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Evening star., 1937-09-25

but the telephone failed to ring. Once
during the meal Felice tried to soothe
her employer by saying, After all,
Irene's 81 and Waldo's graduate en-
gmeer."
But Margit's response was very def
mite. They're both just children. I'M
mature. unworldly, incompetent chill
dren. They know absolutely nothing
about life
At 10 o'clock there was no report.
At II the house was quiet as tomb.
At 1880 Mrs. Keough served coffee
and went to bed to dream but not To
sleep.
Shortly after midnight, as Margit
was reaching for the phone to get the
police, there was = sound OF q car
coming up the drive. 1t WAS coming
fast. 1t skidded to stop under the
porte cochere. Margit and Felice
reached the front door at the same
time Keough did.
Keough was in a spectacular condi-
ton. There were four long scratches
across his left cheek. His right hand
was bound with a bloody handkerchief.
His face was smudged and streaked
with CRIME. He had lost his hat. The
front of his coat was torn and through
the rip could be seen the butt Of re-
volver and q shoulder holster. The
two women stepped aside. Keough
strobe into the front hall.
Margit swallowed hard. "She's been
kidnapped"
Keough replied, "No, indeed. She s
with Mr.. Beaver"
Good heavens! Is she ssfe3"
Relatively"
"Where is she?"
"At Spikes place"
Spikes place?"
"A saloon"
Margit pondered for an instant and
then said, "I'll go there at once"
Il was about to suggest 1t, madam. y
She realized that Keough had done
her good turn, although she did not
understand the exact nature of his
services. She realized also that he had
been hurt. "A woman scratched you,"
she said.
"A cat" Keough replied.
And you've been cut"
1T was broken glass on the fire
escape"
Margit sprang into action. She tele-
phoned the garage, where Paul was
awake and waiting, and told him to
bring the limousine to the house al
once. She ordered Felice to wait in
case any telephone calls came in. She
commanded Keough to change and
join her.
The first two commands were obeyed
but Keough baked. II shall have
to take the automobile I am driving
to some little-used thoroughfare and
abandon it."
Abandon 1t? What for?"
For an instant there was a grin in
Keough's eve. 1t had been quite a
night He hoped there would be more
like it. He explained the necessity for
abandoning his car quite calmly. y
stole it."
Margit's whole well-ordered world
is exploding to bits First Waldo. then
Irene and now Keough. Can she re-
sumo command over her sister again:
Don't miss tomorrow's hilarious epd.
sode that takes her to Spikes saloon.
cTo be continued Monday)
Evening star., 1937-09-25
&ouM lNAAxq''
1Z eH!4e WYE "A "A
ILLUSTRATED BY @t
R.E ScHA6Ez/7z "
by PHILIP W1llE

Don't you think so, Felice? Appar-
entity our placid Keough is a bank
robber or a gnnman or something"
Mrs. Keough, who had realized that
she had given away the life secrets OF
her butler husband, was now thor
oughly intimdated Her voice was
shaky whisper. I'm afraid we can't
60 in. Mr.. Keough always has a bur-
glarproof lock on his door, The one
he is using now is called Patent Un-
pickable Preston. 1t cost $6."
1t dawned on Margit that she had
never seen the interior of Keough's
room. On her rare trips to the third
floor she looked at the spotless perfec-
ton Of Mrs. Keoughs chamber as seen
through the door from the hall, but
otherwise her mind was a blank. She
had unconsciously assumed that
Keough would maintain his abode as
he did every other chamber in the
mansion. 1t dawned on her that it
would have been an excellent idea to
have inspected Keough's quarters.
White-faced, grim but determined, she
turned toward Felice. Call the po-
lice" she said quietly.
Mrs. Keough interfered. "It won't
be necessary"
Margit showed some evaporation.
What does that mean? Why shouldn't
I call the police? Irenes disappeared!
Waldo's gone! Keough has charged
into the night fairly clanking with
gunsr'
you won't need the police" said
Mrs. Keough when she had an op-
portunity to speak, because Keough
is superior to any policeman. He's not
a gunman. Miss Agnew, he's a de-
tective."
"A detective! ~"
Mrs. Keoueh drew herself up in sim
pie pride. "A master North American
sleuth. A graduate Of Thompsons IN
ternational Espionage series. A life
member of the Bertillon group. An
Evening star., 1937-09-25
PASTOR CONTINUES
STUDY OF PSALMS
Rev. H. E. Cromer to Consider
Eighth Psalm at Thursdays
Meeting,

