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Evening star., 1936-09-23

DCCLl az xtyC 4SNoNAAs ~.
H., for the Summer. Is at Mayfair
House in New York while opening her
house for the Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. MacCrack-
en- have leased the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Wyckoff at 3525 s street
in Georgetown. Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Cracken have made their home for
many years at Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs MacCracken, her mother, Mrs.
Simeon T. Lewis, and her two chill
dren, Lewis and Elizabeth Ann, re-
turned to the Capital few days ago
from Aurora. N. Y, where they had
a Summer home at Cayuga Lake.
They are now at the Mayfiower Hotel
and will move into their new house
October !.
DR.. and Mrs. william z. Kitchell,
their son Sherwood and daughter. Mrs.
James Spindler of st. Clair. Mo, who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grattan Kerans while in Washington,
will visit in Baltimore, Philadelphia.
New York, Battle Greek, Mich, and
Chicago before returning to their
home. DR.. Kitchell. cousin Of Mrs.
Kerans, is prominent in the public
health service in his State.
Mr.. and Mrs Luke Wilson have re-
turned to their home in Bethesda
after spending some time in Europe.
They arrived in New York Monday on
the Queen Mary.
Miss Gere Dell Sale Of Park road
has had as her guest for the past
week, Miss Mary Jane Mulherrin of
Hanover, N. H. Miss Sale and Miss
Evening star., 1936-09-23
Senorita AlfarO
To Wed Mr.. Weller
This Afternoon

Members of the diplomatic circles
and of1icials in Washington will at
tend the wedding this afternoon Of
Senorita Amelita Alfaro, daughter Of
the former Panama Minister and
Sonora de Alfaro, and Mr.. Frank
Harlow Weller, son of Mrs. r. r.
Weller and the late Mr.. Weller, which
will take place in st. Matthews
Church at 4:30 o'clock. Msgr. Edward
L. Buckley will perform the ceremony.
Preceding the ceremony Nine. Nadia
FAM will give a program Of songs.
A reception for the members of the
family and close friends will follow
the ceremony, at the Washington Club.
Evening star., 1936-09-23
Secretary of Labor
Leaves the Capital
For Series Of Visits
Supreme Court Justice Returns to Washing
ton Apartment Social News IN
Diplomatic and Official Circles.

TIME Secretary of Labor Miss Perkins left Washington
yesterday York. where she will speak today at the
New York Tribune Institute She will go tonight to
Topeka Kans she will attend the Convention Sae Laoo
Miss Perkins will leave Topeka FRIDAY ngn
Syracuse Y to attend the new 1orA oa'e o
vention. which will open Monday
The Chief Justice and Mrs will arrive
from New YORK. Wnee tey nave oee
for several days at the Chief Justice and Mrs Hughes
have spent motoring esurey through New England
Mr. Justice and Mrs George Sutherland arrived in New York
Monday in Queen Mary from Europe where they spent ne
returned to their apartment at 2ozs
avenue yesterday.
The Finnish Minister and Nine Jarnee who have recently
returned from Finland they spent the Summar will move
in 1909 avenue to 24l6 Tracy place.
The military atache British Embassy Col Wyndham
Torr has returned to apartment the Shoreham where
he will be Joined Friday by Mrs Torr and their small
daughter Camilla Torr Mrs Tor is stopping over IN fhaoe
visit Mrs Charles Lea.
spen three months Arriving Quebec
early this month, they took motor trip down through Ne"
England, visiting in Newport r. L. and later IN Ne" 1ofA oS
Comte Charles van der his sister, Miss
Betty van der and daughter of the Belgian
der have gone to
rdan v ono island where thew will be at the Garden City
Mile Betty sze daughter the Ambassador and Nine
sze today the Mary for England to continue
her studies
The assistant administrator of Progress Admna
on has her guests at the Westchester
her son and daughr-n-law, Mrs Albert Woodward
of Los Angeles.
Fitz Gerald wife of Col. W. Fitz Gerald u s. A. mas
returned to her home in Somerset Md after vSt OF
months with mother Giles Kellogg in Coronado Calf
returning Somerset Mrs Ftz Gerald stopped to
days Dallas where she visited Mr. and Mrs Jonn W.
Sandeson who former resident OF wash
ngton marriage last Winter was Miss
Smith, of Col. and Mrs. Fitz Gerald
COL and with them for several months
the formers mother William T. Fitz Gerald who will stay
with Christmas time when she will 60 to Florida
for the remainder of the Winter.
Col, R. Abraham of Fort Crook. Nebr, and Mrs c. r.
Abraham daughter Polly Abraham to Washing
ton to enter her in Gunston for the Winter term at the
Martinique for short stay.
Mrs L. wife Of Col L. R. James, u s. A. OF Fort
Hayes Columbus will make her home at the Martinique for
few months
Capt Gibbs arrived in New York Monday In
the Queen Mary after spending time in Europe.
Evening star., 1936-09-23

