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The Washington times., 1930-01-02
CHAMPIONS
LACKING
CLASS
By DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 QN.S0--
They said boxing was riding to .
fall five years ago when any pair
Of female impersonators could sell
the house out to $50,00o. Today,
the second Of the year, it is more
than obvious that the ride is over
and the fall an established fact, .
fall so heavy that the carcass isn't
even bouncing. The answer isn't
that money is lacking. it is the
fighters who are lacking. They
have so little that all the history
Of boxing has known no represen-
tation so abject.
They can't fight. They won't
even try, and can understand
that, too. If they try too hard.
they might get to be champions
and, under present conditions, no
misfortune could be greater. Bar
ring the heavyweight champion
ship, the adverse title isn't worth
q dollar ninety in the open mar
ket. Why? Because, tolerant as
he is, the mugg in the third row
balcony never forgives a cham
pion who can't fight, and since al
most none of them can fight, non
championship mediocrity is greatly
to be preferred the man who stays
| in this class makes more money;
he gets less abuse.
What" asks q pained and
mystified observer, has be
come of the fIyweight elimina-
ton tournament at Madison
Square Garden?"
He was all excited. He seemed
to think that something had be-
come Of the flyweight elimination
tournament. The mystery, as 0
matter Of fact. is not concerned
with the question, where did the
flyweight tournament go7 There
is bigger, more significant issue
at stake, namely, why did the
! flyWeight tournament start?
IT drew 5000 spectators and a
net of about $4,000 on opening
night whereupon it borrowed an
idea from vaudeville and opened
and closed in one.
The only thing proved by the
| event was that there was no
money in being flyweight cham
pion. so the assembled bright
young men decided they would be
| something else. One Of them,
Izzy Schwartz. even went 50 far
as to retire from boxing rather
than fight for the rudimentary
fun of the thing.
The condition is typical Of
nearly every class There is no
bantamweight champion and no
body is breaking a social engage
nent to get the distinction,
either The New York commits
sion has brightly solved part
OF the problem by doing away
with the two Junior" divisions.
It was getting nowhere with elm
ination tournaments. of one kind
and another, so it did the next
best thing.
~ Oegan eliminating the
divisions and I'm sure none
would complain very bitterly
! IL the commission forgot to
stop.
The commission. also has depu-
tized Jimmy Slattery and Lou
Scozza to fight for the vacant
lght-heavyweight title and no
body is greatly agitated about
that. either, although this Is
hardly matter for calmness and
self restraint. They are not the
worst light heavyweights in the
business. Neither are they the
best and I make this statement
in perfect faith. There is no
such thing as the best light
heavyweight. They are all bad.
The Washington times., 1930-01-02
PREP TOSSERS
RENEW LOOP

That the Preparatory School
basketball league, introduced on
a small scale last year, may be
re-organized on a more ambitious
plane in the near future is the
word being passed around locally.
st. Johns, Georgetown Prep
and Gonzaga, three Of the most
important entries, have already
scheduled one another for two
games each. And it is thought
that at least one other District
school, maybe more, will be willing
to round out the circuit.
The 1929 experiment was
a rather Shaky one but at
least it started something.
And as q result . meeting
will be called in the near
future to determine whether
or not the movement be
revived. -...,. -....
The three teams mentioned will
probably back an organization
of this nature. And, provided
they live up to the eligibility re-
quirements, there Is a possibility
that as many more will enroll.
Dewitt and Emerson could both
put eligible clubs on the floor
but whether they will or not is
as yet mystery.
In any event the idea has
aroused enough interest to
neceSSitate a conference which,
after all, is a step in the right
direction.
The Washington times., 1930-01-02
PENN FIVE WINS

Philadelphia, Jan. 2.-The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania basket
bali five had another tntersec-
tional victory to its credit today,
as result of q 81 to IS win over
Ohio State here last night.
The Washington times., 1930-01-02
GONZAGA BANS
ATHLETES

