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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
Mercur Is Busy

Fritz Mercur. former District
tennis champion, has been very
busy lad this summer. Now he's III
the Longwood Bowl matches at
Chestnut Hills. Mass
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
Must Get Players

Major league scouts, endeayoring
"a talk business with the New Or.
leans club for the services Of
Jonkheer HolIingsworth, crack
twirler, are being informed that
players, not money must be turned
over for him. Hollingsworth was
with the Griffs until terrible wild.
ness sent him back to the minors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19

AS a bantamweight champion, Abe
Goldstein may be the cats whisk-
ers,' but as a drawing card he Is
the bees knees" His bout with
Charley Ledoux drew the smallest
gate" ever taken at a champion.
ship contest in New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19

with his mound brigade IL 1t is to
Pitch the Yankees to a pennant
rext season, or even this year.
All of the Yankee box stars ex.
cept Waite Hoyt are past thirty.
They have not very far to go before
they reach the end Of their diamond
paths.
They say that Joe Koran, nick.
named Shaggy" the OutfieIder
bought by the Yankees from Read.
inc, along with Mamaux, Is quite
3 character. We don't know the
gentleman, but he is an individual
Of decided character If reports
about him are true.
AS fitting introduction to this
young star celebrated in Des
Moines, Reading and st. Louis 1.-THE
latter being his home town., let il
be known that at the time he was
bought by the Yankees he was
under q ten-day suspension by Read
ing for leaving his team flat.
When told that he was to get 4
chance to win a place on Babe
Ruth's club, Shaggy" Is said tt
have replied that once he begar
shooting at the short Stadium
fences nothing could keep him
from a regular berth. He was
positive that he could make the
grade without any discomfort Of
difficulty.
Last year Koran played the out
field with Des Moines in the
Western League and batted All
He was up against some pretty
good pitchers in that league. among
them Maun, now with the Giants
and Yde, a Pirate at present
Twenty-three homers were among
his hits. This year he has hit
are for Reading.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
CRAB EVERS Is era WILING
INTO RANKS OF YEARS
MIRACLE MANA GERS
81 SD q. KEENER.

ST LOUIS July 19ave You noticed how the arba has been
crawling alOngg The Cab referred to 10-footed
tacean John Joseph author Touching Second the
King and n for the Chicago White
sEox
With Stan Harris che lisght the boy il plotting
By hong the Red Sox to the top, and other interesting events
thrilling the American League pennant the squirt Of the White
nant dope. q
Follow the white Sox and yOu win see another managerial miracle
II seasn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
SCI Rout BACK

The Pancho Villa bout against Kid
Carlin of New Orleans, has again
been postponed till August IS. Il
is reported that Villa is guaranteed
$1,000, or the option of 40 per cent
Of the gate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
HIGGINS BUYS MAMAUX
AS AN EXPERIMENT
By MURRAY ROBINSON.

NEW YORK. July 19In such need Of pitching reinforcement did
Miller Higgins deem himself last Saturday that announced the
signing of AL Mamau former Superba hurer and until few days
of the Reading of
The purchase of the oneme Brooklyn Pittsburgh favore is
interesting in that shows how desperate Miller for
mound talent and in speculation how Al will make the
lAnoric Toa0Y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
O'ROURKE', FORMER GRIFF,
STARS WITH TORONTO
By CRAY Z. REMINGTON.

ROCHESTER N " July 19The other day. at the ball park
discussing sorsps and offering that could
be settled.
The valuable shOop in the international League this
who played show with Washington and Boston in the
American League The old boy with his trick throwing arm and
biggest
La arr ie uaar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
What a Cruel World

There were too few towels, too.
few baths. ara tooS few sunlight
to suit the members OF the Amei-
lean Olympic tennis team. Nat
urally, they kicked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
DIegeI and Brady Tour

Leo Diegel and Mike Brady viii
tour the East playing exhibition
matches after the Canadian open is
played.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
SEES TILDEN AND KINSEY
AS ILLINOIS FIlIALISTS
81 ROBERT N.lIVsEl,
United States Clay Court Doubles Chamnlon.
V1ri1fsrs r. Isf6snnfIonaI Neus eerSies u

