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Evening star., 1939-02-22

average nearly to 100. Sweeping
Days Food Shop, the Market team
gained tie for first place with Ar
cadia as the latter dropped a 2-1
decision to the Hessicks, who regis
tered top game of 654, second high
for the season.
Nipping the runner-up Carstairs
twice, despite the rolling of Meyer
Weinberg, who copped top honors
with 134-373, the B'nai Birth quint
increased its lead to three games in
the Distributors League. With Els
enberg's 800 high, International
swept Nichols after winning the first
tilt on a roll-off.
Rose Prowinsky Stars.
With Rose Prowinsky garnering
high game honors with 1913, to give
her team 2-1 edge over st. Peters.
the leading L. A. A. o. H. quint
maintained its one-game margin
over the runner-up st. Anthony's
in the Ladies' Catholic League pen
nant chase. Capt. Irene Swami, with
top set of 3l5, led st. Francis 2-1
win from st. Joseph's.
Frank Pietila and his Luther Place
No. l team dominated the rolling in
the Lutheran League at the Arcadia
with individual counts of 145-4l6
and team totals Of 611-1,619.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Jefferson Quint Retains
lis County Honors

jefferson High of Falls Church,
Va, today holds the basket ball
championship of Fairfax County
for the second consecutive year. 1t
won the crown last night by defeat
ing Fairfax High, 1926, on the
neutral Lee-Jackson floor.
1t was Jeffersons 18th victory
against no defeats this season, leav-
ing it the only undefeated schoolboy
quint in and around Washington.
Even while playing without Rubin
McNab, one of its scoring leaders,
the Orange Tide was off to a 1875
lead at the half and never was
threatened.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Five Games on Basket
Loop Card Tonight

Five games are scheduled in the
Conveniently. M. c. A. League to-
night with the first starting at 7:l0
o'clock. At that time Patent Office
will face Public Health.
Bureau of Standards will meet
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce and Social Security will
face National Archives at 800, while
State Department meets Congress
sional Library and G. A. o. tackles
Farm Credit at $50.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
F. B. l., Dapper Dan Clash
Tomorrow Awaited

Only one game is scheduled in
the Heurich Amateur Basket Ball
League tonight. the Regal Clothiers
meeting the Little Taverns at 7:3O
o'clock. but followers of the league
already are anticipating tomorrow
nights battle between Dapper Dan
and Bureau of Investigation.
Dapper Dan will make a serious
bid for first place as it seeks an
other win over F. B. I. The first
decision of the Dapper Dams came
in the first half series.
Other games tomorrow night
bring P. w. A. against Regal
Clothiers at 7:30 and Hour Glass
against Little Tavern at $50. The
feature Dapper Dan-Investigation
fray goes on at $50.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
20 Years AGO
In The Star

, Joe Jackson, the star out
fielder for the Chicago Americans
who received much criticism
when he jumped to a shipyard
league during the war, was re-
turned to good standing and
signed a contract with the White
SoX.
Willie Ritchie, former light
weight champion, registered a
surprise upset in defeating Benny
Leonard, the title holder, in an
overweight non-title bout at San
Francisco.
Johnny Kilbane, world cham
pion featherweight boxer, an
nounced his return to the ring
after a two-year layoff and was
matched with Frankie Brown for
a Philadelphia fight next month.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.


Today a year ago-Young
Corbett. Sd, outpointed Fred
Apostoli IN 10-round bout at San
Francisco.
Three years ago-Gene Venzke
defeated Glenn Cunningham to
set new indoor mark of 3:499
for 1,500 meters at national
A. A. U. indoor track champion
ships.
Five years ACCOUNTED States
pro tennis team of Ellsworth
Vines and Bill Tilden made clean
sweep of five-match series with
Henri Cochet and Martin Plaa
of France.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Riverside Ice Stadium
Is Opening Today

Riverside Stadium officially opens
to the public for ice skating today
at 2:30 pm. for an afternoon session
that lasts until 5 o'clock.
Another session will be held to-
night from $3.50 to IL pm, Ray
Alvts, manager of the rink, an
nounced.
The stadium is located at Twenty
sixth and G streets. NV.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
M'Kechnie Refuses
To Pick Reds
BY the Associated Press.

