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The Washington times., 1935-01-05

c OLUMN
Jesse James Gained Tracks But Wouldn't
Respect of HOrsemen Tip Off Police As
Who Recognized Him at To His Whereabouts.
Rv JACK KOFOED

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Before
Dillinger died in that Chicago
alley last summer he was Pub
Lie Enemy No. /, with every
mans hand turned against him
"a hunted rat, marked for
determination.
No one wept over his demise,
because we have not been senti-
mental about bandits for long
while. Sixty years ago, though,
1t was a different matter.
There strolled into the Cote
Brilliante race track one day in
the early 70's a well-built, dark
eyed man and a little blonde
woman who clung affectionately
to his arm.
The clerk of the scales greeted
the couple affably and when the
newcomer said he wanted to
start his colt in the stakes Sat
urday, the clerk wrote in his
record:
Enters Race
add to the stake: Jesse Ma
lone, br. c., 105 pounds. Hia-
watha-Mallie w. owner ]. J.
Edwards"
On Saturday Mr.. Edwards
and his wife we're present to
see their thoroughbred, with Ike
Murphy, the Black Archer. in
the saddle, try for the Mer-
chants Stakes.
"Any 'structions, bOSs?" asked
the jockey.
mo" said Mr.. Edwards, "just
get out in front and stay there.
When you hit the head of the
stretch, Isaac, hurry home.
That's ALL"
eyes, Suh."
At the Cote Brilliante course
there was an upgrade to climb on
the back stretch a grade
that had broken the heart of many
a fine animal. On this day the
only horse that climbed it with.
out the help of whip and spur was
Jesse Malone. He won in a breeze.
General Grant was in the
Judges stand with Joe McCullach,
the editor of the st. Louis Globe,
Democrat. He looked down re,
flectively as Mr.. Edwards led the
winner away.
Face Was Familiar
"I've seen that chap before"
he said.
"Where?" asked the editor.
"I've never forgotten his face
or eyes," continued the General.
at was when we were chasing
Quantrells band. He was the
last man away. They said later
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
OPEN
FLOOR YEAR

Heurich Brewers open their
court campaign tomorrow by
playing the Gettysburg Fleet
Wings in the George Washington
University nasium at 3
o'clock.
A preliminary will send the
Heurich Flashes against the st.
Mary's CelticS, of Alexandria, at
2 p. m.
Rinaldi Tailors also open their
season tomorrow, meeting the
Polish-American A. C. in Balti-
more at 8 p. m. The Tailors have
joined the Tri-State League, in
volving Maryland, Virginia and
Delaware.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
OUTLOOK
BRIGHT FOR
TWINS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. S.
Track prospects at the Alexandria
High School are bright this sea-
son.
Rutlege and Burroughs, star
middle-distance runners, who have
yet to suffer defeat in State
competition, will form the nuclues
of the team On Monday the
local boys will hold their first
workout.
The Twins will enter in the
District games, CO. and Maryland
scholastic meets and the Virginir
interscholastics at Charlottesville
this spring. Dual meets with Epis.
copal, Washington and Lee. and
Fredericksburg will also be staged.
Alex. High In Action
Tonight the Alexandria High
basketers collided with the Fred.
ericksburg High tossers in their
first District game at the Armory.
The invaders are coached by
Johnny Fenlon, former star ath-
lete, at George Washington.
Last night the Twins" trav-
eled to Nokesville, Va, and de-
feated the Nokesville High quint,
71-19. Burrell and Nugent were
the top scorers for the locals.
The st. Mary's Celtics quint
will trek to Washington tomor-
row for a game with the Heurich
Flashes as preliminary to the
Heurich Big Five" tusSle. Last
night the Alexandrians were de.
feated by the Frederick, Md,
Coco Cola quint, PITT.
BOwIers Vie
The Alexandria Light Infantry
quint will open their season on
the woodways here next Tuesday
night in a game with the
DeMolays.
Paul Shu, high school court
man, is coach of the A. L. l..
His club will play all teams in
the 135-pound division.
Doc Vests colored all-star foot
ball team and the Washington
YelloWjackets will collide at Bag
gett'S stadium tomorrow at 2:3O
O'Clock. This game is expected
to attract large crowd.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
TR|LL| CRACKS
DUCKP|N MARK

Guido Trilli is small in stature
Che has to stand on tip-toe to
make five feet) but he is a giant
on the duckpin drives.
Last night he shattered an all,
time Interior Department Duck
pin League record with a Ala set,
achieved with games of 1873, 139
and 142, which included seven
strikes and eight spares.
Incidentally the big set gave his
team, Admiration, undisputed pos.
session of first place, tripping Sec.
retary, its most formidable rival,
twice. John E. Strawser turned
in the high game of the evening,
143. Charles H. Olive tied Trilli's
142 for second high game honors.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
OWNER FEARS
INJURIES
TOHORSE
BY JACK MCDONALD

SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK,
ARCADIA, Cal, Jan. 5-Twenty
Grand's long-delayed comeback on
the turf has again been post
poned on account of wet grounds.
It was the third time in 10 days
that the horse has been nomi-
mated for events and failed to
show.
Nominated and entered in the
overnights for the Santa Margar-
ita Handicap here this afternoon
Trainer William Brennan, Of the
Greentree Stables, owned by Mrs.
Payne Whitney, decided to
scratch the big red 1881 Kentucky
Derby winner.
Little Percentage
There was little percentage in
running the horse in a $4,000
purse event with a 100000 race
in which he has been nominated,
the Santa Anita Handicap, COM
ing up next month.
Brennan decided not to gamble
with injuries in the mucky going.
Fifteen speedSters we're entered
in today's race over the seven-fur'
long route, but it was likely not
more than eight or ten would
actually go postward.
Likely Starters
The likely starters include High
Glee, winner of the Christmas
Stakes here and a morning-line
favorite today; Jabot, the mud.
running speedster of the Whitney
barn which had been intended to
run coupled with Twenty Grand !;
Rock x. Ted Clark, Semaphore
Wacoche, Teralice and Blue Beard.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Western Tankmen
In Meet Today

Western High natators enter
tain the Calvert Hall swimmers
today in the Y. M. C. A. pool at
3:15 o. m. Western defeated
Friends last week and thereby are
favored to cop again today.
Jack RAFT, Forest Harding and
Bob Carney are the stars for
Western. Lew Clay Is another
almost sure to gain points
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Dusek Matched
With COlesanO

Rudy Dusek returns to the
Washington Auditorium's spot
light Wednesday night when he
appears in semi-final support of
the George Zaharias-Ed DOM
George main event. Rudy draws
Tony Colesano, a newcomer
here, as his opponent.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Y. NJ. C. A.Handball
Team in Match

Y. M. C. A. handball tossers
play an important match at
Germantown, Pa. today against
the Germantown Y. M. C. A.
team.
The local "Y" will line with
John P. Payne. captain; Chan,
ming Walker, Charles Croft. Cliff
Woodward, Shorty" Vineberg
and Joe Cowley, the latter the
manager of the team.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
n. Y. Grid Giants
Acquire COrzine

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-The New
York (footbalD Giants, of the
National League. have purchased
Lester Corzine. 205-pound fullback,
from the st. Louis Gunners. He
will play with the Giants against
Ernie Nevers' All-Stars at San
Francisco, January 20. Corzine
played college football at Davis
and ElkinS.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Sextet
Beats Mt. Rainier

Bethesda-C Chevy Chase Girls
basketball team scored an easy
victory over the Mt. Rainier Sex
tet in a game which opened the
season for the winners.
Miss Winkler, with 81 points,
starred for Bethesda. Miss Sager,
with 26 points, was Mt. Rainier's
star.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Times Pinnen Hold
Oyster Roast

Washington Times Duckpin
League oyster roast will be held
tomorrow, IL noon, at Cedar.
hurst, Md.
Those members going by bus
are to meet in front of The
Times Building at 10 a. m. The
league rolls again Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Upton, Keyser Star
In Teachers Win

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 5.-Ollie
Upton and Bits Keyser were the
stars here as the Wilson Teach,
ers. of Washington, D. c.,
trounced the Virginia Medical
five, SO to Is.
Upton scored II points. Keyser,
10. Johnny Doyle was the best
for the Medics.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
PALACE IN EETE

Palace A. C. gridders hold their
annual football banquet tonight
at 469 M st. S. w., at 7 p. m. The
fete will bring to a close one of
the best seasons in the history of
the Palace club.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Rivers Awaiting
Bout With Burl

Joe Rivers. classy Mexican
battler, eagerly awaits Tuesday
nights ten-round fistic feature
with Eddie Burl at the Wash
ington Auditorium.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
GIRLS WANT GAMES

The Rockville A. A. girls basket
ball team is anxious to book
games for Saturday night and
Sunday afternoon. Call c. z. An
ders, Rockville 2-W.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05

