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The Washington times., 1936-02-08
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Justice Stones
Met In Youth
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ny HELEN EssARY

Bernard Shaw, now in the
United states, is saying Throw
your Constitution into the sea"
Two yesrs ago when H. 9. Wells
was here he told me, The best
thing your country could do Is to
tear up its Constitution. 1t is a
musty old piece of paper"
It's always nice to be told oy
tiisinterested strangers how to
manage ones own country.
But you really know, gentlemen
You can't destroy the Constitution,
not this year. We are perfectly
mad about 1t now.
It's really too, too divine!
The .biesk out of doors para
doxleaiiy suggests romance and
two stories about Washington per-
sonages.
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, who
has lust been made president OF
the Visiting Nurses Society and
is, as you know, interested in
nursery schools and children'S hos
pitals, began her love affair with
that free thinking member of the
Supreme Court, Mr.. Justice Stone,
in her infancy.
The Justice likes to tell the story.
One day his mother said, There's
a new baby over at the Harvey's.
I'm going to take you to call"
"Oh, snucKs," said young Har-
Ian. Even in his youth he spoke
freely, "Oh, shHcks! What do I
want with any old new baby?"
Harlan's mother ignored the re.
mark. And firmly took her child
to see little Agnes Harvey, who
is now Mrs. Harlan FisEe Stone.
And the second romance-Dr.
Hugh S. Cumming. retiring sur.
geon general Of the United States
Public Health Service, went re.
Gently to The Grove" one of
the famous old mansions near vii.
liamsburg, where Mrs. Cumming
lived as young Lucy Booth. AS
an old Negro servant showed Mr..
Cumming around the charming
place, now open to the public, he
led the way proudly through the
hall. Waving his hand dramati-
cally, he said:
"And IL was down these very
stairs that Miss LuCy come. With
her 90 beautiful bridesmaids!
It certainly was grand sight.
But has you been here before,
sir? YOu seem to take in every
thing so WE'LL
?. ~ do happen to have been
here before. II was my happy
privilege to take q small part in
the grand wedding you describe.
I was the bIfdegroom."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-08-27
Rather in All Of Us

What is the mental defect in SO
many of us, tina. makes it impos-
sible for us to understand fl
nance?
A drowsy loyalty to ones town
becomes wide awake in time Of
disaster.
A young man may be the archi-
tect of his own fortune; and by
beginning at sixteen and cultivat-
ing his brain he can increase the
height of his forehead by nearly
an inch.
Most people are tirnid enough
so that when they do their hat
ing the object of their hatred
doesn't know it.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-08-27
Accuracy and PunctuaIi+y

Nothing commends young man
SO much to his employers as &C
curacy and punctuality in the con-
duct of his business. And no Won
der. On each mans exactitude
depends the comfortable and easy
going of the machine. If the clock
goes ftfully nobody knows the
time Of day; and, if your task is a
link in the chain of another mans
work, you are his clock, and he
ought to be able to rely on YOU
j. S. Blackie.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-08-27
Luminous Legend of the Married
Man Who event Saturday,"

Luminous Legend of the Married
Man Who event Saturday"
PEIPING
r EFT it not be said that the
IL Chinese lack sense Of hui
NOR. The following tale, told
by professional story teller,
holding forth at one of the fairs
held on the outskirts Of the city,
was translated to me by the
ricksha boy whose job it was to
see that I didn't walk myself to
death. Herewith the legend OF
The Man Who Went Saturday,:
WI Chi Chen, the son Of silk
merchant, decided, upon the death
of his father, to spend his patrl-
nony in making one particular
woman happy. With his fine eye Tor
loneliness, he selected the belle OF
the village and led her to the altar.
When the marriage ceremony was
over and the guests were in the
midst of merrymaking, WI, all I'M
conscious Of the effect that his re-
marks would have upon those as
sembled, arose and made the an
nouncement that henceforth he
would make Saturday, the day OF
his marriage, memorable by be-
slowing upon the bride each sue
ceeding Saturday during the whole
of his lifetime a gift of price.
The bride clapped her hands in
Joy. Others Of the company re-
manned silent. WI, seeing that his
declaration was ill advised, passed
it off with mere gesture until he
found opportunity to ask his best
man what had caused the strange
quiet.
you're Nutty" Warns Pal
''You are crazy" said the FRIEND
s.Who ever heard of such bondage:
II you survive for thirty years, tina
means 1850 Saturdays spent II
pleasing one woman. I doubt very
much that you will get through the
first year. And besides, it is bae
example. It may have sounded gooe
to the women, but no man alive
can ever again look upon you with
anything save mistrust."
what care I so long as hole
the love Of perfect woman" sale
the groom.
"You poor nut" quoth the bes
man, who was frank in all his opin
ions, '.you won't even hold YOU
sanity. There is no such thing a!
a perfect woman. In a few shor
months your powers Of selection
will begin to fail. What to buy to-
her; where to buy it, and what !!
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-08-27
Uncle Phi
&%: =
There's the Harm

