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Evening star., 1926-09-26

Gene Tunney, new heavyweight
champion Of the world. proved true
to the traditions Of the Marine Corps.
Of which he. was a member during the
war. One motto of the fighting Ma
rines Is:
First to land: last to leave
Gene Tunney was first TO land on
Jack Dempsey's Jaw. He was last
to leave the championship ring at
the Sesquicentennial-an he left with
a smile that wouldn't come off.
The Marine Corps Is proud Of Tun-
ney and has right to be. Tunney
served With the 11th Regiment OF
Devil Dogs" He fought all through
the war as a private.
That's where they thought 1 could
do the most good said the new
wearer Of the tistic crown. "and l
guess they were right"
II Is eminently fitting now that
Tunney should be commissioned a
first lieutenant in the Reserve Corps.
ination for the rank Will cause graft
f1cation through all branches Of the
armed service. The Army and the
Navy. too, have claimed Gene as a
veteran Of the war. The American
Legion always has held him in high
est esteem. During his training days
for the battle Of a century and a
half he received by mail and tele-
graph fluctuations from virtually
every post in the Legion.
Some of the scenes in the Sesqui.
centennial Stadium on the night OF
the Dempsey -Tunney imbroglio Will
live forever in the memory OF those
fortunate to view them and imaEinA-
tive enough to look beyond the narrow
square Of light called the ring. The
lighting effects were quite marvellous
During the actual fighting periods the
vast stadium was in complete dark.
ness save for the foodliehts beating
down on the fighters with the artif1'
cial intensity of a MONDAY sun. AS
each round ended. the whole scene
flashed once more into color with
great batteries Of searchlights play.
ing over the waves Of billowing hu.
man faces which rose and rose and
rose in succeeding tiers until they
seemed to fade into the darkened
clouds which scudded overhead. An
immense observation or sausage
balloon swung far In the sky. Its great
| bulk appearing when all the stadium
| lights were burning.
| In the days of the war in France
the observation balloons looked after
the interests of the soldiers afoot. II
seemed good omen that the big
balloon was there as Gene Tunne%
Devil Dog. stepped into the ring. wear
! Ing the beautifully embroidered and
| lIstrous silk dressing gown presented
| to him by his old "buddies" in the
corps.
! One Of the most amazing effects
! could be witnessed during the periods
! of darkness Matches lighted by
smokers among the 13o. .00o-odd spec
tators in the vast stands glowed here
and there as II numberless firef1ies
| filled the air.
Smoke from the smokers driftef
Evening star., 1926-09-26
A Seasonal Change.

Autumn is here and the adver-
usements. always interesting ana
yearly growing more so. are under
going their Fall change. Among the
features thereof that have departed
for another year are the camp hres.
No, only the camp fires. but the
c.mn sites and all the srpurtenances
NJ living next to Mother Nature.
Never were there such fires. such
sites, on the smooth. grassy hanS
~ stream that looked as il IT
ran through the estate of some brn-
,sh duke. with no timber In slsht
except the one hundred per cent per-
feet variety without a single dead
branch burned fire Of sticks all
II size and symmetrically arranged
Furthermore. ii seemed to burn With
ont q trace Of ash and practlcaliN n"
smoke, and 20 he perpetual, for never
r.,,hin view was there any reserve
wood.
Sror, was always first-class some
where In the immediate vlc'nl'E'
over The we'll conducted flames was
q irving pan 6lled with apretlzing
esb of size exactly 10 fit the
u,ensil never smaller. never larger.
Wearing a heatifc grin. Sports
man or srertswoman. clad in I'M
maculste outing garments. lowered
somewhere near the flames. immune
~ heat. however. and apparently
r.v.r even having heard of mos
ouito q black hv or midSe.
Somewhere adjacent stood spot
less tent. with every guy rope taut.
on. knew instinctively that in its
Aoor snace OF turf or moss were no
nummccks. no roots. no stones. no
lizards or insects. In front was
talking machine or radio, some
times both. Fishing and cunning
tackle of the fner sort was propped
around regardless. for apparently in
.hese places il never rained. Rreezes.
moreover were always light and al
WAYS in the right direction. In fact.
SO halmv was the atmosphere. So
free the air from winged pests. tna'
in the Eveless Edens the man whose
turn n was 10 do the camp shores
was. az likely as not, clad only in
slieteninE Aundergarmen.s. His hair
had had no occasion to become
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Millions for a Short Show.

