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Evening star., 1936-07-15
OBSERVER NAMED
FOR MILK PARLEY
Producers to Consider Adoption
of Marketing Agreement
Under A. A. A.

Commissioner Hazen today desig-
mated Assistant Corporation Counsel
Elwood Seal to represent the District
as an observer" at the mass meeting
of milk producers Monday at the Agri-
culture Department to consider pro-
posed adoption of a marketing agree
ment for this milkshed under the
A. A. A.
Seal, about two years ago, conducted
an investigation into the. question of
monopolistic practices In the milk in
dustry in this region as agent for the
Senate District Committee. He also
advised with Commissioner Allen later
in the campaign to obtain milk at
cheaper prices for families on the Dis
trict relief list.
Adoption Of the marketing plan
would not affect the retail price of
milk sold in Washington, dealers have
been advised.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
HERO Who SAVED
TWO N|ECES DIES
Charles F. Barret, 40. Ex.
pires of Hurts in Auto
Accident.

Heroism displayed in saving his two
young nieces from possible critical in
jury beneath the wheels of an automo-
bile Saturday night resulted in the
death today of Charles F. Barret, 40,
insurance salesman.
Barret, who lived at 1888 Vermont
avenue, died in Casualty Hospital from
injuries received when run down on
the Baltimore Pike near Berwyn, Md,
after he pushed Dorothy Drummer, T..
from the path Of a car and shielded
her sister, Theresa. 3, who was being
carried in his arms.
Dorothys leg was broken in the
mishap, but Theresa escaped with
minor hurts.
The driver of the machine. accord
ing to police, was Jacob N. Halper OF
Takoma Park, Md.
Meanwhile seven persons were in
jured. none apparently critically. in
traffic mishaps here during the past
"a hours
Four were slightly hurt in one
crash at Third and D streets south
east. They are Lorraine Stevens ,38,
of 244 Eighth street southeast; Jesse
Anderson, 80, of 745 Second street;
Betty Herring, Is, of the Second street
address, and Alfred Cuttell, AZ, Of
3e40 Twenty-ninth street northeast,
Mount Rainier, Md. All were treated
at Providence Hospital
Milton j. Roberts, 7, colored. 1928
Eighth street, suffered broken leg
when struck by an automobile while
crossing the street near her home.
She was taken to Freedmans Hospital.
Daniel E. Thompson, AZ. colored,
1l9 Adams street, was treated at
Garfield Hospital for a hip injury
received when he was knocked down
in the 2200 block of Thirteenth street.
Samuel L. Wolf %, of 400 Twelfth
street southeast, was hurt when his
motor cycle struck a parked car on
Pennsylvania avenue southeast near
Commodore Barney Circle.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
CRIME CASES
IN YEAR SET MARK
Disposition of That Number
in District Court Shown
in Report.

During the fiscal year ending June
80. the criminal divisions of District
Court disposed of 1920 cases. the
largest number on record.
Figures summarizing prosecutions Of
telonics we're presented today to
United States ATTORNEY Leslie c. Gar
nett by his chief clerk. John c. Con-
lift. il.
They showed that about Is per
cent of all cases handled ended in
verdictS or pleas OF guilty.
On June 80, 1885, 278 cases we're
pendin and 1,645 indictments were
returned during the subsequent II
months. the most indictments ever
reported during similar period by
District grand juries. Disposing Of
1920 cases durin the year, the court
still had 303 pending at its close.
200 Guilty verdicts.
Two hundred trials ended in YER
diets of guilty There were l06 ac-
quittals. Pleas of guilty were entered
in 1,04O cases, and 10 were dis
missed on motions. The remaining
264 were nolle pressed.
OF the 303 cases pending, only u
we're termed actually subject to trial,
and only 9 defendants in these were
in Jail. The others were at liberty on
bond.
There were l80 cases pending in
which defendants were fugitives, and
an additional 81 not capable of being
tried because defendants we're of un-
sound mind, because motions we're
pending or for other causes beyond
control of the District attorney.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
BabyIs "ReScued''
ByFiren,en IT hen
Home Door Locks
Ladder to Second Floor
Is Used to Reopen.
House.

One-year- Frank Fike today had
the thrill of being rescued" by a
fireman.
The baby was in his home at 1913
Pennsylvania avenue southeast in the
care of an aunt when the aunt left
the house for a moment and the door
accidentally locked behind her. The
aunt called the Fire Department res
cue squad.
Two f1remen climbed ladder to
the second floor window and unlocked
the door.
Frank is the son of Sergt. Hall E.
Fike, stationed at the Marine Bar
racks mere.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
ANNUITY SYSTEM
WILL START SOON
New Plan for Low Paid En-
pIoyes to Be Handled by
A. F. G. E. Branch.

