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Evening star., 1940-04-06
Army Day

Today's observance of Army Day.
the twenty-third anniversary of the
American declaration of war against
the former imperial German gov
eminent, possesses a significance
which will not escape the average
citizen of the worlds greatest de-
n1ocracy.
Shortly after the close of the
World War, this anniversary was OBJ
served as Preparedness Day." It
is in this sense that today has more
than usual meaning for Americans
IN all walks of life. Army Day finds
the world again echoing the tread
OF marching armies and the peoples
groaning under the burden of a rul-
ing militarism.
1t is day for checking the de-
tense bulwarks and for looking
ahead into a doubtful future. And,
although the United States should
be ever vigilant for any opportunity
to close the breach between its rival
sister nations and promote peace,
this country cannot afford to neglect
Its own safety in a time so perilous
to the security of all men.
As in past years, today's Army Day
parade, along Constitution avenue,
will not be essentially militaristic
demonstration. The marching COL
umn will include armed men of the
three services. But it also will in
clude the men, women and children
Of an essentially peaceful democracy
people who want peace, but who at
the same time realize the need for
creating the national ability to meet
force in a world in which force again,
unhappily, is the ruler.
Army Day, 1910, finds the United
States better prepared than at any
other period in its time his
tory to meet the threat of war. A
truly formidable mobilization of
troops has taken place in the South
ern States. where all arms and serv-
ices of the Army have taken the field
for division and corps training on
the largest scale inFour history. The
Evening star., 1940-04-06

such an undemocratic action never will
be repeated. If this country must be
saved from outside influence, it must
first and last protect its democratic prin-
cip!es of government from the people
who have been chosen to govern the
country. w. E. HUGHES.
Greenbelt, Md.
April 3.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Dies Committee Accused
OF Un-American Activities.
To the Editor of The Star:

The Dies Committee itself is guilty OF
"un-American activities" in trying to
ruin the prospects of so many young
men and women of fine intellect and
education, merely because they have
dared to express opinions of their own.
1t is high time that the committee stop
usurping powers; let 1t leave harmless
individuals alone, free to follow their
own trains of thought. Otherwise we
will soon have the world jeering at us for
calling ourselves free people
MRS. ANNE BLUMBERG.
New York City,
April 4.
Evening star., 1940-04-06

Hitler, now just past fifty, may
easily live long enough to see him.
self surrounded with stunted and
crippled young adults whose condi-
ton is due to the fact that they were,
inadequately and improperly nour-
1shed in childhood.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Deplores Contempt Actions
Against POst-Dispatch.
To the Editor Of The Star:


The sentencing Of the editor and the
cartoonist of the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
for contempt should serve as reminder
to Americans of the injustices which can
result from political influences in our
lower courts.
One of our greatest privileges is that
newspapers may print their ideas Of
matters which deal with the welfare Of
the people without fear of prosecution by
the courts. The privilege in America is
one of the oldest and most sacred Of
rights, infringement of which is as un-
American as the relationships of other
nations.
The people Of st. Louis and Of America
should do ali In their power to see that
Evening star., 1940-04-06

Perhaps the recent headline ema-
mating from New York, Leopard
Chases Reporter" will supplant the
old standby of Man Bites Dog" as
an example OF real news.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Objects to Radio English
As Annoying"

TO the Editor OF The Star:
Now that the ice has been broken, may
I participate in the discussion of the
destruction of the English language via
radio? I should like to protest against
the misuse of the personal pronouns
II" and "me." The script writers seem
to take f1endish delight in this. An
nouncers seem to think it clever, too.
To one accustomed to correct English,
it is annoying, to say the least. Surely
consulting the dictionary is a lost art.
MRS. ]. ASHLEY COOPER.
Anril 4
Evening star., 1940-04-06

Admiral Byrd announces that the
South Magnetic Pole has moved
since he located 1t in 1929. 70, no
no for more voyages in 1912, 1914,
ls4e. af- to try to peg it down. q
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the tUriter. although the use OF
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Member of the Associated Press,

a, The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights OF publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1940-04-06

@. When did spring begin?-V. c.
A. The vernal equinox (spring) began
on March 20 at liza pm.
Evening star., 1940-04-06

