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, 1923-05-13
Y D 7 H ADMITS
HE KNEW ABOUT
MOUNTS DEATH
Room Mate of Slain North
western Student Then Re-
pudiates Confession

CHICAGO. May 12.-United Press)
Roscoe Conklin Fitch, a former
roommate of the dead youth. repudi-
ated alleged admissions tonight that
he knew details of the death of
Leighton Mount. Northwestern uni
versity student, alleged to have been
killed by hazers.
After John Sbarbaro, assistant
states attorney, announced that
Fitch had broker down and declared
II know all about it but am sworn to
secrecy" the youth was confronted
with Mrs. ]. l.. Mount. mother of
Leighton.
II don't know n thing about II.
Mr.. Sbarbaro had me confused in
Questioning me about Louis Aubere,"
Fitch then declared.
Sbarbaro had also previously an
nounced that Fitch claimed that
Aubere. n student killed recently in
an automobile accident. met death
during n hazing affair when the car
In which he vas riding was zig
Jagged ~purposely."
At the time of the accident. IT was
that students In the death
car were searching for n classmnte
alleged to have been kidnapped by
rival class men. Aubere's automo.
bile collided with another machine.
Previous to repudiating his story
about Mounts case, Fitch declared
that students were under a fraternal
pledge not to talk about Mounts
death and that students were also
pledged by President Walter Dill
Scott not to say anything about the
case h a would harm the university,
according to Sbarbaro.
Fitch also repudiated an alleged
statement that n statement by Scott
and the latter's grand jury testimony
was untrue.
States Attorney Robert E. Grove
tonight charged hat a powerful In
luence" is seeking to block the in
vestigation into the death of Leigh
ton Mount. Northwestern university
freshman. alleged to have been killed
by hazers.
This Investigation is far from over
Inc II the guilty persons believe they
are safe they are fooling themselves
Grove declared. "Reportsl from my
assistants show some one is covering
up and we will not stop until tho
guilty parties are exposed"
Developments in the Mount mys-
terry included:
--Subpoenas issued for students
who left the university shortly after
the 1921 class rush in which Mount
disappeared. They will testify before
the grand jury.
2-Search in New York for Miss
Katherine Hotchkiss. whom Grove
says he van to explain a horrible
experience" in n letter reported to
have passed between her and ]. Allen
Mills. 1921 freshman class president.
3-The executive committee of the
university board of trustees issued n
statement expressing confidence In
President Walter Dill Scott's efforts
to clear up the mystery and declaring
the university officials are support
ing fully the probe into Mounts
"A medical commission returned
n report declaring indications were
that the skeleton found under II Lake
Michigan pier Is Mounts.
Grove refused to name the persons
he suspects of Towering up" in the
case. He indicated. however. that
students questioned In the case
have not told all they know,
The grand jury will resume Its In
Monday with students
t~estifying. The probe may be con-
cluded in n few days and h jury
will then report on how II believes
Mount was killed and attempt to fix
the blame.
, 1923-05-13
kIDkAP1AG TURNED OUT
TO Be EL0PfMEhT, and
SHERIFF HALTs q D0's'

SAN LUIS oBIsPo. Cal. May IL.
Arthur Llewellyn today notified
Sheriff Charles Taylor of San Luis
county that his daughter Irene. aged
16. had been kidnapped by W. thugs
while returning from a dance.
But 1t turned out to be an elope-
na1pt. Sheriff w. A. Oyer. OF Mon.
terey county strobe into the office of
Justice of the Peace J. Wallace at
Salinas and interrupted n wedding
ceremony Just prior to the II dos"
Joseph Ruda. aged 20, of San Luis,
would ave been the happy bride
groom had Sheriff Oyer arrived a
minute later.
, 1923-05-13
BANDITS ROB POST
OFFICE OF sIee

