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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-10
That Evening We Spoke of the Past and Present.

then to wait in wood little way
off. You will understand that we
did not wish to be SEEN"
SIS your chauffeur here?" said
the sergeant.
''He is. If you would like to see
him"
Proceed, if you please"
Before we had walked very far,
we heard a car coming behind us,
using the drive. At once we lay
down in the bracken until it had
passed"
His face like a mask, Virgil took
out his case and selected ciga-
rette: but saw bead of sweat fall
on the gold.
''It was not your carr" said the
sergeant, plainly impressed.
Producing notebook, his fellow
made ready to write.
"It was not our car" said Her
rick. "Others were abroad this
morning within the confines of
Brief"
Describe this car, if you please"
cit was closed and its blinds
were drawn: its number-plate was
obscured-I imagine, with oil and
dust"
The sergeant turned to his fellow,
pencil in hand.
Have you got that DOWN."
The other nodded and Herrick re-
suned his tale, relating how the
car had been met and had then
been backed down the drive and
into the track.
'There three people got out, and
the man who had met them came
up"
"Would you know them again,
sir?"
81 should"
AS the answer went down, I saw
Virgil wipe his face.
zone of the three" said Herrick,
twas woman. She had dog on
q lead"
"a dog?" cried the police, togeth-
er.
"a long-haired, black-and-white
dog: mongrel, about that size"
Struggling with his emotion
"Sir," cried the sergeant, 81 beg
that you will forgive me if ! have
seemed something short. / have to
do my duty, and your interest in
Brief seemed strange. But now I
know that you are telling the truth.
The dog you describe was found at
large in the park"
Respectfully thanking Herrick and
handing him back our map, the SER
geant begged that he would describe
''the delinquents you so providen-
tally saw"-and Herrick complied
with a gusto which did my heart
good.
His picture of Percy Virgil was
actually taken from life. Lazily sur
veying his victim, he drew merci-
less portrait of that unprincipled
man: and I find it hard to believe
that a rogue was ever so trounced.
Virgips tormentor then repeated
the horribly damning words which
Virgil had said to his creatures be-
fore they had entered the wood,
and when the sergeant seemed puz-
zled about the use of 'the wire, :"
suggested that it might have been
used to trip galloping horse.
Protesting their gratitude, the SER
geant requested our names, and
while Herrick was writing these
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-10

recommendations on books in gen.
eral are now presented by Arthur
H. Bryan of the science department
of Baltimore City college. He col
lected pages from very old and
from newer school books, most of
which had been recently used by
students, cut up the pages, soaked
them and shook them in sterile wa
ter for from Is minutes to one
hour, and then transferred some of
the water to germ growth media to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-10

Every so often in some commune
ty comes up the question of disease
germs being spread by school
books. This is only natural since
books handled by patients having
tuberculosis, scarlet fever, diphthe-
ria, meningitis, infantile paralysis
and kindred diseases are more than
likely to get some of the germs on
them.
A pretty clean bill for ordinary
school books, however, and some
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-10
Fashions Daytime
That Are Flattering

zach of these good-looking new
~ designs is just as comfortable
and practical as it is becoming,
and each is accompanied by de-
tailed sew chart that assures you
no difficulty at all in the making.
The girls jumper, in dirndl fash
ion, has everything that your
daughter will like and look well in.
The women's dress is expertly
planned for perfect comfort in
working and to make you look
pounds simmer than you are.
Dirndl-Style Jumper.
High neckline, to cover up her
collar bones, with a little round
collar to soften. High-puffed
sleeves and very full skirt to fill
her out. Shirred waistline, to
make her look soft and small
through the middle. Those are the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-10
Undiscorraged by 22-Year Battle,
Tom Mooney Again Seeks Freedom
Unaided by Court Appeal,
San Quentin's Celebrity
Turns to Politics
BY JOSEPH w. LaBINE


