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The Washington times., 1936-08-04
Clem Mccarthy
AT THE RACES

the favOrite six or eight
lengths out in front. The Bar
didn't look to have a chance,
but all at once some man near
me said, whats this coming
on the outsider l took one
glance, and then screamed at
the top of my voice: It's Bar
of Phoenix, that's who it is!
He's a hundred to one, and
I've got him."
"NOw, don't know if you
remember the old bleacherS at
PimlicO, they're part Of the
grand stand now, but quite a
piece above the finish line. Bar
of Phoenix, being on the out
side. and finishing like a wild
horse, naturally appeared from
Where stood to be running
away and winning easily. I
didn't even wait for the mum.
bers, just dashed down the
steps and into the ring under
the grand stand, and to q
cashier.
Later I learned che finish
was pretty close, but Bar of
PhOenix won and I cleaned up
S3,22O.
"But that isn't all. The race
was run on a Saturday. Bar
of Phoenix ran again on Mon
day. / played him $50 across
the board, and he won at bet
ter than 10 to /. But wait;
he ran again on Tuesday, and
once more l played him, for a
hundred across, and he won
for the third straight time,
again at more than 10 to 1.
Then they retired him for the
year, and when he raced again
1 was dealing in secondhand
cars and had all my capital
tied up in them, so my bets on
the old horse, nearly all losers,
were small ones.
"Bar OF Phoenix gave me
more thrills than any other
horse, even If he did lack class,
as you handicapperS are fond
Of saying"
Copyright. 1895. by Christy Walsh
Syndicate. IncD
The Washington times., 1936-08-04
Italian Golf Crown
Captured bYCotton

SESTRIERE, Italy, Aug. 4.
The Italian open golf champion
ship was in the hands of a Brit
isher today-Henry Cotton, Brit
ish professional.
Cotton played the 72-hole card
in 1853, defeating his prize COM
petitor, Joe Ear, of Texas, U.S.A.
EARS card was 274.
VOTE AMERICAN
Orioles Sign Bishop
BALTIMORE, Aug. 4.-Max
Bishop has signed with the Balti-
more Orioles, of the international
League. Bishop formerly played
with the Philadelphia AS, Boston
Red Sox, and Portland of the
Pacific Coast League. The latter
released him as manager.
VOTE AMERICAN
Soccer Team Loses
BERLIN. Aug. A splendid
soccer match, but the Italians
proved superior, l to 0. The
United States soccer team was
the victim. It was an Olympic
game. -
VOTE AMERICAN
Today's Probable Pitchers
New York Yankees-Ruffing.
Boston Red SOx-GrOve.
st. Louis Cardinals-J. Dean.
Chicago CubS-Davis.
VOTE AMERICAN
TIGERS. 9: Indians, q
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Michael Hayes Columbus
(Ohio) horse-player. writes, Il
think will qualify for your Beat
a-Hundred-to- -One-Shot Club. My
winner fell just short of the cen
tury mark; 92.35 to l was his
price.
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-NnTE AMERICAN-
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VOTE AMERICAN
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Tigers, g; Indians, q

Totals 80 II ~ IL Totals SO IS - 10
1Rran for Hughes in seventh.
2Batted for Harder in seventh.
En. oil IN ai..AL
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-NOTE AMERIcAM-
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-VOTE AMERICANA
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
THREE MISSING
BOYS SOUGHT

While police were continuing
search for John Francis Earn
shaw, II, George Washington
University student, two other boys
were reported missing today.
They are Turner Delaney, jr.,
IT, of I'LL South Carolina Ave.
S. E., and Pete Pappas, 10, of 81
Third st. N. w.
The Delaney boys father re.
ported that his son had been
missing since 6 p. m. yesterday
Theodore Pappas told police his
son had been missing several days.
Both police and school authorities
were trying to find the Pappas
boy.
Earnshaw, who lives at 1343
Maple View Pl. S. E., has been
missing since Sunday. He is a
graduate of Eastern High School
and had about So with him. his
father. Frank L. Earnshaw, an
administrative assistant in the
Biological Survey. told police.
Parents of the Earnshaw boy
believe he may have followed Ring
ling Brothers and Barnum g. Bal
ley circus.
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| $1,000 TO SEE
CHILD CIRCUS

