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Evening star., 1936-08-01
RALLY|NG YANKS
HALT TRIBE RUSH
Runner-up Indians Treated
Like Bosox, Tigers-Cubs
Protect Lead.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


~ NE big reason those pennant-
bound Yankees are making
Y runaway of the current
~ American League race lies in
their simple method of knocking of
their closest rivals, just when the
second-place club begins to get tough.
The gold-plated Red Sox became
troublesome about month ago. SO
murderers' row, meeting them just at
that time, ended the threat by taking
four straight. The Sox haven't been
the same since.
The crippled Detroit Tigers then
stepped into second place and began
creeping up. Gehrig and company
stopped them cold By winding up on
top three out of four in their crucial
series"
Now the Cleveland Indians are
challenging, travelling at as hot pace
as any Cleveland team in years-a
pace that had cut the league lead of
Gehrig and company from 1912 games
to 1.-THE Tribe ran up against the
oilhSNo SSStCiAdy oAi0 ANSSA'SA SAAS
customary punishment.
THE Yanks pounded out 16 hits. in
cluding homer number 33 for
Lou Gehrig, and piled up an l1-to-7
winning margin in the first of a
three-game series to boost their pace
setting edge to 8l2 games.
Bump Hadley, the leagues leading
pitcher, chalked up his ninth win of
the year against one setback
BY the defeat, the Indians edge over
the third-place Red Sox was cut to
three games. Boston, with Jimmy
Foxx betting his thirtieth homer,
trounced the White Sox, 7-3, behind
Lefty Groves seven-hit pitching.
The Tigers returned to fourth place,
dropping the White Sox into the Sec
ond division, by walloping the Ma
tionals, 80. as Tommy Bridges limited
the opposition to eight hits.
The st. Louis Browns, pulling
farther out of the cellar almost daily,
belted the Athletics. 1874, with Sunny
Jim Bottomley collecting pair of
home runs.
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OLYMPIC EXPERTS
DOOM NINE MARKS.
Yanks Seek Best Showing
in "a Years-Marathon
Chances Slender.
BY ALAN GOULD.


~ ERLIN, August 1.-The United
- States mems track and field
team, all things considered,
- has a good chance to collect
q dozen gold medals in the eight
day Olympic competition starting Sun
day and thereby carry off a majority
of the coveted first places for the
first time in "a years.
The program consists of % events,
In only two of which-the hop, step
and Jump and the 5O,OoO-meter walk
the Americans appear unlikely to
score
If the star spangled brigade gets
the breaks ard produces its tryout
form, there is a possibility OF equal
ling the best record ever made in
Olympic competition abroad, Is gold
medals, acquired both at London IN
1908 and at Stockholm in 1912.
Four years ago the Americans cap
tured II flrsts after touching the all
time low of 8 at Amsterdam in 1928.
Nine Records in Danger.
THE consensus among coaches
l. polled by the Associated Press
showed they expect Olympic records
to be broken in nine events, Jesse
Owens to prove the outstanding in
dividual performer with a triple
triumph, and the $500 meters to pro-
duce the hottest five or six-man finish
In the history of the metric mile.
Only one of five defending cham
pions, Finland's Matt Jarvinen in the
javelin throw, generally is favored to
repeat, although Luigi Beccali OF Italy
in the 1900 and Volmari Iso-Hollo OF
Finland in the 3000-meter steeple-
chase are rated as having chances to
come through again.
Lauri Lehtinen of Finland in the
5000 meters and Janusz Kusocinski
of Poland in the 10000 are considered
far below their 1882 form. The lat
ter's bad knee may keep him from
starting tomorrow.
The records considered most certain
to be broken include the shotput and
the high Jump, both tomorrow. The
Americans are expecting an even
break in those two events.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash at Det, 3:15. Wash. at Det. 3:15.
New York at Cleve. New York at Cleve.
Boston at Chicago. Boston at Chicago.
Phila. at St. Louis. Phila. at st. Louis.
GAMES TODAY.
National
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Chicago, 3: New York, /.
st. Louis. s; Brooklyn. 6 90 innings).
Pittsburgh, 10; Boston. 3.
Cincinnati. 49,; Philadelphia 81,
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(See POPPING OFF, Page I'D
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Ceremonies of Solemn or
P|easurabIe Types to Be
Based on Them.
By Nell Van Dusseldorf
Smith.
THIS Yuletide finds myriads Of
fascinating dolls in the toy.
lands Of Washington's shops,

