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Evening star., 1927-02-16
Rufianism and legislation.

With all due consideration for the
effect of a concested short session q.
Congress upon the nerves of mem
bers of that body. there can he no
excuse for the episode of Yesterday
In the House District committee room
where. in the course of hearing on
a BILL fracas occurred that would
have disgraced any assemhiage and
would in the usual relations Of peo
pie lead 70 action in court. witness
before the committee was heckled by
the members in manner 10 elicit
protest from another member of
the House, in attendance AS an inter
ested onlooker. His protest was in.
effective One of the committee mem
bers referred To him in slurring terms
and accused him of having fna ncal
interest in the defeat of the mea sure
under considera ton. He refu;ed this
suggestion and was forthwith as
saulted. A melee followed, with com
nitteemen and witnesses and others
engaged in brawl that would in
other circumstances have led TO ar
rests.
There are two aspects to this affair.
One is that of the treatment of wit
nesses before committees OF Congress.
The other is that of the behavior of
members Of committees. 1t is not
unusual for those who appear before
certain committees to he heckled and
bsdgered in manner that would not
be tolerated in court of law, their
statements challenged. their motives
tmpugned. They have no recourse
They are not given any protection
They cannot bring into question in
the civil courts any statements made
against mem or regarding them he
cause OF the immunity which the Con-
stitution grants to the Federal legis-
lators There is no code of courtesy
or consideration, and no appeal to
any authority.
Members of Congress are subject
only to ths rules of that body in re-
They may be hailed before the bar of
the House or Senate and disciplined
but they may not be taken into any
other tribunal. This immunity sup
pcsedly imposes certain degree of
restraint, but the supposition unfor.
tunately is fsllacious. Misbehavior
Is distressingly frequent not only In
committee rooms but in the cha mbers
themselves. Quite recently there have
been several instances of hot-tempered
encounters between members in both
houses. Fortunately no harm has
been done save to the dignity of the
members and of Congress. In Yes
terday's affair there We're no physical
injuries. but the episode, which nat
urally has gone to the country. can.
not fail to evoke the feeling that Con
gressmen are more hot-tempered than
judicious. more beiligerent than states
ma anlike.
Out OF this unseemly happening
should come some measure of reform
that will grant protection to wit.
nesses before congressional commit.
tees and will insure. as far as penal
ties for violation can 60, decency of
conduct between members of the leg.
hlattve body themselves.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

washington, p. c., is accustomed to
nearly all the different kinds of ora.
tory that pertain to public life, Aimee
McPherson has managed to assert
herself ss a new kind of speaker who
compels interest while men of higher
position and far older reputation find
their remarks comparatively neg.
lected
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Aimee Mcpherson finds her public
still loyal The popular impression
becomes strong that court procedure
has been the means of circula ting
much idle gossip.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Reports that Henry Ford Is bored
by his money may be somewhat sar'
castle hints that the efforts of many
hostile financiers to make his expert
ences particularly interesting have
been Intellectual.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

the passage of the farm bill that 1t
would he diffacult to say to which
party belongs the credit for its pas.
sage. But as the majority party in
Congress is held almost invaria bly,
responsible for legis's1e,n, 40 the Re
publicans are likely To obtain the
praise from -thaasurportsrs- Of farm re-
ilef for this mA1eura. .@.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Pet Germ.


q tiny germ, ] ask anew
Why people make pet of YOU.
With each condition that we meet
Designed to bring you JOY complete,
You reveI in the atmosphere:
When damp and cloudy days draw
near
And 'monest the music-loving thfong
You float about on every song.
So far your perfdy extends,
TO foes you turn our cherished friends
And travel fast and far at will
Upon a good old dollar bill.
Your total score reveals the fact
You never did kindly act
Yet nearly everything we do
Seems meant to make a pet of you!
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Insurance experts display great in
terest in sa wing life. Those who seek
tn prevent another war; will, IL sue
cessful, contribute to this cause with
immortal distinction.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Some of the more superstitious peas.
the earthquake tremors were due to
the fact that Mussolini was putting
his foot down again.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

