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CIVIC LEADER DIES

SPOKANE - A heart attack
Tuesday night ended the life Of
Rohn w. Graham. 81. Spokane
business and civic leader for many
years.
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Three Petitions
Circulating;
Study Them!


Petitions fsvoring three
referenda against snaetmenss
of the 1871 state Legislature
now are being circulated.
In each case. n the meas
ures are not 20 become Law st
midnight June II. thirty thou
sand valid signatures must be
obtained.
Two Of the refercnda are
against the legislatures move
to take control of grand turies
out Of hands Of county prose-
cutors and TO allow superior
Judges to appoint private at
torneys To advise grand iuriss.
The third II aimed to force
onto the November. 1912. gen.
sral election ballot. along with
the first two. the enactment
Increasing workmen's eompen-
satien payments st least 40
per cent.
The grand jury rcferenda
are backed by county officials
who do not want independent
grand jnrles. This drive for
signatures heads up In King
county. where the prosecuting
attorney long has been under
fire and there II q definite
desire on the part Of . portion
|of the eitizenry to clip bis
official wings.
Opposition 10 the eompen-
satlon law amendments quite
frankly comes from industry
big and little. The measure
went through the legislature
under impetus Of ; fun head
Of steam applied by organized
labor.
Aim Of all the refsrenda Ia
to throw the proposed laws
into the 1912 political cam
palgn. 10 be voted on by the
people.
II il 10 the interest OF all
the people that they Be
studied now. II you think
they are good laws. do not
sign the proffered petitions (:
III you think they ars bad
laws. sign.
Appeal TO referendum Il a
part today Of our direct"
Legislative process IL u
worthwhile only 10 the extent
that citizens assume the sol
emn obligation TO understand
clearly why they do or do not
sign : petition.
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BANK TRANSACTIONS
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Evening star., 1941-06-06
Smith Boys 10 Settle
Motorcycle Feud
In Race Sunday
Don Is Eager to Avenge
Beating by Charley
On GIenmont Track

A family feud involving the
Smith brothers, Don and Charles Of
Cabin John, may enliven the Ma
tional Capital Motorcycle Clubs
final racing meet of the season
Sunday at Glenmont Heights, Md,
Eight events are scheduled, starting
at 2:3O.
Don had been the clans shining
star on the inverted "P' speed STRIP
until three weeks ago when his kid
brother slipped through on the in
side and coaXed his growing gas
hound over the line into the win
ner'S circle. 1t was Charley's first
major victory and although it was
all in the family Don didn't like the
idea of losing to the youngSter.
Both have their super-specials
tuned for the grand finale, which
has attracted George Sabine of
Gaithersburg, John Hostetter of
Altoona, Pa, and several other out
standing racers, and it is under
stood that the first Of the Smiths to
cross the line will get the unofficial
family championship.
The Glenmont course is six miles
north of Silver Spring on Georgia
avenue extended. Signs will be up
to direct fans to the track.
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Yellow Cabmen Start
&c. League Action
In New Series

Yellow Cab. one of the leading
independent mines in Washington,
will join organized ranks on June
49, 1t will take a spot in the strong
Federal l-Commercial League left va
cant as Arlington Cantonment was
forced to withdraw when all players
were transferred to New Jersey.
The seCond-half schedule starts
June 18.
All Sandlot games scheduled yes
terday were rained out One of the
feature contests on the program will
be carried over to today when Little
Tavern and Cameo Furniture meet
in an Industrial League contest on
the Ellipse. This will be the begin
ming of busy week end for Cameo.
Tomorrow it meets Naval Air Sta
ton and on Sunday it travels to
Glen Burnie.
Another big contest will be that
today between Heurich Brewers
and ODonnell's Sea Grill at Grif-
fifth Stadium. Set to begin at 80,
this non-league game between two
outstanding Industrial League teams
will open the Masonic night of
thrills program. Taking a share
of the spotlight on Sundays sandlot
program is the double header be-
tween Washington Apaches and
Hillcrest A. c., beginning at l on
FairlaWn Field.
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Wilson is Afroid Lou
Might Believe Wife

