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THE EDITOR.
@. Who is chairman Of the Cen
trail Committee Of the American
Red Cross, and by whom Is he APP
pointed?
A. Norman H. Davis, the chair.
man was appointed by President
Roosevelt.
@. What size guns will the 49,
O0O-ton U. S. battleship Washington
carry?
A. Nine 16-inch guns, 12- five
inch secondary guns and eight
anti-aircraft guns.
@. How many Jefferson fiye-cent
pieces with flag over the Monticello,
were issued?
A. None; the original design had
no flag over the building and the
Treasury Department did not
change it.
@. What is the religion, birth
place and ancestry of Senator
Charles L. McNary, Republican vice
presidential nominee?
A. He is a Baptist, and was born
on farm near Salem, Oregon, June
IL, 1874. His ancestry is Scottish.
@. Is snake catching a profitable
business?
A. Catchers get from fifty cents
to five dollars each for snakes, de-
pending upon the size ana health
of the specimen Rattiesnakes are
gathered in nearly every section OF
the United States, but the best ones
come from Arizona, Colorado, Texas
and wyoming. Cottonmouth moe
casins are caught in Florida. The
best copperheads, which are be-
coming rare, are native in Florida,
Georgia and Texas.
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STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
A PATHETIC FAILURE
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. d.

Once in a while there appears in
the history of the world a man of
such charming personality that all
his weaknesses are forgiven by his
associates.
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say, 1.-THE mob followed
their leaders; instead say,
followed its leader

@. How old is Bob Hope, the
movie and radio star?
A. He was born in London, Eng
land, July 8, 1907.
@. Who wrote the song Ma
He's Making Eyes at Me?"
A. The words are by Sidne,
Care, the music by Con Conrad
1921. 1t is from The Midnight
Founders"
@. What is the chief union ar
gument in favor of the closed or
union shop?
A. Probably II is the contention
that no minority group of employees
in the shop should be allowed to
enjoy the benefits and improved
working conditions won for them
by the majority through collective
bargaining. without being compelled
to share the cost, in the form OF
union dues, Of maintaining the or.
ganization which made those bene.
fits possible.
@. Can scratches be taken out of
photograph records?
A. An inexpensive lrecord-renew-
er" may be obtained from any phon-
ograph shop. 1t will remove slight
scratches, but will not correct the
deep ones.
III you want . copy of the book
let Presidential Elections Packet"
send to the Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau. 1913 Thir-
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Daily Almanac

Moon rises 1913 0. m. daylight time).
Sun rises e:i4 g. NJ; sets 1881 y. 10. day
light iime).
Al vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
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HOLT is
IN NO RUSH

It is not only the lackadaisical
way of treating the bill that shocks,
but some of the arguments used.
Rush Holt, who retires soon from
his West Virginia senatorship, gave
some results of his profound think
ing about life in the army:
what is the theory in an army?
A private salutes corporal; a COR
poral salutes sergeant; SER
geant salutes lieutenant; lieu
tenant SaluteS major. In
other words, it is the old caste
system, the system that Europe
had and still has, but not the sys-
tenn that we have seen in America.
In other words, the one who is a
little lower than another salutes
the man above him in rank and
so on. The last man down, the boy
we are going to conscript, is go
ing to shine the boots of the men
who want CONSUMPTION.
Nobody interrupted him to say
that the Senate, whether it even
tually passes the bill or not, was
WdSIIIlS pIcC1OuS OllIlc III tIllS llldt-
ter of preparation, just as crushed
France did and just as Britain, now
fighting for its life, did.
France and Britain also had men
who, like the American senators,
thought there was plenty of time
to prepare for defense.
But Hitler knew better. That's
why Hitler expressed such con-
tempt for democracies. He said
they could always be relied upon
to blunder in defense matters.
In 1910, with war raging in
many parts of the globe, there is a
decided air of unhealthy about the
actions and speeches in the Senate.
A person who had witnessed some
of the terrible results of delay in
the Old World had to pinch him.
self to be sure this was really an
American governmental body con-
sidering what may be life or
death matter.
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be less cause for criticism Of political
chicanery In future than there has
been In the past.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-28
National
Spotlight
BY MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

