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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-26
JACKS FORMAL APPEAL
is DOOMED TO FAILURE

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, September 26.-What.
ever appeal Jack Dempsey and his
manager, Leo Flynn. may file with
the powers that control professional
boxing, the decision that gave Gene
Tunney last Thursdays champion.
ship fight seemed today as indelible
and ineradicable as that spectacular
fight itself.
Dempsey and Flynn, before leaving
yesterday for New York on the same
train that carried Tex Richard. the
promoter said that letter had been
written the Illinois boxing commits
sion asking 1t to award the heavy.
weight championship to Dempsey.
The claim is based upon the knock.
down Dempsey scored in the seventh
round and the disputed count that
followed rs Tunney remained on the
canvas.
Dempsey said he had sent the fol.
lowing telegram to the State Com
mission:
My manager, Leo p. Flynn. and
myself are preparing a formal let
ter which will arrive at your Offices
Tuesday morning, asking you to re-
verse the decision and declare Jack
Dempsey the winner by knockout
over Gene Tuney."
National Appeal Planned.
Flynn indicated that an appeal
would be made to the National Box.
ing Commission in the event that the
Illinois commission stuck to it's deter
mination to uphold the decision that
gave Tunney the fight.
The National Boxing Commission is
an association of the commissions of
Is States. banded together for the pur-
pose of uniform regulations of boxing.
Its headquarters are at Baltimore.
To those familiar with the operation
of the National Commission it seemed
most improbable that it would offer
puch solace to Flynn. The general
opinion was that the National Com
mission holds no power to overrule a
member State Commission. Rather,
the national association heretofore has
functioned as the indorser of member
commissions rulings. Where one
State commission has ruled a boxer
ineligible, for example, all other COM
missions who are members OF the ma.
tional association automatically have
barred that boxer.
Illinois is one of the newest mem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-26
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Final Sfnn.IinU

First game RH F.
Kansas City. .,... 600III VI s /
Malone and Sprinz; Znu and Peters.
Second game
Minneapolis. -. 0o0O0o11o-2 8 o
Kansas City. ...,.. 1000023 0x-8 Z l
Benton. Davenport and Sprnz; Davis and
Peters, Writ.
First game
Toledo ........ 2o1O0oc OO-5 10 /
Indianapolis. 49,. Oo0001 81 0--2 IL /
Bush and o'Neil; Schemanske and Temker,
Florence.
Second game
Indianapolis, ......... 10000 90 2 /
Palermo and Heving: schapp and Florence.
First game
Louisville. ....... 1100O21 0 Is IL /
:. Zumbro and Terrell; Moss Meyer and
McMullen.
Second game
Columbus ..... 00O010O2 O--3 /
Louisville. ....... / 003 o. x--5 8 2
Meeker and Bird: Austin and McMullen.
First game
St, Paul. 00004t-s SIC 0
Milwaukee. ..... 0002 o. 03 40 Is ]
Heimach. Shealy and Zeimer; Jonnard.
Sanders and McMenemy.
Second game
81. Paul ........... 600 : 3-15 Is
Milwaukee. ....... 500000-- 3
Maley Cirsch and Seinler: Orwell Sanders
Jonnard. Caldwell and McMenemy.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Oakland. 8-t0: Seattle, Al.
Coz Fran - AnllX Ia
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-26

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Oakland. 8-10: Seattle, Al.
san Francisco III: Hollywood, 16.
Sacramento. 6-1: Missions 20.
Los Angeles. Gil Portland. S-S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-26
nen West 4939 tng Pretty" e Dual WIN
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

Washington, 10; st. Louis, o.
Cleveland. 10: Chicago. I.
Detroit, q; New York. /.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
, 1927-07-13
HOW A FARMING
COMMUNITY WAS
REBUILT AGAIN

