The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-24

burned trying to save the chill
dren and Is Ia the Butler hos
pital. b
Another child 81 the family
WAS burned to death five years
ago.
Alaskan. shows just what she II
capable Of doing. She III really an
artist. but that ii not why I have
chosen her to be my wife. / chose
her because I love, her and because
she has g whale Of q lot Of sense.
and judgment.
"SteM VIII take care Of me and
my iHtefests, you can gamble your
overcoat-if You have borrowed an
other one recently on that. And
that's what want In q woman
love, tenderness. care ana aympa4
thy. az course. I am glad that
Stell ~ beautiful. and 1 wish / had
personal beauty to match hers: blls
I haven even Il they did, straight
en- out my nose.
The marriage Of the heavy.
weight champion il supposed to
stir up as much interest as the
marriage Of 3 Prince Of Wales
occasions Ii Europe. For Demp.
sey. the prince OF falls. u at least
free 70 choose whomsOever he
wants for his wife. No interna.
tional relations depend on. his
choice. The kind Of woman who
Is 90 chosen by the most expensive
athletic figure In the world II Of
interest TO many.
This IS the kind Of woman
'sStell" Il, a. outlined by the doting
champ, AZ he Tluled with his right
hand from the hoileydew melon to
his granite Jaw:
''I--And she ii. first Of all. q
home naixef.
''2She has intelligence.
She y generous and sym
pathetic.
She Is satisfied to give up q
career for love.
She Is beautiful and healthy
and loves babies
Dempseyss Code.
In these five points Dempsey
says that beauty comes last, al.
though It Is "a fine thing to have
It." Those who always have pic
tured Dempsey as hankering after
hectic marriage to q Broadway
butterfly. or q Hollywood highflIer,
must be amazed TO learn the
champs real ideas on the subject
Of home and family.
Dempsey added:
You know i am glad for the
hard knocks 4 got. They made me
champion. The rough breaks taught
me To be satisfied with less than
might get and TO appreciate
things. I often wish were highly
educated or smart, out / realize
that that sort of thing. Is the prop
erty OF others. ! have Eried hard
u learn, and / have tried to keep
clean and worthy Of woman who
might some day consent 70 marry
me, even though ] had been q boxer.
arm repaid now, and lIo matter
what sort Of q game boxing might
be, / can look anybody's kid in the
eye when he shakes my hand.
Everywhere Dempsey goes ne Is
mobbed. You remember Charles
Dana Gibson's pen picture of s1'he
Champion" years agO-It showed
old Jim SJeffries, In q fiye-galion
opera hat being followed by kids.
But JEFF, popular as he WAS.
couldn't hold g lantern TO jack.
He Ia never clesty. He shakes
does with EARTHQUAKES. AS he was
waiting for his car in a garage, all
the boys mitted the big hoy. Ons
mechanic, gEimy and cil.stained,
was overheard by Jack when he
said:
Just my luck to have myshands
e; dirty. Gee! but I'd Ike to mltt
Jack. nicely manicured, stuck out
his money paw and laughed:
Come on, son, why nCt? I've
been dirtier than that.
The town champion happened In
and gave Dempsey the up-aEid down.
After looking at the six fceL and
one inch Of iron limb and muscle,
the town Differ remarked:
They wanted me to % two
rounds with you, but II amt as
ignorant as i look"
Well. now" Dempsey said. 81
think you would do mighty good at
that. Everybody has to start some
plaza tt
Dempsey left for Atlantic city.
with Stell, to Sec the beauty con.
test. As he was being driven
through the crowd. he shouted
back:
There's only one beauty contest
for me, and it has been settled.
I've given you the low-down, SO IL
YOU don't announce 1t figti., you
win be fired as my equeriy--and
maybe soclSed. toog'
Dempsey will be here FOR two
months, of and on. His fear get
itchy. II they. are hooked 100 long
To- one spot: He probably will go
house hunting In Jersey, as he
plans to get himself and SteIl. q
comfortable bungalow and garden.
with plenty Of flowers In that State
by the time, June, 1926. rolls
around.
Stell. who weighs 1876 pounds,
beamed sincerely at the big king Of