They will make their home in De-
troit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Poole OF New
York City are staying at the Dodge
while in the Capital.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert L. Herman OF
Cleveland Heights. Ohio, are spending
several days at the Shoreham before
returning home. They have been on
a cruise to Havana and also visited
in New York, following their wedding
which took place September 10 ir
Cleveland. Mrs. Herman is the for
mer Miss Louise Barnett.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle is II
Cambridge, Mass, for few days
where her son. Henry Grattan Doyle
jr., and daughter, Miss Marion Wade
DOYLE, have gone to enter college
Evening star., 1936-09-23

spent the late Summer With her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Barranco Of
Huntington, Long Island, are spend
ing a few days at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
Evening star., 1936-09-23

Continued on Fourth Page0
Evening star., 1936-09-23

Miss Gere Dell Sale Of Park road
has had as her guest for the past
week, Miss Mary Jane Mulherrin Of
Hanover, N. H. Miss Sale and Miss
Evening star., 1936-09-23

Henry as a freshman in Harvard
College and Marion in Radcliffe Col
leee. Before returning to washing
ton. Mrs. Doyle will make q brief
visit to her mother.
Mrs. William S. Campbell Of San
Diego, Calf, is at the Wardman Park
Hotel where she has taken an apart
ment for the Winter.
Miss Betty W. Middleton OF
Charleston. S. c., daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Middleton Of that city,
has arrived in Washington and is at
the Shoreham before entering Gun
ston Hall.
Mrs. Booth, wife of Mr.. Walter r.
Booth of the Shipping Board. has re-
turned to their home in Chevy Chase
from Cleveland, Ohio. where she has
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09
Q New York Post--WNU Service.
Box Score Is Mum
on Cards Wanting
Reserve Infelder

THE Cards would like to trade =
1 pitcher preferably Walker or Hal
Iahan) for a reserve lnfieIder tJImmy
Jordan or Woody EnoIIsh). Such a
deal would strengthen tho Gas House
oanosters at the one point where they
now arc woefully weak. Although
he claims he IL happy, Al Lopez looks
thin and peaked and his friends Insist
the former Dodoer catcher would love
to be traded to some club with =
chance. Charley Roman, the um-
plre, has = 391-acre farm In Kentucky.
He quarters 80 to 500 horses and mules
~ we'll az SO to so mich cows on It.
Cy Perkins, the Tiger coach, Is the
best plano player among the athletes
now stationed In this state. Ethan
Allen and Pitcher Pete Appleton (nee
Jablonowski) are the runners-np. !.
Braves Field Tor whatever they call
the present Boston Beehive) Is the
toughest of all big-tlme parks In which
to catch foul balls. That is because
the wind plays queer tricks while
whistling through the high stands
Fred Leach, who once outfielded for
the PILLS and the Giants, now Is a
Idaho bank director. He also has a
farm on which he specialzes In eggs.
Some OF his pals Insist that Hank
Greenburo's holdout was partly In
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09
Creyhound's Dinner
Cost You a Quarter

