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Evening star., 1934-12-16
TWO COURT TILTS HOT
Other Game Opening Junior Sun.
day School Loop Is Walkover.

Play In the Y. M. C. A. Junior Sum-
day School Basket Ball League opened
yesterday, with United Brethren de-
feating Pinkney Memorial Of Hyatts-
Vile, 1918; Ninth Street Christians
conquering Calvary Baptist. 27-25.
and Y. M. C. A. swamping Chevy
Chase Presbyterians, 1912.
Summaries:
Evening star., 1934-12-16
ROOSEVELT LEAGUE.
MINORS.
CENTRAL HIGH LEAGUE.

Tomorrow. s:30-Mt Vernon VS.. P z. P.
Co; $50, Investigation VS. National Guards.
Tuesday 7;30. Standards vs.: Corr'S SPOT
Wednesday 9:30 Loew's Theater VS.. In
vestieation. Thursday. $3.50, Investisation
We Sholls
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Southern Conference Pes Way for Expansion Of Organization Next Year
Generals, Terps
In Holiday Series

b. the Associated Prcss.
DICHMOND, Va, December Is
II Washington and Lee and
Maryland will meet at Balti-
more on Thanksgiving day. 1885.
inaugurating a series Of annual
Thanksgiving day games between
the two schools, Athletic Director
r. A. Smith of Washington and
Lee announced today.
The Generals played South Car
olina at Columbia the past
Thanksgiving day and next year
will meet the Gamecocks again.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
U. s. TAKES ITS TIME.

United States was the thirty-seventh
country to accept Germany's invita-
ton to the 1886 Olympiad. Invitations
were sent to 55 countries.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
SEEKS BASKET GAME.

Mount Rainier A. c. basketers are
after a game for tomorrow night on
thesMount Rainier High School court.
Call Bob Bellman at Greenwood 2477.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
NEVER WINS BELLE
THEIR TEAM NAME
Lead Young Mems Basket
Loop With Clean Slate.
Investigation Zips.

4: $:;:: {: ;: 49,: !: :: :. s;:: ::::::
the various loops Of the
Community Center Basket Ball League
are becoming warm.
Never Wins are maintaining a
slight lead in the Young Mems circuit.
Twin Oaks -Blackhawks are ahead IN
close fight In the Roosevelt loop. with
Flying Eagles holding slight edge In
the Roosevelt minor league; Investi-
CATION is heading the Central High
loop in another warm scrap, Trinity
and Katzman Tailors are tied for the
lead IN the East Washington loop,
Stewards Pharmacy and Miller Fur
niture are deadlocked for first place in
the Southeast League, Rinaldi Tailors
are clinging to a slight advantage in
the Northeast loop and Ninth Street
Christians are barely on top in the
Langley minor circuit.
A number of games bringing to-
gether leaders are slated this week,
and several titles are expected to be
Just about settled.
Team standings and the weeks
schedule:
yox,>,~ >sES,s COMMUNITY rIuR
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Would Admit All Six.

~ p. NASH of Virginia, recon-
I mending that the conference
take in all of the six appli-
cants whose names have been men
toned most frequently, said he did
not believe the conference should dis
criminate between those asking berths.
William and Mary and Richmond
in Virginia. Wake Forest and David
son in North Carolina and Furman
and Citadel in South Carolina are
the most persistent applicants. Pres
byterian College in South Carolina,
1t was said on the convention floor,
also seeks membership.
Moving swiftly and harmoniously
the conference disposed of the men,
bership question, voted to continue
the ban on the broadcasting Of
games in which Southern Conference
teams participate. agreed to permit
transfers who are graduates OF &C
credited junior colleges play on varsity
teams their first year at the institu-
ton to which they transfer, and
eliminated the 24-hour rule, thus
giving the colleges wider jurisdiction
in determining who shall play on
varsity teams.
Then the conference gave vote OF
confidence to the officers by re-elect-
ing the entire slate-Forest Fletcher
Of Washington and Lee. president;
A. w. Hobbs of North Carolina, vice
president, and William Couper Of v.
M. l., secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
OPENS SIX PLACES,
BUT ADMITS NONE
Each Member Will Decide
Scholastic Eligibility.
Radio Ban Upheld.
BY JOSEPH E. NETTLES.

