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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
FIGHT CAR WANTS
ENTIRE PROPERTY
Mrs. Mulvey, One Of Owners,
Says She Isn't Interest
ed In Selling, However

NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-tR-Mike
Jacobs, the boxing czar, revealed
today that he and group of un-
named associates were prepared to
buy the Brooklyn Dodgers, but one
of the owners announced that she
wasn't interested in selling.
Mrs. James M. Mulvey, daughter
of the late Stephen McKeever and
possessor of a quarter interest IN
the club, made it plain she would
block such a deal even if the Ma
tional league gave its official ap-
proval of Jacobs as a club owner.
'I've stuck with them all through
the hard times, said Mrs. Mulvey.
''Why should I sell now when things
are getting better?"
The Dodgers had many lie n
years before Larry MacPhall was
brought in as president, but they
passed the million mark in attend
ance last season and have packed
them in many an afternoon and
night this summer.
Half of the clubs stock is held
by the Brooklyn Trust company,
on behalf of the heirs of the late
Charles Ebbets. Mrs. Mulvey owns
one-quarter, and the other 25 per
cent belongs to the estate OF Ed
ward J. McKeever, brother OF
the late and colorful Stephen.
Jacobs said the trust company
had offered to sell his syndicate
controlling interest in the club, but
Mike said he wanted to buy the
Dodgers only if he could get them
100 per cent. George A. Barn.
WALL vice president of the trust
company and of the Dodgers, as
well, confirmed that the bank had
approached Jacobs and would like
to dispose of its interest.
President Ford Frick of the Ma.
tional league pointed out that no
sale could be made until the pur-
chaser was approved by the other
club owners. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
Pat Newman To G,,,.,.
Jake Patterson In 0penin. n~'
Match AT Stadium

Wilmington wrestImg fans .....
get another look at Sar,,. -. ''
acher and Marvin Jones in .,. '
tonight when the two grappro,, >' y
gle in the main bout Of The p....
program lat Legion stadium
In the semi-fnals sa.,9. D.,
Newman, the former L ( -
mat champ, will battle Jake p,.
terson, a newcomer To IN, [
ring "'~
Last week Manacher And
wrested through a one.bor. y.
limit draw. Tonight r.s,ct '
be for 80 minutes, best tvo -. ". 7.
three falls. W.
Jones is an old-tl,Le fav,r,.
local fans and Manac4er bs>
up quite following since f.s w..
appearance here some Time an.
The opening engagement nr
es to flash more color nv ,,''.'
main attraction, however. Nor~'
boasts a fast and clever stvIo 4
graphing, while Patterson ls 1..
doomed as the coming heayvvs,,,,
In the mat business.
Doors to the exhibit buiJdr,
the stadium will omen
7:30 o'clock and the first bor nil
get under way at $50 o'cloc; Il
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
DETROIT DEFEATS
ST. LOUIS, 7 TO 5
Tigers Hold Off Browns Rally
To Maintain Half-Game
Lead Over Indians

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7.-lRET h e
leading Detroit Tigers had a scare
this afternoon but managed to hold
on to an early lead and defeat
the st. Louis Downs, 7 to S, to
maintain mere half game ad-
vantage over the threatening C1eve.
land Indians.
The Indians open six-game SER
les here tomorrow.
The tottering Brownies, who sur
prisingly enough often make their
best showing against first division
clubs, rallied and scored four runs
in the last three innings while
blanking the Tigers.
Weakening in the stretch, John
Corsica, Detorit's starting pitcher,
was relieved in the ninth by Archie
McKain, who in turn had to have
help from Alton Benton, who saved
the day.
He retired hard hitting Johnny
Berardino and Harlond Cliff with
the bases filled to protect the two
run lead.
Bill Trotter, making his first
start of the season, after appear
in the relief role % times, was the
losing pitcher, yielding IL hits and
oil cavnp Dafroit rI,pe
Catcher Birdie Tebbetts supplied
the big punch for Detroit, coming
through with powerful double
with the bases loaded in the third
inning.
George McQuinn raped his 18th
hnra or of the uaar for the lncarc 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

