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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-23

head! I detest him!" snapped Gordon.
Then stopped, following AIMS eyes
which had strayed to a nearby table.
The gink himself was watching them!
Ann found herself blushing to a
bright rose.
Was it because she had been found
lunching by the "boss" with young
man whom he might we'll imagine
was a total stranger to her, not know
ing their long friendship? Or was it
because there was something in the
"boss" himself that was disturbingly
attractive?
"Fool that you are!" she said to
herself, GAS if he'd ever give a sec
ond thought to you out of three
thousand employees in the store"
But she knew that, whatever the
nature of her attraction to the good
looking merchandise-manager, the one
thought uppermost in her mind was to
please him, to justify the opportunity
he had given her.
Don't let that slave-driver faze
you!" came the annoyed tones of Cor
don Gavin. "Just because he's paying
you some measly little salary doesn't
mean you've signed away your soul!'
Sounds Mephistophelian! Sweet
Marguerite and Faustus!" And pulled
herself together, bringing her look
back to Gordon, smiling at him.
How immature, how suddenly weak
chinned Gordon seemed in comparison
with the older man! Yet, at her COM
4 ing-out ball eleven months ago in the
Ritz Carlton, it had pleased her that
the Harvard lad had cut in on hel
continuously, and had snatched a kiss
from her behind screen of ferns. She
hadn't exactly thought she was in love
with him, but she had enjoyed lit
tie heart flutter.
She finished her salad and tea, and
rose. What matter if Gordon looked
disappointed at the brevity of theil
meeting? Hadn't she more important
things to see to? The words of Paul
Bradley rang in her ears: "To get a.
head one must be hard-boiled."
Gordon walked with her to the ele-
vator. The red-haired Renita Parrish
by an apparent coincidence, was loi-
tering there. She looked pale ano
rather tense, for it was an under
stood thing in department store ethics
Cor etiquette, more aptly) that taking
a girl to lunch was the commencement
of Romance with capital R.
"Oh, hello, Gordon" Renita, sait
now, with forced casualness, "don'
forget the conference at 2:30 in Mr.
Bradley's office for the big Sunda!
ad." She looked directly at Ann, as
though expecting an introduction
which Gordon effected with none to'
good a grace.
He had wanted to date Ann for to
night. Now the mot bad egg in he
way" as he had gracefully referred
TO h61lCd, Was UdWllIiS CiAiiSo ~P
Confound the woman!
The elevator gates swung open. AM
stepped inside. He had to go back ant
finish his lunch and settle the check
"I've five minutes to spare. I'll G.
back with you," Renita suggested.
Gordon was annoyed.
Why on earth had he permitte
Renita to play up to him these pas
few weeks, and even cook tasty littl
! dinners for him in her apartment
$ Just because he had PRACTICAL
7 broken with the old crowd throug
4 sensitiveness over his fathers suicio
and his own changed circumstance
II and was lonely, didn't mean that
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-23

their advertising schedules"
"Oh, Gordon, you're darn lucky to
have a job of any sort, these days!
When Mr.. Bradley engaged me this
morning as a comparison-shopper, /
didn't know whether I was on my head
or my heels!"
"Don't let that gink go to your
Evening star., 1938-12-01

while travelling as passenger
aboard steamboat, while the policy
was effective, the company would
pay 81 500.
The court was informed that the
company has refused to pay the
money, which Mrs. Keene says is
due in accordance with the policy,
and ask the tribunal to award her
this sum, plus interest at 6 per cent,
from May 13. 1887.
News stories at the time said Mr..
Keene fell or was thrown overheard
in the region Of Smiths Point. He
had been In real estate work here
for some 20 years and specialized in
the sale Of suburban homes.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Suit by Widow Revives
Keene Mystery Case

Mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance Of Charles F. Keene, 65-
year-old Washington real estate
man. from a vessel Of the Norfolk
& Washington Steamboat Co. on
May 13, 1887, was revived today after
his widow filed suit in District Court
to recover money on an insurance
policy.
Mrs. Clemence Keene Of the Fair
fax Hotel sued the New Amsterdam
Casualty Co. on a policy In which
she was named beneficiary. The
court was informed that under the
terms of the contract, If her hus-
band were killed in an accident
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Warning Siqns Placed.

