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The Washington times., 1938-06-15
IS CHILDREN Die
IN TRAIN WRECK

OKAYAMA, Japan, June Is
G.N.SO.-At least 20 passengers,
including 16 children, were killed
today when two trains were de-
rallied near Kumazama following
collapse of the tracks.
The number of injured was es-
timated at $50. The accident was
described as the worst railroad dis
aster in Japan in recent years.
Fears were expressed the final list
of casualties would pass 200.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

of permitting peanuts, cigars and
newspapers, ETC.. to be sold in the
jail is the tale of Louis Hagg. He
has been vending small articles to
the Jail population for 10 years.
but the Comptroller Generals Of
flee determined that to be legal,
his business must be supported by
an act on Congress.
So the leaders of Congress
cranked up the same machinery
they use to spend a billion dollars
or declare war-and made Louis
Hagg'S stand legal!
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Congress Makes Jail
Safe for Peanut Sale

No matter what Congress fails
to do, it scored a hundred per
cent bulls eye when it sent to
the White House today bill legal
izing the peanut, cigar and news
paper stand in the District Jail.
No sooner had the bill reached
the Presidents desk than he
stopped in mid-current, as it were,
and wrote his name in large let.
ters across the engrosSed copy of
the act.
The story behind the new law
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
KENNEDY SAILS

OUTHAMP PTON, England.
June Is GN.SD.-Bound home for
brief trip to see his son gradu-
ate from Harvard, Ambassador
Kennedy sailed on the Queen
Mary today.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
TREASURY CONDITION

U.N.S.) Treasury balance June
10, $2,4S9,551,573.SO; internal rev.
enue, $9,136.565.51; customs re-
ceipts. $S.8s2.169.31; receipts, S.
66,319,871; expenditures, $7,21S.
153,2l8
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
LOST

BELGIAN Shepherd Dog lost, male. Brown
coIoring. Reward. Hechinger Co., 10th
and 81 SITS. N. E. Phone. AT. 1400.
FOR Iost or wanted animals apply Animal
Rescue League. II st. N. W. NO. $3.50
RIMLEsS GLASSES. lost, in taxi Friday
between and p. M Reward when re
turned to 644 Mass. Ave. N. E., Apt. 81
ATT $500.
WATCH-Lady's platinum, % diamonds
vicinity Hill Top Restaurant, Marlboro
Pike. Saturday night: reward. Wis. 6141
(Other Lost and Found Ads on
page AZ, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
CASH PARENTS
WEEP AT trial

MIAMI, Fla, June Is IN.S).
The broken-hearted parents of
little Jimmy Cash. jr., kidnapped
and. slain two weeks ago, broke
down today when asked to identify
the white and rose-triped pajamas
the little victim was wearing when
abducted from his crib by Frank
lin Pierce Mccall, 21-year-old truck
driver.
The mother wept bitterly for
several minutes when shown the
tiny garment, finally she said:
Eyes, those are his pajamaS."
FATHER UNABLE TO SPEAK
A short time before, the father,
who had preceded Mrs. Cash on
the stand, had been shown the
same garment. His eyes filled
with tears and his lips trembled.
Unable to speak, he merely nodded
his head in Identification.
The parents were among the
first witnesses as Mccall went on
trial on kidnapping charges, which
under Florida law may mean death
in the electric chair.
(Other Details on Page ~
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
AoUE0UcT RESULTS

FIRST RACE-Five-eighths mile.
Night Tide ...,.,,,,,.. Al 8-5 Al
Bad Roll ................. 90 g.,
West Haddon ,.,,. g.
Art Cooper, Grand Star, Muckraker
Epwar, Tadpole, Lucky Seven anC
Screwball also ran. Time :59.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
NURSE BARES
Love TRIANGLE
IN lands CASE
Testifies at Tria]
| In Wife Staying
BY JAMES J. CULLINANE

