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The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Wood S HurIinq
Brings MiNers
Nearer Title
BY SID KATZNELL

Any team that finished abso-
lutely last in the first half cam
paign and then comes back and
wins the second half must have
something on the ball.
That is exactly what the Miller
Furniture team accomplished in
the Industrial Baseball League.
But that's not half of it, they
are leading the Heurich Brewers
in their series for the Industrial
League championship. two to one,
by virtue of to victory yester.
day on the Ellipse.
Thus the Millers need only to
beat the Brewers Tuesday on the
EllipSe to gain the leagues cham.
pionship. To date the teams have
met on the battlefront six times,
Millers winning two, Heurichs TAX
ing one and the other three hav.
ing resulted in a tie, p, 3-3,
and 8-8.
George Lefty" Wood, Maryland
U. hurting ace last year, turned
out to be the Miller'S hero. The
Southpaw limited the smuggling
Brewers to four scattered hits and
famed two. A fluke homer by
Dick Knight in the first inning
preventing Wood from shutting
out the Beermen.
One Run Looked Big
This run looked mighty good
for Heurichs as Jesse James was
setting the Millers down with
ease in the first five innings.
But. behold! The MillerS got
angry and scored three markers
in the sixth, which happened to
be more than enough to win the
game. Fred Waller, hard hit
ting second sacker, and Clark,
strapping first baseman, came
through with the important hits
in this inning. The latter
whacked a powerful home run.
incidentally, Waller had a per.
feet day at the plate, getting four
for four. Only one player
/ seemed to care for Woods pitch
ing on the Heurichs and that was
Huck Stahl, aging shortstop. He
smacked out two hits in four
tries.
PrOcurements Win
BY defeating G. P. o. FederalS,
10 to 5, yesterday, the Procurement
Division won the Federal League
championship. This was third
straight victory over the FederalS
for the Procurement outfit. How.
ard Preston held G. P. o. to eight
hits. However, the feature of the
game was Harry CollifloWer'S
home run with the bases loaded.
Bill Moore's terrific hitting en-.
abled Ballston A. C. to slug Manas-
sas A. c., 18 to 10, yesterday at
Manassas. He connected for q
homer, triple and double in six
trips to the platter.
VOTE AMERICAN
Kushman HurIs Today
Burleith A. C. meets Virginia
White Sox today at 3 p. m. at
Baileys Cross Roads. Kushman,
former Western High hurler, will
pitch for Burleith.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

order as those on Ruth'S team.
Pitchers will naturally be placed
at the bottom of the order.
A player may be placed in a
position other than his regular
position, provided he has Occu-
pied the alternate position in
one or more games this season.
All players on both major
league teams are eligible, but
must have played at least one
game in the position for which
they are selected.
Players must be selected on a
basis of the 1886 playing season
only.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
BABE RUTH CONTEST RULES

Address all selections to BabS
Ruth Contest Editor, Sports
Department, The Washington
Times, Washington, d. C.
Each selection must be accom-
panied by a letter of $50 words
or less, giving the reasons for the
selection.
The Babe Ruth AlIAmerica
Contest ends at midnight, Sep
TENDER S, 1886. If possible, use
the coupon printed on the
sports page for submitting your
team,
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Penn Gridder Spends
Summer As Seaman

William Fielder, expected to
be a regular guard on the 1886
University of Pennsylvania foot
ball team, should be in excellent
condition this fall. He is spend
ing the summer working as an
ordinary seaman on a merchant
ship.
VOTE AMERIcAN-
Stones Booking
Johnny Stones have a field and
are booking games with peewee
rivals. Phone Atlantic 5359-W be-
tween 5 and 6 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

The two contestants coming
nearest to the Ruth selection
and submitting the best reason
for selections will be declared
the winner. He or she will see
two games Of the World Series as
guests of the Washington Times.
All winning ties will receive the
same award. This is q contest
requiring baseball skill, knOwl-
edge and judgment.
Contestants must not only try
to select the same team as Babe
Ruth picks, but must attempt to
arrange it in the same batting
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Sharkey-Louis Fight
At State TheateT

The blow-by-blow picture Of the
Sharkey-Louis fight will be shown
on the screen at ]. Henry Hiser's
State Theater, Bethesda, tonight
and until August 20. Additional
pictures will also be shown. The
fight films will be shown three
times nightly, at 6. $50 and II
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Wins
Meet Title

Piling up total of Al points, the
Banneker Recreation Center won
the colored city championship
track and field meet yesterday on
the Banneker Fairgrounds.
Randall, winner of the track
meet for six consecutive years,
placed second with 80 points. Lin
coin took third honors with 20
points; Howard, 81; Monroe, "A;
Rose Park, 10; Willow Tree, II;
Barry Farms, 9, and Francis, 8
-unTE AMEPIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