Hundreds Of warning and direc-
tional signs have been erected in
this territory by the Keystone Auto
mobile Club Of Washington. These
signs not only are erected by Key
stone at the request Of the various
communities In adjacent Maryland
and Virginia, but they are regu-
larly serWced by special mainten-
ance department of the club.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Virginia Democrats
To Hold Dinner Dance

Wesley E. Mcdonald and Melvin
D. Hildreth will be speakers at q
dinner and dance of the Virginia
Democratic Club of Washington
Saturday night at the Lafayette
Hotel. The dinner will be held at
7:30 pm. and the dance at 10 pm.
Among the prominent guests who
will attend are Gov. James H. Price
and Senators Glass and Byrd Of
Virginia. Mrs. Anne Shelor Wright
is chairman of the Reception Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Five Maryland Theoters
To Hold Toy Mutinees
DEcEABER I. 1888.

The five Maryland theaters di-
rected by Sidney Lust Of Washing
ton will play Santa Claus to needy
children of Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties by collecting play
things at toy matinees at 4 pm.
Monday, December 10. There will
be a Santa Claus to greet the chill
dren at each theater.
The only admission price will be
a toy, article of clothing or food
stuff, which will be distributed by
various charitable organizations. J
The theaters are the Boro in
Bethesda, the Milo in Rockville, the
Cameo in Mount Rainier, the Arcade
In Hyattsville and the Marlboro In
Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1938-12-01

Having no local production, Ii
IBERIA is importing chemicals from
America,
Evening star., 1938-05-25
Fatal Crash in Canada.

VANDERHOOF. British Columbia,
May IS (P.-Bill Martin, mechanic for
a Pacific Airways plane, reached Fort
st. James, north Of here, late yesterday
after a 26-hour hike over rugged
country to bring word Of fatal plane
crash early Sunday.
Mr.. Martin. suffering from scalp
injuries, said passenger. Dan Miner
Of Fort st. James, British Columbia.
was killed, and Mrs. Allan East and
Pilot Charles B. Elliott, both Of Van
couver, were injured.
A Canadian Airways plane was sent
to rescue the injured and bring out
Mr.. Miners body.
Evening star., 1938-05-25

flames from it before the bodies were
destroyed Fire spread to surrounding
underbrush, and some of the specta-
tors stomped out embers.
Bucket Brigade Organized.
A bucket brigade was organized has
tily, but its efforts were feeble against
the blaze, which made parts of the
metal framework white hot. The men
with buckets raced to a stream sew
eral hundred yards away for water.
The bodies, all blackened and some
hardly recognizable, were removed to
the county morgue.
While postal inspectors were con-
tinuing an investigation, the Cleveland
post Office reported the plane carried
$50 pounds of mail. Five of the ap-
proximately IS sacks were recovered,
the post Office said, but their contents
were SO badly charred that salvage
of any but a few letters was doubtful.
The post Office said one registered
pouch was believed to be aboard the
plane, but its contents and value had
not been determined.
w. A. Patterson. U. A. L. president,
who flew here from Chicago to in
vestigate the crash, issued the follow
ing statement:
Technical officials of our company
have begun a thorough study of this
accident. No effort will be spared
to collect every pertinent detail as
the basis for a complete analysis.
Evening star., 1938-05-25
U. S. BOARD PROBES
CRASH ON MAY Is
Needless Risk Taken in West
Coast Tragedy Fatal to Nine,'
Hearing Told.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BURBANK, Calf, May 25.-Need.
less risk marked the fatal flight Of
a Lockheed transport through fog
locked Mint Canyon May 1e, Federal
Board Of Inquiry was informed today.
All nine aboard perished.
"Our understanding was that the
pilot Of the plane meant to fly under
meath the overcast ceiling" George
Smith, assistant manager Of the Fed
eral traffic tower at Union Air Ter
minal, testified yesterday.
There was nothing to cause our
office to disapprove of the flight plan,"
he continued, but said the Bureau OF
Air Commerce frowns upon contact
flying in uncertain weather when it
is such simple matter to pull up
into the clear above the clouds"
Test Pilot Harry Downes of Lock-
heed, who originally had been assigned
to take the new 5000 transport to
Las Vegas, New, for delivery to North
west Airlines, said:
Our company custom urges con.
tact procedure, save for the rare in.
stances when we must cross, or climb,
through bad areas for a brief time.
If you go high in unsettled
weather, you may run into ice or hail
and that damages the finish Of the
ship"
Evening star., 1938-05-25
SIS FINESLEvIED
IN FIREARMS CASE
Five Are Brought Into Court on
Complaint of Workmen
Repairing Cable.

