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Evening star., 1938-02-02
TESTIMONIAL DINNER
TO HONOR DICKMAN
Golden Jubilee of President Of
Columb bia Typographical Union
to Be Observed Feb. 26.

John B. Dickman, sr., who after SO
years was called from retirement to
serve again as president of the Colum-
hia typographical Union, will be
honored at a testimonial dinner on
February 26 at the Willard Hotel in
celebration of his golden jubilee as
president.
Mr.. Dickman, a resident of Wash
ington for the past IS years, is a
member of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants and has been prominent
in the labor field for more than so
years. He first was elected president
OF the typographical union in 1887.
Honor guests at the dinner. which
will be followed by dancing, include
members of Congress, Public Printer
A. E. Giegengack and local ne vspaper
publishers.
Evening star., 1938-02-02
EXAMINATION PLANNED
FOR POLICE ASPIRANTS
No Appointments Contemplated
Now, but New Register Will
Be Established.

An examination for policemen for
the Metropolitan Police Department
and the National Park Service was an
nounced today by the Civil Service
Commission.
Omcials of both services said the
test will be held to establish q new
register of eligibles, explaining that no
additional appointments are contem-
plated at present.
Certain residential requirements are
set up. with persons living within q
12-mile radius of the Capitol eligible
to appointment to the District force,
and those beyond that, in nearby Vir-
ginia, eligible only for park police duty
in that State.
Applications may be filed until Feb
ruary IA: details are available at the
commission, Seventh and F streets
NV.
Evening star., 1938-02-02
Man Faces Trial
For Murder as
Thief Trap Kills
By the Associated Press.

oy inc ASSOCIATED fTeSS.
FAYETTEVILLE, w. Va, Feb.
John Dixson set a shotgun
trap to catch the person who had
been stealing his chickens.
The trap worked. and Assistant
Prosecutor r. j. Thrift. jr., said
yesterday Dixson must face grand
jury action on a murder charge
The body of E. E. Mcdowell
was found outside the henhouse
Sunday. The assistant prosecutor
said Dixson told officers he placed
a shotgun on a board, cooked it
and tied the trigger to the chick
en- house door.
Evening star., 1938-02-02
First of Societies.

The first of the English Sweden
borgian Societies was established IN
London four years after his death and
was known as "A Society Of Gentle
men for the Preservation of Baron
SWedenborgs Works"
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

accounted for 326 total bases. OFT
was second with BOT bases in sat
times at bat, and Medwick gath
cred third honors with 316 bases
in SOL times at bat. y
Ernesto lombard, the leading
batsman of the National League
had slugging percentage Of 1874,
getting 303 bases in 489 times at
bat. This was not surprising in
view Of the fact that Lombardi
is slower than tar uphill in De.
cember He hit into 80 double
plays, a new league record.
119 PASSES FOR CAMILLE
Camilli was held in high esteem
by rival pitchers and drew 119
passes. intentional and run-of-the-
mine gifts. OFT ranked second to
Camilli in drawing passes, and re-
ceived 118. This brought his rec
ord to six consecutive years in
which he drew 100 or more bases
on balls.
Vince DiMaggio proved that
there's nothing in a name when
you play ball. He famed 1874
times for new league record.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
LONDOS MEETS
O'TOOLE IN XMAS
FUND MAT BOUT.
BY HOWARD JACOBS

The old, old question of youth
VS.. experience will again be
thrashed out-this time on the
wrestling mat - when Tommy
O'Toole. newcomer to the sport,
battles Jim Londos, veteran cam
paigner and undisputed holder of
the world heavyweight champion
ship.
They will clash in a Commute
match at Turner's Arena tonight,
and the needy kiddies of the Dis
trict will benefit from their setto.
Part of the proceeds will be turned
over to the Christmas Cheer Club,
sponsored by the Patterson News
papers, Radio Station VOL and
Loew'S Theaters.
With a large advance sale re-
ported, it is anticipated that the
biggest gathering for an indoor
mat brawl will be on hand to see
the Golden Greek make his second
title defense in Washington within
three weeks. Jeems moved back
into the throne room a little less
than two months ago when he
flattened Bronko Nagurski, and
has been meeting all-comerS
throughout the country.
LondoS was booked solid
throughout the Middle West and
the far Coast, but made changes
in his plans in order to come here
tonight and put his title on the
Continued on Page 80, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

