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The Washington times., 1937-11-09
McAffee Doom
Slayer Thanks Judge
For Death Decree

While an astounded courtroom
looked on late yesterday, William
Major McAffee, 61-year-old jani-
tor, smiled and thanked U. S. Dis
trict Court Justice Jesse c. Adkins
after hearing his death sentence
for the murder of Mrs. Henrietta
Anderson.
The thin, shrunken defendant
had grinned when a jury two
weeks ago found him guilty of the
furnace shaker murder of the 36-
year-old widow in her L Street
apartment last August %.
The Washington times., 1937-11-09
Byrnes Strike Law
Is Upheld by Court

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Nov. 9
N.SD.-Constitutionality of the
Byrnes notwithstanding act
was upheld in the United States
District Court here today by
Judge Carroll C. Hincks, who
overruled two oemurrers attack
ing it's validity.
The Washington times., 1937-11-09

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4. First. which gives $3.50 in
come; second, SO. s. Family
name. 6. Eight: New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Nevada, Nebras-
ka. 7. Resuscitate, propeller.
8. 40 bottles. 8. Chicago, II a.
m; Denver, 10 a. m. 10. $50.
The Washington times., 1937-11-09
Jelleff Urges Public
To Support Chest
In the Ranks Once More

This of series of statements about the Commu-
nifty Chest from members of the campaign committee 80 of
Washngtons leading business and professional men, all of
and all of whom back in the ranks doing everything
possible make the Tenth Anniversary Campaign of the
Chest a
The Washington times., 1937-11-09
By FRANK R. JELLEFF

Every citizen of the city of Washington has, think vital
interest in the of the tenth anniversary campaign of
Community Chest To my mind the operation of the Chest
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Fears Felt For Safety Of Holy Cross
 Mission Which is Flooded by Yukon
(Ry The Associated PresS]

FAIRBANKS, May 29-Fears are felt for the safety of Holy Cross Mission the lower Yukon, from flood waters radio reports have been received but rivals by plane said the accumulation of flood waters around Holy Cross may have inundated the whole region. The Mission has Catholic school of one hun dred and fifty children, mostly natives. The planes which flew within sight of the community, said appar- enty all buildings flooded at least the lower stor es.
 No river steamer has yet reached that part of the country, and steamers have left yet for Yukon river points below Panama; but the steamers Nanana and Alice with barges, left Nenana for Tanana Returning immediately, the steamers will probably get away from Nenana Sunday for Marshall and other lower Yukon river points, with the first cargoes gh passengers and mail of the naVi 5atlon season.
 Galena, Koyukuk and other small towns of that vic nity reported flooded The motorship Idler with barge is ding here under command of Captain Geo. rge Black, and is expected to sail Saturday or Sunday for Koyuku river points and expected to go up the KoyuEluk river far the town of Hughes His fleet will be joined by his motorship Bertha at Nanana.
 Water is still flooding the outskirts of town in Fair banks appearing the back streets near Fourth and Lacey, where it backed up through the sewers but no general alarm is felt. General building activity is pro- ceeding all the city, including number of new large permanent structures
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Mining Men Form Association

oAAAA
 A group of men prominently identified with mining in the Fairbanks District have recently formed the Alaska Mining Asso- citation for the purpose of promot ing the welfare of that industry in Alaska.
 All persons engaged in, or d. rectly interested in, the mining industry in Alaska, are eligible to membership.
 The mining men of Alaska have many problems in common and much tangible benefit can come from an organization wherein they can pool their interests and some of their problems. AS stat
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29

ed in its organization papers, the objects of the Association are social, educational and scientific, and it is intended to spread in formation beneficial to the indus try throughout the Territory.
 During summer months, the miners of Interior Alaska are too widely scattered for common meetings, but during the winter months it is proposed to hold din ners at which there will be talks and discussions of problems aris- ing in the field. and possibly the showing of motion pictures of actual field operations.
 The Association proposes to hold an annual general meeting in different city each year, inn mediately following the close of the mining season.
 It has been suggested that the Association offer a suitable prize to the mining student at the Un- iversity of Alaska presenting the best paper during the year, whi- ch will be read at the annual meeting The constitution and bylaws of the Association are largely pattern ed after the Am erican Institute of Mining and
 Continued on Page Two)
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Ford Motor Company Says Riot
 Was Staged At Gates of the Plant
(By The Associated Press)

