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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07
T0DEYS SPOR7ORAL
BY kirk Miller

There championships and championships away
archives of sport but probably of them zeaousy
priced the heavyweight championship which has been
Engands far back the
contrary
And true to tradition that questionable honor
Tor the land which the
pugils prodigy the intrepid Mr. Phil Scott yielded 50 beau
tfuy naturally seemed the urging only
So Jrdn Indeed had Mr. Scott done anything collapse
might have had yell foul" or who's going to
buy you automobile as long the Chicago COUNT"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07
Did Sonde Undermine His Health2

But here thing scientists agree upon and it that
trying to reduce ones weight the route had r
not quite his usual self. " 9eA"s
Jockey Earl sandes unusual the Pmco Fuur; 1
FRIDAY suggests the possibility he has been underednc hm
and IN SO doing completely unnerved himself recently
she tried to underea in order keep her husband from
discouraged in his effort remain saddle When an nas
overlook Mrs Sande she undernourhed she had
vitality with which to throw off her ailment w ""'
1t possible Sande the +h;s
lost hold of himself his BODY bv tho
Go without food day and then tr 20 Oh
about normal business facvltas e 81
Racing fans everywhere the conditions under which he h.s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07
Scott Upholds English Traditions

Phil Scott the latest to hit the tboggan and springs
ancestral line which includes names AZ Joe
Beckett and Bombarder Wells is probably tosup between
Beckett and Wells to which the getting
remaining in aened or position Phil Scott
Beckett in the business today which they aren't
didn't take Phil but minutes uphold the
reputation of English heavywghts who have come
this country In that session with Knue Hansen the Nordc
his English title by knocking his fists with his
jaw then he should step of the English Ring Rules
and take in the Marquis of Queensbery which saws such
mode Of procedure very bad form bad ring
We heard the effect the of sravson was
discovered by the English heavyweigh readily and easily do
they reach the center of the Scientists have
doubt slightly dafy trying to fit fact up with the
theory " Nf "" S"0
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07

The Northerns have won two
games, lost none and tied one. They
are pressed by Seat Pleasant, who
have captured two and dropped one
game.
lntercepted passes aided the North.
erns IN their victory over the Mard-
leiats. Price, Northern end, shared
d Mard1eidt heave in the first quar-
Ter ana ran 60 yards for a touchdown.
me 'Victors added eight more points
IN the nnal quarter. The league
standings are as follows.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07
JOHNSON.
FREE MAN .

Walter Johnson was today for
mally given his unconditional re-
lease by the Washington club.
Word was received from the
American League headquarters in
Chicago that every major league
club had waived claim to the vet.
Grams services in order to allow
him to sign his contract to man.
age the Newark International
League club for the next two years.
Johnson IL now free to com
Dlete his arrangements with
Newark ny forwarding his
aligned contract. Jim Sinnott,
former New York sports writer.
is president of the Newark club
and Johnson will confer with
him regarding immediate plans.
This year the minor leagues will
hold their annual meeting in Dial
las. Tex, and johnson and Sinnott
will attend, seeking to strengthen
an already strong lineup Follow.
ing that meeting Johnson will con.
slider training camp plans.
1t is expected that the Newark
Bears would train at Pensacola
Fla, next spring. The civ Of
Pensacola is spending $4,000 in
improvements on the plant and now
1t is rumored that bigger game is
wanted. Offers are being rendered
major league clubs to do their
training there and that Newark
will not be welcome.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07
Gallagher to Speed Up
Training for LOhmau

Marty Gallagh will speed.up his
training for his 10-round mill with
Joe Lehman next Monday night at
the 104th Medical Regiment
Armory in Baltimore. This bouc
will headline the program which
John. s. Blick. promoter, is ar
ranging.
Gallagher has 1oafed since his
bout with Henry Lamar. He was
trained too fine then and was
slightly overweight. for the speedy
Lamar. Ben Smith. his trainer.
states he will have Gallagher III
top shape.
Gallagher Is striving to seek rec
ognition ana a yictory over Lob
man would place him in line for
matches with the t0puotchers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07
IN
FIRST PLACE

Sam Ormes' Northerns are leading
the Capital City 150-pound football
league as the result Of yesterdays
games. The Northerns upset the
Mardfeldts 40, while Bill Gold
herg's, Wintons fell before the
Southern Props, 80. The Seat Pleas
ant Firemen won from st. Stephens,
1910,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07

