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Evening star., 1934-10-08

The weary writer picked up the
book and tipped its pages, Louis was
correct. The who's Who in Base
Ball. didn't have line in it about
six of the foremost heroes Of the big
scrap for the base ball championship
Of the world. Dizzy Dean was in there
inconspicuously along with Hank
Greenberg and Pete Fox Of the title
poised Tigers. But-Paul Dean, Car
dinal pitching hero of the third game
was missing. So Louis was told all
about him and Dizzy-how they arose
from humble surroundings to be two
of the games greatest stars. Louis
smiled when informed the Deans orig
inally came from Holdenville, Okla.
Them boys from Dixie sho' am
good" said Louis with grin.
Schoolboy Rowe? His name is
missing, too Again Louis smiled
when he heard the story of School
boys phenomenal rise from oblivion
in Eldorado, Ark, to stardom in the
big show in only three years.
TLDON AUKER, who pitched the
Tigers back in the series Sat-
urday, wasn't named either.
Louis was told all about the Tiger star
from Norcatur, Kans. When Louis
cmlldn't find the names of Jimmy De.
Evening star., 1934-10-08
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,


~ ETROIT, october "a Louis
Ashley, an inquisitive Pull
man porter from way down in
East Point, La, another small
town boy in the city, started 1t all.
"Scuse me, sub, but I seed the press
on your button and I wants to know
about this heah world SERIES" Louis
broke in, interrupting crowd of base
ball experts as the Tiger special rolled
back to Detroit for the sixth game Of
the series. "I don't hear nothing
about Mistah Babe Ruth, MiStah Bill
Terry, Mistah Lefty Grove and Mistah
Melvin OFT from down in nah home
State. Who am Schoolboy Rowe and
desc Dean boys heahs SO much
about?"
boy, take this Who's Who IN
Base Ball and look EN- up" said a
weary writer. Handing him the red
bordered booklet that tells "all about"
the stars of the diamond.
al nd
Evening star., 1934-10-08

TWENTY minutes elapsed, and
Louis came back suffering:
"Ah don't see nothing bout
them. Must be old book. Nothing In
1t bout Schoolboy Rowe. No suh."
Evening star., 1934-10-08

FRANCIS E. STAN
ROD THOMAS
E. A. FULLER, JR.
Evening star., 1934-10-08

ETROIT. October SITS an old
base bali custom to blame il
on the breaks of the game. "
World series history has been
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SECOND HALF TO
BALL SERIES TO
START SUNDAY
PELICANS DROP OUT, LEAV-
ING ONLY THREE CLUBS;
OFFICERS ELECTED AT
MEETING LAST NIGHT

The Island City Baseball
League at a meeting held last
night arranged the schedule fol
the games to be played in the
second half of the series begin
ming this coming Sunday.
The Pelicans have dropped out
of the league, leaving only three
clubs to take part in the new
series-Prates, Sluggers and Ace
vedo Stars.
At the meeting last night, +.
Acevedo, manager of the Stars
was selected as president of the
league. with ]. A. Mendoza, who
looks after the interests of the
Pirates, chosen as secretary,
while Roy Hamlin, manager of the
Sluggers, was named as treasurer.
o. Capote and M. Varela were
selected as umpires, with Oscar
Pita to act as scorekeeper.
The new schedule follows:
Jan. 28-Acevedo Stars VS.
Sluggers; Pirates VS. Sluggers.
Feb. Pirates VS. Acevedo
Stars; Sluggers VS. AcevedO Stars.
Feb. 11-Sluggers VS. Pirates;
Acevedo Stars VS. Pirates.
Feb. 18-Acevedo Stars VS.
Sluggers; Pirates VS. Sluggers. ,
Feb. 25-Pirates VS. Acevedo
Stars: Sluggers VS. .Acevedo Stars.
Mar. 4-Sluggers VS. Pirates;
Acevedo Stars VS. Pirates.
Mar. 11-Acevedo Stars VS.
Sluggers; Pirates VS. Sluggers.
Mar. 18-Pirates VS. Acevedo
Stars; Sluggers VS. Acevedo Stars.
Mar. 25-Sluggers VS. Pirates;
Acevedo Stars VS. Pirates.
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TENDER IVY TO
BE OVERHAULED
POPPY STILL REMAINS IN
TAMPA BAY ON LIGHT
HOUSE OPERATIONS

The Lighthouse Tender Ivy was
to go on the ways this afternoon
for general overhaul. scraping and
painting of the hull and other
work.
Tender Poppy is still in Tampa
Bay working on aids to naviga-
ton. No specific date has been
set for the return of the ship.
Tender POinciana is replacing
beacons in Hillsboro Inlet. AS soon
as this work is completed the YES
sell will start replacing and re-
pairing beacons on the intracoast-
al waterway between Miami and
Key West.
When this is completed work
will be started on the erection of
"a electric flashing lights from
Biscayne Bay to Long Key and
then to Cape Sable.
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ONLY SIX BUILDING
PERMITS in MONTH.

