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Evening star., 1937-11-23
GHOST TO LOSE FORTUNE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. % R.-Ar-
thur H. Hanks, who made a fortune
peddling flowers in the Los Angeles
financial district, left no will beca,ise
ne believed he would return through
reincarnation and claim his lifes saw
ings.
He has been dead seven months now
and yesterday Judge Joseph p. Sproul
opened the way for relatives to divide
the flower peddler's $4,000 estate.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
De GRASSE MEMORIAL
PROPOSED FOR DISTRICT
Copeland Bill Proposes Expendi-
ture of $50, 900 to Honor French
Fleet Commander.

Erection of a memorial in Washing
ton to Comte de Grasse for the help
he gave the American colonists as
commander Of the French fleet at the
mouth of Chesapeake Bay near the
close Of the Revolutionary War, was
proposed In the Senate yesterday by
Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New
York.
MIR. Copeland's bill explains that
the naval work of De Grasse in Sep
tember, 1871, aided American land
forces in achieving success at York
town in October of that year. The
bill authorizes $4,000 for the me-
mortal. plans for which would be
passed on by the Fine Arts Commits
sion. The measure was referred to
the Library Committee for report.
Evening star., 1937-11-23

n OSA PANHOLZER really has
~ something to be thankful for
this Thanksgiving life.
Five weeks ago doctors at
Gallinger Hospital gave the little red
haired girl only "a bare chance Of
living" after an operation for an
abscessed liver.
But Thursday-after many anxious
hours for her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Panholzer, the 9-year-old child
will leave the hospital for her home
at SIS M street SW. She is well
again.
Rosa already has said "good-by" to
the doctors and nurses who helped her
She needed to say no more, for the
smile that she gave and the light in
her laughing eyes we're more reward
than any words could have been.
Mrs. Panholzer took her daughter
to the hospital on October 18. The girl
was i'll. but the malady, rare in children
Evening star., 1937-11-23
Bolivian Cabinet Quits.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Nov. % R.-The
Bolivian cabinet resigned last night
after the government of President
German Busch decreed elections
March 13 to choose a constituent as
sembly. Political circles said the
cabinet resigned to give Busch a free
hand In choosing collaborators for
the elections.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
THE WEATHER REPORT

District of Columbia lowest temperature
28
hght variable winds becoming
Maryand-Far
Thursday " 0"'
Vrgna-Fai
and slightly
portion Thursday ~ " ~
tomorrow increasing cloudnes warmer; snow
Evening star., 1937-11-23
Hunter Sentenced
For Death of Friend
He Took for Game
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, Nov.
23.-Michael Drabinsky, IS, Of
Pottstown, was sentenced to
Chester County Prison yesterday
for two years and assessed $500
damages for killing his best
friend" Russell Geist, 80, In =
hunting accident last Labor Day.
Mr.. Drabinsky pleaded guilty
and said he shot Mr.. Geist in
mistake for game. Lawrence
Geist, brother of the dead man,
asked Judge w. Butler to be
lenient.
Evening star., 1937-11-23
COLD, RAINY WEATHER
SEEN FOR THANKSGIVING
Tom orrow to Be Clear and Con-
tinued Cold, With Minimum
of % Expected.

Cold and rainy weather for
Thanksgiving was predicted by the
Weather Bureau today.
In the immediate ofing, however, is
clear skies and continued low tenl-
peratures, with minimum of % ex-
pected before tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow probably will be fair anI
slightly warmer" the forecaster said.
At 6 o'clock this morning the mer-
curry dropped to 25, equaling the pre-
vious low" record for the season scs
Sunday. Yesterdays high" was 8,
at 4 pm.
Evening star., 1937-11-23

The extensive disturbance over Southern
Alaska and the. Northeastern Pacific Ocean
has remained practically stationary,
is falling rapidly over Western Canada
and the Northern Rocky Mountain region
and the Northern Plain States, and an
other center has developed over Alberta,
Medicine Hat; 1855 inches. The north
eastern disturbance is centered this morn
ing over Southwestern Greenland, God
tnaab. 1926 inches. Pressure is relatively
low over the Southern Gulf of Mexico and
the Yucatan Channel 8. 8. Tvives &c. .O6
inches: Pressure is hish almost generally
over the United States and over Ontario
and Manitoba. Columbus. Ohio, 3O.74
inches, and Sioux Lookout. Ontario. 80 40
inches. Pressure is high also over the
Lower Mackenzie Valley and extreme
Northern Alaska, Barrow, Alaska, 3Ol6
inches. Generally fair weather has pre-
valled, except for rain in the North Pacific
states. and rain and snow in Texas and
western Louisiana. The temperature has
risen in the Plateau and Northern Rocky
Mountain regions and from the Dakotas
ana Minnesota southeastward to Florida,
put the weather is still unseasonally cold
from the Southern Plains States Texas,
and the upper Mississippi Valley eastward
10 the Atlantic coast.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
A. Harpers Ferry: clear at Great Falls
Evening star., 1937-11-23
Report for Last ~ Hours.

