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Evening star., 1936-10-12

try out the loot bail Captain IN
steel factory or the summa cum
laudes In the old brokerage. And
there are university employment
agencies which undertake to find
economic toe-holds for the rank
and file, who can only rely on the
general trade mark Of the alma
mater.
II President Hopkins really wants
to restore the initiative of Dart
mouth undergraduates, he should
Evening star., 1936-10-12
News Behind the News
Final Digest Poll Reported 54.6 for Landon-Ae-
curacy Disputed by Democrats.
BY PAUL MALLON.

secretve about It's poll
Supreme decisions and rightly
| publishing is conclusions In
u
At the time the mechanics Of magazine publication ore
considerably
publication upper political about
practically nothing that political leader
cannot find out IL he sets his mind to 1t.
Consequently, reliable in the
Evening star., 1936-10-12

Sympatnlze strongly with MS sense
Of the great blight which has be-
fallen our ruggeder individualists.
Yet. If the experience Of New Eng
land college graduates is anything
to 60 by. their initiative was pretty
well done to death before Mr..
Roosevelt undermined it by de-
Gliding that no American should be
allowed to starve in the midst Of
plenty.
Evening star., 1936-10-12
Hoover Failed
To Dramatic
His Rescues
"Little to Show for It"
Phrase Recalls
Action.
Action.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

"N ROUTE TO KENTUCKY,
l. October 12.-As I ride toward
the blue grass region, there's
~ . phrase that keeps ringing in
nv ears. It Is q phrase that awakens
memories, q phrase that probably
millions of persons heard on the night
of October /, and millions more agreed
Evening star., 1936-10-12

do not share this conclusion Their latest inside the popular
publicity
ton) expected majority 35oo0o0 Roosevelt
expectations the electoral 400 Roosevelt (266
the majority needed wn) discount the Digest
ground that 1t did OF
confidential poll OF Washington political prites during the
last showed somewhat similar rpectdtions
the Republican supporters Jailed Consequently the
the astounding than 400
Apparently
unons generally chacteg the current talk about
LewGreen Their inside line Of the situation
that the Mister John
q showdown believes
eventually
Dubnsk ally Of behind
certain union with which had been dkeng Lewis
wanted that c. !. o. Is q wreckng
Evening star., 1936-10-12

simply means there VIII probably
be no peace.
+ 4
The business Of prophecying has
been almost as dangerous during
the last four years as in the
Hoover era. Books have been
written about the bad guesses Of
industrial giants Of the booster
decade. 1920-30, but no one has
mentioned the sour predictions Of
some Of the congressional political
Evening star., 1936-10-12

3S8 Varieties Of Fruit.
The citrus experiment station at
Riverdale, Calf, contains 3s6 varie-
ties of citrus fruits.
Evening star., 1936-10-12

strength of $50 per cent will work
down to tentatively final figure
Of 54.e. Allowing 10 per cent for
error (the general working per-
centage Of Digest error) this would
still leave Mr.. Landon with more
than 40 per cent Of the Digest
straws and seem to forecast q close
Landon victory, as Lemke will draw
from Mr.. Roosevelt's total.
y n 4 4
Evening star., 1936-10-12

ORD HOWE. England's sport
ing earl, the fifth Of his line, is
So years old, "the patron of
Evening star., 1936-05-14
London Bachelors Club.

The Bachelors Club Of London. one
Of that citys social best, dates from
1881.
Evening star., 1936-05-14

