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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17
STAR CUP WINNERS
ENTERTAIN TONIGHT
Company II viii Be Hosts to
Community and Re-
Ceive Gifts.

The firemen of Engine Company
No. 81. which recently won The Eve
ming Star cup for the fastest time in
getting fire apparatus out of its house
and into service will be hosts tonight
hn their headquarters on Lanier place
30 the residents Of the neighhorhood.
who will return to the company it's
pool table. completely renovated,
along with sum of money to be used
for the benefit of the stations entire
personnel, IN recognition of the mems
feat in twice winning the speed cham
pionship.
Last year Engine Company No. q
established a world record in getting
into service in seconds and won
their first right to the cup. and in
his years contest. although they fell
lightly below their initial record,
they made the fastest time in the city
thereby retaining the cup for a sec
ond year. A similar victory next
year will make that company perma-
nent holders of the trophy.
Citizens Offer Tribute.
Delighted with the showing their
own" company has made, the resi-
Dents of the community guarded by
No. Il and its fellow outfit, Truck
Company No. 9, contributed a sum
with which to reward the men con.
cretely
Because the District Commissioners
E9rbid the presentation OF gifts to in
Wvidu3ls in the District service. the
residents decided to renovate com.
pletely the CompanY's pool table
which has been useless for a long
time This decision was approved by
the commissioners, and the work was
done.
Al O'Clock tonight. the table, lust
Pike new" viii be presented to the men
hy a gathering Of residents at which
etNe George S. Watson, chief engineer
pf the Fire Department. and Battalion
Chief Thomas +. Stanton, former
captain of No. 81. will be present
Fund Given Company.
A sum Of money, which was left
bver from the total amount contributed
after the pool table had been re-
built. will be given to the company
30 and it is to be used for the pur-
phase of additional balls, cues or other
fecreational equipment of benefit
to the whole company, At the party"
in which No. q will be Joined by the
huck company at the same station,
the speed champions will give an eX-
HMtion of the feat which won them
ko0ors
in the contest which was won by
Engine Company No. 81. only engine
companies competed; therefore at no
time were the men of the adjoining
truck company opponents of their
honored buddies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17
BAN ON u. S. WORKERS
IN POLITICS ATTACKED
Movement Launched at Ashton
Va, Meeting for Modification
of Civil Service Rules.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ASHTON HEIGHTS. August IL
A movement 10 lift the ban which
prohibits civil service employees Of the
Government participating in political
campaigns was launched at a meet
ing of the Ashton Heights Citizens
Association held at the Woman's
Club headquarters here last night.
This action which was embraced in
a resolution offered by Hugh Nc
Grath. president of the association,
urges the Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton to take the lead in the fight
for modification Of the civil service
rules to bring about the desired
change. President McGrath announced
that all other civic groups of the
county will he requested to get be-
hind the movement.
Louis \. MacMahon, making ms
opening speech for election on the Re
publican ticket to the House Of Dele
gates from Arlington County, assailed
the proposed short ballot, setting
forth that it would be disastrous if
the people waived their right to vote
for State officers. He urged the
voters to give careful consideration
to the proposed 81 amendments to the
constitution. which are to be voted
on this Fail. He declared the full
ticket for county officers placed in the
field for county offices by the Repub-
licans is the answer to the cry for
a change in the administration of
county affairs"
Charles r. Taylor, candidate for
clerk of the court, in a brief address
declared that the people are wholly
responsible for conditions. I'VE have
found fault in the past with certain
officials and then turn right around
and re-elect them to office. VIII this
be the case this Fail. / say no." he
said He asserted that if he is elect
ed the people will be kept fully in
70 tho al flo Of tho Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17
Bomber Wraps Liner in Smoke to Prove
Battleship Can Be Blinded From Air

