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The Washington times., 1938-08-12
Only TwO Clubs

&A3No' 344AA y A1CAI OppOLlGk1G
is PEGGY LAROS Of Saucon
Valley, who has already pulled
one upset in the tournament.
There are two or three more
opponents between MRS. HILL
and a meeting with the medal.
1St, MRS. WILLIAM HOCKEN.
JOS of Lake Hopatcong, N. j.,
or the defending champion,
MRS. w. d. GOSS of Baltusrol.
The SILLY season" is still
open, for this Sunday Beaver
Dam cards a mixed Scotch four
some in costume. This is the
third year that CLIFF SPENCER
has held this colorful event,
with plenty of contenders for
the first prize. MRS. r. c.
mitchell, nattily corseted
after the manner of the paltry-
wasted Gibson Girl, won top
honorS in the initial event.
This year prizes will be
awarded for the best costume,
the lowest gross score and the
highest. Each contestant may
carry, in addition to a putter,
any other one club he may Sc
lect. So, fore and aft, me
heartieS, and let the divots fall
where they will.
Beaver Dam is playing host
these days to a blond golfing
subdeb, named DOROTHY
CAMPBELL of the swank Nor
wood Club in st. Louis. MISS
CAMPBELL, aged 13, is the ju-
nior champion Of st. Louis. She
took her first shot at the $500
yard Beaver Dam links the other
day and carded "a.
On Saturday MISS CAMP
BELL will pair up with CLIFF
SPENCER to take on MRS. N.
j. WALDRON and BUDDY
MOTT of the host club in a just
FORUM foursome.
Results of the "battle Of the
century" between Sports Writer
buckle O'NEILL and Sports
Publicist DAVE HERMAN at
Kenwood yesterday: MR.. HER
MAN is now known as Ten
Down" DAVE.
Rock Greek yesterday an
nounced its annual midsummer
tournament, scheduled for Au-
gust 1919. All public links
amateurs, men and women, may
enter for so cents each, and all
entrants will automatically
qualify for match play. Some
$50 entries are expected, which
for Rock Greek is not a large
field, since many Of their regu-
lars are away on vacation.
Early to register for the Rock
Greek tourney are HARRY
GRAHAM, Rock Creek manager,
and son, GEORGE GRAHAM.
PAT AXTEL and lanky BILL
LEAPLEY have also signed up.
In the women's tourney, first
with their names on the entry
blanks are ANNA DOLAN and
EMILY SUESS (no kin to the
delightfully."- Anticipated cartoon
ist who amazes with pink os-
tricheS and lunatic elephantS).
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Belgian Fund to Honor
Inventor of SaxophOne

DINANT. Belgium tR-A fund has been
opened here to erect q statue to Adolphus
Sax, eccentric Belgian inventor Of the
saxophone, who was born at Dinant Sep
tember 8, 1914.
Son OF postman and himself postrnan,
Sax was clever clarinet maker at IL.
The saxophone, invented in 1914. two
years after he moved to Paris, involved
him in endless litigation with jealous
French instrument makers.
Sax was championed by such prominent
musicians and composers as Berlioz, Halevy,
Meyerbeer and Rossini.
Sax created a sensation at the Crystal
Palace Exposition in London by showing q
"saxhorn" measuring 4s by al feet, with q
mouthpiece feet wide.
This didn't satisfy him. He suggested
construction Of giant $4,000 900 instru-'
nient to rest on four big towers, the drums
to be covered with elephant skins and
played by steam-driven sticks. Il
Evening star., 1938-06-05