GLENCOE, III July 1gWiliam Tidep versus I. Chapin
Babe Norton KSey Is the schedule
today to determine The nnaists Tie illinois State championships
match viii be
affair Norton picked considerably play 81 the pas
few weeks crtic favor
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Shag Horan Backs Up
Boasts With Proof
He Can Hit

The debut Of Shag Koran II
the major leagues borders 81
fiction. He joined the Yankees,
3 bush league slugger, on Nom
day morning. he put on y uni-
form On Monday afternoon. He
went ID e. 3 pinch hitter. He
missed the first ball pitched to
him BY d foot. The second ball
pitched cOllided violently with
bis bat and screeched its way
20 the left field bIeachers. Only
3 record high jump by Ken Will
lianas prevented Koran inaugu-
rating his major league career
with 3 homer. II was nothing
short 81 grand larceny on the
part 81 Williams. Koran show
Cd that he can hit, and it would
not be surprising il he did
plenty Of II while q resident Of
the metropolis.
Better team work, splendid yoIIey.
Ing and fine overhead work -.
counted Tor the victory.
The other surprise was the defeal
OK the California stars, WesbroOl
and Gnodgrass by Norton AMI
Brown 81 st. Louis. The latter wol
with ease, most Of the credit goInl
to Babe Norton, who continued hi
splendid play.
Patterson and Wood. the onl.
Australians remaining, won from
Griffin and Bettens, Of San Fran
cisco. Cur win over Chaplin ant
Williams yesterday places us in thu
semi-finale to meet Brown and Nor
ton, while Lott and Craven VII
meet the Australians for the othe
seYni-final.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
BODY GETS NEW LOAN
Makes Second Call on Capital
SubscriptionS-Treasury
Officials Optimistic.

Treasury officials have been ad
vised that the Agricultural Credit Cor
poration. organized at the instance of
the President to aid In relieving the
stringent credit situation in the
northwest, has made> a second call on
it's capital subscripti 9ns. The call is
for 81, 900. 900, making a total of $4,-
600. 900 paid in from y total author
lied capital of $4,000, 700.
With this second 81, 10000 avail
able, Treasury officials believe the
loaning powers of the corporation
probably will be able to meet all cur
rent calls upon it. 1t ALREADY has
approved loans of S1.135,0Y0 for the
purpose of reopening eleven closed
banks. Two of them have actually
started business again and advices
received here were to the effect that
the others would reopen as quickly
as the necessary papars are completed.
In addition to the loans made for
rropening banks, the corporation has
q greed to loan $l,l72,000 to sixty Ifour
ouher financial institutions in the
a gricultural districts.
Secretary Mellon was told by off
Gals of the corporation that they are
+, aking other loans for the benefit If
.AS farmers by taking up tax war.
rai it's at d 6 per cent rate against the
12| per cent rate which would be
charged under tax penalty clauses.
Loans for seed purposes also have
been made in considerable amounts.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
WIEDFELDT is IRKED
BY NEWSPAPER MEN
German Envoy Visiting in Cincin-
natl, Has Room Guarded b.
Detective.
Sre"isI Dispatch to Tho star.

Sre"rsI Dispatch to Tho star.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, May 31-Dr
Otto Wicdfcldt. German ambassador
10 the United States. has spent most
of the past two days in Cincinnati
dodging inquisitive newspaper men.
Finally when he was cornered in
the Office of the Freie Presse he con-
scented in very poor form to pose for
Il sketch
II drove here from Washington via
Detroit with Frau Wiedfeldt and DR.
Martha kneppersbusch," he said. 'I
am not on official business. | wanted
10 see the country for my own pur-
pose. Leave me alone.
'Yes, business conditions in Ger
many are becoming more stabilized
NO, j have nothing to say about
politics. Glad to have met you, good
day"
Guarded by Detective.
The secrecy which still exists sur
rounding his movements, led to the
belief that he was here on important
German business. A robust pri-
vate detective we'll armed walked I'D
and down in front of his room at the
sSinton Hotel. The ambassador several
Wines slammed the door in reporters
faces, and then appeared for a mo-
r1ent OUTSIDE MS room In the greatest
excitement and in challenging
posture.
.et me alone, let me alone he
shouted, waving his fists in report
ers' faces, angrily, II am here on
privah, business and do not want to
be bothered by newspapers.
The diplomat visited the Freie
Presse Office to pay his respects to
the wife of the editor, whom he
knew in Westphalia, Wiedfeldt's
native section of Germany. Wied-
feldt left Cincinnati last night
Evening star., 1924-05-31

