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Evening star., 1934-11-11
Leonard J. Bacon Heads
T. N. T. Pup Tent, V. F. W.
Officers of the Military Order of Coolies Installed
at Last "Scratch' New Branches
Being Formed.
EONARD ]. BACON was insta

Y EONARD ]. BACON was installed
seam squirrel of T. N. T. Pup
Tent, Military Order of the
IL Cootie, Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the District of Co
lumbia, at the last scratch" The
installation ceremonies were conduct
ed by the team headed by Past Seam
Squirrel Frank Topash.
Other officers installed were: Frank
E. Hagan, blanket bum; Emory O'Ber-
nv, hide gimlet Dg. A. V. Cercell, GUS
todian of the crummy duffie bag; DR..
H. j. Bryson. pill pusher; Edward
Spedden. Earnest Wickstrand and Eli
Busada. trustees: H. B. Stanton, ink
singer: Frank Topash, shirt reader;
]. B. Gardella, provost marshal.
H. B. Stanton, National Council
member, reported new pup tents VIII
soon be organized in Alexandria ana
Fredericksburg. Va; Baltimore, An
napolis and Bethesda, Nd and Welch,
w. Va.
The Overseas Military Band, Drum
and Bugle Corps, which attended the
recent national convention at Louis
vile. is now making plans to raise
funds whereby it can attend the con-
yention next year at New Orleans.
The corps will sponsor a ball on the
night of December 8 at Knights OF
Columbus Hall.
Musician John ]. Kelley has been
commissioned a sergeant and placed
IN charge of instruction for the drum
and bugle section. Sergt. Alfred Ga
zelle OF the United States Army Band
is assisting Capt. Lorig and Sergt.
Brown in the band section.
Department Comdr. N. D. Golden
and his staff will be present at the
Hamilton Hotel tomorrow night, when
officers of Front Line Post will be in
stalled. The new officers are: Com
mander, Walker H. ColSton; senior
vice commander, Frank Topash; junior
vice commander. Frank Bennedetto;
quartermaster, James E. Darley; chap
lain. Boyd E. Perkins: surgeon, Dr.
Herbert J. Bryson; post advocate, P. H
Biggins: officer OF the day, Otto
Kruger. The Entertainment Com
mittee, Vincent FuSchini, chairman
has arranged for several novelties
Dancing and refreshments will follow
Commander ELECT ColSton was for
eight years president of the local chap
ter of the Rainbow Division Veterans
He served for one year as commander
of Rea Chapter D. A. ", and as de-
partment commander of the District
of Columbia D. A. V. for the year
just closed.
Takoma Post. No $50 met at the
Takoma Park School and elected Of
ficers as follows: Commander. Albert
B Ground: senior vice commander
James E. Connolly; junior vice COM
mander. C. B. Fetty; quartermaster
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William F. Fischer; chaplain, H. r.
Thompson; officer of the day, A. R.
Carson, and post advocate, c. c. But
ler
They will be installed at the meeting
to be held November IA.
Sons Of Veterans of Foreign Wars
of Takoma Post met Wednesday even
ing at Takoma Park School and elect
ed officers as follows: Commander,
Robert l.. Allen; senior vice COM
mander, Edward Thompson: junior
vice commander, A. r. Carson. jr:
Guartermaster, Thomas Fitzpatrick;
chaplain, A. B. Ground, jr., and Of
ficer of the day, Bruce Garriss.
They will be installed jointly with
the adult post Wednesday evening.
Equality Walter Reed Post will hold
installation of officers Thursday night
in Pythian Temple.
Members of H. L. Edmonds Post
their families and friends will visit
Arlington National Cemetery today to
place a wreath on the grave of their
past commander, Col. Frank H. Ed
monds. This pilgrimage will be led
by Comdr Harry J. Jermain. They
will assemble at the rear of Edmonds
Building, 9l5 Fifteenth street, at GAS
am.
The installation of the officers OF
Front Line Post will be conducted by
Past Department Comdr. Daniel F.
Campbell tomorrow night at 808 ]
street.
Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship will
meet at the Hamilton Hotel next Tues
day, when the officers will be installed
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Takoma Post. No. $50, met at the
Takoma Park School and elected Of
ficers as follows: Commander. Albert
B. Ground: senior vice commander,
James E. Connolly; junior vice COM
mander. c. B. Fetty; quartermaster,
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Gamma Chapter, Delphian Society,
met at the Shoreham Hotel last Mon
day evening, the president, Miss Julia
Moore Gilbert, presiding. The liter
ary program was in charge of Mrs.
Esma Mabee Lachowicz, the subject
being -Four Famous Books" Topics
were given as indicated: THE, Golden
Legend" Miss Irene Westerman;
1.-The Romance of the Rose" Mrs.
Mary G. Mathoit; "Aucassin and Nj
colette," Miss Sophia Lunsford; "Trav-
els of Marco Polo" Mrs. Harry Jud-
son Sears. Last Wednesday evening
the chapter entertshed in honor of
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Women's Overseas Service League
Miss Faustine Dennis. national presi-
dent, who has just returned from a
Southern trip, will meet with the unit
in New York City Tuesday and dis
cuss plans for the 1885 convention,
which will be held in July in Glacier
National Park, Mont.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Columbia Heights Art CIub-The
third meeting in the series on Turkish
literature and fabrics was held at the
home of Mrs. J. Edison Briggs, $50
South Carolina avenue southeast. with
Mrs. Charles Hoover as assistant
hostess. Mrs. Dudley Bright was
chairman. Guests were Mrs. Robert
McFall. Mrs. E. c. Holt and Mrs
Robert E. Briggs.
A paper On The Great Tour of
Alexander the Great" was presented
by Mrs. Clarence Cranmer and one bv
Mrs. Charles Granfield on "Semiramis,
Song and Story"
Evening star., 1934-11-11

