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The Washington times., 1937-03-13

b u r a u OF Senator Copeland
Aeronautics should be given the
power to run his bureau the way
it should be run and Eugene Vidal
was not to be blamed for what
went on because he never had
that power.
ON THE TRAIL
Representative Maury Maver-
ick, who wants what he wants
when he wants it, is now engaged
in a little private skirmiSh with
the Department Of Commerce.
The particular thing that Rep
resentative Maverick wants right
now is a recording machine in his
office so he can dictate some of
his correspondence and get it out
of the way while his clerks are
busy at other jobs.
When Mr.. Maverick started out
in the search of such a machine
he was told that there weren't
any on Capitol Hill for the use OF
Representatives. But the Texan
was undaunted and he heard that
he could find just what he wanted
at the Department Of Commerce.
He reasoned that if the en-
ployeS at a Government depart
ment could use them a member
Of Congress could too, so he hied
himself down to the department
Here he was informed that there
weren't any there either.
Now that would perhaps have
satisfied the gentleman If he
hadn't Strolled into the supply
room there and found a number
Of the machines not in use.
This caused him to think thai
perhaps the Commerce Officials
didn't know about them and so III
told them what he had found anc
said how come? The how-come
question was answered with the
cold, polite statement that thu
machines were not available fol
members Of Congress.
1t is evident that the gentleman
is little peeved about the sltua
tion, for he remarked:
I'm not through with them
yet"
He also said that a great injus
tice was being done to John S
Wynne who has been mentioned
several times lately in connection
with the criticism of the bureau
made in the report.
Senator Copeland said that therI
was nothing whatsoever before tht
committee in criticism against Mr.
Wynne and that he was an abl,
and outstanding citizen.
| nESnD ArVNrw
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
Separate Problems

A COMPREHENSIVE view Of the situation created
"A by depriving Washingonians of the vote is taken
bv the District Bar Association when at the meet
ing at which it directed a committee to prepare egs-
laon providing for suffrage it indoTsed the bill to pro-
vide for the election of national committeeman and dele
gates to party presidential conventions
The measure to set up machinery for the election of
District delegations to the quadrennial conventions has
been introduced in the Senate by Senator Royal Cope
land and in the House by Representative Jennings
Randolph, after being drafted by Mr. John P. Mullen.
It is bill which, regardless of the view that the pres
ent Congress may take the matter of national repre-
sentation for the District the right of Washngonlans
to government should be passed at the present
session.
The reform which the bill would write on the statute
books is, in fact long overdue.
It would remedy conditions which have brought the
District into bad light with both the Democratic and
Republican parties.
AS most members of Congress know there at present
no provision in law for the election of delegations to
the party conventions although both of the parties have
made provision for seating delegations from the District
This has resulted in the setting up here of personal
machines controlled by few sef-apponted leaders,
who have selected the delegations and sent them to the
conventions as representative of the respective parties
in the District.
Too often these delegations haven't had the slightest
claim to being truly representative.
Frequently the members Of the delegations have not
even had just claim to being citizens Of the District
which they purported to represent.
These conditions the rank and file members of both
parties in the city have long wanted to remedy.
They have sought the privilege of sending to the
ventions delegations which truly representative
which honestly might present the viewpoint of party
fa11~ o1oI 1ooa1 off
The only way this can be brought about is through the
setting up of uncontrolled machinery which will allow
the members of the parties to vote honestly and ceany
for the delegates they want to represent them.
This is provided in the Copeland-Randop ph BILL
That should be passed and the Bar Associa-
ton does the proper thing when it emphasizes the fact
that the so-caled primary bill deserves consideration
as problem separate from that Of granting the vote
to Washingtonians
The Washington times., 1937-03-13

S q are a n d
t oW 9,735
Bright Purple
Fits.
No, you need
not blame the
newspapers. If
America has be,
come this kind
Of a place, the
voters might as
we'll hear about
it and they
certainly are
Ever since di.
minutive Eunice
Winstead start.
AI. re -
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
DIGGING DEEP

The Job Of building the subway
under North Capitol Street from
the Government Printing Office to
the warehouse across the street is
some big piece Of construction.
Besides going down under the car
tracks the workmen have to dig
under a huge sewer main which is
reported 70 be big enough at that
point to drive a horse and wagon
through.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13

