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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-29
Sidestepping a Duty

The vote of the House supporting the position of it's
conferees the District appropriation bill does not
alter the fact that that position established by spite
and is sustained by blind stubbornness
BY VOTING THE SAME WAY TWICE A DAY AND
EVERY DAY THE HOUSE COULD NOT INSTILL
ONE I0TA OF JUSTICE OR FAIRNESS INTO ITS
ATTITUDE ON THE BILL
The best proof of that is to be found in reading of
the debate which preceded the vote in favor of the Ban
ton resolutions insisting upon cutting the Federal share
of the bill to absurd figure; eliminating character
education from the schools and prohibiting professional
partme employees of the city government from engag
ing in the practice of their professions
It really could scarcely be called debate.
There was one hour allowed for discussion; of this
time Mr. Blanton consumed fftyfive minutes in repeat
ing half truths and whole falsehoods.
The other five minutes he graciousy yielded to
oppose the resolutions.
But Mr.. BlantOnS argument in support of his
proposals lUas the best possible argument against
them if the members of the House had been anxious
to decide the question its merits and to execute
With any degree of intelligence their constitutional
duty to IegisIate for the National Capital.
Fortunately for the of decency the action of the
House does not to have weakened the attitude Of
Senator Thomas and his Senate colleagues toward the
items of the bill in dispute between the two houses.
There is why it should.
The House has bulldozed the Senate long enough in
forcing that body to accept its orders the District BILL
IT IS NOW ONLY QUESTION OF WHETHER
THE HOUSE WILL INSIST UPON BRINGING ABOUT
ABSOLUTE CHAOS IN THE CITY'S FINANCIAL AT
FAIRS BY KILLING THE PENDING BILL IN AN
EFFORT TO SUSTAIN AN INDEFENSIBLE POSI-
TON
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-29

The common cold, to which the
people seem to be heirs.
is coming in for a heap of attention
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-29
OUR BALANCE WHEEL

OUR BALANCE WHEEL
How do our Courts provide
a safeguard for the people and
the Government?
In his book on Constitutional
Government, Woodrow Wilson
says: Our courts are the balance
wheel of our whole constitutional
system. Other constitutional sys.
TENS lack complete poise and GER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-29
Greatest Show on Earth
BIZ Frank Miller Smith

salt and pepper shakers and nap
Kins had disappeared from the
tables.
A State policeman with the
party stepped outside and made
a little speech. He just wanted
to know if the boys were going to
cough up or would he have to
shake the cutlery out of each one.
The boys relented. The cop and
the bus driver carried six arms
full of assorted wares back to the
restaurant and the next 100 had
their chow.
OLD STUFF
George Washington Boyd, guard
at the pay wagon in the Senate
tent, feels that the smell of the
campaign is really in the air.
While looking through an old
trunk belonging to his father,
John C. Boyd, he found a silk
campaign badge. 1t is yellow and
worn. but the lettering and fringe
is still intact. 1t reads:
Our COuntry's Hope.
Harrison and Reform
May 4, 184O."
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
LegionCompIete
Plans For Ball
Tourney

