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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

that time with broken leg, also was
unable to give testimony which might
give investigators new clues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
RALLY is PLANNED.

Union Pentecost Meeting to Be
Held at Christian Church.
A union Pentecost rally, to be held
at the Ninth Street Christian Church,
Ninth and D streets northeast, tomor-
row evening, in which Is churches Of
the Disciples Of Christ will unite, will
be addressed by DR.. Jesse M. Bader of
indianapolis. Ind.
Ministers taking part in the services
will be Rev. Harvey Baker Smith, Rev.
H. c. Mayhem, Rev. Walter F. Smith,
Rev. c. D. Gordon, Rev. Earle Wiley,
Rev. c. NJ Goode, Rev. Harry M. Will
son, Rev. Irah Harbaugh, Rev. w. E.
BalderSon and Rev. M. L. Turner.
Chicago high school students will
compete for prizes, 500, $50, and &
bronze medal, for the best orations on
the life character of Alexander Hamil-
ton, to be delivered January IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

s. Freeman, editor of the Richmond.
Va. News Leader: Harry Louis Smith,
president of Washington and Lee: Lotus
D. Coffman. president of the University
Of Minnesota; Frank D. Boynton. superI
intendent of schools. ithaca, N. Y: d.
r. Anderson. president of Randolph
Macon Woman's College: Morse A. Cart
wright. executive director of the Ameri-
can Association for Adult Education,
and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
EDUCATORS TO MEET
AT NORTH CAROLINA U.
Southern School Conference tt
Draw Leaders From ALI
Parts of Country.

BY the Associated Press.
CHAPEL HILL, N. c.. November 10.
Educators of national reputation and
men and women prominent In public
affairs will meet at the first annual
Southern conference on education,
which opens here on Thursday. DR..
Harry w. Chase, president of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, said today.
The conference will last three days,
the concluding session, on Saturday
morning, November II, being devoted
to discussion Of the financing of pub
lie education.
Among those scheduled to take active
part in the discussion are DR.. Douglas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Mechanical Train Outfits

Mechanical Train Sets, locomotive cars, tender a
tons track that forms circle .9Sc
Train Set Pullman cars locomotive tender and S-sec
ton track that forms circle Observation-Disclosures 81 .o5
Mechanical Train Set locomotive brakes, Pullman cars
dissection track forming oval. .$2.95
Train Set large Pullman cars locomotive with brake
coal tender dissection track and crossing $3.z5
Toy Town-FOurh Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Getting the Crowd.

PAWHUSKA, Okla. CP).-J, E. Jones.
automobile salvage dealer here, uses an
ancient and dilapidated touring car
perched on the canopy in front of his
shop as an advertisement of his busi-
neSS
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.CUE ARTISTS IN
BILLIARD PLAY
Record Purse Of $4,000 to Go
to Winners Of PLY

Chicago. Dec. II R-Eight fam
iistry for the worlds three cushion
and pocket billiard championship at
Orchestra Hall today. A record
purse of scS.noo. plus a share OF
the gate receipts. will go 10 the vim
ners of the three day tournaments.
Both tournaments are Round Rob
in affairs
Pocket billiard players ent.r d
are: Ralph Greenleaf, New York
champion; Erwin Rudolph. Chicago:
Frank Taberski. Schenectady. n. v
former titleholder. and Pasquale
Natalie, Baltimore In today's OPEN
ing matches. Rudolph was to mot
Taberski and Greenleaf was to play
Natalie.
In the three cushion champion
ship are: Johnny Layton. Soda'ja.
Mo. champion: Willie Hoppe, Now
York; Otto Reiselt. Philadelphia.
and Gus Copulos. Detroit. Reise!t
meets Hoppe and Layton plays Co
pnlos in the opening matches.
Each champion will receive $4,000
il cash. salary of 5000 for one
year. Gust oiy Of tho diamond medal
enblematir OF the char ponship and
~ per cent Of half the net gate re-
ceipts Each runncr-up gets $3.50
in cash. a salary of $4,000 for one
year and so per cent Of half the net
gate receipts. Third wins 5000 and
fourth wins $3.50 in addition to
cut OF the gate.
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CILDA GRAY ACCUSED
OF UNFAITHFULNESS
Charged with "Frequently and
Habitually Committing Nfiscon.
duct" with Her Manager,

