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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08
PAULINE PLANS
BOXING TOUR :

NEW YORK, Dec. s.-Paulino
Uzcudun. the much eliminated
Basque heavyweight, has temper.
arily abandoned the local boxing
trust" and will go on barnstorm-
Ing tour. He win appear in Phila-
delphia on December 26 and in
Pittsburgh on January 3, against
opponents yet to be selected. He
is also considering offers from
Cleveland and Detroit promoters.
Pauline plans to return here In
February, by which time his recent
defeats may be forgotten by the
fans. He claims that Promoters
Tex Richard viii not sign him for
any matches at present.
It was indicated by Al Mayer,
the Basque's manager, that George
Godfrey would be acceptable as
an opponent in the Philadelphia
match.
Desirable Furnished Rooms, In home
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08
BLJSINE SIS
EkES WIN

Close duels resulted in.the scholas'
tic basketballtgame here yesterday
Kanawha. an independent five
spilled Eastern, 81 to 80, and Bust.
ness won from Emerson, ~ to Is.
The Kanawhas trsiled the Lincoln
Parkers for three-quarters, but step.
ped ahead in the final period to give
them the lead and victory.
Coach Charlie GuyOn departed
from his usual customs and used
but - players in the game.
The Stenographers barely managed
to squeeze through in their game
with Emerson. The proteges Of
Lynn Woodwork were in the van,
IL to Z, at half time. but Emerson
spurted in the second half.
Eastern and q. u. Freshmen ap'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08
Pigmy Indian Making
Good In American
Prize Ring

Santiago Gorilla, featherweight
boxer now in this country, is
member of the San Bias Indians,
an almost extinct pigmy tribe of
the jungles of southern Panama.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08
PIRATES GAIN,
SAY SCR|BES

Of the recent cuyler.Adams trade
one Pittsburgh observer says this
Of the deal:
"The most devout Cuyler fan in
Pittsburgh can find no fault with
the transformation Of regalia which
finds Cuyler a member Of possibly
a pennant winner and in a position
to accumulate riches through a fat
contract.
"Now that CuyIer has gone
both Mr.. Dreyfuss and Mr..
Bush are bound to revise their
earlier conceptions Of this boy
who. while not wholly perfect.
looms ~ one Of the heroic fix.
ures Of baseball.
A boy who can run, hit, throw
and field, does not smoke, chew
or drink, and / believe has trans.
lated dang for damn, certainly can
not remain the terrible ogre that
fantastic fanaticism on the part
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08

... Next time your throat feels tired just light up an
o. c.. and take deep, rich draw. Presto! Your
throat feels refreshed The cool and gentle smoke of this
kindly cigarette soothes the throat while thrills the tase
Because new mellowing method takes all harsh.
out of the tobacco That's why you can
smoke 0. Gs. and enjoy EN- morning, and night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08

lack Kloza, the kid outfielder
ninR to the Griffs. played 10
hes with the Barons and hit for
Ihat IL probably why he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08

Desirable Furnished Rooms, In home
communities, are offered TO those who
consult the Rooms for Rent ads In to-
lays Classified section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08

Red Barnes, who also gets a
trial at Tampa i'm the OutfieId,
hit for .293 In 153 gaines. He
scOfed 100 RUINS on 1853 hits.
tOtaling 231 bases. He was re-
spOnsible for "a runs. He had
10 doubles. 10 triples and ID
home runs. q good record for q
Lad playing his first season OF
professional ball. He got 80 free
tickets and famed 50 times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-08

