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The Washington times., 1929-02-20
SOLONS FAVOR
BOXING BILL

The Watson. .Updike bin to legaliZe
amateur boxing in the District of
Columbia was favorably reported out
by the House District Committee in
its session this morning. Backers
OF the bill declared it would speedily
be called up for vote in the House
where its passage is considered quite
likely.
In every Iikelih pod the amateur
boxing measure which sponsors -four
round amateur boxing in the Dis
trict of Columbia may be signed by
President Coolidge before he retires
to private life, March 4. Thus anna
teur boxing will at last have been
recognized and given legal sanction.
Passed by the Senate last May,
the bill was favorably reported out
by the House District judiciary Sub
committee without a dissenting voice
Tuesday. Chairman Clarence j. Nc.
Leod (R1 Michigan, chairman of
that committee, said in his opinion
that the House would speedily pass
the bill and send it to the Chief
Executive for his signature.
Not only will the bill help the
colleges, but it also will provide
life blood for conducting matches
in the various athletic clubs.
Heretofore no prizes could be
offered nor could admission be
charged to the bouts, two yir-
tual necessities for conducting
the sport.
Under the bill a prize medal or
trophy of not more than $3S in
value can be offered to the con-
testants, and So is the maximum
admission charge.
Not only did all the local fathers
of the boxing bile speak In its be-
half before the subcommittee meet
ing yesterday, but several nationally
known men appeared and spoke in
behalf of its passage. Canon Will
liam s. Chase, of Brooklyn, ma
tionally known reformer; capt.
James B. MacCabe, o. Boston. for
mer A. A. U. president, and Dan.
ieI J. Ferris, secretary of the A. A.
u. were three of the men who
spoke Yesterday. Deets Pickett,
executive secretary OF the Methodist
Board of Temperance, Prohibition
and Public Morals, also urged Its
adoption.
The local men who appeared urS.
ing favorable report on the bill
were: Capt. Harvey L. Miller, repre-
senting the American Legion and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars;
James Mcnamara, representing
Georgetown and the Jewish CommI'
nifty Center, zube Sullivan. of the
knights Of Columbus; Charles ].
Odenthal, of the City Club; Prof.
T. j. Kavanaugh, chairman of the
faculty on athletics at Catholic Uni.
versity, and Charles ornstein, sec.
retary Of the South Atlantic A. A. U.
The Washington times., 1929-02-20
Carlisle Passers Meet
st. CHRISTOPHER Quint

The Litchman Carlisle five, Dis.
trict colored basketball champions,
will take on the strong st. Christie.
pher team, of New York, tomorrow
night in the Lincoln Colonnade at
$3.50 o'clock. The local team has
been strengthened by the return of
Eddie Davis and "Sllmp Henderson.
The st. Christopher passers won
the championship Of the Eastern
Colored League last year and their
appearance here tomorrow night is
their visit to the National Capital
The Washington times., 1929-02-20

Births. EneaRenaenta. AEarriaEes,
DeA ii ard In Mernorlana appear daily
On the last inside page. Last two eoluuaAss
The Washington times., 1929-02-20

A former war horse of the
Washington City Duckpin AssO-
citation, Irving Belt, win swing
into action for the first time in
many moons. On a nearby alley
win be A. C. RoGrick, of the Eve.
ming Star, who helped to make
early ducltpin history.
The Washington times., 1929-02-20

The new constitution makes t
mandatory to use the Calxins
system Of determining handicaps
and the q. s. G. A. method Of
determining par.
The Washington times., 1929-02-20

A correspondent, whose name
we shield because the thought
he advances might bring ridicule
upon him, declares newspapers
give too much attention to base
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
Tlorida's Alarm,

