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Evening star., 1937-03-17
SAILOR FROM D. c.
IS HELD IN ROBBERY
Arrested With Two Companions
on Ship at Charlestown
Navy Yard.
the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. March 17.-Police seret.
Francis H. McKeever said last night
three United States sailors, arrested
on their ship Monday for a Boston
hold-up, confessed to that crime and
also involved part OF the group in
another Boston robbery and q hold
up in a New York hotel.
McKeever booked the trio on 4
charge OF holding up a cafe in the
North End Saturday night, at gun
point, and obtaining $40. He iden.
tified them as Jay D. Everetts, 21,
Severville, Tenn; Kenneth j. Evans,
2l, Washington, d. c., and Laverne
E. Guhord, 20, Hastings, Nebr., all
OF the U. S. S. Balch, q destroyer now
tied up at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
The sergeant said the three were
picked from a lineup of the crew
on the deck Of the Balch by witnesses
to the cafe hold-up
McKeever asserted that, in addi-
ton, Everetts and Evans admitted
they held up shoe store in Hanover
street, West End, last December S, and
Evans and Gufford confessed they
held up - fashionable hotel" in New
York City last October.
Evening star., 1937-03-17

Development OF the peat industry
has been started by the Irish Free
State
Evening star., 1937-03-17
CITIZENS MOBILIZE
T0BATTLE RIDER"
Committee Will Circulate
Petitions to Congress
for Repeal.

Denouncing the "red rider" as a
gross injustice" to the people of the
District, representatives OF local civic,
trade and professional organizations,
trade and professional organizations,
meeting last night in Wesley Hail.
1903 K street, organized the Citizens
Committee to Repeal the Red Rider
and planned campaign against the
law.
A Steering Committee was appoint
ed to draft the petition to Congress
and to perfect organization Of the full
committee
Joint Effort Pledged.
Last nights meeting was called to
order by Maurice Whsle, who called
the gathering as q result of a recent
dinner meeting of the American Civil
Liberties Union.
This meeting is called" Wilsie ex-
planned, TO secure repeal of the red
rider as soon as possible and to make
1t impossible for such legislation to
be enacted in the future for the Dis
trIct OF Columbia. To hope for any
progress toward this end we must be
well organized and must present a
solid front
Wilsie read letters from several
ministers and representatives of vali-
Gus organizations who could not be
present but who pledged support in the
drive. One, from the American Asso-
ciation of University Professors, point
ed out that it was against the policy
OF the association to interfere in local
matters, but that the red rider con-
stltuted "a gross injustice" and was
so important that it had departed for
the first time from this policy to sup
port the local fight for repeal
Miss Betty Kritt was appointed
temporary secretary to the full COM
mlttee and secretary-treasurer of the
Steering Committee The Steering
Committee is headed by DR.. D. N.
Shoemaker of the Friends Peace Com
mittee. chairman. Other members are
Whsle, Charles Edward Russell,
Charles A. Franklin, delegate to the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
from the Conduit Road Citizens
Association; Mrs. John Boyle, chair
man Of the Consumers Council
OF the District: Mrs Minnie Frost
Rands. member of the Fillmore
Parent-teacher Association, the Six
teenth Street Highlands Citizens As
sociation and the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs; Miss Annette Temin,
American Students Union; willard
R. Espy, American League Against
War and Fascism, and Mrs. Lyle G.
Williams of the Women's International
League.
Other organizations represented at
last nights meeting were the Wom-
ans Trade Union League. the Com
mittee on Academic Freedom of the
American Civil Liberties Union the
Civic Affairs Committee of the Ameri-
can Federation of Government EN-
ployes, and American Association of
Engineers, the Inter Professional As
sociation, the Washington Highlands,
Conduit Road and Sixteenth Street
Heights Citizens Associations, the
Carpenters and International Ma
chinists' unions, the American Youth
Congress and the Retail Clerks Inter-
national Protective Association.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
STEEL 0RDERB|
STUDIED BY NAVY
13 Firms Seek to Supply
25,00O, 900 Pounds for
Ship Construction.