@. How does the number Of public
school teachers now compare with the
number 40 years ago?-C j. S.
A. In 1870 there were 100000 classroom
teachers in the United States. At present
there are approximately 877,00O.
Evening star., 1940-04-06

c. Is there street In Paris named
after President Roosevelt?-H. G.
A. A street in the industrial suburb Of
Suresnes which was formerly called the
Rue de Mont Valerien was recently
named Franklin Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by ,oriting The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington.
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, March 1.-The Chicago
White Sox will be playing baseball
for the Comiskey family this sum-
mer just as they have since the
birth of the American League.
The First National Bank, executor
of the estate Of ]. Louis Comiskey,
tried unsuccessfully yesterday to get
court approval for proposed sale Of
the property.
Hence, the bank will continue to
operate the club for Mrs. Grace
Comiskey and her three children,
all Of whom opposed the con-
templated sale.
Calls Club Hazardous" Business.
The bank sought permission to
call for bids on the White Sox on
the grounds that ownership Of a
baseball club is hazardous" busi-
ness from an investment stand
point.
In denying the banks petition,
Probate Judge John F. O'Connell
said:
"The court does not have the
power to order sale of the stock
without consent of the widow. For
40 years the club has been part
of the fiber Of Chicago life. Charles
A. Comiskey was a national figure.
The Sox are recognized as Com
iskey property, and his grandson,
Charles II, bears his name.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Judge Praises Comiskey Clan
In Denying Banks S Petition
For Right to Sell Sox

If this property can be con-
served in its entirety 1t is possible
its value would become greater than
it is now because Of continued as
sociation with the Comiskey name. "
The club was founded by Charles
A. Comiskey, "the old Roman" /"
He bequeathed 1t to his son, j. Louis
Comiskey, who died last summer.
Judge O'Connell pointed out that
Charles A. Comiskey II, now IA,
will be in position to carry on
the family name in baseball in
seven years.
Judge Ribs Bruins.
Judge O'Connell didn't 20 on rec
ord as either Sox or Chicago Cubs
fan, but caused the National League
partisans to blush when he de-
clared:
I'll admit the weather, player in
juries and the outcome Of the city
series might affect the value Of the
club. :. OF course, we haven't had
to worry much about the outcome
OF the city series recently"
The Sox has won 16 of the ~
city series with the Cubs.
Mrs. Comiskey was elated over the
courts decision.
Were satisfied that the Sox are
going to stay in the Comiskey fam
lily, right where they belong" she
said.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Armstrong Bids
For His Fourth
Title Tonight
Faces Tough Puncher
In Garcia, 2-Stote
Middle Champion
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March Seek
ing to advance still another rung
up pugilism's ladder of fame, We'll
terweight Champion Henry Arm
strong climbs into the ring tonight
and faces Ceferino Garcia, claimant
Of the world middleweight crown
and one of the deadliest punchers
in the business.
The bout, slated for 10 rounds
with Garcias New York California
recognized 160-pound title at stake,
is to begin around ! am. Saturday
Washington time.
100000 Gate Likely.
Promoter Charley Macdonald,
matchmaker for Hollywood's Amer
ican Legion Stadium, predicted
crowd of $4,000 would jam Gilmore
Stadium If the weather remains
clear as expected. and gate receipts
would flirt with the 100000 mark.
The bull-shouldered Armstrong,
already acclaimed as the ring marvel
Of the age and the only man ever
to hold three world championships
simultaneously, faced a momentous
task In his attempt to wrest Garcia's
share of the middleweight title.
The feared bolo-puncher from the
Philippines, 80 years old and as
strong as the canecutters. of his
native Tagalog tribe. rates as one
of the few men who ever hurt
Armstrong with punch.
Garcia Hurt Armstrong.
Garcia did it in their New York
encounter in 1898, but couldn't fol-
low it up and lost a hard fought
decision in IS rounds at the welter-
weight limit.
Last October Garcia knocked out
Freddie Apostoli and won the mid
dleweight crown as sanctioned by
the New York and California Box
ing Commissions. Al Hostak of
Seattle is the N. B. A. champ.
Boxing experts think the match
will turn out to be gruelling duel
between the short-range, ever
punching style Of Armstrong, and
the long distance shots of Garcia.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Exponsion of Eastern Hockey
League With Northern and
Dixie Sections Planned