A meeting was held November 8.
A book program was presented by the
children from different grades. The
topic. School and Its Contributions
to Character and Personality Train
ing" was discussed, followed by .
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Business Women's Council meeting
in the chapel of the Covenant First
Presbyterian Church. November 10, at
8 pm. DR.. Anna Bartsch Dunno will
speak on Food and Food Fads." DR..
James H. Miers will continue his series
OF lectures on the Bible at the de-
votlonal period, at 6:45. Supper, 5 to
6:15.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
WOmen's Club Relief
Work to Be Described
Miss Gertrude Van Hoesen to Speak Over
Radio Friday on Varied
Activities.

1890, from which point they will GO
to the school for luncheon at o'clock
Evening star., 1934-11-11

The Washington Cultus Club met
Tuesday at the La Fayette Hotel, with
Miss Julia Karr as hostess and Mrs.
S. E. Lewis the president, in the
chair. Mrs. James Alburtis. the guest
speaker. gave an account of interesting
places visited on world cruise.
The next meeting will be November
20. with Mrs. William Sholes as
hostess.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

W0man's Benefit Association
Brightwood Review will meet in the
Mcfarland High School tomorrow
evening.
Victory Review meets in the club
rooms tomorrow evening. The Officers
Club meeting has been changed to
November IA.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Equality-Walter Reed Post will hold
installation of officers Thursday night
in Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

meeting will be held December 6 Tor
election of officers.
North Star Union, w. C. T. u, held
the November meeting at Hamline M.
E. Church. The president, Mrs. Edna
Moody Rochester, presided. Devo-
tionals were led by Mrs. Harry w.
Burgan. Mrs. Herbert Riley sang.
The budget was presented by Mrs.
William NJ Hurley Mrs. Ruth Tin
gley explained the Allied Youth
Movement and told of its conference
to be held here November Is and II
and of the luncheon to be given at
the Hotel La Fayette November l6,
when DR.. Daniel Polling and DR.. John
r. Mott will speak.
Miss Georgia Robinson gave a re-
view of the book What About Al
cohol"
A social followed. with Mrs. Bur-
gan, Mrs. Georgia Curry, Mrs. George
Seibold. Mrs. Francis Brown, Mrs.
B. ]. Howard Miss Margaret Bate
man, Miss Anna Culp as hostesses.
Several District of Columbia officers
were guests
Evening star., 1934-11-11

The Writer'S League Of Washington
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center November Is, at o'clock. The
program includes short stories by Mrs
D. w. Thayer. Miss Margaret Bailey.
Mrs. L. w. Tilton and Mrs lone Lee
Mooney verse by Mrs. Jinkins and a
detective story by Clark Palmer Cole.
At the last meeting Clark Palmer
Cole read humorous short story, Miss
Anna PrieStley gave group of verse,
and NJ. Hugh Irish read a story,
Evening star., 1934-11-11

w WHAT members of the District
n ! of Columbia Federation OF
NV Women's Clubs have been
doing in emergency relief
Evening star., 1934-11-11

The group Of lay leaders In parent
education will meet November 10 NJ.
the N E. A. Building.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04
Why We Pay Such Rates

