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Evening star., 1939-05-07
Mrs. Baden, at 81, Manages
All Details of Household
Directs Her Own
Business Affairs and
Likes Social Life
By JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

As the oldest living member Of the
Virginia Historical Society, the
sparkling "reminiscences of 97-year-
old Mrs. Annie M. Yates Baden span
almost q century. But, at 1892 Illi-
nois avenue. where she has lived for
IS years, this vigorous descendant
of distinguished colonial forbears Is
the active head of the household
which she maintains for her 54-year-
old grandson, Jesse A. Langley.
She directs every detail of its man
agement too, even to the ordering
and planning of all the meals.
II find I have to go a little more
slowly" she admits, land perhaps,
have to plan ahead a little more
carefully"
Mrs. Baden manages her own bus
iness affairs too, and thinks nothing
of a trip downtown to attend its
various details, being a familiar fig
ure at one of Washington's banking
institutions.
Fond of social activities, her hos
pitable home is seldom without
guests, one of her chief delights be-
ing the holding of family reunions
for her three grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren. and three
great eat-grandchildren
when I first came to live in this
house." she said, "the surrounding
country was all woodland and fields,
now it is a thickly populated COM
munity."
Related to First d. C. Mayor.
One of family of IL children, of
whom she is the only surviving men,
ber, Mrs. Baden was the daughter of
John Lewis Yates, through whom
she traces her ancestral line back
to the two members of the Yates
family who helped administer the
affairs of William and Mary College
for nearly 80 years.
Through her mother, Lucinda
Brent Tompkins, Mrs. Baden is con-
nected with the Brent family Of
Virginia and Maryland, and is dis
tantly related to the Robert Brent
who was Washington first mayor.
The tombstones at Brentland,
which later became Marshall Hall,
famous Potomac River resort, ada
cent to Washington, are, according
to Mrs. Baden, those of her mothers
family.
Born in Alexandria in 1912, Just
back OF Shutters Hill upon which
now rises the Masonic monument
to Gen. Washington, Mrs. Baden
remembers the excitement which
prevailed when the first railroad
train skirted this ancient shipping
port.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Service Orders
ARMY ORDERS.

Sultan, Orig. Gen. Daniel l., from
Fort Logan, Colorado, to office of the
Chief of Staff, Washington, D. c.
Philoon, Col. Wallace c., from Of
flee of the Chief of Staff, Washing
ton, D. c., to Panama Canal De-
partment, about September u.
Battley, Capt, Joseph F., from
Edgewood Arsenal, Md, to office Of
the Assistant Secretary of War,
Washington, D. c., about September
/.
NAVY ORDERS.
Morrison, Capt. Charles H., de-
tached Navy Department, to U. S. S.
st. Louis, in May.
Yates, Capt. Charles M, detached
Navy Department, to U. S. S. San
Francisco, in June.
Smith, Capt. william W., detached
Naval Academy, to U. 8. s, Brooklyn,
in May.
Pursell, Comdr. Ion, detached
Naval Academy, to U. s. s. Cincin-
natl, in June.
Lindall, Comdr. Albin L., detached
Naval Academy, to U. s. 8. New
York, about June l.
Slarrow, Comdr. Malcolm G., de-
tached Navy Department, to Cdr,
Base Force, In June.
Whitgrove, 1t. Comdr. Leland D.,
detached Navy Department, to Bo-
gotta, Columbia, in June.
Dufyea, 1t. Harold E., detached
Quantico, Va, to u. s. S. Shaw, in
May.
Gragg, 1t. John B., detached
Quantico, Va. to U. s. s. Cincin-
natl, about May 81.
Fairchild, 1t. Milton D., detached
Naval Academy, to U. s. S. Wyom-
ing, in May.
Ruhlman, 1t. q. g. Fred L., de-
tached Naval Academy, to Univer-
sity of Southern California, Los
Angeles, Calf, about May 20.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Nine-Week Law Courses

