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Evening star., 1938-02-22

Marie Spates, scorer for the Silver
Spring Ladies' League. had the pleas
ure Of writing her own name in the
record book as the holder of two all
time loop marks the Longfellow
team bowler moved the NAPLES for
IA and $50 . q. the big counts rocketed
her average to top figures of 102 :.
her record-smashing was instrumental
in the Longfellows' whitewashing the
pace-setting Grotto Grill.
Mrs. Edna Parker, who rolled last
season in the Internal Revenue
League, is the mother of a s.pound
11-ounce baby boy the proud
father, Daniel Parker, rolled with
Jalepes Restaurant in the National
Capital League.
George (PinkeY Bradt tops the
American Legion League with 1888
John De Ridder Of the Hartford
Times was presented with a 20-year
gold membership card by the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress during the
Eastern Sweepstakes rolling Ut VII
limantic last Saturday by President
George Parker >. George L. Isemann,
national secretary, was In turn pre-
sented q gold Masonic trowel by De
Ridder.
Joe Bonigli, one of Bostons leading
candle-pin bowlers, shot 1872 for his
last game he made double ana
triple header strikes, plus two spares.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
ONE BATTLE. ONE R0UT.

National Savings g. Trust nosed out
the Southeast Merchants. 44-42, and
the P. w. AS trounced the National
City Christians, 1896, last night in
Southeast Community Center Basket
Ball League games.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
PATTERN SPORTS ARENA
One Here Will Be Similar to Her.
shey, Pa, Plant.

shey, Pa, Plant.
With final negotiations with the Sc
curities q Exchange Commission near
ing, construction of the sports arena
to be known Is Capitol Gardens Inc,
ut Second and M streets NE, Is ex-
pected soon to begin, 1t has been an
nounced by Michael J. Uline, presi-
dent.
The structure Is to be patterned
after the magnificent Hershey. Pa,
plant. Joe LAmpsh Of this city will
b architect =
Evening star., 1938-02-22
TAKE 18th STRAIGHT

Bellman Heating Co. basket ballers
chalked up their eleventh win Of the
season last night BY snotheriug the
Warrington ofays, es-32.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
MAT MEET DRAWS 81

Many IropnleS at STAKE In o-Ody
Center Tournament.
Fifty-seven youngsters of assorted
sizes and ages and representing most
Of the senior and Junior high schools
within 15-mile radius of Washing
toms Zero Milestone are to participate
in the Community Center Depart
ments fourth annual interscholastic
wrestling tournament that will begin
tomorrow 1T $3.50 o'clock in the Roose-
velt gym and continue tomorrow and
Thursday nights at Z o'clock.
Team trophies, individual gold and
silver medals and the James sprig-
man Trophy for the most improved
wrestler" will be At stals, Eastern
viii be the defending champion.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
GO TWO EXTRA PERIODS

John Cooks field goal in the second
overtime period gave the Calvert Blue
streakS q 1887 victory over st.
Thomas basketers yesterday in the lat
ter's gym.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
REGAL TOSSERs AHEAD

Regal Neon Flashes, led by Walsh
and Curtis, trimmed Police Boys Club
NO I basket ballers, 24-l7, last night,
Waller Of the losers took scoring
honors with seven points.
Evening star., 1938-02-22

ARCADE NINE BOOKING.
Arcade junior baseballers are book
ing opponents. Call Charles vincen1o
at Hyattsville 2S5.
Evening star., 1938-02-22


NEW YORK-Almos branch IN.
human addicted sports has consistently been
jumping or vautns higher and running
" ~ ''@s
Inc M oecaoe has witnessed extraordinary
space Fully heeurths the
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Pres

NEW YORK.-Phil Fur $50. wash
ington, drew with Frankie Cavanra
145s%. New York tS>.
PITTsBURGH-Abe Simon $50
New York: outpointed Jim Thompson.
23oa4, California IO.
CHICAGO - Jimmy Clark. lb7.
jamestown, N Y. knocked out Tony
zale. lb9l., Gary. Ind. o..
RICHMOND. Va. Lou Ambers.
136s+. world lightweight champion
Herkimer, N Y, knocked out Lou
Jallos. 1877. Cleveland "a: non-title
HOLYOKE, Mass.-Cocoa Kid. 1855.
New Haven. Conn. outpointed Fordon
ALBANY N. Y-Andy Bundy. l4O.
Albany. outpointed Pete Mascia, 1873.
New York ts).
Evening star., 1938-02-22
BECHTELL SETS PACE.

