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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
speaking of Sports
Ugly Duckling
Colt Is Champ
| Of TrOtters
By GEORGE A. BARCLAY

w HEN horsemen meet around
" the fair circuits this summer
and fall the case of McCIin, "ugly
duckling" among the three-year old
trotters, will be prime subject of
talk. For the smashing victory of
this unprOmising looking colt in the
$4,000 Hambletonian stake race at
Goshen, N. Y, while back startled
the most unexcitable followers of
the track.
McClin'S victory was unique in
several ways. Until he flashed past
his nine competitors in 2:02A and
2:O2A, he was what racing folks
call maiden" He had yet to win
a race. He had started in two races
last year and was among the also
rams, failing in both cases to "save
his entrance fee," a term used to
describe horses that can't finish
among the first four.
At that, McLin had some rather
distinguished precedents behind him.
Circuit followers remembered the
experience of Guy Mckinney, win
ner OF the first HambletOnian back
in 1926. Guy Mckinney had Nc
Lin's record for failure beaten han
Oily before he raced to fame. He
started three times as two-year-
old and was twice distanced and
once displaced. But as a three
year-old he was never beaten.
Horsemen will tell you that much
OF the credit for McLin's sensational
victory should go to Henry Thorn
as, the veteran reinsman who hus-
tied the colt into the lead in each
heat and kept him there until the
finish
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
Winning Style

Thomas was using the same tech
nique he employed with Shirley
Hanover year ago. In both in
stances, however, it had to be a
super horse that could get in front
and stay there for two heats consid-
ering the classy competition it
faced. One of the remarkable things
about Thomas feat with McLin was
that it was the first time he had
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
JUST AS SAFE

Mrs. Hibbertson-What I have
just said is great secret. 1t was
told to me in the strictest conf
dence. I must caution you against
repeating it.
Mrs. Mowlby-I shall endeavor to
be just as cautious as you are
Royal Arcanum Bulletin.
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Triple Champ

I IKE the old woman who lived in
- shoe, dusky Henry Armstrong
has so many ring titles he doesn't
know what to do. When he out
pointed stout-hearted Lou Ambers
recently to win the lightweight
crown, he became the first man in
the history of pugilism to hold three
established championships at the
same time. He was already feath-
erweight and welterweight cham
pion and now like a brown-hued
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
NEW GAME

Father-Now, Jane, what were
you doing last night at the gate?
Jane-John and I were playing
Kith and Kin.
Father-Kith and Kin! Whatever
do you mean?
Jane-John said, "Can I kith
your" and I said, "You kim"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
Here and There

nv HLIAM HANCOCK, one
w legged athlete, is creating a
sensation on Cleveland tennis courts
by playing an excellent game on a
crutch. Hancock lost his left leg %
years agO-when he was four years
Old-in a streetcar accident. Seven
years ago he started playing ten
mis-. Soon he developed what his
instructors term an exceptional
game. His fOrehand, baekhand, and
underhand are said to be enough
to beat many two-legged tennis
players. According to Hancock, his
only difficulty is an occasional
broken crutch-when the game gets
close or when he is playing a good
opponent.
The Walter Hagens will make up
a father and son team for the SIS, 500
Westchester Open in September.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
LOUIS Stance

The little matter of changing his
batting stance back to the old style
has snapped Lou Gehtig out of the
worst slump of his big league ca
reer. When the season opened OBJ
serving fans noticed Lou had
changed his style. His right foot
was over toward first base, his body
half turned to the pitcher.
Almost from the start Lou en-
countered tough going. He began
being a soft touch for pitchers he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
Suggestion
By RUDE GOLDBERG
By c. Nj. PAYNE

She-I've been through every
drawer and can't find my bathing
costume.
He-Maybe a moth has eaten it,
dear.
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ordinarily slugged. Rumors floated
around the circuit that Gehrig was
through.
Then on a recent trip west, he
switched back to his old batting
style-digging in at the plate, mis-
right foot a little ahead of his left,
a spring in his knees and his bat
waving with the same motion. As
a consequence his batting average
began to soar, his home run total
climbed and he became once again
the keystone of the Yankee batting
attack.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
Obviously

Spectator-Do your baseball play
ers get up bright and early, Coach?
Coach-Naw. Just early.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01

colossus he bestrides the fight world
between the 126 and 147 pound
classes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
CH|NA-SOvIET
PACT CERTAIN

