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The Washington times., 1930-04-15
E.WANT
JURY Of
FIVE
BY JACK DEMPSEY

Back in the old days, in States
where boxing decisions were al
lowed, a referee was the only Off
cial who rendered ring decisions
in the U. S. A.
When boxing was restored to
New York about 10 years ago,
the modern system, copied IN
many other States, was intro
duced. The idea Has that Of a
fellow named William Gavin, an
Englishman, who came to these
shores, organized the Interna-
tional Sporting Club, and decided
that the best way to insure fair
decisions and to prevent the "pur-
chase of referee" was to have
two judges with equal voting
power.
So much condemnation has
been made of decisions in New
York under the three-man plan
that there has been talk of hav-
ing a referee and four judges.
Why stop there? Why not a
referee and a dozen judges-or
100? Or why not let the Gus
toners ballot on the thing?
If one referee and two
judges cannot do a consistent
lot of agreeing on who won
or who didn't, what reasoning
can be introduced to prove
that a five-man squad can do
any better?
Adding two men to the combi-
nation means nothing in the way
of improvement because there is
no guarantee that they will vote
as unit. One may vote for one
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man and the other may ballot
for the rival battler. So what's
gained by adding two men?
If the present three-man ar
rangement is not considered as
satisfactory, and some change is
contemplated, why not discard
the judges and go back to the
original arrangement Of merely
a referee?
Sure, the referee can make
weird decision and there would
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GEORGETOWN TRACK TEAM WORKS UNDER BIG HAN
m Abolish JUDGES And Referees GUe DECISIONS Urges Dempsey

sole target. He would be carry
ing all the responsibility. Con-
demnation' wouldn't be divided.
It all would be heaped upon him.
And therefore the referee might
be more painstaking and lar
more careful in how he did his
scoring. AS things are now, if
a referee executes what the boys
call a bad one" he always has
a partner Zone of the judges) in
the voting and thus must take
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only half the razzing and the
panning that would be his por-
ton If he acted solely upon his
own.
If the powers intend to make a
change I figure the better plan
would be to make it a one-man
system.
Copyright 1890. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
LACKSF|EL0
ON WHICH
To TRAIN
By JUNO KINERK

Four relays teams and a half.
dozen individuals probably Will
represent Georgetown in the Penn
Relays, blue-ribbon track event OF
the Eastern season, in Ph1ladel'
phia, April Is and 26. =.
The relay teams will appear IN
the two-mile, one-mile, half mile,
and sprint-medley events. The
individuals entered are Clarion
Gosh and Lew Parlette in the
decathlon; Erik KjellStrom in the
400-meter hurdle race, which ne
won last year; Bernie BonnlWell
in the high jump; Bill Slezak in
the hammer throw, Shotput, and
discus, and Leo Sexton in the
hammer throw, shotput, discus,
and high jump.
While all Georgetown teams
have suffered greatly in their
training, due to the building
activities at the Hilltop, none
has Jared so poorly as Coach
O'ReilIys men.
The old Clnder pain CnaC
bounded the athletic field, for
merly the best in the city, has
been almost completely ruined by
the large trucks, but 1t is here
that the Blue and Gray's thinly
clads work out since their efforts
to obtain other suitable locations
have been baked.
Just portion of the old track
is available, and it is, more or
less, in a sad condition from the
wear and tear it received. At
best, it isn't more than IS yards
of straightaway, and few teams
have ever trained under a more
severe handicap.
Despite this lack of facility, the
members and Coach O'Reilly are
doing their level best and going
about their work with willing
ness and cheerfulness that is
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
BRAINY PITCHERS

Monte Weaver, Baltimore pitch
er, resigned as professor Of
mathematics at the University Of
Virginia in favor Of career in
baseball.
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MY belief is that, if there
was only one Official-the
referee-we might have fewer
bad decisions than now take
place under a three-man rule.
For the referee would be tht
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be no one to check up on him,
no one to offset his ruling. But
as it is now the three-man plan
brings about as many hooted de-
cisions as could be expected from
q referee.
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Where Major League
Teams Open 1890
Baseball Season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington
Cleveland at Chicago
st. Louis at Detroit
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston at New York
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
Chicago at st. Louis
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H0CKEY-ScARRED
Eddie Shore, of the Boston
hockey club, wears 112 scars In
Cured in contests on the ice.
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The blend
hat revOlutiOnized
smoking