proceeded out of the screens within a
few minutes, Capt. Charles w. wal
ton of Galena, ILL.,. attached to the
Chemical Warfare Service, and an OBJ
server on the bomber, said piano
could be kept hidden from ship for
a substantial length of time by con
tinuously dropping heavier curtains.
Capt Walker said the experiment
marked the first time smoke screen
had ever been laid down about a pas
senger ship. and proved the Feasibility
of binding the ships from enemy air
craft. The screen would also be valu-
able to attacking planes as target,
he asserted.
AS one Of the observation planes
went into the curtain it was like en-
tcring a dense fog, shut off view OF
the sea and the sky. The screen,
technically described as of titanium
tetrachloride, smelled family of chic
rine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August IA new
safeguard for attacking airplanes
from the anti-aircraft guns of enemy
ships was predicted by aviators today
on the basis of an experiment of an
Army Martin bomber in enveloping
the new French liner lie de France
in a vast smoke screen near New York
Harbor.
Swooping low over the huge black
liner as it approached the bay the
bomber cut a vast horseshoe about
the vessel, leaving in its wake expan-
sive and cleaning white curtains that
hid the liner from view of peering
eyes of observation planes.
The lie de France was first en-
veloped beneath the huge curtain,
after which the bomber hung n
straight screen before the ship and
another at her stern. While the liner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17
MALT SALES BANNED
AFTER AUTO CRASHES
Danville Prosecutor Hats Trade
in Home Brew Ingredients
as Two Are Killed.
Snccial nisnatch TO The Star.

Special Ulspatch 70 TIC STAR.
DANVILLE. Va, August 17.-Com-
monwealths Attorney John w. Carter
yesterday ordered police of this city TO
notify drug stores and grocery stores
to stop the sale Of malt preparation
which has been greatly in demand OF
recent weeks and from which potion
similar to beer has been made.
The operation is described as being
simple, the beverage being productive
of intoxication The action was taken
"a hours after q succession Of auto
mobile accidents which killed two and
put eight in hospitals and in which in
toXication played an important part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17

A rural bus line in Toxic IS using
automobiles imported in 1910, which
ar said to b. still in good condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17

An unwelcome guest is one of the
best things going
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17
IL PRINCE GEORGES
PRISONERS INDICTED
Five Negroes to Answer Capital
Offense Charges in Connection
With Attack on Girl and Escort.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dlspatch 10 Inc star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. August
17.-Indictments against IL persons
were returned yesterday by the Prince
Georges County grand jury. prior TO
adjournment OF a special session which
got under way Monday.
Herman Proctor. Alfred Simms.
Harry Proctor, Calvin Ridley and
Richard Brown each We're indicted on
capital offense charges in connection
with the attack on Miss Alberta Rice
of 1422 y street, Washington. and her
escort, John w. Buckler, 3346 Prospect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17
inmates of the House of Reformation

inmates Of the House Of Reformation
at Cheltenham. were indicted. The
woman is charged with stealing a
pocketbook containing more than 5000
from another colored woman at River
View Batson and Smith were charged
with the theft of property from the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs Walter Harley,
near Cheltenham. Arrangements are
scheduled Friday, and trial will begin
Monday, when the petit jury will re-
convene. hTe Oxon Hill case will be
brought to trial Monday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17

Capt. David Fitzgerald was librarian
Of the War Department for about
eight years toward the close Of the
last century, it was recalled here to-
day. He died in 1897. The family for
merly resided on S street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
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Killed by Falling Pistol.
,rlal Dlspal j to The Star.

EpeciaI Dlsp1i i to The Star
CHARLES TOWN. w. Va. August
"A bullet from his revolver. which
fen as he WAS repairing tire at his
garage east Of here last night. killed
Herbert 6. y Brien, IS years old.
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
Hansen Loses Verdict
To Ring Substitute

CHICAGO. Sept. 13.-The victor
ious advance of Haakon Hansen,
Norwegian middleweight, was at a
temporary standstill today as the
result of a ten-round encounter
here last night with one Howard
Benz, of Milwaukee.
Benz was substitute for VOL
colt Langford, Chicago negro, but
it is doubtful If Langford himself
could have made a better showing.
The Milwaukee fighter cuffed Han
son around at will, and at the end
of ten rounds was awarded the de
cision on points.
Hanson tried gamely in the final
rounds to even the score. but he
was tired and his efforts went FOR
naught. Renz weighed 159S and
Hanson tipped the beam at i5IL
The Washington times., 1927-09-13