DETROIT Mich. May 29-The Ford Motor Con- oany said that the riot at the gates of the plant were staged to cover the failure of the UUAWA in its or sanitation of Ford workers and attributed the dis order in winch 18 unionists NV h t. to a union of unidentified newspapers who are said to have demand ed Ford Strike Story. For months, raiders have been accompanied by federal men from Washington whose utmost efforts for the past several months failed TO involve the company in irregularities affecting labor
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Unionists Injured In Riots at Ford Motor Co., Plant
Bob Pastor. Heavyweight of New York
 Decisions Bob Nestell, Los Angeles
(By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, May 29-Bob Pastor, New York heavyweight, easily decsoned Bob Nesell of Los Ar geleS, in ten round go before crowd of thirtyhous- and fight fans Wrigley Field Pastor took six rounds down in the first round, Pastor again hoored Nesell in the third round and Nesels eye in the fourth and continued to outsmart him during the remaner of the battle.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Progressive Fairbanks Mining Men
 Organize Territory Wide Mining Asso

After many years of apathy and apparent neglect in the matter of organizing to protect and foster mutual interests, the small min ing operators of the Fourth Divi- sion, have finally seen the light and have formed an association which will in time, we hope, en- compass all of the divisions whose principal industry is mining
 Following is a communication received by the Nugget from the Fairbanks mining association:
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Accidents Kill Two on Auto Speedway
tBv The Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, May 29-George Warford, aged 37 of Indianapolis; and Albert Opalko, of Gary, ndi- ana were killed in accidents on the Speedway as the drivers were trying out their for Mondays race Warford was standing in the pit with others when he was struck by car which wild. Opalko crashed and his car overturned.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Planes Attack City While People Asleep
(By The Associated PreSs)

VALENCIA, Spain, May 29-Insurgent planes eashed terrific bombs ardment the temporary cap tai of the Spanish government while the city asleep killing at least one hundred persons with dozens Of three hundred pound bombs. Many are still unaccount ed for the attack came an hour before dawn More bodies are being found with the removal of debris.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Estimated Hundred Buried Avalanche

MEXICO CITY, May 29-The hurredly reinforced army of rescue workers dug into millions of tons of rock studded mud in effort to reach more than one hundred estimated dead, buried in the avalanche which yesterday crashed down the mining town of Tlapu- Janua
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Votes Million Half For Frisco Fair
(Bv The Associated Pressj

WASHINGTON D. C. May 29-Tho Senate passed and sent to the House bill to authorize appropra- tion of million and half dollars for United States participation in the San Francisco Worlds Fair.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-29
Alaskan Captain Gets Transfer Siates
tBy The Associated Pres,