Rev. Horace E. Cromer will preach
at Emory Methodist Church tomor-
row morning and evening. his SUBJ
jects being "A Speaking Voice" and
THE Third Commandment" Thurs
day at p. m. the midweek service
continues the studies from the Psalms
This third study in the series considers
the Eighth Psalm.
The second in the series Of congre-
eational mass meetings will be held
Friday night. John H. Ray, Mrs. A.
l.. Howard, Harry A. Roathe will be
the speakers This is the last congre-
eational meeting before the session of
the annual conference which convenes
rat Winchester, Va.
Evening star., 1937-09-25
Natures Children
Purple Gallinule
(IOnOrnis martinicus).

love TO perch in the lovely magnolia
trees that grow along the marshes,
and seemingly they appreciate their
own beauty as well a. that OF the
tree.
The nest is made OF dead rushes
and placed over the water. There
are to 10 creamy white eggs, with
. few brown and lavendar freckles.
The babies are glossy black, with
many white, hairlike feathers on the
crown that give them a startled ex-
preston.
Copyright, 1870
Evening star., 1937-09-25
Brain Twizzlers
BY PROF. J. d. FLINT.

WE ARE surveyors. A contract has
y" Just been awarded to us to
handle case in which man is
giving an odd-shaped piece of prop
erty to four people. The shape of the
property is shown in the illustration.
The man has decreed that each of the
four receivers is to have two pieces of
land of different size. However, the
two pieces awarded to each one must
correspond exactly in size and shape
to the two pieces awarded to each of
the others Another qualification
made is that no two pieces belonging
to one owner may have aside in COM
mon, that is, be adjacent. Can you
do it?
tCopyrisht. 1872
(Spp AreWar on Dam ~ OF
Evening star., 1937-09-25
COURSE ON AIRSHIPS
Ax Naval officers to Study Craft
at Lakehurst.

A years course of study in lighter
than-air craft has just started at the
Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, NJ j.,
the Navy Department announced
today.
Six officers, selected on their own
application and the recommendation
of their commanding officers, COM
prise the new class. Two officers
who formed the class of 1885 are
completing their training.
I Officers in the new class are Lieuts.
q. g. C. L. Werts, Alfred L. Cope,
George E Pierce and j. j. McCor-
mick and Ensigns Marion H. Eppes
and Tolbert A. Rice Officers of the
1895 class are Lieuts. q. g. Richard
s. Andrews and Richard N Antrim.
Evening star., 1937-09-25
NEW GROUP FORMED

engineers organize w eldlng So
ciety Chapter Here.
A Washington chapter of the Amer
lean Welding Society was formed re-
Gently at meeting of % engineers
Of Government departments and pri-
vate companies, who comprise the
nucleus of the hoped-for total men,
bership of 90. The new unit elected
officers for this year and made plans
for monthly meetings, according to
an announcement yesterday.
The officers are A. G. Bissell, chair
man, and c. A. Lommis, secretary,
both Of the Navy Departments Bu-
reau of Construction and Repair;
r. B. Swope of the Southern Oxygen
Co., vice chairman, and R. F. Wood,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1937-09-25
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.

A. M. B.--As rule, when a person
Introduces two strangers, ne should
try to lead them into conversation. As
as ice-breaker the introducer might
say. Mrs. Jones, this is Mrs. Brown,
who painted those pictures you ad-
mired last week" Mrs. Jones then
makes some complimentary remarks
about the paintings.
Evening star., 1937-09-25
THE STORY THUS FAR.

Lovely Margit AoneW has her
Long Island home her dressmdk-
ing establishment and her emo
tions under perfect control. Her
sister Irene, more impulsiue
type, is engaged to Waldo,
young inuenfor, 1Uho has spent
probationary year in the Agnew
home. Then the unexpected hap
pens. Irene meets Charlie Jones,
sideUdlk artist, and goes OF to
Spikes saloon iDith him. She
telephones her whereabouts to
Keough, the butler, who has Sc
cretly been studying detection by
mail. He is shocked to the mar
roD and decides to Investigate.
Evening star., 1937-09-25
CHAPLAINS TO MEET
800 of Army Plan Convention
Here Next Spring.

