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Evening star., 1937-01-10
Sarah Catherine Hopkins
To Marry Ensign Slack.

DR. AND MRS. WALTER H. HOP
KINS of Annapolis, Md, have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter Sarah Catherine to Ensign
Leslie Martin Slack, U. S. NJ, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Dare Slack of
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ensign Slack graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1884 and is now
stationed in Boston. Miss Hopkins is
the granddaughter of the late MIR. and
Mrs. John H. Hopkins of West River,
Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. Glover Holmes
Trenholm of Charleston, s. c., and
Baltimore.
The wedding will take place in the
late Spring.
Miss Hopkins has frequently visited
in washington, where she has been the
guest of her cousin. Mr.. Robert w.
Woolley. and his daughter, Mrs. James
s. Robb.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Diplomats Are Returning
From Out-Of-TOWn Visits

Sir Ronald Lindsay Back From New York
Herr Luther and Mexican Ambassador
Are Due This Week.
n Washington yesterday from New York where he
attended the of the Pilgrim Society which took
place there Thursday evening.
Ambassador Argentina and Sonora de Ep expected
January South America this country will
probably arrive in this country February 9.
exceency the German Ambassador Herr Hans Luther Is
expected return to Washington Wednesday,
The Ambassador Of Turkey and Nine Ertegun will entertain
ut dinner at the Embassy Wednesday, January q.
Ambassador Mexico, Francisco Castillo Naera,
expected return Washington sometime during the coming
week.
The Ambassador of Poland and Nine Potocka will entertain
at dinner Thursday, January 81, in the Embassy
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Miss Jean Scott Engaged
To Mr.. Charles BoeS Hines.

Miss Jean Scott Engaged
To Mr.. Charles Boes Hines.
COMDR. LEON B. SCOTT, U. S.
- Navy, announces the engagement
of his daughter Jean to Mr.. Charles
Boes Hines, son of Lieut.. Col. Charles
Hines, C. A. c., U. S. A., and Mrs.
Hines. Miss Scott is student at Con-
necticut College, New London, Conn.
Mr. Hines is a member of the grad
uating class of the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point. The
wedding will take place in the Summer.
Miss Frances Barbarin Gibbs
To Marry Mr.. Gordon B. Prowse.
MR.. AND MRS. EDWIN HAYDEN
GIBBS announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Frances Bar
barin Gibbs, to MIR. Gordon Burnham
Prowse of Rutland, VT, and Washing
ton, D. c. The wedding will take
place shortly after Easter.
Waldecker- Bartlett
Betrothal Announced.
MR.. UDO B. WALDECKER an
nounces the engagement of his
daughter, Miss Grace Adelaide Wal
decker, to Mr.. Robert Frank Bartlett
of this city. The wedding will take
place in March.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Engagements Announced
Miss Sarah Lee Perot Will Be Bride of
Mr. Harvey Branigar, Jr.

N r. AND MRS. EDWARD S.
M PEROT, JR.. of New York
Vl and Washington, have an
4 4 nounced the engagement of
their daughter Sarah Lee to Mr..
Harvey Wright Branigar, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey w. Branigar of
Chicago. Miss Perot is graduate of
Holton Arms School in Washington
and the Principal College. Elsah, Ill.
Mr.. Branigar prepared for college
at Taber Academy and attended Har-
ward University and graduated from
the Principal College.
No date has yet been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Charlotte Elizabeth Baublitz
And Mr., Werlich to Wed.

MIR. AND MRS. LUTHER E. BAU-
BLITZ announce the engagement
of their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth
to Mr.. William B. Werlich, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Werlich Of Middle
town, Va.
Mr.. Werlich is a graduate of the
University Of Maryland.
The wedding will take place in the
Spring.
Evening star., 1937-01-10

CONTINUED on Seventh Pass.l
Evening star., 1937-01-10
Miss Eva Tehel

Miss Eva Tehel
To Wed Mr.. George Bailey.
MR.. AND MRS. LASzLO TEHEL
~ announce the engagement Of their
lsee ENGAGEMENTS. Page E-4.l
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17
A. p. Hill Arrives.

