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Sport ,S1a1ltS
 ALAhJ.0osaD

-.s. Kid Chocolate got none the best ss of the official verdict in his whirl- wind 10oround go with Jackie (Kid) .ls Berg
 v Pound for pound, however, the Cuban featherweight still ranks as one of the finest pieces of fighting machinery now in the ring racket.
 Although it is not generally known and the record book lists his age as 23, the ebony kid is barely 4 19 years of age and still growing. New York's boxing board has a rule barring any boxer under 21 from the professional ring.
 This regulation has failed sig nally to be effective and resulted merely in wholesale evasions Off cially, it was necessary to list the Kid as 21 when he began boxing in New York two years ago, though he was then only IT.
 Al Singer, the new lightweight champion, has just reached his 2ist birthday, but to keep every thing legal and proper, he is listed as 23 in the records.
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GAMES MONDAY
American League

Washington 3; Phil adelphia 3. Cronins timely hitting in support of Sam Jones's brilliant pitching gave Washington a victory. Lefty Grove, of Philadelphia. was also in rare form. Cronin made a home run with one on in the fourth and singled in the eighth inning with one on base, which proved to be the winning run. St Louis 5; Detroit T. Bridges, a rookie, in his first major league start, was saved from defeat by Waite Hoyt going to the mound in the ninth inning after four run rally, when Terrell cleaned the bases with triple. Hoyt pitched to one batter. Detroit made four double plays behind Bridges,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-26
SPORT BRIEFS

Jack Dempsey Is going into train ing soon in California, according to reports current on the West Coast.
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National League
No games scheduled.

Pacific Coast League
 No games were played in the Pacific Coast League yesterday as the clubs were travelling to open this afternoon on the following schedule for this week:
 Oakland at Seattle.
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Nick Cullop, who couldn't stick with the Yankees, now with Mime
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-26

Hack Wilson, goat of the 1929 worlds series, has played his come back overture to the ringing tune of more and better home runs than any National leaguer has ever pro- duced
 The rotund Cub outfielder not only had the league record of 43 at his mercy by mid-August as he reached the 40-mark, but he faced a chance to be the first represen- tative of his league to soar over the 50-mark for one season. In fact he now has a good chance to burst Ruth's record of 50, if the Babe doesn't do it himself
 Ruth has had exclusive rights for a decade to the 50-or-better rank ing. The Babe exceeded this figure four times, with 54 each in 1920 and 1928, 59 in 1921 and the record Of 60 in 1927.
 Wilson's highest previous total for one campaign has been 39, made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
DISCUSS PLAN TO AID
$4,000 RAIL WORKERS
Brotherhood Chiefs Hope to Pro
vide Work for Unemployed
by Shorter Hours.

By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, December 4.-Execu-
tives OF five big railroad brotherhoods
met today with the object Of making
railroad jobs shorter and safer.
The conference is concerned primarily
with doing something for the $4,000
unemployed estimated to be on the
brotherhoods' rolls.
The other purpose is to prepare for
q common fight with railroad operators
against the competition of motor trucks,
pipe lines, waterways and business, ac-
cording to David B. Robertson, presi-
dent Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen.
Robertson said the men now out Of
work could be given jobs at once IL the
number OF miles Travelled by train crews
on each shift were reduced and the
number Of working hours cut down for
other railroad men.
Ultimately, the brotherhoods hope 70
gain what Is understood to be the
equivalent Of q six-hour day without
Q wage reduction from the present
eight-hour day. Temporarily, however
Robertson said, xeadjustment could be
made without an increase In operating
S<Sss' 7.8s
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SELLER OF MAGAZINES
ACQUITTED OF INDECENCY
Jury of 6 Women and Men De-
eide Pictures of Partially Un-
clothed Figures Not Obscene.

A Police Court jury of six women and
six men today decided there Is nothing
indecent or. obscene about the partly
unclothed or nude female figures when
in a magazine and exonerated Samuel
Axelrod, 20 years old, charged with SELL
ing the magazine In the Gayety The
alter.
After the trial, Assistant District At
torney John r. Fitzpatrick announced
that it was unlikely that other persons
will be arraigned for the selling of Gin
decent" publications. He reported that
in the case lost by the Government to-
day the most extreme pictures, stories
and advertisements were used and they
had no apparent effect on the jury.
Fitzpatrick declared that he had almost
a score of publications In his Office
which he had condemned as unfit to be
sold and that none were as risque as
the two placed in evidence today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
GIRL TELLS POLICE
SHE SHOT HERSELF
Virginia Anne Clark Seeks to
End Poverty on Household
With, Bullet.