Couldn't be the same man, cOul0
it?"
"It couldn't be-" said McCul.
ZACH.
I've heard James was in this
part Of the country. It's too
bad he had to turn his talents
in the wrong direction. He would
have been a great leader of
troops"
Joe nodded.
That's what Major Edwards
said of him. and understand
Jesse named his son Jesse Ed
wards James on account of it,"
General Grant looked at his
program.
Jesse Malone he read, j.
]. Edwards, owner That sounds
like Jesse Edward James turned
around a bit, doesn't it?"
Was Jesse James
But he didn't order Mr.. Ed
wards investigated nor did the
noted newspaper man get his re-
porters on the trail of what
would have been an amazing
story. Had they talked with the
clerk of the scales or any one of
fifty men at the Cote Brilliante
course they might have learned
something that would have in
tereSted them.
j. J. Edwards was Jesse
James!
There was tremendous price
on his head, dead or alive, but
the sentimental horsemen of the
period wouldn't turn him in.
The train robber raced his
brown colt around the Middle
Western circuit and captured
every stake he tried for. He was
recognized a thousand times. ).
but the police were never noti-
fled. 1t should not have been
too great strain for some blue
coat to have looked around since
it was known that Jesse was
crazy about horses. but appar-
rently the John Laws did no.
think about that.
Horsemen Upset
Justice eventually caught up
with Jesse James with a bull
let in the back from one of
his former friends. The SEN
timental horsemen were really
upset. The clerk of the Cote
Brilliante course went to the
bereaved home.
81 haven't seen you, Mrs.
James," he said to the little
blonde widow, "since Jesse en-
tered Malone in the Merchants.
Ah, Malone was a great colt
that day."
my husband never did own
anything but a good horse. %"
81 know that"
"He had to have them," said
Mrs. James, especially when
he went trainin'."
Trainin', of course, was Jesse
James speciality. 1t was the
gentle term with which he re-
ferred to his train-robbing ac-
tivities, but the clerk of the
scales still continued his pre-
tense of not knowing anything
about the departed bandits &C.
tivities.
Funny, Isn't It?
Imagine Dillinger racing
horses at Saratoga last sum-
mer when the hue and cry
was out for him! But it would
do no more than parallel the
sight of Jesse James running
his brown Thoroughbred at the
Cote Brilliante.
This generation, fortunately,
has lost that twisted sentimen-
tality. 1t is very likely that
Mr.. James was a pleasant and
amiable gentleman outside OF
his professional activities. but
those activities should have
barred him from the track and
placed him behind steel bars.
Nowadays we are even hard
hearted enough to blacklist
men for such comparatively
simple things as doping horses
and throwing races.
Funny. isn't it?
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
SHUNS BOXING

Dan O'Mahoney, Irish wrestler
now appearing in this country,
has no intention of turning boxer.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Winter Sports Open
At V. M. I. Tonight

LEXINGTON Va, Jan. 5.-V. M. Is winter sports
paigning calling for 45 varsity and freshman contests in
basketball boxing and wrestling opens tonight when the
Cadet varsity quntent enertans st. John College, of An
napolis in "a Hall at 80 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
MEET TONIGHT

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-Since
1902 Penn State has scored only
three basketball victories over
Penn in % games. The teams meet
here tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
WILL
ADOPT RADIO.

An appropriation of $3.50 was au-
thorized by the city council last
night to install a receiving and
sending radio set for use of the
police department. Local broadcast
ing station KXO will be utilized by
the department for sending calls
from headquarters with the receiv-
ing set placed in the patrol car oper-
ated by the city. 1t is hoped that
should the experiment prove sue
cessful this broadcast will be broad
ened to include other police cars.
The council also voted to request
the Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany to place wig-wag signals at
the Orange and Commercial street
crossings, such signals being deemed
necessary because of increasing mo-
tor traffic across the company's
tracks at those points.
The greater part of last nights
meeting was concerned with routine
business affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
FRIENDS PAY
TRIBUTE To
SLAIN MEN
Final Rites Conducted At Pres
byterian Church Before Large
Number Of Sympathzers
OPEN VERDICT RETURNED
Recommendation Made For
Full Investigation By Members
Of New Grand Jury
OPEN VERDICT RETURNED

