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Evening star., 1938-12-25
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press
RANTOUL, ILL.,, Dec. pa rookie
Representative who conceived the
idea for a s10-a-plate Republican
dinner in Washington next month
said today he expected 1000 G. o. P.
"bigwigs" and lesser lights would
attend.
Representative William H. (BilD
Wheat of Rantoul said he was
amazed at the response to the sug-
gestion he put forward hesitantly
for de luxe dinner to celebrate Re-
publican congressional gains in 1898.
He declared the affair would not
be sounding board for presidential
aspirants. Leaf1ng through a stack
OF letters and kilograms praising the
plan for the party January is at the
Mayf1ower Hotel in the Capital, Rep
resentative Wheat said, Il just
thought something of this kind
should be DONE"
Il thought of 1t week or so after
November 8 election" he said in an
interview, land certainly not in the
manner of booming the political
aspirations or buildup of any person
IN the party. I am not a social or
political climber, and have no aspira-
tions for higher political Office. I just
want to go down to Washington and
go to work"
Mr.. Wheat, a banker here, was
Evening star., 1938-12-25
| |YuIe-Birthdoy
|Gfts Decorate
| Family Tree
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MsKEES ROCK, Pa, Dec. "a
For the 18th year, birthday gifts dec
crate the H. Borden family's Christ
mas tree.
Three Borden children-Thomas
II; Harry, S, and 23-month- old
Jackie-were born on Christmas eve.
Eight-year-old Betty Borden ar
rived January 7, Russian Christmas.
Bobbie, 3, is the only child in the
family who doesn't have a Christ
mas birthday" His is March /.
Il got used to spending my Christ
mas holidays in the hospital"
laughed Mrs. Borden. Santa Claus
and the stork came hand in hand.
I am heartily in favor of combina-
ton birthdays and Christmas. All
our celebrations come at one time"
The Borden children don't share
her opinion. Harry, acting as spokes-
man, said:
AFTER all, we really don't have
any birthdays. If we had birthdays
at other times in the year we'd get
gifts then, too."
Evening star., 1938-12-25

Though the United States has Its
Santa Claus, Bethlehem and other
Christmasy localities, Great Britain
has a monopoly on Christmas is
lands.
There are three Christmas Islands
listed in Lippincott's Gazetteer of
the World and they are all part of
the far-flung British Empire. How
ever, there are listed a Christmas
Sound, Christmas Cove and a
Christmas Harbor not British.
1t will take two days for the Brit
ish Christmas Islanders to celebrate
the holiday because of their scat
tered localities. While those on
Christmas Island near Cape Breton
in the maritime provinces of Can
ada are celebrating with us today,
those on the other two islands fin-
ished at midnight last night.
Exact Location Uncertain.
AS worldly things go, the small is
lands are passed off with but brief
notation: Christmas Island. l. A
small island in the Pacific, in Lati-
tude l degree 81 minutes north,
Longitude 157 degrees % minutes
west. 1t is British possession. 2.
A small island in the Indian Ocean,
about Latitude 10 degrees 81 min
utes south. Longitude los degrees
80 minutes east. 1t is British pos
session.
So small are the islands that the
maps do not agree as to their exact
location. Other notations put the
islands as much as nine minutes in
other directions.
Though the photographers may
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Slavery Era Survivor Marks
702d Birthday Anniversary
Celebrates Day With
Accustomed Chair and
Memories of Past

Adam Ellis, grizzled by more than
a century Of life. celebrated his 102d
birthday anniversary yesterday at
the home of his son-in-law at 1916
U street NV.
The colored centenarian celebrated
the day merely by sitting in his
accustomed chair, with his tobacco
handy, lost in apparent contempla-
tion of an America which has
changed many times since he was
young on an Orange County (Va0
plantation.
Although he was not slave his
early life was framed in the pattern
of slavery. He was born on the
plantation Of Thomas casters, to a
father and mother whose birthplace
probably was somewhere in the vast
hinterland beyond the Guinea coast
But he was q free man and his
father and mother were free.
For, as he explained it yesterday
his master" was one of that minor
ity of Southerners who didn't be-
lieve in slavery, freed his people and
administered his lands in the man.
ner of a feudal Switchboard, keep
medical care, clothing and protec-
ton in return for work in the house
and fields under the supervision of
an overseer.
Today's Life is Better.
But, however we'll this system
worked, Adams early life must have
been the same as slave, for when
asked if he thought the young of
today, have better life, he said:
Sure. I had to do what was told
me when it was told me. Now the
young men call their time their
own, and come and go as they
please"
Adams voice has failed consid-
erably since he was a young man
of 30, and his daughter, Mrs. Luna
Thompson, had to do most of the
talking.
But he remembers much, though
he can articulate little. He re-
members the battle of Bull Run
and others. when he kept fresh
horses behind the firing line for
his master He remembers hear
ing the white men tell the colored
that Lincoln was coming to kill the
latter.
Worked at Cathedral.
After the Civil War Adam went
on working for the Ester family
until he came to Washington near
the turn of he century to work as
a landscape gardener at the Wash
ington Cathedral. He has been liv-
ing with his daughter and her hus-
band, Robert L. Thompson, since he
retired from active work at what
must have been past IS.
Adam has outlived three younger
brothers and Mrs Thompson, his
baby" daughter, now a, was born
when he was co. He has three
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children.
His son-in-law has bought a
piece of land near the site of the
old plantation in Orange County
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Great Britain Has Monopoly
On Christmas Islands

