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The Washington times., 1938-01-06


sound reason for our fancyine
Apostoli. There wouldn't be fol
fancying Steele. They are that
evenly matched.
Steele is one of the SoundeSt
technicians-or so the deep stu
dents of the sweet science tell me
in the ring today. A fighters
fighter, he has that thing called
class, punch, courage, experience
He also has the title, or the largest
portion of it, and it's an axiom OF
the game to string with cham
pion until he's beaten.
TELL US, MR.. CORUM!
! Why, then, should I be pick
ing Apostoli?
! A fair question, that. A per-
9ectly fair question.
I believe Apostoli also has
class, punch and courage,
enough experience, and possibly
q trifle more ambition. He was
also the Short-ender, at 3 to /,
in such sports headquarters as
the Tavern, Moore's and Lindy'S
last evening. If you must bet on
fights, there's no wisdom in lay
ing 8 to on an even-money
chance.
There has been some COM
plant about this being an over
weight match. Since both boys
can easily make the 160-pound
limit, the complaint is justified.
It has, however, this advantage
from the customers standpoint.
AS a rniddleweight title match,
the prices would be scaled from
at least a $40, top. At catch
weights, It's a SIS show.
At that figure it may prove
the biggest dollars worth of
fight entertainment of the year.
A WAP LOOMS!
No guarantee goes with that
guess from this corner. But I
believe it is really true that
there is no love lost between
these two lads and their camps.
I Both have assured me that they
are coming out betting with the
+. bell.
If they keep that promise,
none present will care for long
whether the title goes with it.
/. After all, you can't see a title
:, in a ring. All you can see is a
fight.
! Since both sides profess to
have been itching to get at
each other again since their
| first meeting in Frisco three
years ago, and since making the
! 3niddle.weight imposes no strain
on either, there are two prob
! able reasons why this isn't a
} championship contest:
/ A-They are charting up for
q return match outdoors and
more money.
B.-Somebody wanted a nice
little cut of Apostoli in case he
won, that somebody connected
with the bellhop didn't want to
give.
i WILL FORGET TITLE
It strikes me that we should
all be able to make a pretty &C
curate guess as to which is
which and what's what when
the fight is over.
The Washington times., 1938-01-06

IL JIlcy arc Ill UGdu GdI
about wanting to knock each
other bowlegged to wipe out
some old scars and sponge their
respective honorS clean, then
they won't let any thought of
title stand between 'em once the
bell bongs.
The feud started out there in
Frisco, where there are two IA
nous sports editors who never
have agreed on anything except
that S. F. is the greatest city
on Gods footstool in which to
live.
One of these editors took a
shine to Apostoli and in a half
dozen professional fights built
him up to the point where he
was bounding Steele for a
match. The other editor in
sisted that this would be a
heartleSs sacrifice of an inno-
cent, and in all likelihood the
ruination of the bustling bell
boys career.
EXPERIENCE AIDED STEELE
Still, Apostoli got the fight.
He got it and for seven rounds
he slap~ed Steele silly. Steele,
then a veteran of a hundred
fights and a ranking middle
weight, finally caught up with
the inexperienced kid in the
eighth, cut his cheek, and be-
labored him until ne was out
on his feet in the tenth, when
the referee stopped the fight.
Thus, Steele got the duke;
Apostoli the honors. Neither was
satisfied. Tomorrow, after three
years o. watchful waiting, they
meet again.
If they truly want to settle
matters, they'll never find a
more convenient spot or sooner
time than the Garden tomor-
row evening. The Hatfields and
and the McCoys never waited
for the summer shooting season
did they?
And whichever lad has the
kayo punch will find the Gar
den ring plenty large enough in
which to let the other fall.
Camera fell in it.
There's a strange parallel in
the careers of these two boys,
one from Tacoma (Steele), one
from frisco. They have the
same first names. They are al
most the same age, weight,
height, and size throughout.
FOUGHT FOR BREAD
Both have been breadwinners
since earliest boyhood. Apostoli's
mother died when he was Z, so
that almost the only home he re-
members as d child was Father
Crowley's orphanage. The father
did his best for his luckless
brood. But money was scarce
and mostly the boys learned
about life the hard way.
Most of what they got the
youngsters worked for, and
fought for even while they lived
in the directory" and at Is
Freddie Apostoli left the home
and went to work in earnest-a
man on his own. His first job
was on a chicken ranch in So
noma county.
At the same time up North
in Tacoma, Freddie Steele was
a full-fledged soda jerker at the
ripe age Of 13. He took his wages
home to his mother. for his
father had left them both when
his son was 6 months old.
BELATED GREETINGS
To this day, Freddie Steele,
whose real name is Burgett, has
never seen his father. A year
ago on New Year Day, 1887,
however, just before he was
ready to step into the ring to
fight Gorilla Jones in MilWau-
kee, he was handed this tele-
gram: IT am your father. Best
of luck today and for the New
Year. Signed, FRED BUR-
GETT."
The Washington times., 1938-01-06
BRIARLEY
CENTRAL
Meets
OriOle KiCkers

