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ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH ilibllsTied January 20, 1836) 3c Per Copy ALTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1926 Member of The Associated Press ASK REOPENING OF HOSE HOUSE ON NORTH SIDE Babe's Birthday Officially Set After Debate Introduced in City Council by Alderman Gent Urges Steps Be Taken Now. ORDINANCE ON CLAWSON SIDEWALK Passed to Grant Request of Property Owners for Change in Location to Save Trees. resolution asking that steps be to reopen the North Side hose as soon as possible, introduced by Alderman Gent of the First ward, was passed Wednesday night by the Council. The resolution pointed Out that present and proposed hose houses do not provide "equalized protection" for the city, since funds had 1 been voted for equipment urged the necessary steps for reopening. Alderman Gent, in urging passage of his resolution, said people of the North Side had voted for all proposl- tioris of the bond Issue, and that that section Is the highest In the city and the farthest from a hoso house.

In that aectlon are many public buildings, he pointed out, Including churches, the orphanage, the Alton "Woman's Home, the new Ursullne convent, and others. "Perhaps it Is not possible now to reopen that hose house," said Gent, "but we feel that all necessary preliminary steps should be taken, so that the house may be restored to use as soon as possible." The resolution by unanimous vote referred to the Fire Department end Public Building committees, In eluding the citizens' advisory committees. Alderman Cairns announced that a meeting of the recreation committee be held Friday night in the office of the mayor and asked the attendance of the corporation counsellor and 'the engineer. The committee With the citizens advisory com- on the bond Issue. New Clawson.

Ordinance A new ordinance for the Clawson street sidewalk project, so the request of property owners regarding the distance of the walk from the curb could be granted, was passed. It repeals the old ordinance, but makes only the change in location In one block to make necessary the of terrace and cutting down of trees. A petition from the East End Improvement Association asked the removal of water troughs at Shields and Bozza and Broadway and Henry. Alderman Miller of the Fifth ward opposed this and the matter wns referred to the Streets and Alleys Committee and the aldermen of the Fourth and Fifth wards. The city hall trough was Included and the aldermen of the Second ward added to the committee.

A plat of Hawthorne place was referred to the Streets and Alleys and Real Estate Committees on motion of Alderman Cairns, chairman the latter. A request of Alderman Ohley for "slow" signs at curves on the newly- paved Belle street was referred to the Traffic Committee. Alderman Watson urged a sign for Henry and Union street. Alderman Jarrett wanted to know why are placed if drivers of automobiles do not obey the law. He urged strict enforcement of traffic laws.

Alderman Fitzgerald's resolution against full turns at Broad- Way-Ridge and Broadway-Third was passed. Want Dirt Removed practice of contractors who to remain in the streets up for discussion when Alderman Fahrlg osked that the superln- tendent of streets bo Instructed to re- the dirt on East Broadway, tater Alderman Miller Introduced resolution 'that the chief of police be Instructed to notify contractors to remove dirt from the streets at the end of each dny's work. The contractor who permitted littering of East Broadway was notified several times and foiled to remove the dirt, ho said. Alderman Moore presented a resolution providing that the city clerk request In writing the attitude of the Alton, Granite St. Louis Traction regarding tlie payment for paving of Washington nvenuc north from College.

Alderman Bailey said If no ordinance had been prepared for paving the street the resolution was out of order. Moore called on Corporation Counsellor- McRlnnls and City Engineer Schwab and they told progress of the project, Schwab said he had been unable to see Manager Allen of the traction company recently, but had hud a conference with him and with the company engineer. wild an agreement with the company for the paving would bo the better plan, as without It, two ordinances would have to be drawn fciid the property owners and the company treated separately, a slower and more expensive process. A daughter In July to Dr. and Mrs.

Ollle A. Meyer has had a change of The change In the birth date was made by the Bureau of Vita! Statistics of Illinois. But as the little girl Is less than two and a halt monthi old, she has not bothered her heat about the matter, though the date 01 her natal anniversary has been the subject of news stories In many papers and medical journals. It will be recalled that the Tele graph carried a story of the birth of the baby last July telling of the di- lemna of the attending physician, Dr. George Worden, and her parents in reporting the birth date.

