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Evening star., 1939-06-25
Redskins 539e Training Tour Record for Athletic Team in u s.
Hoping for Fight
Here july 10

There will be no more boxing
in the District until July 10, at
the earliest, as Promoter Joe
Turner isn't anxious to operate
until he can obtain q worthwhile
attraction.
1t is hoped to get some scrap
pers In the heavier class, as the
fans here appear to be surfeited
with the smaller boys.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Armstrong to Receive
lonsdoIe Trophy
Oy the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 24.-Henry
Armstrong. world welter and light
weight champion. will receive the
Lord Lonsdale trophy presented by
the British board of boxing con-
troll to any titleholder that risks
his title in England.
The trophy arrived here today
IN the hands of Ted Broadribb, for
mer manager of Tommy Farr, who
will present 1t to Armstrong.
Henry recently defended his well
terweight crown against Ernie Rod
erick In London.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Mckee Tennis Victor
By the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON, Del, June a.
Richard Mckee, Miami Beach (Fla.)
high school student, won the annual
Delaware State clay court tennis
championship today by defeating
William Gillespie, Miami University,
6-1, Ga, GA, in the final round.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Chevy Chase vs.. Reeds

Reads Pharmacy will invade
Chevy Chase Playground this after
noon for a game with the Terrors,
beginning at l o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
A Dog S Life
By r, r. TAYNTON.

you want to know what dogs life really is in the old traditional
meaning OF the phrase try day. week
dogs picture in OF all the slippery
the shpperiest quime unpredctabe
He stand for ears up head
Evening star., 1939-06-25
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BY PAUL MILLER.

Edgar Allan Poe and Baron Playing
monograph OF SO pages printed easily
trated with silky by-poduct Henry Ridey
Of Washington Evans as lover of auto
mata has ded into magic pasme
Poe Society Of Baltimore lecture the original
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White to Play and Mate In Two.


No 1856 answers to B-Kt2. says T. W.
Allen Of NewtoQyille, Mass. No. 1877. a
two-moyer responds, to Rob-. informs
K. Child of Greenbelt. Nd, recommends
o-KB2: Brother Boger, through a little
prestidigitation Of Uncle Samuel you will
Chess MAGAZINE. I am confouhded that
one; who displays such canny insight into
problem analysis. has never. never seen a
chess MAGAZINE! To present readers: Re-
member, for your best letter on any chess
problem. gratis copy of q chess magazine
will be sent Try your luck. Right or
wrong solution does not matter, 'Tis the
writing OF the most interesting letter that
decides the winner each Sunday.
Eaton to Lecture.
Youthful, albeit brilliant student
OF chess problem lore, Vincent l..
Eaton will deliver a public lecture
at pm. Wednesday, at 1886 street
NV, on the Introduction to Chess
Evening star., 1939-12-15
THIS AND THAT
By Charles r. Trace1cell.

