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Evening star., 1939-11-28
Noisnith> Basket Ball Inventor,
Succumbs to Heart Attack
At University of Kansas

He once told Allen. Basket ball
is just a game to play. 1t doesn't
need coach"
Despite the fact basket ball was
his brain child, DR.. Naismith pre-
ferred other sports, such as wres-
tling, for exercise.
In 1896 basket ball games over the
country betrayed expenses of DR..
Naismith for a trip to the Olympic
games at Berlin, where basket ball
was played for the first time.
At Springfield DR.. Naismith mar
ried Miss Maude E. Sherman She
died in March. 1887. They had three
daughters and two sons.
Served in France in War.
DR.. Naismith married a second
time, June 10, 1885, His bride was
Mrs. Florence M. Kincaid, Sigma
Phi Epsilon Fraternity house moth
er here.
He was born in Almonte, Ontario,
November 6, 1861. When he was 8
he was left an orphan and went to
live with an uncle. He was gradu-
ated from McGill University in
Montreal, Canada, in 1887.
During the World War DR.. Mai
smith served 19 months with the
Y. M. c. A. in France He spent
four months on the Mexican oor-
der in 1916 as chaplain of the 1st
Kansas Infantry.
He wrote three Basket
Ball Rules" 1891; "The Modern
High School (section of athletics)
in 1911, and THE Basis of Clean
Living" in 1918.
He was honorary president Of the
International Basket Ball Fedora
ton and of the Basket Ball Coaches
! Association and honorary chairman
of the Basket Ball Rules Committee
Evening star., 1939-11-28
Have939 Points,
Just 80 Ahead
Of Cornell
Vols Strong Fourth,
With Tulane Next:
Hoyos Are 18th
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-For lack
OF a chairman to cast the deciding
vote, the seventh Associated Press
football ranking poll of the season
today found Texas A. and M. and
Southern California tied for first
place, with 939 points each.
1t was the first deadlock in the
four-year history of this gauge OF
national gridiron strength and was
tribute to the avalanche-li style
in which the Trojan machine has
gained momentum from week to
week since its opening game tie
with Oregon.
Trojans Jump Two Notches.
The Aggies, who need to beat
Texas Thursday to finish their cam
paign with a clean slate, climbed
into the lead last week. But South
ern California, which impressed a
notable gathering of experts with
its power and versatility in whipping
Notre Dame, had to overtake Ten
nessee and Cornell to gain its half
share in the front-running position.
OF the Ill ballots cast, third-place
Cornell won plurality of "a. But
the Ithacans, tWo-year champions
of the Ivy League and boasting their
first all-winning eleven in Is years,
lacked the all-around support of the
twin pace-setters. The Aggies, in
addition to q first-place votes, re-
ceived 81 for second and "a for
third, The Trojans, just two games
away from winning the Western
Rose Bowl nomination, polled Is
flrsts, 33 seconds and 26 thirds.
Tennessee Hits Toboggan.
Tennessee, which at one time held
first place for four straight weeks.
was passed by Cornell as well as
Southern California Cornell totaled
909 points, only 80 short of the lead
ers. to the Vols 871, while unbeaten,
once-tied Tulane continued in fifth
place with 67O points.
Behind these first five Duquesne,
unbeaten and united. came back into
the first 10 to sixth place: once
beaten Duke, Missouri and Holy
Cross advanced to seventh, eighth
and tenth. respectively, and Iowa,
which rivalled Cornell as the sur.
prise team of the year, held the
ninth position it had won last week.
Standing of the teams points
(Cnn DON'T
Evening star., 1939-11-28
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAWRENCE, Kans. Nov. 28.-
DR.. James A. Naismith, 78, inventor
of basket ball, died at 1:50 am. to-
day of heart disease following a
cerebral hemorrhage.
Dr. Naismith, professor emeritus
of physical education at Kansas
University, suffered critical hemor-
rhage November 10, but rallied and
returned home from hospital last
Wednesday. He was stricken again
Friday with a heart attack. He
had been in a coma since noon yes
terday.
With two peach baskets as equip
ment, DR.. Naismith originated bas-
ket ball in 1891 as winter sport
for youths at the Springfield, Mass,
Y. M. c. A. Training School.
There were nine men on a team
and baskets were on the floor.
Later he elevated the baskets, re-
duced the number of players and
established rules which have been
changed but little in the intervening
years.
Retired From Teaching in '37.
He gave up the ministry for Y. NJ
c. A. and physical training work.
He Joined the University of Kansas
staff in 1898, and in a few years
became head of the physical educa-
ton department. He retired from
active teaching in 1887.
Oddly, Kansas became one of the
most noted basket ball schools in
the country It's great teams were
developed and coached by DR.. F. C..
(Phog) Allen, friend and associate
of DR.. Naismith. The two disagreed
good -naturedly over many rules and
rules changes.
Evening star., 1939-11-28
Texas Ags oans Rated Even First Tie -Four Years Gdon Poll
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

