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Evening star., 1938-04-01
COL. c. !. MILLER
GIVEN CHINA DUTY
To Relieve Col. Price as
Commanding Officer of
9TH Marines.

The new commanding oflcer Of the
famous 4th Regiment of United States
Marines, veterans Of the Sino-
Japanese war" will be Col. Charles
J. Miller, now chief of staff of the lst
Brigade of the Meet Marine Force at
Quantico, Va. HI is to relieve Col.
Charles F. B. Price, who has been on
duty in the Orient for the last two
years, a hectic period.
Marine Corps headquarters at the
Navy Department said today new
orders for Col. Price have not yet
been issued by Maj. Gen. Thomas
Holcomb, the commandant of the
Marine Corps. Neither have orders
been authorized for the new chief of
staff Of the Fleet Marine Force outfit
at Quantico.
Outstanding Athlete.
Known to thousands as the man who
taught bayonet drill at Quantico dur
ing the World War, Col Miller is an
outstanding athlete. He went to
Europe to take a special course in
Swedish setting-up exercises and came
back and taught the movements to
the Marines. Col Miller formerly
was commanding officer of the 5th
Regiment of Marines and was execu-
tive officer of the Marine Corps Schools
at Quantico, on another assignment.
While preliminary orders have been
issued to Col. Miller directing him to
stand detached from Quantico about
April Is. it is understood that he may
not actually go to the Orient until the
late summer, depending on develop
ments in the Far East.
Graduate Of Ecole de Guerre.
Considered one Of the most out
standing officers in the Marine Corps,
Col. Miller is a. graduate OF the noted
Ecole de Guerre in Paris, France. The
Navy Department gave him a special
l~r of commendation for his services
o.-ng the World War He has COM
pleted the Army School of the Line
course.
Born in Wisconsin March "a, 1884,
Col. Miller accepted commission in
the Marine Corps in January, 1909
He has had service in various parts
of the world.
I~Nnder the direction of Brig. Gen.
Richard P. Williams, commanding
the Fleet Marine Force at Quantico,
Col. Miller recently engaged in the
war games with his outfit at the Island
OF Culebra, eastward of Puerto Rico.
The 4th Marines, his new outfit, has
Evening star., 1938-04-01

been stationed in China for a number
of years. with headquarters at Shang-
hal. 1t has co-operated closely with
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, commander
in chief of the United States Asiatic
Fleet.
Evening star., 1938-04-01
EIGHT RECEIVE AWARDS

Neighborhood House Boys Given
Baseball Mitts for Records.
Eight boys at Barney Neighborhood
House, 470 N street S.W, were awarded
baseball mitts today for having the
highest record among 200 of their
Evening star., 1938-04-01

fellows in sportsmanship. honesty, care
OF property and good manners.
They are John and Leonard I,ohman,
Woodrow Peter, Robert Riordan, Earl
Raymond and Elton Pollen and Ed
ward McLain.
Evening star., 1938-04-01

Labor unrest in Czechoslovakia ID
below the record minimum Of 1896.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
ANNOUNCING
PATRIOTIC STAMPS

Tho American nag in red, white and blue
appears on the stamps Of 3 different
Constitution. Others show George wash
inston, President Roosevelt. etc. All are
beautiful and inexpensive. Some are
tries are participating.
Write for our January Monthly Bulletin
which contains . complete list Of ALL
prices. etc. We shall, gladly send It to
you FREE together with . hne approval
selection.
APPROVAL HEADQUARTERS
CLOBUS STAMP COMPANY
s00 eth Avs., New Yesk City, DSDt 10
Evening star., 1938-01-09

