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The Washington times., 1938-09-23

above 1926, ana mas not peen ap'
preached since. Thousands Of
miles are in receivers hands.
Among the outstanding factors
causing this situation, in the order
of Importance as I see it, are the
following:
/. -he competition of trucks
and buses using public high
ways.
2. The rigid expenses of the
carriers, partly owing to heavy
Government taxes and to the
demands of organized labor.
BURDEN OF BONDS
3. The heavy burden of fixed
charges resulting from large is
sues of bonds when the railway
outlook was more favorable.
4. The existence of excessive
trackage and facilities required
by law.
5. Mistakes of railway execu-
tives in struggling for power
and big systems, failing to
push Store-door delivery, and
slow modernization of equip
ment.
6. Political rate-making and
regulation of service.
Now come three developments
which have a bearing on the out
look.
MERGERS LAG
First, it appears that at long
last, the game of consolidating
the railways Of the country into a
limited number of great systems,
is to cease. The association Of
American railroads has prepared a
memorandum proposing that con-
The Washington times., 1938-09-23

ThlS "SlLuaJIOn, HUWeVeI, IS py
no means a new one, and no one
should try to understand it or deal
The Washington times., 1938-09-23

"Ex. Dividend. bBooks closed. tPlus
extras. (e)2To extra. O2h % extra.
(h)75c extra. (g)$14 extra paid NoVem-
ira. (p)5Oc paid September 20. 1888.
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High officials couldn't believe
their ears or eyes when they heard
or read the bitter announcements
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The Washington times., 1938-03-03

of his high school. He was a
Junior, and had received offers
from a couple of colleges, he
said. But why wait five years
when glory called today?
Emblazoned upon his blue,
crew.necked sweater was a block
letter he had won for playing
baseball. He was an infielder:
a Second-baSeman. He was 16
years old, tall and well proper
toned. His parents would have
to sign his contract when he
convinced Mickey Cochrane that
he was the answer to a mana
gers prayer.
His travelling companion was
a pitcher, and pretty good one.
He admitted that his fast ball
was all right. No. the Tigers
didn't know they were coming.
The Tigers doubtless would be
surprised.
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REvOLTA PAGES
ST.PETE GOLF

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
3 G.N.S0.-Shooting a SO in the
initial round to equal the Lake
WOOL course record for tourna-
ment play, Johnny Revolta, vet
eran Evanston, ILL.,, SHOEMAKER, to-
day led the field into the second
round of the 72-hole st. Peters
burg open. .-
Harry Cooper, Chicago, defend.
ing champion: Harold McSpaden,
Winchester SMass., and Ben Ho-
gan, Fort Worth, Tex, trailed the
paSe-Setter by one stroke.
Eighteen holes will be played
today, with the 36-hole finals
scheduled for tomorrow.
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W., Central, won from Monte Burns,
American Legion B: C. colmar NJ;
6O-POUND CLASS-Russell Maske.
American Legion B. C., Colmar M. won
from Buddy Moran. B. c. w, N. e. B. ;
Martin Townsend, B, C. Wn-N,-E.-R,
won. technical K. o. second round, over
Joe Mallon, B. C. w, Geo. B Bernard
Barry. B. c. w, Central. won, technical
K o.. first round. over AloysiuS
Schwartz B. C. W. N. e. B.: Mike
Leary, Merrick B. C., won on forfeit
from Tom Graves B. C. W., N. e. b.
65-POUND CLASS-Clarence Branden-
burg. NJ. P. B. c.. won from Fred Jordan.
Neighborhood House. David Clinton.
American Legion B. c., Coimar n, won
from David Coakley. NJ. p B. c. John
Mallon, B. c. W.. Geo. B.. won from
Harry 1smer, N. P. B. c. charles Red
mond, jr., B. c. W.. Central, won from
Richard Patterson, B. c. W., Geo. B.
110-POUND CLASS-Charles Farrell,
American Legion 3. c., Colmar NJ, won
from William Strieter, N. P. 3. c.
Walker Leith, Merrick B. c., won from
Charles Robinson, American Legion B.
12O-POUND cLAss-James E. Morgan,
|Neighborhood House, won from Leonard
Taylor, American Legion B. c., Colmar
M William Coakley, unattached,
knocked out Claude Welch, 3. c. W.,
Geo. B., first round
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It's This
Way
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEHL

ORLANDO, Fla, March 3.
They arrived on a morning
motor bus from the North coun-
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The bouts featured no upsets,
and only one knockout occurred in
the long parade of preliminaries
when Bill Coakley, unattached,
put the sleeper to Claude Welsh,
of Georgetown Boys Club, in a
120-pound setto.
Preliminary arguments will con-
tinue tonight and are listed at
No. 10 Police Precinct Boys Club
at Fifteenth and Harvard Streets
Northwest, with the first bout
listed for 7 O'Clock.
Summaries of last nights first
round follow:
55-POUND CLAsS-John Heiss, NJ. F.
B. c.. won on a forfeit from Arthur
Rodill. B. C. w; George B. Horace
Highsmith, B. c. w, N. E. B., won
from Malcolm Beall, NJ. P. B. c.: Pat
Leary, Merrick B. c., won from Richard
Beall. NJ. P. B. C.; John Sachs. N. P.
B. c.. won from Louis Schwartz, B. c.
w. N E. B.; Richard Janigian, B. C.
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FINE RECORD
AT HIALEAH

Jim Grilk, first baseman Of the
Asheville club in the Piedmont
League, complied an excellent ex'
ira base record during the last
season.
The 23-year-old first ,baseman
&C elected 40 doubles, 5 triples, and
"a homers while hitting for an
average Of .325.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
I am an
advertising man

For thirty years Ihave been writing advertisements for
national adversers-shoes, soap, cereals, automobiles
radios tobacco, blankets, tooth powder.
To me it is the fascinating work in the world
learning about the merits of merchandise and then telling
people about them-brngng greater comfort and enjoy
into peoples introducing people to new
pleasures helping them get the for their money
Besides being fascinating it is satisfying My intimate
experience with advertisers has shown that except or
rare exceptions, the manufacturers and merchants OF this
nation lean over backwards to be sincere and honest
The law of advertising simple understands
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product the people buy it, The greater the volume
of sales the less the manufacture Savings in making
either lower prices the greater value
put back into the merchandise II.
As advertising can sincerely affirm that it pays
read the advertisements in the newspaper-for news OF
new things, for of bargains and savings.
There are thousands of other men-and women-devot~
ing their lives advertising writing who will tell you the
same thing. They knoO!
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|DR. HALL FACES
FLYNN IN LOCAL
C UE FEATURE.
BY GINO SINH

Consistency not brilliance is
the winning element in billiards,
but Q combination of both make
class and champions.
Consistent and brilliant, too,
Gene Ruark is well on his way
to the District Of Columbia three
cushion tournament for the ump
teenth season.
Playing faultleSSly against ali
opponents and rising to the
heights against strong contenders
Gene has won II straight matches
with q minimum of trouble. he
has the high run Of the tourna.
ment, nine, and that came when
the pressure was on, but other
wise he has been content to play
along with rivals flashing just
enough to win but not swamp
them.
ACME OF CONSISTENCY
In the No. 2 spot is DR.. Homer
H. Hall, the acme Of consistency.
Playing q SAFE" tight game, the
cue.wielding apothecary has lost
only one match in II. Hall fig.
ures to be a ten to one shot when
he tackles Ruark in the deciding
match Of the tournament Tues
day night at Lewis and KrauSS
parlors, but If Ruark falters it's
too bad.
Tonight DR.. Hall faces his chief
threat to runnerup honors Gene
Flynn, while Jerry Crowder sails
into Dave Statland, now third.
Tomorrow night Flynn battles
Ruark.
Flynn and Crowder have been
brilliant on occasions but have
lacked consistency and hence have
dropped matches which on their
best game they would have won
readily.
TWO RUNS OF 8
Flynn has two runs Of eight to
his credit and the second best
game, a 34-inning affair, while
CToWder has flashed with q 33-fn.
ming victory. Statland is PLAYING
a steady brand Of billiards.
Way off form in his eight
starts. all of which he lost, Joe
Hayer, one of the pre-tournament
favorites, won four out Of the last
five games but Is hope.eSSly en-
trenched in the second division.
Henry Baer, fifth currently, has
shown exceptional form. Stand
ings:
Will WI
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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C. ". AWAITING
TOURNEY BID.
Continued from LIST Sport PageJ