OUT THE TRUTH-which is the exact opposite
of believing" bertrand Russell.
Now you know why we call the little fellow
in the cartoon above "skeptic he has found
a crack in the new dam, which the crowds are
wildly hailing 'The Tops!!!! STUPEN-
DOUS!!! Biggest in the World!!! Colossally
All-American !!!'. all the bloated adjectives
that movie uses to advertise it's next super
feature.
The intelligent skeptic refuses to believe
blindly what the rest of US, without thinking,
accept as truth.
The professionally discontented complainer,
who always yammers at everything, is null
sance, to be avoided when possible.
But the intelligent skeptic, who applies knowl-
edge to the examination of every belief which
sweeps the rest of us along like sheep-such
man sows the seeds of Progress.
Columbus refused to believe that the earth
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
WEIGHTY MATTERS

In the relaxed moment as the
Senate quits, the members stroll
around the room chatting in
formally with their colleagues. Re-
Gently two Senators paused to con-
slider a piece Of legislation and sat
down on the steps to talk it over
right where the pages sit when the
Senate is in session.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
IN PROSPECT

Overhead on the floor at just
about the same time. as three Sen,
ators discussed the court plan:
"It'S a problem bOthering all
Of us now, but within a couple Of
years I'll be sitting over there
on the BENCH"
The Washington times., 1937-03-13

Wells, it is just
an unimportant
heap Of stones
in the chron.
icles Of time.
To a cult which
is particularly
n u m e r GUS in
England. this
pile at Gizeh
embodies in its
dimensions and
in the arrange
ment of it S
! n t rior a
prophecy of the
c o urSe tn a t
The Washington times., 1937-03-13

PEOPLE BELIEVE that Bigness is
Truth. Particularly do we Americans
believe that if thing is BIG, then it is
RIGHT. But the skeptic is the man who
finds THE CRACK IN "BIGNESS."
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
Wise Words

Four things belong to a Judge:
To hear courteouSly. to answer
wisely, to consider soberly and to
decide impartially. y.-Socrates.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
The Human
Side of the
News
By Edwin C. Hill

To the Greeks, the Pyramid Of
Cheops was one Of the seven
wonders Of the world. To H. q.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
MISAPPREHENSION

Senator Royal S. Copeland has
a distinct sense of fairness. He
told reporters recently that there
The Washington times., 1937-03-13

Those who are surly and imperi-
Gus to their interiors, are generally
humble, flattering and cringing to
their superiorS.-Fuller.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13

history will Edwin G. Hill
take until the end Of time.
Perhaps group" is a better word
tnan cult" to define the Pyramid.
ologists. In their ranks are clergy.
men, mathematicians and psychic
devoteeS, such as the late Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle. The theories
they hold date back to John Tay.
lor, a London scientist, who, in
1859, gave it as his opinion that
the dimensions of the Pyramid of
Cheops, and the markings in its
interior, foretold the great events
in the world.
For those who take their history
straight, or, like Mr.. Wells, with a
dash of Skepticism, the great pyra-
mid is only what it appears to be
out there in the Egyptian desert.
In other words, it is a cone Of
stone rising 480 feet and erected as
monument and a tomb to a
Pharaoh. Why did he build it2
Because 1t was the custom of rulers
30 centuries before the Christian
era to leave behind such me-
MORALS.
Each attempted to outdo his
predecessor, and evidently King
Cheops took it upon himself to
build the pyramid which would end
all pyramid building,
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
Listen, World!
Bu Elsie Robinson
is A PARENT ITS CHILD'S BEST FRIEND?

If another picture Of ignorant Paddys pig
ChidWife Mother going greedy and brutal incompeen
right middle Times to subject requ
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
The Greatest Show on Earth
Bv Frank Miller Smith

'gests two unusual things for men.
ton in connection with the build
ing.
He says that everyone agrees
that it is a grand building and
the focal point of the nation to-
day but it is also the only build
ing in the world where he ever
saw window shades in the elevator
shafts. The elevators were in
stalled long after the House wings
were constructed. In order to put
them in it was necessary to cut
into a portion at the end Of the
corridor on each floor.
These shafts therefore go right
past a window on each floor and
despite the fact the windows are
entirely obscured whenever the
elevator stops in front of them a
neat roll shade is attached to each
window frame.
UNUSUAL
The other matter he brings up
is that the calves at the Capitol
have wings. I thought he was
talking about some of the paint.
ings on the walls, but no.
He said he was in the House
restaurant eating veal stew when
10 and behold, he discovered
wing. He called it to the man
ayers attention. The manager
said he knew that his chefs were
among the best in the world but
he never knew before they could
grow chicken wings on calves.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13

