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Evening star., 1941-02-11

Executive. Personally, I would have
preferred to see Congress, whether
through this bill or through others
instruct the President to lend or
lease these things. I would much
prefer to have the impetus come
from Congress than from the EX
ecutive.
I believe that Congress should
retain all possible power. Congress
however, has not acted. Therefore
I am forced to conclude that the
only way to render aid quickly
enough is to pass this bill with mod
if1cationS. All notifications should
seek TO limit any unnecessary au-
thority granted in the bill.
I have gone the full limit of my
conscience in supporting the for
eign policy of the administration
because of my great desire for ma
tional unity. I have wanted to see
America stand united before the
world as the friend Of all who fight
lOI llUellS, lIle ueSplSel VI DIR os-
gressOrs and deSpoilers of the dem
ocratic way. 1t would be truly in
spring for us and liberty loving
people everywhere if this bill could
be adopted with non-partisan and
almost unanimous vote
Urges Compromise.
Many members of Congress who
believe in the objectives of the meas
ure are sincerely disturbed about its
broad grant of powers. I urge the
ma jority to examine with these men
in the spirit of candor and co-opera-
ton every provision to see if the
bills true objective cannot be ac-
complished by the elimination of un-
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necessary authority You of the
majority do not need their votes
to pass this bill but their approval
and the approval of the millions of
Americans whom they represent will
give to us the strength of united
people-a strength greater than that
OF armament, battleships and air
planes.
Certain very wise amendments
have been adopted by the House. of
RepreSentatives-D fixing a time
limit on the powers granted: %
authorizing Congress to terminate
by joint resolution the powers
granted. doubts are expressed
about the ConStitutionality of this
provision and frankly I have not
had an opportunity to look into this
phase of the question: 81 appor-
tioning the amount uSuable under
this bill from present appropri-
ations.
Limits Favored.
In the brief time that I have had
to study the bill I cannot give you
in specific language any additional
amendments, but I believe that an
amendment limiting the operation
of the bill to aid to England and
the British commonwealth of ma
tions, China and Greece would be
wise. These are the only countries
presently subject to aggression. I
believe Congress should retain the
power TO pass upon aid to any other
countries which may be later sub
ject to aggression.
There are also certain technical
phrases in the bill which, in my
judgment should be studied for pos
sible clarificatiOn.
The phrase and for other pur-
poses might be dropped from the
title Of the bill Although this is a
usual form of legal phraSeology.
many persons are alarmed by the
unusual powers granted in the bill
and this phrase, besides being un-
necessary, tends to increase that
alarm. It's elimination cannot re-
strict the true objectives of the
The word facility" in Section 2
(D (2l could possibly. through
strained construction, be construed
to cover all or any section of in
dustry, including newspapers and
radio The word obviously is not
used for that purpose but in order
to eliminate fears on that score a
definition which dispoSeS Of any
such possibility should be adopted.
In section ta) ID the words ''or
otherwise procure are susceptible
of the same kind of strained inter-
pretations. They might be taken
to authorize a President to go be-
yond the needs and purposes of
the act. Therefore, definition Of
procure" should go into section
3 ca %.
Limit on Contracts Urged.
There should also be some llmita-
ton on the extent of the contracts
the President can make which go be-
yond July |, l943 If possible, a
temporary limit of the amount in
tended to be authorized during the
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friends and allies in this hemi-
sphere, when, as and if he chooses.
That is his record But he is far
less apt to be aggressive while Brit
ain stands, than if she were to fall
Neither is any man able to tell
you whether or not Britain can win.
Military and naval experts can help
or the other, but I don't believe
any man knows. or can know. There
are too many intangible factors.
For what it may be worth. my be-
lief is that Germany cannot success
fuzzy invade Britain. OF course
there is a material chance that she
will be able to do so. But what
have described as effective and i'm
mediate aid, of the sort that would
be made possible by this bill, will
narrow that chance. If her north
ern ports can be kept open and the
supply lines can be kept moving,
feel confident that Britain can sur
vive the shock of the spring ano
summer campaigns. This is also the
belief in high quarters in Britain.
Tide Will Turn After Summer.
And if Britain can stand through
this summer, then at last the effects
of our long-term assistance will be
gin to be felt The tide will turn
Reinforced by our gigantic resources
Britain may be able to achieve that
effectiveness which the democratic
Evening star., 1941-02-11
Taft Says War Powers
Are Included in Aid Bill
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Senator
Taft. Republican, of Ohio asserted
last night that passage OF the
British-aid bill would give President
Roosevelt the power to take us into
war"
Senator Taft spoke before the Eco
nomic Club of New York, which was
addressed also by former United
States Senator Ernest w. Gibson OF
Vermont, chairman of the Commit
tee to Defend America by Aiding
the Allies. and Dr. Harry Woodburn
Chase. chancellor of New York Uni
versity. All spoke on the topic, How
Far Shall We Go to Aid England?"
Mr.. Gibson said it was necessary
for this country to see that the aid
given England reached that country
and "if it should become necessary
to CONVOY, with our Navy, then we
should convoy"
Conveying, he said, should be done
only as a last resort, and one way
to avoid it would be to make ships
available to England now.
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,eoples have temporarily lost

