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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18
Senators Beat Blues
After Is Innings Of
Brilliant Field Play
by The Associated Press)


It took Is innings to do it, but
the Columbus Senator's have given
the Kansas City Blues their first
setback Of the season in the Amer
lean association race.
Monday, the teams battled Is
innings to . tie. Yesterday, how
ever, the Senators hit timely and
fielded brilliantly behind Rookie
Myers pitching end beat the Blues,
4 to 8, in ten innings.
Kansas City occupied first place
in the race today, however, as its
closest competitors, indianapolis,
was idle. The Blues have won five
and lost one.
Eddie Pick, who played with the
Chicago Cubs last season, turned
in the best hitting performance Of
the season as the Milwaukee Brew
ers beat Toledo, 8 to Z. Pick hit q
home run. triple and single, drove
in five runs and scored three him
self.
Rain washed out the Louisville
Minneapolis and Indianapolis-St.
Paul games.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18

When the final bell rang in the
bantamweight tussle at the junior
nationals, Johnny Cato, of New
York, assembled the throne by de-
feating Dan Billick, Of Pittsburgh.
Both Of these boys were fast and
it was anybody's title until the last
punch was poked across the arena.
These boys knew they had fists
and fists there were that flew to
the delight Of the spectators. Cato
received the decision, and I'm wait
ing to see what he does in the Bos.
ton tournament. Unless my guess
goes cway off, Cato ought to be
up near ~ at the front when the
eliminations are over.
Another bout that stood out was
the welterweight clash between
George Russo, Of Boston, and
Lemuel Salmons, Of New York,
Talk about the feathers flying
these huskies knew their boxing o.
phabet, and when Russo stepped Out
winner he did so because there
was just comfortable advantage il
his favor. / like Russo's style 81
fighting. It il the old Jack Brit
ton type, and this youngster should
offer . stiff bid for . place on the
American Olympic team. when the
final showdown comes.
In al Of these fighters-Kerr,
Cato and Russo-is presented the
same type Of good, clean. hard-hit.
ting mittman that Uncle Sam "a.
variably sends TO Olympic tonrua.
ments. and whether these boys ~.
timatelv make the team or not. !
am confident that the fighter who
might possibly whip them will 81
equally - good Z fighter-and man
NOTE-Next Wednesday We'll
will sire up the foreign natlens and
tell which ones be expects viii givl
UneIo SANS boxers their otifX6o1
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18
BRITISH RULE
ON GOLF CLUBS
BARS SARAZEN

Refusal Of British officials
of the Royal and Ancient Golf
Club to sanction anything but
clubs with hickory shafts will
prevent Gene Sarazen from
playing this year in the British
open.
Sarazen uses clubs equipped
with hickory and bamboo shafts
and he does not want to change
clubs for the British classic and
change them again for the
American tournaments.
He would be one of the fav-
orites this year If he could
play with his pet clubs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18
Chicago Cubs T0sser
is Heir to $780, 900

Chicago, April 1e.-(AP)-Percy
Lee Joens, pitcher TO: the Chicago
Cubs, came here for the opening
home game today, 100000 richer.
He has just inherited half million
dollar estate, willed him by a
grandmother, who died recently in
Georgia.
He kept his good fortune secret
even from his teammates, until he
left st. Louis last night for Chicago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18

Six times in the past seven years
American entries have won the
British open golf championship
Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones won
the title twice in that time. Jock
Hutchinson started it in 1921, Hagen
in 1922 and 1924. Jim Barnes in
1925 and Jones in 1926 and 1927
A. G. Havers, Britisher, won il
in 1923.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18
Giants Are Not Wanted

Because the New York Giants
passed 'em by this spring after
training there for four years, the
Sarasota (Fla.) chamber of COM
merce recently voted that they Ibid
not want" the Giants there next
spring.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18
Quits Diamond for Ring

