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The Washington times., 1936-12-21
0keson Leads
SpedkerSon
Program

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The
question OF forward pass inter.
ference, the most widely dis
cussed and controversial matter
which developed during the sea-
son just closed, will be the sub
ject Of an open discussion by
coaches, officials and sports
writer's at the annual meeting Of
the American Football Coaches
Association which will be held in
conjunction with the annual con-
vention OF the National Collegiate
Athletic Association in the Hotel
Pennsylvania, December % and
20.
The coaches have set aside
most Of the morning session OF
the second day for discussion OF
the subject. Most of them hope
that the session will provide the
initial impetus of a move for a
new ruling on forward pass in
reference or a new interpreta-
ton Of the old.
Cover All Points
BY inviting officials and news
paper men to join in the discus
sion as well as members OF their
association, the coaches hope that
the trend will be controversial and
that all points will be argued out
thoroughly.
Walter r. Okeson, commissioner
of the Eastern College Association,
will lead the discussion for the
officials. Other officials who will
speak are Bill Crowley, w. H.
FrieSell and Austin Lake.
Lou Little of Columbia, Noble
Kizer of Purdue, Ray Morrison OF
Vanderbilt. Tiny Thornhill Of
Stanford, Chick Meehan Of Man
haitian and "Bo" McMillin Of In
diana.
Following short preliminary
talks by these people, the discus
sion will be thrown open and any
member of the association which
wishes to argue with a previous
speaker or to offer a suggestion
of his own, will be given a chance.
Movies Due
In order to refresh the minds
of the speakers on the subject,
moving pictures made by Pathe
News of critical cases Of pass-inter-
ference, will be shown. The pic
lures will include a particularly
good series of shots Of the pass
interference in the Army-Navy
game which gave Navy it's chance
to score the games only touch
down.
There will also be shots Of the
Princeton-Dartmouth and Yale
Dartmouth games, in each Of
which a penalty for pass-interfer-
ence gave the ball to Dartmouth'S
opponent on the one-yard line.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
HE'S WILL HOLD DISCUSSION ON PASS AT MEETING
DUCKPIN
HONOR ROLL

The Warrington Times dis
tributes Twenty-Five (S25) dol
lars in prizes each Ueek to men
and won1en in the Warrington
area rolling the seven highest
hardwood duckpin games in
FOUL-LINE, fiUe-men team
league competition on reguld-
tiOn alleys from Monday to Sat-
urday through the season to the
last Saturday in April.
The prizes duplicated for
men and Women) are:
Highest game of week, IS.
second highest, $3.50. Next
five highest games, 81 each.
GRAND PRIZE of $25 each
to man and woman rolling the
highest game by expiration of
contest, including final wcek.
Owing to the obUious superi.
ority of certain leagues it is
necessary to limit prizes to three
per league (except in case of a
tie) and one to each boWlcr.
Only fiUe-men team leagues are
eligible.
Blanks must bear the FULL
first and last name of each
boUler and must be signed by
the foul line umpire and the
president or official scorer of
the league.
Prize winners must appear
At the sports department,
Washington Times, 1919 H st.
N. w., before 3 p. m. on
Thursday, to identify them
selves and leave their addresses
for fOrwOrding checks.
Saturday Nights Scores
At RoSSlyn Alleys
ARLINGTON LADIES CHURCH
LEAGUE
Nancy Pask epiphany ny)............ 13
ARLINGTON MEMS CHURCH
LEAGUE
3. Weeder (CentraIites) ......,..,.. IL
Earl Donaldson (Cherrydale) ....,.. II
Floyd Stehman (Cherrydale) ........ IL
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
KIRK MILLER SAYS:

But two letters touch on the mat
gentry. One writer says:
Wrestling is known to be q
burleSque and nobody cares
whether or not the commission
takes it under its wing unless
for the cut which would go into
the commissions Golfers, would
help it to better supervise boxing
and take some of the hOrSe.play
out of wrestling"
Some rather constructive wreS
ting criticism comes in the fol
lowing form:
81 do not believe the ID. c.
Boxing Commission, as it is now
constituted, can properly regu-
late wrestling, as it takes some
one familiar with the mat sport
to understand it, just as it re-
quires men familiar with horse
racing to preside over that
sport.
"By the very nature Of their
professions, the boxers and the
wrestlers have nothing in COM
mon. The problems and merits
of one group are not common to
the other.
"The public goes for wrestling
because wreStlers give them dra-
matte, physical and mental
action which the fighters do not
even attempt. II the public de-
mands wrestling supervision, let
it be by competent board of
men experienced in wrestling,
and not by minds tuned to box.
ing and which do not know one
hold from the other"
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Heights, Police
To Play Again

