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Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
THE MASTERS

The members of the Masters
Bridge Club are pleased with the
Clubs progress since its organi-
cation. They expressed this keen
interest Sunday afternoon, at the
home of their vice-president, An
drew L. Hill, when Sidney Martins
application for full membership
was unanimously accepted.
Claude Smith, Jr., Reporter
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
PRECINCT PARTY

There was an enjoyable party
given by the goth precinct of the
End ward Regular Democratic club
Saturday evening at 1920 Michigan
avenue. Refreshments and good
music were featured. Edythe Ad-
ans is captain and Wesley Gray,
assistant captain.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
PRIMITIVE CLOTHING

Primitive women were the orig
inal inventors of clothing. Their
work had to do with food, shelter
and clothing. Strong hands,
sharp teeth, and invented tools
made of rough stone, thorns,
sticks, and bones were her only
weapon. Leaves, rushes, banks
of trees and skins of animals form
ed the first clothing. Thorns,
sticks, bones and stones were fash
toned into pins and later into need
les by which the crude clothing
was held together. Hats were I'M
known during the primitive age,
but later, baskets, placed over the
heads in an inverted position, sup
piled that need.
The bone, needle, awl, and stillet-
to, SO useful to primitive women
were highly priced and often
priced and often beautifully deco
rated. Primitive tools of great
beauty have been found in the
tombs of Peru. Deep down under
the mud of the Alpine lakes of
Switzerland are found primitive
homes. These people were of the
early stone age, but possessed well
advanced ideas of spinning and
weaving as Indicated by remnants
of cloth, hanks of linen, wool, and
other yarns found in the homes.
The fabrics are similar to those
found in the cliff dwellings, of
southwestern United States. Text
lies of great beauty made of wool
and cotton yarns, have been left
by the Incas who dwelt in countries
south of the United States. The
primitive Eskimos wore the raw
skins of animals for clothing. Later
they trimmed their garments with
fur and applique embroidery.
During the primitive age the
same type of clothing was worn by
male and female. The customary
style was sort of skirt worn
wrapped around the body and fas-
tened at the waist with crude
pin. Later, the trunk of the body
was clothed. AS living conditions
improved, a desire for more and
different clothing was felt, and i'm
proved clothing became a means of
decoration and comfort, and of
showing the distinction of sex or
classes. Thus the creation of
marked designs became necessary.
The distinction of dress was prac-
ticed very, very rigidly in the mid
die ages, and though moderated,
is still a part of modern civiliza-
ton. Among the Navajo Indians
of today, this custom is carefully
observed. The dress of the mar
ried women is different from that
of the unmarried women. Special
costumes are used for ceremon-
ials, for warriors, and medicine
men. Special designs are used for
the Chiefs blankets.
The first form of sewing began
with the invention of the thorn and
bone needles. Changes in the modes
of living made various develop
ments in dress necessary. The
development made necessary the
production of fabrics of simple
and intricate design, crude in the
beginning, but gradually develop
ed into astonishing creations of art
and beauty, founded on the print
time idea.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
BOARD MEET

The Womens' Auxiliary Board
of Provident Hospital of which Mrs
A. L. Jackson is secretary is hold
ing it's regular monthly meeting at
the hospital Wednesday morning
They will meet in the library of the
hospital at 1880 A. M.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
Miss Willie Thelna Cowen
Bride of Primus Davis, Jr

Tuskegee Institute Ala June 10-A marriage of par
car interest to friends engaged in educational fraterna
and social activities that of Miss Willie Thema Cowen
daughter Mr. and Mrs Thomas Nelson Cowan and Prmus
Davis Jr of Birmingham, Ala. which celebrated at
the home of the bride in South Greenwood Tuskegee nst-
ute at six o'clock Wednesday morning, June B.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
SPRING DANCE

The Past Exalted and Daughter
Rulers club of Greater Chicago
Elks lodge No. 954, is entertaining
with a spring social dance at Ba-
cons Casino, Tuesday, June Is.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
IN ST. LOUIS

Mrs. Beatrice Golf Turner, well
known in social circles, is in St
Louis where she is the guest Of
Miss Blanche M. Dore. Mrs. Tur-
ner will attend the Gordon-Robin-
son wedding.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
LEAVES FOR HOME