Quits Diamond for Ring
Jack Smith, q huge catcher who
tried out with the New York YAM
KEGS last year, has given up base
ball for the present and is trying
to be a prize fighter. He works
as yankee Jack" He has beaten
a couple of hams.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18

Reign Hertz
avore
lucky Derby His price, considered
fleets the high hopes placed him.
kmer last year for and he became the acknowledged
champion
was beaten in the Fuury Belmont Park by his Anti,
mistake he made the finish In the Pimco Futuriy had
his
Sande had his the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18

No Novice rs Manager
Although this is Bill McKech-
MES first year as manager of the
st. Louis Cards, he is no first-yeal
manager. He managed the Pitts.
burgh Pirates for five years from
1921-1925.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18

Giants Won Most In Row
The New York Giants, by win
ming 20 games in succession in
1916, have the distinction Of the
longest winning streak ever made
by q major league team.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18

After having been out Of the racing
game for more than 10 years, C. K.
G. Billings returns to thoroughbred
racing this season. Doc Tanner,
who trained the Billings light har-
ness stable in the days Of Lou Dill
lon, Uhlan and The Harvester, will
have charge Of the new stable,
which probably will make its first
appearance at Saratoga.
Twenty years ago Billings was
the most prominent figure on the
light harness track and was said
to be the finest amateur driver in
the world. He also was identified
with thoroughbred racing for a
time and won the Kentucky Derby
with Omar Khayyam in 1917.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18

Others postponed.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Denver /; Des Moines 5.
Pueblo 8; Omaha 4.
Tulsa is; Amarillo 8.
Oklahoma City 6; Wichita {.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-18

Unless "Stumpy" Thomason,
Georgia Techs brilliant halfbaek Of
last year, makes mp certain schol-
astic deficiencies, he will not per-
form Tor the Golden Tornado next
Evening star., 1928-12-25
RESCUE STEAMER
REACHES Z SHIPS
Effort to Save Crew of Tug
Drifting Toward Reef
Hampered by Storm.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Wash, December 25. -
Radio advices received here today said
the coastwise steamer Northwestern had
arrived alongside two helpless ships, the
Starr and the Roosevelt, off Middletown
Island, Alaska, and was preparing to
rescue the crew of the Roosevelt, which
was drifting toward dangerous reef.
The Roosevelt Is a sea tug and car
ries crew of IL to Is men. The Starr.
with % aboard, was disabled in a
storm about 10 days ago and the two
ships have been fighting rough weather
for several days, with the Roosevelt in
the role OF rescuer. The Starts anchor
was reported holding in so fathoms OF
water.
Radio reports said that the Roosevelt
was but 18 miles from the reef. The
Northwestern was pumping oil over
board in an effort to calm the seas
sufficiently to get a lifeboat to the
Roosevelt 1t was deemed useless to at
tempt running a tow line to the sea
tug.
When the Starr first encountered
trouble she was towed by the steamer
Alameda to Seward The Roosevelt
then took the tow line and was trying
to pull the Starr to the lee of Kayak
Island ahead of storm when the line
broke. In attempting to get a new
line to the Starr 1t became entangled
in the Roosevelt's propeller yesterday,
rendering the tug helpless.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
HOUSE is DYNAMlTED
DURING YULE FETE
II Persons Gathered Around
Christmas Tree Escape Injury.
Man Is Held.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SIBLEY, Mich, December 25.-A
residence in which II persons, 8 of them
children, were gathered around
Christmas tree for Yuletide party was
dynamited here last night. None was
injured, but a side wall of the house
was caved in.
The home was that of William Girls
tiana, and the Christmas party was
being attended by relatives and neigh
bors. Police are holding Angelo An
gelucci, 81, another neighbor. for ques-
tioning. He was arrested by Sibley po-
lice two blocks from the Cristiana home
soon after the blast. Officers said
there had been ill-feeling between the
Cristiana and Angelucci families.
The explosion occurred In cellar
under the house. Officers believe stick
of dynamite was thrown through a
window
Windows in the home Of Mayor Rob-
ert Barker of Sibley. who resides next
door, were shattered and his car,
parked in driveway between the two
houses, was wrecked. The mayor had
left his car only few minutes before
the explosion occurred
Evening star., 1928-12-25
James Eads How
Heads West to Seek
Visit With Wife
Millionaire Hobo Wants
Reconciliation on Chris.
mas After Divorce.

