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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28

Detroit, Nov. 2S-AP-Rotund
Jack Adams, manager OF the De-
troit Red Wings. came up today
with the proposal that the National
Hockey League award three points
in the standings for a victory in
stead OF two. Teams playing tie
games would still receive one point.
Adams made the suggest on after
his attention was called to the
fact that one out OF every three
games played in the circuit this
season has resulted in a tie. The
Red Wings have played ties in four
OF their eight games.
1t is Adams belief that II three
points are at stake in game the
teams will take more chances than
under existing conditions, particu-
larry when a score is tied in the
late stages.
81 do not believe that overtime
periods should continue until one
team has broken the tie Adams
said. I'VE operate on pretty close
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
UNDE RDOG TEAM
WINS ROM CUBS

Landys and United Stove were
the only two teams to retain their
indicated status in "Wednesday
nisht's competition OF the City
Rasketball League. Landy's tri-
umph was scored at the expense
OF the Central Speciality quintet
while the stove Works five gained
its victory over the highly rated
Young Men's Club. The latter con-
test proved to be one Of the most
interesting Of the evening as the
United stove team, generally con-
sidereI the underdos, came
thr ugh to whip the Cubs by 80
10 "a score. This came as a star
tlina upset in view OF the fact that
tn Cubs had overwhelmed the
fairly strong Independents by 50
10 3 score Monday night.
Snarked by Bill Suffers brilliant
work as he scored seven field goals
and a foul shot to account for half
his teams points. the Stovemen
took tia load early and held 1t
throughout The game. A desperate
last quarter rally was staged by
the Cub five but the Stove Works
team easily held them off TO annex
their second victory OF the season.
Landy's. which begins TO look
like one OF the threats for the
league championship. rolled TO a
fairly easy win over Central Spec
ialty as every man on the team
except one. scored at least one
bask l. Red Wales, with eight.
was the scorins leaders while II.
Goodsman, with seven. and A.
Heimerdinser. with six. were not
far behind
The Independent brought their
seas ms average up 10 the 500
mark as thev outpointed the Bella
Vista five % 70 "a. Howard Trip |
was the pacemaker for the victors |
as be tailed six field goals for
twelve points, while Gumbers
paced the losers with the nights /
second high total of IA points
townships Barber Shop also
evened its won and lost columns
with a four p in; margin OF vic
tory over the Farm Bureau quin-
tet The final score was 90 TO 16.
CT League STANDINGS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
JACK LAWRENCE
GRID PTA|H

At Ypsilanti Hieh School Wed.
nesday afternoon by an almost
unanimous vote, he fhack Jack
Lawrence was elected football
captain for 1871
During the season just completed
Jack saw little action after fractur
ing his knee In the second game o.
the year but he recovered sufficient.
ly toward the end of the season to
get into the last two games.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
NATATORS PLAN
FIRST CONTEST

With less than two weeks OF
practice behind them the boys on
the ,Ypsilanti High School swim
ming team will engage in their first
meet OF the new season when they
travel TO Ann Arbor Friday after
noon to take on natators OF Ann
Arbor High. Not much hope is
held out for the local team, due 20
lack OF practice and Glass A oppo-
sition. but the team in years past.
has always been very strong and
perhaps the 1904 edition is 40
exception.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28

The race OF approximately six
and one-Quarter miles will be decid-
ed over a course la d out on the
fairways Of Meadowbrook Country
Club "A m. es from downtown This
is the first time the A. A. L. cham
pionship has been held on golf
course and unless there is an uneX-
pected burst OF tropical sunshine
the athletes will trot over snow
and ice.
Snow has fallen internationally n
Detroit in the last two days The
temperature. the United States
Weather Bureau forecast, VII be
in the low twenties at race time
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
Thinclads to Race Today
Despite Frigid Weather

Detroit. Nov. 2S-AP - HEAVY
overcoats, mufflers, fur-lined nit
tens and overshoes were standard
outdoor regalia in Detroit today TO-
everybody except the cross country
runners. a race OF whom there APP
parently is no hard err.
Don Lash and the rest OF the
country's top ranking barriers W Il
remove their sweat suits, strip
down to the scanty attire worn by
trsckmen and start the 10000 me-
ter National Amateur Athletic I'm.
ion cross-country championships
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
League Cage Teams Remain Indicated
Change in Hockey Points
Advocated by Jack Adams

train schedules on the road and
an overtime say OF an hour would
cause lots OF trouble Also. Il
wouldn't be fair 10 the fans If for
example we went N hour overtime
in Toronto on Saturday night and
then put a tired team on the ice
in Detroit on Sunday"
The Wings play their next game
against Chicago at Olympia on
Friday They did not defeat the
b ackhawks in eight starts las.
year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
PLAN ATHLETIC PROGRAM

