the Athletics"
"With a little more polish in
his style of delivery, Scrivener
may become the stylist that
Herb PennOck was during his
career with the Yankees. You
are never going to see a
smoother. Slicker piece Of pitch
ing machinery than PennOck
was in 1924, '26, '27 and '2S. An
attack of neuritis in '29 took the
zip off his fast fall, but he could
do more with a slow curve than
any pitcher / ever saw except
Nap Rucker.
HARDER SMOOTH
"Cleveland has Mel Harder"
Griffith continued. Harder has
a fine delivery. He is so smooth
that he never gives the impress
sion of bearing down in a ball
game. But just look at his
record. He ranked second to
Gomez in effectiveness, allow.
ing 246 hits in 255 innings.
Both DiggS and Scrivener
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fifth Stadium during the 1885 cam
paign. For the next five best
answers, two tickets to the open
ing game between the Griffmen
and Philadelphia AS will be
earned. The third and final prize
will be one ticket to the same
opening game for the 10 next
best answers.
See Film
The questions are all treated In
the sound film, play Ball." which
is now being shown in various
high school auditoriumS in the
city. They are:
1. Which of the batters shown
in the film reveal the smooth
est form in their swing?
2. When is the proper time to
put on a squeeze play?
3. With which foot is it cor.
rect to slide into a bag?
Now, baseball fans, in order to
enter this Times Contest, go see
the movie, PLAY Ball." then sit
down and write the answers to the
above questions and mail your let.
ter to the Play Ball Editor, Sports
Department, Washington Times.
In case of ties, Identical awards
will be made.
The picture has three more days
to run. Tonight it is at Central
High School. Tomorrow it will be
at Gordon Junior High while Fri
day it will be at Dunbar High
School. All performances begin
at 8 p. M, with admission free.
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PICKUPS AND PUTOUTS

haven't signed Sammy Stein for
their basketball team. such
sweet names as "Tulips," "Lil-
lies" ETC., have been applied to
teams in the G. w. U. fraternity
basketball league. .Bucky Har-
riS must fear heavy lombard.
ment from all fronts on the
American League, If he carries
out plans of harboring a ten
man hurling staff during the
season. Louie Pappas, Ninth
Streets prominent restaura-
teur, has Cancelled his trip to
his native Greece since a revO-
luton has broken out over there
Billy Stephens, youthful
sports enthusiast, believes the
Griffmen will have 8 great
year under Bucky Harris.
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You see in the beginning of
this picture the corner lots
which characterize every little
village on the continent. Three
or four kids, mostly in rags and
tatters, are playing what we
boys used to call "one-knocker"
and "two-knocker," consisting
Of a pitsher, catcher and as
many basemen and batters as
happened to be hanging
around the lot at the moment.
Old Dobbin There
That was back in the hoss
and buggy days and the sound
picture that Moriarty is escort
ing around the nation includes
old Dobbin and the two-Seated
buggy, all right. From such an
embryo stage nearly 100 years
ago right up to an including
the past season, "Play Ball" is
a kaleidoscope portrayal of this
vibrant, gripping thing called
Baseball.
Every important chapter Of
the development of a sport,
which saw one Of it's chief fig
ureS, Babe Ruth, live to receive
as much as $4,000 in salary
for two years hand-running, is
included.
= Not Dry History
Now do not get the idea that
"Play Ball" is dry summation
of baseball history. It is moth.
ing Of the sort. True, the back
ground of the game is brought
out, but only as a framework
for the many absorbing features
of the evolution of baseball.
Wrong practices are contrasted
with the proper executions of
play so that a child can diff
ferentiate.
I observed one 11-year-old
youngster who commented on
his way out of an assembly hall
after seeing the film: "Why,
/ know twice as much about
baseball as I did before seeing
that picture"
And I know an adult who re.
marked, after watching the vari-
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
Lincoln U. Cagers
To Battle Howard

