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Evening star., 1927-04-27
STREET CARS CAUSE
INJURIES TO TWO
Han and Woman Knocked Down
While Crossing Streets-0ther
Traffic Accidents Reported.

Two pedestrians were hurt when
struck by street cars last night.
: Joseph Carroll, 4s years old, 616 A
street southeast, was knocked down
by a Capital Traction car in front OF
462 Pennsylvania avenue about 10
O'Clock, being severely shocked and
receiving a head injury. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
/ While crossing at Fourteenth and
II streets about 8:45 o'clock, Sarah
.Contee, colored. 80 years old, was
struck by car Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Co., knocked
down and shocked and bruised. Ply
sicians at Emergency Hospital re-
ported she was not seriously hurt.
Adelaide Wood, SO years old, 424
Eleventh street southeast, walked
from behind a parked car in front of
1915 I'll street northeast yesterday
afternoon, and was injured by the
motor cycle Of Edwin A. Donaldson,
ell f street northeast. She was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Raymond A. Morse, 1922 Norton
place, and Robert Montgomery, 2540
Massachusetts, avenue, were drivers
of automobiles that collided in front
of the latter address yesterday after
noon. Joseph E. Morse, 80 years old,
occupant of the former car, was
slightly hurt. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital.
Edward Gray, 26 years old, 1871 I
street, and Margaret Ward, "a years
old, 1924 1 street, We're knocked down
last night at Seventeenth and I
streets by the automobile Of Ernest
Wright, ia c street, and slightly
injured. Physicians at Emergency
Hospital treated them for brush
burns.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
STUDENT Is KILLED
BY BURNING ALCOHOL
John Gill at st. Elizabeth'S Hos.
! pital Lighted Match in
Barrel.

John Sherwood Gill, 26.year-old med
Zeal student at st. EliZabeth's Hos
pital, died there today from severe
burns received yesterday morning
when he sought, with the aid of a
matche, to determine the quantity
of alcohol in barrel.
Engaged in laboratory experimental
work, Gill and Miss RebeccG Tice, a
laboratory technician, went into the
storeroom for alcohol. They began to
draw off some of the liquid, but as it
flowed slowly from the barrel, Gill
said he thought the supply had be-
come exhausted. While Miss Tice
crossed the room for a gauge, the
young student put his head into the
barrel and struck a match.
The barrel exploded and in an in
stant Gill was mass of flames. Miss
Tice was slightly burned also. He
was taken to the general hospital at
st. Elizabeth's.
Gill was a second-year student at
George Washington University Medical
School. He obtained permission to
conduct laboratory experiments at the
hospital and had been there about
four months. DIR. w. w. Eldridge of
the administration staff notified Gills
parents in Moscow, Idaho, of the
accident and is awaiting instructions
for disposition Of the body.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
WOMAN SERIOUSLY
INJURED, MAN HELD
Mrs. Frances Thomas Found
Unconscious After Visit of
Former Neighb0r.

Mrs. Frances Thomas, A. years old
was unconscious at George Washing
ton University Hospital today. after
having been found at the foot of eel
I;r stems in her home, 3728 Benton
street, Yesterday afternoon, suffering
from a head injury that doctors be
lieye will prove fatal. Robert i. Mat
tingly, So years old, a railroad en-
yineer. who, according to police, ad-
1nits visiting Mrs. Thomas at her
home before the injury, was arrested
for investigation last night by Detec'
fives Messer and Cole of police head
quarters. and is being held at the first
precinct pending the outcome Of Mrs.
Thomas injuries Police believe fall
down the cellar steps caused the IN
Juries.
Mattingly according to the detec'
tives, admitted sending an anonymous
telephone call to Capt Oscar Thomas,
husband of the injured woman, telling
cf his wife's condition. It took Capt.
Thomas three hours to reach his home
from his place of employment on a
sand dredge in the Potomac below
Four Mile Run after receiving the
message.
Finds Wife in Cellar
His 12-year-old son, Oscar. met him
as he was entering his home. He
went to the cellar and found Mrs.
Thomas in pool of blood and at once
called an ambulance.
Detectives Cole and Messer inter
viewed neighboTs, who told them
that a large man had been at the
house and that they had heard him
calling Mrs. Thomas before he left
yesterday.
The detectives learned that the de-
scription fitted Mattingly, a former
neighbor. They went to the home
of Mattingly, at 225 l. street south
east, and found him there. At first
he denied knowledge Of the case, they
said. but later admitted he had visited
Mrs. Thomas yesterday and had been
drinking with her.
He said he understood she was
going upstairs to go TO sleep when
he left during the afternoon, accord
ing to Detectives Cole and Messer,
and that he then believed she was
sick from something that she drank.
Under this belief, he sent the message
TO her husband that Mrs. Thomas
was i'll and needed attention imme-
diately.
Says Visit Was NeighborIy.
MattingIy said he had made a call
to pay his respects to Mrs. Thomas,
a former neighbor. whom he had not
seen in more than a year.
While there, he told detectives, they
said, he noticed Mrs. Thomas was un-
steady, and added that once she had
fallen while they We're dancing. Upon
being questioned by detectives re-
garding a broken davenport in the
Thomas home, Mattingly said it gave
way under him because Of his weight
when he sat on it.
Capt. and Mrs. Thomas have two
sons. Thomas, 10 years old, who is
employed, and Oscar, II, who is at
tending school.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
CANTON FEARS ATTACK.
NationaIists Reported 10 Plan As
sauIt With Four Armies.

