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The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28

Just before it passed into the
limbo reserved for all grand jur-
les, the January-February section
then in session, after a more or
less serious attempt to arrive at
the facts, ordered the arrest of
one of the mayors official fam
lily, Elmer ]. Courteau, on a
charge of having INDUCED in a
sort of gyp game whereby and
through which, the proprietress
of a beer tavern lost, temporar-
lily and for numerous months,
several hundred dollars in Amer
lean currency.
Elmer ]. was well on the road
TO escape from punishment and
with the swag intact, when
Saturday Press stepped into the
case and in the politest possible
language demanded that some
thing be done toward ending his
hilarious career along that line
His arrest, as ! mentioned, fol
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28

mand and issue orders, so a few
plain words can do no particular
harm.
The men who have taken
charge, assumed leadership, Of
these myriad groups are largely
actuated by a desire for publicity,
by a human desire to dictate, by
an itch for authority and, now
for the plain stuff:
Il fat salary. Generals are paid
more than mess sergeants, SER
geants more than buck privates
SO no one wants to be a buck pri-
vate! Who?
None of the present supply of
leaders, that's cinch. Each
thinks his creator endowed him
with a super-intelligence, with
the gift of leadership. Possibly
this miracle actually happened
but the facts are that no war was
ever won by its generals and in
Minneapolis we have ten gen
erals for every fractional part OF
a buck private.
A glance at the classified pages
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28
By Col. Longshot

Frf
Mr.. Average American should
De canonized as the patron saint
of the Worlds Sucker Guild, as
being the only kind who knows
he is one, really enjoys it and al
ways comes back for more.
When our ancestors took the
big gamble and showed off from
the home port and headed for
America, the big idea was to es-
cape the narrow, ignorant, op-
pressive, stagnant and arrogant
environment of the land they left
behind, and soon proved that they
could better survive without any
thing the old world could offer.
The gang they left behind
surely proved their color by just
sitting back and waiting until the
colonists had set their house in
order, then proceeded to hire an
army, come over and try to hi
lack the whole works, but they
guessed wrong, got spanked and
sent home.
So then they tried another an
gle, sending mob of their high
pressure statesmen to sell these
Americans the very stuff they
had run away from, wrapped up
in a new type of package, and
they are still at it, going strong
In spite Of the fact that Amer.
lea had developed the greatest
intellects in the world, they send
their half-wits over to tell us how
dumb we are, charge us admis
! sion fees to hear it, and we JUS
grin like a cat eating soap, ano
pay.
We permit those foreign hooli
gans to hand us the idea tina
their talent, science, materials
and workmanship are the thing
when we have the best in tn,
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28

OF the phone directory will con-
vince the most skeptical that our
business men are called upon
each year and for many years, to
finance more of these utterly
worthless-in a crisis-organiza-
tons than they have employees IN
their respective places of business
and IL they will check carefully
they will find that each of these
organizations has president and
vice-president, who in turn have
private and corresponding secre-
taries and these in turn have
staff of underlings, while attach
ed to the payroll in some capacity
are scores of other smaller leech-
es with titles and few duties but
all an expense.
When the annual report comes
in the cash balance limps, debts
stick out like lighthouse on a
New Foundland coast and the re-
suits are microscopic if existent.
Another annual touch is neces-
sary. And so it goes from year
Continued on page 81
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28

lowed. Eventually Elmer was
picked up and placed under a bail
bond. Indignantly he demanded
an immediate hearing, but found
it expedient, evidently, to seek a
little more time. This time was
not squandered. The tavern
keeper was still in business but
operating under license or two
less than she had been promised,
and had paid for, by Senior Cour-
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28
TOO MUCH N0N-CO-0P-
ERATIvE COOPERATION

Our Myriad Business and Professional Mems Leagues Associa
TONS Coittees ORGANIZATIONS, etc, Lacking Fantest Con-
cepon OF Cooperative Spirit Are as UsefuP in Crisis as
the Fifth Player Bridge Came Radicals Are in Control Be-
cause They Are Comparatively Organized
Rv Selection of One Organization With Full Power to Act in
ANY Emergency All Act in Unison When Called Upon With
Leadership of Central Organization Vested in Men Of Known
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28

church festival, he took excep-
ton to something said by his le-
gal spouse and proceeded to use
her for punching bag. He be-
came so rough that a rank out
slider called the police and Bader
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28

found himself in durance vile
the bastile. The charge placed
against him at that time was
"wife beating.' For reasons
known only to experienced cop
Continued on page y
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28

teau.
One evening gentleman
named Bader imbibed too freely
of the cup that begins war and pre-
vents all peace. Arriving at his
home all lit up like a Polish
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28

