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The Washington times., 1937-12-21

SIMMONS. LLOYD E.-on Saturday. Do
cember 1s, 1887, ct Casualty Hospital
I'of Virrinia E. Simmons and SON Of Mrs.
Pearl Walton and brother OF Richard Ldn-
wood, Floyd Roy, Lee and Margaret Sim
'''JTIi Funeral from the W. ". Chambers Cons
pany Southeast funeral home, 617 EleV-
enth Street Southeast, on Tuesday. Oacem-
Der 81. 1887. at 2 p. m.
Relatives and friends invited.
Intern.ent in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

scAGGs, MARION E.-Suddenly. on Non
day, December 20. 1887. at her residence,
sCAGGs beloved wife of the late Edward
o. scaggs and sister of Mrs. ]. N. Beck
funeral from the ", ". Chambers Com:
pany funeral home. 1400 Chaplin street
1887. at II a. m.
Relatives and friends invited.
Interment in Arlington National Ceme'
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Eiichi Baba Dies,
Japanese Diplomat

TOKYO, Dec. 81 GN.S0.-Dr.
Eiichi BAHIA, former Japanese for.
eign minister, died today.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

SEXTON MINERVA Mon Saturday,
December 1s. 1887, at her late residence
the beloved wife Of the late Thomas sex;
ton and mother of Miss 1nez sexton snd|
Mrs Marion Siegfried and sister OF ArS'
Funeral services from the ". ". Chsnfs
bers Company Funeral Home, 14OO Chaplin
St. N. W.. on Tuesday, December II. a.
Z 80 p. nj. ,
Relatives and friends ares invited.
Intermenf private,
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

Funeral Designs
14O7 b St. N. W. Dist. 1900
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

MOORE, MARY EVELYN-on Sunday, De
cember 10. 1887, at her residence; 231s
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, MARY
EVELYN MOORE, beloved mother Of Mrs
Mary E. Crowder Remains resting at tht
W. W. Chambers Company Southeast fp
neral home SIT Eleventh Street. South
east. until Tuesday. December Fl. at pm
Services and interment at Bristol. Tenn
PHILLIPS. HUGH JACKSON - Suddenly
on Sunday. December 10. 1887, st hit
residence, 1419 Chaplin Street Northwest
HUGH JACKSON PHILLIPS, the beloved
husband of Emma Baldwin Phillips anc
father Of Howard W., Hugh J: rs anc
Albert Phillips; brother Of Mrs; Nettle
Biount of Brooklyn, N. T.. and Caro-
Phillips, Of Denver. Colo.
Remains resting at the ": W. Chambers
Company funeral home, 14OO Chapn street
Northwest, until Tuesday. December Il
1887, at a. m. thence to Salisbury, Mds
where services will be held in Trinity NJ
E. Church. South, at 2 p. M.
Relatives and friends invited.
Interment at Salisbury, Nd.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

ICAROLNA1OS 11th st, 8. E
HUSBAND LIES" Also - The Jones
Family in BIG BUSINESS"
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

STATE BETHESDA. MD
Kenny Baker in "MR. DoDD TAKES THE
AIR" Also-Rochelle Hudson in BORN
RECKLESS"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-06
CHURCH CELEBRATES 5oh ANNIVERSARY

Pocahonas. Virginia The First Baptist Church of tHi.
city celebrated with appropriate services its 5Oth Anniversary
from July 1919 Two expastors Rev T. wright pastor
Scott Baptist Church Buecd West Virginia and W
Lee, pastor High Baptist Church, Roanoke Virginia
preached during celebration grand pageant The Ioas
Church was presented The Rev R. II Bowden pastor white
Baptist preach n the Anniversary.
The Golden jubilee delivered me past
Rev John Williams SUNDAY morning and from o'clock n,i,
2:8O special boadcastng by choir and pastor wa.
preented over " H. S OF Bluefied West Virginia Three
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-06
NEGRO STATE BOARD BLAZES EDUCATIONAL TRAH
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featuring and Mechanical INDUSTRIES percent an TrueuoY
alton and Commerce Notccaby each of these heavy
indutres whore largely unsked labor
colleges must blaze the in changing this and they
must erect philosophy We have a prpo,ivc phi
losophy change this The Freedom learning education
al philosophy will not berae the Americans Negro He must
have philosophy education applied az the point Of
greatest need Today the points of
gon Politics, and Economics yet educational system
rests the Structure OF liberal The Negro state
Board of Education urging ornamental arac. improve
the religious welfare the Tenth American
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18
$1O,OOO-A-Year Salary
Paid To 18-Year-Old
Bob Feller