CANTON, China, April q lP).-
The Hankow section of the Nation
alists (Cantonesse) is reported to be
preparing for a general advance upon
Canton with four armies. under Gems.
Tan Yen-Kai, Chu Peh-tak, Chen
Chen and Chun F'at-kwai.
The armiess it is said, will move
through Human province, attacking
Canton by way of the East and North
Rivers and utilizing the Red forces.
distributed in the districts en- route.
Canton, important source Of revenue
and site of a large arsenal, recently
declared its independence of both the
Hankow and Marking Nationalists
regimes. Later, however, tho Mod
crates rounded up the Reds, after
which the city nOmiually adhered to
the Nanking section.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BODY OF MAN FOUND
IN AIRTlGHT BARREL
Two Boys Discover Staying Vic.
tim With Clothesline Drawn
About His Neck.

By the Associated Press.
BELLAIRE, Ohio, April 27.--With
& clothesline drawn tightly about his
neck the body of Angelo Barinini, %,
Monongahela City. Pa, was found
concealed in. an alright barrel just
beyond the city limits yesterday.
The body was discovered by two
boys. Walking along the road they
found the barrel. and believing it
would make n good rain barrel. they
decided TO take it home. When 1t was
too heavy to move, they procured
hammer, and when they had broken
the head Of the barrel they made the
gruesone discovery.
Both heads of the barrel were prop
erly placed and the iron hoops were
firmly fastened.
Evening star., 1927-04-27

the message added. and Tai Chuk-
Man, described as leader of the Reds,
had been arrested
A Peking dispatch to the Westmin-
ster Gazette says that documents
seized in the raid on the Soviet en-
bassy settlement there prove. that
Russian troops are attached to the
Cantonese forces.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
WILL DISCUSS DIPHTHERIA
Means Of Reducing Death Rate to
Be Subject of Radio Talk

How to protect children against the
high fatality rate OF diphtheria viii be
discussed over station WRC tomorrow
night by DIR. w. II. Harrison of the
United States Public Health Service.
DIR. Harrison will speak at 6:20
O'Clock. and will discuss generally the
problems of child health, but will spe-
ciaily emphasize the danger to chill
dren from diphtheria and what the
Government recommends as protective
measures.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
DODGE SUED FOR $4,000.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 GP).-
John w. Mcdonald, San Francisco
newspaper man, yesterday filed suit
for $50, 900 damages against Horace f.
Dodge, jr., heir to automobile millions,
who battled his way through a line of
inquiring reporters on the arrival of
his ship from Honolulu last week.
Mcdonald asks $1,000 damages for
kRksonal injuries when Dodge al
fssted him on the steamer PresideI0
Pierce and SIS, exemplary damage
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Ship and Barge in Collision.

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 CP.-
The steamer Bogota, from Kingston,
Jamaica. with passengers and fruit,
arrived here with a large hole in her
bow, the result of a collision with an
oil barge in the Delaware River so
miles south of this city early today.
The barge was beached.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Opera Score Brings S15,400.

