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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-02
NEARLY
REWRITTEN
|SF0UGHT
BYK|NG
Tydines Attaches u. S.
Fair Trade Measure
As Amendment

A brand new tax bill for the
District of Columbia, including o
2 per cent sales tax and an addt
tional l per cent tax on real estate,
excluding improvements, was
voted today by the Senate Dis
trict Committee after five days
Of consideration.
District officials estimate these
two taxes, which were substituted
for the business privilege tax and
the income tax, would bring in
$7,800,000 in additional revenue.
Two other amendments estimated
to bring in more than $500, 900
were added, but the revenue will
not be available this year.
Tydings, King Clash
The bill also carries the national
trade practices measure Of Sem
ator Willard Tydings cd Of Mary.
land. and as q RESULT viii be Bit.
terly opposed ON the floor by Sem
ator William II. King CD Of
Utah. chairman Of the committee.
The vote on this amendment was
8 to !. Senator King cast the only
dissenting vote. Later, on a vote
on the whole bill he voted no.
The bill has not been put into O
final draft because several of the
sections were hastily drawn today,
but the measure as it now stands
follows:
Title l provides for Tightening
collection on the personal taxes,
expected to yield $4,000 addi-
tional by next year.
Title 2 the motor vehicle fuel
tax amendment strengthens the
law but resulting in no additional
revenue return.
$S,5OO.OOO For Roads
Title 3, the weight tax on auto.
mobiles as written into the bill by
the House to bring in $1,500,0O0
for the highway fund.
Title 4, an inheritance and eS.
tate tax as originally written by
the House, without the Dies amend
ment, with 100000 expected at
the close Of the year.
Title 5, a retail sales tax to DO
known az a luxury tax because It
exempts all food, clothing and
medicine, estimated to bring in
100000.
Title 6, a section permitting the
District Government to borrow
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JAPS URGE
SPLIT WITH
RUSSIA
Seisanto Party Asks
Envoy atMoscow
Be Recalled
Ry JAMES r. YOUNG

TOKYO, July 2 QN.S0.-The
Amur River crisis was catapulted
into Japan's turbulent political
arena today &s representatives Of
the Seisanto DISCRETIONARY party
demanded the Japanese govern
ment sever diplomatic relations
with the Soviet Union.
Leaders of the Seisanto group,
which supports Japan's militant
military clique and hotly opposes
liberal tendencies, voiced the de-
mand when they visited Premier
Eurninafo Konoyes foreign minis.
ter. Kod Hir0ta War Minister
Sugiyama and Navy Minister Nit
suInaSa Yonae.
Party Plea Presented
They handed the "big four" gov
eminent ministers a resolution
adopted by the party requesting
relations with the U. S. S. r. be
broken off as a result of the clash
between Soviet and Japanese
Manchukuoan forces at Sennufu
Island in the Amur River, divid-
ing line between Siberia and Man
chukuo.
Meanwhile, from Hardin, Man.
chukuo, came reports that steam
ship companies were refusing to
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NEW YORK, July 2 G.N.SO
Four bandits held up Mrs. Jose
phine Forrestal, socially prominent
wife of James v. Forrestal, Wall
Street banker, and robbed her Of
jewelry she valued at 500. 900
early today in front OF her fashion
able Beekman Place home, she told
police.
Later police and insurance COM
pany representatives said the jew
elry was worth only $4,000.
An hour later the bandit car was
found abandoned a dozen blocks
away, near subway station. Police
believed the thugs disappeared into
the subway,
Cowing her and her escort, R. B.
W. Hall, prominent broker, the
thugs escaped in a speeding auto
mobile.
TraiIed from Club
The thieves were believed to be
the same gang which has preyed
upon other prominent people here
in recent months. AS was the case
in other holdups, Mrs. Forrestal
and her escort were trailed from
a night club.
Mrs. Forrestal told police she
and her escort were surrounded
by the thugs as they stepped from
Halls limousine, and forced at gun
point into the darkened doorway
After commanding Mrs. ForreStal
to strip off her gems, they ordered
the pair to stand there for five
minutes without making a move.
The bandits then escaped In a
dark sedan parked nearby. As
they fled, the license number Of
the machine was noted by Joseph
Roy, night Waterman.
Roy, who had witnessed the
holdup, was powerleSS to inter
vene, as he was unarmed.
Fred Tucker, Halls chauffeur,
viewed photographs at the rogue's
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SidelightS of Scout J1n1boree
By Victor OrSinger on Page II.
President Franklin DeIanO
Roosevelt was today unanimous
ly reelected as honorary presi-
dent of the Boy Scouts Of
America. The Chief Execu-
tive's reelection as honorary
head of the greatest boys or
ganiZatiOn in America was made
as the twenty-Seventh annual
meeting of the National COun-
Gil of the American Boy Scouts
was held at JambOree headquar.
tiers in West Potomac Park for
its annual business session and
election Of officers. All other
scout executives were reelected.
While thousands of Boy Scouts
were rehearSing this morning for
their second Jamboree circus to.
night, and other thousands were
sightseeing tours and
camp activities, the only four liv'
ing founders of the Boy Scouts OF
America gathered in the audi
torium tent with other Scout Off
Gals for the twenty-seventh coun
Gil meeting of the organization.
It was q years ago when a
group of IL men met in New York
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Mrs. Brill ReIaxes,
Waitinq Court Rule

