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Utilities Problems

1t is distinctly disturbing to
note the tone of the statement
by Commissioner Robert E.
Healy of the Securities Exchange
Commission released to all daily
newspapers regarding the effect
of the public utility holding
company act on the industry
it is designed to regulate.
Utility investors have been
assured recently by Chairman
William o. Douglas that the
relationship between the COM
mission and the utilities is bet
ter than ever before. We had
hoped that this meant the util-
ity problem with which both
are concerned would be ap-
preached in a judicial and CO.
operative manner. Mr.. Healy's
statement suggests rather an
approach reminiscent Of those
bitter days preceding the pas
sage of the act, when recrimina-
ton, suspicion, and propaganda
nodded the prevailing temper.
Utility companies freely admit
that there have been errors
in the past. But they do feel
it is unjust to imply that the
whole barrel Of apples is rotten
because the Federal Trade
Commission has found oc-
casional imperfect fruit. This un-
fortunate impression is all too
widely held, and no. doubt large
ly because Of the publicity by
the Federal Trade Commission
in its utility investigation in
which Mr.. Healy himself played
so important a part.
. Mr.. Healy sets a proper goal
for the commissions administra-
ton of the public utility hold
ing company act in aiming it
toward the development of the
industry so that companies, in.
vestors, and consumers will
all benefit. But is not the at
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Wise Words

Employment which Galen
calls natures physician" Is so
essential to human happiness
that Incidence is justly consid-
cred as the mother of misery.
Burton.
Modesty forbids what the law
does not.-Seneca.
Do not trust all men, but trust
men Of worth: the former course
is silly, the latter a mark Of pru'
dence.-DemocrituS.
BY a tranquil mind I mean
nothing else than a mind well
ordered.-Marcus Aurellus.
He hears but half who hears
one party only.-AeschyluS.
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Optimism

All we read about, hear about
and talk about nowadays is
Roosevelt, Hitler, MuSsolini and
economic problems. Why not
for a change, rest our brains
and think of the good things of
the world?
We still have the trees, the
air, the earth, the water. Life
isn't cheating us; we're cheating
ourselves. So heads up, you sup
posedly down-trodden and be-
wildered people, and try to see
good in what is good and ignore
what is bad. E. M. B.
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Your |. Q.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER


Score 10 for the first eight
questions, and 20 for No. 8.
l. On what river is the Grand
Coulee Dam being built?
2. How many gallons make
barrel?
8. Who wrote, 20 Mary, go,
and call the cattle home, Across
the sands O. Dee!"?
4. Where is Tasmania?
5. Who was Lizzie Borden?
6. What is the difference be-
tween 14676, and the fourth of
itself?
7. How did the kindergarten
originate?
8. What did Thomas Sheraton
design?
9. Three men were discussing
their ages. A said he was 80
years old. B said he was as old
as A. and one-fourth of c.
And C said he was as old as
both of them. What is the age
of each?
ANSWERS on Page u
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This Generation

