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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23

Inc girls laurelS were hogged
by Georgetown which took but
one prize among the sterner sex.
Park View won the boys ele-
mentary track meet while the
baseball title was annexed by
Blow School. Georgetown won
the boys swimming champion
ship.
Fourth For ROsr5aIe
For the fourth straight time
Rosedale won the interplayground
track meet, while tennis honors
fell to Melvin Dover Of Takoma
Park and Louis Chatlen, of Cor
coran, the former taking the jul
nior crown.
Georgetown won the girls track
and swimming meets, while two
girls from that playground, Mad
cline Ballard and Emily Beach,
won the tennis doubles.
Still In Full Sway
The touch football and basket
ball seasons are still in full sway,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
McCauliff Battles
Hecht's COVaquerOr

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Berkeley
Bell will play Frank Bowden and
Eugene McCauliff, defending
champion, will meet William
Thompson in the semifinal round
of the metropolitan indoor tennis
championship tonight.
Thompson scored the biggest
upset of the tournament yester-
day when he eliminated Marco
Hecht, Penn star, in a gruelling
match, It's, 6-3.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
By GARRY SCHUMACHER

This is the fifth OF q series OF
articles by Garry Schumacher, II,
Which he UilI describe dramatic,
thrilling incidents, moments and
battles in baseball that 1Dill liUe as
long as the game itself. The Grti.
Giles Dil appear daily in The Wash.
ingtor Times.
When the Giants were in Cali
fornia two years ago McGraw
staged a party that brought TO-
gether in an informal reunion all
the former Giant players then re-
siding in or near Los Angeles. and
among them was Fred SnodgraSs,
an outfield member of three Of
McGraw's championship teams
the 1911-1913 era.
During the course of the eve
ming McGraw had occasion to
introduce SnodgrasS, now a
wealthy business man, to a Los
Angeles friend.
you remember Fred SnOd-
grass, don't yOu?" was the
phrase Mac happened to use.
EMBARRASSING MOMENT
eyes, I do" the stranger re-
piled. "He made that hun
dred-"
He stopped abruptly. His face
colored and there was a moment
of embarrassed silence all around.
McGraw coughed, remember.
But the gentlemanly Snodgrass
came quickly to the strangers res.
cue. He laughed and said:
That's right, I'm the fellow
who made that 100000 muff.
But don't worry about it. 1t
doesn't embarraSS me any more
to hear about it. In fact, Pm
beginning to feel a little proud
of it, am glad it happened. If
I had caught that ball every
body would have forgotten
about me long ago."
NOW an Immortal
Having made that muff, though,
he's something of an immortal.
Baseball people always associate
the two, SnodgraSS and a muffed
fly ball; it's the most celebrated
error in baseball history. The
100000 muff. they called it at
the time, because a world series
turned upon it.
Circumstances emphasized it's
Importance, of course. It came
as the climax to one of the most
interesting world series battles the
records hold; happened in the
tenth inning of the eighth game
of the series between the Giants
and Boston Red Sox in 1912.
Had Fred held the ball the
Giants would have won, 2 to /.
Dropping it. he allowed the Sox
to win, to 2-and the champion
ship went with the victory.
Series of Errors
Of course, it is a great injustice
to Snodgrass to impose all the
blame upon him. In the first
place, the whole series turned on
errors. Through the eight games
80 miscueS were committed by the
two teamS-a series record-and
only one Of the victories was
wholly free from faint. Then, too,
in the very same inning in which
Snodgrass missed the catch Fred
Merkle was guilty of an inexcusa-
BILE mental lapse that had a vital
bearing on the outcome.
But Snodgrass' play was in the
open, a simple elementary thing
that all the crowd could see and
grasp. It was a natural" for the
newspaper men, too. That $780,
900 muff" was a grand headline,
and the story was made to order.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
Fort Humphreys
Boxers to Resume

FORT HUMPHREYS, Va, Dec.
23.-Fort Humphreys next box
ing bouts will be held on Janu-
airy 8.
Beginning the first Of the year
the Humphreys basketball league
will open. Ten teams are listed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23

as is the girls elementary dodge
ball league.
Dick Tennyson, playground
mogul, said it was impossible to
name the most outstanding play
ground athlete. Some stood out
in the sport but were lacking in
others, although many took part
in more than one sport.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
CQnQdien Ice Team,
To Wear Helmets
TOPrOtect Head

