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Shepherd Tops
Grid Scorers

Bill Shepherd, triple threat half
back OF Western Maryland'S un-
defeated terTors. Is the new ma
tional individual football scoring
champion.
Shepherd scored all Of his teams
Is points against Georgetown on
Saturday 10 wind up his season
with q total OF 1873 points. Second
place with 40 went 70 Johnny
Oravec OF Willamette. who scored
seven touchdowns against Whitman
on Thanksgiving Day; and third 10
Paul Miller Of South Dakota State
with lie.
The scoring leader In each OF the
country's major groups or con-
ferenceS as compiled by the ASso-
ciated Press follows:
East-Shepherd. Western Mary
land, 1873; Far West@Oravec. VIII
lamette 100: Mid West-Miller
South Dakota State iI6; Southeast
ern-Simons, Tulane SO; Pacific
Grayson, Stanford so: Rocky Mt
Hardin. Colorado Teachers 81; Big
Ten-Kostka, Minnesota 81; South
ern-CorneliuS, Duke 81; South
west-Wilson, Southern Methodist
as: Big Six-Neal. Iowa State AZ;
Observation-Disclosures. Washington
Univ. 81.
, 1934-12-03

Cruz IN 1914 and sent militiamen
to Fort Brown.
MAJOR BOB went to Tennessee
in 1925 to teach the male students
Of the university how to do a de-
cent squads right" and was in
duced the following year 70 take
over the more exciting Job Of
teaching the football squad the
art Of marching over the best
football squads in the south.
Regardless Of what might be
said in favor OF the good major,
nothing could indicate hts ability
better than his record. Until the
start Of this year, he had FOL 81
games, lost six and tied five.
In his first year, 1926, he lost
only 70 Vanderbilt, but after this
defeat, ne won 80 without losing
again. Last year he lost three
games, a. many as he lost In the
other seven years, but even last
year, he defeated Vanderbilt $50,
Mississippi 1876. and Kentucky
27-0.
DURING THIS TIME he devel-
oped the only All-American play
ers in the history Of the university,
halfbacks Bob Dodd and Beattie
Feathers. and guard Herman Hick-
man. Dodd was the first TO make
the all-American-in 1880. Hick-
man was named the following
year. and Feathers last year.
ain the Army" says the major.
orders are obeyed as issued" And
though he Is not committing him
self on his preference, he says,
Il have thoroughly enjoyed my
service here. I'll always have a
deep affection and lasting loyalty
70 Tennessee"
Neyland was no novice at the
coaching game when he took over
the head coaching duties Of the
Vols. He learned his football at
West Point and stayed at the
Academy after being graduated TO
help coach the ends.
IN HIS FIRST year az Tennes-
see. he served as end coach under
Coach M. B. Banks, and the fol-
lowing year started his remark
able record as head coach.
Unfortunately, N%eyland's mate
rial this year was weak. and the
Vols record was not impressive.
, 1934-12-03
nine SQUADS
ARE BEATEN
Ten Teams Go Through Year
With No Defeats
But Ties

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-tR- With
the football season virtually over,
a final checkup found nineteen
college teams with undefeated rec
ords although ten Of these suffer-
ed at least one tie.
The past week saw the elimina-
ton from the list OF Louisiana
State, nosed out by Tulane. and
Utah State, beaten by Utah. thus
leaving only Alabama, Minnesota.
Stanford. Western Maryland and
Temple, among major colleges. still
unbeaten. Alabama and Stanford
will try to wreck one another's rec
ord in the Rose Bowl game at
Pasadena New Years day.
Alabama, winding up its regular
season Thanksgiving day with a
$40 rout Of Vanderbilt, leads the
undefetaed list In scoring with 287
points. Minnesota Tailed 30; James
Milliken OF Illinois 22e; Stanford
2il and Temple zoe. Ohio Northern
alone finished with q perfect de-
fenSive record.
U~ndefaated and united.
, 1934-12-03
TITLE BATTLE
Is UP FRIDAY
Redskins Are to Take On
Arkansas Pass At