Plans are being completed for
the Mid.Atlantic sectional tour
nament under the American
Baseball Congress, to be held in
Elizabeth, N. j., on September IL
and 13. with the winners Of tour
naments and play-offs being held
in Maryland, Delaware, Eastern
Pennsylvania, washington, D. c.
and New Jersey to determine the
team which will represent the
section in the national tourna-
ment, to be held in Louisville.
KY, September 10 to %.
Elimination tournaments and
play-offs will be held in Eliza
beth, N. j., September 5. 6 and
Z; in Reading, Pa, September 5,
and 7; in Baltimore, Md, Sep
TENDER S, and z; while play-off
series of 10 days to two weeks
will be held in Wilmington, Del,
and Washington. D. c., with the
championship being determined
over the Labor Day weekend.
Winner to National
Arthur T. Noren, director of
recreation in Elizabeth, N. j., Is
chairman of the sectional tourna-
ment committee and is being
assisted by the following repre-
sentatives of member associa-
tions: H. c.. Callowhill, Of Bal
timore, Md, Amateur Baseball AS
ISOLATION; Robert Schultz, Read
ing Pa, Eastern Pennsylvania
Amateur Baseball Association;
Eddie Abraham, Wilmington,
Del, and John VoSburgh, OF
washington, D. C.
The winner of the Midatlantic
Tournament will go to the Ma
tional Tournament Of the Ameri-
can Baseball Congress to be held
in Louisville from September 10
to %.
Twenty championship teams
will participate in the Louisville
tournament to determine the
"sandlot" king of the United
States. These teams will come
through a series of nearly 215
elimination tournaments in over
30 States.
Grand Prize
The grand prize to the winning
team of the national tournament
will be a three-week trip through
Mexico under the auspices of the
Federation Mexicana de BeiSbol
and the American Baseball Con-
gresS. During this trip the
American Champs" will play the
leading amateur teams in Mexico
in their respective cities. AS this
trip will be without expense to
the players of the winning team,
it is considered to be one OF the
outstanding events in the history
of "sandlot" baseball.
-VOYE
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
D R0PS
IA POINTS

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Opera-
tons in the steel industry for the
current week declined IA points
to TOO per cent of capacity, COM
pared with TIA last week, the
American Iron and Steel Institute
estimated today.
A month ago operations
averaged 800 per cent of capacity,
while a year ago the rate was
48.1 per cent.
Shipment of finished steel prod,
ucts by the United States Steel
Corporation in July were 950,85l
tons, an increase of 64,786 tons
from the June total of 886,O65
tons, the corporation announced
today.
In July, 1895, shipments were
547,794 tons. The latest total has
been exceeded twice this year, in
May when 984,O97 tons were
shipped and in April when the
aggregate was 979,907 tons.
MATE AMERIcAN-
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ADDITIONAL SPORTS
Naval Air Team
Takes Service
BaNCroWn

Setting a blisteFing pace all
season, the Naval Air Station won
the championship of the Army
Navy League by defeating the
strong Fort Washington team by
a score of 3 to /.
Suffering only two losses in IA
games, the Naval Air nine estab-
lished itself as one of the strongest
unlimited teams in the city, and
as being perhaps the strongest
service nine in this sector.
Paced all season by the super
lative pitching of Botzke, who set
the Fort Washington nine down
with one run in the final and de-
Gliding tilt, allowing but five hits,
and striking out 10 batterS.
The battle for the league cham
pionship see-saWed back and forth
all season between the Air Station
and Fort Washington, with Nc
Fayden bearing the brunt of the
Soldiers hurting. In the final
game McFayden pitched winning
ball, but could not match Botzke'S
hurting.
Having disposed of the league
championships, the Air Station Is
flying high and wide and are
anxious to tangle with other
strong clubs having field avail
able.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
Retail Advertising
Expands 7 Per Cent

