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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21

When the American league season
of 1911 opened Ty Cobb, the Georgia
Peach, had led his league four sue
cessive seasons. At the age Of Is
he was just coming to his peak
That same year a tall, lanky en-
try from Brandon Mills, S. c., had
reported to Cleveland from New Or
leans. His name was Shoeless Joe
Jackson, "The Carolina Crash
smith," picked by Cobb, Ruth and
Speaker as ''the greatest natural
hitter that ever lived"
30, the brave song his black bat
sung" as Shoeless Joe stepped into
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MILLIONS of those who follow
Iva baseball on the field or through
the sporting pages of the country
have become steamed up over the
stretch batting battle between Ted
Williams of the Boston Red Sox and
Joe DiMaggio of the New York YAM
KEGS. Here are the two great mod
ern hitters, the ranking class of 1941
with 400 or thereabouts set as the
winning goal.
They deserve all the plaudits and
the hoarse huZzas Of those who fol-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21
about Jackson

Who was this rookie who could
neither read nor write, who had
gone shoeless In most of his earlier
games, to challenge the great Cobb?
Connie Mack had turned him back
in 1903 and 1909. Cleveland had
turned him back to New Orleans in
1910. Why, We'll never know. For
his lowest average IN those years
had been .354.
Even a blind man could sense the
lyrical smoothness of his swing.
That year Shoeless Joe carried Ty
Cobb to the wire. Ty finished at
APO. Jackson, the rookie, at .408.
Ty needed his greatest year to beat
Jackson out.
Was Shoeless Joe merely a one
year fuke?
A year later Cobb found himself
down the stretch, again batting
above 400, with Jackson now IN the
lead. Jackson was 40. It was
here that Ty, applying winning psy-
chology, refused to speak to Jack
son In Detroit Cleveland series and
Shoeless Joe, wondering what he
had done to offend a friend, fell into
brief slump.
At least this is the story of those
days. In any event, Ty went on to
win with an average of .410 against
Jackson's 1895.
In those two seasons the Shoeless
Swinger had averaged .402 for his
first two years In the majors, yet he
couldn't lead the league.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21

the ball. Cobb, on
his way then to nine
straight batting
championships and
a ran of Il league
leading years out of
Is in a row, kept
waiting for the Car
olin a rookie to
break. Cobb started
above 400 and he
kept above 400. But
he couldn't shake
off the gangling
challenger with the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21

low the base MT
from the single to
the home run. But
if a few of these
millions don't mind
I'd like to take
them back into a
young ger country
and tell them the
story Of three ma
jor hitting contests
that I believe over
shadow Williams
and DiMaggio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21
::RRi 6e3l 81 SsBY 80: RFjy!

THE STORY so FAR: Ellen Carey,
the postmaster's Laughter, seems inter-
ested In two men, Jen Brand. a rustler,
and Calhoun Terry, manager of a big
ranch. Recently four rustlers had been
killed mysteriousIy. Terry called Jef
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21

believe anyone can stop
loving us. A wife feels stunned
surprise when she learns that
her husbands affections are
wandering elsewhere. Her heart
remembers the happier days
when every word and glance
from her met his devotion and
his admiration, and while she is
not looking about for the affec-
ton of other men, nor expecting
to be regarded as irresistibly at
tractive to men, she DOES feel
that it is astonishing, as well as
huniliating and agonizing, to
have old Phil turn to another
woman.
A child is deeply hurt if Moth
er even pretends to like some
other child as well or better. A
careless word from anyone we
love, an evaded engagement,
just the change in a tone of voice,
will cut US to the soul.
Melody Lingers On.
Girls write me that the ardor of
the boy of the moment seems to
have cooled. What to do? He CAN'T
have stopped liking them; they
won't think that.
Mothers have suffered untold
agonies over sons who have been
weaned away by life and by new
friends, or by exacting, jealous,
beautiful young wives. To be
mother at all is almost inevitably
to suffer this loss, and the world is
full of gentle, wistful elderly women
whose lives could be so easily glori-
fed by a postcard, call, mes
sage from some loved son-but who
never receive it.
Of late years a new phase of this
old, old story has developed. I
mean the Independent daughter.
Some daughters marry at 20 or
q; set up happy little homes, go in
for the ideal round Of babies, hos
pitalities, home and social interests.
Other daughters dance and flirt for
year or two, plan kitchen showers
and bathroom showers for the other
girls, wear bridesmaids frocks, but
don't marry.
Independent Daughter.
Then at perhaps "a or Is, they
demand independence. They want
to go away from home, to join Peg
or Joan In a separate establishment,
to manage their own friendships and
coming and going, to report to the
family at home only when the fancy
strikes them. They take jobs, in
teresting jobs in bookstores or tea
rooms, or they join friends who are
doing interior decorating, selling
real estate, or studying art, dane
ing, photography. They build for
themselves lives so fascinating and
absorbing that they really don't
need Mother and Dad any more,
and often they are somewhat heart
less In their frankness IN showing it.
I've lost my daughter writes an
Illinois woman on this subject. 81
have two older sons, both married,
but I can't live with either, and
see my two grandchildren only &C.
casionally. My girl was my joy,
companion, my great care since her
father left me to marry another and
younger woman. Now Beatrice is
gone, too, but not to husband. I
could bear that. But she's keeping
sort of bachelor establishment
downtown, in our home city, with
two other girls, one of whom is a
hard, divorced, disillusioned crea-
ture of about 80. Bee is only 81.
She earns SO week fitting on baby
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21
NSTALLMENT ELEVEN