Bechtel scored 13 points in leading
Interstate Commerce Conr,i.sio,,
courtmen to $3.50 swampins Of Fort
Belvoir last night.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
GREENLEAF TO BE HERE
Two Exhibitions Listed for Cha
Mast er m Hridov

Master on Friday.
Ralph Greenleaf. world pocket bill.
lard champion, will play two matches
at the Earle Billiard Parlor, Eleventh
and Pennsylvania avenue, Friday as
tune-up before defending his title IN
New York next week.
Two Of the best local players will
be picked to oppose Greenlesf, At 4:30
and $50 o'clock, in 125-point
matches. The champion will give an
exhibition Of fancy shots after each.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
GIVES ONE BASKET POINT.

Woodwork Prep junior basket ball
ers yesterday limited the Fork Union
Junior quint to one free toss and won,
AL, on the Y. M. c. A. court.
Evening star., 1938-02-22

Two season records were cracked in
the Ladies' c. g. p Telephone League
when Mary Allen Of Columbia counted
349 for her set and the Auxiliary
Service team ran up a total Of 1890.
Miss Aliens high game was l25.
Johnny Compton of National
Capital Parks banged out high string
OF lat at the Arcadia for high game
in the Federal League, while Andy
Kramer of Senate for the second
straight week was high set roller with
374.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
|un Leader Of Top Ten Track Field Greats Master of
MANY TRAINING THEORIES
REVOLUTIONIZED BY FINN
Paavo Only Runner Regarded Capable of 4-Minutc
Mile-Myers Most Versatile of Group-Thorpe
Wonder of All.Around Performers.
BY ALAN GOULD,

This the second OF articles suggesting potential Hall Of
Fame" members sports)
Evening star., 1938-02-22

Tomorrow: Footballs hall of fame.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
John ". Stotkett, Is,
Retired Ordnance
Expert, Dies
Inventor of Gun-Loodinq
Mechanism III
Only One Day
Star Staff Photo.

John w. Stockett, IS, retired ord
nance expert of the War Depart
ment and inventor of the Stockett
breech-loading mechanism, used on
long range Army guns, died last
night at his home, 3l2 Fourth street
Sc. He had been Ill only a day.
Death was due to heart ailment.
Mr.. Stockett, for many years a
civilian employe of the War De-
partment, served as a captain dur
ing the World War and later re-
turned to civilian status. He was
retired nine years ago. Mr.. Stockett
also was the inventor of life
saving device.
A lifelong resident of this city,
Mr.. Stockett was a member of the
board of the District National Sc
curities Corp.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Car
rie Cawood Stockett, to whom he
had been married so years on Octo-
Der 3; three daughters, Mrs. J. Her.
bert Babcock, Niagara Falls, N Y;
Mrs. Charles R. Nixon and Miss
Imogene C. Stockett, this city; a son
John w. Stockett, jr.. this city; a
brother. William E. Stockett of the
Stockett-Fiske Co. Inc, stationers.
and one grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 10
am. Tuesday in the Zurhorst fu-
neral parlors. 301 East Capitol street.
Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Girl Fears YuIe
| Means Just
| Another Bouncinu
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOWNSVILLE, Va, Dec. 24-As
youngsters throughout the land
fretted away the day-tense with
the excitement of Christmas Eve
9-year-old Bertha Marie Sybert
awaited what was expected to be
another night of the strange mys-
terry that has intrigued Lee Count
ians.
A curious throng braved a driv-
ing rain and sleet storm last night
to 60 to the three-room cabin on the
side of Powell Mountain, 10 miles
from here, to see for themselves the
gyrations and quiverings of Bertha S
bed that have focused attention on
this Southwest Virginia community.
Since November 18, with but one
exception, Bertha's bed has bounced
each night after she retired, Robert
Sybert, the child's father, said. An
experiment yesterday to determine
if the bouncing would occur in the
daytime failed to bring the slightest
quiver, the family disclosed.
Sybert said his wife was frightened
by the throngs which have visited
the cabin of Rebecca Jane Sybert,
II, the grandmother, with whom
Bertha li$es.
"Shs's awfully scared and thinks
kidnapers will get Bertha or some-
one will harm her." he added.
Evening star., 1938-12-24

