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Evening star., 1937-12-15

Jimmy Skunk and Mrs. Coon side by
side. right in Aunt Sally's lap and
eating from the same dish and all the
time growing ut each other. Twice
Jimmy snapped at Mrs. Coon's nose.
They didn't like each other bit. And
all the time Aunt Sally sat there,
talking to them and stroking them
and acting just as If they were Just
q couple of kittens. And then, what
do you think happened? In walked
Mrs. Jimmy!"
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-12-15
CRASH FINALLY FATAL

GREENVILLE, Tex, Dec. Is P).-
Charles Camp Cantrell, Al, prominent
newspaper man, died yesterday of in
juries received two months ago in an
automobile accident near Dallas. Mr..
Cantrell, graduate of Virginia Mill
tary Institute, where he taught dur
ing the World War, had been en-
ployed by the Dallas Morning News,
the New Orleans Times Picayune and
the Greenville Banner.
He served four years as controller
OF customs at New Orelasn.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
School Orchestra to Play.

The Burville Elementary School
Orchestra, . 47-piece organization,
which Is one Of the largest Of its type
In the city, will be presented in a
program tonight at $3.50 o'clock by
the Parent Teacher Association. Mem
bers Of the Board Of Education and
school officials have been invited.
Evening star., 1937-12-15

= meal with him. He wouldn't feel
safe in 50 doing.
In the woodhouse It was different
That was sanctuary. Bobby and his
family recognized this. So did Jimmy
and his family. They might quarrel
and threaten each other, but only un-
der extreme provocation would they
Evening star., 1937-12-15
You Al,Uays LOOk for
MELODY I'm MUSIC

Poetically it has been said that music
hath charms and it g true. Beautiful
melody has the power to stir human
emotions; varying tempos produce diff
ferent reactions; slow, dreamy mel.
odies have one effect {. . vivacious tunes
another. And most of us like to be
moved =. to laughter or tears as in
fiuenced. Therefore, when you listen to
music today -. you look for melody.
When notes are left out or played in
correctly, melody is lost; harmony
ceases to exist. When advertising is
curtailed or omitted in the operation Of
a business, profits ranish correspond
ingly. No eighth note can take the
place Of a half note; no sixteenth note
can replace a quarter note. Harmony
needs every note and there's no melody
Without harmony. Adrertising cannot
be curtailed ,Vithout a sacrifice in busi.
ness because advertising produces the ~
harmony in Emusic s,ceet to the ears
of those ,cho constantly listen for re.
ports Of successful operation.
You always look for melody in music;
it's just as important to look for
RESULTS from your advertising.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
ThePunh0Izers
Smile Broadly
With q Reason,

You ought to see the Thanksgiving
smiles on the faces of the Panholzers
today.
Nine-year -old Rosa. about the pref
tiest little red-headed girl you ever saw,
Is home from the hospital and is going
to get well. The rent on their three
room fiat at SIS M street S.W. is
paid for another month. And Paul,
jr., has an invitation to eat turkey
at the home of some thoughtful family
where there is little boy just his age
for him to play with.
The father and mother will gather
around the kitchen table at the fiat
with the other children for their din
ner. Lilly, the 5-year -old blond, and
Helen, 13 months, may eat all they
want, but Rosa can't because she's
just come back from Gallinger and
serious operation.
Yesterday it was feared they would
be elected from the fiat Monday, but
somebody reading newspaper accounts
OF their plight paid the rent for them
Mr.. Panholzer, who is a w. P. A. night
watchman, thinks he'll be able to keer
everything going now.
The only reason he. got behind in
the rent was because he was no longe,
strong enough to work after giving
Rosa two blood transfusions.
The Thanksgiving finale to the story
of the Panholzers is written with thu
stuff that smiles are made of.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
CLUBS ORGANIZED
IN HIGH SCHOOLS
H.Y Is Sponsoring Groups,
Which Will Function In.
dividually.

