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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02

Ex-MunicipaI Star Had 1856
for 50 Holes to Lead Field
by Two Strokes
By ROSS CONKLIN

A bare half-dozen golfers re-
main in the running for the Dis
trict amateur golf championship
out of a starting field of twenty
seven of the best club Swingers
in the District. The six were
started out in pairs early today
on the last thirty-six holes of the
T2-hoIe grind.
George J. Voigt, ex-municipal
links star, was camping under a
narrow but comfortable lead Of two
strokes when he teed off with
Walter Tuclzerman, Of Burning
Tree. for his third round. Voigt
shot consistently to get this total
OF 156 blows for the first half of
the play. Tuckerman was tied with
Voigt at the end of eighteen holes,
but he ran into trouble on his sec.
ond half and took an 80.
Miller STEVENSON, Columbia, made
Q remarkable recovery after a terri
bic start, and his score placed him
just four strokes behind Voigt.
George Wadsworth, Chevy Chase;
A. L. Houghton, Manor, and Tom
Moore, Indian Spring, are the only
others who possess a chance to win.
They were tied with 162 each for
thirty-six holes.
Moore had the best round Of
the day when he turned in . "a
for his second round after ex-
pending an SO In the morning.
Hought0n had two Sis and Wads-
worth had IS and an 80.
Four Of the best golfers in the
city went into two figures on one
hole. Possibly the most gruesome
experience OF the lot was reported
by Miller STEVENSON. Stevie took an
II on the third hole. The explana-
ton is that he pulled three con-
seeutive. tee shots out Of bounds
and he was seven off the tee.
Albert Mackenzie went into noble
numbers on the thirteenth when he
took a To- "A missed tee shot, traps,
q lost ball and finally a three putt
green cost him the 10.
Doctor j. B. Murphy, Of Ban
nockburn, had II on the seven.
tenth hole In the morning when
his tee shot landed in the ditch and
he failed to lift out. He did not
know that the rules permitted him
to drop out with penalty Of one
stroke. At any rate he played out
and had a IL. for his trouble. Doc
tor George =, Truett, Of Washing
ton. suffered the other casualty
when he was over the eighth with
his third, and then hit three trees
on his next three shots. An IL was
the result.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
HAGEN, EVANS,
AND DUTRA
FEATURE
Kansas City Open Tournament
Moves in Threesomes at
Medal Play

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 2.
Walter Hagen, Pasadena, Fla;
Chick Evans, Chicago. and Morte
Dutra, Aberdeen, Wash, composing
one Of the feature events in field
of the crack golfers in the country,
got away this morning in the Kansas
City open tournament at the Blue
Hills Club. The tournament, which
is medal play, will conclude tomor.
row. If there is a tie for first
place, it will be played off Sunday.
Other, threesomes which will at
tract interest today are:
Al Espinosa, Chicago; Rudy Knep-
per, Chicago, and Bobby Cruick-
shank, Oklahoma City.
Bin Mehlhorn. Chicago; Jock
Hutchinson, Chicago, and M. r.
Smith, Kansas City.
Clearing skies greeted the starters
in the Norning round here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
FORMER RUTGERS STAR
SIGNS AS PROFESSIONAL

NEW YORK, Oct. Bob Nash,
formerly Of Rutgers and all-Ameri
can, will play with the Giants,
New York's first league football
eleven, which will perform at the
Polo Grounds this season. The
Giants lineup now boasts Of five
former all.American selections
Milstead, OF Yale; Carney, Navy
captain In 1923; Bomar. Of Wander.
biIt. the greatest end the South
ever developed; Joe Alexander, for
mer Syracuse center, and Nash.
who alternated at tackle and end
at Rutgers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
kramer Rode ~ Years

Frank Kramer, famous bicycle
rider, competed twenty-seven years
on various tracks Of. the world. He
held the professional championship
of America eighteen times, the
world championship once, in 1912,
the only year he competed for it,
and the amateur title two years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
COLLINS AND SPEAKER
TO LEAD BOY TEAMS

CHICAGO, Oct. Managers
Eddie Collins, of the Chicago White
Sox, and iris Speaker, Of the Cleve-
land Indians, veterans of many a
hard-fought major league battle, will
become boys again Saturday,
when each will act as leader for a
boys team in q game preliminary to
the regular White Sox-Indi9ns game
at Con1iskey Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
81 ,ooo,o 900 for Olympic Plant