To illustrate, the letters received
thus far by your editor have been
filled with data about Lou Gehrig
and Jimmy Foxx.
Everybody's team has had Lou
Gehrig at first base. But many
others have desired Jimmy FoxX
also in the lineup and have put
the great Red Sox slugger at third
base-a position he's played sew
eral times in his big league career.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
PWA and GP0 Mines
Battle Loop Crown

PWA meets G. P. o. today at 4:30
o'clock on the West Ellipse for the
Departmental Baseball League
championship.
PWA won the first-half crown and
victory today would give them
the leagues crown.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

"Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston, 8; Philadelphia, 1.
Pittsburgh, 8; Chicago, Z.
St. Louis, 4; Cincinnati, 2.
TODAY's GAMES
Brooklyn at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
COMEBACK OF JOE KJHEL REAL FEATURE OF GRIFFS YEAR
First BqsemQn Socks
Ball Hard TO Lead
Team Mates QtBQt
By FRANK BUCK" o'NE1LL

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2-Just about year ago today
critics shook their heads and expressed grave doubts as to
whether or Joe Kuhe would back to his rank
1888 hitter and fielder The big first sacker OF the
Gfs favored the leg he broke 1884 while saving Charley
Gehrnger of the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Fans Stress Presence
OfFoxx On Ruth "9"

Picking astar team gives fans many hours Of argument
The Babe Ruth Contest being conducted by The Washing
ton Times is proving no exception to the rule
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
GriH Sees
Giants As
Winners
Bv KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

thinks it will be a s.
cent world series-al]
in New York. He sees
the Giants coming fast
and gaining enough
momentum to W e a r
down the fading Cubs
He thinks st. Louis
doesn't have the pitch
ing strength to with
stand a stretch race.
The St. Louis Browns have
been the only club in the
American League that Bump
Hadley could not stop at least
once this season.
The New York victory in
Washington Wednesday marked
the 55Oth game Yankee teams
have won since MarSe Joe Nc
Carthy took over the Yankee
reins at the beginning Of the
1881 season.
Touoh SDof for CroUe
st. Louis is also tough spot for
Pitcher Lefty Grove, where he has
not been able to either defeat or
shut out the Browns, whereas he
has done both to every other team
in the loop.
OF all places, the returning
American Olympic athletes are to
be banqueted September 3 by
Mayor LaGuardia and his official
committee made up Of sports and
stage celebrities at night club
which features FolieS D'Amour as
it's stage show.
If Brundage ever hears of this,
the consequences will rock the
amateur world like the Holm Incl
dent never approached.
Joseph D. Widener, Hialeah race
track host each winter, is planning
to give away 100000 in purses
during the 46 days Of thorough
bred competition down yonder next
winter.
Pennsylvania's football team has
been hard hit by the loss OF 10
letter men. Thus an unusual num-
Der of candidates, SO, will report
September IA to Head Coach Har-
vey Hartman who will be starting
his sixth year as grid mentor for
the Red and Blue.
Odd Hitting Incident
Bill Knickerbocker's home run
of August II was his first OF the
season, and although he is right
handed batter, he lifted his circuit
clout over the right-field wall.
Consistent home-run hitter as
Lou Gehrig has been this season,
he has yet to connect for circuit
clout in Boston.
Yankee Stadium has been a jinX
to Jimmy Foxx in his four-base
hitting campaign and Joe DiMag-
gio seems to be unable to get one
over the fence in Cleveland.
Jack Sharkey has been quoted
as saying he is not through, but
the ensuing months wherein the
Western Union and Postal boys
will fail to ring his doorbell should
convince Jack differently!
Why, even Goldie Ahearn
wouldn't offer Sharkey a fight
since the Tuesday night showing
CONTINUED on Page rs, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Baseball
Standings

sGames behind leader.
yesterdays RESULTS
Detroit, 8; st. Louis, 4.
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at Philadelphia
Boston at New York.
Detroit at st. Louis.
Only games scheduled.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

