The Washington Post
November 16, 1930

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By one of the fiukiest means of scoring known to football, the Violet won by 2 to 0, on an automatic safety when Scalzi, in- advertently, stepped behind the end zone while kicking in the fourth quarter. : Only five minutes of the game re- top stand against a Violet assault that collapsed on the 1-yard line. Safety Is Allowed. After carefully noting that he was a thinking only of ‘ é ; - i ) iH Hi R i i g : either glorious victory or” "crushing defeat -for town, innocently enough sent the Blue and Gray down to one of the. most heartrending losses in its history. For. practically three quarters of the game, Georgetown was a danger- ous threat to this husky Violet eleven that had entered the pattle on the long side of 8-to-5 odds. Hilltop Linemen Shine. The previously unsung heroes of the Hilltop line came into their own with a smashing, crashing brand of charging that could not be denied. Behind this sort of work the light Georgetown becks were. able to do surprisingly well and the final sta- tistics show the Capital boys to have beaten the Violets at their own rush- ing game. . The first down record favors Georgetown, 10 to 6. But they do not pay off on first It was the first New York triumph over the Blue and Gray in three years of warm competition. In 1928 George- town won by? to 2. And last year made it two in a row with a 14-to-0 scofe. It is doubtful, however. that the: Tyslet fonte (0 saaiind s0day'e, Hr sult. Scalsi twice attempted field goals, the final gun from 38 yardsout. As Continued on Page 19; Column 8. Bandits Kidnap Bank Staff and Get $4,200 New Orleans; Le., Nov. 156 (A.P.).— Hi i i if x _ * * —* 7 | and? VALE vieTony P Students Battle for — Goal Posts; Booth’s Drop- Kick ‘Winning Margin. TIGERS. FAIL BY A YARD By WESTBROOK PEGLER. Princeton, N. J. Nov. 15.—The Princeton football team went mad in the last few minutes of the game with Yale this afternoon and fought 79 yards down a fog-bound field, mainly through the great Yale line, to fail- of a winning touchdown by no more than @ yard of ground on the final desperate lunge. Yale won 10 to 7, latgely by the intervention of Prince- ton’s errors and the teams dragged themselves off the ground leaving the field to the wildest free style fight seen on the gridiron of a big Eastern university in recent years. Por more than half an hour, «a brawling tangle of young men, pre- sumably adherents. of Yale and Priticeton, slugged joyously and in- ‘discriminately in. swirling melee Seeger Oe ae Che Marion posta and, for it —* were ho bobbies about to —— The battle shat: tte Chanter tail re .' | of ‘sedentary heroes from the Yale side of the stand to. uproot the posts -them about the yard in the cus victorious antics of grand- stand conquerors. But Princeton's goal posts were made of steel pipes rooted in concrete blocks and they swayed and bent’ but did mot fall. After watching this laborious cele- bration. for a reasonable length of time a guard of defenders, apparently urged on by their collegiate. pride and tured by the extraordinary opportu- nity to engage in unrestrained sock- ing. took positions by the uprights -and the fight was on. One solitary and somewhat portly figure in a blue uniform showed up presently and, after a struggle, was seen through the millky fog, yanking heroically at a wriggling. young man whom he presently led away, appar- ently in the toils of the law. Other- wise, there ‘was mo effective Interfer- ence, however, and the boys fought away with the utmost adbandon until twilight began to fall. The combat proved one of two things, either that the-modern undergraduate is a very poor puncher OF a Temarkably game catcher for a. battle royal of about 30-minutes’ duration in which young men were swinging on total strangers, sometimes from behind, left none of the combetants horizontal. They ~ quil’ when they had had enough and a draw verdict seemed just, considering that the goal posts were twisted out of line but not con- fiscated. The football game had been a furi- ous battle, but the fury never went beyend the bounds of football propri- ety except.as to come few instances of holding, signallized to the crowd br — pefialties, ‘Yale's Albie Booth drop-kicked a field goal from the 18-yard line in the first quarter after Yale had taken the ball on ¢ fumble by Jack James of the Prince- ton back field. This early score seemed Continued on Page 19, Column 7. ” ⸗ 1 7 —* * —* 4 4 » 7 ‘ a , * * J * tts * ‘ F 4 ~ “eOmbatants from one an- | POORER: ere — — — —— 7 “WASHINGTON: SUNDAY. “NOVEMBER — 1930, Midshipmen Are Dazed by Tricky Passing Game of Texas Eleven. 