] BY JAMES ]. CULLINANE
In a soft Southern drawl, Vir-
ginia Lee Simpson, beautiful bru-
nette student nurse for whose love
the government contends James L.
Lands bludgeoned his wife to
death delivered damning evi-
dence against him at the young
fireman's trial in District Court
today.
A lovely vision in a simple
powder-blue frock, white hat. toe
less shoes, the young nurse told
a middle-aged jury of ten men
and two women that:
Lands last Christmas gave her
the wrist watch he had presented
to his wife when she graduated
from Tech High School.
RING ON BIRTHDAY
On her birthday, March is
nine days before Mrs. Blanche
lands skull was crushed with a
rock-he gave her a diamond en-
gagement ring and showed her a
wedding ring.
They went bicycle riding around
the Tidal Basin the evening be-
fore the murder March 23.
He never told her he was mar
ricd.
They had discussed vacationing
together in North Carolina this
summer.
Entirely composed Miss Simp-
son showed traces of nervousness
only once and that was when
Assistant U. S. Attorney Cecil
Heflin asked her if she knew the
defendant.
Sne glanced at the good look
ing your fireman with lowered
eyes and said so softly the jurors
could not hear her:
yes"
TELLS OF MEETING
Prompted frequently by Justice
Jesse Adkins to speak louder, so
the jurors. leaning forward in
their chairs with hands cupped to
their ears, could hear her, Miss
Simpson testified she met Lands
last fall; she believed it was in
october. They met at the nurses
home of Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital where she lived.
Did you see him frequently
after that" Heflin asked.
Yes"
"How frequently?"
Sometimes two or three
CONTINUED on Page 20, Col. -
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
POPE TO SEE BISHOP

CASTEL GANDOLFO, June IS
Q.NSO Pope Plus today granted
private audience to Bishop Alter
of Toledo.
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AGAWAM RESULTS

FIRST RACE-Five and a half fur
longs.
Wakita (Paradise) ....$5.SO $3.50 $2.2O|
Alnaranth (Scott) ..... $50 2.20
Hard Heatred (Rose).. 2.2O
Main Spin, Sunalize and Snow Flower
also ran. Time, 1908 3-5.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
LEWIS .REBUFFED
ANEW ON HILL
CIO Chieftain Bitter as House Refuses t
Vote on Labor Amendment

GNS) The action of the House Rules Committee in block
ing revision of the WashHeaey Government contracts act to
permit backstng of corporations asaed today by John
L. Lewis CIO chieain as "cowardly and puslanimous"
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
SHOWDOWN EXPECTED

A scattered group of Senators
sought to block a vote on the bill,
but they were beginning to
weaken and a showdown was an
ticipated momentarily.
The measure, carrying funds for
flood control projects over the
nation, was expected to be Stam-
peded through. after which the
deficiency bill with 5000, 900, 900 in
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

Lewis made his statement a few
minutes after Speaker Bankhead
had refused his demands that the
House consider the measure under
suspension of its rules.
/. COWARD" CHARGE
The CIO chief, talking to report
ers on the threshold of the
Speakers office, declared that to
him it seemed rather cowardly
for Congress to hide behind the
Rules Committee which is un-
friendly to labor and notoriously
friendly to corporations"
To the members of Congress
themselves. Lewis delivered this
warning:
'In short time Congress will
adjourn and many Of the mem
bers will return to their districts
seeking support as friends of
labor. We want to know how
good a friend they are before
we give them our support.
ASKS REVISION
He said he had asked Speaker
Bankhead for an overhauling OF
the powerful Rules Committee.
"We think the Democratic
House organization should do
Continued OH Page 2, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
HOUSE READY
TO QUIT, But
SENATE BOILS
Wheeler Rail Bill
May Delay End
BY ARTHUR HACHTEN

U.N.SD Congressional leaders
strove hard today for adjourn
ment tonight, but at noon there
appeared some doubt whether
they would be successful.
The House was virtually ready
to quit after cleaning up some
odds and ends, but the more delib-
crate Senate threatened to delay
the end by an impromptu fill
buster on the $375, 100000 omnibus
flood control bill.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
Jimmy Wdsdell in Line
For Outfield Try-Out
international News Photo

