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Bump Must Weigh 100.

4 rR1ff1ld QOeS IlOL dtISHlpI W IlIOe
~ the identity of the pitchers at
whom his verbal barrage is directed.
Earl Whitehill, leading Washington
pitcher for three straight years, is one
of the accused. Another is Bump
Hadley, the chubby right-hander who
Topped so completely. The third is
Eddie Linke.
l. Steps already have been taken to
remedy Linkes case. During the Win
ter meeting at Chicago a couple Of
weeks ago Griffith bumped into Linke
and went into a contract huddle with
the young and fat hurler. When the
smoke had cleared Eddie's name was
signed to one of the most unusual
contracts in history-a document con-
tanning clause which automatically
will stop Linke's pay checks in the
event he scales over 1876 pounds in
weight.
Sports fame Is f1eeting and
before long Linke will share his
somewhat dubious distinction as
a signer of contracts with Had
ley and WhitehilI.
Hadley, for whom Grif paid $40, 900
in cash, plus Catcher Luke Sewell,
weighed around 2o5 pounds through
out the 1885 season and as result
he won only 10 games while dropping
IS and yielding an earned run average
bf 4.93.
''Hadley will get a aacontract exactly
like Linke's," declares Grifith. "Only
Bumps weight limit will be 100 pounds
"If these fellows get in shape. I
honestly believe they can pitch win
ming ball. But if they don't get in
shape I'd rather not have 'em around
I'd rather let our young pitching pros
poets go to 1t and give up the year
to developing the kids and nothing
else. It's up to Hadley and Whitehill." !"
Whitehill "Soft", Says Griff.
WHITEHILL'S contract actually
w will be no different than those
Earl mas signed in the past, except,
possibly, the stipend which Griffith
figures the portly portsider is worth.
But before he signs the contract Earl
must pledge his faith to get and stay
in shape by moving Southwark earlier
than usual and spend a couple of
weeks at Hot Springs, Ark.
"It isn't so much a question
of weight with Whitehill," AYERS
Griff.
Earl naturally Is inclined to be
stout and he isn't as young as those
other fellows. But even though he
was the only pitcher last season to
show a better percentage than the
washington club, maintain that he
was not in shape.
"Whitehill was soft when the team
came back from Biloxi, he was soft
in midseason and he still was soft
when the season ended. He ought to
realize that he is getting older and
needs more conditioning now.
"Whitehill always used to go to Hot
Springs before the training season and
last Winter he promised to do the
I think Earls record shows him that
he must get in better shape"
Earl Likes Nat Uniform.
nESPITE the hard terms Of the con-
- tracts he plans to mail out before
long, the Nationals boss anticipates
little trouble signing his hirelings.
Whitehill was another Of the Sena-
torial twirlers present at the Winter
meeting and one Of Earl's first acts
was to seek out Griffith.
"1 don't want to be traded" White
hill is said to have told Griff. II
think can pitch winning ball and
Continued on Twelfth Page.)
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G. II. SQUAD Confident.

4 THOUGH confined to closed
1 quarters at their Northern base.
Dutch Bergman's men are confident
that such restriction did not hinder
their preparation for this first bid for
national recognition and are unani-
nous in declaring they will be on the
long end of the score late Wednesday
afternoon.
Such an opinion, however, directly
conflicts with the Judgment Of most
Southerners, who see in Mississippi an
able defender Of the Old South's
glory. They point with pride to the
fact that their bowl representative
Is the team that licked Mississippi
State, which in turn holds a 1885
decision over the Army.
"OIe Miss" Has Defense.
MISSISSIPPI'S 2e2 points recorded
A'A in II games give it an average
of better than four touchdownS per
contest, while the 66 points that 1t
allowed opponents all season reveal
its defense to be of high order. Its
cne-point defeat by Tennessee and a
33-7 setback at the hands Of Mar
quette, one of the Nations strongest
teams, were the only black marks
on the Southerners' record.
But Bergman hopes to show more
than $4,000 F1oridans expected to
pack the Miami Stadium that Irish
Carroll and Bill Adamaitis can rival
this sections best and will depend
upon these two to lead what he hopes
will be the winning attack.
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Earl Likes Nat Uniform.