MONTREAL. Dec. 23.-The
Montreal Canadiens viii wear
light fiber helmets in their
hockey game with the Detroit
Red Wings tonight.
The helmets, designed to pre-
vent injuries such as happened
to ace Bailey. were worn by the
Canadians in a workout yester-
day and the players said they
liked them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
Palace ELeUen Meets
Unlimited ChQnapiOns

Palace 15O-pound grid cham.
pions of the city will meet for.
midable opponent tomorrow in the
Marion A. C. at the Gonzaga Sta
dunn at 2:3O o'clock.
The Southwest combination will
depend on their speed against
their heavier opponents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
TIRES ADD STARS

Strengthened by the addition of
A, Chumbris and Billy Thompson.
Penn Tires 130-pound quint. is
after games with strong teams in
its class. Call Manager KATE at
Georgia 9033
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23

XTWO out when winning run
was scored.
aBatted for Fletcher in ninth.
bBatted for Bedient in seventh,
cBatted for Wood in tenth.
Giants .. DOL 5000 90 ID
Red Sex. 5000 OO1OO 2-3
TwO-baSe hits-Gardner, Stahl.
HenrickSen, Murray ~, HerZOg.
Struck Out-By Bedient, 2; by
Wood, 2; by MathewsOn, 4. Base
on balIs-Off Bedient, 3; Wood, /;
Matty, S. HitS-Off Bedient, 6 in
Z innings; off Wood, 3 in 3 in
nings. Sacrifice hit Gardner.
Left on bases-BOstOn, 9; New
York, IL. Umpires-OLOughlin,
Rigler, Evans and KLEIN. Time of
game-TwO hours and thirty
seven minutes,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-23
Honors Are Evenly Divided
In Playground Year

Playground sports whole did we'll in the 1888
with honor in the boys classes being evenly distributed
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
Editorial Page
and
Features
RECOGNIZING RUSSIA

1t is inevitable that a storm of protest
will break around the President for his
action in attempting to bring about rec
ognition of Soviet Russia.
The idea of having diplomatic rela-
tions with the Communistic, goddess Sow
let is anathema to millions of Amerl-
cans. Only recently the national conven-
tion of the American Legion went on rec
ord as opposing such a step. Similar
resolutions have been adopted by many
other organizations.
Churches, resenting the atheistic attl-
tude of the Soviet, have maintained prac-
tically a united stand against according
Russia the same standing as other ma
tions
1t is a bold step which the President
has taken. Right now it is more than
likely that those who agree with him in
recognizing Russia form a minority in
the United States. His action may even
be political suicide for him.
Yet the average man may we'll ask him
self, "Is our opposition to recognition of
Russia founded on sound reasoning, or is
it based on sentimentalism?
Our own declaration of independence
says "* that to secure these rights
governments are instituted among men,
deriving their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed. That whenever any
form of government becomes destructive
of these ends, it is the right of the peo-
pie to alter or abolish it, and to institute
a new government, laying its foundation
on such principles and organizing its
powers in such form, AS TO THEM
SHALL SEEM MOST LIKELY TO
EFFECT THEIR SAFETY AND HAP
PINESS."
In the light of this statement which we
gave to the world, defending and Justify
ing our intention to separate from Great
Britain, we can hardly criticize with JUS
tice the form of government which the
Russian people have chosen.
True it is not our idea Of government,
nor does it coincide with the ideas of
many other nations. 1t cannot be denied
with truth that it is the type of govern
ment that has been chosen by the Rus
sian people and under which they have
lived for the greater part of two decades.
They became dissatisfied with the car
ist regime and overthrew it. They did
the same thing with the Kerensky gov
ernment, discarding it in favor of the
Soviet form of government. In both in
stances they were doing only what our
declaration of independence says they
had right to do.
We ourselves have drifted from the be-
lief in the fundamental right of the peo-
pie to make their own choice of laws
and government that the declaration eX-
pressed We have an example of it in
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
NO PUBLICITY
DESIRED FOR
MADAM CURIE
By STEWART BROWN
limited Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, Oct. 81. U.R)-Madame
Marie Curie, .co-diScoverer With
her husband of radium, is the most
un-intervieWed notable ever TO
attend League meetings.
Madame Curie has not been IN
terviewed once in the II years she
has attended the annual meetings
of the League s International Com
mission on Intellectual Cooperation,
of which she is a member.
This year was no exception.
There were no big stories running
in Geneva, consequently many cor
respondents attached to the League
attempted to interview the tiny,
black -garbed scientist. She flatly
refused. She refuses even to chat
with newspapermen, thus breaking
a Geneva tradition that all states
men, big or small, easily are acces-
sible to journalists when in Gene
va.
In the meetings of the Intellec-
tual Cooperation Commission she
takes an active part-but she never
says anything exciting enough to
print. When other speakers say
things she likes she mods energet-
ically. When their remarks dis
please her she shakes her head IN
protest.
Madame Curie is one of num-
Der of prominent members Of the
intellectual Cooperation Commits
sion. who arc trying to further
international derSt n ng
through education and closer in
tellectual ties between nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM HEBER

