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The Washington times., 1934-06-07
DEATH ASKED FOR COFFIN

NEW ALBANY, Ind, June z
GN.SJ.-Death in the electric
chair will be demanded for Ed
Coffin, %, Of Greenfield, Ind,
trigger man Of the gang that
terrorized Southern Indiana Mon
day night, and his two compan-
ions when they are placed on
trial for murder Friday in Clark
Circuit Court at Jeffersonville.
They we're indicted for the
murder of Deputy Sheriff Harold
Amick, IS, of Scott county, by
the Clark county grand jury late
yesterday.
A second Staying meanwhile
was chalked up against them
with the death last night at Sey-
mour, Ind, of Night Policeman
John Pfaffenberger, SO, from four
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
WATERWAY PLAN URGED

Plans for q waterway for mod
ern barge transportation from
Washington to Cumberland and
the possibilities for future devel-
opment of the Potomac River and
its tributaries, both for water
power and navigation, are out
lined in a governmental report on
rivers submitted to the Senate by
President Roosevelt.
The report points out that the
Washington Cumberland water
way would open the way to its ex-
tension to connect with the Mis-
sissippi River system through the
Youghiogheny and Monongahela
rivers. The report states further:
"The cost Of such navigation
improvement to Cumberland,
utilizing the pools that would be
created by dams or the cOmpre-
The Washington times., 1934-06-07

hensive power development, Is
estimated at $46,OOO,OOO. The
route for . waterway connecting
tidewater on the Potomac with
the present slack-water improve
ment on the MOnOngahela River
would require q tunnel through
the mountains about Is miles in
length. Excluding the improve
ment Of the Potomac River to
Cumberland, this connecting
waterway is estimated to cost
$3.50, 0OO, OOO."
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
SCHOOLS To AID
WAR ON CRIME

Several District schools will be
established as model crime proven
ton institutions in accordance
with a proposal by Senator Royal
S. Copeland, the Board Of Educa-
ton ordered yesterday.
The plan, to be launched at the
beginning of the new school year
next September, will be under the
direction Of Superintendent Of
Schools Frank w. Ballou. An in
stitute will be conducted for three
weeks beginning June Is to in
Struct officers and teachers for
the program.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
.|CKES RETURNS
TOF|ND OFFICE
AIR COOLED
twenty-five degrees cooler

twenty-five degrees cooler
inside"
Theaters that appeal to heat
stricken shoppers on the city'S
streets in this manner have moth
ing to Grow about" as far as Sec
rotary of the Interior IckeS is con.
cerned. He returned to his office
today after a weeks absence to
find his chambers air-conditioned.
His will not be the only pop
ular" office during the summer,
however, for workmen were busy
today installing the same equip
ment in other Government offices.
The system is being paid for with
PWA money allotted several weeks
ago for this purpose.
Many Offices Get 1t
Buildings is which the system is
being installed include, besides the
Interior Department Building, the
State, Agriculture, Navy, NUM-
tions, Treasury, Commerce, In
ternal Revenue and old Land OF.
flee Building. Only a few offices
in each building are getting the
system. In the Interior Depart
ment the entire east wing of the
sixth floor is being air-conditioned.
A total of $700,500 has been
set aside for the work.
Improves Efficiency
Secretary Ickes, who made the
system in the buildings possible
through allotment of Public
Works funds, today said he had
done so because in recent sum-
mers during the extremely hot
weather, conditions have been
such as to endanger the health
and impair the efficiency of the
personnel.
On some of the hottest days in
past summers, he pointed out,
various offices and bureaus have
been closed and workers sent
home because of the extreme heat
in their working quarters.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
Silver Spring Man
Held in Auto Theft

Charged with stealing an auto.
mobile and SIS in currency, Will
lard Middleton, Of Silver Spring,
was held for the action of a
Montgomery County Grand Jury
by Judge Donald A. DeLashmutt
in Rockville Police Court yester-
day. Bond was fixed at $1,000.
Mr.. Middleton, it is alleged,
stole a coupe and the money
from James Cogley, jr., of Beth
esda on May 20. Unable to raise
the bond money, he was COM
mitted to the Rockville Jail.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
Virginia May Extend
Memorial Boulevard

