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Evening star., 1936-10-31
EASTERN AIRLINES
PLANS EXPANSION
Company to Ask Post Office De-
partment to Authorize Deal
for Williams Firm.

The Post Office Department. which
recently authorized the merger of
Pennsylvania and Central Airlines.
will be asked to permit Eastern Air
lines, also operating through WASH
ington. to combine with the Wedell
Williams Air Service Corp, 1t was
announced here today by Capt. E.
v. Rickenbacker, general manager Of
Eastern.
Wedell williams operates airmail,
passenger and express service from
New Orleans to Houston, Tex, with
stops at Baton Rouge, La, and Beau
mont, Tex.
Eastern Air now operates airmail,
passenger and express service from
New York to Miami and New York
to New Orleans, both lines passing
through Washington, and from Chi
cago to Jacksonville, Fla.
II 1t is authorized by the Post Of
flee Department to take over the
Wedell Williams airmail contract,
Eastern Airlines at once will ex-
tend its New York Washington New
Orleans service directly to Houston,
using the latest types of multi-mo-
tored airplane equipment, Capt. Rick
enbacker said.
Negotiations for acquisition of the
Wedell Williams assets and business
have been completed, Capt. Ricken-
backer said. Mrs. Harry p. Williams,
president Of the corporation, joined
in the announcement of the request
for transfer of the airmail contract,
Evening star., 1936-10-31
TRAINS DERA|LED
IN CAPITAL AREA
KeniIWorth and Landover
Are Scenes of Accidents
on PENNSYLVANIA.

Two Pennsylvania trains were de-
rallied in this area early today, a
loose wheel causing nine cars in a
coal train to leave the tracks in
Kenilworth. and a broken journal
throwing baggage car and one other
car off at Landover. The latter were
in train of empty passenger equip
ment en- route from Baltimore to
Potomac yards and briefly interrupted
traffic.
No one was injured. but the freight
wreck tore up the tracks for several
yards. damaged one of the uprights
carrying the overhead electric wires
and spilled coal over the right-of-way.
The train was south-bound and the
derailed cars were in the middle Of q
string Of rs.
The derailment occurred near
Kenilworth avenue and Nash street
northeast about 2:30 am. and could
not be cleared until midday. In the
interim. other freight traffic was
handled over passenger lines.
The Landover derailment was at
4:30 am. and the officials said two
inbound passenger trains were slightly
delayed as a result.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
MENACE TO NEGRO
SEEN IN new DEAL
Race Being Led Back to Slavery,
Edgar c. Snyder Tells
G.. 0. P. Rally,

Declaring the Negro race is being
led back into slavery by witch doc
tor" creatures of the New Deal, Edgar
C. Snyder, former United States mar
shal for the District, last night warned
participators in Republican rally at
John Wesley Church the colored voter
is in danger Of completely losing his
freedom.
Racial sentimentality and New Deal
manipulation of relief funds are re-
sponsible for the precarious position
of the colored voter, Snyder held. He
predicted complete loss of freedom
should the New Deal continue in
power.
Snyder spoke in place of National
Committeeman Edward F. Colladay.
Other speakers were J. F. Wilson and
Francis Wells.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
ROBERTS, 6 YEARS.
SERVICE IS ENDED
President Accepts Resignation of
Peoples Counsel-Successor-
ship Unsettled.

