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Evening star., 1939-04-05
John 5. Brookes, Jr.,
Elected New Head
Of Hearst Properties
Washington Attorney
Will Have Full Charge
Of Management
By the Associate Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 5-John S.
Brookes, jr., took Office here today
as new president of American News
papers, Inc, parent company Of
Hearst Properties. The election was
announced by Clarence ]. Shear,
voting trustee of the company, which
controls Hearst corporations and
Hearst Consolidated Publications,
Inc.
Mr.. Brookes, a Washington law
yer who has specialized In indus
trial problems, will have, Mr.. Shear
said, full charge of the financial
and business management of the
enterprise. His broad experience in
the fields of law, industry and
finance brings to the Hearst or
ganization a combination that will
contribute materially to sound man
agement of the institution"
would concern himself chiefly with
1t was reported that Mr.. Brookes
would concern himself chiefly with
broad financial problems, rather
than directly with editorial concerns
of Hearst Publications, but that
some administrative changes might
be made.
Mr.. Brookes was born In Wash
ington April 2, 1888, helped educate
himself by teaching school while
attending George Washington Uni
versity (of which he is now a trus-
tee), where he also played football.
He graduated from the law school
of that college in 1918 cum laude"
He became general counsel for the
Koppers Co., of Pittsburgh, lead
ing company of the Mellon group,
later becoming secretary of that
company and director and vice
president of Koppers Gas & Coke
Co. He became a partner of the
Washington law firm of Guy &
Brooks in 1882.
Through various corporation &C.
tivities, Mr.. Brookes is well known
in the financial communities of
Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, At
lanta, New York and Washington.
He is director of several nationally
known companies, including Re-
public Steel Corp, Pittsburgh Steel
Foundry Co., Harbison-Walker Re-
fractories Co., International Paper
e. Power Co., International Paper
Co.. and Fidelity Investment Asso-
ciation. Mr.. Brookes will maintain
his chief Office here and will live
here. His present residence is in
Washington.
Evening star., 1939-04-05

squad said the woman, who is
blamed in 10 to IS" deaths, divorced
one Hammonton, N. j., man when he
refused to take out insurance and
later married another, who died sup
posedly Of heart disease" six years
ago.
The grisly series Of exhumations
was to continue today In Mount
Moriah Cemetery, where members
Of the honicide squad were to re-
move the body Of Pietro Stea, South
Philadelphia grocer, who died three
years ago.
Authorities believe Stea was the
fifth poison victim.
Herman Petrillo, spaghetti sales
man, has been convicted and con-
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Wounded Cob Driver
HoIdinq His Own

Martin F. Bartschek, 55-year-old
cab driver, was said to be holding
his own at Georgetown Hospital to-
day. He has a bullet wound in his
head.
Police are holding Clarence Sid
ney Catir, II. National Training
School for Boys inmate, in connec-
ton with the shooting. No charge
has been placed against the youth.
Mr.. Bartschek was shot Sunday
night, police say, following an argu-
ment with young Catir. His cab
careened down the street, with the
wounded man at the wheel, and
collided with truck.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Brunette Pictured
As Siren in Poison
For Insurance Case
Woman, Blamed in
10 to IS Deaths,
Faces Arrest
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-A Sc
ductive brunette whose kiss. detec-
tives said, lured men to their doom,
was pictured today as key figure
in plot to poison for insurance.
Detective Samuel Riccardi, with
out disclosing the woman's name,
indicated he would soon issue police
circulars for her arrest as a con-
spirator in a ring held responsible
for numerous deaths.
Her technique was simple, accord
ing to Detective Riccardi. She would
marry or become intimate with a
prospect, he said, persuade them to
take out insurance and then poison
them.
When victim died. she would
collect q share of the insurance
from other conspirators.
Capt. James Kelly of the homicide
Evening star., 1939-04-05

demned TO death as the result Of the
investigation in Pennsylvania, New
York and New jersey. -Four others
await trial.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Added Incentive

WATERLOO, Iowa R-Fireman
Frank Stephenson pent to his task
with doubled zest here in battling
a residence roof blaze which caused
$3.50 damage before checked.
It was Stephenson home.
Evening star., 1939-04-05

sailing boat which he maintains at
his vacation home in Maine. He has
no other hobbies-except his work.
Evening star., 1939-04-05

Traffic lights protect you. Watch
them.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
IN sEABoARD AlR.coNDlrloNED.
RECLININC.SEAT COACHES
One Woy from Washington

