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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Admiral Can Beat Pompoon Anytime, Says Kurtsinger
Victorious Declares in

have beaten Pompoon by q bigger
margin If I had urged the Admiral
on. was never afraid Of POM
poon, even at the finish"
Wright, Pompoon's rider, from
Rexburg. Idaho, heartily congratu-
lated Kurtsinger.
"Pompoon just didn't have the
speed at the finish to stick his head
In 'front.'" he said. I'D like to
bet, though, that Pompoon will
beat War Admiral this season,
probably In the Belmont Stakes,
June S."
After several minutes delay at
the post, the shrill cry They're
of" rose as the thousands Of spec
tators, craning their necks, stand
ing on chairs and boxes, and seated
on ratings, signalized the start Of
another OF the historic Preamesses.
There was steady roar from
the crowd as the horses tore down
the track past the stands, with
War Admiral in front and the
others punched behind. There was
q loud plea for Pompoon to come
on" as Jerry Louchheim's colt
caught War Admiral.
The fans were ON their feet
cheering and pleading as the two
challengers for the big victory
came driving down the stretch, and
all was noise as they raced across
the wire.
More than 5000 fans f1lled the
yellow wooden stands, TANNED the
concrete lawn" and sprawled out
over the green infield across tho
track where q blue uniformed band
pumped sprightly tunes.
After the race, KWtsinger rode
War Admiral into tho Winnee,s
circle and happily received the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16

IN CHARLESTON, w. Va, on June
IA the Nationals are to be a party
to novel exhibition double header.
Stopping off on the way home from
Chicago, they will engage the Phillies.
In the other part of the bill the Ath-
letics will tackle the Reds.
Nearly 10000 enjoyed the week end
betting battle Stone did a nifty
bit OF base running in the first to get
his triple Cronin was getting
Cramers' throw as Rocky turned Sec
ond. but the runner checked the sit
uation nicely and got into third an
eyelash ahead Of the relay the
right-center angle was a popular place
for Washington's extra base hits i.
all except Simmons homer went there
-. Yves Ferren picked up Groves bat
and strobe to the plate in the ninth
he lined to left, but Simmons,
rs he fell, made the catch. J. Blk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16

horseshoe wreath that was hung
over the colts head. Kurtsinger
plucked flowers from it and tossed
them to the crowd that rnassed
around and cheered him.
Owner Sam Riddle, who was Ill
in his Philadelphia home when
War Admiral won the Kentucky
Derby last week, saw hts horse
achieve the same Preakness tri-
umph that his other great thor
oughbred, Man O War, won in
1920.
Trainer George Conway received
the big silver Woodlawn Trophy
for Riddle, while q miniature
trophy was carried to Riddle in
his club house box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16

Field and rooms, but no board.
Field and board, but no rooms.
Room and board but field un-
available due to use by schools
squad.
Field available but room and
board out because new dietitian
and dormitory superintendent to
be hired at time of Redskin train
ing and would prove confusing and
conflict with schools interests.
Exhorbitant cost.
No showers.
Fear Redakins would ruin field!
When last seen Espey was headed
for Silver Spring to consult with
Col. Brooke Lee, who owns . grid
iron there It seems that the
colonel had In mind putting up q
big wigwam to house the Maxst,all
Tribe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
SPEEDWAY marks
| SETBY CUMMINGS
Wild Bill Wins Pole for In
dianapoIis Race With
His Two Records.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
I INDIANAPOLIS, May 15.-Wild
Bill Cummings, grinning home
town boy with heavy foot, left
4 broken speedway records In his
wake today as he won the pole posi-
ton for the 500-mile automobile race
here May 81.
Cummings, one of the II drivers to
qualify today for the race, broke the
all-time official speedway record for
one lap when he wheeled his four
cylinder front-drive creation around
the track on the last lap of the Is
mile qualifying sprint at 1875 1879 miles
an hour.
That gave him qualifying speed of
123445 miles an hour for the full Is
miles-aso an all-time speedway
record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16

