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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
TALKING
IT Over
WITH JOE WILLIAMS

ATEW YORK, Jan. 2i.-TyruS
~ RAYMOND Cobb is being men
toned as prospective manager OF
toe BrookIyns for the coming sea-
son. He is being mentioned mostly
bv YOUR Uncle Wilbert Robinson
who is. if you believe the club sta
tionery. the current president and
manager. Your Uncle Wilhert is
tired of being wrong and manager
He'd rather be right and be preSi-
dent.
TIL. situation in Brooklyn IS
both caIamitOus and cOmical- The
executive family is split down the
vertebrae by iII-feeling, discomfort,
and bitterness. Wilbert is on one
side Of the pickets, supported by
the EbbetS estate, owners of so
per cent of the stock. On the
other side are the McKeevers,
owners of the remaining so per
cent. What is pastry to one is
poison to the other.
n
Cobb may present a different
angle if the job is offered him and
he accepts. He is still big in the
baseball, what with his records, his
background and his tradition. If the
pickering Brooklyns can't get to-
gether on Cobb there seems nothing
left to do but draft Lindbergh, Nor
gan, Hoover, BRAND, Rockefeller
and Whalen.
Cobb announced his retirement
at the end of the 1928 season. He
means to stay retired, he says, but
there always will be doubt about
his intentions until he is too old
TO throw a ball.
HE IS A RESTLESS FELLOW; BASE
BALL HAS BEEN HIS LIFE SINCE HE
WAS A YOUTH; He HAS SPENT THE
LAST TWENTY THREE YEARS IN THE
BIG LEAGUES. 1T is NOT EASY FOR A
NERVOUS TYPE WITH AN ACTIVE
IMAGINATIVE MIND TO STAY OUT OF
THE FIGHT. WHERE OCTOBER PALS,
APRIL ENCHANTs. UNDER THE WITCH
cry OF SPRING THESE PERMANENT
RETIREMENTS OFTEN MELT AND DIS
APPEAR FOR ANOTHER TWELVE
MONTHS.
no much has been written of Cobb
y that it is perhaps futile and
fiat to write more. Still he is one
of the all time standouts of the
game and I suspect the boys will
be writing of him long after SO per
cent of the present day ball players
are forgotten. The fractional ex-
ception herewith noted is of course
a bow in the direction Of Mr.. Ruth
AS a character and possibly as
a means to a truce, Cobb would
help Brooklyn. AS a manager he
wouldn't. He was not made to
lead ordinary ball players. Cobb
in some ways, is a freak of nature.
Most men who achieve rare dis
tinctiOn are.
m HIS YOUNGER DAYS HE THRILLED
THE CROWDS AS NO OTHER PLAYER
HAS. YET HE REMAINED AT ALL TIMES
BEYOND THE UNDERSTANDING OF
THEM. THEY SAW A DAZZLING PIC
TURE, BUT THEY DID NOT UNDER
STAND THE TECHNIQUE. THAT MADE
THE PICTURE POSSIBLE.
=
I'm not so sure that Cobb himself
i understood it. A mercurial i'm
pulse and dynamic instinct spun
him into action, and in a binding
second he had accomplished per-
Torrance that left the crowds blink
ing and his rivals gasping. You
don't ask how men do such things
as these things. Rather you ask il
they really did them.
e =
An electric bolt flashing its sill
vered antIers across a blackened
sky respects the narrow confines
of routine path much more than
this millionaire Georgian ever did.
Amateur, Independent
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~ competition, Purdue's basket
eering point harVesters will reach
the halfway mark in the Big Ten
basketball chase this evening when
they face Wisconsin's elongated ag-
gregation of curtain ticklerS on the
Jefferson high school court at La
fayette. Purdue maintained its
1000 per cent batting average in the
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AMATEUR BoXER DIES

BIZ United Press
OTTAWA, Ontario. JAN 21.-In-
juries received in Y. NJ. G. A. box
ing bout proved fatal Sunday to
william Paul. His opponent was
Charles Agnew.
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nOJcneS. Inc Ar
se.nalites extended
Frankfort to the
limit Friday night
and on Saturday
handed the Ar
tesians a 53-to-26
humping. Satur-
days contest at
the A r m o r y
brought q strange
occurance for In
dian a p olis. A
hIIT1Trqd nnrSO11S
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COURTNEY VS.. PAYNE

