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Evening star., 1938-04-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Dinner-dance. Government Printing
Once. Willard Hotel, 1880 pm.
Dance, Phi Theta Gamma Sorority
Willard Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance. Theta Alpha Chi Sorority
Wardman Park Hotel. 10 pm.
Dance, Tau Beta Phi Sorority, Carl.
ton Hotel. 10 pm.
Dinner, jacob Medical Society
Raleigh Hotel. 7 pm.
Dance. Psi lambda Tau, Raleigh
Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, Panama Canal Society of
Washington, Mayfiower Hotel, 7 pm.
Dinner, Board of Directors, knights
Of Columbus, Mayfiower Hotel, 7 pm.
Dance Utah State Society, Shore.
ham Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Once Employees Union
ll773, Hay-Adams House, 10 pm.
Card party, st. Robert Unit, Con-
Fraternity of Christian Doctrine, Holv
Comforter Church Hall, Fifteenth and
East Capitol streets. 8 pm.
Dinner. Navy and Military Order,
Spanish War, Army-Navy Club, pm.
Evening star., 1938-04-23

The old Egyptian symbol of eternity
vas the ring or circle representing at
once the idea of completion and of
having neither beginning nor end
Evening star., 1938-04-23

of p h ii a t e lie
treasures at the
Franklin Insti-
tute. Philadel-
phia, from May
10 to Nay Is, in
elusive.
Announcement
of their consent
to participate in
t he Benjamin
Franklin memo
rial celebration
show vas made
by Philip H.
Ward. ir.. chair
man of the Phil
atelic C0mmittae
Evening star., 1938-04-23
G. A N D A c E

= A N D A c E
smothered a cry
of despair as the
man on skis shot
from behind the
clump Of frs, tried
d es pera t e ly to
make the turn, lost
his balance and
went Wiling.
"Oh, the fool"
she thought, Cant
he under: tand that
I want him to be
careful?' She drove
her ski poles into
the snow and
coasted gracefully
down tile slope,
stemming to a stop
just as the man
sat up, grinned,
and began digging
snow from his eyes.
H urt?" sh e
asked, b en- d i n &
Evening star., 1938-04-23
WOMEN LEGISLATORS
FORM ORGANIZATION
Group to Encourage Greater
Participation in Public Affairs.
Leaders Say.

BY the Associated Press.
Women legislators-past and pres.
ent-from IL States formed . ma
tional organization here yesterday ito
encourage greater participation by
competent women in public affairs"
The title chosen was National Order
Of Women Legislators.
Mrs. Albert Hamilton Emery of
Stamford, Conn. whose Connecticut
organization of women legislators In
vited the national group to meet,
was elected president.
Members and former members Of
State legislative bodies here for the
organization meeting were received by
President Roosevelt at the White
House Thursday.
Miss Ruth Shoemaker of Bethesda,
Md, was named recording secretary.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
PRESIDENT AGREES
TO SHOW STAMPS
Ickes Also to Be Exhibitor
at PhiIateIic Event in
Philadelphia.
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

The Nations No. and No stamp
oollectors-President Roosevelt and
Secretary of the Interior Ickes-Will
exhibit portions Of their accumulations
Evening star., 1938-04-23
TOMORROW

| AOMOfkltOW.
Breakfast, California State Society,
Shoreham Hotel. 1890 pm.
Meeting, Bartenders' Union, Old Lo-
cal No. IS, 6l0 Ninth street NV, 3
pm.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Airport Conflict Up at White House Farley
D.C.Girl i'm Reich
Finds u. S. Best
Use Engel Is Back
From Tour SchOl-
drShip Won

America Is still the ideal place
to live, in the mind of blond
and decidedly pretty 1lse Engel,
l8-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl F. Engel, of 3413 Que
sada st. N. w., although she has
just returned from a four-month
visit and tour of her native Ger
many and Austria.
Isles vacation trip came in the
form of graduation present from
her grandmother, who lives in
South Germany, who was so de-
cidedly pleased with her grand
daughters splendid achievement
of graduation from Woodrow Will
son High School last February,
with the highest honors of any
graduating student in the City of
Washington.
But what really makes her par
ents proud is the fact that when
Ilse and her sister, Eva, 20, en-
tered school here II years ago,
neither spoke a word of English.
In addition to her vacation trip,
IlSe also sought and obtained a
four-year, fuu-tuition scholarship
to American University, where she
will begin this month to realize
her greatest ambition, to become a
teacher Of languages.
Although Ilse was too young tc
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
No GOOdbyes:
ALLEN LEAVES
DISTRICT POST