Among the celebrities and dieni-
taries at the race were scores of
Senators and Representatives from
Washington. These included Sen
ator Pat Harrison Of Mississippi.
Senator w. G. McAdoo of Cali.
forniA and Senator George Rad
clif1e Of Maryland.
Others in the big crowd were
Mayor Howard jackson Of Balti-
more, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, John Sloan,
Gov. Charles F. Hurley Of Massa-
chusetts, William du Pont, IT,;
John Hay Whitney and Postmaster
General James Farley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
BARRIER IS UNPOPULAR
Belmont to Suspend Australian
Turf Start Indefinitely.

NEW YORK, May Is (P.-Joseph
E. Widener, president of the West
chester Racing Association which op-
crates the Belmont Park track, an
nounced today he will suspend tenn
porarily the use Of the Australian
starting barrier at the course.
The barrier, tried in Florida last
Winter and used only to a limited ex-
tent at Belmont, has not been popu-
lar with the fans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Simmons R0s0x
WHIPS P0MP00N
BY HEAD IN DUEL
$4,000 Watch Derby Winner
Score in ScintiI|atjnu
Stretch Run.
Continued From First Paee)

. mile, War Admiral was in front by
. length and the race appeared to
be repetition OF the Derby parade
Is Flying Scot and Joe w. Browns
Jewell Dorset, only f1lly in the field
OF eight. began to find the race too
swift. The Riddle colt ran the first
quarter in IS lis seconds.
Meanwhile, Wayne Wright, the Rex
burg, Idaho, veteran, was preparing
Pompoon for the race Of his life. The
son Of Pompey, having dispelled all
question as to his route-runninp
ability in the Derby, was slow hitting
his stride, but once he started running
his long strides quickly carried him
Into a contending position.
The orders Of c. F. Danny" Clarke.
trainer OF Pompoon. were to keep the
Louchhe4m ace at War AdmiraIs
TANKS to the homestretch and then
strike. Wright obeyed orders per-
fectly, although he did not reach
second place until midway of the back
stretch. There he hung like leech
while War Admiral reeled of the s
furlongs in 1925 and the mile in
l:3725.
Kurtsinger Uses Whip.
Coming out of the backstretch,
Kurtsinger gave War Admiral a crack
OF the whip in an effort to shake of
Pompoon. But this time there was
no repetition Of the Derby, for the
son OF Pompey stuck to his guns, ans
wering every move of his rival with
one Of his own.
War Admiral went a trifle wide at
the turn Leading into the homestretch.
That gave Wright his chance. He
quickly shot Pompoon up and when
the pair Strengthened out for the three
hxteenths Of mile run to the finish
line, only q head separated them.
War Admiral's head was in front,
however, and there 1t stayed through
q bitter drive that saw both jockeys
swinging their whips in an attempt
to get little more speed out Of their
mounts.
A sixteenth Of mile from home it
appeared as II Pompoon would be
equal to the task and hand the favor
ite his first defeat of the year. He
moved up until only inches separated
their bobbing heads. That was as
close as Wright could drive the Louch-
helm ace, however.
Recalling the feats of his famous
sire, War Admiral refused to give
ground and they drove under the wire
still only inches apart. The decision
was close, but there was no doubt that
War Admiral had won.
Second Pays $4,000
The narrow margin meant much,
not only In honor but riches. for sec
ond place was worth only $4,000.
The wagering indicated a two-horse
race and that's what it was. Flying
Scot was six length back in third
place, beating Julie M. Lofts Mosaw-
tire by q length and half. For
finishing third Flying Scots owner
received $4,000, while Mosawtre's
fourth place was worth $4,000.
Mosawtre saved the last money
position by length from Mrs. w. H.
Furst's Over the Top, stablemate Of
War Admiral until a few days ago.
Then came Walter NJ. Jeffords Matey,
the big disappointment; Eunice G.
Rand's Merry Maker, an outsider
when the track became fast, and jew
ell Dorset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Record Smashed Twice.

