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Evening star., 1936-05-17
Cooperative Effort Promoting
Public Library System Urged
Mrs. p. S. Smith Brings
Plea to Progress
on Broad Front.

Greater enthusiasm for the work Of
public libraries generally and desire
to help advance the interests Of the
Washington Public Library on q
broader front were brought home by
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith. trustee Of
the local library since 1882 and men,
Der of the Board Of Education for
the past eight years, who attended
the annual convention Of the Ameri-
can Library Association In Richmond
during the past week.
Mrs. Smith acted as chairman Of
the trustees section Of the national
convention, made one Of the main
addresses and presided jointly over
one Of the general sessions with DR..
Louis Round Wilson, Chicago, presi-
dent Of the association.
Through the prominent part she
played at the Richmond convention,
Mrs. Smith came home with o desire
to promote greater cooperation be-
tween trustees and employees and ex-
ecutives Of the library system, and
with the feeling that library work
can be promoted greatly by q pub
licity program through press and ra-
dio channels.
Reelected to Office.
Mrs. Smith was reelected chairman
OF the. trustees section of the Ameri-
can Library Association for a two
year term. Her address was entitled
The Status of Library Development
in America" This speech was deliv-
cred Wednesday and that night she
broadcast it over the Columbia Broad
casting System from Richmond sta
ton.
Library trustees should make 1t
their duty" Mrs. Smith said, ito at
tend every meeting Of their board and
to visit each branch of the Washing
ton system at least once every year
in order to know the members Of the
STATS and to see how the branches
are run. They must educate them
selves before they educate the public
IN library work. Every trustee, feel,
should be member Of the American
Library Association, which is adding
a trustees section to Its monthly bull
letin.
There are between 10000 and 40
900 library trustees in the United
States and not more than 300 Of them
belong to the association. If more
Of them join, they will be stimulated
to produce greater public interest in
the libraries and their work.
Urges New Branches.
Congress" she said, 'has been very
generous with appropriations for Ii
braries in the District. We should
work toward the gradual addition of
new branch library every few years
in order to meet the public need"
In discussing the work of trustees
in promoting the interests of public
Evening star., 1936-05-17
5DTH ANNIVERSARY
Of LAW OBSERVED
Capper and Thomas on Pro-
gram for Alcohol Instruc-
ton Celebration.

The fiftieth anniversary Of the alco-
hol and narcotic public school instruc-
ton law will be celebrated in meet
ing at Central High School next Fri
day night with Senator Capper OF
Kansas presiding and several speeches.
including one by Senator Ebert D.
Thomas.
The object of the celebration, ac-
cording to J. Raymond Schmidt, gen.
eral chairman, is not only to give
proper recognition to the fiftieth an
niversary of the act, but also Ito
award honor and appreciation to the
faithful school officials and teachers
who are faithfully observing the law"
The meeting is intended, Schmidt
said, ito attract the special attention
of all ministers and other leaders in
religious and reform circles and par
ents of public school students and
all other public spirited citizens and
residents of Washington to the vital
necessity Of the adequate enforcement
Of this great and good law in the
future
DIR. Ball0u to Speak.
Besides Senator Capper and Sena-
tor Thomas, speakers will include DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent of
schools; Mrs. John S. Bennett, past
president of the Womans City Club;
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, president of
the General Federation of Women S
Clubs, and Mrs. N M. Pollock, past
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union of the District of
Columbia.
There will be a musical program
Including a concert by the Central
High School Cadet Band and selec-
tions by chorus Of 70 voices from
Eastern High School, accompanied by
the Inter High School Festival Or
chestra.
A play written for the occasion will
be presented by the District of Co.
lumbia Post of Allied Youth.
Roper Honorary Chairman.
Secretary Of Commerce Roper is
honorary chairman of the committee
in charge Of the celebration and there
are many distinguished vice chair
4uSIl l1lC 4OllOWAAS. 4NAA D.
Albert w. Atwood, Mrs. Mary T. Ban
herman, Mrs. John S. Bennett, Mrs.
Lloyd w. Biddle, Maurice Bisgyer, DR.
w. Sinclair Bowen. Rev. Charles H
Butler, Rev. w. L. Darby. Mrs. Bertha
M. Davis, L. w. De Cast, Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, Linn c. Drake, DR.
Everett M Ellison, Lester L. Fansher,
Mrs. Walter B. Fry, Melvin c. Hazen
Wilbur La Roe, jr.; Miss Laura Lind
ley, w. w. MILAN, Joy Elmer Morgan
James R. Moss, DR.. o. S. Parrett, Mrs
N. M. Pollock, William L. Rice, Ro-
land w. Renkel, Dr.. T. T. Roberts, Miss
Georgia Robertson, Miss Frances
Sangster, Jesse c. Suter, Mrs. Harvey
W. Wiley and j. G. Yaden.
Other officers include Executive Sec
retary, William v. Mahoney; treasurer
w. w. NARROW; committee chairmen-
Program, DR.. Edgar B. Brossard anc
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest; music, DR.
Edwin N. c. Barnes; play, William
Frank Cleaver; radio, Tate r. Hack
ney; publicity, Rev. Thomas E. Boorde
expansion, Miss Bede johnson; audit.
ing, James P. Briggs; flowers ant
decorations, Mrs. Pauline r. Auer.
hamer, and finances, w. ]. Tucker.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
AUTHOR TO LECTURE