The baby was born at what seemed exactly midnight and there was doubt whether the birth date should be reported to the state registrar as July 10 or July 11. Finally Dr. Worden and Dr. Meyer agreed on the date of July 11. But in a recent letter Dr.

I. D. Rawllngs, head of the statistical department ot the Illinois Department of Health, has authorized that the date on the birth certificate be changed to July 10. In a letter to Dr. Worden he suggests the record read "12 night, July 10." As a result, little M'lss Meyer will celebrate her first birthday next July 10 and probably will be fast asleep when the exact annvlersary of the hour ot her birth occurs for many years to come.

REVAMPING OF LICENSE LAWS HERE IS URGED Report of Legal Department to Council Says Many Amendments Not Stand Test. Accuses Aimee of Hoax COMPLETE REPORT TO BE PREPARED Result of Conference With Chicago Experts Attitude of Supreme Court Discussed. TRIAL OF 8 MEN FOR POSTOFFIGE ROBBERY OCT. 5 Joseph Melling, One of Defendants, Also Will Go to Trial for C. A.

Mail Holdup. Trial of the men accused of tho robbery of the Alton Postofflce on May 12, 1024, has' been set for Tuesday. Oct. 5, in the Federal Court at Springfield. The defendants In the case are Joseph Melllng of Springfield; Ray Larrlson, Robert Doollng, Joseph Benjamin Simon and Joseph Marino, all.

of, Alton; John Adams, now In jail at Peorla, and Louts Hammerman of St. Louis, alleged to have been the "fence." Melling also is a defendant in the Chicago Alton mall holdup at Springfield and on this charge will go to trial on Monday, Oct. 4. He Is one of four defendants still to be tried, there already having been four convictions on the Springfield mall robbery charge. The latter holdup was staged on April 1, 1923.

Arrests In the Alton Postofllce robbery were made in January of this year, 20 months after the robbery here. The robbers broke Into the office through a rear door and blasted their way into the safe, taking $34.000 in cash and stamps. On Feb. 10 a special grand jury was convened in Springfield and Indictments were returned against the eight men named. As soon as the Indictments were returned warrants were Issued and the eight taken Into custody.

A short time later Melling, a former Altonian, was indicted for alleged participation in the C. A. mail holdup. Later, the defendants in the stamp robbery were relndicted, when Hammerman also was named. The men who robbed the Alton Postofflco are said to have received but $5000 for the stamps.

All the Alton men indicted for the robbery gave bond of each. AH the defendants under indictment have claimed Innocence. Gray Stores Is Incorporated -Papers At incorporation were Issued to Gray Skirts, Incorporated, East Broad- flfcy, Alton, by the secrttury of state foilny. The firm lias In nnd will deal in wearing apparel and jewelry. Alfred Weber, Edna F.

Weber, William G. Gray and UuJla M. Oray are the TT Report on the recent conference with Chicago legal experts regarding license ordinances was made AVed- nesday night to tho city council by John F. McGlnnls, corporation counsel, representing the legal department of this city. McGlnnls was aided by Virgil Jacoby, city attorney, In his Chicago conferences.

McGlnnls told the council that, because of the great amount of work involved, only a preliminary report could be mado and that later a complete report would be forthcoming. The report made Wednesday night sets forth that while many of the Alton license ordinances are such as to stand the test of legality In court, amendments to them must be eliminated. It also Is pointed out that many were drawn in agreement with the H- census, and many under stress of circumstances in war time. A revamping to make the license ordinances conform to the Supreme Court attitude against licenses for revenue only Is necessary, the report Indicates. Report to Council The report follows: "The legal department, as per resolution heretofore offered and passed by the City Council, herewith submits the following as a preliminary report: "We have conferred with Mr.