The resignation of William A.
Roberts as Peoples Counsel for the
Public Utilities Commission has been
accepted by President Roosevelt, end
ing his career of approximately six
years service in the District Govern
ment.
Roberts submitted his resignation
to the President October IL, asking
that it be made effective by November
l. He announced he planned to enter
private law practice with Charles B.
McInnis.
When Mr.. Roosevelt will fill the
vacancy or whether he will leave the
Office untitled for some time was not
indicated in statement at the White
House that letter of acceptance of
the resignation had been sent to the
official. For two days Roberts has
been out of town delivering Demo-
cratic campaign speeches.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
Hit Hhby'Landonite,'
Ne,o Dealer Fights
Republican Police

"Judge, I'm for Roosevelt. This
morning I got hit over the head by a
Landonite' and had a fight with two
policemen who are for Landon. You
can send me to jail for year, but !
am still for Roosevelt"
So said Carl Wilson, AZ, sos Sixth
street, when he entered a plea of
guilty to intoxication when he was
arraigned before Judge Robert E.
Mattingly in Police Court. His argu-
ment struck cord Of sympathy. The
court took his personal bond.
Wilson was arrested at ! am. after
he had fight with another man on
John Marshal place over the election.
Two Republican policemen made life
so miserable for him at the first pre-
cinct station house, he told the court,
that he had to resort to violence to
keep his self-respect
Evening star., 1936-10-31
CONF FUS|ON MARKS.
STORK DERBY END.
Six Appear to Be Tied With
Nine Children Each for
$5O0,O00 Prize.
BY DALE HARRISON,
Associated Press staff Writer.

TORONTO. October 31.-Charles
Vance Millar. whose pet phrase as a
lawyer was Damn dead men! They're
always coming back to plague us!"
was one of his own dead men today.
Gone these 10 years, the irrascible
old bachelor who hated women re-
turned today through the medium of
Clause 8" Of his will to reap the whirl-
wind Of 100000 whim.
He returned to a melange of moth
ers, law suits, contracts and recrimina-
tions; to the last-minute frantic flap
ping Of stork's wings, and to the sober
ing rumble Of white hearse.
Babies. dozens Of them; sheriffs
with subpoenas, mothers with lawyers
and managers. and with social workers
carrying relief baskets at the back
door; solemn executors, their dignity
a bit askew at finding themselves
mixed up in an exhibition" so far re-
moved from their frock-coated routine;
mothers praying that the babies they
expect may be born in time to count
in the fantastic race for births-that
was the picture as the contest stag
gered to its close.
No one had the slightest idea who
was ahead, so confusing were the
claims, so contradictory the records.
Six women appeared to be in a tie
as the curfew hour neared. All claimed
motherhood Of nine children, properly
certified.
These women are Mrs. Lily Kenny,
Mrs. John Nagle. Mrs. Annie Smith,
Mrs. Pauline Clarke, Mrs. Arthur
Timleck and Mrs. Isobel MacLean.
In addition, Mrs. Peter Romas,
pretty 28-year-old wife of a Greek
chef and mother Of eight, was con-
fident she would bear another child
before the contest closed-and was
even counting on twins.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
BOY OF 4 SWALLOWS
COLD TABLETS, DIES

An engineer on the Greenbelt re-
settlement project and his young wife
today mourned the death of their son
in domestic accident yesterday.
David j. Jenkins, 4. son of Mr..
and Mrs. David K. jenkins of Berwyn,
died in Children's Hospital after
swallowing almost the entire contents
Of bottle of cold tablets which he
found In the family bath room Thurs
day niRht.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
Train Radios to Give Returns.

So that overnight travellers may
receive up-to-the- minute returns on
the election during the evening and
night of November 3, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will equip its long
distance trains with radio sets. The
sets will be installed in 80 lounge
cars for this purpose. A number Of
trains operating out Of Washington
to the North and West will be
equipped for this special service
Evening star., 1936-10-31

