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New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
DEFENDS
 HIS TITLE TODAY
French Tennis Hopes Are Rest
 ing on His Shoulders

Forest Hills. x. N.. Sept. 1s lP- tennis championship Of the United States for the second time in two years rested today upon the shoul- ders Of the stolid and steady Rene Lacoste, defending titlchoIder.
 Although all four members Of the victorious French Davis cup team entered the tournament here Mon day. Lacos'e is the only one to reach the final round.
 Whirling American rackets seek ing 10 regain az much as possible of their country's tennis glory swept Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon out Of the tourney in inc quarter finnl yesterday, after Henri Cochet had shown them the way the day before.
 \ year ago three of the semi final isis were French and one an Ameri- can. This year three arc American and only one is French
 Borotra, a fna]ist against I.acostc idFL N'hi- "'ll' JoN II AtNtt''IdJ b'- fore TiIdcn. 6-1. 3-6. 1o-S, 6-1. The victor was sweet for Big Bill" as it was in this same round in 1926 that Cochnt defeated him and broke a year etring Of national title victories.
 -- Two other members Of the United States Davis cup team make up the scmi-hna round,
 Little 'Bill' Johnst on. who scored comeback against the French to win from Brugnon yesterday 1s matched to meet Lacos'e today. while "Rig Bill" plays Francis l, Hunter. his Davis cup doubles part ncr. Hunters quarter final victory was gained at 4-6, 5-7, 60, 6-3. 6-4, over John Hennesscy. cOnqueror of Cochet the day before.
 Only a rcmarkabl upset can now avert dramatic battle in the final between Tilden and Lacoste for the title.
 Lacoste defeated Tflden in the Davis cup matches both this year and last and beat him once this sea- son in matches abroad.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
HURRY UP" YOST THROUGH
Famous Michigan Grid Mentor Not To Coach Eleven This Fall, He Announces.

Chicago. Sept. s.-tPI-The open ing Of the western conference foot ball practice period introduced one new Richard lIanley of Northwestern -- and marked the passing for this year at least. Of an o'her-"Hurry Up' Yost of Michi- gan.
 Too much other work in directing athletics at Michigan was given by iost as the reason for his retire mcut from coaching.
 With the thermometer register ing ?o and up. most of the big ten squads worked out yesterday in track suits. except Northwestern. Indiana showed the largest turn out with l4o In uniform. and Ohio State the smallest, with only 4S. Several letter men. and other candidates are expected 10 swell the Buckeye squad 10 75 by the end of the week.
 Coach Wilce at Ohio and Coach Stagg at Chicago gave indications in the very first signal drill that later al pass formations will be part of their repertoire. Coach Seupkc at Illinois, long an exponent Of the huddlc system appears 10 have abandoned this as his quarterbacks were barking out signals in old-time fashion.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16

before boxing six rounds with three nparring partners.
 Critics at the camp, talking over the day's work. suggested that the champion reached the height of fast, clever boxing. seemingly i'm pcne,rable defense, and clean. ac- curat" punching in the final two rounds with Billy Nidabeck.
 strange, isn't it. how differently people see things" Gene unused. "I thought ] slowed Up against Billy and was better against Chuck Wig gins and Jackie Williams who pre- coded him. You know. the day the critics said l looked the worst at Stroudsburg last year was just the time l felt certain for the first time that l would whip Dempsey de cisiycly."
 After today~ workout. Tunney will rest Saturday and box again sunday before hanging up the train- ing gloves. Light workouts will keep him in trim Monday and Tuesday. He wl1l leave for Chicago late Wednes- day or early Thursday morning.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
DEMPSEY WORKING
 HARDER THAN EVER
Seems More in Earnest Than
 Does Rival

