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ATzCATS GAIN
full GAME ON
LOOPLEADERS
Fort Worth Wins 3 in
Row From Spudders
AS Bluffs Drop One
40 TO Exporters
lBy The Associated Press

NN1NN
The Fort Worth Panthers are on
another rampage that promises to
shoot them TO the top of the Texas
league percentage column in short
order. They gained a full game on
Houston Thursday when they took
their third straight from the Wichita
Fails ~Spudders, . to /, in ten innings,
while the Bluffs were losing to Beau
mont, 4 to q.
As in Wednesdays contest, a ter
rife late-inning drive swept the
Painters to victory after the Spud-
ders had grabbed an early lead.
II derived much help, however, from
z Wichitan error.
" the tenth, Bonowitz parked the
ball into right field and Eldred
chucked il back to an unprotected
third base. while the Cats made
tracks around the diamond.
The Beaumont Exporters piled IN a
lead IN the first and second innings
that Houston was unable TO over
come, despite circuit clouts of Man
ager Snyder and Outfielder Powell.
They gathered twelve safeties and
generally made life miserable for
Pitcher Frank Barnes, who is one of
the Buff box aces, on occasion.
The outstanding game from the
standpoint Of hard hitting and in
ferior playing was at Waco. where the
Bears battered three Cub hurlers for
16 hits. and won in a walk, % 70 z.
The Bears played errorless baseball.
but the Cubs were guilty Of nine
errors.
An eighth-inning rally that Melted
three run enabled the Shreveport
Sports TO defeat the Dallas Steers, Z
to 5. and break Dallas short winning
streak.
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YANKS
SPLIT DOUBLE
BILL SESSION
New York Takes First
81 And Athlet
Second So; Breaks
Attendance Record
(By The Associated Pressl

The first two battles Of the Amer
lean leagues initial "crucial series"
| OF the season finds the New York
Yankees and the Philadelphia Ath-
letics no better and no worse than
they were before the opening shot
was fired. Before al 1000 cash Gus
toners and thousands Of others who
occupied points Of vantage outside
Shibe park. the two leaders Thursday
split even in the first two games of
2 six-game series.
The attendance set a new record for
Philadelphia. Ten thousand wild
eyed fans vainly sought to push their
way into the park which already was
filled TO capacity. Riot calls brought
additional police to the scene in an
effort to restore order.
The champions pounded Robert
Moses Grove. Connie Mack's star
southpaw, hard and often to take the
opener. Q to z but Ossie Orwell held
the Yankees to six hits in the night
cap and the Athletics raced in to a
5 to 2 victory. Babe Ruth's four
teenth homer of the season and Tony
Lazzeri's first represented the sum
total Of the Yankees scoring.
Bob Fothergill's double with two
men on base in the twelfth enabled
the Detroit Tigers TO score a 8 to q
win over the Whitesox at Chicago.
Johnny Mostil, great Sox fly-chaser,
was knocked unconscious when a
thrown ball struck him between the
eyes. He expects to return to the
lineup tomorrow.
The St. Louis Browns took a slop-
ny game from the Indians at Cleve-
land, IL to Q. Sam Gray went the
route for the Browns despite the
many runs BY the Browns. Lou Blue
got four Of them.
The st. Louis Cardinals pushed
their way 10 within half q game Of
the National league lead by beating
the Cincinnati Reds, 7 TO !. for their
fourth straight victory. Holm and
Bottomley hit home runs while
bought contented himself with a
single, double and triple.
Jess Petty. recently suspended for
breaking training rules, returned TO
the Brooklyn mound and shut out the
New York Giants with three hits, 3
TO 0.
The Pirates gave the Chicago Cubs
their fourth straight setback at
I Pittsburgh, 8 20 2. Artie Nehf lasted
until the fifth despite a four-run
rally by the Corsairs in the fourth.
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Tourney
Ranks Trimmed

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25.-R-
Trimmed b. keen playing. the third
round Of the championship flight in
the Texas Golf associations twenty
second annual tournament began
here today with eight men trying fo-
the four places from which finalists
will be chosen late this afternoon.
Dennis Lavender, Abilene, young
municipal champion; W. c. Hunt
Houston; Lewis Levinson, San ln-
tonic. defending champion: Jack
Speer. Houston; FINLEY Penick. Aus
tin; j. l.. Atwell, Houston: George
Rotan, Houston; VI. L. Massingi!l.
Fort Worth. arc the select eight who
had survived two days Of elimination
contestM
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MORGAN Holds
JUNIOR TITLE
Champ Is Near to De.
feat In Is Round
Go With Martin