Liberal Justices Brandeis and
Stone (left sided ,uith the major
tty OF the Supreme Court In the
face OF Diolent criticism of the tri-
bnnaPs Kansas City stockyards de-
ctston by Secretary OF Agriculture
Wallace, tUhO 1Dds supported only
oy Justice Black fright) in his
contention that the ruling pas In
error. The controversy, from 1Dhich
the court emerged NTH fyinq COL
ors, marked the end of the 1875
term.
consider the Kansas City case on the
ground 1t was not consistent with the
earlier ruling. The court, on the final
day OF the term, rejected the motion in
terms that left no doubt that Mr.. Wallace
was being rebuked as strongly as the pro-
prieties OF the situation would permit.
Vigorously Defends Stand.
In per curiam opinion delivered by
the Chief Justice the court said ''the state
ment in the petition for rehearing that
the present decision Is contrary to the
law OF the case as declared in our first
opinion is wholly unfounded. The
effort to establish case for rehearing,
either because OF an asserted Inconsistency
In our rulings or because OF lack OF op-
portunity for full argument. is futile"
The court also dealt with the conten.
tion made by Mr.. Wallace that the farmers
would be damaged because the decision
would not permit the return to them of
some 100000 that had been impounded
from the receipts of the commission men
while the new rates he had fixed were
being tested by the suit. As to that, the
justices said, Mr.. Wallace could take such
further proceedings as he saw At and the
District Court, subject to the terms of the
Supreme Court decision, could make its
own determination Of the issue, but that
they were not matters which the high
court should attempt to forecast or hypo-
thetically to decide"
Mr. Wallace hailed that phase of the
decision as a victory. but withheld COM
ment on the refusal of the court to rehear
the case.
His failure to see in that action another
signal for renewal Of the fight against the
court may have been Influenced by the
significant division Of the justices.
Justice Black was the lone dissenter, but
he gave no reasons for disagreeing with
his associates Justice Reed did not par
ticipate because he had been connected
with the case as Solicitor General, and Jus
tice Cardozo took no part because Of illness.
That left the liberal Justices Brandeis
and Stone aligned with Chief Justice
Hughes and Justices Roberts, Butler and
McReynolds against what might fairly be
called the New Deals position. Mr.. WAL
lace may well have considered 1t unlikely
that he could swing public opinion against
the strong stand taken by those members
Of the court.
Within the past few days he has an
nounced that he will reopen the case fol-
Evening star., 1938-06-05
By JOHN C. HENRY.

LTHOUGH the ominous clouds por-
~ tending q general railroad strike
~ are massing slowly along the low
horizon and the lightning of
another bitter depression appears already
to have withered the Nations economic
system, solace may be CLEANED these mellow
spring days in the fact that fewer serious
strikes ere plaguing industry and labor
than was the case year ago.
More specifically, preliminary estimates
of the Bureau Of Labor Statistics show
fewer man-days lost through strikes in
April OF this year than in the month just
preceding. while hardly totaling one-fifth
Of the time thus lost in April, 1887.
Small though it is, it Is solace worth
economic hatreds seem to permeate every
activity and provide the motivation for all
action.
Before attempting to discuss the reasons
and significance Of this encouraging de-
velopment-and Of course the so-called re-
cession is obviously and distressingly the
most important factor-it might be well to
cite some comparative figures on what
strikes have meant to our economy in the
past.
1887 Worst Since War Time.
The year 1887 was the worst year for
strikes since the troubled wartime period
OF 1917-ls1s. And In some respects 1887
even surpassed those tumultuous days. The
following table shows this condition most
clearly:
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Hormones That Stimulate
Plants Found i'm Germany

FRANKFpRT-oN-MAIS. Germany tR.
Artificial hormones that stimulate the
growth Of plants are the latest contribution
Of German science to the agricultural
world.
A chemical aid known as "belvitan' has
been developed In the laboratories Of the
German Chemical Dye Trust after years Of
tedious research. It can Be used on plants
which have deficiency In hormones.
The hormones operate IN plants as they
DO Ia humane regulating growth. including
HI capacity 10 put oslt root4
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Stratosphere Airplane
Being Constructed Abroad

