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New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

for the development of whose counter part the supposed Martian conditions would be ideal That animal is the beaver. It is either land-living or water living. It has fur coat to protect 1t from the 100 degrees below zero of the Martian night.
 "Martian beavers, of course, would not be exactly like those on earth. That they would be furred and water-lovng Is probable. Their eyes might be larger than those of the earthly beaver be- cause the sunlight is not so strong, and their bodies might be larger because of lesser Martian gravity. Competent dig ging tools certainly would be provided on their claws. The chests of these Martian beavers would be larger and their breathing far more active, as there is less oxygen in the air on Mars.
 Such beaver-Martians are nothing more than pure speculation, but the idea is based upon the known facts that there is plenty of water on Mars; that vegetation almost certainly exists there 1; that Mars has no mountains and could scarcely have had an Ice Age; and that evidences of Martian life are not ac- companied by signs of intelligence.
 Herds of beaver-creatures are at least more reasonable idea than the familiar fictional one of manlike Mar tians digging artificial water channels with vast machines or the still more fantastic notion of octopuslike Martlans sufficiently intelligent to plan the con quest of the earth"
 Any deduction about the life forms on Mars or other planets, in the opinion of leading astronomers, must start, II it is to be at all reasonable, with the idea of the distinguished Swedish scien- tst, Dr. Svante Arrhenius, of one kind of life-germ pervading the entire solar sustnna There is no reasOlahle way
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
Turning THUNDER Into MUSIC

attempts were made to moderate them
 Since the power of supplying the arc was modulated with music. the arc alternately collapsed and built up ac. cording to the meditation, this action setting up air-wave vibrations similar to thunder. Instead of the roar and roll of real thunder, however, it was musical sound similar to the music be- ing broadcast, and persons four hun dred feet away thought they were hear ing the output of a giant loud speaker
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

RE USICAL thunder, accompanied |N by a vivid electrical display,
 was encountered by radio en-
 gineers recently in experiments with high-powered short-wave broadcasting. The thunder, created artificially, was converted into music corresponding to the input at the radio microphone, ac- cording to Popular Mechanics. In hand ling powers above fifteen kilowatts on the short waves, the engineers found that vivid coronas flashed when
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

beavers, would make their appearance.
 'The chief reason to expect this final change of Martian reptiles into primi tive mammals" says Mr. Elway, flies in the fact that on earth this evolution seems to have been forced by change able weather And Mars now possesses seasonal changes like those on earth.
 Pure biological reasoning makes it probable, therefore, that the evolution of warm blooded animals may have oc- cured on Mars much as it did here. There seems no reason to believe that Martian life has gone farther than that Mars is relatively changeless planet. Biologists suppose that the rise and fall of mountains, the increase and decrease in volcanic activity, and the ebb and flow of climate forced life on earth along it's upward path. Martian life of recent ages seems to have lacked these natural incentives to better things.
 "Now, there is one creature on earth
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

NICE scientists, after years of earnest and competent research,
 have been unable to detect one clear sign of manlike life on Mars, an amazing theory is now being presented to explain why the red planet may be inhabited by race of beavers. It is a fascinating story of evolution.
 Man and mans active mind are be- lieved to be products of the Great Ice Age, for that time of stress and com petition on earth is what is supposed to have turned mankinds anthropoid
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

ancestors into men. The period of ice and cold over wide areas of the earth was caused, at least in part, by the elevation of continents and mount ain ranges. On Mars, no mountain ranges exist, and 1t probably never had an Ice Age.
 It is on these hypoth- cses, as Thomas Elway explains in Popular Science Monthly, tn a | science bases its assump- ton that there is no hu- man intelligence on Mars, and that animal life on the planet is still in the age of instinct. The thing to expect on Mars, then, is a fish life much like that on earth, the cmergence of this fish life onto the land, and the evolution of these Martian land-fishes into reptile like creatures. Finally, animals resembling the earth's present rodents like rats, squirrels and
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

Abo,e-A Traplike Leaf of "Dionaea, Open to Catch It's Prey. When an Insect Touchc. One of the Hair Triggers of the Plant, the Leaf Quickly Closes on the Unluckv Creature Which Is Then
 Soon Absorbed.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

set up on the face of tower in the city of Chiswick, England.
 On huge disk near the top of the tower, painted black, white rotating pointer indicates weather conditions. Thus, with varying atmospheric changes, the pointer turns, as on a dial, to flair" "very dry," stormy" "rain," or change"
 But that is not all. Up the face of the tower runs giant thermometer, marked with degrees from zero to 100 Fahrenheit, with a white indicator that moves up and down with changes of temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

