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The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Enrol Flynn FeNed
By Illness on Yacht

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 26 GN.S).
Stricken while yachting and re-
turned to the mainland from
Santa Catalina Island by plane.
screen actor Enrol Flynn was con-
fined at his home today by influ-
enza. DR.. T. M. Hearn said Flynn
had been running a high fever.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Robbed of $500
BQV Good Friend

CHICAGO, Sept. 26 G.N.SO
Friendship is a sacred thing tc
Myron D. George.
Reporting the theft of 5000 in
cash and checks from his store
George told police:
IT think I know the man who
did it. But I wouldn't tell you
his nrme for the world. He's a
good friend of mine. Maybe
he'll get ashamed and bring it
hack"
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

an exhaustive canvass Of prospects
by Hollywood casting experts. A
baby boy was originally called for
in the script, but officials decided
Bonnie Bellies captivations over.
ruled the script. So Carol became
the movie mother Of bouncing
babv girl,
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Get STARLINGS
DIZZY ON HOPS,
SCIENTISTS IDEA
Then Feed EN- to Poor
In Form of Pies
Sing a song of StdrlingS
Watch the District try
To capture tour-1nd-ttDenty

l
And bake them in pie!
No foolin'! DR.. Clarence Cot
tam, of the Biological Survey,
plans to trap the Capitals pesti-
ferrous bird population right be-
tween succulent pie crusts-and
the District Building is the first
supply base.
No doubt before long you will
see advertisements reading-"Put
Up for a Pie! Succulent Starlings,
Beautifully Baked. Delivered Di-
rect from the District Building to
YOU!"
THE WAR ON STARLINGS
Officials have beat tin pans,
wracked their brains, called in ex-
perts in epithet hurting, pushed
balloons on strings right under the
noses of the amazed starlingS as
they perched on the building
lodges; tried insecticide, blunder-
buses, sirens, yells Of derision and
poisoned popovers.
But still the StarhngS tW1tter!
Now, however, DR.. Cottam will
sprinkle the ledgeS with the fine
malt and hops which the brew.
cries throw away after the better
brands Of beer are brewed.
FALL INTO BASKETS
The birds will gobhle up the
mead, and whilst wandering about
the ledges with a hangover-the
birds, hangover that is, not the
ledges-they will topple into the
waiting baskets Of the budding
bakers. Thence to the bakery
and thence-if you like-to your
table!
DR.. Cottam said:
"Starlings can be driven away
from any given spot, but getting
them out of city is quite an
other matter. But we think our
trap is workable"
"The captives could be turned
over to relief agencies for dis
tribution to the poor. Startling
meet, of course, is edible"
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Engravers to Meet

The forty-second annual conven-
ton and exhibition of the Amerl-
can hoto-EngraverS association
will begin at the Mayflower Hotel
on October II, and continue
through October 10, it was an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Mayfair Will
Open Dancing
School in N. ].

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Has the
romance of Mitzi Mayfair and her
beverage manufacturing husband,
Albert Hoffman, gone flat?
That was the question being
asked along Broadway today fol-
lowing the announcement that
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

| The mother
is Mrs. j h n
w. Cross, IA
New York Ave-,
ITakoma Park,
wife of an at
torney with Of
fices in the In
vestnent Build
ing.
In i'll health,
doctors had ad-
Wis e d M RS.
Gross to take
an ocean voy.
age, and Satur-
day afternoon
she sailed on
the liner Pan
American for
South America.
| Her husband
a n d her 49,
m o n t h oil d
daughter Brun-
hide, were at
the dock to
wave good by,
and then they
W e mt to the
home Of Mrs.
Cross sister IN
Montclair, N. j.
And a few
hours later the
into a fis h
pond and was
drowned in 16
inches of water.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Aero Club 10 Fete
u. ). Board Group

Members of the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority will be guests of
honor at the Aero Club of Wash
ington's luncheon Thursday, 1890
e, m. at the willard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

Bonnie Bellies real name Is
withheld because Of a Board OF
Public welfare ruling. She took
her initial bow yesterday as film
ing of Made For Each other
began with James Stewart and
the glamorous Lombard in the
principal roles.
Bonnie Belle was selected after
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

Mitzi. one OF
the stages most
glamorous dane
ing S t ars, is
going back to
dancing.
WILL OPEN
SCHOOL
Mitzi, it was
said, has given
up the stage,
despite the fact
S h e turn e d
down a $1,750
a week salary
just before she
was m arri e d
Loot Marp N
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Youth Killed