THIs Yuletide finds myriads Of
fascinating dolls in the toy.
lands Of Washington's shops,
= awaiting their new mistresses.
There are curly-headed Shirley Tenn
pies, chubby Dionne quintuplets and
quaint costume dollies of long ago.
Also waiting on the shelf with the
old favorites-the walking, talking,
crawling baby dolls-is this seasons
ultra-modern sophisticated lady doll
with painted finger nails and q per-
manent wave.
The 1896 Santa also has q vast as
sortment of dolls for the boys and
not sissy in the lot. Here are some
of them-Pop-eye, the sailor man;
mischievous Raggedy Andy, Pete, the
Clown, performing circus tricks on a
bicycle. and even the Quins riding
on a nerry-go-around Of gay wooden
horses. Never have Christmas dolls
been 50 varied and appealing.
Surely there are dolls for every one
in this years crop Of 10000. 900. worth
literally millions Of dollars. This
enormous output reflects the growth Of
the toy industry since the World War,
which stopped foreign importation
and created American factories. Dur
ing the depression, the production of
dolls slumped from $4,000, 900 In 1929
to half that number in less than four
years. Since then, their manufacture
has steadily increased and this year
the industry predicts that all previous
records win be broken.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
DOLLS OF MANY PERIODS INSPIRE MODERN HOLIDAY SPRIT
Present Years Crop to Set
New Mark in the Realm
of Juvenile Toys.

lady doll, complete with earrings.
necklace, pink silk hustle dress and
even gloves, just as Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt carried her when she was
child.
The 80 little japanese wax dolls, In
the Red room of the White House.
were presented to the United States
by Mime. Takahira about the time
Theodore Roosevelt was President.
They stand in solemn state in an in
laid glass-and-ebony cabinet. The
nursemaids and house servants are
especially gorgeous, while the gold
braided japanese policemen eclipse
even the glory of the United States
Marine Corps.
IN JAPAN the doll is q sacred part
= of the household. It Is believed
to possess supernatural power and, If
treasured long enough, will live. This
doll is treated like q child and Is often
borrowed by couples who wish to be-
come parents.
For 1000 years Japanese children
have celebrated Hina Maturi, the
Dolls Festival, which Is equivalent
to our Christmas. Hina Maturi lasts
three days during cherry blossom
time and honors japanese womanhood
by clarifying the faithful wife ard
the wise, loving mother.
For generations devout Roman
Catholic families In Mexico have used
dolls at Christmas time TO re-enact
the arrival of Joseph and Mary at
Bethlehem after the nine-day journey
Continued On Seventh Page)
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ance at each club Of 1923: a club band
of SO pieces, famous for its excellent
musicianship and snappy uniforms:
o permanent Summer camp. and foot
ball. boxing, tennis, base ball, bad
minton, wrestling and swimming
teams. It has developed to such an
extent that the clubs form the in
spired center for every conceivable
wholesome activity. from reading or
wrestling to printing, aircraft building.
singing, dancing or musical study, and
offer not only free dental and medical
attention. but opportunities for schol-
arships in accredited universities as
well.
THIS system Of wholesome recrea-
ton. training and amusement for
the children of the underprivileged
Is a far cry from the street corner
gatherings where boys learned to be
hoodlums under the able tutelage of
some bigger or stronger boy and their
activities were confined to pursuits
that ran the gamut from mischief to
crime.
It was not alone to alleviate the
growing juvenile problem, however
that Maj. Brown founded the first
Boys Club in 1898. Rich in a kindly
wisdom, no doubt garnered in the
days when he himself was in the
ranks and had q first-hand oppor-
tunity to observe the relationship be-
tween the juvenile population and
the police. the genial major was con-
vinced that the first step in combating
the crimes Of youth was the establish
ment of friendly relationships be-
tween the potential criminals and the
police. As an official Of the depart
ment over period of years the super
fostered this idea that the
policeman was big brother" to the
boy in the street, that he was his
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Moral and Physical Benefits
Provided With Aid of Interested Citizens
and Organizations, and Some Boys Win
College Courses.

