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The Washington times., 1937-11-27
Busy Nights
Ahead For
D. G. Clubs
BY FRANCOIS

One will get you two of the old
maestro's simoleons If the periad
between now and New Year isn't
one of those rip snortin' shell
shocking affairs, what with all the
local in1presarios doing their level
best to attract the customers for
the big parties on the eve of Jan.
uary !.
The Cocoanut Grove staged a
winner last Tuesday when "Rodeo
Rhythm" a new Chester Doherty
revue was seen and heard for the
first time. It's a fast moving
colorful production, and we'll
wage you'll like Refs and Dunn,
the popular vaudeville and radio
artists, more than just a lot.
Music for dancing is in the capa-
BILE hands of Sammy Miller's
Larchmont Casino Orchestra.
I don't know, but perhaps it's
just as well that THANKSGIVING
Day comes only once a year. We
noticed quite a few other epicures
at the Russian Troika Thursday
expressing their "oh's'' and "ah"
after finishing the delicious and
most abundant turkey dinners.
It will be Eau revoir" again at
the Shoreham Blue Room for
Rosita and Fontana, the ace
dance team concluding another
triumphant return engagement at
the uptown hotel tonight.
The Blue Rooms spotlight will
focus next week on Harold Cum
mings, N.B.C. baritone; the Titan
Trio, and the Andrews Sisters.
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Jolly Sattidays are the vogue
at the Ambassador Hi-Hat, so if
it's gaiety you're after, put the
Hi-Hat on your list Of rendezvous
to be visited tonight.
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Nominations for the best in.
dividual performance of the
week: Sonny Dendis, dynamic
little lea0er of the Raleigh Pail
Mall Orchestra, who played
his own composition, Rhapsody
in ID minor" at the sweIligent
anniversary party Wednesday
night.
Our tip on the two loveliest
delovelies Of the Week-the Car.
Isle Sisters at the Maryland Club
Gardens. In addition Manager
Harold Collins entertainment per-
sonnet includes Joe Farrari, golden
voiced baritone, and Charlotte, a
nifty acrobatic dancer.
Russ Cullen'S rhythms at the
Bamboo Gardens are the talk of
the younger dancing set. Yes, sir,
the genial Russ certainly knows
his swing arrangements.
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A good stop-off for tonight
would be the Annapolis Anchor
Room. especially with our sailor
friends who will be on edge for
a probable Navy win in the ma
TONS outstanding grid attraction
this afternoon.
K
Dazzingly beautiful girls, the
big feature of any Paul Florenz
production, feature the famous
lmpreSario'S new revue now play
ing at the Lotus Restaurant. This
The Washington times., 1937-11-27

QualQGSQ W l = II
many Govern
m e mt folk
t hrou & h his
membership in
New j ers y
State Society.
Also his wife is
one, being en-
ployed by AAA
while he tolls
at insurance.
While Congress
considers reor-
ganiZation, Wis
conSin has al
ready carried
it out, the legiS-
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
Better Be Sick

All at GPO who phone in to re.
port sick had better be really sick
In the future, because there will
be a "check-up" in all cases. :.
This is being done to stop alleged
abuse of sick leave. However,
some who have tried to be excused
when feeling sick have been told
they didn't took sick" and were
not excused.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
A Wealthy Man

Sam Burt may be only a WPA
foreman but he has a wealth that
all envy-fr1endS {. Sam, who has
been stationed at the Zoo on WPA
projects, recently was rushed to
Gallinger (where he now Isl suffer
ing from pneumonia and complica-
tons that required a blood trans
fusion And it is reported that
more than Is subordinateS, many
who hardly knew him, filed
through the laboratory techni-
clans office for a test to see if they
had the type blood Sam needed.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
to Washington
ago Harry S.
has become &C

lature authorizing establishment
of a Commerce Department, State
Board of Agriculture and Markets,
etc. Five trains of AFGE folk
left early this morning for Phila-
delphia and the Army-Navy grid
iron classic. =
The Washington times., 1937-11-27

By J. EARLE MosER

By J. EARLE MoSER
Coal Commission Within few hours after he imeghted
by the Herad Merry Round column yesterday, Michael
johannes had resigned effective 1t wasn't asked he
submitted himself Heading for Florida, plans undsclosed
In you didn't know Johannes is the former Mime
apos police chean who afoul of the labor movement in
4 when his killed several eamser strikers during riots
and he subsequently, forced from office.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
Wire Tapping

