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The Washington times., 1927-07-28

"The first complaint taken up, and
the only one dealt with In this report,
was that against George J. Voigt. q
member Of the Bannockburn Golf
Club.
after exhaustive investigation
some by the committee as a whole,
and others by individual members of
the committee, interviews between
the chairman and Mr.. Voigt and the
latter's council, and between indi-
vidual members Of the committee and
persons in possession of certain facts,
your committee finds that:
George j. VOigt. 3 member Of
the BannOckburm Golf Club, has
acted In q manner detrimental to
the best interests and spirit Of
the game Of golf.
The findings Of the committee are
predicated upon the following:
This player, In 1925. and the early
part Of 1925, was employed 40 q type.
writer repairmaD In the United
States Treasury Department. He
was receiving small salary. Dur.
ing this period he arose by rare Skill
to the very top Of the long list OF fine
amateur golfers In the District Of
Columbia. For many years there has
resided in the District q man by the
name of Edward B. Mclean. This
gentleman Is wealthy and follower
Of several sports. He maintains q
racing stable ana has on his estate,
Friendship, a fine golf course. In
1925, and for sometime prior thereto,
MIR. Mclean had In his employ, ae
one Of his many secretaries, one Of
the first five amateur golfers of the
District. This gentleman was en-.
gagged by Mr.. Mclean after he had
arisen to stardom.
I'm the forepart of 1925 this
gentleman left the services OF Mr.
Mclean. Also, he moved from the
District Of Columbia. Shortly there
after, about the month Of June
1925, Mr.. Voigt resigned his position
in the Government and was put on
the payroll Of Mr.. Mclean. Just
how he got into contact with Mr.
Mclean the committee has not beer
able to determine. Mr.. Mclean In
formed member OF the committee
that d United States Senator tWhose
identity was not disclosed an
preached him and asked him K
give Mr.. Voigt position on the
washington Post, owned BY Mr.. Me
Lean. From another source thu
committee was informed that Mr.
Voigt's name and fame were lait
before Mr.. Mclean BY one OF Mr.
McLean'a friends. This source ais.
stated that this friend urged Mr.
Mclean to engage Mr.. yoigt. not
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

One picks up the .public
prints these days and indeed
wonders what has happened to
the virle art of punching ply
siognomies. It does seem the
good old sport has more or less
fallen into the hands Of i'm
posters who believe in carrying
it on with the minimum Of &C
tual blows.
For instance, four stories
printed on identical days, in
dicate that courtrooms, not
roped arenas, are the rendez-
vous Of your artists of the
padded mitts. Here then, is the
Walk Miller, manager Of
Tiger Flowers sues Mickey"
Walker to give the Dusky
Deacon a return fight. In the
John L. Sullivan days, these
two gents would have retired
to the nearest bar-room or
barge and settled the matter
without benefit of lawyers,
bailiffs, judges or marshals.
Next: Timothy j. Mara,
New York race track gambler,
politician and sportsman, files
q complaint against Gene Tun-
ney in New York county su.
prerne court to recover $26, $50,
Tins alleged split for getting
Gene q chance at Dempsey's
crown. As we say, in the by
gone days, this $26,25O would
have been taken out Of Tun.
ney's hide had it not been
forthcoming on the first de.
nand. Twenty-Five years ago
satisfaction would have been
had without recourse to courts.
It would have been had up
the nearest alley.
All, ha! What is this? Jack
Dempsey enters counter claim
against Jack Kearns, for the.
ni1nble amount of $279, 926, In
reply to Kearns' suit for $780,
999.99 or some such amount.
Jack defends himself from
Kearns suit by explaining he
had to fire Kearns because
Kearns served q Jail term
nearly d quarter of q century
ago and that Dempsey could
not have a man with an i'm.
peachable character in his em-
ploy.
That complaint, too, would
have been answered with an
entirely different gesture when
Cleveland was President the
first time.
And to top off the batch Of
puglilistic nonsens, we have
Leo Pugnacious Flynn, the man
who piloted Jack Dempsey 10
q comeback, being sued BY
somebody or ,other for some
thing Or other. "A former
fighter Of Leo's claimed Leo
broke his contract and asked
$500 damages. They COM
promised!
Bang!
Next easel
The Washington times., 1927-07-28
Kennedyg to Encounter
KnicIxerhOckers Sunday