Since the first of the year of
1884 there has been very little
activity in the building and repair
line in Key West.
This is shown by records in the
office of Harry NJ. Baker, build
ing inspector, where only six have
been issued in 25 days.
During the past week but one
was issued. This is for repairs to
the porch of the residence at 523
Division street. Owner, H. B:
Haskins; cost, $40.
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BLOND

SYNOPSIS: Frank Grahone, the
s s5 w :iss t st, reg , % ms gas
rescaed Janice Kent. the movie star.
from q gang Of dbductorS then
believe to haze been led bv a man
named OrteQd. Jaaice disd0rees
scith them. The ddg Frank learns
that his Aviator friend Bill Lang
ton ndy yet be dhve "a the Mexican
Jungle Janice dtstCers his proposal
OF marriage tCith a slap. He leaves
her. aud Janice Historically tries to
reach him.
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VISITOR ENJOYS
FISHING JAUNT
DETROIT RESIDENT MAKES
GOOD CATCH ON VOYAGE
YESTERDAY

Charles E. Bre din, of Detroit,
Mich, who is a resident of Key
West during the winter, continues
to have good luck on his fishing
trips, never returning to shore
without many trophies.
Yesterday he was out with Cap
tain Johnnie Lopez and when he
came in the boat carried fine
catch of mackerel, kihgfish, bar
racuda and black grouper.
Earlier in the week Mr.. Bredin
was accompanied by Mrs. Bredin
who caught one of the finest
kingfish of the season. The fish
weighed % pounds and was
brought to the boat after a strug-
gle of more than 80 minutes.
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Puff's sorely in need of a coat,
pants and vest.
What's this? 1t looks like a half
buried chest.
"Gadzooks and DDS bodkins, :"
cries Puffy with glee.
Its filled with apparel, but will
it fit me?"
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Destroyers Badger, Babhitt, Till
man. Dupont and Cole.
Destroyer Ellis. which was on
patrol duty off the Cuban coast,
arrived this afternoon at ESQ and
is berthed at the naval station.
The Destroyer Jacob Jones also
arrived in port this afternoon.
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CLAYTON COMES
In YESTERDAY

U. s. s. Claxton, of the de-
stroyer division, assigned to duty
in these waters, arrived yesterday
frOm a tour Of patrol duty off
the Cuban COAST
Vessels Of the U. s. navy now
in port besides the Claxton are
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SENT TO JAIL

SALT LAKE CITY-Because
he "sassed" the judge when ar
raigned on a minor charge, Orstes
Bean of this city was sent to Jail
for ten days.
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A turnip grown on the farm of
I. G. Weightman of Jeanette,
Pa, weighed seveh and a half
pounds.
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Today's
Anniversaries

1627-Robert Boyle, famous
pioneer English physicist, born.
Died Dec. 80, 1891.
- 1T5o--Robert Burns, SeotlaHdss
world-famed poet, who poured
forth song after song of emotion
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Today In History

1917-Sovereignty of the Dam
ish West Indies. now the Virgin
Island of the U. S., passed from
Denmark to United States.
1881. S. Senate passed
Glass banking reform bill.
1925 - Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, n. Y, opened
first American engineering col
lege.
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al tenderness in his brief life
span, born. Died Juy p. 1896.
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William Colgate, New
York talIow-chandler apprentice
who became respected and phil
anthropic manufacturer of soaps
and toilet preparations, founder
of the firm of the name, born in
England. Died in New York,
March rs, 1857.
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The Washington times., 1934-01-25
The People AS Employers
Not Salary Slashers

