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The Washington times., 1924-09-02
WIFE BEATER IS
To Be GIVEN
80 LASHES
Rockville Judge Imposes the
Limit, But Sentence May
Be Repealed
An eye for an eye; a beating for

An eye for an eye: a beating for
beating.
Judge Samuel Riggs. in police
court in Rockville, Md, followed
this rule yesterday in imposing a
sentence of thirty lashes on the
back on Bernard Shorter, found
guilty of beating his wife.
1.-THE nature Of this case" Judge
Riggs declared, demands the ex.
treme form of corporal punish.
ment."
In addition, Shorter faces two.
year sentence in the Maryland
House Of Correction, imposed upon
conviction of a charge Of carrying
a concealed weapon. A revolver
was found on him at the time of
his attack on his wife.
Mrs. Shorter Indicated yesterday
she was pleased with the punish.
ment melted out to her husband.
No date for the whipping has
been set, Judge Riggs anticipating
an appeal to the circuit court. If
the sentence is finally carried out,
Sheriff Clay Plummer will do the
honors in the courthouse yard in
Rockville.
Four years ago a wife beaten
was given thirty lashes in the
courthouse yard.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
G. P. o. BANQUET MARKS
TYPoTHETAE cONCLAvE

A banquet at the Government
Printing Office on. September II
will mark the annual convention of
the fourth district Typothetae fed
grafton to be held at the Washing
ton Hotel Friday and Saturday Of
next week.
A. L. Lewis, Of Toronto, Canada !:
George K. Hebb, Of Detroit; G. w.
Chatbot, Of Erie; ]. G.. Daneker, Of
Baltimore. and j. Horace McFar.
land, Of Harrisburg, will speak.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
LITTLE HOPE TO REOPEN
SOVIET MACHINE PLANT

MOSCOW, Sept. 1.-The state
metal department seeks to reopen
the huge plant near Moscow of
the international Harvester Com
pany. The works, which before the
war produced annually $1,000, 900
worth Of farming machinery of
the American standard, have been
lie since 1920.
The sum Of $4,000 900. however,
ia needed to put the scheme in
operation, and in view Of the pres.
emit financial stringency existing in
Russia. doubt IL expressed in
official quarters as to the realiza-
tion of the plan,
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
ARLINGTON CO.
OFFICER NOT
BLAMED
coroner's Jury ExOnsrates
Him in Death of Man
Shot During Raid

CLARENDON, Va. - Sept. a.
Ivan Conklin, former traffic OF.
ficer of Arlington county, was ex.
onerated by a coroner's jury at
the Arlington county court house
yesterday after an investigation IN.
to the death Of Louis Clark, who
died at the Georgetown Hospital.
after having been shot in a raid on
an alleged crap game in Halls Hill,
Sunday, August "A.
Conklin's resignation, asked for
by Sheriff Howard Il. Fielis, takes
effect today regardless Of the yer.
dict yesterday and Stanley b. Cor.
don was named to I'LL the vacancy.
Fire Of unknown origin In tho
Btrvon Nash Motor Company's
garage at Wilson Boulevard and
Chestnut street early today caused
damage estimated at $4,000. One
new car was damaged and the tops
OF several other cars destroyed.
A meeting Of the Arlington Coun.
ty Business Mems Club will be held
tomorrow night in the office Of c.
Eugene Doyle, in the Clarendon
Trust Company Building, at
o'clock, at which time 4 report from
the booster committee, Of which MIR.
Doyle Is chairman, will be heard.
1t was said yesterday that the
club has enrolled thirty Of the tusi.
ness houses Of Arlington county.
Arlington county,s first all-day
public welfare conference will open
tomorrow in the Cherrydale school
auditorium at 8 o'clock, with Judge
Harry r. Thomas presiding.
Preceding the evening session,
which starts at 8 o'clock. at which
time State Senator Frank L. Ball
will preside, chicken dinner will
be served in the auditorium Of the
Cherrydale Firemen's Hall.
The Arlington County Civic Fed.
GRAFTON will meet at 5 o'clock in the
board room at the court house.
Ballston Council, No. 221 Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
will meet tomorrow night at 8
o'clock in the Junior Hall. It was
announced last night that the coun-
ell will give a chicken dinner in
their hall Wednesday night, Sep.
TENDER II.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
BoBBED-HAIRED BANDITS
HUSBAND LOSES HAND