the American League strikeout
record in his first season as a
raw rookie. What had Bob done
He had just struck out II of Con-
ME Mack's Athletics. The record
of l6 strikeouts. made by the
great Rube Waddell. had stood
for 2S years. And here was this
17-year-old Iowa farm boy -
busting Rube's great record when
he had only been in the big
leagues few weeks
Oldtimers who hear of Eel
ler's $4,000 salary for his first
full season of big league baseball
shake their heads in wonder.
Why, Walter Johnson, the great
est speed ball pitcher in baseball
history, was paid $1,000 for his
first season. When he was at his
best, he collected $1,000 for a sea-
sons work, and there wasn't a
batter in the league who was sure
of seeing the ball when Walter de-
cided to put little extra muscle
behind it.
Babe Ruth, whose salary of
$4,000 was tops for baseball, be-
gan his career as a great left
handed pitcher. He led the Amer
lean league. And his pay check?
That was $4,000,
Then there was Big Ed Walsh.
one of the finest pitchers of his
time. He won 40 games for the
Chicago White Sox one season
something unheard of nova
days. while his salary was So
900. At the end of that season he
thought he was justified in ask
ing for raise. If he were pitch
ing today, he would ask for $780,
900. Big Ed thought it over a
long while, and finally asked for
$500. Comiskey turned him
down coldly. Walsh held out.
When the season opened, he came
around to the ball park to watch
the players practice. Comiskey
heard about it. Throw that guy
OUT" he ordered.
A little further back, in 1906.
the Chicago Cubs won a pennant
with a team whose combined
payroll wasn't over $4,000. This
season, manager Joe Mccarthy of
the Yankees will collect $4,000
for his services, and the salaries
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18

success during the season. He
worries about his contract and
misses spring training Some
times he even misses the first
part of the baseball season. Chick
Hafey of the St. Louis national
leaguers was such a man. In 1881
Chick held out He missed a lot
of spring training. He missed
part of the actual season. Besides
Chick had poor eyes and had to
wear glasses, a big handicap in
baseball. Just to show how diff
ficult it is to predict anything in
the sporting world, Chick Hafey
won the batting championship of
the National League that year.
Joe DIMAGGIO had such a
~ good season with the Yankees
that he demanded-and received
"a salary increase But Joe, too.
was handicapped at the start of
last season. His foot was injured
In spring training. The Yankee
trainer treated the injury with a
heat lamp. The treatment was too
strenuous and Joe's foot was
burned. He was out of the game
for the first part of the playing
season, but he, too, made good.
Perhaps you think that a burn
from baking lamp isn't serious
Do you remember Dale Alexan.
der? For four years in the
American League he didn't hit
less than 1925; for five years be-
fore that in the minors he didn't
hit below 1928. He won the bat
ting championship of the Amer
lean League in 1882. Then on the
morning of July 4th, 1888, he
wrenched his knee slightly. Moth
ing to worry about; ball players
often get over such things in two
or three days.
The trainer of the Red Sox put
Alexander's knee under the heat
lamp. The leg was more or less
numb from the wrench, and Alex
ander stayed under the lamp too
long. The skin turned flaming
red where the knee was burned.
The burn wouldn't heal; the skin
was always thin over the wound
and it broke easily. 1t caused him
to lose his batting form. He was
unable to play regularly. From
batting champion he dropped to
.278 and was sent to the minors.
From batting champion of the
American League, to Syracuse
and Newark in the minor leagues
all within the space of IL
months That's what heat
lamp burn can do.
Joe DiMaggio was fortunate
that it didn't happen to him.
Yes, batting luck is a queer
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18