A lot of boys and girls from
high schools and colleges are
looking for jobs with dismal
prospects.
But don't be mistaken-a lot
of them will find jobs, too.
They are the ones who refuse
to believe that a depression and
a New Deal can stop a we'll
equipped, determined human be-
ing.
Twenty years from now the
1898 crop will stand out as one
Of the best the world ever has
seen. OPTIMIST.
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1 had committed this heinous
crime because a chance drink
ing acquaintance, encountered
in the bars of Cairo's Esbekieh,
had said he wanted to see the
ceremony. So, in a few seconds
of fooIiShness- I had destroyed
a good record of almost six
years standing However, it was
all Strengthened out later
which is another story.
I was sitting in the bar of the
Metropole Hotel in London.
disowned, disgraced, and broke.
The money with which I had
planned to emigrate to the
United States had been about
all spent in riotouS living to
Danish my sorrows. And then
this quiet-spoken sandy-haired
man, whom I had seen a num-
ber of times about the hotel,
set down beside me and asked
me to have a drink.
LIE TOLD me his name was
AA Lee Christmas, that he was
a travelling salesman and also "a
soldier of sorts" I didn't learn
till years later Just the sort of
soldier he was. He had, he told
me, over our drinks, been look
ing me up and had come to the
conclusion that I was the man
for a job that would earn me a
thousand dollars.
know all about guns, SOM"
he asked.
I replied that I did. Honestly,
at the time. thought he meant
infantry rifles such as the Lee
Metford. the Lee-Enfield, the
Krag, the Martini and their
kindred among the infantry of
the worlds armies. When I
learned a little later that he
was referring to twelve-pound-
ers I had gone too far and was
too deeply interested to correct
him.
These twelve-pounders were
to be shipped to a small port
on the west coast of Haiti. I
was to go along with them, pos
ing as a farm machinery expert.
I would be met-our landing
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in Clinton, Iowa. I
have been working
for the Government
here for the past
year, which seems
a long time from
my f a m lily and
home. Clinton is a
modern city Of 30
900 population, and
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The first chance
I get to vacation, I
will go to Cali
fornia, where I
particularly want
to visit Hollywood
and some Of the
picture studios. OF
course, I want to 60
by automobile so
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which was a very interesting
trip for me. The 1889 fair is
supposed to be even more gla-
morous."
X \
Miss Eleanor Hurley, 1920
Morningside Drive N. w., ste
nographer:
I'm going to visit my home
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operas in the country have
been presented. This will be
my second trip there. If my
money lasts, I'll travel south
ward on my way back home"
Miss Catherine Work, 5lO8
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"I've a Ire a d y
taken my vacation
this year and I pre-
ferred to remain at
h o m e and rest.
However, next year
I want to visit the
World Fair in New
York. I went to the
ChicaRo Fair,
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MY trip will be
to a resort in
Greenville, N. Y,
which is in the
CatSkill Mountains.
It's my favorite
summer vacation
ing place, where I
particularly lik e
the sports and par
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II just returned
from my vacation
and, believe me, I
was most reluctant
to 60 back to work.
I spent 10 days in
Atlanta, Ga, visit
ing friends IN d
thoroughly enjoyed
myself. I got a
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I think a very pretty place. But.
then, nothing ever compares to
home"
X X X
Miss Lydia White, 1920 Morn
ingside Drive N. W., stenogra-
pher:
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This summer I
hope to go to st.
Louis, where I
want to see the
st. Louis Municipal
Opera Company in
the largest open-air
theater in the
world, and where
some of the finest
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OUR PROGRESS
Well, how about

toward totalitarianism which is unquesonably 60
ing on?
Our latest step is believe is sensible; namely,
decision of the FSCC-Federa Surplus Commodities Cor
-, poration-to greatly expand its pur-
One OLeP chases of surplus food supplies for
~ - Tin,o direct feeding of ill-fed "one-third
of nation" In an emergency like
the present it only logical to all possible
lost motion and extra expense in feeding the
victims.
We have been moving toward totaltaranism-Gov
ernment control of the peope-ever since the Interstate
Commerce Commission set up in 1887 to control
the railroads. No President, party in power has
been able to stop the drift; few have wanted to- 1t is
dictated by the complexities of our machine age
NsvI
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Why Not a Woman?

A THOUGH the WPA in the District is under control
N of the Federal Government, its administration is a
matter of vital local in the reduction of unem-
ployment and providing relief. Some 13,5OO persons
now are on WPA rolls and other thousands are regis
tered and waiting for work Expansion may be expected
here as elsewhere under the reefspending appro
pration.
The time is propitious for the President and Admins
traitor Hopkins to local head for this agency,
since Commissioner George E. Allen has resigned The
D.1.r OIL ~ whole District relief set-up, it will
heIte' OeI-OP be recalled is at present under in
Woe M,dIyIod vestigaton at the direction of Con-
= gress, because it so muddled
exact information not to be had.
An independent, politically free and capable admnisra-
tor needed take charge of things and should be named
with little delay possible People of the District have
the right expect those in the States do that the per-
named will be entirely separated from the affairs of
the local government.
Among those suggested for the post is Mrs Mary Steele,
director of womens and professional projects and the
division of education and recreation in the District WPA,
whose friends she has shown herself to be capable
administrator in her present work. in which 340O persons
employed and point her long experience in similar
activities.
A woman WPA relief administrator might be something
of innovation But so is the machinery of relief.
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signals would be made by hello
at the designated spot by a
detachment of competent gun
ners who would help me assem-
BILE the battery and provide
hauling.
1 was then to move the bat
terry into Port au Prince, capital
of the island, where the PreSi-
dent. Nord Alexis, would pre-
sumably be fighting to retain
his office against General An
tome Simon, in command of a
rebel army.
UNOTHING to it, son." said
~ General Christmas as he
signalled the waiter for another
drink. DO you want the job or
don't you?"
I think I would have taken it
if he had told me I would have
to face an army of 10000 men
with those old twelve-pounders.
And so we sealed the contract
with a handshake-and a down
payment of two hundred dollars.
1 sailed out of Tilbury Docks,
near London, in an old freighter,
just one week later, and in due
time arrived at Cap. st. Mark.
1t wasn't until I came to break
out the packing cases and to
put the guns together that I
found there was no ammunition
with which to feed the weapons
of death.
Christmas swore to me later
that the shells had been put
aboard and I never again met
the captain of the freighter to
find out whether he had for
gotten to unload them or
whether his act had been inten-
tional.
But at any rate the revolution
was as good as over-so I took a
chance. With my Haitian gun
ners I rolled the battery into
Port au Prince, met General
Simon, received his thanks-and
beat it.
1888, by Washington Times }
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Plump Girls Preferred