Washington is going to have a
New Year Day football game.
That is the threat made today
following the 0 to 0 tie played
yesterday between the Police
Boys Club Varsity and the Con-
gresS Heights A. C. eleven, on
Fairlawn Field. Yesterdays game
was for the amateur unlimited
championship Of Washington and
the result left both teams exactly
where they were when the game
started.
According to Morris Fox, Police
Boys Club Varsity, the New Year
Day game probably will be played
in Catholic University Stadium.
In yesterdays game, the Police
team seemed to hold an edge and
twice drove to the opposition's f.
yard-line only to be held for
downs by the dogged defense of
the Congress Heights boys.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Sanico Duckpin League

SEASON RECORDS
High team games-Equipment, 63S;
Green Bag Coffee, 6O3. High team sets
Green Bag Coffee. 1892; SanicO Bakery.
1858. High individual games-R. Paul
Equipment). 149; c. T. Douglas (Meats),
149. High individual sets-E. G. Bitten.
bender CEquipment). 397; F. Blevins
(Sanico Poultry. 1913; T. Bradford
william La Billie (Office), 1853; T.
Bradford Green Bag COffee), 1925.
High spares to date-WiIiam La Billie
(Office), 1O2; P. Douglas (DOUghnuts).
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Dick Stdt|dnd Tops
Field in Cue Test

Dick Statland, with three wins
in three starts, tops the compe-
tition for the District Amateur
3-cushion billiard championship
now in progress at the L. and K.
Parlors. Gene Flynn also is un-
defeated to date, but he has
started only twice as against Stat
lands three games. Gene Ruark,
1885 champion, has registered
three wins to date, but has lost
one game. Two matches are
scheduled for tonight.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
BTackhawks Score

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-A Christ
mas gift that arrived early was
being shared by the Blackhawks
of the National Hockey League
today. 1t was their second vic
tory of the season, a 2-to-1 win
over the New York Americans.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Good Golf Shooting

PINEHURST, N. c., Dec. 81.
George T. Dunlap, jr., former ma
tional amateur champion, and j.
c. Musser, of Akron, Ohio, had a
net card of IS yesterday when
they captured the mems foursome
tourney, an innovation in winter
golf here. They had a gross card
Of 72. Pros and amateurs con-
tended
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
. Golfers Tie
In Tourney

w. j. Peters, w. w. Talcott,
A. L. Peterson and George Byer,
battled to a tie for first place in
the annual Manor Club Christ.
mas turkey golf tournament yes
terday.
Peters posted a gross card OF
81 with a handicap allowance OF
7, Talcott a gross of 103 and a
handicap of %, Peterson a gross
of SO and a handicap Of 10, and
Byer a gross score of 95 and a
deduction Of Is strokes.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
RossIyn Girls Win
Bowling Match

BALTIMORE, Dec. Ross
lyn's nicely balanced ladies bowl
ing five scored a nice victory
here yesterday over the Balti.
more ladies team and at the con-
clusion held a 60-pin advantage.
The contest was a regularly
scheduled South Atlantic League
competition. Lorraine Gulli
starred for Rosslyn with a 339
set.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Rangers Hold Tie

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The New
York Rangers today remained tied
with Detroit for first place in
the American group of the Ma
tional Hockey League as a result
of a 5-to-3 victory over the Mon
treal Canadiens at Madison Square
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Federal Pin Loop
SEASON RECORDS

High team games: Veterans Admins
tratiOn, 671; War. $50. High team sets:
erans' Administration, 1873. High moi.
yidual games: Stephenson %. S. Senate), :,
!69; Ruche Veterans Administration,
1855. High individual sets: Burton (G.
=. Oo' 46O; Clarke QnvestigatiOn), All.
Greatest number of strikes: Hartnett
u. b. E. W., 90; PenfOld WAR, eS
Greatest number of spares: PenfoId
War), 121; Clarke Investigation. 125.
High individual averages: Clarke Cinves.
tigatiOn), 1898: PenfOId War;, i2O.SS
Miller Nnvestigation), 12O.S2.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
ROSsLYN
Won Elm Adds $500
To His Earninos

