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The Washington times., 1930-12-01
PENN SECOND
IN SOCCER

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Dec. i.
With three teams deadlocked for
first place in the intercollegiate
league standings, Penn States
soccer team is virtually assured
of a tie for second place in the
final rating. Although defeated
in but one game this season the
Lions. who won the championship
in 1929, dropped out of the lead
on account of two tie games.
Defeated by Princeton, early in
the season, the Lion booters failed
to do better than tie with Haver-
ford and Syracuse.
The defeat by Princeton
was the first suffered by
Pen State soccer team since
the close of the 1927 season.
STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Dec. 1.
For the second time in three
years a freshman is all-college
golf champion at Penn State.
Martin D. Tenney, of Cumber.
land, Md. a first year student,
won the title by defeating Johnny
Murray, captain of the varsity
team, in the final bracket. Ten.
ney also had to defeat the rank,
ing player on the varsity team.
Fred Brand, defending champion.
to win his way to the finals.
Brand won the title as a fresh.
man in 1928 and repeated his
victory last fall.
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Il ITALIAN PAIR
LEADS GRIND

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. L.
The Italian team Of Georgetti
and Brocardo were leading in the
six-day bicycle race at the Madi-
son Square Garden at 8 o'clock
this morning, one lap ahead of
their nearest competitors. The
leaders had covered 240 miles and
were in their ninth lap for a
point score of 26, at the end of
the twelfth hour. Standings:
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the ball away
W e IL you
must func-
ton through
out with your
swing. What
causes you r
g o ! f | n g
troubles is
that you put
n to 20 u r
action some
thing t h a t
disturbs some
phase or de-
tail of your
swinging ac-
tion tn a t
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The Washington club is
third highest in batting, be-
ing Outclassed by New York
and Cleveland alone.

An interesting comparative
slant, from a local viewpoint, are
the respective records of Out.
fielders Manush and Leon Goslin,
who figured in one of the years
major swaps.
Goslin, who slammed. 308, is
42 points below Heine's standard.
On the other hand Goslin knocked
81 home runs and was a big
factory in driving over tallies.
Probably the most improved
players over a year ago are Joe
Cronin and Carl Reynolds, youth.
full White Sox outfielder. Reyn-
olds, who batted .359, ties Babe
Ruth for third place in a race
that was won by Al Simmons,
Philadelphia Athletic big bertha.
Simmons, batting .381, is sec
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otherwise would be all right.
An example is the theory Of
wrist-hitting, or throwing in"
the cAubhead as it approaches
the ball. The effort to do that
upsets a natural functioning
with the club that otherwise
might be all right. Applica-
ton of force and power are
almost sure to interrupt in
some degree the swinging exer-
ton as a natural function.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
BADMINToN GROWS

Badminton, popular Canadian
sport. has invaded the Pacific
Northwest, Fifty-five members of
the Seattle Badminton Club are
now actively engaged in this
game, a very important stake
in America.
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SKILLFUL TRAINER

Jakey Weber. veteran trainer at
Fordham University, has cendi.
toned three United States Olym-
pic teams, going abroad with the
squads Of 1920, 1924 and 1928.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
PRO GOLFERS
BROADEN
SCOPE
BY NAN O'REILLY

Now that the Professional Golf
ers Association Of America has
broadened its scope to the extent
of qualifying 100 players for the
1881 championship instead Of "a
golfers as in the past, it's about
time something was done to
change the conditions Of qualifi.
cation for the Ryder Cup interna-
tional match.
AS predicted in this column on
November 3, Walter Hagen will
again captain the American line
up for the third consecutive time
when the boys tee up at the Scioto
Country Club on June 26 and 27.
At the recent annual meet
ing of the p. G. A. four others
were chosen to represent the
United States-LeO Diegel,
Johnny Farrell, Gene SaraZen
and Horton Smith.
The team will consist Of eight,
and it looks as though mo alter.
mates will be named, which would
make it possible for the Britons to
come here with the regulation
eight instead of 10 players.
For at this G. P. A. meeting, be-
sides naming the five stars for the
team, it was decreed that IA golf
ers must compete for only three
places, at "a holes, over the Scioto
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GRIDIRON GENIUS

