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The Washington times., 1938-06-09
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By SHIRLEY SPENCER

BY SHIRLEY SPENCER
This is q biography quiz.
Score 10 for each question,
/. What French novelist was
exiled for a time for his de.
tense of Captain DreyfuS?
2. What inventor was inter.
ested in the education of the
deaf and was a close friend of
Helen Keller?
8. Who was said to have THE
greatest StorehouSe of docu.
ments that we have on human
nature"
4. What famous American
orator was the defendant in q
prolonged trial?
S. What famous musician be.
came totally blind in later life?
6. What British novelist had
a prodigious memory and wrote
a book on Mental Efficiency?
Z. What operate tenor, who
retired several years ago, was
with the Metropolitan Opera
Company for over 80 years?
8. The ashes of what unhappy
pair Of lovers are inferred in
one sepulchre in a cemetery in
Paris, though they were Sepa'
rated in life?
9. What word best describes
Socrates wife Xantippe ca
flirtatious, (b) junoesque, Co
ShrewiSh?
10. What English poet was
drowned in the Bay of SpezZia?
ANSWERS on Page 22)
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Visitor ''Disgusted"

I was standing on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue and E Street Sat
urday evening when a police
man who was standing there
also watching the baseball
scores noticed a young colored
boy giving a man a shoe shine.
He Immediately stepped up and
kicked the box, and made that
boy quit shining the shoes.
By the way the boy acted he
certainly was afraid of that
policeman. I have always been
taught to look up to and respect
a policeman, but I certainly was
disguised with that one.
JAMES JATTA,
Detroit, Mich.
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Combating Crime

To me, the most important
subject of the day is the re-
crudeScence of the kidnaper's
terrorism in our midst. and its
basic causes.
The Vaccinations which pur'
posely Segregate foreign ele-
mentS in our larger cities for
purposes of vote-control is one
of the deterrents to racial as.
Similation in America.
For example. Ware, one of the
worst political conspiratorS Of
Pennsylvania, sent baskets Of
food to poor Italian families in
Philadelphia, and nobody could
say anything against Ware in
that towns Little Italy.
But it is not the immediate
question, how to aSsimilate this
boiling ferment, this greatest
pot-pourri of diverse and hetero-
geneouS elements on the face Of
the globe. Rather the core of
the problem iS-how may we so
control these elements as to
create the least disturbance to
our whole social structure.
In military sense, alone, it
is a matter of grave import
what sort Of manpower could
come to the aid Of our mere
nucleus of $4,000 men in the
Regular Army.
SITUATION IN EUROPE
The problem then lies in the
matter Of identifying this popu-
lation, to the end Of ascertain
ing not merely where they live
but how they live!
Europe for many years has
found the Card of Identity to
be an imperative factor in main
tanning a watchful eye over
such elements as are inimical to
its social veal.
One Of our greatest social
needs is the establishment Of
psychometric clinics in every
town and city of our country, in
addition to compelling every
citizen and noncitizen to be
fingerprinted and carry with
him at all times a card Of iden-
tity. On this card would be
stated his mental rating and
visible means Of support In ad'
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No. I Salesman

I have read with some cyni-
cism the "sell now" plan urged
by Representative Sol Bloom.
On top of all the compliments
lavished on him for his bright
idea, would suggest that he be
also nominated Americas No.
superSalesman. Incidentally, may
I suggest that every department
store, grocery store, five and ten
store. restaurant and every kind
of chain store increase their
number of employees 20 per cent,
with the understanding that for
the first six months or more
said workers spend one-third of
their earnings with their EN-.
ployerS?
That, I think, would be full
cooperation. LOUIS BATTLE.
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Building Opportunity

d ESlDENTIAL development of Southwest Washing
~ ton will naturally follow the planned construction
of offices for the Social Security and the Railroad Re-
trement Boards in the vicinity of Third and Sts S. W.
Frederic A. Deano, chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission in letter to Representa-
tive Woodrum O.), of Virginia, expresses commission
approval of proposed sites for the buildings and points
out that employees of the boards should be able to find
low-rent quarters near their offices.
Declaring that General Accounting Office Build
ing is contemplated the sites of headquarters of
the two boards Delano continues:
"This should lead to rehabilitation only of South
west Washington but should also provide stimulus to
residential development in the east and therefore pro-
duce better balance in the growth of the city than now
obtains with much Government development in the
Northwest section"
Chairman Delano emphasizes that 80 per cent of the
employees of the two boards less than $4,000 year.
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from any controversy as to
whether D. C. should have a vote
or not, but to criticize a public
man who has worked as faith
fully and honestly as Senator
King has, for the District of Co
lunbia, is like giving your best
friend big swift kick.
If the District of Columbia
does get a vote, mark my word,
we will never be able to elect any
public official who will work as
faithfully and have as much con-
sideration for the taxpayers
pocketbook than Senator King;
probably one almost as good but
certainly not any better.
j. C. 8.
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right now to
on t inue in
office in 1910.
He's d o n e a
lot for my
people b a OK
h o m e and
I'm sure he's
done a lot for
a great many
pc o pie all
over the coun-
try. He's had
t he courage
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"Unfair" to Sen. King

