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Evening star., 1938-10-02
DC. Man toTrv
Parachute Leap
Into Potomac

Louis A. Barr. 20, Internal Revenue
Bureau clerk, said last night he Is
going to attempt a parachute jump
this afternoon from an altitude OF
1000 feet into the Potomac River of
Hams Point Just for practice,
Mr.. Barr. identified locally with
stunt parachute jumping for some
time, said he will be clad in q bathing
suit and will carry two parachutes
when he leaps from plane piloted by
Bob Ashburn Of the Ashburn Flying
Service. The stunt is planned for $3.50
o'clock.
The plane will be equipped with
pontoons to enable a take-on from
the water, Mr.. Barr said. He ex-
planned that he is making the jump
to learn something about conditions
Of water landings in parachute jump
ing" E. W. Van Vliet and Walter
Chapman, friends Of the stunter, will
be ready to pick him up in a boat on
completion Of the jump.
Mr.. Barr said he intends to engage
in quite bit of water jumping next
summer" and is making this leap to
get in practice.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
By WILLIAM A. MULLEN.


When District Court assemblies for
the October term Tuesday, it will
find some 800 criminal cases on the
docket. only half as many as a year
previous. thanks to the summer
criminal courts and more trials
Nearly 5000 civil cases also will be
awaiting trial.
Due to the Federal Rules Institute
to be held at the Chamber of Com.
merce Of the United States, on Oc-
tober 8. Z and 8, District Court will
get away to q slow start-it will recess
during those three days-but the
United States Court of Appeals will
do the same thing. Chief Justice Al
fred A. Wheat has called the atten.
ton Of the lawyers to the desirability
Of attending the Federal Rules In.
stitute, which will be under thu
auspices Of the American Bar Asso.
ciation and allied groups here
But for the first time, District
Court will find 10 justices sitting or
its bench-three assigned to crimina
work and the remainder to civi
duties. The latest addition to the
bench is Justice Bolitha j. Laws
president of the Bar Association ot
the District Of Columbia, who, or
Tuesday evening Eat the Maynower
Hotel, will lay aside the gavel and
render an account Of his work since he
assumed the presidency last January
Godfrey L. Munter, the Associations
first vice president. will become presi-
dent and In January an election will
be held to determine who will next
Weld the gavel.
Docket Greatly Reduced.
Through the efforts of United States
Attorney David A. Pine and his as
sistants, as well as the cooperation
of the bench, the criminal docket has
been materially reduced, although
there is the inevitable lag due to the
three month court recess.
Interested oficias anticipate that
the docket may be substantially cur
rent in January or February. Last
fall, authorities recalled, the criminal
docket was materially behind this
schedule.
The civil docket, on the other hand,
is about 20 months behind
calendared in February, 1887, are just
about to come to trial. What were
formerly known as the law cases will
be known, under the new rules for
civil procedure, as the jury docket,
while the quondam equity cases and
law cases where juries are not de-
manded will be designated as nom
jury cases, only = justice hearing these
cases, except In rare instances, where
he might call in jury in an advisory
capacity. Actually there are about a.
600 civil cases awaiting action.
Old Designation Abolished.
The old designation Of Equity
Court" Is abolished and brand-new
signs will designate the various non
criminal courts as "Civil Court No. l."
etc. Altogether seven civil courts are
now planned. President Roosevelt
has yet to name two new District Court
Justices.
Now pending ass seaas l1oo sasee
Evening star., 1938-10-02
PRESIDENT APPROVES
H0LCOMB PROMOTION
Head Of Marine Corps Is Made
Permanent Major General
by the Advance.

