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Evening star., 1938-09-22

CURED to Peter that if Amalgamated
Prune Juice had taken a dive, he stood
to lose the greater part Of his fortune.
And for man on an ocean liner to
discover that every dime he owned
was being swept from under him it is
rather disconcerting.
So Peter rushed into the wireless
room and dashed off a message and
dispatched 1t and waited in a terrific
sweat for an answer. The answer came
presently. He read it with a very
queer sensation, indeed. It seems
that the rumor about Amalgamated
Prune Juice was entirely unfounded
and that the stock was as sound as
ever.
The queer feeling grew when Peter
stepped from the wireless room and
found Bennie Durbin standing nearby
with a broad grin on his face.
"Hows the sick boy?" asked Bennie.
Peter glared. You bribed these
Stewards" he accused.
And you weren't sick at ALL" Ben
ME countered. 1T was high time
Agnes discovered you weren't sick. Be-
sides, you bribed Wyman."
DETER bit his lip. He was think
ing that it wouldn't do him much
good to explain to Miss Davidson that
he had been made the object OF trick
cry. She might ask him some en-
barrassing questions about his illness.
At the same time Bennie, who had
merely come up to the wireless room
to gloat over his rival, was thinking
that now he'd not only have the pleas
ure OF Miss Davidson's company, but
the added pleasure of agreeing with
her that Peter Bennett was a cad and
a scoundrel He was. in fact, Just
about to turn away and descend the
stairs to where he had last seen Miss
Davidson, when steward approached.
Miss Davidson wants to know"
said the steward, IF you two gentle
men are coming to the wedding"
Peter and Bennie looked at each
other.
What wedding?"
Why" said the steward. didn't
you know that this was the day Miss
Davidson and Fred Wyman were get
ting married? Every one on the ship
is agog over it. Romantic, you know.
This sort of thing makes a big hit.
The captain is marrying them in the
main salon in half an hour. Maybe
you've been too sick and busy to hear
the talk"
Peter and Bennie looked at each
other again.
(Copyright. 1881
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morrow" or Il will write to you TO.
morrow" not II will write you tornor.
row."
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pital, Portsmouth, Va, to Naval Train
ing Station, Norfolk, Va; October 10.
Everett, 1t. q. g. Charles H., jr, on
discharge treatment Naval Hospital, to
home, relieved all active duty.
Foertner, 1t. q. g. John F., Medical
Corps, detached Naval Hospital, Phil
adelphia, Pa, to U. 8. s. Oklahoma i;
October 10.
Wilson, 1t. q. g. Edward W., Med
ical Corps, detached Naval Training
Station, Norfolk, Va, to U. S. s. Jacob
Jones; October 10.
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rectly say, "Norvina wrote me q let
ter" letter being the direct object Of
wrote. II will write you q letter to.
Evening star., 1938-09-22

trans Atlantic liner as well as he, IN
fact, at some things Bennie was better.
Peter, after an hours careful
thought, decided to be sick. There's
nothing like a sick man to awaken
The move was taking advantage of
Bennie. but, he reflected, alls fair in
love and war And this was love.
So Peter pretended to be sick, and
was exultantly satisfied with the re-
suits. Agnes was devoted and kind
and sympathetic. She sat with him
by the hour in the sun on A deck and
read him magazine stories and waited
on him hand and foot. Peter was so
overjoyed he sometimes almost forgot
to be sick.
Frequently he caught Bennie watch
ing them from distance. Bennie's
face always wore look of disgust and
annoyance. Peter pitied him with
easily afforded magnanimity. He de-
cided he'd be sick the remainder of
the voyage, and when he thought
Agnes emotions had reached the
proper pitch he'd propose and she'd
accept him like breaking sticks.
He didn't like the idea of Agnes
being with Bennie at all. so he thought
up another idea. He picked out the
most handsome ships officer and
bribed him to pay Agnes lot of at
tention.
"Of course" he said, Il know your
{nt, So - ~ ,n
but it won't hurt to be a little extra
nice to Miss Davidson The fact is,
Id rather you'd not let her be alone
too much with Mr.. Benjamin Durbin
Get it?"
The officer, whose name was Fred
Wyman, had intelligent eyes and an
efficient, sensible manner Yes. sir"
he said, and took the envelope Peter
handed him.
DETER was smugly assured Of sue
cess. He had to laugh when, pre-
tending to be asleep. he watched Ben
ME and Agnes through narrowed
eyes. They'd be talking together
when the young officer would come
up on some pretext, and the look of
annoyance would come back to Ben
MES face.
Everything was going along SWIM
mingly two days later when Peter over
heard a conversation. Two stewards
were talking. At first he didn't pay
much attention. Then he heard the
words Amalgamated Prune Juice. He
pricked up his ears.
Il got it straight from the wireless
operator" one steward said. THE
bottoms dropped completely out of
Amalgamated Prune Juice The stock S
Evening star., 1938-09-22
News 10. Answers

