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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO

Mrs. II. R. Klingensmith has re-
turned from Indianapolis, where
she. spent several weeks.
Mr.. ands Mrs. Harry Loeven have
returned from a two months trip
TO eastern points.
Mrs. M. c. Hankins, who has
been visiting in Kerville, Texas, for
several months, returned yester-
day, accompanied by her sister,
Miss Ophelia Gardner.
With 80 ducks as proof of their
prowess, f. r. Pirtle, M. j. Cum
ningham, H. A. Strodthoff, w M.
Adanson, DR.. Downs, G. O. Ellis, S.
M. Greenidge and Robert Rae re-
turned yesterday from Yzabal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
-
ABE MARTIN

sWeIl, if he hadn' escaped in an
auto, he'd got out on a habus
corpus" said Constable Plum, t.
day, after a bandit had slipped
thrO' his fingers. What gifts me is
how a feIler who goes t. Detroit on
business keeps in shape t. transT
act any business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
Revived

The following previously preserved
extract. from love letter written
home to his wife by a soldier on
active service will evoke tender mem.
ories in thousands of our former
service men:
Don't send me no more nagging
letters, Lettie. They don't do no
good, I'm 5000 miles away from
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
Proper Delivery

Proper Delivery
A dramatic school in Paris offers
a course in shoulder Struggling and
hand waving. It's hard to see where
it would be any use to the French
themselves, but it might be a good
finishing course for the French-in
ten-eaSy- lessons alumni from Amer
lean correspondence schools.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

The Correspondent Means Well
Though Somewhat FeebIy
Field district item in the Chetopa
(Kan) Clipper: "Mr A. G. Stewart
is building fine hog house on his
farm. We understand that his son
William and wife will move to the
farm in the spring."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
NOT MUCH OF 1T

Prohibition IS eight years Old, winch
will move some people with memories
to say that it is very little for its age
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
SrTRSTTTUTION

Noweda it isn't why does chicken
cross the road, but how does a
chicken cross the road?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
p0SSIRT,Y

New York City hasn't had a snow
removal scandal this year, owing per-
haps to tie fact that it hadn't had
any snow
Copyright, 1928, Bell Syndicate, Inco
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
Gaming Cavity

Null: I started out on the theory
that the world had an opening for
me.
Void: And you found it?
Null: Well, rather. I'm in the
hole now.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
Power of Thrift
More Likely a straphanger

"What will become of child whe
constantly clings to his mothers
SkirtS?"
"He may become q trapeze artist"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

Or Dress in a Phone Booth
"a dancer spun round on her toe
39 times-o1 all the useless stunts"
ooh, don't know. 1t would come
in handy il she ever had to get
the dinner in kitchenette,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

home. and I want to enjoy this war
in peace
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

A newspaper in Uruguay, comment.
ing on Coolidge's Havana speech.
1ikened our president to the eX-kaIser
But then the ex-kaiser did choose
to run.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
Points On The Compass

Headline says, "Borah smoking out
G. o. p candidates on dry law
views" Reference to the dictionary
might suggest flushing out" would
be more appropos of the purpose OF
Senator Borah.
Cosgrave's visit to America has been
justified. if news reports are true.
Chicago newspapers say ne has
found Chicago q city of law and
order" Really one would never have
believed Ireland was so bad as that
and surely it isn't But may be he
didn't stay long enough to witness
one of the contests in Workmanship
or million dollar funeral for
gunman.
There is no evidence that either
Cosgrave Or Coolidge referred to the
classic expression of the governor OF
North Carolina when they dined to-
gether at the White House. 1t was
just a bit of hospitality extended to
the president of the Irish Free State
executive council by the president
of the United States with about SO
American citizens for the occasion.
Now Los Angeles is boasting that
it may become the worlds zeppelin
center Remembering to float
zeppelin requires lot of gas, Los
Angeles ought to be an outstanding
place for such an industry .or beyond
cavil, all will admit it has the gss
There might, however. be question
as to the value Of that gas for
floating zeppelins.
Niagara falls is Slipping, figuratively
speaking. Tt has reached such q
stage that it has alarmed engineering
authorities who believe it will be
wise to take steps to preserve the
great natural wonder to future gen.
erations. by constructing engineering
features which will help to prevent
erosion. The erosion appears to be
most serious on what is known as
the Goat Island shelfa and the
Canadian flank and it is proposed
to use excavations and submerged
wings carried from the shores into
the currents to insure more de-
pendable flow and a better distri-
button Of the waters.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

