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Evening star., 1934-08-19

Louis order out? What you doings down there
in the shipping room, practicing for of
them slow motion pictures? What you-?"
Ordinarily, Precival would have blushed, swal-
lowed his Adams apple several times and stam-
mered out an apology, but not today. He rose to
his full height and shook menacing finger in
his superiors face. You know why those
orders aren't out, Mr.. Izzwich. It's because
you're too tight-fsted to give me enough help"
Abe almost swallowed his cigar His eyes
stuck out Of their sockets SO far you could have
hung your hat on them. "You-you impudent
young whipper- er-snappert
mo names, please" Percival retorted severely
eff you don't like the way I'm running the de-
partment you can lump it. I can go to the
National people any time with $40 raise
Good-day, Mr.. Izzwich.'
The reference to the National Wholesale
Co. was, of course unvarnished falsehood,
but it was good exit line. Abe was still
chuckling 10 minutes later when his partner
came in. by golly, SOL" he chuckled, we're
gong to move that young Madison up to super
intendent when Jones leaves next month"
But that Madison fellow has yellow streak
running up his back!' Sol protested. "You said
so yourself
"Mebby he had yellow down his spine" Abe
conceded, 'but he got it redecorated."
UNIT ERNESTINE strolled into PercivaPs
bed room that evening as he was adjusting
the tie which went with his bsand-new dinner
clothes, smuggled into the house two hours
earlier. She paused Just inside the door, gasped
weakly and leaned against the wall for support
"Percivall Where are you going in that
get-up?"
Percival picked up his new bathing suit and
crammed it into his bag. To the Myers party"
he announced calmly
Aunt Ernestine crossed her arms Her shoe
beat an angry tattoo upon the floor. Her ex-
preston was grim. You're mott" she declared.
why, I've beard some of the women smoke at
those parties No nephew of mine"
Percival picked her up bodily and carried her,
kicking and screaming to her own room down
the hall. He tossed her upon the bed none too
gently, walked out of the room and locked the
door. IF you're good girl" he said. i may
let you out before leave"
Mike was ready when Pericival arrived at his
apartment. "The girls will call for us in
Claire's car" he explained Have drink?"
Percival slipped some wine. 1t warmed him
90 pleasantly that he had second glass
Miss Winsow's was long, expensive
Evening star., 1934-08-19
By John Russell Young

about the event for long time to come prob
ably for the rest of their lives Their children
and grandchildren will probably tell about it
in years to come.
CIRST Of all, the coming of the President Is
widely heralded in every community for
days in advance. 1t is the talk of the town
and countryside The local papers are full of itsA
Those who are to be greeted by the visiting
President are exploited. Their names appear
in big type. They are further glorifled in the
news accounts of the Presidents visit.
It seems to be human trait on the part of
those citizens who manage to get somewhere
near the President to greatly magnify their
own part in the occasion when they tell about
it later As the story is retold there is generally
more liberal resort to exaggeration This is
particularly true of those groups allowed to ride
a short distance on the presidential train
They give glowing accounts when they arrive
back home. Few of them confine their narra-
ton Of the affair to the brief handshake and%
brief glimpse of the President. They allow their
imagination a very free play. Some permit
themselves to be interviewed in their local
paper Some of these interviews have been
seen afterwards by members of the presidential
party. In some of these printed exaggerations
the person interviewed is quoted at great length
about what he or she had to say to the Presi-
dent as they sat together in his private car
looking out on the scenery as it few past the
car WINDOW, and what the President had 70
say in reply, while in truth the President merely
shook hands and said nothing more than
"howdy do
No notice of such things are taken by the
Presidents when they are brought to their at-
tention. It is assumed that the Presidents be~
come accustomed to such frailties of human
nature. The Presidents merely smile as they
read these interviews. throw them in the waste
basket without comment and forget
Another problem faced by President when
he is travelling is to know how to turn down
the many people en- route who want to present
some thing another as token of "love and
affection" This love and affection" is repre-
sented in many forms, mostly in floral tributes.
Still another problem is the great number Of
requests for speech at the various train oper-
ating stops, which always occasions for q
gathering of local citizens around the rear Of
the train The people are never satisfied with
a closeup view of the President and the First
Lady standing on the rear platform They want
them to say something. More than one Presi-
dent has, as the saying goes, put his foot into
it while responding extemporaneously on such
occasions
Then there is the problem Of turning down
requests from local leaders to have the train
stop here and there, or to actually have the
train rerouted 50 as to stop at some particular
place not on the scheduled route.
More than one President has found travelling
more of arduous task than a pIcasurable
recreation.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Continued from Third Page.


