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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-13

Recent births to Mrs. Nagle and
Mrs. GraZiano-juSt week apart
moved them up a notch. And
Mrs. Bagnato, the Canadian-Ital.
ian court interpreter already
mother of %, and Evelyn Harrison
both expect to better their rating
before October 81.
But a cloud of unknown factors
makes the issue far from the com
paratively simple thing 1t seems
to be from a glance at the an
nounced figures. When Mrs. Grazi-
ami, a few weeks ago, gave birth
to Benito Mussolini GraZiana, her
eleventh child, who has since died,
she lowered for hours between life
and death, and survived only as
the result of a blod TRANSMISSION.
Legal Complications
There are several likely legal
complications. For instance, it is
well-known that Mrs. Kenny has
unSuccessfully petitioned Hon.
Harry Nixon, Ontario Provincial
Secretary, for the registration of
one or more children she claims
were born some time ago, but
never registered. If such regiStra-
ton is not granted her before Oc-
tober 81, will she be able to sub
stantiate her claims to leader
ship, or will she slip back into the
position of an alSo-ran?
Mrs. Bagnato claims to have in
formation that Mrs. Kenny has
registered only eight or nine chill
dren in the past 10 years. Other
mothers profess not to take her
count of II very seriously. But
If Mrs. Kenny can prove her as
sertions, she will leave the other
mothers at the post The question
is, can she substantiate them?
Only the final check-up will sup
ply the answer.
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PRELATE CALLS
FOR WAR ON
COMMUNISM
PeriIs to u. S. Cited BY
Archbishop CurIey at
K. of c. Dinner

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. IL
GN.SO. - Lashing out bitterly
against Communism, Archbishop
Michael j. Curley, head of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore, today
had called on all sectS and re
ligions to present a united front
to combat inroads it is making in
America.
Speaking at the Columbus Day
dinner of the Knights of Colum
bus, the archbishop warned Ameri
cans they must not sit idly by as
Communist propaganda is spread
throughout the nation.
Communism was blamed by the
prelate for unrest and conflict in
Eudope, declaring:
Fear and uncertainty for the
future are spread across Europe.
In Europe today men do not
know what is going to happen.
The conditions look like q new
conflict which will make that
of 1914-1918 look like a sham
battle as far as atrocities and
brutality are concerned.
Communism is to blame for
the conditions in Spain today.
Atrocities being practiced there
are such that / cannot even tell
you about them.
Communism spread through
out France, and today there Is
unrest there, due to the fact
that it has crept so slowly but
surely into that nation that it
secured a hold on the govern
ment itself.
This country has not eS.
capped from the subversive prop
uganda by Communist leaders,
and this propaganda Of diScOn-
tent and against the order Of
things, is not to be taken
lightly. 1t is being spread in
the working classes and into
the educational system.
Recognition of Soviet Rus
STA, the seat of communism,
was one Of the greatest mis-
takes of the Administration.
1t is a nation which has never
kept a promise. but recognition
was extended regardless of the
reputation of everything it
owed and promised this ma
ton"
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PRESIDENT IN WICHITA

the country's capacity to pay it
He declared:
From the point of view Of
national income and national
wealth we are better able to
bear our debt now than we were
then March 4, 1889. and,
within a year or two. with In
come increasing and expendi-
lures declining, we shall be able
to balance the budget and start
paying on the debt"
The President concluded by as
sorting that not only is the aver,
age citizen more secure, but the
nation itself is more secure be,
cause of the Administrations for.
eign policies which have promoted
peace. He said
1--WE are gaining peace and Sc
Curity at home and / am conf
dent that 1 have the support Of
the American people in seeking
peace and security abroad"
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MADRID OPENS
BIG ATTACK
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
city, according to government ad-
vices.
Madrid's defense preparations
proceeded by day and night. A
general requisition for mattresses
and blankets was issued today in
decree permitting only one mat
treSs and two blankets for each
bed in the city.
At Albacete today 26 civilians
charged with firing a loyalist
troop train last July were sent
enced to death by a peoples tr:-
bunal.
Dare for MOla
A group of ardent loyalists yes
terday placed 8 table in Puerta
Del Sol Square. and on it arranged
coffee pot, some sugar, and cups.
On the table they pinned a note
addressed to Gen. Emilio Mola,
northern rebel commander, read
ing:
I'VE dare you to keep your
promise"
General Mola had recently
promised he would drink coffee in
Puerta Del Sol Square on Colum-
bus Day.
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CONTINUED from rage ~
Ford and make his third major
address tonight on unemployment
of Americas 100000 idle unen1-
ployed.
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9 CANADIANS
IN ST0RK RACE
FEEL THRILL
Agonizing Uncertainty
Of Their Big Gamble
Grows More Tense
BY H. r. ARMSTRONG
(staff Correspondent of King Features
Syndicate. InC.)