children's pets will be the star per-
formers.
Mrs. Leonard Willett entertained
in honor of her daughter, Barbara's,
ninth birthday Sunday. The follow
ing children were present: Mary
Thompson, Carolyn Maurer, Ethel
Lee Vogel, Billie Forshey; Donna
Lee and Sonny Cradle, Edith and
Lucille Southerland, Earline and
Ralph Fleming, Ruth Boone, Ber-
nice and Quebell GoSs, and Barbara
and Ned Willett. Refreshments were
served.
Aline Baker celebrated her
twelfth birthday anniversary Sun
day with a party at her ranch home
at Meloland. Those from Heber at
tending were Mr.. and Mrs. Troy
Vaughn, Mary Louise, Loretta, jim
mie and Denny; Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Wood, Mildred and Patty Ann; MI.
and Mrs. Ray Barnes and Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Hamerson
and daughter, Lorna, returned home
Friday evening from Jamul.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
UNCLE WIGGILY'S ACORN
BEADS

Once upon a time Baby Bunty,
the little orphan rabbit who lived
with Uncle Wiggily in his hollow
stump bungalow, wanted a string OF
beads. Some OF the other rabbit girls
had beads, red, blue and purple, but
Baby Bunty had none.
oh, I wish I had string Of
beads sighed the little orphan.
Why don't you buy a string 80
asked Jackie Bow Wow, the puppy
dog boy, who was chasing his tail
to give a little red Squiggle Bug sit
ting on it a merry-go-round ride.
7 haven't any money to buy a
string of beads said Bunty.
oh, that's too bad!' bark d
Jackie. Still it is a very good rea-
son for not having beads. But I
know another way to get beads, il
you must have them
oh, I don't really have to have
them, of course said Bunty. But
strings Of beads are very stylish now
to wear around your neck and 1
wish I had some"
DO you mean some nccks?' asked
Jackie.
No, I mean some beads-onc
string would do" Bunty said, land
I'm not fussy about the color, either.
ANY color would do"
Il think I know how you can get
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD z. GARRI5
lCspyrisat, los1. BY McClurs Newspaper Syndicate,

Woodland than anywhere else anC
some squirrels, rabbits and other
animals had hard times to get
enough to eat often. AS for money
to buy string Of beads, why it was
hard to get.
But Uncle Wiggily knew where to
get beads for Bunty without buying
them The day before, hopping
through the woods, he had seen
under an oak tree many small
brown acorns-a lovely color and as
smooth as beads. True, the acOrn5
were not quite round, but often
beads are not round, either, and
they are just as stylish.
So Uncle Wiggily Shopped to the
woods where he found many acorn
beads. He found a long thorn for a
needle and a fine strand of honey
suckle vine for a thread. On this
Mr.. Longears began to string the
acorn beads.
But 1 promised Bunty some red
beads as we'll as brown ones" said
Mr.. Longears. Il must keep my
word. Ha! Here are some red
beadS!"
Near the oak tree was a wild rose
bush covered with round red seed
pods, or haWs as they are some
times called. The red haWs We're just
like beautiful beads.
Il will string some Of them in
with the brown acorns,' said Uncle
Wiggily. Then Bunty shall have
her red and brown beads
Il did not take Mr.. Longears long
to thread first an acorn, then a
haW, then another brown acorn,
and then another red haW on the
honeysuckle strand and soon he had
made a fine string of beads.
"Oh, how beautiful said Baby
Bunty, jumping up and down for
JOY when she saw them. Thank you
heaps and heaps, Unkie Wig
Then she kissed him and wore he
acorn beads to q lollypop party and
everybody was happy. And, if the
alarm clock will go out and call the
milk bottle in 10 the coffee cake's
breakfast, I'll tell you next about
Uncle WiggilyS bean party.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

