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The Washington times., 1928-12-14

And 1t remained for him 70 maks'
his greatest gambling coup at the
race track--in the game he loved
above all others.
1t happened in Goodwood, Eng
land. where Gates had gone with
his friend, John A. Drake. Here
they became interested in q horse
which had been entered for the
stewards Cup Royal Flush,
powerful, stubborn brute with q
reputation for nneanness and sniki-
ness. Convinced that the horse,
nr:seperly trained, could win, Gates
bought him. His own trainer, Wis
hard. took the horse in hand. After
A.souple Of weeks workout. Wishard
reported that he had the horse IN
dEr control and that Royal Flusn
wSnId win.
Tlat wasi enough for Gates.
szSs.a nslds were 100 to !. he
etarted betting and % large were
lie hets that he hammered the
snSiIa down to 80 70 then ~ 20
1hes, 10 to 1. Drake, who had
s1een declared in, became wor-
Eied.
went TO Gates.
sJofn.n he said. how much nave
von got on this race? -
- dont know, Gates replied.
10. vent over his books. After
..s5r,,ta he turned to Drake.
we've got 1000 pounds up now'
IraEe was astonished-and fright
% 9.That,s enough he declared.
"T,zts not bet any more.
gsates turned to him in amaze
,ssnt whats the matter! ne
asKed. something the matter win
thu horse?'. 80. -
Tbaf there should be a limit TO
MA bettings was beyond even Ms
intagination.
Assured that everything was Al
ysesht he continued his betting 20
th9 very afternoon Of the race
N3nefeen horses started off on fairly
eyea1 terms that day, with Rlcnarn
Crntcer's Americus a strong FAVOR
ita Americus led for the first two
furlAngs. Then Royal Flush, gwen
hig head. pulled up on even terms
and the two ran neck and neck 10
the stretch. Here Royal Flush
forged ahead and came home to win
by an easy six lengths.
when Gates saw Royal Flush
alone in the middle OF the
stretch, winning with ease, ne
gave q wild WhOOp Of triumph.
He. slapped Drake on the back.
Then he caught Mrs. Gates In ].
his arms and begaH Waiting up
and down the lawn.
.sTyVo million dollars in cold cash."
he Whispered in her ear as she
protested his exhuberance. 1.-TWO
million dollars on one horse race.
There's a record for the boys back
home to shoot at"
And it was a record-not alone in
the amount of winning but from the
fact that John Gates, for the first
time in his career, permitted him.
self TO show excitement at the fin
ish of race. Before that race John
Gates had had rivals for the post
of chief plunger Of his period.
est and most sensational of them
all--king of the racing clan.
1t was that coup which won for
him the nickname, "Betcha a mil.
Hon." Happier phrase was never
coined. It stuck. And still clings to
the memory Of the man who was.
It was a nickname, however,
which Gates always resented. Like
every plunger he refused to con.
slider himself a gambler. Many a
time he protested to his friends
that he wasn't a gambler at all
but 4 business man, who, like
Davy. Crockett. made sure first that
he was right and then went ahead
to the limit"
Betcha million" he used to
snort in derisfon. Sure I'll risk a
million any day. But I won't be
betting. I'm just backing my own
Judgment
TO Be Continued
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
TASTES VARIETY

Rogers Hornsby has the unique
record OF being the most traded
star that baseball has ever known
He has worn the uniform Of three.
clubs In the past three years.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14

This will be renewal OF the
elimination event at the big king
Pin.
At the new Lucky Strike win be
held the Evening star tournament,
which promises to attract = large
entry.
Convention Hall viii stage its
usual elimination affair, with the
winner meeting the King Pin cham
pion.
Last. but not least, there's
the Northeast Temple tOurI1a.
meIit, different from the others
because ii will include teams
and doubles as wei as singles.
This Il drawing more entries
than were expected BY Charlie
Olive, the Temple proprietor,
who IS offering fat purses and
worthwhile merchandise prizes
In all events.
There win be $3.50 In cash prizes
distributed among participants in
the King Pin tournament. One
hundred dollars will be distributed
among WIHHSES OI the AAAssAAS1 ~
bowlers and $50 among winners Of
the lower is bowIers. The upper
is in the finals win be awarded
prizes as follows $40 to the win
ner. $40 to the runner-Hp. $40 to the
man finishing third. and SO to the
man finishing fourth. while the Sec
ond is men will receive $40 first.
SIS second, SO third. and SIS fourth.
There viii be 81 entrants accepted
who will be determined BY the total
Of 10 qualifying games bowIed on
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
FAMOUS ATHLETE

slr John Aird. famous Canadian
banker. was a star athlete in his
youth and p'eyed with the world
champion team Of the Toronto La
crosse Club back in the sos.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
SKY.L INIT GAMBLER
PUTSOVER GREAT COUP
WITH ENGLISH HORSE

