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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-05-16
Sheriff's Sale :
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
In Fourth Election District of
Charles County, Nd.

BY virtue of three writs of Fieri Fa-
cias, issued out OF the Circuit Court
for Charles County, Maryland, one at
the suit of Matthews-Howard Company.
a corporation; one at the suit of G.
Ober & Sons Company, a corporation,
and one at the suit OF l.. Gideon Dy-
son, against the goods and chattels,
lands and tenements OF j. Marshall
Moran, to me directed, have seized
and taken in execution all the right,
title, claim, interest and estate at law
and equity, of the said ]. Marshall
Moranin and to the following proper
ty, to wit
All that tract, piece, part or parcel
OF land and premises lying and situa-
ate in the Fourth Election District of
Charles County, Nd. on the public
road leading from Du Bots to Trinity
Church, adjoining the lands of Gerard
Swami and Alexander NJ. Lyon, com
monty called and known as ''Dyson's
Chance, Dyson's Progress and Meals
Desert" supposed TO contain 1907
acres, being all the same land more
particularly described in deed dated
April 4, 1901, and duly recorded among
the land records of Charles County,
Nd, in Liber F. D. M, No. Is, folio
lis, from George W. Moran and wife
to J. NJ. Moran.
And l hereby give notice that l will
offer for sale by public auction at the
Court House door on
Tuesday, June 3, 1924,
between the hours of u NJ, and ! P.
M, the property so seized and taken
in execution, TO the highest bidder for
cash.
JOSEPH H. HOWARD,
Sheriff of Charles Co., Maryland.
4-l1-4t.
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tuesday, June 3, 1924,
ANNOUNCE MENT.

l wish to say that l have become u
member of the Maryland Tobacco
Growers Association and that am a
hoop maker and Gao furnish the Asso-
citation members with hoops guaran-
teed.
JULIAN L. SWAMI,
4-ll-lm. La Plata, Nd.
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For Sale.

One Saw Mill, in first class shape, and
all equipments, now in use; Os-
borne Binder, Mower. Drill,
Yoke OF Oxen, l Ok Cart, Large
Truck, Horse, 6years old, Single
Wagon, Cows.
Apply 10
HILL & LLOYD,
4-1l-4t. Rock Point. Md.
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NOTICE.

The Charles County Road Commits
sion will hold regular monthly meet
ings, during the year 1924, on the sec
ond Tuesday of each month at u
O'Clock noon in the Court House at La
Plata.
ROBERT GRAIN,
3-7-tf. Chairman.
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an lrreparable loss.
May he rest in peace.
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D. Forest D.ro Refer Radiophons-o
S-lIbe long distance receiver using indoor
bop, Nth a reputation for the elearea
reception Of bTosdedst IN sxistenee.
OperatsS either on seB -eontdinsd dTJ
bdteTiss, making it a portable set, OF on
the nsHdleombindfion Of storage and drJ
batterie5. Sold on a direct comparison
basis Nth any Other set made, regardlsas
q prses. Price Of set Nth loop $iSooo
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
VILLA DEFENDS
HIS TITLE
AGAIN

NEW YORK, June 2s.--Followine
the successful opening OF the out.
door season last week at the West
New York N. ~ Fairgrounds,
Matchmaker silvey Burns has ar.
ranged final bout with cham.
pionship flavor for the coming show
next Wednesday night. Pancho
villa, the Filipino Tiger. champion
OF the flyweights. has been matched
to step twelve rounds with Kenny
Catena, Greenwich villiager and ny.
weight champion Of the National
Guard.
The main bout win be supported
~ an all-star bill to be announced
later. villa IL going especially wei
just AZ present, having stepped
somewhat out his class at the
Nostrand A. c. recently 20 ad.
minister a sound thrashing TO Buddy
Taylor, oe Torre HautA
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
SIX DISTRICT
PLAYERS IN
SEM|-F|NAL
Defeat Of Roland Mackenzie
Is Upset-Three in
Champ Flight