IHCI 9 IIIO I0ITI
A man thinks a great deal of
his political party, but very often
not enough to vote.
There is something relentless in
the speed with which a village
decides man doesn't amount to
much. He can fool a city much
longer.
The man with smile doesn't
get along as fast as the man with
q backbone.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-08-27


to gnaw at your ina gination.
''You will spend Thursday and Fri.
day thinking about the reaching
Saturday, and on Sunday and Mon
day you will writhe in agony at
having made a possible bad selec.
ton in what you brought home. That
you will get in Dutch with every
other married man in town is, OF
course, a lead pipe cinch. And your
wife will win the hatred Of other
women. It doesn't take much to
see where you will bring up in this
town."
'tYour remarks are ill advised
and offensive. I am far from con-
WINGED that there is cause for
alarm. I shall beset myself with
serenity -. ;"
Too Many Saturdays
''Until next Saturday, inter-
rupted the best man, rising, land
from then on, the rest of your days
you will be on the way to becoming
the battiest Chinaman among the
four hundred and sixty million in.
habitants of this country. You have
gone completely kafooie and I'm
not seeing you again if it can be
avoided.
So saying, the outspoken friend
grabbed his hat and fled from the
premises, followed by other guests
who had taken similar alarm at
Wu's foolhardy declaration.
And it came to pass after an ex.
piration Of a few months that WI
discovered the presence Of more
Saturdays than there were suitable
gifts for the perfect beautiful
woman" Tradesmen from far and
wide appeared in Wu's home town
bringing many costly and beautiful
creations offered for cash. The idea
| being to keep Wu's bride quiet
throughout the week and hysteri
cally happy Of Saturday. The pro
cession Of vendors that focked tx
Wu's front door increased steadily
until WI instructed his servants MOI
to answer the bell.
Old Friends Are Chilly
One by one, all the old friends O
the bridegroom gave him the colo
eye, until hardly anybody bothered
to pass the time of day with him
His one monotonous query, "Wha'
| is there under the sun that will
make suitable present for one
wife," had done it's diabolical work
It got so that whenever WI Oh
Chen showed up, all married mel
excused themselves and faded out
One Saturday night, very late
after the bride had retired, TIL
Man Who Went Saturday cam
home, quite drunk, crawled into hi
bed and slept peacefully for twelv
hours.
At this juncture, my ricksha bo
began to rock with laughter.
choked him off long enough to as
If Lord Saturday had brought hom
the usual weekend present.
'No, him forgettum, all same eve
ley man who like ketchun plent
sleep" s--.sass .
J" Copyright.,cWNu Service
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-08-27

Early and Often
To use books Alright is to go to
them for help.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Radio Wrongle Stirs Griffith;
Fans Vote No Tribute to Diz

4l,eoO votes. topped all players. al
though Charley Gehringer. with
H,753, and Gabby Hartnett, with
1885, were a close second and third
=. But the singular thing about the
voting is that if 8O5,0OO votes were
cast for the National Leaguers and
Dean got only Al ,900 only about one
fan in every 20 voted for Dizzy as
deserving of a place on the all-star
outfit :. And with his record of Is
victories as against 4 defeats, too.
TODAY'S dream game" was to be
covered by 218 newspaper men,
each Of whom would average one tele-
graph operator The press section
also was to provide for 20 radio broad
casters, including Washingtons Arch
Mcdonald, and 80 newsreel camera
men.
The Bees ball park will seat only
43 1000 but despite the probability
that the demand for seats would ex-
coed the capacity, no standing room
was to be sold President Bob
Quinn of the Bees was looking out
for the comfort Of ticket holders,
preferring to take no chances of
spectators on the field obstructing the
view of those in the stands.
Buddy Lewis, the Nationals sensa-
tional kid third baseman, polled only
13,169 votes when all returns were
counted -. while Jimmy Dykes, who
Is rated the worst fielding third
baseman In the American League,
drew 24,299 to top the List of players
OF bis position.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
'POPPING@z
orr %'}1 to6!Aa: HA& &zsb

