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The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Tech Bdsketers
Play Central
In Series
BY GARRETT WATERS

II think wen beat Central, de-
spite the events of late which
have done a great deal towards
breaking our morale"
Rusty Thompson, coach at Tech
High School, made this little
speech today regarding the Tech.
Central basketball game scheduled
in the Tech gymnasium at 3:45
p. m.
The events Of late" have to do
with the career of Jimmy Vermil.
lion, young forward. Jimmy failed
in history in the last advisory re-
port, but his teacher gave him a
chance to pass by virtue Of q spe'
cial examination.
The Lad passed this latter and
was inserted into the lineup
against Roosevelt last Tuesday. In
the meanwhile the report cards
"came out" and besides the history
subject was the letter wv" mean.
ing withheld"
Misses Western Game
Knowing that he had failed in
history, Coach Rusty Thompson
kept Vermillion out of the western
game a week or so ago, but, as
mentioned above, allowed him to
play against Roosevelt on the
strength of his successful showing
in that special exam.
Yesterday, the entire matter
was brought to the attention Of
Principal Frank Daniel. of Tech,
who recited the high school ath'
letic rule to Thompson. The rule
said: "A player receiving a nom
passing grade or No Mark shall
be disqualified for the full advisory
period"
Thompson admitted he did not
know that rule but might have,
had he been instructed fully on
the athletic rules when he first en-.
tered the high school system last
September. The outcome was a
forfeit to Roosevelt.
This turn Of affairs just about
ruins the Trainers chances OF
finishing in second place in the
series. The teams standing now
reads two games won as against
five lost. A victory today over
Central will act only as consola-
ton measure-meaning in this
case, that perseverance will out"
depsite the handicaps.
Play Today
Vermillion is going to be al
lowed to play today. The reason
is that the youngster was eligible
for play on the date the Central.
Tech game was postponed. That
was January 81.
At that time the teams were
scheduled in a regular contest in
the Tech gym. The game had to
be sidetracked because Of the
Table Tennis tournament.
Today's game is the beginning
Of the end of the series for this
year. Two more clashes are ahead,
one next Tuesday and one the fol.
lowing day.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
D. {. Girl Golfer
Plays Mrs. Hill

Miss Helen Dettweiler. 20-year-
old star of the Congressional Coun-
try Club, today plays the veteran
Mrs. Opal S. Hill. Kansas City, in
the semifinals of the women's Brit
ish Colonial golf championship in
Nassau, Bahamas. Miss Dettweiler
reached the Semifinals by diSpoS-
ing of Mrs. Sally Sterrett, Hutch
inson, Kan, 2 and /, yesterday.
Miss Jean Bauer, Providence,
and Miss Peggy Wattles, Buffalo,
were meeting in the other semi
final.
After treking from California, a
pair of local professionals, Witty
Cox and Leo j. Walper, were COM
peting in today's initial 18-hole
round of the $4,000 Thomasville.
(Ga.) open.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Badgers Retain
Spears, Is Report

MADISON, Wis, Feb. IA
valentine affectionately detailing
the great esteem in which he is
held is expected to be presented
to DR.. Clarence w. Spears by the
University of Wisconsin board
Of regents today. while one of
those mean, comic affairs, it is
reported, will be handed to DR..
Walter Meanwell by the regents,
the old meanieS.
Central figures in the athletic
dispute which has torn the
campus, city and State aSunder,
the two doctors will learn their
fate today, with nine Of the
boards IA votes mustered for the
football coach against the ath.
letic director. according to re-
liable reports.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
YLAND READY FOR ANNUAL ALL UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
Kirk Miller Says:
Cont. from First Sports Page)

Cont. from First Sports Page)
ton out of Buck Newsom's home
town, Hartsville, S. c., and If he's
half the man Buck is, he'll be able
to do Washington lot of good in
the not too distant future.
Floyd Prettyman is another
Southerner with a pitching arm
which comes well recommended.
He's from Marion, KY. Clark
Griffith, one of the smartest
pitchers the league ever boasted,
expects to give all of these kid
hurlers his personal supervision
for the two weeks up to March
3 when the established regulars
Of the club report.
Meantime Bucky Harris will also
be watching them out of the cor
ner of his eye, although he is 60
ing to bear down on Johnny Lewis,
Cecil Travis and Roberto Estal-
ella to whip the left side of his
infield into definite form. Travis
Is an announced candidate for
shortStop with Lewis and Estal
ella putting up a duel to grab off
the third base job.
The hitting of that trio has al
ready recommended itself, but
they admittedly need brushing up
on their fielding. The same goes
to Dee Miles, the only outfield
candidate who will report before
March 3. Nick Altrock will be in
camp to give Miles all the fungo
chasing he can absorb.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Burnnan Fights
Hank Bath

CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-So much
publicity has been given the fact
that Jack Dempsey and Jack
Kearns will be rival seconds to
might, that little attention has
been directed towards their pro-
teges.
However, Dempsey and Kearns
will only be stooges when their
candidates, Clarence RED" Bur
man and Hank Bath respectively,
square off in the windup Of the
sixth session of the local heavy
weight elimination tournament to
provide victims for Joe Louis. Bob
Tow, Alexandria, Va, engages
Tom Baxter, Buffalo, in the semi.
final.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Lutheran Mems

1,7Os. High team game-St. Paurs No.
1, SOS. High individual set-Hauser
(st. PauPs No. -, 1922 High indi-
vidual .game-Hauser (st. Paul No. ID,
151.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Bobby Wilson Fights
SemifinaI Event

One Of the finest drawing cards
ever introduced locally today had
been signed to box in scheduled
eight-round Semifinal support Of
Eddie Cool and Cowboy Howard
Scott at Joe Turner's arena Mon
day night when pink-haired Bobby
Wilson, Southern knockout Sensa-
tion, was paired with Tony ANA
rosa, Richmond weiterweight.
In his appearance locally, the
redhead lost a hard-fought de-
cision to Phil Furr, a capacity
house lifting in on the hostilities
while several hundred were turned
away.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Howard Five Beats
ST. Paul CoIIeqe

Howard University cagers con-
tinued on their march toward an
other C. I. A. A. crown by defeating
the st. Paul College five, 81 to 80,
in the local gymnasium last night.
Spaulding, Honesty and williams
led the Bisons' attack, while Allen
was outstanding for the visitors.
The Bisons will meet Hampton In.
stitute. only team to hand them a
setback so far this season, tomor-
row night in the Howard gym.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Maryland Rif|emen
Tie in College Loop

: Maryland University riflemen
are tied with Navy, Army and
Florida in the Middle Atlantic In
tercollegiate Small Bore Rifle
League.
The four schools have won one
match each. v. P. l., Georgetown,
v. M. I. and G. w. bring up the
rear in the standings. Maryland
meets Florida next week, George
town faces v. NJ l., G. w. engages
Navy and v. P. I. opposes West
Point.
The Washington times., 1936-02-14

! Joseph Gallagher is another Of
those talented basketballers now
making history for ST. Johns
Prep School.
The lad plays a guard position.
He's helped the team a great
deal by virtue Of his steadiness
under fire and his ability as o
point scorer and a floor man.
Joseph will be back next sea-
son, along with a small army Of
other teammates now playing in
their sophomore year. This fact
Is indeed interesting to Coach
Irvine Holbrook, who hopes to see
basketball at st. Johns continue
on its high level for a number
Of campaigns.
Tomorrow. Bernard Pickett, Tech
High SCHOOL,
The Washington times., 1936-02-14

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The Washington times., 1936-02-14
Columbia Lodge

High individual games-Reigelman
(Sight No. -, 179: Deutsch (Bd. Mt. No.
y. 1S6. High individual sets-spilman
(sight No. y, 422; Walker (B. NJ. No.
u. 39s. High team games-Miscel. No.
/, 665; Bid. Mt. No. u, S54. High team
sets-B. NJ. No. /. 1905: Sight No. 1.
1859. High flat games-Lattin (Sight
No. ~. 81; Keller (Plat. & Pol. No. -.
81. High averages-Spilman (Sight No.
~. 121-10: Beavers (Miscel. No. ID
1852. High strikes-Lattin (Sight No.
u, AZ; Garrison (Bd. Mt. No. y, 81;
Reigelman (Sight No. -. 80. High
spares-Beavers (Miscel. No. -. 1877;
Weidman (Dr. RIM. No. ~. 174.
Evening star., 1936-02-03

