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The Washington times., 1937-12-01
HEALTH CHAMP
TITLES AWARDED

CHICAGO, Dec. Ten ma
tional health champions, six boys
and four girls, were announced
today by the national committee
on boys and girls club work at the
All Congress being held at the
International Livestock Show
When the health contest among
All boys and girls was started in
1920 one champion was picked.
BY 1925, however, perfection had
become so common that six were
picked, while this year the perfect
scores shot up to ten.
The winners, none of whom
smoke or drink, have fulfilled q
formula Of hard work and hard
play, eight to nine hours sleep a
night, a varied health diet and
health habits for the last year.
Few of the boys dance, but all
four winning girls use makeup.
The boys who won are Junior
Clayton, II, of Van Meter, Iowa
Albert w. Olson, 10, of Dwight,
Kan; Donald R. Wielage, 10, Dor.
chester, Neb.; Louis w. S. Sharpe,
10, Cortland, N. Y: Jonathan Joy.
ner, jr., II, Marlow, Okla, and
Ned Crawley, IT, Prospect, Va.
The blue ribbon girls are Geor
gia c. Poynter, II, of Livingston
KY; June Modlin, II, Of Beaver
City, Neb.; Barbara Sal geant, Is
of Salem, Ore, and Donna Moxe
ter, of Kunkle, Ohio.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
o. Connor Girl Fails
To Show Emotion
At Staying Hearing
UnnuOUed by Long
Court Ordeal
By PAUL CALICO

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l Q.N.S0.
The strange girl called 'Petey,"
but better known as Mary Keenan,
O'Connor, sef-accused of having
caused the death of 5-year-old
Nancy Glenn here last Labor Day,
sat all afternoon in the stale, dark
court room on the sixth floor Of
the city hall, and watched the
actors parade by in her weird play.
Late in the afternoon she heard
Judge L. Stauffer Oliver set her
bail at $1,000 and gathered that
the commonwealth will prosecute
for her manslaughter, but never
for murder. In stories, they call
it being freed from the shadow Of
the chair. But if any shadow lay
across the girl called "Petey," it
came from the dark recesses of her
strange mind and fantastic per-
eonality.
PARENTS SHOCKED
Older, maturer people showed
bhe shock and emotion under
which they labored. The father
M the dead girl choked and held
back tears, the mother cried at
Ihe bar. Mary O'Connor's father
was barely audible in his replies,
shaking and worn.
And the girl called "Petey" sat
hidden behind face that looked
as though it had been kneaded
out of gray putty.
Her story is weird, in many ways
lnexplicable, but quite simple. Pur-
sued by a little girl who teased
her, she lost her temper and
struck her hard enough to knock
her out. Frightened, she felt for
her victims pulse and found
none.
BELIEVED CHILD DEAD
The pulse is not always easy to
locate. She thought the little girl
was dead. turned her face down
in q mud puddle, hid her with
half Of q tin oil drum and left
her. It was there, testimony given
during the afternoon brought out,
that she made her tragic error.
The little gir4 was not dead.
She died later from asphyxi
alton, drowning, due to lying face
down, unconscious in the three.
inch mu6puddle.
If Mary's story is true, her life
was wrecked on the error of he1
own diagnosis and, by one of the
strange twists of the law, her own
life was saved by it, and the little
child died.
PARADE OF THOUGHTS
The wild cavalry of tormented
thoughts must have thundered
through her head all the long
afternoon, but they left not one
single trace Of their passage upon
her face.
There she sat upright on a chair
with her arms folded. Once the
corners of her mouth twitched but
she fought down the smile. A de.
tectiye had testified that she had
taken a pen and corrected his mis-
takes in spelling in her unsigned
confession.
Sometimes thought I saw and
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recognized an expression on her
face, and if had to describe it I
could only use an untranslatable
German word-"pfiffig" look
that has about it the barest shade
of self satisfaction, a look that
people get sometimes when the
features are set and immobile and
only the eyes move.
PLAIN LOOKING
She looked plain, undistin-
guished. If she were not charged
with killing you would never look
at her twice, any more than you
would any other plain, normal,
girl. You would not even notice
her sitting next to an attorney
except that her face is colorless
and glistening. She might be a
casual spectator.
Bail was granted, court ad-
journed. She joined her nervous,
worried father and mother. She
smiled and nodded, and smiled
again at that. and put an arm
about her mother and talked with
her attorney and then went
through the little door with the
matron, her face set again, and
only her eyes moving.
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Lamb Chop Aids
Designer of Hats