THE INCOMPATIBLE BLEND of Camel Cigarettes
tant discovery in the history of smoking. 1t made
Camel changed the smoking habits of the nation
more millions of people than any other cigarette
This exclusive blend assures in Camel a smo
mellow fragrance that cannot be initiated. 1t
qualities of the choice tobaccos of which Camels
all together into delightful harmony of smol
apart as a cigarette of distinctive character
smokers the very highest form of smoking luxur,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
The Age-Old Issue

The Mooney Billings case. important as 1t IS IN
itself after all is only symptom. If it stood alone
il would not be so significant But it is part Of an
intricate pattern the detail Of which is growing more
rapidly as the years go on.
To begin at the beginning-our nation, our great
experiment in democracy was founded on justice.
That WAS the corner stone. Eyenhanded JUSTICE.
Justice symboized by blindfold and pair Of scales
Every clause in the Bill Of Rights was designed to
bulvark that ideafreedom Of speech freedom Of as
sebly right against unwarrsnted searches and seiz
ures freedom Of worship trial by jury haheas corpus
and all that.
Justice thus defined was the fruit of long struggle
centuries of battle against oppression The buwarks
were written in our Constitution When that writing
was completed Justice then became the inheritance Of
future generations
and what did the future generations do about 1t?
They accepted the inheritance forever fixed JUS
tice had been achieved at last 1t had been put IN
the law books. Nothing more to do about it.
Let's turn our minds to other things-to ataining
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
It's Burning Issue

MO doubt the parents and neigh
IN bors who yell for the police
whenever a kid climbs tree, and
no doubt the police themselves are
suffering from mid-Victorian COM
pick, but is that an excuse in this
enlightened age?
Should we, who have learned to be
tolerant toward parlor pinks, pass
by such an outrage in silence? Not
on your life! But the shade of
Thomas jefferson, something must
be done to rescue the tree-sitters
and preserve the good name of
America!
The law must not be allowed to
stand between them and their ice
cream, and, if it attempts to do so.
mass meetings should be called in
protest.
This is burning issue, an issue
that goes TO the bowels of human
liberty, that involves sacred guar
antees of the Constitution, by in
ference at least. How can we con-
scientiously stand by the right OF
free speech and free assembly, If
we neglect the right Of free tree
sitting?
How can we demand tolerance in
other respects. if we fail to insist
upon it in this case?
Talk about what our attitude
should be toward the Russian ex-
pertinent is merely ruse to distract
attention, while minions of reac-
ton, the purveyors of dead age,
the spies, shoppers and censors Of
an obsolete philosophy, take it out
on the tree-sitters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
The Gas Tax Expose

Some months ago The Times exposed
the fact that some very peculiar Things
were happening in regard to evasions OIL
taxes on gasoline.
There is every reason to believe thaC
the state has lost very large sums OF rev.
enue. probably in excess of million dollars
a year.
There is every reason to believe that this
evasion is no new thing, but has been gong
on for very long period of time
The official reports of collections should
have put all officials on their guard. Inc
amounts returned by some companies the
wide differences between various monthS'
SUGGESTS that some dealers who found busi-
ness difficult or the stock market unKlnu'
have resorted to illegal expedients to dodge
taxes.
the large companies, contrary 10 Uhe
usual rule of such everts, are not lnVolveu'
They have no way of avoiding taxes, II they
so desired.
Dealers who pay taxes find themselves at
disadvantage in this matter. Evasion Oh
taxespermits price cutting, as has been done
in the northern part of The state. Inc Genus
demanded by the state amounts to real
profit. , tho+
1t appears reasonable to demand tna'
sor,o+bino more than compromises with
comnanies clearly guilty be done. The people
GRO interested in knowing how the eVaslohS
could have continued. They are more inter-
psted in the reaction of officials not connected
with the affairs but who have clear ana
Main duty. now that violations of law nave
been discovered.
A iail sentence for those involved mlghV
- no,yo,-ful deterrent against repettlonS.
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They Take a Risk

