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The Washington times., 1927-01-11
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AIMING
CLIMAX
By Gene Hoffman

CHICAGO. Jans 11.-What is
Commissioner K. M. Lands, the
Nemesis of baseball's ''ne'er do
wells" going to say tomorrow to a
breathless sports world, waiting for
his verdict on the Risberg scandal
charges?
No one but the judge knows-and
6e's not telling.
In fact, he is hidden away.
Those who would seek to sound the
secrets Of the commissioners mind
by studying his features, or by
Associating with him, have no
Chs.nce to use their: talents. The
Judge, great dramatist that he is,
has sought rendezvous in the
"wings."
"CommissiOner Lands is TAX:
Ing things easy for a brief
period" explained his secre.
tary, Leslie O'COnnOr, today.
Meanwhile the suspense is doing
no harm to baseball's greatest
drama. It may be bit hard on
some OF our best minds in baseball.
but for the world at large it is
only setting the stage for grip
ping, smashing climax.
The commissioner is scheduled to
80 on at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing. At that time he has promised
to render his verdict on the
charges brought by Charles "Swede"
Risberg, and backed by Chick Gan.
dils two of the well,known BLACK
FNNs RIAA ENG hnn AlnoIl lie
famous stars, including Eddie Col.
Inns. Ray SchaIk. Bonie Bush, ct al.
conspired to throw a series Of
games between Detroit and Shicago,
back in 1917.
Locally, the eOncensus of
opinion among baseball players,
experts and fans is that the
verdict will be mot guilty"
But one must not overlook the
fact that Commissioner Lands, for
merly Judge Lands of $29.0R0 900
fine fame. is making the decision.
He is picturesque because of his
fearlessness and his uncanny faculty
of ''springing'' surprises.
His uncanny faculty also EN-.
braces the knack Of knowing just
who is telling the truth and who is
being naughty.
1t appeared today that there
would be no probe of the newest
scandal. that said to involve the st.
Louis Browns and the Tigers. Ty
Cobb. who was reported to have
started this affair. is said to have
repudiated his alleged statement
that the Browns did not bear
down" in a certain series against
Detroit in 1923
cally advanced that if there is no
one to prefer charges. there GER
2alnly will be no investigation.
The Washington times., 1927-01-11
WORST INK

Crossed bats in front of the
bench is considered the worst Of all
iinxes bv ball PLAYERS.
The Washington times., 1927-01-11
Eastern meets Business In
the opener and Tech, sfacI1Ies
Central in the finale.

Unless Eastern shows consider
able class Central may clean up
in the series, If it's initial perform.
ance is criterion. Central de-
feated decisively tn one team that
was counted on to make matters
interesting, Western
Neither Tech nor Business gave
much promise In their. fir>.l series
showings. Business nosed out Tech.
The Washington times., 1927-01-11

The ownership of a good used car
Is within your grasp today. See the
many timely offers made in today S
Times and Herald Classified Section
and buy yours today.
The Washington times., 1927-01-11
TEAMS.
FOR NAVY

When the. Catholic University
Cardinals take the floor at An.
napoHs tomorrow against the Mid.
dies, they will first have to face
what Coach. Johnny Wilson terms
his shock troops" This system
proved effective for the Navy
against the speedy Pennsylvania
five and SO it will be used against
c. u.
The Navy ''shock. troops"< are
Miller and Hall, forwards; Lloyd,
center. and Shapley and Malley,
guards. Lloyd is the varsity end
whose long run for a touchdown dc-
feated Colgate last fall, while Shap
ley, the star half back.
After these lads have Travelled
at top speed for awhile. the
regulars win be shot into the
fray: They are Schuber and
/ bennett, forwards: f. Smith,
center: and Hamilton and Graf,
guards. Two stars football
. players are also in this lineup,
SQhuber and Hamilton. both
members Of the backfieId.
The Navy quint has won all six
games played, including victories
over Columbia and Pennsylvania.
Coach Wilson expects his team TO
be extended to win from the Card
mails but believes victory sure.
C.. u. stages it's final practice to-
day before going to Annapolis and
hopes to spoil the Navy recorc.
Coach Rice will start with the foi
lowing lineup: Keale and Long. for
wards; Carney. center, and Harvey
and Foley, guards.
The Washington times., 1927-01-11
ERNS
ON TRIAL

With interest centered in the
debut of Eastern's team, double
header will be played at the Ar
cadia today in the high school
championship basketball, series,
starting, at 3:l5 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1927-01-11