peoples have temporarily lost.
We must remember, in facing this
issue, that it is not only the present
that is at stake Somewhere in this
confusing world we must find-we
must build-a future for ourselves.
The prospect of future surrounded
by totalitarian powers: threatened
by dictators whose real desire is for
conquest; betrayed by nations whose
word is not to be trusted; loaded
with armaments and domestic debt,
and faced with a declining standard
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of living-such a future is not a
future for Americans as we have
known them.
If we are TO avoid such a calamity
we must now have courage. We
must bravely do the things that we
know ought to be done And we
must lay the moral, intellectual and
Evening star., 1941-02-11

spiritual foundations for the kind
of world we want our children to in
herit. That WORLD cannot be a closed
world. It must be an open world.
It must be world in which Ameri-
cans will share with other nations
the responsibilities-snd the great
prospect-of peace.
Evening star., 1941-02-11
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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-02-21
Is THE bad MAN"
LEAVING PICTURES?

A servey completed in Hollywood
disclosed that soon there won't be
a william left before the cameras.
That seems to be so, at the rate the
boys you love to hiss are turning
to comedy and lOve-making roles.
Within the last few months. ac-
complished tough guys such as
Brian DOnlevy Basil Rathbone, AL
bert Decker and Preston Foster
have all broken away from their
established characterizations Each
has registered hits in radically diff
ferent types of roles.
The last straw. insofar as Holly
wood is concerned, was just added
1t came when Burgess Meredith, who
won fame in heavy roles such as
he played in "Of Mice and Men"
and in "Winterset." turned to
comedy in Paramount's Second
Chorus" In this picture, he is team
ed with Fred Astaire and Paulette
Goddard in comedy so broad that
at times it borders on slapstick.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-02-21
THIEF OF BAGDAD"
AT THE MARYLAND

Against backgrounds which have
never before been equalled for
bTilliance and sweeping spectacle,
Alexander KOrda's great TeChni-
color adventure romance, The
Thief of Bagdad' starring Sabu,
Conrad Veidt. June Duprez and
John Justin, will have a premiere
at the Maryland Theatre next Thurs
day, thru United Artists release.
Filmed at budget exceeding
$2,0O0,000, The Theft OF Bagdad"
is a picture filled with sense-stir-
ring action, fabulous adventure,
Arabian Nights romance.
1t was directed by Ludwig Berger
and Michael Powell, and William
Cameron Menzies, who won an
Academy Award for designing the
Gone With The Wind" sets, acted
as production designer The story
Of The Thief of Bagdad' takes
place in the cities of Basra and
Bagdad in Persia. Basra, many
hundreds of years ago, was the
most important town and seaport
of Persia. Oriental merchandise of
every description was bought by
camel caravan from Bagdad. max
ing it a seething, color-splashed
seaport, swarming with Chinese,
Arabs, Egyptians, Turks, Hindus
and African negroes. It's busy waters
were filled with all kinds Of junks
painted in dazzling colors.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-02-21
MARCH OF TIME AT
MARYLAND NEXT WEEK