Dy H NJ AENNO NOGNO
(staff Correspondent of King Features
Syndicate. lnC.)
TORONTO, Oct. 13.-All the
suspense of a high-Stake gambler
eyeing a whizzing roulette wheel
clutches the Threats and hearts
of nine Toronto mothers, leading
known contestants in the Charles
Vance Millar will Maternity Mara
thon, as this fantastic Stork race
nears the finish-October 81.
The agonizing uncertainty as to
which mother or mothers will
carry off the 100000 prize and
which will be left in comparative
poverty to care, unaSSisted. for
their huge families, has height
ened tenfold as the competition
has neared it's end.
Two New Entries
With two known new entries
during recent weeks and a secret
list of official competitors locked
in the vault of the Millar will
executors, the standing of the con-
testants has suffered several sud
den shuffleS which leave harried
mothers and the watchful public
alike breathlesS with suspense,
wholly at a loss to pick the win
ner.
First of the feared major joltS
to the Stork derby box score was
administered with the last-minute
entry of Mrs. Pauline Mae Clarke,
comely, red-haired matron of "a,
youngest of all competing
mothers. Mrs. Clarke, whose last
five children were born long after
she and her husband had sep
arated, stepped right up among
the leaders when she claimed 10
children born and registered since
Millar's death, which occurred
october 81, 1926.
Mothers who regarded them
selves as certain winners, claim
ing 10 eligible children, were
shocked at the sudden announce
ment that dark horse" entry
made equal claim to leadership.
Others near the front rank were
equally perturbed the next day
when Mrs. John F. MacLean came
forward, flourishing nine regiStra-
ton certificates, all dated within
the past 10 years, and healthy
retinue of nine husky children to
back up her claims.
Keep Family a Secret
Aside from the mere fact that
they have been officially listed as
contenders, little is known of the
MacLean family, who have taken
every pains to avoid publicity,
keeping carefully out of the way
of cameramen and would-be inter-
viewers.
Into the general atmosphere of
uncertainty today was dropped
the suggestion by Ontario govern
ment authorities that the execu-
tors in all probability would be
called upon to examine all Of the
100000 or more registered birth
certificates of children born in
Toronto during the last 10 years,
to determine the ultimate winner
What will such a search reveal?
Will some mother be discovered
whose name has not been filed
with the executors, but who will
walk off alone with the prize?
How They Stand
On the basis of unchecked
claims made to date, the ma
ternity race standing today is as
follows, the figures in brackets
indicating the children still
living:
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Fast Play in Mixed Doubles.

FAR from loath to bang away at
their fair opponents, some of the
city's leading male players found
themselves unpleaSantly surprised by
the women. who returned just as good
as they sent, with Miss Clarke and
Mrs. Miller scintillating in the best
match of the day Unanimously
picked to subdue the veterans, Mrs.
Miller and Hugh Trigg, Miss Clarke
and Tom Markey found themselves
battling for survival from the very
start.
Winning the first set only after a
terrific tuSsle at rs, the favorites
were literally wiped off the court in
the second, which Mrs. Miller and
Trigg took, 60. Games in the de-
cisive encounter then were evenly
divided for the first eight. after which
the Clarke Markey combination took
the next two for a "a decision.
Mary Cootes and Ralph McElvenny
had a somewhat easier time disposing
of Frances Carter and Hugh Lynch,
6-3, "a, while Bobsey Turney and
Tony Latona made good the opinions
of their hackers by defeating Dot
Bergstrom and Mariana Erana, IS.
60.
Two more mixed doubles matches
will be played today the brother-and-
sister team of Ralph and Anne Ellis
meeting Mary Ryan and Charley
Channing after Miss Ryan's singles
match against Miss CooteS, and Willie
O'Steen, playground champion. and
John Desch meeting Christine Gawne
and A. B. Reed.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
MungO Leaves Dodgers.

