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Evening star., 1936-11-30
TWO. DIE AS FIRE
SWEEPS 4 HOUSES
|NNEARBYv|RG|N|A
White Man and CoIored Man
Cremated by Early Morn.
ing Blaze.
CRIPPLED BOY CARRIED
TO SAFETY BY MOTHER
Freezing Weather Hinders Effort
to Gain Control-Coroner
Starts Probe.
BY . Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

ARLINGTON, Va, November 30
A white man and a colored man were
burned to death when fire swept
through a row of four houses occupied
by colored people near the intersec-
ton of Columbia pike and Arlington
Ridge road early today.
The dead were identified as:
Louis w. Cockrell, so, of East Falls
Church, employed as head machinist
at the West Bros Brick Co. for more
than 20 years.
Joe Cammack, At, colored, an oc-
eupant Of the house in which the two
were cremated.
Third Man Burned.
Another colored man, Sylvanas
Thorpes, 80, was burned on the neck
and right arm. He is being treated
ut Emergency Hospital, Washington.
Several neighbors reported hearing
sounds of fight in the house at
1919 Columbia pike prior to discov-
cry Of the fire. The blaze swept
through four attached frame-stucco
houses to rout their occupants out in
the freezing early morning air.
Arlington County police made no
arrests Immediately after the fire
At Ives funeral home, where the body
Of Cockrell was removed for burial
It was learned there was no evidence
Of his having received bodily injury
although the body was badly burned
Cockrell, whose son and daughter
lived with him at East Falls Church,
did not return home last night. He
left work at the brick company late
yesterday.
Maggie Ruffner, colored resident OF
one Of the houses, carried her 13-year-
old crippled son to safety and reused
her seven other children before the
flames reached their home.
Firemen from for Arlington County
companies worked more than an hour
to control the blaze. Water from their
hose lines froze on the ground and
roadway to make their work hazardous
The damage was estimated at
$4,000.
William Kenney, colored, another
occupant Of the house in which the
fire started. escaped without injury.
DIR. w. c. Welburn, county coroner,
Is making an investigation.
Accidental Death Certificate.
George A. Martin, superintendent OF
the West Bros. Brick Co. plant, said
Cockrell might have gone to the house
last night to get help for some work
at the plant. He frequently worked
at night and had recently been expert
encing trouble with drive fan at one
OF the kilns, the superintendent said.
Cockrell was employed as master
mechanic and foreman at the brick
company plant. Kenney, one of the
occupants of the house, has worked
at the plant
DR.. w. c. Welburn, county coroner,
said he will issue certificates of acci-
dental death for Cockrell and Cam.
mack after an investigation Of the fire
this morning.
Evening star., 1936-11-30
Spoilers Tackle
Longest Word in
English Language
Club Goes Outside Ordi.
nary Dictionary to
Get Poser.

Can you spell 'tosseocarnisanguine-
oviscericartilaginonervomedullary'?
It's not in the ordinary dictionary,
but members Of the Capital City
Spelling Club point to it as one Of the
posers occasionally used in its spelling
bees, such as the one to be held at
7:30 pm. Wednesday in the Mount
Pleasant Library.
The word, according to E. G. Helm,
president of the club, is the longest
in the English language. It is an
adjective used medically to describe
the human body.
At the spelling bee Wednesday night,
Helm said special contest will be
held for children Of the sixth, seventh
and eighth grades.
Evening star., 1936-11-30
BY PHILIP H. LOVE.

So many 100 per cent Americans
have written to Washington to inquire
what the symbol of fascism is doing
on the back of thousands Of good
United States dimes that the Treas.
ury Department has armed itself with
q stock explanation.
Queries concerning the fasces-the
bundle Of rods with battle AK pro.
truding from its top, standing upright
beside the traditionally American
"E Pluribus Unum'-began coming
into the Treasury i've or six year,
ago.
"Since then" q Treasury offlcial
said today, we've been receiving SC
many letters asking about the origin
and significance of the design that
we've got up form explanation, which
we incorporate into letters to all in.
quirers."
Despite the frequency Of dictator
ship" charges during the presidential
campaign, the Treasury spokesman
said, that period brought no increase
in the number Of queries-possibly
for the reason that most Of Uncle
Sans 10-cent pieces have been carry
ing the fasces since 1916.
1.-The inquiries still come in at about
the same rate as they did when they
started" the Treasury said. We've
kept no accurate check on them, but
they probably average something like
fuyo or throa q y,oopfk- ono,,oI az opv
rate. to justify getting up form an
Swer.
Fear Fascist Connection.
Most Of the correspondents simply
ask what the design Is and what II
means. Some, however, make 1t cleal
that the possibility Of some sort oi
connection with Italian fascism
worrying them
Frankly, we feel that many of the
others probably have the same
thoughts in the back of their minds
but are simply too polite-or perhaps
too cautious-to come right out ant
say so. That's why we got up th'
form explanation"
Here's what the Treasury tells al
inquirers:
"The diverse (of the dime) shows 9
head Of Liberty with winged cap
The reverse shows design of a bun.
die Of rods with battle ak, known a
Evening star., 1936-11-30
AUTO LICENSE SALE
BEGUN "0VER COUNTER"
200 Motorists in Line Despite
Chilly Weather-25, 900 Tags
Mailed Out.