There are 64O,OOo,OOO,OOO worms in
Illinois, according to testimony offered
the congressional flood control COM
mittee. Now the senate may under
stand how Frank L.. Smith was
elected.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
SMake 1t snappy

Patient: Doctor, what are my
chances?
Doctor: o, pretty good, but don't
start reading any long continued
stories.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
Nize Rabv

"I want some powder"
"Mennen's?"
mo. vimmenS.
"Scented?"
mo, I will take it nit me-"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

A flight from Detroit to Havana
is announced. But why should ANY,
one want to fly from Detroit to
Havana?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
PZucked From the Plains
The Events Leading Up, Etc.

The Events Leading Up, Etc.
"Who wrote the poem beginning
when you come to the end OF a
perfect ?"-From a newspaper
query column.
"What do you make of this,
Holmes?" said Watson, passing the
clipping to his friend.
elemental, my dear Watson" re-
sponded the great detective. 'The
correspondent has a radio and the
police would do well to take precau-
tions at once to forestall tie murd-
erer"
Power of Thrift
Baldwin, Well we've stopt the
crime wave in Edinburgh.
George ". Fine. How did you
do it?
Baldwin: By charging for room
and board in the jails.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

Probably there are several persons
willing to manage Al Smiths cam
paign, but we suggest he could choose
no one better than Tom He1iin.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
Dolling Up the FREAKS

'"You say your sister makes UP
Jokes; then she's a hlunorist?"
mo; she works in a beauty parlor."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
After Graduation, What?


A university professor, meeting his
coed freshmen the other day at q
function designed for the purpose ot
acquaintance with them, sought to
speak iovially with the up-and-coning
Young ladies' and said luffly to a
BRIGHT blonde girl
"Well, what are YOU out fora
job?"
, And the girl answered with quiet
emphasis:
"a job, and then husband, and
THEN a job!'
A minister tells me Of an amusing
slip of the tongue which he per-
petrated the other day. Quoting an
old proverb, he said: ''The proof
of the pudding is in the evening"
It seems to me he wasn't so far
wrong after all.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

We haven't read the statement but
will bet some strong language was
used in Governor Dern's report to
congress on the Boulder dam PROJECT.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
BARBS

Bolivia reports a rain of stones.
But maybe it's just one of our
aviators dropping some of that good
will cement.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30

While I wouldn't expect to
fool golfer that way, many of
them, / suspect, concern th.gm-
selves entirely too much about
what might be called the invis-
ible troubles Of golf. Golf
hazards are visible and invisible,
and Of the two the invisible, be-
ing mental, are the more bother
some.
How could player expect to
execute a shot when during the
address he tells himself fifty
times that it's going TO be ter
rible? | know plenty of players
who slice every ball just be-
cause they think beforehand that
they are going to do so.
The golfer should understand
that often, too, the visible and
the invisible hazards of golf can
get to work against him in team
fashion. A simple example is
the water hole. Here you see
the hazard, plainly visible-often
too much so. As you prepare to
play it you say to yourself, ~
know I'm going to flop this pill
right in there" That's the
invisible part of it getting IN
its poison, as of course, having
mentally promised yourself you
The Washington times., 1928-07-30