! Chicago, Sept. Is UP)-Whatever the merits Of Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey on the eve of their bou,
 Tor the heavyweight championship,
 Dempsey has demonstrated that he
 IS more in earnest about it. That may not be saying q lot in ! VIC" Of the extensive resting done | by both the contestants recently. but Tn the special exhibitions for news paper men yesterday afternoon and 1 last night, Jack thrashed out with a lot more enthusiasm and damage 10 , his sparring partners than Tunney did.
 Dempsey worked under the arc lights at his Lincoln Fields race track ring and went six fast rounds with sparring partners Of a variety Of weights. He looked good-may ybe not good enough, but lot better him anticipated.
 The champion. on the other hand, went through q few listess rounds, boxing cleanlv and efficiently, but displaying none of the fight and fury which Dempsey got into his workout last night.
 Jack tackled Dave Shade first and slipped the fast mid1Ieweights left iaps consist ently. In the next round with Big Roy Peterson, the New Or leans heavy, Pack was outpoiutcd. but he carried the fight at the end of the round and could have dls- posed of Peterson in another three minutes if it had been in earnest.
 Nhitey Allen caught the full measure Of the Dempsey fury and was over. Jack refused to stop for such small detail and Allentown Joe Cans climbed under the arcs 10 finish the round.
 Dempsey also worked round with Roy Williams and Benny Krue- ger.
 Tunncy appeared from his three day rest late in the afternoon after a shower had started 10 break the heat wave and went six rounds with just as good as he ever did and his physical condition leaves nothing 10 be desired.
 Jack Williams was the first vic tim. He came at Gene with intent to do bodily harm but the intent was about all he had. Tunncy showed himself the smart boxer who won the championship by taking nothing and giving lot in return for if.
 Cuck Wiggins. the India ma polls with a persistence that was admir- a bic because of his consistent failure to do any good. Tunncy wasn't -ex- crted.
 Then Billy Nidabeck put on the gloves and gave the crowd that paid good money 10 get in what little sat isfacfion it got. Vida beck pounded around the middle while Gene was landing on the head. Dempsey is q midscction fighter and U P '''"' NtiS tiliHS 'lIhl b'lI' VIII have 10 look out for.
 From all indications. however. the workouts to show good intentions yesterday were but flash in the pan. Maybe Tex Richards prize at ! fractions will do some more boxing before Thursday and maybe they won't. but not lot Of 1t is going to be done in public and ifs probable they will both find need for lot more rest before the big show.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
GOLF SENSATIONS
 PLAY AT SEQUIN
Tommy Armour and Johnny Farrell to Play Connecticut Team

TWO sensations ot .te professional golf world. Tommy Armou,. hv'G r Of the | aite', S;at,s Na,itral Open and tho CanId.;lG bpea ,;o!f riam- plonships, and Johnny Flrr"ll enc Of the leadirs tournament players in the country. will play us ihr s:e- Inin Golf Club Ss'u, 'ay Ti,'v will meet ,ea T "ortposrd Gf 1 ille Burke of .!:. l,,'.I <. one of ihe leading cXro3 tr'. "f th" game in the state. and Louis Schiapp";tl, pro at sequn.
 This match shoupld hring ont one of the largest crowds of spectators ever to assemble 1t the popular club n Maple Hill. It Is scidom that two such prominent figures in .he golf world appear in person in this section oi th- country. ana the aG- nitional feature of accing 'hem play against q team Such as inc Connrc- ticut pair will make makes ,hcir appearance the banner event B Of tho season at ,;"nll;n
 Tho foursomn wal play n 3'-hclc match. They will start the mornin2 round Of Is ho'"s ot . o'rlock and play in tn. afternoon will start at ? o'clock. The two visitors ar. ex- rerts Of every shot. ArmOu~ is known ns rhc master of atrok4 and It is said ihat he has perfect con- trol Of the bal
 His par'u"". Farrell ,e one Of ths leading nrof"ss!onhl players in the world today. and he has lecn 9 iourna mont winn"r or a r,Inn"r-lIp in most of the important events Of the past few years.
 Burke is the vel! known ,[rtnog state sensation who has been making his mark i"it in all tourna.ncrts in tho state. IT" IS regard Il as one Of th" h"et golf players ih 'h" cast and. paired with the SAq,Iin pro who himScf is ra'rd rp with he !nldars, 'her" is every possibility that tht TWO will give the natioral chanp.On and his pa"tnar n hard fight
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
Richards Relatives
 Anxious for "COmps"

Chicago, Sept. ls Up - Like Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. M,, in "Pina- fore.' Tex Rickard has his Sisters and his cousins and his aunts"-and they all want to sec the big fight ncx, Thursday.
 Rlckard. visiting the old home town of his father, Springfield, H., a few days ago. met many long lost relatives, and promised them all tickets to the Dem psey- -Tunncy spec ticle. In the rush of other matters Rickard neglected 10 mail the prom ised com plimentaries. So the rcla. lives sent Tom Rickard. cousin. as committee of one to get the tick cts. Early today Cousin Tom still was pursuing Cousin George Tex for the 70 free pasteboards
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
The Standing
Cannes IOslaY