NEW YORK, April u LF).-The orig
inal pencil manuscript of Richard
Wagner's "Das Rheingold, " written by
the famous German opera composer
in 1854 was sold last night for SIS 400
by the American Art Association to
Rosenbach & Co., collectors, of New
York
Evening star., 1927-04-27

Chang Kai-shek, the Cantonese COM
mander, or to surrender to him.
The China Ipland Mission and con-
sular agents were eagerly awaiting
further word today from Yunnanfu
concerning the release of Miss Mary
Craig, Philadelphia nurse, who was
kidnapped by bandits recently in Yum
nan Province.
Only meager report was received
yesterday from Yunnan that Miss
Craig was released and was well, but
there was no news or Mrs. Slichter
or her 5-year-old son, who were taken
prisoner with Miss Craig. Rev. Nor
ris Slichter. her husband, and his
8-year-old daughter were killed by the
ba OditS
Evening star., 1927-04-27
MINT REPORTED AFIRE.
Arson Suspected in Canton Blaze.
Red Is Arrested,

LONDON. April 27 LF).-An Eek.
change Telegraph dispatch from
Hongkong today reported receipt OF
a message saying the Chinese gov.
ernment Cantonese mint at Canton
was ablaZe. Arson was suspected,
Evening star., 1927-04-27

The first race horse imported into
the United States was Bulle Rock,
brought to Virginia in 1890, according
TO the Liberty magazine.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BROADER POWERS
WILL BE SUGGESTED
FOR BUDGET BUREAU

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Evening star., 1927-04-27
GUNS OF As SHIPS
In YANGTZE RIVER
TRAINED ON HANK0W

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Evening star., 1927-04-27

plant In the La Salle-th
famous 9O-degree, V-type
ght-cylinder engine
which has never before been
built into an automobile
outside the $3OOO-s5OOO
price-range
Evening star., 1927-04-27

Regarding abolition of the Public
Buildings Commission and the trans
fer Of its duties to the Budget Bureau,
the Willoughby report argues that
Congress should be relieved of duty
that is in no way legislative and the
President be given the same author.
ity to control this feature of bust
ness administration that he has to
control other matters of administrative
procedure, exercising this duty through
his agency. the Budget Bureau. lie
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
LANDERS BEATEN
BY STANLEY RULE
American Hosiery Downs Cor
bin Screw in Girls League
League Standing

Continuing th-i- Winning F'TSaa
which have carried taem through
every game On the 7, u. e. 4. Girls
Industrial hague schedule. the
Stanley Rule and American Hosiery
teams scored Victories over fhe
Land r.. Frary &. Clark ana the Cor
bin Screw Eve in thu games played
O.. the !. W. c. \. gymnasium last
night
Both mare ore-sided games. n
the opening TIT the American
Hosiery team passed an around the
screw Shop girls and through the
star forward combination Of Flor
erca skarzrysEy ard stella Tyhor-
sky ran Up II points 70 Corbln's six
|. was the work Of PIT Dashner
on the foul line and Mary Jarnot on
fed chances that made the victory
possible with the score Il 70 s.
The game was rough and three
wore har.shed from the floor on
personal fouls. The losing team was
Handicapped considerably By the
4ces Of -ro of It's tn7t players
g.vsz and Bisnis. Saunders whose
defensive play was the feature Of
the Hosiery teams play was also
forced 70 leave the game.
Tho .Eo0ra.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
JOHNNY CLINCH

u yeara Jimmy turned pro last
summer and since that time has on
gagged in two fights, winning the de-
claioGs in both contests.
johnny started fighting In July
1926 at the age Of II years. At
first, without experience or much
science. he looked raw and ragged.
Predictions among his friends were
rife that ne wouldn't 20 Ear. How
ever, with the watchful eye Of broth
CT Jimmy and Ia Clinch, Johnny
vas brought along !owly until he
is totally different fighter today
than he was in his "brea&ing-in 20
days.
Johnny's two losses came In the
days hon he Was 4 beginner. He
lost one fight to Barney YouseHan
Of Hartford by decision, but since
that time, he has come back to win
over the Hartford Hebrew on Ave
different occasions. Joe Cunning
ham o. Hartford also scored win
over tbs Hardware City entry but
the two haven't met since that
bat'Ia.
Johnny's record 10 date. an i'm
pressjye one for an amateur in the
game less than a, year, Is as fol-
lows:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
PLAYERS FIGHT FIRE
st, Louis Browns squaG Has Diver.
sion When Tarpon Springs Hotel
Burns Down.

st. Louis, March ) Cpt-Hlghly d.
versifled training was had by the
Browns at Tarpon Springs, Fla,
when the biggest hotel In town burn
ed and all hands turned out 10 fight
fire.
Belated In starting practice. they
put in a two hour workout. The
squad was virtually completed today
with Catcher Wallie Schang and
Outfeldcr "Ring" Miller in uniform
for their first workouts. Second
Baseman Oscar Melillo the only
missing player, will arrive from Hot
Springs Monday.
Manager Bob O'Farrell at the
Cardinal camp at Avon Park, Fla.
is placing a lot OF batting hopes IN
Frank Snyder and Danny Clark
/ Clark lost out in the American
league because OF inferior fielding a
third base, but he can hit He VII
play in the outfeld. Snyder ha!
been meeting the ball 30 hard tina
O'Farrell has already picked him 10
pinch hitting when he is not behint
the plate this summer.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05