l like TO read and / like to study.
like sincere and loyal friends and
! like the elevating things of life.
Every human instinctively does, but
many attempt to hide it under either
veneer of indifference or by becom-
ing blatantly offensive.
! want to improve myself in every
way. That Ia human impulse and
certainly q fellow can't be arrested
for that. | admit / read a good
many books. but Is that a crime?
Beca use a man Is a boxer, should he
be fed on raw meat and be let loose
only at the times he is called on to
defend his title? / doubt it.
II il Is to be the experience o.
the human race that il Is going
20 drag back every member Of
it who tries to improve himself,
then ! feel sorry for humanity in
the future.
Books for me afford relaxation.
Because that happens to be nv
hobby, should / be eensured for 1t?
II | were a champion in any other
line, except boxing, 1t probably
would be passed with hardly a com
ment.
] have always emphasized the fact
that am a boxer and not a fighter.
In Chicago, during my generous re.
cept1on. told those who greeted
me that j had come, not to engage
IN q prize fight, but to box.
And that Is exactly what meant,
II one man wants to kill another he
should use a club, or some other
weapon. IL he wants to demonstrate
which OF the two men. confined in a
ring. Is the better, he should use his
head and his fists.
To fight means to lose emo
tional control Of yourself and
the man who loses control Is ut
the mercy Of his cool. collected
opponent who Is scientifically
directing his blows where they
win count most.
| believe that il a crowd of peo.
pie want to see men killed thew
should go to a place where men
are being killed. Boxing Ii a test
OF civilization. Twice in the. ring,
4 have lost my head, and the sec.
ond time / almost lost the decision.
Since then have constantly
guarded against this.
For such thing to happen
against Jack Dempsey on Septem.
'ber p would probably mean quick
annihilation. For me to go in to
pound Dempsey to pieces is patiently
silly. For me to go in there calmly.
box him and get him into a posi-
ton, possibly. where the final de-
cisive blow will quickly terminate
the contest is my goal-and the goal
of all boxers.
Copyright. 1927. King Features
Syndicate. Inc,l
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
PIN LEAGUE.
MEETS

The National Capital League,
once considered on par with the
District League in strength, will
take a decided step to regain that
prestige at a meeting of it's di.
rectors TO be held at the King Pin
Bowling Alleys, Fourteenth and
Monroe Streets. at o'clock to-
night.
Three of the weakest clubs,
Rosslyn Steel and Cement Com
pany, Internal Revenue and Young S
Stars, are expected to surrender
their membership and will be re.
placed by stronger combinations.
Unlike last season when some diff.
ficulty faced the league officials
to get its tenth team. five pros
pectiFe clubs are already in line for
membership
Owens and Bauer, who re-
Gently applied for District
League franchise, has switched
to the National Capital circuit
as no vacancy was open IN
the District body. The RialfO
Club. has presented an applica-
ti0n, while the Tomphins Con-
struetiOn Company has also
filed papers for membership.
The secretary has also received
indirect reports that leaders in the
District Government and Postoffice
league are anticipating entering
the field for membership. All OF
the proposed clubs are requested
to send representatives to this
meeting prepared to present their
possible line-ups as teams will be
considered on their proposed
strength.
Officers to succeed the present
slate consisting of Edward W. c.
krieger. president; William F. Du.
Bois, vice president; Charles Phil.
lips, second vice president, and w.
Charles QUAINT; ecretary-treasurer.
official scorer win be chosen al
this meeting.
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
JACK SPARS
At NIGHT