Glass factories and coal mines had
kept the butcher, the baker, the
candTestick maker n the banker
busy the year round in Point Marion
Pennsylvania. Hired men left the
farms followed by the farm owners 10
get their share of the attractive
wages.
Suddenly labor saving machinery
was brought in to the old hand meth
cd window glass factories. The coal
business ooh a drop and hundreds
of people had to find new employment
Savings accounts %dwindled. Deposits
OF the two banks dropped of almost
a million dollars.
Bring in more industries was be
ing sung at luncheon clubs all over
the land, every town seemed to he
advertising unlimited water supply.
cheap fuel and free factory sites.
Competition was keen and the reward
doubtful.
The question came, why not
stimulate the agricultural pursuits
of the community which have. lain
dormant SO long. Farm income
might be increased and production
costs lowered IN many instances.
The first move OF one of the banks
was the purchase OF healthy chicks
These were furnished by the bank
at wholesale TO interested farmers,
payment TO be made by note payable
in six months The bark followed
through by aiding in the dlssemina
tiOu OF culline and eedin knowladpa
and by helping to market the cock
erels which in most instances paid
the initial cost OF all the chicks.
, 1927-07-13
BILL SAYS

Somewhat warm these days, in
order to help the men and boys in
this neck of the woods keep cool,
We r going to give 20 per cent
off for cash, get it. on all men
dress up straw hats in stock, on
all sun shade straws that will keep
your dome cool, listen men and
boys dress shirts. neck bands or
collar attached. men and boys sum-
mer pajamas. the kind hat put the
world to sleep. Remember the date
sale begins Friday. July 18th, last
day July 80, so come in early and
get first pick while our stock is
most complete. For your $ 5 $
worth in every thing Thai men and
boys wear, see Bill at the Toggery.
10 East Cody.
, 1927-07-13
LARGE PURSE ASSURES
SPEEDY RACE PROGRAM
Auto Show, Fireworks, Horseshoe
Tournament, Band Concerts and
Other Features to Please Large
Crowd.

With an entry list, containing many
Of the speediest of horses ever
brought into the Northwest, lovers of
racing are assured of thrilling sport
during the Annual Midland Empire
fair at Billings, September IS, Id, 10,
16.
Another thousand dollars has been
added to the speed purses, bringing
the total to nearly $4,000 for the rae
ing program which will include motor
cycle in addition to the horse races.
Between the speed events each after
Vnoon, manager J.. M. Bresnahan has
arranged for bronc-riding, steer
wrestling, roping and trick-riding
contests in q monster rodeo c~alculat-
ed to give every spectator al the big
fair an opportunity for viewing in
reality, the old-time West in action
again.
Cascades of glittering fireworks, a
flaming, whirling pyrotechnic display
of jazz fire novelties personally sup
ervised by the Hit Fireworks Com
pany of Seattle, the largest in the en-
tire world, all brand new features Ell
tertaining the crowd each evening be-
fore the grandstand. >
The midway with 80 carloads of
riding devices and clean, snappy
shows, Illuminated by more than TO-
900 lights, will prove a magnet for
fair visitors from early dusk until
far into each night.
There will be a 100000 automobile
show; Governor Erickson will address
Fair visitors Tuesday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 10, the opening day of the ex-
hibition; the finest agricultural and
livestock exhibits of Montana and
Wyoming will be shipped to Billings,
and already every square inch Of
available space in the magnificent
grounds has been spoken for.
Entries from all over the country
have been made for the Midland
Horseshoe Pitching Tournament for
which special cash prizes and prem
iums have been offered. More than
$55 900 is up for premiums, purses,
and attractions Tor the big fair.
Three hundred musicians will play
at the fair and their music will be
broadcasted by the $4,000 Bell Loud
speaker, 10 that tEe visitors to the
fair will hear distinctly and clearly
from any part of the grounds or
grandstand. The four day and four
night admission ticket is again only
$3.50, while seats may be reserved in
the ~grandstand now Sor Doc or Toe
each.
, 1927-07-13

In a magistrates court the other
day a witness was being examined
in a case where the defendant was
charged with breaking the wind
shield of an automobile with a
large stone.
! WAS it as big as this book?''
Inquired the judge. :
Why. yes, 1t vas much larger
replied the willing witness.
Was it as big as these two
books t~ogether?"
Much bigger"
"Was 1t as large as my head?''
1T was as long, but not so
thick" replied the witness. annie
much laughter.
, 1927-07-13

A bright little girl, aged four.
and her brother. aged six, were
spending the night with their aunt.
When bedtime came, the aunt asked
them how they said their prayers.
The little girl answered. some
times l say them on muddie's knees
and sometimes to the side of the
bed"
And how about you, little boy?"
asked the aunt.
"oh. I don't need to pray; I
sleep with daddy"
, 1927-07-13
KEEP TURKEYS AWAY
FROM The CHICKENS
(By oliver n. summers