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (C.T.P.S0.
Elsa Schiaparelli, Partisan de-
signer, today divulged how inspira-
tion comes to a fashion authority.
Her latest hat creation, she said,
is modelled after a lamb chop.
II like to amuse myself" she
said. IF I didn't I would die"
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
HARD|NGS DUE
IN BALTIMORE

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. G.N.S0.
Ann Harding, noted film actress,
today was preparing to take her
9-year-old daughter, Jane, to Balti-
more where they will spend the
winter with Miss Harding's mother
and Stepfather.
Miss Harding, who was divorced
from her first husband, Harry
Banister, secured permission from
the courts here to take the girl
out of the State.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
2 MOTORCYCLES.
FIGURE IN D, c..
STREET CRASHES.
Several Persons Are
Treated in Hospitals

Motorcycles figured in two of
a number of accidents in Wash
ington traffic yesterday which ne
cessitated hospital treatment for
several persons.
William Lacey, AZ, colored, was
in Freedmen's Hospital today suf-
fering head injuries sustained
when, police reported, he was
struck by a motorcycle operated
by James w. Lyons, colored, 81, Of
1840 Central Ave. N. E., at Georgia
Avenue and Barry Place North
west. Lyons, who was treated for
bruises to his face and hands,
was not held.
BICYCLIST HURT
A motorcycle driven by Harry
C. Thorn, 20, of 1909 L St. N. W.,
was in collision with an automo-
bile operated by James Liverett,
81, Glen Echo Heights, Md, at
Thirteenth and L Streets North
west. Thorn was treated at Emerg-
ency Hospital for bruises on his
body, legs and face.
Thirteen-year-old John Galleug-
gio, 2010 Fourth st. N. E., sus-
tained a lacerated nose when po-
lice said he rode a bicycle into the
side of an automobile driven by
George K. Hibbets. 81, of 1910
Perry st. N. E., at North Capitol
and Rhode Island Avenue.
BOY INJURED
Lizzie Jackson, Sc, of 1911 Cor
coran st. N. w., suffered leg in
juries when struck by car driven
by Oscar McCawl, 20, colored, of
134O T st. N. w., at Thirteenth
and Corcoran Streets Northwest.
McCawl was held on charges of
reckless driving and unauthorized
use of an automobile.
Jackie Graves, 2, of 316 South
Carolina Ave. S. E., suffered abra-
sions to his face, hands and legs,
when, according to police, he ran
between parked cars near his
home into the fender of an auto.
mobile operated by Marian P. Ball,
33, of 156 F st. s. E. The boy was
treated at Providence Hospital.
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THREE-LEGGED KITTEN
HARTFORD, N. Y, Dec.

HARTFORD, N. Y, Dec. 1
G.N.S0 Master Alfred Breason
of this little Washington county
hamlet, is the very proud owner
of a Believe 1t or Not" object.
Alfred's pet cat gave birth to sew
eral little kittens, one of which
has only three legs, the left for
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CHECK MARINE BASE

Suspicion pointed to someone at
Quantico when a check of the dead
mans activities showed he fire.
quently visited the Marine base. A
check on the hours the men re-
ported in on a recent visit of
pointed toward Ross.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
Japanese Troops
. Nearing Nanking