Nine-week courses will be offered
in summer classes in the School of
Law of Southeastern University. be-
ginning June l, it was announced
yesterday by DR.. James A. Bell,
president of the university.
Second-year courses will cover
bills and notes, sales, legal bibliog-
raphy and public utilities, and third
year courses bankruptcy. trusts, con.
dict Of laws and mortgages.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Meet in Library

Inability to secure the Roosevelt
High School for its last two meetings
has resulted in the Piney Branch
Citizens Association moving It's
meeting place to the new Petworth
Branch Library.
Tomorrow the association will
meet at 7:30 pm. in the library and
matters regarding the Wilson Teach
ers' College, Abbott Vocational
School and Macfarland Junior High
School will be discussed, Capt. G. L.
Shorey, president, announced.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
BY TOM and HARLE DAMMANN.

ROME.-AS we left Italy many
Of our friends were tragically losing
their gay assurance that there will
be no war.
The night before Italian troops
landed in Albania Pasquale Ven-
tucci came to see U.s. He was gray
and worried; his smile lacked its
customary endearing Spontaneity
Sitting on the edge of a chair he
nervously balanced his hat on his
knee. Abruptly he handed us a
photograph of Harle which we had
given him some days before.
will you write something on
this?" he pleaded. Things are
getting worse every minute and I'm
afraid I shall be called any time
now. It helps when you're tired
from marching long, long hours
to be able to look at a picture of
your mother or some one you like "
Harle took the picture, and, while
she wrote, Pasquale continued to
pour out tumble of words.
Serious Day for Italy.
These days are very serious for
Italy. The British fleet is mobiliz-
ing near Greece We must protect
the Adriatic. But it's difficult TO
defend it from the Italian shore
We must take Albania. 1t is a
small country with nothing much to
give us-some oil, perhaps-but so
important for our defenses. It's
practically Italian anyway.
Il don't know why we must have
war. Nobody wants it, but we've
been fighting for the last five years
in Spain and Africa. Now we
may have to fight in Albania. Do
you think the English will fight if
we take Albania? We have more
than a million men under arms
some in Lydia, some in Spain, some
in Sardinia, and many in Italy. I
don't know why. They say so that
we shall be ready If trouble starts.
What can we say -"
Other friends who called on us
that day were just as nervous, but
Pasquale's worried confusion was
more painful. He, more than any
Of the others, always seemed to
typify the light heartedness which
we have loved so much in Italy.
His good looks, dark hair, sparkling
eyes and bewitching smile are so
typical.
Had First Pay Check.
One night he met us at our hotel
and as soon as he saw us waved q
wad of currency before our eyes.
Look" he laughed, II am very
rich. I've had my first pay check.
We shall go on a party-that is,
something of a party, because I
haven't much left. I had to tele-
graph flowers to my mother, buy
candy for my secretary, and many
presents for my friends. But there
Is enough left. Come on!"
No amount of argument could
persuade our friend to allow us to
share in the nights expenses, and
we certainly did the town up pink.
Next morning he had to borrow
money from his landlady to buy
cigarettes.
1T doesn't matter" he explained
when we demonstrated again about
the previous nights bills. Either
you're a millionaire or nothing. II
you're q millionaire, that's fine, but,
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Chinese Highway Used

Bus passenger traffic over the new
600-mile highway between Chengtu
and Sianfu, in China, is already
very active.
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
ClAAGrid Champions
Will Have TO Build

Joe Hall, speedy Trojan back who
will be remembered for his spec
tacular SO yard run to score
States touchdown against Union
last October, will be back in the
lineup. Other backs returning
who undoubtedly will oe called
upon to do lot of ball carrying
are Russell Burr, quarter; Stanley
Land, Marshall Brown, Lee Woods,
and James Harris, half-backs; Will
lie Hurst and Dick Cobb, full
backs. ReturniLg nlemen will in
clude such huakies as James Brew
er, Bob Montjoy, Don Harris,
Coleman Lewis, Lawrence Bartee,
Victory Reed, William Bennett,
David Travis, Fred Kersey and
James Perry.
LINE WEAK"
In last minute interview with
Coach Jefferson before he entrain-
ed for the New York Herald -Trib-
une's Coaching School held last
week (Aug. 28-Sept. u at the
Worlds Fair, this writer was told
that there would be an abundance
Of backfield material returning but
the real gaps to be filled are in the
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
Josh Gibson TRIPLES
With Bases Loaded;
East Wins 1912