Above Is shown an Artists Conception of the ''Big-eyed,
 Fast-breathing
 Beaverlikc
 Creatures Which, According 10 the Latest Scientific
 Theory, May
 Represent ihe Dominant Form of Life on the Geld and Level Red" W orld. At the Right Is an Astronomical Map of Mars W hose
 Broad Bands or
 "CanaIs,'' Seen Through Powerful Telescopes Are Now Believed to Be the
 Wide Beds of Wandering Rivers. Other Areas Seen Just as Reddish or ! eilowish Spots Are Interpreted as Being Deserts, and the
 Darker Areas
 as Vegetation.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

BROBDINGNAGIAN barome- ter, claimed to be by far the largest in the world, has been
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

Newspaper Fea,ur. Service. lssa.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
Making "Rain"
 With Chemicals

nROFESSIONAL rain makers today find few customers gull
 Hble enough to believe that
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
F D j n D
INELIGIBLE

Frank Maley, who is heading
the Class B competition in the
Italian-American Sweepstakes with
a 585 set, has been found ineligi-
BILE for this class. He has an
average of l01-11 for 10 games.
rolling with Vincent BARRIERS, in
the Columbia Heights League.
Glass B was created for bowlers
averaging SO or less over a period
Of Is games. Maley will be given
an opportunity to enter Class A
or have his entry fee returned
minus cost of games rolled.
All entries in Glass B were &C
cepted with the understanding
that If the entrant was found
carrying better than Class B
averages, he would be declared in
eligible.
The prize list has been ar
ranged. The Temple and Rendez-
VouS alley managers will donate
a cup to the winner in Glass A,
while the Rinaldi Tailoring Com
pany will give a cup to the win
ner in Class B.
Money prizes have been tenta-
lively set as $25 for first place,
$14 second and SO third, for Class
A with Class B as $40 for first,
81 for second and $5 for third.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
sI(5 III
LAS IzEsS|

New York-Ra1ph Ficucello,
Brooklyn heavyweight, knocked
out Tom Colbert, Detroit CD .
Charley Raymond scored tech
nical kayo over Lou Lampert CD. &.
Hartford, COMBAT Battalino,
featherweight champion. defeated
Ignacio Fernadez N10).
Los Angeles-Eddie Mack, Den
yer lightweight, outpointed Maur
ice Hotter, Of France, in ter
rounds.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
AGE RULE BARS
YOUNG BARRY

Reds" Barry, the new boxing
prodigy of Patsy Donovan, can't
get fights in Baltimore because
he is under age. Barry, who won
by a technical knockout over
Charlie Marcellino at the He
Night at Rockville. is only Is
years Of age.
At present, the Houngster is
middleweight but is growing fast
and it won't be long before he
is fighting as heavyweight. No
less an authority than frankie
Mann stated that Barry is prom.
iSing.
Marcellino is anxious to meet
Barry again and seeks to fight
him down in Norfolk, Va, on a
winner.take-all basis. In justice
to Marcellino, it must be said
that he took the match with
Barry only a few days before the
fight and was not in good shape,
not having fought since October.
Charlie asks about a month in
which to train before facing
Barry again.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
Nelson Renews Feud
With Veteran Turner

Rough House" Nelson will re.
new his wrestling feud with the
veteran, Joe Turner, tomorrow
night at the Strand Theater. Mel,
SON Is known as one of the
toughest performers in the mat
game, but Turner knows how to
deal with such wreStlers.
Another match that will rival
the feature brings together Carl
Vogel and Bad" Bull Martin,
two giant heavyweights. Sailor
Burke and Sailor Night open the
program at $50 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
Newly Named Head
OF Park Tennis Group

The Washington Public Parks
Tennis Association elected Robert
Newly as president in a meet
ing held last night. NewbV has
been an outstanding figure in
Washington'S racquet circles FOR
years. He succeeds Mortimer
Rathgeber.
Karl c. Baetzner was elected
vice president, Felix M. Silva,
secretary and Herbert Shepherd,
treasurer. Burroughs was ad.
mitted into the association. The
single events in the team matches
was increased from five to six
June was named as the prob
able opening date of the team
matches.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

