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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Much Ado About NOTHING

The great fuss Japan is making
over her generosity toward the
United States in promising to reopen
the Yangtze River to third-power
traffic at date still unnamed is
grounded either upon ignorance of
the American position with respect
to China's future or upon insincerity
IN meeting American objections to
the course Japan is following in the
conquered areas of China.
1t was announced Monday in Toxic
that, in line with American insistence
that Japan's restrictive trade prac-
tlces in China must be moderated
before there can be new Japanese
American commercial treaty, travel
on the Yangtze below Marking would
be permitted by vessels of third pow
ers. Yesterday it was revealed that
movement on the river would be sub
Ject to several restrictions, the ma
ture OF which give the Japanese con-
tlnuing supervision of all cargoes
moving on China's great waterway.
Reopening of the Yangtze to free
third-power travel as far as Hankow
would have been a small enough
contribution to the cause of Japa-
nese-American rapprochement, and
alone would have had slight prac-
tical effect in restoring American
trade to position of equality with
Japanese trade in the great Yangtze
Valley. But. surrounded with the re-
strictions the japanese now reveal
as part of the concession, all prac-
tlcal value is taken from it..
Closing of the river to third-power
travel In August, 1887, was only one
of many devices by which Japan has
sought to strangle the conquered
area OF China. In North China she
is requiring the use of an artiflcially
pegged federal reserve note which
carries exchange control to the ex-
tent of making it impossible for
American businessmen to operate
with profit.
Throughout the conquered areas
the railways, communications and
public utilities are in the hands of
Japanese monopolies, engaged in a
gigantic conspiracy to force out the
foreign businessman. All commerce
on the Yangtze now is in the hands
OF an exclusively japanese firm
which, under the guise of transport
Ing military supplies to the upper
parts OF the Yangtze Valley, is pour
Ing Japanese industrial goods into
the Chinese market.
A new Japanese American trade
treaty cannot be born of threats in
Toxic. It can only come to life
through Japanese realization that
the United States is fighting for the
principle of the "open door" in
China, the principle of equality of
opportunity, and that only when
genuine equality is assured American
trade will the basis for new treaty
exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
70 the Editor OF The Star:

Now that the second murder marathon
is begun in Europe, the barrage of words
in this country is not unexpected. At q
time like this, words are the devices with
which the blind lead the blind around
the paths Of nowhere. For the pen is
not mightier than the sword. Neither
the writer nor the orator can stop or
swerve the stern events that will come
to pass. To plead that this or any other
country in the world can be isolated
from war is as futile now as to appeal
against a thunderstorm.
Twenty years ago, the statesmen of
our so-called civilized world could have
prevented the birth of Nazi-ism. The
folly of Versailles produced Hitler and
a new warlike Germany. Those who
fixed the terms of that treaty should
have considered the words of Sir Isaac
Newton: ITO every action there is an
opposite and equal reaction" Or the
words Of the greatest of teachers: "As
We SOW, so shall ye also reap" Hate
begets hate and the spirit Of revenge
begets violence. Apparently humanity
must wade through another sea Of blood
ere ever there Is In high ONCE an ear
attuned to hear the still small voice.
AS the war proceeds, reason wanes and
we only read words, words, words" like
a distraught Hamlet. History will repeat
itself in almost every hideous detail and
no words, written or spoken, can alter
one iota the course that lies ahead for
this and all other countries.
But this war will not destroy civiliza-
ton. Rather, its end will be the dawn
Of real civilization, an era when all
men will seek to know Gods plan and
follow It to the letter.
VETERAN, WORLD WAR NO. I.
December 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22

embargo" would be widened to shut
of aviation gasoline produced in the
United States. AS a matter Of fact,
that would seem to be the next
logical step in our justifiable ef-
forts to discourage savagery in aerial
warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Objects to Changes
In PARK Police System.
To the Editor Of The Atay.