2 NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-A bout
which promises a let of action is
scheduled for tonight, George
Courtney, Oklahoma, meeting Tiger
Payne. Australian light heavy
weight.
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Saturday Basketball

BIG TEN
Purdue, 30; Indiana. %.
Northwestern. 49, Iowa, ~.
Illinois. %; Chicago, 10.
Wisconsin, &c. Minnesota, II.
STATE COLLEGES
Notre Dame. 81; Pennsylvania, 10.
Hanover. Al; N. A. G. Us II.
Indiana Central. 46; Rose Poly. %.
Valparaiso, 45; Concordia eft. Wayne), 26.
Franklin. 81; Earlham, %.
OTHER COLLEGES
Army. 90; Lehigh. 25.
Penn State, 90; Navy; rs. az
Cornell, 90; Yale, IS.
North Carolina State. 40: South
Carolina, is.
CITY HIGH SCHOOLS
TefhndiCs1 g: MsrtInsvi IL fn 2S .,
Broad Ripple 81; Knightstown. 16.
Burton. so; Manual. is.
CriSpuS Attacks, 36; Covington CKy), IA.
Silent Hoosiers. So: Thorntown. %.
MARION COUNTY TOURNEY
(Semi-Finalsl
Ben Davis, S5: Castleton, 20.
Warren Central. 30; Oaklandon. IS.
(FinaD
Ben Davis. "a: Warren Central. %.
STATE HIGH SCHOOLS
Alexandria. SO; Wabash, 81.
Bose (Eyansville). 26; st. simons
Central ut Jr1t'. 1WSaype). q; Columbia. 2s.
Emerson Gary, 4s; Goshen. 10.
GreencaStle, 54; Attica, a..
Horace Mann Gary. rs; Plymouth. ii.
Kokomo, SO; Marion. 20.
LoganSport, 40: La Porte, %.
Memorial (Evansville), 81; Chandler. az.
Newcastle, 40; Bloomington. IL.
Pine Village. SO; Kiondise. 81.
Portland. 81: Ridgeville, IL.
Reitz- (Evansyille). "a; Owensboro
'N Seymour our "B" 27: Male High nouis-
Westheid. 80; Carmel. 20.
WABASH VALLEY PRELIMs
At Bloomfield
Odon. 81; Spencer, 30 (fnaD.
At Lyons
Swiss City, 81; Elnora, is (1naD.
At Brazil
Brazil; 80; Gerstmeyer (Terre Haute),
AT Clay City
PatrickSburg, 90; Clay City, Il. (FinaD
AT Clinton
Cayuga, 81; Clinton, 10. (Finan.
AT FreeIandviiIe
Freelandville, SO; Friction, 81. (Finai.)
AT Hymera
Hymera, 81; Fairbanks, II. (Final).
At JasOnvilIe
Pleasantyille, 40; Midland. 30. (FinaD.
At LawrencevilIe
Lawrenceville. 10; Mt. Carmel, 10
(FinaD.
at Marshall
Marshall, 40; Greenup. 8. (EinaD.
At Mecca Center
Rockville, 10; Tangier, IA.
Montezuma, SO; Mecca, 90.
At OaktOwn
Carlisle, 81; Oaktown, "a. (Final.
AT OTTER CREEK
Wiley (Terre Haute), 30; otter Greek, ID
at Robinson
Flat Rock, 81; Robinson, II. (FinaD.
At Sullivan
Sullivan, "a; Garfield (Tcrre Haute), 20
SIXTH DISTRICT TOURNEY
Shelby vile, %; Greenfield. 10 (inaD.
JOHNSON COUNTY TOURNEY
Edinourg, IS; Masonic Tome, 20 (final)
La PORTE COUNTY TOURNEY
Hanna, 10; Union. (fnaD.
HENDRICKS COUNTY TOURNEY
Pittsboro. 81; Danville. 20 (hnsD.
HANCOCK COUNTY TOURNEY
Wilkinson, 8; Fortville. 8 FINAL.
DELAWARE COUNTY TOURNEY
Es ton. %; De Soto. 81 (hnaD.
GRANT COUNTY TOURNEY
Paramount. "a; Sylvester, 19 (fnaD.
BROWNSTOWN TOURNEY
Austin, 81; Brownstown, 20 (final.
AURORA INVITATIONAL
Vevay, %; Aurora. 10 (fnaD.
FOUNTAIN CITY TOURNEY
Winchester. 81; Fountain City. Is (finaD.
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State Three Cushions

