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comfortable night There has been
no change to cause undue anxiety.
Temperature, 101.5, pulse. 100; res
piration, a.
Valentino's comfortable night is
understood to have exceeded the
hopes Of his doctors whose ominous
bulletins since the dual operation
Sunday night have caused the
screen stars friends grave alarm.
Norma Talmadge, the famous
movie star, called to see Valentino
AZ the hospital this morning, but
he was asleep and she said she
would come back in the afternoon.
she was accompanied by her hus-
band. Joseph M. Schenck, chair
man Of the board Of the United
Artists, Inc.
Death Watch Routed
Mr.. and Mrs. schenclk both ex.
pressed regret over Valentines Ill.
ness. Schenck revealed to report
ers that Valentines death would
mean q loss to his company OF
between $4,000, 900 and $4,000 900.
Newspaper men who had been
maintaining death watch at the
hospital since the screen star was
stricken were ordered out OF the
hospital shortly before noon. Hos.
nitaI officials said they regretted
having to take this action, but that
the routine OF the institution haq
been disturbed since Valentines H.
ness.
Large numbers Of persons, includ.
ing many young girls, nave trieu
to see Valentino. It viii now oe
the hospitals policy to keep away
ali except close friends Ct the
stricken man.
Huge bouquets Of flowers con-
tinued to arrive without cessation.
Valentino occupies the lucky
suite at the hospital. It consists
Of two rooms and a bath ana Is
the most expensive in the institu'
ton. It was in this quite that
Mary Pickford recovered from
dangerous illness in 1913.
Message Sent PoIa
No callers are allowed to see the
sick man. A report that Jean
Acker, Valentines first wife. had
telephoned about his condition was
denied by George Ullman, his per-
sonal representative.
Al message saying he was all
right" was sent to Pola Negri at
the request of Valentino.
AT 8 o'clock this morning, there
was no change in Valentines con-
dition. It was announced that the
next bulletin regarding his condl-
ton would be issued at 10 o'clock.
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FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HERE
NEAR PRE-WAR FIGURES

The total number of Federal en-
ployes is beginning to approach
pre.war figures.
June 80, 1915. there were 48S,057
employees. During the war this
jumped to nearly a million. Now
it is back again to 560,705 persons,
according to figures made public
by the Civil Service Commission.
This latest figure is a drop Of
4,013 employees over a year ago.
OF this drop, 1908 were outside
of the District and 2,945 were in
the District, leaving a total of
499, 1874 employees outside of the
District and s60,811 in the District.
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AMERICANS INJURED
IN FRENCH ACCIDENT

PARIS, Aug. 17.--Miss Florence
Harcourt, Of Sommerville, Mass.
an employee Of the American EN-.
bassy here. was badly injured and
her mother, Mrs. Effie Harcourt.
and Miss Mary Fish. OF Eau
Claire, Wis, were injured slightly
when an automobile in which they
were driving turned turtle near
Miss 3arcourt's injuries IN
juries included a broken arm. She
was taken to the Rouen clinic.
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SPEEDS UP PROVISION
or MOTORS FOR ARMY

To speed up official confirmation
of acquisitions for motor transported
ton supplies for the army. the
quartermaster general has short
ened up red tape"
acquisitions are now sent direct
to Camp Holabird, Maryland, under
the new system, to be filled. This
system means that fewer vehicles
will be out Of service, 40 repairs
tAA ~ N0&elRlt Aaaa1aA
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US. OPPOSED IN
WORLD COURT
By international, News Service

GENEVA, Aug. 1.-THE entry
of the United States into the World
Court with reservations seems un.
likely, 1t was learned at the Secre.
tariat Of the League Of Nations
today.
Twenty-Five nations have already
accepted the invitation of the
league to meet in Geneva in Sep
tember to examine the proposed
United States reservations, and
majority OF these nations have init
mated that they win oppose the
reservations.
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10 SHIELD HER ALL I COULD,
POSSIBLY.
Q.-In other words, II It wan
necessary to keep from w some
facts to shield her. you would do
this?
A.-UNLESSr IT WAS ABsO-
LUTELY NECESSARY 10 THIS
CASE 1 WOULD.
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Willie Said He Would
Shield Mrs. Hall
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Copyright 6FrOrI .
NEW YORK Aug 17-Here is the fourth instalment OF
the statement of Willie Stevens brother Of Mrs. Frances
Stevens Hail. publication Of which by The Daily Mirror
temporarily interrupted by Stevens and confinement
IN charge of murder
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The government Of Argentina,
where great improvements in radio
service are planned for the near
future, has. limited the amount Of
advertising and photograph music
that may be broadcasted.
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hey would not hear anything about
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Yessiir, It Can Be Done!