~ ICHMOND, Va, December l5.-
- The Southern Conference
N today opened the door through
which a half dozen colleges
hoped to step to membership in the
league, but the petitioners were cau-
toned not to be too optimistic.
Passing by a 9-to-1 vote res
olution to limit the membership OF
the conference to 16 members, instead
Of 10 as now constituted, the confer
ence emphasized it had in mind no
particular six schools and that no
new members could be taken in
until next year. No promise was
given any additions would be made
then.
The proposal that the leagues
membership limits be increased to 16,
q recommendation of the Commit
tee on Colleges, that was argued far
into Saturday morning by an Execu-
tive Committee that gathered Friday
night. found surprising strength on
the conference floor. Only Maryland
voted mo"
Both South Carolina and Clemson,
each eager to find more conference
opponents in their own State, favored
an increase in the conference ranks,
with practically the entire voting dele
cation following in line.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
NORTHEAST LEAGUE.
I.nrtn- u,rh

MAJOR LOOP.
W. W L.
Rinaldi Tailors Lawrence .... 2 2
Merrick B. c.. 3 ! Atonement !
Del Hudson 3 l Sigma A. Kap. l 8
Govt Printing. Sanitary -. 0
Tomorrow. 7:3o-Merrick VS.. Sanitary:
$50. Delaware Hudson VS.. Rinaldfs.
Wednesday. 7:30. Lawrence vs.. G. P. o.
Thursday. $50. Sigma Alpha Kappa VS..
Atonement
MINOR LOOP.
W.. W. L.
9th ST. Chris. Nat Lumber .
Mt. Pleasant. 3 l Sigma T. Lam. 3
St. Joseph's B. 2 Dunkers ... 0 4
Tomorrow 9:30-Mt. Pleasant VS. Sig
ma Tau. Thursday. $50. st. Josephs VS..
Dunkers; $50. Ninth Street Christians VS..
National Lumber Co.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

Tomorrow 7:15-Two-Point vs.. Never
Wins: SIS. Basketers vs.. stones; pip
Ouinns VS. Monarchs: s:15. Two-Point VS..
Stones; 9:l5 Never Wins VS.. Flashers.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
EAST WASHINGTON LEAGUE.

Tuesday. T15. Grace Church vs.. Rem
rocs: S:l5. Trinity VS.. Katzman's Tailors.
Wednesday 9:15. Grace Church vs.. In,
ternal Revenue. Saturday. Sis. Maryland
A. c. VS.. Renrocs.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
SOUTHEAST LEAGUE.
Hine Junior High.

Tomorrow. 7:30-Brand VS.. Levy's:
$50. ST. Josephs VS.. g. E. Flashes. Wednes-
day. 7:30. Sc. Flashes VS.. Marions $50,
Sigma Nau Sigma VS.. Miller Thursday.
7:3O. Sigma Nau Sigma VS.. st. Joseph's
$50, Miller VS.. Stewart's Pharmacy: Fri
day $50. Levys VS.. Marions: $50. Royals
VS., Anacostia.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Tighten Junior College Rule.

"HE schools in the Southern end of
III the conference were successful,
however, in their efforts to have
the conference permit transfers from
accredited junior colleges to play on
Southern Conference varsity teams
their first year at the new institutions.
The 24-hour rule was written of
the books with a substitute motion
making it necessary for an athlete
to attend one semester or two quarters
before participating in varsity sports.
It also was voted to make each school
responsible for its scholastic require
1nents.
The treasurer's report showed bal
ance of $8,0l073.
Raleigh was voted the conference
basket ball tournament, February %,
March Ia; boxing, Virginia, February
22-23; outdoor track, Duke, May IT.
lS. and North Carolina the indoor
track meet, March 9.
Greensboro was awarded the golf
tournament, Duke the swimming tour
nament, North Carolina cross-country
and Washington and Lee wrestling.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
All or None. Saws Nash.


MASH said 1--WE should take in all
IN or none We can't discriminate
among these institutions" Gus
Tebell. foot ball coach at Virginia,
said the 16-school group would be "a
happier family" He said the confer
ence schools now engaged in athletic
contests with the petitioners and saw
no reason for not inviting them into
the circuit.
Wallace Wade, foot ball coach at
Duke, saying in effect that the con-
ference either should take in the petit
tioners or not compete with them any
longer in athletic games, asserted
that since these schools had to con-
form to Southern Conference rules it
was only fair that they should have
some voice in saying what these rules
should be.
Roundly argued was the proposal
that the league lift its ban on broad
casting, with the stand-patters win
ming by a 5-to-3 vote. v. P. l., w.
and L., v. M. l., North Carolina
and N. c. State favored retention of
the regulation against broadcasting,
while Duke, Maryland and Virginia
proposed a more liberal policy. Glenn
son and South Carolina did not vote.
A motion by Clemson that the Dis
trict of Columbia be removed from
the Southern Conference area was
voted down.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

Totals. IL 325 Totals Z 721
Referee - Mr.. Russell. Umpire - Mr..
Manbeck
Evening star., 1934-12-16

Totals. .23 $40 Totals. 8 2 IL
Evening star., 1934-12-16
YOUNG MEMS COMMUNITY CLUB
UEArIE

Team Standing.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

w YITH aquatic sports interest
M here on the rise, 1t appears
v v the movement looking to
Evening star., 1934-09-14
The Rubber Stamp.

