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Evening star., 1936-03-29
PEEPING TOM ACTIVE

Escapes From Apartment House
Before Police Arrive.
A ."peeping Tom," who has been
fired upon by police and citizens dur
ing his activities in the past six
months, made his appearance again
last night at an apartment house in
the 2400 block of e street.
Seen by residents of the building.
the man, who Is believed to be coll
ored, escaped before police arrived.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
SOVIET LECTURE TOPIC
Vladimer Gsovski to Address

Vladimer Gsovski to Address
Wheel of Progress Meeting.
Vladimer GSovski of the Library Of
Congress staff will describe Russian
Peasants Under Soviet Regime" at q
meeting of the Wheel of Progress. ma
tional educational and patriotic Or
ganization. which will be held in the
Washington Hotel at 8 pm. tomorrow.
A round table discussion Of condi-
tions in Russia will follow the talk.
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worren Is
president Of tlns Wheel Of Pousress.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Florida Democrats to Elect.

The Florida Democratic Club Of
Washington will hold an election
meeting at $50 pm. tomorrow at the
Willard Hotel. The absentee regis
tration and voting laws of Florida
will be discussed following the elec-
ton and installation Of officers. All
members are urged to bring at least
one candidate for membership.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Socialists to Hear Quinn.

John p. Quinn, national organizer
of the Socialst-Labor party, will speak
at the party's mass meeting to be held
at 8 pm. Tuesday at the Thomas
Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. His subject will be Improved
Conditions-for Whom?"
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Democrats Study Speaking.

Young Democrats who expect to
make public speaking appearances In
the forthcoming campaign are invited
to attend q meeting Of the Public
Speaking Group Of the District Club
to be held at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
willard Hotel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24
ICRUTGc T0NOWHcRG@ @..=.:.::-...

startled cry. Its a wonder I'm not dead" she snorted. She fiounced out of the room, gcorning the help ful arm the doctor offered her.
 No sooner was she gone than the purser returned with Dutch Lenz.
 T don't know a thing about it." Dutch was saying, q don't know nothing" When he saw the body on the floor he leaned over it. Its Mamie, all right" he said then. He was my pal. He came on this cruise to get some rest. That's all l know"
 "when did you see him last2" SnowshoeS asked.
 Dutch thought a moment. Tt was about o'clock" he said, "in our stateroom. We were dolling up for the party in the ballroom. Somehow we didn't get around to going. I was in the bar most of the evening, talking to Joe. You know-the bartender"
 "Where have you been since Il o'clock?"
 Dutch looked down at the body. "Is that when he stopped the bull let?" he asked. T saw Joe at Il o'clock. The rest of the time was wandering around the ship. was all around and I wasn't watching no tick-tock to explain where I'd been every minute"
 The detective's voice dripped venom now. Were you on Deck AZ" he asked.
 No. I didn't come up this high"
 SnowShoes said, You're the only person on Bhipboard who knew Mamie. Can you tell us if he had any enemies?"
 No. He didn't know anybody on board. "Unless' -- suddenly he nodded at Dirk-"it was that guy ] saw him take 8 crack at Mamie this afternoon"
 Dirk blushed, but Snowshoea waved the reference aside. Why do you suppose your pal was in this suite?" he asked.
 Dutch shrugged. I've told you all I know. Maybe he got con- IuBeu ana thought JnB was HE stateroom. Was anything stolen?"
 Would your pals key have fitted this door?" Snowshoes said acidly "re got in with less trouble than he had getting out. When he tried to leave the bullet stopped him The Kokinor diamond was taken from that trunk.
 Dutch grunted. Mamie wasn't interested in trinkets," he said We took this trip for our health"
 Snowshoes turned to the purser "Who had keys to Suite A be- sides Miss Lane2" he asked.
 The purser thought a moment. There's one in my office," he said, locked up. The room steward has pass key" Then he pointed to Dirk. You had 8 keyp he said. You didn't turn in the one you had after you exchange suites with Miss Lane."
 ITO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24
THE gTORY sO FAR