Furnished by United States Coast and
0eodetic Survey
Evening star., 1937-11-23

The sun and Meol
Evening star., 1937-07-25

pay you back so much per week. every week.
And I'll be ready to start next Monday if it
only means sweeping out the old special
order mill.
Len, maybe you've guessed it! I'm a flop
here. won't bother you with the details now
but I'm through spongng and lying and being
cheap Hollywood heel.
It's hard to write. Len. because it sounds
so impossible But you don't know Hollywood
| met woman at tea. A married woman
Fair, fleshy and silly, like Aimee Jardine in
Wharton. Not vicious Believes in the Bigger
Things. Talks, coyly, about trade last!
went to her house to tea because needed the
Evening star., 1937-07-25

OF course Adele doesn't care for this gigolo
He is merely temporary phase of the
nitwit life.
Have you any idea of the tenacity of pur
pose often possessed by selfish, pampered
women? The grim relentlessness for the big
moment - beneath the prattle.
1t really frightens me and l don't frighten
easily, as you know. 1t would all be very
simple if l could forget MIR. X. But when l
think of that swell little person wandering
about Hilton, his pride shattered, his life torn
to bits. know what they mean by justifiable
homicide
What is going to happen when she finishes
that silly letter. don't know. But do know
I'm going to save dear Mr.. K.
Grimly yours Joan
Evening star., 1937-07-25

twenty five dollars along with your immediate
reply. Air Mail? How safe this addition is to
the advances you have already made, can be
judged by the fact that have decided to ask
MGM twenty-five thousand dollars for the
PowellLoy script. G.
West Hollywood, California
January Ia, 1887
Dear, darling Bernard
/ know l am bad girl for not answering
your last letter sooner. Please. please forgive
your Adele! After this have decided to have
Miss Abbott drop you line every day giving
you all the news
hope you are not overworking. l feel quite
guilty about having Miss Abbott here with
me. After all, she knows your affairs so in
timately and there is no need for her to stay on
here. As matter of fact. darling, l don't
think she is really enjoying herself. Perhaps
that is because, with her background. she is
finding it difficult to enjoy and understand the
Evening star., 1937-07-25


up on me for month. And the arsenic isn't
for me personally.
I'm failure, darling Mr.. Bernard Kinney
sent me out here to do job and I've fallen
down with sickening thud. Adele has dis
covered the Deeper Meanings of Life. Gazing
against the purple hills, her eyes have been
bruised by the tragic aspects of lives lived by
narrow Hilton Standards Her soul is all set to
soar!
Right now she is sitting in her bedroom
(boudoir to her, darling) composing letter to
Mr. K that will push that dear mans heart
right down through the cellar. can imagine
every cheap bromide in it. Every trte piece
of tripe she has read or seen: Every woman
has only one life to live We must be fair to
each other know you will understand -"
But she won't mail it don't know what
to do to stop her making fool out of herself
Completely but Mr.. K. is depending on me -.
forgot You don't know what all the
shooting is about, do you? Well. get grip on
your chair, darling, and listen! Mrs. K. has
gone in for the Eternal Triangle. 1t is much
more thrilling than Voice and much more
romantic than chicory and banana diet.
1t started about month ago. Adele met him
at tea He is twenty years younger than she is.
His name is kyrl Franklin. His coat and
trousers are of different materials and colors.
He wears foulard handkerchief around his
shapely neck.
He admits he is going to be one of the most
Evening star., 1937-07-25
THIS WEEK
"SWEEP UP THE SAWDUS7

important writer's in Hollywood. He is very
superior, very. very hungry, good-looking Gf
you have pea sized mind) and to top it off,
very tony. His accent is so English you miss
every third word. His conversation is so elegant
that you sometimes forget his grammar.
From the foregoing (as Mr.. K. would say
you may get faint impression of what think
of the person. To say l simply loathe him
would be sheer understatement. Of course he
doesn' love Adele. think he came first because
the tea was hot and the sandwiches plentiful.
Then, before he knew it, Adele was blandly
assuming that he was madly in love with her
and that she was the source of his literary
inspiration. How do know that?
Because the gentleman told me
so himself He had the nerve $50
easy to acquire here) to tell me
that he really came to see me!
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Magazine Section