would drive into the water, you
proceed to do so at once. Their,
you come to the solemn conciu
sion that water hazard is an
impossible hazard for .you,
whereas the fact is the water
hazard need not be any trouble
at ali-the hazard in this in
stance being entirely mental or
invisible.
So next time you appr zach a
hazard that you confidently ex-
pect to give you trouble. 70
about it differently from the
mental aspect. Throw yourself
into reverse, so to speak, and
mentally determine that this
time you will make it easily.
The chances are you won't
make it the first time, because
you will be only fifty-fifty. That
is, you will line up a new mental
attitude toward the shot but
/ sanGwiched in with it will De
Old Man Doubt. And until YOU
throw him out you won't make
much real progress. So don't
abandon the effort until you are
sure your mental attitude is
unencumbered and your concen-
tration is on the bail.
copyright. John r. Ollie Goa
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
SEVERN Water
EVENTS LISTED

Further details Of the program
for the Severn River regatta, 10 be
held at Sherwood Forest Saturday
August IL. were announced TODAY
by the committee in charge: DR.. r.
K. Nichols, chairman; J. w. Scott.
DIR. George Al. Stewart, Herbert
Harrison, Miss Hope Goodwin and
Capt. Fl. r. kilbourne.
Medals will be given for first.
second and third places, except for
canoeing events, in which first.
place medals only will be given,
A cup will be given the community
having the greatest number OF
points.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
PROCTOR GOES
TONIGHT
BIZ George A. sirnpsor

Joe Proctor, District heavyweight
gladiator, makes his second venture
in the pro ranks tonight when he
steps with Soldier Garcia in a spe.
cial six-rounder at the Maryland
Boxing Clubs show in Baltimore.
Proctor kayoed Garcia in his pro
fessional bow, putting away the
doughboy fisticnffer In the third
round at Hagerstown, Md.
| Proctor has been in the game less
than year and has done re
markably well. He was raw timber
when he came in contact with
Goldie Ahearn, but the latter has
brought him forward at rapid
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
| A|lD|s Ask / D
To PROBE

EIMIRA II. Y. July 80. John r.
sheehan. manager Of the EImira
baseball team pf the New York Penn.
sylvania League, today wired Kene-
saw M Lands. commissioners of or
ganixed baseball. requesting al In.
yestigation Of runaors that some Of
the local players are selling out tO
gamblers The team has been win
ming on the road but has slumped
during each home stay.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
Local Red SOx Win
Two Over Week END

Bill jenkins washington Red sox.
again took two games during week
end, Saturday they defeated Hiser's
All-stars. 81, and yesterday was
victorious over GaIesville. Nd, 50.
Booker proved entirely too much
for Hiser's, striking out II men and
allowing but one hit. Edgar Nynaark
taking the mound for the Sox. held
the West River aggregation. Cronk.
b. jenkins. Booker and w. Jenkins
was the leading sluggers. The Red
Sox boast Of having won 80 games
and lost only 10.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
ANOTHER COBB

/. There. is another Tyrus Raymond
Cobb playing baseball He is an
outfielder, too. and is a member
Of the Admission club OF the Georgia.
Alabama League.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
FIELDING MARX

On July "a, 1882. Fred Dunlap
playing for Cleveland in a Ma
tional, League game. setting rec
ord accepted Is chances while
that has never been equallei BY
blg timer.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
k(lI6y
By B. d Thonnas