widest dreams-if safety lay in
numbers.
The glory of Lolette was as nothing
beside the effulgence of this new
star.
Money passed through her hands
like water rushing swiftly over the
bed of steep stream. There were
four cars. Her chauffeur, in his gray
and mauve. was the smartest in all
Paris.
Yet despite all this riotous expendi-
ture, despite the lavish display, the
costly gowns, the wonderful furs,
money went every month to the ac-
count Of Marthe Duchanier, thou
sands of francs, tens of thousands
of francs, money beyond Marthe's s
widest dreams and expectations.
For Elise, is one respect. at least,
kept her head.
These men who gathered about her,
wealthy. admiring. luxurious in their
habits, paid for every smile, for every
favor she designed to bestow on them.
1t was the Count Mordac himself
who gave her the Hispano Suiza,
with It's gray and mauve bodywork
to match her chauffeur's uniform. its
satinwood interior panels, its luscious
upholstery.
Brunei demonstrated with him on
the gift, for the two had drawn to-
gether again somewhat during this
That woman" said Brunei, "as-
tounds ME. Why did you give her
that car. my friend?"
Mordac shrugged his shoulders.
"One pays tribute" he answered am
biguously.
Brunei smiled "In the hope that
up eh? Hear. this. my friend. She is
beyond us. that woman. She is on a
great flood of her own loosing. 1t is
a game for fools"
Mordac smiled. so that means I
rnI oil I,ox
our follies."
Brunei tried to read his eyes, but
failed. He told himself that Mordac
did not give cars for the sake of
Ir fact, probably Mordac alone read
Elise truly. He alone realized that
she withheld herself from everybody
Yet the many would disperse. He
had seen these things, on a lesser
iene's fame would wane. Then the
followers would drop off SO that the
few would be left. OF those few, as
suredly the Count Mordac would be
one.
And Brunei would be another, for
Brunei stood by always because he
must.
Mordac wondered if. at the last. it
would be as at the first, struggle
between himself and Brunei.
OF that third man who had inter-
vened In the beginning-the Ameri-
can, Kendrick-he did not think:
he had forgotten him. Yet he filled
La Phalene's thoughts.
So the thing crescendoed. 1t be-
came shrilI and devouring. Elise,
having started It, found herself grip
ped in 1t remorselessly, beyond all
hope of escape. Luxury was piled on
luxury. Entertainment succeeded en-
tertainment. The newspapers were
filled with her doings, her dinners,
her moods.
The whirlwind was at it's height.
The sowing was broadcast, scattered,
and only God knew where the seeds
were falling.
1t could not last. Something must
break. 1t could not last.
Tomorrow-The Princely Lover.
Evening star., 1924-05-31