The faltering lips of q pretty high
school girl, who lies in Emergency Hos
pital at deaths door, a rife bullet
embedded beneath her heart, framed
for police today the story Of a long
struggle with poverty, which, the girl
said, she sought to end last night while
aboard her fathers houseboat on the
river behind the Hoover Field hangers.
The girl, 16-year-old Virginia Ann
Clark, q student at Business High
School, told the officers she tried to
end her life because she did not have
the sort Of home which she liked to
invite her friends to, because her
clothes were shabby and, most espe-
ciall, because she lost $50 only yester-
day, which her mother gave her to buy
a hat and coat with.
Tells Story to Police.
Miss Clark rallied sufficiently to re-
late her story to park police shortly
after noon today. Police arrested two
men friends of the girl last night, ques-
toned them and released them this aft
ernoon without bringing any charges.
She felt very proud and happy, Miss
Clark said, when her mother gave her
the $50 and told her to go shopping.
She came downtown yesterday after
noon, but somehow lost the money from
her purse.
When the girl returned to the house
boat where she lives with her father
and mother, both parents were away
from home. Mrs. Clark, her daughter
said, had been visiting friends in Alex
andria and did not come home until
shortly after 9 o'clock last night.
Mrs. Clark, Ann said, asked to see
the new clothes. ST told her they were
In the closet" Ann said, land when
she went to look for them, grabbed up
my fathers gun"
The girl said she held the muzzle
to her breast and fired, but that the
gun slipped downward somewhat as 1t
(ronf{DV1ad mn page . HnliIrnn a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
100000 LISTED
AS OUT OF WORK
Federation of Labor Figures
Do Not Include Office Work.
ers or Farm Laborers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American Federation of Labor esti-
mates today showed 4,s60,000 laboring
men out of work in November.
This figure was given out by William
Green, president of the federation, with
a warning that at the rate of increase
for the past month, February would see
1000, 900 jobless. Neither figure COW
cred office workers or farm laborers out
of work.
The estimate was based on reports
from unions in "a cities, checked
against statistics Of the Department of
Labor and other employment agencies.
Green termed 1t q "close picture of the
situation"
Cause for Concern.
IAN increase In unemployment from
october to November Is normal" said
Green" and the change this year has
been about the same as usual. But so
many were already out of work in Octo-
Der that any increase is cause for con-
Germ.
This year we enter the Winter
months with an unemployment crisis
already on our hands. We should take
this November increase as warning that
relief measures must be speeded and
the utmost possible done to hasten the
work on relief and prevention already
begun"
The Senate, on motion Of Senator
Shipstead, Farmer-Labor, Minnesota,
has requested report from the Presi-
dents Emergency Committee on Em-
Measures ere already in the
making for Federal aid through appro-
pfiations for expanded construction,
but congressional criticism has been
voiced on the contention the help
would come too late to do any good
during the Winter when the worst con-
diticns are expected.
Reconstruction Charged.
Democratic criticism came also from
Jouett Shouse, chairman OF the party'S
Executive Committee, who, while prais-
ing the Hoover program, said: Had it
not been for his (the President's) pro-
crastination the expedients he now sug-
gests would have been inaugurated six
months ago."
The Federation Of Labor analysis Of
conditions showed that while the in
crease was general, unemployment was
highest in New York, Buffalo, Los An
geles, Birmingham, Philadelphia, De-
troit, Chicago and Denver. Railroad
employment showed an increase so did
the theaters, but building, metal and
printing trades, clothing industries,
manufacturing and service industries
all lost ground.
Meanwhile, promise that Congress
would be informed specifically how the
President proposes to spend 500, 000, 900
or more on public buildings to relieve
unemployment was given the House
yesterday by Chairman Wood of the
Appropriations Committee.
Debating the Treasury and Post Of
fee supply bills, Representative Blan-
ton, Democrat, Texas, said he would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
FIRE RAZES STORE
AND MENACES vienna
Virginia Community's Water Sup
ply Gives Out and Neighbor
Towns Aid.

