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medical corps is stationed at Manila.
He was on vacation leave in China
when, with the other foreigners, he was
taken from the Shanghai Peking ex-
press near Suchow ON May 6 and car
ried away by the bandits. Mai. Pinger
of, the ordnance corps also is stationed
at Manila. Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Pinger.
together with the two sons, Robert
Allen, jr., and Claud Pinger, jr.. were
cAptured, but later released
In a letter to the Associated Press,
written before he was moved down
from the summit. Maj. Pinger express
ed gratitude that his parents had
been kept Informed of his situation.
II Can See for sixty Miles.
awhile we can see for sixty miles
around he wrote, I'VE hear only
what little gossip percoiates from the
temples where the other foreigners
are stationed. None of the bandit
chiefs come up to the top. We three
are kept busy, correspondence taxing
a,isubstantial share of the day. We
ance and utility of the Sap Club.
Solomon cooks on a charcoal stove;
Allan and l alternate at dishwashing,
which we view as a danger because
OF the water-borne diseases.
d"With plenty of food and comforta-
biz cots. we cannot help comparing
otir lot with that of the Chinese chill
tr!en captives here. One kiddie's ribs
are sticking out as in famine Pic
tures. Every time We try to give
them food the bandits snatch it away.
An the children are unspeakably
fiithy. When we first came up they
Were moribund. but few clandestine
hSfd-boiled eggs have livened them
up and several are constantly hang
inE around waiting for q chance to
do little favors for me. with the idea
of,getting candy, a potato or an egg
az reward. We are told that the
custom Is to hold such kiddies for
wears, waiting for their folks to earn
the ransom, which often ID as much
as 5000 taeis each. If the ransom 10
not forthcoming the youngster IL
brought up as bandit.
How can any country amount to
anything where such treatment Of in
ndcents Is possible?'
Mai Pinger said he was preparing
a.detailed narrative Of his experience
for the American press.
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tContinned from First Pasel
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1eck. Halifax county. to take a long

Neck. Halifax county. to take a long
While at Scotland Neck last winter
Mr.. Kitchin contracted influenza
which developed into pneumonia. Lit
tie hope was held out for his recov-
cry during this illness. but he made a
wonderful fight for his life and won.
This illness left him with a stomach
trouble, however. which gradually
grew worse until 1t resulted in hie
death here today.
Never Lost Temper.
In the twenty years of his services
in the House of Representatives. in
cluding for years as it's leader
during democratic control. Claude
Kitchin never once lost his temper
in the thick of bitter and stormy de-
bate. His big. round, red face al
ways was lighted with a smile or a
grin "as he slaughtered the enemy
and republicans often declared that
Kitchin kept smiling "as he operated
on them before the country"
Back in the days when he was a
struggling young North Carolina law
yer, Kitchin's temper was like that OF
q wild man. as he himself expressed
1t. One day a country trial justice
Kitchin started to clean up the court
1t was an exciting moment.
"And then 1t suddenly occurred to
expected to get along / had to put
ice on my head and bride on my
tongue. Right then and there / de-
cided I would never get mad with
anybody again."
Mann's Apt simne.
James r. Mann. a veteran repre-
sentative from Illinois. who often
crossed swords with Kitchin in the
House, declared on the occasion OF the
latter's retirement as democratic lead
er, that he was vicious in debate be-
cause his attacks, like brick in a
towel, were wrapped in smiles.
Kitchin's greatest fight with his leg
islative conscience came when the
House was called upon to declare war
against the German government In
1917. Congress was wildly excited.
Word passed back and forth among
members that the then majority leader
would vote against 1t. Later. on the
afternoon of April 8, members of the
leaders family and some of his most
intimate friends were in his office. For
once the leader had lost his smile. He
was weary and tagged from loss of
sleep. He told the group that he could
not bring his conscience to the point
OF voting for war, that his right Of
leader because of IL would be chal-
lenged. but that he didn't care because
his heart spoke against IT.
Fought Against War.
Then he went to the House chamber
with every seat filled and vast
throng in the gallery-and. during a
tense and dramatic moment, took his
stand against war.
But once war was declared Kitchin
threw his support whoie-heartedily
into the fight and championed every
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INJUNCTION DENIED.

