davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1938-05-02

through needles eye But the big
Pitt man has the knack of growing
those big shots on a narrow course
He picked it up at Manor. where you
have to be straight or quit the game
in disgust.
isn't it shame Harry Pitt never
took this tournament game seriously?"
asks Bob Barnett What a golfer he
would have been"
All of which is partially true. Harry
always has been a lackadaisical kind
OF guy about golf matches, lazy gent
who didn't care if he lost two of the
flrst three holes. He knew he could
get 'em back if he tried hard. And
he usually did, in his good days.
You don't win the Chevy Chase
tournament three years in a row
without having a lot on the ball.
Harry did it in 1929, 1880 and 1881.
He's won about everything else
around Washington, including the
Middle Atlantic championship, which
some of our other top amateurs
haven't yet Won.
Harry will have his hands full in
the tourney on the tricky little Vir-
ginia course, but he still will rate
as the gent to lick.
Barnett's Putting Eye Keen.
How do you like start like this
on the last nine at Chevy Chase?
A deuce, and four threcs in a row.
That's the way Bob Barnett and
John Brawner started a couple days
ago.
Barnett holed a 5-footer for a bird
8 at the tough eleventh and poled
in 20-footer for another bird on the
twelfth. He came home in %, despite
a missed 3-footer at the sixteenth
Gosh, how that Bob can putt"
said Benny Loving. Lots of other
folks have said the same thing.
Stacks may be the universal
dress nowadays for golfers, but
don't be surprised at Ken
wood Wednesday II two of the
four competitors in that pro
match show up in knickers.
The short jeans haven't yet been
completely abandoned for golf, and
Jimmy Thomson and Lawson Little
both prefer 'em to long pants. So
does Horton Smith. II feel more
Evening star., 1938-05-02
ORIOLES AFTER MALONE
Ex-Major Lacquer Would Bolster
Shaky Mound Staff.

BALTIMORE, May 2 R,-De-
termined to strengthen his shaky
mound corps, John Ogden, general
manager of the Baltimore Orioles, cast
about today for pitching aid.
Ogden disclosed last night he hoped
to obtain Pat Malone, former mato,
league star with Minneapolis and on
whom that club has asked waivers
Ogden also has been trying to obtair
Pete Sivess. a former Oriole, from the
Philadelphia Nationals.
The Oriole pitching staff sank to q
new low yesterday when six hurlers
were shelled for 80 hits by Buffalo ir
q doubleheader.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
GEORGETOWN BOAT
TOPS MOTH CLASS
Stokes Win Is Outstanding
as Potomac Races Draw
Record Sail Fleet.
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

With little letup, the. fleet of the
Potomac River Sailing Association
continued to grow as sailors entered
their second week of competition yes
terday of Hams Point Forty-two
entries in six classes, the largest ever
assembled for series. sailed in a
streaky northwest breeze that al
ternated between calm and fresh.
A new threat to the fast st-growing
little moth class made an appearance
from Georgetown University in the
entry of Tom Stokes, champion skipper
from Miami, Fla. He led a fleet of
seven boats and beat out the fast
Fancy Pants of Donald Ayres by %
seconds. George Lindsay from Old
Dominion Boat Club was third in Wee
Too.
Valentines Snipe Dismasted.
Bad luck dogged the snipe class in
general and Weston Valentine in par
ticular when his Eleanor was dis
masted as the out-swung boom of an
other boat caught his fore stay A
second Of four entries, Robert Westons
Joy Toy, was disqualified for i'm
properly passing a buoy AL Greever
in Alvern won the event 1t was the
first time the boats had raced as q
class.
Werner Smythe came back after last
weeks defeat to take first place in the
comet class ahead of II boats. A
minute behind and moving up fast as
the winning gun was fired was young
Charlie Dodge's Nandua. The Escapade
of Ernie Covert was third.
The Lady Avon of Judge Prentice
Edrington again led the 20-foot re-
stricted class, although Ralph Youngs'
Myray and Twig Bush's Cricket II
provided the closest finish Of the day
by coming home second and third,
respectively, with only second be-
tween them.
Humfeld's Spray Repeats.
Repeating for the second week,
Harry Humfeld in his new G boat
Spray won class A handicap, with
George bankers Sink Quick second.
Little Dipper of Culley Cobb showed
his old speed and came through with
first in class B handicap.
Summaries:
Evening star., 1938-05-02
S0X GET BEE PITCHER
Gabler, Gained on Waivers, Was
Part of Berger Deal.
Masonic and Sanico Leagues.
SINGLES Pm.

