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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24

there are more than 100000 bow
lers in the city. . /. Earl Walsh,
Fordham football coach soon to be
admitted to the New York bar, is
considering an offer to join local
law firm.
When Shantcb won at Bowie 1t
was the second time this year that
a twin had won race. Prior to
this season horscmen couldn't seem
to remember when the last twin,
il any, ever won. The information
is provided by that eminent handi-
capper, Jerry DcNonno, along with
the added tidbit that his first name
really Is Jercmias Could
the rib Icy Jannazzo Is supposed
to have broken in the Ross bout
really have been shattered weeks
previously by Ceferino Garcia?
Glen Cunningham is training daily
at N. Y. U. under the watchful
eye OF Track Coach Emil Won Ell
ling.
The MIR. John Bosley, who seldom
is mentioned when Mrs. John Bos-
ley's horses win races, once was
the most celebrated sports member
Of the family. That was twenty-five
years or so ago when he starred
at football and baseball for st.
Johns (Md.) college i. The Foot
ball Rules committee would be silly
to alter the present rule governing
interference with a forward pass
receiver because of sduawks heard
this season. The truth is that most
coaches teach their defense men to
interfere, figuring to get away with
it under tinid officials. So, since
even now the helpless receiver is
hopelessly mauled, milder penalty
for the foul merely would pave the
way for really serious injuries.
Babe Siebert and Eddie Shore
played side by side on the Boston
Bruins defense all last season with
out speaking to each other !.
Glenn Loughlin, manager OF the
Black Hawks, remembers the cold
est hockey game in which he ever
took part. It was at Edmonton be-
tween the Edmonton Eskimos and
the Vancouver Lions. II was AZ be-
low zero in the rink and so cold the
players cut of the tops OF their
stockings to use them as ear muffs.
! Walter Camps first All-American
team was composed entirely OF Big
Three players; his last team, in
1924, was the first one in which no
Big Three men appeared. Foy
three years. 1909 1911, Marquette
u. tied Notre Dame, in the next
year Marquette was defeated 0--6g
| by Notre Dame.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
Coaches and Coached
Said to Be Pawns

There you have the case for the
coaches and the coached. One group
being we'll paid in gold coin for
their skill as teachers and recruit
ers. The other group receiving the
doubtful tender of modern college
education In return for weekly ex-
hibitions OF muscular prowesses.
Both groups, pawns in the fanatical
glorification of victory over defeat
which anesthetizes academicians of
this land and day. The actions of
neither group needing high pow
cred investigation quite SO much as
the SNUG skullduggeries of winking
college presidents.
Do you doubt it? There are N. Y.
u. alumni who will take oath that
their Alma Mater tilted the scholar
ship fund not a whit when Chick
Mcehan came to the institution ten
years ago. The shrewd and earthly
Chick, they say, merely regimented
the rewards which previously had
been spilled in prodigal fashion
upon barren soil.
Is the picture still out OF its ac-
copied focus? Then listen to South
ern Conference professors lament
ing their own rayaged vistas. Last
year Dr. Graham, one OF the saner
college presidents in that section
who long had realized that the yen
for victory was inseparable from
other greed, proposed plan for
keeping this human craving In
check. lie sought merely to have
the number OF athletic scholarships
limited and awarded In full view.
1t was sound reasoning that de
served 4 better fate.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
Tramp Athletes Are
Believed on Wane

l make no effort here to unravel
the minds of such talented mes
siahs. Yet-stemming from the
premise that even though education
may not do husky kids any real
good ii probably won't seriously
damage them--the way is opened
for discussion of more wholesome
things.
Tramp athletcs-young men who
prefer to travel from college to col
lcge, trading upon their athletic
ability, rather than to sweat at a
more gainful occupation-still exist.
But there is only corporars guard
of them now.
The reason for this is apparent.
Football has become a complicated
game, difficult to teach and difficult
for the student to assimilate. For
preservation Of their cozy jobs, if
for no other reason, coaches pre-
fer players whose brains somehow
keep apace Of their muscular re-
actions.
Similarly football has become
game where one mistake can spoil
a season. Only too we'll aware OF
this, coaches also are aware that
the shirker Is most apt to make the
mistake. With few exceptions they
have understood for years that the
boy. who cheats or lays down on
his studies Is not apt to discard
these habits.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
SEEN and HEAR
arOUHdHe
NATIONAL CAPITAL
BY Carter Field

the strength that won him the ap-
pointment in the first place.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
Quota

have always felt that religion was
something TO be lived, not discussed.
Mary PicktorSI
Ii is so mucM easier TO be cnthu-
siastic than iaJfeason.-Mrs. Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt
No one can doubt that China Is
one day destined to be among tho
most powerful nations. Pearl S.
Buck.
| think women are giving up
mems ideas about life and stepping
back TO the home.-Queen Marie Of
Rumania.
Youth will be served. Middlc-sgs
should be.-Fannie Hurst.
The people who make wars never
have trouble getting the money T.
do II with.--Cen. Smsdiey b. Butler.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
NOT IN THE BOX SCORE:

NOT IN THE BOX SCORE:
brooklyn fans are indignant be-
- cause Ford Prick refused to at
tend their dinner for Casey Stcngel
December S. They write that II is
about time the National League pres
ident obtained some first-hand infor-
nation as to what Is happening to
basebalRs best franchise John
Hay Whitney, who entered racing
In big way only few years
ago, now breeds moro horses than
any OF his clan Penn and Cor
nell have played forty-thrcc football
games but never have had con-
tract Tony CaHzoncri Is gath
ering himself stable OF boxers.
He has not yet decided whether he
will be an active manager or
acknowledgements partner.
Although his purse for boxing
Mike Belloise for the worlds feath-
erweight championship amounted to
1000, Dave Crowley, the English
challenger, received only three dol
lars for himself. At least that is
the story of his manager, Harry
Levine, who promises never to re-
turn to the United States Leon
Ketchel, the Polish Peak, has gone
in for wrestling. He retired from
boxing after the veteran Larry
Gaines twice stopped him in the
gym. DR.. George Devine, who
had a hand in the Battling Sikh
Mike McTigue promotion, is due
in New York shortly -. Even Eng
land refuses to consider seriously
the comeback Jack Kid Berg says he
will make as a welterweight
In spite OF the ballyhoo baseball is
making little progress in England.
Chicago Is strong for the plan,
originally advanced in New York, Of
five day weeks for racetracks =.
The next pro season may reveal John
Sims Kelley as head coach and Cal
Hubbard as line coach OF BroOklyn's
Football Dodgers. Which, the eel
CUIdtCu dk 1sUSd ou6 SCcso, VIII Pus
Burlcigh Grimes and Hubbard in
just about the same rocking boat
Very best thanks to Skatcland
for the seasons roller-skating ducat,
to the National Boxing association
for the honorary membership card
and to Keen's for chance to smoke
one Of those long-stemmed CHURCH
wardens, after dinner Pete
Cleary, former assistant postmaster
Of Brooklyn, now is boxing and
wrestling timekecper at Brooklyn
clubs K. John D. Spreckels, Sd,
the turfman, is a boating enthusiast,
but bushes when racing friends
mention it for fear people may
confuse it with the "boat race"
term of the turf.
Di Maggie Keeps Legs
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24

III Maggie continues
to keep his legs in
shape by cutting ice
skating capers on
Lefty O'Doul's Fris-
CO rink New
York is a 6 o O d
spot for the Am
erican Bowling con-
gress which will be
held in New York
City next spring
for the first time in
thirty seven years.
II is estim ated that
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
Mrs. Owens Case

/
Mrs. Owens Case
Now in the case OF Mrs. Owen,
high officials in the State depart
ment were in quandary. They felt
very strongly that her usefulness
was ended. Wise old heads at dip
lomatic intrigue were under no IL
lusions. They did not believe they
could have trusted their minister to
Denmark after that with any bit Of
information which they wished to
withhold from the Danish govern
ment.
But there was nothing they could
do about it. Had they attempted
any drastic action they would have
run head-on into very strong lobby
on Capitol hill-that OF the Wom-
ems party. This belligerent group
of battlers for woman's rights has
been disconsolate for a long time
now because there is nothing of a
sufficiently spectacular nature for
it to fight for. 1t would have seized
upon this issue, and the State de-
partment folks knew it. Especially
as the Womens party had been so
active in fighting for the law now
on the books which preserves the
American nationality of an Ameri-
can woman who marries a foreign
er. So an attempt to fire Mrs. Owen
on rules would have been right down
their alley.
1t was necessary therefore that
the utmost tact be used in per-
suading Mrs. Owen to resign, APP
parently voluntarily.
The present point is that the State
department does not want to 60
through any such experience again.
1t does not want to take the risks.
Next time the pressure might not
work! Next time the President may
not agree with the State. depart
ment's logicl
Hence the rule, which OF course
is not apparently aimed at women
at all. Nor is it, in fact, for the old
heads at the State department are
just as much concerned about their
gay young bachelors in foreign
posts who might marry women
close in the counsels of some for
eign poWerl
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
Di Maggie Keeps Legs
in Shape Ice Skating

In spite OF the way his boss, Col
onel Rupert, worries about it, Joe
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
A Postal Worry