oy VIC AooOCl6ICo 1ICoS.
Today a year ago-Don Lash
won fifth straight national A. A.
U. cross-country title over 10000
meter course at Newark In
1882.
Three years ago-Green Bay
Packers clinched Western Divi-
sion title in National Pro Foot
ball League, defeating Detroit
Lions, 26-17.
Five years ago-Alabama re-
ceived Rose Bowl invitation after
defeating Vanderbilt, $40, in last
game of all-winning season.
Evening star., 1939-11-28
Yale Honors Whitemun

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. % (P).
The Yale football squad unani-
mously has elected Harold v. White
man, jr.. of Nashville, Tenn, as
captain of the 1910 team. The 49,
year old backheld man, 185-pound
6-footer. succeeds Capt. Joseph w.
BilD Stack of East Lansing, Mich.
He prepared for Yale at Taft.
Evening star., 1939-11-28
WIN Lose or Draw
Random Notes on the Big Grid Come
By FRANCIS (. STAN.

march
Never the history the National Football
champion repeated The Redskins themselves the
They against the Giants for
the division title routed The Giants then
defeat Bays Packers winners the West
Next Sunday the Polo Grounds the will be the Giants
the Redskins they
meowing football players The only time the Redskins and
this which undoubtedly prevented
washington winning clear-cu victory AS badly
the thankful scoreess tie
Almost Redskins the Giants
While Detroit whipped the this the Redskins
shambes Lions
Whereas Giants struggled from Dodgers the Redskins
have everything the Brooklyns
Football is of however the Redskins realize it.
Danovski others
Of that caber Stand Indeed
champion has repeated.
Evening star., 1939-11-28
Fiuherty One Up on His Old Boss

The edknGant coming will mark the fourth meeting
between pupil Ray Flahery
coaching When the Giants 1896
take Redskins pupil the old the
Eastern championship and Fahertyt team it.
1886 Redskins lost playof the
they charging back back
the battle title this
defeated
Chicago largely due to Baugh
world
Redskins New York Giants crushed Precedent
held
Redskins
F1aher whose chiefly
system borrowed bhy from his old
matched but
year. except against muddy of
Evening star., 1939-11-28
Lunqhurst to Lead Bucks

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. % R.-
Jim Langhurst, fullback of Ohio
State University's Western Confer
ence champion football team, has
been elected captain for 1910.
Evening star., 1939-11-28

(See BONI, Page A-14)
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
Social Security Money Goes
Into Treasury General Fund

The Michigan senator repeatedly
has sought information from the So
called experts as to how this money
could be invested in government Sc
curities, and has had no answer.
The truth is that there has been no
cash reserve set up at all. The
money paid in for social security
tax has gone into the treasury's
general funds to be appropriated
and spent like any other dollars.
And the further truth is that if
there had to be full payment now,
congress would have to appropriate
other money to pay it,
There is no way to forecast what
is going to come out of the congress
on the Presidents projected propos-
al. In some quarters, one hears
declarations that congressional in
vestigation of the whole cobwebby
situation is the only way to arrive
at firm foundation Other places
are sources for observations to the
effect that the federal government
can not handle charity or pensions
or assistance matters of any kind
without sinking fumes coming
therefrom. Besides all of these, the
experts in the field of social science
and the inner circle of radicals who
originally conceived the gigantic So
cial security program will tell you
in most convincing way that the
federal government can not shirk
its duty to the destitute. From their
standpoint getting the money to
make the payments is the easiest
part of the whole job.
Adverting again to what may
come from the all of the discussion
concerning social security, one can
not ignore the possibility of whole
sale revision Of the law so that a
fixed monthly sum will be paid to
persons attaining some stated ad-
vanced age. There were too many
members of the house and too many
members of the senate elected last
November after having hinted they
were favorable to such a course
when they were hunting for votes.
AS matter of fact, there are prob
ably about 100 house members who
pledged themselves outright to vote
some type Of Townsend plan or who
said they would support modifca-
ton of the present law to provide
early and large cash payments.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
Unusual Coincidence Attends
Visit Of Governor of Nebraska
Executive of State Without Debt Appears at Moment
Treasury Announce Huge Federal Debt; Spend Less
When Income Drops, Cornhusker Formula
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington d. C.