A typical nights work for Henry
this week was-8:30, appearance for
several numbers at the Board of Pub
lie Welfare meeting; then quick
whisk to a fashionable uptown hotel
where he is a nightly attraction to
dinner guests; back to fashionable
downtown hotel for an engagement,
and then again to the uptown hostelry.
Then. of course, Henry has a regu-
lar job. He is police aide to Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen and must
use those same vocal cords eight hours
daily.
It's not much fun. ~
4 X X
FACT.
Among its other distinctions
Washington undoubtedly harbors
more OF the old-tin,e Morse code
telegraphers than any other city in
the United States.
The reason is that no other city
has so many privately leased tele-
graph circuits as does Washington.
These circuits are maintained be-
tUeen Washington and .uirtually all
OF the major cities OF the Nation.
Though the art (or science) of
telegraphing as did William Morse
Dhen he first transmitted his his
toric what hath God wrought?"
practically Is lost art, Washing
ton still has corps OF men who
knoD and utilize their dots and
dushes.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
RINGLET,

RINGLET
YUST what 1t means, we leave Il
better minds to determine, but
we would like to tell you the
~ story of ono of the towns better
groomed women.
Yesterday morning, after q long
night of being permanent waved and
otherwise remodeled, she woke up to
find her pillow fairly covered with
what once had been her hair. Undis-
turbed, she picked up her comb and
ran 1t through the new coiffure. A few
strokes and the comb was jammed
with more fallen hair.
Later, at the Office, the noticeable
difference in her appearance evoked
comment. But still the we'll -groomed
woman refused to get excited.
II can't be bothered" she said. II
went TO a good place and paid their
highest price"
1t may be that it takes bargain in
badness to make her downright angry.
DEFINED.
Ray Burhen is only S, but she
knows ,ohat "atmosphere" means.
Her mother and father, Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. Raymond Burhen,
were discussing place at Which
to dine ,Ohen Ray pleaded for one
that had atmosphere.
"Whafs atmospheric" her moth
er asked.
"A place that is pretty and you
like to be in," Ray explained.
X \
BONG.
A MAN down in Virginia is boasting
freely these days about owning
the only cocker spaniel with the in
stincts Of a Swiss bell ringer.
This pooch, which is called by a
name We forget with great alacrity.
used TO have a tough time in the big
country house trying to get any one to
notice when 1t wanted to saunter into
the great outdoors. Scratching at the
door often failed to attract attention
and the owners decided to do some
thing about it. They merely put a
small bell beside the door, down at the
height of the dogs nose.
Evening star., 1936-10-31

Now, when Toots. or whatever that
name Is. wants the door opened, good
push with the nose rings the bell and
somebody comes along. Pup learned
the trick IN no time at all, and is smart
enough not to ring just for the fun of
the thing. having read that story about
the boy who cried Wolf"
Evening star., 1936-10-31
SUBMARINE OFFICER
RUSHED TO HOSPITAL
By the Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va, october 31.-Lieut
Paul De La Puenta Gunior grade),
attached to one of two submarines
now at the Naval Operating Base
here, was rushed to the Naval Hos
pital in Portsmouth early today for
an operation for appendicitis. The
submarines Rs and R-4, headed
south from Philadelphia, stopped here
shortly after 6 am. and put the Of
ficer ashore. They will remain here
until the weather improves.
Evening star., 1936-10-31

You are big man when your mere
appearance in a court room can
influence the course Of justice.
Joe Sanford, probation officer, Is
that kind of big man. He appeared
in court the other day in the course
of an assault case trial, short time
after the plaintiff in the case had
testified his assailants were larger
men than any in the court at the
time.
BY the time Sanford walked into
the room, the case had progressed to
the point where the defense attorney
was saying:
"You say that the men who at
tackled you were larger than any one
in this court room?"
II did say that" the plaintiff ad-
mitted. ut was true then, but (eye.
ing Sanford it isn't now. / guess
III have to change my testimony"
Evening star., 1936-10-31
NAOMI