Recently I read several edi-
torials and letters, written to the
editor of the Times and Herald,
criticizing Senator William H.
King of Utah upon his stand on
Not Favoring A Vote For D. c."
This sounds rather unfair and
uncalled for to me.
So far / have kept myself free
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KIP e nSively
so. She W a S
sure, she said,
t h a t S h e
re CO G n lied
m e. TIL er e
was a time,
just be or
the advent Of
talkies, when
s h e h a d
earned $4,000
q week. She
had been a
lavish enter
tainer and a
supporter of
t Wo WaSter
A,,1kn~(e
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ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

MY only objections to occasional return visits to Holly
4V1 wood the land of motion pictures the inevitable
encounters with friends of bygone years whose
the lips of thousands of romantcsts among who
made incomes comparable to the President of the United
States corporation awyer-but who now to all in
tent and purpose, panhanders.
Two ago walked along the Boulevard from Vine
Street to the Roosevelt Hotel distance of 10 short blocks
first met man. shabby and smelling of drnk-and this
II o'clock in the mornng-who inquired after my
health my morals and my financial standing. All he then
asked for dollar, and he got it. When young
Hollywood producer 20 years ago. he scenario writer
earning $500 week. ping his door, down
Waiting got through moved in with him Things
him woman her early that bad But fought
fories though gallant uphill battle
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make an eX-
cellent Presi-
dent. I have
a d m ired his
policie s as
shown in his
record so far.
I feel sure he
W o u d do a
lot to help the
people gener-
ally. In 1910
the c GU ntry
is 6 DIN 6 to
need a man Iii
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President, and
it would be
all right with
me if he con-
tinued in Of
flee a f t e r
1910. Despite
all the criti-
cisrn that has
been directed
against him,
you'll find the
average p e r
son is S till
his supporter.
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terrific odds-for when you are
down in Hollywood the folks
just trample on you. And now
he is on top Of the world again.
HENRY LEHMAN is vastly
"A different from the average
Hollywoodite. Maybe his tumble
and his climb have given him q
different viewpoint; maybe he's
just built different. Anyhow,
while I was being announced at
the desk Of his apartment house
home, q faded, shabby man
came to stand beside me. He
said nothing but the clerk
picked up an envelope and
handed it to him. The nan
took it, muttered a word Of
thanks and hurried away. His
face stirred vague memories.
isn't that so,and.so?" asked,
mentioning the name Of a man
in Hollywood since the begin
ming of pictures, famous as q
juvenile and later q good money.
maker as a character actor. I
was told was right.
Slipped a little, hasn't he?"
I observed.
Eyes," said the clerk, ''he'S
one of Mr.. Lehrman's pension
ers."
zone of them?" I asked.
"Yes," grinned the man be-
hind the desk. "He has more
than one"
And learned later from
Lehrman-who was most reluc-
tant to admit it-that this was
true. And having known him
for many years he let me
again reluctantly-into another
of his secrets; his twice-a-week
dollar handout. He stopped at
the desk and exchanged a
20-dollar bill for 20 singles.
He lives a block from Holly
wood Boulevard but we walked
away from the main artery and
came to stand on a corner where
the hills rose abruptly in front
Of us.
ON THE edge of these hills are
" cheap rooming houses and
tiny fragile bungalow apart
ments to be rented, furnished, by
week or month. We were not
standing on Poverty Row Of the
films, which was once the
name Of that section where
hurry.up short bankroll pro-
ducerS made cheap pictures.
But we were standing on Pow.
erty Row Of picturedom's actors
and actresSes-the haunt Of
haS-beenS and nevertheless.
They came out Of the dark.
ness Of the summers night and
they slipped up to my friend
and muttered: "H'lo, Henry"
or "H'lo, Pathe"-which last
was what they called him in
the older days. And he would
reply: "H1o, Jack" or "H'lo,
Alice" slide something into a
hand-and then the recipient
would slip off into the dark
ness. Some Of them I rec.
ognize and some were
strangers to me.
Soon my friends twenty one
dollar bills were gone and We
walked back to the brightness
of the Boulevard.
"I'd like to do better" said
Henry as we slipped into MuSSo
and franks, "but there are so
burned many of them"
ConvrfRht 1898, Warrington Times
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II haven't
given the sub
ject m u c h
t h GU ght as
yet. Probably
bee auSe I'm
satisfied that
Mr.. Roosevelt
is doing the
job as well as
anyone could.
A n d if it
comes to that,
if R 90 sevelt
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e e C t e d, I
don't c a r e
who he is. I
feel that the
D e m o CT ats
have give n
the people a
better b r eak
In ov ern-
m e mt tn an
the Republi-
cans. At least,
the Admins
ira t ion has
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any one, but
as long as he
is not Roose
welt, I'll be
S a is fl e d.
w h y? Be-
cause I f e e !
t h a t Mr..
R COS e v t
spends entire
" too much
m o n e y, ana
he's not get
t i n @ his
for what he
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Wise Words

