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Evening star., 1938-04-20
Roosevelt Asked
TOShO,vHis Skill
In SaiIbOat Race
Coz. White Challenges
President to Race
at Biloxi.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt would vie with
nautical Governors in sail boat at
Biloxi, Miss, next Labor Day should
he accept challenge from Gov. Hugh
L. White of Mississippi to display his
nautical skill at the sail boat race for
Governors held annually on the gulf
coast.
Gov. White, twice winner in the past
three years, said he had asked the
President to match his sailing ability
against the Governors.
He didn't say positively he would
be there" Gov. White said but he
did say that he could get boat and
beat all Of us. am going to discuss
It with him again later on"
Evening star., 1938-04-20

today in Fred
erick, Nd.
Mr.. Birch, part
ner and executive
vice president of
the national ad-
vertising agency
of Klau-Van Piet-
ersom-D Dunlap As
Sociates. Inc, has
been active in
Lions Club work
over a long period
After being elected
governor OF the
Wisconsin district
in 1929. he was
named a director
Evening star., 1938-04-20
Colored Veterans Organize

HYATTSVILLE. Md, April 20 (Spe.
ciaD The degree team of Snyder.
Farmer Post, No. 3, American Legion,
OF Hyattsville will initiate members
and install officers Of the newly or
ganized John Henry Seaburn Post o..
Bladensburg, comprising colored vet
Grams, in the National Guard Armory
here tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1938-04-20

of the international association in 1881
After serving the tWo-year term as
director. he was elevated in 1884 to
the third vice presidency, and in sue
cessive years held the Offices of second
and first vice president.
Bert H. Piers of Washington is gov
ernor of this Lions district and is pre-
siding at the meeting in Frederick.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
POSTAL EXPERIENCES
Charles F. Anderson Describes

Charles F. Anderson Describes
Adventures in Service.
His experiences in AZ years in the
postal service, during which he visited
$4,000 post Offices in the United States
and accompanied the Byrd Antarctic
expedition to Little America to estab-
lish a post Office on polar ice, were
related by Charles F. Anderson, slated
for retirement June 80, at a meeting
of the New York State Democratic
Club last night at 1900 Rhode Island
avenue NV
Mr.. Anderson during recent years
has served as an expert in the handling
OF philatelic mail and has been in
charge of majority of first day
cover" projects.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
HEAD OF LIONS CLUBS
AT DISTRICT Meeting
Frank v. Birch Attending
Sessions at Frederick,
Nd, Today.

Frank v. Birch of Milwaukee, presi-
dent of Lions International Clubs. is
among those attending the district
meeting Of clubs of Maryland, Della
ware and the District of Columbia
Evening star., 1938-04-20
those screen idols

those screen idols
look like punks.
She swore at me
real cuss words
and because I know
this would end my
easy-money job I
kissed her again,
then pumped her
down in the seat
and got behind the
wheel.
We made the re-
hearsal. all right.
I left her on the
set and started for
home. 1t was good
to feel free again.
to have 600 bucks
in my pocket and
to be my own man.
I didn't bother
to contact Moe.
Instead l moved
from my one-room
Evening star., 1938-04-20
NICK CARTER FILMS
Dime Novel Detective to Appes

in a Features a Year.
HOLLYWOOD, April 20 (P).-Nick
Carter, the dime novel detective, Is
coming to the screen.
Surety Pictures announced today
the company would film four Nick
Carter features year.
Nick's celluloid counterpart has not
been selected.
Evening star., 1938-04-20
WHEN a mans

"
fiat on his
face financially
speaking. I mean
he'll take any kind
of a job. That's
my excuse for play
ing nursemaid to
Julia Upton. Body
guard-that's what
Moe Langdon. her
producer, called me.
You see, there'd
been a kidnapping
scare and Julia was
right at the top OF
the heap that year
"a tempting NOR
sci for abductors,
and Moe figured
she needed looking
after. Also, he fig
ured the publicity
wouldn't do any
harm.
"After allo he
Evening star., 1938-04-20
DAILY SHORT STORY

For feeding their poultry grain
people we're fined in Germany,
Evening star., 1938-04-20

Scrapping German Guns.
Kingston, England, is selling its
German gun as scrap and will give the
money to the British Legion. -
Evening star., 1938-04-20

