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The Washington times., 1936-06-12

By BURRIS JENKINS, JR.t J
Pioneer
Blood in
Veins

as he faced the world to make
his own way. He got job as
bookkeeper in an independence
(Kan.) bank.
But four years in the bank
were enough-the spirit that took
two Landons to war for a cause,
that led another to pioneer in
the oil business, asserted itself
in ALT Landon. Those four years
in the bank made him sure he
understood the feelings Of tiger
Gagged by the circus of civiliza-
ton. He sought new vistaS.
1t was in 1912, with a small
stake saved from his $75-a-month
clerks salary, that he struck out
for himself in one Of the most
ventureSome Of all fieldS-the oil
business.
AS an independent oil operator.
Landon was at first known as a
young man who could drive a
pretty shrewd bargain, who could
take good fortune with miSfor-
tune, rich strikes with dry holes,
and who worked indefatigable
night and day.
Later, as he accumulated good
leases in the poor man" fields
of Oklahoma and Kansas, helped
fight the battles of the small
independents against the great
oil companies, and became iden'
titled with Republican politics as
an active party worker, Landon's
prestige grew steadily.
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Early Life Similar
TOThnt of MiLLi1nS

At two score and four, Landon,
by American standards, had come
a long way.
His could hardly be called the
studied life of a professional office
seeker, Tor Landon had never
sought public office. Yet it was
a life that four years later was
to be placed in the test tube Of
public opinion and subjected TO
the mercilesS political regents Of
a party seeking a political nomi-
nee. Briefly, the surface record Of
ALI M. Landon showed this:
Born September 8, 1887, in q
Methodist parsonage at West
Mi6dleseX, Pa. the home of his
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CONTINUED from Page II

(COnGmued from rage ~
financial control in the hands
Of the few, has meant the own
ership Of labor as o commodity.
If labor is to be . commodity in
the United States, In the final
analysis it means that we shall
become . nation of boarding
houses, instead of . nation Of
homes. II our people ever sub
init to that they will have said
goodbye to their historic free
dom. Men do not fight for board
ing houses. They will fight for
homes"
The President interlocked sew
eral pungent phrases, which may
become campaign slogans, with
prideful illusions to various pieces
Of reform legislation enacted un-
der his guidance and a renewal Of
his oft-uttered plea for a "lessen.
ing of sectionalisrn" among the va
rious States. Legislation to which
he pointed with pride included
bank reform measures and the
securities act and the stock ex-
change act designed to curb stock
market abuses.
Coins Catch Lines
One catch line which Mr.. Roose-
velt delivered especially pointedly
was:
To-day we have restored de-
mOcracy in government. We are
in the process Of restoring de-
mOcracy in opportunity"
The Executives speech was a
highlight of the opening Of the
Statewide celebration whereby
Texans are commemorating the
Tooth anniversary Of their freedom
from Mexico. There was compare
lively little Of historic reference
in it.
However, he had exhausted his
eulogieS of Sam Houston, Stephen
Austin, William Travis, Davey
Crockett and other early Texas
heroes in earlier appearances at
Houston, San Antonio and Austin.
Instead, the President concen-
trated on an exposition Of his
economic philosophy as it applies
to the small business man and the
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MONOPOLY ASSAILED BY PRESIDENT

laboring man. Speaking of the
former, he said:
an our national life, public
and private, the very nature of
free government demands that
there must be q line Of defense
held by the yeomanry of buSi-
ness and industry and agricuE
ture. Not the generalissimOS, but
the small men, the average men
in business and industry and
agriculture-thoSe who have an
ownership in their business and
a responsibility which gives
them stability.
JOINT ACTION URGED
"Any elemental policy, eco
nOmic or political, which tends
to eliminate these dependable
defenders Of democratic institu-
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with a free air, who belonged to q
good fraternity as well as a secret
society devoted for the most part
to explaining its prankS to q
Scowling faculty.
He spent his summers working
with section gangs or digging
ditches in the oil fields to
tougher his muscles. Landon
chalked up an occasional F as
well as AS in his scholastic
marks. He attended all campus
athletic events and most Of the
dances, and he was classed a
leader by his fellow students be-
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brought home report cards at the
end Of school semeSterS that left
his parents with feelings mixed
Of Joy and despair.
Years later on the campus Of the
University of Kansas, he was to be
identified as o youth who strode
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maternal grandparents, Landon.
as a boy IN Elba, Ohio, and the
son OF parents of moderate circum-
stances, led a life no different
from millions of other American
youngsters.
Clean cut and healthy. he car
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ried the CLINT Of young mischief
in his eye. climbed trees, Shagged
flies in games of 'ol cat" slipped
off to the swimmin' hole, flcpped
on his stomach to read the tales Of
Scott and Marlowe to quench a
passionate thirst for history, and
The Washington times., 1936-06-12
BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS
Copyright. 1885, by International
News Service)