The counter" sale Of 1897 license
tags opened at the Department of
Vehicles and Trafic this morning,
with about 200 motorists in line,
despite the chilly weather.
The rush is not expected to reach
It's height until the latter part Of the
month, however, as the department
Is able to take care of between 1000
and 5000 applicants a day without
special personnel being brought in
from other District departments, Traf-
fic Director William A. Van Duzer
said.
meanwhile, about $4,000 tags have
been sent out by messenger to those
who paid an extra 10-cent fee for the
service by q private delivery company,
and another 10000 will be sent out
in that way before the deadline Janu-
ary 1, Van Duser estimated.
Evening star., 1936-11-30

unable to detect whether the flames
had extended to the apartments, ran
in and helped the occupants to safety.
Wemple has been member of the
District National Guard continuously
since April S, 1927, and is the third
recipient Of the medal in the history
of the organization. He now Is with
Company E, 121st Engineers.
Evening star., 1936-11-30
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
BY a STAN Correspondent Of The star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
OCCOQUAN, Va, November 3d.
Fire yesterday destroyed the two-story
frame home Of Mrs. Susan Hixon here
and threatened to spread to other
homes until checked by fire companies
from Alexandria and the Lorton Re-
formatoTy. 4
Evening star., 1936-11-30
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium at pm. tomorrow Capt. Tay-
lor Branson, leader; William F. San
telmann, second leader, conducting.
Program.
Marines Hymn
Overture-"Hungarian Lustspiel"
Keller Bella
March-"Spirit Of independence"
Holman
"Nocturne" --- Chopin
Played by the entire first clarinet
section.
"Aubade" - Massenet
Trombone solo-"Celeste Aida" Verdi
Harold BayeS
Intermezzo- Love Offering from
the opera ''Madelein" Schuier
Shepherd Fennels Dance Gardiner
"Bachanale" from Samson and
Delilah" -----Saint-Saens
Evening star., 1936-11-30
Kin Of Virginians Dies.

I'LL OI vIISIUIdUS OIeSs
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, November
80 R.-C. p. Van Sickler, retired dry
goods dealer, died yesterday Of influ-
enza in the Veterans Hospital. His
parents and several brothers and sis
ters Of Roanoke, Va, survive.
Evening star., 1936-11-30
MAGAZINE for Latin America.

sTropical Life" . magazine pub
,,.hed in London, champions the
t,t.rests of Latin America"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

pcrvlSlon of John BraSlin, swimming instructor. It is quite Gn undertak- ing to teach approximately S6 boys to swim within tho short period of two weeks, yet ono of Camp Pale inerB accomplishments, Of which they are most proud, is to teach al. most every camper to swim within one period.
 Every morning after breakfast and after the hour SieStG which fol. lows dinner the boys enjoy field hockey, footbal, baseball, volleyball. softball, tetter.bali, and track events under the supervision of Bill Rcn" 1icko and Miko Baronowgki, athletic directors, who arc ably assisted by other members of the staff.
 Mass was celebrated by Father Mcduinn 6. J. ct 8:30 Sunday morn. ing. on the campus. Special dlSpcfsa" ton has been granted the camp by tho Most Rev. Bishop Maurice Me- Auiliffe permitting tho celebration of Mass outdoors. Mrs. Jeremiah Mccarthy of Derby and her Junior Choir provided the appropriate i1iu' sic.
 Tho camp was quite fortunate iD receiving c gift of a piano from MiDS Catherine DWycr of Caroline street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

quarter of an inch high. Be. cause of the Slxe of tn cletters, he uses paper 12 by l4 Inches, and even At that, gets only seven words In . line. All hls air scripts are typed on the machine. 1t was especially built for him by . we'll known manu- faCturcr and took seven weeks tO construct Without upper and lower case letters, it has 42 in. stead of the usual 04 characters. Because of their SlSc, each of the type faces k slightly con- cave, so that lt may flt aS it hits the roller, preventing what typewriter people call Eight tops and bottoms" The reason for all thlS, Young says, is ease In accurate and fast reading, and plenty of space between the lines for last. minute corrections. Jumbo" by the way, weighs Just 102 pounds. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
SPORTS POPULAR
 AT CAMP PALMER
Third Period Opens al Catholic Boys Rendez-
 vOus on HousatOnic

