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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-03
Maryland /. o. o. F. To
Hold Beach Outing

Three thousand country folk from
all sections of Maryland will sit on
the grass and eat chicken at Chesa.
peake Beach tomorrow in accord
ance with a long standing custom.
The occasion will be the twenty
seventh annual outing OF Forest
Lodge No. Al, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, OF ForestviIle, Md.
Family picnics and reunions viii be
the order OF the day. The lodge
the resort by train.
The arrangements committee is
composed of Howard /. Beall, George
A. Havenner, Tyson p. Allen, and
Leroy Humphrey. Officers Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-03
Hanes Is Reelected
In Fairfax Primary

FAIRFAX, Va. Aug. S.-Incom-
plete returns from yesterdays
primaries throughout the county
show that H. carlton Hanes has
been reelected to the House of
Delegates over E. Barbour Hutch.
inson by large majority. Re-elec-
ton of Wilson Farr for common.
wealth attorney. and r. w. Rich
srdson for county treasurer. is also
indicated.
Harvey Cross, sheriff. has been
defeated by large majority by
Eppa Kirby.
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BY JIM RING
CHAPTER I

the whatyoumaycall 1t.
Its about q mile back" our
informant informed us.
Ere long we had driven past the
iron gates and stone pillars at the
entrance to Skippyhurst-past the
gates and up a pleasant path to a
stately house, set magnificently on
the brow of the grassy slope, like
Maraschino cherry on q pistachio
sundae.
A young man In white shirt,
white riding pants and black boots
came down the front steps to
meet us. He held a winchester
in his hands. Two dogs barked
who air yer" cried Percy
Crosby for it was hel.
Just then two shots rang out.
CHAPTER III
Well, that must have surprised
you. Not many Washingtonians
know that the creator Of the
world-famous "Skippy" ID living
within five-cent calling distance Of
Washington.
But there he is, on q 52-acre
farm, with the omnipresent and
omnipleasant Gus Miller and three
house servants.
The wild game in which the
estate abounds consists Of two
horses, two cows. one calf, two
dogs, two kittens, q flock of
chickens, ducks and guinea-hens,
to say nothing of the pigeons
which Mr.. Crosby shoots from the
roof Of the barn.
We all went up to sit on the
porch and out came Corey Ford.
the well-known humorist. who did
the classic burleque Of the Rover
Boys stories, later published in
book form under the title. Three
Rousing Cheers"
Mr.. Ford's about rs, tall, dark
and one who qualities for the af.
fections of Ina Claire, Nine. Sophie
Tucker and other great ladies who
advertise that they love q man who
smokes a pipe. Corey is always
smoking pipe. Almost always.
Just back from Java and Borneo,
he is full OF diverting yarn about
Now, leave me out of this" he
says pleasantly. 1.-THE story's really
about Perk. you know"
That's what he calls DR.. Crosby
Perk.
That leads the way to q descrip.
ton of our hero. He is stocky
blond, with an amazingly mobile
face and an exceptional flair for
telling funny, human stories with
a maximum of effectiveness He Is
natural master of pantornime.
He has just published Always
Belittlin','' an amusing story Of
Skippy and his pals. and is at work
upon a greater, more serious work
Don't ask us to tell what it Is.
Mr.. Ford. a weekend guest, has
read the manuscript and says its
the best thing the little genius has
ever i ne.
The lord De the manor showed iIs
his excellent library ana some Of his
serious drawings Over the wonder
ful fried chicken he told lis stories
Of his friends ia New York, partic-
ularly of Chris. the Brooklyn Ell
service man.
He left the writer Is shoot poke
chips or fence post Wnile slle
rode his fine horse Slsippy and
while he assisted Mr. Roberts 70
take few pictures The eVening
PASSED with merry uuip and Jest
ana % before s knew 4. Il Nas
10 o'clock.
80 We rode away u the dri1ziins
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BLAIR WARS on
Tx CROOKS
Times statf Photos

Public cooperation IN . fight to
eliminate corruption and crooked
employees from the Bureau Of In.
ternal Revenue. an agency which
collects the bulk Of the Govern.
ment's annual $4,000. 100000 income.
was urged today by Commissioners
David "A. Blair.
Employees ana taxpayers were
asked to give information promptly
on suspicious circumstances sur
rounding the adjustment Of taxes
or other facts pointing Ia fraud
and corruption.
Blair explained that some Of the
schemes to defraud the government
have been very cIeverIy conceived
hut he added, murder win out.
While the total number OF con.
spiracies and prosecutions against
alleged crooked employees appears
large, Blair added that the percent-
age Of the number Of employees IA the
bureau IL small The percentages of
detalcations was held to Be smaller
in the bureau than IN most private
business.
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|CHAPL NlS' ROW
NEARS END