Games Today Chicago at New York. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Detroit at Boston. (Other clubs not schcduled.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
The Standing
(.alNG, Today

Hartford at l'iitSfeld. Waterbury at New Haven. Providence at Bridgeport. Albany at Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
The Standing

Games Today New York at St. Louis. Boston at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Chicago. tOther clubs not schcdulrIJ.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
The Standing

Games Today Newark at Jersey City. Baltimore at Req ading. Syracuse at Buffalo. Toronto at Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
LEAGUE STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Cleveland 3, New York 2. Phila delphia 5, Chicago 4 Detroit $, Washington ,. St. Louis ?, Boston 1.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16

Cricket fighting is a popular sport in China. The contests are held in large earthen jars and are fought to the finish.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
EASTERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

New Haven $. Pittsheld {. Springfield $, Hartford !. Albany II. Providence 1
 Bridgeport ., Waterbury Q.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
cstcrt}ay's Results

VstCTUHN $ RtsUItS New York ll-5, St. Louis 3-G. Pittsburgh 9, Boston 1. Brooklyn-ChiCago, rain. tOther clubs not scheduleD.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
Speakins s of Sports

The board Of managers of the inter-church league will meet to- night at I:30 o'cock at the Y. M. c. A. The baseball season will be officially closed and plans will be made for basketball and bowling All managers are asked to be on hand as several other important matters will be discussed.
 ban Healy. New Britain's pre- mIer middle distance runner. will be presented with a silver loving cup at the amateur fight tourna- ment at the |. NJ. T. A. X E. so- cIety hall tonight. ban last week captured first prize in the five mile run held in connection with the state fair at Charter Oak park in Hartford and he is fast becoming recognized as one of the best run rcrs in the state.
 A line Of favorite simon pure boxers will perform tonight in the tournament. Several new New Brit ain faces will be in the picture. These boys have been taken under the wing Of Jimmy Clinch and in making their debut tonight they will put New Britain soldly on the map.
 hn All Rrit l-,1 team will practice again Sunday afternoon at Willow Brook park, The first game of the season will take place a week from Sunday when the local team stacks up against the All-Southern Collegi- ates
 Next week. 4. stiff program has been outlined for the team. Tho squad will be required 10 practice three times, two evenings and Sat urday afternoon. Coach Dave Dunn hopes to be abe 70 settle finally on his lineup Sunday afternoon so that he will be drilling the team that will tace the colored visitors. through the week.
 Additional features including 100 yard dashes and possibly other events may be introduced a' the field this year with school athletes competing. This idea is the product of thought on the part of Jack Walsh, associate in the promotion of the local team.
 Arrange are being made a. the present time by Arthur Pilz, former all-around New England track champion. 10 have the off, cials of the various schools of the project
 Besides being an added feature 70 the football games. the track events will also serve to develop youngsters in this line, an almost forgotten art in this city,
 Many who are acquainted with th" plan are enthusiastic over it. i They have often remarked that it l would be a feasible ono and they are all for it.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results Baltimore S. Newark :. Toronto 2. Syracuse 0.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16

The All-New Britain football team will practice again Sunday afternoon at Willow Brook park The first game of the season will take place week from Sunday when the local team stacks up against the All Southern Collegi- ates
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16

Many who are acquainted with th" plan are enthusiastic over it. They have often remarked that it would be a feasible one and they are all for it.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
RADIO TRANSMISSION BY BEAM
SYSTEM EXPLAINED BY MARCONl

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (A0--
The beam system of radio trans
mission is the basis for all future
wireless improvements, in the
opinion of William Marconi, here
as one of Italy's representatives
at the international radio con-
ference.
Upon its perfection, he believes,
will depend to a large extent the
development of such widely diff
ferent wireless applications as
Photographic transmission and
radio telephony.
MarcOni explained today how
he had succeeded in restricting
radio emanation to beam diverg-
ing from the sending stations at
an angle of not more than two
or three degrees. The effect OF
this, he continued, was that ali
the energy of the transmitting
stations, which under ordinary
circumstances would have been
spread in all directions, was con-
centrated along this beam.
Owing to this concentration the
strength of the incoming signal
at the receiving station had been
increased as much as 200 times
in some cases. In trans Atlantic
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
General
Quits KLar1 IN Ala.
Charging Cowardice

