davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1921-07-02
e67. 500 VERDICT SET
ASIDE BY JUSTICE
Purchasing Agent Riefkin Loses
in Suit Against du Pont
Company.

Justice Siddons Of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia to.
day set aside a verdict OF s6I 500
awarded by jury against the l. l.
du Pont de Nemours Company OF
Delaware in favor of Philip VI. Ref
kin of Washington. who was pur-
chasing agent of coal for the company
during the war. Mr.: Riefkln gave up
a government position to accept the
place with the du Pont concern on an
alleged agreement that the position
was to be a life one. After the war
the company paid him for his serv-
ices and discharged him. although ad-
hitting his services had been salts
factory, which was the condition OF
the alleged life contract.
Riefkin sued in uantum neruit,
asking the usual commission paid for
coal buyers. showing that he had
secured for the company about 3.2oo.-
Geo tons on which the usual commits
sion would be s491,995. The com pany
Rad Maid him only S9.S54. A special
verdict Of the jury was taken subject,
to the ruling on the law by the court
as to the right of the plaintift TO
maintain the suit. The jury hxed the
value of services ut S6I.500.
Justice SiddonS has had the question
under consideration and today an
rounced his view of the law that the
plaintiff could not sue for the COM
mission and that the agreement was
one terminable at the will of either
marty. He accordingly vacated tn"
verdict and gave judgment in favor
of the du Pont company.
Riefkin noted an appeal to the Court
of Appeals The company was repre-
sented by Attorney ]. Harry CovinE-
Evening star., 1921-07-02
PRES|DENTPLAYS
GOLF ON HIS VISIT
Motors to BernardsvilIe,
N. j., for Match-To Sign
Peace Resolution Today.

By me Associated Pre0A
RARITAN, N. j.. July 2.-Despite
unfavorable weather. President Hard
ing made golf feature of his second
days visit at the home of Senator
FrelinghuySen. He arranged to try
out the course at Bernardsville,
twelve miles away, making the trip
by automobile over slippery roads
and with a light rain falling.
He expected to return to Raritan
late this afternoon to sign the peace
resolution finally passed yesterday by
Congress and dispatched here by a
special messenger. Prior to receipt
of the resolution, he declined to make
any public comment regarding it
Although he spent the day within
few minutes ride OF the Dempsey
Carpenter arena at Jersey City, he
manifested no unusual interest in the
event His friends say he never has
been a fight fan
President and Mrs Harding. accom-
panied by party Of friends, arrived
at Raritan yesterday.
The Presidents train reached Bound
Brook. n. j.. at $40 pm, standard
time, and the party motored from the
Bound Brook station to the Freling-
huysen home. on the outskirts OF
Raritan- The President played a
round of golf at the Raritan Valley
Country Club and spent the evening
quietly with his host
Evening star., 1921-07-02
FIGHT RULES IN PARIS.
All Other Questions Forgotten on
Day of Fistic Clash.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, July 2.-crashing banks.
wars, cabinet crises, reparations
Silesia and all other public questions
were all thrust into the background
by this mornings newspapers, which
gave the most prominent place in
their columns to the news regarding
the Dempsey-Carpentie battle in
Jersey City. Even communist organs
devoted themselves to dispatches
ing international glove combat.
The manner in which the news
papers subordinated everything to
news of the fight was wholly unprec-
edented. even the comic cartoonists
and the columnists concentrating z
their efforts on that theme. Each
newspaper in Paris had made its own
arrangement for proclaiming the re-
suit, and the scenes to be enacted in
Paris tonight bid fair to rival those
which accompanied the announce
ment Of the signing of the armistice
Maurice Maeterlinck. author of the
"Blue Bird and known throughout
world as the Belgian Shake
speare." was an enthusiastic sup
porter of Carpenter. Maeterlinck
has frequently donned the gloves
with the French champion, being no
mean boxer himself. and last night
telegraphed the Excelsior. saying: Il
forecast victory for Georges Carpen-
tier"
This view was generally held by
the French public, If not by the ma
jority of experts in this city.
PARIS, July 2.-Betting on the
fight opened briskly this morning.
Several large bets were recorded with
Dempsey the favorite at ~ to l.
Evening star., 1921-07-02

