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Evening star., 1938-11-11
Battle of Contigny Re-enocted
In Armistice Celebration
Planes, Troops ond Tanks Present
Realistic Fight at Sligo Park

The rattle Of machine-gun f1re
down smoke-fllled valley and the
deafening roar Of explosions simu-
lating an artillery barrage, last night
re-created for nearly 25,0OO specta-
tors the World War battle of Can
tigny, in sham battle staged by the
Cissel-Saxon Post, No. Al, of the
American Legion.
Modern tanks and airplanes COM
bined with more than 600 troops
from the National Guard and the
Regular Army in portraying the first
definite Independent operation Of
any magnitude by the A. E. F. in
France. The sham battle was staged
at Sligo Park, miles north of
the District line in Silver Spring,
Md, in celebration of the Goth an
niversary of the signing of the Ar
mistice
A military pageant in nine scenes
enhanced by an elaborate display
of fireworks, formed a colorful pre-
lude to the sham battle. Following
opening selections by the st.
Micheel's Boys Band, solos by Har-
ry Nichter of the University of
Maryland and May. Carolyn Thomas
OF Baltimore accompanied fire.
works displays of the American
Legion emblem and the Gold Star
emblem
A scene showing soldiers in camp
was depicted by the Kensington
(Mdo Howitzer Company of the
Maryland National Guard, during
which quartet from the University
OF Maryland sang. Another scene
featured the humanitarian work of
Red Cross nurses binding the wounds
OF the soldiers on the field lighted
by the sweeping glare of search
light. Frank Stevenson sang during
this presentation,
Most spectacular and interesting
was the Army tank demonstration
staged by Company C, 66th Infan-
try, U. S. Army, commanded by
Capt. F. M. Thompson. Eleven high
speed. ironclads gave a convincing
demonstration of the speed and
might of the nations tank corps
as they plowed through Sligo Creek,
and took breath-ta taking jumps over
uneven ground in front of the
grandstand.
During the demonstration air.
planes from the Maryland National
Guard Air Corps, with Mai. Charles
A. Mason commanding, roared ov-
erhead, dropping flares and swoop-
Ing low over the battle ground.
Col. Robert Mccormick, publisher
OF the Chicago Tribune, who was the
ofncer in charge of artillery opera
tions In the real battle of Cantigny,
which was held May %, 1918, was
one OF the spectators at last nights
demonstration. Col. Mccormick flew
to Washington to be on hand for
the re-enactment.
Included in the spectators was
Evening star., 1938-11-11

Herbert 8. Freeman, former SER
geant in Co. D of the 1st Engi-
neers, who took part in the battle
20 years ago. Mr.. Freeman, who
lives in Kensington. Nd, is the hold
er of the French Croix de Guerre,
with five citations. and was decor
ated for bravery In action at Can
tigny in 1918.
Battle Tested A. E. r.
The Battle Of Cantigny, although
not as popularly known as other
engagements, was regarded as high
ly important because the American
forces proved themselves capable of
withstanding the German advance,
and succeeding on their own merit.
The success of the attack of the
28th Infantry, commanded by Gen.
Hanson B., Ely, was a potent factor
in the maintenance of the allied
morale.
Last nights portrayal wildly
showed the conditions of battle.
The advancing troops went forward
behind field artillery barrage de-
picted by planted bombs, and pro-
tected by continuous overhead
machine gun fire. Advancing behind
tanks, they finally stormed and cap
tured the defensive position repre-
senting the village of Cantigny.
The American troops and the
enemy" were played by companies
from the Maryland National Guard
An anti-aircraft demonstration was
presented by the 260th Coast Artil-
lery Anti-Aircraft Unit, District of
Columbia. Col. Walter w. Burns.
commanding.
One of the most clever fireworks
displays. which represented the
American entrance into the war,
showed a troop transport Journey
ing from a colorful Statue of Lib
erty to gracefully outlined Eiffel
Tower.
Brig. Gen. D. John Markey, direc-
tor of the pageant and commander
of the Maryland National Guard,
described the pageant and the prog
ress of the sham battle over the
public address system. Sergt. D. R..
Perkins, U. S. A., was the producer
of the pageant. Music for a num-
ber of the scenes was furnished by
the lst Infantry Band of the Mary
land National Guard.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Recall Election
Is Ordered in Miami
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Nov. ia recall
election for three Miami city COM
missioners, including Mayor Robert
r. Williams, was ordered yesterday
by Circuit Judge H. F. Atkinson.
The court order. climaxing a 2
month fight, set December is as the
special election date for Mayor Will
liams and Commissioners John w.
Dubose and Ralph B. Ferguson. The
order was signed in response to a
taxpayers suit.
A jury was seated in Criminal
Court to try Mr.. Williams, Mr.. Du-
bose and Rate Expert Thomas E..
Grady on charge of soliciting a
$3.50 900 bribe from the Florida
Power & Light Co. to settle a rate
controversy. Their indictment on
these charges led to the recall fight.
A bribery charge against Mr.. Fer
guson was dropped for lack Of evi-
dence
Evening star., 1938-11-11
1907 Model Car Arrives
For Philadelphia Derby
n !,

