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Evening star., 1938-10-16
ST|CKLEY VICTOR
|NjOUST TOURNEY
Capt. Benney Wins Saber
Duel on Horseback From
Col. Emerson.
By staf Correspondent Of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent OF Tne Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. Is
Arthur c. 6tickley, I'd, won the hrs
prise cup and the right to crown Mrs.
Justine I. Palmer Of Arlington County
queen of the tournament at the first
joust OF the Lord Fairfax Club south
OF here today.
Mr. Stickley, riding rs an amateur
scored nine out Of nine to carry OF the
honors. Other amateur winners. who
were privileged to crown the four
maids Of honor to the queen, were A.
NJ. Protho, second; William K. Coax
key, third, and Capt. John Benney
U. S. Army, retired, fourth
In the professional fitting. B. v.
Parrin, knight of Prince Frederick
Nd. won the $25 first prize. Others
who won in this class were Thomas
Weems, Lucky Strike, Md. SIS; Donald
Gates, Broad Greek, Nd, $40; +.
Gates, River View, Md. IS: A. d.
Langley, Arlington County, IS, and
William Weems. Lucky Strike. I'd. 81,
Samuel B. Moore, S. E. Ayers, Earl
M Popkins and II. d. Hurst we're the
judges. while scoring was kept BY
H. D. Carper.
In the duel with saberS on horse
back. \ featured attraction before the
more than l, 900 persons who attended,
Capt Benney, representing the local
club, won in nine minutes, having cut
the plumage from the helmet of Col.
Edwin Emerson, u. S. Army, retired.
Col Emerson Represented the Fencing
Club of Warrington.
Music for the event was furnished
by the George Washington High School
Band OF Alexandria.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
WILL AIDS ORPHANAGE

GLOUCESTER, Va, Oct. IS R).-
William T. Ashe, Gloucester finAneier
and owner of the Gloucester Yorktown
ferry, bequeathed $1,000 to the Viz
sinia Methodist Conference OrphAnage
at Richmond in his will probated to-
day in Gloucester County Circuit
Court
The will provided further that the
residue of his estimated $357 500 estate
be given to the trustees Of the orphan
age upon the death Of his wife.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
REBELS BEATEN BACK,
LOYALISTS DECLARE
Insurgent Attempt to Break
Through South of Madrid
Defeated, Say Reports.

Through South of Madrid
Defeated, Say Reports.
By the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France, Oct. 15.-Span-
ish government dispatches said today
sudden insurgent effort to break
through long -esta blished government
lines in the Aranjuez sector south Of
Madrid had failed after serious en-
gagements.
After the insurgents were reported
defeated In a battle for the town of
Borox. miles northwest Of Aranjuez,
on Friday, they attempted several
other minor thrusts over front ex-
tending II miles to the northeast.
The government said, however, that
all Of these attacks were repulsed. This
front had been dormant for year and
half.
The only other important develop
ment reported in todAy's dispatches
was the bombing of the eastern port Of
Valencia BY 10 insursent planes this
morning.
Some 80 bombs were dropped on the
port section, government reports said,
destroying several buildings and injur-
ing five persons.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
SAFE ROBBERS GET
NOTHING OF VALUE

Here's IN adventure in crime that
left . decidedly bad impression On
were under arrest last night.
Last Wednesday they made OF with
. 460-pound safe from the ofdce Of
q nursery near Silver Spring. police
said
They carted the strongbox all the
way to Charles County. where police
said they hid" it In back room Of
Trinity Church.
When they finally opened It they
found 1t contained only . few papers,
worthless to any one but the owners
The youths also are accused Of
stealing An automobile in Hyattsville
about q week ago.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
5000 THRONG WEDDING
ritish Women's Health Leader
Marries Scottish Peer.