Wasdell, when he relieved Bon
ura, got a hit, and Ray Fhebus
looked all right in this turn on
the hill. In fact, Phebus has
looked better than some of the
veterans.
The loss Of Luke Appling just
about ruins the Chicago White
Sox for this year. Not only was
Appling a power hitter and fine
run producer, but he was crack
erjack shortstop. He went out of
action sliding into second base on
a hit and run play. The Sox won
the game, but lost a 500, 900
player. Lost their chance to fin
iSh second in the American
League pennant race and STEPPED
the season in gloom before the
first ball is pitched. So what price
exhibition games?
OUT FOR BLOOD
Incidentally, word IS out that
the inter-league games this Spring
are for blood. The National League
dashed to fury by criti"s who style
it the inferior league, is going the
limit to win all possible exhibit
ton contests. The Bees scored
over the GriffS; the Reds smashed
the Tigers here in Tampa, and the
Cardinals gave the Yankees the
business in st. Petersburg.
The White Sox won, but how
many exhibition games would
Dykes be willing to lose if he
could keep Appling in the lineup?
President Clark Griffith will re.
turn to Orlando today, so be pre-.
pared for the announcement that
he has bought half interest in
the Orlando team and assisted in
moving the Tinker Field to expo.
Sition Field.
The Orlando officials are not
altogether satisfied with tn e
games scheduled by the Washing
ton club. Three consecutive con.
tests with bush league opposition
failed to draw. Orlando wants big
time stuff, and GriffS says that If
the boys want big time, they must
move the playing field closer to
town.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
Scoring High In
Club Skeet Shoot

Although a high wind prevailed.
gunner Of the National Capital
Skeet Club scored high in the
Potomac championships yesterday
with three National Capital clubs
registering high scores.
National Capitals first team
topped the field with ATS, the
second team was second with 456
and the PolecatS were third with
444.
George Doyle was accredited
with high individual gun with SO
out of 100, and DR.. Raymond
Curry was second with 81 out
of 100.
Harry Walters captured Glass A
honorS with a score of SO, and Dick
Stuart, ST., was second with 95.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
BOARD READ|ES
RING PAIRINGS

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
March 20. Drawings for the
National Collegiate Athletic Assoc
iation boxing championships,
which will be held here Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, will be an
nounced tomorrow, when the N.
c. A. A. boxing committee meets
here.
Preliminary bouts are scheduled
for Thursday afternoon and night.
The semifinalS will be held Fri
day night and the finals Satur-
day night. Representatives from
most of the major universities will
be on hand for the tourney.
The complete entry list totals
about SO. Virginia, the host uni
versity, will be represented by four
members of the undefeated team
of 1888, including the co-captains,
Ray Schmidt, defending N. A. A.
A. light heavyweight champion,
and Maynard Harlow, welter-
weight.
The eight winners Of the Pacific
Coast Conference titles also will
be on hand. Catholic University,
Of Washington, D. c., has entered
four men-Leo Katalinas, heavy
weight: Fred Slant. middleweight;
Jay Turner, light heavyweight,
and Davie Bernstein, bantam
weight. Jim Brady, former Dis
trict of Columbia light heavy
weight champion, is entered from
Georgetown University. Red Dorr,
bantam, and Benny Alperstein,
feather, will represent Maryland.
Among the other schools are
L. 8. u, Loyola of the South,
Clemson, Idaho, King College,
Miami University, North Carolina
u, North Dakota, Penn State,
Pittsburgh, University Of Southern
California, South Carolina and
West Virginia.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
.Seabiscuit Wins
At Aqua Caliente

Aqua CALIENTE, March %.
Although the 130-pound impost
was thought to have been the
reason for Seabiscuit'S two losses
at Santa Anita this year, Mrs. C..
S. Towards 1897 handicap cham
pion carried that same weight to
two-length victory yesterday in
the Aqua Caliente Handicap.
The Biscuit paid $3.50, 1920 and
1920, in a field that didn't have
the class of the competition in the
Santa Anita Handicap and the
San Antonio.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
ID. G.. Fencers Win
Baltimore Title