Manager Teddy Otte viii Dit his
tender Kennedy lads against the
aged Knicks OF Carroll DAILY III the
Georgetown Hollow Sunday after.
noon. The battle ii listed to start
at o'clock.
The young Kennedy froupe ii set
to throttle the Kniciss who atallyefi
the unlimited field with devasta.
ton in 1920. The Knlcks reorgan-
ized two weeks ago ana haye
triunphed In their two starts.
The Washington times., 1927-07-28
RICHARD VISITS CHICAGO
FOR CONFERENCE
&sa@F Hi EEkHHWN All AL HI s@@@
BY Sid Mercer

NEW YORK July around preceding the gesture of
locating the second braw took Tex Rard to
Chicago today where committee business
appointed Thompson the big fight for
midwestern production
Tex will Sc Saturday listen rebua testimony from
York "ines" which presumably strongly opposed TO
The Washington times., 1927-07-28
Hero III Isl.
cH1cAnn
WASHINGTON
TosaIs. .41 q 80 2oI Totala. ..sa j

Chicago. 21100OV0 o S-7
washington ..... 0oof 1000 o.
Runs-Metzler (2l. Barrett. CLANCY.
Kamm. Ward, Lyons, Rice Harris
Blusge, Thurston. Errors Harris,
Reeves Two-base hitS-Thurston. Metz.
Ter, Harris. Grouse. Thrse-base hit.
Rice Stolen base--Kamm. Sacrifices
Peck, Kanlm "a. T1urston. Double
play--Ward to Peck TO Clancy. Left
Bases on balls-Off Cotfman, 1: off
Lyons, Il; off Thurston, !. Hits-O-f
Coffman in innings: Off Thurston,
IS Ia innings. Hit by pitcher--By
Coffman (Ward). Struck out--By Coff-
man 2: BY Thurston, i by Lyons, /.
Losing pitcher--Thurston. Empfres--
Hildebrand. Evans and McGowan. Time
of Raine-1:6s
The Washington times., 1927-07-28
u s. G. A. Officials Hear
Case against Geo. Koigt

executive committee Columbia Golf Assoa
ton meeting today at the Mayower Hotel 70 determine the
Vog District golfer barred by the local
erg body the grounds that be acted in detrimental
the best interest and spirit Of the game
The Washington times., 1927-07-28
By Louis a. DOugher

Griffith president the Washington club planning
determined fight at the annual meeting Of the American League
minimum distance of 800
for all home And fine shindy that win start!
Its joke Of these ball parks said the Washington
nate today. but even joke be carried too far.
Eve almost putting this minimum until
objected said that their
without adding difficulties. funny, too
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

Boston's short left field is six
Inches longer than the required
$40 feet and. in addition. Is topped
by high fence.
The right field stand In ST. Louis
IS exactly $40 feet away from the
plate.
The Yankee Stadium Is the real
target for the reformers. A four.
foot fence in front Of the field
koxes ESQ feet inches away from
the plate in left field makes home
runs in that sector little more than
farcical, especially when compared
with the 1856 feet in Chicago. the
$40 feet 4 inches In Detroit. Wash
iflgton's 35S feet and the 355 feet
lii Sc. Louis.
Cleveland has the shortest right
field, but a high fence 29O feet from
the plate makes home runs unusual
NJ Dunn Field. On the other hand,
MI the Yankee Stadium d regular
0pen.facedt bleacher Is but 294 feet d
inches away from the plate.
Ground rules win have small ef-
feet upon the slugging of such
hshenoths as Babe Ruth and Lou
tsehrig, but they will have consider.
able effect upon the ordinary hit.
ters who get homers In New York
ana seldom anywhere else. It Il
this last squad that gives the
Yankees such. an advantage over all
the other clubs ia the league. Re.
member, the Yanks play III games
AZ home as against III for each OF
the other clubs. Just figure that
out and see how unfair the present
regulations are. It Is. this which
Clark Griffith intends to eradicate
hoping to bring about greater fair
ness for all the clubs In the circuit,
Dan HOwley, the Browns new
manager, II believed Ia be tina
man behind Phil Balls reported
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

