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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25
CREW
STRONG


POUGHKEEPSIE, N. z. June rs.
With only three days before the
regatta classic, coaches eased TIP
today In driving their crews into
tiptop form.
Washington and the Navy are
equal favorites to win the big race
on Monday, but a sudden shift in
the Navy crew may force "A swerv-
ing of the betting odds in favorrof
the Pacific coast eight. Charles
Broadbent. No. in the Navy shell,
was reported out today with y
strained groin.
Navy Coach Bob BmtIer said he
will put Brewer in at No. : tenn
porariIy. Art Borng No. 4, SUI.
fered an attack OF stomach trouble
and was replaced by Freeul. butler
said he hoped to have both first
string men ready BY Monday,
however.
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GUN CLUB HOLDS
PRACTICE EVENTS

Practice events to be staged by
the Washington Gun Club over
it's traps today will include contests
for spoons given on high scores to
best scratch gun and to high added.
target score. Ties in the latter to
be shot off miss-and-out. This
method OF. deciding ties has proven
popular with the members, and
lends an daded zest to the spoon
events.
The regular distance handicap for
the yearly trophy will follow the
spoon events, and the doubles tro-
ply also will be contested for. Such
practice events as may be. desired
by the shooters will follow decision
of regular trophy contests. 4
Visitors are always, welcome,
either as spectators or shooting
for targets"
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Made Of very strongest steel,
finished In black enamel Can be
attached 70 the running board Of
any car. CoIIapsibIe style.
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[ ONGP)KE:
D()E5N' I
WIN
BY Ross L. ConkIin

More and more is the fact being
driven home that the drive doesn t
mean much in golf. They have
never settled upon IA policy of
saying of on the drives, and any
onA who witnessed the S-man play
off for positions in the first flight
ct Congressional had the reasons
demonstrated yesterday.
On the first hole of the play-off
Frank Roesch and Eddie Eynon
had the better drives. Both were
straight and far. and both bumped
themselves on the green by taking
! three puts
On the second hole, where both
eventually lost out. the former be-
cause he plunked a long drive
into the rough. the latter because
he hit too long a ball. Their drives
were long. Eynon's powerful wal
Iop carried into the second trap
and he wasted three blows In the
sand.
.It Is true that being straight
off the tee is very great aid to
low scoring, but the short game
around the green's and accurate
approaches are more valuable.
Younger players invariably pick
mp the long game quickly. but
they lack the short game, and
for that reason the veterans find
tl1em easy prey sometimes.
Possibly the saddest incident Of
the tournament was the thing that
happened to Perry B. Hoover. of
Indian Spring. He shot a 80 late
In the afternoon and waited around
three or four hours to get his
starting time. Coming down to1
the 92's the committee found that
some 92's had to be drawn out,
and the first name to be picked
out. OF q fedora was Hooyer's.
Roger Peacock. the boy wonder
from Argyle, shot a 81 and got into
the last flight safely. Now that
he Is there. almost every one Is
pulling for him TO walk through his
flight. Roger is only IA, and is One
OF those smiling, good-natured kids
who are instantly liked.
He scored a decisive triumph
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cianfs % BACK

Looking like new team with
jackson back Of short the Giants
thrashed the Phils twice, II to 7
and I to 2. Frisch collecting seven
hits. Two honers by Pitcher Jack
knight failed TO win the opener for
the. PhiIs and the QuakeTn we've
held to five hits by McQuiilan ~
the nightcap.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25
Carey and cuyIer Rivals

Wlsh Max Carey leading the way,
the Pirates have led the world IN
base-steaIing for several years.
CuyIer. under the tutelage Of his
captain, leaped TO the top Of the
league while Max was III and Is an
earnest rival Of Carey under any
circumstances
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25

MchlHlIHlG3 .DSdVS1 Lam .Aee1ApH ASe'SA'
Burning Tree; Bill Mackie, Manor Club;
Arthur Thorne, Town and Country
Club; Darcy Bannagan, Columbia Club,
and others will give daily golf lesson
in The Washington Times sport pages
beginning next Monday. Driving, put
ting, approaching, the grip of the club
playing out of bunkers and, in fact, all
of the fine points of the game will be
told each day WITH PICTURES. You
may not belong to a club or may not
have time or money to spend in learn
ing. Let one Of these professionals
r i. ENNs...
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Junior Order Busy

The Junior Order American Me.
chanics viii travel to Marshall.
town, Md, Sunday. All players
are to report tomorrow afternoon
at S O'Clock on Diamond No. A.
Monument grounds. for a practice
game and further instructions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25

