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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25

 Fired for Refusing
 To Play on Sunday
 Hickey originated numer- ous practices that have been helpful. He has conducted large schools for young play CTS. lie fathers the Knothoie Gang for boys, members of which are admitted free to Sportsman's park five days a week when the Cardinals are at home.
 A star athlete in college, Hickey coached college base ball and football teams. He played football professionally, and held every position in con- nection with a baseball club from player to president.
 Hickey once was released by Joe Kelley, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, because he refused to play baseball 6n Sunday. He does not attend baseball games on Sunday to ,, this day. .#-, ,.
 The sandy haired boss of the Cardinals, whose looks be- lie his 53 years, is the father of six children.
 Hickey, a lawyer, holds four university degrees. He Is member of the board of trus- tees of his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan University, and of the board of directors of John Burroughs School, of St. Louis: He is a member of the board of education of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has many other civic and private interests.
 Next to baseball the Cardins genius is most interested in educa ton. Hickey is the Demosthenes ( the diamond, and his fame as a orator is not confined to the base ball set.
 There are many interesting char ters in the life of Branch Ricke: the poor ohio farm boy who mad good the hard way, but the mol a absorbing one has to do with tn rise of the Cardinals since the wa It's vastly different pictui now than the dismal one that pr' sented itself to Major Branc Hickey upon his return frol France early in 1919. He had r' signed the presidency of the $ Louis club year before to ser' with the A. E. F., in the chemic' warfare service.
 The Cardinals were $175,00O debt, and had only three playe of any real worth-Rogers Horn by. Dill Doak and Jack Smith.
 Five National League pen- nants and three world cham pionships in nine years are a tribute to Rickey's astuteness, in corraling the best ivory available, developing it, and jockeying the market. Cardinal subsidiaries are as successrui as the mother club.
 Tine St. Louis club starts the 1885 season owning 10 minor league clubs outright. The Cardinals control two complete four-club Class D leagues, the Arkansas State and Nebraska. They have the pick of at least seven other clubs. They con- trol more players than any or ganization in the history of the game. |
 Cardinal farms produce such an incxhaustible supply of ma terial that Hickey has become the biggest broker in the an- nals of the business. Other ma jor league clubs are now re- built with players developed by the Cardinals and peddled at fancy prices.
 But only man of Rickey's perseverance would h v e tackled the job he faced in 1919. Only q man of his talents would have made 20 of 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
5as $50 5ss-i62l

The C. & c. Jrs lO-inen team beat the ScOvili Inter. Dept. league iQ- men team by . total plnfan of eA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
TODAY Norwich at Weaver. TOMORROW

TOMORROW Commercial at Hartford. ROxbury at Columbia Fr. Crosby at Harding. Darien at Staples. Jr College at Fairfield. New Canaan at Norwalk. West Haven at Bridgeport Trade. Stratford at Branford. Westerly at N. L. Bulkeley. N. H. Boys club at Milford.
 WEDNESDAY BuIkeley at Hartford Trinity. Hiilhouse at New Britain. Williston at Suffield. Naugatuck-open Canterbury at Westminster. Lewis at New Britain Trade. Westerly at N. l.. Bulkeley. Pawling at Gunnery. Loomis at Wesleyan Fr. Hopkins at Taft.
 THURSDAY Byidgepart Central at Bridgeport rrade.
 FRIDAY Windham at Mcriden. Weaver at West Hartford. Shelton at Milfard. Terryville at Lewis. N. l.. Bulkeley at Chapman. Bristol at New Britain. Thomaston at Washington.
 SATURDAY Hopkins at Yale J. V. Gunnery at Roxbury. Bulkeley at Meriden. Neugatuck at Torrington. wilby at Rogers, Newport. Yale Frosh at Taft. West Haven at Branford.
 Games Saturday Bridgeport, c 27, Harding 23. Gunnery 19, Kent IS. Wilby 39, Naugatuck 3s. Hilhouse 50, Wmdham "A. Styafrod 38. Milford 19. wfnsted 31, New Milford 22.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
Brain Behind Cards Makes All Managers Successful

