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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12

the Deans list. She is among the
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS

This service is sponsored by the Jacksonville Chapter Of D.
Frh as clearing bureau and all organizations the %
are phone in their forthcoming events to Philip Se
secretary whose telephone number is 5-132S. 1'
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-04-12
PERSONALS

Friends of Eli Finkelstein wish
him a speedy recovery following
yesterday for appendicitis.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Academy and Seminary
Join to Present Play
aneci.I ni.n.tch tn The et.r

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, April
5.-Charlotte Hall Military Academy
and st. Mary's Female Seminary.
two Of the oldest preparatory
schools in the Nation. will combine
forces on April 13 and IS for the
presentation Of Charles Quimby
Burdette's play, New Fires"
Never before have the two schools
combined talents for a dramatic
undertaking. This years endeavor
is an experiment which will de-
termine whether the joint produc-
ton will become "A annual event.
Directed by Mis- Muriel Stemple,
director Of dram4tics at the semi
nary, the cast is headed by John E.
Watson Of Washington and Jane
Owens. Of Baltimore, Md.
The stage settings have been built
entirely by student groups under the
supervision of Capt. L. H. Walker,
Charlotte Halls dramatic director.
The production will be staged at
Charlotte Hall on Saturday. April
13, and at st. Marys City on
Monday, April Is.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Uncle Sans Currency Makers
Hold 'Quorter Century Dinner

Men who have been making paper
currency and stamps for the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing for Is
years gathered in the bureaus cafe
terra last night for the first dinner
of the Quarter of a Century Mems
Club Of the bureau.
High point Of the evening was the
presentation Of pair Of short pants,
size Is, to Director Alvin w. Hall
in honor of his IS years of service.
John c. Rout, president of the club
and master of ceremonies, explained
that Mr.. Hall won't be eligible for
man-size trousers until he rounds
out Is years with the bureau.
There was some reminiscing, as
might be expected from 125 men who
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Witnesses Guarded
In Murder Ring Quiz;
Hired Killers Feared
ODwyer Says HoodIums
Imported to Breok Up
Evidence Against Gang
0y the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April Especial po-
lice are standing guard today over
witnesses in the investigation of
Brooklyn's murder ring after Dis
trict Attorney William ODwyer
charged that imported killers are
waiting for chance to fill them full
Of lead.
Mr.. O'Dwyer disclosed last night
that at least two hired gunmen, one
an lace trigger man" for Detroit S
Purple Gang, and another a Los
Angeles gangster, have been called
East by the murder ring to "shoot
down those who stand in the way"
of freedom for the gangs jailed
members
Announcing the assignment of
special guards for witnesses, Mr..
ODwyer said the out-of-town hood
lums answered the call of the cash.
and-bury syndicate in return for
past gun-favors-out-of-to town kill
ings by the Brooklynites.
One of the visitors, Mr.. ODwyer
said, Is known as collector" for
Louis Nepke) Buchalter, industrial
racketeer. and Charles . lucky
Luciano. one time overload of a
$4,000, ,000-a-year vice ring, both of
whom are serving prison terms.
The district attorney, reverting to
strictly local affairs, described Harry
pittsburgh Phil Strauss, now held
under a murder indictment, as the
"real killer" of the murder ring and
as the man who forced others
under death ttreats-to remain with
the gang.
Meanwhile, in the Brownsville Sec
tion of Brooklyn, youngsters fever
ishly searched in dumps and vacant
Evening star., 1940-04-05

have seen dollar bills and hundred
dollar bills come and 60 for Is years.
Franklin T. Howe, for instance,
recalled the days of hand presses
and added that modern money is
much better than the kind they
made 4s years ago" Mr.. Howe
joined the bureau In 1892.
Mr.. Hall, the speaker Of the eve
ming, praised the men for their 10y
atty to the bureau and expressed
the hope that they would continue
their service for many years to come.
Clark r. Long, assistant director
Of the bureau. was an honor guest.
Others attending we're Clarence Nc
Clure, vice president Of the club;
Edward Haas, secretary, and Oliver
T. Veihmeyer. club treasurer.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Legion Units in Parade
To Compete for Prizes

American Legion units participate
ing in the Army Day parade tomor-
row will compete for number OF
prizes, including cup for the best
musical organization and a flag
case to the post making the best
showing. The outstanding legion
auxiliary group will receive a TO-
pound box of candy.
Judges will be Maj. Stowe T.
Sutton, First 1t. John D. Lawlor
and Second 1t. William M. Preston
all of the 18th Infantry. Il
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Blodensburq Plate Supper