Representative James M. Beck Of
Pennsylvania, announcing his deter
mination to retire from the House.
has characterized the Congress as
merely rubber stamp" It Is be-
cause he no longer wishes to be "one
four -hundredth part" Of such q body
that Mr.. Beck Is relinquishing the
nomination for another term In the
House given him last May In his
congressional district by . large ma
jority over the combined votes of
the candidates Of all parties.
The statement issued by Mr.. Beck,
who was at one time solicitor general
Of the United States and who has
been regarded as one Of the most able
lawyers and interpreters of the Con-
stitution in Congress, viii be read with
much interest. Undoubtedly it win be
derided by the New Dealers In Con-
gress and their adherents among the
more conservative Democrats. After
AL, party ties are strong. especially
when the tide of the New Deal is rum
ming high. Nevertheless. Mr.. Beck's
arraignment Of the legislative branch
Of the Government should not be
laughed on. nor should it be possible
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Hoover Article Stirs Up
Warm Debate on Liberty


less devoted to human liberty than
Herbert Hoover The Detroit News
comments: whist faith Mr.. Roose-
welt has In America he manages 70
radiate Ia his face his voice, his
bearing and his approach to the prob
lens which beset him and al Of rs.
There Is nothing about him Of ne
dizzy optimist. and yet there a buoy-
ancy which Is infectious and has
served TO still the fears of many dir
traught listener. It would uisinter-
pret Mr.. Hoover to read utter despair
In his new treatise on liberty, and yet
its unreIieved solemnity, its note Of
misgiving, its lack Of any expressed
conviction Of our ability to survive the
perils which attend the maintenance
Of democracy, together give 1t dis
turbing quality"
The point that Mr.. Hoover ofEers
nothing IN place Of the New Deal q
made by the Tulsa fOkla.) word, the
New Orleans Times -Picayune and the
st. Paul Daily News, while the New
York Times asks, IT daring and ven-
turesome measures had to Be adopted
In the effort to pun the country out
Of what seemed like chaos, whose was
the fault?" The Buffalo Times q
convinced that most Americans pre-
fer TO trust their liberties ana liveli-
hood to the New Deal experiment
The Rochester Times Union concludes
that results are what count
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Weather Note.

Wednesdays torrential storm was
dramatic. Thousands Of interested
people stood at windows in downtown
Washington for the better part of an
hour watching the flood descending
from the somber sky. All had seen
similar phenomena on occasion be-
fore, but the attraction of the spec
tacle could not be denied. Down
rushed the rain impetuous." as Mil
ton would have phrased It: and the
tasks Of the moment were neglected
while the gallery viewed the event as
though 1t were an unprecedented now
city.
Nature has that curious quality Of
being engaging. Millions are familiar
with the general aspect Of the starry
heavens. yet find pleasure In staring
at the celestial pageant as 1t moves
across the empyrean. All earth's chill
dren are acquainted with the retreat
Of the sun beyond the horizons west
ern rim, yet they experience delight In
witnessing successive sunsets. And
the same magnetic character Of ap-
peal is present for the human mind
and heart when
The mighty Rain
Holds the vast empire of the sky alone
Perhaps the explanation Is in the
circumstance Of variation. The Gre
Evening star., 1934-09-14