Major Frank w. Cavanagh,
Fordha-n coach who was an ALI
America end 81 years ago, has
produced three unbeaten football
teams during his lengthy career.
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It's a bit unfair on the Scot
either they should not let foreign
born golfers compete for the pro.
fessional championship or they
should open the doors to them
for the international match.
Had Tommy been on the team
he would have had the option Of
captaining the lineup, a privilege
the champion holds.
One way to settle the argument
would be to include in the quail.
flying conditions the proviso that
golfer must have taken out his
American citizenship papers and
have been in this country for a
specified term of years before he
could represent the United States
in the Ryder Cup match.
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1ORSEMEN HEAR RUM0R HAVANA MAY CALL OFF TURF MEET
ange in Conditions of Qualification for Ryder Cup Golf Proposed

course on the Monday and Tues
day preceding the international
battle.
And this qualification won't be
a hit-and-miss affair, with three
possible "unknowns" making the
grade, for the IA eligible for the
three places have been named, as
follows:
AL Espinosa, Ed Dudley, Johnny
Golden, Joe TurneSa, and Al Wat
rous, who, with the five above
named, constituted the losing 1929
team that travelled to Great
Britain; Ed Hilgendorf, Billy
Burke, Willie Klein, Witty Cox,
Olin Dura, Henry Ciuci, Craig
Wood. Frank Walsh and Denny
Shute.
All of which is very we'll, but 1t
puts the P. G. A. in the position
Of naming a team which lacks it's
own bright particular star, Tom
my Armour. A. p. G. A. interna-
tional lineup without the profes-
sional champion doesn't seem ex-
actly right.
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GOLF
By CHESTER HORTON

Your main JOB is to swing
the golf club, and not primarily
to hit the golf ball. To stroke
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Your home or office needs can be
satisfied by the advertisers using the
BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY of
t@aMy's Classified Ads.
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Tommy is left out because
he is not a native-bOrn, but
came from Scotland, and
there's a rule that Americas
team must be purely home.
bred.
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However, arrangements have
been completed for the open.
ing on Christmas Day.

The fact the stables are
crowded with thoroughbreds is
likely to make those in charge
go through with their plans, no
matter how bad the financial
situation may appear to be.
The Miami Jockey Club has not
made any recent announcem ents.
Horsemen are beginning to won.
der if this silence means that the
Hialeah meeting will be curtailed.
Present plans call for As days CT
racing, the opening coming after
the close of the gathering at st.
Johns Park.
It is known that many of the
plans made last winter for dja-
leah will not be carried out this
season. The Miami Jockey Club
feel it is much better arrange
ment to curtail all unnecessary
expenses until a racing bill is
passed by the Florida legislature
at Tallahassee next April.
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GR|FFS
BETTER.3OO
FORI93O

No fewer than eight Washing
ton club players batted 300 and
better during 1880. Official aver
ages released yesterday prove as
much.
Leading the lot is Heine
Manush, former st. Louis Brown,
who connected for an even $50.
Sammy Rice seconds Manush
with one point less, while Joe
Cronin hit .346.
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EXPECT CASH
TOBESCARCE
IN CUBA

Rumors are flying around
racing centers thicker than bees
in a hive. Horsemen are at the
point where they do not know how
to make up their decisions as to
the future plans.
The latest rumors has it the
Cuban-American Jockey Club is to
call off it's Havana meeting. No
verification could be had from
any one in authority, however, as
to this.
Those who had made arrange
ments to ship their hoTses to the
Cuban track are endeavoring to
obtain stall room at st. Johns
Park or Hialeah.
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The cause for the spreading of
the disquieting rumof about the
Cuban racing center is due to the
unstable political situation in
Cuba. Word has reached here
that money is likely to be mighty
scarce. Horsemen who have
Travelled about the country know
when money is scarce racing is
always at its low ebb.
Even conditions in New York
and Maryland were not any too
prosperous this season. Few
tracks in either State will show a
profit at the end of this year.
This has caused many to hesitate
shipping their thoroughbreds to
Cuba.
It is not known whether the
present depression will make sny
difference in the plans of st.
Johns Park and Hialeah tracks.
The former course did not show
q profit last season.
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Both courses are reported
crowded to capacity at the
present time.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01

A Russian wOlfhOund, owned
by the Secretary Of the BOliv-
ian legation, has also been
entered in this show.
The Washington times., 1930-02-06