THEIR victories, along with the sur
prise walk-out of Van Lingle
Mungo, the Dodgers No. l speedball
pitcher, from the Brooklyns' tempo
rary camp in Pittsburgh, featured
the shortened program, in which
Cleveland's 1912 triumph over Wash
ington and the Boston Red Sox' 4-3
win over Detroit furnished the only
other competition.
Although Mungo left the Dodgers
without giving a reason, the talk
popped up again that he isn't keen
about the support of his teammates
this year and that he's still down in
the mouth over the failure of recent
trade winds which might have blown
him across the river to the Giants.
And the Giants could use him most
handily, for pitching collapse. par
ticularly on the part of Clydell Castle
man, and, of late, Harry Gumbert.
has been largely responsible for the
New Workers skid Although they
were rained out at Cincinnati yester-
day, they slid from a second-place tie
all the way down to fourth place in
the upward rush of the Pirates and
Cubs.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
B0sOx Gain Ground.
over in the American League, while
the leading Yanks we're idle the

over in the American League, while
the leading Yanks were idle, the
Red Sox pulled up to two-and-one half
games back of the pace with their
win over the Tigers, while Cleveland
again became a threat for third place
in taking the Senators.
Blaeholder's victory over Washing
ton gave that veteran another of the
laughs he is piling up his sleeve this
season. for with five wins and two
losses. he has become the No. 2 hurler
on the Cleveland staff, after being
tossed into the discard both by the
cellar holding st. Louis Browns and
the seventh-place Athletics.
The Cubs waited until the last of
the ninth to polish of the Phillies,
with Catcher Ken O'Dea in the heros
role by singing in the tying and win
ming runs with the bases loaded The
Pirates, meantime, had easy sailing,
through Red Lucas five-hit pitching
for the first eight innings, and Guy
Bush's ninth-inning relief job to stem
a Dodger rally.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
z, the Associated Press.

N YEW YORK, June 11-Oficials
of the last-place Brooklyn base
" ball club probably held the key
4 to the National League pen
nant race today as the first division
clubs started dickering for Van Lingle
Mungo, star right-handed hurler who
suddenly quit the Dodgers in Pitts
burgh yesterday.
Mungo refused to discuss why he had
quit when he flew in here from Pitts
burgh last night. but it is an open
secret that he wants to be either traded
or sold.
Meanwhile. Judge Stephen E. Nc
Keever. president of the Dodgers. said
that he would not let Mungo go under
any circumstances. but with the bar
tering deadline for the season only
four days away. all four first division
clubs were expected to be willing to
pay the judge we'll to change his mind.
The Cubs and the Giants are thought
to have the best chance of getting the
speed-ball artist If the Dodgers cut him
adrift. though the Cards probably are
in better position to make the best
player deal.
The Giants are understood to have
offered Pitcher Clydell Castleman and
Outfielder Hank Leiber for Mungo re-
Gently, but the deal did not materialize.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Must Fight to Remain Fifth.

THUS the attention of the Harris
men is shifted from the business
Of climbing to the business Of keep
ing from slipping back. So far this
season the Chicagos haven't been
beaten by the Washingtons and moth
ing about the White Sox Eastern tour
ing to date has suggested soft pick
ings for our side 1t Is a great run
scoring club that Jimmy Dykes heads,
seemingly, and this is bad for ball
club that boasts no better pitching
than the Griffs.
The 10-to-2 sinner hung on the
Washington club by the Indians yes
terday served to emphasize a few
points that hardly are flattering to
the GriffS. For one thing. they were
annihilated chiefly through the efforts
of old George Blaeholder. whom no.
body except Cleveland wanted last
Winter when Connie Mack decided he
wasn't good enough for the Apathetics.
The old gent. who seems to be
throwing up his stuff cunny-thumb
style, had a shutout until two were
out in the ninth inning. Then Cecil
Travis hit his first bona fide homer
of the year to score Buddy Lewis
ahead of him and avoid a whitewash.
Secondly, and while not directly due
to the loss of a single ball game,
it became apparent that Washington
is not winning as consistently on its
home grounds as is prescribed neces-
sary by diamond sages.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
AND CUBS
THREATS TO OCARDS
Gain While Leaders Idle.
Mungo A. W. O. L. From
Dodgers Camp.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

A NY way you look at it, the
" Bucking Buccaneers from
~ Pittsburgh and the champion
N Cubs of Chicago seem to be
the boys to supply whatever head
aches come to Mr.. Frankie Frisch and
his st. Louis Cardinals in the current
National League race.
They're chasing each other right up
the ladder, resting in second and third
places, respectively, today. now that
what is generally regarded as the
New York Giants long-predicted
blow-up has come to pass.
The Pirates drubbed the Dodgers,
6-3, yesterday for a clean sweep in
their four-game series and the Cubs
took their third in a row from the
Phillies, 4-3, in a major league pro-
gram that found the weather man
getting most of the laughs by raining
out half of the scheduled bill in each
loop.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
ALL SEEDED STARS
IN NQUARTER-F|N F|NALS
Competition Fierce in All
Divisions of Star-City
Net tournament.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