Mrs. John Hope, wife of the
president of Atlanta University,
Atlanta, Ca, has returned home af-
ter being called here to attend the
funeral of her brother, Adolph
Burns.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11

TO Gary.
Say, girl, you should have been
here to the Theodore Charles Stone
song recital. You are such a lover
of everything cultural and artistic.
The setting was one of the prettiest
that I have ever seen. 1t was a
scene of unparalleled beauty. On
the stage there was large stand
ing vase of red and white snap
dragons. The splendor of the af-
fair will live long in my memory,
There was a large and appreciative
audience.
They greeted Mr.. Stone quite en-
Enthusiastically when he appeared,
dressed in "tails," white gloves, and
a gardenia. Mabel Sanford Lewis
was his accompanist. She wore a
beautiful gown of red and white,
with large corsage of gardenias
on the shoulder. The girl ushers
wore corsages of red and white car
nations, and each man had a white
carnation on his coat.
The Ushers
The ushers were Ethel Helena
Smith, Alberta M. Pope, Neota
McCurdy Dyett, Gustava McCurdy
Martin, LaUrsa Snelson He'd
rick, Joe Webster, Vernon Wins
low and George Hutchinson, all
musicians. The color scheme of
white and red, was carried out ar
tistically in every detail. The as
sistant artists were Walter Cos
cite, at the organ, and Rufus
Heathington, the violinist. Among
the patrons were a lot of our
friends. Helen Abbott, Louise Bris-
coe, Mr.. and Mrs. N. K. McGill,
Dixie Brooks, Melba Davis, DIR. Lii
liam Dove, DR.. and Mrs. U. G..
Daley, Judge and Mrs. Albert B.
George, Wendell and Lorraine
Green, Wayne Mason Higgins, and
Jeanette Triplett Jones, Pauline
Lee, Bertha Lewis, and Mr.. and
Edward M. Sneed.
All the social celebs were gu. In
the audience I saw many prominent
teachers, doctors, lawyers, musi-
Clans, and artists. 1t was an eve
ming we'll spent. / hear that Mr..
Stone is going to give another re-
cital the last of the month. This
time he will render recital in cos
tune. / do not know where he will
give it, but wherever it is, will
get couple of tickets so you will
be my guest that evening.
Mrs. Ho.>. uere
Did Won see Prof. Hopes wife
while she was here? She looked
fine. No il was not a social visit.
She came to attend the funeral of
her brother "Dolph" Burns. He was
q wonderful character. He was the
Oldest watchmaker in Chicago. He
could make a watch in entirety. He
worked in the Loon for 81 Years.
He was with one firm % wears and
with another for 28 wears. That
is building nm some repuation for
Efficiency isn't IL?
She left Friday for home. Mrs.
George Clevelad Hall gave a thea
JeT party lOI lCl' VI SouA DC ~ ioN
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
CABARET PARTY

The Lucky 10 club has invited
friends to celebrate with the men,
bers at a cabaret party, Friday,
June IA, at the Annex Cafe.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
To FETE CLUB

The Mary Fitzbutler Warning
club will be entertained Friday
evening by Mrs. L. w. Flemister
at her home, 1929 Vincennes ave.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
.Woman's Nook.
By NINE. M. B. BRIDGES


Nine. Bridges. known as a
recognized authority on style
and as an expert instructor of
Household Art, will contribute
to this column weekly. Per-
sons desiring information con-
corning problems related to
Style. Dress Design or Dress
making, may receive such by
mailing their requests to Nine.
M. B. Bridges, care of the
Metropolitan News, 3506-8
Michigan Avenue. Chicago,
ILL.,, Care of the Woman's
Nook Department. Requests
will be answered in this col
umn according to the limit of
space.
Metropolitan news., 1935-06-11
The Science of
Contract Bridge
By ANDREW l.. HILL
ARTICLE TX

l have set forth in previous ar
ticles explanation of honor-tricks,
long-suit tricks and short-suit
Evening star., 1935-03-24

