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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
BANDIT GETS $1,000
FROM MESSENGER
Youth Knocked From Bicycle
and Robbed by Man Who
FIeeS Into Rail Yards.

William Matthews, colored messen-
ger for a Peoples drug store, was
knocked from his bicycle and robbed
of $4,000 today by shabbily dressed
colored man who stopped him as he
was riding near the Florida avenue
northeast viaduct.
Maryland and District police imme-
diately joined in a search for the
bandit, who repeatedly fled down
Third street northeast to the Ecking-
ton Yards, where he boarded a north
bound freight train.
Matthews, employed at store No. 81,
North Capitol street and Florida ave-
nue., was taking the money to a bank,
according to Aloysius Joachim, dis
trict superintendent for the drug firm.
Victim Reports Hold-Up.
The messenger ran back to the
store, several blocks away, and re-
ported the robbery. Local police noti-
fed Maryland authorities after re-
ceiving a description of the man from
Matthews.
A gang of safecrackers. operating
over the week end broke into the
safe at the Eliot School. Eighteenth
and B streets northeast, and stole So,
but failed to open the safes in the
Ambassador and Avalon Theaters.
Mrs. Agnes I. Kinnear. principal,
told the police the money. all in quar-
ters, belonged to the schools parent
teacher association The safe had
been chiseled open, apparently by
amateurs, who gained entrance to the
building by forcing in door.
Fail to Reach 500.
The thieves failed to reach the
500 in the Ambassador Theater safe
and the more than 500 in the
Avalon Theater safe. The combina-
lions had been knocked of both
strong boxes. but the safes remained
locked. Police believed the work to
be that of the same gang because of
the similarity of the jobs.
Three men were being held at the
first precinct today in connection with
the hold-up of two taxicab drivers
and the theft of their cabs last night
and early today. The victims. Hart
ford P. Anderson, 9l8 M street south
east, and Walter A. Edelen, 321 Michol-
son street, were forced to drive to
Calvert street and Foxhall road, where
the robbers stole their money and
cabs.
Threatening her with a pistol, an
unidentified hold-up man robbed
Sophia Jones, manager of the Fedora
ton Grill, of IS early yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18

Every one Of the 80 children is
writing a reply, some in long hand.
some even taking the trouble to type
a response. Besides trying to answer
the young Argentine's questions, they
all have queries of their own they want
answered.
Nestor wants to know when school
begins and ends here, what the pop
ular sport is, what the national dish Is.
something about the Government and
the favorite book. expressing his own
selection of Robinson Crusoe as tops.
THE United States is really melt
ing pot of people and customs from all
over the world" writes Albert Botkin.
sixth grade pupil. yet We still have
a national dish. 1t is ham and eggs"
Explaining also that the Constitution
is the supreme law of the land, Albert
saws The Constitution is like an OUT
line to be filled in by laws that Con-
gress makes"
Nestor is also going to learn that
base ball is the most popular game and
Tom Sawyer one of the favorite books.
Concerning the exchange of letters.
Miss Lind says: 1T is one Of the most
valuable bits of education the child gets
because it develops from curiosity
within the child himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
B. F. KING, LIFELONG
D. C. RESIDENT, DEAD

Benjamin F. King, 86, retired en-
ploye of the Washington Gas Light
Co., died yesterday at the home Of
his son, Harry c. King, 639 Elliott
street northeast
A lifelong resident of this city, Mr..
King, until a short while ago, had
lived in Southwest Washington. Among
survivors are five sons, Frank F., Harry
c., Willie, Russell and Andrew King,
and two daughters, Mrs. William Wood
and Mrs. Charles Torrie.
Funeral services will be held at 1
pm. tomorrow in Chambers Southeast
funeral home. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
SCHOOL LUNCHES
ARE DISTRIBUTED
T05,O()OCH|LDREN
First Free Hot Meal of Term
Made Possible by D. C.
and w. P. A.
HOUSEKEEPERS HELPING
WITH FOOD PREPARATION
Project Written on Three-Month
Basis by Federal Agency After
Sum Is Raised Here.