LOS ANGELES. Calf, Aug. 3.
Reports Of i positive nature that
the L,ita Grey-C Charlie Chaplin di.
vorce suit will be settled out of
court, coupled with the abrupt with.
drawal from the suit of Mrs. Chap
Inns attorneys, today startled
friends OF the comedian and his
youthful wife.
LyndoI J.. Young. Milton Young
and William X. Young. who had
represented Mrs. Chaplin. admitted
today they have severed relations
with their client. and added the
break had been fastened by ''dif-
ferencesn arising from q probable
settlement out Of court.
Trial Of the suit il scheduled for
August a..
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Fraud in Vet Loans Is
New Worry Of Bureau

Frauds In adjusted service or
bonus certificates BY ex-service men,
hard pressed for ready cash. are
causing much anxiety to the Vet
Grams Bureau
Cases are accommodating in which
humiliation of the service certificate,
involving changes in dates, have re-
suited In fraudulent loans heinz
negotiated, with resultant losses to
hanks, automobile agencies, and
others.
Two arrests occurred at the Vet
Grams Bureau yesterday OF veterans
charged with violating the adjusted
service certificate law. They MS /
altered dates on the certificate 50
as to permit them to obtain a loan
years In advance OF the time set bv
Law.
Many veterans, also, have reported
loss Of their certificates to the
Veterans Bureau, and then have
negotiated loans both on the original
and the duplicate.
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We awoke with start in the
middle OF a .fireman's carnival. The
realization that we were lost bore
in upon us like storm.cloud.
I'VE are lost-lostv' said the
writer.
AYE" said Roberts. THAT we
be-"
just then two shots rang out.
CHAPTER III
"who are you looking for?"
asked a young man. approaching
the car. We knew Immediately that
we had nothing to rear. He was
no fireman, for he was wearing a
white shirt.
You ask. for whom are We look
ing" corrected the writer. well,
1t you must know. we are looking
for Mr.. Crosby's place."
Percy Crosby, you mean? The
man who draws 'Skippy'?"
There. now, the cat il out Of
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SPEED!

SPEED!
THE CAMERA clicked
as Farmer Crosby, in white
riding outfit, dashed past
on ''Skippy, !" his favorite
mount.
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GIT. ]. G. RHEA DIES

BOSTON. Aug. 3. - Brigadier
General James G. Rhea, u. S. a.
retired. former head Of the Citizens
Military Training camps in New
England. died at his home today.
He was a native Of Iowa. was q
West Point graduate served in the
Philippines and attended the Cen.
eral staff College at Fort Leayen'
worth.
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Creator OF ''SISippy' 2
Lives On Nearby
Va. Farm
Va. Farm

Percy Crosby EMtertnins
jim Ring and Joe Rob
erts AT Men Country
Place
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lodge are Mr.. Pumphrey, District
deputy grand master: Francis Kobe,
noble grand, and Jerry B. Brady,
vice grand.
More than 5000 persons are
visiting the beach today on the
annual excursion of the Washington
chapter of the knights Of Columbus.
James D. Bligh heads the general
arrangements committee. He Is
assisted by the following chairmen:
J. Eugene Gallery, j. f. Burns. W.
r. Mccarthy, F. Martin, Michael D.
Schaefer, and Jack Kiley.
As usual The Times win hold Its
annual Babe Ruth AlI-America Sc
lection this summer. Watch for Mon.
days Times.
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rain, leaving the lights OF Skippy-
hurst burning brightly.
For. indeed, there was no reason
why we should have put them out.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
PHI ANS
To WALK

Persistency is the moving spirit
that has forced men to overcome
all obstacles. Frank Miller, whose
natal name is Martin Hoztrattnar.
is from a hardy German stock. He
is determined to take part in
Charles c. Pyle's Los Angeles to
New York marathon, which starts
on March 4. He is 4S years old.
Miller lacks funds to defray his
expenses to Los Angeles, so he
plans to walk to st. Louis and will
then make the rest OF the jaunt via
the railroads. He intends 20 sell
post cards of himself while en- route
to the Mound City and thus raise
sufficient cash to pay his railroad
fare and expenses fol. the remain.
der of the trip.
Miller will leave here Sunday
noon from The Times Herald
Building. He will foot il to
Frederick, Md, where he will
rest. Then he will proceed to
Cumberland, Md, and make
daily jumps of 50 to 60 miles
until he reaches st. Louis.
Miller claims the long distance
championship. He says he covered
137 miles in 19 hours. II minutes, in
1893. between Munich and Salzburg,
Germany.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
Heydler Got Start in Washington

