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The Washington times., 1924-11-15
Mike McTigtle Has
High Idea Of His
Worth

Mike McTigue, light heavy
weight champion Of the world,
demands $4,000, with the privi-
lege Of taking rs per cent Of
the receipts if that sum would
exceed $4,000, for . no-deci-
sion bout ct the Newark
Arlnory with Mickey Walker,
welterweight.
Walker would be many pounds
lighter than the Irish boxer
in the proposed bout. The
chances Of this bout being
staged are slim, though Walker
has signed q contract to meet
Mike in Newark.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
MARINES VENT SPLEEN ON
INNOCENT HAWKS
By II. ID. THOMAS.

Without merting It, the champion Mohaws face the ire IN
team.
The Devil Dogs have they angry the
Scouting Fleet The Scouting Fleet gdders trimmed the Mohaws
by two points
And Just show that the Scouting Fleets earlier 7O6 victory
the Quantico enlisted something Eue,
Ieathernsks will sail into the Mohaw at American
League Park bent upon pipg by
comparison the Sailors So6 triumph the independent
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
LAW MAKES LOS ANGEL S
BOXING MECCA
b FAME NORTON.

Los ANGELES Nov. 15That Los Angeles will It's place
along with New York as one q the coups greatest boxing
Of course the returns all Doyle fellow
make bet without oog at the whole card but amendment No
DlanG,
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
/, Munson Is Good

This chap Munson, who plays on
the line Of the Business High
School, Is one Of the best defensive
players in the high schools.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
It's Really Amusing.

oR01MVc SSuOO4o. III MlOE6 tnhu Ou0
way"
It's Really Amusing.
a LMOST simultaneously with
~ the legalizing Of boxing con-
tests in California comes the
announcement that t'Benny Leon
ard win defend his lightweight
championship against Joe Ben
jarninv out in the Golden West.
That is a rare bit Of pleasantly.
A couple of years ago, when
Leonard was defending his title
more or less frequently, he
brought Benjamin from California
to act as his sparring partner.
Billy Gibson, Leonard's manager,
boosted the coast lad and, after
much beating Of drums, succeed
ed in getting him some trials.
They were not what might have
been termed highly satisfactory.
Benjamin, sometimes with the
lightweight champion in his cor
ner as a second, boxed such oppo-
nents as Joe Blitz, Johnny Dun
dee, Benny Valger and Pete Hart
ley. Leonard saw nothing that
promised defense contest against
Benjamin.
The Californian, like Leonard,
has outgrown the lightweight
class. He remained on the coast
last year and did little or nothing
of note. Indeed, he never was 4
first-class boxer.
Benny Leonard Is not likely to
defend his title against anybody.
He is making plenty Of jack on
the stage, likes the easy life,
and is looking ahead. There's
nothing the matter with < the
champions brains, unless he thinks
the public will stomach this latest
announcement from California.
They're Seldom the Same.
IT us ANGEL FIRPO, with his
publicity trappings left at
home, was a tough guy when
he flattened Jess Willard at Jer-
sey City. He was still a tough
guy until the morning Of Septem-
Der 10, 1923, which was the
morning after his defeat by Jack
Dempsey at the New York Polo
Grounds.
How even q tough guy could
endure the beating the Argen-
tinian received that night at the
Polo Grounds and continue to be
tough is outside Of our ken, though
little was thought Of it until his
miserable showing with Harry
Wills. His utter failure against
Charlie Weinert only brings it
more clearly to mind that Firpo's
days as q ring contender ended
with his defeat by Dempsey.
Those seven terrible knockdowns
robbed him of his native strength
and courage. ~
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
Irishmen Want Games

n Dan Porter, manager Of the
Irish eleven, wants to book games
with 135-pound elevens. Porter's
phone is West 1857. to be called
The Washington times., 1924-11-15


