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Evening star., 1934-12-10
kENNAMER CASE
WITNESS KILLED
Mystery Deepens in Tulsa
SIaying-Youth's Death
Held Suicide.
NJ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, December 10.-The
sudden death of young Sidney Born
police call it suicide-has plunged the
"Gorrell case" into new and deeper
mystery.
The youth was found dead yester-
day at the steering wheel OF his
fathers automobile, bullet through
his head and his fathers pistol lying
in his lap.
Born, who was 10 years old. had
previously told police that he had
driven young Phillip Kennamer. also
ls, to the place where Kenamer and
John Gorrell met and where Gorrell
was shot and killed by Kennamer.
Wealthy Youth Arrested.
Homer F. Wilcox. jr., II. son of
o wealthy Tulsa oil man, was ar
rested after he and his father ap-
peared today at police headquarters
for a conference in connection with
the Staying of Gorrell. He was booked
on a charge of malicious mischief"
Asked what would constitute ma
licious mischief in this instance, Po-
lice Chief Charles Carr said: We'll,
shooting out street lights in the vicin-
ity Of the spot where Gorrell was
slain would be it."
Two street lights in the immediate
vicinity of the Gorrell shooting had
been found broken by bullets.
The Wilcoxes had come to head
quarters to discuss a purported extor-
ton note which has figured largely
- t,k~
was supposedly aimed at Wilcox
through his l8-year-old daughter Vir-
ginia.
Kennamer. who claims he fired in
self-defense, is held IN Jail on mur-
der charge. He Is the son of a Fed
eral Judge.
Born was found shot less than
Is minutes after he had tried
unsuccessfully to reach young Kenna-
mer by telephone. Calling from a
drug store pay station. Born asked the
jailer to let Kennamer come to the
phone. The jailer refused.
"Oh. hell" Born was heard to say
rs he hung up.
TITS suicide" declared Sergt Henry
d. Maddux, in charge of the investi-
MY son would never have done
such a thing" declared Prof. Sidney
Born. prominent engineer and mem
Der of the University Of Tulsa faculty.
"He was too level-headed."
Isn't that awful?" exclaimed young
Kennamer.
Maddux declined to advance his
theory Of the motive, but expressed
his positive opinion that it was closely
linked with the Gorrell case.
That many of the other associates
Of Born, Gorren and Kennamer we're
alarmed was obvious.
Hint at Fear.
Ted Bath and Robert Thomas, pros
pective State witnesses, told authori-
ties they needed the protection of
firearms. Neither, however, disclosed
whom they feared.
County Attorney Holly Anderson
said Bath told him that Gorrell, the
son of Tulsa physician, and young
Kennamer had tried to get him to
Join them in robbery ventures.
Thomas told Anderson that few
minutes after Gorrell was slain Ken
manner told in detail of the killing.
Born was described by his friend
as a nervous. high-strung type men
tally and lone Of the cleanest Of the
bunch
Evening star., 1934-12-10

Coughlia said: "s Let It be under
stood that the cardinal has no juris-
diction over me. - Cardinal O'Con-
nell has no authority to speak for the
Catholic Church In America"
FOR 10 years william Cardinal o.
Connell has been more notorious for
his silence on social justice than for
any contribution which he may have
given"
Evening star., 1934-12-10

leges Thaw beat and whipped her with
q whip In Berlin, In August, 1888, and
again In August, 1894.
It was learned. however, that Thaw
spent several hours here yesterday in
conference with his attorneys. 1t was
understood the case had been docketed
for trial at Harrisonburg.
Thaw maintains an old Colonial
estate, "Kenilworth," near winchester
where he has been experimenting sew
eral years in breeding police dogs and
cattle, with occasional visits tc
Europe.
Evening star., 1934-12-10
WOMAN FOUND DEAD
Husband Hold After Gunshot
Kills Wife In Bed.