GLENDALE, Cal, Dec. 81.
George Won Elm, one Of Americas
first businessman" golfers and
former National Amateur cham
pion, today is $400 wealthier than
he was yesterday. He won the
money when he captured the $500
Southern California Open with a
card of 69-6S-70-72-279, min under
par.
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Elks Pin League

High Team Set-AntIers, l,615' HlEn
team game-AntelerS, 500. High 1ndi.
viduaI Tame-Reani, 1853. High individual
set - Blakeney, 422. High strikes -
BIakeney, re. High spares-B1akeney'
lO9. High individual average-Wesley,
1918, Second high individual average
Blakenev 115.1O,
The Washington times., 1936-12-21
Agriculture Pin Loop

SEASON RECORDS
High team sets-Extension. 1.705; Eco
nOmics, 1874: Plant Industry, 1855.
High team games-Plant Industry. 6S1;
Economics, 596: shops. 500. High indi-
S87; Neff. 3s3. High individual games-
Don SeatOn, 1877: Rousseau. 1875 Bendit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY,

TODAY.
Dinner, Theta Delta Chi Sorority.
Mayflower Hotel, pm.
Banquet, Pi Kappa Alpha Alumni.
1919 G street. Z pm.
TOMORROW.
Dance, Halloween Queen and her
court, Shoreham Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance Procurement Division,
Treasury Department, Willard Hotel,
10 pm.
Dance, ri Psi and Phi Epsilon Chap
ters, Delta Sigma Fraternity, Hamil-
ton Hotel. 10 pm.
Dance. Optimists Club, Mayfower
Hotel, pm.
Dance, B. P. o. Elks, Washington
Lodge No. Is, 91o H street, 9 pm.
Dance, Polish Club Of Washington,
stansbury Auditorium, 1892 Georgia
avenue, pm.
Meeting, Biological Society Of
Washington, Cosmos Club, 8 pm.
Meeting, Young Peoples National
Forum. Twelfth street branch Y. M.
c. A., 1916 Twelfth street, S pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
COUzENS' ESTATE
LEFT WITHOUT WILL
Widow in Petition Requests
Special Administrators
Be Continued.
~ the Associated Press.

DETROIT. October 30.-A petition
filed by the widow in Probate Court
disclosed yesterday that no will was
left by United States Senator James
Couzens, automobile industry pioneer
whose estate was estimated by Clar-
ence E. Wilcox, his attorney, at "be-
tween $25,0O0,000 and $4,000 ,000."
Probate Judge Thomas c. Murphy,
Ut the request of Mrs. Couzens, ap-
pointed three special administrators
pending a hearing December on her
recommendation that the same three
be named general administrators.
Wilcox said CouZens, who gave more
than $20.000,000 for children's funds
and other causes, once told him he
would not make a will because he
wanted to make his requests to char
ity while he was living, rather than
after his DEATH" Couzens died week
ago.
Board of Administrators.
Appointed special administrators
we're Mayor Frank Couzens of Detroit,
the Senator's son; Wilcox and William
j. Norton. executive secretary of the
Childrens FUND of Michigan, which
Couzens created in 1929 with an orig
inal gift of $la,00O,000.
When I took up the matter of a
will with him several years ago." Will
cox said, The asked me what his wife
and children would receive under the
laws of distribution If he did not leave
q will.
When I told him what each would
receive, he closed the conversation
abruptly with the remark: I couldn't
do any better than that-let's forget
about will"
Under Michigan law, Mrs. Couzens
will receive one-third of the estate
and each of the four children one
sixth.
Five Listed as Heirs.
Mrs. Couzens' petition listed the
"heirs at law" as herself, Mayor
CouZens and three daughters, Madeline
c. Yaw, Mango c. Chewing and
Edith Valeria Couzens.
Her petition estimated the value of
the Senator's estate as: Real estate,
100000 and upward, or Whereabouts;
personal estate, s1.O00,0O0 and up
ward, or whereabouts"
Couzens, an original partner of
Henry Ford, sold his stock in the auto
mobile company to Ford and his son
Edsel, in 1919 for 100000 and gave
away large part of his fortune while
serving as Mayor of Detroit and for
IA years as United States Senator from
Michigan. He was an independent Re-
publican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
Money Menace to Health.