Extension of the Lee Memorial
Boulevard from its present termi,
nus in Falls Church to Center.
vile and a later extension to the
Shenandoah National Park is
being considered by Virginia Off.
Gals, it was learned today.
The project has been proposed
by DR.. Samuel M. johnson, man.
aging director OF the Lee High.
way Association.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07

bullet wounds suffered when he
tried to halt the desperadoes
automobile Monday night.
Coffin and his pals, Robert
Neal, 20, of Bloomington, Ind,
and Lacell C'TootsD Long, %, of
Helmsburg, Ind. were arraigned
at II o'clock last night before
Judge George c. Kopp at Jeffer-
sonville on first degree murder
indictments. The prisoners we're
brought here for Safe-keeping
while the Clark county Jail is
under repair.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
CONCERT TOMORROW

The Community CenterS band
will give a concert tomorrow
night at Tenth and u SITS. N. W.,
under the direction of James E.
Miller,
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
II Girls to Receive
COLLeQe Diplomas

Fourteen girls will receive di-
plomas at the 33rd annual COM
mencement exercises of the Chevy
Chase Junior College next Mon
day afternoon.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
SCHOOL TO HOLD PICNIC

The annual basket picnic Of
the religious school of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation will
be held Sunday at the Miller
Cabin in Rock Greek Park.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07

TUCKIES use the mildest tobaccos-for
l. Luckies use only the clean center
leaves-and these are the mildest leaves.
They cost more-they taste better. Then
science plays its part in making these
choice tobaccos truly kind to your throat.
Sits toasted'' for throat protection.
These mellow, fne-tasting tobaccos are
Evening star., 1934-04-14
SWIM LEAD HELD
|. BY "KATw RAWLS
Two Points Ahead of Two
Others in Battle for
National LaureIs.
of CIout
6Copyright. 1a34.)
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
@HICAGO, April 14.-The
tussle for individual
Y honors in the women's S
national A. A. U. indoor
swimming championships hit
the stretch today with the
Miami Minnow," Katherine
Rawls, out in front by two points
and a pair of mermaidS from
Homestead, Pa, and Seattle,
Wash, right behind her.
Lenore Right of Homestead, who
surprised the swimming world last
Summer by racing away with four
free-style titles in the outdoor cham
pionship, and Olive Mexican of Sc
attle were the two contending rivals
in the drive that probably won't be
decided until the final event of the
four day and night battle.
Katy" star of stars In women's
big-time swimming at the age of l6
won two championships, each good
for five points, in the 300-yard indi-
vidual medley and low-board diving
Miss Right finished second to Miss
Mexican in the 100-yard free style by
"fsh's fin" and revenged the defeat
by decisively defeating the Seattle
girl in the 220-yard free style last
night. In the final push for indi-
vidual scoring honors tonight "Katy'
competes in the high-board dive
against Dorothy Poynton of Los An
geles, while Miss Kight and Miss Nc
Kean battle it out over the 500-yard
free style.
Spectators who have witnessed a
veritable orgy of record smashing
since the championship meet opened
two world records being bettered by
Jack Medica, University Of Washing
ton sophomore, in special events-fig-
ured there wouldn't even be a race
! in the concluding event, the 150-yard
back stroke. Eleanor Holm Jarrett
of New York and Hollywood was an
overwhelming favorite to retain her
title in that class.
Last night Mrs. Jarrett swan the
back stroke for the women's SWIM
ming Association of New York in the
300-yard medley relay and was clocked
In world-record time Of 1904. Her
performance, unofficial as it was, gave
the New York team an advantage that
sent it sailing to victory in the event.
Medica, who bettered the world
mark Thursday night in the 400 me-
ters, broke Johnny Weissmuller's
world mark in the 250-yard free style
last night, making the distance in
2:35, two seconds faster than the
swimmer-actor' time. 1t was the
sixth world mark he has bettered
since he opened his record-breaking
attack last July.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Could Be Great Help.

ORONIN holds that Russell will be
just the pitcher to keep the
ball club up in the race until
Crowder comes around And even
after that the great relief pitcher OF
last season should come through as a
sterling starter, says the pilot. Rus
sell has been in the league long
enough to know how to pitch" is
Cronin's argument. "He has the
knack. and I'll say to any one that
he has a pitching heart, too. There's
no reason why he shouldn't be sue
cess in the role to which he will be
assigned"
If Russell fills the bill from the
outset, and he should on record, 1t
would be a great boost to the Ma
tionals in their effort to repeat their
1888 success in this years pennant
race. Given time to regain his form
while his younger teammate is toll
ing on the hill, Crowder ought to
round into the form that made him
so effective in the last two cam
paigns. And if the General regains
that form, beating the Nationals in
this years race will be nothing easy
for the other clubs.
Crowder has missed with his fast
ball this Spring And without his
fast ball the General is nothing more
than an ordinary pitcher. But that,
of course, goes for all pitchers of the
average type. In Chicago last Sunday
Crowder flashed his fast one to an
extent that just about convinced
Manager Cronin the old-timer was
nearly ready to carry on in accus-
toned form. But not quite near
enough.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
MUST BEAR BRUNT
AS CROWDER LAGS
General Needs Fortnight
to Reach Pink-Zip of
Last Year Gone.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
.ITTSBURGH, April IA
. Jack Russell, master relief
| moundSman, has been