MISS ELIZABETH TEMPLETON,
whose name was mentioned here
before in connection with a horse from
which she was thrown, is about to be
mentioned again in connection with
the same horse. Naomi was the
horses name and the fate which over
took her should be warning to horses
inclined to get smart with Miss Tenn
pleton
After six weeks in bed as a result of
Naomis whimsy, Miss Templeton was
ready to ride again.
where's Naomi?" she asked the
day she appeared at the riding
academy.
Dead: killed in fall" the stable
man said sadly.
"Too bad" said Miss Templeton,
not sadly.
Il Il X X
SINGER.
HENRY NESTOR, the Singing
- Cop" Is buster than q political
candidate these days. And in the
midst of singing three and four times
each night he has laryngitis.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
Niqht Final Delivered by Carrier
Anywhere in the City
Full Sports

Race Results Complete Market News OF the Day Latest News
Flashes World Whatever Is you mo
it in The Night Final Sports Edition
THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR delivered
by carrer-7oc a month Call National 1000 service
will q
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-07-01

showing Aces; North, G. Diamonds,
the lowest possible response: South,
G-No Trumps North passed. When
the opening lead was made the dunn
my and dcclarer's hand showed a
grand slam hand. Then Mr. Back
Seat Driver asked why South had not
bid more.
Still sitting North. the back seat
driver passed. He should have Did
l-Diamond, as was done at every
other table Top score went to
South who played ard made
S-Hearts Other tables tied for Sec
ond score Wth 3-Diamonds. AT this
table, however, bidding was opened
by Vests 1-Spade North doubled,
but when East went 2~Spades. South
could do nothing except pass. The
contract should have been held to
2-odd at play, but North succeeded
in giving declarcr more, by an in
@enious Play. North took two dia-
mOnd tricks. AS South had echoed
for a third round of the suit. North
should have led diamonds again, not
knowing whether his partner could
have ruffed or played the @. North
led his q of clubs instead. Declarer
pulled trumps, then ran off the bal
ance of four club tricks, enabling him
to discard losing heart and make
3-odd. Such things are common
with back seat drivers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-07-01
Contract Bridge
BACK gEAT E.nxv1NG

IN THESIS says cf rniIli0Ns OF
automobiles nobody needs 50 be told
what pest 8 back scat driver is.
The same kind Of peGS h numerous
in bridge circles. Here he may be
better or q poorer player than his
partner. but in either case he loves
to inform his partner what might
have turned out better had partner
performed some kind of double
dummy act, but the same nuisance
never seems to notice his own
plumbers, even volubly defending
palpable erro s. Wise partners OBJ
tain best results from weaker play
ers, by letting them alone, giving
advice only when asked to do so.
Harmony across the table is vital to
success. Today have two examples
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-07-01

of the kind OF bridge usually played
by back seat drivers. They APP
peared in an important duplicate
match last evening.
Bidding went: South, diamond;
North, Diamonds. when he had
opening bid strength: South,
2-Spatles; North, 3-Diamonds. which
was most discouraging: South,
4-Clubs; North, 4-No Trumps;
South. 5-Hearts. in last attempt to
stir partner to Logical limit Of activ-
ity, the club and heart calls evidently
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-06
Tributaries of the Nile
River Important Streams

The Nile system has three principal
divisions: ~ the main stream rum
ming in a northward direction and hav-
ing its sources in the great lakes of
East Central Africa; (2) the equatorial
tributary rivers draining the country
northeast of the Congo basin; 81 the
Ethiopian affluents. These and their
numerous tributaries form the Nile
river, notes writer In the Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
The tributaries OF the Nile having
their sources In Ethiopia are: The
Sobat aud its northern branch, the
Baro; the Blue Nile 1.-THE most impor
tant of the tributaries), which Is fed
by the binder and the Rahad, the
Odessa, the Dabus and the Bolassus,
the Hawash and the TakaZze rivers.
The country between the Hawash and
the Takazze river basins is drained by
the Bashilo, Jamma and Muger rivers
The last tributary rising in Ethiopia
which joins the Nile is the Atbara
river, which is formed on the table
land north of Lake Tsana by the juno
ton of the Angreb the Salaam, the
Aradeb, the Goang and other noun
tain streams.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-06
COLESVILLE