sistant to the first supervisor Of
drawing in District schools. Besides
teaching art in the various gram
mar schools here prior to 1900, she
began as art instructor in the old
Washington High Schol in 1882 and
continued as high school art in
structor until 1907. when she was
appointed head of art in the school
system. She was retired 2 number
OF years ago.
Long active in women's club work.
Miss Wilson in 1910 was chairman
OF art for the Maryland State Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs. She was
a member Of the Womens City Club
here, the Kensington Community
Club and the Warner Memorial
Presbyterian Church in Kensineton.
Besides her sister in Philadelphia,
she leaves four nephews. Charles
Bittinger, 3403 o street NV. we'll
known artist; John. Frank and JOS
eph Borden. Philadelphia. and
niece. Miss Eleanor Borden, Phila-
delphia.
Funeral services were scheduled
to be held today in Philadelphia.
Burial will be in West Laurel Hill
Evening star., 1938-12-24
10 Ways Seen for Equitable
Reshoping of Wagner Act
RooseveIt's Statement Thot Law Is
Imperfect Moy Aid Amending

unorganized, c. I. o. by winning a
majority could become bargaining
agent for the rest Of the plant, but
not the entire plant. Similarly, if
c. I. o. had been named representa-
tive of q majority Of the whole
plant, it would be too late for
A. F. L. to chip OF" group and
demand craft recognition.
8. Give the employer the right to
ask for an election. The objection
that this might rush an anti-union
vote before union had an oppor-
tunity to sell itself to workers is no
longer valid. This can be done by
a resolution Of the Labor Board. If
such resolution Is not passed, the
law should be changed.
10. Set up a permanent National
Mediation Board to which disputes
would have to be carried before
either a strike or a lockout would
be legal, along the lines of the To-
ledo Industrial Peace Board estab-
1ished by Edward F. McGrady, for
mer Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Provide that strikes can be called
only after secret ballot and ap-
proval by majority of the work.
ers in a plant.
These vast questions-what's to be
done about labor, how is the work.
1ngman to get his fair share of the
goods he helps produce, and how can
he get it without dislocating the sys-
tenn that feeds him and his family?
really shake down to the problem
OF finding fair and equitable bal
ance In the national economic sys-
tenn.
Breakneck Speed.
This system has carried the United
States further and faster than any
other system has ever carried any
other country. But its very break
neck speed has sent it careening
around the corners.
II selfish citizens in positions of
leadership fight so bitterly over who
gets what" that sand gets into the
Nations cylinders while the quarrels
are on, the system of individual
initiative and democracy that has
made this country great many COL
lapse.
That is true whether the sand is
poured by covetous capitalists or
misled labor leaders. In that case
Evening star., 1938-12-24

