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Evening star., 1935-09-30

UllC cOUlE1 VI tAlC |
telephone clicking as Craig again |
dialed a number. Hello joe" he said |
when the connection was completed,
II am sending over 10 thousand by
messenger. I want you to put it all
on Willie's Choice -. to win!" He
clamped the receiver down, shutting
out the sound of Joe's protest.
Getting up, he snapped the switch
on the discreetly hidden radio In the
bookshelf and twirled the dial until
he heard voice announcing:
This is one Of the biggest crowds
ever to attend Derby meeting here
at this famous track -"
A BURST Of pandemonium and they
= were offl Craig grimly noted the
important parts Of the radio descrip-
ton. "At the quarter the field Is
pretty evenly distributed, Speed On in
the lead, Golden Hour second, Phan-
tom Play. third. and the hangers-on
punched right behind them at the
half the positions are much the same,
Speed On in the lead by half a length,
Phantom Play dropping out of third
place in favor Of Beggar Boy"
Craig sat up In his chair, defeated
look in his eyes. In a moment the
voice of the announcer emerged from
the din Of a tremendous shout that
had gone up. Folks, there is a piece
Of turf history being made here this
afternoon in the stretch. long
shot, Willies Choice. is cutting over
ahead of Beggar Boy, he overtakes
Golden Hour and is battling with
Speed On for the rail position
down the stretch they 60. neck and
neck they hit the tape close to
the rail. Speed On is the winner,
ladies and gentlemen, Willie's Choice.
second; Golden Hour, third. What q
race -"
A LOOK of unaccustomed terror had
= come over Craigs face and his
fright had twisted his mouth wryly.
He passed a trembling hand over his
eyes and sank weakly back In the
SA1dll. 4AAC ii Wl4lNll
down over the arm raised itself and
fumbled in drawer of the desk as
the din of the crowds jubilation
poured into the room.
The crashing dissonance of the shot
brought Miss Randall to the door and
halfway into the room, where she
stopped short in horror. the round,
wide-eyed face Of Hodges peering over
her shoulder.
Craig was relaxed in the chair, his
head bowed. his arms limp. At his
right the subduedly strident tones Of
the radio were still emanating from
the speaker. "a. and this is the
official result: Speed On Is disquali-
fled for crowding at the turn into the
stretch Willie's Choice. paying
Is to /, the ofiicial winner :. putting
Golden Hour in second place and
Beggar Boy, third"
(Copyrisht. 1887
Evening star., 1935-09-30

OF playing his lunches.
But even the greatest of us must
ct some time or other make an error
in judgement. The proof of Craig's
fallibility lay on the desk before him
.. a ticker tape.
Craig calculated mentally. A drop
of some thirty-odd points had in one
fell swoop entirely erased his personal
fortune. And along with it had van
ished some few hundred thousand Of
the firms capital as well, which he
had ill-advisedly borrowed to bolster
his gamble.
DRESSING the buzzer under the
edge Of the desk. he summoned
his secretary. Almost Immediately
the door opened, admitting his secre-
tary. and was quietly closed.
Miss Randall, will you please call
Mr. Hodges?"
"Yes, Mr.. Craig. Here are the aft
ernoon papers" Miss Randall dis
creetly withdrew and Craig turned to
the sporting sections of the dailies.
Blazoned across the pages were ac-
counts of the past performances and
predictions as to the winner of the
Kentucky Derby, which was to be run
that afternoon, and Craig appraisingly
ran his eye down the columns of the
forecasters. The most likely choice
was beautifully built bay, to judge
by the pictures, named Speed On.
The odds we're placed at 2 to /.
He rapidly scanned the records Of
the entrants until he came to a COM
paratively unknown starter. The
name jumped out Of the pages at
hin1-Willie's Choice. What hunch!
y X
pULLING a phone toward him.
Craig dialed number and impa-
tiently waited until a harsh voice
came over the wire, Hello, Joe's!"
Hello, Joe. This is William Craig!"
"Oh! How do. Mr.. Craig" Joe's
voice assumed an unfamiliar tone Of
affability. rs there something can
do for you. Mr.. Craig?"
Yes. I want you to tell me the
probable winner of the race this aft
ernoon, Joe" There was a moments
surprised hesitation at the other end
of the wire before Joe answered.
We'll, you see, Mr.. Craig, there
amt much choice in that there race.
Speed On has it in the bag as far as
can see. I'd put all I had on the
nose if was you"
BY the way. Joe. what do you
think of Willie's Choiceo"
We'll -. he's a good nag and a
fast starter and a good closer, Mr..
Craig, but he'd be a wildcat bet! He
amt had enough races yet to tell
anything for certain. If he came up
to his last two races, though, he'd
stand chance of maybe running a
close second to Speed On"
"All right, Joe, thanks. I'll call
you back" Craig replaced the re-
ceiver as the door opened to admit
Hodges, the head cashier.
Evening star., 1935-09-30
SHORT story
LONG SHOT

