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Evening star., 1936-02-09

Slowly the General put out his hand
and rang for his aide-de-camp. He
gave some instructions, which were
taken down in writing and repeated.
Tell the officer on duty in the
Signal Office that reply to this
should come back from the enemy in a
few minutes added the General.
The twO-seater machine must carry
no ammunition. It will follow the
route given by an enemy direction
beam on a wave-length to be stated
later. Inform the Chief of staff. All
necessary units to be warned"
The aide-de-camp hurried out. Dur
ing the interval of waiting. the General
endeavored to make polite conversa-
tion, while the woman crumbled bis
cult and tried to drink a little of the
hot coffee which mess-waiter had
placed at her side. When a staff officer
brought back message from the wire
less room, the General supplemented
his previous instructions, then turned
to the white-faced woman beside the
desk. Everything is ready, Baroness.
There's no wind tonight. and you
should have a comfortable fight"
He held out his hand. Give my re-
CARDS to your husband. Surely. think.
must have met him once at Cairo -
or was it in Vienna? No matter. Safe
journey"
Thank you. General. shall never
forget your kindness. We may meet
again - who knows?"
Who knows?" said the General.
Goodnight
The door closed. The General stood
alone at his desk; then, going over to
the wall, he pulled cord, and a large
white screen rolled up from a map
upon which there we're many small
flags. His eye searched for the little
green splash of woodland which the
woman had indicated. In the centre
there was a tiny black speck that in
dicated a house. She would be there
beside her husband in only a short
time now; and at dawn, hell would
break loose. With shrug. the General
sighed and returned to his desk.
The End
Evening star., 1936-02-09

Il was a bit nervous when I came
to the door. forgot to knock
He smiled again.
"Well?''
Your father wouldn't have ap-
proved their gestures
Priscilla picked up her chair by
the back. moved it over a few feet,
set it down again on the stone floor
with thud.
Il ksscsc she was going to propose
to him! To think he'd let her do itr'
Alden looked thoughtful. II didn't
think she was so bold as that. That's
going pretty far"
I'm not surprised at her." said
Priscilla. but am at him."
YES" said John. ''It's against
nature tor woman to do the asking"
During the night John Alden was
wakened at intervals by sudden chill.
and found that his wife had twitched
the bed-clothes toward her side. He
had not before encountered this
nervous habit. Next morning she was
silent and confessed to a lack of sleep.
When he returned at night. her eyes
were heavy, but her manner was
forceful. She had his supper ready on
time and the dishes washed up in a
twinkling. While he was wondering
what she was about. she went to her
room, and came out with her cap on
and her long coat.
Its dark" he said. Where must
you go? Ill get my musket and come
along"
She was already on the threshold.
1T isn't a musket that's needed!
I've word to say to Barbara"
He had half mind to follow, but
the tone of her voice persuaded him
to wait by the fireside.
She had rehearsed what she would
say to Miles if he were alone, and
what she would say if Barbara we're
there. Barbara ,cas there. The moment
Standish opened the door, Priscilla
saw her across the room. The sight of
the girl. happy and sentimental, made
it hard to be angry. And Miles was old
enough to be her fatherl
Evening star., 1936-02-09
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towels when she heard his step outside
the door. He came in cheerfully. hung
up his hat again and moved over to the
fire
Didn't you go?"
"Of course
"Well?"
Priscilla, Miles Standish is a re-
markable man - must say, under
standing and forgiving! When / went
out this evening, my inclination was
not to speak to him as you suggested.
You still take offense at his sending
me. OF course you have a good point
there, but l was the friend he chose.
l promised to do his errand -"
well, you did it," said Priscilla.
"Ah, but he won't think so at
least, I was afraid he wouldn't. The
moment I put foot inside his door I
started to explain. l said, Miles, you
won't believe it. but gave her your
message just as promised
"And what did the Captain say?"
Alden laughed. ''He slapped me on
the shoulder till / hadn't enough
breath to 60 on. Not another word.
said he. It's a matter of no inn
portance, and it's marvellous how
under Providence things turn out for
the best.
WHAT exclaimed Priscilla. "He
said it was of no Importance"
That's what he said. Priscilla. And
if you look at it in the right light. it
was rather handsome of him."
Priscilla got control of herself. Il
suppose you came away then"
After a minute. He would have me
sit down and talk, SO l took chair
and had word with them"
who else was there?"
Barbara"
A smile slowly spread over Pris-
elias face. "He couldn't let her know
he lacked courage to do his own court
ing"
John smiled back ''Or perhaps he's
comforted already"
The smile lett Priscilla's face.
'How?"
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The Washington times., 1936-01-17
Fdstists in Egypt
Wear Blue and Rap
Chests As Salute