The Marlboro soccer team will
clash with the best Baltimore can
provide in soccer, the MorStein
Brothers aggregation, defending
Baltimore city champions, at the
Marlboro field at 2 p. m. Sunday.
The Washington times., 1938-01-06
Northwest Eagles
Seek Foe With GYM

One hundred and fifteen pound
basketball teams having gyms
and wishing games need only call
Frank, manager of the Northwest
Eagles, at Adams 3425.
The Washington times., 1938-01-06
HEY, ROCKVILLE

The Holbrook Farms Dairy
quint is anxious to tangle with
the Rockville A. A. Call A. G..
Chroniger, manager, Greenwood
2726.
The Washington times., 1938-01-06
BurrOWS Lacks Style
But Carries Punch rs
Main Stock IN Trade
Bv FRANK "BUCK" o'NEILL

Battling Burrows-he chose his de himself
the picturesque thing in boxing when he ties
the training pillows for inside the ropes There
lot of young who outlook him for while; lot Of
young with STYLE but there is who fights with
The Washington times., 1938-01-06
Tanning Stars
In Central Win

Central High five invaded
Laurel yesterday and brought
along Johnny Tanning and that
fact cost Briarley High a 1920
drubbing. Score:
The Washington times., 1938-01-06

Pray don't be alarmed, dear
reader. The above is just our
quaint way of picking Freddie
The Washington times., 1938-01-06
ANCIENT RIVALRY A SPUR TO
CONTESTANTS

NEW YORK. Jan. (LN.s)-Front, boy! Take Mr..
Eteees punching bags and body up the blue and
be sure you leave him plenty of crying towels And that
he gets plenty of sleep
The Washington times., 1938-01-06
FOUND

terrier. male black,
white and brown; no collar or tag, very
gentle. Bradley 1876
FOR lost or wanted animals apply Animal
Rescue League. II o St. N, W. NO. $3.50.
The Washington times., 1938-01-06
POULTRY

BEcKs sTATE BLOOD TESTED CHICKS.
% leading breeds Headed with R.O.P. Coekerels,
SIO-i0O Sexsd II desired. AIso started shlx,
Immediate DEL Beok's Hatchery. Mt. Airy, Nd.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

$3.50 Mass. Ave. N. W.-Large, front, bed
studio room for young men and ladies';
home privileges; private bath; best food.
Distinctive neighborhood.
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

17TH AND GALES ST. N. E-New de
luxe apartments, large living room, mas
ter bedroom, dinette, kitchen, tile bath,
Electrolux refg., separate screened porch:
heat, hot water furnished: $42. 50-$46.
r. G. DUNNE
604 H st. N E. ATT. $500
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

OAK Wood. seasoned S11 per cord de-
livered and stored. Call j. S. Buck
ia. 2020.
SELECT fireplace. stove and kindling wood.
coal. best grades. AT. 1903: mite. AT
S2O7: 24-hr service.
WOOD, Sl2 cord: So so u cord; S4 4
cord. Alaska -Hufnagel Coal Co. NAT.
5SsE: jackson 1000. day or night.
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80 Dogs, Pets
ADLEA KENNELS
BREEDER OF WIRE FOX TERRIERS
PUPPIES FOR SALE
Complete grooming. All Terriers So. Hand
plucked, bathed. nails filed. teeth cleaned
Called for and returned Boarding OF
selected dogs. Adlea Kennels, Mr.. and Mrs
Woolner, Washington Grove. Nd.
PHONE GAITHERSBURG II
PEKTNEsE pups, beau, wks old. Axe
reg. 1918 10th NV. Apt 21. MET. 4069
Ar sTUD-Diamond King VII. Boston
Terrier Service. ATT. 1900 after D. m
PURPLE Ribbon Bred American Bull
Terrier. brindle pups, reg. cheap. $50
St. Q. ".
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
Coal, Wood. Oil

