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The Washington times., 1931-04-03
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PLAYERS IN
FAVOR
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEOhGE "A. SlMPSON
The scorching question at
Beaver Dam in connection with
the new golf ball burns bright as
ever-and it seems the issue will
never be settled. Beaver Dam is
not the only club wherein diSsen-
ton has arisen over the new ball.
Violent voices of dissatisfied
golfers are heard in every club,
but Beaver Dam came out with q
public announcement q few days
ago that official action might be
taken.
It has been suggested that the
golf committee of Beaver Dam
at it's next meeting consider the
advisability of adopting a rule
allowing contestants to use the
new or old ball at ones choice.
Cease Making Old Ball
The issue has divided the club
membership. On one side are the
low handicap players who strongly
advocate the new ball, while the
high handicap players have
stated their disapproval in strong
terms. Whether by enthusiasm
or not, the low handicap players
at Beaver Dam must adapt their
game to the new ball If they
wish to compete successfully with
representative of other clubs in
the invitation and championship
tournaments of the District and
Middle Atlantic area.
Yet, the protests of the high
handicap players will avail
them nothing because of twO
substantial reasons. Only one
need be mentioned, that the
new ball is here to stay az
manufacturers have ceased
production of the old ball. The
other is the rule of the United
States Golf Association which
cOmpeIs the use Of the new
golf ball.
Failure to use the new golf
ball in medal or match play is
disqualification, according to q
letter from President Ramsay. Of
the United States Golf Associa-
ton.
Lose Distance Off Tee
In behalf of objectors to the
new ball, considerable distance
is lost in the drive. The new ball
may cause but a loss of a few
yards off the tee for the expert
but the average player suffers q
greater Joss in yardage. He gets
his big kick whenever smacking
one down the fairway for
great distance and the absence Of
these occasional clouts accounts
for his objections. The average
player makes no complaint about
the new ball over its actions
around and on the green where
it is vastly superior to the old
ball.
While Beaver Dam debates
the question, the WOOdmOnt
Country Club has already taken
a firm position on the new
ball. Its golf committee has
ordered that the new ball must
be used in qualifications for the
club team.
This team will represent Wood.
mont in the annual matches with
the Lakeside Club of Richmond,
Va, scheduled at Woodmont,
June 20 and 21. Members seek
ing positions on the team must
announce their intentions to the
club pro, Arthur B. Thorn, to
whom they must turn in cards Of
18 holes each of 70 holes Of
medal play between April and
| May.
The Washington times., 1931-04-03

NICK ALTKOCK W II KIt
yard of foliage and still have
enough beard left over to braid.
At that, they could play ball.
You would think it would be
quite a handicap to run bases
with the wind blowing against
those van dykes, but those boys
used the hook slide going into
second and always claimed
their WhiSkerS were touching
the base even if their legs were
out in center field.
The Washington times., 1931-04-03

seen so many
W h j S k e r S
S ce Aunt
Minnie'S over
stuffed sofa
ripped up the
middle.
The pitcher
looked like
the left
hand Smith
brother o n
the CO u G, h
d r ps and
the 9th e r S
could give
Rip V a n
HTe
The Washington times., 1931-04-03
WONDER A. C. DRILLS

Wonder Bread Insects will drill
tomorrow at II o'clock on the
East EllipSe diamond The
Midgets are urged to report for
practice Sunday at l o'clock on
the North Ellipse diamond in uni
form. Games for both teams may
be arranged by calling Manager
Poole at Atlantic 2675-W.
The Washington times., 1931-04-03
LEAGUE MEETS

The Georgetown Church Base.
ball League gathers tonight at
7:30 o'clock in the Peck Me.
mortal Chapel.
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NICK
.ALTROCK
Says:

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April
3.-Our club played the House
of David team and l haven't
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PITCHER SAM JONES
Bats right. throws right. aged
38, weight ITO. height feet.
Played with Washington since
1928. and lives in Woodstield,
Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18

girls said that they had learned things at the college talk-fests, where co-eds get together informal ly to discuss their problems. Twen- ty-five per cent admitted that they had been shocked by some of the things they had learned in these sessions.
 College life." says pr Leonard, summing up her survey. lis not carefree or peaceful. It is like all other forms of American life fraught with serious problems, hazards. responsibilities and su- preme desires.
 '"The data shows a yearning for ideals of perfect knowledge,' flnd- ing expressions in such phrases as a girl ought to know everything about life.' and a girl ought to know all there is to know
 eff all knowledge is not possible, what knowledge and skill are e. sential and how may they best be given to the growing girl? The study suggests at best partial an- swer 10 both aspects of the ques- tion. IL suggests that native abil- ity may play a large part in the process of learning social customs" :" The Duty of Mothers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18
State Mosquito
 Area Is Doubled
Connecticut Shores Now Have Twice Area Under Con-
 trOl Than in 1928

New Haven, Feb 18.-Connecticut shore folk now have twice the area of mosquito breeding areas ditched for drainage and placed under per- manent maintenance by the state than they had three years ago, ac- cording to the annual report of R. c. Botsford, deputy entomologist of the Connecticut Agricultural Expert elimination. MT Botsford will dis cuss the years work in a paper to be read before the New Jersey Mos- quito Determination association, which meets February 1920 in At lantic City.
 The land under control in 1928 was 5000 acres; to-day 1t is 10000. All of the salt marsh area in Hamden is now covered with drainage ditches, and much work was accomplished last summer on the extensive marsh lands that lie at the mouth of the Connecticut river, the largest in the state. Two hundred acres were ditched in Old Saybrook on the west bank and additional land will be drained every year until the job is finished. With work to be done next spring at a cost of $3,000, Old Lyme, on the east, will bring all her salt marsh area, almost 1,400 acres, un- der control for mosquitoes.
 Last summers hot, dry weather aided in the prevention of mosquito breeding, MT Botsford says. Some isolated pools on salt marshes dried up and the labor that would have been required otherwise to keep the ditches open was utilized on land im- properly drained, which was liable to harbor large broods.
 Certain towns that have gone to the expense of placing their salt marshes under control may be in- fested with mosquitoes from neigh boring towns that have not provided drainage, according to MT Botsford. An area within flying distance may be kept supplied with eggs. He lists the following towns that are so af- fected: Fairfield, from Bridgeport; West Haven, from it's own unditched areas; Hamden and New Haven from North Haven; the towns of East Haven, Clinton, Saybrook. Lyme and East Lyme from their own unditched areas; a community known as Gro- ten Long Point from unditched areas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18
PLANS DRIVE
 ON TAXATION
American Federation to Study Problem at Feb-
 ruary Convention

Chfcago.-A concerted effort to lift the burden of unfair taxation from property owners in the purpose of 8 nationwide conference on taxa tion, called by the American Farm Bureau Federation for February 5 and at the Hotel Sherman, Chi |cago.
 National leaders in fields of in- dustry other than agriculture have been invited to attend M. S. Win der, executive secretary of the farm bureau organization, au- nounced. Taxation students termed the conference particularly timely because in 20 legislatures state farm bureau organizations are pushing taxation as a major pro- ject.
 The national bureau organiza- tion points out that taxation has become one of the major subjects for discussion in 1897 county farm bureaus and at state farm bureau meetings as well as at the national convention. The February confer ence in Chicago is expected to draw the attention of farm leaders and other property owners from the entire United States.
 Besides the National Farm Bureau Federation's committee on taxation. representatives are ex- pected from the following groups:
 American Bankers association; American Federation of Labor; Na- tional Grange; National League of Women Voters; United States Chamber of Commerce; Farmers Union; American Railway associa- tion: American Civic association; l~tf INctnt tA Boards; National Association of Manufacturers: General Federation of Women's Clubs; American Elec- tric Railways associations; and the National Electric Light associa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18
TICKS OFF TIME
 FOR l25 YEARS

Rogers, Ar, (UP)-J. R. Callahan who lives here. owns . clock 196 years old which has kept time for over 100 years.
 Callahan said the clock had been in his family for no years and has been in his possession 54 years. Before Callahan owned the clock, his grandfather, who was born in 1794, kept it for many years.
 All the movements of th6 clock are made If wood and 1t runs every day and keeps perfect time accord ing to Callahan. It was made by T. M. Roberts for B. c. Brewster, of Bristol, Conn, according to . label on the back. The date is not given.
 According to Callahan's calcula- tions, the clock has operated s66,- 500 days 876,000 hours, 62,66O,OO minutes and 3.153 3,600,000 seconds. The clock has struck the time of the day 5.694.000 times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18
ZIONIST. ABE"
 HIS COMPETITOR