RICHMOND, Va, June 29.-Three
Of the four golfers left in the first
sixteen Of the Middle Atlantic
States golf tourney are from Wash
ington, thus assuring the National
Capital of at least q representative
in the finals. The three are Wal
ter Tuckerman, Burning Tree; r.
Cliff McKimmie, Of Bannockburn,
and Albert r. Mackenzie, Of Co
lumbia.
Tuckerman defeated Karl Keller
man to win his right to the next
Roland Mackenzie and Albert r.
Mackenzie defeated none other than
Thomas Sasscer, Maryland State
champion, to get through to the
semi-finals.
The defeat Of Roland Mackenzie
was one of the big upsets Of the
day. The youth won the low medal
In qualification play and was one
Of the favorites to win. Walter
McCallum's defeat was due to his
own inability to get the ball going
right on the green's.
Gardner p. Orme Is the Washing.
ton player in the fourth sixteen,
and DR.. J. T. McLenahan is left in
the fifth, after eliminating q col.
league, George Truett, Of the same
club. Washington. e. c. Alvord, Of
Bannockburn, is the lone Washing.
tonian left in the sixth sixteen.
McKimmie will play Albert Mac.
Kenzie and Tuckerman will play
Carl G. Whitaker in the champion.
ship gemi.finals.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
ST.PETERSBURG
WILL TRAIN
YANKEES

BOSTON. June 2s.--The Yankees
will train at st. Petersburg, Fla.
next spring or winter as the case
may be. Negotiations were com.
pleted today when Manager Hug
gins received word from st. Peters
burg that q proposition made 70
the West Coast resort had been
accepted.
st. Petersburg Is where Hug holes
up for the winter so he can be
right there to take charge when his
players arrive, A new ground will
be prepared for the Yankees. II is
on the north side and not far from
where the golf and fishing are ex.-
cellent.
Il is likely that exhibition games
win be arranged with the Giants
and Reds. both Of whom train near.
BY. The usual trip north with the
Brooklyns and games at Ebbots
Bield win Be included In the Yankoo
exhibition tour.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
TAYLOR
WILL join
GR|FFS
Memphis Thirdsacker Reports
at Once. With Coast Out
fielder Coming Later

Johnny Fredericls. Salt Lake
City centerfielder, and Chick Tay.
Tor. Memphis thirdsacker, have
been purchased by the Washing.
ton Club. Fredericks impressed
Scout Joe Engel by his hitting
and his speed on the bases. He Is
said to be lively Lad who doesr't
like to stand still. He win not re.
port until next spring.
Fredericks' batting average, ,ac.
cording to the latest unofficial fig.
ures, is 1868 for seventy-One games
with Duffy Lewis club. Going to
bat S22 times. he has scored 81
runs on lit hits. He has twenty
two-baggers six triples and nine.
teen home runs in his collection.
4 Taylor comes to the Griffmer at
once in return for Doc Prothro
and Carr Smith. Last season,
playing the outfield for Memphis,
Taylor lift for .312. This season
he has taken Prothro's place at
third base and has more than
made good.
The Memphis Club agreed t.
send Taylor to Washington at once,
If Smith would be permitted to
finish the campaign in the South.
ern Association. As Manager
Harris has Memo Leibold for utility
duty In the garden. he agreed.
Prothro has hit well in fast
company, well enough to remain.
1t was his fielding lapses which
have sent him back to the minors.
The Griffs are sorry to lose him,
az Doc was personally popular
with all the players.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

DeWoE Hopper win
See Griffs Battle
SOx Tomorrow

DeWolf Hopper, light opera
star and prince of baseball fans
for years and years, will watch
tomorroW's game between the
fighting Griffmen and Lee
Fohl's Boston Red Sox from
the presidential box, close to
the Washington dugout. He
had a rehearsal booked for
the afternoon but called It of.
having failed to see last Sum
days game for the same
reason.
"We rehearsed last Sunday
and i lost out on seeing q
game" said Mr.. Hopper to-
day, "but, by CORY, It won't
be that way tomorrow. I'm
going to see that game"
Monday evening at Poli's.-
during the performance OF Gil.
bert and Sullivan's "H. NJ. s.
Pinafore," Mr.. Hopper win re-
cite the immortal Casey at
the Bat" out Of Difference to
the members Of both the Wash
ington and Boston clubs, who
win occupy boxes.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
| ALEER LOSES,
WASHINGTON
| IS DONE
ECKER Shoots Great Golf to
Eliminate Capital City
Man at Dayton
BY GEORGE vOIGT.