CHICAGO. May 2 GP).-The Chicago
White Sox were en- route east today
with another pitcher-Frank Gabler
Of the Boston Bees-slated to join
their ranks.
Gabler, a big right-hander who also
has played with the New York Giants,
was obtained today by the Sox on
waivers. Gabler went from the Giants
to the Bees in the Wally Berger deal
He won four and lost seven for Boston
lost wear.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
JOINER, STUART WIN
Each Takes a Match at Weekly
Shoot of Skeet Club.

r. E. Stuart and r. T. Joiner shared
honors at q National Capital Skeet
Club shoot yesterday.
Stuart won the 100-bird match with
a perfect score, while Joiner clipped
40 out Of so to win the 50-bird con-
test. Battle and Gamble were only
one point behind Joiner, however.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
sNYDER's SINGLE TELLS.

Snyder's single to right scoring
Charley Enrico in the ninth inning
enabled Southeast Business Men In
sects to trounce Ida's Department
Store, 8-Y, at Third and Sheridan
streets NV.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
Scores Yesterday
In Mems Pin Event
SINGLES.

Ss4nd HfI IL IL IL II Rs5msa Nsnsa s ss g ss 16a IL
02p 241 24e 237 ,sos) 200 1e1 217
Ks;ts: ots: 1as 1st ss - Sssse ~ 1a s
tssN 244 1913 252 (e5s) I'll s4o 2o7
Snys5 S%so 1d4 4 a 9s S5 S koTss kozsy 6 ds IL
so6es: $3.50 2114 23o s g29 sse4> III a25 22s
Bs45 sG d4 S $S i!a ehaser GE2TS e e 1ss IL
(725) 216 272 237 t6oe) 1873 191 22s
seher 7le s. as collns coEG1 III III hs7 hhS3 IL IL
a 1a eei M -. 10 - ees. e1s e3o $50
1Bsys 5 9 lss ~ ~ sHe2 s'sfms e e Ss Ss
(e93 ZIG 223 254 tsae) 1s9 212 22s
CLASS D.
sPosm sPeHn g m SsssSn Wssson 5d 1Sa ~ 9a
g&!:: &C. ,ss ::s Sss "a fss rs
m s 1o4 q go % kssfty iGaS lss ss 1ss ss
te10 e27 1913 1872 1858, 2o5 24a 22o
F1etch'r 100 116 s3 Webb ia 81 100
t623) 216 21o 1o7 (557) 1877 173 1877
Nelson 131 90 81 Milby 1O4 12S %
Pollard 40 122 SO VanSant 81 12I 1O3
(e74) 271 21s 1856 (e45) 1876 249 col
CLASS E.
Fere'on 119 1O5 1O2 Tinsle 1OS 95 ~
Klin'th 103 104 "a TRiley 11412 81
t617) 222 200 1856 t63O) 222 eco 1873
Cullen 80 81 112 JCasey "a 81 95
Cullen 105 Ill 40 LPosey 129 ia 1OS
(6OD 1877 1872 222 e2D 213 EOS 2O3
ACC
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

generally assuming it, because
twelve billions we're appropri-
ated by Congress for that ex-,
pressed purpose. Economic au-
thorities are accepting the as
sumption. Even Roger Babson
is baSing advice upon the Off
cial prospect of flowing billions.
But when you get down to
particulars of what agency is
going to spend how much and
where, you will find the Gov.
ernment is just not geared to
function like a spigot. 1t is still
the snail crawling through abso-
lutely indispensable and neces-
sary red tape.
In fact, you will find the
present prospect is that business
proceeds from the Government
spigot in June may run a million
dollars less than May, that July
may be up only about 1S mil
lions.
Next six months now seems
likely to be only 603 million
(not billions, more than the
six months ending June 80.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
Henry George!
Planners Would Raise
Tax on Idle Land

MINNEAPOLIS, June % Il
N.S0.-Higher tax rates or
land and lower rates on buildings
were proposed today to the ma
tional conference on planning in
session here.
The proposals were incorpor
ated in a committee report signed
by Chairman Harold s. Butten
helm, magazine editor, and Philip
H. Cornick, of the Institute OF
Public Administration, New York
city. They stated:
by progressively lowering
the rate of taxation on build.
ingS and increasing the rate on
land, it would decrease the tax
burden on home owners and
tenants Of low.rent housing
projects.
1T would advance the public
welfare by properly penalizing
those who hold desirable land
out Of use in order to speculate
on the chances for sale at a
profit when intensive use be-
comes possible"
The conference is being held
under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Society of Planning officials,
American Planning and Civic AS
sociation and the American City
Planning Institute.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

only the EvaIyn Walsh Mclean
other night, a friend, who lives
In New York. and I, were dis
cusSing the difference between
the two police forces. AS she
said, the New York police are
the rudest men in the world as
rule, while here in Washing
ton we agreed we had yet to run
up against a disagreeable cop"
Great grief! Can't the Bar
Association realize the long,
heart-breaking hours these men
put in, the territory they have
to cover and the little help they
get from the crazy, wild automo-
bile drivers in this city? New
York is an easy city to drive in,
with its straight streets. But,
with the circles here and half a
dozen avenues running into each
one, it seems at times like a
merry-go-round gone wild, that
cannot be stopped.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
benson HOLDS
NARROW | { A D
OVER PETERSON