Bv the Associated Press,
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11.-Wear-
Ing goggles and clad in a linen
duster, Theodore Fialia, Philadel-
phlan. stepped gingerly from his
1907 model today the first to arrive
in the 9th annual antique automo-
bile derby. He had covered IS miles
from Trenton, N. j., in one hour and
40 minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Abramson.
also of Philadelphia, drove in with
a 1908 number sometime later, re-
lating dolefully how they had been
delayed en- route from Trenton by a
stop to report to police the loss of
Mrs. Abramson's handbag.
A pilot whose relic chugged in
from Downington told tale of re-
peated blowouts that slowed his
trip.
Winners, the judges announced,
would be determined by the age of
the car, its condition, the distance
travelled and the costumes of the
drivers.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Body Found in Water Front

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. II R.-The
body of a well-dressed, unidentified
man about 80 years old with the head
battered it was found on the river
front today. Pinned to his belt,
printed on plain card, were the
words: "He knew too much; too bad. "
Oscar Henry, banana carrier,
found the body on the Thalia street
wharf, the head hanging over the
water of the Mississippi River.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Baltimore Firm Aide
Found Dead in Wood
Ey the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Nov. II R.-
Henry c. Elphinstone, secretary
treasurer of the D. c. Elphinstone
Co., Inc, construction equipment
manufacturers, was found dead in a
clump of woodland near his home
today, pistol at his side.
He had been missing from his
home since last night. His widow, a
son Clayton, a daughter, Beatrice,
and one brother, Lewis Elphinstone,
survive.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
100000 Road Jobs
In Nearby Virginia
Approved by State
Commonwealth Shore
Of FederuI-Aid Work
Is $247, 1868

Final approval Of allocations total
ing $247 10000 for road improve
ments in Arlington and Fairfax
Counties was announced by the Vir-
ginia Highway Commission yester-
day in the adoption Of a $9,50o, 900
Statewide primary road construc-
ton program for the fiscal year be-
ginning July l, 1899.
Since three of the five projects in
Arlington and Fairfax are eligible
for Federal aid, it is expected the
total expenditure for projects in
those communities will be about
100000.
The commission approved an al
lotment Of $95,7O0.84 for work on
Columbia turnpike west from Glebe
road. which is Virginia route No. 8,
thus indicating relief for this heav-
lily congested thoroughfare.
$4,000 for Lee Highway.
1t also decided to spend SIS 900 for
improvement OF Lee highway from
Rosslyn to Cherrydale; $4,000 on
the Leesburg pike from West Falls
Church to Tysons Corner, which is
State route No. 7, In Fairfax County,
and $4,000 along route No. 236, in
Fairfax County, from the end of a
current road project into Annandale.
An ALLEGATION of $7,1672O also was
made for the extension of route
300, or Old Dominion drive as it
Is generally known, from the vicinity
OF Lee highway and Military road,
IN Cherrydale, to meet with the
present terminus of the drive
farther up the Lee highway. En-
gineers said this would relieve part
OF the congestion on the highway.
Taxes Bring $25,2l5,7oo.
Estimating gross receipts from the
State gasoline tax, license fees and
other sources at $25, "a, 100, the COM
mission reported 1t would have $22,-
SAC. .497 available for ALLEGATION for
all types of construction after de-
ductions were made for interest on
obligations and operation of the
various agencies Of the division of
motor vehicles.
Including Federal aid, the COM
mission estimated it would have
$9,717,769.13 available for primary
construction and $14,905, ,728 for work
other than primary construction.
The final draft left UNCHANGED
the allocations in Bristol, Salem,
Richmond and Fredericksburg dis
tricts. while the figures showed some
revision In the districts Of Staunton,
Culpeper, Lynchburg and Suffolk.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Womun's Club Party