A month ago, CALIFORNIA;
Gov. Frank F. Merriam re-
ceived a telegram from the
most distinguished prisoner in
his San Quentin penitentiary:
Thomas j. Mooney, who landed
in Jail under life sentence for
participation in San Francisco's
1916 Preparedness day bomb
ing.
Said the telegram:
"You have resorted to the
tiIne-worn political subter-
fuge of declining to act Con
my plea for pardon) on the
grounds that the case is
pending in the courts. You
are hereby duly notified by
me that all court actions on
my behalf are now conclud-
ed and no other actions are
contemplated, and I now
not only insist but demand
that this outrageous pro-
crastination be ended"
Few prisoners would be in a
position to insist" or ode
mand," but Tom Mooney has
been doing it something like
20 years. His latest ultimatum fol-
lowed refusal by the United States
Supreme court to review the case,
but it did not mean that Mooney is
disheartened. Instead his hopes now
rise higher than ever, first, because
the Supreme court has granted Moo
ney the right to apply for an origi-
nal writ of habeas corpus; and Sec
ond, because California Democrats
nominated one Cuthbert Olson for
governor. Although Mr.. Olson did
not touch the Mooney dynamite key
during his campaign, he delivered
fiery two-hour plea for Mooney be-
fore the legislature last winter. AS
governor, he might grant what no
California chief executive since 1916
has dared grant-a pardon.
Another Dreyfus Case?
Tom Moneys case, which his
sympathizers can compare only
with the infamous French Dreyfus
injustice, has given certain labor
elements and radical groups a
cause celebre for 20 years. His
story opens with the parade which
San Francisco's solid citizens engi-
neered July %, 1916, in protest
against President Wilson's "too-
proud-to-f1ght'' attitude. AS the pa
rade passed Steuart and Market
streets, bomb exploded and killed
10 people, injuring so. Tom Mooney
has since offered alleged photo
graphic proof that he and Mrs. Moo
ney were watching the parade from
roof, mile distant, when the ex-
plosion occurred. But he and War
rem K. Billings, then a 23-year-old
rabid red, were convicted and sem
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-10

because a pardon for Tom Moo
ney would be tantamount to adj
hitting CALIFORNIA; guilt in miscar-
rying justice.
Labor in DOghouse
Though Mooney may have a
grievance, he is not the knight-on-a-
white-horse he pretends to be. AS
labor leader trying to make San
Francisco streetcar men strike, he
jumped into the picture right after
the pro-labor Mcnamara brothers
admitted bombing the Los Angeles
Times. Not only was he pro-labor,
but Mooney also had left-wing rad
ical tendencies. His friend Billings
took childish delight in playing with
dynamite and was adept at throw
ing varnish remover on auto
mobiles. These men, thought Cali
fornia, were dangerous to have
around. Nor has California changed
its mind.
The drum-beating of 20 years
leaves things substantially tn e
same. Free Mooney" has been a
standard policy of the American
Federation of Labor and other re-
spectacle citizens, but the loudest
drum-beaters have been Commu-
nists. This has not helped the cause,
nor has Mooney helped himself by
weeping martyr-like before what
ever news photographer happened
to be within eyeshot. Californians
are apt to resent the guest-like treat
ment he receives at San Quentin.
But if the American people could
vote on the Free Mooney" issue, it
is likely that he would emerge from
prison tomorrow, a free man. An
interesting, but not unexpected phe-
nomenon Is that Democrats are as a
whole more sympathetic than Re-
publicans. California has thrived
without a Democratic governor
since the 1905, but as this is writ
ten it is quite likely that a prece-
dent will be set by Cuthbert Olson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-10

because a pardon for Tom Moo
ney would be tantamount to ad-
hitting CALIFORNIA; guilt in miscar-
rying justice.
Evening star., 1938-12-15
EVENING WASHINGTON D.