The former Tiger was found
for IL sacrifice hits and he hit
q couple of batters. He walked
40 and famed 81 batsmen. He
made no wild pitches or balks
and was anything but wild
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
LEE WINS CLASH
OVER APPOINTMENTS
Speaker, Accused of Exceeding
Rights, Upheld by Vote of
Maryland Assembly.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. January 20
Charges that E. Brooke Lee of Mont
gomerv County, speaker of the House
of Delegates, exceeded his authority
in making appointments to legislative
jobs here were made in the Mary
land Assembly session today by Dele-
gate Daniel G.. Joseph of the fourth
Baltimore district, but promptly voted
down.
Speaker Lee stated in reply to Jo-
seph's charges that he was Willing
that the House should make the APP
pointments and offered to cancel all
that he had made. As speaker ne IS
in charge of appointments. large
number of applicants for dorkeeper,
clerkships and other places had been
rejected. because only a limited mum
Der could be taken Joseph said the
appointments should be made by eX-
animation. Lee explained that no APP
plicants We're taken who could not
demon strate capability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
REPORT CUSTOMS
OFFICERS ARRESTED
Buffalo Evening News Says
Two Canadians Caught for
Liquor Smuggling.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, January 2O-The
Buffalo Evening News says today that
two Canadian customs officers nave
been arrested within the past 10 days
at the American end of the Fort Erie
ferry over the Niagara. River, charged
by the United States authorities
with liquor smuggling. Officials OF
the Canadian and American customs
service declined to discuss the case,
the News says. but the salient facts
are known.
The first arrest was that of Alan
Ferguson of Fort Erie, Ontario. 10
DAYS ago, when his automobile,
aboard the ferry, was found to con
tain 252 quarts of whisky, according
to the American customs records. lie
was charged with smuggling and re-
leased on bail, and later was dismissed
from the Canadian customs service.
The second arrest came yesterday
when Louis Lamb of Bridgeburg,
Ontario, was found to be driving
car alleged to have contained zSA
quarts of ale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
SERIOUSLY
INJURED IN WRECK
Engine Jumps Track and
Piles Up Six Cars Near
Hancock, Md.
Special Dispatch to The Star


HAGERSTOWN. Md. January 20
Three tranmen were injured, prom
ably fatally. when Western Mary
land freight train jumped the tracks
nj Woodmont Club. just west of Han
cock. early This morning, turning over
the engine and piling up six cars. me
victims. brought to the Washington
County Hospital here, are:
II. G. Hunter. engineer; w. 7, Click,
fireman. and S. r. Hoffman. conduc-
tor. The nature of their injuries has
not been ascertained. All reside in
Hagerstown.
Traffic was tied UP several hours
by the accident, the cause of which
has not been fixed. The train was
running at scheduled speed from
Hagerstown to Cumberland at the
time of the accident. No others were
reported injured.
On account of several previous acct
dents and reports that sympathizers
in the long standing wage dispute be
tween the Western Maryland and
striking employees had been active, an
investigation Immediately started by
officials of the railway will be ex-
haustive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
WILLIAM D. RITTER
DIES FROM ILLNESS
Burial of Attorney Will Be in
Salt Lake City-Served
Under Harding.

William D. Ritter, 81 years old,
former Assistant Attorney General of
the United States and recently a
practicing attorney of this city, died
in Walter Reed Hospital yesterday
after a long illness.
Appointed Assistant Attorney Gen
eral by President Harding April 5,
1921, Mr.. Ritter served in that Office
until January Is, 1924. when he re
tired to engage in the practice of
private law here.
He was a member of the District of
Columbia Bar Associa ton, the Amer
lean Bar Association and the Bar
Association of Utah, where he prac-
ticed law for many years as a part
ner of Justice George Sutherland, at
Salt Lake City. Mr.. Ritter was born
in the latter city and was gra duated
in law from Columbia University In
1897.
He served in the Philippine Islands
as a member of the Utah Light Artil-
lery in 1899. He was thirty second
degree Mason.
He is survived by his widow, a
son, Denton Ritter. and two daugh-
ters, Miss Virginia Ritter and Miss
Helen Ritter.
The body will be taken to Salt Lake
City tomorrow for funeral services
and interment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
1000 WILL ATTEND
MEETING TONIGHT
Dyer to Be Speaker at SEES
sion on National Repre-
Sentation for Capital.

