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Evening star., 1927-09-22

George F. GetZ. millionaire coal
operator. associated with Rickard as
the legal promoter Of the fight, to
comply with the Illinois boxing law,
showed up at the ringside at O'Clock,
long before Rickard, the man jerking
the strings in the background, made
his appearance.
Getz. tall, silver-haired and so. was
the busiest individual in the place. He
dashed around the ring. attending to
the demands Of the newspaper cor.
respondents and whispering instruc.
tions to the police.
Getz became associated with Rick.
ard in the venture because he consid-
cred 1t a civic duty.
Tomorrow he leaves on a hunting
trip to Africa.
The ring was pitched on the 50-yard
line Of the gridiron on which the
Army and Navy elevens battled last
November before 10000 spectators, q
record-breaking crowd for foot ball at
tendance. The ring floor. heavily pad.
ded and covered with canvas. was FIVE
rect above the ground, and was on the
level Of the eyes of a man standing at
the ringside.
-Four tau pillars, one at each cob.
ner. supported the superstructure OF
the ring.
Forty.four lights Of 1000 watts
each. with silvered refiectors, hung
suspended Is feet above the ring.
flooding 1t with light.
The three strands OF ropes encir.
cling the ring were wrapped in white
cloth and were strung from shining
brass corner posts. At the west and
east sides Of the ring were more of
this shining brass pipe to enclose the
oertns or the timekeepers and judges.
Flood Lights Turned On.
Shortly after o'clock, with dark
ness starting to envelope the place.
the tremendous rush of spectators
was at its height. The IL viaducts
leading from Michigan avenue into
Grant Park were choked with ticket
holders heading for the stadium. No
taxis or private cars were allowed in
Grant Park. except in parking spaces
several blocks away. and the spec.
tators were forced to walk to reach
the entrances of the stadium.
With the coming Of darkness, huge
mood lights shot their beams down on
the spectators from great white
columns on the east and west side Of
the stadium. The lights above the
ring remained dark. until the boxers
climbed into the ring for the first pre-
liminary. and the flood lights, high
atop of the two sides Of the stadium.
furnished the only illumination. IL
was possible. however. to read a paper
in any part Of the stadium, with the
exception of the north end, the park.
ing space Of the boys in the SIS seats.
BY 7:45 pm. the stadium was filling
up with amazing rapidity. with the
guessors estimating that between 60.
900 to 100000 persons were In their
seats at that hour.
A haze Of tobacco smoke hung over
the place, adding to the difficulties of
the boys in the ripgside seats to see
what was going on in the ring.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
NINTH ROUND.

Tunneys retreating tactics drew
boos from the crowd between rounds.
Jack grabbed the champion and
smashed him half a dozen times on
the back Of the neck.
They both had slowed up from the
fierce pace. Tunney's standing in the
center Of the ring, held Jack off for
a few moments with three straight
left jabs.
But Jack bore right to close quar-
ters. Coming in Genes right opened
a cut over Dempsey's right eye. The
champion went after the wound
fiercely, swapping out both hands high
to the head. Jack tried to bob, but
two solid rights bounced of his jaw.
Dempsey was wobbly, but as he
cooked his right Gene ran away. The
champion came back, however. and
rocked Jack again with swinging
smashes to the head. -
Evening star., 1927-09-22
SEVENTH ROUND.

Dempsey's handlers pleaded with
him to keep his chin down, as he
came out bobbing. Weaving under
Tunney's right, Jack slapped a soft
right to the ribs.
A volley of right and left hooks to
the head f1oored Tunney for the count
of nine.
Dempsey was on as a wildcat as
Gene pedaled backward around the
ring. Dempsey was in close with a
smashing body attack.
.Tunney only could jump and f1oun.
der backward. Dempsey rushed him
at the ropes and smashed left and
right to the body. Gene came back
weakly, jabbing left to the head.
Dempsey laughed and urged Gene
to come in and fight. Losing his tenn
per, Jack smashed Tunney with left
and right swing to the head.
Gene. badly dazed, grabbed Dempsey
with both hands and still was holding
on fiercelY at the bell.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
Tunney Gets Laugh
Out of Dempsey
Backer's Wise Crack


BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 22.-Gene
Tunney's gay good humor on the
eve of his first battle to defend his
title was brought to the surface on
his trip in from the Lake Villa
camp this afternoon, when hum
BILE Lizzie" squeezed into the line
Of cars in the Tunney calvacade
with a big sign on the back:
IF Dempsey does not win. we
all walk back to Pittsburgh"
Its a shame to have to make
those fellows walk back" the
champion said, laughing all the
rest Of the way in about the sign.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
Puts Abrupt End to Comeback =
of Former Champion Started
By Defeat of Jack Sharkey.
EX-MARINE'S SECOND VICTORY
ENDS DOUBT OF FORMER FIGHT
Outcome of Match Triumph for Speed
of Skillful Boxer Over Slashing
STYLE of Battle.
Hy the Associated Press,


SOLDIERS FIELD, Chicago, September zz-Gene Tunney
successfully defended the world heavyweight championship
night against sensational challenge from Jack Dempsey when
carried off decision
recordbreakng crowd of 10000 that paid
slaShing battle.
Tunney back win the fight with brilliant
last rounds after being knocked
by smashing right to Jaw followed by
left.
Dempsey seemed have the title i'm his grasp this stage
sashng attack had Tunney Champion
backing the defensive weaered the storm until his head cleared
There much dispute about the ringside the length
of the Tunneys knockdown claiming
starting and that the champion actually the floor
I
Evening star., 1927-09-22
Double Wedding
Is Postponed to
Hear Fight News
BY the Associa!. Press.

By the Associa. Press.
LOOMINGDALE, N. j., Septem-
ber ga double wedding cere-
mony: has been postponed so that,
, the principals may listen in on the
radio reports of the Dempsey.Tu
ney fight tonight.
Miss Minnie Cook was to have
married Marinas .Koelwyn, and her
sister, Miss Anna Cook, was to
have been welded to Arthur Van
.derhoof, at the Butler Methodist
Episcopal, Church this evening.
The four decided to postpone the
wedding until Saturday so they
would not miss the fight returns. q
Evening star., 1927-09-22
BIG BOY PETERSEN WINS FIRST
BOUT OF THE PRELIMINARIES
Mississippi Heavyweight Takes Honors
After Gruelling Six Rounds With
Johnny Russell-Othe Results.

was done. Russell weighed 1881 and
Peterson 1903.
Chuck Virgins, an Indianapolis
heavyweight and sparring partner of
Tunney, pounded out a victory over
Jimmy Byrne. Louisville, in a six
round slugging bee, the second pre-
liminary. They leaned head to head
in wild furry Of gloves most of the
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.)
Evening star., 1927-09-22
FIFTH ROUND

Dempsey's handlers worked furious
+, nm him during the intermissior
While Tunney's handlers yelled that
,he stimulants were unfair: Tunney
missed a right and they fell into a
clinch. 4o .ho
Jack fell In close. pounding 10 the
body, when Tunney oset.auA.ous .,o,,,
,ni.sed again. Jack backed away now
failing into, the ropes, as Tunney tooR
to the attack. -..-----------------
Evening star., 1927-09-22
SIXTH ROUND.

They boxed carefully several Sec
onds, before coming together for a
curry of body punches. The crowd
beloved as Dempsey's right hand,
"old iron Nike" smashed under Tun.
ney's heart.
But the champion came back, rip.
ping both hands to the chin.
Dempsey firing, fell into a clinch
after the blows. Bobbing in through
stiff left, Jack turned the champion
half way around with a right hook to
the head.
Tunney came back strong. But two
more left hooks and a straight right
stung the champion.
Missing a long left, Jack took a
right under the heart as they fell
again into a clinch.
Evening star., 1927-09-22

By the 1AssocIateu FTeSs.
SOLDIER FIELD. Chicago, Septem.
ber 22.-In the first preliminary bout,
starting shortly after 8 o'clock, big
Boy" Petersen, Biloxi. Miss, heavy.
weight. was declared the winner on
points over Johnny Russell Of New
York after mauling six-round set-to.
Russell was willing, but inaccurate,
and Petersen did what little damage
Evening star., 1927-09-22
KAPLAN, FEATHER KING,
NOW is U. S. CITIZEN

Louis kid Kaplan. former feather
weight champion of the world and
outstanding contender for honors in
the lightweight class. was accepted as
a citizen Of the United States in Natu-
ralization Court in Meriden, Conn.,,
recently. He was born in Russia.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
jury Gets Duvall Case.