VENTURA, Cal, July 2 Q.N.S).
Nan Pierson Brooks Macy Brill, oft
married New York socialite, was re-
Taxing from her court ordeal today
by sun bathing on the beach.
She has 30 days in which to re-
lax, for Judge Edward Henderson
announced he would take her huS-
bands suit for annulment under
advisement for that length Of
time. Mrs. Brill was being sued
by William Hunsaker Brill, Los
Angeles sportsman, who was seek.
ing to dissolve their marriage for
a day" on the double ground that
she was not legally divorced, and
that he was intoxicated when the
ceremony was performed.
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5P0L|CEMEN
|NDICTEDIN
GAMBLING
ia Persons Accused
Of Conspiracy as
Result of Raids

Thirty-five indictments mans
ing 124 persons of whom five
are members Of the MetropOh-
tan Police Department and one
a well-known private detec-
tive, were reported by the
District Grand Jury today
alleging violation of gambling
laws.
The five policemen are:
Detectives Fred AntioneIIi and
Frank M. White, Of the Second
precinct; Charles A. Buck
: Ferry, Of the Eleventh precinct.
and Albert L. Embrey, jr., and
william B. SatterWaite, Of the
Second precinct.
With Perry Bonner, the private
detective, they are charged in the
largest gambling conspiracy indict-
ment ever to have been presented
in the local courts.
Abe Plisco, alias "Jewboy Dietz,
Carroll "Nubby" Nuckols and Mich
olas Floratos, alias Mick the
Greek" are accused as the ring
leaders of the alleged gambling
conspiracy of which total Of 80
persons are accused.
Killed Car LOOter
Embray, formerly a patrolman
at the Second precinct, and later
transferred to the Fourth precinct,
is % years old and lives at 925
Randolph st. N. w.
He was appointed to the depart
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Masked Gunner Strip
Fiji Bank Of $4,000

SUVA, FIJI ISLANDS, July 2
Q.N.SD.-MaSked gunner robbed
the bank of New South Wales at
Lautoka today, escaping with
$4,000 Approximately $20.Oo0J
1t was the first bank robbery on
record in the Fiji Islands, causing
a tremendous furore among citi-
zens who had heavy deposits in
the bank.
Early advices from Lautoka did
not disclose details of the holdup
or how the bandits escaped after
menacing bank tellerS with re-
VolverS.
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Steel Workers Home
Bombed i'm Ohio

CANTON, Ohio. July 2 G.N.SJ.
Another bombing added to the
tension today as the back.to-
work movement gained impetus
here and two Republic Steel
divisions opened in nearby
MaSSillon.
An explosion ripped the back
porch from the home of Matt
Perisch. a Republic Steel worker,
and blew out windows in three
other houses. Perisch'S wife,
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New York SOcialite
Robbed Of Gems

gallery at police headquarters in
an effort to identify possible sus-
poets, but was unable to recognize
anv of them.
Mrs. ForreStalS husband is vice
president and senior partner of
Dillon, Read & Co., investment
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BULGE BEAT 5
V0NCRAMM