elsewhere; that he did not have to
do anything else. A prominent
golfer told the chairman he heard
Voigt make the statement.
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

Elm the middle Atlantic tOurna-
ment In 1926. lleld ut the WASH
ingtOn Club, Nc Leans personal
caddy ~ MARITIME . d died for
VOigt.
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

WashingtOn's right field wall
"a 3.8 feet from the plate. The
left field stand is 356 feet away.
with the center field stand 423
feet away ON line drawn
through second base.
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

withstanding Mr.. Voigt never had
any experience as a clerk or secre
tary. A gentleman by the name Of
Ray Garrett took Mr.. Voigt to MIR
McLean's home, Friendship, for the
first interview between them.
AT . hearing which MIR.
VOlgt. with counsel, attended,
MIR. V0lgt was strangely silent
as to how the contact between
him and MIR. Mclean was Of.
fected.
The Washington times., 1927-07-28
|TODAYS
STANDINGS

IESTEhDAx'S RESULTS
Chicago, 4; Washington, (10 innings1
New York. &: st. Louis. J..
Detroit .; Philadelphia, 4.
Observation-Disclosures lrain).
GAMES TODAY
Chicago at WASHINGTON.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at New York 1.-TWO gamesl.
Cleveland at Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
w. L. pct.l W. L. Pet
Pittsb'gh IS Sc .6O9iCincin ~ So .442
Chicago. IS 81 .59siBrk lyn... Al 81 Al
g. Louis s. 60 s9slPhila.... z! s. AS
The Washington times., 1927-07-28
. HOWSER GRABBED

Bill Howser, right-handed pitcher,
has signed with Chambershurg,
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

J1l8 DICK 70 IIIG BUW AAUVSALLSAIt'
The proposition to stage the bat.
tie for q second time in the Sesqui-
centennial Stadium SENS to be cold.
Apparently Philadelphia Is out OF
the running.
The Chicago Inducements no
doubt win be impressivefy presented
to Richard. Hare and there q voice
has been raised against lending the
Soldiers Memorial Stadium there to
4 brutal prize fight In which one
OF the principals has no war record
but Chicago, as q community,
would like to see one Of Mr.. Rick.
ards leather carnivals.
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

At this moment Chicago seems
to be the fwavored spot. 1t il
understood that Mr.. George Getz,
chairman of the Windy City Co
Getters. is prepared to offer Rick
ard the support Of 200 corn.fed
millionaires.
That may decide it. Mr.. Rickard
is very fond of his 900 New York
millionaires who rally to his box.
offices in all important fights here
but the item Of 100 more million.
aires of the Chicago end may count
heavily with him.
He may even combine the two
sets Of millionaires by holding the
fight In Chicago and showing up
the Western nlillionaires by having
his original 900 millionaires attend
the fight in bejeweled body, maxi
ing the trip on a gold plated
train.
Chicago has never sent any
official army Of pIutOcrats TO
any New York fight.
In that way Tex could get the
money and show up Chicago at
the same time. An expedition OF
1000 miles with incidental expenses
il easily managed by a millionaire.
Another advantage is that 10000
ringside seats can be placed In the
Chicago arena and all will afford
good views Of the fight. In the
last battle at the Yankee Stadium
Tex had to seat some more or less
influential nillionaires back Of the
tenth row. and there were squawks.
New York's great army OF poor,
] who can afford nothing better than
SIS or SO seats, resents Richards
threat to run out. They consider his
retreat to Chicago as rank dis
elimination, for they cannot afford
the trip. The only compromise pos
sible is for Tex to double the prices
charged for Dempsey and Sharkey
and stay right here to accommodate
the poor.
when the prices for the last
fight were announced She pOpu.
lace FevOIted- according 60 some
authorize the resultant
| ticket scandal was terrible.
Nothing has been heard OF
George w. scandal since the
fight, which leads many to be.
lieve it was an issue Of no inn.
pOrtanc0 whatever.
Now New York Ia consumed by
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