THE speedway record for qualifying
was broken twice during the day.
About an hour preceding Cummings
run Wilbur Shaw, another 1ndianap-
oils driver, turned the rs miles in
l22.751 miles an hour.
The previous one-lap record at the
speedway was set in 1928 by Leon
Duray. 1t was 1240l8 miles an hour.
Duray also held the old qualifying
record Of l22.09l miles an hour.
The qualifiers today for the race
included two former winners. Cum
mings won the 500-mile classic IN
1884, and the other was Louis Meyer,
who won in 1929. 1888 and 1896.
Meyer, driving a car entered by Mike
Boyle Of Chicago, qualified at 1868
miles an hour, which gave him the
middle position in the second row Of
the starting lineup.
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Rookie in First Row.

HE hrSt TOW, as determined BY to-
days trials. will be composed Of
Cummings, Shaw and Herb Ardinger
Of Glassport Pa, comparative rookie
on the speedway track Ardinger's
time was 12l 1888 miles an hour.
At the inside position of the second
row will be Billy VIM of Detroit,
who qualified at 1882 Meyer will
be next to him and then will come the
veteran Ralph Hepburn Of Los An
geles, driving the car with which
Meyer won last years race. It is
entered in this years event by Meyer.
Hepburn's qualifying speed was
1l8800 miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Redskins Are Homeless Here

w YrTH the fame and ad-
w washington ~ Redskins
you'd think it . cinch
to ind training accommodations
In this big city for George Mar
shalls pro gridders, but, take it
from Jack Espey, business manager
and publicity man Of the club, it's
anything but.
Today Espey had exhausted
about Ill prospects for . suitable
training site In Warrington or its
immediate vicinity. He has trav-
eled, he estimates, more than 800
miles within the Metropolitan area
in . fruitless quest for accommo-
dattons that combine . gridiron,
room and board.
Some Of the difficulties:
Field, but no rooms and board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
DEAD mailman RAZZED

CORNTH, Miss, May Is R.-
Eddie Baker, So, 4 light-heavyweight
wrestler, failed to bulge from the
canvas after he had been pinned by
his opponent, Roy Welsh Of Jackson,
Tenn. here last night.
Eight hundred fans shouted for the
match to continue. A physician was
called to the ring.
He found that Baker was dead. The
doctor expressed the opinion Baker
died from heart failure brought On by
strain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
CUNNINGHAM iron MAN.
Wins Race in New York, His
Third in Four Days.

NEW YORK, May Is @.-Glenn
Cunningham, who raced here Wednes-
day and at Memphis Friday night, got
back in time to win his third race Of
the week at high school meet today
Cunningham won q special three
lap event, 1,l55 yards. by yard and
. half from Bill Ray, former Manhat-
tan College star, and now Kansas
Glenn's teammate on the New York
Curb Exchange A. A. team. Dave Ur-
bach, another Curb Exchange runner,
was third.
The time for the odd distance was
3:123.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Sports Program
For Local Fans

