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The Washington times., 1937-12-22
HENRY FONDA'S
DAUGHTER BORN.
UNDER K NIFE
Screen Star Proud Dad !;
All Doing Well

NEW YORK, Dec. % Q.N.S0.
Henry Fonda, the screen star, was
proud father today, but that
was only half the story.
The other half was that the
baby was delivered by a Caesarean
operation at Doctors Hospital and
SO were three other babies on the
same floor of the same hospital
on the same day.
Mrs. Fonda, the former Frances
Seymour Brokaw, presented her
husband with a daughter.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Arts Club Picks
Poster Winners

Prize winning posters in the
Art Clubs annual contest for the
Bal Boheme will be placed on ex
hibition today at 2015 I st. N. w
First prize was awarded to Tom
Warren, of the National Art
School, last night.
Brock B. Todd, jr., of the Ma
tional Art School, won second
prize. Third prize went to David
M. Flax. Judges viewed 80 posters
all designed with the Isle of Bal
Jas their motif.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Auto Firm
To ReOrganize

! BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. %
u.N.S).-Federal Judge John
Knight today approved a petition
filed by Pierce Arrow Motor Cor
poration to reorganize under Sec
ton 77B Of the bankruptcy act.
The petition, filed by Arthur j.
Chanter, president Of Pierce Ar.
row, said the action was taken to
preserve "the status quo until the
company's plans for reorganiza-
ton can be successfully consum-
mated"
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Jersey Shelves
Housing Program

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. %
G.NSJ.-State housing aid was
shelved in New Jersey yesterday
The legislature adjourned sine die
last night after refusing to act
upon bills to enable municipalities
to obtain Federal funds for low
cost projects, despite warning that
failure to pass the bills might re
suit in loss of $25, 10000 to $50,
600 900 in Federal aid,
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Move to Retire
| Oldest Police Chief

ROCKFORD, Ill, Dec. % (CT.
|P.S0.-A. E. Bargren, IA, Oldest
police chief in the United States
from point Of service, will be forced
to retire if an ordinance submit
ted to the city council is adopted,
it was disclosed today.
Bargren, chief for A years and
member Of the department for At.
is II years over the the maximum
proposed.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Baroness Pelenyi
Returns to i. S.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Return-
ing passengers on the italian liner
Saturnia included Baroness Hat
riet Pelenyi, mother of the Hun
garian ambassador at Washington,
and Milton C. Chaplin, of the State
DEPARTMENT.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Plane Crash Kills
2 Coyote Hunters

ALLIANCE, Neb., Dec. %
UN.S0.-Albert Hagedorn, 43,
and his brother, otto, 80, were
dead today, victims of an airplane
crash while they were hunting
coyotes near their home. The
brothers, prominent ranchers of
Hay Springs, Nebr., crashed $50
feet to the ground when their
nlane sideslipped.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Robbery Suspect
Under $4,000 Bond

Bond of $4,000 was set for Earl
Massie, "a, by United States Com.
missioner Needham c. Turnage
yesterday after Massie had been
returned here from Charlotte, N
c., to face charges of robbing
schneider's Restaurant last Febru
,ary.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Making Fun of the Doctor. He Did
the Best He Could Down Through
the Centuries, But He Was Ignorant,
Often Did Stupid Things, People
Laughed at Him and Sometimes
Killed Him. A Page of Queer Old Car
tOOns in The American Weekly, with
Sundays Washington Herald Times.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Nichols AsSailS
Plans to Cut D.
Real Estate Tax
House Chairman Says City Is "Lucky''
To Get FiUe Million From u. S.