Your correspondent suggested to
Mr.. Wilson that he make prac-
tice of inviting Mrs. Novikof to
each game to yell Hes a bum!"
Mr.. Wilson shook his head du-
biously.
I'm afraid he might believe her"
he said The Russian is in very
melancholy mood"
Still and all, in spite of the wan
ness of his work at the plate, the
sorrowful Slav is not the major
disappointment of the year. Gerald
Priddy and Phil Rizzuto, the YAM
KEGS wonder boys, who came up with
a fanfare louder than Novikoff S,
are riding the bench. Novikoff was
benched once this season, but he
bounced right back. Such as he is,
the Cubs need him.
The Russian, ordinarily a chat
terbox, had little to say when your
agent saw him.
Things are lousy" said Mr.. Nov
ikoff. Don't sell me short, though.
I'll start busting em soon, and then
they'll hear the voice of Novikoff
around these parts,
quite a voice, too" added the
Mad Russian, Frightening for the
first time in a month.
Evening star., 1941-06-06

to receive and by the time a man
ager pays for board and lodging
over the week end ne doesn't have
much left. A players lucky to get
SIS for a whole week end and that
isn't enough"
With the better PLAYERS home to
roost and the Nationals unable TO
get going, Gauzza reports attend
anCe at SandloT games is at least
Is per cent better than last year
and predicts IL viii increase as the
league races warm up.
Second Half Exciting.
THE first half usually always is
dull" he says. Teams don't have
all their players because of the
high school series and because some
are away at school and, while we
have good games and hot rivalries,
they don't really begin to play until
the second half. You wait and
see what happens the second time
around in our unlimited divisions
You'll see some funny things and
while the public may call EN- up
sets they really aren't at all. Two
or three Of these teams nave beer
awfully lucky this half, but it hap
pens seldom they go all the way
to a pennant on lIck.'
The feature this week in the Ma
tional City involves Heurich Brew
ers, one of the wandering troupes
that is staying home this summer
and Morton Littman hustling ia
cobSen Florists. The Brewers gre
one of the most colorful outfits
on the lots and one of the oldest
and strongest. The Florists boast
a lineup composed almost ex-
cluSively Of Maryland alumni and
they have color and talent, too. II
should be quite a battle.
Evening star., 1941-06-06
BY ROMNEY WHEELER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ATLANTA, June 6.-Word
whittlers: The picture editor of
the Raleigh IN. c. News and
Observer believes in getting down
to business. Given two photos
of local fishermen with 427-
pound and 410-pound blue-fln
tunas, he aptly captioned: How
many tuna fish sandwiches have
we here?"
Honest reporting: "W h t's
wrong with the Pensacola Flyers?"
asked Managing Editor Frank
Pericola of the Pensacola Jour-
nal. Then, answering his own
question: well, in our opinion
it's a case of hitters not hitting"
Minute meditation: Fisher
men around Vidalia, Ga, report
success by batting their hooks
with pieces of soap" says Tommy
Fitzgerald of the Louisville
Courier journal. There's Moth
ing new to this discovery, since
politicians found out years ago
that soap is the most effective
bait"
Pot shots: Craig Wood and
Sam Snead both are wearing
harnesses to keep vertebrae in
shape. Which is no help in a
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Minor Results
by IIIt hSSUCIaItU PTtSS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

iNlEhNhllONAL IN LEAGlk.
Toronto at Jersey City, rain.
Rochester at Newark. rain
Montreal at Baltimore rain
syracuse, ,; Buffalo, o.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee, 4; Toledo. 3
Columbus. :; Kansas City. l.
Louisville. 4: ST. Paul. 3
Minneapolis. 2-6; Indianapolis. 1-3.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Portland. 12; San Diego 3.
Sacramento. 3: Seattle. l.
San FRANCISCO. 10; Hollywood 4.
Oakland, 3; Los Angeles, 2 90 inninss).
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas, T: Beaumont l.
Shreveport g. Fort Worth, 2.
Tulsa 4; San Antonio, ,.
Houston. -; Oklahoma City. "a.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville. 13: Chattanoogs, 8.
Atlanta, s: Knoxville. ..
Memphis 5-5; New Orleans. 0-1.
Little Rock, s; Birmingham, Z.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Elmira at Springfield (2). rain.
Blnghamton. fl; Wilkes-Barre, al.
Williamsport at Hartford, rain.
Scranton at Albany. rain.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Charlotte, 8: Winston-Salem. 3.
Durham. e. Norfolk. /.
ASheville, Z: Greensboro, 4.
Richmond at Portsmouth, rain.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Petersburg, 5: Salem. 90 innings.
Saunton, r: Lynchburg, 4.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Springfield, 40; Charleston, 2-3.
Dayton 3; GAINESVILLE. 2.
Canton. Z; Erie, 3.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Decatur, S. Evansville, 2.
Moline. s: Springfield, 8
Madison, 2: Cedar RAPIDS, l Ill in
ningsD.
Clinton. ?: Waterloo. 0.
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Hawkins
Continued From Page C-1O