New York. Dec. II. NIThe New
York Daily News published = copy.
right article by John Chapman today
which said that Gil Boag. husband
Of Gilda Gray. had accused the mo-
ton picture actress Of having fire.
quently and habitually committed
misconduct with her manager, c.
ID. krepps.
The Daily News said It had re-
ceived its information from Port
Washington, Wis. where Boag is
now staying.
Miss Gray arrived from Europe
yesterday and denied she would
marry krepps. the newspaper said.
Ridiculous" she was quoted as
having said. 1T may be the custom
In America for famous actresses and
prima donnas to marry their man.
asers. but a. far a. I'm concerned.
do not follow customA
"My divorce action II going
through. I'm going to get rid of him
tBoag) quick. and I'm not going to
marry for some time. I'm devoted to
my art"
Miss Gray. who sfimmied her way
to fame before turning motion pic
ture actress. went directly from the
French line pier TO the railroad sta
ton and boarded 4 train for Chi
cago.
There she will visit her parents
who are named Michalskf and not
Gray-and then she will 20 to MIL
wAnkee to see her 14-year-old son
by her first marriage. II was in Mil
waukee that Miss Gray shimmied In
the sawdust when she was growing
out Of her teens. In those days she
vas Mary Michalski. a little Polish
girl whose dancing added a new
word to the American vocabulary.
The Daily News said Krepps
formerly was an usher in a Chicago
motion picture theater. Now he is
said to earn $500 a week as Miss
Gray's manager.
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G0SLIN IS CHAMP
BY alone POINT
Noses Out Manush for Batting
Honors in American League

Chicago, Dec. II -Indi, idual
and team batting championships in
the American League this year both
we're decided by single percentage
point. according to the official rec
ords compiled by the Howe News
Bureau, and released for publication
today.
Goose" Goslin OF the Washing
ton Senators nosed out Heinie Man
ush for individual honors in the la st
day of the 1923 season and Non the
championship with mark of .379
The New York Yankees won the
team batting honors from the Attn
letics by single point With an aver
age Of 2ae. Members of the world
champions also carried off their Of
fensive pionship. Babe Ruth
making the most homers of the sea-
son. 43. the most runs, 1865. and ty-
ing Lou Gehrig in runs batted in
with total Of l4c
Buddy" Mycr who was traded
by BOSTON to Washington for five
han players last week stole 50 bases
to lead the league in that depart
ment.
Fifty places. most Of them regu-
lars, hit 500 or better during the
lo"S season, the official records
show. Rormsr batting champions
of the American Lcaguo, in addition
to Manush. Jared as follows: He'll
mann. Detroit, .32s; Ruth. New
York. S9S: Cobb. Philadelphia. .sos:
Speaker. Philadelphia. .c67. The
only other former batting champion
of the American League still In Nasc-
hall Is George Sisler. now With the
Boston Braves.
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JIMMY MALONEY FIGHTS
IN new YORK this WEEK
Boston BattIcr Continues Comeback
Campaign Against Con O'kelly
Friday Night

New York. Dec. II (UP)-Jimm.
Maloney's successful comeback
brings him back into a New York
ring this week when he meets Son
Okclly. Irish heavyweight, in a 10
round bout in Madison Square Car
den Friday night
After defeating Jack Delaney in
Tex Richards heavyweight slimina-
ton tournament last year Malonev
lost his fighting edge and Was
knocked out by Jack Sharkey.
George Godfrey and Tom Heeney.
Godfrey and Heeney finished Ma
loney in the first round and he was
counted as through.
Maloney. however. has fought
himself back near the top of The
heavyweight contenders. His most
recent Victories were over Johnny
Kisko and Andy Mitchell, JACK
kearns' young heavyweight hope.
On the same card with Mallory
and O'kelly. fluffy Griffiths, young
Sioux City light heavyweight who
came TO New York heralded as an
other Dempsey only to he knocked
out by James J. Braddock in The
second round. will attempt to wipe
out that defeat in the semi final
against Charley Berlanger. Canadian
light heavyw eight champion.
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tommy LOUCHRkN WILL
MEET PETERSON TONIGHT
Light Heavyweight Champion Abdt-
Gates Throne To Get Into
Big Fellow Class

Chicago, Dec. II (CP)-Tommy
Loughran, who case aside the light
heavyweight crown to get chance
at the title relinQuished by Gene
Tunney. will meet Big Boy Peterson
OF New Orleans. at the Coliseum
here tonight in ten round bout
to a decision.
The show is expected to draw the
biggest crowd of the season. Ad-
vance sales have been announced
as $4,000.
Loughran is expected TO step into
the ring at is; pounds and Peterson
at 1875. Loughran. who has just
completed a building up session Of
training. claims he will weigh 100.
the same weight at which Jack
Dempsey won the title.
Tommy. who comes from Fhila-
delphia. defended his light heavy
weight title four times in thirteen
months and was popular cham
pion. Peterson. at one time or an
other. has fought most Of the pres
ent day hea>ies. 5.
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NUMEROUS TRADES
MADE THIS Year
Some Major League Clubs Have
Totally Revised Rosters