Lincoln University Cagers and
the Howard Bisons meet in q
benefit game tomorrow night at
9 o'clock at the Masonic Temple,
Tenth and U Streets Northwest.
Proceeds Of the game will go
toward the completion Of a new
gymnasium which is being erected
on the Lincoln campus.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
P PATENT OFFICE
WINS PIN TEST

In a special match the Patent
Office bowling team defeated the
Alexandria All-Stars 1851 to 2,754.
Herbie KaSchub stood out with
629. All Woods and Perce Patrick
topped Russ Kidwell and Tommy
Fairfax in doubles, Patrick rolling
a 173 game.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06

Such was your Play Ball Edl.
tors state today, following three
days Of mailing service in con-
nection with The Times Season
Ticket and Opening Game Tickets
Contest.
Yep, fans. the mail is surely
coming in at fast and furious
clip. And the answers are all
good. Also there's an unusual
variety in the answers.
Some think this batter has the
smoothest form in his swing.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
Y Sextet to Play
Baltimore Team

The Business Girls of the Y. w.
C. A. play their second basketball
game of the season against the
Baltimore Sports Club Saturday
at 4 p m. in the Y. w. C. A. gym,
Seventeenth and K Streets.
IN local girls won the first
game played in Baltimore, and
are preparing to meet a strength
ened foe this Saturday. The star
forward from Washington is
Lucille Clifton, and the home
team looks to her to score most Of
the points.
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j. s., ENGLAND
ARRANGEPOLO

NEW YORK. March 6.-An in.
ternational polo challenge cup
match between the United States
and Great Britain has been ar
ranged for June, 1886, it was an
nounced today.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the United States Polo
Association for the match, and
other matches. to be held alter
nately here and abroad.
The first contest for possession
of the international trophy will
be held in England. and will !
establish the rivalry which
been dormant since 1880.
Additional Sports
On Page "a
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Bernie Lieb, captain-elect Of
the 1855 Catholic University
basketball team, will play CEN
ter for the OlmStedS against the
st. Mary's Celtics in tOnight'S
benefit game for Benny WOmer-
sIey in the Heurich gym. in
dignatiOn over the Gate and
Key SOciety's award to Capt.
Jimmy Howell as the most val
liable player on the 19S4-S5
George Washington University
basketball team flares up in this
weeks issue of the student news
paper. "Hatchet". the general
consensus Is .IerS we're more
deserving Of the honor. Tom
my Degnan can't understand
why the Heurich Brew ers
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
SET FOR PLAY-OFF

MONTREAL. March 6.-The
highly-geared Toronto Maple Leafs
reported themselves fit and ready
for the Stanley Cup playoffs to-
day. They skated to an easy
1O-to-3 victory over the Montreal
Canadiens.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06

he has the
style of a ten
year veteran.
There's moth
1 n & Of a
thrOwer about
that boy. He
pOurs the ball
over the plate.
U n lie s s h e
m e e t s with
a n accident
he just can't
help being a
great pitcher.
Lets look
O v e r t h e
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BOWLERS WANTED

Bowlers averaging 105 or better
and wishing to sign up with a
team are requested to show up
at Temple tonight as two teams
in the Temple Major League are
seeking bowlers.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
Last Night Sights

Manila, p. l.. bantamweight. scored a
technical knockout over Bobby Olivas,
Los Angeles, four rounds.
AT ELIZABETH, y. J.-TOny GalentO
Orange, y. j.. heavyweight, scored q
knockout over Larry John
son. Chicago NegrNS five rounds.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
Griffith Is Impressed
By Hurting of Diggs
And Scrivener
By FRANK BUCK" o'NEILL