Off1cial financial returns from the
prize fight at Philadelphia Thursday
night are now at hand. having been
announced by the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Commission. as follows:
Total receipts, 1885. .733.4o: Demp-
sey's share. $500 600: Tunney's share.
100000: Richards share. $500. 900:
Sesaui Exposition share. $4,000;
State tax. sss.l50: Government tax,
SIZE .339.40. The total attendance was
l25.732. the paid attendance being
lls.73s. with free or complimentary
attendance of e.9a6.
These figures are significant. They
show first Of all the prosperity of the
plenty of people with money to
spare and spend on brief diversion.
The gate does not comprise all
that the public spent by any means.
for there are to he added the railroad
fares or the gasoline expe nditures.
the hotel bills. the food costs and
the incidental expenses of going to
and from the scene Of the fight. 1t
Is safe to say the total expenditure
by the public on the spectacle was
more than So. 500, 900. or nearly twice
the amount of the gate" Then
there Is in addition the money that
changed hands in betting. There Is
no possible way to count that. No
hody will ever know how many hun
dreds OF thousa nds-indeed. how
many millions-changed hands in
wagers. To put the whole fight bill
at $4,000 600 will he a conservative
estimate. and all for forty-minute
show Of bruisins brawn. For the
crowd went to the great stadium at
the Sesuuicentennial to see Dempsey
and Tunney fight and not to witness
the preliminaries. Had the Dempsey
ties had their wish, the affair would
have been over within three minutes.
Those not versed in fistic finances
may be puzzled by the fact that the
loser gained half million dollars
TlOTe fnOHSE tldil lic "lhAVt' Ai'eA' I
is the prerogative of the champion
when he makes a new match. He
can dictate terms. In earlier times,
when men fought for smaller purses
or stakes, the winner took all, or oc-
casionslly the lions share. The fight
was for the immediate monetary re.
ward. Nowadays championships have
been capitalized so that the title hold
ers are sure of their compensation
even in defeat.
1t seems somewhat of a travesty
uron American generosity that this
enormous sum was spent for few
minutes of supposed entertainment.
lust at a time when every effort is
being made to raise funds for the re-
lief Of the stricken people Of Florida.
The total collections for this purpose
from the country at large have only
lust passed the twomillion mark. or
a small fraction over the prize fight
gate" Had each Of the persons in
attendance at Philadelphia Thursday
night given five dollars for the Flor
ida relief fund. the total of the Red
Cross collections would have been
swelled by sS25 900, nearly third OF
the present total, after almost week
Of solicitation.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. d, LII. d.,
Bishop OF Eashinsfon

out any adequate consciousness either
of the hand that has guided and led
US or of the evident purpose and plan
Of life itself To look back on a
life lived without purpose. in which
there seems to be no plan or design.
and to think of it solely in terms OF
the mere acquisition of things. is to
come to It's close with a sense of dis
appointment and defeat. Even IL the
by his own will brought to unfulflll-
ment, his many years have been char
acterized by a life of sunny cheerful
ness. and he has the satisfaction. in
his lingering sunset period. of know
ing that he has brought smiles In
stead Of tears to the thousands to
whom. in one way or another. he has
ministered.
When Gladstone lay dying at
Hawarden. stricken with terrible
physical aff1iction, he doubtless unused
over the days Of the past. and that
which brought solace and comfort to
him in the days Of pain was not the
emoluments Of ONCE or the praise Of
men. but the peace that comes from
life of service we'll performed. What
a contrast Napoleon on lonely St.
Helena suggests. Stripped Of honors.
forsaken Of friends. shattered in
health. he mourned the days Of lost
opportunity. In one of SCOTS i'm
mortal novels he puts upon the lips
Of one Of it's characters these words:
When you come to die. as die you
must. it will not be what you have
done for yourself. but what you have
done for others, that you will think
on most pleasantly" In one of the
Psalms occurs this passage: Keep In
nocency. and take heed onto the thing
that is right, for that shall bring q
man peace at the last
We have seen this demonstrated in
countless cases. 1t is profitable
thing for us now and again to take
look backward over the trail that
we have followed. 1t may bring back
days Of bitter disappointment and de-
feat: It may recall hours Of disillusion-
ment. and again II may disclose to our
vision more Of cloud than sunshine.
Even so. the practice is profitable.
II. out Of days Of shadow and disap-
pointment. we can discover the deep
ening Of our convictions and the fixing
Of our ideals. the very shadows and
disappointments themselves may seem
but stepping stones on which we rose
from our dead selves to higher things
After all, to grow old gracefully. hope
fully and optimistically is a rare &C
complishment. but let it be remen-
bered as an accomplishment to him
alone who is able to see Gods hand
in all the events and circumsta noes
Of life. Thou shalt remember al
the way which the Lord thy God led
thee"
Evening star., 1926-09-26
New Base Ball Champions.