Paragraph 4, Section 2: "The tuUo person.
Commissioned appointed from CIVIL LIFE
SHALL" etc.
Paragraph s, Section 2: "The official term of said
Commissioners APPOINTED FROM CIVIL LEE
shall be three years." etc.
Opinion by Attorney General DeUens July 2, 1880
that the term Of office of Commissioners appointed
from CIVIL LIFE shall be three years.
The Washington times., 1930-02-06

HIS picture of love making far away taken by Mr.
and Mrs Lou HUT during expedition to Borneo Boy
and girl savages of that country supposed to be taught
that kissing sanitary Or perhaps they heard Of
kissing and learned from the beginning that the show
affection is rub your against the other
This young couple probably to be married soon assures
each other of their undyng affection their lips not touching
only ends of their rubbed vigorously against the
other.
Kissing spreads diseases of the worst Sort consumption
especially
Consumption starts usually in infancy The ignorant
suptive mother kissing her child the lips impants the
germs of tuberculosis in the chld system time when it
has strength to resist them.
Other diseases than consumption from
foolish widespread habit Of kissing.
But that fact probably will not the habit.
This to suggest that substitute rubbing for
kissing. In fact it isn't intended to suggest anything merely
to show you what savages do in Borneo
They decorate themselves with vegetable dyes and lime
This young couple for their neighborhood very much
"dressed up
The habits of adults will be changed at least while
we remain now than half animal.
But intelligent human beings might at least know enough
to kiss little children impantng in their delicate systems
various germs collected through life
Mothers should teach their children not to allow strangers
TO kiss hem and should not hesitate express their opinion
Of anybody foolish stupid and mpernent enough kiss the
child Of another person on the lips.
The Washington times., 1930-02-06
THE INEVITABLE CHOICE
By Herbert KGutmGI

HE rota of regret which siUnalizes Mr. Tats retirement
i from the Supreme Bench, must remove any lingering
sng that his pride suffered when forseven States cast
their vote against his reelection the Presidency he re-
turns to private life accompanied by national affection and
followed by the cOunty prayers Tor an early Oh
health. .
capacities but history will challenge his judicial worth
The rift between Roosevelt and Taft which finally split the
% would nsvsr have occurred had Chief Justice Fuller
yielded to Roosevefvs 4vquest for his resignation
Wayne McVeagh the emssary chosen to negotiate nas
delicate transaction conded close friends that Fuller
would have gladly made way for Taft anybody but that
with the teeth had brought proper influence to bear
McVeagh returning from his mission, brought answer that
The Chief Justice never resigns" Whereupon Roosevelt
with characteristic impetgOs slammed his ~ list on a the
desk and shrly exclaimed Then by God, III make TAFT
the next President of the United States"
promise subsequently fulfilled but quickly after repented
to the infinite sorrow Of history and lasting discontinue
Mr. Taft utterly lacked political adrotness essential to
the execution Of Executive programs And to that ncapacy
may be laid the several failures Of his regime.
The Roosevelt bocs House and Senate headed respectively
by Speaker Cannon and Henry Cabot Lodge consistently de-
feated his projections.
White House employees regularly rendered reports the
Bull Moose his fayoraby progressing plans
for liberalization of the trading pact with Russaand
furnished Lodge with secret information which enabled that
bteres of enemies to prevent endorsement of Taf world
treaties by the precarious margin of vote.
ton might have possessed an effective instrument in 1914 to
abort the vastes catastrophe that failed humanity
or 0pt n ama % Of ps
than the layman is likely to appreciate
Any delay in the nomination Of would have
swept business with ndeciion again depressed the Stock
Market and left the country tenter hooks
when America must least doubt the stability and Constitu
tional expertness of its tribunal Of last resort.
The many moot issues pending in Congress- and pro-
nouncedy those bearing upon Prohibition required the
mediate replacement of Mr. Taft with jurt equal
tinctona jurst untanted with suspicion of either or
dry supports urs brOadened by the widest possible
perience and above all else devoted Consuionast with
especial genius for clear and exposition
are notably vested in the Chief Justice
fencemending Executive would have dallied with the
situation and opportunized it for partisan profit
Nothing could have queed the insnuatons Hoover
responsive to certain objective forces much as this
striking exhibition Of Executive vision and independence
an hour so heavy with potential crisis
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WISE SAYINGS

