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The Washington times., 1935-01-31
Builder Is Blamed
I'm Mohawk Disaster

The Ward liner Mohawk, re.
Gently rammed and sunk by the
craftsman off the Jersey coast with
a loss of 46 lives, would have been
afloat today had her builders fol,
lowed the safety conventions
agreed upon at the Anglo-Ameri.
can conference on safety at sea
in 1914 after the Titanic sank.
This was the testimony laid be,
fore the Senate Munitions Com
mittee today by Laurence R,
Wilder, chairman of the board of
Gulf IndustrialS Corporation, of
Pensacola, Fla.
Mr.. Wilder blamed Homer S,
Ferguson, president of the New.
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, for the failure to
build the Mohawk along the safety
lines recommended at the Anglo
American Conference.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
PENSION PLAN
BRANDED
'LUNACY"
Townsend Scheme Harmful
To Aged, Social Worker
Tells House Group

The Townsend $200-a-month old
age pension plan was termed
"lunacy" by Abraham Epstein, Of
New York, secretary of the Ameri'
can Association for Social Security
who testified before the House
Ways and Means Committee to.
day.
Refusing to discuss the plan in
terms of economics, he said:
you've got to be a lunatic
to discuss it,"
Continuing, Mr.. Epstein said:
"The TOwSend plan does not
concern the aged. 1t Is con-
cerned with a panacea to cure
all the ills of the world. He
(Dr. TOwnSend) plans to put
10 million in paradise and we
are supposed to become rich by
wasting money.
"Most of the aged don't know
how to spend $500 a month.
The Townsend bill would In
crease the death rate Of the
aged so fast that 1t might solve
the problem that way.
"The Townsend budget, which
is figured out for the aged, sets
aside SIS a month for wages Of
a chauffeur. There is $50 q
month for upkeep of a car, and
$40 to $50 a month for gasoline.
81 hear the old people are
fIOcking to auto shows, pricing
cars. The Townsend plan would
ruin them. Think of all the old
people in CabaretS trying to
spend S4OO a month for husband
and wife. Why, in a few years,
no one over so would be living"
Mr.. Epstein said that the Town.
send plan would nullify all the
good work done in 20 years for
social security.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
OLDS WORKERS
|. CLOSE PLANT
BY WALKOUT
Entire Automobile Industry
Facing General Strike;
Senate Probe Looms

LANSING, Jan. 81 G.N.S0.
Strikers today forced temporary
discontinuance of manufacturing
operations in the Olds Motor
Works and it's affiliated Fisher
Body Factory here.
Orders were issued in both fac.
tories to release all workers for
the day, after a score of sanders
at the Fisher plant walked out in
a wage dispute. C. L. McCuen,
general manager of Olds, said:
eve expect, however, to have
both plants in operation again
tonight. Indications are differ
ences between the strikers and
the plant management will be
settled"
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
Birthday Balls Boost
Fund for Cripples

Weary from long hours of dane
ing for the benefit of crippled
children, thousands of Washing
tonians yawned today as President
Roosevelt's birthday party formed
another chapter in history.
The poor and the rich, Cabinet
officers and members of the
Diplomatic Corps, Government
workers and manual laborers-all
joined hands last night in max
ing the celebration at the Shore
ham Hotel one of the outstanding
functions held all over the country
to defray the expenses in caring
for children afflicted with infan-
tile paralysis.
President Absent
President Roosevelt did not at
tend his own birthday party. In
stead he remained home at the
White House where with few
intimates he whiled away the
time, but did not forget the
thousands who turned out in his
honor.
For a few brief moments he
talked over the radio explaining
the purpose of the birthday balls
being held over the country. The
President remarked that 10 per
cent of the funds raised would be
Used to help crippled children IN
the various communities, while
the remaining 80 per cent would
be sent to the Warm Springs
Foundation where the funds would
be used in research work.
Expresses Gratitude
Expressing his gratitude for
the great response to aid the
victims of this dreaded disease,
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
'In every part of the nation
funds are being raised to give
better care to crippled children
within or near to their own
community. Seventy per cent
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
mo THEIR GIVEN
GLORIA CASH