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June q
G.N.S).-Gov. Elmer A. Benson
today rode the heavy end Of thu
voting in his see-saw fight with
TTjalmar Peterson for the guber
material nomination on the
Falmer-Iabor ticket.
Returns from country precincts
kept Governor Benson in the leac
that he had twice lost and re
gained in the early tabulation o1
ballots from Mondays primaries
MAJORITY ANTICIPATED
With $3.50 precincts reporting
the vote stood:
Governor Benson, 191,716;
Peterson, 182,560.
Benson's campaign headquarters
issued a statement early today
that they were confident returns
from the States remaining 409
precincts would leave the governor
with a safe majority.
If the gap narrowS, however, 1t
was expected that Peterson would
seek a recount.
Benson drew away from his rival
and former ally on results from
metropolitan centers. 1t was con
ceded the rural districts still to
report might swing the balance to
Peterson. Final results are not
expected until the State canvas
ing board meets June 80.
OTHER PARTIES TRAIL
Nearly complete returns indi
Gated that Harold StasSen had
been nominated for the governor Z
post on the Republican ticket and
that Fred Schilptn had won the
Democratic race.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
GiUe Him Fdithl

WHAT we really need in the
w District is what Major
Brown has been pleading and
begging for for years. bigger
appropriation, a bigger police
force and let these men feel that
every citizen is back of them
and that we have utter faith in
them. Of course, once in a
while, there is bound to be a
crooked man in any big organ
ization.
The last time I was in New
York, as he was leaving the
room, one of the head men on
the police force told me, with
tears in his eyes, that he had
found two of his most trusted
men absolutely tied up with the
underworld and they were going
to be sent to Jail for a good
many years.
Well, there may be one or two
men like this, out of the hun
dredS of thousands that serve us
daily but thank God, the num-
ber is infinitesimal. Our aver
age police officer has very little
pay and they stand endless
hours in the broiling heat and
the bitter cold and are always
willing to give up their lives.
I am sure the bar association,
instead of condemning these
men, will bring in a strong reso-
luton recommending that our
police force be doubled or tripled,
that they be given the money
they so richly deserve, and that
they should have a few leisure
hours instead of staggering
home to their families so worn
out the only thing they can do
is to drop on their beds and
sleep in exhaustion.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

Lindbergh, Cash and Ross cases.
Three cases in which no ransom
was paid, because the victims
were dead, were the Levine,
Mattson and Fried snatches.
"Is a kidnaper likely to risk de-
lection by returning the victim
after he had been paid a ran
som?" Look at the record again.
Ransoms were paid and the vic,
Tins returned in the Boe5ticher,
Bremen, Ham, Jake Factor,
Uschel and Weyerhaeuser cases.
Big Ransom in Cuba
HUBA happens to record the
" largest ransom on record of
recent law enforcement-$300,-
900 in a snatch approximately
three years ago.
Suppose a law barring the
payment of ransom were on the
statute books. Where, pray,
would one ever find a jury
which would convict a mother
or a father, who were thinking
not of pompous legal verbiage,
but of doing anything and
everything in the desperate hope
of encouraging the return of
their loved one?
1t betrays a fundamental lack
of knowledge of human nature
to observe a kidnaper will not
kidnap because he feared detec-
tion on the release of his vic
tim, or because the law ruled
that no ransoms could be paid.
First. a kidnaper we'll knows he
faces the death penalty for the
act of kidnap. Therefore, he
has all to gain and nothing to
lose in going the whole hog"
and demanding a ransom. He
has risked the gallows anyway
by the act of snatching. His
philosophy is that he might as
we'll make the risk as profitable
as he can, regardless of any law.
Copyright. Ledger Syndicate)
(BoGke CGrter'S opinions are
his oWn and not necessarily
those of The Washington
TimeS)
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
Courts CrOwded

