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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16
COMPLEX LIVES BRING
SIMPLER COSTUMES


PARIS. = The more complicated
modern life becomes, the simpler
Paris makes the styles. Designers
trying to meet the needs of their
women clients by standardizing, make
the matter of choosing clothes as
simple as possible these days.
For morning sport ensembles, or
tailored costumes, For afternoon, the
same costume or more elegant but
equally simple dress and coat. For
evening, another ensemble of thin
frock and~ wrap. These changes, in
sets of two will make woman we'll
dressed anywhere, any time, Paris
dressmakers say.
Considering the variety of things,
woman does now in a days time the
clothes problem is simple.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16
DEMPSEY SHOWS
FLASH OF OLD
SPEED FRIDAY

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Sara
toga Lake, N. Y, July Is, P--For
Just half minute-brief inte7lude in
an otherwise dismal workout Jack
Dempsey today swept aside seven years
of pugilistic history and revealed the
iron fisted youngster who crushed
Jess Willard at Toledo.
1t was just flash that the former
champion at his best stalking cat-like
into an opponent, body swaying, fists
whipping a deadly fire into the vitals
of his target. Only half minute, but
it was enough to convince the former
champions handlers that Dempsey
today is fit and ready for his battle
against Jack Sharkey in the Yankee
stadium July 81.
Again today the work was an abb
breviated affair, consisting of only four
rounds of boxing and three minutes
each of bag punching, pulley yanking,
wrestling and ring calisthenics After
engaging for a round. each with Tillie
kid" Herman, Dave Shade and
Johnny Saxon, Dempsey took on Marty
Gallagher for two and half minutes.
Jack milled in close with the Wash
ington youngster, clinching and punch
ing half heartedly to the body.
Thirty seconds" yelled Gus Wilson,
holding the watch. Galvanized into
action, Jack bounced to the balls of
his feet, and tore into Marty with
both hands failing short driving
punches. Gallagher swayed under the
storm, bent from body punishment, but
manfully sticking out a stiff left as
Jack snarled about him in fury.
Then the gong rang and the tempest
was over for the day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16
National League

BOSTON, July IS, tP)-The Chicago
Cubs made certain of going into New
York leading the league by defeating
Boston today to 6. The Cubs nlcked
five Boston pitchers for a total of 16
hits to win the final game of the SER
les and make it four out of five from
the Braves. Hartnett was spiked on a
close play at the plate in seventh but
finished the game. The Braves drove
Brillheart from the mound in the sew
enth but could do nothing with Bush,
who cuccneded him
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16
FOUR TEAMS
Are TO FORM
LOCAL LEAGUE

Announcement was made lasc night
that local baseball fans are backing
movement to organize a home town
league with four teams. The teams that
are to be worked into this league will
be the Camp Jones team, the Douglas
Greys, the Mexican White Sox and
team from Pirtleville.
It is reported that Hal Chase will
coach the Greys and if this material
ICES the fans hope to see a first class
team for the city. The list of men to
make UP the Greys. is as follows: Ruiz,
Gotta, Gardner, Austin, Evans, McRae,
Jones, Reuterman, DeBernard Perer-
va.
Practice has been called for the city
team for Tuesday at the ball park and
all the above named players are re-
quested to report, at six o'clock in the
afternoon. A game will be arranged for
the following Sunday. The hackers of
this movement state that They feel
that a league of this sort would be
self supporting and would pay its
own way.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

z-Batted for JACOBS in 7th.
zz-Batted for Peck in 7th.
zzz-Batted for Grouse in 9th.
philadelphia ................. OIL 100 O0O-3
Chicago ...........................O 900 600 1O0-1
Two base hit: Bishop. Stolen
base: Cobb Sacrifices: Hale, Dykes,
Quinn Left on base: Philadelphia
o, Chicago 9. Base en- balls: off
Jacobs l, Connally l. Struck out:
by Jacobs 4 Quinn 2, Grove l. Hits:
off Jacobs 8 in 7 innings; Connally
l in 2; Quinn in Z; Grove l in 2.
Winning pitcher: Quinn. Losing
pitcher: Jacobs Unpires: Nallin
Dinnen and Geisel. Time: 1854.
Second game:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

