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The Washington times., 1938-05-06
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By SHIRLEY SPENCER

This is q general knowledge
quiz. Score 10 for each ques-
ton or for part. Allow five
minutes.
I. What was the name Of the
wife Of Hiawatha in Longfel.
lows 'The Song of Hiawatha?"
2. What is a hallmark?
8. The Chimera Is (a) a re-
public on the north coast Of the
Black Sea. (b) a mythical mon
ster. (c) an optical illusion
seen on a desert.
4. Give three abbreviations
for ct cetera.
S. Who was the messenger of
the gods?
6. "Gulliver's Travels" is (a)
a true travel story. CD a satire
on society and politics. (c) q
biography of an explorer.
Z. What is (a) a palindrome?
(b) a parallelograph?
8. In what city is the Univer-
sity of Michigan located?
8. In law a document contain.
ing a summary Of all changes
relating to the ownership and
title Of real estate is called a
(a) mortgage. (b) deed. (c)
abstract.
10. In the United States when
we refer to the antebellum days
to what period do we refer2
ANSWERS on Page 3O)
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The Dirksen automobile park
ing bill is the most advanced
step any Congress member has
yet taken on the chaotic parking
conditions in Washington. There
is a healthy growing sentiment,
too, among many Congress mem
bers Of late that the Congress it.
self should pass some measure
Of adequate relief. The Dirksen
bill, while it may not be perfect,
should receive expedited consid-
erations, In order that it may
be enacted this session. Future
acts of Congress can take care
of any imperfections developed
in its operation.
The District Commissioners,
the Federation of Citizens ASso-
Citations, local civic groups, auto
mobile associations, Government
employees groups and many
others have indorsed it. It is
urged in some quarters that the
bill favors Government employees
most inasmuch as they park
downtown all day. Such position
is not well taken. Most business
people of the city park down
town all day, their many custom.
ars park long hours, many
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S1an1Sm Dack " A. B. Douglas
to active life and under him
this fearful combination Of
vanity, mistaken sense of supe-
riority over all other races, and
intolerance, will event u ally
wreck Europe. The brakes go
on now and again, as they are
on at the present moment, but
the war machine rumbles along
inevitably.
Prussianism-or HitleriSm-
as it is practiced in Germany
and is being put into shape for
practice in Austria. is an organ
lied glorification Of war. The
whole nation is drunk with the
thought of 1t. To be a pacifiSt
in Germany, as j. L. Garvin,
famous editor of the London
Observer, has put it, is more
dangerous than to be a Jew.
THE fashion in which German
4 youngsters are being impres-
mated with Hitlerism is best ax-
ampled in a textbook "for the
use of children and youths" dis
tributed in German secondary
schools and authored by Prof.
Ewald Banse, Of Brunswick.
Writes the learned professor
for the little boys Of today and
the men of tomorrow:
"War is not only inevitable.
War is good. Rightly compre-
hended it is the emanation on
earth Of the holy Of holes. It
should be regarded as normal
and necessary that nations en-
masse ct intervals not too far
apart should let out each others
bowels"
+
A NICE dish, indeed, to set
"A before a growing lad!
And the professor goes ahead:
Under a true system of state
eugenics warlike individuals
must be particularly encouraged
to procreate. Women. when
their newly born babies are put
in their arms, must firmly con-
template the ultimate destruc-
ton Of these infants. Babies Of
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Recovery Program