Opposition to reduction of the real estate tax below the
present $15 per hundred dollars of valuation emergency
ate prescribed by Congress voiced today by Representa-
live Jack Nichols (D) of Oklahoma.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

AS chairman of the special sub
eommittee on taxes of the House
District Committee, Representa-
i've Nichols viii have an impor-
tant part in determining what
revision OF the local tax laws will
be enacted at the next session of
Congress in order to meet a pros
pective deficit of approximately
S3,OO0,O0G.
WORKS ON SURVEY
Mr.. Nichols announced today
that he intends to remain in
Washington during the recess of
Congress in order to make a pre-
liminary survey of the tax situa,
tion and the new Ievies which
will be made.
The subcommittee chairman de-
'clared that he is opposed to any
Increase in the current appropria.
'tion by the Federal Government
as its share of the expenses of
the National Capital. In this he
took issue with the report Of the
Citizens Advisory Council on tax.
alton submitted a week ago to
|the District Commissioners.
THINKS WE'RE LUCKY
Mr.. Nichols asserted that the
city is lucky to get five million
dollars from the Federal Govern
ment. He said that, personally, he
favored the provisions Of the
Jacobs report which would have
given the District about two mil
lion Of Federal funds.
The citizens council had rec
commended that the real estate tax
rate be returned to the base Of
$3.50 from which it was hiked to
$1.75 by order of Congress in the
tax bill governing the current
fiscal year.
This reduction could be effected
by order of the District Commis-
sioners unless the Congress takes
mandatory action to keep the rate
at the Tresent level
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
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By CHICK KENNY

Lengthy schedules for the com.
ing season have been arranged by
Manor Country Club, Of Norbeck,
Nd, and Chevy Chase Club.
The Manor slate, released
through the office of William A.
Cosgrove, president o the District
Of Columbia Golf Association, sets
up 10 attractive Journeys which
WIN be led off with the Dogwood
Blossom Tournament-Medal Play,
Sunday, April IS, and closes with
the Club championship, which is
scheduled from Sunday, Septem-
Der 10, to Sunday, october 8, with
the Championship flight.
Spring Events Only
Chevy Chase, because Of its long
golf card, announces only the
spring events. A later release will
be in the offing before the middle
OF June. The Chevy Chase activi-
ties get underway Ar4il % with the
French High Commission Cup
play. The qualifying rounds for
this event started last Monday.
The first Of the women's events at
Chevy Chase is listed, for, April 28
and 90, at which time the Keefer
Cup play, SO holes handicap medal,
will start off the lady divoteers.
The prize trophy was presented by
Mrs. Frank Roger Keefer.
Golf Committee
I The Chevy Chase golf commit
tee, which approved the spring
cards, include Robert Stead, jr.,
chairman; Frank p. Reside, jr., c.
AShmeade Fuller and Franklin L.
Fisher. The schedules follow:
CHEVY CHASE CLUB
FOR MEN
French High Commission Cup-ApFil
26 to May 8,
Annual Spring Invitation Tournament
Way IL, ID and IA.
The Treasurer's Cup-May IL to 20, In
Victor Kaufman Memorial Day Cup
May 81.
HorstmanA Memorial Cup-June 8, 0.
10 and IL.
The Hungarian Cup--JuIy 5.
FOR WOMEN
The Keefer Cup-April 20 and 20.
Team Match-June 4.
French High Commission Cup-May
II, 10, 20, Fl and 22.
WOmen's Championship, District Of
Columbia Golf AssOciatiOn'-June H. IL,
is. II and Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
COSTELLO SAYS:

Continued from LIST Sport Page)
likely, there will be consolation
matches, but this matter has not
yet been decided definitely.
Eligible Players
"A resident of Fairfax, Va, who
may be in the vicinity of San
Antonio, Texas, in June and July,
IS eligible to compete in the local
tournament to be conducted by
the San Antonio Light, a Hearst
newspaper. The dates for the San
Antonio Lights local tournament
have not as yet been announced,
but this tourney must be COM
pleted by July Is, therefore, 1t is
likely the dates will be in the last
half Of June or the first half of
July.
7. A resident of New York city
who may be held in Washington
by business between June IL and
June 20 is eligible to compete in
The Washington Times local tour
nament.
8. Sectional tournaments of The
Washington TimeS-Hearst Grand
National Amateur will be held in
Cd New York, for the East; (2)
San Antonio, for the South; 90
Chicago, for the Midwest, and
"a Los Angeles, for the West or
Pacific Coast. If q player quail.
fieS for any sectional, all his or
her expenses will be paid to the
sectional from the city in which
the player qualified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17