for residents Of the District, men rs
well as women and children living in
Greater Washington being eligible, at
least until our Maryland and Vir-
ginia chapters institute q similar
policy, providing they are employed
or have business in the District.
"It is possible that this ruling will
eliminate some deserving deed Of
valor, but an arbitrary line must be
drawn somewhere, and we believe it
will be erased eventually by other
groups throughout the country fol-
lowing the lead Of the Detroit and
Washington chapters.
Posthumous Awards Allowed.
"The Rainbow Division was formed
from National Guard units in 26
States from Atlantic to the Pacific
and from Canada to Mexico, and was
probably more Of q cross-section OF
the United States than any other
division. For that reason. this award
should be truly national in character.
Awards will be made posthumously
when circumstances require, but no
award will be made unless the selec-
tion jury feels the nominee has DEM
onstrated unusual bravery and cour-
age. OF course, no member of the
Rainbow Division Veterans will be
eligible to receive one Of the medals. Z"
Nominations can be made by any
reader of The Evening Star by send
ing in the name. address, and. If
possible, the telephone number Of a
person whom the reader believes
worthy of consideration for the
award
Division officials stated that, as it
was a patriotic and social organiza-
tion free from political issues, it was
assuming the privilege of awarding
Evening star., 1936-05-14
LEHMAN SECURITY
PLAN IS DEFEATED
New York Assembly Votes
to Cut Pension Age From
! 70 to IS.
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, May l4.-Nev
Yorks Legislature ended a 19-weel
session early today, after 2l-hour
sitting, during which the Republican,
controlled Assembly rejected Gov. Leh-
mans eight-point program to bring
New York in line with the Federal
social security act.
Nevertheless, both houses ap-
proved reducing old-age pension re.
ouirements from 10 to IS years. The
bill bore Republican label, but in
effect it was the same as the first
section of the Governors program.
The final session also saw approval
Of
A proposal to investigate Com
nunism in the schools.
A State milk advertising program.
A permanent unemployment relief
system.
A requirement that q sign be at
tached to every bar beer tap so the
customer can know the kind OF beer
he is buying.
Among the Legislatures other ac-
eomplishments were:
Reduction of the State gas tax from
{ cents to 3 cents.
Passage of 36 measures designed to
make punishment of the crimina
more swift and sure, major ISSUE
raised by Gov. Lehman at the outset
OF the session.
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d. C.. and Suburbs to Be Alert
For Heroes after Tomorrow
Rainbow Division Asks
Names Be Sent to
Euening Star.
Campaign to Apply to
Suburban Residents
Working Here.

Every community in Washington
and vicinity should be on the alert.
starting at midnight tomorrow, for
heroes within its gates.
The campaign of the Rainbow Divi-
sion veterans to prove that heroes, If
not prophets, can be not without honor
in their own country will be in effect
starting at midnight May IS, 1896, for
year ending May IS. 1887, and will
apply to residents Of Washington sub
urbs and neighboring communities as
well as residents of the District, pro-
viding they are employed or have busi-
ness here.
Men, women and children will be
eligible for the three gold Medals Of
Valor to be awarded the policeman.
fireman and person in civil life deserv-
ing of recognition and public acclaim
for acts Of bravery far beyond the
ordinary.
In urging readers Of The Evening
Star to send in their nominations,
Evening star., 1936-05-14

valor medals, the Detroit, Mich.
branch having originated them recently
in that city, Mulford said.
1.-THE Detroit and District Chap
tiers hope to make the award of
medals a Nationwide policy and will
submit the question at the annual
reunion in Kansas City, Mo-, in July.
The Detroit chapter has announced
1t will offer such a resolution and
asked the Washington chapter to
second the motion, which we have
agreed to do" Mulford pointed out.
Having chapters in every State
in the Nation, as well as the District
of Columbia, and in some States sew
eral chapters, the Rainbow Division
Veterans is in a position to make the
awards Of national scope"
Officials Asked to Join.
Melvin c. Hazen. chairman of the
District Board of Commissioners;
Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown, Fire
Chief Charles E. Schrom, and Thomas
E. Lodge, president Of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, have
been asked to participate in select
ing nominees for the medals with the
Rainbow Division Veterans Commit
tee. which consists Of Mulford, chair
man; M. Manning Marcus, honorary
national president; Elmer F. Neagle
president of the District chapter;
Roland E. Packard, vice president;
William H. Kay, president-elect, and
Oscar A. Jackson, past president.
Readers were asked by Mulford to
send in their nominations to the
Rainbow Division Medals Of Valor
editor, Evening Star, Washington,
D. c., beginning Saturday. He went
on:
The awards, strictly speaking, are
Evening star., 1936-05-14

Bentley Mulford, chairman of the
Rainbow Division veterans commit
tee which will assist in naming the
medal winners. announced that. il
Rainbow Division veterans in Mary
land and Virginia later adopted pol
icy of making similar awards. juris-
diction beyond the limits of the Dis
trct would be surrendered
The District branch of the organ
iZation is the second to announce the
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Prisoner Doesn't Keep Keys.

There is q native prisoner charged
with many burglaries that cannot be
trusted, according to the Jail warden
in Lusaka, South Africa. The man
was awaiting trial when the warden
had to 60 on an errand. The warden
handed him the keys and asked him
to hold them for awhile. The native
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Elephants Spoil Race.