Hornstein (Chicago license export) and have gone over several opinions, and decisions of recent date, and we find that the report of our findings will take considerable time to prepare, but we can say, at the present time, that the majority of the license regulations provided for in the city of AUon. will stand a test In thft courts, but it will be considerable time before we can eliminate the illegal amendments. Attitude of Court "We also find that a great many of the licenses were put Into effect by agreement of the licensees and Alton was not tho only city at fault, and furthermore, they were put into effect during war time and under -stress of circumstances, but the majority of these, at the present time, owing to tho attitude of the courts against licenses for revenue, and owing to the fact that the licensees are contesting them, we must repeal. "We find from careful examination of tho later cases that the Supreme court of this state is absolutely against licenses for revenue only, and Is not even favorable toward regulatory licenses. That may seem strange to people who arc not familiar with the revenue of cities but it is, accord- Ing to our theory, based upon taxation.

"We hope to have our full recommendations on the repeal of ordinances, the enacting of new ordl nances, in the hands of this council very shortly and in the meantime we would suggest that tho procedure hcrtoforo bo adhered to. "Tho legal department, owing to the fact that it was given great help by means of written opinions nnd briefs of cases, was able to complete its consultation work In one day." "JOHN F. McGINNIS, JR." BUSSES NOT TO INTERFERE WITH TRACTION CARS No Plans Announced for Service of Blue Goose Line, Granted Intra- State Permit. CHANGES MAY BE MADE FUTURE Bernlce Morris (left). Los Angeles stenographer, was one of the witnesses on whose testimony charges of conspiring to produce false evidence have been made against Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist.

Miss Morris, secretary to a. lawyer whom Mrs. McPherson retained, declared she heard her employer and the evangelist planning fictitious testimony about Mrs. McPherson's She Is shown here wlthj her sister, Madge. Bus Service to be Given Complete Study Before Interurban Is Affected, SayS Official.

FIND TELEGRAMS FROM AIMEE TO RADIO OPERATOR Messages i Suicide's Room Purported Signed by Evangelist, Her Mother and Others. ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOLS SHOWS BOOST OF 400 Rotary Club Entertains Many Guests The Rotary club had an unusually large number of visitors at Its weekly meeting yesterday. Besides a delegation brought here from Springfield by President V. Y. Dallman of the Springfield Rotary club, a delegation came from Jerseyvllle with a view to ascertaining how a Rotary club is conducted.

Jerseyville Is on the list for a Rotary club if the men ot that city decide they would like to get together In one. The committee which visited here yesterday may be the nucleus around which Jerseyvllle will organize. The Springfield Rotarlans brought with them their chorister, R. Albert Guest, who Is county auditor of Sangamon county, and has several business enterprises. He led the singing of the Rotarlans and put a pep in It that will be long remembered.

Among those present were V. Y. Dallman, editor of the Springfield Register, andDnn Bnyder. general manager of the Illinois Traction System. Dr.

Franklin Maurer, Harry Thornton, Chayden Davis, manager of the Hotel Abraham Lincoln, and John Mueth of Springfield, Merle Dancy and JSmll Roehry, of St. Louis and W. H. Bayer of East St. Louis.

The principal speaker of the day was President Dallman of the Spring- Held Rotary club who gave a talk that was full of humor arid fun. He told briefly a atory of a trip he made with a party of newspaper men Inspecting the fighting fleet of the United Stales navy and this trip was made to furnish forth the humor. Weather Forecast Illinois Probably showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday, cooler late tonight In northwest portion; much cooler Friday and Friday LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, purporting' to have been signed by Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, and others, addressed to the missing, radio man in the Angelus Temple kidnaping iasc.

Kenneth G. Ormlston, at a San Francisco hotel, were found by detectives here today In the room of Dr. A. M. Waters, who committed suicide AVednesday Sept.

Home Made Ford Brake Stops 'Em Do you know that a Ford brake that will stand a Ford most on its nose and stop It instantly is mads right here in Alton? Well It is, It Is made down nt the Beall Bros. Manufactory, down below the Glass works and Is known as -the BB Brake, the BB meaning Beall Bros. The brake In the beginning was patented by William Savldge of Alton and believing in bin patent and believing that it will do Its stuff when you need It worst, when the other fellow fulls to make the boulevard stop, etc. The brake Is attached on the drum ot the rear wheels and the claim ot Savldge Is that It eaves the roar end of a Ford, that It saves rellnlng and Is all In all a more economical brake than the Ford has now. J.