TOPEKA, Kan, June IL U.N.S0.
An American heritage Sown in the
breast of Q buck private, Thomas
Landon, at Valley Forge In 1777,
flowered yesterday in Cleveland
when the Republican party nomi-
mated his great-great-grandSon,
Gov. ALI M. Landon of Kansas,
for President of the United States.
Graded in New Jersey 100 years
ago, nurtured by successive genera
tionS on the soil Of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and finally Kansas. this
Landon lineage, destined to pro-
duce a presidential candidate in
1886, was as American as the splre
of Independence Hall itself.
The story Of ALT M. Landon is
the story Of John Landon, his
father, an oil pioneer in Ohio and
Kansas; Of Manuel Landon, his
grandfather, a town builder and
useful citizen in Conneautsville,
Pa; Of Thomas Landon, jr., his
great-grandfather, who bore arms
in the War of 1872; OF Thomas
Landon, ST., his great-great-grand-
father, who served with Washing
ton throughout the Revolution
ary War.
The story Of the first a years
of ALI M, Landon'S life could have
been your story in Burbank, Cal:
yours in Waterloo, Iowa; yours
in Bangor, Me. It is as typically
American as Kansas Avenue in
Topeka, or Main Street in HouS-
ton, Tex. Yet it was to be as dis
tinguished as is America in the
history Of nations.
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cause Of his sagacious moves in
campus politics.
Graduated with a law degree
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and admitted to the Kansas bar,
Landon, originally determined to
practice law, changed his mind
Evening star., 1936-06-12

The irons are constructed with
guaranteed stainless steel blades
and high-grade straight taper
steel shafts. Matched AID bal
anced! Made up to the regular
lea standards. Each regularly
list at 81 SEQ. 90
The Woods by Jack Alexander
and Miss America have the same
high-grade, straight taper steel
shafts and heads that put so
extra yards on each shot. Each
regularly list at S5------ $500
Total value --------- $500
Evening star., 1936-06-12
'Batted for CRUDE in eighth.
"Eatted for Cain in eighth.

Runs batted in-Bolton. Two-base hits
Stone, Bolton. Blueee. Hayes. Sacrifce-
DeShong Double plays-Piet 70 Hayes 70
Bonura; DeShong to Bluege to Kuhel. Left
on bases-Chicago. 4: Washington. 5. Bases
on balls-DeShong 3. Struck out-By
Cain >. Hits-Oh Cain Q in : innings;
Phelps. o in l inning. Losing pitcher
Cain. Umpires-Messrs. Kolls. Moriarty
and Basil. Time-1:26.
Evening star., 1936-06-12

ground rules. He wants the Ma
tional Leaguers to keep running, al
most regardless of the cause. The
exceptions, of course, would be the
provisions for balls heaved into the
stands or into the dugouts.
But the goal at which Frick is aim
ing. as he explains it, is to increase
the alertness in players and the thrill
for spectators
II the ball caroms around in
park like a billiard pill,
it's okay with Ford, apparent
ly, as long as everybody starts
running and doing things.
If nothing else, it is interesting to
ponder over the possibilities such a
discarding of ground rules would
bring about. Already this season
Jake Powell has scored from second
base on an outfield fly and from the
same station on a fielder's choice,
short to second. If the American
League ever adopted the same idea
Jake's field might be increased tre-
n1endously.
PILL TERRY, who forced young
Slick Castelman to pitch nine
innings while the Reds hammered
(See POPPING OFF. Page %
Evening star., 1936-06-12
Battle for Sara Moore.

WITH immediate entrance to the
Nv championship match awaiting
the winner, both Miss Moore and Miss
Clarke were primed for the fight of
their lives this morning. The for
mer's progress to retain her title has
been little short of sensational, the
1885 winner having dropped but five
games in three matches, all of which
were decided in straight sets.
But Miss Clarke has shown extraor-
dinary power in her first attempt at
the City of Washington crown. Swing
ing on the ball with every ounce in
her athletic 145-pound body, the
deeply tanned lass who was raised in
the tropics, has shown almost mascu-
line ability in her three early-round
victories, climaxed yesterday with the
conquest of Dorothy Anderson, erst-
while player of Penn States mems
team.
Although given stubborn opposition
Miss Clarke wore down her simmer
opponent by the sheer might of her
strokes.
Evening star., 1936-06-12
Singles, Doubles Today.