At this juncture reinforcements
which Lee had been praying for
arrived. ralHill-red-shirted,
red-bearded A. P. Hill--who had
been making a forced march from:
Harper's Ferry, arrived on the.
field. Tired as his men were, they
were Immediately hurled against
Burnside. The boys in blue were
driven back to the creek and there
they prepared to make their
stand.
"If this important movement
(Burnside's sadvance) had been
consunmated two hours earlier"
cClellan wrote to the War: de-,
partment, "a position would have
been secured upon the heights
from which our batteries might
have enfladed the greater part
of the enemy's line, and turned
their right and rear. Our victory
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17
A Great !. Motto

I0NE Of Americas great busi-
~ ness organizations has adopt-
ed a motto for the guidance of
its people-a little five-letter word
with a big meaning. 1t has been
cut in huge granite letters over
the entrance of a recently con-
structed building used as a train
ing school. 1t is made the theme of
many employee discussions. It
hangs over the desk of company
executives. The word is THINK.
Educators, philosophers, preach
ers throughout the ages have
written and talked about it. Rodin
gave the world a famous statue
called ''The Thinker" ''Think" is
a significant word. It represents
the only means by which human
progress can be accomplished. It
annoys people who have lazy
minds, because thinking means
mental effort. Practically all the
accidents in the world are caused
because people don't think. Thou
sands fail in life simply because
they don't think. Others give great
inventions to the world because
they do think.-The Pickup.
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17

knew there was chance that Lee
would escape across the Potomac.
Finally the Confederates sent a
white flag, asking for an armistice
to gather up the wounded between
the two armies, and it was
granted. ~
Neither army resumed the at
tack during the day and that night
the Union pickets heard the rum
bling of wheels. The next morn
ing revealed what they had sus-
pected. Lee had retreated in safe
ty across the Potomac. Immedi-
ately Mcclellan gave orders for
an advance. Porter's corps-the
very troops which he had held
back during the battle-forded the
river, formed on the Virginia
shore and started to advance. But
the men in gray had a strong posi-
ton now. They threw back the
Union advance with heavy casual
ties, thereby adding to the losses
which Mcclellan had suffered,
lives that had been given in vain.
Back in Washington, a tall
gaunt man awaited news of the
battle. He had written a procla-
= .tsa"[ y
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17

might have been much more de-
cisive."
But Mcclellan had missed his
chance for a smashing victory
when he did not throw Fitz-John
Porter into the fray and when he
did not support Burnside's attack
as strongly as he might have.
done. Darkness ended the fight
ing on Antietam's bloody field and
that night Union and Confederate
soldiers rested on their arms.
At dawn the Union artillery op-
ened fire again. General Couch's
division arrived, giving McC Clellan1
$4,000 fresh men, but he made no
attempt to push the fight. He now
had 10000 men and more were on.
the way. Believing that Lee had
at least 100000 (although there
were never more than SIS, 900 nenI
in gray) the Union commanderI
decided to wait, even though he
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17

''free them from oppression"
Neither recruits in any large num-
ber nor supplies were forthcom-
ing. Moreover, his men began to
straggle because many of them
were reluctant to fight outside OF
Virginia.
Then Lee decided upon a bold
plan and a necessary one if he
were to carry the war into Penn
sylvania. Against the advice of
some of his generals, he divided
his forces and ordered "Stone-
wall" Jackson to strike for Har-
per's Ferry and capture the Union
supplies stored there and guarded
by comparatively small force.
Several copies of the orders for
this maneuver were made and one
of these copies came into the
hands of a staff officer whose iden-
tity has never been established.
This officer wrapped up three ci-
gars in the paper and carelessly
stuffed it in his pocket. And here
is where one of those queer quirks
of fate came in.
An Important "Find."
The officer lost the cigars with
their highly important wrapping
out Of his pocket and they were |
picked up by a Union soldier.
Within a short time Lees "Spe-
cial Order No. 1917" was in the
hands of Gen. George B. McClel-
Ian. At first, the Union COM
mander could scarcely believe
that it was authentic. Then real
izing the golden opportunity that
lay within his grasp-that of strik-
ing Lees divided force-he set
his army of $4,000 in swift motion
toward Frederick.
By this time Lee had reached
Hagerstown. No word had yet
been received from the force sent
to capture Harper's Ferry and the
Confederate commander began to |
be concerned. His alarm deep |
ened when Jeb Stuart brought |
-
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17

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Carbon County news., 1937-09-17
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TAPPING RUBBER TREES ON FIRESTOEE
PLANTATIONS TN LIBERIA s @s

