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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
CARPENTER REFUSES
 TO MEET TOM GIBBONS|

St. Paul october S0.- Special. J-- Tommy Gibbons. St. Paul's great light heavyweight boxer, and his manager. Eddie Kane. today charged that the sudden determination of Georges Car pcntier to return to France on Novem- Ter was the consequence of infor- nation conveyed to Carpentier in New York by Tex Rickard, the promoter. that Gibbons had agreed to meet Car Eentier under any terms Rickard was willing to make
 Immediately after Carpentier boxed poor old Battling Levinsky I received a wire from Rickard asking for our terms for match between Tom and the French war hero" said Kane. q wired that we were willing to let Rsckard make his own terms
 "Fortyeight hours after Carpentie- announced that he would not meet any more American boxers before his pros pcctive bout with Jack Dempsey. His return to Franco was announced fer November ,. Rickard was not able tl make us any offer.
 investigation has indicated that Carpenter flatly declined to meet Tom. when informed that the Levfnsky ba. tle was considered as unsatisfactosy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
PROGRAMMED PLAYING

50 1 wrote him a letter, in long hand, drew diagrams and things for him. It outlined a play that I have used frequently, a mighty clever trick that's usually a sure ground -gainer. Gave that fellow the benefit of my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31

years of coaching experience by out lining that play for him.
 And now he pans me-and so does Jones. Isn't that unkind, now isn't it unkind?'
 How do you evxplain itr' Pop was asked
 "um-that's sort of hard to do-and then again it isn't hard at all. Y'see. it's this way. I tipped off Jones to the same trick that I outlined for Williams. But" and Wagner chuckled bit louder, how was to know that the teams those youngsters coached were going to play against each other. and each of 'em try to use the trick about the, same time? How was | to know that?"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
Howell's Meeting With James

William Lyon Phelps, in the Yale Re- S view
 MT. Howells Is one of that small minor tty who can see fellow countrymen and women travelling about Europe, without hating them. do not know why it should be so; but men of all nations who have been abroad seem to find tbei- fellow citizens in foreign scenes unen durable Is this pser% Is it an as sumption or superior knowledge? At all events, the travelling American csnnn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31

you are buying the highest type of clothing made in America superbly tailored all-woo garments of unquestioned serviceability you art buying them from the old reliable firm of M WE'LL & BRO, who guarantee the guarantee O. the makers of these good clothes
 Such FACTS will surely convince the most skepti cal that these are actually the BEST VALUES. @
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Scoring: Touchdowns, Stevenson 2. Lenoir l. Goals for touchdowns, O'Con- nor ?. Sewell l. Referee, Bill Streit
 (Auburn and Washington and Lee) i; umpire. Major Randolph, (Virginia) 1; head linesman, John B. Cox, (Georgia).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
ALABAMA SLASHES OUT 2I TO 0 VICTORY OVER
 THE SE EWANEE TIGERS
First Quarter Defense of Purple Eleven Prevents Cmsons Frcns Scoring, Bsse Scouts Men Get Started in Sec
 ond--Penaities Costly to Alabama
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

Led by the tearing Riggs Stevenson of the souhs best fubac the Alabama Crmsons yesterday duplicated their feat o last and defeated their greatest rivals Se wanee Tigers by decisive 2 to O. The doesn't te If u now much superior their opponents the Crmsons were But for penalties Alabama would have had least
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
1t Was q ScuUey Trick for "Pop''
 To Pull On 'En1
But, Could Grand Old Man of
 Football Be Blamed For It?
By JAMES J. CoRBEIr

Pop" Warner. pilot of Pittsburg's football destiny chuckled.
 Here" he drawled. waving a sheet of paper. lis a letter from one foot ball coach bawling me out. And here,~ wagging a different sheet, lis an- other. It also pans me-"
 How come--how come, Pop?"
 Well, it came about by my trying to help out both of those fellows. Y'see, there's lot of youngsters coaching football teams around the old and getting gray and everything that I know a heap about football. And whenever they're in trouble why they just take their pens in hand and write me for succor.
 WILLING TO HELP
 And I always try to oblige, which was what I did in the cases of these two youthful coaches. I spent a half hour writing a letter to each of them wrote it with hand. too-and yet they are roasting me to sizzle. Now, ain't that funny-ain't it?" grinned Pop lasping into the ungrammatical. Funny, yes, and strange, too" was the comment. Very odd that we fellows should condemn you because you favored them with advice.
 Yes, sir--yes, sir" assented the veteran football coach of the mighty Pittsburg Panthers. Very very
 Isn't there any way of explaining it?"
 "Well, now, let's sec" ruminated
 Warner. This letter came from a fellow who first wrote me about three weeks ago. Let's call that coach Jones' He wrote and told me that he was going to send his team against an ancient rival very shortly. and would I please outline for him the trickiest play that 1 knew. Said he wanted to use. it to beat the other birds.
 q went ahead and outlined the trick play fror him; drew diagrams for him and everything.
 ''The next day---or maybe it was two days later--I got letter from this other fel1ow-well call him Williams. This Williams, like Jones, and a lot of the younger coaches who write to me for advice, wanted to have me help him out. Said his aggregation was going to tackle a tough gang pretty soon and he wanted to spring a few tricks on 'en.
 PROGRAMMED PLAYING 50 I wrote him letter, in long, hand, drew diagrams and things for him. It outlined a play that I have used frequently, a mighty clever trick that's usually sure ground gainer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
Acetylene for Moving Pictures