Camp Palmer has begun It's third period of activities and programs that will entertain the i6o boys who will make the popular camp for Catholic boys their home for the
 next to wweeks, are well underway. The camp b divided into four Bcc- tons or colleges named after some of the leading universities of the country! With about 36 boys in each
 college every camper is given the chance to participate in hB favorite sport and to gain c learning of the fundamentals Of today'S most pops ular athletics. Swimming inStruc- tons began yesterday under the Bu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
academy where he rented space for the horse.

academy where he rented space
 for the horse.
 When D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille met in the Radio Thea. ter, Griffith learned for the first time since 1916 De Mile has been carrying Q silver dollar luck piece once owned by the rival producer Twenty years ago, DeMille explain cd, he and Griffith lunched at the same New York hotel. Griffith paid his check with silver dollars, where upon DeMille had the walter give him one of the dollars for Q luck piece. DeMille gave it back to to Griffith with the retort, Heres your lunch money back, D. w."
 All the men and women on
 the Husbands and Wives"
 broadcast are served coffee and
 sandwiches prepared by one of
 the conductors, Allie Lowe
 Miles, just before the program
 goes on the alr. The refresh
 "GUVS OTS BSENGu W uNo VsASS
 of Mrs. Miles and Sedley Brown
 In Rockefeller Center.
 The o,0A2 proud residents of Tyrone, Pennsylvania, were doomed to disappointment when their most famous citizen, Fred Waring, de- cided to go to Bermuda instead of his home town, for his vacation. He sailed with Mrs. Waring and their two-year-old daughter, Dixie, leav. ing the new baby, Frederick Mon- roe, in the care of his nurse in New York. And Fred's violinist, Ferne, who had decided to remain in New York during August, be- came homeSick for her native Cal- ifornia, 50 she Is now driving to the coast with Roy Ringwell, vocalist arranger of the Pennsylvanians. The third mind-changer was Pris- ella Lane who had planned to go with Rosemary to sister Lola Lane'S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

tone. 0.3O--"Paimollye Community Slng"
 Homer HodoheRVcr, conduc- | tor, i0.00--"uang Busters, true crino.
 dramltisationB by Phillips
 Lord. iO:30--Mart Kcnny's orchestra, i0.45--Jack Shannon, tOnoF with
 orchestra, ii:0O--Yankoo Network News | gePVlcO,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
2ss..WTIC..Hartford..1O ..1O4O

4iso--dens Arnolds Ranch Boy 4;A6---Cirandpa Burton--NBC 6;00---ReceptlOn and Banquet fol
 Olympic AthloteB--NDC B.30--Dick Tracy b.4b---SonEs Without Words. G00--WrlghtyIllc Clarion. G;lb---A. D. Mckinley on Sports G,30.--NeWB. G;G5--Thc Street of Dreams. 7;00--Amos m Andy-NBC. 7iib--Uncle IGsra's Radio station
 -~-NBc. 7;3O--"UngolVed MyBterloB." 7;Ab--StudIo Program, S,O0--.On0 Mans Famlly-"NBC. si30--W Wayne Kings orchostra-' oioo-Coi. stoopnagio and Dudd
 --NBC. I0,00-YOur HIt Parade. li.0l--IInsoball BGoreBj Sports
 News: News. jf:30-Fictcher HendorBon'B ors
 cheHtrna--EnC,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

CICARETTEs, like lovely ladies and O tall tulips, are most alluring, when they're freshest.
 And, when those cigarettes are Double. MeIIOSO Old Colds, made from the pick of prize crop tobaccos, neither time, nor money, nor effort is spared in guarding their priceless freshness.
 That's why every pack of Old Colds is wrapped in dOuible Ccllophane. TWO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