DONNA, Dec. 3.-Ccach George
Vests undefeated Donna Redskins
will make their bid for the B" BIZ
district crown here 3 D m. Friday
when they collide with Coach
Henry's strong Arkansas Pass Golden
Partners. Arrangements for the
game were completed yer the
weekend following q conference
between officials Of the two schools.
The Golden Panthers sewed up
the 35-B district title recently when
they defeated the Taft GreyhoundS
on the IngleSide gridiron 70 the
tune Of 32-7. Odd 10 relate. IL was
the second meeting OF the two clubs
this year. the first game having
resulted IN a scoreless tie.
Harry Savage, leading district
scorer. paced the Panthers IN tne.T
victory with Is points. Mathiesen
was close behind with two touch
downs while Angelica scored an
other. Brewster converted in one OF
the tries for point. ChilderS. full
back, made the only Taft touch
down. and also converted In the
try for point.
The Redskins. who are IN fine
fettle, began their practice drills
on Indian field Monday afternoon.
Their tendency toward over-con-
fidence has been overcome BY sew
eral tight fights since .heir re-
sounding victory over the Weslacc
Panthers. defending Valley cham
DiOnS.
, 1934-12-03
Morrison Said Likely To
Sign up Nth Vanderbilt

On the same day Texas Christian,
only team to knock NJ Rice dur
ing the season. will have the potent
Santa Clara University team from
the Pacific Coast to contend with
IN a Fort Worth game. The Frogs
were below form IN the Methodist
game, despite fine work BY Darrell
Lester, named as center on the
Associated Press All-America team.
and Sanmie Baugh, kicker and
paSser de luxe.
The third i-ntersectional game
will feature Texas A. and NJ. against
the strong Michigan state team at
San Antonio. a good football town
without a major college. iichigan
state Is heavily favored over the
AggieS. battered considerable this
season.
UnlsS Rice, which clinched the
conference crown by walloping Bay
Tor Saturday, 80 10 o. In a game
that saw Bill Wallace, halfback on
the Associated Press Allan erica
team. and his partner. John Nc
Cauley, run wild, draws the Sugar
Bowl assignment, Coach Jimmy
Kits amazing team will call II a
season.
, 1934-12-03
lsy The Assoc.ated Pressl

Persistent repocLs that Pay Nor
r.Son, athletic director and crafty
"ringmaSter" Of the Southern Meth
odist aerial circus" would vacate
his post to teach his passing puZ-
zlers TO Vanderbilt COnmoGOres.
headed post norton Southwest
conference talk Monday.
Rice Institute has tucked away
its first conference title IN q
years, the conference has landed
two stars on the ali-Amcrica team
and after next Saturdays three
post season games the season will
be officially buried, but the prospect
OF Morrison, veteran Q. IS years al
the Dallas Universi 5y. deserving the
fold, now Is OF CHIEF interest.
Also holding attention was the
possibility that Rice would receive
a bid to play in the tirsJ annual
Sugar Bowl classic at New Orleans
New Years day. Warren v. Miller.
president Of the New Orleans Mix
Winter Sports association, nforrl-
ed Lloyd Gregory, sports editor Of
the Houston Post, that "the aSSo-
citation is giving Rice cvery con-
sideration." Rice's great season.
which ended with only p defeat.
was expected 70 be seriously studied
by the association before announc-
ing participants IN the CLASSIC at
a meeting Monday night.
To reports form Nashville, Tenn,
that he would accept the Wander
bilt coaching position. succeeding
Dan McGugin, provided the con-
ditions are right" Morrison re-
marked he had no comment 70
make. He refused to talk Of the
matter and would not say when he
would make a definite announce
ment.
L would prefer to let Vanderbilt
officials know what conditions !
have in mind" Morrison said.
His Mustangs, powerful III a 1870
victory over Texas Christian ,aSt
Saturday, viii play their final
game at st. Louis Saturday against
Washington University.
, 1934-12-03