SAN JOSE, Gal, May is.-Bntsr-
ing tho postonlce s~ub-statiou In East
San jose shortly before 0 o'clock to-
night. three young unmasked bandits
cornered William Beattie, postmaster,
and at the point c. rovolvers robbed
the place OF sioo In cash and stamps,
This men escaped in an automobile,
, 1923-05-13
SEIZE OPIUM I'M SAN FRANcIsoe

SAN FFLANCISCO, May 13.-Oplum
valued at $4,000 was seized and six
Chinese were arrested in a police aid
on a Waver'y place den today. A
squad OF detectives broke down sew
eral barred doors before they obtained
entrance to tho den.
, 1923-05-13
WE ARE READY TOMEETE ENEMY !
SAYS SOVIET FOREIGN MINISTER
Moscow Streets Black With Crowds Demonstrate
ing Against Great Britain-Tchtcherin Insists
Country VIII Not Take Step Back.
BY JOHN GRAUDENZ

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)
MOSCOW, May 1--we want peace but we are pre-
pared to meet the enemy"
This was the challenge flung at Great Britain by George
Ichltcherin, minister of foreign affairs, in a fiery speech in
the Moscow opera house this afternoon.
His address was generally interpreted as a forecast of
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Shift in Race Shelby o,u Certain Retain Big Fight
YANkS FINALLY WIN;
GIANTS STILL LOSING

New York's two league leading
teams divided honors yesterday. The
Yankees checked their losing streak,
defeating St Louis, 10 to 0, but the
world champion Giants again went
down to defeat before the Cincinnati
Reds, to 0.
The Yankees today again are three
games out in the lead and the Giants
are only four, as the Philadelphia
Athletics lost and rain prevented the
Philadelphia-Pittsbu series from
continuing: one-game advance for
the Yankees, one-half game loss for
the Giants.
One Of the seasons most interesting
series Is on at Philadelphia between
Connie Mack's graduates and iris
Speakers scalpers. Philadelphia won
the first and came the nearest to
yesterday old Sherrod Smith, former
star National Lacquer, stood the Ath-
letics on their heads, as he did the
Yankees on Monday. The score was
to l.
The manner in which Cincinnati has
been going has attracted attention,
and three straight victories over the
Giants, running the teams consecu-
tive string up to eight, is compelling,
as it brings the Reds within game
of second place.
Attention is attracted to the Chi
cago- Brooklyn series. as crucial in
the National League as the Philadel-
phia- Cleveland in the American.
With yesterdays to victory,
Brooklyn has the edge of the series,
two games to one, and the Cubs,
twice within one game of the first
division. again have gone definitely
into sixth place.
Rogers Hornsby was called to
Texas by the serious illness Of his
mother. and the st. Louis Cardinals,
despite his absence, won over Boston,
3 to 3.
Detroit made it two straight from
Boston. > to 0.
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81 WILL RUN TODAY
IN MARATHON EVENT

BALTIMORE, Md, June 16.-Fifty-
seven runners, hailing from fourteen
states, are entered as starters today
in Baltimore's first marathon to be
run the full distance of twenty-six
miles, 3s5 yards. The course is from
Laurel, Md, to City Hall, Baltimore
Members of the American Olympic
committee will be on hand to officially
witness the event.
While number Of the field are in
the class of the great unknown, there
is also quite a sprinkling of stars.
Among these are Frank Zuna> of the
Millrose a. c., New York. this years
Detroit marathon winner: Albert
Whitley Nicholson. and Bill" Ken
nedy, Cygnet A. c., East Portchester,
n. Y, who took first and second
places. respectively, in the New York
marathon, and Harold w. Goslin of
the Dorchester Club. Roxbury, Mass.
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OLD SKILL SHOWN
BY MISS STIRLING