CAIRO, Jan. 1T.-Egypt's Nation
alist Wafd party, storm center of
the recent anti-British riots that
swept this country, today an
nounced formation of a semi
official blue-shirt organization to
enlist younger members of the
party in the cause Of Egyptian in
dependence.
Modelled, apparently, on the null
hilarious semimilitary organiza-
tionS existing in Europe, the
Wafdists announced an elaborate
salute and an emblem that will be
analogous to the swastika or the
fasces.
The private soldiers Of the new
military patriotic league will salute
superiors by striking the breast
lightly with the right hand. They
will wear Egyptian blue with gray
trousers.
The object of the blue shirts,
Wafd leaders said, will be to in
culcate principles of discipline,
love of the fatherland and self
sacrifice in young Egyptians.
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
OIL MEN SEEK
QUIzBY u. 5.

Urging immediate action by the
Department Of Justice to deter
mine whether or not major oil
companies are violating the anti
trust laws, a committee Of the
National Oil Marketers Associa-
ton will confer today with AS
sistant Attorney General John
Dickinson, in charge Of the anti
trust division. The committee
was to be accompanied by rep
resentatives of the Michigan joint
legislative committee which is in
vestigating oil marketing practices
in that State.
The independent oil marketerS
contend they are being squeezed"
out of existence by oil producers
and refiners who are fixing prices.
They point to evidence developed
by the Michigan investigation as
showing specific violations Of the
antitrust laws.
The committee was headed
by M. B. Whiting, Whiting Oil
Company, Clifton Forge, Va, presi-
dent of the national association,
and included Roy R. Fisher,
Argo Oil Corporation, Detroit, vice
president; Paul E. Hadlick, Wash
ington, secretary; Fred E. Berg
fors, Quincy Oil Company, Quincy,
Mass; R. B. Spratley and Will
liam Earle White, Delta Oil Com
pany. Petersburg, Va; r. E. Breed
Sd, General Refining Company,
Baltimore. and John j. Cox, Mich
igamme Oil Company, Ann Arbor,
Mich.
This committee will be accom-
panied by State Senator Joseph
A. Baldwin, of Albion, Mich,
chairman Of the Michigan joint
legislative committee to investi-
gate oil marketing; Gordon Tap
pen, of Port Huron, Mich, assis-
tant attorney general of Michi-
gan, and Hazen ]. Hatch, Of Mar.
shall, Mich.
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
0NLY INDUSTRY
CAN SAVE IDLE

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Philip
Cabot, professor of business ad-
ministration at the Graduate
School of Business Administra.
ton of Harvard University, speak.
ing at the Harvard Club, said
that the problem of unemploy-
ment must be solved by business
men, for they are the only ones
who have the power to solve it,"
He declared:
The Government cannot
solve the problem. No govern
ment ever did, with one pos
Sible exception"
The possible exception, he said,
was Russia, but Russia started at
a starvation level" and the prob
lem was entirely different in a
country like this, where there is
a high standard of living"
The source Of unemployment,
according to Prof. Cabot, is "a
falling off of production, a re-
duction of national income" He
demanded:
Can a government starting
with a high standard Of living
increase production?
High production means a
high ambition to produce. Can
a government produce a high
ambition to produce? 1t seems
fantastic. You can iron 1t out
that way; all that government
can do Is to lower the stand
ard of living in an effort to
give work to all"
Public works, he believed. were
of no help in solving the problem
because they don't work"
But business men can take up
the slack of unemployment if they
will. He said:
"As the upSwing Of the cycle
goes on, you can absorb unem-
pIOyment."
Outlining the reason business
men did not take up more Of this
slack during 1885. an improved
year in business, Prof. Cabot said
"a business man can't act
with so many variableS being
introduced into his business as
there have been in the last two
or three years."
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
TODD INQUIRY
FAR FROM OVER

