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Evening star., 1938-10-29
CHILDREN WEAVE
ON ANCIENT LOOM
Barney Neighborhood House
Shows 'Go-See' Visitors
Leisure Time Activities.

Children at the Barney Neighbor-
hood House are learning to weave rugs
on loom that some master craftsman
made by hand some 200 years ago.
Believed brought to America by early
settlers from England, the loom was
found 81 years ago in a chicken yard
in West Virginia by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Weller, founders of the settle
men house.
1t was one of the many centers of
activity on view for the Community
Chests "Go-and-See' tour visitors
yesterday at the Barney Neighborhood
House.
Miss Margaret Merrill, head of the
welfare house. said the loom was esti-
mated by experts to be older than any
in the National Museum, but still is
sturdy and in good condition.
1t has been used for more than 80
years to weave rugs for sale, but only
this summer were young members of
the settlements Girl Scout troop initi-
ated into the mysteries of operating it..
Five members Of the troop, Ida Hen
messy, Dorothy Kramer, Julia Kramer,
Dolores Naylor and Velma Hayre, won
their Girl Scout badges for weaving
by their work on the antique loom,
under instruction of Miss Lena Barg-
hausen. They worked out their own
designs. for colorful hand-woven rugs.
Weaving is only one OF many leisure
time activities in which the girls and
boys who find relaxation at Barney
Neighborhood House may choose to
take part.
The house celebrated the anniver-
sary of its founding, on November S,
1901, in connection with the open
house for "Go-and-See" visitors yes
terday. Mrs. George c. Thorpe. presi-
dent OF the Board of Trustees, was
hostess for the day.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

and with eight steam hoses, under
great pressure, we continued the fight
Again and again my brave crew
were driven back by smoke and gas
and % men went to the hospital for
treatment. First Officer Raschke was
overcome four times, but returned
voluntarily each time to the task
confronting us.
Finally we found we were making
headway. The bulkheads cooled of
and the smoke became less.
Because all of my officers were oc-
cupied in fighting the fire my radio
operators served as nautical officers.
They were magnificent.
AT 3:55 am. Wednesday the steamer
Europe and at 4 pm. the American
Traveller came alongside. I then dis
missed the Collamer because immediate
danger was over.
Fortunately all my officers and 40
per cent OF my crew are trained fire.
men-trained by the Hamburg Fire
Department. By Jam. we opened the
matches and fought the fire directly,
so that by 5:24 am the fire was ex-
tinguished and the crew went back to
their stations.
We kept watch on the hold the
rest Of the trip. The passengers went
to bed without exception and many
never knew we had fire. 1t was a
horrid experience. but we came
through safely"
Evening star., 1938-10-29
SHOW TO BENEFIT
BRA|L[E READERS
Funds to Be Used to Give
Modern Literary Works
to the Blind.

; In order to provide its 1000 regis
tered braille readers throughout the
Nation with a chance to keep abreast
of modern literary trends, the National
Library for the Blind will sponsor q
benefit midnight show at Loew's Capt.
tol Theater Thanksgiving Eve.
Proceeds of the benefit performance
will be used by the library to pay blind
workers for transcribing books into
braille, to meet the demands of the
braille readers whose literary tastes
are Just the same as those Of the aver
age reader.
10000 Braille Volumes.
The library now has some 10000
braills volumes circulating throughout
the Nation and even in foreign coun-
tries These books are carried to blind
readers free Of charge by the Post
Once.
Production OF braille books is ex-
pensive. Blind workers are paid 8
cents per hour, do their transcribing
either BY hand IA series Of dots pressed
into = piece of paper which can be
'reao py the nneertlpS passing over the
opposite side) or by braille typewriter
which prints on the underside of
page.
May Earn 1920 Daily.
Working by hand, a good braille
writer can do approximately 40 pages
per day. The average is Is. At this
rate. the proficient braille writer can
earn around 1920 per day, while the
average writer may earn 81. The fin
lshed product costs the library an
average Of sl4 per volume. A Braile
copy of Anthony Adverse" one of the
most popular items, ran to 36 volumes
in braille.
The library receives an annual IS. 900
appropriation from the Government
as we'll as books from the Library of
Congress. However. it cannot depend
upon these two sources alone for its
supply of new books 1t is one of the
u libraries in the country authorized
by the Library of Congress to distribute
braille books.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
YIN. c.
MEMBER DRIVE
Still Short Of Goal by 593.
Workers Will Continue
Two Days More.