up and fastened the clothesline
securely around the hook.
When the moose was around his
neck he stood on the chair, hesitat.
ing. He hoped it wouldn't hurt. Still
1t couldn't be so bad. And it was
| the only thing to do. For Mons
sake. He clinched his fists, shut his
eyes tight drew quick breath and
| jumped.
There was sudden, terrible jerk
q rending crash, quick, sharp pain
that seemed to split his head open
then nothing. Only blackness.
X X x
LIE KNEW right away that II
couldn't be heaven. It didn't
smell like the heaven he imagined
It smelled like-like when he had
his tonsils out. And he could hear
voices. MONS voice, and the voice
Of the man who had been visiting her
and another mans voice.
mot hurt bad" the third voice
was saying. Nasty bump on the
head, and cracked collar bone, that S
all. Lucky thing the rope broke"
He opened his eyes then and real
lied that he was in a hospital. So
the rope had broken. He would have
to do 1t all over again.
Suddenly Nom was there. bending
over him. "Oh, Buddy what did
yo do it for?"
He had to tell then. he couldn't
help himself. The words all came
out in rush, tumbling over each
other. What the landlady had said.
The paddock. What Nom had said.
Everything. That he was no good,
born t. be thief, like his father.
But he stopped short in the middle
Of sentence. Nom was crying, cry
ing right on the bed. And the stranger
was looking down at him in a queer
way. There was strange silence for
moment before Nom looked up al
the stranger.
"You tell him the truth, Victor. !
should have told him long ago."
X X X X
THE stranger came over and stood
by the bed. smiling down at the
boy.
I'm your father, Bud. That other
:. he wasn't"
Your mother was married to me
before she ran away. and di-
vorced me, and married Paul. And
you were q tiny baby then. She took
you with her."
He :. wasn't my father pcs
mo. And you and your Nom are
coming home with me as soon
as we can get you out of here"
There was another long silence.
He wanted to shout for Joy. Then
ne thought Of something else. and
laughed aloud until Nom looked At
him anxiously.
Then that's why the rope
broke!"
What do you mean, Buddv?"
Mons voice sounded q little worried.
THE rope. it broke. And now
I know why it did! Because 4
wasn't born to be hanged :. after
ALL"
(Copyright, 1936.)
Evening star., 1936-02-03
By Craig Rice.

~ QlN4l uldeeCA
because he was born to be thief.
"Born to be hanged" was what Mrs.
Peterson, the sour-faced old land
lady had said. And if he was going
to be thies, he might as we'll start
now, especially when he needed the
80 cents so badly for new ball.
The boy had heard a lot more than
anyone suspected. 1t was always easy
TO overhear what Mrs. Peterson was
ecying. And she seemed to know every
thing about everyone who lived in
the dreary rooming house near one
OF the buster streets Of Washington.
So the boy knew that his father
had been a thief, a criminal. He had
taken money from the bank where
he worked, and been sent away to
prison. Then later, he had tried to
escape, and q guard had shot him.
And Nom had found job in a
department store, and they lived in
the shabby rooming house.
&* ks
OH, YES. "That boys bound to grow
up like his father. Bad blood al
ways comes out. Mark my words, he's
born to be hanged"
Well, since that was the way things
were
; He walked past the big shiny car
again, quickly slipped the new pad
lock from its chain and tucked it
under his sweater. Then resisting a
sudden impulse to break into a mad
. run, he walked around the corner
toward the secondhand store.
Suddenly he changed his course
anl started for the rooming house.
In the downstairs hall, just be-
side the parlor deer, he stopped
suddenly There was voice he rec
og.lized Mons voice! What
was she doing home from the store
at this time of day? Then he heard
. strange voice, q mans voice. Evil
dently Nom had visitor. H, peeked
cautiously through the half-opened
door and suddenly froze in his tracks.
The visitor was the man who had
been driving the big, shiny car!
Then someone had seen him! His
first instinct was to flee. But some
thing Nom was saying made him
wait.
I" Paul wasn't really bad. He
was just weak. He couldn't help him.
self ; - couldn't help doing what
he did. Some people are just born
that way"
The man mumbled something Bud
couldn't hear. Then Nom went en-:
1T wasn't as hard on me as 1t
was on his mother. She never real
" got over it. AS long as she lived
:. and it wasn't very long after
Paul went to prison she mourned
over 1t -"
RUD didn't wait to hear any more
He turned and fed up the stairs
to the dingy little room, slammed the
door behind him and flung himself |
on the bed. |
Evening star., 1936-02-03
DAILY SHORT STORY
GALLOWS BOY

SINCE he was
going to grow
up to be q criminal
anyway, 1t didn't
matter very much
whether Ok not
he stole the bright
new paddock and
sold 1t to the
secondhand man.
So reasoned q
small, thin 10
year-old boy as
he walked past
the big shiny car
on H street for
the fourth time.
The paddock was
unfastened. and no
one was watching.
It would be such
. simple matter
TO slip 1t into his
sweater, and 1t
would bring so
cents, at least,
maybe more.
Evening star., 1936-02-03

Since he WA
corn to be hanged.
ned get It over
with now. He'd get
out Of the way
now, 80 that he
wouldn't ca use
Nom any trouble.
And the paddock
perhaps he'd
better return It
hrst. No, tina I
would lead to COM
plications.
There was .
simpler way. He
dug the paddock
out Of its hiding
place and laid it
on the table where
It would be seen
As soon as some.
one opened the
door. Then he
pushed a chair
over to the long
line Of hooks on
the wall. climbed
Evening star., 1936-02-03

