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Evening star., 1938-09-27
MISSING WOMAN'S
BODY DISCOVERED
Resident Of Arlington Had
Vanished From Liner
Returning to U. S.

The body Of woman found in the
ocean of. Coney SIsland Sunday was
identified early today as that OF Mrs.
Georgia Peiker, 4s, wife Of Harry c.
Peiker, assistant general manager of
the Home Owners Loan Corp, who
disappeared at sea Saturday night
from the French liner Chaimplain.
While this information was re-
ceived in a dispatch from the Asso-
ciated Press, Mr.. Peiker, who re-
turned Saturday from New York with
his 11-year-old daughter Nan, who had
been in Europe with her mother, re-
manned in seclusion at his home, 2101
South Lynn street, Arlington, Va.
Mrs. Peiker, repeatedly suffering
from a nervous breakdown since her
arrival in London three weeks ago,
vanished from the liner as it neared
New York.
Her husband boarded a cutter SUM-
day morning to get on the Champlain
off Governors Island. Mr.. Peiker's
daughter ran to him, weeping, when
he reached his wife's stateroon1. She
had two letters from her mother, one
addressed to herself and one to Mr..
Peiker, according to Louis Mallet,
the ships purser. Their contents were
not disclosed.
According to the child, her mother
had put her to bed. Mrs. Peiker was
gone when Nan awoke in the morning
The body was found by the crew of
fishing boat, who at first believed she
was a hurricane victim. 'Identifica-
ton was made by John Howard Haley,
H. o. L. c. official in New York City
and friend of the Peikers.
Mrs. Peiker and her daughter had
been in Europe since early summer.
When Mr.. Peiker was notified his wife
had suffered breakdown, he ar
ranged for her return home immedi-
ately rather than later as originally
planned.
At the Peiker home this morning 1t
was said Mrs. Peiker will be cremated
in New York City, in accordance with
her previously expressed wishes. A
private service will be held in Wash
ington for members Of the immediate
family and few friends.
Mrs. Peiker was born in Seneca,
Kans. She attended high school and
college in Missouri and later studied
dancing in Chicago and New York.
She was married to Mr.. Peiker in
st. Joseph, Mo-, in 1917. After their
marriage they lived in Tulsa, Okla;
Detroit, Mich, and Washington.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
NAVY TEAM LOSES
BACKFlELD COACH
Johnny Wilson Is Recovering
From Emergency Operation
for Appendicitis.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, Sept. 27.-Johnny
Wilson, head backfield coach of the
Naval Academy football team, today
was reported on his way to recovery
from an appendicitis operation under
gone last night at the Annapolis Emer-
gency Hospital. 1t was feared, how
ever, that Wilson would be unable to
resume his coaching duties this season.
Head Coach Harry Hardwick ex-
pressed concern At the loss of his star
backfield tutor. ~
Wilson was doing grand job with
our backs" Coach Hardwick iaid. I'VE
had counted on him particularly at
this time to iron out backfield weak
nesses before Saturdays game"
The loss Of Coach Wilson will occa-
sion . shake-up in the coaching as
signments, with Keith Molesworth TAX
ing over Coach Wilson's duties,
Evening star., 1938-09-27
ACT 7
REPEAL URGED
Senator Logan Is Advocate
of PIan-Borah Sees
ReviSions.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Logan, Democrat, Of Ken.
lucky today advocated outright re-
peal Of the Neutrality Act and a policy
Of making available to England ami
France "all the materials they ned.
except man power" II they become ir-
volved in war.
The Kentuckian has been a consist
ent supporter Of the administration in
the Senate. He is q member Of the
Military Affairs Committee.
He said he favored repeal Of the
neutrality statute because there can
be no neutrality in a war" The law
when invoked, bans shipment of NUM-
lions to beHigerents and limits tie
scope Of trading in other commodities. :.
Some other Senators said the Neu-
trality Act undoubtedly would be the
subject OF controversy in the next Con-
gress.
Borah Sees Changes.
senator Borah Of Idaho, ranking
Republican on the Foreign Relations
Committee, said he felt certain senti-
ment IN Congress would prevent repeal
OF the law, but that some changes in
1t might be approved.
Both Senators Borah and Logan
expressed the opinion that the out
break OF war in Europe might mske
q special session Of Congress neces.
sary.
Senator Logan said that in the event
OF repeal Of the Neutrality Act. Con-
gress should delegate authority to the
President to deal with neutrality
| questions.
He said he believed foreign nations
would md ways to obtain funds in
this country If they became involved
In a war, despite the johnson Act.
under whose terms no debtor whose
lnstallments are in arrears can obtain
new financing here.
Holt Sees Stronger Law,
Agreeing with Senator Ioean that
the Neutrality Act had proved in.
effective In some instances (it has not
oeen invoked In the current Sino-
Japanese struggle). Senator Holt.
Democrat. Of West Virginia said he be.
lieved the law should be STRENGTHENED
not repealed.
Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi said he thought there should be
no restraining influence on American
trade, so long as it was maintained
on cash and carry" basis. 81
II they must fight in Europe" he
declared, i am in favor of selling
them all the commodities We have"
The Neutrality Act empowers the
President to invoke cash and carry"
provisions any time after he has found
a state OF war exists. Purchasers
then must pay cash for their products
here and furnish their own trans
| portation.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
BOAT Is AFIRE