18,000 FANS THRILL AT MUSTANGS’ FEATS Pass From’ Behind Own Line Results in Goal, Regairiing Lead. WARKS rucetness OF BACKS AIDS IN TOUCHDOWNS Navy Takes to Air in Second Period to Go in Van Tem- porarily; Kirn Stars. SHIRLEY L. POVICH (Sports Editor of The Post). Baltimore Stadium, Nov. 15-— Southern Methodist University brought its aerial circus into the far- flung Baltimore Municipal Stadium this afternoon and left an awestruck Naval Academy Football Team be- wildered and beaten by a 20-to-7 score. ‘The air-minded Mustangs, up from Dallas, Tex., set off a dazzling dis- play of forward-passing pyrotechnics that were potent enough to. produce a touchdown in each of the first three quarters as the nominal crowd of 18,000, almost isolated in the vast- mess of the big arena, witnessed what they had been told would hap- pen. They were football jugglers, were the Methodists, with their hocus- pocus offensive, that found the Navy the forward-passing theatricals that at times transformed the football contest into a basketball exhibition, ‘so unorthodox was their game. . Navy Takes Lead Once. Qnce during the ball game, In the second quarter, Navy took the lead by. a T-to-6 score with a forward- passing thrust of its own, but the Mustangs from™Texas. shook off this adverse turn with a sort and ap- plied themselves to their own pass- ing game with such eclat that. they had regained the advantage at half time by a 13-to-7 score, and placed the game beyond recall of the Mid- dies with another touchdown in the third quarter. Out of the maze of trickery in the Methodist back field, Ken Travis and Dave Hearon flung their unerring aerials into the arms of Howard Sprague, big full back, and Capt. Louie Long, the ubiquitous end, as a baffled Navy team was making inef- fectual bunts for the ball carriers. And the Mustang back field shifted its. attack later in the game, with Travis and Gilbert on the receiving end of most of the aerials in the sec- ond half. Specialize on Passes. Not only tn their number were the Methodists’ passes effective, It was passes the likes of which have not been. seen on an Eastern gridiron this season which beat the Midshipmen. They were forward passe’ behind the line for the most that rocketed the ball safely into Tands of an associate back who was able to find with frequency a yewning gap through the Navy tackles for the runs which ensued. And they could rum as well as clutch the passes that were flung with such skill by Travis and Hopper. Once beyond the Navy rush line, the Methodist backs had the speed to outfoot Navy defenders, and their final two touchdowns can be laid to this account, for Ken Travis outran the entire Navy back field on a 65- yard jaunt for the touchdown that regained the lead for the Methodists, while the fleetness of Loule Long in the second quarter carried him the remaining 10 yards to the goal line in the third quarter, out of the reach Continued on Page 19, Column 2. Mabel Boardman Victim Of Man’s Confidence Game Mary Roberts Rinehart and Husband Also Caught by Story of “Former Convict,” Seeking Funds to Get to Cleveland or New York. Several prominent | persons in the get to the two cities, his story in each an unwilling hut consummate foil in; told them that he wanted money to« vow employed in the District public schools. & member of the unemployed “Can I get one?” he asked. “Where de you work?” Caw- thorne inquired. “I don’t,” was the unhappy re- ply, “but I readin the paper where it sald you could register at the schools to get checks.” The misinfornied applicant was @irected to the Thomson School, a block away where the unem- ployed were being registered. 4,040,000 MisalNc FROM BANK ASoETS Tennessee Institution Bonds Worth $3,840,000 Sought by State Officials. $1,000,000 IN CASH GONE Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 15 (A.P.).— Attorney General L. D. Smith said today that none of approximately $3,840,000 in securities deposited with the Bank of Tennessee September 25 at the demand of the superintendent of banks, were found Among the bank’s assets when it went into re- ceivership November 7.. Cash on hand September 25, the Smith statement said, in exceas of $1,000,000 was shown in an examination after the bank had closed to have been “all dissi- pated.” The attorney general also ari- nounced that State funds totaling $5,700,000 were on deposit in the Bank of Tennessee and the Liberty Bank & Trust Co. both of Nashville, and the Hoiston Union National Bank of Enoxville, all closed. Smith said a thorough examination was being made of the affairs of the of determining the method of the disappearance of such securities,” but the examination be@ fot progresséd far enough