When in training the dogs are fed
only once "a day On days
when they are not racing they dine
at six o'clock On working
days (Florida has matinees as we'll
as evening performances) they must
walt until after the races II
you have greyhound to dinner you
should give him raw hamburger,
ground coarsely but with all the fat
removed, pearl barley, spinach, toma-
toes, oatmeal. dog biscuit and hominy
grits Y0u mix all this togeth-
er and, Ii 1t is very special occasion.
you add few spoonsful OF cod liver
oilt !. The ordinary portion
weighs pound and quarter. al
though some owners dish out rati0ns
as heavy as two pounds The
average daily cost for dogs board
is Is cents
Sixty to sIxty-four pounds Il tho
Ideal racing weight for dog, but
there have been winners all tho way
from forty-seven to seventy-four !. :.
At the start Of the season the weight
Of each dog Is recorded When
competing In race his weight must
not vary by moro than two pounds
from these recorded figures !.
Similarly only pound and half
weight variation IL permitted from
his last weight.
This is to prevent cheating !.
There was day Cit still exists In too
many places, as most dog racing ex-
perts will admit) when INSCRIPTIONS
owners would fill their favorItes full
of food or water before q race.
Other owners used to celebrate "Bc
Kind 10 Animals Week" by sand
pering the pads OF popular dogs feet.
1t was very fine means OF winning
bets on long shots. as yon will dis
cover If you try the trick on your
own tootsles and then attempt to
sprint hundred.
Owen p. Smith invented the mechan-
lca rabbit whereby dog racing was
made possible as public land big
betting) spectacle That was
In 1920 and the first events were held
at Emeryvile, Calf. I'll. The big
ucst of all betting nights was at
Springdale. Ohio, an outlaw track near
Cincinnati. More than S325,000 was
wagered.
incidentally. owners fatty deny the
widespread story that a greyhound
which has caught the rabbit no long
er is any good for racing and, In fact,
Is practically broken-hearted at the
deception that has been practiced upon
him.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09
Recalling When Johnson
Kayoed Stanley Ketchell
Not In the box score.

Ibl III ttt QUA 6IuIc.
Take 1t or leave 1t. but there are
people who insist that Pete Bostwlck,
the millionaire steeplechase rider.
wants to buy Brooklyn's Dodgers !. J.
Francis Albertanti, recently retired
Madison Square Garden pugilistic pub
liclst, once WIS a worlds champion
He won the title In typewritlng speed
contest at the old Garden thirty-five
years ago After Jack Johnson
knocked out Stanley ketchell, two of
Ketchell's teeth were found Embedded
In Johnson's glove.
Even the ultra careful New York
Jockey club sometimes makes mis-.
takes. Recently a two-year-old was
registered az Sophia Tucker when It
should have been Sophie. Similarly
another thoroughbred was officially set
down as Ruby Keller when the owner
meant the name to be Keller
Jorge Bresca, the heavyweight; Louis
-aoresI, his manager. and Billy DcFoc,
his trainer, all were born In the same
month, March Jimmy Foxx,
who held open house for New York
friends on Sunday forgot to Sign his
name to the invitation sent to one
sports writer. Then sent tho invita-
tion to the wrong paper
Washington may get franchise In
the Eastern Amateur Hockey league
next season. One OF the big-time clubs
lis planning to operate farm there
Wllfred Barnes. past president
OF the British War Veterans +. G.
lsoccer) and chairman of the N. Y. s.
II. A. cup committee. also Is an au.
thority on rugby. He played as q
schoolboy internatlonalIst for England
in 1900, was with the famous Stafford
club In the Northern Union league and
represented the British navy for five
years against the best European
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09
Breadon, Gard Prexy,
Has a Menagerie

In addition to owning the Cards, Sam
Breadon also has title to half a dozen
saddle horses, II dogs, flock of guinea
pigs and a six-foot snake. The
Brooklyn training camp score card lists
eleven club officials, starting off with
Prexy Steve McKeever and winding
up with a scout named Melville q.
Logan. Ell. Ben Geraghty, the Villa
nova basketball captain who Is one of
the most promising Of Dodger rockies,
studied Journalism at college. Book
les, several OF whom operate In the
New York rings, are still being showed
around by the Miami Pinks. There
Is some little discomfort at the Babe
Ruth homestead because SO few pho
tographers drop around this year.
Torchy Koda, the very good Jap
anese golf pro who has been 80 popu-
lar with the galleries during his pres
ent tour, Is only five feet tall and
weighs only l21 pounds. 60. Charlie
-asHaarn, the Yntahack who now
operates on Wall street. is the. closest
pal Of Tom Yawkey.
Joe Dmaggio. the most talked ahaut
land probably the bcst) ball player In
the South this spring, has found some
thing to worry about. This 10 the first
time he has been far away from the
family freside and although he has
noted no symptoms as yet he fears that
he eventually will become homcsick
The pills turned down Burgess
Whitehead before tho Cards traded
him 70 the Giants. Although there
are people who speak critically Of his
speed, Harry banning il willing to bet
that II all the big-time catchcrs were
lined up for 1o0-yard dash he would
finish no better than third. Ripple,
the outfielder. has the daIntiest dogs
among the Giants. He wears only =
size 6Ea shoe. The National league
and Dollie Stark will soon make up.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