France Is sometimes profusely elo.
ouent. and at other times strangely
silent. Everything depends on the
topic that happens to be in attention.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

When a twelve-year- boy turns
gunman the infant prodigy asserts
himself on new lines well worth watch
ing in the swift and complicated rush
OF our present civilization.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

A complicated piece of legislative
machinery may bring farm relief And
yet it may be SO hard to start and so
cumbersome to manage that 1t may
prove little comfort, after all.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
Rate by Maii-PayabIe In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia,
All Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Aesoria'e cd Press - exclusively entffln'
tn the use for renuhhcstion ~ all news dls'
patches credited tn II or not otherwise "red
tied IN this nsner snd also the local new
puhished he,en Al rights of nuhhcaiio'
ct apseiel di.ratches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1927-02-16
Classics Not Needed.

when you went to school did you
study Creek"
No" said Senator Sorghum.
Early in life | decided on a political
career and l observed that English Is
all the language any one needs to say
things that are hard for others to
understand"
Evening star., 1927-02-16
Uses Of Advertising. .

Though rumors rough are not el
joyed,
They show results surprising;
And gossip, skillfully employed,
May prove great advertising.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Some of the gentlemen In Congress
should be persuaded to agree on a
referee, and conduct their encounters
In good pugilistic order.
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periIs Of Leisure.

"Dolan," said Mr.. Rafferty,, what
would YOU think OF a four-day work
in week."
II dunno. With all that extra time
off for debatin and recreation I'm
wonderin' whether l mightn't risk los
In me temper an spoil the peace an
uuietude Id be supposed to enjoy"
Evening star., 1927-02-16
The Big Incentive.

From the Rochester Times-Union,
AZ to the great migrations, perhaps
the at were trying o. set away from.
poor relatlonks
Evening star., 1927-02-16
Movement and Inertia.

At our apartment house they say
Annoyance very seldom sleeps.
The rent keeps going up each day
The elevator stops for keeps.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

"A man dat always tells de truth" "
said Uncle E.ben, deserves to he ad-
mirsd unleAs he gifts too fool talka-
ttye.r .....-... ~
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Jud Tunkins says people who pro-
test that they love the old songs
usually want "Swanee River" about
once r. week with the rest Of the time
filled In with jazz.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
Cooperation Available.

From the Terre Hante Star.
Other States might be willing to
help Texas get its prisons filed ur
again.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Q. What watt electric light gives
the same amount of light as q 500
candlepower gasoline lamp?--M. 6.
A The Bureau Of Standards SAYS
that 200watt electric lamp In sp.
proximately a 3n0-ca ndlepower lamp.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

.. How many miles of railroad has
Argentina?-R. A r.
A. The Argentine railroad System
includes $3.50 miles. Most 81 these
may be considered as trunk or main
lines.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

espoused the cause of the McNary-
Haugen farm bill. although his chief
has been opposed to it--or In reputed
to have opposed 1t. At the same time
that the Vice President. who halls
from Illinois has been making him
self solid with many Of the farmers,
he has lost few friends among the
bankers. He is himself one OF the
big bankers of the country---or was
before he entered ONCE. He is the
author of the Dawes plan. He has
friends among the industrialists of the
East. If President Coolidge is not
candidate to succeed himself Gen.
Dawes may vet loom large on the
horizon in 1928.
Senator Pat Harrison of Missis-
sippi fathered a proposal for an in
surance system to aid the farmers In
handling their crops, which was in
cluded in the McNary bill as it passed
the Senate. He believes that it is
far more workable than the equaliza-
ton fee and that while he designed
1t particularly to apply to cotton, 1t
can apply equally well to other crops.
Senator McNary. author Of the farm
bill on the Senate side of the Cap pitol,
accepted Senator Harrison's insurance
plan and on his motion it was insert
sd in the bill. Senator Harrison be.
lieved that 1t should be substituted
for the equalization fee. But to that
proposal, or even to the postponement
of the operation of the equalization
Zee for wear or two. Senator McNary
and other advocates of the measure
would notSaGree. So in the end Sen.
ator Harrieon voted against the Nc
Nary {. It'll ~ Anaandad. Party lines
were spin - Widely In thA votA on
Evening star., 1927-02-16