BRUSSELS tP.-Spurred by Prof. Au-
guste Piccard's stratosphere balloon ascents,
M. Renard Is constructing an airplane for
flying to the stratosphere. I.
When complete, the machine will have
three engines Of $50 horsepower each,
cruising speed Of 220 miles an hour at
$4,000 feet and ceiling" climb Of $4,000
feet.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Prisoners for 20 Years
Get Jobs and Back Paw

ISTANBUL R-Two Turkish govern
naent clerks who spent 20 years In ths
penal settlement in French Guiana win BE-
reinstated when they've learned their
native language again.
Meanwhile they'll Get 20 years salary,
accumulated since their conviction.
Evening star., 1938-03-13

An august body of alumni rolled up
to the National Child Research Center
on kiddie cars and bicycles yesterday
to reminisce about the past and sigh
for the good old days.
The old grads, aged to IA, smiled
benignly at the younger fry who tod
died through ring-around-the-ro
and other inspiring games Of early
youth with serenity based on the
sublime knowledge that some day
they, too, would be old grads.
1t was the first reunion Of the
alumni, who graduate from the nurs-
cry school when grade school age is
reached. and celebrated the tenth
anniversary Of the founding Of the
research center. now located at 3209
Highland place.
Lapsing into q second childhood,
just like any old grads, the alumni ran
three-legged races and potato races,
created bedlam with s-catch-
can uproar known as cranes and
crows" saw movies Of themselves
taken In their younger days. and
watched a magician do things with a
pink-eared rabbit and a magic wand.
Teachers and mothers were there
to render first-aid to the fallen and
steer the youngsters through their
PAGES. Said Mrs. L. A. Morrison, chair
man Of the party, as she ran across
the expansive lawn for the fourth
time in as many minutes: II feel like
the mother of TIL children"
The magician, Carl E. Brockway,
satisfied even the most cynical To-
year-old when he started to bake q
Evening star., 1938-03-13

cake and pulled rabbit from the pan.
Even the skeptic who muttered, Jaw,
take of your coat" as he watched a
wand disappear and reappear in a
disconcerting fashion, was convinced
by the rabbit ruse.
And just to prove the old grads had
learned thing or two in the nursery
school. there was a spinach eating
contest. As one youngster tucked his
napkin under his chin in preparation
for the race, he looked dolefully at
his plate and murmured, Il still don't
like spinach"
The spinach session was followed by
ice cream and cake and awarding Of
prizes for the winning essay on MY
Nursery School Recollections." Mrs.
Adelia B. Heiney, director Of the CEN
ter. announced David Gatlin Pritch-
ard, 10, was the winner. He was fol-
lowed by Josephine Gichner, 9, and
Marcia Klein, IL.
Said young David in his reminis-
cences: The kitchen always has q
nice smell in 1t. One day when we
were at lunch child cried over car
rots because he did not like them. I
thought 1t was very odd to cry over
carrots, because they are very good.
Once We made vegetable garden. In
1t we had beets, tomatoes and carrots,
but 1t never amounted to anything.
One day boy threw some shoes at
me. I landed a good sock on him and
he cried. When we took our rest they
put up big screens so we couldn't see
each other and maybe fight. had Z
good time at nursery school,"
Evening star., 1938-03-13
WOMAN CUSTOMERS
WITNESS HOLD.UP
One Of Group Hides Her Purse in
Flour Barrel as Bandit
Gets 500.