BY tNe hSSOCIdCeQ FItSS.
TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 22.-Deacon
Bill McKechnie, the Scot who
manages the Cincinnati Reds.
slipped quietly into town today
with his family and set up pre-
limnaries for the arrival Of his
squad next week.
About to start his second year
as pilot, he said Il will not predict
a pennant for the Reds in 1899"
ANY manager" Bill pro-
claimed. who says his team will
win the pennant before August is
talking through his hat.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Catcher Owen, HoIdout,
Is Cards Problem

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22.-Mickev
Owen may be the Cardinals 1899
holdout problem.
The 21-year-old catcher is one of
the few Redbirds still unsigned and
Branch Hickey said today owen was
baking.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Bell Five Keeps Clean
Record in LEAGUE

Bell Clothiers still are undefeated
in the Southeastern Community
League today following the 47-24 de-
feat of American Security & Trust
last night.
Trinity kept on the heels of the
leaders by whipping Kann's, 37-1O,
and Eastern A. c. won it's first game
by nipping Anacostia, 1928.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Girls Contests Decided
By Wide Murqins

Sherwood girls defeated the High
landers, 34-l9, last night in cham
pionship basket ball series game of
the Washington Recreation League.
Evelyn Lewis led the winning attack
with 18 points.
Helen Mills paced Rural Electri-
fication girls with 166 points as they
swamped Phil Bobys, 1873, in a con-
ISOLATION round contest.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Fights Last Night
E. the Associated Press,

E. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK Wesley Ramey 133A.
GRAD Rapids Mich. outpointed Make
HARTFORD Conn-Johnny Mack,
13S. New Britain, Conn, outpointed
Howard oCowboy( Scott, 1873. Wash
NEW YORK.-Lew Feldman. 1876.
BROOKLYN, stopped Norment Quarles,
1899; Richmond Va. (5).
HOUSTON, Tex.-Jimmy Webb 1T2,
ia. Hartford. Conn. G0).
LOS ANGELES.-Young Peter Jack
son, 142, Los Angeles. stopped Al Ro-
nero. 152 Los Angeles (S>.
WHITE PLAINS, NJ Y-Mickey
Donahue. 1A5. Stamford, Conn. and
Harry GinsberR' 146h. New York,
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Basket TiIts One-Sided
In Government Loop

Boiling Field, Agriculture and
Army Medical Center had little diff
Guilty winning games in the United
States Government League last
night.
Boiling Field routed the New York
Marines, 55-31; the Aggies walloped
Procurement, 1922. and the Medi-
cos trimmed F.. B. l., 1922.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Basket Fans Right,
1t Was Corriqun

BY the Associated Press.
SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebr., Feb.
ga Henry, Nebr., player in
an independent teams tourna-
ment dribbled down the floor and
scored basket for the opposing
quintet, Sunflower. Nebr.
Fans shouted: "Corrigan! Cor
rigan!"
They didn't know how right
they we're!
The play was Bill Corrigan.
P.S.-Henry won 50 to 10.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Park View SoccerTeom
Is Section | Champ

Park View Fairgrounds soccer
team is champion of Section / and
now awaits the Section 2 winner to
determine the city champion. A
90 win over Rosedale gave Park
View the title yesterday.
Taft-Burroughs, current leader of
Section 2, aided its cause with a
20 whiteWaSh of Hoover.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Mat Matches
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. J.-Vic Christy, 22O,
Los Angeles defeated Rudy DIsek. olS.
Omaha, Nebr. 1.-TWO out Of three falls).
ST. PAUL-Bronko Nagurski. 235,
International Falls, MINI. threw Abe
Kashey, 210, Clifton. N. J. go min
utes).
INDIANAPOLIS Bruins. 900,
Chicago, and Orviile Brown. 22s.
Wichita, Kans., drew {90-minute time
limit.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Lust-Minute Foul Shot
Wins for Friends

A last-minute foul shot by Corson
Jones gave Friends School a victory
yesterday over St. Andrews five from
Middletown, Del, 1928. and ended
the local schools five-game losing
streak,
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Injuries FotoI to Rider

HAVANA, Feb. % (P.-Gene Ter
hume OF Memphis, Tenn, Jockey at
Havana's Oriental Park race track
died yesterday of injuries incurred
when he was thrown from a horse
in a race Sunday.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Chance for SoftbuIIers

With II teams already contacted
for the Metro Saturday Afternoon
Softball League, President Mike
Sklar is asking all interested tens to
communicate with him at District
4O89.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Johns Up Against Defense Of Title Evening Star Basket Tourney
From the
Press Box
Betting First Seekers
Big Money-Mokers
BY JOHN LARDNER.