LOS ANGELES, Jan, II UN.S0
Investigation in the mystery death
of beautiful Thelma Todd, screen
actress, is far from over and is
progressing along secret channels,
George Rochester, grand jury
foreman, had revealed here to-
day.
limiting he had new evidence
pointing toward a murder by
monoxide" theory, the official
said he would call several" new
witnesses. He said:
Their testimOn might
change the entire complexion
of this case"
Just little more than month
ago Miss Todd's silken clad body,
bleeding at the mouth. was
found behind closed garage
doors. One Of the most sensa-
tional Investigations in the an
mails of Los Angeles, involving
scores of celebrities, followed.
1t had been thought the jur-
ors had silently dropped the case
on the grounds there was not
sufficient evidence of foul play.
But Rochester's statement fol-
lowed a report from the county
chemist that monoxide poison
was the only lethal substance
found in the actress body.
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
LEE BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-An elab-
crate celebration of the 129th
anniversary of the birth Of Rob
ert E. Lee will be held tonight
at the Hotel Pierre. The cele-
bration will open with an address
by DR.. francis Pendleton Gaines,
president of Washington and Lee
University.
Thirty-one Southern societies Of
New York city and the vicinity
will sponsor the celebration. EN-
NETT w. Poindexter is chairman
of dinner arrangements and Clar-
ence E. Houston is treasurer. Net
proceeds from ticket sales will
be divided between the fund for
the maintenance of Stratford
Hall, Stratford, Va, birthplace
and home of General Lee, and
the fund for the purchase Of
Lee memorial organ for the
Lee Chapel at Lexington, Va.
About 1000 persons are exc
pected to attend the celebration.
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
Virginia u. Will Hold
Exhibition of PaintinQs

UNIVERSITY, Va, Jan. IT.
The University of Virginia Mu-
scum of Fine Arts will hold as a
special feature through February
in the Thomas H. Bayly Memorial
Building an exhibition of paint
ingS in various mediums, and
drawings in color or in black and
white, limited to artists Of Abe
marie county or of Charlottesville,
or to those artists in some way
identified with the University of
Virginia.
The Washington times., 1936-01-17

Departures From Normal
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January l, 1896, IS.
Accumulated excess of precipita.
ton since January /, 1886, PIT.
Tide Table
High tide today ISL a. m. and
2:29 p. m.
Low tide today S:25 a. m. and
9:19 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 2:47 a. m.
and 1924 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 9:18 a. m.
and 1917 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today 7:25 a. m.
and sets Sill p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 7:25
a. m. and sets SIP p. m.
The moon rises today 1903 a. m.
and sets 1880 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 200
a. m. and sets 1904 p. m.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
MRS. HARMED
TO INSTALL
OFFICERS
BY MARY PADGETT

Installation ceremonies will be
conducted by the Ladies Auxil'
larry of Washington Post No. SO,
Jewish War Veterans Of the
United States, Monday night at
8 o'clock in the Jewish Commu-
nifty Center, Sixteenth and Q
Streets.
Mrs. Judith S. Harmed, ma
tional treasurer, will be the in
stalling officer, assisted by Mrs.
Lena Finkelson, Of Philadelphia,
national chief -of-staff, as mtalt
ing conductress.
Officers who will be installed
for the ensuing year are Hilda
Barr, president; Jennie Diamond,
senior vice president; Cecilia
Folsom, junior vice president;
Mollie Raines, corresponding sec.
rotary: iona Abrams, recording
secretary; Ray Orlove, treasurer;
Minnie Trupp, chaplain; Hllda
Schneider, conductreSS; Ruth
OuSTu1du, dSSlSGduG COllAuNUS oo'
Fannye Baker, guard; Sara Segal,
one-year trustee; Judith S. Har'
mel. three-year trustee; Lena Her
man, historian; Rose Jacobson,
patriotic instructor; Anne Lilien'
thai, judge advocate; GusSy Solo,
mon, Josephine Greenberg, Lena
Tabor, Ethel Gordon, Rose Wal
lerstein and Anne AronSohn,
color bearers.
Judith S. Harmed, organizer OF
the auxiliary, is the retiring presi'
dent. She has served as its presi'
dent sinse it's inception in 1888.
Rabbi Norman GerStenfeld, Of
the Washington Hebrew Congrega'
ton, will be the guest speaker at
the installation. A musical pro-
gram will also be presented. Each
member may invite a guest,
women only,
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
Bar Section Elects