A temporary ban. used as a
warning for scholastic shortcom-
ings, has been placed on several
dependable Gonzaga High School
basketball men and threatens to
deprive the varsity Of their serv'
ices If they fail to come around.
Players who have been in
active to date and who must
step out Immediately IN order to
attain eligibility have been ruled
ineligible to participate in their
clubs games until further notice.
AL Farrell, crack pivot man and
captain of the 1929 football
team, is one prominent performer
whose status is doubtful, while
several others are similarly in
volved.
In the meantime Coach Or
reII Mitchell is going ahead
with his available talent and
SO far has met with unex-
pected success.
Announcement was made yes
terday that GonZaga will this
year re-enter the track field after
tWo-year lay-off. Bill WimSatt,
faculty member. has been ap.
pointed coach Of the team and
will call out candidates shortly
A dual meet with Eastern is al
ready being planned while several
other events may be entered dur
ing the course Of the year. Jake
Farrell, Danny Pyne, Buddy Bus
sink, Bob McVean, Fred Brew and
Joe Mills, have been prominently
mentioned as promising cindel
prospects and may answer the
first call.
While IL is hoped that the
G0nZaga athletic field will
be available for baseball in
the spring, It has not been
definitely determined that it
will.
| Wholesale improvements arr
planned for that spot and 1885,
will probably find the Purple ParE
in prime shape for football. The
field will be rolled and grades
! carefully and every precautiol
will be taken to get 1t into thu
best Of shape.
Also permanent staidS are to b.
installed and the field will proba
bly, be thoroughly fenced in.
The Washington times., 1930-01-02

Paul Harrison five game TIA time record made last
Saturday December 49, 1929 at Hartford, Conn., the
Charter Oak alleys while rolling with Grand Palace Of Wash
ngon against the Connecticut All Stars His 187 game
;u%orn nifv
The Washington times., 1930-01-02

AppIsia % Far Jimmie MILO" Moore Bear
The Washington times., 1930-01-02
PADDOCK PICKSEkI
AT NEW ORLEANS
WEATHER, CLOUDY; TRACK. GOOD

GotOt Bobby
pOW
The Washington times., 1930-01-02
Hockey Standings

INTERNATIONAL GROUP
The Washington times., 1930-01-02

What" asks q pained and
mystified observer, has be-
come of the fIyweight elimina-
tion tournament at Madison
Square Garden?"
The Washington times., 1930-01-02

In the meantime Coach Or
reE Mitchell is going ahead
with his available talent and
so far has met with unex-
pected success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
ARMY AID ASKED
IN WATER CRISIS
Mayor-EIect of Falls Church
viii Apply for Use of
Trucks.

Mai. l.. P. Daniel, mayor-elect of
Falls Church, Va, announced today
that he would Immediately make formal
application to the proper Army authori-
ties for the use of a number of Army
water trucks to relieve the water short
age in the town.
His announcement followed meeting
of citizens of the town last night, at
which the water situation was discussed
in detail.
Mai. Daniel expressed the opinion
that, while the health of residents of
the town is not in actual danger at this
time, he wants to have the trucks avail
able to meet possible crisis II the
drought continues much longer.
THE present situation in the town, y
he said, points out the necessity Of
bringing city water into the Fairfax
County section of Falls Church. This
matter will be laid before the new town
council at its first meeting in Sep
TENDER.
"The levy of a water tax is prohibited
by State law and it will be necessary
to secure special legislation before water
can be brought into this section OF the
community"
Mai. Daniel said he expects to make
application for the water tanks tomor-
row. he expects 10 HldAc oil aieCLAoh~o
with Arlington County authorities to
secure water from their mains for
transportation in the Army tanks to
citizens whose wells have gone dry.
The water shortage in the town was
brought on By the drying up of num-
Der of wells as result of the pro-
longed drought. Some of the people in
the town have been carrying water
from Washington, while many others
have been forced to depend on neigh
bors for the minimum amount OF water
necessary to keep their households go
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26

voys, delegates to the Pan-American
Reciprocal Trade Conference here to-
day took up discussions OF international
trade problems in the Americas.
/. Three members of the Argentine dele
CATION, including DR.. Juan Carlos
Godoy, consul general at San Francisco,
walked out of the conference yester-
DAY.
DR.. Cooley was understood to have
bolted as a result of resentment because
he was not chosen chairman of the ses-
sions. Simon j. Lubin, president of the
Sacramento Region Citizens Council,
was elected chairman.
The remainder of the Argentine dele
CATION indicated no effort would be
made to effect truce and to have the
boiling delegates return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26