Amsterdam plans to spend ST.
0O0, 900 in the erection Of a modern
plant wherein to hold the Olympic
games in 1928. The necessary fund
has been raised through public SUBJ
scription. All the buildings, playing
fields, tracks, arenas and swim
ming pool, will be together on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02

win be opposite r. FLAX, the Penn
State right tackle, who weighs 1872
pounds and stands feet IL inches.
The Georgia Tech squad is a
hefty outfit, and In Sam Murray 1t
has the heaviest quarterback play
ing at any of the colleges this sea-
son. He tips the beam at 1870
pounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
Pass Bird Appropriation

Land along the Mississippi River
between Rock Island, ILL.,, and
Wabash, Mimi. is to become the
greatest place Of refuge in the
country for wild fowl and other
migratory birds, for fish, and for
wild animals. An appropriation of
100000 has been authorized by
Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
Denies the olive"

There is no truth in the story
that BARLEY Madden took a dive In
front of Gene Tunney for $25, 900.
Madden says he got $1,000 guaran-
tee for the bout, and that was all.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Mr. Luther Henry entertained a
number of friends at his home, For
est Cabin" three miles southeast of
Woodstock Sunday at a dinner given
to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. w.
o. Seal The occasion was a most
delightful one and was greatly en-
joyed by Mr. Henry's friends and rel
atives.
A delicious dinner was served.
The principal after dinner speaker
was Rev. Ed l.. Miller of Maurer-
town. Music and singing by the chill
dren added to the pleasures of the
day. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Seal and children, Freda,
Virginia, John. Earl. Bessie Merl,
Erma, Gene Marie and Doris Lee;
Rev. Ed. S. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barton of st. Luke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Seal, Mr.. John Sednich.
Luray; Mr. and Mrs Turner Jones,
Lantz Mills; Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn
and children. Susie, Isobell, Lucy,
Ethel, Dorothy, Gertrude. Raymond
and Charles Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Hoffman, Gordon Hoffman, Mr. and
Mrs NJ. H. Bowman, little Miss Char
lotte Bowman, Miss Katie Bowman,
Messrs. Alfred Hollingsworth and
Howard Burnshire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
DRIVER CONFESSES
TO KILLING TWO
Negro In Jail In Winchester Says He
Did Not Know OF Tragedy

John Jones. colored chauffeur, VIII
/ is charged with running down an
killing with his automobile two men
Calvin Fincham, of Rappahannocl
!, County, Va, and Oscar Dodson. o
Madison County, near ClearDrook
Frederick County, on the night o.
September second, was brought bach
to Winchester late Friday afternoon
by Sheriff Pannett and lodged in jail
for trial on double murder charge
Jones was almost in state of col
4 lapse after being locked in a cell al
the county Jail. He wept continu-
ously and seemed to be scared nearly
out of his wits.
At first he denied any knowledge
whatever of the crime of killing the
two men. After he learned that the
authorities have three other men
locked up, all of whom have admitted
that Jones was the driver of the
death car, he is reported to have prac-
tically confessed. He is said to have
told officers that he was driving, but
that if he had struck anyone on the
trip, he did not know it.
Jones declared at no time did he
feel any jar or shock to the car he
was driving. Following the killing
(there were seven of them in all in
the carr, they drove to Winchester
and parked their car in South Win
chester until about three O'Clock in
the morning. Then they drove back
to Martinsburg, passing the spot
where they had killed the two men
and injured two women.
Subsequently Jones had the fend-
ers of his Hudson car reprinted and
then borrowing S72 on it. took the
money and fed from Martinsburg on
the morning of September 5, going
to Pittsburgh, where he changed his
name and had been living until his
arrest.
No date has been set for prelim-
mary hearing. and it is not believed
this formality will be gone through
with. The Circuit Court convenes on
October 5, at which time the grand
Jury assemblies. Jones case could be
presented before this body for an in
dictment without the necessity of a
hearing at this time.
Five Years Maximum Penalty
1t is now stated that the offense
with which Jones is charged consti-
tutes involuntary manslaughter. and
If he should be convicted by a jury
he could not be given more than five
years in prison. But he could be tried
for the Fincham and Dod-
son deaths and given five years on
each charge and besides a third
charge of wounding Miss Pingley
could be lodged against him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
EDINBURG R. l