Final arrangements for the mass
meeting to he held in the interest of
national representation FOR the Dis
trict of Columbia this evening at the
Willard Hotel have been completed.
officials of the Board IF Trade. which
Is sponsoring the movement. today
announced. More than geo repre-
sentative citizens of Washington, city
officials and members Of Congress will
attend the session.
The principal speaker win he Rep
resentatiye Dyer Of Missouri, who will
discuss the progress made in the
movement for a constitutional amend
ment which would grant to the step
child city the right to yo-e for Prcsi-
dent and Vice President and to have
representatives in thu Senate and
House.
The meeting tom. il the second
of a scr.es Of pubic meetings cling
held under the auspices OF the Wash
tngton Beard Of Trade on problems OF
vital importance To the half million
residents of The District.
Onicial represe natives of each of
the so citizens associations Of the
District, which constitute the organ
lied citizenry of the city. will attend
the meeting.
Theodore W Noyes chairman of
on national representation viii or"n
the session wish report on the &C
tivities OF rae Bead ot I I'D and
other groups interested in the move
ment.
A bill now is pending in Congress
which would recognize the right OF
taxpaying District residents to enjoy
a voice in their own government and
which would provide for an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States granting to Washington citl-
gems representation in the Senate and
the House and the privilege of voting
for President and Vice President.
Brief addresses will be made by
Edwin c. Brandenburg, vice chair
man of the Board of Trades com.
mittee; Paul Lesh. secretary of the
committee, and number Of chair
men of other standing committees of
the organiza zion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20

DENSE FOG HALTS
LINERS AT NEW YORK
Many Boats Tied Up at Docks or
Anchored at Sea-Ferry
Traffic Is Delayed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January ga dense
fog that blanketed the coast threw
harbor traffic into confusion today.
Incoming and departing ocean liners
were held at anchorage at sea or tied
up to their docks in the harbOr. Ferry
service was delayed.
The liner Albert Ballin, with Alanson
B. Houghton. Ambassador TO England
aboard. which left it's pier at midnight
bound for Hamburg, via Southampton
was forced to tie up at Quarantine.
Visibility limited to ,000 feet made
the Royal Mail liner Araguaya, from
Bermuda. drop anchor off Sandy Hook.
The Homeric of the White Star Line,
with SIS passengers. and the F'urness,
Whitney liner Fort st. George. with
$50 passengers, anchored off Quar-
antine.
The fog was likely to continue dur
ing the day, the Weather Bureau
reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
Jackass Speed Ban
TOBeLiftedifO Ohio
Repeats Old Laws
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 20
Ohioans with a fair for sports soon
may be able to play games on
Decoration day or even race
jackass faster than six miles an
hour and still be within the law.
At present, however, such actiyi-
ties are specifically forbidden.
Archaic statutes containing In
hibitions against these and other
actions popular among Ohioans of
a half century ago have been un-
earthed and viii be repealed II
legislative bill is approved.
In all some 200 obsolete sections
in the Ohio statutes would be re-
moved by the bill. These included
paragraphs penalizing drunken
stage drivers and Furnishing those
who would crash" toll gates on
turnDikes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
Plane and Fire Boat Scour Lake
For Man Seen Floating on Ice Cake

shore last night just as darkness
closed over the waters.
James Vaneck saw it from the pier
at the foot of East l40th street. He
notified authorities and soon the fire
boat, John A. Farley put out to the
rescue. It's searchiights played for
hours upon the rolling field of Ice
without success. The boat returned
to it's moorings for a short time just
before dawn, but went back to the
hunt with daylight, its crew augment
ed by force of life guards.
A stiff wind blew shoreward today
and added to the fear that the cast
away had been toppled from his
meager foot hold or crushed in the
piling ice jam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
hFFRESFN ATINE D1 EN-.
STEEL SPECIALISTS
HOLD CONVENTION
Eastern Section Meeting
Starts With ESQ Delegates.
McCracken VIII Speak.