New York, s; Chicago, {.
Pittsburgh, 3; Brooklyn, I.
Boston. To-: Cincinnati, 2-S.
st. Louis, q; Philadelphia 8
I'll tnnings).
CANES TODAY
Philadelphia Of Bt. Louis.
Boston at Cincinnati g games)s
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
New York at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

The patriots who are oppOs-
ing Dempsey on old issues may
be appeased by the prospect Of
Mr.. Tunney, 3 soldier and .
gentleman, doing away with the
uncOuth Mr.. Dempsey for all
time.
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

The findings Of the District Com
mittee Is that voigt; who, as q
typewriter repairman in the Treas
ury Department, resigned his posi-
ton and entered the employment
of Edward b. Mclean as an as
sistant secretary, has acquired
some prominence as q golfer be
cause Of the time he has devoted
to his game.
The committee, 1t IL understood
objects to the amount OF time the
District Amateur has given his
game and calls attention to the
number Of tournaments he hal
played In recently.
In the findings Of the local
committee there has been no
direct charge that VOigt did
receive money because Of his
skin as 3 golfer, though Il was
limited that he was employed
by Edward b. Mclean not be.
cause Of his efficiency - .
secretary, but because Of his
g0Iflng skin. The eligibility COM
mittee's statement follows:
The Washington times., 1927-07-28

Dan HOwley, the Browns new
manager, n believed Ia be- the
man behind Phil Balls reported
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-23
Page Five

and rode off into the night. The man
in the cellar piled up the gunnysacks
once more and returned to his Office.
relighted the lamp and slouched into
his chair.
He had cleared the track for the
coast-bound, and when that passed
through, he was done for the night.
All at once he assumed the attitude
of Il tense listener-running horses
he was certain he heard them. He
reached for his revolver and carefully
examined il.
Running horses were not unusual
in the night, but one never knew or
could foresee what they might bring.
Louder and louder grew the hoof-
beats, nearer and nearer. The sound
ceased abruptly.
The operator waited, his revolver
ready. Then came the sound of run
ming human feet.
The door opened. The revolver
flashed in the light-then dropped.
"Ge0rge?" cried the operator.
"Yes, John, old boy"
whats up"
'The whole business. The game at
Continued on Page t2)
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-23
q Harold Mac Grafh
illustrated by Henry Jay Lee

In Morse code J-WG-A was re-
peated three times. lie waited anX-
iously. Back came the answer
J-NKF. The operators message
contained grave news, An attempt
would be made the following night to
blow up the ammunition stores in
Washington.
The receiver of this message climb
ed down from the telegraph pole hid
his batteries and instrument, mounted
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-23

AT midnight he became galvanized
into action. He ran outside to the
station platform, glanced right and
left, to make sure that no one was in
sight; then he returned to the Office
and pat out the light. A moment later
he was in the cellar, candle flicker
ing in his hand. He pulled aside
stack of gunnysacks and uncovered Il
telegraph instrument. Over this he
stopped.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-23

