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"This Is not only probably the most
appreciated holiday we have" he said,
but technically 1t is the only legal gen.
eral holiday in the United States"
Hobbs began work on November 10,
1886, at 81 per day. Stewart described
him as "a great trade unionist in the
days when trade unionism was even less
popular than it is now" At the time Of
his appointment Hobbs was president
OF the Building Trades Council of the
District Of Columbia.
Perhaps his most significant accom-
plishment has been through the division
of union wage rates. His service to the
bureau has been genuine" Mr.. Stewart
declared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
LOOT WORTH $14O TAKEN

Burglars Enter Home Of Daniel
Cokinos and 10th st. Apartment.
Burglars obtained loot valued at $40,
including a watch, q shotgun and
clothing, in a recent visit to the home
Of Daniel Cokinos, at 213 H street
northeast, Cokinos reported to police
yesterday.
An unidentified man emerging from
an apartment building at 1901 Sixteenth
street yesterday afternoon led to the
discovery that the apartment of Mary
Brooks had been entered and ran
sacked during the tenants absence. The
door had been jimmied. The manager
could not say If anything was missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
Liner Waits 4 Days
To Permit Hunters
Full Week of Sport
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GLASGOW, Scotland. August
22.-The liner California sailed
Wednesday for New York with
1000 passengers aboard, most of
them American sportsmen who
have been in Scotland shooting
grouse.
The California delayed its sail
ing since last Saturday to accom-
modate sportsmen who wished O
full week of grouse shooting after
the season opened August II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
WAR MOTHERS TO PICNIC
Veterans of Three Hospitals to Be
Guests on Outing Tomorrow.

The sixth annual boat excursion of
the American War Mothers of the Dis
trict will be made tomorrow to Marshall
Hall with so disabled World War veter-
ans from Walter Reed, Mount Alto and
Naval Hospitals as guests.
An old-fashioned picnic supper like
mother used to make" will be served
during the evening. An attractive en-
tertainment program has been arranged
especially for the veterans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
German Contracts Aid $4,000.

BERLIN. August 40 (R).-To stimu-
late business and give employment the
German postal ministry has awarded
contracts aggregating $50 1000, 900. The
would give employment to $4,000 work.
ers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
SEEK TO ADOPT CHILD
Capt. and Mrs. B. L. Mi1burn Peti-
ton District Supreme Court.

Application for the adoption of Mary
Miller, an infant. was made to the Dis
trict Supreme Court today by Capt.
Bryan l.. Milburn, U. S. A., and his
wife, Frances H. Milburn, now tenn
porarily residing at Fort Monroe, Va.
Through Attorney Charles M. Irelan,
jr., the officer and his wife declare
their wish to make the child their heir.
Electric light companies of Japan are
lowering rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
Marine Band Concerts Cancelled.

The United States Marine Band con-
serts scheduled to be held next week at
their regular stations. Marine Barracks,
Sylvan Theater and the Monument
Grounds, have been Cancelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
$500, 600 Ship Contracts Let.

HAMBURG, Germany, August 20 up.
The German-American Petroleum Co.
of this city, acting for the Standard
Shipping Co. of New York, has awarded
shipbuilding contracts amounting to
about $7,500.000 to German companies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
II Generous Santa claus

Girl after girl has come TO him for sympathy
Is she waited for the man she was going to
marry to come back to her Woman after
woman has brought her children to him. be-
cause her husband had sent word that Daddy
Williams viii see that you have something to
eat until come home again" Mothers who
are sure that Johnny and Jimmie and Peter
are good boys" who just got in wrong make
daily pilgrimageS to his door.
I'm fact, women are usually the ones who
get in touch with me- They have 70 act as
messengers"
Williams keeps the thousands of little human
interest stories folded away In his mind and
also keeps a whole chest of letters and memen-
toS as visible reminders.
There is the tale of a man from down in
eral prison at Atlanta, Ca. for term Of from
6 to 10 years.
Some told him about me- and friends
OF his paid my expenses down to see him.
stayed two weeks, discovered he was limo
cent, proved 1t. and secured his release" Will
liams said HE had been arrested and i'm
prisoned for sending false literature through
the mail. He had bought 10 miles of frontage
along q Southern bay extending five miles
back from the water. organized company and
sold stock. He advertised the bay because of
its oyster beds and very industriously put in the
material for the beds and piling and brush so
the oysters would breed there and they were
doing so. He kept every promise, an inVestiga-
ton showed But other oyster men framed him.
'Twenty-six prominent business men Of the
town wrote letters testifying to his honesty and
integrity, and I'm 30 days I had him out al
though he had been there year before knew
about him." t'--e. ,.t,..s..
So every day ne gives his Christmas presents,
food and shelter and clothing, self respect end
anOther chancel sS's7i -" g'..s's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