B. R., as he is addressed by in inmates and associates in the vast Cardinals chain, says he never wanted to be manager.
 He made his bow as such with the St. Louis Browns at the re- quest of the late owner, Robert Lee Hedges. He assumed the field leadership of the Cardinals as a matter of economy.
 The idea persists that Hickey theorized the Browns and Car. -dinals out of a pennant. or two in the good old days, but he lons since has demonstrated that the man who assemblies the players and organizes the club is a great deal more important than the man. arsr on the field or bench.
 That Jane afternoon of 1925 when Samuel BreadoB gave the fe- formed psychology professor ons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
Emmy Stuff,

Carringtons won a 33 to 22 com edy game from the Tribunes which was a postponed contest. BoroWay and Bartolino score 26 points. The atI m n, ary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25

3s4 S77 sE2 HIS High three---LaRusso. 41S. High game Cubs, 436. High totals-~Cub's 1900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25

coming along prepared to defeat any and all who think differently. Joe Kelley will be on hand we ! have been told.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
NauEatuck.

TOIAIB ID - "' Score at half time: Wilby 24, Nau- katuck IS. Referee: Petrino. Time: Four S-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25

Princeton A. A. dropped anoth ST hum -dinger yesterday losing to Danbury Guards 34 to 32 which makes three games in five days in wk,ch they have won or lost by two points or less. Wednesday they play the Bristol St Stans. state Polish league leaders at Water town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
Speed boys.

Totals .... ......17 3G
 Score at half time: Speedboys 26 Boys Club IS. Referee: Casman. Time: 10-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25

Totals ........... 9 5 23
 Score at half time-Centrals 12, Black Knights 5. Referee-Petri- clone. Time-Four 10-minute per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25

Just how much that old
 drive down the home stretch
 means to n basketball team
 was amply illustrated yester-
 day when a tiring Washington
 Hill squad lost n nine point ad-
 vantage in ten minutes and the
 game during a five minute
 overtime period against the
 spccdier Brooklyn A. C. con-
 tingcnt, whose reserve strength
 has won many a game
 during the past three years. lt
 was a heartbreaker for the
 Hills to lose, for they com
 manded the situation for 32 of the 40 minutes of regulation
 play, OutscOring their rivals 1S
 to 12 from the floor.
 One of the classiest travelling basketball teams playing eastern courts this season is the same House of David outfit coming tc Brooklyn tomorrow night to play the Knights of Lithuania Speed boys in what should be a real hoor attraction due to the sharpshootinf ability of the visitors, matched against the local class of the Lithi playing op their own court. ,.-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
Carrgngt0ns.

score at half time: Carrington g. Tribunes s. Referee: Lonergah' Time: Four 10-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
St. Patrick Holy Name League
 Bowling Bits

A nod to the. boys for their second win over the New Haven Holy Manners and especially St John the Baptists of Hamden over the last weekend. The more jealous leagues in town are all hurling challenges, but all cant be accept. ed. St Patrick's seems to be too far in advance to their class. Say whatever you will publicity agents.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

and the points that they have made
in their classes.
There will be Republicans and
Democrats. but no partially will be
shown between the parties.
Mrs. McMahan, . very interesting
lady, residing ct 1107 Sixteenth street,
has been experimenting for years with
her political pastime for children"
idea, and is now ready to put 1t into
practical effect. She, In addition to
this work, Is an able cartoonist and
is the authoress Of several best seller
books for children.
Once Navy Yard Quarters.
The property on which the con-
struction Is taking place has not been
in use for several years. This land
during the war was used as head
quarters for the Alexandria navy yard.
The lighthouse on the property is
the same historical Jones Point Light
house which was turned over by the
Government to the Mount Vernon
Chapter of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution. This chapter has
been responsible for the maintenance
and upkeep Of the lighthouse and
for the past few years has been at
loss to find q tenant who would
live UP to the terms of the agreement.
Now the grant has been turned over
to Mrs. McMahan, who plans to
light the beacon as in the days past.
This point is Of special historical
interest because in 1871, when Maj.
Andrew Ellicot made the original
survey for the Nations proposed Capt.
tai, he started from Jones Point un-
der direction Of George Washington.
There he placed the first stone marker
in the District. To this day the marker
remains, where 1t may be seen by
Evening star., 1935-05-17
Little Capital Being Built
National Edifces Copied by Mrs. McMahan
at Jones Point for Training Children.