Five young men, arrested Sunday
for discharging firearms near workmen
repairing section of cable on the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks behind
the National Training School for Boys,
were fined SIS each in Police Court
today by Judge Hobart Newman.
The men were taken into custody
after the workmen complained the
bullets were whining too near their
heads as they were restoring 1900
feet of cable destroyed Saturday by
two youths who opened several man.
hole covers and fired volleys of bullets
into the line with 22-caliber rifle.
Those fined. who police said were
shooting at targets, were Maurice A.
Peterson, 18. of 435 Tenth street NE:
Roland G. Thornton. 18, of 918 Fiji
teenth street Sc; Edward c. Neff, %,
of 3009 Douglas street NE; Lemuel
T. Seabright. 81. of 1924 Seventh street
NE, and Clifford Grayson. 20, the
latter colored, 1929 Sixth street NV.
They were arrested by Policeman w. j.
Middleton of the Twelfth precinct
and Pennsylvania Railroad Policeman
c. G. Stallwitz
The two youths, who police said
confessed damaging the cable. tempo
rarily disrupting the railways signal
system, have been released in the GUS
tody of their parents pending Juvenile
Court action. The damage amounted
to more than $4,000, officials said.
Evening star., 1938-05-25
Senators Make
Varied Guesses
On adjournment
bx The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
2 The Capitals annual guessing game
on the date Congress will adjourn
brought these predictions today:
Senators McNary, Republican. Of
Oregon; Copeland, Democrat, of New
York; Adams, Democrat, OF Colorado,
and Bankhead, Democrat. Of Alabama
June 4.
Senator Borah, Republican, Of
Idaho-June 6.
Senator Lee, Democrat, Of Okla
homa-June 10.
Senators Truman. Democrat, Of Mis-
souri, and Vandenbergh. Republican,
Of Michigan-June H..
Senator Frazier, Republican, North
Dakota-June IS.
Senator Caraway, Democrat, Of
Arkansas-"No before June IS and
perhaps not before July l."
Senator Burke. Democrat, Of Ne
braska-"I am afraid we aren't going
to adjourn. Maybe we'll just take a
short recess this fall"
Vice President Garner, regarded as
the best adjournment guesser in the
Capital, has written out his guess and
sealed ito be opened only after Con-
gress actually does adjourn.
Evening star., 1938-05-25
PlaneCrash
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and dug into the smoke topped debris
for the bodies, from which the clothes
had been burned of almost entirely.
Firemen and policemen worked in
the light of the flames, lanterns and
flashlights.
Then Department of Commerce in
spectors searched the wreckage for
some clue that might throw light
on the cause of the crash.
List of Victims.
United Air Lines listed the dead,
besides Mr.. Brostuen, as:
L. Arthur Doty. AZ. of Watertown,
Mass, who was en- route to Chicago
to attend funeral services for his
brother Harold. who had died only a
few hours before. The crash victim
was a district credit manager for the
Texaco OIL Co. =
c. F. ickel of st. Adams, Long
Island. employed by Barbour Weld
ing Co., New York City.
r. p. Morrell, salesman for A. & M.
Karagheusian, importers and manu-
facturers. He lives in Yonkers. N. Y.
j. r. Moffett, identified with the
Masonite Corp, Chicago.
E. H. Veblen, 43, of Los Angeles,
chief test pilot for the Douglas Air
craft Co., and former airmail flyer.
Richard c. Lewis, Ansonia, Conn.,,
salesman.
Pilot James L. Monty" Brandon
Of Chicago, a flyer 10 years.
Co-pilot A. S. Merrifield of Chicago.
Stewardess Mildred Mack of Chi
cago.
The airliner was due at Cleveland
Airport at 1924 pm.
Several residents of the vicinity re-
ported flames shot from the craft be-
fore it plunged earthward, but Maj.
John Berry, Cleveland Airport 81.
perintendent. said Radio Operator
Evening star., 1938-05-25