Hardly a dime Is being bet on
the fight, although Miami Is
thronged with gamblers eager to
pick up little easy dough. Brit
iSh money is as scarce as preach
erS at gangster's banquet. The
betting odds heightened today
from 3-to-1 to 5-to-1, with Sharkey
the favorite. and yet no one wants
to get a wager down on Scott.
The only stipulation the gamblers
are making is: IAN bets off in
case Of q foul"
The advance sale Of tickets
picked up surprisingly this morn
ing and the fight may not be q
financial bust after all. Thou
sands of fans are going out to the
Miami Stadium expecting to see
Scott fall. They have heard that
with Phil it is an art, and figure
the spectacle will be worth the
money.
Madison Square Garden Of
ficials are now talking Of
gate" Of the between $780,
900 and $3.50, 900 and If there
is . Iast-day rush for ducats
il is even possible, although
not likely, that the receipts Of
$4O7 900 taken In at last
years Sharkey StribIing bout
will be eQualled.
Sharkey and Scott, having con-
cluded training, took it easy to-
day. From now until 10 o'clock
tomorrow night when they climb
through the ropes to strut their
stuff they will do only light road
work and caliSthenics., Both of
them say they are in great shape.
The slight injury to SCOTS right
hand has completely healed.
All the heavyweights in this
great international fiStic carni-
val" will weigh in tomorrow after
noon. The aggregate poundage
of the entries in this "five-ring
circus will be enormous. The
general public apparently is as
eager to get q look at some Of
the other fighters on the card as
| they are to see the So-called main
60. Many believe the bout be-
| tween Vittorio Campolo, giant
South American champion, and
Johnny Risko, the rubber man Of
Cleveland, will "steal the show
Palm Beach social registerites
are coming down en- masse to see
Tommy Loughran. retired unde-
feated worlds Hght-heavyweight
champion. box Pierre Charles, the
Belgian champion, for Tommy
| has been training in their back
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
s N | 7 H TRAILS
BY ONE STROKE.

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 26.--
Mike Turnesa, Elmsford, N. Y,
and Lighthouse Harry Cooper,
Los Angeles, were tied for the
lead today in the $4,000 central
Florida open tournament as final
play was resumed this morning.
Turnesa and Cooper finished
the first l8 holes of the 36-hole
event yesterday with 68's. Horton
Smith, the Joplin star, almost
made 1t a three-day split for the
lead. Smith missed a three-foot
putt on the eighteenth hole by a
fraction Of an inch. He scored
q SO.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
Basketball Results

Maryland u. AZ; st. Johns. IS.
American u, 20; Baltimore u. %.
Michigan, 80; Chicago IT,, is.
Oberlin. 2&: Ohio Northern, 20.
Maryland Alumni, 26: Maryland Re-
serves, IS.
Central. "a: G. u. Freshmen, 10.
Ben Franklin. 49, Emerson, 22
St. Johns, 81; G. U. Props, II.
Friends. 81; Rockville. II.
ST.. Adams. IS; Landon, IL.
Western, 4S; Gonzaga, IS.
Swavely, 29; Dewitt Prep. 20.
Loyola, 26; Western Maryland, a.
Washington and Lee, So: V. P. L., 80.
Mt. st. Mary's, 81; Gettysburg. l9
Penn u, 80; Swarthmore. 81.
Temple. SO; Villanova, rs.
Franklin and Marshall, as; Back
Drake. SO: Creighton. 50,
Furman, SO; Wofford, l3.
Pitt u, Al; Carnegie Tech e.
Drexel. 81; West Chester. S5.
Elon. "a; Catawba, IL.
st. Louis u, 81: Iowa, "a.
st. Johns CBrooklyn), 20; Rider Coll
lege, 81,
Petworth. "a: Irish A. c.. 1S.
Strayer's as; Burroughs, %.
st. stephens. 81; Apprentices, 10.
Burns. So; St Albans 20.
Cal Eagles, 20; Falls Church, -.
Potomaca. Al: Fort Humphreys IL
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
SEQ 7 7 BOXES
FOR OLD PALS