Some fat scores are looked
for in the national public links
tournament which opens today
On the Cobbis Greek links at.
Philadelphia, although the
course measures only 6,152
yards.
The par Of III has never been
equailed in competition, not even
by the redoutable Johnny Farrell
when he won the Philadelphia open
s4tIe at Cobb's Creek.
Natural hazards make the course
extremely difficult, so much so tnaL
it is considered quite something TO
break so. Reports from Philadelphia
say that comparatively few OF the
national championship seekers have
played a practice round in the
seventies.
Carl Kaufman, Of Cleve+
land, the defending champion,
struggled to shoot q ~. Charlie
Cole, the Washington champion,
played fourteen Of the holes ~
par but didn't divulge his total
score.
A creek that snakes it's way
through the course takes a tool OF
many strokes. A tee shot that
reaches the green on the short NO.
| must twice clear the creek, which
passes in front of the tee ana
doubles back to form hazard IN
front of the green.
70 give battle with par one must
-. vsaHlA Ann
approach with delicate accuracy.
Eighty thousand public mixers
play Cobb's Greek yearly and II ls
matter of Philadelphia pride that
the course is kept in tip top condl'
ton.
Charlie Cole. Earl McAleer,
A. r. Wannan, John Miller,
Robert Burton and Ted Burrows
are WashingtOn's representa-
tives In the current tournament,
the qualifying round OF which
starts tomorrow. TOdaytS Tea"
ture Ia contest for the Penn.
sylvania State team champion
ship, with Pittsburgh defending
the title.
Bannockburn's 1s-man team over
Whelmed Beaver Dams in battle
on Bannockburn's mountains. scor.
ing FL points to 4. The competition
was In foursomes, with point
counting for each individual Victory
and one for the low ball.
Perhaps the hottest contest was
that in which Harry Krauss. OF
Bannockburn, defeated William "a.
White. ! up. Krauss ran down 4
2O-footer on the eighteenth green
to gain the victory.
Robert Young. of Beaver Dam,
pulled sensational comeback after
being five down and five to go
with DR.. ;. r.. Mood. 1T looked as
though Young would pull miracle,
but DIR. Mood bagged him or the
seventeenth.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
mAWTMNRNw

FIRST RACE-Baby Gar. Black Flyer,
Poliycrates. Florida Gold, Black Patti
and Canberra
THIRD RACE-President Kelly, Miss
Mildred. Stlyerdaie, and Judeas
FIFTH RACE--Sunspero. Governor
Rurik Mino, Devon, Gen. Grant, and
Torchilta.
SEVENTH RAcE-Hopeless Black on
White Far Away, FinnRter. Try Again.
Silent Jack, Jeb. Fire Under. and Nib
McGee.
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well until the eighth when be va
nicked for tree tallies.

Wei Until the elBnbn WneM ne Mep
nicked for tree tallies
The st. AIary's CeItics proved
their class yesterday when they
twice measured the Union
Printers. S-1 and as. Art Luds
low and Charlie H0lbrOeIx were
the batting stars for their re
spectiye teams.
The b and w Busiuen
dropped the Jefferson fireman. 4s
after sporting the lo7ers four mark.
ers In the Initial canto SILVER
Spring walI6ped ScagssvilIe 15.di
Simpsons Dairy edged an 81 vic.
tory over Bowie Motors. the latter
squirting III the final round to ring
up three runs, one less tl1an tylng
marker.
SandlDt results were:
Army Medicos Rpss Council
MaF College p0U&las A. C.s
Authgs. 1Qs CIcvers s
GeprEetoWn 4. Gil EaGlsss
CeItics Printers
pread ughts, F'red erir ksburs,
TerinfnaI ice. 11s Petwofff a. c. s.
sinapson1A Dairy Bowie 110tnras 4.
/ ~ tt&U3 ouKa p 9NleHNttAor ~
Marbefrye IL Kennass 4
/ &solouiala III Sligo.
Cabin John III EdmDndA 4.
/ Fairiawns Eagle JuniorS 5.
4 G. q Seniors nj Yankees IL.
Kaufnans u a.. A. Keanes 8.
Aztec ~ Harkf0rds. II
Brown and Wood, AutftS
Brentwood Hawks, 10. Rex
i silver Spring, is ScaEHSvtiiey
Black Sex. s44s Myrtlsh 575s
Red Tops ~. Seattle, 8.
District HelKhtss ~ Kenneuys
M0nfOes D; Thyme. 2.
LfonelS Capitals 1.
sam Rice Langley irss
Lionels III ROvers
Barnes Marlands a.
Liberty, Potomac. o.
PefWorfh Eagles s Peerless,
i Cardfmala 14 Glen Echo, 4
Beymers l0 Glen Echo
Dixie Pigs Is French G.,
KentJmores IL: Dux Al Ct. IA,
i CfefrVaale t5 Allied
seat Pleasant 81. Bends
Lincoln Post 16g PoWhatanss
Sam Rice. 81: Planatye. o.
Siam Rice. All Melleya. u
HfIit0ps. s.; g. q Bearcate.
University, Hume Spring,
Nat Circles IL Indian Head
Addison. Seamen annners.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30

