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Evening star., 1939-08-02
Sarron' S Ring Career
Seen Not Affected
By Auto Injury
Spec ecial Dispatch TO The Star.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 2-The
ring career of Petey Sarron, former
world featherWeight champion, is not
expected to be jeopardized as the re-
suit of injuries sustained in an au-
tomobile accident near Gardendale,
II miles from here, yesterday in
which companion was killed.
Sarron, bruised about, the head
and arms, was resting at a hospital
here. Robert Mccain of Birming-
ham, Petey's companion, was dead
when removed from the wreckage.
Sarron captured the featherweight
championship from Freddie Miller
at Washington in 1886, losing it to
Henry Armstrong last year. Since
his defeat by Armstrong, Sarron has
campaigned as lightweight and
has been hoping for a rematch with
Armstrong at that weight.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Reads Nine Would TruyeI

Reads Pharmacy National City
League-leading nine has open dates
for this week end and that of Au-
gust 1920. Out-of-town opposition
with such teams as Winchester,
Frederick and Newport News is de-
sired. Call or write Charles Read
jr., 2104 Minnesota avenue Sc,
Atlantic 4815.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Golf Is Hereditary
With Leonurds

By the Associated Press.
LACONIA, N. H., Aug. 2-They
try hard to keep all the New
Hampshire golf titles right in
Nashua's Leonard family.
Tom Leonard, ST., perenially
captures the State amateur
championship and Tom, jr, was
the State junior titlist last year
but had to retire because he
passed the age limit.
So Richard, another son of
Tom, ST., took up the cudgels and
won the Junior crown yesterday,
defeating G. Carlton Coffin of
Nashua, l up.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Drives Hit in Air,
Both Find Rouoh
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., Aug. 2.
Mrs. S. E. Lindsay fired drive
down the No. fairway of the
Fayetteville Country Club golf
course.
At the same moment Floyd B.
Saunders drove off the No. 8 tee.
Both sliced. AS the balls curved
off the nearly parallel fairways
they sailed closer and closer to-
gether Until they bumped.
Both settled far in the rough.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
PIoy for Legion Title

CLIFTON FORGE, Va, Aug. 2 tP.
The Clifton Forge American Le-
gion Juniors, Western half winners,
and the Norfolk Juniors, Eastern
winners, will tangle here Monday
and Tuesday to decide the Ameri-
can Legion State baseball cham
piOnShip.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Fouquier-Loudoun Four
ruveIs for Game
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

NpeNIdI DIspdICIl 20 me STAR.
WARRENTON, Va, Aug. 2.-The
Fauquier-Loudoun polo team will
Journey to White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, to clash with Philadelphia S
first team in games Saturday and
Sunday.
Representing the Fauouier-Lou.
ooun team will be H. B. Pnipps, R.
j, Kirkpatrick, Henry C. Skinkel
and Bobby Clark.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Chess News and GOSSIP

king a hard game until adjourn
ment, after which he lost position
gradually until the seventy-first
move, when he resigned. Games of
Fine. Pinkus and Horowitz will be
featured in this column along with
a summary of the A. C. F. Congress.
Here is the queens gambit declined
game of Reshevsky (white) versus
Gabriel Hellman
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Old Rivalry Renewed

Wisconsin and Illinois will meet in
football again next fall The teams
last met in 1884 The game with
the Badgers makes six Big Ten con-
tests for the Illini.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Karff to Compete.

Miss N. May Karff of Boston,
acclaimed by many as the woman
chess champion of the United
States. has departed for Buenos
Aires in an attempt to wrest the
title of woman's world champion
from Mrs. R. H. S. Stevenson Cthe
former Vera Menchik) of London.
In the recent American Chess
Federation congress for women Miss
Karff tied with Mrs. Mary Balm of
Astoria and DR.. Helen Weissenstein
of Manhattan for first place.
Reshevsky Trims Hellman.
Gabriel M. Hellman of the Bronx
drew with United States Champion
Reshevsky in their encounter in
the 40th annual tourney of the
American Chess Federation at Man.
haitian.
The Bronx player gave the chess
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Jack Thought Of Politics
When Still Putting Shot

Then there was the upkeep of
Baby Jack Torrance. He had to be
swept from cellar to roof twice a
week. His ivy had to be pruned.
There was some talk of sightseers
who tried to carve their initials in
Mr.. Torrance's handsome colonial
facade. At this point Gov. Earl
Long stepped in and ordered the
scrapping of the monument. A
thrifty fellow, no doubt. this Long,
but dead to all sentiment.
l remember interviewing Baby
Jack once in New York hotel room
when he was a young and eager
shot-putter before he took root N
Baton Rouge. His board was paid
by the Amateur Athletic Union,
which does not believe in splurging.
and the room in this hotel fitted
Jack very snugly around the waist
and shoulders. Reclining on his
bed, he hung one foot out the win
dow and the other out the door. 1t
was from behind the latter foot (the
lefD that 1 questioned Baby Jack
about the future.
What are you going to do when
you quit shot-putting?" I asked him.
We'll" said Mr.. Torrance thought
fully, Il might go into politics,
maVbe"
Evening star., 1939-08-02
BY PAUL ]. MILLER.