: Continued on Twelfth Page.)
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By EDDIE BRKTZ,

vEw YORK, December So
Best Jokes Of 1885: The
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Contract
Unbelievable
nv p. HAL SIMS.

COME years ago, I happened to be
playing q team-of-four match
In my home against . young lady
whom had just met. According
to her own confession she was q
bit overawed by the fast" COM
pany and, as . result, bid and played
soundly. slowly and conservatively.
while my team was merrily expert
menting with highty bids and worse
plays.
The upshot of the whole matter was
that the young lady found her side
In the lead by 5000 points at the
end Of the first 16 boards.
Elated, she decided to branch out
a trifie. She had been getting on
very we'll IN her home stamping
grounds by a hybrid variant of my
system-the policy of never passing
third hand. The opponents would
not only fail to double but they
would be scared out of their games
and slams. She picked up the fol-
lowing hand:
Spades Xxx Diamonds o-x-x-x
Hearts xxx CLUBS J-x-x-x
She was vulnerable, and third hand
after two passes, SO she bid one dia-
mond. I passed, and her partner re-
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South had watched North play . few
hands and had determined to be
the declarer for the remainder Of
the evening.
CD Having almost . three no
trump bid over North's opening,
South now decides to trap. and hope
that North will be able to read her
hand. It should have been clear to
North that South did not hold four
spades or four hearts. She will not
trap with major suits. She was
anxious for q rebid In clubs, or some
other sign Of strength. She was will
ing to play the hand at either SIX
clubs or six no trumps.
90 Not expecting the four no
trump bid North showed his funda-
mental lack Of bridge knowledge by
bidding four spades. 1t was not so
much the fact that he made an in
sufficient bid: it was the idea Of
bidding again on the North hand over
three no trump, four no trump or
five no trump-and since he evidently
expected South to bid three no trump.
he had that new suit response all
ready, and half way out of his mouth.
The opponents called, insufficient"
Perhaps North was ratified. At any
rate, North bid five spades. Barred
with q doubleton ace, and not realiz-
ing that North's spade suit was as
good as K @ x, South can't be
blamed for quietly giving up.
Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1935-11-04
Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. SPROWLS.
Environment

THERE are all kinds Of environ
ment for all of uS-alr, 1000,
clothing, persons. And perhaps the
prospect of war. To less extent
the area stretches out among the stars.
Environment of one sort or another
comes pretty close to being every
thing.
Perhaps you imagine that what you
inherit is more important for you
than the places in which you have
lived. Did you ever consider TINS
fact: Children are just as often
unlike their parents as like them.
How closely do you resemble your
parents? You may look like them.
But do you act like them?
When you have answered that ques-
ton YOU have taken the first step
toward an understanding Of your sur
roundings.
If you believe in heredity, you will
be forced to go far away from home.
You will have to go back to persons
you have never seen. Your heredity
is, of course, real. But your en-
yironment Is more real. Your en-
vironment is the atmosphere which
you have lived on and by ever since
you began this interesting tour called
life. 1t alone determined your voca-
ton, your hopes, your successes and
failures. You are now, and always
have been, in some sort Of contact
with it. You are what your en-
vironment has made you.
tCopyright. 1881
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Natures Children
Hair-Cap Moss (Polytrichum Commune.

was enough A connection made Of
the leaves, decided these seers, would
assure the user luxuriant tresses!
In the northern part of Europe the
poor people used to make tiny brooms
and mats of this moss. And the
little children of Europe. as well as
those Of this country. made believe
this dainty moss belonged to the
fairies. So they used the ruby.col-
ored stems of the capsules to make
a circle, and, by removing the spore
capsule cap and inserting the stem
into it. they had q ring with an
emerald set! Try your skill as q
jeweler and see if you can fashion
one for your mother or little lady
love. 1t is said, II you make q
necklace Of these loops and place
it about the throat Of one cool, to
your affection, the person will surely
awake to your charms.
The leaves of the hair-cap are small
but determined and. when drought
comes along, they close up tight to
save every bit Of moisture on their
glossy surface. They even go into
a sort of huddle along the stem.
Take some of the green leaves home
with you and let them dry. Drop
them into bowl of water and see
them do their hasty revival stunt.
tCopyright. 1935.l
Evening star., 1935-11-04