ARLINGTON COAL co.
2,24o Pounds to Ton
Pocahontas Stove .... SIO35 ton
Pocahontas Nut ........ $3.50 ton
Pocahontas Pea ............ $500 ton
Penna Stove or Nut 80 ton
Penna Pea ...- ..... $1O.C0 ton
Penna Buckwheat ..... S9.25 ton
va. Hard Stove or Nut ....... $l0.25 ton
Blue Banner Egg ... SS.40 ton
Nut and Slack ............S65 so ton
3. o. NJ. 1870 Lump ..-..... S7.40 ton
Free Stoker Information Service by
Combustion Engineer.
Kindling wood .. e. 50 cord
Carried in Free
JACKSON 1880
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

Printing office Joists. studding, floor.
ing sheeting, timber. steel beams. etc
Bargains. c. 1. Heavey. Bladensburg Rd.
opposite Fleischmann Yeast plant. Ii.
1O4l3.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
ACCESSORIES
REDUCED!

tcD DWARF HATS. Suede In two
styles for street or sport.
Pastels and dark colors. Reg Goa
ularly 100 WV
15OOl HANDKERCHIEFS. Styles for
men and women. Colored borders,
prints and plain white. Regu- Qn
larry 1Oc and 15c W
t3,0OO HANDKERCHlEFS. For men,
plain white. Womens prints,
plaids and pastels. Regularly %
Hc, BOLERos with ToPPERs or
SASHES. Rayon prints and ZOHs
crepes. Regularly 90 oON
I35OJ LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS. Pas
tells and plain colors. White with
colored embroidered or
applioues. Regularly 1sc 1OlMN
and 25c ------------ ~ /<N
GoldenberGl-Mdin Floor
Evening star., 1938-04-21
HANDBAGS, ETC,

CD HANDBAGS. Various STYLES and
sizes in blue. tan. black, red A1D
and green. Regularly soc SC
te3) HANDBAGS. A GOOD assortment
Of colors and styles. Broken co..
lots Of course Regularly 100 OOC
u14 LEATHER HANDBAGS. Genuine
calf, goat and patent. Colors ~
and styles Regularly zoo 1sHHS
t300) CORDED BELTS. patents and
crushed fabrics in attractive combi-
nations and solid colors. Req 1nO
ularly soc to 90 ----- IVC
uOD BELTS. Leather and suede.
ssmples from important manufac-
turers. ReSularly 100 to SAn
200 O1C
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30
Saving the Railroads

The sickest of our big industries today is probably the railroads. For years they have been ailing even when times were good for other industries. Lately, with about one-third of them in receivership and most of the others losing money and running down in equipment, they seem to be approaching a climax of mis- fortune.
 The big trouble of the railroads in the old days was too much financial juggling. The trouble in recent years may have been too much government. There will probably be still more government rather than less, and they will probably suc- cumb to public ownership sooner or later, but nearly everybody wants to slave that off as long as possible.
 For the immediate future, it is clear that some drastic action is needed, as railroad men themselves admit. Costs are too great and income is too small and equipment is run down. There will have to be some refinancing, some elimina- tion of obsolete and duplicated lines, pos sibly some more rate increases, and large spending for modernization and replace mentS.
 Private capital should join public capi- tai in the rescue work. No dollar goes farther than railroad dollar in stimu- lating business generally. Thus liberal help for the railroads might turn out to be one of the most effective ways to over- come this depression
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30
Macdonald's Resignation