Under auspices of the Hi-Y, six
Young Mems Christian Association
clubs have been organized in high
schools of the Washington area.
The clubs, to function as individual
units in their respective schools, are
run In cooperation with the boys
department Of the local "Y," with
Ward M. Barrick. "Y" boys work di-
rector, serving as general adviser.
The clubs, numbering a total Of
some 80 members, are organized at
five Washington high schools and at
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, which has II members headed
by Blake Lancaster, president.
The number of club members and
the club presidents in the local high
schools are as follows:
Western, IL members, Joseph Sui
livan, president; Central, II, John
burst, president; Mckinley, II, Dom
aid Macgruder, president; Eastern, IS,
Glenn Watts, president, and Woodrow
Wilson, IL, John Cragoe, president.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
INCREASE IS SEEN
IN DISTRICT FUND
Representative Cannon Pre-.
diets More Federal Aid If
"Facts Are Produced"

Representative Cannon, Democrat,
Of Missouri, ranking majority member
Of the House Appropriations Commit
tee, predicted today Congress would
increase the Federal payment toward
District expenses above the present
$5,000,000 if facts are produced" to
show the amount should be raised.
The Commissioners several months
ago announced they proposed to "con-
vince" the House Subcommittee on
Appropriations, which frames the Dis
trict supply bill, that the Federal
payment should be raised in the
coming fiscal year to at least ST.
100000.
Hearings on the District appropria-
tion bill are scheduled to start Decem-
Der l before a subcommittee headed
by Representative Collins, Democrat,
Of Mississippi.
Mr.. Cannon also announced that
instructions given subcommittee chair
men to slash 1899 budgets to the bone
did not apply to the District estimates.
He said, however, he did not believe
the local budget should be 'lavishly
increased" above the current So, ,O00,-
900 figure.
The Commissioners sent a 1899
budget to the Budget Bureau calling
for appropriations totaling $4s, TOO, 600.
Evening star., 1937-11-25

carrying the elephants and the big
cats and most everything else but the
human performers sank with all
aboard.
George Stratton and his comrades
were stranded in Liverpool
But I didn't walk back" he re-
called.
He didn't know a soul in England
But he played his clarinet and put on
few impromptu performances, and
the first thing he knew he had money
for the passage back.
Mr. Stratton has illustrious kin in
the tented world. He is a cousin to
the late Tom Thumb, the famous
dwarf
After his circus days, Mr.. Stratton
toured for many years in vaudeville.
He was a partner of La Pier, noted
French clown, long since dead, and
afterward created the character of
Uncle ST from Over Yonder," with
which he headlined variety bills for
many seasons.
In more recent years he has settled
down in Falmouth and built up a
business of hand carving, rare uphol-
stering and reconditioning antiques.
Hopes To Go Into Radio.
Mr.. Stratton has other plans now.
He still has lot Of comedy left in his
system. Going back to the big top
would be a bit strenuous now, but
there remains radio. And he hopes to
collaborate with his bride, who is still
writing lyrics, in staging a comeback
over the air.
In this way, he explained, he hopes
to leave her independent when he's
gone.
And, meanwhile, why shouldn't we
be married." he demanded
The bride didn't see why.
This is my first serious love affair"
she confessed.
Mr.. Stratton has spent two sizable
fortunes since that day he ran away
to join circus.
The first went in a futile effort to
restore the health of his first wife,
who was an invalid for 80 years and
died little over year ago. He doesn't
begrudge a penny of that.
The second fortune passed with the
Florida boom, and he doesn't regret
that too much.
Il bought corner lots," he explained,
being an ignorant man. A banker
friend, who was educated in invest
ments, told me I slipped one over
he'd bought just anything"
The honeymooners planned to eat
turkey today with Mr.. Stratton's
daughter, Mrs. T. F. Noel, at Crescent,
Pa. He has two grown sons.
From the daughters home they'll
90 to New York to look around a bit,
then they'll be at home in Falmouth.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
Street Photographers Victims
Of Business PRIVILEGE Tax

Five dispirited New York street pho
tographers were on their way home
today, victims of the business priv
ilege tax regulation. All were con-
victed by Judge Hobart Newman in
Police Court yesterday and fined $40
each, which they paid.
Arrested by Capt. Harvey Callahan
and Pvt. s. Davis Of the first precinct,
the prisoners were held overnight in
cells.
Those arrested and convicted were:
Victor H. Tampone. 26; Irving A.
Stern, 81, and Leo Davis, %, all living
temporarily at 734 Twelfth street NV:
James Sunshine, who gave his address
only as New York City, and James G.
seafone, 18, Of sos 3 street S.W.
All but Seafone were charged with
operating their own businesses with.
out the recently inaugurated business
Evening star., 1937-11-25

privilege tax licenses. Davis and Sun
shine were each charged also with
interfering with pedestrian trafic.
Judge Newman took their personal
bonds on those cases.
seafone was charged with being the
agent Of a Massachusetts, company
which had failed to take out . license.
The youths claimed they had worked
here earlier in the year and when they
returned were not advised Of the ne
cessity for the license. They are the
type Of photographer who takes pic
lures Of pedestrians and then proffers
. card by which the subject may Sc
cure print by mailing IS cents to
New York or some other city.
The cases, which are the second
brought under the act, were prosecuted
by Assistant Corporation Counsels
John O'Dea and 10 v. Morgan.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
PICkETING BARRED
BY COURT ORDER
Justice Bailey Grants Tempo
rary Injunction at Limo.
leum Company.