Scott is not purely Washington
copy because of living in Mount
Rainier, Md. But he's made good
and that's all that really matters,
particularly to Scott.
''Tilly," as he's known, was given
q baseball trial by the Wilkes
Barre Club, of the New York
Pennsylvania League, the other
day on the recommendation Of
Jack Bentley, former star big
Lacquer.
One. Drill Sufficient. ,
His first workout at Frederick,
Md, the teams training camp.
Wednesday, was enough. Mike
McNally, manager, and bosom
friend of Bentley, liked the youths
actions and Immediately offered
him a contract.
Scott, of course, accepted, since
he's another baseball minded
youngster who would rather play
baseball than eat or sleep.
The former Mount Rainier High
School luminary will cavort in his
first game Monday when Wilkes
Barre engage the Frederick HuS-
tiers in an exhibition setto. He'll
be used at shortStop, the position
that won him so many honors in
his high school days.
The success of Scott has filled
Jack Bentley with great joy, since
it was his strong recommendation
Of the boy that directed McNally
to give him a trial.
Said Bentley today:
eyes, McNally phOned me he
signed the kid and it made me
feel mighty fine. / firmly be-
heve lilly will go far in the
game as he's got the build,
knows how to field and can hit.
Best Of all, he's a clean-cut boy
who. wants to play baseball like
nObOdyS business"
Bentley, incidentally, had reamS
Of praise for Mentally.
Mikes one Of the best man.
ayers in baseball" said Bentley.
II really mean that, even though
they're many good ones now in
the majors. He is q wonderful
handler Of men and most inn.
pOrtant for Wilkes-Ba likes to
work in minor league baseball.
Gas to Scott, he'll give the kid
every chance to stay at wilkes.
Barre. And from his converse
ton, Scott has the requisites"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
Alex. BoWIers
List Banquet
On Mayt.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April II.
The annual bowling banquet Of
the Old Dominion Boat Club will
be held on May /.
The championship was won by
the Sweeps. Members Of this
team are Hoy, captain: Ed Bus
sard. Sonny Rowland, Bonnie
Berkow, and Ernie File and Bus
sey Bremen. The Old Domin-
ion club trophy will be awarded
this aggregation for winning the
title.
In addition the following will
be honored: Gigs for high team
game. 573; Floats, high team
set. 1903; Jack Lynch, high in.
dividual set, 400; Earl Robey.
high individual game, 154. and
Frank Davis, high season aver
age, 106.57.
Next Tuesday at the Health
Center the annual Old Domin-
ion sweepstakes will be held
The sweepstakes last year was
won by Jack Howard with Dave
CorSa, second, and Jack Doni.
phan in third place.
The st. Mary's CelticS base
ballers will play a practice game
with Hume Spring A. C. on Hay.
don's Field at 2:30 o'clock to-
morrow.
Joe Hamilton, coach, requests
all players to report. Shout Tay.
lor and Art Lacey will pitch for
the green and gold outfit.
Herbert Blunt's Happy valley
nine clashes with the Colonial
Village tomorrow on the Airing
ton A. C. diamond near Fort
Myer, Va, at 2::30 O'Clock.
Halves, Newman and Harlowe
will work in this practice game.
Lawrence Padgett today was
appointed as coach of the Alex
andria Police Department soft
ball team for the 1887 season.
Edgar Sims and Joe Butler will
act as managers. Games will be
played on Haydon's Field.
Only members of the police
department will perform with
the club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
DC. TedmsSCore
Victories Over
Tough Foes

