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Evening star., 1926-10-29
BOWEN WILL FIGHT
SHELDON IN DETROIT

Johnny Bowen. Washington fly
weight, who showed cleverly at Ken
ilworth during the recent season. has
been matched to meet Charlie Sheldon
in Detroit November l2.
He also has been booked for a bout
November Is in Youngstown, Pa.
Bowen will appear in a four-round
exhibition against Billy Gill of this
city at the old Naval Armory on Mon
day night and will leave the next
night for Detroit.
Evening star., 1926-10-29
FfeUtS
With the Bowlers

ONsIsTENCY usually considered virtue especially in bowling
sometimes costly To their sorrow the Commercials dis
- night, when they dropped
their match with the Daughters OF Isabella the Washington
Ladies League.
a mood that
the of All which
glanced Consistency that
Evening star., 1926-10-29
Study of Records Increases Bancy of Rut$ World s.
TUNNEY TALKS.

Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey
recently were introduced from the
New Garden ring. Strange as it
may seem. Dempsey got far the
greater ovation.
Why?
We decided to call on this unr
usual young man.
Tunney hasn't wandered far
from his native village, and we
had only to turn a corner to find
him at the Hotel Breslin. whef e
he lives behind open doors-liter-
ally and Hospitality.
The new champion. reclining at
ease In his seat atop the sports
world, has probably been asked
more questions since that rainy
evening in Philly than could be an
swered in the Book Of Knowl.
edge"
But Gene receives his interro-
Evening star., 1926-10-29

That more men may get shots at
the pins. the Marine Corps League
has adopted a novel system. Six men
bowl on each Of the eight teams, but
the five high scores constitute the
game total. In the leagues last ses-
sion. Administrative took two from
Evening star., 1926-10-29
FOUR HOMERS In TWENTY
TIMES AT BAT A RECORD
This Ratio, Maintained Over Course of Season,
Would Have Given Babe SO Round Trippers.
Meusel's Impotentcy Blow to Yanks.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

FEW YORK October Dop hggers fast during
the world series to be worked out while the games wer
and forward with the tdngs of another
those wei known Babe Ruth of prodgous batting.
Babe Ruth did he drove the
wild with his
with
aGnaa ~ .LALs s.a44:.a pa-.h:n
Evening star., 1926-10-29

TIP FOR FISHERMEN.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va, Octo-
her 2a.-The Potomac and Shena ndoah h
Rivers We're muddy this morning.
Evening star., 1926-10-29
WOMEN IN SPORT
by CORTNNE FRAZIER

ENOR raketers of Marjorie Webster School
class tennis championships both doubles and singles
when their
final eliminating the Fall staged
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Suffield Girl Killed
 In Automobile Accident

Suffield, June 1 Pt-A large limb which had been wrenched from an elm tree and hurled across the high way between here and West Suffiold last night during a wind storm was responsible for the almost instant death of Mary Cusick, IS years old Suffield high school senior, and the serious injury of Ebert Elcock. dr., %, driver of roadster in which the couple was going 10 West Suftield The girl received fractured skull and internal injuries when the limb propped up by branches at one end hit the windshield, smashing if, and then the motorists as the car ran under it.
 Elcock, q garage owner, was cut about tue arms and face and recrty- cd several fractured ribs, He was taken 10 his homo.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Junked Motor Cars Used
 To Protect River Banks

Pierre. <. D., June lP.-Junkel motor cars are being put to a new use here-that of helping 10 tame the Missouri river.
 The Big Muddy has coy habit of tearing away large chunks Of South Dakota farmland abuttinE the stream, during the spring rises, and carrying them downstream some times in twenty-acre chunks, The piling of logs, brush and debris along the bank has not ayailed to stop the channels dcpredations
 But it has been discovered that tho frames of juuked cars, piled one upon another wherever th' channel is cutting away the bank, settle so firmly and are so impcryious 10 the channel stream that they stop the cutting away Of the bank. Several score of abandoned automobiles are serving more effectively than eA- pensiYe piling.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
WHAT WOULD MOVIE
 STARS TURN ID DO
Here Are Jobs Some of Them
 Would Take

