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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
ICKES, WALLACE
IN new BATTLE
ON PUBLIC Land
Huge Tracts Shifted tC
Rule of Agriculture
BY L. w. MEREDITH

QNSD.-Renewal of the long.
time battle between Secretary OF
the Interior Ickes and Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace over juris-
diction over the public lands OF
the country, with Wallace gaining
the upper hand at least temper
arily, was disclosed today by
records of the public land office
of the Department Of the Interior.
Executive orders have been Is
sued by President Roosevelt in the
last three months transferring
hundreds of thousands Of acres
from the Department OF the In
terror to the Department Of Agrl'
culture. More than 1,5OO,OOO
acres have been designated for
purchase by the Resettlement Ad-
ministration and more transfers
are under consideration
While the actual records show
the transfer Of only 225, 754 acres
of the public domain thus far to
Agriculture, executive orders have
been issued covering more than
100000 acres.
For Erosion Control
The land is being tranferred to
the Department of Agriculture, &C
cording to the executive orders,
for soil erosion control and other
land utilization projects, and Tor
reforestation. Supervision over
the lands will come under the
newly formed Land Use Planning
unit, headed by Milton S. ElSen-
hover as "coordinator."
The Ickes-Wallace battle over
control of the public domain has
been going on for more than two
years. The national forest lands
come under Wallace'S supervision,
including forest lands which are
used for grazing. The national
parks, and most of the western
grazing lands, come under 1ckes.
Interior Criticised
In the Taylor Grazing Act,
passed two years ago by Congress,
a provision was inserted which
authorized the President to trans
fer any of the forest grazing lands
from Agriculture to Interior. At
the last session of Congress the
Department OF Agriculture sent a
report to Congress severely criti-
cising the Interior Departments
handling of the grazing lands.
Secretary IckeS sponsored an
act to change the name Of the
Department Of the Interior to De-
partment of Conservation, an act
which thus far has failed to pass
in two sessions Of Congress.
Supporters of Ickes contend that
conservation is the chief work of
the Interior Department-and that
such conservation should include
conservation of the public lands.
This would include the forest
lands.
Heads Of the forestry service
have appeared before congress
sional committees in the last two
weeks opposing transfer to the
interior department, contending
that forestry and grazing are
agricultural, and belong in Wal.
lace's department.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
WRONG NAMES
UNDER PICTURE

Through a mixup in type for
picture captions, The Times used
the wrong names under a picture
of two Alexandria residents
Wednesday, printed in connections
with the Democratic primary vote.
The persons pictured examining
a ballot at a voting booth were
Mrs. Helen r. Marshall, wife Of
Linton S. Marshall, senior attor"
ney on the staff Of the general
counsel of the Social Security
Board, living at 207 Carolina
Avenue, Alexandria, and Council.
man Charles L. Burgess, Of Alex
andria.
Other names appearing under
the picture were incorrect.
The Times regrets the error.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Try to Save Pal,
Land in Prison

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 G.N.S0.
Six gentlemen of the waterfront,
held in jail today, vowed they
never again would attempt to
emulate heroes. When their pal
FRANKIE" fell from an abandoned
barge in Wallabout Greek, Brook.
Ign, they had to be rescued them.
selves by police, who promptly
jailed them for vagrancy.
FRANKIE" was treated at a hos.
pital for submerSion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
2 Widows Mourn
Lost AviatOrs

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 9.
Lady Mary Kingsford-Smith, wild
ow of the famous Australian flier.
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, is on
a visit to California with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Powell.
Among those she met while here
was Mrs. Mary Beatrice Noonan
widow Of Fred Noonan, navigator
of Amelia Earhart's plane. The
two inspected a plaque set up at
the Oakland Airport in memory OF
Kingsford-Smith and Capt. C. T.
P. Ulm, who we're lost in a Malay.
sian flight two years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Gods Will
Father Is Resigned to
Miracle Baby Death