Board Of Directors Of that institution
to explain the Boys Club movement.
He accomplished this so successfully
that the Board of Lady Directors
voted to turn over to the Metropolitan
Police Department the buildings and
grounds of the nursery, at 472 street
southwest.
The building was remodeled for club
purposes, tennis courts were installed.
and in other ways the property was
made ready for the use and enjoy
ment of the boys. 1t was opened on
May IS, 1885, with special ceremonies.
attended by thousands of visitors.
This club at present has a member.
ship numbering around $50.
IN 1884 the first Summer camp for
members Of the Boys Club was
opened at Camp Calvert, Leonard
town. Md. On that occasion about 200
underprivileged boys were given what
was to most of them the first vacation
of their lives. with swimming. sports,
games and. as their application blank
Continued on Sixth Page)
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club is known to the boys as mo. II"
as 1t Is located in the eleventh pre-
cinct.
About this time the Southwest sec
ton of Washington. which was like
wise devoid of facilities for boys rec
reation or training. became desirous
of establishing a third club, to take
care of boys in that locality. Through
entertainment a fund of $1,000 was
raised, but for months the Metropoli-
tan police officials were unable to To-
cate a building suitable for club pur-
poses. A good angel stepped forward.
as good angels have a way of doing,
in the form of the Myra Mccoy An
drews Day Nursery. Maj. Brown was
invited to attend a meeting Of the
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Movement to Create Wholesome Atmos-
phere in Many Sections of Washington
Has Become Impressive Force After Few
Years of Activity.

system Of keeping youth of the
street corners, out of the alleys. and
away from the underworld, in an expe-
riment that within a few months of
operation, reduced juvenile crime IA
per cent in one district and 54 per
cent in another. That illustrious pio-
neer in a movement intelligently to
combat crime. at its very source. is
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of the Metropolitan Police.
Since the establishment of the first
Boys Club in the District in the Fall
of 1888 the idea has grown to such
an extent that today it includes three
club centers in various sections of the
city; more than 5000 regular mem
bers, with an average daily attend
Evening star., 1936-12-13

The first club to be established was b
the basement of the fifth precinct sta
ton. at Fifth and E streets southeast.
With funds and labor obtained from
the P. w. A. the basement was fitted
up as a most attractive club room,
with a gymnasium. recreation room.
reading room, locker room. showers
and sanitary facilities.
ON WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY,
February az. 1884. the club was
opened and on that occasion it was
visited by many outstanding citizens.
who made financial contributions for
its future maintenance. Mrs. Roose-
velt sent a note of greeting and a
basket of flowers from the White
House. and on the opening day more
than 200 boys enrolled for member
ship. This membership has grown
until today mo. S" Boys Club has
membership of 1,52l boys.
The success of the idea was imme-
diate and the movement was acclaim
ed by citizens everywhere. Requests
for similar clubs in other sections of
the city came pouring in until, on
April Is. 1884. the second Boys Club
of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment was established in the Northeast
section of Washington. 1t opened in
that area known as Kenilworth, in
portable school building turned over
for the purpose. at Kenilworth ave-
nue. and Ord place northeast. There
are at present 200 enrolled members
Of the club. and since it is near the
Kenilworth Community Center, nego-
tiations are now under way between
Sergt. Scott and Miss Sibyl Baker,
of Fairgrounds at the CEN
ter. to devise ways and means for the
club to use part of the Kenilworth
Community Center building to take
care of expanding activities. This
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CONTINUED On Seventh Page)
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friend instead Of an enemy he must
constantly be on guard against.
More than 10 years ago Maj. Brown
accomplished the first step in this
direction with the establishment of
the School Boy Patrol. in the neigh
borhood of school buildings, which
not only built up program conducive
to public safety. but brought boys into
direct and friendly contact with men,
bers of the police organization.
Observing that boys in many sec
tions of Washington had no oppor-
tunity for wholesome recreation of
any kind and were literally forced to
Evening star., 1936-12-13

street corners, alleys and vacant lot
companionship and environment. Maj.
Brown conceived the idea of establish
ing boys clubs in those station houses
that were so constructed that club ac-
tivities might be carried on quite
apart from the regular station house
business. 1t was his intention to pro-
vide in these centers an opportunity
for recreation and healthful activity.
In the Southeast section of WASH
ington. it was noted, boys were par
ticularly devoid Of opportunities for
wholesome gatherings, and it was on
this area the major concentrated.
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lust 100 years ago the toy industry
began In America. ~ years later,
. man named Griener patented the
first doll head. Although crude, the
dolls Of century ago were vastly
superior to the worlds first dolls, the
wooden headed dolls Of ancient Egypt.
Cleopatra's dolls had hair of wool
fiber, no fingers or feet and arms that
hung loosely to the knees.
The first doll heads manufactured
In America were made of rawhide,
pressed into shape by machinery and
hand painted. But rats ate the raw
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using the heads to hammer nails into