This being bad year for cham
Mons. it is quite in order that the pro-
fessional base ball honors should pass
from the teams that have held them
for a twelvemonth. In both Of the
hig leagues last years champions are
now bowling to others. In the National
League the crown of glory has de.
scended upon the brow Of Rogers
Hornshy leader Of the St. Louis Car
dinals. while Pittsburgh trails in third
place, with the possibility Of a further
descent. The American League cham
pionship has been practically won by
New York. and Washington is fight
ing to hold fourth place, with
chance of gaining third. In the Inter
national League. Baltimore. the holder
of the title for many seasons. has been
supplanted by Toronto. Thus there is
an entire new lineup at the end Of the
sea son.
Hornshy's victory in the National
League brings the pennant to the
Mound City for the first time since the
erga niZation of second league. st.
Louis is now experiencing the JOY that
was 9ak by Washington two years
ago. WAsn Stanley Harris performed
the hitherto impossible and landed the
Nationals out in front Of the American
League and later made them the
world champions. Washington's disap-
pointment this year is keen. 1t can
appreciate the exaltation Of the st.
Louis porulace. 1t will he a bysta nder
in the world series this year. but no
longer without hope as for sea son
after season in the old times. For the
next season" stuff is working effec
lively at the Capital to encourage the
belief in a successful comeback an
other year
Next Saturday the series will start.
1t will he difficult series to manage
owing to the long distance that must
he covered by the teams between
cities 1t may last for ten days. reck'
oning travel time and possible post
ponementS due to\the weather. AL
ready the estimatOrs of relative
strength are at work doping out the
proba bilities between the contenders.
But base hall is peculiar in that the
unexpected is more likely to happen
than the expected. Witness the world
series of 1925, in which Washington
came to grief after a start that SEEM
ed to promise an assured repetition of
the triumph of 1924.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
MEN AND AFFAIRS
! across the ring at times like blanket
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

across the ring at times like blanket
Of fog.
And then the rain. oh. what Q rain.
my countrymen. II was a dovnpour
which easily might have caused
panic in 50 large a throng on an ordi-
nary occasion. But It came when the
1870 .00o-odd souls were engrossed with
but a single purpose. with thoughts
and eyes riveted on two tall gladiators
stripped for battle.
Women. and there were thousands
NJ them in the ringside sections. forgot
all about their Fall bonnets. their
gowns and wraps. They refused TO be
| bothered with expedients Of protec.
ton. They did not want to miss a
moment of the fight. Always there
was the tense expectancy that q fash
ing blow from the Manassa mauler
might suddenly change the entire
complexion Of the fight. Dempsey ad.
herents in the crowd. who could
scarcely believe their eyes. kept say
ing. "Wait-wait until he hits him"
But they waited in vain. and the eager
spectators who would not seek cover
and who would not he bothered with
! wraps or with the slender protection
of newspapers spread around the
| shoulders waited also. and got soaked
to the skin.
monia may result from that wetting
will never he known. How much dam
age was done To human raiment will
never he correctly estimated. It was.
however. one of the big costs Of the
most costly and stupendous athletic
! show ever given in the history Of the
world.
| In size the crowd must have dimmed
| the greatest thronEs the circuses Of
|
| In ferocity, too. il was a bareback TO
| the gladiatorial days. Thumbs were
down for Jack Dempsey from the very
start of the battle.
Kill him. Gene" they shouted in
! the first round.
| Put him TO sleep. knock him out.
whang his beezer off" they shrieked
| in the ninth and tenth rounds when
II was realized the old champion was
on his way. The crowd knew thai
! Tunney was the winner when the fEht
was half over. but it would have loved
to see the fallen champion grovelinr
! in the wet rosin which smeared the
floor.
( Mob psychology hasn't changed
much with the passing of a couple OF
thousand years.
Clifford Pinchot was a dashine nr.
ure as he appeared in the vast fight
throng. He was given a great ova
ton. not only as governor of his state,
but s an ardent supporter Of the big
/ fight. Disciple of Theodore Roosevelt
much of Gov. Pinchot's public life ha 5
heen guided by reflection as 10 what
! IT. r. would have done in the cir.
cumstances. When there were pro.
tests against the fight the Governor
knew T. r. would have stood 70 his
guns-and so did he. Wearing a big
black felt hat Of the Roosevelt type
the Governor waved 1t to the crowd
in acknowledgment of his greetings.
1t was A gala night for him.
Copyright. 1928
Evening star., 1926-09-26