Fire early this afternoon destroyed
the general merchandise store of Rob-
crit T. Ballard at Vienna and threat
ened the entire town when the water
supply in several private wells gave
out. Firemen, however, looking for an
additional water supply found one at
Mclean and Cherrydale Fire Depart
ments ran q line for a distance Of half
a mile. The Vienna firemen asked for
assistance from the other communities
and also sent a call to Alexandria for
chemical apparatus, which was dis
patched.
Several buildings, including an apart
ment near the store, it is said, were
endangered because of the lack Of
water, but it is believedothat they can
be saved as a result of the supply being
pumped from the spring.
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SENATORS TO PASS
ON TARIFF APPOINTEES
Possible Contents Involve Names
Of Fletcher, Brossard and
Dennis.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Finance Committee de-
cided today to examine all six members
Of the new Tariff Commission SATURDAY
Possible contests have involved the
names of Henry p. Fletcher Of Pennsyl-
vania, Republican, chairman; Edgar B:
Brossard, Republican, Utah, and Alfred
p. Dennis, Democrat, Maryland.
The other three members are Thomas
w. Page, Democrat, Virginia, and John
L. Coulter. Republican, North Dakota.
and Lincoln Dixon, Democrat. Indiana.
All six were given recess appointments.
Their nominations were sent to the
Senate yesterday.
Senator Harrison Of Mississippi, a
Democratic member Of the committee,
announced yesterday q thorough in
vestigation Of the fitness of Fletcher
and Brossard would be conducted. Some
Republican members also want to ques-
ton Dennis.
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22 KILLED IN QUAKE
WHICH ROCKS BURMA
Others Injured, Buildings De-
stroyed and Scores Of Persons
Are Homeless.
Rz the Associated press.


RANGOON, Burma, December A.
Twenty-Five persons are known to have
been killed and q number of others In
jured in two earthquakes which rocked
Burma during the night. There was
much material damage, the Pru district
particularly suffering.
The first shock, mild tremor, was
felt at Rangoon at 1920 pm. The sec
ond, at 100 am, was much more in
tense, and lasted much longer. A dis
trict $50 miles north of Rangoon APP
peared hardest hit.
Buildings in Pyu were reported afire
today, with number already destroyed
and others, including the court house,
badly damaged. Several miles of rail-
way line and q number of bridges were
badly damaged and score Of persons
are homeless.
The Mandalay- Rangoon mail train
should have been In the area where
the epicenter of the shock was located
and fear for its safety is felt
Severance Of rail- and telegraph COM
munications Is delaying accurate in
formation Of the scope of the damage.
An unconfirmed report says there was
considerable loss ct Toungoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
TARDIEU GETS PAT,
ALSO SLAP, IN VOTE
Sustained in Proposal for Public
Improvements, but Loses
Loan Amendment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 4.-Tardieu, "the
tireless," as they are beginning to call
him, got another pat on the back in
the Chamber Of Deputies today. when
he was sustained by 81 votes in a vote
of confidence on Socialist proposal to
increase the huge expenditures for ma
tionsl public improvements projects.
minutes later when the Chamber, over
the governments head, sent to the
Finance Committee an amendment au-
thorizing loans to carry on public I'M
provements when government funds
were temporarily unavailable.
This motion carried by three votes,
but the defeat did not cali for resigna-
ton Of the cabinet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
CAREY IS NAMED
TO D. c. COMMITTEE
McNary Says Vacancy Will
Be Left 0pen-MorroW and
Davis Assigned.