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 26.-Jack
Sharkey and Phil Scott, having
ended their hard work for to.
morrow nights battle. are taking
it easy today. doing just enough
lights exercise to keep supple and
trim. Each appears to be in
grand physical shape.
As an accommodation for some
visiting countrymen. some 300
jack tars and marines from the
British cruiser Fl. M. e. Durham
and two Canada n cruisers, Phil
Scott yesterday went through a
short, brisk boxing drill for their
edification.
Scott had concluded his
hard work with his training
drill Of Monday. but was in
duced to engage in some
Sparring, In order that the
British sailors might view
him in action before he
entered the ring Thursday
night against Jack Sharkey.
Scott's sparring activities con-
sisted of four rounds. divided
two each against Charley Hahn,
middleweight, and Bill Middle.
kauff. heavyweight.
Having served with the royal
marines during the war; Scott was
effusively greeted by some of his
old buddies, and rose to the occar
sion by knocking down Hahn in
the first of the two rounds the
New Yorker boxed with the Eng
lish heavyweight. A light left
hook upset Hahn, but, for the
rest Of the sparring, Scott con.
tented himself merel with de
tending himself.
The sailors, logged out in their
immaculate linen uniforms, and
the marines in brown, made a
striking picture at the camp and
provoked Scott to an address.
ut gives me great pleasure to
see you here today" said Scott at
the conclusion of the workout
II hope that when next you see
me / shall be champion Of the
world. To my old comrades OF
the Royal Marines promise that
1 will uphold the tradition of the
corps"
A thunderOus cheer arose
at the end Of the speech.
Scott was entertained last
night aboard the Durham by
Capt. Ralph Leatham.
Sharkey contented himself with
limbering-up exercises, working
six rounds at punching the bags
shadow.boxing. and caliSthenicS
Three rounds were devoted to bag
punching and two to shadow
boxing. The Boston heavyweight
expressed satisfaction with his
condition and his confidence IN g
speedy and decieive' victory over
Scott had not diminished.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

yard and they will root for him
to man, and to debutante and
dowager as well. Other attrac-
tions are Jimmy Maloney of Bos-
ton versus Noise Bouquillon Of
France, and Bill Daring, U. s.
Navy champion, versus Raoul
Bianei, of the Argentine.
The defeat Of Scott Is re-
garded by q majority Of the
boxing experts and sports as
q mere fOrMaIity. The gen.
eral opinion Is he will be
knocked out or beaten so
badly the fight will be
stopped.
The end is expected to come
early. If, however, Sharkey fails
to stop Scott by the sixth round
many believe the EngliShman will
stand a chance of winning on
points providing he is not hurt in
the early rounds.
A victory for Scott would con-
found the experts. The cockSure
assertions of Jimmy Johnston,
Scott's gabby little American
manager, are discounted as
ballyhoo. The experts have
noticed the lengths Johnston has
gone in declaring before the
Miami Boxing Commission that
"the fight must not be stopped.
MY Phil must be counted out. "
"Sharkey will oblige," was the
bland assertion Of Johnny Buck
ley, the rotund manager Of the
Bostonian.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

William r. Breckenridge, who
quit Dartmouth before graduation
last spring to wear the colors of
Shibeshire, now repents and once
more aSpireS to mortar board cap
and gown.
! From Tulsa, Okla, came the
news to Mack that Breckenridge
had decided to retire from the
pastime and struggle through
Blackstone for a law degree. His
father is one Of the foremost
barristers in Oklahoma.
Breckenridge did not do much
pitching last season, but Mack
was counting on him to go this
year and his retirement was
something Of a jolt 20 the Box
Prize winner.
In the three or four games
tn which Rreckenridge tOlIed
last season. he looked ~ Il
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

viii write in his interesting and breezy style through
the Biloxi campaign and then move northward with
the team to Chattanooga, Tenn, for the polishing
off process. -
Wherever you find sports action Of interest You
will find Times staff men on the job to report 1t and
pass comment on it-unbiased authoritative, expert
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

In his daily sports column, "Today's Sportorial,"
Washingtons outstanding compendium Of sports dis
cussion and observation, Mr. Miller viii give Wash
ington fans his idea of Sharkey and Scott
Too, Bob Thayer, WashingtOn's leading baseball
authority, is en- route to Biloxi, Miss, where the
Washington club starts training tomorrow. Thayer
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

Kirk Miller Washington Times sports editor, is in
Miami where Jack Sharkey and Phil Scott clash in
the ring tomorrow night in the semifinal to the
world s championship in New York next June, with
Max Schmeling of Germany, meeting the Miami
winner for the New York Milk Fund, sponsored
annually by Mrs William Randolph Hearst.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
FRIENDS WANT. CONNIE. MACK TO RETIRE
Times Staff Men PowI Dixie To Give Readers FHand Sports Slans

HNHE sports center Of the nation moves southwark
these late February days Boxing, golf cham
= pionships, racing, baseball swimming all are
going full tilt somewhere down in Dixie.
And the Washington Times will have its own
staff men on the job to give you the latest sports
news from the various scenes Of action
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
BURROUGHS WANT GAMES

The Burroughs A. c., of Wood
ridge, is seeking games with un-
limited floor teams for Tuesday
and Friday of this week. They
would like to arrange these games
with teams having courts. Call
Manager Ray Moore, Decatur 2436.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
CIRCLES WANT ACTION

! Willie Andrews; manager Of the
National Circles, is cunning for
basketball games with, unlimited
quints. Call Lincoln 1892 after
6 o'clock.
The Circles face the tough
French's five Friday night in the
Independent Basketball League
matches. &
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