The weeks schedule in the state
three-cushion billiard tourney fol-
lows:
Today--(afternoonl NaegI vs. Jones;
(njght) Wilson VS.. Houff.
Wednesday--(a fternoon) 0'Connor VS..
Holder: might Spivey vs. Holder.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VS. Cooler.
Friday-Ramsey vs.. Spiyey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
SCHOOL FOR COACHES

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 21.-A foot
ball cocheS' school will be conducted
at Southern Methodist university
from Aug. 10 to 81 by Glenn War
ner, of Stanford, and Knute Rockne
of Notre Dame.
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Badgers Expected to Give
BoiIermakerS Plenty
of Trouble.
LAMBERTMEN ON TOP
Minnesota Five Plays lndi-
ana Outfit.
BIG TEN STANDING

SATURDAYS GAMES
wisconsin, SO; Minnesota, II.
Purdue, 90; Indiana, %.
Illinois, %; Chicago, 10.
Northwestern, %; Iowa, u.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
DID YOU KNOW THAT

Indiana's new field house is classy
view Of the floor can be had from nearly
all angles Harvey T. Woodruff of
the Chicago Tribune awarded Chuck Ben
night between halves of the big basket
bali fiesta /. The Tribune, trophy is
made to the Big Ten football player of
Purdue and Indiana Joined in giving Chuck
one of the most TOusing cheers ever heard
in Bloomington 1t LASTED "a full
minute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
GAMES THIS WEEK

GAMES THIS WEEK
Monday
wisconsin at Purdue.
Minnesota at Indiana.
Saturday
Chicago at Ohio state.
Notre Dame at Northwestern (non-con-
ference).
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Sacred Heart defeated the Red Hen, 30
10 20 1t was the winners tenth straight
victory. Kennedy scored 10 points for
Sacred Heart. O'Connen also starred.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

Manager Of the Whirlwinds is requested
to call the Crimson Stars manager in re-
CARDS to their scheduled game OF Feb. i.
Crimson Stars viii meet the st. Charles
1--WE Wednesday night at the old Butler
gym.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

Holy Trinity A. C.s will play the River
side OlympicS at Trinity Auditorium
Wednesday night. For games call Be. 1854
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

st. Philips Boys Club defeated the strong
Eighth Christian Commodore Juniors, 80
to "a. ]. Weber and T. OConnor starred
for the Saints. For games in the 1918
year-old class call Oh. 3S06-R and ask
Tor Tom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Amateur, Independent
Basketball Notes

Indianapolis BuddieS scored their
fifteenth straight victory with 47-to-44
victory over the Seventh Christian Red
Devils Sunday night. Goldsmith scored
19 points for the winners and Serotie tai
lied IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

Junior Buddies desire games in the 1s-
15-year-old class. Call Communal Build
ing. II West Morris. and ask for Miss
Shar.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

Illinois Street Ramblers defeated the
" NJ C. A. Pioneers and the Moravian
Church quintet by scores of 10 to 9 and
20 TO l3. Games are desired with teams
having access to gyms. Cali DR.. 2062 and
ask for David. HANDLERS play in the H.
i5-vear-old class
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Local Pin
Gossip
> BY LEFTY LEE

Sweepstakes bowlerS were out in fun
force Sunday and every house that staged
one Of these popular events received a
nice play. At the Illinois l42 entrants were
enrolled, the Capitol doubles event showed
thirty-two teams, while an even fifty
rolled in the Pritchett meet that was re-
stricted to bowlers with an average of
$50 or under.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

An electric bolt flashing its sill
vered antlerS across blackened
sky respects the narrow confines
Of a routine path much more than
this millionaire Georgian ever did.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