In localities where there is no source of electricity for the operation of an arc lamp an improved acetylene lamp has been developed for the projection of moving-picture films, states an article, with illustration, in the Popular Me- chanics Magazine. This lamp is built on the principle of the familiar calcium light, the acetylene flame impinging at an angle upon core of thorium, which produces an even and intense illumina- tiau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31

windmill grinds grain into flour and then mixes and kneads it into dough for a baker in a European coun- try
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anade one yard and Miller intercepted a. forward pass. Coughlan and Long made
 five yards, but Long punted 5 yards. Saty was sent in for Lenoir, Baker for Brown and Oakes for Miller when the players of the two teams staged brief
 iree-for- -all in the middle of the field.
 Litton went in for Satterlee. Stevenson
 made five yards around right end and
 o'Connor made it first down with seven
 around left end. OConnor plunged of
 left tackle for Il yards Stevenson
 skirted right end for 50 yards and a
 touchdown O'Connor kicked goal.
 Score: Alabama q, Sewanee o.
 Lowrie went in for Stivers and H. Council for Oakes. O'Connor kicked to Coughlan. who returned 15 yards. ball on Sewanee's 25-yard line. Coughlan
 and Cook failed to gain and Long punted 40 yards to O'Connor, who re-
 turned Is, then fumbled and Sewanee
 recovered in the middle of the field.
 Sewanee fumbled and Alabama -ecov-
 cred. O'Connor made 9 yards off
 left guard and Baty followed with 3
 more and first down. Smith went in
 for K. Council. and Byrnes for John
 ston. After two gains through the
 line OConnor missed field goal 1; nd
 the ball was placed on Sewanee's 20
 yard line. Shook went in for Guerry.
 smith made yard and Coughlan '5. The whistle blew and the game was over. Final score: Alabama 21, Sewanee, O.
 SUMMARY
 Alabama---Clemens, left end: Brown, left tackle; Johnson. left guard; Sse- sions, center; Hunt, right gu rd Cooper, right tackle Fioretti, right end Hoyater, quarterback; Stevenson, fullback; Lenoir, left half; O'Connor. fright half
 Sewanee--Conway. left end Elam, left tackle Stoney, left guard; Stivers, center; Satterlee. right guard; skid more, right tacgle; H. Council, right end; Cook, quarterback; Smith, full back; Harper, left half; Coughlan, right half.
 Substitutions--For Alabama: Sewell for O'Connor. Nichols for Sewell, Sewell for Hovater, Montgomery for
 Hunt, Kirby Nichols, O'Connor for Kirby, Hovater for Sewell. Baker fo r
 Bryan, Baty for Lenoir, Byrnes for Johnson; for Sewanee: Miller for Con- way, Long for Cook, Guerry for Har- per, Cook for Long, Oakes for Miller, Litton for Satterlee, Lawrie for Stivers, Smith for K. Council, Shook for Query. By quarters;
 Alabama ...........O ' ' 7--21 Sewanee ........0 Q 0 O. 0 Scoring: Touchdowns, Stevenson 2, Lenoir l. Goals for touchdowns, O'Con- nor ? Sewell 1. Referee, Bill Streit, (Auburn and Washington and Lee) umpire. Major Randolph, CVirginia) !; head linesman, John B. Cox, (Georgia) Acetylene for Moving Pictures
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
CZECH WOMEN AID
IN HOOVER DRIVE
Nine. Getting One Who VoIun.
teers to Serve on Children's
Relief Committee.