The Washington Fencers Club
"a" team won the foilS champion
ship of the Baltimore and Wash
ington fencing tournament at Col
lege Park last night with a total
Of 80 points.
Lieut.. James Howard, e. s. N.
OF the Washington team, was high
scorer of the round robin with Is
bouts. Other members of The
team include william Colbun and
Martin Carney.
The Baltimore Y. M. H. A. tied
with the Washington "B" team
for second place, and the Balti
more "Y" carried off fourth place
honorS.
WaShington's &C" team fifth
and Johns Hopkins University
sixth.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
OriOle Nine Tops
Nashville in Tenth

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, March
28.-No game is listed for the
Baltimore orioles today, but Man
ager Bucky Grouse will have his
entire team in uniform for a
heavy drill.
Yesterday the Orioles defeated
Nashville in 10 innings, Baltimore
scoring three runs in the extra
frame to win, 9-6. George PUG
cinelli, Oriole outfielder, poled out
a home run and two doubles.
Harris, Swank and Anderson
pitched for Baltimore and allowed
nine hits.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28

Occidental Restaurant, cham
pions and current leaders of the
District League. will form the op-
position for the Nutmeggers who
will stop over here on their way
to the National Duckpin Bowl
ing Congress tournament in prog
reSs at Richmond.
On the weeks tour the Capitol
Five is rolling in Philadelphia to-
night. After their visit here they
will tackle a crack Richmond
team at the John Marshall alleys
before bidding for national honors
Friday at Bill HaSkinS' Health
Center, site of the eleventh an
nual national classic. On their
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
REvOLTA, SNEAD
HOLD 3-STROKE
LEAD IN TOURNEY

GREENSBORO, N. c.. March
2S.-Johnny Revolta. 1885 ma
tional P. G. A. champion, and
Slammin Sammy Snead, White
Sulphur Springs wv. Va pro-
feSsional, leaders in the 5000
Greater Greensboro Open golf
championship, and so low profes-
sional and amateur players teed
off this morning at Sedgefield
Country Club in the final SO
holes Of the unique championship.
The first half of the tourna-
ment was completed yesterday at
Starmount course, and Snead and
Revolta packed their belongings
holding a three-stroke lead over
their nearest competitor. The
buShy-haired Italian equaled the
course record of sc for Starmount
established Saturday by Snead and
Harold jug" McSpaden, Win
chester, Mass, and, adding that
to his previous round Of SO, tied
with Snead, who was Just reverse
in the scoring of his rounds.
PAR II COURSE
Par at Starmount is II. Snead
and Revolta both have clipped
eight strokes off regulation and,
if they continue their onslaught
on par, a record score for the u.
hole tournament can be expected.
McSpaden, who tied with Snead
opening day with 66, was in third
place today, although he is five
strokes better than par. The Win
chester (Mass) pro clipped five
strokes off first for his initial
round and yesterday finished with
a par II round. Only five shots
in the back of the leaders came
Little Poison" Paul Runyan, Of
White Plains, N. Y, who in 1895
rolled up more money throughout
the winter tournament circuit than
any other professional. Runyan
was well down the list after his
opening days round Of u, but
today's round Of 81 puts him
right in the running.
TWO TIED AT 40
Next in line were KY Lafffcn,
Chicago, and Ralph Guldahl, Ma
tiona1 Open champion, at 140 and
Willie Goggin, San Bruno, Calf,
and Horton Smith, Chicago. at
142. Witty Cox, the lone remain
ing Washington ID. c. profess
sional left in the tournament, is
well down the list with a 149 score.
The veteran River Road pro
posted a round Of 70 to add to
his first round Of 76. To be able
to be in the money Cox will have
to have at least two par rounds
Of 70 today over the Sedgefield
course. .1.~ ~4 80. ~
Although Sedgefield has a par
of one less than Sarpount, 1t is
considered a much tougher course.
Bobby Brownell, former District
amateur and now a student of
Duke University, gained a place
among the qualifierS with q &c.
hole total of 1853,
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
Three Baseball
Leagues to Meet

