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Evening star., 1936-01-07
Children Surprised
With Checks While
Surprising Mother
BY the Associated Press.

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa, Janu-
ary 7.-"Surprise! Surprise!"
cried Mrs. Mary Kleinfehn's 10
children when they gathered at
her home here for the first fam
lily reunion in 80 years.
Surprise! Surprise!" answered
Mrs. Kleinfehn, who is 80, as she
handed each a check for $500.
Evening star., 1936-01-07

Meeting, American Federation of
Government Employees, Lodge No. 80,
Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1936-01-07

Meeting, Ladies Auxiliary, Photo
Engravers, Hamilton Hotel, 5 pm.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
AD MODEL TO SUE

RENO, New, January 7 R).-Attor-
ney John S. Field confirmed yesterday
that Lillian Kenton, model for cigar
cite advertisements, has established
divorce residence here. She is the
wife of Duncan MacMartin, Canadian
gold mining millionaire.
Both are known widely in New York.
MacMartin's father owns gold mines
in Northern Ontario.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
Battle Monument.

Veterans who fought in the famous
Maiuba Battle in the 1880-81 Anglo
Boer War in South Africa recently re-
turned to scale Majuba Mountain and
pile stones in a huge battle manu-
ment.
Evening star., 1936-01-07

Military Train
ing Camps in the
Sd Corps Area.
will receive the
Pershing gol d
medal for diStin-
guished attain
ment in military
education.
The award will
be presented by
Gen. Malin Craig
chief of staff, at
a c re m o n y
Thursday at the
War Department.
Eight representa-
Evening star., 1936-01-07
D. C. YOUTH TO GET
PERSHING MEDAL
Chester Morrill,, Jr., Will Be Hon
ored as Outstanding in
C. M. T. G.

Chester Morrill,, jr. 1908 1ngomar
street. designated as the outstanding
student among more than $500 youths
who attended last Summers Citizens
Evening star., 1936-06-20
By John J. DAILY.

GV " WASHINGTON, June 20"
~ Comb the American
" " press today and you will
find that magic date line
Evening star., 1936-06-20

0F1C1AL Washington, led by
some so Senators, at least 4
members of the cabinet and
scores of House members and
Evening star., 1936-06-20
D DEMOCRATS HEAD NORTH
Convention and Its Advance Arrangements Drain Washington
Its Prominent Party Figures-Women Have Impor-
tant Roles in Philadelphia Session.

Barkley of Kentucky. who is to be
keynote speaker for the second time,
having sounded the welkin when
Roosevelt was nominated four years
ago in Chicago; Joseph T. Robinson of
Arkansas. permanent chairman; Rob-
ert E Wagner of New York, chairman
of the Resolutions Committee, wres-
Ting with the party platform, and
Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri,
son of the late grand old war horse,
Champ Clark, who is to be chairman
of the Rules Committee and who will
lead the fight for abohshing the two
thirds rule
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, national
committee woman from the District
of Columbia, will be official hostess
and is arranging for participation in
the convention of nationally-known
women, such as Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
widow of the World War President:
Mrs. Grover Cleveland Preston, widow
of an earlier President; Mrs. Thomas
Riley Marshall, who has been visiting
friends in Washington.
Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Penn
sylvania, who was primarily respon-
sible for taking the convention to
Philadelphia, is to be an unofficial
host for the affair and will entertain
extensively. He has had an Office in
Philadelphia busy for more than a
month arranging convention details.
He is planning to entertain more
lavishly than any Senator in many
years for his colleagues attending
the convention. Also prominent in
entertainment plans and in being as
signed an important speech in the
convention is Mrs. Emma Guffey Mil
Ter, national committee woman from
Pennsylvania, who made the most
National Committee meeting and who
will receive outstanding recognition
in the convention.
Senators Robinson and Barley have
been busy for several weeks on their
speeches, the comprehensive and CO.
ordinated drafts have been completed
and they are now being polished of.
COL. HALSEY is an-the-year-
around personal reception COM
mittee for the United States SEN
ators, most of whom make his Office
sort of unoficial and informal Sen
ators' club. He is one of those off,
cials who, through efficient organiza-
ton (and a super secretary, Is able
to accomplish much with a minimum
Of apparent effort. In his work as
sergeant at arms of the convention,
taking personal charge of the plat
form where members of the National
Committee are seated, he has selected
group of assistants unmatched in
any previous convention of either
party.
!. 1t includes Leslie Bifia secretary
Evening star., 1936-06-20