Two base hits: Dykes, Neis, Barna-
bee, Simmons. Three base hits: Bar
rett, Peck, Cochrane, Metzler. Home
runs: Cobb, Clancy, Boley, Wheat.
Sacrifices: Falk, Ward, Cobb. Double
plays: Boley to Bishop to Dykes;
Hale OF Bishop to Dykes 2. Left on
bases: Philadelphia 10, Chicago 7.
Bases on balls: off Thomas g., Wal
berg 5, Cole 2, Grove l, Pate 1,
Rommel l. Struck out: by Thomas
l, Walberg 2, Grove /. Hits: Off
Thomas 8 in 5 2-3 innings; Faber 1
in Is; Cole 2 in l, 0 out in 9Th:
Barnabee l in 2; Walberg in S 2-3:
Grove 2 in l 2-3; Pate 2 in 0
(pitched to only three men in 8tn;
Rommel in l 2-3 Hit by pitcher
FoXx by Cole; Cobb by Barnabee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

BROOKLYN, N. Y, July Is, Up
Pittsburgh made it three out ot four
over Brooklyn by capturing todays
contest by to 2, Joe Dawson limiting
the Robins to five hits Grantham led
the Pirate assault of 13 safe hits with
a trio of singles. Flowers hit home
run for Brooklyn. Big Jim Elliott
worked in the box for eight innings
and then was succeeded by ATcWeeny.
PITTSRIIRGH- AR r H PO A z
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

Summary: Two base hitS-HeathcOte
2; Hartnett, Grimm, Brown. Three
base hits Stephenson, Farrell. Sacri-
fices-Webb. 2, Brillheart, Pick, Welsh,
Farrell. Double Adams to
Beck to Grimm; Farrell to High to
Burrus; High to Farrell to Burrus;
Moore to High to Burrus. Left on
base-Cubs 9, Boston 6. Base on balls
-Brillheart 2; Edwards 3; Mills 1.
Struck out-Wertz /, Mills l. Hits
Brillheart in 6 2-3 innings, Edwards
in 1-3, Mills 4 in 2-3, Wertz 9 in
4, Goldsmith in 1. Winning pitcher
-Brillheart Losing pitcher Edwards.
Umpires- Mccormick, KLEIN, NIcLaugh-
lin. Time 1:46.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16
MUNGIA hound OVER

TUCSON, July IS H9 = Ramon
Mungia, charged with several Of
fenseS in connection with his fight
with Policeman John F. Bellton, last
Sunday, following an alteration at
a baseball game, was bound over
under bond of $500 by Justice Edwin
r. Jones at his preliminary hearing
today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Philadelphia 3-13; Chicago 1-IO
New York 10; Cleveland q.
Boston @; ST. Louis 3.
Washington doubleheader
rain.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

CLEVELAND, July Is up - The
Yankees battled through to a 10 to
9 victory over the Indians today, a
three-run rally in the 18th and a
four-run splurge in the ninth over
coming a six-run lead held previous
ly by Cleveland. George Uhle blew
up in the eighth, walking More
mart and Ruth, then Gehrig's single
knocked him out Of the game, BUCK
eye assuming the pitching burdens.
The big southpaw was riddled out
of the box in the next frame, Hudlln
taking the hill. Meusel's double
brought in the tying run and sin
gle by Koenig scored Meusel with
the tally. that decided the issue.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

