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The Washington times., 1935-07-30
EX-Dancer COnfeSSeS
She Kill ed Lang
CHICAGO. Julx 30 n.N,sl.

CHICAGO, July 30 Q.N.S.l.
"Sure, I killed him."
Thus Mrs. Evelyn, Smith, 49,
year-old former honky-tonk
dancer. nonchalantly confessed
the gruesome torso murder Of
Erwin j. Lang early today.
Her only motive, police said
she admitted, was $500 promised
but unpaid.
Now and then smiling family,
pausing to light innumerable cigar
cites which she consumed in
quick, nervous puffs, the muddy"
blonde dictated a confession that
closely followed the accusations
made against, her by Mrs. Blanche
Dunkel, mother-in-law of the slain
26.year-old grocer'S clerk.
"Sure, 1 Killed Him"
Mrs. Dunkel has admitted she
promised to pay Evelyn $500 for
the murder, and claims she made
a down payment of $10O. Her mo-
tive, she has confessed, was re-
venge, prompted by her passionate
love for Lang and intense jealousy
because Of his approaching mar.
riage.
Mrs. Smiths horrible admissions
came after nine hours of question
ing, during which she was twice
brought face-to-face with her ac-
cuser, Mrs. Dunkel, in dramatic
meetings.
The thin, aquiline-faced dancer,
who when she was arrested by
New York police, Saturday. denied
any knowledge of the murder and
said she was anxious to return
here and face Mrs. Dunkel, finally
broke, declaring:
ooh, well. might as well get
it over with.
"Sure 1 killed him."
After confessing, she was taken
to an outlying hotel to sleep while
a stenographer began transcribing
her statements. Police said Mrs.
Smith would sign it when she
awakened.
She Wasn't There
Then she launched into her
awful tale, told how she lured the
unsuspecting young man to her
apartment, piled him with liquor
till he fell asleep, and then
strangled him with a length Of
rope, authorities said.
Denying she had been aided in
the crime, Mrs. Smith said:
mo, Mrs. Dunkel wasn't In
the apartment. She said she
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couldn't bear to see Erwin killed,
and then went away"
She also denied her Chinese
husband :. Harry Jung, a fugitive,
aided her, saying:
"He was sitting in an auto
outside, scared half to DEATH"
Calmly, placidly, exhaling
clouds of cigarette smoke. Evelyn
told how she severed the legs
from Lang's body.
II used a butcher knife to
cut through the flesh. Then 1
sawed the bones with a saw 1
had bought a few days previ-
OuSly.
II tried to get Harry Jung
to help me cut up Erwin. But
he got sick at the sight of so
much blood and couldn't stick
around. So 1 did it myself"
She stuffed the severed legs
into her trunk, Mrs. Smith told
her queStioners, wrapped a
blanket around the torso, and
prevailed upon Jung to help her
carry the gruesome burdens to
an automobile they had borrowed
from a Chinese friend.
The torso was thrown in a
swamp near Hammond, Ind, and
the trunk containing the legs
tossed out beside a lonely road
eight miles away, near Munster,
Ind.
. The bespectacled. austere-look-
ipss~ woman was cool and col
lected after she finished telling
the grisly story which made
even veteran police officers
shrudder.
She joked with newspaper pho
tographers, telling them:
"WelI, boys, 1 guess this is the
last roundup"
A police matron said Mrs. Dun
kel was triumphant when told Of
her erstwhile intimate friends
confession. She said:
II wouldn't be surprised If
Evelyn has killed Harry Jung
by this time. She might have
put him out of the way to get
rid of a witness"
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MATE SLAYER
SEEKS BOND