provost-elect to succeed Provost
Josiah H. Penniman, retiring after
46 years, spoke also. He described
the problems of selecting and re-
placing teachers and declared it q
task more difficult than selecting a
wife. A university cannot get rid
OF q teacher because Of mental
cruelty or incompatibility.
Prior to the dinner, the group was
received at the home Of DR.. Frank
Shultz near the Inn. Justice Owen
j. Roberts was to have attended, but
illness prevented his presence. All
signed a letter to him expressing
regret at his absence.
Guests included M. Wistar Wood,
secretary Of the General Alumni
Society; Luther Martin, former
president of the society and a uni
versity trustee; Marcellus Wright,
Richmond, Va, architect who assist
ed in the reconstruction of Williams
burg and. past president Of the
Associated Pennsylvania Clubs; Will
liam w. Montgomery, former law
partner of Justice Roberts; George
Snyder, Washington lawyer and
university trustee; Edgar Snyder
former United States marshal for
the District, and Wilson B. Nairn
president of the Washington alumni
Evening star., 1938-12-15
U. Of Pennsylvania
Club Here Celebrates
lis 50th Birthday
100 Graduates Gother
At Inn for Dinner;
Charter Members Talk

Some 100 graduates of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania last night
celebrated the 50th anniversary of
the University of Pennsylvania Club
of Washington with dinner at
Brook Farm Inn.
Two of the four surviving charter
members of the group-Dr. J. Bart
lett Hills of Maryland and the Rev.
w. j. Thompson Of New York-were
present. They described briefly the
founding Of the club in 1888 at
Wormley's Hotel on the site of the
present Union Trust Co. and the
wonderful cooking OF the hotels
proprietor.
William Mcclellan, president Of
the Potomac Electric Power Co.,
compared a university to industry.
The product by which the university
is judged, he declared, is its alumni.
DR.. George McClelland, vice presi-
dent of the university and its
Evening star., 1938-12-15

Walter Grimaldi, London's chief
registrar for marriages, who has tied
the knot for $4,000 couples, urges
these three rules for the married:
Be careful, be lovely to look at; don't
be afraid of romance after marriage.
Evening star., 1938-12-15
Soy Movers Kill Birds

LONDON R.-Farm moving ma
chimes kill many birds, particularly
the corncrake, ornithologists peet-
ing here decided. The corncrake,
plentiful 20 years ago, has become
rare tn many English districts.
Evening star., 1938-12-15
Bio Bite Bitter

NORMAN, Okla. R-A big red
apple was the cause Of Homer
Archer's recent trip to hospital
His jaw bone slipped out of plAc1
when he attempted to take a mane
sized bite. rs
Evening star., 1938-02-26
BOSSGUARANTEES
REDS WILL CLIMB
Won't Wind Up Last Again,
Says McKechnie, as Club
Starts Training.
By the Associated Press.

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 26-Bill Nc
Kechnie, dean Of National League
baseball managers, sprang the barrier
today for his new charges, the Gin
cinnati Reds. to hit the comeback trail
and emerge from the leagues cellar.
Most of his squad has arrived at
Plant Field and . light workout wa
on schedule as the veteran pilot tool
flrst stock of the material from which
he hopes to mold . winning aggre.
cation.
McKechnie, who came to the Redl
from the Boston Bees, was q little
scant on predictions He avoided most
questions on the outcome Of the Ma
tional Leagues pennant race, but he
did say this:
I'm guarantee that the Reds wont
finish in the cellar again.
Il know" he continued, there art
many capable ball players on the
squad. I've met them during past
seasons playing. Most Of the rockies
though, are unknown to me, but
scouts reports show there il . lot OF
good talent available. Your guess Il
as good as mine whether any Of them
will make the grade.
"The pitching stan looks good. W.
have good catchers. Our chief draw
back is weak hitting. We need at
least two more 800 batters in the
middle Of our batting order"
McKechnie indicated he would dc
considerable leaning On his old friend
and first lieutenant, Hank 0owdy, who
was with him for many years in Bos-
ton. 0owdy joined the team yester-
day and has been signed as . coach.
Evening star., 1938-02-26

