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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-25
NOEL, FORMER BAUER PITCHER,
WHO SHUT aREYs OUT LAST
WEEK DRIVEN TO SHOWERS.
Owens Gets Homer Off HixsnbauSh
Scoring Three Runs-canady,
For Greys, Too Good.

\ lclaIri celebration of Emancipation
Day WAS held yesterday afternoon III
Hi,cr,.cw park WHEN iii" crak Home
stead Grey, and III" local 'aH"!S nP'
IN the first gam" "f their series. Inc
rnlnrrd aggregation wer" ~ IL" top "l
their form and had no tr"uhl" IL admin
istcrj"g The worst defeat the taSc!s
ha. suffered 80 far his season.
.<ncl. who pitched the Haucrs TO Il
.huroui Victory lat sunday over the
same team. tried Ia duplicate his Teak
for the r.>eys. hut tn" 1I"m"steads
seemed 10 like his offerings ana pounded
him In all corners &C the lot. II" re-
tired an! Charlie H~INerhaugh took up
the white mans burden and while MOI
hi, 50 freely, allowed tie sain" uunneV
OF rims ,wu 81 which were due {" an
error It Nadd-m's and three the result,
If II flv hy Ovens that hit on The score
board platform and bounded over the
rcpcc for a hone run THAI scored nv"
mon ahead OF him.
For the visitors. Owens and Iah'dN
wccr tho bright lights 1t TN" bat. WINE
III. Harris Brothers starred in TIC il"'h.
Hughes. the Caseys new "utiicId'r !cd
the CaSrys in hitting. Bot irES"ck' III
short for the CaSeys. handled seven
hanccs and looked good. The game
WAS characterized by the large number
..f extra has, hits. secured almost en-
tireiy 10y the G""ys.
Canady. pitching for the Gr'yS, was 4
puzzle 10 the local team and only sio"eu
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UNUSUAL PHYSICAL
MAKE-U OF VICTOR

Two rhysirgI mnkcuu Of battling
Sikh has h.,n likcu.d To- that of the
lconorI In ,c,ion his great muscles
,I,,. C,..jr,.inp,v undnr = J,rr ski,
lie 4 c>,rcmrIv r,ut If foo, and *
,r,,, :, wax, rroa, loans vi,cr r,,Linr
.ia nnM,hn. ~. -, nrrorcr. ri, ,n-,,
+. 81 .,rt,birr ,on,~,s, I, Tho Er,retul
r~arncp,i.r uho.. f,n. uny,m.u, j..
mo-, ~ aos,bc,i, dancer Itc ia ty,jral
IF tho hrir,des Of Il p..keI S.u.ralcse
soldiers hr,urht In the western from,
,nirtp~ -nc worli war. Stalwar,. pos.
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IS DOUBTFUL
Of STATES Lineup
Material Making Good BIDS For Berths
Teamwork Slowly Developing
With Squad.

Morrau;own. Sept. 2c.-With the
opcning games Of the season only SIX
DAYS away tn. lineup OF the West VIZ
ginla University eleven liz still unset
tied and II IS doUuiful II Coach Spears
himself knows what men he Is going
10 send against the West Virginia NcS-
!cyan college outfit in the initial CLASH
at South Side Park. Iairmont. next
Saturday afternoon. Three weeks or
hard work have conditioned the Mour-
taincerS and Or. Spears has decided
upon his varsity squad but lie admitted
today that he was unable AZ this tim" {"
definitely who he would have
on the field at tn" kickoff.
He has discontinued his "Shi'tinS'
policy and so far has made no move TO
change last years tackles. captain
Meredith and Tallmau. from the end
and guard posts they have been hold
ing down for more than 4 week. Al
though apparently through changing his
men about he continues 70 make fire.
uucnt Subs:itutions and at the present
time even those in close touch with the
situation are unable to pick the eleven
men who are TO represent West Virginia
against the McthodiSts next Saturday.
During the past week Taliman. Haw-
kins. Graham. Pierre H!ll. Dyer. Muir
rim. Rome and Rhorohaugh havo been
used at the ends. Among those who
have played at tackle are Tough. paw
Howard, D;lchcr. MowrCy. Fcgcrt and
one or two others. Captain Meredith,
Seton. P~itsenherGcr. Storcrr. P!nkner
and Quinlan have e~achshad many turns
AT guard. while Phil HI. ouarlcs. Bar
nard and Fuccy havo been alternating
.-F a. - @
men has n chance 10 start the Wesleyan
game. OF course. Captain Meredith,
Joe Setron and Phil Hin are almost
certain TO get the call at the guards
and center but just who will get tho
tackle and assignments will remain n
mystery until game time Saturday. All
OF the aspiranis for the four hcrths
arc putting up a scrappy fight and with
Tallman and Captain Meredith out OF
the way the battle 80 far has been nip
and-tuck. Their work has been any
thing but satisfactory Ia Coach Spears.
who may make an eleventh hour change
unless they come through within Tho
next several days. The tackles have
been trying hard aside from that they
have shown rcy little. Eut for their
fright" and Willingness 10 Try any
thing Spears tells them 10 do the MoGu-
tainccrS chief would more than likely
DO discouraged long before th!H. Rut
he Is very patient with men who really
try and gives them every possible
chance TO make good. II has been fully
q week since he made any radical shifts
and while many fauS think h" has
made his last Que before tn" opening
Of tn" season quit" Il f"w contend Their"
iS going. to he Il TlsIIE,r ON the NlE UN-
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HILLTOPS AGAIN FALL
BEFORE MACK OUTFIT
McConkeys Trying to Make Up Lost
Games Score Second Win in as
Many Weeks yer GAINESVILLE.