THE origin of the English family Of
"Maunsell' goes back to Sir Philip
de Maunsell, who came to England
with William the Conqueror. The
barony of Mansel is found in "Burke's
Extinct Peerages," with the arms here
shown, which are the same arms as
those borne by Sir Philip. Another
branch also bearing these arms settled
in County Limerick, Ireland. The
name is now more commonly spelled
Munsell.
1t is thought that Sir Philip de
Maunsell derived his name from
Mansle, a place name in France.
Thomas Munsell was one of the
first Of the name to settle in America.
He was born in England and came to
this country about 1880 and settled in
New London. Conn. Jacob Munsell
came over during the eighteenth CEN
tury and settled in Windsor, Conn.
Robert Munsell, mentioned in old
Virginia records as Robert Munsell,
Gentleman" indicating a man OF
wealth and social standing, was in the
Southern colony as early as 1921.
The motto, "Quod vult valde vult,"
is translated "A will Of his own"
tCopyrisht. 1880
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spos,ded with one no trump. You can
imagine the combined strength be-
tween the two hands. Feeling slightly
Ill in view Of the fact that we were
playing cumulative scoring. she
passed, and I doubled. Unfortunately,
I had q partner. This partner labored
under the delusion that it was up
to him to bid. and, after examining
his hand carefully, he found . bid.
He bid-one spade!
I don't know whether she or her
partner yelled Insufficient" first; but
when it was explained to my partner
that I was barred from the bidding,
and that he must make his bid suff-
cient, he found another bid-two no
trumps. This, in bridge, is about
equivalent to outright annihilationl
The young lady has never forgotten
this episode, or let me forget 1t, but
the other night, retribution stalked
her footsteps and overlook her.
When two players bid badly one is
usually little worse than the other
That was the case in the following
hand:
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How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
"Spoils' System.

THE unsavory phrase. "spoils' sys-
tenn. signifying the recognition
of successful political services by the
bestowal of Government Jobs at the
expense of former incumbents is just
a little over 100 years old.
While there is undoubtedly much
of this sort of thing the world over,
it has reached fine art in the United
States, where it is not so long since
a reversal at the polls would witness
a wholesale turnover Of employment.
The system was initiated on a large
scale in the United States by Andrew
Jackson upon his accession to the
presidency.
Andrew Jackson justified this policy
on the ground that, as argued in
the Senate in January. 1882, by Will
liam Larned Macy. Ito the victors
belong the spoils."
Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1935-11-04

oak, where you stood dozens of times
watching the gay squirrels race back
and forth into their leafy Summer
residence, you see closely hugging the
largest lower limb another moss OF
grayish-green. Then you become
aware of still another charming clump
in a sunlit patch in an opening in the
woods. For there stands the charming
hair-cap, with its seed capsules sway
ing on their glossy mahogany stems.
Sometimes you will find a really
tall stand of the hair-cap. Fully
Is inches high, though 3 to 6 inches Is
the average height. Some folks call
this moss pigeon wheat and you may
know it by this name.
The sharp-pointed, green leaves are
narrow and grow along the flexible
stem, while the seed children are
packed In dainty four-angled capsules
at the end of individual coral-tinted
stems.
S As you know. moses have no how-
ers. The ancients bestowed upon
them unusual power, and attributed
to them special qualities when they
resembled any part Of humans
body. ON the seed satchel of this
plant there are silky hairs. That
Evening star., 1935-11-04
Bedtime Stories
The FaWns.

saw it. Y3u see, those little spotted
coats were a wonderful protection.
They blended In with the color Of the
ground, which was spotted with little
fiecks of sunlight here and there or
with white flowers in other places.
And there was no scent given on by
those precious babies. Buster Bear or
one of the others might have passed
close to them without seeing them or
smelling them.
But like all the babies of the wild
folk. the little fawns grew rapidly. 1t
wasn't long before they were big
enough to follow mother about. Then
Mrs. Lightfoots anxiety was greater
than ever. 1t was no longer possible
to keep those fawns a secret. NOW
they must be taught all the things a
Deer must know in order to live.
copyright. 1889
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FOREST.