A preliminary injunction granted
by Justice Jennings Bailey Of Dis
trict Court today barred picketing at
the Quaker City Linoleum Co., COL F
street NV.
Eli M. Zimmerman, proprietor Of
the company. filed suit for an in
junction more than week ago, and
a hearing was held yesterday.
Attorneys for the plaintiff, George
D. Horning jr., and James A. Cobb,
told the court the picketing, which
began November 6. has been fraught
with violence and vandalism and that
there is no bona fide labor dispute
since all employees Of the company are
satisfied.
Picketing began, 1t was stated, after
employees of the company refused to
join the Carpet, Linoleum and Soft
Tile Layers Local Union No. IS. an
affiliate Of the American Federation
Of Labor.
The injunction was directed against
the union and will continue In effect
until final hearing.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
ELLENDER PLANS
CIVIL SERVICE QUIZ
FOR USE IN PROBE
Will Mail QUESTIONABLE to
Those Who Have Writ.
ten Him.
SEEKS TO ASSEMBLE
DETAILED INFORMATION
Material to Be Treated as Conf.
Dental Unless Donor
Releases It.

A 15-point QUESTIONABLE has been
completed by Senator Ellender, Demo-
crat, Of Louisiana, to be sent to the
several hundred persons who have
communicated with his office since
he asked for a Senate investigation Of
the operation of the civil service and
salary classification laws in the Gov
ernment departments.
The purpose OF the form letter Is
to enable him to assemble detailed
information on complaints of alleged
discrimination or favoritism in ap-
pointments. transfers and promotions,
for use in event the Senate authorizes
the inquiry.
The first seven questions call for
routine information, such as name,
address, when civil service rating was
attained. when appointment was re-
ceived and bureaus in which service
has been renderer.
Questioned on Demotion.
The remaining questions follow:
"8. If you were ever transferred
from one department or bureau to
another. or denoted in grade or salary,
state the reasons therefor.
20. Have you ever been reprimanded.
disciplined, or furloughed?
10. If you answer question 8 in
the affirmative, what procedure was
followed? Were you summoned and
given a chance to defend yourself in
the presence Of your accuser and
before an impartial judge?
I'll. Give a brief history of your
past efficiency ratings. If you were
ever dissatisfied with any of your rat
ings, were you given an opportunity
for review? If so, how was this
carried out?
Checks on Promotions.
'l2. Give the names and addresses
of as many persons as you can who
have entered the same bureau or de-
partment since you entered and who
have been promoted in preference to
you. State grade, salary and reasons
for promotion, if possible.
"l3. Give name and address OF any
person, or persons, in your bureau
who do the same grade of work you
are now engaged in or a lesser grade,
but who receive larger salary than
you.
IA. Do you know of any occasion
when the salaries of the chief and
his assistants in your bureau were
raised, while employees under them
were denied salary increases because
of lack of funds?"
The last question asks If the person
would object to use of his or her
name if the Senate authorizes an
investigation, and states information
will be treated as confidential unless
written consent to use it is obtained.
Space is left at the end for further
details, or suggestions to improve the
service.
The Ellender resolution is awaiting
committee action before being con-
sidered by the Senate.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
GAMBLING TRIAL
Of FIVE RECESSED
FIoratos Denied Directed
verdict-NuckoIs Admit
ted to Bail.

The gambling trial Of Nicholas
(Nick the Creek Floratos and four
others, which began in District Court
Monday, was in recess today because
of the Thanksgiving holidays and will
be resumed Monday.
Late yesterday, Justice Jesse c.
Adkins overruled defense motions for
directed verdicts, to quash the war
rants used In the raid on 922-24 Ninth
street NV. and to suppress the evi-
dence seized.
The motions were argued jointly
with motion for . new trial for
Carroll Peyton (Nubby) Nuckols and
six others, who were convicted last
week Of violating the anti-gambling
law.
Attorneys Harry T. Whelan and
William A. Gallagher contended that
the warrants in both cases were irreg-
ular and were served improperly.
Setting sentence Of Nuckols and his
companions for Monday, Justice Ad-
kins admitted them to bail pending
that time. He said he thought there
were substantial questions Of law in
volved In the appeal. Mr.. Whelan said
he intended to file in the Nuckols case
and that consequently the men should
oe permitted their freedom until the
Omitted States Court of Appeals passes
on the case.
Shortly after noon yesterday, As
sistant United States Attorney Samuel
F.. Beach announced in the Floratos
case that the Government had COM
pleted presentation Of its evidence.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
SUbWAYS URGED
|NCROWDEDAREAS
To AID WALKERS
Representative Schultz Also
Advocates More One
Way Streets.
BELIEVES UNDERPASSES
WOULD CUT ACCIDENTS
Favors Night Parking Ban, but
Sees Obstacles Due to Lack
Of Storage Space.