Your returns viii be great in .Natis-
faction when yOn deal with the firms
listed In the Who's Who Directory Oi
today's Times and Herald Classified
Ads.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30

an xAlstyne iy doing fairly we'll
n tie American Association, but
Lisenbee cannot seem to find him
nelf He has won but one game
since Joining the Mi1lers Unless he
betterA that record he cannot hope
s. return to the big show. Mean.
while. Spencer Harris attracts the
Washington club and may find him
sell At Tampa next spring. bat.
ting for big league for the sec.
ord time Conditions iii the Chi.
cago club continue bad.
The squirt staged early this month
when Blaclburne was appointed
manager has blown itself out and
the team Is now playing the same
type of listless. dumb baseball that
1t did under Ray schalk It be-
gins to be apparent that the Pale
Hose don't need new manager
80 much az they do a new bunch
or players
Single games are on the cards for
to the close Of this season. Twin
BILLS can come only after layoffs
caused By Indictment weather. BY
the way. showers are expected here
today and tomorrow.
The Griffs close their sechnd
visit TO this mans town tOmOr-
row. leaving for Detroit shortly
after the game ii ended. Three
games are booked with the
Tigers In three days and Safur-
day viii find the team in Cleve-
land for four tussIes, bringing
Is an end the second tour OF
the West. The third and last
win not come until the last two
weeks i'm September.
The weather continues cool here.
Yesterday the skies were gray and
forbidding. Straw hats felt bit
chilly and top coats might have
been worn with comfort. Coming
from more torIid conditions Of st.
Louis, the Griffs are feeling the
drop in temperature not little.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
HITS WELL
AVI] STARS
SHORT
By Louis "A. Dougher

CHICAGO, July Sc. Spencer
Harris, once with the White
Eox and now with the Mime
apolis Millers, may have . trial
with the Griffs, according to
rumors current here.
Spencer Harris III an oAtfielder.
He was with the White Sox d couple
Of years. failing to win a regular
berth though playing good ball Az
times q serious injury alting
from a head.on collision with the
fence caused him 10 BE- sent to
Minneapolis last year.
Stir young man, Harris did
not allow that setback I'D bother
him TOO much. He proceeded to
play high grade ball Tor the AkilIers
last year and Is doing the same
now When with the White Sox.
Harris was generally used in right
field but Minneapolis now has him
patrolIine n1idfield where ne Is MAX
Ing records for covering ground M
4 directions. He has q good
thriving arm and at that is betting
the ball wei beyond the 400 mark
He Is the cleanup hitter la the
AIiliers lineup.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30
/ An
QSES First

!.
The Douglas a q outfit nitffed
chance To come III on ever terms
with the Ross Council nine II the
race Tor the section b flag q the
capital city unlimited league. The
Army war College representatives
nosed out tbs Douglas crew. % 8
III hattie that was stretched to
iii innings.
Ross Council previously unde-
feated In the league, took q to q
setback from the Army Medicos.
This loss would have been daIi1agil 8
In event Douglas a. G.. had trimmed
ARMY War College. result 0f
these upsets Ross Council cling to
first place with 70 Victories and one
l defeat ana Douglas IS. Is second
with nine wins and two losses:
AutII,s considered mt 0g tho
ri,re Z week agO, prOfited bg the
ISaslaras sIefeafs. Tile NIeatIaells
victorious over the ClOyers IV ~
3. sre now but 5 game removed
from deadlock.
The Corinthians practically
EcIincfed the bunting In the Capitsl
city Junior League ~ pastirlE
BrookIand. to while Mcntross
was falling before Miilers. to Il.
The Corinthians have 3 clean slate
and are two games ahead Of Brook
Hand and Millers
The Georgetown bevy
bumped the Anacoatia Eagles by
Ian SIS score. counting twice III the
i final frame To give them q safe
margin. Ancient Lefty Kuhnert
4 started for the West Enders but
ne was lifted IN the third frame
when the Birds annassed two runs:
Henry phipps, hts relief. hurled
The Washington times., 1928-07-30

