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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17
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A number of distinguished grad uates of Old Eli have become some what perturbed by the tendency of the undergraduate editors at Yale to squawk about athletic epi- sodes and affairs.
 Some of the squawks at New Haven, as a matter of fact, have not been confined entirely to the undergraduates. as in the cele- brated case of the tackling of Albie Booth by the Army last fall.
 Successive defeats administered to the Ellis by the superior vars...g crews of Columbia and Cornell this spring prompted criticism of the Eli coaching system as well as com petitive tactics, despite the almost unbroken stretch of triumph for the Blue oars since 1923.
 The latest squawx concerns the intercollegiate polo championship. The Yale Daily News attacks the scheme of playing this tournament on handicap basis as "incompati- ble with the spirit of match play between universities.
 Yale has the strongest college polo team in the east, at full strength. On the handicap basis, obliged to concede anywhere from five to nine goals to it's rivals, the Elis' chances of winning would be only fair.
 Polo, however, is one of the few sports based almost entirely on the handicap system Every individual is rated at so many goals, up to a maximum of ten, where Tommy Hitchcock holds forth as the para gon for others to be rated by. The handicap system makes for keener competition. It also offsets the ad- vantage any one club or school, such as Yale, would possess by vir- tue of its attraction of star talent.
 Instead of squawking themselves, Yales polo players probably relish the idea of having better competi- ticn. If they play up to form, their chances of winning anyway are at least as good as any rivals. If they lose, everyone will still know they are good enough to be included In international polo company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17

The strawberry crop in North Carolina this year is better than in many years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17
CRIMES SLAVES:
 REDS TRIM HIM

A beard growth of at least 24 hours has long been part of Bur leigh Grimes regular pitching equipment.
 That black stubble keeps the glare from being reflected into your eyes" the old spitballer often told his teammates.
 Then, too, it makes you look little tough and pitching is just an act out there, anyhow. If you can make yourself look a little tougher to the batters, let the beard grow, says I.'
 After years of following this GUS tom on his day to pitch, Burleigh recently showed up for mound duty at the ball yard in Cincinnati with a fresh shave.
 Before the game his record for the season was five straight vic- tories. After the game it was five victories and one defeat And the lowly Reds made II hits.
 An effort to connect the shaving episode with the fact that Burleigh is a bridegroom failed But anyway he says it won't happen again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17
HARPER WANTS SON NOT
 TO ATTEND NOTRE DAME

WICHITA, Kas., June 17.-Jesse Harper, new director of athletics at Notre Dame, doesn't want his son, Mel, to go to college at South Bend.
 The boy would be handicapped" there, his father says, and lack the freedom to develop which would be his in another school.
 Young Harper, member of the graduating class of 1927 in w shila high school. probably will enter the University of Eanras.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17
NAVY VICTOR
 IN BIG RACE
 BY F LENGTHS
Rank Outsider Springs Sur prise in Annual East
 ern Regatta

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 17.-Beaten in every short dis tance race rowed earlier in the season, the Navy crew, rank out sider, raced in a rainstorm late yesterday afternoon on the Hud- son River to a surprise victory in the annual regatta, new stroke R. P. Hunter setting a pace to beat Cornell a length and one-half and the University of Washington by nearly two lengths.
 The rest of the crews were scat tered and badly beaten.
 The University of Washington varsity eight led the first three miles of the four miles, three lengths ahead of all at the half way mark.
 Washington did not yield to the Navy's spurt until half a mile from the finish.
 The following is the time of the crews: Navy 18 minutes 54 1-10 seconds Cornell 18 minutes 59 seconds.
 Washington 19 minutes 3-10 sec- onds.
 California 19 minutes II 4-10 sec- onds.
 Syracuse, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Wisconsin and Massachusetts Tech came trailing after in the order named a few seconds behind each other.
 The Syracuse Junior varsity won the three mile race length ahead of California.
 The University of Washington Freshmen led all the way in the two-mile race, more than length in front of Cornell
 One hundred thousand persons saw the race.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17
YALE DEFEATS
 WASH. HUSKIES

SEATTLE, June 17.-Yales 150 pound crew defeated the University of Washington lightweights by three and one-half lengths over a mile and one-eighth course to claim the National championship in that class.
 The time was six minutes sev- enteen and eight-tenths seconds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17
sLUGGING PITCHERS