Leonard Watson, February ID, 1887
Wharton Lumber Co.,
Wharton, Indiana.
Dear Len:
am sending this Air Mail Special Delivery,
because am in jam.
Please wire me fifty dollars as soon as you
get this letter And listen. Len, you won't get
it back out of any twenty five thousand dollar
screen plays. If you can still get me that job in
your uncles lumber company in Spokane. I'll
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
Hi-Lite A c | u b
Sponsors First
Program

The Hi-Lite A club will sponsor
their first program at Peace Bap-
fist Church. 1850 Goddard near
Dawson, Saturday evening. Dec.
IS at o'clock. The program will
feature the Cross Key Singers.
popular quartet who Will in turn
present the Gospel Trumpet. q fe-
male quartette as guest singers.
Tickets are in the hands Of the
club members. The public is invited.
Sponsors predict this will be fine
evening of entertainment.
During the winter season the Hi
Lites will give interesting affairs
often.
The club meets on Monday nights
at the Ford and Ford Funeral
Home. 1854 Dawson.
Members of the club are as fol-
lows: Earl Puryear, president and
treasurer; John Lamer, vice-presi-
dent; John Howell, secretary: Har-
old Cook. assistant secretary; Eu-
gene Randall, program chairman;
Oleen Virgins. captain basketball
team; Kermit Williams, captain
softball team; Ulysses Lyons, Jud-
son Lyons, Frank Smith, James
Smith. Ulysses Walker. Lawrence
Haywood. Leo Tookes, r u b n
Tookes. John Martin, VILLA m
Byrd. George Newkirk. William
Merriweather. Herbert Brooks, Le-
roy Brown.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
Traf6 c Risks For
Children On The
Streets

II you insist on letting your chill
dren play and run esrsnds on the
streets-and II you want 10 keep
them alive. the frst thing 10 train
them 10 do Is 10 play on the side
walks 10 stop al every street cross
ing when alone 10 wait until the
signal changes. II there Is one. or
until traffic Is clear Otherwise
some motor vehicle is likely TO cut
short their lives at any moment.
Teach them 10 confine their acti-
yities 10 the sidewalks. This can be
earned by any intelligent chili
with sensible training.
You must set the example for
-FOUR children. however. BY observ-
.ng carefully traffic signals-call-
ng their attention 10 what you are
doing. BY association they will
learn the significance OF stop
Gradually they will heed your
training and resist every desire to
dash across the street ahead OF
some swiftly moving automobile
Even more easily will they grasp
the difference between the colors
OF the signal lights.
A course OF training on this linz
IS especially necessary for children
residing In crowded urban sections
parks or adequate play
space II they are 10 go &c school
and get he proper
amour, OF exercises and. at the
same time. stay alive, the sooner
hey learn these lessons the longer
hey will 1--we and the happier they
will be
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
Frats At West
Virginia u n d e r
F or Brutality

Institute, West. va.-(By II. A
Gray for ANP)--Whispered re.
ports of unusually brutal treat
ment" accorded pledges OF the
Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi
and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternities
and strike" OF nine Omega pro-
bates. last week startled the fra
ternally active campus OF West
Virginia State college.
The trouble began while PLEDGES
OF the various Greek letter organi-
cations were undergoing initiation
ceremonies. Chief trouble came
from spring training" where each
probate received 513 ticks with a
paddle consisting Of three-quarter
inch wooden paddles strapped to-
gether
According TO the stories. this
caused severe injuries and neces-
STATED medical treatment for sew
eral PLEDGES. Many OF the aspira-
ants were also compelled to walk
to Charleston. distance of eight
miles. In binding midnight snow
storm. Several suffered serious
cases OF frozen limbs.
The climax of the initiation sea-
son occurred when all nine Omega
pledges went on strike and walked
off probation complaining OF un-
usually brutal beatings after spring
training had been completed.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
FLUSH KIDNEYS
OF ACIDS AND
POISONS
Gain in Health and
Stop Getting Up Nights

When kidneys are clogged they
become weak-the bladder Is irri-
tated-often passage Is scanty and
smarts and burns-sleep Is rest
less and nightly visits to the bath
room are frequent.
The right safe harmless and In
expensive way to stop this trouble
and restore healthy action to kid
neys and bladder Is to get from
any druggist 35-cent box OF Gold
Medal HARLEM OIL Capsules and
take as directed you won't be
disappointed.
But be sure and get GOLD MED
AL HARLEM Oil Capsules-the
original and genuine-right from
HARLEM In Holland--a grand kid
ney stimulant and diuretic. Re
member also that other symptoms
OF kidney and bladder trouble are
backache, leg cramps, puffy eyes,
moist palms and nervousness.
Adv.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
TRAFF(H)IC PEST