TOKYO, Dec. / G.N.S0.-Jap-
anese troops have occupied Liyang
and are advancing on Tangyang,
on the road to Nanking, it was
announced here today Two col
umns are now within A miles of
the Chinese capital.
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the privations of the desert, and
of the Arctic, too where men
must keep their vitality up to a
high level. Tea is always an impor-
tant item with us . good black
Tea that picks man up mentally
and physically. I drink Tea regu-
larly for vitality when Pm at home
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
BoTToMLEss PONDS

BREWSTER, Mass, Dec. I
ON.SO. - Bottomless ponds on
Cape Cod-of which there are any
number-always provide surprise
for sportsmen coming here for the
first time. SoundingS taken Of
these ponds have always proven
unsuccessful
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'FATHERHOOD' ROOM

QUINCY, Mass, Dec. / QN.S)
A room for expectant fathers ex-
lists at Quincy City Hospital. The
room is furnished with a sofa
where the prospective fathers can
relax and listen to the radio while
awaiting news of fatherhood.
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Want MORE VITALITY? DO What
ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS DID

Roy Chapman
A n d r e W S ,
famed explorer
of A rc ic
wastes and the
deserts of Asia,
says: II have
led expeditions
to many of the
far places of
the earth. I
have known
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MARINE, 18, GOES.
TOTRIALIND DEATH.
OF D. C. LAWYER.
Ross Expected to Stick
To SeIf-DefenSe Plea

STAFFORD COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, Dec. IA young
Quantico Marine went on trial in
this historic courthouse today for
the murder Of a Washington at
torney which presented Virginia
police with one of the most baf-
fling mysteries they have been
called upon to solve in a decade.
On the morning Of october 4,
the body of Elmer j. Davidson, an
attorney for the United States
Chamber of Commerce, who lived
in the 400 block of Randolph st.
N. W., Washington, was discov-
cred in the dew-drenched bushes
along the lonely Whitewater Road,
near here. He had been shot in
the head and stabbed in the chest.
I7-DAY PROBE
Sergt. e. j. McDermott, of the
State police, took charge of the
case which was climaxed after II
days of ceaseless work by the ar
rest of Walter L. Ross, 18, Aber-
deem, Md, stationed at the Vir-
ginia Marine base. Ross is al
legged to have confessed the kill
ing but said he did it in self de-
fense. Defense Attorneys Frank
P. Moncure, of Stafford, and C.
w. Show, of Henry county, are ex-
pected to use this plea to save the
youths life in the trial opening
today.
Sergeant McDermott was faced
with Scant clues to the murder
when he took charge of the in
vestigation. The murder gun could
not be found. No witnesses to the
crime could be discovered. One
ray Of hope, however, shone in
the discovery of Davidson's
wrecked car near Triangle, Va, a
few miles from the murder spot.
THUMBS" RIDE
The policeman was told that
the man who had been driving
the car just before it was wrecked
had hitch-hiked toward washing
ton in a car with Pennsylvania
license plates.
A broadcast was sent out for
that person to get in touch with
the police. Two weeks passed and
on Sunday the driver of the Penn
Sylvania car returned and stopped
at a roadStand near here. He
asked about the wrecked car and
told of taking the driver to Fred
erick, Md. Sergeant McDermott
then traced the driver, identity
still unknown, to a bus stand ano
then to another car in which he
had hitch-hiked a ride to Balti
more, Md.
CHECK MARINE BASE
Suspicion pointed to someone al
Quantico when a check of the dead
mans activities showed he fre
quently visited the Marine base. A
check on the hours the men re
ported in on a recent visit of
Davidson's pointed toward Ross.
'FATHERHOOD' ROOM
QUINCY, Mass, Dec. l 0.N.S.)
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in the States too! And Tea is one
beverage that helps me relax and
invites sound, restful Sleep"
e Roy Chapman Andrews
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
Valley League
Heads Adopt
Loop Schedule