of the playing members of the
team will of course be over and
above that. Lou Gehrig alone COL
lected more than that last sea-
son and probably will do so
again. The other Yanks all have
big ideas about what they want in
the way of salary increases, be-
cause the New York team won a
Worlds Series last fall in which
40 records were broken.
Are there any other rookie
pitchers who collected as much as
Bob Feller expects to earn in
1887? Yes. Some got more. There
was Bill Breckenridge of Dart
mouth, for instance. He Joined
the Philadelphia Athletics and
was paid a bonus of $4,000 for
signing his contract. The contract
called for a salary of $4,000. At
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18
BY Bob Edgren, Jr.
from SIS a month to $4,000
a season in one year.

from SIS a month to $4,000
a season in one year.
That's what a ball player can
do if he strikes it rich. That's
what Bob Feller, 1S-year-old
schoolboy. has done. In fact, he
nearly came into 100000 which
might have been his if a decis-
ion of Judge Landis. car of base
ball, had gone the other way.
How did Bob do it?
Two years ago he was pitching
for the Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance team. An old ball player, Pat
Donohue, saw him. Pat wrote to
a couple of ball clubs. Presently.
Feller was signed to a contract
in which he agreed to pitch for
the Fargo team for SIS a month.
Although the contract was signed
in June, 1885, Feller was to take
over his pitching duties in 1886.
Before he ever pitched a ball
for Fargo, while he was still an
amateur, he went to the Nation
al Amateur Baseball Tournament
at Dayton. Ohio. There he pitched
a one-hit game, showing such
blazing speed that he struck out
81 men.
More scouts came. They all
wanted him tc sign contracts. Of
fers got higher and higher. Sud-
denly someone discovered that
Feller was already signed to pitch
for Fargo. Feller kicked himself
for signing for SIS month. when
he could have had much more,
but it was too late.
AS matters turned out, it didn't
make any difference. His contract
was assigned to New Orleans in
1885, and before he had ever
pitched a ball for New Orleans,
he was assigned to Cleveland.
After pitching in the big
leagues for six weeks, Feller re-
turned to Van Meter, Iowa, where
10000 people greeted him at the
railroad station. There aren't TO-
600 people in Van Meter. It's pop
ulation is 400. The people came
from miles around. They wanted
to see the boy who had set the
big leagues ablaze by breaking
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18
If You're Good, There's Big Money In Baseba

thing. Ed Linke, pitcher on the
Washington Club, was a target
for American League hitters. Jesse
Hill, Ben Chapman, Oscar Melil-
10, Zeke Bonura, and Luke APP
ping bounced hard-hit baseballs
off Linke's ample form in 1886.
How could he take his revenge?
During that time he didn't hit a
single batter. But when the
American League batting aver
ages were published, Linkes re-
venge became apparent.
At the very top of the list of
American League batters, with
an average of 400 was Ed Linke.
A pitcher leading the American
League in batting!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18

eye on every item of expense.
President Sam Colacurcio of
the Newark club was seated in
the stands one day when Balti-
more was the visiting team. Gill,
one of the Baltimore outfielders,
came up to bat. Gill was having
one of those days when he
couldn't catch the ball just right,
but the pitcher couldn't put over
a clean third strike. Gill must
have fouled Is balls (at 81 each)
over the stands and out of the
park when President Colacurcio
rose from his seat and yelled:
Walk him! He's losing too many
balls!"
One reason old-time baseball
stars couldn't claim a high salary
was that big purchase prices were
almost unknown in former days,
and a player couldn't go up to
the business office and say: well,
if I am worth 100000 to this
club, how about paying me S2O,-
900 a season ?" Ty Cobb and Iris
Speaker, two of baseball's immor-
tails, sold for $3.50 each; Rogers
Hornsby cost even less. His con-
tract price was $500.
When Babe Ruth was sold to
the Yankees for S125,0O0 it was
certain that the Yankees could
never expect to pay him any
small amount.
When a player becomes a hold
out-and there were about so of
them at the start of this season
he usually hurts his chances for
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18