The Woman's Club Of Riverdale,
Nd, will hold a card party in the
Riverdale School at o'clock to-
night. Proceeds will be used to aid
the two main projectssof the club
supplying cod-liver oil to needy Grip
pied children in nearby Prince
Georges County and setting up q
scholarship fund for a girl from
Riverdale. Mrs. Brice Bowie is in
charge.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Aimee Mcpherson III

LOS ANGELES, Nov. II P.-
Evangelist Aimee Semple Mcpherson
is seriously i'll, officials of Angelus
Temple have revealed.
The nature of the illness, which
began two weeks ago, and plans for
treatment will be made known later
today, they said.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Attempt on Winship Life
Brings 4th Conviction
9! the Associated Press,

3! thG ASSoCl1ted PreSS
PONCE, Puerto Rico. Nov. 11.-A
fourth Puerto Rican Nationalist
Prudencio Segarras-was convicted
today of first degree murder for the
attempt on the life of Gov. Blanton
Winship. He will be sentenced Mon
day.
Three other convicted Nationalists
face life imprisonment, and five
others await trial
Although Gov. Winship was un-
injured Puerto Rican National
Guard officer and two other Puerto
Ricans were killed.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
4 Have an Armistice With Death

Blow, bugles, bow-across windswept plain
will arise with seeing eyes take up the march again.
For sesas tssts ysat; ss tsssa rss osss s at 's't
FOR Ans i,sf@t e Se xsoss o{ tf Sas Sas: . fs mute
But no,0 haze an Armistice
Or n1ss as a suaF 1SS Se4t s dend snd sn 1rsesa ek
And only talk ,Uth DEATH
The ripened grain is in the shock.
The grapes the utne,
7"SEs; 7Ss 'ta'Hsyss t %y :ss Il s "s s.ss .,ss" 'o'
No cursed trench Or stckening stencil
No Gis 4ay0ssa seneth,ng ah 1sa out @aa o3 Tf ssu
No mustard gas, that must pass,
~, Or Oheat fields red ,oith blood;
No fses ssaess aosn@a5a IN re IT sa1s& fSs aa grass
No nights OF patching, ,uasttng, hating,
No SstSy III ice e; i; S' Sg Sig :: %ssss:
For trees grow these hills again,
And g. oiras sing IN ,se. tssse I, tres again
But ns over ohs2 here ttss, there ,soq, IS cross
And Es lEt % Segona f,e;n b7o}hs1 A9Ssqnd more
Aye y9ys t Of them; en-; yes. miles of them,
HOY Yhte sensf ssnttnsli is nqt a3 t5l 55tozgot %ss
So small, 50 straght 50 1 ,rhite, a''''
That sheltered and guarded me
Each day and every night
While nature coUered up the Dounds
The scars earth and tree,
And hid from the sacrileqe
That only God see!
The greed the hate the broken things,
MANS vengeance" 1Uredked on man
Did Christ knoW this Caluary;
KnoD this and place ban?
No ban on those Dho ,Dould destrou
The things He held most dear
The right to liue, the right to loue
The faith to conquer fear
Oh, God, forgive the errinq ones
Who make OF odr toy.
Who reap their haruest 1Dith s,uord
and build-but to destroy.
Blow. bugles. blow! My Armistice is through
And Life and Death and have
CAPT. GUY c. NADEAU,
,,, - - The National Guard of Honor
november H. 1883 The American Legion.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Racing Selection
In Star rHits Two
Daily Doubles

Yesterday one of the racing
selections carried in The Star
A. P. Consensus-performed .
rarity in handicapping by hit
ting the daily doubles at both
Narragansett and Pimlico, the
only Eastern tracks in operation.
This feat was especially re-
markable on account Of the
large prices paid.
Narragansett-Eva R., $7.70,
and Lunsford, $3.50. Daily
double paid $42.70.
Pimlico-Bing Bong, 090,
and Last Chance, $40. Daily
double paid $16320.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
President Called
Sawyer in Ohio
7oLeurn of Loss
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Nov 11.-Dem-
ocratic National Committeeman
Charles Sawyer-defeated can
didate for Governor-disclosed
today that President Roosevelt
telephoned him early Wednes-
day to ascertain the trend Of
voting.
1T was about l am.," said
Mr.. Sawyer. HE asked me how
things were going. l told MIN
I thought we were licked.
And" Mr.. Sawyer grinned,
I'VE were, wern't we?"
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Weather Report

Columba-Fair
about B degrees tonight increasing oudes
mild colder
winds tonight and tomorrow
night tomorrow increasing oudness with mild temperature Sunday
ran followed by colder Sunday afternoon night
West Virginia-Fair and tonight
coudness with mild temperatures Sunday, rain colder
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Report for Last 24 Hours.

