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The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

By the time your mail ma de-
posts your good old Omaha Guide
in the mail box, the Ponies will be
galloping around the track
irving to earn some hay. Next
Saturday is the daytime 2:15 2.
m. Want Mr.. Earl McClutcher be
glad for he won't have to journey
to Council Bluffs any more to walk
back here is the story. MI. Nc
Clutcher was standing on 24th &
Lake on Tuesday afternoon with
not a single thing to do when up
comes a friend. Hi Earl, Hi Mr..
Rutledge what's up says Mr. Rut-
ledge. Come let's you and I go to
Council Bluffs and break the book
les" OK by me-" They both jump
into Earl's jalopy and off they go
to Iowa. On the way they pick up
another friend, Paul. The merry
trio continue on their way to break
the booklets but things did not go
so well so Earl and Paul become
busted. and Mr.. Paul cleaned and
Earl keeps a 25 cents piece to pay
bridge toll. A hot one comes TO
Earl's attention and he puts his
quarter with another fellows quar-
ter and the horse fell down and
broke his leg. Poor Earl. Bridge
toll now is gone and Mr.. Rutledge
isn't faring SO well either. He put
his last three bucks on a hot favor
ito and out he goes. The combined
bankroll of the three is nothing.
Well boys lets go to Omaha where
there are friends. Into the car
they jump. "Oh! OH, says Earl,
eve are out of gas. no gas no
money, what are we going to do?'
A. friendly farmer pushed them to
the bridge. The farmer then told
them that was as far as he went
so Mr.. McClutchen soon solved his
problem. He gave the toll collector
his watch for toll and kindly old
lady supplied the one gallon of
gas which is the proper fill so
they got home at $3.50 p. m. The
morale of this true story is to not
try and break the bookie. Win
some and leave him some and pay
your return bridge toll in advance.
Here are the second class race
tracks of the United States:
Bay Meadows, California
Bowe Maryland
Churchill Downs Kentucky
Detroit Michigan
Hawthorne Illinois
Lincoln Fields Illinois
Rockingham Park N. Fl
Tanforan California
Tropical Park Florida
Several more second class tracks
have folded NY so there is no need
to print them.
Next week the third class tracks
will appear in this column.
Here are last years winners for
Tuesday, June 7th, 1888.
l. Race 1. Lady Nadi
2. Manor Dell
3. Lazy Martha
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
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The Washington times., 1939-01-23
LOtte Lehman Loses
Race to Dying Mate
Opera Star Flies
From Coast But
Is TOOLate

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Jan
% G.N.SD.-Death emerged the
victor today in the 1,500-mile race
made by Lotte lehman, the
singer, to reach the bedside OF
her husband, Otto Krause, an
Austrian cavalry officer who had
wooed and won her in the ro-
mantle tradition of the many
operas she has sung.
Miss Lehman had progressed
as far as Toledo, Ohio, on her dash
from Spokane, Wash, when the
news of her husbands S death from
tuberculosis was given her. Pre-
vented by adverse weather condi-
tionS from using an airplane, she
completed the trip by train.
Although both were full-blood-
ed AryanS, Miss Lehman and
her husband renounced their Aus
trian citizenship when the an
schluss with Germany took place
because of their dislike for Chan
cellor Hitler'S policies.
In the gay Austria that was,
Krause became enamoured of
Miss Lehman upon hearing her
sing. After an ardent courtship,
they were married in 1926.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
MISS ANDERSON
ASKS new JOBS
FOR U. S. WOMEN

GN.SJ New kinds of jobs must
be found for women and better
training must be given them If
present trends in women's employ
ment continue, Mary Anderson, di-
rector of the Women's Bureau Of
the Labor Department, said today
in her annual report.
The Government should take
emergency steps along these lines
to promote the health and welfare
of it's women citizens and safe
guard the future of the country.
she said.
Women cannot be restricted
to machine feeding and house
hold employment" the report
said. Available data indicates
men are encroaching in wom-
ems tradition fields of retail
trade, hotels, and restaurants,
laundries, office work, textiles,
mems clothing, and confec-
tionery.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
O'g!l0IjNl0lR I PROBES
MOVE TO SELL
RAIL ROADBED.
Governor May Block
Right of Way Deal