WOTQ from vincent Eaton lntl-
mates that A. Simonson, Paul Keres
and A. J. Fink are national chess
experts as well as national problem
composers
Perhaps they are. But it remains
for history to classify these PLAYERS
as either over-the-board masters or
problem composers. So far, they pre-
fer to be regarded as first-claSs play
erS.
America Stays Home.
Four times the United States chess
team participated in International
Chess Federation team tournaments.
Four times Uncle Sans players
brought home the famous Hamilton
Russell Trophy
But there has come a parting of
the ways.
The forthcoming tourney at Bue-
nos Aires in Argentina seems sure
to find the American team conspic-
uous by its absence. George Emlen
Roosevelt. chairman of the Ma
tional Chess Federations team COM
mittee, has notified Capt. Frank J.
Marshall that the federation will
sponsor no team.
Thus the world team champion
may allow its title to pass by for
felt. 1t is indeed a sad commentary
on the financial status of American
chess hackers that the present con-
tingency had not been anticipated
and war chest collected for Just
such an emergency.
1t is to be hoped that at the last
minute funds will be found to send
the United States players to Buenos
Aires, but this seems remote.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
From the
Press Box
Monumental Torrance
Victim of Thrift
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent Of The Star


NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (N.ANA).-
The old Louisiana empire is crum-
bling fast. Gov Earl Long, whose
policy seems to be to save a nickel
where his brother Huey spent dol
lar, has just torn down Mr.. Baby
Jack Torrance, one of the tallest
and widest public structures in the
whole State.
Mr. Torrance was or 4 feet wide
and nigh on to feet high. Ivy had
begun to grow on him and birds
were nesting in his cupola when
Gov. Long signed the order last
week to demolish this stately relic
of the good old days in Baton Rouge.
AS young man, Baby Jack was
Huey Longs favorite shot-putter.
He once showed the iron ball 81 feet
l inch. record which still stands,
even if its author does not. When
he stopped shot-putting, Baby Jack
was appointed to the police force
He was Huey Longs favorite cop.
Huey'S heirs IN Louisiana regarded
Jack as an institution. When he
became too stationary to enforce the
law they made him custodian OF
the old State House in Baton Rouge
and gave him an eight-man gang.
This made the old State House alb
solutely safe from Reds. 1t also
provided a nice, sentimental outlet
for the taxpayers money, because
the eight-man gang was composed
of athletes who had to eat, and did
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Furniture Of English Regency
Returns to Fashions Spotlight

marbleiZed base that Is similar to
the Dashboard used around the en-
tire room. Two serving consoles.
accommodating plants, are alive
with a flood Of indirect light and
introduce refreshing modern note.
Above the sideboard Is decora-
tive plaque which introduces q clas-
sic feeling indicative of the period.
English regency furniture COM
bines a certain sophisticated grace
with a simplicity and functionalism
that suits it uncommonly we'll to
modern day house. 1t was pro-
duced In period Of stress not un-
like our own. Excitement and
change were the order of the day.
The War of 1912 had things in a
turmoil. Napoleon was threatening
Europe.
Although the period referred to
as regency" extended from 1900
to 1880, it takes its name from the
decade of 1910 to 1920. In 1910
George Ills eldest son was named
prince regent, and the prince re-
gent, rumor hath 1t, had lot Of
taste-but unfortunately most Of 1t
was bad. 1t is our gain that he
depended upon gentlemen of dis
cernment and Imagination to do
his decorating.
Weave Pleasing Pattern.
These gentlemen picked up the
various and sundry strands of dec
orative notions that were lying
about at the beginning of the
18th century and Wove them into
such a pleasing unity that the re-
suits of their labors have lasted a
remarkably long time. There was
| the classic tradition that received
continual inspiration from the un-
earthing of the remarkable ruins
at Pompeii There were also the
refined and delicate threads that
had been introduced by the famous
Adam brothers. Then there was
the public's fondness for Egyptian
motifs also certain borrowings
from France.
Walls ordinarily were quite plain
from base to cornice. While wood
work in some instances remained
white, it often was painted darker
tone than the wall or a color to
contrast with it. Doors were given
distinction in the more elaborate
Evening star., 1939-04-08
BY ANNABEL PAXTON.