Not Salary Slashers
Members of Congress should not deceive themselves
Believing that the FOLKS BACK HOME THE REAL EN-
PLoYERs OF THE GOVERNMENT WORKERS. FAVOR
POLICY OF WAGE sLAsHING.
Those folks back home know what it is to work for
salary sasher and when their role reversed is when
they employ Government workers. they don't want them
suffer what they have had to suffer.
Most of the and in your Congressional districts
saw and effects salary sashng the early days
Of the country's economic difficulties.
They their wages cut They know that that cut
IN pay envelopes bigger cut in the sales
Of their local merchants
They know that consequence their local merchants
stopped buying goods the wholesaler And then the
wholesaler stopped ordering from the manufacturers.
They saw this vicious circle virtually parayze all business
IN the country
They saw that paralysis Originating in their cut
earies) intensified the general decrease in pur
chasing power continued vicious circle and brought them
further wage cuts.
And months ago they the circle start around
the other way. AND THAT REVERSAL OF THE C1RCLE
WAS DUE TO THE REVERSAL OF GOVERNMENT
POLICY
The new governmental policy sent millions of dollars into
their communities TO STEP UP PURCHASING POWER AND
POUR NEW BLOOD INTO BUSINESS.
That gave the individual worker some RELIEF FROM
THE SALARY SLAsHER And that renewed flood of money
went into every type of business, sT1MOLATtNG TEADE
RAISING PRICES AND INCREASING WAGES.
But in the meantime the SALARY sLAsHER had taken
his toll He had wiped out life savings He had destroyed
equities in He had brought despair in his wake
That example the people of the United States DO NOT
WANT TO FOLLOW IN THEIR ROLE OF EMPLOYER
They want to give their employees chance to come back
They their employees join in the march to prosperity
You gentlemen of the Congress their representatives
IT Is UP TO"YOU TO ACT FOR THEM AND TO TREAT
THEIR EMPLOYEES AS THEY WANT THEM TREATED
The Washington times., 1934-01-25

How complicated it all was! So
many things to sign! And now,
most foolish of all, the child
must have a mental examina-
ton. A baby of four with a
mental examination? Absurd!
But, it was the law-Smiling,
they watched him led away.
It had been a long time wait
ing. But it was a much longer
time before those who had to
tell them could make them un-
derStand. Patiently, greatly, they
explained and repeated, but still
the man and woman could not
believe.
It couldn't be! It was all a
terrible mistake! Their little
boy mot right in the head!
Their beautiful, healthy baby,
so quiet. so good, never to be
like other boys? Big and strong,
yes. But Still-no, no! They
could not say that word. Never
would they say that terrible word
"idiot," or even that kinder word,
moron"
Pityingly the others looked on
while the protests faltered to
silence and tn e heart-broken
Sobs died away. At last the room
was still. Then, gently but firmly,
the doctor and matron began to
move toward the door. Now it
was late-so perhaps they had
better go. Just quietly-without
seeing the little boy again. Yes,
it was terrible-but it was better
$3.50 the child might be sent
at once to the Institution.
They stopped. Staring, in
credulouS with horror. the man
and wife faced them. Leave
the little boy! Abandon a lit
tie, helpless baby who had no.
body but them!
But did they not understand
what it meant? Did they not
realize that he would be a help
less burden all their lives
never able to learn and play
like other children, to work and
marry like other men? They
were young yet-their lives be-
fore them! Think Of the
drudgery-the mounting horror
perhaps, some day, the dan
ger!
"Yes, yes" came the i'm
patient, contemptuous answer.
But what did all that matter?
THEY LOVED HIM. HE
NEEDED THEM. THAT WAS
ALL THAT MATTERED. GIVE
HIM BACK! GIVE HIM BACK"
He was given back. Not with
out more argument - more
. heart-breaking proof-but they
could not be shaken. So law,
precedent, red tape, even
science and common sense"
were set aside, and they led
the child back through the
door which had closed on him.
You sometimes wonder if
you dare believe in people?
Sometimes doubt if there still
is decency on earth? Don't!
Somewhere those two are
standing by that little child.
NCopyriEht, 1884. King Features
Syndicate, Ine.9
The Washington times., 1934-01-25

til Tuesday. Whatever do you
want Of five dollars, you old
rOguc?' I asked him, between
smiles. Who said anything
about five dOlIarS?' he snapped
back. You did, sonny I re-
piled. Well, then,' he said
sOberIy, his brow puckering into
a frOwn and his upper plate
dropping with a click, have 1t
your own way. Teacher said to-
day (he goes to Reform SCHOOL,
that we must all bring in some
thing that we have caught, and
thought that I might catch
that five dollars that your aunt
gave you for Christmas He
presented such a cute appear
ance, standing there in his foot
ball suit, that I couldn't bear
to give him the money"
Or the following from George
Welt, age 7, of the United
States Senate, Desk No. 9:
"My mother, who has been
29 for eight years and will have
her 29th birthday next Friday,
is quite a trial to us kids. She
is always making us show off
before strangers, many of whom
are insane. She makes us re-
cite, stand on our heads, and
The Washington times., 1934-01-25
The Control Board
Personnel Augurs Well