Stamp Conference, held under tho
auspices Of tho society last June. TT
brought representatives Of the phila-
telic public and Post ONCE Depart.
ment officials together in helpful CO.
operation and has had a fine influence
for good"
Mr.. Rogers described his trip to
Alaska and outlined methods Of busi-
ness procedure In the Philatelio
Agency.
The exhibition Of the evening was
provided by Chester L. Landlord,
who showed his collection Of mint
United States stamps In blocks
mounted on decorated sheets Of his
own design.
Guests present included: Mrs. Rog-
ers, Mrs. Landlord, Col. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, DR.. Louis c. West, DR.. Charles
B. Keefer, Mrs. L. g. Campbell. Miss
Rose Gwinn, Miss Frances Martin.
Miss Gladys Eady. Miss Maggie G..
Pence and Others.
Stamp meetings for the week ars
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 1880, Wash.
ington Stamp Club Of the Air, from
Station VOL. Albert F. Kunze will
tell the story OF Calico the astrono-
mer and the philatelic recognition he
has had.
Tomorrow evening at 8, Capital
Precancel Club, Room 6, Thomson
School, Twelfth street. Program, ex-
hibition and bourse.
Tomorrow evening at 8. Woodbridge
Stamp Club. 22os Rhole Island avenue
NE ]. N. Lawrence, recently re-
turned from is years Of service in
China, speaker. Quarterly business
meeting.
Tuesday evening at 8, Collectors
Club Of Washington, Branch 5. So
ciety Of Philatelic Americans, Thom-
son School. Auction sale; exhibition
and talk by Frederick J. Roy, sales
manager.
Wednesday evening at 8, Washing.
ton Philatelic Society. Hotel Carlton,
Sixteenth street. DR.. Ellis Haworth
will display and describe foreign
stamps with Sc tenant advertising
labels. Auction conducted by John
r. Ewell.
Saturday afternoon at !. Phila-
telic luncheon group, Hotel Harring-
ton, Eleventh street. Round table
discussion Of stamp news.
Saturday afternoon at $50, National
Federation Of Stamp Clubs, N. B. C.
Red network, Station WRC. Second
broadcast Of q series arranged by
Harry L. Lindquist.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phlatec World Its Interests and Peope-Revew of
i the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.

age stamps for collection use through
the PhiAtehc Agency totaled $685.
0l9.s4, which Is the highest amount
reached in any year since its estab-
lishment in December, 1921, when
normal conditions prevailed. Although
separate records thereof are not kept,
reports received from individual post
offices indicate corresponding increases
In philatelic sales throughout the
postal service"
No definite plans have been formu-
lat.d for revision OF the Post Once
Departments official booklet, de-
scription Of United States Postage
Stamps" illustrated; but 1t Is under
stood that Mr.. Farley has indicated
q desire to have suggestions from COL
lectors for improvement Of the text.
He especially desires to correct any
error which may have occurred in the
current edition. Those interested in
cooperating are invited to communi-
cate with the Postmaster General or
with Acting Third Assistant Roy M.
North.
James B. Hatcher, philatelic feature
writer for the Associated Press, says:
"The crash Of three of the four CO.
Evening star., 1938-01-09

ClCleS!
This is the conclusion which forces
itself into the mind Of the air traveller
who flies to this city. No matter on
what airline he makes his journey or
from what direction he comes, every
where along his route the traveller
finds new airports. Everywhere, ex-
cept in Washington, he sees evidence
Of progress In the handling of the
most modern form of transportation.
Cities one-fourth the size of WASH
ington in all parts of the country are
leveling hillsides, filling swamps or
river flats, draining meadow land or
telling groves to enlarge existing air.
ports or to create new air terminals.
They are paving runways and erect
ing modern terminal buildings and
hangers. And they are reaping the
benefits of increasing traffic and grow
ing business.
But Washington. after a decade Of
wrangling and dissension, for the
eleventh year turns to Congress for
solution Of humiliating problem;
to Congress before which, since
1927 local airport legislation has been
presented annually. without avail
While cities and towns throughout
the country construct public airports
suited to their needs, Washington, the
Capital of the Nation, continues to
depend upon privately-owned air
terminal-an airport which is ham,
pered and throttled by the fact that
it cannot develop without Federal
sanction and aid. That this private
terminal has continued to function
and serve Washington as well as it
has is due to shrewd, careful manage
ment and to q maximum utilization Of
Evening star., 1938-01-09
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
Automotve Industry Used Holiday Season Time Reflect
1888 Production Following Year of 4,975OOO Car Sales