Speak the language Of the COM
pany you are in; speak it purely
and unlarded with any other
Chesterfield.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
DECORATIVE

An employe at the Capitol sug.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13

'gests two unusual things Tor men.
ton in connection with the build
ing.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Turns Favor Home Breds

RUT the foreign entries in this
90-lap grind. which will get un-
DER way at l is pm. at a long distance
telegraph signal from President Roose-
welt. ease up when they come to the
turns. There are seven on the 3Io-
mile course.
That is where home -breds like Rex
Mays OF California. Wilbur Shaw. the
native SON. who won the Indianan-
Oils classic on May 81; Billy Winn of
Detroit and Babe Stapp of Dallas.
Tex, may come through to the de-
light of 60000-odd customers. Thev
are used to wheeling around turns
banked. hairpin or gentle. with a
heavy foot on the gas pedal.
1t seems their only chance of getting
out in front to draw down the $50 900
first prize.
Not all the American contenders are
plotting domestic brands of gas bug
gles. Shaw, Maurirose, National A. A,
A. champion; Deacon Litz and Stapp
all have Maseratis. Bob Swanson
drives small but speedy Bugatti. and
Joe Thorne, New York sportsman, an
Alta Romeo.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
The Truth, S'Help Me.

THOSE who took the trouble to look
up the logic in Mr.. Shaw's reason
ing discovered that in truth American
drivers have little chance of winning
unless they are driving an imported
automobile. 1t seems that despite Mr.
Marshall's enterprise the Indianapolis
race still is the goal of all American
drivers and consequently they build
and plan for that affair
There are certain limitations at
tached to the 500. The amount Of
oil is restricted and only a certain
number OF gallons of gas may be used.
That. incidentally, is why Shaw had to
win by whisker.
He had a big lead, but his gas
was running low, and he was
forced to take 1t easy so as to
have sufficient juice to finish
at ALL
Thus American drivers must build
cars primarily adapted to the 500
mile test. Europeans. on the other
hand, find the Roosevelt raceway event
made to order for them. Last year
not single American driver even
entered contention They say that If
the same European cars were run in
the 500 they would stand no more
chance than the American runabouts
In the Vanderbilt Most of the i'm
ported cars, for one thing, burn plain
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Faster Time Expected.
IN ADDITION. the American

N ADDITION, the American Bal
maccan team has a double foreign
entry in the Alfa-Romeo driven by
Eugen Bjornstad, Norwegian cham
pion.
Rosemeyer in his snub- -nosed craft
went into today's race strong favorite
to succeed Nuvolari, who won last year
by bit more than three laps with an
average speed of a little more than 65
miles per hour Probability that that
rate would be improved tremendously
possibly by more than 20 miles, was
evident throughout the time trials, in
which Caracciola led the field at IS IS
miles per hour and Rosemeyer hit
161 All in the stretch.
This is due not so much 10 any great
years improvement in the cars or the
drivers. but in the fact that nine curves
have been removed from the track and
the straightaways heightened.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
The Man With the Mustache Is In.

l is
cup on Long island only because he
Mr Sna" recalled He
stuck out his lip indianapolis
500-mie affair a ~ ~ ~
Inc Vanderbilt Cup
on he American calendar
Washngons Mr.
of MS packers 1t said that Mr. Marshall
using horribly defomed pretze for
ohcuty last distinguishing
WIN virginia
they are expected
But getting back developed that he will
compete all While
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Turner Loses Good Luck Cat
Poorest Crowd in History of Arena Present
When Dinah Pulls Out for Keeps.

no Dinah, George King, who daily
dished her milk, went searching.
With the knowledge that Dinah was
to renew motherhood, George
looked first into the old manger.
She wasn't there, nor any place
else in the arena apparently.
But little Boots, Dinah's son,
knew better. He meowed the in
formation to King.
He led King to the ring itself,
and under the platform George
found her-dead
While Dinah was dying Thursday
night the matmen overhead per-
formed before the poorest paying
crowd In the life Of the arena.
As George King laid her away in
q cat and dog cemetery yesterday.
big, fresh country tears coursed the
cheeks Of the big sissy.
Luck or no luck" be managed,
she was 4 pal"
Evening star., 1937-07-03

