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The Washington times., 1938-06-16

she was so proud of her Johnny. :"
She remarked that before the
game Johnny had a broiled chick
en- dinner at her home.
Johnny's father said that once,
as a semi pro pitcher with the
Midland Rangers. Johnny had
pitched three successive no-hit
games. Also that he pitched five
no-hit games that year.
IMPROVED FEAT
Years ago Howard Ehmke had
given only one hit in two success
Sive games and Dazzy Vance had
pitched q no-hitter against the
PhilS after holding them to a
single hit in a previous start.
But Ehmke and Vance were al
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
STARS TO VIE
IN DECATHLON

NEW YORK, June 16 0.N.S)
A rare track show today loomed
for enthusiasts in this area. with
most Of the greatest stars in the
country expected to compete in
the National A. A. U. decathlon
championship at Randalls Island,
July l6 and IT.
The decathlon, being held In
conjunction with the all-star meet
Of the Ancient Order Of Hibern-
tans, should give a line on the
United States representation in
the 1910 Olympics.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
MATS DEAL FOR
WEST SURPRISE
TO MEL ALMADA

CLEVELAND, June 16.-Earl.
this morning, a few minutes afteI
midnight, a group Of newspapel
men knocked on Mel Almada'
door. And when the young Wash
ington outfielder. wearing blu
pajamas, his eyes slitted by sleep
poked his touseled head arounC
the door they told him:
MEL, you've been traded to
the Browns"
Evidently, Mel didn't hear 1
right. He said: why don't yol
fella's go away and let a gu!
sleep"
But they insisted you've been
traded to the st. Louis Browns
for Sammy West"
"a CRAZY DREAM?"
you mean it?" asked Mel,
rubbing the slumber out of his
eyes. Jaw. no: that can't be.
What is this a rib? A crazy
dream? A nightmare? Or
What?"
Somebody said, tits a lousy
break, isn't it Mel?"
Mel said, 1T strikes me as
worse than lousy. Holy smoke,
1 didn't think they'd trade me.
Everything was going along fine.
I know I wasn't hitting. But I
never hit good early in the year.
But that's baseball.
I've never been as much sat
iSfied with any ball club as I
have been with Washington.
They're the best buch of fellows
I've ever been tied up with
honest. Harris? He's been swell
all the way. That's what takes
me by surprise. thought they'd
have a little patience with me.
WEDDING DELAYED
Tough part about it," said
Almada, reconciling himself to
the change, "I'll have to put off
my wedding. I've been telling
my girl about how pretty Wash
ington is. And I've been look
ing over q few places out Con-
necticut Avenue where we might
live. She had her heart set on
it and she was planning on COM
ing East q little later in the
season. Never mind her name.
She lives in Los Angeles-span-
ish, like me.
Say" said Almada abruptly,
II can't see where Washington
Is gaining anything by this deal.
I've got my career before me.
Sammy West can't stick around
much longer. How old is he
anyhow"
They told him "a.
Thought he'd at least be that.
That makes West II years older
CONTINUED on Page 81, Col. g.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Harris Advances
In N. G.. Net Play

ASHEVILLE, N. c., June 16
QN.S). ).-Charles Harris, top
seeded in the Southern Lawn Ten
mis- Association tournament, OF
west Palm Beach, Fla, today had
strengthened his bid for the title
this year after breezing through a
fourth-round victory yesterday
over Teddy Burwell, Of Charlotte
N. c., 6-3, So. Quarter-tlnalS
will be played today.
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MRS, LORD GOLF
duo LEADS PLAY

Leading off the final round Of
the stars two-day women's tour
nament this morning at the early
hour of 8, Miss Lila Sari of Beaver
Dam and Mrs. Merrill Lord of Co
lumbia, with net scores Of rs
each, teed off on the last 18 holes
in an attempt to hold their No. !
position in a field of "a golfers.
They were followed off the tee
shortly afterwards by Miss Ellen
Kincaid of Beaver Dam and her
partner, Mrs. Richard Kreutzberg.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Klein's Tavern g
Meets BallstOn A.C.