INDIANAPOLIS, September % H).
The case of Mayor John l.. Duvall of
Indianapolis. on trial for violation of
the corrupt practices act, went to the
jury at 4:49 o'clock this afternoon.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssocIateu FTess'
CHICAGO, September 22.-By land
and by air, in special trains and giant
planes. thoreands of fight fans crowd
ed into the ity today for the Tunney-
Dempsey affray, jamming hotels and
the streets of the business district.
Great and near great, governors,
movie stars, old-time fight kings, in
Evening star., 1927-09-22
TRAINS AND GIANT PLANES
BRING NOTABLES TO BIG FIGHT
Governors, Movie Stars, Nobility, Finan-
ciers and Just Sports Fan" Jam
- Chicago Loop District ..:.-

dustrial giants, financiers and plain
sport fans from all parts Of the coun-
try-New York, San Francisco, Min
fleapolis and New Orleans-rubbed ell
bows in the rush for Soldier Field and
the stadium.
, So fast did they filter In on every
route leading to Chicago that only
! (Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1927-09-22

The National Boxing Association is
represented by members in "a States
OF the Union and affiliated national
commissions in Canada. Mexico,
France and Cuba. s--asa=Ls..-.-..-...-.--- /.
Evening star., 1927-09-22

When Jack tied him up they
spared out to the center Of the ring.
Dempsey bobbed out of three left
jabs.
Dempsey sent Tunney's head back
with a stiff straight left.
A right high on the temple shook
Dempsey badly. The champion backed
away, however, content to jab and
wait.
In another clinch, Jack raped again
on the back Of Tunney's neck. Gene
dug two nice lefts into 'Dempsey's
body at the bell.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
SECOND ROUND.

Dempsey was fighting cautiously,
apparently seeking to evade the dis
astrous first. round, such as met him
at Philadelphia last Fall. They came
out boxing again and Gene shot left
and right to the chin.
They were dancing, boxing high.
Gene dropped an overland right on
Dempsey's chin after chasing him to
corner.
Another right missed and Dempsey
smashed a left to the body and three
lefts to the chin before Tunney could
tie him up.
Hands high, Jack lodged away
from a right. Three was little action
is they spared carefully in the GEN.
ter.
Tunney's left was short, but Dem
sey merely fell into a clinch. Gene
missed two more lefts, while Jack
clipped two short left hooks to the
l,ody as Dempsey lunged low. Tun-
ney missed again, but managed to
catch himself and fieck two soft lefts
to Jacks face as the rounde ended.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
HELEN JACOBS ILL.

Tennis Star Operated on for Ap-
pendicitis in Oakland.
OAKLAND, Calf, September %
R.-Helen Jacobs. holder Of the Cali
fornia woman's State tennis cham.
pionship, and former national junior
champion. was operated on for ap.
pendicitis here today.
Her condition Immediately after the
operation was reported as entirely
satisfactory. : = :.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
sFIRST ROUND.

Dempsey missed a left lunge, fall
ing into a clinch. Jack piled in again
with two left hooks to the ribs.
In the clinch that followed he
clipped Gene four times with a right
on the back of the head. They
spared cautiously Dempsey prefer.
ring to feint for openings, while Tun-
ney laid back. Gene snapped a left
TO Dempseys chin and followed with
q solid right smash to the chin.
Jack fell into clinch, taking an.
other right to the head as he came in.
Jack dropped left on Tunney's body.
Jack backed away while the champion
followed him across the ring with a
volley of left and right hooks to the
head close to the ropes. Gene missed
an overland right as the bell sounded.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
HERE'S A NEW One

In this day and age, when the
battle against the insects grows
fiercer and fiercer with the passing Of
each season, one sometimes wonders
how it is all going to end. We have
poisoned 'em, drowned 'em, suf-
focated 'em and killed 'em in hand
to hand conflict. We reach for each
new formula that promises their des-
truction like a fond mother for a
long lost child and still they come.
Now appears John Dumert with the
latest, which he uncovered in clip
ping taken from an Iowa paper.
Here is the Iowa idea, which John
says he is going to try out this year
For apple trees that bear wormy
apples, have windfa!ls ard are all
webbed up by spiders try this:
"At the lowest fork of the tree
bore a 81 inch hole, about six inches
deep, slanting toward the heart of
the tree.
"Fill the hole with moist powdered
sulphur, nearly full. Then plug
tightly with wood plug. cover
with melted wax or paraffin and
let it remain.
In the spring when the sap rises,
the sulphur impregnates the leaves
and buds. The bugs don't like sui
phur, so the moth that lays the eggs
Of the apple worm quits after the
first bite. Insects of all kinds shun
the tree and Gin the shade of the
old apple tree" becomes something
other than a bug resort"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
AFTER ANOTHER RECORD