ER decision made, Elise con-
- suited not even Brunei, but
set about her task of fur
nishing her chambers with
out regard to cost and with the ut
most expedition. She had the draw
ing room redecorated in pink and sill
yer. very delicate shades, against
which she set rosewood furnishings.
There were no pictures, and the fur
niture was sparse, so that the room
looked bare, except that the rich blue
carpet was piled here and there with
cushions-cushions all colored like
flame, like the rainbow: cushions
downy and soft, round. heXagonal,
square.
1t was these cushions. arranged in
heaps, so that one might lounge on
them with ease. that gave the room
that touch of comfort of which it's
baroness deprived it. The lighting
was indirect, and it filtered from
round the edge of the carved ceiling,
it's rays made pink by colored glass.
The dining room Elise found more
easy. She provided no table. All
meals would be taken on the floor.
the eastern fashion, and little wheeled
stools. The walls of the room were
paneled in ebony. relieved by thin
white mounting. The ceiling was red.
lamps from Persia providing all the
illumination.
The floor, left bare, was polished.
and spread with gorgeous rugs. There
was not a chair In the room, nor
yet a picture. In fact, Elise had
tots
decorations of any kind throughout
Her bedroom was white. White
paneled walls, white ceiling. cream
low, with arched head and foot.
carved richly. The DRESSING table was
a white spinet, it's keyboard covered
by plate glass, it's top profuse with
flowers The only lighting. was on
this spinet, and that was golden. with
gold silk shades over the lamps.
Her maids were easy to get. for
she was willing to pay high wages
and she chose two pretty girls, much
alike, blonde. For the man servant
Brunei, who secured her giant, six
feet two. black as coal, and dumb.
During this time she received many
presents, and among them were Two
key, whom she called Neppo. The
man n-servant had informed her that
his name was Louis, but that being
far too ordinary she rechristened him
Baba, and informed him of the fact.
He accepted the denomination with
an expansive grin and no protest.
To Bahia she handed over the care
Of the Alsatians and Neppo, and each
morning it was Baba's duty to take
all three for an airing in the Champs
Elysees, the great dogs walking be-
fore him on double leash, Neppo
perched either on his shoulder. or on
the back of one of the dogs, with
whom he had become remarkably
friendly. 1t was, as Brunei observed,
a wonderful advertisement.
the coast and saw Marthe, who was
slowly gaining strength, and would
ultimately, according to the opinion
of the famous specialist whose name
Lapierre had given to Elise, be fit to
undergo the operation which might
be the means of restoring her to an
active part in life.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
BANK ROBBER MIMICS
CHARACTER IN FICTION
Assumes Gray Personality" and
Makes Way With 1900
in San Francisco.
IDENTITY Is NOW OBSCURE
Worn Handbag Plays Prominent
Part as in Magazine Story.
IDENTITY IS NOW OBSCURE

ny Consosida ed Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 80 - Truth
may be stranger than fiction. but
sometimes it horrows from fiction, as
Dale Rowan. missing bank cashier,
has just demonstrated.
Three years ago a popular maga-
zine published fiction story in
which Il clever crook assumed
"eray personality" secured posi-
tion of trust in Il bank and looted it
of many thousands. When the hue
and cry got under way it was dis
rovered that nobody knew anything
about the thief. His gray person
Hlity" role had been applied to his
appearance, and the only description
available was one that would fit al
most any of a thousand persons met
On "A crowded city street
It's just that situation that the au-
thoriticS are up against in trying to
- the Bank Q italy hers wi n $1,000
patterned his crime after tine gray
personality" story.
Loot In Lunchbag.
The worn handbag in which I've car
ricd off his loot was the same one
in which. day after day, month utter
month. he had brought his noonday
lunch to the bank. That was the
way the fictional gray personality"
work ed IT,
Rowan sought employment at the
Bank of Italy shortly after the gray
personality" story appeared. Emu
lating the tictional crook, he gave Il
false address, both in his application
for employment and to the bonding
company which signed his bond.
In the two years and eight months
that he was with the bank, working
up from humble clerkship to the post
Of chief teller, everything shows that
he played his gray personality" role
continuously and scrupulously. He
had no intimate friends within the
bank. and outside he kept entirely TO
himself. The bank officials thought
he was a married man and the father
pearance disclosed his family to be
purely fictitious.
Photograph Tells Little.
The bonding company has a ploto-
graph of Rowan, submitted with his
application for surety bond. But
1T is = photograph that :elIs little
and might be that of almost any av-
erage man of twenty-four years. In
the same category is the description
given by bank officials Rowan had
no outstanding characteristics. He
was just an average looking young
man.
The very fact of the abscond,ug
tellers close adherence to the gray
personality" story. however, leads the
authorities to believe they will ulti-
mately apprehend him. In his eff
forts 10 carry out perfect crime"
they think he will make the slip of
Carrying emulation of the gray per-
sonality" just step too far.
There are. they insist, no perfect
crimes
Evening star., 1924-05-31
Star "Want Ad"
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Evening star., 1924-05-31
U. S. SEAMEN WANTED.