Morehart, Meusel 2, Paschal, Burns,
Summa, l.. Sewell Three base hit:
Uhle. Home run: Burns. Stolen
base: Lazzeri. Sacrifice: Hoyt, Geh-
rig, Spurgeon 2. Double pays:
Dugan to Koenig to Morehart; j.
Sewell to Spurgeon to Burns. Left
on base: New York 5, Cleveland 4
Base on balls: Oft Thomas l, Uhle
5, Buckeye 1. Hits: off Hoyt in
4 1-3 innings; Pipgras in l 2-3;
Thomas 2 in 2; Shawkey l in 1;
Buckeye 4 in ] 1-3; Uhle 10 in 7, 0
out in 9Th; Hudlin l in 2-3. Wild
pitch: Pipgras 1; Uhle l. Winning
pitcher: Thomas. Losing pitcher:
Buckeye. Umpires: Rowland, Van
Graflin and Connolly. Time: 2:O7.
ST. LOUIS, July Is (R)-Bunched
hits and good base running enabled
the st. Louis Browns to defeat the
Boston Red SoX today, 3 to 2, for a
clean sweep of the series. The
Browns got all their runs in the
fourth inning on two walks, two
singles and double, aided by
double steal and Sox error. 1t
was the tenth meeting of the teams
this season and the tenth victory Tor
the Browns.
Score R.H.E.
Boston ..................O00 100 O1O-2 Z /
st. Louis 900 300 OOx-3 8
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

world champions scored in each of the
last five innings, overcoming q lead OF
six runs. Jim Bottomley enjoyed big
day at bat, hitting two singles, a
double, a triple and home run, for a
perfect batting average.
Score
st. Louis ..... 1000 OLA 1913 Is 4
Philadelphia ....2O2 O3O OOO-T 10 2
McGraw, H Bell, Sherdel and
Schultz; Ferguson, Rhem, Wiilough-
by, Scott and Wilson.
NEW YORK, July Is, tP)-New York
defeated Cincinnati today by to 1
in the concluding game of the series,
Grimes holding the Reds to four hits.
Luque was defeated for the second
time in the current engagement here,
falling victim in the opener Tuesday.
Cincinnati won the other three games
played. Grimes contributed three sing
les in the Giants attack.
Score
Cincinnati 49,. 01O 900 OO0-1 4 3
New York 49,. 101 600 2OX-4 10 0
Luque and Hargreave; Crimes and
Taylor.
No Breakfast Complete Without
The DiSnatch
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

Introducing Genaro Pine, holder
of Cuba's bantam and flyweight
title. who is making his debut in
the north on July 4 He is termed
a ghost OF the late Joe Cans and
is seeking the championships of
those two classes in this country.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

z+Batted for Mills in 7th.
zz-Batted for Goldsmith in 9Th.
zzz-Batted for Moore in 9th
zzzz -Batted for Mann in 9th.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

z-Batted for Elliott in 9th.
zz-Batted for Butler in 9th
Score by innings
Pittsburgh ........112 001 COOS
Brooklyn .........OO 900 O10 010-2
Summary: Two base hiE-Meusel.
Home run-FloWers. Stolen base
Traynor Double plays -Hargreaves,
Flowers and Herman; Wright, Gran
than and p Waner. Left OH base
Pittsburgh Z; Brooklyn A. Eases on
balls-off Dawson 2. Struck cut-by
Elliott 8; Dawson 1. Hits-cff Elliott
IL in 8; McWeeny l in 1. Balk-El-
lott. Losing pitcher-Elliott. Umpires
Wilson, Pfirman and Quigley Time
1:45.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

PHILADELPHIA, July IS, CP-The
st. Louis Cardinals out-slugged the
Phillies here today, winning o tree hit
ting game by a score of 9 to T. The
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati /; New York 4.
Pittsburgh 5; Brooklyn 2.
Chicago 8; Boston 6.
st. Louis 9; Philadelphia 7.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16
INTERNATIONAL LEAG

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Jersey City 2; Buffalo 3.
Other games postponed, rain.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Birmingham O; New Orleans z.
Little Rock 8; Nashville 8.
Memphis II; Chattanooga 3.
Atlanta O; Mobile 2.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Toledo 8; Minneapolis 8.
Louisville 0; Kansas City 4.
Columbus 2; st. Paul 10.
Indianapolis 6; Milwaukee 8.
Toledo s.; Minneapolis 8 (2nd game.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

No Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

Winning pitcher: Walberg. Losing
pitcher: Thomas. Umpires: Dineen,
Geisel and Nallin. Time: 2:28.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

x-Batted for Pipgras in 7th.
xX--Batted for Thomas in 9Th.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

MCGTdW, 4. BGH, OIlGIutI dIIU
Schultz; Ferguson, Rhem, Wiilough-
by, Scott and Wilson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-16

.z-Ran for Faber in 9Th.
Philadelphia ............210 124 OILS
Chicago ............. 400 022 O2O-1O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
US. ORGANISMS GUILD
ENDS ITS CONVENTION
Banquet Held at Hamilton Hotel,
With Frank Sealy Toast.
master.

A banquet concluded the sixth an
nual convention of the American Guild
of Organists last night at the Hamil-
ton Hotel.
Frank Sealy, warden Of the guild
and chairman of all meetings held
here during the convention, was toast
master. In short speech Mr.. Sealy
lauded the efforts of the man in
charge of the details for the conven-
ton, Adolf Torovsky, dean Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter of the guild
and organist at Epiphany Church.
Mr.. Torovsky spoke Of the pleasure
involved in preparing and conducting
the convention.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Sealy, an
expression OF sympathy was sent by
the guild to John Denues, dean of the
Chesapeake Chapter, who was serious
~ injured in an automobile accident
a couple of months ago.
Rev. George F. Dudley, rector OF
st. Stephens Church here, pronounced
grace and benediction.
1t is estimated that the guild has a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
PRESIDENT TO LET
SHEFFIELD RESIGN
John Garrett of Baltimore
Has Support for Choice
as Successor.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

STATE GAME LODGE, Black Hills,
S. Oak, July lit is the opinion of
those close to the President that he
will accede to the wishes of James r.
Sheffield of New York, who wants to be
relieved as Ambassador to Mexico
when the latter visits him at the Sum-
mer White House next week.
The President is aware that Ambas-
sador Sheffield is anxious to resign his
post and he is not disposed to insist
that he remain on at Mexico City.
Mr. Coolidge is known to be well
pleased with the Ambassadors work at
the Mexican capital, but feels that he
ought not to ask him to continue the
work there if he does not care to stay.
Resignation Plan Known.
In commenting today on the Presi.
dents attitude toward Ambassador
Sheffield, one of his associates divulg
ed the information that the White
House has known for several weeks
that Mr.. Sheffield intended to resign
and would do SO when he visited the
Summer White House.
Mr.. Sheffield will be accompanied
by Mrs. Sheffield when he visits the
President. Mr.. Sheffield, since return
ing to the United States, has had sew
eral conferences with Secretary of
State kellogg. 1t is understood that
it was Secretary Kellogg who con-
veyed to the President Mr.. Sheffield's
desire TO resign.
Mr.. Sheffield would have preferred
to resign last year when he visited
President Coolidge at his Summer
camp in the Adirondacks, but the
Mexican situation made that an un-
propitious time for a change.
Attitude Is UnfavOrable.
The Ambassadors policy of less
talk. fewer notes and more action in
handling the Mexican situation, the
while convincing the Mexican gov.
eminent that the United States is its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
BOARD OF EDUCATION
HAS REORGANIZATION
Meeting Being Held at Franklin
School as Last of Season to
Name Officers.

The annual reorganization meeting
of the Board of Education will be held
at the Franklin School this afternoon,
with election of officers of the board
the principal business. Today's meet
ing will be the last until next Sep
TENDER.
The beginning of the new fiscal
school year will find the personnel of
the board unchanged, inasmuch as
the District Supreme Court judges re.
appointed all three of the members
whose terms expired yesterday. They
are Rev. f. I. A. Bennett, Mrs. Lii.
liam Y. Heron and Isaac Cans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
SEES FLOOD AS WARNING

