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The Washington times., 1936-10-19
Local Pro Teams
Give Fans Top
Contests
BY SID KATZNELL

Baseball is considered the ma
tional paStime of these United
States Of America, but football
certainly takes a firm grip on
fans and athletes every fall and
winter.
No matter where you travel or
to whom you speak nowadays
the subject of football invariably
enters your conversation. Foot
ball is that popular.
Local fans are today praising
the ability of the Semipro and
sandlot players in the District.
They claim that the Washington
gridders can cope with any teams
in the country in their class.
To show their appreciation for
such loyal support, the District
teams yesterday gave the fans
some of the finest football played
on the local gridirons this sea-
son.
CeItics Bow
Out at Clark Griffith Stadium,
the Washington Pros defeated a
fighting st. Mary'S Celtics team,
7 to 0, in the Dixie League. The
Pros scored their points in the
first quarter.
Willis Benner passed to Hal
Mccain for a first down on the
32-yard line. Dick Nelson, Benner
and Lee Carlin pushed the oval
to the 21-yard line. Then Nelson
starting around right, shot a
beautiful pass to the waiting
arms of Mccain, who dashed
over the goal line unmolested.
Benner added the extra point.
After several years of earnest
and hard work, the Warwick Ath
letic Club has finally placed or
the field a team worthy of carry
ing the famous Warwick banner.
The rejuvenated eleven com
pletely outclassed the Silver Spring
Merchants, 10 to 0, on the latter's
field before $500 fans.
Bernard Ockie, 155 pounds OF
human dynamo, carried off the in
dividual honorS for the Warwicks
This red-headed lad not only
scored three of his teams three
touchdoWnS, but his blocking was
worth writing to Aunt Lucy about
Ockie registered the initial six
points in the second quarter after
making two 15-yard runs, by plung
ing over from the 5-yard strip.
He circled left end for six yards
to score his second touchdown. A
35-yard pass, Stickler to Harper in
the first period accounted for the
Warwicks' first six points. The
WarwickS play the Fredericksburg
ElkS next Sunday at FrederickS-
burg.
Eagles Triumph
One of the best 150-pound
teams in the city is none other
than the Anacostia Eagles. The
team continued it's spectacular
play by defeating a strong Vir,
ginia eleven, 8 to 0, in Alexandria
A kick by Harry Gensmere, Vir
ginia'S backfield ace, that Travelled
outside behind his own goal line
for an automatic safety gave the
Eagles two points in the first quar-
ter. The Eagles scored their touch
down in the second period after a
sustained drive placed the ball on
Virginia'S eight-yard line. Collins
tossed flat pass to Jones over the
goal line.
Regal Clothiers displayed great
power in defeating Arlington A. c..
81 to 0, in the National City
League. Every Regal player per,
formed brilliantly, but the work
of Bunoviri, Kilby, Hudson and
Lucas was particularly outStand'
ing.
The Washington times., 1936-10-19

Inc N11SVy CLldSSS NluO OOdSGS
the strongest group Of golfers in
the MISREPRESENTATION area.
Evidence is provided in the
four-year record of the Chevy
Chase clubmen in the Maryland
State team championships.
Chevy Chase has been a finalist
the past four years and has cap
tured the title twice during that
period.
Yesterday the local outfit, with
nonplaying Capt. Bob Ste d
watching from the Sidelines, de-
feated Hillendale Country Club
of Baltimore, IL to 6, in the final
round over the neutral Five Farms
course of the Baltimore Country
Club.
Oddly, Chevy Chase defeated
Hiliendale in the 1884 final. Chevy
Chase lost to Manor Club in the
1884 final and to Kenwood Golf
and Country Club in the 1885
final.
Bob Barnett, Chevy Chase pro,
paced his team to victory with q
brilliant II, one over par, despite
the high wind sweeping the course.
The veteran Bill PendergaSt re-
tanned his Bannockburg Club
championship when defeating
George Keene, 2 and l, in yester-
days 36-hole final. Pendergast
covered the morning 18 in IS to
take one-hole lead, and punched
out a sensational 70 in the after
noon to maintain his advantage.
Keene, also shooting excellent
golf, carded rounds of 76 and "a.
F.. o. Roth defeated DIR. E. j.
Fallon, 3 and 2, to win the second
flight final.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Strong, card
ing 20l-35, 166, won the husband
wife tourney at Beaver Dam. Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. MCGOWAN, 1868,
1877, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hen
derson, 2O7-40, 1877. tied for second.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Griffin, 202-
"a, 1853, placed fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Purdy &C
counted first low gross prize with
1913 total.
Jack McCarren scored 78-8 10,
to win the Tatum Cup at Congress
Sional Country Club. Roger S.
Peacock, with u, was first in low
gross.
P. R. Evans (s6-1D, 70, was sec.
ond low net. Dave Bethune
(90-1D, 70, and Frank johnson
(87-1D, 70, deadlocked for third.
Jock Olmsted defeated Lou Har-
riSon, defending titleholder, 3 and
l, in the 36-hole final of the Argyle
Club championship. A great "a in
the afternoon swung victory to
OlmSted.
Lincoln Johnston triumphed
over w. A. Phillips, 8 and 6, in the
second-flight final. Harry Little
defeated A. B. Cole, and l, in the
Second-flight consultations, and
Ray Lawrensen holed a 30-yard ap-
proach shot on the sixteenth to
score over Paul Hagens, 3 and 2,
in the third-flight final.
Earl McAleer meets Volney G.
Burnett this coming Sunday for
the Indian Spring championship.
McAleer defeated Dick Kreuzburg,
up, in 20 holes in yesterdays
semi-finalS.
The Washington times., 1936-10-19
Clarke, P. Wolfe Win
Baltimore Matches