LONDON, June 4 GN.S0
Persistent reports that Soviet Rus.
STA and China have concluded a
new agreement involving military
aid to the Chinese armies received
new impetus today.
An Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from The Hague, Neither.
lands, states that Sun Fo, Chinese
ambassador to Moscow, had ar,
rived there after "allegedly con
Guiding a nine-point agreement
with the Soviets.
Under the terms Of the pact, the
dispatch said, the Soviets will en-
joy q privileged position" in
China in exchange for extension
Of material assistance already
being given"
The Soviet foreign office and
Chinese government officials is,
sued formal denials Of the report,
but, coincident with the Exchange
Telegraph dispatch. the London
Times, in a Riga message, declared
that "undisputed facts indicate
that reports of Sino-Soviet agree,
ment are substantially correct"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
ECUADOR, PERU
MOBILIZE ARMS

QUITO, Ecuador, June 4
d.N.s0,-General mobilization OF
Ecuador's army was ordered today
in the crisis with Peru, and two
regiments were started on their
way to the Peruvian frontier.
Shortly after Ecuador sent a
protest to Peru over a border in
cident, the military cabinet here
resigned en- bloc to rejoin their
regiments in case actual hostilities
break out. =
The Peruvian government fatty
denied that any Peruvian soldiers
entered Ecuador and killed and
wounded Ecuadorian soldiers in
the unmapped Oriente section. On
the contrary, it was stated in
Lima, Ecuadorian soldiers "in.
vaded" Peru, but all were ar.
rested without casualties.
Military preparations are also
going ahead in Peru, but merely
as a precaution."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Showers Expected to Mar
Washingt0n'S Weekend

Dear Boss: The voice with the
smile you know - the one that
generally gives us the weather.
had tears in it this morning! Yes,
sir, the Weather Bureaus young
lady says there will be showers
late tonight or Sunday-and I
guess she must have had a date
the way she said it! She also
suggested that we mention the
fact that six swimming pools will
open today-which is before the
showers are due.
So right away I called up C.
Marshall Finnan the superin-
tendent Of the National Capital
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ANOTHER BRITISH
VESSEL BOMBED

MADRID, June 4 Q.N.S).
Only a few days after Britain re-
newed protests against attacks on
her shipping, the British steamer
Maryad was set afire in Alicante
Harbor today by nationalist aerial
bombs.
In the last protest, Britain
warned that drastic measures"
would be taken if Generalissimo
Frances airplanes continued to
bomb British cargo vessels. Fran
CO promised preventive measures.
Within the last fortnight, three
British ships have been destroyed
in Valencia port.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Britain Beats i. S.;
Takes Walker Cup
By Score of ! to 4
TOday's Sports
Highlights

The British team today
captured the Walker Cup for
the first time in history by
defeating the United States
golfers, IA, at st. Andrews,
Scotland. Marvin Ward, of
Spokane,
Dauber, winner Of the
PreakneSS and runnerup in
the Kentucky Derby, was a
heavy favOrite to capture the
S46,5S0 Belmont Stakes as a
field of six went to the post
at Belmont Park, N. Y.
Four women players teed
off this afternoon in a pIayOff
for the Washington Herald
Cup at the Washington Golf
and Country Club. The four
are survivors of a field of 141
that competed last Thursday.
They are Mrs. T. ]. Johnson,
Mrs. F. x. Gygax, Mrs. CheS-
ter Morrill, and Mrs. H. w.
Sharpe.
Bobby Teller, the Cleveland
Indians sensational young
Ster, was given the mound as
Signment for the Tribe today
againett the Nationals. ElOn
HOgsett, veteran left-hander,
will be on the hill for the
GriffS.
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Wins First Victory
Since Start of
Series in 1910