Tho McConkeys baseball team Of this
CITY, ~iournoyed to Rarrcsvillo Yesterday
for the third time in as many weeks AMI
played the strong IIilltops 90 that rlacc.
Tho Macks proved a hard hitting aggro-
CATION and coppcd their second straight
from their opponents by wIunign %.
Both team hit frequently throughout
tho contest hut although outhit II tn 10
the locals punched their socks when
hits meant runs and thereby hangs ~"
tall. Honeckcr was on tho mound Tor
the Nacks and turned in 4 good game
although his team mates chalkcd up
three errors behind his pitching.
The score:
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AND
DODGERS PLAY
AN EVEN BREAK

Brooklyn. ". T.. Sept. @i.-Brook'yn
and Pittsburgh divided today's double
header. the Dodgers winning the first
game { Ia > and the Pirates the second
il To ). Pinch hits and home runs tea-
tured :hc Rrook,yn attack in the first
game. Tom Griffith. batting for Jan
vvin. started Il rally IN the eighth in
ming with a single. He was forced by
Johnston. but Wheat came along with
his sixteenth home run "t the season l"
tic III" score. Mitchell. batting for
Schmault. tr"p.e t. start the ninth anu
High followed with Il honc run.
In the >cc"al game. the Pirates
punched ten hits for runs off thrc"
Brooklyn pitchers in the sixth inning.
Adams. who pitched 4 fine game, maze
Il ho5uCruu In the secoud inning. The
game WAS called at the end - the
seventh because Of darkness.
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WON BY WASHINGTON

Chicago. Sept. @i-Washington and
Chicago brought tho American lca3ic
season 10 q close here today. tho visit
tors taking the final game ) 10 4. The
Senator'S won the game by punching
hits with the aid OF an error by mostti.
The locals launched two ATTACKS against
Mogridge. forcing him to give WAY to
Francis in the ninth. VIII" checked Chi
Cages last rally with the tying and
winning runs on base.
BY innings:
Washington 0 . y | . 0 5 10 ,
Chicag" $500. Q 0 o o : . u o 1t 10
NogridEc. Francis ard Charity. Fa-
Der. r. B~lankenship and Schalk.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-25
70 |NCH THE RAG
WHEN INDIANS STAGE COME BACK

CI,>vi,ri. rn.u. Sept. ci-Ncw YORK
ra;tcd 20 r!.r,li ;he american league
reualut today I"r the reason 'E"Nc!a!u
unrxr,rt"diy .rilIct"d = : - " defeat
The contest Mas Il pitchers battle '"-
;wrcn hi" and ShaWH"N. lhr io'h'''
allowed hu; ~ hits. scattered IN rs
many innings. and cu'y ono ot them
MA, = ,irau drive. T'"uhic plays and
cd THE IN TIVE innings Will" ~ thn'
seventh When IA. first IN" Yankees
reached first. I'M" caused Ward ana
Scot; To pop CIT and then rs'"acd Sta"-
key. Ruth crippled IN tn" sixth NUT there
wcrr iva cut and he failed /" score
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TWO PITCHERS HARD HIT

s.. Louis. Mo. Sept. "i-Thc Browns
'battcd Ogden and ltetmach hard TO-DAY
and defeated Philadelphia . 10 4.
Davis was hit free by the visitors
and was relieved in. the seventh by
Wright. who held the Athletics IN
check. Hause cracked Il a homer with
two men on base in the fifth inning.
BY innings:
Philadelphia - o o . / . q OF . &:
s.. Louis -. 0 . o I 0 o : N 1ts1
Ogden. Hcimach and Perkins. Davis;
Wright and SEVERED.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-25
HUMPS LOST