the end of the season, the Ath-
letics had won the pennant, and
their share of the Worlds Series
money gave an additional $4,000
to each player. Breckenridge
bought some more education with
his money and now is a practic.
ing lawyer in Oklahoma.
4 /AJOR league club owners
M nowadays confine thmselves
to resisting demands for huge
salary increases, but in the minor
leagues, an owner must keep his
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29
'23 GET eco
 PAPERS FILED
Next Enrolment Period t0 Start April I-5O AZ
 IOted Waterbury

Twenty-three out of twenty-five Civilian Conservation Corps appli~ cations received at the department of welfare office for the next eilT rollment period, which starts on Thursday, April 1, have been fors warded to Hartford, 1t was an- annuounced this morning.
 It was also announced at the local office that word has been received in regard to the importance of tah- ulating the full first name of all applicants.
 Waterbury has been allotted quota of fifty for the next enroli- ment period, April 1-15, but 1t s believed that a total of more than 20 local youths qualifying for future assignment will be regarded as very high. This is due to the fact that industry has picked up and 1t is ale most impossible to find boys be- tween the ages of 18 and 25, listed as relief or border line relief cases, who are not employed at the presS ent time.
 In conection with the COG an aIf-s nouncement has also been received at the local office from state -heads quarters that no less than 1900 eco campers have been advanced, in all parts of the country, to posi9 IS with the eco supervisory staff h Civil Service rating. Eleven o-s motions of this nature haveS cen made in the state of Connecticut.
 Applications for the next enroll- ment period may be secured at the department of welfare ofiice at any time by young men desiring to ap- ply for positions in eco camps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29
20 Men Added to WPA Today; Relief Su
Lent Is Over Marriages Boom!

Lent is over! Peruse the mar riage intentions records of the office of Town Clerk Dora A. Egan for the weekend. Many could not believe that yesterday was Easter Sunday, the end of Lent but the grand rush on the town clerks office for marriage licenses is sure enough proof. In all IA young men and women appeared to take out permits to wed.
 Those appearing were William R. Ellis, YMCA., and Al;na Lam arc, 486 North Main street; Eu- gene FIinter, 327 East Main street, and Dorothy H. Cruess, 52 Wall street; James A. FranseckinO, 25 Railroad Hill street, and Lucy J. Henry, I'll Geddes terrace.
 Also, George Harper, NaugatuCk, and Mary Mullins, 1OS2 South Main street; Richard Capaldo, PA Wilson street, and Felicia COcchi- ola, 103 Pinehurst avenue; Jo- seph Francis Lovetree, OakviIIe, and Mary Victoria Kyanskas, 124 ST 7nyside avenue; and PellegrinO D'Occhi0, 1O3 Division street, and Giacondia Perugini, 2O7 PIatt street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29
SPOILIGF17ING Brass City News
s'FOrty Hours"

At the o'clock Friday morning mass 40 hours devotion will be- gin at the Church of the Immac- ulate Conception and will con- tinue until the Il o'clock mass on Sunday. On Friday and Sunday processions will take place and during the entire period masses will be celebrated at 5:30, 2 and 8 o'clock on Friday and Saturday and at the regular hours on Sum- day. Benediction of the blessed sacrament will be pronounced Fri day and Saturday evenings at 8:30 o'clock. Saturday evening, also, novena players in honor of the Lady of the Miraculous Medal will be said.
 On April 9th, novena in honor of St. Joseph will begin, closing on April 14th, the feast of the patronage of St. Joseph.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29
700 Cases Will Be Checked; Dependent
 Employables Sought
Survey Will List All Cases as of March l-HOspital Relief Cases Not Included Actual EmpIOyabIes
 Will GO on WPA Lists