With the inquest into the deaths
of Paul knight and Eldredge Ha-
maker concluded late yesterday af-
rernoon, an almost dead calm has
descended over Ell Centro's packing
shed district as preparations were
completed for the funeral services
of the two men this afternoon.
These services were held at the
Presbyterian church starting at 2
O'Clock with interment in Evergreen
cemetery. II was at first stated
that Knight IS body would be ship
ped TO Oceano, his home, but latest
information, obtained this morning
was to the effect that both bodies
would be inferred here.
1t was stated at the strike head
quarters this morning that all val
ley sheds which have signed the
agreements with the union, would
' be closed this afternoon from un-
til o clock. Workers in the Yuma
sheds as well as in Watsonville,
Santa Maria and Salinas would OBJ
serve a 10 minute period of silence
starting at o'clock this afternoon
in honor of Knight and Hamaker.
Officials at the union headquarters
were unable to say what attitude
would be taken by workers in those
sheds here which had not signed
the agreement with the union.
Several firms in the business Sec
ton of the city also closed UP dur
ing the hours of the funeral SER
vices.
1t was further stated that work.
ers from all over the valley would
attend the funeral services here
with a possibility Of others coming
from Watsonville and Salinas for
the occasion.
Knight was born in Idaho, May
S. 1909 and came to California in
1928. He leaves widow, Mrs. Win
ME Knight and two small children,
Billie Dale and Larry Orin. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Knight,
two sisters and four brothers, still
live in Idaho.
Eldridge Kenneth Hamaker was
born in Sturgis, South Dakota, Dec
ember 81, 1910, and came to Cali
fornia in 1928. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Hamaker, came west
last July and settled in Westmor-
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
WHITE HOUSE
DEFEATED BY
CLOSE VOTE
Final Tally Is "A To 43 In Fa-
vor OF Including Proposal In
Work Relief Measure
DISREGARD VETO THREAT
Announcement Made By Sena-
tor Glass Fails To Daunt Sup
porters OF Amendment
DISREGARD VETO THREAT

WASHINGTON. Feb. 81. W.p)--
Despite a last minute message from
the White House, the senate today
overrode President Roosevelt IS wish
es and by the margin of one vote
wrote into the $4,880, 100000 work
relief bill an amendment requiring
the payment of prevailing wages.
The vote on the amendment was
"A to 43. The result hung in doubt
until Sen. Lynn j. Frazier (Rep)
North Dakota, and Sen. L. j. Dick
inson (Rep) Iowa, cast the deciding
votes for the amendment.
Until the last moment 1t appeared
that the amendment was likely to
be rejected by a tie vote. Then
supporters of the amendment put
over the necessary votes.
Sen. Carter Glass Dem.) Virgin
ia, announced before the vote that
President Roosevelt would veto the
bill if it came to him with the
prevailing wage clause.
Organized labor leaders, who sat
in the galleries with checklists as
the senate voted, were jubilant at
their victory. even by the narrow
margin.
On projects under the new pro-
gram, the administration planned
to pay subsistence wages" ayerag-
ing about $50 month It never re-
vealed the hourly or daily rates 1t
contemplated, but Mr.. Roosevelt was
emphatic in his stand that the work
relief wages should be- lower than
those paid by private industry 50
that there would be no temptation
for an employed man to quit his job
and go to work for the government.
Under the McCarran amendment,
the hourly or daily wages must be
the same as those prevailing on pri-
vate construction in a given COM
nunity.
II this plan is put into effect it
is uncertain how much the general
average of $50 would be changed,
as the relief workers would be lin
tied to fewer hours per month.
This would tend to increase cost of
the projects undertaken.
Twenty-one Democrats, 81 Repub-
licanS, Progressive and / Farmer
Laborite voted for the amendment.
Two Republicans and Al Demo-
Gratis supported the administration.
The two Republicans voting
against the amendment were Sens.
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
Death Penalty
Requested For
Phil Kennamer

PAWNEE, Okla, Feb. 81. U.D -
A jury asked to inflict the death
penalty retired at 11:44 a. m. to-
day to deliberate the fate of Phil
Kennamer. charged with numbering
his friend, John Gorrell, Jr., in Tul-
sa last Thanksgiving night.
ION behalf of the state we are
going to ask that you inflict the ex-
treme penalty of the electric chair
with the same calm, cool delibera-
ton with which he sent the soul of
John Gorrell hurtling into oblivion, -
w. F. (Dixie) Gilmer, assistant pro-
secutor, shouted as he concluded
his final summation.
"Send him down there and rub
him out"
With these words, contrary to the
statement made to the jury yester-
day by colleague, Gilmer ended his
fiery argument.
Kennamer, 10, son of Federal
Judge Franklin E. Kennamer, lis
tened intently to the charge. He
smiled, stretched his legs and yawn-
cd as the II married men filed out.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
GOLD STANDARD RETURN URGED
BY HOOVER in NPUBLIC STATEMENT
Former President Informs United Press Such Action
Will Restore Badly Needed Confidence
To Business