About Time Something Was Done to Rout Political Vermn
From Seat Our Municipal Government If Justice Is Sold
Like Whskey and Eggs by Professional Fxer Let Public
Know Name of Mysterious Salesman
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28
bADER CASE THREATENS TO
:: :: e: g; !: BLOW UP CITY HALL GANG!

Executive Secretary
by Inducing Commit PERJURY Blow Lid OH City
Court
Complaint
Evening star., 1936-04-09

young people be thoroughly trained in
the art of swimming in order to obtain
the greatest entertainment out of this
recreation.
Training Essential.
Swimming becomes the more
healthful and generally beneficial as
a sport and exercise if the young per-
son has completed course under the
direction of an expert instructor.
ITO excel in any sport one must
subject himself to the systematic
training which is recognized as being
essential
DR.. Ballou has lent cooperation of
school principals in the campaign in
connection with the registration of
boys desiring to take the free lessons
six in ALTO be given beginning Mon
day in the pool of the Y. M. C. A. Boys
Department, 1882 G street. Colored
boys will be taught at the Twelfth
street Y. M. C. A.
Membership Not Necessary.
Boys between the ages of 10 and Is
are eligible There are no strings at
tached to the offer, and membership
in the Y. M. C. A. is not necessary.
Pool and instructors will be furnished
by the Y. NJ c. A at no cost.
To enroll. clip the coupon printed
herewith, fill out as Misunderstanding
sure to obtain signature of parent or
guardian-and send or take the appli-
cation to the registration desk of the
'Y" Boys Department.
Evening star., 1936-04-09
REROUTING BUSES
MEETS OPPOSITION
American University Park Citi.
zens Reject Utilities Board
Proposals.

Rejecting three proposals by the
Public Utilities Commission, the
American University Park Citizens
Association last night declared unal-
terable opposition to any plans for re-
routing the bus lines now serving the
American University Park area.
The resolution was passed by a vote
Of 42 to II after a stormy session,
which concluded more than four
months of controversy.
Informed by the Public Utilities
Commission that a change in bus
routes is necessary to accommodate
residents of the Westmoreland Hills
area, the Executive Committee of the
association reported that of three sug-
gested routes, the least Objectionable
plan would be to eliminate the line
along Forty-ninth street and make the
route include Massachusetts avenue.
Westmoreland Circle and Western
avenue.
Fearing approval of the committees
report would be interpreted by the
Public Utilities Commission as consent
to route changes the citizens fatty re-
Jected their executives suggestions.
Later, however, they favored an ex-
tension of the Wesley Heights bus
service to accommodate the West
moreland Hills citizens. The American
Association also approved reducing bus
rates to regular street car fares.
Evening star., 1936-04-09
RENT COMMISSION
FOR D. C. OPPOSED
Rhode Island Avenue Group Dis
approves Report by Laws
Committee.

Opposition to a rent commission
for the District was voted last night
by the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association at its monthly meeting
in the Woodbridge Subbranch Library.
The group disapproved favorable
report submitted by the Committee
on Laws and Legislation through
Chairman George H. Partridge.
Taking the floor against the report,
William S. Torbert, treasurer, branded
the plan, "an abrogation of the right
of freedom of contract" Querying
Partridge directly, Torbert asked
whether the latter, as a lawyer. sub
scribed to such practice.
II am not SO much concerned about
that as with the social good 1t will
do" he replied.
A measure whereby public school
instructors who have served at least
six years would be permitted to take
leave with part pay for purposes of
study, such leave to be limited to
Evening star., 1936-04-09
WASHINGTON GAVEL
WILL BE ON DISPLAY
Relic Used in Ceremony Of Laying
Capitol Corner Stone to Be
Shown April 1917.