PHILADELP HIA, Aug. 9
G.N.SO In the arms Of the
mother who never looked upon her
pale face, baby Frances Mary Boo
cassini will be laid to rest in a
Catholic churchyard tomorrow
morning. Tonight, the bodies OF
Mrs Mary Boccassini and her
posthumous daughter will lie in
a public funeral parlor.
''It is Gods will" sobbed the
broken-hee tied father when in
formed of the death Of the baby,
given birth by a Caesarian sec
ton a minute after life left the
body of Mrs. Boccassini in Phil.
adelphia General Hospital Friday
morning.
Lived Two Days
Nov, she will be with her
mother" the father said. my
Mary would have wanted it that
way. She looked like such a
nice little baby. Now with the
two of them gone, it is worse
than ever"
The baby died early yesterday
after nearly two days of almost
miraculous life-two days in
which surgeons called upon all
the skill at their command to
save her. She died shortly after a
fifth cyanotic attack, her body
turning blue from lack Of oxygen
in the blood.
DR.. John D. Corbit and his as
SistantS made a desperate but
futile effort to save the infant
Slipping his arms through the air
tight portfolios of the special in
cubator, the physician began ar
tificial respiration, but it failed
to restore breathing.
Then he opened the incubator
and blew into the baby's mouth
and trisS injections of heart slim
uleats. They, too, failed and DR.
Corbit placed his stethoscope over
the tiny heart. He listened in 81
lence and Strengthened up:
Il hate to give up now, but
the baby Is dead"
Operation Opposed
The strange story became pub
lie last Thursday when hospita
authorities sought court advice
after the father opposed a Caesa
rean operation on his wife, uncon
scious and dying of tuberculous
meningitis.
IF my Mary dies. the baby
should go, too," he said.
The infant, baptized Frances
Mary by a Catholic priest, Ivec
for 46 hours and 40 minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Sleeping in Park
Proves Expensive

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Aug. 8
q.N.S0.-It might have been
worth it if they needed rest. but
Michael LETTER, Somerville, and
Harold Hickey, this city, com.
planned to police that sleeping on
Cambridge Field Park was too
expensive.
While the men were mapping.
they told officers, a sneak thief
made off with Letters. diamond
ring and Hickey's billfold and
six dollars,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
3 Killed, Ia Hurt
AS Bolt Hits Beach

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 G.N.S9.
Struck down by lightning at Rock
away Beach during yesterdays
freak storm, three persons were
dead today and IA others were re-
covering from bruises and shock.
Robert Andrews, jr., 5, Walter
Folwasny, %, and Stanley Macie-
iczyk, were killed when the bolt
moved down batherS huddled
under beach umbrellas and hit a
boathouse, nearly a mile away, in
which a group sought shelter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
HOUSE LEADERS
in QUANDARY ON
CROP INSURANCE
Bumper Crops Viewed
As Lessening Need

1.N.S0-House leaders were
admittedly in q quandary today
over the future Of the 500, 200, 900
crop insurance bill which only
needs approval of the lower cham
Der to speed it to the White
House.
The measure, passed by the Sen.
ate three months ago, finally was
reported by the House Agriculture
Committee last week, but its spon.
sors are awaiting word from the
President before pressing for
House action this session.
Representative Cooley CD Of
North Carolina, who was author.
lied by the committee to seek a
rule assuring House action, SAID
today he would defer the step
until he had conferred with Ads
ministration leaders.
Interest Lacking
Chief cause Of the hold.up on
the bill is the lack Of demand for
the legislation, committee mem.
bers said. They blamed the dis
interest among farmers on the
bumper crops that are in prospect
this year.
Assertedly an experiment., mem.
bers also revealed there is increas-
ing concern among congressman
over the reaction that might re.
suit If the experiment failed.
Figures submitted by the Agri.
culture Departments experts show
that premiums farmers would have
to pay would range from as low
as per cent to as high as IS
per cent on years crop.
In the instance Of some western
Kansas counties, the premiums
might go as high as so per cent,
according to the department.
Confined t. Wheat
The measure, confined to wheat
during the trial period, would i'm.
pose q voluntary insurance plan
calling for farmers to pay their
premiums in wheat. This would
be stored in Government ware
houses and be paid back to tho
farmers as indemnitieS in loss
years.
Committee members fear that
because the plan is voluntary and
because the premiums would be
highest where insurance is most
needed, farmers who constantly
fight crop disasters would not par
ticipate.
Although the measure was not
placed on Mr.. Roosevelt'S must
list, he expressed the hope it
would be enacted. Both he and
Alfred M. Landon pledged a crop
insurance program in the last
campaign, although neither party
platform mentioned it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Gay Party
Camp Children Vote
For Cream Get 1t