ator Dictated that Nature should be
changeabls. that not all stars should
be of equal magnitude nor al sunsets
Of Q singls type. And He nowhere
manifested HIS inventive capacity
more compellingly than In HIS de-
signs for distributing the contents Of
clouds over His planet. From gentle
mists 10 cataclyzmic cloudbursts there
are at least . score Of gradations
bracketed under the classification OF
rain. Indeed, no two showers ever
are alike. Each Is, In Its own peculiar
way, . mystery, and each contains
within itself the power to affect the
area on which It falls. Wednesdays
storm WAS brimful Of potentialities.
The multitude watched It's progress
because Of it, promise Of resultant
events.
Nor was the audience disappointed.
More than one Of the spectators went
home to spend the evening bailing
out his cellar.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Prize Pumpkins and
New Deal Farming
To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor Of The star:
Paul MAIlon's column announces
that the First Lady Of the Land has
conceived the idea Of gentleman
farmers" using their estates - ex-
perimental farms. There was Q sug-
gestiou that the President's Hyde Park
estate II to be made into . model
farm, where farmers may come to
zee the latest methods Of farming.
Now, when Q man really becomes
thoroughly imbued with the idea of
raising vegetable or . fruit that win
BE- superior to anything his neighhors
can raise you have devotee and
seslot par excellence. We can pic
ture the scientiic farmers employed
ON the Hyde Park estate rAising
pumpkins. BY careful seed selection
and expert fertilixng and cultivAting
they have produced . bumper crop
Of mastodonic pumpkins. The master
and mistress have been getting up
very carly every morning and slip
ping out to the pumpkin patch to
gloat in privacy over the daily in
crease in the girth Of the pumpkins.
The prize vegetables have become
8AkklOSk - dC1x VI. hkICH1 - II.
Comes the gala day Of harvesting,
and into this happy picture obtrudes
q sinister figures in the person Of
Mr.. Rex Tugwen Of the Department
Of Agriculture. Rex. admires the
pumpkins extravagantly. He admits
that no common. ordinary, run-of-
the-mill farmer could raise such fine
pumpkins. He accompanies all this,
however. with an pminous shake of
his head. He reluctantly informs
the master Of the estate that there
are so many pumpkins this year it
Is possible for o good many people
to actually buy one. fTherefore some
thing must be done to raise the price
to figure whore only q few can
afford to buy one. | He Is of the
opinion one-thir1 of the pumpkins
must be plowed uhdera What? What?
What? Piow under these delectable,
golden brown heaqtiesi Sacrilege and
treason! The Hyde Park dogs are
called and Rex is chased on the
plantation. ~
We win assume that Rex remains
obdurate in the matter. In that case
we get another resignation" His
successor immediately; organizes the
p. 9. R.-Pumpkin Consumers Re
lief. This new alphabetical organi-
nation stipulates that : any one who
won't work and yet Graves pumpkins
can get the money With which to buy
them by applying To- tho p. G. R. The
day 10 savedl Sf
In the event thei puhpkin-raising
experiment should not prove sue
cess any loss incurred by it could
be recouped by setting aside q GER
tain number OF acres On which pump
ktns would not be rais3d the following
year. This would hardly be neces-
sary, as the private Incomes Of the
gentleman farmeFs' would make the
expense aof the experiment Q mere
bagatelle. s. H NUMFORD,
Evening star., 1934-09-14

to laugh 1t on. Mr.. Beck has seen
the present Congress swallow. with
out mastication, measures Of vast Inn
portance sent it by the Executive. He
has seen the minority party In the
House denied the right to debate or
to of1er amendments to some Of these
measures. He has seen eag rule set
up in the House, more rigid than
any established In the days Of Cannon.
In large part. the Congress has. IN
deed. - Mr.. Bsek charges. ceased to
be . "deliberative body" It has sur
rendered powers to the President
which have been reserved to the legis-
lative branch from the beginning Of
the Government
The argument advanced by the New
Dealers In Congress and out h that
these measures Of the New Deal are
in the interest Of the people. II they
are, the Representatives elected BY the
people should have . determining
voice in their construction. The
President has been elected by the peo-
pie to be Chief Executive. not to be
Chief Legislator. II he Is to be Chief
Legislator as well as Chief Executive,
why should the country continue the
expense of electing . Congress? Mr..
Beck's contention Is that the Presi-
dent has assumed that role and that
the 435 members Of the House and
the 96 members Of the Senate act only
to ratify his desires. If that be true,
then, under the theory Of the Ameri-
can Constitution. q sad situation has
arisen.
Mr.. Beck il . partisan. He Is Re-
publican. But also he Is devoted fol-
lower of the Constitution and the law.
It is because he believes that he may
be more effective in the courts than
In Congress, he says, In opposing the
acts which he considers unconstitu-
tional that he is now retiring from the
House. He may be right. On the
other hand, members Of Congress who
adhere to the Constitution and who
insist upon the retention Of the con-
stitutional rights Of the legislative
branch Of government are needed in
the Congress today. For that reason
Mr.. Beck's withdrawal is to be re-
gretted.
Evening star., 1934-09-14


beginning with his election to the
House Of Representatives In 1914.
After failing Of reelection to the
House in 1918, he came to the Senate
In 1928. Mr.. Dill has not decided
Just where he viii hang out . law
prActice stinsle, whether in his home
town Of Spokane, Seattle or elsewhere.
his immediats interest Is in radio, md
hs has Just left Warrington for the
annual convention Of the National As
sociation of Broadcasters at Cincinnati.
where he IL scheduled 10 speak. D1u
was one Of the authors Of the law
creating the new Federal Communities
tions Commission. He was active On
the Hin IN everything connected Nth
broadcasting.
(cepysisht. 1e3z.l
Evening star., 1934-09-14
How Canada Has Treated
The Veterans Of the War
To the Editor Of The a.,