From the Firestone plantations in Liberia
comes an everincreasing supply of the
worlds finest rubber. Money saved here
and in manufacturing and distribution
enable Firestone to sell safer, frst-quality
tire at lower prices. s>e 4. d. .l
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17
a NTIETAN1'' r"ST1ARPSBURG''
\ X Spelled for
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON
TN THE North they called
i it "Antietam'';; in the
South, "Sharpsburg." But.
which ever name is given the
battle that was fought in.
Washington county, Mary
land, on September II, 1862,
it spelled death" for some
10000 Americans, from both
the North and the South.
The field where it was
fought, lying along Antietam.
creek and including the little
town of Sharpsburg, has.
come down in history as the
scene of the bloodiest single
day of fighting and that 18th
of September as the day of
greatest carnage during the
whole four.years ofthe Amer
lean Civil war. Into that bat
tie Gen. Robert E. Lee led
approximately $4,000 men in
gray and came out of it with
a loss of nearly $4,000 killed
and wounded. But in doing
so he inflicted upon Gen.
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17

word Of Me- Clellan's advance. Lee
knew Little Mac" as q skillful
but over@cautious commander and
could not understand why. he
should be moving with such sure
ness toward his objective. He
knew nothing of the loss of the
copy Of Especial Order No. 1912
but he suspected that Mcclellan
had guessed his situation and was
marching to take advantage Of it.
Then word came from jackson.
that he had captured Harper's
Ferry and asked for further or
ders. Lee at once sent word for
a concentration of his scattered
forces at Sharpsburg toward
which Mcclellan was advancing.
On the afternoon of September is
Lee drew up his troops on the
west bank of Antietam creek and
made as strong a display of force
as possible in an effort to stall off
Clellan's attack until the troops
under jackson, A. P. Hill and Nc
Laws should arrive.
Hooker Opens the Affair.
In the afternoon Mcclellan sent
Gen. Joe Hooker to cross the An
tietam and attempt to turn Lees
left. Hooker met with some sue
cess but when night came he was
content to rest upon his arms and
hold the small amount of ground
he had gained. The next morning
the two armies were drawn up op-
posite each other in lines three
miles long. At dawn Hooker
again attacked and soon the bat
tie was raging all along the line.
The fiercest fighting took place
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17
They're Not All Professors
Those Absenf-Minded Ones

Observation-Disclosures isn't con-
fined to the professors, says the
Commentator.
The late Dwight W. Morrow
once telephoned his secretary
from Philadelphia, to inquire,
''What am in Philadelphia for?"
Secretary Henry A. Wallace,
when he was in Czechoslovakia,
packed his passport in a trunk
that was shipped to London, while
he set off in the opposite direc-
ton.
And J. David Stern, publisher of
the New York Post and Philadel-
phia Record, was hurrying along
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17

the street when he met a friend.
"Conne on and have lunch with
me-" the friend said.
IF we go nearby" Stern said.
''I'n late as it is"
They entered the nearest res
taurant and sat down. Stern COM
planned that he didn't know what
was the matter with him, he didn't
seem to be hungry.
"Beg pardon, SIR" the waiter
said, "but it's no wonder, sir. You
just finished your lunch about ten
minutes ago."
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17
Clouds Pass BY

The clouds / feared and wor-
ried about, and concerning which
I wanted so much precious
strength, lost their frown and re-
vealed themselves as my friends.
Other clouds never arrived-they
were purely imaginary, or they
melted away before they reached
my threshold. H. Jowett.
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17
Helper Of Humanity

He who helps a child helps hu-
manity with a distinctness, with
an inmediateness, which no other
help given to human creatures in
any other stage of their human
life can possibly give again.-Phil-
lips Brooks.
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17

.!~$.%% r >:#2sff$ ss@st&%
George B. Mcclellan and his
host of 10000 men in blue a
loss of more than II, ,600.
Pointing out that this tremen-
dous tllnult of carnage was en-
tirely compressed in the brief
hours from dawn to four o'clock
in the afternoon" one of the gen.
erals who took part in it (Gen.
James Longstreet of the Confed-
crate army in his memoirs,
From Manassas to Appomat-
tox') says Gettysburg was the
greatest battle of the war, but it
was for three days, and its total
OF casualties on either side, ter
rible as it was, should be one-third
larger to make the average per
diem equal to- the losses at
Sharpsburg. Viewed by the meas
ure of losses, Antietarn was the
fourth battle of the war, Spott-
Sylvania and the Wilderness, as
well as Gettysburg, exceeding it
in number of killed and wounded,
but each of these dragged its
tragedy through several days."
And now, three-quarters of a
century later, thousands of Ameri-
cans are gathering on that blood
soaked field to celebrate the sew
enty-fifth anniversary of the bat
tie, to see it re-enacted by 5000
National Guard troops from three
states and to hear again the story
of the heroic deeds of the men who 4
fought there. President Roose-
velt has been invited to attend the
celebration and the governors of
20 states, Northern and Southern,
will be among the spectators when
the curtain of history is rolled
back and the guns of war echo
through the rolling hills of Mary
land once more.
The story Of Antietam is the
story of a great battle which just
missed being a decisive engage
ment because of several queer
quirks of fate. It came at a time
when the hopes of the Confeder-
acy for success were mounting
high. Lee had whipped Pope at
the. second battle of Bull Run, or
Manassas, and decided that the
time was ripe to carry the war
against the enemy instead of |
fighting on the defensive.
He hoped that the people of |
Maryland would rally to the Stars
and Bars ifrhe led a strong force |
into that state, and there was also |
the possibility that this threat |
against Washington would release |
che pressure on Richmond with
but endangering the capital of the
Confederacy. If his reception in |
the border state was what he
hoped it would be, he could con-
tinue north into Pennsylvania and
thus give the Northerners a taste
of their own medicine of invasion.
Maryland, NY Maryland"
So with Jeb Stuart (wonnen of |
Maryland had given that dashing
trooper a pair of gold spurs) lead
ing the way, and with bands blar-
ing and soldiers singing 'tMary-
land, My Maryland |" Lee crossed
the Potomac on September IL.
But as he advanced into his neigh
boring state he found its people
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17