B. Steck Gains Office iri Kiwanis DAVENPORT, Sept. 23, Dr. F. P.

Hammond of Chicago was elected governor -of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa district of Klwanls at the convention which closed here yesterday afternoon, Clyde A. Backus of Chicago was elected district secretary and John W. Hartz of Peorla was reelected treasurer. Lieutenant Governors of the nine districts were named as follows; No. 1.

N. Jans. Evanston; No. 1, South. George McEldowney, Chicago Heights; No.

1 West, ffr. Carl Stuuffcr, Elgin; No, 2, Harry Meyer, Elkader; No. 3, Dr. C. Paul White.

Kewanee; No. 4 Wilfred Arnold, Gnlesburg; No. 8, J. B. Stock, Alton; No.

8, W. Harold Wiley, Decntur; No. 7, Judso Lester Fish, Law- rencevllle. A banquet at the Masonic Temple last night marked the end of the con- ENGINEER TO BE COUNTY MAN AT SANITARIUM A. C.

Powell of Collinsville Will Act as Construction Supervisor on Repair Job. A. C. Powell civil and mining en glneer of Colllnsvillc, been ap pointed to represent the interests of Madison County as supervisor of struction In work being, done tho tuberculosis sanitarium. He was retained by tho Board of Trustees fol lowing a conference with members the sanitarium committee th county board at a recent meeting in Edwardsville.

Powell has alr'cad: taken up the work, and will tho progress of the contractor unde the plans drawn for the Board Trustees by Condron and Post, Chi cago consulting engineers. At the same conference at whlol Powell was retained, action was lak en to encourage expediting the worl ot putting the sanitarium in conrtitloi for reoccupancy. F. C. Copplngcr assistant supervisor nnd Alton mem her of the county sanitarium commit tee, points out that there Is necessity of speeding the work as much as pos slble so that patients may reoecupj the building before revere cold er sets In.

At present the patient nre accommodated In tents, nnd wll continue to faro excellently th weather continues open. As previously told the eanltnrlim structure was' endangered by nettle ment of thought to duo to cnllapEfl of mine workings considerable distance underground The remedy decided on wan to plac the building on jacks, carried nn th foundation, so as to relevcl am equalize the structure, nnd then tie the walla together with many stee rods. As eoon the building hns beei equalized ai tied together, it wll be perfectly safe to rcoccupy It. tli have advised. Tlio con trading firm ensaged on tho wnr! Th th was danse Is Davis and Stelhl of St.

Louis. first step taken was to brace If Which 830 Are in the High School, Report of Curtis Discloses. On the basis of a total enrollment EOC7 as tabulated Wednesday, Superintendent Curtis announced today that there Is on Increase of 400 In the attendance in he Alton district schools as compared to the corresponding date last The enrollment tabulation made yes- erday shown 4107 pupils in the grades and S30 In high school, a grand total of 5027, which Is a gain of 454 over the enrollment on the opening day, Sept. 7, The pain Is considerably greater than expected, the greater part of the increase being due to the enrollment ot pupils since the opening day. Registration in the grades is now neo.rlng a stable point, Superintendent Curtis says, but a slow but steady increase In high chool registration Is continuing.

There are now 300 more pupils In school than at the end of the first quarter last year, the superintendent finds. In order to accommodate the Increso In the number of grade pupils, It was necessary to make many transfers from one grade building to another, but this Inter-school movement now has been completed. Pupils in the colored schools and all colored pupils in high school were granted half holiday Wednesday afternoon In order that they might attend the Emancipation Day celebration. A plan has been approved by the school superintendent whereby pupils next year may participate if public program is arranged for the Epinnclpatlon observance. Thursday is to be election day In high school, Principal Turpln baa announced.

All classes will elect officers on the same day. A pollliiK place has been provided for of the eight classes and an hour has been appointed for tho members to assemble, make nominations, and carry out an election. Tho election IR of es- special Interest to members of tlie entering Freshman class, known as the 1-1 class, as it will be tho Initial organization for tho new high school pupils. Plans for the operation of the Blue Goose bus lines, bertofore doing an Intercalate business between'St. Louis and Illinois points, Including Alton, but yesterday granted a permit to'do intra-state business, have not been definitely completed, according to a statement made at the offices ot the Alton, Granlto St.