l. frankie Frisch. He was re-
leased as manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals, National League
team.
2. Germany, who has concluded
an agreement to exchange goods
for Mexico's oil.
3. Col. Roscoe Turner. who
made the record speed of 283.419
miles per hour over a 3OO-mile
closed course.
4. Chilean Nazis staged an un-
successful. prediction "putsch,"
fatal to 81.
S. Three. The original capital
at Madrid; the temporary capital
at Valencia, and the present tenn
porary capital at Barcelona.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
NAMED DELEGATES
DR.. c. H. Kunsman, c. j. Brand
to Attend Fertilizer Congress.

Dr.. Charles H. Kunsman, chief of
the fertilizer division, Agriculture De-
partment, and Charles j. Brand, execu-
tive secretary and treasurer of the
National Fertilizer Association, both
OF Washington, have been appointed
by Secretary of State Hull as members
of the committee of five who will repre-
sent the United States at the First In
ternational Congress of Chemical
Fertilizers to be held in Rome October
8 toe.
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TOMORROW.

TOMORROW.
Luncheon. Reciprocity Club, May
flower Hotel, 1880 pm.
Luncheon, District Bankers Associa-
ton, Willard Hotel, 12:45 pm.
Meeting, Banquet Committee, George
town University, Mayflower Hotel, s
pm.
Auction, Washington Philatelic So
ciety, Carlton Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner dance, Reciprocity Club,
Washington Golf and Country Club,
8 pm.
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SERVICE ORDERS
ARMY.

Moore, 1t. Col. Leland o. W.. Medi-
cal Corps, Walter Reed General Hos
pital, Army Medical Center. to Fort
Williams, Me-; November 20.
Marvin. Maj. Horace p, Medical
Corps, Fort Bragg, N. c., to Army
Medical Center; November Is.
Mitchell, Capt. Herbert Henry, Ord
nance Department Reserve. Washing
ton, to Springfield Arsenal, Springfield
Mass; September.
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gone to pot"

gone to pot"
Good lord!
cried Peter, throw
ing back the steam
er robe and leap
ing to his feet.
Without pausing
even to make ex-
cuses to Agnes,
who had been sit
ting close by read
ing to him, he
galloped to the
stairway leading to
the wireless room.
Agnes stared after
him in astonish-
ment. For a man
who, a moment
ago. had been too
weak scarcely to
lift his head, Mr..
Bennett was acting
amazingly lively.
The fact is, the
thought had Oc-
Evening star., 1938-09-22

Thirty delegations from as many
countries are expected to attend the
meeting. Both Mr.. Kunsman, who is
chairman of the United States dele
cation, and Mr.. Brand will read papers
before the Congress.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
Ageless Woman.

Mile. Mars, the reigning French act
ress at the beginning of the last CEN
tury. died at the age Of SO, and her
passport to the last assigned 80 as her
age, and 80 one would have sworn she
was, even in her COS.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
NAVY,

Bartman, 1t. Comdr. Russell c.. de-
tached receiving station, Navy Yard
Philadelphia, Pa, to U. s. s. Wichita
October /.
Loftin. 1t. William F. E., Medical
Corps, detached Norfolk Naval Hos
Evening star., 1938-09-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
TODAY

TODAY.
Dinner, Controllers Institute, Carl
ton Hotel, $50 pm.
Dinner dance. Reciprocity Club,
Washington Golf and Country Club,
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
ADVERTISEMENT.
Spend Millions to
Relieve Piles

1t is estimated that over a million
dollars annually is spent for various
remedies for relieving Piles. Yet thou
sands of pile sufferers know that cool
ing Peterson's Ointment can allay Pile
torture in few minutes. Stops Itch
ing promptly and brings quick, sooth-
ing relief. Get Peterson's Ointment
today, 35c size or 60c in tube with
hard rubber pile nozzle. If not de-
lighted, your druggist will refund your
money
Evening star., 1938-09-22
-DALY SHORT STORY
OCEAN ROMANCE
DETER B EN-