carol service. Holy communion also
will be celebrated in the Bethlehem
Chapel of the Holy Nativity at 7:30
am and $50 am
The Very Rev. Noble c. Powell,
dean OF the Cathedral, and other
members of the staff of clergy will
take part in these services. The
choir is under the direction of Rob-
ert G. Barrow, organist and choir
master.
Bishop and Mrs Freeman invited
the Cathedral staff, both clerical
and lay workers, to a Christmas
luncheon at 1915 o'clock today in
the refectory Of the College Of
Preachers Building. The Cathedral
was open today from 7:30 am. to
S pm, with three services sched-
uled-holy communion at 7::30 am,
monday intercessions and evening
prayer at o'clock.
Gifts for Ill Veterans.
The Disabled American Veterans
Auxiliary, of which Mabel Karol
Howard is vice commander, visited
Mount Alto Hospital yesterday after
noon, bestowing gifts on veterans
who are patients. The welfare
chairman, Mrs Mary Hargraves,
helped to distribute the presents.
The Agricultural branch Of Local
No. 2, Federal Employees Union, an
nounces an "all-kiddies' review" en-
titled The Night Before Christmas" :"
to be held in the Agriculture audi
torium at pm. Wednesday. All
children are invited to the program,
which will include four films.
The churches have, as usual,
planned special Christmas services
of music, and virtually every ser
mon will emphasize the theme of
Peace on earth-good will toward
man"
Parties for children of various ages
were held yesterday afternoon at
Barney Neighborhood House, Friend
ship House and the Christ Child
Settlement House.
The glee club of Friendship
AAouoS VIII oA1ASo SdI Olo dC 1lOFlOC1lSC
Hospital at $50 o'clock tonight, and
the fireside group will sing at Gal
iinger Hospital, it was announced.
Judge Armand Scott OF Municipal
Court will light the Christmas tree
and make brief address tonight at
exercises at Vermont avenue and
Tenth street NV. sponsored by the
Central Northwest Citizens Associa-
ton.
The exercises will begin at $50
o'clock and include a program of
choral music.
Employees of the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co. were guests to-
day of the board of directors at
the annual Christmas party in the
home Office here.
Acacia players rendered "A Christ
mas Carol" to the accompaniment
of special broadcast arranged by
the National Broadcasting Co. Will
liam Montgomery. president Of the
company, was presented with a giant
Christmas card bearing the best
wishes of the employees.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Boss & Phelps Forms
Baltimore Corporation

Boss & Phelps, one of the out
standing real estate firms in Wash
tngton for over 80 years, who rep
resent, through the Boss & Phelps
Mortgage Co., the John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Co. OF Bos-
ton as mortgage loan correspondent,
has just announced the expanding
Of their activities to Baltimore.
The new firm, known as Boss a.
Phelps Baltimore Corp, with offices
at 2440 st, Paul street, has been
appointed loan correspondent for
the John Hancock Co. in that area.
K. G. Posey, graduate of Mary
land University, who has been with
the Washington ONCE for II years,
is president of the, Baltimore cor
poration. Vice Presidents are Harry
4. Boss. H. Glenn Phelps and VIII
liam L. King. Louis Peppler Of
Baltimore is secretary treasurer.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Wallace Is Asked
To Intertede in
Milk indictment
Association Appeals
For q Hearing on
Marketing
By the Associated Press,

