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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29
Roll Calls on CONSUMPTION
Senate Passes Bill, So to 81; Votes
Authority to Take Over Defense Industry

Here is the Dote by Which the
Senate last night passed the
military consumption bill:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29
Hearings to Be Given
Conscientious Directors.

90 Nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to require
any person to be subject to COM
Blatant training or service in the
land or naval forces of the United
States, who, by reason of religious
training and belief, is conscien-
tiously opposed to participation
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Ed Oliver PIoys l08 Holes
In l8 Under Even As

There was quite a discussion as
to what might have happened If
Ed Oliver. known as Porky, had
been allowed to take part in the
Little -Sarazen playof at Canter-
bury, Cleveland, in the last open.
The 23-year-old fat boy has shown
since that he was no f1uke cam
paigner. His watch may be out of
gear now and then, but there is
nothing wrong with his backswing.
Since that Cleveland turmoil Oil
yer and Little finished all square at
medal play, with 1873 in recent
test. A few days ago Oliver won
the st. Paul classic, one of the
bigger and better tournaments of
the year, with 276, just two strokes
in front of the Open champion,
who still is playing brilliant golf.
So, in his last 108 holes of golf,
the prodigious Porky, with 225
pounds of pivot, has been 18 under
even As. Which is moving in a
hurry.
Gene Sarazen has signed up Oil
yer for competitive tour.
THE kid is a natural" Gene
told me. HE has plenty in the
way of color, and he also can play
a lot of golf. He has the sympathy
of the crowd after that Canterbury
mixup. Here's another thing-he
can hit that ball long, long way,
and most of the time straight down
the middle
1t would be hard to find more
color in a single pair. than Oliver
and SaraZen carry.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
|owe Takes Lead Qualifying Round Of Stars Horseshoe Championships
Margaret Keever's Net Stock
Up as Rain HoIts Tie Battle
With Charlotte Decker

Strong opinion that Lefty" Mar
garet Keever will demonstrate to-
day that her defeat of Charlotte
Decker in the public parks tennis
tournament last month was no upset
was prevalent after those rivals split
two sets yesterday before rain halted
their match In the womenis League
tourney at Rock Greek.
Miss Decker won the first set, ga,
and Mrs. Keever took the second by
the same score, but they were to
start all over again this afternoon.
The winner goes to the hnal round.
Similarly halted by yesterdays
downpour but scheduled to resume
where they were stopped were
Eleanor Voith and Peggy Smith.
Mrs. Smith held a 5-4 lead In the
first set. The winner OF this match
will meet Defending Champion
Willie Herbert in the semifinals,
Mrs. Herbert having suppressed the
ever-dangerous Dorette Miller, 81,
60 yesterday.
Observers continually applauded
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Amateur Ring Teams
To Scrap Tonight
In Alexandria

Amateur ringmen will have their
inning tonight at Alexandria, where
the crack st. Mary's Boys Club
team meets a picked Roanoke, Va,
aggregation at Municipal Stadium.
Ten bouts are scheduled, the first at
$3.50.
Coached and trained by Naaman
Massey and Flick" Meade. St.
Mary's will present a couple of new
faces tonight in Carl Steele, a star
of last winters A. A. U. and Golden
Gloves championships, and Reno
Workman, prominent light-heavy-
weight.
Steele mingles with Roy Johnson,
semi -finalist in the State A. A. U.
championships, while Workman
takes on Charley Kanary.
Funds derived from the show will
be used by st. Mary's to purchase
athletic equipment for the club.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Marks Up 209 Points
To Bolster Stock in
Virginia Sector
Tiny Lee FIeshmon, Jr.,
Likely to Place With
Score Of 44-161