Senator Robert Carey Of Wyoming
was appointed today to I'LL one Of the
Republican vacancies on the Senate
District Committee.
The other Republican vacancy on
the committee win be left open for
the time being, It was announced by
Chairman McNary of the Republican
Committee on Committees.
Senator Carey recalled this afternoon
that he lived in Washington when O
small boy and attended the Franklin
School, on Thirteenth street, now the
headquarters of the Board of Education.
When Senator Carey was years old,
his father, Joseph Maui Carey, came
to Congress as Delegate from the Ter
ritory of Wyoming and served in that
capacity in the House from 1885 to 1890.
When wyoming became q State, Sen
ator Careys father was elected to the
Senate and came here with the late
Senator Warren.
IT did not know of my selection to
the District Committee until it was an
nounced, but I will render the best serv-
Ice ! can to the committee" Senator
Carey said this afternoon.
The two vacancies on the Civil Serv-
ice Committee, which handles legisla-
employees, were given to Senator James
j. Davis Of Pennsylvania and Senator
Carey.
Morrow Gets Assignments.
Senator Dwight Morrow, Republican,
of New Jersey was assigned to the
Committees on Education and Labor,
Military Affairs, Post Odices, Public
Buildings and Grounds and Printing.
Senator Davis, in addition to Civil
Service, was placed on Banking and
Currency, 1nteroceanic Canals, Manu-
fa n%a f1Np
In view Of the fact that three new
Democratic Senators are taking Office
at this session In places formerly held
by Republicans, the Democrats were
given additional places on several COM
mittees.
On Banking Currency there were
three vacancies. The Republicans ap-
pointed Senators Carey and Davis and
gave the other to the Democrats.
Numerous Vacancies.
On Military Affairs there were four
vacancies. The Republicans appointed
Senators Carey and Morrow, gave one
seat to the Democrats and left one va
cant.
On Naval Affairs there were two va
cancies. Senator Davis was appointed
to one and the other was given to the
Democrats.
On Post Ofaces there were two va
cancieS. Senator Morrow was appointed
by the Republicans and the other place
given to the Democrats. Senator Carey
was appointed to Irrigation and Recla-
nation. There was one vacancy each
on Commerce and Privileges and Elec-
tons, which were not filled.
Senator Carey, the new member of
the District Committee, was born at
Cheyenne, Wyo., in 1878. He received
the degree of A. B. at Yale University
in 1900. He was Governor of Wyoming
from 1919 to 1923 and previous to that
had served as chairman Of the State
Highway Commission and as president
of the Wyoming Stock Growers Associ-
alton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
SOCIETY MATRON REFUSES RIDE
TO COURT IN EVANSTON PATROL
Reminds Magistrate of Husbands Gift of Sunshades but
Is Told Police Have Forgotten.

belong to her anyway, but to college
professor.
Wouldn't ride IN it." she said when
the magistrate mentioned that he would
send the patrol for her If she didn't
appear at . later date. ALSO, don't
believe the police would treat me like
that. DO you remember the first time
the police were protected from the blaz-
ing Summer heat by nice, big umbrellas
at the trafic stations? Well, my hus-
band was the man who donated those
umbrellas"
"Just the same" said tlle magistrate,
you'd better come to eourt.M ! don't
believe the police even remember the
umbrellas"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
GIRL SWIMS ASHORE TO RESCUE
PILOT FORCED DOWN OFF ITALY
Winfred Spooner Makes Heroic Effort to Save Com.
panion in Croydon-Cape Town Flight.

It was deserted and she could not
find any one, so she walked a short
distance to q small railway station,
where her appearance startled railroad
employees. She was exhausted, but
under their ministrations she was re-
vived quickly and told them Of Ed
wards plight.
Meanwhile Edwards continued his
signals and finally attracted attention
of some fishermen who went to his as
sistance, took him on the plane and
drew It to shore.
Miss Spooner said the flight would be
abandoned.
Both Miss spooner ana Capt. Ed
wards were slightly injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, Ill, December At
has been bit chilly here lately and
Magistrate Harry Porter believes the
police have forgotten all about the big
umbrellas under which they stood
during the hot Summer days while
directing trafic.
The subject came up yesterday when
Mrs. Eugene M. Barnhart, social matron,
told the magistrate she wouldn't ride In
the Evanston patrol even If it was sent
out to bring her into court to answer
summons for keeping dog without
license. She said the animal didn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
Rr lhe Assnclated Prod.

By the ASSoeiateo Press.
CATANIA, Italy, December 4.-Miss
Winifred Spooner, British girl aviator.
who was seeking to make record fight
from Croydon 20 Cape Town, today came
down in the Tyrrhenian Sea near the
toe of Itaiy's boot. and courageously
swan ashore to save the life Of her
companion, Capt. z. G. T. Edwards.
Their plane, In which they had left
Rome before daylight, fell in the water
about kilometers from Bel Monte
Calabro, but did not sink. Although 1t
was stu dark, Miss Spooner, who is
% years old, plunged into the sea and
eventually reached the shore.
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william E. Barton Critically Ill.