LOUIS beon Out Blackburn opheWoIte Golf Debut

Fan wants to know what hap
pened to Fred Aposton on the coast
the other day -. Well, the young
man seems to have been licked.
When Hank Luisetti, stanford's
great basket baller, puts away his
sneakers, Harry Platt, sensational
Brown sophomore, is ready to take
over as No. He scored 48
points against Northeastern and
has been hitting the hoops for
about "a per game Nice going,
etc.
Walter Hagen, jr., Is ducking big
time golf because he feels his game
tmt quite ready Keep an eye
on George Masselli, Mount Vernon,
N. Y, heavy. who Is just about
ready to begin annoying the top
Fighters.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
MAID OF 16LEADS
ASFANCY SKATER
Joan Tozzers, Harvard Professors
Daughter, Gides Toward
National Crown.
ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-Joan
Tozzer, 16-year-old daughter of Har-
ward professor, sped today toward the
women's amateur senior flgure-skating
title at the national championship in
progress here.
Capturing 5216 points in the school
figures, the Boston girl held q slight
lead over the favorite, Audrey Peppe of
New York, q member Of the U. s..
Olympic team.
In the mems competition, Robin H.
Lee Of Minneapolis was of to q good
start in the defense of the senior crown
he has held three years. With 526.5
points. Lee had an edge on his formid-
able rival, Earle Reiter of st. Paul, who
Tailed 519.4 in the school figures.
Charlotte Walther Of New York piled
up total Of 1904 points in the wom-
ems junior school figures. Dorothy
Smell Of st. Paul stood second with
1928.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
NAvY'S SPRING LIST
WILL START EARLY
Has Two Ball Games in March
Rowing Meets and Clashes
With Army Feature.

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-Navy's spring
sports season will get an earlier start
than usual, with two baseball games in
March-against Vermont on the 26th
and Ohio State on the 30th.
During the season Navy varsity
teams will engage in So matches, all
but eight of which will be at Annapolis,
while the junior varsity and plebe
teams have 81 contests.
Features at home are the two tri-
angular boat races-against Cornell
and Syracuse and Harvard and Penn
sylvania-the long list In baseball and
the tits In baseball and track with the
Army.
The schedules:
r.! EoWins an eIewsl-April 1e. Princeton
mbis snq Nav san9o @ory yyafTsity April e. Co.
sity and freshmenl; April so corneil % and
syracuse VARSITY. junior varsity and fresh
adams Cup race). varsity. junior varsity
@. BaseballnMarch 26. Vermont: 30. Ohio
sac; Pe;nceFon An51 q1n;rtmSuth 1;r13n, g. HaIysrd
igan; 20. Catholic Univer.ity: % % TSn p.nn
State: ~; Msryisnd; 80. Pennssivania: MD.
NAY 4. virginia: z. Duke. Durham: ii,
oeorsetown: 20. Army.
Lacrosse-April 2. Dartmouth; q, Har-
v4fo; IL. Princeton; 23 Yale. New Haven:
MAY z. Mount Washington; II. Maryland:
Il. pennsylvania; %. Army. West Point
Tack-April 90. Princeton and Columbia,
princeton; 1890. Penn relays. Phiiedel-
nhia; NAY z. Duke; IA. North Carolina; Fl,
virginia; %. Army.
%. Tennis-April 2. Yale: 9. Temple: 8.
nell: 30, LAFAYETTE; May 4. Virginia; Z,
'rsnnsylvania; 1s. deorgetown; 81. west
dolf-April 10. University Of virsinia:
%. Princeton: 80. GEORGETOWN: May III,
university Of Virginia. at Charlottesville;
x, Washington and Lee; 20. University Of
rlebe.
BasebaI-April 16. Baltimore City Col
May z. Aususte N. A.; ii. Msssanutten.
Lacrosse-Abril so. st. Paui's: May 2.
Friends: II. Baltimore City COLLEGE; 2i.
Severn.
Track-April 30. Woodberry Forest: Nay
z. Tome; IA. MercersbHE.
Tennis-April 80, Western Hish; May T.
Episcopal; IA. Central High.
Evening star., 1938-02-26