One of the biggest and most diff
key growers is b~lackhead disease.
B~lackhead is an unfortunate
name, as the head of an affected
turkey never turns black and a
discolored or blush head may be
present in other diseases or diff
ficulties.
Thousands of turkeys die every
year from blackhead disease or re-
sulting ailments. Very often we
notice the statement that the little
turkeys are more susceptible or
likely to take the disease and die
at the time 1.-THE gobblers shoot the
red" This has been proven a myth
and like many other notions which
relate to the raising of turkeys. is
not backed by anything but a ira
ditional notion. Though, because
there are SO many more of them,
losses amongst young turkeys are
more noticeable but turkeys may die
from hlackhead disease at any time
during the growing period or later
If they become infected. However,
1t may be said that blackhead is
the most commo and fatal disease
of turkeys. In fact turkey raising
in some sections has been largely
abandoned because of the losses
from blackhead disease.
In turkey growing blackhead di-
sease gets the credit fol- mysterious
deaths n~inety-nine out of a hundred
times. A turkey affected with
blackhead loses its appetite, stays
away from the rest OF the birds and
mopes around. and is noted to be
droopy and slow n uncertain in
its movements. The bird loses
weight. its droppings are watery
yellow color. Death may follow
suddenly or the bird may linger
for some time. Whether or not the
bird is affected with blackhead can
only be ascertained by killing
and posting. or making a post NOR
tenn examination as soon as the
bird dies. II the turkey is affected
with blackhead, the liver will be
found to be covered with spots,
however. as a spotted liver is a
condition associated with several
diseases. further examination should
be made to find whether or not
the coca, or blind pouches of the
intestines, are swollen. inflamed.
and -discolored. If the liver and
coca are both affected, the difficult
,ty is almost. sure to be blackhead.
Prevention and Control
Because the round or cecum
worm must be present to paw the
way for the organism that causes
blackhead disease, 1t will be seen
that to prevent blackhead from
getting a held in the turkey flock
the turkeys should be kept OF
ground that is clean and fresh, or
that has been cultivated or cropped
since being used for range for
chickens. which are responsible for
the worms. Fol- this reason, semi
confinement for turkeys is desir-
able.
Vaccination or drugs and medi-
cines have been recommended and
used. but have not proven of value.
Some are v poisonous and irri-
tating, BY putting medicine in the
drinking water the drinking water
is sometimes rendered repulsiye to-
the turkeys and they will not drink
it. thus the turkeys n not take
enough to meet their needs.
Losses from vblackhead disease
can be greatly reduced or eliminat-
ed by q regular worming after the
turkeys are three months old. In
formation as to the method of
wo-ming or a vermifuge may be OBJ
tanned from the Extension Service
University OF Wyoming. Laramie.
Wyoming.
, 1927-07-13

There was a young woman named
Florence,
Who for kissing ~professed great
abhorrence;
But when she'd been kissed.
And found what she'd missed,
She cried till the tears came In
torrents.
, 1927-07-13
Let us do your Printing

Pay your subscription and get
one of those Auto strop razors.
, 1927-07-13

report on the enthusiastic reception
accorded the new Nash models,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
MASONIC CONFERENCE
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
Representatives From Practically
Every State in Union Will
Gather for Deliberation.

A conference of the heads of all the
symbolic Masonic jurisdictions of the
United States Is to be held here We'd
nesday. The attendance will include
the Grand Master of Masons. and
other Masonic grand representatives
from practically every State of the
United States. There are indications
that as a result of the conference
Wednesday, 1t will be agreed that the
annual conference of grand masters
and grand representatives will be held
in the National Capital regularly here
after.
The visitors from throughout the
United States will assemble in Alexan-
dria, Va, Monday for the annual meet
ing of the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Association. The
colossal memorial Is being erected in
that city. j. Claude KEEPER. grand sec
rotary of the Grand Lodge, +. "A. A,
NJ, of the District Of Columbia is sec
retary-treaSurer of the memorial aSso-
citation
Making a trip to Mount Vernon
Tuesday, Washingtons Birthday ami
versary, the visitors will be the guests
Of the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, all
day Wednesday. Grand Master Gratz
E. Dunkum will welcome them in the
small ballroom of the Willard Hotel at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning. The
Grand Lodge of the District will be
host at an elaborate luncheon at /
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after
which the conference will be resumed
and a carefully prepared agenda con-
sidered until the topics thereon have
been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Soft Words