Officers for the newly organized
Junior Bar Section of the
Woman's Bar Association Of the
District of Columbia were elected
at the groups recent first annual
meeting which was well repre-.
. sented with 80 members.
The officers are Miss Mary
Agnes Brown, chairman; Miss
Margaret Farley, vice chairman,
and Miss Patrice Rice, secretary
treasurer.
Mary Agnes Brown and Miss
Zelda Dove were elected delegates
to the convention of the American
Bar Association to be held in Bos
ton in August.
Dressed in bingham gowns,
members of the NJ Alpha
Chapter Of Kappa Delta Phi
Sorority will be entertained in q
novel manner next Tuesday night
at $3.50 O'Clock by Miss Pauline
Aker and Miss Frances Hausner,
at 1925 Eleventh St. N. W., where
they will gather for an old
fashioned taffy-pull.
This is also the occasion to
pledge three new MEMBERSHIPS
Esther Kennedy, Miss Libbie
Smirchek and Mrs. Edna Hay
man.
This group will hold it's first
dance of the year Friday night
January "a, at The Admiral Club.
Alternates Elected
Alternates to the forty-fifth
Continental Congress of the D..
A. R. from the Judge Lynn
Chapter are Mrs. Enoch Vann,
Mrs. j. Wesley Buchanan, Mrs.
Eldridge L. Myers, Mrs. Harry B.
Gauss, Mrs. Bertha N. Robbins,
Miss Rebecca Riley, Mrs. William
E. Forbes, Mrs. E. Flavelle Koss,
Mrs. C. Stanley Titus, and Mrs
Robert J. Swingle. They were
elected at the recent meeting at
the home of the regent, Mrs.
Donald M. Earll.
Miss Rebecca Riley, chairman
of finance of Judge Lynn
Chapter, announces that a card
party for the benefit Of the
chapter will be held next Tues
day night at $50 o'clock in the
Washington Club.
The annual banquet and play
is scheduled for Saturday, Feb
ruary IS, in the clubhouse of the
American Association of University
Women, according to Mrs William
E. Forbes, chairman of entertain
ment.
Arrangements have been made
by the Philadelphia section of the
Marietta Park Woman's Club for
a card party to be held Wednes-
day, February 4, at 24O0 Six
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
The Weather

District of Columbia SNOW,
probably mixed with sleet or rain,
and slightly colder tonight and
Saturday; lowest temperature to.
night about % degrees; colder Sat
urday night; increasing northeast
or east winds tonight, shifting to
northwest Saturday.
Maryland-Snow, possibly mixed
with sleet or rain tonight or Satur-
day; slightly colder Saturday and
in east portion tonight; colder Sat
urday night.
Virginia-Rain on the coast and
snow, probably mixed with sleet
and rain in the interior tonight
and Saturday; colder Saturday af-
ternoon and night.
Tam Voro kVarnS
The Washington times., 1936-01-17

Arrangements have been made
by the Philadelphia section of the
Marietta Park Woman's Club for
a card party to be held Wednes-
day, February 4, at 2400 Six
teenth st,
The Washington times., 1936-05-06