FOR Local ans
TODAY.
Base Ball.
Boston VS.. Washington, Griffith
Stadium, g.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball
Boston VS.. Washington, Gritith
Stadium, 3:15.
George Washington vs.. Mount
st. Mary's, Emmittsburgh, Md.
Wilson vs. Eastern public high
title series), Eastern Stadium,
$3.50.
Washington-Lee VS.. Maryland
F'rosh, College Park, 4.
Boxing.
Buddy Scott VS.. Hobo Williams,
10 rounds. feature bout, Turner's
Arena, $50.
Track
Catholic University VS.. Gull
ford College, Guiford. N. c.
TUESDAY.
Base Ball.
st. Louis vs.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium, 3:l5.
v. M. I. vs.. Maryland, College
Park, 4.
Central VS.. Roosevelt public
high title series), Roosevelt Sta
dunn, $50.
st. Adams W. Georgetown Prep,
Garrett Park, Nd, 3.
WEDNESDAY.
Base Ball.
st. Louis VS.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium. 3:l5.
Georgetown VS.. Quantico Ma
rines, Quantico, Va.
Eastern vs.. Bethesda Chevy
Chase, Garrett Park, Md, $3.50.
Landon VS.. Episcopal, Alex
andria, Va, $50.
Tennis.
Tech vs.. Western public high
title series), Pierce Mill courts, 4.
THURSDAY.
Base Ball.
St. Louis VS.. Washington, Crit
nth Stadium, 3:15.
Western vs.. Tech public high
title series, Western Stadium,
$50.
Central vs.. Maryland Frosh,
College Park, 4.
Washington-Lee High vs.. Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase, Garrett Park,
Nd, $3.50.
Track.
Preliminaries, public high school
meet, Central Stadium, SIS.
Tennis.
Eastern vs.. Georgetown Frpeh,
Hilltop courts, $3.50.
FRIDAY.
06Se Dali.
Cleveland vs.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium, 3:l5.
Landon vs.. Friends, Friends
field, $3.50.
Fredericksburg High vs.. WASH
ington-Lee High, Ballston, Va,
$50.
Finals, public high school meet,
Central Stadium, 3:15.
American University vs.. GAL
laudet, Kendall Green, 3:15.
Lacrosse.
St. Johns Frosh VS.. Maryland
Frosh, College Park, 4.
Tennis.
Western vs.. St. Adams, st.
Adams courts, 315.
Tech VS.. Georgetown Prep, Gar
ret Park, Nd, $3.50.
SATURDAY.
Base Ball.
Cleveland vs.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium, 3.
George Washington VS.. Wash
ington College.
Georgetown vs.. Navy, Annapolis
Md.
Roosevelt vs.. Greenbrier Mill
tary Academy. Lewisburg, w. Va
McDonogh vs.. st. Adams, st.
Adams field, 1890.
Eastern vs.. Loyola, Baltimore,
Md.
Track.
Maryland vs.. Navy, Annapolis,
Md.
La Sale W. Catholic Univer.
sity, Brookland Stadium, 2:30.
Lacrosse.
Maryland vs.. Johns HopkinA
Baltimore, Md.
Tennis.
Pittsburgh VS.. GEORGETOWN, Hill.
top courts, :.
Woman1 City q Washinston
tournament, Rock Greek courts, /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Mats Get AWAY Well.

THE Washingtons crashed the scor-
ing column in the opening round
that Hill began with q single slapped
to short left. Lewis followed with
another solid smack to right to check
in Jess at third. Joe Kuhel, the only
National other than the batterymCn
and pinch-batting blokes to go hitless,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Weauer.Marcum Battle Due
As Mats Seek Edge on Bosox;
Riddles Arm Stops Stealers