GLASGOW, Oct. IS [P).-Police re-
-rted to football match regulations
oday to control crowd Of 10000
which n1illed about Glasgow's cathe-
e,ral as Pruneua Stack, blond leader Of
ne Women's League of Health and
Seauty, and Lord David Douglas
hamilton were married
The bride, Who is 23, stages mass
demonstrations of setting up exercises
throughout the country in the govern
nent,s national fitness" campaign,
..unched last year.
The groom is rs years old and is
he fourth son of the 18th Duke Of
hamilton, premier peer Of Scotland.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
COLLECTIONS AND SALES
DROP IN SEPTEMBER
Unemployment and Part-Time
Work in Factories Blamed for
9th Consecutive Month,


By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. l5.-For the sixth
consecutive month, the National Retail
Credit Association today blamed "un-
employment and part-ime work in
factories" for a decline in collections,
credit sales and total sales in aver
aging reports from retail stores in 40
cities.
In comparison with the same month
= year ago. September collections fell
of A. per cent, credit sales 81 and
total sales 2. the association said. A
total Of l4005 stores VAS represented
in the monthly analysis
Although the Nationwide average
was down. IL cities reported increases
in collections. Is in credit sales and
II IN total sales The association OBJ
served many cities were optimistic
toward the future for the first time in
several months.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. led all cities
in credit sales and total sales. with II
and IL per cent. respectively Jack
sonville. Fla. had the largest increase
in collections per cent.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Squirrels in Maryland Cost
DC Hunters $45 Collateral

Two District hunters arrested In
Montgomery County, Nd, for hunting
with improper licenses told Game
Warden Carroll Waters the three
squirrels they bagged were not worth
the s45 collateral they posted In order
to 90 home and eat them.
Several hunters were hunting In \
woods between Olney and LAytons-
vile yesterday morning when Game
Warden Waters, noting car with a
District license tag, decided to stop
and check up. Soon Raymond Town
send. "a, whose resident county license
tprice, $125) gave his address as
-Four Corners, returned to the car.
After questioning. he admitted he
lived at 4Ol9 Marlboro place NV.
The game warden advised him that
Evening star., 1938-10-16
CRASH BRINGS ARREST

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Oct. Is R.-
Walter and Alvertw Hendricks,
brothers. Columbus, Ohio, wanted IN
connection with the killing OF An uncle
- he lay asleep in hia home At Potas-
kali, Ohio, were taken into custody
here early this morning after their
stolen car had crashed into another 1T
the intersection Of q downtown street.
Terrence J. Boyle, chief investigator
OF the States attorneys Office, said the
youths confessed the killing of Findley
Fry. the uncle, and waived extrAdition.
He said they would be taken to New
Ark, Ohio, for prosecution
Evening star., 1938-10-16

in that case he should have obtained
. nonresident State license tprice,
3l5.S0) and that the usual fine was
$27.50 Townsend was mulling the
sad fact over in his mind when his
companion. Herbert Purchase. "A, ap-
peared with . pair Of squirrels
Who's your chum, Ray?" Purchase
asked, pointing to Waters, who was
dressed in hunting garb.
You'll be surprised when you ind
out" Townsend replied. And don't
try to tell him you live in Four Cor
ners, because he knows everybody in
town"
Purchase admitted he lived at 1857
Church street NV. and was taken
with Townsend to Rockville, where
each posted $22.50 collateral and was
released.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

Fireman Hurt Last January
Hopes Next Operation Is Last
VII Soon Be almost az
Good a. NesO' When
Foot Heals.
~ . Stan cerrespondent Of The Star.