WASHINGTON.-Gov. r. L. Coch-
ran of Nebraska visited Washington
recently. Governors of states get
around to Washington visits every
now and then, but in the case Of
Governor Cochran's visit, there was
a very unusual coincidence. On the
day of his arrival, the treasury de-
partment happened to make public
its routine monthly statement of the
national debt and expenditures. 1t
was late in December, so the treas
ury statement served to mark half
of the federal governments fiscal
year.
There was, of course, nothing
spectacular about the fact that the
treasury issued a debt statement.
The government has lots Of debt.
But it was spectacular, even sensa-
tional, that the treasury statement
of that day should reveal a new high
record for the national debt on the
day of arrival of one of the state
governors, the chief executive of a
state that has no state debt. Not a
penny does the state of Nebraska
owe. 1t bound itself by its constitu-
tion never to accumulate a state
debt and, further, it restricted its
counties and cities in the amount of
debt they can create.
Some may disagree with me but
was very much impressed with
the facts in the case Of these two
political jurisdictions. Our national
government now is in debt to the
staggering amount of $39, 500, 900, 600
in direct obligations, and if one adds
the outstanding bonds and notes of
agencies and government-owned
corporations which amount to about
S.. 900, 000,0 900, your Uncle Samuel
some way, some how, must pay
nearly S45, ,OOO 900, 900. And this at
time when one of its states, Ne
braska, does not owe a thin dimei
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
GoUernor Explains HorD
His State Kept Out of Debt

l had quite a conversation with
Governor Cochran who was elected
for the third successive term only
last MISUNDERSTANDING one of two
Democratic governors in northern
states to be re-elected-about how
the state had come through the de-
preston with taxes low and no state
debt.
l reminded him that most every
other state had added to its debt;
that taxes were higher and new
taxes were added in every direc-
ton, and yet Nebraska. with many
of the same problems, had kept its
record clear. So, exactly what is
the answer?
1.-The answer is very simple" the
governor replied 1T is so simple
that there is hardly a news story in
it.
1T has been the policy Of my
administration to cut the cloth to
fit-cut it to what we could pay for.
If our state income was due to be
less. insisted that we spend less.
After all, l guess that is your an
swer-spend less when you have less
income"
How about those taxes?
well, it's much the same story, -
Mr.. Cochran went on. I'VE feel
that agriculture and manufacturing,
retailing and service, every kind of
industry, has a right to survive. |
believe those engaged in it have a
right to a reasonable profit, a
reward for their work and efficiency
in that work. Every time a new tax
is added it comes out of the whole
people This statement that taxes
can be shifted around is all the
bunk. The whole people is going
to pay and it is unfair for a state
government to take everything. The
state exists for the people; not the
people for a state
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
ShoWs Results of Minority
Pressure From Many Angles

/ called the governor s attention
that in the current fiscal year, the
national government is scheduled to
spend something like $4,000. 900, 900
whereas its income, at the most.
will hardly exceed five billions. The
observation struck fire.
That's what you get for letting
government go into fields where it
does not belong" he shot back
There you have the results of mi
nority pressure from many angles.
In my campaign last fall, l told
every audience that l had been
taught it was wrong for candidate
to buy votes with his own money
and l think it is worse to buy votes
with other peoples money or tax
payers money.
And here is something for you
to think about: as long as you plan
on pensions or aids or security or
whatever name the thing is-if you
plan on fixed amounts to pay peo-
ple-however deserving they may
be, you are going to have pressure
for more and more. What must be
done rs the nation must face the
facts-call this stuff what it is-call
it charity, and make it unpopular.
Unless you do, the thing that faces
this country is huge population of
panhandlers.
Within few days after Governor
Cochran's visit, word was given out
at the White House that President
Roosevelt will send special mes
vage to congress early in the new
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05

session, asking that the social
curity act be broadened to cover
more people. The act, as it stands,
was described as having many in
equities, many injustices, and it
might have been added safely that
it contains many impossibilities.
Senator Vandenberg, Michigan Re-
publican, long has complained about
some Of these and he has urgently
called for amendment of the laws
provision that would set up a "re-
serve fund" This reserve fund, cal
culated to reach the fantastic figure
of SAT, 900, 900, 900, eventually, is sup
posed to be invested and the interest
from that investment is supposed
to be enough to pay the old age
pensions, etc.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
And Loans to European
Countries Remain Unpaid