The gavel used by George Wash
ington at the laying of the Capitol
cornerstone will be among more than
400 antique and historical articles
to be exhibited April 1917 at 311O
o street by Christ Church, George
town, according to announcement.
Other articles on display will be:
A chair from an original set of six
at Mount Vernon; a medal given by
Charles the First, of France, to his
Keeper of the Purse" for long and
faithful service; walking stick owned
by Henry Clay, resting on the chair
which Clay sat in when he was pos
ing for the portrait which now hangs
in the Senate gallery, and a pair of
Martha Washingtons knitting needles
still holding work she began shortly
before her death.
Hours of the exhibit will be from
10 am to $50 pm.
Evening star., 1936-04-09
CLUB ADMITS FOUR
Soroptimists Accept Members at
Business Meeting.

Four new members were admitted
to the Washington soroptimist Club
at its business meeting yesterday at
the Willard Hotel. They are Mrs.
Francis Northcross, domestic science
Evening star., 1936-04-09

OIcu III . W ! III"
ming. He gave his
in or sement to
The Star Y. M.
C. A. lie a mt o.
swim course next
week.
"A ! ! W a t e r
sports are inter-
eSting and entic-
ing" the school
super intendent
6 a id, but the
element of danger
W h c h accom-
panies S u C h ac-
tivities makes it
e S S IN t Ia ! that
Evening star., 1936-04-09

lecturer; Miss Estelle Ross, secretary
and treasurer Of Becker's Leather Co.;
Miss Helen Stewart of the Park Lane
Apartments, and Miss Mary Turner
Of the Home Service Bureau, Potomac
Electric Power Co.
Mrs. Mary Whiteman Hyatt of Pitts
burgh, former member Of the local
club, was a guest. The club received
an invitation to attend the regional
conference Of the New York Club
April 18. Preparations were made for
sending q local delegation to the con-
Evening star., 1936-04-09
SEMINARY REUNION

To elect national officers and pre-
pare a two-year program Of activities,
alumnae Of the Immaculate Seminary
will hold a three-day reunion here,
beginning April IT. Delegates are ex-
pected from l6 States and the District.
Miss Ann P. Brosnan, president Of
the Immaculate Seminary Alumnae
Evening star., 1936-04-09
One thing they all agree on

E"er bee" i" Singatore?.. constantinople7 .Buenos
Aires? Well, Budweiser has, No matter where people
have gone, they have been unable to find beer like
Budweiser with its matches character bouquet and
flavor. People who know beer have made Budweser the
joyment, include your circle of friends the beer that
has circled the plobel
Evening star., 1936-04-09

Association, Is In charge of arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1936-04-09

one year, was ordered resubmitted for
further consideration.
Wallace E. Perry was elected to
succeed Harold S. Higgins, who has
resigned as secretary.
Joshua Evans, local bank executive,
spoke briefly.
Evening star., 1936-04-09
Locomotives. Horses Compared.

Britain's first railway builders made
repeated experiments to establish the
relative cost of horses as against loco
motives, and only after an elaborate
series of trials did they reluctantly
come to the conclusion that the loco
motive was cheaper than the horse.
Evening star., 1936-04-09
Supreme Court DUTY.

In theory. the United States Su-
preme Court was not originally set
up as special tribunal to declare
whether the laws of Congress were
valid,
Evening star., 1936-04-09

Neptune's Discovery Remarkable.
The discovery of the planet Nep-
tune is one of the most remarkable
that science has ever made, for its
discovery, not with telescope but by
means of a pen and paper, is one of
the most amazing and wonderful tri-
umphs of astronomy,
Evening star., 1936-04-09

vention of the American Federation
Of Soroptimist Clubs June 1924 in
Kansas City.
Evening star., 1936-04-09
BALLOU STRESSES
ABILITY TO SWIM
School Head Indorses Free
Courses as Cure for
Water Hazards.

Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent
of schools, today declared the potential
hazards of water sports make it 'essen-
tial" that expert training be given chill
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-03

rate Pitcher Bill Swift since 1888.
Johnny Broaca, who was knock
ed out of the box in his last three
starts. went the route and held
the Chicago White SoX to seven
hits, the New York Yankees scoring
their fourth straight victory, 80.
Ben Chapman led the Yankees
assault with two singles and a
double.
Relieved by Lee Slime with one
out IN the ninth inning, his team
a run to the good and Jimmy Will
son on second base, Lefty Grissom,
Cincinnati rookie, pitched his first
victory, to 3.
Getting off to seven run lead
in the first inning the Washington
Senators continued their heavy hit
ting and defeated the st. Louis
Browns by a score of I'll.
jimmy Deshong, obtained from
the Yankees this winter, made his
second appearance on the mound
tor the Senators and held the
Brownies to five hits. 1t was his
second victory of the season.
Jerome Dizzy" Dean shut out
the Brooklyn Dodgers with three
hits, the st. Louis Cardinals tri-
umphing 1910 for their fourth con
secutive victory.
Dean, pitching superbly, famed
seven and walked one. The only
Dodger hits were singles by Hassett,
Bucher and Earnshaw Not man
reached second ....
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-03