Having been savagely hurt by hurri-
canes in the Fall of 1926 and 1928, the
people of Southeast Florida are quite
naturally alarmed by the report If q
violent storm in the neighborhood OF
Nassau, moving in their direction. They
have every reason to do all that Is pos
sible to protect themselves from the
fury Of the elements that may burst
upon them in a few hours. So they
are moving back from the coast seeking
places of comparative safety, anywhere
but on the shore of the sea, from the
violence of which they have on these
two recent occasions so terribly suf-
fered.
Dispatches from that region today
tell OF almost q panic stampede from
the coast to the interior, from the cerl-
tiers of population to the open spaces.
There is not much high land in that
part Of Florida and in truth there is
but little chance of security from floods.
But the people may find some protec-
ton few miles back from the coast. At
least there will be less danger of in
jury from flying fragments Of wrecked
buildings and less peril from q tidal
wave from the sea.
Todays news indicates that the bur
ricane. the full force of which Las not
yet been measured, has not progl essed
at its former rate Of speed, its center
remaining almost stationary s;'me-
where between Nassau and Miami.
There is hope that 1t may be dissipated
by its own fury, that it may swallow
ITSELF" as has been said of cyclonic
storms, while still at sea. But expert
ence does not warrant much confidence
on that score. These tornado storms
that originate somewhere in the West
indies, or below them In the Caribbean,
usually endure until some time after
they have hit the Florida coast and
passed inland. There is nothing at sea
to obstruct them or defect them. Trey
do, however, occasionally change their
PAGES in their advancing movements,
which are governed by the velocity OF
the cyclonic winds forming the vortex
Should this storm strike Florida with
the fury Of that of three years ago, or
even that of a year ago, which was
less violent, 1t would do serious damage,
which the State could Ill afford TO suf-
fer. The hope is that the forecasts will
fail on this occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
A Leader Passes.

In the death of Miller j. Higgins is
an illustration of the strange ways OF
fate. This man was famous. He will
long be remembered and he will be
loudly praised for his abilities and his
achievements. But his fame rests largely
upon the accomplishments OF others
those whose energies end skill and tai
ents he directed. 1t is one Of the oddi-
ties Of life that Higgins did not achieve
exceptional distinction in his own chosen
line Of endeavor, that of playing base
ball. He was better than good player.
He was in the star" class for while.
But he did not shine out as supreme,
and when he began to falter, as all ball
rlayers do after time, he was due to
slip back into the obscurity Of the
"nainors" when his real ability was dis
covered and developed, as the manager
Of other men.
Higgins, conspicuous among ball
players for his small stature and frail
frame, was of the precise proportions
for q leader. He had the peculiar tenn
peran,ent to fit him for that role, to-
rether with the knowledge Of the game.
He was no theorist, but he knew every
uuirk and curve of the sport, every trick
and device. He was an excellent judge
of abilities. He knew how to get the
most cut of his players. He was not
vuave manager, placctory and assuaging
Rather to the contrary. He had hii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

There is no other agency in the
world that can answer as many legit-
innate questions as our free Iriforma .
ton Bureau in Washington, D. C. This
highly organized institution has been
built up and Is under the personal
direction OF Frederic j. Haskin. BY
keeping in constant touch with FEEDER
al bureaus and other educational en-
terprises it Is in position to pass on
to you authoritative information of
the highest order. Submit your queries
TO the star of experts whose services
are put at your free disposal. There
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The Evening Star, Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. G.
@. Please describe the Damascus
sword blade.-A. @.
A. The Crusaders first drew attention
to Damascus blades. They were found
to possess not only elasticity. united
with considerable hardness. but their
surfaces were covered with beautiful
designs formed by tissue of dark lines
on light ground, or light lines upon
a dark ground, and occasionally by the
inlaying Of gold on the steel-blue
ground. Gold and silver are inlaid III
the higher class Of sword blade. In
genuine Damascus blades, the designs
and the watering on regular. almost
symmetrical, figuring is not worn Of by
friction or even grinding.
@. In what city is there a restau-
rant built to resemble railway
train?-J. E. H.
A. Doubtless you have reference to
an unusual type Of restaurant at New
port, r. I. This lunch wagon" is built
to look like a railway train and en-
CINE and even has cowcatcher on the
front.
@. To what college did Col. Robert
Stewart present funds for a library
A. Col Robert Stewart presented
5000, 900 TO his alma mater. Coe College,
at Cedar Rapids. Iowa, to build libra
ny in honor of his parents.
@. What is the difference between a
glider and q sail plane?-W. E.
A. Authorities state that a glider is
a machine which, elevated a few feet
in the air or launched from q hillside,
will glide steadily downward. while a
sail plane is a finer and more lightly
built craft which, taking advantage Of
sail or fly in the hands Of skilled
pilot.
O. Why does soda water sometimes
taste f1at?-P. E. H.
A. Poor tasting or fiat" soda water
indicates that there is some radical de-
feet in the functioning properties of
the carbonating apparatus through
whose agency carbonated water is gen.
Grated.
O. How much should q high school
student spend annually for clothes?-
S. G. M.
A. A survey conducted by Marc N.
Goodnow Of the department of journal
ism, University Of Southern California,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