AS l hear these various plans dis
cussed and as hear other ways of
spending money projected, 1 am
more and more impressed with the
sound thinking Of Nebraska's Gov
ernor Cochran. Where is all of this
money coming from? have neither
the money, nor the answer.
In the midst of all of this, what
should be catapulted upon the scene
but a proposal to loan money to the
Central and South Americans. The
idea is to loan them money and
help them buy products of the Unit
ed States-and thus keep the Euro
peans out of our neighbor countries.
l do not know enough about the pro-
gram to analyze it because it is a
far-fetched and intricate scheme.
Probably, we ought to do something
to keep the Americas for the Amer
leans, but it was only December Is
that we were reminded again that
the United States loaned something
like $11, 1000, 000 900 to a flock of Eu-
ropean nations to help make the
world safe for democracy.
On December Is, according to the
treasury figures, there was little
over $1,000, 100000 of that money
due-and unpaid. The original debts
were refunded. That is to say, the
debtor nations were given a period
of years over which to repay the
loans. They started out to meet the
payments, but first one and then
another found a reason for not max
ing the semi-annual payments that
were due in June and December,
until now only little, but very re-
spectacle, Finland is making the
payments as they are due.
The nations in default are Great
Britain, France, Italy, Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Rumania
and Yugoslavia. In addition to all
of these, the Russian empire, which
is no more, obtained several hun
dred millions and the Soviet of this
day knows nothing of the obliga-
ton"
G Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05

them constantly for references
and inspiration.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears Book 2
Gifts, Novelties and Embroidery,
has helped thousands of women
to use odds and ends of materials
and their spare time to make
things to sell and to use. Book !
SEWING, for the Home Decora-
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homemaker. These books make
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are 25 cents each. Crazy-patch
quilt leaflet is included free with
every order for both books. Adj
dress Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Des-
PLANES ST., Chicago, III.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05

THINGS that will have a ready
l. sale at fair or church ba-
zaar; things that may be made
quickly from odds and ends of ma
terial on hand; colorful, useful
things for gifts-these are the re-
quests that come in the mail.
Here is another suggestion that
has stood the test of practical use
"a fiat case that holds six pairs
of stockings. What a relief not
to have them all mixed up with
underwear and other things in
dresser drawers.
This case may be made quickly
on the sewing machine. A piece
of cretonne or bright ticking or
other cotton material of the di-
mensions given here, and about
two yards of contrasting bias
binding are the materials needed.
The diagrams given here in the
sketch, explain each step in cut
ting and making the case.
If a more elaborate case is de-
sred, silk may be used with rib
bon for the bindings. A quilted
silk case of this type would make
an exquisite gift. Machine quilt
ing may be used for this purpose.
Be sure to clip and save these
lessons as they are not in either
Book l or 2. These books are
full of still other useful ideas, with
complete cutting and sewing di-
rections for each item clearly IL
lustrated. They save the price OF
many patterns and you will use
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
March of Civilization

Explorer-Just to show you the
advance Of civilization-in the past
the Eskimos used to eat candles for
dessert.
Old Lady-And now, l suppose
they eat electric light bulbs?
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
A Hunting He Will Go

Butler-I have to inform your
lordShip that there's burglar down
stairs.
English Barrister Very well,
Parkinson; bring my gun and sports
Suit-the heather mixture.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
Can't Eat, Can't
Sleep, Awful Gas
PRESSES HEART

"Gas on my stomach was so bad could
not eat or sleep. It even pressed on my
heart. friend suggested Adlerika. The
first dose brought me relief. Now eat as /
wish, sleep fine, and never felt better
Mrs. Jas. Filler. Adlerika acts on BOTH
upper and lower bowels. Aderika gives your
intestinal system a real cleansing, bringing
out waste matter that may have caused GAS
BLOATING, sour stomach, headaches,
nervousness, and sleepless nights for months,
You will be amazed at this efficient intestinal
cleanser. Just one spoonful usually. relieves
GAS and constipation. Adlerika does not
gripe, is not habit forming. Recommended By
many doctors and druggists for 35 years.
Sold at all drug stores
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
NOT so HOT
BY
J. Miller
Won