Chief Justice Mccoy Of the District
Supreme Court has vacated the tenn
porary restraining order procured oy
tha Columbia Oil Company of Rosslyn,
va, against the Independent Oli CoI,,-
Vent alleged improper use of informa-.
ton secured by some Of the officers OF
the latter company while in the employ
OF the former corporation The court
also refused to grant the lnounctioii
a sked by the Columbia company.
The independent company denied the
Allegations of the bill through Attor-
ney Conrad H. Syme.
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RELEASE OF ALLEN
/. AROUSES u. S. HOPE

Continued from First Page.)
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BIG COAL PRICE BOOST.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, May 31.-The price of coal
throughout Germany will be increased
SO per cent beginning tomorrow. in
consequence OF the further deprecia-
tion of the mark and the increase in
wages granted to the miners, it was
announced today.
This increase will bring Ruhr coal
to 22l 900 marks a ton. as compared
with about $4,000 marks a ton for
English coal delivered at Hamburg.
The retail price Of German coal, how
ever. will again be advanced shortly,
due to q 40 per cent increase In
freight rates, which also becomes ef-
fective tomorrow.
Speaking at the meeting at which
the coal prices were f1xed, DR.. Fried
rich August Pinkerneil. mining ex-
pert. declared the coal situation was
satisfactory both in occupied and un-
occupied Germany. Imports from
England were continuing on a large
scale, he said and in some ses were
being bought on a paper mark basis.
The average miner in Germany now
is receiving 2s,700 marks for each
shift.
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MORE GIVE TO FUND.

Two more subscriptions to The
Stars Memorial day fund" which
brought the total amount to $766.40,
are hereby acknowledged: Mrs. A.
III: McLaughton, q. A. r., 81; Patrons
CEsmos Theater, $3.50.
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of local clergymen. Dr. Smith has
made his parish one of the most in
fiuentiai in the city. He has long
been regarded as material for the
bishopric.
DR.. Stires has been head Of St
Thomas Church, New York, since
1901. He has been prominent in civic
life, and during Sthe war spoke in the
training camps of the country and
abroad. He is at present in Italy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
FORMER BIG LEAGUERS
IN COAST LEAGUE NOW

The Pacific Coast League, claim
ing to be the equal of the majors IN
class, is filled with veterans from
the big show, long since too slow 70
hold their own.
San Francisco has Pete Compton,
Biff Ellison, Pete Kilduff, Archle
Yelle, Jim Scott and Sam Agnew.
Sacramento has Merlin Kopp,
Tom Hughes, Fittery, Molwitz ana
Buddy Ryan.
Sam Crane, the hitless shortstop,
Is with Seattle, while Yaryan, Doc
Johnston and Vean Gregg are his
teammates.
Jack Knight Is with Oakland, and
so are Ted Gather, Whiteman, Wal
ter Mails and McGaffigan.
Salt Lake has Duffy Lewis. Paul
Strand, Tommy Sheehan, Without,
Oscar Witt. Kallio, Peters, and Ny
esr, once a pitcher with the Mack
men.
Vernon has Ping Bodie. Chad
bourne, Truck Hannah, Wneezer
Dell, Bill James, jake May and
Schellenbach, once. White Sox
hurler.
Los Angeles is using Chuck Deal.
Art Griggs and Marty Krug in it's
infield, with Hood and Twombley in
the garden and Otey Crandall in the
box.
Portland has Mccain, BRAZIL, Ons-
low, HARRISON, HUghie High, Lever
enz, Middleton, Stumpf, Tom DAILY
and King, all of whom have seen big
league experience.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
NJ T|GUE R ISkS
HIS RING TITLE
TONIGHT

PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-Mike
McTigue, world light heavyweight;
champion, tonight meets Tommy
Loughran, the sturdy Quaker, at
Shetzline Park.
This viii be Mikes first bout In
America since he dethroned Battling
Sikh for the 175-pound crown at Dub
lin, Ireland. last st. Patrick's Day.
Mike has agreed to give the Senega-
lese a return bout in Ireland on
September 8; the champion to receive
1O0, 900 cool smackers.
McTigue has been training his
head off the last two weeks on the
estate of his brother-inlaw at Baby.
Ion, L. I. He has private gym.
nasium.
Joe Jacobs, manager of the champ,
has several other bouts in prospect
for Mike preliminary to his engage
ment with Georges Carpenter, at
Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, the
latter part of next month. He ex-
poets to sail for the other side the
middle of August to keep his engage
ment with Sikh.
1t was not learned until the ART
val of DIR. Patrick McCarten, who
arranged the return match last week,
that McTigue endeared himself to
the hearts of his countrymen the
day after the Sikh fight by giving a
dinner and party which cost Mike
So, 900. 1t was SOME feast, accord.
ing to the M. d.
"You wouldn't believe 1t, but the
affair was the best thing of its kind
in the history of Ireland" said DIR.
McCaTten. mike spared no ex-
pense to give his friends wonder.
full time. Mike got about $1,000 as
his end and so elated was he with
victory that he decided to spend
half of it with his friends. Mike is
a national hero in Ireland. They
are aching to see him fight again."
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GIBBONS SHOWS
He MEANS To
MAKE GOOD