United States Army chaplains, 500
strong, are planning a convention in
:, Washington in May, 1888. Chaplain
Howard E. Snyder of 2419 First street,
chairman of the convention an
nounced today.
Headquarters will be at the Ra-
leigh HoUel, and the gathering will
be headed by Chaplain Arlington A.
McCallum of GIT Twenty-third street.
Lieut.. Col. A. S. Goodyear of 1922
Buchanan street and Rev. Ignatius J.
Feely of st. Agnes Church, Wood
lawn, Md, are local men who will
serve on the Convention Committee.
Evening star., 1937-09-25

Brazilian Building Project.
Brazil will assist financially its re-
tirement and pension institutes in
constructing homes.
Evening star., 1937-09-25
Trirnha

Friends Meeting of Washington.
Established I93O-2l11 Florida Ave.)
Meeting for Worship First Day Sunday
at ii am. Sunday School e:45 am. AL
interested are welcome.
FRIENDS MEETING (ORTHODOX
18th and Irving Streets NV.
IL a.m.-Meeting for Worship All welcome.
Evening star., 1937-09-25

Margit's whole well-ordered world
is exploding TO bits. First Waldo, then
Irene and now Keough. Can she re-
sumo command over her sister again?
Don't miss tomorrows hilarious epi-
sode that takes her to Spikes saloon.
(To be continued Monday.)
Evening star., 1937-09-25

(See Answer on Page C-21.)
Evening star., 1937-09-25
Rev. Mrs. Carol E. McKinstry

1342 GalIatin st. NV. at 5000
Block 18th ST.
Under authority Of
The General Assembly OF SpirftudfiSts.
blessed are they that mourn. for they
shall be comforted." Matt. 81.
MeSssxe Meetings Tues. and Fri. ewes.
3 pm. Public welcome. All reached.
Genrria 6163
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blonde beauty Of Bob's social life
and the drab secretary of his work
aday life are one and the same.
And, to be sure, everything turns
out happily.
Miss Davies has never been bet
ter. She romps through the COM
edy with an air of high glee, as
though she enjoyed every minute
she spent making it-as. indeed,
the producers say she did. And
Montgomery Is an ideal leading
man for her. This is not their
first teaming. They made the
highly successful Blonde Of the
Follies" together several years ago.
Lloyd Bacon directed the picture,
from a screen play by Lawrence
Riley, Earl Baldwin and Lille Hay
ward, based on an original, story
by Margaret Lee and Gene Baker.
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Color Movies
At 7 rOns-Lux

The big parade" of the century,
the coronation Of the British King
and Queen, in all its rainbow
splendor, comes to the Trans-Lux
on Friday-a riot Of enchanting
and dazzling color.
Caught by Twentieth. Century
Fox cameras, the show of the
year Is a pageant in pastels, q
reproduction of the great event in
all the hues, tones, and shades
that were lost completely in the
black-white version of the ordinary
news cameras.
Mr.. Weather Man was kind to
the Technicolor expertS-even dur
ing the long rehearsal periods the
elements were cooperative. During
that cycle of sessions, the camera
men were able to check, recheck,
and experiment so carefully that
when came the hour of filming
the spectacle itself they were ready
Tor any contingency.
In this unrivalled presentation,
Technicolor was used for the first
time without the use of studio
lights. Fortunately the color ar
engagements, as perfected by the
coronation experts, were such that
Cne camera blend is perfect.
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Capitol Additions, JuIy21,22,23

Producer Gene Ford Of Loew's
has scheduled three auditor
nights for this years crop of
"Going Native" local revue, as
pirants.
He announces today that audi
tions have been definitely SEIZED
uled for the nights of July 81, %
and % in the West Room of the
Hotel Shoreham. Tests will be-
gin promptly at 8 o'clock and will
continue until the clock has called
1t q day and beyond That.
Availability of the Shoreham
Hotel is made possible through
the cooperation of Managing Di-
rector Gardner Moore. It assures
applicants and their guests COM
fort in spite of thermometer read
1ngs on those particular nights.
Mr.. Ford reports considerable
interest in this years all-local
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Marx Bros. Fun
Held Over