I think "Floradora" is right.
Men do like them plump. have
visited many parts of the world
and, in my judgment, the plump
girls are the most attractive.
Happily, the Hollywood cult Of
extreme emaciation has not
penetrated most European and
Far Eastern countries.
GLOBE TROTTER.
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ticipate in tennis, swimming,
horseback riding and hiking. In
taking this vacation every sum-
mer I always go with group Of
girl friends"
X X
Mrs. Sophie Goodfellow, COL
A St. N. E., telephone operator:
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that can really see the States
on my trip"
Miss Edna Work, 5108 Fifth
st. N. w., telephone exchange
supervisor:
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Traffic Toll

The list of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January !, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-06-25
ROllin' Along
Ru ". A. S. Douglas

I HAVE MET number of American gun-runners, revolu
tonfomenters and just ordinary adventurers peddng
their swords or rifles or revover for hire The most in
teresting of them all Christmas the New Orleans
railroad engineer who became hafadozn generals in half
a-dozen South American armies.
He taking time off in between revolutions in Lon
don in the fall of 19OS and learned, doing little prof
liable business the SIDE had just resigned my COM
mission in the British army having been given the choice
of doing that being courtmartiaed My crime was
drunkenness and dsobedence of the Kings regulations in
that l. lieutenant had turned out brigade guard
which goes into action only for field officer
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Springs

special kick going in swimming
in the Presidents pool at Warm
Springs"
The Washington times., 1938-06-25

in the State primary is violated
by every known pressure? Have
our national standards fallen?
Is this a democracy? C.V.C.
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Wants D. c. Law Probe

Allow me to congratulate Mrs.
Evalyn Walsh Mclean on her
article of June %.
At first thought after reading
it, I was hotly resentful but
after celebrating I find that
Mrs. Mclean is right.
1t is evident that there is a
wide difference Of opinion con-
corning law-enforcement in D.
c. and the citizens and tax
payers have a right to know the
truth" Not the truth as por-
trayed by members of the Bar
Association, whose personal
preferences and prejudiceS color
their statements to save the
hides of the Slick Shyster, who
if they got what was justly due
them would have been behind
the bars long ago.
I challenge Bolitha Laws,
Austin Garfield, and Hanlan
Wood, to make a fair and i'm
partial investigation of charges
I have already made against
four "a of the members of the
D. c. bar. B. P. LAWLOR.
X
DOWn Deep
Roosevelt certainly has done a
lot for the poor man. He has
given him lot of new company
in his misery. But it's getting
crowded down here in the eco
nomic cellar. RECRUIT.
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TheInquiring
Photographer
The washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

What do you plan doing for
your vacation?
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

the Editor should be limited 200 words Names and addresses
writer's will be omitted request
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THE ANSWERS

Miss Lillian Downing, 1925
Massachusetts, Ave. N. W.,
typiSt:
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whole District relief set-up, it will
be recalled, is at present under in
vestigation at the direction of Con-
gress, because it was so muddled
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Fifth st. N. W.:
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, July l9. up =
Douglas Corrigan, you made a GER
tain sportsWriter I know feel pretty
foolish and juvenile yesterday.
This sportsWriter was just putting
the finishing touches on a story
about Dizzy Deans courage in
pitching a four-hitter against the
BoStons when the flash came that
you had landed in Ireland. Your
old crate must have just about been
slipping down through the mists
over Baldonnel airdrome when the
sportsWriter pinned the final ad-
jective on Dizzy-"heroic" was the
word, believe-for pitching SO sud-
denly with an arm none too good
l don't believe you were more
than out of your plane, Douglas,
stretching your legs for the first
time after leaving New York some
28 hours before, when the sports
writer threw Dean and his "heroicS"
into the waste basket. Somehow
that four-hitter didn't seem 50 i'm
portant after thinking of where
you were when Dizzy was pitching
it.
Dizzy was on good, solid earth
You were somewhere out over the
Atlantic, flying, believe you said,
to California. Dizzy was surround
ed by thousands of persons, whose
faces ne could see, whose cheers
he could hear. You were alone, in
the loneliest place in the world,
with only the Win0 and the waves
for company. A mistake by Dizzy
and he could have waved to the
bull pen for help. A mistake by
you and your wave would have been
answered by death.
I'm just one of millions who envy
you today, Douglas Corrigan. Yes,
envy is the word, because of all
the things that can ever happen
to a fellow, nothing must bring
the same measure of satisfaction
as the accomplishment Of a feat
that stamps him as a man. So
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Today's Sports Parade

