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Evening star., 1937-10-16
Miami Herald Is Sold.

MIAMI, Fla, October is (R.-John
S. knight and associates of Ohio have
acquired ownership of the Miami Her
aid from Frank B. Shuts, who founded
the morning newspaper in 1910. The
price was not announced.
knight and his associates own and
operate the Akron (Ohio) Beacon
Journal and the Massillon (Ohio)
Independent. Knight, who becomes
president of the Herald, is editor of
the Beacon-Journal and president Of
both Ohio newspapers.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
ELECTION CERTIFIED

The National Mediation Board Ger
titled the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen today as the designated
representative Of Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad signal department employees
In conferences with the management.
The board conducted an election
under the railway labor act to settle
representation claims made by the
brotherhood and the Atlantic Coast
Line Signalmen's Association.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Lindbergh Kills
Word He'll Quit
U.S.CitizenshiD
BY the Associated Press.

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has &C.
cepted q renewal Of his commission
in the American Army Air Corps Re-
serve.
This action, which became known
at the War Department today, was
believed to set at rest reports that
the noted aviator, now residing in
England, may relinquish his American
citizenship to become . British sub
ject.
Such appointments are for periods
Of flve years.
Lindbergh has retained his military
status since his graduation from the
Army Air Corps Flying School in 1924.
A commission in the reserve entities
the holder to no Army pay unless he
is called for active service. He Is
subject to such call at any time during
an emergency.
BERLIN, October Is N.-Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived hare
today by train and planned to visit
several aircraft factories under the
guidance Of Col. Ernst Udet German
World War ace.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
|CURB 'CH|SELERS,'
| PLEA FOR PAY BILL
Ramspeck Plans Amend.
ments to Shunt Opposition
to Wage-Hour Act.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Representative Ramspeck of Georgia
ranking Democrat on the House Labol
Committee, today proposed to shun
some OF the opposition from the patti
OF wage-hour legislation by confinin,
1t to "chiselers."
Ramspeck, active in framing tn,
House bill, said he was preparinf
amendments to accomplish that OBJ.
jective.
If that were done" he said, "ii
would clear away the objections In tn,
South"
Southern Democrats directed thu
most severe criticism at the bill in the
last session. They were largely re.
sponsible for smothering it in tn.
House Rules Committee after it hat
passed the Senate and been approved
with alterations by the House Labor
Committee.
In Favor Of Action.
Now that President Roosevelt ha.
put the legislation on the agenda of I
special congressional session, Chairman
OConnor, Democrat, OF New York ha.
urged Rules Committee members to al.
low the bill to come up in the House.
Ramspeck said he thought some sor,
OF wage-hour measure would be enact
ed. The original House bill would le,
proposed labor standards board fis
minimum pay of not more than 4C
cents an hour and maximum work
weeks OF not less than 40 hours for In
dustries in interstate commerce.
Ramspeck's amendment would:
Delete a section authorizing the
Labor Standards Board, under certain
conditions, to interfere in intrastate
matters.
Forbid the board to act in adjust
ing labor standards until it receives a
legitimate complaint against an en-
ployer.
Protection rs Basis,
The proposed law, he contended,
must be based on the idea that Con-
gress has the right to protect persons
engaged in interstate commerce
against unfair competition.
II all employers in an industry
maintain the same labor standards,
Ramspeck said, there Is no unfair
competition. Therefore, he argued,
only employers against whom COM
plants are directed on grounds OF
substandard conditions should be
subjected to the wage-hour control.
Probably IS per cent Of employers
in the cotton textile industry, Rams
peck said, still maintain wage and
hour provisions of the old N. r. A.
codes, but some have gone back to
55-hour weeks and 50 q week pay
scales.
IF We would step in and bring the
latter into line-control the 'chisel-
ers,'" he said, "a wage-hour bill
would have the support of the indus
try. think that Is true Of industry
generally"
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Sews Up Own Wound.

ONAMIA, MINI. (P.-A physician
said prompt action with q needle and
thread probably saved the life OF
George Mekish, q building contractor
Mekish severed an artery when he fell
from scaf1old. He quickly pro-
cured . needle and thread and sewed
I'D the wound.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
400 SCOUT CUBS VIE
Field Day at lincoln Memorial
Diamonds TODAY.