Logic can be made to fit a
mans beliefs as easily as a shoe
his foot. The Logic" in the
recent article by E. B. Swinney
can best be described by the
word "fallaciouS." In pioneer
days labor could always find
employment, not because Of the
availability of free land, but be-
cause of the scarcity Of labor.
In those lush days American
production was far behind de-
mand.
There was, in America, a verit-
able plethora Of natural re-
sources crying for development.
There was a world crying for
American naval stores, cotton,
tobacco, lumber and mineral
products. Under those condi-
tions American labor flourished
and millions flocked to America
to assist in the development. To
day the world is still crying
but not for anything Ameri-
can!
Mr.. Swinney cries, too, that
there is plenty Of land worthy
of development but that the
owners are daring to retard re-
covery by wanting rentals for
the use Of that land. Does Mr..
Swinney choose to forget that
land today. or capital, is the
product of labor2 Does he per-
haps forget, also, that the own
erS Of that land bought it for
investment purposes - will
money the product Of someone's
labor-and that the owners
wish is to see a building grow
ing on it in the place Of a good
crop Of weeds?
Mr.. Swinney says further:
"Our material wants are un-
limited" My dear sir. they are
limited. The proof? Today,
sir. we are ag In in a depres-
sion chiefly because American
industrial and agricultural pro-
duction is far ahead of Ameri.
can ability to consume and be.
cause world trade has been lost
to us. Let us not forget the
fact that capitalistic countries
are exporting countries. The
solution? I can't possibly pre-
tend to know. but in my humble
opinion recovery for America
will ultimately come from one
Of the methods I list below:
/. Reclamation of world mar.
kets, either by a militant use OF
our power or by the diplomatic
pressure possible for us in our
position as "the balance OF
power"
2. The invention and exploita'
! tation Of Q new industry com.
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people from the States on bust
ness here with the Government
departments park downtown all
day, as do thousands Of sight
seerS and visitors.
The Hecht Company have an
nounced themselves through the
press as favoring municipal
parking facilities and it is well
known that nearly every busi-
ness firm here favors it with the
possible exception Of the Transit
Company and private parking
lot owners.
In certain Government en-
ployes quarters it is urged that
the bill is not specifically favor
able enough to the Government
employees but that it more IA
vorable to the public than to
them. The bill sets up an in
dependent agency under the Dis
trict Commissioners to enforce
the act upon behalf Of the whole
public.
It seems; to meet both these
contentious, it would be in order
to so amend it as to set up an
independent agency in the PuE-
Ii; Buildings and Grounds man
agement, under the National
Park Service, to enforce the act
for Government employees.
CITIZEN.
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Reply To Mr.. Haney

Mr.. Haney in the Voice Of the
People recently in regard to
crackpots, says we have tried for
five years with the New Deal.
But what about the preceding
years of Harding, Coolidge and
Hoover?
We know what happened 1929
to 1888. No New Deal then. It
was the old deal Of the bankers
Just as the present depression Is
a continued one from the past.
Was common sense and eco
nomic law defied then? One can
only say yes.
Why have not the Panama
Canal bonds been paid? (They
were taken in by the old deal
long before the New Deal and
should have been paidO Should
a man tell a customer he only
wanted him to deal IS cents
worth of business instead Of 65
cents worth, and that he was in
debt and did not want to pay
out too soon? That is what the
Mellon regime did. I suppose
that is your policy, Mr.. Haney?
AS I understand your letter.
why should taxes be cut when
in debt? That is not the way
to pay them off. The thing to
do is to give the workers an as
surance of a livinL wage, work
at all times. That will start re-
covery, confidence and the en-
joyment Of life, liberty and hap
pineSs.
GEORGE H. BOYD.
Paris, Nd.
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parable in scope to that Of radio

parable in scope to that Of radio
or the automobile.
8. Drastic industrial reforms
=. along the line Of hour reduc-
tion; smallest decrease as is pos
sible in wages and the spread
ing of available work. This
latter method will undoubtedly
result in lowered standards Of
living, but please, Mr.. Swinney,
don't answer by saying hours
of work can be lowered and
wages raised. It would kill this
poor camel!
JAMES A. VAUGHAN.
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Wise Words