The Hamilton park playground Gleo Club, numbering 30 voices in It's ranks, was listed for . Spe. elaI program OvFe WATR At l o'clock thls afternoon, In cOnpunc. tIon with the weekly concert Of Che WPA. The program was t0 emanate from the Hamilton Park pavilion.
 John "NEike" Laden, former mambcr of the Manhattan college gleo club, k tho director of the plnygrOund singing group. ASSo- cln(o directors are Misses Char. lotte Fandlller and Christine Kelly omd Edward O'D0nnell Of the RinmlIton park playground stan.
 The glee club may take part In several additional WATR broAd- casts.
 "Does Bob Burns use a scriptP' is Q question often asked about tht Kraft Music Hall Thursday nigh, broa dcast. The answer is that Bot does use Q written script. But wher ho gets going under full-steam or one of his Arkansas stories, he for gets about the script and proceeds to tell the story in his own way. The script is prepared for timing pur- poacs, but Bob never throws the show ahead or behind schedule by dlscardinR 1t, There usually isn't a difference of more than Q second or two,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

Smith Ballew, Chateau master of ceremonies, was awakened . few nights ago by a terrific pounding on his front door. Te opened It, a blt puzzled, for two men wearing western outfits and gold badges were standing there. They were Texans, who decided to present Ballew with . horse after hearing he had been made R Texas Ranger. Wearing hls baN, robe, Ballew accompan. led the men tO . nearby riding
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05
With RAY FITZPATRICK

California ranch, but instead deter" mined that she would do her riding on a dude ranch in New Jersey.
 The assistant Co the director
 of ColumbIa's "PlCk and Pa"
 program, Gall Darling, made .
 visit to recent program to hear
 Benny Kreuger's orchestra play
 her new song, "When ! Do" -.
 Boss Frank McMah0n, much tO
 her surprise made her stay and
 sing 1t to the studio audience
 after the broadcast .... And Tor
 statistics Hanciers, here are two
 of the more impressive figures
 on Nat Shllkret, director Of one
 Of tho 0rcheStras on COlumbla's
 Caravan" Has made over
 5000 records -. And used thir-
 ty different types of OrchestraS.
 Carmela Ponselle's cook, Marie, is jealous of her post. In tho past few weeks engagements have made 1t impossible for the diva to dine at home and Marie has beon very cast down about the whole thing. A day or so ago she came upon Car mela listening to an old recording of her own version of My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" Tho record, cracked and antiqua$ad, was emit ting strange, strange sounds, and Marie, stuot arms akimbo, delivered IanroaiP m follnWg.
 "No spaghetti" she exclaimed, mo voice. You cannot have do sing without da good food. You hear2 Da Voice crack-no spaShetti--no Singl"
 John $. Young, SuaVe an.
 nOuncer, often does things out of the ordinary, hut examination of hls motives dlscloses that he usually has . good reason for doing SO. Ills latest departure from accepted custom k hts use Ing of A tyneWPltGr with type .
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-22
EN- CHEERS REPORT ON BIG
MUDDY PROJECT ARRIVES
Project Would Cost $4,000 and Would Require So
Miles of Canal Along Muddy Bottom, and
Would Irrigate 15,O 600 Acres
PROPOSED DAM NEAR DALEVTEW

A revised report on the propos-
ed Big Muddy project which has
been submitted to the State Water
Conservation board by Fred <.
Buck, chief office engineer, has
reached Plentywood.
Embodied in the report are facts
of interest relative to he propos-
ed dam which would harness the
waters of the Big Muddy River
through Sheridan county for ir-
rigation purposes.
The total cost of the project is
estimated at $476,0OO. Fifteen
thousand acres would be irrigated
at a minimum one acre foot per
acre of water duty. The cost, ac-
cording to the report, would be
per acre foot $4,000 acre feet)
$31.75.
The project storage facility ac-
cording to Mr.. Bucks report is
10000 acre feet and that 5000
acre feet of water will be in re-
serve for dry seasons which in
sure crop protection and increase
revenue during such periods.
The project is located in north
eastern Montana and extends
practically across Sheridan coun-
ty. Irrigable lands below the dam
extend for some so miles along
the Big Muddy creek bottom.
According to the report 1T Is
proposed to construct an earth
filled dam to create q storage res
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-22