Not contented with carrying off
the record in coyote trapping by
capturing 101 animals in something
like weeks time Wesley Robbins,
trapper, dealer and cash buyer of furs,
has started in to make collection Of
freak coyotes. HIS first exhibit is one
with two tails. This particular coyote
bad evidently been reading some of
the literature from irrigated districts
about being able to make 'two blades
Of grass grow where only one grew
before" but not having any alfalfa
fields he went in for something he
could grow and decided on tails.
Two tails on the same location could
not serve any great purpose and
might be something of bother so
he grew the extra one on his fore
head. At the that location this extra
tail might help lot during fly
time and would be. something new
and novel, which seems to be the
crying need in the world today.
Wess says his freak is about two
years old and that he. has 1t in a
kennel. He intends, he says, to feed
it and nurse it along until he can sell
it to come show outfit Or failing in
that, to keep it until he can cap
ture enough ether freaks to start a
circus
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09

Mrs. Earl Roberts returned home
last Friday evening from Seattle,
where she had been spending month
with her sister.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
BENTON HAS 80 AT W. s. C.

Among the 1892 students enrolled at
the State College from eastern WASH
ington, 80 are from Benton County.
Of the six towns represented, Prosssr
leads with X students, closely follow
ed by Kennewick with II enrolled.
rose from White Bluffs are Charles
English and Carl Wagner. Other
towns represented are Richland, Han
ford and Benton City.
Ten departments in the institution
are covered by the enrolment of Ben
ton County students. The department
of engineering leads with seven stud
ents, and is followed by the depart.
ment Of pharmacy with FIVE. In the
courses of science and arts, secretar
ial science, business administration,
agriculture and general there are three
students enrolled. The foreign Ian
guage department has two and the
music and fine arts department has
one.
The students from Prosser include:
Lylja Appel, Genette Brockhausen,
Dale Jacquot George Loderhose,
Wesly Long, John Patterson, Eta
Roghrock. Leslie Smith, Ruth Swain,
Mary Ellen Thompson. Robert
Thompson, Edith Utz. Homer Van
Buren and Leslie Smith.
Those from Kennewick are: Elsa
Brogunier. lila Bella Campbelle, Roo
sevelt Christensen, Beulah Cox. Lloyd
ludlow, Jeanette Huntington. Urban
L. Keolker, Arthur McReynolds, Rud-
olph Richter, Markhus Smith and Inez
Waldorf.
Tvle Brand is from Benton CITY and
Walter Boettcher from Richland.
There are three from Hanford: Joseph
De Rigio, Virginia Enyeart and Glen
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
IF MOUNTAIN WON'T
COME TO MAAOMET, why.

A splendid spirit of cooperation is
being manifested in the effort that
is being made to improve about six
or eight miles of the Othello road
on the east side of the Columbia
river.
In the natural course of events
this improvement wcck should be
done by the three counties of Grant.
Franklin and Adams, through which
the road runs, and the expense
should be borne by the three coun-
ties out of their road tax money.
But the route is away off in the
corner of each county and it has
been difficult to get the different
boards OF commissioners interested.
White Bluffs residents want a
road out to Spokane and to other
points in the eastern part of the
state, as well as one over which fruit
,7d vegetables can be hauled to the
wheat country in the summer and
fall and they want it bad enough
to agree to help in it's building. That
is where the cooperation comes in.
A committee from the Grange and
another from the Commercial Club,
working together, secured pledges for
178 days work, single man; % days
work, man and team; 80 Gays work,
man and truck, besides $500 in cash,
and as yet only about half of the
residents here have been seen.
About six miles of the bad road
is in Franklin county and the COM
naissioners of that county have agreed
to grade that part Of it and to fur
nish 500 gallons Of gas to be used
by the donated trucks in the surfac-
ing of the road. It is believed that
if this arrangement can be carried
out and the pledges cashed in for
one hundred cents on the dollar, all
of the bad parts Of the road can be
permanently improved, providing of
course, the weather man is in an
arniable frame of mind and does not
freeze everything up right away.
The Franklin county grader and
tractor, with which the grading will
be done was started from the eastern
part Of that county Thursday mcrn-
mig and should be on the job and
ready for work Saturday.
The tractor will be handled by
Loyal Borden, who has had consider
able experience in road building and
who came over from Seattle especial
ly for this job.
AS soon as the grading is finished
the work will be organized so that
there will be as little lost motion as
porsible.
There is a lot Of satisfaction in
living in community where every
body lays aside his own wc-k to
help in all projects for the common
good And it is Just thar spirit Of
cooperation, or the lack of it, that
marks the difference between COM
n,unities that are going ahead and
those that are slipping. These mat
erial things just don't happen by
themselves. In every step ahead
that is taken the':e is always some
man or body Of men that makes
them happen.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
NOT ALL TAX MONEY
GOES FOR SCHOOLS