The strong South Side 4. &. downcf
the Humps at the Forty-SiNth grounds
Yesterday by the score. l4-G. Tho
humps were unahl" /" sc"r" umtil the
third quarter. when fricdrirhS made a
JU-yard end run. Miller for Il touch
down. Peggy. Sheridan. Kennedy and
s~esotarska had . good showing In tho
eankfeld.
Tho South S'dc wnurd 'rko 20 l,"rl>
srri~S for StITdG' N"' 'r,l' ~ rag
~, l.! pcuad,, al. ..lH.I, q; 2.j9.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-25
Cards Defeat Giants; Two HomerS For HOrIlSby
.eor6es CARPENTER Knocked Out By Sene$alese Black
WOODLAND DEFEATS
GLEN EASTON so

The strong Woodland 4. {. baseball
team continued their winning streak
yesterday afternoon when they COPIED
tho third and deciding game Of a three
game series from Glen Easton By the
score Of "a.
TIE feature Of the gams was the
pitching Of Games for the winners who
held Glen Easton 10 one hit and whitfield
eight men. Mason, the losing twirler.
also pitched good ball allowing but six
G;ngleS and striking out seven.
The score by innings:
Glen Eastou ..... 900 900 1000 I .
Woodlands ...... 100 Goo Gfx-5 6 3
Baticries--Mason and Hall; Games
and Mccullough.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-25
GREy5 PROVE TOUCH
AND CASEYS ARE SNAMPED 10-1


,r. lr.vt had they landed McauNniir
E.,rcc. orr3<S,"ually Shot wicked
,irh,s ,r,iusi his opponent. which how
1890. f,iI,l ,n ,lnw him up. Up {" tbs
u, inn. ,n,, negro showed 40 mIrhs Of
r~uuishu,nl
Pifth Round.
Ia .,. f,,,n, rnuud sikh apaiu resumed
,,r offensive FROM hi. ,nrucr. C,r.
,,cr,i,r mot tho attack will "a low blow
ana u,. warned Iy the referee. The
Inr hlnw seemed TO curlgc sikh. who
Noon, t,riously M rarpcm;icr. missing
swings Fiuylly. however. he
a,nh, r,rncr,icr with a short; hook
iam' ,,,I ,bc rrcu,hmau wen,
~ ,,,-rn,,icr win, Mas near the
.,,,r,'d ,hrm il, rising and united
r"p' H',t!'' na'h Thn rr,urhmau
''N' !" 49, ,aa., Inn uus varunJ Nv
M"S ",'p,', 60. ho',,irr meanwhile tn"
u ,,a. ,~,,Iirr T., tho referee. 10 stop
Wb,o ~, bell rang
,,,rrcu,r, rrccgilv STAGGERED To his
sirth Round.
u.,,r tho ruu, rsry fer TIC riNcn
.,, .,ro.r,tcr ,,rc nui. hardly Ir.c
,,,,,i m, r~r.urhman wa, unable
:, mn, ~ hi. hands. snort uppcrcu;
uL, .,r, ,.,,rcu,irr rccliug back
a.. ,,or Tho recrn drove hard
,,rh,, anI ,.r,s ,n ,hc body. Carpcu-
unI,d - tho floor half way
''' H'"'.' .a,,rIo,.i, nY, a,,t,
LUX" ~ sn,nn1. IF rrh,jrr
cue "'''u,' Nv ,n1.
''N' 49,. -o-h
,,ri,h, do
~, ',N.,- at, %.a, wai,ht cham-
cure" - md bc,y,w,irht
-" h,ror,r II announced tina,
,l. s,rdiry 8, tnr American
ra.;,tn, , ,cgular ,.halIouco
r 49,, 49, moo, MI ,omers
y - 'h, hnrt Siti Mas re-
.n.e, nm, have -, si,us of
'"' 49, ~
- ~ nur.
n.l $780, M vr E;ckard
,..i-r, ,h,, : am willing To fight
T ricr, ,wov" soid H.. S.ue-
49,, ,ssn,i,,cl prnss cores
49,. IA, donis;or ~ THO -.
..x No. Van, 10 r,-nepti,r
- T',,'e 49,, uraLahr w.. mn.
y" az fa,r,y drfo,,cd
N.'.'"r ,a.niv "n, .rd h,i,lc.s he.
" 49, ,,Ironr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-25
FINAL WON BY DETROIT