Mrs. Ruby Mccall. colored. AZ. was
found dead in bed in q rear room of
her home at 1902 p street about $50
pm. yesterday and her husband.
James Mccall, colored, was held for
investigation when it was learned
thst his wife had died Of a gunshot
wound.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
and second precinct policemen are
investigating the circumstances Of the
case
Evening star., 1934-12-10
HARRY K. THAW SUED
FOR $4,000 IN VIRGINIA
New York Woman Charges He
Beat Her-Attorneys
Silent.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, va. December To-
Attorneys Of this city who usually
represent Harry X. Thaw had no COM
ment to make today on the suit for
$50, 900 filed against Thaw In Federal
Court at Harrisonburg, va. BY MIS-
Valentia LABOR, New York, who al.
Evening star., 1934-12-10
RADIO PRIEST RAPS
CARDINAL O'CONNELL
Rev. Father Coughlin Says Popes
Commanded Fight for So.
cial Justice.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, December 10.-Hailing
the utterances Of two Popes. Leo XIII
and Plus XI, as commands to the
CLERGY to preach the doctrines of social
Evening star., 1934-12-10
Police Veterans to Meet.

Washington Police Post. No. 10. the
American Legion, viii hold business
meeting this evening at 8 O'Clock at
the Odd Fellows Hall, 419 Seventh
street.
Evening star., 1934-12-10

More than $500, 900 pounds of wool
was In storage In Argentina at one
| time recently.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
HEADS
FOR BILOXI
CAMP
BY GARRETT WATERS
Times staff Correspondents

EN- ROUTE TO BILOXI
March Sword from Presidents
Clark Griffith to the effect three
of his supposed holdoutS had
agreed to terms, became eleventh
hour news today, as members OF
the first guard of Griffmen de-
parted for camp.
The three are Pitchers Lefty
Walter Stewart and Earl White.
hill, and Catcher Luke Sewell,
According to Griff's wire, Stewart
has actually signed. The other
two will attend to this importanS
matter after they have reached
camp either tomorrow or Monday.
Only Seven Left
This leaves seven players on
the supposed holdout list, includ-
ing Pitchers Bob Burke and Jack
Russell, Catchers Moe Berg and
Cliff Bolton, Outfielders Heine
ManuSh and Dave Harris, and In
fielder Joe Kuhel. Of this group,
Burke, Russell, Berg and Bolton
are supposed to be on deck for
Mondays first practice session,
while the others have until March
Is before falling into line.
President Griffith expects the
entire group to fall into line very
shortly now. At least he expressed
this belief in his telegram today,
which means the recalcitrant
boys" will either wire the genial
prexy they are willing to talk over
matters or they are anxious to
jump down to Biloxi to engage in
quiet confab.
Whatever happens, Griff has
let everyone of his performers
know the initial practice session
of the training season starts
Monday. If they're not there,
he'll regard them as official
holdouts.
1t was a small, but enthust
astic group which departed from
Union Station for camp late
today. Coaches AL Schacht and
Nick Altrock were present, as
were Pitchers Tommy Thomas
and Mark Filley, Catcher Moe
Berg and the usual guard" Of
newspaper men and photog-
raphers.
Arrive Tomorrow
1t will arrive in Biloxi tomor.
row about 6 p. m. The usual
celebration will greet it as Biloxi
citizens turn out en- masse for
occasions of this kind, and to.
morrow's will be no exception.
The Biloxi plant, which. viii
house" the Griffmen through
out their stay, has been worked
on all week, according to adviceS
from Trainer Mike Martin and
his assistant, frankie Baxter. It
will be ready even though no
batting and fielding practice is
on tap for the first few days,
And right here is where the
opening days program comes in.
The usual limbering up exercises
will rule, while volley ball, and
those long runs around the out
field will end the mornings seS-
sion
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
GE 7 s
SEMI |-F|NAL

