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Evening star., 1941-05-25
Virginia Woman Is Killed, ,
Husband Is Wounded
By the Associated Press.

STUART, Va, May PA ST.
year-old former Patrick County
school teacher was shot to death to-
night and her husband was criti-
cally wounded in what Sheriff Frank
D. Mays described as murder and
attempted suicide.
Sheriff Mays said witnesses told
him that Mrs. Lurinda Rorrer, a
cripple. fed from her home mile
from here into field with her hus-
band, w. E. Rorrer, 81, in pursuit
brandishing shotgun. He fired one
shot into her back, the sheriff said
he was told. and then turned the
gun on himself, inf1icting wound
that nearly severed his left arm.
Sheriff Mays said Rorrer ascribed
no motive for the shooting when he
regained consciousness in the hos
pital. A charge of murder was
placed against Rorrer, the sheriff
said.
Mrs. Rorrer is survived by four
sons, Ned and Joel Rorrer of Mar
rows, and Carl and Henry Rorrer
of Washington.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
1t. Col. R. O. Bossett, Jr..
Dies After Auto Crash

1t. Col. Richard o. Bassett, jr.,
48, died Friday at the Fort Ben
ming (GaD Hospital of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
near the Army's infantry post, it
was learned here yesterday.
A native of Albany, N. Y. Col
Bassett had entered the Army from
civil life in 1917. He later was COM
missioned in the Reserves and ac-
cepted in the Regular Army after
the World War.
At the time of his death, he was
a student in the Infantry School
at Fort Benning. He had attained
the rank of lieutenant colonel on
November %, 1910.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Brita M. Bassett; son, Richard o.
BaSsett, Sd, and his father, Rich
ard o. Bassett. sr. Burial will be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
Way Is Open
ForConsideriinq
Milk
Letter From School
Head Held Likely
To Help Chances

E. S. Gaumnitz, assistant admin
istrator of the Surplus Marketing
Administration, said yesterday that
the way is open" for thorough con-
sideration by the Agriculture De-
partment as to whether the 1-cent
school-milk program should be in
stituted here.
A letter from DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent of schools. to
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
formally asking inclusion of Wash
ington in the program would go far,
1t is understood. toward obtaining
thorough consideration.
On April DR.. Ballou wrote to
Milo Perkins, head of the Surplus
Marketing Administration, for in
formation about the program A pre-
liminary survey of Washington S
chances after the writing of that
letter is said to have discouraged
school officials, but it is reported au-
thoritatively that discouragement at
this point is premature.
Half-Pint Glass of Milk.
The program provides school chill
dren of needy families with a half
pint glass of milk for l cent, which
in some cities is paid for by an out
side agency. This program was de-
veloped last autumn by the Surplus
Marketing Administration as one of
the social welfare angles of its work
of solving the problem Of agricul-
tural surpluses by getting the COM
modify to the needy.
The long existing school milk
program operated by the District
without Federal assistance has &C
quainted schools officials with the
difficult detail of handling and dis
tributing the milk. Thirty seven per
cent Of the city's school children
now participate in programs, both
free and paid for, which provide
them with milk at school.
Local Governments Help Out.
In the few cities where the 1-cent
milk program has been operating,
the S. M. A. has required that the
local governments, usually through
the welfare board. contribute to-
ward the support of the program.
This step is taken to induce the
welfare board TO take the program
seriously and to work hard at put
ting it over.
The questions to be threshed out
before the program could be in
troduced here are: How much the
program could increase the con-
sumption of milk; whether the
school system is equipped to handle
the program: whether the dairies
would participate. and whether an
equable scheme for designating the
eligible children could be evolved.
1t is presumed that institution Of
the program would be followed by
the abandonment of the current
program
Groundwork Laid.
The groundwork for study of Dis
trict participation in the program
was laid year ago by the institu-.
ton of the Washington milk-mar-
keting agreement. Under that
agreement producers in this shed
agree to sell milk at especially low
prices to designated low-income
buyers.
Under this clause milk is now sold
at cents a quart at special depots
to relief clients. The clause in its
present form would cover the sale
of milk destined for the 1-cent
school program.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
New Utility Hearings
Won't Be Needed,
Keech Declares
Incoming Commission
Can Use Available Record
In Cross-Town Bus Case