IN. CO. High School sensation, who
scores 30 and 81 points In q game
Just like nothing had happened
Spurgeon Chandler, young
Yankee hurler. has sent back two
unsigned contracts.
Out In Wisconsin, whitewater
State Teachers College has q novel
way Of letting the boys and their
coed friends know how the ath-
letic teams Jared on the road
The tall college tower in the mid
die Of the campus, which can be
seen for miles around, is lighted up
like . torch when the athletes
come through for dear old White
water -. Virtually the whole town
turns out to see what has hap
pened.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

This game which you and I call
the "parlor" game Of table tennis, or
ping pong, was to be revealed more
as he-man's game suitable to a GYM
nasium as the Eastern championships
got under way this afternoon.
Maybe that's why they chose a
gym-the one at the Heurich Brew
ery-for the tourney site where Of
flcials of the D. c. T. T. A.. sponsors
Of the big sectional tournament, ex-
pect those unacquainted with big
league table tennis to be awakened
from their uninformed state with a
rude shock.
No more pit-patters. swinging gently
at the little white celluloid balls are
these big-leaguers who are playing
this afternoon and tonight for the
right to enter the final rounds tomor-
row night. Any good table tenniser
nowadays swings with the power and
abandon of a Davis Cup racketer, and
when you see champions and na-
tionally ranking stars, such as those
now on exhibition here, you see table
tennis a la lawn tennis.
Use Lots Of Room.
Players like Sol Schiff, the coun-
try's best male paddler; Lee Webb
Canada's national champion, and
Emily Fuller. now the ranking woman
player Of the land, will be found
standing anywhere from 6 to 20 feet
behind the ends Of the tables. and
it is not uncommon to see them return
balls just as the little featherweight
spheres are within inches of hitting
the floor.
Even the fair devotees Of the sport
have copied the men in this swing
and zing game and now are likely
to be as acrobatic as the most finished
male star. For it often takes acrobats
to keep up with this fastest of indoor
games between two or four individuals.
Sometimes doubles produce the most
sensational type of play, with team
mates being forced to alternate in
returning the ball into the opponents
court. The partner whose turn it is
Evening star., 1938-02-26
SAB|N TOP-SEEDED
|NPOOR NETF|ELD
Champion Parker Out, Most
Of Nations Stars Skip U. S.
Indoor Tourney.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-In the
absence Of 1887 champion Frankie
Parker. Wayne Sabin of Hollywood,
Calf, was picked as the man to beat
in the national indoor tennis cham
pionships, beginning today at the 7th
Regiment Armory.
Since Parker elected not to defend,
and most of the country's other out
standing racquet-Wielders are COM
peting in the Southern tournaments,
the field is below standard Sabin,
sixth in the national rankings. and
Don McNeill Of Kenyon College and
Oklahoma City. the country's ninth
ranked performer. have been placed at
one and two on the seeded list.
In the women's, singles. which get
under way Monday, Helen Petersen
Of Stamford. Conn, eighth in national
rankings. tops the seedlings, with
Norma Taubele Of New York second
Katharine Winthrop of Boston third
and Mrs. Virginia Rice johnson of
Boston fourth.
Both Sabin and McNeill have been
given soft touches for their opening
round matches. The former faces
Armand Bruneau of New York in his
opener today, while McNeill, idle until
Monday, tangles with Melvin Partridge
OF New Rochelle, N. Y. in his starter.
Seeded third is the veteran Gregory
Mangin Of New York, former cham
pion. whose opening rival today is
Charles Gilbert, Columbia University
Others on the seeded list are: Fourth,
Frank Bowden. New York, who lost to
Parker in last years finals; fifth, ].
Gilbert Hall. Orange, N. j., veteran;
sixth. Bernard Coughlan, Pacific Pali-
sades, Calf: seventh, Leonard Hart
man. New York, and eighth, George
B. Dunn, Narberth, Pa.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
Sports Program
FOrLOcalFans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Georgetown VI. Yale, New Haven,
Conn.
American University VS.. Hamp-
den-Sydney, Massachusetts, and
Nebraska avenues. Sis.
Gallaudet vs.. Wilson Teachers,
Gallaudet gym, SIS.
George Washington High vx.
Thomas Jefferson, Alexandra, Va,
8 O'Clock.
Montgomery Blair vs.. Mount
Rainier, Silver Spring, Nd, 3.
Episcopal VI. Randolph Macon,
Alexandria, Va, ..
Boxing.
Southern Conference tourna-
ment. College Park, Md, 2:30 and 8.
Columbus University vs.. Villa
nova, Philadelphia, Pa.
Swimming.
South Atlantic scholastic cham
pionships, Central High pool, 2.
Track.
Local schools in Southern Con-
ference indoor meet, Chapel Hill,
N. G.
Table Tennis.
Eastern championships, Heurich
gym, Twenty-sixth and D streets
NV. l.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
Table Tennis Is He.Man Came
As Displayed by Contestants
In Eastern Tournament Here