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct 10 R--
In denunciation of the activities of
the Ku Klux Klan in, the state of
Alabama in which he said that he is
convinced that the organization is in
the hands of lawleSs leadership =
Attorney Charlie c. Mccall tonight
rendered his unconditional resignation
from the organization.
In his letter of resignation, the at
torney general, who brought to light
the recent floggings in Oneonta,
Blount and Crenshaw counties and
personally directed the prosecution in
the outgroWing cases, charged that
INSTEAD of aiding the constituted au-
thorities in their efforts to ferret out
crimes committed by klan members,
leaders of the organization have
spread wave of intimidation over
many law abiding citizens therein, and
have dealt in caustic and coWardly re-
marks concerning the motives OF Of
ficers of the law who have sought
and are seeking to enforce the law
Mr.. Mccall said that he is OF the
opinion, which opinion is based on q
thorough investigation of crimes and
activities of leaders, that the Ku KluX
Klan in Alabama is the greatest
menace to constituted authority"
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
c. OF c. TAKES
UP CHANGES AT
MCNEAL STATION
Corporation Commission
h Shows Willingness to
Hold Hearing

The Douglas Chamber of Commerce
and Mines met yesterday in special
meeting to consider what action they
would take in the proposed closing of
the depot of the Southern Pacific rail-
road at McNeal They listened to the
explanation of Richard Warren, dis
trict freight and passenger agent, from
Ell Paso, and referred the question to
the chambers transportation commit
tee for study
The Southern Pacific's application
to close McNeal station was filed Tues
day with the state corporation COM
mission at Phoenix. Yesterday the
chamber received a communication form
the commission which expressed will
lingness to hold hearing should the
chamber desire to protest. The cham
Der will make its decision after hear
ing from the transportation commit
tee
Warren explained that the railroad
had no intention of abandoning the
station at McNeal and only intended
to abolish the agency and appoint the
present agent as caretaker at $50 a
month, the same salary
The only inconvenience, he declared,
| would be that charges on all incoming
LESS -than-carload shipments would
have to be prepaid as the caretaker
! would not handle money or make re-
ports, although he would handle all OF
| the rest of his present duties.
Warren declared that the entire busl-
| ness for 1926, in and out of McNeal
! totaled $9,439. Outbound shipments
largely cattle, are generally shipped
collect and would be handled under
the new system practically the same
as in the past. Incoming shipments
charges on which would have to be
prepaid, total about $108 month in
! freight, Warren said.
| Continued on Page 1hree)
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20

gasps, but no explosion.
The question of Whe her
Schwartzbard fired bullets into
General Petlura's body as he Jay
i'll the roadway is one of the
moot points of the trial, for there
has been no question of who did
the killing. Schwartzbard yes
terday related in vivid detail
just how he trailed the general
and shot him down because he
believed him the instigator of
pOgrOms in Ukrainia in which
thousands of Jews were mas
sacred.
Torres demonstration was to
show that the bullets fired while
the general was down would have
taken courses different than those
revealed by the autopsy.
The extra force of gendarmes
that guarded the courtroom yes
terday while Sehwartzbard told
his dramatic story again paJroIIed
the corridors to prevent demon
StratiOns of racial feelings. Wit
nesseS and lawyers consumed
most of the day in flights OK
OratOry and histrOnic exhibitions.
Reginald Smith, an English
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
DRAMA CONTINUES IN TRIAL OF
Jews AVENGER IN PARIS, FRANCE

PARIS, Oct. 10 R--An unex-
pected demonstration of phase
of the assassination of General
Simon PetIura brought gasps Of
surprise for spectators at the
murder trial of Samuel HI.
Schwartzbard today in the court
of asSizes.
Henri Torres, chief of counsel
for the blonde Russian watch
maker, charged with the murder
of former head of the Ukrainian
state army, Suddenly drew an
automatic revolver from beneath
the folds of his black lawyers
robe. Leaping past colleagues,
Torres faced DIR. Paul, expert
prosecution witness, who was ex-
planning to the court how
Schwartzbard fired two bullets
into General Petlura's body after
the latter had turnbled into the
roadway, at the corner Of the
Rue Racine and the Boulevard
Saint Michel, where ne was slain,
May rs, 1926.
Spectators gasped, not knowing
why Torres was brandishing the
revolver. Aiming at a chair.
Torres snapped the trigger OF
the revolver. There were more
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
ESCH- CUMMLNS
ACT REPEAL IS
Seen MAYEIELD
Texas Senator Tells Utili-
ties Association Trans
pOrtatiOn Facts