Nj 11ObOfI11, April IL
- Jack Russell, master relief
moundSman, has been
u definitely assigned to
starting roles this season. Joe
Cronin, manager of the Ameri-
can League champs, believes
that Russell in this capacity
, will be of much more value to
his club than he was last season
when he proved the ranking
rescue worker of the circuit.
That's what Cronin says, but back
of the pilots opinion is Al Crowder's
sluggishneSs in rounding into proper
form. The Gen, who won "a games
for the Washington outfit in each of
the last two seasons, thus far has
failed to come up to scratch, and per-
haps Cronin figures Russell must be
employed in the role ordinarily filled
by the veteran right-hander to give
the club reasonable protection.
At that, there is everything to in
dicate that Russell should make a
success as starter. He has made as
great progress in training this Spring
as any other pitcher attached to the
Nationals and much more than many.
Cronin considers this rangy right
handler among the three best on the
champs curving corps today.
After yesterdays game, in which
Russell took the pasting that gave
the Brooklyn Dodgers their triumph
over the Nationals, Cronin still was
OF the same mind. Jack wasn't his
true self today" the Washington pilot
contended. Hes shown me enough
in training this Spring to make me
feel he has the goods as starter.
Every good pitcher has his difficulties
as Russell did against the Dodgers.
I'm discounting that. He can start
for me-and will
Evening star., 1934-04-14

New York University supply.
There's no reason why athletes
shouldn't come here, if they can pass
the exams" he pointed out. mo rea-
son except that the college has never
had foot ball reputation. We're
going to get ourselves a reputation
right away. I'm not setting any limits.
If we do well this Fall, we'll schedule
slightly tougher games next year, and,
before long, we'll be playing the best
in the East"
There Is no reason why the best
colleges, whatever they are, shouldn't
play C. c. N. Y. Foot ball is strictly
a cash game, after all. The most
azure-blooded institution of learning
in the country will grab game that
promises we'll at the box Office, and
C. C. N. Y. is potentially a good draw
ing card.
With all these theories in mind,
and a batch of blueprints in his vest
pocket, Benny the Builder is trying
to make something out Of nothing.
It's what the architects call a stiff
assignment.
(Copyright. 1894, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Trailing Spring Tests Crffs Are Facing Toughest Foe Today
Record Of nd j.

for two Dodger tallies in the eighth.
The Nationals countered with
Manush's one-baser, Cronin's dou-
BILE and Kuhel's triple to get two
scores and deadlock the game.
But in the ninth the Dodgers got
to Russell again. Boyle, who once
was the property of the Washing
ton club, picked up Lucas bat and
singled. Taylor sacrificed. Jordan
singled and the big run of the con-
test was over the counting block.
Between them, Jordan and Strip
got eight of the Dodgers II hits
and two of Strips hits were
doubles Taylor, who CENTER
fielded for the Brooklyn club, was
with the Nationals for o spell some
years back And Lopez, the
Dodger catcher, used to help out
the Washington club in training
down at Tampa 's Griffith could
have had him for a song then, but
refused to take on the Ybor City
Evening star., 1934-04-14
FORMER RING RULER
is PAUPER AT DEATH
Dixie Kids Friends Raise Coin
to Save Once Great Weltei'
From Potter's Field.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
r OS ANGELES, April 14-Friends
l. of Aaron L. Brown-the Dixie
Kid to the flstic armament
today sought donations to save the
former worlds welterweight champion
from a pauperS grave.
Veteran Of more than hundred
battles in the years from 1899 to 1914
and a disputed title holder for four
years. the Dixie Kid died a week ago,
yet the sports world wasn't apprized
of the fact until late yesterday. He
was 81 years old.
The Dixie Kid was a fighter when
boxing was being graduated from bar
rooms to big business. He won the
right to claim the championship by
getting the nod over Joe Walcott on
foul at San Francisco, April 80,
1904. Less than two weeks later Wal
colt held him to a draw in 20 rounds,
which resulted in a dispute over his
right to the title, but he was general
ly accepted as the champion until
1908. While on a European tour in
1911 he scored a flve-round knock
out over Georges Carpenter - the
Carpenter who challenged and lost to
Jack Dempsey for the worlds heavy
weight championship in 1921.
Brown spent his ring earnings law
ishly and spent his last days in ex-
treme poverty.
His death was such an insignificant
item in the run of the big city news
that his name did not even appear in
the vital statistics columns.
The hospital report read:
Aaron L. Brown, born Fulton, Mo-,
December %, 1888; died April s, 1884.
Natural causes"
Evening star., 1934-04-14
THE SPORT LIGHT
by GRANTLAND RICE