Hollywood. June 1 LP-Picture stsrdom does not remove the indi- yiduals interest in the ordinary pur- suits of life.
 Casually. this question was put to Colleen Moore:
 What would you do for a living if motion pictures and the stage were abolished?"
 "Why, would keep house." she replied
 That started 8 canvass of the whole lot.
 Anne Q. Nillson would run a ranch.
 Harry Langdon would be a mu- sician.
 Lloyd Hughes would sell real es- tate.
 Charlie Murray would be a police man.
 Jack Mulhall would be physician. Lewis Stone would return to ac- tive service in the army.
 Joyce Compton would be a secre- tary.
 Dolores del Rio would care for her rancho in Mexico.
 Dorothy Mackaill would design clothes.
 Victor McLaElen would go back to the boxing ring.
 Mary Astor would be a pianist. Here's what the directors had to say:
 Alfred L. Green would run book store.
 Lamber Hillyer would return to automobile racing and chemistry.
 Balboni would be an artistic photographer.
 Alfred Santell would be an archi- tect.
 Mervyn Le Roy, comedy construc- tor, said if there were no theaters he would start one.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
No New Clues Today in
 McPhersOn Disappearance

Los Angeles, June 1 Pl-Policc investigating the disappearance Of Aimee Scmple McPhcrson, missing evangelist. started today without q single cl"w having developed over night. A search Of Bouquet Canyon yesterday in response to scrawlcd note calling for help proved fruitless. The claim of R. A. Mckinley. q blind Long Beach lawyer, that he repre- scntcd two men who said that they could deliver the missing pastor for $25,000 reward recently offered by Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the evangol- ist's mother also is all but elminat- cd. Mrs. Kennedy who believes her daughter drowned while surf bathing at Ocean Park May IS, says that nl- though she has abandoned all hope of recovering the body, the search will be continued.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Unidentified Man Killed
 By Train at BridgepOrt

Bridgeport, June 4 Rt-Believed 10 have been struck late last night or early today by switch engine drawing cars on the New Haven railroad here, the body of an elder Iy man was found shortly before seven o'clock this morning by the men on their way 10 work.
 The body was badly mangled and police have been unable to identify it. Cars on the track not far from the spot where the mans body was found showed evidences of having run over the body.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04

be depended to Is feet and given q width of from 250 to 400 feet. An other project for improvements at Great Kills. Staten Island. was ap- proved, carrying authorization for $62,000 appropriation and 5000 an- nual maintenance.
 A project to deepen the Buffalo river harbor. New York. to 2l feet in q triangular area west of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad company's slip and between the Erie basin and entrance channel to the Buffalo inner harbor was ap- proved also. with authorization of $20,Qoo appropriation.
 Other Approved Projects.
 Other approved projects include surveys of the Delaware river in Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Dela- ware. with a view 10 deepening the channel between Allegheny avenue, Philadelphia. and the soa 10 depth of i0 f"e', with a suitable width; Little Neck Bay. New York. Hudson riycr channel, from the Battery to Twentieth street, with q view to securing a depth Of 40 feet from shore 10 shore, and East river from English Place. Long Island City to Pierce avenue, with a view of secur- irg clear channel with q depth of 20 feet, @oo feet from the Brooklyn shore. Other surveys approved at Newton Creek. x. Y, and the Mia gara river from the end of the present 23 foot channel 10 the west ern boundary Of Sugar street, Mia gara Falls.
 New England Surveys.
 New England surveys approved in cludcd a project for the Parker Head harbor and channel. Kcnncbec river in Maine, Merrimac river In New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Fall River barbor. Taunton river, Inner Oak BiuI's harbor. and Martha's Vineyard with a view of removing steamboat rock. Another project was for surveying tho Danvars river and Broad Sound with view Of constructing a breakwater in the vicinity Of Winthrop. Others were for Vineyard Haven harbOr. and Bristol harbor with q view 10 rc- moving rock obstruction off the steamboat wharf Sakonnat harhor with view 10 extending tho break water, and Bridgeport harhor in Connecticut.
 The expenditure of sG5o. .ooo with
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Riviera Village Swamped
 With Dead Jelly Fishes

Nice. Juuc f lP'-AlI is not roses and sweet-sccntod scenery in the neighborhood or the French Riviera.
 The little fishing village Of Cros- de-Cagnes. just outside Nice, soon will be uninhahitabln unless some means is found Of destroying the millions Of jelly fish which have ap- pearcd in tho bay. Huge piles of dead fish are nightly thrown up on the beach and the authorities recently were unable to clean them away ho- fore they commenced 10 rot. At tampts 10 burn the fish had been uu- successful.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04

class, was graduated from the Gar den City high school in 1922.
 He wrote a letter 10 his parents here about two weeks ago and said he would be glad when he was grad uated and that he did not think he would accept a commission. He is now 22 years old.
 Zirkle is the son of Charles R. Hirkle, postmaster and real estate man here.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Leper Curing Flora in
 Brazil More Effective