WEATHER permitting, one OF the
wv singles f1nalists will have been
determined tonight. Sara Moore, the
defending champion, was to play
Edith Clarke, the foremost contender
for the 1886 title, this morning. The
opponent of the winner will not be
known until late tomorrow afternoon,
however. The two Marys, CooteS and
Ryan, were to play at 4:30 o'clock to-
day, with the victor meeting Margaret
Robinson at o'clock tomorrow.
With three of those four girls also
in the fight for the doubles prize,
busy hours are ahead for that trio.
Miss Moore will team with Dorette
Miller to play Miss Ryan and Florence
Black in a semi-final doubles match
at IL o'clock tomorrow morhhg, while
Misses Clarke and Robinson were to
meet Eleanor Craven and Margaret
Graham in a quarter-final match this
evening at 5. One other quarter
finals engagement, between Peggy
Keyser Smith and BobSey Turney and
Virginia Lyle and Marjorie Sherman,
was to be played today.
Survivors of today's quarter final
will meet at O'Clock tomorrow after
noon for the right to enter the title
round.
Evening star., 1936-06-12
Homer Standings

b9 The Associated Press.
Yesterdays homers - Johnson,
Athletics. 2; Averill, Indians, /:
Reiber, Tigers, /; Goslin, Tigers, /;
Gehrig, Yanks. /; r. Ferrell, Red
Sox, /; Hack, Cubs, /; Sulik, Phil
lies, /.
The leaders-Foxx, Red Sox, IA;
Trosky, Indians, 13; Gehrig, Yanks,
II; OFT, Giants, II; Goslin, Tigers,
10; Lazzeri, Yanks, 9; ]. Moore,
Phillies, 9; Dickey. Yanks, 8.
Evening star., 1936-06-12
Stars Yesterday

By the Associated Press.
Red Rolfe, Yankees-Doubled in
tying and winning runs in 1919 vic
tory over Tigers.
Jimmy Deshong, Nationals
Pitched two-hit ball and shut out
White Sox, 20.
Stan Hack, Cuhs-His homer
broke deadlock as Bees were de-
feated Ga.
Ernie Sulik, Phillies-Hit home
run in victory over Cardinals.
Bob johnson, Athletics-Had two
homers and a double in So win
over Indians.
Rick Ferrell, Red Sox-Batted in
four runs with homer and double
against Browns.
Gilly Campbell, Reds-Hs eight
inning double drove in run that
beat Dodgers.
Evening star., 1936-06-12

an empty bag. The winning run
scored.
In the train an hour later the fad
ing veteran, who would have given
his left arm to stick In the majors,
grabbed the base ball correspondents
as they climbed aboard. One by one
the guy who saw the handwriting
on the wall told them:
when you write your story,
it was my fault, see? Don't
blame it on the kid"
Freds gone now. You'll probably
be hearing about Lewis for IL or IA
more years at least.
FORD FRIcK, president of the Ma
tional League, is reported ready
to come up with another innovation.
1t is. they say, brain child born in
Brooklyn, which may or may not
mean something.
Frick's idea is to do away with
Evening star., 1936-06-12
GAMES TOMORROW.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Philadelphia. 12; st. Louis, 4.
Cnicago, 8; Boston. 4
Cincinnati. 4; Brooklyn. 3.
New Pittsburgh, rain,

by Jackie Hayes in the seventh inning.
1t struck the left-fleld bleacher bar
rier about 2 feet from the ground.
Johnny Stone played leading part
in scoring the Washington runs. He
opened the second inning with dou-
BILE of Sugar Cain, moved to third on
Joe Kuhel's single and scored while
Cliff Bolton was hitting into a double
play. In the fourth Stoney beat out a
bunt and raced home when Bolton
doubled. Stone. Bolton and Bluege
divided six Of Washington's nine hits.
Evening star., 1936-06-12
City Net,Uomen Battle Overtime Nat HIer Deal Outlook Gos
EAGER TO WIND UP
TENNIS ON SUNDAY
Schedules Are Doubled to
Offset Delay Caused
by DoWnpour.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.