Copyright, 1885, by United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 81. U.P)-The
United States should return immed-
lately to the gold standard, former
President Herbert Hoover said in a
statement to the United Press.
Commenting on the supreme court
decisions in the gold cases, Mr. Hoo
yer saw an opportunity to restore
confidence" in the dollar. He advo-
Gated a bullion gold standard where
by the present dollar would be equi-
valent to SO cents of gold at the
old value.
This, he said, would be a need
ed contribution" to real recovery"
Mr.. Hoover's statement was tele-
graphed to United Press headquar-
ters in New York last night from
Tucson, Ariz., where the only living
ex-president paused, enroute to his
home at Palo Alto, Calf.
His statement follows:
IT have now had opportunity to
read the supreme court decision.
Apparently all members of the court
agreed that the government acted
unconstitutionally in reputation of
the covenant of its own bonds. A
majority of the members concluded
that the citizen has no remedy. That
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
GIRLS DIE IN
SPECTACULAR
SUICIDE PACT
American Sisters Jump From
English Plane Following
Crash OF Army Flyers

Copyright, 1885, BY United Press
LONDON. Feb. 81. = Two young
American girls, broken hearted over
loss of two British aviator friends
in a Royal Air force crash, COM
mitted suicide today by leaping
hand-in-hand from an airplane over
the British countryside.
Jane, 20, and Elizabeth Du Bois,
%, daughters of Coert Du Bois,
United States consul-general at
Naples, pushed open the door and
stepped out, plunging about 1000
feet to an Essex cabbage field.
They had bought all eight seats
in the plane at a cost of $135. They
persuaded the pilot to close the door
and cover the windows between the
cockpit and the cabin so he would
not interfere. He was out over the
channel before he discovered they
were gone and turned back.
Building construction workers and
others at Upminster, about 20 miles
out of London, saw them hurtle to
the earth. They found the crushed
bodies of the sisters side by side.
"Their hands were still clasped
when he found them,o said A. D.
MacGregor, Upminster builder.
"Their faces were buried in the
ground,o said Frederick Le1en, an
other witness. FTheir hands were
clasped and one had a tight grip
on the others coat
Friends of Flyers
The sisters has been close friends
of Flight 1t. Henry l.. Beatty, hall
brother of Lord Beatty, and Fly
ing Officer John A. G. Forbes, who
were among nine killed in crash
last week in Sicily.
The tragedy preyed so on the
minds of the girls, according to
friends in Naples, that their par
ents became concerned over their
brooding and sent them to England
for vacation, hoping it would
take their minds off their grief.
Two letters addressed to the
girls father were found in the
plane. 1t was unlikely the letters
would be made public.
Police took the girls suit-cases
from the plane and then sealed the
door of the blue and silver air lin
er, pending the coroner's inquest.
Little personal possessions, in
Guiding James wrist watch; still
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
|MASONS WILL
MEET FRIDAY
At BRANLEY

MaSons of the valley will hold
their Oath annual get-together to-
morrow, Friday, celebrating the
birthday of George Washington,
Mason and first President of the
United States. Sojourning Masons
as well as the members of the val
ley lodges will attend, and men,
bers from Southern California are
journeying to the valley to be pres
ent for this event.
Each lodge in the valley acts as
host in rotation, Brawley lodge No.
402, F. and A. NJ, being the host,
under the direction of William o.
Gerry, master.
The program will open at p. m.
at the athletic field of Brawley
Union high school when registration
will take place. At 2:30 p. m. box
ing and wrestling contests between
high school and Junior college stu
dents will be featured. At 4 p. m.
the drill team from San Diego Com
mandery No. 25, knights Templar,
will present an exhibition drill.
At p. m. delicious turkey din
ner will be served in the school af-
ter which the evening program will
take place, at 7:30 p. m. in the aud
itorium.
Chief event of the evening is to
be the address by william Rhodes
Hervey, Los Angeles, past grand
master of the Masons of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-21
MILK INSTITUTE MEETS TONIGHT
Plans For Importing Pure-Bred Sires And Member
ship Campaign To Be Discussed

The regular monthly meeting of
the directors of the Milk Institute
of Imperial Valley will be held in
the Bank of America at 1880 O'Clock
this evening. Walter B. Havekorst
will preside, and directors from all
parts of Imperial Valley will be in
attendance.
According to Havekorst, a num-
ber of important matters will be
discussed. One of these is the CO.
operation of all dairymen in a plan
to import pure bred herd sireS with
a view to increasing butterfat pro-
duction of future calves. Chairman
Fred Nebel-Thau of the member
ship committee will report on plans
maturing for the membership CAM
paign to be conducted in conjunc-
ton with the county fair. Repre-
sentatives of the creameries of I'M