Fuch quiet. secluded secret place as
did Lightfoot. You see, she wanted a
place where babies could be safely
hidden, ana that really was more i'm
portant than a place where antlers
could be grown. So it came about
that in time there were two babies
with spotted coats safely hidden in
thicket among growing ferns. Not even
their own father knew of them. For
the time being that was Mrs. Light
foot's secret, and how carefully she
kept it, Only to nurse them did she
ever go into the thicket where they
were. For the remainder of the time
she browsed some little distance from
that thicket but where she could
watch it. or she lay down in another
thicket from which she could keep
watch Of the place where the fawns
we're
There were no prettier babies in all
the Green Forest. Mrs. Lightfoot was
very. very proud of them. AS would
almost any mother, she would have
liked to show them off. Instead she
did her best to keep it secret that
there were any babies. You see, there
we're certain other people in the Green
Forest who would have been delighted
to know where those little fawns were.
There was Buster Bear. for instance.
There was Puma the Mountain Lion.
There was Old Man Coyote. There
was Yowler the Bobcat. There was
Reddy Fox.
1t would not have been to admire
the beauty Of those little fawns that
any one of these would have rejoiced
to find them No, sir! 1t would have
BEEN because those babies would have
furnished as fine dinner as any one
OF those folks could think Of So, you
see, Mrs Lightfoot had the very best
of reasons for keeping her secret.
Those were anxious days and nights
for Mrs. Lightfoot. especially those
first days and nights. You see, those
precious fawns had not then the
strength in their slim little legs for
fast running. So they were taught to
lie perfectly still. no matter who might
spproach. Always when mother left
them she charged them not to move,
especially If she could give them the
danger signal. So they would lie with
their little necks stretched out along
the ground, and had you happened
along that way you might have
stepped on one Of them before you
Evening star., 1935-11-04
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS
A mothers love will never sleep,
But ceaseless vigil always keep.
Old Mother Nature.

4 S HE always does every Spring
~ while his new antlerS are
~ growing. Lightfoot the Deer
4 retired to certain very quiet
spot In the Green Forest, where he
was not likely to be disturbed. The
growing Of the great antlers such as
Lightfoot wears in the Fall Is most
important matter. Yes. sir. 1t Is most
important. They must be grown fast.
and they must be grown just so.
Nothing must be allowed to injure
them, and at that time they are very
tender and easily injured. You know,
in the Fall Lightfoot sometimes has to
fight. and then he needs those antlerS,
for they are his weapons. At the
same time they are a crown of beauty,
and, while Lightfoot is not exactly
vain, he is proud of his appearance,
as he has a right to be.
Now, when Lightfoot retired to his
secret place in order to grow these
new antlers, Mrs Lightfoot went by
herself. Mrs. Lightfoot needed just
Evening star., 1935-11-04
Straw Shelters for Trees.

In the parks of Toxic there are
a number Of trees that have been
brought from tropical countries and
which are not adapted to the severe
climate Of their new location, so with
the approach Of the cold weather
these growths are inclosed in q
straw construction which resembles q
gigantic beehive more than anything
else.
Evening star., 1935-11-04
Groom Wants Money Back.

On the strength OF the fathers
description of his daughters beauty.
Ramganjan Sing paid $500 as a dowry
for a bride in Dinapore, India. After
the wedding he sued the father. who
has been ordered to return the $500
and pay a fine of $3.50 for false pre-
lenses.
Evening star., 1935-11-04
Women Serve for Husbands.

Because husbands are too busy to
serve on coroner's juries in Hammer
smith, England, they are sending their
wives to take their places. And the
women say they enjoy the experience.
There were six women on q jury Of
nine recently chosen to investigate a
death.
Evening star., 1935-11-04
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

~ NCE you get interested in the
I moss family, you are eager to
see how many members you
~ have snubbed and passed by
on your way to the swamp woods,
swimming hole, creek or fish pond.
You can hardly wait for your next
taunt, to see II you can discover a few
more along the same trail.
At this time, you realize you had not
only skipped the MOSES, but overlooked
ferns. lichen. bird nests and-oh, well,
why tell the world you have good eye
sight, but are using only small frac-
ton of it?
For over the logs creeps a soft deep
green carpet: a great boulder has a
rich springy rug of emerald green OF
another species; at the foot of giant
The Washington times., 1935-04-04
MOTHER FREED
BY SON LOST
AZ YEARS