Attired in the brilliant costume
Of her native land. Nine. Milan II.
Getting, wife of the Czecho -Slovakia
vice consul, created a mild sensa-
ton today when she appeared at
Herbert Hoover's headquarters for
European relief and volunteered her
services to the committee.
In addition, two delegations of
women from New York, dressed In
native costumes of Latvia and
Czecho- Slovakis, also visited the
relief headquarters in the Homer
Building, Thirteenth and + streets,
and offered their services in appre-
citation of the work that is being
done for the starving children of
their native land.
The women will remain here this
week to aid in the movement to
raise 100000 in Washington for the
relief of the starving children Of
Europe.
1t was announced that actual cash
received to date amounted to
S30,O163O. Among the later con-
tributors were Arthur c. Moses,
$1,000; S. Kann's Sons Company,
$1,000: woodward & Lothrop. $1,000:
District of Columbia Chapter, Amer
lean Red Cross, $4,000; Parker
Bridget Company, 5000; ID. ]. Kauf-
man. Inc, 5000; Lansburgh &
Brother, 5000; Mary Stewart, $500,
and Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood,
$3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
ADD ELEVEN WOMEN
TO M|D-C|TY ROLL
First Action of Kind by Citizens
Association to Be Followed
By Others.

That Washington women will have
much to do in the development of
the communities in which they re-
side, was indicated last night at
meeting of the Mid-City Citizens
Association. when eleven women
were elected to membership.
Although this is the first citizens
association to admit women to its
membership. it is understood that the
others will follow the example.
At last nights meeting, which was
held in the Thomson School. the
women voted unanimously with the
men in the Endorsement of resolu-
ton favoring an annual bonus of $24O
for policemen and firemen of the Dis
trict and went on record as opposed
to any further increase in carfare.
The association also Endorsed the
proposed bond issue of $5,0O0,O00 for
tho District for carrying out the
building program of the Board OF
Education.
The eleven women who were elected
to membership are: Mrs. ID. f. Auf-
terdire, Miss A. Berlingame, Mrs. A. J.
Driscoll, Mrs. II. ]. Gompers, Mrs. G.
LIGHTER Mrs. L. B. Meyers, Mrs. M.
Schlossberg, Mrs. w. J. Thorn, Mrs.
Thomas Seageou, Mrs. ID. Buchannon,
Mrs. M. Il. Dout.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
BURN WITCH
WONEN'SC CRY
Mother in Court Swears Curse
Caused Her Child to Be
ParaIyzed.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Mrs'
Sophie Stern was defendant yester-
day in the Washington Heights
court before Magistrate Jesse Sill
herman, accused by Mrs. Bessie
Avorin, who lives in the same house,
of following her through the streets
shouting:
Witch! Witch! There goes the
WITCH"
DAUGHTER WITH HER
Mrs Stern appeared in court with
her daughter. two and one-haIf
years old. and told Magistrate SILL
berma n she was positive Mrs. Avorin
was a witch.
up to a couple OF months ago"
said Mrs. Stern, my baby was
strong and healthy. Then this
woman went and cursed her, ana
now the child is. paralyzed In the
legs. All the money We have spent
on physicians and all the treatment
she has gotten at Mount Sinai Hos
pital have done her no good. Your
honor. this woman is witch. Two
hundred years ago she would have
been burnt at the stake"
There were plenty of women In
the crowded court room who agreed
with Mrs Stern. because when she
denounced Mrs. Avorins as witch
others I'M the room shouted:
Witch! Witch! Burn her at the
stake!
WOMEN ARE KISSED. ...
Mrs. Avorin had her supporters In
the court room also, and they be-
gan to hiss the women who believed
the woman was witch. The noise
became so great that Magistrate
Silberman pounded vigorously with
his gavel to restore order.
Mrs. Avorin said Mrs. Stern began
calling her a witch several months
ago and that since then the cry had
been taken up by almost every other
woman in the apartment house.
Every time / go into the street,
she said. these women come to
their doors and yell Witch" at me.
and they follow me up and down
the street shouting that l am a
witch and telling little children
to get out of my way"
Magistrate Silberman decided
there was not sufficient evidence to
hold Mrs. Stern on the charge of
disorderly conduct that Mrs. Avorin
had brought against her and dis
charged her. He did not settle the
question of witchcraft. ''.-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
.IND|CT B00KKEEPER
0NLARCENY CHARGE
Claim Devereaux Had System
For Own Checks in $4,000
Theft Scheme.