INTRODUCED quietly, without advertising, without Especial
Offers Of any kind the steady growth of Granger Rough Cut
has exceeded anything in experience.
1t had to sell ITSELF and dds and therein lies clear proof Of
It's goodness oOmmonsense package, yes, and attractive
price-but it's what's inside that counts!
Quality where quality should be-n the tobacco! What's in.
side just about fragrant piece Of tobacco, gOodtasng
and ccosmOkng, you and your vOr pipe likely
10 meet!
The Washington times., 1927-01-11
FORD DEALERS
LEAGUE

III. q IIuUIIIs Won TIrBL serIe8. Won
lost 8, Stuart. second. Won IS;
Q. Bartram, third. Won 16: lost II !.
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The Washington times., 1927-01-11

Locally, the concensus Of
opinion among baseball players,
experts and fans is that the
verdict will be mot guilty."
The Washington times., 1927-01-11

What our chemists call,
Gan almost perfect seal
for tobacco condition. =
a heavy sOh.fO1 package
with an extra outside
wrapper Of glassine. -.
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The Washington times., 1927-01-11

Commissioners Lands is TAX.
ing things easy for a brief
period" explained his secre.
tary, Leslie O'COnnOr, today.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
COL. R. REX RHYME WORLD WAR ACE ID
 UNDERTAKE FLIGHT
FORMER OFFICER OF LAFAYETTE ESCADRlLLE PLANS ROUND
 TRIP N. Y. TO PARIS

NEW YORK, July 12. (P)-The Her ald-Tribune says Colonel R. Rex Ken nee, former officer of the Lafayette Escadrille and World war ace, an nounced he will in September attempt a flight to Paris and return in "A hours. Rennee is credited with hay ing shot down 40 planes during the war. His transatlantic plane will be propelled by two special 12S0 Pack ard motors and use special fuel which he invented. The machine will be capable of cruising speed of between
 300 and 375 miles per hour, which ex- ceeds the plane record of 27S4S miles.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
Us. PROSPERITY DUE TODEMOCRATS SAYS.
 SENATOR ]. 4. REED
DENOTES MAJOR PART OF AD- DRESS TO REVIEWING PAST
 SCANDALS IN POLITICS

ATLANTA, July 12. (P)-Addressing the joint session of the Georgia Legis- lature, Senator James A. Reed of Mis- souri ascribed whatever there is of prosperity today" to the Federal Re- serve banking system, and gave to the Democratic party credit for the origin and perfection of the system. The Senator disputed the great boast of the present administration that it produced the condition of prosperity" and stated that no government can produce wealth which, he said, is pro- duced by the people under a given fa- vorable condition. Here he referred specifically to the advantages of the Federal Reserve bank system Speak ing of the prosperity claim, Senator Reed said the present administration was run for and by the wealthy class. He devoted large part of his address to reviewing incidents of scandal and the corrupt use of money in politics for many years past.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
ENGLAND AND JAPAN
 DEADLOCKED; EDITH
 ARE STANDING PAT
JAPAN CLlNGlNG TO U. s. DE- MANDS FOR LIMITING BRlT-
 lsH STRENGTH

SUMMER WHITE HOUSE, RAPID CITY, s. D., July 12. P)-Great Britain has served upon the U. s. at Geneva, a formal demand for the right to maintain a vast fleet of ten thousand tons displacement each, it became known last night. Presi- dent Coolidge, it is understood, has sent instructions to Hugh Gibson, American Representative at the meet to tell Great Britain that her de- mands are preposterous. Negotiations between the two nations have been strained almost to the breaking point during the meet and Britains demand to build and maintain the greatest fleet in modern history despite the disarmament plans which were to curtail, rather than promote fleet building, leaves only glimmering hope that the armament conference will meet with success.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
D|S|MEMBERED BODY
 WOMEN DISCOVERED
 STREWN ABOUT N. '.
MUTILATED BODY OF MAN FOUND IN CELLAR ADDS TO DAY OF
 BUTcHERIEs

NEW YORK, July 12. (P)-A trail that started Saturday with the finding in Battery Park of the dismembered parts of womans legs has led to a double murder mystery and the ar. rest of a man suspect. Bit by bit parts of the torso of a slain woman came to light and the trail finally led to a Brooklyn house where the dis. membered body of another woman was found. The victims were Miss Sarah Brownell, aged 50 and Mrs. AL fred Bennett, aged. 4S, the mother of four children. The police are holding on homicide charge Charles Ludwig Lee, aged 38, janitor of the house where Miss Brownell lived. The po- lice theory is that Miss Brownell was slain for robbery and Mrs. Bennett was killed when she ehanced to sur prise the murderer at work.
 While the police were working on the murder of the two women an- other mystery cropped up in a dark cellar in the lower East Side, where a plumber sent to repair water leak came upon two bundles containing dismembered portions of mans body. Identification was not estab- lished The police were starting a systematic search of all sewer inlets, when a boy walking in the yard at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic church noticed bundle wrapped in a piece of blanket A policeman who opened it found a portion of the lower part of a woman's torso. Three hours later the manager of a motion picture the ater in Brooklyn told the police of
 finding a package under the fire es- escape. It contained a woman's left shoulder and arm. A finger was sev- cred. Lee was arrested when the po- lice found human fragments in three ash cans where he lived. Fred Schmidt, who lives opposite Lee, told the police he saw Lee leave the build ing twice yesterday carrying parcel.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
WILL, 200 YEARS OLD, MAKES CHICAGO NURSE
 WEALTHY OVERNIGHT
SIXTH GENERATION OF DECEND- ANTS GETS ESTATE OF HUM
 DRIED MILLION

