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The Washington times., 1927-07-20
Here's Ring Statistics
On Sharkey And
Dempsey

specific theories about tomorrow
nights business, let's get them out
OF the way with despatch and a
hopefulness that there is something
to them.
Dear friends, II we may make a
confession here, let it not sway your
sentiments one way or the other,
particularly your sporting senti-
ments. We speak o: those impulses
and yearnings which lead one to
wager a dollar here there and the
other place in behalf of this fellow
or that.
1t always seemed to us that in a
sporting proposition where there
are only two principals, such as in
prize-fight, winner ought not
be so difficult to pick, for you
have only two chances to go wrong.
In horse race one has several op-
portunities to miss, but where but
two elements can win or lose, why,
fellows, 1t ought to he cinch!
But is it! Ask us, we should like
to know. III Uncle Sam or
Harry New realized the contents
of some of our mail about Sep
tember "a and IS. last. they'd
go out of business. We never
knew the postal service could be
SO prostituted as II was after
that Dempsey flop last autumn.
Anyway. here's our confession.
and it isn't in confidence---in fact
we wish to make it quite public, in
deed:
Although there isn't a single argu-
ment to support this choice OF ours;
he is at a handicap in the dope from
start to finish; he is nearly eight
years older than his opponent, he
has fought one very poor fight since
his younger antagonist has fought
SO; he has admittedly gone back, and
his colleague has admittedly i'm
proved; and, besides that If he's the
old Dempsey, why the devil didn't
he show it at Philadelpnia-yet we've
got feeling. which may at worst be
only a bunch, that Jack Dempsey
will win tomorrow nights fight and
thereby contribute one of the most
dramatic pages of all time to pugilis-
tic history, coming back to meet
Tunney late in the summer. We
have that old urge that just such a
drama il in store for the fans. Take
it or leave it, but don't write us any,
razzberry letters please!
Another reason we couldn't include
The Washington times., 1927-07-20

The boys have been looking for
that to happen for sometime, but
Sharkey hasn't met a real first
rate fighter in all his 80 fights.
For instance, he's never met a
man like Dempsey was eight
years ago, and he's never met
anything like a cool, but killing
Tunney.
The Washington times., 1927-07-20

Jim Maloney, well, he's more a
fish merchant than punch
trader. Jim has won and lost with
Sharkey which is nothing much
for either to brag about. Rom
ePo-Rojas," you say, he is the
only man who has ever kayoed
Cuckoschay and Romero is far, far
removed from the title contender
class. All. what Is that? Harry
Wills gave Sharkey quite a tough
evening"" The better to see YOU
with my child-that's strengthens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
RAIDERS TAKE 40
AT 800 E STREET
Trap Board Giving Warning Is
Avoided, Officers say-Book-
making Charged

Mrs Ida Stanley, AZ years old, her
son Alfred. 10 years old. and Leo
Cohen 81 years old, with 81 other per-
sons were taken to the First P$1cinct
Police Station yesterday by raiders
who swooped down on the Carroll
House at 500 r street. avoiding a trap
board connected with warming
buzzer and surprising an alleged estab-
lishment for bookmakinC.
Mrs. Stanley and her son. who gave
their address as the Carroll House,
and Cohen, who gave his address as
109 Seventh street, were each charged
with a violation Of Section S65 Of the
District Code, which prohibits book
making Each of these three obtained
their release by posting bond in the
amount of 81 900. The 81 others taken
in the raid were booked as Govern
ment witnesses under 800 bond each.
Y. d. Hughes. J. T.. Kama and A. T
FINELY of the First Precinct made the
raid In entering the esta blishment.
they said advance information had
been given them regarding a board in
the floor which, if stepped upon.
would warn persons in the apartment
of the arrival Of strangers The raid.
ers carefully stepped over the board
and surprised the 40 persons in the
room, they said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
MINE WAGE FARLEY
AWAITING REPORT
Union Leaders and Operators
Appoint Fact Finding Com
mission and Adjourn.