Three athletic teams represent
ing University Of Maryland and
George Washington University's
baseball nine today are listed as
winners of yesterdays contests.
Georgetown's baseballers and
American University's tennis team
are dowr as losers.
Maryland's varsity baseball out
fit won over strong University of
Michigan, 16 to 8. Terp yearling
tennis players whitewashed Cen
trail Highs racqueterS, 9 to 0. The
Terp Frosh thinclads soundly
trounced Eastern Highs track and
field team, 1850.
G.. WIS rejuvenated baseball
team took a hard-fought game
from Western Maryland, 6 to S,
eleven innings.
Georgetown, strong as it is,
proved not much for the GriffS,
in the game at Griffith Stadium,
and the Hoyas lost, Z to 0. Ameri-
can University's tennis team ran
into strong Richmond University
and went down, u.
TerpS Win
Maryland's baseball triumph
over the highly touted Michigan
team came as a mild surprise.
The wolverines were expected to
trounce the Terps. However,
Maryland's IA hits, coupled with
loose play by the visiting Michi-
ganderS, permitted the Terps to
gather is runs, seven of them in
the fourth frame. Walter Peck
inpaugh, son Of Roger Peckin.
paugh, former big league star,
stood out in the Michigan lineup.
He marched to the plate five times
and got q homer and three singles.
Central's tennis players were
Just no match fer the Old Line
Frosh. In the singles, Ritzen-
berg'S 60, Go triumph over H.
burst, Of Central, was outStand-
ing.
TOuE CAE0bS
Eastern scored four firsts in the
track meet: Hughes took the %
hurdles, Cohen the shot, Mccall
the pole vault, and Kiessling the
high jump.
Although Georgetown defeated
Western Maryland, 81 to 0, the
G. w. 6-to-5 win over the Green
Terrors was a sweet one. The
team from Westminster was q
marvelouSly improved team over
the one which faced Georgetown
10 days ago.
American University's tennis
team knew what to expect before
it tackled Richmond. The visit
ing Spiders compose one Of the
stronger collegiate teams and
proved it again against the Eagles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
GeorgetoW.n'B.
Win Ring Titles

Georgetown Boys Club today
is team champion both in Junior
Golden Gloves and Junior Silver
Gloves competition.
Last night, in the gym of the
Northeast Boys Club, the George
towners added the Silver Gloves
crown to the Golden Gloves title,
which was won several weeks ago.
Georgetown scored 80 points to
win the championship. Merrick
was second with SIS, Washington
BOYS Club third with IS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
Cricketers Organize
For Coming Season

The Washington Cricket Club
is organizing it's team for the
1887 season. The club will hold
its first practice drill next Sun
day, but H. Burnett and A.
Wynne desire to line up players
at this time. Phone North 8043
or MET. 0049. Old and new
players are welcome. The work
outs will be staged on the Nc
Cormick- Goodhart estate, Lang
ley Park, on Riggs Rd. near Uni
VerSity Lane,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
Meet the Griffs!

Roland Robbins has his chest
stuck out this week over the close
ups of the members Of the Wash
ington ball club he is showing at
his Trans.Lux Theater. where
every member Of the club intro
duced to the public from the
screen, from 235-poCmd Shanty
Hogan to Ossie Bluege and Walter
Miles, the 155-pound lightweights
of the team,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
Announce Umpires
For National League

NEW YORK, April 17.-Ford
Prick, president Of the National
Baseball League, today announced
the following assignment Of UNI.
pires for opening-day games.
April 10, Philadelphia at Boston
QuiEIoy, Stewart and Pinalli.
April 20, New York at BrOOklyH-Rear'
don, GOetz and Parker.
April 20, Pittsburgh at ChicagO-Klem,
Sears and Ballanfant.
April 20, st. Louis at Cincinnati
Moran, MaEerkuFth and Barr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
coIored League to Meet