"Sit down, john"
Craig invited, Il
want you to draw
me a draft for
$4,000 against the
corporate account"
Hodges pale blue
eyes widened q
trihe. "R 1 6 h t
away! Cash 1t and
send 1t to this ad-
dress by messenger,
immediately" He
jotted q name and
address on a piece
Of paper a n q
pushed 1t across the
desk to Hodges.
who bowed slightly,
took it aud moved
toward the door.
= = . =
THE once was
- silent except for
Evening star., 1935-09-30
w I L L I A M
A'' CIR AIG re-

" ! L L ! A M
l'' CIR AIG re-
clined In the COM
Portable chair and
drummed his fin
gers nervously upon
the richly gained
panel of the pol
ished deck before
him.
An unspectacu-
larly rapid rise
from obscurity in
the counting house
to the presidency
of an important
Maryland banking
institution within
the space of 20
years was perhaps
a tribute to the in
grained sagacity of
his Scottish ances-
try and the estab-
1isherj r111e he had
Evening star., 1935-09-30

Symbol Of the Sealfest System
Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase Milk and Cream
AT LAST there is an easy way for you to know that
you are receiving the utmost in complete milk
protection. It is the symbol Of the nationwide
SEAL1Esr SYSTEM OF LABORATORY PROTECTION. It is
the guarantee Of "Sedltest' supervision protec-
Health Department Of the District Of Columbia and
our own rigid system Of production control.
Evening star., 1935-09-30
Soldier" Imperialist.

The soldier in Russia is the RED
Army Man." the word soldier being
imperialist and bourgeois.
Evening star., 1935-09-30
Two Great Inventions.

The two inventions, the steel frame
and the elevator, made possible our
skyscrapers.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
FED
BY MISSION

Children's appetites just won't
wait for government red tape to
unwind.
That's why the free meal service
of the relief station of the Volun-
teers of America, at All Pennsyl-
vania Ave. N. w., is doing such a
rushing business these days. The
Governments school feeding pro-
gram for needy children has been
a week late in starting.
But the Volunteers, under Lieut..
Maj. H. Mills Eroh, have never
halted their program, so they were
ready for action when the schools
opened this week. Many young
sters who attend school at too
great distance to enable them
to reach the station during the
noon recess report after school for
the supplemental meal that is
made available then.
The relief station also serves
special meals through the day for
children of preschool age and
their parents. All meals are free,
according to Major Eroh,
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
CLARK LEAVES
WORKS POST
AFTER ROW
Engineers Aide States
His Desk Is Clear,
Work Finished