Diamonds Today.
More than 400 boys Of pre-scout
age were to participate in the first
field day Of the cubs Of the District
Boy Scout Council on the soft ball
diamonds at Lincoln Memorial, be-
ginning at 2 pm. today.
A grand march led by the Drum and
Bugle Corps of Troop ~ was to open
festivities, including a nag ceremony
and inter-pack games. Activity was
to be supervised by the Boy Scout
Executive Board, assisted by Cub
masters w. c. Robbins, Elmer Stewart,
Edwin r. Corwin, Benjamin Tread
well and William j. Kurtz.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
FIVE SEIZED IN THEFT

One Suspected in Bold Hold-up of
Peoples Drug Store.
The robbery squad early today ar
rested two men and three women, one
OF the former being suspected Of
having taken part In the bold hold-up
three nights ago Of the Peoples Drug
Store in the HOO block of Connecticut
avenue.
Their names were not revealed at
once. They were taken to headquar-
tiers for questioning.
Evening star., 1937-10-16
Police Hunt Counterfeiters.

Police broadcast lookout today for
q white man and his woman COM
panion, both as, who are said to be
passing counterfeit quarters.
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Suburban
Residents
In the News
Mrs. Sewers Hostess
at Bridge
Party.

n II RS c. L. SOWERS entertained
M at a bridge party last evening
VV at her home In Wynnewood
4 4 Park. Silver Spring, Md. The
guests were Mrs. Lewis B. Moulton,
Mrs. Marshall Davis. Mrs. Karl FARRELL,
Mrs. Horace Donnelly, Mrs. r. Bran
son Thomas, Mrs. Charles Hensy. Mrs.
Raymond Moffett. Mrs. r. w. Bruner,
Mrs. John Ballard. Mrs. Samuel K.
Wade, Mrs Frank Wilson, Mrs. Frank
lin Heindel, Mrs. Floyd Smith. Mrs.
Fred Spanagel and Mrs. c. M. Randall
all Of Wynnewood Park and Woodside,
Miss Dorothy Stuart of Baltimore, Md.
and Miss Eleanor Payne Of WASH
ington.
Miss Bessie Foster and Miss Virginia
Hoffman Of Ralston avenue, Hyatts-
Vile. Md, are in Tampa, Fla, for an
indefinite stay.
The home Of Mrs. E. M. Harmon,
Seventh street northwest, Takoma
Park, D. c., was the scene Of a musi-
Gale yesterday morning when the
music section of the Takoma Park
Women's Club presented Miss Del
phine Desio. blind cellist Of the Wash
ington Musical Institute, and Dorothy
Russell Todd, pianist. Both artists left
CONTINUED on Page B-5J
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Residential
Washington
S0cialNOtes
Runcimans Sail for
En- gland To-
day.

TINE Right Hon. Walter Runci-
man, president of the British
Board of Trade, and the Right
u Hon. Mrs. Runciman, who were
guests in Washington for several days,
first at the British Embassy and later
at the White House, will sail today on
the Aquitania for London. They were
honor guests at dinner last night in
New York of Mr.. Conde Mast. Follow
ing the dinner Mr.. Mast took his guests
to the performance Of Samson and
Della" at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
Miss Bell Gurnee has gone to Palm
Beach, where she will occupy the Ar
thur Horton Lippincott house for the
remainder OF the Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Simpson
we're honored Tuesday evening with a
party in celebration Of their golden
wedding anniversary. Among the
guests present were Mr.. P. A. Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Strobel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos c. Leitz, Miss Leitz, Mrs.
Gertrude Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Leitz. Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Taylor, Mr..
and Mrs. John 1mirie, Mrs. Allen, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert L. Griffith, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs.
(Continred m Paoe B.5O
Evening star., 1937-01-29
By the Way
Beth Blaine

BIANKENHoRNs adorable house place
verify keeps gong Thirty third circle
before finding the Blanenhons made
with the ngbors attempting enter each
tried twice! At last! Suhng with
miniature walk the house where again be-
windows which might be the door
dripping night until the kindly
disposed butler rushed out and rescued U.s.
greeted by hosts and the
mistake! Blankenhorn
jew charming hostess
dining where small
seating all Dinner enhanced by Rhine
which the tables disappeared mrau
the the carte de
popular though host ee
blues which promptly abooed
the assembled throng
opening several guests arrd from the musicale at
uhich the Minister and Nine Peenu
String Quartet of Budapest played
Haydn Dohnany after Benedeo
Capomazza Reid Lucets accompanied oy
activities continued until the Uee-snndH
the Helen and Cynthia Das both tn blue
engrossng German uth ADMIRAL Witt
hoe-Emden diamond studded black
wdltz Charles Richie Sally Apple
that she had dressed the train The en-
looked though she had stepped
from whe fowng Eduardo Ku-
statement reld the OF his
"he automatically late tn the
the haze nothing to losei
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Luncheon Yesterday
To Arkansas Guests