4 IL even with the Red Sox in
~ the annual series-but one
~ game was played in Boston
a last month and the Nationals
lost that-Bucky Harris planned to go
after the edge this afternoon with
his veteran right-hand hurler. Monte
Weaver. The professor himself will
be shooting for an even break, having
run into difficulty since beating the
world champion Yankees in his first
start Of the campaign
Manager Joe Cronin will counter
with the rejuvenated John Marcum.
This right-hander. who could pitch to
no better than an 8-and-13 record
last season, boasts Z 4-and-0 slate
this year.
The Red Sox will remain in our
midst through tomorrow afternoon.
A T A late hour yesterday no X-ray
had been taken OF Catcher John
ny Riddles ailing arm. The minor
league veteran. who pulled up lame
after being bought from the mdianap-
oils club and caused Owner Griffith
to demand an investigation Of the
deal by Judge Lands, insisted yester-
day that the arm was o. K. and that
he be sent into action. He worked
seven innings before giving way to a
pinch-batter, and three times pegged
to second. His heaves nipped little
Dallesandro and Foxx, but he was too
low trying to get Cramer in the fifth.
He was to be behind the bat again
today.
NOTHING seriously wrong with
Chapman's arm, says Griffith.
Just mild soreness. But Ben's bat
ting eye still is blurred, and with Jess
Hill getting three-for-four Is he did
yesterday, it may be . spell before
Chapman gets back to the lineup.
Cecil Travis, his knee healed, is apt
to return to the game 1t any time.
The Nationals did not miss the
youngster yesterday, though, what
with Ossie Bluege seeking q double
and single and sending over two
tallies.
SIMMONS gave warning Of what
might be expected OF him in
hitting way later In the game when
IN the sixth he backed Dellesandro
against the sun-parlor wall for .
catch. That blow would have been
homer In Bostons Fenway Park. And
the home run In the eighth would
have cleared the street beyond Fen
way Parks left field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Al.lez. oop!
tBatted for Riddle in seventh.
IRatted for NeNSnm In xeNenfh
d q Z LCU
Boston
Wa shipptop

tBatted for Riddle in seventh
TBatted for Newsom in seventh.
Boston -.--- 900 80 oOn-4
washington ---------- ITO 100 1lX-5
Runs batted in-Kuhel. Buege 90.
Foxx t2l. Higgins. ,Cronin. Lewis SIM
mons. Two-base hit-Bluege. Three
base h1tS-Hll Stone, Myer. Homo
runs-FoxX. Higgins. Simmons Stolen
bases-Cramer. Hill Double plays-Doerr
Fox Left on bases-Boston. 6: wash
tngton. g.. Bases on Balls-On NeWSom.
8: of Appleton. l. Struck out-By Grove,
2: by Newsom. . Hits-On Newsor 8
In 7 innings: of Appleton. in 2 innings.
Winning pitcher-Appleton. Umpl-es-
Messrs. Dinneen Hubbard and owens.
Time-1.5S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
Both Sides in Hitting Mood.

THIS earnest seeking was character
istic Of the contest. In all. the
Nationals garnered of Grove dozen
hits good for % bases. Backing SIM
mons homer were three triples. dou-
Bile and seven singles. Jess Hill, the
subbing outfielder, contributed three
Dagger and two one-basers to the
cause to lead the attack
Newsom did not take as much
punishment as Grove. but enough TO
get him out of the game after seven
sessions of service. Over that span.
the Bosox got to Buck for eight hits.
all singles other than the brace Of
homers, and three walks Off Buck,
the visitors managed to get on the
runway in all innings except his last.
With the Red Sox run to the good
as the Nationals came up for their
seventh batting turn. Manager Harris
elected to call on his reserves which
eliminated Bashful Buck as we'll as
Johnny Riddle. the starting catcher
That let Pete Appleton get to the
pitching peak and Pete went through.
two innings to yield nothing more
than a pass and get credit for the
victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
League Statistics
MAY 16, 1887.
AMERICAN.
flaming Or THE CTIrRS

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
RESULTS YESTERDAY

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Philadelphia. 81; New York. 2-2.
Cincinnati. 8: Chicago, 2.
et. Louis 4. Pittsburgh. 2.
8rooklyn-Boston, wet grounds.
CANES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Phila ut New York.
BROOKLYN Ut Boston. CHICAGO at Olnci
ct. L. at r1ttsburgh. Only game scheduled.
CHICAGO ct 0lnci.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
TELLING HIT MADE
OFF GROVE IN 9TH
Fox, Higgins Get Circuit
Drives Off NeWsom-Wjn
Goes to Appleton.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