However, the entire COVey OF I'M
defeated entries - Notre Dame,
Minnesota, Pitt. w. and T.. Wash.
ington. Georgia, Illinois, Princeton.
New York University and Tennes.
see~-went for a ride on Saturday and
Washington was the only one that
didn't come back with the driver. The
Huskies were knocked off by Stan
ford via a blocked punt and prob
ably are all washed up as a coast
championship entry.
However, ! would rather bet
| doorknobs than dollars on that one.
as Southern California. supposed to
he the bell COW OF the herd ou:
that way. was tied by Pomona.
After that, anything can happen
and possibly a lot of things will.
Still, something was proved
out on the Coast ON Saturday,
and that is more than can be
said of the two big games in the
Middle West and East. Mime
sofa didn't get that tie until the
dying minutes of the game, and
then only ON what R0ckne ex-
plains rs q mixup i'm signals that
caused a tumble, yet, orr the run
Of the play, the GOpherS would
seem to have been In q com.
handing position more times
than Notre Dame. 1t is just
one of those things that takes
you everywhere in an argument
and gets you nowhere.
So was the Pitt.W. and ]. game,
which, apparently, saw the former
outrush it's opponent. but not out.
score it. Unfortunately, The pay.off
| window is right at the scoreboard.
| AS for the other good ones--and
as far as / am concerned, these
include defeated as well as un-
defeated outfits-Georgia proceeded
nearer the Southern title by win.
ming readily from Florida; Illinois
made 1t three straight in the Big Ten
conference at the expense of Iowa
Nebraska gave evidence Of where
the real strength lies in the Mis-.
souri, Valley by running up Al
points on Kansas, and Princeton
scored what was, 10 me at least
A surprisingly easy victory over
Ohio State.
1 with only the Yale game before
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07
PRINCE ton ADVANCEST0
TOP RANK ON GRID
BY Davis ]. Walsh

After giving consideration the utility Of
vg the unbeaten of Nor Dame
burgh w. j. when victory either
the best interests of the figure berts the
Longfeow which going
n extreme but quite beyond the
Anyway the fall of Henry when say that
best described something attempted nothing
ipht'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07
PLAY NEXT FRIDAY

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Nov. D.
George Masop and Fredericksburg
Va, High School play on George
Mason's gridiron Friday at $50
o'clock.
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them. this victory automatically ad-
vances the unbeaten Tigers to my
top rank of teams. At the same
time, Southern Methodist drops a
flight because OF its defeat by Texas
Aggies. 80 to IS. The Methodists,
it seems, keep scoring, but SO does
the other fellow. and at least twice
this year the latter has forgot to
stop in time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07

Reliable. willing to Serve. capable
and courteous. the who's who" firms
On next ec FnS 80 naSs todey VIII
nees difficulties.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-07

However, that other Southern
entry, Tennessee, kept right on
going and, if it gets by Wander.
bilt next Saturday, viii contest
Georgia to the last syllable for
the Southern championship.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04

from time to time and what
brought its desirability 10 the front
most decisively was the effort made
last year to make OF it onc-way
street. This aroused the merchants
and brought forth a plenitudo Of
suggestions, of which the widening
plan was deemed most desirable.
Il is to be hoped that the work
will be done swiftly and competent
~ once the weather permits a be-
ginning. The widening. which will
subtract from the sidewalks and not
modest the building line. will be a
Comparatively inexpensive job as
such things go. So far the city is
lucky in not being faced with more
expensive widenings, entailing the
removal OF buildings Some say
these vii come in due course if the
city continues growing and the
congestion continues to increase.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
Sell Mama Elephant So
The Baby Will Study

Peru, Ind, March 1 P-Mother
love. flaming up in the heart OF
Queen, a big Indian elephant, kept
circus trainers at bay in their effort
to teach Monitor, Queens offspring.
tricks to amuse the crowds.
So the same jealousy in the Snuff
ling beast will result in her separa-
ton from her baby. Queen has
been sold down river TO Shreve-
port, La, amusement park, and
when she leaves, Montons schooling
will begin.
Trainers gave up efforts to get
10 Monitor after tentative approach
es had been met by baleful glare
from Queens red-rimmed eyes and
an ominous twitching of her weav-
ing trunk.
Queen and Monitor were captured
in India last summer and brought
here. Successful importation OF
mother and baby from the jungles
is rare.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
IT DOING THE .Ur1I