lie found blank slip of paper
and drew something upon it. He
tucked 1t into the side Of the dressing
mirror. blew out the candle and stole
away.
The other man followed his eau
tiously.
Suddenly the shadower ran forward
on his toes The other heard him, but
was not quick enough. They fought
silently, but the advantage lay with
the assailaat. With a grip of iron he
held the others arms against his back,
reached over and snatched a paper
from the inner pocket-neatly, as If
he knew that paper would be there.
Then he flung his victim roughly
against the wall of the house and took
to his heels.
When at length he stopped, it was
under a street-lamp. He straighteled
out the purloined sheet, read it, tore
1t into little pieces and dropped them
into the gutter.
He looked at ais watch; he had one
hour. In that time he must find two
horses and ride ten miles. "Ah, my
friend, I was right" he said to him.
self. II don't know what you were
doing in that house nor whose house
1t is; but / had an idea that you car
ried the life of my comrade In your
coat"
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-23
WHO'S WHO

Jeanne Beaufort, beautiful daughter
Of Virginia planter, has lost her
father and two brothers in the Civil
War. CThe year 1S64) She swears to
Mrs. Wetmore, her aunt, that she
will carry out the Biblical injunction
for vengeance-"an eye for an eyer
While at Richmond she meets
Henry Morgan, debonaire young
officer, who falls In love with her.
She repels his advances. She Is en-
gagged as spy for the Confederate
Government and urged to use all the
wiles and power of her sex to find one
Parson Kennedy and bring him with
in the Southern lines. 1t is planned
to have her make headquarters with
family of southern sympathy in
Washington. Jeanne learns telegraphy
and other technical branches of her
new calling. And clad as boy, often
in the Blue of the North, she makes
her way through the lines. She learns
of an organization of eleven Union
spies and of their meeting place in
Richmond loft. AS she overhears the
leaders address the masked men seat
ed about table, Jeanne Is discovered
and dragged into the room. The lead
er unmasks as he threatens her with
death, but is dissuaded from shooting
her by the suggestion from one of the
men that one of their number marry
her. She consents and when one of
the masked men volunteers to marry
she refuses and claims the right to
choose.
She rejects the volunteer and selects
the one who suggested the marriage.
Him she names irony To her sur
prise the leader is no other than Par
son John Kennedy. He performs the
ceremony. Irony" says his name is
among those who sign as witnesses,
just before they leave her bound), In
the following code form:
John Kennedy, -. II.
CWGL H-RD-M
A-NK-S P-PA-G
G-RD-A JNK-F
J-WG-A F-BN-S
F-WG-S W-BE-H
Later Jeanne learns that Morgan is
spy.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-23
CHAPTER Nv

In the little station at Fair Oaks,
some ten miles out of Richmond,
telegraph operator sat before his In
strument.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-23

Later Jeanne learns That Morgan Is
n spy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-08
EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS
AT NATIONAL SHRINE
Decio Villares of South America
Displays Variety of Pictures at
Immaculate Conception Library.