GNA1A OCANACG 0S8AA OVAA SStS@-NASAAS
washington, Aug. 2S-The Senate
is debating one of the most vital
and controversial bills ever present.
ed to Congress in time Of peace.
The CONSUMPTION bill has stirred up
strong feeling, both pro and con.
You would think, in such circunl-
stances, that every one of the we'll
paid senators would be in his seat,
listening to what is said, keeping an
open mind, weighing all sides as ex-
pressed in the debate, finally max
ing judicious decision.
But the other afternoon, when
one of the senators who opposes the
bill was drooling along in leisurely
time-killing style, there were just
10 senators lolling in their seats.
Some few were listening. Others
were reading documents or penning
letters. Nobody was rude enough to
point out that there was not a quor-
um-that would have started call
bells ringing, disturbing the after
noon siesta of some statesmen.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-28

@. What size guns will the S5,-
OOO-ton U. S. battleship washington
carry?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-28

@. How many Jefferson fiye-cent
pieces with flag over the Monticello,
were issued?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-28

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-28

A. Nine 16-inch guns, IL five
inch secondary guns and eight
anti-aircraft guns.
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Selected Poem
NATURES SANCTUARY

(Molka Borden Kaufman in the Poets Corner
Hartford TimeS)
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Basket Ball Games

Syracuse. 3s: GEORGETOWN, 80.
Wilson Teachers. AZ; Towson Teach
ers. a.
st. Johns. 2S; Gonzaga 81. (overtime.)
Woodrow Wilson, 36; Landon. "a.
MGntsomssy Prsn ss Blair SO; GEORGETOWN
fsTsn'G9; bufe, 81: r.: Il. 6 efgsys. sssts q;
P19n PIesiyter,Ins 40; Hsh ad Point int. FL t.s., 90
Georgia. 36; Alabama. %.
Vanderbilt, -56; Cumberland 40.
King. 45; Carson-Newman, 80
East Tennessee Teachers. 81; Tusculum,
Detroit. 80; Michigan Normal. 80.
Detroit Tech. "a; Fem, 81.
Indiana State, 40; Manchester. SO.
Warrrensbgrs Teachers, 40: Missouri
wesfmiSster Mlnss, Sa. "a. william Jewel, o.
Sss ottawa sKanso. g. q; a McPhersen, Sswen s Is.
Central Central, Missouri is 3s; Ksmper; SO,
Kens ness state. as A.; Hiram, s5.
Idaho (seuthern BdJ. SO; College Of
Hampden; Sydney. 40; Randolph Ma
Anderson Broaddus, So; West Liberty,
Billings Poly, 43: Carroll. 10.
East exas Il H. St eSss JohnS Wessyan
Trinity So: McMurray, 43.
Northeastern Oklahoma. 81; Oklahoma
City "a.
South Dakota Mines, 4s; Springfield
Normal 26
Sioux Falls, 43: Augustana. SO.
Daniel Baer. "a: Austin, 33.
Calvin, So: Assumption, AZ.
Grand Rapids, 46; Armour Tech. 40.
Morris Harvey, 56; New River State.
3S
De Sales. 43: Lawrence Tech. AZ.
Drew. 81; Cathedral, 36.
Ohio Northern. 81; Heidelberg. a.
Tennessee Tech, SO; Union SO.
Lenoir-Rhyne "a; LynchburR. So.
Marshall. S6; Emory q Henry. 20.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Freddie, So, Plays 500 Rounds in Year

Freddie doddering old living ppred beside
slowly
his greatness At Freddie golf than
around town He played than 500 rounds golf 1889
he's chair living past averaged
well below Tor those rounds But Freddie
than local club Ask golfer Seattle Miami Fred
Mcleod. They all
Jones' although Freddie hasn't major national championship
than 80 But there's something little
wick
In his way he's trowback the of
go when golfers didn't the
training the high modern links athletes
Your tournament headner 194o
like a
and early the practice ee Stuff like that No mtoxcans
late bridge sessions nothing impair that delicate feel
nothing when dollars golf
ball Snead made than $4,000 1885, only three
cadde job Hot the
the of today after And that ambitious
caddy
and the break that will
send them out into bgme competition
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Terp Basketers
Face Hopkins
In Pre|im
Court Tits, MiIIrose
Meet Occupy Other
CupituI Athletes
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