The thing about the training cam
paign of Tom Gibbons for his fight
with Dempsey is that he is going
about it as if he meant business.
He is working hard and is not
going to put forward the excuse
that he was out Of condition if he
is defeated. ...
He is surrounding himself with
capable advisers, and his choice of
Spider Kelly to be his chief second
in the fight is regarded as ten
strike. Proper handling in a cham
pionship bout is an important thing
There have been many instances
in. the past where fighters have
reached a point Of confidence where
they did not regard direction as
necessary. Willard, Kilbane and
numerous others have made this
mistake.
Even Dempsey has reached the
degree of confidence where he re-
CARDS his own advice as best. Kelly
may prove an important factor in
the Shelby fight. He is crafty and
schooled in ring tactics. He is cool
and an adviser Of long experience.
Two heads in a ring battle are often
better than one.
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GLEASON SENDS
ROBERTSON ON
HIS WAY
HurIer Will Be Sold or Traded
At the Very First
Opportunity.

DETROIT. June 25.-Charlie Rob
ertson, no-hit-no-run hurler, has
pitched his last game for the Chi
cago White Sox. Manager Gleason
has sent him back to Chicago to
await further developments. He
will be, sold or traded. according to
the White Sox manager.
Robertson started here yesterday
against the Tigers and In the very
first inning yielded two hits and
three passes, giving the Tigers three
runs. On being taken out he had
a wordy quarrel with Manager
Gleason, who wanted to know why
he pitched side arm to the Tigers.
Not satisfied with Robertson's ex-
PLANTATION, Gleason ordered the
pitcher to take off his uniform. Last
night he was bundled aboard O
train for Chicago.
ct keep no players who won't DO
their best, that's all there is to It.
said Manager Gleason today. Rob-
ertson hasn't been doing his best
SO he can't pitch for me"
The trouble is believed to be a
continuation of Robertson's salary
complaint in the spring.
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MAY &C.
CHANGE 6
PLACE
Boston Rumor Has Holy Cross
Coach Managing Red Sox
for Coming Season.

BOSTON. June 25.-Frank l..
Chance, though doing a good job
with the material at hand, may not
manage the Red Sox in 1924. Jack
Barry, former big league second
sacker and now coach of the crack
Holy Cross varsity mines, is said to
be favored for the berth by Robert
Quinn, who will be president of the
club next season in place of Harry
H. Frasee.
Chance, according to his own
statement, refused to sign con-
tract as manager of the Red Sox
for longer than one season. He
said he wanted to see what he
could do and that one year would
be enough. Local fans believe the
old Cub boss has made good.
Barry played with the Red Sox
before retiring and coaching the
Holy Cross team. He has thou
sands of friends here who will be
pleased to see him in charge of the
Fenway outfit.
Bob Quinn is about to sever con-
nections with the st. Louis Browns,
OF which he Isl business manager.
He is expected here shortly after
July /.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
COBB NEARING
FINAL DAY AS
BOSS
Unless He Quits Nayin Will
Dismiss Him in October,
Says Dame Rumor.

Ty Cobb, veteran outfielder. is
managing the Detroit Tigers for his
last season, according to. rumors
running about the American League
circuit. 1t is being whispered that,
If he does not offer his resignation
at the close OF the present cam
paign, he will be removed by Pres
ident Frank Navin.
Detroit fans, for the first time In
Cobb's lengthy career as
member of the Tigers, have Kissed
and hooted the manager on more
than one occasion this year. 1t is
this which may induce Cobb to re-
sign.
with practically every one Of his
PLAYERS at least once this year.
Harry Heilmann is said to be the
only player who has not felt the
raw edge of the Georgian's tongue.
Fothergill, the big outfielder. Is the
most recent opponent of Cobb, &C.
cording ito more or less well-au'
thenticated rumors.
Baseball players around the cir
cult blame Cobb for the failure OF
Bob Veach and Lu Blue this seasor..
They say Ty has ruined both play.
ers by his caustic criticisms and
rough treatment.
Detroit fans are sore because
Howard Ehmke and Ira Flagstead
were released to the Red Sox simply
because they refused to endure
Cobbs methods. They are also sore
at Cobb's handling Of Veach, Bias
sler, Blue and Francis this season.
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taQQinQ
ait bases