% tilC nooOSidleu fIEbS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace has been asked
by the Pure Milk Association, a de-
fendant in the milk antitrust in
dictment pending in Federal Court,
to set hearing on a milk market
ing agreement and license In the
Chicago area, Arthur H. Lauter-
bach, general manager, said yester-
day.
The P. M. A. is the marketing CO.
operative for some 10000 farmers in
the Chicago milk shed.
The petition asked consideration
Of the following three proposals:
/. Classification Of milk according
to use and the fixing, or provision
of methods for fixing prices that
handlers shall pay producers for
milk
2. The method for prorating to
producers proceeds of sales Of vari-
Gus classes of milk to handlers.
3. Fair trade practice rules for
producer cooperative associations,
such as the P. M. A. and handlers.
organized labor and others involved
in the Chicago milk industry.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Christmas 10 Get
Little Notice in
War-Torn China
Observance Will Center
In Large Cities and
Mission Stotions
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, Dec. 24.-Since nei-
ther China nor Japan is a Christian
nation, more than 100000 men in
their armies continued their unde-
clared war today while the rest OF the
world prepared to celebrate Christ
mas.
Outside the large cities with for
eign populations and the scattered
Christian mission stations, tomor-
row will merely be the 537th day of
the conflict which has left millions
homeless and destitute.
There was one conciliatory note,
however. Japanese headquarters In
Nanklnk issued statement Offer
Ing to cooperate with all Chinese
regardless OF political coloring," in
the rebuilding of East Asia.
THE japanese military" the
statement said, lis willing to shake
hands with any one, whether or not
he Is affiliated with the Kuomin-
tang or its armies, who is desirous
OF taking part in the reconstruction
OF China. We are willing to accept
yesterdays enemies, who recognize
the objectives of our sacred stand,
as friends regardless Of their previ-
GUS stand"
In Shanghai, traditionally hard
boiled United States marines cele-
brated Christmas Eve by playing
Santa Claus for groups OF the citys
needy as well as for their own 4th
Regiment children.
One group gave dinner for in
ternational settlement orphans, an
other entertained Russian refugees
and children, while third enter
tanned blind Chinese youths.
The United States Fleet Reservists
Club planned celebration for sew
eral groups Of orphans.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Christmas
Continued From First Page.)

hurriedly, while the provision shops
did a huge business in turkeys, fruit
cakes and all the other items Of the
Christmas dinner
Everything possible is being done
to provide happy Christmas for
inmates of st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
who will sit down to a holiday din
ner at tables spread with 6,400
pounds of turkey and accessories in
proportion. Through the wards 116
Christmas trees have been set up
and attractively wrapped gifts and
Christmas cards will be distributed.
With the police reporting distribu-
ton of 5000 baskets to the destitute
from funds raised through The Star
Warner Bros-N. B. c. Christmas
Campaign, many other charities had
helped provide the unfortunate with
cheer.
Strangers who have the means to
dine, but don't want to eat Christ
mas dinner alone are invited to the
annual Strangers dutch Christmas
luncheon at pm. tomorrow at the
Shoreham Hotel. The cost is $1.25
plate, and each guest is expected to
bring 25-cent gift to be exchanged.
DR.. Grace A. Thompson, who organ
lied the luncheons in 1884, again
is in charge Of the program. Last
Christmas 80 guests, representing %
States and two foreign countries,
attended
Incurables to Dine.
The annual Christmas party for
patients at the Home for Incurables
Wisconsin avenue and Tilden street
NV, will be given this afternoon by
the Board of Managers. Mrs. Edward
R. Finkensteadt is president of the
board. Miss Elizabeth Noting, a
member Of the Committee on Visit
ing, has made arrangements for this
traditional fete. There will be gifts
for each Of the l65 patients and
program Of carols.
The Washington Chapel of the
Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, Sixteenth street and Co.
lumbia road NV, will usher in
Christmas with it annual midnight
organ recital, starting at 1870
o'clock tonight. D. Sterling Wheel
right, organist, assisted by Edna O.
Wheelright, will present a program
including Christmas favorites. The
public is invited.
Washington Cathedral has made
special preparations for the Christ
mas festival. To accommodate the
throng OF worshipers and pilgrims
expected on Christmas Day, the staff
OF vergers, pilgrim aides and at
tendants in the curators ONCE will
be on duty all day.
Bishop Freeman to Preach.
An outstanding service at the
Cathedral will be the choral even
song and carols at 4 pm. tomorrow.
The choir Of men and boys for the
first time will sing carols unaccom-
panied. Bishop James e. Freeman
will preach at the celebration Of holy
communion ut II am. and will de-
liver q Christmas greeting at the
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Workman to Enjoy
McLeun's Champagne

-Four bottles of Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
McLean's best champagne will pro-
vide Christmas cheer for an anony-
nous workman.
The sparkling wine turned up
while workmen were removing cellar
debris from the Mclean mansion,
soon to be torn down to make way
for an Office building.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Miss Annie Wilson Dies;
Was Ex-S(hooI Official