President Roosevelt yesterday ap-
proved the promotion Of Maj. Gen.
Thomas Holcomb, commandant of the
Marine Corps, to the permanent rank
Of major general.
Gen. Holcomb's previous rank was
brigadier general, though he was given
the top grade temporarily on becom-
ing marine commandant December /,
1885. He nils vacancy resulting
from the retirement Of Maj. Gen.
Charles H. Lyman.
Gen. Holcomb Is q native of New
Castle, Del, and entered the Marine
Corps from civil life IA 1900. He =
% ysays Old.
Evening star., 1938-10-02

Two dozen embryonic ballerinas
limbered up yesterday to inaugurate
the second season of the Washington
Civic Ballet
After morning of bar work, a bit
OF stretching and review of last
years ballet combinations, they limped
home to hot tubs and alcohol rubs.
For ballet dancing, as Mrs. Eliza
beth Giles, the instructor, puts it, is
more strenuous than football"
Except for the Javanese dancers,
who actually change their bone struc-
ture through stretching" Mrs. Giles
explained, 'the ballet technique is the
most exact:ng in the world"
Just to give you some idea of what
the girls must go through before they
get to be premier danseuses, here are
few simple rules:
The knees must be turned out. The
body must be like steel from the torso
down and like rubber from the
torso up.
Sessions Are Serious.
To accomplish this, the girls started
with deadly seriousness at the first
session. They bent over till their
hands played tattoos on the floor,
Then they bent back. cropping through
the air for the floor behind them.
Then they got together and pulled
each others legs to timber them.
When they finally make their debut
| floating gracefully across the floor
performing dainty little turns, it will
| all look so simple. But each girl will!
have behind her many months of
grinding leg work when each aching
| muscle tells its own story of inter-
minable bends, twists and turns.
Mrs. Giles hopes to present her bal
les to the public at the Sylvan Thea
ter in the spring. The dancers are
all in their second season now, hav-
ing worked for year without appear
ing before the footlights.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
CLUBS FOR GIRLS
WILL LBELAUNCHED
Seven Organizations Will Be
Formed at Various Points
in City.

The girls Of Washington will get
their inning, starting tomorrow. The
Community Center Department then
will open seven girls clubs at strategic
points in the city.
For some time now there have been
boys clubs, such as the Washington,
Police, Merrick, Northeast, Southeast,
Anacostia, Langley, Wilson and Powell
boys clubs, but groups for girls have
been conspicuous by their absence.
The new organizations, for which
there have been requests by hundreds
Of mothers. according to the Commun-
ity Center, will be set up by Harry
English, director of boys activities, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Giles, supervisor Of
girls activities.
Clubs will be formed at Woodrow
Wilson Senior High School tomorrow;
at Jefferson Junior High Tuesday; at
Langley Junior High Wednesday; at
Anacostia Junior High Thursday, and
at the Powell and Mcfarland Junior
Highs and the Thomson School Friday.
AAAV VI WILL NC UUcu 10
girls of all ages with a program stress
ing both cultural and physical activi-
ties, it was said. Activities such as
good taste and good manners" round
table discussions, dress designing,
good craftsmanship and creative arts
will be included
Under the supervision of Mr.. Eng
lish, the Community Center Boys
Clubs will also open, beginning tomor-
row. The following schools will have
clubs: Anacostia, Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday; Jefferson, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday; Langley, Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday; Powell,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and
Wilson. Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Special classes in boxing will be
given by John Bateman.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Fall Criminal Court Cases
Halped by Summer Session
Nearly 5000 CiuiI Actions A,coitine
Trial-Ten Justices Will Be on
Bench for First Time.

