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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
A Little 1l5.Pounder, Ted,
Made 243 Hits i'm a Season

Want to know the man who
achieved it as well as 243 hits, a
record toward which not even the
giant Hank Greenberg may aspire?
No, I am not trying to kid you.
That pale little fellow with the thin
cheeks and the angular elbows fold
ed across a narrow chest is not the
bat boy. This is on the level, Ted,
no matter what the boys at school
may have told you. What? How
could such a half pint rise to the
heights when strapping pitchers
and burly, far-ranging infelders
rallied to defend against him?
Let us, still ina ginning that we are
back i'm the nineties, ask him. See
how he gazes steadily at us while a
knObby chin ceases moving and a
wad Of chewing gum gets mo-
ment's rest. Listen.
"That's easy" Wee Willie Kee-
Ter is saying. 81 just hit 'em where
they alh't."
Translated into more elegant
terms, Ted, this atom of a man,
scarcely bigger then than you are
now, has explained the superiority
of mind over matter.
Along with John McGraw, anoth-
er great little guy, Wee Willie
changed the trend of the game,
caused rules to be revised. Their
ability to tap the ball out Of reach
of the fielders brought science into
a sport that had subsisted on force.
They proved the worth of the bunt,
the sacrifice, the hit-and-run play.
When they joined the immortal
old Orioles they were such scrawny
little guys that other players
laughed and said they should not be
permitted to do anything more
strenuous than carry bats. They
fought with frantic muscles, fiery
tongues and quick brains. They
never ceased trying, learning. Be-
fore long the fans were fighting to
get into the parks to see them. For
more than thirty years after that
the greater little guy, McGraw, was
to continue as one of the biggest
men in the history of the game.
OF course, that was long ago,
Ted, but the boys at school tell
you that similar things no longer
can happen. Instead, when you re-
turn in the fall ask them about lit
tie Bill Johnston or Cyril Walker.
When muscle instead of heart was
measured they were very little
guys, but they won against giants in
the biggest Of big-time competition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Don't Let Fellows
Bother You About
Lack of Size, Ted

Note to suspicious customers = Even
though he tcas crazy with the heat, the
baldest OF the Bradleys still Mould be
too smart to kick in Nth that ancient
repeated by request" gag. Yet there are
letters iUhich keep piling up each sum.
ner and. But enough OF such excuses
This piece, which first sa,o the light
many months ago, is used here for the
numerous puzzled letter,Uriting Teds
throughout the land.
DEAR TEDrIf I were you I
II would not worry about what
the boys say at school. Neither
would I strain myself too much
this summer. Perhaps the. coach
is right in saying that you
are too small for football, but
what of it? You are only sixteen
years old and you may have plenty
of time for adding extra pounds
and inches SO that you can make
your letter.
Look at Jim Braddock. Up to
the time he was twenty-nine years
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

CLIO was 'fomenting instruction
and rebellion David Dubinsky,
head of the garment workers, cast
the only vote against the suspen-
sion order.
Lewis having definitely set him.
self against any peace overtures,
it appeared that the suspension GER
tainly would be put into effect. The
next move will be up to the Tampa
convention in the fall, which will be
asked to vote the expulsion of the
refractory unions.
The ten unions accused by Mr..
Frey and found guilty are:
United Mine Workers.
Amalgamated Clothing Workers,
Sidney Hillman, president.
Oil Field, Gas Well, and Refinery
Workers, Harvey F'remming, pres
ident.
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers,
Thomas H. Brown, president.
Ladies' Garment Workers, David
Dubinsky, president.
Textile Workers, Thomas F. Nc
Mahon, president. IA
Flat Glass Workers, Glen Nc
Cabe, president.
Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers, M.
F. Tighe, president.
Automobile Workers, H m e T
Martin, president.
Rubber Workers, S. H. Dalrym-
pie, president.
Lewis characterized the councils
action as one of incredible and
Grass stupidity" and said that it
was dictated by personal selfish
ness and frantic fear"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Fierce Fighting in the
Spanish Civil War