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 29-Amy orders just issued include the transfer of Captain John ". Gaddis infantry stationed at Chikoot Barracks to Fort Doug las Utah.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
COOPER At HOME
ON KELLER LINKS
47 Under Par for st. Paul
Open, Which He Has Won
Three of Six Years,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ut PAUL, July 29-"Hard Luck"
- Harry Cooper, Chicago-just a
".would-be" as far as National
~ Open tournament champion
ships are concerned-leads the par
bruising march on Keller golf course
tomorrow with record OF Al strokes
under par for the six st. Paul Open
tournaments in which he was quail
fed.
Three-times winner out of six starts
not counting the National Profess
sional Association tournament held
here in 1882 in which he did not
qualify-Cooper likes the Ramsey
County course.
On his home course, the Medinah
Country Club, he finished second in
the Chicago Open for his only off,
cial competition loss in three starts
there.
Record Score Is I'll.
THE tournament record score Of 27l
made in 1885, is II strokes under
par for the - holes, and last year
when he repeated he shot 277, II un-
der perfect figures. He was tied with
Dick Metz but won out in the playoff
He won his first title in 1880 with 280
and finished the 1881 meet with 28l.
compared to Horton Smiths 278 win
ming total. In 1888 Cooper had 2s9
and in 1884, 283.
His total stroke count Is 1881 for
the "a rounds. Par is 1923.
Cooper and Smith are the big money
winners. The former had added So
267.25 to his bank account after St.
Paul open tournaments, or $2,36059
more than his rival Chicago profess
sional. who has carried away S.
9O6
FOULS, Revolta, Dutra Win.
WINNERS to titles in other years
were Jim Fouls, Chicago, who
shot 283 In 1898, and Johnny Reolta
Chicago. with 283 in 1884 Revolta
tied with Cooper and KY Laffoon. Chi
cago with that score, but won out in
the 36-hole playoff
Olln Dutra captured the P G. A,
tournament which replaced the st.
Paul event in 1882
A total OF around 275 or 28o for the
u holes Of medal play will win the
tournament, Cooper forecast.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Lew HAL IS CHOICE
OF FIELD OF PAGERS
Heads Lot of Six Due to Start
at Old 0rehard-De Sofa
Straight Heat Victor.
BY the Associated Press.

65 the ASSOCIATED Press.
old ORCHARD BEACH. Me, July
29.-six "side-w -wheelers." headed
by DR.. Hugh Parshalls Lew Hal. lined
up at the Kite" track TODAY for the
PIP pace. feature event of the day's
Grand Circuit program
Lew Hal, who won last weeks run
ming of the same event. faced compe-
tition from Sep Palms Lone Ace. with
Palm driving; Lulu Strong. owned by
Leo C. Mcnamara, Indianapolis; Dill
lon Hall, driven by Vic Fleming;
etoneridge Direct and Betty Signal.
DR.. Parshall drove Chief Counsel to
victory yesterday in 2-year-old pace
and in the second heat put up mark
Of 2:03l2 for the 2-year-olds of 1887
to shoot at.
Paul BoWser's De Sofa clinched his
rating as early Hambletonian favorite
by three -straight-heat victory in
3-year-old trot. Tom Berry drove the
bay colt in 2o314 twice and 2:o4L4.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
f&SIRAIGHT OFE&
~ THE TEE@1
- >~<SDl4&
~*~"=xsa=r~>~ By Walter McCoIIum -
By Walter McCoIIum

the private clubs around Washington.
And not as a pro. either. That stuff
about Rippy getting the pro Job at
Beaver Dam is so much stun, or 50
We are told.
Frankly, the job hardly would
pay for the tossing of of Rippy'x
amateur status, 4 little matter
which he prizes highly.
Claude is not connected with golf
in any business way nowadays, but
he'd like to play private course, and
ne will, If the rumor comes true.
A MOTHER edition of "sammons'
Errors" or the curtain raiser on
How Not to Play Golf was to be un-
veiled at Columbia this afternoon be-
fore small group Of Stokes friends
the same friends, in fact, who suffered
with him through a match at Co.
lumbia a week ago. But this time
the purse was to be one buck instead
of the $50 which was laid on the line
for handicap contest between Stokes
and Mrs. Hugh Mackenzie a week
ago. Stokes confesses to being Wash
ington's most inept golfer, but as
matter Of fact he isn't so bad. ANY,
one who has the accuracy to hit
bridges of the tee, and call the shot,
can't be such pushover We know
many champion who'd like to have
q bridge around at crucial spot like
the eighteenth hole.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Can Stimulate Game,

