davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
Otto, MOnarchist
Leaders Confer

VIENNA, Dec. Is Q.N.S).
Archduke Otto of Hapsburg, pre-
tender to the Austrian throne, met
Austrian and Hungarian monarch
ist leaders at Vaduz, Liechten-
stein, December II, it was revealed
by well-informed quarters today.
A great pro-Hapsburg propaganda
drive Is expected to result.
The Washington times., 1937-12-15

DEAD
C. H. carlson, master, S. S.
Meing.
Charles Lee Ensminger, store
keeper of the Panay. Ocean Beach,
Cal.
SandrO Sandini, Italian news
man.
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Carl Henry Birk, electricians
mate, MiIaca, MINI.
Peres, Dix ZiegIer, ships cook,
Delaware, Ohio.
Edgar william George Hulsebus,
coxSwain. Canton, mo.
Kenneth James Rice, cleo
trician's mate, .Mishawaka, Ind.
INJURED LESS SERIOUSLY
r. Cassie, embassy clerk, les
injury.
Lieut.. COmdr. James J. Hughes,
commanding officer U. S. S.
Panay, Washington, d. c.. broken
leg. ... 49,. ,-.
Lieut.. Arthur F. Anders.' execu.
tive officer, the Panay, CallejO,
Cal, gunShOt wound in back.
The Washington times., 1937-12-15

Inc Americans were James Mar.
shall, Golfers Magazine writer,
F. H. Vines, Roanoke, Va. EN-.
ploye Of the American British To.
bacco Company, and j. L. Hodge,
fireman's mate, of Siluria, Ala,
They arrived by seaplane from
Wuhu.
WOUNDED BY SHOTS
Several Of those injured were
found to be suffering from gun.
shot wounds" which further
tended to bear out the unofficial
eyewitness stories that the Japa.
nese attackers used machine guns,
either from the air or from the
water surface, in addition to the
aerial bombing.
Thus, the attackers must have
been close enough to realize they
we're attacking foreign ships, In
the viewpoint Of naval officers.
PLANES VERY LOW
Visibility was excellent at
the time of the attack" Mar
shall said. "The japanese planes
flew so low that it was impoSsi-
bly, for them not to know they
were attacking foreign ships.
THE Panay opened fire on
the Japanese planes when the
first bomb was dropped and
kept blazing away until the last
minute.
THE first bomb hit the fore
castle Of the Panay. When the
gunboat began to sink. Capt. ].
j. Hughes ordered all hands to
abandon the ship.
AIDED CARLSON
"All passengers and members
Of the crew Jumped overheard.
II got aboard the Standard
Vacuum vessel Mel An and
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
President Buys T.B. Seals
From Visiting 'Totvn Crier'

President Roosevelt today made
his annual purchase of Christmas
seals to aid the fight against tu-
berculosis, from the Town Crier, I"
who was the model for the picture
appearing on the 1887 seals.
The "Town Crier" is John Viii.
kins. Of this city, a member Of the
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
Son of Einstein
Studies Projects

LOS ANGELES. Dec. is d.Ns),
H. Albert Einstein, son Of the
world.famous scientist, was in
Los Angeles today to make a
study Of American water projects
for the Swiss government.
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
NOTED JEWELER DIES

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-A
heart attack caused the death
yesterday of Robert E. Albright,
81, widely known in the Philadel-
phia jewelry trade. He was
stricken in his store.
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
Panay Survivors
Tell Of Sinking

SHANGHAI Dec. Is (INS.).-Three Americans survivors
of the Japanese attack which sent the United States gunboat
Pany and three merchant vessels the bottom of the Yangze
arrived here today dprove Japanese assertion that poor
visibility responsible for the mistaken assault
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
HOUSE BATTLE
ON WAGE BILL
NEARS CLIMAX
Vote to Be Taken
On AFL Plan
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