Many visitors Sunday viewed the
art exhibition of the distinguished
South American painter and sculptor
Decio Villares. in the Mariana Ii
brary of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception on the Catho
lie University campus. Besides sew
eral Madonnas and allegorical paint
lngs, the exhibition included portraits
OF prominent Washington people and
ecclesiastics.
Decio Villares is a gold medalist Of
the School of Fine Arts of Rio de
Janeiro for his painting of ST. Jerome
facsimile of which is in the show
ing in the salon of the Crypt of the
National Shrine. He is also a per-
petual member of the School of Fine
Arts of Paris, awarded through sue
cessful competition of artists. He
also received honorable mention at the
Official Salon of Paris for his "Paulo
g Francesca da Rimini," after Dante.
The visitors yesterday saw in the
Madonna room collection Of copies
OF famous Madonnas, covering a Sc
lection during more than 40 years
OF works that the art opinion Of the
world through centuries has pro-
nounced best, it is stated.
The Mariana Library, which con
talns more than 10000 volumes of the
best books in any language on the
Immaculate Conception, was also
thrown open to the visitors.
The art exhibition will be open
daily during this week, closing next
Sunday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-08
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and cold
er with lowest temperature about 81
degrees. Tomorrow increasing cloudi-
ness.
Maryland-Fair and colder tonight;
tomorrow increasing cloudiness. Strong
northwest winds on the coast.
Virginia--Fair and colder tonight
tomorrow increasing cloudiness: prob
ably rain tomorrow afternoon in ex-
treme southwest portion.
West Virginia-Fair and slightly
colder tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness: probably rain tomorrow
night.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometer pm, IS; s pm, So,
IL midnight. SO; 4 am, So, am, 81:
noon. SO.
Barometer-4 PM. 29.91; s pm.
29S3; IL midnight. caro-; 4 am. 90 SO.
S am. 1855: noon. $3.50
Highest temperature, 81 occurred at
pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, 81. occurred at
10 am today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 80; lowest. %.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyD
Today-Low tide, Sol am. and 6:3S
pm: high tide, 1852 am,
Tomorrow--Low tide. 6:55 a m. and
1897 pm; high tide, 1919 am. and
1916 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:32 am. sun sets,
6:07 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 80 am; sun
sets, Cos pm.
Moon rises DAB am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one.
half hour after sunset.
Weather i'm Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-08
COMMUNICATION TRIBUTE.
Banquet in Honor of G.. u. Star
Set for Tonight.

Harry CBabe") Connaughton,
Georgetown University's All-American
foot ball guard, will be given testi-
monial at banquet arranged in his
honor tonight by law school class.
mates at $50 o'clock in the Hamilton
Hotel Connaughton is a senior at
the law school.
Frank J. Hogan. president of the
Georgetown Alumni Association, will
be postmaster. There will be ad-
dresses by Senator David l. Walsh of
Massachusetts,, Louis Little, director
of athletics, and Rev. Vincent S. Nc
Donough, S. j., faculty adviser of
athletics.
Floran j. Boland is chairman of the
committee on arrangements A gold
foot ball will be presented to Con.
naughton on behalf of the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-08
DIVORCED HUSBAND
SUES FOR $25O,OOO
Mechanic Sues London Department
Store Executive for Alternating
Wife's Love.

NEW YORK, March 8.-An auto
mobile mechanic whose wife divorced
him in Mexico and later married a
London department store executive
who had been divorced in Paris. sued
the department store executive yes
terday for alienation of affections
q The suit was brought by Otto
Schmidt of Huntington. Long Island,
against Irving I. Bloomingdale', treas
urer of Bloomingdale Brothers Store,
for $250.000 damages. Schmidt also
filed notice of complaint in a separa-
ton suit against the former Mrs
Schmidt, his attorneys contending
that her Mexican decree lis no good.
because we in the United States do
not recognize Mexican divorce laws"
Schmidt alleged. that, after his wife
obtained a decree in the Mexican
courts last October she went to Lon
don and was married to Blooming
dale December 20 last. Schmidt said
she was. formerly Blooming dale's pri-
waite secretary and that the store
executive influenced her to leave the
plaintiff.
Bloomingdale, it was said, obtained
a divorce from his former wife in
Paris at the time that Mrs. Schmidt
sued for divorce in Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-08
NURSES ARE SUSPENDED
AFTER DEATH OF 6 BABIES
Three Students Implicated Them
selves in Mistake in Giving
Boric Acid for Water,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 8.-Three student
nurses involved in the fatal poison
ing of six babies at Columbus Me-
mortal Hospital here week ago
through a mistake in using boric acid
instead of water have been suspended
pending investigation of the hospital
board and the coroner's inquest.
The student nurses are Miss Mar
garet Cuff, Miss Eileen Callahan and
Miss Irene Schwartz. All three i'm.
plicated themselves in the mistake
which caused boric acid to be given
10 babies when they should have been
given water. Four infants recovered.
Coroner Oscar Wolff has had pri-
vate detectives investigating the
deaths, supplemental to the inquest.
which has not been completed.