@. When and where did the
phrase Treat 'em rough" Originate?-
L. NJ. w.
A. During the war. 1t was origi-
naIly the slogan of the United States
Tank Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-26
PLAZA ATHLETES ANNEX
MEET BY NARROW MARGIN

third. c. Sullivan twheatley). Time
Broad iump--won by H. Pearson Bloom
Il ans, Peabody. IS .ieet; third tie: tefs:
ratti lRosedale) and Walker Peabody. le
,22O-yard relay-won by Garfield Moore
Finneran: Hollis HalD second. Columbia
Road; third. Rosedale. Time. 80 seconds.
S5-POUND CLASS.
.60-yard dash-won by Upton Henry
POLK: second. Harper fGeorgetown): third
Sinac Henry Polkl
Running high iump--won by Sprinkle
plaza; second. Glaze peabody: third
Upton Henry Polk.
Running broad iumD--won by F. Jenkins
fWheatleyJ: second Harper (Georgetownj;
third. T. Sprinkle tPlaza).
800 yard relay-Won by TenIey fSims
Whalen Busch. Brown: second Rosedale
third. GEORGETOWN. Time AZ * seconds.
1OO-POUND CLASS.
Coward dash-Won, by scanlon tTenleyI =
Running broad iump@W0 6n' by G. Everett
tia s aPIaza' feet 10 inches; third
Running high iump-Won by G.. Everett
yone lr@'n oaksl; third. McNally Brook
pital, Taber. Lenin. BosweIll; second. Plaza
third. Montrose.
1I5-POUND CLASS.
oya5d dashwon sy Richard Hollis
nj abln ~ s fsSPds
tPlaza). Is feet g inches; second, sweeney
(Tenleyl II feet ! II inches; third Trosh-
Running high iump-won by Lambert
tJohusonl; second tie between ParsOn
Mitchell Park and Smith (COrcoranI.
44O-yard relay-WOn by GEORGETOWN
tWald. Lucas. Kearpey Gordon: second
Plaza: third. Peabody.
UNLIMITED CLASS.
1OO-yard dash--Won by Ford (Garfeldl
second. Hinkel Johnson: third. Eisinger
Running broad iump--won by santucs
fBrookland), Is feet 10 inches: second. tie
between Schaffer plaza and Hardison
(Rosedalel at 1S feet inches, I'm the
iump-off for second. place. won by Shaffer.
with Jump of 10 feet 8 inches;l Record.
Running high jump-Won by Keene Ten
iRoscdaej. HARRISON lRosedaleJ, Miller
Columbia Road. DOugherty (Plaza).
H8O-yard relay-Won by Plaza tR. Knight.
d Knight Hughes. Schaffer,; second. Gar
field: third. johnson. Time. / minute 10
Haif-miIe run-won by B. Mccullough
,GarfieldD: second Edward Northrup Ten.
leyI: third. G.. Short Garfield. Time.
minutes Is seconds. Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-26
JUDD-DETWEILER nine
WINS SERIES OPENER