Stee, specialists of the eastern sec
ton Of the country today opened a
two-day session of the American So
ciety for Steel Treating at the May
flower Hotel with about $50 delegates
in attendance.
j. G. Yaden, president of the Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Associations,
welcomed the steel men at the first
meeting this morning The program
or today dealt with technical topics
Of interest to the steel industry.
Outlines Industry Here.
Emil Gathmann, Baltimore. Md,
gave a detailed review of metal1urgl-
cal activities of the Washington Bal
timore district. outlining the growth
Of the industry in this vicinity during
the past decade. Scientific papers were
read by w. J. Merten of Pittsburgh
and G W. Quick and l.. Jordan of the
Bureau of Standards.
This afternoon the delegates win
divide. some of them going TO Balti-
more to inspect the plant of the Bal
timore Copper Rolling and Smelling
Co. while others will visit the United
States naval gun factory.
Banquet is IOmgnt.
The delegates win assemble socially
at banquet tonight, at which VIII
liam B. McCracken, jr., assistant sec
rotary of the Department OF Com
merce: Admiral G. c. Bloch, chief of
the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy De-
partment, and Col. w. Fl. Tshappat
head of the Army Ordnance Depart
ment. will be guests Of honor and de-
liver brief addresses.
The convention will close tomorrow
night with A technical session devoted
to q consideration of abnormal steel.
The meetings are purely informative
and there is no business to be trans
acted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
ARCHITECTURE is TOPIC.
c. Howard Walker Praises Amer
lean Type in Lecture.

The American people are becoming
sincerely interested and more thor
oughly apreciative of individual types
of architecture in choosing homes, G.
Howard Walker of Boston stated In
an illustrated lecture on American
Domestic Architecture" last night at
Central High School. The lecture was
given under the auspices of the Wash
ington Society of Fine Arts. Miss Leila
Mechlin presiding.
Mr.. Walker pointed to Monticello,
the famous home of Thomas Jeffer-
son. as one of the finest examples of
Southern colonial architecture, as well
as other homes along the James River
built early in the history of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
Virginia Receivers Rare Colonial Book
Taken In Civil War From Stafford Court

forces, which occupied the building
during a Civil War battle there. 1t
reached the society after passing
through the hands of several persons.
Communication with Gov. Byrd Of
Virginia, after the society decided to
return the relic, caused Mr.. Nell
waine TO make the trip because he
was afraid the book might be lost
If sent by mail or express.
Among the wills in the book were
those of John and Henry Washington.
the degree of whose rela tionship 10
the first President was not learned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND. January 90 Hoping
for the stroke Of luck that some
times brings back those who seem
doomed to die. efforts went forward
feverishly today to rescue from the
lev water of Lake Erie man or
boy sighted last night on a bobbing
cake Of ice just out Of reach of land
An airplane circling in the murk
that hung low over the lake and a
fire tug, nosing it's way through the
ice foes off shore, led the rescue at
tempt But hours Of vigilance failed
to locate the figure sighted from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
MISS DARLINGTON DIES.
Funeral Today for Sister of Late
Attorney.

Miss Mary F. Darlington. sister of
the late Joseph J. Darlington, local
attorney. die at her residence, 1910
Twentieth street, Tuesday night after
long illness. Death was due to
complication of diseases eliminating
years old.
Miss Darlington was born in Due
West, s. c., and came to Washing
ton 80 years ago. making her home
with her brother until his death four
years ago She is survived by two
nieces. Miss Anne Darlington and
Mrs G. Augustus Simpson, both of
this city. Funeral services were held
at her residence this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
SNOWSTORM GOES SOUTH.
North Wind Sweeps on Toward
Colorado From Wyoming.

DENVER, Colo, January 20 P).-
With the mercury near the zero mark,
a north wind today drove snow across
Montana with the prospect the storm
would continue through Wyoming and
into Colorado tonight. Billings and
Bozeman. in southern Montana, re-
ported temperatures of below zero
with a fine snow falling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
Train Nips Foot
OF Section Hand
Asleep by Rails
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. January
20.-Marvin Wells. section hand
of the Western Maryland Railroad,
is in Washington County Hospital
here with one of his feet gone.
Last night he lay down beside
the track near Hancock, where he
lives, to take nap. and while
slumbering threw one of his feet
across the rail. When he awoke in
the dust and clangor of a passing
train he was minus the foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
Can't. Gordon C. Greene Dies.