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 G.N.SO.
A signed order awarding Mrs.
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt $4,000
of her daughter Gloria's $3,250.000
estate for one year was received
today from Surrogate James A..
Foley, who now is in FloridN
Under the order, $4,000 is to be
set aside for the personal ex.
penses of Mrs. Vanderbilt; $4,000
goes to her mother, Mrs. Laura
Fitzpatrick Morgan, a witness
against her in the custody fight
for the child, and the remainder
is to be spent upon maintaining
the child and home for her.
Under a decision of Supreme
Court Justice John F.. Carew, Mrs.
Vanderbilt sees her daughter on
two days each week.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
FL|ERS MISSING
ONMERCY TRIP

NANTUCKET, Mass, Jan. 81
0.NSD Two youthful aviators,
missing for "a hours on an er-
rand of mercy, we're sought by
Coast Guard patrol boats today in
the vicinity of Muskeget Island,
where the pilots had planned to
drop provisions for four fishermen
marooned by vast ice pack since
last Friday.
The missing fliers-David Raub.
%, and Richard Cummings, 23-
took off from Nobadeer Airport
yesterday. They planned to fly
over the island, drop the provi-
SionS and return.
Coast Guard patrol boats today
attempted to blast their way
through the ice pack to the island.
seeking to learn whether the fliers
had landed.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
HEARST COURT
FIGHT LAUDED

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 81 G.N.SD
Two prominent members of the
Georgia Senate today congratu-
lated William Randolph Hearst for
the successful fight conducted in
his newspapers against American
adherence to the League Court.
C. D. RedWine, president of the
Georgia Senate, wired the pub
Usher:
"Sincere congratulations on
what 1 deem your great victory
in defeating the World Court"
State Senator w. M. Lister
wired:
II do not believe that our
entrance into the League Court
could have been defeated except
for your vigorous opposition.
The entire country is indebted
to you for your efforts along
this line"
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
5R DENIES ATTEMPT TO FIX NAVY CONTRACT
N. Y. Red Ousted
From House
Hearing
International News Service

Herbert Benjamin, New York
Communist, was elected from the
House Ways and Means Commit.
tee hearing on social security to-
day when he launched into a IT,
rade against President Roosevelt
and the New Deal.
AS Benjamin demanded that he
be given more time to protest
against the Administrations Sc
curity program, Lieut.. B. H. Cook,
Of the Capitol police, grabbed him
by the coat collar and trousers and
rushed him from the guided
chambers.
Benjamin was a leader of the
hunger march" on the Capital
two years ago.
Witnesses were limited to five
minute testimony and Benjamin
had only completed part of a
long prepared statement when
his time was up. Disregarding
the gavel of Chairman Doughton
(DO North Carolina, he de-
manded that his full statement
be heard. Representative Dough-
ton said:
"The witness has turned his
testimony into nothing but a
TRADE against the President
and Congress-"
He banged the gavel and
nodded to Lieutenant Cook, sit
ting at the rear of the commit
tee room, who came forward
quickly.
A score of Communists pres
ent to hear Benjamin, remained
in their seats as he was hurried
out of the chambers.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
The In Bed Club
Seeks Members

All children who have to stay
in bed two hours or more
day, due to heart weaknesses,
are eligible for membership in
the In Bed Club of the Washing
ton Heart Association.
An a attractive membership
badge, the monthly paper of the
club and delightful surprises
await all new members. To join
send name and address to the
In Bed Club, Washington Heart
Association, 1915 Nineteenth st.
N. w., Washington.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31

Of your generous contributions
go to these local needs. The
other 30 per cent go, not to
the Warm Springs Foundation,
but to a distinguished commit
tee to be allOcated by this COM
mittee for the furtherance of
research into the cause, the
prevention and the treatment
Of infantile paraly'iS.
~ need not tell you of my
own deep personal happiness
that my birthday is being
made the occasion for aiding
this splendid work.
"MOSt of you know in general
terms the story of the Georgia
Warm Springs Foundation, of
how from very small beginnings
10 years ago, there have been
built up two useful. practical
factors in the fight against
one of the most insidiOuS and
battling of American health
problems"
FACTOR CITED
He cited the first factor as the
work at Warm Springs itself in
caring for scores of afflicted chill,
dren and trying out new corrective
methods and added:
"The other objective, long
dreamed Of. receives tonight its
greatest incentive-the raising
of funds to help care for all
victims of the malady."
Before making his address the
President heard radio broadcast
of the singing of the 200 crippleS
at Warm Springs during their
party for him.
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by
Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali Boet-
tiger and her recently welded
occupied a table in the
main ballroom. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott Roosevelt also were in the
party.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
KIWANIS LUNCHEON