-DJ V4A4AAAS1As3 Os 4NA@AA6@
G.N.s.) A bitter battle between
the two big labor organizations
neared a climax today as the
House prepared to vote on a pro
posal to substitute the wage-hour
bill backed by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor for the Admins
tration's Black -Connery bill.
with the CIo fighting the move,
partisans of the AFL rallied all
possible strength for the show
down vote.
Representative Dockweiler CD
of California will offer the AFL
bill, which would fix Accent
hourly wage minimum and 40-hour
maximum week by law, with ex-
emptions to be granted by State
labor departments and the law to
be enforced by the Department Of
Justice.
TEXT ON SUBSTITUTES
The House also faced = test on
other substitute proposals for the
Black Connery bill. Two other
substitutes akin to ths AFL
bill were to be offered by Repre-
sentatives Griswold CD Of In
diana and Phillips CD Of Con-
11ecticut.
Representative Lamneck CD of
Ohio planned to offer a COM
promise measure, which would
lodge supervision OF wage-hours IN
the Federal Trade Commission.
A group of New England Demo
Gratis and Republicans Joined to
back the substitute bill of Repre-
sentative Lawrence Connery CD
of Massachusetts, brother Of the
late Representative William Con-
merry, who was co-author Of the
Black-C k-Connery bill. Denouncing the
bill, as amended by the Labor
Committee, Representative Con-
merry charged it violated principles
for which his brother fought. He
urged that his brothers name be
taken off the bill.
TARIFF PROVISION
The Connery substitute contains
the same wage-hcur limits as the
Federation bill, but it also contains
a provision barring from the
United States foreign-made goods
produced by lower standards than
American-made goods.
eve are especially interested
In the tariff provision, because
Ii progles protection needed"
said rs tesentative Martin (R0
of Massachusetts. at was pro-
vision afdently sought by the
lats Representative Billy Con-
nsrvn
Chairman Mary T. Norton. Of
the Labor Committee, was ready
Tor fiie showdown, but would make
no predictions.
III hear so many different
stories I don't know what to
believe she said.
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
y. S. to Dispatch
NeU Protest On
Bombing
By ROBERT G. NIXON

(I.N.S0 More deeply concerned
after eyewitness accounts Of the
bombing Of the gunboat Panay,
which disclosed Japanese patrol
boats machine-gunned the sinking
craft, American officials today de-
termined upon answering In
sistence that Japan give an iron
clad guarantee against further in
reference with Americans or their
rights in China.
A further protest over the de-
struction Of the Panay and three
American oil tankers was being
considered in view Of the new facts
which have been revealed on the
cold -blooded manner in which the
Japanese air and land forces went
about systematic destruction Of
the four craft, all prominently dis
playing the American flag. (
DELIBERATE ATTACK
Eyewitness accounts from news.
paper correspond dents who survived
the Panay bombing today gave
vivid proof that the japanese
planes flew low over the ships
while they were at anchor
dropped their bombs in repeated
attacks, and then Japanese rivel
boats appeared and opened fire or
the sinking craft and their help
less cargo of refugees and crew
with machine guns. . "
It became perfectly apparent to
the American Government that
the attacks were deliberate and
that there was nj possibility the
Japanese were unable to ascertain
the identity of the vessels, as they
claimed.
s PROFUsE REGRETS
In a formal apology, in which
they offered profuse regrets, com
plete indemnifications, punish
ment for the military personnel
involved in the attack, and a
partial guarantee against recur.
renee of similar incidents, the
japanese claimed:
lowing to poor visibility. how
ever, the aircraft, although they
descended to fairly low attitudes,
were unable to discern any mark
to show that any one of them
was an American ship or man.
of-war."
The japanese sought to excuse
their attack on the ground that
they bombed the Panay and the
tankerS because they thought they
were carrying fleeing Chinese
troops upriver from Nanking.
VISIBILITY GOOD
But this explanation, angered
officials declared, does not hold
water in view of the facts now
revealed concerning the airplane
bombing and subsequent machine
gun attack.
The State Department received
information that the day was
clear and fair and there was no
question Of low visibility as
claimed by Japan.
The Washington times., 1937-12-15