Like the Arab who folded his
tent land silently slipped away"
Commissioner George E. Allen left
office today.
His resignation accepted by the
President, effective today. Com
missioner Allen had been expected
to come to his office today.
But he failed to appear. and it
was understood his absence was
due to a desire to avoid a fare.
we'll reception" by those with
whom he has worked.
The former Commissioner will
continue to perform the duties OF
PWA administrator for the Dis
trict without pay.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
BON.
Il.FIeeS Home

Disciplined last night by his
father, Bernard Horowitz, II. of
4912 Georgia Ave. N. w., threat
ened to run away. And this mora
ing the boy had gone. leaving a
note Of good-by to his father,
Emanuel Horowitz, the father told
police. He believes the boy has
gone to the home of his grand
mother in New York.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Betty Rabenovets
Young Judea Head

Betty Rabenovets has been
elected president Of Young Judea,
which will hold a meeting on
September II to open the new
season. Other new officers are
Mary Leventhal, vice-president;
Mrs. A. Podnos, treasurer; Miriam
Madden, financial secretary; Rose
Shatenstein. recording secretary;
Libby Lewis, corresponding Secre-
tary; Marion Hickman, assistant
corresponding secretary; Irving
freedman, Sergeant-at-aruS.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Yardstick Applied
To DC. Beauties
Washington Times staff Photo
oETREY (left) AND

Martin, measured all three Of
these girls today, and-since we
cannot, for heavens sake, become
speculative ID emotional about
this assignment-let'S be strictly
statistical and see where we land.
TONI MANN CLOSEST
OF the experts included in the
Atlantic City survey, Martin found
Toni Mann more nearly conformed
to the opinions of David P. Will
loughby, writer on physical cul-
ture. Toni is five feet four inches
tall, weighs 122 pounds, while her
measurements are as follow: bust,
"a inches; waist, Is inches; hips,
341a: calf, 10; ankle, S1a and
wrist, 6 inches.
DOROTHY PARKER IDEAL
Dorothy Parker conforms more
closely to the views Of Kay Hardy,
director of the American School
Of Design.
Dorothy Parker is S feet 3
inches tall: weighs 110 pounds
bust, 80; waist. 241a; hips, 34A;
calf, 12A: ankle, Ia and wrist, 6.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
z AERONAUTICAL
GROUPS CONFER
PRESIDENT
ICkes Reveals TALK
Of PWA Assistance
Washington Times Staff Photo

Washington's tangled airport
situation was presumably taken
up with the President today when
the Civil Aeronautics Authority
and the Aeronautical Safety Board
met with the President at the
White House.
RRITATED AT DELAY
Following the meeting with the
President, Edward j. Noble, chair.
man of the Authority, was to have
an extended luncheon visit with
the President at which time, 1t
was understood, the President and
Chairman Noble would discuss
among many things, the problem
of an adequate airport for the
National Capital.
The President has expressed
himself as anxious that Washing
ton have an airport adequate for
the National Capital in time OF
peace and any emergency, and
has shown considerable irritation
at the conflict and delays which
have attended the progress OF
steps to better the existing situa-
ton.
MAY GET PWA GRANT
Secretary Harold L. Ickes said
today there has been some talk"
of the Civil Aeronautics Authority
applying to PWA for funds to
improve and expand the Wash
ington Airport.
It was pointed out that If the
application is made, it must be
done by September 80.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
John SiriCa Chosen
To Head Junior Bar

John ]. Sirica, prominent Wash
ington attorney and former assist
ant United States attorney, has
been appointed State chairman
for the District Of Columbia of the
Junior Bar Conference of the
American Bar Association, it was
announced yesterday.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
LABOR JUBILANT
AS BIG HOLIDAY
DRAWS NEARER
Leaders Predict Good
Times Soon After