propriation act, the Commissioners
found that tax rate OF sloS on tne
combined real estate and tanelple per
would yield s9,S24.269. or s20'sO4.So
more than would be required.
Likely to Exceed Estimates.
a 500. 900 leeway in collections over
expenditures required under the ap-
propriation act may appear to be a
small margin, but if history repeats
itself collections will exceed the au-
ditor's estimates, which have been
made on conservative basis Il
would not be surprising il the excess
revenues of the present fiscal year
would approximate last years bal
ance of s515,416.3S.
Taxable real estate and tangible
and intangible personal property nave
been recording steady gains in their
assessed values, according to District
records The Commissioners have
made public the following figures
showing these gains:
Tax Gains Reported.
Assessed value of taxable real es-
tate: Fiscal year 1918. s410.173.6o9;
fiscal year 1919. $414.610,691; fiscal
year 1920. s42s, ,s23. $50; fiscal year 1927.
s434,7s4,7ss: fiscal year 1922 (esti-
mated). 1854, $4,000.
Valuation of intangible personal
property: Fiscal year 1918. 1926, 1885,
464; fiscal year 1919, $293.506, ,445; rs
cal year 1920, s323.G31,277; fiscal year
1921, 1928. 5S3.o1: fiscal year 1922
(estimated). 1894 100000.
Assessed value of tangible personal
property: Fiscal year 1918: $43,14o.,,
33s: fiscal year 1919. $50. 6.226.511; fiscal
year 1920. s66.S21. .047: fiscal year 1921,
SS3S44.79612; fiscal year 1922 (esti-
mated), SIS, 100000.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
By the Assoc in ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RINGSIDE, Jersey City. July q
Those who gathered at the ringside
could, of course, have spent their
time discussing the league of nations
or the high cost of living. but natu-
rally they didn't.
1t was Dempsey the terrible and
Carpenter the mysterious. that they
discussed. There was romance in
that subject-the lure of the un-
known.
While the men confined thmselves
chiefly to such technical details as
reach. muscle development stamina
and the thousand and one other in
gradients that go into the making OF
pugilist, the women contented
themselves chiefly with analysis of
the boxers looks. The fighting jaw
of the American which they had come
to know in the movies apparently
fascinated some; with others it was
the smile of the daShinS young
French birdman that cast the spell.
There were many Gasps of dismay
when word was passed down the line
that Carpenter. described by one
punch. would fight without his
wavy pompadour. which had gone the
way of all pompadours when seri-
Gus match was at hand.
Indeed. after hearing all the ac-
counts of how Jack was growing
whiskers to protect his jaw and
Georges had shorn his locks so that
ring by them, a spectator wondered
if he would be able to recognize the
fighters when they entered the
squared circle in their disguises.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
is SENATORS AT RlNGSIDE.
Ninety-Four Members of House
Also Attend Jersey City Battle.

More than one hundred members of
Congress are at the Dempsey-Carpen-
tier ringside today. This includes
sixteen senator's and ninety-four mem
bers of the House-perhaps more.
Representative Francis X. O'Brien
who presented the name of Gov. Ed
ward !. Edwards Of New Jersey for
nomination for the presidency at the
democratic national convention, and
who boasts that he has seen more
nights that any other member Of Con-
gress. is heading one large party.
Representative Frederick Britten of
Illinois. former amateur champion
boxer. is leader Of another group that
stages boxing bouts quite regularly
in the House Office building gym
ma SUM.
Among the senator's who hurried
away to attend the fight are said to
be: Edge of New Jersey, Fernald of
Maine, Elkins Of West Virginia, Nc
Nary. Oregon; Poindexter. Washing
ton; Shortridge. California; Reed, Mis-
souri,; Newberry. Michigan, and
Wadsworth, New York.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
PREACHER IS KIDNAPPED,
Colored Man Roughly Handled for
Alleged Race Equality Stand.

MIAMI. Fla. July ALI is quiet
this morning in the Cocoanut Grove
suburb of Miami, where last night the
kidnapping of a negro preacher, who
it was alleged mad preached race
equality caused some excitement.
The preacher. Rev. H. II. Higgs, re-
turned to his home this morning on
foot, bearing no marks of rough
treatment. He was taken from his
house by four white men, it is said,
in an automobile, and following a re-
port that the negroes of the section
were arming the police reserves and
American Legion men were called out
as a precautionary measure. One ne
gro, failing to heed the command to
the city. was shot and slightly wound
ed by guardsman.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
DEMPSEY IN GOOD SPIRITS.
Crowds on Hand Early at Secret
Resting Place.