The 1875 children at the Bald
Eagle camp today began their
final four-week stay at the District
tuberculosis Associations tuber-
cular camp.
Plenty of sunshine, good food
and medical treatment is in store
for the youngsters as they start
their last period in camp.
Last Saturday night an ice-cream
party was the feature of the week S
activities. It was unanimously de-
cided upon by the children them
selves that ice cream would make
the best kind of a food for their
own weekend party.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Bridges to Lead
COulee WalkOut

GRAND COULEE, Wash. Aug.
civilian Hillyer, c. I. o. field
agent, said here that Harry
Bridges, International Longshore-
mems Association leader, will per-
Sonally lead a strike Of c. I. o.
workers at the Grand Coulee Dam
project.
The strike was voted to protest
an agreement signed by the NV
AK Construction Company, recog-
nizing only unions affiliated with
the A. F.. of L.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Two Teams Meet
For Bridge Title

ASBURY PARK, N. j., Aug. 8
G.N.SO. The championship of
the American Bridge League tour
nament for the knockout team
of-four was to be determined here
today with the meeting Of two
crack teams.
One group of finaliSts Is made
up Of Oswald Jacoby, Dallas, Tex;
Charles Goren, Philadelphia, and
Howard Schenken, M. D. Maier
and David Burnstine, all of New
York. They will face Henry
Chanin, Atlanta, Ga, Phil Abram-
sohn, Fred Kaplan. A. M. Barnes,
and Morrie Ellis, all of New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Inquest to Probe
Va. Traffic Death

HARRISONBURG, Va, Aug. 9.
An inquest was to be held here to-
day into the death of Freddie Lee
Dovel, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lee Dovel, of McGaheysville, who
was killed while walking along the
highway between here and his
home.
The Rev. Everett H. ODowd,
Of the Church of Christ, Waco,
Tex, was to appear at the inquest
as driver Of the car which struck
young Dovel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Money Car Guard
Arrested i'm Theft

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9.
Armored cars for carrying pack.
ages of money around to banks
were thought to be pretty strongly
theft proof until today in Los An.
geles. Then $1,000 disappeared
from one Of them. Police solved
the case, they said, when they
arrested Howard o. Allen, guard
on this particular rowing bank
vault.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Chain of AutOmats
Affected by Strike

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 Q.N.S0.
With noisy mass p1cketing, con-
tinuing, the strike of employees OF
the Horn and Hardart Company,
operators of a chain of automatS,
was extended today to the com
pany's 81 retail stores here, en-
ploying about 300 workers.
Strike leaders announced the
walkout also would be extended
to the company'S establishments
in Philadelphia, employing $500
workers. Forty-four restaurants
here already have been affected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Indy on Short
Hop to England

LYMPNE, England, Aug. 9
G.N.SO.-Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh flew back to England from
France for a short visit today,
obtaining quantity of scientific
instruments for use in connection
with his artificial heart" expert.
ments with DR.. Alexis Carrel at
st. Inglevert, France.
Lindbergh returned to France
after a few hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Quebec Bans Air
Ads for Liquor

QUEBEC, Aug. 9 G.N.S0.-The
Canadian Radio Commission to-
day announced that liquor con-
Germs in the Quebec Province will
not be allowed to sponsor radio
programs after September 80.
The commission has also taken
under study the ACCESSIBILITY OF
likewise banning programs spon'
sored by beer and wine concerns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Ice. Takes Action
In Railway Fight

GN.S0-The Interstate Com.
MERGE Commission today author
lied the United States Trust Com.
pany Of New York, as trustees,
under the first mortgage. of the
Harlem River and Port Chester
Railroad, to intervene in reorgani.
zation proceedings of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Two Aged Women
Die in Home Fire

PHILADELP H I A, Aug. 9
Miss Nancy Boyce, 81 years old,
and her niece, Mrs. Jennie Cole,
SO, were dead today in fire which
trapped them on the second floor
Of their home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09