An, indictment alleging embezzle-
ment and grand larceny was today
returned by the grand jury against
Frank b. Devereaux, former book
keeper of the National Savings and
Trust Company.
The indictment is in eight counts
and alleges that Devereaux in the
months of July. August and Septem-
Der last appropriated for his own
uses sums Of $1,000. $1,000 and two
amounts Of $1,000 each. 1t is asserted
by District Attorney Easkey that
Devereaux drew checks against his
own account in banks which cleared
through the National Savings and
Trust Company and, handling all
checks at the bank, he destroyed his
own as they passed through his
hands, balancing the books of the
bank and thus covering the loss.
The grand jury returned altogether
forty indictments, the great majority
being for ordinary offenses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
POLAND WANTING
PERMANENT PEACE
Pledges Itself to Fulfill Loyalty
All Obligations She Has
Undertaken.

LONDON. Dec zs.-''Poiand win
loyalty accomplish all the obliga-
tons she has undertaken and SIM
cerely desires q lasting peace. a.
the Polish government 10 conscieus
that an economic catastrophe would
occur as soon as war was reopened-
In these words tho Polish gov
eminent through Its legation here.
DECLARES that the suggestions which
have been made recently to the ef-
feet that hostiiities might REOPEN
at any moment between Poland and
the Soviet government are without
foundation. Continuing. the legation
asserts:
The negotiations In Riga will.
without doubt proceed toward . ia
vorable result. as the Soviet gov
eminent would not like to risk a
rupture and to provoke q now war.
either at present OF In the spring.
"A new war would be most dis
sstrous for Moscow. both from mill
tary and economic points OF view.
Besides, the sovists do not possess
the means OF carrying on \ great
offensive against the courageous
Polish army" 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
MACS
Rawboned or Skinny, He
Preferred EN- to a
Rolls Royce.
HE ALSO LIKED COWS
Colored Man Has Past
Worthy of Old Time
Western Bands.

Washington police, in keeping a
weather eye open for motor car
thieves. apparently have neglected
those gentlemen who have a pencil
ant for lifting" horses and cows
from unsuspecting farmers in and
around the District.
Worthy Snowden, alias James
Wright, is a colored man who, ac-
cording to an indictment returned
today by the grand jury. would
rather make off with a spawned
mule or ,wind-blown nag than a
Rolls-Royce.
On September 10. Snowden is
charged with stealing a horse from
Antonio Cerriglio, 013 Louisiana
avenue. The animal way grazing
in a pasture field in Sixteenth
Street heights. Snowden. it is de-
clared, sold the horse to Frank w.
Wilson, 1923 Marvin street. for $25.
He didn't get the full amount.
Five dollars was paid on delivery.
The negro was arrested before
Wilson had a chance to straighten
out the bill.
with stealing horses from Ben
Moore, 1889 Sixteenth street north
east. and John 3. Carson, ia Balls
court northwest. One of the horses
was sold for $25 while the other
was dIsposedI or for $f3. -. - ~. -
Leaving horses for the nonce,
Snowden turned his attention to
the bovine species. On September
3, according to the police. he stole
a COW from Lawrence E. Colvin. of
Bennings. Snowden is said to have
sold the COW to a butcher for $50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
Heiress Buys off %
Women to Wed Baron

Trude excoriated the Austrian baron.
His bitterest comments were:
THE only work this man ever did,
IL II pleases the court. was to work
this woman.
"She had to buy off nine former
sweethearts and eleven Cyprians who
had claims against him. as well as
two morganatic wives.
zone of his former wives held him
up on the day OF their Vedding. and
Mrs. De Korwin had to buy her Off
for several thousand dollars before
the honeymoon could proceed"
The baroness was asked for the
exact amount.
"He cost me 100000" she replied.
This man says he wants the Gus
tody of the child" continued Mr..
Trude. He does not want any such
thing. He knows that this child will
be a certified check'to him as long
as he lives.
LET the court ask him II he ever
gave a cent of money to his wife in
his life, and he must answer No
This man has passed his life under
| the red lights OF debauchery. He was
eternally in trouble with women In
various countries.
| This nobleman-this so-called no.
bleman--is known in Europe as a
migratory fraud"
When Edwin y. Mayer, represent
ing de Korwin. attempted to present
to the court a photograph of Capt.
de Korwin being presented to the
! Car in company with President Fall
| Heres of France, Mr.. Trude ex-
claimed:
at only shows the inordinate con-
ceit of these foreigners, who faunt
their flag and their family and their
titles in this country while hunting
| American heiresses."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
TWO ARE HELD FOR TRIAL
on FLIM-FLAM CHARGES