The suggestion that Congress i'm.
meolately upon converting, should
place s1o,OOO,oOO at the disposal of
the President to enable him TO meet
any emergency, such as the Missis.
sippl flood, was suggested today by
representative Bloom of New York.
He added that Congress- first duty
should be extension of help to the
Mississippi sufferers whether sit cost
$10,000,000 or $50,00O,O00," and that
Whatever amount of money might be
needed to guard against future floods
should be provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01

total membership Of 800 members,
including representatives from every
State in the Union, who are members
of about 40 clubs of organists through
out this country and Canada. Mr.
Sealy, who has been organist for 20
years at the Fifth Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church, was with the New York
Oratorical Society, of which Walter
Damrosch is conductor. 30 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
WOMAN IN COMA 81 DAYS
TO GET CHIROPRACTIC AID

By the Associated Press.
FRESNO, Calf. July Her con-
dition unchanged after 81 days in a
state of coma, Mrs. Glare Drummond.
p. who was found lying in a gas
filled room on April 4. today was being
taken to Los Angeles to undergo
chiropractic treatment.
physicians at the local hospital
where Mrs. Drummond has been con-
fined declared her case to he nm
paralleled in medical annals. Their
explanation is that the gas. while
deadening the senses and affecting the
brain cells, has no effect on the vital
and digestive organs. The patient has
been fed through a tube each day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
BUDGET OFFICER SWORN.
Frank s. Ray Begins Duties in
Navy Department Bureau.

Frank S. Ray of Massachusetts to.
day was sworn in as budget officer
and chief clerk of the Bureau of
Ordnance. Navy Department. He sue
ceeds Edwin S. Brandt, the veteran
chief clerk of that bureau, who has
just retired from Government service.
Mr.. Ray was born in Boston March
81 1877, and entered the Bureau OF
Ordnance as clerk in June, 1909
Since then he has been promoted sew.
era1 times, first as contract clerk dur.
ing the World War and later as
financial clerk of the bureau. Since
March, 1925, he has held the position
OF senior administrative assistant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
Forty.Third Smallpox Victim.

Manice Williams, colored. 1011
Florida avenue northeast, was taken
10 the Smallpox Hospital by the Dis.
trict Health Department today as the
forty-third victim of a smallpox out.
break which followed the visit of a
travelling exposition in April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hewitt OF
Hornsby, England, who have cele
brated their golden wedding, have
never had to consult a doctor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
Maryland Druggists Adjourn,

Special Dispatch TO The Star
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, July 1.-The
Maryland Pharmaceutical Association
convention at Buena Vista Springs
Pa, near here, closed today. A sug
gestion for a change in the medicinal
liquor regulations to make less detail
work for druggists was voted upon
unfavorably. II. II. Rudy of Hagers
town, newly elected president, wa.
installed along with other officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01

friend so long as American property
rights below the border are respected,
has made strong impression on the
President He has been notified, how
ever, that the high altitude of Mexico
City has not been favorable to the
Amba ssador's health.
While surface relations between the
two countries are now cordial, the
confiscation of American property is
considered to be far from a past issue.
Talk of resignation by Amba ssador
Sheffield has been a hardy perennial,
and his return to New York with 81
crates of household furniture in the
ship that carried him thither opened
the fioodgates of letters to the Presi-
dent recommending various men for
the place he was expected to vacate.
John Garrett of Baltimore, formerly
United States Minister to Holland and
to Argentine: Silas Strawn, Chicago
lawyer, and Robert Bass, former Gov
ernor of New Hampshire, have con-
siderable support for the appointment.
President Wears OvercOat.
Wearing his heaviest overcoat
President Coolidge left here at am.
with Mrs. Coolidge for the executive
offices in Rapid City. He has consid.
cradle work on his desk and also his
semi-weekly meeting with the news.
PAPER correspondents. Mrs. Coolidge,
who is managing the Summer White
House in the absence of the regular
housekeeper, must do some shopping.
Although needing a warm coat him.
self. the President gave to Maj James
+. Coupal, his physician, straw som.
brero. thus adding another member of
the White House party to the growing
list of 10-gallon-hat wearers. The straw
is one of the biggest varieties, weight.
ed down on the brim with black and
white balls and provided with u big
strap for under the. chin as an addi-
tional safety precaution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
Rare Vase Found
With Flower Pots
Sent to Capital
By the Associated Press.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, July l.
A rare Egyptian vase which, &C.
cording to the Smithsonian 1nsti.
tuition at Washington, is believed to
date at least to the fifteenth cen
fury was recently discovered by
d. L. Beaver, while rummaging
through a collection of flower pots.
The vase, which bears a Hebrew
inscription, was bought by Mr..
Beaver a number of years ago from
a Jewish family in Birmingham.
Recently he sent it to Washington
for appraisal.
Mr.. Beaver will send it to the
Hebrew Union at Cincinnati for
an estimate of its market value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
Ducks Build Nests in Trees.