and Carey TO investigate the last enc.
Lee Hart, brother Of one Of the victims,
is also believed to have taken shot at
Terry. Jet1 shows Ellen the note left by
the killer and she thinks il Is Jack Tur-
Iey's writing. The big ranchers bring In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21

free-wheeling and effective swing.
And those were the days when Ed
Walsh was spinning his famous
splitter" through-when they were
using emery balls, and every type
of fuzz to make the ball dip and
skid and duck and slide.
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Cobb and Speaker


Cobb had run into a close call
years before against Larry Lajoie,
the most graceful ball player of all
time and one of the games great
hitters. But he came to the CAM
paign of 1916 for his tenth consecu-
tive shot at the batting champion
ship. Today they rave about one
year at the top.
Here was his chance to lead his
league 10 straight years. Cobb
went into tailspin. He batted only
.371 as Speaker finished at 1886.
He had been facing such pitching
stars as Cy Young, Walter john
son, Ed Walsh, Addie joss, RUDE
Waddell, Eddie Plank, Chief Bend
er, Jack COMBS, Smoky Joe Wood
An amazing galaxy.
Except for this one year interlude,
Cobb would have led the big parade
Is straight years. As it was he came
back to make it Il out of Ii and to
finish with 24-year average around
1868.
We are removing no credit from
the extremely able hitting Of Ted
williams and Joe DiMaggio. We are
merely Offering them a target at
which they can shoot.
Cobb-Jackson-Lajoie-Speaker
they were 'far away and long
ago." But they could lather that
whirling apple. Don't let anyone
tell you differently.
SPORT SHORTS
q Bill Knickerbocker Of the White
Sox has suffered three injuries this
year-more mishaps than IN his en-
tire previous major league career.
q Clark Griffith is not satisfied with
attendance at night ball games N
Washington Day or night, the Gus
toners aren't too satisfied
G Bill Hartman, Phillies' catching
recruit from the University of Vir-
ginia, is 6 feet inches tail.
q Hollywood is paying Boxer Billy
Conn 5000 per day for making a
picture.
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croaching years. It may be the
humidity. But III stand on the fig
ures and the class, as the multi
tudes of 1871 stifie laugh.
Cobb TncSSOn-I0H
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21
Bearing Reproof

Fear not the anger OF the wise
to raise; Those best can bear re-
proof who merit praise.-Pope.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-21
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
tBeIl Syndicate-wNU Service.l

w re ALL love ourselves so
w much that it is hard to
W believe anyone can stop
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27

Pine Valley was the setting Sun
dav afternoon. when the eleventh
division of Kiwanis clubs had their
annual picnic. Kiwanians from I'M
perial and Yuma Valleys, and San
Diego and Oceanside were present
at the affair, during which SWIM
ming. horseback riding, sack races,
darts. and baseball were enjoyed,
Among those present from Calexico
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Fern Young,
Mr.. and Mrs. Les Dove, and chill
dren. Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Cavanah,
and Earl. Jr.. DR. and Mrs. Henry
Forcher. DR.. and Mrs. T. f. Barth-
o!omew. Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Wo-
mack. DR. Fred Gregg, and son
Douglass; Evelyn Lucero, Nettie
Young. Theodore Burlington, Doc
Jepway. and Ernie Ellis.
Mrs. r. E. Bartholomew, Mrs.
John Forcher. and Mrs. Henry
Forcher. and son, Jimmy, left Mon
dav to enjoy a three-week vacation
in the middle west.
Gabriel Ramirez underwent a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Tinckner Elected
To Head Ministers

