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The Washington times., 1939-01-25
Wilson Has Courage,
But Lacks Timing

Bob Wilson, pale Of skin, blue
Of eye and blond Of hair stood in
the center Of the ring at Turner'S
Arena, scanning the slips Of the
Judges who ruled on his fight with
Jerry AnZelone. He mumbled a
protest to Jimmy Lake, shrugged
his shoulders and left the ring.
A sympathetic crowd cheered him
on his last long journey to the
dressing room as a main bout
fighter. The blood of conflict
was on Bob's grim and battered
face. The weight Of years was
on his shoulders, although as you
and I measure time in its rush
to eternity. Bob Wilson is a young
man.
PLENTY OF COURAGE
II courage were the sole regrd-
site to ring glory. Wilson would
rank with the Dempseys and the
Terry McGoverns. He has the
spirit, but somewhere along the
fistic trail, he lost his sense of
timing. He missed punches last
night by margins that told their
own tale. And Wilson rocked in
the fourth round; rocked and
reeled when Anzelone's Whirling
fists split the flesh over his eye
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
BY PAUL CALICO

Happy Day, one of the few fl
lies to win the PreakneSS. The
production of May Day took
time, money, brains, and organ
ization.
What has this to do with you
or me as we stand by the rail,
or sit In the grandstand. field
glasses pressed to our eye-sock-
cts. watching those bobb1ng
heads and brightcolored Jocks
streaming around the track? All
we care about is finding our
morse by color, silks or number.
Our hearts pound as the pat
terms change and first one nose
and then another is In front.
Breathless, sweating, close to
fainting with excitement we
are, because If that chestnut
pony with number 5 on his
saddle cloth, and the monkey
dressed in yellow silks dotted
with red, sticks his muZzle out
in front and keeps 1t there past
the wire, we shall have $500,
whereas we only had $40 before.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
George Gage,
Hotel Man,
Dies Here

Services for George w. Gage,
of Sebring, Fla, retired hotel man,
who died here suddenly last night
while visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Douglass P. Clark, in the
400 block Whittier st. N. W., will
be held at the Takoma Funeral
Home. 200 block Carroll St.,
Takoma Park, Md, tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment
will be private.
Mr.. Gage was born May 8. 1859,
in Chicago. His father. George
Washington Gage, was the owner
of fremont House and later the
Grand Pacific Hotel.
For many years George Gage
operated hotels in Chicago and
other cities. He was married to
the late Celia Frances Brenton
Gage, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
OF late years Mr.. Gage had
made his home in Florida. He is
survived by a niece and nephew,
Miss Lucy Duncan Hall and A.
Gage Hall, both of Washington.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
Thrilling Place

There is no more thrilling
place in the world than race
track unless it be the Mint, be-
cause there is so much money
about. And in the Mint 1t lies
in cold, austere, static, unap-
proachable piles. At the race
track it is red hot. alive, pull
sating, and constantly changing
hands. Lucky bettors come away
from the paying windows with
their fingers full of greenbackS
which they stuff into their
pockets without counting. Every
one in the long queues up to the
betting grilles has money IN his
or her hands. The white num-
bers up on the great, black odds
and results boards mean money.
Everyone is talking money
handling money, feeling money,
making or losing money.
Somehow, my most vivid ana
pleasant memory Of horse racing
is not the Kentucky Derby, or
the Preakness, or the big stake
races at Belmont Park like the
$4,000 Futurity, but the main
street at Saratoga Springs. the
little upstate New York spa
Just below the foothills OF the
Adirondack Mountains which
for one month Of the year
August-becomes q horse town.
And Just because it Is a sleepy,
and, except for the massive Vic
torian wooden hotels like the
Grand Union, ordinary ugly
American country town, it takes
on a life, q sparkle, and a cours-
ing excitement that is complete
ly fascinating.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
KELLEYGRAMS
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Continued from Page 22)
miss Ethel Waters in "Mamba'S
Daughters" and he would like
to play host.
Emanuel Eisenberg for the
Group Theater offers Pullman
fare and hotel expenses, plus
good seats, for the Sylvia Sid
ney-Franchot Tone, Gentle Peo-
pie"
Arthur Levy, for Norman
Shumlin, advises Tallulah Bank
heads new play, "The Little
Foxes" opens in Baltimore Feb
ruary 2 at Ford's and suggests
attending the opening. Speaker
Bankhead will bring over a del
egation of friends to see his tai
ented daughter in the Lillian
Hellman play.
To all of which I say: after
the ball is over.
A NAVY PRE-VIEW
Warner Bros. will play host
to the Secretary Of the Navy
and department officials on
Thursday night, at an invita-
ton screening of wings of the
Navy" latest service thriller.
An added incentive for full
house at the Department of the
Interior auditorium, will be the
personal appearance of George
Brent. Star arrives tomorrow
for this screening and will stay
over for his Birthday Celebrar
tion engagements.
They are kicking some Holly.
wood heads around for with
drawing Olivia De Havilland
from washington circulation.
This was done by Producer
David o. Selznick, making
Gone With the Wind" in which
she appears as Melanie.
Mr.. SelZnick wired yesterday
he regretted the diSappoint-
ment, but absolves Warner
Bros. from all blame. Miss
Olivia De Havilland accepted in
all good faith, after Warner
Bros. had agreed to send her.
and okayed the plans" he says.
81 am sorry this production
tangle compelled a change in
the schedule. Perhaps we can
make it up in 1940."
In fairness to Producer Selz-
nick, he spent $4,000 last year.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
ECKELS
Rites for ClubtUon7ar7
This Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs. Edith
Oberly EckelS, who died Monday
at her residence in the clubhouse
1900 block New Hampshire Ave
N. W.. were to be conducted at 8
o'clock this afternoon in Rock
Greek Cemetery. The Rev. Alex
ander ZabriSki, of Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary. was to officiate
Mrs. Eckels was a member OF
the board of governors and for
mer vice president Of the Wom'
ans National Democratic Club,
Survivors include a daughter
Mrs. Robert ]. Malone, Of st.
James, L. l., and four sisters, Mrs.
Frank S. Bright, Miss Ruth M.
Oberly, Mrs. Lore A. Rogers, and
Miss Portia M. Oberly, all OF
washington.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