Mrs. Terry, wife of Representative
David D. Terry of Arkansas, and Mrs.
Samuel H. Wassell entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Woman's
National Democratic Club in honor of
the Arkansas delegation to the twelfth
Women's Patriotic Conference on Ma
tional Defense. which Is being held at
the Mayf1ower. The guests were Mrs.
Nels Langseth. president of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary of Arkansas:
Mrs. Ben johnson McGehee, national
historian: Mrs. o. L. Bodenheimer,
national executive committeewoman
Mrs. John F. Weinmann, national
president Of the Daughters Of 1872;
Mrs. Fred McClerkin, Mrs. Vincent
Miles. Mrs. Homer Spaulding, Mrs.
H. A. Turner, Mrs. Ben CravenS, Miss
Sue Jones and Miss Billie Murray.
Evening star., 1937-01-29

Continued on Page B-5.)
Evening star., 1937-01-29

! in light for the occasion and frag-
rant blossoms we're used artistically
throughout the rooms. Much thought
is given by Mr.. William Reeves in the
floral display at functions at the
mansion and for last nights fete the
arrangements were unusually effective.
The east room mantels were banked
with mixed ferns sprayed with Ward
carnations and in the large historic
vases were graceful branches Of pus-
sywillow. In the green room there
were Columbia roses; the red room
boasted salmon-pink carnations and
a profusion of white carnations and
snapdragons mingled with ferns and
palms was used in the blue room
where the hosts stood to receive their
guests.
AS the guests entered the marble
foyer they saw there the great stone
urns filled with Laddie carnations and
ferns and similar flowers, while pussy
willow filled the inches about the long
red corridor. Flanking the staircase
leading from the lower floor to ths
state rooms were scarlet carnation,
and pussywillow.
Following the custom the Marins
Band orchestra, the musicians in theiI
scarlet jackets. played throughout the
function and the White House aides In
full dress regalia assisted in escortine
the guests to their places in the East
room where they formed in line to
await their turn to be received by theiI
hosts. Mr.. Raymond G. 1uir. CHIEF
usher, with his assistants, Mr.. Howell
G. Grim and Mr.. Wilson Searles, wers
on hand. and to their assistance Is
of the brilliant party.
The fanfare Of trumpets heralded
the appearance Of the President and
Continued on Fourth Page)
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Luncheon Planned
For Women JUDGES

Judge Ellen K. Raedy of the
Municipal Court and Judge Fay L.
Bentley of the Juvenile Court will be
guests of honor at a dinner to be
given by the Portia Club Wednes-
day at the Shoreham Hotel. Mrs.
Norma Hardy Britton. president of
the club has appointed the Misses
Nina I. Thomas and c. v. Diedel to
complete the arrangements. The
membership Of the Portia Club is
limited to women lawyers engaged in
active practice.
Evening star., 1937-01-29

Jones is in charge of all arrangements
for the breakfast.
Among the reservations already re-
ceived are the names of the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Harry A. Woodring,
the Attorney General ant Mrs. Homer
Cummings, the Secretary Of Labor, Miss
Frances Perkins; the Minister of the
Union of South Africa and Mrs. Ralph
Close, the Minister Of Egypt, Mr.. Mo-
hamed Anime Youssef; Capt. Paul
Bastedo, U. S. N, and Mrs. Bastedo;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes and
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean.
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Breakfast to Follow
Presidents Ball

One Of the high lights of the
evening Of the Presidents birthday
ball tomorrow will be the elaborate
gold plate breakfast, which will take
place at the Carlton Hotel at mid
night. Moving picture stars and en-
tertainment headliners will be assem-
bled there after they have made their
rounds at the seven hotels at which
the ball Is being given. Mr.. Jesse
Evening star., 1937-01-29
New Members of CONGRESS
Attend State Reception
State Function at White House Last Night
One of the Smallest of It's Kind
This Season.
This Season.

s. IL good things in small packages" and well this
might be said Of the State reception given at the White
\ evening by the President Roosevelt
smallest of these annual functions in this admin
straon this largely responsible for the added charm
with comfort and conversation
easily carried
Owing distressing conditions in flooded many of
House the States most
addition the continued epidemic
colds drew its toll from the ranks of the congressional
and forced foego attending because Of Illness
responsible
arriving Congress
yesterday.
and perhaps because many last night experiencing their
party enthusiasm
previous affairs. friendly
atmosphere with the od timers" of Congress playing bg
the body
ducing them to all about.
imposing suite was blazing
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Social Calendar Marked With Many Functions Lenn Season Neas
The Secretary of State
And Mrs. Cordell Hull
Will Entertain Tuesday