that would fall into the old equity
classification. as against 1925 iii the
jury category. This compares with
1.080 non-jury cases for last fall and
1882 law cases. Domestic relations
cases take up most Of the former
equity calendar.
In accordance with custom, six
justices will hold Motions Courts to
consider the approximately 200 con-
tested motions that have been piled
up since the summer recess on Tues
day.
The sharp decrease in the number
OF criminal cases may be attributed
in part to trials held by one Justice
during couple Of weeks in July, one
justice holding court during last
month. with two justices at work on
criminal trials during two weeks of
this month, when Justice Laws re-
ceived his judicial baptism on the
bench. During the first six months
OF this year the record-breaking num-
Der OF $500 cases was disposed of, OH
oA"@' ASSoA1So yCSGtIudy.
ESQ Fewer Indictments,
Washingtonians and visitors were
apparently better behaved this sum-
mer, from the law enforcement Off
ciai's viewpoint, for there were $50
fewer indictments this last summer
than in 1887. With three criminal
courts in action from January until
June Of this year. the docket becomes
practically current on June 80. But
the accumulation Of summer business
has pushed the trial dates farther
back, although even now those ac-
cused Of criminal offenses by the
grand jury on Wednesday are ar
raigned before a justice on the fol-
lowing Friday.
During the last fall term of Dis
trict Court only two justices were as
signed to criminal trials. But due to
a desire to accelerate criminal trials
an additional justice was ordered to
the criminal bench so that the olden
legal dictum, Justice delayed is justice
denied" might not find reality in the
District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
WILLIAM GUIDE HONORED
Almas Temple Units Give Fete
at Farm Near Laurel.

The uniformed bodies Of AlmaS
Temple gave a barbecue and concert
yesterday afternoon in honor of Will
liam F. Guide. veteran Washington
florist. at his farm near Laurel, Md.
Mr.. Guide is the oldest living past po-
tentate of the temple.
The concert was rendered on the
Mwn by the temples military band,
led by Frederick Wilken.
Visitors included John H. link, .po-
tentate of Boumi Temple. Baltimore,
and E. Elmer Langrell. chief rabban
of the Baltimore temple.
Wives Of the officers attended the
barbecue.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Supper to Aid School.

GAITHERSBURG, Nd, Oct. I
(SpeciaD The ladies of st. Martins
Parish will hold their annual fried
oyster and ham supper in st. Martins
Hall here Wednesday and Thursday.
Proceeds will be used for the benefit
Of St. Martins Parochial School. Mrs
John Larcombe heads the committee
on arrangements.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Gliding Mark Set.

After only i've days practice, Sub
1t. A. N. Young remained In the air
for 1874 hours near Shrewsbury.
breaking the English singls-seatef
gliding record
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Directors to Meet.

The Board Of Directors Of the
Prince Georges Chamber Of Commerce
will meet tomorrow night at 7:3o
o'clock u The tsisphons building IA
Hyattsv11le, Nd.
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Hyattsville Council to Meet.

A special meeting of the Mayor and
Council of Hyattsville, Nd, will. be
held tomorrow night In the council
chamber to consider road work.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19

Chairmen Of the various games
committees and representatives on
the Olympic committee will be Sc
lected.
The sports to be under con-
sideration at the meeting are
women'S swimming, women's track
and field, ice hockey, soccer, bob
Shedding, cycling, pistol shooting,
fencing, gymnastics, field hand
ball, weight-lifttng, field hockey
and canoeing.
Among the outstanding former
sports stars who will attend and
serve In helping to whip our teams
together are Eddie Eagan, former
Olympic boxing and bob-sledding
champion; DR.. Graeme Harmon,
o0-year-old New York neurologist,
who was q champion fencer and
runner; Albina OSipowich van
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
HOLY NAME PIN
LEAGUE MAKES
SEASON AWARDS

Trophies and cash prizes were
awarded winners In the nine sec.
tionS Of the Holy Name Bowling
League at its banquet held last
night at the Pilgrimage Hall Of the
Franciscan Monastery. -Four
hundred guests attended.
George F. Hardin, president and
treasurer Of the league presided
and other officers at the head
table were Claude L. Nichols. vice
president and Edward J. Kelley,
secretary.
Winner In Glass A was Holy
Comforter, captained by Clement
B. Smith. Other winners were:
Section g." Blessed Sacrament:
Section &C." Holy Comforter;
Section 3D." st. Theresa's: Sec.
ton e." st. Peters; Section 'F, "
st. Peters: Section &C." Holy
Name; Section Ell" st. Dominic 81;
Section a." st. Anthony's.
Prominent guests and speakers:
Peters, who also was the chief speaker
Rev. e. v. Conroy, Of st. Anthony'g; Rev.
Joseph e. Gsdrs, OF immaculate ConcHp.
!iUn; Leo A. President nrs Of sni
of Particular Council Of the St. Vincent
DePaul Society; William r. Burns, presi.
dent Of Naval Lodge No. ia Bowling
League; Harry g. HelmO; Frank j
Reilly. Waiter ). Keelsy. Of New York
city: Francis A. Mccain and Thomas
r. Fogarty, Of Rochester, N. 7.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
PILOTS SELECT
ALL-STAR TEAM