VILLANOVA, Pa. Aug. 7.-tR-
Maurice J. (Clipper) Smith, form
er, Notre Dame star whose Will.
anova football college teams have
lost only four games in his four
years here, proposed today t h a t
freshmen eligibility rules be waiv-
ed this fall if the military conscrip-
ton bill becomes law.
Some of the leading coaches" he
said, already are discussing how
to offset losses in manpower which
enactment of the Burke-Wadswroth
bill might bring"
Clipper, Author of numerous
novel coaching stunts, offered as
a solution lifting the ban on fresh
men in varsity football until this
emergency has passed."
1T is fairly certain that young
men between the ages of 81 and
81 will be subject to CALL" the
Villanova mentor said after a study
of pending draft legislation. ''In our
case, this means that q men o1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
Lee GETS CREDIT
FOR EIGHTH WIN
Home Run And FOur-Hit At
tack In Extra Frame Gives
Victory To Chicago

CINCINNATI, Aug. 7.-lREChi-
cago's Cubs said it with home runs
and a four-hit overtime attack to-
day, defeating the first-place Reds,
5 to 8, in 10 innings before ladies'
day crowd of 1850.
Failure of Cincinnati batsmen to
hit in the pinches cost big Paul
Derringer his chance for his eighth
straight victory and his 18th OF the
year as 53rd birthday present
for Manager Bill McKechnie.
Instead, he drew his eighth de-
feat. Although Starter Bill Lee
lasted only long enough in the tenth
to see one last Rhineland run cross
the plate, he was credited with
his eighth victory against 13 de-
feats.
Bill Nicholson blasted his 18th
homer of the year in the second
but aside from that, Derringer re-
tired 'em all until Stan Hack sing
led with two out in the sixth.
The Reds loaded the sacks with
none away in the third and scored
twice as Frank Mccormick ground
ed into double play and Big Ernie
lombard singled.
Derringer, backed by fawless
fielding, was helped out of two
jams by double plays, once in the
seventh after Jimmy Gleeson'
score-tying circuit smash and sing
les by Nicholson and Hank Leiber
and again in the eight when Lee
and Hack touched him for singles
Skipper Gabby Hartnett brought
out the old squeeze play to score
the first of his three winning runs.
Dominic Dallessandro and Al Todd
singled, and the former scored
while Derringer fielded Rabbit
Warstler's high bounder. Hack
drew Paul's third passed ball o1
the day and singles by Billy Her
man and Gleeson accounted for two
more tallies.
Three singles put pinch-hitte1
Lew Riggs across in the R d S
half. A walk and a force play al
the plate twice loaded the bases
but relief Catcher Bill Baker flied
o11f
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
YANKEES, BOSTON
SPLIT TWIN BILL
Champs Rally In Ninth To
Take Nightcap, 6-3; Red
SOx Win 1st Tilt, 1917

BOSTON, Aug. 7.-tB-It took
three-run rally in the ninth inning
of the second game of today's dou-
bleheader to pull the World Cham
pion New York Yankees out of a
fve-game losing streak, but they
made it.
Tom Heinrich tripled with two on
and then scored on Joe Dimaggio's
single for a 6 to 3 victory after
dropping the first game 10 to T..
Lefty Marius Russo went the
route for New York in the night
cap, scattering eight hits. All the
runs scored against him came on
home runs by Jim Tabor and Man.
ager Joe Cronin, who also had one
in the first game.
The Red Sox turned loose a 16-
hit assault on four pitchers in win
ming the opener and again were
helped by Yankee misplays, two OF
their runs being unearned. Bob
Doerr hit homer for Boston and
Joe Dimaggio hit his 22nd of the
season. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
Ed Thorgersen Plays
Himself In maryland

Ed Thorgersen, ace sports COM
mentator of Movietone newsreel,
was cast to play himself in the
production of maryland" which
opens at the Carolina theatre to-
day.
Thorgersen gives a running COM
ment for the Maryland Hunt Cup
race which is the climax of the
picture. Last April when the his
toric race was run, Thorgersen was
on hand for the newsreel men and
Immediately following he was cast
for the part in maryland" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
CUBS BEAT REDS, , TO ;, IN 10TH
Jacobs Syndicate Is Trying To Buy Dodgers
Clipper Smith Asks For
SUSPENSION Of FrOSh Rule

our squad of A will be eligible for
military training. =.
"1n nearly every college the draft
law will affect the seniors n d
some of the juniors. The upper
classmen are the experienced play
ers and the backbone of any foot
ball team. If they are called up,
it is abvious that great number
of the colleges will be minus some
stellar performers this season."
Smith expressed belief all foot.
ball coaches would willingly "sacr1
flee upper classmen to national
service "even though it means re-
building our entire teams.
Suspension of the freshmen eli
gibility rule will have the dual
effect of giving the first year men
experience right away and will put
experienced teams on the fieldnext
year, he said.
Clipper" declared waving o1
the freshman rule should not
"create a precedent for the general
letdown of other rules
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
THE STANDINGS