The Kiwanis Club will be enter
tanned by Robert Pitkin, musical
comedy star, at the luncheon in
the Mayflower Hotel at 1890
p. m. today.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
Two District Bills
Passed by Senate

Two bills amending the District
condemnation laws were passed by
the Senate today.
One would make excavations
subject to condemnation, and the
other clarifies the law so as to
determine who should pay for re-
visions needed when a building is
condemned as inSanitary.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
General Strike Faces
Auto Industry
International News SerHica

Predictions of an Immediate
and general strike in the automo-
bile industry were heard from two
quarters today as President Roose
welt and the National Recovery
Board weighed the problem of ex-
tending the automobile manufac-
turing code. 1t expires tonight at
midnight.
Labor unrest in the industry
promises to result in destructive
strikes during the present produc.
tion season, Senator SchWellen.
bach CD, of Washington, said as
he introduced a bill asking for a
senatorial investigation "of the la.
Dor policies of the automotive in.
duStry."
Charge Broken Faith
Appearing before the National
Recovery Board with other labor
leaders seeking abolition of wage
differentials in the codes, Francis
]. Dillon. union labor organizer
of Detroit, charges industry with
breaking faith with both PreSi-
dent Roosevelt and the 400, 900
men and women engaged in the
industry"
Mr.. Dillon recalled that he and
other leaders of the American
Federation of Labor counselled
the workers against a general
strike a year ago "to keep faith
with President Roosevelt" He
said:
"Never again shall advise
those workers to refrain from
striking. At the request of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt we urged the
workers to remain at their posts
to give the NRA the OppOrtun-
ity to demonstrate its ability.
We kept faith with the Presi-
dent and there was no strike. 1
charge that the automobile in
duStry failed to keep faith, and
that they did all they could to
break faith with the President
and the workers"
Hardships Alleged
Senator Schwellenbachs reso-
luton points out:
THAT the Automobile Labor
Board has been declared by or
ganiZed labor in the industry
to be thoroughly unsatisfactory
and that the firing and hiring
policies of the industry are so
designed as to work great hard
ships upon the employees"
Dr. Leo Wolman, chairman of
the Auto Labor Board, has been
called from Detroit to the White
House and has been in close con-
tact with the President. His
board has been conducting elec-
tlonS at the auto plants to deter
mine who shall represent the
workers in collective bargaining.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
Junior Reserves
To Get Sea Drill

Training in seamanship, navi-
cation, seaman gunnery and in
fantry drill are promised boys be-
tween IL and 18 years of age who
join the newly-formed Washing
ton branch of the Junior Naval
Reserve.
Boys of the eligible age, who
are at least 4 feet 10 inches tall,
may join by getting in touch with
James A. Callan. U. S. NJ. retired,
at 1415 Montague St. N. w.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