A man does not wonder at
what he sees frequently. even
though he be ignorant Of the
reason. If anything happens
which he has not seen before, he
calls it a prodigy. Cicero.
Every vice makes its guilt the
more conspicuous in proportion
to the rank Of the offender.
-Juvenal.
Four things belong to a
Judge: To hear courteouSly, to
answer wisely, to consider
soberly, and to decide impair.
TALLY. Socrates.
J The worst sin toward our fel-
low creatures is not to hate
them, but to be indifferent to
them. That's the essence Of
humanity. Shaw.
The Washington times., 1930-02-06
LISTEN WORLD!
Keep Out!
By Elsie Robinson

he needs to be left alone
in his own mind. It's his hid
ing place. And h feels sick
and rebellious an ashamed
when someone craS into his
mind and dragS hin hut, in his
frightened nakedness. He tries.
in his futile way. to make his
mother see this
But she thinks he's just Sulk-
ing. Doesn't Peter realize how
mama loves him? Doesn't Pc
ter understand that mama
knows what's best for him?
How can he be so ungrateful.
after all mama has done for
him? How can he hurt poor
dear mama so2
Peter knows she's getting the
argument all wrong. He knows
that it's he, Peter, who Is being
hurt-not mama. But he can't
explain. With her flood OF
words and emotions and
her terrible confidence in her
own rightneSs she strikes
him dumb.
Makes you feel sorry for the
poor kid, doesn't it? Yet we
all do things like that in the
name Of love. Just because
someone's our son or daughter
or sister or brother or husband
or wife or friend, we think
we've a right to know and pass
Judgment on all their thoughts.
We would hesitate about enter.
ing their bedrooms without
knocking but we bolt right into
their minds, without scruple.
It's indecent. The other fellow
has a right to his own mental
privacy. It's the most sacred
place in his life and no one.
however near or dear, has q
right to violate that sanctuary.
Across the entrance to every
mind is placed this invisible
warning-"KEEP OUT"
Observe that warning!
The Washington times., 1930-02-06

Throughout the fttwO since the passage of the
organic law there has been widespread official and legal
acknowledgement CIVILIANS Washington citizens
unmistakaby identified with the life and civic activities of
this city.
It agreed that in the military service Of the United
States retired from that service CIVILIANS as
plainly contemplated by this law.
Retired Army and Navy officers still subject to recall
military duties They retired pay. They are as
SUCH still servants Of the United States.
An officer who RESIGNS from the service before his rO
tirement would be considered civilian because he re-
enters civil life and business.
The appointment of Federal office holder District Com
missioner would undoubtedly violate the REAL SPIRIT Of
of 1873 because Congress then intended that
citizens of Washington should have the few official honor
appertaining to the District Government.
Of equal importance to the laU is the recognition
of the rights of Washington peOple-genuine Wash.
ingtonians-tO a minor participation in their OuUn
affairs. That is part of the HOME RULE principles
and ideals of republican gOOernn1ents
This country, be it remembered, stood sOltdIy for
self-gOUernnent and efdeterminGtiOn by the small
nations of Europe after the great WGr. So strong
,Uere we committed that idea that army and
naUy would haUe been used to back ths principle.
The Washington times., 1930-02-06
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY Dr.. Louis e. Risch-