AAIOAA4eGo GANNAB 49,
Brookville Rd., Chevy Chase, Md,
was injured fatally when a truck
in which he was passenger over
turned near Broghton, Nd, yes
terday. He died at the Montgom-
cry County Hospital at Ashton.
Maryland.
Claude Taylor, 81, of 1914 Mon
tana Ave. N. E., the driver Of the
truck, suffered a conclusion Of
the brain and is in serious condi-
ton at the hospital.
Norman E. Snowman, %, of In
wood, Va, was killed, and Simon
Frye, "a, also of Inwood, was seri-
ously injured when their automo-
bile skidded and overturned near
Woodstock, Va, yesterday.
Sylvester Sargent, IS, of Stephen
City, Va, was killed near Win
chester, Va, yesterday when he
crashed into a culvert with his
motorcycle in attempting to avoid
q collision with an approaching
automobile.
Girl Struck
Mrs. Lucille Via, 18, OF Port
Republic, Va, died at 8 a. m. today
In Alexandria Hospital. She Suf-
fered a fractured skull, crushed
arm and a fractured leg last
night when she was struck
by an automobile near Woodstock,
Va, said by police to have been
driven by Elmo Keller, 215 Fiji
teenth st. S. E.
A hit and run driver was sought
by Virginia police today in the
injury of Howard Dunhart, II, OF
Herndon, Va, who suffered a
fractured leg and serious lacera-
tions and bruises when hit by the
automobile near Forestville, Va.
Three colored persons were
injured in an automobile collision
near Clinton, Md, last night.
They we're: James Smith, %, of
Clinton, fractured skull; Arthur
Kerrick, %, fractured arm and
cuts, and Ruth Lancaster, 27,
lacerations and bruises.
Harold Michel, %, Of IL R st.
N. E., sustained severe cuts about
the face and body last night in a
collision in the 1900 block of Reno
Rd. N. w.
Clemont Rozzelle, 81, of near
by Maryland, was slightly injured
when he fell from a motorcycle
on Connecticut Avenue North
west, last night.
Child Injured
Sarah White, 7, colored, Of 1874
Third st. N. W., suffered a frac
tured leg last night when struck
by an automobile said by police
to have been driven by Oswald
Coleman, 20, colored, of 5O7 Sec
ond st. S. w.
Physicians feared they would
be forced to amputate the left
arm of Grace Carter, 20, colored
of Rockville, Md, who was II
jured when she stuck her arm
out of an automobile In which
she was riding and it was struck
by another machine.
Other injury. victims were LIE
roy Wilkinson, 26, of Owings, Va.
hurt when an automobile over
turned near Upper Marlboro; Will
liam Green, 40, hurt In a three
car collision near Culpeper, Va.
and Mrs. George F. Mayhem, o1
912 Tenth st. S. E., injured in
collision near Waterloo, Md, las
night. She was taken tc Casualt!
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Tragedy Halls
Health Voyage
Child Dead, Mother Starts Sad Return
Transferred From Ship at Sea

small boat pitching in midocean, transferred heart
broken Takoma Park mother from liner another last
night today she route back to New York and the
side of her dead baby daughter
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

Third installment Of "a Million for
Marty" scintiIIating novel in the
American Weekly. You can start II
Sunday Tel. RE. 1884 for Home
Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Woman, Girl Hurt

The dead were May Brown,
Colored, %, and her 9-year-old
niece Marion, who live at 3110
Wisconsin Ave. N. W., where the
husband, John Brown, "a, is EN-.
ployed as a janitor.
Injured in the accident and
taken to Freedmen'S Hospital
were Roland Dickens, "a, 1913
Thirty.ffth st. N. w., Mildred
Dickens, 35, Rejetta Dickens, %,
and Elmer Brown, 6. Prince
Georges county police said Brown
had halted his automobile because
of fog when it was struck by the
van.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Weekend MishGps:
6 KILLED, II HURT
IN CAPITAL AREA
AUTO CRASHES
Pair Burned to Death
Near Laurel Md.