Rio De Jan"iro. June (Pl - Numerous genera Of 1epcr curing fore exist in Bra2i. including oue species which is thought to be more ctficacious than the famous chaul- mooera tree Of Hawaii. announced the National Agricultural society.
 The Brazilian tree which is thought 10 contain a superior grade Of the magic ethyl ester is popular ly known in Portuguese as "sapu- cainha.' In various parts Of Brazil the seed is called 1epor fruit" and "Icper bread" indicating that the natives believe that it cures the dis ease. The tree grows wild in sever- al states.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
NEW CAUSE FOR DIVORCE

San Francisco, June Back seat" autom obile driving is a just cause for divorce, The state su- premc court so rules.
 Claude II. Harmon, San Francis co locomotive engineer. sued in the lower courts for q divorce on the grounds that his wife belittled his ability as a driver by telling him from the hack seat just how he should negotiate the curves ahead.
 The triM court refused to decree ard Harmon appealed with success.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
READY FOR VOTE
 ON HARBORS BILL
(Continued from First Page)

o'clock this morning Chairman Shell of the rules committee. was moved to protest. at one point that it was the "wildest scene I have observed since I have been member of the house."
 The Illinois project was approved by vote of 139 to J8.
 Other major provisions approved included one for purchase Of the Cape Cod canal in Massachusetts for $ll, ,500,O0 and an amendment call ing for survey of the "All-Ameri- can caual' route from the Lakes to the sea, q project which has been urged with great yigor by Beprcsen- tative Dempsey in and out of con Srcss. No appropriation was incOr- porated in this amendment.
 In all, nearly 90 projects and more than 120 surveys were approved. The latter included a series Of surveys not confined to determination Of navigation problems but embracing also possible coincidental develop ment Of water power flood control. and irrigation problems in the fol- lowing streams:
 Conn. River Included.
 kenncboc river, Connecticut river Hudson river, Delaware river and tributaries; James River and tribu- taries: Savannah river above Angus la, Chattonooche river Mobile river system Wisconsin river. White river, Arkansas and Missouri. Wabash river Gasconadc river Cumberland river. Nanawha river Amumee river, Vel iowstone river. Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. Snake river and Sno- Eomish river.
 A project authorizing expenditure Of S2,0oo,00 10 connect Gravesend Bay with Jamaica Bay. in New York. was authorized. The project would provide an initial appropriation of $500, ,o00. the balance to be available over a period of several years. The maintenance allowance would be S25,oQo annually, The channel would
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Warns Against Extended
 Sun Treatment for Child

London. June i tPt-Sir Henry Guavain has issued a warning against the abuse of sunlight treat mont. and has advised parent 10 have in, advice of physicians before they submit their children to extended sunlight treatments.
 In the opinion of this distinguish ed doctor there is a tendency to overdo the use Of sunlight in the treatment of weak children, and he says it may even be fatal if an ailins child is exposed 10 the sun for too long 8 period.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Leprosy, Treated Early,
 Is a Durable Disease

Manila, F, |. June f lPt-Lcprosy. when treated early is curahje in fifty 10 sc,"uty-tyn per cent of the cases. declares Masur \. P. Kitchens health advisor on Governor General Leonard Woods staff
 The Philippine health service is encouraged to believe that within a quarter Of a century complete COL iro1 Of the disease in the islands is possible. Major Kitchens said the Philippines have now reached th" peak of the malady and that unless present machinery for its control and treatment breaks down tho dis ease will 7cccde rapidly.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Is Kansas YOung Man

Garden City Kas., June 1 tF) - Midshipman E. B. Zirllle, of Garden City, Kansas, who refused to take the oath of induction into the United States navy upon graduation from the Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland, was appointed to the naval training school by Represen- tative Tincher. of Kansas in 1929.
 Zirkle, the yaledictorian of his
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
NEW HAVEN MAN STABBED