Detroit. Sept. 24.-Detroit won from
Boston today in the final home game 81
the season. : 10 .. Boston took a lead
In the first inning which was held until
the seventh. when Pratt's error al
lowed the Tigers to tie the score. In
the eighth doubles by Blue and Eeach.
two passes and two Singles accounted
for FIVE Tiger n
BY innings:
EoSfon . q q . . q o n % 10 l
Detroit $50. o o o 0 | ) = s
Pennock and Chaplin. rillcttc. John
son and Woodall, Bassicr.
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FOOTBALL CHALLENGES

The Doc Wciglc football team OF East
Wheeling. challenge any 120-l@5 pound
team in the state or tri-statc districts
fer games This season. FRdcn city. B,a-
Laughlin. South side. and Humps
are preferred For arrangements call
Doc Wrigl"'s Pool Room. Wheeling
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Only One More Victory
Needed For Yanks or Giants

Now YnrL Sen II One more victory for cuh"r the ldhk''H :"
Chants or :, dcnaI for tEeir pcnnant rivals. the 81. Louis BROWN" a'
pntshurrh Pirates. will clnch the 1922 major league championship Il"
the New York club. , tin INV
Neither Now York team, however. can finish In worse nan " u" ~
first place, even II it loses all o.. its remaining games ""' '' ''N
make IL clean sweep of the rest t lher sch'duIo
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Cleveland

Three base hits RUN. Summa. sac
r;HccS. Schau-. ]. Scwcli. Double plays
MrItnu;S. J. ScwcU AVID M"Innis; Slew
key. S,.otc 4 nd rjpH: lh'tc. Warnev
and Mclun!u>: Scott. Ward AMI '!rr ::
r.crt on bases New N"rN :: cleveland
&" Eases on balls. off Shawk"y :; Inc
=. Strurkout by 1hIH =. I'mp'rcs 'h!n.
Uiliebrand and Connolly. Time Of game
lo
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x.ba,rHd lor IIitI IN second.
Inflated for Y. l;avu"s IN IT,.
~AN>-ba;,.d TX !. Barnes Ia >th.
By Innings.
81. Luu'S ...........t"2 al" '"o-t"
New York ..........l@p II" l""- b
Twr .ase hats: IaHrC"t. Bcit"rieE.
Orch. Mcu>cl. Kelly. FriSch, SuydeH
Three base hit: BLADES. Home runs:
Horushy =. sacrifices: f'risch. Ram
croft .. Lavau.. Double plays: Nelly.
and Groh. Left or base: New York -
50. Louis 4. Rase on balls: off Ryan
.; HUI /: Shrdsl /: J. Barnes ); jon
nard /. Hts: Off Ryan 1 in l1-l3: or
Hill = in IS; off V. Barnes 3 in =: off
J.. Barnes | in 4: off Jonnard none IN
L. Winning pitcher Sherde!. Losing
pitcher Ryan. Empires Klein ana seq
telle. Time 2:o5.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday's Results.

Detroit Z; Boston >.
st. Louis I: Philadelphia I.
Washington :: Chicago t.
Cleveland =: New York ..
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up in the last innings when his team had
the game ou ICE.
Threatening weather before tho game
kept tht crowd down somewhat. but the
uiy gam" that has drawn a larger
crowd az tho Ohio park. was when the
Giants rIaycd the CaScys this summer.
Here's how it happened:
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rHH STANDING.
Today'a Games.