CHICAGO, Aug. 11-Advertising
Age reported today the 1882, 564
lines of advertising placed by re-
tailers in sixty-six major cities dur
ing the week ending August l was
7 per cent greater than the volume
in the corresponding week of 1885.
This was the twenty-third con-
secutive week during which the vol
ume exceeded 1885, the National
Advertising Newspaper reported.
For the year to date 504,019,770
lines was again of about So per
cent over the 478,452,647 lines in
the same period last year.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
Hunt S Win Ends
Major Tennis
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that is the worry which now rests
heavily on Winfree johnson and
his inevitable pipe.
Yesterday at Edgemoor Tennis
Club the machine gun proved
mightier than the machine as
Lieutenant McCue fell an almost
helpless victim of the deadly pre-
cision and terrific speed of Hunt,
GO, 60, Ga. Three tremen-
dous matches in three days told
heavily on McCue's amazing STAN
ina, his chief stock in trade.
Loggy afoot the Navy man was an
easy victim of the allcourt offense
and binding speed of the former
Eastern High School ace, who
chalked up % placements to the
Lieutenant's 10. McCue erred So
times while Hunt made Al, but the
seadog's errors came at critical
times.
No Apology Needed
The Leech Cup ace needs not
apologize to any one for his show
ing for in beating the man whom
Hunts followers most feared,
Dooley Mitchell, he covered him.
self with enough glory to be a
tennis hero in Washington for the
next decade. Hunt won the title
but McCue was the tournaments
undisputed sensation.
Gene Owens, Mitchell Park,
made himself conspicuous in the
District Playground senior tennis
tournament when he upset
Charles "Ducky' Cranston, Kings
man, 3-6, "a, 81, and thus
made himself the chief threat to
Harry March, Burroughs,
tournament favorite. March
handily eliminated Larry Lick
lighter, Virginia Avenue, Ga,
81.
James Hardy, Burroughs, also
did bit of upsetting when he
spilled the much-ballyhooed Maui
rice Cowan, Mitchell Park, 6-1,
6-3, in the junior division.
Leonard Sokol, Burroughs. an
other highly rated junior, found
a tartar in Claude DuTeil, Twin
Oaks, but noSed him out. 6-3,
2-6, 6-3,
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
B.&0.L0ADINGS
INCREASE

Carloadings on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for the week
ended August 8, totaled 47,853,
comprising 31,724 cars loaded on
line and 1929 received from con-
nections.
This was an increase Of l0,667
cars loaded over the same week Of
last year when the total was ST.
1856, consisting of 25,055 cars
loaded on line and 1871 received
from connections. For the week
ended August /, the total was A.
ATT, of which 1882 cars were
loaded on line and 15,605 received
from connections.
The summary follows:
1895 1898 1886
Week Same Week
Ended Week Ended
Aug. 5 Aug.
Total Cars
r eve us Freight
Loaded ......... 3l,124 25,V5o Sl,ot2
ev 9 Freight
Connections, -. 1929 1871 1896
ceived ..'.1..4. 1883 s71ss 41477
VOTE AMERICAN
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u. s. PROFITS
FROM BILLION
SPENT ON FUN
International News Service


Individuals in the United States
this year will pay well over billion
dollars in their quest for sport and
amusement.
A return to boom-time spending
for diversion, reminiscent of the
golden era" of the '20s, was fore
cast today by Commerce Depart
ment and Internal Revenue sta
tisticS which showed huge gains in
sporting goods sales and attend
ance at theaters, cabaretS and
places Of recreation.
Paid admissions to athletic
events last year numbered 256,000,-
600, while the Federal Government
realized $5,500,000 in taxes on the
sale of sport equipment. This was
more than $1,000,000 more than
the revenue derived from the same
source in 1884.
Fishing probably is still the
most popular pastime, the Com
merce Department estimating
that 100000 persons obtained
licenses in 1885 with possibly
twice this number actually en-
gaging in the sport.
Sizeable increases are being
registered in the ranks of bill
lizards, tennis and golf players,
while even such individually eX-
pensive sports as horseback rid
ing, fox-hunting and polo have
won new deVoteeS,
In the field of athletic at
tendance, basketball led a., sports
last year with 100000 paid adj
missions. Baseball. popularity re-
garded for many decades as the
national pastime, was IN second
position with 50,000,000. Foot
ball drew 100000 fans through
the turnstiles while boxing and
horse-racing were next with 25,-
100000 and 100000 respec-
lively.
Paid admissions to other sports
we're: wrestling, 100000; hockey,
100000; softball, 100000; dog
racing. 100000; bicycle racing,
1000 900; motor cycling, 1850 600;
track and field, 2,500,00 swim
ming, 100000; ice skating. 1000
900: tennis, $4,000, and golf,
100000.
Through taxes on these admis-
sions as we'll as similar levies on
attendance at theaters, night
clubs, concerts, etc., the Treasury
obtained approximately $4,000
600 during the last fiscal year.
This compares with $34,000,0O0
for the previous year. Prelimin-
airy estimates for July and the
first week in August point to fur
Their raises in revenue from this
source.
Singularly there was a decline
in card-playing during this time.
Taxes on playing cards this year
were more than 100000 less
than last. ...
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
FIatbush Ball Park
Just Suits MedwiCk