liquor business the District lies in the hands
Of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board about to be
pointed by the District Commissioners.
The members of that board face tremendous responsibility
As result of their efforts shall have either good bad
administration of the control law.
THEIRS WILL BE THE ACTION WHICH WILL DECIDE
WHETHER THE LIQUOR BUSINESS Is TO BE CONFINED
no GOOD CLEAN HANDS, OR WHETHER IT IS TO DE
GENERATE ONCE AGAIN TO THE UBIQUITOUS CoND1
TIoN WHICH BROUGHT INTO BEING THE EIGHTEENTH
AMENDMENT.
The Washington Times has every confidence that this law
be administered the Of both the old
saloon days and the evils of the speakeasy days.
The personnel the board augurs well for the
hind of administration which the people of the District de-
mand.
AL of the suggested members honorable decent think
Ing reputable members Of the community and have been for
years.
George W. Offu is professional of high standing
whose record in civic affairs cmaxed his election to
the presidency of the Board Of Trade.
There not citizen of Washington who does not know
much of his time to community affairs justly the
title of civic leader"
Mrs William Beverly Mason although so widely known
the Others has the entire confidence Of the community and
be looked to to give the Of Washington able rep
resentation upon the board
The issuance licenses under the control act is the
the theory upon which that act was framed
Under the licensing system the liquor business be kept
under control and be and MUST be kept the hands
decent and honorable citizens.
The sole responsibility for the issuance of the licenses rests
upon the board.
Under these circumstances s impossible to exaggerate the
Importance which attaches to the board decisions.
AS LONG AS THE BOARD STICKS TO THE DETERMINE
TIoN TO KEEP LIQUOR IN THE PROPER HANDS WE
KNOW THAT THE LAW WILL BE SUCCESSFULLY AD-
1uNISTERED.
WAsESsEoN TINES BuHDh'd day the 1915
q TFi' - -' '''~-
The Washington times., 1934-01-25

Cruel questions those, and
they pounce on us all, sooner or
later, and claw our faith to
rags. Where's the answer that
can defeat them?
Here's an answer-just one
out of millions that are being
made hourly in this bewildered
old world. The story Of two
common" people and of a
transaction so obscure that few
will ever know of it. Yet, no
matter how badly life has
mauled you, this story should
give you back your faith in God
and man, and, what's some
times harder, even your faith
in yourself.
The names, for obvious rea-
sons, we'd better omit. But
these are the true facts, as
taken from the court record.
Five years ago, a month-old
baby was abandoned on a
doorstep in a Western city. A
tiny fellow, wrapped in a rag
ged blanket without a scrap Of
Identification. The Juvenile
Court took him over. Eventu-
ally he was placed in the care
of a young married couple who
perform such services, for the
court, for slight compenSa-
ton.
However, before three months
had passed, that which had
been a paid service became a
labor of love. ChildleSs, their
hearts went out to this little
waif. Soon every thought CEN
tered about him. How beauti-
full he was! More beautiful
than the children Of any Of
their friends. So healthy, too;
a big, rosy baby. But was he
not unusually quiet? No-only
unusually good.
Two years-three-four. Now
they knew their minds, beyond
a doubt. He must be their son
their real son. They would
adopt him! Yes, it is true,
they did not have much money.
The man was a carpenter. Jobs
were scarce. But one could al
ways manage if one loved.
So the papers were drawn.
They went before the authorities
The Washington times., 1934-01-25

amused my father so that he
hauled off and tapped her into
the china-clOset, much to the
surprise Of the cups and saucers.
"YOu should have heard
them! Mother came out, smiI-
ing to to keep the blood back,
and said: Did you order those
opium sets for the guest-rOOm
tOday?' My father did not
answer. That was what I
though was so smart Of him."
If your parents have said any
cute things, or done any cute
tricks, write in to this depart
ment. and if they are good
enough to print, we will read
them aloud to our parents, who
get awfully restless along about
$50 in the afternoon and like
to. be read to.
Copyright, 1894. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
Robert Benchley'S articles Gp-
pear In The Washington Times
each Tuesday. ThurSdass and
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1934-01-25