The Parent-Teacher Association
of the Bladensburg (Md0 High
School will serve a benefit plate
supper at the school from S to 7:30
pm. tomorrow Proceeds will 60
toward paying for moving picture
machine used at the school.
Evening star., 1940-04-05

lots for $4,000 cache reported as
the hiding place of Abe (Kid Twist)
Relies reserve cash. Relies joined
the ODwyer singing class" to turn
informer on the syndicate.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
COURTS
AND FARMS

The Editorial Section Of The
Sunday Star will bring you a
remarkable story about Chief
Justice Hughes, who next week
will reach his Seventy-eighth
Birthday. William Pinkerton
gives you an excellent word pic
ture of one of the outstanding
leaders of American thought.
Richard L. Stokes writes of
the farm aid appropriations,
factor which will be felt heav-
lily in the elections this Fall.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
HMaMEwumG EARTHQUAKE

lklHY did Marlene Dietrich stage
W a rough and tumble fight with
Una Merkle in 'Destry Rides Again?
Why did Rosalind Russell nip Paulette
Goddard on the leg in a scene in The
Women? Why did Garbo laugh? In
fact, why did many Of the stars turn
from their usual roles based on CLAM
our and go in for comedy? THIS
WEEK, The Sunday Stars magazine,
carries an enlightening article which
answers these and many other ques-
tons. The expanded dramatic Sec
ton of The Sunday Star will have
anotherof Jay Carmody's series cover
ing other phases of Hollywood life.
SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH. In
@be Sunday &tar
Evening star., 1940-04-05
It's Anniversary Time

into history, history full of and thrills
as any Horatio AIS story carries most interesting
article by Blair Boes the Patent Office, which is
about to celebrate its One Hundred and Fiftieth An
niversary. Back April 10, 1890, the act estab-
fishing the Patent Office signed. The story of
Americas greatness has been written there since that
faro day. greatness due in large part the reward
which came to those of mechanical genius. Another
anniversary also is about to be celebrated, the
Seventy fifth Anniversary Of continuous service by
the George Washington Law School. John Clagett
Proctor will unfold before your eyes truly impor-
tant story of an outstanding school of law.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
The BEETLE WAR

The rapid increase in the Japanese Green Beetle one
of the worst insect pests invade the United State
has brought intensified efforts to combat its harmful
activities Traps, poison and even insect enemies have
been employed but still it spreads. Now, Federal ex-
Perts turning to disease. The Rotogravure Section
will give you, in picture, the campaign which is
planned Another roto feature will be two pages Of
magnificent interiors of the French Embassy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
ydnks Evude
No = Trade Rule i'm
DeQI With Reds

the Reds His most active year was
1897 when he won IL games and
lost II for a last place club. Last
year with a pennant winner he won
9 and lost 7 and had an earned
run average of 400.
What the Yanks plan to do with
Grissom, temperamental fellow
definitely on the screwball side, is
problematical. They may look him
over in the spring or he may wind
up in Newark or Kansas City. Those
ball players who come to the Yanks
off another major league club have
a way of outdoing themselves once
they get in the Yankee chain.
Beggs, who is a 26 year old right
handler, is likely to stick with the
Reds and may even win a regular
Job. Since the Yanks have had him
in Newark three years, and have
given him two tryouts with the New
York varsity, they couldn't send
him out on option any more. He is
more than a $500 pitcher, the price
Grissofn must be valued at since
he became waiver-priced player
when no National league club show
ed any interest in him.
Beggs is a rubber-armed pitcher
who's stuff breaks sharply like a
fork ball. He has had outstanding
success pitching low, which is the
National league way of chunking.
He likes to work often. He's a grad
uate of Geneva college, where he
was a star iayelin throWer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
-Four Golf Stars
ToPIay For P.G.A.
Title at Del Rio

Semi-final and final matches of
the southern California P. G.. A.
golf championships will be played
over the Del Rio club course at
Brawley Feb. 10 and Feb. II. Tom
Reha, club professional, announced
Thursday.
The matches will act as leadoff
for the annual Lettuce tournament
which will start on those dates.
The P. c.. A. tournament was be-
gun more than 4 month ago over
the Rellaire country club links at
Los Angeles and halted at the semi
lnials with four Of the states great
est linksmen left-in competition. In
the upper bracket Olin Dutra op-
poses Charles Lacey and in the low
er Willie Hunter faces Fay Cole
man.
Both the 10 hole semi-final and
the 36-hole finals will be played
over Del Rio, Reha pledged, and
the four stars will be seen in a num-
Der of practice matches as well. n
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04