What to do with the disagreeable
people one meets every day2
In ancient times one simply hit them
on the head with a broadax or club
and had them carried out the nearest
exit.
There was q hnality to the process
which was satisfying to all concerned,
with the exception of the victim.
He, poor fellow, never knew what hit
him!
The merciful attitude has so far
triumphed that 1t is no longer fashion,
! able, feasible or even possible to treat
disagreeable persons so. although they
perhaps deserve 1t just as much as ever.
Today one must resort to devious
methods to get rid Of the man or woman
who strikes one as disagreeable. In
using the word one must recognize that
1t includes q great deal.
He who strikes one person as dis
pleasing may be eminently agreeable to
another. In the main, however the
nized by several earmarks.
In the first place, he Is always ready
to criticize adversely everything that
any one else says does or purchases
These are the three main divisions, but
he Is by no means limited. He always
can think up other spheres for criticism
In the second place, he Is a nasty
talker, in that his tone is contentious,
filled with sarcasm. and his manner
intensely antagonistic.
In the third place. almost always he
has chip on the shoulder, as the say
ing is-that is, unless he has one on
both shoulders, which is most often the
case.
Those whose business requires them
to come into contact with the general
public know this character, who may
be either male or female.
They know that there Is no pleasing
them, whatever one does: so that the
best way to treat them, for the sake Of
all concerned, is to get rid Of them as
quickly as possible.
This, often means that they are
treated even better than the first-class
folk who are kindly, cordial and helpful.
The big idea. as may be seen, Is TO
get rid of them as speedily as possible
An experienced worker often can tell
such people by looking at them.
Perhaps 1t is querulous look in their
eyes or a mean twist to their mouth.
Maybe their lips are drawn up thin or
their noses bit too sharp Tor good
will.
Whatever the physical signs which
lend confirmation to the three broad
characteristics outlined. the old hand
at the window sizes them up the mo-
ment they appear.
He knows from long experience that
the best way to handle them Is to get
rid Of them as fast as possible, and that
this means to treat them even nicer
than usual.
It is worth real money to hear vet
eran explaining this subtle method to a
new hand. Young assistants. vexed
with the problem. come to him with
spleen in their voices.
They have been outraged by the man
ners Of So-and-so, who has resisted all
reason, common sense and decency.
The fool wouldn't even believe them
when he was shown the thing In black
and white. They felt like hitting him
one in the jaw.
The old hand soothes their ire. point
ing out to them that there always will
be a certain number of these people to
be met and that the proper handling OF
them, both from the personal stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
Mr.. Atkins Departs.

One Of the many phenomena of pas
sion generated during the World War
was Lissauer's celebrated Hymn Of
Hate Against England" For while, in
Germany, 1t almost supplanted
Deutschland, Deutschland Uber Al
les" as the national anthem.
Ran the concluding stanzas:
You will We hate with last
ing hate,
We will never .forego our hate.
Hate by water and hate by land,
Hate of the head and hate Of the hand,
Hate of the hammer and hate OF the
crown,
Hate of seventy millions, choking down,
We love as one. We hate as one,
We have one foe, and one alone
England!
This week the British Army is evac-
uating the Rhineland, vanguard of
the allied forces pledged to leave the
occupied area of Germany under the
terms of the Dawes Young plans. Tom
my Atkins and his mates are quitting
the scene of ten-year sojourn on the
Rhine amid vastly different German
emotions than Lissauer hissed in his
Hymn Of Hate"
Practically the entire population (of
Koenigstein), says an Associated Press
dispatch, turned out in a drenching
downpour of rain to wish the British
soldiers Godspeed. Thousands Of Ger
mans under a sea of umbrellas joined
in singing British popular songs played
by the Leicestershire regimental band.
AS the train steamed out. the Germans
lifted a rousing chorus of Aud Lang
Syne.' An advance detachment of the
Eighth Hussars sang out 'Auf Wieder-
sehen,' as they disappeared from the
Germans gaze"
Evacuation of the Rhineland is not
only a momentous European event in
itself, but an augury Of future tran
quillity as significant in its way as
leagues, Locarnos and ententes cordiale.
Anglo-German relations, If the manner
of Tommy Atkins leave-taking is any
criterion, have been strengthened, not
impaired, by a British military rule in
Germany's beloved river province.
"You have been good lads" said Maj.
Gen. Sir william Thwaites, command
erin chief of the British forces. yester-
day as he bade good-by at Wiesbaden
to the latest detachment of the Kings
troopers to entrain for home.
Yes, the British soldier in Germany
this past troubled decade has been ex-
actly what Rudyard Kipling described
him to be quarter of century ago:
Here's to you, Tommy Atkins.
You're a brave un, heart and hand.
You're a credit to your calling
And to all your native land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
Asylums and Not
Death Houses Needed
To the Editor of The star.