Elephants recently spoiled q regatta
in a lake near Nanyuke, South Africa
The last race was In progress when
three huge beasts, one q bull elephant
numbered toward the water either to
drink or to bathe. As soon as they
were sighted the commodore ran up
the "ro race" flag and participants
and spectators fed.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
THIEVES HOOK TABLETS
. HONORING WASHINGTON
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORT TOBACCO, Md, May IA
Thieves hooked a chain around two
metal tablets erected to mark spots
having a connection with the life OF
George Washington. They hooked a
truck to the chain, tore the markers
from their concrete bases and carried
them of. The tablets cost $40 each.
They were set up during the Washing
ton bicentennial.
Evening star., 1936-05-14

dashed for the entrance, opened and
shut the main door, locked it, threw.
the keys over the wall into the jail
yard and disappeared.
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the medals ito those individuals who,
by their heroic' action, deserve the
admiration and recognition of the
community"
Evening star., 1936-05-14
MANY Brooklyn Variants.

Before Brooklyn, N. Y, standard
lied its name it was spelled Breuck-
land, Brucklyn. Brookland, Breucklyn
and many other ways.
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Trial EXAMINATION
This EVENING

To-day, beginning at $40 PM,
the Mount Pleasant School
for Secretaries, Tivoli Bldg,
14th st. and Park Rd., will
conduct another complete
trial examination for a lin
tied number of Civil Service
applicants for stenographer
and typist examinations. The
examination lasts 81 hours
and the material Is similar
to that used In former Civil
Service examinations. For .
nominal fee all papers will be
carefully graded according to
Civil Service standards and
returned by mail Monday.
Telephone Columbia 5000 for
reservation before s pm.
today.
The Washington times., 1936-05-19
Political Study
Club Reflects
All Officers
BY MARY PADGETT

Reelection of the entire staff Of
officers took place at the recent
annual meeting of the Political
Study Club. Officers are Mrs.
Tilman Bacon Parks, president;
Mrs. William A. Kinnan, first vice
president; Mrs. Edgar Boyd Kay,
second vice president: Mrs. Flora
McGill Keefer, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. P. Lee Hodges, record.
ing secretary; Mrs. Warner j.
OJeary, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Wintemute w. Sloan, treas.
urer, and Mrs. Mary Ford Adams,
auditor.
Directors to the D. c. Fedora.
ton of Women's Clubs are Mrs.
Ernest F.. Guide, Mrs. Warren j.
Haines and Mrs. Lane Schofield.
AlternateS include DR.. Ella r.
Fales, Mrs. z. D. Blackstone. and
Mrs. Needham c. Turnage. Mrs.
Turnage is the only newly elected
member of the group.
Much pleasure is being anticl.
pated for the annual breakfast
of the club Saturday at noon at
the Mayflower Hotel which will
have Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
as the guest speaker.
Talk Broadcast
Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields,
chairman of program for the
breakfast, will introduce Mrs.
Roosevelt. Her talk will be broad.
cast over a national hook-up of
the National Broadcasting Com.
pany, beginning at 1870 for one.
half hour.
Ather guests Of honor will in.
clude Mrs. Joseph w. Byrns. Mrs.
George Henry Dern, Mrs. Daniel
C. Roper, Mrs. Malin Craig, Mrs.
William M. Wilmington, and
Mrs. Edward B. Meigs.
Featured on the entertainment
program will be Ethel Pyne,
soprano, well-known nationally on
the concert stage, who will be
accompanied by Thora Hinshaw
Seaton. Miss Pyne will be pre-.
sented by Mrs. George Oliver Gil.
bingham, chairman of music for
the club.
Mrs. Eugene Whitmore Is gen.
eral chairman Of arrangements
for the breakfast, and Mrs. War
ner ]. OLeary is chairman OF
reservations.
The Washington times., 1936-05-19
WOmen9S Club
Calendar
TODAY

Women's City Club-Book Hour,
S p. M. clubhouse. 736 Jackson
Pl. N. w.
World Fellowship Committee,
Y. w. C. Affecting, 4 p. m,
home of Mrs. William S. Culbert"
son, 2101 Connecticut Ave.
Ladies Oriental Shrine of North
meric a-Convention, all day,
Mayflower Hotel.
Constitution Chapter, D. A. r.
Meeting, 8 p. M, MayfloWer Hotel.
WON en- IS B "a Association
Meeting, 1880 p. m, Mayflower
Hotel.
Business WON ms Council
Meeting and concert, 8 p. M, Cove
nant-First Presbyterian Church.
TOMORROW
Woman's National Democratic
Club-Annual spring fete, 2 to
$50 p. M, roof of the Hotel Wash.
ington.
Housekeepers' Alliance Meet.
ing, 2 p. m, Jelleff's auditorium.
Woman's Organization Of the
The Washington times., 1936-05-19
Mrs. Costing Chosen