A new annuity system for loW-paid
Government employees, designed to
safeguard them against loss in case
they default on payments, and permit
them to borrow against it in case Of
sickness or other emergency, is about
to be put into operation by a new
branch Of the American Federation Of
Government Employees.
The system will be operated by an
annuity association Of the A. F. G..
E., which has been incorporated under
the laws of the District, 1t was ex-
planned by E. Claude Babcock. presi-
dent of the association. now on leave.
The associations annuity plan will
differ in at least three basic respects
from the systems used by most of the
large insurance companies. Babcock
said. He said the associations plan
will not conflict in any respect with
the business OF the insurance COM
panieS He said several of them had
been approached with the plan and a
request that they establish such sys-
tenn themselves, but that in each case
they had declined.
Annuity Schedule Flexible.
Babcock explained that an employe
could buy an association annuity for
any amount from 81 on up. Regular
payments are not necessary; employees
can put in money at any time they
choose and in any amounts they can
afford. The plan involves no insurance
policies, Babcock said
Babcock outlined the operation Of
the plan as follows:
An employe may buy an annuity for
any amount from 81 on up. The
amount he paid would be divided by
his life expectancy and the result
would be the amount guaranteed him
each year. To this amount would be
added interest and the surplus created
sons who died before Fulfilling their
life expectancies.
There is no necessity for making
contract for future payments under
this plan," Babcock explained. Each
payment constitutes its own contract.
The amount of bookkeeping is ma
terially reduced"
Small Overhead Charge.
Babcock explained that only one
tenth Of per cent will be taken from
each annuity payment to cover over
head costs of the organization.
Provisions will be made in each con-
tract that the money shall be invested
only in United States bonds. He said
there was no speculative turn" to the
plan and every dollar invested would
be backed by Government securities.
Under present annuity systems"
Babcock said, protection against
periods Of unemployment and against
old age is restricted to those who are
able to make regular monthly pay
ments or a very substantial cash :zAy-
ment. Low-salaried workers who enter
into such contracts frequently are
losers because misfortune prevents
them keeping up regular payments"
Evening star., 1936-07-15
P|N-BALL BATTLE
SLATED MONDAY
Suit in Equity Will Be Argued
in Court-Games to Run
Until Then.

The expected legal battle to decide
whether pin ball machines are gam
bling devices will be held in District
Court Monday before Justice Oscar
r. Luhring. who late yesterday signed
temporary order restraining police
from lmpounding the machines. The
order expires on the hearing day.
Notified of the courts action. In
spector L. /. H. Edwards. assistant
superintendent of police. Immediately
advised his commanding officers not
to interfere with operation of the ma
chimes until further word from him.
Moved by numerous complaints and
the conclusion of his staff that the
machines were illegal, United States
Attorney Leslie C. Garnett last week
directed police to seize all machines
found to be paying off in any manner.
Is 1t Skill or Chance.
He was approached, however. by at
torneys for the pin ball machine dis
tributorS and an agreement was
reached for a friendly" equity suit
to decide whether skill or chance pre-
dominated in the game. The legality
of the devices is said to hinge on
this point. At that time, the distribu-
tors promised to stop giving prizes
for high scores and to fix the auto
pay off. Garnett, in turn, declared a
truce in his war against the game.
Justice Luhring's restraining order,
however, left the distributors free to
operate their machines without fear
of police interference, and William
r. Lichtenberg, attorney for the
Pioneer Novelty Distributing Corp,
which brought the suit, said they
would take advantage of the respite.
Trial of the case is expected to
produce an actual demonstration of
the game in the court room, so as to
give the judge an opportunity to de-
eide for himself whether it is game
of skill. as the distributors contend.
Wilson to Press U. S. Claim.
Assistant United States Attorney
John j. Wilson has been assigned to
defend the Governments claim that
the machines fall under the prohibi-
ton Of existing statutes.
Lichtenberg told the court his con-
Germ has more than $4,000 invested
here and employs about so persons.
He estimated that there are 10000
Of the machines in the city's drug
stores, game centers, cocktail rooms,
pool halls and other gathering places,
and SfotaI hot hn I,,Yei
here will be destroyed unless the court
enjoins law enforcement officials from
impounding the games.
Machines of the same general type
now being used have been in opera
tion here for the past eight years and
have not been molested by police,
Lichtenberg declared. He added that
distributors, relying on this, invested
large sums Of money in the business.
Protesting that the latent ruling by
the district attorney, banning the ma
chimes was arbitrary. the lawyer
pointed to the fact there has been
no change in the Districts gambling
laws during the entire eight years
the game has been played.
Seizure of the machines, he declared,
would violate the due process clause
of the fifth and fourteenth amend
ments
The suit contained long and de-
tailed description of the machines
and contended a skillful player could
control the hole into which marbles
drop by the distance he compressed
the election plunger.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
$1,000 IN CAPITAL
FACE PROSECUTION
TAX LAW
Warned Returns on Personal
Property Must Be Made
Before August l..
COURT UPHOLDS RIGHT
TO ENFORCE ORDER
Only 5000 Blanks Received to
Date, Tax Assessor Allen
States.