Klein's Tavern baseball team of
Mt. Rainier, Md, meets BallSton
A. C. tonight on the Virginians
home field at $3.50 p. m.
Sponsor Carl Klein has secured
the services of the veteran sandlot
manager, George (snitz) Nau, to
run the club. He will select his
pitchers from Capt. Billy Liggett,
Dutch Gerhardt. Boyd Liggett, and
Ray Barrett.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
NO HERO
STUFF

MIDLAND PARK, N. j.,
June 16 (I.N.S.D.-YOu can't
beat the Dutch and you can't
beat one particular Dutch
man-Johnny Van der Nicer.
The stoIid 22.year-Old left
handler for the Cincinnati
Reds, who made baseball his
tory by pitching his second
successive no-hit, no-run game
last night, decided he would
not be anybOdy'S hero today.
He went fishing, and half
his home town of Milland
Park, until now distinguished
only as q local stop on the
Erie, went with him.
They dropped their lines
somewhere up around the
Newark watershed and sat
down, like their phlegmatic
Dutch forbearS, to exchange
blank looks ana minimum
of conversation.
Mayor DOrrance Talbot, 30,
and energetic, was equal to
the occasion.
He hoped out of bed soon
after dawn and summoned
the village council to town
hall for a special meeting to
decide how best to honor
Johnny.
But the pitcher didn't know
about it and, possibly, didn't
worry overly, except about
whether the fish would bite.
He fled from the enthusi.
astic crowd to join his par
ents and his girl, Lois Stew
art, of Scranton, Pa, who saw
the game. They got home at
2:30 a. M
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Field Of67 EeS
In WeStern
OpenFinaLs
By ROBERT A. HEREFORD

WESTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB,
ST. LOUIS, June Is Q.N.S0.
Cloudy skies and cool weather
greeted the reduced field of 81 top
notch professionals and amateurs
which today embarked on the
final gruelling 36-hole test to
decide the 1898 Western Open
golf champion.
AS the twosomes teed off, one
every five minutes, chief interest
was centered in the duo of Ralph
Guldahl, the defending cham
pion, and Ray Mangrum, Dayton,
Ohio pro. Guldahl, attempting
the So-far never accomplished feat
of three straight Western Open
wins, is in a tie with Mangrum for
the lead at the tournament half
way mark with a IA score.
Another twosome which at.
tracted a good gallery was made
up of hard driving Sammy Snead,
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va,
professional, and Horton Smith, Of
Chicago. Smith last year tied
Guldahl with a 28S for the cham
pionship at Cleveland, but lost out
in the playoff.
Snead, only stroke behind the
two leaders, made an auspicious
start by getting par four on the
first hole. Smith needing five.
Smith had a $50 for the first SO
holes.
Guldahl and Mangrum started
brilliantly, both getting birdie 3's
on the first hole.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Sunday Diamond
League to Meet

Managers desiring to enter teams
in the proposed Sunday Morning
League will hold a meeting today
at z p. m. in the office Of DR.. IVY
Pelzman, Nineteenth and I Streets
Northwest. League plans will be
formed also.
Teams already entered in the
loop include Amity Club, Progress.
GomperS, jewelers., Jewish War
Veterans and A. z. A.
Argo Lodge plays the strong Dis
trict Club in pre-league game
Sunday, June 10, on the No. l dia.
mond in Rock Greek Park at $50
q. m.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Pilot Helped Vander MSer
Second N0-Hitter IN 9th
By PAT ROBINSON

