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Evening star., 1938-02-22
Veterans of C0rc0ran Cadets
Re-liue Old Days in Talk Fest
Recall When They Thrilled Cro,cds
of the 80s and 90s-Taps Sounded
for Deceased Members.

The old bunch who used to cut q
big figure around Washington in the
cream uniforms and tasseled helmets
of the Corcoran Cadet Corps got to-
gether last night at knights of Co.
lumbus Hall for their annual reunion.
Hello, fellows" Blair Shoemaker,
chairman Of the Corcoran Cadet Corps
Executive Committee, greeted them
over the radio. He spoke from Sta
ton VOL, and the fellows. so strong,
sat around listening. Most OF them
were elderly men, for the corps was
founded in 1882, but there were few
who couldn't use the combs passed
out as souvenirs
1t was a gala evening filled with
Renaissance about the great days back
in the sOs and COS.
six Of us met one afternoon in
John Wnkerson's basement over on
K street, near where the Carlton Ho-
tel is now and organized" Jesse X. Lee,
one Of the founders Of the colorful
military unit, recalled.
Wooden Rifles First.
They began to drill with wooden
rifles made by some firemen in their
spare time. Five years later they
joined the District National Guard,
and Mr.. Lee went on to become major
Of the Washington Light Infantry
Battalion, which used to thrill the
Capital when it paraded on the White
Lot back of the White House, since re-
named the Ellipse. .
Washington was a nice little town
then" George F. D. Rollings, another
charter member, commented
Yes. nice little town. and its hero
for young boys of Is who had never
shaved was Burton Ross, "our ideal
soldier the major of the Light In
fantry Battalion. who looked so DASH
ing that the boys couldn't resist the
thought that they, too, should form
a military company.
They drilled once a week. at first
in blue uniforms with l.5-inch white
stripe down the trouser leg. and later
they got $50 from william w. Cor
coran, financier and philanthropist,
to buy muzzle-loading Army rifles to
replace their wooden guns.
Their first drill hall was over the
Evening star., 1938-02-22
PLANS TO SALVAGE
WHISKY FROM RIVER
Chicagoan Declares $4,000 Gal
Ions Have Been Buried 72
Years in Florida.

By the Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ga, Feb. 22-Frank
P. Blair of Chicago says he plans an
attempt to salvage $4,000 gallons of
whisky mellowed by u years OF aging
meath the mud and water of the
Appalachicola River in Liberty Coun-
ty. Fla.
He said the whisky. now worth
around 100000 was part Of the cargo
Of the river steamer Alice. which
struck = snag and sank about so
miles north Of Appalachicola in Octo-
Der. 1865.
Blair said he was told Capt Neze-
kiah Wingate of Columbus master OF
the vessel and several OF the crew
died when the boat went down in IS
feet Of water
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
in Atlanta said Blair had contacted
that Office in regard to the operation
and that Federal representatives
would be present.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
LICENSE BILL HEARINGS
TO BE OPENED TUESDAY
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
voted today to begin hearings next
Tuesday on the revised Borah- -O'Ma-
honey industrial licensing bill.
The bill, designed as an anti-mo-
nopoly measure. would require most
corporations engaged in interstate
commerce and some others to obtain
Federal charters.
AS revised by its authors last week,
the measure would exempt corpora
tlons having assets of less than $780,
600. Federal charters would be grant
ed by the Federal Trade Commission
and could be revoked by the courts.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
OFFICIAL FRANKNESS
$15 Day Declared Needed to Win
Favors.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. u R.-
This city's representatives. the Board
OF Supervisors decided. need SIS a day
incidental expense allowance while
travelling.
Lets speak frankly" said Board
President Warren Shannon. Repre-
sentatives must take committees to
saloons and to dinner to get what
they want. You can't buy q group of
men drink or dinner for 81"
The board turned down q proposal
to reduce the allowance from SIS to 81
Evening star., 1938-02-22
F. B. !. SHIFTS AGENTS

A. Bernard Leckie Of Washington has
been appointed chief Of the Philadel-
phia of1ice Of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, it was learned here to-
day. Mr.. Leckie, who arrived in Phil
adelphia yesterday, succeeds Robert c.
Hendon. who has been appointed chief
of the st. Paul office.
Formerly an administrative assist
ant to j. Edgar Hoover, chief Of the
bureau, Mr.. Leckie was graduated from
the University Of Southern California
and has served as 4 special agent in
Los Angeles and Charlotte, N. C..
Evening star., 1938-02-22
MASONIC CONFERENCE
Senator Connally Addresses Grand
Masters From AZ States.