Resignation of Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald yesterday and It's acceptance by Governor Wilbur L. Cross were but natural following the charges of Fairfield County's Extraordinary Grand Jury. There was nothing left for him to do but follow the course laid out for him bv the jury. His action has removed from office the last of the powerful Re- publican holdovers in our state govern ment. No other state department now IS controlled by the republicans; the end of that partys domination of state gov- ernment has completely crashed.
 The effect of the Macdonald resignation will be felt in many different directions. He had built up since assuming the high way department portfolio tremendous department, it's branches far more num- erous and more thickly populated than the tiny department he inherited back Tn 1923 Whether or not wholesale changes throughout the department will follow the chiefs departure is problematical. Some are bound to come, for there will un- doubtedly be number of ranking officials who will follow the commissioners example.
 Very likely complete reorganization or the department will follow in the wake of Macdonald's departure. This could we'll be along the lines outlined by Public Works Commissioner Robert A. Hurley, who, in a word, becomes silent hero or the hour. It was Commissioner Hurley who had the temerity to publicly attack the Highway Department, it's personnel, and it's accomplishments, as well as it's plans for the future. Commissioner Hurley seemed to fare the worst in his tiff with Commissioner Macdonald, but right now he hasn't done bad at all.
 Repercussions of this expose will ce felt next fall when political parties take to the polls If ever an independent voter movement had an ideal moment to take firm root, it's right now while Dem- ccrats and Republicans of high and low degree are being hauled over the coals and the sins of party organizations ex- posed to the entire state. We wouldn't be at all surprised to find ammunition being prepared right now for hearty fall fusillade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30
Commodity Revolution

A vast revolution in the prices of raw commodities is one of the important causes of the financial derangement, social dis tress and political unrest which have plagued the world during the last twenty years," according to Dr. Melvin T. Cope land, professor of marketing in the Harvard Business School. Technologlcal developments plus the opening up ot new sources of production in response to the war needs of 1914-1918 and the read- justments since then, have greatly ln- creased the production of many staples. At the same time, there have been shifts in demand which have reduced the mar kets for them. The changes have pro- duced an apparent perennial gut" III world markets Eventually, he believes, when the revolution has been ccmpleted, the prices of many raw commodities will have stabilized at level below those prior to 1920.
 The world has sought in various ways to combat this trend without fully under standing it. Import tariffs, preferential trade agreements, valoriation schemes, cartels, governmental controls of produc- ton and marketing, and monetary meas ures have been tried. They have failed because all prices do not rise and fall alike. There is no single, general reme- dy for disturbance of relationships within the price structure. When we finally adjust ourselves to the effects of the commodity revolution, Dr. Copeland explains, we will all be better off, be- cause there will be greater abundance of basic raw materials yielding a higher standard of living for the whole world. That little detail of getting adjusted IS the difficult trick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30
PressCOnment
WHO ARE THE DELINQUENTs?

(New Haven Journal-Courlel)
 State Tax Commissioner Hackett, who gets to know lot of them one way and another, draws an in- teresting psychograph of one kind of tax delinquent. "The data indi- cate," he says, "that in many cases, sizable amount of delinquent taxes Is represented by the speculator and by the person who, although he is able to pay his taxes, would prefer to use his money for other activities. providing he is allowed to do so." Our picture of the poor. pinched householder, that Is, driven from pil- lar to post and pitiably watching the waves of delinquency engulf his rightful title, is apt to be little distorted.
 Hence it follows that mo back tax collection campaign ought to be brought to a standstill because of the belief that such a campaign is inhumane": for all too often the major tax delinquent is hiding be- hind the skirts of the poor widows and orphans. ." And there are other reasons still why collecting laxity is in the end cruelty of the most poignant sort. Many folks. if pushed by rigorous collector, could produce the relatively small taxes demanded year by year. When they don't have to, however, delinquency mounts; until it snowballs to a point where payment Is impossible and foreclosure follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30

In New Haven taxpayers group is in- terested in city planning. So much so has it's interest been aroused that it will endeavor to have the city fathers set up an appropriation in the next budget to permit creation of a new city department planning engineer. A complete staff would also be provided for in this set-up, as we'll as funds for long-range planning. The type of work to be accomplished by this department would be civic improve ments. They could be of many different natures, but some general plan would be followed out. It would seem from this distance that such work might properly fall in the scope of some department, such as the city engineer. However, the idea is a good one, even if nothing substantial comes of it. There is too little city plan- ming today and most communities are allowing themselves to develop haphaz- ardly, following no set scheme other than mushroom growth, pushing out here and there and thinking nothing of appear ance or adherence to efficient lines New Haven may set good example for all of us by it's scheme.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30
Highbrow Ranches