Two good innings gave Judd & Det-
weller nine, champions of Merchants
League, a victory over Treasury toss
ers, Departmental champs. yesterday
and the lead for the week day circuit
title as well. Those two innings netted
nine runs and the final score was 9-S.
Government Printing Office, Govern
ment League winners. and Riggs
Bank diamonders, champs of Bankers
League. were scheduled to clash this
afternoon at 4:45 o'clock on South Ell
lipse diamond.
Federal League officials are upset
over the action in barring the Navy
team, winners in Federal League,
from competing in the city champion
ship series. 1t was said that Navy
had several ineligible players. but Fed
eral League officials say that the play
ers are eligible, due to the fact that the
league permitted the signing of play
ers one month later than other loops.
Navy's team will play the winner of
the series, however.
PetwOrth Senior League rings down
the curtain on Sunday. T. 7. Keanes
will defend their leadership against the
second place Tremonts. 1926 champs,
on East Ellipse diamond at O'Clock.
Yorkes and Kanawhas are booked for
two games on diamond No. ], starting
at l o'clock.
Tremonts will meet tonight at 4527
Iowa avenue at 1880 o'clock.
French's Insect League closed a sue
cessful initial season yesterday when
Nationals trounced Royals. 1874, and
Thurstons forfeited to the Colonys.
WalfOrds will continue their drive
for the insect championship of Capital
City League tomorrow, when Curin-
THAN nine will be met on South Ell
lipse diamond at / o'clock. A lot for
Walfords will eliminate them from the
championship race.
Purchasing Department nine staged
a three-run rally in the fifth yesterday
to defeat Southern Railway Juniors, S
to ?. Haring allowed but one hit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-26
CUBS WIN, ADD TO LEAD,
AS PIRATES SPLIT EVEN

cago He stepped into the box in the
eighth and cut down an ambitious
White Sox rally. and then singled
home the winning runs in the ninth.
Cleveland ran it's winning streak
to five games by handing Washington
rs trimming.
Ty Cobb collected five singles in as
many times at bat and led Philadel-
phia to a G-1 victory over the st. Louis
Browns. The Mackmen pounded Bal
lou hard and he was relieved by Elan
Nangilder in the sixth.
A summary of Yesterdays games:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York . o1o0420o1-s13 /
PennoclS aud Bengough, Collins; Whitehill
Smith. Hankins. W Collins and Shea.
Chicago ......... 0010 1909 o. l3
Weller. MacFayden and Holman; Con
nally and Grouse.
Philadeph;a ..... 1oo003d1 0-61t Z
ST. Louis. ....... 900 20 o o o.
Rommel and Cochranc; Ballou. Van Glider
and Schang.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston ,........ OO12010I x--5 10 o
Meadows and Gooch; Greenfield aud Glib
son.
Second game
Boston ......... 10000 oo-l .
Kremer and Gooch: Il. Smith, Genewich,
Goldsmith. Edwards and Urban
Cincinnati 10000 o. 8
Brooklyn ...... 000l | 90 o X--2 ]
Nav Rixey and Picinch Sukcforth; Vance
and Dcberrv.
Chicago 1OOOnf O--S13 o
Philadelphia .... 90 20 o o-o $ =
Root and Hartnett. Pructt. Sweetland and
J, Wilson.
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BIG FIGHT TICKETS
BEING GOBBLED UP
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 26.-Tickets for
the Dempsey-Tunney fight are NOV
ing out of the box office at the rate
of 500 900 day, and undoubtedly,
Tex Richards clerical staff said to-
day, large blocks of them are going
into the hands of spectators.
With 161 900 tickets to hand out be-
fore September %, Richard feels that
he has no time to inquire into the
occupation of the thousands lined up
before the Palmer House Wickets,
laying down their dollars for groups
of 10. 20 or more seats.
The advance sale is probably well
past the $1,500,000 mark now, the
box office men said, and as soon as
the lines of purchasers begin to thin
out a check will be made to see just
how near the sale is to the $4,000, 900
gate Richard expects.
Richard planned visit to the ILL.,
nois State fair at Springfield tonight,
staying over the week end with a
group of Chicago city officials.
The mysterious committee of five
was to begin work today. mapping
out the scheme by which the choice
ringside seats will be distributed
among visiting notables and those
who mailed in orders in advance.
The allotment probably will be COM
pleted next Monday, so that the
tickets can be mailed out to the
fortunate ones about September 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-26
JUDGE NOW IS ABLE
TO RESUME SERVICE