not be certain about their location,
no doubt the people there are sure
that Santa Claus did not miss them.
While in the United States the cele-
bration is today. in the other half
of the world the celebration is fin
ished until next year.
The Pacific Christmas Island is
described as low atoll with good
anchorage. 1t has been much Wis
tied for its deposits of guano. The
island is really submerged noun
tain $4,000 feet high with only the
top above water.
Christmas Harbor Sound.
The Christmas Island in the In
dian Ocean is forest-covered with
a population Of 40, according to the
last census taken in 1898.
The French have Christmas
Harbor. described as good, on Desc
lation or Kerguelen Island about
1000 miles southwest of Australia.
1t is described as being of volcanic
origin with numerous hot springs
and mud holes. No mention was
made of it being inhabited.
The United States has a Christ
mas Cove near Boothbay Harbor,
Me, which is summer resort in
Lincoln County.
Also listed is a Christmas Sound
near the southern tip of South
America. About 100 miles north
west of Cape Horn, the sound is
among the many islands belonging
to Chile. Remote and in a little
used portion Of the maze compris-
ing the tip of South America. it is
doubtful that any one celebrated
Christmas on its windswept waters.
Evening star., 1938-12-25

occasion. Ross H. Snyder, local at
torney and professor of law at
Southeastern, has been named
chairman in charge of arrange
ments. The university's Offices and
classrooms will be decorated and
there will be music and refresh
ments.
Other members of committees who
Will serve as greeters to their class
mates, fraternity brothers and sis
tiers are:
Ralph Bailey, who will represent
the Alumni Association; Estelle
Baldwin, Kappa Phi Epsilon Soror-
lty; A. Meta Brining, Beta Chapter,
Sigma Phi Omega Sorority; Simon
Lasica, Southeastern University Fra
ternity; Charles Eckert, Sigma Nu
Delta Fraternity: Stephen Hotsko,
Sigma Alpha Sigma Fraternity; Or
rim Bartlett, Milton Kershner and
Mary Ford, senior law class; Doro-
thy Saffel and Ethel Matson. senior
accounting class; Edgar Colison and
Charles Rust, Junior accounting
class; Colleen Phoebus, D. Ray
Quinn and Prebble Choate, Junior
law class; William CuIliney. Walter
Tolson and Arthur Sammeth, fresh
man accounting class, and r. Ed
win Brown. Lawrence Buscher and
Sue Arbuthnot, freshman law class.
Evening star., 1938-12-25

and the entire family spends its
summers there. Near the present
house, owned by Adams son-in-law,
is the site of the old place, only a
few scattered rocks remaining.
Adam likes 1t better there, where
he can browse in the past, than in
the city.
Adams claim to the age Of 1902
seems to be valid in the light of his
daughters statement that she has
found that descendants of the
Esters family have preserved the
old plantation records wherein his
birth in 1886 is recorded.
In spite of his advanced age his
daughter said he is healthy, albeit
somewhat enfeebled. "He eats three
square meals a day of the same
food we eat" she said.
But even though aches and pains
OF the common old-age variety seem
to be foreign to his hoary frame.
Adam seems to know he can't live
on indefinitely.
For yesterday, when he was
wished merry Christmas and
happy New Year he beamed for an
instant and then said:
Eyes, I'm happy and Christmas
will be merry. but not so merry when
I think III be leaving soon"
Evening star., 1938-12-25
New Year Reception
SET for january
Al Southeastern
Miss Gudrun ScheIdrup
Heads Committee on
Arrangements