Herculean Hans Steinke's muscle
power will be elevated to semi
final wrestling spot Thursday
night when Promoter Joe Turner
stages his weekly Auditorium
show.
Already having selected Paul
Boesch and Rudy Dusek for his
main event, Turner today an
nounced that Steinke will be
pitted against 240-pound Buck
Weaver over scheduled As
minute route.
Purported1y wrestling's strongest
man, Steinke is one Of matdom's
most Furnishing bone benders.
Since his debut locally, Weaver
has impressed with his all-around
qualities proving adept both at
taking it and dishing it out.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
WESTERN TOPS
ALEX. HIGH

Western High tossers evidently
have improved immensely or Alex
andria High was way off form
yesterday. Western won by an
overwhelming score of q to 9,
in the Alexandria Armory.
Dodderidge, forward, who has
all the earmarks Of a future
star. led Westerns attack with
eight markers. Brewer played
the best for the loser.
Landon Prep hoopers stopped
off at Annapolis long enough
yesterday to hand the st. Johns
College Freshmen a 24to-17 beat
ing. Becker Landon's excellent
center, who has been playing
great ball all season, again
starred with 10 points.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
CROFT CRACKS
PIN RECORDS

Season records in the Odd Feb
lows Duckpin League we're
smashed left and right when Mt.
Pleasant, led by Charlie Croft,
got up steam against Fred ..
Stuart. Croft started off his set
with 110, then followed with a
recordbreaking 166, accomplished
with five spares and a double
header strike. and finished with
129, for a 4O5, high individual
ct of the year.
Mt. Peasants first total was a
mediocre 506, after which the
boys totaled 621 and 626 for 1,753.
This total tops the all-time rec
ord set by 10 pins.
Ehrlich also broke loose in the
last game with 160. Standings
Mt Pleasant as % ~oIumbta ..... ~ Is
Eastern 800. IS - Friendship -. % ~
Amty No l. 36 240Excelsior 49,. Is 80
Amity No. l. rs o. Fred D. Stu'rt II 4a
RECORDS
High team game-Mt. Pleasant, s2s.
High team set-ML Pleasant, 1753.
High individual Eame--C. II. Croft 1856,
High individual set-C. H Croft 4OS,
High individual sveraEe-Kettertne
11@-22 Greatest strikes-A r. Donald.
son and e. II Croft 50 each. Greatest
spares-Kettering, 1888.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
QU|NT
RISKS STRING

If any team has a chance to
subdue the Sholl's basketball
team, then the all-star Commun-
ity Center aggregation has it.
The teams clash tonight starting
at 9 o'clock in Roosevelt's gym.
The Community Stars are COM
posed of the rare jewels of the
league, including such perform
ers as Forrest Burgess, Jack
Smith, Bill Roberts, Joe Lynch
and Burdette Cogar.
Freddie Mesmer, Georgetown
U. mentor, is coaching the ALI
Stars and claims they have more
than an even chance to down
the ShollS.
Olmsted Grill and Twin Oaks
battle in preliminary at o'clock
for the supremacy of the minor
section of the Community Center
loop.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
V|OLETS n A N {
STEVENS COACH.

NEW YORK. March 3.-Dr.
Marvin A. c'Mal'D Stevens, for
merly head coach at Yale, today
was the newly appointed guardian
of the football destinles of New
York University.
The announcement of Stevens
selection for the job was made
last night and it brought to a
close a controversy which has
ragged at the metropolitan institu-
ton ever since the resignation Of
Howard Cam, 1888 mentor, sew
eral weeks ago.
The controversy hinged upon
the advisability of a policy of
graduate coaching, half of the uni
Versity officials insisting upon the
appointment of an aluminus
while the remainder demanded
that an outsider be brought in.
Stevens, a Yale man, is noted as
an advocate of de-emphasized foot
ball.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
COLLEGIATE PIN
RACE CLOSE