Il notice a committee OF Alabama
coal operators say this iva thing
will throw 1000 miners out Of
work.
ITS got to make happy homes
for a deuce OF a lot Of people be-
fore you can come out even on q
proposition like that"
Stem Floods, save Land
"Of course I don't know Just how
thatll work out" admitted John,
Jr. but you want TO remember that
all these big dams serve other pur-
poses than just 70 generate cleo
lricity. Most OF them will help with
irrigation. and flood control, and
even navigation.
They'll help stop erosion Of farm
land and loss by sitting up chan
nels and low farm land. There
should be a lot Of good effects from
hem besides just the electric power
ALSO. they tie in with what we
we're talking about the other night,
with the idea Of getting people 70
move out OF the big cities and start
a new kind Of life. Around every
one OF these dams there ought 20
be small towns and communities
where there'll be cheap electric
power. and where a man car lire as
well as In town. as far a. conven-
fences are concerned, and yet be in
the country.
Helps Attract Industry
The cheaper power ought 70
bring some industries 10 the dams.
, 1934-12-03
The New Deal
BY WILSON
Chapter Thirteen

Il may be q radical" proclaimed
Pa Jones, but I don't think I'm
an old mossback or a Tory either"
When the government talked
about developing that great water
power resources and electric en-
pires,' / was all for that, especially
because It makes work and we need
work.
But when IL comes to the gov
eminent putting electric flatirons
and e~ggbeaterS on the market at
cut rates. that's too many for me.
II I were selling electric appliances
instead OF groceries. I'd be plenty
sore"
That does seem like forcing the
market a little, doesn't It," admitted
John, Jr. "Of course, the govern
ment wants to get the people down
there In the Tennessee Valley who
never have used electricity before TO
start using 1t now.
Probably some Of them, after
they've bought this government
equipment at low prices and gotten
used TO using 10, will buy other cleo
trical equipment, too. The dealers
may not lose out In the long run.
Il guess the government is really
trying. even aside from the special
projects it's backing, to make the
country use more electricity. That
viii help bring rates down for every
body else"
, 1934-12-03
and the Joneses

We'll. you have TO build a power
dam where nature makes q place
for II, dad. and the assumption Ian
that If the people Ground there
haven't learned % use electricity
you can teach EN-. and II there
aren't any people when the dams
built, there will be soon after, when
the Juice starts 70 flow.
LIN Comedies A Point
The hope is that they will come
from the cities where there aren't
any jobs. from the farms where
they have coal OIL lamps and poor
crops, and from the coal fields
where they aren't eve going 10 dig
as much coal as they used TO-"
Anyway. there's one thing about
the money that's going into things
like these" PA Jones conSoled him
self. It's going into labor and ma
terialS and Its leaving permanent
equipment and Improvements be-
hind.
And that's more than can Be
said OF "a lot OF the money that's
being shoveled out these days.
But IL they can do IN tenth on
these things they say they hope 70
do. why. then 7 say More power 20
EN-.
, 1934-12-03
Flyers, Goodyear
To Battle Monday

Weather permitting. playground
baseball was to be resumed here
Monday night when the Pan
American Aviators taking on The
newly organized Goodyear squad
The Flyers opened the season
with a 6-5 victory over TT Brown.
This will be the first start for the
Goodyear team.
The remainder OF the program
this week will send Fort Brown
against the KiwaniS Wednesday
night and the Eagles against the
Elks Friday night.
The Elk-A. c. game schedule for
Friday night OF last week was
postponed because OF cold weather
, 1934-12-03
STARS

Slade Cutter, Navy-His fourth
field goal OF season, kicked from
l9-yard line. beat Army, 80.
John McCauiey. Rice ~ Scored
three touchdowns as his team
routed Baylor.
Mill Shepherd, Western Mary
land - Clinched national scoring
championship with Is points against
Georgetown.
Monk Simons, Tulane Scored
one touchdown and passed to Hardy
for another In 1912 victory over
Louisiana State.
Maurice Green and Henry Wag-
non, Georgia-Completed pass IN
closing minutes of game for touch
down that beat Georgia Tech.
Doug Mott. Detroit-His passing,
running and kicking led to SO
victory over Washington State.
, 1934-12-03