Grand masters from Masonic grand
lodges in A. States heard Senator Con-
nally of Texas cite the services of
Masonry in the development Of the
United States at a conference last
night in the Willard Hotel
Emphasizing the important part
played by Masons in the Continental
Congress and the formation of the
Constitution, Senator Connally de-
clared that the Masonic order should
work to preserve the democracy that
America has known for $50 years.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
BAR "STRIKE" ENDS

Press Club Board to Restore Sus-
pended Bartender to Duty.
The National Press Club bar
"strike," which began last week when
bartender was suspended for week
for allegedly serving a drink "on the
house." in violation of the rules, ended
last night after meeting Of the clubs
board of governors.
The board voted to restore the bar
tender to duty. without prejudice at
the end Of his weeks suspension.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
London
Continued From First Page .

sending out anti-British propaganda.
They did not comment. however.
Mr.. Chamberlain, taking . step
away from the League Of Nations ma
chinery so staunchly supported by Mr..
Eden. chose the speed of direct nego-
tiations in his program designed:
l. Quickly to settle old differ
ences with Italy, in conversations
At Italys request In Rome
2. Then to find an amicable solu-
ton to Germans demands for coll
onies
3. To bring France into what
would be a four power understand
ing for peace with Britain, Ger
many and Italy.
Chamberlain to Dictate.
1t seemed certain that Mr. Chamber
lain alone would dictate the British
end OF the Italian settlement, with Wis.,
count Halifax remaining as temporary
foreign secretary. at least during pre-
liminary negotiation.
British leadership In the Mediter-
ranean. an end to Italian INSPIRED
propag ganda in Arab nations, gradual
withdrawal of Italian forces in Spain,
British recognition of Mussolini's
Ethiopian conquest-these are essen-
tial points of the settlement.
This sort OF deal was supported by
the dashing Eden, but he felt Britain
was too quick to bargain.
Reich Halls Chamberlain.
BERLIN, Feb. ~ tP)-Official Ger
many today viewed British Prime Min
lister Neville Chamberlain's efforts for
an understanding with Italy as a har-
binser of European peace.
The resignation of British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden was seen as
having removed an obstacle not only
to good relations between Italy and
Britain, but also to a general Euro
pean accord.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
SIR WILLM0TT TO SPEAK
tE2e Clinic to Hear London
Times Correspondent.

Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington cor
respondent of the London Times, will
speak on 1.-THE Press and Crime" be-
fore the Crime Clinic of the Institute
Of Criminal Science at the Friends
Meeting House, 21ll Florida avenue
NV, at $50 pm. ton brow.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
KENSINGTON CHAMBER
POSTPONES Meeting
Session Will Be Held March 2.
Two Committees, However,
to Meet Tomorrow.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
KENSINGTON. Md, Feb. IA
meeting of the Kensington Chamber
Of Commerce. scheduled for tomor-
row night. has been postponed until
March 2. it was announced today by
Washington I. Cleveland, president.
However. the Executive and Advis-
ory Committee will meet tomorrow at
SPIN. at Mr. Cleveland's home to dis
cuss plans for the meeting. Harry
AppleDy. chairman of the Nominating
Committee, will report on the slate Of
officers.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
PARLEY AGAIN PUT OFF
Chamberlain and De Valera Meet
at Luncheon, However.

LONDON, Feb % LP.-Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain of
Britain and Eamon de Valera Of
ireland met at luncheon today, thus
informally resuming their contact seek
ing Anglo-Ir Irish accord, but Britain's
political crisis again caused postpone
ment Of formal negotiations
Mr.. Chamberlain. confronted by q
labor motion Of censure in the House
Of Commons, had to cancel a sched-
uled conference with the Irish leader,
who arrived in London Saturday for
conversations originally set to begin
Monday.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
"CLUB SATAN" BARRED
Court Refuses Incorporation De-
spite Lofty Purposea

Sourt Ae1uses Incorporation De-
spite Lofty Purposes
NEW YORK. Feb. ~ Ho.-su6rems
Court Justice Henry @. Wenzel, r..
ruled yesterday that Club Satan. Inc.
Is an Inappropriate name for an or.
ganisation avowedly intended to PRO.
mote the general welfare and to foster
social and intellectual activity"
He denied . certificate of tncor.
poration to . group Of men seeking
to organize . social club under that
name.
With these laudable expressed Dur.
poses. 1t b difncult to understand
why Satan should be chosen as patron
saint" he said. Perhaps there are
mental reservations on the part OF thu
incorporators. whose true purpose may
be to raise hell"
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Naval
Continued From First Page.)