CONTEMPLATE. if you please,
~ the wonderful initiative this
tree-sitting mania evidences, the
courage and self-sacrifice it in
wolves, the nobleness of purpose it
implies.
What a monument to our educa-
tional system and social ideal!
Here are these brave lads, hun
dreds Of them, giving up their usual
sports and pastimes for the sake of
showing humanity a great example
Of enterprise
1t is true that butchers, bakers
and grocers are paying some Of
them 25 cents day, as we'll as
furnishing the grub, but for the
most part, they are obliged to de-
pend on public appreciation for
their food and applause, which
means thai they are risking some
thing, even if they win, and more if
they don t.
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Times Readers Voice Vices

Editor, Times The writer would
like to refer to the economic prin-
ciple of letting the usual necessary
public construction contracts at low
prices III periods Of depression.
A study of the above should be
made by all, but those whom we
have put in Office to represent us
and really to act for us have a re-
sponSibility to look forward, and not
be guided too much by the present
temporary natural pessimistic atti-
tude of some of our citizens.
Don't confuse the state or munich
pality with the individual. The
state must look to the future for our
own good.
During the year 1915, or there
abouts,' during a period of unem-
ployment and no business, we had
board of works that let two large
necessary contracts, and gave en-
ployment 20 many.
Did we go into our pockets and
pay for them that year? No, we did
the paying in the prosperous years
following.
Here is a point to consider-that
the Pogue's Run sewer and the
food prevention contracts, the prof.
ectS referred to above, were built
at a cost of about 40 per cent Of
what we would have had to pay a
few years later. These projects
helped to keep this city going until
business picked up.
Our representatives should see
ahead partly by reviewing the past,
and when things have pyramided
again by the trio of higher-p priced
materials, labor, and enthusiasm
then let private business have the
labor and materials except for an
emergency.
Don't put the peak of business
higher at such times as abnormal
conditions surely. react to subr1or-
NAL.
1t is noticeable that many objec-
tors to city Improvements now say
lets put it off until next year." II
seems they need some one to tell
them that they have nothing to pay
1 for quite a while and then only
one-tenth of the amount a year
also the price per lineal foot is much
less now than they would get by
waiting. A. F. NOLL.
4166 Ruckle street.
Editor TimeS-In September, 1927
I visited the Tennessee state prison
at Nashville. At that time S4C
prisoners we're there, and to my sur
prise, two-thirds of them we're young
men from IS to % years old. Then
wondered why those young men
had violated the laws of our coun-
try, seeing they we're all able to
work, but now that question is an
swered by my own experience.
I was laid OF my ,;pb. I searched
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! in vain for employment of any kind
Feeling that I had no home, I de-
cided to join the navy, thinking that
I might be of some benefit to my
country as well as better my own
financial condition, but was re-
jected because was under height.
The army rejected me because I
was under weight. Had I not been
believer in the gospel, I would
have committed some crime to have
place to stay, but I thought Of
one passage Of Scripture, Happy
are they that endure to the end"
So I'm looking for the end, and
believe it will come when God sees
fit. I'd like to ask the public what
a man should do under such cir
cumstances. Too big a coward to
commit suicide, what will the enc
be? Can you answer that? Your
answer will be appreciated.
SHERMAN LONG.
101 South Liberty street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
REASONB,
FREDERICK
LANDS