using the heads to hammer nails into
hard surfaces.
The evolution Of the American doll
Is clearly discernible in the $50 his
toric dolls, which have been stored
away for 10 years in the Smithsonian
Institution. Historically, there are
three highly important dolls in this
collection. One was made entirely Of
white wool by Mrs. Alexander Hamil-
ton. Another is q china headed lady
doll dressed BY Miss Julia McBlair
as she last saw Dolly Madison. The
third Is beautiful curly headed china
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hide and soon threw the company into
bankruptcy. The industry next ad-
vised papier mache heads and later
manufacturers used imported proce-
lain heads, which were attached to
kid bodies filled with sawdust. In the
early days, German craftsmen, who
were also proficient In creating wax
heads, were brought to America solely
for the purpose Of manufacturing
dolls.
One evening in 1887, salesman Of
waxhead dolls proudly displayed his
Il trunkloads Of sample dolls, In .
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church basement in Pueblo, Colo.
Early next morning he hurried q pro-
spective buyer to see them. but the
rats like wax too, and during the night
they had eaten OF every doll face.
Then for Is years, American minds
experimented with various types Of
dolls. But not until IS years later did
the doll industry become firmly estab-
lished in this country. The pioneer
doll Of this new period was made Of
wood pulp, -four and glue. Soon fol-
lowed the unbreakable doll which
salesmen pridefully dem0pstrated BY
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By Lucy Salamanca.

s. A BOY won't turn bad all
~ alone It's only when he
~ travels in gangs that he
becomes incorrigible Break
up the gangs by offering in substitute
an opportunity for a boy to mingle
with his buddies in legitimate activi-
ties, in an environment that develops
his best instead of his worst char
acteristics, and you strike at the very
roots of crime" So speaks Sergt
John e. Scott, director of the Boys
Club Of the Metropolitan Police of the
District of Columbia, from a wide
and varied experience with boys since
the days when. for 312 years, he was
in charge of the School Boy Patrol, and
even before that, when he was an
officer in District precinct, in daily
contact with cases of juvenile de-
linquency.
Sergt. SCOTS opinion echoes the
words Of the founder of the Boys
Club in the District. the man who is
completely responsible for establishing
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Cd Deep study in the game Club Number five.
~ Maj Ernest w. Brown patron saint of the Police
Boys Clubs. (3) The boys number four" taking a
lesson the manly from Pete Sarran worlds yweight
five (5) Lots of good reading for growing boys in the
library number four" co. Music and song Camp
Ernest w. Brown q Capt Joseph c. Morgan, chairman
of the Metropolitan Police Christmas Party.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-02

largest industry. Edwin Franko
Goldman, and his great band; Kate
Smith, Tom Howard and George
Sheldon, and Edwin G. Hill will also
be heard on this program. which
will be of interest not only to those
associated in the building trades but
also every home owner in the
country.
80" Al Jolson, who has earned
s15.o0o.00o in his 33 years of enter
tanning on the stage, in the movies
and before the microphone, can be
rightfully termed 'the worlds great
est entertainer" Jolson is now
plotting those Saturday evening
Chateau broadcasts.
80" Rudy Vallee continues to pro-
duce lavish guest star lineupS on his
Thursday evening radio programs.
His guests during single hour re-
Gently included Major Edward
Bowes, Sigmund Romberg, Una
Merkel, Joe Cook, Conrad Nagel.
Walter Woolf King. Leo Carroll and
Vera Van.
**" Phillips Lord, radios master
Snowman, has done it again. On
those Tuesday night cigarette pro-
Smyrna times., 1936-01-02
TO
LIVE ABROAD
Growing Dread of Kidnap-
pers Lead to Going
to England
TO RETAIN CITIZENSHIP