Black Yankees and Leon Day of
Newark cooperated in holding the
West to seven hits
In Metropolitan baseball Assn
play yesterday the Bay Parkways
took two games from the Spring
field Greys, 81 and ga, at Eras-
mus Field. The ParkWays thereby
climbed to fourth and the Greys
fell to third while Union City,
winning from Long Island City,
PC. advanced to second.
The league-leading Bushwicks.
who play the Springfield Greys to-
night at Sherwood Oval, gained re-
venge on the Philly Stars for a dou-
BILE defeat by whipping them
twice. 3-2 and 81, at Dexter Park.
The Queens Club topped the
House Of David, 81, after losing
SO; the Mount Vernon Scarlets
lost two to the Brooklyn Royal
Giants, 6-3 and 6-5; Jim Barton's
Nighthawks were beaten by the
Royal Giants in a night game, Z
4, and the Philly Stars took an
arc decision from Cedarhurst, Il.
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09

The nationally famous Ethiopian
Clowns, highlighted their week
with double victory over the COL
ored Evansville Cardinals at
Owensboro, KY, by to l, and 9
to / scores, ther made long over
night jump to Lima, Ohio, where
they scored an 8 to victory over
the Toledo CraWfords of the Ne
gro American League, managed by
Oscar Charleston,
The Ethiopian Clowns are cli-
making their northern tour this
week, transforming lower Wiscon-
sin with the white House of Da-
Vids, then come down through
Illinois, to appear next Sunday and
Monday nights, Sept. 10-11, at
South End Park in st. Louis,
against the bewhiskered David
ties, plus the personal appearance
CT Helen Stephens, world female
track star, before heading back
to Miami
The EthiopianS will make sever
al Stop-overs passing through the
South, reaching Jacksonville, Fla,
where commencing Sunday, Sept.
Z, they will engage in series of
games with the Cleveland Bears
of the Negro American League.
Scores of last weeks games:
At st. Louis. Mo. Il. III. E.
Ethiopian C. 900 ITO 1903 {
st. Louis AS. 600 0O2 G2x-4 S ]
Batteries: Impo and TarZani
Rickler and MOwner.
AT Davenport, la. r. H. E
Ethiopian G.. 43O 021 000-10 13
Davenport b 900 600 000-O 3
Batteries: Macan and TarZan
DcCOOk and Wesby.
AT Pennington, Mo. h. ii. E
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09

NEW YORK, Aug. 27-(SNS)-
Their rivalry off for another
year Eastern Negro baseball stars
today had the satisfaction of
knowing that the West holds no
advantage in their intersectional
series. Yesterday at Yankee Stadi-
um, before 10000, the East polish
ed off the invaders, 1912, to even
the count for the 4-2 setback ad
ministered by the West three
weeks ago in Chicago. This Eastern
triumph tied the longterm series at
four victories each.
Josh Gibson, Pittsburgh Home
stead Grays' catcher, was the most
spectacular performer for the East.
His 350-foot triple in the eighth
enptied loaded bases. He was
walked Intentionally twice and
drove out two long flies which ad-
vanced base runners. Ed Stone,
Newark Eagles outfielder, collect
cd three hits and Buck Leonard
Homestead first baseman, got TWO.
Bill Byrd, of the Baltimore
Elites, Terris McDuffie OF the
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
Long Distance Conversation Sunday
With Ky. States Henry Arthur Kean;
Felix (Chin) Evans On Josh Gibson
By LUc1Ns MelanchozY Zones