Sure he's sober-and It's a,rivh,
Tor him (hic) to drive. toe. If You
don't believe It, ask him. He should
know, shouldn't he? Only had a few
highballs and after thish one-well
he's got to be getting on home II
he could just get the cotton out OF
his mouth he'd tell George that he
really drivezsh better after few
little shots-it shorta shobers him
up. you know. Finally he starts for
home, high. wide and handsome. at
so miles an hour. following a zlg.
gag trail that spells tragedy for any
motorist who dares to question his
right OF occupancy to any part OF
the street.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18

gone With other boys but have had
no luck. He says that he hasn't had
any luck with his wife either and
that we must be mated for each
other. Will l be married 10 him
next yearl
Ans: II you marry him without
the divorce. you will make a
very bad mistake. Make him get
his final decree" and then marry
him II you like. In the meantime .
don't give up the friendship II
other boys entirely.
j. G.-I wrote n story two or
three years ago. My mother thinks
the story might be accepted. I've
had so much encouragement In
writing that I've given II up. What
do you thInki
Ans: ! think that you could
make a talented short story writ
er with more experience. Your
story isn't as good as 1t would be
II you spent little time rewriting
Il. II you offer II 10 publisher
now he'll turn il down flat. II
on the other hand. you tear 1t apart
and build up the weak spots you
stand good chance OF having II
accepted.
e. k.-Is my mother happy now !
Ans: She's miserable. She should
never have been encouraged 10 60
away.
VI. VI. FL am terribly worried
about A. h.; I thought he loved
me, but | see now that l was
wrong. Is II true that I will not
be 4. BIS wliei l love him terri.
bly, and l must have him.
Ans: This experience you have
had with A. b. should teach you
and other l6 year old girls not TO
play with fire. II is for the best
that you forget you ever knew this
boy that Tilted you. He was only
playing with you and you were so
young and inexperienced In the
ways cf love. THAT YOU WEIR
FOOLISH ENOUGH TO BELIEVE
ALI THE LITTLE THINGS HE
SAID. Grow up little girl. i. Grow
up.
]. A.-Why Is II that my husband
won't buy me anythlngl Is II be-
cause he doesn't care anything for
me or notl'If so. tell me what
can do to make things right
Ans: Your man Is financially de-.
pressed, which Is the reason for
your unhapp!ness. You have fine
upright husband who dearly loves
you. but try as he will he cannot
make enough money to satisfy all
your home needs. The answer to
your questions would best be answ-
sred BY suggesting that you find a
PART TIME JOB.
q. why II II that the people
! work for are acting queer lately 7
Ans: They are having little
family trouble. The man of the
house is being sued by another
man for the alienation of his
wife's affection" Naturally the
people you work for are acting
strange toward each other under
these circumstances
w. HI have been farming all
Of my life and stay In hard shape
all OF the time. have two pro-
LESSONS In mind. DO you think ]
Will he successful In either one
Of theml
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
FRATERNITY
CONFAB LOOKS
AT BUSIN ESS

The twenty-thirc annual con
claye Of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
which convenes here Dec 81 TO Dec
80. Will be devoted almost entirely
10 the problems confronting the
race. according 10 Edgar J. Pitts.
president OF Nj Beta chapter, host
10 the conclaye
Mr. Pitts who IS also president
Of the Bigger ana Better business
program sponsored by The ifater-
nifty. said that although it IS neces-
sary 70 give some time 20 the -o-
cial part OF the program am sure
most Of the time viii be given ~
The problems confronting our
group
Phi Beta sigma realizes that in
the NegrD's struggle for economic
security that college men Aus;
play The leading role We must first
ind a program iha' VIII brnent ne
masses and then work IN mass sor.
nation % put 'sa' program 1yar
Individual and class pr grams are
helpful onle nhen they aai vay-
aud means - help ne uas-"s and
then lend 'ansibl" ASS. asnc" .i
putting M" uroerani ~
iinned
Delegates a'tendins b. CON
claye Will ~ taken on cur -
various enterprises owned asf
operated by N-e o-- Thi. ui v.li
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
Question

The tires on our automobile are
worn. In my attept to stick to our
budget ! find that We cannot af-
ford new tires now Do you think
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
Henry Allen Boyd
To Be On Air