Still short OF its goal by 500 members,
the Central Young Mems Christian AS
sociation last night extended its cur
rent membership campaign two days,
to November 4.
A total of 6O7 new members have
been signed up since the campaign got
under way on October IA. OF these
ll9 members have been enrolled since
Monday, it was announced at a report
meeting held last evening in the Y. M.
G. A. building.
The goal Of 1900 new members is
the highest set for any annual men,
bership campaign in the "Y's" history,
but campaign workers are confident it
will be reached. To make it more
certain, however. of reaching the quo
ia, it was decided to extend the length
of the campaign.
The division, team captain and in
dividuals who enrolled the larger num-
berS Of new members since Mondays
meeting are as follows:
Harold Kraft division 80 members,
and A. E. Yeatman division. 80 mem
bers; G. T. Heckert team. 2l members,
and individual leaders, G. M. Buckles.
10 members, and Arthur Pearson, 7
members
Buck Harris manager Of the Wash
ington baseball team, was guest OF
honor at last nights report meeting
and answered numerous questions
asked by the campaign workers re-
garding the Washington team and
baseball players in general.
Education facilities of the Y. M. C.
A. were described by Carroll Hickman,
secretary Of Southeastern University.
Vocal solos were sung by Howard Mil
ner, accompanied by Robert Callahan.
The next report meeting will be held
at pm. Tuesday in the Y. M. C. A.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
CATHOL|CSPARADE
AT2:3OTOMORROW
Archbishop Cur|ey to Review
Holy Name Society's
March of Thousands,

The Holy Name Society will spon.
sor parade at 2:30 pm. tomorrow
in celebration of the feast Of Christ
the King. with more than 5000 Cath
olics from the District and nearby
Maryland participating.
The parade, which will form at
Fourth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. will be reviewed by Arch.
bishop Michael J. Curley from a ye-
viewing stand at Fifteenth street and
Constitution avenue NV The march,
ers, representing 50 parishes in the
District and Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties, will proceed
from there to the Sylvan Theater on
the Monument Grounds.
The route of the parade will b
from Fourth street, up Constitution
avenue and past the reviewing stand
at Fifteenth street. A crowd Of about
10000 is expected at the demonstra.
ton in the Sylvan Theater.
Joseph L. Gammell, president Of
the Washington section OF the society
and executive chairman of the ceIe-
bration. said yesterday that In ths
event Of rain the program will be
held at the gymnasium at Catholic
University.
William H. Collins, former assist
ant United States attorney, will b
the parade marshal. Honorary chair.
man of the celebration is the Rev.
Joseph M. Moran, rector Of the Church
of st. Thomas the Apostle. Col
Thomas F. Carlin is chairman OF ths
arrangements committee. DR.. Ignatius
Smith, well-known lecturer and ed,I-
Gator in the field Of philosophy, will
be the principal speaker at the Sylvan
Theater
Evening star., 1938-10-29
WHITE-COLORED UNION
AID IN SOUTH DESCRIBED
BY the Associated Press,

by tne ASSOCIATED Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 29.-Eco-
nomic cooperation between the white
man and the Negro in the South has
added new bargaining power to the
Southern labor movement, DR.. Frank
T. de Vyver Of Duke University de-
clared before the Southern Economic
Association here last night.
Discussing the present status of
labor unions in the South at the as
sociation's llth annual conference,
DR.. de Vyver said:
Southern workers are apparently
beginning to realize that social inter-
course need not necessarily follow eco
nomic cooperation with Negroes and
that unions are interested only in
equality of wages and working condi-
tions.'
Cooperation Of the races for eco
nomic improvement is increasing in
the textile and tobacco unions emu
lsting Southern coal and iron indus
tries, DR.. de Vyver asserted.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
FORCED PAYMENT
LEADS TO SENTENCE
Atlanta Attorney Is Convicted on
Charge of Two in Case
Involving $50, 900.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Oct. 29. - William r.
Meyers. Atlanta attorney. was con-
victed by a Fulton County Jury last
night of the forced payment of $40. 900
from Thomas K Glenn. chairman ~
the board of the Trust Co. of Georgia,
and Ernest Woodruff, financier, In
1886.
Judge Paul S. Etheridge imposed q
two-to- -three-years State Prison SEN
tence.
1t was Meyers second trial. He won
reversal in the State Court OF Ap-
peals from robbery conviction In
January, 1887, that resulted in a SEN
tence OF to 10 years.
Glenn testified Movers threatened
Woodruff with death in collecting the
100000. The defense contended the
money was due Meyers under a con-
tract as State organizer for the Liberty
League, and Meyers only had threat
ened suit to collect the money.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
A NEW De MILE IN FILMS

HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 20 (P,.-Cecil
de Miles new grandson. Christopher
Quinn. is only 2 days old. but already
he's on the way to q motion picture
career.
Christopher was born Thursday
night to Katherine de Mile, in pri-
vate life Mrs. Anthony Quinn.
Mr.. De Mile said the child will be
seen in Union Pacific" in part
calling for 2-month-old infant.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
| Sc MUtn1lllskn
Families Lenue
| Colony in Alaska
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Eighty-six of the 200 families taken
by the Government from the Dust
Bowl to the Matanuska Valley Colony
in Alaska have left, either Of their own
volition or because the Government
found them undesirable colonists.
Disclosing this today in his annual
report, the colonys manager, Leo B.
Jacobs, also reported that there were
II families in the colony who are 'in-
capable of becoming or unwilling to be
self-supporting." He said he believed
these soon will 60.
Sixty families have settled there
since the first 200 arrived. and of these
30 remain. There are now 164 fami-
lies On the project.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Daladier Program Assailed.

PARIS. Oct. 20 LP).-The powerful
General Confederation Of Labor, list
ing 100000 workers, today assailed
parts of Premier Edouard Daladier'i
program as admissible only in 6
Fascist regime"
the confederation will know how to
take measures for its defense"
NJ Daladier had charged at Mar
seille in a declaration Of policy before
the Radical Socialist Party Congress
that national defense was badly han
dicapped by workers refusal to give
up the 40-hour week
The premier hinted strongly that he
was ready to compel them to put In
longer hours.
The considerations statement con-
demned what it called threats against
the workers and malicious insinua-
ton against the working class"
1T is the first time in the history
OF the third republic that q premier
mad spoken such words in regard to
organized labor" the statement de-
clared.
II followed communique issued by
Ine national Federation of Maritime
UNIONS calling attention 'of all sea-
gong men to the gravity Of present
clrcumstances' and warning that all
WORKERS must "strongly unite IN .
union Of discipline"
Evening star., 1938-10-29
FARM PRICES STATIC
eneral Level Keeps UNCHANGED
Despite Business Rise.

The Agriculture Department re-
sorted today that the general level
IF farm prices remained unchanged
during the month ended October IS
despite general Improvement in the
business situation.
The level stood at 95 per cent of
the pre-war mark on September IS
and October IS. compared with 112
per cent year ago.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Hospital Blaze Put Out,

Firemen quickly extinguished q
blaze of undetermined origin in q
basement Of the Columbia Hospital,
Twenty-fifth and L streets NV, last
night. Only slight damage was re-
ported. Hospital patients were said
not to have been disturbed by the
small fire
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Bonnet
Continued From First Page.>