Continued From First PageO
fore he had reached the nth grade to
become a tourists guide on Pixies Peak.
His introduction to the theater was
as a property boy. Later he became
stage hand. and to his death he car
ried a card in a stage hands organiza-
tior BEHIND the wings he studied the
regular actors and learned without q
teacher the fine points Of acting, which
later in life won him fame. He got MS
first "break" as a song Ambulance man
at a stage hands benefit when he was
Is years old.
Married Member Of Troupe.
with his brother George who now
lives in Oakland, Calf, Chaney drifted
into the wandering life of ham"
actor and toured the country. While
with the old Hartmann Opera Co. in
San Francisco he met and married
Hazel Hastings, a member OF the troupe,
who was his companion for % years.
OF a previous marriage little Is known
except that son was born.
Chaney's entrance into the MOTION
picture world was via the slapstick
route. but in 1912 he became an extra
in Western films. Later he directed
Warren Kerrigan, then Western star,
in seven productions. He received his
first screen credit in 1914 from Uni
versal for appearance In a leading role
in "Hell Morgan's Girls. ts -
With his portrayal Of "the frog" In
the Miracle Man" came Chaney's shift
from slapsticks and Westerns to the
grotesuue characterization that made
him famous Early this year he signed
a fiye-year contract. The "speakies,"
bane of many actors and actresses,
knV~V 70 70 TnIlGiHql
show comedian.
Refused Interviews.
with his portrayls of grotesque char
acters, CLANCY himself slipped into
seclusion that well might have fltte0
in with the life OF some Of his screen
transformations. He refused inter-
views-"none of the public's darned
business" he would say-shunned per-
sonal appearances and utterly refused
to attend premier showings. After
studio hours he sought the seclusion of
his home and his small circle Of close
friends. Among his close acquaintance
(. were Gen. Smedley Butler of the United
States Marines, and Eddie Grtfon, the
comedian.
Wholly self-educated, he was a
voracious reader and student OF many
subjects. He wrote the Encyclopedia
Brittanica's chapter on screen make
UP. Though often portraying the Grip
pie or deformed character, CLANCY of
the lot was athletic and strong. His
hobbies were fishing, foot ball and prize
fighting.
From the list of starring vehicles
Clancy has appeared In, outstanding
were THE Miracle Man. THE Hunch-
back o. Notre Dame" Phantom of the
Opera" Laugh, Clown, Laugh" and
"The Unholy Three" No sacrifice was
too great for the actor to undergo If
it meant the better his portrayal and
frequently he suffered painfully while
the camera ground away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
Australian Premier Is III.

KALGOORLIE. western Australia,
August rs tP).-Premier J. H. Scullin
OF Australia. on his way to Perth to
sail for the imperial conference at Lon
don next month. was ordered to bed III
Sunday. He is suffering from bron-
chial trouble.
Doctors will make another examina-
tion today to see whether he can con-
tinue his journey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
GIRLS WILL CONFRONT
EMPLOYMENT AGENT"
100 Claim Former College Instruc-
tor Promised Jobs as Film
Actresses or Models.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA August 26.-More
than 100 girls, who say they we're prom
1sed employment as movie actresses or
models are expected to appear in court
today as witnesses against Edwin F.
Bamford, 40, a former assistant pro-
fessor of sociology in a Pennsylvania
college
Bamford, who told police he had a
wife and two daughters in Manhattan,
Kans., was arrested at hotel here
when the management became suspi-
cious and called detectives. He was held
on charges of obtaining money under
false pretenses and operating an EN-
ployment agency without a license.
Police quoted Bamford as saying:
II took their money because l was
broke 1 was up against it after leav-
ing the college at the end OF last term
and thought l could get the girls en-
ployed as models at a clothing store"
Bamford posed as representative Of
a motion picture agency. Police said
that at the time of his arrest number
of girls were at his hotel suite ready to
appear in bathing suits, as required, or
filling in application blanks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26