VeSts
Had EOerythinG
The team had pitching, 1t had
slightly better.than-average infield
and outfield strength and it had
power. It was facing its first year
of good management in many
seasons.
But as 7 have watched Cleve"
land almost Nstlessly win three
straight games from Washington,
7 am not too sure about the In
dianS for the top spot in Septena'
Der. which statement may seem
paradoxical. One might think that
three straight wins over . given
club by a club one had handicap
ned very highly three weeks ago.
might prove much foresight, but
I take no credit therefor.
Right now I am a little fearIu
Of the Clevelands.
The team, even in straight VIC.
tories here, lacks something ana
I'll tell you what that something
IS.
Lacks Pepper
It Is pepper. -,
pepper In Washington.
It is an A-flat ball club. NO
life. no hustle, no sparkle, no go:
lust o dray horse that might get
there or might not.
Most of our great ball clubs IN
the long, long history OF the game:
have had @ sparkplug. Cleveland
has no individual to ignite 1t TO
super deeds.
The team has no Pepper Martin
Cleveland has no Babe Ruth.
Il has no Joe Cronin. mean
the Joe Cronin of 1888 who took
a middle class ball club and made
Il champions hip conscious.
Cleveland has no Bucky Har-
ris. 7 mean the Bucky Harris OF
1924 and 1925. And = mean the
Bucky Harris Of 1896 also, the
Rucky Harris who has done right
well by O misfit conglomerat1on
Of ball players that might yet go
places and do things If it had
more than one pitcher.
No Inspiration
Maybe you can tell from the
recital so far what Cleveland
lacks.
II there were q Iris Speaker on
Cleveland right now, I believe the
team would be more dangerous.
II Cleveland. for instance, had
O Nap Lajoie to inspire it, its
chances would be better.
If Cleveland had a Cuckoo"
Jameson, such as it had years
ago. I'd feel a whole lot better
about my prediction of some three
weeks ago that Cleveland didn't
have the uncertainty about it that
Boston, New York and Detroit
Courted.
New York was banking too
strongly on Lazzeri who may snap
any minute, and on Crosetti, who
had been converted into q position
not entirely natural for him.
But, even now, Cleveland could
use Lazzeri'S ginger.
Decentralization
Detroit was depending too much
on three old men, Goslin, Simmons
and Crowder, to see it through
and besides was attempting to win
its third straight league title, some
thing thai only about seven clubs
in the National League and three
in the American League have &C
compliShed in all the sports ex.
iStence.
Boston faced the hazard Of sew.
eral temperamental stars who
could easily blow UP II the team
hit reverseS, and besides Joe Gro
min was flash-in-the-pan mana
ger an severely subject to injury,
something that doesn't happen to
naturally graceful ball players.
All Of this was three weeks ago,
mind you
And three weeks ago, I thought
Cleveland had everything.
This week I've discovered It
lacks one Of the vital essentials
to victory in the long, tough days
ahead when the grind begins to
tell.
It is an inSpirational ball player
In its number.
Sorryl
IT'S too bad!
The Washington times., 1936-05-06

Kress could play first. relieving
Joe Kuhel.
If this lefthanded theory were
carried to its logical ending, the
lineup against southpaWs might
well be: Hill, left field: Bluege,
second base; Powell, center field:
Reynolds, right field: Estalella,
third base; Travis, shortstop;
Kress, first base, and Miles,
catcher. That would give you
only one lefthanded hitter, who
is as much at home against left
handlers as he is against right
handlers.
Now il you become obdurate
and contend that this team
couldn't win, we say that you
cannot prove your point except by
playing it consistently against
southpaws. It must follow that II
right-handers have o percentage
against the crooked arms, here Is
o right-handed lineup. There are
eight boys who swing from the
north. There Is no charge for the
suggestion.
The Griffs scored two runs due
TO an unusual error in the third
inning yesterday. Billy Sullivan,
returning the ball to Lee, let 1t
slip and the ball sailed through
the air to center field and Desh-
ong skipped home while HUI
reached third. A single by Travis
scored Hill.
The Washington times., 1936-05-06

players and spectators, games
might be played in the evening
under floodlights, officials said.
Quinn at present Is o director
in the Boston City League, made
up of youngsters Of all ages in
one Of the largest undertakings
Of its kind.
Quinn is a real Santa Claus to
BoSton's baseball.hungry kids, who
are always on his trail.
Here Is an example:
An Example
Threatening weather and near
frigid blasts greeted the Boston
Bees opening game at National
League Park. The weather man
always has been q bogey to Quinn.
The crowd was exceedingly small
for an opening day featuring the
New York Giants.
Leaving his front office, Quinn
saw q rear gate attendant having
difficulties in keeping the kids
from cIambering over the wall,
"Why, my young man." said
Bob to the attendant, "Open the
doors and let them In. There's
plenty Of empty seats"