Continued from Page 1.)
decreed at an inquest last night
must stand trial for second degree
murder, filed a writ of habeas
corpus in circuit court at Upper
Marlboro. The writ asked that
bail be set for liberation of the
woman pending action of the
grand jury, which will review the
case in October. Hearing was
scheduled for 10 a. m. Thursday.
Committed to Jail
Mrs. Smith was committed to
jail at Laurel last night following
the verdict of the coronerS jury.
Funeral services for her hus-
band were conducted at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Minnie Bowie
H. Smith. by the Rev. James A.
Dwyer, of st. Patrick's Catholic
Church. Pallbearers included Ser
geants John w. Dreis, A. M.
Spioch and Albert E. Marley and
Patrolman M. T. Boiler of the
Maryland State force, and Ser
geant Raymond R. Johnston and
Policeman Frank A. Shober, jr.,
Of the Cumberland police force.
The tragedy occurred early Sun
day in the couples home in
Laurel. Mrs. Smith, who had been
previously married and divorced,
said her husband threatened her
during an argument over tintype
made at a firemens carnival
which they had attended Satur-
day night. She said:
"Wade and have our picture
taken together. 1t is not very
good photo. We laugh over it.
Going home we share the front
seat of the automobile with an.
other couple. We see friends at
an inn where we stop and I
show them the picture.
"They laugh. Wade walks in
and doesn't like the Italian boy
who laughs at my photo and
we have an argument. We drink
some beer and then we go
home"
Long after they arrived home
the argument continued, accord.
ing to Mrs. Smith. She used the
present tense in telling her story.
Suddenly her husband jumped
from the bed and told her to get
out of the house, Mrs. Smith said.
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every ground. No effort is made
to balance the budget and no at
tempt is made to make the
taxes equitable. The bill is
nothing but a soak the rich
measure which will hurt indus
try"
Representative Reed (R) OF
New York branded the bill as
bunk. a, fake and all politics. II
He said:
at is nothing but folly to col
lect taxes from either the rich
or the poor until we have asSur.
ance from the Administration
that it will quit squandering
money"
Representative Mccormack (DO
Of Massachusetts:
Having in mind the limited
field the committee covered, it
Is as fair a bill as could .bo
drafted"
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MOTHER,
AND ONLY Z!

CUMBERLAND, Md, July 80.
Mrs. Bernice Higgins Stotler
Graded her infant daughter IN
her arms in the hospital here to-
day, the youngest mother in this
section of the country.
For Mrs. Stotler, who gave birth
to a baby girl last night, is only
IL years. old. Her husband, Irwin
E. Stotler, is 10. They have been
married year.
Several months ago Stotler
joined the, CCC camp at Little
orleans in order to support his
family.
And so, while other children Of
the same age are playing with
dolls, Mrs. Stotler has a real baby
to hold in her arms.
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GIVEN
ADVANTAGE

(Follo1Uing is the first of q
series of tive articles setting
forth the Uie1DS of a German
military expert regarding the i'm
pending ItGIo-AbySSi1aiGr cortlictD
BY PIERRE ]. HUSS
copyright, 1885. by International
News Service)
BERLIN, July 30 I.N.SJ.
can aggressive war against
AbysSinia, in my opinion, means
embarking on at least a four.
year conflict and the use of no
less than 100000 to 100000
troops. Money must flow like
water in order not to hamper
campaigning by lack of any.
thing in fighting, food or con-
StructiOn material"
This was the forecast of the
task II Duce has set himself in
AbySsinia, as voiced by former
Flight-Major Hans Steffen. who
knows the high and low native
and the Abyssinian country itself
like book.
'1t won't do to knock off just
a strip of land and let it go at
that, for the AbysSinians will
have to be conquered entirely or
not at all.
"ManpOwer is not what Emp
erOr Halle SeIaSSie needs in any
case, since his reserves are
ample in this respect. He can,
in IA days, have more than a
million men in the field and in
that country it means more
than. couple of million Euro
peanS.
"StilI if the war comes down
there, it'll be a nasty affair for
both sides and the price of
glory will come high"
The Washington times., 1935-07-30
HEAD OF NEWS
SCHOOL DIES