Next Monday the big story in
hundreds of American cities will
be:
Labor is on the march!"
But not in the Capital.
At least not in any parade. But
while thousands are enjoying q
holiday on the Chesapeake-in the
Blue Ridge-and in the parks
nearby, and while other thousands
march in trades union demonstrar
tions from coast to = coast-the
march Of Labor here will consist
Of conferences between leaders
too busy to make a holiday-of
Chance" meetings between policy
guides of all the labor movements
--end those pacts, agreements and
understandings which mean prog.
Tess for the workers.
GOOD TIMES FORECAST
or one thing all the union lead
ers seem certain-good times are
due soon.
"The building trades are look
ing forward to better times after
Labor Day, and improvement
there will of course reach other
trades, too, through giving more
buying power, said John Locher,
president Of the Washington
Central Labor Union and Secre-
tary Of the Washington Building
Trades Council, in a statement
preliminary to Labor Day.
: With heavy threeday motor
travel ahead for the weekend. the
Keystone Automobile Club has
issued bulletin suggesting how
motorists may help to relieve the
congestion on main highways.
USE SIDE ROADS
To save themselves time and to
reduce the hazards of highway
.overcrowding, it is urged that
motorists use secondary routes or
side roads which are familiar to
them, leaving the trunk line roads
to travellers who know only the
main arteries.
Edward P. Curran, safety direc-
tor Of the club, pointed out that
"aIl main roads leading to the CEN
ters Of population will be jammed
to the saturation point next Mon
day night. Motorists who are not
dependent on main roads to reach
their destination will be doing
themselves and other drivers a
favor by using alternate routes"
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

much about the condi-
tions in Germany at the time she
left with her parents. about IL
years ago, she said that from her
observation and talks with rela'
tives and friends there and in
Hitler has been a godsend
to the people of both.
Whine asked to compare the boys
in Germany with those here, Ilse
said:
They are nice both places
but believe they are nicer here
as consider the United States
my home now"
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Thief LEAVES VICTIM
MINUS PAIR OF PANTS

F you happen to meet Howard L. Spess, of 814 Con-
necticut Ave. n W, this morning, you will find Mr..
Speiss minus his pants Not of course minus pants but
HE <1S minus that light-tan pair. He also is
Wv minus the black billfold that in the
Also hip pocket of those pants. And minus
Gone the 16 bucks that in the black bill
fold.
The pants and the bfold stolen from the fourth
floor room at the Connecticut Avenue address sometime
last night by thief who also took Mr.. Spess wrist
watch and his cigar lighter. Police pondering the
situation.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
7 CRIMINAL COURTS
SIT AT SAME TIME

NOR the first time in District Court history two criminal
Il courts will be in session simultaneously when the fall
term opens in October.
er With such an innovation District At
SPeS0'eE torney David A. Pine expressed hope that
Trials in the delayed criminal docket would become
current early in the coming year. He pre-
FFoSPect dicted trial of felons within three weeks
after indictment when the docket becomes current
Officials at the District jail said because of the summer
recess of criminal court the institutions population had
rsen average from 462 July 5 to 6O9 yesterday
One numbered and seventy of the prisoners awaiting
grand jury action trial in criminal court
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Air Interference
Cure To Be Studied

Proposed new regulations, aimed
at reducing interference in radio
communication, will be studied by
radio manufacturers at an 1nfor"
NAL conference with the chief en-
gineer of the Federal Communica-
tionS Commission September 1S.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
BY KENNETH ELLIS

Have no truck with these profeS-
Sional beauty-mongers!
They are a delusion and a snare.
Where we ordinary goofs like
them a little more-er-but not
quite So-er-theSe professionals
try to tell us that they should be
far more where we think they
should be less and much less where
we think they should be more-er
-Seewhatwemean?
Now you take VenuS-she's IA
around the neck, "a around the
no, 3434, 281a around the waist
and SO around the-anyway she
weighs couple of tons-even with
those dimensions.
DOWN TO CASES
Now lets get more personal and
direct about this. Dorothy Parker,
one of Washington'S Miss Wash.
ingtonS"-who is considered a
major threat to the competitors
at Atlantic City, weighs only 11O
pounds. while the experts say the
perfect beauty weighs 121 pounds
Well, Alice Faye is no slouch to
look at, and her husband, Tony
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
F6re01eenO SAGE
Trapped Child

Fireman, save my child"
That plea sent the Fire Depart
ment racing to CLIO Fourteenth
st. N. W. late yesterday. It
seemed that little Oracle Spectre,
two, had locked herself in the
bathroom, and refused all pleas
to open the door. ..
So her mother called the fire.
men. They raised a ladder, climbed
through the window and opened
the door.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01
NIGHT CARNIVAL.
TO Be FEATURE.
OF CUP. REGATTA
Great Mardi Gras Fete
' To Mark Event