BALTIMORE, Oct. 19.-Astor
Clarke and Perez Wolfe, Wash
ington's two leading duckpinners,
were hard pressed here yester-
day to win a doubles match
from Jimmy McHugh and Charlie
Bauers at the Plaza alleys. The
Washington duo emerged with a
nine-pin victory, totaling 1914 to
1885.
Clarke, the country's No.
ranking shooter, defeated Tenn.
pie Keene in singles by an over,
Whelming score of $40 to 600.
The Washington times., 1936-10-19
Second Invasion

DETROTT Mich, Oct. 49,.
Coach Dorais' University of De-
troit Titans will make their second
and final invasion of the East
Saturday, when they meet Man
haitian College at Ebbetts Field,
Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1936-10-19
Laurel Entries

VOTE AMERICAN
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=V0TE AMERIcAM-
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Official Program
Al Laurel

Weather. Clear: Track, Fast
FIRST RACE
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VOTE AMERICAN-
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VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-19
Local C|ubmen
Prove Golf
Proves
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

There isn't any doubt about it.
The Chevy Chase Club boasts
The Washington times., 1936-10-19

Regal Clothiers displayed great
power in defeating Arlington A. c..
81 to 0, in the National City
League. Every Regal player per-
formed brilliantly, but the work
Of Bunoviri, Kilby, Hudson and
Lucas was particularly outStand-
ing.
The Washington times., 1936-10-19

Harry LeGOre %date. because
Evening star., 1936-12-25
Famed YuIe Poem,
Proued Annoyance
To Cleric Author
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TROY, N. Y, December 25.-The
beloved poem, The Night Before
Christmas" heard in many an Ameri-
can home last night. brought only
chagrin to its author when it was first
published 113 years ago in . Troy
newspaper.
DR.. Clement G. Moore, q New York
theological professor. wrote the verses
in 1922 as . Christmas present for
his children, but it was not until q
year later on December %, 1923. that
it first Appeared in public print In
the Troy Sentinel.
A daughter of Rev. David Butler,
Episcopal rector, heard DR.. Moore read
the poem while visiting the Moore
home and hastily copied the words
in her album.
Delighted over the merry account
Of the Little old driver, so lively and
quick" she sent it to the editor of
the Troy paper, who published it under
the heading, Account Of Visit From
st. Nicholas or Santa Claus"
Its publication brought an imme-
diate response of delight. but not from
DR.. Moore. He deemed 1t beneath the
dignity of professor Of divinity.
Later he acknowledged authorship
and included 1t in q volume Of his
poems published in 1874. Before he
died in 1863, his account Of the house
in which mot Q creature was stirring,
not even q mouse" had been translated
into many foreign languages and an
autographed copy had been requested
by the New York Historical Society.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
Takes
Stay A,cake' Pills
And Greets Santa
Doctor Co.operates With
Ne,U York Lad to
Yard of Sleep.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, December 25.-
seven-year-old Donald Feiden of SUBJ
urban Latham. used Of II pills his
doctor gave him to keep him awake
Christmas eve. but today was conf.
dent he had seen the real Mccoy"
Santa.
Hadn't he said Hello" to him,
Donald asked, and wasn't he playing
today with toy typewriter, q sled and
a pair of skis that he saw Santa
Claus pull out of a heavily loaded pack
right before his eyes?
AS witness, he had DR.. Nathan
Flater. the physician to whom he wrote
for some pills that can take so that
I won't fall asleep Christmas eve"
Also present, but in disguise, was q
neighboring garage man, Ellwood
Gallup.
Donald said he was awful sleepy"
at bedtime. but he followed his doctors
orders and had taken six of the pills at
half-hour intervals when Santa ar
rived.
Speeches at first, Donald managed
to say Thank you" and got in that
good look at Santa Claus" he had
asked for just to prove to myself that
there Is one"
Evening star., 1936-12-25