NEW YORK. June 16.-Miss Alexa
Stirling. formerly of Atlanta. but now
playing under the colors OF the North
Hampstead Country Club on Long
Island, gives promise this season or
returning to the heights Of golf form
which enabled her to rule as queen
of American links from 1915 to 1921.
Seldom has she played more brill
liantly than during the past week at
the Westchester-Biltm Country
Club where she captured the Metro
politan women's title for the second
field She landed the qualifying
medal with two strokes to spare. and
then swept through her opposition
in match play, climaxing her. per-
formances by overwhelming Mrs. q.
N. Heckscher Of Piping Rock yes
thirty-six- hole final. Her card was
sprinkled with brides" and showed
a par thirty-siX for the last nine
holes.
ship this year will be decided at the
Notwithstanding Country club.
Miss Strings first national triumph
was in 1915. No tournaments were
played in the war years or lSli-lS'
but Miss Stirling was victorious again
in 1919 and 1920. she lost her crown
10 Miss Marion Hollins of West
Brook, Long Island, the following
season, and Miss Glenna Collect, hard
hitting Providence player, succeeded
to the title last season.
Miss Stirling set a woman's record
for the MISUNDERSTANDING course
yesterday by playing the afternoon
round in rs. After her victory was
assured at the ninth hole she fin
ished the round. Her rs is two less
than the former record. made by Miss
Glenna Collect.
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MRS. MALLORY EASY
FOR BRITISH PLAYER

By the Associa Press.
BECKENHAM, England, June 10.
William Nj. johnston, American
star, won the Kent lawn tennis
championship today by defeating
ID. NJ. Greig, Go, G-3.
Miss Elizabeth Ryan, formerly
of California won In the wOmen's
singles, defeating Mrs. Satterth-
waite, British star, 8-3, 3-G, O-3.
BY the Associa ted Press.
BECKENHAM, England, June 10
Mrs. Molla Mallory, American cham
pion. was eliminated from the Kent
tennis championship today by a
British star, Mrs. Satterthwaite, In
a semi-final match, Go, 60.
In the fourth round of mixed dou-
bles. Mrs. Mallory and Col. Dudley
were defeated by the Hon. c. Camp
bell and Mrs. Beamish. The score was
60, "a.
William NJ. Johnston, No. 2, on the
American list, yesterday defeated F.
r. leighton Crawford in the semi
finals, 6-3. 6-1. The other semi
final was won by D. NJ. Greig, who
will meet Johnston in the final.
In the semi finals of the women's
singles Miss Elizabeth Ryan, former
ly of California, defeated Mrs. Edg-
ington, 81, 6-3.
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Stanton announced he would adj
vance $4,000 Immediately If as
sured that the remaining $4,000
would be actually posted. Mayor
James Johnson of Shelby, treasurer
Of the American Legion Post com
his last dollar to make the fight a
success. Johnson. picturesque
figure, who for thirty years was
cowpuncher before he became
! wealthy with the discovery Of oil in
northern Montana, obtained pledges
Tor $4,000 from friends by telephone
here and in Shelby within five hours
after stanton offered to advance the
$4,000.
kearns Gets Money Today.
Manager Kearns will be paid the
money at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The concessions on the part OF
kearns to wait until this time after
the failure to pay him yesterday fol-
lowed conference which began yes
I terday morning, operated in several
locations in Great Falls and finally
wound up at midnight in the dark.
ened offces OF the Stanton Bank
All day long arguments were heard
ana frantic efforts were made to raise
the money. Late in the afternoon the
committee was cut down from nearly
a dozen to four men-Dan Tracey. ho-
n,
a merchant. and 10y Molumby. state
| commander OF the American Legion.
me other bankers drawn into the
situation in an effort to untangle the
financial details withdrew after their
refusal to advance the entire 100000
due kearns.
The end to the negotiations came
suddenly. Kearns was closeted in the
MOTEL with Mayor Johnson, Tracev
ana several others early in the even
ing. shortly after 9 o'clock Kearns
appeared to announce that he had told
the committee he was willing TO take
soV,ooO before midnight if assured the
remaining $4,000 would be forth
coming by next Wednesday, which al
lowed five days in which 10 raise It.
stanton was opposed to this com
! promise because he said he wanted to
nave definite assurance go to the
country that Dempsey and Gibbons
would fight in Shelby as scheduled.
| 1t would be bad business, the banker
said, to have further delay in the pay
| ment of money.
Hold Midnight Session.
AT midnight the Stanton Bank be
came the headquarters for operations
word was sent waiting newspaper
men and kearnS that Stanton wanted
to see them at the bank. They fled
through the deserted streets and into
the bankers private office. A crowd
or the curious occupied vantage points
in the street. A heavyweight cham
pionship fight hung in the balance.
and it was really the newspaper cor
respondents who started the COM
promise suggestion that resulted In
kearns' acceptance OF the plans.
| Boys" said Kearns. Its on I will
wait until this afternoon for my
| money"
While these exciting negotiations
| were pending, Dempsey was asleep at
| his camp two miles outside the town,
| unaware that the match came within
an ace of being called off half a dozen
times during the night
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BY George O'NeiI.