LINCOLN FIELDS, CRETE, Ill.
Sept. 13.--In lieu of the latest
strategical gesture Of Manager Leo
P. Flynn, Jack Dempsey, the
popular ex-champion OF the ring,
will spar after nightfall tonight at
his training camp at Crete. Further
more, it is Flynn's policy to con-
duct this and the subsequent
nightly rehearsals in all the privacy
Capt. Fred Tapscott and his, worthy
soldiers can maintain.
These moonlight maneuyers at
the quarters of the former cham.
pion are to continue for the remain
ing nine days before the Dempsey
Tunney championship fight next
week, the professor intimated today.
And al that transpires in these
elandestine drills is not to become
known to the curious mulutudes in
the outside world
Even news sleuths viii not be
permitted to share the. secrets.
All that can be guessed as To
the nature of the maIleuVers Is
that the former champion will
do some sparTing therein. The
extent and the intensity of the
Sparring is entirely dependent
on Prof. Flynn's judgment at the
moment.
The first intimaiion of Flynn's
new plot came to the prespiring
scribes committing down to Crete
yesterday. They learned from at.
tendants about the place Of mys,
terious nightly drill in the ring on
the clubhouse lawn Sunday eve
They Immediately ran down the re
port and Flynn then admitted the
incident and revealed his proposed
continuation of the idea
Dempsey boxed five rounds Sun
day night unbeknownest to all save
the household circle. They say Il
was a snappy drill. and they report
further that Jack looked extremely
good, outboxing every sparboy who
faced him.
Dempsey's date with Father
Malloy last night, in which the
Manassas man graci0usly con-
scented to drive to Chicago and
attend the priests amateur
charity boxing show at the
Broadway ArInory. presented
renewal of the night drills.
However, another, the second
one, Is scheduled tonight.
Dempsey took a hearty workout
yesterday afternoon before prepaf
ing for the trip to Chicago. which
was his last before the titnlar fight
week from the coming Thursday
night. The challenger confined his
work to the punching bags. where
he practiced details requested by
Flynn. He drilled in the inside ring
to evade the hot sun.
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
D. D.C.Hiker,55,
Enters Pyle
Marathon
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Z. r. Heitter, a youth at heart
in spite of his 55 years. will be
Washington's entrant in the Los
Angeles.to-New York run-and.walII
marathon that Charles c. Pyle is
promoting. Pyle will be remem-
bered as the chap who exploited
Red Grange. Suzanne Lenglen and
Winnie Richards.
The Los Angeles-to-New York
event will start on March 8. 1923,
at Los Angelec. 1t is figured that
the distance viii be covered in 81
days.
Pyle is offering $4,000 in
prizes, but Cash and Carry"
plans to make profit by grant.
ing concessions at the many
towns TO be visited by the
marathOners.
The prizes are as follows: SIS, ,Oo0
for first. $4,000 for second, $4,000
for third, $500 for fourth, and
1000 for fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth. Some OF
the cities and towns along the way
have offered added stakes, Chicago
planning to give $4,000 to the first
contestant to reach the Windy City.
The entrants will start in squads
at intervals. They will cover daily
from forty to sixty miles, remain
ing overnight at towns. and re.
suming the jaunt at dawnj The
winner will be determined on time
made for each jump. Pyle will
foot ali expenses after the race
starts Each contestant must re.
port February 13, 1928, at Los
Angeles for final. training purposes,
Heitter gives little indication
Of his advanced age. He was
q member Of Teddy ROOse-
veIt's Rough Riders" who
stOrTned San Juan Hill in the
! Spanish-American War. He Is
also a buddy Of Tom Mix,
screen star,
A pro now, he began his walk.
ing and racing career when Is
years old. He is willing to meet
anyone in a "go as you please
race for twelve, twenty-four or
forty-eight hours.
He gained fame In two endur.
ance tests in 1902. That year he
P4dSCu SSSoAO III <E-nOuF race
at Lead City, S. D., and few
months later won a 4S-hour race
in the same town.
The contestant in all such races
can either run, jog or walk, but
Heitter says it's a safe bet that
none will attempt to emulate the
swift Pheidippides of marathon
fame.
Michael Y. Fox is backing Heft.
ter for the Los Angeles-to- New
York iunket. Fox is also willing
to back Heitter for a race in this
city.
Three years ago Heiter and
Harry Seabold. District fireman,
sought to stage a 24-hour race
here, but neither reached an agree.
ment.
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
HONE RUNS
DECIDE

Pittsburgh, st. Louis and New
York are still occupying the money
positions in the National League
sweepstakes today as a. result of
timely home runs by their big hit
ters in yesterdays games. Rogers
Hornsby, anchor man for the
Giants, Jim Bottomley, leading
home run hitter. of the Cardinals,
and Glenn Wright, Smoketown's
crack shortstop. all kept their re
spective teams in the running by
hitting for the circuit.
Hack Wilson. Chicago's cleanup
slugger, walloped his 27th homer
Of the season and jumped ahead
of Cy williams iii the race for
league home run honors. The
Bruins lost to the Giants, however,
seven to five, and got only an
even break on the series. Led by
Hornsby, who made three hits in
all, the Giants knocked Charley
Root out of the box.
As the game ended, the Chicago
fans were only too ready to say
.'auf wiedersehen' to Umpire
Charlie Pfirman, and they said it
with pop bottles. Rather than
force the umpires to practice the
safeguard of putting their masks
on backward. William Wrigley.
owner of the Cubs, announced that
pop bottles would not be sold in
the park in the future.
The Cubs are now one and one
half games behind the Cardinals
and Giants, who in turn trail the
Pirates by two games.
The Cardinals won again with a
second string hurler. Thanks TO
Bottomley's homer with one on,
Art Reinhart gained a 2-to-O de.
cision over Jumbo Elliott of Brook
lyn.
Wright's homer, following another
b. Earl Smith, scuttled the Phil.
lies and enabled Carmen Hill of the
Pirates to win his 21st victory of
the season by 3-to-2 score.
The Reds, who are travelling at
top speed but unfortunately have no
destination in sight, again beat Bos-
ton twice. to 4 and 8 to 0. Luque
and Lucas did the pitching and
lots of 1t. while triples by Dresser
and Walker sent in the winning
runs. In this only game in the
American League. the Athletics took
a strangle hold on second place by
nosing out Detroit 3 to A. The
Yankees can clinch the pennant to-
day by beating Cleveland twfcs.
New series will be begun in the
National League today. The Pirates
and Cubs figure to gain this week
at the expense of the lowly Braves
and Robins. while the Cardinals and
Giants play seven games. including
three double-headers, in the short
space of three days.
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
Finnegan To Oppose
An Australian
Ringman