Charged with flimflamming, Will
lie Sawyer and william Dixon, both
negroes Of Baltimore, were held for
court yesterday by the grand jury.
Bail was fixed at $4,000. Grayson
TaIIey, of Chevy Chase, and Frank
Wiley, of 92S Fourth street north
west, were the compliments. Talley
lost SIS and Wiley lost $25.
Both prisoners were arrested in
Baltimore on information furnished
by Detectives Scrivener, Kelly, jack
son and Jones. They are suspected
Of having operated on a large scale
in this city during the last several
months, using the old pocketbook
game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
Burleson's Carriage In
Collision With
Auto

The private two-horse carriage
belonging to Postmaster General
Burleson was In collision with the
automobile OF Col. T.. w. Brown
last night at Eighteenth and II
streets northwest and both vehi-
cles were damaged. william Col
Inns, driver for Mr.. Burleson was
thrown from his seat and suffered
injuries about the legs.
The animals. though Spirited, re-
NAMED quiet following the COLI
sion. The damage resulting from
the accident, the police say, Evil
be settled out OF court"
None OF Mr.. Burleson's family
vas In the carriage at tho time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S.-Marrying into
the nobility came high to Baroness
Cecile Young Heywort de Corwin.
heiress to the $25,O0O.O0O estate of
Otto Young. pioneer Chicago State
street merchant.
Before Judge Mckinley in the Su-
perior Court the baroness revealed
the fact that she had to pay 100000
to buy or twenty-five women be-
fore she could become the wife OF
Baron Joseph de Corwin.
The wreck of the international ro-
nance was pictured in court. where
the baron appeared, asking that
Judge Mckinley take their son.
Stanislaus. eight years old, away from
the former Cecile Young. on the
ground that she was not proper
person to raise him. His wife was
in court with an attorney, A. S.
Trude. and began a fight to keep pos
session OF the child.
Charges flew back and forth and
laid the groundwork for a court bat
tie. The barons counsel indicated
that they would bring evidence to
prove that all the misconduct was
not on his side.
The boy had been brought into
court on a writ of habeas corpus pro-
cured by the baron, who waited
Judge Mckinley to put the boy in the
custody of his cousin, Baroness
Stephanie Habermann, of the Castle
Sterrick. Linz. Austria, as guardian.
She was in court. and had come to
America apparently expecting to take
the youngster home with her. 1t was
through her that her cousin had dis
covered the whereabouts of Baroness
de Korwin after six years search, &C
cording to his prayer for the writ OF
habeas corpus.
J In his arguments against taking OF
the child away from his mother. Mr..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
President Gives Little
Gordon Grayson Red
Racing Car

4 redLoh, very red--racing auto
mobile was tearing around the
White House grounds today, much
to the amusement Of President vii
son.
The White House Barney aOld-
field" was Gordon Grays1n, three.
year old SON OF DR.. Grayson, the
Presidents physician.
The President played Santa claus
and presented the automobile 10
Gordon. who has been ons Of his
constant entertainers during his
illness.
Despite the fact that the auto.
mGnile is operative by pe11l.power
Gordon declares he Is willing 10
take all Corners and claims the
white House speed honors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28

The grip germ finds
it's earliest victims
among those who are
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A safe preventive Is
Father Johns Medi-
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The pure food ele.
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The gentle laxative
effect OF Father Johns
Medicine helps t.
drive out impurities.
You are safe when
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Johns Medicine be-
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free from alcohol or
dangerous drugs In
any form.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
TWOD|E FROM GAS
IN { STREET BLOCK
Defective Connections Blamed
In Both Cases-Happen Within
Last Month.

Two accidental deaths from gas
have occurred within a month in the
700 block on E street northwest.
Ben Truman, thirty years old, a
roomer at 622 E street, was found
dead by the daughter Of the proprie-
tor several weeks ago. The coroner
gave a certificate of accidental death.
When the body was found gas was
discovered flowing from defective
connections.
Yesterday Henry Smith, forty-two
years old, a roomer at 616 Z street,
was found dead in his room by Dennis
Posey, the proprietor. His death, the
police say, was also due to gas flow
ing from defective connections. The
coroner gave a certificate of acct
dental death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-28
URGE PRECAUTION IN
SENDING RELIEF MONEY

Persons mailing contributions to
the Near East Relief Fund should
exercise caution in properly address
ing the envelopes In which the checks
or money orders are sent according
to a statement today issued by John
the District.
Mr.. Larner said all contributions
should be sent to him either at the
Washington Loan and Trust Conn
pany or the offices OF the Near East
Relief, 30S Bond Building.