Every 50 often in the daily papers ap-
pears news Of plans proposed to either
cripple or completely destroy the United
States Park Police force. Usually the
plan is to consolidate the park force
with the District police It seems that
the District Commissioners and other
powers that be do not realize that the
park system belongs to the United States
Government and not to the District Of
Columbia.
The citizens Of the Washington area
are indeed fortunate that the Federal
Government decided to develop its park
system here, but they should have no
more to say about how it will be policed
than citizen of Idaho or Oklahoma.
The latest proposal to weaken the park
police Is plan to have the District po-
lice regulate all traffic in the park system
and have the park police do the other
police work.
If this latest attempt to undermine
the administration of the park police
were to be carried out it would result in
confusion OF Jurisdiction and cause
wasteful and unnecessary overlapping Of
the two departments. If the District
police did take over the traffic duties of
the park police they would need many
additional men to do the work. Since
they do not have enough men to do their
own work now, 1t certainly seems unrea-
sonable to assume that they could also
take over some Of the duties of the
park police.
Every suggestion have heard for the
last eight years concerning police adj
ministration wherein the park police
were concerned has been detrimental
to the purpose for which the park police
force originally was created.
The United States Park Police force,
which operates in Maryland, Virginia
and the District of Columbia, should
continue to function as one unit, under
responsible leadership and without out
side interference.
1t Is true that the park force cannot
do all its work well due to an extreme
shortage Of men; the shortage being
due to the fact that each year enough
men to build up the force are requested,
and each year this request is ignored,
while a patient group of men continue
to work overtime to make up for the
deficiency.
Therefore, instead of reducing the
duties Of the park police, which will
serve no worthy purpose, I recommend
to those who agitate for police reform,
to use their influence to build up the
park force by adding about so more
men (at Government expense) this year,
and then to solve the problem Of policing
the parks by allowing them to work
without interference.
December 2. MIDWEST CRITIC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22

AS the result Of q bet a bull was
actually led through a well stocked
New York china shop. Total damage,
one plate and one teacup. Friend
husband often does worse than this
on entering . room containing but
q single tea table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Responds to Smoke
Nuisance Letter.
To the Editor Of The Star:

My friend Tom McMorrow's artistic
sensibilities may be soothed by the soft
coal smoke and dust that he says is "one
Of the pleasantest features Of Washing
ton nfe," but to me it is a deleted- by
the-censor nuisance.
But thanks for printing McMorrow's
joshing letter about the stuff, as some
newspapers have a taboo on anything
that might not please business interest.
December Il. SAMUEL J.. JONES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,ortter. although the use OF
pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Argues Best Test
Is Work Itself.

TO the Editor Of The Star:
With the beginning Of the work of
the Commission for the Study Of Civil
Service, it may be in point to give .
thought to . dilemma being faced by
many Federal employees under the pres
ent "blanketing" into civil service Of
those who have served for several years
as non-civil service employees in various
departments.
Civil service, Of course. was originally
supposed to be q merit system. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22

A., The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
sne use for republication Of all news dispatches
paper and also the local news published herein
herein also are reserved
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Entered as second-class matter post once.
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Says Real Civilization
Will Follow War.
70 the Editor Of The Star:

December 10, 1899
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22

@. What is silver steel?-R. L. D.
A. It is a new stainless alloy made by
adding about OBS to 0.30 per cent Of
silver to the 10 per cent chromium and
8 per cent nickel used in the previous
standard stainless steels.
@. How many young people are unem-
ployed?-T D. S.
A. The American Youth Commission
estimates unemployment among boys
and girls from Is to "a years Of age ut
100000 to 5000 900.
Q. Can you tell me where may obtain
q practical almanac?-C. K. o.
A. See Haskin advertisement ON Page
Az today.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
GIRLS
TO HEAD SOUTH

With exhibition matches Sched.
uled for nine straight days, Gait
Davis and his crack collection Of
Rosslyn girl bowlers will head
southwark February 6 with Miami,
Fla, their objective.
With George L. Isemann, execu-
tive secretary Of the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress, and
Hugh Arbaugh, the Silver Spring
bowling proprietor, also making
the trip, the auto caravan which
will include such notable girl
bowlers as Ida Simmons. the No.
/ fair duckpinner Of Norfolk; Sue
Miller Of Baltimore; Caroline
Hiser of Hyattsville, and two
RoSslyn team regulars, Evelyn
Ellis and Blanche Wootton. The
first stop is scheduled for Lynch
burg. Va.
Tuesday, the second day Of the
trip, will find them in Charlotte,
N. c.; Thursday they battle two
Of John Blick's strong girls teams
in afternoon and night matches;
Friday a hop will be made to Co
lumbus, Ca; Saturday it's St..
Petersburg, Fla; Sunday the
tourists will put in at Tampa or
Clearwater, and reaching Miami
on Monday, February 13.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
His Last Fight