The Rev. Mr.. ROLAND Tincher OF
the Brawley Presbyterian church
was reelected president of the
~. Ministerial association at that
groups first annual banquet Mon
dav night in the Presbyterian
church. FL Centre, attended by 7s
ministers. laymen from the varl-
Gus churches and their wives.
Others elected to office were {;
the Rev Mr.. Charles Thonnan OF
the Calexico Baptist church, vice
president: the Rev Mr. Carlton c.
Buck of the Holtville Christian
church. secretary treasurer; DR.,
George w. Thomas of the e Gen.
tro Presbyterian church, members
at-large on the executive commit
tee.
Victory of Defeatism for the
Church?" was the subject of the
address presented by DR.. Leland
Cook of the Central Christian
church. San Diego. Stewart A. Clark
was heard in two solos with ac-
compartments by Emily Kaford.
Annual reports Were made by the
Rev. Mr.. E. L. Carter of the Ell
Centro Christian church, the Rev.
Mr.. d. w. Simpson of the Holt
VILE NaZarene church and DR.,
Thomas, the group taking up
pledges for the support of the mis-
sionary nurse for the valley mi
grants
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27

tonsilectomy Monday morning in a
local physicians office.
A group of twenty-six women at
tended the last regular meeting OF
the Women's Society of Christian
Service at Recreation Hall in Live
Oaks Springs. The hall was beauti-
fully decorated with wild poppies,
Indian paint brush, and purple
sage. Mrs. Mona Await. president
presided at a short business meet
ing. after which patriotic songs
and hymns were sung. Reverend 1.
F.. Allen led the devotionals. Those
attending: Reverend and Mrs. Al
len Mesdames Coy Ritter, j. T.
Cole. 1. v. Candland. Bruce Ritter
Ernest Cole, E. c. Daw, Earl Rlt-
ter. C. H. Hevener. Oliver Sherman
Mona Await, A. Hulsizer, G. r.
White. V. K. Rood, Ada Gates; the
Misses LAUREL Zuckelman, Ruche
Miner. Ruth Ferguson, Ruth Brock
man. Nancy Ritter, and Ruby
Brockman. Hostesses were: Mes
danes c. w. Brockman, T, A. Eg-
gleston. c. E. Mudgett, Shank. NC
Clelland, Holley.
Miss Rosa Fe Mario, pastor OF
the Mexican Methodist church, ac-
companied by her mother and Sis
ters. returned to CaleXico Friday
after attending the Interdenome-
national Conference of Mexican
Churches of Southern California.
The sessions were held at Mount
Hebron Free Methodist church H.
Los Angeles.
Theodore Mccarthy, of Berkeley
arrived in the valley Saturday tc
assume a position in El Centre
Mccarthy is a member OF the
swimming team at the University
OF California.
Okihi Camp Fire Girls met
Thursday evening at the home OF
Gloria and Patsy Ray. Mary Car
roll, president. presided at the bus
mess meeting. during which plans
were completed for a sandhill
party to be held for the eighth
grade Camp Fire group on May 81,
and each girl gave an account OF
the honors she had earned during
the year. Mrs. Joe Higuera was
present at the meeting, and told
the girls about Camp Wolahi, for
Camp Fire Girls at Cuyamaca Lake.
others at the meeting were: Mrs.
Perry Shepard, guardian of the
group, and Mary Carroll, Phyllis
Branz, Shirley Brown, Alice Eyraud,
Mary Louise Dale, and Jean Lof-
lin.
A weiner roast was held Satur-
day evening on the sandhills east
of Calexico by group of boys ano
girls, accompanied by Mrs. A. j.
RranZ, and Mrs Joe Burdick. En-
joying hot dogs and trimmings
were Shirley Brown, Phyllis Branz
Mildred Burdick, Helen McCul-
Tough, Marjorie Kimbrell, and Ey-
erett Miller, Edward Burdick, Les
Cardiff, and Darrell Glass.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Outlook Chosen in
Speech Contest