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 23.-Possi.
bility that Governor O'Conor will
attempt to block purchase of the
w. B. & A. roadbed was seen here
today as result of controversies
arising over advantages of the
property for a modern highway.
The governor delayed consum.
nation of the deal between the
State Roads Commission and a
realty company holding title to
the right-of-way last week by call
ing for all data relating to the
negotiations. The roadbed was to
be purchased for $4,000.
BARES DIFFICULTIES
In a telegram to Governor
O'Conor yesterday, Abel Wolman,
chairman of the Maryland Plan
ming Commission, advised that
important controversial portions"
Of the negotiations have not been
cleared with the Federal Bureau
of Public Roads, the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning CommiS-
sion, and the Maryland Planning
Commission.
Wolman pointed out that the
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
and the Washington Planning
Commission have not been con-
suited on the uses to which the
roadbed will be put and its pos
Rible relationship to a future
major highway or parkway be-
tween Baltimore and Washington.
MANY HANDICAPS
In a previous communication
with the Republican-controlled
State Roads Commission, Wolman
declared "a of the 40-mile stretch
sis not suited apparently for the
construction of a modern four
lane highway. because of its linn
tied width, many Typographical
disadvantages and many small
local developments Immediately
0butting thereon"
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
BREAK DOWN" GIVEN

Problem of the Debutante's UnfOr-
giving Papa's Will. Wasn't to live
with her mother or any of her family,
nor in any place mama picked out
under pain Of diSinheritance-buts she
went right on regardless, and when
she comes of age, three years after her
the money anyway or will it go to a
university? An illustrated feature in
The American Weekly, the magazine
distributed with next Sundays WASH
ingtOn Herald. Times.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. %.
Nobody ever did this for me in
Washington" murmured Francis
j. Smith, District of Columbia
Water Department employe, as
he submitted to an ear washing
today at the hands of his mother,
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Mrs. Smith located her son
through a nun who has learned
his history in a hospital. A letter
addressed to the Water Depart
ment Of Washington, brought
about the dramatic reunion.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Mrs. Jean Smith.
Now 26, Smith was reunited
with his mother here last week
after 10 years separation. They
had been apart ever since he was
placed in a local orphanage.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
VIRGINIA GIVEN
PWA BENEFITS
IN SO COUNTIES
Arlington to Get Two
New SChooIhOuSeS

Fifty-nine of nearby Virginia S
100 counties benefited through
construction work under Public
Works Administration assistance
during 1888, it was announced to-
day by the Atlanta, Ca, office of
the Federal Emergency Admins
tration of Public Works.
With all work in the program
being valued at $25, 5,309,O71, it
was stated that 180 different
projects are being rushed to COM
pletion.
A total of 14,000,0 900 man-hours
of labor, skilled and unskilled, is
expected to be used.
Leading the program are educa-
tional projects with total of 124
separate Improvements. S con d
place is taken by public buildings
and hospitals, and there are a
number of miscellaneous projects.
Included in the total projects
under construction are two schools
in Arlington; one in Alexandria.
and IA new and improvement
school projects in Fairfax county.
BREAK DOWN" GIVEN
Breaking down the 180 projects
the totals gave schools, 1874; pub
lie buildings, IT; sewers, highways
and bridges, and hospitals, nine
each; water works, seven, and mis-
cellaneous, five.
OF the total of more than $685.
100000, the PWA made grants
totaling $11,346,731, representing
As per cent. The balance was
raised by the State and various
cities. towns and counties which
sponsored the projects.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Juvenile Courts
Power 10 Be Tested
In Non-5upport Case
Hobeos Corpus Petition
Of jailed Man Will
Get Hearing October 5

District Court Justice Peyton Cor
don has set October 6 as the date
for inquiring into the question of
whether the Juvenile Court Judge
has the power to sentence a man
to six months in Jail for alleged
non-support of his minor child.
The jurist released George Robert
Bush under $500 bond yesterday
afternoon after his lawyers, James
A. O'Shea, John H. Burnett and
Alfred Goldstein, had presented a
petition for writ of habeas corpus.
In the petition Mr.. Bush recited
that on December 9, 1926, he was
tried and convicted before Judge
Kathryn Sellers in Juvenile Court
on a charge of non-support of his
child and later was ordered to pay
So per week for its care until it
became IA years old. He contends
that nothing was done until October
13, 1896, when a return was made
that the defendant was not to be
found and a bench warrant issued.
Recently, the petition said, he was
arrested and brought into court for
revocation of his probation for nom
support. Judge Fay L. Bentley of
Juvenile Court yesterday found him
IN arrears $1,742 and ordered him
to Jail for six months unless he
paid.
The District Court petition con-
tended that the proceedings before
Judge Bentley were illegal and she
had no authority to impose SEN
tence.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Pea Borroge Greets Workmen
Cutting Chevy Chase Trees