Southeastern University will hold
its annual New Year reception and
tea dance on January 2 from 3 to
S pm. in the university's headquar-
Evening star., 1938-12-25

Tourists to Japan in 1888 num-
bered about half those of 1887.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Rookie Representative Expects
1000 at G. O.P. $40 Dinner

practically "shanghaied" by friends
to make an unsuccessful race for the
10Th Illinois congressional seat in
1886. He won the 1898 election
handily, defeating the Democratic
incumbent, Hugh M. Rigney Of
Arthur.
Two Republican workers in WASH
ington, William Tyler Page, minority
clerk of the House, and M. w. Pick
ering of the minority stockroom are
handling arrangements for the din
ner, Mr.. Wheat said.
Expected, judging from advance
ticket orders, Mr. Wheat said, were
officers and members of the national
committee, Senators and Represent
atives (both old and new and their
wives, party workers, and a large
number of the newly elected Re
publican Governors.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
BeItsviIIe Gronae
Reflects Hurley

L L. Hurley has been reelected
master of the Beltsville (Md)
Grange, with Rudolph Snyder,
overseer; j. L Palmore, lecturer:
Mrs Eva Clover, chaplain; Miss
Mary S Hall, honorary chaplain;
Eben c. Jenkins, steward; DR.. Mar
tin Leatherman, assistant steward;
James S. Heal, treasurer; Mrs. Vio-
let Leatherman, secretary; James
A Ewing, gatekeeper; Mrs. L. L.
Hurley, ceres; Mrs. Rudolph Sny-
der, flora; Miss Mary Johns, po-
mona; Mrs. Ida Ewing, lady assis-
tant steward, and Mrs. Bertha Jen-
kins, pianist. The new officers will
be installed January 10.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
GreenbeIt to Stage
First Dance Review
SPECIAL pispatch to the Star

Special Dispatch to the Star.
GREENBELT, Nd, Dec. "a
Greenbelt's first dance review, fea-
turing home talent, will be held
Wednesday at $3.50 pm, when the
dance class of Mrs. Shirley Land
will give recital at the Greenbelt
Theater.
The program, which will include
character, ballet, folk, tap and in
terpretive dances by children rang
ing from 3 to IA years in age, will
be offered as a benefit for the
Greenbelt Health Association. Funds
derived from the show will be used
to buy additional equipment for the
association.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Brown Named Cashier
Of Upper Marlboro Bank
by Stan Correspondent OF The Star

by Stan Correspondent OF The Star,
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, Dec.
24.-Stuart L. Brown has been
named cashier of the First National
Bank OF Southern Maryland here,
succeeding William S. Hill, who
served the bank for more than 40
years before his death recently.
MI. Brown, IL, was born in Upper
vile. Va, and educated in the pub
lie schools there and in Roanoke
Va. His first banking job was with
the National Exchange Bank of
Roanoke in 1918. More recently he
has been an examiner with the Fed
eral Reserve System.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Comment Club Party

The Current Comment Club will
hold its annual Christmas party
Wednesday night at the home of
Miss Eleanor Traylor, Woodside, Md.
The club distributed several baskets
to needy families of the community
yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-12-25

terS IN the build
ing at 1886 G
street NV. Stu
d e n is, alumni,
faculty members
and friends of
the u v ersity
will attend.
M / S S Gudrun
Scheldrup, SEN
ior law student
at the UNIVERSE
ty, has been ap-
pointed h o stesS
and will be in
c h arge e Of the
Reception Com
nittao fnr fho
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
OPTIMIST CLUB
HEARS FORSTER

The day is long since past when
an investor can place his invest
ments in a safe deposit box and
forget about them, the Optimist
Club was told yeSteday in an ad-
dress by w. R. Forster. vice presl-
dent of the Hamilton National
Bank.
Confused present-day trends in
business and changing methods OF
credit extension have brought
about the change. said Forster,
member of the speakers commit
tee of the District unit OF the
American Bankers Association.
He described the changes that
have taken place in the portfolios
of banks in recent years and ad-
iured those who wished to invest
first to avail themselves of all in
formation before they released
their money.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26

Criticism of washington as the
only major city refusing relief
funds to "employable" applicants
was heard last night as District
social workers met in discussion
of their plans to seek congress
sional aid for the family assistance
branches of the local welfare
structure.
The Rev. Lawrence ]. Sheehan,
director of Catholic charities, also
observed that, although the Dis
trict had the second highest per
centage of unemployed, there is no
public relief money available for
the jobleSS.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
Social Agencies Ask Funds