COLUMBIA. Mo-, July 80
. G.N.SO DIR. Walter Williams,
who founded at the University of
Missouri the worlds first jour-
nalism school, today was mourned
by the newspaper fraternity.
Dr. Williams. dean emeritus of
the school and president of the
University of Missouri from 1880
to 1894, died at his home here last
night following an illness of sew
eral months. He was II years
old on July 2.
DR.. Williams retired as presi-
dent July l, this year. His health
.pparently improving, he had
planned to resume his career this
fall after a trip abroad.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a. m. tomorrow at the Presby.
terian Church.
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K4DNAP VICTIM
ASKS DEATH OF
7 SUSPECTS
Cemetery Pete Bitter
Over Attempt at
Extortion
I hope they hang EN-"

Benjamin King Cemetery
Pete" they call him in Arlington
National Cemetery, where he digs
graves-wants that done to the
two men who, police say, kidnapped
him in an effort to extort $4,000.
Looking up from the tobacco
patch he was wedding on his
brothers farm near Piscataway,
Md, today, Cemetery Pete"
snarled:
"They tried to get my money.
They almost scared me to death.
And they threatened to shoot
me if l ran away. So they
ought to hang them.
81 don't know what the law
is. But people like those fel-
lows ought to be hanged. That's
the trouble today. Too many
of these kidnaperS and robbers
and killers.
"They amt got no right to
take peoples money. l hope
they hang 'em."
CAGEY ABOUT MONEY
King did not look like a wealthy
man as he stood up, mopped the
sweat from his bald head and
lighted a corncob pipe. His under
shirt was sodden with perSpira-
ton. His khaki trousers were
torn and dirty. His shoes were
cracked and worn.
A hot sun beat down, but he
wore no hat. Asked where he got
his money-he has many thou.
sands in the bank-a sly look
crossed his face, and he replied:
81 amt gOin' to tell. It's no
body's business. I've worked
hard. Twenty-six years in the
cemetery I've worked. I've dug
graves and worked hard"
His brother Oscar, who owns
the farm, broke in to say:
Better cut the CAB and get
back to work. There's been too
much in the papers already
about this here thing. We don't
want people knowin' our busi-
ness. Tell that fellow to get out
of here and let us be-"
But King was eager to talk and
give his views on capital punish.
ment.
Cemetery Pete" blames the
plot on George w. Hewitt, a friend
with whom he lived near Fort
Myer, Va. He said he didn't know
much about w. w. Wood, the
other man held in the plot.
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RiVerdaIe Firemen
Win Rushe Award

RIVERDALE. Md. July 30.
The Riverdale Volunteer Fire
Company has won the annual
Noble L. Rushe award presented
to the Prince Georges county
fire department showing the
smallest percentage of loss suf-
fered by property endangered by
fire.
The Riverdale partme en- t
allowed a loss of only 5000 out
of $92,725 endangered, amount
ing to only per cent according
to figures compiled by Wilbur H.
Eskite, county association statis-
tician. The award will be pre-
sented to the company at the
county convention in Riverdale,
August 9 and 10.
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City Council Ignores
Labor Importations

RICHM cND, Va, July 30
(SpeciaD .-Tappahannock's town
council yesterday refused to follow
up a strong protest made by 78
citizens against the importation
of foreign labor" in the form of a
colony of Bohemians to work in a
tomato cannery.
The protesters affixed their
signatures to a petition which
was presented at a special meet
ing of the council. The council,
acting upon the advice of State
Senator William A. Wright, mu-
nicipal counsel, decided it could
not bar the Bohemians unless they
violated the law.
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Senate TO Consider
Cramer Post TODAY

Holding his confirmation in
allegiance, the Senate Territories
Committee will meet in open ses-
sion today to pass on the eligibil
ity of Lawrence w. Cramer, re-
Gently appointed governor of the
Virgin Islands by President Roose-
velt. Announcement of Mr.. Cra-
mer's appointment brought a
storm of protest from the islands.
The Washington times., 1935-07-30
CONSTITUTION
6. 0. P. ISSUE
FOR 1896
Hoover Sees Victory
In Slogan; Wishes
New Chance