BY the Associated tFess,
KANSAS CITY. April 9.-Repre-
sentatives Of coal operators and union
miners Of Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma
and Arkansas adjourned their wage
conference here yesterday after APP
pointing a fact-f1nding commission of
two to gather information dealing
with tonnage. markets and working
conditions in the Southwest fields.
The commission. made up Of w. L.
A johnson Of Kansas City for the OPP
orators, and d. 4. Frampton, Moberly
Mo, representative of the lnterna-
tional Mine Union. will report back
with economic data upon which the
Contending parties so far have been
unable to agree.
Adjournment was taken subject to
the call of the chairman, not later
than April 10.
Counter proposals which the con-
ference has been debating were re-
vealed by Mr.. Johnson general COM
missioner Of the Southwest Coal OPP
orators Association
The operators demand, Johnson
said a new contract which would
continue the working conditions and
rules which prevailed under the con-
tract which expired April !, but which
would make effective the wage scale
of 1917.
The union asks an extension of the
lapsed contract i'm all it's details. pend
ing the arrival at a basic wage scale
in the central competitive field. This
scale would then be offered the oper-
atOrs as a basis for q new contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

the flight along the North Atlantic
seaboard or during the 2000- mile
water leg" to Europe. These include
a jettison valve for emptying the
500 gallon tank in 81 seconds and
closing il again so that il viii act
as a float with 5000 pounds buoy
ancy special compartment in the
top Of the fuselage containing coll
lapsible rubber boats and emergency
rations and a radio set which can
he operated either in flight or from
the water.
The most modern navigation instru-
ments are being installed, including
such indispensable aids TO flight as the
pioneer earth inductor compass which
guides Uncle Sans world flyers around
the globe. and was the only American
device Of Comdr De Pinedo's Santa
Maria, the famous Byrd Sextant p"
drift indicators to tell whether the
plane is being carried off her course by
side winds, and hank and turn and
climb indicators to keep the America
on an even keel. even il forced TO fly
through fog or clouds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
DIES OF STAB WOUNDS.
Delicate Operation on Heart Fails
to Save Man.

Ernest Gibson, colored, 45 years old.
1916 T street, died at the Freedmen g
Hospital last night, as result of a
stab wound in the heart received
earlier in the week in an alteration in
q house at Fourth and T streets.
A delicate operation performed on
the victim by Drs. Simeon NJ. Car
son and r. Edward Jones failed to
save the Negroes life, although he raj
lied afterward. The man was stabbed
through the pericardium. the sack
surrounding the heart, and it was
necessary for the surgeons to syn
chronize their stitching with the pu1.
sations of the heart, an operation
rarely performed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
OPERATORS STATE TERMS.
Illinois Uutlimatum Sent to Union
Mine Officials.

ST. LOUIS, April . GP).-An ulti.
matum that Illinois coal operators will
not negotiate with union officials for
settlement of wage scale differences
resulting from expiration of the three
year Jacksonville agreement March
81, except to reduce production costs,
was authorized by about so members
of the Illinois Coal Operators Asso-
citation i'm session here yesterday. The
message was transmitted by Rice Mil
Ter, president of the association, to
Harry F'ishwck, president of the ILL
nois Mine Workers Union.
Miller was instructed by the attend
ing operators to notify the union that
they would not negotiate on any other
basis than reduction of wages or con
tract changes which would permit
cheaper production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
1927 RECORD YEAR
FOR LONG FLIGHTS
Airmen of Four Continents to
Seek New GI0rieS for
H0meIandS.
PROPOSED 1927 FLIGHTS.

Transa tlantic - z ar i s-N 2 W
York, Capt Rene F'onck. Comdrs.
Richard Byrd and Noel Davis.
Capt. <. A. Lindbergh and
Capt. Charles Nungesser, for
Orteig prize: Germany United
States, establishment of passen-
ger and mail service; Spain to
New York, Mai. Franco; Rome
10 New York, De Bernardo;
Spain to New York to Cuba,
Capts. Estevez and Barboran.
North pole-Capt. George II.
Wilkins.
South Fole-Comdr. Byrd and
Antonio rauly.
Hawaiian-San Francisco to
Honolulu, c. X. Vance; Van
Couver to Honolulu. former Ca
madam and Australian mem.
bers Of Royal Air Force: San
Diego to Honolulu, Lee Scheon-
hair.
Trans-India British and Span
ish air officers.
Atlantic-C ircling-French fly
ers.
Buenos Aires-New York-Jorg
Cariotte and Hector Peirano.
observation-disclosures d'Oisy.
Samoa Royal Australian Air
Force.
Mount Everest-Jean Calico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
RAILROAD EVANGELIST
DIES ALMOST BROKE
Jeffries Tried to Live on 1891 a
Week and Left Estate
of rs Cents.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, April 9.-James JOY
Jeffries. known throughout the coun-
try as the Railroad Evangelist" died
suddenly today, just after holding
morning prayer service, and brought
10 an end his efforts to live on an
average weekly expenditure Of S2.6l.
For five years he had set himself
to live as cheaply as possible as an
example to doWn-and-outers. Fle ate
no meat. His weight at the time of
his death was 105 pounds.
The evangelist wore overalls for
clothing on all occasions. For shell
ter, when the weather was unfriendly
there were always the cheap ''flops"
10 or IS cents a night. He never
took up a collection at his eyangel-
zeal meetings and never begged.
Mr.. Jeffries left an estate in his
right-hand overall pocket Of IS cents,
a handkerchief and a small Bible.
He died at the home of a friend. A.
r. Nissen, where he had gone TO con-
duct worship for group of homeless
boys sheltered there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Bootleggers Must File Income Returns,
Government Insists In Supreme Court