OLD-T1ME SPORT fans OF this
section probably will be interested
to know that Major Boy Neylandt
coach OF the rip-snorting Tennes-
see Volunteers since 1925, is re-
turning to active duty In the Canal
Zone January Q. There Is a pos
sibility that he viii make the trip
by plane, stopping over here 70
TO visit friends.
Major Neyland. a fine baseball
pitcher, was stationed at Fort
Brown In 1914 and 1915. taking an
active part in athletics by twirling
70 rthe Fourth Infantry nine
Brownsville had an excellent city
team at that time, and these mines
hooked up a series OF classics.
, 1934-12-03

enough anyway to give work to the
people who 60 there.
And yet, thereTl be room for
hem 10 have some land with their
homes and do enough farming 70
help out and give them a better
chance 10 live Independently than
they had In town"
so that's why they build these
dams where there aren't any peo-
pie > queried Pa Jones. sharply.
, 1934-12-03

Major II. p. Galbraith, Brownsville
attorney, was the leading twirler
for the Fourth Infantry nine.
tests he won 10 in Is gruelling
innings.
Major Neyland, a Texan coming
from the vicinity Of Tyler. came TO
this section as an engineer when
the government sent coast artillery
men to Fort Brown 70 replace MI
litia. The state government got
leery during the trouble at Vera
, 1934-12-03

Next: The RFC-Pa Jones finds
out that overnight the VI. y. gov
eminent has become the biggest
banker I'm the world
copyright. 1885,. NEA Service, Inc)
, 1934-12-03

The u. S. Chamber OF Commerce
cites eight signs Of improved BUSH
ness but not a word about hnbbysI
Ree;ing 50 good, Of late.
, 1934-12-03
Hoover Vetoed Plan

short years ago. when President
Hoover vetoed the Norris bill for
government operation Of Muscle
Shoals. Hoover saw no reason why
the government should pour tens
Of millions down that rat-hole In
wartime, but not a cent for running
It in peacetime TO try to get some Of
the millions backl
Today. the government Is running
10. and enlarging II into a string OF
dams and the Tennessee Valley re-
gional development. In the south
west, at Boulder Dam. rises another
such project Cbegun by Hoover, by
he way.
In the northwest, two great dams
begin q similar system on the Co
lumbia. and in the northeast waits
the St. Lawrence development,
spread out only On paper. because
Congress turned II down at the last
session.
Add IN the fact that the Reclama-
ton Serviss Is already operating
q hydrOelectric dams. and that be-
sides the big four" named above,
Public Works funds went to 81 mu-
nicipal and county electric projects
in 30 states and you can see how
big an effort Is being made to make
America "kiloWatt-conScious."
Has Indirect Benefit
IAN that's very nice for the peo-
BE who happen to live In the Ten
nessee Valley or the Columbia VAL
ley" commented Pa Jones, but we
aren't in any Of them. What do
We get out OF all this electric hula
baloo?"
Not much directly" admitted
John. Jr. But indirectly, we stand
70 get something out OF II. All
these big projects are going TO sell
'yardStickS' To measure the rate OF
private companies.
In cities like this one. where
charges are pretty steep, 1t helps TO
be able 10 cite figures from the gov
eminent plants. Quite q few cities
outside the Tennessee region have
received redtNJions, because the
companies no.lce that cities hest
tate less now to 60 ahead and build
their own plants If they don't Ike
the rates.
and OF course, In the cities
served by the government plants.
they get cheap rates quickly. AT
Tupelo, Miss. chats the first city
to get Tennessee Valley Authority
power, I noticed Just the other day
that rates fell quite q lot. and rs
per cent more electricity was used.
Pa Fears Competition
There may be some excuse for
the government going into the cleo
tric business down In Tennessee" OBJ
jected Pa, but this Tennessee Valley
Authority seems TO be going the
whole hog.
Il hear it's going TO make cement
and pottery and starch, buy and
sell real estate, and loan money.
What or earth else won't It be do
ing pretty soon7 They ought TO
stop somewhere.
Because. in the long run. gov
eminent competition isn't fair. II
runs on cheap money that the gov
eminent can borrow at lower rates
than anyone else, and II pays no
taxes. I guess It car C~ve anybody
out Of business II IL wants 10.
And here's another thing. All
this cheap water power electricity
IS q great idea. But what's going
to happen TO the miners who've
been mining the coal 10 rEa the
nresent coal-fired generating plants?
, 1934-12-03