Can Stimulate Game.
I DON'T deny their right to nurse
titles bit to make more. At best
3 champion doesn't get big money. ]
never could manipulate my titles, BE-
cause I had to keep travelling and
playing all the time to get by.
At that, I enjoyed meeting any one
who wanted whack at me, even
though was rtsking prestige.
Cotton is good business man and
has q bankroll. He can relax and
wait.
He has a road to travel before he
can move In with the golf elite. Henry
must come to America and outplay
our men on their own soil
Henry's great golfer, tops in Eng
land and Continental Europe. He may
be the champion. but he can't prove
it by staying in England.
admit he has taken European golf
apart and put 1t together again, that
he found our leading players mixed up
tn the works and put them In their
places.
But he has to do it to US in New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia and else
where before he rates among the
greats. hope he comes soon; he can
stimulate interest.
(Copyrisht, 1879
Evening star., 1937-07-29
NEW WRINKLE IN GOLF

Statesmen Shoot It Out on Links
to Sell Car to Pro.
LAGRANGE, Ga. July 20 P).-
Albert Jones, golf professional here,
concocted a new method for deciding
what make car shall buy?"
He let a golf match make up his
mind for him.
Jones arranged match between
four automobile statesmen, agreeing to
buy a new car from the winner.
John Dodd made the sale with a
- for l8 holes.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
'DORA|S SETS PACE
| IN POLL FOR TUTOR
Detroit Coach Is Far Ahead
in Nationwide Ballot for
Star Grid Guide.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
)H1CAGO, July 2e.-Charles E.
(Gus) Dorais of the Univer-
sity of Detroit was off to big
lead today in the Nation wide
vote to select a coaching staff for the
college squad which meets the national
professional foot ball champion Green
Bay Packers at Soldier Field Septem-
Der |.
Dorais had a point total OF 202.-
669-Wlth each f1rst-place vote count
ing 3, second places and thirds !.
He had received 67,365 flrsts, 21s
seconds and 1873 thirds.
Pete Vaughn of Wabash College had
13,4l6 points for second place, with
Lynn Waldorf OF Northwestern third
at 1o.443.
Other leaders were Bernie Moore,
Louisiana State, 2,979: Alvin (Bo)
McMillin, Indiana. 2,736; Elmer Lay
den, Notre Dame, 2,728; Jimmy
Phelan, Washington, 1850; Biff Jones,
Nebraska, 2553; Jock Sutherland,
Pittsburgh, 2,5l4, and H. o. (Fritz)
Crisler. Princeton, 2,l3l.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
PRO GOLF TOUR is OFF
Early August Play Cancelled, but
Other Affairs Are Listed.

ST. PAUL, July 20 LP).-Fred Cor
coran of Boston, tournament chair
man OF the National Professional
Golfers Association, announced to-
day the prospective Northwest tour
OF open tournaments early in August
had been Cancelled.
The pros, however, have a months
play starting with the $4,000 open at
Lake Placid. N, Y, August 1923.
Other events billed are: August 27-29
65,|oo Glen Falls open; September
"a, $4,000 Hershey open; September
e-1l, $4,000 Canadian open; Septem-
ber 1918, s21oo Western open at
Cleveland; September 22-28, $4,000
Belmont, Mass, international match
play open.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
FAIR GOLF STARS VIE
Look to Mason and Dixon, Title
Event at Greenzrier.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
Va, July 20 P).-Leading women
golfers are expected to compete here
August 80 to September 4 for the an
nual Mason and Dixon champion
ship. won in 1885 by Patty Berg,
young Minneapolis star.
The 18-hole qualifying round will
be played Monday. August 30, with
the top 80 going into the champion
ship flight.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