Three meetings are slated for
this week among the weekday and
Sunday sandlot baseball leagues.
National Capital League, week
day, will meet tomorrow at 1880
p. m. at the Pepco Service Station,
Tenth and Florida Avenue North.
west. A couple of franchises are
still open in this league.
National Capital Sunday A
League and Departmental Week
day League will meet at the Atlas
Sporting Goods store Wednesday
and Thursday, respectively, at
1880 p. m.
Any teams wishing to enter
these leagues are requested to call
Vic Gauzza at ME. 1878.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28

way home the Connecticut
hoWitzerS will clash with the Pat
terSon Happy Five at Baltimore
next Saturday.
Capt. Steve Witkowski, who
finished eighth in the United
States Sweepstakes at waterbury
in January with a 15-game score OF
1852, is a director in the athletic
department Of Wesleyan Uni
versity.
S. E. A. bowlers will strive to
protect their two-game lead in the
Sanico League tonight at Conven-
ton Hall. Green Bag Coffee Il
the runner.up.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
Proud Lads
D.C.SchOOI Boys Hold
Chess King to DrGlU

Harold luxor and John Dick.
man are a couple Of proud high
school youngsters today.
Saturday night at the j. c. c.
hall, the two managed to hold
Samuel ReShevSky, twice United
States chess champion, to draw,
a feat accomplished only by two
other players out of "a, E. M.
Weeks and D. s. Burch, old-time
performers.
ReshevSky defeated 81 oppo.
nents, including Josiah Dubois,
Max KeSsler, p. D. Smith and w.
K. Wimsatt, local top-flighterS.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
Jim GiebeI
Cadet Star Named on
AU-TOurney Team

st. Johns basketball team, al
though eliminated in the second
round of the National Catholic
basketball tournament, gained rec
ignition by having Jim Giebel, its
stellar center, named on the all
tournament team.
Giebel was named at a forward
position, as the pivot post was
dominated by Bert Robin of the
champion st. Xavier team, Of
Louisville, KY. and Charlie Butler,
Of Mt Carmel'S, Chicago.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
Cont. from First Sports Page)

Cont. from First Sports Page)
Sponded as he did, there was
nothing to it.
II am glad to have Bonura
on that bag" Harris said with
a grin. IT think that is well
understood by one and all.
Zeke will add color and life as
well as punch to the club"
Bonura was his usual glamorouS
clamorous self in Bradenton yes.
terday when our noble athletes
went down to defeat at the hands
Of the Boston Bees by score of
l to 0. Zeke was robbed twice of
triples. Once Roy johnson ran
back to the clubhouse in left field
to grab a line drive, and another
time Vince Di Maggie ambled back
to the barriers to grab drive.
Both of these socks were home
runs in pretty nearly any field
in the country.
Zeke stood out on first base
clapping his hands and encour.
aging the boys to do. big things.
But somehow or other big things
did not develop.
SIMMONS ALLOWS RUN
Yves Terrell pitched fine ball for
five innings, but a bad throw by
Simmons permitted Fletcher to
score the only run of the game,
The defense of the Mats cracked
in the fifth. Stone muffed Fetch.
er's fly ball to put him on base
A pass, a sacrifice and a puny hit
figured in the manufacture of the
tally.
Terrell was faster yesterday
than he has been for a long time
He will train on, and the chances
are that he will be all right when
the season opens.
Angelo Guliani made his debut
as a Washington catcher. He was
neither too good nor too bad. He
probably will do all right after he
gets over the strain of having
driven from San Antonio.
PREFER TO WAIT
He threw out one of the Bees
but outside Of that we'd prefer to
wait for another day.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28