Newspaper mon the country over
are pleased at tho developments In
Indiana, where the Legislature
brnke a precedent Of % years and
impoached a Judge Of county
court who IS charged with exceed
ing his judicial authority in hound
ing Editor George 4. Dale, Tho
editor had been engaged I'm exposing
the incontostahly rotten official con-
ditions in Muuc,e and was cited for
libel, contempt Of court and VIVA,
not for his pains, his business near
ly ruined and his life threatened so
frequently that lie fled TO OHIO.
The legislature has made serious
charges against Judge pearth, who
seemed to regard himself as The
Caesar Of the city. He no doubt will
be kept from office permanently. If
all that IS said Of him is true he
should also be disbarrod from prac-
ticing law when he is retired" from
Tho bench.
Yes, Muncie Is the place where
tho policemen who apprrhcndcd
Gerald Chapman were fired from
.t,r. r,,,. ,,.I..,, , 800. ,. r., ..q.,,f.. r
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
MOVIES

Sunday afternoon movies in all
probability will eyentuate in mos.
OF the larger cities Of Connecticut,
now that the Legislature has given
It's approval to the bill permitting
their operation from 2 p. m. on,
subject 10 the consent Of the mn-
nicipal or town authorities, This
leaves the question open Tor all
communities to decide for them
selves, with the likelihood that in
the major cities such consent will
not be invariably withheld. In the
small towns throughout the state,
however, there Is little likelihood
o. a "breaking down" Of the OBJ
.ervance Of Sunday, as they would
term IT, many Of them to this day
refusing to countenance the intro
duction OF Sunday movies in any
form.
The saving grace of the bill is
that the municipalities and towns
can continue to control their own
moving picture situation on Sun
day. This, at least, is the democratic
spirit, Some citizens, perhaps. will
be sorry to see moving picture
theaters opened on Sunday after
noon even where permitted, seeing
in this move a further commercial
ization of the Sabbath. Whore per
sons OF this opinion exist in sutll-
cient numbers, however, They
should have little difficulty in con
trolling the situation.
Basically there can be little diff
ference between opening the movies
on Sunday night or on sunday aft.
ernoon and night. The Sunday night
movies, in fact, interfere will
church services TO a greater extent
iudIl lIDSp W lI4t II ms HI ~ sais' .
on Sunday afternoon, when there
are no church services being held
So far as the general movie golne
public Is concerned, there can be-
little objection TO permitting then
70 enjoy 9 show on sunday after
noon IL and where they already en-.
10Y such privileges at night. This
question, however, viii be one fol
the cities TO settle for themselves
there may be arguments against thf
plan which can he brought forth If
due course and considered upor
their merits.
II the opening Of the thcatera or
Sunday afternoon becomes genera
in the cities It will have a certain
affect upon the efforts Of those v nc
give occasional sunday afternoon
concerts in the theatcra. Of which
there ara several such orEaniza.
lions in Nav Britain. Il viii near
that the hire Of tho theatcrs or
Sunday afternoon will cost moro
inasmuch "a it would ho necessary
to buy out" rs 1t Is termed tn,
potential Sunday afternoon movie
audience 10 Obtain the use Of tlt
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
result OF the opium war between
China and England?

result OF the opium war between
China and England?
A. The opium traffic between
India and China had grown to gi-
gantic proportions and had become
q source OF wealth to the British
merchants and or revenue to the In
dian government. The Chinese gov
evils Of the growing use of the mar
cotic, resisted the importation OF the
drug. That brought about the
opium war which England forced
upon China. China was defeated
and had TO acquiesce in continuance
Of the traffic She also lost to
Great Britain the island and port
OF Hong Kong and had to open the
treaty porty to foreign trade.
Q. What is Rhodium?
a. A whitish-gray metallic
element of the platinum group,
whose salts are for the most part
rose-colored; used only in alloys.
especially with steel.
@. Has the supreme court ruled
on the right to seize and confscate
an automobile carrying liquor?
A. On November % 1926 the
United States Supreme court ruled
that any automobile carrying liquor
on whichc tax had not been paid
could be seized and forfeited to the
government even If the owner was
innocent of wrongful intent.
Q. To what church did President
Wilson and his wife belong?
A. Woodrow Wilson was an elder
In the Presbyterian church and the
son Of a PRESBYTERIAN minister. His
first wife was a Presbyterian, his
second wife an Episcopalian.
@. What is the toll for ships
passing through the Suez Canalo
A. 1t is 7.o5 gold francs per net
vessel ton for ships CARRYING passen-
gers and cargo and AIS gold frames
for vessels in ballast without pas
sengers or cargo.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04