Joel A. Rogers, colored lecturer,
author and war correspondent, will
lecture on the Italo- Ethiopian War
at Garnet-Patterson Junior High
School Tuesday night, May 26, under
auspices of the James e. Walker Post,
No. 26, of the American Legion.
Rogers, member of the Societe
d'Anthropologie of Paris, veteran Of
four years in the British Army and
employed by a Pittsburgh Merge
weekly newspaper as war correspond
ent, recently returned to the United
States from Ethiopia. He has trav-
eled extensively in Europe and Africa
since 1925 and was q guest of En-
peror Halle Selassie at the latter's
coronation in 1880. He interviewed
the Emperor during the war.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
AERIAL EAGLE HUNTER
SLAYS BIRDS IN PARIS
Mate Always Comes to Look and
Is Easily Killed-Loss Among
Sheep Cited.

SAN ANGELO, Tex. (P).-"when
you kill an eagle" says Ray Baum
gardner, Fort Stockton aviator who
hunts the birds by airplane, "its mate
comes to see what has happened and
is slain easily"
Baumgardner says eagles have been
causing more losses among lambs than
have coyotes.
"An eagle carries its kill to the nest
OF its young. One of the pair stays
on the nest while the other hunts
and when the one on scout returns
the other takes its place" he says.
Baumgardner estimates the top
speed of an eagle at 60 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
DRIVERS INVOKE SAINT
AGAINST AUTO MISHAPS
Line Of Cars Awaits Blessings of
st. Christopher at Christ
the King Church.