George "Klondike" Kondelis up
held his outstanding graphing
record in the United States by
slamming Baron Ginsberg to the
canvas in two out of three falls
in the main event at the FL Centre
athletic club Friday night.
The bout was slow and uninter-
esting during most of the battle
due to the foul tactics employed by
Ginsberg. After loafing through
Is minutes of the first fall Gins
berg suddenly unleashed an attack,
using forearm smaShes and body
press to take the frame from the
flustered Kondelis in l6 minutes.
Kondelis, however, came back
strong in the second fall to take
the round with series Of smashes
and a body slam With the bout
even up the Baron again reverted
to his fouling habits but Kondelis.
heartened by his success in the
second fall, speeded up to slam the
Jewish grappler to the canvas for
the deciding fall
In the semi-windup Eans Steinke
easily defeated Everett Ribbons in
a well fought battle. Steinke COM
pletely outclassed his opponent and
won the bout, after becoming tired
of fooling around, with a body
slam.
The match between Vic Christy
and Vic Hill proved TO be the best
bout of the evening. Both grap-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-03
PortIa a n d
Ekes Out 10
Triu m p h
BY United Press

Johnny Frederickis home run
over the Vaughn street wall at
Portland gave the Beavers a l to
0 victory over San Diego Friday.
The Beaver first baseman's Cir
cult clout was one of the four
hits Portland got off Wells.
George Casters held the Padres
to seven scattered hits.
The game evened the series.
Oakland's league leaders topped
the faltering Angels for a Az
victory by driving Pitcher Hugh
Casey from the mound with
rally in the fourth inning.
Douglas twirled flawless ball for
the bay city team, limiting the
Angeles to seven hits and two runs,
one a four-base cut by Don Hurst,
first sacker, in the ninth.
Hitchcock and Divivieros con-
nected for doubles, driving in two
runs. Glynn followed with triple
to left center in the fourth.
Gabler, relieving Casey in the
fourth, allowed only two hits in
the remaining five innings, but the
game was already won.
Smith was the heaviest batter,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-03
IiiillliiIiiiIiuiO
TODAY'S -
Sports Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE
TTTTT !TTT!TTTl!!I!!!!!!!!!!

room floor or knee deep in mud.
What break TO get that num-
Der! MY worries are over. All
I've got to do now is sit back and
watch the big boy come hammer
ing home"
Devotion for the number thirteen
is nothing new for Mr.. Bohn. His
love for it stretches way back to the
late nineties, when he was a kid
in Chicago, making his living de-
liVering kilograms. One night
strange request came in to the tele-
graph office-a gentleman was CIV
ing a banquet at a fashionable
hotel, and he wanted a messenger
boy to serve in the place of a guest
who had failed to snow up. Bohn
was told to comb his hair, wash his
face, get on his bicycle and hurry
to the banquet.
He arrived TO find Robert CT. In
gerool, noted operator and atheist,
as host. Ingersoil explained to the
youngster that he had planned a
diner for thirteen guests, and was
not going to allow an absentee to
spoil his seating arrangements.
You take the thirteenth chair, y
Ingersoll told young Bohn. And
also my advice about the number
thirteen. Make it your number
throughout life, and it will make
you a wealthy, successful man. I
predict right now that at 40 years
Of age you will be Millionaire"
Ingersoll might have been joking,
but Bonn took him seriously. He
adopted the number as his lucky
charm, and today he attributes
much of his success to its benevolent
influence He even has the number
13 embroidered on his undergar-
ments. And if you know your
bridge it isn't difficult to figure out
why he chose the name of Grand
Slam for his big derby hope. A
grand slam is thirteen tricks. You
have to take all tricks to make one,
and that's what Bohn thinks his
colt will do today.
So do I, but I'm in the min
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-03