Amid q shower Of peas from q
group of small boys, workmen of the
Chevy Chase, Md, Citizens Com
mittee, section four. yesterday cut
down about 40 evergreen trees bor-
dering the sidewalk at the intersec-
ton of Meadow lane and Virgilia
street.
The action was taken by an order
of the Citizens Committee over the
protest Of Warren L. Heap of 101
Virgilia street, whose property is
situated at the intersection of the
two streets. Mr.. Heap declared their
removal destroyed the beauty Of the
neighborhood.
w. r. De Lashmutt, president Of
the Citizens Committee, explained
that the trees were removed because
the committee considered them q
trafnc hazard. He said that only
trees less than : inches In diameter,
2 feet from the ground, were n
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Army Drills Feature Opening
Of Fair at La Plata
. -gra
Record Crowd Watches Riding
Exhibition, Visits Encompment

Among contest winners was Mrs,
Xavier Garner. jr.. of Spring Hill a
bride OF six months. who took first
place IN the rolling pin tournament.
Her husband looked on with some
pride and a little anxiety while she
hit the target squarely on each of
three throws.
Today is Southern MARYLAND
Day" at the fair, beginning with
livestock judging in the morning.
This afternoon a costume tourna- :
ment" was to be held. Speakers in
cluded Representative Lansdale G.
SaSscer Of Maryland and j. Millard
Tawes, State controller. At o'clock
tonight a pageant will be staged
Tobacco Humoresque."
The pageant dramatizes the story
OF tobacco in the 10th century.
Queen to Be Crowned.
Gov. O'Conor tomorrow will crown
Queen Nicotina VI'-Miss Kath-
crime Edelen, daughter of States
Attorney Edward j. Edelen of La
Plata. The pageant will be repeated
at 2:30 pm. Immediately following
the conoration ceremony, and at 8
pm. q fireworks display will be put
on.
A tobacco festival" ball is sched-
uled for 10 pm. tomorrow at La
Plata High School. The final event
OF the fair will be a horse show be-
ginning at pm, Sunday.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

From neophyte school teacher to
public oomph purveyor No. !. That's
Ann Sheridan.
But, gad, how she hates that
word! Maybe it's because she
doesn't know what it means. Yet.
if it's what you think it means, Miss
Sheridan has it.
That school teacher reference is
no gag, either. Miss Sheridan ex-
planned between rehearsals this
morning (she's doing a personal
appearance" at downtown theater
this week. that she honestly had
planned to 60 into the public tutor
ing business, and with that in mind
began studies at Northern State
Teachers College in Dallas, Tex.
That is, I was going to teach
ii they would have me-" she ad-
mitted modestly, turning of her
"oomph"
Well, they" didn't get atchance
to decide. for Miss Sheridan was
talked into entering a beauty con-
test or two, sang bit in the Texas
stage and three years ago landed in
Hollywood.
The rest is movie publicity his
tory.
Under all of that publicity i'm
posed "oomph" blanket Miss Sheri-
dan is just plain folks" At least,
that's what she likes to be, She has
looks-and Not painted looks, either;
she Is an easy conversationalist, and
even with that indefinih}e some
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Trunk Murder Hunt
Leads to Factory

Investigation of Washington's two
month-old trunk murder took a new
turn today when detectives left for
a Virginia truck factory, where
they hoped to uncover a lead"
No clues of importance have been
discovered since the body of a
mlddle-aged colored woman was
found in a trunk which had been
shipped from Washington to At
lanta, Ga.
Detective Sergts. Aubrey Tolson
and Fred Rawlinson left this morn
Ing for Fredericksburg. Va, where
they were to visit a trunk factory
and try to trace the ownership of
the piece of luggage used by the
murderer.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Justice Department
Watches Activities
Of Foreign Groups
Some Agents Have
Been Nuisance,
Murphy Declares