While no awards have been made
yet on the bids from 13 steel firms
opened yesterday, officials OF the Navy
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts said
today that tabulations should be in
shape in a few days 80 recommended
tions may be made to Secretary Swan
son.
Adoption by leaders in the steel in
dustry of the 40-hour work week has
paved the way for supplying the 25,-
100000 pounds of steel under the
Walsh-H Healey act, authorities said, so
construction of three submarines and
six destroyers may go forward. The
Walsh-Healey act requires payment
Of overtime beyond the 40-hour week
by Government contractors on jobs
over $4,000
Bids for the steel the Navy now
needs represent high-grade work and
the fabricating Of various parts Of the
submarines and destroyers, so that the
digesting Of the deluge Of figures is a
complex task, officials explained. The
firms submitting offers were: Car
negie- Illinois, with Offices here; Beth
lehem Steel of Bethlehem, Pa; Enter
prise Galvanizing Co. Of Philadelphia,
Ross Galvanizing Works, Brooklyn,
N. Y; Penn Galvanizing Co., Phila-
delphia; Alan Wood Steel Co., Con-
shohocken, Pa; Jones IL Laughlin,
Pittsburgh; Phoenix Iron Co., Phila-
delphia: Lukens Steel Co., Coatesville,
Pa; Bethlehem Steel of San Francisco,
Joseph P. Cattle. Inc, of Philadelphia;
Central Iron g. Steel Of Harrisonburg,
Pa, and Worth Steel, Caymont, Del.
All these firms have agreed to abide
by the Walsh-Healey act, officials de-
ri
Evening star., 1937-03-17
DEATH "ACCIDENTAL"

Investigation Of the case OF Charles
Chester Burdine, 68, artist and in
ventor. who was killed in a fall from
the third-foor window of his home, at
1915 Fairmont street, was closed yes
terday when Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald issued certificate Of acci-
dental death.
Burdine apparently lost his balance
while looking out of the window DR..
Macdonald said.
Evening star., 1937-03-17

Mrs. Norman because OF her testimony
in former hearing under the boards
procedure.
The hearing will be held at 10 am.
In the hearing room Of the Tariff
Commission Building
Immediately after the hearing, the
question Of union representation for
mattresses and service department en-
ployes, including bellboys, elevator
operators and doormen at the hotel,
will be considered at another hearing
called by Bennett Schauf1ier, regional
director of the N. L. r. B.
The second hearing will consider
the desire of the mattresses and service
employees to be represented by the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees Al
lance. Both parties have consented
to waive the period OF notice GUS
tomarily in such cases in order to
expedite determination by the board
Edwin S. Smith will sit as trial
examiner in both cases. Jacob Blum,
regional attorney, will appear for the
board, and Joseph Wyatt as counsel
for the Willard.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
HEARING CALLED
IN WILLARD CASE
Dismissed Employees Com
plant Will Be Heard by
Labor Board.

The National Labor Relations Board
will hold hearing tomorrow on a
complaint that the Willard Hotel en-
gagged in unfair labor practices in dis
missing Mrs. Mabel Norman, shop
steward Of the Willard Coffee Shop
mattresses.
The complaint was brought by Nor
ris Verbov, organizer for the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees Alliance,
Local 78l, who charged that the Will
lard management Disseminated against
Evening star., 1937-03-17
Smith and Farley,
Political |Enemies.'
To Dine Together
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 17.-For-
mer Gov. Alfred E. Smith and
Postmaster General James A.
Farley, political foes" since
Smith took his famous walk from
the Democratic party, will sit
down together, less than 10 feet
apart, at a st. Patrick's day din
ner here tonight.
In addition, as speakers at the
154th anniversary banquet OF the
Society of Friendly Sons of ST.
Patrick, both will broadcast
first Farley, then Smith-over the
same radio network IN. B. c..
10:l5 to II PM.
A toast to Smiths one-time
close friend, the President Of the
United States, forms part of the
program.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
now BOOK BEER
eoT ITS NAME