Bill Outlook of the Ell Centre
Cactus Gavel club and Quinn
Brian of the Yuma Sunshine club
were chosen to represent the I'M
perial-Yuma valley district in the
Toastmasters club contest in San
Diego on June a. Winner in the
contest will compete in the finals
OF the state contest, to take place
in Santa Cruz.
The final runoff in the local con.
test took place Monday night at
the meeting to the Cactus Gavel
club in the California hotel with
Walter B. Havekorst as toastmas-
ter for the evening. Other speak
ers were John Kearney of Ell Gen.
tro and willard Nussbaum of
Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Anfi-Pressure
Bill Introduced

SACRAMENTO, May 81. up
Senator Ed Fletcher, San Diego,
today asked passage of bill making
it unlawful for telephone or tele-
graph companies to transmit unveri-
fled form" messages to public Of
ficials to influence votes or official
action.
Fletcher said he introduced the
bill as a result of a flood of assert
edly falsely signed kilograms he
received in opposition to the bill
outlawing secondary boycotts and
hot cargo"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
WILL ROGERS, JR.
WEDS IN NEVADA

LAS VEGAS, New, May 27 (UP)
Will Rogers, Jr., 30, and his
bride, the former Collier Connell,
today left for New Mexico on a
honeymoon. Rogers and Miss Con-
nell, also 30, New York and New
Mexico society girl. were married
yesterday by Justice of the Peace
Mahlon Brown. The ceremony was
witnessed py Jim and Mary Rogers
brother and sister of the bride
groom, and by his mother, Mrs
Will Rogers, ST..
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
Wrap Packers 10 Elect Officers

They will elect a president. vice
president. secretary. and six di-
rectors from a list of nominations
selected at a meeting in Brawley
last Friday night
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
FIRES SWEEP BENGHAZI

CAIRO. May 81 (UP) Great
tires yesterday swept BenghaZi.
important axis base in Libya, as
result of a raid by British planes,
royal air force middle east head
quarters said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27

Members of the Fresh Fruit and
vegetable Packers association will
hold their annual election of Of
Ulcers In the Eagle hall at 569
Broadway, FL Centre, at $3.50 pm.
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-27
CoIexico News
By Mrs. Clarence Ray
(TeIep phone Calerico S52 TO Report NeUs Items
of Caieric0 and Vicniy)

tonsilectomy Monday morning in a
local physicians office.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Shortage Of Wafer
Forces Restriction
In Arlington
County Water Department
Bors Use Of SprinkIers
Between 5 and 8 PM.

An acute water shortage in Arling-
ton County, Va, brought on by the
extended dry spell and unusual
building activity has caused county
officials to prohibit the use of water
for sprinkling lawns at certain hours
until further notice.
A notice issued today by A. T.
Lundberg. chief engineer of the
county water department. prohibits
use of hoses for sprinkling purposes
between pm. and 8 pm. coupled
with the warning that police cars
will patrol the county to see that
the order is respected.
Mr.. Lundberg said the water de-
partment was making every effort
to complete installation Of additional
mains to overcome existing condi-
tions. Meanwhile. the water de-
partment reported a break in a
large main at Twenty-sixth street,
Greenbrier.
Several weeks ago the county ap-
pealed to residents to curtail their
use of water at night to bare neces-
stiles because of similar shortage
1t was charged at the time the Grav-
ely Point Airport was using thou
sands of gallons of water a day
drawn from the county system.
Although United States Engineer
Department officials at the airport
project denied they were using
county water, the shortage has not
been alleviated. County Manager
Frank Hanrahan said completion of
new water main in the Columbia
pike area, which was completed yes
terday, would end the water emer-
gency.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Virginia Labor Body
Backs Mognuson Bill