New York. Dec. II FAIt may be
that 1928 will become known in
baseball circles as the year of the
big trade winds"
The playing season IL no more
than two months past yet already
some clubs have SO radically revised
their rosters than "A fan may be ex-
cused for being a bit bewildered as
he sees apparent fixtures shunted
from one major league team to an
other or else into the minors.
1t has become an annual feature
for Rogers Hornsby 10 30 on the
markets. and Emil Fuchs, Of the
Boston Braves didn't dtappont a
waiting public. He graciously gave
THE Rajah" to the Chicago Cubs
for Percy Jones. Freddy Mcguire.
rockies players and a fat bundle Of
cash.
Not to be outdone by their Ma
tional league rivals. the Boston Red
Sox have consented to let Washing
ton have Buddy Myer. crack third
haseman. for the ,rifiing considera-
ton of five players. Myer was the
Red Sox's best batter, last year and
the leagues leading exponent OF the
art of stolen bases. Bill CarriSan,
manager OF the Red Sox. will have
10 find room for Horace Lisenbee
and Milt CASTOR. pitchers; Bobby
Reeves and Grant Gillis. inflelders.
and Ed Bigeiow. a Southern associ-
alton outfielder. who clouted minor
league pitching with abandon.
Pittsburgh needed = ieft-handed
pitcher. SO the Pirates sent Glenn
Wright to the Brooklyn Robins for
Jess Petty and Harry Riconda. the
latter an infielder when he's not sit
ting on the bench.
George Uhle, who has had his ups
and downs at Cleveland. will see
whether the weather at Detroit IL
any better for his pitching arm.
while Jackie Tavencr and Ken Hol-
loway are doing their Unfolding and
pitching, as the case may be. for
the Indians.
These have been the major deals
OF the oft-scason. but there have
been a number of other changes Of
more than a little interest. There
are a number OF clubs which could
make up OF the pitching OF which
Flint Rehm and Vic Aldridge are
capable, yet both these right hand
ers find themselves In the minors.
Aldridge. traded to the New YORK
Giants for Burleigh Grimes by
Pittsburgh a year ago. has been sold
to Iris Speakers club Of the Inter-
national league. Rhem. great
pitcher in 1925. has been sent 10
Minneap polls Of the American assocl-
alton. Both were waived out OF the
majors.
Other changes since the close OF
the season have seen Lefty ODoul
20 to the Philadelphia Nationals
while Freddy Leach was preparing
to put on 4 Giant uniform. Johnny
Neun, Of Detroit. went back to 10
ledo, and Arnold STATE. OF Brooklyn
to Los Angeles Of the Pacific Coast
league.
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Tunncy to the next heavyweight
| champion. If any.
The eN-champion arranged tina
the decision as to his successor bt
entrusted to a group of society mer
and tinanciers. including Genes so,
cial sponsor. Bernard Gimbel. and
others among Tex Richards 900
millionaires."
Richard himself probably will
have more than anyone else to say
about the events leading up to the
next fight for the heavyweight.
championship.
AS for Ten he is concerned en-
tirely with the financial aspects of
the affair, and is quite willing TO
leave its social aspects to the gentle
men Of Genes choice. What the
promoter wishes to have uuderst ood
thoroughly by any aspirants for the
trophy is that no guarantees are to
so along With an invitation to par
ticipate for tho championship.
Richard is still paying for the
last heavyweight championship fight.
which cost him and his hackers
more than s5o". 900. The only rea-
son that the Tunn"y Ileeney affair
lost money. of course. was because
the promoter had guaranteed the
champion and challenger more than
the final Attendance warranted.
This time. Tex intends there shall
be no such mistake. He has been
driven 10 economy measures at
Madison Square Garden which sad
den him. The blazing electric sign
board which formerly spelt out the
triumphs and attractions sponsored
by the Garden has been darkened,
at a saving of $50. 900 per annum.
The personnel of richards sports
palace has been reduced radically.
Baby Maxine. The Richard Off
spring. is not actually in need of
shoes, as yet. but the promoter may
have to give up his croquet at
Miami Beach i. things keep on.
or course, tho fact is that Madi-
son Square Garden right now is
making more than 100000 monthly
on boxing alone. What grieves Tex
is that tho popular priced shows.
with s5.49 tops" pack the place
and pay a profit Of more than 500
900 weekly. But these shows. with
their low prices, pack the Garden
with uncouth persons. some OF
whom have ordered Richard and his
associates, who now appear invari-
ably in evening dress, to get us a
coupla hot dogs. waiter. and max!
it snappy." The recent rule that all
employees not in uniform should
wear evening dress was passed to
elevate the tone of the Garden, and
now come cash customers who con-
slider an opera hat a fair target for
vacant banana skins, and whose
only use for English is when tho.
wish to converse in the subwa,
without being understood.
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Nand0 Tassi Battles
George Smith Tonight