NEW YORK, Jan. 4. CUP)-The
first kick back from the American
leagues mo trade" rule, which was
directed at the Yankees came today
when the world champions eyaded
the legislation by making a deal
with the Cincinnati Reds under the
waiver guise.
In an unusual deal which prompt
ed lot of eyebrow lifting, the
Yanks obtained Pitcher Lee Grissom
in exchange for Pitcher Joe Beggs
from their Newark farm club.
Before the Reds could dispose of
Grissom, a big left handler who
looked like a conner in 1897 but
never lived up TO his promise. they
had TO waive him out of the National
league. The fact that the Reds were
able TO obtain waivers came as sur
prise. Several National league clubs
could have done worse.
Disposal Of Grissom means that
the Reds are counting heavily on
Johnny (No-Hit) Wander Nicer to
stage a comeback in 1910. If Wander
Nicer doesn't come back to his 1888
form the Reds will have to depend
entirely on Milburn Shoffner, pick
ed up from the Bees late last sea-
son, for their southpaw chores.
Grissom spent three full seasons
and part of two others with Gin
cinnati after coming up from Fort
Worth in 1885. He won 25 games
and lost 80 during his stay with
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
F0OtbaU POUer

Million dollar schools with two
bit football teams. That's about all
the respect the grid teams from
Yale, Harvard and Princeton COM
mand these days in discussions of
leading football machines of the
nation. but there was a day when
the Big Three of the Ivy league
were dominant powers in football
circles
Harvard, Yale and Princeton were
the only football teams which re-
ceiyed publicity in the papers in
the late l800's and the early years
OF the goth century. The rest of the
schools played football before au-
oiences composed of only friends
and relatives of the players and
boasted squads which would pro-
badly have had a time beating a
good high school team of today.
But the shift of football power
has moved westward. leaving Har-
ward, Princeton and Yale with only
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
Coach Jones
To Review
Grid Season

Howard Jones, whose team
emerged as Rose Bowl champions
as a result of its 140 win over Ten
nessee, will be principal speaker at
a dinner honoring the Central Jun
ior college football team next Tues
day night.
Senior football squad members
from Calexico, HoltVille, Imperial
and Ell Centro high schools as well
as their respective coaches will be
special dinner guests.
Students, alumni and friends OF
the Junior college may make reser-
vations to attend the dinner at the
Central high school and junior
college offices, according to Guy
Weakley. superintendent.
Jones will discuss different me-
thods of coaching in other sections
of the United States, will review the
Trojan season and the Central Ju-
nior college season. Jones will be
accompanied by Hobbs Adams, as
sistant coach.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
BY HENRY MCLEMORE-

LOS ANGELES, Jan. T. CUP)-
Fifty five years ago Christopher J.
Fitzgerald started races at the old
Monmouth Park track sounding a
roll on drum.
At Santa Anita yesterday, where
he is now presiding steward, he
arranged for me to ride out with
starter George (Red) Palmer and
see the horses sent away from the
new electrical gate that is revolu-
tionizing racing here in the west.
1t is simplicity itself, this new
device with the rather pompous
title of the Santa Anita -Westing-
house magnetic control gate. Even
to a man like myself, who would
have trouble understanding the
workings of sun dial, its operation
Is like A. B. G.
The heavily padded stalls have
wire gates in front which are held
closed by magnets. They can be
opened only by a push on a button
by the starter. When he, working
from his stand by the side of the
track touches the button the cur
rent is broken, the magnets cease
to have their holding power, and
the gates fly open. There is no
chance of any gate or group of
gates failing to open because there
are no locks, bolts or mechanical
parts involved. The very fact that
the gates shut is proof that every
thing is in order and must open
when the starter cuts off the cur
rent.
This eliminates any possibility of
tampering with any one of the
gates, and there is no chance for
a horse to be locked in while the
rest of the field is released, as has
happened with other type starting
gates.
For the sake of The veteran
horses, who are used to starting
with the clang of a bell, the bell
now doesn't sound until a fraction
Of second after the starter pushes
his button and the gates are open.
This eliminates the danger of
having a horse charge into the
gate before 1t is fully opened. At
first, the bell rang simultaneously
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
Comeback Race
Slated For Biscuit
In Two Weeks