ton all-metal Douglas of the sleeper
type. Its wing spread was IS feet and
fuselage length IS feet. While as
large as the 21-passenger mainliners, it
accommodated IL persons as sleeper
and IA for day travel. Its Pratt-Whit-
ney motors were among the largest and
most powerful made for land planes.
Airline officials said the ship did not
make the Newark Cleveland hop as a
sleeper. the berths being made up for
the Cleveland Chicago run.
Mr.. Brostuen was North Dakota's S
Republican chairman for several years.
He was serving his third consecutive
term in the State Senate. For years he
was active in the Non-Partisan League.
Politically he had split with Gov. Will
liam Langer's administration. His
widow and six children survive.
Mr.. Lewis, 80. sales manager for the
Farrell Birmingham Co., steel found
ers, was bound for the Midwest on
business. Surviving are his widow and
11-year-old son.
Mr.. Veblen left Santa Monica, Calf,
last Saturday, plotting Douglas plane
Of the same type as the airliner
DC-3 to New York City for delivery
to the Soviet's Amtorg Trading Corp.
He was en- route to his home.
Friends Of Mr.. Moffett said he was a
former soldier musician who lived at
Staten Island, N. Y, the last five
years.
The flames, easily discernible for
several miles, attracted thousands to
the scene. Four hours afterward au-
tomobiles were parked, bumper to
bumper, along the roads leading to
the farm.
Scores ran through mud and thorns
to reach the spot and as the flames
died down gathered pieces Of the craft
as souvenirs"
Firemen played chemicals on the
burning cabin and finally drove the
Evening star., 1938-05-25
SECURITY EXTENSION
STUDY IS LAUNCHED
Plans Would Include 100000
Additional Under Age Insurance


Program.
By the Associated Press.
The Social Security Board yesterday
began studies looking toward inclusion
of an estimated 100000 additional
persons under Federal old-age insur-
ance.
The Advisory Council to the board
asked it to provide data by Septem-
ber IS on possible methods Of extend
ing the coverage to domestic servants,
farm laborers and self-employed work.
erS.
It also recommended that the ap-
proximately $4,000 employees Of nom
profit religious. charitable and educa-
tional institutions, now excluded, be
brought under the plans.
Board officials estimated, on the
basis OF 1880 census returns. that
there were 100000 agricultural work.
ers, 2,103,000 servants and 10,646, ,294
self-employed workers, including those
engaged in farming and fishing.
About 100000 workers in busi-
ness and industry are now under Fed
eral old-age insurance.
The council, composed of IS persons
representing employees. employers and
the public, is headed by j. Douglas
Brown of Princeton University. It
was created last year to study the
Social Security Act and recommend
improvements.
Evening star., 1938-05-25
FREE STRAWBERRIES

Diners in House and Senate Eat
Senator's Gift.
Senators. their employees and news
paper men ate IS crates of large
rawberries-donated by Senator
Townsend, Republican. of Delaware
for lunch today in the restaurants in
the, Capitol and the Senate Office
Building.
The Senator had the berries brought
from his farm in Sussex County, Del.
Evening star., 1938-05-25
-Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.