Currency notes used in large guam
titles for workers wages in the Irish
Free State are so old that they have
become a menace to health, business
men complain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
No Money Down!

II your purchases of merchandise In
the Furniture and Honewares d.
vision aggregate $50 or more you
may pay for them on the Home I'm
provement Plan. As long as or 3
years to payi
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Detectives Hunch Causes His DUN Death
IHontinrad Erorn XastardouA
Continued in Tomorrow's Times

, told the court that insanity was
hereditary in the family.
But the jury found McHenry
guilty Of the murder of Detective
Sergeant Armstrong and on Octo-
Der 3, 1920, Justice Gould of Dis
trict Supreme Court, sentenced
him to be hanged December IA.
Apparently unmoved, McHenry
replied to the court:
Thank you"
It was then that a score Of
agencies commenced a campaign
Of public opinion, prayer and per-
sonal persuasion to commute the
death sentence to life impriSon-
, ment. Never in the history of
Washington's criminal annals had
such drive been equaled.
Stay after stay was granted as
religious interests, opponents of
capital punishment, medical ex.
perts and congressman brought
their pleas to the Department of
Justice and to the White House.
In a last-minute climax, Nc.
Henry appealed to President Hard.
ing with an offer to sell himself
to the widows and orphans of the
two men he had shot to death.
If the sentence was committed to
life imprisonment, McHenry ar.
gued, he would be able to earn
about 100000 life expectancy OF
approximately 40 years.
McHenry'S attorneys agreed to
contract that every cent earned by
McHenry during his incarceration
would be turned over to the be.
reaved dependents of the dead
men. The eleventh-hour offer was
refused, however, and March 10,
1922, was set as the day for NC
Henry'S hanging.
But still another week Of life was
to be his. McHenry, who had
never previously been interested in
religion, had become converted to
faith as the last days in the death
house sped by.
On recommendation of his spirit
ual advisors, the court granted the
youth seven more days in which
to prepare to meet his God. They
were spent in study of the Bible
and the principles Of Christianity.
At 1926 on the morning of
March II. 1922, McHenry, arms
pinioned behind his back and shirt
collar opened for the moose, left
his cell. A guard marched on
either side. He marched up the
steps to the Scaffold which he had
heard workmen erecting as he read
his Bible a few days before. A
guard strapped his legs together
another pulled black silk hood
over his head. The moose was
adjusted.
AZ 10:40 a. m. a guard dropped
a handkerchief and at the signal
the trap was sprung. McHenry
dropped 7 feet and the rope
snapped taut, breaking the killers
neck. The body was cut down
after it had swayed, pendulum
like, for 4 minutes. A physician
pronounced John McE1enry- dead.
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they sauntered back to the cor,
ner.
Brown was delegated as look-o
and the other three entered, or
dering three bottles Of pop" Lay
ton finished his first and started
toward the door.
"Hey, where's the money" in.
quired the proprietor, hurrying
after Layton.
Don't worry, those guys will
pay" was the answer.
The storekeeper turned to find
himself looking into pair Of guns.
He shrunk behind the counter.
This Is stick.up," he was told.
Hand over your money"
With a piercing scream, the
store man dropped behind the
counter just as Washington sent
a bullet into a pile of bottles and
Robinson fired at the ceiling. The
trio rushed from the store. Brown
had already taken to his heels
Washington and Robinson ran up
an alley. Layton sped off in the
opposite direction.
A half-hour later, Layton came
upon Robinson and Washington
at Second and SITS. s. w. All had
recovered their breath by this time
and decided to eat and not wait
for Brown. A taxi brought them
tn a restaurant at Seventh and II
SITS. N. w. Hunger satisfied, they
shot a few games Of pool at a
nearby parlor.
But as Robinson observed, the
night was young and no money
had yet been taken. AS they
walked along New York Avenue,
Robinson pointed to passing taxi
cabs and commented:
There's where we can get some
money"
The experience at the grocery
store had somewhat unnerved
Layton. He ventured to the
other two that he thought he
probably ought to be going home.
New Victim
Turning to the youth, Washing
ton asked him what he meant
by running out.
"Why you're q thoroughbred,
aren't you? No, you're coming
along with u.s." said Washington
with finality.
They hailed a cab at New York
Avenue and Ninth St NJ w