Capt. Howard F. Clark resigned
today as deputy administrator of
District works progress admins
tration. The Commissioners &C.
cepted his resignation and named
Major Daniel j. Donovan, munich
pal auditor, to succeed him.
Action of Captain Clark came
somewhat as surprise. Asked
the reason for his action, Captain
Clark stated:
"There's nothing left for me
to do in the position. The
functions of the office are at
a standstiIl. My desk is clear
and the work is finished"
OPPOSED SCALE
Captain Clark's resignation
comes at a time when Commis-
sioner George E. Allen, the Dis
trict WPA administrator, with all
other State WPA administrators,
has been empowered in his dis
cretion to reduce hours of WPA
workers so that their wages will
comply with prevailing wage
scales. Captain Clark has long
been an opponent of paying the
prevailing wage scale on WPA
projects. Commissioner Allen has
stated he intends to carry out his
discretionary power of reducing
the PWA working hours to make
the wages comply with the scales.
Since November, 1888, when the
old Civil Works Administration
was carrying on the local works
program, Captain Clark has been
continuously connected with mu'
nicipal work projects. When trade
unions advocated payment of pre-
vailing wage scales on WPA prof.
ects. Captain Clark opposed the
plan, but was defeated when Com
missioner Allen and former Engi.
neer Gotwals agreed to the union
proposals and adopted a prevail
ing wage scale.
Has Had Troubles
Sometime later Captain Clark
was named on the wage compli-
ance board to investigate "kick-
back" complaints of contractors
violating the Bacon-Davis law by
failure to pay prevailing wages in
forcing workmen to return part
of their salaries. His fight
against prevailing wages was so
heated that John Locher, local
union kader, refused to submit
cases to the wage compliance
board until Captain Clark was re-
moved from it.
This dispute was ironed out
when a Senate investigation COM
mittee undertook "kickback" in
vestigations and the union leader
presented evidence to the Senate
committee.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27

An X-ray machine, capable of
making 100 X-rays a minute, will
be used in an experiment by the
Army Medical Corps to determine
the presence of tuberculosis
among 10000 CCC boys, it was re-
vealed today.
The experiment will be con-
Quoted at Camp Dix, N. j., one Of
the largest crossing camps" in
the Civilian Conservation Corps,
where CCC enrollees are examined
and prepared for entrance in
working camps.
Up to the present time, en-
rollees in camps throughout the
country have been examined for
tuberculosis in the usual way.
With the new device, the boys
will be lined up and will file past
the machine, one by one, to have
pictures made Of their chests.
Afterward, the pictures will be
projected onto a screen and phySi-
clans will examine them to deter
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Cops Report Ji1l1ny's
Place CirculnSDect

gambling resort between Atlantic
City and Miami.
Their call was made pursuant
to a resolution adopted by the
board of county commissioners
last Tuesday asking the chief to
investigate reports that "Jimmy'S
place" was open again.
It had been officially" closed
since December.
Chief Crowley will make a re-
port Of his visit to the commits
sionerS at their meeting in Upper
Marlboro next Tuesday.
The chief said that if there has
been gambling in the place within
the last week or so the gamblers
probably were frightened away by
the newspaper publicity. He init
mated he would continue dropping
into the place at intervals.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Ken Murray
Says:

Big business is certainly
steamed up over the Admins
tratiOn revising its ban on the
sale of war materials so that
only implements actually de-
signed for warfare are excluded
We can now expect things
to start booming.
It's really gratifying to see
the Government take such a
broad move in this matter. >.
After all, how are they to know
that those long steel tubes with
three-inch walls and the rifling
inside are not merely water
pipes?
Or that those boxes marked
Mustard Gas" aren't to be used
only for the determination Of
cOckrOacheS?
And the fat cylinders with
the point on one end aren't some
new kind of fire plug?
Personally, it sounds vaguely
like that old nursery rhyme.
Mother, may ! 60 out to sell
'em?
Yes, my darling daughter
Hang your goods on a slippery
elm
But don't 20 near the daughter.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
"Y" Member Drive
Plans Are Completed

Preparations for the citywide
membership campaign of the
Central Young Mems Christian
Association were being completed
today, John L. Vandergrift, gen
eral chairman of the drive COM
mittee. announced.
Yesterday a group Of 20 bust
ness and professional men were
announced as volunteers to aid
the drive. They will act as team
captains.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
SMYTH LEADING
AT END OF
FIRST LAP
Comet Boats Appear
Victors As Presidents
Cup Meet Begins