Twenty woman customers, one Of
whom hid her purse in q -four barrel
witnessed q i1old-up OF the Sanitary
grocery store at 1852 Fourteenth
street NV. last night.
A lone bandit, brandishing q re-
volver and unmasked except for .
strip Of adhesive tape over his upper
lip to cover q mustache. escaped with
500 after forcing Hershy Sager, ~, an
employe, to empty two cash registers.
Entering the store about two min
utes after closing time at o'clock.
the well-dressed bandit arrived just as
late customers were buying their week.
end supply of groceries.
Partly covering the gun with a
newspaper, the robber walked up to
the inclosure where Mr. Sager was
tabulating the purchases fora woman
at the head Of the line and ordered
him to empty the cash register. warm
ing the waiting customers to stand
back.
The woman. whose identity could
not be learned, that dropped her
purse tn the -four barrel, told bystand-
ers after the hold-up that she was
50 scared hardly knew what to do.
But the -four barrel was right by me
and I just eased my purse in there"
After backing out OF the store, with
his revolver covering the crowd. the
bandit ned south on Fourteenth street
and is thought to have escaped in an
automobile He was described as be-
ing about IS years old. dark, medium
height, wearing q brown tweed suit
and gray hat.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
Permanent BASIS
FOR RELIEF IS URGED
Col. Alexander Wright Sees Little
Hope for Early Easing
of Problem.

Citing the clash of views over relief
between President Roosevelt and lead
ers Of the Community Mobilization for
Human Needs as a wholesome sign,
Col. Alexander Wright. Eastern area
commander Of the Volunteers Of Amer
lea, yesterday said the American peo-
pie are beginning to think realistically
over problem which will be with the
country indefinitely.
He spoke at meeting at the girls
club and hospice which the volunteers
are establishing at 1928 Sixteenth
street NV. He saw little hope that
the relief problem would appreciably
decline for many years. He pointed
to the importance Of determining
method for dealing with the problem
on = permanent basis.
Col. Wright. who was q delesate
to the mobilization conference ending
yesterday at the Msyflower Hotel.
praised the hospice project ss enc Of
the essential kinds Of activity, regard
less Of how the general relief problem
Is to be handled. The hospice Is to
care for girls and women Of the
"white-collar class who become des.
titute while seeking employment.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
LITTLE BUSINESS POST
GOES TOD. c. REALTOR
Claude Livingston, Jr., II Named
Treasurer and Member Of
Governing Group.

Claude Livingston, jr., Washington
realtor, has been elected treasurer and
member Of the Governing Committee
Of the American Federation Of Little
Business, Inc. 1t was announced here
yesterday by william p. Ames, chair
man.
Mr.. Livingston, who is . member Of
the real estate firm Of william H.
Saunders Co.. was named. along with
George Olmsted, founder and first
president Of the National Young Re-
publican Federation, as a member Of
the national committee. Mr.. Ohm
sted. who lives in Des Moines, Iowa,
will serve on the same committee
with Tyre Taylor, founder and first
national president Of the Young DEM
ocratic Clubs Of America.
The federation now has connec-
tions in more than 80 States, and Is
expanding rapidly, Mr.. Ames said.
The National Advisory Committee, to
be composed Of members from each
Of the States, Il being increased As
new members are appointed to repre-.
ssnt little business.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
BOYS CLUB TO OPEN
SOUTHEAST BRANCH
Ten.Day Period Of Training to Be
Given First Group Enrolled
on Tuesday.

The Southeast branch. newest addi-
ton to the Boys, Club OF Washington,
will open Tuesday in its new head
quarters at Seventeenth street and
Massachusetts, avenue Sc, to enroll
the first 100 boys in the various age
classif1cations, it was announced yes
terday by Charles M. Fyfe. managing
director.
A Today period Of training in
routine and discipline will be given
the first group, Mr.. Fyfe said, and then
400 boys will be enrolled during March
and April. Four hundred boys Der
month will be enrolled until June 80,
when the membership will be thrown
open until it reaches approximately
5000 boys.
The new club. largest and most mod
ern in the city, is open to boys between
Z and II, inclusive, who are residents
Of Southeast Washington, or in North
east boundaries, north as far as H
street and west as far as Twelfth street.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
FOUR ARE SENTENCED
ON TRAFFIC CHARGES
Two Of Men Plead Guilty After
Their Arrest on Counts of
Reckless Driving.