BALTIMORE, Sept. ~ P.-An
explosion and fire aboard a boat three
miles offshore from Gibson Island was
reported shortly before noon today by
island residents.
Several persons on board the burn
ing vessel were believed to have been
rescued by numerous small boats
which quickly put out to the sescue.
The identity Of the boat could not
Immediately be determined.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
Colored Club Members to Gath
in Rockville School.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Sept. 27 (spe-
claD.-Under auspices of the Mont
gomery County Colored Republican
Club q meeting will be held in the
Rockville Colored Elementary School
Friday night.
The purpose of the meeting, as an
nounced BY .Furman Plummer, presi-
dent OF the countrywide group, is to
plan program for intensive work m
behalf OF the Republican candidates
for State and county Offices.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
industries Tied Up.
Illustrated Lecture.

II. Z. Rothrock Of the National Parks
Service will give an illustrated lecture
on Geological Processes in Our Ma
tional Parks" at . meeting Of the Bio
logical Society Of Washington at pm.
Saturday At the Cosmos Club.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

The extensive northern disturbance is
apparently central this morning between
Hudson Bay and Greenland with lowest
pressure below 29.0O inches, and . broad
trough extends thence southwestvRrd to
Alaska to Northern Manitoba. Barrow.
Alaska. % 81 inches. and The Pas Mani
toba. 29.7O inches. Pressure is relatively
low and falling slowly over the Gulf Of
Mexico. florida and Cuba, Havana, cuba,
$40 inches. High pressure prevails from
British Columbia east theastward to the
Plains States and the Upper Mississippi
Valley, and from the Southern Appalachian
resion eastward to the vicinity Of Ber-
muda. and from there northesstward over
the ocean. Kamloops. British Columbia,
3O2s inches: North Platte Nebr.. 1924
inches: Charlotte. N. c.. 30.14 inches and
8. 8. Narbo about 45O miles southeast of
Newfoundland. 3O33 inches. Showers have
occurred in Northern California, the lower
Lake region. the Appalachian region,
oeorsia and Florida The temperature has
IIsntic States, the Upper Ohio Valley. the
me sns sou southern Plateau region. while cooler
the Upper Mississippi Valley and the
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers sIiahtly
cIouoy ~ darpers Ferry; Potomac slightly
muddy 1T Great Falls today.
Report for Last 4S Hours,
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Seabiscuit 6-t0-5 Fau0rite
As 10 Enter $1O, 900 Handicap
Special Dispatch to Tho Star.


Nd Sept 27Charles
Handicap closing
feature.
The stake attracted 10 horoughds In the list
gding,
which Seabkcut will be a certain starter.
The ofnca the Handicap
Evening star., 1938-09-27
PIT. A. OFFICERS PICKED
Committee Chairmen Named fer
Arlington Group.