Charitable Washington and thu
Works Progress Administration today
took 5000 underfed school children to
lunch-their first free hot meal since
school let out last June.
A fleet of about a dozen trucks this
morning left the central kitchen at
1910 Wisconsin avenue. covering more
than 200 miles, to deliver the steaming
food to the children at 70 schools. At
the kitchen whfte-smocked w. P. A.
workers labored from midnight last
night through the morning in two
shifts, getting the hot macaroni and
cheese and sandwiches-the first days
meal-in readiness.
In one room Of the old manual
training school, which serves as the
central kitchen, dozen women work.
ed over 10 stoves preparing the hot
part of the first lunch, while in
another room others labored at tables
piled high with slices of bread to
make the sandwiches.
TEEN With Activity.
The halls teemed with activity as
men moved about with the cans of hot
food and brought up the fruit from .
the storage room in the basement.
II certainly am glad to see them all
back again. said j. A. Quitman. the
guard ut was pretty lonely here
during the Summer months. I even
read Gone With the Wind"
At the schools, the trucks we're being
met by housekeepers who took charge
of the meals and their distribution to
the children. Approximately 200 heads
Of families we're given employment in
the preparation and delivery of this
first days meal under direction OF
Miss Sue w. Prick. all of whom under
went rigid physical examinations be-
fore being permitted to work.
They were examined Saturday by
IA physicians for the presence of any
condition which might be commune
cable or endanger the health of the
children. DR.. Joseph A. Murphy, chief
of the School Medical Inspection
Service, was in charge. While the
Health Department did not dlvulge
the results of the examination. it said
that only those employees who received
a satisfactory health certificate would
be permitted to handle food. 1T is
of double importance to maintain high
standards of personal cleanliness and
sanitary methods" the Health De-
partment said.
Sitting down to the first meal with
the children we're Mrs. John Boyle.
jr.. chairman of the Citizens Emer-
gency Committee. and Miss Mary
Steele. director of art and womens
projects of the w. P. A. who joined
the pupils at the S. ]. Bowen School,
Third and K streets southwest.
w. P. A. Helps Project
The project was written on three
month basis by w. P. A. after the
Emergency Committee succeeded in
raising $4,000 to cover the non-labor
costs. The committee goal is to con-
tinue the project TO get s67,500 and
w. P. A. will provide more than
100000 to handle the labor costs.
Tonight at Griffith Stadium. the
first of several big benefits scheduled
will be held, Jde Turner and a crack
group of boxers cooperating so that
children may continue to have free
lunches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
new BUSINESS TAX
REPORT IS AWAITED

Taking stock OF great pile OF &C
cumulated mail. Tax Assessor Fred
Allen said today he would hardly have
q final report on returns from the busl-
ness privilege tax before the end OF the
week
Firms or individuals failing to flle
return or apply for license to operate
will not be notified, he said, until the
last piece of mail is checked. The
deadline ended Saturday midnight.
Twenty-four clerks were busy today
checking the mail received over the
weekend. They are about a week
behind in this work.
Allen estimated approximately TO-
900 firms and individuals out OF an
estimated $4,000 had paid the $40
license fee up to Saturday.
Failure to file q return on gross re-
ceipts will bring about 10 per cent
penalty. All those who neglecte1 to
take out the $40 license for operating
are subject to a fine of $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18

Robert A. Young, with whom the girl
lives.
Metropolitan police, cooperating
with park police in the search for the
girls assailant, we're instructed to
round up suspicious characters.
Miss Macmillan, a junior and honor
student in the university. had gone
to the park to join some IS fellow
members of the Colonial Campus Club
on picnic.
From the hysterical account which
she gave park police, 1t was under
stood that she took a path descend
ing into the park between the Taft
and Calvert BRIDES. A right turn
would have taken her to the picnic
grounds where her schoolmates
awaited her, but she became confused
and turned left, it was explained. and
got on a lonelier path. There she was
seized by q heavy-set man of. dark
complexion between IS and 40 years
old and dragged behind some bushes.
Was Found by Youth.
Miss Macmillan was found wander
ing along a path in dazed condition
by a 17-year-old, youth. He called
police who took the girl to the
hospital.
Another reported attempt to attack
a girl by two high school boys was
investigated by metropolitan police
today.
A 16-year-old girl, daughter OF a
policeman, said she was returning
from a dance Saturday night when
two boys who we're taking her home
tried to attack her. Two youths
named by the girl were held on sus-
picion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
SCOTTISH RITE
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Constitution Night Will Be
Featured by Talks by
Newton, Bloom.