We surely do need rain and it has
been very warm here.
Miss Eddie Williams spent Sunday
with Miss Ganell Coffe1t.
Mrs. Isaiah Glenn and children, Luz
rette, Pauline, Mary, Irene and Dor
othy dined with the formers brother
in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs G. F.
Moreland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene. Coffelt and
son William and daughters, Margue-
rite and Audrey spent Sunday with
David Teawalt.
Mrs. Simon Hollar and Mrs. Eu-
gene Coffelt spent few hours with
their friend, Mrs. Mollie Clinedinst OF
Lantz Mills, who is very ill.
John and Steven Hollingsworth
have returned to their home, Balls.
ton, after spending the summer with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
L.. Hollar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobert Hollar anC
sons Billy and Brown of Pennsyl
vania are visiting the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hollar.
Thomas Miller attended singing a
Columbia Furnace Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Sheetz anl
son Hollar and daughter Elizabeth
spent Sunday evening with the form
er's father, Mr.. Simon Sheetz. Mr.
Sheet accompanied them home.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
THROUGH THE AIR
5 MILES A MINUTE
Aviator Williams Breaks All Speed
Records-Airship Weighs 22O0

Flashing through the air at the
speed of 1923 miles per house, Lieut..
Afford Williams, U. S. N, on Friday
looked over the side of his plane and
below him on Mitchell Field saw the
white blur of a huge cross which
told him that he had gratified life
long ambition. and set a new unoffi-
cial worlds speed record.
The airship weighing 1900 pounds,
which supported Lieut.. Williams in
his comet-like fight was the Curtis
racer, with which the navy hopes to
win the Pulitzer race in October.
Climbing from the ground in steep
spirals. the plane poised hawk-like
at 1900 feet for just fraction of
a moment and then diyed toward the
earth. Down it plunged. motor roar
ing and increasing speed until, when
barely 500 feet from the ground, with
perfect precision the plane fiattened
straight-away one-kilometer course
for worlds record.
1T was my one hope and ambi-
ton to travel Eve miles minute .
Lieut.. williams said. after landing.
Before taking on I mentioned this
confidentially to w. D. Gilmore. and
he arranged to show a white cross
from the field IL attained this speed.
Going at speed like that creates a
sensation of keen delight.
Even before / saw the white cross,
/ knew was travelling far faster
than had ever travelled before From
the way / felt this morning could
stand a speed of 500 miles an hour
as easily as three hundred"
Lieut.. Williams said the airshiT
balances perfectly and that the fast
er It goes the more sensitive the con
trolls. The ship was built to aver
age q speed of 225 miles per houl
before being accepted Lieut.. vii
liams later put the ship through &C
ceptance tests. attaining an averag'
speed Of 1852 miles per hour.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
EXTREME CAUTION
is REQUESTED
Forest Fires May Be Prevented
Sound Advice of State Supervisor

Disastrous forest fires during the
last few weeks, almost unquenchable
because of the phenomenal dryness
in Virginia's mountainous regions,
has led w. D. Tyler, of Dante, chair
man of the Committee on Forestry
of the Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce, to issue a general appeal
to the people of Virginia to use every
care to avoid starting CONGREGATIONS.
Inestimable damage. has been done
during the last few weeks to grow
ing timber which in the future will
be one of the .Virginia's greatest as
sets, by careless smokers, campers
and brush burners. Mr.. Tyler point
ed out that this damage entirely pre-
cedes the regular fire season, which
has just started. Unless every pre-
caution is taken, Virginia's fire loss
this year promises to be phenome-
nally heavy.
Mr.. Tyler, who is former president
of the Southern Forestry Congress,
urged all railroads to pay close at
tentioh to smoke stack screens and
ashpans and railroad ties fired by
dumped cinders, which cause many
hundreds of fires every year. Lum-
Der companies also are asked to use
every precaution in connection with
their locomotives and engines. and
farmers throughout the State are ad
vised to dispense entirely for the
present with brush burning of an!
kind.
Fishermen and hunters are Otter
the cause OF severe forest fires be
cause Of lightd matches and cigarette
and cigar butts thrown into tn,
brush.
| Mr.. Tyler asked the general pub
lie please to live up to the following
six rules during the coming fores
I fire season in the mountains:
Be sure your match is out. Breal
it in two before you throw it away
Throw pipe ashes and cigar an,
cigarette stumps in the dust of tn
road and stamp or pinch out the fir
before leaving them. Don't thro,
them into brush. leaves or needles.
Build small camp fire. Build
in the open, not against tree o
log. or near brush. Scrape away tn
trash around 1t.
Never build bonfires in wind
weather or where there is the Sigh
est danger OF their escaping from col
troll.
II you find FIRE, try to put 1t on
III you cannot. get word to the neal
lest State IRE warden or official.
: Burned over and not only destro,
the timber but impairs the land rs
watershed and spoils 1t for huntin
: and often for fishing. for when Il
/ land will not hold the moistur
brooks soon dry up in dry wealth,
and fish die.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25