Charley Howery Of Arlington to-
day was rated the fiipper to beat
for the Northern Virginia title In
The Star horseshoe championships
following a 100-shoe performance
on the Commerce Building courts in
which he scored 63 ringers and q
total Of 200 points.
This tally gave him top place by
a substantial margin in the qualify
ing round. Several Of his principal
rivals for Old Dominion honors-
Sid Stoddard, Hoot Danzberger, Ed
Henry and Ed Baranowski-aree ex-
pected to fire tonight. Tomorrow
night the deadline will fall on the
qualifying test.
Rain Again Nuisance.
For the third straight evening
wet courts hampered play and only
a few got in their 100 shoes Among
these was tiny Lee Fleshman, jr., of
Rogers Heights, Md, 9-year-old son
Of the defending champion Of South
ern Maryland. The youngster, so
small 1t would seem feat for him
merely to throw the heavy irons 40
feet, fired A ringers and marked up
161 points, a score which likely will
place him among the is who will
shoot for the State title.
Gus Brailer took the lead among
Marylanders, with 176 points. He
tossed 81 ringers. A couple of dark
horses in the Northern Virginia
scrap made certain of places in the
playoffs when Elmer Swartz shot
45-182 and Robert Heflin 47-181.
A meeting of the National Capt.
tai Horseshoe Pitchers Associa-
ton scheduled for tonight has
been postponed to permit officials
to be at the courts, where some
thing OF jam is expected. Because
of wet courts only comparatively
few expected to compete have had
an opportunity to take the qualify
ing test. The public parks layout
will hum tonight and tomorrow
night, barring rain. The courts were
being put in top shape today.
Fair Pitchers Enthusiastic.
Hardly was the announcement
made that women's section would
be added to the championships than
half a dozen entries were received
They came from Mrs. Anna May
Henson, young wife of the metro
politan champion, Clayton Henson;
Henson's sister, Mrs. Peer; Mrs
Charles Howery, Mrs. Hoot Danz-
berger, Mrs. Irwin Carlberg, wife OF
the District titleholder; Mrs. Joe
Merryman, wife of the former South
ern Maryland champion, and. Stella
Baranowski, comely young daughter
of the Virginia star. Many more
are expected. Dates for the WON.
ems competition will be announced
later.
Pairings for the eliminations, Il
start Monday at Z pm, will be an
nounced in Sundays Star. The Dis.
trict, Maryland and Virginia play.
offs will be held simultaneously.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
20 Years Ago
In The Star

The Mats outhit Detroit, 8 to 4,
but lost the game, 3 to 2, as passes
issued by Olaf Erickson proved
fatal. Buck Shaw was to hurl
against Cleveland today.
Walter Hagen defeated Jim
Barnes in their play-off for the
Metropolitan golf title at Green
wich, Conn. The National Open
champion scored 10 to Barnes
IA.
Washington Canoe Club pad
dlers returned from the Arundel
regatta with leading honors. win
ming the majority of points and a
trophy.
j. P. Shear, former Tech SWIM
mer, now at Wisconsin, whipped
Granville Dickey in the feature
race at the Tidal Basin meet,
swimming 100 yards in So sec
onds. Other winners were H. G..
King, Helen Van Wagner and
Elizabeth Smith.
Man O. War, current king OF
the turf, will make his next start
in the Miller Stakes at Saratoga
August 10. He is expected to meet
his leading rival, John P. Grier,
in the $4,000 race.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Mi|Iers Now Fearful
They Must Battle
To Stay Second
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Minneapolis Millers, who for
almost two seasons have been try
ing yainly to keep pace with Kansas
City, now are confronted with a
new American Association race-a
fight for second place with the fast
charging Columbus Red Birds.
The Millers still are six games
ahead of third-place Columbus, but
their lead once was almost double
that.
Columbus continued to gain
ground yesterday, taking double
header from Toledo, 6 to 8 and 8
to 4, while rain kept Minneapolis
and st. Paul idle.
Kansas City ran its current win
ming streak to 10 by trouncing Mil
waukee, 10 to l. The decision
boosted the Blues first-place mar
gin to nine games.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Belief in Ones Self First
Essential; soys McKechnie