Shortly after her marriage in
1905, Martha Parke Custis, grand
daughter of Martha Washington,
was carried-if old Southern GUS
tom was followed by her husband.
| Thomas Peter, over the Threshold
of the doorway to one OF the two
story wings of the great yellow
stucco mansion that tops George
town Heights-Tudor Place. Fran
els Loundes. intending to erect the
main house between them, built the
two wings about 1894. The family
| lived in the east wing during the
erection of the central portion.
From an upper window Mrs. Peter
! is said to- have watched the burning
of the Capitol, in 1914. And, ac-
cording to further legend, Martha
and Thomas Peters daughters, Brl-
| tannia and America, signaled their
cousins at Arlington Mansion with
colored petticoats hung from west
window-much to the chagrin of
their dignitled parents.
Occupying an entire city block,
Tudor Place stands in clear view of
the street. Box trees, old elms and
NAPLES add to its stateliness. Wide
| ly spreading vines on the facade
contribute additional notes of mel
| loWness.
Has Temple Porch.
Without doubt one of the finest
early Federal houses in Washing
ton, Tudor House was designed by
Dr.. William Thornton, who, in 1892
had won the competition for the de-
sign of the Capitol. Individual in
charm and beauty, its most proml-
nent feature is the temple porch
! of the south entrancc-a circular
portico two stories high, with dom
ical ceiling Extending in grace
full semi circular colonade, half OF
! this temple" is in front of the
building. The other half, forming
a niche with triple French window
! is recessed into the wide main hall
Tudor Flace has remained in the
Peter family for more than CEN
tury and quarter. Britannia. who
inherited the place. married Com
modore Beverly Kennon, killed in
the Princeton's explosion. She died
in 1911, at the age of 96. Martha
Custis Kennon. her daughter. mar.
ried a distant cousin, DR.. Armistead
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Hints on Painting
Garden Furniture

For wooden garden furniture that
remains unprotected from the
weather a good portion of the time,
two coats of exterior enamel should
be applied-unless you desire to re-
tain natural finish. In this case,
spar varnish is advisable. Before
painting, wash and rinse the furni-
ture carefully. The rinsing is par
ticularly important to remove any
traces of soap. which, remaining,
would mar the finish. Allow all sur
faces to dry thoroughly before ap-
plying the paint. If the old coating
is cracked or scaled, remove it with
paint remover and follow this ul
with a printing coat thinned with
turpentine. If the old finish has a
high gloss, wash it over with sal
soda and water in the percentage of
/ pound sal soda to gallon of water.
This should be followed by thor
ough rinsing.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

Peter, bringing the family name back
to the old home.
Valuable Relics Included.
Priceless notable family relics are
to be found at Tudor House-Mar- :
tha Washingtons seed-pearl we'd
ding dress and jeWelry. a set OF
china made for President Washing
ton by the French government, a
bowl presented him by the Order
of the Cincinnati, his camp trunk
used during the Revolution and
many paintings, miniatures and let
tiers.
The exterior of the house as a
whole is characterized by Thorn
tons skillful handling of form and
detail shown in the fat treatment
of the cornice. profile of finely
turned members Of the roof balus-
trade and the scale of the large
windows, with narrow trim and wide
panes Of glass.
/ Overlooking the circular carriage
drive and garden set with boxWoods,
the north front-and main entrance
of the building-is more severe than
the south front. The entrance door
here is the most conspicuous fea-
ture, with its untrimmed arch. sur
mounted with delicate fanlight and
quaint wrought lamp. A minor
entrance, with fanking iron ratings
and newel-post lamps. is at the east
end of the house, formerly used as
a stable.
Marble Mantels Unchanged.
Opening into central hallway
and a transverse hall across the
north side, the north side entrance
forms a T, with spacious living
rooms having doors of curly maple
Delicate plaster friezes, marble man
telpieces, and the wide plank floor
ing of these rooms remain un-
/ changed.
/ OF strong English precedent
/ Tudor place is one of Washington S
/ fine houses remaining from the
Georgian period. 1t had been bull,
piecemeal, two wings being bull
first and the main central porto,
added a few years later. The north
entrance, which is shown in the
sketch, is seldom seen by the average
person, the more prominent south
front being assumed to be the malr
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Montgomery Discusses
Property Management