The Kenilworth tossers will hold
special meeting tonight ut Man.
ager Tom Gibson's home. The La
fayettes will be encountered sum
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25

j. NJ. Haynes Con. CO.. s:o5-E a.
Keleher unat. So. vs.. H. A Mihills,
ind. Sb.. 90 Mel Soper. Hnat... 30.
vs. i E. Murphy. Com 90 S:16--
8. X sadtler. Con. %. We. 3. =.
French. Florida 81. S:2O--J. B. Dulin,
mat 81. VI Ben /. Fuller. WASH 90.
g.s5--J M Leavell, Con, 30. ys. z. =.
Pessbody unat.. go s:30--J. p. Wood
side. Con-. SO. vs.. Charles Agnew. unat..
90 s:55-Leo Pass. Ban. 81. vs..
r. ThonpaDn. Con. so.
SIXTH FLIGHT
11:2O-Roger Peacock, Argyle, 81. VI.
Chester Warrington, Con. 90, 11:25---
Whitney Leary, Con-. 81, W. George
Brothers. unat.. 92. 11:30-E, g Ellis,
Con, 81. vs.. j. I'll. Zabel, Col, ~.
1l.35--M K Metcalf, Con-, 81. VS..
n III. Batson Cons. &c. 1I:40--C. Al.
Dunn. Col. 81. vs.. III Nc. Jones. Con-.
90 11.46--F. III. Thompson. Argyle. 81.
rs L, H. Pfantz. Ban. 81. 11:B0-
H. A. Knox. Ind. Sp., 81. vs.. Bruce
Gardiner. Col. ~. Ys +. C. Hanna.
Col, 90.
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KeniIworth 10 Meet

Games can be arranged by phoning
Manager Milbourn. Main $500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25

Navy and Washington varsity
crews confined themselves to four
mile workouts. California went six
miles. with. syracuse, Cornell and
Pennsylvania specializing on racing
starts, and a short Timber pun.
Dad Vaif's Wisconsin Badgers took
long. slow eight-Inile workout,
The freshman race Is expected 70
be a gerat one. with Columbia Cal
fornia and Pennsylvania touted
highly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25
Washington Golf
Professionals Give
Lessons For Readers

Bob Barnett Chevy Chase; Dave Thomson, WASH
inofon Country: Sandy Armour and Dick Sylvester.
Congressional; Eddie Towns, Indian Spring; r. Cliff
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25

Teach YOU in the columns Of The Washington Times .
each day And after reading the article CLIP it out
and keep it for future reference The series will start
Monday June 28.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06

Anna L. Lehman, chief operator,
Piedmont, w. Va, is awarded Theo,
dore N. Vail gold medal and $500 cash
award by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. This is the
only gold medal award made this year.
Lloyd M. Atkins. combination man,
receives silver medal with cash
award of $3.50.
These two employees of the Ches-
apeake & Potomac Telephone Com
pany Of West Virginia are rewarded
for acts of noteworthy public service
during the severe flood which &C.
Cured March 30, 1924, at Piedmont,
w. Va, where they are stationed.
Bronze Vail medals covering this
service have already been made to
these employees by the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Company, but
the present awards are made by the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, who has recognized the
value of this service to the people of
Piedmont and the Bell system
81 told my mother l was not sorry
had stayed, for l thought we did q
little good by so doing"-these are
the words in which Anna Leonelda
Lehman, chief operator summarizes
her part in the events Of March 20,
1924, when the Potomac rose sullenly
above it's banks and threatened to de-
stroy the town.
Miss Lehman risked her life in order
to reach her post Of duty at the
switchboard, stuck grimly at her task
in spite of warnings and pleadings
Of her friends and relatives, and even
the direct command of her superiors
resourcefully directed the efforts o.
other operators, and gave satisfactory
telephone service to the stricken town
throughout the emergency.
The award has just been announced
by a national committee of award,
which has considered scores of sim
liar cases of devotion to duty on the
part of employees Of the Bell Tele-
phone System.
Because he placed the interests of
the public above those of himself or
his family when a serious flood men
aced the town of Piedmont, Lloyd M
Atkins, combination-man has been
awarded one of the Theodore N. Vail
memorial medals 'for Noteworthy
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06
PAID LOCAL NOTICES