MISS ESTELLE jacob, at Curtis Field, took an
awful chance when she let "a dozens Of eggs drop
1900 feet from arplane, by means Of parachute
Not one of the eggs was cracked on landing CONNER
cal aviation experts are pleased ct the success Of the
experiment
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TtUo Nations Honor
First American

MANETO ROANOKE ISLAND, N c., Aug. 1.-THE wood
clustered sandhs Roanoke Island today the
of two nations they prepared to jointly the
BIRTH 800 years ago. of Virginia Dare, America first native
born, and the lost colony.
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RICHARD FACES
COMMISSION

NEW YORK, April 27.-Tex Rick
ard was due to arrive in town this
morning and may go Before the
State athletic commission to eX-
plain the circumstances under
which he signed Jack Dempsey t.
a blank contract to defend his
heavyweight title in September.
This action violated a commission
edict against local promoters doing
business with Dempsey, but it Is
understood that the rule would be
waived in the event that the pro-
moter could prove that he was at
tempting to sign Dempsey for a
bout with Harry Wills.
Richard. however. has declared
that he favors Gene Tunney as
Dempsey's opponent. in spite Of the
fact that James A. Farley, commits
sion chairman. has forbidden a
DempSey-Tunney match.
He may offer, by way of comprO-
mise. "A Tunney- Wills match in July
with the winner to meet Dempsey
in September.
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]. HAYNES
IS WINNER

Mrs. J. NJ Haynes, q member OF
of the Columbia Country Club, won
the first Of the miniature golf
tournaments Of the Womenss Coli
Association when she defeated Mrs.
II. A. Knox in the final round Of
the first flight, 4 and 3. Mrs.
Knox, however, gained her share
of the honors when she led the
field in the qualifying round with a
30 for the six holes.
Results Of the other flights:
Second flight
Miss Phyllis Keeler, Washington, de-
feated Mrs. w. s. Corby, Columbia
a.f sna Miss MISS c ara It. a'' bi1n Com
Eseief defeated MRS Mrs slater. up.
Third Flight
Miss Dorothy white. washington, de-
feated Mrs. Thorne Strayer. Washing.
ton Barracks. 4 and 2: Mrs. Robert
Cummings. Columbia, defeated Mrs
FinaIs-Miss white defeated Mrs. Cum
mings, and 1.
Mrs Stephen cOllad Tcy,,, ColumD Gon Te-
bia. 8 and 2; Mrs. Burton Leary. jr..
Columbia. defeated Mrs. Marshall, Con-
gressional, and 3. Finals--Mrs Col
Fifth Flight
Mrs Thompson, Washington Barracks.
defeated Mrs. C. B. Stewart, Washing
ton, 2 up; Mrs. Monroe Miller, Bannock-
burn. defeated Mrs. Kent, Congressional
and g.. Ffnals-Mrs. Thompson de-
feated Mrs. Miller. / up.
Consultations
First flight, Mrs. Won Steiner de-
feated Mrs. DeFarges, and 8; second
flight Mrs Slater defeated Mrs. Corby.
and 2; third flight, Mrs. Strayer de-
feated Mrs. Shannon. and A.; fourth
AaHoNfnA MPm
Marshall, and 4 fifth flight. Mrs.
Stewart defeated Mrs. Kent, 1 up.
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.JOneS-ArmOur
Play Here
Sunday