Will Entertain Tuesday
Mrs. Swanson to Be Hostess at Luncheon
Tomorro win Honor of Mrs. Wood
row Wilson.
HE Secretary of State and Mrs Corde
atons at-home Tuesday afternoon at the Carlton
their guests will be limited to members OF the diplo-
matte corps
The Ambassador of Peru Senior Manuel de Freyre
sanander, ranking dinner which Rear
Admiral William will give tonight at their home
at 2345 South Meade street In Arlington Ridge.
Mrs Claude Swanson wife of the Secretary Navy
luncheon tomorrow in honor Mrs Woodrow wilson,
The Irish Free State Minister Mr. Michael Macwhite will
Join York where she went the middle
of the week. MacWhite will be
honor guests the fifteenth annual luncheon of the Vaar Club
of New Waldorf Astoria The Min
MacWhe will share honors with Mr. William H.
trustees of the college The Junior Com
ittee included Miss Alma Cayburgh daughter
frequent visitor in Washington
Mrs Henry Poor Margaret Walker Miss Helen T. Hope
Miss Elizabeth French Mrs Charles Backord T is CHAIR
man of arrangements
Senator Goeet Gerry returned last evening
from short stay in New York.
Senator and joined today by their
son. Davis jr who will from his studies at
Princeton University his Mdwiner vacation
Mrs. Copeland Senator Royal S. Copeland, went to
New train last night to remain Sunday sena
tor Copeland will join her tomorrow.
Mrs John Dockweer wife of Representative Dockweler
California Washington today from New York
where the first of the week.
Breuge Douglas wife of the counselor of the
legation sailed Europe will return
Washington until the end of February.
Col Claude Thummel u S. A. of Metuchen N j. and
Thummel spending several days at the Martinique
Maj Meade Oak, is at the Martinique
a n indefinite stay.
Maj and Mrs Black of Berlin Germany at the Mar
Unique during their stay in Washington.
Representative and Mrs. Bertrand H. Smell will entertain
large company at dinner this evening at Meridian Mansions
at 2400 Sixteenth street. where Representative and Mrs Smell
cupy apartment.
Representative and Mrs Paul Brown their guests
their apartment Wardman Hotel sister
Arnold Of Covngton Ga Mrs Brown entertained luncheon
today in honor of her sister, when the guests included wives of the
Georgia delegation in Congress- They Mrs Walter George
Carl Vnson Mrs Malcolm C. Thomas, Cox
Robert Ramspeck Mrs Braswell
Frank Weche Mrs Stephen Pace The other guests
Harlee Branch Mrs Paul Maloney
belle Matthews and Mrs Ralph Brodie.
Evening star., 1937-02-15

Here, though it flourishes in damp
places, and develops millions of seed
children, it never could be called any
thing but handsome shrub. That is
not against it. What joy it is to
see the clustered catkins so early in
the Spring. The pollen is waited
from the staminate flowers to the
pistillate ones and in being tossed so
hurriedly by the Spring breeZes, the
waters nearby have golden scum
upon them.
The early flying insects make loud
humming noise over the alder as they
sip nectar. pack their baskets with
pollen aid race back home to make
up bit of bread for their babies.
The Speckled alder is identified by
the white dots on its branches. So
at any time of the year you will have
little difficulty in recognizing your
small friend. They are closely re-
lated to two other acquaintance Of
yours, the hornbeams and the birches.
The red-brown bark, with white
decorations, is in pleasing contrast
with the clusters of three to five
purplish-red staminate catkins, with
the very small upright pistillate ones
above them, and besides. the alders
always have small, conelike fruit Of
the year before clinging to many Of
the branches.
After the pollen has been dispersed
by wind and insect the tassels that
hung so gayly in the wind now drop
Evening star., 1937-02-15