In addressing 60 persons attend
ing the property management course
last Monday night, s. M. Montgom-
cry, rental manager for H. G. Smithy
Co., discussed the many products in
general use in maintaining apart
ment and office buildings In good
condition.
Mr.. Montgomery stressed the i'm
portance of keeping interiors free
from dirt at all times and stated
that this not only acted to preserve,
but would enhance the buildings,
thereby making them more attrac-
tive to present and prospective
tenants.
This was the third in a series Of
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Metal Trimmings Clean.

entrance. Wnlle designed on Il SCa!c
less grand, the north entrance is no
less interesting.
North Entrance Simple.
The north entrance Is simple IN
the extreme. The door is deeply
recessed between paneled jambs. A
thin transom bar above the door
extends around the jamb and on
the face of the wall to form impost
holdings at the spring of the arch.
The lantern hung in the arch was
q welcome beacon on winter nights.
The door is reached over simple
stone platform raised two or three
steps above the ground. Iron foot
scrapers with decorative scroll ends
were placed conveniently at the first
steps. Curious circular iron stands
were set on either side of the
platform. Psuedo rustic cast iron
benches of the Victorian era on the
platform and at either side OF the
door are resting spots placed there
by a thoughtful owner.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

rooms. Panels were painted-some-
times in a color contrasting with
the woodwork-and then overlaid
with some of the classical devices
that were so favored. Light sea
green, apricot and pale lavender
we're favorite colors for walls, but
other bright hues were used as we'll.
At the recent furniture market in
Chicago there were decided evil
dences Of growing interest IN Eng
lish regency-particularly in the
more fashionable circles.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

There are, of course, many house.
holders who prefer an informal
type of furniture for their dining
room-particularly If they live in
small. compact dwellings or apart
ments. With those who live in
larger homes and who enjoy max
ing ritual Of pleasant dining,
however, the more formal styles Of
furniture are often popular. For
the latter furniture Of the English
regency adapted to the modern
mood lends itself to the furnishing
of beautiful room that has the
feeling both of tradition and the
contemporary world.
Such room, decorated by Eliza
beth Brown and displayed by Gros-
field House, combines lovely color
ing with an atmosphere of spa
ciousness and serenity. The walls
are painted pale gray. The floor
covering is green. This same green
tone is echoed in the effective paint
ed ceiling decoration, which is soft
ly illuminated by concealed lighting
behind the molding. The doors of
the room have bold hand-painted
pattern.
The focal point in the room CEN
ter reveals the fact that the once
familiar round table now makes
its temperance in the best circles.
OF beautifully finished mahogany
some of the chairs are upholstered
in the same diagonally striped fab
ric used for the draperies. This
fabric combines green with rasp-
berry and eggshell tones. Other
chairs are covered in plain ma
terial.
Metal Trimmings Clean.
Typical of the English regency
period, when bronze and brass inlays
and ornaments for furniture were
exceedingly popular. are the gleam-
ing metal trimmings which adorn
the chairs and sideboard.
A pair of corner cabinets finished
in black lacquer are made with
glass shelves and trimmed with q
Evening star., 1939-04-08

C. Koones of r. Marbury Stamp Il
Co., who will have for his topic
Care of Exterior of Buildings
Their rehabilitation The session
will be held in the United States
Chamber of Commerce at pm.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

lectures arranged by the Committee
on Education of the Washington
Real Estate Board, of which Joseph
A. Herbert, jr., is chairman.
Announcement was made that the
speaker next Monday will be Charles
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Columbia to Offer
The Red Milf

The Columbia Light Opera Co.,
under the direction of Ethyl Man.
ming, elects new officers for the
fourth season: Chaloner Barnes.
executive assistant; Gladys Hunt
Frances Jackson, secretaries; Mar
garet Gillette, treasurer; Betty Rolli-
son, publicity; Clarke E. Paulsen,
librarian; T. Gerald McGraw, pro-
motion manager Herbert Kadushin,
stage manager, and William C.
Baynes, scenic artist.
The first operetta of the new sea-
son brings forth Victor Herbert's
The Red Mill, to be presented in
January. Leading roles have been
assigned to the following: Kid Con-
nor, Chaloner Barnes; Con Kidder,
William Brewer. jr.; Willem, Alec
Bolker; Capt Doric Van Damn,
Clarke A. Paulsen: the Governor of
Iceland, Richard Hill; Joshua
Pennyfeather, T. Gerald McGraw;
Bertha, Ruth Coberly: Tina, Lydia
Paterson; Countess de La Fere,
Frances Jackson.
1here Stlll remain lew vacancies
for tenor and bass voices and any
one interested in becoming a men,
ber of this group may do so by
attending the regular Monday eve
ming rehearsals held at Thomson
School, Twelfth and l. streets NV.
at 7:30. Following The Red Mill
the Columbians will offer "Floro-
dora,' for production in May.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Schelling Serves as
Home Postmaster