Valley league officials Friday
night adopted league schedule,
voted that each team should carry
and pay an umpire for each game,
made plans to raise money to send
an all star team to Chicago and
agreed to move the pitchers box
back to forty feet.
The league schedule will open
the loop on June l and finish
four rounds of play August sixth.
At the end OF the regular season
the two top teams in the standings
will play off for the league title.
Each team will hire an umpire
and he will travel with the team.
The umpire Tor the home team
will be umpire -in-chief and will
work behind the plate.
Johnny Carroll, vice president
of the league, announced a plan
to raise money for the trip to
Chicago after the regular season
is completed. The group unani-
mously approved the plan.
Holtville officials announced they
had signed Eddie Kelly to hurl
for them. Calexico has lined up
Lyn Stewart, Mexicali has Jordan,
Brawley will use Art Rubideaux
and Calipatria will probably have
Homer Chambers.
Ell Centro is the only club which
has not yet signed a hurler for
the season. Joe Hurst may work
for the Ell Centrans, according to
Jersey Birthfield, manager of the
team.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
FavOrites Advance in High
School Tennis Tournament

Favorites advanced to the second
round of the valley high school
tennis tournament Friday after
noon as FL Centre and Calexico
doubles teams battled for individual
honors.
HoltVille and BraWley high school
tennis teams failed to send entries
for the tournament and as a re-
suit will not take part until next
week when singles championships
will be determined.
Servine and Coughlin experience
ed many anxious moments in up
setting Jack Kinne and Dave Rob
erts TO move into the second round
of the boys doubles. The score
was 6-3, Ga.
Potter and Barnes were no
match for Gratianne and Cand-
land of Calexico and bowed, 6-1
60
In Saturdays matches Bowkef
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
Padres Fade
As Seals in
Third Win
BY United Press

San Diego, the team that topped
the Pacific Coast league for weeks
while playing on its home lot, ap-
peared to be fading as CON-
tender at the outset of long road
trip.
Playing its first week away from
home since early in the year, the
Padres have won only one of four
games from Frank O'Doul's San
Francisco Seals, with whom they
have been battling for second place.
The Seals won their third of the
series last night with 1872 victory
marked principally by the collapse
of the Padre defense, which was
charged with four errors, and the
collapse of the Padre hitting power
before Gene LIZARDS fast ball. Lii
lard, former infielder, gave the vis-
itors only three hits.
Fridays play also witnessed the
end of Sacramento's winning streak
after nine straight victories.
Fridays play also witnessed the
end of Sacramento's winning streak
after nine straight victories.
Meeting Oakland in a double
header the Solons bowed before
Ernie Bonham's powerful hurting
for a 5-1 defeat in the opener. Bon
ham famed nine of the league
leaders in handing Tom Seats, left
handed star, his first setback in
six starts. In the afterpiece another
Sacramento left handler, veteran
Tony Freitas. came through for a
10 win to even the double bill
In another doubleheader the Mis-
sions and Los Angeles split. The
Missions won the opener 7-3, to
smash Fay Thomas winning streak
after five victories. Ohio Nicholas
who pitched shutout ball after re-
lieving Lamanske, was the winning
hurler. In the second game the An
gels topped the Reds, 6-5, TO give
Walter Beck his ninth defeat of the
year.
The Seattle Portland game was
called off on account of rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09