CLAUDE R1PPY and his boy friends
on the Harding Cup team will
leave Washington Sunday for San
Francisco, landing in the West Coast
city on August in time for four days
Of practice before the tournament
opens on August 8. They'll carry with
them the good wishes of quite a flock
OF washington folks who gathered at
East Potomac Park last night to bid
them farewell and wish them well in
their attempt to lift the Harding Cup
and the individual title. Rippy. Andy
Oliveri, Bobby Burton and Jim Gipe all
paraded before microphone expertly
handled by Gordon Hlttenmark and
told the home folks how proud they
were to have been chosen to the big
job of subduing the public links boys
from the rest of the land
Speakers included Representative
Franck Havenner of San Francisco,
who presented to Rippy a letter of
greeting to the Mayor of Frisco: c.
Marshall Finnan and Frank T. Cart
side of the National Capital Park
staff; S. G. Leoffier, public links con-
cessionnaire, and Maj Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent of police.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Amateur Loses Many Stars Hagen Disputes Cotton Rank
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

GAM RICE, getting four hits IN
as many tries. was the hero OF
the Griffs' defeat Of the Cleveland
Indians yesterday.
Mrs. Harry c. Sheridan defeat
ed Mrs. Thomas w. Brahany In the
hnal match OF the vomen's putt
ing tournament at Columbia Coun-
try Club.
The Sherwood team, by virtue Of
It's Al defeat Of TakomA Park In
the City and Suburban Tennis
League, drew away from It's near
est rival, the Y. M. G. A.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Haas on His Game.

HAAS stepped out of a plane after
qualifying for the United States
amateur at Detroit Tuesday, blazed
around the course In SO on his first
tour and eliminated Russ Case Of
Vancouver, 4 and 3. He came back
in the afternoon TO win his third
round match from Guy ROLAND OF
Montreal, and 4.
Haas should have little trouble in
todays match against j. Watson Uil>
Of Montreal.
Six other American entries were
eliminated yesterday They were Bob
Westfall, Buffalo, N Y; Stan Nep.
tune, bingham. Mass; Harry Cush-
ing, Butler. Pa: F. L. Forester. But
Ter, Pa, and James Lee and H. J,
Shelley, Harrison, N. Y.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

runner-up to Joyce Wethered at St.
Andrews in the British.
Glenna has proved her place as a
grand golfer and champion by meet
ing all corners, any old place, any old
time. She never "nursed" her cham
pionshipe.
This lady is q golf player first and
q champion second, and can't think
OF any higher praise.
With pros its different.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
HAAS LAC|NGPA /: j.
IN TITLE DEFENSE
Champ and Gerard Are Only
Yanks Left in Canadian
Golf, Down to is.
BY the Associated Press.

~ TTAWA, Ontario, July %
I The present champion, Fred
I Haas Of New Orleans; a for
~ mer champion, Ross Sum-
merville, and two youngsters on their
way up, Alick Gerard of Southa MP
ton, N. Y, and Bobby Reith of VIM
nipeg, dominated the field as is
golfers, all but 2 from the Domin-
ion, entered the fourth round of tha
Canadian amateur golf champion.
ship today.
All four turned in brilliant matches
IN the second and third rounds yes
terday.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

r 1PPY, by the way, will be making
his last visit as delegate of the
common peepul to the national cham
pionship. He doesn't talk about it
much himself, but a well-founded ru-
NOR has it that the dapper Claude is
going to cast his lot, on his return
from Frisco, as member of one Of
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Didn't Try to Qualify,