TODAY'S GAMES
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-(P)-Probable
pitchers in the major leagues tomorrow
(won-lost records in parentheses)
American League
Cleveland at st. Louis (2) - FelIer
QS-6) and Dobson G-6) VS.. Kennedy
(9-1) and Auker (S-s).
New York at Boston-Ruffing Q0-S)
VS.. Hash G-6).
Philadelphia at Washington - Beck
man l3-D VS.. Masterson (3-S).
(Only games scheduled).
National League
Chicago at Cincinnati-French 01-S)
VS.. Walters q5-O.
Boston at Philadelphia - Strincevch
(2-5) VS. Mulcahy (12-1D.
Brooklyn at New York - Davis (4-9)
VS.. Lohrman (9-6).
(Only games scheduled)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
Manacher, Jones Meet
In Top Bout Tonight
, STANDINGS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

American League
Boston 1913; New York 7-6
Cleveland 9; Chicago 3.
Detroit Z; st. Louis 5.
Philadelphia at Washington, post
poned, rain.
National League
Pittsburgh 1912: st. Louis 90.
Chicago s. Cincinnati 8.
Brooklyn s; New York 4.
Boston 6: Philadelphia 8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
WINS SKEET TITLE

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug, IA
Fifteen-year-old Bobbie Par.
broke a string of 175 sraigbt +
gets today to win the g0-gar
title in the national skeet cha
pionships. Young Parkcr Ta
(Okla.) school boy who won
aH-round championship last yg
defeated two veterans in a sho,
off today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

Errors: Cramer, Cronin. Runs batted
in: Gordon, J. DiMaggio 2, Rosar, Hen
rich 2. Cronin 2, Tabor. Two base hits ::
Russo, D; DiMaggio. Three base hits !:
Dahlgren.' Heinrich, Finncy. Home runs !:
Tabor, Cronin. Double plays: holfe.
Gordon and Dahlgren; Cronin, Doerr
and Finney; Tabor, Doerr and Finaey :;
Doerr, Cronin and Finney. Left on
basss: New York 9; Boston 5. Bases
on balls off: Russo 2, Galehouse
Wilson 6. Strikeouts by: Russo
Galehouse !. Wilson 2. Tits off: Gale
house 5 in innings (none out in 3rd} ::
Wilson in Z. Wild pitch: Wilson
Losing pitcher: Wilson. Umpires: Nc
Gowan, Kolls and Rue. Time: 2 20
Attendance: 81, 500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

ZZ-bdlleu LOT hlluSeT III Gull
zzz-Batted for L. Waner in sth.
st. Louis --------- 600 600 Ill
Pittsburgh ------------ 404 600 02x-1C
Errors: Orengo, Padgett. J. Brown
Gustine, Elliott, Vaughan. Runs batted
in: Garms, Van Robays 2. Vaughan
Gustine, Lopez, Hopp. Slaughter 2
Mze 2. Marion 3, Davis 2. Two base
hits Gustine, J. Brown, s. Martin. Mar
ion. Three base hits: Slaughter, Lo-
pez. Hopp. Home runs: Vaughan
Mize Sacrifice: Gustine Double plays
J Brown. Orengo and Mize; Orengo
Marion and Mize. Left on bases: st.
Louis 10; Pittsburgh a. Bases on balls
off: Warneke 2, Hutchinson 2, Shoun
2, MacFayden 1. strikeouts by: Brown
4. Warneke I, Klinger l, Lanning /.
Hits off: Warneke 6 in 3 innings
Shoun . in q Klinger in 1 1-3 Ian
ming 1 in /; Hutchinson 1 in 8; NJ
Brown IA in 6 2-3; MacFayden 1 in Q
faced two batters). Winning pitcher
Klinger. Losing pitcher: Shoun. UNI
pires: Reardon. Goetz and Pinelli
Time: 2:3S Attendance: (estimated)
10000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08