Solitude affects some people
like wine; they must not take
too much of it, for it flies to
the head.-Mary Coleridge.
Purchase not friends with
gifts; when thou ceasest to
give, such will cease to love.
Fuller.
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ran again, I'd be glad to see him
elected for a third term"
X X X
Gladys Lindsay, Tenth and H
SITS. N. w., hostess:
Roosevelt satisfies me as
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Tecl1Nczt<zzeA Qf
People
F. Romsr
SAMUEL TAYLOR
COLERIDGE

MOT feeling we'll, he
~ took a medicine and
fell asleep. In this stupor
his mind built up the
orandiIoquent lines Of his
great unfinished poem,
"KubIa Khan. On awak-
enine, he copied down
"off his brain" the thrill
ing lines till interrupted.
Returning to the task, the
dream memory had gone.
Copyright. 1898. BY y. ROmsrI
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to take a step forward, and
that's what the country needs"
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January i, 1898, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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THE tea cher hides her head in shame as
the publ reeites his lesson.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Editor should be limited 200 Names addresses
the writers will be omitted
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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
Whom would you like to see
as President in 1910?
THE ANSWERS

THE ANSWERS
Mrs. C. B. Davis, 1902 Fern
st. N. W., nurse:
Il think Paul McNutt would
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Mrs. Virginia Williams, Ills
K st. N. w., hairdresSer:
I'm all for the man we have
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earning $500 a week.
Waiting till I got through with
him was a woman in her early
forties, well-dreSsed though not
Evening star., 1938-09-14
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK. Sept. I4-Diyidends de-
clared tprepared by the Standard Statistics
Coz.
Omitted.
Pc Stk OF Pay
Rate. riod. record. able.
Liberty Bank Of Buffalo
Extra.
coca-Cola Bottle AS1.25 9-I5 lO-l
Decrease.
Montana Dakota Util &c a-l5 1O-1
City Ice d Fuel 3Oc ga Q-3O
wellington Fund 15c 9-l5 $50
: 4 In tvo inst llnen of 40 rents each
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