DETER B EN-
NETT decided.
after a day and a
malt Of intense
competition with
Bennie Durbin for
the favor of red
headed and lovely
Agnes Davidson,
that If he wanted
to get an edge on
his rival he'd have
to think up some
artidce quite apart
from the usual
business Of eXcell-
ing at deck games
and manufacturing
new dance steps
and making hu-
morous remarks.
Bennie could do
everything in the
roster of events
offered on the linn
tied confines of a
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

saved when F. D. r. himself
ordered ex-New York World
veteran Jim Fitzgerald to
take charge of her publicity. To
keep StrauS from arouSing the
correspondents, who were about
to take the New Yorker for a
long buggy ride, the Administra-
ton has thrown up an ace pub
licity breaSt-works of eX-Hearst
writer Tyrell Krum, ex+Balti-
more Sun star Farmer Murphy,
and ex-Brooklyn Eagle Clinton
Mosher.
After giving the matter his
close personal attention, Stamp
Collector Franklin Roosevelt has
Okayed the POStOffice'S stamp
program for the ensuing year.
Most famous case Of ROOSe-
welt attention to the nations
stamps occurred during NRA
days when the President gaZed
critically at the design for the
NRA special stamp, ruled that
the wOman's figure depicted
thereon positively should be
Streamlined or recovery would
be endangered.
No reflection intended on
Secretary of State Hull but the
fact is, it's hot air from the
State Department that keeps
the White House grass green all
1Ointer. A pipe runs from the
central heating system in the
old State, War and NGUy Build.
ing across the street to 1900
Pennsylvania AUe. and keeps
the White House I0Grnr. 1t
passes just outside the lOindotDS
OF the Presidents study and
the ld1Un is GlDGyS green, eueH
under q blanket of Snot1.
1t isn't the woman who pays
in terms of life expectancy for
the glory of occupying the
White House. There is one
living ex-President - Herbert
Hoover; six living ex-FirSt Ladies
adorn the stage of national poll
tics: Mrs. Benjamin Harrison,
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs.
William H. Taft, Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Mrs. Hoover.
Oppression of Rumanian Jews
such as King Carols new anti
Semetic government now pro-
poses, is not new-the United
States has twice protested
against it. In 1870 President
Grants State Department COM
planned to Bucharest. In 1902,
John Hay, T. RS Secretary of
State, did likewise.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
LIQUOR MEN jam
'OFFICES OF ABC.
TO GET LICENSES.
Police Guard Needed
. In 18th Hour Rush

Hundreds of liquor dispensers
stormed the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board today in last min
ute efforts to assure uninterrupted
shaking of Washington thirsts.
1t was the deadline for renewal
of licenses without which the
flow of liquor will have to stop
as of the close of business today.
EVERYBODY BUSY
Harried officials Of the board
refused to take time out for esti-
mates or comparative data of the
fees and applicants. Clerks cut
off their phones and a burly po-
liceman blocked ALL from the Of
fices except those with renewal
applications.
At the Corporation Counsel'S Of
flee it was learned difficulties
were arising over proper certifi-
cation of applicants by other Dis
trict departments.
EXTENSION HINTED
For this reason, it was inti-
mated, the February deadline
might be extended. A decision on
this extension was expected later
tndav
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
"Clipper" Lecture
By Mrs. GrOsvenOr

Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, wife Of
the president of the National Geo.
graphic Society, will deliver an
illustrated lecture before members
of the Wednesday Club and their
guests at the Y. W. C. A., 614 e
st. N. W., Wednesday, at p. m.
Mrs. Grosvenor's subject will be
by Clipper to the Orient"
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
RAIN and SNOW
COMING TODAY