NEW YORK, May 25.-PJ-Tod
Morgan. Seattle battler, unused today
upon how narrowly he escaped join
ing the company Of those known as
former junior lightweight champions.
While less than 5000 fans looked
on alphabetically. Morgan successfully
defended his l30-pound crown against
the logged, bull-like rushes Of Eddie
tCannonballD Martin. ono-time king
CT the bantamweighss, in a l5-round
bout at Madison Square Garden last
night.
Tod's margin of victory, however,
was Of the closest. The Associated
Press score card gave Morgan seven
round, Martin six with two even.
On even terms as the fifteenth
round opened, Morgan saved his
crown BY n brilliant rally that had
Martin groggy as the final bell end
ed the milling. There were no knock
downs but both were bleeding pro-
fusely ut the end.
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HOW
ARE STANDING

(By The Associated Press)
(lncluding Games Of May 24)
NATIONAL
Batting. Grantham. Pirates, .4l3.
Runs, Frisch, Cards, -.
Runs batter in. Frisch, Cards, 81.
Hits. Douthit. Cards, 81.
Doubles, Frisch, Cards, 10.
Triples, L. Waner. Wright, Pirates
6.
Homers. Wilson. Cubs, 2.
Stolen bases. Frisch, Cards, 10.
Pitching, Clark, Robins, won )
lost /.
AMERICAN
Batting. Barnes. Senators, 400.
Runs, Ruth. Yanks. 40.
Runs bltted in. Ruth, Yanks, 80.
Hits. Rice, Tigers. ~.
Doubles, Meusel, Yanks. 16.
Triples. Lazzeri, Yanks, 8.
Homers. Ruth. Yanks. "A.
Stolen bases. McNeely, Browns;
Barrett. White Sox. 6.
Pitching, PipGras, Yanks. won 7
lost /.
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WEATHER FTIN

First figure lowest temperature
last night: second, highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third. wind velocity
at 5 a. M; fourth, rainfall past q
hours.
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Standings
TEXAS LEAGUE
IhnrsdaN's Results

Beaumont s. Houston a.
Fort Worth g.. Wichita Falls l..
San Antonio %. Waco q.
Shreveport Z. Dallas g..
Fridays Schedule
Houston at Waco.
Beaumont at San Antonio.
Shreveport at Wichita Falls.
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Wilbert Robinson, rOtund. genia.
and highly publicized manager OF the
Brooklyn Dodgers, is now IN his FIJI
teenth year as manager Of those Fiat
bush fellows and his forty-fifth yell
IN organized baseball.
1t begins TO look as though oul
Uncle Robbie is getting along in
years. The portly leader began his
career in 1885 with Haverhill, Aiass.
as n catcher. He signed to work be
hind the bat for the Philadelphia Ath-
letics in 1856 and stayed with that
organization two years before moving
TO the famous old Baltimore Orioles,
Here Robbie made up the last half OF
the noted battery Of Mcmahon anc
Robinson, one Of the greatest in base
ball history and on one Of the great
est teams of all time.
Robbie was a splendid catcher. In
side that big head OF his he had &
plethora Of brains. He was a wise
old bird with the agility Of a cat,
and a throwing arm that amazed fans.
And Ne could hit. Robbie holds the
all-time record for making the most
hits IN a single game-seven. That
a on June 10, 1892, against the st.
Louis club.
IN 1900 the famous Orioles dis
banded. It's star players scattered
over the land in much the same
fashion As were the Athletics years
later. Robbie went to 50. Louis where
he managed the Cardinals for two
years, and hen retired from base
ball.
The lure of the game, however. was
too much for the old backstop ana
he returned to the national pastime
in 1908. He joined the Giants az
coach in 1909 and signed to manage
Brooklyn in 1914.
Robinson is now 60 years old, bur
his interest in the game has never
waned. He is one Of the most pop
ular managers ever connected with
the pastime and has always been
known for the manner in which hc
won the loyalty and cooperation OF
his players.
The game has been good 70 Robbie.
ard why shouldn't III? He has given
the best OF his life to II.
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Baseball Stars
OF Congress To
Battle Saturday