The idea has been to get both
sluggers on the same team. And
Foxx at third base doesn't take
away from the defense Of the
team, say the fans, since they feel
Jimmy's great arm and his ability
to play the position is more than
passable.
Carmen E. Bell. 1925 N st. NV,
is one contestant who has Gehrig
at first and Foxx at third. Car
mon likes Foxx's hitting ability and
says Jimmy can hold his own at
the far corner.
Carmon'S complete team:
OFT, RI F0xx, 3b
AveriIl, CT Vaughan, s.
DiMaggio, II Hartnett,c
Gehrig, lib J. Dean,p
Gehringer, 2b Hubbell, p
Leon Cades, 1885 Biltmore st
N. W., likes Foxx at third and Geh
rig at first. Others on his team
include Luke Appling, Of the White
Sox at short; Averill, Of the Indi
ans, in center; Dickey, Of the
Yanks, behind the bat, and j
Continued on Page rs, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

Why, even Goldie Ahearn
wouldn't offer Sharkey a fight
since the Tuesday night showing
CONTINUED on Page rs, Col. ~
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
Duce Seeks To Wipe Out Moscow's
Influence Over European Affairs

many which at least will reduce
the tension in Western Europe.
Italian editorial writes take a
serious view of recent Soviet pro-
posals TO the London committee
for non-interevntion in Spain.
Tribunal-Idea Rationale char
acterized the Russian suggestion
that England and France eStab-
lish a naval blockade of Portu-
guese ports as "a deliberate at
tempt to SOW discord and muddy
up international waters"
Privately, Italian officials be-
lievc Soviet foreign policy is be-
coming difficult because, firstly,
fear that communis mwill be de-
fcated in Spain, secondly, that
France is cooling in her relations
toward Moscow.
Although not publicly express
ed, Italians hope Belgium's new
neutrality decision will force a
change of government in France,
thus paving the way for denuncia-
ton of the Franco-Soviet pact and
amicabie discussion of Franco
German and Anglo-Italian prob
lens.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
LANDON MOVES
TOWARD Home
Finishes Vital Campaign in
Illinois, Ohio and
Other States

ABOARD LANDON TRAIN,
En- ROUTE TO TOPEKA, Oct.
l6. (UP).-Governor ALI NJ. Lam
don last night charged President
Roosevelt with giving Zip serv-
ice" to the American system of
free enterprise while his admins
tration spokesman work for "regi-
mentation of all phases of our
life" by q one-man super-govern-
ment.
Eve have every reason to be-
lieve that in his heart he longs for
a planned economy" the Repub-
lican presidential nominee de-
clarcd in challenging the presi-
dent to repudiate government
heads "who are insidiously attack
ing the doctrine of home rule and
Of an independent judiciary"
Striking at the presidents Chi
cago speech Wednesday night, the
Kansas governor called upon the
voters to "look at the record" and
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
CHAS. ROPER'S
TERM REDUCED
Judge H. H. Sink Com
pletes Heavy Criminal
Docket in 4 Days

The October term Of superior
court was adjourned yesterday af-
ternoon by Judge II. Hoyle Sink,
after completing a heavy docket
in four days.
Homicide cases in which Silas
Wright is charged with the muir
der of his father-m-law, r. V.
Melton, and Napoleon Jones with
the murder of Paul Bennison,
were continued to the March
term. Wright is under $4,000
bond and Jones $4,000.
Yesterdays docket was as fol-
lows:
Clyde Mccall and Stump Fow-
Ter were convicted of receiving
stolen property and sentenced to
serve from = to Z years each.
Alex Gray and James Suber
were acquitted on charges of at
tempted robbery by Judge Sink in
a nolle contendere plea.
William Goodman, convicted of
breaking and entering, was given
a sentence of to 5 years.
In the case of Charlie Roper,
sentenced to serve 7 to Is years
for aiding his brother, John Ro-
per, to escape, the court changed
the sentence to 5 to 10 years.
Judge Sink stated that he had ex-
cceded the sentence allowed by
law in the first case.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
NOTED EDITOR
PASSES AWAY
Marlen Edwin Pew Sue
cumbs to Illness, Throat
Operation

NEW YORK, Oct. IS. (UP).-
Arrangements were made today
for private funeral services for
Marlen Edwin Pew. SO, widely
known ncwSpaperman, who died
yesterday following an operation
for throat ailment.
Pew. who recently resigned as
editor of Editor and Publisher,
had a long career with newSpa-
pers and press associations. In re-
cent years he was well known for
a weekly column, "Shop Talk AT
Thirty" in Editor and Publisher.
He was one of the organizers OF
the United Press.
Pew was one time news man
ager of the United Press and IN
1917, Newton ID. Baker, then sec
rotary of war, called Pew to
Washington TO become press man
for the war department.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
Spanish Loyaists Shooting Own
Men To Halt Retreat Toward Madrid

fore the seasoned soldiers Of the
nationalist army.
From the front, on a line IL
miles west of Madrid, came de-
spairing appeals for reinforce
mentS.
More power was concentrated
in the emergency defense Junta
representing all elements OF the
loyalist sdie - Anarchists, Syndi-
calists, Communists.
The curfew hour was moved UP
TO 10 D. m.-an hour earlier-and
the CITY was completely blacked
out in fear of airplane lombard
Premier Francisco Largo Cabai-
lero, hard boiled government lead
or. announced today after series
of conferences with general staff
chieftains that he would assume
at once the commandership in |
chief of the entire loyalist force.
All ministers were at their posts |
night and day.
More men were sent out to
work on the city Notifications.
The city was stripped for action.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
Prelates To Shun
Mrs. Simpson AT
Coming Function