Cleveland ANP,-The Nation
Il Negro Hour over VICAR will be
ne AR again here Sunday. at
b. N Eastern standard time.
Tire grincipa. speaker will be Hen
~ Alien Boyd il Nashville, accord
ingu 3, Az announcement by Rev
t;l.na 4 Seiiie director
Contnue read the Detroit TIL
onne in order % keep up with Tue
attest news
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18

be made Monday afternoon. Dec. "a
and under the directrn OF xI Beta
chapter
Monday morning will be devoted
10 registering delegates at 81. An
tome YMCA. A public mass meet
ing will be held at Bethel AMI
church Monday night al eight
o'clock
The regular business sessions be-
gin Tuesday morning al the 81.
Antoine yMCA The interfraternal
smoker viii be Tuesday night
Wednesda the delegates will be
guests OF the MONDAY Day Lunch
con Club OF the Booker T Washing
ION Trade Association at Club
Plantation
The annual election OF officers
viii be- held Thursday, and the
grand ball Thursday evening at
Mayfair ballroom
The conciaye committee has es-
tablished offices al sl3 East War
rem avenue.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18
retreaded tires are safe.
,Signed) Young Matron
Answer

Budgets are necessary but not 10
the extent OF economixing on such
sn important item as tires Tor Your
automobile. You say that you can
no, afford new tires. Can you at
ford 10 risk the safety Of the one
who is making bulge. possible
for you,
The element OF risk is greater
In retreaded tires than In new tires
Therefore. this department advises
the use OF reireaded tires only as a
last resort. II you have your tires
retreaded use them on the rear
wheels. The writer suggests that
you buy new tires for the front
wheels
Those who have motor problems
on which they seek advice or who
have had experiences which may be
helpful or Interesting 10 others.
please write in care Of the Detroit
Tribune.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18

NJ L. H.-Please tell me Ii l will
take the trip that ! am expecting
10 makel
Ans: No. Your whole plals
will be changed completely. Make
arrangements TO take this trip next
summer and you will be lot bet
ter off financially
T.. G.-Do you think my husband
Will reform and should l go back
to him!
Ans II isn't likely that he will
reform and act exactly as you want
him to- but as he gets Older he
IS going 10 Try 10 live more de-
sirable life He is extremely young
and doesn't realize that he has hurt
you
X. VI. L.-Your c0lum has arous-
ed my interest. Tell me II we Will
have our home rebuilt by this time
next year!
Ans Indeed you will and you
Will also have a complete line Of
NEW FURNISHING to go in the
new home.
T.. l.. G.-Are the rumors I hear
of this person true!
Ans: No. the whole matter ha $
been exaggerated Don't mail the
letter out either for 1t will only
cause more trouble Stay clear OF
tho whole thing
W. Ram ] going 10 get the
money that l. supposed 10 come to
me and what should I do 10 collect
Ans The money will be paid you
| By the INSURANCE COMPANY
Just as soon as they can clear up
the death record OF your mother.
You will collect the face value OF
your policy and | wish to urge you
to put It In the bank and let 1t stay
there. You are getting along fine
without II.
+. WI am DESTROYS OF obtain
Ing my new 1898 Astrology Read.
Ing and wonder when l should
write Ter r.!
Ans: DO so right away for they
are off the press. BE sure to send
your full name. correct birthda,e
and address. You can get this
Astrology Reading by sending a
quarter and l will give you my
free opinions on three questions
also.
4. VI. VI. The man I love 10 my
heart married another girl. lie says
he loved me. DO he still love me
or what can I do 10 win his love
backl Please tell me because II
really hurt me 10 my hearth
Ans: am sure sorry but am
afraid thai your heart cannot be
mended because this fellow has
been inslncere with you lie knew
II the time that he did not love
you well enough to marry you. -.
but he was NOT MAN ENOUGH TO
ADMIT IT TO YOUR FACE, My
advice 10 you sister IL have no
hing more To do with him or his
kind
p. W.. Must I do ~ I have In
minds
Ans; Not necessarily. You car
stay right where you are now and
still be happy Use your own
Judgement In this case and you
won't go wrong.
VI. y. What does my students
mother think Of met Would you
advise me 10 continue trying Ia
teach or 10 study nursIngl
Ans: According to the birthdate
| you have given me people born
under your Sign OF the Zodiac make
better nurses than School Teach
ers. You might keep on with your
/ teaching but II the opportunity pre-
sents itself nursing Is the pro
fession TO get into
Y. Pile II married now but
has filed for his divorce. He wanted
me to marry him first hut ! refus'
cd him. since | refused him ] have
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18

Ans: You are still q very young
man and II you are not satisfied
with life on the farm. then 80
ahead with your plans for learning
profession. You are an interest
ing "talker" and suggest choosing
Salesman's profession as q
career.