Continued from 1st Sport Page)
who gave one of his classiest ex-
hibitions during his three-year
tenure in Buff and Blue floor
raiment. OBrien scored 13 points
to lead both teams in scoring.
Not far behind was the fine
plaJ of Bob Faris, who played well
the first night of the Loyola rout:
and Jack Butterworth, who found
his scoring eye and at the same
time held in check Mike Novak,
the visitors 6-feet-9 centeE. Faris
and worth snagged II
points each. G. w. held a 27-14
advantage at the halftime.
Two more games remain on the
G. w. schedule, with tilt booked
for Cumberland, Md. Friday
night against Davis-Elkins, and
the close-out of the campaign
listed for Washington, Pa, against
a highly touted Washington and
jefferson College five.
NEW YORK, March 3.-New
York University nosed out City
College of New York last night for
the Metropolitan College basket
ball championships, 1897.
The victory automatically gives
the VioletS the bid in the National
Tournament to get underway
next week in Madison Square
Garden here.
The board in charge of the
tourney will go into executive seS.
sion early today to decide on the
college teams throughout the
country to be rendered an invi'
tation. George Washington U.
of Washington D. c.. defeated
Loyola of Chicago, 1888 last
night, and is expected to be one
of the teams invited to the event.
BOULDER, Col, March 3
0.N.SO-The University of Colo
RADIO executive council was to act
today on a proposal to have the
Buffalo basketball team compete
in the Metropolitan Basketball
Writers Association tournament at
Madison Square Garden March
IA to 16.
The university athletic board
Wednesday recommended that the
team be sent East. Byron r.
"Whizzer" White, Colorado's All.
American football back, also an
outstanding member of the bas-
ketball team, was one of three
student members of the athletic
board which voted for the trip.
The Washington times., 1938-03-03

try. their eyes
W i d e with
wonder a n d
their hearts
fill d with
hope. T h e y
we're two kids
en- route to
Lakeland, to
era S h the
t r a i n i n G
camp of the
D e t r o i t
Tigers.
One h a d
pushed away
his books and
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
HALL CUE VICTOR

Doc Hall defeated J. Pinney, 3S'
IL, In a innings In the D. C. three
rail billiard championships in the
Lewis and KrauSe Billiard Parlors
last night.
The tourney closes next week.
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Talked With RogeH

IT talked to Bill Rogell about
joining the Tigers" the young
tnfielder said. See, here's a
snapshot I had taken with him.
I'll show him this when I meet
him in camp.
Did Rogell tell you to come
to camp" we asked the kid.
mo, but it will be all right,
I'm sure" came the confident
answer. Gee, it will be great.
I'll meet Mickey and Rudy York
and Charley Gehringer. I'll
live at a good hotel and then
I'll travel a lot during he sum-
mer. See America first; you
know how = is"
Yes, that was just the trouble.
The writer knows too well how
1t is. The boys were just two
more kids who saw only the
glamor of major league baseball.
They are two Of the thousands
who hav. made the same trip in
other years to other camps. Too
often they returned home disil-
lusioned kids with crushed
hearts. Unless these boys are
super ball players, they haven't
q chance to make the grade.
AS for the fine hotel, that is
for the young men under con-
tract. They have their room
and their meals. If they're
under contract, they nay draw
advance money. These advances
are deducted from their first
pay checks.
Shift for ThemselUes
But kids, like the two pilgrims
who are not under contract,
shift for themselves. They find
q boarding house if they can,
and do the best they can for
meals. Their spending money
comes from home, if their par.
entS have money to finance
their great adventure in base
ball.
Just consider the chances Of
this youngSter who plays second
base to win a place with the
Tigers. He has no one in the
world to beat for the job but
Charley Gehringer. champion
hitter of the American League,
and one of the great defensive
players of all time. The pitcher
is not quite so badly off, but his
chances are not what you would
call rosy.
Youth SCOTS at handicapS,
which is the reason that we
have major league ball players,
or captains of industry. Youth
sets its face to the rising sun
and tackles the grade, regard
less of hazards along the trail.
A good many Of the boys who
dash up to major league man
ayers in camp are cross road
phenoms. They are village
heroes who tell you that their
home town amt big enough for
them"
Only One Mel OFT
They became the butt of train
ins camp jokes. College boy
from the Big Ten some years
ago, reported to Marlin, Tex,
when the Giants were training
there. He had straight AS in
his classes. He also had q
straight fast ball, which Doyle,
Fletcher. Merkle and others
belted over all adjacent fences.
This boy was put on a buck
holse, pulled the badger and
held the bag in a Snipe hunt. He
finally was escorted to the depot
and put on a Northbound train.
OF course, there is always the
story of Melvin OFT, who won a
job as a regular with the Giants
when he was II years old . But
there is one Mel OFT. Perhaps
5000 boys have tried to follow
the trail he blaZed.
Heavy odds, aren't they? But
odds never bothered youth when
spring was on the land and
baSeballS were flying under
Southern skies.
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C0Akley Scores KAy0
In J. GlOUeS T0u1neD