VoU don't need forty-eight
l. hours in a day instead Of
twenty.four in order to have
the time for self improvement.
You don't have to cut down
on your sleeping time or your
recreation either. All you need
Is a plan. perseverance and the
will to accomplish it.
It Is amazing how much one
can achieve in the way Of self
improvement or added accom-
liShment by the systematic and
studied use of a few minutes
each day.
am reminded of an author
who is bed-ridden with tuber-
culosiS yet who is able to write
steadily for the newspapers and
the magazines and even man
ages to get out a new novel
every year or two.
This man cannot work more
than two hours per day. Then
there are times when his
strength will not permit even
that expenditure of energy. He
has to labor slowly, carefully
and cautiously. Despite all that
he turns out a very respectable
amount Of work that nets him
a. neat livelihood.
Why don't you, my reader,
try and see what you can do
not necessarily with two hours
per day-but with just a few
minutes?
Is there not something you
have been wanting to do for
years and which you have put
off for lack of time?
It may be reading. It may
be writing. It is said that
every person has a novel or a
play in his system that he is
yearning to bring into being.
Take reading or exercise, or
music or stamp collection, or
Observation-Disclosures, bene'
ficial and even necessary extras
to our daily grind can be in
dulged in if we will but study
the problem a little and plan a
method Of attack.
Many individuals know all
this, start off cheerily, but
soon quit. It is because they
do not keep at it day in and
day out that encouragement
overtakes them.
If you want to do a stunt
like that you must never falter
never SlacKen your interest.
You must let nothing inter
fere with your pre-arrangec
scheme. You must stick to il
at all costs.
Soon a habit is formed anC
what you do is no longer
stunt. The only thing that ma!
bother you then is the question
why you did not start long ago
Start today! Don't put it off
To dream air castles is al
right provided we build Solit
foundations under them.
But it seems so easy to dream
and so difficult to start tn
foundation.
Try it, however. See how cas-,
it really is because it is so graf
flying.
It gives you poiSe and dignit
and strength. You feel you ar
making every minute count
You are building up and u
and upl
And before you know it you
most cherished dreams ere rea
i1edl 4
The Washington times., 1930-02-06

IF Martha Allen came across
L a box Of dynamite she'd be
mighty cautious about touching
it. If someone gave her a deli
cate piece Of mechanism she'd
treat 1t with the greatest care
And, If she were led into the
United States mint, she'd never
dream of robbing that treasure.
For Martha Allen is, generally
speaking, an honest, discreet
and intelligent woman.
Yet every day Of her life
Martha miSuses something
that's infinitely more powerful
than dynamite, more delicate
than the most complicated ma
chinery, and more precious than
gold A HUMAN MIND.
That human mind happens
to belong to Martha Aliens Is
year-old son. And because it
belongs to her son, Martha as
SuneS that she can do anything
she pleaseS with that mind.
She tells it what to think.
She forces her decisions upon
it.
She worms herself into it's
secrets.
She betrays it's condolences.
All this seems very terrible to
young Peter. He's a shy, SenSi-
tive youngster, considerably
tangled up with himself, but,
given time, he'll figure things
out. But his mother won't give
Peter time: If he's slow about
making up his mind, she makes
it up for him. All his timid
fancies and Speculations she
digs out, as she digs out dust
in spring housecleaning. She
feels that she has exactly as
much right to poke around in
her boys mind as she has to
poke around in her kitchen
sink.
Peter tries to stop her. He
needs oh, how desperately
The Washington times., 1930-02-06
National Emblen1S
Take Your Choice.

CONGRESS must decide whether The Spangled Ban.
~ is the national anthem The question is complicated
Some object to the rockets red glare and bomb burst
ing in air. the ground that these are maristic words
unworthy Of country that signed the Kellogg Pact
Others alarmed by the fact that the music was bar
may have deleterous effect young Americans now
No reormers have arisen yet to abolish the eagle as
tona emblem. They would quarrel among themselves any
way whether the appropriate symbol should be camel
ora dove
Our suggestion is goat
The Washington times., 1930-02-06
Papers Advocate

l. An agreement of Englsh-Speaking peoples to pre-
serVe peace among themselves and to promote the
peace of the eVorLd
e. Proportional representation IN the United States
Senate, no State to haze less than taUo Senator's
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portionHnent In the House of Representatives.
g. separate Department of the ArWy, of the Nary
and of the Air Forces all united under Secretary
of National Defense.
a. Federal action to the limit Of Federal powers to
abolish dhterGcy in the United States under a
Secretary of Education.
S. Election of Congress in November. Installation
Of the President first of January nett after
November election. ,
The Washington times., 1930-02-06
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Do you know:
l. What poet wrote "Lochinvar"?
2. What Artemus Wards real name?
8. How is the Morse alphabet used?
What poet Thou still unraviShed bride Of quiet
ness?
5. What is major domo?
6. What does the term hang dog" mean?
Z. What is facsimile?
8. What color is bronze?
Who ordered the Of the babes in Bethlehem?
10. What flower is the emblem Of France?
Match correctly: -
II. Curse Ill will
IL. Dialect noisy speech
13. Rashful Anathema.
II. Harangue Diffident
Is, Malice vernacular.
CAn,wsr.isn Fiction PaSsI