Chicago At lSuSl"il.
Pittsburgh at HrouhlHu Il.
-. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati 1T Philadelphia.
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Two base hits r Conner. orcl, J
Common. Sheppard .. Miller. Cariach,
Ueliar puuli. PLAYS: Honrcker I" Sal
iahcrrv. 10 Miller; Saliaberry TO Heller
20 Miller. Warner 10 FnrSythe. Sacr'-
fico hits: MilChona Left on bases. Nc
Conkry. 3: Barn"svillr. :. Struck nj
Nv Honrcker. 4: by Warner. =.
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Lett n, haScs-CaseyS S: Homestead
stolen baScS-Prysock. Hughes,
Young. " base hi;s-M. Harris. Moody
Canady. W. Harris. Core, Hughes. Three
base hits-W. Harris. Home run
Owens. Struck out-By Noel j; by Hl4.
cnbaush .: by Canady 9. Base on balls
OFF Noei2; off Canady :. sacrince
h!ts-Moody .; Ford. Giles, Washing
ton. HIts-Oft Noel 8 in 4 % inin.e;
off Hixcnbaugh ) in I l-3 ininga- Hit
10y ritcher-Ey Hixenbaush Z IHoII ID:
Harris): by Canady ! lFord). Time OF
camc-l:5c. Cmpire-Morgan.
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American Association

Louisville. .: Kansas city. 4.
s.. Paul. II: Toledo. 2.
Columbus. = h'm"uHpo's. !
Indianapolis. = hilwauhe'.
ir1an1I..ls. L.. N~tln"T.'". J
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International League

Toronto. ). Rochester. j.
Toronto. :. C~o"h">'"r N
E.rrmoG. 1ej 80 'H''
Ealrr-rs !. J-rssl CIV =.
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HOW They STAND
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
Ysstsrday'p Results,

l;ro"klyn /, F'ittsburrI :.
Pittsburgh II Brooklyn ..
81. Louis 10; New York {.
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THE STANDING.

Today's Games.
Open date.
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The e In Detail.

In the first round Six rushed out OF
his corncr and met Carpenter before he
fairly off his chair. carpenter.
however. cLu:ht the black man with
two straight. right. Sikh covered up.
and then went down 10 ono knee from
a light lrt,. Tho r~crcr'" ordered him
UP.
Carpenter then tw" hard
rights rr IA" jan. Sikh took thcm.
merely shaking his head. and bored IN
Carpenters face wore u puzzled en-
Ski did not land a clean
blow.
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Ftrst Game
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn

none out when winning run was
scored.
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Second Round.

la the second round Carpenter re-
poatndly tabled Siti with his left Then.
"a SIX was rushing in. h" caught the
ncsrn flush ON tho jaw with u terrific
swing Carpenter drew back. en-
rcr,ins Siki to drop under INC blow.
ski. howcv"-. instead rushed IN ana
u.Iot two shur, hooks to tho body.
Just before ih" bell Carpenter again
rau.ht S.Li flush on the hin. but til"
rrer" merely Griun"d at him :und said:
don't hit very hard Mr.. GcorscS.'
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Score 10y innings: u. II. J
Homestead Grcys mi 20: GSh-l0 II
f,..>s 900 Opr Oio-1 8
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Third Round.

In the third round Sikh rushed from
his corner toward CARPENTER, Capen-
Tier backed away and SPARED cautious
". Then he rrlntcd with his left and
obtaining. drove a hard 10 Skis Jaw.
negro dropped 10 one knee took i
count " seven. The he jumped up and
caught Curp"n,ier with left and right
swings 10 the stomach Carpenter went
down and tOoi Il count of four.
When the Frenchman arose he was
rroggy. Sikh. seeing his advantage.
Showcrcd rights and lcftS upon him. al
ways playing for the stomach. He had
Carpenter G~aSp!ug for breath and
STAGGERING at the end Of the round.
Fourth Round
In the fourth round SKI pummeiled
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Fourth Round

In the fourth round SKI pummelled
Carpenter all over the ring. lie was
bleeding his right eye was closed. ms
nose was flattened and his mouth
was vide oren. Carpenter tried to
hold IN" arms Of m" negro under hiS
own armnir SiLi. "NAr anHi"l. ms
ID mda! blow. thai would hd'. .husd
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Body OF Redfield
Soldier Is Buried

Redfield. April 27.-The last of
Redfield's soldier dead was laid to
rest in the local cemetery Sunday
afternoon with impressive military
services conducted over the body IT
Fred w. Donahey. hero of the AR
gonne.
The body arrived from its war
grave in France on the ship carry
ing the last group of bodies to the
home SOIL Accompanied by a sol
dier guard. the oody was brought to
Redfield on Friday and from Sat
urday noon to Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock the casket bearing the last
remains was under guard of four
ex-service men In full military uni
form, at the American Legion head
quarters.
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EdgemOnt Man
Hit By Bullet