Ten Thousand spectators we're
expected to be in the stands Of
Central High School Stadium at
2 p. m. today as 1900 boys and
girls parade on to the field in the
opening act of the second annual
Children's Community Circus.
Not one band, but five, will fur.
nish the musical background.
They are the Police Boys Band,
the Washington ElkS Boys Band.
the Sons of the American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps, the Fort
Stevens Drum and Bugle Corps,
and the Boy Scouts Drum and
Bugle Corps.
Perfected by weeks of rehears-
ing at the community centers Of
the city, dances and athletic exhi.
billions eliminating in an elabor-
ate spectacle Pioneer Days" will
be included in the program. The
circus will be climaxed by a pa
triotic pageant.
Pink lemonade, popcorn and
peanuts will lend an air of anthem
ITCHY to the show and scores Of
juvenile clowns will add to the
merriment.
Adults unaccompanied by chill.
dren will be charged Is cents adj
mission.
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which overlooks the beautifully
laid out lawns and gardens.
The Old World character of
the residence has been preserved
during the undermining process
undertaken by Edward, but inno-
vationS such as central heating,
white marble bathrooms to most
of the bedrooms, and the remod-
cling of awkwardly shaped rooms
have done much to make the
mansion really comfortable
home.
Has 80 Rooms
Today the house contains about
80 rooms, the majority of which
are small. In the center on the
ground floor stands the old
guardroom, which has been con-
verted into a comfortable lounge.
The main rooms, such as Ed
wards suite, open off the lounge.
When in London, Edward sleeps
at York House, a three-story.
dingy looking building in Ambassa-
dor Court, quiet corner of st.
James Palace. Until recently
any tourist was able to walk up
to the residence without question,
but now half a dozen hobbies"
patrol the various courtways.
Edwards sitting room is small
and overlooks a courtyard. The
rather polyglot furniture includes
what remains of the furniture
brought back by Edward from Ok
ford after his graduation, furni-
ture acquired on his travels and
numerous pieces picked up in
London.
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House were clamoring for ap-
proval of pet measures, many of
them of only sectional or local
Importance.
Thus far both houses have been
kept in check. Frequent recesses
over week-endS have helped lead,
ers in constructing a dam to halt
the threatened flood of bills.
Recess of Congress over the Re.
publican and Democratic national
conventions is considered by
leaders.
Tentative Agreement
Authoritative sources in the
House revealed Speaker Byrns
and Minority Leader Smell had
tentatively reached a "gentlemen'S
agreement" to recess three days
at a time during the national con-
ventionS in case Congress is still
in session June 8 and no general
recess is arranged.
The Republican convention at
Cleveland begins June 9, with ex-
pectations it will be concluded by
June 10. The Democrats meet at
Philadelphia June %. They ex.
pect to wind up June q.
Although the Senate Finance
Committee appeared to be march
ing up and down the hill on the
tax-increase bill, some committee
men were confident a measure
would be finally approved and re-
ported to the Senate by WedneS-
dav.
Meanwhile, the Senate Appro-
priationS subcommittee consider.
ing the deficiency appropriation
bill, with its 1,425 million dollars
for the Works Progress Admins
tration, was hammering away,
with predictions the measure
would be laid before the Senate
next Tuesday.
Both bills have been passed by
the House, whose decks are virtu-
ally clear.
Democratic leaders calculated
the relief bill would be passed by
the Senate not later than next
Saturday, to be followed by the
revenue bill.
Consideration also was given to
a proposal to recess Congress only
over the Republican convention.
Speculation was that the revenue
bill would be in conference be-
tween the Senate and House on
June 6.
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LEADERS FEAR
PROLONGED
SESSION
May Recess Congress
For Conventions If
Adjournment Fails


Congressional leaders today be-
gan to fear that their promised
June 6 adjournment date is just
a mirage.
AS difficulties in the path of
speedy adjournment piled up, some
leaders frankly conceded the Con-
greSsional session may last past
the date of the Republican Ma
tional Convention.
Representative Bankhead Of Ala
bama, Democratic leader of the
House, said
1T looks very doubtful. The
House will be ready and 1 still
have hope the Senate will be-"
Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
Senate Democratic leader, was also
clinging to the possibility of early
adjournment, but did not make a
positive prediction.
Fear Dam Will Break
The chief worry of legislative
leaders was that once the dam is
broken, pent-up legislation of all
kinds, including nuisance" bills,
will prolong the session indefi-
nitely.
With a campaign ahead, scores
OF members in Both Senate and
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
6 Pairs of Shoes
Presented TO
AL Smith