many of us go through life without
ever knowing where we stand. But
you know how you stand today. 1t
takes a man, Douglas, to crank up
an antiquated flying machine and,
with no radio, no parachute, no
companion, no nothing, almost,
head out to sea with Ireland q
mean California; for destination.
Later on, after he had thrown
away the Dizzy Dean eulogy and
written a substitute story, the
sportsWriter went out for lunch, with
the paper telling of your trip to
Dublin in his pocket. The res
taurant was aircooled but the
sportsWriter heard more than one
was it up there, Douglas, when the
sun went down and the night winds
blew on that old crate of yours?)
The food was all that Lucullus
could have asked for, but there
were some who found it lacking
taste. CWhat did you have for
dessert, Douglas? Another bite of
chocolate bar, another swig of water
from that jugO
The walters sprang alertly to each
command, but the sportswriter
heard one young chap complain of
/ the service. (Who drew your bath,
Douglas, and turned down your
bed when fatigue and sleep began
to get you alter "a day and night
at the controlsD.
There's only one thing you don't
deserve much credit for, Douglas,
and that is your amazing naviga-
tion-hitting Dublin right on the
nose. How could you miss it,
Douglas, when you wear map of
Ireland on your faeo?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Interest CenterS on Joe
Gonzalez Jackson Bout

Though Bobby Pacheco will de-
fend his featherWeight title and
Vic Villavicencia will attempt to
keep the lightweight crown in the
valley, interest in Thursday nights
fight card at the Ell Centre athletic
club centered on the Joe Gonzales
James Jackson feud.
Jackson plastered a defeat on
Jack Arnold in easy style last week
to catapult himself into the valley
fight picture A win over Gonzalez
may qualify the Negro for a crack
at Villavicencia's lightweight crown
or Pacheco's featherWeight title.
Bobby Pacheco will meet Marcus
Mendez in the main event Thurs
day night and Villayicencia will
meet Bruce Howard. Mendez and
Howard are from San Diego.
Other bouts-Earl Smith VS.. Fred
Hogue, Joe Gotta VS.. Jim Springs
Gene Ray VS.. Bob Fleming and Joe
Johnson VS.. Jim Murphy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
L. A. VEGETABLES

LOS ANGELES, July 19. tUP) -
Movement OF all commodities was
generally slow. Lettuce, corn, can't
aloupes were lower. Most other com
modities were about Lteady and
dull.
Cantaloupes: weaker jumbo 36s-
45s 1.15-1.25: std 45s 90c- 90; local
H-Bs std 156s-27s 75c-1.0O std 36s
5o-k6ei std si5s50- -e5c. Melodews:
jumbo 24s-27s 75c-S5c; honeydews
Imperial Valley jumbos and stds
s5c-1.0O; jumbo 27s-36s l.25. Honey
balls: jumbo 36s-45s LOO; std 45s
75-s5c pony 45s 60-65c.
Lettuce: weaker; Guadalupe and
Santa Maria dry pack As 1.25- lao,
5s 1.00-1.25; 6s f5c; oxnard As LIS.
Tomatoes: steady; local Il San
Diego Co. lugs 4x5s 50-65c. 5x5s &
5x6s 6O-75c, 6x6s 40-50c. 6x7s 35-
40c, stones 4x5s 75-90e; 5x5s & Ex6s
LOO, 6x6s 75-66c; 6x7s 65-75c.
Watermelons: firm; carlots Imp
erial Valley Klondikes and stropeB
1918 lb average ordinary Quality
mostly S110S120. Ton lots Imperial
Valley stripes and londikes 16-16
lb average best s12.oo-s13.oo.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Williams Connects