NEW YORK, June 16 G.N.S0.
Night baseball, 38,748 cash Gus
toners. the Reds, Johnny Wander
Nicer and a new world record
came to Brooklyn and today all
were a bowling success-especially
Johnny.
It was Johnny whote wrote a
new record into the books by be-
coming the first man in baseball
history to pitch two consecutive
no-hit, no-run games.
DID "HIS BEST"
Il just did my best out there"
said Wander Nicer modeStly, as
he came into the dressing room.
The 23-year-old pitcher smoked
a cigarette as an attendant rubbed
his famous left arm and talked
quietly about his achievement.
There isn't much to say"
he remarked. Il was right"
How come you happened to
fill the bases in the ninth with
walkS?" he was asked.
POUR 1T IN"
II was bearing down too
hard" replied Johnny. Man.
ager Bill McKechnie rushed out
to the mound and talked to
NEE
What did he say?"
"He said, Those Brooklyn
fellows are more afraid than
you are. Johnny. Pour that ball
in there I poured the ball in
and got the side out"
McKechnie, in the group sur
rounding Wander Nicer, said that
in his 81 years in big league base
ball he had never witnessed such
a thrilling game.
FOLKS IN STANDS
In the stands were the youne
pitchers father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Wander Nicer, oi
Midland Park. N. j.; his eldel
brother, Mart: Mart's wife, Anne
and Johnny's girl friend, Loi
Stewart, Of Scranton, Pa.
1t was the first major league
ball game his father and mother
had ever witnessed. His mother
was almost in tears after the game
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ready great stars when they turned
in their peak performances. Ger
tainly nobody could expect rookie
left-hander to duplicate their featS,
to say nothing of improving on
them.
So what happened? The %
year.old kid, who has some OF the
pitching manneriSmS of Herb Pen
mock, famed seven, walked eight
and didn't give anything even
closely resembling a base hit.
Usually a no-hitter is saved by
some wonderful fielding but
Johnny needed no great fielding
to save his masterpiece. Only -four
balls were hit to the outfield and
nobody had to make any excep
tional play for q put-out.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16

Handicap
Is Event
WORTH $4,000
Both Horses on Scene
at Suffolk Downs
Race Track

bOS1ON, MASS, June 16.-DOnG
look now. but there is every indica-
tion in the world today that the
most-talked-of horse race Of the
decade, that between War Admiral
and Seabiscuit, is just q little bit
less than two weeks away.
The place will be the Suffolk
Downs race track.
The time will be the afternoon
Of June 40, on the occasion of the
running Of the $4,000 Massachu-
sets Handicap.
Both horses are at the scene of
race right now and it is admitted
by their trainers that the 3-year-
old champion of 1887, War Ad.
miral, and the handicap champion
Of the same year, Seabiscuit,
weren't shipped to Suffolk Downs
merely to enjoy the invigorating
New England air.
The Admiral and Seabiscuit
were shipped to Suffolk Downs
within the past fortnight from Bel
mont Park, where they were sup
posed to race for a 100000 purse
on Memorial Day.
SEABISCUIT EXCUSED
War Admiral was ready, but Sea-
biscuit begged to be excused be-
cause Of leg trouble which set in
~ days before the proposed May
30 race.
Meanwhile, the son Of Man O.
War has had one race since he
won the $50, 900 Widener Cup race
at Hialeah, March S, that being
his victory over Shark in the
$1,000 Queens County Handicap of
one mile at the opening Of Aque-
duct on June 6.
War AdmiralS time was 1854,
four-fifthS Of a second off John P.
Grier's 17.year.old track record.
Seabiscuit. who campaigned on
the Pacific Coast this winter,
hasn't had q race since coming
East.
In winning the Queens County
Handicap, War Admiral behaved
better at the post than he was
ever known to, letting the slap
happy Rudie. eventually taken on
the outside, spend himself.
Rude took the lead when the
barrier went up and Jockey Kurt
singer, on War Admiral, let him
have it, confident that the eVeli-
tual competition was to come from
Shark.
KURTSINGER RIGHT
Sure enough, Rudie tired in the
middle of the hairpin turn lead
ing to the stretch and there War
Admiral looked the chestnut horse
in the eye and seemed to say:
You'll excuse my duSt!"
Rudie was through and Was
Admiral was never headed, al.
though the Wheatley Stables
Shark came laundering up at
the end. War Admiral finished .
length ahead to keep clean a rec
ord which hadn't seen him lose
a race since he was a 2-year-old.
OF the forthcoming race. Tray
er Tom Smith of Seabiscuit said:
'Mr. Howard's horse did not
take we'll to the New York
tracks, but there is nothing
wrong with him now. SeabiScuit
will definitely be a starter in
the Massachusetts Handicap.
We are not now nor have we
ever lodged the issue with War
Admiral, and If he is . better
horse, we'll be the first to
acknowledge it,"
Trainer George Conway Of War
Admiral said:
war Admiral can OUTRAGE
anything on four feet and If
anything beats him we will know
the miracle Of miracles has hap
pened."
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Career
Miss Hirsh FOrsdkes
Courts for Stage