FOR RENT-A six room house ad
joining Oakland. Apply to VIM. Kill
dow.-Advertisement 11-4t*
FOR, SALE-Gray mare IL years
old; sound and right. S. D. Beachy, R
D. 2, Oakland.-Advertisement 10-2ts
FOR SALE-Baby carriage in gooc
condition. Apply IS Oak street, Oak.
Observation-Disclosures loft.
FOR RENT-Three rooms furnish
ed or unfinished. For particulars ap-
ply at No, 9 Oak (street-Advertise
ment 1Q-tf.
FOR RENT-Three or four first
floor rooms, furnished or unfurnish-
ed. Apply at Central Hotel.-Adver-
tisement 8-tf.
I FORsSALE-Team Of horses, 8 and
9 years old; weight 1850; sound and
right. N. D. Beachy, Oakland.-Ad-
SeftiS5aeat 11-2t*
Wi viii trade three stands Of bees, two
hives for pair of six-weeks' old pigs.
Apply to Max yelling, Oakland.-Ad-
vertisement 11-1t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06

Then one day. about Chr.sNhes
time, a group Of boys and girls cayme
by and stopping to sing few Christ.
mas carols into the night, che of them
Eaid, Look at the new pole How it
shines in the moonlight! And see
how the wires glsteu and CLEAN! And.
hear the singing Of the wind as it
passes through them as they stretch
far and away over the hills! Wouldn't
it be wonderful to know where all the
messages are going, and if they are
happy ones?"
"Why, this is christmas time, and
of course, they are all happy ones"
a tall boy replied "All Christmas
messages are happy, for at this time.
of the year peoples thoughts go back
to home and loved ones, and when
it isn't SO that they can see them they
let the wires carry their messages
instead. It's a great convenience and
one that many people take advantage
of" said the boy.
This conversation, as overheard by
the chestnut pole, made him happy,
and he knew then that he had reached
a point of usefulness, and at last had
become a part Of something worth
while, and that he was of even more
value than his friend, the Christmas
tree.
When the wind swept through the
wires there was low humming sound
as if million voices were striving to
transmit their messages TO every one.
And then miracle happened, as it
always does in Christmas stories, and
somewhere away off, new lines that
had never been used before came to
life and began their service of carry
ing messages of cheer, and as the
pole listened. he heard happy voices
talking over them. :
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06

District of Columbia, Maryland, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia and has a
wide acquaintance among publicity
men. He has been editor of the
Transritter since 1918, having been
associated with that magazine since
its first issue January l. 1913. In adj
dition to his editorial duties he super
vises large part of the telephone
company's personnel work and is sec
rotary of that committee at Washing
ton.
Entering the service of the New
York Telephone Company at Newark,
N. j., in 1906. Mr.. Martins was later
transferred to one of the offices of
of that company in New York City,
where he was employed until he be-
came associated with the TransmittsI
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06
BLOOMING ROSE

Mr.. Orval Rush, of Point Marion
Pa, was visiting Mr. c. @. Hook and
family Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Paul Hook motored from Cum
berland Friday to spend the weekend
with his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Grove and their
daughter Beatrice were visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Lott VanSickle on Sunday.
Mr.. Ray Friend and little son mo-
tored from High House, Pa, Sunday
to this community where they spent
the day with relatives.
Mr.. Paul Thomas, from Markleys-
burg, Pa, was visitor at the home
of Mr.. Arnold Friend the past week. I
Mr. Emerson Sebold was a caller at
che Hiram Frazee home Sunday even
ing.
A great many of the people of this
community attended a play which was
given at the Friendsville opera house
Friday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank, Thomas were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Frantz,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smearman
have moved to our community where
the former will be engaged in work
ing his farm this summer. y -
Mrs. John VanSickle was a visitor
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Frazee on SUM
day.
Mr.. Charles Riley, from Farming
aon, Pa., spent Sunday here with his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06