.7 w rn noRk Mxsd seDf eolors spec. PACKS Ks
2i!a-33. standards; ~; nrsts. s6,.: sec sec
i. 23'.; average checks, 20ls,:2: refrisser.
hrsts, .5s.; mediums. e3,s. -. ,o,l
marks, 35la-3s: exchanse specials. 32-35:
NJ msdnms nerby m
diums. as.5$; peewees to puiists; ss:s!:
cials, .2sla-33; standards 27ia-2s; nrsts
Browns extra fancy, ae,a,,44; nearby
and Western, exchange specials. 35t2-36:
other western standards %: nearby, ex-
change mediums
mins. pnse 41a fe.s, sn,efs Specials 'aSc 4S% ana .and
.zfs .1.s 5s"R R.r!9sfssoa mfssm'
casT:ns snd brs.l ks easy t. .sst ss
sss.l 5 ass s is l1ssd4n sssh11n i5 HIP few ro1s
9l,,.. Ga ROSTERS. 49, Turkeys hens 80
essi. sS s4,: :ers ss ssss:e g. SHs:s: s:s:
I5:Se som. = coIssss: 1s .,as:s Msas' iiss:lsss:
Keys. Toms. IS. Ducks, I5la-
poq.y ss rro1. 5ssh 5a.. sss
chickens. broiiers. 2ols-25la. All other
fresh and frozen prices UNCHANGED.
Duck eges 81.
Butter. 1.sas,a14: steady. Creamery:
sion.r than sxtra arsfs ssss s1trs 81
seconds (s4-s7l, 19h-21la.
Cheese, 332,2ss: steady. State. whole
milk ia held, 1887, 1921; fresh fancy
Flour easy; spring patents, 4.55-70:
soft wlnt>r straiKhts, 3.35-65; hard vim
ter straights, 4.16-40.
Rye flour easy; fancy patents. $4,000.
Rye. spot. steady; No. 2 Western c.i.t
sarley steady; No. Q. domestic, c.i.f.
New York. 5394.
Hay new steady: No. 1. -1s.00-17 90:
o.Oo.loO0.
Other articles steady and unchanged.
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A-.Also extra or extras.
e-Declared or paid 50 far this year. =
xd-ExtrA dividend.
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Argentina expects IT, cotton eroD
Win nearly double that Of lat ysae.
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DECLINE IS SHARP
IN BRITISH BONDS
Transatlantic Issues Show
Substantial Drops in
London.
~ the Associated Press.

- tne AS6oc1Ated PfeBe.
LONDON, Sept. 14.-British gov
ernment securities after 4 mild rally
fell sharply near the close Of the
stock exchange today, pulling other
stocks lower.
Quotations were reduced 3 to I per
cent from the previous close on best
grade government bonds.
There was little inclination to buy
or sell at the lower prices. however.
and traders said the amount of busi-
ness was too small to give the new
prices 4. real test.
The opening today had been un-
easy as result Of news from Central
Europe and from Wall Street Prices
declined sharply, with small turnover
later.
Trans Atlantic Issues Drop.
Trans Atlantic issues showed sub
stantial drops in sympathy with Wall
Street. United States Steel opened
at IS and moved to 56A. Interna-
tional Nickel opened at IS and was
later quoted at ~. Others were quot
ed around parity.
After noon 4 somewhat frmer ten
dency developed. British war loans
recovered slightly to 9sA. Trans
AtlAntics, although mixed tended to
gain small fractions above the lows.
A rush to convert continental funds
into dollars caused q sharp rise in
the dollar rate to S4.791s to the
pound. compared to yesterdays 34.S0ss.
Around midday as a firmer market
tendency developed, the dollar reacted
to $479a.
Gold Price Jumps.
Gold jumped 4 pence An ounce to
IA shillings II pence when the larger
amount was sold-fl,4l2,000 (approxi.
mately S6.773.36D. The dollar at the
time Of price fixing stood at $4.79 l1il6.
In Paris the Bourse opened As usual
at noon, although there had been
discussion in international financial
circles as to whether 1t would. The
dollar in early trading stood Ut 81
francs l8 centimes
The trend was fairly weak at the
opening. Bank of France dipped about
120 francs, Santa Fe was down about
IL francs and Royal Dutch down about
80 francs.
In Amsterdam the Bouse suffered a
morning slump. and Royal Dutch
shares fell from 326l2 to BIS, while
Unilever dropped from l4lLa to 1873.
United States Steel dropped from Al.
to Al. There was no symptom of panic
conditions, however.
Dollars were firm.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-War fever ran
wheat prices up ga cents bushel in
Chicago late today and S cents at
Winnipeg despite earlier tumbles of
> 2la cents.
The new soaring of wheat values
came after announcement OF Czech
extension of martial law in Sudeten
German areas and that 1000 Sudetens
and hundreds of Czech soldiers were
engaged in outright battle. Brisk
profit taking, however, in Chicago
forced wheat prices materially back
At the last from the days top. =
At the close Chicago wheat futures
were 7s-l5s cents above yesterdays
finish; September, 66s4 IS; December,
67A-a: corn, 7s-ll2 up; September.
53A December. 81 so, and oats,
q to / cent advanced
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By the Associated Press,