Uncle Sam-The NOn-Belliger-
emit" the latest and much-discussed
March of Time containing contra
band Nazi films that reveal current
conditions inside Europe, will be
shown at the Maryland next Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,.
The film, which presents a first
hand picture of the problems that
face the U. S. in giving aid to
Britain, shows how Europe's 50
million conquered people have been
reduced to slavery and are being
worked to the limit of their en-
durance to build the new and
greater Nazi Germany.
Scenes included in this newest
March Of Time show French pris-
Oners at work demonstrating rail
roads and bridges, saddened French
children obtaining soup rations
from their NaZi conquerors, and
the captive people of Paris listen
ing fearful to regulations imposed
by their Nazi masters and broad
cast over lOud-speakers in the
streets.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-02-21

Police Judge E. R. Creason of
Elizabethtown, H., held court
from his cell in the county Jail a
few days ago. He had been jailed
for refusing to pay fine of $1,000
assessed upon his conviction on a
charge of intoxication. Evidence
and arguments were presented
from a hallway outside the cell
window.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. William Sumerlin
of Biloxi, Miss. have been married
81 years, during which time they
have not been separated a single
day. Sumerlin is 80 years of age
and his wife is 81, both being ma
tives of Alabama.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-02-21

r. j. Harris is the pied piper"
of Houston, Tex. He has under
taken to rid the city market of
rates for $40 a month.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
By TOM SILER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


CHICAGO, May 28-Al Hostak,
the Seattle battler with the glass
hands, will try tonight to disprove
again the old saying that they
never come back
He will meet Tony Zale, Gary,
Ind. fighter recognized as the
middleweight champion by the Ma
tional Boxing Association, in a Is
round bout in Chicago Stadium.
Hostak, one of the hardest
punchers ip the business. has been
plagued by hand trouble" ever
since he reached the top.
They Hate Each Other.
Three years ago Hostak proved
champions sometimes do come back.
He lost the title in 1898 to SollY
Krieger Of Brooklyn when he broke
both hands. Later he regained the
crown only to lose it to Zale.
The Gary boy won a decision over
Hostak here Is months ago. Hostak
again breaking a hand. Then last
July in Seattle Zale dethroned
Hostak by a knockout in the 18th
round.
Ever since their first meeting
there has been no love lost between
them. Their feud for tonight's fighi
reached such a stage that they
wouldn't appear together for photo
graphers, or for radio appearances
Hostak even declined to train ir
the same building with his opponent
The largest crowd to see Chicago
professional card in three years ant
the largest indoor throng in a decad,
Is expected at the battle. The ad-
vance sale indicates close to 10000
customers will contribute to q gross
gate of upwards Of $4,000. ,.
Semi final Attractive.
Running the title go q respectable
race for interest Is the semi -final TO-
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Eastern Western Title Pyo Riders Lose Rambler Player Cea
McNab Is Bat, Box Ace
In wills 18Th Win
AS Fairfax Bows
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. May Displaying
one of the toughest schedules in
local high school baseball, WASH
ington-Lee seems headed for It's best
season in its history. The Generals
face Quantico today in their oath
game Of the year after scoring vic
tory No. Is in a warmup against
Fairfax High yesterday.
Behind the five-hit pitching of
Rube McNab, lanky right-hander,
WI. had little trouble in wallop-
Ing Fairfax, 1872 McNab, ace Of
the General staff, famed eight bat
tiers and never was in trouble ex-
cept in the sixth, when Fairfax
scored both it's runs. His team
mates blasted the offerings of Maui
rice Archer for 10 hits and won the
game with five-run barrage In the
third.
McNab and Eddie De Celle. each
with three hits, led the WI. hit
ting parade, with the latter driv-
ing in three runs.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Among the many things Carl Hub
bell must have learned in his dozen
years of major league pitching is
that the best way to win ball
game is to do 1t yourself.
Even back in the days when he
was pitching the New York Giants
to National League pennantS, "Old
Squarepants" was the guy who sell
dom could get run or two to work
on. Now, in the twilight of his
career, Hub is finding that the trou-
BILE persists, but he still manages to
win his share.
Hubbell took personal charge last
night of the Giants first home game
under the floodlights, conquering the
Boston Braves, 2 to /, although his
team could get him only seven hits.
Hubs Hit Decides 1t.
Hal Schumacher and Manuel Sal
vo had fought it out for the first
seven innings with the only scores
coming on a pair of home runs by
Joe Orengo and Eddie Miller. Then
after an hours recess while the
crowd of 1900 listened to Presi-
dent RooSevelt's speech, Hubbell and
Dick Erickson resumed the duel.
The Braves promptly loaded the
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Commission Upho|ds
Donovan sVerdict
In Baer-Louis Go
D. c. Gets Return Bout;
Keeeh Drafting Bill
70 Poy Ring Heads
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