Alice M. Hill, director Of the
public assistance division Of the
Board of Public Welfare, told
those present that her group is
obliged to turn away an average
of 200 needy families a week.
Great reliance had been placed
on the Community Chest contribu-
ton of $4,000 this year to the
privately supported family well
fare agencies, it was disclosed.
Failure of the chest to reach its
goal, however, made refusal of
this grant necessary and the plight
of the family welfare agencies
more desperate, it was asserted.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
Road Death
DriUer Is Arrested
In Saloon

CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan. 26.
Raymond Simons. SO, State Roads
Commission employe, was killed
yesterday in Cumberland's first
fatal traffic accident of the year
Ten minutes after he was
struck police arrested Alonzo
Klingler, of Detroit, and his
brother, Wilbur G. Klingler. man.
ager of furniture company here.
Alonzo. taken into custody as he
drank beer in a Henderson Boule-
ward saloon, admitted that he
drove the car, police said. 9,
They were arrested when the
broken glass of their car aroused
suspicion of State Policeman
Thomas Farrell, who called Cum
berland police.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
One Man Missing
AS Tug Hits Bridge

LA SALE. Ill. Jan. 26 GN.SO.
One crew member was missing
and three rescued yesterday af-
ter the tugboat Kenton struck a
railroad bridge in the flood
swollen Illinois River and went
down. Ralph Nintell, the missing
man, was believed drowned when
he was swept down the river in the
boats wrecked ,pilot house.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
SUGAR GROWERS SEEK AID

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, Jan. 26
The Puerto Rico Farmers ASSocla-
ton has asked Secretary Of Agrl,
culture Henry A. Wallace to fix a
fair and reasonable rate to be paid
by professors to cane growers as
required by law, asserting that the
Secretary'S delay is causing the
grnWers hardShipS.
Evening star., 1938-04-28

Cats whiskers, coconut shells and
glass are being used in making new
novelty woolen yarn in England.
Evening star., 1938-04-28

the other fellows habits. You're apt
to get on each others nerves"
What are you getting at?"
Just this: Jumel was killed with
service pistol, presumably his own.
1t would Iave been an easy matter for
you to substitute yours for his, after
shooting him. They are Identical"
Copper you're going off half
cooked. Why would I want to kill
Frank?"
Because you hated him. You two
were always getting into arguments,
always quarreling heckling each other.
Maybe this time you got excited and
shot him by accident. Jumel used 30
tell Art Carlton about your arguments
when Carlton relieved him at West
haven. You didn't know that, did
you?"
mo. So what?"
My guess is that you've been planning
to kill Jumel for some time I found
some samples of his handwriting in
your desk downstairs. Only they
weren't his handwriting. They were
yours. You've been practicing trying
to initiate Frank Jumel's handwriting
for months"
TAYLOR eyes fiicked to his wife's
face, then came back to Inspector
Bornes.
Sure. Sometimes I have to make
out Franks reports. When We have
light run We let each other have
a day off and do the others work"
Quick thinking, Taylor; only I've
get more evidence than that. Jumel
had presumably written a note, telling
the world he had committed suicide.
We found it on the desk under his
hand"
so that's it? Frank had been
acting depressed. I never thought
he'd knock himself of, though"
Taylor. you're a smooth one, all
right. Jumel didn't commit suicide.
You killed him. You wrote that note
to make it appear like suicide. I
know because the note was written
in ink and the only pen that was in
the car was wedged into holder on
the desk and hadn't been used for
months! I found your fountain pen
downstairs. I'm having the ink an
alyzed. Punch hole in that one!"
But there was no point in expecting
Sam Taylor to come forward with
another excuse. He had collapsed.
tCopyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-04-28

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Evening star., 1938-04-28

OF the Washington National Ballet,
will be given at pm. Saturday In
the auditorium at Greenbelt, Md,
under the auspices OF the Greenbelt
Citizens Association.
Miss Gardiner will be aided by 10
members Of the ballet, who will ap-
pear in characteristic dances of vari-
GUS periods since 1861. Greenbelt
residents in charge include Mayor
Louis Bessemer, Stanley B. Rider,
president of the citizens association,
and William Bosek, chairman of the
Entertainment Committee.
Evening star., 1938-04-28

