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The Washington times., 1937-08-14
LEGION BACKS
FIGHT TO GET
VOTE FOR D. c.
Veterans to Elect
Officers Tonight

With election of officers, the
nineteenth annual convention Of
the American Legion. Department
OF the District Of Columbia, will
close tonight at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Two sets of candidates were
placed in nomination last night.
with Porter L. Bush, Of Lincoln
Post, and Thomas Mason. ir.. OF
Second Division Post, candidates
for department commander.
FAVOR MEMORIAL
At the business session last
night Legionnaires went on record
as favoring construction of a
great auditorium in the Capital as
a national war memorial. It was
propos that Legion posts
throughout the country raise
funds to erect the auditorium. The
matter will be referred to the ma
tional convention Of the Legion.
The convention also adopted a
resolution indorsing the fight to
secure the franchise for District
residents and pledged itself to
bring this question before the ma
tional convention IL an effort to
obtain aid in the fight.
EMERGENCY LIMIT
Formation Of a Legion emer-
gency committee was recon-
mended by the resolutions commit
tee, headed by Maj. Gen. Amos A.
Fries, retired. This committee Of
five members would be ready to
work with District officials in
event Of an emergency of any
kind.
The Washington times., 1937-08-14
COnfereeS Named
For Adoption Bill

Chairman Palmisano, Of the
House District Committee, yes
terday headed the list Of con-
ferees on the Districts adoption
bill. Also appointed by Speaker
Bankhead to represent the House
are Representatives Ambrose
Kennedy and Everett Dirksen.
Senate conferees, named Thurs.
day, are Senators King, Overton
and Capper.
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SATURDAY, AUG. IA
Seeing America Last ByHezm Eeary

spasmodic emotion is discouraged by the term
"rottenlogging," pretty synonym for that al.
ready unpleasant word "neckng."
Occasionally desperate romance develops.
Last week Ranger-Naturalists Russell Oliver,
PhD., married pillow puncher" after IS days
Of Yellowstone acquaintance.
This may be recommendation for the climate.
Or it may be the reward due an industrious
chambermaid.
The regular rangers are old timers who
struggle through months of fighting billiards
and forest fires and patrolling great areas in
loneliness and danger.
In the summertime come the ranger naturalists
to tell the crowds about the wild animals and the
history of geysers and canyons.
Also come the "Ninety-Day Wonders young
college boys hired for three months to be help
full and polite always. Stanley Reed is Ninety
Day Wonder"
B0rrGge of Questions
Being helpful means principally answering
questions AS soon as any one OF the 4OOOOO
visitors who come annually to Yellowstone sees
a ranger in khaki he hurls a barrage Of ques
tions at the defenceless fellow.
Over and over again the same question is
asked. Sometimes it's an exasperating question
that tests the patience of the most angelic ranger,
Like this
II see you advertise bear talk on the bulletin
board" said a woman do you really have talk
ing bears in the Park?"
It's hard to like your fellow man out here Or
your sister woman either. He or she is so funny
looking.
I ask, after observing the costumes of lady
dudes. why have women gone mad about Stacks
and pants?
"It seems to me it's the old gals who like them
BEST" remarked to a ranger who was watch
ing bus unload
That's the pity Of it, Man," said the ranger
sadly.
The Washington times., 1937-08-14
RELIEF BOOST
FOR D. c. ASKED
IN ESTIMATES
New Buildings Also
In '39 Requests

Increased relief needs to the
extent of $1,836,250 and long de-
layed construction Of new build
ings needed by the local Board Of
Public Welfare setup account for
the major portion of a $4,2S0,2s7
increase in welfare estimates for
the 1899 fiscal year. District Budg.
ct Office Dan Donovan de.
clared today upon receipt of the
new estimates from the welfare
board.
For the relief of employables in
the District who have been unable
to find employment. 81 ,225, 900 ID
asked. No appropriation was made
for this group this fiscal year.
At the same time the board asks
for an increase of $611 $50 in the
amount of relief funds to be made
available for unemployables. The
1888 fiscal year appropriation is
81, ALL 500, and the budget eSti-
mates ask for $2,022,750.
PERSONNEL NEEDS
The budget estimates submitted
to Donovan indicated that the
board required 11,349,567 during
the fiscal year 1899 in contrast to
the appropriations for this fiscal
year totaling $7,O69,270.
Another item which accounts for
large portion of the increased re-
quirement is the need for addi-
tional personnel in virtually all Of
the departments of the Board.
Included in the estimates are re-
quests for funds for the conStruc-
ton of a new Receiving Home for
Children at a cost of $4,000; re.
construction Of a portion Of the
District Jail, including the con-
struction of a death house, at .
cost of $4,000; construction Of
new buildings at the District Work
house and the Lorton Reform
atory, at a cost of $511,85O, and
construction of various buildings
at the District Training School at
a cost of $4,000.
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No Jump
Storm Hats Plans
For 'Chute Leap