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. June
4 G.N.S).-In an upset destined
for a place in history as long as
golf is talked or played. Great
Britain today, for the first time
IN almost two decades won the
Walker Cup, emblem of interna-
tional links sovereignty.
Britain won five of the singles
and America three, making the
match score to 4.
TACTICS CHANGED
Never before had British team
taken this coveted trophy out of
American hands. For nine BIZ
annual meetings Yankee golfers
had proved themselves unbeat-
able, sometimes, as in 1884. shut
ting the English out without a
score.
Not so this year, however, for
Britain had decided to do away
with political wire-pulling and
abolish the influence of wealthy
playboys.
The empire set out onto the old
course of the royal and ancient A
team of golfers so expert that they
knocked from their pedestals some
of the crack amateurs Of the
United States.
There were brilliant efforts
made by the lads + Oh, across the
sea to overcome the monumental
hazards Of st. Andrews. Marvin
Ward, of Olympia. Wash, broke
the eight.year-old amateur course
record of Bobby Jones and
equalled the professional mark
of Ct.
Johnny Fischer came from be-
hind to beat Leonard Crawley 8
and 2 after his cause had been
given up for lost.
Charlie Yates made good the
skill he showed when he won the
Amateur last week by downing
the Irish prodigy, Jim Bruen.
But Britain, which had won
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04

two of the foursomes yesterday
and thus started out in the singles
play with a 81 advantage
proved itself too strong. When
Alex Kyle disposed of Fred Haas
of New Orleans, by the entirely
conclusive score of 5 and 4, every
thing was finished except the
task of locking up the Walker
Cup in the Bank of England.
Kyle's victory gave England the
six that were needed. The
American bid was over. The
cherished dream and apparent
certainty of keeping the cup in
the United States for 10 times in
succession had disappeared with
the wind that whistled Ger the
Firth of Forth.
Fischer's magnificent comeback
CONTINUED on Page 16, Col. y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Nazis Fan
Rebel Fires
In Mexico

MEXICO CITY, June 4 Q.N.SJ
A new outbreak of Cedillista guer
rilla tactics worried the govern
ment of President Cardenas today
along with an asserted German
attempt to cause trouble in the
state of Chiapas.
Followers of the insurgent gen
ernal, Saturnino Cedillo, who is
still in hiding, derailed a freight
train of the National Railways
200 miles east of the city of San
Luis Potosi. Ten cars, bound for
Tampico, left the tracks. One
man was killed.
Unrest was reported from CHA.
pas where 500 Nazis engaged in
the coffee business were alleged
to have been fomenting trouble.
The reports said 5000 German
coffee growers, dominant in that
industry in Guatemala, stood back
of them.
Guatemala is heavily stocked
with German arms, and smuggling
of the arms into Mexico in on the
increase. A stronger border patrol
was ordered by President Cardenas
and naval vessels were ordered
into southern waters. Foreign
Minister Hay considered a protest
to Guatemala.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
new AIR RAID
RAISES CANTON
DEAD TO 100
36 Nippon Planes
Kill Civilians =

SHANGHAI, June 4 Q.N.S0
Japan today replied to America
condemnation of civilian bomb
ings by showering the weeks third
rain of death on Canton.
More than 500 were killed, &C.
cording to official Chinese esti-
mates, and 1000 were wounded.
The weeks toll Of civilian life in
the crowded South China metrop-
oils now stands at LOO.
SO PLANES IN RAID
Adding to the loss Of life and
the immense destruction, incen-
diary bombs dropped by SO Japa-
Inese planes started huge fires
which spread through the poorer
sections of Canton.
The big air fleet roared in from
naval bases at sea and began
their attack at 10:45 a. m. The
raid was called the worst so far
in the years SLlo-Japanese war.
Some of the planes, ignoring
previous protests against such
tactics, power-dived over the
International Settlement area of
Shsmeen before releasing their
high explosive missiles on the
Chinese quarters.
BOMBED IS MINUTES
Reports from the raid area said
the Canton region suffered havoc
by the assault. especially the
vjcinities of the Chinese govern
ment offices, Central Park and
the Taishatao station.
The Japanese bombs dropped
continuously for IS minutes, it
was stated.
A previous rain OF japanese
bombs on Canton killed so persons
and caused widespread damage.
Eight planes participated in this
raid, which lasted an hour and A
half. It was believed about 200
were wounded.
Most of the victims were found
near the Taishatao station. where
thousands of refugees are housed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04

Parks and he says the pools that
will open are in East Potomac
Park, AnacoStia Park, Mckinley
High School. Takoma Recreation
Center, Banneker Recreation Cen
ter and Francis Junior High
School. And don't forget to print
that after June 81. when the
schools close, children will be ad.
mitted free in the mornings.
Oh yes. the Weather Bureaus
young lady also said the wind will
be westerly, becoming northwest
erly and that may. be important
for those who sail boats. Gosh,
Boss, I wonder e.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
ice Leave Asked
For Speed Railway