No statement as to the cause
can be made accurately until all
available facts have been obtained"
Evening star., 1938-05-25

James c. Wynne saw the planes fall,
he being in the airport control tower.
Directly on Course.
"The plane did not catch fire until
the impact" Mr.. Berry said.
The last radio message from the
ship was received at the airport at
1907 pm. about eight minutes be-
fore the crash. It was:
"Merrif1eld reporting: Ship over
Parkman, Ohio as miles distanD
Four thousand feet altitude. Every
thing o. k"
Airline spokesmen said the liner was
directly on its course.
Andrew Zemba, 80, one Of the first
to reach the crash scene, said he saw
the airliner streaking low near his
home.
FLAMES were coming out of the
plane" Mr. Zemba said. "Only one
motor was running. The motor shut
of, and second later it crashed.
when we got there it was all af1re,
except in back. The flames rose 100
feet or so. I couldn't see any people
in the cabin because of the flames
but could see two up front. The
trees nearby were burning"
Brandon Veteran Pilot.
Joseph Rades, living near the scene,
said he saw the Inflated craft from
the porch of his home.
1T flew low," he said. "The mo-
tors didn't seem to be missing, but I
saw it was in flames"
U. A. L. officials said the crash was
the first in which there was loss Of life
on the lines Newark Cleveland run in
ii years of service.
Pilot Brandon served II years as a
pilot for U. A. L. and its predecessors.
The 43-year-old flyer joined the Ca
madam Royal Flying Corps in 1916,
trained British war aviators and later
few fighting planes against the Bol-
.shevists for the postwar White Rus
sian forces. His widow and son sur
vive.
Miss Mack. .24-year -old nurse, drew
her first assignment as an airline
stewardess last August. Mr.. Merrifield
had been U. A. L. co-pilot for three
years.
The plane Brandon piloted was 12-
Evening star., 1938-05-25
TRIP
COST PUT AT $1.39
Emergency Hospitals Problem Is
to Get Back Its Expenses,
President Points Out.

The Emergency Hospital made rs, ,116
ambulance trips from 1920 through
1887 at cost Of $l04,80l, an average
of $139 trip.
These figures were revealed by Maj
Gist Blair, president Of the hospital,
before the Variety Club, which recent
ly presented the institution with a
new ambulance.
Maj Blair, pointing to the expenses
connected with serving emergency
cases, said that much of the money
expended was never repaid He said:
Automobile accidents have brought
to hospitals these new problems, and
they must be organized to handle them
carefully and successfully. The Elner-
gency Hospital is the hospital which
specially cares for this work in the
City of Washington, and after the
victim is received our problem arising
out of the accident is to get lack the
cost of our services"
Evening star., 1938-05-25
TRUE BILLS NAME
BRIDGE PLAYERS
Mrs. Clarke and Mcintyre
Indicted on Gaming
Charges Here.