ARCADIA, Cal, Jan. 4. (UP)--
Seabiscuit, for the first time in his
career, seems to be rid of his gimpy
leg and will start his comeback in
about two weeks.
The Biscuit will be entered in a
six furlong tuneup at Santa Anita
park, according to trainer Tom
Smith.
Owner Charles S. Howard, in an
nouncing the Santa Anita come
back, sank the rumors that Sea-
biscuit would run in the $4,000
Widener cup race.
For the 100000 Santa Anita in
March, Seabiscuit is given 130
pounds against Kayak IT'S 129 and
Challedons 1913. The Widener
weights are Seabiscuit 1872, Challe-
don 1870, Kayak II 129.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
Today's Sports Parade

with the breaking of the current,
and the horses were crashing into
the gates, so eager were they to
get away at the sound of the bell.
Since the new gate was intro
duced the time required for a start
has been tremendously reduced. The
time for start now averages less
than a minute. Last year starter
was considered not only good but
lucky to get the horses away three
minutes after they reached the
post.
The new gate hasn't robbed the
starter of his importance, however.
He is just as vital as ever, the only
difference being that he now does
his work in much shorter time.
Jockeys still try to beat the gun,
just as they did in the past, by
keeping their horses edging for
ward. And a starter must guard
against pressing the magic button
until all horses are solidly set. While
the new gate limits the space in
which a horse can rear and buck
and prance, it still allows room for
them to be off balance and out of
line.
Starter Palmer told me that the
public and the horses have taken
to the gate whole-heartedly, and
that all that is needed to make it
the biggest asset racing has had in
years is the confidence of the jock
eys.
"If the jocks will just come to
believe that the new gates give
every one of them the same line
start" he said, "it will make for
the most perfect racing starts the
turf has ever seen. They are still
trying to beat the gun a little bit,
as they still can't forget the old
gates where smart jockey could
occasionally get an advantage. If
they'll just learn to sit quietly on
their horses, we'll get SO perfect
starts out of a 100."
Yes. there's no doubt but that the
new gate is better. I was able to
lose eight races in three hours and
a half yesterday. whereas my old
records of eight straight defeats
was four hours flat. That gives a
man an extra half hour on which
TO work on his budget.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
MARKET QUOTATIONS
L. A. PRODECE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4. UP)-
Trading was fair on NOSE lines
with supplies moderate and prices
about steady.
Cabbage: loczl cannon ball s5-
s1.00; Imperial Valley s1.25; Dan
ish local s1.35; red cabbage
S1.10-S1.25; savoy $4,000 crate.
Lettuce: dry pack Imperial Wy
dozen s1.25-S1.35 crate; Yuma As
S1.35; Santa Maria As best s115-
Sl25; San Diego co As 90-$1.00; 5s
1856; local loose 35-60c.
Peas: San Joaquin Wy pole IL
l2c; local 4-5c; San Diego CO pole
~ SC lb.; Coachella Wy China peas
7-10c ID.
Squash: white summer Imperial
Wy crates s1.75-s2.OO; flats mostly
$1.65-S1.75; san Diego co lugs $3.50
$500; Italian Imperial Wy crates
s1.O0-s1.25; yellow crookneck I'm
perial Wy crates S1.75-S $500; San
Diego co lugs s2.O0-S2.25.
Tomatoes: INLAND crates 9-tops
mostly S175-S2.s5; 12s mostly $50
S1.75; stones San Luis Obispo lugs
5x5s & 5x6s S2.00-S2.25; 6x6s s1.75-
$l.S5; San Diego CO 6x6s s1.50-Sl.75;
SKIS S1.25-S1.75; Ventura co 6xes
s1.50-S1.75; SKIS S1.25-S1.5O; Mexico
stripped firsts 11-12c lb.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04


defending goals, gave final instruc-
tions to their charges Thursday
in preparation for the opening of
the valley league season Friday.
Calexico's defending champions
will meet the No. challenger from
Brawley in the feature game of the
week at the Brawley gymnasium
El Centre, regarded as a pennant
contender, will face the dark horse
Holtville quintet and Calipatria and
Imperial will clash in Brawley.
Calexlco, defeated in a close game
at Yuma, will pit its lanky crew
against Brawley's ball handling
squad in a game which may develop
into high scoring fray Both teams
have veteran squads which have
moved up from Bee and Gee teams.
Ell Centro was a slightly favored
over the Holtville quintet but the
Vikings have shown vast improve
ment since the start of the season
and must be regarded as a con-
tender.
Ell Centre drilled on fundamentals
in Thursdays practice, Holtille con-
fined its practice to sharpening of
offensive play.
Brawley and Calexico drilled on
offenSe.
Calipatria and Imperial, regarded
as the weaklings in the valley league,
were expected to play about evenly.
Imperial's best performance of the
season was in 1920 defeat at the
hands of Brawley.
Glass B and C games Will precede
all varsity encounters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
40 Golfers Play
In LA. Open