what We hear about conducting the
state on a business basis" If the
state expended Sl0.ooN0o0 on roads,
paying cash, could not show returns
in increased comfort. convenience
and improved and more economical
transportation above the regular
interest charges on that amount Of
money 1t would be a bad investment.
Il the state issued bonds for the
same amount it would merely be
paying in interest what the hiLh-
ways earn In the respects mention
Cd. 1t would possess the highways
it needs IN either case, and that is
the main consideration.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
Billiard, Dillon, Sykes
Approved for Rad. J

Washington, March 1 Rl-The
nomination of three OF the five men
selected by President Coolidge to be-
members OF the new radio commits
sion was approved early today by
the senate.
Those confirmed were Rear A5-
mral w. H. G. Bullard, retired. OF
Media, Pa: John F. Dillon. OF Cali
fornia. and Eugene c. Sykes, o.
Mississippi.
Action on the nominations OF Q.
II. Caldwell. of New York, and J. A.
Bellows Of Minnesota, was deferred
with the understanding that the in
terstate commerce commission would
consider them tomorrow. Even
should their nominations fail the
commission could meet, organize and
function.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04

W tSI"N aNSN thED
You can gel an ansn to any
question Of fact or Information by
writing to the Question Editor.
New Britain Herald. Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York avenue
Washington, D c.. enclosing two
cents in stamps for reply. Medical
legal and marital advice cannot be
given. nor can extended research
be undertaken. All other questions
will receive personal reply. I'm
signed requests cannot be answered
All letters are conidential.-Ed Editor
Q. Who wrote Though the mills
OF God grind slodly. yet they grind
exceedingly small; though with pa
thence he stands waiting. with exact
ness grinls he alp?
A. II is from the sinngedichte OF
Friedrich van logan.
Q. How many dogs were In the
team that won the La Pas Dog
Derby on 1896?
4. Seven,
@. What is the 4oth state in the
United States?
4 There is no 49th state. There
was business mans agitation in
S.. Louis recently to make that city
the 49th state but nothing came Of
it.
Q. Who wrote the song that con-
tains the phrase United we stand.
divided We fall?
\. The words have been traced
back to the Liberty Song written in
1858 by John Dickinson,-"Then
Join in hand, brave Americans all.
BY uniting we stand by dividing we
fall The words became famous
when put in the song Flag Of our
Union by George p. Norris
"A song for our banner, the
watchword recall
Which gave the republic her
station;
United We stand, divided we fall
1t made and preserves us a
nation."
Q. What is the meaning and
derivation OF the name Marylyn?
a. 1t is probably compound OF
two common names, Mary and ynn.
Mary is a Hebrew name meaning
"eXalted": Lynn means a cascade.
1t may be a variation OF the name
Mary with the ending common to
girls names as Evelyn. Gwendolyn.
etc.
Q. What is the proper way to
give a pledge to .he American Flag
a. In pledgng allegiance to the
Flag of the United States OF
America, the approved practice In
schools, which is suitable also for
civilian adults, is as follows: stand
ing with right hand over the heart,
all repeat together the following
pledge: ~ pledge allegiance to the
Flag Of the United States OF America
and to the Republic for which II
stands; One Nation, indivisible. with
liberty and justice for all" At the
words 80 the Flag" the right hand
is extended palm upward, toward
, the Flag and this position is held
, until the end OF the affirmative when
the hand drops to the side. Civilian
adults will always show full respect
TO the Flag. when the pledge ic
being given. by merely standing al
, attention, men removing the head.
dress. Persons In uniform should
render the right hand salute.
| @. What was the direct cause and
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
Observation
On The Weather