Lieut.. John w. Geist, watch
officer. q. S. s. Panay. Altoona,
Pa.
Alex KOEak, machinist mate,
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
AIDED CARLSON

"All passengers and members
Of the crew Jumped overheard.
II got aboard the Standard
Vacuum vessel Mel An and
The Washington times., 1937-12-15
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Sleet or rain, low temperature about
80 tonight: tomorrow mostly cloudy,
slightly warmer. "Details on Page 2e0
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
GOLF TOURNEY
SCHEDULED AT
CORON ADO

CORONADO, Calf, August 30
Under the sponsorship of the Coro-
nado Sports and Recreations, in
corporation the first annual Auc-
ton Sweepstake golf tournament
will be played at the Coronado
Country club September Hip and
1919.
This was the announcement to-
day by Roy Pickford, president of
the sports group, who said that the
tourney will be open to all amateurs
having handicaps of 18 or under.
Professionals invited
This tournament will be match
play as in the British Amateur, and
it will be the first time such a
competition ever has been staged
in the country" Pickford said. IF,
for example, there are Ga entries,
one round will be played Saturday,
September IL. The 80 winners
would play round Sunday morn
ing, and the winning 16 would COM
pete that afternoon. The victorious
eight will play a round the follow
ing Saturday morning with the
winning four playing it off that
afternoon. The finals will be play
ed Sunday"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
BIGBOY TO Be
BACK IN RING
TUESDAY NIGHT

Bigboy Hogue will return to COM
petition in the lightweight division
Tuesday night at the BraWley
arena against one of the states
finest amateur fighters, Wilson
Mackey.
Mackey dropped two very close
decisions to Bigboy's twin brother,
Shorty, in the Brawley arena, but
is nevertheless rated tough hur-
die in the path of the twin.
Bigboy'S layoff may have sapped
some of his effectiveness and give
Mackey an advantage.
Hogue's rib injury is completely
healed, however, and he should
be in good shape for the bout.
He has been training at the Ell
Centre arena for the past week
and has made sparring partners,
several of them heavier than he,
seek cover on numerous occasions.
Other bouts:
INT Cobb VS. Frank Grigalva,
Tex Smith VS.. Joe Gotta, Cleo Shans
VS.. Bobbie Murillo, Ely Flowers VS..
Jasper Kelly; Gene Navarro VS..
Charlie Simpson, Bobbie Hagar VS..
Harry Cole.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
ROOKIE GUNS
FOR HIS 14TH
GIANT WIN

NEW YORK, Aug. so (UPl--
Rookie Cliff Melton goes cunning
for his l4th victorp Of the season to-
day against Cincinnati at the polo
grounds. and if he bags it the New
York Giants will lead the National
league.
Since August u, Memphis Bill
TerTy's gang has won II out OF 10
ames and gained six games on the
Chicago Cubs who held the top
perch today by .002 percentage
points.
BY dropping five out of their six
starts. both the st. Louis Cardinals
and the Pittsburgh Pirates appear
to be out of the race The Cards
are ia agames behind the Cubs, and
theBucs are 10 games from the top
New York held the lead for q
couple of hours yesterday after they
had beaten the Cincinnati Reds
To, while the Cubs dropped the
| first end of a doubleheader TO the
Philadelphia PhillieS, 1913. But the
Cubs came back to win the second,
2-l. and thus moved back in front
by half game.
uarr,, G,,rnlart rnattarad aioht
hits TO win for the Giants, while
the New Workers collected IL. Null
cahy scattered eight safeties to beat
the Cubs in the curtain raiser
while Larry French distributed a
half dozen to win the nightcap.
Frank Demereeis hDmer with a
mate aboard gave Chicago its win
ming margin.
A double by Roy Honson, three
bagger by Gene Moore, and Ray
Mueller's single for two runs in the
ninth gave the Boston Bees the
first game against st. Louis, 80
Ray Harren missed the hall OF
fame when he blanked the Bees
80 in the second. Mueller's single
in the sixth was the only hit.
Brooklyn climbed out of the Gel
lar-above Cincinnati-by handing
Pittsburgh a double defeat. Waite
Hoyt scattered II hits TO take the
opener, 5-3, and Luke Hamlin dis
tributed 10 for a 6-3 decision in
the windup.
The Yankees increased their
American league lead 10 1917 games.
Red Ruffling chalked up his 18th
victory of the year, IA, against the
Detroit Tigers Red got three sing
les and Gehrig and Hogg clouted
homers for New York; Greenberg
and Laabs socked q pair for De-
! troit
Ali the others clubs divided
doubleheaders.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30