What Is the first essential on
the mental side?" I asked Uncle
Bill
"First of ALL" he said, you must
believe in yourself. You must have
the needed confidence to handle
your job.
"A good hitter always should feel
he has something on the pitcher
This goes in reverse for the good
pitcher. A good ball player ought
to like his chance to come through
in a pinch. He ought to like
pressure.
Worry is one of the killing all
ments. This leads to overtrying and
to tightening up. You'd be sur
prised how many are afflicted this
way. It's a normal, human trait.
The ball player who can miss it
is lucky. When Wander Nicer began
to lose his control it was worry
that made him wilder than ever
He was too anxious to make good"
Which recalls the old pinch-hit-
ting days of Moose Mccormick Of
the Giants.
II always felt that the pitcher
was shivering when came up"
Moose used to say. Il worked
myself into feeling that couldn't t
miss"
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Hine Aces Grab Contest
with q 7-Run Finish

Hine Aces still were talking today
about the last-minute rally that
enabled them to gain a 11-to-10
triumph over Holy Name School in
a District Recreation softball game
yesterday.
Scoring seven runs in the last
inning, the victors won. although
outhit, 13 to 10. Cross Of the win
ners starred at bat with four hits.
In another Recreation game the
Hine Yankees beat New York Ave-
nue., 8 to 5, as the winning pitcher
Golasso, gave seven hits and famed
as many.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

Today a year ago-Detroit Ti-
gers beat New York Yankees, So,
beating Red Ruffing for first time
in two years after 13 straight
losses to Yankee pitcher.
Three years ago - Sammy
Snead won $4,000 st. Paul open
golf tournament with 283.
Five years ago Enterprise,
1890 Americas Cup defender
which cost $500,000, sold as junk
for $4,000.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Packers Give SteeIers
Bruder for MidIer
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1.-The
championship Green Bay Packers
sent Hank Bruder, veteran block
ing back, to the Pittsburgh Steelers
of the National Pro Football League
today for Lew Midler, 225-pound
guard.
1t was the first player deal COM
pleted in connection with the
leagues rules Interpretation meet
ing here today.
Coach Curly Lambeau of the
Packers said it was an "even-up"
trade, with no cash involved.
Bruder, with the Packers eight
years, formerly played for North
western, and Midler. with the Pitts
burgh club two seasons, is a former
University of Minnesota athlete.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Minor Results
~ the Associated Press
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

BY the Associated Press.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City, 5: Montreal, 4.
Rochester, 2; Newark. 0.
Buffalo. 80: Baltimore. DO.
Toronto. SIS: Syracuse. SO. tTirst
tie)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, -6--9; Toledo. a.
Louisville 5; Indianapolis. 2.
Kansas City, 10; Milwaukee, l.
st. Paul-Minneapolis, wet grounds.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Diego, !: Oakland. o.
San Francisco, 11-5: Portland, II.
Seattle, 81; Los Angeles. ID.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Beaumont: "a: Fort Worth, 90.
Houston. S.: Dallas. 7-3.
Tulsa. SO; San Antonio, o..
Shreveport, 3; Oklahoma City. Q.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Birmingham e.: Knoxville, "a.
Memphis, 12; Chattanooga, 10 90 in
nings.1
New orleans-Nashville (o) rain.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Elmiras -; Binehamton. "a.
Springfield, 5-3: Wilkes-Barre, 2-6.
Scranton 10: Hartford. l.
Williamsport g; Albany, 4.
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Centreville, 10; Pocomoke, 4.
Federalsburg, 4 Dover, 2.
Easton 3: Salisbury, 2.
Milford Cambridge, rain.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Springfield, Q; Cedar Rapids, 6.
Moline. 2; Madison. /.
Evansville a; Waterloo, 3.
Decatur. 4; Clinton. /.
NORTHERN LEAGUE.
Superior. 81; Eau Claire, 0-5.
Fargo o-Moorhead, 2-3: Crookston, S-
Duluth, 10; Wausau. 3.
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE,
Admission. e.: Meridian, 3-3.
Mobile, 81 Selma, /.
jackson, &: Gadsen, g.
Montgomery, Z; Pensacola. 4.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbus, g. Savannah, 5.
Macon. 9; Augusta, 4.
Greenville. 9; Jacksonville. 4.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Skins Gain Huskiest
Back as 230-Pound
Lain Is Signed