travel around the Northern circuit
twice a season, with playod for
the championship to be staged at
the end of the season."
International American League
teams are suffering hardships, says
Leof1er, due to their larger pay rolls
and added travelling expenses.
Those teams draw about as many
people as we do," said Leoff1er, ''but
their players receive high salaries.
They have more expenses than we
do, but they can't charge any more
admission than the Eastern League
does, so some of 'em are losing
money"
Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Spring
field now have representatives in the
Observation-Disclosures League, and
Springfield, at least, isn't planning
to desert. Shore, according to Mac
kenzie, wants a Springfield team In
the Eastern League as well as the
International American, currently
composed of 10 clubs.
Major Clubs Seek Five Eagles.
Meanwhile, Mackenzie admitted
the Eagles may lose five key players
to major league teams, or thei,
farms in higher classification than
the Eastern League, next year
Defenseman Len Burrage, Wingmen
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Mcnei||' S Tennis Best
In Indoor Tourney,
PATE Believes
Cup Coptoin Enthused
By Don's Successful
SemifinoI PIoy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March mo mat
ter how good Bobby Riggs may look
today in his indoor tennis cham
pionship match with Chicagoan
Frank Froehling, it's still doubtful
he'll be able to impress Walter
Pate.
The Davis Cup captain has had an
eyeful Of Don McNeill in full flight,
and we haven't seen him so bub-
bling since Don Bulge turned pro.
Fundamentally. Pate doesn't care
much for Riggs type Of game.
Bobby, while national and VIM
bledon champion, strictly is base
liner, and Pate has no patience
with baseliners.
Mcneil Stars in Semi.
McNeill is cut to the Pate pat
tern. Nor is that accidental.
McNeill used every one of the
half dozen strokes to perfection
in routing Frank Bowden, veteran
New Yorker, yesterday, and thus
gaming his place IN the final.
It was that straight-set Ga, IS,
Ga triumph which Pate saw.
IF there's any one of Don's strokes
which stands out, Walter continued,
Its his backhand. Right now I'd
rate it second only to Bulge, and
with that backhand and the pressure
which his offensive tactics exert on
his opponents, expect him to do at
least as well as Riggs this year."
Tourney Nears Finals.
McNeill's first chance will come
tomorrow when, If Bobby gets by
Foehling as he's expected to, Riggs
and McNeill will battle it out in the
title match.
Meanwhile, today's program called
for q women's singles semi-f1nal
between last years winner, Pauline
Betz, and her Los Angeles neighbor,
Gracyn Wheeler, and q string of
mems. women's and mixed doubles
matches which will cut the fields in
all divisions down to the finansts.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Expansion of the Eastern ANA
teur Hockey League for next year
Is assured, it was admitted today
by Coach Redvers Mackenzie Of the
washington Eagles, who revealed
Albany and Boston officials have
agreed to enter teams in the loop.
Eddie Shore, one Of ice hockey's
famed players who recently
branched out into the executive END
of the industry, also is anxious to
enter a Springfield CMass.) team IN
the league to develop major league
timber and Eastern League moguls
now are visioning q 12-team circuit
with Northern and Southern d.
visions Of six clubs each for next
year.
"some of the International Amer
Il. lean League clubs are becoming dis
satisfied" informed S. 6. Leoner,
owner Of the Eagles, "and are
anxious to enter our league. Pitts
burgh, once in the Eastern League,
wants to get back In and so does
Hershey, Pa.
IF plans materiaize, we'll have q
Southern division composed OF
Washington, New York, River Vale,
N. j.; Baltimore, Atlantic City and
Hershey. The Northern division
would include Boston, Springfield,
Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo and Pitts
burgh."
Three New Teams Assured.
"Albany and Boston are definite,
though" interrupted Mackenzie,
"and it's also safe to say Springfield
will be in the league. There will be
schedule difficulties, of course, un-
less we break the league up into
two divisions, but we can't very well
do that unless we have at least 10
teams.
SHOULD everything work out as
planned the Northern teams will
swing through the Southern circuit
twice . year and the Southern teams
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Cambria Now Resembles Cubuns He Collects
comeromon Confused Lone Nat Scout Grid quod Grows