NEW YORK. June 16 Q.N.S0
Millicent Hirsh today looked for
ward to a career on the legitimate
stage to replace tennis court play.
At the Jackson Heights Club,
where she has reached the quarter
finals in the State women's cham
pionships she announced she has
been given a job by Miss Mac
Pherson, the Scotch producer, as
the second ingenue in q play
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
HISTORY is MADE AT NIGHT

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-Lonnie Frey of Cincinnati Reds is
out at first base in game with Dodgers Ebbets Field last
night Doph Camil waiting for the throw. This would
ordinary picture but every play counted in this game
because Johnny Wander Meer the Reds 2yearold south
paw hurled no-ht game-his second in success
SION This is feat unparalleled in baseball and that
elected Johnny to baseballs unofficial hall of fame
Acme Photo
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Louis CONFIDENT
or KNOCKOUT IN
EARLY ROUND.

Editors Note-FoIowing Is
the fourth of fire articles on
the principals in the hedSy.
Deight championship fight at
Yankee Stadium, New York.
merit Wednesday night, giUitg
intimate training camp details
and revealing Dhdt champion
Joe Louis and challenger Mar
Schmeling and leading boring
figures think OF their chGnceSJ
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Dreams Collapsed

For the moment you found
yourself hoping that he was
right. You hoped that maybe
the pitchers could throw out the
testimony of the record books
and really excel themselves.
Another flash carried you back
to Orlando, the night that the
trade for Bonura was completed.
Now we have a chance for
the pennant," said Griff. I'VE
have the punch we needed"
One by one Griff's houses Of
dreams collapsed. The pitchers
couldn't win, and Bonura has
been almost as big flop as Jack
Salveson, hero, or maybe villain,
Of the famous Whitehill for
Nothing deal.
You cannot help thinking
that Griffith waited too long to
attempt his trades. His opti.
mism undoubtedly was sincere,
but the evidence now is that it
was terribly misplaced.
Howard Ehmke, who now sells
tarpaulinS to cover baseball in
fields, was the man who came
closest to equalling the great per
formance Of the sensational Van
der Nicer. Only a decision by
an official scorer stood between
the angular Ehmke and the
mark achieved last night.
On September 2, 1923, Ehmke
blanked the Philadelphia Ath'
letics without a hit and allowed
only one base on balls. His next
turn to pitch came when he was
in the Yankee Stadium.
Whitley Witt, the little center
fielder of the Yankees, was the
first hitter to face Ehmke, and
hitting late at. a fast ball. he
sent a twisting grounder down
to Howard Shanks. then playing
third base for Boston. Shanks
failed to play the ball properly
and it bounced up, hit him on
the chest and got away.
Fred G. Lieh, one of the lead
ing baseball writer's of this
country, ruled the ball a hit
It was a debatable decision, but
1t stood.
No other Yank came close tt
getting a hit, and pressure was
brought to bear upon Lieb u
change his decision. He quite
properly stood by his guns anc
his decision, maintaining tina
subsequent events did not change
his first judgment.
It was hard luck for Ehmke,
It is too bad that Vande,
Meer's game was not pitched il
the daylight. Proponents Of tn,
arc lights will tell you tina
there is no difference between
the game as played at night AM
day. But others tell you, an
they ought to know-I meal
pitchers and hitterS-that ther
Is Q vast difference. A fast ba,
pitcher who keeps the ball 10y
has all the best Of it. If yo
doubt that, compare the da
and night records Of some c
the boys.
And for the clinching test
mony. just ask the boys who a.
IDENTIFY advocate the arc light
whether or not they buy ba
players on their day or nigh
records.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16