Ernest Schelling. who is expected
to sail for New York tomorrow or
Tuesday, has been doing his bit"
while waiting at his Swiss home on
Lake Geneva for return passage to
America. He has been postmaster"
of the village of Celigny, having VOL
unteered to act in that capacity re-
placing the regular incumbent who
was called to the front. Mr.. Schell-
ing has been delivering the village
mail on his bicycle riding from
house to house, relieving his chauf-
feur from his duties. thus enabling
him to take up arms. Switzerland
is modified for peace and so ex-
tenSively that only old men and
boys are left in the villages.
During the World War Mr..
Schelling served as military attache,
representing the United States Gov
ernment at Berne, Switzerland. and
was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal. On account of this
war. and since there are no children
in London, the nine concerts with
the London Philharmonic Orchestra
which Mr.. Schelling was to conduct
for the children were Cancelled. Re-
citals in Holland and Paris were
also called OF.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Operate Program
At Jewish Center

The Civic Grand Opera Associa-
ton presents the opening program
of the Music Appreciation Series at
the Jewish Community Center to-
morrow night at 8:45 Appreciation
programs at the center are under
the craftsmanship of Charlotte
BoraSky.
The opera program, under the
direction of Amelia Cont, artistic
director of the association. presents
the following soloists: Ida B. Sirkis,
contralto; Lee Meyer, baritone, and
Ruthanne johnson, soprano, in
Wagnerian excerpts, and Evange-
line Tully, soprano, in a costume
rendition of the popular mi CHA
mano Mimi" aria from La Bo-
heme" The chorus of the associa-
ton will sing two selections from
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana"
and Harriet Barley, soprano, will
sing the aria, "Voi 10 Sapete, Oh
Mammal" from the same opera
The program will open with several
piano selections by Ruth Behrer1d,
talented artist-pupil of Alexander
Sklarevski, to include LISTS TIA
rantelle."
This program is part of the asso-
cations plans to increase interest
in grand opera in the District and
to arouse support for it's plan to pre-
sent a series of operas here this sea-
son. The public is invited to attend.
The Civic Grand Opera Association
has established new campaign
headquarters at the Washington
College of Music at 1741 K street
NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Sellars to PLAY Here

Gatty SellarS. organist-composer
of London, England, will be pre-
sented in recital on Wednesday,
November 8. at the Francis Asbury
Church, Sixteenth and Irving
streets NV, at 8 pm.
Mr.. Sellars, who is organist of
the Queens Hall London concerts
and Alexandria Palace festivals,
will give program consisting
mainly of. his own latest compost
tions, although works by Bach, AL
fred Hollins, William Walton and
Sir Edward Elgar will also be fea-
tured. He will extemporize on 4
requested theme at the conclusion
OF the program.
In over $500 organ recitals in
Europe. North and South America,
Gatty Sellars has appeared on more
organs than any living organist,
attracting the largest audiences
known in most of the cities visited
for an organ recital He is the only
organist-composer to be filmed
playing his own compositions. In
Europe he was engaged to perform
organ records of his compositions
after Paderewski had previously
played for the pianoforte records.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Agriculture Chorus
Begins PROGRAMS

The Agriculture Chorus, whose
nightmare After the Opera" brought
it renown last year. has started to
work on programs for its fall season
under the guidance of a new director
with a new slate of officers. The
director is Harwood Hall, minister
of music at the First Baptist Church.
Mr.. Hall has just completed the
three-year course at the Westminster
Choir School in Princeton. N. j. The
members of the chorus plan to begin
the season with the fifth annual
presentation of Maunder's Song of
Thanksgiving" in November and fol-
lowed by secular program some
time around the second week in De-
cember.
The new slate of officers is as fol-
lows: Walter Redit, president; Leon
ard Kephart, vice president; Eliza
beth Aughey, secretary: Roy Gray,
treasurer; Virginia Baker, librarian;
with the following committee chair
men-Program, Joel Winkjer; men,
bership, Vincent Carols; stage, Ed
ward Carter: social, Eleanor Carter,
and publicity, Irene Bartlett. The
accOmpanist is still Victor Neal.