NEW YORK. May 23.-Former
Gov. Alfred E. Smith received a
present of six pairs of specially
made shoes yesterday from Boro-
ugh President James j. Lyons Of
the Bronx, but declared he did not
know whether he would use any Of
them to take a walk" at the
Democratic National Convention.
The Borough President made
the presentation at the Smith Off
ces in the Empire State Building.
He explained that he once was in
the leather business and when he
learned from Mr.. Smith several
weeks ago that his feet were trou-
bling him, he decided to have the
shoes made up of a special leather.
The six pairs were made on the
last used for all of Mr.. Smiths
shoes for the last % years.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
BRITISH ANGER
DUCEIN STAND
ON ETHIOPIA
Refusal Of Neutrality
Prompts Call Of
General Staff

ROME, May % G.N.SO.
Premier Mussolini today pom
dered and froWned over a blunt
British refusal of an Italian pro.
posal to end AngloItalian ten
sion in the Mediterranean and
Africa.
1t was disclosed II Duce offered
to limit his military and aerial
forces in Libya and Ethiopia if
Britain would promise "neu-
trality" toward his Ethiopian
program. Britain replied with a
flat no"
Angered, Mussolini planned to
hold a series of Italian general
staff conferences as soon as
Marshal Pietro Badoglio, viceroy
of Ethiopia. arrives in Rome.
Badoglio is en- route from Adds
Ababa.
An official italian spokesman
termed reports of an Anglo
Italian Impeachment untrue lin
principle and in detail"
1t was reported here that latest
developments have hast e n d
Badoglio's trip home. originally
planned at a leisurely pace, and
that he has sailed from Asmara
for Alexandria. Egypt, where he
may be met by an Italian civil
plane. His exact whereabouts,
however, are an official secret.
Marshal Italo Balbo, governor
of Libya, arrived in Rome by air
plane last night. The grand
council was scheduled to meet
today to discuss the threatening
Mediterranean situation.
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FOUR. INJURED
|NCARCRASH

Mrs. Olga Kisser, 38, of Oden-
town, Md, was seriously. injured
and her husband and two chill
dren received minor cuts and
bruises last night when their
car swerved off Defense High
way, near Lanham, Md. after
being struck by hit-and-run
driver.
Mrs. Kisser was brought to
Casualty Hospital by the Bladens-
burg rescue squad. Her condi-
ton today is critical.
Policeman Warren E. Peake,
of the Prince Georges county
police. later arrested Leo Jones,
colored. IS. of Lincoln, Md, and
charged him with hit-and-run
and reckless driving. Three other
colored men, passengers, were
arrested as witnesses.
Mrs. KiSser, accompanied by
her husband, Edwin Kisser, and
her daughter, Anne, 16, and son,
Leonard, were driving on the
Defense Highway when the car,
loaded with the colored men,
swerved in front of them. Police
said Kisser Swerved his car to
avoid being struck. but the car
driven by Jones sideswiped him
and the Kisser car crashed into
a tree. All were treated at Cas-,
ualty Hospital and Mrs. Kisser
was admitted.
Jones was later released on
$1,000 bond.
The other men are Walter
Feaster. James Boyd and Her
man Palmer, all colored, Of Lin
coin, Md.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
KNEW LUCIANO
AS VICE BOSS,
WOMAN SAYS
Denies Testifying to
Hell Sweetheart
On Trial

NEW YORK, May % G.N.S).
Florence "Cokey Flo" Brown, the
29-year-old drug addict who has
turned out to be a star States
witness at the trial of 10 alleged
leaders of New Yorks IL million
dollar a year vice ring, today
testified she knew Charles
Lucky" Luciano was the real
car Of vice long before she read
it in the papers.
Defense Counsel George M.
Levy attempted to show the jury
in Supreme Court that Flo had
offered to testify for the State in
order to win leniency for her
sweetheart, stocky Jimmy Freder.
leo, one of Luciano's aides, who
is also on trial. Levy demanded:
cat the time you wrote to
Mr.. Dewey Especial Prosecutor
Thomas E. Dewey you had fig.
ured out way to help your
sweetheart, hadn't yOu?"
Flo retorted:
''NO. I couldn't think of any
way to help him. had nothing
in mind"
well, you knew by reading
the papers that Charlie Luciano
was supposed to be the head Of
this vice ring, didn't yOu?"
II knew it without reading the
papers!"
Defense lawyers shouted OBJ
jections and Justice Philip j. Nc.
Cook ordered the answer stricken
out.
Miss Brown, though suffering
from lack Of narcotics, said she
had received no drugs or even
brandy last night in jail. She was
allowed an occasional sip of brandy
during her long ordeals on the
stand yesterday.
She admitted she had wanted to
help FREDERICK and had sent him
a gift and had written to him
since he was jailed. The bull
necked FREDERICK Scowled as she
testified. He is accused of being
the general manager of Luciano's
chain of bordellos. 1t was his job
to keep operators, bookers and
bondsmen in line and, more i'm
portant, to see that they regularly
paid their tribute to the higher
ups"
Flo, who was one of the rings
operators as we'll as Frederico's
sweetheart looked a little en-
barrassed when Levy produced a
letter she had written in her jail
cell to FREDERICK.
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SWEEPS CASH
T0AMER|CANS
Continued from Page u
"Charlie," Los Angeles.
MIriShman Raltirnnre

