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After he had driven his wife to a Hollywood club meeting one day last week, Cornelius Van Ness Leavitt. 57-year-old retired plumber of Santa Monica, found time heavy on his hands. He would, he decided, go and see his old friend Cliff Dailey who ran a grocery and meat store. Cliff was out at lunch when big, jovial Mr. Leavitt marched in. Later Store keeper Dailey returned and stopped to wait on a woman. Visitor Leavitt sauntered to the rear of the store. There at a sink behind a partition he found a man who looked like...
Before he knew what had happened, Mr. Leavitt found himself holding a gunny sack and into his ear a voice ? he thought it was Cliff Dailey's ? was urgently whispering: "Quick! Get rid of this! Out the back...
Charged with violating the California law against liquor possession Mr. Leavitt was taken to Santa Monica police headquarters. So was Grocer Dailey. They were not booked until 3 a.m. "Name?" asked the desk sergeant. '"Mr. Jones,'' mumbled Mr. Leavitt. Up spoke a detective to Policeman Carr and the U. S. Agents: ''You guys certainly are crazy. You might just as well throw your badges away now. Don't you know you've arrested President Hoover's brother-in-law and his name's Leavitt?" Mr. Leavitt nodded confirmation of this fact, posted $250 bail...
...Doeg-Hunter contest was over, explaining that the applause (for Tilden) of the spectators might disturb Hunter. The committee hesitated. If Tilden were crossed too often he might leave the tournament, jeopardizing its financial success. But Dr. Philip B. Hawk, acting referee in the absence of President Louis B. Dailey of the U. S. L. T. A., telephoned his chief for authority to act alone. Then he asked Tilden how long it would take him to get dressed. "Fifteen minutes," said Tilden "Very well," said Dr. Hawk. "I'll give you 20." Tilden dressed, took out his annoyance...
...golf, is older than golf, makes the same demands for coolheadedness and skill, yields the same exercise, is just as captivating of interest and enthusiasm. At the tournament several records were broken, notably the world's long-distance flight record with a yew bow. The Rev. L. L. Dailey, of Monmouth, Ore. shot an arrow 14 yards short of a quarter mile. Present U. S. Target Champion is Russell Hoogerhyde, 24, who set a tournament record score in the American Round-30 arrows each at 60, 50 and 40 yards...