Today Phyllis Gallagher is under
contract for two newspaper serials
a year for five years, third story
being optional. The last one pub
lished, Lovely Little Fool" appeared
in more newspapers in the United
States last year than any other serial
story.
She produces 20 short stories a
month under contract and is the au-
thor of about 10 noveleetes-she
doesn't remember exactly how many.
There is no analyzing why this
dainty young woman, with lively
brown eyes and heavy dark hair worn
in long bob, possesses this astonish-
ing capacity for work.
1t must be that plots are gerninat-
ing in her consciousness every hour
of the day-a personality she meets,
a phrase booming from radio, half
caught conversation in restaurant
and a story editors compete-for is
born. Phyllis Gallagher must never
sit down to her typewriter empty
minded, thumbs on the space bar,
waiting for inspiration. She needs
no notebooks and makes no outlines.
A PPARENTLY her story telling is a
= matter of selecting what she wants
to do most at the moment, recording
it on her portable, and getting it in
q mail box.
Evening star., 1936-06-20

THE Department Of Agriculture is
emphatic in urging the Importance
of fruits and vegetables in the hot
weather diet. Fruits and vegetables
contain bulk, water, minerals and
vitamins. Which means that the
diner satisfies his hunger and gets
plenty of nourishment without con-
Stunning more calories than he can
handle comfortably at this season.
Especial care in eating is urged.
Overeating is bad at any time, but
it is doubly dangerous in Summer
and defeats the universal desire to
keep cool. Eat moderately, eat slowly,
eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, avoid
heavy, generating foods of all
kinds Drink plenty of cool water.
The average person needs more water
in Summer; just don't drink it to
excess.
Medical men are not dogmatic on
the subject of Summer foods. Most
of them will tell you that any digesti-
Bile food may be included in a hot
weather meal. The main idea is to
exercise more than ordinary caution,
because there is very direct relation
ship between the food one eats-and
how one eats it-and the way the
individual is affected by the seasons
mounting temperatures.
Another important point to remem-
ber is that overexertion in sports such
as base ball, golf, tennis and others
should be strictly avoided, for not only
does one become overheated and un-
comfortable. but there also are Sec
ondary reactions which are both un-
desirable and dangerous.
Evening star., 1936-06-20

to the majority on the floor of the
Senate; George Neville, assistant to
the administrator of the Federal
Housing Administration; J. Austin
Latimer, special assistant to the
Postmaster General; Charles Jack
son, deputy commissioner of fish
cries; Wesley E. Mcdonald, secretary
to Senator Reynolds of North Caro-
lima; Joe L. Baker, director of public
relations and editorial service of the
Federal Trade Commission: Roscoe
Furtisch, commissioner of war mate
rials; John Wattawa, nephew of the
late Senator Thomas j. Walsh, prac-
ticising attorney in Washington; Matt
Wiltshire of Virginia; Max Kimball,
secretary to Senator King of Utah,
and Samuel Mcintosh of Oregon.
For the first time in A years Joseph
J. Sinnott of Virginia, the veteran
doorkeeper of the House, will not be
either doorkeeper of the convention
or in charge of the platform. He
asked to be relieved of arduous duties,
but he will have a position of honor
on the platform assisting Col. Halsey
in recognition Of his notable services
in the past IL Democratic National
Conventions.
The doorkeeper is to be r. Lee
Barnes a veteran employe at the
Capitol, secretary to the late Repre-
sentative Almon of Alabama, who is
now an administrative assistant to
Julian N. Friant, special assistant to
the Secretary of Agriculture.
Representative Clarence Cannon of
Illinois, former secretary to the late
Champ Clark, who has been parlla-
mentarian of the House under three
Speakers and parliamentarian of the
last four national conventions and
the author of several standard works
on parliamentary procedure, is to be
parliamentarian of the convention.
Patrick ]. Haltigan, reading clerk
of the House since 1911, and who has
been reading clerk at the last five
Democratic National Conventions, is
to serve again in the same capacity.
He will be assisted by Emery Frazier
of Kentucky, formerly reading clerk
of the Kentucky State Legislature,
who is now q legislative clerk in the
Senate and assistant to John G.
Crockett, chief clerk and reading
clerk of the Senate.
II ENNETH ROMNEY, sergeant-at-
~ arms of the House, a veteran Of
more than % years service at the
Capitol, and in national convention
is to be a tally clerk.
w. Forbes Morgan, deputy governor
of the Farm Credit Administration,
is to be secretary.
C.H. Emerson of Tennessee. Demo-
cratic floor manager in the House, Is
CONTINUED on Page BAD
Evening star., 1936-06-20
GENIUS OF WIRES MAKES WASHINGTON THE NEWS CENTER
BOTTLE NECK HERE
Messages to America and to the World
Bubble Forth With Aid of Teletype.
Quiet Mouthpiece of Observers.