| Mrs. Albert Sager, ST., entertained
the ladies of the Colesville w. C. T.
U. on Thursday afternoon. Those
present were Mrs. v. ]. Ray, Mrs.
Harry Daily, Mrs. George Burriss,
Mrs. Charlie Hobbs, Miss Helen Zeig-
Ter, Mrs. Claude Hobbs, Mrs. Jerry
Hobbs, Mrs. Paul Boerum, Mrs.
Lewis Hobbs, Mrs. Oliver Hamilton,
Mrs. Grayson Burnell and Master
Warren Boerum. AS Mrs. John Ham,
ilton, the President was unable to at
tend, Mrs. George Burriss presided
Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson Burnell en-
tertained the Colesville choir on Fri
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Anderson. Those present
were Rev. Groseclose, Mrs. Jerry
Hobbs, the Misses Hilda and Eveleen
Hobbs, Mr.. Leroy Thompson, Miss
Pauline Suthard, Helen Purcell, Mr..
Benjamin Purcell, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson
Burnell.
Mrs. Floyd Suthard had as her din
ner guests the past Saturday Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Risdon, of Washington,
D. C. Mrs. Risdon with her sister,
were to leave for New York Saturday
to take a boat for Bermuda, where
they were to spend a week or ten
days.
Mrs. Paul Boerum entertained the
Boys L. T. L. on Saturday afternoon
those present were the Messrs. Gil
bert, Lewis, Donald and Warren
Boerum; Lloyd and Bobby Willis;
Raymond Butler, James Thompson,
Elmer Ward, Paul Adolph, Jackie
Patton, Robert Hobbs and Robert
Durham. AS Hamilton Hobbs the
president was not present, Lloyd
Willis presided, the next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. Charlie Hobbs.
Miss Louise Valdenar and Mr.
Frances Miller, both of this vicinity
were married on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Carolyn Baker has as her
house guests, two nephews, Messrs.
Stanley and Richard Bonhage of Bal
timore, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-06

the discussion ard often expert help.
is young woman of wide experience
in this work.
J The Ladies Aid Society of Grace
M. E. Church met at the home Of
Mrs. w. S. Cooley with Mrs. ]. w.
Wiley assisting.
The members of the Philathea Class
held covered dish lunch at the home
of Mrs. Marshall Walker on Wednes-
day. Each member of the class
brought covered dish and a guest.
Following the luncheon a business
meeting was held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ayton, Mr..
Hershey Ayton and Mrs. Edwin Kin
sey have returned from Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Sheppard
and two sons, Buddy and Sammy
have been visiting Mrs. Sheppard's
family in Ohio.
The regular Saturday evening dance
will be held in st. Martins Hall on
February 9Th, music to be furnished
by Clark Vincent's orchestra.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-06
Victoria Falls Twice in
Height, Width of Niagara

The Victoria falls are located on
the Zambezi river, in Rhodesia. They
are more than twice the height and
somewhat wider than Niagara falls.
The native name is "Musi-oa- tunya"
-"Thundering Smoke" or Smoke
Dies-Sound-Here"
The Zambezi, one of the four great
rivers of Africa, is more than 100
miles in length and carries an enor-
nous volume of water, so that the
falls are magnificent spectacle at
any time of the year. But this volume
of water, states writer in the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer is not as great as
that which pours out of our lakes,
and it is in this respect that the Vic
toria falls are Inferior to Niagara.
The African cataract is divided by
Islands so that it forms four falls
two wide and two narrow. Near the
right bank of the Zambezi is the
Leaping Water, fall. 108 feet wide /;
then Boaruka island; then the main
fall, 1,419 feet wide; then Livingstone
island; then the Rainbow fall, 1905
feet wide; then another island, and
finally the Eastern cataract, which re-
sembles the Leaping Water.
The Victoria falls occur where the
Zambezi is at its widest. They fall
over an edge which is almost verti-
cal, but instead of falling into an
open basin as Niagara does, they drop
into chasm the opposite wall Of
which is only 80 to 240 feet away.
The outlet of all this water is
gorge 300 feet wide, which leads
little farther on into Grand canyon
40 miles long.
The falls were discovered by David
Livingstone on November II, 1855. They
are on the route Of the Cape-to- Cairo
railway, and bridge $50 feet long
crosses the canyon some distance be-
low the falls
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-06
Gaithersburg News And
Social Items