NEW YORK. Sept. 1S.--Doc
Smell, who has been campaigning
in the West recently, will return
to this vicinity on Thursday
night at Madison Square Garden,
where Jess Mcmahon specialist
in matchmaking among the big
fellows, has arranged q card
among the lighter classes. Smell
will face Joe Click in the feature
hereunder. The card also Is
marked by the debut of Billy
Grimes, of Australia, who holds
three titles in the Antipodes. His
opponent will be Honeyboy Fin
negan, of Boston.
Although Smell and Click are
marked as the features Of the eve
ming, the fans are looking to the
third 10.rounder for the most ac-
tion. This will be between Eddie
Anderson and Sammy Dorfman.
The curtain raiser IL between
Felix Sportello and Laddis LAa.
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
Bell Haven Linksmen
Capture Tristate Title

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Sept. 1s.-By
holding a narrow margin it had In
the point scoring Belle Haven
country club, Of this city, copped
the Tri-State Golf Association cham.
pionship in the recent tourney at
Catoctin country club, Frederick,
Md. 1t bested the golfers of the
host club by close score.
The clubs finished In the follow.
ing order this summer:
Belle Haven. first: Winchester Country
Club, OF Winchester, Va. second; Blue
Ridge Country Club, of Boyce. Va
third; Fountain Head Country Club, OF
Hagerstown. Md. fourth; Catoctin
Country Club. of Frederick Md, fifth
Opequan Country club, OF Martnsburg.
w. Va, sixth.
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
Glocker to Compete
In Pro Net Tourney

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-America 5
first professional lawn tennis singles
championship tournament will be
held here on September %. "a and
25, it was announced today. Sew.
eral cups and $4,000 in cash prizes
will be awarded, according to the
promoters of the tournament.
The competitors will include Vim.
cent Richards. former national anna.
teur champion and Davis Cup play.
er; Howard Kfnsey, who with his
brother, Robert, won the national
doubles championship in 1924 and
played on the. Davis Cup team that
year; Otto Glocker, Washington, d.
c.. and III. w. Hagemann, Peabody,
Mass. Sixteen professionals in all
are entered.
The Washington times., 1927-09-13
SEEV|CTORY
FOR GENE
BY kAYO

LAKE VILLA, ILL.,, Sept. 1S.--
Gene Tunney's aristocratic train
ing estate was as deserted today
as a down East farm after the
summer boarders had left. There
was no workout scheduled and
even the few curiosity seekers who
n1otored out from Chicago Just to
''look around" were stopped at
4he outer gates, by the guards.
Tunney slipped out of camp last
night to be the guest of his friend
Gordon Newly, young society man.
He spent the night at the latters s
Lake Shore mansion, but was back
In Lake Villa almost before the
dew was off the grass.
The champion thus far has
succeeded in keeping himself
as far away from the atmOs.
phere of his coming fight with
Jack Dempsey as possible. Six
miles of road work this morn
ing constituted about the only
exercise Tunney had scheduled
for the day. IL marks his
second day of rest after the
workouts of Saturday and Sun.
day.
An air of optimism permeates
the camp and the prediction is
freely made, both by Jimmy Bron-
son, Tunney's chief second, and by
Billy Gibson, his manager, that the
fight will not go over five or six
rounds. Bronson who seconded
Tunney against Dempsey in Phila-
deIphia said:
1T wouldn't surprise me if Gene
knocked him out in the first round.
Jack is through. The Sharkey fight
showed me that. Tunney, on the
other hand, has improved about
30 per cent over his condition
just before the Philadelphia fight. |"
Tunney plans to work out to-
morrow with Billy Vidabeck and
Chuck Wiggins, his star sparring
partner, who returned to camp late
yesterday. After that there prob
ably will be workouts only on Satur-
day and Sunday and then rest
until the fight. Gene spent yester-
day on the golf links and today
announced that he planned to "slip
away and do a lot of reading"