by the Western Union and the other
by the A. T. & T.
THOSE Associated Press stories that
go out over the A. T & T. must
meet in the little room on Thir-
teenth street, where other words from
other news services are struggling to
get out of the neck of the bottle that
routes Washington traffic informa-
ton.
j. w. Adams, local manager of the
A. T. & T., is justly proud of the
facilities his company has built up
over the years to take care of Wash
ington correspondence.
In the room on Thirteneth street
may be found the last word in human
ingenuity, so far as transmission of
intelligence is concerned While Wash
ington grew from the little country
town it was just before the Civil War,
the A. T. & T. hammered away at
improved service.
There are still some old newspaper
men in town who remember when it
was not so easy to get their stuff
on the wires. Today all they have to
do is write little piece for the pa
pers, put it on the teletype and away
it goeS-to the far corners of the
country.
1t has got so, this transmission Of
Evening star., 1936-06-20
By VIII p. Kennedy.

| ~ FFICIAL Washington, led by
some so Senators, at least 4
members of the cabinet and
scores of House members and
leading Government administrative
officers, has moved on Philadelphia
to take charge of the big convention
to renominate Franklin Delano Roose-
welt, who will join them in the City
of Brotherly Love a week hence; as
also will Vice President Garner, for
whom a big reception is being ar
| ranged.
OF course, James A. Farley Post
master General, the Smiling Jim" of
official life, who confidently expects to
be reelected chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Convention and the
party's campaign manager is the gen.
eraliSsino of the big doingS in Phila-
delphia next week. He will have with
him his Man Friday and glorified
messenger boy-"Biil" Bray, the Con-
necticut youngster who won national
attention as floor manager in the
House. Bill" does not know Just
what his job is to be at the conven-
tion, but he is ready for any assign
ment.
Right out in front, and where the
work is thickest, will be Col. Edwin
A. Halsey, just entering 40 years of
service at the Capitol Halsey is sec
retary of the Senate-the first man
in history to work his way up to that
Office. AS chairman of the Personnel
Committee Col. Halsey has absolute
charge of all personnel, and with a
special committee of three Senator'S
William Gibbs McAdoo, California:
Kenneth D. McKellar, Tennessee, and
Dennis A. Chavez, New Mexico-he
has just completed the vexatious task
of seating all delegates Col. Halsey
Is sergeant at arms Of the convention.
And if Col. Halsey has had a tough
job in seating the delegates, you should
hear the sad plant of one William w.
Howes, First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, who had wished on him" the
task of distribution of tickets. Halsey
and Howes have had their troubles
and have co-operated sympathetically.
When Col. Halsey moved over to
Philadelphia on Thursday to straight
en- out all problems he had with him
his "right-hand man. Miss Anna
Hurwitz, his secretary, who has all
the convention details at her finger
tips. She is a veteran of more than
a decade Of service at the Capitol,
knows all the Who's Who" in off1cial
life, and-as some Senators have called
hers "the woman behind the
scenes"
EOUR members of the Senate are to
have most conspicuous parts in
this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Alvint w.
Evening star., 1936-06-20