When legal majority is ap-
pointed and confirmed for the Dis
trict Public Utilities Commission, it
will be able to pass on pending
matters without holding new hear
ings in cases where a record of pre-
viouS testimony is available, Corp
grafton Counsel Richmond B. Keech
! said yesterday.
| The question was raised at the
| District Building whether it would
| be necessary Tor the commission,
| when it obtains as many as two
members, to hold new hearings on
! the proposed cross-town bus line on
which former commission members
completed public testimony.
Mr.. Keech, speaking informally,
| said new hearings would not be
necessary.
Under the District Public Utilities
Act, Mr.. Keech said. hearings may
be conducted by less than a ma
iority OF the commission, and that
action may be taken by only two
members on the transcript record of
the case, whether or not those two
members attended the hearings.
Three Posts Vacant.
Riley E. Elgen. former chairman
+ of the commission, died February %.
Mr.. Keech, a former commission
member, earlier had resigned to be-
come corporation counsel. Thus,
Col. David McCoach was left, late
in February, as the sole member of
the commission and he could not
act on any pending matters. Re-
Gently Col McCoach was withdrawn
from his District post to national
defense work at the Office of the
chief of Army engineers, and he was
succeeded by Brig. Gen. Charles w.
Kutz, retired.
Hankin Was Appointed.
Shortly after the death of Mr..
Elgen, President Roosevelt nomi-
mated Gregory Hankin, special
counsel to the Federal Power Com
mission, to fill the unexpired term
VI MI. htSCll, WHICH, WILL Cliu u uLlC
80. The Senate has not received
committee report on this nomina-
ton, and the President has not made
a nomination for the post vacated
blythe death of Mr.. Elgen.
In addition to the cross-town bus
line case, there is pending petit
ton by the Capital Transit Co. for
permission to make a straight 10
cent cash fare for the Takoma ex-
press bus service in connection with
other changes in North Washing
ton service, on which hearings are
yet to be held; a proposal for
establishment of an express bus line
for the North Sixteenth street area,
on which hearings have been held
but not completed; a petition by the
Washington Gas Light Co. for
permission to sell 100000 of ad-
ditional preferred stock, on which
hearings have not been held, and
petition by the Capital Transit Co.
to convert 180 of its old two-man
cars to one-man operation, on which
hearings have not been held.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
v. +. w. to Honor Lewis

The Veterans of Foreign Wars will
hold military ceremony in honor
of the late Senator Lewis of Illi-
nois at o'clock this morning at
his tomb in Abbey Mausoleum, Ar
lington. Chicago veterans, members
of the James Hamilton Lewis Post.
viii join local v. r. ". members
In conducting the ceremony.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
Woman, 70, Who Died
Of Burns, Held Suicide

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a certificate of suicide last
night in the death of Mollie Bee, 10,
of 5000 Benning road Sc, who died
Friday night at Gallinger Hospital
from burns which, police said, were
apparently self-inflicted.
A police investigation indicated
the victim had told neighbors she
intended to kill herself by burning,
because of grief over the death of
her sister. Charred newspapers,
they said, we're found in the kitchen
and in the clothing of the burned
woman.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
In May, Beware OF:

In Nay, beware VI.
/. Careless walking at night.
Six of the eight persons killed
in traffic during May, 1910.
were struck after dark.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a croSswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in May last year.
The six other traffic victims
were injured while either cross
ing a street against a proper
signal, attempting to jump onto
a moving vehicle. attempting to
stop stampeding horses. stand
ing in button safety zone.
crossing at an uncontrolled In
terSection or riding in an auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
Arlington Home Owners
Oppose Zoninq Change

The Arlington CVaJ Home Own
ers Association, at a meeting last
week in Patrick Henry School, op-
posed any change in zoning of prop
critics known as the Walter and Van
Avery estates from Glass A resi-
Dental to Glass B residential.
The next meeting of the group
will be June 81.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
Moy, 1910

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Evening star., 1941-05-25

Moy 2 Moy Is Moy l9
. 80 .
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25
As Jurges Goes, So Go the Giants

the second division In the COM
ing campaign rest upon Bills
complete recovery.
About oil that can be report
Cd at this early stage 10 that
urges II working hard and Is
cheerful about his condition, In
batting practice yesterday he
whaled one Tar over the LEFT
fence, and he was kidding
everybody In sisht--a good Sign.
''Of courss. I'm not 1 hundred
Per cent YET" he aid, ''but I'm
feeling pretty good. rye felt no
dizziness the lsst lew days..
Manager Bin Terry has ssked
the boys not % ask urges how
10 teels every five minutes.
II JurSss doesn't make tiff
the dizzy SPELLS return md he ID
forced 70 hang up. his cleats--
then the Giants will be q
pretty hopeless outfit. The vet
ssans q ttsis. lasts great team
HubbeIl, sotA SCHUMACHER and
~ Hsesse 3: 80 ~ playing
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25
Merck I No Time for Derby Candidates
to Be Running Against Older Horses;
So Porterss CAP, Whirlaway May Not 60