The sixth annual classic, which
came to close last night in Tur-
ner's Arena, was by far the out
standing in the history of the
amateur sport. both fistically and
financially. It was action-plus
throughout, and established a new
attendance record for the five
night session.
More than 10000 fans turned
out for the glovefest, thus shat
tering all previous marks set for
the tournament. And out Of the
wake of the smashing, banging
and everything that comprises an
amateur tournament Is left one
Of the finest-looking teams ever to
represent the District of Columbia.
REPRESENTS ID. C.
It's a star-studded team, with
the champions in the various d.
visions listed as follows:
118-POund-Willie Tapp.
126-POund-Buster Miller.
135-POund-Jackie Clagett.
147-POund-Steve Thompson.
16O-Pound-Jim PerrOw.
175-POund-Jim Brady.
Heavyweight-Jim DeChard.
A recordsmashing audience Of
1900 simon-pure followers were
on hand last night to see cham
pions crowned in eight novice di-
visions, and six senior classes. And
of the lot, three youngsters stood
out, namely Stanley Stephenson,
126-pound novice winner; Clagett
and DeChard.
STEALS" SHOW
Stephenson, of the National
Guard, "stole" the show last night,
with a smashing three-round vic
tory over Joe Lewis, of the Colmar
Manor American Legion. in what
can be classed as one of the best
bouts of the entire tournament.
Stanley, fighting like a veteran
warrior, pulled victory out Of the
fire in the closing minutes.
BY his victory he also won the
James A. Sullivan Trophy,
awarded to the outstanding novice.
CONTINUED ON Page 40, Col. y
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
MEDW|CK, CARDS
LEADING RUN
IN N,L.

Joe Medick, left fielder Of the
st. Louis Cardinals, was the lead
ing run producer of the National
League last year, winning that
distinction for the third consecu-
tive time. Medwick drove in 122
runs. He was one of half a dozen
who passed or equalled the CEN
tury mark in tally making. Mel
OFT, the youthful veteran Of the
New York Giants was second with
1l6 runs batted in. RizZo, Of the
Pirates, accounted for Ill; Nc
Cormick, of the Reds, drove in
1O6; Mize, ofsthe Cards, produced
102, and Camilla, of the PhillieS,
Just made the century mark.
LEADING SLUGGER
Johnnie Mize, of the Cardinals,
was the leading slugger Of the Ma
tional League, with q percentage
Of .614. In 531 times at bat, Mize
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
new COACH
FOR HEUR|CHS

The signing of an experienced,
nonplaying American Basketball
League coach to direct the re-
building program of Washington
Heurich Brewers may be an
nounced within the next several
days.
This was admitted by General
Manager Bob Mcdonald today as
negotiations were opened for the
services of the suggested pilot
made available through the CO.
operation of the American Basket
ball League.
The new coach, Sponsor Chris
Heurich, Jr.. today announced,
would be in complete charge of
Heurich's rebuilding plans and
would have the final say in han
ding of players
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
MANHATTAN'5'
WALLOPS A, U,

NEW YORK, Dec. 22,-Amer-
ican University's Eagles. of Wash
ington, D. c., were turned back last
night by the smooth functioning
Manhattan five. 1923.
The Eagles put their best foot
forward in the first half and left
the floor for intermission only a
point behind the Manhattans,
1917. Tiring rapidly in the second
half, the Eagles were able to score
but four points, two of them being
from free tosses.
Schulz starred for the visitors
with his ball hawking and fine
work under the basket. For Man,
haitian, Sophomore Bob Crist stood
out with nine points to his credit.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Card A. E. Claims
D. T.. 125-Ib. Title

Cardinal A. C.'s 125-pound foot
ball team is claiming the District
title in that class. The Cardinals
closed the season with a 38-6 VIC
tory over Mt. Rainier Ramblers,
avenging an early season sc tie.
The following players played
with the Cardinals: Duke Cop
page, Terrell Freemans, Roger
Roberts, Babe Holland, Charley
Hardison, Earl Cant or. Elmer
Barnes. Buck Seaton. Harvey
Stommel, Jack Costello, Wee
Speiser, Teddy Marks. Da amy
Dougherty. Gabby Hayes. Curly
Harris, Cotton Stansbury and
Capt. Jack Hoffman.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Western Mat
Team Wins

Western High defeated Eastern's
wrestling team, 1913, yesterday at
Eastern when George Chamber
lain set the pace for the Red
Raiders, topping the opposition in
both the unlimited and 185.pound
classes.
The summaries:
135 pOunds-Davis (Wl defeated De
Salvoe (E.),
l45 pounds-Donaldson ,w.) defeated
Condor (ED.
155 pounds-Hollon Cw.) defeated Wit
kins (E).
1855 pounds-Pedro CE) defeated Dox-
ton (WD.
1856 pounds-Chamberlain (w.) defeated
Kirk tED.
Unlimited-Chambsrlain Cw.) defeated
Pinto (ED.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Art LaskY Signed
To Fiqht Nate Mann