WITS. UOSAllAB OlOSCA
Mrs. Thomas w. Gosling is the
newly elected president of the
Rowac Club. Other new officers
are: Mrs. William S. Hepner, vice
president; Mrs. Maurice r. Red
dy. recording secretary; Mrs. Will
liam De Kleine, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. J. C. Smith, treas
urer, and Mrs. Walter Davidson,
director for the District Fedora
ton of Women'S Clubs.
Election Of officers will be the
principal business at the meeting
of The HousekeeperS' Alliance, to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Jelleff's Little Theater. Mrs. Ellis
Logan, new president. will pre-
side.
The last event Of the season
for the Council Of Jewish Juniors
will be the informal sport" dance
at the Woodmont Country Club
on MAY 26. This dance will be
for the benefit of the Dorothy
Goldsmith camp-fund project.
Success of this project will en-
able many needy children to be
sent to camp this summer.
Janette Rosenberg is chair
man of the dance. assisted by
Marion Aronoff, Rita Coblenzer.
Sarah Gilden, Irene HirSch, Betty
Kronman, Betty Lebowitz, Edna
Rosenberg. Goldie Rosenberg and
Helen Sacks.
Biggest in History
The recent homecoming night
and rally Of National Capital
Chapter No. 2, Disabled American
Veterans of the World War,
proved a huge success, and the
efforts of the wives and ladies
of the members, united with the
department ladies auxiliary,
played big part in making the
affair one of their best from the
standpoint of attendance, which
was the biggest in the history Of
the chapter, in enthusiasm and
sociability.
Among those present who
helped to serve a buffet supper
and donated cakes and pies were
Mrs. Theodore Lindstrom, wife OF
the national rehabilitation chair
man; Mrs. John j. Grim, presi
dent of the ladies auxiliary; Mrs
John T. Chichester, wife of the
past commander; Mrs. William
B. Covert, wife of the com
mander; Mrs. Ralph Leonard
wife of the senior vice com
mander; Mrs. Lou McCray, wife
of the adjutant; Mrs. Anthony j
Marmo, Mrs. Henry G. Roth, Mrs
Fannie Covert, Mrs. Jean C
Buck and Miss r. B. McGrath.
The Washington times., 1936-05-19

ton.
Figures prove that the fatter
you are, the simmer your
chances of living to a healthy
old age. Here are the facts COM
piled by the statistical depart
ment of a life insurance COM
pany:
After the age of IS even a
small amount of excess weight is
a health handicap. The danger
increases with advancing weight
and years.
For men under 5 feet z inches
in height and between the ages
of 40 to A, 20 per cent of over
The Washington times., 1936-05-19
Louis SObOI
THE VOICE OF
Broad way
Down Memory Lane
with JEAN HARLOW

remember because my first experience with the
suits of dsobedence Shiny steel knives and held
sort of fascination me- and again again warned
not to touch them One day. the temptation too much and
picked up my fathers razorand sashed my fingers re-
member that did not cry and tried to heal my
wounds-by pouring bottle of turpenne my bleeding
fingers.
Another vivid memory is my first day at Miss Barlow
School for Girls the end of the morning period my mother
always arrived take lunch Usually, at the
Muehbach Hotel in Kansas City, and throughout my school
years had luncheon engagement with anybody
recall that the head waiter and the chef became inter-
ested in the little girl who sat the telephone books and how
almost daily the chef prepared special treat for
The Washington times., 1936-05-19
A Herring Jam

EAST WEYMOUTH, Mass.
G.N.SO.-Herring are running.
Thousands Of South Shore resi-
dents gather daily along the small
streams leading from the sea to
fresh water ponds to watch the
fish jam in their efforts to reach
spawning grounds.
The Washington times., 1936-05-19
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Males Also Become More
CalOr1e Conscious
BY IDA JEAN KAHN