behind the lightly-weighted
Stagehand and Rosemont.
Other horses which must be
figured in this years Santa
Anita are General Manager,
Viscounty. Can't Wait, Sweep
ida, Hysterical, Royal Crusader
Rough Pass, Big Ben, and per-
haps Wedding Call.
WIDENER MAY BIZ u
BIMELICn'S LAST RACE
I believe Charley Howard Is
too intelligent q racing man to
start Porter's Cap, even though
as q three-year-old the bright
son of The Porter is in at 104
pounds. Why waste the efforts
of q Kentucky Derby candidate
when you have . steed like Mi
GLAND in ct 124 pounds againSt
Challedon's $50.
Not the least reason why
Florida's 4 mile : And-a-cuarter
feature. IT, .Widener -caip. = m
terestine b that Il probably will
be DimelichS last race. The
last con Of Black Tony hasn't
been entered In the, more impor-
tant races o fthe year-the Sub
urban ut Belmont and the Dixie
Handicap ut Pimlico, for ex.
ample.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25
Frank Kimbrough
Becomes Coach
at Baylor

0WACO, Tex, Feb. 25-(R--
The Baptists rewarded Frank
Kimbrough today for bringing
Hardin-Simmons University ma
tional football acclaim. =
Baylor University reached
over to its sister school ut Abb
lene and took Kimbroush Is
head football coach, replacing
Merely Jennings, resigned.
Kimbrough Is q brother Of al.
America John Kimbrough Of
Texas A. and M. He could have
had John At Hardin Simmons
but advised the latter to 60 to
another school to avoid possible
charges of favoritism II the
coach played his brother ahead
Of others.
Frank Kimbrough has one Of
the outstanding coaching rec
ords Of the southwest. He gave
Hardin-Simmons its first unde-
feated team in 1897 and last
fall produced its first undefeat-
ed, united aggregation.
Hardin-Simmons Is an inde-
pendent. Baylor Il q member of
the Southwest conference.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25

Mares already have been
booked for him at Colonel Id
ward Riley Bradley's famous
Idle Hour farm, near Lexing-
ton. Ky.
They called Bimelich IN Tex
cuse" horse, but he VIZ the
three-year-old champion ana
leading money winner Of Tho
American turf in 1910. He was
unbeaten as . two-year-old and
earned $245,005 in two sesaona.
Colonel Bradley would like -
have another "excuse" hoeso
just like the black colt which
runs with his tongue hanging
out.
Don Meade, who rode Colonel
Bradley's last Kentucky Derby
winner, Brokers Tip, viii -
aboard the horse with the Bib-
Heal name In the Widenef.
When he rode him IN Z prep
race Feb. g. Il wsa tn titst
time Bimelich was ridden 6y !
Jockey other than rrank =.
Smith. whose rides ca him last
season were criticized. &
Bimelich has trained wen,
but I have IN idea he win b
beaten by the 0reentree Staolo
five-year-old, Hash, which II in
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25

out their string, and the rebuild
ing program has been q make
shift.
The clubs pitching staff prob
ably Il the weakest In the Ma
tional League, with the excep-
ton Of Boston's. The past win
ter Manager Terry isked the
Giants directors to get him
Kirby Higbe from the Phillies
II they didn't get anybody else.
They tried hard, TO give them
credit but Larry MacPhail had
Higbie sewed up for Brooklyn
oil the tine.
The dlre1tors finally had TO
settle for Bob Bowman from the
Cardinals. Z prosnlsins young
right hsnder Wit h record Of
seven won and five lost last
year. That b not . sensational
record exactly. but Il looks
good when compared with the
figures ~ By last years Giants
staff. Not one OF them was over
800 In the won and lost COL
umn, nd 0chumacher was the
ses yil4 14 - y.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25
n Horses
to Run ii
Handicap

CLOS ANGELES, Feb. 25-(R
Fourteen thoroughbreds were
seen today as virtual certainties
to run in the 100000 Santa
Anita Handicap Saturday and
there was = strong possibility
that one or two more might
come into the fold in the battle
for the rich purse.
Turf observers counted noses
and came up with this field:
The highly favored Midland,
Can't Wait, Sweepida, Gen'l.
Manager. viscounty, Hysterical,
Fairy Chant, Big Ben, Wool
woof, Son Of War, Beautiful II,
Wedding Call, Royal Crusader
and Bolingbroke.
Challedon was not included,
despite q statement by Owner
william L. Brann that his Mary
land champion. barring further
hard luck, would be q starter.
The consensus of experts was
that the stable will decide that
Chaliedon u hardly in condition
for . great performance and
consequently will withdraw
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25