who failed to file income tax returns
l on that ground.
In its brief, the Government. how
4 lever, declared bootleggsr in filing a
tax return would be compelled to make
no discriminating disclosures and fur
Their that protection against self
determination does not apply to tax
returns. which are required by law,
and must he made irrespective of any
constitutional guarantee along that
line.
The Government also insisted that
the decision Of the Circuit Court
should be set aside because its effect
would be to favor the lawbreaker and
excuse from the operation of the in
come tax act any person who set up
q claim that his income had been de-
rived even in part from criminal
operations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
WINTER SHOWS SWEEP
INTERMOUNTAIN AREA
: Utah and Idaho Blanketed-Worst
Blizzard of Winter Hits
Canadian Sectinn
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, April
9.-Winter returned to the inter
mountain country during the night
and left blanket Of white over most
CT the landscape In the lower
altitude this was transformed to rain
and, with rising temperatures this
morning the snow rapidly dis
appeared
Idaho Falls reported two inches of
wet snow this morning, the third
consecutive day snow has fallen here.
Pocatello ana Boise also had snow.
ogden, Utah, reported a heavy
storm raging and near freezing
weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Airline to New Gold Field.

New Guinea's rich gold fields are 10
have airplane service to the outside
world, which viii do away with The
strenuous overland trip to the new ho.
nanza. Several plans are under con.
slderation by the Australian depart.
ment or defense, which has detailed
an inspector Of the civil aviation de.
partment 10 solve the problem Of flnd-
ing suitable landing place at the
camps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

morrow e NeDing.
It will be Mr..
Burton s seventy.
fifth birthday an
niversary and the
fortieth year OF
his political ca
reer. The pro-
gram has been ar
ranged by Mrs.
Wilson Compton.
vice president. and
Joseph j. Hines
chairman of the
social committee.
1t will include mu-
steal numbers by
Mrs. ayne r.
Wheeler. Mrs. Nor
Kiss ID. Erwin and
Arthur pftiTo NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
HEADS KAPPA PHI KAPPA.
DR.. Guy E. snavely Elected Presi
dent of Fraternity.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. April 2 6p.--
DR.. Guy K. Snavely. president of
Birmingham Southern College. Biz
mingham, Ala. was elected president
Of Kappa Phi Kappa, national educa-
tional fraternity. a the closing ses-
sion today of the fourth annual con-
yention. lie succeeds Dr. Rtvoida Fl.
Jordan of Cornell University.
Chapters of the fraternity were
granted to Centre College, Danviile
KY. and Emery University, Al.
lanta, Ga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Bootleggers must file income tax re.
turns, the Government contended in
a brief filed yesterday in the Supreme
Court in its appeal in a case from
South Carolina against Manly S. Sulli.
van.
The Circuit Court of Appeals de-
cided against the Government. holding
that while the revenue act seemingly
taxed incomes derived from criminal
transactions, it was unenforceable be-
cause Congress had not provided inn
munity from criminal prosecutions
based on disclosures in tax returns.
The constitutional protection against
standardization furnished a COM
plete defense, the court held. for those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

Burton will he called upon for remi.
niScences. Bishop John w. Hamilton,
chaplain of the society, will offer the
invocation.
Chief Justice William ~. Taft is
honorary president of the society.
Other officers are John JOY Edison,
Representative John Insolvency. and
Mrs. Wilson Compton. vice presidents;
Conrad Fl. Young, secretary: Clyde b.
Asher, treasurer; Morris j, Hole his
torian.
The governing committee Is com
posed of ID. r. Crissinger. Mai Gen.
John l.. elem, William L. Symons.
Charles F. Marvin, Leroy r. Vernon
and Justice George Il. Martin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Shoes Left Behind
And Butcher Knife
Taken by Burglar
speclal plspateh 10 " star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. April a.
After discovery of burglar in his
apartment at SIS Queen street last
night, j. r. Sims opened fire, but
the intruder escaped.
Sims, a grocer. found a pair of
shoes which the burglar left, and
missed a butcher knife which had
been taken. The man was crouch
ing behind a portiere between bed
room and parlor, on the second
floor of the building, when dis
covered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
$4,000 SEEK 1000
RAILWAY MAIL JOBS
Fifty or More Government Exami-
nations Pending-Applica-
tions Pour In.