AS a character and possibly as
a means to a truce, Cobb would
help Brooklyn. AS manager he
wouldn't. He was not made to
lead ordinary ball players. Cobb
in some ways, is freak of nature.
Most men who achieve rare dis
tinctiOn are.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

m HIS YOUNGER DAYS HE THRILLED
THE CROWDS AS NO OTHER PLAYER
HAS. YET HE REMAINED AT ALL TIMES
BEYOND THE UNDERSTANDING OF
THEM. THEY SAW DAZZLING PIC
.TURE, BUT THEY DID NOT UNDER
STAND THE TECHNIQUE. THAT MADE
THE PICTURE POSSIBLE,
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j. S. MARINE MEDAL
CONTEST GETS 0. K.
McCarI Approves Competition
to Select Design for
Diverse Side.

The way toward issue Of an "expe-
dictionary medal to be awarded to each
United States Marine who served in
Europe during the World War was
opened today by Controller General
McCarl, in approving plans Of the Navy
Department to hold a competition to
select q design for the diverse side of
the medal
One side of the medal will consist
the reverse of the Dominican cam
paign medal. The suspension ribbon
Of the expeditionary medal is to be In
the same colors and design ss the expe-
dictionary ribbon, which Is to be con-
tinued as the service ribbon.
The corps planned to offer a sum
not to exceed 81 900 for an acceptable
original design.
The reason for deciding to issue a
medal was explained by Secretary OF
the Navy Adams in his letter to Nc
Carl. He told how a ribbon designated
as the 'expeditionary ribbon" had been
awarded by the Marine Corps to of1cers
and enlisted men who participated I'M
der certain conditions, and to be used
in recognition of special service for
which no service medal was otherwise
authorized.
Originally the expeditionary ribbon
was worn with decorate tons and medals
On dress uniforms. as well as with the
service ribbons of decorations and
medals OIL undress and service uniforms,
but as it developed that a ribbon in
itself was unsuitable for wear with dec
orationS and medals, the expeditionary
ribbon was confined to the uniforms
with which service ribbons are worn.
This had the effect of partly deprivine
the individuals entitled thereto Of the
recognition and token Of this particu-
lar service and was manifestly unsatis-
factory: therefore on the recon-
mendation Of the major general COM
mandant. the Secretary Of the Navy
approved the adoption of a medal, to
be known as the 'expeditionary medal
for the service for which the expedition
airy ribbon alone had been previously
authorized.
Two designs made by men in the
Marine Corps, the Secretary pointed
out, had failed to meet the approval of
the Commission Of Fine Arts.
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JOHN R. ADAMS FOUND
DEAD BY SIDE OF CAR
Washington Attorney Had Been
Suffering From Heart Attacks
for Several Years. =

John Raymond Adams. 81 years old.
member of the bar and prominent in
fraternal circles, was found dead along
side his automobile parked At the curb
on Massa chusetts avenue between First
and Second streets northeast about
1918 o'clock this morning by Timothy
Regain Of 1871 B street southeast. DR..
j. Rogers Young member Of the staff
Of Casualty Hospital, responded TO an
emergency call, examined the body and
pronounced life extinct.
Mr.. Adams had been q sufferer from
heart attacks the past six years and
had been worried since the death OF
Capt. william E. Luckett, his brother
in-law. noted Potomac pilot, q short
time ago. It is believed he stopped his
automobile when he realized he was
about to have an attack and fell to
the street, dying before aid came.
Mr.. Adams, O native Of this city, was
unmarried, and lived with his mother,
Mrs. M. e. Adams, at 2l4 South Caro-
lima avenue southeast, his father, John
r. Adams, having died IS years ago. He
was a member of New Jerusalem Lodge
of Masons, was Scottish Rite Mason.
Shriner and member Of Washington
Lodge Of Elks. Funeral services will be
held Monday and interment will be IN
Congressional Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
DORAN WILL PROBE
CAR CRASH CHARGE
Complaint Not Yet Received
at Dry Headquarters,
Commissioner Says.