JERSEY CITY, N. J.. July 2-Jack
Dempsey slept without interruption
morning and awoke in happy frame
Of mind. Teddy Hayes. his trainer.
who occupied an adjoining room, was
still asleep, and Jack amused himself
by tickling his trainers nose until he
opened his eyes. Then he pulled
Dempsey's breakfast consisted of
two boiled eggs, toast and a pot Of
tea
Accompanied by Hayes. he started
out for a walk. but such a large
crowd followed at his heels that he
was forced to return to the house.
Hero-worshipers had spent most Of
the night in the vicinity to get a
glimpse of the defender and to shout
words of announcement to him when
he made his appearance.
Although his whereabouts was sup
posed to be secret, the news leaked
out before he had been in town more
than few hours. and fight fans were
on constant. patrol along the street in
which he is housed. There was a
the spectators, while the American
hoy, who generally picks his gods in
the flesh, was well represented.
After returning from his brief walk
Dempsey amused himself by playing
jazz records on a talking machine.
He appeared to be the most light
hearted member Of his encourage and
didn't show single trace of the anx-
iety that he naturally would be ex-
pected to feel before engaging in
what probably will be the supreme
ring test of his life.
Ents n Square Meal.
The champion did not let the COM
ing bout affect his appetite. When
the call came for dinner Jack was
first among those present"
He ate generous portions of steak,
potatoes, string beans and toast and
wound up with a large pot of tea.
He's got a good appetite for a
supposedly nervous man." remarked
the servant who waited on table.
Before luncheon the champion en-
gagged in a pool game with Mayor
Bader of Atlantic City. who accom-
panied him here from his training
quarters. Later Mayor Hague of Jer-
sey City and host of other city
officials called to pay their respects
Just before 1 o'clock Jack stole up
stairs for an hours nap before get
ting ready to so to the ringside.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
RECESS QUESTION
FACING CONGRESS
Few Days Rest Expected to
Whet Appetite-Tired Over
Taxes and Tariff.

Between now and next Tuesday
official Washington, including Con-
gress. will be in a non-functioning
state to all visible intenrs ard pur-
poses. But when the officials and the
statesmen get back to duty next
week they will find big problems of
administration and legislation await
ing them where they had thrown
them down to go and play awhile
1t was predicted on CAPITOL Hill
that this little taste of vacation and
relaxation may be calculated to whet
the appetite of Congress for more
and to stimulate the undercurrent
in the Senate of sentiment for mid
summer recesses Of that body while
the committee on finance is wrestling
with the tariff bill And, after the
tarin bill has passed the House and
the committee On ways and means is ,
considering the tax bill, the House
may contract that tired feeling and
take a few three-day receSses on it's
own account.
Oppose SlnckeninE Work.
Some congressman, however. who
are Keeping in close touch with po-
litical conditions, reflective of the
country, do not think it will be wise
for Congress to slacken work during
the summer to any degree that will
be noticeable by the country. They f,
make the point that this is an cx-
traordinary session of Congress call
ed for stated purposes, and that II
will be wiser for Congress to stay
on the job" conscientiously until the
objects of the session are attained.
Attention is called to the fact that
the administrative branch Of the gov
ernment is showing no indication OF
slowing down during the summer.
The economy drive in the depart,
ments is to be on in ful force and
all departmental activities are to
continue
The President himself is to take
only brief week end respites.
Foreign Affairs to Front.
Foreign affairs will come to the
front Immediately in the administra-
tive branch. The steps to be taken
following the signing OF the resolu-
ton declaring peace will come up for
consideration between the president
and Secretary Hughes.
The whole international question
will be opened up. indeed. and the
attention of the cabinet viii be de-
voted to it to increasing degree from
now on. The democrats propose TO
keen I'D a running fire of criticism
nf the adminiSt ration in dealing Win
the foreign questions, being urgeU
hereto by the national management.
rhich sees the present situation ana
me immediate future as affordinE
opportunity for making poiitical
capital
Evening star., 1921-07-02
JOINS ITALIAN CABINET.
Senator de Nava Accepts Post Of
Foreign Minister.

ROME, July 2.-Senator de Nava,
former minister of public works, has
accepted the portfolio Of foreign af-
fairs in the cabinet being formed by
Signor Bonomi to succeed the min
istry Of Premier Giolitti. Signor Ric-
clio, former minister of agriculture.
will be a representative of the con-
servatives in the cabinet, while Depu-
ty Federzoni. nationalist leader, will
represent that party in the new gov
ernment.
The Tribuna declares that Signor
Rodino. former minister of war. and
Arturo Labriola, former minister Of
labor, will remain in the new cabi-
net, and that Signor Porzio. who was
undersecretary to former Premier
Giolitti, will be given a place.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
WATERS VOTE STRIKE.
Coney Island Restaurant Employees
Demand Wage Increase.