With three -fourts of the sea-
son completed, Michigan. Prince
ton and v. P. I. are tied for first
place in the intercollegiate Duck
pin League, with Maryland one
game behind.
Michigan. last years champion,
lost nine of its first IL games but
1t won 33 of its last As starts to
gain the top.
For Michigan, Clarence Charest
and Norman Damon are perform
ing best while Princeton has Phil
King and Proctor as its stars.
Maryland has Haig and Vandoren
. and V. M. I. Anderson. v. P. I.
has Muscoe Garnett. the leagues
outstanding star. Standings:
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
OlUen viii Compete
In N. Y. X. G.. Meet

Jesse Owens, Ohio State Uni
versity freshman who leaped Is
feet 3K4 inches for world record
last Saturday, will return in the
role of sprinter to the Garden on
March II for the New York chap
ter. Knights Of Columbus, games.
He will meet Ralph Metcalte,'
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
BY STAN LOMAX

helping to organize the American
League. This in later years seemed
paradox, for McGraw, the
staunchest Of National Leaguers,
became one of the factors which
made possible the success of the
rival organization.
Perhaps in later years, when
he saw the Boston Red SoX and
Philadelphia Athletics defeat his
Giants for worlds championships,
he might have thought back in
sorrow to his part in bringing the
league into existence.
It was certain that McGraW
could not long remain with the
new league. Ban johnson was
the president and organizer Of
the circuit and a man with ex-
tremely set ideas. 1t was only
matter of time until the fiery
young McGraw and the iron
willed johnson were to cross
swords. And with two such
tempered men, it was likewise a
certainty that one or the other
must step out.
Both had their own set ideas
on the proper management of
baseball teams and of a baseball
league, and both were equally
determined to put these ideas
into effect. AS the plans of the
two were diametrically opposed,
many bitter battles ensued.
Despite the almost constant
wrangling with the president of
the league, McGraw continued
to manage the Baltimore Ameri-
cans through the season of 1901
and started the year of 1902 with
the club. McGraw had two rea-
sons for making the change that
came before the 1902 campaign
was half ended.
Manager OF Giants
The first was that more
money was to be paid him, and
the second - that New York
city, the great metropolis of the
Western world, offered him the
opportunity that he so much
desired.
And so, when Andrew Freed
man, the owner of the New York
team of the National League, Of
fered the young rebel leader the
chance to take over hopeless
last place team, McGraw gladly
accepted.
It meant not only an opportu-
nifty to work out his own theories
of baseball without outside med
ding and opposition-but a
chance to build his own team
from the ground up. He was
taking over a club in mid-Season
that was not only in last place,
but fourteen games from seventh
place.
Although johnson and McGraw
were unfriendly for many years,
the former always admitted that
the Giant leader had violated no
faith in quitting the Baltimore
team in mid-season. The contract
McGraw had signed with the
league permitted either party to
terminate it upon due notice.
Many years later Johnson de-
clared that the National League
would have been wiped out of ex-
istence if McGraw had remained
in Baltimore and not saved the
New York team from what at the
time seemed certain ruin.
To he continued
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
Western RnLen1en
DOUn Md. FrOSh

Western High Schools crack
rifle team defeated the Maryland
Frosh team 1921 to 1858.
Davis, of the losers. was high
scorer with his 26O total. Dugan
and Wallace. with 272 each, we're
high for Western.
Western will travel to Annapolis
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
LIFE OF JOHN M'GRAW
McCraw at Age Of 26,1 Aids in Organization
Succeeds HanIon Of Second League,
at Baltimore Then Joins Giants
(Thi. n on. Of series Of life and Of
LII .dnNA
at Baltimore

(This is Of a series Of articles In the life
John McGT0Lu. Another wiI appear MondGy.)
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
HOME STRETCH
REACHED BY
COLLEGES
BY HARRY COSTELLO