CLEVELAND. August &c. - Joe
| Judge is feeling a little more spry
now and is itching to get back at his
! first basng Job. There was CHARGE
| he would return to the sack this after
noon. but Trainer Mike Martin be-
| lieves it would he better for Joe TO
| wait until the Chicago series to try
| his luck again.
Harris Sert Bar Johnson wire to-
day. informing the league president
that it is Eddie Onslow and not his
brother Jack who is being used at
first base. Ban must have gotten
some odd information to cause him to
ask Bucky by telegraph yesterday
why a National coach who was sus-
pended and had not paid his fine was
being employed as a %layer.
McNeely and JOhn..ni broke into the
lineup as pinch hatters. McNeely
famed in the sixth inning. but in
the eighth Johnson rifled a single to
left.
Irving Hadley probably will get
shot at the White SoX in Chicago to-
morrow. He pitched well against the
Tigers the last time out and deserI ed
better fate than a beating.
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DEMPSEY GOES BACK
TO WEAVING ATTACK

CHICAGO, August % OP).-Jack
Dempsey has been ordered back to
the bobbing, weaving attack which
carried him to victory through many
heavyweight battles, with the fiat
footed stance from which the deadly
hooks are launched.
Manager Leo p: Flynn coached
Jack through three sparring sessions
yesterday on rolling his head from
left-hand leads and it was especially
noticeable that Jack worked f1at.footed
most of the time. He got up on his
toes while sparring mates. but when
the devasting punch was to be
launched, Jack settled back on his
heels for the swing.
The days program, each day, Flynn
said, will depend upon Jacks appetite
for work after he has finished his
road jaunt of 3 to miles. He did
miles up hill and down yesterday.
and after late breakfast went out for
another walk. This determined Flynn
on. giving the former champion
session with the gloves, and the same
situation will control all the early
boxing sessions, until late next week
when heavy work begins.
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FAIR WEATHER DUE
FOR CHICAGO SCRAP


BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 26.-Fair wealth
or for the night of the Dempsey
Tunney championship fight. Septem-
Der %, is a three-to one bet, records
Of the Chicago Weather Bureau indi-
cate.
In the SIS years for which records
have been kept it has rained on Sep
TENDER % only IA times, with clear
skies. or so little moisture it didn't
register, al times.
The widely-held theory that equi-
noxes bring storms is only a supersti-
ton. Prof. Henry j. Cox. chief fore
caster, said today. The mere fact
that the sun crosses the equator on
it's southwark journey on September
% has no meteorological influence on
the weather. More often than not.
that time in September in the Chicago
region is continued dry spell.
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By the Associated Press
%HE Chicago Cubs today had a
better grip on first place In the
National League as a result
of Charlie Roots twenty-third
victory of the season. He
thanked the tail-end Phillies, to D,
and nut his team three games ahead
of the Pirates.
ST Louis was idle yesterday. but IL
only a whisper out of second place DIV
virtue of the Pittsburgh Pirates break
ing even in n double header agalhst
Boston. Kent Greenfield, who would
come in handy in the iIlant hne'up
these days. pitched the Braves TO a
81 verdict over the Pirates III ,ne lls,
game He allowed only three hits ana
Rod shutout until the ninth inning
Raw Kremer assumed the pitching
burden i'm the second contest ana the
nos snotted him a lead in the 1irst
inning that was enough to win. inc
anal score was ST., the Waner broth
crs getting in their deadly work with
seven hits between them.
D,zzv Vance finally received some.
thing approaching good support ana
he nitched Brooklyn to Il win over
The Robins were outhlt.
Ialkie Nav pitched well, but the Reds
failed to hit behind him
once again the hauling Yankees SET
hack the Detroit Tigers. this time by
a score of So Lou Gehrig cracked
his fortieth home run of the year ana
went into tie with Babe Ruth Tor the
lead, Herb Pennock had the IlSers
right where he wanted them' WIN
The execution of the fifth inning. when
McManus belted home run with one
man on base.
MacFayden pitched and batted the
poston Pod SoX to a Ga win over Chi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-26