Appointment Of committee chairm-I
for the Washington-Lee Pareg.
Teacher Association in Arlingtc7
County has been completed by 1Ir
E. G. Hise, president. The chairn,o
are:
Finance and Budget COMMITTEE.
Arthur Surprise; membership. Mrs
Smith Compton: program, Mrs. Glad,s
L. Moore; hospitality, Mrs. J. II
Rixse; publications, Mrs Walter Eng.
land; publicity. M. P. Ayres; refresh
ments. Mrs. w. S. Warner; roo-l
sponsors. Mrs. Bjorn Oddsson. ar5
student aid, Mrs. Edward Foster.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
STRIKERS ACCEPT
LAGUARD|A TRUCE
Truck Drivers Get A.Hour
Week and No Wage Cut in
TWo.Year Contract,
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Mayor La
Guardia's compromise proposal for
settlement OF the strike of $4,000 truck
drivers was accepted 6y the strikers at
noon today at q meeting in Mecca
Temple. The truck drivers rejected
the proposal yesterday.
The mayors compromise agreement
calls for q two-year contract establish
ing = 44-hour week with no reduction
In the present weekly base pay Of $4A
to $3.50. The old contract, which
provided for . 47-hour week, expired
September /. The strikers, members
Of the International Brotherhood OF
Teamsters and Chauf1eurs, had asked
for 40-hour week without pay reduc-
ton.
About 1000 strikers attended the
meeting at which the Mayor explained
the situation and his desire to bring
q speedy end to the strike which has
crippled citywide freight transporta-
ton.
Acceptance Of the Mayors terms
came at q time when he had already
modified 800 sanitation department
trucks - city hall and was con-
templating the assignment of about
500 more trucks for the movement
Of hospital supplies, perishable goods
and foodstufis He was moved to this
action, In part. he explained. by the
necessity Of getting supplies into the
stricken storm areas Of Long Island
and New England ''''
Before going to the meeting, he told
reporters the representatives Of the
Merchant Truckmen's Association and
the Highway Transport Association,
employers organizations. had "flatly,
unequivocally and definitely refused to
accept the compromise"
Quick acceptance by the union had
been expected.
Industries Tied Up.
NEWARK, N. j.. Sept. ~ R.-A
strike of 10000 truckmen by A. F. Of L.
teamsters' unions in New Jersey
brought reports today that industries
had begun to feel the pinch OF the
tie-up.
In Paterson, center of the silk and
rayon industry, John n. zachara. traf-
fic manager Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, said:
If the strike lasts for any length Of
time, practically every industry here
will be tied up, because their supplies
will be tied up and their deliveries
halted"
Evening star., 1938-09-27
WEATHER REPORT

District CoumbaGenaly
moderate southwest winds shifting by
tomorrow
VirgnaScaered
Evening star., 1938-09-27

Cyclists caught riding two abreast
in Melbourne. Australia, will be
fined $50.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

A cat which was at the Battle
Of Vimy Ridge has died in Covehithe,
England.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
HURRICANE RELIEF
WORK IS PUSHED
Hopkins Promises to Cut
Red Tape to Provide
2. w. A. Funds.
RACKGR0YIND-

BACKGROUND
Freak hurricane ,chtch Jumped
from Cdpe Hatteras to Long Island
and the NeU England seaboard IN
IL hours last Wednesday laid ,oaste
great areas and caused a death toll
which u still mounting. Govern
nent and relief agencies haze come
to the rescue OF the stricken sec
tons and reconstruction.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

The Sun and Neon.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-05-20

expecting their any day remember
wasn't told only hard that recently married
marked that she'd rawthr
rest of her life And she she started you
asks you which going the president the
dent of the family tell him away the
Take her advice and start right.
chats bike) spend
Sunday morning out at of lovely lakes
breakfast first and then
BELL keen bcycler BROMLEY just as poised
bike she is when she walks really
fun ookin' cause Pm
didn't enjoy all the time sprawled gracefully ground
LII TYLER tells she's gettn day how
to ride bike and she won't eat bite that day until she rides
block, anyway by herself.
you Phyllis Wheaey House staff is planning to
just read of young whose girl lives
the Harlem River and his Sunday equal
trouble these sngle SQUIRES
is certainly charming girl, isn't she? CAS- mean
her word is really law with squres
the other day heard the professor Miss
"Not me- said Miss j. "Pd declining
there, me) They tell me quite
lot of ruggn (tomin in other words gon
Minneapolis popular eating last Saturday night Did
be there? JIMMY CARTER lookn days
in green Chevrolet What Minneapolis girl
the J Soates barn with
and the heartbeat turned around and took his other por
to the hick dance St Paul? nt love confusing especially
when it's triangle afar?) What recently up
Minneapolis couple can't quite adeu permanently
pruning somewhere) younger
powwowing at this time Tin other words picnicking)
SONNY BELL and MARTHA WRIGHT of
this What that nickname ADOLPH
THOMAS friends have given the THOMAS future image"?
Who's tops FLORENCE WARDS list these days?
neapo entsts all his spending his heart throb
Paul? Last Saturday night he wanted of the Twin Cities
night and had beg his St. Paul love dove for couple bucks
spend After much persuasion the gal him few pennies
spend did he have ball with those couple pennes
WE'LL I'll have to be dashng along but I'll be looking
next week.
Your pal,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-05-20