"a proud little fellow Of three-was
to be exposed TO the Tigers here to-
day. Washington entered the first
Of three-game series with record
Of II successive victories over De-
troit.
The Mats latest loss was a COM
paratively inspiring Al affair they
dropped yesterday at St. Louis. The
Browns made a nice debut under
the direction of Manager Luke Sew
ell inserting timely thumps to
whip Sid Hudson.
Washington was operating under
10 deficit entering the Browns
portion of the seventh inning, but
the st. Louis lead soon was 80. for
George McQuinn drilled a double
to left which propelled Denny
Galehouse and Johnny Lucadello
across the plate.
In the eighth the Mats mustered
the full fury of their power and pro-
duced a run thrugh the medium Of
a single by Lewis which scored
George Archie. Archie had batted
for Hudson and forced Jimmy Po-
fahl at second, then moved to second
as Case grounded out. Singles By
Buddy Myer, Jake Early and Pofahl
manufactured Washington's other
run in the ninth after the Browns
had nicked Alexandra Carrasquel
for their final run.
Hudson allowed only seven hits
in the seven innings he toiled, but
two of the three walks he issued
resulted in st. Louis runs. Gale
house. who walloped the Mats with
one hit previously this year stymied
them with eight. but required the
aid of Johnny Allen in the ninth.
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Curb on Sunday Auto Jounts
Would Be Knockout Blow
To Sond|ot 7rouping

Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes'
proposal to ban uneSSentlal auto
trips on Sundays to conserve the
Nations supply of oil and gasoline,
if adopted, may be the final blow to
an old and rapidly vanishing sandlot
custom of playing road games on
week ENDS.
With no gas to fuel their buggies,
the few remaining tourists would
have to confine their activities to
local competition. That would give
rise to another and more perpleXing
problem concerning space to accom-
modate the clubs. or lack of it, which
has been responsible in no small
measure for Sandlot baSeball's de-
cline in recent years.
Diamond Travel Falls Off.
Vic Gauzza, who serves as presi-
dent of five sandlot circuits, in
cluding three Sunday wheels, was
saying only today the decline in
travel is more noticeable this year
than ever before Naturally it af-
fected the Sunday leagues more
than their weekday counterparts
and the National City this year is
enjoying the fastest brand OF COM
petition it has witnessed since 1887.
More of the better players are stay
ing home and fewer teams are find
ing it profitable to HE themselves
to the hinterland.
I'm the old days road games were
worthwhile financially" Gauzza
was saying today. An average
player could pick up $40 a game
and the stars. like an outstanding
pitcher or hitter. got as much as
S25 And that didn't include hotel
rooms and meals. But they can't
do that any more. Teams aren't
getting the guarantees they used
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Conn Won't Have Punch
To Bother Chompion

Conn is one of the better boxers
with a pair of fast feet and a pair
OF fast hands. Shy on the side of
hurting punch. the Pittsburgh
sniper will have to depend entirely
on speed in the hope that he can
keep the Bomber baffied from round
to round.
I doubt that Conn will weigh in
above 178 for the fight. which isn't
enough to carry any Louis broadside
or bombardment.
Conn can't afford to take anv of
the punches that Budy Baer abb
sorbed through the first five rounds.
And Billy isn't likely to if he uses
his speed in the right way.
Louis found out from Galento and
Baer that he couldn't afford to get
too careless. Both were slow, but
both could punch.
He will have no such risk to run
against Conn unless the challenger
IN some mysterious way can locate
much more power than he has
shown so far.
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Getting Cubs Lone Hit
Mioht Prove Help