New Haven. Conn. Dec. If
(CP)-Nando Tassi. the Italian
poet. vii clash with George Smith,
Tough Newark. N. J. heavyw eight,
In New Haven arena tonight.
Smith was chosen as substitute
for Andy Mitchell. Californian
heavy. Mitchell was suspended by
State Boxing Commissioner Thomas
f. Donohue for alleged breach OF
contract. He went to Boston and
took beating from Jim MaIoney
Friday night while it is claimed he
was due to make a prior appearance
here.
George Day will mix with George
Balduc in 4 semi final.
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GROUP TO AWARD
TUNNEY TROPHY
Next Heavyweight Champion TO
Receive Emblem Of Title

New York, Dec. II (CP)-A COM
mittee Of gentlemen whose names
are better known to the social reg
lister and to Dun and Bradstreet
than to the rosters Of fstiaha will
meet today to decide upon the rules
under which the Tunney-Muldoon
trophy is to be awarded.
This trophy is Gene Tunney's
legacy to the game he left behind
him. and is designed to drape the
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BOUT Is POSTPONED

Boston. Dec. II Cup The 10
round bout between Tony CANON
eri former featherweight champion.
and Jake Donohue of South Boston.
scheduled for tonight. has been post
pcued until January O.
The postponement was necessary
because of hand injury suffered
in his bout with Al Singer in New
York Friday night.
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new 1EN.MILE CHAMP
Frank Titterton. Millrose 4. 4. Vet
Gran, Wins Thrilling Race In New
York.

New York. Dec. II Pl-Frank Tit
terton Millrose A. A. veteran, is the
new national senior A. A. l., ten
mile running champion.
Titterton captured the title after Il
thrilling race at McCombs Dam park
yesterday. covering the distance in
55 minutes. 40 As seconds. Frank
lin T. Usgood. former Dart mouth
star and now of the New York A..
c., was second; Arthur Gavrin. New
York university. third; Willie kyr-
omen. Finnish American A. c..
fourth. and Jimmie Henigan. OF
Dorchester. Mass. fifth.
Harry Hinkcl successfully defend
ed his Metropolitan A. A. L. cham
pionship in the seven-mile walk.
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Henry Echmarr proved himself
the hero Saturday afternoon as the
Boys club avenged itself on the
Meriden state Trade school quintee
10y winning a $3.50 decision in a
heated and exciting overtime gam.
at Insilco hall, Meriden. Schmarr
saved the game by tying the score
when only four seconds Of the regu-
lar playing time remained. and IT
was his basket in the overtime ses-
sion which gave the Hardware City
five the final advantage. Tony kere-
lejza also came through in great
fashion in this extra period. making
two field goals which hurt Meriden
badly. Schmarr and Tony did things
in big way all afternoon. getting
eight baskets apiece and accounting
for all but II Of New Sritain's 43
points.
Just as it had in the game play
cd here. New Britain took a big lead
in the first half and held oS-l1
advantage at intermission. Then
also paralleling its feat in the for
mer game. Meriden began an uphill
climb and. with three minutes left
tied the score at S5-all Then the
home team took the lead and il
looked as if the story OF the local
five's opening game would be re-
peated. but with a hare four seconds
to so Schmarr confutcd the Meriden
team by tying the count at Stall
with a pretty shot.
kerelejza opened the three minute
overtime period with basket. but
Clark of Meriden' ran up from his
guard position and tied things again
Schmarr then put in the score which
really won the game. while kerele jza
broke Meriden's heart with another
goal that made New Britain's lead
safe.
The game was particularly encour-
aging to the locals. for not only did
Schmarr continue his slashing attack
and high scoring but Kerclejza at
last got into the point making In d
wholesale manner and the club at
tack was at its most dangerous pitch
of the season. Gotta helped material
" from center
The club continued its wretched
foul shooting and sank only one out
Of IS free tries. Zajac and Hum
page we're the high scorers for Meri-
den. The game was played in an
over-heated gym and was very ex-
hausting. The summary:
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Girls Quintet Wins
Over Hartford Five