WASHINGTON. May 25.-P}-One
question is to be settled definitely
during the present session of con-
gress: whether the democrats or the
republicans in the house are the
worst ball players.
The contest, known as the 'bien-
NAL congressional world series base
ball game" will be played tomorrow.
President Coolidge will throw out the
first ball. The marine band will give
a concert before the game and every
error and other plays during the con-
test will be broadcast.
Representative Clyde Kelly OF
Pennsylvania is captain or the re-
publican team and Representative
Thomas Mcmillan OF South Carolina
heads the democrats.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
THURSDAYS Results

New York 90; Philadelphia rs.
St. Louis IL. Cleveland ..
Detroit 6. Chicago 4.
Fridays Schedule
st. Louis at Cleveland.
Detroit at Chicago.
Naw Yorl M phfiadpinhia
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Jumps Fail to Report
Scrap of z Players

DALLAS. Tex. May 25.-Pl-
President J.. Doak Roberts Of the
Texas league said today he had no;
received a report from umpires ION.
corning a fist fight Yesterday al
Waco between Frank Watt Of the
San Antonio Bears and Art Shires
Of the Waco Cubs. He said he ma
written to the umpires requesting
a report.
II can take no action until I get
an official communication from the
umpires," President Roberts said.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday'S Results

Pittsburgh 6. Chicago 2.
Brooklyn 2. New York 0.
s.. Louis Z. Cincinnati /.
Fridays Schedule
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Boston at BROOKLYN.
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Summary

TIE weather continued fair 70
clear over the greater portion OF the
country since last report. Light 70
moderate rains occurred in the north
eastern states. however. and scatter
cd shows in Colorado and New Mex
leo. Temperatures continued near
the seasonal average practically
throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
FRAUD
WRfTS NAME
5 WRITER'S

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 26.--
Oscar @. Foellinger, publisher OF
the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel and
Herbert Hoover's Indiana manager,
and six other men, including five
newspapermen, were subpoened by
Prosecutor Samuel Schwartz, Dem.
ocrat, here today to explain the
sources of sensational stories Of
alleged prediction corruption in
local Democratic political circles.
The stories, written by William
Gross, staff correspondent of the
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. and re-
printed by the South Bend Tribune,
alleged that st. Joseph Democrats
already had imported hundreds Of
"floaters' to swell the ranks Of
Democratic voters and that more
election day."
The stories also quoted William
Mertsch. st. Joseph county Re-
publican chairman. as saying that
"we'll carry the county by as
much as Coolidge carried it unless
the Democrats succeed in stealing
the election from u.s."
Those subpoenaed to testify be.
fore superior Judge Orlo Is. DeahI,
also Democrat. were:
Oscar G.. Foellinger.
William Gross, staff writer OF the
Fort Wayne News.Sentinel.
Fred A. Miller, publisher of the
South Bend Tribune.
Rudolph Horst, managing editor
of the South Bend Tribune.
Leslie Morehouse, city editor Of
the South Bend Tribune.
William Bertsch, Republican
chairman of st. Joseph county.
George A. Schock, Democratic
chairman of st. Joseph county.
Criminal libel action may follow
against the five newspapermen If
they fail to prove the charges aired
in their stories it was intimated at
Schwartz's office today.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26

Precinct captains viii be ordered
by Major Edwin B. Hesse, police
chief, to make a canvass Of local
theaters to determine whether po-
lice and fire regulations covering
crowds of lobbies and aisles are
being compiled with by the man.
ayers.
This order follows a complaint by
representative Frank L. Bowman
OF West Virginia that local theaters
are not complying with the law:
that conditions exist in the theaters
which are detrimental to health and
safety.
The communication objects to the
overcrowding Of the amusement
places. In addition to asking for
rigid enforcement of present regula-
lions, the Representative requested
MAJOR Hesse to have the District
Commissioners give him broader
powers IN this respect If necessary.
representative Bowman objects
especially to the failure to display
standing room only signs when NO
seats are available. He said that
some managers overseIl their houses
by half their capacity at times and
force patrons to take cheaper seats
than they purchased or stan Il
throughout the performance
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
NORTHESK FREE
To WE'D STAR
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the gay news, and asked her when
she would become Lady Northesk.
She has never held the title OF
'1ady" in her many fliers in the
matrimonial game, and il she weds
Northesk he will be her fifth
hubby.
Her last title was that of
countess" acquired when she mar
ried Count Costa Morner. from
whom she divorced.
Between Peggy's various film and
stage ventures she annexed three
mates prior to the count.
Everett Archer, a taxi-cab driver
in Washington, was aired by annul-
ment; Sherburne P. Hopkins and
Stanley Joyce, the paper king, were
routinely divorced.
Peggy's career started in a tiny
Virginia town. swung to Washing
ton, and finally finished in a splash
of gems in Earl Carrolls "Vanities."
In brief time she has set matri.
monial precedents and busted them
as well; her travels have taken her
to all quarters of the map, and she
somehow along the line acquired a
beauty" rating which has re.
manned throughout the years. She
is still a young woman, and quite
active.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
TRADE ISSOUND,
SAYS SCHWAB
Rr InternatIonal News servIee