Record for Last 2i Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 81. 3 pm. yesterday. Yea,
ago. SO.
Lowest, Al. 7 am. today. Year ago. 3s
Weather in Various Cities,
Evening star., 1938-11-11
ChoNeden Early Fovorite
To Win PinnIico Futurity
Special Dispatch to The Star.


PIMIICO Md, Nov 11-W Chaeden, winner of the
New England Futriy avorite the
Pmico Fututy which over the
i 1-l6-mile
Evening star., 1938-11-11
The Sun and Moon.
Monthly PRECIPITATION in inches In thl
Capital (current month to date)'

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 80. on August Is.
Lowest. 16. on January 2S.
Humidity fer Last "a Hours.
Trom noon yesterday to noon today.D
Highest 81 Der cent. at 6 am. today
Lowest. 35 per cent, at 4 pm. yesterday,
Evening star., 1938-11-11

New lace fashions are saving many
lace mills in France from ruin.
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Knute Hill Divorce Final

PROSSER, Wash, Nov. II P).-
A final decree of divorce was grant,
ed Knute E. Hill, congressional Rep
resentative from the 4th Washington
district, here Wednesday from Vir-
ginia K. Hill. They we're married
in Pendleton, Greg, December "a,
1886. His complaint stated she re-
fused to live with him after one
month.
Evening star., 1938-11-11

The disturbance that was east Of Labra-
dor Thursday morning has moved east
ward over the ocean with greatly in
creased intensity, being central this morn
ing about 500 miles east Of the Straits
Of Belle Isle. S: 8. Black Gull. 1886 inches
eastward o, to the Upper Lake region Es.
center has developed over Utah and West
ern Colorado. Grand Junction Colo 90. SO
inches. A disturbance Of wide extent is
advancing eastward over Alaska and Yukon,
Nome, Alaska. COLA inches. Still another
disturbance is over Eastern Hudson Bay,
Port Harrison. Quebec. 90 80 inches. High
pressure pressure prevails from the Cult States
ern Quebec and over the Western Canadian
provinces and in the vicinity Of Bermuda.
The Pas Manitoba 3O.42 inches; Copper
mine District of Mackenzie. 3O4O inches;
Elkins. w. Va. 30.34 inches: Farher Point.
Quebec: 5000 inches. and ST.. Georges.
Tains in Florida and the North Pacific
Northern Rocky Mountain regions. the
Dakotas and Northern Minnesota. The
temperature has risen in the West Gulf
States and New Mexico and almost gen.
orally east OF the Mississippi River. while
colder weather has overspreed portions Of
the Plateau and Rocky Mountain regions
North Dakota and the Pacific States.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harper's Ferry: Potomac clear at Great
Fails today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED By United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1938-11-11
Packard Plant Closes:
Nearby Strike Blamed
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Nov. 1.-THE Packard
Motor Car Co. plant was closed and
approximately $500 employees sent
home today because of shortage of
doors. usually supplied by the Budd
Wheel Co.. where a United Auto
mobile Workers strike is in progress.
The Budd plant remained in oper-
alton today when 400 of the l,1OO
employees reported for work, but
Packard officials said the supply of
doors was not sufficient to maintain
their production schedule
Evening star., 1938-11-11

Futurity field follows:
Evening star., 1938-11-11


Hurry and Predestined
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
PREMIUM ON PUBLIC POWER

Municipalities must make reasonable efforts III
good faith to buy out at fair and reasonable
price the existing public utility plants IN the Il
cities to which Harold l.. IckeS, Public Works Ad-
ministrator, has allocated grants OF So,Sz9''97
These are the terms of the announcement, based
on the congressional act providing the PWA funds
These grants are outright gifts of 45 per cent ct
the cost of the electric generating plants and DIS
tributing systems the municipalities propose t"
build if they cannot buy out the privately owned
systems with which they would compete. The gifts
are made on the theory that the construction WORK
provides employment and eases the relief problem
to a corresponding degree. Yet these grants and
the manner in which they made compllcate the
pubc utilities problem to such extent that they
tend to stflc as much employment as they create
In the first place, the fact that the federal gov
ernmcnt gves-out Of national taxpayers money
-45 per cent of the cost enables the publicly own
Oh mower system to start with great advantage
IN tho overhead costs it is obliged to calculate a.
connared to the privately owned plant that must
nav a return on all its investment. The yardSt'cH
is shortened at the outset to g "a inches so tar
as capital costs are concerned. And the privately
owned utility is put under pressure to accept a Low
price for its property when this kind of competl
ton is in prospect.
Then the municipality is almost invited by the
terms of the program to make if it can. an OTTER SC
low that the utility in question will refuse 1t anc
yet high enough that the PWA administrator, who
is the only Judge, will consider it fair For while
the As per cent grant will be made if the city goes
ahead to construct new plant, it will not be con
tributed to help make up price paid ny the CIT!
for the existing plant The city must do that en-
tirely on it's own.--Christian Science Monitor
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
HOW CAN YOU PAY MORE WITH LESS?