~ LANNING a pace that should
- render obsolete all classifica-
ton as the weaker" sex, sur
Il vivorS in the City of Wash
ington women's tennis tournament to-
day decided upon double duty for two
days, nullifying the loss in time caused
by yesterdays rain and allowing the
competition to end on Sunday, as
scheduled.
AS result of last evenings down.
pour, which stopped one quarter-flnal
singles match and prevented two
doubles quarter finals, both cham
pionships will be decided at Edgemoor
Club on Sunday, with the singles title
to go on the block at II o'clock in the
morning and the doubles crown at
$50 o'clock in the afternoon.
1t is possible that both singles
finalists also will play in the doubles.
The perpetual trophy, along with
its miniature, put in competition for
the first time by The Evening Star,
which is sponsoring the tournament,
will be presented to the singles cham
pion Immediately after the doubles
match. Prizes to the singles runner
up and the doubles champions and
runners-up also will be awarded at
that time.
Evening star., 1936-06-12

with 'Marberry" scrawled on top in
chalk cast q pail in the Nationals
club house.
He did not resign, as some say.
Owner Clark Griffith called Fred to
the Office yesterday and gently ex-
planned that maybe it would be better
if Marberry called it a career. He
took 1t SWELL" Griff said later.
When Firpo rejoined the club with
which he vaulted to probably ever
lasting relief pitching fame a dozen
years ago he explained that all he
wanted was a chance"
'If don't make good" Fred
told Bucky Harris and Griff,
Just let me CO."
I don't know that he failed to make
good but Bucky and Griff see much
more than this department. One
thing you were sure of when Fred
went into the box, anyway, was that
underneath his flannel uniform was
a heart that needed 190-odd pounds
of chassis to cover it. And he knew
how to pitch, too.
That's something in this day
and time.
Evening star., 1936-06-12
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Griffith
Stadium, 3:15.
Tennis.
City of Washington tournament,
women's singles and doubles, mixed
doubles, Edgemoor courts, late aft
ernoon.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Griffith
Stadium, 8.
Tennis.
City of Washington tournament,
women's singles and doubles, mixed
doubles, Edgemoor courts, late aft
ernoon.
Evening star., 1936-06-12
MARBERRY'S GOING.
LEAVES HILL HOLE.
Trade With Yankees Held
LikeIy-De Shong Limits
Chisox to Two Hits.
BY FRANCIS z. STAN.

TINE witching hour OF midnight
Monday-when major league
i trading must end creeps
nearer and nearer, and from
Clark Grifhth's den there still has
been no audible buzzing on prospects
of acquiring badly-needed pitching
strength for the Nationals. Yet, for
all of the deep silence that now and
then Is punctuated only by rumor de-
mails. there is reason today to expect
action.
Lending credulence to this belief is
the release of Fred Marberry, one
time relief pitching hero Of the Ma
tionals. It came as surprise, mas
much as Marberry had served the
Washington cause tolerably well dur
ing his month-long term, and more
optimistic followers of the club were
inclined to believe that it was intended
to create vacancy for a newcomer.
Marberry's release today left Man
ager Bucky Harris with seven pitchers,
tiny group for club that fancies
itself as first division contender. In
addition to the four starterS-Jimmy
DeShong, Earl Whitehiil, Buck New
som and Pete Appleton-only Monte
Weaver, Jack Russell and Ed Linke
are left to do the relief work Ahead
Of the Griffs lies the toughest part of
the schedule and a seven-man staff
obviously will be tried to the utmost
Rum0rs Continue From Gotham.
ON THE basis of Marberry's showing
in his limited appearances, both
as a starter and as a relief worker,
Fred might we'll have been kept, it is
argued, unless Griffith has something
up his sleeve that will bring a more
helpful hurler to I'LL his place. Mar
berry was consistently effective in re-
lief roles and in his only sSart he held
the Browns to three runs and six hits
before he was replaced by a pinch
hitter. That was a day when Wash
ington gave Fred only two runs.
AS mentioned in this space earlier
this week, it is rumored that Joe Nc
Carthy of the Yankees is willing TO
dicker with Grifith for a relief pitcher
to I'LL the shoes Of the injured Johnny
Murphy, who will be out Of action for
an indefinite period. Lefty Gomez has
not been as reliable as he figured to
be for the Yanks and Johnny Broaca
has been bumped consistently, leaving
Mccarthy in something of lurch.
To fill a breach the YankS tried big
Walter Brown as a starter. along with
Pat Malone, but neither was consistent.
Besides, Mccarthy needs some one in
Evening star., 1936-06-12

MARBERRY left behind something
far more indelible than his
pitching during his month-long term
as member of the Washington club
again. You have to go back to May
IA, in Pullman leaving Chicago.
Fred had made his debut earlier
that afternoon as a relief pitcher.
He went into the box with the score
tied, I'LL. and pitched superbly to
stop the White Sox in the eighth
Evening star., 1936-06-12
Stone Leads Griffs' Attack.
IT MUST have wrung Mccarthy