tion In case his fielding was held
against him. Harry Geisel, the
American league umpire, and Mel
Harder, the Cleveland pitcher, can
land love toy do card tricks.
Otto KILLER probably Is fixing to get
himself tossed out OF the them was
the days" union. The Dodger coach
says that 1t Is much harder to hit now
than when he was star. Claims that
the pitchers mix In to many curves,
screwballs and KNOCKERS along with
the fast ones. Gabhy Hartnett Is
the favorite ball player Of P. X. Wrig-
ley, owner of the Cubs. Angie Galan
ranks second and Billy Herman third.
Lee Ballafant. the newest OF Ma
tlonal league umpires, Ia a snappy
young fellow but players are complain
Ing. They say he passes Judgment on
curve balls too quickly. During his
catching days Tom Clarke, Giants
scout, had one finger broken % times.
II looks as good as ever now, though,
while digit damaged during batting
practice two years ago resembles Pearl
street. i. Ed Brandt has more
trouble pitching to little Lloyd Waner
than to any other batter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

Blousas have to 60 a long way
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with tiny crystal buttons. Soft puff
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At the bottom Is most attractive
shirt blouse-it has charming
Peter Pan collar and buttoned panel
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made OF batiste with either short
sports or long bishop sleeves.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1850-B---
both blouses--is available In sizes
IA, 10, is, 20; 40 and AZ. Cor
responding bust measurements 80
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

cause that's the way things happen In
Hollywood.
There's no stopping these amateur
hours on the radio. WMCA and the
Inter-clty claim now have an Ugly
Duckllng amateur hour, (for singers
who feel that lack of beauty keeps
them from sncceedingl &c Comedy
Writer amateur hour (this Is the place
for you Ii you want to be funny on
the air; a stock company OF profess
sionals does the broadcasting you just
send your material in), and another
one for song writers, the winning
songs submitted for this hour Will be
published.
ODDS AND ENDS =. Wallace Beery
Uos one OF the most Worried men on the
coast ,Uhen doctors told him that Carol
Ann, his lille daughter. would have to
have her tonsils OUT /. Mrs. Beery has
just returned from London Uhere she
talked Uith British producers about
Waily's making picture there :. Paul
Nhiteman loses five pounds every time he
broddcasis. and then puts them right back
on again Charles Wmninser.
Of -Sho1o Boat" Jane. Is under contract
to Fox. Uiih -Ehiie Fang" as his fra
picture.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

old Clemenceau, not
sympathetic W ! t h
France this time,
says e n & | a n d Is
sly In
volve d and I'VE
sh all sc n d our
young men to die,
this time on Ger
man soil, to punish
these arrogant and
a aggressive Teutons
for daring to make
preparations for the
defense of t b e | r
own soil against a
foreign invader"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

THE following 10 what = reporter
1 gets for going to the dogs:
There are four states In which dog
racing 10 ieoaI--FlorIda, Arkansas,
massachusetts and Oregon :.
Tracks also arc permitted to operate
In ~ other states by-Iet us call IT.
special arrangement with local author
tiles II 10 estimated that moro
than 5000, 900 witnessed the races
last year s. Greyhounds, oener-
ally considered the fastest Of all anil
mails at any distance up to $50 yards,
naturally are preferred to whlppets
A greyhound In full flight aver
ages IS miles an hour. U
They are not raced until they are
fourteen months old Females
usually continue In competition for
three years, while males usually cam
paign year or more Then,
even though they still retain their
speed. they are retired for breeding
purposes.
Blood lines are as important as
among race horses War Cry,
owned by w. r. Burnett, the author,
Is the Man o. War OF the dogs :.
Aside from starring In movie, he won
A races In one year and was out of
the money only four times :.
Other great sires are Traffic Officer,
who goes back three dog generations
az years., Meadows and Playgoer.
CreyhOund's Dinner Will
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