joyfully boasting that he "feelS
just like a boy" his wife is
probably wishing that he would
grow up and act like a respon-
Sible human being.
It is hard for the average
woman to learn to drive a car
because a car always takes her
so literally. It has absolutely
NO intuition, and never sus-
poets that when she steps on
the accelerator, she MEANT to
step on the brake!
Marriage is seldom a gamble,
to a woman; it is something
that she has been secretly plotr.
ting for years. It is only men
who leave it all to impulse and
Lady Luck.
Turning good fellow" into
a good husband is about the
most hopeless task a girl can
undertake.
downright. 1894. King Features
syndicate, Inc.a
The Washington times., 1934-01-25

The oldtime cattle business
is gone; the great ranches,
with few exceptions, have
broken up, surrendering to civ
ilization. But it was a part of
our national history which is
unforgettable. It bred stout
hearted men and courageous
womer One sometimes Won
lers what the American West
has oained that really takes its
place.
To glance back is like gazing
at mighty panorama. The
Overland Trail and the oregon
Trail. A great empire in the
making. The prairies black
with buffalo as far as the eye
could see in any direction. The
ceaseleSS tide of immigrants
everlastingly moving toward the
setting sun, toward liberty and
new opportunity; toward the
golden lure Of California. The
Red Indians, sensing the loss of
their lands and the destruction
Of their tribes. Fighting as
heroically as a native people
ever fought in the hopeless
struggle against the reSistless
tide that had set in against
them.
Ben Holiday and his over
land stage lines, running the
greatest transportation system
that man ever organized and
set in motion, with the great
Concord wagons, built in Con-
cord, N. -, pounding across the
prairies, fording streams, climb
ing mountains, carrying the
mail from New York to San
Francisco in % days, driven
by the best men that ever
cracked whip around the
stubborn ears Of a tempera-
mental mule.
Years ago, when this writer
used to see Colonel Cody riding
into the arena of Madison
Square Garden on his great
golden horse, the Old Indian
fighter sitting as straight as an
arrow for all of his 70-odd years,
his white hair tumbling to his
shoulders and his snow-white
muStache and goatee, I thought
not so much of the single
handed duel he had with Yellow
Hand, the Cheyenne Chief, as
of the day he rode the Pony Ex.
press 384 miles, without one
stop except to change horses
and swallow one hasty meal.
When they built the overland
telegraph line in 1861, the brief
but glorious career of the Pony
Express came to an end, and
then the coming of the Iron
Horse and the transcontinental
railroad brought the doom OF
Ben Holladay's Overland stage
lines.
The Old West changed then
and there, for in one generation
America had stepped from the
Stone Age to the Steel Age, and
from the Steel Age to the Elec-
trio Age. But in all American
history there is nothing quite
like the stirring tale of the
Overland lines and the Pony
Express, with their translation
of humanity across an uncon-
quered wilderness.
Buffalo Bill
But most appealing of all,
most romantic of all, the Pony
riders, swarming across the
country on their speedy ponies,
through snow and blizzard,
through the burning heat of
the desert, through hostile In
dians. With them. as with the
air mail fliers of this day, there
was only one motto: The United
States mails must go forward.
Nothing must halt them,
Neither danger nor death itself.
Never before or since has
the mail been carried so fast
and so far, by horses.
The Pony Express riders
flashed across the prairies and
The Washington times., 1934-01-25
John H. McCOOey
He Leaves No Enemies, Many Friends

= He Leaves No Enemies, Many FRIENDS
Whatever may be thought of the late John McCooeys
roica career doubt that his personal quail
ties endeared him all who knew hm-and their
legion.
He had no gift for making enemies he had the gift Of
making friends in a superlative degree.
The thousands of expressions Of regret heard since his
sudden death genuine.
Even those who differed with him always have paid
tribute to his geniaty his irreproachabe family fe and
his talent for forgetting the bitterness that politics often
leaves in its wake
That maintained his leadership Brooklyn, on the
whole successfully for long due largely to these traits
His passing came at time when the domination of 1.-THE
bosses had suffered ecpse-whether not
Is yet to be ...
But even the ardent foes of bossism' will admit
that McCooey made that ancient American institution less
Objectionable than frequently has been and regardless Of
party will miss him kindly and lovable man.