The elements conspired to pre-
vent Louis Barr from making a
parachute jump on Friday the
Thirteenth.
He had announced that he
would defy superstition and make
a 1,300-foot leap.
Quite a crowd had assembled
at the Beacon Airport near Alex
andria to watch the jump. Then
storm came up, and the jump
was off.
The Washington times., 1937-08-14
DENTISTS ELECT

DR.. S. C. Hamilton, of Chicago,
was elected president of the Ma
tional Dental Association, an
organization of colored dentists,
for the year 1888, at the final seS-
sion of the annual convention
here yesterday.
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YELLOWSTONE PARK, Aug. 14-Marjorie
Nye, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Gerald W.
Nye, is pillow puncher" at Canyon, Yellow
stone met her as turned into the Canyon
Lodge for the Saturday night concert.
II hope our show will be good" she said.
Most of the savages' will be in it."
A Savage" hasten to explain, is any park
employee. "Savages' also have special claSSni-
The Washington times., 1937-08-14
u. S. Check
F0rAlaskQ
Is Found
Found: A check for $7,2OO, OOO.

Found: A check for 81, 10000
It's the check paid by the United
States to purchase Alaska, and for
many years it hadn't been seen.
Recently Delegate Anthony Di-
mond of Alaska introduced a bill in
Congress to transfer the check to a
museum in Juneau. But no one
knew just where the check was.
Search was started, and it was
finally found in a file in the
General Accounting Office.
The Washington times., 1937-08-14
ROOF PLUNGE FATAL

David Dynum. colored, u, of
North Brentwood, Md. died late
yesterday in Casualty Hospital of
internal injuries received when a
chimney he was repairing on the
roof of his home collapsed, hurl-
ing him to the ground.
The Washington times., 1937-08-14
Flood Control Bill
Passed by Senate

The Senate yesterday passed
and sent to conference an omni-
bus flood control bill authorizing
24,877, 900 for construction Of
levees, flood walls and drainage
structures.
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cations. Tent girls or cham
bermaids are pillow punch
ers." "Heavers" are wait
resses. "Pack-rats" are port
ers. "Wranglers" are horse
back guides. "Gear-jammerS"
are bus drivers. Pearl
divers" are dish washers. And
"bubble-queens" are laundry
girls.
ST cleaned up 40 cabins
today" continued Miss Nye,
looking as fresh as q yellow.
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GAR. Ladies' Unit
Holds Picnic Today

General William H. Beck Circle
Ladies of the Grand Army Of the
Republic will hold their annual
picnic between 4 and 8 p. m. today
in Rock Creek Park.
The Washington times., 1937-08-14

But If Hugo is to change there will be no fun in
having him on the Court. We hope he will be
the same old Hugo-pounding on the lawyers
who come before him and rendering such deci-
sions as unfolding the right Of Senators to seize
private kilograms, as he did in the Senate. And
for him not to continue to be the master propa-
gandist and rabble rouser will make us lovers Of
master propagandists and rabble rousers think
he has gone highhat and sold us short.
Real ShoUn10n
After all. we've never seen prettier show than
the time the House was holding up the socalled
death penalty public utility bill The Senate had
passed It, So Hugo swung into action with his
lobby investigation and startled the country with
something it had known for weeks. that the utility
The Washington times., 1937-08-14

Supreme Court. He won't be
the same man at ALL" Bob
Wagner, who is reported to
have first suggested Hugo's
name to the President, tells Of
his experience on the bench,
how his attitude was entirely
different when he wore the
robes from what it is now. Just
gives a fellow a sense Of respon-
sibility which he wouldn't
otherwise feel, it seems, like
getting married and having
children.
The Washington times., 1937-08-14

nomination of their liberal col
league, Hugo Lafayette Black
of Alabama.
Meanwhile the Black-and
Roosevelt foes successfully
stalled for time. They raised
technical legal questions bear
ing upon the eligibility of the
Alabaman to the vacancy left
by the voluntary retirement Of
Justice Van Devanter. Few
took the legal objections Seri-
ously. The plain motive Of the
DIRECTORS was to withhold action
The Washington times., 1937-08-14
Capitol Stuff

