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New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
FAMOUS CASE AT LAST IN COURT
DempSy'Kearns Battle Opens Today in Newark Jurisdiction

Newark, N. J., Nov. l6 UP)- After more than a year of sniping warfare involving large money and big regulations. the late firm of Dempsey and Kearns, Inc. arrives today in federal court 10 battle for q jury's decision.
 The closing act of a partnership that started when Dempsey emerg- ed from the rods under a freight car and continued until he had become a millionaire heavyweight champion of the world. involves the hearing of the suit of Jack kearns, his former manager, to collect S3S3,SS3.33 as his share of the money paid to Dempsey by Tex Rickard for fight ing Luis Angel Firpo and Gene Tunncy.
 The kearns suit Is based upon a contract in which Dempsey is said to have agreed to pay his manager one third of his ring earnings for a period expiring last of 1926. Dur ing this period, Dempsey earned more than million dollars kearns claims. and he is alleged to have refused to live up to his contract.
 There were rumors heard here early today that the suit would be settled out of court to prevent the threatened exposition of a 'lot of dirt about the inside workings of the boxing business but the reports were denied, counsel for both parties insisting that they would try the case.
 If there's any dirt thrown In this trial they'll have to start it. Kcarns said. "Rickard and Dempsey have been pushing me around but I don't have to dig dirt to win this suit That dough is coming to me and want it.
 If they want some dirt I'll give it to them. They've been saying they could put me in jail but if they can we'll have breakfast together every morning. Dempsey's side has been told plenty but I haven't said much because I know I have the case and l wanted to get it into court
 If I had wanted to throw dirt and dig up records l would not have waited this long. I've got as much on them as they have on me. But l didn't want to blow the whistle and look like a copper and I don't want to do it now unless they start on me.
 'Dempsey owes me more money than that three hundred grand. He owes me S140,000 in cash that was coming to me after we dissolved our real estate operations in California He owes me too my share Of the dough that we could have gotten for a Harry Wills fight and he certain ly got me in wrong when he backed out of the match that 1 had made with Wills.
 He says the contract I hold on him was voidcd when we agreed to split up and he says that he would have taken care of me If l hadn't humiliated him. ] never humillat- cd him and what does he think he has been doing to me
 Dempsey planes me because his wfe's automobile was attached at Saratoga. l didn't have a thing to do with 1t. I just got out an at
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
SEAMAN RECALLS
 WORST EXPERIENCE
GustafSOn One Of Seven Sur:
 YiYOrS of Wreck

Port Arthur, Tex. Nov. 1S (UP) Gus Gustafson. who has followed the sea for s1 years, today told of hi, most narrowing experience.
 Gustafson was one of seven sur vivo-o ot the wreck of the Adelaide Day. who were brought into this port after they had spent four days drifting about helplessly.
 Their boat. carrying 545,000 feet of lumber, became waterlogged, sinking by inches.
 "Wa were forced higher and higher on the boat" Gustafson said. Finally we reached the after house of the schooner. Scant protection vas there for us. The waves broke over us in sheets.
 For three days We lay there hug sing whatever we could get hold of drenched to the skin.
 Our only food was hardtack. We had little bit of fresh water in two oily cans"
 The seven men were rescued by the Gulf Light, a Gulf Refining Company tanker, November l. The tanker reached this port Tuesday.
 The rescue was made Tuesday. November s, when the schooner was sighted by the tanker about 2j0 miles south of Beverly Mass.
 T sighted the Gulf Light about 3 o'clock in the morning and we sig nalnd that We wanted to be taken on." Captain Long said. This was the first ship sighted after the schooner became waterlogged. The Adelaide Day was carrying about 645, 900 feet of lumber from George town. S. C.. to Bridgeport, and gales snd high seas were encountered from the time we got outside the harbor until we had to abandon the schooner.
 The forward house was swept away and the aftercabin was flood ed
 Tn fact, the entire hull was filled with water as the schooner's seams were opened as she widowed around and was pounded in the seas
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
WOMAN FOUND
 NUDE NEAR HOME
Says She Was Attacked While
 Taking Bath