Lawrenceville, 1ll-With the cele- bration of his 101st birthday, Henry Mickles, one of the few centenarians in the state, admitted he was get ting old. :,
 T didn't go hunting this year. he said. "Last year I fell into a briar patch and that's 8 sure sign I'm getting old"
 When young man Mickles lived in Charleston, III. He made a living splitting rails and hauling them En- tt, town for firewood. Mickles had but one real competitor. That was a young man of about his own age named Abraham Lincoln.
 ''He was the only feller that could holler wood as loud as I could.' Mickles said.
 He is proud of his war record. He served the Union for three and a half years. Mickles was party to the guerilla warfare practiced in the Civil war period, accompanied Gen. eral Sherman in his historic march to the sea, fought at Winchester and was wounded at Gettysburg.
 Micklcs smokes and chews. his taste running largely to cigars, how ever. He attributes his long life to his naturally rugged constitution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18
By NEA Service

Dy NEA ScrVlcc
 Syracuse, N. Y.-The first scien- tific study yet made of the emotional problems, intellectual attitudes and personal habits of the freshman CO., ed in American universities has just been completed by Dr Eugenie An drus Leonard, acting dean of women at Syracuse university.
 Her report covers investigations made throughout more than a year among more than 200 freshmen wo- men in the university here who prob- ably are typical of those in any com munity It discloses some interest ing findings.
 For example:
 Twenty-eight per cent of the CO., eds said that they had been in love many times; per cent said they had occasional "crushes' on boys: 21 per cent said that they had been in love twice; 10 per cent had been in love only once and 31 per cent per cent did not commit themselves.
 Tell Mother of Loves
 Sixty-six per cent talk over their love affairs with their mothers, a.id 62 per cent of them said that their mothers agree with them in regard to betting" and "necking."
 Forty-one per cent of the fresh- men girls smoke cigarettes. Of these, all but per cent learned to smoke in high school or boarding school. The mothers of most of these girls know of their smoking and A per cent of them do not object to it.
 Eighty-five per cent of the fresh. men girls have already decided just onfn0 fn dn whan they leave college.
 Only 35 per cent of the girls had changed any of their religious be- liefs since entering college.
 Ninety-two per cent know how to dance, but only "A per cent go regularly to weekend dancing par ties. Seven per cent never go to dances at all.
 Seventy-three per cent thought that a college girl should know about sex, and 67 per cent said that they believed their mothers under stood the sex problems of present. day young people.
 SOme Typical Views
 Here are some typical quotations from the girls replies to Dr Leonard's questions:
 II think that mother should tell her daughter everything about life before she comes away to school instead of letting her find things out for herself"
 "A girl should know how to take care of herself under all conditions. She should know how to dress. how to smoke, how to drink a little, how to pet, so she won't be surprised into anything, how to keep her heart and not to fall easily. and how to get along with other girls"
 T believe that Q girl who has not been on her own to some ex- tent during her high school years should not be allowed to go away to college" "A girl should know all about the greater problems of sex. She should have some experience in betting, should have gone out with men and know how to hold them in chock. She should know how to smoke and, if she drinks, when to stop"
 Incidentally, 58 per cent of the
 The study conducted by pr Leonard does not attempt to solve tho training problem. It is an initial study in the field and points
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18

Iout the gaps in learning. needs, and
 useless hazards. "The problem of academic prep aration for girls entering college. !"
 she declares, lis being forced to our attention by three phases of pres
 ent day life.
 First there is the enormous in. crease in the number of girls going to college. Second, our present knowledge of personality develop
 ment tends to place phases of the problem definitely in the past rather
 than in the immediate situation on the campus and suggests remedial
 measures based on thorough
 knowledge of the past as is possible
 or expedient.
 Third. there is the growing con- cept that the duty of the college is to assume the remedial work and not only adjust the students to the academic program but to college life."
 On the parents and not the col lege rests the responsibility for preparing youth for adjustments to the standards, customs and atti- tudes of the college to which they send their children, Dr Leonard be- lieves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18
California Elk
 May Have Home