--'..le Tigers won the title in one of the most dramatic finishes in 30 years of world series play by de- feating the Chicago Cubs in the 9th game yesterday, 4-3. Detroit's edge in games was four to two. But three of their four victories were by one run and two on unearned runs.
 On the Spot
 Cast into the middle of heated argument over the Tigers triumph is umpire George Moriarty of the American league whose decisions proved the turning point of two ga es of the Tiger victories.
 The Tigers perhaps had the bet ter ball club and deserved to win, but 1t seems a pity the American league champions had to have their triumph clouded with doubt because of close decisions at critical mo- fnents which proved the turning point of the series in the third game, and which decided the final game.
 The Cubs lost to the Tigers, but the issue hinged on sour deciaions, fluky hits and bad breaks such as no teams ever were afflicted with in world series play. A veteran team might have stood up under bad breaks and misfortunes that descen- ded on the Cubs. But Charlie Grimm's Kid Team" wasn't quite good enough to win in the face of these handicaps. It seemed that ev- cry time the Cubs played the Red, the Black turned up, several times in clinch .it was 8 man in Blue who called the play which meant the difference between victory and defeat.
 Alibi's-The Cubs have none. But theys have one complaint on which commissioner K. M. 'Landis. base ball czar, will hake ruling now that the series is over. The Cubs charged umpire Moriarty with pro- fane abuse, and their testimony is backed up by unimpeachable wit nesses.
 Tough decisions go against all ball clubs sometime or another, puAu uihAldBCA SilhihC Nil lAIiAu. DuL never in all my baseball experience have heard some of the language used III this series by an umpire. "
 Youngsters Upset
 Ford Prick, National league pres ident, believes that the Cubs mental equilibrium was disturbed by Mor- iarity, and that they allowed him to get their "goat."
 Instead of worrying about how to stop the Tigers" said Prick, "the Cubs were thinking about an um- pire. It was disheartening to 6 young club. However, the Nationa league has no alibis. We fought them to the last out, and I don't think anyone will say that the Cubs didn't keep battling all the time"
 Some of the tensest drama any world series game ever produced was packed into the last ten min- utes of play in the sixth and decid- ing game. Tennessee Tommy Bridg- es, frail 155-pound pitcher from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
lorary Decisions Cloud Detro Victory ODer Chicago Cubs
AGarnecock and Goose Come Home to Roost
 By Dan Parker
DETROIT. Mich.


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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

Dixie, and Leon 0oalin. the old Red Goose of the New Jersey gwanp> lands, were the Detroit heroes.
 There was nothing fluky about Bridges laurels. He won two games in the series, and in five thrilled packed minutes in the ninth inning yesterday, gave as game an exhibi- ton of hurling as any pitcher ever summoned in a clutch in the Blue riband of the diamond. With tho score tied, 3-3, Stan Hack tripled to deep center. With none out Bridges cut down the Cubs on ten pitched balls. He famed Billy Jurs ges on three pitched. He got two strikes over on Larry French, the Cubs pitcher, and then he tapped weakly to the box. Augie Galan was retired on four pitches. hitting weak fly to Goslin.
 Inspired by Bridges great effort, the Tigers won in their half of the ninth. With one out, Mickey Coch- rane hit single off Herman's glove. Geghringer was retired on a slashing grounder to Cavarretta. This play just missed being . doub- le killing, as Cayaretta's throw hit Cochrane in the back going to second. Then Goslin came through with the deciding hit--a single ov- CT Herman's head. Herman, who was playing in sort right on the grass. just missed catching Goslin'S hit for the third out.
 Umpire Moriarty, who worked at third, had two close plays to call in the final game. and both of the decisions went against the Cubs. He called Galan out at third, after Hermans single in the third, which cost the Cubs run. Witnesses { claim that Clifton, Tiger third baseman. has never yet touched Galan. Then in the eight he called Hack out trying for third. Clifton never touched Hack, but Moriarity ruled that Hack ran out of the base line.
 Twice during the series, after the third game and yesterday before the final game Moriarty was called before commissioner Landis. It Is understood that Landis will an- nounce his decision on the case to- morrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
To-day,s Sports -Parade

insist that Hartnett. the best hitter on the club. was tbe logical man to knock Lindsrom in.
 Games Guy--Marvin Owen who, hitless through five games and part of the six, refused to quit taking a nan-sized cut at the ball. His cour- age was rewarded. for in the final game he slapped a single (his only one of the World Series) which tied the ball game up and enabled the Tigers to come on to win the game and the series in the ninth inning.
 Hardest hit ball-Chuck Klein's winning homer in the fifth game.
 Best ball player in the series-- Charley Gchringer, Tiger second baseman. by from here to wonder.
 The nearest thing to Gehringer- Billy Herman. young Cubs second baseman, who led all the bitters in total bases.
 Toughest luck g,iy--Larry French. Cubs pitcher, who lost two games through no fault of his ownp. Lind- strom kicked one away for him with a boot of an easy ball. and yester- day all the Cubs had to do to give him a victory was to score a man from third in three tries. Best laugh-Heine 6chuble. De- troit utility infielder who didn't play a minute of any game, being cs- corted from the park by three po- licemen, after 1t was all over. to protect him from worshipping fans.
 Biggest disappointment--School- boy Rowe who. as ace of the De- troit staff. was expected to carry the brunt of it's pitching. The schoolboy flunked two times. and his only victory came as Q relief. Copyright 1895 by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
By HENRY McLEMORE

Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 Detroit, Oct. 2. (UP)-The World Series for 1895 is over and. as your correspondent thawed out today, here are 8 few of the highlights he remembered:
 Best pitched game-Lonnie War neke"s four-hit shutout in the open ing game.
 Greatest bit of "spot" pitching Tommy Bridges work after Hack had opened the Cubs half Of the ninth with a triple. Bridges threw only ten balls-seven Of them strikes--to retire Jurges, French. and Galan, and keep Hack nailed to third. "Six of those seven strikes" Mickey said after the game, "were the best curves ever caught in my life. They broke of like . pane of glass"
 Best catch--Augie Galans twist ing. leaping stab of Goose Goslin's line drive in the third game at Chi- 'cago. Made on the dead run, after 8 sprint of 50 yards, 1t overshadowed every other catch in the series. One Hand Stab
 Best piece of infielding-Jurges .'Frank Merriwel" -- enchanted catch of Clifton's scorching liner in the fourth. With the bases load ed. Jurges went up what appeared to be six feet in the air and brought down the ball. :.
 Best throw-Pete Fox's "strike' from right field to catch Jurgcs at the plate in the third game. And Pete's whip to third base to catch dalan at third yesterday, was the second best throw.
 Worst bit of fielding-Jurges again, this time on Crowders soft roller in the fourth game. With two out, and a man on third, Jurges let 1t go through his legs without touching 1t.
 Dumbest play-This one belongs to Phil Cavarretta, young first base man of the Cubs. He earned the honor in the third game when, on an attempted double steal, he be- came SO interested in running down Rogell between second and first, that he allowed Fox to score from third with the winning run. Tn short, he ran Fox in with the score that whipped the Cubs.
 6orriest bit ob strategy Charley Qrimm's decision to let Jurges, 8 weak right-handed hitter, bat in the ninth inning of the final game, Jurges. swung at three. missed. and sat down. Why didn't Grimm call on Jimmy O'Dea to hit for ,Jurges9 Jimmy Is Q left-handed and right handed pitcher was working. An in his previous trip up as . pinch-iiit- ( ter. ODea had cracked out . hot single.
 \, Big Argument
 Most disputed bit of strategy Hartnett's bunt in the tenth inning of the third game when the score was tied b-b, and Lindstrom was or f second with none out. Half the OK. {. perts argue that Manager Grimm |. was playing the percentages in call. N ing for . bunt, which would have K placed Lindy on third where hs !. could score on . fly on an infielt X out. The other half of the experts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

Totals .202 l8 48 II 20 F 2SS I64" 7B 978
 9th of third fourth bBatted for Waneke In of in h third 1.-Two out when winning in 9th of sixth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
ALL.AMERICANs

Syracuse, N. Y.--Syracuse Uni- versity's hopes for All-American recognition this season rest on the capable shoulders of co-Captains Perrault and Jontos at the guards and Vannie Aibanese at fuliback, Albanese is the hardest hitting Orange back since John McBride. He Is expected to enjoy a better year than last season when he was given All-American mention and gained more ground than any back on the team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
TANTALIZING.

Detroit, Mich.-Every afternoon during Freshman football practice at the University of Detroit, It, tie fellow wearing a baseball cap, sweat shirt and gray trousers Is seen walking along the sidelines tearing his hair and talking to himself. The little guy Is none oth- CT than Charles D. Gus" Dorais varsity football coach. And the reason he carries on so is because he sees Freshman squad fairly rocking with good punters, or at least punters who could be- made good in little or no time, while the varsity hasn't any punters at all.