The preliminary sounding 6
which Republican leaders are tax.
ing in the political waters Of 1885,
through regional meetings, party
conferences, and pilgrimages to
Palo Alto, indicate that the con.
stitutional issue is the one big
rallying post round which they
can draw the divergent elements
Of the party for next year.
While they are split on many
phases of the New Deal, there is
common agreement among the Re.
publican captains and lieutenants
that stand by the constitution
offers a mighty attractive slogan
for '36. And they believe Mr..
Roosevelt has given it to them.
Returning political travellers
from Palo Alto report that Mr..
Hoover is strongly in favor of
making that the supreme issue.
Here in Washington, Senator
Borah, of Idaho, who doesn't see
eye to eye with Mr.. Hoover on
many things, also faVors it.
Grass Roots Theme
It was the theme song of the
"GraSs roots" Conference at
Springfield, where Midwestern
Republicans gave a left-handed
endorsement to many New Deal
policies, notably the AAA. And
last night, in one of his rare
speeches, National Chairman
Henry P. Fletcher stressed con-
stitutionalism above all else in a
radio appeal to the country to
turn against Roosevelt policies.
More and more, the Republican
big-wigs are coming to believe that
stand by the Constitution" is
about the safest issue they have
for next year-safe in the sense
that it provides a tent large
enough for all the discordant
factions of the party to get under.
From beneath such a broad shell
ter, they can make forays at the
NRA, the AAA, the IVA, and
other New Deal experiments, as
time and sectional strategy die
tateS.
Unpopular in East
Thus, in the populous industrial
centers of the East, where's the
AAA is unpopular because of ris-
ing food costs, the Republicans
could attack the AAA to their
hearts content. And in the grain
belt, where the AAA has endeared
itself by bringing higher farm
prices. the Republican spell
binders could attack the NRA for
having increased the cost OF
everything the farmer has to buy.
One who recently talked with
the former President described his
position thus:
"Mr. Hoover feels that, con.
trary to popular conception, he
was not a badly beaten candi-
date in '32. After all, he pOlled
in excess of 15,OOO,OOO votes. He
feels he was the victim of
peculiar pOlitico-econOmic situa-
ton, in which any Chief Execu-
tive would have suffered the
same fate.
"He feels he is entitled to an.
other chance. But he is not 60
ing to make any fight for the
nomination. If the party feels
it can do better elsewhere, he
will not object. but that is some
thing for the party to de-
termine."
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Girl Is Drowning Victim

PHILADELP HIA, July 80
G.N.S0 John v. stevens,
Savannah. Ca, arrived here to-
day to arrange the return of the
body of his daughter, Martha
Randolph Stevens. IA, who was
drowned while swimming at Lang
horne with group of friends.
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Treasury Condition
international News Service

The condition of the Treasury
July 27 was 1888, 33,877,913.31.
Miscellaneous internal revenue
receipts. $4,092,370.94. Customs
receipts, $26,087, ,3S5.17.
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Do You Remember?

One month ago the tollolU.
ing names were in the head.
lines. Can you recall them?
Mary Sullivan.
william SchweitZer.
Helen Glenn.
Ruth Engley.
Jenny Dolly.
(AnStDerS on Page IL
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25