Castro and Roberto Ortiz, was
making out his captions and
asked: "And who's that old
Cuban I took q picture Off"
The casualty yesterday was
Coach Benny Bengough, who was
warming up Pitcher Ken Chase
-. The southpaw flung a low
pitch which ricochetted OF the
ground and struck Bengough on
the knee, causing a lump the size
Of q grapefruit Benny stuck
it out for half an hour and then
retired for an ice pack.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Vets Mye West Battle for Berts Nat Regulars Begin Training Grind
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Wilson Teachers VS.. Newark
State Teachers, Wilson gym, 8.
Catholic University VS.. WASH
ington College, Chestertown, Md.
American University VS.. Drexel
Tech, Philadelphia.
Roosevelt VS.. Western public
high playoff game). Tech gym.
7.30.
Central VS.. Eastern public
high playoff game), Tech gym,
8:45.
George Washington High VS..
Washington-Lee High, Alexan-
dria, Va, 8.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Landon,
Landon gym, $3.50.
Friends vs.. Baltimore Friends,
Baltimore, Md.
Scholastic Sportsmanship tour
nament, Rockville. Md.
Howard University VS.. st. Paul,
Lawrenceville, Va.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. Canadi-
ans, Riverside Stadium, $3.50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
George Washington VS.. st.
Johns Of Brooklyn, Eastern High
gym, $50.
American University VS.. Swarth-
more, Swarthmore, Pa.
Wilson Teachers VS.. Shenan-
doah, Wilson gym, 8.
Heurich Brewers rs. Baltimore
Clippers, Philadelphia.
Heurich Brewers VS.. Troy Gel
tics, Troy, N. Y.
Consolation final, public high
series, Tech High gym, 7:30.
Public high championship Sc
ries final, Tech High gym, 8:45.
George Washington Frosh VS..
Gonzaga, Eastern High gym, z.
Washington Lee High VS..
George Washington High, Balls
ton, Va, 8.
st. Adams VS.. st. James, Hag-
erstown, Md.
Episcopal VS.. Woodberry For
est, Alexandria, Va, $3.50.
Montgomery Blair VS.. Waynes-
boro High, Waynesboro, Pa.
Scholastic Sportsmanship tour
nament, Rockville, Md.
Howard University VS.. Hamp-
ton, Hampton, Va.
Track.
Seventh annual Catholic Uni
versity meet, c. U. gym, 8:15.
Georgetown in I. c. A. A. A. A.
games, New York.
Wrestling.
Gallaudet VS.. Brooklyn Poly,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
B, STAR Correspondent OF The Star.

- - SsSA ~V&A ACobVAAAO4t Va AAS SeO&s
ORLANDO, Fla, March L.
Outfielder Sammy West reported
in such good shape that every
body in the Nationals training
camp demanded the secret and
West, Texas-born, promptly put
In a plug for the Lone Star State
-. II took those baths in Min
eral Springs, Tex" he said 4.
"By the way, how did Dick Todd
(another Texan), look in the
Redskins backfield last year?"
The unexpected arrival of
Tackle Joe Frank of Georgetown,
a catching candidate, now gives
the Griffmen a total Of II foot
ball players who were better than
fair in college =. One Of the
photographers covering the camp
was told to snap q head picture
Of Joe Cambria, the Mats italian
scout Later the guy, bewil-
dered after also swapping Lou
M1nsal Jorge Torres, Arturo
Evening star., 1940-03-01
MeIIendeck's Knee Threut to His Career

still u.s. league sugger but IN the big show
big he moved all right but
tackles Bama punched his muscles and he couldn't
the kind pitching he couldn't get his bat
time Gri by the big but finally
Yankees with Bruce Campbell Yale the
Alabama the Cardinals with Sammy
Baugh of the Redskins
made good of Lou Cehg
Gehrg Frisch Mickey Cochrane Eddie
Mathewson These only few On the other hano
a heroes who failed named.
football during his last with George
renjure the which badly
game that he already has hurt
badly him promising baseball career His
carefully studied
the kid, too Bengough added
old injuries back to be confident about Meen
with the Yanks He'd be good ptch
his shoulder Georgia in football, would stop
bothering him."
baseball don't like to hear Of rockies with football
Conses Gerigs
Fele Greenbeg who
about his contract
not
better hands the because
far Tennessee attempt to schedule them
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Bucs' Woners, Vaughan
Liked for Finn Test

sAN BERNARDINO, Calf, March
l @.-Out here the camp of the
Pittsburgh Pirates has been won.
dering which players would be Sc
lected to fly to Florida for the Fin
nish relief all-star game March IT.
Manager Frank Frisch said his
pick would be Paul and Lloyd Waner
and Arky Vaughan.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
SIopnicku Turns Allen
Dispute Over to Witt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March L.
Johnny Allen, one Of the few un-
signed Cleveland Indians, win con-
duct future contract negotiations
with Manager Oscar Witt, G.. G.
Slapnicka, Tribe vice president, said
today
Slapnicka admitted he and Allen
were deadlocked. with Allen refusing
. bonus clause.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Thorpe, Hoines, Sinqton Couldn't Make 1t