was selected.
Sometimes They Click
That might be the reason "a, ~
of the players are strangers w 80 tas ~
o+her and haven't played togeInei
verv necessary thinP IN WIN.
ning bail games. Besides, e a { IA II
-aaTnher % of an All-Star team more
than likely has his own way s+en -,
doing things and his way o71 o1s.n
conflicts with the rest OF tne piay
ers. ,vork out
+hat way. Half of the time they
click and click plenty. And when
thew do-well, you have an oni
beatable combination. ,,e.or
For instance, take the All-ola1 :,,
COLLEGIATE football team that WI
nav the Green Bay Packers pro
erid champions, in Chicago on Au,
eust 90. One COULD hardy 1lilu
h Set+er collection of stellar footoah
nlavers. If things 60 right the PACK.
ers e will be the victims. II they
Io',,+ tn be the All-Stars.
Giving up The Ship
More than one fine young ladole
,os deserted the Yankee trigale
and md Harry McLemore is one OF
t.,o a,l ,.test Here's how he tells 1t IN
PM. o.ne
and nv cheese, boys, because tnls
rat is leaving a sinking ship.
Farewell, First Mate Dickey!
81 long. Boatswain DiMagglo!
And au revoir to the rest OF you
-Ruffing, Keller, Goroon'
Rolfe Gomez, Crosetti, Dahlgren
and selkirk. It was nice to nave
known YOU when-when you were
bonobers instead of busts, cham-
MONS instead of chumps, and VIC
TORS instead of vanqWsheo.
don't know to what American
League ship l am going. as gally
leap overheard but l am on my
w.v to safer haven. 1t may be
Cleveland, it may be Detrolt, ol
it MAJ even be Boston. Az ~ =
moment I'm treading water ou'
that il better han becoming COLI
pletely { owned rat.
Odds and Ends
The rains came again last night
and the All-Stars Of the Cape FEAR
association will have to wait until
tomorrow night to see if they can
bat he Pirates. BUCK New,
som finally won his 18th game ana a
if given a littl~ luck he'll WIN ~
more this season. i. If the Indians
get going down the home stretcn
like they oughta, Bob Feller Will
probably pitch every other d y
and if he does, look out for the
Young man winning 30 games this
year. "Fisherman's luck was
the order of the day for NUMBER
of Wilmington anglers yesterday. ::
By the way, W. B. Keziah, OF
Southport, says that these turtle
eggs being caught on Bald Head
island are 'the best things IN the
world for cake making" 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

Errors: Keller, Crosetti, Rolfe, Doerr.
Runs batted in: J. DiMaggio 2, Dahl
gren 8, Selkirk, Cronin 2, Spence 9
Doerr 2, Tabor. Two base hits: Hen
rich Dahlgren, D. DiMaggio. Home
runs: J. DiMaggio, Doerr, Cronin. Stol-
en- bases: Gordon, Cronin. Sacrifices ::
Cronin. Double plays: Gordon to Gro
setti to Dahlgren; Rolfe to Dahlgren ::
Cronin to Doerr to Finney. Left on
bases: New York IL: Boston 13. Bases
OF balls off: Breuer 6, Hadley 1, Bag
by 4, johnson 4. Strikeouts by: Sun
dra 2, Donald 1, Bagby 1, Johnson 2.
Hits off: Breuer Z in 4 1-3 innings
Hadley 4 in 1; sundra in 2-3; Don
aid 2 in 1; Bagby Z in 5; johnson 4
in 8 (none out in 9th) Wilson, none
in 1. Wild pitch: Bagby. Winning
pitcher: johnson. Losing pitcher: Had
ley. Umpires: Rue, MCGOWAN an d
Kolls. Time: 2:44. Attendance: (esti-
mated) $4,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

Errors: Davis, Cuisine, S. Martin.
Runs batted in: Marion, Gustine 2
Fletcher, Davis, Butcher 4, Handley 2,
Moore, DiMaggio, Hopp Q Two base
ter, Hopp, Van Robays. Sacrifices
Lanier. DiMaggio. Double plays: Gus
tine and Fletcher. Left ON bases: .,
Louis 8; Pittsburgh II. Bases on balls
off: Lanier 2, Doyle 2, Butcher 4
Hutchinson 1, Russell 3, Shoun 1.
Strikeouts by: Lanier 3, Russell l
Butcher l. Hits off: Lanier in 2
1-3 innings; Hutchinson in 2-3:
Butcher in z; Shoun 1 in 1; Doyle
in 1-3; Russell in 2 2-3; ]. Bow
man IN =; Cooper, none in /. Wild
pitch: Hutchinson. Winning pitcher
Butcher. Losing pitcher: Lanier. Um-
pires: Goetz, Pinelli and Reardon.
Time: 2:15. Attendance: 5,e40 paid
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
Au-Stars Game With
Pirates Rained Out