ROSELAND, Ind. (P).-Each Sun
day afternoon a line CT automobiles
waits for blessing Of st. Christopher,
patron saint Of motorists, at Christ
the King church where Rev. Wendell
P. Corcoran. c. S. c.. pastor of the
church, administers the blessings.
est. Christopher" Father Corcoran
explains, "is recognized as the patron
of automobile riders and as protector
Of all in storms, accidents and pesti-
lence."
Horrified by the toll of auto acci-
dents, Father Corcoran says, he de-
cided to build shrine dedicated to
st. Christopher where motorists could
come for special blessings.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
.SM|THbLACKMA|L
|. STORY HOLDS TWO
Tryst With Girl and Arrest of
Private Detective and
Lawyer Told.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Alfred E.
Smith, jr.'s contention that a tryst
with a young woman in a Chelsea
hotel developed into blackmail plot
today had jailed one man and caused
the arrest of another.
Authorities were checking tonight
the possibility that the son Of the for
mer Governor had by his charge fur
nished lead which might solve sew
eral other extortion plots similar in
detail
In Jail in default Of $4,000 bond Is
Max D. Krone, private detective. At
liberty under $4,000 bail is A. Henry
Ross, a lawyer, who surrendered to
police today under joint indictment
with Krone.
Cooperation Promised.
Harold w. Hastings, assistant dis
trict attorney, said the comparatively
low bail for the attorney was agreed
upon after he had promised to "co-
operate fully" with the official inves-
tigating the case.
The younger Smith. himself law
yer and estranged from his wife, told
the details Of his charge to grand
Jury which returned the indictments
Friday.
He said he met young woman,
later identified by Hastings as Miss
Catherine Marie Pavlick, at a party
in 1888. Subsequently, he said, he
accompanied her to hotel on
Twenty-third street.
Then. he said, he was forced to pay
over $4,000 in all, under threat of
exposure.
Krone Denies ALLEGATIONS"
In the police lineup this morning
Krone denied the criminal allega-
tions" to Deputy Inspector Daniel
Curtayne. He said only that he had
been a private investigator for IS
years. had never been arrested before,
and that he knew the younger Smith
and Miss Pavlick.
He remained silent when asked II
he had had "any business dealings
with the young lady"
Attaches at the district attorneys
office declined to divulge the present
whereabouts Of Miss Pavlick. They
said she had since married and that
they contemplated pressing no charges
would testify for the State.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Lodge Cites Examples of Heroism
Citizens Federation Head Lauds Awards Be Made by
Rainbow Veterans Association.
CAN think Of at least three
heroes and heroines myself"
So declared Thomas e.

So declared Thomas e.
i Lodge, president Of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, yes
terday in accepting a place on the
selecting jury Of the Rainbow Vet
erans' Association to chose a fireman.
policeman and some person In civil
life for an award Of a medal Of valor
for outstanding feats Of bravery dur
ing the year.
THE plan Of the Rainbow Division
Veterans Is q fine civic movement and
will give recognition to persons we
might otherwise hear very little about"
Lodge asserted.
Recalling the rescue Of Carlin Pey-
ton, airplane pilot, whose plane
plunged into the Potomac River near
Alexandria last week, Lodge exclaimed:
There is an example Of what this
gold medal award can do. under
stand that Peyton was strapped to
his seat in the cockpit of his plane
when Carlton Padgett of Rosemont,
a substitute letter carrier, and a friend,
who were standing on the shore, COM
mandeered a motor boat. Hurrying
to the scene, Padgett dove down,
kicked In the cockpit covering and
with difdculty freed Peyton from his
safety belt and brought him to the
surface.
Others aided him in the rescue and
in recusitation. but Padgett's act was
one which might very well have been
recognized by such an award as the
Rainbow Division Veterans propose" :"
Nominations Received.
Nominations for the medals may be
sent by any reader of The Evening
Star to the Rainbow Division Veterans
Medals of Valor Editor, The Evening
Star, Washington, D. c. Awards will
be made for acts performed during
the year ending May Is, 1887.
Pointing out that women and chill
dren are eligible for the gold medal
awards as well as men, Lodge cited
two examples of heroism which have
occurred in Washington during the
last few months.
"Only last month there was the
case of little Mary Rose Payne, who
was so badly burned when she grabbed
box of matches her younger brother
was playing with that she died about
10 days ago. It was just two weeks
before she would have celebrated her
9Th birthday anniversary.
Woman Rescues Man.
1.-TWO or three months ago, I be-
ueve it was, Mrs. Frances Miller
rescued the late Oscar M. Blanton,
automobile dealer, who had fallen
through the ice when he started to
walk out to his house boat moored
on the Potomac River at the foot of
Fourteenth street. Disregarding her
own safety. she went to his aid,
grabbed him by the coat collar and
was bringing him toward the pier
when a man who saw the accident
finally helped her lift Blanton out OF
the water onto the ice. If remember
correctly, it was her second rescue.
Ceases such as these would not be
eligible for an award, as the acts OF
bravery must have occurred after
midnight Friday, but they show the
appropriateness of the plan as a
means of offering civic recognition
where it is due"
Lodge announced he had notified
the 50 groups affiliated with the Fed
Grafton to be on the lookout for de-
serving cases to report to The Star.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