the 18th amendment to the Constitution.
1t was forced upon the people and at the
first opportunity to express their opin-
ion upon it they are repudiating it.
We might prefer to have the Russian
people choose some other form of gov
ernment, and millions of Us do hold such
an opinion. Yet they have chosen that
which they believe "seems most likely to
effect their safety and happiness, and it
is not within our rights to condemn them
for it.
Aside from any commercial issues in
volved in the recognition of Russia, we
have not been living up to our own prin-
ciples, widely published 10 all the world,
in refusing such recognition President
Roosevelt may be criticized and con-
demned for his action yet that will not
alter the fact that he is right in seeking
to bring the two nations together.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
Verde Center
Holds Meeting

Verde farm center met Thursday
evening in the school house, L. c.
Hawk, director, presiding.
After viewing the U. S. D. A, mo-
tion picture, "Haymaking, the
members listened to talks by Scott
3. Foulds on tax reduction, and
Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor, on
the farm credit administration
loans.
Electing officers the center chose
A. II. Smithson director, Joe Enz
alternate and L. C. Hawk, Secre-
tary treasurer.
During general discussion men,
bers Of the center were urged to
attend the State Farm Bureau fed
Grafton convention next month in
Santa Barbara.
C. c.. Halliday, deputy district
attorney. warned the farmers to
beware of the Vaccinations of bad
check artists who are operating in
the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct. q. = The
old Russian embassy, in event Of
recognition Of the Soviet, will re-
uuire a lot of renovation, amount
ing to expenditures of thousands
of rubles before new tenants move
in.
The job will be dry cleaning OF
brocaded walls, curtain and tapes
tries, new paint for Ga high CELL
inged rooms, purchase Of new fur
niture, and carting away and
burning up of tons Of old docu-
ments. A new furnace is also
needed.
A white Russian family, includ-
ing a girl of l9 and a boy Of Il,
take care of the big greystone
building on 10th street. They are
the last remaining link with the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
'Whot5 the motter?

a string of beads" barked the pup
py dog boy.
oh, tell me, pleased" begged Baby
Bunty.
ASK Uncle Wlggily," barked
Jackie, as he stopped chasing his
tail so the Squiggle Bug could catch
its breath.
oh, you're teasing me- said the
little orphan bunny.
No. I'm not-really!" said Jackie.
Uncle Wiggily will surely get you
q string Of beads
We'll, then III ask him, said the
little orphan bunny.
Baby Bunty was sitting sadly on
the grass in the front yard Of the
hollow stump bungalow when Uncle
Wiggily came hopping back from
having been to look for an adyen-
ture. But none had ne found
Whats the matter Baby Bunty?'
asked Mr.. Longears, seeng how sad
she looked
oh, 1 want string Of bcadsl
she answered.
What color?" asked Uncle Wig
gily, just like that. AS if he hac
them all ready to pull out OF his
pocket like a stage magician.
ANY color" answered BABY Bun
ty
How about red and broWn?'
asked Mr. LOngears.
oh, red and brown beads Woulc
be loyelyw said Baby BunJy.
While Uncle Wiggily was gone shC
wondered and wondered how he wa
going TO get her a string Of red anc
brown beads Baby Bunty knew
that times weren't any better ii
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
sDon't Quote Me-
By United Press

regime of the last ambassador,
Boris Bahkmetieff of the Keren-
sky government. Bahkmetieff
packed and went away in 1920
Washington is 2 town that takes
to new ideas easily. There is only
one Russian nightclub here now,
and vodka is only found in the
embassies. In event Of recognition,
Russian restaurants, bars, taYerns
and night clubs are likely to spring
up throughout the city.
The only woman who could pos
sibly force doorkeepers at the re-
cent Philadelphia symphony or
chestra concert TO let her slip III
after Stokowski had raised his
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
Books Pit Into Circulation
Saturday, October 21
FICTION

"Old Fashioned Tales by zona
Gale. Masterpieces of story telling
"On The Hill BY Lewis Gibbs. A
good picture of middle-class English
life.
"Yonder Lies Jericho" by Sam
uel 3. Harrison. A pleasant novel OF
the saga" order.
Murders at Scandal House by
Peter Hunt A breezy, logical mys-
terry.
"a Man From the Bad Lands" by
George w. ogden. A rollicking two
gun yarn.
mo Second Spring by Janet
Beth. Winner of the $20,00000 prize
novel competition.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
Carpenters To
Formulate Code