GREAT BRITAIN refuses to permit the building Of
VI tunnel under the English channel because she
does not trust France France and Italy arm against
each other. France and Germany Snarl at each other.
Germany and Poland hate each other So do Poland
and Russia Rumania builds Black Sea feet against
Russia and RusSias hand is against everybody all Of
which should make the American thank God for the
Atlantic ocean.
While these European nations are unable to leave
their B. v. DIS cut the line after dark for fear
some neighbor will lift them, article in the papers
reveals the entirely opposite attitude of this country
toward foreign powers.
THIS article tells us that President Hoover has
Il ordered our commission withdrawn from Haiti
when her new president is inaugurated next fall.
Haiti of the richest lands under the sun has
been a source of endless vexation to the United
States. and Europeans can not understand why we
did not grab her long ago. as they would have done
at the first opportunity
The greatest craftsmanship King Carol has shown
since reSuming the throne of Rumania has been to
make peace with his son Michael, whom he succeeded
by presenting him with dog.
The Hunter brothers, who won the endurance
fight championship, checked out as heroes the min
ute they caShed in actors on that Chicago stage.
Other cities. now preparing to send gentlemen up
to try to snatch this questionable distinction would
better take the money and give it to the poor.
TTow foolish it is to get all worked up over such en-
iurance tests when you reflect that one flier who
fought in the World var displayed more nerve and
sook more chances every time he went up than all
the endurance filters up to date.
Jim Reed whose recent radio talk was riddled by
an avalanche of static shoulS send message OF con-
doence to Governor Cooper of Ohio, whose broad
casting was cut short in order to make way for Amos
n Amy.
We sympathize with Cooper for when one Is ad-
Pressing the universe on liiuted schedule and must
watch both the MIKE and the clock it seriously ham
oers the plucking Of oratorica daffodils
It's tribute to the good sense of Germany that
very small crowd greeted Sc.imeling, the new heavy
weight champion, when he returned to Berlin.
Hao it been a crowned American pug, returning
from Germany, New York would hare been knee deep
IN ticket tape.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

the high rate in tuberculosis are
exposure to lead, crowding and bad
ventilation, dust, exposure to gas,
and the fact that the industry seems
to attract a physically poor type Of
worker.
1t is quite possible that all these
factors have some bearing In an
explanation of the usual fact.
A special study of the situation
made in Great Britain has at
tempted to analyze the conditions
from the point of view of special
groups among the printers, such as
compositors, bookbinderS, machine
printers and Stereotypers.
The figures, as analysed by A. B.
Hill, indicate that there is high
incidence of tuberculosis among
compositors in early life and that
they then are comparatively free
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What Has This to Do with That?

:. o,, he that the answer to the farm prODleih 10
o,Irtailment of production . III. -
II NAV be that if the farmers VIII quiz RAISING %
,,ch wheat or so much rye, corn, barley OF coOOO "
whatever thing it is that each particular farmer 10
raising too much Of the laIiheIS "N'
prices. That may be true -,
T. NAV he the way to bring about prosperity u"
49,. go, lot Of people are saying so. OF course
49, aro others who dispute this theory; they say
80 - the farmer plants less and gets higher price
- b,,s,e or hale the total he receives VIII De aoou'
the same-and not enough for his needs Ihey say
that sxs makes only 80. just the same as oXo'
20 all this as it may, painter just walked out Oh
this office. a.. ,.~,, rrob-
what's a painter got to do with the farm prop
1s,,o II is difficult to say with certainty DuC 'AN
painter does seem to have some connection. FOr d"
bappens that his wife and baby have been starving
while all this wheat and other items OF "overproouc
ton" we're going to waste -
,r,sy we're starving up to a few days ago. when
one of the local social agencies gave them some He
sb as the painter expressed it, is back on Its 1eeC
-, odd. EXPRESSION. considering that the baby
i inst weeks old and has been on Its leeV
at all.
The painters story Is this: .
since 50 many people burned their fingers in Wall
street last fall and times became hard he mas oeeh
ont of work most of the time. There are many more
rainters apparently than there are JOBS
He isn't a very husky-looking fellow. although ne
can slap a paint brush all day with the pest Oh
then, he saws and offers the names OF NUMBER
of citizens who will testify to his ability and renaoliV
But when a contractor looks over bunch al apph-
cant for work some husker chap invariably Is CHOSEN
That has been going on for months.
The baby was born in June. Neither mother nor
babv seemed to do well and presently he got doctor
TO visit them.
Trouble is" said the doctor. your wife and oaoy
are starving They've got to have food and the right
kind"
The doctor caused the social agency to take
hand and now the baby at least is back on It's feet
But can't depend on charity said the painter
"I don't suppose as matter of fact that can get
charity very long: I don't know much about those
things. I've got to have work so can earn food tor
all three Of us"
That's all there is to tell about the painter 'Ex-
cent that we'll be glad to furnish his name and ad-
dress il YOU possibly can painter for day OF
two)
Now for the economic problem: Isn't there some
connection between the food the farmers are raising
IN such quantities and the thousands or to be exact
the millions who are unable to buy the food they
desperately need? Can't some connection be estao-
lshed between the bumper crops On the farm ana tne
empty crsws in the cities2
Is cutting down production the only answer? Is
81 any answer at all while there are enough hungry
people TO absorb the so-called surplusP
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TT SEEMS TO ME By HR REHY3S