One of the most important tasks
of the Church School and the home
is to train children in Christian liv-
ing. With this in mind several
churches in the community of Gath
ersburg are planning a series of Four
INSTRUMENTATION Church Nights to
be held on Tuesday and Thursday,
February 18th and 18th, and on Tues
day and Wednesday, February 18th
and 10Th, in the Grace Church, Gath
ersburg. Opportunity will be afforded
parents of the children in the Nurs-
cry, Beginners, Primary and Junior
Departments.
Miss Catharine Lantz, who will lead
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-06
LAYTONSVILLE

Mrs. Allison Taylor entertained
with luncheon and four tables of con-
tract at her home in Laytonsville on
Saturday. Those present were: Mrs.
William B. Mobley, Miss Lulu Bell
Iof Chevy Chase; Mrs. William T.
Warfeld, Mrs. z. M. Waters, Mrs.
Remus Riggs, Mrs. Edward Blunt, of
Goshen; Miss Maud Dorsey, Mrs.
David Clarke, Mrs. Samuel Riggs,
Mrs. Elgee R. Riggs, Mrs. Vestus
Wilcox, Mrs. Jeffrey Griffith, Mrs.
Uriah Griffith, Mrs. William W. Crit
fifth, Mrs. Garrison Bell. Prizes were
won by Mrs. W. w. Griffith and Mrs.
Vestus Wilcox.
DIR. William H. Best, of Baltimore
presiding Elder, will preach in Emory
Church near Olney on Sunday and
will preside at the second Quarterly
conference of the Goshen Emory
Churches to be held in the home of
Mr.. R. P. Soper in Olney on Tuesday
February II at 1920 A. M.
Miss Lillian .Fearnow, of Washing
ton, and Miss Genevieve Fearnow
from Alexandria, Va, were week end
guests of their parents at the South
ern parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. White of
Washington visited their sister Mrs.
Merhle Haines on Saturday, at the
Haines farm where she is spending
the winter with Mrs. Warren Ellis.
Rev. W. A. Ledford, of Laytonsville
was the principal speaker at the in
stallation services held in Wesley
Grove Church Sunday evening when
the Montgomery County Epworth
League officers, with Ernest Johnson,
of Damascus, president; Ellsworth
King of Woodfeld, vice president; and
Miss Mabel Fairchild of Damascus
secretary treasurer; installed the
Woodfeld cabinet.
The local officers are, James R.
Ward, president; James Hawkins,
vice-president; Perry Burdette, End
vice-president; Pauline King, 3rd vice.
president; Ellsworth King, 4th vice.
president; Mary Belle Hawkins, Sec
rotary; Albert Burdette, treasurer
and Mary Ward King, pianist.
Mrs. Elmer Greene was hostess to
the second of series of luncheons
and old fashioned quilting parties to
be held in Woodfeld recently when
she had as guests on Wednesday
Mrs. George Woodfeld, Mrs. James
Burdette, Mrs. Elwood Beall, Miss
Hetty Darby, Mrs. Albert Burdette
Mrs. Norman Burdette, Mrs. George
Pope, Mrs. Lewis Duvall, Mrs. Leroy
Wachter, and Mrs. Elgie Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenberry Griffith
and Griffith Hawkins of this place are
spending several weeks in st. Peters.
burg with DR.. and Mrs. Vernon H
Dyson before going on to Pass-A-
Grille on the Gulf Coast, where they
expect to stay for month or two.