NEW ASANANf ROSs 0Os NOsfB 4 Oo-
sibility OF a second poStponement
OF the Joe Louis-Tommy Farr
heavyweight championship boxing
bout, scheduled for tonight at Yam
kee Stadium, arose today when a
brisk rain began to fall at am,
It was the second rain of the
day. Promoters of the fight in
dicated that the bout would go on,
however, unless heavy rains fall
late in the day or in the early
evening.
The title go may be postponed
until tomorrow night, but only as
a last resort. Promoter Mike. Jacobs
believes that the four day delay
helped the gate TO the extent OF
$4,000 and that the total will hit
s325 600. But it is generally agreed
that another postponement will
hurt.
Louis and Farr motored in from
their New Jersey trsining camps
and weighed in at the boxing COM
mission offices shortly after noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
MIDGETS WILL
RESUME THEIR
SPEED FEUDS

Imperial Valley midget race oriv-
ers will resume their private feuds
at the Ell Centro speedway Friday
night after week layoff.
Hobart Herrick made a clean
sweep of events In races held two
weeks ago and valley drivers will
pilot their tiny cars out TO the track
Friday TO make Herrick eat the
dust over the 40 lap grind.
Midget race officials announced
today that they hoped to have &
special event in addition TO the
regular program this week.
Bud Vess, Wes Anderson and FREQ
Davis, who won the main event
three weeks ago to break a lonl
losing streak, are rated the mos
dangerous opponents IN the path
way Of Hobe Herrick's win t-52--.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
SHOWERS FALL AS
LOUIS AND FARR
WEIGH IN AGAIN

NEW YORK, Aug 80 (UP)-Tommy Farr of Wales,
the challenger held slight advantage Joe Louis the
champion when they weighed in today for their postponed
heavyweight title fight scheduled for tonight in Yankee
Stadium. Farr weighed 204Ih and Louis 1877.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30

NEW YORK, Aug. 80. (UP)-One
of the unwritten laws which gov
ems sports columnists says that
whenever a worlds heavyweight
championship fight is postponed, a
column must be written describing
the effects of the delay on the ri
val gladiators. ff'#.
| Never one to break rules, l am
going to write a dispatch today in
which I will describe how the
Messrs. Louis and Farr reacted
when their tiff for fistianas highest
bauble, originally scheduled for last
Thursday, was advanced until today
because of rain.
Joe Louis, as high strung as a
banana crnte. PRACTICALLY went
to pieces when told that he wckild
have to wait four days before
slaughtering the Welshman. 1 was
there when he was told of the
pOstponement and therefore can
give yCu his exact and exciting
words.
Huh. Amt no fight tonight?
LES get up a pcker game"
In those IL words-in those IL
breathless words-you have pic
ture of the keyed up, on-edge, rest
less. nervous, defender of the
worlds heavyweight title.
Farr was even more affected by
the postponement than Louis. He
reminded one of a condemned man
who. Just when he was getting his
pants leg slit by the warden, was
handed a message from the COVER
nor saying he had been reprieved.
Farr was so touched, in fact,
So moved. that he invited three
Of his training camp friends to %
into a drugstore and have nick
ell drink OH him. These who know
Farr couldn't quite believe their
ears when Tommy made this Of
1tT. bCCduSt III tiC Ola oiAoil1 'tts~S
he had been here, Tommy has
established tremendous reputa-
ton as a miser.
His training camp is more econo-
mically conducted than any in his
tory. His foods awful, the ring he
works in is screaky, the gloves he
uses are a year old if they're a day,
and he hasn't changed his linen
since he waved a touching fare
well to the loved ones at Southamp-
| ton.
| The boys fight tonight. I don't
think the postponement hurt either
one OF them. | don't think any,
/ thing this side of hurricane
bothers boxers. Boxers, nine hun
dred and ninety nine times out OF
one thousand, are too thick TO be
botherd. Louis, divorced from the
ring, is pretty burned dull. Farr Is
pretty burned dull in the ring, out
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
MARINE TO GET
OPEN CRACK AT
INDIAN BOXER