THE Washington delegation Of Levi
Yoder, Martin F. Mccarthy and
Billy Shea is strong enough but there
could be more golfers of equal strength
IN the tournament, and there would be
If the championship were nearer than
the Pacific Coast. The same situation
holds true all over the land. Taken
right down the line the locker rooms
out there at the Alderwood Country
Club are going to miss a lot of faces
familiar to championship golf from
historic old Brookiine in Boston to
Beverly in Chicago, Here in the mid
Atlantic area men like Bobby Brown
ell, the District champ; Volney Bur-
nett, the Maryland champ; Dick
Payne, the Virginia title-hoder; Spen-
Ger Overton, Roger Peacock, Harry
Pitt and Morton Mccarthy. the big
Norfolk star, didn't even try to qualify.
A Long Distance Stymie.
IHE distance and the cost of travel
stymied them. The same factors
have kept many of the familiar faces
away. Up in the New York area, where
slim Willie Turnesa topped the quail
flying list, guys like George Dunlap,
1898 Champion; Jesse SWeetser. 1922
title-holder; George Voigt. Dick Chap
man, Mark Stuart, Eddie briggs. Gene
Homans, Dick Jones, and Charlie
Whitehead won't be there. Walter
Emery, 1885 runner-up, will be among
the missing. So will Fred Wright of
Boston. Billy Howell of Dallas, late
OF Richmond, Va; Jack Munger of
Texas, Rudy Knepper of New York,
and Woody Platt of Philadelphia.
You could organize a representative
national championship tournament
from the men who didn't even trv to
qualify. Even John Montague won't
be around. 1t might be a smart move
II the United States Golf Association
never took the amateur championship
west OF Denver. They've never held
an open championship west of St,
Louis, and you don't hear the Pacific
Coast pros yelling about it.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
FRANKLIN IN RING DEBUT,

CHICAGO, July 29 R-Lem
Franklin, young Cleveland heavy
weight with a terrific punch, will make
his professional debut tomorrow night
IN q six-round bout with Paul vii.
hams Of Chicago at White City,
Evening star., 1937-07-29


~ bachelor who graces the golf
N shop at Columbia with 26o-
4 odd pounds of manhood, is
convinced that the old idea of paying
off on the tee shot is so much near
beer. They can't convince me that
the tee shot means anything. I'm
through with these gents who rap 'em
100 yards down the middle (of the
rough and then coyly toss a birdie up
in your Whiskers," says Red.
The conversion of the burly Banagan
comes about because he played round
of golf with Robert W. McChesney.
Now McChesney is run-of-the- mine
golfer, or perhaps little better than
average; guy who counts it a good
day when he gets around Columbia in
anything under 85 Reds thump in the
pants came on the par S fifth hole, a
tough three-shooter under all condi-
tons. Banagan knocked out his usual
230-yard tee shot. Whacked a brassie
shot over "Hell's Half-Acre" and flung
an iron shot on the green All regula-
ton stuff. That's the way the hole
should be played.
McChesney, meanwhile, half-hit a
tee shot, and knocked his second into
the big bunker that stretches clear
across the fairway. "Hah" grinned
Red, to himself. I've got him now"
But McChesney couldn't see it that
way.
Evening star., 1937-07-29

THEY also presented to the boys
medals emblematic of their links
victories, and Rippy was awarded the
Leoffler trophy, which now is his per-
manent possession. He is the first
man to win it three times, and Santa
Claus Leoffier will have to go down
in his jeans for another mug next
year. There seems to be no limit to
the guys generosity.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Glenna q True Champ.

Glenna . True Champ.
NO GOLFER can be given credit
for being the worlds best" until
he has demonstrated it on both sides
Of the Atlantic.
Before as great a SHOEMAKER as
Henry deserves rank with the post
war champions, he must do it in
America
Bobby Jones earned his niche In the
Hall Of Fame by srand-slamming
Gene Sarazen won in Sandwich and
in Chicago and New York and took
national titles.
My favorite champion is Glenna
Collett Ware
She not only proved her right to q
place in the women's Hall OF Fame
by winning the American title several
times. but by coming over here to be
Evening star., 1937-07-29

some radio experience and should dc
we'll
If she does half as we'll as she
hits those tee shots she'll do all
right.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
UMPIRE MAKES ADVANCE

MEMPHIS, Tenn. July % P).-T
H. BACKYARD, former Kitty League UNI
plre, has Joined the staff Of the South.
ern Association.