SLUGGING PITCHERS
 Major league pitchers seem to have taken fresh courage at the plate as well as in the box with the advent of the new ball.
 A number of the fingers, such as Uhle of the Tigers, Lyons of the White Sox and Ruffing of the Yan- kees, have always been able to hit. They frequently pinch-hit.
 Wes Terrell of the Cleveland h. dians contributed double and home run to the festivities on the day he pitched his no-hit game against the Browns.
 Fred Fitzsimmons of the Giants isn't impressive at the plate but he can and does connect. Lefty Grove surprised himself with a two-base blow that helped him continue his winning streak. Red Lucas of the Reds is considered a menace at the plate and Jess Haines, the Cardinal veteran, has astonished the onlook- CTS number of times by prodigi- ous feats with the willow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-17

Ma Strihling, mother of the heavyweight contender, is person. ally supervising his meals while he is in training for his championship fight with Max Schmeling.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
MARION TALLEY
ON AIR JULY IS

NEW YORK. July s.-Marion
Talley, the little girl from Kan
sas who retired from the Metro
politan Opera Company two years
ago at the age of %, is coming
back to her public for a brief
interllde, despite a former de-
claration she was through.
Two years ago she emphatic
ally told New York and the rest
of the opera-l loving world she
was ending her singing career
and that fate was calling her
back to her farm.
Now late has again whispered
in her ear, she says. and she
has accepted an offer to sing
for 80 minutes July 13 over a
coast-to-coast network of the r.
tional Broadcasting Company.
Marion said two years ago
that she was going back to the
farm at Colby, Kan, to watch
the wheat grow" and find peace
and quiet and happiness" Since
she left her opera public, she
has lived with her mother and
sister at the best hotel in Colby.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
BOHEMIA BRIDGE
IS APPROVED

Application by Maryland for
approval of bridge to be con-
structed across the Bohemia
River between Chesapeake City
and Cecilton, Md, to replace an
existing bridge at that locality.
was approved by Assistant Secre-
tary Of War, F. Truebee David.
son, today.
At public hearing held to
consider the project objection was
made to the proposed location of
the south end of the bridge so
as to occupy part of an existing
commercial wharf, thereby injur-
ing its usefulness.
This objection was withdrawn
on the understanding that the
Roads Commission would provide
facilities equivalent to those ex-
isting now,
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
Heat Keeps Rockefeller
Indoors on Birthday

POCANTICO HILLS, N. Y,
July 8 0NS) John D. Rookie
fcller celebrated his ninety-second
birthday indoors today.
Fog, heat and humidity made
it inadvisable for him to carry
out the usual out-of-d doors routine
of his birthday celebration.
Mr.. Rockefeller abandoned the
usual attendance at church and
all of his other outside routine.
WelI-wisherS Turned Away.
The 8,OOO-acre estate Of the
ROckefelIerS was well guarded
and hundreds Of well-wiShers
were turned away at the gates.
The normal guard at the nine en-,
frances to the estate was supple
mented for the day by a squad
of so State troopers.
Flowers commemorating the
birthday arrived by the automo-
bile load.
Generally speaking, it was
a happy birthday for the oil pio-
neer. He was in perfect health.
His children and grandchildren
were gathered around him. He
had a plentiful supply of shining,
bright, new dimes to distribute.
Mr.. Rockefeller was up before 7
q. mas usual.
There was library Of mes
sages from all parts of the world
wishing him many more years of
birthdays. He listened with bright
ened eyes as his secretary read
them.
There were birthday presents at
breakfast. The list included a set
of golf clubs as shining and new
as his dimes.
Plays FavOrite Game
Surrounded by his family, Mr..
Rockefeller was in jovial mood at
breakfast. He celebrated the oc-
casion by an additional glass of
milk. And tonight he will deviate
slightly from the dietary path to
taste of his birthday cake.
A reading from the Scriptures
followed breakfast.
Then came the yearly festivity
Of everybody playing Numerica-
ROckefeller'S favOrite paStime. He
won, not because they let him,
but because he is an expert.
Members of his family present
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
AMBASSADOR
/ PROTESTS
RULING
Attorney for Envoy Declares
! Chicago Judge Lied; Told
to Shut Up or Go to Jail