Druids In their mystic rites, the ancient church,
men considered 1t an unholy plant
But that in no way affected its popularity
In the manor houses. Both in the great hall
Of the master and in the servants hall, it hung
over doorwayS In those days when a man
kissed . girl who inadvertently. or advertently,
wandered under it he had TO pick berry from
the spray and when all the berries were gone
the mstletoe lost its power of comforting special
privileges.
HE Christmas celebrations of Old England
are fnextricably interviewer with the earlier
Yuietide observanceS of the Celts and many
of them have a pagan origin. 1t was in feudal
times, however, that the observance of Christ
mas, still called the Yule feast reached its
greatest magnifcence. Old records tell that
King Richard II, gave q Christmas feast at
Litchfleld in the fourteenth century at which
1000 oxen and 200 tuns Of wine were consumed.
But this monarch was accustomed to enter
tanning on grand scale for every day 10000
persons dined at his expense, and It is said
that he employed 1000 cooks Those surely
were the good old daysi
One of the quaint old practices dating back
to ancient times was the passing Of the wassail
bowl At the end of the hearty feast, when
the cloth had been removed from the table an
immense vessel, often Of silver was brought in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

and placed before the lord Of the manor. It's
heady contents could claim no relationship
to prohibition cocktails. for into its compost
ton went the richest of wines, high spiced
and Sweetened, with roasted apples bobbing
about on the surface. Originally, the huge
bowl was passed around for all to drink from,
but later individual cups came into use. In
the less pretentious houses spiced ale replaced
the richer wines in the wassail bowl
The modern maid who finds silk stockings
and other intimate articles Of wearing apparel
among her Christmas offerings has a royal
precedent. Queen Elizabeth received q goodly
portion Of her wardrobe as gifts from her
courtiers, and she never hesitated to inform
the donor If the gift did not measure up to
standard in either quality or quantity. It was
quite q royal racket
Back in 1861 Queen Bess received as Yule
present pair Of black silk stockings, knit by
one Of her maids. Never after that would
she wear stockings made Of cloth
During the days Of the Reformation the
merriment and hilarity of the Christmas cele-
brati0ns were looked upon IS sacrilegiouS, and
finally, under Cromwell, the English Parlia-
ment ordered that mo observance shall be
had Of the i've and twentieth day Of December,
commonly called Christmas day: nor any so
lemnity used or exercised In churches upon
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re,..
I'm 164I, was q familiar Baltimore SAINTS.
Claus. He started with n few families and
had quite an extensive clientele when the Civil
War began. Won Gluck served under Gen
Grant, and fastened home when hoStiIities
ceased to enjoy the rest of his days with
his hobby.
Upon the death of the elder oluck in 1874.
the Santa Claus role passed to his son. John
Duval Gluck, who In turn beQueathed it TO
his son, the founder Of the Santa Claus
Association.
TN the idea of the Santa Claus Association
Mr. GIuck sees dual happiness He says
'"The success Of the idea is universally
acknowledged. It stands alone by virtue Of the
fact that is is the only charity in all Greater
New York which places the donor In direct
touch with the donee. We are purveyOrs of
Christmas cheer, as are other charitable
organizations but we NIL only the Christmas
niche. We are q Christmas organization
founded for one purpose-to answer children's
Santa Claus letters. We have the honor Of
having introduced the Postmaster General of
the United States to Santa Claus
"By our system the donor plays Santa
Claus in person and spends his own money
and experiences the thrill Of personal service,
charity and justice. Santa Claus, II you please
Is capitalized at Christmastine to educate the
donor. In 80 days each year we open, equip
operate and dismantle the most extensive
executive cf1aces OF their kind In the United
States"
The Santa Claus Association Of New York
has record OF which it may well be proud
In is years it has employed mOre. than loco
volunteer workers, communicated VIII 2S0;0o0
donors ana answered. on an average $4,000
Santa Claus letters o year without q single com
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"What Becomes ofLeHeyy2