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Busin sss
conditions at present are ''funda-
mentally sound and the future Of
business is extremely bright, Charles
M. Schwab, president of the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Institute. and
other steel magnates. declared at a
meeting of the institute today.
Although we have had several
remarkably good business years in
this country fundamental conditions
remain sound" said Schwab. ad-
dressing the assembled steel men.
land I say with confidence there
has been established a foundation
upon which there may be built a
structure of prosperity far trans
cending anything we have yet en-
joyed."
Heads of the various steel COM
panies OF the icountry present at
the meeting expressed the utmost
satisfaction with business conditions
in the industry except in the matter
of prices. 1t was their unanimous
opinion that steel prices should be
put on more profitable basis.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
FIRE AUTO DID
80, JURY TOLD
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fast the death car was travelling
at the time it struck the girls.
Battalion Chief Wolter. riding in
the car, said Jaeger was driving not
over 80 miles an hour. Atwood M.
Fisher, treasurer of the Potomac
Electric Power Company, said the
car was going at least SO miles an
hour.
DR.. A. M. Mcdonald, deputy cor
oner. who performed the autopsy
upon Miss Kings body, testified
that death was due to dislocation of
the spinal cord,- internal hemor-
rhages and shock.
Funeral services for Miss King
will be held tomorrow morning at
9 o'clock from st. Francis de Sales
Catholic Church. Burial will be in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Miss King, who was % years old.
and who lived at 30SS Otis st. n. E..
was TO have been married on No.
vember 20.
Her companion regained conscious
ness yesterday for the first time since
the accident. Her pain was so great,
however, that anesthetics were i'm.
mediately administered.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
KRASSIN CIR [ "
DECORATED
By international News Service

MOSCOW, Oct. 26.-The whole
crew of the famous Russian rescue
ship, the ice breaker Krassin, ia
now on a tour Of the republic, fol.
lowing the decoration of seven lead
ers of the two Mobile relief expedi.
tions carried by the Krassin and her
sister ship, the Maligin.
These interpid rescue workers who
struggled in the Arctic ice wastes
for more than three months in
search of survivors of Gen. Umberto
Mobiles North Pole flight, and who
finally rescued Is persons, have
been decorated with the order Of
the Red Flag, the highest award
for bravery that the Soviet gov
ernment bestows.
Nine others were made "Heroes
Of Labor Every one of the 140
officers and men aboard the two
ice breakers was given a bonus of
one months pay and an additional
bonus of SO per cent of his pay.
Those decorated with the Order
of the Red Flag by Assistant
Commissar OF War Unsehlicht at
the official reception at the Grand
Theater were: Capt. Rudolph Samoy.
lovich, chief of the Krasin Expedi-
ton; VASTLY Chuchnovslxy, pilot Of
the Krassin plane which sighted
the Malmgren group; Chuchnovsky's
assistants in the plane, SheIagin
Strause and Alexeyev; Babushkin,
pilot Of the plane aboard the
Maligin. who made Is exploration
flights, and his mechanic, Croshev.
The captains OF the Krassin and
Maligin, Egge and Chertkov. and
Prof. Via. chief of the Maligin
expedition. were among those re-
ceiving. the decoration. Hero OF
Labor"
The amateur radio operation.
Schmidt, who, in his home near ArclIa
angel, picked up the, first authentia
radio message from the wrecked
Italia, was presented with q gold
watch.
Receptions were arranged IN nN
the principal cities of Soviet Ru0
sia for the Krassin's crew. Tributes
paid to Captain Samoylovich and
Aviator Chuchnovsky were excelled
only by the homage accorded Lenine
and Trotzky and a few other Red
leaders since the revolution,
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
New York Broker Dies
In FOurteen-StOry Fall

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Herbert
Mckenzie, 55, a dealer in unlisted
securities. opened g. window in his
fourteenth-floor office and apparently
hurled himself through it. His body
struck the roof of four-story build
ing. and he has dead when the
police arrived.
Mckenzie has been in poor health
Tor several years. Recently he had
suffered financial reyerses, accord
ing to the police. and had talked of
suicide to his wife.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26