Cnarlle, Los Angeles.
freshman" Baltimore.
GOOD Luck For Two" Chicago
"Homeward Bound" Hoboken
N. j.
Speaking from the flamboy
antly decorated stage in the gilded
room of the Mansion House, home
of Dublin's lord mayor, Draw Di
rector John O'Sheehan announced
the receipts and the prize fund.
He stated the prize fund would
be split into IL units of half a
million dollars each, with 10 resid,
ual prizes of $26,687 each to take
care of the balance and 1900 con,
ISOLATION prizes.
These figures compared with re-
ceipts of $12,455,810, a prize fund
of $7,268,770, ID units and 10 reSid-
ual prizes of $26,874 each in the
seventeenth Sweepstake held last
March.
O'Sheehan announced the GUS
tomary procedure would be fol
lowed in splitting each half mil
lion dollar unit as follows:
Drawer of winning horse,
$150,000.
Drawer of second placed horse,
$4,000.
Drawer of third placed horse,
$4,000.
Drawers of 70 other horses,
$2,215 each.
Drawers of cash consolation
prizes ($100 each, $4,000.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
DeMoIaY to Dance

The Tech DeMolay chapter
will hold their spring dance to-
night at the Lafayette Hotel,
Sixteenth and K Streets North
west, from 10 to 1 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
Copyright. 1896. by International
News Service)


LONDON, May % G.N.S0.
Some time this fall King Edward
will move from York House, his
present London residence. to Buck
ingham Palace. official London
home of England's kings.
Even after he moves into Buck
ingham Palace - and formally
takes over possession of Windsor
Castle, Sandringham House, Bal
moral Castle and the other royal
residenceS-he will continue to
make Fort Belvedere his favorite
country resort. It is expected York
House will be turned over to one
of the Kings brothers, probably
the Duke of Gloucester.
Edward has come to love Fort
Belvedere and its privacy and Is
never happier than when he is able
to drive down from town and COM
pletely relax, putter among his
rose gardens, knock a golf ball
around the miniature course, play
squash or swim in his pool.
Medieval House
The vine-clad, castellated man.
sion is set in sweeping poastures
and surrounded by woods which
lead down to the main-Southamp-
ton road. Standing we'll back from
the road, it is sheltered by trees
and only its highest tower can be
seen from the entrance drive.
Few people are aware of the
proximity of the mansion as they
drive through the woods, for the
only indication of the royal owner
ship is a simple notice, "E. R.
Private Road" at the entrance to
the drive. The "E. r." means Ed
ward, Rex.
Built in 1850, ten years before
Edwards bachelor predecessor,
George III. came to the throne, the
mansion was once uSd by that
monarch.
Sixteen old bronze six-pounder
guns, brought from Windsor Cas-
tle' guard the sweeping terrace
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they drew are in the running at
EPSON Downs Wednesday. fur.
ther portions of the 100000
prize money may be dumped in
their laps.
The ticket holders who re-
ceived notification of their luck
we're Mrs. J. w. Gillespie, a
widow, of the Wardman Park
Hotel, and James Vincent Has
son, a railroad fireman, of Au-
rora Hills. Arlington county.
Mrs. Gillespie drew Haulfryn.
Decorator was the horse drawn
by Hasson.
Hasson, a fireman, who has
been with the R. F.. and P. rail-
road for the last 20 years, is
single and lives with his parents
at 635 Twenty-fifth ST., South,
Aurora Hills.
Climbing from an engine in the
Potomac yards today, HaSson
stated that he paid $3.50 for his
ticket after three or four previous
unsuccessful tries at the sweeps.
No thoughts of matrimony have
entered his head, the railroad
non asserted as he wiped the coal
CRIME from his face. He declared:
81 don't intend to get married,
even if 1 get 100000 in the
race. I'm going to take a vaca-
ton, and I'll make it a real One."
Mrs. Gillespie could not be
reached at the Wardman Park
Hotel, 1t was explained that she
was in Oklahoma, where she re-
sides part of the year.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
B, HELD;
BABY FOUND