side of the old Baltimore Road be-
tween 7th St., Pike and Glenmont-
Sandy Spring Road, containing 2.24
acres, more or less, 7-2O-35, John A.
Brickley and Evelyn G. Brickley, his
wife, to Park A. Cole and David J..
H. Cole; $1,000.
Lot 5, Block IL, Spring Lake Park,
7-22-35, Margaret E. Townshend, ct
al, to Coscie L. Sproles and Delilah
E. Sproles, tenants by entirety;
$1,000.
Lot IT, Block "J", Blair, 1925,
Victor H. Lindenberg and Helen L.
Lindenberg, his wife, to Elvin L. Mil
Ter and Marie v. Miller, his wife,
tenants by entirety; $1,000.
Lot IL, Block 4, "Section Abb,
Chevy Chase, 1925, Stanley E.
Haney and Christine X. Haney, his
wife, tenants by entirety, to Karl
Riemer and Phyllis M. Riemer, his
wife, tenants by entirety; $1,000.
Parcel of land described in State
Roads Comm. of Md, Plat No. 800,
1925, Mary A. Stewart and Charles
A. Stewart, to State of Md; $1.00.
Lots 1 and 2, perkins and Burrows
Addition to Linden, 1925, Robert
Peter, Jr., Surviving Trustee, to
Enos C. Keys; $1.00.
Part of a tract of land called
"Beall Assize", containing SIS acres
of land, 1928. F. Barnard Welsh,
Surviving Trustee, No. 1859 Equity,
to Buell. M. Gardner; $441.39.
Lot 2, Block. 14h, "Glen Echo
Heights, 7-22-35, Fred B. Rhodes and
Marcus Borchardt, Trustees to Gladys
Thompson; $1.00.
Parts of a tract or tracts of land
called "Token of Love-, Constant
Friendship, "Conjurer Detected,
containing acre Of land, 1925,
Ella A. Lake, to Anna R. Field;
$1,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25
Unusual Bible Drama
At Christian Church Sun

An unusual treat has been arranged
for church goers for the Union Ser
vice to be held in the Rockville Chris
tian Church on Sunday evening, July
28th. "Joseph, The Man Of The Hour"
an original dramatization of the
Bible narrative of Joseph and his
brothers, will be presented by Miss
Gertrude T. Barker of st. Louis, Mo.
The story follows accurately the
Scriptural text and the audience will
follow this much loved character as
he weathers the storms of adversely
to ride on to success and prosperity.
70 Miss Barker is well fitted for in
terpretative dramatics. She is a grad
uate Of Speech of Goucher College,
Student of Bard-avon School of Ex-
preston, Baltimore, Columbia College
of Expression, Chicago, and a student
in Singing of Oscar Saenger, New
York. She also served for two years
as professor of dramatics and speech
in Eureka College, Eureka, ILL.,, and
has had years of teaching and plat
form work.
The service will begin promptly at
8 o'clock and will be in charge of the
pastor Rev. ]. Lloyd Black. No charge
will be made for admission since this
special program takes the place of
the regular Sunday evening sermon
in the Union Service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25

Dayton Lodge, No. 144, I. o. o. F.,
Annual Picnic, Saturday, August "a.
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Laytonsville M. E. Church

The pastor, Rev. W. A. Ledford VIII
preach in the Laytonsville Methodist
Church 1000 A. M, followed by
Church School, and at Etchison 8 P.
M. Rev. B. w. Meeks, D. D., will
preach at Wesley Grove in Woodfield
2:30 P. M, and following preaching
service will hold the First Quarterly
Conference for the Laytonsville
Charge. Public cordially invited to all
these services.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25
Baptist Women Meet
At Alta Vista Sessio,

Representatives from the Bapti.t
churches in Montgomery County ..
tended the quarterly session of II,
Women's Missionary Society held :,
Mt. Zion Church, near Alta Vista, on
July 18th.
Mrs. Eldridge Bowman of Gerr,,u
town presided. Mrs. James Weem,
and Mrs. Oscar Levy, state leador.
from Baltimore, were the ono.s
speakers.
The next meeting is to be held ~
GAINESVILLE on October 8.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25

Annual supper and picnic, st.
Luke's Guild, st. Luke's Church,
Brighton, Saturday, August 8.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25
SPORTS REVIEW
By UMP Ire