matter and requires diplomacy and rare judg-
ment. 1t is too delicate matter to handle
crudey. Too much is at stake, particularly If
q President is considering second term, or if
the campaign season is on.
THESE problems are solved to large extent
] before the President leaves Washington.
This is done by correspondence and telegraph,
and the details are worked out to a considerable
extent by a member of the White House secret
service who goes ahead of the Presidents trip
as advance man, and who, during the past two
decades has been Col e. W. Startling, who has
demonstrated a remarkable skill in handling
such difficult problems.
But just the same, no matter how much has
been previously arranged some trouble or
other always unexpectedly bobs up when the
President arrives on the scene. The local COM
mittees always want to squeeze more of their
friends into the presidential picture than was
originally agreed upon. Local politicians do
their share in trying to upset arrangements by
insisting chiseling some of their cohorts into
the picture Fortunately, these matters are
soon adjusted and the presidential visit, from
all surface appearances is run off smoothly and
according to schedule. Beneath the surface
many bruised feelings and ruff1ed dignities are
left behind
The handling Of the reception committees
and other delegations at the various places
visited by President is easier disposed of than
the handling Of the requests for permission to
board the train during brief stops and permis-
sion to ride from one station to another These
requests come mostly from the local party
leaders and local officials as well as those who
describe themselves as "old friends"
Generally the Governor of the State par
ticularly if he is of the same political faith as
the visiting President makes it known to the
White House in advance that he thinks it
would be very discourteous and inhospitable on
his part If he did not ride with the Chief Ex-
ecutive at least part, If not all the journey
through his particular State. To make this
more complicated. it seems as though Governors
never like to appear alone, and they usually
show up with several members of their official
family in addition to some uniformed mem
bers of their staff
Most Governors are married men and quite
naturally they would consider it quite insulting
to the First Lady If the First Lady of the
State was not in the party. Usually the Sem
ators, if they are of the same political party
as the President, like to be magnanimous to
the extent of riding with the President through
their respective States. 1t so happens that the
congressional Representatives are not lacking
In this sort of courtesy. They would not think
OF permitting the President to traverse their
particular congressional district without being
ehe residents side to make him feel at
A1o'ie ana 70 point out the various objects Oh
Evening star., 1934-08-19

"T can't let them down." Percival said def
antly ct promised"
Babette put a soft hand on his arm. Her
eyes were troubled. Likely Mike had told her
what liar he was. please, Percival. Don't
do it-for me-"
Percival started up the ladder. I'm doing it
for you," he said, darling
Well, what difference did it make If he did
break his neck? Babette knew what kind Of
liar he was. Maybe when they dragged him
out of the pool, white and cold, or however
water-soaked corpse looked, she'd understand
then just how much he loved her.
Resolutely Percival stood up and walked
steadily ahead keeping his eyes on the end Of
the springboard. He hesitated at the edge for
only moment. Gosh, it was long ways to
the water! He leaped into midair, trying to
he had seen in the movies. Then suddenly his
arms and legs were hopelessly tangled together.
Some one screamed in the distance. Then he
struck something hard, a block of cement
maybe, with terrific force.
4 IINUTES later he opened his eyes. He felt
iNi terrible, as though the skin had been
scraped off his stomach just before he
was run through a wringer. Mike, who had
just pulled him out of the water, was astride
his stomach, pumping out his lungs Babette
down her cheeks Thank heavens!" she mur-
INJURED fervently.
II think I'll change my Clothes Percival
said weakly.
He struggled upright His legs and arms felt
like they might drop of any minute He
hobbled up the stairs to the second floor and
changed to his dry clothes. slowly painfully. He
fingered in the room. How he hated to go
downstairs What kidding he had coming.
Expert divert Ugh!
THINGS were strangely quiet below. Per-
cival walked over to the window. His
heart leaped to his throat at what he saw,
three husky sinister figures with guns in their
hands just below the window the bathers lined
up along the pool, their hands high in the air.
their faces pale with terror. One of the rough
looking intruders was speaking.
Percival knew that voice. Snatch Hallihan!
I'VE amt here to take your jewels. All we
want is that smart lad, Mike Mccarthy. Step
out, Mike. You're gonna take a ride, ride
which"
Washington Journal., 1934-02-09
WRMfienabribte
.rs. SOipuienS's iebentes @Orsen.
fDnsert.