TT WAS "home-run" day at Grit
nth Stadium yesterday, with tbs.
Red Sox marking their first IN
4 vasion of the Washington ball
yard this year with two circuit clouts
and the Nationals celebrating the re-
turn to their own lot after two weeks
Of travel with only one blow for four
bases. But that one meant the most.
The important homer happened TO
be the second cracked by Al Simmons
in the campaign and it came in The
eighth inning to break up slam bang
battle and get the Nationals out Of
the trenches with a 5-to-4 victory
Simmons four baser, made off Lefty
Grove after one was out in the eighth,
was more modest in length than either
of those leaping from Bosox bats. 1t
was hoist that barely cleared tho
sun parlor barrier back of left.
In the fourth round, Jimmy Foxx
and Pinky Higgins had hammered
Bashful Buck Newsom in succession
for round-trippers. Foxx's third Of
the year was a luSty 400-foot wallop
into the center-field end of the open
stand that came with Joe Cronin on
the runway to get the Red Sox even
with the Griffmen. Higgins hit that
got the visitors their first lead was a
smash into the same stand back Of
left center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON. s: Boston. 4.
Chicago. 8: cleveland. o.
st. Louis. IL: Detroit 3.
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Boston at WASH. 3. Bos at WASH. 3:15.
New York At Phila. New York at Phila.
Detroit at Ct. Louis. Only games scheduled
Cleveland at Chicago.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
PLANNED SOCIETY

A group called the National Resources Com
mittee" has finally made its report to President
Roosevelt. 1t is story of 100000 words in length.
A socal-minded research engineer such as Charles
F. Kettering could have made the same report in
500 words
The research engineers, the inventors, of today
are the spiritual heirs of Socrates. Their minds
are as open the stars in the heavens The poll
tician can never understand this. He wears party
label and therefore dons party blinkers. He deals
in emotions, not the mind
And while the politicians "plan society there
will come out of the research laboratories new
ideas, new machines, new inventions that will make
their "planned society" look like castle of sand
after the tide has swept over it.
Moses and Isaiah and Jesus gave to the world
the only possible program of planned society. That
is thing of the spirit and not of blueprints. No
man, no group of men, can map out mechanical
civilization because it is not given to men to know
what is around the corner-Malcolm W. Bingay in
Detroit Free Press.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
MEANEST RACKET

The meanest racket has cropped up again, as 1t
has several times before in various places.
This time it is in Knoxville, Tenn, that an old
lady called the State Department of Institutions
and Public Welfare, and wanted to know why she
hadn't received her pension check "as the man had
promised"
She had paid someone dollar on his promise
to speed up granting of her old age pension.
The contemplate racket must be smeared quick
ly every time if it lifts its head. For the law pro-
hibts taking of any Compensation directly or in
directly" for helping people to get their old age
benefits. ....-..
1t is worth year in Jail or $1,000 fine, or both,
to take money for aiding or pretending to aid any
old person to apply for the pension.
This rigid rule is necessary to prevent opening
up humanitarian law to the most contemplate of
racketeers. r-.a
Every suspected case ought to be promptly re-
ported to the proper authorities and just prompt
" squelched.- -Greenville Piedmont.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
THE PEOPLE TO BLAME

Over in North Carolina county, sheriff was
arrested by highway officials for drunk driving.
This is rather serious charge even though the
sheriff may be able to produce enough evidence to
clear him of the charges. The very fact that a
charge has been brought indicates that the sheriff
is not 100 per cent for sobriety.
But this is not the first time that the sheriff of
that county has been charged with conduct entirely
unbecoming to man who is supposed to be a
peace officer. Many months ago, he was charged
with drunkenness in one case and with drunk driv-
ing in another case. And he was disqualified for
holding of the office of sheriff.
But then what happened? The voters of the
county reelected the man to the office of sheriff
regardless of the fact that such serious charges
had been preferred against him and conviction had
resulted.
We can hardly blame public official for unbe
coming conduct and illegal actions when the voters
themselves are rotten to the core. At least one
county in North Carolina should hang its head in
shame People who are for law obedience certainly
must be thoroughly Disguised with that particular
North Carolina county.-Rock Hill Is. c. Herald