my attention has been called to the
publicity on the recent report of tht
State Tax Commission, and the i'm
preston which has been gaining
ground that 1919 per cent of all Of
the state tax revenue is applied to the
support of our schools. from the
kindergarten through the university"
This is true only for direct state tax
es, but does not take into considefa-
ton over $22,v00, 10000 from indirect
tax sources" says School Superinten-
dent Olaf Strandwold.
State tax revenues for the support
OF our government come from two
sources: direct and indirect The di-
rect sources are fees, licences, gaso-
line tax, etc.
From the direct source during 1928
the state should receive $13, 3,792,2 FIT.
as shown in the report of the State
Tax Commission. From indirect sour
ces during 1923 the state should re-
ceive $22, 1876 as estimated in
the budget submitted by the governor
to the last legislature.
"This viii make a grand total of
$50, l34, ,466.76 from direct and indirect
state tax SOURCES for the support Of
all state governmental function and
activities.
"The tax revenues, or appropriation
funds from direct and indirect state
tax sources for the common schools
and institutions of higher learning
should amount to ,o91 ,5e2.ss dur
ing 1928.
This is only 1910 per cent of the
total tax revenues or appropriation
funds of the state.
1T is interesting to note from a
study of the report of the Tax Com
mission and the budget submitted by
the Governor to the last legislature,
that 1910 per cent Of the total state
tax revenue, direct and indirect will
go for the support of the roads; 3l.70
per cent for education; and 4.33 per
cent for other activities"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
NOVEMBER A WET MONTH

The temperature during November
this year varied little from the 20
years average, according to Cooper
;,tive Observer F. c. Koppen. But
the precipitation of four and ninty
three hund,:edths of an inch was the
greatest for any November on rec
ord. The 20-year average is only
e'ghty-five hundredths Of an inch.
The amount OF moisture that fell is
reflected in the number OF cloudy
days for the month. There were only
S clear days, partly cloudy and
20 cloudy.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09

Sam Allard has received word
that his sistce-in-law. Mrs. Joseph
Allaed. passed away last week in
Minneapolis. Moses Allard. Mr..
Alard's aged father, made his
home with the deceased and her
husband.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09

Prosecuting Attorney George o.
Beardsley and County Clerk E. o.
Keene were visitors in White Bluffs
last Friday. H. H. Smith Of Kenne-
wick who was convicted of larceny
at the last jury term in Prosser, is
appealing his case and alleges, as one
of his grounds, that the jury that
found him guilty was prejudiced a
gainst him because two witnesses
who testified for him were arrested
for ctfe,. crimes shortly after leaving
the witnesses stand. Mr.. Beardsley is
going over the county interviewing
the jurymen to find out whether or
not this is. true. Fred Gilhuly the
only one from White Bluffs who
served on that jury, says the jurymen
did not even know the witnesses had
been arrested until after they had
brought in their verdict.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
" TAKE TREATMENT

Fifty children of school and pre-
school age took the Toxin-Antitox.
in treatment and twenty-five Of the
older children took the Schick test,
at the high school Thursday after
noon. The treatments were given
by DR.. Hills. The committee of
women who are sponsoring this
work announce that the treatments
will be given again in the high
school next Thursday afternoon.
December Is. for all those children
who were not ready this week.
Any parents interested can get any
desired information by calling up
Mrs. Wilkinson. Mrs McFee or
Mrs. Hills. the committee that has
the work in charge.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
WOMAN's CLUB NOTES

The only meeting of the club in
December will be the study meet
ing at 2 O'Clock on the afternoon of
the fourteenth, held as usual in the
assembly room of the Lutheran
church. The hostesses will be Mrs.
Meeks, Mrs. McMurry and Mrs
Peck and they will serve a cosy cup
of tea to the members and guests
present to hear the "Travelogue"
to be given by Mrs Rostetter, Mrs.
Underhill and Mrs. Taylor. Mrs
Hostetter's subject will be "South
Mrs. Underhill will talk
on Hawaii" and Mrs. Taylor on
England.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09
PETE MORRISON

with his horse, Lightning"
in 1.-THE Desperate Came"
will be at Liberty hall
this Saturday.
Coming next Saturday
Marian Davies in "Tillie
tie Toiler. 7"
EDMUND ANDERSON