building more battleshipe. He urged
the American people against being
"misled, deceived and worked into q
war spirit"
Evening star., 1938-02-13

looked like fiat pieces of ground broken away
from the shore. The ebb sluicing through
alligator trails banked this curious web of
vegetation against both lugger and bateau.
1T doesn't look like any pass ahead"
he called over the stern.
you'll see it when you get there
He shot doubtful look back at her. He
must have had his first inkling that she was
tricking him for he gave a scowl at her bateau
as if trying to guess what she had been doing
down there in the marsh anyway. Then he
slowed down. With the evening mists wiping
out landmarks he would have to trust to her.
She heard him swearing The hyacinths
were everywhere now and his lugger chugged
hard, even as he tried to come about.
"You can't come about" she said tensely.
His eyes had dangerous fare. "How am
going to get out of this mess?"
"Its the tide" she pleaded. II didn't
reckon on the tide. The hyacinths come out
at YOU all at once - there's banks of them"
II don't know what your game is," he
answered, "but got to do what you say"
He put her full speed ahead as the ground
began to suck Now that we're here,
where are we?" he asked.
The lugger was nosing along in an acre OF
hyacinth lilies that looked like dry ground.
The bateau Jagged, dead weight, massed
with lilies like funeral barge.
Better get hatchet and go up forward"
she said. "Cut out as much of the stuff as
you can."
When he went below for hatchet the girl
took her boat hook and wrapped bunch of
Evening star., 1938-02-13

floating roots around the lugger's propeller
If he attempted to start, the propeller would
spin cocoon about itself.
He was up forward now and she could heal
him as he hacked and chopped and sworel
When she had accomplished her own plan
which was to imprison him in this bayou and
then leave him, she connected the feed pipe
of her outboard then spun the Wheel
As the engine barked and popped, het
prisoner dashed back, stopping her just al
she was casting off the painter. His eyes
burned in the low sunlight. He was long
lazy looking fellow until he got mad, then his
hard blue eyes looked murderous.
$50 you're trapping me?" he snapped.
"What'd be trapping you for?"
There may be reasons. These webfoot
Cajans down here don't take to man like
me checking up on their pelt taxes. I've had
a set-to with some of 'em already. Maybe
your menfolk put you up to this.
WELL whatever your game is. I'm ad-
vising you to get me out of this. Unless, y
he added with a grin, you want to be trapped
here -- you and me together - all night -
She paled, sinking back to the stern sheets,
clutching the tiller. Her motor was still going
and she had dropped a few boat lengths away.
But this availed nothing. He would not
Evening star., 1938-02-13

trails and mud Jumps as far as Texas. In this
low horizon which was landscape and sea-
scape in one, Ninon Gambert easily sighted
the cabined lugger of the man she hunted.
She was surprised at first to notice that her
prey was not fleeing north, but then she
realized that he was confused, perhaps lost,
for he was trying now one trail, now another.
He would be easy meat
As his lugger came down the long reach OF
prairie she shut off her motor, disconnected
the feed pipe. and waved for help. Quickly,
she inserted small piece of paper in car
fridge attached to the carrier pigeons leg.
Can you give me tow" she called.
He beamed with JOY "Sure! Course will.
But if it's your engine, let me take look at
it, He snugged up close.
(Which way are you going?" she said.
ANYWAY you're going" She was close
enough now so she could see those eyes of his.
blue and clear and hot.
"Then I'd rather be towed. got to get
home before sundown."
"All right, come aboard, he said eagerly.
1--WE got stove and this mist is cold. Get
aboard and get warm"
"Oh, nor She was frightened. He was
bigger and lankier than she remembered.
But he was also younger. 'I1l have to keep
the bateau clear of these lilies. You steer the
lugger. I'll keep busy"
He got under way, the bateau failing on.
Repeatedly he looked back, his face eager.
Better stand over to the west of that
bay" she said.
Her advice seemed good for the tract of
timber which she called bay" divided the
watercourse into two passes, and she pointed
out the larger. But this began to choke up
insidiously with drifting hyacinths. These
floated in compact masses of weeds, roots.
purple blossoms, tangled together so that they
Evening star., 1938-02-13