boxing. decided that he perhaps was
not qualified for the hazards attached
to racing fast car. Shaw was offered
the use of his imported hundreds of
horsepower
1t is fair question TO ask
what happened to Mr.. Shaws
car the one he drove to
victory in the 500. The answer
Is that he still has it.
But the be-mustached indianapolis
champ isn't going to race it at Long
Island. He tried it last year and
lasted only two laps. After thumbing
his passage back to the starters stand
he decided to put his buggy in cold
storage for the Indianapolis event.
There is no chance of an American
driver winning" explained Shaw.
European cars some of them .
have 400 horsepower. Ours, at the
most, have only 225"
Evening star., 1937-07-03
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
T CUSTOM, Tex. July s.
This is a story-uncovered
by an inquisitive club
L 4 president and Social Sc
curity card-of how Red Davis
"sneaked" into organized base ball.
Two years ago st. Louis Cardi-
nal scout saw Robert (Red) Davis
playing in a sandlot infleld and sent
him a contract. Now Red is with
the Cards Houston farm.
Recently the club received a
Social Security card for John H.
(Robert) Davis" with q request to
determine which was the correct
name. President Fred Ankeman
called in Red and heard this story:
Evening star., 1937-07-03
AFTER KENTUCKY TITLE
McDlarmid, High-Ranking Net
man, in State Meet Semi-Final.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July R).-
Prof. John McDiarmid of Princeton
University, ranked seventh nationally,
met Billy Talbert, Cincinnati, in the
seml-fnals OF the mems singles OF
the Kentucky State open tennis
tournament today.
The winner will clash tomorrow with
Frank Guernsey, Rice Institute player
of Orlando, Fla.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
'0NLY TURNS FAVOR
u. S. AUTO RACERS
Foreign Aces Have Faster
Cars for Vanderbilt Cup
Classic Today.
Ey the Associated Press

w 1E7Tzpsn; Ws5n s1ses X drivers z: 5s'y from ROM
w Germany. Italy and Eng
land expected to dominate
the going in their speedy racing ma
CHIMES, the hopes of American aces
in the 300mile Vanderbilt Cup race
today centered in their ability to scoot
around the nine curves of the Roose
welt Raceway.
AT stake in this first renewal of the
auto race classic was $4,000 in prize
money, with $4,000 reserved for the
leading American drivers.
Admittedly the bright-red Alta
Romeos of Italian Cup Defender Tazio
NuVolari and his teammate. Giuseppe
Farina; the 16cylinder Auto-Unions
of Bernd Rosemeyer and Ernest Won
Dellus and the long shouted Mercedes
Benz cars of Rudolph Caracciola and
Richard Seaman possess more speed IN
the open going.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSociated Press.
Ed Linke Senators-Pitched hit
less ball in three-inning relief trick as
Yanks were defeated, s-3.
Augie Galan. Cubs--His ninth
inning homer with mate on base beat
Pirates 81
Carl Hubbell. Giants-Fanned seven
and allowed seven hits to whip
Bees g.
Jim Walkup, Browns Defeated
White Sox. A. with six hits
Luke Hsmlin. Dodgers-Blanked
Phill!es, 80. with seven hits. tanning
i've
Ben CHAPMAN. Red Sox-Hit homer
with two aboard and two singles In
S-4 win over Athletics.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
BY ROD THOMAS.

- LOOM hung like a thunder
cloud today over the box
ing and rassling arena of
Joe Turner. Dinah is gone
again-this time for keeps. In
case you didn't know, Dinah was
the coal-black cat that strayed into
Turner's plant last Winter loaded
with good luck.
For weeks after Dinah moved In
from neighboring alley the
Turner business flourished. The
entire staff was distracted when,
two days before a wrestling show,
Dinah disappeared. In the darkest
recess of an obscure closet they
found her, with three newborn kit
tens. That night the biggest crowd
in the history of the arena turned
up.
Yesterday Dinah again took
leave. When nealtime came and
Evening star., 1937-07-03
KRESS SETS HOMER PACE
Ex-Nat Hits ID for Aillers in A.A.
His Club Tops With II.