IL MOSI nave Wrung McCartnyS
heart today to scrutinize the box
score of the Washington Chicago series
opener. In registering his seventh VIC
tory DeShong limited the White Sox
to two hits, and this is no mean feat.
The Jimmy Dykes-managed band
moved into Griffith Stadium yesterday
standing second in the American
League club hitting.
The victory, by the way, was the
Nationals first of the season over Chi
cago and it placed the Washington club
only half game back Of the fourth
place Indians.
One of the Sox's hits was a scratchy
affair. Manager Dykes, in the fourth
inning, sent a fairly easy bouncer to
Ossie Bluege at second base, but just
as OSs reached for the ball 1t took a
weird hop and glanced off his bare
hand. The other safety was a double
Evening star., 1936-06-12
'POPPNG3 49,
orr" %t]1 J ton@!!!:a 5@a& f

inning, after Pete Appleton had been
blasted out.
In the last of the ninth he
temporarily lost control, walked
the first batter and hit the sec
Ond. The next laid down a
bunt
Thirty Marberry and
19-year-old Buddy Lewis rushed for
it. Marberry reached it first and,
believing Lewis to be covering third,
he wheeled and pegged the ball to
Evening star., 1936-06-12

Y VE WENT out Of big league
II base ball the way he said
| he'd go, did Firpo, but just
L L the same the emntv locker
Evening star., 1936-06-12
GAMES TODAY.
the bull-pen If he continues to use
one or both of this pair.
DeShong Great in Whipping Sox.
American


IRON a source in New York it is
said that Mccarthy is willing to
trade Brown for another hurler, and
from the same source it is said that
Joe would like to have Debonair James
Brooklyn DeShong back from the Ma
tionaL. This isn't surprising. After
what Jimmy flashed yesterday, in
shutting out the White Sox, 20, any
club would like to have him.
That was Jimmy's seventh victory
in 10 starts this season, placing him
at the very top of the Washington
pitching list. Mccarthy has about as
much chance of reacquiring James
Brooklyn now as the proverbial snow
ball in Hades, but it is possible that
Griffith and Harris may like Brown
enough to offer one Of their relief slab
bers for him.
At any rate, with Marberry gone,
something is believed likely to happen.
Griffith likes the chances Of his 1886
Nationals too much to stand pat on
the only outstanding weakness unless
1t Is absolutely necessary.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30
Watching OF Thermometer
Is Fdu0rite Pastirne Here

Close watching of thermometers
has come to be n popular pastime in
Henderson in recent days. The cold
est weather ever experienced here has
tended to make people weather con-
scious" and the weather has come to
be the favorite subject of conservation
even more SO than ordinarily.
Old-timers have delighted III recall
ing the hard winters of other years
long gone, and are about ready to adj
NIT that this one measures up to
about the severity of those which ling
er in their memory of the dim and
misty past Streams have frozen
over which have not had ice on their
surface for years and years, and for
the first time in many seasons ice
skating has come into vogue with
those who have found themselves for
tunate enough to have ice skates.
A great many pcop1e have doubted
the official weather reading of seven
degrees below zero last Tuesday
morning, but the observer had the re-
cord and it was properly read, and on
instruments officially approved and
frequently inspected by official gov
eminent agents. Few people here had
ever felt temperatures so low before
and didn't know until Tuesday how
such depths of the mercury would af-
feet them
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30
GRANGE OFFICERS
INSTALLED At MEET
J. w. Sanders Inducts Off
GERS at Middleburg
Grange Meeting

]. w. Sanders. county farm agent,
installed officers at the regular meet
ing Of the Middlcburg grange last
evening at Middleburg community
house.
Richard Buchan was master, Jc-
rome jackson, oVerscer; Julia Reed.
lecturer, G.. b. Blum, chaplain, Ed
White, stewart; Fl. e. White, secre-
tary; Howell Stced, treasurer; II. T..
Fleming, gatekeeper, Vernon Breed
love, assistant stewart; Mrs. E. p.
Holloway lady assistant stewart;
Rose Mabry, pomona, Betsy Goodrich,
ceres, Mrs. Carl Watkins, flora.
The J. x. Plummer announced the
house committee, which will have
charge Of all entertainment at the
community house. Anyone desiring
to have meeting at the community
house or a meeting there may see one
of the committee, which is as follows:
Richard Buchanan, chairman; Jerome
jackson, Mrs. j. r. Fleming, Vernon
Breedoyc, Mrs. Morris Collins, r. I.
Stewart, G. B. Basket w. w. Currin,
w w. White and II. e. White.
There was no program at this SEES
sion.