AUBURN, N, Y, Sept. ED.
ward Cooney, husband Of Cecilia
Cooney, bobbed.haired bandit, both
Of whom are In Auburn prison
had his left, hand ampdtated at the
wrist in, the prison hospital, it was
learned today. Cooney was injured
In the prison autoplate shop August
10, and his left hand was badly
nangled.
Mrs. Cooney was heartbroken al
the news of the accident to her
husband. She sent a message OF
cheer to him. Cooney looks for,
ward to the first visit with his wife
in the little visiting room on the
women's side Of the wall dividing
the mems and women's prison
Both hay sentences of from tan e
twenty Wars.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
sUNKHoUsE LABoRER DIES;
ESTATE WORTH $1,000

sHAMOKIN, Pa, Sept. 2.-Be.
iieved a homeless laborer, John
Ryan, forty, found dead in a bunk
house at the Bear Valley Water
Company's dam operation here to.
day, was worth approximately SILL.
600 in cash, Doctor J. X. Fisher.
county coroner, said today.
A long abrasion on his right side
indicated foul play. Fellow labor.
ers said he got up to get a drink
in the night ana fell. An inquest
viii be held.
His wealth consists Of $4,000 In
the Farmers National Bank of Kan.
sas City, Mo-. $500 in the Kulp.
mont National Bank, his last
months pay check Of 500 and SIS
in cash found IN his pockets. Moth.
ing else on his person indicated the
address Of any relatives.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
NEW CAR DESTROYED
WHEN GARAGE BURNS

One new car was completely de.
gtroyed ana several we're damaged
In a fire last night in the garage
OF the Bervon-Nash Motor Company,
Wilson boulevard and Chestnut
street, Clarendon, Va.
All the county engines responded
TO the alarm turned in by w. A.
Biggs. who noticed the <flames as
he drove by: The damsto 10 esti.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
BEE STING CAUSES CRASH
FATAL FOR AGED WOMAN

TRENTON. Sept. "A humble
bee was responsible for a fatal
automobile accident when Mrs
Rosetta Scattergood, seventy-two
years old, of Joseph avenue, lost
her life. Thomas Moffett, five years
old, Of 262 Cummings avenue, was
riding on the front seat Of his
fathers car when a bee stung him
In the face. AS the boy screamed
his father struck at the bee and
the car ran into a ditch and upset.
Mrs. Scattergood died while being
taken to st. Francis Hospital.
Mrs. William Moffett, the boys
mother, and his sister May, three
years old, were also injured. Six
others in the car escaped injury,
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
DRUG STORE ROBBED OF
So, 100 AND 500 IN DRUGS

Narcotics valued at 500 and
$3.50 in cash were stolen from the
safe of the Peoples Drug Store
branch at Seventh and Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, yesterday,
when thief cut his way into the
store through the wall from an
adjoining building
Nitroglycerin was used to blow
open a small safe after the man
had lowered himself into the build.
Ing by a rope.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
BoBBED-HAIRED MODEL
FOUND RIDING FREIGHT

SUNBURY, sPa., Sept. with
her hair bobbed. her lips rouged
and nose powdered, police said a
young woman was taken off the
top Of a train by railroad police.
man today. She wore knickers and
had a red handkerchief in a real
hip pocket.
She gave her name as Billie Der.
lin, eighteen, New York, claiming
to be an artists model. Two men
companions, who said they were
James Burd and Howard Burma,
paid SIS fines. They were released
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
IS ON FOR
SQUIRRELS
IN MD.
Nearly 1000 Licenses Issued
in Montgomery County az
Season Opens