One more weekend and the col.
legiate athletic winter season will
pass into history.
The main attraction q week
from today is the Catholic Univer-
sity-Western Maryland boxing
tournament.
Early in the coming week, II
University of Maryland track and
field athletes will shove off for
Chapel Hill, N. c., where the
Terps will compete in the annual
Southern Conference indoor cham
pionship meet.
Play Next Saturday
A week from tonight, in Tech
gym, Georgetown and Carnegie
Tech will clash in the final bas-
ketball game of the season for
the HoyaS.
The collegiate athletic card for
today and tonight includes box
ing, with Navy mittmen opposed
to those of Washington and Lee,
at Annapolis, tonight; basketball,
with Virginia Medical College op-
posed to Wilson Teachers College,
at the latter's gym, tonight;
more boxing, with Maryland S
ring stars meeting those of Penn
State, at State College, Pa, to-
night.
Last nights activities in the
intercollegiate field witnessed
Georgetown finally defeating Lo-
yola of Baltimore at basketball.
The Hoyas came through with
a 53-to-32 win. It was the first
time in six starts in as many
successive years that Georgetown
has been able to register a win
over the fighting boys from Bal
tinore.
Ed Hargaden, Georgeotwn's
candidate for all-America honors
boosted his scoring total for the
season above the 200 mark when
he rang up 16 points.
Loyola on this occasion was
no match for the Hoyas.
Scores 10 Field Goals
Wilson Teachers basketball
five last night avenged an earlier
season defeat by winning a close
one from the Newark State Nor
NAL quint from Newark, N. j.
The final count was AZ to 80.
The outstanding feature of the
contest was the remarkable play
of Miedema, left guard of the
visitors. He rang up 10 field
goals.
The Wilson Teachers girls team
defeated the Alumnae, ~ to 10,
in the preliminary. Gladys Lagos
was outstanding for the winners.
American University last night
closed its basketball season. when
it lost a hard game to Virginia
Medical College, 81 to 27. 1t was
not until the very last moments
of the contest that the victor
was decided.
Navy's basketball team closed
its season a week ago. However,
typical Navy schedule of inter-
collegiate athletics is on tap at
Annapolis today and tonight.
The Middies have all sorts of
competitive Varsity teams, as the
following schedule will indicate:
leo p m.-NavaI varsity rifle team
against West Virginia; plebe riflemen
against Mckinley High. Washington.
2O0-Swimmng, plebes against Mer-
cersburg Academy; water polo plebes
against Baltimore Y. NJ C. A; fencing,
NIL hoe Frne
2:3O-Gymna stics varsity at Spring
field, Mass, and plebes against East
Side High, of Newark. n. ].
3:30-Fencing, varsity against New
York University.
4:oO-Wrestlng. varsity against Okla
homa Aggies.
7:3O-Boxing. varsity against Wash
ington and Lee.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
VANDY VS.. TEMPLE

One of the South's greatest foot
ball teams, Vanderbilt, will play in
Pop Warmers Temple University
Stadium in Philadelphia the night
of Friday, October L., 1898.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
Auto Knocks DOlUn
Alexandria Woman

Mrs. Ella Bergman, 81, Of Alex
andria, was injured last night
when struck by an automobile
driven by, police say. j. Thomas
Ford, 800 block Eleventh St. N. w,
in Alexandria. Mrs. Bergman is
under treatment at the Alexandria
Hospital. Mr.. Ford was not held.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-09-27
VOTE COMMUNIST AGAINST
ADVANCING FASCISM