In the actual handling Of the records,
in use, here are some pointers:
Learn to hold the disc in the left hand,
balanced between the thumb on the rim
and the third finger In the center, UNDER
meath.
Nothing ruins a record quicker than
hand oil and sweat, unless, Of course,
it is lipstick or cigarette ashes.
1t is easy to learn this care, and,
once mastered, 1t becomes second ma
ture with the phonograph owner.
Never, above all, place . record in the
seat Of a chair, no matter whether there
is any one else In the room at the time
or not.
1t is one Of the most uncomfortable
feelings in the world, to all msuspect-
ingly sit down squarely on a disc in 4
cushioned chair.
The proper keeping Of the entire COL
lection becomes an unsuspected prob
lem, in many instances, after 1t has
risen to 1000 records and more.
Albums and cases offer the best solu-
ton, but there are times and cases
in which these are not altogether con-
venient.
Then recourse must be made to the
use Of green cardboard jackets, WITH the
records put on end close together. They
should be kept tightly pressed together,
IN order to prevent bowling. With elec-
trical reproduction, the warped record is
not the problem it was in the old days,
when the warped grooves often gave
out notes slightly off-key, at least to
sensitive ears. Still, 1t is better to keep
discs as fiat as possible, for several
reasons Use of thin paper jackets, in
such keeping. is impossible, since they
will tear when the records are placed
as close together as they should. One
good feature of this type of care is
that often use may be made of sectional
bookcase shelves, which, with the glass
doors removed, are deep enough to take
the 10-inch records in the green paper
jackets as suggested.
Albums in cases are best, but some
attention Is necessary, to see that covers
do not warp too much Many albums
are made with too much play" in them
and this requires the insertion of plain
piece of cardboard, of the proper size
to fill out the album neatly. This care
will keep the covers from warping toe
badly
Albums with warped covers are un-
slightly, and tend to bow the records
at each end of the album.
At times it may become necessary tc
use rubber band around an album
to keep the covers trim. Care should
be taken to see that the band is not o1
too severe stretchiness.
Discs properly handled and housed
have long life expectancy.
All the care that is put on them i.
well worth while The various method.
instanced will keep them practically
dust free. and in good shape for play.
| ing at any time.
Evening star., 1939-12-15

Tho care OF phonograph records IN
the home, like that Of books. becomes
q matter of concern only after the NUM-
Der has increased.
A dozen or more discs offer no prob
lem; even q hundred can be handled
easily enough. But when their numbers
grow to several hundreds, and even up
into the thousands, not unusual situ-
alton, 1t is an entirely different matter.
After this Christmas, this matter will
be Of interest to many more persons
than ever before.
1t is we'll, therefore, to understand in
advance that there are two main facets
Of this care Of recorded music.
: One is the individual care Of each
record, and the other is the mass care
of the entire collection.
The first point, and one seldom under
stood by beginners, is that Of the deli
cacy Of the grooves.
These grooves, in which the sound
lies imprisoned. are only few thou
sandthS of an inch in width, yet out of
them can come the very tones Of great
symphony orchestra.
1t follows that the greatest care should
be taken by the owner to keep the
precious grooves and their content OF
sweet music in as fit condition for good
reproduction as possible.
But what do we find?
Too often costly discs handled as II
they were cord wood.
Many persons remove the paper
jackets, and that is mistake No. /.
BY all means keep the cover on all
the time, except when the record is
being played.
Do not commit that common crime OF
keeping your records stacked one on
top Of another in big pile without 50
much as sheet of paper between
them.
Jackets not only keep out much dust
but prevent the sides from rubbing to-
gether. We are dealing here. not with
pancakes, but with those delicate grooves
and the even more delicate indentationa
In the sides Of those grooves.
II records are kept in the paper
jackets in which they are sold, they
are best kept fat on top Of one another
preferably in shelves. The old-time
acoustical monographs made some pro-
vision for this, but the modern electrical
ones seldom do.
Piles of records should not be more
than inches high, and care should
be taken to see that the pile is neat and
trim. each record resting solidly on the
one beneath and not stuck out to one
side.
In removing wanted disc, do not at
tempt to use it as lever, but carefully
take off the records on top of it, one
by one, until you come to the one you
desire. Modern discs are tough, in some
respects, but as fragile as glass in others
Never attempt to use one to pry ur
another.
Evening star., 1939-12-15

does not jeopardise American secur-
ity. The first major test Of the effec-
tiveness Of the safety zone" un-
doubtedly will resolve itself into 4
war of words-for, Is Undersecretary
Of State Welles has stressed, none Of
the American nations contemplates
any attempt to enforce the declara-
ton by arms. And further tests are
in prospect-for certainly, if'the Graf
Spec elects to make q dash for the
open sea, the British cruisers lying
of Montevideo will not be content to
withhold fire until they and their
quarry have crossed the imaginary
neutrality line laid down by the
plenipotentiaries at Panama.
Evening star., 1939-12-15
Extru-GuIuctic NebuIue