NEW YORK. July 2.-Unless they
are given a 40 per cent wage increase
during the Fourth OF July holiday
period. 1000 restaurant employes at
Coney Island threaten to go on strike
Tbeir ,,Itimatum was formulated yes
terday at a meeting attended by more
tban ! s(o workers in all departments
of the resorts eating places.
No inkling of the impending oemand
nos given until a few hours before
10 roaetine was called, proprietors
of the restaurants said
The owners have called counter
,neetine to determine what course to
pursue.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
u. s. NOT REPRESENTED.
No Official Delegates to 'White
slaxe,o Conference in Geneva.

GENEVA. July 1.-The United States
is not officially represented at the
which opened yesterday, because 1t is
being held under the auspices OF the
league of nations. Only two Ameri-
cans. Mr. and Mrs. johnson of Wash
ington, D. c.. are in attendance
leaders in the movement. said today
that since 1911, when the governments
of the world substituted imprison-
ment up to FIVE years for fines, the
traffic had greatly decreased. South
America, however, he added. still con-
timed to be a great importer of
"white slaves from Europe.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
Spectators in Bad Way.

Early indications were that scores
Of Spectators would be heavy losers
before the day was over. The crowd
apparently disturbed by the reports of
hundreds of counterfeit tickets in cir
culation passed them by and made
their purchases at the official selling
booths. Spectators. their hat bands
hlled with tickets. were Offering $50
pasteboards for s35. $40 tickets for SIS
and the cheaper seats at similar re-
ductions They were the objects of
ridicule and banter from the holders
of box Office tickets
Evening star., 1921-07-02
ATTEND PERU'S FETE

Members Of the official commission
to represent the United States at the
centennial celebration Of Peruvian in
dependence at Lima July "a, ap-
pointed by President Harding. are
Alfred Douglas, Washington, D. c.:
Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman. Maj.
CEN. Hunter Liggett. William B.
Thompson, New York city: A. Piatt
Andrew, Massachusetts,. and John w.
Garrett of Baltimore. A. Robert Ell
more of Washington, D. c., will be
secretary to the commission
Evening star., 1921-07-02
OFFICER BILL REPORTED.

Tho Bursum bill providing retire.
ment compensation for disabled emer-
gency officers of the Army was or
dered favorably reported yesterday by
the Senate military committee. 1t
provides for the same retirement pay
as officers in the regular establish
nent in case Of 100 per cent disability
and for disability compensation in
ather cases. ~
Evening star., 1921-07-02
WASHINGTON ELKS
LEAVEF0R WEST
Special Train Carries Dele
j gates to Annual Session
! in Los Angeles.

The National Capital has big
stake at the annual session of the
Grand Lodge Of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks which opens
in Los Angeles, Calf, July 10. and for
which a delegation of 125 Elks Will
leave Washington this afternoon at 4
o'clock on "A specia! train.
For a number OF years Joseph A
Burkart. past exalted ruler of wash
ington Lodge of Elks. has headed
committee whose object was to make
Washington the national headquarters
Of the order. During the last year
Chairman Burkart and his committee
have been particularly active. and IN
the past month circumstances nave
so shaped themselves as to give the
members of the committee high hopes
that their desire will be realized at
this session-namely, the estaphsh-
ment of the o-million-dollar memo
rial building in Washington.
War Commission Entertained.
Two months aSo Chairman Burkart
and his committee entertained a rep
resentation of the ElkS' war commits
sion. taking tour or inspection oi
Washington. accompanied ny vi.
Sheriff.. engineer officer IN charge OF
public buildings and grounds.
4 number of other cities are IN the
race for the headquarters building Tor
the Elks.
Every detail incident to the setting
up of the building was completed at
the last annual convention OF the or
der save the selection of city. the
instructions to the ElkS' war commits
sion provided that some sultaple
CITY should be named. and 1t is now
the responsibility of the ElkS war
commission to make recommenda-
ton to the Grand Lodge at lts coming
session.
Backed With Arguments.
The Washington delegation is going
forward well fortified with materiai 70
present not only to the members OF
the Elks' war commission, out 10 the
entire convention.
In carving out the desires of the
Grand Lodge of Elks that Its head
quarters buildings shall be monu-
mental and non-commerc!ai, tne
architect has developed a plan wnlcn
IT is believed is emincntly suited TO
tie location that the Washington
committee has in mind and which VIII
admirably fall in line with the plans
of the Fine Arts Commission lot the
deyelopment of Washington.
The personnel of the national me-
rcrial building committee of Wash
ineton Lodge of Elks consists OF
Joseph A. Eurkart. chairman; Howard
N Peter. William S. Shelby, Mlcnael
q Mccormick. Edward j. Murphy,
Iy;Ijiam l. Evans and p. ]. Cailan. the
present exalted ruler of washington
Lodge of Elks.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
FELICITATE Mr.. TAFT.
D. c. Heads Pleased With His Ap-
pointment to Bench.