CINCINNATI, O., May 1s
O.N.S0-Managers Of American
and National League baseball
teams will again select members
Of the teams who are scheduled
to participate in the sixth annual
all-Star game here July 6, high
baseball officials announced today
Commissioner Kenesaw M.
lands, American League PreSi
dent william Harridge, National
League President Ford Prick and
Warren Giles, general manager Of
the Cincinnati Reds, made plans
for the game in an all-day meet.
ing here yesterday.
Squads Of the two league teams
will be composed Of az players.
selected by votes Of club managers.
lands announced.
Players will be selected accord.
ing to votes and not for q specific
position as in former years, lands
said. Previously the teams were
composed Of eight infielders, six
outfielders, three catcherS and SiX
pitchers.
June ~ was the date set by the
confereeS for announcement Of the
personnel Of the two rival teams
In case Of inclement weather
causes postponement Of the game
July 8, it will be played the follow.
ing day. In the event the weather
again causes delay, the game will
be cancelled.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Americans Win 5
Golden Glove Titles

CHICAGO, May 10 0.NS).
International q m a teur boxing
championships were clutched firm
ly In the stout hands Of five Ameri-
can Golden Gloves champions to-
day, following the signal defeat of
their European rivals last night at
the stadium here.
The American team lost three
Of eight bouts to their imported
opponents before q crowd esti-
mated at 22,200 persons.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Reflect Miss Ford
Pin League Prexy

Two out Of three officers were
reelected by the Ladies' District
Bowling League at the Arcadia
Alleys last night.
Miss Pauline Ford was again
named president and Miss Ella
Limerick was reelected vice presi-
dent. Miss Lorraine GULL sue
ceedS Mooney Lynn aS secretary
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Archers to Shoot
Near Monument

The Robin Hood Archery Tour.
nament postponed last week be-
cause Of bad weather has been
scheduled for Saturday at 2
o'clock at the range on the south
west side Of the Washington
Monument grounds.
Archers desiring to compete
should notify Secretary-Treasurer
L. B. Olmstead, Of the Potomac
Archers, Wheeler Road, Congress
Heights, D. G. No entry fee viii
be charged.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
ODD Wasdell Weds
Chattanooga Girl

DETROIT, Mich, May 10.
Jimmy Wasdell, erestwhile Griff
rookie who was Optioned to Indian.
apolis recently, Is to be married
tomorrow in Indianapolis.
He will marry Evelyn KerSey,
whom he met in Chattanooga,
Tenn, last year while playing
with the LookoutS.
Jimmy was spectator at yes
terday'S Detroit Washington game
and told his former team mates:
Il think when a man gets to be
nv age, he should get married."
Jim is 20.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
.GEVINSON and.
SARRON FIGHT.
IS POSTPONED.