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See them all at the Away Saving
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Visit your Frigidaire Dealer s now!
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Evening star., 1938-04-20

. Here's a buying tip :. . a word of
caution that scores of local house.
wives have needed and they've
saved money by it!
See that the refrigerator you
buy saves in every way there is
to save! Be careful to choose one
in which there are no hidden extra
vagances." Out dated or so called
bargain' refrigerators may waste
your money before you re through
with them might save a few
pennies in one, two, or even three
way - only to waste dollars in a
fourth way! You must Save All 4
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-03-04
LOVE
and the
LIEUTENANT
and the

SYNOPSIS, Lieutenant Sea-
drift, was a member of the
British recruiting mission sent
to the petty German Princes to
hire Hessians to help the British
fight the rebels in America. |
was appointed to watch the
young Baroness Won Lessing,
with whom l had fallen in love.
For she was against our pro-
ject and we feared she would sow
sedition among the Hessians
when she reached America. And
at last she forsook us, leaving
a note for me admitting that
she had worked as spy for
America throughout our CAM
paign.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-03-04

Before l could reply she
raised her shrill voice: "Hi.
Come out here, Billy! Here's
stranger wants to find e
ferryw
A barcfooted frowsy-haireo
man came out of the brush hut
and stared at me. Suddenly he
began to yell with all his
might: "Here's the Tory sp!
that's looking for a ferry! Hi!
Hi! Here he is, boys! Hang the
Tory spy"
"Ryn for the milish!"
shrieked the wench. "Here's the
right Tory spy a"ain! Get the
Claverack men! Call the light
horse -"
But I had wheeled my tirec
nag and was squirting again fo,
the woods with the fear OF
death in my very soul. Behind
me camp women were scream
ing, men shouting to one an
other. people running out Of
huts and tents to look.
l flung one last desperate
glance behind me as galloped
toward the forest, then spurred
my poor horse again, and he
bounded into the cart track
which runs due north through
Saltwater to Freeman's farm.
The next instant saw a
British officer in front of me
sitting his horse in the middle
of the woodroad; and scarce
had time to fling my horse back
on his launches before I was
upon him and had nearly ridden
him down.
AS l fought knee and thigh
and fist to master my frantic
horse a breathless voice broke
upon my astonished ears:
"Grey! In Gods name what are
you doing here without your
uniform!"
So stunned and demoralize6
did that startled cry render me
that my horse nearly threw me
before I could control him, dis
entangle him from the under
brush and drag him trembling
to a standstill.
Then like a man in a thick
and troubled dream l looked up
into the fear-wide eyes of the
Baroness Won Lessing.
as all that hue and cry for
yom!" she demanded in fright
ened voice.
"Let us get away quietly be-
yond their sight and hearing.
Don't let your animal dance
and thresh the bushes!"
Behind us on the hard wood
ridge we heard voices, but could
see nobody where the last sun
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-03-04

Three more men came around
the corner. One carried a rife,
one a musket, the other a rusty
fowling piece.
"What's the matter, Cap
tain?" inquired one of the men
who wore a blue regimental
coat faced with red. l thought
he meant me, but he was ad-
dressing the first man l had
met.
"He says he wants to go to
Undertook. He has no pass"
replied the first man eying me
intently.
"Who are you?" said I, try
ing to initiate an innocent and
indignant traveller.
"I'm a captain of the Claver-
ack militia" said he, "and
that's enough for you to know.
And / don't care a damn who
you say you are. The country is
full of British spies and Tories.
Three of 'em are hanging in the
woods yonder. l don't know how
you got by the Saltwater forts
without a pass. What's your
business in these parts, any,
way?"
Suddenly the fat landlord
broke in: "Ja, his peezness al
retty iss it to shpy, I guess!
For Wy he Go py dot Kinder
hook ?"
One of the men said: "He
talks like an American but he
looks like a British officer!"
"Get off your horse" said
their Captain quietly.
Ant at that instant I remem-
bered that I had in my breast
pocket the letter of the Bar
oness Lessing; and that it
would hang me as surely as the
sun would rise tomorrow.
sect off your horse, 1 tell
you" repeated their shirt
sleeved captain.
"Very WE'LL" said 1. wheeling
my horse as if to bring him to
the tavern step.
Then, as one of the men
moved up to take his head, 1
drove in my spurs and was
around the corner of the house
at single bound and galloping
into the gravelly lane.
heard the bang of a fowling
piece; buckshot tore through
the bushes to my left; then a
rifle cracked and l heard that
bullet, too, high above me.
Then two muskets beloved,
but I must have been out of
sight for l heard no bullets.
But / could hear their shouting
below me and other answering
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-03-04