The great secret Of success
in life is for a man to be ready
when his opportunity comes
Disraeli.
Every man who rises above
the common level receives two
instructors: the first from his
instructors; the second, the
most personal and important.
from himself.-Gibbon.
A wise man should have
money in his head: but not in
his heart.-Swift.
A deep meaning often lies in
old customs.-Schiller.
A man too full of sentiment
is like an overflowing fountain
he soon forms a puddle
around. him.-Norwood.
A man behind the times Is
apt to speak i'll Of them. on the
principle that nothing looks
well from behind.-HolmeS.
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only girl in
a f a m / ly of
six children,
my m o t h er
was very dot
I'M 6 to me
and she want
ed me to have
all the ad-
v a ntages, eS-
pecially a good
education. Al
t h o u gh my
mother is far
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my sister.
I have been
ii ng with
my sister for
a b out three
y e a RS, and
she is like a
m o t h er to
me. S h e is
the most per-
feet person I
h a We e We r
known and I
am v e r y
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came in time
to be over.
thrown by
the tn n
young Kai-
ser Wilhelm.
Prussian / S m
b r o u g h t
a b ou t tn e
World War
and for a
time it was
laid low.
Hitler has
brought Prus-
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IN o t h e r
playe d the
greatest part
in my lie.
he was al
ways so good
and so sim
cere. 1t was
her teachings
that still in
flue nee me
and I h a v e
tried to pass
the m on to
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MY h u s.
b a n d has
b e Q n my
gre a test in.
fluence. Get
ting married
was the most
sensible thing
I ever did
and I find I
ke nothing
better tn a n
being a wife.
Before I met
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er, but somehow I always find
myself anxious to follow her
good advice"
X 4
Mrs. sada Witt, ITS Califor-
MIA st. N. W., secretary-treaS-
urer of a corporation:
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away IN MISSISSIPPI, she StlII IN
fluenceS my life to a great ex-
tent. I think my mother is one
of the finest women on earth"
II
Mrs. Corinne Stewart, 14l3
Fourteenth st. N. W., house
wife:
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her four years
ago, she has
b e e n m y
gre a test in
centive a n d
1 usually con-
suit her about
t h / n 6 S. I
know I have
b e n e fit ed
from her in
tereSt and ad-
vice. OF my
pa r ents, my
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"My mother
has alw a Us
b e e n, and
S till is, my
g r e a test in
flu e nc e. I
have a sweet
m o t h e r,
whose firS t
interest is al
ways her chill
dren, She is
not a doni-
mating moth
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proud of her and I always look
up to her. Her influence is re-
sponsible for many Of the de-
cisionS make"
X Il
David Scher, 756 Princeton
Pl. N. W., blue printer:
my sweetheart. Since I met
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my husband, I never took life
seriously. I took everything as
it came without caring much
about anything"
X X II
Miss Margaret Stewart, 1915
Calvert st. N. w., business col
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ROllin' Along
Bu ". A. S. DOuaLas

n URING recent visit to Germany sought to make
~ careful and unbiased study of Prussansm In America
call it gangrue the gang of course being controlled
bv a boss -gangster.
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The Inquiring
Photographer
The washington Times in.
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

What person has exercised
the greatest influence over your
life?
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

should be limited 200 words Names and addresses Of
the writers will be omitted upon request.
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /. 1888. is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-05-06

Prussianism began as the old
Militarstaat Of Prince Bismarck
who, like other mobster-bosSes,
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mother always had more influ-
ence with me-"
4 4 \
Jack Cohn, 1854 Morse st.
N. w., restaurant owner and
news dealer:
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THE ANSWERS

THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Grace Marcy, 1868
Euclid st. N. W., dietitian:
MY mother. Since was the
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From the New York Daily News
Evening star., 1938-04-06
By the Way
Beth Blaine,