my dear Mr.. Dougher:
"Has any attempt ever been
made to hook up Maryland and
Georgetown universities in sports?
Nothing having been said, | am
wondering If any attempt was
ever made or if any such effort
was made, how did it turn out?
"The passing Of the Virginia
Georgetown game left a gap
where once had been an institu-
ton every Turkey Day. A meet
ing between these two would
give the Capital a real thriller
from two elevens whose prox-
unity to the Capital makes them
Of interest to the people here and
ought to draw heavily. Their
individual records augur for q
battle royal and certainly might
be built up year by year into a
real attraction.
IL would like to see you COM
ment on this suggestion and, if
possible, start a little agitation
for such q game.
"GEORGETOWN, 1916"
There's the note. Too bad
Georgetown, 1916" could not quite
make up his mind to attach his
name. Now for some comment.
Matter for Executives.
PLANNING a Georgetown
Maryland football game is i
matter for the executives of
both institutions, not for q poor,
Woodworking sports writer. But
it appears strange, though, that
the executives have never vet seer
the gold mine lying before their
front gate.
The Georgetown Virginia foot.
ball series went to pot more than
ten years ago. Nothing has ever
replaced it. The opportunity is
here, but not those with the
vision to see into the future.
Under the capable coaching Of H.
C. "Curly" Byrd, Maryland is to-
day a gridiron outfit worthy Of
the highest recognition. It gets
it, too, but where? In Virginia,
Georgia, Connecticut, Pennsyl-s
,vania and New York. But not
in the District Of Columbia.
Maryland is q State university.
Georgetown is a private institu.
ton. Maryland has certain things
to consider. It is q member Of
the Southern Conference, what
ever that may mean. Certainly
in this section it means little or
nothing. Maryland might be the
Southern Conference champion,
but few around here would know
anything about it.
The entire football situation in
the South Atlantic section is all
wrong. The various representative
teams duck and dodge each other.
A season means nothing. What
does Georgetown's season mean?
Or Maryland's? Nothing. And
THAT'S A FACT.
Some other day this writer will
say some more about possible
Maryland Georgetown football
game. There isn't room today.
But, with no Virginia George
town game and George Washing
ton not approaching the class, the
logical thing is for Georgetown
and Maryland to get together.
It's Good Idea.
TIME following quotation is
from the Hoya, Georgetown
University's undergraduate
weekly:
4 "Fhe more we glance over the
exchange papers received by the
Hoya the more we feel George
town would be making 4 step to
the front if means were taken to
arrange for q t'hornecofnniR''
game to be played here in Wash
ington some time during the
course Of the football schedule. It
Is interesting to note the large
number Of colleges that foster
such an idea AMI the remarkable
success which results for the re-
The Washington times., 1924-11-15

CaleSCn6nlcS.
If he though that his team
should become expert in hoop.
rolling or cracking the whip In
order to win that game, he
would be equally justified in
rehearsing his eleven in those
parts.
When you walk on a foot
ball field you've got to have
the answer to the other birds
questions or you'll more than
likely be carried off. In short
Jones believes If his men can
keep those dummies from an
swering back, they can lick
Harvard on November %.
Yes, sir, that Harvard coach
found the entire Yale team
practicing against eleven statues
all stuffed with straw and sus-
pended BY invisible threads like
nlarionettes.
Whether this was the real
Yale squad or q collection Of
supernumeraries calculated to
get the goat Of any Harvard
spies Is something that they
are still guessing about up
around Cambridge. It certainly
isn't any kind Of propaganda to
put confidence in . losing eleven,
no matter how you look at II.
Dummy tackiing in football is
what shadow boxing is to the
fight ring and both are like
arguing with a man who won't
Dtalk back.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15