CINCINNATI, January 20 R).-
Capt Gordon &. Greene. Sd years old,
founder of the Greene line of steam
boats and one of the best known
rivermen on the OH" died suddenly
1t his home here today.
Capt. Greene had D,-e4 a steamboat
man for 80 years. Funeral services
will be held at Cincinnati SATURDAY.
KlIIM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
PLANS SHOALS HEARING.
House Committee to Begin Lease
Sessions Tuesday.
By the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press
The Muscle Shoals problem was dis
cussed in secret session today by the
House military committee.
The committee decided to begin
hearings Tuesday for all interests
which desire to lease Muscle Shoals
The proposals must, however, include
contract for manufacture OF ferti-
lizer for the. farmers during peace
and be prepared to turn over the
works to the Government during war
for manufacture of nitrates
Any proposal, the committee de
cided, also must provide for contin-
uous operation of nitrates plant, No. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20

ELIZABETH. N. j., January 20.-A
book of records, said to contain wills
of relatives of George Washington
and proceedings of the Stafford Coun-
~ Orphans Court of Virginia during
Revolutionary days, was turned over
to Fl. r. McIlwaine, librarian of Vir,
ginia, by the Union County Historical
Society today.
The book was taken from the stat
ford County courthouse in 1862 by /.
S. Hasl<ins, a member of the Union
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
LIEUT.. WRENN DIES.
Injuries Fatal to officer at Fort
Huachuca. Ariz.

Lieut.. William B. Wrenn 10th u. s.
Cavalry, died at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.,
last Monday as the result of injuries
received while riding, according to
War Department advices. He was
from Pennsylvania and was gradu-
ated from the Military Academy in
1924
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
SHIPPING NEWS
Arrivals at and Sailings From
New York.
EFFECTED ARRIVALS AT NEW YOkk.

President lt-Bremerhayem. Jan. -
........... Jan 8
Helllg Oiav--Copeuha gen.. Jan. z
T1yIves-Santa Marta Jan. /
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-16
SHANGHAI LABOR
And MERCH ANTS
FIGHT WAR LORD
People Unite Against
Sun; Cantonese Near

Special release by Kuomintang Press
Service.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 13-(By Mail)-
The representatives of the various
labor, merchant and social organiza-
tons in Shanghai held meeting in
place Of mass meeting Of citizens,
and passed the following resolutions:
/. Until the new municipality OF
Shanghai is formed, the payment of
taxes shall be stopped.
2. The association Of the citizens
of Shanghai for forming a special mu-
nicipality shall make necessary pre-
parations thereof.
8. Opposition shall be shown to
the southwark advance of the Feng-
tien-Shantung (northern) army.
Commerce Body Acts.
The general chamber OF commerce
Of Shanghai held an urgent meeting
for the discussion of measures for cop
ing with the situation. At the meet
ing the following resolutions we're
adopted:
1. That the general chamber of
ommerce shall join in the autono-
nous movement.
2. That opposition shall be made
against the dispatch OF Shantung
troops to Shanghai.
3. That Shanghai shall be made
special autonomous municipal district.
A. That opposition shall be made
against the issuance of military notes
at Shanghai by any military unit.
5. That unreserved support shall
be given to the general labor union,
which was recently suppressed for
third time by the police authorities.
Suns Star Wsnes.
With the expansion Of influence OF
the Southern army, the star of Mar
shall Sun Chuanfang is waning by de-
grees. A fierce struggle is proceed
ing in Shanghai between the officials
appointed by Marshal Sun, who is 60
ing down hill, and the masses who are
trying to gain power by taking adj
vantage of the situation.
The people of the big commercial
city are against the Shantung-Mukden
expedition to the Yangtze. Police and
military authorities in Shanghai are
becoming very vigilant as result Of
the public statement, and are doing
all in their power to restrain It, it is
| said.
On December s, headquarters Of the
General Trade Union Council were
iealed. Oficials of the organization
later broke into the offices and remov.
ed documents and any evidence which
might reveal dts membership, 1t is
reported. es