= ONE of the warmeSt competi-
ton ever seen locally in women's
tennis circles Is to be staged at
- Edgemoor Club within the next
four days starting this afternoon, as
The Star-sponsored City of Washing
ton tournament nears its closing
rounds.
Should this afternoons quarter-fina
singles matches be as free from up
sets as the entire tournament has
been, the four girls, picked as the
leading contenders for The Star Cup
before play began on Monday, would
enter semi-flnal rounds to be played
tomorrow. The completion of two
doubles matches likewise would send
that competition into semi-final
stages, fulfilling the committees plan
of staging the finals in doubles on
Saturday and the singles champion
ship match on Sunday.
This afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Edith
Clarke, the ne plus ultra of action,
faces her stiffest test to date, meeting
Dorothy Anderson, unseeded favorite.
One of the greatest woman tennis
players this observer ever has seen,
Miss Clarke should enter the semi
final round in which she will play the
winner of the Sara Moore -BobSey
Turney match, scheduled for this
morning.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
'POPPING37
orr VIZ W. ton::: sz9

1T WAS good to see him again, as
Clark Griffith was saying in the
4 upstairs Offices of the ball park.
Now that base ball has given the
thumb to the man who gave base ball
its greatest arm, nobody sees much of
Walter johnson.
The lure of battle between a pair
of ball clubs he once managed was too
much for the Big Train
yesterday. And before Sprawling into
a pew to watch the Indians and
Nationals he dropped up to say hello
to Griff.
The folks are fine, he said &.
Walter, jr., embarking on his profess
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Cootes-Ryan Match Listed.

AT 4:30 O'CLOCK Mary Cootes be-
gins her Quarter-f1nal assign
ment, a heavy favorite to take Mary
Ryan, who none the less always puts
I'D a great game in any tournament.
The winner then will be in the
bracket with Margaret Robinson, low
est of the seeded players, but good
enough to be ranked at the top with
the foremost contenders.
Opening doubles play yesterday, the
defending champions, Sara Moore and
Dorette Miller, we're given unusually
strenuous opposition by Marian Prich-
ard and Audrey Winston, the title
holders being forced to rally bravely
to win, 4-6, Ga, 81. Tomorrow
they will meet Florence Black and
Mary Ryan, who conquered Christine
Gawne and Frances Carter, IS, 6-3.
Two other opening doubles matches
were to be played this afternoon, with
the seeded No. team of Miss Clarke
and Mrs. Robinson meeting Eleanor
Craven and Margaret Graham, and
Peggy KeySer Smith and Mrs. Turney
opposing Virginia Lyle and Ruth Sher-
man. Winners play semi-final
match tomorrow.
Even more than expected, the
mixed doubles tournament, presented
locally by The Star for the first time
in three years yesterday. turned out
to be just what the players and spec
tators had been awaiting-fast, furious
and overloaded with surprises.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Fail to Shine at Home.

60 FAR this campaign the Nationals
have won Is games in Griffith
Stadium and lost 13, which seems to
fall Short of being a commendable
home percentage for a club that looks
upon its chances with favor. During
the current stand at the local park
the Griffs only have broken even in
eight games, and with Chicago invad-
ing at present the outlook is not
particularly bright.
This record hardly is in keeping with
the bright hopes entertained when the
stand opened on June 2. Then it was
figured that. with 500 percentage,
the Nationals would be able to capi-
talize on the advantage of playing at
nome and thus sneak into the first
division before leaving on their sec
ond Western swing next Sunday.
Now, barring a complete reversal
of form, it looks as though Washing
ton will be lucky to get out of town
on Sunday with nothing better than
its present flfth-place position. If
there is any moving up to be done
in the near future, it probably will
have to wait until the club hits the
road once more.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
WhitehiII Blasted at Start.