The District Boxing Commission
today upheld Referee Arthur Dom
ovan's decision disqualifying Buddy
Baer at the end of the sixth round
of his heavyweight title fight with
Joe Louis last Friday night without
getting the answers to four queS-
tions it proposed to submit to him.
Donovan, who last night told Com
missioner Thomas P Morgan, jr., he
might not be able to attend because
of pressing business matters, failed
to appear. Airline officials said all
planes out Of New York were
grounded until few minutes before
9 O'Clock because of unfavorable
weather conditions, but check OF
passenger lists failed to reveal
Donovan's name among them.
In rejecting the claim OF Ancil
Hoffman, BaerS manager, that
Buddy should be given the National
Boxing Association championship,
the commission announced that Pro-
moter Mike Jacobs definitely had
promised Washington the return
biobtll bClWCCll odtl diio AOblo tAiN
first week in october.
But Donovan's failure to appear
was overshadowed by an announce
ment from the commission that
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech was drafting a bill for in
PRODUCTION before Congress, calling
for payment of salaries of $4,000
annually to two of the three COM
miSsioners; extension of their terms
of office from two to three years,
and supervision of wrestling as well
as boxing.
Would Reduce Glove Size.
A minor item would be reduction
in size of boxing gloves as used in
the District from ounces, as speci-
fled in the existing law to 6 or
even 5. This was recommended
by Heine Miller, secretary of the
commission now on leave of abb
sence, and by persons familiar with
the sport. 1t would tend to stand
ardize gloves on a national basis as
6-ounce mitts generally are en-
ployed throughout the country.
Under terms of the bill only Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent of
police, would be excluded from the
pay roll on the technical ground that
he already is on the city rolls and
therefore ineligible for further COM
penSation. Claude w. Owen, chair
man of the commission, and Thomas
P. Morgan, jr., whose terms do not
expire until next May, would be the
beneficiaries of the act.
Duties Now Heavier.
Mr.. Owen said he believed the
Commissioners were justified in
seeking compensation for their serv-
ices because of the tremendously
increased amount of work thrown on
the commission by bigger and more
important fights being promoted
here" He added that it was neces-
sary to hold three and even four
meetings of the commission weekly
before an important fight.
Inclusion of wrestling under the
commissions jurisdiction was limited
when Mr. Morgan first assumed
office, succeeding Fred Buchholz,
and was recommended in the last
District report by Maj. Brown. II
such move materialf1ed the weekly
mat shows also would be subjected
to the 10 per cent tax now imposed
on boxing shows.
The bill, in rough draft, would
permit the commission to keep all
funds collected up to $4,000. All
amounts above that figure would be
turned in to the District treasury.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Hostok Seeks to Regain Title
Second Time in Go With ZoIe;
Animosity Marks Scrap

rounder involving the wicked
punching Booker Beckwith, Gary
Negro light heavyweight, and the
same Krieger who once ruled the
middleweights. Beckwith is a COM
paratlve newcomer to the pro ranks,
having won Is straight bouts includ-
ing eight knockouts, but already is
stabbed by veteran ring observers as
real championship timber.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Manor Hunt P|eases
With LIST Of Races
And Show Events
Attractive Combination
Brings Big Entry for
Affair This Week End
By LARRY LAWRENCE.