One of the things bothering postal
officials is that congress imposed
mandate that air-mail expendi-
lures must be brought down to air
mail receipts. The trouble now is
that while air mail revenues in
creased by about 100000 over the
| previous year, the deficit also
mounted to a slightly greater ex-
tent, SO that it is now little more
than 100000.
Several policies are under con-
sideration, but there is considerable
reluctance to put any Of them into
effect. To begin with, no one is sure
just how any of them would work
out in actual practice. 1t is COM
parable with railroad freight or
passenger increase, the problem al
ways being whether enough bust
ness would be deferred by the high
er rate to prevent the change re-
sulting in a net increase.
Then there are advocates OF re-
ducing the charge, thus hoping to
increase the volume of business SUI
ficiently to more than make up the
difference and turn a deficit into a
surplus.
Much that sort OF thing hap
pened, it will be recalled, when the
eastern railroads cut their passen-
ger fares, though there is plenty of
controversy over whether such road
as the Pennsylvania and New York
Central would not be better off to-
day, financially, If the cut had not
been made.
Most Of the postal authorities be-
lieye that a reduction in charges
would be better business than an
increase. They are advocating a
five-cent charge on an air-mail let
ter instead of the present six-cent
! charge. They believe that more air
mail letters would be sent if the
additional charge over an ordinary
mail letter we're only two cents.
Airmail Postage
Many individual letter writer's,
they point out, would not bother to
save the one cent, but, to save
trouble, would affix two three-cent
stamps. Against this, opponents of
the change say that the vast major
ity of air-mail letters are sent by
business concerns, and that these
concerns would not permit such
carelessness, but would have sup
ply of five-cent stamps always on
hand. Also, even individuals, those
on this side contend, usually are sup
piled with two-cent stamps for To-
cal use as well as three-cent stamps,
SO that the five-cent charge for an
air mail letter would mot catch
many extra pennies.
The real question is whether busi-
ness concerns would use the air
| mail more if the rate were reduced
one penny. On this it is obvious
that the present inclination OF the
| department is to make no change,
on the theory that air-mail is used
by business concerns only where
there is real advantage in speed.
and that very rarely in such cases
would the additional one-cent cost
Of the six-cent charge be important
enough to determine the use Of the
slower service.
! a. Bell Syndicate. U Service
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-24
Something Else

Something Else
4. Inquisitive Employer - Ella,
what's become of ole Simon?
Ella (the cook)-He done died
wild lead poisonin'.
Employer = Lead poisoning? l
didn't know Simon was a painter.
Ella--Nossuh, he was in de
chicken business. Pathfinder
Forgotten Age
The Son-I've got to write a
theme in English on the women
of the Middle ages. What do you
know about 'em, dad?
Father - There aren't any.
They're ali girls, young matrons
and dear old ladies.
Reverse the Charges
Taxi Driver That'H be one
buck an half, young teller.
Young Teller - Gosh! - Say,
you'd better back up to rs cents.
That's all I've gotl
Reason Enough
"Why are you eating with your
knife7"
my fork leaks. "-Tit-Bits Mag
azins.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Inadequate Bus Service
On TakOma Park Line

TO the Editor OF The STAR
Cannot something be done about the
morning bus service from Takoma Park?
The express" busses come from Takoma
Park up Fifth street to Madison street,
and up Madison. The residents of Madi-
son street do not have a chance to get on
these buses as they are filled long before
they reach this street. I have Just re-
Gently moved on Madison street and
each morning wait for 80 minutes and
more before q bus comes that will stop.
When we are supposed to be at work
at 9 o'clock, and cannot even enter q
bus until few minutes before O'Clock,
what are we to do? Are we supposed
continually to alibi to our employers
that we have to wait for bus? It does
seem that the congestion is aided by
the Central High School children, riding
on Scent tickets when we pay 10 cents
straight fare for this special privilege" ="
I agree that the school children should
get break" when it comes to trans
portation, but if the bus company is
willing to take them on the express bus
for this low fare they should provide
enough busses to take care Of them. I
am sure that all residents of this neigh
borhood will agree that 1t is very trying
on our nerves to stand and watch them
all 60 by, while we wait and wonder how
long the patience Of our employers will
last. MARY DANIEL.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
al Smiths Second Stride.