Wire tapping denouement: It is
reliably reported that Secretary
1ckes merely wished to record all
conversations so that political
and policy agreements couldn't be
spurned later by those who made
them. Something like the re-
quest, write me a letter about
it," which so many business men
make.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
Washington Stocks

AFTER CALL
Potomac Electric 51z per cent
preferred, 1@110h.
Potomac Electric 51a per cent
preferred, 1@110k.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 6@25A.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
No Slur Intended

GAO: Yesterday this depart.
ment touched on renewed enthu.
siaSm for the turf and numbers"
reigning among certain personnel
at 119 D st. N. E., and how phones
are so often tied up thereby .
It was miSinterpreted by some,
however =. There was positively
NO INTENT to slur the excellent
brand of administration credited
to Thomas Groome, in general
charge of GAO folk at that site
who is recognized as one of the
agency's first class officials .
Investigation discloses almost
everyone at 119 solidly behind
Groome as "okay" Moreover,
the phones are not official ones,
but hallway pay stations and thus
outside official censorship
And Treasury folk at 119 are turf
worShippers as much as GAO per-
sonnet Our apologies to Mr..
Groome.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
b. II. YEATNIAN, JR., Attorney
Munsey Building

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CO
LUMBIA-HoldinE Probate Court. No.
90 07S. Administration. This is to Give
Notice: That the subscriber. of the Dis
trict of Columbia. has obtained from the
Probate Court of the District of Columbia
Letters Testamentary on the estate OF
John w Alexander. late of the District
OF Columbia, deceased. All persons hay
ing claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof. legally authenticated, to
the subscriber on or before the 18th day
of November. A. D. 1888: otherwise they
may by law be excluded from all benefit
of said estate. Given under my hand this
18th day of November, 1887. MAE RUTH
ALEXANDER. sos C st. s. E. tSeaD
Attest: THEODORE CoGSwELiL. Register
of Wills for the District of Columbia,
Clerk of the Probate Court.
WASHINGTON. D. c. November IS,
19S7-Notice is hereby given that the
Production Credit Co.. Inc. has this DAY
filed application for license to engage in
the business of loaninE money, as pro-
vided by the Act of Congress approved
February 4 1918, at 344 Washington
Building. 18th and N. Y Ave. n. W.. for
the license year ending October 81, 1898.
Any one desiring to protest against the
issuance of this license should do 50 in
writing to the Commissioners Of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. WADE h. cooMBS,
Superintendent Of Leenses. D. g.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
This department will NOT
divulge names of infOrmants.
A Question

Why does Internal Revenue
miscellaneous Tax Unit force
those with overtime to their credit
report each day at $3.50 a. m. and
! p. m. when taking their over
time leave?. With IS minutes
of hanging around" each time?
-. This condition has held sway
three years now.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
AccOrdionist

Attractive Helen L. Ensign
(CoL, Of Veterans Administra-
ton, will play the piano accordion
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
Comparison

D. C. Department, AFGE, last
night heard Judge Padway, promi-
nent labor lawyer from Milwaukee.
in interesting comparison of condi-
lions faced by Wisconsin employees
and those of Uncle Sam No
important business tackled, and no
fisticuffs.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
= Personnel SIeuth

His friends point out, however,
that he didn't allow his police to
shoot until after 80 of them had
been sent to the hospital-several
killed-in a previous combat &.
It is said by good source his ap-
pointment was given as patronage
due Senator Ernest Lundeen,
though the Minnesota Senator
wouldn't ask for it because "he is
q Farmer-Laborite and not a Dem.
ocrat" Johannes job has been
personnel investigator" to look
into backgrounds of the political
hacks invading the Commission in
quest Of table crumbs He did
some good work in this direction.
it is said, but has now stepped out
to avoid wrath of CIO factions
that until recently didn't even
know he was on hand.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
Retirenlents, Scandal

"1nterlodge" dance of three
Age units went over big, Mary
Becker, of Treasury, writes, the
rhumha by Rudy and Phyllis
(COL) of Agriculture bringing ap-
plauSe =. Effective November 80
(GPO) will retire Annie Ayres,
William B. Bagnam, William A.
Creveling, George P. GLADDEN.,
Thomas A. Hole, william j. Nc.
Garvey, George E. Smouse (COL),
Charles w. Warner and John
Murry Wilson Esther RoSen-
berg (PAL) writes those blasting
resolutions against industrial con-
ditionS for Agriculture Local 2,
UFWA A scandal will break
when the FULL story of defaults
on PWA loans is told.
News tip prize today: Marriage
Clause" cap.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
TOddy'S Most
Active Stocks