The textile strike is over Betrayed, sold out by the
German and Green, hgh-salarled A f. OF L. OFFICIALS
Sixteen strikers dead, murdered by the militia and
police of the employers Hundreds wounded, many
seriously The Wall Street executive committee at Washing
ton together with the state governments of the mill owners
have done their best break the strike by employing the
most terrorstic methods methods which find its counter
part in Hitler Germany only.
In the San Francisco strike it the vigiantes, the
spawn of the Fascist armed oanos. ley were S9 O
ca approval by the regular oppressive organs OF the cap
asts the police and the courts In the textile strike IS
the concentration camps the militia the gunner and armed
thugs of the employers the threat OF Cne use Oh 1ee
troops against the strikers
This is how fascsm grows and is developed amid the
dirty rags of the vaunted capitalist democracy
On the battle front the farmers fascism in evidence
aoan in South Dakota where the American Legion for the
second time kidnapped and tortured farm leaders, IN Ne
braska where Mother Bloor, Wkund Booth and other mill
fimsy charge of unlawful assembly; IN Ono Where onion
fmsy charge of unlawful assembly, in Ohio where onion
strikers are thrown out of their houses and their leaders
chased out of county made victims OF assassination
The fight against advancing fascist terror of the
main blanks in the Communist Party election program AS
the only political party of the working class fighting for the
every day interests of the workers and farmers and for the
overthrow of decayng capitalism which breeds ascsm the
Communist Party puts forward it's slogans OF struggle
against fascism.
vote for the Communist Party is vote recorded not
only election day for the struggle against fascs but is
voice for the day-oday continuation of the battle to de-
feat fascism The Communist Party election program
faScism says the following:
against capitalist terror and the growing trend
toward faSclSm against oppression
the foregn-bOrn against compulsory arbitration and
company unions; against the of troops in strikes;
for the workers right to join unions Of their own choice
to strike to picket to demonstrate without restrictions
for the maintenance of all the civil and political rights
of the masses"
The capitalists know that behind Communist vote there
stands worker ready carry the fight against fascism
and for the overthrow OF capitalism which breeds fascist
terror.
The greater the Communist vote in the present elections
when the issue of fascist terror paramount the greater
will be the force driving forward to united action of the
tire working class in the struggle againt fsascsm.
Vote for the Party in the forefront in the battle against
fascsm Vote for the Party ceaselessy striving for the
united front of the American workers in the battle to defeat
all fascist efforts
Vote Communist!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-09-27

Then just as steep as its ascent. the
trail plunged down. It wound itself
down the mountain side and finally
emerged from the woods not far
from a dirt road.
Wen go over to Sam Rogers
first" said Ted, as he ducked
through barbed-wire fance.
They dashed along the road with
one last squirt of energy. Sam
Rogers was awakened. In less than
no time Ted and Davy were in the
truck with Rogers and speeding
along. They aroused several farmers.
Davy and Ted led the race back
over the roads they had taken so
Unexpectedly the first time. About six
or seven farmers got out of the cars
IN the Hollenbeck yard and climbed
the hill to zac's.
Meanwhile up at the house, the
men were passing the dark hours in
drinking. The jug of liquor made
them feel Drawer. Suddenly one of
them said:
Il hear something. 1t sounds like
a car"
saw, you're drunk! Nobody lives
up this road.
Maybe it's down in the valley.
Sounds travel far. But lust the
same :" and he walked dizzily out
into the quiet night. A few wards
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-09-27
WITH OUR YOUNG READERS g s%:5s: 1880 49,: r.

AS they followed, both boys were
thinking fast. They must get help
from their neighbors. But they could
not go back over the many miles of
roads. The same thought popped in
to the heads, and almost at once
each whispered ecitedly, "The Banjo
Trail"
"Still got the fashlight, Davy?"
Davy felt his pocket. 81 forgot all
about it, but it's still here.''
The boys ran quickly over the
field that lay behind the house, to
the edge of the woods. They found
the gate that marked the beginning
OF the trail. This was an old Indian
trail that led right over the noun
tain. Ted and Davy knew the path
well. But now, without the hashlight
they would have been helpless. It
was so dark. Up the steep path
they climbed, so fast that the blood
pounded in their heads. Breathless
they came to stop. Then up and
up again-a little more till thew
reached a clearing. Here the whole
valley spread itself at their feet. But
the boys did not stop to look around
Iney ran when the path was easier
Everything depended upon how
quickly they could get over the
mountain. They could not tell how
long it took, an hour, perhaps two