-Four out Of fve o: the N=warE.
\. J.. amateur fgat champions met
defeat at the hands nj Nutmeg safe
representatives al the weekly toar.a-
men: o. the Mohawk 4. e. he'd al,
the new home o. the !. II. T. a. ~
3. society last night a capacity
crowd greeted tAe first chow to b.
held in the rev hall and from all
points o. view, the tournament was
an immense SUCCESS.
Ba. Ba-taliao. meeting Art Pc
,roozio. cor two years t@atnerW2. SAt
champion Of Eaw Jersey had the
toughest fight OF lis caree. but won
the decision IN three rounds, Bat
,alino showed world o. speed anu
although PetroGzO was tough and
wiling scrspper. tins CoEnac,jcgt bog
vas his superior.
Joe Howard. mi41.cwa!.at cham
plon O, Connecticut, lost no time IN
disposing 0. Dave Washington, g.
coIored scrapper from Newark. i
rvaa only & matter OF seconds altar
the bout had started when Howard
landed a left and righ: FISH on the
colored boys jaw ard The fight vas
over. They fought at l5s pounds,
Barney Youseman Of Hartford,
agh,ins at 1928 pounds, vas award
81 The decision over Tony Lambert
of Newark In three rounds. Lam
bert couldn't get oat Of the way o.
=. suappy left hand lab used by the
Capital City boxer and he was IN
bad way once OF twice when ionSe-
man crossed over his right.
Tony Norman Of Springfield woE
on foul from ralph Aqnno Of
Newark in the arst round. AquIns
hit the battler from the cry Of
Homes low twice before tine foul va:
struck. l. was clear Illegal no"
seen plainly at the r!nsaL-e.
Ray Taylor Of Taryvi!le anf
Charles Nuzzio Of Newark. furnished
ore o. the best fights Of the nigh
with the Connocticut boy receiving
the verdict. The bout was declaTci
n draw at the end Of three round
and the Tcrryvilis blonde s"arme'
ali over his opponent IN the fourt'
round.
Pat Aquilino was he only bdHe
from Newark to score victory an
he had wide margin over Hay Ha'
~ Hartford. Hall tried his hardts
10 send IN a kayo punch, but the VII
tor was too clever and fast for MN
The sensation Of the night vas .ui
nlsned by I'd Ellie Of SprinsheJ
when he knocked ont Jack Kelly
the Franco-Amsrlcan club Of wa
-erbury in the second round Of thei
fight Kelly had Ellie on the Tefs
Of q knockout in tho first round, bl
the Springfield boy came back 10 u"
Kelly fat in the second.
Leo LariWere Of the France
American club Of Waterbury. nahhe
orc OF the incest styles seen IN
,ncal ring when he stepped in 70 pl
Charlie Romano Of Hartford to slice
in the encond round. Romano fai.e
70 land on Larlyiere and he wei
OFT like a light"
Al Pallazzi OF Springfield W
awarded a decision from Art 20
Jowi,znr Of Manchester In fo'
rounds In dGll and unin,eres'iE
match. Neither would 20 on the o
>ense and the bout was slow throHg
the four rounds.
Gene DeMaria OF Springfield u.
awarded the decision in four roun'
ovar Vic Morley OF Hartford. Bot
boys were heavy puuehers but I'll.
jailed to land very often.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
fred bruno READY
| FOR VENTURES BOUT
Berlin Grappler Goes Into Hard
Training for Hartford Man