The last time I ever saw De-
laney fight he was apparently
drunk in the ring. Gone were
his fine slimness and keennesS
and regal bearing. His face was
bloated and puffy. and he was
so tight that when the bell rang
for the opening round he didn't
hear it, but stood stupidity star
ing in his corner while his op-
ponent, Jack Sharkey, ran over
toward him and then stopped in
mid-ring, dazed by Delaney'S
amazing attitude, wondering
whether he had heard Alright.
That was one Of our most
charming evenings in the New
York prize ring, anyway. Rick
ard and Tunney were in Miami
preparing to sign Tom Heeney
for q championship match with
Tunney for the worlds heavy
weight title. Del q ney and
Sharkey were matched, and
Buckley, 5harkey's manager,
wired Rickard frantically not
to sign Heeney until after his
man had fought Delaney. Every
body was around saying that
the outcome had been arranged.
It wound up in a blaze of glory
and laughter, with Delaney be-
ing counted out while crawling
around on his hands and knees
like a man looking under a bu.
reau for a collar button, MUNICH.
ing stupidity on his red rubber
mouthpiece half protruding from
his face, while Sharkey slithered
along the ropes weeping like q
fifth-rate ham actor. 1t was q
dilly. When Rickard had the
news Of it in Miami he laughed,
too, and Immediately signed
Heeney. That dear prize-ring.
Maybe I am going to miss 1t
after all.
Tomorrow'S article deals Dith
the SeGny side of boEtn0.
Copyright. 1898. BY Paul Calico
Distributed by King Features. Ine.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Up the Stream
with BOB WILSON,

the upper Mississippi region in
honor, Of the late Will dig,
founder Of the Izaak Walton
League Of America. Ed Kem-
per, a fast friend Of the great
crusader for the protection Of
Gods out-of-doors, introduced
the resolution with a stirring
address. Congressman Carl
Mundt said that it would be q
great honor for him to introduce
such a bill in Congress.
From business to pleasure, the
delegates and their friends left
the cares Of the day behind and
repaired to the Golden Room Of
the Lee House to gather around
the festive board. President
Radcliffe introduced the toast
master Of the evening, John
Joseph Baecher, Of Norfolk, Va,
president of Virginia Associar
ton Of Izaak Walton Leagues,
who carried on to the entertain.
ment of all in a humorous South
ern manner.
Congressman Carl Mundt, Of
South Dakota, q Waltonian Of
note, said in his talk that the
league as a whole had accom-
plished more in its short exist
ence for conserving the great
open than all the rest Of the
individual outfits down through
the ages. Congressman Mundt's
outstanding plea was for com.
mercialism to stop and analyze
its slogan, Make way for the
people" Mundt said, Con.
serve America for the coming
generations"
Albert M. Day, Biological Sur
vey. chief of the Federal Aid,
spoke most entertainingly on
Farm e r-Sportsman Co-opera-
ton" Other speakers were Ed
Kemper, Dewitt Harry and Ab
Rowe.
Those attending the business
session ana banquet were:
DR.. and Mrs. Lewis Radcliffe, john
Joseph Baecher, Albert NJ. Day
charles Herting. Reuben Riggs, Q.
Reynolds and wife. J. S. Hamill ana
wife, Hon. Carl Mundt, Talbot Den"
mead, Robert L. Pyle, J. N. Write
E. 2. McNemar. L. S. McNemar. Dr.
E Russell Cook. Daniel NJ. Hassetts
Charles E. Cornell A. 3. CTi6Srtona; iStona
John +. Stowell and wife. Abner L
Rowe, Frank J. Mulkern. Ed; 6:
Kemper, DR.. w. B. Holton. David
Longanecker, ]. B. Van Haeven, W:
owen knight, A. F. Prescott. HaroLd E,,I
E. L. Milkwick, E. E. Haffer ana
wife, Henry A. Latimer, c. C.. Clark, Y.
Dewitt Harry, Robert A: Erwins
Lawrence Murray. Victor Cahalanos
Ira NJ K. Wilson. James McCalisters
DR.. Paul Bartsch. DR.. c. c. Clark.
Ford Kisor, n. q. Dixon, Edward
Peelbe, Paul Fako, Major J. NJ. White
A. v Blackman. Jay Reed, William
E. wasche, c. r. Shenbridge, Walter
Evans. w. r. Longanecker, Charles
ClaRett, H. 8. Davis, william Swinglss
Robert Swingle, Robert owens.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Campbell Sweeps Postponed
D. c. Blue Ribbon Classic To Be Held Feb. 4