The New Britain Blues Girls has
kothaIl team opened their season
Saturday night against the st.
Mary's team OF Hartford and won
by the score of Is TO .. The Capt.
tai City lassies were no match for
the local team. From the very start
it was one sided game. Mary
Pihel and Florence Novak starred.
The local team will meet Hartford
school gym on December %. The
score.
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AMERICAN LOSES

London. Dec. II OR. S. Wright.
Americas last hope in the amateur
squash racauets championship. was
vanauished In the first Of the semi
finals today by w. D. Mcpherson.
The latter won after strenuous
game %. is. SO. "a.
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Reserves Win In bristol


The Boys Club Reserves went to
Bristol Saturday night and kept pace
with the first team by slaughteripg
the Bristol Boys Club Whirlwinds
in a game played at the Bristol Boys
club. New Britain piled up a o2-9
lead In the first half and help to it
during the closing periods. Rametta
and Paluch, who have been develop
ing wonderfully during recent games.
again led the local attack and made
II points between them. while Cap
tain Stanley Zembrowski snapped
out OF his scoring slump and shot
four baskets and a foul for his best
game OF the season. l.. Herriot was
Bristors high man. but the home
team could not get through the
New Britain guards for more than
five baskets. The summary:
New Britain B. C. Reserves
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the Trinity college junior varsity
will start . home-and- home series
with the club. while arrangements
are being made to bring the Con-
necticut Aggies junior varsity to
this city on February IL or 81.
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DNttNG CROCODII.ES

Paris. Dec. II P-Dyed crocodile
leather in dark shades is used for
new shoes and handbag ensembles
The skin OF fishes also is being used
extensively for handbags. Water
snake continues popular for shoes
and there are some ensembles of bag
and shoes in watcrsnake with de-
ciJed markings.
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Speaking
of Sports

Another intra- society basketball
league will be sponsored this season
by the Y. NJ. r. A. & B. society.
Games vii be played two or three
nights a week i'm the society hall on
Main street. Eight teams are being
formed and the schedule is about
ready to start.
4 similar league was conducted
last season and it proved to be one
of the most interesting Of its kind in
the city. Enthusiasm for the re-
organizatio of the circuit again this
year IL running high and plenty of
interest should be shown in the
game results.
Two ice hockey teams have al
ready applied for membership in the
proposed New Britain ice hockey
league which is about to be formed.
One il the Shuttle Meadow A. c.
team and the other is a crew recruit
ed from the employees OF Swift g.
Epson Lumber Co.
Several other teams are consider
Ing entering the circuit and the
managers of these are asked to get
in touch with H. Van Open by
te,ephoning S45 before next Thurs
day. The league is drawing a great
deal of interest among the devotecs
of ice sports.
Tough luck sat on the trail of the
New Britain Roller Hockey team
yesterday afternoon in its game with
Meriden. The locals should have
trimmed last years champions but
players are helpless when the ball
refuses to go in the cage. Then.
when several goals are made and
they come right out. they sort of
take the heart out Of the men shoot
ing for them.
kid" Williams and Harry
Thompson worked like Trojans in
yesterdays game and had luck given
them a "break" at all, the locals
"OAAO uANC " oIl.
Poor competition serves to make
the New Britain basketball team
play poorly. This was evident Satur-
day night. The local team was off
form.
McElwain was certainly the best
thing We have seen here in our ex-
perience as 4 basketball onlooker.
His pass work Saturday night was
SO far above the average that COM
parison with the play of others is
impossible. When he travels, he goes
at lightning speed.
Ronald Nye, a former resident Of
New Britain. has made good in
athletics at Trinity college, Hart
ford. and after doing well az an end
in football has now made the GEN.
ter position on the basketball team.
Nye removed to Hartford about two
years ago. While in New Britain he
played with the South church bas-
ketball outfit as q center and guard.
Football IL a new sport to him, but
basketball II his game and he proved
this Saturday night by his good work
In the game against the Trinity
Alumni.
Another boy who lived here until
this summer has come through in
the southern part Of the state.
Arthur Tomkins has been awarded
his football letter at Stratford High
school. He played regularly In the
line.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-17

Autoists Of Adds Ababa Ethiopia
city of 10000 population. are
protesting against the number of
bouldcrs in manvNf the city streets.