Let an experienced Want Ad writer assist
you in preparing result-producing Classified
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The Washington times., 1937-11-27

der terms Of a ruling Of the Comp.
troller General, however, those
who lay off Christmas or New
Year Day (Saturdays) will have to
make it up by foregoing one of
their two usual off days, which
actually amounts either to a pay
cut or a loss of the holidays others
enjoy.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
FOUND
PERSONALS

CALL DI. s112-Folding chairs and tables
NOTES, 633 INDIANA AVE,
The Washington times., 1937-11-27

News tip prize today: Marriage
Clause" cap.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
Getting Acquainted

Since coming
seven months
Dreamer (COL)
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
LOST

LoST-One alligator finish brown brief
case in Union Station, $40 reward for
return with all papers. Wis. 1884:
Let an experienced Want Ad writer assist
you in preparing result-producinE Classified
copy. Phone District $500 or District 1000
and ask for Ad Taker.
The Washington times., 1937-11-27
HANSEL & GRETCHEN

DAY PLAY HOUSE
Under Competent Director
Bring your child to the HsnseI and
Gretchen Day Playhouse. babies. S25
month. Individual care children 2 to o
years. $50.
Educational Supervised Play
1874 Shepherd st. N. W, Adams b105
The Washington times., 1937-11-27

Russ Cullen's rhythms at the
Bamboo Gardens are the talk of
the younger dancing set. Yes, sir,
the genial Russ certainly knows
his swing ARRANGEMENTS,
Evening star., 1937-10-07

West decided to open q trump, ordi-
narily a bad lead against q slam, but
in this case the only lead that could
cause Declarer any trouble Declarer
won in dummy, led the singleton dia-
mond, West winning the king with the
ace and returning another trump. De-
clarer was now able to trump only one
diamond in dummy, and proceeded to
do so, then discarded another diamond
on dummy's ace Of hearts and trumped
heart. Returning to dummy's ace
Of clubs. Declarer trumped another
heart and the stage was now set for
the double squeeze
Declarer ran of his remaining
trumps and now held the queen and
one diamond and one club. On the
play OF the queen of diamonds, West,
who held the high heart and two clubs,
was forced to throw a club whereupon
Declarer discarded dummy's remain
ing heart, leaving the king-two Of
clubs. East had been forced to pro-
tect diamonds and so had retained the
ten-nine Of that suit and the singleton
queen Of clubs. Hence, as each oppo-
nent had been forced to discard down
to one club. Declarer had only to play
to dummys king and win the last
trick with the deuce of clubs.
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Twizzler Answer.

Your head would travel 37.6992 feet
afrther than your feet would. This
solution Is obviously arrived at by find
ing the diameter Of the earth in feet,
then adding IL to it for the diameter
OF the circle in which your head travels
ana multiplying by pi to get the cir
cum1erence. then see the difference.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
Costs Him to Work for d. s.

PORTLAND, Greg. R.-It cost
Robert E. Long STA to work for
Uncle Sam last month.
A Government hunter, he brought
IN dozen bobcats and the ears Of
enough coyotes to pay = private
hunter 1854.
But his salary b only 4lio . month.
Evening star., 1937-10-07
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.

H. D-Hasty CONSTRUCTION often
leads to a lack Of clearness. The first
sentence here does not safe clearly who
was buying the hat, Mother or Mary
In order to make 1t clear, it should be
reconstructed somewhat as follows,
according to meaning: when Mother
was in town buying . new hat, she saw
Mary"
Send return envelope for the
leaf1et, Business English"
Evening star., 1937-10-07
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

BY THE FOUR ACES.
David Burnstine, Merwin D. Maier,
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken,
worlds leading team-of-four, inventors
OF the system that has beaten every
other system in existence.)
Both Squeezed.
IN MOST ordinary squeezes one Of
the players on defense is unable to
guard two suits. and the play finally
reaches stage where he must discard
one Of his blockers. In the double
squeeze. the same process is undergone,
the only difference being that first one
opponent Is squeezed and then in turn
the other. Here is a nice double
squeeze that was executed In a rubber
bridge game at the Regency Club.
South, dealer
North-South vulnerable.
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AJAX Q1064
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The bidding:
South West North East
IA Pass ~ Pass
50 Pass "a Pass
- Pass 5A Pass
o. Pass PaSS Pass
The times-news., 1937-10-13
FolIies Woman Is
Questioned After
Mystery Murders