plant made publicly against its administers
ton.
During the rest of the year John Duval 0luck
Is q newspaper man, but when Chr istmaS looms
In sight he IS first and foremost, self-appointed
head OF Santa Claus postal system. He gives
lavishly Of his time and funds and is thankful
every day that he lives that his birthday comes
on Christmas
I Asst Christmas Eve the 8. c. A. headquarters
were thrOnged with people from every WALK
Of nfe-donors. receivers workers They were
there, as was their custom, 10 wish the founder
of the Santa Claus Association very happy
Christmas and very happy birthday =.
With his heart in his eyes and voice, John
Gluck addressed them:
Beginning with that journey Of the Three
Wise Men to the City Of David, the spirit Of
Christmas giving has slowly but surely crept
into the heart of the world.
1.-THE bones Of the Three Wise Men have long
since crumbled into dust. but their NANTES rest
today upon the shoulders Of three other men:
these men are you. and the other fellow
And once each year there comes to U.S. above
the noise Of trafic and trade the cali To m
forth with our gifts Of gold and frankincense
and myrrh. The gold OF remembrance which
considers the needs and hopes of little children
and the weakness and loneliness of the oid the
frankincense Of love and friendship which kin.
dies the flame Of fellowship within the heart:
the myrrh Of kindfiness and service. which
draWs closer together those who have wandered
apart" -
The curtain should fall on this poetic utter.
ance. but there Is an Rfterthought arnouncesH
ment TO be made And here$lt isT JOeys ietter.
and an the oOther letters addressed 60 santa
Claus received by the association are acknowl-
edged " letter as wen 10 by presents. 80 ~
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Continued from SeDenth Page

He took few, the result was satisfactory, and
so my work began"
From that time on williams has been busy
vOuching for ex-priSoners.
At have made two fortunes" he reminisced.
~but I've given them both away. Once upon a
time could have written q check on my bank
for $44, 900 and owned Al acres Of fertile land
and raised standardized horses and colts
which were worth q large sum. But I couldn't
take it with me when died. And men needed
IT, so gave it."
Back in 1891 when he moved to Chicago and
entered the Pacific Garden Mission, on Van
Buren, street, there was q lodging house known
aS the Vestibue Lodging House.
1T followed a unique system" the man ex-
planned THE first time you went there you
paid 30 cents for your bed. If you didn't have
that much you went out on the street and got
It, The longer you stayed and the dirtier the
bed became the cheaper it was, until the rate
reached 10 cents. II you ever wanted q clean
bed you had to start with the 30-cent arrange
n0ent again.
"I went into the house one day and found a
number of ex-prSoners who had been paying
10 cents for their beds for months They
couldn't get work because everywhere they
went they had to I'LL out blank telling where
they had been for the last two or three years"
RUT when Williams got busy q new system
was inaugurated and honest toll was re-
warded with enough money to let . man live
respectfully. $500. 49,.
Williams activities are confined mainly 10
the men in Federal prisons. "And Of the whole
nunlber. tknow, lee Spix ave who disappointed
me. only one who went back to the peniten-
aaRy." he vii prOsa0lt iexplain. -'1
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ristnasDay,

Family Of William augustine Washingfon
Mas Living at Wakef ieId-Christmas
Celebrations Of the ONDays-Ancient
Customs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

CHRISTMAS, 1880, Is another sesqui-
centennial anniversary In American
history, and one connected with 0uI
first President. For on Christmas DAY
in han oil
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
SPUDS REGAIN
lST IN TEXAS
Wichita Falls Takes Pair
AT Beaumont AS
Cubs Lose
BY GAYLE TALBOT, JR.
Associated Press Sports Nriterl

Rapid Shifting Of fortunes around
the Texas League front over the
weekend saw the Wichita Falls
Spudders. knocked into second place
Saturday night, come back Sunday
To sweep a double bill at Beaumont
and regain the pinnacle, while
Waco's nocturnal specialists. after
enjoying a day on the peak, fell
back into a tie with the Fort Worth
Cats for second place.
A pair Of rookie chunkers. Vincent
and Florrid. with the assistance Of
Larry Bettencourt's big bat, put the
Spuds back in their accustomed
niche. Vincent tanned the Exporters
in the first bout, 8 10 z. thanks
largely to Bettencourts' thirty-fourth
and thirty-fifth homers Of the year,
the two blows accounting for five
runs. Florrid held the shippers TO
five bingles in the nightcap and
BANKED them, 5 10 0.
After expending most Of their en-
ergy in taking two out of three from
the Spuds in their big series, the
Cubs fell easy victims to Fort Worth
in yesterdays daylight battle, Is 70
10, and their tussle tonight was due
TO establish one or the other as run
ner-up to the Spuds.
Bill Harris, after winning seven
straight. was knocked from the hill
by the Cats in the fourth. and his
successors. Thurman and Wendt,
we're battered hard Ed. Brown,
whose bludgeon has been a big
factor in the Panthers' climb TO the
select circle, led the winners at
tack with three homers.
The Sports we're helpless before
Ralph Judd's fast ball and dropped
their opener to Houston, 6 to 0. The
ex-C Cardinal gave up only seven
scattered hits and struck out IL,
Carey Selph, with a home run and
single, was big gun for the Bisons
Six Dallas errors helped the In
dams take their inaugural. IA to 10,
and break q four-game losing streak.
The Tribe was outhit, IA TO IL, but
took full advantage Of Steer mis-
cues to score in all except two in
nings. Hugh Willingham homered
for Dallas with one on In the 7th.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
BRONCS MAKE
POOR SHOWING