Los ANGEL ES. Jan. 4. UrD,-
Out of the 303 original elgibles d
field Of l40 players will tee off to-
morrow in the first Is hole round
of the 5000 Los Angeles Open golf
tournament.
Brilliant 1885 over the damp Sun
set Fields course gave John Geert-
sen of Salt Lake City and Dennis
Lavender of Dallas the medalist
horrors in the 36 hole qualifying
round yesterday. This round pruned
down the original army to about e5
survivors. Forty five stars didn't
need TO. qualify.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

, memories of great football teams
| to boast of.
Shortly after the war the balance
Of football power shifted TO the mid
west where the Big Ten confer
ence teams, Nebraska and Notrt
Dame emerged as the powers OF
the league. The midwest clung t
the domination until 1890 wher
southern and western teams begar
to move to the front.
It was in 1880 that Knute
Rockne's last team. and incidentally
the greatest because it was NAM
eo national champion, saw its first
southwestern team.
Notre Dame scheduled Southern
Methodist as a breather between
two tough battles. But Southern
Methodist came north with a pass
tossing team which led Notre Dame
i4-13 with less than three minutes
of play remaining. 1t was then that
Rockne sent the great Joe Savoldi
into the game. Joe ran 81 yards to
a score and pulled out 20-l4 win
over the Mustangs.
Two years later southern and
southwestern football teams were
regarded as the best in the ma
ion.
Turn Of the power to the far
west started IN tie 1886 season
When Stanford hung TO defeat on
Southern Methodist in the Rose
Bowl game.
In 1888 California routed Ala
bama in the Rose Bowl, use de-
feated Duke the following year and
completed the domination of the
west this year with an impressive
win over Tennessee.
The Far West. with Santa Clara,
st. Marys and other less important
independent squads to add their bit
to western prestige, may be ready to
dominate football for a good many
years.
The Trojans from use are COM
ing up with another powerhouse.
Washington looms as a power, Cal
ifornia, Stanford, oregon and Ore
gon State are improving each year
Southern teams won only so per-
cent of intersectional games this
season, the east fell below the SO
percent mark, the Big Ten won only
10 of 25 intersectional games. The
Far West, counting even Idaho,
Montana and st. Mary's, all weak
sisters this season, won 10, lost six,
tied two.
Grid Probe -.
This football subsidization probe,
by Edwin Atherton, for
mer Oman, among the Pacific
coast football conference teams. will
reveal many interesting sidelights
in the business of obtaining foot
ball players.
Coaches and officials of coast
teams are studying his
report at the present time and some
rule changes to govern subsidization
are certain to evolve from the probe.
At least it will end the guessing
in regard to what kind of deals
athletes receive to attend western
colleges.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Jan. 4. (UP)-
Stocks moved irregularIy in light
turnover today while U. s. govern
ment bonds advanced; wheat lost
cent and other commodities gem
orally were dull and little changed.
Considerable investment demand
was noted in the higher grade COM
mon stocks and in a sizeable group
of preferred issues. This coupled
with speculative buying in selected
issues saved the list from a general
recession since most of the leading
group tended lower after a stady
opening.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS
IL A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 4. OUP)-
Los Angeles stocks remained un
changed for the most part today,
and averages showed irregular
strength.
Lockheed aircraft was off Ts of
point, but the margin of fluctua-
tion was narrow for the balance of
the list, Of which six issues gain
ed eight lost and nine remained
unchanged. Volume was about 1900
shares.
sales included Pacific Finance
zoe al 11lk unchanged. Pacific In
dpmnitY 100 at So q down 3: Trans
america 100 at 81 up h Southern
California Edison 200 at 2sA down
r1t per cent pfd 100 at 3Oh down
a. southern Pacific 100 at 15A
down ~: Pacific gas and electric
G per cent pfd 200 at 34 unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-04
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4. CUP)-
over Nebraskas; light truckins Z
10; local fed 6.25; few sows 46O-
4.75; top Wednesday 7.25.
Cattle saleable 800; early trade
slow, steady; some bids weak to
iower on COWS; medium to good
5.55; load northern cows 7; common
10 m medium cows 5.50-6.25; Gamers
and cutters 4.25-5.25; bulls 6.75;
calves saleable 100; steady; odd
vealers to IL; calves SO; few 9.25-
$50.
sheep none. Few holdover feeder
lambs 7; good to choice wOoled
la mbs quoted to $50.