Bakelsfield, Cal. (UP).-The last of California's wild elk, herd of 150 head, would be deprived of their accustomed meals of lettuce and beet tops, but would find eternal sanc- tuary on a 100-acre plot near here. under bill up for consideration by the state legislature. The bill was introduced by As- semblyman Augustus F. Jewett of Hanford, and followed several at- tempts last fall to solve the elk problem.
 Ranchers and truck gardeners of the Buttonwillow district have had to battle what they considered a plague of elk for the last several years.
 The herd started with a remnant band of only a score or two, accord ing to residents. Restrictive laws caused the herd to increase until it was estimated to total 1000.
 The truck gardeners, ranchers and orchardists of the district have com- plained that the elk eat up their gardens. trample their grain and strip therl orchards of bark.
 Assemblyman Jewett's bill would provide $35.000 state money for the elk sanctuary, to cost an estimated $105.0O0. The remainder of the money would come from Kern county funds and private dona- tions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18

in Groton, and the eastern edge of Madison from Clinton.
 Residents of Stonington have raised $7,000, which will clear the township's 600 acres in one sum- mer's work. The exeriment station maintains them in operation from year to year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18
AN ELECTRIC NATION

LondOn.-1n the course of present construction to electrify Britain, $1,500, 100000 will be spent. Lines of giant lattice masts are being erected all over the country to transmit power to it's remotest cor- ners. A fixed expenditure of b. between $2500.000,O0O and $300,- 000,000 has been set for each year for this development.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18

Fossils of sea-going whales have been found in two localities in Michigan, one in the northern part of the state and the other not far from Ann Arbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18

The earHes forms of cards were called 'sheet dice" and began to ap- pear, according to one authority, as early as the seventh century.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18

More than 93.000 physical exam. nations for pilot licenses have beeeN made by the U. s. governMkex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20
DROUGHT INJURIES
DOGWOOD DISPLAY
Many Red Buds, Small Pines and
Cedars Around City
Also Killed.

The drought last year not only Sc
riously affected many Towering dogwood
trees in this vicinity, but also has
killed off many redbuds and small pines
and cedarS, according to p L. Kicker of
the Department of Agriculture, who is
president Of the Wildflower Preserva-
ton Society,"
survey OF the situation by Mr.
Kicker has disclosed that throughout
the woods in this neighborhood some
OF the Oldest and finest Towering dog
wood trees were killed by the drought
This will curtail to a certain extent
the gorgeous Towering dogwood display
which each year follows the cherry
blossoms.
For several years the Wildhower
Preservation Society and the Garden
Club OF America, through its Commit
tee OF the National Capital. have been
Waglng campaign to save the dog
wood from ruthless destruction. Much
good has been accomplished, it is felt
by these two organizations, but even
more care will be needed to save the
trees this year, on account of the loss
OF the old trees by drought.
Many seedlings of both the cedar
and pine have also died throughout this
section, Mr.. Kicker reported. The
larger trees of these species, however,
with deeper roots, were able to survive.
The dogwood blooms are opening
now, Mr. Kicker explained, but they
are still green. and small. When they
that create a fine display, especially
in Rock Greek Park, depends entirely
upon the weather If it should stay
warm, and there should be some rains.
they will bloom in about 10 days or
two weeks, Mr.. Kicker thinks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20
OF DRY
AGENT |SATTACKED
Lawyer for 13 Men and
Woman on Trail Charges
Discrepancies to Johnson.

Efforts to impeach Herbert Johnson a
Federal prohibition agent, and principal
witness for the prosecution, were made
today by the defense as the trial of 13
men and woman, charged with a
liquor conspiracy, was resumed in Dis
trict Supreme Court.
Myron G. Ehrlich of defense counsel,
drew from the witness the statement
that he had signed an affidavit in a
padlocking injunction suit in which he
alleged he had bought Navigation of
alcohol from Alfred Mendelson in a
store at 3442 Fourteenth street, Novem-
Der &c, 1929. johnson had testified a
moment before that this transaction oc-
CURED near Thirteenth and Euclid
streets and that the money was paid to
Mendelson through man he knew only
as Bingham"
Johnson declared he believed both of
his statements to be true at the time he
made them. He made no other ex-
PLANTATION of the discrepancies.
The witness was cross examined con-
corning various other alleged purchases
OF illegal contraband from the defend
ants over period Of several months.
Enrich, T. Morris Wampler, James A.
O'Shea, Charles Ford, Harry Whelan
and George S. Matthew alternated in
conducting the roSs-eXamination.
The trial was resumed early today
after the three-day adjournment neces-
STATED by the illness of Andrew Lebolo,
a member of the alleged ring.
The other defendants, in addition to
Mendelson and Lebolo, are Ida Men
delson, Roy Beasley, Harry Kushner,
Corbin Shields, Jake Learner, Thomas
McNichols, Jack Baum, Frank E. Baker,
Eugene L. Saunders, Earl Hardin, Ed
ward T. Croghan and Roy Ahearn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20
GIRLS RIDE STARTS
SEARCH FOR TRIO
Marguerite Gendreau Tells Police
She Was kidnapped on Con-
necticut Avenue.