opeCldl Correspondent OF Inc Stdf.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The 1899
salaries of Henry Louis Gehrig
James Emory Foxx and Henry
Greenberg will be a secret until the
Government rips the fake whiskers
from these three out-Size first base
men a couple of years from now and
tells the world what the boys paid
tax on.
Meanwhile, it seems likely that
Louis, James and Henry are the
three highest paid ball players in
the game, exclusive of player-man-
ayers like Joe Cronin. And no one
knows which of the three is top man.
The following estimates have been
given publicly:
Gehrig-$34 900
Greenberg-S33,0 900.
FoXx-$30,00O
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Sunset Skaters Gather

Monday Sunset Skating Club will
hold its first meeting today at River
side Stadium from to 8 pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-22

HUNDRED BY RECORD ENTRY-Margaret Lynn former
tay OF the Washington Womens Duckpin Association
member of the F. c. Chevy Chase today
tonight expects to witness biggest field
ever to compete in sweepstakes here roll
at the Arcadia named for her.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Stan

Continued From Page A-l2l
Evening star., 1939-11-15
crossf1re of the rivals, have learned

crossfire of the rivals, have learned
from costly experience.
Senator Norris statement appar-
emily indicates growing concern in
the ranks of the New Deal over the
split in labor, which cannot help but
initiate against the New Deal in 1910
If it continues. 1t was significant
that Senator Norris gave his inter-
view just two days after President
Roosevelt had held separate confer
ences at the White House with Will
liam Green and John L. Lewis, the
opposing leaders, at which peace was
the topic. Mr.. Green said afterward
that there was mo hurdle" to settle
ment so far as the A. F. of L. Is con-
cerned. Mr.. Lewis was non-com-
initial.
Senator Norris believes that the
rank and file Of both organizations
want peace, and that the leaders can
effect a settlement if they will. It
will be surprising if the administra-
tion does not use every effort to
bring this about.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Norris and Labor

Criticism of labor comes strangely
from Senator Norris. and the decla-
ration of the veteran Nebraska Inde-
pendent that he is "disgusted" with
the failure Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and the Congress Of
Industrial Organizations to bury
their differences is cause for thought
by the warning groups.
Senator Norris, looking at the mat
ter from the labor point of view, says
that the strife has hurt the National
Labor Relations Board, which both
sides have accused of being unfair.
Apparently he sees in this situation
a measure of aid for critics of the
Labor Relations Act, who are ex-
pected to make themselves felt in
the next Congress, when changes in
the law are to be considered.
OF equal Importance is the interest
that industry has in peaceful set
tlement. as employers, caught in the
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Western Troops in China

Only wishful thinking at Toxic can
read into action just taken by Great
Britain and France in China a sign
that the western powers are now
ready to acquiesce in that new order
in Asia" which the japanese Army
for nearly two and half years now
has been trying but has failed to
establish. The British and French
have Jointly decided to reduce their
respective garrisons in China to
skeleton dimensions, leaving, instead
of the total of 2,500-odd troops hith-
erto stationed at points like Tien-
tsin, Shanghai and Peiping, a mere
handful to serve as embassy and
consulate guards.
The Toxic militarists profess to
regard these plans as a concession
Of major political significance. Not
only are they seen as likely to have
a profound impression on the Chi
Evening star., 1939-11-15
THIS AND THAT
COLUMBIA ROAD.
By Charles E. Trace1peH.

COLUMBIA ROAD.
Dear Sir: Your article in The Star on
turtles was most interesting. I have
mad two of the 10-cent-store variety for
six or seven years.
They were unpainted and the size of
quarter when purchased. Big Boy is
now 6 inches wide and 8 inches long
(the shelD; of course, from head to tail
he would measure more
"'Greenie' is 4 inches wide and 5
inches long.
They are most interesting They have
their fish and raw beef as we'll as ant
eggs, lettuce and other greens.
They have been raised in an aqua
rum on top Of the radiator with water,
coarse sand and rocks They do not
have a chance to bury themselves in
the sand, so do not hibernate.
They know me, and are fed and
washed each evening, then fed in the
morning before I leave for ofice. I
would not take any amount of money
for them. If they grow much larger I
Will have to build pool for them. Each
one is different variety.
Very truly yours, G. E.. H."
X
Friendship with the animal world has
rewards all its own.
Every person who establishes an
aquarium finds this out, if he has not
known it before, and equally whether
he keeps tropical fishes, goldfish, or
turtles
AT one time, not SO many years ago,
keepers OF tanks devoted to various
exotic, or tropical specimens, as they
were widely called, tended to look down
upon mere keepers of goldfish.
And one may suspect that owners of
goldfish rather looked upon the tortoise
keepers as childish to a degree.
Now all that is changed
Every one interested realizes that
these are three good facets of a single
hobby.
There is an unwritten law in the hobby
that exotic specimens, goldfish and tur-
ties must not be kept together
1t is based solidly on the fact that
lllc WI lolSeS Will eat tne small TROPICAL
specimens, and nibble at the fins and
tail Of goldfshes.
Average-size goldfish will devour the
smaller tropicals.
All in all, the unwritten law is good
one
Nothing looks more odd to the dyed
in-the-Wool tropical collector than
goldfish in one of his tanks.
He will tell you that it has no place
there at all, and mostly he is right. At
times the mixture may be tolerated, but
IN general practice 1t is not good man.
agement
X
Turtles, properly tortoises, are best
handled by themselves.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Origin Of Species