attended
smile wnklng
Matde de suvh At the
with husband the Italian Ambassador
official trip which included dedcang
that not the real Washington Mde
actually In for mother
shock to her other failed
the notice Of her the continue Mde
with invitations
EKENGREN town!
found herself San Anton hereabous the
time imaginable, but she home safe and sound.
she visited the L.
States Vice Consul Stuttgart the eldest daughter
Edgar Prochn well known and liked here Washington
Now Elsie will take the big Job helping
wedding latter
give her the exciting Of the approaching marriage.
CONGRATULATIONS the Second Belgian
Nine Waravns! Last night daughter
the Hospal-wesht ea4 pounds time o'clock
daughter
MRS PETTNOS BLOW take of
cocktail
friends told
November She sails alone will be
Milky after his school closes itinerary
having friends the other
will include visits and interesting
those who stopped
the Australian Counselor Keith
Embassy Tony Bay Of the Hungarian legation
Frau Thomson wife Of the German
wife Of Counselor Of the Netherlands Legation.
Evening star., 1938-04-06
Residential
Continued From Page B-3.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Hurja will enter
tain at dinner this evening.

Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Hurja will enter
tain at dinner this evening.
DR.. Paul Schwarz, the former Ger
man Consul in New York, and Mrs.
Schwarz are at the Willard for q
brief stay. They will attend the con-
cert OF the Pan-American Union to-
morrow evening.
Mrs. Volney o. Clark entertained
Sunday evening for her daughter, Miss
Frances Annette Clark, at a buffet
supper OF 20 in honor Of Miss Kathe-
rine Kountz OF Smith College, who Is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Eugene
j. Tighe. Miss Kountz Is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. A. E. Kountz Of Pittsburgh
and the late Mrs. Kountz, the former
Miss Marie Friday.
Miss Clark and Miss Kountz spent
the past week end in Annapolis as
the guests OF Comdr. and Mrs. Carlson,
whose daughter, Miss Janet Carlson,
is student at Smith College also.
Evening star., 1938-04-06

home in Roslyn, Long Island, upon
their return from a wedding trip.
The bride attended Miss Hewitt's
classes, and made her debut the season
Of 1856. She Is q member Of the
Junior League Of New York. She is q
granddaughter Of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. George Jason Waters of Phila-
delphia and the late Mr.. and Mrs.
James Francis Gatins OF Atlanta.
Mr.. Curtis attended Aiken Prepara-
tory School, was graduated from the
MiddleseX School in 1884 and attend
ed the University Of Arizona. He Is a
grandson of the late Gen. and Mrs.
Greely S. Curtis Of Boston and the
late William A. Merriam of st. Paul,
one-time Governor of Minnesota, and
the late Mrs. Merriam, Mr.. Curtis
father was Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury under President Taft. The
bridegroom is member Of the
Racquet and Tennis Club of New York,
Miss Swartz Wed
In Takoma Park.
A PRETTY wedding took place last
night at o'clock in the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Grant M. Benton in
Takoma Park, when Miss Beulah Mae
Swartz, daughter of Mr.. Frank swartz
ana the late Mrs. SWartz Of Rochester,
N. Y. became the bride of Mr.. Donald
Ernest Payne of Orlando, Fla, son
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Payne
OF Miami, Fla. The Rev. William c.
Young off1ciated.
The rooms were decorated with
ferns and spring flowers. On the
rnantel were two tall candles with low
baskets Of jonquils
Preceding the ceremony Mr.. Harry
Bennett sang two solos and Mr.. Rob-
ert Weiland played a selection on the
violin. They were accompanied by
Miss Esther M. Kuckenmeister.
The bride wore long gown OF white
MORE taffeta. made with naring skirt
and long train. Her sleeves were
puffed to the elbows and closely fitted
at the wrists. Her long veil Of illu-
sion was held at the back of her head
with band of lilies of the valley.
She carried a shower bouquet of trail
ing arbustus.
Her sister. Miss Annabelle Ida
Swartz, was her maid of honor Miss
Swartz wore long gown of gold satin
with slight train Her headoand
and slippers matched her gown, and
she carried a sheaf of purple iris.
The bridesmaids were Miss Gladys
Passebois of Syracuse. N. Y, and Miss
Helen Smith of Boston. Mass. They
wore long gowns Of pink brocaded silk
with silver headbands and corsage
bouquets Of blue violets.
The best man was Mr.. Laurence
Wilbur Payne, brother of the BRIDE
groom, Of Chattanooga, Tenn. The
little flower girl, who wore = frock
Of pink and blue tafieta with q blue
headdress, was Leona Pearl Oickle.
At the reception that followed Mrs.
Benton wore = gown Of orchid or
CANDY with a corsage bouquet Of
orchids.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne left for wedding trip to the
mountains in Pennsylvania, the bride
wearing blue suit with white blouse
and blue hat and accessories.
Evening star., 1938-04-06
St. Margaret's Aids
At Dinner Toni9ht.