Turned the Stage into Human Ma
chine shop. The Clever Idea of a Lon"
don Night Club ImpresariO Who
wanted Something New and Different
20 Bring In the Customers. One Of the
Many Features In the American
weekly, with Sundays Washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09

Turned the Stage into Human Ma.
don Night Club ImpFesario Who
Wanted Something New and Different
to Bring in the Customers. One of the
Many Features In the American
Weekly, with Sundays Washington
Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-09
Plug Tax LoophOles,
Magill Asks on ''Hill''

GNSD General revision of Federal tax laws will be
mended Congress November by the Treasury Undersecre
ary Roswell Mag told the House Ways and Means Commit
tee today,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
LITTLE SERIES
PLANNED IN 81

MONTREAL, Canada, Jan. 90
After making an initial move for
abandonment of the Junior Worlds
Series with the American Associa-
ton representative at the end OF
the regular season and after the
Shaughnessy playoffs are completed
the International League took the
first steps toward putting the SER
les back on the fall calendar, fol-
lowing action by the A. A. that
satisfied the eastern circuits Of
ficials No date was set for the
miners fall classic, but it probably
will open in the East, if the Worlds
series starts in the West, and vice
versa if the majors stage their
first two games in the East.
Before agreeing to the contin-
uation of the Junior Worlds
Series, the International League
revamped the rules governing
the Shaughnessy play-off for
the Governors Cup, victory in
which entities the winning team
to compete against the Ameri-
can Association club, and vot-
ed to create a $4,000 players
pool, to be raised by a one-cent
tax on admissions.
The pool would be distributed
on the following basis: $4,000 to the
pennant winners, determined by the
standing at the end OF the regular
reason; $1,000 for second place, $4,-
600 to the winners OF the play-off
and $4,000 in the runnersup in the
four-club Shaughnessy competition.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
BILL KEEPER
AGAIN SEATTLE
BASEBALL head
Reelected Prexy Goe
South to Arrange Sched-
ule and Training Site

According to advices recently re-
ceived here, when stockholders,
elected directors of the Seattle In
dams for the coming year, the di-
rectors decided unofficialy to make
James r. Brewster, Seattle cigar
merchant, president of the club he
headed once before, in 1919.
But when the directors met Off
cially, they changed their minds and
reelected William H. Klepper, preSi-
dent of the club for two years, bust
ness manager the year before that,
and president for a six-year stretch
before that.
Pete Rosaia, florist, was named
vice president and c. Norm Dickin-
son was reelected secretary treas
urer. Brewster and George Van
deveer are other holdover directors.
Klepper was given carte blanche
to select training camp and nego-
tiate all business affairs of the club.
An hour after the election meet
ing Keeper le1C SeaCIle IOr ooutil-
ern California to attend the an
nual schedule meeting of the Pa
cific Coast League. While IN the
South he will also complete arrange
ments for Seattles spring training
camp.
Santa Monica and Santa Barbara
are the No. and No. 2 poSsibili-
ties on Keepers list for the site of
the spring training camp.
He will book several spring ex
hibition games and see that the In
dams get good break in the sched-
ule for the regular season. He wants
at least two holiday games for Seat
tie. Last year the Tribe drew all
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
DODGERS ADD
new |NF!ELDER

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Jan. 90
One of Burleigh Grimes first offic-
ial acts, after autographing Brook
Ign contract as the Dodgers man
ager, was to swing a deal with
Pittsburgh for Shortstop Tony NAL
inosky. Old Stubblebeard did not
have to feel his way in this trans
action because Malinowsky served
with Louisville on option from the
Pirates this year and Burleigh as
pilot of the Colonies, last season,
had first hand information on the
young man.
1t is understood the deal was a
straight cash proposition. Pittsburgh
being willing to part with Tony
because he stood no chance to GUST
Arky Vaughan from short and the
BUGS could not option him out
again.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
...ICDICAN TO
PRESENT MEET