- CJah CofreSpondeht Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE Nd, Oct. ls.-Ons
more operation. and Maynard Hud-
ron. driver Of the Rockville Fire De-
partment truck which akidded into
the ditch one icy Sunday morning
last January. expects to be practically
- food ~ ever.
The IL other members Of the crew
which answered the emergency call
about $50 Am. January -. suffered
injuries Of varying degrees. most Of
them minor. All have recovered and
are back at their Jobs except Mr..
Hudson. for whom lie has since been
one operation or Treatment after an
other, .F.
Ironically enough. the truck was
en- route to an accident call near
Boyds Station when 1t suddenly came
upon that ICY stretch on . down
grade. : miles north Of Hendersona
Corner. All the men were thrown free
except Mr.. Hudson, who was pinned
behind the steering wheel. How he
crawled from under the heavy ma
chine with . broken hack and .
mangled right leg. he does not re-
member
Decided Against Adaptation.
Some Of the firemen wanted to open
up the emergency Kit and amputate
his right foot then and there. Bones
were broken and the foot was hanging
by little more than . thread Of flesh.
But they didn't. for some reason, and
when Mr.. Hudson got TO Georgetown
Hospital. the doctor decided to give
the foot 4 chance.
For nine weeks Mr.. Hudson lay on
his back, but not nat To give the
broken vertebra . chance to mend,
the bed was screwed into An inverted
W" position, and he lay in . cast
from neck to waist. his head and feet
pointed toward the fioor. his middle
toward the ceiling. He got used TO
seeing everything upside down.
Meanwhile, the foot began to mend
One Of the bones was badly shattered
and ~ late Is last week splinter
worked its way close enough to the
skin to be removed. As soon rs all
the infection d cleared up, 1t will be
time for the final operation, . bone
graft to join properly the two ends
OF the shattered bone.
StM Visits Doctor.
Mr.. Hudson has been out Of the hos
pital for three months, but still visits
the Doctors ONCE regularly. With
the aid Of 4 pair Of crutches and a
leg brace, he gets around and can
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Bread Truck Burns.

WAYNESBORO, Va, Oct IS R.-
Three thousand loaves of bread and
a truck owned by Staunton baking
company were destroyed by hre on
the Jefferson highway. near here to-
day. Sheriff G. M. Gilkefson said he
believed the truck caught fire from 4
short circuit.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
LINK
|SREADYFORU USE
Road to Memorial Bridge
Win Be Opened During
Week, Bureau Says.

The link connecting the present
terminus Of the Lee boulevard at Ar
linston Ridge road with the Airing.
ton Memorial Bridge, under construc-
ton for over = year under the super.
vision Of the Bureau of Public Roads,
probably will be open for use either
Tuesday Of Wednesday, the bureau said
Yesterday.
y The highway link, which has cost
1854. 800. represents that portion Of
the boulevard which lies on FEDERAL
ground and b under the jurisdiction
Of the Once Of National Capital Parks.
I've Bridges Bailt
Because construction work entailed
building Of two bridges, . perma-
nent three-arch stone bridge over the
Psnnsylvania Railroads spur to RosS-
lyn, Va. and . temporary wooden
bridge over Boundary Channel, COM
pletion Of the connection Jagged be-
hind that of the rest OF the boule-
ward In Arlington County.
Last year Arlington citizens pro-
tested to c. Marshall Finnan, super
intendent OF National Capital Parks,
and the Bureau OF Public Roads, be-
cause . bottle neck trafYic hazard was
formed where the four-lane boulevard
intersected the two-hne Arlington
Ridge road and motorists were forced
to make . sharp right turn over the
latter before arriving at Arlington
Bridge. At that time, however. it was
explained construction of the bridges
had made the delay necessary.
Link IL Important.
Mr.. Finnan said yesterday the link
would be an important factor in caring
for the increasing load Of trafiic
Arlington County daily pours across
Arlington Bridge
Mr. Finnan said the reason for the
construction of . temporary instead
Of permanent bridge over Boundary
Channel was necessitated by the fact
the bridge abutments lie on filled hand
which must settle before 4 permanent
structure Is constructed.
Has Two Lanes.
The link to be opened this week
branches of near the intersection of
Mount Vernon boulevard, Arlington
Memorial Bridge and Memorial boule-
ward. 1t consists of two one way lanes
which converge at = point where the
road crosses from Columbia Island
to the mainland OF Virginia. The
trafhc lane splits Again before 1t meets
Arlington Ridge road. where a traffic
light has been installed 70 control
cross trafhc.
The new Lee boulevard extension
also Ii part Of unit ! of the George
Washington Memorial parkway. A
projected road viii continue on up the
Virginia shore to Key Bridge, where
contact will be made with Lee hish-
way traf1c. Efforts are now being
made to secure land for unit Z Of the
parkway, which viii continue the drive
even further up the Virginia shore
toward Great Falls.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
GUFFEY KIN WEEDS
Senator Attends Marriage of
Nephew in Pittsburgh.