A sullen and resentful band Of antiNew Deal
against President RooseveltS Supreme Court
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It would seem to be a commentary on some
thing or other that Hugo Blacks friends are
saving, ooh, he'll change when he gets on the
The Washington times., 1937-08-14

But says BOake Carter Is a new
Times feature. Call district 1000 fol
home delivery.
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Do you want money? The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week for
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news tips phoned to The Times Tip Editor at
District 1000. There will be given SIS
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
VALIQUETTE
QUITS HOYAS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-Dis-
appearance of Wilford Valiquette,
premier blocker of the Georgetown
University football team, here for
its important tilt with the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania here TO-
day, leaves speculative wonder
among the Hoya rooters here for
the game.
Valiquette, it is said,' departed
for his home in upstate New York
sometime yesterday and from all
indications by his actions has not
only Withdrawn from the football
team, but classes as well.
The disappeared young Hoys
Junior ace, who is regarded by
Coach Jack Hagerty as the best
blocker on the team, places tha
invading Georgetown team to a
distinct disadvantage.
Already beSet by a raft Of in
juries that have taken two Of its
star backs out of the fray, Hagerty
today announced his starting back
field of Keating, BarabaS, Kelgin
and and Darmohray. The last
two named are Sophomores.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
EAGLES RATE
LITTLE CHANCE

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, Oct. %.
Little chance is offered for Amer
lean University'S grid team in its
football game here today with Will
liam and Mary College.
The loss of Emerson Bartlett,
perhaps the greatest football
player in the Eagles history, has
virtually ruined all hope for any
kind Of showing by American u,
as the team is best with numerous
injuries sustained last week in its
hard battle with Mt. st. Mary's.
AS several of the key men in the
lineup Of the Eagles are freshmen,
Coach Gus WEIGH is forced to de-
pend on untried upper classmen,
as the tilt is being played under
Southern Conference rules, which
eliminates all frosh players.
Aside from the starting team,
there are only six substitutes avail.
| able. 4
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
HEAP BIG
I-N-J-U-N-S-!
A Series in Which Buck O'Neill
ScalpS Our Washington Redskins
For Candid Facts

and never regretted his choice.
He was captain Of his team and
recalls with great pride the vic
tory of the Bobcats over Du-
quesne after the latter hao
beaten Pitt.
West Virginia Wesleyan de-
feated Catholic University by a
score of "a to 18, and Peterson
played a leading part in that
game. He played right nslf-
back on the attack and safety
man on the defense. He is
married and has no childrau.
Weston is a lovely community,
Peterson will tell you. It is a
center of hand-blown glass in
duStry as well as being ricn in
gas and oil. The city has a
weekly pay roll of approximately
$25O,OO0.
Peterson majored in business
administration and physical edu-
cation at West Virginia Wes
leyan. He is in the insurance
business in the off season and
will make that his life's work
when his playing days are at
an end.
Monday-Bill Young.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23

lCalifornia and the MlddleS on the
schedule, had to- take the. early
games in stride.
POINTED FOR GAME
Notre Dame has pointed to some
degree for this game, and if Navy
can win, as it won three out Of
the last four games with Notre
Dame, it will accomplish some
thing we'll worth while.
Navy, held scoreless by Harvard,
and outplayed by the Crimson for
most of the first half, is ready for
a major effort today. Ingram,
whose drop kick last year won for
Navy, will be in the game today.
That means much for the Mid
shipmen.
Catholic University plays in st.
Louis with the Billikens of st.
Louis University in q ome-coming
game. The Cards are badly off
for reserves, but still are conceded
at least an even chance to win.
Undefeated Yale meets Cornell,
which startled the world by crush
ing Colgate a few weeks ago, only
to bow to Syracuse last week.
VICTORY IN AIR
Yale expects victory through the
air if victory is to be won by the
Blue. The Cornell line is powerful
and well coached, but Clint Frank.
one Of the great halfbacks of the
year, may swing the fortunes of
the day with his arm.
New England expects one of the
great battles of the season when
Harvard and Dartmouth play their
traditional game in the ivy-growu
stadium that rears it's heights
beyond the Anderson Bridge.
Dartmouth has roared along in
its preliminary game, and is well
coordinated. But Harvard, too,
has advanced this year, and its
deception against Navy was beauti.
full to see, when you could follow
the movements of the ball. It's
nip-and-tuck between these teams.
RAMS VS.. T. C. U.
On the Polo Grounds the solid
line of Fordham, which held Pitt
to a scoreless tie, will attempt tc
stop the aerial wizardry of Texas
Christian University. Dave O'Brien
the 150-pound passing halfback Of
the Lone Star State team, IS the
man whom Fordham fears This
mighty mite Of the football field
is a coach's dream. He is rugged
and he's deft. He is poison.
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
Bv FRANK BUCK O'NEILL