AT this time, the Quantico grid
ders are calling aloud for another
clash with the Jack Tars. declaring
they can muster an eleven com.
posed entirely OF men from the
ranks that could tear the sailors
asunder. II is pointed out that
such players al Levinslxy, Henry,
Ryckman and Brunette, members
Of the first string All-Marine team.
are eligible for the enlisted mems
eleven.
Apparently the trimming the
Sailors gave the Devil Dogs
ranked that branch OF Uncle
Sans military service widely
recognized as being superior In all
things as compared with the army
and navy.
II the Marines are quoted cor.
rectly, their chief purpose In chal.
longing the Scouting Fleet to a
second contest Is to clear up q false
impression created by the first
game, to wit: that it was the first
team Of Quantico, representative OF
the entire Marine Corps. that the
Sailors whipped.
They hold the Scouting Fleet
responsible for the misrepresenta.
ton and apparently feel that an
other game with the publicity
properly handled. would clear the
glorious name Of the Marine Corps
OF an undersigned smudge.
The enlisted men Of Quantico
want another game, no doubt, for
the purpose OF revenge With
them 1t can be seen as q personal
matter, It being quite human to
desire acsond crack at con.
queror.
Quite n different angle may be
that Of the Marine Corps, IS =
whole, which having been adyer-
tised IS the football victim Of ,
group Of enlisted sailors, might be
put to the trouble Of explaining
away that defeat before landing
ON certain college schedules.
The Marine Corps earned its way
into select grid company by dint Of
much effort, Georgetown University
giving the Devil Dogs their first COLI
lege date, and having made itself q
drawing card, the Marine Corps
eleven finds the dose Of false publi-
city sent out after the Scouting Fleet
game hard to swallow.
There's the real damage. The Ma
rtne Corps feels it's football status
has been injured, not to speak OF its
pride.
Perhaps the Scouting Fleet will
turn a deaf ear to the Devil Dogs
challenge, backed It is reported, by
an offer to wager $4,000 on the out
come of q second game.
So while the Sailors are thinking
1t over the Quantico enlisted meii
Will try to humiliate the poor. limo.
cent Mohawls and thereby admin
ister 9 dab OF salve to the stinsing
wound made by the Scouting Fleet.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15

- $500 WAN
scout If he
couldn't come
back with better
tips than that
to keep going.
If Yale be-
lieves that tackl-
ing dummies IS
the most ilnpor-
tant thing it will
have to do Sat-
urday at t Ar
next, then Tad
Jones is perfect
ly correct in COM
centrating b j .
that kind az
The Washington times., 1924-11-15

speetive schools in more than one
way
The Washington times., 1924-11-15

Quite q different angle may be
that Of the Marine Corps, IS
whole, which having been adver-
tised as the football victim Of ,
group Of enlisted sailors, might be
put to the trouble Of explaining
away that defeat before landing
on certain college schedules.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15

Apparently the trimming the
Sailors gave the Devil Dogs
ranked that branch Of Uncle
Sans military service widely
recognized as being superior In all
things as compared with the army
and navy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
BRITTIN SCORES
SENATOR WALSH
Says DENLY Made Bargain When
He Leased Reserves

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Declar-
ing that Secretary DENLY made most
excellent bargain for the government
when he agreed to the leasing of the
naval oil reserves to Doheny and Sin
clair interests, Representative Brittin
of Illinois, a republican member of the
House naval committee, in a formal
statement issued here today assailed
Senator Walsh of Montana and other
democrats who have been attacking the
leasing.
As a part of their lease to the Cali
fornia reserve the Doheny interests are
constructing oil storage at Pearl Har-
Dor, Hawaii. he pointed out. adding
that this work will make possible a
naval base there which will make the
Pacific coast safe from invasion.
Senator Walsh of Montana and his
democratic colleagues" said the state
ment, "are seeking to destroy their
eountrys HeligOland and place the
United States at the mercy Of any great
naval power which may attack it from
the west. In their effort to create a
party issue and promote their personal
political ambitions they are trying to
sacrifice their country's safety. That
is the whole secret Of their attack on
the naval leases and the Pearl Harbor
naval base"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
NATIVE FARMERS
TRAIL FOREIGNERS
Latter Show Best Record In
Purse And Production