The heaviest back the Redskins
have possessed since they came to
Washington in 1887 was within their
fold today, following the receipt OF
signed contract by Ernie Lain,
Rice's powerful all-Southwest Con-
ference fullback last year.
Lain. at 230 pounds, promises to
be rare specimen among the Red
skins, whose heaviest ball-carrier or
blocker last year was the 200-pound
Jay Turner. If he justifies his rep
utation he should give the Indians
the kind of a back they have needed
"a husky, bruising line plunger.
Lain is the ninth of 20 draftees
to come to terms and gives the Skins
a total of Al players under contract.
Evening star., 1940-08-01

Mrs. Miller In that first set when she
was hitting them with all the power
of one many years her junior and
kept Willie running throughout.
Joan Bransford and Frances Car
ter have become the first flnalists of
the tournament, their Ga, 46,
10--8 doubles victory over Frances
Bassett and Corella Bageant yester-
day putting them In the title round.
The lower half of the doubles draw
was to be filled today with Mrs.
Miller and Sara Moore taking on the
winner Of an earlier match between
Helen Levy and Miss Voith and
Margaret Graham and Eleanor
Fishburn.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Tennis List Open
Until Tomorrow

The entry deadline for the
mems District tennis tournament,
starting Saturday at Edgemoor
Club, has been extended until 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, 1t
was announced today.
Entries were being taken at the
Tennis Shop, 1919 Fifteenth street
NV, by Strand johnson and at
the club today, with last-minute
entrants tomorrow advised to
telephone Wisconsin 9704 before
4. The draw, open to the public,
will be made at 5.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
HurIs J HitIess Inninqs

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Aug. 1 (P).-
10y Hanning pitched seven-inning
no-hit game last night as San An
tonic defeated Tulsa of the Texas
League, 40. He struck out IL and
walked only l.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Christmun Loses TonsiIs

KANSAS CITY, Aug. l P.-Paul
Christman, Missouri football star, is
recovering from tonsillectomy
which he hoped would hasten the
recovery of leg injury suffered in
a baseball game last spring.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
The
SPoRTLIGH7
Wander Nicer q Case
Of Mental Mixup
By GRANTLAND RICE.

NEW YORK, Aug. (N.A.N.Ao.-
Sitting in the steaming heat OF the
Red dugout with Bill McKechnie,
the Cincinnati mandarin, the topic
swung around to the odd mental
angles in sport. There had to be an
odd mental angle attached to your
correspondent, for the thermometer
was only SO outside against ITO in
the dugout.
Here's an important part Of
competitive sport that always Is
hard to figure out" Bill said. "It
has nothing to do with any intellec-
tual side. Mental kinks can invade
the better brains.
For example, there is the case of
young Johnny Wander Nicer. Here
is the kid who set world record
with two consecutive no-hit games.
He was moving along like blue
streak. And then. suddenly he lost
all confidence in himself and can't
find the plate.
Physically, Johnny has remained
in fine condition. His arm carries
no part of kink. He can throw as
hard as he ever threw. But he has
to go back to the minors to find
himself"
What are his chances?" I asked
Bill.
II still believe in him." McKechnie
said. I'm for him strong and have
no idea of letting him get away.
He still is young, smart and game.
I don't know how long it will take
him to work his way back from the
snarl he is in, but I believe more
work will solve his problem"
"You wouldn't want to add
another star to Derringer, Walters
and Thompson?" asked Bill.
At this point Uncle Bill turned
on a glare that cooled off the steamy
dugout air.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Grid Ace Is Cattle BUYER