leading roles In their development.
Mrs. Smith also is member of the
American Association Of University
Women and has served as president
of the Twentieth Century Club, the
Cleveland Park School and Com
munity Association and the Cleve-
land Park Club. She was secretary
of the District George Washington
Bicentennial Commission. Her hus-
band, DR.. Philip Sidney Smith, Is
head Of the Alaska Division Of the
United States Geological Survey.
The Board Of Trustees of the
Washington Public Library was repre-
sented at the Richmond meeting by
second member, Albert w. Atwood,
who spoke at the Citizens Day Pro-
gram on May 13 on "The Trustee and
His Responsibility. He is well known
for his writings on finance.
Others Speak.
Eighty members Of the staff Of the
Public Library were able to attend the
convention in relays on account Of
LlIC 4ACdA4 W
Among members of the library who
participated by giving papers or pre-
siding at meeting were DR.. George F.
Bowerman, chief librarian, who pre-
sided as chairman Of q meeting on
Visual Methods" at which the ques-
ton Of motion pictures and the
library was discussed; Miss Clara
w. Herbert, assistant librarian, who
spoke on "Is 1t Possible to Have
Flexibility in a Classified Service?"
Miss Emma Hance, director Of
reference work, who presided at the
reference librarians round table;
and Mrs. Elsa 2. Posell, chief Of the
music division, who told of the First
Eighteen Months Of the Music Divi-
sion of the Washington Public
Library"
Approximately 5000 Librarians were
in attendance at the convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21
2OO..WDRC--HartfOrd-.lSSO

2OO-.WDRC--H P. M. 3:00--Baseba game-Boston Beel
 vs. Cincinnati Reds 6:OO--Jimmy Farrell. 5:15-Billy Mills orch. 6:45--News Service. 6:O0-Patti Chapln. G:15-NewB of Youth. 6:30--Baseball Scores. 6:40-News Service. 6:l5- Renfrew of the Mounted. 7:00-Kreuger Musical Toast
 Jerry Cooper, Sally Scher-
 merhorn and Ray Blocks
 orch. 7:3O-Kate Smith. 7:45--Boake Carter. s.O0--Hammerstein Music Hall. g:30--T.nueh with Ken Murray. e:00-Fred Warnings Fennsylvan-
 lnna. 0;3O-NathanIei shilkret's orch;
 Benny OOOdman's Swing
 Band and Rupert Hughes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

Byron, N. r., is internationally fa- nous for his work in opera, on the concert stage, in motion pictures and in radio. He has been guest soloist several times on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour.
 The popular ''Men About Town trio is comprised of Frank Luther Phil Duey, and Jack Parker-a truly all-star group since each member of the singing group is g star radio soloiSt in his own right The pianist and arranger is VII Donaldson.
 As for the Tuesday evening broadcasts, Tommy Dorsey's or chestra has a reputation second tC none in the swing classification Repeatedly the Dorsey orchestra hal been picked by other orchestrt leaders as their favorite swing band Tommy is a native of Shenandoah Pa. He began his musical training almost as soon as he could walk under the tutorship of his father, professional musician. He has beer heard on the air since 1928, achiev' ing his greatest popularity on thu crest of the swing wave. It is hard ly necessary to say that Tommy instrument is the trombone. Hi! virtuosity on this instrument vii be amply demonstrated during thu August Ford series.
 Your writer ventures to print
 the statement that he thinks
 he is but one of the millions of
 people in the country who are longing to hear one of Rudy
 Vallee's old time programs
 wherein the former Vagabond Lover did quite bit, of what
 was once called, grooming. But
 it seems that Rudy last lost all
 desire to establish himself as the
 head man on his programs, be-
 ing quite willingly to share the
 spotlight with many nationally
 and internationally known flg-
 ures. This type of program is
 interesting in the way of creat-
 ing 8 diversion for occasions but
 week after week it becomes b0r-
 ing. So why not go back to
 your old style program, Rudy
 and let's hear bit more of that
 voice of yours which is not far
 from tops as radio singers come.
 Stoopnagle and Budd, self-styleo "burlesquers par excellence" will present a take-oh on Husbands anc Wives, popular new NEG program as special feature of their next jamboree on Town Hall Tonight over the NBC-Red network. To- morrow night at g p. m. to make the occasion doubly suspicious, they will also present Robert Martin. Town Halls first amateur organisS
 Husbands and Wives" an open forum for the discussion of domes- tic problems, recently came to the networks under commercial Spon- sorship after attracting wide atten- ton as local sustaining program. In burlesqueing it the Colonel and Budd will portray a series of irate breadwinners and their complaining spouses, playing all the parts them- selves.
 Inspired by Stoopnagle's own fumblings upon the reedy-toned mighty gaspipe organ" young Mar tin, Bennington, Vt., waiter, will be heard as the first amateur to per- form at Town Halls mighty console
 Other musical high notes will be contributed by the Town Hall Quar- tet singing "Why Sing Song" and by Peter Van Steeden's orchestra.
 Good Night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21
New York Stations wEAF-eeO - WOR-71O - WJZ-76O - WABC-S6O