Similar low fares to all other points.
These fares also apply on the "Sil-
yer Meteor" the only streamlined
and fastest coach train to Florida.
Also low fares in Pullman cars.
Seaboard trains with reclining.
seat coaches leave Washington daily
at l:50 PM. l0:45 PM. and 2:35
AM, the "Silver Meteor every
third day at 7:40 PM.
Request Seaboard routing from
your local ticket agent, or consult
Edward Plack, A. G. P. A.,
ia l4th St. NV, Washington,
National O637
Evening star., 1939-08-25

How does 1t happen that people
live in the Arctic, but not in the
Antarctic?
The chief reason seems to be a
simple one-the Arctic has a far
better food supply than the Ant
arctic.
Except for moss. the Antarctic
has little plant life. The Arctic,
on the other hand, has large
stretches of ground with plants of
several hundred kinds. Aside from
q few kinds of shrubs which pro-
duce berries, the wild Arctic plants
are of little use as food for people,
but they help support animal life.
Eskimos in the Arctic live on the
animals. They hunt and kill polar
bears, using their flesh for food
and their hides for clothing.
The Arctic hare, large-sized rab-
bit, is another kind of game, and in
some parts OF the Northland is i'm
portant for food Arctic hares have
white fur in winter.
Eskimos also hunt birds and Carl
bou for food. Caribou are members
of the reindeer family. Those which
are natives to lands north of the
Arctic Circle are not of large size.
Larger sized reindeer have been i'm
ported into Alaska and a section
OF Northern Canada for use of the
EskimoS.
Many Eskimos depend on the sea
for food. They capture seals in
large numbers, eating the flesh,
turning the fat into oil, and max
Evening star., 1939-08-25
'Eskimos' Ice Cream

frozen mass. Then 1t is eaten.
You and I probably would not en-
Joy such "ice cream" but Eskimos
seem to like it very much.
In times when the supply of
flesh food is small, Eskimos gather
the roots and leaves of certain wild
plants. They also eat the inner
bark of willow and birch trees from
time to time.
There is no careful census of the
number of Eskimos, but here are.es-
Inmates: In Greenland, $4,000; In
Alaska, $4,000; in Siberia, 1000; in
northern Canada, 5000.
If those estimates are correct, the
total number of Eskimos in the
world is only about $4,000. Most of
them live north of the Arctic Circle.
Their life is hard, but they seem
cheerful. They did not know there
was better world until white men
came to visit them. Eskimos who
have come south almost always have
died very soon. so for these people
the Arctic is still the best home.
oFor travel and nature section of your
A leaflet called Famous Music
Masters" may be had by sending
a Scent stamped, return enve-
lope to me in care Of The Evening
| Star.
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Tomorrow: A Little SATURDAY. Talk.
Evening star., 1939-08-25
An Easy Slam

While the argument as to which
valuation method is better-point
count or honor tricks-will con-
tinue as long as people play bridge,
there Is no question that for no
trump purposes the point count
stands by itself. For example, here
is hand bid on Long Island by
two students of The Four Aces
system. True, the slam is a lay
down and they might easily have
bid 1t without our point count
Nevertheless, the point made the
bidding automatic.
South, dealer
A963
70 1912
= K Q32
%KQ4
AA752 N AJ1o4
~863 WE v975
<974 S 1855
4 1895 4 TO 3 2
4 K q
"A K "A
= A j 10
4 A J8
The bidding:
South West North East
2NT Pass ANT Pass
6NT Pass Pass Pass
Under The Four Aces system the
opening bid of two no trump rep
resents high card value of 141a
to 16. In this instance Souths high
card value was 1917, but with 10
honor cards, his hand represented
a maximum. North, with a high
card value of 7, then made his
correct bid of four no trump. This
bid conveys the message: Partner,
have heard your opening two no
trump bid and my hand is such
that four no trump is safe, and If
your two no trump happens to be
q maximum we can make a slam"
South had the maximum-hence
his jump to six. The slam was of
course laydown since the only trick
the opponents could make was the
ace of spades.
\ 4
You were the dealer yesterday.
What was your correct opening bid
holding:
vAxxx
= A KQ
4 A Jxxx
Answer: The correct opening bid
Is one club. In spite of your fine
hand, If your partner cannot re-
spond to one club, the chance that
you are missing game is slight.
Score 100 per cent for one club, 80
per cent for two clubs, nothing for
any other bid
Question No. 221.
You are Howard Schenken's part
ner today and hold:
v10 XXX
<Jxx
The bidding:
echenken Jacoby You Burnstone
IA INT Pass 2NT
Pass 3NT Pass Pass
What do you lead? (Answer to-
morrow
Released BY the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
The Four Aces will he pleased tn .nswer
Evening star., 1939-08-25
Winning Contract
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
Bx THE FOUR ACES,