This is the chapter of the second OF series Of
articles b Ford c. Fric deaino Nth the tUes ard exploits
o oreat American pnges vose betting operations stand
ol pre-efnehtly III the evorM of sports Subseqnent
Yies acch aciu appear at intervals IN The Washington
PINES aU describe incidents the careers OF Arnold Roth
steiu Diamond Jim Brady and others Uhose spectacular
aUu0erimg attracted aOorId-s0de interest
By Ford O. Frick
Ihn Gates played successfully business and finance
mbed successfully against corporate and financial
genius But it was around the track that ne meoWed 20
ban nronortion It was there in the atmosphere OF the
stable that he his greatest pleasure and keenest hunt
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
FOUR BIG TOURNAMENTS
L|STEDFOR BOWLERS
IN Z. D. Thonas

Washngtons bowling alleys will hum throughout the
Yuletide season with special tournaments.
Four Of major Importance listed Of which was an
nnnnced TODAY.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14

Leading washington Realtors list
their home buys IN the Classified real
estate for sale columns.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14

Hemes for sale row. detached
or emi-detached can always be
secured from the real estate dealers
advertising in the Classified ads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
H1Z:k=iSII Ils1slr
|HoME TOWN PACE
KITCHEN BLAST
BURNS TWO

Sprayed with steam and a mass pf
partly cooked food when a steam
pressure cooker exploded while she
was preparing dinner last night,
Mrs. Matte Cockrell, Al years old,
1902 NJ st. N. w, is in a serious
condition today in Emergency Hos
pita1.
Mrs. Cockrell and her 11-year-old
son, George ID. Cockrell, jr.. were
alone in the kitchen when the cooker
exploded.
The force of the explosion threw
Mrs. Cockrell to the floor and her
husband, George d. Cockrell, was
attracted by the explosion and the
screams of his wife and son. Both
the wife and child were taken to the
hospital in taxicab. Mrs. CockrelI
was treated for burns on most of the
body and the child for burn on the
face,
So great was the explosion that
particles OF food covered the floor,
walls and ceiling.
At the hospital it was said Mrs.
Cockrell spent q comfortable night
and had an even chance for recovery.
The boy returned home with his
father.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
ABANDONED CAR
POLICY HIT


Criticism of the police department
for leaving abandoned and con-
fiscated automobiles in the streets
was Incorporated in recommends.
tions sent today to the District
Commissioners by Herbert d.
Brown, director of the Bureau of
Efficiency.
Accompanying the recommended
tions are a number of photographs
showing streets adjacent to the
precincts stations cluttered with
old cars.
The bureau recommends that the
storage yard adjacent to No. z
police precinct station on Volta
Place, Georgetown be cleared OF all
wrecked machines.
That the police repair shop at 420
School st. S. W., be discontinued
and its activities transferred to the
District Auto Repair Shop at Sec.
ond and Bryant Streets Northwest,
also was recommended.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
PITTS CITED IN
HOTEL CASE

G. Bryan Pitts, of the F.. H.
Smith Company, today was cited
by Ralph D. Quinter, referee in
bankruptcy, to show cause before
him on February 10 why his testi-
mony in the Hamilton Hotel Cor
poration bankruptcy matter should
not be certified to the District
Supreme Court.
Andrew Y. Bradley. attorney for
the trustee, alleges that Pitts tes.
timony on various occasions before
the referee was "evasive, vague,
ambiguous and unsatisfactory" and
tantamount to refusal to testify.
The bankruptcy act provides that
a person refusing to testify shall
be punished by the court for con-
tempt .....s*aa
Creditors claims against the
Hamilton Hotel Corporation now
total approximately $56O,000.
Back of the petition lies an I'M
successful attempt by the trustee
for the bankrupt corporations es-
tate, to obtain the books and rec.
ords of the Hamilton Hotel Corpora
ton and the F. H. Smith Company
under its various and successive
names having to do with the bank
rupt's affairs.
Thus far no assets of the corpora
ton have been found except a
matter of some $500 which was the
amount due the hotel by the
Potomac Electric Light and Power
Company on it's electric light bills.
This money the trustee succeeded
in getting. but all efforts have
proved futile to unearth other as
sets, according to Bradley. the trus-
tees attorney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
Playing Card
Tax Is Laid To
Bridge