doing this she replied, when you
want anything done right you have
to do it yourself"
More Than 40 Women.
When asked whether or not there
were any other women connected
with her organization she said, "Yes," !"
that In one department alone there
were more than 40 women.
The children will attend to their
affairs of state only after school hours
and during vacation period. There
has been planned special all-day ac-
tivities for Easter, New Year and
Thanksgiving days. The treasury
department will be under the super
vision of adults. The children will
acquire their political knowledge
there. Already there are young off,
cials serving by appointment, all
Washington children. Later it is
planned for national elections to be
held throughout the country for the
various offices.
Unlike the way that we select our
Government officials on the best speech
or party politics these little
men and little women will be elected
for their best behavior in their vari-
GUS cities good manners
Evening star., 1935-05-17

headquarters for a chiloren's govern
ment, replete with little men and little
women serving as president" y" "vice
president" and members of the cabinet
and house"
The organization will be conducted
on the same scale as any other large
political party. 1t has been financed
thus far by the manufacture Of books
and dolls which has been taking
place in a building designed as the
treasury. The children's personal
stationery of the Junior capital will
be an "eye opener" to the adults.
Valrie McMahan is not the kind
of person to let George do it. In
getting this interview your reporter
had to chase her all over the grounds.
She was clad in riding togs, giving
instruction and taking part in every
thing. When asked why she was
Evening star., 1935-05-17
BAN ON POLITICS
IN Jobs FAVORED
Civil Service Committee Or
ders Report on Black
Measure.
RY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Black bill to prohibit civil serv-
Ice employees from seeking political in
fiuence to obtain promotions was or
dered reported favorably by the Senate
Civil Service Committee today.
The committee also approved. the
Gibson bill for appointment of liai-
son officer 10 act for and between the
Civil Service Commission and con-
eressional committees on matters re-
lating to the operation of the retire
ment law.
Action again was postponed, how
ever, on the bill of Senator Logan,
Democrat, of Kentucky, seeking to ap-
nly the civil service merit system to all
emploves in the executive departments
and various New Deal agencies. the
committee decided to have anotner
meeting Monday when a larger al
tendance of committee members Is
expected.
Others Held Up.
Other measures to allow Govern
ment workers the option OF retlrlng
after 30 years of service, to extend the
retirement law to legislative employees
at the Capitol and to estapllSn aIiIul-
ties for widows of Government en-
ploves are awaiting recommenoauons
from the subcommittee which helo
hearings several weeks ago. For tnat
reason. these bills we're not taken up
by the committee today.
During the past two years large
number of emergency employees IN tne
various New Deal agencies have been
anpointed outside of civil service. The
object of the Logan bill is to require
the civil service merit system to apply
throughout the executive oranch Oh
Government, except in limited cases
in which exemptions from civil service
bv executive order are permitted.
If the Logan bill is enacted, all
present employees who have been ap-
nointed outside of civil service could
acquire a classified status on recon-
mendation of the heads of their re-
spective agencies and by passing a
non-competitive civil service exam
ination.
Opposition Indicated.
There are signs of some opposition
to the bill in the committee. Senator
Bulow, Democrat, of South Dakota
chairman, indicated he is inclined 70
be against it.
The Black bill, relating to promo
tions, which goes to the Senate cal
endar, provides that whenever an
employe in the civil service receives
a promotion he must file a sworn
statement to the effect that he DID
not seek influence in support OF the
promotion from any member of Con-
gress or political organization. For a
first offense of violating this rule. the
penalty would be suspension for six
months, and for second otfenSe,
dismissal.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