| Cleveland club-a Cleveland club that
carries plenty in the way Of high
class pitching and some hard hit
ting-but their eyes are on the big
show starting next week. 1t is to this
starting point that Bill Terry has been
bringing them along.
I'VE have a ball club" Terry says,
that Is just IS per cent stronger
than it was at this big spot last April.
Why? Because Travis Jackson is back
in shape, with a more experienced
Blondy Ryan to help him out-be-
cause we have added new star in
Watkins, who will improve our hit
ting-because we have three good
looking young pitchers to help out
Hubbell, Schumacher, Fitzsimmons
and Parmelee if they need any help
and because I know this club will
hustle and play together as well as
any team I ever saw
What team do you pick as your
toughest opponent" asked Terry.
"The Cardinals, Cubs and Pirates all
will be tough enough" he answered,
but I expect the most trouble from
the Cardinals. They have high-class
pitching. good defense and they have
the punch.
Il don't think there is any great
difference. think we have the edge
in aH-around stuff-which also in
cludes mental attitude-and we ex-
pect to win. We know what a fight
we have ahead but we are set for
1t in every way"
Evening star., 1934-04-14
The Percentage Expert.

r ATER ! ran across the irrepreSsi-
l. bic Blondy Ryan, better known
as Old Percentage-just as Matty
Vas known 25 years ago. Don't over
look the fact that young Mr.. Ryan
Is a smart kid-one of the Smartest
in base ball. Even old-timers respect
his opinion.
Young Mr.. Ryan figures the Giants
are just 80 per cent stronger than
they were a year ago-and he can
specify each percentage point, one or
more of them being Jackson against
Ryan as the Giant shortstop. Blondy's
opinion of himself is quite impersonal.
Ryan is no Jackson" he said, land
neither is any other Shortstop."
"A number Of ball players and man.
ayers" l told Terry, don't expect your
Giants to get as good pitching as they
got last year"
If they are in our league" Bill re-
piled, they'll get a shock. Hubbell
and Schumacher will be good for so
games. F4tz is in better shape than
last year, and Parmelee will be a
better, more experienced pitcher. And
we'll get some high-claSS pitching
from our kids
I asked Carl Hubbell Just what diff
ference there was in his screw ball
and Matty's famous fadeaway.
mot very much, as I understand
it." he said. "They are thrown some
what differently, but the final result
is about the same. Both depend a lot
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Evening star., 1934-04-14

might be, the Nationals would be
on the short end of the record for
their Spring tussling with organ
lied base ball outfits. That was
settled yesterday in Washington
when they bowed to the Dodgers
of Brooklyn in 5-to-4 conflict.
That left the Cronin crew with
only four victories against six de-
feats in tilts with clubs that come
under the jurisdiction of Judge
Lands.
But the Nationals took their
beating yesterday fighting to the
last ditch. In the first eight rounds
of the scrapping with the Dodgers
they were twice in the ruck, yet
managed to pull up to even terms.
Their most gallant bid came in the
eighth when they put across two
tallies.
The Dodgers, however. in the
ninth bore down on Jack Russell
for the second inning in succession
Evening star., 1934-04-14

and showed across the decisive
score.
There was nothing to brag about
in the Washington hitting, al
though 10 waIops in all were
cleaned off the deliveries of Van
Mungo, Ray Lucas and Emil Leon
ard, right-handers all. Mungo
hurled the first six frames to give
up five safeties and two runs. Then
Lucas came along for two frames
to yield four hits, three in the
eighth that netted the Nationals
two tallies and a tie. All made of
Leonard in the ninth was a single
by Buddy Myer after two were out.
Earl Whitehill, Al Crowder and
Russell hurled three innings each
for the champs. Whitehill gave up
four hits and a run and Crowder
did the same. Then after q good
first round Russell blew.
Four successive hits, one two
bagger by Strip, who made four
safeties during the fray, accounted
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Yanks Have Mound Wealth.