DESPERATE fighting for posses
~ sion of the passes in the
Guadarrama mountains north OF
Madrid was going on between the
government forces and the rebel
troops. Loyalist soldiers were hur-
ried to that region, and Madrid
claimed some victories. However,
the Fascists on the northern side
of the range were said to be within
sight of the capital and in position
for vigorous advance.
The rebels scored in the south by
landing 1000 Moroccan troops from
Ceuta after lively sea and air
fight in which two loyalist warships
were driven off. The loyalists were
also reported to have met defeat
near Avila, losing 600 men and
some tanks and trucks.
On the twentieth day of the re-
bellion the government announced
it had captured the provinces of
Catalonia, Valencia. Murcia, Mala-
ga, Ciudad Real, Guadalajara,
Badajoz and the northern resort
city of San Sebastian.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21


man. They decided to establish
headquarters at once in st. Louis
and to set up an organization in
every state. Then they gave out
a 1900 word declaration or plat
form in which they declared they
twill not support for reelection the
candidates of the Philadelphia con-
vention for President and vice presi-
dent, and we call upon all 10y
al and sincere Democrats to con-
slider the question of their duty to
their country in the approaching
election with the same earnestness
that has guided our declarations
joining with us if they feel that our
conclusions are sound and our anx-
iety for the future of our party
and our country is justified"
The name of Governor Landon
was not mentioned in the declara-
ton, but a number of it's signers
are openly supporting the Republi-
can candidate. Among these are
Joseph B. Ely, Col. Henry Breckin-
ridge, John Henry Kirby of Texas
and Robert S. Bright of Maryland.
However, the avowed prime OBJ
jective of the Jeffersonians is the
defeat of President Roosevelt and
the restoration of the Democratic
party to its status before the New
Dealers captured it. Their declara-
ton is ursparing in its denunciation
of Mr.. Roosevelt's course and the
policies of his administration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

the popular Clark Cables following
and has demonstrated again that
he has a great deal of versatility
as an actor.
ODDS AND ENDS Remember
"Baby Peggy? She's a big girl nOtO,
making screen comeback under her
uhole name, Margaret Montgomery, and
you'll see her in small part in Girls
Dormitory" Ginger Rogers had a
birthday party recently, toith tiny dancing
figures representing herself and Fred
Astaire on top Of the cake When
"SUing Time" is finished Fred Oil go
to England Uith his tOife and son for a
vacation, and Ginger hopes to take ua-
cation in Hatoaii before starting Moth
err Carey's Chickens" 1t looks as il
that s., 100000 suit Whicb Paramount has
brought against Samuel CoidUyn for sign
ing Gary Cooper must possibly be a
publicity stunt /. . Surely Gary can sign
Nth anybody he tCants to ,ohen his pres
ent contract expires The TOt0er OF
London toas the scene Of the pre-vieaU Of
"Nine Days Queen" an English pic
ture based on the story OF Lady Jane
Gray.
q Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21


Seubert of Chicago, president of
the Standard Oil Company of Indi-
ana; Henry M. Dawes of Evanston,
ILL.,, president of the Pure Oil COM
pany, and many officials of Stand
ard Oil, Pure Oil, Deep Rock, So
cony-Vacuum and various other oil
concerns and their subsidiaries. Al
so in the list are Warren c. Plat
of Cleveland, publisher of the Ma
tional Petroleum News and Platt's
Oilgram; his two publications and
the Chicago Journal of Commerce.
The indictment charged that the
defendant oil companies formed
pools in the east Texas and mid
continent fields for the purpose of
purchasing gasoline at artificially
high prices from independent pro-
ducers, and in furtherance of such
a scheme were members of associ-
ations which included the indepen-
dents. Further it was charged that
Independent refners to aid the
plan, had curtailed their production
Of gasoline.
This, said Mr.. Plat, is exactly
what the oil companies did with the
approval of Secretary of the Interi-
or Harold L, Ickes, administrator
of the MIRA petroleum code, when
efforts were being made to limit the
production of gasoline, prevent the
flow of excess quota oil into mar
ket channels. and raise prices in
that turbulent industry. 4
''The governments charge turns
on whether a practice legally start
ed and carried on under the recent
MIRA petroleum code was continued
in illegal manner after the NRA
was killed by the United States SUI
preme court" Mr.. Plat said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Gfyseutpvmb
. in Rov1e1v0D
BY Edward w. Pickard
a. WetemN spbabg Unnn
@ Western Newspaper Union

