U . S . S . HOWS TON 
Evening Press News 
1 August 1938 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Tol edo, Ohio: 
Officials of the New York Central Railroad believed today 
that wet rails were responsible for a train wreck that injured 
20 persons. Dig accident occurred when the streamliner 
"Commodore Vanderbilt” struck an observation car of the 
motionless Detroit- Cleveland Express* Fifty or more passengers 
on both trains v/ere thrown into the aisles but only 20 were 
injured severely . The Detroit-Cleveland train had stopped after 
hitting an automobile at a grade crossing. The streamliner 
was traveling about five minut- s bnhind the Detroit train. 
The engineer of the Commodore Vanderbilt applied his brakes 
immediately upon sighting the flares of the train ahead but 
the wheels failed to hold on the slippery rails. 
Pittsburgh: 
Coach Johnny Blood of the Pittsburgh pro football Pirates 
said today that Colorado’s All-Anorican back, Whizzer White, 
had accepted an offer to play for the Pitates this fall. Ho 
said White’s contract called for $15,000.00. White plans to 
play one season of pro football and then onter Oxford Univer 
sity in England in January. 
Boston: 
The Boston Bees bought the veteran r 5rd baseman, Joe Stripp, 
today from the Sv. Louis Cardinals. rj -he purchase price was 
not revealed. 
7/ashing ton . Ohio : 
Secretary of the Interior Ickes rejected today two appli- 
cations for private leases of approximately 300 acres of oil 
land on the East Timber line land, about 65 miles from New 
Orleans. Ickes ordered that the land and the ad joining • islands 
between Grand Pass and Timberline and Raccoon Pass be offered 
by leasing by competitive bidding under seal. Ickes overwhelmed 
protests that the land involved was state rather than Federal • 
Property. The protests had boon ma.de by the State of Louisiana, 
the Southern Sulphur Corporation and the Gulf Refining Co. 
Washington : 
Secretary of State Hull discussed the proposed British 
American Trade Agreement today with British Ambassador Sir 
Ronald Lindsay. Later Hull told reporters that negotiations 
were still progressing. He would not comment further on the 
conference . 
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