Early results in the sailing
races in the Presidents Cup Re-
gatta:
Sailing canoes-WOn by Miss
Verna Hazard.
Comet clasS-First, "SaSsy,"
Pilot d. Werner Smythe; second,
Serena" pilOted by ID. Clyde
Cruit; third, "Litl," piloted by
Major H. H. Jacobs.
Pushed by spanking breeze,
% diminutive sailing craft got
under way in the first boating
event of the Presidents Cup re.
gatta shortly before noon today,
marking the first time in the his.
tory of this Gold Cup classic
that sailing events have been
featured on the schedule.
D. Werner Smyth. of the Capt.
tai Yacht Club, plotting one of
the new Comet class racing
sloops, was showing the way for
the other competitors at the end
of the first half of a five-mile
course.
Canoes Lead Off
Seven sailing canoes were
started at 10 o'clock, followed
10 minutes later by 10 of the
larger Comets. Ten minutes later
five of the smaller Moth class
boats were started.
Smyth's Sassy" had over.
come the 10-minute handicap be-
fore the end of the first two
and-one-half-mile lap and indica-
tions were that. barring miSfor.
tune, the Sassy" which its skip
per built last winter in the base
ment Of his home. would win
that event.
Dan Fowler, veteran sailor and
secretary of the Capital Yacht
Club, was running Smyth a close
second in the Comet class with
the "Freya," owned by Commo-
dore Richard S. Doyle.
Comets in Lead
The "Litl," owned by Major
H. H. Jacobs and skippered by
R. Clyde Cruit, was making a
close third at the end Of the lap.
1t appeared that the Comet class
boats would finish far ahead of
the other two classes by the end
of the final two-and-one-half mile
lap.
The eight canoes fluttering
along the course with various
types Of rig were led by c. Van
Cameron, followed closely by a
double sail craft skippered by
Miss Verna Hazard, noted Wom-
an canoeist.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27

BLADENSBURG, Nd, Sept. q.
Chief of Police j. j. Crowley and
Sergt. Ralph Brown, of the
Prince Georges county police,
last night visited Jimmy LaFon-
taine's famous District Line
White House" but said they
found no evidence of gambling.
Chief Crowley disclosed to a
Times reporter this morning that
he and Sergeant Brown walked
into the alleged gambling hall
late last night and found a dozen
men eating at tables on the first
floor. There was complete
kitchen nearby. The upper floors
were clear of all chairs and
tables, he said. He added they
had no trouble getting into or
walking about the house that at
one time was the most famous
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
X-Ray to Test Lungs
Of Boys i'm CCC

mine the presence of the disease.
The experiment is being tried at
Camp Dix to determine whether
this type of examination is worth
while and if it warrants the ex-
penditure involved. If found prac-
ticable it will be extended to other
CCC camps throughout the coun-
try.
A similar machine was used
here last spring when high school
students were given tuberculosis
examinations.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27

Holding their inaugural ball
tonight in honor of Frank Wick
ham, new national president,
the District Division of the
Young Democrats of America
will have Mary Lou Roper, at
tractive NRA statistical clerk, as
their official hostess.
Miss Roper, who is chairman
of the groups social committee,
is to greet guests and generally
supervise arrangements for the
affair, scheduled for the Willard
Hotel at 10 o'clock this evening.
A graduate of Iowa State Col
lege and a native of Eagle
Grove, Iowa, Miss Roper has
been in Government service ap-
proximately seven months, serv-
ing with the compliance division
of the Blue Eagle agency. Ebony
eyed, with a shock Of Wavy black
hair, she is unusually popular
with colleagues and is gifted
singer, having undergone vocal
training prior to graduation
from college.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Volunteer Fireman
Burned : In Hospita!