NEW YORK, Oct. l3. (UP)-
Police of the Jamaica precinct
yesterday questioned Margie Whit
tcnton, 40, who identified herself
as the woman who telephoncd a
New York newspaper that she had
witnessed the red circle murders
in Hollis Woods.
Miss Whittenton, a former Zieg-
field Follies beauty, lives in Queens
Village where Frances HaJek and
Lewis Weiss, 20-ycar-old sweet
hearts, also lived before they were
shot to death in their parked auto
mobile bv a killer who left circles
in lipstick on their forchcads.
Police said she called the Bay
side station house from a tcle-
phonc booth and told them she
was the mystery woman" who
telephoned the newspaper the first
of the week.
She was kept in conversation
while the call was traced and de-
tectives hurried to the booth. Po-
lice did not Immediately divulge
what replies she made to their
questions.
The times-news., 1937-10-13
F. R. REFERS TO
BLACK INCIDENT

POUGHK HKEEPSIE,, y. Y, Oct.
Is. (UP)-RefcrrinC indirectly To
controversy over the ku kluX
Klan membership OF Justice Hugo
Black. President Roosevelt today
declared that the discussions of
$50 years ago over religious free
dom and the bill Of rights are be-
ing rightly" continued by people
i'm 1887.
Although the connection with
the Black issue was not direct It
appeared that Roosevelt was re-
fcrring to it for he first time
since he brought out Black, once
a member of the klan.
After recalling the the consti-
tutional delegates became dead
locked over the question of ap-
proving the constitution in the
absence Of a bill of rights, the
president said "thc people then
talked about freedom of religion
and the press just as they are
rightly doing today"
His speech was made in the
dedication of a post office, which
is two blocks from where the
New York state convention met
TO ratify the United States con-
StItutlOn.
The times-news., 1937-10-13

ASHEVTLLE, Oct. l3. (UP)-
Franklin w. Hancock, Jr., U. D.
representative from North Caro-
lima for seven years, last night
announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination next June
to the senate.
He will oppose the incumbent,
Senator Robert R. Reynolds.
Hancock's announcement was
believed an indication that Repre-
sentative Robert L. DOughton,
chairman of the house ways and
means committee and senior men,
ber Of North Carolina's congress
sional delegation, would not en-
ter the 1888 senatorial race.
Congressman Hancock, who has
made an enviable record as state
and national legislator, spent sew
eral hours in the city yesterday
and released his announcement
shortly before his departure for
Shelby. In Shelby, he is the guest
of B. w. Royster, his roommate
while student at the University
of North Carolina. Mr.. Royster
The times-news., 1937-10-13
FRS. Stand For Peace, Not War;
Tokyo Sounded On 9-Power Meet

nounced it had learned Britain
had requested the Belgian gov
crnment to issue invitations to
the conference, which will be held
in Brussels, under article seven
of the nine-pOwer treaty.
(Article seven provides that
"whenever a situation arises
which in the opinion of any one
of them (the signatories) in
wolves an application of the stipu-
lations Of the present treaty :. :.
There shall be full and frank
communication between the con-
tracing powers concerned."O .
The Domei report added that. u
understood that only signatories
would be invited. This would, eX-
clude Germany and Russia, whieh
are not signatories. :. .
The Domei report said II was
believed Belgium would agree 10
call the conference. e.,
1t was understood the Date l95
the conference at Brussels would
be October 20. although this was
not officially confirmed from any
source.
The times-news., 1937-10-13
Legion Backing
Mayor In Traffic
Violation Edict
l.. B. Prince Is Chairman
for Armistice Day
Arrangements

The Hubert NJ. Smith post of
the American Legion, in meeting
last night, passed resolution APP
proving the recent action of May
or A. V. Edwards in regard to
traffic violations in the vicinity of
the school buildings.
The resolution commended the
mayor for his firm stand and in
structcd that a letter be sent him,
commencing his action, and offer
ing the aid of the post in his cam
paign to make traffic safe for
school children.
Departmental chairmen, named
by Commander NJ. L. Walker,
were as follows: Nathan Patla, ad-
jutant; A. w. Grower, guardian
ship officer C. Few, athletic of
ficer; DR.. F. o. Trotter, child well
ware; f. l.. FitzSimons; Ameri-
canism officer; Walter Stepp, reg
istration of graves; Roy Johnson,
employment officer; j. B. Creech,
membership chairman; Paul Eng
hsh, chairman of the Sons of the
Legion Committee; w. ID. Lohman,
publicity officer.
A committee named to arrange
for the observance of Armlstice
Day was as follows: L. B: Prince;
chairman, Wiltshire Griffith, Paul
English, P. J. Johnson, n. &: Eos
ter, Claude English, R. L. Whit
mire, Nathan Patla, j. B. Creech'
Mayor A. V. Edwards, and Rev.
B. f. Wall.
The times-news., 1937-10-13
TURNING SPANISH WAR OVER
SPANIARDS STILL SOUGHT
Franco Willing to Surrend-
er Help if He's Given
Recognition