AvodupOs seems to carry less weight with masculine than
with feminine vanity but the health significance of
pandng waistline does Business
keen interested in the statistics that substantate the
ing For every nSh by which mans waist exceeds
his chest measure subtract two years from his life expec
The Washington times., 1936-05-19

practical way Of Kidding them
selves OF unwanted weight, Ida
Jean Kahn has prepared new
Ieaflet, "Man-Size Reducing Menus"
This, as well as the pointers to
Slimness" Ieaflet, may be obtained
by sending a stamped and self
addressed large envelope to Miss
Kahn in care of this paper.
The Washington times., 1936-05-19

weight adds 80 per cent to the
mortality. Forty per cent excess
weight increases the mortality by
80 per cent. Your chances OF
living are only half as good!
Among men over S feet 10
inches in height, the overweight
danger is greater. From the
ages Of 40 to A, a 20 per cent
overweight increases the NOR
tally by 40 per cent, and a 40
per cent excess boosts the mortal
ity to 80 per cent.
In the past few months. a mum.
Der of requests for more informa-
ton about Galleries have come
from men. The usual question
is, Are the menus in the daily
column also intended for menu"
These reducing menus I give
daily are too low in Galleries for
the average man. In reducing,
use two-thirdS your normal calorle
allowance.
AS an easy way Of figuring your
calorie requirements. multiply
your normal weight by IS, an
activity integer. The result OF
this multiplication represents the
number of calorieS which meets
your activity needs and which will
keep your weight at its present
level. It is the number at which
you neither gain nor lose.
If you wish to reduce, use just
two-thirds this normal allowance.
and you can lose weight at the
rate of one to two pounds per
week.
Send for the pointers to Slim
ness" leafIet. This will tell you
exactly how to proceed with .
scientific weight-lOSS program.
It is unnecessary for you to Ego
on a diet" in order to reduce. You
will accomplish much more by in
telligent food selection. Gradually
change your fattening food habits
and you will arrive naturally at
normal weight. To help you with
your calorie counting, a weeks
menus have been planned for you.
Before you adopt any program
or diet, consult your doctor. He
will no doubt be highly in favor
of reducing-for you.
If you have let your waistline
get beyond you, begin now with
calorie subtraction. You cannot
expect to feel up to par unless your
weight is down to normal.
REDUCING MENU FOR MEN
Il
Galleries
Toma+o iuice glass so
Soft boiled eggs, 2............'... 45O
| Toast. slice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. rs
| Butter, ~ pat. '......:. OV
| tsp. sugar. ................ Oh
s75
LUNCHEON
Vegetable soup. .............:.... IOO
| Baked ham on rye (mustard) 80. $50
| Buttermilk or skinned milk 80
ago
Steak. brOiled OF. trim away .oo
fat) .......''.'' ...'.'''.' S SUU
| Mashed Potato. .................. 4OO
| string beans ,,,,..,..,.,,. 80
| Rntter. u 25
Chopped vegetable salad (vinegar) 25
| Apple pie. Observation-Disclosures. 800
$50
Total caIOries for day ......... 1885
| Your dietitian.
IDA JEAN KAHN.
The Washington times., 1936-05-19

(Copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
National Association of Retail
Druggists-Picnic party, Hams
Point,
Women's City Club-Dinner in
honor of new officers, $50 p. M.
clubhouse, 1876 Jackson Pl. N. w.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

wrested from the pay dirt of the
hidden veins. are again bringing
activity to these old workings.
They are bein: rejuvenated by a
new crop of treasure seekers and
even today these properties are be-
ing exploited by men who are call
ing all the resources Of science TO
their aid a golden stream Of
wealth is being forwarded to the
mint at regular intervals from mills
and teaching works now in opera
ton on the tons Of "tailings" left
as waste by earlier operations.
AS this is written. surveys are be
ing made of the old Queen, Cross
and Corona claims with a view OF
again placing them under prodllc-
tion-for all the treasure concealed
in the hills has not yet been eX-
tracted. Surrounding properties
and new lodeS are being developed
and the canyons again echo to the
blast of exploding dynamite and to
the ring of the miners single
jack" as it drives the steel deeper
A few of the men who aided in
writing the golden history Of past
years are still observers of chang
inc events. w. C. Koran, better
known as Billy Horn, is one who
had an active part in the old drama.
For many years, as a lone represent
ative of the law, centered in the
sheriff's office and located two hun
dred miles away in the then sleepy
county seat of San Diego county,
Billy, as deputy sheriff, had charge
of the weekly shipments of bullion
to the mint in San Francisco.
Valuable Shipments
Weekly shipments running
times as high as $4,000 gave Billy
little concern as he guarded them
from the mines to the express office
at Ogilby. five miles away. The
fear of robbers bothered him not at
all. His serious concern seems to
have been that of obtaining wood
en- boxes that would hold the
burned stuff while I got it down to
the railroad"
Frank Estrada, IS years of age
and who arrived at Hedges with