With the Presidents Cup Re
gatta only three weeks away,
plans were being completed today
to make the affair the biggest in
the history of this famous event,
that will draw more than 250,O00
visitors to the Capital to see the
greatest speed boat drivers in the
world.
One Of the features of the re-
gatta will be a night carnival on
Friday, September %. when the
streets of the city will be given
over to a gay Mardi Gras celebra-
ton, with a parade, dancing and
other features.
COLORFUL PARADE
The parade will be one of the
most colorful ever witnessed here,
with floats, bands and marching
units, and will be followed by
dancing.
Col. c. c. Schiffeler, chairman
Of the regatta carnival commit
tee. announced today that four
local firms already have entered
floats and the National DistillerS
North Carolina State Society
wyoming State Society ano
Minnesota State Society, have
signified their intention of par
ticipating in the parade.
STATES INVITED
Governors of each State have
been invited to select "PrincesseSS'
to represent their respective
States in the festivities which viii
feature Miss Elizabeth Reed
queen Of the regatta, and hel
court in three nautical floats O.
the regatta committee.
The Army, Navy, Marine Corps
Coast Guard. Park Police anc
District police are cooperating il
the parade plans which include {
procession before reviewing stands
at Twelfth Street and Penn
sylvania Avenue Northwest, begin
ming at the Peace Monument anc
disbanding at Fifteenth Stree
and Constitution Avenue North
west.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

are memories of dgent, neutrality-suspicious. learn
ing The children hare titled garden at the school,
garden that has been amazingly productive under their
young hands, It's been hard york for them for mysteries
of soil are more complex than eUer naath.
The Washington times., 1938-09-01

The Inevitable existence of Readn', Ritin and Rth
nsetic nsOres into the minds of WashingtOns children
fall and school days but to group of youngsters
at WhentLey School, TLDefth St. and MOnteO AUe N. e.
memories of this summer not 80 bGd-thOugh they
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-18
REFEREES shirt
LOSES ONE GAME

DENVER, Col, Jan. 18.-Everett
Shelton, coach of the National A
AU. champion Denver Sideways
basketball team, can smile now as
he tells how a referees shirt cost
one of his teams a ball game.
Shelton was coaching the Ster-
ling, Milks team of Oklahoma City.
In a game with the Kansas City
Anthletic Club, the referee wore the
same color shirt as Shelton's play
ers. They were constantly throw
ing the ball to him.
Finally one of the Milkmen asked
the arbiter to change his shirt. The
referee decided the player was I'M
pudent and awarded the K.C.A.C.
captain, Buck Weaver, a free throw.
Jaw, make it two" groWled the
player. Weaver got another. Mike
it three roared Shelton's boy
Weaver did make it three. Finally,
the count reached six.
Weaver declined a seventh free
toss, but by that time, his team was
four point. ahead and stayed there
for the rest of the game.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-18
PARADE"
ENDS SHOWING
HERE TONIGHT
Frances Langford Is Con-
tralto Star of Film
at Capitol

Occasionally story comes out of
Hollywood so heart-warming and
human that one almost believes in
Santa Claus again.
Take, for example, the tale they
tell of Frances Langford, star of
Republics The Hit Parade" cur
rently playing at the Capitol The
atre. A poung reporter, back in
her home state of Florida, was told
by his editor to get Langford story
| "or else"
The reporter had two dollars in
his pocket.
He candidly told Miss Langford
his difficulties, and she rose to the
occasion in typical gay fashion. The
young man had two dollars to
spend Well, they'd spend it, and
have a good time, too.
The first penny was spent weigh
ing Frances. Ninety nine pounds, to
the hair!
They ate dinner together in a
dime cafeteria, and had grand,
hilarious time counting nickels and
keeping within their budget"
A moving picture was next On the
program, and while he was paying
for the tickets a nickel dropped out
of the young mans hand and went
rolling merrily down the sidewalk.
Frances ran squealing after it, but
it disappeared down the gutter be-
fore she could retrieve it.
After the show they had choco-
late soda apiece, and, with only four
cents left, he walked her back to her
hotel.
Starring with Miss Langford in
the Hit Parade is Phil Regain, and
included in the featured cast are
Eddie Duchin, AL Pearce, Duke FL
ington and Carl Hoff. The picture
ends its Juneau showing tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-18
ROONEYS LUCK
REPORTED BAD

MIAMI, Fla, Jan 18.-Art Roo
ney, the new Pittsburgh Phil, -
now minus his praying partner, is
not finding inc Tropical Park race
track as easy as he did Empire
City and Saratoga.
Up north, Rooney is reported to
have won 100000 in one day bet
ting the Saratoga races when ac-
companied by a friend who prayed
for him to win. He is said to have
been that much ahead when his
friend advised him to go home.
eff you don't" the friend is quot
ed as saying, I'll pray against you.
Rooney stayed with the races and
his friend went home, evidently
keeping his word. Anyway, those
who claim to know say Rooney has
lost heavily at the Florida track.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-18
MASONIC BANQUET
HELD, PETERSBURG