A meeting Of the Colored De-
partmental League will be held
at the residence Of David Watt,
1908 Sherman Ave. N. W., Apt. %,
at 2 p. m. tomorrow.
Officers elected at the last meet
ing are George S m K u m,
president; David Watt, vice
president; A. H. Dedeaux, Secre-
tary; Stanley Grant, treasurer;
Greenwood Mills, business man
ager.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
Kirk Miller
Says:

Continued from LIST Sport Pagel
certs attracted $4,000 lovers of
music during the summer band
sessions at the many local parks.
All Of these activities necessi-
tated the issuing of 23,005 permits
by the service which presides
over our public recreational
facilities, rated about the best in
the country, which is as it should
be.
Still Inadequate
Even so, Washington, with a
metropolitan population of better
than 100000, can still use more
baseball diamonds, golf facilities,
tennis courts, swimming pools and
Fairgrounds. Including the private
clubs the town is well equipped
with golf facilities.
Public sports has had to fight
tooth and nail the inroads of real
estate development, during the
past quarter of a century in Wash
ington, over which span many a
corner lot that had formerly been
the home diamond Of myriad
neighborhood baseball teams has
been transformed into apartment.
hotel or house row sites.
However, as a whole, facilities
here are good. The city has well
looked after the health Of its
or owing boys and girls, insofar as
giving them outdoor recreational
facilities, Is concerned.
The above figures prove that!
But there is room for expansion
Of this fine and worthwhile pol
icy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
WiLkes-Barre Signs
Scott to Contract
By GARRETT WATERS

That good old standby Local Boy Makes Good" be
brought into the spotlight again today in the Of Tmon
Scott.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17
Rothgeb and Hines
Cop Duckpin Cash

Silver Spring alleys had redleer week in The Wash
ingtOn Times Individual Duckpin Game Contest and
suit both main prizes 60 out to the end Of Georgia Avenue
Ruth Rothgeb collecting the top prize for and Frank
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-17

Hines Tor the men.
Ruth rolled a 146 game in the
Silver Spring Ladies League for
first prize, five pins better than
Margaret Lynn's and Lucy Roses
runner-up in the Ladies District
League.
Only one pin separated Frank
Hines from Robert Brust, but
Hines I'll in the Silver Spring
American circuit was worth $3.50
more than Brust's ITO in the Elec-
trical "A" loop.
Other women winners we're May
Sperber, Sarah Updike, Edith
Meredith and Lucille Young, all of
whom will receive 81 for their
efforts. One dollar prizes will 60 to
the following men: A. w. Arbaugh,
Steve Brodie, Glen Smith, Henry
Ehlers and Joe Harrison. List of
winners:
WOMEN WINNERS
Rg nsds sOth sCaSs, Silver Silver s sPr
Alleys, Silver Spring, Md. 146 $500
dies League, Arcadia Alleys,
I4th and Park Rd. N. w.. 141 $50
Lucy Rose, Ladies' District
League, ROSslyn Alleys, Ross
May sperber, Ladies' Internal
Revenue League, Columbia
Alleys, $3.50 14th St. N. w. 1So 100
Sarah Updike, Federal Power
League, Columbia Alleys,
$3.50 14th St. N. W........ 1873 100
Edith Meredith, What's In
Name League, Lucky Strike
Alleys, 14th o Riggs n. w. 132 100
Lucille Young, Ladies' District
League, Georgetown Alleys,
1926 Wisconsin Ave. N. W. 131 100
MEN WINNERS
Frank Hines, Silver Spring
Amer, League, silver Spring
Alleys, silver Spring, Nd. III $500
Robert BFust, Electrical "a"
League, G. r. o. Alleys, No.
Capitol and G SITS. n. w.. 10 $50
II. W. Arbaugh, Silver Spring
Amer. League. silver Spring
Alleys, Silver Spring, Md. 1877 100
Steve BrOdie, PFOcur't League,
Lucky Strike Alleys, 14th
and Riggs SITS. N. W....... 165 100
Glenn Smith, Saturday Mite
League. Convention Hall Al
Toys, Fifth & L SITS. N. w. 1853 LOO
Henry Ehlers, Recreation
League, Recreation Alleys,
918 g st. N. W............ 1888 loo
Joe Harrison, R0cFeati lion
League, Recreation Alleys,
91S G 9t. N. W............ 1853 loo
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
Socialists Told
To Keep Peace as
Cabinet Retires