Auction bridge, the intricacles
of, which have severed the diplo-
matte relations of many an other
wise happily married couple, was
held today as one of the chief
factors in the remarkable increase
in production of playing cards in
the United States.
In 1927 manufacturers reported
an output of about 8O,OOO,0OO
packs of cards.
Manufacturers paid a tax OF
$4,796,422 on the playing cards,
an increase of over 100000 from
1926.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
Jail Threatened for
Newsnaner Thieves

With the filming of ten persons
amounts of $40 and SIS for the
theft of newspapers out Of the
''honor" system racks on street
corners in Police Court yesterday,
Judge Robert r. Mattingly made
the statement that if the practice
continues he will impose Jail SEN
fences on the offenders.
''It is altogether possible" Judge
Mattingly stated, that these people
Gid not realize the seriousness of
their act. 1t is too bad to see
men and women of above the aver
age in intelligence arraigned here
for an offense of this sort. The
system of selling newspapers
through the corner box system is
n service to the public that must
be protected, however, and / will
do my best to break up the practice
of stealing from them"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
SECOND SECTION
LOCAL NEWS
HELM BLOCKS
DEBT REDRESS

Fraser Edwards, Washington
newspaperman, tainted from the
floor Of the Senate BY Senator
Helm OF Alabama because the
Senator had loaned Edwards father,
Charles "A. Edwards, SO from time
to time, and finally SIS, unsuccess-
fully tried to repay his fathers
debt.
Senator Heflin returned a check
for $35 young Edwards sent him,
with letter which said he con-
sidered the debt "a personal mat
ter between the elder Edwards and
himself.
Edwards had ir1dorsed on the
check, ITO repay my fathers debt
to Senator Helm" "A letter ac-
companying the check asked that
Senator Helm insert the letter in
the Congressional Record az public
acknowledgement that the debt had
been paid.
The elder Edwards, a prominent
Washington neWspaperman of a
score Of years back. has been dead
IL years, and the son, Senate re-
porter for Universal Service, wrote
some articles concerning Heflin's
recent TRADES against the Catholic
Church that the Senator did not like.
Heflin, during a speech made the
day one article appeared that he
took special exception to, declared
on the floor Of the Senate that he
had loaned Edwards father money,
and the son was making poor re-
turn by attacking him. Hefiin
mentioned specifically SIS loan
Re said he made the last time he
saw the elder Edwards, and it
was this loan the check was based
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27

As the law stands.now, the prin-
cipal enforcement agency is Federal,
and the District authorities merely
act in a cooperative capacity.
Douthitt was closeted with Hesse
for more than two hours last night
discussing his proposal.
Hesse would give no definite indi-
cation where he stood on the PROPOSE
ton. He declared, however, that it
would necessitate an annual ap-
preparation of at least 100000 for
the Police Department to assume the
added duties.
Each precinct now, he pointed out
has one man assigned to liquor viola
tions. deputized as Federal agents,
as required by law, and in addition
there is a squad Of four men with
rowing commission for the entire
city.
The police chief holds that the
esent size of the police force is
inadequate to attempt to make Wash
ington "bone dry" Under the Dout-
HIT proposal, he said, it would be
necessary to create a special force
whose sole duty would be to enforce
the liquor laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27