Mr.. Humanson has been able to
find forty-eight hitherto unobserved
extra-galactic nebulae."
This sentence in the yearbook Of
the Carnegie Institution Of Wash
ington appears in a routine list of
items-minor accomplishments Of
the astronomers at the Mount Will
son Observatory during the year.
What has Mr.. Humanson found?
Across the sky on a clear winter
night stretches the Milky Way. The
earth is a speck of dust in a lens
shaped system Of stars, of which a
fair average is the sun. 1t is some
thing more than half way from the
center to the edge of the disc. To-
ward the center the stars get thicker.
There are so many of them and they
are so far away that all are merged,
to the naked eye, in one field of
light That is the Milky Way. The
best estimate OF the number of SUM-
like stars it contains is 100000
100000. A good many Of them, it
may be, have families of planets
supporting some form OF life and
intelligence. The stars themselves
are probably, on the average, about
three light-years apart. The speed
of light is 10000 miles second. A
light-year is the distance light trav-
els in a year at this speed.
The whole system is fairly COM
pact. A beam of light can move
across the lens in from 10000 to 4O,-
600 years. It is isolated in absolute
nothingness, which extends in every
direction for million light-years,
more or less. Beyond lie other sys-
TENS of about the same size as the
Milky Way system. It requires light
about million years to go from
one to another. There are thousands
Of them.
Mr.. Humanson has merely found
forty-eight new ones-forty- eight
hitherto unknown dynamic systems
Of from 5o,ooo,0OO,OOO to 100000 ooo,-
600 suns.
But it's Of no particular signifi-
canoe, Of course, with q couple of
interesting wars going on and candi-
dates lining up for the 1910 presi-
Dental campaign in the United
States.
Evening star., 1939-12-15
Crime Gap Closed

A paradox in law enforcement has
been ended by the agreement be-
tween officials Of the Federal Gov
ernment and the Commonwealth Of
Virginia under which crimes on the
Mount Vernon boulevard will be
prosecuted In the Arlington County
Court.
Some time ago a mo mans land"
was created along this highway
when Federal Judge Robert N. Pol
lard of the eastern district of Vir-
ginia quashed a criminal assault case,
in which a Federal indictment had
been procured. because the Govern
ment does not enjoy exclusive juris-
diction over the area but only con-
current jurisdiction with Virginia.
Federal authorities had no COM
plant against the court ruling, but
it admittedly created problem that
could have proved troublesome had
not Virginia officials, realizing that
they also had a deep interest in the
maintenance of law and order along
the heavily travelled strip Of land,
stepped promptly into the breach.
Apparently now there is no cause
for conflict Of Federal and State
authority. Department Of Justice
officials expect that there will be
some administrative adjustments to
be worked out, but beyond that no
difficulties present themselves. Park
police will continue to patrol the
highway and traffic cases will 60 as
usual before the United States COM
missioner at Alexandria, specific pro-
vision being made in the law for this
procedure. Everything else will be
handled by the Commonwealth's at
torney Of Arlington County.
The agreement covering Mount
Vernon boulevard supplements that
entered into recently between the
United States district attorneys
Office here and the Commonwealth s
attorney in Arlington under which
the latter official also handles cases
arising in the commercial area on
the south shore Of the Potomac op-
posits Warrington, where jurisdie-
Evening star., 1939-12-15
Parking Problem