off the Busher boys with ease and dispatch.
They didn't care to beat them too bad - lust
run up good lead against their kid pitcher
and then loaf through the rest of the game
But Dean was pitching for San Antonio and
he began moving down the White Sox with
exasperating regularity. When the San An
tonic team added insult to injury by batting
in few runs. the White Sox coach began to
get indignant with the major league batters.
Knock that dizzy kid out of the boxw he
yelled. as one of his regulars came up to the
plate.
A few moments later Deans fast ball
Smacked into the catchers glove for a third
strike
Whats the matter? Can't you hit that
KIDD" shouted the coach. Knock that dizzy
rookie out of the ball park
Evening star., 1935-03-24

Our early life was plenty poor" Dizzy
recalls. Dad went through the mill for US.
He taught us the value of good exercise
and the meaning of good sportsmanship. And
he taught US the folly of bad habits - don't
forget that!'
Jerome and his brothers learned the hard
work of a stubborn farm. They plowed and
chopped cotton, MIXED the cows and did the
chores. Jerome quit school at the fourth
grade, but already he had established himself
as star kid pitcher.
II discovered early that when threw rocks
at snakes and squirrels could hit them with
ease," Dean relates.
The first ball we ever had made from a
pair of fathers wool socks. smuggled out
the socks, unraveled the wool yarn, wound it
around wad of paper, and there was the
ball!
Il guess l was pretty good when got to be
twelve, for the professor over at Holdenville
High School asked me to come pitch for his
team. l was tall enough to pass for a high
school student. And did love to play ball!
No uniform = no shoes i couldn't afford
them. played in my bare feet.
II remember the day we played Oklahoma
City Teachers College - and shut 'em out.
struck out fourteen batters and allowed only
twelve hits. Our boys got twelve runs
A few years of such foundation training in
the great American sport, and we find the
family at San Antonio. Dean heard the army
post had baseball team, so he raised his age
a couple of notches and enlisted. The army
post needed a winning pitcher. and they
Evening star., 1935-03-24

But the dizzy kid" got better and better
- the Sox drew shut-out = and Dean
acquired nickname from that victory that
will stick to him as long as he throws a ball.
Dean began pitching and winning games
when ne was twelve years old. He weighed 16O
pounds then and was giving rapid promise of
his present feet 3 and "a inches of height
and he played ball in his bare feet on the sun.
kissed soil of Oklahoma.
Dizzy was born January Is. 1911 in Hol
denville, Oklahoma the second of three bows
- Elmer, Jerome Herman and Paul = and
the family was very poor.
When Dizzy was three and Paul was one.
their mother died. The father moved to
Bonneville, Arkansas, and there the bows
grew up, and began playing baseball on the
school grounds and sandlots.
Evening star., 1935-03-24

embraced young Dean with huzzahs of ioy.
There, in the field artillery, got my first
pair of Shoes" Dizzy laughs. Incidentally he
got lot of good hard baseball training at the
same time. Dizzy won so many ball games for
Uncle Sans field artillery that Don Curtis.
scout for the Cardinals, went down to look
him over.
Curtis watched him and sent word back to
Branch Hickey and the Cardinal g-wigs that
anybody who could win games with such
regularity was worth cultivating in a big
league way.
Jerome's father helped him secure his re-
lease from the army and the Cardinals signed
him up. Right here it should be put into the
record that three years later when Dizzy was
sitting on top of the baseball world, the
Continued on page I5)
Evening star., 1935-03-24

HEAR some of the tales told about
baseball's current outstanding
hero, the tall, lanky. good-natmed
s.I6zzv" Doap IF <ha c. Io,,;s
Evening star., 1935-01-24
PARK UNIT FIGHTS
PRETTYMAN BILL
Sultan Joins in Unanimous Vote
in Opposition to Wider
Powers.