to Mrs. Roosevelt's request. None
clapped when the song was finished
Mrs. Roosevelt herself broke the still
ness by stepping quickly to the edge of
the crowd to ask tiny colored child.
rs Santa coming to your house?"
"Yes. ma'am," the child lsped
brightly.
"Yes, ma am, Mrs. Roosevelt" the
child's mother corrected. The child
repeated faithfully.
Followed by Photographers.
Previously the Presidents wife had
said to photographers who had fol-
lowed her all day, "Ycu all still here?
What job you have!"
THE same to you, Mrs. Roosevelt" :"
a cameraman smiled lack.
In Hopkins place, a recently COM
pleted slum reclamation project, Mrs.
Roosevelt greeted another group Of
colored listeners and inspected several
of their homes She left there for the
White House about o'clock.
Most of this morning, she said, would
be spent with the family. unwrapping
Christmas presents and romping with
her grandchildren.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
WATERWAY PACT
TO Be DISCUSSED
Senate Likely to Get Pro-
posaI for New Treaty
With Canada.

~ the Associated Press.
Indications are that revised st.
Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada
will be submitted to the forthcoming
session of the Senate by President
Roosevelt.
Odicials willing to talk about the sit
uation refused, however, to say what
changes would be contained in the
new proposal.
The original pact, providing for a
half billion dollar ocean navigation
seaway from the Great Lakes to the
Atlantic via the st. Lawrence River,
was rejected by the Senate two years
ago.
Negotiations for q new treaty have
been proceeding between the United
States and Canada several months.
Some officials said various points
arising from the proposed construction
Of power plants at the International
Rapids section on the northern boun-
Diary of New York State had been about
settled.
They also said changes had been
made which they believed would lessen
On eliminate opposition from those who
contended diversion Of water for power
purposes would interfere with plans
Of the Chicago sanitary district.
Latest developments were discussed
at White House conference Yesterday
by the President and Frank P. Walsh,
chairman of tn New York Power
Authority.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
CROP INSURANCE
ACTION EXPECTED
Friends Of Bill Hope Con.
gress Will Give Imme-
diate Consideration.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Friends Of crop insurance drew hope
from favorable comment in some Sem
ate quarters today that the plan would
be brought before Congress quickly.
Senator Pope, Democrat, of Idaho,
said a bill embodying suggestions
handed to President Roosevelt by q
special committee studying an all-risk
crop insurance plan for wheat would be
introduced shortly after the session
opened"
Departmental experts estimated that
as much as $l0o 100000 might be
needed to start the plan.
On Capitol Hill several Western Sem
ators announced support for some form
of crop insurance. although one, Sem
ator Thomas, Democrat, OF Oklahoma,
said he was uncertain as to the feasi-
bility Of such a program.
Senator Nye. Republican. of North
Dakota. thought crop insurance was
"the only adequate approach" to the
farm problem; Senator McGill. Demo-
crat. of Kansas. asserted it had been
favored in his section "for some time"
and Sheppard, Democrat, Of Texas,
looked with great sympathy on the
crop insurance movement"
Declared UnsoIved.
Thomas. after saying he was unde-
cided. added that "the agricultural
problem is by no means solved" and
that he intended to devote his energies
to working out an agreement on the
proper solution"
Pope. who introduced a crop insur-
ance bill last session, said he had con.
ferred with Secretary Wallace and in
surance experts Of the Agriculture De-
partment. Pope's original plan con-
templated q Government-contr
corporation for operating the tnsur-
ance problem and Wallace said yes
terday that a corporation plan prob
ably would be used.
Reserve" Estimated.
Experts working on details Of the
plan said recent drought years indi-
Gated that a reserve" of between
$50 100000 and $4,000. 900 would be
required to start the plan.
Unless adequate reserves are estab-
lished at the start. the experts said
two or three poor wheat seasons might
cause the entire plan to collapse.
Under the proposed plan the Gov
ernment would pay administrative
costs and storage charges Oficials
estimated these costs might run as
high as s25, 100000" for starting the
plan.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
By the Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va. December as
Aboard two big gray battleships, the
U. S. s. wyoming and the U. s. 8.
Arkansas. today went q group Of Nor
folk children for that very necessary
appointment with Santa Claus.
1t had been explained that he could
not make IL down their chimneys. with
such q bulging sack. but Uncle Sans
seafaring men swore with all the deli
cacy commanded by Navy regulations
that there was plenty Of room between
decks for him.
Christmas feasts there were, too.
The main mess hall of the naval
training station resounded with the
happy clatter Of 200 underprivileged
youngsters. invited to eat everything
from turkey to cake.
Portsmouth's children-the ones
Santa Claus could not otherwise re-
member-treked into the Marine bar
racks at the navy yard for their
Christmas dinner.
From thoughts of war and tactics
and such the officers and enlisted men
at the whole naval operating base this
week turned wholeheartedly to making
Evening star., 1936-12-25