That. In itself, is honor-a distinc-
ton we'll earned by De Shong.
But Jimmy, it is reported by author
itative sources. never was considered.
Newsom or Kennedy was the choice
created by Mccarthy, and while both
are among the better pitchers they
hardly have earned all-star recogni-
ton any more than De Shong.
Voting Not Representative.
THE chances are that after the
= smoke has cleared away on the
battlefield today, and the triumphant
and trampled legions wend their
homeward paths, the germs of new
plans Of selecting the all-stars will
begin to breed. II such is not the
case it will be unnatural.
1t isn't difficult to punch holes in
the present system. The countrywide
voting, for one thing, was disappoint-
ing and unfair. At least half Of the
16 major league cities conducted no
poll In Chicago, birthplace of the
all-star idea, the most energetic bal
loting was conducted.
The result was that IS per cent OF
the votes were polled in the Windy
City. And the result of this was that
four Cubs and four White Sox players
were voted on the team.
Two of the Sox, Jimmy Dykes and
Mule Haas, dropped out, but another
was added VIXEN Mccarthy selected
Kennedy yesterday and Manager
Charlie Grimm, not contented with
Warneke, Hartnett, Demaree and
Herman from his Cub team, added
Galan and Curt Davis.
This, then, is not representative
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Minor Leagues

International.
Buffalo, 8; Baltimore, Z Q1 innings)
Rochester, 4; Albany, 3.
Toronto, /; Newark, 0 Q1 innings)
Southern Association.
Chattanooga, 6; New Orleans,
(called end eighth to allow New Or.
leans to catch train).
Texas.
Beaumont, 80; San Antonio, 2-5.
Houston, S; Galveston, 2.
Fort Worth, Is; Tulsa, Z.
Dallas, s; Oklahoma City, Z.
Piedmont.
Rocky Mount, 9; Portsmouth, 8.
South Atlantic.
Macon, 9; Savannah, 8.
Pacific Coast.
No games, teams travelling.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Pepper Martin Overlooked.
THE only weak spot in this big os

THE only weak spot in this big os-
ton show was the absence of John
Pepper Martin. II Pepper Martin
doesn't belong in any modern all-star
base ball society, no one does. Here
is ball player-whether it be at bat
on the bases-in the outfield-at third.
The Pepper is all spirit. He won a
world series on his own and he has
been travelling at top speed ever since.
When it comes to all-stars. don't
overlook the fact that Boston has
had her share-Tenney, Lowe, Long
and Collins-Duffy and Hamilton
Kid Nichols Ruth-Herb Pen
nock-Joe Wood-Bill Carrigan-
Speaker, Lewis and Hooper-Evers and
Maranville-Hank Gowdy-Rudolph
Tyler and James-Barry-Bergen-Cy
Young-Grove and Ferrell-they know
in Boston how stars ought to appear.
They'll see a pair of teams that any
manager in either league would like
to trade for-unless it's Joe McCar-
thy of the Yankees. Joe is doing
almost too well as 1t Is.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Higgins Post Disputed.

higgins fOSt disputed.
THE natives of Bedford, Baton
Rouge and Shenandoah do not see
ball games and big leaguers. They
follow the headline and vote accord
ingly. Buck Jordan, to them, Is just
a person named Jordan and not a
magic base ball personality.
1t is possible, too, that in the future
1t will not be necessary to have every
major league city represented. Be-
| cause of this rule Pinky Higgins plays
third base for the American League
solely to represent the Athletics and
not because he's the best in the circuit
this year.
Gus Mancuso Of the Giants was
voted on the National League team
by the fans, but because no Cincinnati
player polled sufficient votes, Man
cuso's place was given to lombard
of the Reds.
It's easy to find flaws and, by the
same token, it's easy to sympathize
with those who are entrusted with
the task of trying to find criticism
proof system of selecting the all-stars.
When it's all boiled down. however,
it looks as though they must try
again.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.

American League.
Batting -Gehrig. Yankees. .38e; Ap-
pling, White Sox, .377.
Runs-Gehrig. Yankees, 90: Gehr-
niger. Tigers. 80.
Runs batted in-FoXx. Red Sox. "a;
Goslin, Tigers, and Trosky. Indians,
70.
Hits-Gehrig. Yankees, and Gehr-
niger, Tigers, 112.
Doubles-Di Maggie, Yankees. 2s;
Rolfe. Yankees. q.
Triples -Gehringer. Tigers, 9; Cliff,
Browns g.
Home runs-Foxx. Red Sox. %;
Gehrig, Yankees. and Trosky. Indians,
20.
Stolen bases-Powell, Yankees, and
Werber, Red Sox, 13.
Pitching - Malone, Yankees. 8-2;
Pearson, Yankees, and Grove, Red Sox,
11-3.
National League.
Batting--Jordan. Bees, and Camilli,
Phillies, 348
Runs Martin. Cardinals, SO;
Vaughan, Pirates. So.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Cardinals,
rs; OFT, Giants, g.
Historian, Bees. 1os; Jensen,
Pirates. 107
Doubles-Herman. Cubs, 81; Med
wick, Cardinals, "a.
Triples-Camilli, Phillies, 10; Good
man. Reds, 9.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, Is; Berger,
Bees, 13.
Stolen baSes-S. Martin, Cardinals,
! IS: j. Martin, Cardinals, l3.
Pitching-French, Cubs, and Lucas,
Pirates, II.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Calling All stars.