It is interesting to read about how Springfield residents are receiving their increased automobile insurance rates with indignation. Waterbury residents fumed and fused in much the same manner a few years back when local rates started to soar and remained at high figure. Yet it is very easy to understand why such high rates prevail ip different localities once the situation is explained. It's due, of course, to the way in which people drive.
 Some automobile accidents are unavoid- able. Others could be avoided. The vast proportion of accidents fall into the latter class. Careessness is contributing fac tor to some in this class. Faulty mechan- ism is another. But in all cases the human element is present. September has been termed Safety Month" by Governor Cross. If we were to make every month safety" one we would soon find our in- surance rates dropping in proportion to the decrease in the number of accidents.
 And yet another thing must be taken into consideration. Where heavy damage claims against the insurance company are brought and upheld by the courts it is natural that higher rates should prevail. Waterbury seems to be the one place where this occurs. We're not d0ubting the justice of any claims, but We often wondered why so many people imagine that collecting from the insurance con- pany Is a perfectly legitimate means of doing business. If a man has claim It can be honored without further ado, But when company's feel they're being treated roughly they feel justified in protecting themselves. Wouldn't y0u2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04
What a Scene It Would Be

Mayor Jasper McLevy is still demand ing that the Legislature assemble to take care of emergency measures. He made request of Governor Wilbur l.. Cross last week that a special session be summoned so that state aid could be given cities and towns in dire need of it. Among other things he stated was the following: "To say, as the governor does, that special session cannot be called now in view of the fact that the Legislature will convene in January is diversion of the emergency. ..."
 Unfortunately the Bridgeport mayor does not realize that special session called right now might be in the nature of farce What could be done by legis- lators while they were perhaps in the midst of getting themselves reelected to office. And with both major parties due to select their slate of candidates for the November election in the next two weeks it would be foolish in this writer's estima- tion to try to get legislators to agree on satisfactory relief program.
 It has been our contention right along that special sessions are at best contrary. We complain loud and long when the Leg islature meets for it's regular session. What wouldn't we say if the members were asked to return and transact just one piece of business. Mayor McLevy regards the coming winter months in rather pesSl- mistic frame of mind. Commenting on the same this writer urged different view point than that. We don't think it possi- bly, can be as bad as preceding ones in the last five years.
 Even if it were, we would still oppose the special legislative session. Why, if <Svxn InA t1nx ha o for the liquor dealers of the state to make demands. And they would be perfectly justified in doing so, for they asked for a special legislative session and presented just as sound reasons for one as have those public officials who claim the relief sit uation imperatively calls for legislative action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04

The rest of the money? Lots of books. Another source of joy, development and self-respect to the young teacher. A few pieces of furniture for her home. Your share? We'll, the dentist paid his own back rent. The landlord paid the grocer. The grocer paid his wholesale house. The wholesaler paid producer in your town. The producer paid his lawyer and the lawyer paid the doctor and the doctor paid the garage man and - your turn next?
 Statisticians estimated that the $26,- 000,000 back pay would move $100,000,- 900 worth of goods in three days by pass ing from one to another. The best part of it all is that it is not merely a spending spree. It is the beginning of regular pay for Chicago's workers. The city is in the black, living within it's income and with no excuse for getting into such hole again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04

So he reached for a pad on his bedside table, and dashed off cordial little note to Johnson in his own handwriting. He re fused to accept the resignation, invited the General to Hyde Park after taking a two weeks rest.
 ARMORED CAR
 Super-Dick J. Edgar Hoover. 4 chief of the Justice Departments sleuthing bureau, has new ar- mored car but is sensitive about having the public know about it.
 When the United States News discovered the fact and printed it, Hoover immediately sent one of his operators to call on the paper.
 ''We're just interested in the background of this story" he ex plained.
 You mean you want to know where the story leaked from ?' suggested fortnight Clarence Marshall, the editor.
 ''Well-anything you'd like to tell us."
 "AlI right, I'll give you ring if there is anything I can tell you"
 Hoover is still guessing as to who spilled the news on his ar mored buggy.
 SENSATIONS
 The Senate Munitions Investi- gating Com mittee, which begins it's work tomorrow, has been making blueprint of public psychology. It plans to pop q new and outstanding horror every day the investigation con- tinues.
 In fact on some days there is to be a "horror" for the after noon papers and another for the morning editions. Complete im- partiality.
 Here are some of the horrors in stock:
 How American munitions makers tie up with foreign firms in agreements that their plants will not be destroyed in case of hostilities.
 How one American firm sold vital nitrate-making processes to Japan under the guise that it was producing fertilizer.
 How American firms upset the State Departments peace plans in South America by shipping munitions just as peace oyer- lures were being made.
 How munitions lobbyists op- crate in the Capitol,
 NOtc-Incidentally the Com mittee has found that William Baldwin Shearer, who sued the Bethlehem, Newport News and New York Shipbuilding Compa- nies for non-payment of his ser vices in frustrating the Geneva Naval Conference, got a settle- ment
 CLOSED BANKS
 The closed bank problem Is again worrying inner Adminis- tration fiscal quarters,
 Long suffering depositors have submitted a new plan to expe- dite the liquidation of their froz- on accounts, They propose that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04
So They Say