terests Of Czeehoslovakia in agreeing
to dismemberment of that republic.
In his discussion of foreign policy
he declared that I'VE remain faithful
to the League of Nations" but fol-
lowed Immediately with the statement
that France cannot build her policy
of peace solely on it."
M. Bonnet declared there was MOTH
ing in his policy at variance with
French attachment to Soviet Russia
'as with Poland, Rumania, Yugoslavia
and Belgium"
The reference to Russia was said by
delegates to have been inserted at the
request of Herriot, whose friends feared
the government planned a rupture
with Moscow as sequel to the fight
against Communists at home.
Almost Immediately after his state
ment on Russia, M. Bonnet asserted
the weakening" of the League showed
during the CZechoslovak crisis that
France might have been forced to go
to Czechoslovakia's aid "alone or al
most alone"
There is warning that must be
taken into account in the future" he
said.
The French mutual assistance treaty
with Russia is based on the League In
the same way as were French Russian
agreements with Czechoslovakia.
M. Bonnet concluded his one-hour
address with the reiteration of his
favorite theme-that the keystone Of
French policy is friendship with Great
Britain.
He also asserted that as soon as all
foreign fighters are withdrawn from
the Spanish civil war, I'VE are certain
that mediation can fruitfully be tried
and peace happily re-established."
Evening star., 1938-10-29
BABY ELECTROCUTED
Child Chews on Lamp Cord and Is
Killed by Shock.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 20 (P).-When his
mother left him for q few moments
Warden Robert Smith, 18 months old
was playing with one OF his chief
sources Of joy-the cord of a bridge
lamp
Because he liked to chew it, the
cord usually was removed from its
electric outlet.
Mrs. Smith returned to find her son
dead. Coroner John O'Connell said
an electric shock had been fatal.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Fire in Fireman's Pocket.

SAPULPA. Okla, Oct % P).-Fire-
man John Brixie came whizzing down
the brass pole at the firehouse and
moment later yelled loudly-for the
fire department.
His fellow f1remen ran up to find
the friction Of the slide had ienited
matches in Brixie's shirt pocket.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

In Palestine bread is not considered
ordinary food. but special gift from
God; until 1914 it was not sold, but
only given or exchanged.
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pairs make the highest aggregate
score. This is in addition to The
Evening Star trophy.
The two American Contract Bridge
League games will be played tomor-
row evening and Sunday afternoon,
They are independent Of each other
and prizes will be awarded in each.
The special pair game will be played
Saturday evening and is arranged
chiefly for those pairs eliminated
from the first session OF the open
pair championship, although others
Will be allowed to participate.
Broadcasts ARRANGED.
The tournament is under the
auspices Of the American Contract
Bridge, Of which the local organiza-
ton Is an afnliate, and master points
Will be awarded for all Of the cham
plonship events, the intermediate
event and the special pair game. in
accordance with the schedule of the
parent body.
Arrangements have been made
With WMAL to broadcast certain
features Of the tournament each
day except Sunday from the Shore
ham Hotel. Bill Coyle will be the
announcer In charge. The broad
cast today will be at $50 pm,
tomorrow at 4 pm, Saturday at
1:45 pm: and Monday at 4 pm.
there will be q broadcast at which
questions asked will be answered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03
Bridge Players Start
Annual Tournament
Al Shoreham Today
400 Expected to Compete
In Gumes-Broudcosts
On WMAL Slated

The Washington Bridge League
will open its eighth annual tourna-
ment for the championship Of the
District Of Columbia today at the
shoreham Hotel, with an indicated
attendance Of about 400 players, in
the series Of events. Many Of the
participants are visiting players
from Philadelphia. which has the
largest delegation of outsiders; Bal
timore. New York, Richmond, Nor
folk. Hagerstown and other places.
The program is in charge Of Paul
E. Golden, vice chairman of the
Tournament Committee, in lieu of
the chairman, 1t. Comdr. w. A. Cor
ley, U. s. NJ, who Is confined at
the Naval Hospital and will not be
able to take part in the meet. Mrs.
E. B. Swanson Is president of the
league, and Russell ]. Baldwin of
Cleveland Is acting as tournament
director.
The first Of the four major events
OF the tournament is the women's
pair championship. which is being
played this afternoon. A second
session, which will be final for the
match, will be held tomorrow. The
winning pair will receive the Co.
lumbia trophy, which they will hold
for one year, and q replica Of the
prize for permanent possession. The
cup defenders are Mrs. v. A. Clarke
and Mrs. H. c. White. Mrs. Clarke
also won the award in 1896.
Mixed Pair Championship.
Tonight and tomorrow night the
match for the mixed pair champion
ship will be held In two sessions
without eliminations. The CAPITAL
Cup, now held by Mrs. Frieda Boyce
and Vic D. Zeve, is the prize 1T
stake.
The Saturday afternoon and eve
ming sessions will be given over to
open pair championship with elm
nations for the second session. The
trophy Is the Woodward Cup, which
for the last two years has been held
by DR.. E. B. Connolly and Thomas
Hamlin. This will be the outstand-
ing event Of the tournament.
The team of four match will be
held IN two sessions on Sunday at
1870 am. and S pm. 1t is for the
Eynon Bowl now in the possession
Of Mr.. and Mrs James H. Lemon,
Mrs. M. r. West and Lewis r.
Watson, jr.
Four Other Games.
In addition to the championship
matches there will be four other
games, the intermediate event, the
special pair game and two American
Contract Bridge League games. The
most important of these will be
the intermediate event on Thursday
and Saturday evenings for The
Evening Star trophy. This is open
to those members Of the league
who have been neither winners nor
runners-up in the event, nor have
won any national master points.
In connection with this match the
intermediate plaque offered by
James H. Lemon will be awarded
for one year to the club or other
duplicate group whose best three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03
Can't Work Todoy-I Lose Ny Pay
LAM F ACHING BACK