Herrick started in fifth position
in the main event but pulled out
of the mass of cars on the first lap
to take an advantage he never yield.
ed.
He steadily increased his lead as
the race progressed and finished a
half lap ahead of Harry Leeper.
Fred Salmen, driving Fred Davis
car, was third, Ward SWarthout
fourth, Frank Bonham fifth and
Bill Buffers was sixth.
Fred Salmen and Fred Davis
set the two fastest qualifying times
in cars 18 and 8, but both autos
went haywire in the trophy dash.
As a result Leeper and Ferguson
raced in the trophy dash and Leeper
came home in first place.
Leonard Cooper. in car No. II,
finished first in the first ten lap
elimination race with Leeper Sec
ond, Bonham third and Jones
fourth.
Hobe Herrick was first in the
second elimination race, Zen Man
tell was second and Jones was third
In the special five lap race among
the original five cars, Fred Salmen
romped home first in Doc Cara
dimes speedWagon Davis was sec
ond and Herrick was third.
The main event was not marred
by any serious accidents. Mantell
was forced out of the race on the
29th lap when his auto folded like
an accordion and Bill Ferguson
was forced out in the Goth round
when his car threw a wheel
Ten cars took part III the events
at the speedway and exhibited more
speed than has ben seen on the
midget speedway this year.
Salmen came within an ace of
breaking the track record in the
qualifying run and Davis. Fergu-
son, Mantell and Leeper made un-
usually good marks.
The main event was also run off
in near record time. The forty
lap race was travelled in 12 minutes,
40.6 seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
CHAMP GRAVES
TOPS BRAWLEY
FIGHT CARD

Herman Graves, valley middle
weight champion, will meet Lou
Reyes of San Diego in the main
event at Brawley Tuesday night
Graves, who Thursday night
pounded out a decision over john
ny Perris of Los Angeles, was
challenged to a battle for bis
championship by Reyes and ac-
cepted.
Reyes is a colorful battler but
is not expected to take Graves
championship in their bout Tues
day night.
He will, however, give the valley
Negro a tough battle for honors.
Badboy Jackson, who last week
startled fight fans with a one
round Knockout victory over Cleo
Shans, will fight Carl Hall in the
semi-windup.
Jackson is an outstanding punch
er and is reputed to be a gooc
defensive battler. Last weeks bout
didn't last long enough to prove
whether or not he could defend
his chin.
Other bouts:
Bob Baro VS.. Henry Navarro
Bob Estacion VS.. Bobby Hagar
Joe Gonzales VS.. Sailor Walker
Ray Watson VS.. Tony Mendez
Willie Estrada VS.. Nino Marti-
neZ,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09

and BoWker of CaleXico will meet
Gratianne and Candiand in one
semi final match and Servine and
Coughlin will tackle Juhd and
Horne of Ell Centre in the other
Chestnut and Riddle of Ell Cen
tro advanced to the semi-finals
of the girls doubles competition
and will meet Hatch and Birk-
hauser in the semi-finals.
DoWd and DoWd of Ell Centro
will meet Crook and Edmunds of
Calexico in the other match.
Walter Bowker and Evelyn Crook
eked out a hard fought win over
Horne and Hatch of El Centro
in a mixed doubles engagement
The score was, 4-6,6-3,6-4. Birk-
hauser and Kinne of Ell Centro
and Gratianne and Edmunds of
Calexico tied at one set each in
a mixed doubles match and will
playoff the tie Saturday,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
SPARTANS TO
MAKE BID
FOR CROWN

El Centro's Spartan baseball team,
firmly entrenched in third place in
the valley league standings, will
make its final bid for the loop
championship in a game against
Coach Marvin Clark's Brawley nine
Wednesday or Thursday.
The Spartans dropped 1870 de-
cision to CaleXico last week, but
hope to make a better showing
against the Wildcats who lost l4-3
TO Calexico Friday afternoon.
Calexico will represent the valley
league in the C. L F. playoff next
week and will then return to the
valley to meet Brawley in the third
game of their series for the val
ley championship providing FL
Centro does not upset Brawley.
Cfand;nuc
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
Canzoneri BoaVs To
Grand Old
ManBeaten
By Champ