SSH man Die &obepunfte, oie fi9
dbreno oes gegenp1rtigen &on5ert-
j.nters ergeben, bernusbeben, 10
oiro man nieles nennen miiIIen, fl
)erli9 aber Die 0iesD01entIi6e Som
jertberanitaltlng bon Mrs. 2aDrence
SoDnienO, Die gleid3eitig Die Iebte
Der Saiion mar. Die SoliIten fuarcn
&oia Bonieae, oramatiI1er Sopran
un0 9rima Donna Der metropolitan
9per, SEEM Yorf, unO Morcel @rono,
ianD, elmer Der beoelteu0Iten &arfen.
Dirtuolen Der @egenpQrt.
MiB Honieae, Die an oieIem Mor,
gen ni9t meniger!l als bier Spern,
arien gu @eb5r bradte-ein &unIt,
ltid, oas ibr 10 lei9t feiner nod,
madt-erfrelite auBeroem Die in gro,
Der Menge ,eri1ienene 3uboreridaft
nit 2ieoergruppen berl9ieOener Sea,
tionalitGten uto erbielt cine Sri.
umpbbe8eugung, pie ite mobl lelten
iemano gu Cell miro. Sbre pradt-
Ooae Stimme, Die oie geiunoe &roft,
ausoebnung, Jarbung unb Biegiam.
felt beiiBt Die fir Die Mieoergobe Iol.
der @rien fpie: yMarietta's 2ie0"
aus v9ie Cote Staot~ BON Grid
&orngolo uno n9ipinites Oh StDr"
aus oglcelte" BON @lud erforoerli9
tit trat e6enfo, Dielei1t nod borteil,
batter in Der Mrie n@ooio Del Yal.
Iato~ bon 8eroi lln0 benz n3igeuners
lieo" aus Carmen" berbor. Au9
nit Sen 2ieoern bon 9onouoD, @oIf.
Serari uno SoIti un6 ben i'm lesten
Seil geiungenen 2ieoern, bon oenen
beIonOers nWtD 2obelD Celia" bon
&igginS uuo 05lumber Song of tie
Maoonna~ erpdbnt iei, i9uf Die be-
liebte SGngerin Wtomente bon gro.
Bem fiinitleriiden @ert. @s regnete
8lumen unO 3ugaben.
Sn Scr. @ranoianD lernten mir Ell,
men Sorfentiinitler fennen, Der Die
@or3iige ieines i9mierigen, bon neni.
gen MIR perltanoenen uno getDiiroig,
ten Snftrumentes meiiterbaft ans
2i6t 8u bringen beritano. Meiiter
SGn0el, in ioI6 boaenoeter @eiie oilf
Der &arfe gu b0ren, lit elm i%eltener
@enuB. Scr. @ranOianD berbin6et
nit GROCER te9nii1er Sertigfeit cine
taoelloie 0Dnomii9e 8ebanOlung lei,
ner 8ortrdge unO entlodt ben Saiten
@armonien, oeren @igennrt uno
&lang5allber Sic 8uborer bonrten
uno in Spannung bielten. Mu1 in
ieinen eigenen &ompoiitionen n&bap-
ioOie" uno uSairD Gale" 8eigte er fid
aIs &iinltler bon @eidmod. Auf
itiirmii6es 8erlangen mitBte er iid
Washington Journal., 1934-02-09
Bonn aatipnaI s~pmpbOnp ordsasr,