CHICAGO, April 6.-Foreign white
farmers in the United States are more
successful than the native born whites,
according to an analysis of the census
records made by the Sears-R oebuck
Agricultural Foundation.
In 1920 100 per cent of the foreign
born farmers owned their own farms
while $3.50 native born farmers were
proprietors, the analysis said. Only
1873 per cent of the foreign born were
tenants compared with 1872 per cent
native born.
Farms of foreign born owners aver
aged 191 acres, with an average value
of $15, 466 against, 1852 acre farms, with
an average value of 81, 123 for native
born farmers, the survey showed.
The Scandinavian countries and Ger
many furnished the bulk Of the LOG
foreign born farmers out of every thou
sand white farmers in 1920. Danish
farmers cultivated 5.149,000 acres.
equal to more than half the area Of
their native country. German farmers
titled an acreage equal to 10 per cent
of the total war area of Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
JURY
SEEKS RELEASE;
JUDGE REFUSES
Hopeless Deadlock Re-
ported In Case Of Mo-
bile Attorney

MOBILE, Ala, April 6.--Judge r.
II. Erwin of the federal court today
refused to discharge the jury IN the
case of Percy H. Kearns. an attorney
of this city, charged with bribery. of
government official q
The jury came into court and told
the magistrate they were unable to
reach verdict in the case, but he
ordered them locked up again.
The case was given to the jury yes
terday afternoon at o'clock after three
days were consumed in the taking of
testimony.
The government charged that Kearns
gave NJ. II. Gonzallaus, federal prohi-
bition agent, $500 to protect an al
legged Mobile liquor ring Kearns made
denial of the charge, saying the money
was given to him by District Attorney
Boyles to trap the government
agent, but BOyles denied the state
ment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
CONGRESS
NEEDS ELEVATION
'Anti-Basement' Club For Mem
bers Urged By Educator

CHICAGO, April Cdr. Francis G..
Peabody, for 40 years dean of Har-
ward university, recommended tonight
in an address before the Chicago Sun
day Evening club that members of
Congress Join an anti-basement club"
They should get up out of the
sordid air of this nauseating investi-
CATION settle on higher plane and
give the country constructive legisla-
ton Dean Peabody declared. Con
gress should rise above the low places"
The dean suggested an "anti-base-
ment club" for those who would live in
the upper stories of their lives, aban-
doning its lower regions, its Easements
and cellars, its underworld of care
lessness or narrowness, where life was
shut in, sitting or mean"
He said that the need was for up
ward looking people who can avoid the
degrading things of life and devote
themselves TO those things that are ele-
waiting mentally and morally.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
STONE MURDER
BATTLES POLICE
BlaclSmaiI And Jealousy Angles
Occupy Los Angeles Officers

LOS ANGELES, Cal. April g.
Mystified by several conflicting clues,
police detectives made little progress
Sunday In. their efforts to solve the
strange murder Of Mrs. Vera Stone,
wealthy widow of policeman and
friend of notorious underworld char
acteFs.
Covered with blood-soaked garments,
Mrs. Stone was found dead in her home
here BY her sister Saturday. Police be-
lieye the woman. was killed by a man
Of unusual physical strength. The as
sailant is@thought to have choked Mrs.
Stone into Inconsistencies and then
struck his victim over the head with
a sharp instrument. In many respects,
the crime Is similar to the startling
hammer murder" of Alberta Meadows
by Clara Phillips. now serving life
sentence in San Quentin.
Two diverse clues lead detectives to
these possible solutions:
That Mrs. Stone was slain by an un-
derw0rld character whom she had
blackmailed as the result of informa-
ton she had obtained from high police
officials, with whom she is known to
have been friendly.
That because of her beauty one of the
many men whom she is supposed to
have Tilted, murdered her after she be-
iected his love.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
FOUR WOMEN HURT
Said To Have Cheered Marching
Klansmen

LILLY Pa, April 6.-Rioting be-
tween townspeople and members of the
Ku Klux Khan here last night caused
the death of two men of the town, the
probable fatal injury to another. and
less serious injury to score of others.
Members of both opposing groups were
wounded in a pitched battle in which
many shots were fired. Four women
were among those injured. Three
klansmen were taken to the Johns
town hospital suffering with gunshot
wounds. while II men, all declared to
be residents of Lilly, were in the Al
toona hospital with similar injuries
and others who were hurt were treated
at Lilly.
The battle began when the klansmen
were boarding a special train after hav-
ing staged ceremony on an adjoining
hill.
Four women were injured in clashes
before the general riot. They were
said by police TO have been attacked
after cheering the marching klansmen.
The most seriously injured was Miss
Esther Hanna, who suffered a broken
leg. The others, Miss Anna Hanna,
Mrs. Nelson Wise and Mrs. joseph
Aurandt, suffered bruises.
Those killed were Philip T. Con-
rad and Floyd Paul.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
WOMEN ORGANTZE
ACTION COMMITTEE
New Political Body Begins OPP
eratiOns In Washington