nation freeing the slaves. He
would follow up the first great
Union victory with this proclana-
ton as a blow against southern
resistance. s@5.z..z.. s...
Then the news Of the bloody
struggle at Antietam came, bear.
ing with it the story Of McClel-
;Ian's tragic failure and Abraham
Lincoln sadly faced future in
which there seemed little hope. :
@Western Newspaper Union.
Carbon County news., 1937-09-17
D Amer1cans

in the center and made immortal
two spots-"Bloody Lane, a sunk
en- road, washed out by rains,
which made a natural rifle pit for
the Confederates, and a stone
bridge over Antietam creek, to
be known later as Burnside's
bridge.
In the sunken road lay the men
of two (Rode's and Anderson's)
of the five brigades commanded
by Gen. D. H. Hill. When the Union
general, French, advanced to at
tack, his men were met with a
whitening fire as they pushed up
the hill beyond Antietam creek.
But they dug in and held on for
little while. Then in one of the
most desperate parts of the whole
battle they surged over the rail
fence, from behind which the Con-
federates had been pouring in
their destructive fire, and over
whelned the gray defenders of
the sunken road. When this part
of the battle was over the road
was filed with dead and dying.
Thus ''Bloody Lane" got its name.
At this point Mcclellan had an
other opportunity to smash Lee
and threw it away! He had in re-
serve Fitz-John Porter's corps Of
II 900 men, who had not yet been
engaged. Military experts believe
that had he Immediately thrown
this force into the fight to follow
up French's success, he could
have split Lees army in two and
won the battle. then and there. II Il
TOOmbs' Heroic Defense.
But for some strange reason he
failed to do so. Instead he was
sending repeated orders to Gen.
eral Burnside to attack the stone
bridge over the Antietam. This
bridge was defended by Gen. Rob-
ert Toombs, once member of
Jefferson Davis cabinet-but now
commander of a small force of
two Georgia regiments and sew
eraI fragments of other COM
panies. The bridge was a key to
the Confederate rear. If the Union
forces captured it, they would
block one of the routes of retreat. /
So in the face of overwhelming
odds, Toombs and his small force
held on grirnly against repeated
attacks by Burnside.
Considering the heroic quality
of that defense, it would seem
fitting that that bridge should
bear the name of Toonbs. In
stead, that honor goes to the gen.
eral whose forces captured it, for
to this day it is known as Burn
sides bridge. Considering, too,
the amount of blood that was shed
in capturing the bridge it seems
ironical enough that few of Burn
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Toombs' forces, used it to cross
the stream. Instead, the majority
of them waded across the Antie-
tam just below or above it,!
Early in the afternoon Burnside
was able to report to McC Clellan
that, by a brilliant charge Of the |
Fifty-first Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, the hard-fought-for bridge |
had been carried. After occupy
ing the other bank, Burnside |
halted until 8 o'clock when per-
orders came from the
commander to push forward and |
carry the heights to which the |
enemy had retired. Held up for a |
while by a Confederate battery on |
The left of the line, Burnside final /
y succeeded in reaching the
heights and some of his troops /
even advanced to the outskirts of I
Sharpsburg. /
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Evening star., 1937-01-30