Albert SpalOing, Ser befannte
@ioliniit, miro I'M nG1iten bolfstiim.
li6en &on5ert am Sonntag, ben II.
5e6ruar, ais Goliit NIT benz National
SDmpbonD Srdefter a~uftreten. Spal.
oing, Der li6 einen @eltruf gei9offen
bat our6 iein @uftreten. bier iopobI
ols inn Nuslano, lit aud befonnt aIs
&omponiit. @r miro am Sonntag
oas O=Dur @ioIinfon3ert bon Mto3ort
ipielen. 0as 9rogramm lit folgen=
oermaBen:
Ouberture yGoriolnn~ Beethoven
Concert 9 Sur fin @ioline
unD 0rdefter yeo5nrt
NI6ert Spalotn9, Solit
- Youie -
9ourree 6antasqne gbabrter
nBoem~ g6nuiion
Nl6ert SpaIoing, Solit
Oubertlre ~Ybebre" Teaiienet
9as na6ite &on3ert fir ainoer
finoet am Sonnabeno, ben 10. Sc
brllar lfatt ulo miro cine 8eipredung
Der perl9ieoenen San5formen aus &C.
miiien 3eitoltern bringen, 81 Der oas
9r9eiter mebrere SnuItrationen lie
fern miro. Mu9 tperoen Die 8le6=
bIusinitrumente uno oas Snropbome
erflGrt meroen. 9as Yrogramm oiirf-
tie fir Sung uno Sit BON Snterelie
fein.
Washington Journal., 1934-02-09

gu peri6ieOenen 8ugaben enti9Iie.
BEN.
Cine beIonoere Anerfeunung ber-
oient Stuart 8oB, unter oeiien Sin.
germ Die 9egleitung Der @eidnge 5u
einem grlebnis tpuroe.
@lsbetb Soloon 9ebnbarot.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
Criff Predicts Heavier Hitting Due to New Ball
IIuers

but this smooth cover will make
plenty of trouble for the pitcher,
especially the curve-ball pitchers.
! believe it will cut down the effec-
tiveness of many of the fast-ball
pitchers, too."
"It should bring about a lot of
hitting in both leagues this year."
Griffith cantends. Neither Earl
Whitehill, ace southpaw Of the
Washington staff, nor AL Crowder,
veteran right-hander, agree with
their boss. Il like the feel Of It,"
says Whitehill. "Of course, T
haven't pressed in my pitching yet.
but I've handled this new base ball
enough to know I can throw 1t as
well as the one we were using"
Crowder declares smoother cover
does not bother him. II can grip
it just q well as the old one"
tho General states, and when the
Evening star., 1934-03-13
THE SPORT LIGHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

THE ROOKIE.
The lean and lanky kid you see
Nou shooting tor job
May be no coming Speaker"
Nor "another TyruS Cobb:
But sir or seUen gears from no,O
Some fifty thousand throatS
May lift the grandstand as he Suings
Or shake the city moats;;
For open any record book
And you UiH spot this truth
That Matty UaS q roOkie-and Ty
Cobb UaS q rookie
And Speaker lCaS rookie once
And so UaS Mr.. Ruth.
The rookie is trife green
Among the seasoned pack
And yet he has an arm OF steel
And legs that neUer crack;
And he can cash his golden check
Upon the bank of youth,
The enuy OF the Ueterdns-
Including Mr.. Ruth,
Who'd giue lot to hare young legs
Once more upon the Job
Yes, Wagner 1CaS q rookie-dnd John
SON UGS rookie
And so Uas Alexander
And SO Uds Mr.. Cobb.
Evening star., 1934-03-13