WIMBLEDON, England, July
2 U.N.SD. - Seeking vengeance
for his defeat in the singles at
the hand of Donald Bulge, Of
Oakland, Baron GOttfried Won
Cramm, of Germany, teamed
with Heinrich HenkeI, came
back in the doubles to take the
first set from Bulge and Gene
Mako, Los Angeles.
WIMBLEDON, England July Q
Q.N.SO.-Completely dominating
his German opponent with a bar
rage of screaming drives and cross
court twisters, Donald Bulge Of
Oakland, Cal, today beat Baron
Gottfried Won Cramm of Germany,
6-3, Ga, 60 and won his first
Wimbledon tennis champion.
Before Queen Mary and a crowd
some of whom paid as high as $50
a seat, the red-haired American
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SUBSTITUTE
0FFEREDBY
ROBINSON
Provides New Justice
Yearly For Any One
Over IS Years Old
By WILLIAM &. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
The Administrations new com
promise Supreme Court bill,
authorizing appointment Of one
new juStice each year for every
justice remaining on the bench
after the age offs. was introduced
this afternoon by Senator Robin
son, Democratic floor leader.
It marked the official death Of
President Roo sevelt's original Su-
preme Court bin ia authorized
appointments Of SIX new Justices
Provides One . Year
The bill would give the President
the right to name one new justice
this year in addition to filling the
vacancy caused by the retirement
of Justice Van Devanter. It would
assure him Of at least one new
appointment to the Supreme Court
in each Of the remaining years OF
his term.
The compromise would authorize
the appointment Of not more than
20 judges in the lower Federal
courts to assist judges who have
reached the age Of 10. This was a
sharp reduction from the provision
of the Presidents bill, which au'
thorized appointment Of SO sucn
Judges in the lower courts.
Robinson announced that Sena-
tors Hatch CD Of New Mexico,
Logan CD of Kentucky and NC
Gil CD of Kansas, Attorney Gen
eral Cummings and Solicitor Gen
eral Reed had helped draft the
compromise.
Review Is Sped
The bill also would provide for
immediate review by the Supreme
Court of lower court decisions In
volving constitutionality of Fed
eral statutes. It would authorize
the Attorney General to intervene
in such cases and to expedite the
appeal to the Supreme Court with
a view to forcing early final de-
cisions on validity Of legislation.
It also would authorize the ap-
pointment Of a Supreme Court
proctor to investigate congestion
Of the calendars in Federal courts
and to recommend, with the ap"
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Helen, told police she saw the
man who planted the explosive
under the back porch, and
another man acting as lookout.
No one was injured.
At MaSsillon, eight miles from
here, where trouble had been
threatened when Republics
central steel and union drawn
steel divisions reopened this
morning, police said more than
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Housing Plan Filed
By Alley Authority

The Alley Dwelling Authority
filed plans today with the District
Building Inspector for construc.
ton Of a low-cost flat housing pro.
ject in the 900 block K st. s. W.,
valued at $83, ZOO.
The plans revealed that 10
houses in the block are to be re.
placed with a single building,
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lis Him or the Bees,
Sung Golf Players
UItimatum 10 Club

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 2
Q.N.SO.-Directors of the L. & N.
Railroad Golf Club today weighed
the ultimatum of Jim Marriott
that either he or swarm Of am.
bilious bees on the incoming nine
must leave.
The bees not only attacked him
twice but consistently spoil his
game, Marriott complained.
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YANKEES MEET
GR|FFS TODAY

Irving Bump" Hadley, one
time member of the Washington
Baseball Club, will be on the hill
today as the Champion New York
Yankees come to town to open a
three days stand.
Carl Fischer, the slim left
handler, will work for the GriffS.
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ROOSEVELT COURT PLAN KILLED
Fails To He Tough

Mrs. Joseph
inc ForrestaI,
wife Of a
New York
banker, held
up and
robbed Of
$4,000 in
jewels by
four bandits,
told the
poIice that
the stickup
was too easy,
saying: u
should have
gotten tough
with them,
and they.
woudn'thave
robbed me-"
The crime
was staged in
fashionable
Beeknan
Place
near the
scene Of the
murder Of
Veronica
Gedeon and
two others
on Easter
morning..
International
News Photo.
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Treasury Condition
International News Serv

International News Service
Treasury balance as of June 30:
$2,553, 473, 897.31. Miscellaneous in.
ternal revenue, 1881 800 .03. Gus
toms receipts, SAL 15,547.29.
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STRIKERS SIDE
OF RIOT TOLD

International News Service
A suppressed news reel Of the
Memorial Day riot at the South
Chicago plant Of the Republic
Steel Corporation was shown be-
fore an audience Of $50 persons
today by the Senate Civil Lib
critics Committee as it continued
its investigation Of the pitched
battle between police and strik-
ers that took tile lives Of 10 per-
sons. The film, shown first with
sound effects, and then in slow
motion, showed in detail the
hand fighting between the police
and strike picketS.
International News Service
The strikers side of the Me
mortal Day riot at the South Chi
cago plant of the Republic Steel
Corporation that took the lives Of
10 persons was probed today by
the Senate Civil Liberties Com
mittee.
John v. Rife, an organizer Of
C. I. O., was called to the witness
stand. He described events lead
ing up to the riot.
Meanwhile release to the movie
going public of newsreel pictures
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International News Service