Vincent di Stephano, 16, of
1714 C st. S. E., tried to be a
fire-fighter last night and was
badly burned in the effort. The
boy is in Gallinger Hospital with
burns on arms and legs, received
in beating the flames in a store
house belonging to Michael Talso,
contractor, at Twenty-second and
c SITS. S. E.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Man Indicted in Taxi
Driver 'sSLaYinq for 81

BEL AIR, Md, Sept. 27 (Spe-
ciaD kendall Hill was indicted
yesterday by a Hartford county
grand jury on a firstdegree MUIR
der charge in the Staying Of
Albert Atwell, Baltimore taxicab
driver, who was choked to death
in a 81 holdup.
States Attorney Paul McNab
said Hill probably will be ar
raigned within a few days and his
trial will follow Immediately.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Cab Driver Robbed
Of $500 by 7 Fares

Robert B. Collins, cab driver,
$40 Twenty-third st. N. w., told
police today he picked up two
fares at Twelfth Street and Rhode
Island Avenue Northwest and
started to drive them to Hyatts-
vile. At Twenty-fourth and Rhode
Island Avenue Northeast the men
drew guns and robbed him of
Sc. go and his taxi.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
WAR STIR SEEN
BY ADVENTIST
MISSIONARY
Elder Robinson Tells
OF Scenes on Trip
Here From Congo

TAKOMA PARK, Md, Sept. 81.
Hovering war clouds and outward
indications of armed strife be-
tween Italy and Ethiopia were
witnessed by the Rev. and Mrs.
Raleigh Robinson and their two
children, Grace, 16, and Leonard,
IA, during the early stages of a
56-day journey from their lonely
Seventh Day Adventist mission in
the heart of the Belgian Congo
to Takoma Park, where they are
staying for a few days.
Elder Robinson said:
"When we first embarked for
Europe we became aware of the
war spirit prevailing, and at
nearly every point we touched
in Africa we found the natives
united in saying If the two
countries come to arms, the
black people of Africa will
unite in helping to defend
Ethiopia.
GALL WHITE ENEMIES"
"One cOlOred man, employed
in the customs service at one
of the seapOrts, expressed the
sentiment of all those with
whom we talked when he de-
clared every black man in
Africa will be with Ethiopia,
and every white man on this
continent will be looked upon
as an enemy
During our 19-day journey
up the Indian Ocean and
through the Suez Canal, we
passed transport after trans
port all heavily loaded with
Italian soldiers on their way
to Eritrea and other Italian
stations on the Dark COnti'
nent."
In making this journey from
their station to the United States,
the first in nearly 10 years, Elder
Robinson said, they had to travel
by bicycle, train, lake steamer ana
finally two ocean lines.
Have Traffic Difficulty
The 60-mile trip from their mis-
sion to Nyungu, the nearest rail
road station was made on bicycles,
with natives to carry their bag
gage.
The principal difficulty they en-
countered in carrying on their
missionery work, Elder Robinson
explained, is the custom which
permits fathers to sell their infant
daughters as Slave-wives.
All non-Christian women in the
Belgian Congo have pitiable
time, he declared. They are forced
to slave in the cotton fields and
coffee plantations for their owner
husbands from the time they are
old enough to survive as field
slaves, without any privileges Of
their own.
Polygamy is practically a uni
versal custom, he said, the
wealthiest chiefs having more
wives than they can keep track
Of, the late Chief Kabonco hav-
ing more than 200 wives. Numer-
GUS of the lesser chiefs have as
many as 100, he added.
Wives Scarce for Youths
Because of these polygamous
customs, young men have great
difficulty in securing wives. be-
cause the wealthiest chieftains
and old men buy up all of the
available girls, some being sold
to their future husbands as soon
as they are born.
Most of the wives are pur-
chased between the ages of two
and 10 years, he said.
According to native custom, a
husband must pay half of the
purchase price before he can
claim a wife, Elder Robinson
said, and many of the boys who
have adopted Christianity are
forced to purchase child wives
unless they wish to remain bach
elors.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Temp|ar
To Conduct Drill

Kallipolis Grotto Band will open
the field day of Washington
Knights Templar at Griffith Sta
dium Saturday at 7 p. m. Com.
petitive drills will follow.
Evening star., 1935-06-27
BOYS APPAREL

rs Covert Shorts. Elastic TO-
waistband. Orig. 95c. Now ~
80 Striped Stacks for Junior OQI
Boys. Orig. $1.15 ..... OO>
150 Polo Shirts. White-butto
style. 8 to 16. Orig. SOC. IIl
NOW -: ...
IS Wash Suits. Incomplete M
sizes. Orig. 95c. Now. 50. 1I'
80 Sports Shirts. Incom- HII
plete sizes. Orig. 79c. Now r
SO Boys Handy Books. To-
Orig. 95c. Now. ..... A|
IS Striped Wash Shorts. TO-
Orig. csc. Now. ........ S|
(seeond Floorl
Evening star., 1935-06-27
GIRLS APPAREL