like driving text pamphlets developed
by the A. A. A. in collaboration with
educators were placed in the hands
Of students.
Approximately half Of the automo-
biles on the highways in the United
States have been in service five years
or more. Most Of them have had two,
three or more owners, passing down,
with advancing age, through the va
rious income groups in the population.
Buyers of new cars constitute only
about As per cent of the total motor
lists Of the country.
In 1929 cars five years or older then
in service represented only about 80
per cent. During the depression years
the ratio increased rapidly. In 1894
about So per cent of the automobiles
in use were five years old or older.
Large gains in sales of new cars In
1885, 1896 and 1897 have lowered the
ratio to somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of SO per cent.
In commenting on this trend toward
higher ages in the car population,
the American Petroleum Industries
Committee points out that it was
brought about chiefly through the
expansion Of automobile ownership
among the lower income groups Of
American families. Fifteen years ago,
in 1923. there was total of 13,479, sos
passenger automobiles registered dur
ing the year. Allowing for cars junked
during the year, and two cars owned
by one family, the number of car
owning families was probably some
where in the neighborhood of 11,OOO,-
600. At that time the used-car mar
ket was not highly developed.
All roads lead to Cleveland and all
road builders are heading that way
for the thirty-fifth annual convention
and road show of the American Road
Builders Association, which Is to be
held in that city January II to 81.
A contractors special train will
bring scores OF delegates from Florida,
Alabama and Georgia Another train,
starting from here, will stop In Balti-
Evening star., 1938-01-09

more to pick up q large Maryland
delegation. A Pennsylvania special
will bring conventionites from Phila-
delphia. Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
Road builders in the West and on the
Pacific Coast are coming by plane
and airlines report a record breaking
stream Of reservations from Road
Show-Convention enthusiasts in all Sec
tions of the country. More contractors
are expected to attend this conven-
Non than ever before in the history Of
the association. The record attendance
figure of $4,000 for previous conven-
tions. according to present indications,
will be broken this year.
In the convention city itself car
penters and decorators are already
preparing booths in the Cleveland
public auditorium to house the 400
road show exhibits. Space for this
show has already been oversubscribed
and the displays will occupy more
than 61A acres Of floor space.
Double parking" on arterial streets
is blamed by the keystone Automobile
Club for a major part Of traffic con-
gestion In urging that local authori-
ties give more attention to this phase
of the problem, the club declares that
the value of traffic control is mini
mized and hazard created by improper
parking practices.
Trucks are probably the principal
offenders, according to George E.
Keneipp, manager of the club, although
he says automobile drivers are by no
means held blameless. Buses also
come in for criticism, the club charg-
ing that they frequently block traffic
lanes while loading and unloading,
instead of drawing as closely as pos
sible to the curb.
Double parking" said Keneipp, "is
not only nuisance, but a contributing
cause Of highway accidents. Vehicle
laws specifically forbid the practice
and public safety demands its abolition
Persistent offenders are the drivers of
commercial vehicles who place their
own convenience above considerations
Of motorist and pedestrian safety.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Nations Big Airports
Pass District Record
Capital Lags Behind While Cities in All
Directions Bid for Business With Large
Expenditures for Impressive Plants.

the means at hand, not to any action
on the part of Washington or its gov
erning body, Congress.
THE greatest number of passengers
flying into Washington come
from New York. A ma ajority Of them
are flown here nonstop. There are,
however, some OF them who see at
first hand, on the ground or from the
air, two splendid airport projects now
under way, at Philadelphia and Balti-
more. The latter is apt to play large
part in the future air transport for
tunes of the National Capital, since
through the medium of this air ter
minal Baltimore is now opening a de-
termined effort to take over perma-
nently the airline business which
Washington Is neglecting.
A spectacular success has attended
the Baltimore effort. Its new airport,
still under construction, has just be-
come the base for the joint United
States-Bermuda service of Pan-kmeri-
can Always and British Imperial Air
ways. the first leg Of transatlantic
service. Elaborate services were held
to celebrate Inauguration OF the first
clipper service from Baltimore in
three-quarters Of century" There
now are four round trips week be-
ing flown between Baltimore and the
islands 800 miles to the southeast.
Baltimore is building its airport on
made land by filling out into the har-
Dor, 6 miles from the downtown Sec
ton of the city. Dry fill is being put
in place at rate of as much as
$4,000 cubic yards day. Operation
of landplane service from the new
airport Is expected to begin next
summer, and at that time Baltimore
is expected to make strong bid for
the airline services now based at
Washington Airport.
Philadelphia new airport, at Hog
Evening star., 1938-01-09
THIEVES MAKE LIGHT
OF TOKIO'S DARKNESS

TOXIC R.-Light control in Toxic
during recent air raid maneuvers has
put . barrier between the home ofice
and the war ofice.
During the maneuvers all street
lights were turned out, windows were
shrouded and complete darkness pre-
vailed. Taking advantage Of the situ-
alton. thieves stole SO iron manhole
covers from q street under construc-
ton.
The home Office presented bill
to the war office. It came back
with the statement that under war
time conditions the home ofice would
be responsible for its own property.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
By Joseph S. Edgerfon.

w YASHINGTON, the National
n I Capital, one of the most
wv backward of American
Evening star., 1938-01-09
STAMPS.