ROCKVILLE. Md. Sept. 2.-The
season for killing squirrels began
throughout Maryland yesterday. and
many residents of Montgomery
county spent the day in the woods.
The law limits the number Of squir,
rels 10 Be killed by any one per
son to twenty-five q day. but 90
far AZ IN known no one came any
where near getting hat many the
first day. Notwithstanding that
they are said to be unusually pisn-
tiful this year.
At the close of business yesteF-
day the clerk Of the circuit court
here had issued approximately 1000
hunting licenses TO residents of this
county and the District Of Co
lumhia.
Miss Agnes v. LeIzear. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius LeizeaF,
of Cloverly, this county, and Mr..
Charles T. Giddings, of Silver
Spring. were married Saturday by
the Reverend Edward ". Reno, pas
tor Of the Methodist church at Bur-
tonaville, the ceremony taking place
at the home Of the minister In the
presence Of q very few relatives
and intimate friends of the couple.
The brides only attendant was her
sister, Miss Elsie Thelma Leizear.
Upon their return from q short
honeymoon trip, the young couple
will take up their residence at Ia.
konaa Park, Nd.
For operating an automobile
while under the influence of liquor,
Charles Gaffney was sentenced 70
the Rockville jail for thirty days
by Judge Samuel Riggs in the pc.
lice court here, and Richard Hill,
colored. Of Olney district, was fined
800 and costs and sentenced to
jail for thirty days for having in.
toxicating liquor in his possession
with the intention Of selling It.
Miss Mary M. Tribbett and Ray
". Hotinger, both of Collierstown,
Va, were married in Rockville sat
urday by the Reverend John n.
Henderson, formerly pastor OF the
Presbyterian Church, the ceremony
taking place at the home of the
minister. The couple had planned
to have the knot tied in Waehing.
ton, but did not reach there until
the license office had closed.
Mrs. Emma Waters Child. widow
Of Robert Dewitt Child, Of Balti-
more, and until recently a resident
OF the lower section Of Montgomery
county. died Sunday ait the home
OF q daughter in Washington, aged
seventy-six years. She was a daugh-
ter of the late James s. Waters, OF
Baltimore. The funeral will take
place today, burial to be in Green
mount Cemetery, Baltimore.
Licenses have been issued here
for the marriage of Elmer ], Hall.
twenty-five. and Miss Gladys NJ.
Hewitt, twenty, both Of Bonneville,
Va, and Edward Frederick Stadel.
thirty-five, and Miss Daisy Evelyn
Htnkscn, twenty, both Of Takoma
Park, Md.
Miss Susan D. Giddings, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William j. cid
dings, Of Burnt Mills, and Mr.. John
r. Clark. OF White Oak, were nlaP-
ried in Trinity Episcopal Church.
Takoma Park, Nd, yesterday morn
ing by the Reverend G. M. Young.
Only q few relatives and intimate
friends of the couple attended. The
church was prettily decorated.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
Money For Medals
70 Be Asked OF
Congress

Congress will be asked to ap-
propriate $4,000 to strike off
special medals TO be given to
governors and other State and
local officials who aided the Gov
eminent in the administration of
the draft law at the beginning of
the world war, it was announced
at the War Department today.
Several thousand persons are
expected to receive the medals.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
Bandit Gets Gem Loot

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Sept. 2.--In
one Of the boldest daylight hold.ups
in Cincinnati records. one man oh.
tanned $4,000 In cash and jewelry
today when he entered the Sterling
jewelry store near the busiest cor.
ner in Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
TOPPLES OFF ICE PLANT
ROOF, OVERCOME BY HEAT

HlLLSDALE, Mich, Sept. a.
Fred Smith was overcome by the
heat and fell from the roof Of the
Cleveland City Ice Company's build.
ing hore, fracturmg his left leg.
breaking HIS collarbone and lacarat-
ing his neck and face.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22

IL Is possible to select q high
class baseball team from among
the boys Of PennsYlvania's coal
regions, leading off with such
major league stars as Christy
Mathewson and Hughey jennings
and tapering off the list with the
youngest, Stanley Raymond Har-
ris, Of Pittston, second baseman
and manager Of the world cham
pions of 1924.
Among the first Of the breaker
boys to make their way into pro-
fessional baseball were the o'Neill
brothers, Jack and Mike, who once
formed battery for the st. Louis
Cardinals. Mike was q pitcher,
his brother his catcher. They
were uncles Of Jimmy O'Neill, two
years ago a member of the Wash
ington club.
Hughey jennings, who halls
from Scranton, was q big league
star shortstop for years before
becoming manager of the Detroit
Jungaleers and winning three
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
BABE FANS AIR
OFTEN IN SIX
SERIES
Strikes Out Seventeen Times
for Yanks and Four for
Red Sox

The Behemoth Of Bust has won
plenty Of glory, but in the aix world
series that he has played IN he has
famed the air Tor a strikeout no
less than twenty-one ttme07 Babe
famed four times while q pitcher
for the Red Sox In the 1916 and
1918 world series, and az an out.
fielder for New York he has left
the plate in disgust seventeen times.
His most famous strikeout occurred
in the eighth inning of the last
game Of last years world series,
when ROSY" Ryan tanned him
with the bases full.
Joe Tinker set a world series
fielding record in 1907 when he
made two unassisted double plays
in the games between the Cubs and
Detroit.
The great Hans Wagner-calIed
by McGraw the greatest Of all ball
players-lnade six errors In the 1903
world series. Even the best slip
now and then, and Hans made more
errors than any other. player-no
matter what position made In
one series.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
" LOUIS ADOUGHER