Members Of the Rector's Aid Of St.
Margaret's Church will be guests OF
Circle No. 8, when they give a spring
dinner tomorrow evening in the parish
hall at Connecticut avenue and Ban
croft place. Members Of st. Mar
garet's and their friends are cordially
invited to attend the dinner which
will be served from S to o'clock.
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Mrs. Doak Hostess.

Mrs. william N. Doak, widow Of the
former Secretary Of Labor, has Is her
guests for several weeks Mrs. Elena
Murdock Skaith, daughter Of Sen
ator James J. Murdock Of Canada,
former minister of labor during the
Mackenzie King regime.
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Weddings
Continued From Page B-3.)

VOOIlUl1IVcQ Z 1OIlI Z d8C 0"JT
Darragh A. Park. jr.: Mr.. Thomas lie
Boutillier. Mr.. Joseph P. Grace. Mr..
George H. Bostwick, Mr.. Louis E.
Stoddard, jr.; Mr.. Bayard D. Stout,
Mr.. William Merriam of Washington
and Mr.. Eugene H. George Of Milton,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis will make their
Evening star., 1938-04-06
COlenans Hosts.

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. F. W. Coleman
entertained 80 guests at dinner last
evening in their home at Soldiers
Home,
Evening star., 1938-08-13
1n Mrntnrtat1t.

BROOKS. URsULINE v. AND FANNIE G
sRook & oS5 WnS dear 1.d e..
FANNIE g. sRooks wbo III died .nn
years ago. August 81. 1921.
Our life is but 4 FADING dawn
Lead US; o Christ when ali is some. '
Safe home At last.
Where saints are clothed in spotless white
where Thon ffennf Etsrns snaapTs Y.ns never ht a
MARY Z. Hkb Al s. DANIEL A. BROOKS. .
MQNTG0MERY. MARION LOUISE. In
SAD but fondest remembrance OF our be-
M4Rien ndias6isd Eo6fsE M %oN sTr
years ago today. Auaust Is. issi. ''
Loving .n.e!.S thoughts Of you shall always be
Dearest memories Of you within our hearts
shall always dwell
Years VIII not chanGe our devotion for YOU:
1ou are gone. but never will you be for
LOVING FATHER. BROTHERS AND SIS
MURRAY. JESSIE L. In loving rem.m-
JESSIE l. MURRAY. who died nine ISa1r Years
ago today. August 13. 1929.
Sleep on. dear loved one. Gods way is best
He knew you were weary and needed rest:
SEHan SGWe asE veil HIsReNn RssI YOU ns one Ry Gns
MURRAY: LOVING DAUGHTER. LUCE
A: vERRuLI. AND SONS. AMERICUS
AND CHARLES
WHITE. LEWIS EMORY. A tribute Of
love and everlasting memory to our dear
son and brother. LEWIS EMORY WHITE.
who entered the great beyond eikht years
ago today. August l3. 1880.
No matter how heavy our loss is.
No matter how great our despair:
Doesn't Heaven seem nearer and briEhter
To know that. our loved ones are there?
HIS FAMILY
WILSON: r. CARTER. In sad but Low.
CARTER WILSON. who passed away nine
years aeo today. Aueust ia. 1929:
lOAU06T81>9.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
MRS. HELMINA BONN, 81,
DIES IN CHEVY CHASE
Native of Sweden Was Widow
of Advertising Manager of
Scientific American,