LONDON, Oct. 13-(UP)-
France and Great Britain, conccd-
ing Premier MuSSolini another
diplomatic triumph, intend to of
fer to submit the Spanish volun-
tecr problem to the nOn-intcrvcn-
ton committee.
1t is understood that the for
cign ministers of the two cOun-
tries have agreed to a program
but their cabinets have not yet
approved them.
The British cabinet meets to-
day and the French cabinet to-
morrow.
Meanwhile an Exchange Tcle-
graph agency dispatch from Lis
bon today said that Nicolas Fran
co, brother of GcncraliSSimo Fran
cisco Franco, told Premier Bcnlto
Mussolini that he preferred to
have all foreign volunteers with
drawn from Spain in return for
international recognition of the
insurgents belligercncy rights.
Franco was in Rome acting for
his brother.
The agency said Nicholas Fran
co described his brother as will
ing to dispense with further as
siStance from Italian and German
troops if he obtained guarantees
that the Valencia loyalist govern
ment would remove its volunteers
and the supply of war materials
to the insurgents would not be
cut off.
The times-news., 1937-10-13
Representative R Hancock Will Seek
Nomination For Seat In Senate

accompanied him to Ashcvillc.
The entry Of Congressman Han
cock into the race as an opponent
of Senator Reynolds is expected
to eliminate Congressman Robert
l.. Doughton and former Senator
Cameron Morrison as potential
opponents of the Asheville legis-
lator. Unless there are develop
ments not now apparent, Senator
Reynolds and Congressman Han
cock will fight it out for the DEM
ocratic nomination in next June's
primary.
Both men are aggressive cam
paigners - and have youth in
their favor. Hancock will be 43
years of age on November /, and
Reynolds is about nine years old
er.
Congressman Hancock's an
nouncement is not believed to
have been prompted by any re-
cent developments. 1t is under
stood that he reached his final de-
cision ten days or two weeks ago,
but withheld formal announce
ment until yesterday.
The times-news., 1937-10-13
JEALOUS SENT
POISON CANDY

SHREVEPORT. La, Oct. l3.-
(UP)-Federal officials here last
night said a jealous wife's admit
ted candy gift to "thc other wo-
man" had enough arsenic in il TO
have killed 16 persons-had il
been properly distributed.
But Miss Opal Matthews of
Oakdale, La, recipient Of a pack
age allegedly mailed by Mrs. Lola
Emma Kennedy, SO, ate mono Of
the candy. She passed it instead
to ID relatives and friends who
became violently i'll. The large
doses Of arsenic, mixed with egg
white and sugar in chocolate
drops, acted as emetic and none
died.
Mrs. Kennedy, mother Of two
children and wife Of a garageman
formerly at Oakdale, purportedly
mailed the candy from Serepta,
La, April 1. She accused Miss
Matthews of being "too friendly"
with Kennedy. She was held in
default Of $4,000 bond and said
she would plead guilty when ar
raigned, .
The times-news., 1937-10-13
NO BLAME FOR
NAVY PLACED
in FINDINGS
Roosevelt in Address Says
Discussion of Religious
Rights Proper
FEDERATION REJECTS
0VERTURES OF clio.

WASHINGTON, Oct l3. (UP)
The Naval Board Of Inquiry has
found indications Of sabotage on
machinery of the now heavy cruiS-
er. Vinccnncs, it was learned to-
day.
The navy department board was
appointed to investigate mySteri-
Gus damage TO the reduction gear
of the cruiser was was undergo
ing dock trials at Boston.
The board found one reduction
gear box contained a heavy piece
of metal which could not have
been detached from the box or
from the machinery the box con-
tanned. Considerable damage had
been done 10 the gears.
The board then opened other
turbine reduction gear boxes and
found two i'm perfect order but
that the third contained file not
of a type issued by the navy.
Responsibility for carclcSsncSs
or sabotage was not fixed by the
board but the navy personnel was
abSolvcd from blame.