NORFOLK, Va. May 81 LP).-En-
actment Of the Magnuson bill as a
means of increasing the wages Of
navy yard employees was recon-
mended in a resolution adopted ct
the concluding session of the 46th
annual convention of the Virginia
State Federation of Labor here yes
terday.
Other resolutions adopted called
for employment of union longshore-
men on ships turned over by the
Maritime Commission to the Army
and Navy. and opposed proposed
increase in the size of the State
highway patrol until the present
force has been entirely employed
and utilized in highway protection
Paul j. Smith, named to the con.
vention as a personal representative
of President William Green of the
A F. of L.. told the delegates the
United States should convoy ma
terials to Great Britain if necessary
ito preserve the liberty and democ-
racy of the United States"
The convention reelected o. C.
Moore of Norfolk to his fourth term
as president, and renamed Sallie D.
Kline of Lynchburg and E. J. Shave
of Hampton first vice president and
secretary treasurer, respectively.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Mrs. Hannah Schwartz
Dies in Gdithersburg
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpSIidi DlSpdICn 10 Inc Quar-.
GAITHERSBURG. Md, May 81
Mrs. Hannah Louise Schwartz. 81,
widow of Edward P. Schwartz,
founder of a Washington real estate
firm bearing his name, died at her
home here yesterday after an illness
of several weeks.
Mrs. Schwartz, a native of Wash
ington. moved here about % years
ago. Active in Catholic groups. she
was a president of the Montgomery
County Federation of Catholic
Women and first president of the
Archbishop Curlev Court, Catholic
Daughters of America. Mrs Schwartz
was for many years an organist at st.
Martins Catholic Church here. and
was member of its Mothers
Guild. While in Washington she
was a member of the choir Of st.
Matthews Catholic Church, and
also sang in other churches.
Mrs. Schartz is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Albert Gloyd of
Westgate. Md. and Mrs. Francis
Emmett. Miss Marian Schwartz and
Miss Evelyn Schwartz, all of this
city; three sisters, Sister Mary Saint
Louise of Cincinnati, Sister Marie
Germaine and Mrs John Rowland,
both of Philadelphia, and brother,
John Wade of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 am. Friday at st. Martins
Church, with services by the Rev.
Michael j. Finnerty. She will be
buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Washington.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Leonardtown Hobby Fair
Prize Winners Announced

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, May 21.-
Richard Swami, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson Swami of Helen, won the
grand prize in the hobby fair held
in Margaret Brent High School here,
the Judges have announced. His
exhibit of model airplanes was ad-
Judged outstanding among the
scores of displays set up in the school
auditorium.
Joseph Russell of Washington and
Mechanicsville won first prize in the
art section. L. L. Parlett of Me-
chanicsville took first, second and
third prizes for afghans.
Charlotte Hall Elementary School
placed first in the competition for
elementary schools. and the Lii
brary Clubs exhibit took top honors
among the student groups in the
local high school,
Other winners we're:
Mrs. j. c. Swami, Piney Point,
table cloths; Mrs Roy Guyther, Me-
chanicsville, bedspreads; Miss Mary
Dixon, Laurel Grove, crocheting
Mrs. C. L. johnson, Helen, hand
work; Mrs. Walter Dent, Oakley
quilts; Mrs. Lloyd Curtis, Mechanics
vile, collections; Henry Fowler, Me-
chanicsville. odd objects. and spen-
Ger Brookbank, Charlotte Hall
woodwork.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Democratic Clubs Gel
Plea 10 Join County
Civic Federation
Montgomery Groups
Action Deferred; Attack
On Lee Brings Move
Ry q staff CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.

! BY STAIR correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 21.-A
| proposal that they attempt to af-
filiate with the Montgomery County
Civic Federation because of recent
attack made there against Maj. E.
Brooke Lee, county Democratic lead
er, confronts several county Demo-
cratic organizations, it was disclosed
today.
The United Young Democratic
Clubs of Montgomery County de-
clined to seek membership in the
County Civic Federation until the
plan was referred to the various
young Democratic clubs for recon-
mendation. The United Democratic
| Clubs meeting here Monday night
heard resolution offered by Albert
Ody, vice president, which declared
some members of the civic fedora
ton had attempted to turn to parti-
san politics.
At the last federation meeting. H.
S. Yohe, former president. intro
duced a resolution that called on
Maj. Lee to resign his appointment
as member of the, Maryland House
of Delegates. Mr. Yohe then
charged the appointment was un-
constitutional and Maj. Lee has
since denied this by stating that two
State Senators and more than u
members of the House of Delegates
were similarly appointed at the last
session of the General Assembly.
After the civic federation declined
to approve Mr.. Yohe's resolution, he
warned he would attempt to revive
the measure at the June meeting
of the civic body.
In the discussion of the con-
troversy by the United Young Demo-
cratic Clubs, it was stated Mr.. Yohe's
attack was personal and purely
political and not in line with the
policies of civic organizations.
A resolution was adopted con-
demning the action of Mr.. Yohe for
injecting politics in its lowest form
into a recent meeting of the fedora
ton by making an unwarranted at
tack on Maj. Lee"
The Democrats also pledged their
individual efforts at the polls Tues
day in working for the election of
Mrs. Katharine E. Byron. Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress, who
will be opposed by A. Charles
Stewart, Republican.