Then you're a salesman, sir?"
''Well-er-traveling man would
be better name for it these times,
/ think"
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-05
EXTRA EXTRA POLICE RAID
ALLEY CRAP GAME

About IL policemen swooped
down on a alley crap game about
9 of the local boys was INDUCING
in a little alley golf when some
one called the cops. Although the
cops had the alley surrounded from
all angles it looked like all the
boys are going to take a ride.
But all the boys decided to run
for it. Why, those boys run so
fast they made Jesse Owens look
like he was standing still. Dood-
lie rey jump over a 9 foot fence
without the aid of a pole. Esther
Richardson run SO fast and his
feet got so hot he lost both of
his shoes. No, he didn't stop to
pick them up, he kept right on go
ing barefooted. l am willing to
back any of those boys in the next
A.A.U. for the 100 yard dash.
Any of them al run the 100 in
8 flat providing that a cop is the
starter.
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-05
Doing the Stroll
On North
24th St. Gossip
BY Richard Stanley

the side walk and bit a -pectator
in the groin. Knocked him out.
Calls went out for a doctor. But
only one call for Doctor Jones was
right there. Patient survived so
the good doctor settled back to
continue to watch the base ball
game. A very interesting fan all
though the Colored lads was trail
ing. A white player hit the ball
down TO third base knowing that
John Owens have a bullet arm in
order to beat the throw he decid-
ed to slide. But in sliding HIS
leg got caught in suchA way he
sprung his knee and ankle. An
ether call went out for a doctor.
only one call though, for Doctor
Jones was right there. He fixed
the gent up like new in no time.
Nice work Doctor Jones and thank
you for attending the games. Be
sure and come out next Sunday.
We may need you although hope
no..
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-05

August "a has been set as the
date for organizing the NAGA at
9 p. m. when another milestone in
Negro sports will be passed. DIR.
v. o. Beck, president of the local
association, will appoint some
member to award the champ
ionship prize at the same time.
According to DR.. Beck, inquiries
have come from amateurs in De
trois, Buffalo, Erie, Grand Rapids,
Chicago, Indianapolis, Boston, To-
ledo, Philadelphia, Dayton, Balti-
more, Cincinnati, Pittsburgl,
Youngstown, Stubensville, Tuske-
gee, Atlanta and Atlantic City a
beut the new National Amateur
Coli Association.
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-05
HAPPENINGS ON 22nd & BUR-
DETTE ST.
Wednesday, July 26

Wednesday, July 26
Hezzie Mullins ran the youth
full &C something awful. The score
I to 4. Somehow it seems the AZ
club just can't beat hezzies stars,
but they put forth every effort to
beat the HISS. On paper the HISS
have the best team or is that the
HISS play the Stars too cheap. The
&C team hustle all the time every
team in the league play awful
hard against the HISS but don't
seem to bear down as hard when
they ;neet the &C Woodson Cen
ter or the Stars. Looks like they
get a real kick out Of knocking
Nose outfits over.
Moses HISS beat Woodson Cen
ter 80 in a we'll played game but
didn't score the winning UNI
til the 9th. This boy Franklin is
missed awful bad on Bird base. II
Franklin on 8 base, Freddie Har-
ris on 2nd base and Perry Harris
tenth man Wants in center, Mil
ton Moore in right, put Cowboy IN
left then the HISS will be hard to
beat. They have hitting power and
the best infield. In fact they got
the best team only need a few MI
nor changes. There is no use OF
talking moral support is needed
to win ball games. 1t seem like
all the 1 or 2 thousand fans pull
and root against Nose but he keep
on winning.
On July %
Hezzie Stars won a raggety game
from Woodson Center o 8 to
2. Woodson Center is like a horse
in and out. They play unbeatable
ball on day come back the next
and play a sorrowful game. They
got a real good team. In fact they
got the best season player on ell
ther team. Weak on pitchers. Their
best bet is Ace. But you got to
catch him right or he is wilder
than male lion in Africa. On the
same day, the &C beat the HISS
in a weird contest score IL to 9.
The game had more thrills than
you could have witnessed in a cir
Gus. First HISS in the lead, then
the DC in the lead. That game was
any body's contest until the last
man was out. That a a very
hard game for Nose to lose. Hall
that brilliant short stopper made