Tiny" Garrett Sain. tWirier,
made a niche for himself in the
Valley baseball hall Of fame here
Sunday when he hurled what is be-
lieved 10 have been the only no-hit,
no-run achievement in this section.
Hurting a heady brand of ball.
Garrett made the Broncs pop out
easily 10 the infield throughout the
game. Only four fly balls went 10
The outfield. The big Edinburg jul
Nor college athlete walked but four
and obtained seven S~trikeouts. Just
10 round out the day, Tiny got a
brace OF hits himself, one Of them a
two Dagger.
The San Benito sluggers ham
msred Salinas to the far corners Of
he lot and the Bronx fielders COM
mitted six errors. BE 1t recorded
that the final score was 100.
The BroncS looked like they had
a bad ease Of distemper, heaves,
colo and in addition, were string
halted They put up a miserable
showing. while the Saints looked
like a million dollar outfit. The
large crowd gathered for the highly
touted game was disappointed IN
the showing Of the locals.
The box
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Lehman Wins

CHICAGO, July 28.-P-John-
ny Lehman. young Olympia Fields
Golfer. today had in his posses
sion al the trophies offered for
the annual western amateur tourn-
ament.
Lehman defeated another Chi
cagoan, Ira Crouch Saturday in
the final match for the champion
ship. and yesterday outshot Charles
Chick Evans. Jr., eight-time win
ner OF the title. in the playotf for
medal honors. Evans and Lehman
last week tied for medal at lat.
but the youngster yesterday shot a
IS over the Beverly Country Club
Course, to defeat Evans who had
an 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Standings

Tiny" Garrett, Saint hurler, fur
nished the sensation of the Rio
Grande Valley league Sunday. He
turned il what is believed TO be
the first no-hit, nc-run p~esfor-
nance ever chalked up in this Sec
ton. The big Saint had the BroncS
on his hil all the way. He walked
but four and got even strikeouts.
Tiny hit no batters.
The San Benito infield worked
smoothly as IL bore the brunt OF
what might be called the Browns
Vile attack. Only four fly balls
went to the outfield all afternoon.
The Saints won the highly touted
engagement by a lopsided score Of
1910.
This victory kept the league lead
ing Saints on top Of the scramble.
Harrington, in second place, contin-
ued to close on the trail of the
Saints by defeating La Feria 8 TO 2
at Harlingen.
A ruction in the seventh inning
Of the Mission-McAllen game caus-
ed Umpire Emory to forfeit The tilt
to McAllen by the customary 80
score. AT the time. the cor stood
So in favor Of Harley Jackson's
nine. Rankin. hurting for Mission,
asked for a new ball. Emory in
spected the ball in play and ruled
that il was still good and did not
hand out the new ball. Mission
threatened to take her squad off
the field If a new ball was not put
IN play. This came to pass and the
game was forfeited to McAllen-
Marbureer, Mission manager, plans
TO enter a protest he stated afssr
the engagement.
In the remaining game, Ward
Rowland's Donna nine hustled well
at Raymondville TO defeat the home
town boys by a score Of eight 70
one.
Sundays results virtually elimirs
ated the middle clubs-Brownsvllle,
Mission and La Feria from the
running. II is now a scrap between
San Benito. Harlingen and Meal
len. Next Sunday they will open
with McAllen and San Benito cut
ting threats at San Benito. This
will give Harrington an opportunity
TO slip into a tie with the league
leading Saints, should they fan
before the Macks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
STRIB MEETS
SCOTT TODAY
English Ballyhoo Match
Al For Worlds
Championship