AS idle as stray wisp of gossip
these several days because of the
pastoral calm along the District
collegiate front, Washington sports
fans lineup for their weekly dash
to the box ofr.ce tomorrow night in
the last heat of a wild scramble for
tickets to the Catholic U.-Columbus
or Maryland-Virginia ring duels.
The matches headline a program
that breathes new life into a desert
ed village. The Catholic Columbus
match is a singleton but Maryland is
staging bargain bill, throwing in a
basket ball game with Johns Hop
kins along with the clubbing con-
test. 1t is scheduled for o'clock
with boxing following Immediately.
At Brookland festivities get under
way at $50.
But the scope Of the collegians
activities will not be confined to this
area. At Charlottesville George
Washington tackles Virginia's potent
court forces, while at Jersey City
Catholic University is slated to 20
against Fordham American Uni
versity visits Ashland, Va, for a
game with Randolph Macon and
Gallaudet will conclude a two-day
road trip at Elizabethtown, Pa,
against the State Teachers College.
Hoyas and Terps Run.
In New York Maryland and
Georgetown will have representa-
tives in the annual Millrose A. A..
games-Maryland in the half-mile
invitational run and 2-mile relay:
Georgetown in the mile relay. The
Washington runners will be pitted
against the best in the country and
are conceded excellent chances Of
shcing of a large slab of bacon for
the folks back home.
Maryland's freshmen also are con-
tributing to the at-home entertain
ment, meeting Baltimore Poly in
basket ball at 2:30 and Virginias S
yearling f1sticuffers at 4 O'Clock. The
College Park program resembles one
Of those dawn-to-dusk affairs with
a sell-out assured for the evenings
entertainment.
Catholic University's cavernous
coliseum is expected to attract an
other capacity crowd tomorrow for
Columbus has a reputation for turn
ing out winning teams and the cur
rent one is highly regarded. Buddy
Lazear, 145-pound knockout star
heads the Explorers lineup and his
bout with Buck Hughes will be one
Of the evenings features.
Catholic, however, will have its
quartet of top-ranking stars back in
action and will enter the ring q
favorite over the midtown mitten-
men. Joe Bunsa, Jay Turner and
Fred Stant-teaming with Gerry
Evening star., 1940-02-02
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Feb. 2.-The pres
ent farm situation in baseball, in
the opinion of President Larry
MacPhail of the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers, Is "one of seemingly hope
less confusion"
"And If something isn't done
about it in a hurry" he said in a
blast at Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, the games high commits
sioner, during a speech at the
Boston baseball writer's dinner
last night, "the minors may be
injured and years required to
repair the damage"
Labelling Lands "a bush
Lacquer" in comparison to John
Brown, the great aboltionist,
MacPhail declared he had re-
ceived kilograms from "the presi-
dents of Is minor leagues that
indicate that there is grave doubt
whether they can operate unless
the commissioners recent bull
letin is modified"
Brown, he said, had to raid
Harpers Ferry to free a few
slaves, while Lands released 90
odd baseball serfs from bondage
with . stroke Of the pen, follow
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Strives
To End Jaunt With
Edge
Beaten in Torrid Come
By Syracuse, Tackles
Colgate Tonight

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 2.-George-
towns courtmen moved into the
Empire States capital today for a
game with Colgate, bent on ending
their three-day road trip with a
balance on the right side of the
ledger. Coach Elmer Ripley's
charges broke even in the first two
games, bowling to Syracuse last
night, 1888. after nosing out Army
on Wednesday.
The Hoyas held a 1915 advan-
tage at the halftime in q torrid
battle with the Orange, but the
home team came back with a Sec
ond-haf drive the washington drib-
blers couldn't match. Paul Kart
luke, 6-foot 3-inch center, who tai
lied % points, led Syracuse's rally.
It was the victors' third consecutive
victory.
George Pajak, elusive Georgetown
guard, paced his mates for the third
game in row, chalking up six field
goals and playing brilliant floor
game. He and Jim Giebel engi-
neered a last-minute drive that
produced four points, but time cut
the rally short.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Americans Sp|urge
As Rangers Lose;
Shore Inspires
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. New York
apparently has lost one winner, but
gained another in National Hockey
League play.
The amazing rejuvenated New
York Americans, with newly acquired
Eddie Shore showing them that
there's life in their old bones yet,
ran their current winning streak to
q terrific two last night while the
Rangers now are wallowing in a l.
game losing streak.
The Americans went on 4-goal
scoring spree in the third period
against the Chicago Blackhawks to
win So, thanks again to Shore.
While Shore was shooting the
Amerks along the victory trail, the
league-leading Rrangers came a
cropper in Detroit, suffering their
fifth loss of the season as the Red
Wings shut them out, 20, IN a game
wherein tempers flared and fists
dew.
Evening star., 1940-02-02