r H. BRUMBACK,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT-LAW
Woodstock, Va.
Office: In Lawyers Row." for
merly occupied by the late P. w.
Magruder.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
H. w. ANDERSON
DECLINES
Business Prevents Acceptance-Hoge
VIII Run Against Byrd

i Henry W. Anderson of Richmon
has declined to accept the Republica
nomination for Governor of virgini;
which was rendered him sever,
weeks ago.
j He gave as reason his inabilit
to give the campaign the time h
thought necessary. Mr.. Anderson ha
been serving as special assistant t
the attorney general.
Time Pledged to Other Duties
Addressed specifically to the Re
publican Executive Committee, MI
Anderson's letter. after severely crit
icizing the record of the Democrati
party in Virginia, declared he ha,
tried to find some way to adjust tn
urgent public and private demand
upon me so as to enable me to un
dertake this task"
My entire time and energies dur
ing the next few months" he said
have been pledged to other duties
largely of public character, an6
these cannot be pstponed or neglect
ed. l could not, therefore, give to
the campaign that time and service
which the interests of the party and
its obligations to the people require
of its candidate for the highest office
in the State.
Refuses to Be Passive Candidate
1T has been suggested" Mr.. An
derson's letter said, that might &C
cept the nomination with the definite
and announced understanding that /
could not make an active campaign.
l cannot do this. 1t would not be
right for me to assume the obliga-
lions of the candidate of the party
unless am in a position to discharge
them. l would not be fair to my as
sociates on the ticket. 1t could not
fail to be prejudicial to the party and
to the vital interests of governmental
reform which it has espoused to have
the candidate for Governor make only
a nominal campaign.
II am ready to support to the full
extent of my ability any action which
your committee may deem it wise to
take in the present circumstances and
any measures which may be adopted
now or in the future for the con-
structive development of the Repub-
lican party and the improvement of
in this State l have en-
listed in this fight and / hope and
expect to stay in it until success is
political freedom is
to Virginia"
S. Harris Hoge of Roanoke was Sc
ected by the Republican State Cen
raj Committee at Alexandria Satur-
lay as Republican candidate for Gov
srnor after the designation had been
declined by Henry ". Anderson.
Mr.. Hoge, who was present during
he meeting of the committee, will
accept.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25

FORD TRUCK FOR SALE
In good condition. Model 1924.
Bargain for quick buyer.
". s. SHAFFER,
Sp. Aft. Maurertown, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
DAMAGE TOCROPS
is MILLIONS
State Statistician Estimates Virginia's
Loss at $4,000, 900

L Damage to Virginia agriculture re
d sulting from the drought of the pas
!. summer is estimated to be at leas
| $36,000.000 by Henry NJ. Taylor
State agricultural statistician, basin,
' his calculations upon acreage ane
> average production This loss is Sc
) after consideration of the three prin
, cipal crops. corn. tobacco and hay
and pasture, trucks and fruit. There
are many factors that enter into the
actual loss that the Virginia farmer
may suffer as a result of the lack oil
rainfall that cannot be definitely fig
ured, points out Mr.. Taylor.
Aside from the actual monetary
value in losses of crops, there are nu-
merous inconvenience encountered,
many of which are unseen, that can
not be estimated in dollars and
cents" declares Mr.. Taylor. Short
age of water for stock and the neces-
sity in many cases of driving the
stock some distance each day might
be included among those things on
which no definite value can be set.
Weakened livestock during the COM
ing winter, due to insufficient water
through the summer, is another of
these factors.
Loss of grass and pasture seed
sown in the spring is a large item
when taken in the aggregate, points
out Mr.. Taylor. To this might be
added loss in fertilizer and labor
used in the cultivation of poor
yielding crops.
In figuring the loss at $4,000, 900,
Mr.. Taylor has used the acreage
planted in 1925 and figured what the
total production would be, based
upon an average yield for these crops.
The yield was then figured based on
the September l condition and the
difference obtained. The loss in pro-
duction obtained to dollars and cents
by the use of the present price for
the products.
Corn has suffered a loss of 3d.
S0S,O00. The production on the L.
925, 900 acres planted would be, with
the average State yield OF 27.2 BUSH
els per acre. 52,360,000 bushels. The
crop, however, based on the condi-
ton of September 1, will be only
42.2S1, 900 bushels, or a loss of TO-
079,000 bushels.
The loss in hay, using the same
method. reaches $7,22O,OOO, and to-
bacco, $4.S9S.0O0. The loss in the
value of pasture is set by Mr.. Taylor
at SS.000,000. truck crops at $1,000
600, and fruit at 100000 This
brings the total loss on these six
items to s35.926.000.
In addition to the seed sown for
grass and pasture in the spring of
1925, much of which has been lost
due to the drought. Mr.. Taylor points
out that the loss from this source will
extend into 1926. due to the prob
able shortage of pasture. which will
result in shortage of feed and the
selling of immature stock
Rains in August improved condi-t
lions but did not restore crops to
normal. The rains of September, he
points out, helped only a few crops, !
others being to foarHcents. emtisshs
others being too far advanced to be /
benefited. Preparation of land for
winter grains has been made posi-
Bile by the September rains, he adds. 1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
SHENANDOAH VALLEY LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY
WOODSTOCK. VIRGINIA