Boston, Nov. Is (UP)-victim of a robber who attacked her while she was taking bath. according to her story, Mrs. Daisy Woods, 22, was found, nude and semi conscious, in an alley near her Fenway apartment late last night.
 The young woman was under treatment for broken nose and other injuries at a hospital today, and police were Investigating her story.
 According ot Mrs. Woods, her as- sailant entered her apartment about 20 minutes after her husband, FL mer Woods, had gone out.
 She was taking a bath, she said, but this did not deter the thief, who demanded money and jewelry.
 When I finally gave him a few bills and q little jewelry he became angry and beat me about the face and body,' she told police. "Even after l had given him two diamond rings worth $500, a gold watch and brooch and $500 in money he con- tinued to beat me"
 Then, Mrs. Woods said, she be- came unconscious and recalled no more until she was found in the al- ley.
 Soon after the woman was discov- cred, her husband returned home. Questioned by police he admitted having had 8 tiff with his wife ear Her in the evening but said it amounted to nothing.
 Searching the apartment, police found the watch. brooch and $500 cash which Mrs. Woods had claimed was stolen. No trace of the diamond rings was found.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

tachment and gave it to the mar shal's office. They grabbed the car. l didn't know anything about 1t and I wouldn't have let them do 1t If I had known.
 All that car business wasn't right, either. Dempsey says his wife had to walk back home when they took have to walk back. She just got out of Rolls-Royce: walked a couple of steps to a Locomobile and rode back to the camp. Dempsey was burnt up about it but he knew that I wasn't to blame. It was an out for him.
 T have been the goat for lot of things but I'm not burnt up at | Dempsey as I am at Rickard. He double crossed me. l put him where
 he is and he tried to give me the air. He promised me he wouldn't pay Dempsey before the Firpo or Tun- ney fights until I had a chance to slap a paper on the money but he paid him a couple of days before the fight and they got away with the money. I know that Rickard has more than promoters interest in Dempsey"
 Rickard who with members Of the New York boxing commission. is among the notable witnesses. said he was just around listening" The promoter said 1t looked to him like business between Kearns and Demp- sey and that he wasn't concerned. "All I had to do with 1t was to pay them and it wasn't any Of my affairs how they split up the money or what they did with it." RicSard said.
 Gene Tunney isn't concerned ac- lively with the case but he suggest cd In New York that the references made to Richards association with ! Dempsey as his actual manager might have interesting develop- ments.
 Dempsey, taking the attitude that he was paying fancy money to his lawyers said the suit was In their hands and he didn't know anything about the dirt"
 T think we've got case and If we didn't we wouldn't be in court. I'm willing to let the jury decide. If I have to pay I have the dough. All I want is to get 1t settled"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
S87, 300 FUND IS SOUGHT
 FOR REMINGTON SCHOOLS
Committee Asks Selectment to Con- sider New Junior High Unit
 and Southeast Site.

Newington, Nov. ls-The board Of selectmen have been petitioned by the committee from the schoo! board on the proposed new school build ing to approve an appropriation of sS5, 5,o00 for the erection Of one unit Of junior high school building and S2500 for the purchase of a site in the southeast district of the town.
 It is understood that the select men will hold meeting in order to 20 over the matter thoroughly be- fore making any recommendations to the board of finance. The statutes rule that such matters must be taken to the selectmen first to make recommendation as to their approval or disapproval. The finance board does not necessarily have to vote as the selectmen recommend.
 The committee from the school board on the proposed school build ing is composed of Secretary II. l. Dyer, Mrs. E. V. Woodruff. and John IT. Fish. The committee which rec commended the purchase of the site in the southeast district, now owned by Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Mahon, is made up of Arthur o. Ames, Mrs. r.. B. Proudman, and R. II. Erwin.
 The Maple Hill Bridge club held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. C.. k. Spring on Thompson street yesterday afternoon. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. l.. Kingsley Mrs. r. B. Rau, and Mrs. M. J. Shonts.
 MT. and Mrs. c. o. Barrows of Willimantic have returned with their daughter Marjorie. after spending few days with MT. and Mrs. C. s. Barrows.
 Mrs. Jennie R. Olmstead of John son street is confined to her home by illness.
 Miss Ruth Russell of Orange. \. l.. Is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. (. $. Barrows for a few days.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
LEADERS WORKING
 0N FARM RELIEF
Efforts Made to Settle Problem
 Within Three Weeks