- OPS Polybe was killed and no
one would do anything about
it. They knew his killer could
not be brought to justice. AS
conservation agent he could maintain
that he had done what he had done in
the commission of his duties. The -
oystermen and trappers and shrimp :
ers of the marsh were in a furor about /
the whole matter but no one seemed "
to know what to do.
No one that is to say, except girl
whose father kept duck hunting
camp in Bayou Becque She was wild-look-
ing creature with young undeveloped form
and with hair that was always flying in the
wind. There were times, because of her huge
eyes and her wisp of body, when she looked
like something her father might have caught
down in the sea marshes, sort of mermaid
who could not thrive in these fresh water
bayous.
When, a day before the murder, the con-
servation agent stopped at her camp for gas,
he stared at her open-mouthed as if she were
something untamed, exciting to mans eyes,
but not very human.
Are you running this place all alone?"
he asked.
my fathers gone out with some New Or
leans duck hunters. If it's gas you want can
wait on you"
Then you're all alone here?" he repeated.
Her eyes shot up at him. He had young
face which was thin and burned, and he
talked as if he were catching his breath. He
never stopped staring.
You're new at this job, aren't you?" she
said, changing the subject.
'Sme. I'll be stopping here lot"
Anything else you want?"
He tried to think up something but with
her eyes meeting his he seemed to lose his
breath entirely. He certainly succumbed
fast! Yes, he would get some tobacco. He
watched her every second. Then he got in his
lugger, looked at her from distance and came
back again. He had thought up something
else II ginger ale. He drank it right there.
She thought he would never 60 away.
The next day she watched the long reach
of the bayou hour by hour. She did not know
exactly for what she was watching - perhaps
for her fathers return from the duck ponds.
Boats came and went, but not from the sea
marshes until late in the day. Then at dis
tance she saw fisherman padding towards
her, and by his pirogue, which had a decoy
duck as sort of figurehead on one of its
pointed ends, she knew it was redbone
named Caron Mack. Furthermore, she knew
when he came alongside that he had been
down as far as salt water for he had catch of
redfish, sheepshead and drum. The point
interested her, for she remembered the con-
servation agent had headed for the sea
marshes.
Pops Polybes been murdered" Caron
Mack announced. Some oystermen across
the bayou from his isle saw him arguing with
that new agent. They saw Pops take him into
his cabin. When the agent came out the
oystermen went over to see what the trouble
was about. Pops was plugged"
The girls face turned chalky and her eyes
glared. She knew Pops Polybe we'll and she
loved him. He had rocked her on his knee
when she was a baby.
Have they caught him YETI" she said in
a calm voice.
mo - last we seen, he was heading up
Bayou Zin Zin. Going straight to Houma, it
looks like, maybe to make report to the
Evening star., 1938-02-13

was about. Pops was plugged"
The girls face turned chalky and her eyes
glared. She knew Pops Polybe we'll and she
loved him. He had rocked her on his knee
when she was baby.
Have they caught him YETI" she said in
a calm voice.
mo last we seen, he was heading up
Bayou Zin Zin. Going straight to Houma, it
looks like. maybe to make report to the
Department and give his own story, see?"
That's why I'm the one to get him." the
girl said logically. He may stay out of your
way - you and the rest of the menfolk - but
not of Miner She cast off her painter, started
the outboard. "You stay here, Caron Mack,
and tell my father when he comes home.
The redbone stared in admiration. "What
if you do find him? He's pretty dangerous
man. saw him last night in a swamp can
tina, arguing with Polybe about the size of
his seine mesh. He goes around armed. You're
only girl, and you've got no gun"
That was true enough. She had nothing in
her bateau but boat hook, wicker basket
and soda-pop bottle with kerosene and
twist of rope in it for lamp. In the basket
was pigeon.
when trap him." she said. "I1l send
this bird home. You wait for the message.
I'll just write down the name of the bayou
where he'll be waiting for you menfolks to
come and get him."
The marsh extended in maze of passes
Evening star., 1938-07-26
P|TTMAN VISIONS
TRADE DANGERS
Senator Afraid Mexican
Issue Might Affect U. S.
Commerce.
Ry .te Associated Press.