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier.
Oswald Jacoby Howard Schenken
worlds leading team -of-four. inventors
of the system that has beaten eevry
other system in eXistence.)
Evening star., 1939-08-25

A GREENLAND ESKIMO CARRY
ING LOAD FOR PARTY OF
ROBERT E. PEARY.
ing clothing from the skins. They
treat the walrus, a relative of the
seal, in the same way, but 1t is
not SO commonly caught.
Some Eskimos eat what has been
nicknamed Eskimo ice cream" It
is made by mixing marrow taken
from reindeer bones with fat and
blueberries. The mixture is heated
until 1t melts, and then is beaten
very much as we might beat cream.
The next step is to let the mix
ture cool until it becomes q hard,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
STATE

A well-balanced program of screen entertainment is in the offing for theateragoers attending the Warner Bros. State theater this afternoon when Disputed Passage" and "Our Neighbors, the Carters" arrive at that theater for an engagement of four days.
 Disputed Passage adapted from the famous novel by Lloyd c. Doug las, is 6 film version of one of the mast thoroughgoing studies of a doctors life ever written and starred in the leading roles are three brilliant stars of today's screen, Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff and John Howard.
 Containing the same clements of sentiment. human drama and pow erful mysticism that have made Douglas other stories SO unforget- table, this outstanding production digs deep into the souls of the med- ical men and shows great conflict between two types of doctros; the romantic young man with a taste for life as well as mcclellan, and the hardened, unsentimental old surgeon, who believes a marriage to pure science Is enough.
 Tamiron in @ new dramatic type
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
SPEEDERS, CIRCUITS
 CLASH TONIGHT

The West Side Speedboys will play the Orcutt Speedsters tonight at Russell school at 8 o'clock. The Siders defeated the visitors in Bridgeport three weeks ago 37-3l in 8 corking game and with two weeks layoff. The Speedboys will have hard job to beat the Speed sters who play a fast breaking game working from setup play on some great blocking. The Speedsters de- feated the Full Fashions, Western Jacksons and Ansoria Blue Devils last year and have won 66 out of Il games In two years with a 32 and 17 consecutive game winning streaks. They won the City Recrea- tional title last year. The squad con- sisted of E. and H. Ockman, J. and W. Pyrch, Graham, Spazzutto, Van Cisin, Barney. Tedesco and Du- quette. Coach Alex Mazzarella will send his best five men against the visitors and will have four good replacements if the starting five fail to click. Joe Kalosky and John Stollar have been working great un- der the baskets while Joe Runividge and Stan Grey have been playing 6 great floor game with Ralph Boudley, John Casey, Russ Mclean have done some great work in last g games.
 The West Side Jrs. will play St. Patrick's in the first game at p. m., and dancing will follow the main game,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
TURCOTTE IN TOP
 SHAPE FOR PEPE.
Marsh and Bell, Andrews. Morris Also on Arena Card

New Haven, Dec. 6-After com- pleting training at Stillman's gym in New York under the able guid- al1ce of Ralph Gold, veteran trainer, Dick Turcotte, Waterbury French man, was pronounced in great shape for his l0-round scrap with George Pope, Meriden Tornado, at the Arena on Thursday night.
 Gold has trained scores of top flight fighters in the last IS years, and Jack Sharkey, manager of Tur- cote, sent Dick to New York last week in order that the Brass City Frenchman would be in the best of condition for this all-important match.
 Turcotte was awarded an unpopu- lar decision after eight sensational rounds against Pope here six weeks ago. In that bout, Pope floored Tur- cote for count of nine in the fourth round, and only for his eag- erness in attempting to finish the Brassco youth would likely have scored kayo. Pope completed train- ing here yesterday afternoon, work ing three rounds with Lenny Ver- ostak, shelton southpaw. Pope kay oed Verostak in the first round of Mondays workout with a terrific hook to the stomach, the attack with which he expresses confidence of stopping Turcotte.
 Good Prelims
 Willie Andrews, New Haven light weight, meets Babyface Morris, Danbury Irishman, in a six-round return go. They went to a draw in great fight here a month ago Another six will show Doug Marsh Canadian welterweight, who defeat- ed Turcotte recently, against Jimmy Bell, classy New Haven Negro.
 Johnny Devore, Bridgeport light weight, meets Midget Renault, New Haven; Bill Conklin, New Haven, is paired with Billie Towne, Spring. field middleweight, while Tommy Ciarlo, Waterbury, takes on George Jordan, Springfield welterweight. All three are four round bouts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06