Construction OF pedestrian under
passes in the congested section and
establishment OF more one-way streets
were proposed today by Representa-
tive Schultz, Democrat. Of Indiana to
check the ever-mounting traffic fatal
ity record and to ease the flow Of
traffic In the rush hours.
Mr.. Schultz, who was a member Of
special subcommittee of the House
District Committee which two years
ago made an exhaustive study of the
traffic situation, also believes other
relatively minor plans could be adopt
ed to make the streets safer for both
pedestrian and driver These include
extension Of the area in which left
turns are prohibited and strict en-.
fsrcement of the regulation forbidding
double parking.
Indorses Parking Ban.
Endorsement likewise was given bv
Mr.. Schultz to plans to eliminate night
parking, but he pointed out there is
now insufficient off-street storage
space for all automobiles He said the
Commissioners might create additional
space by authorizing the use of vacant
lots for night parking. Owners of such
property, he explained, could be COM
pensated by freeing them from taxes.
AS member of the special Traffic
Subcommittee headed oy former Rep
resentative Carpenter, Democrat, Of
Kansas, Mr.. Schultz made a number
OF recommendations for improving
traffic conditions. several of which al
ready have been carried out. Among
them is the ban on left turns in Ger
tan parts of the business area, and
an increase in the number of one
way streets. However, he objects to
the plan of making streets one-way
only during the rush hours.
These one-way streets are confus-
ing" declared Mr.. Schultz. They
should be made one-way "a hours a
day."
Suggested Subway Plan.
Mr.. Schultz also suggested two years
ago the construction of subways under
| the circles in the traffic-ccngested
zones and said he Is elated over the
program Of District officials to carry
out the plan at Dupont, Thomas and
Scott Circles in the coming fiscal year.
Pedestrian underpasses, especially
along Pennsylvania avenue, are an ab-
solute necessity" said Mr.. Schultz.
There has been some objection to
them in the past. Police officials be-
lieve they might be refuge at night
for criminals. If they still persist in
that belief. close the underpasses at
night, when traffic conditions are not
as bad as they are in the day. Bat
let's have the underpasses and save
the lives of pedestrians"
Evening star., 1937-11-25
TRIO HELD TO JURY
ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Colored Men, Accused of Inter-
fering With a Federal officer,
Placed in So, 900 Bond.

Charged with assault on and inter-
fering with Federal officer, William
E. Tatum and James A. Tatum, both
OF 23l Florida avenue NV, and
Joseph A. jackson, 1408 L street NV,
all colored, waived preliminary hear
ing and were held under $1,000 bond
each for action of the grand jury yes
terday by United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage
The trio Is alleged to have beaten
Deputy United States Marshal Cor
don B. Green when he went to a Junk
yard in the 100 block of Seventh
street to repossess an automobile for
a finance company. Mr.. Green was
beaten about the head with q long
cane, it is alleged, while Gordon
Buskey, finance company employe,
went to call police.
Yesterdays affair was said by Mr.
Green and Mr.. Buskey to have been
the result Of an attempt last Satur-
day night by Mr.. Buskey to talk with
William Tatum, who is alleged to have
failed to make the required payments
on an automobile. Mr.. Buskey said
his life was threatened at that time
while Mr.. Green said an attempt was
made to take his gun away while he
was being beaten yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
Future of Mass Transportation
In Capital Hangs in Balance
Demands for Public Ownership and
Operation and Subway Proposal,
Held Only Saluati0n BY Proponents.