While the Dodger hurlers were
thanking fortune for taking the
Cardinals away from Ebbets Field,
Ducky Wucky MedWick waxed sad
over the switch. Three home runs
in three days went winging off
Duckys bat, and added to three
other Ebbets Field circuit clouts
made by him, they brought his
Flatbush count to six for the sea.
son. In no other league park has
he approached that total.
VOTE AMERICAN
National Savings Wins
Metropolitan ............ 900 900 1000
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
Manor President
Hits Low Golf
SC0rinqPaCe
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

10y OEOUkOG IA OANAA OOAN
Thomas N. Beavers not only Is
proving himself an excellent exc
cutive as president of the Manor
Club, but his recent low scoring
splurge leaves the members groggy.
Yesterday the club president
paired with AL Treder, club pro,
in the Middle Atlantic P. G. A. pro-
amateur tourney at Manor. None
conceded the Manor combination
a chance for first honorS, but the
experts blushed when the home
pair led the field with a better
ball score of SO.
Beavers, shooting 76, played no
small role in the victory. Indeed,
he came to the aid of his pro
partner on six holes, a notable
feat. He must pay the penalty
for his low round, as his handicap
of Z will be slashed.
Treder himself shot an indi-
vidual II and would have COPIED
first coin among the paid clan had
he not taken a 7 on the par four
fourteenth where he trapped his
second shot.
George Diffenbaugh, In dian
Spring, and Cliff Spencer, Beaver
Dam, tied for first in the pro
sweepstakes, each carding a level
par 10.
Treder and Jack McBryde, an
other Manor pair, and Witty Cox
and Bernie Hallock, Kenwood duo,
deadlocked for second in the better
ball competition with 81. Sum-
marieS:
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Kirk Miller
Says:
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Continued from 1st. Sports PageC
people are more than likely to
banker for the seashore, rather
than the ball park, why shouldn't
they get together with the visiting
team and say:
Here, neither of us can make
any money this way. What do
you say we double up on Sunday
and cut a real melon?"
By the old order of things such
a double-header, whether it was
trumped-up or was a natural"
certainly would not have been
played on a Sunday.
1t would have been played on
any week day with the possible
exception of Saturday.
1t just goes to show how hard
pressed the box-offices are in the
current baseball era.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
Biernnan Chosen
TopCoaCh

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Bernie
Bierman, who turned out three
unbeaten football teams at Mime
sofa during the seasons of 1888,
"a, and '35, will lead the collegiate
all-starS against the Detroit Lions
in the third annual al-star-pro
game here September /.
Runners-up to the Minnesota
coach in the polling will assist
him in coaching the Collegians,
namely Elmer Layden, Bo Nc
Millin of Indiana, and Lou Little
of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
Cox and Managoff,
Mai Foes, Popular

A wrestling feature without a
william!
That's the offering at Griffith
Stadium Thursday night when
Ivan Managoff and Joe Cox clash
in the headliner. Both are popular
here and will be warmly welcomed.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
Barney Welsh Beaten
In Singles al Rye

RYE, N. Y. Aug. 11.-Barney
Welsh, of Rockville, Md. lost to
S. E. Davenport, Sd, Forest Hills,
60, TO, GO, in the second
round Of the Eastern grass court
tennis championship.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11

Forest Jensen started out to be
a school teacher when he left
Bellingham Normal, in Washing
ton. But the chance to play pro-
fesSional baseball proved too much
and he broke in with Pocatello in
1927.
He moved to Wichita in 1929,
then to Newark in 1881. The Pi-
rates brought him to the majors IN
1888, where he's played ever since.
Jensen was born in Bremerton,
Wash, August IL, 1914.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11