Bobby Jones, Atlanta champion
golfer, will play on the links OF
the Congressional Country Club
next Sunday morning in addition
TO playing the Washington Golf
and Country Club course at Jewell,
Va, in the afternoon. Eighteen
holes will probably be played on
each course.
In all probability Walter Hagen
and Leo Diegel will also appear in
foursome with Jones in which
Tommy Armour, the new Con.
gressional professional, will be the
fourth party. Should. Hagen be
Unable to get here, Watts Gum
will take his place.
The Congressional foursome is
purely friendship affair arranged
between Armour and Jones In lieu
of their long campaign in Sarasota
this winter. This pair, playing in
over forty matches against travel
ing pros last winter were unde-
feated, and their appearing here to-
gether is, therefore, lent added in
terest.
The Congressional Club desires
in no way to take the edge off Of
the very attractive exhibition the
washington Golf and Country Club
has scheduled for the afternoon
between Jones, Gum. Miller Steven.
son and Roland Mackenzie.
The close personal friendship be.
tween Armour and Jones, makes
their appearing here together a
very desirable combination, and
while Diegel's presence Is assured
to make the match even more in
teresting, Hagen's final acceptance
was not available up until noon
TODAY.
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That 1,349 sets worth while
mark for the other class "B" teams
TO shoot at, and from all figures.
q looks as il the class ''B" team
honors might go to the Public Debt
League.
In class &C." the Loans team
chalked up a very creditable 1926.
Miss Preble, of the No. l, class
"a" team, was the only girl there
last night who didn't have to work
for everything she got.
Shaefer, the florist. presented a
beautiful bouquet for the lucky
girl bowler of the first night. So,
for one second during the evening.
everything was quiet, while Green.
official scorer of the Public Debt
League, pulled a name from the
many held in a hat by Jim Baker,
official scorer of the Washington
Ladies' League.
The name on the slip was
''Preble," who was roundly cheered
as she accepted the flowers from
''Broncho" Qualities, president Of the
association.
TONIGHT"S SCHEDULE
SIngIes-7:3O p. NJ.
Singer. Burke. Wagner. Bauer, Perry.
Arendes.
Corsette and Perry. Horne and Har-
Vey, Amidon and Wagner.
Teams-8:I5 p. NJ.
Bethany. Commercials, Ninth StreeI
Church. POstoffice, Transportation, Check
Account
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GUN CLUB WILL HOLD
REGULAR WEEKLY SHOOT

The regular Wednesday after
noon practice shoot of the Wash
ington Gun Club will be held to-
morrow Over the traps Of the gun
club near Benning. Good attendance
has been the rule lately because
OF the coming match with the
Oriole Gun Club of Baltimore. The
last of the seven seasons matches
will be held over the Baltimore Gun
Club traps May Is. Local gunners
are determined to oyertake Balti-
more, which is now one match IN
the lead.
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-EASTERN
N|NESMEET

Tech and Eastern High are meet
ing in the Central High School
stadium in what may prove to be
a crucial game for Eastern. The
Techites have been kicked around
in their only encounter and Eastern
will not be playing any cripple.
Coach Charlei GuyOn developed a
championship outfit last year with
out having any experienced material
and he believes that he has better
men to work with this year. Ger
talnly some Of the boys are clouting
the apple we'll
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HOW GRIM LASTED SIX ROUNDS WITH JOHNSON

getting wilder to his
disabled fighter his
where he worked until he and then he got
smiling him. Johnsons
sticking out and he ratified the house
seeing putting italian down
limit.
Johnson seconds happy bunch and
they the gloves from their mans laughed hoed
s seconds Johnson telling them that if the fight
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NICE WORK.
TOMMY!