There is a movement on foot,
we'll organized and underway, to
re-establish the county agent in
Sheridan county.
A couple of weeks ago, J. c..
Taylor, Chief County Agent for
the State of Montana, connected
with the Agricultural Extension
Department with headquarters at
Bozeman, was in Sheridan county
with the board of county commits
sioners, and organizing such ele-
ments as may be in sympathy with
the county agent idea, to persuade
the county board to vote a budget
in the sum of $4,000, as an enter
ing wedge, for the maintenance of
the county agents office.
Since that time, a representative
of the Agricultural Extension De-
partment has been here steady
organizing sentiment from every
angle, to put pressure on the coun-
ty board, and apply pressure them
selves directly. When one agent
leaves another one comes to take
his place. The representative here
now is a very persuasive lady
working with the All clubs, mo.
bilizing as a final effort, as usual
the parents of the club members
actively behind the county agent
proposal. In this instance the A.
H parents will write letters, lots
of letters, to the county board
urging the employment of coun-
tv agent so as to properly carry
on the All club work, and the
Clerk & Recorder is receiving lot
of these inspired letters for the
commissioners.
So far the commissioners have
delayed action. But the matter o.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-22
COUNTY BOARD Will CONSIDER MATTER
OF COUNTY AGENT AT JUNE | MEETING
Organized Campaign Being Conducted for Purpose of
Foisting Agent Again Taxpayers of County by
Agents of Department of Agriculture
$1,000 BUDGET ASKED FOR

the county agent budget will be
taken up Monday, June LIST, the
first day Of the regular meeting
for June, and disposed of at that
time.
Many of the supporters Of the
county agent will be present, and
no doubt there will be a large del
egation opposing the idea. All
those against the proposal should
be present.
The county agent budget in
Sheridan county was abolished af-
ter a hard fight against it by the
farmers. The farmers of Sheridan
county by a large majority are
against the idea. They feel that
in these times, when county offices
are being consolidated with the
idea of economy, the office Of
county agent is one they can get
along just as well without. The
county agent performs no useful
function in these days of the pol
icy of scarcity-it requires no
special training to produce moth
ing.
The $4,000 county agent appro-
priation can well be saved. There
are farmers in Sheridan county
well qualified to perform all the
duties that the county agent is
called upon to do, and can per-
form them just as ably and eff
GENTLY.
Farmers opposed to county ae~
ent budget appropriation should be
at the commissioners chambers
Monday, June LIST. Those for II
will be there.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-22
AMATEURS WILL
PERFORM TONITE
There Will be a Hot Time,
And a Good Time in the
Old Town

There will be big time in
Plentywood tonight-its Amatuer
Mite. Artists from all over the
county are coming to town to COM
pete in the American Legion Am
atuer Contest, which will occur
at the High School Auditorium,
starting at 8 p. m.
And you will have to come early
if you expect to get seat for
there is going to be a crowd.
There will be tweny-eight num-
bers and about thirty eight parti-
cipants presenting wide variety
of talent.
A ballot will be given with each
ticket to the performance when
the holder may use to vote for his
favorite performer, and the pre-
former who gets the most votes
will get the prize.
After the performance there
will be a dance, with music by the
Village Troubadours. The contest
winner will be announced during
the dance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-22
PIentywood Calendar

Saturday, May 23rd, Legion
Auxiliary Poppy Day.
Sunday, May oath, Baccalaur-
cate Service, PlentywoOd High
School Auditorium, IL a. m.
Wednesday, May 9th, Com
mencement Exercises, PlentywOOd
High School, at the High School
Auditorium, at p. m.
Thursday, May 18th, School
closes.
Friday, May 29th and Saturday
May SOth, Glen Rice and his Hill
Billies.
Saturday, May 3Oth, Lions
Club Benefit Dance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-22
CALLAHAN CASE
HEARING SET FOR
FRIDAY, MAY %

The hearing on the order to show
cause why he should not be pun
lshed for contempt of court for
the alleged violation of restrain
ing order issued last November,
out of the District Court signed bv
Judge Paul, restraining Callahan
from "trespassing on his own
farm" has been continued from
Tuesday, May 10Th, until Friday
May 29th, at 10 o'clock in the
morning, at the court room at the
court house in Plentywood.
Judge Paul has disqualified him
self in the case, and called in Jo-
seph Felts Of Miles City to sit in
his stead.
The case was first continued
from Tuesday, May 10Th to Fri
day, May %, but upon the repre-
sensation and request of Hurschel
Callahan, the case was reset for
the 18th so that Callahan could
employ legal aid, and prepare for
the hearing. The attorney for the
Union Central Life Insurance Co..
opposed the granting of the extern
sion of the time vigorously.
A large number o f farmers.
members of the Holiday Associa-
ton and others, came to PLENTY
wood, Tueday to attend this hear
ing. 1t is expected that large num-
bers of farmers will be at the
court room for the hearing on the
10th, as there is going to he a L.
gal battle in the matter. Callahan
expects to be we'll represented bv
able attorneys.
The case is one of great noliti-
cal Importance, as it will verv ike
~ have its political repercussions
IN the fall election. For this req
son the farmers are coming out 10
see for themselves what Is done
and how and why.