Washington, Nov. 16 P1-With the convcning of congress only three weeks away. the administra- tion is bending efforts to meet the four year old farm relief problem. but as yet there are no indications that President Coolidge is commit ted to any particular plan.
 Two facts have emerged from a conflict of Eencralities, namely, that the president is unaltcrably opposed to an equalization fec of the type embodied in the vetoed McNary- Haugen bill and that the administration is prepared 10 resist any attempt 10 revise the tariff structure by those who contend this would bring relief 10 the farmer.
 From views expressed at the White House it has been learned that Mr. Coolidge has not com- plctcd the study of the farm Ques- ton which he undertook carly this fall. The president Is keeping in touch with leaders of congress who are trying 10 work out a bill and his attention recently has been at lracted to the report of a business mems commission headed by Charles Nagcl, former assistant sec reiary of the commerce depart While this report suggests the nd visibility of downward revision of th" tariff as factor in helping the farmer--a policy which Mir. Cool ilge opposes-the president does believe that the facts which the commission developed are worthy Of careful study in that they may throw new light on the problem.
 Leaving no doubt of the presi- dents opposition to changing tariff schedules, it has been disclosed at ,he White House that MT. Coolidge regards the free trade barrier one oe the farmers principal bulwarlls. Without it, he believes. business and tabor could not prosper and the country's ability to purchase the tanners products would be corre- spondingly diminished.
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
ENGLAND TESTS NEW
 ELECTRIC ACCUMULATE
New Locomotive Said To Be Power
 full Enough To Drive Express Train Without 3rd Rail or Overhead Wires

London, Nov. IS P>-An electric accumulation stated to be powerful enough 10 drive an express tram over long distance on any exist ing track without a third rail or overhead wires is being secretly test ed in London, the Daily Express said today.
 The accumulator. or storage bat tery, is the invention of a spanish Jesuit priest, Father Alncida Of Slamanca, who is backed by group of prominent British fnanciers. The device can also be used on automo- piles, the paper said. which fore shadows the possibility of 1t revo- lutionizing every form of transpor- tation.
 A company has been formed to develop the invention but it's direC- tors have rcfrained from advancing claims for it until it's success is demonstrated.
 READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

A total of s25,50O.000 was earned last year by students in 4OS colleges and universities In the United States. Thirty nine per cent of the total en- rollment Of these institutions were wholly or partially disappearing.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

Success lies fin living because you want to instead of because you must
The Washington times., 1927-06-18
TO I'LL YOU
The RDrH
THIS CRUISE II
The BLINK :


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The Washington times., 1927-05-16
Attest NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS

protection, it was stated today at
the comptroller generals office in
response to a complaint by attor-
neys Of the Department Of Justice,
While attorneys Of the depart
ment are understood to have made
a complaint against obsolete meth.
DDS OF doing business" It was stated
today that no formal complaint has
been received by Comptroller Cen
eral J. r. McCarl.
There is no need for telephones
in the claims division" an official
OF the general accounting office
stated. ut has been found the
telephones in that division do not
expedite but actually hamper bust
ness.
Every bit Of the work Of the
claims division must be a matter of
record. No oral information or ex.
plantations can be considered.
"of course there must be a GER
tain amount of telephone work even
with this division, and there is in
formation regarding cases which
can be given by telephone.
Special arrangements have been
made for this legitimate telephone
work
Stewart B. Tuiloss, chief of the
claims division, made the recon-
mendation for removal of telephones
in his division and was supported
by chiefs Of the office, it was
stated.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
MARKET dull,
PRICES OFF

NEW YORK, May 16.- spectda-
tive interest was directed 70 the
railroad shares at the beginning OF
trading today. After an irregular
opening, in which the major trend
Of prices was upward, the indus-
trials sold off on profit-taking, with
the usual buying demand being IN
evidence at a slightly lower range
Of prices.
The first reports from industrial
centers in the new week were gem
orally favorable. General Motors
Corporation reported retail sales Of
$50, 106 cars in April, against 1925
in March and 1866 in April. 1928.
which was in keeping with It's
record.breaking pace. Call money
renewals were posted at ~ per
cent. slight increase over the
final rate last week. Distressing
news from the Southern flood dis
tricts also pointed to the certainty
Of heavy losses In agricultural prod
ucts. principally sugar and cotton.
The speculative merger prospect
stocks in the railroad group made
further advances in fairly active
trading. The list included Western
Maryland, Chicago Great Western.
Katy. Kansas City Southern. Chesa-
peake & Ohio. Nickel Plate and Erie
also received further attention from
professionals, with Chesapeake =
Ohio extending its peal" to above
1874.
The market as a whole was dull
and inactive in the second hour,
with prices inclined to sag. Com.
modify markets exhibited mixed
trend, with cotton down about 10
points and grain fractionally higher.
Raw sugar prices were advanced
about 10 points to $40 cents q
pound. Atlantic Refining Company
cut gasoline cents a gallon in its
territory. but similar action was not
Immediately taken by the big dis
tributors in New York. Foreign
exchanges were steady and foreign
bonds quiet.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
ROW
IS SETTLED
b. International Newa Service