Manager Charlie Coupard's old
timers from Rockville were too hot
for the Gaithersburg veterans Sum
day at Welsh Field. An abbreviated
game was played-as the regular
teams were raring to go. AS it turn
ed out, the old-timers should have
played double-header. 1t would have
looked better.
George Boise resembled old RUDE
-Marquard on the mound for Rockville.
Doug Diamond has more on the ball
but lacked support in the infeld. Joe
Dawson had most of the running to
do Che would get on base) and he
was pretty sore Monday morning.
Harry Beall can still catch a good
game. The score was 81. Well meet
again shortly. Sheriff Bell was on
first for two innings. Used to be right
good in the old days. Still cavorts
around like young man. Pete Rams
dell shows plenty of activity at short
for Gaithersburg. Messed one up,
though. Arthur Beall does better with
the young fellows. Ye editor knocked
Bob Collins cold with an overthrow
in practice. Scared the editor to death.
Better make that wire netting higher
in front of first base. Look out next
for Firemen's-B Business Mems game.
The Rockville regulars didn't do so
hot in their game with Gaithersburg
after the old men relinquished the
field. Gaithersburg won, to 5, in a
contest which lacked thrills. The boys
were all off. to give them the benefit
of the doubt. Rockville beats Coles
vile. Colesville beats Gaithersburg.
"Gaithersburg beats Rockville. Figure
ut out for yourself. I'm groggy.
Barney Welsh, Rockville, defeated
Paul Pollard, Lynchburg, Va, in three
straight sets Friday to carry off the
West Virginia open tennis crown. The
scores were 60, 81, 81.
Welsh displayed real championship
form today, climaxing a week. in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25

JULY N-29-3O-31, AUGUST 1-2-3
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Rev. Black To Preach
On ''The Debt of Memory

"The Debt of Memory" will be the
sermon subject of Rev. J. Lloyd Black
in the regular service on Sunday
morning July 18th at II o'clock. The
Bible School will begin promptly at
10 o'clock under the leadership of
Frank H. Higgins, superintendent.
Visitors are welcome at all services.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25
BrOOkevile M. p. Pageant

You are cordially invited to attend
the pageant, "The Open Door" to ba
given at the Salem M. P. Church
Brookeville, Sunday, July %, at 8 ;
M. The Linden male quartet will sun.
plement the Brookeville choir.
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Annual Picnic Dates

Mt. Taber Church Ladies' Aid
picnic, Etchison, fried chicken and
country ham supper, Saturday, July
81.
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which he eliminated some of the best
players in the State.
After the singles, Welsh teamed
with Randolph Shields, Boston, tc
defeat Sam Coin, State, champion Of
Beckley, and Frank Starr, Hunting
ton, 81, 6-3, 81.
We were discussing old baseball
players from Montgomery County the
discussers agreed that Jack Bentley
and bird named Taylor were the
best pitchers ever developed. l don't
know much about this Taylor fellow
but also nominate Ham Brown in his
prime. Didn't have much curve, didn't
need it. Saw him strike out % men
one day and they were a crack semi
pro gang. We pick Bill Lamar as the
best all-round player-a pity he didn't
stay up. Nichols was another timer
dating back to Connie Mack-Connie
always said he was good. Johnny
Welch had had his best days but he
can still stand Washington on Clark
Griffith's ears. For today-if every
thing is working right select
Smitty from Gaithersburg and Elmer
Hutchinson from Rockville. You can
have the next two choices. Speaking
of old-timers, Babe Adams, one Of the
best ever developed in the National
League, is said to still exist around
Kensington. And the greatest of all,
Walter Johnson, lives at Alta Vista.
The holly contested mems tennis
tournament which has been in pro-
gress at Sandy Spring for about two
weeks and in which there were about
eighteen entries was finished on Sun
day afternoon, when in the mems
doubles, the Moore brothers, Bob and
Stanley, on the Plainfield Court, de-
feated Joe Powell and DIR. j. Wood,
Ga, 6-3, 6-3.
In the mems singles Bob Moore de-
feated Stanley Moore, Ga, 3-6,
6-3, 60.
An attractive loving cup was pre-
scented to Bob Moore, while he and his
brother, Stanley each received indiv-
idual cups for their victory in the
doubles, the presentations being made
by Mrs. Mortimer O. Stabler.
The Women's singles, mixed doubles
and womens doubles will be played
off this week, in which trophies will
also be awarded.
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Potomac M. E. Church chicken and
ham supper at Potomac Thursday,
August 8, from to s P. M.