HE phenomenal rise Of Bucky Harris from unknown to
has opened the Of baseball the many profes
SIGNAL baseball players haing from Pennsylvania coal regions
this writer's good fortune Pson, September
That the home town of the Washington manager the
wyoming valley, halfway between
beautiful country to see and wealthy country, judging from the
many motor to be everywhere.
Der r. Defense Day. healthier or group
81 children than those and daughters miners taking
IN the parade through Ptstons credit to their
parents, their State and their country
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
TO KEEP GOOD MAN
DOWNEVEN IF HE'SOUT
By r. D. THOMAS.

kid in knee pants is the first interesting figure Washington
sar dots for the Of 1924.
Sknney Norris right end Of the Friendship A. c. the lad
More than athlete has gained wide fame by doing the thing
Snney did but sandot fame not far reaching and only the
annals of the Friendship A. C. win Skinny Morris be given
Prominence.
Early the between the Friendship A. and the Hudson
somebody kicked young Skinney the beam It accidental
course and hard much in fact that should have
constituted the Friendship right ends share
Undoubtedly Snney would yanked and there and
his aching little head given chance quit hurting
knew anything about but Sknney and interesting
truth, Skinney knew very little about it himself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22

American League championships.
Steve O'Neill, the Red Sox
catcher and brother Of Jimmy,
comes from Minooka and so does
Mike, McNally, utility infielder
with the New York Yankees.
Christy Mathewson was q poor
boy in Mechanicsville who battled
his way to a college education at
Bucknell before entering profess
sional baseball. He is now presi-
dent Of the Boston Braves. It is
needless to tell more about him.
He is q national character.
Here Are Some More.
TAKE DAUBERT, veteran first
+. sacker of the Cincinnati Reds,
who is buried hardly q week
now, was a breaker boy. At his
death he owned a coal mine in
his native State.
All baseball fans know the
Coveleskie brothers-Harry and
Stan. Harry was a southpaw,
once known as the "Giant Killer"
from his great feat Of knocking
the Giants out of a pennant. He
was then with the Philadelphia
club, later going to Detroit. Stan
is now reaching the end of an
honorable career with the Cleve-
land Indians.
Bill Coughlin, onca a star third
sacker for Hughey Jennings De-
troit club, was a Pennsylvania
breaker boy. So was Buck Free
man, who once hit twenty-four
home runs for the Washington
club in the days when it took
strength to make a home run.
Eddie Murphy, former crack
outfielder for Connie Mack and
later with the White Sox, was a
coal cracker. So was Chick
Shorten, fast outfielder in the
big leagues, both Of them.
Joe Shaute, This Speakers fine
young southpaw pitcher, belongs
up in the coal regions.
Right now, of course, the best
known Of all these former coal
crackers is Bucky harris, fight
ing manager Of the fighting
Griffs, champions Of the world.
They are beginning to play golf
up and down the hillsides of old
Pennsylvania, but baseball will
never die among the breaker boys
who will continue to feed the nav
Of the major leagues. Baseball Is
a mans game and they grow real
men up in the coal regions of
Pennsylvania.
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way ~ 20 y june
THE recent alleged '1ittle world
series" between st. Paul and
Baltimore looked like a joke
to this writer because Baltimore
had been soundly trounced by
Waterbury, Eastern Association
titleholder, before tackling the
A. A. winners. But here is more
proof, culled from Fred Turby-
ville's interesting colyum in Bal
timore Evening Sun:
eff Washington could have bNr-
rOwed any of the regular third
basemen or shortstop in the Amer
lean League to replace Peck the
Giants would have gone down
without such long argument.
when members Of the Ameri-
can Association and international!
League champions have an injury
they are replaced by borrowed
players from some club in the
same league. That is why other
baseball men and fans are laugh
ing at the Little World Series.
Dunn borrowed Onslow and Frei-
tag. st. Paul wanted to borrow
a shortstop, but couldn't find him.
Two years ago St. Paul borrowed
q catcher, Kruger. Last year
Kansas City borrowed a catcher,
Shinault.
"If they didn't always pick the
best man in the league it wouldn't
be such a joke. But they gen
orally pick the best they can get"
Now that's settled. 1T WAS
A JOKE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
BABE RUTH DAY
DECLARED ON
COAST
October 81 viii Be Festive
Occasion, Particularly
in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2S.-lTayor
Cryer has officially declared Octo.
Der 81 babe Ruth Day" in Los
Angeles In honor Of the Big Bam-
bino, who viii arrive here on that
day to play q game Of baseball at
Washington Park under the auspices
Of the Knights Of Columbus to
raise fund for local charities.
This announcement was made
yesterday afternoon by the mayor
following q conference at city hall
with James p. Walsh, N. w. Pur.
cell, D. Joseph Coyne, c. T. o.
Reilly, Of the Knights Of Columbus
committee. and Jack Scanlon, pub
licity manager for the Ruth game.
The mayor also said he viii join
the throng at the railroad station
to greet the noted baseball star
when he arrives and accompany
him with the reception committee
to the BiItmore hotel where q
luncheon win be given IN his honor
before the game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
Yale Press Lauds
Spirit Shown
SATURDAY.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct.
22.-Re1erring to the Uniform
high craftsmanship shown by
members Of both teams" as the
outstanding feature Of the Yale
Dartmouth football game Satur-
day, and declaring that seldom
in the annals of football is such
a bitterly contested and close
game so thoroughly imbued
with the spirit Of clean play"
the Yale News says editorially:
Dartmouth by her hard and
clever football, her clean tactics
and her unfailing sportsman
ship, has gained many friends
at Yale. IF the universal will
Of the Undergraduates is fol-
lowed, football relations be-
tween the two institutions, nom
existent for twenty.four years,
will not again be allowed to 80
lapse. Another Dartmouth
game will be very welcome next
year."
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Business win likewise get a healthy
addition to its squad.
The victory for Western gives
IL q tie for first place hOnOrS with
Technical, and Business is running
cellar proposition with Eastern.
Central has yet to break its first
game, though with contest with
Tech scheduled on Friday Il will
not be long now.
Tech, in its first game, and West.
ern yesterday, showed that they
have enough of a machine to cause
trouble. Central has, on advance
reports, a capable aggregation, and
with Tech and Western furnishing
the best competition there is plenty
to look forward to.
The Tech-Central battle Friday in
the Central stadium is the annual
battle of the century" Mike Kelly
and Hap Hardell, respective coaches,
are eager to wallop each other with
mailed fists, and their teams are
no less anxious to do the same
thing to each other.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
WoMEN's TOURNAMENT At
WASHINGTON TO START