rumpled, or his nose and forehead
besmudged. +.
Oh. what a perfect vacation did
the selectors of these camp sites,
little and big. one-night or perma-
nent. enjoy. Do not. however. feel
sorry for them now. The same
couples and groups have come back
to the cities and are enjoying them
selves at foot ball games. They are
either. seated in limousines and
sedans which. it would seem, enjoy
special parking privileges to the ex-
ciuston of all other cars. or are high
Up in a stadium where. notwithstand- :
ing the presence of from $4,000 to
$4,000 other wild eyed enthusiasts,
they have no immediate neighbors TO
cramp them.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
The Wearers of the Fistic Crown.

ChampionS come and go IN the nstic
arena with regularity, and some with
disnatch. In thirty-siX years there
have been nine recognized and one
unrecosnized world champions in the
heavyweight class of fghters-John
I, Sullivan, James j. Corhett. Robert
Eitzsimmons, James ]. Jeffries, Tom
my Rurns. Jack Johnson, Jess Will
lard. Jack Dempsey and now Gene
Tunnev. This list does not include
Marvin Hart. whom Jeffries. upon his
retirement. declared to he the cham
MON but who was never accepted as
such. These successive champions
held their titles as follows: sullivan.
two wears: Corbett. five years: F1tz-
simmons. two years: Jeffries, six
years: Hart. one year: Burns, whose
title was also clouded, he having won
from Hart. two years: johnson. seven
wears; Willard. four years. and Demp-
sev. seven wears. If Jeffriss' retire
ment is ignored and his title time is
reckoned from his defeat of Fitzsim
mons to his defeat by Johnson at
Reno. the ''boilermaker' will stand as
the holder of the pugilistic honors for
eleven years. the longest span in the
history Of the world championship
fights.
Sullivan was American champion
for a long period before he met and
defeated Mitchell. the British cham
MON. in 1890. but he was fated
IA hold the world title for only
two wears. James Corbett. Gentle
man Jim." met him in his period OF
decline and gained the crown. Jefries'
announcement that he had retired
from the ring caused lapse in the
record for his dictum that Marvin
Hsr, had won the title when Hart
knocked out Jack Root in 1905 was
not accepted as determining the cham
ptcnehip. Hart and Burns. who In
$urn beat him. were not in the rea!
Evening star., 1926-09-26

which must exist between teacher and
pupil IL the lessons of the classroom
are to be impressed successfully.
That first day at school must oe
kept as simple and happy as possible
It is all new to the child-the large
room where he meets with other
children. the pictures on the walls
and, last but not least, the introduc-
ton 10 the routine Of school work.
There will be songs. games and exer-
cises that will enable the child to de-
veIop gradually, to cultivate innagina
ton. to learn color harmony and an
appreciation OF music and all the
other things that go for physical as
we'll as .,tellectual mastery Of the
tasks that form the substance Of
school life.
The program must he unfolded grad
ually with the greatest care to see
to II that the little tots do not tire
of their first light tasks. since their
minds are being transferred from a
world Of play and make-believe to a
world Of reality In. which preparation
for the arduous toll of adult life grad
ually. loons larger and larger.
t0ecyr,Eht. 1897
Evening star., 1926-09-26
No Change of Venue.