with possible wire facilities, would
be a tremendous asset. And, if a
goal of journalistic purity is desir-
ed, makeup and composition must
veer away from the present sensa-
tional tendencies; while the as
sumption of less hysterical edi-
torial attitudes would also be well
coined. ALI this can be accom-
plished, however, through but one
medium-the determined, whole
hearted support of the reader. Dis
regarding the stupendous service
newspapers have rendered the race,
there are those who consider it
fashionable and sophisticated to
knock and SANDER our journals at
every possible opportunity. This
attitude must be changed-it be-
speaks ignorance, ingratitude, and
lack of vision. 1t is in the hands
of the average reader to transform
our newspaper into journalistically
fiawless creations. And how can
we do this? Through intelligent,
loyal patronage of advertisers in
race periodicals. Such a course
would benefit the consumer, the
young job-hunting journalist or
printer, the newspaper as COM
mercial enterprise, but most of all
the race itself, which, by this ac-
ton, would retain its most vital
and efficient weapon. A "big
stick" which no industrialist, bust
ness man, or politician would dare
defy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-05-20

veloped special feature depart
ments - hitherto unknown. Com
ment and propaganda became rele-
gated more and more to their
rightful positions on the editorial
page or under properly by-lined
columns. Papers were serviced by
great national news agencies, and
many operated their own print
shops.
Still, the profession has not yet
found itself. Standards are not
firmly set; there are too many
glOrifed hand-bills functiOning un-
der the title newspaper" and gen.
orally degenerating the profession.
Large national publications, in a
frantic attempt to corner greater
circulation, have allowed them
selves to become too localized. For
instance, there will appear on one
great ifeless page, news of Read
ing, Pennsylvania, Santa Barbara,
California, Springfield, Illinois, and
several intermediary small towns
all written by rank amateurs and
of absolutely microscopic news
value. Editorial comment is still
too often injected into news items.
But in the future these things
may be remedied. A revitalized,
reorganized national news service,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-05-20
Hungarian Monarchy Was
Founded by Magyar Chief

The Hungarian monarchy was
founded by Arpad. Magyar chief
tain, who entered the region which
is now Hungary by crossing the
Carpathian mountains from the
east. The numerous principali-
ties Of the Slavonic tribes were won
over by gifts or subjected by force
Of arms and Arpad settled on the
island of Tsepel in the Danube river
as the seat of the Hungarian govern
ment.
In 907 A. D. Arpad died and was
succeeded by his son, Zoltan, who in
turn bequeathed his power to his
son, Geza. Geza died in 997 A. D.,
and his place was filed by his
son, Stephen, who had been raised
as a Christian. After becoming duke
of Hungary, Stephen married Gil
sela, a Bavarian princess.
After suppressing an insurrec-
ton in 988 A. D., Stephen estab-
lished the monarchy and asked the
church of Rome to confirm his act.
Pope Sylvester II gave his approval
to Astrik, Stephens messenger, and
sent him a consecrated crown,
which forms the upper part of the
Sacra Corona, so famous in Hun
garian history. The lower part Of
the crown, notes a writer in the
Chicago Tribune, was a gift from
the emperor Of Byzantium nearly a
century later. Stephen died in 1893
and was canonized in 1888.
The crown is kept in a sealed
casket and vigilantly guarded. No
one is ever allowed to see it, re-
gardless Of his Importance, except
when a coronation ceremony is to
take place.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-05-20
Queen Victoria Said to
Have Invented Acrosties

There is a legend that Queen Vic
toria invented acrostics to amuse
her children in the year 1856, and
in this year poet printed double
acrostic, in which the first letters
in each line of the poem spelled one
word, and the last letters another.
1t may be that the queen made
the acrostic popular puzzle with
society, but actually the acrostic is
an ancient device, states writer
in Pearson's London Weekly.
One of the oldest is to be found in
the Bible. At the head Of every
group of verses of Psalm 119 is to
be found in correct order the letters
of the Hebrew alphabet: "Aleph,
Beth, Gimel, Daleth," and so on, %
letters in all.
A nursery-rhyme descendant Of
this is the familiar A was an Apple,
B Bit it, C Cut it, D Dealt it, E Eat
it, F Fought for it, and so on to
tx Y z and ampersand CD all
wished for piece in hand"
In the time of Elizabeth when fat
terry was the sure way to literary
success, Sir John Davies wrote 26
verses in honor of Queen Elizabeth,
calling the collection Hymns of
Astrea" and making each verse an
acrostic on the word "ASTRAEA."
Medieval monks were often fond
of writing about love, and Francis
Colonna was no exception. He wrote
a love story, parts of which were
not likely to ""oet with the approval
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-05-20
INQUISITIVE SAL
Friday, May 20, 1888
Hello Folks:

guess everyone's mind is focused these
days upon summer vacations, early summer
parties, etc. They tell me the Socialites are
planning mellow party round or about June
18th at one of the chalets. I've heard four or
five of our debs discussing already the gowns
they're going to wear. A lot of them are in
favor of dotted Swiss organdies. Sounds aw-
fully gay and summerish, and that's what we
need these gloomy days. :. What popular
Minneapolis couple and also a st. Paul one are
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throughout the North. Some V1O-
lent, some persuasive-al were
dedicated to a ceaseless, unyield-
ing battle against the SOuth's great
institution of enslavement. The
Indifferent Yankee conscience could
not long Withstand the constant
battering of the little pamphlets,
and to them goes credit for the
enlistment of many thousands to
the ranks of the abOlitiOnists. 1t
took great men and minds to keep
up that steady flow of thousands of
printed words during those days,
and giant among them was Fred
erick Douglass, who is today her
aided the greatest pamphleteer our
nation ever produced.
But during all these years of
constant anti-slavery agitation, the
Negro newspaper, although accom-
plishing fine work, was becoming
journalistically warped. For it is
acknowledged that the prime func-
ton of a newspaper is to collect
news and impartially present it;
the editorial aspect is secondary.
However, the one excuse for the
existence of Negro journalism at
that time was to maintain an I'M
ending flow of propaganda. In
some cases, whole editions were
published without a single news
items; in others, news was so
thoroughly colored that it could
scarcely be classified as such.
The great reaction came with the
Emancipation Proclamation. The
majority of Negro publications
deeming their battle wOn-simply
ceased to exist.
Soon, however, it was found that
the race still needed champion
that exploitation and discrimina-
ton had not automatically disap-
peared because the Fourteenth
Amendment labeled them illegal.
Again liberty was crushed, and
again the Negro newspaper fought.
However, the Negro newspaper
remained journalistically illegid-
mate-purely a medium of propa-
ganda. But from that time for
ward a great change began to take
place. Certain papers commenced
national distribution, and many de- !
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-05-20
THE BLACK PRESS
SAL.


(By CnarIOCte Bass In the CaIfOrnla Eagle)
The Negro occupies remarkable place the social
and political life of coored America It the
possesses strength little people
the profession fully
press, it generally its poentaies
No bizarre tale written throughout the history
America than that the beginning rise of Negro
of the pamphlets edited by exavs and all
the ansavery fight Beginning in the early
twOpage publications appeared in all Importance
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of tae cnurc... so he did not affix
his name to the book.
But many years later it was dis
covered that the initial letters Of
every chapter formed the Latin
statement. translated, Brother
Francis Colonna passionately loved
Polia."
Nogales international., 1938-02-26
Nogalian Placed
High On List Of
81 Prize Babies

NEW YORK, Feb. 25-A quarter
century check-up on the winners
Of the 1913 Better Babies contests
sponsored by The Woman's Home
Companion, revealed that Mr.
Charles T1Ilotson of Nogales, Ari-
zona has been placed high on the
final list of 81 former prize babies
whose names were made public to-
day.
The NogaleS winner was chosen
twenty-five years ago, from con-
testants in every state in the union
for his perfect health and outstand-
ing brightness. At the time of their
selections all contestants were less
than sixteen months old.
Nationwide in its scope, the Bet
ter Baby movement was designed
to promote health through the
mediums of public enlightment and
social legislation for the purpose
if eradicating disease, ilI-heaIth,
and the mortality rate incident to
child birth, as well as furnishing
instructions on the care and feed
ing of children.
The Companion 1913 Better Baby
contest that singled out the Nogales
representative for honors was the
first of its kind in the history of
the country.
Nogales international., 1938-02-26
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold, or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with CreomulSion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take a chance
with any remedy less potent than
CreomulSion, which goes right to
the seat of the trouble and aids ma
kLre to soothe and heal the inf1amed
mucous membranes and to loosen
and expel the germ-laden phlegm.
Even if other remedies have failed,
don't be discouraged, try Creomul>
sion. Your druggist is authorized to
refund your money if you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
fits obtained from the very first
hottie. Creomulsion is one word-not
two, and it has no hyphen in it.
Ask for it plainly, see that the name
ON the bottle is CreomulSion, and
you'll get the genuine product and
the relief you want. (Adv0