The game between the Cape
Fear All-Stars and the Pirates,
scheduled at Legion field last
night, was postponed because
of rain and the first game in
the three-game series will be
played Friday night.
Skeet James, one of the man.
ayers of the All-Stars, has ask
ed that all members of h s
team be at Legion field this
afternoon for another practice
session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
7-UP WINS TWO

inc '1-up softball team took on
two teams yesterday afternoon At
ROBERT Strange park and marked
up victories over Dry Pond is to 8
ana over the Dawson Street Slug
contests. ue
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
SMOKE RINGS
Dream Teams
By SAM RAGAN

Allstars are often far from that and many dream
squad has turned out to be dud And fndng out WY
would represent nice fat volume which some day some
one will probably turn out. 80 ex orv
The fans may select the of the crop from eeeg &
corner of the United States and when they go onto
;n . snoe INIT thew might not work well as any one
&c e 4 tf;+s frono which any member Of the All-Stars
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
Home Runs Help Bees
Beat Phils, 6 To )

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7.'f'-
Two home runs gave the Boston
Bees 6 to 8 victory over the
Pbillies tonight. Rookie Carvell
Rowell and Eddie Miller hit for the
circuit, each with a man on base to
play the most important part in the
Phillies' seventh straight loss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

o,
zzz-R Ran for Radclff in 9th.
I,etrolt -----------------1 105 01e OO0--
st. Louis .--------- 001 900 112-E
Error: Cliff. Runs batted in: McCos.
Ky 2 Higgins, Tebhetts 4, Mconinn ?
Cliff, Laahs 11c Radeliff; Two base hits :
Bartell: McCosky, Tebbetts, Higgins
Berardino. Swift. Home RIM. NIcnninn
Stolen bases: McCoskv ?. Greenhnrr m ,fr
Double plays: Cliff. Heffner and NJ
Quinn: Metha Bartell and York: Rerar
dino Heffner and Mcouinn: Rarteu
Metsa "a ana Ta,,i YORK X Lett on bases: Detrol+
Corsica sic oqls i McKein H. Bases on balls off:
outs by: Corsica 3. Renton J. Trotter l.s I
Hits Of: drotter p in innings: Coff
in in stD; ,nic MeKain 2 in 1-s: Benton, ton none on
ing in 70 nitcher Minning pitcher: Corsica. Los
Gpieve, (Hi Geise, lrodter: and TT umpires: Basil
Attendance: 1.0s1. lint 'oo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
sLUGGERS WIN

The Dry Pond Sluggers defeated
the Pembroke Jones Yankees soft
ball team in a Junior league tilt
to 6 yesterday. Lloyd Hales hon.
cred for the winners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
ASHEVILLE WINS

CHARLOTTE, Aug. T. (R -
Asheville mauled three Charlotte
pitchers for IA hits and won the
first game of a doubleheader to-
night IL to 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

X-Batted lot Pears0n IN btn.
xx-Batted for Beck in Sth.
Xxx Ran for Mueller in 9Th.
Boston ----------------- 200 200 O11-6
Errors: Sisti, Warren. Runs batted
in: Rowell 8, Miller 2, Mazzera 1, Marty
], Schultz l. Two base hits: Schultz,
West. Three base hits: Schultz, Marty.
Home runs: Rowell, Miller. Stolen
bases: Sisti. Double plays: Pearson to
Bragan to Mahan 2; Mazzera to Warren.
Left on bases: Boston 6; Philadelphia
12. Bases on balls off: Pearson 5, Pose
del 5, Beck 1. Frye 2. Strikeouts by:
Posedel 4, Pearson 2, Beck 2. Hits off
Pearson in 6 innings; Beck 3 in 2;
Frye, none in 1-3; Higbe, none in 2-3.
Hit by pitcher by: Higbe (Cooney).
Losing pitcher: P carson. Umpires
Dunn, Sears and Jorda. Time: 2 :07.
Attendance: 1920.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
MATCHES POSTPONED

HENDERSONVILLE, Aug. 7.-lR
All matches of the Western North
Carolina Open Tennis tournament
were postponed today because OF
rain. Play will be resumed tomor-
row. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