The Mad Marx Brothers in "A
Day at the Races" will hold over
for second week at Loew's Pal.
ace Theater.
Groucho, Harpo and Chico,
than whom there are no three
people more daft, provide no end
of completely insane comedy in
this latest screen riot.
AS is typical of the Marx Mad
ness, "A Day at the Races" opens
with a howl and winds up with
q convulsive scream. The story
deals with a horse doctor, a
Jockey, a fellow no one knows
anything about, a race track, a
hospital, and lots of other ir-
relevant matters all of which give
the madmen full opportunity to
madly csvort about with high
glee. resulting.
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And to add to the general gayety
Of the piece she is supported by
such funmakers as Frank McHugh,
Patsy Kelly, Louise Fazenda,
Allen Jenkins, Marcia Ralston and
Carol Hughes.
Ever Since Eve" has every
element that goes toward making
a tremendous hit. 1t has a lively
story, full Of fun and romance; a
big spectacle that includes songs
and dances, and it gives the star
several opportunities to display
her rare blond beauty and her
taste in gorgeous gowns.
Miss Davies is a stenographer,
as the story opens, who is har-
aSSed because Of her good looks,
by various employers. To get away
from this she adopts a homely dis
guise of dark wig and dark horn
trimmed glasses.
Bob Montgomery, 1t seems, is a
novelist who, in spite Of his sue
cessful books, is irresponsible. Just
now he needs a secretary, and
Marion is wished upon him by his
hard-headed woman publisher,
Miss Fazenda. He doesn't like her
looks but has to take her.
Marion shares an apartment
with Patsy Kelly, called Sadie Day,
in the film. A legitimate errand
takes Montgomery there one eve
ming. Marion, out of disguise,
opens the door. He fails to recog-
nize her, but is entranced with her
loneliness and takes her dancing,
believing she is the roommate,
Sadie.
The dramatic mixups carry on
from there - misunderstanding,
suspense as to whether Bob can
get his novel finished by the dead
line set for 1t, the intrusion of
bandits, big fiesta in which the
two realize they love each other,
and finally, the revelation that the
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Hot Music For The Potomac

Louie "Satchmo" Armstrong,
1.-THE Trumpet King of Swing"
brings his II musicians and en-
tertainers to the steamer Potomac
this Saturday night for two moon.
light cruise trips.
Louie Armstrong has played be-
fore the Duke of Windsor when
he was Prince of Wales), his
brother, the Duke of York, the
Crown Princess of Italy and many
other famous people throughout
Europe and the United States.
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) Louie, incidentally, holds the
worlds record for playing more
high C's than any other trumpet
player, living or dead. His record
established years ago, is $50 con.
secutive high C's.
And he'll hit plenty of high
C's on board the Potomac Satur.
day night, but the boat will not
hit the high seas, only the cool
swells of the Potomac River. One
trip leaves at the regular time
of 8:45 and a special midnight
cruise embarks at 1890.
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show with many applications al
ready having been filed. All tai
ented persons, Is years Of age and
over, are invited for this revue,
which has given inspiration, train
ing and opportunity to many tai
ented Washingtonials, and helped
others climb the amusement lad
der of success. Applications are
available in the lobby Of the Cap
itol Theater. They may also be
secured from each of the drama
editors.
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Wins Ribbons

HOLLYWOOD, July 15.-Billy
King, the hard-riding youngster
with Harry Sherman's "Hopalong
Rides Again" company now shoot
ing at Lone Pine, Calf. has won
twenty-eight ribbons in rodeoS dur.
ing the past three years.
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Marion Davies Is Bright Sto'
Of Ever Since Eve

Marion Davies who invariably at her best in light whimsical
comedy has particularly suitable in the Cosmopolitan
ducton called ever Since Eve which opens at the Earle
Theater Friday. ..........
Always giving her fans additional treat in the way of
popular and capable leading Marion this time shares honor
with the likeable Robert Montgomery
Evening star., 1937-08-15
INSURANCE AGENTS
ELECT BALT|MOREAN
Collective Bargaining Organiza.
ton Board Names D. C. Men
tn Three Offices.

Election of Frank Deegan of Bal
timore as president of the National
Association of Industrial Insurance
Agents. recently-formed organiza-
ton for collective bargaining to i'm
prove working conditions of insurance
agents, was announced yesterday.
Deegan and other officers were elect
ed by the Board Of Directors named
at the associations first national con-
vention held in its headquarters in
the Southern Building here Thurs
day.
Other officers are E. c. Rothery,
Washington, first vice president; w. L.
Bristow, Richmond, Va, second vice
president; Gordon Eouch, Washington,
third vice president; John M. Dow
ney, Philadelphia. secretary treasurer,
and Horace c. Young, Washington,
general counsel. A. E. Kaiser, Balti-
more, Is an additional member Of
the Board of Directors.
The association recently began a
membership campaign, stress.lg the
advantages of collective bargaining on
national basis for insurance agents.
Its leaders do not plan affiliation with
any labor organization. Objectives in
clude establishment of a uniform COM
pany-agent contract a retirement fund
and efforts to secure legislation ad-
vantageous to the insurance agents.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
PICKERING SIGNS
HIT BY AUTO CLUB
Glaring Headlights Also Con-
demned as Injurious to vi.
sion of Drivers.