New Haven June { tP,-Following an argument in a lunch room at the corner of Wooster and Olive streets, this city, Emit Eckstein, 64, of PTS State street, was taken 10 Grace hos pital with a stab wound inflicted with a penknife just above the heart last night. Edward Corbett, 65, also of New Haven, was arrested as the assailant and is being held by the police on q technical charge of breach of the peace. The condition of the victim was reported by hos pital authorities as serious.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
WANT WARSHIP SURVEY

Washington, June 1 tP'-All bat tleships within tho continental limits of the United States on which troops Of the United States of the original 1G colonies fought would he survey d by the war department under a house resolution adopted hy the senate.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04

S20.0oO annual maintenance would be authorized for channel improve
 ments on the Thames river in Con-
 neCtiCut.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
Believes Yon1h Is sincere

Rear Admiral Louis N. Mutton. superintendcnt,o the academy, said he believed Zirkle was sincere in stating that he had developed dis like for naval career, and that therefore, he had no desire to "ba hard" on the young man. Iirkle will be permitted to keep his diplo- ma, he said. and his status will be determined at the expiration of the cruise.
 Zirkle was taken aboard the New York early last night 10 await the start today. Although his classmates, who scattered to their homes on leave immediately after the cere- monies. could not he reached, under classmen said last night that Hirk'e had been dissatisfied with the pros poets of naval life for some time. Znkle's home is in Garden City Kas.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-04
ANNAPOLIS YOUTH
 REFUSES DIPLOMA
Continued From Page 1.)
their commissions.

their commissions.
 When finally located and brought before the officer, Zirkle announced that he would not take the oath, having no desire to continue in the service. Academy officials imme- diately referred the case to Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, who had ad- dressed the graduating class and awarded diplomas. Secretary Wilbur ordered the youth assigned to the New York, which will sail from An napolis today. This action, consider cd punitive, is not, however, unusual when a graduate has failed to meet some requirement..
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Sits LAID To PANIC.
Croissant Says Company Is Sound
and Denies Allegations.

CHICAGO, July l GF).-In reply to
allegations made in the 10 suits filed
yesterday in West Palm Beach, g..
Frank Croissant, head of the Crols-
SAINT real estate organizations, last
night declared that the lot buyers,
who instituted the action. We're fright
ened by rumors of a Florida bubble.
Those lot buyers" he said, pc
came panic-stricken because of slack
conditions in Florida during the last
two or three months and they believe
that by making a lot of false accuSa-
tions they can escape from their con-
tract obligations. l have instructed
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
PLANS ANNOUNCED
Programs Given for Fire
works and Capitol Pageant
Monday Night.

Flags vii, fly from all Government
buildings, and hundreds of business
houses. both Sunday and Monday, and
all citizens will be asked officially to
decorate their houses with the flag iii
honor of the celebration of the l5Oth
anniversary of the declaration OF
American independence, it was an
nounced yesterday by Chairman Ed
gar G. Snyder of the committee on
arrangements, following the last meet
ing of that body of so prominent clti-
zens who have had charge of all de-
tails of the Independence day cere-
monies in the National Capital.
The fireworks display will take
place at the Washington Monument
Monday night, preceded by a patriotic
concert by the United States Navy
Band, conducted by Lieut.. Charles
Benter, beginning at o'clock. the
fireworks, originally planned tc occur
at $50 pm, will begin promptly at
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LAND BUYERS SUE
FLORIDA CONCERN
Fraud Alleged in Croissant
Promotions-He Declares
Company Sound.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, July
Alleging that the G.. Frank Crois-
SAINT Corporation is not a legally in
corporated organization. ii com
plainants have entered IL suits in
Circuit Court here for revocation OF
contracts.
The complainants charge that the
contracts were entered into with
fraudulent intent by the defendant
and state further that G.. Frank
Croissant of Chicago. Frank *.
Reilly and others created a number
of companies through which they
sought to defraud the public. Among
the companies, the suit AYERS, are
the Croissantania Organization, +.
Frank Croissant Corporation, u.
Frank CroisSant Organization ana tAe
Croissantania- Boca Ration Syndicate.
officers of the Croissant concerns
were absent from the city and no
statements could be obtained. The
defendants will be required to make
answer to the complaints on or be-
fore Monday.
The complaira,vs are: W. I.
Ferebe. Norfolk. Va: Bertha a.
NIapee. Beacon. n Y: r. D. Morgan,
Mary p. and $. Q. Bland, F. j. Pal
mer and +. p. Griffith, all OF New
port News, Va; NJ. S. Colonna, Char
lottesville, Va; John Q. and Grady
u. Askew. HARRISON, y. c.; Marina
and S. Whateley Baltimore; +. Il.
Barlette j. +. 7. Hunter ana ). L..
Van Pelt, all of Miami, Fla.
The Croissant organization. accord.
ing to the bills of complaint, purchased
2 800 acres of land known rs Crois-
Santana, for which approximately
$672 900 was paid, leaving a balance OF
about So ,000, 900.
fragrant misrepresentation regard
ing the improvements TO be put into
the subdivision were made to the buy
ers of the property at predevelopment
prices, the plaintiffs charged.
G.. Frank CroisSant was alleged 10
have claimed by contract with MS
organization so per cent of all pro
ceeds as manager of the firm and 5
per cent of all proceeds as trustee.
r-,,,e, AIM rn DHNJC
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my attorneys to bring counteraction
against them for the balance due on
the lots.
1.-The G. Frank Croissant Corpora
ton is duly incorporated in Florida
and its financial standing is excellent.
The charges Of Misrepresentation
made in these 10 suits are ridiculous.
The lots were sold by contracts on a
time payment plan and these buyers
have failed to keep up their pay
ments.
AT the time the suits were filed
we were beginning to put in a num-
Der of improvements on our land in
Florida"
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Financial Report Promised.