Six persons were killed and
II we're injured in traffic accidents
In Washington and its environS
over the week end.
Two members of a Washington
colored family were burned to
death and four were injured when
their parked car was struck by a
horse van and overturned, catch
ing fire, on the Baltimore Boule-
ward near Laurel, Md, early to-
day.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
Official Urges
Careful Driving
TOGrid Games
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct Pink in a
bit Of the more leisurely horse and
buggy" days with our present days
Of scurrying was the advice today of
Col. Marion s. Battle, director of the
State Division Of Motor Vehicles.
To the football fans driving to
games today Col. Battle suggested:
Leave a little earlier to avoid rae
ing over crowded highways. Return
ing home avoid trying to beat the
other fellow back to the warming fire
and cheering cup
He pointed out that games will in
crease trafic on routes leading to
Lexington for the Washington and
Lee homecoming game with Virginia
Tech. to Williamsburg for the home
coming game between William and
Mary and v. M. l., to Richmond for
tho contest between Richmond and
Roanoke and to College Park for the
Virginia Maryland game. .
Aut''r'n bringing gay colors to Vir-
glnia trees. also brings a hazard for
motorists with slippery leaves on the
roads, Col. Battle said. He suggested
that drivers guard against this haz-
ard, especially on curving mountain
roads.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
LAB0R'S SlEADERS
SILENT ON ACCORD
Make No Comment on Miss
Perkins Statement She
Hopes for Peace.

Leaders Of labor were silent today
on the optimistic remarks OF Secretary
Of Labor Perkins on the prospects OF
reconciliation between the American
Federation of Labor and the Commit
tee for Industrial Organization.
The Secretary. who last week pro-
posed creation Of q l3-man mediation
committee. said yesterday she had re-
ceived very definite signs that the
desire for peace among the rank and
file is reflected in growing desire for
peace among their leaders.
Il think there Is no question that
the administration ardently desires
peace In the labor movement, partly
because it is honestly convinced that
the progress Of labor will be served by
peace and partly because Of the deli
cate economic condition in which the
country is at the present time"
Miss Perkins made these statements
shortly after talking by telephone with
Daniel Tobin. president Of the A. F. OF
L. Teamsters' Union, and less than "a
hours after she called to her ofice
David Dubinsky, president OF the Inter-
national Ladies Garment Workers
Union &C. I. o.. .
Mr.. Tobin, the Secretary said, is
stronger in his desire for peace than
he was before he started" He had led
campaign for a reunion with the C.
I. o. at the Federation's recent con-
vention at Houston, Tex.
She said Mr.. Dubinsky felt that mo
fundamental obstacle" to peace existed
and that it would come rather soon.
Asked to be more specific, she said that
presumably he meant within six
months.
Are you as optimistic as Mr.. Du-
binsky?" Miss Perkins was asked.
We'll, that is a state of mind" she
replied. But I can say have great
hopes. Yes, I am optimistic"
Neither John L. Lewis, c. I. O. chair
man, nor William Green, Federation
president, was available for comment
on the secretary's statement.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
EXTRA MILK BOUGHT
FOR DISTRICT NEEDY
100000 Cans to Supplement Food
Budget for 1905 Low-1ncome
Families.

The food budget for 1,096 low in
come families of Washington will be
supplemented by 100000 cans Of milk
this winter, the Surplus Commodities
Corp. OF the Department Of Agriculture,
announced today
Affecting more than 1000 under
nourished youngsters, the milk will be
given in addition to the regular surplus
commodities food distribution, which
will include 100000 pounds OF butter,
2,5o0,000 pounds OF -four, 100000
pounds OF prunes. 100000 pounds of
raisins and 100000 pounds of apples
The extra allotment Of milk was
made possible through negotiations be-
tween the Work Progress Administra-
ton, District government heads and
the Surplus Commodities Corp
Families getting the food will be only
those certified by the Public Assistance
Division as unable to purchase such
foodstuff out Of their low incomes.
Labor for distribution will be furn-
ished by the District W. P. A. Trucks
for transporting it will be provided
from a special $4,000 yearly appro-
priation.
1t was explained the acquisition OF
these foods from surplus commodities
would in no way cut the regular yearly
family budget. Part of the milk will
be used to supplement the free lunch
program of the District schools.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
COURT DISMISSES
TYDINGS ACTION
Part Of Corrupt Practices Act
Held Invalid in Judges
-. Ruling.
b the Associated Press.

huung.
b the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 22.-Judge Eu-
gene ODunne yesterday dismissed
petition questioning the campaign ex-
penditures Of Senator Millard E. Tyd-
ings and declared unconstitutional the
section of the Corrupt Practices Act
under which the petition was filed.
Terming the whole act "a piece OF
absurdity," Judge ODunne said he
declared section 1877 invalid "as at
tempting to make out of court OF
record a mere commission for taking
testimony, to merely report what it
considers irregular
Section 1877 provides that within 80
days after an election any defeated
candidate or 10 qualified voters may
swear to petitions alleging corrupt
practices, present the petitions to any
county Circuit Court or the Superior
Court Of Baltimore and ask the court
to examine the facts.
The act limits the expenditures Of
candidates to $4,250 and 10 Dem
ocrats recently filed petition charg-
ing Senator Tydings had violated the
act In the primary election when ex-
penses in his successful campaign to-
tailed $8s.s14.
In a similar case brought against
Attorney General Herbert r. O'Conor,
Judge ODunne had held the act could
not be interpreted as banning the
campaign expenditures Of . candi-
dates supporters.
In demurrer, which the jurist sus-
tanned. Senator Tydings said he and
his wife had themselves spent only
$4,000 Of their own in the campaign.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
MANER ACCEPTS BID
TO Halloween BALL