! just throw em in--thats all Sometimes the ball gets hit sometimes it doesn't Most times, if l throw em fast enough, they don't get het,--Schoolboy Rowe, Detroit Tigers pitcher.
 Greta Garbo has had more to do than any, else with the horrible females you see every where. That lack kluster expression that lack of eolor-they all try to be like her-Hayden Hay den, poster artist
 The cold facts that since the Civil war and development of the country west of the Ale ghenies tbere never has been surplus of raw ma 7 terlas in the United States,--W, l., Harding, ex- governor fo Iowa
 Land sakesl Cal and me never kissed and we were married night onto so yearsl Amt it q sight the things folks think up nowadays-kissiD and huggin' like that-Mrs Nancy Mary Ann West TramneL nearly l00 of Athens, Tenn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04
chicago's Spree

Did you get your share of Chicago's twenty.six millions? Not yetg But you will before those ripples reach the shore, Chicago spent twenty'siS million dollars payinR school teachers and city workers fhe other day, There were ls,000 people paid, and they drew an average of Sl, ,444 6piaee, The first little lady In the line Was going to get sl,2l2,b6, She said she lRas going to spend 1t and by night she 5volIId have about s200 left
 ThIs is what 1t would go forI Dentist biIL sI42j back rent, S90I balance of old |oaf, SEQ. There's S2s2, to be paid out on Esbfs before she got started Then she TIT eoing to put aside the s200 back log,
 VIss eIrL More than half of the remain Ene s700 or SO was going immediately into z]6tlies. She had, not bought 2 dress for k;vo years. What a joy 10 be Rble to out, $ib hsrself completely What a lift of xDlrIt fo feeI herself out of debt and dalnt' I|v eIoihed ones more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04
ChuckleCorner
LABOR DAY MUSINGS By Douglas G00drich

 There are poems 10 those who
 labor
 Their praises to acclaim But though honor Is less
 there's more cash, we
 confess,
 For the lad with a flimflam
 game,
 Labor day marks the pelnl where Pa finishes paying for lasl years uhristmas present and starts settling for Mas summer vacation,
 Many 9 man whA turns up hls nose at a biz ditch digger VIII mertgage the house for llttle gold digger,
 When Adam and Eve left ths Garden ef Eden They staged ths first walkout,
 Not only sons Of certain rich men fail to make gaad, Some sons of MauVe Age blaoksmlths are toe lazy to shoe a Ny, There are many who lahaFea
 and lahaFed
 Te galn their Ph, B, And now they laheg and laher On 2 job With HWp, Tn fact, few white cellar men make enapsh to keep thslf cellars Mhlte,
 And if every man Is entitled ta thef Fnlt af hls IaheF, then masl nf the village hand should sel theif Fnitl FFplllh 4 Ions. as the horny hand of
 fall
 Relanes 10 anP wePihp
 neiehhAP We'll sli where we're at and
 wave apr hat
 And give lhFss ahssFs feF
 lahHpl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04