Isaac Cans, chairman of finance, an
nounced that an audit committee
would be appointed by Chairman
Snyder to go over and make public
the accounts of the celebration. To
date 81, 800 has been subscribed to the
fund, of which $500 will be spent on
fireworks.
Disabled World War veterans at
Walter Reed and at the Naval Re-
serves Hospital will be among the spe-
cially invited guests for the ceremonies
at the East Capitol Plaza, which will
include a massed band concert by the
Marine and Army Bands, the award
of prizes by Commissioner j. Franklin
Bell to the winning students of the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades in
the contest on the Declaration of In
dependence, brief patriotic message by
REPRESENTATIVE Rathbone of Illinois.
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geant at the Capitol will be promi-
nently displayed by the cars of the
Capital Traction and Washington Rail
way and Electric companies beginning
tomorrow, and also by the busses of the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. All
business houses will be asked to dis
play window cards announcing both
features of the celebration.
The final rehearsal of the pageant
will be held tonight at Z O'Clock
promptly, on the east steps of the
Capitol. All groups are expected to be
present in order to receive final in
StructionS.
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GENEVA COMMITTEES
PREPARING REPORTS
Military Gody Quits Soon to Per-
init Delegates to Consult
Governments.


GENEVA, July Tho military
subcommittee Of the Preparatory
Commission on Disarmament is now
receiving the reports of it's subcom-
mittee. and probably will adjourn soon
for three weeks to permit the Euro
pean delegates to consult their home
governments. The land. air and naval
subcommittee Yesterday completed
their work and are engaged in draft
ing their reports
Trained reserves o. n factor in ar
mamentS have fol3 | a place in what
is virtually q rarr lsideration OF the
whole problem Of King standards by
which land arm aents may be com
pared. The .!hcommittee, which
Tuesday decide that the trained re-
serve could n. he considered In COM
pairing effectiF =, now has decided that
these effectil - constitute a primary
standard Il comparing land arma-
ments, but hat they must be consld-
cred in cc..Junction with other fac
tors.
The American delegation has de-
clared that it could not accept the
thesis that trained reserves should
not be considered.
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pm. in order that the children of the
city may see them. BY special ar
engagements of the chairman, e. G.
an unusually fine display is
promised, through the assistance of
men and women who contributed
toward the completion of the budget
for tho cnlah,-l tiop
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Special Guests Invited.

Government and city officials, mem
bers of the diplomatic corps and mem.
bers of Congress have received special
invitations as guests of the civic com
mittee in charge. Guests holding TICK
cts and participants in the pageant are
asked to note that automobile passes
may be had by applying to Mrs. Edith
II. Hunter, vice chairman of invita-
tons, Community Center Department,
Franklin Administration Building,
Thirteenth and Is streets. All cars
must enter the north drive on the
east front, and discharge passengers
at the Supreme Court entrance or the
Capitol Building. The seating OF IN
vited guests will be i'll charge OF the
staff at the Capitol.
Cards announcing the fireworks dlS-
NAV at the Monument and the pa