DALLAS, Oct. 10 tP9-Repeal of sec
ton 15-A of the transportation act,
which provides fair return for rail-
roads after payment of all expenses,
was predicted by Senator Earle B.
Mayfield of Texas, in an address be-
fore the convention of the National
Association of Railroad and Utilities
commissioners here today.
The section, enacted in 1920, gives
railroads rights to which they are not
entitled under the constitution of the
United States and works great hard
ships upon agricultural and other pro-
ducing classes, the senator declared.
He sought its repeal in the last con-
gress and said today he expected to see
it repealed at the December session.
Section 15-A was designed to give
the railroads something more than
they are entitled to under the consti-
tuition in that it gives them the right
to earn more than a fair return on
their investment" Senator Mayfield
said "This is accomplished through
the provision which directs the inter-
state commerce commission in fixing
the level of rates, to consider the
value and the earnings of all the rail
roads in the aggregate, and then to fix
the rates so as to yield, as nearly as
may be- the specified percentage re-
turn on the aggregate value"
He charged that it led the carriers
into wasteful expenditures for which
the public pays
Using the railroads west of the
Mississippi as an example, he said:
TN the years 1911, 1912 and 1913, car
riers in this district spent an average
of $3.50, O,87O,457 per annum for main
tenance of ways and structures, un-
der section 15-A. Glass / carriers alone
spent, in 1923, in this district, 1922
297, ,24O for these purposes, an increase
of 113 per cent over the first named
(Continued on Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
DAUGHTER Of.
GALES WAS
ABOARD TRAIN
100 RevOlutiOnists Take
Between 10000 and 1OO,-
600 Pesos.
DYNAMITE USED
First Class Passengers Are
Not Molested by Bandit
Band.

LAREDO, Texas, Oct. 10 Delight
persons were killed and ten injured
when band of about 100 rebels at
tackled and looted southbound pas
senger train. 80 miles south of San
Luis Potosi, Tuesday morning, pas
sengers arriving here today from Mex
leo City reported.
Two dynamite bombs were placed on
the tracks. One exploded as the sec
ond class coach was passing. Another
tore up the tracks and the train came
to halt
Passengers on the Pullman and first
class coaches were not rnolested by
the rebels. The express and mail cars
were looted It is believed the rebels
took between 10000 and 100000 pesos,
passengers said After the attack the
rebels escaped into the mountains.
Information here vas that Mrs
Thomas A. Robson, formerly Miss
Ernestina Gales, and Mrs. Aaron
Saenz. wife of Governor Caenz OF
Nueva Leon, were aboard the train
on their way back to Mexico City
from Monterrey.
Mexican federal troops from Nueve
Laredo were sent out today to pro-
tect railroad tracks and to prevent
any further attacks, by order of Cen
eral Torres, military chief at Nueyc
Laredo
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20

PITTSBURGH, C1c. - P1--MiSuse
of $15,00O,000 alleged to have been
collected by the Ku Klux Klan in
Pennsylvania was charged against the
organization in an amended answer
filed in federal court today by de-
PENDANTS in a suit brought by the klan
to prevent five ''banished" members
from using the name of the organiza-
ton in their activities.
The khan suit also asked 100000
damages on the grounds that the de-
fendants had collected that sum be-
longing to the order after their dis
miSsal. The five, in retaliation, filed
suit for an injunction to restrain the
khan from operating in Pennsylvania
and asked appointment of a receiver.
The amended answer, filed by At
torney Van A. Barrickman, one OF the
defendants, after reiterating charges
that the khan was responsible for riots,
floggings, murder and kidnapings IN
Pennsylvania, alleged that the money
collected in this state never had been
accounted for and had been used for
other than corporate, benevolent, re-
ligious and charitable purposes
Part of the money, the answer said,
went toward building a $20,0OO,OOO
palace for the imperial wizard at At
lanta, Ga.," and to the purchasing OF
a diamond tiara, valued at $4,000 to
100000 for the imperial commander
or chief officer of women of the klanS "