PARIS, June 81. UP)-The Socia-
lists Warded off the grave threat of
Iabor troubles, disorder and further
damage to the franc today when
they ordered their followers to
maintain calm, as requested by
Leon Blum, retiring Socialist pre-
mier.
AS a result of the order, the man
euVer Of labor extremists to provoke
a general strike was abandoned.
The building trades workers were
on a halliday strike, ordered a week
ago in protest against the haggling
Of employers over wage increases.
Ninety per cent of building chrough-
cut France was tied up but every
thing was orderly.
Camille Chautemps, radical socia-
list leader. worked on formation Of
cabinet to replace that of Blum,
who was forced to resign when the
senate refused TO grant him eX-
traordinary powers to cope with
the financial situation.
Chautemps was expected to an
nounce his cabinet tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
Won NEURATH
DELAYS VISIT
TO ENGLAND

BERLIN, June 81 WP)-Dr Kon-
stantin Won Neurath, foreign min
ister, has postponed Indefinitely
his projected visit to London, it
was announced officially today.
The visit had been expected to
result in important discussions OF
general European affairs.
The official announcement said
the visit was postponed because
the situation created by repeated
Spanish Red GoyalisD attacks on
German war vessels" necessitate
Neurath's presence in Berlin.
Some sources believed the post
ponement was caused by German
fear that the British would seek
to delay action on Spanish torpedo
attacks on the German cruiser
Leipzig until after Won Neurath's
arrival.
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler was deter
mined that Joachim Won Ribben-
trop, German ambassador to Lon
don, should insist on immediate,
forceful action by the four nom
>interv vention poWers-Britain,
France, Italy and Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
Changes in Army
Zones Announced

Changes in remount zones which
become effective on July l have
been announced by Major Frank l..
Carr, US. Cavalry, in a letter to
E. G.. Roberts of FL Centre. Major
Carr is connected with the remount
purchasing and breeding head
quarters in Fort Douglas, Utah.
The states of California, Nevada,
Oregon and Washington in the fu-
ture will be grouped in the San
Mateo, remount area with head
quarters at San Mateo, Calf. Ma
jor Carr is to be in charge of this
area
Major Carr stated that with the
change in remount zones there will
be no change in remount policies.
A considerable number of horses
will be purchased during the sum-
mer and early fall from funds to
be allotted after July l. Breeders
with horses for sale should advise
the San Mateo headquarters dur
ing the month of July in order
that dates may be arranged for an
inspection.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-21
CORY'S DEATH
UNAVOIDABLE,
JURY ASSERTS

That John H. Cory, son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. T. Cory, died in an
unavoidable automobile accident"
was the verdict of corGner's jury
here Sunday.
Cory was killed when the car
in which he was riding, driven by
his brother, T. J. Cory, collided on
a county road north of Meloland
Friday afternoon with one driven
by Clayton j. Wright, La Mesa
The victims body was sent from
here to Beverley Hills Sunday,
where funeral arrangements We're to
be completed.
Cory was born May !. 1916 at
San Francisco. He had studied in
France and Spain, received a bache-
lor's degree in economics at U.CL.A.
in 1886 and would have received
his masters degree this year. He
was a member ef Phi Delta Theta
Fraternity, and during the past
year was teaching assistant in eco
Monies at U.CLA.
His father, II. T. Cory. was well
known in Imperial Valley. He was in
charge Of stopping the Colorado
river from flooding Imperial Val
ley in 1904 He is now working for
the Soil Conservation Service at
Washington.