With the Nations Capital the
focal point in football interest to-
day as Alabama's Crimson Tide
puts it's Rose Bowl hopes and
chances to the touch with George
Washington University, major and
traditional games mark the Sched-
ule from coast to coast.
California, which looms now as
the Western selection for Rose
Bowl glory for the first time since
1929, meets Southern California at
Berkeley. Louisiana State Univer.
sity, undefeated this year. faces
the fast and shifty eleven Of Van
derbilt in a game that compelS the
interest of the nation. Both Of
these teams which look to the Pa
cific Coast have scored four tri-
umphS in test games. Louisiana
State is favored to win a bitter
battle.
Wisconsin, booming along in
winning stride, encounters the
granite defense and whirling, slash
ing attack of Pittsburgh in an
other major game. The Plains
men of Alabama Poly throw out
their battle line against Georgia
Tech, another game that WhetS
the interest of the South.
FACE STURDY FOES
Holding their place in the gen
eral interest of a banner after
noon, the local colleges move into
action with sturdy foemen.
In Baltimore's Municipal Sta.
dium, University Of Maryland will
face the orange-clad team OF
Syracuse. Georgetown, weakened
by injuries and further handicap
ped by the sudden resignation OF
Bill Valiquette, will face UnlVer
sity of Pennsylvania on Franklin
Field in Philadelphia. American
University tackles William and
EIary, and Western Maryland
meets the Purple Crusaders Of
Holy Cross.
With 10000 fans in the Notre
Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish
of south Bend will make theil
stand against The United States
Naval Academy in a game thai
may make or break the season fol
either side. Notre Dame, helc
scoreless by Illinois two weeks age
and defeated by Carnegie Tech OF
last Saturday, has been lashed Il
a fighting fury by the reverseS
The Irish, with Minnesota, Pitt
Army, Northwestern, Southern
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
BY CHICK KENNY

One of the largest galleries Of
the season is expected to be on
hand at Indian Spring tomorrow
afternoon when the team cham
pionship final of the Maryland
State Golf Association will be run
off. The affair pits together
Washington and Baltimore, with
Hillendale representing the Oriole
city competes against the strong
Congressional Club outfit, repre-
senting Washington.
The lineup of the Hillendale
team includes Pro. Charlie
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
R|SKO ATTEMPTS
RING COMEBACK

CLEVELAND, Oct. % GN.SO.
Johnny Risko, the famed rubber
man of Cleveland, is planning to
re-enter the ring after a prolonged
layoff, it was revealed today.
Risko, noted for spelling candi-
dates for the higher brackets in
the heavyweight ranks few years
back, has been out Of the ring for
almost two years.
He missed his big opportunity
in December, 1885. when he was
matched with Joe Louis on the
News Christmas Fund show.
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diately swelling the size of small loin chop.
The young artists sense of humor dominated his pain.
"Good' he said, rubbing the side of his face, now can
pose a wrestler
Actually Stopped the Game
Johnson down there in the pitchers box observed what ad
happened and doubled up laughter delaying the five
minutes
Even Umpire Billy Evans could not control his emotions
and was difficulty he could regain his and
bring decorum what those who knew The Bug and
quick enough to follow the ball, was young riot
johnson sometimes referred to among other monkers
as the melancholy Dane that he of particularly
depressed nature than he often quite pensve no
doubt wishing he back in the Kansas wheat fields
So day Bugs took pen hand and sketched melan
choly Dane dedicating the creation to Walter.
It took the form of huge dog whose body was long
striped watermelon the face of the animal having great tears
falling the The tail quite naturally the curly
stem where melon had been plucked from the vine.
The inscription read 'The Mellon Collie Dane
It's quite simpe-ry it on your shirt cuff, sometime
So "Bugs" will be at the Mayflower two weeks from
The Washington times., 1937-10-23
FACES
CONGRESSIONAL