For the past few days have been reading much in the
papers OF statistical nature concerning National Tho
pat and fielding figures have already been published today
approval of the league. ~ ~ 'e tne
All OF which brings mind the National
president John Ader originated the present system keeping
as this data which is being broadcast this week. - ~
Twenty-Five years the National League lost it's records
through mishap Nick Young Harry Pullman ene
that young printer Washington the habit
of keeping all baseball dope hobby Thew came
and located that composor whose John Heyde and
Immediately got complete records Of the league as well as
league secretary for it-John Heydler. = - : -"
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
Henry Lamar Matched
To Engage Friedman

BOSTON, Dec. 29.-Henry Lamar,
budding young heavyweight of
Washington, d. c.. will appear in
the ten-round headliner at the SUI.
folk A. G. here on January 9. The
former light'heavyweight amateur
car is to oppose AL Friedman, of
Roslindale.
Friedman is regarded as near the
top rung in the New England ring
cult, but he Is facing a scientific
fisticuffer in Lamar. Lamar in not
a terrific puncher. but he Is q cagey
ringman.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
TODEYS SPQRTORIAL
BY kirk Miller

When the firm of Clark Griffith Bucky Harris doing
general baseball business hereabou ago
the acquisition Of Mr. Luther Roy pitcher from
City club of the American Association
of American League club gtted his curse
against the auday of the aforementioned partners
ball bartering and trading
We refer to none other than Miller Higgins the wee, but
ested himself in Roy and had intended winter to
get around to the business of talking turkey with Caseys
with reference to this Roy who will report Tampa with
winter kinks in their arms. " ~
All of which shouldn't make Washington fans feel any less
cheerful regarding that purchase which the
aforesaid Griffith and Harris have negotiated they packed
their bats and balls away in the moth bags - f
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Equally Desirable for GriFmen

1t is quite logical to suppose that Roy is hot enough to
bolster the Yankee pitching staff he will be by ms
locally Huggns has learned the lesson that John and
Connie Mack have learned reference Waner Both
John and Mack had tpof Little Poison but the bird had
fled by the time they started taking seriously.
matter of truth the other clubs in younger circuit
including New York. are viewing with apprehension
officials Including that ST. deal no greater frrv
wnee snd Sad Washington sm Sn strengthens % asx its 6 clubs with Milton
Other clubs the activities determined
effort not to concede the 1928 the Yankees
because they romped home far and
such gesture by grabbing the world from the
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
Old Dominion Will Buy
New Racing EQuipment

ALEXANDRIA, va, Dec. 29.--
The purchase of much additional
racing equipment together with a
few new racing shells is included
on the 1928 rowing program Of the
Old Dominion Boat Club according
to E. Emmett Lawler, jr. regatta
committee chairman.
"The increased spirit among mem.
bers forecasts the greatest season
in the history of the club" says
Lawler. with that in view we
plan to make every provision for
our most successful season. Entry
in several new regattas will be
made in 1928 along with the regular
entries in the Southern Rowing
Association and Middle States
Regatta Association regattas," he
added.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
Tunney Joins Millionaire
Society Patrons OF
Garden

NEW YORK, Dec. .29.-The 600
millionaires of sporting proclivities
who patronize Tex Richards big
boxing spectacles have received a
notable addition. Gene Tunney,
heavyweight champion, has Joined
and thus becomes No. COL in the
Madison Square Garden Club, in.
corporated. social organization
Of Garden stockholders.
Tunney is the only boxer-mem.
Der. jack Dempsey is supposed
to have invested $15o,OOO in Gar
den stock, but as yet he isn't a
member of the inner circle.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
CanzOneri 7-tO-5 Choice
In Bout With TaylOr

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--Tony
Canzoneri rules 7 to favorite to
defeat Bud Talyor in their scheduled
ten-round bout here tomorrow night.
Eddie Long, Buds manager. in
formed Tex Rickard that he win be
glad to match Taylor with Benny
Bass for the featherweight cham
pionship IL he defeats Canzoneri,
and will also entertain a proposition
to close a match with either Kid
Francis or Archie Bell for the
bantam title.
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Amateur Court
Results