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. %
U.N.S3 ART Lasky. Pacific Coast
slugger, was signed today to meet
Nate Mann. Hamden heavyweight,
at the New Haven Arena. January
6, according to Matchmaker Bill
Brown.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

a S tn e b e s t
h or Sc Of the
y e a r by t h e
American Turf
a n d S ports
Writers poll.
Spon S ored by
the Turf and
Sport Digest.
Up until No
vember !, there
was little doubt
that War Ad-
miral would de-
cidedly be the
h orSe of the
year. But when
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The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Cage Loop Aces

The Government Basketball
League boasts of several former
college stars, among them Forrest
Burgess, formerly of George Wash
ington University; Levelle "Dopey"
Dean. formerly of Georgetown:
Frank Elliott, formerly with Yale.
and Waters, formerly with Uni.
versity Of Maryland.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

editor OF the SAN FRANCISCO CHFSON"
ICLE. and TOMMY LAIRD, one Of the
leading sports commentators out there, say
that DADO is better than the late PANCHO
VILLA. And that comes pretty close
to making him THE BEST FIGHTER IN
THE WORLD.
DADO HAS BEEN BOXING FOR A
COUPLE OF YEARS WITHOUT AT.
TRACING TOO MUCH ATTENTION.
Then, one day he met SMALL MONTANA
in San Francisco. MONTANA has
fought several times here in Washington.
He is one of the cleverest fighters
ever seen here. Or anywhere else. :.
He has everything a fighter should have.
-. Well, just hold picture OF MONTANA
in your minds eye. :. Follow his flashing
moves in a ring. E. And then visualize
fighter who is FAST ENOUGH AND
GOOD ENOUGH to beat him to the
punch, to make him miss and give him an
all-round beating.
PERHAPS THAT is TAXING THE
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

NATIONS WERE TAXED when JEM DRISCOLL outboxed ABE
ATTEI years ago York City You could have gotten
good fighter living could make ATTEL miss SO
founder in the ring. BUT DRlSCOLL DID
IT forced to conclude that DADO so clearly
MONTANA he must be the best ana most
scientific boxer in the world
DADO AND MONTANA ARE GRADUATES OF FRANK
CFTTJRCHLLS MANILA STADIUM They first learned put
up which boxing school
fight thought Of taking boxing
Of livelihood they schoomates Their families
that surrounds the native quarter
and still live there matter SINCE DADO HAS so
CONVINCINGLY OUTBOXED MONTANA, the National Boxing
Association attempting to bear British
promoters match DADO WITH PETER KANE THE BR1TON'
fyweght championship of the world.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
DeadIine Tonight
For Tourney Entries

Tonight at 9 o'clock will be
the deadline for entrants in
the Boys Club of Washington
basketball tournament, &C.
cOrding to Tournament Chair.
man Charley Reynolds.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Baseball 7 Trades Interest Fans

DozIE BERGER @ MOVES FROM THE CHICAGO WHITE
II SOX TO THE BOSTON RED SOX in exchange for ERIC
~ MNAIR This is fine break for MNA1R who will be
reunited with JIMMY DYKES MNAIR has the
doldruns since his wife passed
friends, and this should help him . BERGER will be
valuable for the Red to level
his left elbow and swing through parallel he will add points
his average and dollars to his salary everything
any ball player ever needed This trade forecast this
space almost week TEX CARLETON
Cubs to Milwaukee after National
CARLETON fair pitcher success
1ul than he really
w, WE ARE WAITING FOR TRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM
1taE FRONT OFFICE OF THE NATIONALS Contracts
been sent out since is reported that couple of the
GR1FFS reluctance to release AL, SIMMONS A
LAUGHABLE. Not long he chaned of
Pole But when turning loose we'll that's another
matter He isn't mad enough anything unbusinesske
Better get couple of pitchers, Griff DON'T ME
W51ERE 10 GET THEM IT'S YOUR BALL CLUB AND
YOUR PROBLEM.
ana now LUKE sEWELL out of the LEAGUE
ana INTO the fold of the DODGERS.
Wasnmgton ever appreciated to the ball
cun unt ne mad been traded the CHICAGO WHITE SOX
g ~ iGoWed his brother JOE off the
r ALABAMA lno C1e major leagues. his
TEs 1Tss season 10 TOUR THE ORIENT WITH AN A1sTAR
!EANA Luxe was alert and
the japanese HE SHOULD BE OF Real, ASSISTANCE TO
LEO DUROCHER IN AIDING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
DODGER PITCHERS. $500 'AN N'A va
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
White Races FiStic Glory FlotOn