D > 4
George Diffenbaugh and Ken Lafferty
Indian Spring., 32, 34-66; Diffenbaugh
and Reed Daley, 80, 35-6S: Diffenbaugh
and Peacock, 80, $50; Tony sylvester
(Bannockburn) and Jack Phelan, 36; 81
Spring.. 80: S5-74; sylvester and Bob
Albertus (washingtOnl, 81, 3s-7e.
Cliff Spencer and jess baggett
Beaver DAM, go, 33-65; Spencer and
John R. Miller, 81, s4-s5; Spencer so, and
Mackenzie and Roger Peacock (COn:;
gressionaD. 80, 32-65; Mackenzie and
Billy Dettweiler. 80. 36-6S; Mackenzie
and Charles Agpew, 81 S6m6s; Frank
Spring., 35, $40; Mel ShOrey EAST
Potomac) and Dave Davis dallas.
Tex.), 33. 34-67; Shorey and Bill Har.
yey (ManOr). 80, S5-6S; shOrey and Ed
Leo Walper (Bethesda) and Frank
Williams washington, 35-33-6s; Wal
per and Joe Baldwin (WashingtOn), So
$40: Walper and Collins Gaines In.
and Charlie Moore tBeIle Haven, 80
S6-6s; Al Jamison and Buddy Tew
(kenwood). S7-36-7S: Jamison and
Lou WOrsham, S5-34-69; JamisOn and
Levi Yoder, 84-82-e6; Witty Cox and
So: Cox and Bernie HallOCk, 34-3O-64;
Eldie Stevens and George McGehee
(ManOr), 34-36-70; Stevens and Bob
brOwnelI, 34-34-6S; stevens and HlCk-
man Greene, 33-35-6S.
Al Treder and Tom Beavers Manor),
S1-S2-6S; Treder and Jack McBryde.
32-32-64; Treder and II. A. Mihills,
31-35-66; Willie Low and Troy Carmi-
Chael (CongressionaD DIR. Stewart Barr
and Billy Shea. no cards; Jules Hender-
son (unattached). and VOlney Burnett
Qndian Spring.. no cards.
Individual pro sCOres-Diffenbaugh, 33
$40: Cliff Spencer, 35-S5-7O; Mac.
kenzie, 36-37-73; Invernezzi, 37-39-
IS; Shorey, 37-3S-75; Walper. 1915
ii: Carson, 3S-37-75; McMasters. So
son, 39-37-66; Cox. 37-35-72; Ste
vens, 41-36-77: Treder, 33-3S-71.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
Metal Markets

NEW YORK. Aug. II G.N.SD For
ejgn copper buying continues active to-
day, with export copper prices holding
firm at the new high levels. Sales
abroad were reported with price equiva-
lent to 965 cents a pound c. i. f. Euro
mean base ports, compared with $50
cents a pound yesterday. The price of
9.S5 cents a pound is the best since
early 1881.
! Domestic copper markets were re-
ported firm and moderately active with
price unchanged at 9.75 cents pound.
Sales over the weekend failed to reflect
the rumors of an impending price ad-
vance. amounting to l.072,0OO pounds
for Friday and Saturday. On the pre-
vious weekend transactions came to
100000 pounds. Thus far In August
sales approximate 4514,OOo pounds.
Domestic lead buying continues in good
volume, with prices unchanged at $50
cents pound New York and 4.45 East
zinc markets we're reported quiet and
steady. with prime Western zinc nm
changed at $50 cents a pound East
st. Louis.
The tin market was more active today
with tin quoted at 42ds cents pound.
Anthony continued unchanged at IL
cents a pound.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11

CANADA
Montreal funds in New York, par.
VOTE AMERICAN
Naval Stores
NEW YORK, Aug. II G.NSO.-Pe-
troleum quiet. Crude Pennsylvania, 212
carIots Turpentine, easier. 48%. Rosin,
dull, common 6S5.
VOTE AMERICAN
New York Wool
NEW YORK. Aug. II NNs).-wool
steady. Domestic fleece. unwashed. Ohio
and Pennsylvania 32639. Domestic,
pulled, secured basis, 76@93. Domestic,
Texas, clean basis, 71@S7. Domestic
territory, clean basis 5000
The Washington times., 1936-08-11