Today the Griffs are exactly one
game behind the Detroit Tigers and
IL game and a half behind TIE
fourth place st. Louis Browns.
Manager Bush is hopeful Of pulling
his team into the first division by
the time he goes West. This will
be a tough task, as his coming, ten
games will be two with the AS in
Philadelphia. four with the Red SoX
here and four with the Yankees in
New York This is hard grind for
a wobbly hurting staff.
Losing to the Griffs while the In
dams were hammering the Browns
has left the Mackmen with but
half-game advantage over Iris
Speakers lads for second place.
Ossie Bluege has apparently re-
covered from his recent severe bat
ting slump. Yesterday the young
ster connected for three safe hits
one a fluke double eff Hale's shins
others, though, were the real thing,
his double in the seventh driving in
two runs.
Cy Perkins, Connie Mack's bril-
liant receiver, gave way to Row
land, a rookie, in the eighth. The
newcomer handled himself neatly.
Again defeating the Boston
Braves, to 3, the Giants registered
their sixth straight win.
Brooklyn scored six runs in the
first on one hit, five walks, an
error and a hit batsman, and beat
the Phillies, 8 to a.
Alexander was in rare form and
the Cubs whitewashed Cincinnati.
2 to 0.
The seventh was lucky for the
Pirates and the four runs tailed
were enough to give the Cardinals
a 6-to-4 cleaning.
Dauss, Of Detroit, weakened in
the final inning, the White Sox get
ting to him for six runs, winning
8 to s.
The Indians also registered a six
run rally and Sherry Smith was
credited with an STOP victory over
the Browns.
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knows that only so long as he is
the champion can he lord it over
the others. He is wasting no time
training. He will be ready.
As for Tommy Gibbons, he is q
good boxer, probably the. best
Dempsey has ever met, but in all
his career he has never shown the
fighting edge a champion must
have to become and to remain
champion.
It is ridiculous to say that
neither Dempsey nor Gibbons
fever fought a good man." They
fought whoever was around for
them to fight. Yes, and some of
them were pretty good men, too.
If Gibbons had Dempsey's heart,
his ability to concentrate upon the
work at hand, his punch, well-the
st. Paul man might have a chance.
However, he lacks the champion
ring courage, his ferocity under
fire and his wallop.
How long will it last on July a /?
Not long after Gibbons succeeds
in singing Dempsey. The cur
tain will fall soon thereafter and
with remarkable abruptness. II
Gibbons fails to land a singer
early in the fray, it may drag
along for awhile, but it can end
in only one way, defeat for the
challenger, in spite of all the press
agent has had to say of his re-
markable ability.
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Just Mere Dreams.

RK UGH of the stuff turned out
W of Shelby and Great Falls,
A'A Mont, regarding the train
ing of Jack Dempsey and Tommy
Gibbons has been plain bunk and
mere idle gush.
We have more or less experience
with the press agent. He is a
hard worker. He does his best
according to his own lights, but
he can't do everything.
: The press agent in Montana has
made Shelby a wide-open cow
town today and a dull, drear Sun
day school dump tomorrow. He
has peopled the country with mil
lionaires. The showdown, with the
81 800 bank roll, must have been a
severe shock to the young man.
AS to the training of the two
boxers, much of the junk has been
unprintable and, therefore, I'M
printed, not because of indecency
or profanity, but merely because
most sports editors know their
business. They all have wide
and capacious wastebaskets into
which most of this stuff has dis.
appeared.
Knowing that there is small in
terest in this approaching contest,
at least along the Atlantic sea-
board, the press agent has been
booming the cleverness of the
challenger and weeping over the
lack of punch being exhibited
by the champion. And how he
has dreamed!
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Georges carpenter, price OF the
Partisan boulevardiers, dropped
his light heavyweight honors to
Battling Sikh, who in turn left
them in the keeping Of Mike
McTigue.
Gene Tunney lost his American
light heavyweight title to Harry
Greb, who promptly made a joke
of Tommy Gibbons and then lost
the title back again to Tunney.
Pancho Villa dropped his Amer
lean flyweight honors to frankie
Genaro and then stepped in and
took away the worlds title from
Jimmy Wilde. That was fine
howdy-do.
Johnny Kilbane took one punch
on the jaw and lost his title to
Gene Criqui, already holder of the
European featherweight honors.
Now Criqui is champion of the
world, something Kilbane claimed
but never owned.
Jack Britton lost the world
welterweight crown to Mickey
Walker, of Elizabeth, N. J.
Johnny Dundee lost his more or
less mythical junior lightweight
title to Jack Bernstein and is now
booked to. face Criqui for the
featherweight honors.
When all is said and done, this
has been a mighty. poor year for
the champions. They have been
singing in a decidedly minor
strain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
BROWNS DO BEST WORK
IN LEAGUE FOR A WEEK