warning that about $1,000 Wash
ington residents face prosecution un-
less they file personal property tax
returns with the District before Au-
gust / was issued today by District
Tax Assessor Fred D. Allen.
The penalty for delinquency would
be 20 per cent added to the amount
of the final bill for personal property
taxes, under terms Of the District law.
Aliens warning recalled that dur
ing the last fiscal year 398 cases were
taken to court by the district to force
filing of returns. Officials of the as
SCISSORS Office said they had won in
all cases
Powers of District Upheld.
The powers of the District to force
filing Of returns was upheld again
last Monday in decision by the
United States Court of Appeals. which
rejected a plea by William Coger that
amendments to the Districts intangi-
BILE property tax law were unconstl-
tutional. The District had asked the
District courts for writ of mandamus
to compel Coger to file returns for the
fiscal years 1884 and 1885.
Allen issued the warning believing
that most of the $1,000 property own
ers were unaware that but short
time remains before the deadline.
There should be at least $4,000
personal tax returns filed before Au-
gust l." he said. up to the present
there have been but 5000 returns de-
claring taxable personal property and
about 1000 returns declaring no tax
able personal property. Consequently,
there are about $1,000 persons who
own taxable personal property yet to
complete this obligation.
Cites Penalty Provided.
mo excuse can be taken for de-
linquency in filing personal tax re-
turns looking toward having the pen
atty removed, and those persons who
have not filed returns before August /
will be compelled 10 pay an additional
20 per cent penalty provided by law"
In addition to the 20 per cent PEN
atty for delinquency in filing returns
there is added penalty of l per cent
month on the taxes, due after Oc-
tober !.
Evening star., 1936-07-15

up for the contest. There were two
Shirley Temples but, outside of
prize winners, the dolls attracting the
most attention were a priest and
nun entered by Katherine and Berna-
dette Yingling, of 3511 r street. The
priest, attired in vestments suitable
for mass. was considered an unusually
good exhibit.
Mrs. Robert B. Teachout was in
charge of the show and presented win
ners with handsome leather-boun
scrapbooks. The Rev Louis Milten-
berger assisted with the ceremonies.
Tonight's feature of the carnival
will be an amateur show and Friday
night there will be an amateur cog
show. Chinner, who accompanied Ad-
miral Byrd on one of his polar eXpe-
ditionS. will be entered by Joe Proctor,
5603 Potomac avenue.
Evening star., 1936-07-15

ton while members of the same family
thrived elsewhere in miniature.
Two of the dragons" died in cap
tivity at the New York Geological
Park. One other expired during the
long Pacific voyage from the Dutch
East Indies.
The shipment was collected by Ed
ward Harkness, an explorer, who re-
ported he saw wild dragons" at least
13 feet long.
The giant monitor Is largely car
niverous, feeding on meat and eggs.
His numbers seem to have diminished
while smaller lizards multiplied. The
size of the giant betrays him to his
enemies, and the monitor family has
rather foolish defense when at
tackled.
The monitor, biologists say. is apt
to roll over on his back and put the
toes of his hind foot in his mouth.
But don't ask why. No one seems to
know.
TomorTow:: The American eagle,
one of the noisest denisens OF the
great flight cage.
Evening star., 1936-07-15