oMIAMI, Fla. Feb. 2S.--R-
The story Of the New York
Giants is wrapped up. insepara-
bly, with the story Of Shorstop
Bill urges.
Until the day Last summer
when urges WE struck book u
the. ear by one of 9ucky Wal
tiers fast balls, ne Giants had
Jared unexpectedly well n the
National League r1ce. Thsy
were up IN the running.
From the moment their IN.
field star was carried 81 the
Giants never looked the same.
They started skiddlne anA
wound UP . dismal sixth, hootsd
by the few fans who entered The
Polo Grounds. y
Now Jurges u beck IN train.
ing here. trying 10 conquer ths
effects Of the injury that he'd
him In and out Of medical elm
ics most Of the winter. The
wholo ea0p. Il. Wntehlng ~
every move, realizing that NE
~ , olleoe g e. - - =!
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25

-
oPITTSBURGH, Feb. 25.-R
Basketball Coach Max Han
mum Of Carnegie Teach, can't
help feeling ashamed Of him
self when he gets discouraged
over losing every game this
season--15 to be exact.
"Of course, It's not the most
pleasnt thing in the world to be
beaten every time." declares
Max. "But the spirit Of the team
makes me regret any disap-
pointment." 80:
They have the same reflexes
and reactions ~ Z winning out
fit. Every time they 60 out they
expect to win. And they are
surprised when they don't.
Its the most remarkable
thing I've ever seen. Only three
games left with West. Virginia,
Penn State and Westminster
all have beaten us-but the boys
know they're going to win 4
game yet. IN fact; they say they
are going to win two Of three"
The secret r. that Tartan Gag
ers are playing for fun and hav-
ing . good time Of 1t. All are
paying their own way--tuition
and everything else. Discontin-
uance Of athletic scholarships
dashed basketball hopes just ~
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25
Swedish Boxer
Killed IN Bout
in Chicago
Knocked Down
in Seventh Round,
Fails to Revive

OCHICAGO, Feb. Is. -N-
Arne Anderson, Swedish immi-
grant youth who sought fame
and wealth In the American
prize fight ring, found death
instead.
The 22-year-old Minneapolis
heavyweight was knockSed Oh
his feet last night by Lou
Thomas Of indianapolis In the
seventh round Of their Sched-
uled 10-rounder 1t Marigold
Gardens, neighborhood fight CEN
ter. One hour and seven minutes
later the youth was declared
dead.
DR.. Paul Schmitt, coroner's
physician, said that an autopsy
disclosed that death was due, to
a heart attack and that the
boxer suffered from an enlarged
heart. Coroner A. L. Brodie an
nounced that no inquest would
be conducted because the death
was due to natural causes.
Thomas, who ut 202 pounds
outweighed his rival by IAN.
said that he and Anderson
clinched in the seventh round.
He explained that Immediately
thereafter he shot q short right
to Anderson's chin, the latter
Keeling over. backward and
striking his head hard on the
canvas. He never moved again.
AS soon as the 10-count was
completed DR.. Frank Lagorio,
state boxing commission phyDi-
clan, jumped into the ring and
began an examination Of the
PROSTATE fighter. He summoned
an inhalator squad, which tried
for an hour to revive the young
ster. Anderson came to the
United States in July, 1882,
from his native Stockholm where
he had won fame as . rugged
battler.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25

AND IT WON'T SURPRISE CARNEGIE cAGERs
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE DROPPED
EtETEEN STRAIGHT
FIFTEEN STRAIGHT

IL toppled Tech from the grid
heights.
But don't get the idea that
our worst basketball season
means we have the worst team"
cautions the 4o-ysar-oid coach.
Eve could beat = lot q teams
over the country but everyone
around here II Just too good
this year"
The records prove Max has Z
scoring machine. even though
that's about all. His OUTFIT ran
up 500 points in 10 tits 70 81
for the opposition. Worst defeat
was le-o at the hands q tn
high-powered DuQuesme, low.
est score ever recorded by Z
Tech quintet. And Il had %
come on the heels Of Carnegie's
worst football defeat the 01.o
rout by Notre Dame.
"Its Just that we have q team
very short Of experience" says
Hannum. "Six never played any
ball at al until last year. Cap
tain Randall Burch 70 the only
regular back and probably the
only player I have thsk my q
the coaches around here would
want. The boys are just not
steady. too jittery, but they I'M
prove every game.
They've worked harder and
practiced longer than any play.
ers I ever coached. And they
don't have 70 be driven to II,
either. They are the fightenest
bunch I ever had and you can't
hate them for being short On
ability when they try. Only 10
came out for basketball and not
one has intimated he wanted TO
quit"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25