Pitt Tyson Maner of Montgomery
Ala, president of the National Youns
Democratic Clubs Of America. has &C.
cepted an invitation to attend tht
Halloween ball Of the District division
Of the Young Democrats at the Shore.
ham Hotel next Saturday, according tt
Francis A. Wagner, president Of the
local group.
Mr.. Wagner also announced accept.
ance Of invitations by Charles Shreve
Sacramento, Calf. executive secre.
tary Of the national organization o:
Young Democrats. Others expected te
attend include representatives of Stat'
Democratic clubs and secretaries tt
Democratic Representatives In Con.
gress.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
$500 Prizes in Sweepstakes
Won BY 9 in d. C.. and Nearby

cut avenue NV. (The Heigh-Ho Club
is at this address)
Marcella Manning, 915 Thirtieth
street NV.
Juniper" 7ols Hampden Lane,
Edgemoor. Md.
Mitch" Warwick Apartments.
Lets Sing Again." 47o0 Connecti-
cut avenue NV.
Jean and Dick" 1928 Thirty fifth
street NV.
Tom Collier, wife and 6 children,
Grazonville, Md.
An 8l-year-old Washington wom-
an-Mrs. S. E. Martin, 200l Sixteenth
street N.W.-was finally identified as
the holder OF the ticket who signed
herself Genie" She has Queens
Shilling, runner. Regardless Of his
performance, she is sure OF collecting
$2,l70.
Leaves Bed Reluctantly.
Mr.. Orchard, SO, white haired and
good-natured, told when finally awak-
ened this morning Che works at night
how his helping pal had brought him
the $500 windfall
I'm broke" the restaurants dish
washer said to him one day. Help
me out. Buy a sweeps ticket from
me"
ITS just like throwing the dough
away said Jimmy. But If you need
the cash. okay."
This morning at 10 o'clock Jimmy
was sleeping soundly in his room at
the Central Union Mission.
He woke to pounding on his door
and heard voice crying:
Jimmy, Jimmy, you've won the
sweepstakes"
Don't bother me with Jokes 50 early
in the morning" Jimmy called out
I'm sleepy. Go away"
But 1t was true The Orchard
ticket won consolation prize. Finally
Jimmy was prevailed upon to get up.
dress and pose for a picture.
What's the ticket worth?" he
asked
Five hundred dollars"
"Shucks That's hardly worth get
ting out Of bed for
Evening star., 1938-10-22

Fifteen Washingtonians and two
nearby residents were "consoled" to
the tune of $500 today when the draw
for consolation prizes started in the
Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes.
More than 300 Of these prizes are to
be drawn during the day. Americans
won IS Of the so residual cash prizes
of $500.
In the drawing for horses yesterday
two families from the Capital drew
starters, making 1t possible for them
to win as much as $l50,000
Those who drew consolation prizes
were:
Mrs. Richard Quillin, 1900 Oates
street NE. whose husband Is a clerk
at the City Post Office.
Milton Hillman, 1913 Sixteenth street
NE, a Navy Yard employe.
"Mr. Jeep" Wants Share.
Mrs Floyd j. Herndon. 7l09 Georgia
avenue NV. whose ticket was entered
as Mrs. Jeep." Her husband, a Dis
trict fireman, whose Mr.. Jeep" ticket
didn't win, laughingly said his wife
better give me part Of the money"
Miss Ann E. Rapuzzi. 1868 Holmead
place NV, who had signed her ticket
"Midge." She is going to wait until
I get it" before deciding what to dc
with the money.
Forrest Kinna, 804 Kennedy street
NV, an oiler at the Terminal Re-
frigeration Co., who plans to use hi,
winnings to finish paying for his cal
and buy lot.
Richard Sloan, 610 N street NV.
clerk at poultry company at 9ls
Fifth street NV.
Was Helping Friend.
James P. Crickard. 6l3 C street NV.
chef in Fourteenth street restaurant
who bought his ticket reluctantly just
to help a dishwasher friend.
j. M. Chesser. 50l3 Illinois avenue
NV, building contractor.
Sure Now" 37l4 Livingston street
NV.
"Drippy," 1926 Newton street NV.
Greed Gail Grace" 1886 Connect.
Evening star., 1938-10-22