into Red activities, has discovered
that American Communists receive
orders from Moscow.
I think no one should go to the
house of representatives unless he
is able to read and write and also
willing to avail himself Of that
privilege. The Great discovery hand
ed down by Fish has been matter
of newspaper record on many occa-
Sions.
1t was widely published at the
time the Soviet authorities over
ruled the choice Of American Com
munists and displaced Lovestone
with Foster.
Root is, Of course, no name to
couple with that of Fish. Root de-
serves we'll Of America and has rem
dered in his time brilliant and dis
tinguished service.
What a pity he should break
silence at this point in his career
to give fatuous advice.
Copyright. $780, by The Times)
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$>ZZcfN~
BITF1eF.1
THACKERAY'S BIRTH
July Is

0N July 10. 1911, William
" Makepeace Thackeray, English
novelist, was born at Calcutta.
After attending lower schools,
Thackeray entered Trinity college,
Cambridge, in 1929. but left a
year later without taking a de-
gree.
Thackeray s. tiled in Paris about
1884 to study art seriously. as he
had shown talent as a caricaturist.
His pencil was sc its best in fam
tastic work. as Is found in the
initial letters o. chapters as well as
in drawings r-ada for the amuse-
ment of child friends.
In 1897, he went to London and
became a regular magazine con-
tributor, illustrating many Of his
own sJorieS.
Thackeray, who had inherited
q tidy sum. lost nost of it in In
dian banks, in having good time,
and in two newspapers.
He became editor of the Corn
hill magazine in 1859. but re-
signed this pest three years later.
Thackeray made his reputation
by the @Snob Papers" in 1916
now known as The Book OF
Snobs."
He died on Der, "A. 1863.
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Brunswick, N. j. They broke up a
Communist meeting there.
The police had refused the Com
munists permit, but when the
meeting began there we're no guard
ians of the Jaw on hand. Accord
ingly the veterans decided to take
the law into their own hands.
One trembles to think of what
might have happened to the nation
if these amateur Sleuths had not
been on hand. The veteran group,
estimated at 5000, managed to pre-
vent crippled eX-soldier in a
wheelchair from speaking.
The unfortunate man had in
tended to talk about unemployment,
but his service comrades bore down
upon him and his wheelchair and
brushed him aside.
Seemingly it Is not patriotic for
an ex-soldier to talk about unem-
ployment. He should do his Starv-
ing with as little noise as possible.
Hamilton Fish, head Of the con-
gressional investigating committee
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TINE evil results of Elihu Roots
Il suggestion that federal red
batting squad be established already
are apparent. I quote from a letter
signed "Sanitas" in the New York
Times:
ut is the first DUTY of every citi-
zen who loves law and order to take
heed and do all in his power to keep
our country healthful and clean OF
Russian rot.
We should not leave it to congress,
to the state constabulary or the
local police, but should each one OF
us make it our business to watch
and warn and help stamp out this
dangerous and rapidly growing con-
dition."
In other words, all Americans are
asked to become volunteer spies and
shoppers. The desire to play police
man lies in every one of us. The
toy shops of my early youth all dis
played rough-rider costumes AND
police and fire uniforms.
Here in New York, at any rate
we all grew up in terror Of the
patrolman. He was the man who
chased us when we played baseball
on the sidewalks.
His was the whistle which warned
us away from grassy meadows in
the parks. Even in our go-cartS we
moved in front of cable cars or held
our ground at his direction.
1 don't know whether DR.. Freud
ever has voiced the theory, but there
must be such a thing as cop COM
pick. It is the alteration at the
basis of most reform movements.
Prohibition has given millions an
opportunity to play policeman. 1t
is just such an inner compulsion
which leads Senator Smith w.
Rrookhart to lean over and sniff the
contents of a neighbours glass at a
private dinner.