Louise Florence Halves, %, of
Colmar Manor, Md, today was
held for investigation at the
Women's Bureau in connection
with the abandonment of a three
week-old baby in an office build
ing yesterday.
She was arrested after an
anonymous telephone call had
been received by Policewoman
Mary Gamer.
Meantime, the baby was be-
ing cared for at Gallinger Hos
pital. Police had tried all day
to locate the woman who aban-
doned the child in the first-floor
hallway of an office building at
4O6 Seventh st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Key Witness Arrives
In Smith , Jr., Case

NEW YORK, May 3 G.NSO.
Margaret Flynn, former public
stenographer at the Hotel Victoria,
and regarded as a key witness in
the Al Smith, jr., blackmail case
because of letters she is supposed
to have taken for Private Detective
Max Krone, reached New York to-
day from Erie, Pa.
She went at once to the district
attorneys office for a conference
with Assistant District Attorney
Harold HaIings.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
ORDERS AIDES
TO REFUSE TO
TESTIFY
Committee Undecided
What to Do After
Secret Session
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The game of "tag-you're-it" be-
ing played by DR.. Francis f.
Townsend and congressional in
vestigating committee had Wash
ington in stitches of laughter.
The Capitol was gleeful over
the spectacle Of witness figura-
lively thumbing his nose at con-
gressional authority and apparent
ly getting away with it.
To flout the dignity of a con-
gressional committee has sent
more than one to the District jail.
So, when the 70-year-old Cali
fornia doctor on Thursday after
noon flung his defiance in the
teeth of the committee and Stalked
out. never, he said, to return, on
lockers waited for the commit
tees wrath to fall swiftly upon
his gray head.
The committee met in executive
session and then Chairman c. JAS
per Bell CD of Missouri, an
nounced that by unanimous agree
ment it had been decided to ask
the House to cite Townsend in con-
tempt. The matter would be
brought up as the first order of
business before the House Friday
and quickly disposed of. But in
the night, committee unanimity
fled.
When the committee met at II
a. m. yesterday to report the con-
tempt citation resolution formally,
1t recessed Immediately until $50
p. m. when, it was announced, it
was planned to question DR.. j. E.
Pope, father of another old-age
pension movement.
Puzzled reporters surrounded
Chairman Bell to inquire what had
happened to the contempt action.
Bell said:
1--WE will have to await recon-
mendatiOn of counsel before pro-
ceeding further"
Apparently somewhat baffled,
himself, James E. Sullivan, COM
mittee counsel, declared:
why / made my recOmmen-
datiOnS yesterday that Town
send be cited for contempt. 1
anticipated this thing two
months ago and briefed every
congressional contempt proceed
ing on record"
While the committee hesitated,
DR.. Townsend. in Baltimore, kept
the air cracking with statements.
Reporters found the doctor at
a hotel, where he declared:
I'll rot in Jail before 1 tes-
tify before that committee
again. / left Washington be-
cause l was being prosecuted.
I'll go back only if arrested.
eff they want to cite me for
contempt I'll tell them just how
much contempt 1 have for that
committee and the whole pro-
ceedingS."
The committee went back into
executive session only to be
Spurred on by new defiant blast
from Townsend, who sent word
through his attorney, Sheridan
Downey. that not only would he
not testify before the committee
but that he had instructed five of
his lieutenants under subpoena to
refuse to be questioned.
After two hours of argument
in executive session, the com.
mittee failed to reach any def
mite decision. Speaker of the
House Byrns, however, said he
understood the contempt citation
would be asked next week.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
2 Here to Get $4,000
On Sweeps Tickets

Win, lose or draw-two resi-
dents of this area will get $4,000
apiece from the Irish Hospital
Sweepstakes and, if the horses
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Moving Day for King
On Fall Schedule

Editors Note: International
NeWS Service herewith presents
the fifth and last of series OF
up-to-the-minute and 1uthoritd-
tine articles on King
EdWard VIII of England on the
eve of his torty-Second birthday.