Kendalls, 21: Second Baptist, IL.
West. Wash, 27; q. Wash. Hts, IL.
Chevy Chase SO; Bethany, Is.
Montrose, 26; Potomacs, 20.
Celtics, 66; southern Railway, %.
Carllsles. 43: Vandals, 20.
Mt. Vernons. s.: Fort Myer Band, 20.
Southern A. c., Al; st. Martins, rs,
Columbia. IS; Crescents. 16.
Red Shields FL; Duponts, 20.
Good Shepherd, a.; Montrose, 6.
TT Washington. 30; st. stephens, is
Army War College. 81: 1sherwoods, is.
Fussells. So: Colonial. Is.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
| LAWLER Up
ASCOACH

Joseph 40 10" LawIer, former
Catholic University athlete, is earn.
ing a name for himself as athletic
director of Jessup High School. Of
Scranton, Pa. 80 Jo' handles the
football, baseball and basketball
teams at Jessup and he has turned
out some dandy teams.
His football eleven went through
the season with but one defeat and
was acclaimed the scholastic cham
pions Of its district in Pennsylvania.
Lawler is well-esteemed in the
celebrated anthracite belt of Penn
sylvania. A rival school sought
him as coach, but he elected to
remain at Jessup High.
He spends two nights a week
as an assistant coach with the
st. Thomas College five of
Scranton, Pa.
Lawler was a glowing mazda
with Catholic University when the
Cardinals numbered Ed Lynch,
Dutch" Eberts, Breslin and Fitz-
gerald. He also shone in football
and baseball at the Brookland in
stitution.
Mart Reap and Walter O'Pekun
are two sterling athletes produced
by Lawler. Reap was voted the
quarterback post for his districts
all-scholastic eleven. He will enter
Mercersburg Academy, in the fall
and then emigrate to Princeton
University.
O'Pekun was the big howitzer
with the 1927 University of Penn
sylvania freshman eleven. Lawler
claims that he is a masterful base
ball player and that four major
league clubs sought him.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
Girls Swimming Meet
Tonight at Jewish Center

A girls exhibition and swimming
meet will be held tonight at the
Jewish Community Center at 8
o'clock. Events will be held in
various classes and distances. Lii.
lian Cannon, Baltimore lassie. who
failed to swim the English Channel.
will appear in an exhibition.
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go before his record OF undefeat is
enhanced or broken.
A crowd that packed Convention
Hall to suffocation saw the battle,
which was probably the closest in
-intercity bowling history. The team
match was a tie. Convention Hall
won the doubles by three pins and
Brooklyn emerged ahead in the
singles by four pins. This gave
Brooklyn a margin Of one maple
for the entire evening.
The score follows:
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|pRO(OURT'


LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
philadelphia. IS; Cleveland, 30.
Rochester, 22; Detroit, Is.
TONIGHT'S GAMES
Rochester at Chicago.
Detroit at Fort Wayne.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
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Is
B|CC()C

Not the first hundred years but
the first 30 days are the hardest in
the life of a big league basketball
manager, so says Ray Kennedy, the
peppery little Washington pilot.
And after that. with a guy like
Mark Harper around, everything
seems rosy, says Ray.
It was the first month of the
American League campaign in which
Kennedy was worried sick in an
effort to round up a capable center.
First he tried out Jude Baesman.
long. lean and handsome. from the
bush leagues, but Jude couldn't use
his feet. inches of height to anv
advantage.
So he fell by the wayside in
preference to. Jazz Chizmadia,
the jumping fool from Perth
AmbOy. N. j., hut Jazz did not
resemble anything like his sobri.
quet. while the Washington
team, due to the lack of II.
suffered.
kennedy's third experiment at
center was the likeable veteran.
Swede Grimsted. who, but for a
woeful scoring deficiency would
have suited his boss. Finally along
came the Chicago Bruins for two
Christmas games here, bringing
with them the young giant, Harper.
Trade talk Immediately permeated
the air and in a jiffy Kennedy and
Honey Russell, rival managers,
swapped their centers.
Now Harper. according to the
form shown against his old team
mates, is just the thing for Wash
ington. Lots of fight and dash,
clever handling Of the ball, ability
to get the tap, and a fine scoring
eye are his qualifications.
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TEMPORARY
REMEDIES
HELPFUL
By Robert T. Jones, jr.
National Amateur, British Open and
Snnfhern Omen Chauaninn