exports CHATS
~ With Hal EuStdce

Cruz in 1914 and sent militiamen
, 1934-12-03

The cheaper power ought 70
bring some industries TO the dams.
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PENSACOLA. Fla The dlscov-
cry that the mother and al aunt
Of Claude Neal Mariana lynch
victim, had been held IN the jail
here for almost a month. without a
change Of clothing, was made b.
william Pickens. field secret of
the N.A.A.C.P, on . recent visit.
No charges were placed against
the women. who had been held IN
communicate since members Of the
mob lynched Neal, burned their
home and destroyed ali their be-
longings
Hsafe- Keeping Is Excuse
The sheriff,s office only excuse
was that the women were being
held for safe-keeping until things
die down, although news Of their
confinement was greeted by ex-
presslons Of the conviction that the
purpose was to prevent them from
giving out additional information
IN proof Of the mob victims inno-
cence.
Despite the hardships which the
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UNDERTAKEN is ON
TRIAL FOR TAKING
MONEY FOR JOBS

DETROIT Charles C. Diggs, To-
cal Undertaken and state organizer
of the Michigan Democratic League
win go on trial in the recorders
court, Friday, on charges Of ac-
cepting a 500 fee to obtain job
in the county building for Norman
B. Wells.
Mr.. Diggs, who also works as an
investigator for the pardons and
parole commission here, was ar
rested Saturday, on a warrent
sworn out by Mr.. Wells, who has
charged that the promised job did
not materialize after the fee was
paid.
The complaint was filed follow
ing an alleged alteration between
the two men at the headquarters of
the Democratic league. Mr.. Wells
states that he has been successful
in effecting the refund of only SIS
Of the fee.
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Former 25th Infantry
man Dies In Havre

HAVRE. Mont. Anthony j.
eTony) Young. IS. pioneer resident
of Havre and formerly at the Mon
tana club in Helena. died satur-
day at Havre after an illness Of
two weeks. He had no known sur
viving relatives
Mr.. Young was one Of the few
men Ia Havre who served in the
Unitea States army 81 Fort ASSN
niboine before that old outpost was
discontinued. He arrived at the
fort. now government transient
relief station, in 1896, having been
transferred from Old Fort Buford.
He was a member of Company 3,
25th infantry, and served with that
unit nearly IS years. He received
an honorable discharge at Fort
Missoula.
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1OO-Year Old Woman
Guest Of N. Y. Mayor

NEW YORK Mrs. Lucy Hunt,
100 years old, blind former slave
in the household of one Of the Lees
of Virginia, was the guest of hon
or on her birthday, Wednesday. at
party given in the city hall by
Mayor La Guardia and Commits
sioner Hodson Of the department
Of public works.
-Four others Of the group receiv-
ing old-age security allowances
were invited to the party. They
were william Ewes, 1O1; Allen Mo-
ses, 1O9-year-old evangelist; John
C. Hill, 104, Hohawk Indian, and
Mrs. Caroline Hoffman, 1903 years
old.
There are $4,000 individuals re-
ceiving old-age security allowances
from the city.
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Should Apologize