-Four men arraigned previously On
trafic charges were sentenced yester-
day by Police Court Judge Edward
M. Curran.
Arden Davenport, colored, 1901 r
street NV, pleaded guilty to q charge
Of reckless driving and was sentenced
to pay fine Of 500 or serve 80 days
In Jail. He was arrested December /
on Connecticut avenue.
Pleading guilty to q charge of reck-
less driving. Roy Stephenson, Sl9
Thirteenth street NE, was sentenced
to pay . 500 fine or serve 80 days
In jail. Stephenson was arrested De-
cember 18 on Dean avenue NE.
William E. Dove, 816 Eighth street
NE, was ordered to pay q fine of
5000 or serve 60 days in Jail for driv-
ing while drunk on January IS. Dove
was arrested after collision on Gen.
tral avenue NE. He pleaded guilty. I,
!, Convicted by Jury February II Of
leaving after colliding, James L. Bell,
colored, 1896 D street Sc, was SEN
fenced to pay . 500 fine or serve 30
days in jail. Bell was arrested No.
vember IL.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
WOMAN IS F0ILED
IN ABANDONING BABY

Attempted to Leave Infant,
Wrapped in Brown Paper, In
Telephone Booth.
Efforts Of . well-dressed young
woman to abandon an infant in .
telephone booth Of an apartment
house lobby at 1901 Sixteenth street
NV. failed yesterday afternoon due
to the intervention Of . woman tenant.
The woman fed down Sixteenth street,
with the baby. wrapped In brown
paper, under her arm.
Mrs. L. 3. Springman, who lives on
the nrst fioor Of the apartment house,
told police she went into the hallway
when she heard q strange voice on
the lobby telephone. A woman, whom
she described as blond in . black
velvet coat with fur collar, fed from
the booth toward the T street base
ment Of the building.
Mrs. Springman said at the same
time she heard the rustling of paper
and "gurgling" sound coming from
the booth and, on investigation. saw
. tiny baby, . blue blanket around its
neck, wrapped in brown paper. She
Evening star., 1938-03-13

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. Calf, March "a
LYDIA Roberti. 80, blond Aim actress,
died today Of heart disease.
Miss Roberti had been in i'll health
for the past two years. The heart all
ment she suffered caused her to re-
tire from active screen work.
Her husband. Hugh Ernest, radio
announcer. was with her when she
died.
Miss Roberti was born in Warsaw,
Poland, daughter of Roberti. famous
clown. She travelled with circuses
through Europe and Asia. beginning
her theatrical career In Les Angeles
on the stage Of q motion picture
theater.
She appeared in Broadway stage
shows, including You Said It."
Among the motion pictures In which
she worked were Dancers in the
Dark" Million Dollar Legs" Three
Cornered Moon" and The Kid From
Spain"
Evening star., 1938-03-13
COAL COMMISSION ACTS
TO REBUILD PRICE RULES
Series Of Orders Follows Rumor
Hosford Again Planning to
Resign as Chairman.

The National Bituminous Coal Com
mission issued . series Of orders yes
terday intended to clear the way for
an expeditions rebuilding of its mini
mum price-marketing rules structure.
The action conceded with circula-
ton of a report that Charles F.
Hosford. jr., again was preparing to
resign as chairman of the commission
Mr.. Hosford has offered his resignation
several times during controversies
which have marked the commissions
existence. He objected to the de-
cision reached February rs to revoke
all minimum prices and marketing
rules and regulations after they had
been successfully attacked in the
lower Federal courts, preferring to
carry the fight to the Supreme Court
Ut once. He declined yesterday, how
ever, to confirm or deny the new
resignation report.
The general revocation action last
month was viewed as the first step
toward laying the groundwork for the
new procedure Of price PRONUNCIATION.
The orders issued yesterday remove .
number Of remaining technicalities.
Evening star., 1938-03-13

said she called to the young woman:
Pardon me, madam, but you can't
leave that baby in the lobby"
The woman, she said, rushed back
to the booth, snatched the human
package and fied through the Six
teepth street entrance. Mrs. Spring
man notified police, who secured the
neighborhood without finding a trace
Of the woman. Scout cars were still
on the lookout last night.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
D. C.Singers
Appear in
'Rig!oletto'
Both Handle
Minor Roles
Capably.