YIIH the '1S-lt-hOt-enOugh-
AA for-yOu?" season here, and
" " scheduled to continue for
several months. a perspir-
ing public casts about for ways and
means of keeping cool-or at least
as cool as possible.
Now, air-cooled movies are fine.
but We can't stay in them all the
time-even though theater managers
report rather dolefully that a lot of
patrons sit through two and even
three shows just to enjoy the
temperature. Some folk are fortunate
enough to work in conditioned
stores and Office buildings. Fewer of
us have such climate control devices
in our homes.
Despite the advances In the use
of artificial climate. most persons
still have to spend the greater part
Of the Summer in typical Summer
weather. What to do to stay healthy
and comfortable?
Public health officials say that it
is of primary importance to keep an
unworried frame of mind and, above
all, don't talk so much about the
weather. Nobody ever felt any better
discussing new highs for heat, they
point out, and as Mark Twain
intimated, all the talking about it
won't do any good.
The United States Public Health
Service declares it is we'll to remain
"emotionally calm" Keeping a cool
temper is literally an aid to keeping
cool physically. The more one stews
and frets, the warmer he becomes,
say the medical men. And they are
very serious when they insist that an
emotionally relaxed state will go far
toward defeating both a physical and
a mental Summer slump"
Having established that point, Uncle
Sans experts go on to list some other
important dos" and "don'ts" for
those who want to go through these
next few months as pleasantly and as
comfortably as possible.
TAKE clothes, for example. 1t
would seem obvious that light ap-
parel will do much toward easing
the seasons burden of heat and
humidity, yet thousands of men fail
to take advantage of new improve
ments in textiles and wearables gen.
orally. Research workers in the Fed
eral Bureau of Home Economies point
out that men far more than women
are offenders against common sense
in these matters.
Tight collars, heavy suits, thick
shoes, constructing belts-countless
men go through Summer after Sum-
mer inf1icting these discomforts upon
themselves and at the same time
complaining bitterly about the torrid
weather. While it is true that con-
ventions at present won't permit men
to go about attired quite as sensibly
as the weaker and fairer sex, there
is no reason why men should not
enjoy the comforts of the seasonal
apparel available.
To become a bit scientific about it,
cool clothing generally is made of
loosely woven material, is light in
color and is cut on the full side. These
loosely woven fabrics allow a free
circulation of air, and that is essential
to the carrying of Of heat and perspi-
ration by ventilation and evaporation.
It is pointed out that the ideal clothing
gives protection from the suns rays
while making little contact with the
skin. That is why cool garments are
cut fuller, and it also explains why the
| inhabitants Of tropical countries Like
Evening star., 1936-06-20

In fact, that little room where the
A. T. &, T. has installed all its ma
chinery is about as quiet as .he re-
ception room in a convent; for there
is no fuss or furbelow in the send
ing of 100000 words each day, and
unless some one pointed out the fact
that this is the greatest word shop
in the world, the casual visitor to
that room would never know what
was happening.
GONE one has figured out that there
are l,400 correspondents in Wash
ington-men and women working for
newspapers all over the land and all
Continued on Page B-3l
Evening star., 1936-06-20
By VeSfa CUMMINGS.

NNj do with her leisure hours
' if she doesn't do her own
housework?
Phyllis Moore Gallagher. writer of
more than 700 short stories, asked her
self this question when she married
Bernard j. Gallagher, local attorney,
three years ago.
Life until then had been filled with
studies, travelling and dates for the
pretty daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix
Moore of Washington.
So one morning when the rain was
coming down outside and a long day
stretched before her Phyllis Gallagher
busted off typewriter her husband
had left around the bridal apartment
and wrote a short story.
That initial effort-the carefully
typewriter pages most writers lay
away fondly with an accompanying
feet of rejection slips-was bought by
the first editor who saw it
Evening star., 1936-06-20
TO KEEP COOLER
You Can Do 1t by Following Intelligent
Health and Emotional Program,
Federal Experts Say.

Arabia wear the kind of clothes they do.
Color has lot to do with comfort,
too. It is known, of course that while
dark colors absorb the suns rays. the
lighter hues reflect the solar radia-
tionS
Along with clothing, food plays
vital role in Summer comfort or dis
comfort. Folks who eat heavy Winter
foods in Summer-and any number
of them do, strange as it seems-may
expect to generate a private supply Of
heat to supplement that of the sun.
Evening star., 1936-06-20

~ Central "teletype" con-
troll room at the telephone
company, through Which
tens of thousands of 1Dords
for the press OF the Nation
pass daily. ~ Part of
the long-diStdnce exchange
board, in q room lUhere 200
1Uomen are talking at one
time without q sound being
audible to the UiSitor. ~
Telegraph men installing
cables in the basement OF
the great hall Uhere the
Democratic National Con-
Uention meets Tuesday. "A
Sending a teletype message.
81 She's the chief super
UiSor.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
CUMMINGS FACES
ANOTHER VACANCY
Frank J. Wideman Resigns
as Assistant in Charge
of Tax Division.