Tunney Williams, second sacker
for the Ell Centric All-Stars famed
out once in last Friday nights game
AGAINST the TemecuIa Indians.
Not startling news perhaps in the
times at bat of most ball players
but It was the first time in three
seasons that Tunney had failed TO
at least hit the ball.
Padres Hot
San Diego'S Padres start on an
other road trip this week after n
successful stand at home. The Padres
routed San Francisco in sexi out OF
seven games last week and moved
TO within two and one halt games
of the second place Sacramento
team.
The infield without Jimmy Reese,
is clicking unusually we'll and JIM
my may have tough time cracking
the lineup even when he RECEIVERS
from his knee injury.
Shanty Hogan, giant catcher, is
doing well at the plate. He drove
in five runs with three hits in two
games Sunday.
Craghead, Ward, Chaplin, Salyo
Humphrey, Hebert and Pillette are
pitching good ball. Should they be
able TO continue the same brand
of ball the Padres should win the
pennant.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
CITY LEAGUE
SOFTBALL GAME
SCHEDULED T0NITE

.Softball teams of the Ell Centre
city league reassembled lineups
Tuesday in order to put their very
strongest rosters in the field for
the remainder of the loop games.
Tuesday night the Eagles and /.
V. Hardware clash in a game which
may determine the winner of the
second half pl,,y. Wednesday night
the Seven Up meets Silver Slippers
first half champions.
Joe Hurst is expected to take
the mound for the Hardware since
the Nailers have an excellent chance
to win the pennant.
Hurst will be opposed by the rap
idly improving Billie Sunstrom.
Chambers will hurl for the Silver
Slipper Wednesday night. Bob o.
Brien will oppose him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

Five thousand fish. I don't know
how far they would reach If laid
end to end, but piled one upon an
other on a pair of scales they would
add up to more than 10000 pounds
That's E. II. McFadin's record IN
twelve years of fishing off the San
Diego coast.
Few people see that many fish
in a life time. some don't want to.
but McFadin. a San Diego hotel
owner. brought that many to gall
with light line and tackle.
He gave the majority of the fish
he caught TO charity organizations
in and around San Diego. Another
record worth remembering.
McFadin makes about three trips
q week to different points in the
are weak on arithmetic, slightly
ocean. That would be. in case you
more than ls10 trips in twelve
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
EI Centre
Junior Leaguers
Beat Braw|ey, q-8

Ell Centre junior league All-Stars
combined good pitching and heavy
stickWork to defeat the BraWley
junior leaguers, 9-8, in Ell Centre
stadium Monday night.
Sam Fisher and Bill Payne did
most of the damage at the plate
for the Ell Centrans. Each collect
ed four hits. Fishers fourth hit of
the night was a home run that won
the game in The ninth inning.
Bill Patterson famed IA batters
for the Ell Centrans. He pitched
himself out of three holes which
would have lost the ball game for
the Ell Centro nine.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19

Coast Club
Predicts Cinch
Win Over AII.Sfars

The only reason We make out
of-town trips is to make easy money
betting on ourselves TO win"
Thus spoke the manager of Long
Beach All Stars in answer to
telegram scheduling Friday nights
return game between the FL Centre
All Stars ami the coast softban
team.
As a result Fl Centre batSmen
sharpened batting eyes, smoothed
fielding plays and prepared to vim
their ninth straight victory at home
The El Centrans dropped a Go
decision TO the Long Beach team
two weeks ago on an invasion of
the coast. Friday night the ALL
Stars will be given chance to
erase that defeat and maintain a
perfect record on the home dia-
mond.
Joe Fox Hurst will be on the
mound for the All-Stars. He will
be faced by Joe Vargus, Long Beach
speedball artist.
Vargus threw the l3-inch ball
past the El Centro batters vita
amazing success in the first meet
ing between the teams but the .o!ig-
er base paths and pitching box
may curb Vargus' effectiveness.
Hurst is at his best with the
smaller ball and longer pitching
distance.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-19
Armstrong Opens
Ambers Bout Prep

NEW YORK, July l9. (UP) =
Henry Armstrong, world champion
of the feather and welterweight
divisions, began training today for
his lightweight title fight with
Champion Lou Ambers on August
To-
Armstrong scheduled an hour of
limbering exercises at Stillman's s
gymnasium this afternoon. Tomor-
row he will open his training camp
at Pompton Lakes, N. j., where he
successfully prepared for his welter-
weight title fight with Barney Ross
on May 81.