ETsOice public links champion of
District and guest of The
hes at the Dayton tournGmemt.)
DAYTON, Ohio, June 2s.-With
hi McAleer knocked out of the
nning through the remarkable
y shooting done by Henry
cker, Of Kansass City, Washing
Us last representative in the
ttional Public Links Tournament
He'd from sight. Already plans
being laid for again storming
national public links tourney
1t year, when all Of us hope
do better.
NcAleer went out, not because Of
" SHORTCOMINGS on his part, but
cause Decker was playing super
y. The Kansas City youth made
rec brides and he kept along
Eh par with an astounding regu.
fifty. He could have beaten Wal.
I Hagen on the golf he showed
lainst McAleer.
Decker and Joe Coble, Of PhiIa.
aphia, will meet In the finals,
Il any one who can shoot the
" Decker exhibited against Nc.
Der is well nigh unbeatable.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
THRILL
BIG AS ANY
IN MOB
Just as Surprised as Next,
He Says, After Second Vic
tory in England

HOY LAKE, Engand, June SS.-
Walter Hagen, American profes.
sional golfer, who performed an
achievement never before eoualIed
when he won the British open golf
championship twice In three wears,
was surprised by his own victory,
he told international News Service
today in an exclusive interview.
Il did not come over really think.
ing would win the championship
again in the last round" said
Hagen. Il thought / had thrown
away my chances twice. After the
first three holes, was not very
sure. When reached the eighth
was very doubtful. My winning
shot was the second at the thirt.
zenith hole. /. have always bunkered
there because / have been afraid
OF going out Of bounds. In the
last round I took a chance with
my second. It came off. That
made the last hole easier for me
but I was the happiest of men to
see the last putt roll In"
Hagen won the championship BY
Just one stroke. Last year at
Troon he lost 1t by one stroke. be.
ing defeated by Arthur Travers,
He will remain In Europe to play
In the French open, a title he
won five years ago, and then will
return to America to resume exhi.
bition golf with Joe Kirkwood.
Hagen is only thirty-two years
old, and his friends predict that
eventually he will equal the record
OF Harry Vardon, the holder Of
seven golf records. Hagen already
holds four--twO American and two
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
~ MALL STUFF q
~ FOR ROOTERO

The American League pennant
race frightened up again when the
Tigers defeated the Indians and
went to within half a game Of the
leading Senators, who were idle be.
cause Of rain. The Yankees went
back to third place when they broke
their losing streak with q double
victory over the Red Sox.
In the National League the Giants
gained half O game on. the Cubs.
who Were defeated by the Pirates
while New York was idle. The Giants
now have four-same lead.
The Reds won both games from
the Cardinals. free hitting carrying
Off the victories.
The White Sox scored easily
against the Browns ana Won, 3 % &.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Vicentini : Kansas
Bout Put Off For
While

NEW YORK, June 2S.-The
twelve-round bout between Luis
Vicentini and Rocky Kansas,
scheduled for next Monday
night at the Greensboro A. A.
in Long Island City, has been
POSTPONED until July IA Vicen-
TIM asked for the postponement,
so as to be in the best Of
physical condition when he meets
the Buffalo lightweight. There
will be no show at the Long
Island City stadium next Mon
day night.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
oRKT0WN CLUB PLANS
COURSE DEDICATION

The Yorktown Country club will
dictate its ''Riverview" golf course
the morning Of July 4, officials
the club today announced.
Appropriate ceremonies will at.
nd the dedication. The club may
reached by taking the steamer
Old Point Comfort and then by
king an automobile. The auto
Ip IL about an hour in length:
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
FRANCE, ITALY, HUNGARY
WIN IN OLYMPIC FENCING

PARIS, June 2S.-France. Italy.
ana Hungary were victors In the
second round Of the Olympic fenc.
ing matches today. France defeat.
ed Denmark, IA to q; italy beat
Austria, 13 to 3, and Hungary de.
feated Switzerland, 8 to 4.
Argentina and Belgium fenced a
draw with eight victories for each
side. but the Belgian swordsmer
place the first 81 touches against
66 by the Argentines.
The American Olympic fencing
team was defeated today by Dem
mark, nine to seven.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