U.N.S0 The Pittsburgh and
Harrisonburg Short Line Railroad
through Roy Greene, consulting
electrical engineer, of Pittsburgh,
today asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission for authority to
construct and operate a hig h.
speed Diesel-electric railroad be-
tween Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Chicago to Start
Subway Next Fall

CHICAGO, June 4 GNSD
The corporation counseTs office
today checked over Chicago's new
subway ordinance. passed unani-
mously by the city council yester-
day. The measure provides for
construction of three downtown
lines to cost $31,OOO,OOO. of which
the PWA will be asked to con,
tribute IA millions. Construction
is expected to start BY October.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
ON
WEEKEND TRIP

GN.S.) President Roosevelt left
the White House today for An
napolis where he will board the
yacht Potomac for a weekend
cruise in Chesapeake Bay. Ac
companying the President were
Supreme Court Justice and Mrs
Samuel Rosenman, of New York;
Capt. Walter B. WoodSon, White
House naval aide; Miss Marguer
lite LELAND, Mr.. RooSeVelt's per,
sonal secretary, and little Eliza.
beth Henderson, Hyde Park, N. Y,
protege of the First Lady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
2 Killed, 13 Shot
In Jamaica Riots

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 4
Q.N.SJ-Military reinforcements
maintain order in the village Of
Islington, 40 miles away, today
after Jamaica'S spreading labor
troubles resulted in a wild out
break of looting and rioting here.
The mob attacked police, who fired
on the demonstrators, killing two
and wounding three. Thirteen per-
sons were arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Italian Actress
Injured in Crash

HOLLYWOOD, June 4 G.N.SO.
lisa Miranda, beautiful Italian film
actress, was confined to her home
today after an automobile acct
dent in which she was knocked
unconscious. Doctors said her in
juries were not serious. The car
in which Ashe was riding collided
with another, police said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Roosevelt Bridal
Given u. S. Guard

NAHANT, Mass, June 4 U.N.S.)
A Secret Service man has been
assigned to guard the wedding
gifts pouring in the home of Mrs.
F.. Haven Clark, mother of Anne
Lindsay Clark, bride-to-be of John
Roosevelt, it was learned today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Girl, 3, Is 34th
Traffic Fatality

Marilyn Howard, 8, colored, died
today at Casualty Hospital about
an hour after she had been struck
by an automobile in the HOO block
Browning st. N. E. She is the
thirty-fourth traffic victim this
year.
The child lived with her parents
at 4519 Mead st. N. E. The driver
of the car, whose identity is not
known, reported the accident tc
Eleventh precinct police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Britain to Build 2
4O,OOO-TOn Ships

LOEDON, June 4 G.N.SO.
With Britain, France and the
United States in agreement on
an upper limit Of $4,000 tons for
battleships, the British cabinet
decided today that the two British
capital ships to be constructed
this year will be 4O,OOO-ton craft,
carrying 16-inch guns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
DR.. Freud, 81, Starts Exile;
Leaves Vienna for London

The white-bearded Savant de-
cided to become an expatriate
shortly after Germany annexed
Austria.
For some time, in i'll health, he
was kept in virtual "house ar
rest" closely watched by Nazi pc
lice.
The Nazi press waved him fare.
well by calling his teachings the
"pornographic Jewish speciality"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04

VIENNA, June 4 UNSO,
At 50 DR.. Sigmund Freud, the
famous psychoanalyst, join d
many other famous personageS
of his race in exile today.
Scorned by the Nazis, he left
by train for London, when he will
leave later for New York. DR..
Freud's daughter accompanied
him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
II Lines Reveal
Air Traffic Rise
PREDICTS SOLUTION

QN.S.) The II scheduled air.
lines operating in the United
States showed further increases
in passenger traffic in April. &C.
cording to the Commerce Depart
ment. In the month 44,412,815
passengers were flown, against
43,548, 1886 in March, and 1885,
248 in April a year ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
SHIP CONTRACT LET

. A contract for construction of
four steel cargo vessels, to cost
So, 900, 900 each, has been awarded
the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company, of New
port News, Va, officials of the
Maritime Commission announced
TO-DAY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
TREASURY CONDITION