leading duckpinners Of the
South.
Sensing the need of some
quick action, Perce Elicit, presi.
dent of the w. C. D. A., called
a meeting Of the officers and
members Of the executive board
with the result that the post
ponement was agreed upon.
With the bars let down to all
Maryland and Virginia bowlers
this year, the prospect Of q
huge affair is promised for the
1889 Campbell, since there will
be no confliction in dates with
other tournaments.
Next Saturday. Capital bowl
ers will be free to take in the
Recreation Sweepstakes. sched-
uled for Portsmouth, Va, and
next Sunday the Julian Easter.
day Elimination that gets under
way at Jimmie Marks New
Highland drives in Baltimore.
According to the new plans,
the Campbell will be run off in
three five.game blocks, the first
starting at the rooklan
Recreation at p. m. the
second at the Lucky Strike at
4 .. m. and the final block at
Convention Hall at 9 p. m.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Rather than see the Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes, for IL
years Washington'S own blue
ribbon duckpin classic, a nin1a-
ture tournament or the next
thing to a flop" the Washing
ton City Duckpin Association,
under whose auspices it Is held
today, announced that the
thirteenth annual event had
been postponed until Saturday,
February 4. The 15-game at
traction will be rolled all on
one day.
This change from the original
dates, which would have brought
the bowlers into competition
next Saturday and Sunday, was
made to allow the city's Sharp
shooters to participate in two
out-of-town tournaments over
next week end.
For the last two years the
topnotch Capital bowlers have
complained about stretching
the Campbell over two or three
weeks since all other 15-game
major sweepstakes throughout
the duckpin territory are staged
on one day.
First intimation that the
bowlers were UP In arms again
came last Saturday night at
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

ing that the Negro was up off
the floor before 10. The fans
took sides and 1t looked as
though there might be a riot.
An unprecedented thing, Flow
ers asked for another chance,
and, still more unprecedented,
Delaney gave 1t to him. It
STAYED off what might have
been q nasty brawl around the
ringside. They boxed nicely for
another round and then in the
fourth Delaney let that old per
suader 60 again. This time
Flowers didn't get up at all.
When he came to, he went
around to Delaney's dressing.
room and shook hands and
said: "Ah wants to thank you,
Mr.. Delaney, and tell you that
All is convinced"
In 1927 Delaney was matched
with Jim Maloney, a second
rate heavyweight from Boston.
Had Delaney knocked Maloney
out, as he was capable of doing,
he would have been rewarded
with a chance at Gene Tunney
and the heavyweight champion
ship, plus a three or four-hun-
dred'thousand.dollar purse. Ma
loney won the decision in 10
rounds. Delaney never let his
right go. Years after the fight
Pete Reilly told me what had
happened. Delaney had escaped
from his training camp and had
gone on q three-day toot. Dur
ing the course of it he took a
punch at the head Of q Pullman
porter. The porter ducked and
Delaney smashed his right hand
into the steel side Of the car.
Not even Reilly knew that. The
wise, gray-haired little manager
found 1t out under most un-
pleasant circumstances. When
during the course of the fight
with Maloney it was obvious
that Delaney was losing and
wasn't shooting that right at
the big, numbering target, Reilly
commanded, implored, cajoled,
pleaded with him to throw it
and knock Maloney out. It was
while sitting on his stool be-
tween rounds that Delaney for
the first time revealed to Reilly
that he couldn't use it. It was
useless. IT felt" said Mr.. Reilly.
"like hitting him over the head
with the bottle"
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
TWO Types