An instance of overwhelming de
mand for available Government posi-.
tions is offered in the forthcoming ex-
anainations for positions OF railway
mail clerks. More than IS 900 appli-
cations had been received at the close
of business on Friday, or 35 applicants
for each of the 1000 positions usually
available during the year.
MI of these. the Civil Service Com
mission announces, are in addition 20
the so or more examinations of differ
el kinds which are pending at any
given time.
The railway postal clerk tests win
be held in 500 cities, including Wash
ington. beginning April %. The ad.
mission cards are being mailed to
those whose applications came in
within the limit and will be delivered
in ample time before the examination
dates.
For the last examination of the
kind held about three years ago, more
than $4,000 persons applied.
Rubber bones for puppies to play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
VETERANS HOME HAS
THIRD MYSTERY FIRE
New Laundry at Sawtelle, Calf
National Soldiers Institution,
Burns Despite Guard.


SAWTELLE. Calf. April 9.-Tha
third of a series Of mysterious fires
at the National Soldiers Home here
destroyed the old laundry building to.
night and Quilted the new laundry
causing a loss of $40 900. Authorities
were unable to determine the cause
of the fire.
Armed patrols recently had been
ordered to guard buildings of tho
home. following burning of the mess
hall March "a. A fire i'm the home
chapel the following Saturday night
was checked before il had made much
Roadway. OilsCaked waste was found
in the building
Fire apparatus from Los Angeles,
Santa Monica and SaWtelle responded
with The home fire department 10 10.
nights alarm.
The fire was discovered by a work.
man, who saw flames shooting from
the roof of one Of the two adjoining
laundries. both one-story buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
HOUSE OF BOYS IN PARIS.
Only Male Babies Born So Far in
New Apartment.

PARIS. April 9 0p-There is a
House of Boys" in Paris. an apart.
ment building where only families
with children are admitted and where
the only births so far are of boys.
A widow. with nine grandchildren
Nine. Abel Barre, built the place in
an airy quarter to make life easier
for large families. on one of the six
floors there are 10 boys.
Nine. Barre has a standing offer 10
pay for champagne for tho party 10
celebrate the birth Of a girl. but L
haven't opened a bottle, she says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
LYNCHBURG VOTED
NEXT M. P. SESSION
Rev. T. H. Lewis of Wash,
lngton Among Delegates
Chosen at Baltimore.
snecIal pispateh 10 rhe star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE Md, April g.
Lynchburg. Va, was selected today
as the meeting place for the 1928
Maryland annual conference of the
NJ. T. Church.
Delegates chosen included 13 min
listers and 13 laymen, as follows:
Revs. r. II. Lewis of Washington
+. c. Makosky, Baltimore; J. H.
Straughn of Baltimore, II. l.. Elder
dice, Westminster; l.. b. Smith
Wilmington; G.. /. Humphreys. Sails
bury; G.. w. Haddaway, j. NJ. GILL;
L. F. Warner, J. M. Sheridan, r. A,
Sexsmith and F. T. Benson of Balti-
more; r. L. Shipley of Newark. n. J
Monroe, Washington: w o. Atwood
Baltimore: 7, p. Fisher, Denton;
Fred Adkins, Salisbury; T. w.
Whitaker, Lynchburg; w e. Cain,
Buckeystown. Md; T. ID. Bowers,
Chestertown; j. P. Wantz, Westmin
ster: w. c. Scott and Roland
Watts. Baltimore; NJ. l.. Veasey of
Pocomoke City, Md.
Unified Church Plea.
A unified Methodist Church and the
elimination OF all schisms and divisions
by 1884 was the hope expressed by
speakers at the Conference. This SEN
timent was expressed at a reception
given Rev. DR.. T.. l.. Watson. Rev. DIR.
Charles W. Baldwin and Rev. Dir. ].
st. Clair Neal, representing the Balti-
more Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, who attended the
conference as fraternal messengers.
Dr Watsou's co1Ipa cues said 1--WE
ought to be one" and DIR. Watson said
he wondered whether the Methodist
Protestant leaders who broke away in
nomination because of governmental
1928.
Forecast Reunited Body.
He predicted that the Methodist
Episcopal Church North and South
soon would be unified and expressed
the hope that at the celebration of the
sesuuicentennial of Methodism in the
United States in 1884 the unification of
the three great branches OF Methodism
would be completed.
The conference voted to ordain to
the ministry G. E. Wunder of Sails
bury. Herbert E. Hudgins of the East
Baltimore charge, H. c. Burkins of
Calvary Church and Fl. G. Hagar and
Stephen A. Galley, both of Hampden
Church, graduates his year from the
Westminster Theological Seminary.
The Rev. G. j. Lynn, who has been
acting pastor of the Concord, Pa,
charge and passed the Conference ex.
animation in theology, will be ordained
at Starr Church tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Seasons Worst at Medicine Hat.