Glaring headlights and eyestrain ac-
centuated by Pickering Illuminated
advertising signs were denounced as
night menaces to safety by the Key
stone Automobile Club and the Amer
ican Automobile Association yesterday
George E. Keneipp. manager Of the
Keystone Club, said tests made by
the organization In its safety trailer,
proved that only the exceptional per-
son was able to see objects Through
the glare Of approaching headlights.
The glare test, Keneipp explained,
simulated ideal highway conditions,
with headlights in proper focus and
figures of pedestrians outlined in
white. While everything was favor
able to the operator. most of those
taking the tests, although possess
ing normal vision in other respects
were unable to see objects through
the glare.
Thomas P. Henry, president Of the
A. A. A., appealed to business in
terests to place some check on IL
Illuminated highway signs before an
aroused public opinion compels Legis-
latures to take action.
There are many sections of our
highways today where to the night
driver it looks As II a lunatic ha,
scrambled the rainbow into a million
fragments and attached these frag-
ments to perpetual notion" Henry
declared.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
MEETING WILL PERFECT
CONSTITUTION GROUP

Organization Of the District eroup
Tor observance of the l50th anni-
versary of the signing Of the Consti-
tuition is to be perfected ut 4 meeting
at u am. Tuesday in the board room
OF the District Building.
DR.. George c. Havenner. chairman
OF the District commission, yesterday
stressed that but short time remains
before the opening OF the celebration
period. September II. The commits
sion will Cooperate with the United
State Constitution Sesquicentennial
Commission, authorized by IN act of
Congress. .
BY a proclamation 1 President
Roosevelt. the celebration will extend
from September II. the 150th an
niversary Of the signing Of the Con-
stitution, to April 80, 1899, the 150th
anniversary Of the Inauguration Of
George Warrington - drst President
Of the United States.
Evening star., 1937-08-15

Marines in France He succeeds
Oakley Rookstool of Akron, Ohio, rs
national commander.
The organization adopted resolu-
tions urging employment preference
for ex-service men and deportation
OF aliens on relief The delegates also
urged expansion Of military aviation
to include 10000 planes and 100000
pilots.
A Federal charter will be sought
for the union. and membership drive
will be launched, with the object of
enlisting as many as possible of the
estimated 100000 eligibles. The
organiza ton is open to all present or
former members of the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps or National Guard.
John J. Grim of Washington was
reelected national legislative chair
man. c. H. Baker, also of Washing
ton, was named national adiutant.
Mark Steinke of Akron. Ohio, was
elected senior vice commander.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
NEW BILL OFFERED
ON RE0RGAN|z|NG
Byrnes' Measure Embodies
Provisions Seen Likely to
Win Next Session.

A revised governmental reorganiza-
ton BILL embodying provisions believed
likely to be approved at the next ses-
sion Of Congress, was introduced yes
terday by Senator Byrnes. Democrat,
OF South Carolina, chairman of the
Joint Committee on Reorganization.
Byrnes predicted the committee
would approve the revised bill tomor-
row under an agreement to postpone
enactment Of reorganization legisla-
ton until next session.
The new measure. like the one passed
in the House Friday. authorizes the
President by executive orders to re-
group, abolish and coordinate execu-
tive agencies. but exempts the So
called regulatory agencies whose pow
ers are judicial The new bill
also exempts the Federal Reserve
Board. the District government and
the Board of Engineers of the War
Department.
While the bill passed by the House
gives the President broad powers OF
reorganization for two years, the new
measure extends the delegation OF
power for three years from the date
of passage Of the act.
The civil service provisions also are
materially changed from the provi-
sions of the original Robinson omnibu,
bill. The new measure eliminates the
power to the President to exempt from
civil service provisions positions found
by him to be policy determining ir
character. 1t extends the classified
civil service by giving to the Executive
the power to cover into the classified
service approximately $4,000 employees
this transfer being dependent on the
certificate Of the head of the depart.
ment that the employe has rendered
satisfactory service for the previous 81,
months and on the employe passing
non-competitive examinations.
The new bill gives the President thu
power to appoint-with the advice anc
consent of the Senate-the heads OF
bureaus and divisions. but eliminates
the provision authorizing the heads OF
departments to appoint officials serv.
ing In confidential relationship.