Mrs. Helmina Bonn. 81, died yes
terday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Arthur B. Gilbert, ~ Hesketh
street, Chevy Chase, Md, after a long
illness.
Mrs. Bonn was the widow of AL
phonse A. Bonn, at one time adver-
tising manager of the Scientific
American and later associated with
mining interests. She had been liv-
ing with her daughter about 10 years,
since soon after the death of Mr..
Bonn. She was a native of Sweden.
Besides Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Bonn
leaves another daughter, Mrs. James
Dodd, New York; a son, Louis A. Bonn,
New York; seven grandchildren and
two great-grandchildre
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday at the William Reuben
Pumphrey funeral home, Bethesda.
Md. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
EIGHTH IS KILLED / .
BYCH|CAGOGANCS
Three 'Gunmen Stand Man
Against Garage Wall and
Riddle Him With Lead.
Bv TIE Associated Press,


CHICAGO, Aug. 13-The gang
style execution Of Joseph La Porte,
"a, shot hve times through the head,
forged another link today in the grisly
chain Of death that has claimed eight
victims in seven weeks.
In . manner reminiscent of the SEN
sational st. Valentines Day massacre
Of nine years ago, three gunmen stood
La Porte against the brick wall Of q
garage on the West Side last night and
fired . volley of bullets into his head.
Policeman John Rack said La
Porte was once q member Of the old
~" gang, which ruled portion Of
the Southwest Side In prohibition days,
and this year he had taken an active
interest in politics.
La Porte's execution followed by
four days the Assassination OF James
G. DUNCAN, as. business agent for the
Painters and Decorators Union, who
was slain by three gunmen in front
Of his home Monday night. and the
following morning the bullet-pocked
body of Sam Frog Legs" Picciotto was
found across the street from the White
Sox ball park.
1t. Archie Cain. squad supervisor Of
the Detective Bureau. said that an
underworld murder squad. killing for
hire. may be responsible for the cur
rent wave Of gangster slayings.
Motives seem to be vastly different
Evening star., 1938-08-13
BUILDS OWN RAILROAD,
SHORTEST IN WORLD

Veteran Employe, IS, Spends
$1,000 on Hobby-Regular
Week End Schedule Followed.
BY the Associated Press.
Vaudeville, LA veteran en-
ploye of the Gulf, Mobile Il Northern
Railroad, despairing Of ever becoming
a railroad magnate, decided to build
his own line.
1t took Sidney J. Thibodaux two
years to Anish what he calls the
shortest standard-gauge railroad in
the world. 1t Is only 500 feet long
but it is complete with 60-pound rails
and standard ties, switches, lamps,
semaphores and telegraphic service.
Mr.. Thibodeaux, station agent here
for the G. M. e. N. with 48 years
railroad experience, is IS years old.
He built his own railroad, called the
Vaudeville Northern, as a hobby, for
$1,000.
Rolling stock of the Vaudeville
Northern consists Of handcar pow
cred by gasoline engine and small
flatcar Schedules on week days are
accommodated to trafic, Mr.. Thibo-
deauxs half dozen grand children
and their little friends. A regular
schedule Is followed on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
SLOT MACHINES
To Be 0U7LAW''ED
Montgomery Police Will
Confiscate Claw Devices,
Too, on September !.
Py . Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

Py STAN Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. Aug. 13.-State's
Attorney James H. Pugh today issued
an order for police to confiscate all
claw and slot machines operating In
Montgomery County after septem-
ber /.
Mr.. Pugh said that = ruling Of the
Maryland Court Of Appeals declared
that the two types Of machines were
illegal and that they would be out
lawed automatically in all parts Of
the State.
Few claw machines are believed to
be in operation in Montgomery
County, but for nearly . year scores
Of slot machines. with the familiar
three revolving wheels operated by 4
lever. have been operating with the
addition Of a pin ball attachment to
lend an alleged element of skill.
The appellate court ruled that the
mere addition Of a plunger and ball
attachment did not make the ma
chimes game Of skill. The ruling was
handed down in cases appealed in
Baltimore.