THE consistent inconsistencies of the
Nationals seems to be affecting
even the veterans these days. Earl
Whitehill, who had been pitching fine
ball, had his ears pinned back in the
first inning yesterday and when the
smoke had cleared the Indians we're
leading, 5 to o.
After that, Whitehill pitched good
ball but it was like locking the stable
after the horse had been stolen.
Blaeholder, limiting the Griffs to six
hits, simply was too baffling. Only
Lewis and Travis were able to make
more than one hit.
Homers by Sammy Hale and Hal
Trosky helped in the five-run uprising
in the first inning. Thereafter the
Tribes bats were pretty silent until
the sixth, Whitehill gave up another
run. In the seventh and eighth the
Indians again nicked Earl for one
run splurges, while in the ninth,
with Fred Marberry hurting, they
added runs Nos. 9 and 10.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Climaxing the day, Mrs. Miller
teamed with Hugh Trigg in mixed
doubles match which quickly at
tracted the attention of the nu-
merous spectators by playing their
opponents, Edith Clarke and Tom
Markey, on even terms for more
than an hour. AS in her other two
matches. Mrs. Miller found her
side behind at the end of the first
set, 81, but soon tied the score
with a 60 upset victory. More
than a half hour later, Miss Clarke
and Markey finally won, Ga.
The praises of her colleagues.
who have known her to be one Of
the most spirited players in local
ranks for years, were Mrs. Miller's
chief rewards as she left the courts
safter nearly five hours play. n
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Major Leaders
:" = : ~
American.
By the Associated Press.

American.
Batting-Sullivan, Indians, .407:
Gehringer, Tigers,s 1868.
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees, 81:
Gehringer, Tigers, 81
Runs batted in-Foxx, Red Sox,
and Goslin, Tigers, 54
Hits-Gehringer, Tigers, SO;
Gehrig, Yankees. 70.
Doubles-Gehringer. Tigers. 81:
Rolfe. Yankees, and McNair, Red
Sox, II.
Triples-Gehringer, Tigers, 9;
Cliff, Browns, 8.
Home Runs-Foxx, Red Sox, IA;
Trosky, Indians, 13.
Stolen Bases-Powell, Senators,
IL; Piet, White Sox, 10.
Pitching-Grove, Red Sox, 81;
Sorrell, Tigers, 5-1.
National.
Batting-S. Martin, Cardinals,
1888; Terry, Giants, .3947.
Runs. Martin, Cardinals, As;
Vaughan, Pirates, 46.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Cordi-
mails. So; OFT, Giants, 40.
HISTORIAN, Bees, rs; Moore,
Giants, rs.
Doubles-Herman, Cubs, "a;
Medwick, Cardinals, ID.
Triples-Camilli, Phillies, g.:
Riggs and Goodman, Reds, 7.
Home Runs-Ott, Giants, IL; J..
Moore, Phillies, 9.
Stolen BaSes-J. Martin, Cardi-
nails, 10; S. Martin, Cardinals. 8.
Pitching-J. Dean, Cardinals.
11-2; Hollingsworth, Reds, 7-2.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

"OUTED all year as possessing
number of such long missing
assets as youth, speed and even
Il splotches of color, the Ma
tionals seem to be IN fair way today
of falling heirs to a new and hardly
enviable distinction. Unless the Grit
nth A. c. reforms in a hurry 1t Is
likely to 60 down as one of the less
opportune Washington diamond en-
tries.
For nearly two weeks now the Ma
tionals have encountered nothing ex-
cept green lights on their road to the
American Leagues first division. In
the last few days, without digging
too deep into the past. consecutive
series with Detroit and Cleveland have
presented opportunities to vault into
a place among the first four clubs. All
chances have been kicked away.
Today, as the Griffs entered the
stretch Of their second long home
stand of the season. they discovered
that their worries over jumping into
the first flight temporarily. at least.
are over. Chicago's White Sox. who
will provide the opposition in Grifith
Stadium for the rest of this week
have seen to that. BY dint of doing
absolutely nothing yesterday. while
Washington was being routed by the
Indians, the sixth-place Pale Hose
crept to within a single game OF the
Nationals.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

river. or went straight up in the air
after so or so yards he had to use
an overland pitch yeah, he
misses -.
Where, somebody interrupted, are
the young pitchers of today? Is it
because base ball no longer carries
appeal to youngsters? Is it because
other sports, like golf. is interesting
the present generation?
Evening star., 1936-06-11

opponents extended to the limit
one a ranking singles player and
the other favorite doubles team.
Each of the veterans matches
went three sets, and one-third of
the nine sets were carried to, or
beyond, deuce.
Mrs. Miller began what was to
be strenuous day by helping Miss
Moore rally to trim Marian Prich-
ard and Audrey Winston in a first
round woman's doubles assignment,
As, 6-4, 81. Early in the after
noon she went up against Margaret
Robinson, fourth seeded singles
player, and sprang genuine sur
prise by holding her even for two
sets, winning, rs, after losing the
first, 60. Mrs. Robinson eked out
victory in the deciding encounter,
G3.