At one Of them, that, Of Caroline Van
H. Bean, 2sl1 p street. there will be
displays Of pottery, flower arrange
ments," garden sculpture and garden
sketches.
Other gardens to be open tomorrow
include those Of Mrs. Frank 8. Bright,
2723 @ street; Mrs. Thomas Bradley,
1901 Twenty-eighth street; Mrs. r.
Lammot Belin, Evermay, 1923 Twenty
eighth street; Miss Lucy Bentley,
29l8 P street; Miss Katherine Dougal,
5000 p street; Miss Bertha LOCKER aud
Miss Florence Hedges. 1912 Thirtieth
street; Mrs. Ruth Hanna Simms, 1924
Thirtieth street; Mrs. Lincoln Green,
3025 N street; Drew Pearson, 1920
Dumbarton avenue, and Alexander
Kirk, 3308 r street.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

sors Of the annual event, held this
year for the benefit Of underpriuleged
children Of the Georgetown vicinity,
were much encouraged by the at
tendance, and looked forward to o
larger turnout tomorrow.
Tea will be served tomorrow after
noon at the home Of Mrs. John Ihlder,
2811 p street. In addition, one of
the show places of yesterdays tour,
Dumbarton Oaks, at 3l0l r street,
again will be open to the public TO-
morrow from 2 to pm. The owner,
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, opened her
garden to the tour for the second
day because of the cold weather yes
terday.
The other II gardens on tomorrow's
list will be open from to pm.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
MEASURE is TABLED

Informed by Secretary Perkins her
annual report for the last fiscal year
would be ready in about 10 days, the
House yesterday tabled a resolution
by Representative Bacon, Republican,
of New York, demanding she send the
Labor Department accounting up
forthwith" and explain the delay.
Miss Perkins said the greatly added
amount Of material going into the re-
port could not be assembled and
checked sooner and that it would be
completed soon.
Evening star., 1935-05-17

all who care to look, imbedded in a
cement cage in q stone wall at the
lighthouse.
The lighthouse, which adorns the
tip Of the peninsula. was erected in
1857, after its need had been agi-
tated for several years. For the last
few generations, the beacon has pro-
tected the unwary from the treacher-
GUS bar that makes its way out into
the center Of the Potomac River. At
the time OF Its erection ships sailed
from Georgetown to all parts Of the
world
Evening star., 1935-05-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TO-DAY.

TO-DAY.
Reception and dance, Nebraska
State Society, Wardman Park Hotel,
o pm.
Dance, Washington High School
Cadet Brigade, Wardman Park Hotel,
10 pm.
Dance, Iowa State Society, Willard
Hotel, 9 pm.
Bingo Party Unity Circle, Wilson
Memorial Church, 732 Eleventh street
southeast, 8 o'clock.
Benefit military ball, Canton Wash
ington, No. /, Odd Fellows Temple,
419 Seventh street, 8 pm.
Banquet, Free Lance Writers, Shore
ham Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Womens College, Univer-
sity of North Carolina, Y w. c. A.,
Seventeenth and < streets, 8 pm.
Banquet and dance, Kappa Delta
Sorority, Broadmoor Hotel, pm.
TOMORROW.
Dance, Sigma Beta Sorority, Broad
moor Hotel, 9 pm.
Dance, Young Democrats of Capitol
Hill, Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Amazon Club, La Fayette
Hotel, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
CLERK SENDS FARLEY
TO AIRPORT WITH MAIL
Postmaster General, Told Last
Truck Had Gone, Heeds Advice
to Speed Birthday Gift.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 17-Even the
Postmaster General has to respect
the United States mails.
Wednesday night heavy set, bald
man walked up to the main post
office here and said:
Il want to mail this package. 1t
Is a birthday present for my daughter
and must make the mails tonight"
Il am sorry" said the clerk, but
the only way you can make the air.
mail to New York is to go to the
airport. Our truck just left
20. K I'll drive out" said the
bald man.
AS he left, the clerk recognized him,
1t was Postmaster General James
A Farley
Evening star., 1935-05-17
FAMOUS GARDENS
BLOOM IN BEAUTY
Tomorrow Final Day to View
Georgetown Benefit
Sites.

Thirteen famous gardens, Just now
in full Spring foliage and flower, will
be open to the public tomorrow after
noon on the final day of the annual
benefit pilgrimage to Georgetown
gardens.
Eleven other gardens were open to
the public yesterday afternoon, and
despite unreasonable weather. more
than 900 persons visited them. Spon-
Evening star., 1935-05-17
PERSHING IN CAPITAL

General Holds Reminiscent Chat
With President.
President Roosevelt and Gen PERISH
ing talked together today for almost
half an hour.
The two veterans of the World
War chatted mostly about old times,
according to the general, who de-
scribed the visit as entirely social.
Evening star., 1935-05-17
BY ]. r. NESBIT.