JANE WESTON feels her dreams have come true when she sets out en a three weeks ocean cruise, accepted in payment for the saI- sry due her when the magazine fer which she worked az typlst suspended publication.
 On board the ship, she meets handsome DIRK STROM, expert eki jumper, as penniless as Jane. The trip was . gift to him from the parent of . child whose life he saved.
 Dirk introduces Jane to his friend, 6NOWSHOES, . detective. Others on board are: NORA LANE, famous actress and owner Of the K0kinor diamond; wealthy, eccentric MADAME DOREMUS; DUTCH LENZ and MANNIE JACKSON, blackmallers; TINO ROssI, opera singer; KEN MAR TIN and LINDA BAYES, floor ehow entertainers.
 Dirk and Jane spend much of sheir time together. Then . mis- understanding comes between them. Dirk meets Nora Lane and 1s attentive to her. TInO ROSsi becomes James constant escort.
 SnOwshoes persuades Miss Lane @ turn the KokinOr diamond over tO the purser. They go to her stater00n1 to get 1t and find Man Mie Jackson, dead from . bullet wound. on the floor. The diamond fs missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24
TEACHERS TO AID
 RED CROSS FUND

At a special meeting of the Wa terbury Teachers association held ycserday afternoon the group voted unanimously to take up collections in city schools for the Red Cross relief fund. Miss Daisy Lord, preM- dent of the organization, appointed a committee to take charge of col- lectionS. Those named were: Earle Blanchard of Leavenworth; William P. Moran of Driggs; Mary K. Wall of Chase.
 Collections to be made today will be from teachers only, not from pupils. Representatives from 38 Waterbury schools were present at yesterdays meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24


 T must have seen a hundred. A lot of people didn't go to the caba- ret. They're all just passengers to me. I didn't notice anyone in par ticular."
 "All right" snowshoes said. You can go."
 After he had gone Snowshoes opened the door of the bedroom again. Ken Martin, the crooner stood staring at the body of the murdered man. Linda Bayes was behind him. She said, Has the necklace been stolen?"
 Everybody looked at her sharply. Snowshoes said, How did you know a jewel had anything to do with thi8?"
 Ken stiffened to defend Linda. Look herc-l" he began.
 "Easy!" SnowShocs cautioned. Let the young lady anSwer for herself"
 Tt was just question" Linda replied. "The question anyone would ask, knowing about the value of the Kokinor diamond"
 And as for the explanation of our presence here" Ken went on, I've suspected something and fol- lowed Tino Rossi and MisS Weston to the suite. When I tried the door, 1t was opened. So we came in"
 Snow shoes asked, Did either of you know Dutch Lenz when he owned the Tip Top Club2"
 A look was exchanged between Linda and Ken. "No-o," she said weakly.
 Ken corroborated her denial. Anyhow" he said, i've were sing ing in the ballroom and bar all evening. Didn't leave once. either of ug."
 The purser said, Dutch Lenz He's the hcaVy-set guy with a cropped hear, isn't he? I remem- Der now"
 I'd like to talk to Lenz', Snow shoes told the purser. "As ships officer, will you call him in2 And while we're questioning him, have his stateroom searched, Thor oughly!"
 The detective was pacing off the number of steps between the bed- room do6r and trunk when 8 large woman in q dressing gown walked into the room. It was Madame De- remus.
 She could not see the man on the floor of the bedroom. Madame Dorcmus began uncertainty, T have the suite next door. There was 70 much noise in here I couldn't sleep. Who is the man who WaB murdcrcd?"
 Everyone jumped. Snowshocs closed the door to the bedroom, faced the woman. Madame" he said, there has been no murder. What makes you think there has bcen?"
 "f couldn't go to sleep. I had iu8t taken two tablets when heard that sounded like shot, followed by groan. pulled the covers over my head and tried to go to sleep. Then heard more noise and here am"
 Are you alone in your suite?" the detective asked.
 No. have a travelling com panion. Millic. But Milllc didn't awaken" Madame Doremus went on, I'm on thiB cruise for rest, but ] haven't had my eyes closed since I came on board"
 The doctor called from the bcd- room then and suddenly the door burst open, offering q view of Mamie Jackson outstretched on the floor Madame DoremuS screamed. It was a Bhrill cry which brought the doctor to her side be- fore ghe fainted. They put her on the lounge in the sitting room and the doctor applied rcstoratiVcs.
 The doWager came to with a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XY