Battle Greek. Mich, Nov. % -AP
Fort Custer. which wi soon
house more than 10000 soldiers. is
TO have an extensive athletic pro
gram, Col Hayes A. Kroner said
Wednesday. a boxing Tournament
is planned and two basketba J
teams from the Fort have entered
the Battle Greek Recreation Lea
gues
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
MONROE TEAM SEEKS
BASKETBALL GAMES

The Young Mems Club Of Monroe
is seeking basketball games IN
Glass "B" competition Clayton
Nen!er, Jr.. Route I Monroe, is in
charge Of arrang ne a schedule r.
fowler is the coach.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
TRACK ROUNDUP TONIGHT

The annual Fall Roundup of
Michigan Normal trackmen will be
held this evening in Charles Nc
Jenny Hall. The affair is scheduled
for 1880. Admission is by invita-
tion only. A.,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
Bowling Scores
LADIES' LEAGUE

High Single Game (individuaD
-Gonyou. 1873.
High three games GndivlduaD
-Gonyou. 476.
High game team-Wolf's, 636.
High three games team Stephen
< Brien, 1909.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-28
Sports Calendar

TODAY
8 Wrestling
Three matches. Ypsilanti Armory.
$50 p. m.
FRIDAY
Swimming
Ypsilanti High School ". Ann
Arbor High, at Ann Arbor.
Evening star., 1940-06-19

way. It wasn't us who made that
kind of noise.
Maybe we came too far east for q
convention. Nobody ever minded
cur guns in cities west of here"
The Metropolitan Police Depart
ment, however, did object to the
guns. They sent a couple of helm
eted emissaries to demonstrate,
whereupon the Phoenix delegation
called a meeting and proposed to
fine themselves $50, payable into the
delegations enter tainment fund if
one Of their number is caught with
a gun when not participating in a
formal demonstration.
Almost 1000 delegates rolled into
the city last night, and some TOO Of
them put up at the Mayflower. To
say that they injected lively note
would be putting the case mildly.
The delegates came dressed in fit
ting costumes-some wore pastel
colored slacks, with shirts hanging
out, others western pants. boots and
vests of many colors. They were
hundreds of cowboy hats and shirts
decorated with Indian heads or
State emblyems. No few of the
visitors sported canes, and these
were more in evidence after the
revolvers disappeared.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
w. P. A. Worker Held
For Jury in SIuyinq

A coroner's jury today ordered
Bernard S. Riley, "a. colored, of the
600 block of L street Sc, held for
grand jury action in connection
with the Staying of Deter r. Hend-
erson, 54, of 1109 Twenty fourth
street NV, on June 10.
Three witnesses testified that
Riley, a truck driver on w. P. A.
project, struck Henderson, foreman,
on the head with a pick-handle.
The coroner's jury was told that
Henderson had ordered Riley TO
take some lanterns to another ,roj-
ect and that an argument followed.
Henderson was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where he died three days
later. Witnesses testifying were
Mrs. Vera May Flanagan, Mrs. Anna
Conrad and Mrs. Mary Ruth Dean,
all OF the TOO block of Irving street
NE,
Evening star., 1940-06-19
R. {. A. Employees Urged
To Cooperate for Defense

Rural Electrifcation Admins
traitor Harry Slattery today called
600 employees of the r. E. A. into
meeting at the Department of Com
merce Auditorium to read a letter
from Secretary of Agriculture WAL
lace calling on each worker to dc
his part In maintaining peace
through preparedness in this hemi-
sphere.
Each employe was Urged to help
see the Nation through its present
crisis by effective work for the
Government.
In his own statement Mr.. Slattery
told the group that I'VE in Wash
ington of the Government service
must strengthen the bulwark of
democracy with every ounce of
power at our command. The r. E. A.
can make a contribution to help
strengthen the country in American
agriculture"
Mr.. Slattery and Robert B. Craig,
deputy administrator, also outlined
plans for the R. E. A. program for
the new fiscal year in relation to
the broader national effort.
Others who, spoke were Clarence
Winder, director of engineering and
operations; George D. Munger,
director of utilization; Kendall Foss,
director of the administrative divi-
sion; M. L. Ramsay, director of in
formation and research; DR.. Harlow
s. Person. consulting economist, and
Harry G. Lamberton, assistant gen.
eral counsel.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Needy Children Face Loss
Unless Camp Fund Is Aided
Campaign to Share
Your Vacation Luqs
As Lists Are Cut