Louis Traction Co. today. Conferences are being held between officials of the company to decide on a proposed time and the prices (o be charged between the various points along the line of the bus runs. But for tho present there seems to be one thing certain, and that Is that tho regular schedule of the Interurban cars will not be Interfered with. While the Interurban cars and the Blue Goose busses run between the same points or close to them, the routes traveled by the Interurban and the busses are somewhat different and It Is not now 'apparent that tho running of the intorurban cars will interfere with the operation of the busses.

In fact, It seems that the practical application of the theory Is that each Helps the other, an official said today. Electric Cars to Remain Officials of the Alton Granite St. Loula Traction Co. are not willing to abandon the idea the electric railway system Is a necessary thing for Alton or any other city, and. In any event, they would be hesitant about abandoning; the street car system, dlfcpyered that the "tit was a.

better mohcy making it "'was said. The street railway system Is not making money at the, pr.csent time, but the officials of the company hopo to keep it In operation and they are exerting their best efforts to make it profitable. After the operation of the busses, the actual results the effect of the bus lino on. the interurban car service will bo studied and the officials ot the company are unable to tell at the present time what effect the busses 1 will have on the interurban service. For the immediate present, and until such a time as the problem has been given a chance to work out a practical solution for itself, there will be no change whatever In the running of the interurban cars, it was said.

Schedule To Be Drawn This is the substance of an interview secured from one ot the officials of the company in regard to the possibility ot discontinuing street car service, and the apparent greater The Big Fight In A Nutshell Principal! William Harrison Dempsey, heavyweight champion of the world sjnce and Jamei Joseph (Gene) Tunney, challenger. Number Of rounds to a rendered by two judges or, In event the judged disagree, decision by the referee. His Identity will not bo revealed until just before the. principals enter ring. Rlckard.

Time and 8:80 and 8.46 p. eastern standard time, at Eeequi-Centennlal Stadium South Philadelphia. (In case of rain will be held-tomorrow night.) at 7 p. All heavyweight bouts, all six rounds: Monte Munn, Lincoln, vs Hughlo Clements, Gloucester. N.

George Godfrey, Phlla dclphla negro, vs Bob Jtavrson, Alabama negro; Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia, vs Jimmy Delaney, St. Paul; Knuto Hansen, Racine vs Jack Demave, Hoboken Harry Persson, Sdowlsh champion vs Sergeant Jack Adams, St Louis. Six rounder between Mar tin Burke New Orleans and Yale Okum, New York, scheduled otter main bout. Probable which 127,000 paid. Probable' Fighters purse $430,000 tot Dempsey and for Tunney RAIN NOT LIKELY! TO DELAY BOUT FOR HEAVY TITLE "Nothing Short of Cloudburst Will Prevent the Bout," Says Boxing, Commission Chairman.

GATE' TO APPROACH $2,000,000 Mark! Champion Dempsey, Three Years of IdlenessJ Meets Gene Tunneyji Former Marine. COURT REFUSES PLEA FOR WRIT TO HALT FIGHT Application of B. C. Clements for Injunction Is Turned Down by Pennsylvania Tribunal. possibilities in adhering to the bus service, for which' the company has recently been granted writ of convenience and necessity.

The same representative of the company said that the application for a writ to operate the busses has been on file for several months, without having been acted on, and the granting the permit at this time is a sudden move which has left them devoid of plans for the future. Entirely new plans will have to bo made, and for the present Jhe company has no Idea as to what will bo the schedule ot runs or the prices to be charged between inhibit towns. There are a number of Important matters to be considered, the official said, and it probably will be two or three months before definite plans may be announced and before the company will actually begin operating under the full range of the permit granted. of pulling away from the main Fee- lion of the building. Work of plac.

ing jacks next undertaken while arrival of the steel rods was awaited. progress lias been made thus far, It Is reported. The contract contemplates completion of the leveling und Heine In Bfl cliij's lime. During the week ending Sept. 8, more rapid cettlomcnt In the scnltar- him was noted, it Is stated, but Engineer Powell made another check in tho five days following, namely Sept.

to 13, In which practically no further settlement was noted, nnd there Is hopo thot settlement may linvo reached the maximum. The rehablll- tatlpn plan contemplates that eventually tho settlement lie so complete that foundations may lie. underpinned or reinforced. Work lluiH far Is fiiild to have revealed tlie foundation wan well constructed, nnd but fur tho fine construction Job done, damage to the building in the "ground ellp" been muc.U greater. Jury Disagrees on Possession When T.