"Novikoff did something the other
day which may help to snap him
out of it. A kid named Hughes,
down in Philadelphia, almost
pitched a no-hit game against us.
He gave one hit-and Novikoff got
1t. Maybe it will help his conf
dence to know that he did some
thing none of the other hitterS
on the club could do.
"Of course" adds Mr.. Wilson.
'you may think am day-dreaming
when I speak of the other hitterS
on the club. We are very anemic
bunch of sluggers right now. But
maybe the boys will take off those
fake Whiskers and start hitting
soon, Novikof with the rest of
them"
Out on the Coast, the Mad Rus
sian used to get splendid psyche
logical cooperation from his wife,
whose lungs are said to be almost
as stout as Mr.. Novikoff's. Sitting
behind the plate, Mrs. Novikof
would yell Hes a bum Strike
him outl" whenever her husband
came to bat.
This had an inspiring effect on
the Mad Russian. AS soon as he
heard these scornful words, he
would knock the ball into Beverly
Hills or some other contiguous
suburb.
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Challenger Cont Afford
To Trode WoIIops

This means that Louis can be free
to@ start stalking his prey, looking
Tor the big spot. He can afford to
take five punches against one of his
own. But he also will come upon far
greater trouble in harpooning a
much lighter, faster man.
Louis has good speed for a 200
FOUNDER and still plenty on the
leather, despite recent falling off
in sharpness.
Conn might just as well make I'D
MS mind now that he can afford
no punch trading at fairly close
quarters.
Conn carries a natural fighting
instinct in his heart. He gets sore
quickly and starts looking for trou-
Die. He'll find his full share of this
commodity in either of the Bomber,s
active fists.
There is another weakness Conn
must work on. This is the matter
OF slow starting. If he postpones
the fireworks against Louis too many
rounds he may never get the chance
to set them off.
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Evening star., 1941-06-06
Tuna Fishermen Catch Lots of Sandwiches
Anglers Using soop Bot codys Son May Become Coach

golf tournament. Ernest Cody.
son of Josh Cody, Temple foot
ball coach, is being mentioned
for a coaching job at Riverside
Military Academy. Knoxville
still expects to see Abe Shires,
the ex-Tennessee footballer, put
up his dukes against Tony Ga
lento. Tom Anderson of the Jour-
nal says Shires acceptance by
the Marine Corps is not effective
until October.
Help wanted: Tifton (Ga)
High School is looking for a bas-
ket ball coach to succeed Homer
Thompson, who goes into the
Army this summer.
Confusion dept: jeff Cole
man, business manager of the
University of Alabama, had IS 900
football stickers printed with
Evening star., 1941-06-06
WhirIaway in Small
Field Tomorrow in
Belmont Stakes
Speedy Workout Helps
Score Off Opposition
In Triple Title Try
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Whirlaway
is the bogey man of Belmont Park
today.
The big hoss" Of the year is so
feared by the other 3-year-olds that
they probably won't have enough
entries TO make up bridge game
when the secretarys Office closes on
nominations for tomorrow's Bel
mont Stakes.
This is the IL mile gallop in
which Warren Wright's chestnut
cannon ball is regarded as a Shoo-in
to fasten the third jewel in his
triple crown, thereby becoming the
fifth horse in all racing history TO
accomplish this little job.
He scared off some Of the poten-
tial Belmont entries when he won
the Kentucky Derby by eight lengths.
Some more turned and ran when
he took the Preakness by five
lengths.
Whirly Fast in Workout.
For the benefit of the die hards,
Trainer Ben Jones sent him out for
Ia mile breeze Wednesday as an
easy jaunt in his training prepara-
ton. And all Whirly did was rip
off the 10 furlongs in a mere 2 min
utes 22s seconds.
The layman may not appreciate
this in cold figures, but it would
compare with Glenn Cunningham,
in his heyday, waltZing a 4:07 mile
in a workout. In fact. this 2:022 :
is just one second slower than the
time in which Blenheim's batty son
won the Derby, and that was the
fastest Derby in the blue grass
classics g. years.
Just about all of those who faced
him so Confdently-and ate his dust
so dlSmally-in early May at the
4 Downs have lodged the issue this
time. They're convinced-that is.
all except Robert Morris. the colt
from the barn of J. Fred Myers,
the Pittsburgh steelman.
Figures Young Bob" Rates.
Young Bob" turned in a snappy
effort a few days ago at Belmont,
/ and Myers figures he rates one
more crack at Whirly.
At the same time, Trainer Max
Hirsch, convinced he couldn't 90 it
with Dispose for Robert J. Kle-
berg. the Texas cattleman, will take
a chance this time with Itabo, a
big handsome son of Bold Venture,
also from Kleberg's barn. Itabo has
been to the races only three times
in his career-twice as a 2-year-
old and once this year. And he's
won every time.
Sonny Whitney has been talking
of trying with his Yankee Chance.
and that about completes the list
of those who want any more truck
with the little horse with the big
tail. And these, as well as any
others who may enter, probably are
doing 1t with an eye on that $4,000
money for second place.
Evening star., 1941-06-06