The Happy Warrior was in better form
in his Philadelphia speech last night
than on the occasion Of his first step on
the walk he has started to take out OF
the Democratic camp. His first address.
in Carnegie Hall. New York, was obvious
" strained effort. 1t was . plea IN
Justification. It lacked the directness
and vigor Of attack that had always
heretofore marked the utterances OF
New York's former Governor and the
democracy's presidential candidate Of
1928. Yet it was telling speech, in the
circumstances, as it fulfilled the promise
made last January that Mr.. Smith would
in certain contingencies depart from his
party allegiance. Last night was another
story. The Warrior" had bis war paint
on and he swung his tomahawk He
spared no words of denunciation for what
he characterized as the betrayal Of the
Democratic party in the Reputation and
abandonment Of the platform adopted
at Chicago. He promised more Of the
same kind In speeches yet to come. He
was speaking before 4p, audience COM
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Evening star., 1936-10-09
New Dealers Unable to
Recall 1923 DesertiOn

To the Editor Of The Star:
Al Smith, Democrat, has announced
his intention to vote for ALI Landon,
Republican, and thereby has brought
down on himself the wrath and con-
demnation Of thousands of Democrats
possessed Of short memories.
1t is abundantly evident that the New
Deal has had a damaging effect on the
mental processes of many of it's sup
porters, such as causing them to deny
that two and two make four, or that
q decision of the Supreme Court is the
supreme law of the land; but did not
realize the full stultifying effect of the
damage until this past week when was
given positive proof that New Dealers
cannot even remember as far back as
1928-the year in which vast hordes of
Democrats voted the Republican ticket.
They boasted of the dereliction, and
called themselves Hoover-crats. You
know some of them-I know others.
They can now be found on any street
corner, loudly denouncing al" for doing
what they taught him to do in 1928.
AL Smith offers a reason for his action.
The Hoover-crats offered only q preju-
dice and their illogical and unfair criti-
cism Of AL Smith at this time compels
one to dwell at length on the wisdom of
the biblical admonition: LET him who
is without sin cast the first stone"
LEO A. HUGHES.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Why Do We Laugh?

Why Do We Laugh?
I looked upon a photograph;
Again I ask, why do we laugh?"
Is it because of gentle cheer
Promoted by conscience clear?
Is it because some deal goes through
And works as it was meant to do?
Or is it just vacant sneer
Because events work out so queer?
And view the small boy in pose,
Dressed up in his granddaddy's clothes.
Is this laugh of guileless grace?
Or Is it just poker face
In . big play, where, mid the hush,
-Four aces draw 'gainst straight flush?
A laugh once held a value small.
George Washington laughed not at all
And sought with demeanor grave
To make his fellow men behave.
A laugh may mean so many things
The condescending grace of kings.
The merry motion picture chaff-
Again ask, why do we laugh?"
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Editorial and Political
Writers of Star Praised
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
In this topsy-turvy world of ours little
has been said concerning your task, so
that it seems but opposite to beSpeak
the truth. I refer specifically to the
intelligent work of the editorial and
political writers of The Washington
Evening and Sunday Star, truly q
great newspaper. 1t seems they are
unexcelled in their art-wise, tactful
sound, and, above all, eminently just and
fair. Such an arduous task merits the
highest commendation and praise, for it
requires painstaking and meticulous re-
search to put before the public, day after
day, facts, however prosaic, and just
conclusions, and, withal, in such delec-
table English thanks SO much. Wash
ington and its environs, therefore, are to
be congratulated on the high plane of
intellectually thus maintained-so lucid,
yet relevant, concise and sound, not to
add and emphasize ethical.
The late P. T. Barnum, a wise guy,
consistently advised youth to read the
great dailies, which, he maintained,
would result in well-balanced educa-
tion; indubitably, then, Barnum's phil
osophy applies with even greater force
today, particularly as to a consistent
scrutiny of your editorial pages. There
is a fund of information there and much
food for thought.
My immeasurable appreciation and
thanks for your laudable educational
work, particularly at this time.
EDWIN BOOTH HAAZ.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
EverybOdy's Fight.

Objections to DR.. Ruhlands proposed
program of health center construction
by . representative of the medical So
ciety at a recent budget hearing were
based chiefly on the suggestion that
the money might better be spent in i'm
proving existing facilities Of the Health
Department The objection concerned .
matter Of Judgment in the wise expendi-
ture Of public funds rather than any
deep-seated difference Of opinion over
policies.
But 1t Is welcome news to the COM
munity that DR.. Ruhland md the med
ical society have reeonciled any differ
.snces Of opinion formerly existing and
have reached an agreement on the
health center construction program. It
is good news for the reason that the
community viii fare better in the fight
for improvement of public health facili-
ties when the health officer and the
medical society are standing shoulder
to shoulder.
One of the significant developments in
public health IN Washington In the past
few years has been the vigorous cham
pionship Of public health Improvement
by the medical society and the fane CO.
operation 1t has given the health ofhcer
and the lay organizations assisting the