H. Williams of Wood River dared tho Wood River police to raid his home for liquor, they took up Ills proposition and raided the hoiife. finding a pint bottle of liquor. Williams had previously told them that they would find the bottle there, but maintained that it was for medicinal purposes. A charge-ot possession of whiskey was tried out before Justice H.

P. Ladd of East Alton yesterday on change of venue from Police Magistrate Wilson ot Wood niver. City Attorney F. J. Manning of Wood lllver prosecuted nnd Attorney William Wilson of Alton defended Williams.

A jury was called. Two of the jurymen upheld Williams' contention that the liquor was used properly for medicine and four were tor conviction. It will be necessary to retry the cage, Williams testified that went to his physician nnd asked for a small amount of whiskey for a cold. The physician said It would be necessary to prescribe at least a pint. Williams did not need the entire pint and saved Imlf of It for bin son, who became ill later.

When the home was raided two bottles wcro found, one partly filled with 33 per cent whlskev and the other with 8 or 7 per cent key. weakened with water and rock cundy. Sept. 23. The application for an Injunction to stop Dempsey-Tunney fight to- njjtht dismissed this morning.by the unanimous opinion of three judges iii -conimons pleas court, court's "fiectsion removed the last legal obstacle confronting the bout.

Injunction suits brought by B. C. Clements, Chicago promoter, who claims a prior contract for Dempsey's services, were dismissed. One alined to restrain Promoter Tex Rlckard and the other the Sesqul-Centennlal Exposition from conducting the title match. The court, in the opinion read by Presiding Judge Bartlett, held that evidence ot the alleged contract between Clements and Dempsey as well as tho fulfillment of the terms ot It were not sufficient upon which to baso injunction proceedings.

Clements' attempted block tho fight was based on the contention that Dempsey was obligated to fight Harry Wills before meeting any other opponent. Indiana courts Issued an Injunction against tho fight on the plea Clements, but the Philadelphia court in its opinion today held that this was not enforceable here because Dempsey is not within the jurisdiction of tho Pennsylvania courts and because Tunney and Rickard were not parties to the Indiana action' between Clo- mets and Dempsey. "From the proofs submitted," the opinion said, "the alleged contract between plaintiff and Dempsey was vague and uncertain Instead of clear and specific. No proof was offered by plaintiff that It was prepared to carry out the contemplated exhibition inso- faras tho said Wills was concerned; nor did the plaintiff establish sufficient proof It had complied with the alleged contract by the payment of 5300,000 to Dempsey and it seeks to restaln a breach of a. conjectural rather than a proved contract.

"In such a case equity will not Issue an injunction. Ordinarily the test of the jurisdiction of equity to grant such an Injunction la the Inadquacy of legal remedy for damages. Where there Is qn adequate remedy at law for a breach ot contract a court In equity will not lend Its aid to restrain a breach thereof. The plaintiff by instituting suits for damage for the breach ot an alleged contract Is per-, suaded that it has an adequate remedy at law." PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23, With the legal atmosphere cleared by the dismissal ot all Injunction and the weather clearing after a morn- Ing of Intermittent showers, 'the Dempsey-Tunney heavyweight championship battle apparently had hurdled all of its eleventh-hour obstacles, At 2 rt m.

the sun came out to dry tho dampened rows ot scats at tha stadium, scene of tonight's battle, and warmed the multitude of fans making 1 up the most spectacular jam that ever accompanied a sporting event anywhere. Three railroads, their facilities taxed to the limit, estimated they already had, handled 80,000 arrivals. On this basis it seemed that close to 200,000 fans altogether would figure In the final crush to fill the arena to Its capacity of 132,000. There was no prospect of more than a threatening weather gesture for the rest of the day. and the crowds b'egan their "big push" toward the where the fight preliminaries start at 8 p.