yells; and l realized that the
hue and cry was out and after
me and that a ferocious spy
hunt had begun.
The last sunshine Redeemed
the maple tops as l gallopcd
into the woods and headed
north on the soft woodroad by
which had come out to the
river.
Very soon i found myself
among great pines, widely
spaced, where no underground
impeded me; and in the semi
darkness l swung out to the
westward keeping wide of the
road and already certain that I
was far beyond pursuit afoot.
What on earth to do, now.
had no idea. 1 did not know
where I was or where lay the
Saltwater forts. But after a
half hours gallop / headed
eastward once more and pres
emily came out on the woods
edge; and saw the river and the
open fields all ruddy in the sun
set glow. And saw that / had
walked directly into the very
vortex of the backwash of
Gates's army!
For here the slopes and fields
and river meadows were
swarming with that riff-raff
which hangs in the rear of
armies = men, women and chill
dren moving about everywhere
among brush huts, ragged tents.
army wagons; suffers carts.
log cabins where horses were
tied to posts;' herds of mich
cows, bullocks, sheep penned in
between fences of scrub birch
freshly cut.
A wench who was spreading
a wet shirt on a brush looked
around at me and called out
shrilly: "There's another Brit
ish spy hanging about, they
say! Did you see him in the
woods"
Other women looked up at me
from where they squatted by
the brook.
"Who saw him? I asked as
calmly as I could.
"The Claverack men below"
said she. "They have just rid
den in. hope they catch the
dirty beast"
"Yes," said I. "Is there q
ferry at this place?"
"Ferry?" she repeated; "no.
You wannt to cross the river?"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-03-04
CONCLUSION

I LIFTED my bewildered head
like a man partly stunned. The
cannonading laundering in my
ears seemed to shake my very
brain, deadening thought.
I scarcely remember when it
was that I collected my dazed
wits and turned my horse and
rode slowly away through the
towering forest. 1t was a blazed
trail l followed, but / have no
recollection Of seeing the blazes
on the great trees.
Twice l remember stopping
to reread that astonishing let
ter only to replace it in my
breast pocket again and ride on,
striving to rally thought amid
the amazed confusion and dis
order in my mind and senses.
On the west shore of Hud-
sons River a straight highroad
runs from Fort Miller north of
the Battenkill, through Sara
toga, across the Fishkill: thence
south under Bemis Heights and
through Saltwater across the
Mohawk and into Albany.
This road, crowded with
Gates's wagons and artillery, I
dared not travel. But there is
another road on the east bank
of the Hudson between the Bat
tenkill and Hoosier which
crosses the latter river opposite
and a little below Saltwater.
This road / must try to gain
and use, or at least keep in
touch with it along cow paths.
wagon tracks, spotted trails and
back roads traversing the
wooded hills to the eastward.
For if Sir Harry Clinton real
ly was advancing upon Albany
from the Highlands this was
the road he probably would fol-
low; and he would cross, no
doubt, somewhere below the
Dutch city to invest it. Certain
ly he never would try to cross
the Hudson under the fire of
the batteries defending the
hilltop city.
And I must try to meet him
before he attempted the pas
sage of the stream south of AL
bany, and acquaint him with
every particular of Sir Johnny's
really desperate plight at Sara
toga.
knew of no ford or ferry
which would get me over the
river. However, to avoid the
American lines I must get
across somehow; and SO
wandered along through the
misty woods, looking down be-
low for anything resembling a
rift or ford or ferry; or any
ulace tn swim NV horse.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-03-04