IT CERTAINLY is true the
l. courts are overcrowded. Cases
are waiting on the docket for
months before they can be
heard, but you can hardly blame
the police for that! What we
need are more judges for the
District. The ones we have now
are worked almost to death and
when they leave for their sum-
mer vacations they are generally
on the verge Of a nervous break
down.
WHEN YOU ARE DEALING
WITH CRIMINALS, YOU CAN
NOT HANDLE THEM WITH
KID GLOVES. If any police Of
ficer has evidence enough to
make him believe that his
prisoner has killed and raped a
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

MO matter what you've been
~ paying for cars or what
you are willing to pay today. I've
invite you to see for yourself how
far beyond past standards of its
price class this car has gone.
Test its luxury with your eyes,.
from striking lines to rich uphol-
stery and appointments that are
completely fine.
Test it from behind its Wheel.
with quiet and flexible VS. power
at your command and with
handling ease that's famous in
every corner Of America.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

child or done one Of the hun
dred other horrible things fiends
do, why not let him use the
third degree on him? He Ger.
tainly deserves it, as he has used
1t on his innocent victim.
And there is this wire tapping
they are talking so much about.
AS I have said before, why
can't the FBI and the police
agencies use every method at
their comm and to run down and
capture a criminal. These men
of the law are certainly shown
no mercy from the underworld.
so why we should fight crime
in a high hat and kid gloves is
beyond me.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
University Auto
Ban Effective

ANN ARBOR, Mich, June %
Q.N.SO.-The University of
Michigan student driving ban
may have caused considerable in
convenience and chagrin, but rec.
ordS show it was very effective in
reducing student accident fatal,
ties.
During the six years before the
ban there were 18 automobile
fatalities among a student body
of 68,409, President Alexander G.
Ruthven said in Board Of Re.
gents report. For the nine years
since the ban has been in effect
there have been five deaths among
the 1O9, ,O9O students.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
Outldys Estimated

0N the assumption that Gov
" ernment spending is the
most important business story
at the moment, a careful survey
was made of the IL Government
agencies doing the bulk Of it.
Figures Of their outlays for the
past six months, monthly.
month, were obtained and esti-
mates for the next six months
were based on programs, plans,
possibilities or best guesseS.
Roughly this first compilation
Of Spending-for-business details
shows:
WPA-Has been increasing
gradually from 103 millions in
January to 1856 millions in June;
will average 178 millions
monthly for the rest of the year
which will make the total outlay
for the next six months only
264 millions more than the clos
ing six months of the year. And,
of course, WPA is supposed to
be the largest, fastest pipeline
from the Treasury to the
parched business orchard.
AAA - Actually expects to
spend 81 millions less in the next
six months for soil conservation
payments. It hit a high of so
millions for March and April but
will be down to IS millions for
July. Probable outlay for the
next six months is 222 millions.
PWA-Can get out no more
than 100 millions total for next
six months; probably 2 millions
in July: 10 millions in October;
up to As millions in December.
Much more will be headlined in
Authorizations" but these esti.
mates are good for actual ex-
penditures going into the bust
ness stream.
DIGEST working spigot aside
ID from WPA will be commod.
ity credit, handling farm com.
modify loans. It was down to
two millions in June, but will
work up to siXty-one millions
high in November, and its next
six months will probably run
one hundred and thirty-eight
millions over the first half of
the year.
Two agencies other than AAA
actually expect to spend less the
next six monthS-Civilian Con-
Servation Corps building of bar.
racks has been completely and
Farm Security Administration
(big loans will come in spring..
The CCC outlay will probably be
thirteen millions less and FSA
probably will be off ten millions.
The Navy will average about
seventeen millions a month for
construction for the rest of the
year. Social Security will put
out about twenty-five millions a
month; Reconstruction Finance
(this one is just an unofficial
guess in the dark fifty-five mil
lions a month; U. S. Housing a
total of fifty millions for the
whole six months, National
Youth Administration and Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Corp.
around five millions a month
each.
THE totals of the last six
L months and the prospects
of the coming six months stack
up like this dn millions of dol.
lars):
Ian. Feb. March April May June Total
PA 271 $50 S36 1872 331-1,s7Il
July August Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
S49 1855 SS1 413 479 47O-2.471i
While earnest acceleration
may lift these totals somewhat,
you will hardly be able to stretch
your imagination to approx
mate current popular notions Of
the spending-for- business which
Is in prospect.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

here in Wash
ington. OF
course, this
strikes me as
too ridiculous
for words. AS
I have written
be efore in
this column
there is no
finer body 81
policemen in
the W orld
t h an right
here in the
District of Co.
lunbia.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
COughlin Followers
Plan Pilgrimage