I said to Gilbert Gable, "I find / am
not able to hire you any more; I've had
some dire reverses and in my divers
purses there's but scanty store. Ia
hoped, to our enjoyment. you'd be
in my employment for many years
to come: but when the fates are plot
ting a carnival of swatting, our hopes
go out Of plumb" For years this Gill
bert Gable had worked about the
stable, the garden and the lawn, and
he had grown so grouchy, so lazy ana
so slouchy, I often wished him gone
My grandsire, old and wheezy. oft
said, You are too easy, you ought TO
kick his spine; he spends long hours
sleeping while bugs and worms are
creeping along the bough and vine.
His snores I hear him throwing while
noxious weeds are growing and killing
off the peas; and still with smiles you
greet him. and tenderly you treat him.
and pay him the bawbees. If l were
his employer he'd think me de-
stroyer, the way I'd run him down;
the riot act reciting. I'd hand him
language b1ighting, and chase him out
OF town" Now this Is where we
differ: my granddad is a biffer, who d
rather scrap than eat: but peace to me
looks charming. contention Is alarm
ing. I'd have surroundings sweet. This
Gilbert says, I'm sorry, If this be
true. by CORY. If I must go my way;
we've got along together in fair and
stormy weather. and 1 would like to
stay" No caustic words are uttered.
no bitter threats are muttered, and
he's departed now; and this is vastly
better, methinks, oh, donnerwetter.
than kicking up row. My granddad
hears me calling: ITO sidestep fuss
and brawling Is better far than strife;
for you the heated scrapping, the
swatting and the slapping, for me the
peaceful life WALT MASON.
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
DISTRICT MAN DENIES YOUNG
SLAYER USED HIS REVOLVER
Anton Benish Refutes Story
of Michael Ponkroskow, Boy
Who Killed Marcus Gold.
Otto Borchsenius, CIassmate,
Tells How Accused Appear
ed at School With Pistol.

A story told New York police by
Michael Ponkroskow, 12-year- old
schoolboy, who shot and killed Marcus
Gold in hold.up at his leather goods
store in Brooklyn Monday night, that
he obtained a revolver from Anton
Benish, a neighbor, but for more than
year a resident of Washington.
denied by Mr.. Benish, who lives
at 1895 Spring road. His stepson, Otto
Borchsenius, a former classmate Of
Michael, also stated that they had
never possessed such q weapon
Otto substantiated the previous evil
dence obtained by New York police
by revealing that more than a year
ago, in the Fall Of 1925, Michael ap.
peared at school with q 3S.caliber
revolver hidden in the top of his roll
top boots, which he boosted Of having
''swiped" from his fathers bureau
drawer. According to information
from New York. the revolver en-
ployed in the fatal shooting was the
property OF Michael Ponkroskow, Sr.
Visited Home Only Once.
Mrs. Benish declared that on only
one occasion had Michael visited her
home. At that time he had come in
with group of school friends of her
sons and the boys had gone down in
the cellar and played a few minutes
and then gone out
THE day when this Mike came to
our house l told my boy not to asso-
ciate with him any more" she said
He had an unkempt appearance and
kept ducking his head and grinning
in way that ] did not like.
AS far as any gun goes-the only
gun we have ever had is a water
pistol"
Her husband stated that he had
never had any gun while living at
Jamaica, Long Island. He had never
seen Mike"
Called from his studies at the Pow.
ell Junior High School, where he is in
the SB grade, Otto, who is 13 years
old. told Of the days when Michael
Ponkroskow was his classmate at the
Kew Gardens School. detailing para
doxlcal characteristics of the youthful
slayer, ranging from love for playing
wild West" to shy. lonely Russian,
holding aloof from his school mates
and playing the violin with unusual
skill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