The purser scratched his head when he saw that the necklace was gone. Well" he said, now we've got . motive for the crime or have we7 A jewel is lifted out of a locked trunk and 8 Elan Is lying dead dead on the floor. can't con- meet them" He appealed to the de- tective. Here, you take the case You've been retained by Miss Lane All just look on and be the ships pficer at the inquest"
 But Dirk spoke up. Tt looks simple. Mamie Jackson was shot. That means two men entered the room. Suppose the pair came in together opened the trunk got the jewel and closed the trunk again Maybe one of them didn't want to share the loot. He pulled Q gun and shot Mamie Jackson, thus Keeping the Kokinor for himself"
 This theory didn't suit the de- tective. Suppose" he said, "a blackmailer came in alone to look for damaging bits of evidence. Let terg. as Miss Lane suggested. Then another man comes in, looking for the Kokinor diamond. He sur- prised the blackmailer, Mamie Jackson, and shoots him. Then he opens the trunk and takes the jewel"
 That's itl" the purser said. eBut who-who was the thief?"
 That's our job to find out"
 fU4aa ,t l,.Lak you any suBpecS"
 NO. Unless you mean every man and woman on shipboard."
 You mean we haven't B better answer than that? It might have been any man or woman on board th0 ship?"
 Snow shoes rubbed his chin. He said. Mamie Jackson had pal Nn board, Dutch Lenz. He might know something"
 There was a knock on the door pnd 5nowshoes opened 1t. Jane was standing there with Tino Rossi As her side. Jane spoke to Dirk.
 What has happencd2" she asked. sWhen you left me knew some thing was wrong"
 Suddenly she saw the figure on She floor. A cry escaped her lips. "ThAt manl distrustcd him the moment I saw him. You remember, Dirk. He followed u8."
 Tino said. That was the man you struck this afternoon on deck, wasn't it2"
 "Yes," Dirk replied.
 But why" Jane asked, "wag he in your suite, DirkP"
 T exchanged suites with Miss Zane yesterday"
 Jane was Btill incredulous. She looked at Mamie Jackson and gaid, ~When did it happcn2"
 Between II o'clock and mid night"
 while Tino and were on deck" Jane breathed slowly, looking up at She opera singer.
 The deck steward knocked and entered. SnowBhoes had cloBcd the door of the bedroom, shutting out the gruesorne sight. The steward advanced to the purGer who had called him.
 This iS the A-deck steward" he said.
 SnowBhoes asked, Did you zee anyone enter this quite tonight be- tween il and midnight?"
 No sir. It isn't part of my duty to watch the statcroom8. notice people going by"
 Whom did you EGG on Deck A during that hour?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24
VOICE WITH SMILE WINS

SanBcrnardino, Cal. UP) -- Or ange growers here decided this years orange queen must be pleas ing to the ear as well as the eye. They tried out the beauty queens by telephone. Miss Bernardine Voorhees, won. She is telephone operator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24

0T The German stamp shown here was one of a se rics. printed ln 1926 in memory of great German artists and think ers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24
STORIES lN |
 STAMPS By I. 5. Klein 2

IN the last E years Of his life. Ludwig van Beethoven. famed German composer devised some 0f the greatest music Of his career without hearing a single note He became totally deaf in 1874 yet. between that date and hla death in Ig27 Beethoven wrote what is con sidcred hia greatest work. the fa' nous Ninth Symphony besides several other important pieces
 Becthovens genius budded ai the age of II when he began to appear In public plano recitals He left his home in Bonn Prussia. and went to Vienna where he was lion ized Tn I79s. ai 26 his hearing began Co fail him and by 1874 his deafness was complete
 Despite his fame he led a soil. iary lire depending on A pension as long as he remained iD Vienna. and sent most of his income to aD ungraieful nephew Az q result he died in 1927 practically poor
 Both Germany and Austria have issued stamps in Beethoven hon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24