Strang in the heavier brackets, are
expected to prove the difference be-
tween victory and defeat. Columbus
is counting on victories in the four
lighter classes for a stalemate and
hoping to spring an upset above the
155-pound class to snatch the
laurels.
Maryland will be the underdog
against Virginia, which boasts one
of its strongest teams in recent
years. From Joe Black, 12o-pound
representative, down to Heavy
weight Ed Burgess, Virginia has a
scoring threat at every weight. The
Cavaliers won their first two
matches handily, whipping a Vir.
ginia Tech team that was rated one
of the best in the Gobblers' history
and adding North Carolina to the
list week later. Virginia lost only
IL points in the two engagements.
The visitors will present, in addi-
ton to those mentioned above,
Arthur Lipkint, 127 pounds; Peter
Coy, 1876; Dick Williams, 145; Tru-
man Southall, 1855; Fenton Somer.
vile, 165, and Ken Rathbun, ITS.
Handicapped by Hard Injuries.
Bob Bradley and Newton Cox,
Marylands best men, have been
handicapped in training by injured
hands, but both will be on hand
when the bell clangs. In sound
condition they figured to outpoint
their opponents, but with damaged
hands will have to show superlative
ring generalship and boxing skill
to hold their own.
The rest of Coach Heinie Miller's
squad is in good shape and anxious
to try conclusions with the visitors.
A shift in the lineup will send Izzy
Leites to the heavyweight class for
John Hughes, who, in turn, takes
Leites' 175-pound berth.
George Washington and Catholic
cagemen have their work cut out for
them, but the Colonials are conceded
an even chance against Virginia,
while the Redbirds appear hopeless
ly overmatched with Fordham. Vir.
ginia has won II games in 13 this
season and stacks up as one Of the
best aggregations Coach Bill Rein
hart has sent his charges against
all year.
Gallaudet was slated to start the
ball rolling tonight at Selinsgrove.
Pa, where 1t was to play SusQue-
hanna.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Stout Finishing Kick
By Wilson Topples
Towson Teachers
Ifshin, Lewis Set Fost
Pace for D. c. Quint
In 1874 TussIe
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 2.-Wil-
son Teachers have another victory
to their credit today because of a
stout finishing kick that has been
noticeable in previous games this
season.
Last night the District tossers
staged a whirlwind last-period rally
to overcome Towson State Teachers,
1874, in a fast game.
Hal Ifshin, who rang the bell for
II points, and Lewis set blistering
pace In the final period to shove
Wilson out in front after the teams
battled through the first half on
even terms. The score at inter-
mission was 21-all.
Brill, with four field goals and two
charity tossers, was high man for
ToWson.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Golf Duel Finds
Berg, Jameson
Al Zenith
FinuIists in Miami
Meet Rated Best
Ever in u. S.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CORAL GABLES, Fla, Feb. O.
Having recovered somewhat from
the terrible near-freezing tempera-
lures of last week end, the citizens
of Miami and their winter visitors
were out in warm sunshine today to
follow what promised to be one OF
the best women's golf matches in
recent years.
Meeting in the 36-hole final Of
the annual Miami Biltmore Tour
nament were Betty Jameson of San
Antonio, the national champion,
and Patty Berg of Minneapolis,
four time previous winner of this
event. The match carried excep-
tional interest.
After some years Of development
the two girls now apparently have
reached the peak of their form.
Without much doubt, they are the
best in the country. Some veteran
lockers at womens golf believe
they are the best pair, day in and
day out, that this country ever has
produced.
Score Easily in Semis.
Neither had much difficulty
reaching the final here. Patty
simply breezed through her oppo-
nents, while Miss Jameson was ex-
tended only by Dorothy Kirby, the
Atlanta star. In yesterdays semi
finals Patty overwhelmed Marion
Miley of Lexington, KY, a Curtis
Cup player, 5 and 4. Betty loafed
to a 3-and-2 win over Shirley Ann
johnson of Winnetka, Ill.
Though the Texas girl holds the
national title, today's match offered
her an opportunity to make it off,
cial. For when she won her crown
last summer Patty was at home re-
covering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
They played each other twice be-
fore in recent years, each winning
decision. Neither, however, was
as good a golfer then as she is now.
Patty, in particular, appears to have
profited by her seven-month layoff
from competition. Betty's game
has grown steadily sounder, to the
extent that the little girl from
Minneapolis appears to be the only
serious competition she has left.
Patty Matches Mems Par.
On the strength of her sensa-
tional play yesterday, Patty had to
be rated the favorite in the final.
The IS she shot at Marion Miley
on the first nine would have done
credit to a professional. It was
even mems par and competitive
record for women, though Patty
says she once shot it in SO in prac-
tice.
Miss Jameson had a less slightly
80 for the same span of holes, but
she didn't need to do any better.
She is big girl, half head taller
than Patty, and she plays with less
of flair than the redhead. But
in her slow, painstaking way she
seems to be able to get her IS and
IS when she needs them.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Navy Has Only Three
Varsity Events on
Card Tomorrow