Inc COIHpeClttON lTOm tdXlCaOS. ULlllty
commission estimates indicate the cabs
have take" Of about $4,000, 900
a year. about s5,000,O0O of which is
believed to represent the cream" of
the company's business-short-ha
passengers that would rather pay 20
cents to ride in a cab than 10 cents
cash to ride in a street car or bus.
Since neither the cabs nor the
transit company is making money, a
bill has been introduced in Congress
authorizing the commission to limit
the number of cabs. With authority to
make the reduction, the commission
would cut the number from 1890 to
$500. And it believes such limita-
ton would enable both the cab drivers
and the transit company to show a
profit.
As to the demands for public owner
ship and operation of the transit
system. District officials are puzzled
as to where the funds would come from
to purchase the transportation system,
or even build the subways that pro-
ponents of rapid transit service advo-
cate. The officials now cannot even
procure enough money to build the
hospitals the city needs. The tax
burden was increased 100000 this
year to support the municipal budget,
and 1t is estimated the taxpayers will
have to provide $5,000.000 extra in the
coming fiscal year to balance the
1899 budget.
Estimates for subway construction
have ranged from 100000 to So
O00,00 mile. The transit company,
according to the most optimistic, could
not be acquired without confiscation
on the basis Of the present depressed
market value of its securities at less
than $13,000,000. The company, how
ever, has q total capitalization of $685.
100000.
Five-Cent Fare Bugaboo.
The latest bugaboo in the transit
problem. however, Is the proposal Of
Representative Schultz, Democrat, of
Indiana to sponsor legislation forcing
the utilities commission to reduce car
and bus fares to S cents cash.
Both the commission and the CON-
pany agree that would mean bank
ruptcy. The estimated actual cost Of
transportation is placed in excess Of
cents q ride.
But If scent fare is forced on
the company it is forgone conclusion
the public will not let it 60 out Of
business. Transportation experts in
sist q mass transportation system Is
indispensable in Washington. What is
the obvious result?
Like in New York, the transit COM
pany would be subsidized by the Dis
trict government. The taxpayers
would have to make up in taxation
what the company would lose under a
scent fare. In other words, 1t
would merely be, q case of "robbing
Peter TO pay Paul"
And, incidentally, II any one has q
plan that will solve the perplexing
transportation problem, the utilities
commission and the company will well
come it.
It will give them something to be
thankful for on Thanksgiving Day.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
BAR UNIT ELECTS

The Junior Bar Conference Of the
American Bar Association last night
chose Leo N. MCGUIRE, attorney, with
ohces in the Union Trust Building,
as chairman for the District Of
Columbia.
Norwood B. Orrick of Baltimore was
named chairman for Maryland and
Fielding L. Williams of Richmond,
chairman for Virginia.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES,

A 7U-YEAR-OLD harlequin hon.
~ eymooned this Thanksgiving
~ Day with his 26-year old Col
4 A umbine.
They were married yesterday at the
Baptist parsonage in Rockville, Md
George Byron Stratton of Falmouth,
Mass, veteran clown and comedian
of circus and vaudeville, and Miss
Fannie Kate Overton Of Washington,
writer of lyrics.
The wedding climaxed a romance
that started four years ago when the
retired funny man of the sawdust
stage read verse in the magazine
Western Trails called Hell on Hoofs" :"
Somehow the verse struck a respon-
sive chord in a lonely widower. And
what did he do but sit down and write
the author, in care of the magazine
A reply came and their acquaintance
started forthwith
After the ceremony was performed
by the Rev. H. o. Cooper, the happy
couple went to the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Paul J. Overton, 2514
Fourteenth street NV, to cut the
wedding cake and meet few relatives.
Bridegroom Gay and Spry.
And the bridegroom looked quite as
gay and spry as in the days he made
the big tops" laugh for Barnum g.
Bailey. If sometimes in those years.
like Pagliacci, he concealed heart
break behind grin and grease paint
there was nothing forced about the
smile with which he greeted reporter
and a photographer.
Difference in ages? Nothing to it.,
they insisted.
Its love that counts" observed the
youthful an pretty bride, charming in
blue satin
Well" said the bridegroom, 1--WE
still got my faculties-all I ever had.
Which is not saying so much. I ran
away from home when I was 9 and
didn't get to school after that. I was
never supposed to be anything but an
ignorant fool-but I always got paid
for it,
He lived in Medford, Mass, as a
small boy. The 9-year-old runaway
landed with dog and pony show At
first he took care Of some Shetlands
Later comedian saw possibilities in
the youth and began to train him for
the career he followed so long. When
he was between II and IL he broke in
as sort of junior clown.
For nine seasons he was top clown
with Barnum g. Bailey. Once he went
with the Walter L. Main circus on a
tour of Europe. The troupers sailed
on one ship and the animals and
equipment on another The boat