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the main bout. The boys are down
for eight rounds.
Another eightrounder will show
Stove Mamakos, the Golden
Greek" against Battling Bur
roughs. Dixie middleweight. This
is the bout that is being whipered
as the "show-stealer." Mamakos
has a heart as big as his body and
has the old-fashioned idea that q
fighter should throw punches
from the opening tinkle Of the bell.
Burroughs is rough, tough
singer and when two of q kind
get together there should be more
fun than a poker game with Q
pinochle deck.
Tony Passaro, highly touted
New York featherweight, Is down
for q six.rounder with frankie
DeAngelo, while Sailor Long meets
Vic FtnaZzo.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
'8-POund Baby Son
Born tOGOlf Chamr

The possibility Of another south.
paw golfer in the family Of w.
Byrn Curtis, Of the District Build.
ing, was not remote today, In view
Of the birth Of an eightpound son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis.
The father at one time was the
champion left-handed golfer Of
Washington and Is at present the
District Building champion.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Jr. Baseball Event
Attracts Thousand

More than 1000 juveniles viii
participate in the sixth annual
National City.Wide Elimination
tournament for peewee, insect,
midget and Junior baseball teams.
Officials of the tournament met
last night and drew UP the rules
by which the tournament viii be
run.
Entrance fee for entering the
tournament Is 35 cents. Call
Adams 4079 before 10 o. m.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Dean, Arm Better,
In Short Workout

NEW YORK, May 19.-Dizzy
Dean declared his arm felt fine
today, following a short workout
with Catcher Ken ODea before
yesterdays Giant-C Cubs ball game
Under orders from Manager
Charley Grimm, Dizzy didn't at
tempt to put anything on the ball
being content to merely lob II
over, with Catcher O'Dea only 80
feet away.
Ills motion was easy" said
Grimm, land I have every rea-
son to believe he will come
around all right. In about .
week I'll use him in batting
practice, and from there back
into active service
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Loving Resigns
At Congressional

Benny Loving, assistant to
Witty Cox at Congressional Ceun'
try Club, will not return to Con-
gresSionaI next fall after he COM
pleteS his assignment as PROBES
sionaI at Saranac Inn, New York,
where he goes next week. Loving,
who tied with Bobby Cruikshank
for second in the recent Middle
Atlantic P. q. A. tournament at
Old Point Comfort, will return to
Richmond after his Sojourn at
SaranAc.
Raymond Willett, now working
with George Diffenbaugh at Ken
wood, will accompany Loving to
S0ranAc,
The Washington times., 1938-05-19

AIKEN, 1928 olympic 100meters,
freeStyle swimming champion.
Avery Brundage, dinner Of the
American all-around championship
on four different occasions and
now head Of the American Olym-
pic Association. will preside.
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details of the junket remain to be
arranged.
The man whose driving ability Is
Legendary and who supposedly can
clip birds off telegraph wires with
Q masnie shot will have as his ex.
hibition partner George Won Elm,
known as a businessman golfer.
The Montague.Von Elm tour will
be managed by Robert Harlow,
former tournament director Of the
Ellsworth Vine-Fred Perry tennis
troupe. o..
The Washington times., 1938-05-19

tennis series
with the Brit
Usher, FRED
p z r r Y. Is
20 m pie ted
this month,
he'll depart
for San Ca
briel Country
Club In Pasa-
dena, CALI.
to practice
for the Ma
tional A N a.
teur, Septen1-
Der IL. to II.
r e ce ntly,
HHAYMG nl0R.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Baer's Boy I'll
With Pneumonia

/. OAKLAND Cal. May 19.-suf.
fering from bronchial pneumonia
the 5ka.month-old son Of Max
Baer, former world heavyweight
champion, was placed under "a
oxygen tent In Q hospital heras
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Caddies in Tourney
At Congressional

: Caddy golf teams Of the Army
ard Navy Country Club and Con-
gressional Country Club will meet
on the Army and Navy links Mon
day and the following week on the
Congressional links.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
WOrsha1n to Vie
In Nat. Open Trials

Buddy" Worsham, popular boy
ct Bob Barnett'S Chevy Chase
shop, win be among the competi'
tors in the National Open trials
ut Indian Spring Country Club,
May 81.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Duke, Tdrheels Favored
In Conference Comes
On Tour
Montague, Golf Ace.
Signs for Exhibit