here" He vaulted up to the Car floor
and approached the figure Of Frank
Jumel where it sprawled across the
wall desk
Frank was dead, bullet hole in his
temple, a service revolver on the floor
at his feet. Beneath his hand was a
paper with writing on it.
Il have been planning this for a
long time. During the short run be-
tween Fairfield and Westhaven I am
alone. which gave me the chance I
wanted. Please tell my wife it was
an accident :"
Inspector Peter Barnes of the State
police barracks at Westhaven got
down to the station in time to find
out all he wanted to know before the
train was due to pull out.
Sam Taylor. Franks helper on the
run" Art Carlton explained. gets off
at Fairfield, which is his home. From
Fairfield to Westhaven Frank is alone
I take over at Westhaven. The mail
isn't so very heavy from here on, so
! handle the job myself
Inspector Barnes wrote all these
things down in notebook, then went
over the mail car thoroughly. Later
he drove to Fairfield and looked up
Sam Taylor. Sam was In bed asleep
when Peter arrived.
I'll wake him." his wife offered
but Peter shook his head. Not yet.
I want to look around first. Has he
. desk?'
Mrs. Taylor sensed that something
was wrong She tried to question
Peter, but Peter only told her he
couldn't explain for while He
wasn't too reassuring in his manner,
because he didn't want what he was
convinced would follow to be too much
Of a shock.
IN lower drawer of Sam Taylor's
desk Inspector Barnes found some
papers that interested him. He studied
them, comparing them with a paper
which he had brought with him. Then
he told Mrs. Taylor to waken her hus-
band
Sam came downstairs wearing dress
ing gown and slippers, his hair dis
heveled, looking sleepy-eyed
What's it all about?" he wanted
to know. Who are you, and what's
the idea of waking me up?"
Peter flashed his shield. Inspector
Peter Barnes of the State police.
Frank Jumel was found murdered in
Evening star., 1938-04-28
PLENTY OF EVIDENCE

the mail car at
Westhaven t " o
hours ago"
M Il r d er e d I?
Frank? You're kid
ding"
Not a bit Of
it. Furthermore, I
strongly suspe c t
you are responsible
for his DEATH"
Me? Say, what
is this? Frank and
I are buddies. Why,
we've been on that
run together for
five years"
That's the point.
Five years Is a
long time to be
cooped up in a
mail car with one
man day in and
day out. You're
apt to become
rrotf1, fonoilior with
Evening star., 1938-04-28

Enjoy sleeping pillows filled With gray goose feathers
soft enough for the most particular sleeper yetweIfed
enough to give adequate support Regular bed size
with sturdy tan and white striped cotton tckng An
outstanding value at this special low price.
BEpsN BEDDING HFloR
Evening star., 1938-04-28
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON,

Blake, Mrs. E. B. Rowan, Mrs. Will
liam F. Covington and Mrs. Paul w.
Ferris are chairmen Of the various
committees.
Prizes will be awarded for the most
original costumes and a program of
entertainment for non dancers will be
offered.
Evening star., 1938-04-28
COMMUNITY THEATER
WILL SPONSOR BALL
Falls Church Costume Affair to
Be Given at Madison School
on Monday.

eIec'al Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. April 28.-
A costume ball sponsored by the Falls
Church Community Theater will be
given Monday evening at Madison
School from $50 pm. to 1870 am.
Mrs. Robert P. Lamont, Mrs. Roger
Evening star., 1938-04-28
THE train made

THE train made
an hours stop
at w est h a v e II.
which gave Art
Carlton plenty of
time to relieve
Frank Jumel in the
mail car and get
himself esta blished.
Art was talking to
Assistant Station
Master Enos Hill
mouth on t n e
Westhaven plat
form when the ex-
press came TOT stop.
The mail car door
was open a crack
and he inserted his
fingers and slid it
the rest of the way
and peered inside.
Wait a minute" "
he called to Enos
Hilmouth, there's
something ng
Evening star., 1938-04-28
Brain Twizzlers.

By PROF. J. d. FLINT.
IT is surprising how difficult some
problems can be when we overlook
the simple techniques. This was true
Evening star., 1938-04-28

and failed miserably. After they had
been busy at it while the daughter
of one Of the adults walked into the
room. She was a freshman in high
school and became interested in the
problem her elders were so involved In.
She took one look and said, Il think
I can work that in a minute" She
did.
The problem was A boy had some
pennies. He was asked how many.
The reply was that one-third Of the
pennies plus one-fifth plus one-ninth
equaled 80 How many pennies did
he have altogether?
(Answer on Page C-10)
tcopyrisht, 1881
Evening star., 1938-04-28

American candid cameras may be
introduced into the Netherlands.