and 200 meter runs and the broad
jump and for pacing the winning
American quartet in the 400 meter
relay. The decathlon was won by
Glenn Morris of Denver.
Japan captured the most highly
priced Olympic championship when
Kitei Son, young Corean student,
won the marathon race over a very
tough course and in the record time
of hours 20 minutes 1872 seconds.
The distance was 26 miles and 1886
yards.
Among the women contestants
Helen Stephens of Missouri distin-
guished herself by breaking the
world record in two heats of the
100-meter dash.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

root Of unemployment, which is
still the major problem confronting
the country.
AS to "the part played in the re-
covery to date by the heavy govern
ment expenditures" the report said:
"This question j not easily an
swered, but it is certain that such
OUTLAWS have had an influence
in many directions - for example,
on retail sales, on farm income, on
the growth of bank deposits and on
the prevailing level of interest
rates"
The latter statements may well
be compared with the report of
Alfred P. Sloan, president of Cen
eral Motors, to the stockholders.
Business recovery throughout the
world - in which the United States
has participated = is being gen.
Grated by a combination of various
factors, Mr.. Sloan explains In
this country the automobile indus
try has been helped, he says, by
principal influences. Only one of
these, he points out, has its roots
in the New Deal financial schemes
and he finds that particular infiu-
ence a bad one because it creates
a temporary FOOLS paradise in
which sales and earnings are bal
looned by extraordinary govern
ment expenditures.
Asserting that political extrava-
gance has created a highly unde-
sirable and artificial stimulus, Mr..
Sloan urges that such spending be
halted before it is too late to stave
off disaster.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21


advancing in any fashion, he added
an inch to his height and twenty
pounds to his weight. Then he be-
came heavyweight champion of the
world.
AS for you figuring that lis
pounds is not enough for base
ball player because you have read
that managers prefer strapping six
fOoters, let me tell you story. 1t
goes back through the years to the
decade that was known as the
glamorOus nineties.
Baseball was young then, a tenn
ing, boisterous sport. The ball was
not endowed with the elastic quail
ties of a later era, and when fences
were built far from the home plate,
a giant would seem needed to pro-
duce a batting average of .432.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21


garded by actors everywhere as
one of the most skillful and talent
ed members of the professional
tribute which is justly deserved.
&
Apparently nobody's happy any
more until they've seen Holly
wood. Young John Jacob Astor and
his wife are the latest recruits of
note; they are on their way to the
film metropolis in a private car.
&
Bob Burns don't tell me you
haven't heard him and his bazOOka
on the Bing Crosby broadcastsD
is having honOrs heated upon him.
He worked in "Rhythm on the
Range" with Bling, so the pictures
premiere was staged in Little Rock,
Ark, because Bob halls from the
Ozarks.
Once upon time The Revelers
were the most popular quartette on
the air. From time to time one of
the sweet singers would drop out
and make name for himself all
alone-Jimmy Melton was one who
did it, Frank Luther was another
but somebody else would step in
and the result would still be swell.
You don't hear so much about
them as you used to, but they're
still on the air, at 6:35 afternoons
and they're still one of the best.
q
Cowboys have for years been
known as devoted fans when West
ern pictures are shown, a fact
which puzzled one motion picture
executive so much that he ques-
toned some of them about it. He
wanted to know whether they went
because the pictures were so much
like their own life.
ooh, no, they amt like our life
at ALL" one of them explained. eve
60 because maybe we think that's
the way other cowboys go on"
There'll be excitement on the air
waves in September, when Major
BOwes and his amateurs go into
action at the same time as the
"Showboat" broadcasts. NobOdy's
sure which program the great pub
lie will prefer-some say the listen
ers-in are getting tired of anna
teurs, and others claim that
"Showboat" has been sailing too
long.
e.
"San Francisco" is a grand pic
ture, and is making money every
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
STAR
DUST
Movie f. Radio
*** BY VIRGINIA VALE XXI