The Justice Department has Ger
tain foreign groups in this country
under surveillance and will "be pre-
pared to act at the appropriate
time" Attorney General Murphy
said yesterday at his press confer
ence. He charged, that some for
eign agents were more than con-
spicuous-they've been . nuisance" :"
Asked if he was referring to the
German-American Bund, the At
torney General replied: II didn't
say that"
He indicated no action was being
taken now, but that the department
was watching the situation closely,
Certain groups make us sick and
tired of their activities" Mr.. MUIR
ply declared. There will be no
repetition of the experience of 20
years ago, when this country was
unprepared for such activities"
In this connection the Attorney
General explained the department
had a large amount of evidence of
propaganda" distributed in this
country on neutrality legislation, and
was holding 1t in readiness for use,
when necessary.
Agents of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have been sent to help
guard the Capitol Building, at the
request of officials there, Mr.. Murphy
said, confirming reports the agents
had been requested. It was recalled
that, prior to the World War, q
bomb was found in the Capitol. The
Attorney General denied, however,
that there had been any incident"
this time to prompt Capitol officials
to ask for help.
To prepare the country for further
emergencies, the Justice Department
has been making q comprehensive
study of the limited emergency
powers of the President, as well as
the full emergency powers, the At
torney General said. Because of
this investigation, he thought the
department would be ready shortly
to make q report to the Senate on
the subject.
Mr.. Murphy said he had received
no orders or intimations of orders
from the administration to have the
department remove Communists
from the Government pay roll.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
InfontiIe Paralysis
Record Betters 1893

The Districts infantile paralysis
record 50 far this year is better
than 1t was for the comparable
period Of last year, Health Ofiicer
George c. Ruhland said today. He
anticipated that, with the coming
of cool weather, the number of new
cases reported would decline rapidly,
as 1t usually does.
One new case, of a nonresident.
was reported this morning, bringing
the total reported to the department
so far this year to IA. Six patients
now are under treatment here. Six
Of the IA cases were said to be of
non-residents.
There have been no deaths among
cases reported here this year. Up
to this date last year, 21 cases had
been reported and there were two
deaths. For the whole of last year,
there were % cases and three deaths.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

thing she's down to earth. Just ask
any OF the chorus girls and stage
hands at the Earle.
Minus any heavy makeup, Miss
Sheridan went through her part of
the morning rehearsal without q
hitch. Then she asked for a glass
OF ice coffee, her favorite beverage.
you know" she said, this is the
first time I've been on the stage
since left Texas. I have an idea
I'm going to be pretty nervous be-
fore they days over.
But after I get into the swing
(and how she does in some of those
vocalsD I think it'll be a lot of
fun"
Miss Sheridan put her feet on
District soil for the first time last
night at Union Station and the
humidity began to rise.
Please don't blame that on me, :"
she asked. But, you know, it's a
funny thing. I stopped in Chicago
for two days on the way East and
it rained for two days. Then I
stopped in New York for a short
time. 1t rained there. And now it
looks like rain in Washington. But
at least it's cool. and that's more
than you could say for the West
Coast when left it,"
The backstage converse ton ended
when Miss Sheridan looked at her
watch.
Say, Id better 60 up and fix my
hair. 1t won't be long before my
nrst curtain. Cross your fingers
for me-"
Evening star., 1939-09-29
1900 Postmasters
Will Convene Here
From Oct. 10 10 Z
President Will Greet
AssembIoee; Other
Convention Features

The largest group of postmasters
ever assembled in the history of the
postal service will meet in Wash
ington when 1000 postmasters from
every section of the United States
and its territories gather for the
annual convention of the National
Association of Postmasters October
10, IL and IL.
Vincent c. Burke, local postmas-
ter, will act as host and chairman
of the Entertainment Committee for
the convention, which, with the ex-
ception of the Shrine convention
several years ago, will be the larg-
est ever held here.
The gathering will be headed by
George Purcell, national president
Of the association and postmaster
at Bloomington. Ind. One of the
features Of the convention will be
the assembling Of the group on the
south lawn OF the White House on
Wednesday, October II, where they
will be greeted by President Roose-
welt. Mrs. Roosevelt will entertain
the woman guests at a White House
tea october IL.
Postmaster General James A. Far.
ley will deliver an address at the
convention banquet to be held at
the Mayfower Hotel Thursday
night, October IL. Mr.. Farley and
the entire staff of the Post Office
Department will hold open house
at the department for the conven-
ton guests while they are here.
Business sessions will be held at
the Mayf1ower Hotel. The program
of entertainment will include sight
seeing tours and free airplane rides
over the city in feet of the latest
type mail planes which will be sta
toned at Washington Airport dur
ing the convention.
Evening star., 1939-09-29

moved as the State forestry has
jurisdiction over trees Of larger size.
Mr.. De Lashmutt asserted that the
trees between the sidewalk and the
street, together with q similar line
OF trees on Mr.. Heaps property,
formed narrow lane for pedes-
trians and offered an opportunity
for highwaymen to waylay residents
passing along the street late at
night.
The small boys appeared shortly
after the workmen began cutting
down the trees yesterday afternoon
and with their Halloween pea shoot
ers laid down q barrage from across
the street. Police were summoned
and the boys hastily retreated.
Mr.. De Lashmutt and George T.
Gilleland, superintendent Of section
four, said today they had received
many telephone calls approving their
action.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
Red Cross Drive
Speeds Ahead
On Second Day
1851 Sign Rolls
Thursday as Booth
Workers Get BUSY