UNTIL SUCH TIME KANE MEETS DADO-AND MAYBE
I FOR LONG THEREAFTER-the flyweight champion
" ship of the will held by a white The
fatherweght the leading chaengers of the
white LEO Kodak is Bohemian. PETEY
APosoI the best in the world this written
regardless Of what the SOILY KRIEGERAL HOSTAK fight
proved and regardless of what any commission may rule
the of the classes Negroes dominate the ring with
one in immediate prospect who figures to bring about change
SOUR SCIENCE strikes me that might well review the
SIXTO ESCOBAR-AL MANCINI fight. You hear
whispers that Escobar didn't feathers!
His handler, LOU BRIX BET CHUNK ON ESCOBAR WIN
The champion waited waited for land his
right Mancni tucked his chin behind protecting
left shoulder right gave
to land damaging shot MANCII proved himself to be
q far better fighter than of the figured him
Wherefore little surprise disappointment
those WHO BACKED ESCOBAR WIN.
~ THERE WAS BIT OF LESSON FOR SOMEONE TO BE
CLEANED from the attendance the GOLDEN GLOVES TOURN
MENT MEN last night at Turner'S Arena The house was SOLD
AMATEUR TALENT But FIGHTS Action and more action
The public knew advance what going and WALKED
RIGHT UP TO THE WINDOWS TO BUY: When some fans
looked the house the MANCINEESCOBAR fight
made that Washington did bigger THEY
CAN'T EVEN FILL THIS JOINT" it said Well
Times fights filled the joint last night could filled
major for the card of these
we have ARMORY WITH AN ICE PLANT INCLUDED THE
PLANS, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE MAJOR HOCKEY AND
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Last Nights Fights

AT BosToN-Bob Pastor, 1s4, New
York, decisioned Tony Shucco, 191. Bos-
ton. ten rounds. Ruddy Knox, Dayton,
Boston.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

TN THE FORWARD RUSH OF NEW AND PICTURESQUE RING
FIGHTERS of the squared circle slips farther and
farther from the Of the white The newest
sensation of the prize ring LITTLE BROWN MAN FROM
MANILA, LITTLE DADO, Filipino who weighs ITO pounds.
and who is 20 Of HARRY B. SMITH veteran sports
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
INDIANS DOWN
MT. RAINIER s.

With Jack Koontz dropping bas-
kets from every angle. Anacostia
defeated Mt. Rainier, 36-29, in the
Marylanders' gym last night. The
score reversed previous 1923 vic
tory of Mt. Rainier.
KoontZ scored IA points for the
winners, while Londolt and Bau-
mans starred for the losers.
The Washington times., 1938-12-22

pionS matched strides in the PIN
lico Special, and Seabiscuit sur.
emerged the victor, pub
Continued on Page Al, Col. II
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Glove Champs Eye NY. Finals
D. C.. Tournament
Most Successful
In g. Year History
BY HOWARD JACOBS

Senior winners of the famed Washington Herald Times
Golden Gloves today nursing injuries while marking time
until the AEastern finals scheduled for New Yorks Madison
Square Garden roll around in March,
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Golden GIOUeS-
--OEOUdeM EIOOeS-
CHAMPIONS
SENIOR DIVISION

Heavyweight Class-JIM DE CHARD
175-pound Class-JIM BRADY
160-pound Class-JIM PERROW
147.pound Class-STEVE THOMPSON
135-pound Class-JACKIE CLAGETT
12s-pound Class-BUSTER MILLER
118-pound Class-WILLIE TAPP
NOVICE DIVISION
Heavyweight MORRIS
175-pound Class-AL DISSE
160-pound Class-BILL MALGRAVE
147-pound Class-FRANKIE McCALEB
135-pound Class-CLYDE HAYES
126-pound Class-sTANLEY STEPHENSON
115-pound Class-LEONARD LEHRNER
112-pound Class-GRovER DAVIS
The Washington times., 1938-12-22
BISCUIT TOPS
IN SCR|BES' POLL
BY. RHODA CHRISTMAS

seabiscuit, the great bay son of
Hard Tack and Tea Biscuit, was
voted an overwhelming majority
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
Press Comment
FOLLOWING COPY
(New York Sun)