The state Supreme Court of New
Jersey has denied the application of
the special prosecutor in the Hall
Mills murder case for a change of
venue tn permit the trial ri the four
persons accused Of that crime in an
other county than Somerset. in which
the homicides were committed. The
application was based upon the belief
that fair trial could not he had in
Somerset County. that public senti-
ment favored the defendants. and that
Justice was impossible in consequence.
The court held that there is nothing
to indicate that a fair trial cannot
he had in Somerset County and set
aside the reasoning Of the special
prosecutor that there was evidence Of
a prejudice in that, jurisdiction sufTi-
cient to thwart Justice. Consequently
tho trial will he held ION the ground
Of the crime,
courts are loath 70 order chan
Of venue. Clear proof must he ad-
duced that public sympathy favor
ahls or adverse to the accused Is suf-
rcient TO initiate against fair hear
ing IF the case. Sometimes the ap-
plca,ion is made by the defense. some
times. as in this instance, by the
prosecution. II is seldom granted.
one of the arguments of the pros
ecutor in this case was that four
years ago. Immediately after the crime.
influences favorable to the now ac-
cused persons. two of whom had not
been then brought into the case. were
strong enough to prevent an effective
investigation. Intima ations of bribery
are not lacking. There is, indeed.
mystery in the legal aspect Of this
AFFAIR that remains TO he cleared away
4 recent investiea tion has been con
d,cted along somewhat different lines
and hv different persons from those
engaged in the examination In l922.
The fact that II has resulted in the in
dictment of four people, whereas four
years ago no indictments were re
turned. would seem to indicate that
there is M real blockade Of justice in
Somerset County.
This decision probahly means that
the process ot securing jury 10 try
these four defenda nts will he unusual
~ protracted. Every talesnnan Will
he subjected to the closest scrutiny.
It will he dificult TO find twelve peo-
nle who have not read about the case
IN detail and who have not expressed
orin,ons REGARDING IT, for rarely has
a homicide led 10 so much publicity
and TO such wide ramihcations of
speculation and deduction.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHuANDER JOHNSON.

The Fashion MOnger.
Howdy. Miss Autumn,
Gentle friend Of mine.
Once again you've brought EN-
Those fashions fair and fine.
Purple in the woodland.
Gold in every field:
Not such very good land,
Yet, what a wondrous yield.
Rathins suits were scanty:
Walking dresses. short.
Soon We'll search the shanty
For garb of larger sort.
A touch of chill has taught EN-
That other styles are due
Howdy, Miss Autumn.
Glad to welcome YOU.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

In spite Of the prosperity showered
upon him by the United States, sus'
picions gain ground, through various
uttera that Cha aliapln does not
love America. Alas. az poets have
often remarked, love Is something
that cannot be bought.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

A sesquicentennial Is something
that arrives every $50 years. If Demp'
sew could have had matters all his
own way that might have been how
often a championship night would
happen.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Time is money" SAYS the ola
,r,varh Rut il can seldom he turned
over at the rate of several thousand
dollars a minute. as in the case OF a
prize fsht.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Custom regulates human happiness.
Various devices to regulate traffic, at
first disapproved of, are now warmly
commended since the public has
learned to understand them.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

The World Court is a sedate topic
for interna tional debate, but it pro-
yides INT as an issue in our local
poljtical campaigns.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

A prospect of permanent amity be-
tween France and Germany will give
the dove of peace reason to futter
forth to demonstrate that he is a
fine, large bird and no longer a SQUAD.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
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Evening star., 1926-09-26

The fate Of Dempsey is not 40 sad
even though he must relinquish the
rrize ring for comfortable and re-
nunerative career in the show bust
ness
Evening star., 1926-09-26

People on both sides Of the Rhine
finally realize the impossibility OF
ira ansacting intelligent business while
carving on an implaca BILE quarrel.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Making Up Time.

From the Cleveland News. ss@ 49,. a :
Man. accused of driving faster the
second time the, policeman. stepped =
him for speeding probably wante1 10
make UP the time lest the first tlsnesEa
.tss.N - ss.s ...g : Z,
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Reservations.

Are you in favor Of prohibition?
81 am" answered Senator Sorghum.
But nowadays It's always customary
to make reserva tions.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Symbolistic Weed.

Tn for a cigarette she spoke,
With calm superiority.
Said Father, MY old pipe III smoke
Which shows strength and au
ehority"
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Same Old Remark.

Same Old Remark.
The landlord says he's goias to
raise the rent" said she.
Hes a pretty nice fellow" sighed
he. But wish he'd learn to say
something witty and original
Evening star., 1926-09-26

A kind Of fiy imported from Europe
to help fsht the gypsy and brewn.tail
moths Ia found to attack 90 different
epecies of insects.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Elephan nts used as beasts Of burden
in India and Siam must almost always
be caught wild, as the captives rarely
breed.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Mosquitoes can he discouraged from
squeezing their way through screens
by rubbing the screen with oil of ceda r
or oil of lavender.