About five o'clock in the af-
ternoon | saw ahead of me
brushy clearing and, to my
astonishment a very large field
of Indian corn. The country and
the aspect of the river were
quite unfamiliar to me; and af-
ter a little l began to UNDER
stand that l had ridden clear
around the left of the rebel
army - that my spotted trails
and hunters paths had taken
me much farther westward
than l realized and now had
fetched me out somewhere be-
low Saltwater. Here, then, was
rebel territory never entered or
even seen by our army! 1t had
not penetrated so far south.
1 smelled smoke and present.
ly discovered just below me the
river road shining golden in the
sun; and fences, and a little
church, and a few houses and
barns; and country folk moving
here and there among the barns
and houses.
That there might be a ferry
nearby this hamlet l thought
possible. So taking my horse by
the head l began to descend the
hill toward the river. 1 came
out into a weedy yard where
was a small house; and leading
my horse around it saw a bush
dangling from the caves, and so
knew it for a tavern. Presently
l smelled tobacco.
The door was open and a fat
man in shirt and smalls sat in
the doorway. He eyed me calm
ly, and I kept my eyes on him
as led my horse up to the
hitching post.
"Good day, landlord" said I.
"Goot day." said he, eying
me out of little pig eyes.
/ asked for a mug of cider;
he got up, went indoors, fetched
the pewter to me; and I paid
him from my wad of filthy Con-
tinental bills.
81 want to cross the river"
said I. "Is there a ferry?"
"Nein, no ferry here" he
grunted. "Vat for you cross?"
AS he asked the question, q
lank fellow came lounging
around the corner. He carried a
musket.
asked him about a ferry.
'There's a ferry, but no
boat" said he. staring at me.
I told him I wanted to go to
Kinderhook to avoid the British.
eff you have a pass you can
travel by way Of Half Moon,"
said he, cor Schenectady or AL
bany. There are no British be-
low"
Are you sure It's Safe
traveling?" I asked, pretending
timidity.
He said he was sure.
81 heard" said I. "that Clin-
ton was marching on Albany"
"If you heard that" said he,
"what in hell takes you to Kin
derhook
81 thought the British would
be on this side of the river"
said I innocently. But, unused
to deceit, I had overplayed my
part and I knew it.
"Show me your pass" said he
coldly.
I told him I had none.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
Health Physician
Hunts for O,v,,er
OF Rnbid Terrier
Montgomery Faces First
Mad.DOg Case in
Six Years.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. 4.-The
Montgomery County Health Depart
ment is seeking the owner of a wire
haired fox terrier which was shot and
killed Monday afternoon near the Con-
duit road in the Cabin John area
after it had bitten two other dogs.
According to DR.. v. L. Ellicott,
county health oficer, an examination
at the University of Maryland Bureau
Of Animal Industry disclosed that the
dog was suffering from rabies. The
Health Department is anxious to learn
whether the dog was native to the
community or came in from some other
area and everything else Of its history
DR.. Ellicott said this is the county's
first case of rabies in the six years he
has been connected with the Health
Department.
The dog is described as being white
with few brown spots on its back
and head; its tail was short. black. An
investigation by DR.. Ellicott disclosed
that a stray dog of such description
had been kept and fed by a colored
woman living in a woods in the Brick
Yard neighborhood for about week
and is of the opinion that the animal
may have been lost or abandoned there
sometime before January "a.
The case was under consideration at
a conference here yesterday afternoon
participated in by DR.. Ellicott DR..
c. S. Wilbanks of the State Bureau of
Animal Industry and Norman E. Pen
nington, one Of the county's sanitary
inspectors.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
PLAYGR0UNDFUND
SHIFT IS DECR|ED
Miss Baker Cites Danger to
Coordination to North.
east Conference.