certificate Of suicide, and attributed
Denbroeder's act to Dielancholia and
fear of the consequences of the acci.
dent.
The tragedy occurred about 10 pm.
in front of $500 Piney Branch road,
the home of James A. Smith, whose
car was damaged in the collision. The
scene was on Dehbroeder,s route to
his home at 426 Longfellow street.
Hearing the crash, Snith ran from
his house, saw what had occurred, and
instructed Denbroeder to wait until he
telephoned police. The officer was in
uniform.
When Smith and police returned to
the car Denbroeder was slumped un-
conscious in the front seat. There was
wound in his temple and his service
revolver was in his hand. He was
pronounced dead on arrival at Walter
Reed Hospital.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
CANDLES FEATURE
HOSPITALS yULE.
Procession, Carols, Turkey
and Gifts at Many Capital
Institutions.

Candlelight professions, carol sing
ing, turkey dinners and gifts fea.
tured Yuletide celebrations at Wash.
ington's hospitals this morning and
during the last few days.
At 6 am. today q procession of
nurses moved through the wards of
Children's Hospital carrying lighted
candles-not only to commemorate
the birth of Christ, but also the
lady with the lamp" Florence Night
ingale. The nurses lighted q tree
in each ward and stood about sing
ing carols while little sick children
worked with the knotted strings of
brightly ribboned packages.
Presents from many organizations
and individuals went to I'LL "Santa's
bag" at Children's. The ordnance
office of the War Department alone
contributed more than 200 toys. The
White House sent up 80 poinsettia
plants from its greenhouse to brighten
the whiteness of the rooms. Colored
theaters sent each small colored girl
pickaninny doll. The Red Cross,
schools, church clubs. the Gridiron
Club and the Soroptimists Club all
did their part in cheering the chill
dren. The Washington Police Post
Division Of the American Legion gave
play and party yesterday after
noon.
Three Christmas Babies.
Columbia Hospital celebrated "the
first Noel" with three Christmas
babies, besides trees, gifts and Q party
to its clinic children.
As early as 2 am. carolers were
singing outside the buildings Of
Freedmans Hospital and others later
entered the wards to give concerts.
tuberculosis Hospital made an
especial effort to make this Christmas
good one for patients as they are
moving out to Glenn Dale, Md, before
the next Yuletide comes around.
Thirty-two taxicabs, loaded with
toys from Gordon Hittenmark's doll
house at Fourteenth and F streets, sped
through the streets behind q police
escort to the party at the tuberculosis
Hospital. The cab service was given
free by officials Of the Union Taxi
cab Co.
Parties by Red Cross.
Walter Reed and the Naval Hospital
have enjoyed parties given by the Red
Cross, where cigarettes and Christmas
baskets were presented to soldiers and
sailors.
All hospitals reported they were
preparing Christmas dinners with all
the trimmings for patients today. Tur-
key will be the piece de resistance"
but ice cream. cake, plum pudding and
cranberry sauce will enhance the
roast holiday fowl.
Candlelight professions are q rule
with most of the institutions on Christ
mas morning. Likewise carols have
been sung in all hospitals by various
groups, many of them representing the
Federation of Churches which sent out
groups Of young workers to 20 dif-
ferent institutions this morning to
sing and present 5000 stockings filled
with candy.
In Catholic institutions, Christmas
high mass featured the celebrations.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
EX.ACTRESS DENIES
NARCOTICS CHARGE
Juanita Hansen, Once Queen Of
Movie Serials, Is Released
From Jail.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December 25.-Re-
leased from jail ON Christmas eve,
Juanita Hansen, queen of movie
serials 20 years ago, protested today
her arrest on suspicion of violating
the State narcotic act.
Friends in the Federal theater
project. where the blond actress has
earned $94 a month, supplied her
$1,000 bail.
Detective Lieut.. F. H. Duede said
a narcotic administration kit was
found in her possession yesterday.
Indignantly the actress insisted she
had no narcotics. but was on the way
to see sick friend with hypodermic
syringe and needle with which to ad-
minister coal tar product her ply
sician had recommended.
IT haven't taken narcotics for three
years." she said.
From 1914 to 1922 the Nordic beauty
is estimated to have earned more than
100000 in movie serials and fea-
ture-length pictures. Seven years ago
she turned on a shower in New York
hotel room and was severely burned
by scaling water and steam. She sued
for $250,000 and eventually won q
judgment of 100000.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
\ USY as you may have been yes
= terday, there's still the conso-
] lation that at least you had
lunch. Mrs. Roosevelt didn't,