Tommy Armour celebrated today
HIS first victory over the field OF
washington golf professionals.
Tommy also included the Maryland
professionals, thus taking in . lot
OF territory.
Armour threw q record breaking
round Of Il into the sweepstakes
tournament planned a. a cOmpli-
naent to him by the club officers
and he copied handily the first
honors. Bobby Barnett, Of Chevy
Chase, was. the second money man
I In the team matches between
Washington and Maryland the lat
ter were far and away the better,
though Mcleod, Barnett and Ar
mour, three of the best here, did
not play against the visitors
Maryland won, 241s to. 141s. and
it is a safe bet that had Mcleod.
Barnett and Armour been included
In the matches there would have
been a different story to tell.
In shooting his II, Armour had
five brides and on only q few
holes was he over par.
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tighter than ball OF yarn ana
more Johnson the gloves and pounded Grim
the blows seemed to nave no he
caught the Italian smashing left full on the nose at the oe
and blood spurted in all directions
The same the third and Grim smiled all the
iovnp Johnson sticking his fingers to his nose while
tho crowd laughed itself sick his pummeng good natur
e and Johnson had to laugh himself he rammed them
after another. -
the fight Grim took the count on 10
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fifteenth fights covered By Ted the
leading authority pNgisp
country past gears In this review prominent
battles championships bat WM refreshn the
memories of the fans 0hO haze witnessed thrilling contests
IN he smaller clubs.
MEMORABLE fight about 20 that between
heavyweight champion of the world and
4 \ Grim, the "Iron Man." Of Philadelphia
punneed rounds, knocking down
knockout wallop. In the last
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big Johnson looming like of ebony smiled
the smile Italian
AS they squared off the big black giant rushed drove crushing
Hn on Gms Joe head rolled back he slowly and
then rolled his back The
ne different times he had to the floor in that round
e pile smashes of the giant and he rolled
over from the last one every in the house thought that his
come had beaten this round
and as stopped the last his rolled
He fell his back his of the ring
there referee getting
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tirely to girls
who represented
the Public Delt
League. And not
only was it the
first night OF the
tournament; 1t
was the first
time in the his
tory of Wash
iaGton bowling
that the Public
Debt L e a & u e
was represented
in the ''al ex-
elusive" affair ,
having failed for
the st four
wears to send
o f fic al e n :
trants.
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Ontarios Win Another

The Ontario Insects beat the
Hobarts, 20 to 9, on the Zoo dia-
nlond. Clark started, the game for
the Ontario Insects and Brazelton
finished: Shelly started the game
for the Hobarts and Hey finished
A home run was made by Simons.
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LOuB uEIVIuB LGdtuISu tIIS 4AI1tNAASS
when the wind was right. Roland
Mackenzie and Bobby Barnett were
credited with drives of over 325
yards, and the rest OF the pros
came back with tales OF powerful
smuggling into a favorable wind.
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good. He caught him right with
the last punch and Joe's eyes
rolled, his legs lost their strength
and he fell like a log in a pile of
hot tar. If Joe Grim ever had a
narrow escape before he surely
had another this night.
They started off like two hurrl-
canes meeting. Johnson rushed,
swinging both hands to the body
and driving singing rights to the
back and kidneys. Grim covered
up and smiled until the storm blew
over and then danced around the
ring out of harms way while the
black giant crowded him close,
looking for an unguarded place.
Twice he caught Grim off his
guard and dropped him, but Joe
rolled over and got on his feet
:, again before 10 was counted,
wearing that same confident
smile. .-...-....
Johnson worked like a demon
trying to put him out in the initial
round, but try as he would there
was no quit in Grim. The punches
that he took, it seemed, would kill
an ordinary man, but he merely
shook his head or fell on the
ropes, smiling as though he was
getting a haircut.
In the second Johnson changed
his tactics. He rushed no more;
he fed Joe light let's, trying to
get a return that would leave an
opening. He tried and tried in
vain. Grim led, but as soon as
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OLD ivory
|SGO]]