OSTON, July THE stage
- was set today for another
concentrated congress of base
- balls most illustrious figures,
but even as the drums began to roll
and the curtain started to rise there
fingered the echo of general protest
of the all-star game platform.
When the standard bearers Of the
American and National Leagues op-
posed today in the home park of the
Boston Bees 1t marked the fourth
meeting between the hammering horde
from Will Harridge's circuit and the
hosts of victory-less syndicate headed
by Ford Frick.
Four various ways have all-Star
teams been selected now and still the
cry of unfair" is heard.
Bostonians we're carrying the torch
for the well-snubbed Buck Jordan,
first baseman of the Bees. leading hit
ter of the National League, and fore
most exponent this season in starting
double plays from his position. He
didn't receive enough votes from the
fans to come close to being among the
first 10 infielders.
The st. Louis contingent wanted to
know why Pepper Martin was passed
up. The Washington delegates would
have liked somebody to answer the
question of why Jimmy De Shong was
given the cold shoulder and why
something can't be done about it.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
New System Needed,

1T is obvious. even before the final
score is posted, that new system
of selecting all-star players is needed.
But, even if the idea Of having fans
pick 16 players and the managers the
remaining five was adjudged perfect,
there still seemed to some, observers
reason to squawk in the case of De
Shong.
Joe Mccarthy, manager of the
Yankees and the American League
team, is taking lot of beating. The
fans picked pitchers Monte Pearson,
Schoolboy Rowe and Lefty Gomez for
McCarthy's team, and Joe later Sc
lected, personally, Tommy Bridges and
Mel Harder.
With the exceptions of Grove and
Pearson none can match the record
of De Shong, who has won IL games
and dropped 4.
Yet Jimmy, who was cast of by
Mccarthy only to blossom into a star
with Washington, was overlooked.
Yesterday Mccarthy had another
chance to pick De Shong when
Bridges reported i'll. He considered
two men-Vernon Kennedy Of Chicago
and Buck Newsom OF Washington.
Finally, after deliberation, he picked
Kennedy.
Evening star., 1936-07-07

Gehrig and Gehringer.
GEHRIG's leading all-time rivals at
- first are Sisler and Chase. Bill
Terry isn't far behind.
Gehringer steps into fast company
against Larry Lajoie. Eddie Collins
Frank Frisch and Johnny Evers.
I should say that Gehrig. has been
of greater value to his ball club for
a l2-year span than any other first
baseman. He has outclaSsed all rivals
as a rup-maker and a scorer on his
own. And he has been good work
horse around the bag.
Gehringer has been a 10year
star-one of the best infielders
of his time and consistent 1925
or better hitter.
Like Lajoie, Gehringer has had the
knack of making hard plays around
second look to be easy chances. He
has his chance to move out in front.
He has batted .377 in his two world
series shots, and .377 isn't any pop
gun firing.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
NO REST FOR MATS

Gated for Exhibition Contest in
Trenton Today.
THE idling Washington ball club, not
scheduled to resume American
League campaigning until Thursday
when the Tigers invade Griffith Sta
dium for three-game series, were in
Trenton. N. j., today to oppose the
New York-Pennsylvania club from
that city in an exhibition game.
sgd Cohen, rookie southpaw up from
Chattanooga, and Bill Dietrich, re-
Gently obtained from the Athletics on
waivers. were to oppose the minor
leaguera.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
THE SPORTZIGHT
All-Star Games Develop Impression
n. L. Is Not Up to Rivals Standard.
Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