lation that at least you had
lunch. Mrs. Roosevelt didn't.
From the time she left the White
House to attend a Christmas party
given by the Central Union Mission in
the Capitol Theater at $50 am, the
wife of the President set a pace from
one event to another that left reporters
20 minutes and 80 blocks in her wake.
Fourteen hundred children yelled a
merry Christmas" when Mrs. Roose-
velt entered the theater yesterday
morning The greeting was echoed at
Z O'Clock last night when she said
good night to a gathering of colored
inhabitants in Hopkins place, a group
OF clearance dwellings in the
southeast section Of the city.
Sometime in the middle of the day
Mrs. Roosevelt found time to change
from tan tweed suit, brown hat and
low-heeled shoes to a plum -colored
tunic dress, black hat and shoes and
short gray squirrel coat.
Luncheon, however. suffered by the
time taken to change clothes. More
poignant than a mere admission that
she had missed midday meal was the
longing look cast at pan of hot bis
cults just taken from the oven in one
of the slum-clearance homes visited
late in the day. "Mmm, tasty SMELL
ing. aren't they?" she unused.
Pauses at White House.
Whisked from the theater In the
tan-wheeled black sedan bearing the
Presidents seal, Mrs. Roosevelt ducked
in at the White House long enough to
distribute gifts to the ofice force Of
her Pennsylvania avenue home, then
stepped hurriedly back into the car to
arrive on time at Christmas party
for children given by the Volunteers
of America in Thomson School.
A half hour later she was on the ros-
trum at the Salvation Army headquar-
tiers. 606 e street, where she spoke for
six minutes over the radio, and accom-
panied by Mrs. Roper, wife Of the Sec
retary of Commerce; Mrs. Swanson,
wife of the Secretary of the Navy, and
Bishop James E. Freeman personally
handed out the first baskets Of food to
needy families and toys to the chill
dren.
Back at the White House Mrs.
Roosevelt, with the President, formed
two-person receiving line and issued
gifts and the seasons greetings as
servants, guards and other White
House attendants filed past.
Accompanied by the President and
the immediate family, Mrs. Roosevelt
drove to Lafayette Square, where the
Chief Executive lighted the COM
munity Christmas tree.
Hears Colored Singers.
1t was half hour later. though. in
the heart of Washington's slum section,
that the Presidents wife seemed to
enjoy herself more thoroughly than at
any other time during the day. In
Navy place, an alley dwelling section
occupied chiefly by colored persons, the
First Lady stood in the hushed dark
ness around a Christmas tree listening
to the colored throng about her raise
voices first in moving spirituals, then
in Christmas hymns. There was q
silence when they finished.
please sing Silent Night I'd love
that"
There was brief pause before the
many throats caught up the strains of
the classic Christmas song, in answer
Evening star., 1936-12-25
90 Families Use
Lamps in Fight
On Power Rate
To Ban Electricity
Until Cost Is Cut,
Leader Says.
~ the Associated Press.


FARsON, Iowa, December 2s.-
More than so families here went back
to the kerosene lamp era today in
protest against rural electricity rates.
Dr.. G. A. Henry, leader in the
STRIKE" who has "family-doctored"
most of the families. said we're going
to get along without electricity until
We get fair rates for fair service"
The physician said the protest was
directed against the Rural Develop
ment Co. and was backed by more
than half Of the $50 subscribers along
Its 48 miles Of power line.
He said e. N. Peak of MarshaIltown,
Iowa, who formed the company, which
built the line in 1891, refused "even
to discuss rate reduction, although the
company got us to sign up for service
by promising q reduction In I'VE
years" Cr. Henry said the company
charged $106 per subscriber per year
minimum.
TITS hard to get along without elec-
tric lights and radios" said DR.. Henry,
but we've done it before and well
do It again until the company treats
Us fairly"
Fsak declined to comment.