THE Cubs, rated as strong pennant
i contenders, probably win keep
Augie Galan, third baseman,
who has been giving Woody English
an argument; Tut Stainback, out
fielder, and Roy Joiner and Bill Lee,
pitchers, on hand for considerable
further investigation. Col Buster
Mills. who sometimes lives up tc his
middle name, seems to have a pretty
good chance for job in the Car
dlnaS' outtleld, while Paul Dean.
Dlzzy'S brother. and Jim Winford look
Ike the best of their pitching pros
poets.
In addition to Rolfe and Heffner
in the Yankees infield, Jack Saltz-
gaver has been making a strong bid
for the utility job. Manager Joe
Mccarthy also may get a few head
aches from trying to whittle down
the list of young pitchers, which in
cludes Jimmy Deshong. Harry Smythe
and Johnny Murphy and possibly
Johnny Broaca after the Yale finger
winds up his studies.
Boston's Red Sox, who have spent
plenty of money buying veteran play
ers, nave limited their ventures in
the rookie field to Julius Solters, a
slugging outfielder from Baltimore.
and Fritz Ostermueller, .portside
pitcher from Rochester. Neither seems
likely to return to the minors.
Connie Mack, working to rebuild
the Athletics shattered mound staff,
has been giving plenty of work to a
pair of right DIETRICH
from Montreal and Joe Cascarella
from Jersey City. He also has Tim
McKeithan, tried last year and farmed
20 Montreal; Johnny Marcum, who
made his brilliant 1888 DEBUT late
enough to retain his rookie" rating,
and Harry Matuzak from Oklahoma
City.
The Washington Senators, Amer
lean League champions, kept quiet
about acquiring new talent until a
few days ago, when they rendered
contracts to Gus Dugas, an outfielder
who has been in the majors before;
Mark Filley, hurler from Albany,
and Catcher Elmer Klumpp of Chat
tanooga. The late decision seems to
indicate that Manager Joe Cronin is
well satisfied with their work in
Spring tryouts.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
FEW CLUBS WON'T
HAVE NEW FACES
Yanks and Browns Present
Priced lnfieId Pairs.
Start as Regulars.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n IEW YORK, April 14-The
M rockies that bloom in the
V Spring often turn out to
be the "bloomers" of
Midsummer. Yet if only a fair
percentage of the youngsters
who have been providing the
training camp thrills turn out
to be as good as their. early
performances indicate, 1884
should be a banner year for
major league newcomers.
The approach of the opening games
finds nearly every major league club
carrying at least a few recruits who
have survived the rigorous tests of
the early workouts. The count of
those who look good enough to last
even after the clubs have to cut down
their squads to conform to the player
limit runs into the dozens.
Among the years prize rockies are
such players as Don tFeffner and Red
Rolfe, the Yankees new infield pair;
Harry Iavagetto of the Pirates, Har-
land Cliff and Alan Strange, Browns
infielders; Zeke Bonura of the White
SoX and Hal Trosky of the Indians,
all OF whom have been picked to start
the season as regulars. Others still
are on trial, but probably vill make
the major league grade either in reg
ular positions or as substitutes.
The lower ranking clubs of the two
big leagues have followed the natural
course OF collecting plenty of new tai
ent. The situation is unusual in that
their efforts have met with more than
ordinary success.
Evening star., 1934-04-14

Cuban 9" Outen got in to pinch
hit for Mungo in the seventh
and 1ofted out Boyle, pinch
batting for Lucas in the ninth, did
much better s* he paved the way
to the winning run Washing
tons only pinch-batter was Dugas
the rookie grabbed Russell's
bat in the ninth and hoisted out
." but he made the Dodger right
fielder chase for the hoist :
Kuhel pulled the banner fielding
play Of the day when he scooped
up Frederick's hot one In the third
and shot the ball to White
hill at first just ahead of the run
ner . Klumpp had a hot eighth
inning - he dropped Cucci-
nello's foul for an error 9 then
hung on to this batter's third strike
for an out and after pegging to
Myer took a return that nailed
Wilson at the plate for q double
play 80 and Elmer got two hits,
too. J. B. K.
Evening star., 1934-04-14

here at C. C. N. Y, and I expect we'll
begin attracting better foot ball ma
terial in a year or two"
Benny the Builder speakssin terms
of Eastern foot ball clubs now, be-
cause they are the clubs he hopes to
be playing with in a few years time,
but his notion of a model system is
the one at Michigan.
They've had a common-sense atti-
tude toward the game for so long
now" he said, that they've developed
a tradition. They don't have to worry
about material there. 1t comes roll
ing in. The boys want to play on
those winning teams