kret Orchs.; Ruper
 Hughes, Master of Ceres monies; Frank Forrest.
 Tenor; Scene from I Low an Actress, with Anna SteI and Walter Abel. 10: 0-WEAF-Willson Orch. WOR-The Hollisters--
 Sketch.
 WJZ-String Symphony;
 Frank Black, Conductor. 10:15-WOR-Great Lakes sym. phony Orch, Cleveland, 10 10:30-WEAF-Barry Mckinley, wABC-March of Time 1o:45-WEAF-Roy Campbell
 Royalists.
 WABC-Robison Orch. 11:30-WFGAF-Sports-Glen Me- nS; woR"News; Dance Music wJz0News; woodworth
 orch. -WEAF-Rodrigo Orch. WABC-Fray Orch. 11:30-WEAF-News; Henderson wJz-Coburn Orch. WABC-Knapp Orch. 11:45-WEAF-Jesse Crawford,
 Organ. 00-WEAF--Busse Orch. WJZ-Shandor, Violin:
 Dance Orch.
 WABC-Variety Program, with George Givot, Com edian. A. M. 12:30-WEAF-Pollack Orch. WJZ-Bring orch. WABC-Stabile Orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21

Once again Guy Lombardo and Bis Royal Canadians will be heard over station WATR through the ef' Forts of the Mutual Broadcastine EEgtem. The master of melody will le heard tonight at S:30 o'clock anc fmusic lovers will be in for a fifteen minute musical treat given by Guy LCmbardo and his Royal Canadians Too, ct 0:4S another very popular band takes the air when Red Norvc and his orchestra entertains with his swing rhythms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21

A double feature" will be offered to radio listeners by the Ford Deal- CTS during August when two differ ent musical programs take over the CBS and NEG spots that will be vacated when Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians take a months va cation from the air-waveS.
 The Tuesday evening broadcast, heard over the Columbia network at g D. m., EDST, will feature Tom my Dorsey's orchestra. The dis tinctive swing music of the Dorsey orchestra will be picked up from the Ford exhibit at the Texas centen- nial in Dallas. With the orcheS- tra two soloists, Blythe Wright and Jack Leonard, will be heard. The first of the Tommy Dorsey programs will be broadcast August 4 and will continue through August 25.
 On Fridays at the same time but over a national Broadcasting Sys- tenn network, B. A. Rolfe's orches- tra, with Richard Bonelli, famous operatic baritone, and the "Three Men About Town," will be heard, with the program emanating from Radio City.
 None of the talent assembled for the two big new Ford Dealers broadcasts needs introduction to the listening public. Rolfe's orchestra won fame in a series of weekly net work broadcasts that lasted for three years.
 Richard Bonelli, & native of Port
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21
oooa svAinsI