The complaint Of J. Z. Bean Of Upper
Marlboro. through Attorney Herbert r.
Grossman that prohibition agents
wrecked his automobile on the night
of August 3 on Central avenue after
chase, and found no liquor, has not yet
reached prohibition headquarters. Dr.
James M. Doran, prohibition commits
sioner, said today, but when 1t does 1t
will be the subject of an inquiry to de-
termine whether any action is neces-
Sary.
The complaint was addressed BY At
torney Grossman to the commissioner
of internal revenue, who formerly had
supervision over prohibition enforce
ment, but that supervision was removed
when the Prohibition Bureau was Gre
ated, so the latter will be forwarded to
the prohibition commissioner in the
course of time.
In the absence Of the official COM
plant, DR.. Doran said he would not dis
cuss the case in detail, but would take
1t up when the papers arrived. Con-
corning the question of damages in
any case Of the kind, DIR. Doran said,
however. that such a claim would have
to be presented through the United
States Court of Claims, and not through
the Prohibition Bureau, which has no
funds available for this purpose.
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Births Reported.

THE following births have been reported "a
the Health Depa rtment in the last "a hours;
Clifton H. and Mary Z. Reintzel, boy.
Abraham =. and Alma l.. Hutchinson boy
Robert Z. and Louise B. Wine, boy.
Clarence and Luch H. Washer: boy.
Joseph A. and Mildred X. Miller, boy.
Louis A. and Mary r. De Marco. bos'
clifford and Emily r. Weller, boy.
Emerson n. and Sarah Edge. girl.
Julian ?. and Lucia Robinson, girl:
William J. and Clara M. Erhart, girl.
James r. and Mary Moore. girl.
Theodore B. and Elsie 3. Nanny. girl; ,r,
Salvatore and Louise 8. Catabiano, gri'
Gustav H. and Kathryn L. Emery, girl
Leonard c. and Nellie M. Spellman' girl.
Ralph w. and Elizabeth Creel. girl.
Charles z. and Virginia M curtis, slri;,
Ollie L. and Martha M. Wiggingtcn' girl.
Claude and Bethal Evans, girl:
Joseph D. and Josephine M. Gatti, poys
Robert and Martha Salletto. boy.
Frank s. and Minnie v: GrutSik' GIRL
Charles and Elizabeth Pell, girl.
Julius and Cinnie Kinard, boy
Phillip r. and Rebecca A. Lyles, boy'
Grafton and Cecilia Jones, boy.
David and Eleanor Eisbey. girl. -,
Richard ard Lucille B: Coombs eifi'
Charles and Margaret Williams. girl'
RAYMOND and Rebecca Brown, girl.
Leroy and Ollie Brooks. girl.
Sterling and ESna Calhoun Siri
James v. and Maricn GRAY. ooy.
Thomas and Edna Rorls, girl.
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THE WEATHER

District OF Columbia. Maryland
Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow fair,
possibly followed by thundershowers in
afternoon; not much change in tenn
perature; gentle south and southwest
winds.
Virginia - Partly cloudy tonight:
slightly warmer In extreme southwest
portion: tomorrow partly cloudy, posi-
bly, followed by thundershowers in the
afternoon; gentle south and southwest
winds.
West Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight,
slightly warmer in extreme east portion
tomorrow local thundershowers.
Record for "A Hours.
Thermometers pm, SO; 8 p.m., 80:
midnight, "a; 4 am, ~: 8 am. "a:
noon, 80. Barometer pm, 30.07;
pm. 30.O5: midnight. 300s: am,
3o.07: 8 am, 30.0S; noon, 3o.05.
Highest temperature, 81, occurred at
$50 pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, ~. occurred at
$50 am. today.
Temperature same date asst year
Highest, 90; lowest, 70.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United State Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today-Low tide, 6:35 am. and 6:48
pm; high tide, 1911 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1877 am. and
1897 pm; high tide, 0:43 am. and l :03
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose SIS am; sun sets
G:10 pm.
sets 1909 pm.
Moon. rises 11:17 am; sets 1922
pm.
Condition Of the Water.
Great Falls, clear; Potomac, clear;
Shenandoah slightly cloudy.
Weather In Various Cities.
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butcher shop. His writing career
began on the St. Cloud, Fla, Tribune
in 1911. He entered the field OF fiction
writing at the suggestion of his wife.
who urged him to write the slang and
humor for which he became known.
Funeral services will be held here
Monday.
A suit in behalf Of Witwer for
$500, 900 against Harold Lloyd, Aim
comedian. charging that the actor
pirated Witwer's story The Emancipa-
ton of Rodney" to use in the film
The Freshman" is pending here. 1t
was filed April IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
JOSEPH B. ECKHARDT DIES
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
Funeral Services Will Be Held
Monday Afternoon, With Inter
ment at Glenwood Cemetery.