There are two kinds Of prize
fighters, apparently: Rough and
dirty. and gentlemanly and
dirty. My favorites have al
ways been numbered among the
former. I have as little pa
tience with the attempts to
whitewash the ring as ! have
with the phonv lodges used to
scent horse racing or college
football. A fight is a fight and
there is rarely ever anything
pretty about it. The ring is q
dirty game and 1t smells bad.
But it is exciting, colorful,
RabelaiSian, earthly. It attracts
the rabble and the unwashed.
I resent attempts to prettify
something that isn't pretty,
however. and I never had much
use for the dandified fighter
with his hair parted in the mid.
die and slicked back, with his
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penchant for smiling and shak-
ing hands, especially imme-
diately after he has fouled an
opponent by sticking his thumb
In his eye.
AS look back over more than
q decade Of fighters I knew and
saw in action, the perfect fight
er, to me, next to Dempsey, in
type the pure, unspoiled stand.
ard bearer Of the prize ring, was
. middleweight from Nebraska
by the name Of Ace Hudkins. He
wasn't the best fighter in the
world: indeed, he was never q
world champion, but he was
tough hard, mean, cantanker-
Gus, combatjve, foul, nasty, cour.
ageouS, acrimonious, and filled
at all times with bitter and flara-
ing lust for battle.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
C, U.LOSES STAR
FOR TERP MEET

Continued from 1st Sports Page)
the Owls on Saturday night. Par
ticularly impressive were Joe
Bunsa and Gerry Strang, who
scored technical knockouts, and
Nestor Martinez, who put up one
of the greatest fights ever wit
messed in the District in losing to
Dan Falco. Of Temple.
BUNSA LOOKS GOOD
Bunsa'S showing delighted local
followers. Joe, who has been out
of action for 18 months, showed
a world Of class in polishing Off
Sid Novel;, Temple 155-pounder.
in the first round. Strang lived up
to advance notice by flattening
Bob Hess in the 165-pound class
bout. Strang was weakened by
matchmaking in the Villanova
meet but was at top strength for
Temple.
Bunsa, Strang, Bernstein and
Fred Slant were counted on as
sure point-winners against Mary.
land. With Bernstein out, the
matches will be a toss UP.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Hudkins Too Tough

He was meant to be strictly q
rough-and-tumble barroom fight
er. He was so tough and brutal
in the ring that the late Com
missioner Muldoon barred him
from New York rings simply be-
cause he was everything and all
that a prize fighter should be.
There was another fighter
who was a particular pet Of
mine, a blackhaired, shuffling,
heavy-browed German-American
by the name Of Paul Berlen-
bach, an ex-wrestler, ex-amateur
boxer who became the light
heavyweight champion of the
world.
I suppose that he was fasci.
mating for the same reason that
Dempsey was fascinating, the
same reason that the Negro Joe
Louis is coming a fortune be-
cause he had the power to de-
stroy, to blast men like the an
cient gods. It is a power given
to very few fighters. They score
their knockouts here and there.
but not to many Is given the
aura Of approaching and inevi-
table doom that Berlenbach car.
ried with him.
With his black hair standing
up stiff and straight, pompa-
dour style, Somber eyes, black
tights, pale skin and sloping
shoulders, he needed nothing
but the black mask over his face
to make him look like q medic
val executioner. His victims
were more than half hypnotized
by the time the bell rang and
they had to get up to face him.
The man who knocked him
out the first time, Jack Delaney,
was another Of the great roman
tic ring characters Of that era,
q light heavyweight, too, and
likewise eventually champion OF
the world. He won it from Ber-
ienbach in the third Of four
fights that they had.
He was one Of the handsomest
men that ever stepped into q
prize-ring, tall, slim, lyrically
graceful, with curly dark hair
and flashing teeth and eyes. He
was q brilliant boxer with a pic
ture style. He was one Of the
few fighters who was a one
punch knocker.out. He was also
one Of the few fighters who
knocked q man out twice on the
same night. He was matched
once with very good Negro
fighter by the name OF Tiger
Flowers-Deacon Flowers they
, called him, because he was q
dtgnitary Of q small Southern
church and he always read the
TihiA In his dressing-room be-
fore going into the ring-well.
GnywG3, it made a good story,
whether he did or not. Delaney
floored Flowers with that whis-
ting right hand after a round
had paSsedsand Flowers was
counted out. n But there was q
dispute over the manner Of the
count, Flowers manager claim.