AWAY with the midmnshie and,
perhaps, the jigger, but they are
mort useful clubs for the player
who really tries to make the most
of his game. A midmashie often
will drop ball on the green when
the midiron might send il across
the green, or the midirOn, falling
TO get the ball up as the mid
mashie will do, might send 1t to a
trap guarding the green, when the
midnashie would lift the ball
that II would be dropped onto the
green.
Golf clubs look n good deal alike.
There are little differences in
them, however, which respond only
to the sense of feel and touch. Try
out a lot of them when you are
equipping. You will in time get
hold of one that seems to tell you
that Ii was put into the world ex-
pressly for yOu--then grab that
club!
Copyright John F. Ollie Coz
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RECORDS IN DANGER
In COLLEGIATE MEET

CHICAGO. June 16.-An array Of the
nations crack athletes from sixty-on
universities and colleges will compete
on Stagg Field at the University of
Chicago here this afternoon in the
third annual track and field meet of
the National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation. Ability displayed in the trial
events yesterday gave promise Of
sparkling performances.
Under favorable conditions records
in a number of events should be
broken and possibly some world and
national marks will fall.
Leland Stanford, Michigan, Pennsyl-
vania State College, Illinois and Iowa
are favored by the experts for top
place finishes, although none would
venture to predict the winner of the
championship.
Advices from the east that Charley
Paddock of the University of South
ern California, would arrive here
from New York in time to run an ex-
hibition 1oO-yard dash lends interest
to the classic.
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GREAT FALLS BUSINESS
MEN RESCUE PROMOTERS
Raise 100000 to Make Second Payment to Demp
sey and Prevent Contest From Collapse.
Kearns Will Receive Money Today.
BY the Associated Press.