The Charles A. Lindburghs- the
flying colonel, his wife, and their
small son Jon-have left America
to establish home in England. An
increased number of threats and
growing dread of kidnapers, it was
stated by persons close to them,
were responsible in part for their
decision, which was also Influenced
by activity in behalf of the con-
victed kidnaper and murderer of
their first-born. To friend re-
Gently Colonel Lindbergh expressed
himself as greatly dissatisfied with
the attitude of Governor Harold C.
Hoffman, of New Jersey, who has
interviewed Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann in his death cell and has ex-
pressed the conviction that there
are doubts about the case in the
minds of many persons which
should be cleared up. The friend
said Colonel Lindbergh told him he
felt he could cope with the Grim
naIs IN the United States and with
the questions publicity, but when
the governor became active in the
Hauptmann case Colonel Lind
bergh, who attended Hauptmann's
trial daily, decided to leave the
country. In the British isles.
friends explained, the three-year-
old Jon Lindbergh will have
chance for normal youth, without
the constant menace of another
such tragedy as robbed the Lind
berghs of the curly-haired Charles
A. Lindbergh Jr., for whose death
in 1882 Hauptmann has been sent
Ienced to death. They will retain
American citizenship but plan to
live in England an indefinite time.
perhaps permanently. They left
last Saturday midnight from New
York.
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SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Continued From Page Two,

and Miss May Hollis, Philadelphia.
are guests of Miss Laura Hazel.
Miss Carrie Silver of Philadel-
phia, is visiting Mrs. Thomas M.
Hoyle.
A. w. Cummins, A. G. Cummins.
Jr., and Frank Collins are home
from school.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Christmas travel over the Della
ware Railroad to Philadelphia has
been the heaviest ever known.
Thomas B. Coursey celebrated his
18th anniversary on the 14th inst.
in company with his children and
grand children.
Over 100000 pounds of poultry
were purchased in Dover last week.
Messrs. Richardson e. Robbins pur-
chasing over $4,000 pounds.
Anthony M. Higgins and his
daughter of st. Georges and Miss
Sallie Spruance of Wilmington
formerly of Smyrna, have gone to
the Island of Nassau one of the
Bahamas, to spend the Winter.
The schooner Commodore. and
her crew were arrested on Decem-
Smyrna times., 1936-01-02
ODESSA

Items of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About Neighborhood
Odessa, Jan. 2. = The Odessa
Community Club has been active
the last few weeks. Before the
snow and cold weather set in the
flower beds on the South Boulevard
had been refilled and cultivated and
tulip bulbs had been planted. The
Christmas tree was placed and
trimmed and is being lighted every
evening until New Years. Every
one expresses their thanks to Mr..
Milton Phillips and Mr. Frank
Gremminger and the firemen who
helped with the tree. The Ever
Ready Bible class was at the
Christmas tree Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o'clocg and sang Christmas
carols.
The next meeting of the Com
munity Club will be at the home of
the president, Mrs. George Whit
tock Monday, January 9Th, 1896, at
7:30 p. m. New business and plans
will be made for several socials to
take place in February. The Ever
Ready Bible class had their Christ
mas party at the home Of the
teacher, Mrs. Frank Reynolds. Af-
ter devotions and business was fin
ished social hour was spent. Each
member gave her class sister a
present and the class presented its
teacher blue silk quilted robe and
slippers. Mrs. Reynolds gave each
member glass cake dish. Very
delicious refreshments were served
and all went home happy, feeling
they spent wonderful evening.
Miss Mary r. Wallace and Miss
Dorothy Minner, Corbit School
teachers, joined few more friends
at a Christmas dinner at the home
of Mrs. George Whittock. Christ
mas presents were exchanged and
a very happy evening was spent.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-02
Copyright, W. n. y,
STATE SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS
Organization Asks All Motor
lists to Make Resolutions
For the New Year
SUGGESTIONS OFFERED

The Delaware Safety Council
urges that all Delawareans Include
safety in their New Years Reso-
lutions and offers the following
suggestions for reducing street and
highway mishaps:
Resolved:
L. To become thoroughly familiar
with and obey strictly the Della
ware Motor Vehicle Code.
2. To maintain my automobile in
perfect mechanical condition.
3. That my side of the road is
the right side and that I will not
hog the road even though a crown
ed surface makes it more cofbort-
able to drive in the center.
4. Not to park my car at any To-
cation where its presence might
Obscure the vision of other driv-
ers. This means that I will not
park at intersections and on surves.
5. To remember the higher the
speed the worse the accident.
6. That / will never cross a rail-
road without due caution.
z. Safety is my greatest respon-
sibility when driving.
s. The best safety sermon is a
good example.
8. 1t isn't how well I drove last