LONDON, Oct. l6.-(UP).-
The Archbishops of Canterbury
and York recently respectfully re-
quested to be allowed to decline
an invitation to attend a royal
function at which Mrs. Ernest
Simpson was scheduled to be
present, trustworthy court circles
revealed today.
The Archbishop of Canterbury
is primate of all England and
York and ranks next in the Angli-
can church.
The disclosure caused specula-
ton over whether the two church
dignitaries, backed by other high
members of the peerage, might
not put indirect pressure on the
king by their disapproval and seek
to make his association with Mrs.
Simpson less noticeable.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
SEEK DAMAGES
IN ASHEVILLE
HOTEL MURDER
"Gross Negligence" Alleg.
ed in Connection With
Clevenger Death

ASHEVILLE. Oct: l6. (UP)
A suit asking $50, 900 damages
from the owners and operators Of
the Battery Park Hotel here for
gross negligence" in connection
with the brutal Staying Of Helen
Cievenger, blended 22-year-old
New York university coed, last
June 16, was filed in Buncombe
county superior court late yester-
day.
The suit was filed by Maj. l..
p. McLendon, Greensboro, n. G.,
in the name of c. B. Clevenger,
uncle and administrator Of the
dead girls estate.
Named as defendants were E..
w Grove, Jr., and the Union
Trust company Of st. Louis, exc
cutors of the estate Of the late
f. w. Grove, builder and owner
of the hotel; the Knott Hotel COM
pany, operators of the Battery
Park, and Pat H. Branch, its man.
ager.
In the suit, C. B. Clevenger, the
uncle, who is a professor at North
Carolina State college in Raleigh,
maintained the hotel committed
"gross negligence" in permitting
pass keys to be distributed indis-
criminately, in failing to guard
the Railways properly, and in
leaving the back door of the hotel
open.
Miss Clevenger was shot and
beaten to death in her room at
the hotel shortly after midnight
on June l6. For five weeks, police
and county officers worked UNI
successfully to solve the sensa-
tional murder. Shortly after two
New York City detectives entered
the case, Martin Moore, Rangling
negro hall boy at the hotel, was
arrested and confessed he stole
into Miss Clevenger's room, shot
her and beat her to death with
the butt Of a pistol.
Moore later repudiated his con-
fession, but was convicted in a
five-day trial and sentenced to
die Oct. 2 in the North Carolina
gas chamber at State Prison in
Raleigh.
An appeal to the State Supreme
court for permission to request a
new trial brought an automatic
stay of execution. Moore's attor-
neys have until Oct. % to file
with the court their briefs in the
new trial appeal.
Following his conviction, Moore
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
TVA'S MOTION
TO THROW OUT
SUIT IS DENIED
Constitutionality Of Act
Not Yet Ruled Upon
by Court
u. S. GOLD STOCKS
RISE TO HIGH POINT

NASHVILLE, Oct. l6. (UP)--
Nineteen private power compan-
les won their first major skirmish
in a battle to have the Tennessee
Valley Authority declared uncon-
stitutional when Federal Judge
John Gore today denied a iva
motion, asking dismissal of the
power companies suit.
He did not rule on the constitu-
tionality of the act. The decision
was made in a new test case in
which power companies attacked
the validity Of the IVA.
The iva sought to have the
action dismissed, contending its
legal domocile was in the judicial
district of North Alabama, and
that the suit should have been
filed there instead.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
Bv STEWART BROWN
lated Press Staff Correspondent

ROME, Oct. 10. CUP. A
movement designed to remove or
diminish MoScOw'S influence IN
European affairs appeared to be
taking shape last night as Premier
Renito MuSsOlini remained Seclud-
ed preparing instructions for Gal
eazZo Ciano. his foreign minister
and son-in-law. to carry out wnen
ne visits Berlin around October
20.
According to persons close 10
him. MuSsolini is convinced a Serl-
Gus situation in Europe viii result
unless Italy. Germany ana Eng
land persuade France to abandon
Soviet friendship and quietly set
tie their own private quarreiS
without the intervention of out
side influences. 1t is limited that
Ciano will carry message 10
Chancellor Adolf Hitler from Mus
solini suggesting that Germany
make one more friendly overture
towards France in the hope that
France now is ready to tear up
the Franco-Soviet pact and come
to an understanding with Ter
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
DEATH TAKES
CITY OFFICER
J. A. MAXWELL
Expires at Home Early To-
day After IS Years
of Service
FUNERAL SET FOR
3 P. M. ON SUNDAY