Play for the .women's champion.
ship of the Washington Golf and
Country Club will start tomorrow
with twelve players entered. The
first pair will tee off at 10 o'clock.
The entrants in the tourney areS
Mrs. L. e. Krewson, Mrs. r. e.
Carlson, Mrs. Fred T. Mesdit, Mrs.
w. e. Hall, Mrs. Keith Mc1ugh,
Mrs. Stewart, Miss Phyllis Keller,
Mrs. Charles T. Claggett, Mrs.
Edmund Horgan, Mrs. S. B. Hard.
wick, Mrs. w. e. Clark and Mrs.
Charles s. Douglas.
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ne went right on playing. That
is, to every intent and purpose he
went on playing, but the thin lad
on the Friendship right flank, in a
sense, was completely out Of the
game. The barking Of the quar-.
terback, the thuddy patter of
cleated shoes, the crunching Of
bodies against bodies in swift COM
pact, the heavy painting and grunts
Of the pack in a piled up line
Slxinney was part Of 1t all, yet.
somehow, was apart from 1t. It
reached his senses In a vague, ab.
stract sort of way,
In the second period, the Hudson
A. G. scored q touchdown.
Between the halves. the Friend
coach to discuss the why Of that
venting another.
A thin, wavering voice barely
made itself heard, but It caused
q ripple of amazement to ruO
through the ranks of the Friend.
|, ship A. @.
"W-what touchdown are you
all talIxln' abOut?" lt asked.
A puzzle-frown was on every
face. If Skinney Morris had been
dumdorah or frivolous saphead,
the matter was easily explained.
But he was sharp.minded, fight
ina little and not given IN foolish.
ness anywhere, much less on the
gridiron with his team six points
behind.
The coach eyed him quizzically.
then sharply, then with deep con.
Germ. Skinney was feeling Of his
head, as If trying to locate some
thing in his disheveled hair. And
he didn't look quite right, on close
examination.
When the whistle blew for the
third quarter, lt required two
husky young members Of the