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 2.-Examina-
ton week will keep the basket ball,
wrestling, boxing and rifle team
out of action at the Naval Academy
tomorrow and the varsity events
which appear on the card are gym
nastics, swimming and fencing.
- 200 p.m.--Fenclng. varsity VS.. Saltus
Fencing Club of New York; swimming,
plebes VS.. Staunton Military Academy.
2:30 p.m.-Gymnastics, varsity vs..
Pennsylvania State: boxing, plebes vs..
Augusta Military. Academy.
$3.50 p.m.-Swimming, varsity VS.. WASH
ington and Jefferson.
400 p.m.-Gymnastcs. plebes vs. PENN
sylvania State freshmen: basket ball,
plebes vs.. Admiral FarrsKut Academy
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Youngsters to Oppose
In Basket Ball Tits

Another quartet Of fast teams will
feature tomorrow's regular Saturday
morning doubie-h -header at Hine
playground with Langley Boys Club
squaring off with Hines Boys Club
100-pounder in the initial game at
$50.
Marion A. c. tossers tangle' with
Anacostia's Alumni big five in the
nightcap. This will be the third of
series of twin bills which have
been attracting large crowds to the
Hine gym.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Lands Edct May Ruin Minors, Says McPhui|
IS Leagues Tell Dodger Chief They Not Be Able Operate

baseball's farm system as evil.
It is apparent he feels that any
set-up which permits one major
league club to control Is to 30
minor league clubs and own TOO
or 800 ballplayers fundamentally
is unSOund.
I'm the matter Of Judge Lands
VS.. the farm system, he sits as
prosecutor, Judge and jury, and
there is no appeal. Either he Is
dealing out justice or he is en-
gaging in q witch hunt in which
the innocent will burn along with
the guilty."
Evening star., 1940-02-02

ing this act with a seven-point
manifesto wiping out nine farm
systems and about 100 working
agreements.
I'm a nutshell. it (the commits
sioner's plan) would abolish all
farm systems, working agree
ments and options, set up a uni
versal draft and prevent all clubs
from acquiring players beyond
their immediate needs, thereby
making the supply as easily
available to the Browns as to
the Yankees" the colorful Dodger
chieftain asserted.
From the very beginning" he
added, Lands has regarded
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Two Games Scheduled
In Heurich League

Two games in second half COM
petition of the Heurich Amateur
Basket Ball League are scheduled
tonight at the Heurich gym.
Regal Clothiers and Petworth A. C..
meet at 8 o'clock and Marvin's
Credit and Delaware & Hudson at 9.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Horses, Men Foes
In Relief Event
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The an
swer to "how high is up?" for q
horse should be furnished to-
morrow night at Squadron A
Armory, in an unusual contest
for the Finnish Relief Fund.
It will pit four leading high
Jumpers against nine horses
jumping without riders.
The horses Will jump fences,
the men the usual high jump bar.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Three years ago-Clarence
Mum, ex-Minnesota guard and
head coach at Albright (Pa) Col
lege, named line coach at Syra-
cuse under Ossie Solem.
Five years ago-Glenn Cum
ningham captured Wanamaker
Mile In All at 28th Millrose
games, defeating Gene Venzke by
8 yards, with Bill Bonthron third.
Evening star., 1940-02-02
A.A.U. Handba|| Meet
Entry List Closes
AT " Tonight

Entries for the District A. A. U.
four-wal singles and doubles hand
ball tournament, starting Monday
at the Y. M. c. A., will close at 6
o'clock tonight.
They will be accepted up to then
by Ralph Foster, Y. M. c. A. physical
education director.
Matches will be scheduled nightly
from 7 until 10 o'clock. Gold and
silver medals will go to the winners
and runner-ups of each event with
bronze medals going to semifinalists.