Public Service" These medals are
awarded annually throughout the Bell
Telephone System for acts of out
standing courage, resourcefulness or
devotion to duty on the part of tele-
phone employees. The medal award.
ed to Atkins is Of silver and is &C.
companied by cash award of $3.50.
Aroused at five o'clock on the morn
ing of the flood and warned of i'm
pending danger, Atkins FASTENED. at
once to the Piedmont central office,
near the river and in the center Of
the flood zone. Here he rescued valu.
able company property at the river
edge and, at about 7 P NJ, returned
to his home, which was also in the
flooded area, just in time to rescue
his family but too late to save any
of his personal effects
Mr.. Atkins at once returned to the
central office and assisted in bringing
three operators from the building,
which was then surrounded by water
waist deep.
Remaining on duty continuously
from Saturday morning until Tuesday
evening, Atkins saw his family for
the first time after rescuing them at
the outbreak of the food. He could
have rendered great service to them
by remaining with them, and could
undoubtedly have saved a consider
able portion Of his personal property
had not an exceptional sense of his
responsibility to the public prompted
him to think first of the necessity Of
maintaining telephone service during
the emergency.
Silver medals with cash awards of
$3.50 each were also awarded Trygve
Jorgensen, maintenance foreman of
the New York Telephone Company,
Brooklyn; Miss Ida NJ. Blanchard,
agent and night operator of the
Northern New York Telephone Com.
pany Natural Bridge, New York; Mrs.
Katheryn C. Brisson, toll night op.
orator for the New England Tele.
phone and Telegraph Company, Fitch.
burg, Mass; Mrs. Aileen c. Smith,
manager of the Cincinnati and Subur.
ban Bell Telephone Company, New
Richmond, Ohio, and Hubert Harris,
line foreman Of the Bell Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania, Norristown
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06

FOR RENT-Seven room house
with bath; large front yard. Located
on Third street, Oakland. A. D. Nay
lor.-Advertisement 9-3t.
am now prepared for boarders
sewing and mending. Will sew a
private homes if preferred. Mrs. Mel
lie Feather, SO Liberty street, Oak
land.-Advertisement 8-4t*
FOR REN1-Seven room house
with bath room, furnace, electric
lights, gas, large garden and cen.
trally located. Apply to Paul B. Nay.
lor, Observation-Disclosures 52-tf.
FOR SALE-Baby Chicks, R. C
Rhode Island Reds, Harold Tompkins
strain. Matched electrically. April
Matched, per 25, $3.50; per SO, s1O.5O;
per 100, $4,000. Miss Diana Weber
Oakland, Md.-Advertisement Aft.
LOST-Monday between my garage
and Loeb Lynn, one linemans pliers
and a large screw driver. Reward
if returned to j. 7. Duke, Oakland
Advertisement 11-1t#
LOST-On Oakland-Accident road
May 9Th, coat containing valuable
papers. Reward if returned to ]. A.
Felix, Vaudeville, W. Va, or to The
Republican, Observation-Disclosures
LOST-A surgical satchel on Fri
day, April 30th, on back road leading
from Sebastian Hinebaugh's farm by
Loeb Lynn to Oakland. Reward if re-
turned to DR.. Henry w. McComas,
Oakland, Observation-Disclosures lift.
FOR SALE-One Fordson Tractor,
good as new, with pulley; two Jersey
Cows as good as there is in the coun-
ty, 5 and years old; will be fresh
April goth. Apply Columbus Paugh,
K. d. l, Deer Park, Md.-Advertise-
ment Tiff.
FOR SALE-A farm of 800 acres,
one mile west of Bittinger; 100 acres
Of farming land; 1000 sugar trees;
400 sugar vessels; IS acres pasture;
barn 54X85, two dwellings,; outbuild-
ing, etc. Apply to George l.. Wiley,
Bittinger, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 11-3*
TO THE PUBLIC-This is to in
form the public generally that 1 am
the sexton of the Oakland Cemetery,
and in addition to digging graves, am
prepared to keep the lots in good con-
dltlon, straighten up monuments and
markers and care for the premises in
general, upon application from the
several lot owners, making a reason
able charge for the work. The large
gate of the cemetery will be kept
locked, but the key thereto may be OBJ
tanned from me. My house is just OPP
posite the entrance to the grounds.
James Observation-Disclosures 11-2#
l AM NOW BOOKING ORDERS
for Baby Chicks for 1926 season. S.
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Giants, and any other breed desired.
All bred for laying. Name date you
want chicks shipped. Write for de-
scfiptive circular and prices. Eggs
for Matching wanted-R. I. Reds, Ply
mouth Rocks and other heavy breeds
through the Matching season-pure
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ing the season. c. j YQDER,. Grants
vile, Md.-Advertisement 1-14t.
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mother, Mrs. Alice Riley.

mother, Mrs. Alice Riley.
Several from this community at
tended church services at Sand Spring
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schroyer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Frazee and fam
lily were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Frazee, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Friend were
visiting the latter's parents here on
Sunday.
Miss Auburn Fike, of the Frostburg
Normal School, spent the weekend
with her parents here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06
AID CLUB ELECTS
J. o. MARTIN is NEW PRESIDENT
OF WASHINGTON ORGANIZATION