LONDON. July 2S.-lF-W. T..
CYoung) Stribling. OF Macon, Ga,
and Phil Scott. the London fire
man. meet in a l0-round bout at
Wimbledon Stadium tonight In
what Is ballyhoed as a match for
the worlds heavyweight cham
pionShip.
British boxing followers. believ-
ing Scott was the victim Of an un-
Just decision in his Miami Beach,
Fla. bout with Jack Sharkey. have
declined TO recognize the authent-
lefty Of Max Schmeling's title
claims. Hence the official designa-
ton OF tonight'S bout.
Barring rain, the young Ameri-
can promoter, jeff Dickson. was
counting upon a crowd Of 10000 TO
see the battle. Although Scott holds
the heavyweight championship o.
his native land, he has found few
Britons eager to bcak him finan-
cially against the Georgian. Strib-
ling ruled a favorite by a wide
betting margin today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
French Exclusive
Armour Wins

ANCASTER, Ont, July 23--Pi
For the 18th year in succession,
Canada's open Golf Championship
will go to the United States.
Tommy Armour, Detroit profess
SIGNAL, shot an almost incredible
81 on his fourth round Saturday
10 tie Leo Diegel. Aqua Caliente
BRO. FOR the lead a. 277 tor the r.
hole competition.
Plans 10 play off the deadlock
yesterday were abandoned when 1t
was learned both Diegel and
Armour had booked exhibition
matches for the day and arrange
ments we're made TO decide the
championship over the 36-hOle
route at the Hamilton Country
Club here Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
SCHAAF-RISKO
MILL TONIGHT
Fight to Be Broadcast
Over Nation Wide
Hook-UP

NEW YORK, July 2s.-tP-
Ernie Schaaf, up and coming
Boston heavyweight. battles John
ny Risko OF Cleveland. ~ PhiIadel-
phia tonight in what promises 10
be the weeks outstanding fistic
attraction.
Schaaf has been unusually sue
cessful in the last year or 50 but
he probably will be on the short
end of the betting at ring title
tonight for Risko, despite his mary
years ID the ring, still ranks as one
OF the toughest, II not the tough
est. of all heavyweightS TO beat. wy
The main bout Is al 10 rounds
as Is q semi final between Bah
Hunt. Ponca City. Okla. heavy
weight. and Ted Sandwina. Sioux
City. IA.
IN the Metropolitan district, the
only bout OF much interest during
the week Is the ten rounder be-
tween Tom Heeney. New Zealand
blacksmith. and Gerald 1uffyl
Griffiths. Sioux City, at the
Greensboro Stadium tomorrow
night.
Primo Camera meets George
Cook in Cleveland's weekly show
tomorrow night.
NE YORK. July 2a.-P-
Coast-to-coast network OF the
Columbia broadcasting system viii
present the Risko-Schaaf heavy
weight from Philadelphia at $50
(Est.) tonight.
Ted Husing OF CBC will be as
sited by Paul Douglas OF WCAU in
giving details of the scheduled ten
round scrap between the two aspir-
ing heavywelghts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
McALLEN GIVEN
GAME
Special to The Herald)

MISSION. July 28.-Manager
Eddie Marburger Of the Mission
GraDefruiters has entered o formal
protest 10 President O. N. Boston
following the forfeit Of his game
here Yesterday with the McAllen
nine. Boston has announced that
he would rule on the protest BY
the end OF the week.
In the seventh inning. the Mis-
sion hurler. Rankin. asked Umpire
Emory for a new ball. Emory ruled
that the ball IN play was not
damaged and did not grant his re-
quest. Mission caller her players
from the field and the umpire for
fe!ted the game. At the time the
score stood So in favor Of McAllen.
- h--
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
BY The Associated Press

Qncluding Games OF July I'D
American League
Batting-Simmons, Athletics. 1893
Hits-Hodapp. Indians. 142.
Runs-Ruth, Yankees. 100.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees
ia.
~Doubles-McManus, Tigers. 80.
Tr!ples-Reynolds, White Sox, is
Home runs-Ruth, Yankees. SO.
Stolen bases-McManus. Tigers,
IS.
National League
Battirg-Klein, PhillieS, 1858.
O'Doul, Phillies, 1850.
Hits-Klein, Phillies, i5z.
Runs-Klein, Phillies. 80.
Runs batted in-Klein, Phillies,
10.
Doubles-O'Douls Phillies. 80.
Tripies-Comorosky. Pirates. l3.
Home runs-Wilson, Cubs. 81.
Stolen bases-Cuyler. Cubs, 26.