Going down! Yes-down in value
goes your pay check-every time you
lose a days work because Of back
ache--or pain in muscles of back.
Sometimes in that bad acting back
OF yours the pain becomes SO pitiless
that you think the old devil himself
and his red hot pitchfork is torment
ing you-has a deep seated grudge
against you.
The good wife is worrying-worry-
ing about you-about your pay check
she knows you've got a real old
fashioned backache Mister-and II
you want to be on the job tomorrow
you need real help-help that has
often proven itself-REAL.
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It's good thing for you Mister and
for your wife's peace of mind-that
help Is close at hand-right at your
nearest drugstore.
Send for a IS cent bottle of
OMEGA OIL now-even the name of
this powerful enemy Of back misery
and distress-pain and aches should
cheer you up.
Tell your wife to rub it In good
end every time she rubs keep in mind
that good old penetrating medicated
Omega OIL has the effective stuff in 1t
to do good job on any lame. painful.
aching back and do it thoroughly-35
cents-thAt's all.
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performed the marriage shortly
after Mrs. Rather had won an un-
contested divorce decree from Karl
E. Rather, now Of San Diego, Calf.
The bride, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Sellers of Baltimore.
first married Mr.. Straus at Alexan.
dria, Va, November IS, 1888. They
were divorced here October 10, 1884,
and she was married to Rather
March 20, 1885.
Mr.. Straus, an Associate Of United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03

recognizance after she had assured !,
United States Commissioner David
B. Head she would make no at
tempt to regain possession Of the
mansion that belonged to the late
Jackson Barnett, wealthy Greek In
dian. 80,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03
Divorced Wife Reweds
Theodore (. Struus
BY the Associated Press,

8y the ASSociAted Pre6S,
RENO, New, Nov. 2.-Theodore e.
Straus, 6-year-old prominent re-
tired Baltimore businessman, and
his divorced wife, Mrs. Ethel l.. Ray
RATHER, were remarked here yester-
day.
District Judge A. j. Maestrett,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03

States Senator George L. Radcliffe
Of Maryland, Is a former special ad-
visor to Secretary Of the Interior
1ckeS.
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Mrs. Barnett Freed

LOS ANGELES, Nov. ! G@.-Mrs.
Anna Laura Barnett was released
from Jail yesterday on her own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03

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Evening star., 1938-12-20

to be stationed at Mitchell Field.
Remember Crowns" letter to IN.
Spielman," saying he had sought
re-enlistment, and had asked to be
stationed at Mitchell Field?
Selling Military Data.
Glaser admitted to me that Rum
rich often told him during this Pc
riod that he was selling military data
to German agents. He said it didn't
impress him very strongly. He got
what he wanted, and by January was
stationed at Mitchell Field. When
ever he had the chance, he went over
to the Bronx to visit Rumrich.
At Rumrich's request he subscribed
to the Army and Navy Register, a
service publication. The material
printed in that seems innocuous
enough to us. From that magazine
Rumr1ch was able to take quite a
bit OF material for which the Nazi
spy ring was willing to pay q few
dollars.
Glaser said he never met any of
the higher-ups or contact men ex-
cept once. That was in February,
1887. 1t was Schluter. He arrived
at Rumrichs apartment while Rum
rich was still at work. Glaser said
Schluter merely said he was friend
Of Rumrich's from Germany, and
that they chatted idly until Rumrich
came home. He said he saw Schlu-
ter give Rumrich $50, but that they
did not discuss anything concerning