"pa.' a.'e are a lot of stories as n,
nosk st Beer originated The 70 os, o0V the name
one OF these stories follows: "@ most interesting
ve,n r1 ensns the Sixteenth Century all b,.s...
b,a,, y proud Of what they Called cd use"e's were
ans 1t made its bow in the sp sn,as their >sDrns
Tna aging began in septemhss spflns' Brewing
,.. lheFe was lot of competitoD Des and October.
rn. VIC strongest brew for Spring. could
test as to- p'srsfs rsn. challenged M each other
eese assS were 1;. to drink each others s'i bss stronger,
out 1, ~. after few stems, one b,s.,o osew and
na ua. on coming to- he sbouted tod DsT~eF ''r passed
sne4nlns D goat had bucked w.: En- Book"
Goat hs'''ded it. sppearaass se nSs& Beer" and the
Evening star., 1937-03-17

its way to heady strength and goodness.
When you first bury your face in cool,
dark glass Of Arrow Book Beer you get
a tang of fragrant malt and sunny hop
fields. Then somehow you feel Spring is
almost here.
Don't be satisfied with just Book.
Don't let little dark coloring mslead you.
Insist on Arrow Book! And when it's foany,
heady, "Springy" richness goes down to the
spot where good drinks go, you'll say:
THERE is BOOK BEER!' The Globe
Brewing Co., Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
GIRLS UNDER 18 FOIL
NEW MARRIAGE LAW
Tennessee Assistant ATTORNEY
General Reveals Parents
Consent Being Forged.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March IT.
Girls under l8 have already found
way to thWart Tennessee's new mar
riage law, which requires that parents
of such girls be notified by registered
mail Of the wedding license applica-
ton
County Court Clerk Harvey Hall
of Knoxville advised us that in some
cases there the girls have made ap-
plication, then gone home, intercept
ed the letters to their parents and
mailed the notices back approved"
Assistant Attorney General w. r.
Barry said yesterday.
Barry said in such cases the girls
we're subject TO charges for forgery
and violation of the Federal postal
laws II parents wished to prosecute.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
ICKES CANCELS SPEECH
Secretary, Ill, Forced to DroI

Secretary, Ill, Forced to Drop
Plans for Boston Address.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, con-
fined at home with influenza, has been
forced to cancel 4 speech he was to
make tonight at Boston in defense Of
the Presidents court reorganization
plan.
Ickes was to speak before the
Charitable Irish Societies on their
200th anniversary meeting. His physi-
clan advised him to remain at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

given, first prize for the player who
had incurred the least amount OF
penalties and BOBBY prize for the
player who had incurred the greatest
amount.
There are numerous possible varia-
tons Of this game. For instance, in
your own penalty list you might select
the mannerisms of any of your guests,
particularly if they may be objection
able from a bridge standpoint. We
know great many players who like
to deal the cards way up in the air,
so that 1t is hard for the other players
at the table not to see half the cards
that are dealt. That might be
penalized. Other players, when dummy,
like to get up from the table and either
wander around the room or, what Is
worse, stand behind their partners
chair, etc.
Instead Of using stage money, you
may reduce the fines to nominal
amounts, collect them and use the
money 20 collected for any desired
purpose, such as refreshments.
WHAT bridge players will fall for
from time to time Is . con-
tinuous source Of annazement to us.
For instance, we recently saw = play
which Is almost unbelievable. The
contract was seven spades. Declarer
held the K 81 6 5 4 OF trumps and
dummy the A J q There were no
conceivable losing tricks In the OF
suits, 50 declarer's whole problem was
to avoid losing a trick in trumps.
The logical play would, Of course,
be to lay down the king from his own
hand and, If both opponents followed,
lead low trump. retaining the priv
ilege Of finessing on the second round
if he 50 desired. But this particular
declarer had different idea-his first
lead was a low trump to dummy's ace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
TOP NOTCH TENT PLANS
DANCE AT ENCAMPMENT

Top Notch Tent, Military Order Of
the Coolies, is arranging to present a
street dance" in connection with the
annual encampment of the D. c. De-
partment, Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
June Is. Peter Rosch is chairman.
Oide Tymer's night was observed
last Tuesday at 935 G place, with A.
Victor Cercell, Keeper Of the Crummy
Duffe Bag" as chairman and Joseph
B. dridella, Past Seam Squirrel" as
s1sting. Dinner was served.
The annual donation to the M. o. c.
'Cootie Field Fund" was sent to
supreme Keeper Of the Grumpy
Oumle Bag" Thomas Ryan, Pacific
Beach, Calf.
Joseph F. Lynch Past Seam SPUR
REL Il chairman Of the ION to Buf-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