For the sixth time in recent months,
Attorney General Cummings today was
faced with the problem of filling an
important post made vacant by resigna-
ton of key assistant.
Resignation late yesterday of Frank
J. Wideman, Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral in charge of the tax division OF
the Justice Department, leaves only
one member of Cummings original
staff of assistant attorneys general at
his post. He is Joseph B. keenan,
and he was shifted recently from his
old job as head of the criminal division
to that of assistant to the Attorney
General in charge of administrative
and patronage matters.
The President replied to letters Of
resignation sent to him and Cummings
as follows:
Dear Frank: 1t is with very real
regret that I accept your resignation
as Assistant Attorney General. You
have rendered outstanding service in
the Department of Justice and you
leave record of which you have every
right to be proud. The Attorney Gen
eral informs me he has asked you to
continue to handle certain litigation
of high Importance of which you have
supervision, and it is my hope that
you can arrange your affairs so as to
do So
Wideman directed preparation of
Government briefs in the Inflated
A. A. A. case. He announced today he
will open a branch Office here of his
Florida law firm, Wideman, Wardlaw
& Caldwell.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
FOUR HURT COASTING
ON ROCK CREEK HILL
Park Authorities Consider Calvert
St. Ban to Prevent More
Accidents.

The hill sloping into Rock Creek
Park from Calvert street sent four
persons to the hospital last night
to recover from coasting accidents.
Sallie Westall, 25, of 1850 Massa-
chusetts avenue, secretary to Gerard
Swope, jr, attorney with the Securi-
ties Exchange Commission, suffered
severe head injuries when her sled
struck a light pole on a curve. At
Emergency Hospital it was said she
may have fractured skull.
Others hurt on the grade were
Nathan Ard, A, of 1926 M street;
George Zeney. %, of 1922 N street,
and Edward Warren, 81, of 2117 N
street. They were treated at Emer-
gency for cuts and bruises.
Park authorities today were con-
sidering the advisability of stopping
coasting there to prevent further ac-
cidents.
In another coasting mishap Russell
Solomon, IA, of 1924 Sixteenth street
southeast, was injured about the
chest when he fell from his sled
against parked car in the 1900
block of w street southeast. He was
treated by private physician.
Leroy L. Evans, 16-year-old meSsen-
ger, was treated at Emergency for
head injuries after he fell from his
bicycle as it skidded on the ice on
Fourteenth street.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
COUNTY HEADS MEET
IN ANNAPOLIS TODAY
Commissioners Discuss Legisla-
tive Program for Special
Session.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated tresS.
ANNAPOLIS, February 13.-County
commissioners from all parts of Mary
land gathered here today to discuss
the legislative program they will back
at the special session Of the General
Assembly next month.
Among the matters scheduled for
discussion was one for returning con-
troll of gasoline tax funds for county
roads to the county commissioners.
The association has fought State con-
troll Of the money since gasoline tax
revenues were first diverted to county
roads in 1888.
The relief question. the general re-
assessment due for 1887, and the bur-
den of the school system borne by the
State also were on the program.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
NOTED PROFESSOR DIES
DR.. Edward Quintard Was Ply
sician to Mark Twain.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, February
13s R.-Dr. Edward Quintard, SO,
professor Of medicine. author and
physician to Mark Twain and other
notables. died Unexpectedly in his
suite at the Read House here yes
terday.
He was director emeritus Of the
post graduate medical school and
hospital at Columbia University,
New York.
DR.. Quintard wrote, painted and
played the piano, and was the author
Of o number Of essays.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Snow tonight
and tomorrow, minimum temperature
tonight about 26 degrees. not SO cold
tomorrow; moderate northeast and
east winds.
Maryland-Snow or rain on the
coast and snow in the interior tonight
and tomorrow; not so cold tomorrow
and in extreme west portion tonight.
Virginia-Rain in south and snow
or rain in north portion tonight and
probably tomorrow morning; not so
cold in central portions tomorrow.
West Virginia-Snow in north and
snow or rain in south portion tonight
and probably tomorrow morning; not
SO cold in north portion tonight, colder
in central and west portions tomorrow.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

FreClp1tatIOn.
Monthly precipitation in Incl
Capital (current month to date)
The Washington times., 1936-08-18
BAR 5 ARREST
OF CLANSMAN

LIMA. Ohio, Aug. 18 U.N.SD.
Contending a warrant received
today from Detroit police is in
valid, Police Chief Ward Taylor
of Lima, refused to arrest v. H.
Bert" Effinger, alleged Tri-
State leader of the Black Legion.
Noticing the warrant, received
by mail, had not been notarized,
Chief Taylor turned the docu-
ment over to City Solicitor
Charles w. Long. The solicitor
held the warrant invalid and
notified Prosecutor Duncan Nc
Crea of Detroit that it would not
be served upon Effinger.
The warrant charged Effinger
with carrying explosives in High
land Park. Mich, in August,
1885.