CHICAGO. July 8 Q.N.S0.
Adolfo Dominguez, acting Mexi,
can consul, was free. on a writ
of habeas corpus today after serv-
ing four hours in Jail for con-
tempt of court while government
officials puzzled over the inter
national consequences.
Some claim the Six-mOnthS SEN
tence given by Judge Thomas
Green, of South Chicago munich
pal court is a violation of diplO-
matte immunity guaranteed by
treaty and may require an apology
by the Federal Government.
Others said the cOnSul's status
was the same as any foreign
citizen and no immunity was
involved.
Ambassador Protests
Senor Manuel Tellez, Mexican
! ambassador, protested to the
, State Department at Washington
and wires hummed as Chicago
was ordered to forward details to
the embassy. Gov. Louis L. En-
merSon was asked to make an
immediate investigation.
! Although there were two stories
of what occurred in court to mer-
it the contempt sentence, Judge
Joseph Burke, who issued the
writ and will hear it Saturday,
said he would decide only on the
legality and propriety of the ac-
tion.
Judge Green's contempt order
charged Dominguez with inter
ceding in court case in a loud
and boisterous manner, using
abusive language" Dominguez'
attorney, T. r. Baker, declared:
Judge Green's commitment
paper contains one lie after
another. His explanation is a
complete fabrication"
This man openly defied me
by interrupting my court. When
i warned him he dared me to
put him in Jail. So did. No
foreign official is going to die
tate to me in my court. And
it will take an order from
President Hoover to expunge
the contempt sentence from
my records"
Says Writ Illegal
He said Judge Burke was with
out authority to discharge the
consul.
Judge Green is a former Ma
rine and served under Maj. Gen.
Smedley Butler.
According to the judge. the
consul and his lawyer entered
court yesterday morning as he
was sentencing Mexican va
grant and objected to the SEN
tence. The consul's lawyer claims
the judge started his TRADE
against the consul and Mexican
government as SION as he found
they were in court. He quoted
Judge Green as saying:
Shut up or I'll throw you in
the CAM"
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
Mrs. Robbins Worried
At Dangerous Flight
But Son, 5, Is Thrilled

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 8
G.N.SO O.-The wife and five-year-
old son of Reg Robbins received
the news of Robbins take-ooff to
Toxic with diverse emotions to-
day.
Mrs. Robbins was plainly wor-
ried, while junior, who chriStened
his fathers ship before it left
Fort Worth, was as excited, al
most, as if he were taking part
in the flight. Mrs. Robbins said: !:
II have lots of confidence in
Reg, but it is a dangerous
flight. Naturally, I'm worried
Robbins gained his first public
recognition about three years ago,
when, in a second hand plane,
he broke the endurance flight rec
ord established a few months
earlier by the Army airplane
Question Mark"
Companion Is Wealthy
The money he made out of
that flight he used to buy a
tri-motored ship. with which he
has made a living "barnstorm-
ing" about the Southwest ever
since.
H. s. Jones, Robbins navigator
on the transpacific flight, first
met Robbins when he employed
him to pilot him about the State
on several business trips.
Jones, a bachelor, is head of
a small oil company and is con-
Sidered wealthy. He and several
of his friends financed the flight
to Tokyo and Jones is taking part
in it for the thrill Of the thing.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
Filler Badly Injured
As Plane Hits Hill
Photo by International

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio, July
8 ONSO. An airplane crashed
into a hillside near the Yorkville
airport here today, resulting in
possibly fatal injuries to Charles
Sugg, flier in the Ford National
Reliability Air Tour. The plane
crashed as it was taking off with
other planes in the fleet, toward
Columbus, the next stop in the
tour,
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
HOIUGrd Professor
GiUen Phi. d. Degree

Prof. E. E. Lewis. of the depart
ment of economics at Howard
University. has just been awarded
the degree of doctor of philosophy
in economies at Columbia Univer-
sity. it was announced today.
Unlike the usual study on negro
migration, Prof. Lewis work in
volved an elaboration of StatiSti-
cal formulae that can be used to
measure economic changes of
prices and money. as well as popu-
1atiOn
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
REFUEL PLANE.
AWAITS PAIR /
IN ALASKA :
FIiers Confident as They Hop
on First Lap of Japanese
Flight for $4,000 Prize