Wnlle the idea would have been
inconceivable few years ago, there
are many Of Washingtons streets
today which are nearing the literal
traft1c saturation point at certain
hours. Provision is made to meet
this IN the central downtown area by
staggering some office hours, prohib-
iting parking for the duration Of the
long rush period, providing more
policemen and In other ways. SINH
lar rushes, some of them on certain
evenings, occur In the shopping
centers Of various neighborhoods
Forbidding parking, thus opening
the way for more cars to pass
through each block, is the most effec-
tive method OF speeding traffic. But
these restrictions contribute to the
basic problem, particularly away
from the downtown sections, where
adequate off-street facilities are to
be found.
An automobile which cannot be
left at point reasonably convenient
to the users destination is a liability
rather than an asset If it is driven
for blocks through crowded streets
in search Of place to stop, 1t is
adding to the congestion. Customers
who must keep moving past the
merchants door come back only for
absolute necessities.
Automobile and trade organiza-
tions have made careful studies of
the local problem, and, while
complete agreement has not been
reached, realize that municipal
action probably is inevitable.
Traffic Director Van Duzer has
taken the first steps by making a
survey Of unused public property in
various parts Of the city. This is
land which was acquired for projects
which never were carried out, or
which has served Its purpose and no
longer Is needed for city use. De-
partment heads have been notified
that if they can find no practical
use for these parcels they will be sold.
Where they are located and to how
great an extent they can be useful
as parking areas has not been dis
closed. But if any are located where
they can be of service, they will offer
a great saving over the most recent
proposal for municipality operated
lots. This plan called for the pur-
chase of plots in congested, and,
therefore, high-value, sections, the
cost to be paid over a period Of
twenty years by fees charged the
users. Such method, while it may
be found necessary, would be very
expensive.
It is to be hoped that existing land
owned by the District will be found
available for such use.
Evening star., 1939-12-15

ton had been clouded because Of
the uncertainty over the District
Virginia boundary.
There Is cause for deep satisfac-
ton over the ability Of these officials
to work out a plan Of law enforce
ment that promises to be so bene-
ficial. At the same time, there is an
apparent element Of weakness in the
arrangement because 1t has its basis
In negotiation rather than In law.
Authorities concerned already are
discussing the possibilities for legis-
lation to care for the situation.
Evening star., 1939-12-15
Crges U. s. Cooperation
With Allies.

To the Editor of The Star:
Every believer in humanity and civili-
zation should urge Congress at the COM
ing session in January to change the
neutrality law, in the light. Of recent
developments, so as to permit closer CO.
operation with the allies in their re-
sistance to the aggressions Of Germany
and Russia. The repeal Of the arms
embargo has given some assistance. but
this assistance has been largely nulli-
fed by the rule forbidding American
ships to 60 to the allied countries and
other countries in the war zones.
Even the isolationists are aroused by
the invasion of Finland and want to give
assistance, but whose ships shall trans
port the supplies? Poland and Czecho-
Slovakia are equally deserving of as
sistance and sympathy, and Great Brit
ain and France, who in the World War
did more for our country's welfare than
the debts they incurred, deserve our
whole-hearted support.
Every WcA-AAOlulCO pC1oOA Ado ANVIL
from the beginning of the war that there
is grave danger the allies will be defeated
unless helped by other peace-loving ma
tions. If Germany and Russia triumph
and are assisted by Japan, then the
United States practically alone must
defend its possessions. Armaments 10
times heavier would then be needed than
If we now cooperate with the allies.
Crawling under the bed or shouting
harmless epithets to- aggressors only
weakens the forces Of humanitys de-
fense and strengthens the bandits. ter
rorists and oppressors. Let us face the
awful menace and do our part in over
throwing the forces of death and de-
struction, thus helping to save humanity
and civilization both in the Western
and Eastern Hemispheres. Until Con-
gress convenes let us hope our humani-
tartan administration at Washington
will construe and enforce the present
neutrality law as literally as possible.
CYRUS H. ESHLEMAN.
Lakewood, Ohio.
December 10, 1899.
Evening star., 1939-12-15
The Leagues Success