]. o. Martin,
editor of the Tran.
smitter, employees
magazine Of the
Chesapeake a n d
Potomac Tele.
phone Company,
was recently elect.
ed president of the
Washington Ad-
yertising Club.
Mr.. Martin is
W e ii k n o W #
ra =
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-05-06
Bravery and Fidelity
of Employees Rewarded

Anna Lehman and Lloyd Atkins Given Tokens of Apps
citation by American Telephone Telegraph Cc-lany.
VAIL MEDALS CASH AWARDS BESTOWED NOTEWORTHY
PUBLIC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
to Obtain License 7nney7 WHe WNDefeo
FINk.RUTH GO TOPS
FIGHT CARD TONIGHT

frankie Fink Of Texas, former Los
Angeles stablemate of Mushy Gala
han, goes on with Babe Ruth of
Philadelphia tonight at KenilWorth
In the headline attraction of 40
round boxing card.
Fink Is the man who was to meet
Honey Boy Finnegan here in the
event that Al Foreman was licked
by Goldie Ahearn in the main bout
originally scheduled for tonight. but
postponed until August 81 because of
an injury to Foreman's hands. To
box Ruth here tonight he called off
a main bout with. Bobby Burns in
Dexter Park, Brooklyn, last night.
Ruth. who beat Joe Bernard Of
the West Coast in his last match
here. is fast coming back to the
form he was displaying before his
one round knockout by Fhnegan in
Philadelphia. He is booked to box
Johnny Farr of Cleveland next
month in Matt Hinkle's open air
stadium.
Three eight-rounders. a four-round
scrap and a three-round appetizer
between two kid fighters complete
the card opening at 8:15.
Tex Stovall of the Mohawks is
tackling Bud Nolan of Frisco. Jack
Turner, Washington Barracks mid :
dleweight, meets Willie Curry of
Philadelphia, and Phil Raymond of
Baltimore will meet some scrapper
not vet named, Groves, Leslie and
Bernard having refused to take him
on. Others on the card are Pepco
Barry. Paul Healy, Mixer Mitchell
nd Young Toby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
SLOAN BEST JOCKEY,
GARRISON DECLARES

py the Associated Press.
Into gathering Of horse owners
and trainers which had been discuss
ing the prowess OF two great former
ockeys-Snapper Garrison and Isaac
Murphy walked the gray.haired Gar
rison himself not long ago.
How about this question of Muir
rhv and you-did Isaac have anything
on YOU in the saddle asked one
trainer.
Garrison changed the subject.
There was just one great Jockey.
ssid "Snapper" OF the Garrison
Nnish That was Tod Sloan. Sloan
mad one great faculty-the ability to
control animals. Not only horses. but
al other animals. He could pick up
vicious cat or dog and have II as
,sue as YOU want il in five minutes.
You can't he a great jockey with
on making the horse feel he has a
ern friend in you Horses will run
their fastest for the jockeys they like.
sloan knew when TO whip and when
ia scold. He was cool. had fine pair
of hands perfect seat and the knack
NJ making horse do his very best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-17
GREYHOUND RACING
IS ANCIENT PASTIME

With greyhound racing gaining sucii
n foothold, many persons are begin
ming to tract the origin and history OF
the speedy animals.
The average person has little IDEA
of the great antiquity or the sport.
More than 5000 years ago traces OF
the greyhound can be found on the
tombs and monuments erected to an
Gent monarchs in Arabia, Egypt and
Persia.
The modern hound Is only slightly
modified in form and structure and
nature. There are the wired.haired
and smooth haired breeds, OF the nrst
Of which the Irish greyhound is an
example.
This magnificent breed was former
" employed in hunting the wolf and
stag and hare. The Scottish grey
hound Is descended from it and car
ries it's great strength and agility
The Old English greyhound was
only allowed to he kept by princes
and mobiles and the killing Of II was.
under the old game laws. felony
punishable by death.
They were much more powerful
animals than the present English
breed from which come the dogs run
ming on the tracks sin this nation
They are, however. regarded as the
finest Of the smooth haired grey
hounds. In speed and wind they are
nnrivaled All other points have
heen sacrificed 10 these by breeders
They have thus almost lost the power
Of scent from which they may have
received the name of gazehounds,
once used to designate them.
The greyhound hunts by sight
alone. but with its speed on fat
ground only slightly inferior TO that
of a race horse and its speed on hilly
country slightly superior. it usually
sttains its object.