epired by tho rule
which prevents first
basemen from attach
Inc those oversize nets
to their gloves this
season. They say that
Hank never was a
good fielder until this
0adget was invented
and that he knows he
will slump without It
now. So he asked \
pretty penny In order
that he might be In
good bargaining POSI-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

a Soldier pretty
soon people are going
to think there's q ink
on 1t. Marlene Diet
rich, you'll recall,
walked out on 1t.
Margaret SULLIVAN was
then borrowed for 1t,
and broke her arm
Nobody seems to care
for the leading role
SO some unknown girl
may get II. and II she
does, she'll be a SEN
Al a =
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09
This story will interest
many Men and Women

MOT long ago | was like some friends I
~ have. low in spirits. rundown. out Of
sorts. tired easily and looked terrible. ! knew
/ had no serious organic trouble 70 / reasoned
scnslbly. as my experience has since proven.
that work, worry, colds and whatnot had just
worn me down.
The confidence mother has always had in
S.S.S. Tonic. which Is still her standby when
she feels rundown. convinced me ought to
try this Treatment. Il started course. the
color began to come back to my skin. Il felt
better II no longer tired easily and soon
felt that those rcd-blood-cclls were back to so
called fighting strength. :. 1t 10 great to feel
strong again and like my old self. csAs. ca
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

Lloyd George Is bitter In his denun-
citation of the suggestion that England
be dragged Into another war. France"
says he, ''can spend $500 100000 on the
erection Of huge Notifications. We can
vote plans which Involve expenditure
OF an extra fifteen hundred million dol
lars for protection. But IL the Ger
mans propose to throw up even pill
box to guard their famous cities anu
their greatest Industrial area J. then
measures must be concerted between
the general army STATS OF Britain and
France"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Hear Lloyd George
News From the Cosmos
Statesmen and Politicians
Sloan's Fine Figures

Lloyd George, who ran the big war
for England and won with the help OF
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09
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Patience In weakness Is mightier
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

The fastest" double star Is found,
and that Is the big news. Twin suns"
close together, In the constellation Of
Ophiuchus. revolve completely around
each other In twenty months. The
shortest period OF revolution for any
other binary" star Is five years. Some
revolve only once In hundred years.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

Nature Is both fast and slow; the
electron In the atom revolves around
the proton thousands OF millions OF
times In second. The lens-shaped
Milky Way above your head, In which
our sun Is one of thirty thousand mill
lion specks Of light, revolves once In
25,O0O,0O0 years. No limit to bigness,
no limit to smallness. apparently.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

1t Is the old story: England has
statesmen, we have politicians-and
some Of them are Anglomanlac snobs.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

1t has been suggested here often
that airplanes might fight forest fires,
possibly by laying down from over
head soapy layer to shut out oxygen.
Utah's officials have planned new
parachute, simultaneously opening,
that would land from one to six fire.
fighters and apparatus from planes,
wherever desired.
q King Features Syndicate. Inc.
WNU Service.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18

Forget harsh purgatives and
habit-forming salts for con-
Stipation and turn to this new
pleasant way of restoring
healthy, normal elimination.
Just add to your daily diet a
liberal supply of Rice's Honey
Krushed heat Brea d.
Crushed whole wheat fur.
nisheS roughage. Pure honey
stimulates the intestines, and
other natural ingredients pro-
vide a harmless aid to regu-
larity.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
BOND HELD0N9 9
CARCHARGES

Joe Sam Bond. one of the 81
defendants in District Supreme
Court ON charges Of participation
in an alcohol conspiracy, was ar
rested by police at a. m. today
and booked on nine traffic
charges.
His arraignment before Traffic
Judge Casey was delayed today
until adjournment of the con-
Spiracy trial.
Taken after an exciting chase
through the streets in the vicinity
Of Twenty-third and Massachu-
sets Avenue Northwest, Bond was
booked for speeding, driving on
the wrong side of the street, driv-
ing without tail lights. carrying
illegible license tags. failure to
give hand signals, failure to ex-
hibit registration card or drivers
permit. and failure to register a
change of address with the Traf-
fic Bureau.
The Arrest was by Officers T.
j. O'Sullivan and w. B. Sparks
Of No. 3 Precinct.