Opposition to the proposed Pretty
man bill. designed to clarity and en-
large the powers of the Commission
ers, was unanimously expressed today
by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. the vote being
participated in by Col Daniel !. Sui
tan. an ex-officio member
This was announced by Thomas S.
Settle. the commissions secretary,
who said the measure infringeS upon
the power of the commission and
might hamper it in its work. Indors-
ing the action of its chairman. Fred
eric A. Delano, who opposed the bill
in its present form as a private cit
izen. the commission appointed its
Legislative Committee to inquire
further into the subject
Settle pointed out that the Pretty
man bill as now drawn would give
the Commissioners a veto power over
the commission and could overturn
the Mall development program, inter
fering with purely Federal functions
such as the acquisition of land in the
George Washington Memorial Park
way. The commission was definite in
its objection to the restrictive fea-
lures of the proposed legislation. 1t
contended the present measure would
affect street closingS, highway and the
acquisition of park areas, Settle said.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
z ARE INDICTED
IN BREMER CASE
Karpis and Barker Chief
Among Those Accused
of kidnapping.

The Department of Justice TODAY
disclosed that % persons were indicted
in st. Paul. Mimi, yesterday :or The
100000 kidnapping there a year ago
of Edward G. Bremen, wealthy banker
Heading the list of those charged
with the actual abduction Of Bremen
are Fred Karpis, so-called Public
Enemy No. l." who recently shot his
way out of a police trap at Atlantic
City, and Arthur Doc" Barker, ar
rested in Chicago several weeks ago
by Justice agents.
Campbell Also Named.
Harry Campbell, who fed with
Karpis from Atlantic City. also is
named as one Of II men who lid
naped Bremen in st. Paul and held
him prisoner in Illinois for 22 days
before surrendering him for the huge
ransom.
Two John Doe" indictments are
ulluSlSlUOO W ItltI W EIcu Dbl htI
and his mother Kate. who we're shot
to death in gun battle with Justice
agents in Florida a few days ago
Others charged with the actual kid
naping are Volney Davis, Elmer
Farmer, Harold Alderton, William
Weaver. Harry Sawyer. William j
Harrison and Byron Bolton Bolton
was arrested in Chicago coincident
with a raid in which Russell Gibson
a member of the Karpis- Barker gang
vas killed by the Federal officers.
Conspiracy Charged.
In separate indictment charging
conspiracy to kidnap Bremen the fol-
lowing we're named: DR.. Joseph
Patrick Moran. Chicago physician;
John ]. Mclaughlin. Chicago poll
tician and lawyer; William E. Vidley
Paul ]. Delaney. James J. Wilson
jess Doyle, Edna Murray, Myrtle
Eaton and a man known only as
Whitley"
Four others who are alleged to have
taken part in the conspiracy are dead
They are, in addition to Fred Barker
and his mother. Fred Goetz, ALA;
zigler, who was slain by gangsters ii
Chicago year ago, and Gibson.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
AVIATION
PLAN STIRS TOXIC
Sensation Created by News Of
Navy Departments Develop
ment Project.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, January 24-The disclos-
ure of Claude A. Swanson, American
Secretary of Navy, that the Navy De-
partment is considering establishing
aviation facilities ON Wake and Mid
way Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, Gre
ated a newspaper sensation here to-
day.
Asahi featured the story, covering
half its front page with the headline,
America Planning Air Base on Wake
Island Which Fortifications Agree
ment of the Washington Treaty Gov
ers."
The Washington naval treaty of
1922, which Japan denounced last De-
cember, provided that the United
States should not add to the fortifica-
tions or naval bases which existed at
that time in its insular possessions in
the Pacific Ocean.
Similar limitations we're accepted by
both Japan and Great Britain.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
PRESIDENT RENEWS
POWER RATE DRIVE
Conference Held With Company
Officials and Members Of Fed.
eral Commission.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt renewed his
campaign for cheaper power rates in
a conference today with power COM
pany officials and members of the
Federal Power Commission.
The group invited to the White
House included Harvey Couch. head
of the Arkansas-Louisiana and Mis-
Sissippi Power Cos; G. R. Groespeck
of the Electric Bond & Share Co., w.
Willkie, president of the Common
wealth e. Southern; David Lilien-
thai, director of the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority; Chairman McNinch of
the Power Commission and Vice
Chairman Manly.
The President has proposed that
the Federal power development in the
Tennessee Valley be used as a yard
stick for rates by private companies.
Some of the power officials, including
Wiilkie, have promised cooperation
in the effort to reduce rates.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
THREATENS
SECURITY SET-UP
MCNary Prepares to Call
G. O. P. Farley on Split
Into Four Bills.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A demand that President Roose-
velt's economic security program be
split into four separate bills took shape
today after a series of developments
yesterday that pointed the program
toward dispute-marked path through
Congress.
The developments included:
Administration spokesmen assailed
the Townsend S200-a-month pension
plan as fantastic" and "cockeyed."
Senator McNary of oregon. the Re-
publican leader, prepared to call a
conference of Republicans either to-
morrow or Saturday to discuss split
ting the omnibus security bill into
separate measures to deal specifically
with old-age pensions, unemployment
insurance, aid to mothers and chill
dren and public health.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia served notice that he would op-
pose the granting broad powers to
the administrator of old-age pensions
by which he could prescribe the re-
quirementS that must be met by States
to obtain Federal aid in pensioning
those over 65. He said the average
State would have to boost its taxes
130 per cent to comply with regula-
tions of the bill
Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins,
Secretary Perkins and other admins
tration witnesses during the day out
lined to House and Senate committees
the details of the program.
McNary said the Republican con-
ference. in addition to discussing a
move to separate the various sections
of the security bill into different bills,
would talk over the prospect for a
move to make the Federal contribu-
tion to States for pensions larger than
SIS a month.
The Republican leader said he
favored splitting the bill. Chairman
Harrison of the Senate Finance Com
mittee already had voiced his op-
position to such procedure.
Byrd said that if the estimate given
the Finance Committee by Senator
Wagner, Democrat, of New York was
correct the Federal Government would
have to contribute $630,O0O, 900 yearly
for pension matching purposes after
all the States had enacted pension
laws
Evening star., 1935-01-24
JAPANESE PLANES
BOMBING CHAHAR
Attack Report Follows Ru.
mored Settlement of Dis
puted Points.