Carpenters of Imperial Valley will
hold a mass meeting at 1880 O.
clock Monday night for the purpose
Of formulating an NRA code, it was
announced today.
The meeting will take place in the
building formerly occupied by the
Sones lumber company on CONNER
eial street All carpenters are invit-
ed 10 attend the session,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
RAZOR PLANT CELEBRATES

ESKILSTUNA, Sweden U.P) -
"The Home of the Swedish Razor
the Heljestrand plant here, has Gel
ebrated its 125th anniversary. Since
the company was founded In 1903
it has been managed successiVely by
the four sons of the founder and
one grandson.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
NON-FICTION

Time To Live" by Cove Ham
bidge.
Down and Out in Paris and Lon
don" by George Orwell.
I'VE, The People" by Elmer Rice,
ARCHES of the Years by Halli-
day Sutherland.
Behind These Walls" by j. r.
WINNING.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

John Brunner, owner of the Ore
gon and San Diego hotels on Fifth
street, recently started conStruc-
ton of a second story bridge over
the alley which separates the two
buildings.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

Published every evening except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc, 625 State street
El Centre, California. ". c. Costello, business
manager. Telephone 26, business office; ZOO, edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
TEN YEARS AGO
October 81, 1923

County supervisors are consider
ing a plan for placing state patrol
officers on county highways. The
increasing number of highway &C
cidentS makes the move imperative.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

baton. did 50 this week. She was
the First Lady OF the Land.
The iron clad rule was no ad-
mittance to late arrivals until in
termIssion. Mrs. Roosevelt was
three minutes late. She found the
doors guarded. But a doorkeeper
gallantly let her and her party of
Two feminine friends and Secretary
Louis Howe in.
Stokowski failed to notice the in
eruption and stir as the party
cautiously tip-toed to a box.
Washington has approximately
100000 inhabitants. Local NRA
board members estimate code re-
employment at 1928, and total re-
employment since July l at 10000
AS for public works projects, the
announcement this week showed &C
Jobs on such in the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
n.4.Lo.. % 1Otp

unless 1000 true Americans,
each with $50 ready to lend Uncle
Sam, step forward by tonight Ell
Centro will not go over the top in
the Fourth Liberty loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

Imperial Valley is organizing for
the United War Work campaign to
be held November II to 18.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Pest Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
n-AJ.. OI 1nJD
Oct0ber II, 1913

There is one great problem that
confronts the city which must be
solved. That is a provision for set
Ting water for domestic purposes.
This implies approximately $780,
600 expense.
4 movement is underway by op-
ponents Of the district to block ac-
complishment in acquiring the
California Development company,
including the right of way through
Mexico
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

Washington pear growers are
trying to get $40 a ton from the
eanneries for their number one
Bartletts,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21
THE FARM STRIKE

1t is regrettable that a farm strike
should be called Just at this time, when
the national government is making such
an effort to bring a return Of prosperity,
yet one can hardly refrain from being at
least sympathetic toward the farmer.
Recovery has been coming along sure
ly but slowly and the farmer has per-
haps been benefited less than any other
class Of worker. He has plenty of rea-
son to be dissatisfied with his lot, yet it
is quite likely that he himself will be the
greatest sufferer in a farm strike.
There are many pitfalls to the success
of such a strike. chief of which is the
unwillingness Of many farmers to Join
it. The failure to maintain a united
front, such as organized labor is able to
do, makes the strike a risky procedure,
insofar as helping the farmer is con-
cerned.
Strikes of any kind are seldom popu-
lar with the great mass of people. Many
who can sympathize with the farmers
present plight will not be so strong in
their sympathy when a strike is in prog
reSS.
None will dispute the fact that the
farmer needs aid and needs it badly
Many who wish him we'll will doubt that
the strike will bring him the relief he
seeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

After we recognize Russia we may be
able to swap some of our prohibition
whisky for good vodka.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

The production Of apples in the
Hood River section. Oregon, IS de-
creasing. while pears are increasing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

We hate to think what could happen to
Paolino Uzcudun tomorrow if he should
happen to knockout Primo Camera in
Mussolini's back yard.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-21

The best proof that depression is not
as bad as we like to claim is to be found
in the filled grandstands at football
games today.