By ~ Associated Press.
Senator Pittman, Democrat, of Ne
vada said today he believed that the
course of this country's world trade
might be profoundly affected by the
controversy with Mexico over property
seizures.
Senator Pittman. chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
said the United States could not per-
nit the situation to 60 unchallenged
because it would tend to weaken. If
not destroy, the rights of our citizens
under treaties of amity and COM
merce throughout the world"
Note Held World Warning.
For that reason. he said, he re-
garded Secretary Hull's note on the
land seizures as not only warning to
Mexico, but notice to all other gov
ernments that this country will not
permit confiscation of American
owned property abroad.
Farm land owned by Americans,
Secretary Hull's note said, has been
taken over by the Mexican govern
ment since 1927 Hull emphasized the
principle that there should be no ex-
preparation of property without imme-
Evening star., 1938-07-26
OPPONENT ENTERS
AGAINST 0'C0NNOR
La Guardia Approves Candidacy
Of Byrnes Macdonald in
Congressional Fight.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 26.-Young
Byrnes Macdonald announced his
congressional candidacy yesterday,
with the approval Of Mayor La
Guardia, in the campaign of all
the-way New Dealers to retire Rep
resentative John j. O'Connor, Demo-
crat. Of New York, the conservative
Democratic chairman of the powerful
House Rules Committee.
Mr.. Macdonald, who is first city
deputy welfare commissioner, dis
closed. after a conference with the
mayor. his intention of running in
both the Democratic and Republican
primaries for Mr.. O'Connor's seat.
There were instant indications that
he would receive the backing of the
American Labor Party, of which
Mayor La Guardia is a member.
Mr.. Macdonald, an independent
Evening star., 1938-07-26
diate payment Of compensation to the

diate payment Of compensation to the
owner.
Failure to maintain this principle
in Mexico's seizure of oil and farm
properties belonging to American citi-
zens, Senator Pittman said, would
make such holdings the prey of un-
scrupulous governments in all por-
tions of the world. The result, he pre-
dicted, would be severe Gripping of
this country's world trade.
Recounting Secretary Hulrs state
ment of the difficulties encountered in
attempting unsuccessfully to obtain
arbitration of claims for Mexican
property seizures dating back to 1915,
the Senator said:
1T is evident that unless Just COM
pensation is made for such conflsca-
ton without further avoidance of the
issue, that the good neighbor policy
which our government has made such
strenuous efforts to maintain will be
destroyed.
That would be very unfortunate for
both countries, particularly Mexico,
which has been receiving our finan-
fcial aid"
Evening star., 1938-07-26
Want to Know Why
You're Constructed?

Would you give a million to shake
of that dull, dopey, played-out
feeling that often comes with
common constipation? Then stop
q minute and think.
What haue you had to eat this
ireek? just meat. bread, eggs,
potatoes? Probably the reason
you're constipated is you don't
get enough bulk" And bulk"
doesn't mean hoD much you eat.
1t means kind of food that isn't
entirely digested, but leaves a
soft, bulky mass in the intestines
which helps a bowel movement.
What to do? Eat some Kellogg's
All-Bran for breakfast every
day. This crunchy toasted cereal
is not only rich in "bulk"-it also
contains both the intestinal tonic
v1tamin b.. and iron.
Eat All-Bran every day and
drink plenty of water. See If you
don't get off your heels and on
your toes! Kellogg's All-Bran Is
sold BY every grocer.
Evening star., 1938-07-26
LIONS TO MEET

Roger c. sullivan, past president
and member of the Board of Directors
of the Alexandria Boys Club, will be
principal speaker~at a meeting Of the
Alexandria Lions Club tomorrow at
1890 pm. in the George Mason Hotel.
A report on the reorganized club
during the last year will be made.
with descriptions of several changes
in activities introduced by the present
director, Harry P. Child.
Plans for the forthcoming year will
be outlined by new committee chair
men
Evening star., 1938-07-26
SCIENTIST WINS DIVORCE

Earl Parker Hanson. who several
years ago was connected with the
Carnegie Institution here. obtained an
uncontested divorce decree in Reno
New. yesterday from Mrs. Dorothy
Lane Hanson, the Associated Press re-
ported.
MIR. Hanson did field work for the
Department Of Terrestrial Magnetism
OF the institution. The Hansons were
married at Milburn, N. j., in 1888, and
have a 3-year-old son, John.
In obtaining the decree, Mr.. Hanson
charged cruelty. the diSpatch stated
Evening star., 1938-07-26
MT. VERNON BOULEVARD
SPEED LIMIT INCREASED
Park Police Post Signs Conforming
With Virginia Law at Various
Points on Highway.

In conformity with Virginia law
increasing highway speed limits from
As to SIS miles per hour, the limit
has been increased to 55 miles per
hour along certain portions Of the
Mount Vernon Boulevard.
The 55-mile limit now is in effect
from Roachs Run, just below High
way Bridge, to the Alexandria city
limits and from the southern Alex
andria limits to Mount Vernon.
The 22-mile limit remains in ef-
feet on Arlington Memorial Bridge I'D
Memorial Boulevard; 30-mile limit
on Columbia Island and Is and Is
mile limits through Alexandria.
Signs have been posted by the
park police showing limits of the
speed zones and the legal maximum
speeds IN each zone.
Evening star., 1938-07-26
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