for any statement “with reference to the probable result of same.” - On September 25, when the, demand deposit of securities made, Smith said, the action made the bank en- tirely solvent in the opinion of the State superintendent of banks, who said this gave the Bank of Tennessee a margin of more than $1,000,000 of assets over liabilities. The attorney general said his office was “hopeful of recovering a part or all of such securities and restoring same to the assets of the Bank of Tennessee to be applied upon all its liabilities. * * * ‘The invé@tigation leads to the conclusion that assets ‘claimed by Caldwell & Co., an invest- ment banking corporation of which the Bank of Tennessee was merely 4 subsidiary, are in reality a property of the Bank of Tennessee and may be reached for the purpose of applying them upon its liabilities.” The State Punding Board, meeting today to consider an offer by the Chemical Bank & Trust Co. of New York of a $5,000,000 credit, announced after the meeting that it was not yet known whether the credit would be needed, but authorized acceptance if it becomes necessary. According to the attorney general's statement, the State of Tennessee had on deposit in the Bank of Tennessee, Continued on Page 3, Column 5 | etely - following. Bank of Tennessee “for the purpose | ici” \ edie ak - ° ‘ 7 . 5 5 2 — 7 *— —1 Pe. is Lee We eM oe me A ‘TARIFF LAW Government on Contrary Has Made Additions to Its Personnel. CIVIL SERVICE LISTS CONSTANT INCREASE Roster Has More Names Now Than Any Time Since War’s End. 610,000 ON PAYROLL, CHECK-UP INDICATES | |'$1,200,000,000Y early Total Wards Off Depression From Capital. By EDWARD T. FOLLIARD. In these times of industrial de- pression and unemployment, Uncle Sam continugs to be an unruffied em- ployer. Not only has he not decreas- ed his force.of workers but he actual- ly has increased it. His record as an employer is given if figures obtained yesterday from the United States Civil Service Com- | misssion. Thése-show that the num-_ ber of employes in the executive civil service has been growing stead- lly, and that today it. is larger than ever before. except for the World War and the adjustment period immedi- Asks for Custody of - Daughter, 7. Mrs. Oatherine Filene Dodd The latest check-up shows that the —E army of Federal workers now totals nearly 610,000, not counting soldiers and sailors and several other grops. How much Uncle Sam pays this army has not been definitely computed, but it is something like $1,200,000,000. Has Kept Increasing. In Washington, the nuftiber of Fed- eral employes has been increasing steadily for four years, notwithstand- ing the fact many.offices those of, the Shipping Board, ) War Finance Corporation, the Alien Property Cos- todian and the Railroad Administra- ited divorce from her husband, Alvin Dodd, assistant to Gen. R. E. Wood, sertion. | Mrs, Dodd, Democratic Women’s Club, says in het suit that there 4s no hope of reconciliation. between them. There has also been an agreement on prop- Capital. Society Woman| ) ' Mrs. Catherine Dodd Files Divorce Action Severance of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin. Dodd (above). has been asked by Mrs. Dodd in a peti- tion for lthited divorce, charging desertion, filed tm the Fairfax County Cireult Court. | erty rights, she asserts. She asks cus- a leader in the National ington society woman and daughter| tody of thelr 77-year-old daughter, of A. Lincoln Filene, wealthy Boston |} Joan. The court is also asked to have merchant, has filed suit in the Fair- | fax County Circuit Court for a lim- | Mr. Dodd pay temporary alimony and the costs of the suit. The petitioner lives at Wolf Trap Farm, Vienna, Va.. which she pur- président of the Sears, Roebuck, Co., | chased, more then a year\ago. The of .Chicago. Mrs. Doda charges de: | couple also own a town howe on @ eh ey Tea a west. ~ Papers wate nied in “the if 4 on’ October 18. The hedrifig 1 schéd- led Sor the: Em A6 SED Sor? WReD Tontinded ow Rage & Catania 2 tion, for example—have gradually been liquidating their war work. True, the employment of some 5,000 or more census workers gave a con- siderable boost to the total of Fed- eral workers here. but even discount- ing this, there would have been a steady increase. On September 30, according to the Civil Service Commission's figures, 70,508 men and women were employed In the executive civil service here. This figure does not includé employes in the legislative branch—that is; those on Capitol Hill—nor does it take in employes of the District of Columbia government nor Army and naval officers and men stationed here. Were Lumped Together. In ite recent survey of Washington the Board 