One hundred and forty persons
attended the banquet given by Pet
ersburg Lodge 262, F. & A. M,
recently at the Sons Of Norway
Hall Invitations were extended to
all members and families of the
Masonic fraternity, members of the
Order of the Eastern Star and
their escorts.
The committee in charge of the
banquet was d. E. Croker, I. K.
Winsor, and Knut Thompson. Mrs.
Justin Lind, Mrs William Stedman
and Miss E. Moore prepared the
turkey dinner which began with
shrimp cocktail and ended with
pumpkin pie with whipped cream,
coffee, and after dinner mints.
The dinner was followed by a
program of music, short talks and
readings.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-18
dean, MUNG0
S0MEDAY IN
FAME'S HALL?

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-The polls
soon will disclose the voters verdict
ON baseballs HaIl-ot-Fa nom
inees.
Baseball writer's are balloting on
their annual selections of the games
stars to join the exclusive little
group now entrenched in the Coop
erstown, NJ Y, shrine.
Baseball writers are balloting on
previous pools, Grover Clevland Al
exander, Eddie Collins and Wee Will
lie Keller are likely to be chosen.
Other possibilities are George Sis
Ter. Joe McGinnity, Miller Higgins,
Roger Bresnahan, Johnny King,
Ed Delehanty. Rube Waddell, Hal
Chase, Johnny Evers, Fred Clarke,
Ross Young, Eddie Plank, Joe Wood,
Harry Heilmann, Addie joss, Nap
Rucker, Dazzy Vance, Dave Ban
croft, and Herb Pennock.
Players active now are not eligi-
BILE, so, while the scribes are puz-
zling over their current choices,
let's peer ahead a few years and
mill over the probable future nom
inees.
Hornsby Heads List
tt would be hard to imagine an
honor roll without Rogers Hornsby.
Others who've proved their mettle
over a long stretch are Frank
! Frisch, Iron Man" Lou Gehrig,
Bill Terry, Al Simmons, Paul Wa
ner, Carl Hubbell, Lefty Grove,
Jess Haines and Mickey Cochrane.
Joe Cronin was the highest
priced player in the games history
and won an American League most
valuable award. Maybe his day will
come.
And then there's Cronin's father
ing-law, owner Clark Griffith, of
Washington. He was crafty pitch
er long before he became manager
and then club owner of the Sen
ators.
The writers also will consider JIM
my Dykes, Tony Lazerri, Rabbit
Maranville, Charlie Gehringer, Cab
| by Hartnett and perhaps Dizzy
Dean.
| DiMag, Perhaps
| Many stand out now and only time
will tell how they'll weather the
test after their names have van
ished from the headlines. Consid-
er Bill Dickey, Hank Greenberg,
Joe Medwick, Nell OFT, Joe DiMag-
gio, Cecil Travis, Lefty Gomez, Van
Lingle Mungo, Lon Warneke.
The first poll in January 1886,
saw Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus
Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and
Walter Johnson selected. Last year
Iris Speaker, Cy Young and Ma
poleon Lajoie were added. A few
weeks ago the Major League heads
added five others, whose services
| to baseball extended beyond the
actual playing: George Wright, Nor
gan G.. Bulkeley; Ban Johnson, Con-
| ME Mack and John McGraw.
| Each writer names 10 players
Those names appearing on rs per
cent of the ballots are selected.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-18
CLUB LIFE OF
CRASSHOPPERS

NEW YORK, Jan 13.-The club
life of the grasshopper has been
discovered by John S. Kennedy Of
the British Museum.
This club life of the grasshopper
is probably the long sought start
ing place for the destroying locusts
the swarms of flying hoppers
which have been the intermittent
iscourges beginning with Biblical
narrative.
Ordinary looking grasshoppers
turn black, take on the distinctive
markings of the destroying locusts
acquire voracious appetites, lose
their liking for solitary life and fly
in swarms Scientists have changed
these ordinary hoppers to locusts by
merely breeding them in crowded
cages, and have changed the de-
stroyers back again by breeding in
solitary cages.
But where in nature, do the hop
pers get together, to strike up a mob
life? Mr.. Kennedy thinks he found
the places in sunny bare spots in
millet fields in the Sudan. There
he saw solitary hoppers gathering
daily like clubmen, to bask in
warmth.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-01-18
Water from Jordan
To Christen Child

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 18.-Water
brought from the River Jordan in
Palestine especially for the purpose
was used to christen the daughter
of Jimmy Wellington, radio an
nouncer. Eddie Cantor was the
ehild's godfather, and Glenda Far
rell and Deanna Durbin her god
mothers.