BILOXI Miss March 6-President Clark G. Griffith drew
upon almost half century of baseball lore this morning
pay tribute two of his rookie pitchers The boys Archie
scrvener ehander from the Potomac in Alexandria,
and Reese Dggs from Pmco Accordingto Griffith at the
of II and 49, respectively they have style to match
The Washington times., 1935-03-06

entertaining film takes place with presenta-
tion at the Dunbar High School.
And, my friends, if you don't avail your
self of the opportunity of witnessing this
most complete and satisfactory portrayal of
the national pastime from the hour old
Abner Doubleday invented it back there at
bumpy street intersection in Cooperstown,
N. Y, in 1889, then you will be missing one
of the real romances of progress of the early
and middle phases of this country develop
ment.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands, the
The Washington times., 1935-03-06

Eastern indoor
i n t ercollegiate
S W m m i n G
c championships
Friday and Sat-
urday at the
Carnegie Tech
pool in Pitts
burgh, will con,
fine their eff,
forts to t p {
particular event
in which they
are most profi
cient.
Last year in
the champion
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
Where Play Ball.
May Be Seen

Tonight Central High
School.
TOmOrrow-GordOn Junior
High School.
/ Friday-Dunbar High School.
All performances at 8 p. m.
Admission free.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
VIRCINIANS SCORE

Virginia A. C. basketers routed
the NRA tossers, 22-to-9 in a
game featured by Hedinger's 20
points.
The Washington times., 1935-03-06

MIX 1"1'F White thatched but 1lerytongued commls
soner of baseball makes short prelude to the showing Of
the modern aspects of PLAY Ball. and truthuly enough
he calls the production animated textbook of the sport
which has interested American people than any other
o&ioranl lnrdnn
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
&. W.SturS
In Special
EuentS

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Capt. Dyer Ghormley and Bev-
erly Carter, George Washington
UniverSity's only entrants in the
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
Baseball Sound Film
Is Thriller No Fan
Should Miss
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

There be several additional showngs of the baseball sound
movie Play Ball. in Washington between and Friday
night when the last appearance of George Morary and his
The Washington times., 1935-03-06

"Scrivener is only a boy" said
Griffith, dOffing the robes Of
king of the Biloxi carnival. "but
The Washington times., 1935-03-06
i lines Contest Letters
Reveal Variety of
Baseball Answers

Letters letters and leers And what's more
answers and more answers!
Evening star., 1935-07-04
DANGEROUS AGE
PUT AT 19 YEARS
Boys Leaving Teens Lead
in Crimes Committed,
Figures Show.
BY REX COLLIER,

The youth just leaving his teens is
at the danger milestone on the path
way which will decide whether he
is to become a respectable citizen or
criminal.
A study of crime statistics COM
piled by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for last month reveals that
l9 is the age when crimes of all kinds
are committed most frequently and
that 20 is the age when a man is
most likely to become a murderer.
Per Cent Under I9 Years.
approximately 5 per cent of the
34,o6l persons whose ingerprints we're
received by the bureau during May
were boys of ia ratio higher than
that for any other age group.
About one-third of these youths
we're charged with burglaries and
thefts of other description. Approx
mately one-third Of those arrested
for automobile theft we're between the
ages of II and 10.
Homicide was committed more fire.
quently by persons aged 20 than by
those OF any other age, the records
disclose. OF the persons arrested for
murder during May, 5.4 per cent
we're 20 years old.
That crime begins early in life is
shown by the fact that during the
month 36 per cent Of all persons ar
rested by State and municipal police
agencies we're under Is. an age when
maturity is presumed to have been
fully attained
Youths Steal Autos.
Automobile theft, which includes
the prevalent offense known as joy
riding. is more attractive to the youth
full law-breaker than any other crime.
More than II per cent of persons ar
rested for this offense were under 81
and more than SO per cent were
under 25.
The compilation shows that 73
youths under 81 we're charged with
homicide last month, 316 were arrested
for robbery, lilo were charged with
burglary, 1888 were held for larceny
and 426 were accused of automobile
theft.
More than half of all persons ar
rested for robbery, burglary and auto
mobile theft we're under Is.
Persons in the older age groups COM
NIT embezzlement and fraud more fire.
quently than the younger element.
Evening star., 1935-07-04
MAI. J. A. ELMORE
FUNERAL TOMORROW
Officer Who Served in Judge Ad.
vocate Generals Department
in War to Lie in Arlington.