By Robert T. Jones, jr.
National Amateur. British Open and
Southern Open Champion.
The most valuable thing an in
structor can give 20 mis- pupil 10 q
simple hint or "tip" which without
undue mental gymnastics can be
made to work on any occasion.
When a man is engaged in actual 1
play and something goes wrong, he
has not the time to take mis- swing
apart mentally, and by careful an
alysis get to the root CT the trouble.
He must have some simple cure,
usually a subjective one, which will
automatically correct the evil.
AS general rule l find that to
direct my attention to the part of
my swing Immediately connected
with hitting the ball is the most
helpful. am able to correct almost
any fault, particularly in driving,
by concentrating upon the direction
which my hands and clubhead take
during the act OF hitting the ball and
Immediately afterward.
Faults developed curing the round
usually tend in one direction. IL
you usually go out without warm.
ing up, you usually find that, al
though you feel that you are swing
ing properly, the ball continues TO
drift off to the right or curl into
the rough on the left.
You should hit a few shots
before going out snd make the
adjustments then, but it is too
late to do any extensive expert.
menting after The round Is
started. Whatever change IL
made, il it is not to upset the
rest Of your game. must be
above all things simple and
direct.
1t is surprising how much can be
done to overcome baleful tendencies
by directing the hands at the mo-
ment of contact with The ball. If
the shots are going off the line In
a certain direction the source Of the
| trouble may be almost anywhere,
and you can't stop to .ocate 1t, but
you may be able to get good results
by applying a little counter irritant.
To illustrate, we will say that
the trouble is slicing. Now . slice
may be caused by failing to pivot:
it may be caused by q too right
handed backstroke: it may be
| caused in a number of ways. But
| the absolute direct and immediate
| cause is nearly always cutting
across the ball at impact. What
has gone before is merely con-
ducive to that act and only the re-
mote cause of cutting across the
ball.
Now, what you do at the moment
you hit the ball will not correct
fundamental errors in the back
swing. but 1t may set at naught the
effect of those errors. So the quick.
est and simplest way to work at
least a temporary cure of slicing is
to watch the hands and clubhead
| at impact.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29
Fight Tax Threat May Send
Heavy FIGHT to Windsor
By Davis ]. Walsh

NEW YORK. Dec 29-Wot, no! for Windsor, Ont,
King George and the imperial quart God them
Having plenty of time their hands and other peoples
spend the boys themselves
and sent the next heavyweight championship fight Windsor
town of $4,000
of Chicago and in general.
The Washington times., 1927-12-29

A comparatively small town, it
seems, but with a large floating
population, meaning that they walk
in and probably float out, meantime
floating an occasional loan, there
being no less than three race tracks
in the vicinity. Loan-floating, there.
fore, might be taken to be one of
the necessities of life, like a loaf OF
bread or maybe the last two steps on
a ladder.
Anyhow, r. Rickard had a good
story and he told it we'll. The
synopsis of the plot was simply this:
In Canada, the government tax on
prize fights, a term translated from
the vulgarian, is only per cent. In
New York, II bill before Congress
passes, the Government and State
taxes will total 80 per cent. In Chi
cago, they win total 35 per cent.
Mr.. Rickard allowed that he
cared rather deeply for that
2 per cent. He neglected to say
anything about that per cent
beer but, then, Mr.. Rickard Is
q polished gentleman of the
world and avoids the obvious
whenever possible.
1t was the first time that Rick
ard had had an opportunity to speak
In public about the matter. Prev
iously, he had dropped a diplomatic
hint, here and there, Of his desire
to elevate the Canadians with one
Of these annual spectacles but ap-
parently members of the boxing
commissions in Illinois and New
York had been looking carefully at
their finger nail. So this time he
did his limiting with cheer
leaders megaphone.
OF course, boxing commission
members have nothing to do with
what happens in Congress, although
some of them seem to be ideally
suited for the place. But cbmmis-
sioners. do read the sport news and
maybe legislators do not.
So he dropped his idea where
he thought IL would do the most
good, meantime hoping for =
perfect relay on the throw to
the plate.
Perhaps I wrong Mr.. Richard g
motives. 1t may be that he pines
for new fields to de-fertilize and
that the good old dominion is ripen.
ing for q harvest. Windsor's s
accessibility to Detroit, Cleveland.
Chicago and the other big towns
Of the middle west doesn't make 1t
a bad bet and, when you get to
thinking 1t over, thirty per cent
taxes and two per cent beer aren't
quite the attraction they might be.
But
The writer happens to know that
Rickard and the New York COM
mission aren't far apart on the
idea that the next big fight should
be held here. The commission is
willing to make concessions. 1t
had limited that it will double its
ante on ringside seats. Mr.. Rickard
will concede a putt or two also.
He win give each commissioner q
ringside seat.
Anyhow, the matter is understood
to have gone pretty far. Whether
it has gone too far for Rickard to
turn back is another matter, which
will be pleased to delineate upon
learnedly the day he names his site
for the bout.