By the Associated Press.
COLLEGE PARK. Md, Oct. a.
The University Of Maryland reversed
its field today on its two pretty coed
drum majors and asserted the girls
troubles were not scanty shorts but
their inexpert marching.
Dean Of Women Adele Stamp de-
MED the drum majorettes were banned
from appearing at today's football
game between Maryland and Virginia
because of their costume, although a
faculty committee ruling had given
that impression.
In the first place, said Dean Stamp
the co-eds wore skirts, not shorts, at
their first appearance last Saturday at
the Western Maryland -Maryland game.
In the second place, she said, the
Faculty Committee yesterday consid-
cred their marching, only, and not the
skirts.
II they get their marching down pat
by next Saturdays game with v. M. l.,
they'll be back out in front of the stu
dent band. Dean Stamp added.
Photographs Of the drum najorettes,
Shirley Conor and Dorothy Arnold,
"in action" last week indicated sports
writer's possibly confused divided skirts
with shorts"
Evening star., 1938-10-22
HOUSING PROJECTS
get e MILLIONS
Funds for II Cities Will Aid
Two Big Jobs in Chicago
and Pittsburgh.

The United States Housing Authority
yesterday announced presidential ap-
proval Of additional loans totaling
&29,6l5, 900 to defray 80 per cent Of
the estimated costs Of low rent hous-
ing projects in II cities. Two huge
projects for Chicago and Pittsburgh
and . smaller one in Honolulu were
included.
Announcement followed confer
ence on the general housing situation
between President Roosevelt and Ad-
ministrator Nathan Straus, who de-
livered the contracts at the Hyde Park
summer White House.
The new contracts bring to q total
Of $232, ,422, 900 the amount Of funds
for which 50 communities have signed
up formal agreements with the U. 8.
H. A. Mr.. Straus was said to have
informed the President that the $685.
000. 900 available for loans will be ex-
hausted by December and that Con-
gress would have to appropriate ad-
ditional funds II the slum clearance
program is to be extended another
year. Earmarkings for many addi-
tional cities account for $34l ,939, 900
at the present time.
5,863 Dwelling Units.
Negotiations for a S10,614023 loan
contract with the District of Columbia
have not yet reached the stage where
an agreement can be signed
The 13 new loan contracts will pro-
vide for approximately 5,863 dwelling
units for more than $4,000 persons,
with rents designed to reach the "low
third" of the income group.
The largest contract approved for q
city just entering the program is So
674,000 for the Chicago Housing Au-
thority. The proposed development,
costing $9,638 900, would rehouse about
1.708 low income families. Pittsburgh
will be loaned $9,s77,ooo to rehouse
1,758 families.
Honolulu, one Of the two outposts
in the U. S. H. A. program, will re-
ceive a loan Of $l,0l2,O00 to rehouse
about 220 families. Funds have been
earmarked also for large housing
program in Puerto Rico to correct
slum conditions throughout the island.
Other Cities on List.
Other cities and the amounts Of
their loan contracts included in yes
terday's list were:
Anderson. Ind. $s3o.0O0; Browns
vile, Tex, $534,0o0; Chattanooga,
Tenn, s2,262,oo0; Columbia, S. c.,
$l,851 900; Newark, N. j., $2,263 900;
North Bergen, N. j.. 1853, 900; Park
ersburg, w. Va. $672,o00. and Saw
annah, Ga, $727. 900.
Mr.. Straus estimated the unit con-
struction cost will range from a
minimum of $2,437 in the smaller
cities to s3,82l per dwelling in the
larger cities. For each new dwelling
erected the local housing authority is
obligated to demolish one slum dwell
ling or else to repair an equivalent
number for livable occupancy.
Evening star., 1938-10-22
RIFLE CONTEST BEGUN
BY D. C. GUARD TEAMS

Teams from the District Nationa
Guard today begin their annual small
arms competition. ordered by Brig
Gen. Albert L. Cox, commanding gen.
eral, at the Guard rifle range, Camr
Simms. Congress Heights
The first event scheduled in the
revival Of the matches, which were
last held in 1882. will be the infantry
match, in which teams of eight mer
armed with seven service rifles and onf
automatic rifle will fire a musketr.
problem. Fire distribution will be thf
controlling factor in the scoring.
The individual championship are
the company team match will be fire.
tomorrow. The company team matcl
Is open to teams of six men from eac..
company or detachment.