"NVhen | knew him Mike wasn't a
bad boy" declared Otto, after repeat.
ing virtually everything his mother
and step-father had said. 'but we
never played with him much because
he was sort of unkempt and right shy.
anyway. After my mother told me
not to go with him, I never did any
more. That was about a year and a
half ago"
Had Talent for Drawing.
The boy who is today branded with
the stamp of the killer" was then
bright in his school work and pos
sessed of a marked talent for drawing,
Otto said, besides being fond of play
ing the violin.
lone day we We're at school and he
pulled a .3S-caliber pistol out of the
top of his boot. He said that he took
the pistol from his fathers bureau
drawer and used it to play Wild West
with.
AT lunch time we went out on one
of the lots and Mike pointed the
pistol in the air and shot it off. When
the empty shell dropped out / picked
it up, because l was saving such
things then. 1t had the word Peters
on it and was 49,
You know, think that Mike felt
sort Of shy cause he was a Russian
and hadn't really gotten like an Amer
ican." confided young Otto, "and he
used to go off by himself away from
most Of the other boys. When he was
with us he would sort of duck his
head down in his arm and hang back.
The boys he went with mostly were
foreigners like himself, and some of
them were right tough.
But I don't think Mike was bad
then" he fastened to say, "at least,
I never knew him to be bad in school. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
FREDERICK THE GREAT
STAMP CAUSES FIGHT
Leads to Controversy Between Re.
publicans and Nationalist
e. in Germany.

ny the Associated FTess.
BERLIN. February 19.-The con-
troversy between Republicans and Ma.
tionalists over the 10-pfennig postage
stamp which contains a picture of
Frederick the Great is still raging.
!, "A Nationalist Reichstag deputy
complained TO the post Office depart
ment that when he asked for some
Frederick the Great stamps in a
branch post office the clerk. who OBJ
viously was Republican synpathizer
smiled haughtily and replied that the
stamps We're sold out. The Deputy
objected to the smile. AS a result
all the clerks Of the post Office were
called on the carpet. No one could
be brought to confess to such a gross
misdemea nor. and the ministry of
posts and telegraphs transferred the
entire staff to another branch.
The incident has induced several
Berlin dailies to request the Deputy
to identify himself SO that he might
be showered with truly Republican
satire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
NEW JUNIOR HIGH
PLANS APPROVED
Fine Arts Commission In
dorseS Idea for Garnett-
Patterson Structure.

The plan designed by Municipal
Architect Albert L. Harris for the
new Garnet Patterson Junior High
School to be built at Tenth and u
streets and Vermont avenue, was
given the approval yesterday of the
Commission of Fine Arts.
The new school will be a 24-room
structure with auditorium and gym
nasium and will be U-shaped around
three sides. with playground inside
Of the U. A 7-foot brick will be built
around the other side.
Mr.. Harris has planned to put a
clump of tall trees at each end Of the
wall and along 1t, outside the play
ground, where there will be a row of
small trees and parkway with
grass. An architectural gateway will
be constructed in the middle of the
wall. which will be kept closed during
play periods. but will be open as the
main entrance to the school at all
other times.
With the general plan approved
Mr.. Harris will now fill in the orna-
mental details and submit them to
members of the commission by mail
so that steps toward advertising for
awarding the contract may be ex-
pedited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
MANDATE IS WITHHELD.
District Court of Appeals Grants
Motion of Traction Company.

The District Court of Appeals yes
terday granted the motion of the
Capital Traction Co. to withhold it's
mandate in the valuation case of the
company to afford counsel an oppor-
tunity to ask the United States
Supreme Court to review the decision
of the appellate tribunal.
The Court of Appeals recently modi-
fed a decision of Justice Hoehling of
the District Supreme Court by de-
Quoting from the valuation of $50.
000,0 900 placed by that court on the
property Of the company the sum of
$5,150,000 claimed to have been paid
for the franchises of the old Washing.
ton & Georgetown Railroad Co. At
torneys George E. Hamilton and G..
Thomas Dunlop represent the com.
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
CONVICTED MURDERER
BREAKS HUNGER STRIKE
Benjamin Turner Takes Milk and
Will Appeal From Life
Sentence.

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me, February 19.--
A cup of warm milk simultaneously
ended the five day hunger strike of
Benjamin H. Turner of Mystic, Iowa,
and his irresolution about an appeal
from the life sentence imposed on
him last Friday for the Staying of
James D. Hallen. Turner drank the
milk and decided to appeal. Later, he
took some broth and then called for
AN orange f
Turner has persisted in protesting
his right to kill Hallen. 1T was
his life or mine" he told jail at
tendants and attorneys as he sought
an answer to his conviction for the
killing. which he admitted on the
stand was caused by an alleged fraud
of 1927. Turner trailed Hallen from
Mexico City to fulfill an oath of re-
venge taken five years before. The
crime occurred near here last Sep
TENDER. Since his conviction the
slayer has refused to eat, battle,
shave or exercise.