Joe E. BROWN has been hav-
y ing a grand time for himself
lately. With his latest picture,
"Earthworm Tractor" welcomed
by the public as one of the funni-
est he's ever made, he started off
on vacation.
Being a rabid baseball fan, he
took in a few games when he
reached the East enroute to Eu-
rope. In New York he went to a
double-header between the Yankees
and the st. Louis Browns, and pre-
sented to that sensational new
Yankee outfielder, Joe DiMaggio,
the award for being the most valu-
able player in the Coast league in
1895.
e.
William Powell has sold his or
nate home with the gold door knobs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

7 ex a S, Louisiana
and Oklahoma fields
and to fix prices Of
gasoline in the Mid
die West, So per-
sons, % petroleum
concerns and three
publishing compa-
MES were indicted
by a federal grand
jury in Madison,
Wis. A m on G the
prominent defend
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

and is living in SIM
pier quarters. Those
rumors of a ro-
nance between him
and Jean Harlow
still persist - but
apparently every
body who's unat-
tached wants to
marry him nova
days, and that in
cludes girls who've
never even seen
him, except on the
screen. Incidental
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

interesting s t a t E.
ments. It says, for
instance, t h a t
future business
prospects are condi-
toned in part upon
the possibility of
narrowing the gap
between G o v e m
ment expenditures
and receipts. It as
serted t h a t "the
government deficit
springs from the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
American Track Team
Victor in aOlyrnpics 2 &

TIGHT days of track competition
~ that brought out many record
breaking performances showed that
the American team was unbeatable
in the matter Of total points. These
Yankee athletes piled up a total of
2O3 points. Finland was second
with 80 IA, Germany third with
SO "a and Japan fourth with
81 1922. Jesse Owens. the marvel
Gus colored lad from Ohio State
university, captured four gold
medals for firsts in the 100 meter
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

fuses to tell what it
is. Most fans would
agree that the Card
ace has plenty of
stuff on the ball al
ready, without try
ing to develop a
new delivery E.
Lesser members of
the Joe Medwick
family have okayed
the news that the
National leagues
best hitter will be
married this fall
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

before September 5,
the ten unions they
head will be under
suspension from the
American Fedora
ton of Labor. Such
was the verdict Of
t h e federation's
executive council
which passed on the
charges of John P.
Frey, president of
the metal trades
division, that the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

old he was kind of
small for the honors
he really was seek
ing and the grown
up boys used to say
a lot more about
him than the boys
at your school pos
sibly could imagine.
He did not fir e t
about it. Instead,
years after most
men in his line
would have been
s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Two American Authors
Called by Death

7 INCOLN ST E F F E ms, long
prominent as a journalist, writ
er and lecturer, died at Carmel,
Calf, at the age of seventy. He
was creator of the so-called muck
raking school of journalism and in
many magazine articles he exposed
the corruption in municipal politics.
Another well known American
writer, Arthur B. Reeve, passed
away at his home in Trenton, N. J..
He gained fame by his crime and
mystery stories.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

to tell one another
and the world how
much and why they
disliked tn e New
Deal, After two
days of comforting,
t h e y organized
themselves as the
National Jefferson
ian Democrats and
n a m e d Former
Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri as
%ba;r nafiaro1 oh oir-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

where it's shown,
especially in San
Francisco. Yet the
Chamber of Com
merce of that city
is still trying to get
Metro to take out
the ca T t h quake
scenes! Very wise
ly, Metro is refus-
ing = lots of people
go to see the pic
ture especially to
see them. The pic
k,,~@ Lae aI1AI fn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Congressman Zioncheck
Commits Suicide

M ARION A. ZION CHI E c K
4VA brought to an end in char
acteristic manner his checkered
career and his life. He leaped to
his death. from a window of his
Office in Seattle shortly after he had
filed for denomination to the con-
gressionaf seat he had held for two
terms. His friends attributed the
suicide to worry over a psy-
chiatrist's advice that he take a
long rest from politics. His trouble
had been diagnosed as dementia
praecox.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Oil Men and Companies
Accused of Conspiracy

CHARGED by the government
~ with conspiracy to violate the
antitrust law by combining to DOM
mate the purchasing of oil in the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

Commerce Department on
Recovery and Public Debt
CECRETARY OF COMMERCE
- ROPER'S department has just
put out world economic review"
for 1885 which contains many
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Ten "Rebel'' Unions Are
Cuspeoded From A r of

II Unless John l.. Lewis and his
~ associates in the Committee for
Industrial Organization repent and
cease their 'rebellious" activities
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