More than 125 business and industrial
leaders Of South American nations are
attending the gathering.
It was reported the new United States
tariff law would be discussed before the
conference adjourns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
Sur1DRIES

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26

Set aside your work for few minutes
and listen to Elizabeth Mays interest
ing and instructive message. Do not
deprive yourself of an opportunity to
hear this expert on the Care of the
Hair and Scalp" You will like Miss
Mays pleasing and winning way and
she will be able to help you with your
hair and scalp problems. 1t will be
time well spent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
GETS ABBEY BURIAL
Duke Of northumberland Shares
Right With Royalty.

LONDON, August 26 (P.-The Duke
of Northumberland, who died Satur-
day, will be buried in Westminster
Abbey Wednesday.
Since the days of Charles II this
house-the great house of Percy-has
shared only with the royal family the
right Of burial within the abbey. The
right has not always been exercised,
but 81 members of the house have been
buried within the famous precincts.
The Chapel Of st. Nicholas, In which
is the Percy vault, was closed yester-
day pending preparations for interment
The dukes body is to granted the right
of ceremonial entry By the great west
door-a right ordinarily reserved for
royalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
BOMBING INJURIES EIGHT
Man Recently Threatened and Boy
in Serious Condition After Fire.

in Serious Condition After Fire.
PITTSBURGH. August 20 R.-A
man and a boy we're critically injured
and six firemen suffered burns when
two houses were destroyed by FIRE after
one was bombed at Rankin. a suburb.
early yesterday. Samuel Mazzarelll, IS,
who, police said. recently received q
letter threatening his life, and his
nephew, Frank Rossi, Is, were taken
to Braddock General Hospital, where 1t
was said their recovery was doubtful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26

Sports Coats-Fashion Park
and Mode makes. CamePs hair
and flannel.
Regular Prices, $40 to $50
$13.75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
FARLEY is RESUMED
ON TRADE PROBLEM
Argentine ENJOYS to Conference
on Issues Confronting Americas
Settle Differences.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, August 26.-with in
dications pointing to the restoration
of harmony among the Argentine en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
CLANCY, FILM STAR,
is DEAD, VICTIM
OF HEMORRHAGE

Continued From First Pagel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-07

Atlantic t2 Pacific and other big chain store organizations are insstent in their demand for fiber boxes and that it is in line with good business for the packer to accede to that demand During the past year the Alaska pack amounted to approximately A. 50O000 cases To the best of our knowledge 100000 cases were packed in fiber The three sawmillS in Alaska which are equipped to make boxes were able to get orders for less than a million cases, leaving a total of two million cases for which the box shocks must have been shipped in from outside points. One of the Alaskan mills was forced to close late in June after run ming but three months: the second mill, which would ordinarily run till December, closed in October, and the third, which or dinarily runs eleven months, will likely not run to exceed eight months. Needless to say, they all have heavy stocks of salmon box shocks in their warehouses.
 It certainly appears to us that the Alaska timber industry has every reason to protest. Also it appears to us entirely feasible that the packers, granting that their pro testations of interest in Alaskas welfare are genuine, should get together and see that Alaskan box factories have sufficient busi- ness to run to capacity Think it over: The three mills in Alaska have combined maximum output of a million and half cases Three million wooden cases were used during the past year and Alaskan mills supplied less than a million what about it, MT. Canneryman?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-07
FIBER VS. WOOD SALMON
 CONTAINERS.