The Supreme Council, Scottish Rite
Masons OF the Southern Jurisdiction.
in biennial session, plan to observe
Constitution night tonight at the
House of the Temple" 1888 Sixteenth
street.
Addresses will be delivered by Dr.
Joseph Fort Newton, Masonic author,
and Representative Sol Bloom. director
Of the United States Constitution Ses-
quicentennial Commission. Sovereign
Grand Commander John H. Cowles of
this city will preside. The occasion
will be open to Scottish Rite Masons
and their wives.
Supreme Council Meets.
The Supreme Council. which will
continue its sessions through Friday,
met this morning at the House of the
Temple, joined in luncheon at noon,
and planned to make pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon this afternoon to lay a
wreath on the tomb of George Wash
ington, a Mason.
Tomorrow morning an important
session of the council will be held to
select Masons to be elevated to the
honor of thirty-third degree. 1t is
expected the names of these selected
"designates" will be disclosed about
noon.
Wednesday night the ceremony of
investiture of knight commander of
the Court of Honor will be conducted
by members of Chesapeake Consistory,
Baltimore.
Memorial Services.
The Supreme Council opened its
biennial session yesterday with me-
mortal services to five outstanding
leaders of the order who are in
tered in or near this city. The SER
mon was delivered by DR.. S. Cary
Beckwith of Charleston, S. c., birth
place of the Supreme Council.
Sovereign Grand Comdr. Cowles
conducted the services in honor of
John Mills Browne, late surgeon gen.
eral of the Navy; Albert G.. Mackey,
Masonic writer, former secretary gen.
eral Of the Supreme Council; Ben
jamin Browne French, who with A. I.
C. Pierson conferred degree on
President Andrew johnson at the
White House; Albert Pike, grand COM
mander of the Supreme Council for
more than 80 years, and H. w. Wit
cover, architect, of Atlanta. who had
been secretary general of the Supreme
Council.
Committees of the Supreme Council
took floral tributes to their graves at
Arlington, Oak Hill, Glenwood, Con-
gressional and Fort Lincoln Gene
teries.
Closing session Of the Supreme
Council will take place Friday night.
when the thirty-third degree will be
conferred on the "designates" follow
ing a dinner in their honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
JACOB L. ANTHONY, 81,
DIES AT HIS HOME HERE
Former Mayor and Postmaster of
Fort Recovery, Ohio, Lived in
D. C. for 18 Years.

Jacob L. Anthony. "a, former Mayor
and postmaster of Fort Recovery, Ohio,
where at one time he was engaged in
the grocery business, died yesterday at
his home, 61o6 Ninth street, after a
short illness.
Mr.. Anthony had lived here for
Is years and was a member of the
Holy Name Society of the Church
of the Nativity.
He leaves the following sons and
daughters: Frank A., Miss Helen M.
and Miss M. Leona Anthony and Mrs.
w. A. Brinkman, all of this city;
William H., Zeno and Bart v. Anthony,
all of Ohio. He also leaves two
brothers, William Anthony, Cincin-
natl, and A. X. Anthony. Hackensack,
N. j., and a sister, Sister Lucina,
Dayton, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at
7 o'clock tonight in Taltavull's funeral
home, 36l9 Fourteenth street. Burial
will be in Fort Recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
MRS. PERCY |. TAYLOR
DIES AT HOME HERE
Wife of Assistant Chief of Recla-
nation Bureau Division Was
Native of New Hampshire.

Mrs. Eva A. Taylor. IS, wife of Percy
I. Taylor. assistant chief of the Engi-
neering Division, Bureau of Recla-
nation. died yesterday at her home,
80 Whittier place, after short ILL
ness.
A native of Salem, N. H., Mrs. Tay-
lor had lived here for 20 years. Be-
sides her husband, she is survived by
two brothers, John A. Peabody, Law
renee, Mass, and Charles Peabody,
Salem, and two sisters, Mrs. Levi
Woodbury., this city. and DR.. May
Peabody, Albany, N. Y.
Funeral services will be held at 5
pm. tomorrow in Gawler's chapel,
1855 Pennsylvania avenue. Burial will
be private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
NEW STANDARDS SET. UP

Standards for nine dental materials
have been established as result of
cooperative research between the
Bureau of Standards and the American
Dental Association.
Lists of products complying with the
new standards are available for the
guidance of dentists, 1t was announced.
Samples of all certified products are
tested by research associates stationed
at the bureau to prevent improper use
Of the certification privilege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
INTERIOR UNIT PLANS
HALLOWEEN PROGRAM
"Chamber of Horrors" and Old
Time Dancing to Be Features
of Celebration.