Funeral services for Maj. John A.
Elmore, 81, who died Monday night at
his home, 5425 Connecticut avenue,
will be held tomorrow at pm. at
Hysong's funeral parlors. Burial with
military honors will follow in Arling-
ton National Cemetery.
Maj. Elmore was given his commits
sion in 1918, serving in the judge ad-
vocate generals department during
the war. After the war he served for
short time as a legal adviser in the
War Department. During the latter
part of the Wilson administration he
was a special assistant to the Attorney
General For eight years. until 1929,
he was a commissioner in the Court
of Claims. For the past two years he
was associated with the legal depart
ment of the Public Works Administra-
ton.
Maj. Elmore leaves his widow, Mrs.
Doris Elmore; a son, Lieut.. John A.
Elmore of the 10th Infantry; two
daughters and brother. Col. v. M.
Elmore, u S. A., retired.
Evening star., 1935-07-04
GIBSON ATTACKED
IN ISLANDS PROBE
"Not Normal Mentally"
Says Report Of Two In.
terror Investigators.
By the Associated Press.

Bythe Associated Press.
Charles H. Gibson, ousted Govern
ment attorney in the Virgin Islands
who has accused Gov. Paul M. Pearson
of m,,ladministration was described as
mot normal mentally" in an Interior
Department report read yesterday at
the Senate investigation Of the ad-
ministration of the islands.
Submitted by two Interior Depart
ment investigators. the report con-
tanned allegations that Gibson was
afflicted with monomania concern
ing Pearson and spends most of his
time walking the streets damning the
Governor
Denies Exciting Natives.
Gibson denied he had excited the
Virgin Islands, natives by circulating
a rumor that the Governor was leaving
the islands in 80 days"
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, of
North Carolina. who went to the
islands in May to open the investiga
ton and returned home disguested,
asked Gibson:
DO you like Gov. Pearson?"
II never liked him or disliked him, -
Gibson replied.
Did Pearson have authority to pro-
hibit your private practice of lave"
"Nothing-except to fire ME arbl-
trarily."
Did he have any authority to elm
mate your stenographic assistance?"
Yes. he could do that and leave ne
without any help. and for a consider
able period I did without any office
help"
why was that help denied?" asked
Senator Tydings. Democrat. of Mary
land, chairman of the investigators.
L think l just didn't fit into the
picture and was being annoyed out OF
office"
G. O. P. Removals Difficult.
"Why were you not removed directly
when Pearson came in?"
In the Hoover administration it
wasn't so easy TO remove a Repub-
Ican."
Gibson said change of administra-
ton in the islands was desirable for
economic reasons and to preserve
peace and quiet" The populace he
contended, had no confidence in Pear
son and felt that his background ds
an educator and lecturer did not tlt
him for the job.
The hearings we're adjourned until
Monday.
Earnest Gruening. director of the
Division of Territories and Island
Possessions Of the Department of the
Interior. later issued a statement
attacking Gibson as having been
long a trouble maker in the Virgin
Islands
Evening star., 1935-07-04

eonE.ssiCner Of public debt.
BoEe L an ardent hunter and
fsoe-Uan. and pans now to devote
r.ore tine 70 these sports. He is a
nsmber Of the Board Of Trade, Chevy
Cnase Pod and Gun Club and the
FI1yal ArcanUm. He also is commits
Moaed a deputy game warden at large
foy Maryland.
Evening star., 1935-07-04

Bowie went 70
vo-k II April,
1893. II the oEce
Of the auditor
fo- the Post OEce
Department. He
transferred 70 the
Treasury II 1915
acd later became
cc.et ot the cou-
p- audi. division
o. .1s registers
Ace. HIS las-
Sss.ELeLt vas
II .1s division o.
bars and cur
rerG urter ne