LOUISVILLE, KY. May .2. URj-
THEY'RE off in Kentucky today, and
when the big barrel-chester chest
nut that is Grand Slam comes out
for the parade his white saddle
cloth will bear that black cat oI
numbers-13.
Superstitious betters will likely
shy from the strapping son OF
Chance Play and Jean Bowdre be
cause of the hoodoo numerical
Just as they would from a broken
mirror or a fellow who throws his
hat on the bed. But there will be
one man in the overflow crowd OF
$4,000 who will see that "13' and
chuckle to himself, for to him 1t Is
a number that stands for all the
good things in the world
I speak of Charles 3. Bohn, half
owner of the BOmar stable whose
silks Grand Slam will carry to the
wars today in the 62nd running Of
the Kentucky derby. To Charles
Bohn "13" is the rabbit sfoot, the
four leaf clover, Of numbers. He'll
watch the race from his private box,
and its No. 13. hard by the finish
line. Since he came to Louisville a
week or 50 age Bohn has lived in
room No. 613 at the Brown hotel.
When the drawing for post positions
was made and Grand Slams trainer
yanked No. l3 out Of the hat, Bohn'S
ioV knew no bOundS
We're in," he said TO his part
ner, Pete Markey. We're in.
With that many thirteens on our
side, they cant lick Us, no mat
ter if the track is fast as a ball
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-03

ority. The biggest chunk of the
fortune which the crowd Will
shove through the windows on the
derby will be for tickets on Brew
ity, Mr.. Joe Widener's picture
horse. Brevity's last two work
outs, which saw him turn in no
better than trOtting horse time,
has not shaken the public's faith.
They seem to agree with Brevity's
trainer, Pete Coyne, that the
Florida flyer is Saturday
horse" meaning he saves his run
ming for when it counts.
Maybe so, but for myself, I don't
believe Brevity knows the days OF
the week, and simply is a horse gone
sour.
Grand Slam still is my choice to
take it all, with Indian Broom plac-
ing and the Fighter showing. II
all reports art true this Broom
business is going to give us all heart
failure for the first mile. The Cal
ifornianS here say he is the fastest
thing since Casey Jones whipped
OF 999 from Lynchberg to Danville
ana is a lead pipe cinch to be out
there Winging in front till he runs
out of breath. The fact that he
carried less than a hundred pounds
when he set his worlds record for
the mile and a furlong doesn't both
er the Californians a bit. In fact
they say the extra 80 or SO pounds
he will swing will be good thing in
that it will keep his feet on the
ground, and prevent his taking off
like a plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-03
Grove Pitches Red Sox
70 Win Over Cleveland

Lefty Grove scored his second
shutout and fourth straight vic
tory of the season when he struck
out nine men and limited the
Cleveland Indians to seven scattered
hits to give Boston Red Sox a 60
win.
In addition to his pitching, Grove
batted in the winning run when he
knocked out a fly in the second
with the bases filled.
Although out-hit to 7, the De
troit Tigers beat out the Atheletics
4 to 3.
An error by Rus Peters, rookie
third baseman, paved the way for
the Tigers winning run in the
sixth. He grabbed Hayworth's
grounder but threw wildly and the
Detroit Tiger ran to second, from
where he scored on a single to
center by Eldon Auker, Tigers pitt
cher.
The Boston Bees defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates, GA.
Eugene Moore, Boston outfielder,
led the attack with two home runs.
The Bees batsmen hammered four
Pirate pitchers for 10 hits.
Bespectacled Wayne Osborne, who
had a tryout with the Pirates last
year, held his former teammates to
six scattered hits in the first seven
innings.
The game marked the first time
the Boston team has beaten Pi-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-03
IL YEAR OLD
GIRL WINS IN
TOURNAMENT

LOS ANGELES. May .. UP
Peggy Graham, l7-year-old high
school girl. today displayed to adj
miring high school friends the
trophy emblematic Of The Califor-
ma State Women's 2oIf Champion
ship which she won from Mrs.
Gregg Lifur yesterday.
The blonde younsster. playing
in the state tournament for the
first time, handed Ms Lifur, de-
Tending champion a 3 and 2 de
feat in the 36-hole FINAL round
over Los Angeles country club
course.