Clark C. Grit
fifth, of tn e
w a S hington
Nationals, last
night. He had
hoped to the
last to make
a trade for
a pitc h e r
t h a t would
S tren CITIZEN
his team for
the long hot
d a y S that
stretch t h cir
weary length
between today
and the end
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
WANT GAMES

Rock Creek Ginger Ale nine
wants games with out-of-town
teams. Call or write Pete Man
cini, 2O4 Seventh st. S. w., Metro
politan 8056.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
SEEKS GAME

Arcade Sunshine Laundry team
Is seeking a Sunday game with
an unlimited foe. Call Manager
Hayes, Columbia S0l0.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
PEEWEE GAMES

Michigan Park battlers are
booking pewee opponents. Call
North 9003-R.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
AFTERMATH

HooRAY!-Here'sV Van
der Nicer being hustled off
field by teammates after
great game. Bill McKech-
ME, manager of the Gin
cinnati Reds, said it was
the most thrilling game he
had ever seen.
Acme Photo
The Washington times., 1938-06-16

"Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh, 2; New York, 0.
Boston, 2; Chicago, 0.
st. Louis, 8; Philadelphia, 7.
Cincinnati, 6; Brooklyn, 0.
TODAY'S GAMES
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
ChicagO-BostOn not scheduled.
GAMES TOMORROW
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston 2D.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
VIENNA, BERwYN CLASH

Vienna A. C. plays Berwyn A. C.
at Berwyn Sunday at 3 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16

It's This
Way

BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
Midnight tolled the knell Of
parting hopes for President
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Baseball STANDINGS

'Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Cleveland, 6; WASHINGTON,
New York, 6; Chicago, 4.
Boston, :; st. Louis, 4.
Philadelphia, I; Detroit, 6.
TODAY'S GAMES
WASHINGTON at Cleveland.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
GAMES TOMORROW
Washington at Detroit (2).
Philadelphia At Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
By LAWTON CARVER

POMPTON LAKES, N. j., June
1c G.N.SO one cares to go
along on the word of Joe Louis,
Trainer Jack Blackburn and Co
managers Julian Black and John
Roxborough, the heavyweight
champion is going to meet Max
Something's challenge next Wed.
nesGay night with his usual fight
-unafraid, unperturbed an d
definitely confident of scoring a
knockout quickly.
Louis personally thinks he can
do it in two rounds, and the others
figure it won't go much further,
despite the fact that two years
ago Schmeling oelted Louis out
in u rounds ana so completely
mastered the Negro. who later
won the title from Jim Braddock,
that it really wasn't much Of a
contest.
Admitting tina: he had seen
SChmeling against Harry Thomas
in the Germans only fight in this
country since he knocked Louis
out, the champion was asked what
he thought of Schmeling, and re
piled:
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
Some Memories

Pitchers and more pitchers
will be observed by Griffith
while on tour of the hinter-
lands. Kids with burning fast
ball will be the object OF his
search. Such kids are some
where in the sagebruSh Of base
ball. and a wise old proSpector
like Griff should be able to tlnd
them.
AS Griff sat by the telephone
Yesterday and last night hoping
to procure at least one OF the
men he wanted, you found your
self recalling some Of the incl
dents of the season from the
time the Nationals reported at
Orlando.
Don't let yourself go wrong
on this team" admonlSheo
Griff as we trudged over the
fairways Of the Orlando Coun-
try Club. Its a good team and
has a chance. These pitchers
can win if they get any hitting
behind them"
There flashed a scene OF the
Washington front office the day
that the Nationals regained first
place after tumbling out for a
day.
"You fellers we're wrong IN
sayin' we had no pitchers and
that we couldn't CO." he de-
clared, his face weather in a
happy smile.
The Washington times., 1938-06-16
PUZZLING DEFEAT