This little fellow, lost in the refugee rush at
Memphis, is being "primped" by Red Cross nure>
until his parents are located. Right no.o he is
known only by the number on his Identification tag.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27

yer spoons in their mouths Most are plugging at odd jobs to put themselves through school. The scholarly Gene Tunney type greatly outnumbers those of the slambang Jack Dempsey species.
 Diplomas Not Much Help
 College-trained boxers have yet to make any great impression in pro ranks. A few of the rah-rah lads have done fairly well. Fellows like Steve Hamas and Bob Pastor managed to get into the first 10 of the heavyweight ranks but they never really threatened to take over the heavy crown.
 Hamas found himself in a fair position to challenge Max Baer when the Clouting Clown held the title but Steve lost out when he travelled to Germany and suffered a terrific beating at the hands of Max Schmeling.
 Pastor jumped into the big money class by staying 10 rounds with Joe Louis although he showed little more than fast footwork in going the limit against an unimpressive Brown Bomber Pastor may yet be heard from.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
YANKEES PULL FIRST TRIPLE
 PLAY IN WIN
Dodger Manager Is Booted Off Field for Second
 Day in Row
By Associated Press)

Out-hit, fifteen blows to thirteen, Brooklyn's four errors contributed to the Dodgers defeat by the Bos- ton Bees yesterday. Dodger N~-l- ager Burleigh Grimes was kicked off the field for the second successive day when he beefed at an umpire's decision
 The New York Yankees took over the American League leadership smashing thirteen bingles off Ath- letic twirlers, behind the six-hit pitching of Johnny Broacas. The Yankes pulled the first triple play of the year and their own first in fourteen years in yesterdays game.
 In the other American League contest, Boston's gilt-edged Red Sox sank the Washington Senators deep CT in the cellar with a fifIeen-hit assault. Bob Johnson, of the Ath- letics, former Tacoman, leads the major league home run clouters with three circuit drives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
Cardinals and Merchants to Tangle at ,: 30 P. M.
 for Seven Innings

First baseball game of the season, to be held at 5:30 Sunday afternoon at Firemen's Park, was announced today by President William A. Holz- heimer of the Gastineau Channel League. The two teams of the jun for circuit Merchants and Car dinals-will clash in the seasons seven-inning opener, Proxy Holz- heimer said.
 In the Cardinal lineup Sunday will be Irving Hagerup, outfielder and manager; Sammy Nelson, catcher; Bud Lindstrom, pitcher; George Benson. first base; F. w. Mathewson, second base; Sammy Baker, shortstop; Dan Livie, third base; McWeathers. left field; Ralph Moreau, catcher Sherwood Wirt. right field. Utility players, Roy DeReaux, William Shaw, Harla n King, Bob Lougheed, John Murphy, Charley Whythe, and Gene Hawk irs. a
 Merchants lineup: Al Bloomquist, catcher and manager; Francis Riendeau, catcher; Elmer Lind strom, pitcher; Jack Gould. first base; Torry Hill, second base; Ralph Bardi, shortstop; Ray Smith, third base; Bob Hamilton, fielder; Arr mold Swanson, fielder. Ray Man they, fielder. Utaility players, JoEn Bishop, Ray Bavard. Bud Stoft, P. H. Mcleod, Lawrence Hill, Larry Tjernagel Chick Ashby, Nick John- son, Frank Good and Norman Wood ing.
 The President today also an- nounced the assigning of Cy John son. outfielder, and Moon Mullin, pitcher, to the Elks and Bob Kim ball, pitcher, to the Moose
 Next week lineup of the major league teams will be announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
Bootleggers Using
 Garbage in Whiskey

COLUMBUS, O., April 27.-Boot- leg whisky sold here which analysis disclosed contained anything from garbage to carbolic acid has reused state and city officials to the point where they have issued emphatic warnings to the public to confine purchases to legal liquor
 The low quality of homemade whisky mortified" Dr. John H. J Upham, president of the American Medical Association and dean o1 medicine at Ohio State University He warned against the multitude of injuries such connections inflict on the human body.
 Columbus police said they found that most of the bootleg liquor was made. in Cleveland, Chicago anc Buffalo from garbage and beet su- gar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
National Park Service
 to Protect Duck Hawk

WASHINGTON, April 27. - The peregrine falcon, described by wild life specialists as the most spectac- ular representative of American air life" is threatened with an extinc- tion akin to that of the dodo bird.
 So the National Park Service is planning to prevent it's disappear ance from the American scene. The service will preserve breeding and feeding ranges in national parks and in recreational areas.
 The falcons, also known as duck hawks, are said to have flying speeds up to 70 miles an hour. Their ter ritory includes most of the United States except the South and the lower secton of the Mid Atlantic States.