A cold wave from the polar
regions is riding over the United
States and is destined in the next
few days to bring to Washington
the coldeSt weather of the winter,
the United States Weather Bureau
forecast today.
- The temperature, which stood
at So degrees at 10 a. m. today
and reached a high Of 81 degrees
yesterday. is due to drop to 2C
degrees early tomorrow. The Off
cial forecast reads:
Rain, possibly changing to snow
flurries and colder this afternoon
followed by a cold wave tonight
Tuesday fair and colder"
The Weather Bureau also
warned a storm is sweeping along
the Atlantic Seaboard from Que
bee to Virginia. Moving eastward
as it roared down the coast, fore
casters said high gales would
strike from Boston to the Virginia
capes.
The cold wave has now passed
over the Rocky Mountains and
will affect all areas east Of the
mountain chain. The temperature
here is due to drop to 20 early to
morrow and then continue down
The lowest temperature recorded
this winter was 16 degrees on De
cember 12,
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Retailers
EyeU.S.as as
Angel

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 G.N.CD
Retail business looked to the gov
ernment today to play Angel
with low rate loans to worthy
and deserving small business en-
terprises," and at the same time
set about organizing a National
Association Of Independent Mer
chants.
Both programs were adopted al
q meeting here Of 366 delegates
representing 1875 national, state
and local retail organizations. The
conference voted to send a dele
CATION of seven to President Roose
velt's conference with small
businessmen in Wa S h ington
Wednesday, and defined small
business" as enterprises employ
ing capital up to $100, ,000."
Gov. George H. Earle, of Penn,
sylvania, a speaker at the session,
enounced as "reactionary,'
criticism of the administration for
failure to balance the budget. He
saw the criticism as coming from
the wealthy with purely selfish
motives.
Earle suggested that business
conditions today are similar tc
those in 1892 and expressed be
lief that large-scale Federal spend
ing should be resumed to relieve
the situation.
The conference voted reSolu
tions opposing State and loca'
sales taxes, but approved legisla
ton to end unfair business prac
tices and monopolies.
Regarding aid to business. 1
voted that the President be urget
to set up q Federal lending agency
which would assist small buSines!
In its financing at low interest
rates.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

preme Court told the tea-drink-
ing ladies of her recent happy
visit to her native Alabama,
how members of the Justices
family and her family had a
happy reunion.
How delightful" contributed
Mrs. Ritter. 1T must have been
a real gathering of the clans!"
A deadly, frozen silence.
Then, swiftly, a first-aid, 40
word-a-minute, let's-changethe-
subject geyser of chit-chat over
the tea table.
President RooSeUelt'S plan to
make A. A. Berle an Assistant
Secretary of State is part OF the
White House strategy to elect
Assistant Attorney General
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Autopsy Planned
In DIR. Eslin Death

Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid today planned an autopsy on
the body of DR.. James T. Eslin,
80, retired physician, who was
found dying in the basement of
his home at TIT Fourteenth St.
N. w. yesterday.
A gas heater near where DR.
Eslin lay was giving forth faint
gas fumes, Coroner Mcdonald
said, but circumstances indicated
the physician may have died of
natural causes.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
to Lease
Housing Project

U.N.S0 Signing of an agree
ment to lease Brand Whitlock
Homes, the Governments $4,000,
900 slum-clearance and low-rental
project in Toledo, Ohio. to the
Toledo Municipal Housing Au
thority, was announced today by
Nathan Straus, administrator OF
U. S. Housing.
Tenant selection for the 264
dwellings will start at once
Rental will average $5.03 per room
per month with an additional
$2.11 per room per month for all
facilities.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Arms Plant Ruins
Yield so Bodies

ROME, Jan. 81 GN.S).-At
least SO bodies have been recov-
cred from the still smoldering
ruins of part of the munitions
plant at Segni which blew up
Saturday, it was revealed today in
spite of official secrecy. Many
victims remain in the charred
mass of wreckage. At least 800
were seriously injured.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

phone. He was getting a bit i'm
patient over the delay and
shouted:
Its the King or nobody.
How about it."
A quiet voice answered, This
is Boris"
Phillips stammered a reply and
they got started. They talked
about the storm here ard the diff
ference in times. and some about
railroading. Gus said maybe he
could visit his native country
again sometime soon.
Then they hung UP and Gus
learned his bill. It was $31.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

for the last
S e v en- days
goes to the
very S oci a |
Mrs. William
M C CT e IL an
Ritter, W h o
met her good
friend, Mrs.
Hugo Black,
at the Sui
G r a V e Club
teaing. The
C h ar m n g
wife of the
firS t N e W
Deal justice
of the Su-
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

to Gus Phillips today.
Phillips, a 4S-year-old railroad
engineer, rang up the King on
the transatlantic telephone yes,
terday and the two had quite a
chat.
King Boris met Phillips in 1882
when he visited Bulgaria and they
became friends through a mutual
interest in railroading. Yester-
day was King Boris birthday and
Gus wanted to say happy returns
1t took the approval of the
prime minister and a couple of
secretaries in the royal palace be-
fore Gus got the King on the
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Senate Hears
Jackson
LGuded