BS the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-The bond
market declined over a wide front to-
day. along with other security ex-
changes. unsettled by the European
crisis. Rails were In the forefront of
the downward movement. with losses
OF ! to around points.
United States Governments were Of
fered in substantial quantities and at
the beginning OF the final hour de-
clines ranged from 1925 to 13 32s of a
point
Corporate losers included Union Pa
cife 31as. Nickel Plate 4las, Pennsyl-
vania General 4l2s, Western Union SIS,
Texas Corp. 3l2s, Interborough Re-
funding IS and Great Northern As.
Foreign dollar loans were weak
/. throughout. Czechoslovakia IS of 1851
lost well over 8 points and Prague
7l1s sagged 7l2 on a single sale OF
or more were Berlin City Electric 6s,
Suenos Aires IS and Poland IS.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

LONDON Sept. IA. .GP.-The stock mar
ket closed weak today on renewed war
nsrySSssns': after RISmin.sntI, issues fsd fs.I
the leaders q the late decline, with fund;
.pa psaS7h rm.n es5 sss Sond, xas l0fa ia.t
points and trans-Atlantic securities nm
ished l to g lower. Trading Was on q
very small scale.
v.r. mixed aepli in The Bourse today. WITH
the European situation: Rentes finished
los. 7f 70 francs s. and nd BANK Of France % isS1. issue
was down about 100 francs. Industrial
issues moved irresularly and Suez Canal
closed about UNCHANGED.
LIVERPOOL. Sept Il P.-Sharp ad-
general buying entered the market and
closins prices were Ard to 4'.d net higher
There were practically no overniTht offers
Cotton futures closed unclaimed to 4
points down. with short covering and specu-
lative buying in near positions. while dis
tsnt options were under pressure OF heds.
tnR
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= In bankruptcy or receivershlp or bsing
reorgantzed under ths Bankruptcy Act OF
securities assumed By such companies.
Rates OF dividends In the foregoing table
last quarterly or semf.annual declarations.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included.
Alison extra or extras. sDeclarod or
paid so far this year. no REGULAR rate.
PAYABLE In stock. Paid last year.
Cash or stock. Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year w With
warrants. ~ without warrants. var War
rAntG.
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MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. Sept. II R,.-silver fu-
bes, 42.zoi December. -A0.7n. -, -.
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CRUDE RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. Sept. II R.-crude rub.
ber futures opened lower to ~ higher.
sept 10000: December, 16.25-34; March.
164o.A0. Bid.
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Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat-No. 2 hard, 68s4; No. 3 yel-
low hard, 65l2; No. 2 mixed, 65la.
Corn-No. yellow, 54la-55l4; No. l
white, 54la; No. 2, 55l2. Oats-No. 3
mixed, 26A; No. white, 28l4; No. 4,
2434-26. Buckwheat NO. 2 old,
1.5O-60. Barley-No. 3. 66-68. Timothy
seed, 2.75-s5, nominal; red clover seed
1oo0-12oo, nominal; red top, 7.0o-75,
nominal.
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FREIGHT CARLOADINGs.

NEW YORK, Sept. II R-Revenue
freight carloadings on railroads report
ing today for the week ended septen.
her 10 included:
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WW-Wfth W1II6nO. xV-Wfth0ut Va
rants. n-New.. ct (stpl-etamped.
aNeeotiabiltty impaired b. maturity.
Evening star., 1938-06-06

Tune in Jean Abbey Tomorrow morning at 8.
Jean Abbey, shopper Of the Woman's Home Com
panion Magazine, will broadcast from Station
WJSV tomorrow at 800 AM, and will discuss her
trips through The Palais Royal.
Evening star., 1938-06-06
Men 'sB.V.D.
Sports Shirts
$ /

Rugaess thot's what B. Y. D.
coils them and do they deserve
The name. Rugged looking crew
neck, Goucho and Hollywood styles
With short sleeves. Soft cotton fab
r'cs and fine royons in white. solid
coiors ond two-t tone combinations.
Smoii, medium and large sizes. Other
B. y. D. Sports Shirts, Sl.5o to SI.s5.
Store for Men Fiaa FLOR.
The Washington times., 1938-07-28
BOYS CLUB
HyUttsUiLLe Police
Launch Plans

HYATTSVILLE, Md, July 28.
Plans to organize a boys club have
been launched here by town Off.
cials in cooperation with the
Prince Georges county police de
partment, it was announced to.
day by Officer Louis Mackall.
Following a preliminary organ
ization hearing, Mackall was
named as chairman of the organ.
ization committee, while Maury
Brown was appointed temporary
chairman.
Representatives of every com.
munity in the metropolitan area
will be asked to attend a meeting
in the council chambers here
August 5 to perfect plans for the
club.
A similar club was perfected
sometime ago by the Mount Rain
ier police who are assisting in
organizing the local group.