respects golf unlike the street
crowds that gathered before restaurant where the proprietor
noting arriving sufficient number to
enable keep sheriff proper distance placed in his
filled with labeled it, Invisible
The Washington times., 1928-07-30

Scout Joe EneeI has been
watching several players fiji the
Miilers lineup &c odd times this
season. Van AIsfyne and Lisen-
bee Were sent fO Mike KeIley's
club on option and the Wash
lngtOn club may decide IL leave
b0fh VI them and take Spencer
Harris Instead.
The Washington times., 1928-07-30

Carl Kaufman, Of CIeve-
land, the defending champion,
struggled to shoot q ~. Charlie
Cole, the Washington champion,
played fourteen Of the holes ~
par but didn't divulge his total
score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
MARINE FLYERS
REACH MANAGUA
Three Airmen Complete First
Nonstop Flight From
United States.

BY the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, January
l4.-Maj. Louis Bournee. United
States Marine Corps. who hoped off
from Miami. Fla. at 5:3I am,
Eastern standard time. today for a
nonstop flight TO Managua. arrived
here al 5:33 pm. Central standard
time.
With Maj. Bourne. who is from
Asheville y. G.. were Lieut. J. F.
Plachta vf Pittsburgh and Master
Serst. b. r. Belcher of Elberton. Ga
Only small crowd had gathered
at the air field when the giant FOX
ker landed. for the city thought the
plane would stop over night at Teta.
Honduras. The plane made a beau
tifui landing. the crowd remarking
that the pilot had done as well as
LindberGh.
The newcomers were greeted warmly
by Mai. Ross Z. Rowell. who was cov-
cred with CRIME and dust. since he had
lust arrived by air from II Chipote.
where he had commanded squadron
OF planes in an attack on the rebel,
Gen. Augustine Sandino.
Bourne and his companions were
in excellent condition after spending
IS hours i'm the air. Bourne said that
his party encountered all kinds OF
weather.
The three flyers took turns at the
controls and ate sandwiches or drank
coffee at Intervals.
The flyers will be entertained by
Marine Corps officers here before
their return TO the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
PRESIDENT OF CUBA DEFENDS
SPIRIT OF MONROE DOCTRINE
Holds Pan-American Confer.
ence Has No Right to
Criticize U. S.
Delegates in Havana Expect
Coolidge to Make Vital
Pron0uncementS.

| by the heeUCateu Titss
HAVANA. January 14.-Gen. Ger
| ardo Machado. president Of the Cuban
Republic, declared today that 1t was
not within the province OF the Pan.
American Conference to assume the
role OF tribunal to judge the
Nicaraguan problem or the general
policy Of the United States with re-
spect 10 intervention in small states
as the congress has no such rights
II would he dangerous. he said. t.,
establish such precedent.
Resolutions OF an international
congress are without efficacy" he con.
tinued. ii they lack the support Of
all the members. These are my opin-
ions. and they are based on the i'm.
structions the Cuban delegation has
received.
Upholds Monroe Doctrine.
Il desire to regard the Monroe Doc.
trine as representing the noble &C.
ton OF a President of the United
States who prevented the reconquest
~ America at the time Of the
Holy Alliance. The Monroe Doctrine
was. and ought to remain. the com.
mon defensive policy for the terri.