the picture of Capt. John Han
son. Now Hanson has joined
the Army Air Corps.
Take it from the experts, that
Fort Worth Colonial Club course,
where the United States Open
is being played, is just a sneeze
short Of capital punishment.
Cracked Leonard Dodson after
practice round: You can't
walk down the fifth fairway
without getting in the rough.
It's inches wider than the black
line down a highway"
The woods are driving Clayton
Heafner whacky. If you find a
tree gnawed down anywhere on
the course" he told Al Sharp of
the Atlanta Constitution, You'll
know I did it. I feel that way
about most of them"
Evening star., 1941-06-06
Developed Greatly
Mentally, Billy Is
Cool 5trategist
Won't Lose His Temper,
Has No Fear of Joe's
Punches, He Asserts
BY GAYLE TALBOT,

POMPTON LAKES, N. j., June 6.
Billy Conn, the classic young boxer
from Pittsburgh, is so convincingly
| certain that he will win the heavy
weight championship from Joe Louis
on June l8 that he even has this
/ charter member of the Louis-Is-
Terriflc-Club beginning to waver to
and fro.
Billy has grown up remarkably in
recent months. Not physically, for
he finally has given up hope Of
outgrowing his natural 180 pounds,
but mentally.
Now, instead of making flip cracks
about his opponents and refusing to
admit that anybody else can fight a
lick, he sits and tells with the cold
detachment of surgeon how he will
defeat the big Negro He sounds
much more dangerous Billy Conn
than was the slim wasted firebrand
who used to fly into a cursing rage
when hit solidly and slug away like
back-alley fighter.
Boasts He'll Fool All.
VIC dIW DCCll lIldl way, SOllIl
smiled. Il know, you think I'll do
that with Louis, too, and get my
head knocked off. But I won't. I'll
fool you and Louis and everybody
| else this time I want that cham
piOnShip and I want to be on Easy
Street too much to let my pride
stop me.
Maybe he'll knock me down. I
know Joe can punch, and he's a
great fighter. But if he does put
ne down Ill guarantee you I'll take
a full nine-count and when I get up
I won't be standing there with my
hands hanging down.
I'll be stepping around and giving
MIN this with my hands and making
him miss. Joe doesn't knock any
body out with one punch and
think I'm a little better boxer than
these guys he's been putting away.
Il only hope he keeps waiting
for me to get mad or careless. BY
the time he finds out different I'll
have that championship I'll holler
in that radio: Easy street. here I
come. Here comes Billy Conn"
Took SavoldS Punches.
why do I think I can take Joes
| punches and keep on stepping
around him? Because I took all Lee
Savold had and because 1 don't
think Louis can hit a bit harder than
SaVold. That's why. Savold broke
my nose the first time he hit me,
and another time he caught me one
on the head that I thought my
brains were coming out the other
side. But you saw how I tied him
up and went on feeding him left
| hooks
For that matter, it is necessary
only to look at Billy to know he has
been able to protect himself. Except
for the scars of old cuts around his
eyes his face almost is unmarked
In street clothes few persons would
take him for a fighter. Unusually
wide shoulders and big wrists and
hands are about the only give away