Plans are being made for a gala
Halloween celebration to be held in
the new Interior Department cafeteria
October 20 under auspices Of the In
terror Department Recreation Asso-
citation.
A chamber of horrors" and old
time dancing will feature the pro-
gram, it was announced by Hillory A.
Tolson, assistant director Of the Ma
tional Park Service, who is president
of the association.
Composing the Arrangements Com
mittee are Ian Forbes. chairman;
Miss Evelyn Adams and Mrs. Mary
Brightwell Stack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18

and when television actually takes
its place beside the movies and the
radio, no woman will want to be
projected through the air as
matron. Therefore. we are tinting
all gray hair new copper shade.
are giving the once matronly figure
q 'press-down,' are putting plenty
of eye shadow where 1t belongs,
advising bright lipstick and rouge
and, In fact, telling the old gals
to get OF their high horses and
come down to earth"
It looks like . hard Winter for
the heavy-weights. As this Is the
age Of natpralness, al the beauty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
BAND CONCERT

BY the Army Band in the Army
Band Auditorium at 6 pm. today
Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl
Hubner, assistant.
March, "Amparito Roca" -Texidor
Descriptive suite, "Poetical Scenes"
GODDARD
Marimba trio, "Recuerdos Del
Pasado" -Velasco
Musicians J. l.. Young, c. D. Hershey
and G. Bowman.
Fox trot, Satan Takes Holiday"
Clinton
Characteristic, 'Nocturne"- Griselle
Waltz, Autumn Voices" -Lincke
March, Riders for the Flag" ---Sousa
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18

when the once elderly women will
run the young things out Of the
dance halls, the cafes, the cocktail
lounges and even of the field OF
sport"
That, of course, will be the day
when there are no more matrons
in America-the millennium which
the beauty experts hope to get
started in their three-day session
here, ending Wednesday. Incl
dentally, the three latest coiffures
are call the Big Apple. the Shag
and the Suzy Q-and wait till you
see EN-!
While the lectures and Demon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
and Sty|e Authorities Declare War on Matron|y Type

STATIONS are frankly framed to
attract womanhood, sponsors of the
Washington show. headed by
George Miller, claim that men are
on the way to the beauty shops;
that even now men are invading
those sacred purlieus Of femininity.
If you believe these promoters, men
are going to 90 in for permanent
waves, scalp treatment, facials, eye
shadow and lip sticks.
And why not?" one of the lee
turers asked. Mems lips, as well
as the lips of women, were meant to
be kissed!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18

the role-and so we have decreed
that the matron must Co."
In order to put the matron out,
Of business, the beauty experts
have devised series of exercises,
treatment, and what not which will
make the woman of so into a girl
Of l6-even to the dresses she
wears.
Sizes IA and 16 are the prescribed
dress models for the elderly woman
who was once known Is = matron.
Out the window 60 the 20s.
Streamline is the word.
You see," Gail explained, "tele-
vision Ii Just around the corner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18

experts advise the matrons to 60 in
for reducing exercises. No dieting.
That might prove harmful. What
the beauty experts want is q clear
cut race between the girls of so,
and thereabout, and the slender
young sprites of Is and Is who do
not exactly know what it's all
about; who dress like Christmas
trees and have yet to learn that
simplicity Is the keynote Of charm.
you'd be surprised" one Of the
beauty experts confided, "how well
q lady Of so can manage with men
II she only becomes beauty-con-
scious. In fact, the day Is coming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
T WHILE diplomats are sending
notes from the State De-
" partment to the nations OF
the world, Washington ele-

mentary school children are exchang-
ing letters with children of their age
in Europe and South America, as well
as States of the Union.
Mail from abroad, often addressed
only to Sixth Grade Pupil, Office Of
Education, United States" takes q
rather tortuoM journey through the
Interior Department and ends up in
the Office of Miss Ida May Lind, d.
rector of elementary education in Dis
trict schools. on the top floor OF the
Franklin Administration Building.
Miss Lind, a sort Of one-woman
board of examiners and postal dis
tribution service. reads the letters and
sees that they get to the proper school.
About 20 of them come in each year.
The other day letter came in to
the clearing house from a Nestor
Romero, who described himself as a
pupil Of the sixth degree" in school
in Lincoln. Argentine, just outside
Buenos Aires. Miss Lind Immediately
turned it over to the Brightwood
School where sixth grade children
studied about South America last
semester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18