one week ago today on the urgent
call Of Secretary General Avenol to
consider Finland's appeal against
Russia's invasion, and the Assembly
convened last Monday. Thus within
five days the two Geneva bodies have
hung up a remarkable record for
both speed and decisive action.
In retrospect, the League can be
said to have been more effective
with respect to Finland than in any
other instance in which 1t has been
called upon to act. Spending little
time in debate and dilatory tactics,
the Assembly addressed a final re-
quest to Russia to mediate its differ
ence with Finland, appointed a
thtrteen-nation committee to inves-
tigate the case, received back In
record time report condemning
Russia as the aggressor, and urging
all nations to aid Finland, adopted
the report as its own, elected new
members to the Council and referred
to that body the Argentine motion
for expulsion of the Soviet Union
from Geneva. The Council likewise,
acting with all expedition, adopted a
report which declared Russia no
longer a member of the League, and
the Soviet Union is now officially an
outcast. For the first time, a men,
Der of the League has been expelled.
All actions were unanimous in the
sense that they were passed without
opposition. Whatever opponents
there may have been, they cast no
dissenting vote, bowling to what OBJ
viously was the will OF the member
nations.
The League session justly may be
termed success, for 1t accomplished
that which 1t was summoned to
accomplish-mobilization of aid to
Finland and punishment of Russia
for it's aggression. In doing both
these things, the League launched
itself into no impossible measures.
Whether or not the steps the
League has taken will be truly effec-
tive in stopping Russia depends upon
all those nations-members and non-
members of the League together
who are interested in the defense Of
democracy and the preservation Of
the right OF small nations to live.
The League has done Its share by
providing the liaison-through its
technical organization-among the
various governments which may be
disposed to lend Finland the mate
rial and humanitarian" assistance
which the Assembly seeks. It re-
mains now for other governments to
supply the Firms with the sinews
of war.
The League has also done its part
in the punishment of Russia by
officially stigmatizing the Soviet
Union as treaty-breaker, unfit
for the company Of decent nations.
How much further this penalty is
carried depends also on the will Of
the nations and their readiness
actually to ostracize Russia by sew
erance of diplomatic relations. Sew
eral have already indicated their
willingness to do so. Particularly
important is the attitude Great
Britain and France will adopt. With
this victory behind it, the League
can go on to greater contributions
to the worlds welfare.
Evening star., 1939-12-15

A quarter out of every dollar in
our national income goes for gov
ernmental expenses. A lot of us can
remember when it was only dime
and we got better value for our
money.
Evening star., 1939-12-15

The Associated Press is sxclpsively entitled to
credited to It or. not otherwise cSedited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights Of publication OF special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1939-12-15
December 13.
Pleads for Safety

Pleads for Safety
At Christmas.
To the Editor of The Star:
During the Christmas holidays the
highways Of the Nation will be used
by thousands of motorists. In memory
of little child killed just year ago,
may I appeal to drivers and pedestrians
alike to b carefulf ALDEN WARD.
December IL
Evening star., 1939-12-15

The Merritt parkway in New Eng
land, with its miles OF tree-lined
road without a single billboard or
other sign, would be well named II
spelled with q small "m" and but
one
Evening star., 1939-12-15
A Mohammedan's
View Of Christianity.
ro the Editor of The Star.

40 Iuc GultoE VI Aue SSaA.
As Christmas approaches I am re-
minded Of very good friend who spent
all of his boyhood in the Holy Land.
Born there, some of his ancestors might
easily have, seen the supernatural
phenomenon, the Star of Bethlehem at
the time of Christ's birth. No doubt
some of his ancestors were among the
multitudes that came like autograph
seekers of our day, to see and hear
Christ by the wayside. He holds very
interesting views about Christianity,
although he is a Mohammedan. There
are only about 10000 Mohammedans in
all Of North America, according to Has,
kim,
One day asked him to comment on
this:
"And He commanded the multitude to
sit down on the grass and took the five
loaves, and the two fishes, and looking
up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and
gave the loaves to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude. And they did
all eat, and were filled; and they took up
of the fragments that remained twelve
baskets full. And they that had eaten
were about five thousand men, beside
women and children Matthew,
xiv.ls-al.
I had expocted my Mohammedan