Three backs and two ends and what's with this
Jack Sanford? He
ing 100 pounds stripped definite asset at the University Rich
mond Big Jack first baseman could play tackle and thus
the backfeld fellow like
college, aaround star at Pede Institute could tell
few fancy stories of how the big colleges after him.
Bengough talking football players
baseball The old Yankee catcher said thinking chiefly nky
Haines, the old Penn State al-Amerca
n with the Yankees when catching tem Benny
saying Honestly he goodooking bapayer He could
a great fielder he
shook his head % couldn't hit I'm not why but he just
football lot of good
players had old injuries
and haunt them"
Thorpe fair Of football player
field couldn't make the grade
with hit either could Freddy sngton
tackle whom President Clark Gh thought
suggng ght-handed hitter he'd been looking for
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Hockey Results

National League.
Chicago Blackhawks. 2; New York
York Rangers, /.
Boston Bruins, 4; Montreal Cana
dienS, 2.
Toronto Maple Leafs, 8; Detroit Red
wings, /.
nternational- American.
Philadelphia Ramblers. 4; Indianap-
oils, 4.
Rhode Island Reds, 8; New Haven
Eagles, B.
American Association.
Kansas City. 6: wichita. o.
CollegA
Michigan Tech. 3; ultnoaA !.
yale, B: Dartmouth. B.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

Scout Cambria, who In the past
pronounced Ortiz EASTERN Eel
Ter" and called Outflelder Torres
arm the best In the world" still
Is up to his old tricks Third
Baseman Minsal, another Of his
discoveries. is "the best fielder
since Bluege" ). Tsk, tsk.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
DODGERS Sell HurIer

MONTREAL, March R.-
Wayne Lamaster, southpaw hurler.
has been purchased by Montreal
from Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Win, Lose |: !:':,': or o! Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
Oh, Mr.. Marshall, Look at Griff!
Star Stan Correspondent.

ORLANDO Fla, March Mot the aaed attaches Of the
washington ball club World this
with little
Faherty to coach, they probably could get bowl bid
Mr. Stanley Harris basemen which
backs few of whom also and kick Mr. Harris little
shy pitchers but bench couple
catching ends and assortment of tackles guards.
We reminded this the Joe Meendeck
Junior yearsth only during which he played ootbayoung Mr.
Meendk aAmerca caber He and kicked and his
Hagery doing while carrying the ball.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
More Money in Baseball for Buddy Lewis

the Mats the Hilltop hero OF groon
ona Gerald Walker for instance When he
Mississippi back Walker of the best
little the inconsistent side perhaps
nevertheless touchdown cued around
the leather loaf.
Melendek and Walker dear old Griffith Tech of half of
matter,
with Buddy his day Mr. My did all right in
the backheld of Mississippi A. and M
rookie outfed Elmer Gedeon brings to training
brighter Mlendeck This fellow Elmer
Michigan All he did end for three
hder and in his last
at baseball almost Immediately become star in
this
Well what's the matter with Buddy
Lewis? Buddy end at Wake Forest Those
think that Buddy would have developed into
fellow the line but Lewis dropped out Of
his first He found he could make
playing major baseball.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

(See HOCKEY, Page D-3.)
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-11-21
Model Kitchen Plan

The kitchen properly planned
for efficiency should embody
the correct placement of the fol-
lowing four main areas:
/. The receiving area for
food or supplies, centering
around the refrigerator and the
necessary storage cabinets.
The preparation and cleaning
area, the axis around which all
kitchen work revolves, centering
around the sink and storage cab
inets.
3. The cooking and serving
area. This area consists of the
range and storage cabinets of
correct type and capacity.
A. The planning area. Here
the meals are planned, recipes
stored and groceries ordered.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-11-21

Up to the present time, Will
liam Johnson of South Carolina
has been the youngest member
in the history of the United
States Supreme Court. He was
80 years old when appointed to
the high tribunal as an associate
justice by President Thomas JEFF
ferson in 1904. He served until
his death in 1884,
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