EAUTY experts today pro-
* nounced a death sentence
on the "matron."
- In fact, the world went
forth to the beauties assembled for
the fifth annual Washington
Beauty and Style Show at the
Raleigh Hotel that Gail, editor of
Beauty Culture Magazine, and who
happens to be in charge Of things
at the show, just will not tolerate
the species.
why not?" she was asked.
Because" Gail explained,
America wants no matrons. Even
the matrons themselves do not like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
Oyster Licenses Increase.

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, Octo-
Der 10 Especially Since September l
Clerk OF the Circuit Court Arthur A.
Hardness has issued 305 oyster licenses
to Calvert County residents. This is
a big increase over recent years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
CANADIAN CLUB MEETS
Tea Given by President of Group.
Dinner Planned.

The Canadian Club of Washing
ton opened its 1878 season yester-
day with tea given at the Kennedy
Warren by President Herbert F. Main
and Mrs. Main. Former presidents
and their wives assisted in receiving
guests.
A booklet outlining activities Of the
club for the coming year was dis
tributed to members. Sir Willmott
Lewis. Washington correspondent Of
the Lindon Times. was announced as
speaker for the first dinner meeting
of the club to be held soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
MAHONEY DRIVE HERE

New York Voters Urged to Aid
Democratic Ticket.
A drive among New York voters
here in support of Jeremiah T. Ma
honey, mayoralty candidate. was an
nounced today by the New York City
Voters Democratic Organization Of
Washington. A rally and CORE
spondence campaign is planned.
Headquarters for the drive have
been opened at 1406 G street.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-22

Captain Diamond Billy Barrett pictured above cot
Mawr Hospital Philadelphia the victim of amnesa The only
that of his Alice Gordon Drexe
huge with causing social
Central PressJ
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-22

Senators Robert New York. and Frederick Van Mugs
Indiana looking their bill which sent the
southern bloc headed by Senator Tom
Connay of Texas calling Justice Black
condemn
~ Wy sideraton. (Central
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-22
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diving for our dinner"
"Olga gave us something to eat
when we arrived" Lionel told her.
''She's a great old bird, isn't She
dressed up to the mines in a place
like this!"
"She isn't bad," Bernice stated.
''She was never chaperoned, and
so she gives us a loose rein. We
break all the rules, and we've had
some high jinks."
I don't know what I had ex-
pected of LioneTs friends, but am
perfectly sure that I had not ex-
pected this-a daring siren who
asked for kisses, and a crowd who
broke the rules.
Some of the others came up just
then, and Lionel and I dismounted.
I was presented to everybody, and
they seemed to talk all at. once.
smiled and said little. There
was, indeed, little to say. They
talked a language which was un-
known to me. I should, think,
have felt crude, uncomfortable, in
the midst Of them, if my mind had
not flown beyond them to my meet
ing with Mimi. She filed my
thoughts to the exclusion Of self
consciousness, so that looked on
with feeling Of detachment at
the picturesque group gathered by
the lake, as if I were audience and
they the colorful chorus Of some
comic opera.
AS we rode back Bernice was
beside me. "Why didn't Lionel tell
me you were so good-looking?"
Perhaps he wanted to keep it
as a surprise"
She flashed her dark eyes at me.
'He should have given us warn
ing"
We laughed together, and I be-
gan to feel at ease with her.
Lionel says you are from New
York. adore it.! When I die, it
will be my heaven"
"I am not from New York City;
my home is in the western part Of
the state"
ooh, really?" She swept or
from that to, 'Lionel says you are
writing play"
| "He is writing it."
! "He says that he turns all of the
love scenes over to you"
''Well, he does"
"Have you had so much practice
in real life"
II haven't had any,"
You needn't tell me that!' Hel
slanting glance was provocative.
l was repealed by her manner
yet l was not a prig nor prude
was merely romantic boy