CHICAGO. July 12. (R-Alvina Olson, nurse in a sanitarium here will quit her job this week and be- come quite suddenly a millionaires. The story of Miss Olson's fortune dates back two centuries, when James Sabo, sailor was wrecked OF the Holland coast. He started in business there, amassed a fortune which totalled $25,oOO,o ,oOO at the time of his death and then willed it to the sixth generation of descendants of his only sister Elizabeth. The fortune now totals $1O0,00O,oOO and will be divided between about 200 relatives.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
RAILROAD EMPLOYES
 ARE NOT ENT|TLEDTO
 RETROACTIVE WAGES
COMPTROLLER GENERAL HOLDS MEN CANNOT COLLECT BACK
 WAGES FROM ALASKA R. R.

WASHINGTON, July 12. (P)-The Alaska Railroad employees are not en- titled to retroactive wages under the schedule promulgated last March the Comptroller General held in the case of J. J. Brennan, conductor and brake man, whose pay voucher, under the new rate for period between Febru- ary 1925 and December, 1926, was dis allowed Approximately 40 other em- ployes of the road are affected by the ruling. The comptroller held that Brennan had "be paid for service in- volved at rate of compensation fixed by valid regulation in effect at the time the service was rendered" and therefore was mot entitled to any fur ther payment therefor"
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
DEMPSEY |S BETTER
 THAN EVER BEFORE
 AYERS NEW MANACER
SENDS STARRING PARTNERS TO HOSPITAL; HAS THE PUNCH
 ING CRAZE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, July 12. (P)-Jack Dempsey, former worlds heavy weight champion, sent two of his sparring partners to the hospital, knocked out two more and had three others sagging at the knees after a furious morning of training in his newly established camp. Leo Flynn, his manager declared that Dempsey had shown more speed and more hitting power yesterday than ever before in his life. He is even better than the Dempsey of old and has the punching craze more than his pre- e-Toledo days.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
AL[ECED MURDERER YOUNG GIRL TAKEN
 INTO 0CUST0DY $. r.
DEATH LAYED TO CRAZED MAN JAG; THREE YOUTHS ARE RE-
 LEASED

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12. R- Late yesterday afternoon the police took into custody a neighbor of Ma bel Mayer, the Is year old girl who yas brutally clubbed to death last Saturday evening. The man, said to be a man of the type to be respon- sible for the murder lives just across the street from the Mayer home. Neighbors tell weird tales about the murder suspect.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
CHAMBERLAIN BOARDS
 VESSEL FUR AMERICA
HOMEWARD BOUND ON THE s. S. LEVlATHAN - PICKING U P
 OTHER PLIERS

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, July 12. (P) Carrying back to the United States his long distance air record, Clarence Chamberlin, accompanied by Mrs. Chamberlin, sailed for home on the s. s. Leviathan which left for Cher bourg to pick up Commander Byrd and three comnanions Fraulein Thea Rasche, Germany's only woman licensed pilot, boarded the Leviathan at Southampton with her little stunt plane.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
DRUNKEN PASSENGERS
 CAUSED PLANE ID CRASH
FRONT SEAT PASSENGER FELL AGAINST CONTROLS KNOCKED
 FROM PILOTS HANDS

SEATTLE, July 12. (P)-A coroner's jury found that the drunken condition of passengers was responsible for the death of o. H. Johnson, pilot and three messengers in the Lake Washington crash on July 5. The testimony indi- cated that front seat passenger, Fred Stanclift, seized or fell against the dual control showing it out of the pi- lots hands.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
cLUBBED TO DEATH

OAKLAND, July 12. (P)-The mur- der of Mabel Mayer, 15 year old girl who was brutally clubbed to death Saturday night. was laid to the work of a crazed maniac by the local po- lice. It followed the release of three youths, all of which had known Ma bel during her short span of life.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
THREE HUNDRED DEAD
 IN QUAKE THAT ROCKS
 TRANS-J 0RDAN|A A
EYEWITNESS RELATES TERRlFY- ING EFFECT OF EARTH MovE-
 MENT