Jurisdiction Of property under the pro-
posed recreational system for the Dis
trict was explained to the Northeast
Conference Of Citizens Associations
last night at their regular monthly
meeting by Miss Sibyl Baker, District
supervisor Of Fairgrounds
Miss Baker attempted to show ad-
vantages in q co-ordinated plan for
all recreational facilities. 1t would so
coordinate playground operations after
school hours and during vacation Pc
riods as to create a maximum of eff
cheney with minimum of overhead
expenses and duplication of effort and
equipment. she said
transfer from the playground de-
partment to the Community Center
department of some $4,000 approved
by the House yesterday in action on the
District bill, endangers the program,
she said, adding that funds used for
the upkeep and control of Fairgrounds
after school hours constitute minor
point" but shift in control would be
q serious detriment to the ultimate
coordination Of recreational services
Reports on Boys Club Cost.
NJ. j. Mcdonald. chairman of a spe-
cial committee for the promotion of a
boys club in the area of the con-
ference, reported to the group the
findings OF the eight presidents which
comprise his committee. According to
his report. the expense incidental to
the establishment of a club in one of
the schools would closely approximate
Sl2 night, exclusive of equipment
Operating two nights a week, this cost
would be 500 month, which funds
would have to be raised by public sub
scription under the present plan of
procedure.
Rather than proceed with this pro-
gram. MIR. Mcdonald offered the sug-
gestion that each member body of the
conference appoint five members to
meet and select committee to make
q further study.
Progressive Program Indorsed.
This committee would work on the
plan already adopted by the original
committee providing for starting on
modest scale with additions and i'm
proVements as public support grew.
The suggestion was approved and voted
by the conference.
A. F. e. Scheer, president of the
conference. was appointed to appear
before the Senate Subcommittee on
Appropriations for the District in an
e1ort for the restoration in the Dis
trict budget OF 1920 to improve
Langdon Playground.
Upholding their stand Of no more
liquor licenses in the Northeast. the
conference voted to disapprove the
issuance Of two licenses in the Michi-
gan Park area at the request of John
j. Hurley, president Of the Michigan
Park group, member Of the conference.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
LIBERAL ARTS PERILED
Princeton Head Sees Artificial
Bull Market on Education.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 1 LP.-
DR.. Harold Willis Dodds. president Of
Princeton University, said last night,
I'VE have created an artificial bull
market In education which is en-
dangering the true values Of the liberal
arts idea"
His address came at a symposium
session Of a three day program to be
cllmaxed Saturday by the inaugura-
ton of DR.. Oliver c. Carmichael As
the third chancellor of Vanderbilt
DR.. Dodds told his audience, which
included many Of the outstanding
educators attending the inaugural,
that I'VE have put our trust in
diplomas" to which has been at
tached "unmerited monetary i'm
portance,"
Evening star., 1938-02-04
ASKS PROTECTION
Mother of John Roosevelt's

Mother of John Roosevelt's
Fiapcee Troubled by Curious.
NAHANT. Mass, Feb. 4 [P).-Mrs.
Haven F. Clarke of Boston and Ma
nant. mother OF Miss Anne Lindsay
Clarke. whose wedding to John Roose-
welt, youngest son of the President, is
scheduled for June 18. yesterday asked
Nahant police for protection from
pllgrlmages" to newly built house
IN which the wedding reception will
be held.
Chief Thomas Iarkin of the Nahant
police said officers would keep an eve
on the house" as they made their
rounds and a policeman would he
posted there all day Sundays.
Evening star., 1938-02-04

for this country's matching this
achievement the result of the war
may have been different.
One Of the honor guests ut yes
terday's meeting was Fritz Crisler,
head football coach at Princeton Uni
versity.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
NAVY METALLURGIST
SPEAKS At LUNCHEON
Club Told Most Metals Used in
Modern Construction Were Un-
known Few Decades Ago,

known Few Decades Ago.
J. A. Kingsbury, chief metallurgist
at the Navy Yard, yesterday declined
to comment on specific metals used
in his work, but in his talk before
the Cosmopolitan Club luncheon
stated that most metals used in mod
ern construction were unknown a few
decades ago.
Development in the United States
OF various alloys which increase
strength and decrease weight in met
ais formerly used probably lost the
World War for Germany, the speaker
commented. Germany already had
developed high-speed steel through
the use Of tungsten, he said, and but
Evening star., 1938-02-04
BOLT DESTROYS CHURCH

Lightning Ends Visitor Attraction
on Isle of Capri.
NAPLES. Italy, Feb. (R,.-Ths
Church Of La Madonna on the Island
OF Capri, tourist attraction, was de-
stroyed yesterday by lightning.
Legend said the church was built
to purify the island OF the sins of En-
peror Tberius. 1t will be rebuilt with
insurance money.
Evening star., 1938-02-04
D. c. ARCHITECTS WIN

Furr and Mandris Among go
Surviving in Elimination.
J. S. Furr and E. N. Mandris, both
OF Catholic University here, are among
20 winners in the first elimination test
in the national competition for the
Paris architecture prize held in New
York City Wednesday, it was an
nounced here today.
The two Washingtonians are now
eligible for the second test on March
rs. Three hundred drawings were Sub
mitted,