/ Twenty new men were added to the local WPA personnel this morn- ing to replace those who have been leaving work in private industry, it was reported by local officials.
 At the same time, members of the department of welfare stah started a survey of over 700 direct relief cases, this survey being for the pur- pose of ascertaining the number of emplayable cases dependent on the city of Waterbury. The survey will be completed on Wednesday of this week and following completion an attempt will be made in cooperation with the state WPA oflcials, to place as many as possible on work relief roles.
 It was pointed out that this sur- vey is not to be confused with the recent report of William M. Harris which had to do with the number of men under 50 who are at the resent time employed by the WPA.
 The present survey will include all local cases which were listed as of March l. It will not include cases which are listed at the department of welfare office as hospital relief cases.
 It was not stated today just how many direct relief cases here would be found ''employable" for WPA jobs but reports in the past few month sindicate that one of the reasons why there are a great num- Der of men receiving direct relief here is that they are not qualified, because of age and ill health, for either the WPA or work in private industry. The present survey will de- termine the actual number of "em- ployable", however, and 1t is appar- ent that the state intends to att tempt to place as many as possible on the WPA, thus lessening the burden on the city.
 The survey will be conducted in all parts of the state under the genaral direction of the regional re- search supervisors of the WPA. The public relief agencies have been re- quested to furnish referral slips to the WPA district of1lce for cases which are to, be covered in the sur- vey. Public relief agencies have al- so been requested to assume the responsibility of the appearance of each selected worker for an inter view at the WPA district office. For Waterbury, the men selected for in- terview will probably report to New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29
Child Dies

Funeral services were held this afternon at the COl0santO Funeral Home, 934 Bank street, for two-year old Nicholas Cos cia, who succumber at St. Mary's hospital yesterday morn ing to burns he had suffered Saturday at his home. The in- fant was the son of MT. and Mrs. John Coscia of 212 Charles street.
 The boy was scalded by hot wa ter at his home Saturday morn- ing and was admitted to St. Mary's hospital. He was badly burned about the upper part of his body.
 The parents are the only survivors. Rev. Patrick J. Flynn pastor of the church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Off1ciated at the funeral services. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29
Week End Crashes
 Keep Police Busy
Many Arrests Made as Accidents Are Reported -Four
 Hurt in Head=On Collision in ThomastOn

the driver, suffered a severe back injupry and had two ribs fractured Mrs. Mihaly was injured, as was her son, Joseph, 2. All three were treated at Waterbury hospital, At torney Humbert Mangini, brothers of the driver, suffered an ankle fracture and numerous lacerations about the face and head. He is at St. Mary's hospital.
 George Brooks, of the Boys Club, and John Sakalauskas, of 151 Dra- her avenue, were injured in Plain vile last night when their car struck a machine driven by Gene Willett of 48 Winsor street, Torring- ton. Five members of the Willett family were hurt.
 In Naugatuck a hit and run driver struck Michael Zero, also known as Michael Fetley of Andrew avenue, Naugatuck. He is being treated at St. Mary's hospital for a leg frac- ture and other injuries. Michael Swiderski, 25, of 26 Magill street, suffered possible leg fracture when struck by car in Naugaatuck. The machine was driven by Andrew Wasdo of Cotton Hollow road, Nau- gatuck. John Lacy, 25, Of Pied mont street, Waterbury, was arrest ed iu Naugatuck on drunken driv- ing charge.
 Lillian Hurbon, g, of Clover street was arrested in Prospect by State Troopers Mayo and Baylis last night following a collision. She is charged with failure to grant the right of way and operating without a license. Miss Hurbon and Miss Mary Ber- zinskas, 20, of this city, a passen- ger, were injured in the accident and were treated at St. Mary's hospital.
 A car owned by Dr.. John w. Fruin slipped its brakes on Will low street and ran backwards down the hill for considerable distance. The car ended its solo journey on the lawn of the home of Isaac Kel- logg at Willow and West Grove streets.
 No one was injured in a triple collision on Meriden road The cars were ouerated by William Bailey of GA Bishop street, Edward McGrath of GA Wolcott street and John York of 2735 East Main street,
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 Natalie Martin of Hartford, and Claire Finer of Meriden were treat ed at Waterbury hospital for minor injuries suffered in an accident on Wolcott.