Hundreds of visitors have been
taken within the venerable en-
closure, but a woman's voice had
not been heard there since the
eleventh century. 1t is probable
that the strict rule of monasticism
will never be lifted again and that
a woman's voice will be heard
there neyermore.
New Chapel Opened
The monastery was rebuilt little
by little around cloister dating
from the eighth century until a
few months ago when brown robed
monks-those who have not been
ordained-began, the construction
of a new chapel.
,. A week was set aside for the
ceremony Of consecrating the
chapel, and, because of the inn
portance of this occasion in the
long history of the monastery, it
was decided to permit visits by
women.
American and English vacation.
lists on the Riviera took advantage
OF the ceremony to penetrate the
walls which had baffled feminine
curiosity for so many centuries.
Ihe order or C1Ieaux, TO Wn1cn
the monks belong. demands SIM
plicity of daily life defined by the
following rules: Solitude, silence
and prayer.
Heard "IrOn Mask"
It's members heard the confession
Of the man in the iron mask, the
mysterious prisoner on the Island
of Sainte Marguerite, who, his
torians suspected, was the twin
brother of Louis XIV.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26

. !
At the Navy Yard, at Arlington,
and other points there win be
patriotic exercises to give the public
glimpse of what the Navy means
as the first arm Of defense for the
nation.
The first chapter of the observ-
ance will preeede Navy Day, how
ever. The Georgetown University
Foreign Service School will hold
exercises tonight, with speeches by
Rear Admiral III. e. Yarneu and
Shipping Board Commissioner Sand
berg. Rear Admiral Frank H.
Schofield and Acting Secretary of
War Robbins will address the
American War Mothers in the
Hamilton Hotel.
The Washington Navy Yard will
be open to visitors from a. m. to
6 D. m. tomorrow. A band concert
will start the day, followed by
marine and sailor drills, exhibitions
of foundry work in the gun factory
and of deep sea diving from the
u. s. S. Crilley.
An air show by planes from the
Naval Air Station and from Guam
tico is slated for 4:30 p. m, includ-
ing formation flying, smoke screens.
dropping of bombs, etc.
The cruiser Marblehead, the presi,
Dental yacht Mayflower, the naval
yacht Sylph, and the destroyer
Abel will be open to visitors
throughout the day. Wreaths are
to be placed on the tombs of naval
heroes in Arlington cemetery. To-
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
ROBERTSON HAS
ALIBI To
OFFER
~ Ml -! :!
(contfnned fron4 F1rse Page1

tContfnueu TON ClfSt ~aSeS
e give him the facts on the subject.
Jones admitted he was receiving
800 a day for the services for the
defense.
With this shot at the States
expert as q prologue, the defense
today il expected to concentrate on
the typewriter testimony offered
yesterday by DR.. Wilmer SCuder,
and to try to break it down.
AIibf Held Complete
The defense will conclude by plac-
ing Robertson himself on the stand
and by establishing what 1t de-
scribes as a complete alibi" for
the Bethesda QMdD contractor with
reference to the night upon which
Mills was slain.
The trial is expected to close to-
morrow.
The case is unique in Maryland
criminal annals because of the
highly technical ballistic testimony
offered by the prosecution as the
trump card in the case against
Robertson.
When States Attorney Robert
Peter. jr.. announced he had closed
his case at 9:15 o'clock last night,
the prosecution was basing its fight
20 convict Robertson on the testi-
mony Of two experts with regard to
pistols. bullets and shells, one ex.
pert of the Bureau of Standards
with regard to the personalities"
of individual typewriters. and two
witnesses who testified that the de-
fendant had worn a "black shirt
with white buttons" of the sort
described as having been worn by
the slayer OF Mills.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
Liquor Found on Ship
Carving Wild AnimaIa

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2e.-wild ana
mails were not the only odd features
of the cargo of the American steam
ship Eastern Glade. which arrived
in port Wednesday.
Customs inspectors, searching the
vessel, discovered four cases of as.
sorted foreign liquors hidden in the
cargo hold. No one would claim
ownership, and the liquor was COM
fiscated. The captain OF the ship,
it was explained. will be penalzed
to the value of the liquor for bring
ing the contraband into port.
The Eastern Glade came here FROM
African ports. her last stop being
at Lorenzo Marquee, where she took
on consignment of zebras, balloons.
porcupines. pythons and a crocodile.
The animals are for q zoo In Kansas
City, Ne.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26

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