NSpuUW III 11LCKUUTBN.
PTTTSBURGH, Oct Is R.-Carroll
Miller, jr., . nephew of Senator Joseph
r. Gudey, and Nancy Lee Millisan,
daughter of a Pittsburgh real estate
dealer, were married late today In
Calvary Episcopal Church.
The bridegroom is the son Of Carroll
Miller OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission and Mrs. Emma Miller,
prominent Democratic leader and aide
of her brother, the Senator, In political
campaigns. Mr.. Miller, an engineer,
was graduated from Princeton IN 1891.
Senator Guffey attended the wed
ding.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

New methods for reaching the ma
tion's hitherto untapped oil resources
are being tested IN Japan.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

SUMMIT POINT. W. Va. Oct Is
(SpeciaD The body Of Paul Jones
Thomson. vice president Of the Item
Co. OF New Orleans. VINO died today.
will be brought here for burial after
funeral services there tomorrow. ac-
cordins to word received here by his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McIlhenny
Thomson.
Surviving besides his mother and
brother are his widow. a daughter,
Miss Gretchen Thomson three sons
Paul. James and Bigelow Thomson:
another brother. John NJ Thomson Of
Front Royal, Va; Ave sisters. the
Misses Mary and Imosene Thomson
and Mrs Elizabeth Grove of Summit
Point; Mrs. Octavia Chew OF Scars
dale. N. Y. and Mrs. James c. Breck-
inridee, wife Of Brig Gen. Breckin-
ridge, United States Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
PAUL J. THOMSON
DEAD IN LOUISIANA
Executive Of New Orleans Item
Was A-Summit Point. w. Va,
Funeral Arranged.
kv ~. As.AeSstaA NvAs.

b. the A8soeiAted Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. ls.-Paul
Jones Thomson, 54. vice president Of
the Item Co.. which publishes the
New Orlean ns Item and the Morning
Tribune, died suddenly today = few
hours after he was stricken III At work.
Born at Summit Point, W. Va, he
came here in 1905 to join his brother,
Col James M. Thomson, publisher OF
the Item. He became assistant circu-
lation manager, circulation manager
and vice president.
He was graduate Of Virginia Mill
tAry Institute at Lexington. Va, A.
was his father. the late Dr.. Pembroke
Thomson, orehardist and Confederate
veteran.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