Put your savings in the Saving
Department of the Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va, at per cent compound inter-
dsts Amounts of 500 and up
wards received. The only savings
inst ltuti. j in the county for the ac-
emulation of the small savings OF
laboring men, women and children
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
CUT THE COLONIES.
SAYS GOVERNOR


me determination of Harry +
3yrd. Democratic nominee for Gov
fnor. to conduct his administrator
win business simplicity is agar
SHOWN by his announcement lust
made IN letter to Major A. willis
robertson. of Lexington, that he
would welcome change in the ex.
listing law authorizing the governor
TO detail as his Official star. members
OF the National or Officers Reserve
Corps.
This change would mean the aban-
comment OF custom that has been
In existence in Virginia for genera
tons Under the present law, thirty
civilian colonies are appointed by the
governor.
Mr.. Byrd's decision to request this
change is in no way to be considered
as reflection upon the many distin-
guished Virginians who have held the
position of colonel on the governors
stan. but is taken by him as desir-
able step to meet changed conditions
and to be more in keeping with BUSH
ness simplicity. He feels that a staff
OF six or eight members wearing the
service uniforms of the regular mill
tary organization will sufficiently
maintain the dignity of the Common
wealth.
1t will be provided in the bill to
be introduced that no expense will
be imposed upon the State in any
way for the military staff. Accept
ance Of the appointment is to be vol
untary on the part of the officer des-
ignated. and the appointment will not
change his military rank.
Mr.. Byrd's letter to Major Robert
son recommending this change is
given below:
Winchester, Va,
September 81, 1925.
Major A. Willis Robertson,
Lexington, Va.
My dear Major:
/ have just received your letter in
which you expressed the hope that
the staff to be selected by me as gov
ernor would be from the commission
ed personnel of the National Guard
of Virginia or the Officers Reserve
Corps.
The existing law provides for the
appointment of staff of thirty mem
bers by the governor A change in
the law is matter of legislative con-
Germ, but without in any way intend
ing to dictate to the General Assem-
bly,. | will welcome a change in the
statute so as to permit the governor
to detail. without expense to the
State, for definite periods, a much |,
smaller but adequate military staff
from the National Guard of Virginia
or the Officers Reserve Corps. l
would recommend that such appoin-
tees be only citizens and qualified
voters of the State of Virginia. No
officer so detailed should be COM
PEELED to serve, and no change would
be made in his military rank Their
regular service uniform would be
worn on official occasions.
Il believe that such a staff would /
amply maintain the dignity of the
Commonwealth, and at the same time
be in keeping with the simplicity of
business administration.
Very sincerely yours,
H. F. BYRD"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25

Read the ads. II VIII pay you.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
DIRECTORY

w. T. WILLIAMS-C. CIVILIANS
PHILIP WILLIAMS
Commonwealth Attorney
WILLIAMS & BROTHER,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Woodstock, Va.
Collections a speciality.
Money to loan on real estate.
Practice in State and Federal
Courts. Jan. 81, lift.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-25
BEAGLE HOUND FOUND

Small beagle hound found. An
swers to name Of Towser. Name on
collar. red and white. Apply
HERALD OFFICE.