Mallard ducks nests have beer
found in trees in the Galahad and Bis
Lake districts near Edmonton. Al
berta, this Summer, according to Ca
madam dispatches. On the prairies
where no trees are found, crows fire
quently build their big, awkward
nests on telephone pole crossbars.
Evening star., 1927-09-29
THOs. J. OWEN & son. AUCTIONEERS
13o5 EYE ST NV

TRUSTEES SALE 9E yATtRhE yfnHs,iriSc pT n
ATTRACTIVE BI.NGALoW On LAR LARGE 4Iy
SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST,
BY virtue Of 8 certain deed of trust. dated
October ] j. 1925 being instrument No. 112;
recorded November 10. 1920, among the land
records of the District of Columbia. and at
the request of the party secured thereby. the
undersigned trustees will sell at public a,ic-
tion. in front of the premises. on FRIDAY
1907. At THREE-FORTY-F PM" the
following described land and premises. situ-
ate in the District of Columbia, and desir-
mated ss and being the south forty t40l feet
front bv the fun width thereof Of lots thirty
two (33l to thirty five f35t. inclusive. in
block twelve I2l In Croissant and Stone.
trustees subdivision OF part OF Friend,
ship" known as American University Park.
as per plat recorded in Iiber County 10 NJ
folio 90 Said block twelve i12i being now
known for purposes of assessment and taxa.
tion as square numbered fifteen hundred and
forty G540N.
Terms Sold subject to a prior deed Of
trust for ~ 300 further particulars OF
which Will he announced NJ time of sHlp: the
purchase price above said trust to be naid
III cash. A deposit of $500 required Com
vevanclng. recording etc. at Dur"hae"rs cost
Terms to he c0mpiied with within thirty
days. otherwise deposit forfeited and the
property may he advertised aDd resold at the
discretion of the trustees
o. Y MCLEAN
John A. BRESEAHAN.
se21-d&dsexSu Trustees
Evening star., 1927-09-29
SAYS RAILWAY MEN
OPPOSE DRY LAW
Attorney Declares Accidents Have
=
Increased 40 Per Cent Since
Prohibition.

BY the Associated Prees.
NEW YORK. September 29.-The
New York World today quotes J. NJ.
Gibbons. general attorney for the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail.
road, as saying that railroad eXecu.
tives have in many instances reversed
their attitude on prohibition and now
are apposed to it because of its actual
effects on railroad employees.
Increase Of railroad accidents by ap-
proximately 40 per cent since the ad-
vent OF the eighteenth amendment
contributed to this change, Mr.. Glib
hons is quoted as saying in an address
before so lawyers at luncheon in the
Bankers CLUB.
Emphasizing that he spoke as an in
dividual and not for the railroad. he
declared the increase, while not at.
tributable to a greater use Of alcohol.
nevertheless tended to prove that
liquor had never played an important
part in the cause OF accidents.
John 8. Wise. jr., another speaker,
told OF drinking with Federal judges
who were sentencing liquor law vio-
lators, and said that the annual graft
from prohibition was four times the
cost Of the National Government. He
estimated $25,000,000 was paid In graft
daily
The lawyers voted that committee
be appointed to draw a resolution
condemning prohibition, for submis
sion to the Bar Association.