The District Commissioners yester-
day expressed qualification over the
selection of former President Taft
to be Chief Justice Of the United
States. In telegram sent to Mr..
Taft at Montreal, Canada, they said:
of Columbia cordially join in the ap-
proval of your appointment as Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and congratulate you
upon the preponderant vote by which
your selection by the President and
his estimate of public sentiment on
the subject was confirmed. They also
wish to assure you of the personal
qualification they derive from such an
impressive recognition of your abili-
ties and your service to the nation
and humanity"
Evening star., 1921-07-02
BOY IS ARRESTED.
Charged With Discharging Fire
crackers in Montrose Park.

Discharging firecrackers in Mont
rose Park. 31St and r streets, was the
charge preferred against Arthur
Leighton Mcknight. eighteen years
old, 616 street southeast, by Park
Policeman c. H. Strectnege last night.
being the first arrest for a premature
Fourth Of July celebration. Mcknight
was required to deposit IS collateral
for his appearance in Police Court.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
HELD FOR LARCENY.
Cargo Of Coal Shipped to Europe
Is Involved.

NEW YORK, July Benjamin F.
president of Il. F. Mat
thews & Co, exporters. was held in
$50. 900 bail yesterday on an indict-
ment charging the larceny of s76.2l6.
the value of a cargo of coal shipped
to Europe last November. Another
defendant named in the Indictment
nIainants are ]. f. Davis Co, a
Morgantown, w. Va, coal concern.
Hernandez said his arrest was the
result of a complicated check trans
action and that he had made payr
ment for the coal cargo.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
WANT TROOPS RETAINED.
Paris Says Presence Of q. s. Men
on Rhine Has Moral Effect.

PARIS. July 1-Comment today in
official circles on a report that the
United States might recall the American
troops along the Rhine on July 4 was to
the effect that it would be regrettable IL
the unity Of the front on the Rhine were
broken, because the presence of the
American soldiers there is of great
moral effect, even though the United
Versailles.
The hope was expressed that the re-
port was untrue. 1t was held that the
United States might quite as logically
continue to participate in the occupa-
tion. notwithstanding the ending of the
state of war with Germany, as in the
reparations commission, the supreme
council or the council of ambassadors.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
ESCAPES POISON FUMES.
Burglar Believed to Have Used Gas
in Attempt to Rob.

RICHMOND. Va, July 2.-Richmond
police yesterday were somewhat baf-
fled over an alleged attempt made
last night to fill the room of Mrs.
George E. Wise. wife of the common
wealth's attorney of this city, with
the fumes of some sort of poison.
Mrs. Wise was seated in the room
when she detected an inflow of fumes
through a screen door. The theory is
that the perpetrator had planned to
anesthetize Mrs. Wise and rob the
house She called for help before the
alleged intruder could enter her room.
A detail of police was put to work on
the case yesterday.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
SEEK ARMAGEDDON SITE.
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., Gives $780,
600 for Excavation,

CHICAGO. July 2.-The site of
Armageddon in Palestine is to be
excavated by the University of Chi
cago through gift of $4,000 by
John D. Rockefeller, jr.. it is an
nounced here.
ArmaSeddon. or Megiddo. was the
place of the first battle whose details
are known to history, DR.. Thomas G.
Allen. secretary of the Oriental In
stitute of the university, to which the
gift was made. said. The book of
Revelations calls by the name Of
.Armageddon the last great battle of
the earth.
Evening star., 1921-07-02
BRENTANO FOR U. S. POST.
German Cabinet Considers Prufes-
Sor for Ambassador

BERLIN. July 1.-The cabinet is
considering Prof. Lujo Brentano as a
possible candidate for the post of Ger
man ambassador to the United States
LuJo Brentano. who is seventy
seven years old. is professor of politi-
cal economy, finance and natural his
sory at the University of Munich. He
mas iectured on political economy at
several universities. among them the
Universities Of Berlin, Breslau, Strass-
purg, Vienna and Leipzig. He has also
oeen prolific writer on economic sub.