45-39
-Subdue Wildcats
in Rough Contest

DAMN ARBoR, Mich, Feb. Is
-(R-Five University Of Mich
igan Wolverines found the going
rough but went all the way
against tho Northwestern bas-
ketball team last night and won
As to 80.
Mike Sofiak, speedy Michigan
forward. and tall Bob McCarnes
OF Northwestern We'd for scor-
ing honors, and McCarnes fin
ished with an 1915 margin.
It was the distance shooting
Of McCarnes that twice put
Northwestern 'thead during the
see-saw affair, and it was the
quick maneuvering of Sofiak
under the basket that enabled
the Wolverines to stretch the
margin In the closing minutes.
Sofiak's fellow 40 minute
men were Bill Cartmill, James
Mandler. Herbert Brogan and
George Ruehle, making their
last home stand OF the season.
All except Mandler are playing
their last season of collegiate
basketball.
Michigan hit the basket for
five points while holding the
Wildcats scoreless for five min
utes, and then McCarnes cut
loose with three field goals in q
row.
Northwestern lead Is to IS at
the half. Michigan regained the
lead with some fast work under
the goal and the sharpshooting
of Cartmill and Brogan. Don
Clawson and McCarnes each
looped q field goal to bring
Northwestern within four points
of Michigan as the game drew
near . close.
Sofiak, whose dribbling under
the basket spanked the Wolver-
ines offensive, increased the
margin In the last minute
Michigan avenged q 1884 de-
feat earlier In the season. The
game gave the Wolverines
Western Conference record of
five victories and six defeats
and Northwestern two victories
and eight defeats.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25
BY HARRY GRAYSON

BY HARRY GRAYSON
NIA Service Sports Eaitsr
OBig races drag out through
the spring, summer, and fall. In
the winter, they come all at
once. Smack you right in the
kisser-kerplunk.
So here we have, on March
1, the 100000 Santa Anita
Handicap and the $4,000 Wi
dener Cup, meath the shade Of
the sheltering palms, yet on OPP
posite sides Of the continent.
! like Midland at Santa An
tia and Hash at Hileah Park
even though they must defeat
the great Challedon and Bime-
lech, respectively.
handicapped by q heel injury
and frightful California wealth
er, Challedon has been too slow
coming along.
Not so many days ago / saw
Midland run q mile and q fur
long like q jackrabbit, in mud,
with 100 pounds on his back to
cop the San Pasqual Handicap.
II Midland comes down in
front in the hundred grander,
1t will mark Charles s. How
ards third victory in this great
event.
Kayak II came down in front
for Luck Charley before rum
ming second rs Seabiscuit ended
his brilliant career by taking 1t
all Z. year ago.
The Biscuit twice missed the
hundred grander by a nose
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25
II Yer 0ld DeiToiier
Given IT q Tiger Farm

ODErROfT, Feb. 23.-R-
Don Murray. 3l-year-old for
mer Detroit schoolboy. will be
given Z tryout with Beaumont
q the Texas League, . Detroit
Tiger farm, according 70. IN an
noeneeunent yestsrd1y BY Gen.
eral Manager Jack Zeller Of the
Detroit DooebAll Co.
Murray played Third base for
Muskegon Of The Michigan State
League last season. He was re-
leased By the Boston Red Sox
aftse . shroe-yDaf workout IN
the minors with Donville (Va.)
e TIE Plodmont League, Clarke
6nla (nl0) - ~ Gotten States
LeeQpe ~ 4llle Hoek g IL
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-25
Badgers
Drive to
Crown

OCHICAGo, Feb. 25.-tRD-
The Wisconsin Badgers are on
the threshold of their first UNI
disputed Big Ten basketball
championship IN % years and
they got there the hard way.
Preseason rankings tabled
Bud Fosters machine rs q 70
and-so outfit and the Badgers
didn't change the outlook In
their opener, bowling to Mime
sofa by II points. Then the club,
paced by sure-shooting Gene
Englund, caught fire and rolled
up nine straight decisions, In
GLIDING two overtime victories.
That set the stage for last
nights invasion Of Indiana, only
team in the race with the Badg-
ers. The Hoosiers were favored
because Of the home-floor ad-
vantage, but the Badgers won.
80 to 80, and virtually clinchsd
the diadem.
Thus Wisconsin goes into It's
final game Saturday against
Minnesota with 10 straight vic
tories and one defeat. The only
way It could miss winning sole
possession of the title would be
to lose to Minnesota while In
diana was whipping Purdue
Saturday and Chicago Monday.
This would make them CO.
champions.
Basketball standings Of the