" yALRIE McMAHAN, Washing
ton authoress and artist, is
" busily engaged these days in
planning and supervising the
construction of junior capital
across the river from the big Capital,
at Jones Point, in Alexandria, Va.
There on the grounds of the his
toric Jones Point light house Mrs.
McMahan is setting up a group OF
buildings, including copy of our
Nations Capitol building to serve as
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-24
Ancient Funeral Ceremonies

A toy-size bronze bucket hung as a
necklace ornament on corpse 1,70O
years ago. has yielded. evidence that
the inhabitants Of Germany In that re
mote time used frankincense In their
funeral rites. The little bucket, com.
plete with handle and miniature stir
ring rod, was found In grave at Star
gard castle near Bargensdorf. Its
hardened contents, mixed with debris
that had got into the grave during Its
long burial. were sent to Berlin MI
croscopist His examination and analy-
sis showed that the matrix material
consisted Of partly burned franMn-
cense. Apparently the little bucket,
which was less than an inch high, was
filled with the incense at some point
during the funeral ceremonies, and at
ter this use as censor was hung
around the neck OF the departed with
a flne-linked chain.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-24
Prayer Book Sad Relic
of Marie Antoinette

A little prayer book has attracted
more than a million visitors during
the last half century to Calons-sur-
Marine In France. spot remembered
by many an A. F. F. soldier. The
prayer book In the Gallons library be
longed to Marie Antcinette and con-
tains the farewell message which she
wrote to her children on October l6.
1903. few hours before she mounted
the scaffoId. The message reads.
AT 80 o'clock In the morning. My
God! Have pity upon me My eyes
are filled with tears as weep for you,
my poor, dear children. Farewell /!
Farewell Marie Antoinette"
Following the queens execution
Robespierre hid the prayer book In his
bed, but after he, too. became victim
OF the revolution 1t passed into other
hands. Finally, In 1885, It was given
to the Chalons library.
The book is fine example OF the
bookblnders art and was printed In
1857. being given to Marie Antolnette
about 20 years later.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-24
Art Of Early Indians

Indians In Central America used
anesthetics long before Columbus
made his voyage OF discovery. and
were acquainted with the fundamentals
Of mathematics long before white men
learned them. according to Gregory
Mason. American explorer and archeol-
ogist "How many Americans realize"
Mason asked. that the Toltecs built a
pyramid three times as great In bulk
as the largest In Egypt, that the Peru
VANS made tapestries finer than any
Of Europe and that the Mayans In
vented zero 600 years before the Hin
dus-which means that the Mayans
were able to multiply and divide 1000
years before Europeans could. The
red-skinned natives Of Yucatan. whom
Cortez called barbarians, were better
astronomers than the Europeans, and
had calendar far more accurate
than the one Columbus was using, and
in some ways even superior to the one
we use today"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-24
Old Forest Castle With
"a Miles Of Mossy Walls

If castle will not grow on the
summit OF preclpltous rock, as SO
many do In Germany. 1t should be hid
den mysteriously among the shadows
OF mighty forest. Only thus planted
will 1t flower Into romance and sug-
gest the magic age Of its birth.
Such a castle Is Chamhord. few
miles from BloIs. or all the great
French castles ON the Loire, Cham
bord In It's forest of nearly 5000 acres,
surrounded by Its messy walls OF "a
miles, rises above the trees, perfect
palace Of plnnacles and towers.
At the place where one first catches
a glimpse OF It's beauty. one counts 27
towers. domes. sky-plercing chimneys
and lanterns. There are probably
more. The majesty OF Chambord Is
its roof and Its wonderful stairways.
IA large ones and 80 small ones
Inside the vast apartments and long
galleries, amid beautiful cupolas sup
ported BY caryatids. or climbing the
famous Grand EscAller." 1t Is easy to
transport oneself back to the war
like days OF Francis |. or even earlier
to when knlghthcod was 10 flower"