CCopyright. 1855. by the Associated Press)
PEIPING, January 24.-With be-
tween 48 and SO casualties already
listed, japanese airplanes were re-
ported today to have bombed Chinese
troops in Chahar again, although the
japanese advance which began Tues
day apparently has been halted by the
japanese themselves.
(Chinese National military head
quarters at Marking announced they
were informed that the Chahar dis
pute had been settled.)
Rengo Japanese news agency at
Hsinking, the capital of Manchoukuo,
stated that japanese flyers had
bombed the border again today, but
Japanese authorities in Pieping denied
this statement.
Until I pm. today there had been
no major developments on the Cha
har border, a Chinese military spokes-
man declared.
The japanese military attaches Of
flee announced:
The desired conditions within the
disputed area have been accomplished,
therefore no further action is likely.
Although the border has been quiet
since pm. yesterday. big feet OF
Japanese aTTnored cars was reported
operating in the region between
Tuhsikou and Kuyuan.
Chinese Losses Heavy.
The Chinese reported their casual
ties at between 40 and so while the
japanese stated they had lost two
killed and six wounded. The Chinese
casualties we're all caused by airplane
bombs.
The Chinese said the japanese
threw infantry against their lines at
Tuhsikou. which is inside the Great
Wall. and declared there were no Chi
nese troops at Tungchetze where they
said japanese airplanes bombed the
civilian population.
Chinese dispatches from Kalgan to-
night stated that the japanese neal
Kuyuan were reinforced today by a
detachment of 500 more soldiers.
Gen. Sung Chen-Yuan, governor
of Chahar, was busy today in confer
ence here with Hoy Ingh-Ching, the
chairman of the Peiping Military
Council.
According to the japanese version
the trouble on the Chahar border be-
gan January %, when the Nagam
Regiment. advancing from Shac
Chang, encountered Chinese militia
armed with machine guns. Fighting
followed. and the militia was dis
persed. with casualties on both sides.
On the following day the japanese
sent airplanes into action, following
them up with artillery, and the sphere
OF battle widened.
japanese reports stated that NJ
more hostilitieS were expected.
The Chinese reports of today's al
legged bombings said airplaneS dropped
explosives on Tuhsikou and Tung'
chetze again.