NEW YORK. December 4 OWL
liam E. Barton. minister, author and
Lincoln scholar, was In critical condi-
ton today in Long Island College Hos
pital from pneumonia, which developed
after q heart attack. He Is the father
Of Bruce Barton, author and advertising
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
KIN OF JEFFERSON DIES

Miss Agnes Randolph Was Found
er Of Tuberculosis Service.
RICHMOND, Va, December 4 Dr.
Miss Agnes Dillon Randolph, So, found
er of the Outpatient tuberculosis Serv-
ice in Virginia, died at her home here
early today. She was nationally known
for her tuberculosis work, having or
gapized an association IN Texas in 1919
that was similar to the one in Virginia.
She was q Observation-Disclosures Of
Thomas Jefferson. Funeral services will
be held here tomorrow. Burial win be
made at Monticello.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
RUM ROW is CUT OFF
Soldiers Patrol Beaches and Roads
at u. s.-Mexican Border.

TIA JUANA, Lower California, De-
cember F1.-Soldiers armed with rifles
shores, highways and lowlands between
this city and Ensenada TO prevent un-
loading Of contraband liquor valued at
thousands Of dollars, said to compose
the cargoes Of q feet of ships In rum
row on the coast of Lower California.
In conformity with the pledge Of
Mexican ofhcials to cooperate with the
American authorities, secret service
agents on both sides of the interna.
tional border have redoubled their
vigilance to halt the flood Of liquors
along the line southwest Of San Ysidro,
Calf, long regarded as the easiest
route Of smugglers.
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nusAucBS AhV2B N 1oSts
ROCHESTER, N. Y, December 4 (F1.
Harry Gordon, 3S, one Of the six In
mates liberated from Matteawan today,
was sent to that institution for the
staying February IL, 1927, of two busi-
ness rivals and the serious wounding Of
two others.
The giant cowboy butcher, armed with
two guns, shot and killed Harry KATE
on the doorstep Of his home, brushed
aside witnesses of the killing and drove
his car to the Tolz Market, where he
fatally shot Sam Tolz beside his meat
block.
Before the police, Jump behind the
mad slayer. could catch up, Gordon en-
tered q delicatessen store and sent two
bullets into the body of Morris Klass,
another business rival.
Jack Cohen, working with Klass, was
shot in the leg.
Hundreds Of residents of the Jewish
section stormed the police station and
demanded protection from the mad
butcher" and terror was widespread.
Gordon confessed the killings and
even boaSted of them. He was found
mot guilty but insane"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
GUNNER FREE SIX
ASYLUM INMATES
IN MATTEWAN RAID
Four Employees 0verpoWered
and Forced to Accompany
Three Armed Men.
LEADER IS RECOGNIZED
AS FORMER PATIENT
Mad Butcher" Sent Up for Stay.
ing Two Business Rivals, Is
Among Those Released.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEACON, N. Y, December 4.-Three
men, armed with guns, invaded Matte
wan State Hospital for the Criminal
Insane early today, overpowered four
employees and liberated six inmates.
The leader Of the gang was recog-
nized as a former inmate by hospital
attendants, who said he was william
Nelson Of New York.
The six who were liberated were:
Harry Gordon, SO, Rochester; Frank
Danberkeylen, 81, New York; Joseph
Kaylor, IS, the Bronx; John 8. Bangill,
az, New York; John higgins, 30, Brook
Ign; Anthony A. Elloy, A, Brooklyn.
DR.. Raymond F. c. Kieb, superin-
tendent, said the three men entered the
hospital grounds through the rear yard,
where they encountered Patrick Nc
Grath, the night Waterman, and COM
PEELED him to accompany them.
Cook Forced to Join Gang.
In the kitchen they came upon Cliff
ford Cooper, night cook, forcing him to
Join them. They continued through the
building toward the front, where they
picked up Joseph Brown, the rounds
man. Then they herded their prison.
ers into the front ONCE, where Samuel
Kane, the night ofice man, was on duty.
While one Of them guarded their
prisoners the other two went to the
front dormitory where the six men were
In bed. The six apparently were watch
ing for them, DR.. Kieb said, for as soon
as the intruders appeared they sprang
UP from their cots and ran out, two Of
them clad only in night attire. They
drove away in two automobiles.
Knew Hospital Routine.
DR.. Kieb said the escape would not
have been possible had It not been for
Nelson's knowledge of the hospital
routine. He knew where to find the
various employees and how to surprise
them one at time.
The superintendent said those who
escaped were not known as dangerous,
but were suffering from mental diseases
which manifest themselves in extreme
cunning.
.MAD BUTCHER" AMONG FREED.
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