"The first thing I did after
the Schmeling- Thomas fight was
to ask my manager. John Rox.
borough, if that was the Max
Schmeling that beat me. I still
can't figure that out. I think
I'll win in two rounds this time"
Trainer Blackburn more or les;
concurS with Louis with this state
ment:
Il really believe that Schme-
ling is no match for 'Chappie' as
Continued on Page 80, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-06-16


He couldn't surrender the men
demanded without breaking
down his team. The other clubs
we're not interested in the play
ers he offered.
The swap OF Mel Almada for
Sammy West IS merely an ex-
change of oTtfielders. The
Mats will get added power at
the plate but they'll miss the
feet Cabellero who is one OF
tne outstanding ball hawks OF
oil time. The minor leagues
will now become the hunting
ground Of Griffith. He is go
ing to Charlotte over the week
end, according to present plans,
and from the North Carolina
metropolis will visit other cities
to inspect young ball players.
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At the Churches
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Charles w. Croft

Sunday schol, 10 am; Billy Mills,
superintendent.
Morning worship, II am.
Young peoples meeting and jun
iors 7:15 pm.
Evening service 8 o'clock.
Mid-week prayer meeting, We'd
nesday evening 8 o'clock.
The pastor and Mrs. Croft will
leave next week for vacation, a week
of which they will spend at the
home of Mr.. Croft,s parents, in Gar
field, and week at the Nazarene
young peoples camp and institute
on Twin Lakes, near Rathdrum
I. Mrs. Dorsey Sans has been elected
foreign missionary society second
vice president in the place of Mrs.
Ward Graves. who moved away re-
Gently.
Mrs. F. M. Ludlow will be the new
treasurer since Mrs. Frank Monta-
que of Hover, resigned. New prayer
and fasting league chairman replace
ing Mrs. Graves will be Mrs. John
Lewis.
The young women's foreign mis-
sionary society. at their regu-
lar monthly meeting Tuesday night,
gave Mrs. Croft q handkerchief
shower in honor of her birthday. It
was in the home of Misses Dorothy
and Emma Dahlin, Hover.
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TEN YEARS AGO-ls2S
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The Kiwanis club playfield COM
mittee was sponsoring an aquatic
meet in the Duffy swimming pool at
which time over go kiddies were to
take part in the contest.
Larry Oliver had purchased the
E. II. McCurdy barber shop and
equipment. He was planning to
modernize the place and also to add
a beauty parlor.
Some of the boy scouts who had
been attending the boy scout camp
were Paul Duffy, Anon Mueller,
Harold Carpenter, Charles Brog-
unier, John Scott, Gerald Campbell,
Tom and Robert Brown, Gene
Shanafelt, Bill and Dick WaShburn
and Frank Hembree.
Joe Siegfried was visiting at the
home of his aunt in Helena. Mon
tana.
The. A. A. Anderson family were
enjoying a two weeks camping trip
near Mt. Adams.
Neil Anderson had gone on a
trip to California.
The Mob Hill district was to be
added to the rural mail carrier on
Route l, and the residents of that
district were preparing to erect mail
boxes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO 1918

A 100-foot garage was being built
by M. o. Kitten at the back of the
Hotel Kennewick for the benefit OF
the hotel guests.
Jay Perry was home from Brem-
erton on a furlough.
Miss Helen Huntington of Pros
ser was spending a weeks vacation
with her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". w. Bird had
moved into the residence vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Brog.
Alex Bier had disposed Of his
interests to his partners, L. and A.
I. Smith. Mr.. Bier was taking q
vacation trip and was intending to