around that fellow" muttered Yowler
as he left the neighborhood Of
Prickly Porky. Ought to have known
better than to 60 near him. Did
know better and wouldn't have done
it if were not so hungry that almost
any chance seems worth taking.
(Which way shall I 60 now? have
a notion to 60 over where Lightfoot
the Deer and his family have yarded
this Winter. If I could surprise one
of those young Deer away from the
others would soon have . meal that
would put an end to my worries for
some time. Every time I have been
over there Lightfoot and Mrs. Light
foot have been where I didn't dare
risk an attack on one Of the young
sters. I felt those sharp hoofs Of
Lightfoot once and I don't want to
feel them again. He knows how to
use them in . fight and can strike an
awful blow with them. But If I can
surprise one of those young Deer far
enough from the others, that's all
ask. I'll have q look over there, any
way. Ouch! I wish had kept away
from Prickly Porky."
80 Yowler headed toward the yard
where Liehtfoot, Mrs. Lightfoot and
the two children were spending the
Winter. That yard wasn't the kind
of yard you have around your home.
There was no fence around 1t. No.
indeed! 1t was Just lot Of paths
trodden in the deep snow. Those
paths crossed and recrossed through
the thickets of young trees which sup
piled Lightfoot and his family with
their only food during the Winter.
After every storm the Deer tramped
the snow down so as to keep those
paths open. Those trodden paths
which Deer keep open in a place
where they feed are called q yard.
Deer stay in their yard all Winter. for
to get outside would be to founder
more or less helplessly In the deep
snow and, when there is o crust, to
cut their slim legs.
Yowler moved along in his usual
manner, sneaking from cover to cover,
that he might keep out of sight as
much as possible. When hunting he
never comes out in the open II he
can avoid 1t. Presently. as he skirted
the edge Of an open space, the sight
of it stirred his memory. 1t had been
late in the afternoon, after the ice
storm. He had come along this way.
and when he had reached the very
place where he now was he had heard
the faintest Of faint sounds, . sort Of
tapping that seemed to come from
out in that little open space. He
hadn't been able to make out what it
was. Slowly. carefully. he had crept
toward the place that sound seemed
to come from. He had come to
little depression in the crust. He had
known then what that tapping meant.
A Grouse was prisoner under that
crust That little depression had been
made when the Grouse had plunged
into the soft snow to spend the night.
Then had come the sleet, followed by
the bitter cold, and by morning q
crust had formed through which the
Grouse could not break All this
came back to Yowler now, and how
vainly he had tried to break through
that crust that he might catch that
Grouse.
tCopyright 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Natures Children
Speckled Alder (Alnus incana.) }

off. They cover the ground like a
carpet under the shrub, they float in
millions down the stream, and by this
time the leaves have unfurled and
are clothing each twig in a lovely
shade of green.
BY Autumn the fruit will be ripe.
The cone is woody and it cracks into
tough, hard scales. The seed children
are very tiny. They are equipped with
wings and can they 60 distancesl
The speckled alder is well known
throughout Canada and southwark
from there to Pennsylvania, Iowa and
Nebraska, where it is known as the
common alder.
Copyright, 1e37.l
Evening star., 1937-02-15

Y /OWLER THE BOBCAT was so
" hungry that he was willing to
take almost any chance to get
= food. 1t seemed to him that
life was treating him very badly these
days. Winter is hard time at best
with Yowler, but when the snow is
crusted over with ice Yowler, like a
lot of other people in the Green
Forest, is very likely to starve for a
while. 1t had been just so for a
couple Of weeks now. The crust on
the snow had lasted unusually long,
and by the time the weather had
warmed up enough to melt that crust
Yowler was almost beside himself
with hunger. Had he not been he
wouldn't have been foolish enough to
have climbed the tree in which was
Prickly Porky the Porcupine. Ordi-
narily Yowler has nothing whatever
to do with Prickly Porky. He wished
now that he had had nothing to do
with Prickly Porky this time. You
see. he had gone too close and now
one Of Prickly Porky's little spears
was sticking in Yowler's face and he
couldn't get it out.
He should have been thankful that
Evening star., 1937-02-15
BL LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

u NE Of the FIRST trees to attract
will be some member of the
alder family. All of them are
small, water-loving trees. They never
reach very high up in the world, yet
they are very important members Of
the tree tribe who attend to the
keeping Of the waters in their
courses.
They grow rapidly. They have wide
distribution. The genus Alnus has
about 20 species of shrubs and trees.
Nine of them are in North America,
six of which may be called trees both
in habit and size
The speckled alder. also known as
the hoary, is native of both hemis-
pheres. in Europe and Asia the soil
Is apparently more to its liking, or
perhaps it is the climate, for there
they reach the height of a tree and
indeed are quite handsome.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Largest Apartment House.

What is said to be the largest apart
ment house development in the world
is now being constructed in London.
A group of 1900 fats is being built on
a 71a-acre plot at Westminster. which
overlooks the Thames River.
Evening star., 1937-02-15

there was but one, for had there been
more he might have been in for a
very dreadful time. As it was this
one quill probably would make a sore
place before it could be gotten rid Of.
but it would do no real harm.
mo good ever comes Of fooling
Evening star., 1937-02-15

$4,000 Mulberry Trees Planted.
Fifteen thousand mulberry trees
are being planted for the Lullinstone.
England, silk worms which are pro-
ducing the silk for the royal family
to wear at the coronation.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
Bedtime Stories
YOWler Remembers.
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

What you today may not attain
Perchance tomorrow you may gain.
-Yowler The Bobcat.