~ 9TH Elizabeth. who Is "a years
- old. and Barbara Anne. who is
about 3. are old-timers. So they
- probably weren't surprised
when they walked off with the prizes
at the doll show held last night at the
annual carnival being put on this week
at the Our Lady of Victory Church,
Reservoir and Conduit roads
Elizabeth and Barbara Anne are
dons. of course, and they belong, re-
spectively. to Lynda Owen, 8. of 1908
S street. and Nancy Lou Candy, 8, Of
5029 Cathedral avenue
Elizabeth. who once belonged to
Lyndas mother, Mrs. Cecil Owen.
spent many years locked up in trunk.
Last Christmas. however, she was sent
to a doll hospital for few weeks and
emerged good as new When she was
dressed in the modern fashions. Eliza
Evening star., 1936-07-15

beth. with her china face and long.
curling lashes. was definitely good
looking, and the judges decided that
age was an asset Her "a years were
a big factor in the decision which
awarded her the carnival's prize for
the most novel doll"
Barbara Anne. while pretty young
still, is a career doll. Last year. it was
revealed, Barbara Anne won prize in
a public school doll contest. So Nancy
Lou got busy yesterday afternoon,
laundered and pressed the long baby
dress which Barbara Anne wears al
most exclusively. and, with a certain
degree of confidence, entered her in
the show. Barbara Anne won the
prize for the best dressed"
Twenty-Five dolls we're entered b. %
mothers, who clasped their babies
tightly in their arms while they lined
Evening star., 1936-07-15
FOUR-LIGHT TRAFFIC
SIGNAL BEING PLACED

The first four-light traffic signal in
the city was expected to be in opera
ton at Twelfth street and Constitution
avenue this afternoon in time for the
rush hours, starting at O'Clock.
Three light signals are now in oper-
alton at Eleventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue and several other busy
intersections. but the new installation
at Twelfth and Constitution will be the
first of its kind here.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
+. .F.DETWEILER FUNERAL
is SET THIS AFTERNOON
Burial to Be in Glenwood Gem
etery-Services at 2 Pm.
at Hysong's.

Frederick r. Detweiler, 10, retired
vice president of Judd & Detweiler,
Inc, who died Monday In Emergency
Hospital, was to be buried today in
Glenwood Cemetery after services at
Hysong's funeral parlors at 2 pm.
He had been in i'll health more than
a year.
Mr.. Detweiler, whose home was at
2122 California street, was the son
of F. M. Detweiler, co-founder Of the
Judd & Detweiler printing firm.
He was q member of the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants, st. Johns
Masonic Lodge and the Calvary Bap-
tist Church.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, JR.

TINE earth's giants, like this huge
Komodo dragon, seem to be
handicapped by their great
u size in the age-old struggle for
survival.
Keepers at the Zoo fear they may
lose their great monitor lizard, the
only one in the United States, and
one Of very few in captivity.
The dragons" tail is getting thin.
an ominous sign in a monitor lizard,
and he has been "off his feed" for
some time. Everything possible Is be-
ing done to restore him to vigorous
health. -.--.-..
If this could be accomplished the
dragon" might very well grow to 13
feet and be a prize exhibit for un-
counted years in the future. He al
ready Is the envy of Zoo men through
out the world
Three of the great monitors were
brought to this country from the
rocky, isolated island of Komodo, in
the Malay Archipelago. Conditions
peculiar to that locality produced the
giants IN millions ct years Of evolu-
Evening star., 1936-07-15
CEREMONIES HELD
AT FORT STEVENS
Woman's Relief Corps Rites Mark
Battle Saving Washington
From Confederates.

Memorial exercises commemorating
the Battle of Fort Stevens, which
saved Washington from capture by the
Confederates during the Civil War,
we're held by the Womans Relief
Corps at the fort yesterday at sunset.
John Clagett Proctor. Washington
historian, delivered the main address.
Music was furnished by the drum
corps of the Fort Stevens Post of the
American Legion Mrs. Agnes Sibley,
department president of the Woman'S
Relief Corps, presided.
Evening star., 1936-07-15
Camp Meeting Opens July "a.