of role that he has always liked best is seen as the world-famous sur- geon and medical scholo professor who, because of youthful msifor- tune, has banned all romance and sentiment from his own life and att tempts to regulate the life of his pet student according to his own designs.
 Howard is seen as the young man while Miss Lamour portraying an American girl orphaned and brought up in China is seen in feminine romantic lead opposite Howard.
 Forming the climax of the film is one of the timeliest and most dra- matic film sequences of the year. It Is the sudden and devastating bomb- ing of a Chinese hospital by enemy airplanes, while a braxe doctor per- forms an operation in the midst of the excitement and turmoil.
 "Our Neighbors, the Carters," with Fay Bainter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe and Genevieve Tobin and a talented supporting cast, is the sec- onw big hit. Here is a picture that is full of the joy and tragedy, the happiness and heart-break that falls to every family. Don't miss 1t at the State starting today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
MINORS MOVE TO
 AID CHAIN STORE BASEBALL IDEA
Cards Happy-Landis Ar- rives for Action Giants
 Ready for Trades
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Stan Correspondent)

(Untted Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 Cincinnati, Dec. 6.-(UP)-Chain store baseball today was at its peak as a result of streamlined legisla- ton passed at yesterdays National Association meeting, but some of the major league clubs with minor league holdings were apprehensive of Commissioner K. M. Landis' pos- sible counter attack.
 Landis, long 8 bitter foe of chain store systems operated by major league clubs, arrives tomorrow for the opening of the annual winte' major league meetings. Meanwhile, the prominent chain store oper- ators-the Yankees, Cardinals, Red Sox, Dodgers and Reds-had a ful' day to gloat over their decisive vice tory in the minor league legislative halls.
 Branch "Tickled"
 Branch Hickey, father of chair store baseball and head of the Car. dinals' vast farm system of 2o clubs, characterized the new legislation as marvellous" He was particularly happy because the Cardinals didn't have to sponsor any of the new amendments.
 Two of the most important changes, one of which provides that each club in chain system must bn considered as separate unit and the other which states that all base- ball laws must be construed in strict accordance with their provisions without Interpretation, were intro- duced by Cincinnati and Brooklyn. These two amendments to the mai or-minor agreement still have to be ratified by the majors at their joint session Saturday, but that was ex. pected to be a routine affair.
 The other two important amend ments to the National Associa tior, agreement legalized working agree- ments, heretofore undefinable, and also made 1t legal for a club to rec- ornmend or sign a player and later reacquire him.
 Usantb 1UG
 While the minors moved into the last day of their three-day conven- ton, the majors cleared the decks Tor action in the trading marts. The New York Giants became favorites to pull the first major deal of the meeting when they shipped third baseman Tom Hafey to the Atlanta Southern Association club to com plete payment for outfielder John Fucker, reputedly the fastest mar, in baseball.
 With Hafey gone, the Giants will have to land another third baseman and rumors had Tony Cuccinello of the Bees likely to come to the Polo Grounds. Cuccinello played second for the Bees but Casey Stengel plans to play him at third If he keeps him.
 Every indication was that by to- morrow night the National League clubs probably would have several trades on the fire. The Dodgers are making serious passes at the much- ly-coveted Max West and catcher Al Lopez. Latest reports had Brook lyn offering $55,000 in cash, catcher Babe Phelps, outfielder Gene Moore, a pitcher, and one more outfielder, with the Bees to take their choice of anyone except Ernie Roy.
 Branch Rickey has spiked all Joe Medwick rumors by flatly stating that, "the Cards are going the keep Medwick and win the pennant with him."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
BETHLEHEM GIRLS
 SEEK HOOP GAMES

The Bethlehem A. O. Girls are now arranging their schedule for games both on their home court and away and would like to hear from any of the Junior Girls teams play ing boys rules in this vicinity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
POLI'S