On looking over the list 1t will be
found that wholesome laughter is not
penalized, but offensive forms Of
laughter, such as chortling, cackling
and gufIawing is Then 1t will be
noted that many of the penalties were
intended to catch those pests who spoil
the game Of bridge by failure to pay
attention. For example. not knowing
you have dealt and excessive review
ing Of the bidding are both on the
list.
FINALLY, while experts may like to
analyze hands after they have
played them, at a card party one
likes to play hand and 90 on to the
next. Hence, excessive analysis was
penalized more heavily than anything
else
The players were divided into tables
OF five or six, and the game played
was cut-in bridge, those players who
were cut out acting as referees At
the end Of the evening two prizes were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

falo Committee" where the Supreme
Scratch" will be held in August.
A "Shavetail Scratch" will be held
this evening at 402 H street northeast
to formulate plans Of the "On to Nor
folk Trek" for observance Of Memorial
day, with Pup Tent, No. 2, Norfolk,
Va.
Thomas Kelleher has extended an
invitation to members to attend the
dance to be given by Fire and Police
Post at Sunny Brook, Md, May %.
A scratch will be held May Ii at
935 G place, when a class will be
initiated including Senator Ernest
Lundeen Of Minnesota, at the request
Of Ants in Pants Pup Tent, Mime
apOlis, MINI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
See the Remarkable New
Instant Cube Release
FQafura

- Come in and see that the new
Frigidaire is complete ice-provider,
food-storer and food-preserver! Every
model, from the lowest to the highest
priced, carries the same guarantee of
perfection!
ka''s's Is the Only Department
Store In Washington Selling
Frtgidatres!
Kannx-etreet and Third Fleoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
HOMEMADE" GARDEN
CONTEST SCHEDULED
Prizes for Michigan Park Dis
plays to Be Awarded in October.
j. J. Hurley Announces.

j. ]. Hurley Announces.
A contest to determine the most
attractive homemade" garden in
Michigan Park opens this week. with
ell residents eligible, according to an
announcement by John J. Hurley
president OF the Michigan Park Citi-
Iens' Association.
While plans are not yet concluded
Hurley states that three cash prizes
will be awarded for three first places
and that 10 honorable mentions"
will be given. There will be two
Judges chosen from experts at the
Department of Agriculture, who will
decide on the plotting OF the gar
den, individual flower specimens and
neatness Of appearance. Four tours
by the judges, conducted through the
neighborhood by John F.. Hillyard
who is in charge Of the contest. will
be made during different seasons Of
the year. The first, which will be
made soon, is for Spring flowers,
followed later by Midsummer and
Fall flower garden appraisas.
Prizes will be distributed at the
frst meeting OF next season, In o.
tober.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
szE MEETS JUNE 5
Federation Plans Holding Only
One More Session.

The Federation of Citizens Associa-
lions, which has been meeting BIZ
monthly during this year, will not
meet Saturday night and will hold its
next and final meeting Of the season
on June 5, President Thomas Ellis
Lodge announced yesterday.
This is in accordance with the con-
stitution, which provides for only one
meeting month in October, Novem-
Der and December; two meetings
monthly IN January, February, March
and April, and only one meeting in
May and June, at which time the
Summer recess is taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
TO HONOR HAVENNER
Congress Heights Body Plans
Reception Thursday.

DR.. George c. Havenner, veteran
civic leader, will be Wondered at a re-
ception by the Congress Heights Cit
liens Association when it closes the
civic season Thursday evening In the
Congress Heights School.
DR.. Havenner, past president Of the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
was elected life member of the as
ISOLATION for his services to the South
east section few months ago, Louis
Goldman, publicity chairman, an
nounced Ofncers of the Southeast
Council Of Citizens Association and
the federation have been invited, he
said. The group will meet again in
September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

The 10 fell on his left and the nine on
his right. He now led the jack Of
trumps from dummy. The three-spot
dropped and after dep thought he
finessed, whereupon the queen made.
When asked why he did it, declarer
said he thought the player to his
right was trying to fool him! It will
be noted that If the player to his right
held the queens and a small trump,
he would have made a sure trump
trick by the simple process Of dropping
the three-spot on the first lead But
declarer overlooked that.
Incidentally, while the preceding is
q terrible example, we have many
times seen declarers complain Of
tough luck In somewhat similar sit
uation. In this instance dummy holds
the ace-ja ck-small Of trump and de-
clarer 7 to the king nothing. The
careless player leads the ace from
dummy and now it Is disclosed that
declarer's left-hand opponent held
the queen 10 8, and a trick must be
lost; whereas, had the declarer SIM
ply played the king from his own
hand first. he would then have been
able to finesse for the queen.
OF course, II the player to his right
held the to the queen-10, nothing
could have been done But the win
ming player should take advantage Of
every opportunity, instead Of letting
even one 60 begging.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