Moving to employ on American
merchantmen American sailors, the
Shipping Board announced yesterday
the adoption of a plan initiated by
Chairman Palmer to place upon each
American vessel two boys who will
serve until they qualify as ordinary
seamen. Board officials pointed out
that to provide each vessel with two
boys, one for deck and the other for
engine room duty, would lessee the
necessity of calling on foreisNees to
make UP crews when tho demand
warrants.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
CHAPTER xxx.
Sowing the Whirlwind.
onths drifted on.

The months drifted on.
La Phalene was now more than
famous. Offers had poured in on her
from London and New York. She
could have danced In Buenos Aires
! for a nightly salary such as great
Srima donna might ask. Yet she re-
fthsed them all, inclining only for a
moment toward the New York offer,
hut ultimately refusing to accept 1t;
for stfll, deep down within her, she
clung 10 the hope that Kendrick
might one day return to Paris look
ing for herA
She still danced that dance which
had made hey name-The Valley of
augmented byN other, more exotic
movements, and was only performed
by special requeSt.
she had set out to gather about
her an army OF aNmirers.-and In this
she had been SUCCESSFUL beyond her
Evening star., 1924-05-31
PHILIPPINE VOTE MONDAY
Bill to Consider Independence for
Islands Before House Then.

Chairman Fairfield of the House in
sular affairs committee has been in
formed by the Republican steering COM
mittee that if Congress adjourns
by June 1t will be impossible for the
House to consider at this session his
bill providing for Philippine inde-
pendence twenty years hence.
Mr. Fairfield urged that the pro-
posal be put to vote next week, but
was told by the committee which di-
rects the Legislative program that
calendars were too crowded to give it
right of way.
Decision to put action on the meas
ure over until the December session
was reached coincident with an
nouncement in the Senate that the
territories committee on Monday would
take up the bill by Senator johnson,
Republican, California. which Is similar
to the Fairfield measure.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
Sanitarium Head Convicted.

HUTCHINSON, Kan. May 31.-Dr.
Kenn B. Uhls, former head of the
Uhls Sanitarium at Overland Park,
Kan, was found guilty by q Jury last
night of second degree murder In con-
nection with the Staying here the
night of December 20 last of w. e.
Gibbs, wealthy recluse and stock
holder In the This JSanitariuaa.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
Woman and Man Drowned.

ROCHESTER,, n. ". May 31.-Mrs
E,lmer ii. Knapp and J. Walter Tracy
10th OF this city, were drowned in
Lake ontario yesterday when Mrs
Knapp aud Mrs Tracy We're swept
:rom the deck of a yacht in a heavy
]. ale and Tracey dived in to rescue
Chem.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
THE WEEK
Epitome of Events Up to
May 81.
FOREIGN.

United States world flyers are ac-
claimed as heroes in Toxic. Rocks
hurled miles into air by Kilauea VOL
cano. Rumanians mobilize on Rus
sian border Japanese Christians
rap exclusion measure. Poincare
foresees fall Of radicals. Soviets to
pay debts in part for big loan. Ap-
proval of ban by President Coolidge
assures resignation of Hanihara.
Marx may retain chancellors post
with new cabinet. "Lefts" in France
renew demand that cabinet quit
United States destroyer takes plane
to British world flyer. Japanese pro-
test exclusion clause as discrimina-
ton; Hanihara to leave. Marx ac-
cepts call to reform cabinet. Nine
hundred are killed in Mexican battle.
British coal miners adjust wage dis
pute. British labor cabinet fate in
question. Poincare regime holds last
council. Paul Cambon dies. Germany
warned allies will retain Arm mill
tary grip. British premier saved
from defeat by Asquith.