Austria Puts Beggars to Work.
Beggars in Austria are being sent to
, compulsory labor camp and put to
constructing road across the Dan
ube.
Evening star., 1936-02-03

RUD didn't wait to hear any more.
He turned and fed up the stairs
to the dingy little room, slammed the
door behind him and flung himself
on the bed.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
TESTS TO RULE
ROAD JOBS

BALTIMORE, May 12.-More
than 1900 employees of the. State
Roads Commission will take eX-
alninationS Saturday from which
an eligibiliay list will be made up
for promotions during the year.
Examinations will be given in
Baltimore, Chestertown and Hag-
erstown, and are open only to
those now employed by the CON-
mission.
Col. Harry c. Jones, State en-
ployment commissioner, said this
is the first time in the history Of
the State that "promotional ex-
aminationS" have been attempted.
and he expects they will be held
each year, with promotions during
the year given to those who head
the list in various departments.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
British Red Cross Asked
To Get Out of Ethiopia

ADDS ABABA, May IL U.N.SJ.
The Italian high command in
Ethiopia today requested British
Red Cross officials and workers
= to leave the country.
The English Red Cross units
were given two weeks to make
their preparations for departure.
when they leave the Italians will
take over care of the patients,
many of whom are wounded
philippians.
At the same time 1t was stated
the Bank Of Ethiopia will go into
liuuidation on grounds it belongs
to the old regime in Ethiopia, now
slpplanted by Italian rule. The
new banking system, it was
stated, will be organized on the
basis of the thaler, which is now
worth six lire but will be reduced
in value to five lire.
A train from Djibouti last night
brought 10 French infantry volun-
teers to guard the French legation
here.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
.LAND0N TO GET
WYOMING VOTE

CASPER. Wyo., May IL Q.N.SJ
A Democratic delegation in
Structed to renominate President
Roosevelt and six unfnstructed Re
publican delegates to the national
convention, but with a strong lean.
ing toward Governor ALI M. Lam
don of Kansas, were the results
today Of the State conventions
held here yesterday.
In a straw vote. held to be lad
visory and not binding on the dele.
gates" the six Republican dele.
gates were found to favor the
Kansas governor for the Presiden'
tial nomination at the Cleveland
convention next month.
The IL Democratic delegates,
each with half a vote, were in
structed to stand by President
Roosevelt unless released by him.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
Zeppelin is Over Sea
ON Return TriD

Forty-eight passengers, II Of
whom made the maiden, record
breaking voyage from Friedrichs-
hafen to LakehurSt, are returning
to Germany with the airship. Be-
sides the passengers were the reg
ular crew complement of 40, 10
stewards and three official" stu
dents. Packed in the Zep's equiva-
lent of a hold were 11,751 pounds
of mail and 1894 pounds Of ex-
press freight.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
OHIO PRIMARY
TESTS B0RAH,,
ROOSEVELT
Politicians See Vote
as Weather Vane
For November
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
international News Service

Preferential primaries in Ohio
and West Virginia today are ex-
pected to throw some additional
light on who is going to be who
in the Republican National Con-
vention, which opens in Cleveland
four weeks hence.
The candidacy Of Senator Will
liam e. Borah of Idaho is at stake
in both States. In Ohio, Borah is
opposed by the State Republican
organizations favorite son candi-
date, Robert A. Taft. In West
Virginia, the little known name of
Leo j. ChaSSee of Wisconsin ap-
pears on the ballot. In all, SO
delegates are involved, So in Ohio
and is in West Virginia.
Good Testing Ground
II Borah makes a creditable
showing in these States he will GO
to Cleveland an influential, if not
a formidable, figure. If he doesn't
his prospects will be considerably
faded.
In any event, the Idahoan can
hope to win no more than IS OF
the SO Ohio delegates because that
Is all he put up. If he emerges
with 20 or IS, the politicians will
consider that he has made out q
good case from the standpoint Of
popular appeal.
Ohio is not only pivotal State
in all national elections, it is a
typical testing ground for politicaI
candidates, being like Indiana
rather evenly divided between in
duStrialiZed cities and towns ano
rural regions. For that reason
the politics of both parties attach
more than the usual significance
to Ohio tests.
Will Keep UP Fight
Being the political realist thai
he is, Senator Borah was making
no claims to a sweeping victory
today. He knows that in a prim
airy election the organization il
difficult to beat, for usually thu
organization gets out it's vote. Anc
in this case, the organization il
against him. However, he is hope
full.
All the Senator had to say to
day, after a weeks swing through
the State was that he was goinl
to continue his battle against tn,
Republican "Old Guard" leader
who have been working diligentl!
for uninStructed delegates at Cleve
land.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
Continued from Page u