Eighty years ago this month-No-
vember "a to be exact-a bombshell
exploded in England that had reper-
cussions throughout the civilized
world. It was the publication of
Charles Darwin's Origin of Species"
giving clear expression to general
principles of evolution limited at in
earlier geological studies of Sir
Charles Lyell.
Some historians have expressed
the opinion that not since Galileo's
telescope swept the heavens had
such a blow been struck at the fun
damental dogmas of mankind. II
Galileo rocked the medieval world
with his discovery that the earth
was not the "footstool of God" but
just another planet revolving around
the sun. Darwin in the staid Vic
torian era challenged another be-
lief-that man is the only chosen
creature of God. To follow Darwin,
man is the outgrowth of species
gone before.
It is reported that the 1880 copies
Of his work were exhausted at the
end Of the first day Of publication.
The essence Of what he put into
words was born of several years of
study as naturalist in tropical
islands. Here he became convinced
that a species survives or becomes
extinct in accordance with its ability
to meet the conditions of its envi-
ronment-that since time immemo-
rial there has been a succession of
species on the principle of the sur
vival of the fittest. A study Of
Nautilus on Population" convinced
him that this selection" was based
on a struggle for food, for existence.
Darwin's theory was attacked from
many of the pulpits of the world and
there resulted such oratorical duels
as those between Bishop Wilberforce
and T. H. Huxley in England, and,
many years later, between Clarence
Darrow and William Jennings Bryan
in Tennessee. The evangelist Billy
Sunday is credited with saying that
the proper prayer for evolutionists
should begin "Our Father, up in a
cocoanut tree"
Those who refused to accept Dar-
winism fell back on the belief so
beautifully expressed in Tennyson's
I'm Memoriam," published several
years before Darwin's theory:
Strong Son of God, Immortal Love,
Whom we that have not seen Thy
face,
BY faith and faith alone embrace,
Believing where we cannot prove"
Evening star., 1939-11-15

They do not need deep water, must
have a place to come out Of it, in fact
and are such mud stirrers that they
roll fish tank beyond liberation II
there are smaller and bright swimmers
to be seen.
If fish keeper wants extra creatures
there are several which he may add to q
tank With good grace. One OF these
is the loach, or weatherf1sh, so called
Whether it functions as a prophet or
not-and there is some doubt about this
the loach remains an interesting eel
like animal in its own right.
1t will eat fish food from the surface
with the best of them, fairly taking it in
like miniature vacuum sweeper.
Its best display comes in burying it.
self in the sand with only its head stick
ing out.
This is a droll sight, indeed, as the
creatures bright little eyes look wisely
through the glass. You might think off,
hand this would cause q great disturb
ance in the bottom but it seldom does.
The great disturber OF sand in an
aquarium is the miniature catfish.
Another fellow with infinite appeal,
this real fish comes from South Amer
lea. There are several species, some
fairly large, but the ones about an inch
long, bumped back and all, are the
best to secure.
Although supposed to be a nocturnal
bottom feeder, the catfish soon learns
to eat food from the surface.
His grubbing tactics after the food
Tails are responsible for much haziness
In the water, and because of this he is
seldom in much favor after time. Still.
ne remains mighty interesting exhibit
In anybody's tropical tank. CHe must
be Kept warm at all times, so cannot
go into an average goldfish aquarium)
Ihese catfishes are almost the only
swimmers which possess an undoubted
wink.
Most persons who have not kept
turtles would be inclined to say the
creatures are uninteresting.
Our correspondents letter refutes this,
and shows how they may become real
friends of any one
Here is a curious creature, indeed.
It's great antiquity would entitle it to
place in the interest of any one
genuinely alive to the world in which
we live. Here is one of its oldest in
haoltants, existing today as it existed
centuries ago. 1t has managed to defy
the sophisticated manmade axiom, that
you cannot stand STILL but must either
go backwards or forwards Tortoises
say they can do a very good Job of
standing still and also Of winning the
affections Of human beings, If they are
given a chance.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
The Craftsman