POPCORN GOES PARK AVENUE! COB
BLES is the name. Popcorn, favored with
Borden's fine cheese. Grand with drinks.
At grocer's or Enthusiastically.
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WASHINGTON FORECAST

Mostly cloudy and warmer tonight; Satur
day generally fair and warmer; gentle south
west, shifting to northwest winds.
(Weather Details on Page 100
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SCOUTS HONOR
ROOSEVELT

SideligttS of Scout Jnmboree
by Victor OrSinger on Page II.
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Earhart Tribute
Planned Nov. 21

NEW YORK, Nov. ia meeting
of tribute to the late Amelia Ear
hart, at which brief talks by fellow
aviators will take place of memo
rial ceremony, will be held at
Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, on
Sunday afternoon, November 81,
by the New York city branch Of
the Womens International Associa-
ton of Aeronautics.
Viola Gentry, vice president of
the branch, will be master Of cere-
monies: The sponsoring committee
includes Lady Grace Drummond.
Hay, international president of the
association.
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NeWs Tips!

Federal Uorkers finding
(CAPJ after their names or
"pen names" in this column
are tnUited to call at this
desk for tho passes to Locus
Capitol TheGter, noD Shot0-
ING Leslie HoDGrd and Joan
BIondel in "StGnd In"
Those tabled (PAL) are en-
titled to a pair of ducdtS to
the Palace, shouting GretG
Carlo and Charles Boyer IN
conquest" and those nth
(COLJ may call for t,Oo
Columbia tickets to see Shtr-
ley Temple In "Heidi." Tick
cts are awarded for beSt
"11etDS tips" about GoUeTn-
ment conditions, tDhtch may
be mailed or phoned and
should carry a "nont de
plume" or "pen name" it
they are OF the "toNchy
DGrtety" irritating to officials.
General reiDS about "tolks In
the office" may also tDtn and
sometimes the tickets are
GWGrded Just as a goodwill
gesture from The Times.
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IMPERSONATORS AT CASA GRANDE; TROIKA OFFERS REVUE

and Marian Dawn and Buddy
Shaner, singers with Bill Strich-
lands banG.
kAN
Irene Bordoni, the popular and
gracious Partisan song stylist,
ends her most successful engage
ment at the Cocoanut Grove to.
night. To all of you who haven't
seen and heard Miss Bordoni, we
can just say, Don't miss her.
She's great"
Beginning Monday, John Steele,
singing star of the Music Box
Revue" and the Greenwich Viii
lage Follies," takes over the
starring role at the Grove. Fine
dance music is offered, as always,
by Eddie Daniels orchestra.
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Senators and Representatives at
the Shoreham Blue Room tonight.
Our legislators seem to find the
Shoreham one of their favorite af
ter dark spots when in town, and
we are informed they will probably
take this opportunity tonight to
make an evening Of it before the
hard work begins Monday. Enter
tainment headliners on the floor
show list tonight include Ramon
and Renita, dancers; Henri Their
rien, painter Of songs, and La
Trianita, Spanish dancer.
ANM
George STEMS music makers at
River Bend come up this week with
some snappy and novel arrange.
ments Of current song favorites
Ralph Canon, a swell crooner with
q very pleasing personality, will
find favor with you, we're sure
A recent addition to the entertain
ment cast, THE Sophisticates," a
singing trio, also do their bit
nicely on the program.
y y
The Carlisle Sisters, q beautiful
sister dancing team, open an en-.
gagement at the Maryland Club
Gardens Monday. The girls special
ize in tricky tap routines.
4
The Alberta Bellies have been
held over for another week at
the Lotus and will give a DEM
OnstratiOn Of their bell ringing
prOwess tonight. Other stars
on the program include Tala
and Jaime, dance team; George
Trainer, eccentric dance artist,
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Offer Dancers
At Bamboo
Gardens
BY FRANCOIS