Joseph B. Eckhardt, 62-year- old
brother of the late Cornelius Eckhardt,
who was at one time auditor Of The
Evening Star. died after a lingering
D. n Kiapp. 1i4o Eiehteenth street on n;
Thursday. He had been in Ill health
since last December.
Born in 1867. Mr.. Eckhardt was a
lifelong resident of this city. During
the last IL years Of his life, he was an
employee in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, from which i'll health
compelled him to retire eight months
ago. Surviving him is his widow, Mrs
Flora c. Eckhardt; two brothers, DR..
J. C. Eckhardt and Nicholas Eckhardt,
and two sisters, Mrs. D. NJ Knapp and
Mrs. w. F. Dismer, all Of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
his late home, o'clock Monday after
noon. Interment will be at Glenwood
Cemetery.
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ARMY MEDICAL OFFICER
DIES At JOHNS HOPKINS

Maj. Jacob c. Bowman. Medical
Corps, United States Army, and a vet
eran of the Spanish-American War.
died at the Johns Hopkins Hospital yes
terday. He had been a patient at the
institution since August 6.
Maj. Bowman was born in Jonesville,
Va. January /, 1883. and graduated
from the North Carolina Medical Col
lege in 1910. He served as a private in
the I'd South Carolina Infantry during
the Spanish American War and later
became a major in the Virginia Ma
tional Guard. Maj. Bowman enlisted in
the Coast Artillery Corps of the Regu-
lar Army in 1904 and served through
the World War. In July, 1920, he was
commissioned a major in the Medical
Corps of the Army and was recently
stationed at the Beaumont General
Hospital. Fl Paso, Tex.
His widow. Mrs. Alma Y. Bowman, is
now in Baltimore.
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H. c. W|TWER DIES
AFTER LONG FIGHT
Cause of Death of HumoriSt
and Writer Is Not Made
Known.
BY the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. August 10
The death of H. c. Witwer, humorist
and writer, here yesterday morning was
made known late last night, but the
cause of his demise remained q mystery
to the outside world. He was 80 years
old and had been Ill for several months.
Announcement of the authors death
also disclosed that Mrs. Witwer had
collapsed and was under the care of a
physician. and that his mother, Mrs.
Margaret L. Nannery, was rushing here
from New York unaware that her son
had succumbed. News of the death
was said to have been withheld because
of Mrs. Nannerys age-weakened con-
, dition.
Death Certificate Unsigned.
Inquiries at the Witwer home as to
the cause of the authors death failed
to elicit an answer. The death GER
tificate had not been signed by the
attending physician.
Born in Athens, Pa Witwer attended
st. Joseph'S College in Philadelphia. He
was married in 1912 to Sonia Schagrin
of Yonkers, N. Y. while he was a re-
porter for the New York American.
Subsequently he joined the staff of the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He was a
war correspondent for Golfers weekly
in 1917.
Wrote Classics in Slang"
Witwer was known chiefly for his
humorous and prize fight stories. He
wrote nearly 400 magazine stories and a
syndicated series of Classics in Slang"
The writer came to California three
years ago, fighting to regain lost health.
Friends said 1t had appeared for while
that he was recovering, but that he
suffered a relapse about three months
ago.
Witwer started life as errand boy in
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DIES GOING TO HOSPITAL,

William Durrette. IS years old OF
1905 East Capitol street. was taken sud
denly i'll while at Eighth and r streets
early this morning. He was taken to
Emergency Hospital in a passing auto
mobile and pronounced dead on arrival.
His death was reported TO have resulted
from heart disease
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