A group pilgrimage to Father
Coughlin's Shrine of the Little
Flower in Roval Oak. Mich. by
the Social Justice units of Wash.
ington, Baltimore and Western
Maryland is planned for July Q,
3 and 4. Mrs. Cora Yuce, $500
Thirteenth st. N. E.. is in charge
of organizing the Washington del
egation.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

radio. Most
of them really
b eliev We it
themSe | v e S.
(Only on e
Governme n t
economist has
even gone to
the trouble to
make an &C.
tual chart of
expendi t u r e
possibili t i e S
for the next
six months
and his is not
in d e t a id
RllSinnSS i c
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
Y.M.C.A. Glee Club
Concert Tomorrow

The seventh annual concert of
the Y. M. C. A. Glee Club, directed
by j. Nelson Anderson, will be pre-.
sented tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. in
the Central "Y," 1898 G st. N. w.
Guest artists will include the
Conklin string nnartet.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

t n 1r own
son or daugh-
t e r W e r e
"Snatched.
First, a
m isc oncep-
tion has been
ere a t e d in
this country
by discussing
the practice
of kidnapping
as though it
were a dis
ease peculiar
only to the
United States
and only a
proc u ct Of
rononf H1nors
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
Editorial Is Quoted

DUT there have been other
ID recent instances of loose
thinking and even faulty quota
tions on this subject. Consider
this editorial comment:
did payment of ransom bring
back the Lindbergh baby. or
Peter Levine, or the little Cash
boy? In a number of cases even
the payment Of ransom has not
assured the safety Of the person
held. So long as the Lindbergh
law and numerous State laws
make a kidnaper subject to the
death sentence from the moment
of the snatch, is he likely to add
to the risks of detection by re-
turning the victim after he has
been paid a ransom? AS a prac-
tical matter the likelihood is as
great or greater that the victim
would be released unharmed
when the criminal knew he
could collect no blood money.
It has proved so in cases in
Canada and Cuba.
Ransom or no ransom would
not have returned the Lindbergh
baby, where the best evidence
obtainable shows he was killed
accidentally-before ransom ne
gotiations began. No ransom
was paid in the Levine case. Nc
Call pleaded that the Cash boy
was accidentally Suffocated by
the handkerchief over his mouth.
Three cases in which :ansoms
were paid, but in which the vic
tim was not returned. were the
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
Legion to Stage
Beauty Contest

A beauty contest will be held
Friday night at the American Le-
gion Carnival at Georgia Avenue
and Underwood Street N. w. The
winner will be a candidate for the
title of Miss Washington" The
carnival is being held all this week.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
DeIuge
OF Funds
Myth
NeUS Behind
The NeUS
BY PAUL MALLON

(world Copyright, 1898, by King Fea
lures Syndicate. all rights reserved. Re
pr oduction in full or in part strictl,
prohibited)
THE POPULAR notion that
l. billions are going to flow
freely from the Treasury spigot
anytime soon is not justified by
the inside facts.
cover It officials are
whooping up the prospect by
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
PlCKETS WIN

HARRISBURG, Pa, June %.
Five hundred miners who picketed
Reading Company express train
at Mahanoy City, holding up its
run from Shamokin to Philadelphia
for IS minutes, won their point.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
|. 0. Answers
Questions on Page 81

IAueSLIOnS On rage 81
/. Missouri River. 2. Wallace
Irwin. 3. Their illustrations.
4. Mexico City. S. Jenny Lind.
6. An ant. 7. The male bird had
Lord Baltimore's colors, orange
and black. 8. Queen Victoria
was her grandmother. 9. The
great aux. 10. John Alden.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
WY Say BY EOalyn Walsh Mclean

VTNHE summer season on us and of course with Con-
gress of the way for the anything SEN
Sational the oct hands
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

Test it from the roomy back
seat =. where you ride in Center
Poised comfort {. farther ahead of
the rear axle than you'd ride in
many cars far higher priced.
Test it for "features that mean
most to you. from big luggage
space with outside opening, to
easy-acting brakes made safe with
steel from pedal to wheel.
Try this lin your own way
land ask yourself, as thousands
have already asked, "Why should
Itay more for carr. Why should
I Ow~ less for what l do pay7"
The Washington times., 1938-06-22
But Says B0Qke Carter

GROW out Of patience with those noble people who step
forward with busng civic fervor to recommend the pas
sage Of laws aimed penaze parents who pay
kidnapers of their children
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

I see they are now going to
start an investigation by the
District Bar Association into the
brutal actor of some police
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

You get the BIGGEST WANT AID BAR
GAIN N TOWN in the Morning Herald
and Evening Times, great papers at
! small cost.
The Washington times., 1938-06-22

Nine times out of ten they are
the type who would be the first
to diSobey their own thesis. if