HOLLYWOOD. May 1s-John
Montague, golfing companion Of
moving picture stars and trick shot
artist, will definitely tour the
United States to exhibit his
proweSs on the links. Only q few
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Athletic Heads Plan
u S. Par1icibati0n in
1910 Olympic Games

NEW YORK, May IS N.S.)-Pans for the United States
participation in the 1910 Olympic games Tokyo will be made
here Saturday when officials coaches and athletic directors
13 sports will gather with Olympic officials.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19

GuSWoftn vines NA4N&sS
ed the famous Oakmont course,
where the National Amateur
will be. staged this year and he
registered q 80, one over par.
LLOYD JONES, former
Maryland University diamond
star, Is teaching In the Mont
Eomery County School System.
DUTCH EBERTS, the grid.
official. who takes his golfing
seriously, leads the way In snag'
naging bass out Of the Con.
gressional Club pond. The
pool was stocked recently with
fZAAK WALTON targets, and
club members dot the banks
daily with their fly.casting
equipment.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19

DAsHEs.

by CHICK KENNY

ELLSWORTH VINES, the ten
mis- professional, is q crack
golfer and when his marathon
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
DiMag's Manager

katie hO1 W44O
proved the star In the recently
staged George Washington uni
Versity Horse Show, is q student
at Woodrow Wilson High School
It Is said that COMMITS
sIONER KENESAW M. Lam.
DIS has warned JOE D1 MAG
CLIO to forget about hiring Q
manager to handle "outSide"
business DI MAG had tied
up with JOE GOULD, former
manager o. JIMMY BRAD
DOCK. lands maintains that
baseball and boxing do not mix
TEDDY YAROSZ, former
world middleweight champion,
probably will be the next OPP
ponent Of GEORGE ABRAMS,
District flash, with the date ten
tatively booked for the last Of
May or early June in Griffith
Stadium.
MELVIN HAZEN, District
Commissioner, who Is q graduate
Of Maryland University, organ"
lied the Old Line alumni asSo-
citation, and was its first prest-
dent =. BABE RUTH Is entered
in the annual New York State
leftshanded golf tourney .. -.
Birthday greetings to PETE AP.
PIETON tomorrow !. - Yale Will
show q profit from baseball this
year. The Ellis are packing them
In . "FOD" COTO Is the
second local college coach to be
injured with a starters gun this
season. The c. q. coach was set
to handle the shooting irons In
the Catholic U..Western Mary
land meet last week, but acct
IDENTIFY pulled the trigged with
the rod In his pocket. Coach
Geary "Swede" Eppley, OF Mary
land, was the first casualty OF
the season.
Cupid Strikes Again
JIMMY DYKES offered $15,'
600 for NOLEN RICHARDSON,
baltimore shortStop, but JACK
OGDEN marked the tag at
$4,000 NORVAL TAB
LER, the undertaken, gets
around the golf course In re-
spectacle figures at the Ma
tional Women's Club The
latest sports scribe to be
struck by cupid is BOB RUARK'
who is shopping for . ring Tor
VIRGINIA WEBB, q. w. u.
coed. The nuptials will take
place in August The way
JOHNNY BURKE, the George
town niblicker, is burning up
the fairways these days should
make him a heavy pre-tourney
favorite to cop the National
intercollegiate at Louisville
When JOE CRONIN, mana
ger Of the Red Sox, was con-
tracted to write an essay on
the national paStime, he sought
out 0 former Washington base
bail writer and gave him the
commission because the veteran
was out Of q job. The ghost
was given the proceeds.
BUCK NEWSOM, former
Nat hurler now with the
Browns, has demanded OF
MANAGER GABSY STREET
the right to pitch against the
Boston RED SoX at least once
in every series, preferably
against LEFTY GROVE. 1hat'S
one guy I can lick" boasts the
noisy Buck JIM M1Ks.
washington and Lee High mid
die distance runner, Will enter
Cornell.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19

Teams
Buffalo
Baltimore
Toronto
Jersey CITY
Syracuse
Rochester
Newark
| Montreal
J Sotala
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