Sparkling action and lots of it marked the first round OF
Junior Golden Gloves boxing championships for boys under
years of age night in the Georgetown Boys Club gym
The Washington times., 1938-03-03
TALLEST PITCHER

SPRINGFIELD, ohio.-The tail.
est pitcher in organized baseball
is Mike Naymick, who hurls for
the Springfield club In the Mid
Atlantic League. :
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
BIG PROGRAM IS
COMMENCED BY
ANYWAYS men
Installation of Radio Beam
at Ralston Island Is
Initial Step

G.. E. Goudie, Radio Engineer for
the Alaska Aeronautics and Com
munications Commission, and his
assistant Dudley Reynolds, an
nounce in cooperation with I. K.
MacWilliams and W. T. Miller, As
sistant Chief of Airlines Inspection
foreign) of the Civil AeronauticS
Authority, the completion of sur
veys in the Juneau area for the
erection of a radio directional beam
on Ralston Island eight miles north
of Point Retreat
The erection of this radio di-
regional beam will launch a pro-
gram of flying aids of the greatest
importance to Alaska.
According to Mr.. Goudie at pres
ent the system has two ground
weather forecasting stations in OPP
Grafton at Anchorage and Fair
banks and it is contemplated that
three more will be erected in the
near future at Nome, Juneau and
Ketchikan.
The weather forecasting stations
will supplement the radio direction
al beams of which four are planned
in the near future. Construction Of
the Ralston Island station will
commence within the next ten days
and G. E. Goudie and w. T. Miller
left today by plane for Ketchikan
to determine on the selection OF
a radio directional beam station
site for that area.
Equipment for the radio direc-
tional beam is being furnished by
the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Cost of equipment and installation
totals $4,000 for each station. A
personnel of two men is required
to operate both the weather fore
casting radio stations and the radio
directional beam stations.
Final decision for the selected of
Ralston Islands as the site for the
first radio directional beam sta
ton in Alaska was made last night
at a conference of representatives
of the government and Alaska Air
Transport Co., Pacific Alaska Air
ways, and Marine Always, which
firms contributed personnel and
equipment for the preliminary sur
veys in this area, held in the Gas
tineau Hotel last night.
Those present at the conference
were C. E. Goudie, Dudley Rey-
nolds of Alaska Aeronautics and
Communications Commission; w. T.
Miller and I. X. MacWilliamS OF
Civil Aeronautics Authority; Alex
Holden, A. B. Hayes, Lon Cope, OF
Marine Always; Walt Hall, Muir
ray Stuart, Bill Knox, Gene Mey-
ring, Clark Bassett, of Pacific Al
aska All ways; and Tom Morgan of
the Alaska Air Transport.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
TREND or YEARS
IS Reversed IN
Several STATES
Midwest and New England
States Go Into Ranks
of c.. O. P.
PENNSYLVANIA is
BACK, OLD COLUMN
New York Keeps in Solid
Democratic Lineup in
Breath-taker Race
(By Associated Press