Milt Barrett's contingent of
female impersonators at Casa
Grande is rated the best aggrega-
ton Of its kind ever to show in
this vicinity. Featuring such stars
as Jerry Vaughn, Poppy Carman,
Bobby Ferguson, Billy Beryl and
Jim Sherwood, the show brings
you limitations of such stars as
Greta Carlo, Irene Bordoni, Gypsy
Rose Lee and Mae West.
Dancing is from 9 p. m. to 2
a. M, with dinner served for $1.25
per plate. Two floor shows are
presented nightly, at 1890 p. m.
and at 1880 a. m;
There've been some changes
made in the Mayfair Cafe enter
tainment personnel. Leo Lissee
has gone to Brooklyn to become
master Of ceremonies at a newly
opened night spot. In his stead,
the management announces the
return of Beverly Stull, last years
talented accordionist, and Ray
Nelson, vocalist and guitariSt, who
comes to Washington from the
Atlantic City Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
-
Last nights rains shouldn't
stop you from making your
reservations at Mrs. Helen Ham
iItOn'S Club TrOika. A specially
arranged program Of song and
dances, reminiscent Of old Rus
sia, is always the feature Of the
TrOika's weekend revues. To
night the brilliant ensemble will
present sketches by Emil Wadi-
mOff, the inimitabIe violin solos
Of Maestro BOwersOx, and the
priceless dancing Of Orlick and
LOlick.
Tonight's list of entertainers at
the Bamboo Gardens includes
York and Lewis, comedy dancers;
Vocalist May Martin, and the
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Plan Their Own

"It's good practice for the Fash.
ion Show the IDRA plans to give
in the spring." says Miss Evelyn
Adams, under whose direction the
girls have been studying. Besides,
those girls who have shown the
greatest development in bodily
grace, Miss Mary Louise Rogers,
"MisS Interior" Of the National
Park Service, and Mrs. Jeanette
Deer, National Park Service, have
been selected to act as models
Mrs. Deer won the first prize at
the recent Costume Ball held by
IDRA.
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popular Judy; Euliala SoIt and
Master Of Ceremonies Ted Bucolo.
y y \
Folks at the Hamilton Rainbow
Room must like the way the band
plays "West Virginia Hills" espe-
cially the vocal rendition of the
chorus by Drummer Lou Berman.
NKN
Phil Loria's orchestra, we think,
still plays the peppiest Big Apple
selections Of the entire list Of
suburban night spots. Phil, you
know, plays for dancing at Boule.
ward Farms.
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Applause at the Ambassador
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sides. The older unions did not
object to the manner in which
the Cancellation group operates,
but UFWA-represented by the
militant Eleanor NelSon-objected
strongly to several features, par
ticularly compelling complaints
to be made to the committee
rather than to supervisors {.
UFWA, through Miss Nelson, has
interpreted the Secretary's letter
as being full surrender to its
stand, and for the sake Of peace
let's hope it is.
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Gard for NFFE

NFFE meetings next week:
Tuesday, Civil Service branch of
Local 2 at the Commission, noon,
and GAO branch at headquarters,
8 p. M; Wednesday, Executive
committee of Veterans Admins
tration branch at headquarters,
4:30 p. M, and D. C. Federation
Of Federal Employees Unions at
headquarters, 8 p. m; Friday,
Standards Local 260 at Standards,
4:30 p. M, and executive council
Of Local 2 at headquarters, 5 p.
m. Headquarters, ITO Fourteenth
st. N. w.
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Just Waiting

Just Waiting
At least four members Of the
Senate Appropriations body have
been handed sound spanHngs in
appointments, their candidates
Snubbed Same Is true Of at
least five on the House Committee
... One of latter grits teeth every
time he thinks Of the July after
noon he sat in the reception room
Of the Commissions "czar" await
ing completion Of the latter's
important conference" only to
find the czar had been alone and
not otherwise Importantly occu-
pied for many minutes (inadver-
tently opened door revealed him
pacing the floor in his best Murad
manner) The Commission
lads, however, say they have "our
own friends on the HILL" and are
willing to stand the gaff.
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To Style Show

In order to see the effects of
their months exercise, the so or
so feminine members of the IDRA
who have been doing things about
their weight, their posture, and
the way they walk, will declare a
holiday on Monday, and attend
the winter style show Of the Wash.
ington Woman, 1911 H St., where
the more advanced members will
model clothes specially designed
for career girls.
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Father Divine
IA fter sew
eral weeks of
pickering S h e
h as Snoothed
down the riot
Of dissatisfac.
tion which re-
volved around
h er Employees
c o Gil iation
Committee with
q few smooth
sentences, that
are a trifle am
biguouS, b u t
have been &C.
centAd hV all
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Benefit FETE

TAKOMA PARK, Md, Nov. -
The Associated Agency Of Health
and Welfare Of Takoma Park and
vicinity will hold a benefit en-,
tertainment at the Philadelphia
Avenue elementary school Tuesday
evening at z o'clock, Mrs. c. c.
Waters, general chairman, said
today.
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Russ Cullen band. What's more,
you'll find some very delicious
chop suey and chow mein on the
menu.
The Nightingale floor show In,
cludes your favorite stars, Lee and
Cody O'Neill, familiar local dane.
ers; Libby Ellington, sister Of the