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
spent money Ike water 10 appre-
bend and prosecute Samuel InsryL
The United States Attorney IN
pers II an akempt to build case
against Ehe afllity magpate. After
a trial lasting several weeks a Fed
eral Jury brought IA a not guilty.
verdict
The insults were indicted On
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COMM INST LAWYERS FILE
p ApERS SATURDAY FOR
HAYWOOD PATTERSON
66 PER CENT OF
RELIEF CASES In
N. c. COLORED

RALEIGH, N.c.-Announcement
is made from the Governors office
OF Relief that Lieut.. Lawrence A.
Oxley, state director. Division Of
Negro Welfare, North Carolina
State Board of Welfare, has been
appointed a director Of Federal Re-
lief activities IA the state Of North
Carolina.
Lieut.. Oxley has completed a
survey Of forty-six counties in the
state. and directed the organization
Of our population residing IN the
larger cities. The survey just COM
pleted shows 91s,0O0, or % per
cent Of our population furnish a
bout 66 per cent Of the case-load
carried by public and private So
cial agencies.
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C0LORED BARBER
IS EELED FROM
HIS TOWN IN OH|0


WELLINGTON, Q. This Ohio
town width IN civil war days was
haven FOR fugitive slaves. last
week drove a colored man from It's
borders as an outcast.
The modern fugitive" is George
Walden 3 barber who has conduct-
ed q shop here since 1928.
Walden fled because Of a threat
Of mob violence following q quar-
rel with Wellington member Of
the American Legion over the pay
ment OF debt.
The Legionnaire, James Casey, 3
shoemaker, charged Walden stab
bed him during the quarrel. Wald-
en- was indicted BY the Grand Jury
on 3 charge OF stabbing to wound.
but was acquitted at his trial.
But the case did not END there.
Members Of the Morgan-Dlrlan
Post Of the American Legion tho't
justice had not been done. They
passed a resolution asking q furth-
er investigation by the jury. This
request was not granted.
Then, one night. two weeks ago,
a crowd gathered in front Of wal
denis home and, according to the
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CLARENCE DARROW's II hope
they XIII Filter last week. shock
ed many an American whose New
Testament theories forbid his .Fish-
ing u Of any human being
Mr.. parrow no Christian. prea-
ehes love your neighbor. hate your
enemy. and public opinion prohab-
" backs him mp. There is a real
expression Of that opinion in the
popular song, TN Be Glad When
You're Dead You Pascal You
As barrow sees II. there Is little
hope Of Catholics. Jews and color
ca people getting fair treatment IA
Germany as long as Hitler lives
and heads the government. The
sooner he's dead the quicker hui
manity benefits
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$4,000 SOUGHT
TO DISTRIBUTE
LYNCH REPORT

NEW YORK The N.A.A.C.P.
announced Friday that it Is APP
pealing for contributions to a fund
Of ten thousand dollars with which
to send a copy of the illustrated
report of the Claude Neal lynching
at Mariana, Fla, October 26, to
100000 clergymen Of all faiths, de-
nominations and races in all parts
Of the country.
The associations purpose is to
arouse the conscience of enlight-
ened Americans to force passage
Of the costigan-Wagner Federal
anti-lynching bill in the forthcom-
ing Congress.
A copy Of the report of the in
vestigation Of the lynching made
by a white southerner for the assoc
citation, has already been sent to
each senator and representative of
the new Congress. at his home adj
dress.
The associations report is an g.
page, 500O-word pamphlet, printed
on coated paper, and illustrated by
photographs of the mutilated body
Of Claude Neal lynching from a
tree in front Of the Mariana court
house; Of typical shacks in the
town, and of characteristic head
lines from newspapers in widely
separated part of the country an
nouncing the lynching.
The association also plans to
send copies to all newspaper edi-
tors, public officials and individu-
ais Of influence of both races in the
United States and abroad. Single
copies win be sent free upon re-
quest. Quantity lots may be OBJ
tanned at ST dozen; 81 for so, rs
for 100 copies.