BY the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz., December 25.-
James Eads How, millionaire hobo"
who was divorced by his wife in Los
Angeles last Saturday, was en- route
to his Los Angeles home today on his
announced mission of attempting a
Christmas day reconciliation with Mrs.
How.
The grandson of the builder of the
great Eads Bridge across the Missis-
sippi at st. Louis, leftg here yesterday
riding the cushion" which was against
his principles, he said, but done in an
effort to be with Mrs. How and an
adopted 11-year-old son over the holi-
day.
"She doesn't understand me- How
said, as he fingered O. time table here.
She told the judge I deserted her
That is wrong. had to go to the hobo
convention in Fort Worth this Sum-
mer. And then the work of the Inter-
national Brotherhood tknown as the
Brotherhood Of Hobos) takes me
places
How had been in Tuscon several days.
studying the employment situation
there" he explained. IF you write
anything about me be careful what you
say about the wife 1 don't want to
make her angry. She just doesn't under
stand.
1--WE sent Christmas gifts on ahead
to Mrs. How and the boy, of course,
and I'm trying to get there In time to
make 1t a merry Christmas"
In receiving the divorce decree Mrs.
How, who said her husband preferred
the society of 4noboes to her company,
testified that How's income was at least
$4,000 year.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
POLICEMAN CENSURED
FOR CHANGING CHARGE
Hesse Plans to Investigate Cases
of Two Men Released by
Judge Schuldt.

Arrest of two men brought into court
yesterday on charge of expectorating
on the sidewalk is being investigated by
Maj. Edwin B. HeSse, superintendent
of police, following their testimony be-
fore Judge Gus Schuldt of Police Court
that they were first arrested for va
grancy and that the charge was
changed when the arresting officers
found it could not be sustained.
Policeman w. E. Lawson of the sew
enth precinct arrested Paul N. Powell
and Robert W. Davis. Both testified
yesterday that Lawson had first told
them he intended to charge them with
vagrancy when they came out of an
establishment on Wisconsin avenue,
which had been picketed by police In
their recent drive against gambling.
The men showed they were both reg
ularly employed and, subsequently. they
said. we're charged with splitting on the
sidewalk Judge Schuldt dismissed the
case and criticized the officer for chang
ing the charges. Maj. Hesse said he
was in accord with the judges view in
general and. would investigate.
Evening star., 1928-12-25

A happy Christmas reunion between
a widowed mother and her only son was
turned into tragedy this morning when
Richard S. Kenney, l8, of 124l E street
southeast was electrocuted as he picked
up an electric heater while standing in
bathtub of water.
Members of the Fire Department
rescue squad and physicians from Cas-
ualty Hospital worked over the boy for
hours, but unsuccessfully.
The young man had been working in
Boston, Mass. 1t was with considerable
difficulty that he managed the trip to
Washington to be with his mother on
Christmas.
Il was in the kitchen preparing our
Christmas dinner" the mother, Mrs.
Adela Kenney, said. Richard was in
the bathroom. 1 heard him scream
'Motherr three times, and l ran up
stairs, afraid that he had scalded him.
self.
II knocked on the door, but he didn't
answer. 1t was locked, so went out
on the roof and tried to get in through
a window, but 1t was too small. I could
see him lying in the tub with the heater
clutched in his hand.
"As soon as I saw him knew what
had happened because l received a
shock from the heater just a day or
Evening star., 1928-12-25
TRAGIC DEATH OF SON
SKATERS WIDOWS JOY
Christmas Reunion Turned to Sorrow as
Only Child, Home for Holiday, Is
ElectrOcuted i'm Bathtub.