u16ClUGCs
The per capita property taxes col
lected for 1927 amounted. to 1876
in 1927, $S4.43 in 1926 and $1S.18
In 1918 the report shows.
The total revenues received for
the fiscal year ended June 80 last
year amounted to SIS, 567, ISL, or
$72.22 per capita. This included
the SO 900 900 contribution from the
Federal Government under the lump
sum appropriation fiscal relation.
ship between the two governments
and was Sill ,S46,916 more than the
total expenditures for the year, ex.
elusive OF payments for permanent
improvements. The total revenue
was $1,883,550 more than expendi-
lures. including those for the perma-
nent improvements.
The Chief Expense
Payments for operation and main
tenance Of the general departments
Of the District. amounted to SIS
s1s,007, or $4s.s5 per capita. In
1925 the comparative per capita for
operation and maintenance OF gen.
eral deartments was $48.18, and for
1918, $23.42. Payments for the
operation and maintenance Of pub
lie service enterprises in 1927 water
works, markets and crematory1
amounted to $9O2 1871 interest on
debt. sri: and OUTLAWS for permanent
improvements, including those for
public service enterprises, $685.
366. The total payments. therefore.
for operation and maintenance OF
-. - A rr1sl1fa
service enterprises. for interest. and
OUTLAWS. were $36. 6S4,201.
Personal Tax Receipts
Receipts from tangible personal
taxes collected from public service
corporations, banks and trust com
panies, amounting in 1925 to S2.0l3..
$40, are not included in the
amounts on which these per capitas
and percentages are based Such
taxes, being based upon percent
age OF earnings, are included under
the heading of business taxes. not
shown separately in this summary.
Earnings Of public service enter
prises operated by the city repre-
scented 3.5 per cent of the total
revenue for 1927: 81 per cent for
1925, and A per cent for 1913.
The total funded or fixed debt
outstanding June 30. 1927, was
$104,50O. There was no net debt
for Washington on June 80. 1897,
the amount OF assets in the sinking
fund exceeding the small amount of
funded debt outstanding. The same
condition existed in 1925. but in
1913 the per capita net debt was
So 40.
The assessed valuation Of prop
erty in Washington subject to ad
valorem taxes was $1.523, 5S7 .G97.
The amount of taxes levied was
| $21 ,2S0.S19, or $685. per capita. all
for the city corporation. The per
capita tax levy was $36.87 in 1926
and $20.6S in 1918.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
ANNUAL H AND S BOOK

Contributors are heartily ap-
proving the idea of an annual
year book of the best contribu-
tions in Heard and Seen.
Stanley Whiteway, clever
artist, says: "Put me down for
ten copies If you decide to bring
it out" Many others want
copies, if such a book is ever
issued.
The matter must be considered
carefully. The cost and distri-
button would be the principal
things to look into. It is not
so easy and simple as it looks,
but such book would undoubt-
eddy have large sale.
"Old Socks" comments upon.
the idea in this typical versa.
An ambitious contributor puts out the
hint
That what daily in Heard and Seen"
appears in print
he published. yearly In book form so
the pages
May be read and enjoyed by future
ages.
No doubt contributors would like to
see
what they write distributed each
year free
To bring smiles to those In need of
aid
And realize their labor has been well
repaid.
ambitious hill
Let's get the opinion Of our good
friend Bill,
As TO his desire, and as to what he
may think
OF the overhead for preserving brains
In ink. OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
ME- RCHANT IS RAP
TRIAL BOARD
rlmss STAFF photos

Charging laxness iii the admins
tration Of police trials and lack Of
Interest iii complaints against
errant policemen. the public order
COMMITTEES of the washington Board
.of Trade today submitted q report
on the Police Department ait q
meeting of the organization in the
Raleigh Hotel
The committee found that In cases
brought before the police tribunal
involving injury to persons and
damage To property that little or
no interest was displayed on the
part of police officials and that
penalties imposed were not com
n1ensnrate with the offense com
nitteti. The report points out that
civilian compliments are at q seri-
Gus DISADVANTAGES before the trial
heard as their complaints must now
be made directly to the Police De
partment and investigated by the
department
The report further charges that
numerous instances are on record
recommended dismissal Of officers
from the force only TO have the
recommendation set aside by the
Commissio and men retained IN
the Police Department whose serv-
Ices are Of doubtful value.
The report recommends that the
trial board should be composed Of
three men, one of whom should be q
police officer Of the rank Of captain,
an Army officer, and civilian; the
right OF civilian compIainants To be
represented BY council as well as cor
poration counsel: trial board hear.
ings should be held at some place
other than the sixth precinct police
station, and that the Commissions
should have no right to modify the
finding Of the trial board and the
penalty imposed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
ALLIANCE MEETING

The Women's Alliance of All
Souls Church will meet at o'clock
tonight in Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and
Harvard Streets northwest. Capt.
J. p. Ault, of the magnetic
yacht Carnegie. will give an illus
trated lecture on Surveying the
Seven Seas with the Yacht Carne-
gle" Mrs. Tracy M. Payfair will be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
WoMAN's PARTY SPEAKER