Edgemont, April 27.-James Bow
man, of this city, was accidentally
shot and is in critical condition.
The shot was fired by Mrs. Hand,
at whose home Bowman has been
living with his nephews, Elmer and
Russell Hand, in the mistaken no
tion that when Bowman appeared at
the door quite late in the evening
he was stranger who was trying to
gain entrance to the house.
Mrs. Hand is prostrated by the
unfortunate result of her mistake.
Mrs. Hand and the children were
alone when Bowman, who had been
to Hot Springs to visit his sister, ap-
peared at the door. Mr.. Hand. who
went othe door opening it. demand
ed to know who was at the door.
Bowman is quite deaf and evi
IDENTIFY did not hear her demand, fol
he made no response.
Mrs. Hand, who was frightened
by the fear of intruders, then fired
her revolver through the door, th'
bullet entering Bowman's left side
An X-ray examination showed thu
bullet was lodged in the bacl
against one of the ribs.
Surgeons were able to extract !:
and believe Bowman stands fai
chance of recovery unless complica
tions result.
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Washington. April 27.-W. o.
Watts. special agent of the depart
ment Of justice, has been dismissed
from the government service ''for
good and sufficient reasons" At
torney General Daugherty said late
yesterday. The announcement of
the dismissal was made earlier In
the day at the capitol through the
making public of a letter to Mr..
Watts from Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Holland. which declared that
that action was taken because of
"disloyalty to the department"
At the same time there was made
public a copy of memorandum
from Mr.. Watts to the department
which said that the dismissal had
been occasioned by his supplying
Representative Johnson, republican,
South Dakota with information, with
which the latter attacked the de-
partment of justice with speech in
the house.
81 ordered Watts to be discharg-
ed; that's all l. want to say about it, =
Attorney General Daugherty said to-
day.
On his memorandum to the de-
partment, which it was said, was
submitted under orders, Watts said
he had given information to Mr.
Johnson regarding prosecution OF
war cases and that he had ."acted in
the public interest" in so doing, be-
cause of the connection the informa'
tion had with the proposed promo
tion of Major Lancelot M. Purcell Of
the quartermaster corps.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27
DRY ENFORCEMENT
MAKES HEADWAY
OFFICERS HAVE REDUCED sup
PLY OF LIQUOR MAKING ITS
APPEARANCE FROM CAN
ADA.

Washington, ID. c., April 81
Commissioner Haynes, returning
from personal survey of Michigan
conditions, reports that following
conferences with Director Davis, Po-
lice Commissioner Inches. Judge
Tuttle, Division Chief Melahn and
other officials, number of motor
boats were contracted for which
will be operated at once in connec-
tion with concerted drive against
border smuggling, which," he said,
cat this season of the year becomes
an active problem
with Commissioner !. Inches, /
spent several hours on the Detroit
river in a police patrol boat, and
became thoroughly convinced that
Commissioner Inches speaks correct
ly when he says there has been a
very appreciable decrease in SNUG
Cling from Canada
THAT enforcement is making
headway In Detroit was particularly
demonstrated coincident With my
visit when the federal grand jury re-
ported Sc indictments for liquor vio-
lations.
Great mass meetings morning
afternoon and night bore enthusiasts
tic testimony as to the ascending OF
determination to enforce law in the
great commonwealth of Michigan"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-04-27
FIRED BECAUSE
OF O|SLOYA[n
ATTORNEY GENERAL REMOVES
OFFICIAL FOR GIVING OUT
INFORMATION

Washington, April 27.-By direc-
tion of the attorney general, w. o.
Watts, special agent of the depart
ment of justice was removed today
"for disloyalty to the department"
after the admission that he had fur
nished to Representative Johnson,
republican, South Dakota, certain in
formation on which Mr.. johnson bas-
ed an attack on the department in a
recent speech in the house.
The order of removal was signed
by Assistant Attorney General Hol-
land and was made public blythe de-
partment. In letter to Watts Mr..
Holland asid the step was taken
'inasmuch as you have knowingly
and willfully violated the rules of
the department which as you must
be aware, constitute breach of
trust"