As nn added treat te the many llsteneEs of station y9AIR, Che voice e Waterbury, 1lae nationally popular program,
 Witoh's TaIeS win De presented 1nnlght at Q o'clock. It is Q nBeBemtatl0n of the Mutual as6nacasting System and its ha1P-Eniafng episodes will now thHall local radio fans as well as dlhose thsroughOut other sections Ne the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21
2ss--WTIC--Hartfor d..1O4O
ll9O Kilocycles

P. M.
 4:00-Women's Radio Review. 4:30-Gene Arnold's Ranch Boys. 4:45-Blue Room Echoes-Joseph
 Blume, director. 5:00-Afternoon at McNeils. 5:30-"Dick Tracy" 5:45-Studio Program. 6:00-Wrightville Clarion.
 6:15--A. B Mckinley on Sports. 6:30-News. 6:45-Rubinoff and Virginia Rae. 7:00-Amos 'n' Andy. 7:l5-The Lamplighter. 7:3O-"Unsolved Mysteries" 7:45-"Hoid the Press" e:O0--Leo Reismans orch. 8:3O-Wayne Kings Orch. 9:0O-Vox Pop Interviews. 9.3O-Ed Wynn. 1O:0O-Meredlth Wilson's Orch. 10:30-Barry Mckinley. 10:45-Roy Campbelrs Royallsts. 11.01-SDort News; Baseball Scores
 News. l1:15-Pollsh Dance Orch. 11 :45-Jesse Crawford, organist. 12.00--Weather Report. A. M. l2:0s-sIlent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21

After . weekend spent in
 listening to the sea waves we
 find that 1t is rather difficult to
 get back on the job and heed
 the calling of the ether waves
 but any rate we overheard.
 .Lennie Hayt0n, the very
 very popular as we'll as suc-
 cessfuI 28-year-Old conductor
 and arranger whose music Is
 heard on the Ed Wynn program
 Tuesday nights via NEG, is be-
 ing tutOred these days in the art
 oe playing tennis. It is to be ex-
 pected that very shortly he will
 Dc challenging other tennis play
 ing conductors. Rachel
 Carley, international chanteuSe
 of the Manhattan Merry-GO-
 Round, has . strange and dif-
 flcuIt task for each of her week.
 ly programs. By audience de-
 mand, Rachel devotes her solo
 to . French version of an Am-
 erican popular tune. TherfOre, she has to translate the lyrics Into her native idion. It's all right when the song is "I Love You" but when Rachel at-
 tempts to work on "Ps A-Mug-
 gin' = non de nom! More than 5000 requests for tickets to view the Paul White
 nan-Woodbury Musical Varie- ties" radio show have been re- ceiver in one week from Texans, Anxious to see the nationwide NEG broadcast now originating at the Frontier Centennial cele-
 hratiOn at Fort Worth, Texas. Now if ye editor may make a lit tle suggestion which he thinks wil prove pleasant to all his readers Connie Boswell, the Sweet heart of Swing" joins Ben Bernie and All the Lads to do a little .svdngin'" next Tuesday night al } o'clock over the NEG network Your editor thinks 1t would not be amiss if he suggested that all his readers tuned in Tuesday and heard Inc petite Southern Miss drawl her Iovnble lyrics over the air waves. A few years ago, :!!.e Boswell Sisters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21

Master of Ceremonies. f0.3e-March of Tlme. 1e45-Tbornton Steil, pianist. l 1 .D0-sport Review. :O5-NewB Service. lfi:lb-Jncaues Fray and Orch. 1i;30-Orvillo knapp's Orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21

KiIOcycling along: Rehearsal of Marion Davies in '"The Brat" for the Lux Radio show caused Cecil B. DeMille to cancel his usual weekend yachting party. And when DeMilIe will give up a trip on his yacht for a radio show, you can tell that radio is mighty interesting to him. Frank Forest, famous American tenor, will make his second radio appearance on the Camel Hour tonight. He makes his screen debut in "The Big Broad east of 1937." COrnelia Otis Skinner, monOIOgist, will present 8 new sketch, Christmas Morn ing" on the Jergens program, this Sunday at 8 p. m. over the NEG blue network. Miss Skin- ner is no doubt trying tO make pepopIe forget the recent heat wave.