To the Editor of The Star:
When Mr.. E. Roy Calvert. British
penologist. comes to Washington and
expresses his ideas to our public and
gives studied statistics relative to the
abolition OF capital punishment. it is to
De hoped that the citizens of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia will thoughtfully ano
UNANIMOUSLY consider the true phases
d THIS outrageous procedure EMPLOYED ir
oeaung with the criminal
May the judicial minds involved In
the solution be open to the facts of q
hlgher justice, which will determine
methods. ii'NeO
Thou shalt not kill 3" in one instance
also pears an equally powerful inter
probation in another when the crime OF
the criminal is reflected, but under the
projected personification of the word
law" Perhaps too infreouentlv the
fundamental backgrounds of criminal
tendencies are too slightly analyzed -
ana perhaps more asylups would not 60
amiss where these unhealthy minds
could md means of recuperation thus
supplanting the barbarous death houses
which to this date exist among civilized,
humane and thinking people.
M BACHE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

battles with the stars who composed his
team-royal battles. some Of them-and
being manager he always won. for he
possessed the confidence of the owners
Of the club, and his decisions were
always sustained.
Manager for twelve years Of the New
York Yankees" Higgins in that period
made the remarkable record Of bringing
the American League pennant to that
clubs park six times, and three times
winning the world championship en-
blem. It is known that he wanted to
break the records of the sport by win
ming four league championships in Sc
uuence, and run1or says that his dis
appointment this year was one Of the
causes Of his physical decline. That,
however, does not ring true. Higgins
was too good q sport to let the failure
Of his team for a single season, due
in some measure to the illnesses that
afflicted some of his best players, affect
his own spirit.
The truth Is that this little man,
never really strong. always fighting
against some ailment, had reached his
limit. Yet he was At work on plans
for the coming season. True to his
trust, he was scouting for talent, to
strengthen the ranks of his team, a
wonderful organization that had been
weakened by too much success, too
much star work. The yankees" had
won too many remnants in row. Per-
haps some day the record will be
broken. It will take another Higgins,
aided and abetted by A group Of Babe"
Ruths and Gehrigs and other brilliant
performers, to accomplish the feat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
n the New York Evening world.

From the New York Evening World.
"They locked the pride of Erin's Isle
In the dark Kilmainham Jail"
So ran the song heard in the streets
and highways of Ireland when Charles
Stewart Parnell was imprisoned in the
famous Jail because of the activities OF
Capt. Moonlight" Dark, indeed, that
jail has seemed at times throughout the
generations Of 1reland's struggle for the
right to rule herself. Perhaps 1t seems
less dark in connection with Parnell's
incarceration, since it was from his
cell there that 1.-The pride Of Erin's Isle"
dictated terms to London.
Now this old prison, reeking with
tragedy, is closed, and closed too the
equally famous prison of Kilkenny, for
political crimes are of the past and
common criminals are growing scarce.
Indeed the prisons are gradually out.
living their usefulness, the number OF
prisoners today but so per cent as many
a number have been converted INTO
radio stationA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