BALTIMORE, April "A
mother and son were reunited
here today after AZ years of hard
ships and tribulationS for the for.
mer, the story of which would
tempt the pen Of a Dumas.
The tale had it's beginning back
when Grover C. Campbell. 43, Of
this city was a baby Of 10 months.
His father and mother were
separated, and the baby boy was
taken by his grandfather, George
Campbell, who reared the lad and,
when he grew old enough to
understand, told him. that his
mother was dead.
Woman Destitute
The mother, finally obtaining
divorce from the boys father. re-
married and became Mrs. Bar
bara Freedland. Her second hus-
band died, leaving her destitute.
Her efforts to find her boy were
futile.
She struggled to find work, and
occasionally got little odd jobs,
but finally the struggle overcame
her. Too proud to go on relief,
as she told police, she walked
into the Central District Police
Station last fall and asked Mag
istrate Cadden to send her to
the House of Correction for the
winter. Magistrate Cadden SEN
fenced her to six months for
Vagrancy.
Pardon Is Granted
At Jessups, when she told OF
her baby boy, her friends asked
the Missing Persons Bureau to
institute a hunt for him.
Mr.. Campbell, now married,
was located living here.
Mr.. Campbell went with his
wife to Jessups. There was an
affecting scene of reunion,
mother and son weeping in each
others arms.
Mr.. Campbell obtained a par.
don for his mother from Gov
ernor Nice. Last night he brought
her to his home.
The Washington times., 1935-04-04
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The Washington times., 1935-04-04
SCHOOL HEADS
OPPOSESTR|KE

Vigorous disapproval Of the
proposed student strike against
war, planned for April IL by the
National Students League, was eX-
pressed by members Of the Board
Of Education today following a
lengthy debate during a meeting
yesterday.
The action was in full support
of Superintendent of Schools
Frank w. Ballou, who has op-
posed student strikes for any
cause.
It was decided that students
who join the strike must act as
individuals, and will be denied ap'
proval of the board. Pupils who
leave school to join the strike will
be treated as abSenteeS.
Dr.. Ballou recommended that
approval of the strike be refused,
saying he regarded the strike as
"an unfortunate form of demon
Stration."
Clarence Gurewitz and David
Carliner represented the strike
committee. After Gurewitz had
explained the strike is planned as
a protest simultaneously by stu
dents of 81 nations, Carliner was
subjected to an intense quiz by
Henry I. Quinn of the school
board, who attempted to draw an
admission from the former Nc
Kinley student that he instigated
the football strike" in local
schools last fall.
Despite diSapproval of the
board, the strike committee said
students would be asked to par.
ticipate in antiwar demonstrations
at the strike hour
The Washington times., 1935-04-04
Kindly Doctor
Gives Services
To Children

UPPER MARLBORO, Md,
April 4.-Suffering little chill.
dren to come to him and, be-
cause he wants to help them,
DR.. Hugh Ward, of Calvert
county. gives-not sellS-his
services.
At a meeting of the Southern
Maryland Medical Association
yesterday, they were talking
about DR.. Ward. Doctors said
they knew of no other medical
man who, as a practice, gives
free examinations to children
under 5 years Of age, just for
the comfort he gets from know
ing they are we'll.
Frequently the doctor forgetS
the age limit and treats older
persons-and throws the bill
away.
The association elected DR..
L. B. johnson, Of st. MaryS
county, president to succeed the
late DR.. G.. Marshall Smith.
The Washington times., 1935-04-04
PATRIOTIC BODY
LAUDS HEARST

Whole hearted Endorsement OF
the campaign against Communist
activities in the United States by
the Hearst newspapers, was
given yesterday by the District Of
Columbia Society of the Sons Of
the American Revolution in a
resolution passed at the regular
meeting of the board of manage
ment.
The board Of management also
vigorously opposed the proposed
nationwide student strike in high
schools and colleges scheduled for
April IL as "communiStic, un-
American and harmful in every
way to the best interests Of the
nation"