Westward the course of culture takes it's way, and the latest evidence is "dude ranching." This supposedly primitive method of collecting tourists vacation money is getting what you might call eastern improvements. That is, if east ern culture is really an improvement. Any way, a point in history seems to be attained the Dude Ranching Course offered by the University of Wyoming at Laramie. He gets the degree of Bachelor of Science.
 And what does that science include? Eastern tenderfeet may be surprised. It embraces institutional management, cuisine, animal production, zoology, geol- ogy, western lore, veterinary science and agronomy", requisites for admittance to the course of study include personality,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30

nering spoils that it was down. right embarrassing for his less successful colleagues.
 As the heavy oral buttering pro- ceeded, Representative Maury Maverick of Texas became fidgety. Finally he could stand 1t no longer.
 "The only thing the boys have missed is to kiss 8 baby" he remarked, whereupon he borrowed a little boy from a family in the crowd, marched up to the mlcrophone and had McMiIIan kiss the youngster. Gamers Poker
 When he entrained for the trip from Charleston to Washington, Vice President Jack Garner ad-. hered to his rule of retiring early. At g o'clock he locked the door to his compartment and went to bed.
 But on the return trip, the Texan "broke training, staying up until 8. m. playing his fav- orite indoor game-stud poker. AS usual, Garne- made nice killing. Senate School Scene
 Scenes in the Senate sometimes duplicate the schoolroom. There was bit of note-passing the other day for which three members might just as well have been wearing short pants again.
 Little Senator White of Maine thought of something amusing and wrote it down. He passed the note to Senator Austin of Vermont, who grinned as he read it, and added few lines of his own.
 Austin passed it back to White, who enjoyed the postscript so much that he wanted to share it. He turned to young Lodge of Massachusetts and his eyes tWinkled as he watched Lodge read. Lodge was so much amused that he put his hand over his mouth to hide his smile.
 With a final glance at teacher, White reclaimed the note, folded it, and put it in his pocket.
 Merry-GO.ROund
 The Senate has received a communication from a gentleman named Fred Bull in Pasadena, California, saying that %u would make for the welfare of all the people if the United States Sem ate were abolished" Or ganized Negro groups are backing three bills in Congress to increase the number of Negroes in the Army. One calls for regular ap- pointment of two Negro cadets each year to West Point One branch of business which knows none of the nose-dives of recession is aviation. After doing export business in 1897 which was II per cent greater than 1886, makers of aircraft-chiefly mili- tary-have done a first-quarter 1888 export business 99 per cent greater than 1887.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30

It costs money for a city to fly flag these days. The City of Boston has just been checking up on this hitherto minor detail and finds that the city spends $1, ,450 year just to fly Old Glory. The reason for this is that Boston has 12O off, cial municipal flag-staffs. There are IA days each year on which the flag is flown Crews must start at a. m. on the appointed days so that the flags will be flying at sunrise. The costs have been worked out SO that it is found it costs 40 cents every time flag is raised and 40 cents when it's lowered. The price is irrelevant in case like this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-30
WildeymeSs Or Parade Plenty for Venturesome to Find in Woods These
 Days - All Nature Is in Bud.
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE

that its blossoms might not survive a high wind between now and the Sabbath. But there will be plenty else to delight the eyes of those who know how to look for beauty.
 Under foot. there will be blue and yellow violets and dog-tooth violets, Windfowers, hepaticas and hairy buttercups. In damp spots the May apples have already spread their umbrellas so that the fairies can have shade for their parties at the next full moon. All the briars and berry bushes are in leaf; and so are the tulip trees, the red naples, and the hornbeams doing their forward and frivolous bit to brighten the wilderness. That all-year-round pro- wider of highly infiammable kin ding in wet weather, the spice bush Boy Scout of the woodland pop ulation-is in both flower and leaf. Only the big hardwoods come into the pageant with dignified reluc- tance. Yet one need only stand a hundred yards away from a clump of oaks, hickories, ashes, walnuts and buttcrnuts to see rulsset and green all over them and to know that tomorrow morning, or the next, the long view through their branches will be cut off for another six months.
 The leaf pods of that most sullen and exclusive aristocrat of the for est, the beech. in whose shade noth- ing but the most impertinent weeds can live. are still hard little javelin heads that disdan to show sign of life. But the real prize of our northern woodlands in spring-as the gum is their glory in autumn is, of course, the dogWood, and 1t is a pleasure to report that, in favorite spots. the yellowish-green flowers, which will soon be snow white and the size of a bricklayer's palm, are already as big as half dollars.
 These observations are not meant of course, to be the clarion call to a wood-looting. Most of what one culls in the wood is garbage be- fore it gets home. The few things that can be revived in bowl of water have not a tenth of the charm in a Manhattan flat that they have in their chosen environment.