| ~ EVERAI. sandlot managers are
seeking games for tomorrow
and Sunday. Manager Nc
IL Auliffe of the Chevy Chase
Rearcats would like to book
frav for Friendship Field tomorrow
afternoon. His team goes to Gales
vile Nd. on Sunday. Call Wiscon-
sin 3027 after 7 o'clock tonight.
Manager CulIough of Engine Co.
No. of Alexandria seeks an unlim'
tied foe for Sunday. Call Alexandra
7 between and o'clock tonight.
Hilltop A. C. is without games for
tomorrow and Sunday. Call Manager
Allen at Lincoln 1858 after $50
pm. /or address communications TO
4131a Fifteenth street southeast.
Riverside A. G. has an open date
Sunday also. Senior or unlimited
teams should communicate with the
manager at Lincoln 1885 between Z
and 5 o'clock tonight.
Ted Otte will meet with his Ken
nedy A. C. players tonight at his
home at s o'clock. Plays for the
game with Liberty A. c.. will be dis
cussed.
Willie Andrews will take his Ma.
.ional Circles to Leesburg tomorrow
for a tilt at o'clock and Sunday the
White Haven nine will be engaged at
Largo. Md.
Henry Hiser and his Hyattsville
All.Stars go to Annapolis tomorrow to
meet Annapolis A. G. and on Sunday
the Ku Klux Khan nine will be enter
tanned on Riverdale diamond at 3 pm.
Bill Warsaw will lead his Hebrew
All-Stars against Headquarters nine
on South Ellipse diamond tomorrow at
3 o'clock. He requests his players to
report at 2 o'clock.
Terminal Icemen have called off
their game scheduled with Mount
Rainier for Sunday due to a mix-up
in their schedule.
Corinthian Insects, Midgets and Jun
Tors will meet tonight at o'clock at
Immaculate Conception Hall, Eighth
and N streets.
Auth and Kennedy junior teams are
carded to clash tomorrow on the latter
teams field at 3 o'clock. Auth Sem
iorst will practice on diamond No. 5.
Washington Greys issue a challenge
to the Anacostia Eagle Juniors, claim
ants of the District title. Call North
10467 after = o'clock.
Tremonts and National Circle SEN
ior teams are to play on Plaza dia-
mond at 3 o'clock tomorrow.
AnacOstia Eagle Juniors will play
Western Union tossers tomorrow on
Fairlawn diamond. Eagles will meet
tonight at 1870 o'clock at 1885 Ridge
place southeast. All books are to be
turned in.
Potomac Savings Bank nine de-
feated National Circle Seniors yester
day, 3 to 0. Wheelen, Jane Arne and
Ed Clearly starred for the winners.
Miller Midgets desire games for to-
morrow and Sunday. Call Lincoln
3324.J, after o'clock.
Loef1er A. G. scored a 9.to-7 win
over Pullman A. c. yesterday. with
Duval pitching effectively and Hochen
featuring afield and at bat.
Holy Rosary Seniors defeated st.
Martins yesterday in a closely con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-26
LIBERTYS WILL STAGE
FIELD DAY TOMORROW

Tomorrow is Liberty A. c. day at
American League Park. Pop Kremb
and his base ball nine will entertain
several thousand expected patrons in
double-header base ball game and
four special field events. 1t is the
seventh annual field day for Liberty.
Cabin John and Kennedy A. c. mines
are the opponents for this years dia-
mod games. These teams are in the
Liberty A. c. class, and well matched
contests are expected
Base ball throwing for distance.
fungo hitting for distance, 50-yard
dash and base-circling events are open
to all contestants. Trophies will be
presented to the winners in each
events. Events will start at l o'clock,
with the first game scheduled at =.