Dizzy Dean says he is "speri-
mentin' with new pitch, but re-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
President Resents Charge
of Politics in Relief

VA \ OAASA(0 AAA 4NOASA
DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT was
L visibly aroused by Republican
charges that the New Dealers were
seeking to reap political profit from
the drouth conditions. At his press
conference he broke with the usual
rule by permitting himself to be
directly quoted as saying:
ut is a great disservice to the
proper administration of any gov
eminent to link up human misery
with partisan politics."
The President announced that he
would hold a series of regional con-
ferences with governors of states
in the drouth area, and naturally
Governor Landon, his Republican
opponent, will be ameng those he
will meet. It was believed they
would come together about Labor
day in Des Moines, with the gov
ernors of Iowa, Nebraska, Oklaho-
ma and Missouri. Mr.. Landon
said he would accept the Pres
ident's invitation to such confer
ence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Jeffersonian Democrats
Band Together

EORTY : THREE Democrats,
Il most of them prominent nation
ally or locally and representing
twenty states, gathered in Detroit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

Senator Keyes, New Hampshire,
to Retire From Office
CENATOR HENRY w. KEYES Of
~ New Hampshire has announced
that he is not a candidate for re-
election by the Republicans, prefer
ing ''to retire from active partici-
patton in public affairs" The Re-
publicans therefore will choose be-
tween former Senator George H.
Moses and Gov. H. Styles Bridges,
both of whom have announced their
candidacy for the nomination.
Kansas Republicans renominated
Senator Arthur Capper, and the
Democrats picked Omar Ketchum
of Topeka. In Kentucky the Demo-
Gratis renominated Senator M. M.
Logan, whose Republican opponent
in November will be Robert H.
Lucas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21

William Powell has sold his or
nate home with the gold door knobs
Evening star., 1936-10-10

Continued From First Page)
increase in the aviation enlistments
proceeds regularly"
In shipyards, he asserted. there
are at present under construction sew
eral score warships."
Contracts have been let and work
will be begun this month, II Duce
reported, for construction of new air
ports in the valley of the Po River.
100000 Total Cost.
The total cost, which will include
some fields on Sardinia and Sicily, was
estimated by the premier at approx
mately 1000, 900 lire ($7,000,00
New ornaments for the army. Mus
solini said, proceed regularly and
will be completed in the pre-estab-
lshed time"
Regarding the colonial army, II
duce said $4,000 applications from
volunteers have been received for a
grenadier division to be stationed in
Adds Ababa as garrison force.
Thirty battaIons Of Black Shirts
are being incorporated into the colo
NAL army, he declared, taking the
place OF q division now being brought
hack to Italy from East Africa.
Evening star., 1936-10-10
.F|[ENE FOR BOOST
IN BUYING POWER
Cooperative Congress Told
Poverty in Modern Amer
lea Is Absurd.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSs.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. October 10
The Tenth Biennial Congress Of ths
Cooperative League of the U. S. A.
headed toward adjournment today
with this advice from Edward A. Fl
lene, millionaire Boston merchant:
"Our object must be so to improve
and perfect the distribution process
that the people Of these United States
may be enabled to consume according
to their capacity to produce"
Buying Power Important.
Filene, q leader in the cooperative
consumer movement, asserted that
American business never would enjoy
lasting prosperity until the masses OF
would-be consumers obtained create,
and greater buying power"
"Our job" he said of the cooper
ators, 'is to learn to distribute with
less waste and less lost motion thar
in the best of the solely profit-seeking
organizations and. by our successful
competition, compel them to discover
and to inaugurate still more efficient
methods.
Poverty in modern America is alb
surd. We have sufficient re-
sources, sufficient machinery, sufficient
power and sufficient skilled manage
ment to provide every American fam.
lily with economic security and such
a standard of living as no people have
known before"
Increased Production.
The buying power of 1926 and 1926
is not sufficient to maintain pros.
perity in 1887, Filene said, because
the people generally are able to pro.
duce so much more than they could
10 years ago."
Asserting that advertising brings
rich returns to business men, he added
co-operatives would find that truth
full, courageous advertising, instead
of adding to the cost of distribution
will so add to its volume as to bring
the cost per item down."