LOS ANGELES. May g. UP) =
shouldered Tony Canzoneri. one of
the grandest fighting men the ring
ever knew, was beaten tonight by
Lightweight Champion Lou Ambers
in Is rounds at Madison Square
Garden, but the former titleholder
was glorious in defeat.
Making a desperate attempt TO
win the lightweight title for the
third time. 32-year-old Canzoneri,
veteran of more than u years of
brawling. gave youthful Ambers a
much harder fight than expected
and he was walloping away des-
perately at the bell.
Tony. who had entered the ring
a Al underdog, received a tremen-
dous ovation from the 1000 fans
as he left the ring, and there was
a loud and sentimental booing of
the unanimous decision.
Ambers won the fight by a wide
margin. according TO the United
Press score sheet. which gave the
champion nine rounds, Tony three
and three even. However the rounds
won and lost do not really tell the
story of the gallant stand by great
battler in the twilight of his career.
Ambers, 25. called the "Herkimer
Hurricane" because of his speed, was
expected to cut Tony 10 pieces. But
the little warrior gave Lou plenty
of opposition in every round, and
he fought on and on, though the
blood dripped from a cash on the
bridge of his nose whue his right
eye puffed nearly closed and big
purple welt sWelled his right cheek.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
Giants Win
81 Victory
Over Cards

NEW YORK, May 7.-lUp)-The
Pittsburgh Pirates today increased
their National league lead to two
game by defeating the Philadelphia
Phillies, 8-3
Vaughan and Jensen, with four
hits each, led the Pirates l8 hit
attack off La Master who went the
route for the Phils Joe Bowman
scattered IL hits to win his second
game of the year.
The second place Cardinals were
outclassed, 3d. by the New York
Giants. Clyde Castleman doled out
six hits. A five run burst in the
sixth featured by Bartell's homer
with two on, clinched the game for
New York and sent Bob Weiland
TO defeat.
The six game winning streak of
the Chicago Cubs was stopped l2-l
by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Frank
house handcuffed the Cubs with
eight hits. The Dodgers had field
day, banging Is hits off Shoun,
Bryant and Kimball.
Bill Hallahan turned in his first
win of the year, pitching the Gin
cinnati Reds to 5-3 victory over
the Boston Bees He kept nine hits
we'll scattered. Danny MacFayden,
who was touched for 10 hits in the
seven innings he lasted, was the
loser.
The Boston Red SoX took COM
mand of the American league, soar
ing above the Tigers and Yankees
by defeating the Chicago White
Sox, 5-3, Lefty Grove kept eight
hits scattered to score his first win
of the year. Vernon Kennedy gave
only five safeties, but he was era
tic, walking nine men, and striking
out eight. 1t was the fourth straight
for Boston, and the sixthconsecutiVe
loss for Chicago.
Detroit was virtually tied for the
top spot, but having played three
more games, they trailed by eight
percentage points.
The Tigers defeated the Washing
ton Senator, 4-2, behind RoXie Law
sons seven hit hurting. lawson
also got two of the Tigers eight hits
off Pete Appleton. Rogell homered
for Detroit.
The Cleveland Indians edged out
the New York Yankees. 7-6, when a
belated Yank rally fell short. A
home run with two on by Selkirk in
the eighth led to a four run burst,
and they scored two more in the
ninth on one hit and three errors
before the Indians got them out.
Denny Galehouse was the winning
pitcher, and Bump Hadley was the
loser. Lyn Larry paced the Cleve-
land 13-hit attack with triple
and two singles.
The Philadelphia Athletics were
set back, 9-6. by the st. Louis
Browns. Jim Walkup was effective
in the pinches while he allowed
10 hits. The Browns combed four
Athletic pitchers for IL hits which
they coupled with four errors for
their victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-09
Hawaii Stars to
Meet Valley Nine

The Hawaiian All stars, a bara-
storming team sent to the United
States each season by the Hawaii
an government, will meet an I'm
perial Valley all star team in
Brawley Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Probable lineup for the Valley
team follows: catcher, Rubio; pit
cher, Tobin from the San Diego
Padres; first base, Hernandez; sec
ond base, Skelly from the San
Diego Padres; Chuey, third base.
shortstop, Hashem; outfield, An
drade, Sammy, and Humphries.