Mr. Hudson has been out Of the hos
pital for three months. but still visits
the Doctors once regularly. With
the aid Of 4 pair OF erutches and 4
leg brace, he gets around, and can
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Blue Devils 10 Stop
In Arkansas Today
For Workout
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PINE BLUFF. Ark, Dec. 21.-The
mighty Blue Devils of Duke Uni
versity, en- route to Pasadena. Calf.
to play in the Rose Bowl against
Southern California January 2, Sc
lected Pine Bluff today for their
first workout en- route
About 120 persons we're on the
Blue Devil special yesterday when
1t pulled out of Durham. N. c.. amid
a gfireat ovation of college suppor-
ters and towns people.
The team took with it a record of
having won nine games during the
season, and not once was it tied,
scored upon or defeated. But never
during the season did the Wallace
Wade tutored Devils run up very
high score.
The line play was the standout of
the tilts. unless it was the MASTER
full kicking of Eric Upton, who kept
the Pittsburgh Panthers in such a
hole during snowstorm last month
that the crack Panther aggregation
finally went down in defeat.
Another stop for practice will be
made tomorrow at Lubbock, Tex,
and Friday a sightseeing tour vii,
be made at Grand Canyon. The
train will arrive in Los Angeles Sat-
urday morning about o'clock.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
BY GAYLE TALBOT.
Assrriated prass SporYs Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l-While she
is q pl city girl and an accomplished
skater, Sonia Henie must be charged
with having made a lot of shoW-off
Susies and fancy Dams out OF this
! country's ice skaters.
Before the Morse maid showed up
in her skimpy costumes and begun
doing splits and whirls to Spotlights
and soft music. the average simple
soul had regarded ice skating pri-
marily as fun. means of skimming
along speedily with minimum of
effort.
Now it is serious business. The
Rockefeller Center pond is right
across the street and some stories
down from the new Offices of the
Associated Press. in perfect staring
distance. so this is written with
some authority.
At 1t Day and Night.
They are out there day and night
cutting didoes and dressed up fit to
kill. None yet has been seen wear
ing plain, everyday ice skating
clothes and simply skating around
and around the place like it was
pleasure.
Probably such an interloper would
be handed a copy of the rink rules
and be advised to seek his bucolic
entertainment elsewhere, preferably
at some secluded spot. Certainly
it would be a letdown for the sew
eral hundred steady spectators who
have given up excavation-watching
in favor of this higher art.
The skaters, ranging in age from
about S to 65, go at their school
figures and dipsy-doos like there
was movie scout lurking behind
every foot of the hedge surrounding
the pool and five more clustered in
the branches of the 50-foot christ
mas tree on the upper bank.
Some of the performers look as
though they could do with a lesson
or two in plain round-and-round
skating. for they wobble badly on the
fancy stuff. AS they piroutte they
leave something to be desired, and
do not resemble either Sonia Henie
or Hazel Franklin except in their
earnestness of effort. Probably they
never shall
At this writing, one striver of
some 40 winters has for an hour de-
voted herself to projecting the first
half of flgure-8. That is, she has
been going around in a circle on
one foot, her arms extended grace
fully. Now and then she stops to
inspect her skate marks absorbedly.
Too Cold to Applaud.
"Any day now she'll get up nerve
to make herself whole figure-8
at once" observed a spectator, evi-
IDENTIFY a regular patron. Then
she'll 60 looking for a job in the ice
| follies."
The more advanced of the exhibi-
tionists appear totally oblivious to
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Support of Business
For Stadium Asked

Because visiting crowds would
mean more money in their pockets,
local department store executives
and big business officials will be
asked to join in the drive now being
Staged to provide a stadium for
Washington.
The drive will not be confined to
a stadium, however, as the Touch
down Club today announced that it
also will ask for an indoor sports
arena which could be used for con-
ventions, ice hockey, horse shows
and basket ball games.
Theodore Grape has been ap-
pointed chairman of a committee
which will seek the aid of local
architects in drawing up plans for
both projects. The committee then
will take these plans to leading local
businessmen when they are asked
for aid.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Grid Stars Ra||ying
To We|th, But He's
No Longer Coach
BY EDDY GILMORE,
Associated Press Sports Wrtrsp