the Associate dPess
REAT FALLS Mont, June 6Goldfeld
r battle between Jfries Johnson Shelby
nesting in prairie of
heavyweight championship Dempsey
Tom Gibbons July a.
In of the conferences held the
concluded
the heavyweight champion and
raise the second 100000 instalment OF 100000
Dempsey.
George Stanton tall gayhared
Bank,
Shelby
Kcarn midi las mich
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shot at the sixteenth, knew he would
make another attempt to perform the
almost impoSSi ble-tO get out or a
bunker and into the cup. ten yards
away, with one shot. He did make
the attempt, and 1t was another good
one
For a long time the champion
studied the green and then the BUNK
hit the ball. 1t rose over the high
face of the bunker and fell upon the
grass. 1t rolled in a direct line for
the hole, but it stopped one YARD or
it. All was over. Hagen had lost
his title and Great Britain had re-
not what Hagen did with his one
yard putt; but nevertheless he sank
it for a 4.
A few of the spectators. forgetful
of strict golf etiquette, could not
restrain themselves from applauding
his shot out of the sand. 1t might
have unnerved another man, but 1t
did not phase the American, who
o~lmly played out the game. When
the little ball disappeared in the cup
there came to the ears of Hagen
the sound of thousands of other per-
sons applauding him for having
fought so hard and so well. and los
ing with the same poise and smooth
temper he had shown just twelve
Others Fail on Chances.
Kirkwood, like Hagen, might have
been the victor but for few tricks
of fortune and the nature and design
Of the course. Likewise. Macdonald
Smith had an opportunity to win. but.
like Kirkwood. he had his sorrows In
the wind on the journey back to the
clubhouse.
c. A. Whitcombe, who had taken
the lead Thursday morning with
sterling 20. at that time a new course
record, collapsed yesterday under the
awful strain which the championship
grind imposes, and finished with an
50, to tie George Duncan for sixth
place.
Havers did not win by brilllance of
play. He won by starting steady and
keeping steady until the very end.
Each of his first three rounds he made
in 73s. while the other leaders in the
contest fluctuated from low So to as
high as so. these two extremes being
recorded by Macdonald Smith.
Yesterday afternoon Havers failed
to round out his card with a fourth
70, but he went no higher than rs.
and that figure, as ii turned out was
low enough TO bring him the cham
pionship.
Havers is the first really young
Briton 10 win the championship since
the twentieth century began. as. un-
til the Americans got the habit of
winning it. the trophy always had
been captured by either one or an
other of the group of older British
golfers. such as Harry Vardon, Ed
ward Ray and James Braid. George
Duncan was no spring chicken when
he emerged victorious in the 1920
championship.
Havers at the age of fourteen
broke the course record Of the Royal
Norwich Golf Club. of which his ia
Their was and still is the steward. His
score then was 6S. In 1914, when six
teen years old, playing the Troon
courses, Havers qualified for the
championship.
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IlIu place also went TO an amer
lean, Macdonald Smith of San Fran
cisco having a score of 297, Including
sixty mine yesterday morning that
broke the record for the old Troon
courses.
The next in line were:
Joe kirkwood. Australia
T. r Fernie. Britain
IS rs IA 1890
C. A. whitcombe. Britain
40 &c IA $500
George Duncan. Brltain-- .oo
Johnny Farrell, America
70 70 rs 1906
ThrOng Witnesses Play.
Between 10000 and $1,000 specta-
tors watched the last two rounds of
the competition. Fully two thirds of
them kept their eyes on Hagen in
the last hour of his gallant struggle
to oVertake Havers. who was leading
him by two strokes when the last
eighteen holes began.
Each took thirty eight to reach the
turn at the ninth hole. the outward
journey being made with a strong
wind behind the ball and a clear sky
overhead. Hagen missed a twelve
inch putt the ninth. so he still
was two strokes behind Havers with
only nine more holes TO go. Then
h" began his real battle. but he had
dropped even farther behind at the
eleventh, for he got that hole in
par. while Havers slipped his ball
into the cup for a birdie 3.
BY the time Hagen had reached the
eleventh green, however. Hayers had
tapped his final putt into the home
hole. so that the champion knew ex-
aCtly how hard a task lay ahead Of
him over seven holes and into the
wind. A 3 at the fourteenth, where
Havers had taken a 4. helped Hagen
along a little, but it was at the six
tCenth that the American made the
first of two inspiring attempts to do
the ALMOST impossible.
His third shot TO that hole-made
longer by the heavy facing winds
had dropped into the crowd standing
on Tire rough discovered mound
guarding the side Of the green.
Hagen made n marvellous effort TO
sink a chip shot off that mound. The
ball went into the air. landed on the
green and rolled straight for the cup.
1t seemed the Impossible was going
to be accomplished. but the ball went
few inches away. SO Hagen had to
be satisfied with a perfect par in
stead of a miraculous birdie 1.
Makes Bold Attempt.
Hagen now needed So at both the
seventeenth. which is a short hole,
and the eighteenth. which is a par
+. to tie Havers His drive off the
seventeenth landed in the rough sew
eral yards off the side of the high
tablelike green. He pitched per-
fectly and sank his first putt for the
required 3. Now there remained his
last hope-that of getting q birdie
3 on the eighteenth. an accomplish
ment Hagen had achieved Thursday.
Hagen sent a terrific drive down
the fairway but his second shot,
blown to the right by the northwest
wind, landed in n bunker. Surely 1t
was all over now. But the crowd
that had seen Hagen's desperate and
determined effort to sink his chip
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w. C. C. WOMEN WIN
TEAM GOLF MATCH