(Continued From Page -
expected to follow a course over
the Bering Sea to Siberia and
thence to the Japanese Kuriles,
which they will follow in their
effort to reach Tokyo.
Try for $4,000
Due to the fact that tAey
will refueI outside the Seattle
area, Robbins and Jones will not
be eligible for the $25,OOO offered
by the city of Seattle for the
first nonstop flight between the
two cities, but will be eligible
for I. $25,OOO purse offered by a
Tokyo newspaper.
While the nonstop portion Of
their flight was launched here
early today, Robbins and Jones
really started their flight Tues
day, June 80, at Fort Worth,
Texas.
They took off early on that
date and reached Boise. Idaho,
in IA hours. continuing the next
day to Seattle.
Meanwhile their refueling
plane made it's way to Edmon-
ton, Canada, and thence by easy
stages to Fairbanks, arriving
late yesterday.
Next Meal in Tokyo
They expect to reach their
destination about Z or 8 p. m.
tomorrow, Washington time.
Just before they climbed into
their ship for the take-off, Rob
bins and Jones passed miniature
cowbells to their friends and at
tendants at the airport.
They shouted good-by as Rob-
bins gave the motor the gun, and
added:
"We're going to eat our next
meal in Tokyo"
With a roar the trim Lock
heed dashed down the runway
and took off at an abrupt angle
into the dark northern skies.
For a short time its course
could be traced by the blue
flames from it's exhaust, then it
! faded from sight of the observers.
the hum of the motor dying
slowly into the distance.
Pair Confident
Robbins, sun-tanned, and Jones,
freckle-faced, were cheerful and
confident as they smilingly bade
good-by to w. w. Connor, State
supervisor Of aeronautics, and
Dave Logg, manager of Boeing
field, and waved to the crowd.
Their Lockheed-Vega plane car
ried 300 gallons of gasoline, which
they estimated would be ample
for their flight to Fairbanks.
There they planned to take on
sufficient fuel to carry them to
Nome, where they will fill their
tanks to their capacity of 4l9
gallons. With an estimated fuel
consumption of IL gallons per
hour, they believed this ample
for the flight.
The Fort Worth carries no
radio and will not be able to
communicate its progress from
the air.
Before departing, Robbins and
Jones declared they were fully
confident they would be able to
make the flight to Tokyo sue
ceSSfully.
Delegates to the National Elks
convention in session here. par
ticularly the delegates from Texas,
rushed to the airport to bid them
"bon voyage" and God Speed"
Robbins, Texas boy, was pilot
Of the first plane to break the
refueling endurance record es-
tablished by the Army mono
plane, the Question Mark"
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
CHILD OFFENDER
ELDPROBLEM
Of STATES
Federal Government Is Not
Equipped to Take Care of
Him, Crime Board Reports

Uncle Sam is not equipped to
serve as a guardian or corrective
agent for the nations delinquent
children, and the States should
be charged almost entirely with
the task Of reforming them and
returning them to society as po-
tentially useful citizens.
This decision was reached by
the now defunct WickerSham
Commission on law enforcement
and observance following an ex-
haustive research embracing the
treatment of wayward juveniles
in every section of the country,
according to a report to PreSi-
dent Hoover issued "posthumousy
ly" by the White House today.
1t was headed The Child Often
der in The Federal System Of
Justice"
Real Problem
Recommending legislation en-
powering the Government to
withdraw from prosecution of mi.
nors who have run afoul of Fed
eral laws. whenever in the public
interest, and leaving the treat
ment Of their cases to the juven-
lie courts or other welfare agen-
cies of their own States, the
commission declared:
"The Federal Government is
not equipped to serve as q
guardian to the delinquent
child. Nor should it assume
this task. Whenever a child
has broken a Federal law, his
local community has failed in
its responsibility to furnish
adequate parental guidance.
This duty is local, not national.
The community has facilities
with which to perform it. The
nation has not"
2,243 Jailed by U. S.
A far from pretty picture was
drawn of conditions and methods
OF treatment in the institutions
where the Government has been
forced to send the 2,243 boys and
girls Of 18 years and under who
were held in Jail for violating
Federal statutes during the last
six months of 1880.
Appended to the commissions
report was a 160-page digest of
the findings of the woman who
conducted the study-Dr. Miriam
Van Waters. consultant to the
Harvard Law School crime survey
and former referee of the Juvenile
Court of Los Angeles. She OBJ
served. in part:
"SOme jaiIS in the Southern
and Southwestern districts are
old and unfit; tiers of cells are
in partial darkness. The gen
eral supervision of inmates is
in the hands Of TRUSTEES. Pris-
OnerS are in total idIeneSS, with
no opportunity for exercise,
with space scarcely sufficient to
move. Meals are eaten in the
cells. These jaiIs present a
situation Of filth and misery inn.
possible to convey"
Although the family homes at
the National Training School for
Boys in Washington are spot
lessly clean, light, and airy" she
found the indoor time of the boys
spent in "dingy and unattractive
basement rooms" while "dormi-
tories are overcrowded to the ex-
tent cubic air space is probably
in violation of proper health regu-
lations."
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
Washington BOy IS,
TruUnt Fourth Time

CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 8.
For the fourth time Vernon Cum
ningham, Is, son of Robert Cum
ningham, Washington, D. c., is
reported missing from the home
of his grandfather. U. N. Nc
Kenzie. near this city. The lad
has been living with his grand
parents for seven years. His
mother died five years ago.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
GOnneU. Candidate
For County office

F.. A. Gonnell, former chairman
of the Arlington county voting
commission. and at present chief
of the publications division of the
Virginia State Bureau of the Cen
sus, yesterday announced that he
would be candidate for member
ship on the county board of COM
nniSSionerS.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08

included Mr.. and Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller, jr.; their daughter,
Abby: her husband. David Milton:
three-year-old Abby Milton. and
five grandsons of Rockefeller,
John D. Sd, Laurance S., Win
throp, David and Nelson A. Rookie
feller and Mrs. Nelson A. Rookie
feller.
The Washington times., 1931-07-08
Pacific Fliers Carry
Chickens; Feast
On Sandwiches

SEATTLE, Wash, July 8 GIN
S)-Chicken sandwiches will
be the fare of Reginald L. Rob-
bins and H: S. Jones on their
Seattle-Tokio flight.
The two fliers carried with
them two loaves of bread and
four roasted chickens when
they hoped off here this morn
ing. 9
They also carried a quantity
Of concentrated foods for use
only in case of an emergency
landing. ...-.-.-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-03
Program for Big Scrap

By United
CLEVELAND July 3Facts about the
~ bout in Cleveland's front stadium tonight:
Principals Max Schmelng, Germany champion, VS. W. L.
(Young Strbng, Macon, Gap challenger fifteen
decision.
Referee-George Blake, California.
Time Of Bout-Between 10 and Indian
apolis tme).
Probable Gate Receipts-$40OO0O
Fighters Pursesschmeng, 40 cent strbng 1914 per
cent of net gate. :
Probable attendance-50OO0
In event of ran bout will take place Saturday weather per-
uniting $500 -
Prerninares leach rounds)-attlng Bozo Brm
lngha Matte Brown Cawley Pittston Pa
VS. George Panka Pittsburgh frankie
vncha Boston; Charley Retzlaf Duluth Marty Gallagher
Washington - ' eO-'
= em-Fina-Johnny Risko Cleveland VS. Tony Galento
Orange, N j., eight rounds, follow main bout
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-03

say, IN view OF the clrcunl-
stances, that it is ridiculous for
anybody to step out and attempt to
name the winner with any degree
of authority, and what is more, if
I have judged the local acceptance
Of the fight accurately, it is not a
question that matters a great deal.
OF course your correspondent,
who has devoted a number of years
of his life to the business of being
ridiculous, does not hesitate to state
that in his opinion, as he sees it,
with all holds barred and making
due allowances for the Hoover
moratorium, Stribling, or w. L., as
he is affectionately known to his
parents, will make a cakewalk of it.
Challenger in Shape
I imagine the reason why am
inclined to Stribling is that I am
convinced some of his alibis in the
past were based on legitimate causes.
Plus the fact that I know he can
fight when he wants to and that
tonight he will enter the ring in
perfect condition. I am yet to be
convinced that Schmeling is the po-
tentially great fighter that some of
the boys say he is.
For one thing I have never sub
scribed to the old logic that if
Sharkey hadn't hit him low, the
German would have come on to
win simply because he had stood up
for three rounds under Sharkey's
best punches.
Three-round Smacking
I have always argued that if
Sharkey was able to smack him
around at will for three rounds
there was no reason to believe that
he couldn't continue sfnacking him
around for a much longer period.
They are saying, for example, that
Stribling figures to win the first
five rounds tonight, and that after
that Schmeling, aggressive and
courageous, will take the play away
from him. This might easily hap
pen, but it is no certainty.
On the contrary if Stribling wins
the first five rounds, instead of be-
ing discouraged because Schmeling
is still on his feet, he ought to be
able to travel the rest of the way
with high confidence. I should
think it would be much more COM
forting to fighter to be five rounds
ahead than five rounds behind.