so ago He came home to me and now
l have lost him.
Unable to get through the window.
Mrs Kenney returned to the house and
called her brother-in-law. Together
they broke down the door and carried
the boy out.
Members of the rescue squad worked
with a pulmotor and oxygen but they
were unable to restore heart action. A
doctor from the hospital tried strych-
nine and adrenalin When everything
had failed they told all but the mother
that there was no hope.
In the front room of the house stood
a gaily decorated Christmas tree sur
rounded by a little pile of presents.
Those exchanged between the mother
and the boy had not been opened Mrs.
Kenney said she had been waiting Tor
him to come downstairs so they could
open them together.
Near the door lay a childs teaset
and a doll, where the small daughter
of the brother -in-laW, Vernon j. Shell
ton. had dropped them as she was
hurrieoly taken to neighbor's house.
The brightly burning lights on the tree
and the Christmas decorations hang
ing in the windows served only to &C
centuate the tragic silence in the home.
The boy was an only child. His father
died several years ago.
Police who examined the Eeater said
they could find no defect, but expressed
the belief that a short circuit was re-
sponsible for the accident. The young
man had used the same heater without
mishap last night.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
COOLIDGE RECEIVES
LARGE YULE MAIL
Hundreds of Holiday Cards
and Presents Express
Best Wishes.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President and Mrs. Coolidge today
are spending their last, and according
to impressions of some of those about
them, their happiest Christmas in the
White House.
Both appeared glad that the Coolidge
term is rapidly approaching its end and
that within few months they may
retire to private life and the freedom
that has been denied them as Chief
Executive and First Lady
Instead of feeling depressed over the
prospect of moving from the White
House and giving up all that that
means, they are looking forward to the
Fourth of March.
This feeling of gladness has added
to the cheer and good humor about
the White House this Christmas. OF
course there was certain loneliness
associated with their observance today
When they first entered the White
House, they had the company of two
sons. Soon afterward one died, and
John, the other son, who has started
out in the world to seek his own for
tune, could not come home for Christ
mas from New Haven, where he is en-
ployed by a railroad company.
Have Only Two Guests.
The only guests at the White House
are Mr. and Mrs. Frank w. Stearns of
Boston, old friends of the Coolidges,
who spend considerable time at the
White House. Mrs. Stearns is recuper-
ating from an illness which confined
her to bed for several weeks.
The happiness of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge was made all the greater
by the manifestations of love and good
wishes expressed in the many hundreds
of greeting cards and numerous other
Christmas remembranceS received by
them. They accepted these with high
sense of appreciation and appeared
grateful that so many people through
out the country, many of them un-
known to them personally, had been
kind enough to think of them at this
season and to extend season greetings,
especially as they are so soon to retire
from the White House.
Not all of these remembrances were
merely greetings and expressions of
good will. The President and Mrs.
Coolidge Jared we'll in the matter of
material remembrances. Then there
were many floral tributes.
Packages Opened.
Still clinging to the old fashioned
idea of Christmas, the President and
Mrs. Coolidge, after presenting gifts
| they had bought for each other, to-
gether opened the packages in the
library on the second floor and in Mrs.
Coolidge's sitting room. Nearly an hour
was spent in this fashion, when nearly
all of the presents had been opened
and inspected.
With this over, Mr.. Coolidge hurried
to the executive Office, where he OBJ
tanned a fresh supply of packages and
greeting cards, delivered overnight. and
with some of these in his arms, he went
| back to the White House and rejoined
Mrs. Coolidge. Shortly afterward the
| President seated himself in an easy
| chair near the windows of the library
and pored over newspapers as he
puffed a cigar.
It was Immediately following break
| fast that the President and Mrs. Cool
Continued on Page 2. Column 1)
Evening star., 1928-12-25
WARD LEADERS, HOME
BOMBED IN CHICAGO
Occupants of Neighboring Build.
ings Hurled From Beds by
Force by Blast.
BY the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 25.-A bomb
exploded at the home Of Joseph Por-
caro-, Republican committeeman OF the
tnirty-second ward. early today, four
hours after he had distributed 200
Christmas baskets to the poor of his
district.
The explosion hurled Porcaro's aged
rarents. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Porcaro,
from their beds on the first floor and
shattered windows in virtually every
house in the block. His mother. al
fiicted with heart disease. became hys-
tericaI and a physician was summoned
Property damage was estimated at
81 500.
The Frank Denotto, Anthony Greece
and Michael Sacco families, living near
nv. were thrown from their beds by the
explosion The rear door OF the Por-
caro- home was blown over two adjacent
houses, smashing a window in the home
of Pasquale Firorita.
Porcaro is aligned with the Repub-
lican faction led by United States Sen
ator Deneen. Police attribute the bomb
ing to political rivals.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Mail Plane for Use
By Coolidge Flies
To Vacation Island