A grand Broadway stage show will be presented tonight at o'clock from the stage of the popular Loew- Poli theater. Headlining the bill are the Three Mack Brothers, Sailors on q Holiday of Fun. The Mack Brothers were an overnight sensa- ton in George Whites Scandals years ago, have retained their popu- lartty by appearing in a<number of very successful Broadway musical revues since that time. Other big acts appearing on the program in- clute Edwards and Arden, fayorite society entertainers who have per- formed at New York's swankiest af- fairs; Galo and Haley, Cuban rhumba dancers; Gleason and San- born, the musical cocktails and com- pleting this grand evening of fun and entertainment are Claude and Corrine, Chasin' the Blues. Gus Meyers, Jr., and the Loew Poli the- ater orchestra will be on hand to furnish the musical background.
 In addition to this gigantic stage show, and at no addition in prices is Q double smash screen bill.
 The martyrdom of the renowned and patriotic wartime nurse who suffered the penalty of death for smuggling coiivalescent soldiers out of the combat zone is the basis of "Nurse Edith Cavell," which head. lines the screen program, and pre- sents Anna Neagle, in her first Hollywood appearance.
 The distinguished English star has . notable part as the altruistic British nurse, who, aside from min. istering to soldiers of all nationali- ties during the occupation of Bel gium by the Germans, helped hun- dreds of wounded fugitives to es- cape to Holland.
 Based on actual events in the life of the great humanitarian, the dra- matic story traces the activities of Edith Cavell from time she head ed a nursing home in Brussels, through the first year of the World War when she alternated her hos pital work with the dangerous mis- sion of smuggling Allied soldiers across the Dutch border. up to the Hateful trial during which an enemy military court found her guilty. The heart-gripping story is said to of- fer the star of such English films as Queen of Destiny" and Victoria the Great" her most dramatic of vehicles.
 Edna May Oliver, May Robson. George Sanders. ZaSu Pitts Mary Howard, H. B. Warner and Sophie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
Grand Mercantile Notes

The league will resume play after brief holiday and 1t is expected that the fireworks will start again. The four leading teams are now running neck and neck with the Grand Five holding very slim lead which will be shaved after to- nights battle with the fast stepping Canal Lunchers. The boys are rar- in to go and the boys from Canal street have been practising very faithfully and they are in the Pink of condition for their arch rivals. Jimmy Tribune the league Rookie is quoting the odds on tonight's battle at 10 to in favor of the Ham and Egg boys. Fibre Guerre- ra the dashing Leadoff man for the Grand Five resents any such odds on his team and promises to knock Jimmy Tib's prediction for a row of ten pins.
 After nine weeks of bowling the most praise must go to that little gang of Iron men namely the Hotel Elton boys who are in there plug ging each week with the breaks against them from every angle. It is safe prediction that one of these nights the Leaders are going to get the surprize of their careers from these youngsters who seem to hit all their big scores in the Bowl ing afterwards. Jocky Cimino. Sen. sational Lucewicz, Smiler Tulacro, Handy Andy Manzo and Barrymore Tribune are still plugging away and do not lose confidence that they will get started very soon.
 The Monarch Boys, headed by Have you Policy" Klein, that fa- nous Boston College Alumnus, Big Bill Geaney, The Boston Tar Baby Gaglione, Butsy Butler and Just Call Me Prez Rinaldi the best look ing boy in his family are still hit- ting the skids and the rumor is out that Klein will increase all policies.
 Some one sang the Blues while the Town Tavern boys were leaving the alleys two weeks ago tonight and the Taverners turned around and warned the Grand Boys that they were in first place for the first and last time. Goose Rovero, Pea nuts Perezella, Kelly Grazio, Pump CT Polomba and Dandy" Dundee are as strong a quintet as there is in any League.
 Kiesel's Kupey boys are spelling trouble for the boys with their sen- sationally high scores but manage to find their opponents in peak form when they bowl against them. Lud Jasalunis Oakville's big League Holdout. Cinderella Herman, Snoo- ty Schnitzel, Cowboy Kiesel and Rollem Reihl have a team average of 585 and that is some bowling.
 The starting line-ups of the Leagues leading attraction tonight is as follows; for the Grand-F. Guerrero, Doc Cofrancesco, R. Dad- dona, T. Guerrero and Johnny Manzo while the Canal Boys will lineup as follows, Bike Greece, Casanova Maps, Hoochy Coochy Cuicci, Bubbles Coppolo and Pop Manzo. The place-The Grand AL leys. Time-9:0o o'clock the result Grand Five 2 games the Canal Lunch l game.