Resurgent Republican strength
in the Midwest and New England
states and pivotal Pennsylvania.
swept the Democratic Party out OF
some power as result of yester.
days National election, an .off-year,
because the Presidency is not ins
volved.
In nearly a dozen states, the Re.
publicans reversed the National po-
litical trend for the first time in
decade
Democrats retained control OF
both branches of Congress but the
Republicans are cutting sharply into
their huge majorities.
Breath Takers
After a breath taking struggle,
the Democrats retained New York
but in addition to Pennsylvania lost
heavily in Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Kansas, Massachusetts and
are threatened with losses In Iowa,
New Jersey and Michigan.
The Republicans lost the Mary
land Governorship.
Democrats In California
In California, the prospect of
Democratic Governor for the first
time in 40 years appears certain.
Culbert L. Olson, Democrat, has
piled up an impressive lead over
Republican Gov. Frank F. Merriam.
Among the Democratic Senator's
defeated are McGill in Kansas.
Buckley in Ohio, Brown in New
Hampshire, and Duffy in Wiscon-
sin.
Pr0gressives Lose
In Wisconsin, home of the Pro-
gressives, julius P. Hell, Republican.
Milwaukee manufacturer, has de-
feated Gov. Philip F. LaFollette.
In Minnesota, Harold Stassen, Re-
publican, has wide lead over Gov.
Elmer A. Benson, Farmer-Labor.
House Erasers
Republican gains erased from the
House rolls several well known
names including Mrs. Nan Honey
man of Oregon Brooks Fletcher of
Ohio. Henry L. Haines of Penn
sylvania and James O'Connor of
New York
$50 Week Defeated
Apparent defeat of the $50
week, every Thurs lay, pension plan,
is Indicated IN e'.lifornia returns.
In Coloradc &c voters decided to
retain the So a month pension.
New York perhaps furnished the
most excitement with the close race
between Gov. H. H. Lehman and
Thomas E. Dewey Lehman's VIC
tory, after four hours of see-sawing
dampened Dewey Presidential
prospects. s
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
MIDDLE WEST
FARM Err BELT
CHANGES over
New Deal Issues Fought
Over in Widespread Corn
and Wheat Sections
TAFT NOSES OUT
BULKLEY in OHIO
Democrat Lucas Has Wide
Margin in lllinois-La-
Toilette Loses Out

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-Republi-
cans made striking gains through
out the Middle West farm belt and
the reSurgence Is manifest in vir-
tually every state in the widespread
corn and wheat area where many
contests were waged strictly on New
Deal issues.
COP. gains are underscored by
victory in the pivotal state of Ohio
and the defeat of the Progressive
party in Wisconsin.
Representative Scott w. Lucas,
Democrat, is holding 3 to l mar
gin over Republican bid, Richard j.
Lyons for the Senate from Illinois.
Taft Winner in Ohio
Robert A. Taft, Republican, son
of former President Taft, has won
the Ohio senatorial contest, unseat-
ing Senator Buckley.
In Michigan, Frank D. Fitz-
gerald, Republican, has defeated
Gov. Frank A. Murphy.
In Wisconsin
Gov. Philip LaFollette, standard
bearer for the new Progressive
party, has been defeated by julius
P. He'll, Republican. Alexander Wi
ley, uncompromising foe of the New
Deal, has won the senatorial cleo
ton, defeating Senator r. Ryan
Duffy.
In Iowa
In Iowa, Senator Guy M. Gill
lette, Democrat, holds a hairline
lead over former Senator L. j. Dick
inson, outspoken Republican for the
New Deal. George A. Wilson, Re-
publican, candidate for Governor
holds a wide margin over incumbent
Gov. Nelson G.. Kraschel, Demo-
crat.
The Republicans have won a
sweeping victory in South Dakota.
North Dakota gave commanding
lead to Senator Gerald p. Nye, Re-
publican, over Gov William Lang
er, Independent, and j. j. Nygaard
Democrat.
In Indiana, Senator Van Mugs
Democrat, maintains comfortable
advantage over Raymond E. Will
lis.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-09
DOWNEY is
LEADING IN
CALIFORNIA
Democrat Olson Is Also
Ahead for Governor
Scrip Plan Defeated

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov g.
A wave of California Democratic
votes swept Sheridan Downey and
Culbert Olson far ahead in the
race for United States Senator and
Governor, respectively.
California apparently, according
to returns, has tossed aside the scrip
pension proposal which Downey
vigorously championed.
Mounting returns, including COM
plete returns from San Francisco
Bay sections, increased the leads OF
both candidates.
Gov. Frank F. Merriam has APP
parently been defeated for reelec-
ton. He opposed the pension scrip
plan, as did Philip Bancroft, Re-
publican candidate for Senate.
The initiative measure designed
to curb picketing and regulate un-
ions in strikes appears to be doomed.