One hundred fifty eight pounds
of dynamite in the form of Johnny
Dean will explode in the El Centro
arena Thursday night with Ramon
"Warwhoop" Burns its intended
victim.
The powerful Marine boxer, who
holds both the middleweight and
light heavyweight championships Of
san Diego county, will be given
a return match with Graves should
he take the clowning Indian into
camp in as impressive fashion.
Burns, however, is equally ss an
xious to get another shot at Her
man Graves and is determined
to pound the sea-soldier into sub
mission before the final bell OF
the fourth round.
Dean has never been kayoed IN
more than 200 fights in all parts
of the world and today began in
tensive training in San Diego for
his fight with the Indian.
Manuel Ortiz, Pacific Coast fly
weight champion and rated one OF
the nations outstanding amateur
boxers will meet a tartar in Joe
Pack Of the Phoenix Indian school.
Pack is the schools bantanweight
champion and a terrific hitter.
Jolting Joe Villegas, anxious TO
get another at Bigboy Hogue will
take on Jack White of Phoenix
Should Villegas set by the rough
and tough Indian school fighter he
will qualify for a bout with Big
boy.
Jimmy Allen, another Hogue
twin scalp seeker, will clash with
Lefty Santellanez. Lefty skyrocket-
ed his fame with a two round k.o.
win over Tuffy Loudermilk. Allen,
if he wins over Santellanez, will
be matched against Shorty or Big
boy next week.
JoJo Halman, Imperial Valleys
most persistent middleweight, ano
his determination as shown ir
his training, will make another
attempt at a comeback when he
squares off against Das Buscille OF
San Diego.
Loudermilk will clash with Cecil
Hudson and Jimmy Wilson will
tackle Al Rodrisuez in the prelimi-
nary bouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
SEALS MAKE
GREAT GAINS
DURING WEEK
BY UNITED PRESS

The San Francisco Seals, renew
ing the pennant threat they ex-
hibited early in the season. made
the greatest gains of any club in
the Pacific coast league during
the week ended Sunday by climb
ing to within five games of second
place and five and one-half games
of the top.
The Seals picked up three games
on second place San Diego and two
on first place Sacramento by TAX
ing six out of seven games from
Seattle during the week.
Frank O'DouPs men also put a
margin Of two games between
themselves and Los Angeles, with
whom they had been tied for thiro.
In the week ahead the Seals
meet San Diego in nine-game
series, playing three games in San
Diego and then moving back 10
san Francisco TO finish the series,
including Labor Day double head
er. Sacramento meets Oakland
Seattle takes on Portland, and the
Missions tackle Los Angeles in SINH
lar programs.
San Diego dropped its series 10
fifth place Portland. The Beavers
took the fourth and deciding game
with 81 victory in the opener OF
the Sunday double bill Bill Posedel
gave the Padres four hits. Bongy'f
homer gave Portland two runs II
the second. In the windup Mamie
SalVo let Portland down with twC
hits for a l0-1 win. The Padre'
had Is hits including Thompson
homer
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
Bench
warming
BY BURDETTE KINNE
Post-Press Sports Editor