6f Trade lumped these va- rious groups and estimated the total of persons. working for the Federal and District governments here as 79,137. In view of the latest Civil Service Commission figures the num- ber now is even greater. “The totel annual pay roll of this army of workers,” the Board of Trade survey said, “is $174,835,000, or $87,- 285,000 on each semimonthly pay day. “The average salary is $2,209; for Continued on Page 2, Column 3. LAN COMMISSION NOT TD ASK REPEL Dry Referendum and 4 Per Cent Beer Also Held to Be Out of Picture. FUTURE COST STUDIED (Associated Press.) Decision aganist repeal of the eight- eenth amendment had been reached yesterday by President Hoover's Law Enforcement Commission, and the ac- tual writing of its prohibition report was nearer than at any time during the past seventeen months. Although a final decision on the recommendations to be included was described as still in the offing, some general agreement has been reached, and not only repeal, but 4 per cent beer, or any request for a. national prohibition referendum Were authori- $120,000 Rum Seized As Raids Hit Syndicate tatively reported out of the picture. Méanwhile those charged with the enforcement of prohibition as it now stands were busy on figures to be pre- sented to the Housé appropriations committee, including, among other things, the cost of adding 500 addi- tionel men to the enforcement per- Coast Guard Snares Two Ships After Shelling One; New York Dry Agents Active; 50 Sought in Radio Ring. sonnel. After a conference late Priday, both Prohibition Director Amos W. W. Woodcock: and Attorney General Mitchell pored over their estimate of future costs. At the same time, however, Repre- New York, Nov. 5 (A.P.).—The ax of the prohibition department and the cannon of the Coast Guard struck simultaneous blows today at the source of some of New York’s liquor supply. Two boats, the High Strung and the Patricia, were snared by Coast Guards- The Patricia was heading for the Brooklyn shore in Gravesend Bay when the Coast Guard, whose ap- sentative Byrns, Democrat, Tennessee, The sudden attack on the organizea| . Continued on Page 8, Column 4 THREATS BY JURORS CHARGED IN APPEAL Two in Box Coerced, Says Rover, Into Awarding Sum to Veteran. PAIR IN FEAR OF BLOWS Sensational charges that two mem- bers of a jury which eat in-as civil Cage ten days ago were coerced and threatened with bodily harm are con- tained in affidavits filed. yesterday in District Supreme Court in connec- tion with Government efforts to ob- tain a new trial, The jury, after remaining out until 6 o'clock on the morning of November 5 returned «a verdict awarding Paul Reale $8,000 from the Veterans’ Bu- reau and additional. payments over a period of years, The Government, in the plea for a new trial, chargés misconduct on the part of the jurors, and alleges that the verdict res@ilted only from the fact that at least two members of the body “hed undergone great’ physical dis- comfort and thelr {faculties were weakened by lack of food and loss of sleep.” Triel of the cease, which consumed several days, was before Justice Fred- erick L. Siddons, who warned only after the verdict was returned that jury dormitory quarters at the court- house have. been eliminated, due to the changes e—— made to provide Continued on Page 1. Colmmin 2. traffic is the result of secret “John Doe’ indictments returned by a Fed- eral grand jury. The exact nature of the charges will not be revealed until the indictments are opened Monday. Among syndicate members still at large are several radio operators, of- Shot by Playmate Kills — Boy at Target Practice ficers said. They were employed in syndicate-owned shore stations for the transmission of instructions to syndicate boats. Under radioed directions the smali- er boats would take aboard liquor Hunters Station Lad Ran Within Range of Rifle Fire, Police Report; Sheriff and Coroner Investigate Tragedy; Victim, 9, Companion Only 11. from ocean going steamers and would then be guided by radio to shore sta- tions where vens and trucks awaited to transport the liquor to warehouses. It was two such warehouses that) yitided the liquor seized by pro hibition agents last night anc ‘ode, Erie, Pa.. Nov. 16 (AP.)--Atver oa ovation chase in which shote were “(red rding to. Puirfex © members of a Coast Cusare cabin cruiser cafrying A00 Canadian sie was cattured Brie early today. Milo Reynor. J. woder parole , violating the Prohibition | Reginate Oérr, 21 A 22-calibe fie ip the bullet dred from a ri- hands of a playmate yes- terday caused death of P-veny-old Osha son of Mr. Lewis Almond, of Munters Fairfax County. 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