the REC purchase all remain ing assets of those defunct banks which have paid off 50 per cent of their deposit holdings.
 The depositors warn that un- less the government steps into the situation with this, or some other measure, there will soon be nothing left for them to salvage.
 Extravag ant receivership charges, they assert, rapidly are devouring what little resources are left.
 REC Chairman Jesse Jones, W h e conservative banker mindedness has repeatedly balk- ed a rapid disposition of the tragic closed-bank problem, is cold to the latest suggestion.
 The REC, he has notified the depositors, feels that it is bet ter business proposition for them to borrow from the Corpo- ration on their assets, instead of selling the assets outright.
 The fact that borrowing would continue the expensive receivers was sidc-swiped by Jesse.
 Likewise he forgot the fact that the REC once was much more liberal regarding a "busi- ness proposition"-as when it loaned General "Hell-and- Maria" Dawes bank $90,000,000 and &C., cepted Insull utility stock as part collateral.
 Note: Jesse Jones recently ad- mitted that the value of this stock probably never will be re- alized.
 MAIL BAG
 T. C., South Haven, Mich President Roosevelt's usual walk ing hour is 8 a. m. He break lasts in bed, and runs through five to ten newspapers. He is : then shaved by his Negro valet, who has been with him many years. He is dressed and on his way to his desk usually about 10 o'clock. ..R. D., Ventura, Calf. Senator William E. Borah will be 70 years old next June. On March 4, 1885, he will have completed 2S years continuous service in the Senate. In length of service he is the dean of both branches of Congress. .S. w.. Wilkes Barre, Pa.-Representa- tive Louis T. McFadden has no influence in the House. Few members. even on the republican side, have much to do with him. His general reputation m the chamber is that of blatent ha- ranguer, given to making sensa- tional and extrayagant charges.
 iC0pyright, 1884, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04

Washington, Sept 4.-Some of the turbulent scenes which took place inside the White House when the President was trying to persuade General Hugh S. Johnson to take a back seat in the Blue Eagle Roost have just leaked out and indicate the diff faculties in store when the two men get together again at Hyde Park.
 Roosevelt attempted to be tact full. With his usual disarming manner he suggested to Johnson that he go abroad to study Eu-. ropean government methods of regulating industry as prepara- tion for formulating plans to be submitted to the next Congress for a permanent remodelling of the MIRA.
 The effect on Johnson was in- stantaneous and extraordinary. An amazing scene ensued.
 Despite his repeated assertions about being ready and willing to step out when the President gave the signal, Johnson bridled in sudden anger:
 "You are just easing me out the way you did George Peck" he retOrted.
 The President leaned back and continued to smoke.
 ''Tut, tut, Hugh," he chided, between cigarette puffs. George Peek was not as you put it, ceased out He undertook a very important work, and he is doing a most excellent job of it." BOILING POINT
 Johnson refused to be ap- peased. Boiling he rose, strode out of the White House, went directly to his office and began writing in long hand a letter of resignation.
 When he finished, and the let ter had been typed, it covered two and one-half pages. He sent it to the White House by his chauffeur for immediate delivery to the President.
 Roosevelt had already retired, was reading in bed, when the letter reached him. It put him in something of quandary,
 When the Congressional cam paign getting under way, Rose welt realized the political danger Of an open break with Johnson. Also he has always retained a personal affection for the hair triggered ex-trooper, and never parts with an associate in anger if he can help it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04

What scramble there is going to be in Congress next January when it assemblies for new session. The boys will be going down there for their first real January session after election. Usually after a congressman has been elected he waited thirteen months to take office. This time it's different. And there are going to be plenty of chairmanships to be redistribu- ted next year. The reasons are that some of the boys are out of the picture. Demo- crats will probably continue to control the House and Senate. No change is antici- pated along this line, but in the committee heads there should be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04
A Book a Day
In India Declining Shows British Rule
BY BRUCE CATION

"Indian Patchwork by Edward and Mary Charles, is a nervous and irritable little book which helps one, about as well as any book available, to uderstand just how and why Indian Is slipping out from under British rule,
 Edward Charles was principal of a native college in Indiai Mary IS his wifei and this book is made up of extracts from the diaries they kept during his term of office, On the surface, t is little more than a record of troublesome ineiT dents-some of them merely an- moving, and some of them, like | the time someone hid a cobra n MT Charles layatory, grimly men aeing, But all the confused eur- rents of Anglo-Indian relations seem to be illuminated by them, The young Indian students seem to be q vague and intellectual lot- proud, rather silly, utterly incap- able of providing thelr nation wlth leadership, refleeting the weak nesses of the chaotic land rather than It's strengths,
 But the English themselves e9me off little better, They cannot adapt fhemselpes ta ehanglng tlmesl they can only sigh for the good old days and look fpndly ahead to thelr re- tiremeDt pensions,
 Reading this, you begin to unr derstand why both Miss Mayo and Mg Ghandi can be so ennYineing, Al that each 9f them says, the phsrles imply, ls true, The Llghts evils, ate piled mapntalnFhIsh sn
 There Is ne nse trying to strike ta balance, The one certainty, as these writers see it, is that British power NYer India is eVaperatingr In the long history af the rare this may be good thlnR er lt may
 snpeans sEsat and 9MdIasseRRphs soR par,ias ts o.. n anll make the best af 'It,
 Published hy HaFeepri, Brace laH aGn, thls hAAk sells for