Miss Annie M. Wilson, SO. former
director OF art in Washington public
schools, died Thursday night at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. w. N.
Borden, in Philadelphia. She was
believed to have been in good health
and death is thought to have oc-
CURED while she was asleep.
Miss Wilson, who lived in Ken
Evening star., 1938-12-24

the United States likely will follow
in the path of the countries of Eu-
rope whose people have traded lib
erty for security.
But if the disruption of the last
two years, as Mr.. Roosevelt believes,
to be growing pain"-if from an
amended and improved Wagner Act
and a growing tolerance in industry
and labor there emerges a system
which gives labor its just due under
the protection of government with
out hamstringing productive enter
prise-then this country's standari
of living will not merely move for
ward-it will leap forward!
In essence this is the job which
Congress must tackle in January.
'Copyright 1898 by the North America
Newspaper Alliance, Inc
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Iowa Gives 10 Convicts
YuIe Communications

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. "a
Christmas presents in the form Of
pardons or combinations of SEN
tences were given to 10 Iowa pris-
oners or men on parole by Gov.
Nelson G. Kraschel.
Two convicted bank robbers, an
accused murderer, embezzler and
man charged with carrying a con-
cealed weapon received pardons.
Communication of life sentences to
terms of years, to make them elig-
ible for pardons, went to two con-
victed murderers, two accused bank
robbers and a rapist.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
William W. Wood, TT,
B. & O. Official, Dies
BY the AsSociated Press

by tHt AxSOcIAIeu Pft8s.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 24.-William
w. Wood. superintendent of the
safety and welfare departments of
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad,
died at his home last night after a
brief illness. He was II years old.
A native Of Missouri, he was edu-
Gated at Missouri Central College
and Johns Hopkins University, en-
tering the railroad service in 1890.
He became chief Of the welfare de-
partment in 1920 He is survived
by his widow, two sons, William jr.,
and Albert, and daughter,
Marjorie.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Everybody Happy

READING, Pa. lAP).-It will be
lucky Christmas for 13 prisoners in
the county jail.
Twelve will get their freedom. The
18th will remain in jail-because he
wants to.
He told Mayor J. Henry Stump
he'd rather stay, get a good dinner
and have. somebody to talk to, be-
cause he had no place to 60.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Laws Gun Brings
Feast to Prison

By the Associated Press.
OTTOWA, Ohio.-Prisoners in the
Putnam County Jail hope Sheriff
Arnold Potts goes hunting again
soon so they can enjoy another
pheasant dinner.
The sheriff and several friends
brought home more than they
could use so "the boys inside" re-
ceived a heaping platter.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Japanese Discourage
Christmas Festivities

TOXIC, Dec. "a R. Because of
the emergency" Japanese authori-
ties discouraged as much as possible
all gaiety and Christmas Eve cele-
brations today.
Restaurants were ordered not to
sell champagne or make Christmas
dinner reservations. The sale of
turkeys was down so per cent.
Evening star., 1938-12-24

S ! n & t o n, Md,
went to Phila :
delphia several
d Us a 60 to
s p e n d t h e
Christmas holi-
days with her
sister.
A n a tive of
P h i ! a delphia
M ! S w ! S o n
came to Wash =
ington in 1865.
After attending
the old Wa sh-
ington Normal
School. she was
an mi Mod oS-
Evening star., 1938-12-24

provision OF IN
ternational ! "a "
that would make
the good neigh
Dor policy a IL
cense to steal.
He desired to
open the portals
0 t confscation
by the following
plan. The COM
.ittee was dis
cuSSlng pecunl-
airy claim s
which involves
bonded d e b t S
contractual obli-
~ot,--, o%o TL
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Chilean, al Lima, ,
Would Open Door
Confiscations
Mexican Joins Effort
To Get PIon Through
Conference

Former United States Senator
Henry J. Allen OF Kansas, er-
pertenced newspaper and maga-
zine correspondent, is ,priting a
series OF background articles on
the Pan American Conference
for The Star. He is publisher of
the Topeka State Journal.