CHICAGO, July 3 (F.-Checking up
on the home nun situation in the
American Association after an open
date around the circuit shows q total
Of 3ll circuit smashes have been made
thus far this season, with Ralph (Red)
Kress. the veteran infielder now spark
ing along the Minneapolis ,Millers,
leading the parade with l8 to his credit.
The Millers, incidentally. top all
clubs In the number OF four base
knocks, having made II. many of them
playing big parts in getting and then
keeping the Kels up In the thick of
the league-kading fight with Toledo.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
BRU|NSANDG|ANTS'
EMULAT|NG SPAIN
Wage Sizzling War to Be on
Top July 4-Cubs Win
With Four Homers.
BY SID FEDER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

A THOUGH they're nearly
n thousand miles apart and
~ haven't even seen each other
in almost two weeks. Chicagos
clouting Cubs and New Yorks Just
tough Giants are vaging a war that
has the current Spanish fuss resem-
bling = pink tea party
They're both swinging from the
heels at anything and everything in
sight to be on top OF the National
League in time for the firecrackers to
start popping for tomorrow's July 4
holiday and the g-league base ball
deadline.
Tradition has it that the outfit at
the head OF the parade on July will
be in the same spot when all the chips
are counted, come closing day.
Evening star., 1937-07-03


A MEXICAN auto racing probably is
the most amateur of all sports It
cost Mr. Shaw something like $500
to ride two laps at Long Island last
year. A ride of the same distance
wouldn't exceed the 20-cent zone of
Washington taxicabs.
1t was an altogether too expensive
undertaking for the guy who built
his own car for something over So, 900
This is typical of the average race
driver. He not only drives his own
car, but builds it, Only a privileged
few buy piece of racing car.
Prize fighters are split up
dozen ways. Ball clubs have
hundreds of stockholders But
racing car Is owned chiefly
by one man, he who built 1t
and drives it.
Most racing drivers can't arouse
much of jingle in their trouser
pockets. unless they hit the Indian
apolis jackpot. To complete his win
ming car, f'rinstance, Mr.. Shaw was
AoA ANSo w LollOW lew Gus
In the end he was rewarded along
substantial lines, but not so much
that he can afford to build a new
car designed especially for the Wander
bilt Cup
Most of the foreign cars are con-
structed under government super
vision and by government finances, as
against limited individual engineering
in America. The eyes Of the United
States are turned to Indianapolis
every year to watch the 500 with
interest, but the Government lifts no
hand to create engineering develop
ment.
Therein lies the reason why
an Italian. French or English
car was expected to breeze home
first this afternoon. Americas
interest in this race chiefly Is
from a spectAtor yiewpoint.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
More Marks by Juniors.

EDDIE O'SULLIVAN of the New
- York Curb Exchange A. A., raced
200 meters around 4 curve in 2l.5
seconds The old mark was OILS and
was set by Southern California's Foy
Draper in 1884. Gillian Graham, a
University of Texas freshman, sur
passed the old javelin record of 2l3
feet 81 inches by Woodrow Clark of
the University of Richmond, in 1895,
and Paul Sanders of Rice Institute,
established . new 400 meters mark at
4S.4 seconds In the trials. but was
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Wrong Red Right on Ability
Houston Gets Break as Robert (Red) Davis
Turns Job Over to Kid Brother John.

Robert Davis had job when he
got the contract, so he sent his
kid brother John instead. John
signed on as Robert" and made
good. The real Robert Davis now
is playing Glass D base bail in the
Northwest.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
POSTPONE BALL GAMES,

All scheduled games in both peewee
and insect divisions of the Washington
Boys Club League have been post
poned until July 8, it has been an
nounced by Charley Reynolds, director
of the club.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

beaten by q teammate, E. Y. Steakley,
in the finals in 0:48.8.
c. L. Belcher of Georgia Tech, won
the 2O0-meter low hurdles in 023.5
seconds, equaling the meet standard
set up BY Heye LAmbert,u Of Ne
braska, four years ago.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Thrills Promised in 800.

THE 800-meter run promised to lie
no less of q thriller, with the
defending champion, Chuck Beetham
of Ohio State. tying into Pittsburgi's
Negro Olympic champion, John Wood
run; Ross Bush of Southern Califor-
mia, Vic Palmason of Washington and
John Marion, Negro star from Prairie
View, Tex, College, who last night
won the junior s00-meters title in easy
fashion IN l minute SO seconds.
The juniors turned in six record
performances and a tie in another
event. Bill Feiler of Drake University,
won the junior 10000 meters in
3308.4 TO replace the former mark of
33:ll set by Andrew zamparelli of
Northeastern University last year.
Another Drake star, Ray Mahannah,
wen the $500 meters in 3:57.8, slip
ping eight-tenths of second of the
previous record set by John Simmons
of the Texas neighborhood A. A.,
four years ago.
Charles Walker, q freshman at Ohio
State. won the broad jump at "a feet
10 inches, as compared to the "a feet
8A inches by John Brooks, Chicago
Negro, which had been on the books
since 1881.