NEW YORK, May Incomplete
and amicable adjustment OF the diff.
ferences between the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company's stockholders
and its New York bankers will au-
tomatically remove from the court
calendar all trials in this case. 1t
was stated at the office Of Dillon.
Read and Company, today.
The basis of settlement, which is
Of necessity compromise agree.
ment, terminated ali the voting
trusts and approved the terms of a
new $60, 1000 900 bond issue, the pro.
ceeds of which will be used to re-
tire per cent first preferred
stock, first mortgage bonds and de-
bentures, thus effecting large an.
nual saving.
Retirement of the first mortgage
bonds and debentures win also au-
Dramatically cancel the so-called man
agement stock around which most
OF the legal tangles and contro.
versies centered.
No change in the management OF
the Goodyear Company Is contem.
plated, but an independent board Of
directors viii be created, represent.
ing all classes of security holders
as wen as Representatives of the
Dillon, Read banking house and OF
f. A. Sieberling, representing large
st0ckholding interests in Ohio. p
w. Litchfield. whose proposed n.
nancial plan was adopted in prin.
ciple. remains as president Of the
company.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
JOTTINGS FROM
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 16.-
The Scottish Rite Masons of
Northern Virginia began a three
day reunion here today, to end with
Ia banquet Wednesday night.
Degrees will be conferred tomorrow
night by the Front Royal and
Alexandria teams. H. Noel Garner
will be POSTMASTER at the banquet
and James H. Price ana Charles
H. Callahan, past grand masters,
will speak.
The Mount Vernon regents attend
ed the annual services at Old Pohick
Church yesterday morning, con.
Quoted by DIR. Samuel A. Wallis,
professor emiritus Of the Theological
Seminary and the first pastor Of
the church after its restoration.
The local post Of the American
Legion will initiate twenty-five
candidates in the Armory Hall Wed
nesday evening. giving the post 41O
members and making it one of the
largest in the State.
Thursday will be observed as Boy
Scout Day here. The scouts will
be the guests of the Kiwanis Club
at luncheon and those designated as
councilmen will attend the council
meeting in the afternoon.
C. Howard Blackwell viii be
mayor. Jack Robinson city manager,
Malcolm Moore. police justice. and
younger scouts will occupy other
offices.
There were Al cases before Acting
Police Justice A. b. Nicol this morn.
ing, Fines aggregating $3.50 were
imposed.
The committee in charge Of the
Odd Fellows convention here next
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday. has
completed plans for entertainment
About 1000 delegates and visitors
are expected.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
De PinedO Held Up
BY Trouble in Motor

CHICAGO. May 16.-Motor trouble
today caused the postponement until
5 o'clock tomorrow morning Of
Comdr. Francisco de Pinedo's Mont
real flight.
For more than three hours the
italian tried this morning to take off
In the giant hydroplane Santa Marie.
Ignition trouble caused the front
motor to fail.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
Howard University
Graduates to Meet

Howard University graduates of
Washington are requested to gather
at Rankin Memorial Chapel, How
ard campus. tonight at s o'clock.
The appeal comes from DIR. Nor
decat Johnson. president of Howard,
in which he says, "At this meeting
expect to bring to the alumni a
very important message from the
university. The door Of great OPP
portunity is opening for us. If you
love Howard lay aside everything
and come to the meeting tonight
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
Sons of Revolution
Meet i'm Richmond

RICHMOND, Va, May 16.-The
thirty-eighth annual convention Of
the Sons Of the American Revolu-
ton opened here today with dele
gates present from many States.
Sam p. Cochran Of Dallas, Tex,
and Ernest C. Rogers of New Lon
don, Conn. are the principal candi-
dates for the presidency Of the
order.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
CLAIMS BUREAU
BANS PHONES

Five hundred employees OF the
claims division of the general &C.
counting office are denied the use
of telephones as matter of self
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
OIL STOCKS

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Hid ASH
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
NEWTON
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Vim 1OfAAO NEW 1ON
- did more for science
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Of an old apple tree wait.
ing for. the fruit to ripen.
He proved that white
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fracting q beam of SUM-
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the resultant spectrum
into white light with q
lens.
Swartzell, Rheen &
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vestors First Mortgage
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This conservative prac-
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offered by Swartzell.
Rheem & Hensey Conn
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these notes should prove
a profitable and attrac-
tive investment for you.
The Washington times., 1927-05-16
TREASURY STATEMENT

The daily statement Of the United
States Treasury shows:
Income to date this year, $S.291,-
D95,45S.94.
Income to date last year, 1920.
a13,740.81.
Increase, $SO,3S1 ,71S13.
Income over outgo this year,
1858 ,625 ,935.07.
Income over outgo last year.
1885,, S4s, 10000.
Balance general fund today, 1885,.
417,193.70.
Decrease, $9,41S,5S9.17.