He was earnest and ambitious
and never gave a hint that any.
thing but baseball was his domi-
mating passion.
He was given $4,000 as a bonus
for signing, another $4,000 for
salary and still a third sum
slightly over $4,000 as his share
Of the winners end of the
world series.
In return for this investment OF
$4,000. Breckenridge turned IN
something like six innings of big
league baseball and three more
innings Of a bushy exhibition
game against some club or other
in the Eastern League.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
Fans Figure Scott Due
For Early LQcing

MIAMI Fla, Feb 26-snipped Of all the hokum surround
ing it, the scheduled 15round affair tomorrow night between
Jack sharkey Of Boston, and Phil Scott of England looms
Of the most onesided major attractions staged
The concenus is that the British boxer in for first class
lacing
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
HAWKS STATING

The Brentwood Hawks are on
the lookout for basketball con-
tests with unlimited teams. Cali
Gordon Albee, North 9453-j be-
tween z and 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
Rookie Hurler Quits Macks
After One SIS; 900 Season

FORT MYERS Fa Feb 26-As the last echo of ball meet
ing bat vanished among the pines Hedging the resident ball
orchard to conclude the first practice of the world
champion Athletics today Connie Mack the re-
trement of of his Junior curvers.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26
Al T.ROlk
vV|LLC()A(;H
LEF TIES
BY BOB THAYER


EN- ROUTE FOR BILOXI,
Miss, Feb. 26.-Your Uncle Nick
Altrock, something Of q pitcher
himself years ago. win this spfing
be entrusted with the handling Of
Lloyd Brown and Bob Burke,
Washington southpaws. This was
one Of the secrets divulged by
Manager Walter johnson today
as the washington club sped
southwark toward Biloxi, Miss.
Seated in the private car bear.
ing the Griffmen toward their
destination, johnson unfolded
several interesting condolences.
Eyeing Altrock carefully as the
latter incurred the wrath Of his
sparring partner, AL Schacht, by
leading off in the wrong suit Of
q bridge hand, Walter remarked:
'I'vc about decided that
there's the chap who can
bring those kids, Burke and
Brown, to the top. III they
learn half as much about base
ball they'll be all set.
mick Is the type who can do
young portsiderS lots Of good.
Being q left-hander himself, and
a darned good one in his day, he
knows all of the tricks Of the
trade worth knowing"
BlisSfully unaware of the praise
being Showered upon him Uncle
Nick re-inStated himself into the
good graces of Schacht by re-
versing his tactics and playing
his cards maSterfully.
Rocking through DixieIand on
the cushions after a siege in the
ice-bound north-with apologies
to recent Washington weather.
the athletes, and most of the
newspaper men, were in high
spirits today. Between and
o'clock this afternoon the tourists
ball players will check in at
Biloxi, Miss.
Light work will start toner.
row when the batterymen are
sent through . series Of rum
ming and the briefeSt kind Of
warm-up exercises.
Trainer Mike Martin, who is
awaiting the call in Biloxi, will
be in complete charge of the
actual training. All athletes must
report to the liniment man for
their instructions.
One of Martins most jealous
pupils viii be Walter johnson.
Walter not only. intends getting
himself into physical trim, but
also will take the hill when bat
ting practices are started.
johnson, according to Al
Schacht, weighs in around 225
pounds. But when q fellow has
been as severely trimmed at Cas-
ino as Schacht was last night
he's liable to say anything.
One Of the most changed
men in the current party Is
Pitcher Bump HadIey. Brown
as nut following q period of
intensive training in Florida,
Bump has lost much Of the
levity which once was his.
A comparatively quiet dignity
and business-like demeanor Is
being evidenced by the Lynn,
Mass, boy-one of the most pop.
ular players in the American
League.
Gordon Phelps, the Bowie, Md,
product, who viii do much Of the
spring backstopping, is one Of the
most enthusiastic rockies in the
business. Last fall Phelps, in bat
ting practice, lifted two balls over
the right field fence at the Grit.
fifth Stadium.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

he might develop into one
of these intelligent, depend
able righthanderS of the Jack
Combs stencil.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

Light work will start toner.
row when the batterymen are
sent through . series Of run
ming and the briefest kind Of
warm-up exercises.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

One Of the most changed
men in the current party is
Pitcher Bump HadIey. Brown
as a nut following q period of
intensive training in Florida,
Bump has lost much of the
levity which once was his.
The Washington times., 1930-02-26

"I'vc about decided that
there's the chap who can
bring those kids, Burke and
Brown, to the top. III they
learn half as much about base
ball they'll be all set.