not to hit must get out of range of
his teammates paddle, or risk having
an ear or nose Topped of by a round
house stroke
Doubles, incidentally, will form a
large part of the two-day tournament
which ends tomorrow night. For in
addition to mems and womens singles
championship of the East, which are
at stake, the Eastern tournament will
include mems and mixed doubles.
Here again local fans will see the
best, for Miss Fuller and John Abra-
hams Of Connecticut currently hold
the Eastern mixed doubles title and
will put their title on the block here.
But Schiff's greatest fame at pres
ent is as co-holder of the world
doubles championship. He already
has signed to play in mixed doubles
with Clara Harrison of Cleveland,
the countrys thirteenth nationally
ranking woman player, and he also
will take partner for mems doubles.
Hot Action Promised.
Some Of the hottest competition Of
the tournament will take place to-
night, when quarter-fin rounds in all
events are played. II seedlings are
proven accurate. the most attractive
Of the quarter-flnal matches would
send Isadore Bells, Philedalphias
eleventh nationally ranking star,
against Leslie Lowry. the Massachu-
sets State champion; Jimmy Jacob
son. Yale's fourteenth national rank
er, against Melvin Rose of New York,
ranked nineteenth. and Madeline
Teghtmeyer. the Districts former
woman champion, against Mae
Clothier, the ninth ranking woman
star Of the country.
Both semi-final and final rounds
will be played tomorrow evening,
starting at 7:30 o'clock. General ad-
mission for the title-round matches
will be so cents. although reserved
chairs around the playing area can
be purchased for $1.10. Omcials were
asking IS cents admission to this aft
ernoon's matches and 40 cents to-
night.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
TANK MEET UNDER WAY
Two Out-of.ToWn Schools Oppoee
D.C.'s for 8. A. HonorA

Only two out-of- town schools, from
0oldsboro, 8. O., and Baltimore, stood
between four District high schools and
the South Atlantic swimming cham
pionships at the Central pool this
afternoon. The first event was sched-
uled to begin at 2:30 O'Clock.
Revived BY Central's &C" Club. the
meets local prestige was upheld BY the
host school, woodrow Wilson, Tech
and Western.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
VariedSports

College Boxins.
Washington and Jefferson. 4; Beth.
College Wrestling.
Yale IS; Columbia. 8.
Kept I.I.en STATE 2s; washinrton and JET
Franklin-Marshall, 26h: Michigan
State. Ia.
Iowa State. .24h: Chicago, ON.
Nebraska, IA: Iowa. IA.
ColleEe Track.
Indiana. 55.s: Illinois. 3sh.
Iowa. 46; Chicago, 40
Armour Tech. "a; Loyola (Chicaso). 81.
COLLEGE Swimming.
Michigan. Al: Iowa. 81.
Indiana. 81: Kentucky. 10.
Yale. 40; Dartmouth. 20.