League this
year, the Bos-
ton Red Sox
would give
the Yankees
a battle for
the pennant.
In fact, the
r e d s o x
might W in
that pennant.
Tom Yawkey
has the certi-
fled check all
right, but the
three catch
erS of his ball
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
CoNZAGA HoNoRED

Gonzaga High Schools basket
ball team will be banqueted tomor-
row night at $50 o'clock at
O'Donnell's restaurant. The
Purple quintet had a better than
average record for the season.
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
Veterdn Maryland Nine
Opens Against Vermont
Weidenger Gets
Mound Nod For
Terrapins
By CHICK KENNY

PLAY ball"
The command is the parting
shot that officially opens the
1888 spring sports schedule Of the
local college set and inaugurates
the University of Maryland's 90
game baseball slate.
The game - Maryland versus
the University Of Vermont - is
scheduled to get under way on
the College Park varsity diamond
at 4 O'Clock.
Fine weather conditions last
week placed the Terps on edge
for the fray today, while Yer
mont'S great performance against
the Navy last Saturday, when it
defeated the Middies in a pitch
ers' dual, 10, forecasts a hard
fought opening day college base
ball classic.
Charley Weidenger. veteran
righthander of the old line, has
been nominated by Coach Burt
Shipley to toe the mound. Char
ley led the Terp hurlers last sea-
son with five straight victories in
as many starts, and because of
his fine showing plus an added
year of experience looms as the
star Of the Terp mound crew this
season.
TERP HURLERS
Weidenger is slated to work only
three innings today, giving way to
Earl Spring, a portsider who, in
turn, will be transplanted on the
knoll by Bill Steiner. However,
II Weidenger should feel in good
condition at the end Of three in
nIngS Of toll. and Vermont is
under control. he will continue in
the Lox for an additional few in.
1lings.
Coach Shipley will start the
same team in the same batting
array that finished the final game
last season, with one exception.
Catcher Knocky Thomas is no
longer with the club, and III his
place this year will pe either Joe
CriSafllll or Bob Burns.
The Maryland "murderersI
row" with 1887 batting averages)
named by Coach Shipley today
are:
Shorty" Chumbris, shortstop,
$40; George Knepley, first base,
1903; Wagerley Wheeler, third
base, 1857; Bill Bryant, center
field, .424; Mike Surgent, left field,
800; Ed Johnson, second base.
.412; Lefty" Chumbris, .262, or
Sophomore Hugh Kellar, right
field; and Sophomore Joe Crisa-
tulI or Bob Burns, catcher.
LUSTY HITTERS
Last year, Maryland and Yer.
mont broke even in a pair of
games on a home-and-home basis.
The Terps won here, 6-5, but lost
to the New EnglanderS at the fag
end OF the campaign at Norwich,
Ga.
Vermont will place a veteran
team on the field, headed by al
lineup of lusty hitters including
Kimball, crack first baseman, and
Berry, likely looking third
sacker. In the game against Navy,
Saturday, Kimball collected four
bingleS out of four trips to the
plate, but Berry failed to connect
in his four tries at the offerings
Of Bruckel, Nays star slab artist.
Whom Vermont will select to-
pitch against Maryland today will
not be known until near game
time. Several good Fingers are on
the team, but it is highly improb-
able that Captain Ted Budzyna,
the star of the team, will face the
TerpS, as he shut out the Middies
with four hits over the nine-inning
route Saturday, and must take it
easy, this early in the season.
Incidentally. mont is
coached by Larry Gardner, former
American League star infielder,
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
It's This
! Way

BY FRANK BUCK" O'N'NEILL
TAMPA, Fla, March 28.-n
Q certified check could catch $50
bali games in the American
The Washington times., 1938-03-28
OccidentAlS TO Roll
MlddIetOWyn PinNren

Keener competition than they stacked against their
last visit here will be offered the Capitol Five one Of New
Englands leading duckpn teams from Middetown Conn.,
when it invades Convention Hall Wednesday night:
The Washington times., 1938-03-28

He threw out one of the Bees,
but outside of that we'd prefer to
wait for another day.