The largest number of herrings seen there in century are re- ported off the coast of East Prus- Bia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-24

'copyTpsht isss NEA Service Inc,
 
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Evening star., 1936-06-30
BUILDING SCORES
5SPER CENT GAIN
Re 81 lie n tiaI Construction
Climbs to Best Levels
Since End of 1881.
BY RAIDER WINGET.
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. June 30-The unprece-
dented peace-time drive for public and
private construction during the first
half of 1886 produced the greatest ac-
celeration of building since the de-
preston halted the forward strides Of
the gigantic industry.
Residential building, upon which
Government and civic organizations
have exerted the most pressure. re-
sponded by rising to the best levels
since the end of 1881. as measured by
the Associated Press index.
Percentage-wise, the showing Is
phenomenal. The estimated volume
for the first six months of 1885 is
half again as great as for the first
of last year and nearly double the
initial part Of the 1882 depression low
point.
Shortage Spurs Home Building.
In dollars, however. the building of
private homes SO far this year totaled
about s320,000 900, compared with
more than a billion dollars for the
corresponding period of 1929.
Nevertheless there is a distinct
shortage of homes. Real estate au-
thorities have warned that the Ma
ton will face an embarrassing lack Of
houses unless building picks up sharp
ly. private enterprise has erected
Evening star., 1936-06-30
BY FRANK MacMILLEN,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, June 30.-Clockers
putting the stop watch on the 1886
economic race at the half way mark
generally felt the country had taken
some of the toughest barriers since the
depression lows without serious break
in the recovery stride
War in Africa, touch -and-go threats
to peace and recurring economic crises
in Europe and, at home. the worst
foods of a decade. distractions of a
political" year and prolonged debate
on higher taxes-all flashed past in a
fast moving six months.
Yet the end of a potentially disturb
ing period found automobile and steel
operations highest in seven and six
years. respectively. and markers of still
depressed heavy industry like freight
car buying up 325 per cent over the
first half Of 1895. machine tool orders
II per cent ahead and building con-
struction to the good by So per cent.
Market on Temporarily.
Even Wall Street, its fingers neces-
sarily more accustomed to counting
the word pulse than other sectors,
came off well in its contest with
threatening outside forces, buoyed by
the steady surge Of domestic busi-
ness life.
A generally threatening European
outlook as observers awaited the late
April French elections, which resulted
in a swing IN the radical narties and
increased Wall Street fears of French
gold embargo. played an important
part in touching of the first major
share price recession in more than a
year.
Equally a factor in the short but
sharp interruption to rising prices,
stock market observers generally
thought, was the duration and ex-
tent Of the preceding rise which in
Evening star., 1936-06-30
SATISFACTORY NETS
seen FOR GAMERS
Late Frosts and Droughts Should
Keep 1885 Pack Below 1885
,0verproduction.

ptcfal DiSpatcn 10 The star
NEW YORK, June 30.-Prospects
for the 1886 canning crop point to
satisfactory earnings for Gamers. with
no material price declines from now
on. This years late frosts and
droughts in various sections of the
country, rainfall in others. should keep
the 1886 canning pack below the 1895
overproduction level
1t is further pointed out in a new
study of canning and can manufac-
turing, appearing in Poor's Industry
and Investment Surveys, that rising
business activity should maintain an
increasing consumption trend.
Earnings for canning companies.
being dependent upon crop conditions
and consumer trends. will continue to
show wide swings from year to year, "
continues the study. Despite the i'm
proved methods of providing urban
markets with fresh vegetables
throughout the year, it Is probable
that canned foods will hold their own
because of the attractive variety avail
able the year around. Given a fair
legislative break, the firmly entrenched
canning companies, strong financially,
should continue to prosper, although
earnings will fluctuate with crop
conditions"
Evening star., 1936-06-30