>BatSchler and Ertord G. Barnes,
Robert E. Jones and John Mac
Kenzie, Gene Bruning and
Charlie Shaw, AL Bagley and
Eddie Senlmler, Jesse Bowling
and Johnny Farrell, and John
link and Paul Hampshire.
CONGRESSIONAL TEAM
Congressional will line up with
Pro Roland Mackenzie and M.
Parker Nolan, Billy Shea, the
Middle Atlantic and District
Amateur champion, and Billy
Dettweiler. Roger Peacock and
Claude Rippy, Dr. H. L. Smith and
Gene Pittman, Frank Goodwin
and Walter McCallum, and Bill
Wenzel and Jack McCarren.
The first match is expected to
get under way from the No l tee
at l o'clock.
You can mark it down in your
little red record book that the
National Broadcasting Company's
first women's golf tournament was
a distinct success. The affair was
staged yesterday at Congressional
Country Club and when the smoke
of the battle had cleared away and
the $50 entries had posted their
scores, three Of the fair divoteers
were found tied with low net
totals of 81.
The three who topped the field
were Mrs. Charlotte Stern Of In
dian Spring and Army and Navy;
Mrs. Walter r. Stokes of Indian
Spring, and Mrs. Leo Walper, un'
attached.
TESTIMONIAL TO HELEN
The tournament was a testi'
monial to Helen DettWeiler, whom
the N. B. C. officials claim is the
top ranking women's golfer in
this territory for 1897. It is the
plan of the airway fellows to award
the testimonial to the Standout
performer among the fair sex each
year, staging the tourney at the
honored'S home lot.
With a flip Of a coin between
Mrs. Stokes and Mrs. Stern to
determine the low net award, as
both were tied for low gross honors
of 86, and handicaps of five
strokes, the latter. won out, thus
forcing Mrs. Stokes to play Mrs
Walper in the playoff for the low
net award, next Wednesday at 10
o'clock over Congressional. The
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r e m e m b e r
t h a t S 0 m e
one told you
about lit tt e
g Us being
v er y deadly
a t tim e S.
Peterson Is a
little cnap as
t h e S e NAM
moths OF the
pro game go,
W e ig hin g
a b o u t IT 0
pounds, a n d
s t q n d n g
about 5 feet
8 inches in
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tonight for the reunion with ball player whose fame Bugs
himself has than approached in acquiring the reputation
for being Americas outstanding newspaper humorist
Back TUo Decades and More
They will up lot of old touches will Bugs" and Wal
ter including the famous incident of Bugs first newspaper
story having written up hen but only drawn for
the old Munsey Times.
of the writers covering the Charlottesville camp became
ndposed and his waiting for the yarn Bugs was
pressed into service and turned out masterpiece.
The editor of the paper pleased with the story which
carried of the papers accredited correspondent he
substantial raise in salary we'll bonus therefor
When his pay check overlook the eng writer he
elatd he stepped out again. this time to celebrate his
fresh affluence.
And Bugs" there in the breach-once
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INJURED HOYAS
=, SET FOR penn
By HARRY COSTELLO

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-u
Georgetown University'S football
players play as spiritedly in today's
game against Pennsylvania as Q
legion of loyal Hoya alumni played
last night on the roof Of the
Bellevue-Str here, then the
Blue and Gray team from Wash"
ington stands a grand chance OF
winning over the Red and Blue
charges of Coach Harvey Harman.
Among the speakers at last
nights Georgetown pre-game cele'
bration were Ferdinand McGete
tigan, rated Georgetown's greatest
quarterback of all-time, and Per.
cival Fats Given, both OF whom
played at the Hilltop in the early
19O0's. Given was the first George
town football player to receive all"
America recognition.
When the alumni from all sec.
tions of the United States-Some
from as far away as Louisiana and
Montana-arrived in Philadelphia
for last nights gigantic meeting.
they were welcomed by Mayor S.
Davis Wilson, who insisted on
showing the Hoya old-timers the
enormous electrical display on the
City Hall.
HUGE SIGN
A sign-huge, and with the
legend Welcome GEORGETOWN
on each of the city halls four
sides flashed on and off in signal.
ing Philadelphia'S official greet
ing.
Rain last night also greeted the
Hoyas, quite a downpour of it,
presaging a muddy field for o.
days game and making George"
town even a greater underdog
than it was late yesterday when
the odds scared to 8 to / on Penn.
Penn outweighs Georgetc wn
nearly IL pounds to the man, and
the QuakerS are much more at
home with their running attack
than they are with forward
passes.
(DDS ON PENN
Despite heavy odds against his
team, Jack Hagerty, coach of the
Hoyas, this morning expressed
the opinion that Georgetown will
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Peterson was born in Weston,
w. Va. He intended to maTricu-
late at University of Pittsburgh,
but a lifelong friend Of his died
of injuries, and Nelson cooled
out on the Panther. He chose
West Virginia Wesleyan instead,