'T LOST five whose absence will really hurt but
think We'll have formidable outfit this year just the
same.'
It was the convincing voice of Henry Arthur Kean,
developer of those crack football machines at Kentucky
State Industrial college, by way of long distance Sunday
morning shortly before
Il don't know what Texas college has this year.
that's my September 30 openerbut l expect to enter
tain her In loop, it looks if Wiberforce is the
toughest thing in sight We play them pretty late, Novem
Der H. and expect a real test there.
I'm having all kinds of trouble with my schedule. am
disinclned think the boys simply don't like COM
pany but it's fact that have major problem here
of late trying to rig decent seven-game card
We're open October FL and don't have single definite
booked after November 1S. There's possibility that
the Tuskegee game may through again. We may De
there with Florida again too But have nothing definite
that just yet"
Taking glance at Kean's 1887 and 1888 records de-
spite the fact that he had just lost Kendall Hardin Cole
man. Bumphas, Hackett Davidson and other Americans
the former and Edwards Passmore Thomas and sew
eral AAmercans from the latter it easy to mag
inc that maybe Kenucys prowess the gridiron does
have something to do with her schedule problems Ii so,
pretty soon it will be surprise to Kean and his mean
pulling their punches.
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
Xavier To
Play Wiley
Classic

WACO, Tex-(SNS)--It was def
nitely announced here today that
the Xavier Gold Rush, one of the
kingpinS of the Southeastern Con-
ference, and the Southwest Con-
ference's Wiley Wildcats will meet
here in an intersectional grid tilt
on the night of Friday, November
II. Coaches Fred Long of Wiley
and Ted Wright of Xavier were
here last week working out the
details of the big game, and with
the approval of the use of Wacos
new Municipal Stadium by Judge
H. M. Richey, president of the
local school board, everything is
IN readiness for Waco's first big
race intersectional game since 1924
when Paul Quinn and TuSkegee,
both claimants to the national
title, battled to a scoreless draw.
Waco is the site of Fred Longs
early coaching triumphs, where in
1922 he startled the football world
by plotting the practically un-
known Paul Quinn Tigers to the
Southwestern Conference cham
pionship. Long made a host OF
friends here during his two year
stay and it is certain that a big
crowd of old timers will be on
hand for the purpose of welcoming
the ex-Paul, Quinn mentor When
he returns here with his Wiley
Wildcats, a team that he has made
nationally famous on the gridlron
with six or seven Southwest Con-
ference titles to say nothing Of TWO
mythical national championships.
The Xavier-Wile UllU should pe
one of the seasons best games any
where judging from past meetings
of the teams. Last November they
battled to TT draw when the
Gold Rush closed with a fourth
period surge to knot the count aft
er the Wildcats had taken second
quarter touchdown lead In 1881
Xavier downed Wiley 1873 in a SEN
sational battle at New Orleans
while in 1886 at Beaumont the
Cats closed with one of the most
hectic finishes ever seen to count
! three touchdowns in the last eight
minutes of the game TO whip the
Catholics 1877.
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09

PETERSBURG, Va.-(SNS)-In
a despel ate effort to whip his Viz
ginia State Trojans into form for
the opening battle al Blueiield'
on October 7, Head Coach Harry
II. jefferson has Issued invitations
to a squad of SO men to be on
hand to begin an early fall prac-
tice Monday, September IL.
TEAM HIT BY
GRADUATION
With June g,,2';uatiOn having
weakened 80 Trojan wall Coach
Jefferson is not the lea6S bit optl-
n1istic about another Champion
ship aggregation as the 1889 sea-
son approaches. 6uCi, stellar pig
skin 'toters' as Red 9riscoe. ALI
American half-paCk; Horace Rob
inson, quarter; L nia Ballard and
Elridge Parkey, el'ds; will be miss
ing when the Otange and Blue
warriors don Their togs for the
initial practice seSolon. Other men
who will be sorely missed are
George Lamb, center; David
Holmes and James Terrell, tackles;
and James Nelson, All-American
tackle
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
Call Back The Years