Labor Commissioner Fletcher justlfca-
ton for wage dffercntials in the South as against
the levels elsewhere applying And he tells the
North Carolina Press Association such discrmlna-
ton AGAINST the workers of the South has valid
basis.
His reasoning is specifically sound, but only
that.
The commissioner cites as his argument that If
climatic and other conditions make for lower cost
of living in the South than in other states, the en-
ployers enjoy precisely the same advantage and
they therefore, should not seek to show that all of
this environmental subsidy is on the side OF labor
1t is missing the whole point in this much-debat-
ed issue to play around on its suburbs a. the COM
missioner is doing in this case aud as is SO usually
done by defenders of the diferentlaL
The weather. the climate the price of food the
cheapness of rent, and the abundance of gardens
and the ower-price level which is alleged to obtain
in the South on all subsistence necessities, const
tutc feeble and fragile basis upon which the diff
ferential can be argued.
The reason that southern employers are unable
tn pay the same schedule of wages applying IN
higher-bracket industrial regions is because they
have less income out Of which to pay industrial
wages,
There's the crux of the question.
And to make that point all the more emphatic
it is only necessary to recte that with income
from their industrial products far lower than they
obtain with the same competitive industrial prod
ucts elsewhere manufactured. southern caplta ana
ownership and management pay out more of their
manufacturing income for wages than is paid from
such income anywhere else in the country.
In other words the southern industrial worker
gets higher percentage of the southern industrial
employers money than the northern ana eastern
industrial worker gets Of the northern and eastern
employers money.
The obvious answer. therefore, to this problem
Of diferentiaIs in wages between the South and
the nation at large is for the South to he given the
opportunity or to make the opportunity itself, TO
increase its manufacturing income-to make more
money, more profits, out of which higher industrial
wages can be paid.
Commissioner Fletcher would do better with MS
worthy crusade in behalf of higher wages for south
ern cmpIoyes-wth which heartily join him
were he in Buffalo arguing for fair freight rates
for southern business and industry instead OF at
Blowing Rock arguing to editors and publishers
that southern employers should take more OF the
compsrativelv fewer manufacturing dollars they
have in their pockets and turn them over to the'r
employes.-Charotte Observer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
CHILDREN NEED sELF-RELIANCE

II the effect on ''rcfcf" is bad on the adult
population it is infinitely worse on the children
Children in relief families up to Ia years of age
cannot remember when the family earned its Ilv-
ing As far back as they can recall, free food was
received from benevolent government and the
bread-winner had relief job of some kind
Those children have been taught nothing OF sell
reliance. They have no conception of what 1T means
to earn their own lvipG, of doing days work for
days pay.
1t will be no easy task to change the viewpoint
of these millions of children in the nation into one
of sturdy self-reance and independence. We do
not condemn, but rather pity, these children who
thus begin life with handicap which many cannot
overcome, all because in our program OF rehet we
have not demanded that those who received aid
should return work of some kind to- the value OF
the aid given.-EXchange.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
TORSO SLAYER FOUND
TO KNOW MEDICINE

CLEVELAND, July 10. (UP)-
Clcveland's torso murderer may
have some knowledge of medicine
as we'll as surgical skill, it was
discovered after laboratory re,
port revealed large amount Of
morphine in the 18th torso VIC
Tins liver.
Dr.. S. r. Gerber, Cuyahoga
county coroner, said that I'M
doubtedIy the drug was given TO
the victim prior to decapltatlon.
"The amount was more than
would be taken by the average
morphine addict. The victim must
have been in coma before be-
ing slain" the coroner said.
The 18th victims trunk was re-
covered from the Cuyahoga river,
but the arms and head have not
been found.