There are no less than six re-
cruits in the major leagues, who
never again will see their thirtieth
birthday, which is the point where
the average ball player starts run
ming the wrong way of the track.
Yet three OF these elderly young
men made the rifle in the first
week Of the season.
Joe Pate, 33-year-old left-hander,
who never saw the big time before,
in 62-3 innings for the Athletics;
first victory of the year. For some
reason he was allowed to languish
over long at Fort Worth.
Al Tyson, 80, the new Giant cen.
terfielder, affords another interest
ing study. He started as a pitcaer
and, after giving the early years
Of his career to that vocation,
suddenly decided that he was going
nowhere and switched to the out-
field He is just coming up now.
although 1t is generally agreed that
he should have been with US years
ago. The boy is good.
lloyd "Chick" Davies, 81, fur
nisIles the most unique record Of
the three, however. He was up
with the Athletics as far back as
1914 when just out Of college.
He won his first game, too, and
was so sensational about it that
he had all Philadelphia buzzing.
He faced Carl WeiIman and the
cfn
off well into the eighth inning
when Connie Mack, seeing a chance
to win with one run, looked down
the bench for a pinch hitter. Davies
had other ideas, however.
Let me bat, Mr.. Mack" he re-
quested. IL can hit that big
string-bean.'
Mr.. Mack decided that any young
man who felt that way about it
would be a good bet. Mr.. Mack
was right. Davies won his own
game with a single.
But he couldn't seem to Stand
prosperity. He seldom pitched well
thereafter and tried out as an out.
fielder. He didn't succeed there
either, and subsequently passed from
view. Now he is back again after
IL years and, as pinch-pitcher,
won his first game at the Polo
Grounds by stopping the Braves
with one hit. He Is one Of those
rarities Of the ball field, a left.
handler with control.
Frank Emmer, originally SEIZED.
uled as the Reds first string
shOrtstOp, is another old TIMER.
He has been i'm the minors for
years and now is well beyond 20.
Another 3O-year-Old pitcheHsis Clyde
BarfOOt, Tiger pitcher. He was
up before with the Cardinals,
however.
The latter also can claim a mu;
scum exhibit. He is Tom Taylor.
81 years old, an iRfielder from
Memphis. The Phillies picked up
an old one several years ago in the
person Of Jack Knight, pitcher. He
is 81 years old and still with the
club. although he has failed to show
much IL onvfhinO
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6 H I
HEADP|N
SELDOM
Rx LACK" MARTIN

Little excitement marked the
first night Of the Washington
ladies Duckpin Association tour
nament, known as Public Debit
Night because it was devoted en-.
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Combination Major
League Scores

Week Ending April 26)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Leaders for the day-Cleveland IL.
Low--Detroit !. St. Louis l.
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Games Sought

The Friday Evening Athletic Club
wishes games with unlimited bail
teams. Address L. c. Risler. 240
Tenth st. 8. e.
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Neither team nor individual
scores We're very exciting, the
highest individual game being 109.
rolled by Miss Weinstein of the
No. q. class B team. The other
two highest scores in that class
were rung up by Miss Fry of the
Independents and Miss Limerick of
No. 1, both having 106 for one of
their games.
The highest game rolled by a
member of a class "a" team was
1O4. turned in by Miss Kohler of
team No. 1, while 100 by Rudy. of
Loans, and 81 by Ammon OF No. 1,
were the two highest scores turned
In by members of class c teams.
If the above figures can be
used as a basis on which to Judge
these girls when they shoot for
their individual marks later on,
then it does not appear that they
will stand much chance of carrying
off the honors along that line
for there are at least 10 girls en-
tered who are capable Of shoot
ing 10 and above in tournament
work.
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round Grim was down for the
count of eight when the bell
changed ending the battle. The
fight was held at the National A.
c., Philadelphia, on July "a, 1905.
Grim, the sturdy Italian, had
faced the greatest men in the
world without being counted, out.
When he met johnson it looked as
though he had met his Waterloo.
He was down for the tenth time
in the sixth round, and lay there
writhing in pain, hundreds around
the ring, hatless and coatless, yell
ing like mad, his seconds running
around throwing water and begging
him to get up. The referee count
ed eight just as the bell sounded
and saved Grim from what looked
to be certain defeat. He stayed
the limit with the giant black man,
but every speck of gameness was
brought into play to land him on
his feet.
It was sight that one seldom
sees and one that will linger long
in the memory of those present.
Grim had fought gamely for five
rounds; he took terrific let's on
the body, nose and mouth without
flinching, and went to his corner
round after round looking more
like hamburger steak than a hui
man being. He came UP smiling
for the sixth, and as he shook
hands with his powerful opponent
said: "Joe Grim is still here, and
you can't put him out"
Big Johnson, looming up like
back of the smile was a desire +o q,
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Team No. 1, class a." rolled
mp q set score of 1899, not too
good for that class, while the
Independents, No. 1 and No. 2
teams of class 'sB" accounted
respectively for 1s349, 1890 and
1906.
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Frank Emmer, originally SEIZED.
uled as the Reds first string
shOrtstOp, is another old timer
He has been i'm the minors for
years and now is well beyond 20.
Another SO-year-Old pitcheESis Clyde
BarfOOt, Tiger pitcher. He was
up before with the Cardinals,
however.