0o 4nsust g. 1855 Sealed proposag viii
be received at Room 500 District Building
and then publicly opened for furnishing
and placing certain steel windows and sheet
metal louvres in Mess Hall Building. To-
Gated at D. C. Reformatory Lorton, Vir~
ginia Apply Room 427, District Building
for proposals and specifications.
The Washington times., 1936-08-11
Railroads Increase
Maintenance Funds
International News Service


American railroads spent $1,075,-
854,130 for maintenance work in
1885, the greatest amount ex-
pended for those purposes in any
one year since 1881, J. j. Policy,
president of the association Of
American Railroads, announced
today.
Of the total amount of main
tenance expenditures last year,
1851 ,886,869 was used for the re-
pair and other maintenance work
of cars and locomotives owned by
the railroads. Expenditures for
maintenance of way and structures
totaled 1893, 967 ,261 last year.
MATE AMEpIrAN-
The Washington times., 1936-08-11

University of Utah lays claim to
developing Gordon Dusty Rhodes
as a potential big Lacquer. At any
rate Dusty attended the Norman
State institution and began his
professional career in 1928 for Hol-
lywood, of the Pacific Coast
League, by winning II games.
The Yankees picked him up and
shipped him to Jersey City, then
back to Hollywood. where he lin
gered two seasons. The Yanks
brought him back in 1881, and he
was traded the next year to the
Boston Red RoX.
Last winter the SoX shipped him
to the AS in the deal involving
Jimmy Foxx. Gordon was born in
Salt Lake City, Utah, August II,
1907.
VOTE AMERICAN
Procurement Scores
Procurement scored over Fed
eral Communications, A, in
the Federal AA League, Fulmer
hitting three for four for the
winners.
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CA) Optional stock (b) Includes latest
declaration only stock Extra
e, Lqui6atlnE dividend a. On 10oouRs q aces
year: (ww) With warrants. (xw) without wSFraASG
Dividend rate In dollars in NArORthOOOA
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WA5AlI ! !! l!l7 LINES

Business Office. 1917 n St. N. ".
Washington, D. G.
Rates delivered by Carrier In the DistricA
of Columbia and adjacent communities:
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RATES BY MAIL
Payable in AdUance
Bids and Proposals

Mail Orders to 1917 Fl st. N. ".
or Telephone District 1878
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Collection IL made weekly By carrier
unless paid in advance.
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.YoTE AMERICAN-
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VOTE ERICAN-
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-VOTE AMERICANA
The Washington times., 1936-11-03
BOY WITH GUN
WOUNDS SELF

The spirit Of adventure which
three weeks ago enticed a little
colored boy to New York, today
led him to accidentally shoot him.
self in the arm with a .22-caliber
pistol. The youngster, John Will
son, IL, of TIA Fifty-fifth st. N. E..
was rushed to Gallinger Hospital
in the family car, when relatives
found him lying on the floor Of
his home after they had heard a
shot.
X-ray pictures taken at the hos
pital have not disclosed the loca.
ton of the bullet.
In the X-ray room, Johnny
smiled with little effort and said
he had a good time in the metropo,
lis, all of which was spent in the
custody of police there, after they
had taken him from a railroad
train upon his arrival. He had
started for New York with 80 cents
capital, and his lack of a ticket
led to his apprehension.
The Washington times., 1936-11-03
AIM
OF DERBYIST

TORONTO, Ontario, Nov. s.
If Mrs. Pauline Clarke wins q
share of the "stork derby" money
she is going to use part of it to
get divorce. she declared today.
Mrs Clarke, who is only "a years
old but the mother OF nine chill,
dren born in the last 10 years, is
believed likely to get a one-sixtn
share of the 100000 left by
Charles Vance MilIar.
Five of her children have been
born out of wedlock, but that does
not bar them under the Millar will
terms, it has been held.
Mrs. Clarke explained she could
not marry their father because
Clarke refused to divorce her and
she die not have the money to get
a divorce herself. But she intends
to do so as soon as she receives heE
share of the derby money.