with the championship bout slated for 9:30 or 9:45. The big corps of ticket handlers, ushers- and polios prepared to let the advance guard into the stadium at 3 o'clock. The arrival of the challenger, Gena Tunney, by airplane from his training camp added a colorful episode to the day's excitement but also sent -a few shivers down the spine of Tex Rlckard, contemplating the resulting risk to his record investment of nearly $2,000,000. Dempsey was not expected to arrive- before evening. Ho was to make the trip In a.

special car from Atlantic City. 'Dempsey became an even favorite to defend his title after it became known thnt he had scaled 150 pounds at Atlantic City. This was an advantage of four and a half pounds over the challenger, who scaled pounds here. It was within two pounds of Dempsey's weight when he won the crown from, Jess Willard seven years ago and Indicated the champion was in fine trim. Wagers were reported at odds of as high as four to one on Dempsey, with little Tunney money in sight.

The bulk of bets were made on Ihe basis of a knockout victory for the title-holder. SESQUI-CEXTENNIAL STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23. Heavy storm clouds hovered over Dempsey-Tunney fight arena today sprinkling the battleground with, inter mittent showers. Tex Rickard'a "weather luck" was not much In evidence but there was no indication that the weather would cause a postponement.

"Nothing short of a cloudburst will prevent the bout." Frank L. Wiener, chairman of the Pennsylvania Boxing Commission, declared after a preliminary survey of conditions and Inspection of the stadium. The bis stadium was a dreary vista. In the gloomy atmosphere. A Email gang of workmen hammered the last nails Into temporary seats while others completed the task of providing two additional exits.

Outside the arena a cordon was stationed early. The fnct that there Is no last minute sale of tickets at the stadium forestalled the usual all-night lines of faithful fans. Only a scattering few Idlers were on the outskirts and the main rush was not expected befora Change in Date Of Address to Eagles Judge Thomas O'Donnell of Kansas City who was to have made an address at the regular meeting of the Eagles' lodge tonight will not bo to be present, Secretary Ben Winters announces. After making arrangements to come to Xlton toclny, Judge O'Donnell was forced to change his plans, and lias written Mr. Winters offering to come Oct.

7 Instead. Judge O'Donnell Is on the circuit bench In Knncns and known one of the ablest speakers In the Eagles' fraternity. For Employment use Clasulfied Ads. Western Union Wires to Florida Restored Special efforts were made by the WeMmi Union Telegraph Company (o coiilnue furnishing service to put- rons In the vicinity of the storm ut Miami and other points In Florida. L'pon receipt of the weather bureau warning.

"'0 company sent seven to storm area and five gangs to Mobile. Five hundred- repairmen for the company are now working in iho utorin urea. Extra to aid In restoration of the service wore strung from West Palm Beach to MUuul City. nikluClernoon. Because of tho rain workmen delayed putting the finishing touches to the ring.

The canvas padding was to be Jald, the ropes wrapped nnd put Into position. The regiment of 1500 ushers wers marshalled early In tho morning fop a final drill and assigned to places. Fight nt 8:30 p. m. The celebration ot 150 years ot American independence, In comparatively ancient warfare, gave today to the spectacle of a modern conflict, tho settlement of personal fighting supremacy between Jack Dempscy and liene Tunney.

Champion nnil challenger will etnrt fighting shortly after 8:30 p. m. standard tlmo, for tlie heavyweight championship of the world. Few wars have required more diplomatic maneuvers, negotiations and ultimatums than this duel, but tha path to its consummation today! seemed clear. The funs were confident that' eleventh-hour litigation would not tcrfere ami the captains of men and women whose names fill pages of society's bluebooks, holdlnff! tho choicest of the ringside tlck-i cts.

mingled with the fans clutching $5.50 pasteboards. I Nothing In sportinn history has approached the proportions.ot this tacle. As many followers of sport' may have Jammed their way Into aucli events UK the English Derby or tha Indianapolis automobile nice but the paying public ut Midi classics could not compare (lie throng; that ali ready him turned close $1.750.000 lnt(J the cofft-ra uf Tex Iticknrd'3 tlon. (CuiHlnueil oy. 2).