MEDICINE HAT. Alberta, April
tF).-The worst blizzard of the sea
son ragged today in this district High
winds piled snow drifts from four TO
five feet deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
0HIOANS TO HONOR
BURTON TOMORROW
Representative Will Be Guest of
Honor at Fete on Seventy
Fifth Birthday.

Representative Burton Of Ohio will
he the guest of honor at birthday
dinner rendered him by the Ohio So
ciety Of Washington at Rauschers to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

Loud speakers have been installed in
the smoking room of a French rail
road train to supply radio entertain
ment for passengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
10 INJURED BY BLAST
IN FIREWORKS PLANT
Series of Explosions Damage Sew
eral Homes in Walling-
ford, Conn.

WALLINGFORD, Conn, April o
At least 10 persons were injured in
a series Of explosions here today in
the plant of NJ. Backes & Son. fire
works manufacturers.
The injured were found scattered
close by the buildings and were taken
TO the Meriden Hospital
The first explosion was in the ma ga
zine of the powder plant and after
this came other explosions which
wrecked another small building
The force of the explosion broke
window glass in houses for a consider
able area about the fireworks plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Other Oversee Feats.

Other proposed transatlantic non.
stop flights which have no connection
with the Orteig prize have been an.
nounced by Maj Franco, Spanish avi-
ator, who flew across the Atlantic,
and who hopes to fly direct from the
Spanish coast to New York, and by
the Italian De Bernardo, who expects
to fly from Rome to New York in
hydroplane.
Capts. Estevez and Barboran of the
Spanish air force also hope to fly
from Spain to New York and thence to
Cuba.
There will probably be no such con,
gestion of polar flights as there wa
last year, but already one flight is as
sured for the North Pole region. and
there are two possibilities of South
Pole flights.
Capt. George Fl. Wilkins and his
party are already at Point Barrow.
Alaska
Comdr. Byrd is planning a South
Pole flight, but his entrance into the
Orteig race may necessitate postpon-
ing that for another year. Antonio
Pauly Of Argentina also plans South
Pole fight, but that, too, is indefinite
and may be delayed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

French or foreign firms in France
who wish 10 employ workers not Of
French nationality must now get gov
eminent permission TO do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Race Across Atlantic.

Included in the flights already an
nounced are a race across the Allan
tic. flights to the North and South
Poles, a circuit of the Atlantic, a jump
over Mount Everest, duration fight
| from France to Indo.China, a Pacific
race from the West Coast TO Hawaii
and a Buenos Aires-New York round
trip.
The Raymond Orteig prize OF $25, 900
for the first 10 fly between Paris and
New York viii be contended for by
several nations, Capt. Rene Fonck Of
France. whose attempt last year halt
ed as he took off when his giant plane
overturned, announced that he will
try again this year. Comdr. Richard
r. Byrd, who flew over the North
Pole last year, and Comdr. Noel Davis
have announced their intention Of at
tempting to capture the honor for
America. Capt. c. A. Lindbergh. Re
serve officer and air mail pilot Of ST.
Louis, is another American who plans
10 try for the prize.
Capt Charles Nungesser Of France
also has announced he will enter the
flight
Two attempts are proposed for the
Summer to establish regular trans.
atlantic air passenger and mail serv-
ice between Germany and the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Precautions for Lives.

Elaborate precautions have been
taken to safeguard the lives Of the
crew IN the event Of forced land o.
ing, either in the first 1000 miles OF