City Policeman Jesse Albert
(JeSS( Maxwell, member of the
city force for the past fifteen
years. died 4. his home this morn
ing ut 1870 O'Clock. following the
third Of series Of heart attacks,
the first of which was Suffered
while on duty Saturday night.
Mr.. Maxwell had taken a prisO-
ner to police station about $3.50
o'clock Saturday night, following
an arrest he had made and when
he arrived there was unable to
speak. He was relieved of the
care of the prisoner and 4 phySl-
cial called. First examination led
10 the belief that he was suffering
an attack of acute Indigestion.
He was sent home where h. re-
vived Sunday. but suffered an
other attack on Monday, and the
third, and fatal one, this morn
ing.
Mr.. Maxwell was the son Of
the late Jesse Maxwell and Mrs.
Sarah Guicc Maxwell. He had
served on the police force for
around Is years and would have
been 81 years old next February
Sth.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Willie Rogers,
who is the daughter of Mr.. Jessie
and Mrs. Ellen Rogers, both liv-
ing.
Mr.. Maxwell also leaves the
following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. X. z. Corn, Mrs. II. l.. Ward,
Mrs. c. b. Jackson, Mrs. j. l.:
Frazier, Mrs. l.. +. Garren and
Frank Maxwell.
He had no children.
Mrs. Maxwell has two brothers,
Melvin and Vernon, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Matte PittillO.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the Methodist church, in
charge of the pastor, Rev. +. X.
McLarty. assisted by the Rev. b.
f. Wall, pastor of the Baptist
church.
Interment will follow in Oak
dale cemetery, where the Wood
man lodge will take charge of the
concluding services.
Active pallbearers will be: Tom
Mullenax, Otis Powers, c. II. Ed
ney, S. (. EdmundSOn, l.. +.
Thompson and Everett Orr.
Honorary pallbearers will be:
Mayor A. V. Edwards, Mayor Pro-
tenn DR.. w. o. Allen, j. Harvey
Riggan. b. l.. Foster, and l.. k.
Geiger.
Music for the funeral service
will be rendered by the East Hen
Jacksonville quartet.
Members of both the families
of the late Mr.. Maxwell and of his
wife are all of this county.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-16
VINO TEACHERS
OPEN ANNUAL
SESSION TODAY
Laymen's Section Formally
Organized as Pre-
liminary
PAGEANT DIRECTED
BY GEO. TIDD SEEN

ASHEVILLE, Oct. l6.-Pre-
ceeding the 14th annual conven-
ton Of the Western Teachers as
sociation, which meets today, the
Laymen's division of the Western
district Of the North Carolina
education association, was organ
lied last night ut a banquet at
the Lee Edwards high school.
DIR. Hiden Ramsey, ASheville
newspaper man, was named pres
ident of the organization, Rev.
George B. Hammond, of Canton,
was named vice-president, and w.
ii. Plcmmons, principal of the Lee
Edwards school, was elected sec
retary-treasurer.
The nominations, the only ones
before the gathering, were made
by Il committee, composed of A.
J. HutchaS, Of Canton, w. A..
Schillcter, and S. NJ. Vining, Of
Tlyon.
F. NJ. Waters, superintendent
of Hendersonvillc city schools,
presided and turned the meeting
over to Mr.. Ramsey after the ban
quet was over. The invocation
was by Rev. l.. ID. Thompson, Of
Asheville, and speakers were Mrs.
Boyle Alley, Of Waynesville, pres
ident of the Western District
P.T.A. and n. p. Pearson, Of
Asheville.
The group, about rs in num-
Der, attended the presentation of
a pageant tracing the develo-
pment of education in Western
North Carolina. The pageant was
written by George w. Tidd, j.
of Hendersonville, and was in
charge of it. Mr.. Tidd, Mrs.
Maude B. Steele, of Asheville,
chairman Of research and pro-
duction, and Mrs. j. ScroOp Styl-
eS, narrator.
The first general session Of the
teachers convention will be held
at Lee Edwards high school at
las o'clock this afternoon, Dr..
Edgar w. Knight, of the Univer-
Continued on page three)