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Jan. &c
stoletic directors of the Big Ten
Rave again determined that Micti-
san shall be the site of the West
IN Conference outdoor track meet,
4o. held here two years ago, pro-
duced one of the greatest individual
performances in the history of the
sport when Jesse owens, now a
professional, broke three world rec
ords and tied another in a single
afternoon.
Coach Charles Hoyt has al
ready laid plans for Michigan
to regain the title won that
afternoon and relinquished last
year to Indiana, and has had
the nucleus of his 1936-l937
squad working out daily in
doors
The team gets no actual COM
petition until February, but Coach
Hoyt has scheduled preliminary
time trials Immediately.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
TERRY WILL SIGN
AS MANAGER ONLY

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. = Owner
Horace Stoneham of the National
League champion New York Giants
announced he signed Bill Terry to
a nonplaying managers contract to
take the place of the unexpired
five-year document now in force.
Terry signed the five-year con-
tract after the Giants won the
World Series in 1888 The new con-
tract, it was reported, will carry the
same salary, $27,500 yearly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
PIRATES TURN
down FARM

PORTSMOUTH, O., Jan. 20. -
William E. Benswanger, business
manager and vice president of the
Pittsburgh National League base
ball club, informed City Manager
Frank E. Sheehan of Portsmouth
that the Pirates would not sponsor
Portsmouth or any other city as q
farm in the Mid-Atlantic League
next season
The new club owners, who had
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
B. M. Behrends Co. Inc.
Juneaus Leading Department Store

planned on the Pirate sponsor
ship, have already paid $500 of
the $4,000 purchase price to Alex
Pisula, former owner of the
club.
City Manager Sheehan' said he
had contracted Branch Hickey OF
the st. Louis Cardinals, relative to
handling Portsmouth as a Cardinal
farm, but that Hickey said he would
not be interested unless the mud
died situation were cleaned up
Sheehan said about $4,000 more
would be needed to pay Pisula's
Indebtedness.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
SIDES SPRINTS
TO LEAD FIELD
UNDER WIRE
Hahn Clinches Victory for
Knox-Boston Sweeps
Duke Also Wins

Several lengths ahead of the
field, Merv Sides and his Boston
teammates dashed under the wire
to end their conference bowling sea-
son last night with a three-lap vic
tory over Washington. Sides opened
his evening with a 231 in the first
game of the match and ended with
a 600 total.
In the curtain raiser, johnny
Hahn clinched win for Knox over
Rutgers by opening with a 2O5, then
adding a 224, the second to TOP
single score of the night. He slipped
way below two-hundted in the
third game, and Rutgers took that,
but Halm's SOS won place honors
for the evening.
Despite Mrs. Josephine Whites
total of 522, which led all the ladies.
Notre Dame was nosed out of the
deciding game of its match with
Duke.
There will be no conference
matches at the Elks' tonight. Last
nights scores are:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20

while properly playing their own
opponents. The ability to size up an
opponent, his habits and defensive
weapons, is great attribute of a
good defensive player, according to
Nat. Most important of all is the
defenders ability to keep skilled,
deceptive adversary under control
at all times.
The zone defense presents no wor-
ries to Holman. Il hope every team
we have to face uses that type of
defense" he said. There is no
need to worry about it if you are
ready for it, and have good ball
handlers and organization.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
BROWNS JOIN
With MINORS

ST. LOUIS, Jan. z0.-The St
Louis Browns recently announced
signing of working agreement with
the Des Moines Club of the Western
League.
For an unann ounced sum the
American League club will have
the privilege of selecting several
players from DeS Moines at the
close of the 1887 season and will also
send rockies to Des Moines for sea-
soning.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20

three major holidays = Memorial
Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day
at the Civic Stadium.
The order will go out to the play
ers, later, to report for training
work Monday, March l. The Coast
League season will open April 3.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
w. S. e. HOOPSTERS
in BUS COLLISION

LEWISTON, Ida, Jan. 20. - Will
liam Weisel, proprietor of an auto
mobile supply company at Pullman
Wash, was reported critically in
jured and members of the Wash
ington State College freshman bas-
ketball team sustained bumped
noses and minor bruises as the re-
suit of head-on collision between
Weisel's car and special bus carry
ing the college boys to Lewiston.
Try The Empire classifieds for
quick results.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
C. d. A. CARD PARTY

Wednesday, January 90 Second
party of series. Parish Hall at 8
pm. Contract, whist, pinochle and
refreshments. Admission soc. adv.