Clyde (Bulldog) Turner, Hardin
Simmons center, who recently signed
a three-year contract with the Chi
cago Bears, is cattle buyer in
Texas.
Evening star., 1940-08-01
Borringer Sets ID Auto
Marks on SuIt Beds

BY the Associated Press.
BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS
Utah, Aug. 1.-George Barringer OF
Indianapolis established IA new
American and world class D auto
mobile speed records yesterday in a
81 a-hour run on the smooth salt
beds of Western Utah.
He completed his dash without
Incident and without tire change.
Art Pillsbury of Los Angeles, re-
eional director for the American
Automobile Association, timed the
run. He said the following would
be recognized as new records:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26

ond q contest between Russia and f1nIano; the
third the prevailing strife between Germany
and Great Britain and France. 1et II ~ Aot
battle iself which horifies civilized humanity"
Rather it is the psychological background OUT
of which the tragedy energies. Mr.. Wells WroIe
in his 'Outline": Intelligent men were losing
heart in those days, their faith IN the power
of men to make their own conditions OF lie
was fading. There were no more utoplas. Inc
rush of events was manifestly too powerful Tor
such organized effort as was then practlcaoie
between men of intelligence. 1t was possible
to think of recasting human society when hu-
man society was a little city OF a rev thou
sand citizens but what was happening about
them was something cataclysmal; it was the
political recasting of the whole known world.
Of the affairs Of what even then must nave
amounted to something between fifty and a
hundred million people. 1t was recast1ng upon
a scale no human mind was yet equipped to
grasp. It drove thought back upon the idea
Of a vast and implicable fate. 1t made men
snatch at whatever looked stable and unifying."
These words, of course, were not penned
with reference to 1910. It was upon the period
| Of Aristotle that Mr.. Wells commented. Yet
the problem is much the same. The race Is
| challenged by a similar development OF anar.
| chist forces-forces which drive nations vio-
| lently apart, forces which make existence pain
full and perilous, forces which threaten the de-
struction of everything worth living for. Sure
ly there is an answer in democracy, the phi
losophy of gradual progress through tolerance
and cooperation. But have those who possess
the key to the mystery also the genius to put
their doctrine into effect? That is the question
of the present hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
CHARLOTTE'S EXPERIENCE

The experience of Charlotte's Community
Chest administration is enlightening. The
goal last year was $125, 900. Only $4,000 was
forthcoming. There was fear that the objects
of the city's united charitable effort would
be handicapped because of this difference be-
tween the amount considered necessary and
the total subscribed.
Now the chest leaders, surveying the work
of the year, find that a very good job was
done with the lesser amount and will not ask
for the larger sum in it's next campaign but
be content with the smaller. Probably, they
discovered that their last years advance esti
mate included Implications of service, which
were avoided through lack Of funds.
AS the question of a community chest will
come up here before the next period for an
nual charity campaigns comes, Wilmington is
fortunate to have the Charlotte experience as
a guide.
One of the complaints against a chest for
this city, heard frequently in private CONVEX
sation, is this matter of overlapping services
If Charlotte has saved it's contributors SIS,
600 by eliminating them, a careful study o.
all charitable activities here in advance of {
united appeal might be expected to result ir
a proportionate saving for Wilmington con
tributors without reducing the efficiency Of
the charities,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26

the East river that connotes the
first gathering Of the Dutch on
these wilderness shores. For some
peculiar reason this Cd Dutch name
has always fascinated me. And so
has San Juan Hill, a rather shabby
section Of New York now but replete
with much two-fisted lore. The
name that horrifies me is Flushing.
It was on Flushing meadow that the
Fair was held. I do not know who
gave this locality the name of Flush.
ing, but whoever was responsible
most certainly went out of their
way to uglify an innocent commun.
ity.
Names Of places should be mu-
steal and picturesque with softly
flowing syllables ,uch as Yellow
Tavern Gust say that softly to Your.
self or Stoney Point. Great Neck
I dislike. Weehawkin is a fine name
and one that no one forgets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
BEWARE OF LEWIS