Layton climbed in between his
two companions.
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the murderer. They found Null
cares pistol in one pocket-Mul'
cares wallet containing cash and
checks in another. A ticket for
Baltimore bore witness to the in
tention of the youthful killers in
tention to make getaway.
At police headquarters, the
youth identified himself as John
McHenry, aged %, of New London,
Conn, son of a former pugilist.
From hospital bed, Detective
Armstrong explained that some
sixth sense had drawn him toward
McHenry as the killer Of Mulcare.
UnaSsulning, quiet and not over
bright in appearance, McHenry
lacked most of the characteristics
Of the typical bad man.
A week later, Detective Arm
strong died from his wounds.
McHenry was indicted, found
guilty of first degree murder and
sentenced to hang.
Meanwhile, police of a dozen
cities were piling up indictment
after indictment on the innocent
appearing McHenry as he Whiled
away the weeks in District jail.
Under a string of aliases includ-
ing George Rice, Edward Webs.
Edward Wills, George Edwards
and George Harding, McHenry
was known from Maine to the
midwest.
He was wanted in Calais, Me-,
for shooting a sheriff. Burglary
and assault to kill were charges
against him in Boston. He was
suspected Of killing two men in a
saloon hold-up in Providence. r. I.
In Erie, Pa, and Detroit, Mich,
police wanted to question him re-
garding whisky running.
Concurring with the impression
Of Detective Armstrong, all police
warned that despite McHenry's
inoffensive mien, he was a dan
SerouS and viscious criminal.
It was upon this paradox that
McHenry's defense was based.
During the trial in District Su.
peme Court, a former school
teacher Of McHenry described him
as a veritable DIR. Jekyll-Mr.
Hyde"
when McHenry was in his
more normal life he was bright
and cheerful the witness testi-
fled, "but when he did wrong
his whole spirit changed. His
face would grow SuIIen and ugly
and his eyes would glover. He
displayed a fearful expression
At these times; he frightened
me-"
p Three alieniSts testified that Nc
Henry haG the mind of a 1917,
year-old child and was mentally
unbalanced, suffering from demen
tia praecox. Three other alienjStS
denied that the defendant was
suffering from this mental ailment
The mother Of the doomed youth
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And we've just plain got 70
have money, amt that right?"
asked Edward Washington, ad-
dressing the fourth member Of the
Quartette, william C. Robinson.
whats more, we're going to
get it," Washington continued in
an undertOne. ''We're going
clippin' and II you two guys want
to get in on the turf, you can come
along, too" he told Brown and
Layton.
Neither Brown nor Layton were
over enthusiastic, but they were
won over when Robinson accused
them of being yellow in the face
of an easy job.
Piling into a passing cab, the
four drove to Robinson's house at
Third Street and Virginia Avenue
Southeast.
Listen Layton" said Robinson,
sT don't want to 60 into the house.
You 70 in and get my automatic.
You know where I keep tits In
my ROOM"
SEARCH FOR PREY
Layton complied. returning
shortly with Robinson's AS caliber
Army automatic. He gave it, to
Robinson. Washington inspected
q nickle plated revolver which ne
was carrying.
Guess we're all set, Robinson, "
said Washington, satisfied that
his gun was in good working order,
''let's 20 fellows"
They walked leisurely around
the neighborhood. There was a
store that looked pretty good. No,
there were too many people sit
ting outside. Several blocks beyond
was another store. But two women
were behind the counter. They
might make trouble, better pass
It up.
81 got 1t, how about sticking up
The Carnival over at Third Street
and Maine Avenue Southwest, F"
said washington.
"Naw, too many cops. We
wouldn't have q chance of max
ing . getaway" was the answer
Of Robinson.
At the corner of South Capitol
and o Streets was grocery store.
There were no customers or hang
ers-on around, and one man was
puttering about behind the
counter. No one paid any atten-
ton to the four youths, nattily at
tired in summer sports wear, as
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ctive Story - - From District Police Files
MannieSo1on1an 'sSlayers
Pay Extreme Penalty
For Their Crime

Four coored youths bemoaned their lack of they
loitered the of Third and Streets Northwest on
the evening of July &c. 1881
II sure could use dough- said Leonard Layton that
rents supposed to be the line tomorrow
boy" Brown observed that it pow full hot night
If he only had few bucks hed get Shine for refresh
mar
Evening star., 1936-06-21
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