Police today were seeking three men,
it was reported, forced a 14-year-old
girl to accompany them on an auto
mobile ride last night.
The girl-Marguerite Gendreau, 2940
Newark street-told police she was walk
ing on Connecticut avenue near Ca
thedral Mansions, when car drew up
to the curb and one of its three oc-
cupants asked: rs your name Mar
guerite?"
When she replied in the affirmative,
Marguerite said, the men jumped out,
seized her and forced her into the ma
chine
They had driven only a short dis
lance, she related, when one of them
asked her surname. When she told
them, she added, they permitted her to
leave the automobile, which had
reached the neighborhood OF the Shore
ham Hotel
One of the men, Marguerite said, was
about As years old, had grayish hair
and wore a gray suit. The second, who
was about 81. had red hair and was
CARRIED in Knockers and a red sweater
The other, who was about %, had
chestnut hair and wore tan suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
ATTITUDE TO BE TOPIC
Electrical Guild Session Opens
With Addresses by John n.
Cries and Others.

The United States Governments at
titude toward certain trade practices
and business agreements was expected
to receive special consideration at the
first annual meeting of the Electrical
Guild of North America, which was to
convene in Wardman Park Hotel this
afternoon ct o'clock.
The opening session was TO be fea-
tured by addresses by John M. Cries,
chairman of President Hoover's Con-
ference on Home Building and Home
Ownership; Victor H Tousley, field
secretary Of the International Asso-
citation Of Electrical Inspectors; C. z.
Greenwood, commercial manager of the
National Electric Light Association, and
H. H. Breach, president of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers
The guild will hold banquet at the
hotel tonight at o'clock. Otto s,
Boyer and l.. I. MacQueen are to be
the speakers. Tomorrow q meeting
OF section managers is to be held, fol-
lowed by business meeting to include
reports Of officers and chairmen of
guild committees tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20
MEANEST THIEF LEAVES FEW
PENNIES FOR VOORHEES, MAN
John Sale Had Just Found Job
After Unemployment Since
Last November.
Robber Shoulders Into Room,
Takes ST and Leaves VIC
tim Unconscious on Bed.

Not in his 50 years had John E. Sale
of 927 H street gone SO long out of
employment. Last week was the first
full-time he had been able to find since
November
At that time Mr.. Sale broke his arm
and was laid off as the manager of a
chain store in Alexandria, without
compensation, he said, for the injury.
Last night he left the basement
room which he rents on H street for
a breath of fresh air shortly before 10
o'clock. While strolling, he dropping
in at drug store on Ninth near G
for soft drink.
He paid for the drink from a pocket
book which contained 81 in billS-the
last money he had in the world, since
he had settled for his own rAnt and
the board bill of his 7-year-cld daugh-
ter Eleanor, who was going to school
in BallSton, Va.
Man Shoulders. Into Room.
Shortly after he returned to his room
there was a knock at the dor. Mr.
Sale opened it and a strange white
man shouldered inside.
The man made several inquiries about
person supposed to be living there
Mr.. Sale said he had never heard of
such a person.
Never mind" replied the intruder,
closing the door behind him, I'm here
after your money"
Mr.. Sale denied that he had any.
YOU'RE liar" said the stranger. II
saw you open your pocketbook in the
drug store just now"
Sale Grapples With Stranger.
Mr.. Sale swung a blow at the
stranger and the two men grappled,
overturning chair. Then the man pro-
duced weapon from his coat pocket