Tuskegee her big bad teams oeeseu
alAmericans The first
Alumni Bowl halpack SUBSTITUTE
Snaky still fingers in mind
Somehow the feeling that
here something part of it. would not want
official without
barking back 70 Tuskegee
around, hark back to Shorty
his screaming into the high notes The
Tukegee line $500 students
Touchdown Tigers-Touchdown Tigers"
were in Alumni at
Birmingham before 5000 1929 that doesn't do
afraid this missing something that Tus
kegee used to offer.
Flords Tom smashed the Tkegee legend STAG
Alumni That 1886
debut froSh haback touchdowns
both extraponts from behind
Since that time Tukegee rather
Turkey Day has not
helped
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
Ethiopian Clowns
Win 3, Lose One

Ethiopian c. 312 80 220-14 16 O
Pennington O01 200 000-3 S /
Batteries: MASSES and WahOO;
Layton and Burrs.
AT OwcnsbOrO, Ky. II. III. E.
Ethiopian C. OO3 4O2 OOO-9 IS @
Evansville C. O1O 900 OOO-1 4 I
Batteries: Kaliharri and Aussa
Pope and English.
2nd game r. o. E.
Ethiopian G. 100 300 011-6 Z j
Evansville C. 600 100 O0O-1 8 2
Batteries: Macan and Tarzan;
Wills and Harris.
At Lima, Ohio r. III. E..
Ethiopian C. 010 142 0OO-8 IL 0
Toledo Craws 21O 100 300-7 S 2
Batteries: ImpO and Tarzan;
XincannOn and Dukes.
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
Morehouse
On w. Va.
Grid Card

INSTITUTE, w. Va.-(SNS)-
Coach Adolph p Hamblin has is
sued call for his Yellow Jackets
to return to school one week earlier
(Monday, September ID, so that
he can start whipping the men
into shape for the approaching
football season.
For the third season since the
great team Of 1886, prospects look
anything but bright. This condition
is due to a large extent to the
failure of the freshmen and
sophomores to develop according
to expectations over the past two
years, and to the shortage of new
and promising material from the
high schools of the state.
Among the backs TO 4eturn are:
A. Burris, w. Burris, E. Christiani,
A. Webster, Sam Jefferson, r..
Ramsey, R. Warren, H. Wilson, c..
Peterson, and F. Meadows. Line
men expected are: M. Grayson, A.
Corbin (captain), T. Smoot, v.
Hale, H. Francies, S. Smoot, G..
Jones, Ed White. j. Lynch, C.
Startling, John Stewart, A. Dowell,
Thad Turner, P. Mayes, Chris
Hall, and Robert White.
Assisting Coach Hamblin in the
attempt to whip these men into
shape will be Bennie Goode, for
mer Michigan State halfback, Err
ME Edwards, Yellow Jacket star
halfback of few years ago, and
Ellsworth Harpole, former univer-
sity of Minnesota guard.
Although there are still adjust
mentS to be made in the schedule,
it is certain that the following
games will be played: Louisville at
Institute, MOREHOUSE at Insti-
tute, Tennessee State at Institute,
Bluefield at Institute, Kentucky
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09

Gray, Chin Evans explodes the old
theory that Josh Gibson is Ne
gro baseball's greatest hitter. He
says the guys walk the dangerous
Buck Leonard for the special pleas
ure Of pitching to Gibson. They
regard Gibson the lesser of two
evils, the Maroon Tiger youth said.
"Pve had unusual success against
beth Gibson and Leonard, the
pitcher continued, "but I'd much
rather face Josh handle him
with sidearm hurting, s1Ow-stuff,
and juicy-lOoking high ones. He'll
go for the last-named variety.
"That Leonard can he had on
slow-stuff too. But not too much
of it. If he ever suspects it's COM
ing, he then becomes as dangerous
on that as on fast ball pitching.
And it's suicide to fog 'em in to
him. Lawd, that guy can't hit.
He's the devil undisguised. Yassir.
1.-THE batter I hate to pitch
against most is Jelly Jackson, one
of the weakest hitters in baseball,
as far as averages go. But what
a bunter. He can lay 'em down,
you can field them perfectly and
rifle throws to first like lightning,
and yet you miss him. Most of the
time, TO tell the truth, you don't
even have play"
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
u. S. Pipe Scars To
Second Place In
Red-HOt Race