leUelS since 1929, preliminary
estimates OF truck production
for the first half OF this year
total 100000 units.
| They claim substantial success In
ironing out the traditional peaks and
valleys in factory activity, which in
past years produced a shortage of
workers at one period and heavy un-
employment at another.
Replacement Market Seen.
A majority of executives are con-
vinced the upturn which took on ad-
ditional impetus this year will carry
on throughout next year, and while
no authority among them cares to
attempt an appraisal Of potentialities
beyond that point, they count heavily
upon the obsolescence of older models
to provide huge replacement market.
Coupled with the effort to stabil-
ize employment in the motor indus
try was the plan, efectuated last Fall,
of introducing new models in No.
vember. traditionally the beginning
Of lean" period in automobile as
sembling and distributing. That the
plan maintained employment through
the Winter months is the most obvious
fact about it.
Attack Used Car Problem.
1t was a revolutionary move, and
there are those among the industry's
leaders who believe something equally
drastic yet may come to definitely
dispose Of the perennial problem of
the used car. Already considerable
progress has been made by apportion-
ing deliveries of new cars on the basis
Of old car movements by individual
dealers.
Some idea of what the assembly
OF two and one-half million motor
cars means Is shown in the fact that
the 2,472,35S units produced in 1881
had a wholesale value of $1,426,-
656.252 exclusive of tires, parts and
accessories. Because the industry has
concentrated on volume distribution,
the wholesale value of the output from
January to July this year may be
slightly less than that, but it will
be a very small difference.
Evening star., 1936-06-30
FIRST SIX MONTHS
AUTO PRODUCTION
EQUALS 1881 TOTAL
Output at $500, 900 Mark.
Nearly 4,800, 900 Likely
by End of Year.
BY DAVID J. WILKIE,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

DETROIT, June 30.-The motor car
industry crosses the midyear indus
trial meridian with a six months pro-
duction of approximately 2,5oO,0o0
cars and trucks behind it and every
indication pointing to an aggregate
for the year close to 4,80o,o0o units.
The 1886 six months output is al
most exactly the total the automobile
assembly plants turned out in the
entire year of 1881.
Executives of the industry, review
ing activities at the halfway point,
see something infinitely more gratify-
ing than the return of consumer de-
mand that required the production of
so many units in the first six months.
Evening star., 1936-06-30
D. F. WHEELER TO JOIN
STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM
81 ecial Dispatch to The Star.

81 ecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 30.-Arrange-
ments are being completed for the
admission Of Douglas r. Wheeler
as a general partner in the New York
Stock Exchange firm Of Alexander
Eisemann & Co., effective July /.
Wheeler, retired capitalist, Is the
former owner of the Wheeler Schebler
Carburetor Co., which was acquired
from him in 1929 by the Borg Warner
Corp.
In his new connection, Wheeler
will devote his attention principally
to investment banking, marking
further extension of the firms activi-
ties in that field.
Evening star., 1936-06-30

~ - ~ ~ "
After resting in their for
1uard moDement during the
first quarter this year, resi-
Dental construction contracts
stepped up sharply in the
second quarter, F. w. Dodge
figures indicate.
model homes, corporations have Of
fered pre-fabricated dwellings.
Public building has progressed
slowly. Federal projects added to the
total. Private industry turned again
to expansion programs which include
more and bigger buildings.
Total Far Below 1929.
Estimates show that in first half of
the present year contracts were let
for buildings valued at $1,100, ,000, 600.
That gross is So per cent higher than
the corresponding period Of last year,
which in turn was 81 per cent higher
than the 1888 comparative. But it
stands well below the total Of $3,-
0l2 200, 900 registered for the January
June period of 1929.
The most encouraging hopes are
aroused by residential building. Ex-
perts significantly point out that
higher rents will make 1t cheaper to
build.
Evening star., 1936-06-30
PORT AUTHORITY BACKS
STORE.DOOR PICKUP
sy tie Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 30.-The Port
of New York Authority, whose activi-
ties include operation Of the huge
Union Inland Freight Terminal. has
indorsed the proposed store-door pick
up and delivery system of freight
handling by the Eastern railroads.
At q continued hearing before In
terstate Comerce Commission Exami-
ners H. M. Archer and Howard Hos
mer. the authority's counsel, Wilbur
Lavoe, stated it favored the plan,
with an allowance high enough to
induce shippers to handle their own
freight if they so desire"
He also requested that the port au-
thority's freight station be included
in the proposed tariffs.