Here and there II valley sports
Imperial Valley will have It's
share of first class baseball next
winter when ltCentro will support
Pacific Coast Winter basebal
league team . Jack Stark VIII
manage the tam and it will play
against San Diego. Pirrone All Stars
the Royal Colored Giants and
ether first class clubs E.
All of Ell Centro's games will be
played at home on the Municipal
Park field Stark has already
begun preparations to line up
several of the leading baseball
players i'm the coast league around
which to build a winning club to
represent Ell Centre
Construction work on the grand
stands at the Municipal Park is
slated to start ON September lst l..
The stands should be finished, coun-
cilmen tell us, around the 18th OF
October =. The winter league sea-
son will start here the first week
stands are available
The stands to be built at the
Municipal Park will be covered in
order to provide comfort for valley.
baseball fans who do not enjoy the
rays of the sun beating down d.
And, we, the sports writers have
been led to believe, that there will
be a press box on top of the roof of
the stands T. Restricted to score
keepers, announcers and the work
ing press -.
Lights viii be erected at the park
sometime before next summer, ac-
cording to the latest dope and
summer baseball may be started
B.gbOy HOgue, Jacumba twin
who has been on the shelf for
more than two months will return
to action in the Brawley ring
Tuesday night And will make
his first appearance i'm the Ell
Centre ring Since last June the
following week
Shifty Jordan, is still pitching
winning ball He beat the FL Cen
tro Elks in Calexico the other night
and will be given another chance
to set down the FL Centrans Tues
day Lyn Stewart will oppose
him on the mound =. These pitch
ers both hurled for the Safeway-
Lucerne softball team in Los An
/ geles last year And set pitching
records from coast TO coast in e
tour OF the United States :. Jor-
dan even pitched no hit no rur
game in st. Louis But was
beaten, 10
Midget racing will be resumed al
the El Centro speedway Friday might
. More cars will be on hand fol
the races -. And we hope there
is at least slight change in thi
program routine
Since the boys have eliminated
all-night qualifying dashes the pro
grams have been much better .
But there is still plenty of room
for improvement
Sherwood's Girl softball team vii
again start playing here in the nea
future The FL Centro team lai
! the willow on the sphere in Indi
Thursday night 70 smash the North
; er11 teo'77 1875 -. Those gals reall
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
GOODMAN NOW
GOLF CHAMP

PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 80 (UP)
The champion amateur golfer of
the country today was Johnny
Goodman, who won the final round
Of the National Amateur toura-
ment from Ray Billows of Pough-
keepsie, NY, at Alderwood Coun-
try club.
Golf writers agreed that the
stocky, 81 year old Omaha insur-
ance salesman had well earned his
2-up victory Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
EASON OILERS
WIN SEMI-PRO
TOURNAMENT

WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 80 up
The Eason Oilers of Enid, Okla,
today held the National Semi-pro
Baseball championship. the reward
of their triumph in last nights
finals game with the Buford, Ga,
Buna-Allens, IA.
Victory which carried a $4,000
prize came after two weeks OF COM
petition at Lawrence Stadium, in
q survival over 32 entries from
every section OF the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
Doubles Titles
At Stake in East

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass, Aug. 80
UP)-The World War of tennis
will be fought today when the two
greatest tandems of them all clash
at the Longwood Cricket Club for
the National Doubles title.
1t will be Davis cup and defend
ing cbamp,ons Den Bulge and
Gene Mako of America against Ger
many'S Baron Gottfried Won
Cramm and Henner Henkel-the
worlds No. l team against the No.
q
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30

Stewart will again be on the
mound for the Elks Tuesday night
but he wiz have a stronger team
to support him in this tussle.
Jordan will be on the slab for
the Mexicali team which is sure
sign the FL Centro batters will have
headaches before the night is over
trying to find the elusive balk
thrown across the platter by thu
valleys best pitcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
ELKS TO PLAY
MEXICALI TEAM

Ell Cenro Eks trip
Mexical Valley
The Mexical the Ek
meeting game
the great pitching o Shfty Stewart.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-30
TODAY'S
SPORTS PARADE
.3v HENRY McLEMORE

of the ring, or out on safari.
So am I. I think I'll have the
boys in tomorrow to discuss the
japanese situation. It's fraught
with interest. ,.'a
Copyright 1887 BY United Press)