JOHN L.. LEWIS open break with the admin
~istration does not come as a surprise. On the
contrary, it had been ~foreseen in informed
circles for some time. The only surprise is
that it was so long postponed. There has
never been common ground for ROOSEVELT
and LEWIS, no spot where their minds could
meet as equals.
TIL CLIO dictator's reputation of Mr.
ROOSEVELT as a possible candidate for anoth
er, the third, term, puts our chief executive
in rather good company, however. LEWIS had
already turned thumbs down on GARNER
HULL and McNUTT.
Who is left, for him to endorse, amons
tentative eligibles? Some think Senate,
WHEELER may be his choice. But is it no
possible that he seems himself in the race
He may not become a serious menace, bu
the possibility that he might inject himsel
into the presidential drama to be presented
this year calls for aggressive, determined pre-
ventive measures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
QUOTATIONS

We are convinced that the fuehrer knows
what he wants and will know in the future
what he wants. We do not want to know how
he achieves it; we only want to know that
tho hour will come.-Nazi Propaganda Minis.
ter Joseph Goebbels.
Hitler's promises and ~pretexts hang in tatters
about him and the dannable doctrine of brute
force. which is a very gospel with Hitler for
it's nrophet, stands there naked and unasham.
ed-sir Ronald Hugh Campbell. British am
bassador to Fance.
IF the time ever arises when there is a o,e,
ton as to the solvency or credit of the federo
government, the people have become 80 a.
customed to resting on governmental s,1nnor+
that. should that support fail, it is within 49,
realm of possibility that instruction might Nv
cur-Dr. Terry M. Townsend, president No.;
cal Society of the State of New York ~.
cussing public sickness insurance. ~
The budget cannot be balanced in ~
It takes time. What we must have is . Be-,
dent who will not raise the debt limit 81.
tricky .methods.-Alf M. Landon. 1oae py
presidential candidate.
Stain is more interested in maintainin
self in power than in protecting the IAnl-
Of Observation-Disclosures Barmine. forr,.a A. si
diplomat. Vi .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-26
JAP TREATY

Dear Sir:
In view of the neal approach OF
January rs. the day on which our
trade.treaty with Japan expires,
may I pass on some valuable sug'
gestions made to those who are not
in favor Of our country's partner
ship in Japanese aggression in
China? These come from the "Com'
uittee for NATURALIZATION In
Japanese Aggression"
It is suggested that all friends OF
China write to those in Washing
ton who have influence in congress,
our own congressman or senators,
Secretary Hull, or MI. Maxwell M.
Hamilton, chief, Division Of Far
Eastern Affairs, Dept. of State.
The government is to be com
mended for many firm steps it has
taken already, particularly in the
denunciation of the trade treaty
last July, in the clear ~utterances of
Ambassador Grew, Asst. Sec. OF
State Welles, and others.
But Japan does not yet under
stand how deep Is u adherence
of her murderous course in China,
and how real is our sympathy for
that brave, tortured country.
We need to show her, and the
world, and congress that:
1. Americas interest in righteous
law and in China's independence
goes much deeper than matters OF
mere property.
2. That the United States should
not now sign a new treaty with ia
pan, which would enable her to &C
on buying from the greater part OF
her war materials 18th which to
subjugate China.
g.. That to do this would be recog'
nizing the right Of a nation to
snatch another's property by force.
4. That we can yield to Japan
now, and keep the world t%ottering;
or we can stand firmly for a just
peace, and do u priceless part to
share with all the world the liber.
ty we hold so sacred.
SUSAN E. HALL
Wilmington, N. c.