An army Of tiny, glittering spears
Covers the field which once was green:
Jack Frost with his magic wand has
turned
The stubble to elfin weapons keen.
Each branch and spray has its feathery
plume,
Frail as the dust on butterfly's wing,
Each window pane has its legend hoar.
Wonderful tales for bard to sing,
Webs to baffie spiders craft,
Palms and ferns and winding way
Up a mountain to meet the stars,
Crosses where weary pilgrims pray.
All is white with a mist of rime;
The sun peeps through with a veiled
gleam,
One broad smile, and the wondrous
world
OF frost has vanished, like q dream.
ELIZABETH r. CREGLOW.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Wants Politics Eliminated
From Halls Of Congress-


TO the Editor Of The Star:
1t has been said that the man who
is satisfied is dead. Certainly this coun-
try wasn't satisfied under the rule of
England-hence a United States, very
much alive. We were, as matter of
fact. the Communists of the 18th CEN
tury, and our ideas spread through the
world. But today we are faced with
an outmoded Constitution. Will we
change 1t or will the doctrines of Nazi
Germany, Communist Russia or Fascist
Italy influence us into new regime?
I think it high time that all Houses of
Representatives, State or national, be
eliminated and their jobs given to Sec
retaries. The right kind of Senators
will not stop at State or county lines
They should belong to the country as
whole and not represent merely a State
or district. It would be necessary to
give them more power, but they could
be kept in check as long as we could
vote and hold them responsible.
IT democracy is going to work we must
consolidate. To work out problems for
the benefit of the whole we must have
unity OF action and to gain it we must
be represented by men who see this
country as whole
November II. FLOYD TRAVER,
Evening star., 1939-11-15

nese, but to bolster the prestige of
the puppet government of former
Premier Wang Ching-wei, whom ia
pan proposes to set up at Nanking as
the successor Of the Chang Kali
shek government.
Both London and Paris scoff at
the view that the removal of a force
with strength of barely two war
footing regiments can by any stretch
of the imagination be interpreted as
either a complete REIMBURSEMENT or
as a partial abandonment of west
ern rights in China. These are guar
anteed under the post-Boxer Rebel
lion protocol of 1901, whereby British
and French garrisons, now reduced,
can be increased at any time without
formality. The principle betokened
by the presence of only guard COM
panies Is not affected. In Britain's
case, the Japanese continue to block
ade her concession at Tientsin, but
this will remain in process Of adjudi-
cation, regardless of the curtailment
OF the British garrison There is no
reason to fear, for example, that
weakened British military strength
will whet Japans appetite to possess
the $50,000,000 in silver belonging to
the Chinese national government,
which is stored in the British conces-
sion at Tientsin though ever and
anon the controlled japanese press
casts covetous editorial eyes in its
direction.
In March, 1888, the United States
withdrew from Tientsin the Fiji
teenth Infantry, which had been
stationed there for a quarter of a
century. In it's place force OF $50
Marines was sent from Peiping, and
they are still on duty at the treaty
port. That curtailment did not de-
note any yielding of American rights
in China. Anglo-French action of
similar import now denotes just as
little remuneration of British and
French rights.
On the larger issues of foreign
rights and the open door, this country
has taken a firm stand. The recent
denunciation of the 1911 American
Japanese commercial treaty, the
strengthening of naval bases in the
Pacific, the recent remonstrance Of
Ambassador Grew against the Jap
anese Army's conduct in China, the
dispatch Of a powerful submarine
f1otilla to Asiatic waters-all these
developments are signs to Japan, if
they are needed. that the west is not
scuttling ANONYMOUSLY out of the
Orient, despite the war party's desire
to stake off that side of the globe as
an exclusive Japanese preserve. The
Toxic government is not likely to
Jump to the unjustified conclusion
that Britain and France are any
more minded to abdicate their posi-
tion in the Far East than is the
United States. Nippon is not yet
monarch of all she surveys between
Guam and Singapore.