way of help from his brother Paul
brought over from Columbus. There
are many who believe that young
Paul has as much stuff as the better
known Dizzy. One good look at Paul.
hand and wrist will confirm part of
this idea. Both are large, thick ard
powerful looking. They ought to be
able to shove base ball through q
rock wall
Both Deans carry all the speed any
pitcher needs and both know their
stuff. They have an idea that be-
tween them they will turn in at least
IS victories, quite enough to make
the Cardinals extremely formidable,
with the added contributions of Hal
lahan, Tex Carleton, Haines and
others now ironing out the off season
kinks.
They expect to leave the Waners
few idle moments in which to sit
down and gloat.
Evening star., 1934-03-13

tionals. The climate gets 'em
and few are to be found
around their hotel in the
afternoon when practice is
over. Golf lures many, espe-
cially the veterans of the
squad now here. Fishing gets
a big play, too. Biloxi Bay
and the Sound are great spots
for the anglers.
Jack Russell generally
heads the band that takes to
the links in the afternoon. He
cracks a Snappy score after
his Winters play at Clear
water. Fla. Bobby Burke, too,
contrives to give the links a
battle after his more than
two months of practice at
Sarasota over in the Gator
State. This pair always has
plenty of company on the
course.
Al CroWder is the clubs
fishing champion. The Gen
eral knows all the denizenS of
the deep-and of the shall
lower waters, too-by their
first names and can make EN-
eat out OF his hand.
Mild social life about the
hotel at night has its attrac-
tions for the athletes. Earl
Whitehill and Luke Sewell
always are ready for bridge
and they often manage to
make the play more than in
teresting for President Grif-
fifth. The boss plays a slash
ing hand at contract.
Billiards and ping pong
draw the youngsters of the
squad after the late meal.
Evening star., 1934-03-13

Molnar, the bronzed boy from
Montana, shows 'em how
with the cue. He's good in
his left-handed way. Linke.
still hefty, but not so heavy as
last year, takes on all comers
in table tennis. Eddie's eager
to whittle his waist to a
trim 80.
Moe Berg is the great
reader. All newspapers, all
magazines. all books around
the place soon or later are to
be found in Noes possession.
Given an easy chair, a pile
of papers and Berg. the cos
mopolitan of the club, is in
his glory.
Small parties of the play
ers stroll the little more than
the mile to the center of
town every evening to visit
BiloXi's one picture palace.
Most of 'em saw the current
movie at home several weeks
ago. but it's habit with 'em.
Nick Altrock has his spe-
cial form of entertainment.
It's eating shrimp. He's a
past master at it. Every eve
ming Nick hieS to some shrimp
house for a feast of the tasty
Shellfish. The natives, who
are no mean shrimp-eaters
themselves, stand by in awe
as the grizzled coach peelS
and slows away bowl after
bowl of steamed "swimps."
Biloxi's no whoopee town,
but the Nationals always find
some pleasant diversions
after the work at the ball
yard is over. j. B. K.
Evening star., 1934-03-13