Q.N.S) Attorney G n eral
Cummings appeared before a Sem
ate Judiciary Subcommittee today
to urge approval of President
RooSevelt's appointment of AS.
sistant Attorney General Robert
H. Jackson as solicitor general.
Jackson, who has been head of
the antitrust division of the de-
partment, was appointed to kill
the vacancy created when the
President appointed Stanley Reed
to the Supreme Court.
PRAISES RECORD
The. first witness to appear,
Cummings praised the record of
jackson since he entered Govern
ment service in 1884 as general
counsel Of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, and later entered the
Justice Department in 1885. .,
Outlining important cases Jack
son has handled for the Govern
ment before the Supreme Court
and other branches of the Federal
Judiciary, Cummings said:
'It is not too much to say here
that he has become familiar
with this work of crucial i'm.
portance and that he is an
excellent appointee."
ONLY ONE PROTEST .
Senator McGill CD of Kansas,
chairman of the subcommittee,
announced he had received only
one letter unfavorable to the ap-
pointment. He did not reveal the
author of the letter, nor did he
read it before the committee.
Senator King CD of Utah, said
he will question jackson later re-
garding recent. speeches flaying
big trusts and big business.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

ks industrial "grassroots" con-
ference.
AS more than 500 proprietors Of
small commercial establishments
headed toward the capital for the
acknowledgements conclave,
heads of government fiscal
agencies discussed methods of pro-
viding credit to the small buSi-
ness enterprise.
ROPER AND JONES CONFER
Anticipating that small in
dustrial loans by the government
would be one of the more import
ant subjects on the conference
Agenda, Secretary of Commerce
Roper invited RFC Chairman
Jesse H. Jones to attend the ses-
sion.
The conference, scheduled to
start Wednesday, probably will
last two days. Recommendations
drafted by the business men will
be submitted to President Roose-
veIt by a committee Of their own
selection.
From all indications, the ad-
ministration appears sympathetic
to the plea OF small business
groups for additional credit facil-
tiles.
At present, two agencies are
authorized to make industrial
loans-the RFC and the Federal
Reserve Banks. The corporation
has a fund of $300,OO0,0OO ear
marked for this purpose. The re-
serve banks, however, are limited
in the type of industrial loans that
can be made.
EXPANSION LOANS BARRED
Under their industrial lending
authority, money can be ad-
vanced to business organizations
for working" capital. These loans
are used for such purposes as pur-
chases of raw materials. The
banks cannot lend for purposes Of
plant modernization and expan-
sion.
Although private banks at pres
ent have ample funds available for
lending, operators of small busi-
ness firms are experiencing diff
Guilty in borrowing for plant equip
ment, modernization and general
Expansion operations. Their only
recourse is to raise money through
securities flotations. Because of
unstable market conditions, many
small corporations are reluctant 10
engage in stock and bond flota-
tions at this time officials ex-
planned.
Federal Reserve Board officials
currently are making study to
determine if a broadening of the
reserve bank industrial lending
authority is necessary.
FUNDS AVAILABLE
AS an economy move, President
Roosevelt some months ago or
dered the RFC to curb all new
lending. Corporation spokesmen
are of the opinion that ample
funds are still available to meet
the demand for small industrial
borrowers.
Since the majority of the busi-
ness men invited to the conference
are representatives of firms doing
a gross business of $1,000,00O or
less a year, approval of the Gov
ernment's antitrust drive is ex-
pected to be voiced on many sides.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31

r o b e TT H.
Jackson, goU-
ernor of NeW
York.
Berle, an
o r i 9 i n a !
brain truSter,
nOU a La
GuGrdiG lieu
tenant, is the
t e n t q t / Ue
choice i or
governor of
the American
Labor party
q n d t h e
m q y o r. ~
RorIe takes
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
$500, ,a4o-sHARE WEEK

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 QN.S)
Stock transactions, including in.
actives, on the New York Stock
Exchange for the week ended
January 90, totaled 5,520,34O
shares. Bond transactions aggre
gated SAL. .637 900 par value.