Gigantic Bhopal TRIANGLE. Turks, Caieos, IS
Y, s., Caymans, genuine Baden. Every
Hanson Place, Brooklyn. N. Y.
STAMPS-COINS-AU
Evening star., 1938-01-09

DIR. ELLIS HAWORTH,
Secretary and former presi-
dent, aoill display and describe
foreign stamps 1Uith Sc tenant
advertising labels at q meet
ing of the Washington Philu-
telic Society at the Hotel Carl
ton, Sixteenth street, Wednes-
day evening. A science in
structor at Wilson Teachers
College, he had made an auo-
cation OF collecting the COM
n1emoratiUes of the Uorld and
Is a recognized authority in
that department of phildtely.
Star Staff Photo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-04
5OO- Vote Bonus Due
 Next Week h Contest
Agreed on By Popular Consensus; All Subscriptions Count 800 Again. Monday to Saturday

Tony has a total of 37,000 votes and Peggy. Lemere has 36,O00 for the of- f1cial count today.
 And Lawrence DiPersio, one year old son of MT. and Mrs. Vincent Di- Persio, of 280 Plank road, showed a gain, too, while there haven't been reports today from Randall Saun- derS, in third place, and Dorothy Berardo, in fourth place by only 400 votes, now that Lawrence DiPersio has 10,300 votes.
 Several Contenders Close
 There are several contenders just under this list of champions as the CONTEST moves into its last weeks who have excellent chance to im- prove their, standings during the coming week when subscriptions again will be on the bonus basis, 500 votes each. Any baby in the CON- TEST can WIN if her parents and friends just get in touch with their friends and set the support neces- sary to count as votes, Subscrip- tions to THE DEMOCRAT.
 You don't have to solicit, collect any money, write anything, buy anything, to win THE MOST POP ULAR BABY CONTEST. The reg ular carrier will collect the mere 18 cents week from those of your friends who agree to take THE DEMOCRAT to help you get votes. That's all there is to it, contestants. Simple as apple pie and cheese.
 So, get a'going, you laggers in the CONTEST and grab for your fa- vorite babies a piece of the $2OO cash, some of the loving cups, the other awards which will go to the winners. And, then, when the CON- TEST is over, join in the big cele- bration that THE DEMOCRAT is planning for you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-04

porters of the leading contestants, and some who are holding back their strength for the final Whirl- wind push which will decide the winners of the $200 cash and other prizes; and the sentiment was that there should be another bonus pe- riod.
 Want Added Fest
 "If you give an extra added in ducement like 500 votes instead of 200 votes for the subscriptions, it will give us more chance to be real contenders." said several of the managers" of the campaigns of some of the babies who are not among the first leaders. Tt makes no real difference to the leaders because they already have their large blocks of votes in and have definite plans to be active, anyhow" they said.
 So, here's the chance you've been asking for. you trailing contcnders. Now you can get enough votes by little application so that you may land up with the leaders. In fact, if you were to ask the, baby editor, he'd tell you that 20 subscriptions to THE DEMOCRAT at 800 votes each would mean 10000 votes, which is a lot of votes at this stage of the CONTEST.
 Count 10000 Votes
 And 40 subscriptions at 500 votes each would mean 10000 votes, of course, and 10000 votes added to the standings of any one of ten of the contenders would mean that they'd be right out in the front row of the CONTEST. And 40 subscrip- tions ought to be very easy to ob- tain for any supporter of a baby in THE MOST POPULAR BABY CONTEST because all you have to do to get subscriptions to THE DEMOCRAT is to explain to folks not now reading Waterbury's best newspaper that THE DEMOCRAT carries more featurns, more Water bury news that is news, more com- plete coverage of all international and national events, than any other Waterbury newspaper.
 THE DEMOCRAT has two full pages of comics. too, which is much more than the other papers have: and THE DEMOCRATS sports section includes the most authorita- tive summaries of sporting events, here and elsewhere.
 Surprise Upset
 Today we have surprise for the contestants and 1t is big surprise! Here it is:
 Anthony (Tony) Borrelli. IS months old son of Mir. and Mrs. Salvatore Borrelli. of i4 Cherry street, has climbed nso the lead over Margaret Lemere, four year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Albert Lemere of 265 South Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-04