Children who have never had any,
thing don't expect very much.
They've learned not to cry when
they're hurt.
And now they're due for another
disappointment. Hundreds of them
will not go to camp this summer
because there's not enough money
to send them.
just how much they want to go
any worker in the welfare agencies
making up camp lists can tell you.
They are the ones who have to
turn the children away, have to
explain to anxious parents that
their children will have to stay home.
Far Short Of Goal.
Those camp lists are being cut
more each day. Hopeful 10 days
ago that the people OF Washington
would be able to share their own
vacations to the extent of a few
dollars, by contributing to the
Needy Children's Camps" fund, the
welfare agencies have been told that
only a meager part of the $500
they had counted on has come in.
That's why so many children have
to be turned away.
Funds already available in the
community will make it possible for
some children to go to camp, less
than half the number who desper-
ately need it. Every dollar will
make another day in camp possible
for one of those youngsters. It
costs $3.50 to give a child a week
in camp. For $25 he can stay in
camp three weeks.
These children need your help.
Won't you give it to them?
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Youth WhoAsked
| S. for Stolen
Wallet Held

A 17-year-old washington boy
who stole a wallet from the automo-
bile of a member OF the United
States Foreign Service and de-
manded ransom" for its return has
been arrested by Montgomery
County police after an investigation
which continued for more than one
month.
The youth was taken into custody
by Policeman Paul Alexander after
a long vigil at tree where IS in
ransom money" had been left by
Sydney B. Smith of 1913 Harvard
street NV. in accordance with in
structions from the youth.
During the police investigation,
Sergt. Joseph Nolte said number
of notes regarding the payment of
the ransom" were exchanged by
Mr.. Smith and the boy. Each COM
unication from the latter, police de-
clared, was accompanied by a map
showing where the reply was to be
left.
Mr.. Smiths wallet was stolen
from his auto while it was parked
in Westgate, near Bethesda, on May
IL. The wallet contained a number
Of valuable cards, Mr.. Smith said.
Police said the youth admitted the
theft and writing the letters. He
said the ransom" notes were
copied from kidnapping case pub
lished in a detective magazine. He
will be arraigned in Juvenile Court
in Rockville on larceny charge
Friday.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Realty 10 Yield Record
$4,000, 900 10 District

Real estate will pay the District
some 100000 more in taxes next
year, according to the latest assess
ment total compiled by Assessor
Edward Dent.
Mr.. Dent yesterday advised the
Commissioners the assessments for
the new fiscal year, beginning July
l, would amount to $1,235, 900, 600,
which would mean tax of SCI ,6OO,- :
600 at the SITS rate. Both these
totals would be the highest on record
for the District.
For the present fiscal year the
assessments amounted to $1,211,-
100000, with realty tax bills aggre-
eating $21 ,196, 400. In 1899 the fig
ures were s1,193, 10000 and $780,
886, ,491.
The Commissioners approved Mr..
Dents assessments for the new
fiscal year except for those for con-
struction in the past six months,
now being made, an estimate for
which was included in the prospec-
tive valuation total used by the
assessor.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
.Arizonuns Listen to Reason,
Park Their Guns for Convention

A dozen "rootin', shootin' sons of
guns from Arizona" have cached
their revolvers for duration of the
Jaycee convention.
The tall, booted Westerners sadly
admitted as much today in the lobby
of the Mayflower Hotel, where the
elegant surroundings made them
seem bit on the Wild West side.
The dozen orange-shirted, cowboy
hated Arizonans from Phoenix hit
town yesterday with six-shooters at
tached. The guns contained blanks
only, but they sounded like the .reai
thing to no few Fasteners, espe-
cially when heard during the early
morning hours.
; Guests at the Mayflower COM
planned of noise last night as the
delegates celebrated with more ex-
uberance than restraint. The boys
from Arizona vowed, however, that
most of the uproar was staged by
"copycats."
Them fellers from Eastern States
like Missouri and SUCH" grinued one
sun burned Arizonan, were touchin'
off firecrackers and stickin' their
fingers in their ears. Or maybe they
tossed little cracker out a window
or through transom into the hall
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Thirteenth Street
Widening Planned
To End 'BottIeneck'
Commissioners O. K.
improvement Plan
To Cost $4,000