Japan to Exempt Iron Duty.
To meet a serious shortage OF the
Iron supply Japan will provide ex-
emptions from duty on iron and steel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

The Four Aces will be pleased to
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
Princess Rides Jumper.

Princess Elizabeth Of England b
becoming an expert horseback rider
and has just had her first lesson In
jumping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

~ UR recent article on party
I bridge has brought us a num-
" Der Der Of +! requests que 5 for dsssr'p:
where the object is not serious bridge
at all, but rather general entertain
ment for the guests. Recently Miss
Elsa Maxwell, famous the world over
for her novel parties Of all sorts, came
to us with the same problem, where
upon We fell back on an idea first
thought Of by Mrs Allan Lehman Of
New York and used by her several
years ago.
The idea, which WAS greatly elab-
GRATED upon by Miss Maxwell and our
selves, was to provide penalties for all
violations OF good manners at the card
table. At the party. as worked out
by Miss Maxwell. the guests were pro-
vided with stage money and the fol-
lowing list Of penalties:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
General Entertainment.

David surntn Mn Ms Oswald worlds leading
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
.Astaire Is
Ready
New Mate
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

By ANDREW 4. KELLEY
AsHIoNs in pic
lures change, and
so does audience
appetite. The Mae
West who was
box-office dyna-
mite several sea-
sons ago has tobogganed into
the list of $3.50 stars. Still
the same curvaceous Mae,
but the Will Hays office
diluted the double meaning
talk and Miss West SWIM
ming in straight dialogue
loses much of her glitter.
Exhibitors profess to see
signs that the Astaire-Rogers
vogue has reached the crest,
is gradually receding. Fred
Astaire has had remark
able career in the land of
cinema.
When he made Dancing
Lady" with Joan Crawford,
he was just a dancer, and
some of the wise and expert
enced executives of M-G-M
felt he had no S. A., was
without possibilities as a
male drawing card.
They Guessed Wrong
That was one of Metro
Col n-Mayer's costly
wrong guesses. Teamed with
Ginger Rogers he went to
the head of the division.
They became, without ques-
ton, the screens most popu-
lar and successful dancing
pair, with contracts torn up,
new salaries fixed, insistent
exhibitor demand for more
and more Astaire- Rogers.
1t is but natural that their
popularity sh ould wane
some, inasmuch as their
stories have been routine,
slender frameworks on which
to hang fast dancing num-
bers.
Radio Pictures is said to be
all ready to close with Ruby
Keller to be Fred Astaire's
dancing partner. She will get
her chance after Ginger
Rogers has completed another
picture with Fred, for which
Irving Berlin will write the
music.
"Shall We Dance" last
Astaire-Rogers picture, now
circulating in subsequent run
houses, is a successful re-
lease, but only half as sue
cessful as the first AR.
dancicals, which were sensa-
tional box-office draws.
Is America Fed Up?
'1s the public fed up on
Fred Astairs and Ginger
Rogersf"
Have they overworked
their story formula"
ITS the fact that Shall We
Dance has no whistly tunes a
factor in its only moderate
receptioni"
docs Fred Astaire need a
new dancing partner?"
Should Fred Astaire dance
alone|
did his weekly appear
ance on the radio air lanes de-
tract from the Astaire popu-
larity?"
SIS Ginger Rogers big
enough on the marquee to be
a solo start"
These are some of the ques-
lions which exhibitors discuss
pro and con, with a variety of
answers. Most of them feel
that Berlin music is what the
Astaire-Rogers pictures need
and point to ''Top Hat" and
"Follow the Fleet" to prove
their arguments. George
Gershwin, great composer, IL
tcou4,,.u.,, -, p.okbarsl
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

fashions in pic
lures change, and
so does audience
appetite. The Mae
W est who was
box-office dy n a.
mite several sea-