The Alaska Weekly joins the Alaska prott ,ainst the substitution of the fiber container :: le wood in the packing of salmon. In VI ,nsidered editorial it points out that all that wou , required to save the Alaska sawmill and loggl dustry would be for the salmon canners to req q agreement to use the wood boxes It commer follows
 Last week we commented briefly on the situation of the Alaska box manufacturers, candidly admitting that we were not en- tirely convcrsant with all angles of the question We have taken considerable pains to investigate inasmush as it seemed to us a matter of vital economic importance and some of the facts brought to light follow.
 The sawmill industry of Alaska is almost entirely dependcnt upon the salmon box business for Us edtence. Approximately 50 per cent of the logs are converted into boxes About 75O men employed in the mills and logging camps with an annual payroll of around S750,000 and the industry contributes in taxes and royalties to the Government approximately S40,000 per year. The total investment in the timber business exceeds s1,25OO0o in sawmills logging and floating equipment.
 It will be readily seen that this consti- tutes one of Alaska's most valuable present and future resources. It was ueFelopeu largely in answer to the demand of the salmon industry and in response to assur- ance from salmon packers that the product would be absorbed by that industry. In contrast manufacturers of fiber containers do not contribute one cent to either Alaskan taxes or payrolls The packers contention is that the consumer demands that Alaska salmon be packed in fiber containers because of the freight saving thus affected, which amounts to an average of $50 per car, or about 512 cents per case on the average car The packer receives the same price for his salmon whether packed in wood or fiber boxes but contends that he must &C., cede to the demand of his customers. We might add that some very important pack ers particularly those who market their own pack, do not agree on this subject and have steadfastly refused to change over to the fiber case It would appear that it is the broker rather than the purchaser who IS responsible for the fiber box.
 Another thought worthy of consideration is that Alaska salmon has no real compe- tition in the American market. Ii packers of Alaska salmon chose to unite in the refusal to use fiber, they would still con- tinue to market the pack. We might add that British Columbia packers use wooden boxes exclusively.
 Let us admit for the sake of argument that certain large buyers of salmon who buy direct from the packer, such as the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-07

Chairman Fess says Prohibition is not an issue If the reader will recall the incident there was once dry Congressman who couldn't believe the suitcase would leak.-(Toledo Blade)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-07

One American out of every seven visited Canada last year. And the suspicion is very strong that most of them went there for purpose which on this side. would amount to committing crime Louisville Herald -Post)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-07

That race for the control of Congress re- sembles the returns from the Alaska election Ex- cept for some spots the voting close.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-07

It is said there no speak-eases ln Russia, another good reason for disliking the place-(Cin- cnnati Enquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-07
The Labor Convention.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

(Clnclnnatl EnquTer)
 The Boston meetings of the American Fedora tion of Labor have several interesting angles The problem of unemployment dominated the sessions, might be expected in a time of depressed bus- ness yet the opposition of the Federation toward State pensions for the jobless continues unabated.
 The position of the union labor organization is that taken by Samuel Gompers some years ago that unemployment insurance does not prevent un- endowment any more than life insurance prevents death Prevention of death is out of the question, but prevention of unemployment is feasible task to work out. Gompers and the Federation after him. sought preventive measures, not mere amel- ioration of conditions
 The convention approved the project for con- solidaton of the railroads, urged by Senator Couzens of Michigan. It also supported Senator Wagner's bills for the study of unemployment by Federal agencies and the advance planning of public works to mitigate periodical depressons.
 | It is to be regretted that nothing tangible was done respecting the so-called "technologlcal un- employment President William Green said in this connection: The displacement of skill by machinery is tragedy It is likely that MT. Green did not mean just that. He would doubtless be the last to deny the countless advantages of machine pro- with it. Presumably it is the accelerated pace of mechanzation not the fact of machinery replacing skill that MT. Green depores.
 This last is question that the Federation might spend far more time to good advantage. No problem in the whole range of labor questions IS half so important. Any adequate approach to solution will have to come from employers ana labor jointly. At Boston, at least, labor passed up with platitudnous phrase this vital problem What therefore can labor expect of the managers of industry this regard if they themselves neglect it?