Woman golfers of the Washington
Country Club won five matches out
of six from the fair sex team of the
Chevy Chase Club yesterday. Sum
maries:
Mrs. strayer. Washington, defeated Mrs.
Frailey, Chevy Chase. 3 and I.
Miss Keeler. Washington. defeated Mrs.
Re ,kin Chevy Chase, up.
Mrs. Hall, Washington, defeated Miss Hack.
or. Chevy Chase. ! up.
Miss LOCKER. Washington, defeated Mrs.
Father, Chevy Chase, ] UP. 10 holes.
Mrs Farber. Chevy Chase, defeated Mrs.
Crewson. Washington. ard 4.
Mrs Merrillat Washington, defeated Mrs
Dryden, Chevy Chase, s and !.
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WAR BLUE NETMEN LEAD,

War Blue netmen led the Shippin 2
Board racketers in the Government
Tennis League yesterday, 2 to l.
Two matches were stopped by rain.
Summaries:
johnson and Simpson (war Blue) defeated
Mayfeld and Price tShpping Board). 60.
"a: Belts and Hutton WAR Blue) defeated
Brean and HIGHLAND (Shipping Board). 6-3,
rs; canells and Umale (Shipping Board)
Ga. Ell; Hoover and Leech (War Bluel de.
feated Fairbanks and Cannon. rs, SIS
(rain); Hills and Sheed WAR Blue) defeated
Lansdale and Pierce (shipping Board). Ca
(rain).
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DODGE CELLAR BY BEATING
GLEASONS YESTERDAY, sc
Bushmen Can Either Slump Into Seventh Place To.
day, or Go Into Tie With Browns for Leader
| ship of Second Division.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

the of and downs which recently have been
- possible today when sched
mix third time with the White Sox Taking SO
Geon yesterday saved the Buhmen from
Griffith either slide
should
leadership the second division by another
ComSkeye while the Fohmen the
clubs having
the they yesterday Waly Warmoth
odfashoned
Bushs
yielded but in
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FISCHER, IN NET UPSET,
SCORES OVER WILLIAMS

PHILADELPHIA. June 16.-One of
the biggest tennis upsets in years
was staged in the Pennsylvania State
singles champions p at Merton when
r Norris William, I'd, former national
was beaten in the semi
final round by Carl Fischer. former
Penn captain. The young left-hander
Williams in keenly
fought match, GO ,4-6. "a.
Wallace F. Johnson of Cynwyd also
reached the final round by disposing
of Stanley W. Pearson, his German
town rival, "a, 6-3.
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RACKETERS ARE BUSY.

Racketers from four clubs were 70
clash today in the opening matches
of the Washington Tennis Associa-
ton. Dumbarton netmen, District
champions last year, were to meet
Chevy Chase team on the latters
courts and Argyle Club was booked
to visit Columbia Country Club
NAV
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Two-base hits-Mostil. Mcclellan, Judge
81, Ruel. Th-ee-base hit-Warnoth. Home
run-Falk. Double play-Ruel to Bluege. Left
ON ON basoa Bases
Struck out-By Robertson, /; by H. Blanken.
ship. /; by Cvengres. /; by johnson, /. Hits
mouth. 5 in 8 l.3 innings off H. Biankenship.
o in l.3 inning: of johnson. 3 in 2 2-S in.
nings; off cveRgros, l in 2 innings. Wild
Losing pitcher-Robertson Umpires-Messrs
Nalin and Owens. Time of game-l hour and
IS minutes.