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Another
woman's political organization, the
WOman's Committee for Political Ac-
ton, began operations in the capital
today, and offered what is described
as the first political program ever drawn
up by women.
Included is public control of natural
resources; public ownership of commu-
nication and transportation public con-
troll of the nations money and credit :;
the raising of government revenue by
taxes on large incomes and inherit
ances, on land values, profits on gov
eminent banking, and saving from arma-
ment reduction; progressive reduction
Of armament by international agree
ment. judicial settlement of disputes
and a "democratically controlled world
organization"
The organization committee, which
described itself as not a new political
party, includes Mrs. Tennessee Ander-
son. New York; Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch, New York Mrs. Harriet Con
nor Brown, Washington: Mrs. Rachael
Dubois, New Jersey; iona Gale, Wis
consin; Freda Kirchwey. New York /;
Anne Martin, Nevada; Mrs. Fremont
Older, California Ruth Pickering, New
York; Mrs: Charles Edward Russell,
Washington, and Mrs. John Jay White,
New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07

upon this question, for the events which
marked this critical period had passed
into history, and the chief actors had
passed from lifes stage.
England Was Slow"
However" he continued, at may
be said that England herself was slow
to realize the vastness of the conflict
and that in the American form of gov
eminent only united country can
carry on war. 1t was only natural that
the President sought some means to
avoid the horrors of war.
Mr.. Page, on the contrary. was
in the midst of the conflict, where he
could hear the rumble of the Flanders
guns. came into daily contact with the
chief actors in the great tragedy, saw
Borrowing homes and the sacrifice of
young manhood and widows in tears.
Above all, he rightly judged the great
issue for which western civilization was
battling, and it must be said that Mr..
Pages prophecies came true"
Mr.. Pages great contribution to
America and Great Britain was during
the war before entry of the United
States, according to Ambassador KEEL
logg. His tact, craftsmanship, courtesy
and greatness of heart at that period
shone forth, smoothed away and pre-
vented serious Misunderstanding which
might have had grave consequences.
Carried Load OF Sorrow"
During all this time he carried load
of sorrow, which the terrible conflict
cast like a shadow over his life. He
lived to see triumphant the cause which
he had advocated, but five years of in
cessant labors, not sparing himself even
in ill health, cost him his life, which
was given for his country as truly as
if it were given on the fie.i of battle.
In concluding his address, the am
,bassador said II and my countrymen
thank those who conceived the plan to
place in this ancient church tablet to
his memory. Through long years to
come may it be the visible evidence of
the fact that when the great test came
Walter Page did truly represent his
land, and America saw freedom, JUS
tice and right as you saw it, and gave
its youth to stand side by side with
yours. While this tablet endures may
that memory remain"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
ITALIAN ELECTION
PASSES QUIETLY
MussoIini Expresses Certainty
OF Fascist Return

ROME, April 6.--The balloting in the
parliamentary elections was extremely
heavy today throughout Italy, There
was nothing, however, to disturb the
peace either in Rome or other cities.
The usual array of carabineers dur
ing elections was not in evidence today
and the absence of coerciye measures
was notable.
Premier Mussolini voted at 8 in the
morning and he expressed to the crowds
that gathered his confidence that the
fascist party would be overwhelmingly
returned to power.
The pssaber of seats to be distributed
is $50. u which the majority will have
at least 1856. The others will be allotted
among the various remaining parties.
according to the strength they show in
the elections.
Reports from the provinces show
more than 60 per cent of the electors
voted. The latest reports indicate a
sweeping majority for the government