to establish the buying power Of the
secondary school market, reveals that
the average expenditure per year of
high school students in that section Is
approximately s23352 for boys and
$356.54 for girls. In addition to clothes
the. estimate includes such articles as
stationery, toilet goods, spot goods.
hair cuts and shampoos. This knowl-
edge Of expenditures was CLEANED
/ through a survey Of "a representative
secondary schools.
@. Has the use Of radio in police
work proved practicable?-P. L. w.
A. Radio in police work is constantly
proving its practicability and reliability.
In recent address William l.. Potts,
inspector Of the Detroit Police Depart
ment and superintendent Of the Police
signal Bureau, stated that in Detroit
major crime convictions have increased
63.5 per cent in 1929 due to the fast
service resulting from the use Of radio
there are 50 radio-equipped police cars
In Detroit.
Q. How large is the ice cap located
by Comdr. Macmillan on his Arctic ex-
pedition?-J. D. A.
| A. The ice cap described by Comdr.
Macmillan Is said to cover approx
mately TOO square miles and is In real
|
the remnant Of the ice cap which once
covered 100000 square miles Of the
earth. Rock cairns will be set up next
| Summer to determine the rate of recess
sion of the discovery.
Q. In what play did Trixie Friganza
first stark. l..
A. Trixie Friganza first starred In
The Pearl Of Picking" in 1889.
O. Who carries the highest insur-
ance in the United States?- Y. M.
A. According TO the Spectator, q
weekly review Of insurance. Pierre s.
du Pont of Wilmington. Del, chair
man Of E. I. du Pont de Nemours B.
Co.. carries 100000 worth of per
sonal insurance. Among other large
policy holders listed are John c. Mar
tin of Philadelphia, vice president of
the Curtis-Martin Newspapers, Inc,
with the sum of S6,54o.000 in persnnai
and business insurance, and williom
Fox Of motion picture fame With
Sc 10000
O. Is Hawaii to have a memorial to
the song, Aloha Oe"?-H. r.
A. On September 16 bronze me-
mortal plaque with the words and mu-
sic OF Aloha De" was dedicated in
of the late Queen Liliuokaiani' last
ruler Of the Hawaiians, who wrote the
song 80 years ago. The ceremony
took place on the sixty-seventh ami
versary Of the marriage of Liliuokalani
to Gov. John Owen Dominis. Henri
Berger, now IS years old, the organizer
! OF the Royal Hawaiian Band and the
music master who wrote the score for
| Aloha De" and many Hawaiian nelo.
dies, participated in the dedication.
Q. Why was Gen. Wayne called Mad
Anthony?-J. A.
| A. Because of his reckless courage
Gen. Wayne received the name of Mad
| Anthony Wayne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
Violence in North Carolina
Laid to Delay by Officials

The workers need leaders to save them
from exploitation and to make sure
that this new industrial development
will bring with 1t the social well-being
they have right to expect. But the
leaders themselves must be OF type to
win their understanding and conf
dence"
"The situation as it has developed in
this industrial section of North Caro-
lima" states the Charlotte observer,
particularly in CASTOR, Mecklenburg,
Mcdowell and other counties, where
labor disturbances have occurred, calls
for calm. sober speech and thinking on
the part of the citizenship. Those who
have allowed themselves to become in
famed in mind should be counSeled to
control their passions and rely upon the
courts to decide promptly and fairly the
issues before them. Through such a
course, a recurrence of the deplorable
tragedy involving the death of Mrs.
Virgins of Bessemer City and the kill
ing of Chief of Police Aderholt of Gas
tonia may be avoided, while ill-advised
and tnf1ammatory utteranceS are calcu-
lated to. result in further violence and
possibly other grave tragedies. Gov.
Gardner may be depended upon to throw
every possible resource at his command
into the efforts to uphold the law and
w tLVol 1dhlN Will oil ISSUES ulVOlE6u
in the present situation"
Believing that the local authorities
ARE too keen to arrest every strike
sympathizer," the Charleston Evening
Post advises that violence against the
strikers must be punished if violence
from the strikers is to be successfully
controlled" while the Admission Star
comments: THE present uprising
against strikers and union leaders seems
10 nave come as result of the mis-
trial in the Aderholt case. It bears re-
SSmblance to efforts at mob rule-an at
tempt to make all members of one side
OF controversy suffer because, so far,
me courts had failed to punish any one
1or the murder of the police chief"
CONCERNING "reprisals," the New Or
leans Iimes-Picayune asserts that
criminal violence of this kind cannot
De defended by the plea that it is done in
support OF law and order On the con-
trary, 1t is dangerous BETRAYAL of the law
and order cause" -"