bergh in 1927, would be beaten
but DR.. Hugo Eckener is convinced
that even this record may be
shattered on a future flight by the
Hindenburg.
Just before the dirigible took
off from Lakehurst, N. j., last
night. he said:
There Is no reason why
flight from the American coast
to the coast of Europe cannot
be made in "a hours some other
time" ....
The take-off from Lakehurst al
11:27 p. m. was without untoWard
incident. A crowd Of 5000 was
held at the edge of the air station
field by a Marine Corps guard
and no one except passengers and
members Of the crew were al
lowed to approach the big ship.
The Yep, fully Serviced with
hydrogen and oil and with the
baggage Of the passengers all
slowed away, was taken from the
Navy hangar. where it was housed
following its arrival Saturday
shortly before 10 p. m. It's nose
was secured to a brilliantly lighted
mobile mooring mast and its tai
ingloriously bound to the stern
beam"-a device that moves on
track which resembles train
of railroad flat cars moving broad
side.
Circles Over New York
Cross winds were blowing at the
time and Capt. Ernst Lehman
directed the take-off be delayed
until they had died down.
The dirigible headed for New
York Immediately after the "ur
ship" command had been given
and was over the metropolis q
half hour after leaving Lakehurst
After circling the city once the
Hindenburg headed eastward over
Long Island and moved out to
sea.
Thousands of persons thronged
the roofs of skyscrapers and
other vantage points as the ship
sailed over New York. Harbo1
whistles and automobile horns
combined to accord the linden
burg'S passengers noisy Send-off
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
WORK RELIEF
FUND FACES
HURDLES
Battle in Senate Due
On Bill; Changes
Are Planned
international News Service

Three major hurdles doomed
ahead of the deficiency appro-
priations bill carrying 1,425 mill
lion dollars for work relief today.
The measure moved into the
none too friendly Jurisdiction Of
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee after a stormy passage
through the House.
Senate Democratic leadership
gave the bill a priority over the
pending tax bill, but Republicans
prepared heavy attack, and two
separate groups of Democrats
Scrutinized it hostilely.
Senator Vandenberg (R) OF
Michigan planned introduction Of
complete substitute for the re-
lief provisions of the House
measure.
Senator Hayden CD of Arizona
will renew the fight, lost in the
House, to earmark portion Of
the relief money for PWA. The
bill allots all this money to the
WPA, headed by Harry L. Hop
kins.
Further opposition to the appro-
priation will come from the Demo
cratic faction headed up by Sen.
ators Byrd and Glass of Virginia.
Glass looks at such appropriations
with critical eyes. Glass is chair.
man of the Appropriations Com
mittee, which must pass on the
bill.
Committee hearings will begin
tomorrow. when Hopkins Is ex-
pected to appear. Senate plans
called. too, for the appearance Of
Public Works Administrator Ickes,
who did not testify at the House
committee hearings.
Morgenthau Busy
Treasury experts in the
meantime were compiling sta
tistics today to provide Secre-
tary Morgenthau with arguments
for final effort to save President
COOOSCNE1b QUO 1ll41IOIl-uO14dI G6tA
bill from complete revision by the
Senate Finance Committee.
A majority of the committee
members. Democrats as well as
Republicans, was reported ready
to scrap the program for irnpos-
ing heavy penalty taxes on the
undistributed income of corpora
tons. Only a last minute sue
cesSful defense of the bill by
Morgenthau apparently can save
it from revision.
The Secretary was to have ap-
peared before the committee to.
day. He asked a 24-hour delay.
however, to give his experts time
to prepare statistics in support
of his arguments for the plan.
Morgenthau also was under re.
quest to furnish the committee
with data showing how much
revenue can be raised under q
number of proposed substitute
plans.
He declined to furnish informa-
ton, asked by Senator Byrd CD
of Virginia, on the number of cor.
porations, which would be given
so per cent tax reduction under
the Presidents plan.
The Washington times., 1936-05-12
Mayor Dawson Back
On Job With Council

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May u.
After an illness of more than two
months, Mayor Emmett c. Davi.
son, Of Alexandria, will again pre-
side over the city council meeting
here tonight.
Mrs. Dawson, who two weeks
ago started with the mayor on a
trip to Florida and was taken Ill
in Richmond, remains in a serious
condition at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. William M. Bryant,
in Richmond,