The Washington times., 1921-07-02
Today
POOR MEX. Psts.''
The Fight, Of Course.
eutchsring Cotton.
Mrs.. 0oodwin's Dog.
ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright. 1891.

- F-t II.
NAxicAn Petroleum stock. That
Knocked the price below 100. Yes
tsfdsy somebody else. or the same
crowd. sold thirty-eixht thousand
wtre shares. That knocked the
pt}esSts So.
There vas . lsak, It seems. not
in; the Mexican oil wells. but in
Wfahinston. Congress had decided
te9put : tariff on foreign oil. and
To news leaked. The tariff will
hltcasen both eyes Of the Mexican
oil tsdustry. with its low grade
eli worth about $1.25 q barrel.
Somebody in honor bound NOT
to,.lsak. did leak. and helped others
"a make : profit.
( Xou would not expect any page
"a lse this day pass without refer
srice to one important event.
Dempsey Intends. II possible. to
Ait the Frenchman where the ulnar
uervc rests against the inner con-
dJie Of the humerus." which
means what is ordinarily called
ne sfunny-bone. A sharp blow
there would temporarily parslyzs
~ arm and offer an Opening"
1b4 human body is . vulnerable
machine. Not AL are like Achilles.
70 b destroyed only by injury to
the tsndon above the heel.
There is I spot in the back Of
your neck fortunately the igno-
rant co1ld n0t find it--where
slight pin prick would kill you
Instantly and leave no trace. DR..
Rraun Sequard demonstrated that
to his students. A bubble of air
produesd in the circulation Of
your blood, which could easily be
done. would travel far enough to
reach your heart, and you and the
hAaxt would stop.
George Bernard Shaw. who saw
Carpenter knock out Beckett. says
tes odds should be SO to on Car
p6htiAr. He has never seen Demp-
sep, snd besides he is excited. It
i possible. although improbable.
thai DseupsAy win be knocked out
IN the 6tst round. II the French
man hass kept his speed. he Is
xAstey thxn Dampsey physically,
and especially nantally. And he
can &it hlra snnskh to knock cut
b1mpseys brain $1bore sscufe-
H }NGsd and padded in 4 wall
prdtokAsd skull under thicker lay
exs 6febone than the brain Of Ed
spu; er Raaerswsld But 4 jolt on
the rikht spot will shake even a
Dempsey brain into ten seconds Of
unoonbciousness. eft
The good sisters Of St. Francis
Hospital in Jersey City have q
yn0nhpoly Of collecting for char
~ 1t the great fight crowd. 'It
s. hoped that ten thousand dollars
win b collected. That would be
the night proportion, SIC, 900 for
he suffering poor from crowd
Wiling to give 81 500, 900 to see .
tight.
Last detail: Dempsey win wear
q thick, short, stubby, five-day
bGArd, half an inch long. This is
not. done to frighten Carpenter.
The idea Of the short whiskers is
70 provide q slipping ground, over
which the leather Of the boxing
f3ote may slide, thus weakening
the blow. Human skin holds the
lnather, and Is torn. The whisk-
~ VIII let it slip. II Carpenter
Has no whiskers he should have his
4Aee vall CREASED with vaseline.
The cotton crop this year win
b the smallest in twenty-five
years, i've millien bales smaller
than last years crop. The South
a compelled to cut in two most
valuable, easily preserved crop
that the whole world needs. This
does not speak well for the intelli-
kence OF our industrial system. or
tor the Government's ability to
meet conditions.
Mrs. Goodwin. of Boston, took
Asr nice little dog to the Nelson
grocery store. The grocery cat,
perhaps with kittens hidden
feline maternity instinct will fight
any dog--ripped and tore the pet.
Mrs. Goodwin interfered, the cat
scratched, her.
She sued the grocery. The
learned Chief Justice Rugg says:
@She submitted herself to danger,
unnecessarily exposed herself"
That's what history will say of
this nation, il it doesn't keep out
OF foreign entanglements. Many a
cat and dog fight over there.
The House of Commons yester-
day afternoon voted ten million
pounds TO help coal miners over