Washington. March 4--Torecast
for Southern New England: Fair.
continued cold tonight; Saturday
fair and warmer, diminishing north
west winds becoming southerly
saturday
Conditions; The disturbance of
the north Atlantic>-coast is passing
Nova Scotia. High pressure over
spreads the country from the At
lantic coast to the Rocky Mountains
with center over the Ohio Valley
this morning. Another disturbance
is developing over the Rocky noun
tain districts, causing rains in Cali
fornia. Temperatures remain low
in the northeastern and southern
districts but are rising west Of the
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
HARD KNOT FOR JURY
IN DAJGUERTN CASE

ne GtulCNilN experience pg the
Daugherty jury in coming to a de-
cision indicates that the same points
which caused a disagreement at
the first trial again bobbed up to
plague the twelve men and true. It
is well known that charge OF
conspiracy is hard to prove, usual
" depending upon circumstantial
evidence. In the Daugherty case so
much of the material evidence,
what there was OF it. had been
carefully swept away. even to the
extent Of destroying bank records,
that this difficulty was considerably
increased.
Tho Daueherty and Miller cases
were OF particular interest to Con-
necticut because OF the identifica-
ton Of the late John 7. King with
the American Metal company case
With the deaths OF King and Jesse
". Smith. Daugherty's confidants.
there Of course was no occasion to
90 any deeper into their connection
with the famous case. The state
ment Of Richard Merton, the Ger
man industrialist who came to this
country to testify, that his pay
ment Of si41,Q00 to King was a fee
and not bride, will stand under
the circumstances as the last word
upon the subject.
Il was the furore resulting from
the exposure Of the American
Metals company deal, one involving
about s7,00o,000, that WAS the
climax leading to the undoing Of
Daugherty as attorney general Tho
inquiry Instituted by the Wheeler
Brookhart senatorial committee
brought to light such unpalatabie
allegations that Daugherty could
no longer be maintained in office
if the administration were to keep
faith with the people.
The seizure Of alien properly
during the war offered wide oppor-
tunity Tor irregularities provided
public officials could Withstand the
temptation. The ohio gang" which
was brought to : Washington by
Presto - Hariing-at 81 time when
the best minds of the country"
were to function under the benef-
icent sway Of the easy-goine and
i1calistic Marion publishnrA-failed
TO meet the requirements Misplace
cd confidence by Harding was the
dominant Characteristic Of his
career as President. Daughcrty, 4
country lawyer, and his cronics had
a field day in Office; they were not
''- 'H'"-4A 4Nt ttlt Jpf'S b-I'N -
saycd, The scandal in the veterans
hospital administration, the oil
scandals, the alien property scan
dals-these would have been more
than sufficient to wreck an orIi-
nary party. But the Republicans
managed to crawl from under in
/ the customary manner and Calvin
Coolidge, Who was vice president
ana presiding officer Of the senate
when all this happened was given
1000 coo majority at the fol
lowing election. Nothing like it had
over occurred in politics, and all
{ because Il was drilled into the pub
lie mind that the ma'administration
Of various government functions
was personal affair, to be held
against individuals and not against
the party.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
HER VIEW

Mrs. Osborne: Where have you
bocn?'
Osborne; at the tailor's. I just
bought q three piece suit"
Mrs. Osborne: Selfish And you
knew We wanted one for the living
ROOM"
-ThooIOre II. Naniell.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04

Mississippi river and over the upper
| lake region.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather with slowly rising tenn
perature followed by increasing
cloudiness.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
Member Audit Bureau o! Circulation

The A g. C IL national ORGANIZATION
which furnishes newspapers and afver-
tl.er, with strictly none~ anaiysis OF
circulation Our circulation sta'i.tct
arc based upon this aut'' THE 'nsnfes
protection again: fraud IN newspaper
distribution Heu {. to both national and
local advertisers,
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04
Flaming Youth

Hughes: "Whew. Do smell paint
burning somewhere around here. or
don't ~
Mrs. Hughes: Il think you DO.
Daughters young man has just
kissed her good night
Mrs. L. Z. Huston.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-04

Dear Mr., Judell:
| hate orrunds. Instead Of lot
ting me pla. my ma thinks up
places for me to go. Il il is not the
grocery il is some other place.
Last Wcdsday my ma scd ! should
20 to Miss Ekulberv's for a crok OF
appel butter which she gave my ma.
hate Miss Ekulbcry because she
kisses me.
So did not want TO 20, and my
ma took the strap and spanked me.
SO | had to go anyways. ! went
through the park because it was the
shortest way.
Behind tho tree I saw my teacher
hueging ana kissing man. jest as
seen her, she seen me.
So yesterday wen | got my report
card | got a hundred in everything,
Holy Smokes, Mr.. Judell.
THAT was my lucky day!
james Lobel (S years..