,SaAA6 young they were Ch0ck
Of hopes and dreams when
BY left here 3 week ago. Youth
ps not know how to take defeat
lcsophically, and thus they are
turning with the ''heebie. jeebies.' .
George Voigt's stories in The
hnes have kept the fans here in
4 possession Of information about
tourney progress. The accounts
lich have told Of his defeat along
IA the others OF the washington
I'm have appeared and the stories
not new.
IIt shall be said In behalf Of the
pliers who represented this city
pat they were . fine bunch Of
Pung men.
their showing in winning the
riding cup illustrates their PROV.
/ But the luck Of the individual
Fches ran sternly against them.
For example, after McAleer had
b his first match he was pitted
hinst Johnny Shorey, a team
tie. Then George Voigt, after
hning in the morning, lost out
hp In the afternoon to an oppo.
ht whom he should have de.
tied.
Charles Agnew never did get 60.
and he found that he had made
} trip in a vain quest for the
! OF gold at the rainbow's end.
b Brown, inexperienced in COM
Eitive play, was shaky; his game
per even came near equalling his
Y form and he did not qualify.
IBiIl Mcclure shot like q demon
| the qualification play, and then
lew up with bang in his first
latch.. McGuire, sOmewhoW, al
hys fritters away his chances;
, seems to play q decent game,
ht he is ensCOnced in q success
We streak Of rotten luck.
Remains only Page Hufty, quiet
Ile chap who made the trip at his
n expense. Page has been known
Ido wonders on the links, but the
lnipresent element Of uncertainty
pays reaches out for him.
rhe gang feels keenly its inability
bring back the coveted trophy.
icy did their best, and they lost.
PIT year is another year, and it
pigs new chances. That's the
ng to remember.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Double HEADERFACING
BUCKY HARRIS AND
HIS GANG TO-DAY
BIZ LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Saturday and double header first starting 1850 O'CLOCK
there's the program for today What the wdyed
deBfeg Oh thing
streak.
Manager Harris refuses the merely because
ren leading the league He smiles pleasantly
than to well know how is In baeba nothing is certain
We make fight for every game Well that's
intend doing Some folks to think we're playing ahead Of
Om speed don't agree with them We're simply playing mp 70
have to have speed that's all, u.s. looks like
great year for the American League"
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
GIANTS FARM BALDWIN
TO TOLEDO BALL TEAM

NEW YORK, June 2s.--TIoward
Baldwin, the Baltimore pitcher Oh.
tanned by the New York Giants
from the Newark Club, has been
EARNED out by Manager McGraw
to the Toledo Club Of the American
Association.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Dave Blacks Wife
Wont Let Him
PIay Ball

RACINE, Wis, June 3D.
Dave Black, star pitcher, will
hurl no games for the Racine
Midwest League team in the
next thirty days. Black is in
the Racine Jail, where he was
taken after his arrest and after
he had pleaded guilty to an
assault and battery warrant.
His wife was the victim, ac-
cording to the warrant.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Hess Meets Crescent

The Hess and Crescent teams
win play Sunday at p. m, on
the field at Fifth and L streets
southeast, in q w. b. A. A.. Junior
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
FLOYD JOHNSON RESTS;
so DOES JACK RENAULT

NEW YORK, June 2S.The bout
between Jack Renault, Canadian, and
Floyd johnson, Iowa, which was to
have taken place next week, has
been abandoned. The calling of Of
the fight was due to Johnson'S de-
sire to take six months' rest,
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Public Links Players Are Back
DAYTON DELEGATION Is
DISAPPOINTED BUNCH
81 ROSS Z. CONEILIN.

Hnat tough little band Of warriors who Washngons
Dnc links TO Try for the championship Of the Dayton National
naseur Public Links tournament began arriving today
bent under the acknowledgements losing grand
Rnce TO become national public links champion.
every man who made the trip from this city, did
great sacrifice OF
cured that they had at least chance the gonfalon
successive defeats administered broke their
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Rain Hits EN- Twice

The Petworth end Shamrock
teams wiz have. 20 try again to
stage their game. Rain has mads 4
two straight postnnnamnnta,
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Soldiers in Battle

Fort Humphrey winning team d
slated 70 play the Cherrydals club
today at Fort HumphrsyA.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburgh, o: Chicago, 0.
Cincinnati, B.5; 81. Louis, So.
Philadelphia Brooklyn (rain).
New York-Boston (rain).
Today's Cannes.
CincInnGtI at 81. Louis.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Boston ct New York.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
BASEBALL p
ID STANDINGS