The st. Louis Browns did the
best work of all the American
League teams last week, winning
five out of six games played. Their
fielding was also. the smoothest, but
four errors being charged against
them. They scored thirty-nine runs
on sixty-three hits. the opponents
making but fourteen runs. @
The poorest work was done by
the Boston Red Sox who won but a
single game in seven played. The
Indians had a single victory out OF
six games played.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
TOM BRUFFY STAR WHEN
ROBERTS TRIMS BALSTON

With Tom Bruffy in the box
looking like his old self, the w. f.
Roberts team shutout the fast Balls
ton team, IL to 0.
Bruffy and Jim Dunn were one
Of the best sandlot batteries of last
seasons series. In yesterdays
game. Bruffy allowed only two
hits, no walks, and struck out ten.
Tomorrow w. F. Roberts will
play the Seamen Gunners at the
NAVY Yard and next Sunday will
hook up with Mercury at Wash.
ington Barracks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
PLANNING BIG SHAKEUP
FOR BRAVES NEXT YEAR

The Boston Braves are to be en-
tirely remodeled before the 1924
campaign opens. according to those
who have talked with President
Mathewson recently. The action
will be forced upon the owners by
the Red Sox. who will not be carry
ing the Harry Frazee load next
season.
Fred Mitchell will be retained as
manager, but he will be given many
new players. Hardly three of the
Veterans will be kept in the lineup.
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Who Viii Win
TheBigScrap
Opinions from the Sport World
on the Dempsey Gibbons Go.
Copyright. 1928. bySCosmopoIitan
News Service.l

Frank Moran, former heavy
weight contender knocked out
by Dempsey, New York: @TOtn
Gibbons will win. but Dempsey
will get the decision. The bout
will 60 fifteen rounds.
"Gibbons will make Dempsey
miss plenty. Tom will also hit
the champion hard enough to
make him cautious.
Dempsey, no doubt, will do
the rushing in the early part of
the battle, but Gibbons speed
and countering win hold him.
/ expect Toms lefts to the
body will take some Of the
spirit out of Dempsey. Both of
them can take it. I Take Glib
bons' and Dempsey's bouts with
Harry Greb, Gibbons made the
best showing.
"Greb boxed the champion
twice, three and four round
bouts. Greb cit Jacks eye
open and Dempsey stopped box
ing after three hot rounds.
Again they met and Greb
slugged Dempsey to a staridstill
in four, Kearns calling q hall,
with Greb daring Dempsey to
box six at q New York gym.
Gibbons has whipped Greb
twice, in Pittsburgh.
1t will be a good, hard battle
with plenty of science, speed
and terrific hitting. =
Pete Hartley, lightweight
boxer, New York: Dempsey
will wear Gibbons down with
the rabbit punch"
Marty Burke, heavyweight,
New Orleans: 81 think Dempsey
will win in five rounds.
"Dempsey's speed, punch and
strength will wear Gibbons
down and out IN five or six
rounds. am allowing Gibbons
more rounds than / allowed any
of Dempsey's other opponents
because I am of the opinion
that Tommy is the best man the
champion has yet faced to de-
fend his title against
Gym" Bagley, manager, New
York: "The champion will win
in about five or six rounds.
"On Gibbons last two show
ings in New York city, with
Harry Greb and Billy Miske; it
does not seem possible to me
that he can stand up under the
punishment that Dempsey is
capable of handing out when he
wants to cut loose"