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-(SNS)-
Grab irwin pitched U. S. Pipe
into second place in the Industrial
League with a 9 to l victory over
Stockham Saturday at Bessemer as
the Mauling Madcaps finished
their 1899 schedule.
Acipco and Stockham are sched-
uled to meet in the league final
at Rickwood Field this Saturday
afternoon at three o'clock.
BY beating the Madcaps S to a
last Wednesday at Bessemer Acip-
co cinched the pennant. Stockham
Saturday will be battling to finish
n second place.
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
Dixie Coaches, Officials Ask
Four Officials In All Games
81
BY EMORY o. JACKSON
(SNS Staff Writer)

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
BY recommendation OF Luc1us
Jones to the STAG to permanently
use four officials in all games, the
Southern Coaches and Officials
Association Saturday pressed with
renewed vigor one of its major
detectives and sought to hasten its
reality by showing in a supporting
letter why the idea should be I'M
mediately adopted. Mr.. Jones was
appointed chairman of commit
tee to draft the proposed appeal
to the CIAC at its December ses-
sion. =
This recommendation is an Oft
proposed suggestion which found
probably it's greatest advocacy dur
ing the fifteenth annual session of
the SCOA meeting at the Butler
Street YMCA for two days.
In opening the meeting Saturday
afternoon, Retiring President w.
P. Atkins, coach of the LeMoyne
Mad Magicians", in his keen OBJ
servations opined that officiating
had improved.
A lively forum-like discussion de-
veloped around the Interpretation
of new rules and clarification OF
troublesome problems in the pre-
sentation by the Rules Committee
headed by T. E. Cravens of Chat
tanooga
The annual luncheon of the
SCOA was held at an Auburn Ave-
nue. Cafe following the close of the
Saturday afternoon session.
The membership committee
recommended that prospective
members make written application
which will be supported sby the
words of a qualified official. This
becomes operative in 1940.
The grading committee made its
report which came, as member
pointed out, after most of the ,
| games had been assigned, al
though the official assignment
came almost as the last item OF
business.
Birmingham was the over
whelming choice for the 1910 meet
ing. Atlanta, New Orleans and
Camp John Hope were placed in
the running.
G. Johnson Dunn, OF the Ala
hama state Teachers College, was
voted president of the SCOA, along
with Theodore Wright, coach VI
Xavier University, New Orleans,
| first vice president; T. Cravens
of Chattanooga, second vice presi-
dent; Paul Webber, Of South caro-
lima State college, third vice presi-
dent; w. j. Moore, of Birming-
ham, fourth vice president, and B.
T. Harvey, of Atlanta, secretary
treasurer, all recommended by the
nomination committee which by
suspension of the rules was un-
animously adopted.
j. C. Chunn, well-known sports
commentator, expressed his ap-
precautions to the coaches for their
giving the young officials "a break"
to work games, claiming that he
had long championed the cause Of
the young officials. The group
voted to send a telegram and
flowers to William O'Shields, Tus-
kegee coach, during his illness
which prevented his attending the
association.
There was divided sentiment on
| the New Deal Thanksgiving Day
games, some willing to change and
others unwilling.
The final session was scheduled
! for eight o'clock this morning at
the Butler Street Y with an invi-
tation extended the coaches and
officials to attend the tri-city
doubleheaders among Norfolk, At
lanta and Birmingham at Wash
ington High School Park this aft
| ernoon.
More than 100 coaches and off,
cials registered at this meeting.
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09
When Abbott Was Master

We visited Tukegee did STAG caravans "1hou
success Alumni Bowl and after year the
great Abbott legs OFF Up 10
Tukegee erected the greatest coored footpa ea
The records sustain this asseruor
college aVe TO-
day can 13 during which no pro-
her team
Tuskegee y VII
be payng football the They Will DC
Tuskegee When
present nubens have this vale of
In that there of leeng OF
football Tuskegee back here in 1888
What will few years mean?
Football college kids love it, live They are
young given youths thirst for conquest and youths love Tor
the dangerous
think Tusegee football sanction again For years
kegee the east the midwest She
coaches had the men, The
football mping spirit and lack
in at