Aroused by the predictions eman-
a.ink from Fred Brunos camp IN
Hartford tina. he will be beaten
Wednesday night, Al Eentres has
zone Into hard training for the
bou. which will be run as a pre-
l,minary match on the card to be
staged by the National A. c, at Odd
Fellows hall on March 3. Ivan
Poddubny. the giant Russian and
known 10 be the biggest man in the
wrestling game will be featured In
| the main bout, while Wladek
| Zbyszko will make it a double fea-
ture by appearing in the semi-finai.
Bruno is considered the toughest
| opponent available for Nentres who
| is the peer OF Urestlers In this sec
ton. A year ago. Bruno wrestled
Joe Turner Of Washington, =. {"
worlds lightweight champion, ane
although beaten, he all but beat the
title holder. Nentres is considered
the lightweight champion OF New
! England and the match IN this CITY
| will be for that title, Bruno is work
ing hard every day and will be in
perfect condition for the battle.
Ivan Poddubny Will appear in the
feature bout OF the night against
Charles Cutler a former "orid
champion. Featured as giant, Pod
dnbnv amazes one with his size. Hf
appeared in this city In Natlona
A, C. wrestling show last year
against Hussane The Terrible
Turk" and before this bout was
over. the two were going at it ho
and heavy.
The feeling between Poddnbn,
and Cutler. his opponent for wed
nesday night, is none to cordial gu,
Ter IL still rated among the great
est matmen in the game ana nj
nride has been stung by insinuahon
that Poddubny is better than ne Is
ru,,er sends advance warning tina
poddubnv better be in good shap
because, mountain OF a man tnone'
he Is. Cutler predicts that the Rus
> sian will be on the losing enc
, Matchmaker Ed Lavrow OF IN
National A. c., finding that Zoyszk
made a lasting impression on IN
Can. who saw the last card fey
weeks ago. fell into piece OF lucI
In being able TO secure him aeal
for Wednesday night, On top OF TINS
he also secured Angelo Jaramask
considered a better man tha1 Gar
dtni and champion OF italy, as q
opponent for Zbyszko. This gives IN
card an International affair VII
!, Poland and Italy mixing 1t up. toI
= lowing the showing OF the wrestler
!, IN the last show, there is sure 70 D
y a large crowd present Wednesda
:. night
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
HAVE SUNDAY SESSION
Pittsburgh Pirates VIII Make Up
For limo Lost BY Rain, With,
WOrko out Tomorrow.

Pittsburgh. Pa, March ) P>-A
Sunday session on the diamond is in
store for the Pittsburgh Pirates to-
morrow. Rainy weather. which has
softened the drill park at Paso
Robes, Cal, has prevented several
morning workouts and Manager
DOME Bush has indicated the time
must be made up.
Morning practice yesterday was
cancelled, but the squad Went
Through an afternoon session despite
the soggy condition of the field. A
prolonged hitting bee, infeld and
outfield practice and mound work
| for the pitchers filled out the days
program.
Pitchers Don Songer and Joe Con-
roy were nursing sore spots today
as O. result OF d crash when they
raced for fungo balls. Both we're
stunned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
PLAYING DART BALL"
New Test OF Agility Has Been Intro
duccd In Cincics' Camp to Help
Training.

Cincinnati, Ohio, March Up
Members Of the Cincinnati Nationa!
league baseball team, training at
Orlando, have adopted the game OF
dart ball" diversion which serves
at the same time to put the athletes
on edge for the more serious work.
In dart ball which is sponsored
by Rube Bress!er and Eppa Rixey,
a net is suspended about six feet
oft the ground. Wooden racquets
are used to bat a solid rubber ball,
about the size Of a golf ball, I'M
bedIed in which is q row OF teath-
ers. The feathers retard the balls
fight and keep it within bounds. A
maximum Of back and arm muscles
are brought into play and the ten
mis- strategy employed makes for
good leg action.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
Uvx AT HANDPALI

The New Britain 7. n. c. 4. hand-
ball team easily defeated the Water
bury "Y" team In Waterbury last
night, taking every game played In
the meet. LOOMS and Hergstrom
took two close games from Nelte and
Walsh by scores Of e1-1o and 21-l'.
Dressed defeated Aperian in singles,
FIJI, 1921 and 2i-S. tntorspan,
state champion. defeated Mike
Wall, All and 21-18.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05

servation by Manager Moriarity,
that the Tiger scouts must have run
into an epidemic Of them. In addi-
ton to Lefty Leifeld and Earl
Whi:ehil, whose ability is already
established, the southpaw hurlers
are Jimmy Walkup, Rudy Kneisch,
Ed Wells and A. +. Johns. MORTAR
itv Indicated that some Of the mum.
Der will be dropped when the club
breaks camp.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-05
PITCHING RARlTIES
Detroit Tiger Camp Has Number OF
Left Handlers With Unorthodox
Delivery,

Detroit. March 3 up - The left
handed type of the pitching species
whose unorthodox method OF deliv-
cry once stamped them g. rarity
rather than the general rule in
baseball, have struck the Detroit
Tiger training camp at san Antonio,
Texas. In force Il total OF six OF
the port-siders were out for prac-
tice yesterday, which led to the OBJ