Removal of the traffic "bottleneck"
on Thirteenth street NV. from
Monroe street to Spring road shortly
will be accomplished under a plan
voted by the Commissioners which
will not entail razing Of any houses
or destruction of their lawns, Dis
trict officials announced today.
The need for widening the narrow
roadway on this trafIic artery has
been agitated for nearly 10 years,
but all previous plans have been
discarded because of objections to
the condemnation of some houses
in the section and the consequent
high prospective cost.
The new plan will mean the loss
OF the tree space between the side
walk and the curb and the trees now
standing there are being cut down.
However. Highway Director H. C.
Whitehurst gave assurances new
trees would be planted, either in
wells In the sidewalk or on land
inside the public sidewalk.
Above and below the Monroe
street-Spring road section the thor
oughfare has a road width of 40
feet, whereas in the bottle neck it is
but 80 feet. This is to be widened
to 38 feet. The widening was planned
in connection with repaving of Thir-
teenth street from Euclid to Mon
roe street and the repaving of
Thirteenth street from Monroe
street to Spring road. This latter
section, 1t was emphasized, is of
the old high crown" macadam
type, with deep cutters, which Dis
trict officials say is dangerous in
wet weather.
Contract for the entire project.
which will cost about $4,000, has
been awarded to the Wilmoth Paw
ing Co. The project has been in
cluded in the Districts Federal-aid
road program, and half the cost will
be borne by the Federal Public
Roads Administration.
Evening star., 1940-06-19

With slightly more than 81 per
cent of Its goal reached, the Dis
trict Red Cross will strive to COM
plete its war relief fund campaign
for $500 900 by the end of this week,
Bruce Baird, campaign chairman,
said today.
Washington has never failed the
Red Cross yet" he told volunteer
workers, land I am sure, in view
of the dire situation that exists in
Europe today, a situation that is
growing more desperate hourly,
Washington will not fail now"
Receipts for yesterday amounted
to $6,717.71, bringing the total to
1851 ,570.86, or a little less than $40,-
600, away from the campaign goal.
Contributions Yesterday.
Contributors listed yesterday in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald s.
Huidekoper. $500 (second contribu-
tom; j. w. Hickey. 500; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold G. Moulton. 500; c. d
P. Telephone Co. employees, $319;
District teachers. $1,359.4l; school
children for the national children's
fund, $1,664.72.
In the governmental unit the War
Department sent in $279.25; General
Accounting Office, $169.75; Maritime
Labor Board, $3.50; D. C. Sewage
Plant, SIT; Interstate Commerce
Commission, $178.40; U. S. Tariff
Commission, $29.
Since this is the first year the
school system has permitted So
licitation of its students, special
recognition will be given the presen-
tation of the final check for the
National Childrens Fund from this
source tomorrow morning. The
check will be brought to the Dis
trict Red Cross Chapter House by
N. G. Danowsky, statistician of the
schools, and will be received by rep
resentatives of the Junior Red
Cross.
AS arrangements went forward
for the Red Cross golf tournament
at Indian Springs Country Club
July 4 for the war relief fund, Mrs.
L. E. Harris, chairman of the Red
Cross Motor Corps, notified the Ar
rangements Committee that snem-
bers of the nurses aid and stan as
sistantS groups win be present. Two
anbuiances with nurses and first
aid equipment will also be on hand.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
D. {. Boy Held in Jersey
In Accidental SHOOTING

A 15-year-old youth described as
the son of Washington real estate
man was held on technical charge
today by Ventnor On. j. police fol-
lowing the fatal shooting of the bows
companion yesterday, it was reported
by the Associated Press.
Jack Leaning, 13, of near ventnor.
died in an Atlantic City hospital a
few minutes after he was wounded
accidentally, police said, by a pistol
held by Robert Beyer, is, son of P.
V. Boyer Of Washington.
The shooting occurred while six
boys were playing in a home Of
neighbors. Police said young Boyer
thought pistol he pulled from a
holster on the wall was unloaded.
The Beyers have spent their sum-
mers In Ventnor for many years and
were close friends of the Leaning
family.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Engineers Talk Over
Air-Conditionina Effect

The American Society of Heating
and Ventilating Engineers turned
today to some of the more material
problems of building ventilating
after hearing speakers yesterday
discuss the effects of various air
conditioning systems on human
health.
The society has been in semi
annual meeting at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Development of an apparatus used
to treat sprains, poor circulation,
arthritis and the like by air-condi-
tion-or moist heat"-was described
by speakers yesterday. Need for
intensive study in temperatures of
a given area, so that air-condition-
ing equipment placed there will not
be conducive to head colds by cre-
ating too much change also was
stressed.
The banquet of the society was
held last night with Representative
Patrick, Democrat, OF Alabama as
the principal speaker. Maurice T.
Firestone, member of ,he Washing
ton chapter of the society, was toast
master.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Driver Is Exoneruted
In Womun's Death