Yesterdays Results.
Washington-P Philadelphia (rain).
New York, 1910: Boston. 9-S.
Detroit. l.; Cleveland, 0.
Chicago. .: st. Louis. ..
TOday'o Games.
Philadelphia at washington. Double
headef.)
New York at Boston.
Detroit at Cleveland.
st. Louis at Chicago.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Club w. L. PctI Club. w. L Pet.
New Y'k II 81 .eell Cincin'ti. 81 80 ATT
Chicago Sc % $500 Boston. IS 81 .l2l
Br'klyn. - 80 .633IPhil'phia ~ ~ Az
Pittsb'h 81 20 .617lSt. Louis - 30 .s71
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Shane Collins, veteran OF t1e
league. is being played mora IA, A..
less regularly In right field these
days. Ike Boone likes short "a.
cations IN which he sharpons his
batting eye, but he Is now suffer.
ing from q Sprained ankle and
may not perform against the
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Babe Ruth and the New York
Yankees have two games on
July 4, morning and afternoon.
They close their visit next Sur.
day. Furthermore, they win not
appear here again this season.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

The Griffs have q bone to plcIr
with the Red SOx. Nine 9arnee'
have been played to declsioIl
between them, with the New Eng.
!arlders carrying away five We
tories. A tenth game. played
here late IN April, was halted 81
rain with the score tied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-26

way, involving the naval oil re-
serves, l introduced, April 81, a resO-
luton somewhat more searching
than the resolution Of Senator Ken
drick 1 subsequently broadened the
scope of this resolution for an in
vestigation of the whole subject by
the public lands committee.
This resulted In the now famous
Teapot Dome investigation. No
Senator dared vote against the reso
luton. The sensational results Of
Senator Walsh's painstaking and
thorough inquiry are known to
every newspaper reader.
But the trail of corruption left by
the oil monopoly in the pages of
American history reveals that Tea
pot Dome is only one incident
among many.
Dominated by the Standard Oil
Company, the oil monopoly has been
the boldest, the most brazen, the
most aggressive violator of the law
with which any legislative body ever
/ had to contend. 1t has forced men
all over this country out OF bust
ness, crushed competition, driven
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-26
SENATOR'S VOTE TO OPEN
PROBE INTO OIL SCANDALS
= By ROBERT NJ. LA TOILETTE

- by ROBERT NJ. LA FOLLEIIE
first send to sea those naval experts
best informed concerning the oil
reserves-and therefore strongly OPP
posed to transferring the naval oil
reserves to the Interior Department
in orGer to minimize the opposition
To the transfer. but Fall got that
done.
Then. in comparatively short time.
came the news that Secretary Fail
had leased Teapot Dome, one of the
very richest of the oil reserves, and
naval reserves No. 1 and in Cali
fOrnia, to private concerns. 1t had
taken the oil monopolists only thir-
teen years to get the oil reserves
away from the Navy. They ap-
peared now in position to withdraw
the oil. which belonged to the people.
and sell it back TO the Government
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for the Navy's use. at their own
price.
Senator Kendrick of Wyoming on
April Is, 1922. introduced a resolu-
ton calling on the secretary of the
Navy and the secretary Of the in
terror for information regarding the
transfer and leasing of the naval oil
reserves. My suspicious having been
awakened by rumors regarding the
possible leasing of the oil reserves,
coupled with my knowledge of Sec
rotary Falls hostility to eonserva-
ton, I had, as my letter files show,
opened correspondence with the sec
rotary of the interior and with for
mer Secretary of the Navy Daniels,
on April 6, on this subject. Having
secured facts sufficient to convince
me that a crooked job was under
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competitors to suicide. There are
volumes of evidence taken by con-
gressional committees in support of
these statements. The oil monopO-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-26

people through extortionate prices.
They could not have done these
things if they had not had their
agents in the Senate and the House
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-26

lists have corrupted Government
servants, ruthlessly seized and ex-
plotted the nations natural re-
sources and Systematically robbed the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-26

and in the cabinets of every Admin
istration.
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Copyright. 1924, NEA Service, rnc)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-26

This is the eighth of a series of ten
2 articles dealing with the outstanding
Z events IN the life OF Senator La Fol-
lette in the last twelve years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-26

The ninth article by Senator La Toilette
viii appear in The Indianapolis Times TO-
morrow.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

When farmers making their the value land
line takes straight That's what happening
bankruptcies
to the he
What
o SELF?
land
chiefly because of the
The higher
result land boom By 1920 the of land
$780, $50
dropped n n
the federal jumped