TO the Editor o1 The Star:
I was very much interested in the
keen perception and, understanding
Of Mr.. Alexander Sidney Lanier's
writings and particularly. in his re-
cent one referring to Canada. I agree
whole -heartedly with his Endorsement
Of our illustrious neighbor to the
north. was also interested in Mr..
William P. Thomas, jr.'s, retort. For
his enlightenment, Is he stresses the
fact Of Canada's sparse population, ]
win also treat my confederation from
that angle. Canada had 61g,63e citi-
zens In her expeditionary forces, more
than 10 per cent Of her population,
al volunteers Tor active combat units.
In this country there were not . sum-
cient number q volunteert % Nh up.
the Regular Army and National
Guard combat units to fun strength,
although II required = much smaller
percentage cf our spopulk ktinn. a
totally and pernatentlyf disabled
Canadian veteran, nkrried land With
three children, receives annually ST.
90 and $50 additional for each other
child. Magnanimous Uncle Sam doles
out TO totally and permaukntly dis
abled veteran, with wife and three
children, $1,000 annually. Canada's
high percentage Of its population that
were ct the front battle line and the
generous and honorable treatment
that they have received d. entirely
attributable to sparse population, Is It?
But upon one thing you can rest
assured, they were honestly disabled
IN line Of duty and Canada considers
them honorably disabled. The Cana
dian pension list Is not choked with
political heelers, as the spuils system
does not prevail In that nohe land.
The Canadian disabled veteran Is not
harassed to the grave with incessant
doubt, while our disabled Stil1 do not
know. what to count upo1 from their
Government, even If they were dis
Abled through the instrulpente1ity Of
the enemy. In this country .all in
uniform were alike, according TO the
popular misconception, even 4 they
considered their lives dear unto them
selves.
The perfidy Of words is conetantiy
illustrated. Even those who are max
ing . patriotic appeal can rarely ever
say anything that typifles. their own
deeds, but 20 and do otherwise.
In this land, that once upon q time
could be called fair, civilization is
judged by radios, automobiles, electri-
cal appliances and other modern con-
veniences. This country - purely
mercenary:s nothing Is sacred despite
the profusion Of empty brnS. In
Canada, and particularly throughout
the British Empire, the ftlpdanental
qualities at character that endure,
honor and conscience, meseur$d by
deeds. are vital qualifications to be
heard.
I certainly can advise Mr.. Thomas
and all others to 60 to Canada and
observe with open minds, but the
sharper contrast win be found in the
English-speaking provinces, which,
fortunately. predominate.
PAUL o. WOOD.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Occupation Census Not
Census of Employment
10 the Editor Of The star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Under the title "Employment Now;
In $780, The Star Of September II,
1884. reprints an article from the
Youngstown vindicator which opens
with this remarkable statement:
In the Spring Of 1880 the Bureau
Of the Census reported that 4s.829.-
920 persons were employed gainfully
in the United States"
Permit me TO suggest that the Bu-
reau Of the Census never reported
anything Of the kind. The figure
given Is taken from the census Of
occupations, but occupation and em-
ployment are two different things,
very different. To take 3 concretS
example: The census shows that I'd
1880 there were In the United States
929, ,426 carpenters. 20 Of whom were
women. Now that flgure/ simply
means that so many persons in the
United States were carpenters by oc-
cupation-it does not mean that they
were all employed at their trade, q
indeed they were not, for building
activities had declined. In st States
the value Of construction contracts
awarded had exceeded $4,000, 900 900
annually for the period 1e25-le2s,
amounting to $6,62s. 10000 IN ls2s.
but declined to $4,523, ,o00, 900 tn 1880
and $3,0o3, ,0o0. 900 In 1891 (see ethe
Statistical Abstract OF the United
States for 1882" page So0).
The Youngstown vindicator Is not
unfortunately, the only publication
that has, mistaken occupation for
employment. for the error, due evi-
IDENTIFY to careless reading, has ap-
peared In other newspapers. The
census Of occupations Is Just what
It says-e census Of occupations, It
Is not . census Of employment.
J. .. KRAI.