Mrs. Rosamond Clarke, IS, and
William Mcintyre, 26, both possess
ors of championship bridge ratings.
who were arrested and charged with
gaming several weeks ago after a raid
in the 1900 block of Sixteenth street
NV. were indicted today on charges
OF setting up gaming table.
The first and second counts of the
Indictment charge Mrs. Clarke and
Mr.. Mcintyre with conducting an lille
gal poker game, while the third and
fourth counts charge them with con-
Quoting an illegal bridge game.
Several men and two women were
arrested when police entered the May
fair Bridge Club, admittedly visited by
many of "the most prominent persons
in town" Though a warrant issued by
United States Commissioner Needham
G. Turnage named only Mrs. Clarke,
police also arrested Mr. Mcintyre.
They are at liberty under $500 bond
each.
Prior to the raid, policewoman and
plain-clothes detective were planted"
IN the house which is located next
ooor TO the apartment building in
which Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
resides. The complaint, police said,
was issued on complaint of neighbors
and persons who allegedly lost money
IN the card games.
Detective Sergt. Roy Blick of the
third precinct, who conducted the raid,
said marked money was recovered.
Walking into the house unexpectedly,
he took several pictures of the persons
who he said were actually engaged in
card playing before his presence was
discovered.
Mrs. Clarke and Mr.. Mcintyre are
well known throughout the East, both
having competed in championship
bridge matches in various States and
the District of Columbia. During the
past several years, both have won
championships here.
Evening star., 1938-05-25
ACTOR OTIS SKINNER
STRICKEN SERIOUSLY
Illness Revealed by Bulletin
Reporting Improvement.
Malady Not Revealed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WOODSTOCK, VT. May 25.-otis
Skinner, veteran of the American
stage, was stricken seriously Monday
night at his summer home, On the
Green.
His illness became known last night
when attending physicians issued .
bulletin reporting the veteran actor
was "far improved" They declined to
reveal his malady.
So serious was the attack, his
daughter, Mrs. Alden Blodgett, rushed
here from New York. accompanied by
her husband. Mr.. Blodgett returned
to New York after doctors reported the
improvement in Mr.. SINNERS condi-
ton.
Mrs Blodgett is the former Cornelia
Otis Skinner, herself an actress of
ability. Her father has been a sum-
mer resident here for seven years.
Evening star., 1938-05-25
Fire Destroys Store.

LAKELAND, Md, May IS (Spe-
ciaD Fire of undetermined origin
early today destroyed frame store
building owned by John w. c. Mack
here at an estimated loss of $4,000.
Volunteer fire companies from Berwyn
Heights, Branchville and College Park
fought the blaze.
Evening star., 1938-05-25

Senate Confirms Hanes.
John w. Hanes won Senate con-
firmation yesterday as Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury.
Evening star., 1938-05-25
ORTIZ FELICITATED

Roosevelt Sends Note on Day
Marking Argentine Freedom.
President Roosevelt telegraphed to
President Ortiz of Argentina today his
congratulations on Argentina's Inde-
pendence Day.
The President said Upon this
memorable anniversary of the inde-
pendence of Argentina. am happy to
extend to your excellency cordial con-
gratulations and my sincere best
wishes for the welfare Of your coun-
try"
Evening star., 1938-05-25
SLOAN ASKS RECOUNT
Says Internal Revenue Bureau
Erred $1o.4OS in Tax Claim.

Alfred P. Sloan, jr., Great Neck.
Long Island, asked the Board OF Tax
Appeals yesterday to redetermine
deficiency of $19,408 claimed in in
come taxes for 1884.
Mr.. Sloan contended the Bureau OF
Internal Revenue erred in disallowing
q bad debt deduction of s66,586 and
in disallowing business expenses of
$18,279.
]. Edward Johnston of Baltimore
asked redetermination of deficiency
of $l84,2ll claimed In income taxes
for 1884 and 1885
The Washington times., 1938-02-15

stretch the body, feet held together,
raise the shoulders off the floor, and
rock in a teeter motion on the buttocks.
Your feet pressed together is one end
of the teeter and your head and shoul-
ders are the other end. Hold the body
tense and do this about five or six times.
4. Pull your knees up toward the chest
and hold them with your arms clasped
around them and roll back and forth on
your backbone. The vertebra must be
kept timber an thoroughly flexible.
Then you will not take on the weight
you lose.
S. Flat on the floor as you are, swing
the right leg over the left, toes pointed,
and reach just as far to the left leg as
YOU can. Then swing both arms up and
to the right as far as you can reach.
You will be stretching the whole body,
with the power muscles pulling against
the upper part of the body. Stretch
tensely-alternate with both sides-five
or six times.
never knew these exercises to fail
in reducing, but you must do them faith
fully every day. Do all you can each
time. and do the stretching every morn
ing if you haven't time for any more.
but all of them should be done at least
once a day. i
Send for the Exercises for Reducing
Hips, Legs and Abdomen, which are free
of charge, and enclose stamped sell
addressed envelope for your reply. Al.
dress Donna Grace, Beauty Editor OF
this paper.