The majority wins, folks. In an- swer to the pleas of numerous con- tenders who became more active in THE MOST POPULAR BABY CONTEST during the period when THE DEMOCRAT offered the spe- cial bonus, the CONTEST MANA GER is announcing today that starting Monday and throughout al! nsxt week, subscriptions once more will count as 500 votes each, instead of the usual 200 votes.
 The CONTEST MANAGER en- quired from various of the sup-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-04

VTURE! oVerte The curtain rises again a
 engagement of the new summer repertorv Of plays from that mperhabe classic Mother you please ladies gentlemen inaugural Baby That's Marie in scene the happy little Mother Annette left on the right Yvonne as the nobman Act IT, Ceci is the lady, and she about pardonig her jewels The drummer? There's naturally this would Emi Ride Coc-horse
Evening star., 1938-11-01

he himself is farmer by expert.
ence and by heart.
The new governor of the greatest
farm loan organization in history
Is no newcomer to the organiza-
ton. He was called to Washington
as assistant to Gov. Henry Morgen.
thau-now Secretary of the Treas
ury-when the F. C. A. was organ
lied in 1888. His knowledge of farms
and farm mortgages goes way back
OF that date-although Mr.. Hill II
only 81 years old.
Born on farm near the heart Of
the Kansas wheat belt, Mr.. Hill was
IL years old when his father pulled
up stakes and went to Saskatchewan.
He helped his father plow a 15OO-
acre wheat farm there when every
available acre was planted ito win
the war with wheat" and wheat
was selling for 81 a bushel. He
graduated from the University of
Saskatchewan in 1923 and, on a
scholarship, took his postgraduate
work at Cornell in agricultural eco
nomics. He was one of many young
men who came back from the
frontiers" to Eastern universities,
seeking an answer to mounting farm
surpluses and increasing farm
mortgages.
Mr.. Hill was associated for a num-
ber OF years with the Federal Land
Bank at Springfield, Mass, as agri-
cultural assistant and controller,
This institution was one of the first,
with Mr.. Hills assistance, to make
comprehensive study between the
soil and mortgage debt. His ex-
perience in appraising farms for
mortgages stood him in good stead
when he came to the Farm Credit
Administration. His search for
greater agricultural stability stems
from flrst-hand contacts in the
boom and collapse of commodity
prices and land values during and
after the World War.
Appraisal of farms for mortgage
loans by the method of comparing
the mortgage history Of farms Of
different soil types" and using the
1909 to 1914 scale Of prices was the
basis Of the normal value" ap-
praisal policy now in force. This
policy has enabled the Federal Land
Banks to refinance $4,000, 900 900 Of
farm mortgage debts in less than
two years, volume as great as the
previous II years. Tops for monthly
refinancing was in the spring Of
1884, when sl50,oOO 900 in long-term
mortgages were refinanced in one
month.
Mr.. Hill, taut, trained and finely
tempered, is as informal as the
farmers whose distress he is al
leviating by creating and building
complete credit service on q CO.
operative basis"
Evening star., 1938-11-01

and Of the principal They remain the
standard bearers while he will do the
The Yugosav Premier had been bitterly opposed
weeks ago for his German policy This
his audience that during the September Yugosav
government unlike the powerful British govern
ments did
capital somewhere IN the mountains" did dig
uencnes and shelters for its population
attacks; and what probably
to drain the treasury for a futile mobilization.
The percussons Of the September more mani
rest IN southeastern
nen ihere not single nation today
winch is not anxious to hop the bandwago
Even before the signature the
OF the Reich sent its minister national
Eastern Europe to cinch
doing this he punctured Bans effort
countries. - "
Last the British promised Turkey substantial
credit Tor the Turks based the old
The Turks won't have
because there is cash transaction this
Whatever goods needs
teras OF which she has burdenng
similar agreement now being negotiated with Rumana,
which also Is suffering from overproducion
foodstuffs
Within the last Germanys investments in Yugo-
slaVla nave increased enfold
country 18th the list foreign investments King
France and Great
The march toward the swing take
more than friendly speeches to stop it,
Reports how close the axis Berlin
Rome-Tokio is working today.
During the fall Italian ontecuccol-a
7O00ton fast stationed
crisis reached its peak the
and made Yokohama speed crisis over the
Italian consul general in Shanghai explained
to go to Japan for urgent boiler repairs.