DENTON. Md, July Is H0.-The
annual camp meeting sponsored by the
Eastern district of the Pilgrim Holiness
Church, comprising Maryland, Della
ware and the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia, will begin here July "a. The 10.
day gathering has been held yearly
since 1898.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-08
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Bidding went: Mr.. Rapp, my
partner, sitting East and dealing,
1-Heart; South, Diamonds; West,
2-Spades; East, 2-No Trunps;
West, 4-Spades; North, Double.
The opening lead was the of
diamonds, doubler's partner having
bid that suit. Dummy played the
@. South's Ace covered. I ruffed.
The only hope of making my con-
tract appeared to be by eliminating
both red suits, then throwing
North in and making him lead
clubs. If that could be done, pro-
vided South did not hold both the
Q and ], the contract could be full
filled. Due to North's belief in his
bad luck doubling me, it seemed
almost certain that he held three
trump tricks. Consequently a low
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-08
CONTRACT BRIDGE

spade was led towards dummy's 8.
NOrth's won.
North saw that It made no diff
ference whether he led a diamond
or a heart, dummy's K of diamonds
always meant discard for me.
The fact that he did not lead q
club marked him with possession
Of at least one honor in the suit.
He led a diamond. Dummy's K
won, allowing declarer to drop his
lowest club. Dummy's of dia-
monds was led and ruffed. Leav-
ing the doubler no more of that
suit.
It would not do to put North in
again with trump before he had
been stripped OF heGrts. A low
heart was led. Dummy's K won.
The Ace of hearts also won q trick,
then dummy's 2 of hearts was led
and ruffed. North again followed
suit. If he happened to hold
fourth card Of the suit l would be
down. AS a matter of fact the re-
naming six cards in each hand
were as shown below.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-08

She had visited him in the regu-
lar way just before she left for her
annual California visit. While
making his examination he found
a spot on her tongue just where 1t
impinged on some artificial dem
ture. He called in medical con-
sultation and she was told that she
had a very early cancer on the
tongue. She had never felt any
pain in it.
Although naturally alarmed at
first, she said she felt absolutely
no fear after she had talked to the
physician who treated her with
radium. He assured her that she
had come to him in time, and that
the cancer would absolutely be
destroyed by radium. She has
taken her treatments, the condi-
ton has disappeared and she is
perfectly assured of the future.
"How lucky" she philosophers,
for me that I visited my dentist
instead of putting it off until after
my vacation. as it is so easy to do"
Tells Cheerful Story
1t so happened that l was able
tell her a very comforting story
told her a cheerful story about
ANGER.
A day or two before was talk
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-08

| ing to the director of one of the
three greatest Institutes in the
world for treatment of cancer. He
said that he was going down to
fish with former patient who in
vited him regularly once a year.
Then he told the mans story.
He had been travelling desultor.
lily about the world and settled, for
some reason, for a while in South
Africa. Each morning his native
servant brought him a glass of to-
mato juice for breakfast. One
morning he made a mistake and
put tabasco sauce in the glass. It
burned his masters tongue, but as
the day wore on most of the sur
face got better except the man
noticed one spot on the back of
the tongue that remained sore.
Thinking only that he had a
superficial burn there, he consulted
the local doctor who told him to
get to a medical center at once.
He flew across Africa to Cairo and
thence to Southampton, where he
caught a fast steamer and was in
New York eight days from the time
he left South Africa.
There he sought out my in
formant's institute where they
found he had an liberated cancer
at the base of his tongue with en-
larged nodes in the neck. He was
intensively treated with radium
alone. That was five years ago
and he has had no sign of a re-
currence.
Of course the tabasco sauce had
not caused the cancer, but simply
revealed it. Like the other, it had
caused no pain or soreness.
Lucky for her she visited her
dentist. Lucky for him his serv.
ant made a mistake and gave him
tabasco sauce. /
Luckily for both Of them they are
living in the age when radium can
be selected in proper cases as more
certain and effective than surgery.
In cancer treatment today the
team work Of the pathologist, sur
geon, radinm and X-ray specialist
is all important.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-08
A STRANGE FATALITY

THE LUCK of the game often
appears so weird that players be-
come positively s-perstitious over
mere coincidents Tor are they
something different p. I will not
mention his name, but he is one OF
our finest players. For months
everyone of his business doubles OF
my calls, except once when I de.
liberately overbid to save points
have given me fulfilled contracts
at doubled score. Here is one such
case in a duplicate game.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-08

Then North was put in with Q
trump. He could win only two
spade tricks, no matter how he
played the cards. If he led a low
club the 9 in dummy would win,
then the Ace and K would win the
two remaining tricks. If he led
club honor my K would win. then
the lead ct that suit back through
him wcuid win the last two tricks
I just made my doubled contract.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-08

LIeuIS LII SOOU
stead, as was
in s t anced in
the story told
me by a de-
lightful la d y
in the Cali
fornia SUM-
shine the 9TH
er day. S h e
said she was
late in coming
to Califor n / a
this year be-
cause Of a dis
concerning dis
covery m a d e
nv her dentist.