An old composing room maxim reads, Follow copy even if it goes out of the window" There is some thing of the same airy madness about the dictum of Elmer F. An- drews, Administrator of the wages and hours law, that employees who work overtime without the consent of their employers should be dis charged. As head of the Depart
 ment of Labor in this State MT. An-
 drews demonstrated on numerous occasions the possession of common sense and intelligence; if he de- parts from the standards which he set for himself the public can be sure that he is merely following copy, the copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act. As one who "Seen his duty and done it." MT. Andrews saw the window opened for him by q question put to him at Chicago, and seeing the window open dived through it as gracefully as possible. The employee who puts in five min- utes overtime to clean up his desk or to put affairs in readiness for the morrow or to put final clincher on business problem is a villain, says the law. He is truly a villain, re- peats MT. Andrews, swallowing hard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19

There will be considerable interest in western Connecticut in the proposal aired last week to set up pari-mutuel race track on the site of the Great Burlington Agricultural society's annual fair. There is half-mile track there and for the last few years the society has been holding five-day pari-mutuel meet in conjunc- tion with it's fair. Pari-mutuel betting was also approved 'oy the voters of Berk- shire county at the November election. The plan is to transfer most of the Aga wam Park effects to Great Burlington. One factor in favor of the idea is the will ingness of the society's directors to sell their plant, inasmuch as they are faced with $22,OOO debt, which would be com pletely covered by the selling price of the fair grounds. Enlargement of the track would be among the first things done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
Fireproof Age

A vessel now under construction at Quincy, Mass, for the Panama Railroad Steamship Company, and duplicates to follow are expected to be the safest ships in the world. Not only the hullS but the walls, ceilings, floors and other structural parts are of steel. Furniture and decor ationS are of aluminium, glass and plas- tics. If such craft are not completely fireproof'', as claimed, they must be very near it, because there is hardly anything to burn. The chief remaining danger, if any, would probably be the fuel tanks.
 Modern factories are usually fireproof, and office buildings, hotels and stores grow more so all the time. The new materials make this possible. We seem to be com ing literally into an age of fireproof con- struction, in which houses will soon be included. The cities of the future, then will not burn down. When owners, get tired of their buildings, they will have to blow them up or cut them up with acety- lene torches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
A Thought for Today
More Mental Than Military

The things that are happening at Lima these days make interesting reading and probably will be productive of consid- erable amount of good. But any Amerl- can who is really worried about the danger of European tyranny getting foothold in the New World ought to re- member that the only real defense against that sort of thing begins at home-and stays there. We can build an lnvlnclble navy and air fleet, cement mutual-help treaties from Cape Horn to Hudson Bay, and make it utterly impossible for any combination of powers to send an army or navy into this hemisphere. But we can, nevertheless, lose the battle unless we understand very clearly just what it is that we are facing.
 For the military danger is secondary. The real peril is state of mind, a way ot thinking, an emotional response to the problems of a world which has grown almost unendurably complex and baff- ling. And against that peril no concelV- able international conference can be ot much help It is absurd to suppose that AO simply the familiar menace of militariSm gone mad The militarism is there, and it is dangerous, but it is not the chief danger.
 What makes this new kind of society so frightening is the fact that it repre- sents the abandonment of the old ideal by which human society undertook to solve it's problems by reason instead of by force It stands for an appeal to the feelings rather than to the mind. It calls on men to give up the right to think for themselves and demands the ruthless silencing of all dissent. That sort of thing can get past any army and navy, if mems minds are receptive to 1t. And Ii we permit that frame of mind to develop in our land we are laying ourselves wide open to conquest - not conquest by a foreign nation, but conquest by way Of life that is utterly foreign to everything the word American has stood for.
 Suppose, for instance, that we dabble in that most poisonous of brewS, anti Semitism. Suppose we permit religious prejudice to develop. Suppose we consent to the denial of such civil liberties as freedom of speech and freedom of the press, in order to spare ourselves the pain of hearing doctrines we do not like. Sup pose we take from business its right to a free market, free investment, and the self-government which is traditional in our society; suppose we take from labor its right to organize and bargain collec- lively.
 If we do such things as these, then our conquest by the totalitarians is half com plete already. So our real defense is not a military matter at all. It is something for each of us as an individual to concern himself with AS individuals we can refuse those doctrines admittance to our own minds and hearts; as individuals, we can insist that our society refuse them admittance. If we do that, then our mil itary defenses can easily be made effec- tive If we fail to do it, the preparedness program we are paying for will be wasted.