II Silk Dresses, sizes z @1 OO
to Ia. Orig. $500. Now %AsOU
4 Jr. Hi Boucle Suits. Maize and
peach. Sizes IL, IA, 16. CC OK
Orig. $5.95 and $7.95. SOs1C
10 Silk Dresses for Girls and Jr.
HIS. II to 16 yrs. Orig. C0 or
$7.95 and 1896. Now. %os1O
6 Jr. Hi Silk Blouses. S100
IL to Is. Orig. $500. @1sUU
10 Straw Hats for Girls and Jr.
His. $500 to $3.s5 S0c
orig. .....
(Second Floor1
Evening star., 1935-06-27

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CHILDREN's SHOES

80 prs. Shark Tip Oxfords for
Boys. Black and brown. Sizes l
20 s included. Orig. OIL az
$3.50. Now. ........ %As1C
80 prs. Shortstop Keds. Brown or
white. Sizes to 6. Orig. TOO
S1.00. Now ............ ~
so prs. Peasant Mesh Oxfords for
Girls. White, color trimmed. Sizes
sh to 6. Orig. $1.s5. S150
NOW
(Second Foor)
Evening star., 1935-06-27
INFANTS APPAREL

8 Knitted Wool Shawls. Zoo
Orig. $1.15. Now. J1C
So Summer Pajamas for OOo
tots 2 to 5. Orig. soc. Now nv
so Wash Dresses for tots zoo
1 to 6. Orig. $1.15. Now COO
so "Whoopee" Lisle Socks for tots
4 to 6. Pastel and white. 1Oo
Orig. 25c. Now. ........ 1UO
20 Regulation Coats for tots of 2
to s. Navy blue cheviot. O. nO
Orig. 1896. Now. -. %AsVV
(Second Floor
Evening star., 1935-06-27

CLEARANCE OF BLOUSES
100 Ceanese Bouses. $1.00 orig. .......... 3YC
rs Silk Blouses. $195 and $295 orig ....... Sl
go Silk Blouses s395 and S. 95 orig. .... SZ.05
25 Silk and Lace Blouses. Orig. $7.95 to cS OK
SlU.95, now
(souses. Third Foor)
Evening star., 1935-06-27
SUITS AND SPORTS COATS

Jacket and Swagger Suits tans and tweeds. 60
Sizes IL, H. 16, 18. Orig. $16.95 to $2975, now %o
12 Sport Coats, novelty weaves, for misses and eI0
women Orig. $16.95 to $29.75, now. @AV
(suts Coats FIoor)
Evening star., 1935-06-27
JUNIOR MISS APPAREL

81 81 printed neS Crepe Dresses Orig $685. and $195
S0.SO, now
.s OK ss@s shssr' and prints Orig S695
u Masy Sass % 11st Pis';si t sis .1d T' $O9
Evening Dresses, dotted moussene and 60 OK
printed taffeta Orig. 1885 and $14.95, now CO'1O
CYounr washingtonian Shop Third F7oor)
Evening star., 1935-06-27
LINGERIE

so Rayon Nightgowns. Pastel col
%ox SEs; Orig CSC. 3 for $1.OO
35 Silk Nightgowns. Tea
rose and blue. Orig. $1.1s. 69c
5 Van Raalte Singlettes. Discon->
sia0ed s4'oe1 Sdx, styls' Orig $2.l9
Van Raalte Singlettes. Discon-
s5 ,i90ed Ss Sd1 styls' Orig. $2.99
Is Silk Pajamas-some with short
pants. pa ITS Orig. s2.s6 and g. 20
1896. Now. ....... ~@'S/
40 Silk Slips-beige and navy.
Regular and extra sizes. @1 20
Orig. $1.95. Now. ..... %A'c|
(Main Floor