A twin -motored Sikorsky am
phibian airplane which will be
used to carry mail between the
Georgia mainland and Sapelo
Island, off the coast, where Presi-
dent Coolidge will spend the
Christmas holidays, took off from
Boiling Field shortly after dawn
today on its way South.
The plane, piloted by Arthur
Caperton of the CurtiSs flying
service, landed here yesterday
afternoon from Curtiss Field,
Long Island. Calvin J, Conklin
Is making the trip as mechanic.
The plane was made available
at the request of Howard E. Cof-
fin, who will be host to. the
President and Mrs. Coolidge at
Sapelo. While no arrangements
have been made at the White
House for utilizing airmail as has
been done on the Presidents pre-
vious vacation trips, the plane
will be kept at the disposal of the
Chief Executive for any service
which may be required.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
BROOKHART WORKS
ON SALARY BILL
viii Introduce Plan Next
Week to Correct WeICh
Law Inequalities.

When Congress reconvenes next
week, Senator Brookhart, Republican, of
Iowa, will be ready to introduce in the
Senate his plan for correcting inequali-
ties in Government salaries resulting
from the interpretations placed on the
Welch law.
The Senator made this known today
in announcing that he would devote
most of the Christmas recess to working
over the details of the amendment
which he proposes to put forward He
said he would seek prompt considera-
ton for his measure.
II am preparing an amendment to do
exactly what I sought to accomplish at
the last session when the WEIGH bill was
being written-that is to provide two
salary step-ups for everybody" Senator
Brookhart explained. "Of course, that
is not so easy to work out in the form Of
an amendment now, because we have
both the original classification law and
the Welch law to consider in framing an
amendment. I expect, however, to have
an amendment in shape when the ses-
sion is resumed"
Purpose of Bill.
Senator Brookhart's plan, which was
accepted by the Senate Civil Service
committee at the last session, but
modified when the WEIGH law was sent
to conference, provides that where the
two lowest salary steps of grade were
eliminated two new steps should be
added at the top of the grade. AS finally
enacted the WEIGH law cut off the Two
bottom steps, but in some of the grades
only one new step was added at the top.
One of the important provisions in the
WEIGH law was the stipulation that
employees should be given the same
relative positions" under the new
salary schedules that they occupied
under the old law. The application of
this principle became difficult in grades
where seven salary steps were COL
solidated into six Senator Brookhart
believes the application of the relative
position clause would be simplified by
having the same number of steps in the
new law that existed under the old.
Plans for Senate.
Senator Brookhart said that If the
House should act on some corrective
measure it could be considered by the
Senate committee along with his
amendment. but he indicated that he
would seek Senate action on his plan.
if possible.
Senator Dale. Republican of Ver-
mont, chairman of the Senate civil
service committee, has expressed him.
self strongly in favor of amending the
WEIGH law. taking the view that it has
not worked out satisfactorily undertake
interpretations applied to its admins
tration.