Gus Welch-the old Carlisle In
dian who stepped out as coach at
American University today-found
himself with a flock of football
players but no school at which to
play them.
Ever since the country found out
that had only 13 players at Anieri-
can University said WEIGH. I've
been getting applications from SYM
pathetic American boys who want
to help me-"
Gus whipped some letters from his
pocket.
Here's one" he said, from three
football players in a Southern high
school. They're the whole side of a
line. They offer to play for me next
year"
260-Pound Guard Applies.
He dug deeper and brought out
another letter.
This is from a 260-pound Texas
guard he said. He says to give
him a scholarship and my line trou-
bles are over. No team gained foot
through him all fall"
Gus then produced his ace offer.
This one" he said, lis from a
whole team. Eleven players and two
subs. They all want to come and
play for me-"
The Indian-who used to thrill
the East with his speed when he
played for Carlisle-was talking fast
He quoted from the letter.
"'We are Junior college team,
he read. We ran up 272 points last
year to our opponents none. We
don't want to be snapped up by
colleges scattered throughout the
Nation. We want to play together. :"
Would End His Troubles.
Gus shook his head sadly. There
was a tear in his eye as he continued
to read
Bring US with you," said the let
ter-writing gridder, "and see us
play. You will experience enduring
fame as COACH
With his pockets stuffed with the
letters Gus said good-by, and instead
OF doing what lots of coaches are
doing right now-looking for play
ers-went out to look for job.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Ian Same Punt
Strategy That
Beat Irish
LonsdeII Rated One
Of Coasts Best
Boil Hurriers
By ROBERT MYERS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 21.-The
brilliant punting of Eric (the Red
Upton of Duke will be met-and
the Trojans hope offset-by the
quick kicking strategy of Southern
California when the two elevens
clash in Pasadena's Rose Bowl
Tipton's kicking fame is we'll
known to the men of Troy. but
maybe the stanch Dukes of North
Carolina will find it matched by
those bounding boots sent downfield
by the Trojan quarterbacks when
the downs and the formations ap-
parently call for an orthodox run
ming play off tackle.
Kicks Backed Up Irish"
Notre Dame learned of one of
Coach Howard Jones favorite ma
neuvers last December g. Time and
again Mickey Anderson or Oliver
Day set the Irish deep in their
own back yard by these lightning
like thrusts. which ranged from SO
to nearly 60 yards.
Ohio State and some other Trojan
foes found out about these quick
kicks. but in the battle with Notre
Dame they were the most outstand-
ing.
Duke. with Upton doing almost
all the kicking, has an enviable sea-
son average of 403 yards, but it
doesn't begin to tell of the co. 70 and
more yards on individual punts by
the Duke star, nor of how the pow
erful Upton foot helped topple
mighty Pitt.
Trojan Safety Men Fast.
In another answer to the Duke
punting. however, Southern Cali
fornia has several better than or
dinary safety men, Grenville Lans-
dell. f1rst-string quarterback. who
isn't great punter compared to
his understudies. Anderson and Day.
rates as one of the most spectacular
broken-f1eld runners in the Pacific
Coast Conference. He took an Ohio
State punt and ran it back 83 yards
for touchdown and Travelled II
over a mushy treacherous turf at
Seattle to score Troy's lone touch
down against Washington.
Southern CALIFORNIA; season
punting average is 1868 yards. But
Lansdell and company have run
back punts $50 yards, while Dukes
total is 800 yards.
The quick kick and fleet safety
men may match the punts of Eric
the Red
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Hockey Results

National League
Boston Bruins, 3; New York Americans, o.
New York Rangers. 6; Detroit 2.
Intern ational. American Leasue,
Hershey Bears. 2: Springfield Indians. /.
American Association.
St. Paul. 4: Kansas City. /.
Tulsa. I: Wichita, g.
Eastern Amateur League.
Hershey Cubs. 3: Atlantic City, /.
Collese.
Boston o., 8: Harvard. 8.
Evening star., 1938-12-21
Gus Called Signals for the indians

Everybody laughed said Dutch because Caac
football player Just like the of the Four who played
with StuhdeIer Then
ct can't o
think 1t Guyon In fact
OF left halfback but his slips
Jones Smith, Black White-o
Jim Thorpe
WELL was the quarterback of that outfit
big played yelled
Thorpe around right
for touchdown.
We went into another hudde and yelled 922S4157
meant for Thorpe kick Instead he threw
who ran 40 yards for another touchdown.
The team snapped back called another
This meant that Calac hit of
blocking Guyon headed for the
and around right end for 55 yards touchdown
The next day. said Gus picked
the front Wech Greatest
And that concluded Mr. stopped
the rest of the fellows