Representative Katherine Lang
ley of Kentucky spoke last night
at meeting of the District branch
of the National Woman's Party at
the national headquarters, 81 First
st. n. E. She paid tribute to the
women who had done the pioneer
work In the suffrage movement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
CAR RERoUTlNG APPROVED

The Capital Traction Company
has received an Endorsement of its
plans to reroute Takoma Park cars
from the Manor Park Citizens Asso-
citation. The endorsement was in
the form of a letter from o. NJ.
Elvelyem. chairman of the associa-
tons public utilities committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27

One of the most interesting
churches in Washington and known
to architects as the Church of the
Magdalen Tower because Of it's re-
semblance to the famous tower over
Magdalen College, in Oxford, Eng
land, is the Church of the New
Jerusalem, at the southeast corner
of Sixteenth and Corcoran Streets.
Its series of interesting windows
are designed to carry out symbol
caIly the whole history of mans
fail and redemption, from Genesis
to the Apocalypse.
The New Church in America
traces its organizat ion back to Mary
land and Virginia. The first con-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
Officials Ponder Ne1U
Plan to Dry Up City

Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty expected to confer
with Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, and Harry
Douh secretary of the Citizens Service Association for
and Order consider Douht proposal to have Con-
gress pass legislation placing the burden of prohibition en-
nnlic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
BIBLE CLASS MEETS

The Stearns Bible Class will hold a
meeting at ! a.. m. today in the Mt.
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South. DIR. K. B. Moomaw
will preside. . ..s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
TURKEY DINNER

The annual turkey dinner OF the
Mems Club OF st. Marks Church viii
he given ait the church February 3.
Representative Frank Il. Bowman Of
West Virginia will be the speaker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27

THE VALUE OF an idea, with
notable examples of great bust.
ness enterprises built upon
lucky thought, will be the subject
of an address, Just An Idea,7
by c. b. Dulcan. general ner.
chandising manager of The Hecht
Company, before the Richmond
Advertising Club, In the Virginia
capital. today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
District Property Tax
Jumps I5.4 Per Cent

Property collected for the District of Columbia jumped
per cent 1918 1926 and increased another 15
piled by the Department Of Commerce and made public today
4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27

gregation was organized in Balti-
more in 1899. while many, promi-
nent Virginians, including Col. Rob-
ert Carter, DIR. John j. Cabell and
Lord Thomas Fairfax. were instru-
mental in disseminating the doc
trines. George Washington's library
included a number of Swedenborg'
works.
The Washington society was not
formed until 1916. An earlier church,
on Capitol Hill. was burned in 1889.
The present National New Church
was dedicated May 3, 1896. and is
owned by the national Swedenborg
conference. The Rev. Paul Sperry.
pastor for the past Is years, is the
sixth pastor here
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27

It's a funny 1oorld," remarked
Uncle Henry. 81 see where two
men dorm my aCay hare been
fined for cruelty to coLves. Yet
the fldppetA - Sbsut freezing
theirs. " PETE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
He FOUGHT THE BATTLE
OF WORDS
IF YOU ARE ONE.
SWELL UP OVER IT

Mrs. /. 81 Catterton, long q
contributor To this column, sends
as from Minneapolis 3 column
clipped from 3 newspaper of
that city. The contribs to it
address the editor as Dear
Mirthitician,' and he speaks of
the contributors as smirthi-
ticians." You contribs now see
that you are getting classy.
PROHIBITION EPITAPH
gim Jones drank poisoned hoOtch,
A thing he hadn't oughter.
His widow married right eff again;
TO mourn him Ii his daughter.
HANDY ANDY.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-06-07
ROBERTS BAND CONCERT FINE

Those of the local people who like
good band music, had full Sunday
of last week when the Carbon County
band of Roberts hit here for a concert.
We had advertised it for 4:30, but the
boys beat their schedule little and
so a number of folks were disappoint-
ed at not being able to hear them. At
that there were over 200 on hand to
thoroughly enjoy each one of the four
pieces. The band travelled in II cars
and was on "good will" tour. Laurel
was their first stop, then Park City
and Columbus. From here they went
to Absarokee where supper was served
at the Jay hotel. There were 16
pieces in the band and they are GER
tainly artists. Claude E. Hudson is
their director, while Col. John Abra-
hanson made few timely remarks on
the purpose of the tour and the value
Of band in the community Their
cars wore booster slogans and pla-
cards, which made the caravan an at
tractive sight. Come again, boys, it
was fine!-Columbus News.