The annual Manor Hunt horse
show and races to be held Friday,
beginning at 10 am, at Brooke
Johns Farm near Norbeck, Md, is
a yearly holiday attraction for both
fans and exhibitors. The combina-
ton of a race card with a horse
show program, which the Manor
Hunt started with its inaugural
three years ago, has proved so pop
ular that purses have been in
creased and consequently a larger
entry of higher quality horses will
go postward. There will be five
races.
The first event on the race card
is the Rock Greek Junior Derby for
ponies, followed by the Brook, a
steeplechase of about 2 miles over
brush; the Montgomery Plate, fiat
race of about furlongs; the An
drew J. (CY Cummings Memorial,
about 2 miles over timber, open only
hunters of registered or
recognized hunts and ridden by gen.
tlemen riders, and the Lone Oak, q
fat race Of about 7 furlongs.
Five Tests for Ponies.
There are five pony events on the
show program, a saddle class. for
12.2 ponies, another for 14.2 and
under; two jumping classes for 1872
and 14.2 ponies, and race for the
Oc tho nf
16 years or under there is a junior
horsemanship event over jumps.
For the seniors and the big steeds
the program provides ladies
hunter, hunter hack, knock down
and-out. road hack, triple bar and
green hunter classes.
Of more than ordinary interest
will be the event for true working
hunters in which conformation will
have no bearing on the decision.
Only hunting soundness will be
counted and emphasis will be placed
on the horses hunting pace, man.
ners, way of going, style of jumping
and apparent agreeableness to fol-
low hounds.
Has Own Trophy Event.
A featured hunter class restricted
to members of the Manor Hunt is
the annual competition for the
Manor Club Trophy, which is con-
tested over eight 3la-foot jumps,
with manners and way of going to
count rs per cent and appointments
Is per cent. Both horses and riders
must have hunted with the Manor
Hunt three times during the season.
Ralph P. Counselman is chairman
of the committee in charge, assisted
by DR.. Joseph Whitebread, Merton
English, Thomas Trodden, Joseph
S. Mammele, Boyd Keyes, Bernard
Brosius. Anita Mammele, Lillian
Crowder and Katherine Cox.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
BY GEORGE HUBER.

The 194l high school baseball race
reaches its climax tomorrow when
Eastern and Western square off in
the first of a best-tWo- out of three
series for the championship recently
relinquished by Central. Tomor-
rows game. to be played at Eastern,
begins at $3.50 The second game
next Tuesday will be at Western and
the third game. if necessary, will be
on the neutral Anacostia field on
Friday, June 6.
The last possibility of a prelim-
!nary plaff-off being necessary was
ended yesterday when Roosevelt,
which had chance of tying West
ern, was eliminated by Anacostia.
1t was hectic 13-inning contest
the Indians won, 81 after a more
than three-hour struggle at Ana
costa. That made the Central
Roosevelt replay of an earlier pro-
tested game unnecessary as far as
series standings are concerned and
1t likely will not be played.
Protest is Disallowed.
Another item helping clear the
air yesterday and permitting the
championship round to go as sched-
uled was the announcement from
Franklin School that Anacostia's S
protest against Eastern on charges
the Ramblers used an ineligible
player was not sustained.
Eastern and Western are we'll
matched for the title series. Both
have good pitching and good hitting.
Kenny Curles and Ken beavers lead
the Eastern mound staff with Coach
Cliff Moore of Western able to call
on Bill Gray, Charles Hines and
Clarence Kuldell. For batting power,
the Ramblers need look no further
than Billy Hite, Jack Hoffman or
Reds Vernon. while the Red Raiders
can present Bob Leach, Jake
Hilleary, Bernie Cady. Gene Shoe
maker and Jim Karas, all socking
the apple at better than 300 speed.
Will Be No Favorite.
II anything, Western seems to
have the edge on power, although
Eastern has the boys to match it
IN short series. Eastern's tight
defensive play should be a factor
as the pitching stats appear evenly
matched. Neither can be a favorite.
Eastern won the regular series
game, 4-3, which was too close to
indicate any marked superiority.
Yesterdays Roosevelt-Anaco
game began as a tight pitching duel
between Walter Lansdale of the
Riders and John Penn of the In
dianS. There never were more than
two hits or one run an inning until
the game went into extra sessions.
Penn managed to outlast his rival,
who was lifted in the ninth when
Anacostia scored the run which
carried the contest overtime, and
finished the 13 innings. He tossed
a grand game. giving only 13 hits
while tanning eight and passing
four.
In the 18th, the Riders got to him
for a pair of triples which, aided
by an error and a walk, scored three
runs. and the game appeared in
the bag. The Indians came right
back with three makers in their
half though, scoring on four singles,
a pass and an error.
Triple Gets Deciding Tally.
The end finally came in the 18th.
Elmer Leukhardt. first man up,
smacked triple that rolled 400 feet
to the left field wall Bob Nolte,
who followed, hit sharply to Robert
son at shortstop and when Tom
juggled the pill momentarily Leuk-
hardt slid safely home.