The 1889 Red Cross Roll Call in
the District entered It's second day
today with leaders resolved to main
tain or even accelerate the swift en-.
rollment pace of the opening day,
when 1881 members-an increase of
492 over the first day of the 1898
drive-were enlisted.
Part Of the credit for the encour-
aging beginning went to volunteer
woman workers who opened booths
In downtown banks, department
stores and hotels on the initial day
for the first time in District Chap
ter history. Brisk activity" was
reported at all booths. At the Carl
ton Hotel booth, attended by wives
of Roll Call officials, Mrs. Cordell
Hull was the first to enroll.
The honor Of being first on the
District Roll Call went to Mrs. Emma
L. De Graw, 90-year-old sole sur
vivor Of the group of so which
helped Clara Barton start the
American Red Cross in 1881. She
was enrolled at formal opening ex-
ercises at noon yesterday at the
District Building. In brief address
to the crowd at the ceremony, Sec
retary Of War Harry Woodring de-
clared solemnly that never before
has there been such a terrifying
need for sympathy and compassion.
For the fourth consecutive year,
100 per cent enrolment on the first
day was reported by two business
houses and the Washington Board of
Trade, Miss Agnes Langley en-
rolled all employees of Guide Bros
F street store and Mrs. M. j. Lynch
did the same at the Edgar Morris
Sales Co. Blanket enrolment was
obtained also at the District Chapter
and at the following additional busi-
ness establishments: The Electric
Storage Battery Co.. Roland White
hurst. Keyman, Plant e. Gordon
Real Estate Co.. R. w. Boiling & Co.
and Gordon Waterprooflng Service,
1nc.-the latter three being members
of the Small Shops Group in which
Roll Call work is being directed by
H. J. Smith.
Many stores throughout the city
have special window displays stress
ing Red Cross activities and appeal
ing for support of the Roll Call. Ex-
hibits in the lobby of the White
House offices and on President
Roosevelt's desk are attracting at
tention of visitors.
With some 1000 volunteer work.
ers on its enrolment force the Dis
trict Chapter hopes to obtain 4
membership of 125000 before con-
clusion Of the Roll Call on Octo-
Der 10.
Evening star., 1939-09-29
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr,
Star Stan Correspondent,

LA PLATA. Md. Sept. 29.-The
rattle OF machine guns in armored
cars appeared to make a bigger i'm
preston on country fair spectators
here yesterday than a riding exhi-
bition put on by one of the cavalry
finest troops.
The Army's scout automobiles. re-
ceiving orders by radio. dashed
around the race track at the Charles
County Fair and "contacted' enemy
tanks with enough gun powder to
capture the imagination of all the
juveniles and not few of the adults
in the crowd.
There was round after round of
applause when two armored ma
chimes moved OF to repel an an
nounced attack on the city by en-
emy motorized units. The German
invasion of Poland obviously had
made strong impression on sew
eral thousand men, women and
children gathered on the fair
grounds.
Encampment Visited.
After the sham skirmish, the spec
tators accepted by hundreds an in
vitation, relayed to them by the
loudspeaker system, to visit the
Army encampment on the edge of
the fair grounds. Small boys
swarmed over the fighting cars. ask
ing questions about the automatic
guns mounted behind the armor
plate.
The boys seemed more interested
in the motor units than in the 40
trained horses which had borne men
OF the Headquarters and Service
Troop. Sd Cavalry, Fort Myer,
through series of exhibition drills.
saber charges and jumping matches.
The Fort Myer troopers put on a
two-hour exhibition yesterday after
noon and another last night.
The trick riding included jumping
stunts during which the cavalrymen
removed stirrups, saddles and brides
and took the barriers blindfolded.
Several troopers rode out of the
arena, over 4-foot jump, waving
saddles and brides In either hand.
Children's Day Observed.
Yesterday was Children's Day at
the fair. The Charles County stu
dents had been granted a holiday,
and few were absent. They cheered
the cavalry and packed the midway.
A record-breaking attendance Of
$500 was estimated.