both base ball and golf are coming
back with a swirl and a rush this sea-
son, we'll beyond the top marks of the
las. two or three years.
Part of this prophecy is due to the
increased chatter one hears from the
non ombatants-ranging all the way
from the Atlantic to the Paciflc-from
the Eastern dunes to the Western
canyons.
(Copyright 1894. by the North American
NeWspaper Alliance Incl
Evening star., 1934-03-13
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
N ILOXI, Miss, March 13.
X Colder today. snow
tomorrow" state the
- weather reports in the
hometown papers eagerly
perused daily by the Ma
tionals in training here and
the athletes lounge back in
their chairs on the hotel por-
tico and chuckle.
Reckon the folks back
home are gettin' plumb tired
of digging their way through
the snow to the barn
drawls one of the Westerners
in the group. We'll. l feel
sorry for 'em and all that. but
this is the spot for me. Boy,
move over there SOS I can
get more of that sun"
This town of $4,000 souls
that hugs the coast of Mis-
sissippi Sound about nine
miles in from the Gulf of
Mexico is no wild. WhoOpee-
ing port of call bustling with
life and activity, but there is
a calm and serenity about the
place that appeals even to the
young and vigorous ball play
erS of the Washington club
now conditioning themselves
for the big business ahead.
And, above all, it has cli-
mate, packs of it. A fog roll
ing in from the Sound occa-
sionally. Rain once in a
while. Most of the days a
generously-beaming sun that
brings everybody ont of
doors to get the most of it.
This training campaign
isn't all grind for the Ma
Evening star., 1934-03-13
LONE D. C. MAN SCORES
Cowley Reaches Third Round in
Junior Hand Ball Play.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 13.-Joseph
Cowley of the Washington Y. M. c. A.
was the lone District of Columbia
survivor today in the Junior national
A. A. U. hand ball tourney in prog
reSs here. Cowley was victorious in
the second round last night, defeat
ing N. w. Maher, Cleveland Y, 21-1,
11-2l, 21-8.
w. S. Neville and Paul Pearlman,
both OF the Washington Y. were elm
mated in the singles. The former
was doWned in the second round by
Alexander Silverblatt, Ninety-second
street Y. M. H. A. of New York, by
1921, 21-1, 2l-3. and Pearlman de-
faulted in the first round to K. F.
Walter, Cleveland Y.
An upset was the defeat in the first
round of the doubles of Cowley and
Myers of Washington, seeded No. /.
They bowed to Brooke and Peters of
the Baltimore Y. The score was
21-11, Pip.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
SO[TERS' HITTING
ST|RS SOX CAMP
Boston Rookie Bangs Ball.
Higgins to Talk Contract
With Connie Mack.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
. ARASOTA, Fla. March 13.-
~ Ever hear of Julius Solters
of Pittsburgh?
- Well, you're likely to be-
fore the base ball season is far
gone
Julius arrived at the Red Sox
training camp just in time to be the
sensation Of the first full practice
session. He tapped a homer over
the right fence. then dented
the left-field barrier with a wallop
that would have cleared the wall at
the Soxs new ball park in Boston.
NEW ORLEANS.-Joe Vosmik pro-
vided the sparkle in the Cleveland
Indians first serious batting practice
by sending two new base balls SAIL
ing over the distant left-field wall
of their training grounds.
Earl Averill, Glenn Myatt and
Dick Porter managed to lift a few
over the right-field barrier, but none
Of their drives was as hefty as
Vosmik's.
FORT MYERS, Fla-Pinky Hig-
gins is due in the camp of the Phila-
delphia Athletics today to talk over
his contract and, if he follows the
example of Jimmy Foxx, the last
holdout of the AS will surrender.
Losers in three of their four en-
counters with the world champion
New York Giants. the American
League team meets the National
League club today in the last game
of their series.
ri OS ANGELES.-A trio of rookie
right-handers, John Pomorski,
Otto Nicholas and Dale Mills,
were assigned to pitching duty to-
day as the Chicago White Sox re-
sumed their series with Los Angeles
Angels.
Three games have been added to
the SoX Spring schedule. They will
meet Seattle at Santa Barbara March
81, and play the Pasadena Mer-
chants. March 81 and April /.
ST. PETERSBURG, F7a.-Jack
Saltzgaver seems to be in luck. The
New York Yankee rookie already is
a candidate for third or second base
and now Manager Joe Mccarthy
plans to give him a trial at first,
SO he ought to get job somewhere
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-A
school of instruction to teach pitch
ers what pitchers are supposed to
know in addition to how to pitch,
has been opened by Manager Rogers
Hornsby Of the st. Louis Browns.
Aided by Coaches Charley OLeary
and Grover Hartley, Hornsby is try
ing to teach his hurlers exactly how
to stand on the mound, how to
throw quickly to first and second,
and how to field bunts. Veterans
and rockies alike are being put
through the course.