QN.S) Treasury balance June
2: $2,5O9 1888 ,957.76; internal rev.
enue, $1O,549, SOL. 48: customs re.
ceipts, $1,214,463.94; receipts, S..
487,718,949; expenditures, $6,977,.
724,97O.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
INSPECTs SITES

Since completing hearings, the
committee has inspected a few Of
the proposed airport sites, both by
air and on the ground, but has not
yet seen all the sites which have
been suggested.
The committee met in joint
executive session yesterday with
the Military Affairs group, spor'
sors of the Camp Springs legisla'
ton. At that time, Representative
A. j. May Cd Of Kentucky, Mill
tary Affairs Committee chairman,
reported the views of President
Roosevelt, who earlier this week
held a White House conference oil
the airport controversy.
President Roosevelt, who had a
dream in which he saw an air
plane accident at the Washington
Hoover Airport, urged the neccs'
sity of immediate airport legisla'
ton. Several weeks ago he senr
a message to Representative May
urging the Camp Springs site.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
SCHMIDT DEATH DENIAL

SCOW, June 4 G.N.SO.
Warsaw reports that Professor
otto Schmidt, famous Soviet Arc,
tic explorer, has been shot were
officially denied here today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
Omen SHIFT
K|DNAP SEARCH
TO FLA. SWAMP
RumOrs of Early
Break Revived

MIAMI, Fla, June 4 (I.N.S).
II have given up all hopes Of
finding the child alive"
With this terse sentence, spoken
in a quavering voice, the father
Of kidnapped 5-year-old Jimmy
Cash, jr., today revealed that he
and his wife have surrendered to
the conviction already expressed
by officers-that the abductors
had killed their little victim rather
than run the risk of returning him
alive.
PREDICTS SOLUTION
But even as he voiced his hope
lessness Of ever seeing his child
alive, the father, who paid $4,000
ransom in vain, predicted an early
solution to the case.
IT feel confident we will find
the kidnaperS and possibly the
body of the child before week
or ten days." he told the re-
porters.
It was the second time the
father had emerged from the Sc
clusion of his home since admit
ting last Tuesday morning that
he had paid $4,000 ransom for
the return of the child.
WORN AND WEARY
Yesterday he had sped to Home
stead with Omen to investigate
a "clue," but the "clue" turned
out to be the carcass of dog in
a sack, which had been found in
a rock pit. Immediately after
ward the father returned to his
home.
He appeared worn and weary
today, plainly showing the terrific
strain of uncertain waiting. It
is a week tonight since the kid.
napers stole into the modest home
and carried away the child as the
parents checked upon the weeks
receipts at their adjoining filling
station and general store.
FTLn Huoa1o oIrn ara nOoFidapf
of an early solution, Cash said as
he told Of a visit last night from
]. Edgar Hoover.
''Mr. Hoover, who visited us
here last night, naturally ex-
poets to solve this case" the
father said.
THANKS NEIGHBORS
Then Cash expressed thanks to
his neighbors and to all who have
Joined hands in the widespread
search for the child. He said:
Both Mrs. Cash and myself
wish to express our deepest and
sincere thanks for the hundreds
Of people who have dropped
their work and jobs to come to
our assistance in the attempt
to find little Jimmy and the
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
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STAMPEDE FOR
CAMP SPRINGS
AIRPORT FAILS
House Group Balks
At FDR's Pressure

In spite of White House pres
sure, the House Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds to-
day decided to steer clear Of the
pre- adjournment pressure to STAN
pede it in favor of a District
airport at camp Springs, Md.
In the meantime, the House
Military Affairs Committee is
pressing for amendments to the
Camp Springs bill, already passed
by the Senate, and for a special
rule to enable early House conSid-
Grafton of the legislation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
INDIVIDUAL ACTION

Members of the Buildings and
Grounds Committee we're left free
by today's committee action to
act individually for or against the
Camp Springs proposals when it
comes to the floor.
Representative Eugene B.
Grove, CD, Indiana, who pre-
sided at the committee session,
stated several members Of the
group indicated they would op-
pose the Camp Springs site. while
others announced they would sup
port the Presidents proposal to
pass the pending legislation i'm
mediately.
The committee itself, however,
refused officially to take sides in
the controversy on the ground it
has not yet completed its own
elaboration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-04
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Showers late tonight or tomorrow;
not much change in temperature; gentle,
shifting winds