JERUSALEM, July 12. 'P-The latest official reports from Nablus, 30 miles north of Jerusalem, give earth quake casualties at 62 dead and 25O in jured, while at Ramleh F were killed, 25 injured and 30 injured at Ludd. Most of the casualties occurred when a bazaar collapsed at Nablus.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
NEW DRILLING RULING
 IN MEXICO WAS IGNORED

WASHINGTON, July 12. (P-A new ruling by the Mexican Depart ment of Interior refusing an oil drill- ing permit to an American fuel con- pany in Mexico because it was all leged to have ignored Mexican laws in effect The case may have an important bearing on Americas stand
 on the oil rights question.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
EARTH MOVEMENT 40 SECONDS

CAIRO, July F. (P)-An eyewitness who arrived by airplane from Trans Jordania said 300 were killed in yes terday's earthquake. The eyewitness said that at Amman, Arabia most of the houses were damaged or collapsed completely while mosque in course of erection was seriously damaged. The movements of the earth lasted 10 seconds and were visible in the surrounding lava beds. He said the effect was terrifying. Many persons were killed at Amman and Palestine, while others were killed at Rudd and Ramleh. AS in villages in Trans Jordania desert bedouins everywhere appeared terrified by the earth move ment The quake was felt here but no damage was reported.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
SHOWS BURST OF SPEED

NEW YORK, July 12. (R-Jack Dempsey showing the speed he dem onstrated when the champion went through three strenuous workouts at his quarters at Saratoga, knocking out two sparring partners and badly battering the remainder.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
WIFE IF THEATRICAL
 PRODUCER ADOPTS CHILD

NEW YORK, July 12. (P)-Mrs. Flo Ziegfield, formerly Billie Burke has decided to adopt a little girl waif who was abandoned in a room ing house here. Mrs. Ziegfield ex- pressed the desire to take the aband- oned child into her home at once. She said she would like to back an institution for suoh uufortunatesS but if she did. it would be a real home.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
SON OF COUNT JAILED

DUBLIN, July 12. P-George Plunket, son of Count George Plunket, was one of ten men appearing in court charged with consipiring to murder Kevin O'Higgins, who was assassinat. ed Sunday.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-12
ANOTHER TAX CUT

SAN FRANCISCO, July F. P)- Russell L. Wolden, city and county assessor, predicts another cut in the tax rate. It will be the first tine in the city's history that the tax has been cut in two successive years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-17

A WORE ZOE lie WARDENs
y Charles 2 prIscoll

do not know the name Of the warden Of the
Charlestovn state prison, AZ Boston, Massachusetts,
But ! would like to extend TO him the thanks Of those
who feel, a. ! do. that he has done valuable service u
humanity.
All prison wardens should, perhaps, share these ex-
pressions Of gratitude, for theirs is generally a thank
less task, which brings them only blame and worry and
heavy care.
select the warden Of the Charlestown prison mere
III because | happen to be thinking 81 Jesse Pomeroy,
a poor beast who is just beginning the fifty-sesond
year Of hs confinement in that place. Pomeroy was
convicted Of the murder " two children with extreme
atrocity and cruelty when he was seventeen years old.
He was sentenced 10 death, and his sentence was COM
muted because Of his youth.
Pomsroy was the most violently hated individual
IN the world when he began serving his sentence. lie
had been \ degenerate terror from carly childhood, and
had served time in a reformatory. For ~fifty-one years
Jesse Pomeroy has plotted escape, and has tried ~
many times to get away that his guards have lost count
Of his desperate attempts.
Not only the present warden, but his predecessors
for half a century, have been faithful and watchful in
performing their hazardous trust. They have kept
Jesse Pomeroy safely imprisoned. They will continue
70 90 50. Jesse Pomcrcy will die Ia his prison. no mat
ter how long he lives. II ~ meet and just that this
should be the case.
It y not necessary that VIC hate men Of the Pome-
roy type. But we must guard society. 50 far Us We may.
against their atrocities.
IL ia not because Pomeroy is hated that he must
Re kert always confined, But because society IL better
off when he IS shut away.
\ have no sympathy for those who derlore loudly
the lifetime imprisonment 81 habitual criminals and
~conssnital degenerates. IL is hard On these fellows 10
be locked up. 10 ~ sure. But II II hard III the rest ~
rs 20 have them az liberty. And thanks 10 the wardens
who keep them safely Imprisoned. u that the rest "
US may sleep al night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-17

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reading from his story book. "you
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what makes ven snv thmt-r
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-17
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gentleman and the representative Of a sovereign state
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