THE ALL-STAR PARADE.
There's the dust of Cobb-,uith his shining spikes
There's Johnson peggng his smoke-bdH strikes
There's the old Gray Eagle tCho circles about,
With the Speaker touch for the final out
And the big Babe Saunters up to the Plate
Where his mace UhistleS the song OF hate
And Shoeless JOEL see him still
Numbering stars the rnounded hill
And here's old Hans OF the Buccaneers
With pair OF hands like elephant ears
Ole Pete, Larry Collins and Chase
Rube WdddeH nth his killing pace
And hear the fur-dudy tUelkins ring
With "Matty and Bresnchdn-5roDn and Killing
Time Writes its story NTH fading fingers
Time marches on-but memory fingers
When Jimmy Sheckdrd tUds on the wdy-
When Walsh and SulliUan held their stray
When Addie Joss ruled the rifle pit
Or Crawford hammered three-bdSe hit
McGra,0 and Jennings and big Frank Chance
or Connie Mack and his penndnt dance
The days slip by and the years more on
A dream flares up-dnd dream is gone
As again to the changing scene
OF Gehrig, Di Maggio-Hubbell and Dean.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Will Have IN Travel.
Sports Mirror
Ry the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Walter Hagen
named captain United States
Ryder Cup Team: Max Schmeling
outpointed Pauline Uzcudun in
Berlin.
Three years ago-Craig Wood
and Denny Shute tied for British
open golf title with 292 each.
Five years ago-Athletics de-
feated Washington to increase
American League lead to 51a
games.
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Hy q STAFF Correspondent OF rne Sta


~ OSTON, July 7.-On the dot IN
- all-star circles E. j.. Radio and
how to handle it promises to
- be one of the major leagues
most momentous problems in years
With President Clark Griffith
of Washington and Owner Jake Rup-
pert of the Yanks allied in opposition
to any form of broadcasting, Amer
lean League moguls argued long and
loudly yesterday and finally ad-
journed to renew the debate in con-
junction with the National League
big wigs.
Grifith admits his present ar
rangement of permitting out-of-town
broadcasts is good But he would
like to get his "cut" Of the dough
handed over to clubs that permit
straight broadcasting when Washing
ton plays. in those towns and furnishes
half of the show.
THE expense accounts that have
= been turned in by National
League clubs which have played host
at all-star games have made the
American League hosts look bad, it's
said The senior circuit clubs
somehow have managed to keep far
under the figures of the entertaining
American League clubs.
There were 805,000 votes cast for
National League players on the all
star squad, according to final figures,
and only 100000 cast for American
teagusrs %. Dizzy Dean getting
Evening star., 1936-07-07
Vengef1l Spirit Fires ASms Drean Here
PRECEDENT UPSET
IN AWARD TO D. c.
Griffith Grabs Big Battle
From West-WiII Boost
Sport in Capital.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

OSTON, July Grifith
- Stadium, home of the Ma
tionals, will be the scene Of
- the fifth annual all-star base
ball game next July between picked
teams of the American and National
Leagues.
President Clark Griffith of the
Washington club, striking before
other American League owners, made
a bid for the 1887 classic on behalf
of the Capital yesterday at a joint
meeting of the major leagues and
was rewarded last night when the
all-Star game Advisory Committee
officially presented Washington with
the game.
Griffith virtually snatched the con-
test from Detroit, where it seemed
slated to go if the present alternating
system had been carried out. When
the dream game" was invented
by Chicago sports editor in 1888, it
was to alternate between Eastern and
Western major league clubs each year.
Continuation of this system, however,
would have meant that Washington
would be left out in the cold
Second Straight in East.
THE 1888 game was played in
Comiskey Park, home of the
Chicago American League club. The
following year it was awarded to the
Polo Ground, bailiwick of the New
York National League. Last year it
was held in the Municipal Stadium in
Cleveland and today it was to be
staged in the park of the Boston Bees.
Grifith's formal bid during the
meeting yesterday afternoon was acted
upon almost Immediately by the Ad-
visory Committee composed of Judge
Kenesaw NJ. Lands. commissioner of
base ball. and Will Harridge and Ford
Frick, presidents of the American and
National Leagues, respectively They
notified Griffith of the acceptance of
his application few hours after the
meeting broke up.
May Set New Crowd Mark.
THE 1887 all-star game is certain
to prove one of the greatest boosts
pdSe Jail ever IldQ III washington.
1t is almost certain that a new all
time attendance record for the Capital
will be set inasmuch as the dream
game" definitely is established as one
of the stand-out diamond spectacles
and worthy of rank with the world
series.
Neither Griffith nor Secretary Ed
ward B. Eynon, jr.. was in position
today to say what steps he planned to
take to accommodate crowd that
is certain to fill the Washington park
to overflowing. 1t is not expected,
however, that spectators will be
permitted on the playing field because
such an arrangement, as proved on
July 4, is handicap to both players
and spectators seated in the stands.