James D. Stubbings, 81, 1929
Klingle road NV, was exonerated
of blame by a coroner's jury yester-
day in connection with the traffic
death of Miss Victoria Kloepfer, 56,
of 2800 Connecticut avenue NV.
Testimony brought out that Miss
Kloepfer ran into the side of Mr..
Stubbings' car as she walked from
the east to the west curb in front
of 2616 Connecticut avenue NV,
on June II. She died four days
later.
Mr.. Stubbings was proceeding
south at a moderate rate of speed,
witnesses said. Miss Kloepfer, after
crossing between a line of cars
waiting to make a left turn into
Calvert street, failed to look north
to see If the way was clear, it was
testified.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Why Must They Die? No. 30 f's' os Lost ''' So"s, sons
Precede:: Analyses OF traffic
deaths No. rs and 20 hare not
been published pending compile
tion OF official investigation.

deaths No. rs ana ~ hdDe nor
been published pending compile
tion OF official investigation.
The place: In front of 2616 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
The accident: A 56-year-old
woman was fatally injured when,
crossing from the east to the west
curb in the middle Of the block,
she ran into the side Of an automo-
bile proceeding south on Connecti-
cut avenue NV. According to
testimony before the cononer's jury,
she stepped from between cars, in
the lane nearest the center Of the
street, which were waiting for the
light at Calvert street to change so
they could make left turn. A wit
ness testified she did not look north
to see If the way was clear and that
she began running after passing
between the waiting cars. She died
two days later
The time: 4:20 pm, June IL.
Weather: Cloudy.
The street: Dry, level and straight.
The driver: A 51-year-old chauf-
feur, white, with 18 years driving
experience, never before involved in
an accident.
The vehicle: A 1910 light sedan
with excellent" brakes. Witnesses
stated it was travelling at a "moder-
ate rate of speed.
Coruner's jury verdict: Death
accidental, due to the pedestrians
own carelessness.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
MunhoIe Cover Hurts Boy

A manhole cover which fell as
he was seeking to retrieve base
ball from sewer partially severed
the great toe of .13-year-old Lee
Laylor of 1921 Georgia avenue NV.
yesterday afternoon. The accident
occurred at Farragut street and
Arkansas avenue NV. At Freed
mems Hospital 18 stitches were re-
ouired to close the wound.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
I'd. {. Nominations
Await Hunt for
Qualified Residents
Suggestions for Pencil
And Welfare Posts Set
Aside by Commissioners

Proposals by the Board Of Public
Welfare for filing two key positions
in the Districts welfare and penal
services have struck a snag.
The Commissioners yesterday de-
ferred action on the appointment Of
principal assistant director of well
fare-a new $500 job created by the
1941 appropriation act-and a new
general superintendent of penal in
stitutions from which Ray L. Huff is
resigning.
Seek Washingtonians.
Nominations submitted by the
Welfare Board were laid aside to
permit the Commissioners time to
determine If Washington residents
equally qualified for the posts could
be found. ->-.-~-s--.----
The welfare Board had submitted
the nominations of Conrad Won
Hyning M Amherst, Va, who recent
~ ccIVCu IOI ulOIc LIlAIl Two years
in a welfare capacity at Wilkes
Barre. Pa, for the job of assistant
welfare director, and the name of
Claude o. Botkin. superintendent Of
the Lorton Reformatory, for the
penal directors post. Mr.. Botkin
came here last September from the
Southwestern Penitentiary at El
Reno, Okla.
Young to Review Field.
The Board of Commissioners des-
ignated Commissioner John Russell
Young a committee of one to review
the field of candidates and to submit
recommendation.
The new aide to Welfare Director
Robert E. Bondy is to be charged
with direct supervision over the well
fare institutions under the control
OF the Welfare Board, acting in part
as q sort Of business manager and
budget officer for them.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
ID. {. Red Cross
Seeks 10 Reach
Goal This Week
Little Over 81 Per
Cent Of $500. 900
Quote Realized

Contributions to the Red
Cross war relief fund viii be
received and acknowledged In
the news columns If sent to
the cashiers ONCE Of The Star.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Little Hope Held for Senator

Little hope was held today for the
recovery of Senator Gibson, Repub-
lican, OF Vermont in Doctors Hos
pital suffering from heart ailment