An eastern youth Joined the navy
just in time to have the government
pay for an appendicitis operation
Just IN time for a stitch instead of
the other way around.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

zzz-Batted for Derringer in 10th.
Chicago ------------- O1O 600 100 s-5
Cincinnati ------------- O02 900 900 1-3
Error: Warstler. Runs batted in :
Herman. Gleeson 2, Nicholson. Warstler,
Frey, lombard. Home runs: Gleeson
Nicholson. Sacrifices: Warstler, Good
man. Double plays: Warstler, Herman
and Leiber 2; Nicholson (unassisted) ::
Frey Myers and F. Mccormick; Myers
Frey and F. Mccormick. Left on bases :
Chicago 5; Cincinnati s. Bases on balls
off: Lee 1, Raffensberger l. Derringer
l: Strikeouts by: Lee 2, Derringer 1.
Hits off: Lee IL in 1-3 innings Raj
fensberger, none in 0 (pitched to one
batter; Passeau, none in 2-3 Winning
pitcher: Lee. Umpires: Ballanfant
Campbell and KLEIN. Time: 2 :O4. At
tendance: s,5s2 paid, 9,967 women.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08
Aud Hurls Tigers To
ll-3 Win Ouer Brooklyn

Five-hit pitching by E. T. Auld,
plus his mates 14-hit attack on
three pitchers gave the Carolina
Tigers an 11-9 victory over the
Brooklyn Dodgers in a Coastal
league game played at Robert
Strange park yesterday.
Aud also tied with Fowler for
batting honors, garnering three for
five. Collum led Brooklyn at the
bat with two for three.
Score by innings:
Tigers -------100 007 210-11
Brooklyn ------O21 900 000- 8
ley; Brooklyn-Silva, Lewis, Her
ring and Collum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

x-Batted for Sundra in Sth.
xx-Batted for Crosetti in 9th.
xxx-Batted for Ruffing in 9th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-08

IRAN for Davis in eth.
ZZ-Batted for Klinger in Sth.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-18
Indian Tribe in Arizona
Retains Strange Culture

De Chiefly canyon is twisted
gorge 80 miles long and nowhere
more than one-fourth of a mile wide,
hidden away in the Navajo Indian
reservation in northeastern Arizona.
Few areas on the continent combine
to such degree the strange charms
of the desert, the spell OF the pre-
historic past and the interest con-
tributed by the present-day Indians,
who live within the canyons precip-
itous red sandstone depths. These
Indians are Navahos, a nomadic
tribe, alien in almost every respect
from the Cliff Dweller ancestors Of
the modern Pueblo Indians. 1t was
the Cliff Dwellers who occupied the
now ruined structures deep within
the canyon walls. The largest Of
these is the White House.
Only few hundred Navahos to-
day occupy the canyon. They raise
corn, melons, squashes and peaches,
and tend their fiocks much as did
their rowing ancestors centuries
ago.. For, though the turkey was
the only domestic mammal known
to the aborigines of the Southwest
when the white men came, the Span
iards early introduced horses, sheep
and cattle, and ever since the COM
ing OF Coronado in 1910 the Navahos
have been expert horsemen.
The majority of visitors to De
Chiefly canyon content themselves
with looking down from the lofty
rim to the life that goes on down
ON the canyon floor 1000 feet be-
low. They are particularly in
trigued by the unique system OF
communication which the Navahos
have developed. Cut off by deep
ravines from quick access to their
neighbors, they have developed a
sort of tonal code. When they wish
to send messages to friends up or
down the canyon they do SO by a
series of bowls, pitched at tones, and
in intervals that conform to a code
perfectly Ineligible to other Nava-
hos, but quite meaningless TO a
white man.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-18

emphasis in the field of public
Building and engineering work we
estimate as producing a, l940 vol
ume of publicly financed construc-
ton about equal to the 1899 vol
ume (Which was about 10 per cent
under the 1888 volume). Conse-
Quently, the estimated gains in next
years private construction do not
seem to us likely to be cut down
by appreciable declines in public
construction.
While total public building and
engineering contracts may equal
the 1899 figure, marked shifts in
the program will be seen. The
Dodge estimates indicate general
decrease of Is per cent in public
non-r residential building contracts,
with expectations of increased &C.
tivity in hospital building, reduced
volumes of educational, public ad-
ministrative buildings, and social
and recreational projects, and ap-
proximately 1889 volume of church
buildings. Most spectacular in
crease OF all is likely to be publicly
financed residential building, which
will not only include the peak vol