Yesterday afternoons performance
OF "Rigoletto." given by the Chicago
Opera company. presented two WASH
ington singers in minor part: Edwin
stef1e As Monterone and roreine Hur-
ley in the part Of Giovanna, oildas
attendant.
Miss Hurley. who made her operatic
debut. disclosed strong contralto
voice Of operate timbre and q good
stage presence. One would like to
hear Miss Hurley in more pretentious
role which would give her q better
opportunity to display her ability. She
fitted well into the scene which she
enacted together with Gilda and
Rigoletto.
Mr.. steffe was dignifed and ef-
fective in the role Of an outraged
father. whose daughter had been ab-
Quoted by the duke. This short part
took on . new Importance by his vivid
acting. His voice had . ringing
quality which helped to stress the
drama Of the moment, and his curses
upon Rigoletto, who laughed at his
misfortune, were forceful and sincere.
He shared in the applause and the
curtain calls after the close Of the
first act.
The casting Of Martha Errolle as
Gilda was not entirely satisfying.
One Is accustomed to hear q different
type Of voice in this role, one which
usually can boast Of e natural
above high c. In consequence Miss
Errolle could not infuse the famous
aria with that brilliancy associated
with 1t. However, although her
cadenza was not sung according to
tradition. she followed the printed
score with good effect and scored
success. It may be said to Miss
Errolle's credit that she never mis-
treats her voice, allowing her tone
production to remain always pure
and pleasing.
There were moments Of stacking
down in the performance Of "Rigoletto"
yesterday afternoon. The opera did
not move with the snap and spirit
Of those heretofore essayed BY the
company. Rocco Pandiscio, in the
title role. was vocally satisfying. Al
though his acting was somewhat con-
ventional he was we'll received. Ivan
Velik seemed to be in better voice
than At his last appearance and in
his scene with Gilda he was a persua =
Sive lover Ludovico OLIVIER AZ Borsa
made enough Of his role to give it
prominence. Others who took part
were: Nino Carboni as Sparafucile,
and Taissa Peters as Maddalena. The
audience was large and demonstratiye
In its appreciation. Z. de 8,
Evening star., 1938-03-13
TWO WOMEN INJURED
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
One Il Struck by Bicycle, While
Other II Knocked Down by
Street Car.

Struck by = bicycle, Miss Bessie
Cutler. 26. Of 2403 Benning road NE,
was treated ct Casualty Hospital last
night for what may be conclusion OF
the brain.
Miss Cutler. according to ninth
precinct police, was crossing the street
at Benning road and Twenty fourth
street NE. when she was hit by a
bicycle ridden BY Wallace Jones, 10,
colored, 2ol3 Claggett street NE.
Zones was booked on . charge of
failing to give the right Of way to
pedestrian. The case will be presented
in Police Court tomorrow.
Miss Ella G. White, 50, OF 301 Cum
berland avenue. Chevy Chase. Md,
was struck by street car last night
while crossing the street ut Fourteenth
and r streets NV. She was treated
at Emergency Hospital Tor head in
juries.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.

Mrs. Marion Kessler Of Newark, N.
j., charged with forging q name to .
department store sales slip here last
September, pleaded not guilty and
waived preliminary hearing when ar
raigned before Judge Edward M. Cur
ran in Police Court yesterday. She
was held for the grand Jury under
$4,000 bond.
Mrs. Kessler, who Is on probation
in Newark on . similar charge, ac-
cording to Assistant United States
Attorney David A. Hart, allegedly
signed . name to Hecht Co. sales slip
for $50. during = transaction for a
cape.