and provided Janet Gaynor.
Fredric March, Florence FL
dredge, Tommy Kelly and Ann
Gillis for the Washington fes-
tivitieS.
BOB TAYLOR WRITES
Those are grand snow scenes
In Stand Up and Fight" in
which Wallace Beery and Rob
ert Taylor knock themselves all
over the Capitol Theater screen.
Looks like a genuine blizzards
but Bob Taylor's note to this
desk informs us the flakes were
machine made. - ''-7-''- =
Says Mr.. Taylor: Last fall
when we arrived on location at
Butte Meadows, in the high
SierraS, it was showing hard,
whereas We expected autumn
foliage.
"The later fight scenes were
to be shot at Sonora because the
sets had been built there, and
by all the rules of meteOrOIOgy
Sonora should get more snow
earlier than any other spot
within an overnight train ride.
It didn't work out that way.
"When we were ready to 90
to Sonora summer had returned,
so we mace our snow on the
back lot, with q machine which
chews UP 3OO-pOund blocks Of
ice and blows them out in
. flakes at the other end. A wide
flexible hose laid down 165 tons
of the stuff for our purposes.
"Then Wally and I went to
it. For . week we .plOughed
around and slugged one an
other, and tripped and fell and
blundered into trees, and had
the stuff melt in our boots and
trickle down the back of our
necks, while the camera crew
stood around in galOSheS and
photographed that scrap from
above and beneath and around
until we were dizzy.
"YOu couldn't rehearse 1t all
beforehand because the footing
was so uncertain that you
never knew when your feet
might 90 out from under you
50 that you'd shoot completely
out Of camera range. Such mad
fun! Or something"
Bob, it snow use. You can't
fool the weather man.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
COLLINS
District Resident
Dead at 78

Alva A. Collins, 7S. who made
his home with his daughter, Mrs.
H. r. Baukhage, of the 1700 block
New Hampshire Ave. N. w., died
early today. Funeral services
will be held at the Lee Memorial
Funeral Home at 4 o'clock Friday
afternoon. Mr.. Collins Son-in-
law, H. r. Baukhage, Is a news
paper correspondent. Two other
daughters survive-Mrs. r. B
Buzzaird and Miss Martha Col
Inns, also of Washington.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
Exciting Moments

In the meantime you may
pick up your sporting sheet or
racing paper and read about
the Sport Of Kings and the self
sacrificing millionaire sports
men grouped together to fur
ther the happy philanthropic
work Of improving the breed Of
horses.
This is a long and complicated
business, fascinating to some,
tedious and obStetrical to me.
May Days sire was May Flower,
Derby winner, and his dam,
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
BIRTHS, DEATHS,
MARRIAGES
BIRTHS

| Wayne and Helen Angee, boy.
Raymond and Alma Chick. boy.
James and Marguerite Mcintyre, girl
John and Marie Cullison. boy,
| Donald and Ora Mitchell, girl.
Melvern and Thelma Buscher, girl.
DEATHS
Phoebe M. White. SO' 451a Thirteenth
Cora H. Rector, II, % seaton Pl. N. E
Ella Bates, 10, Garfield Memorial Hos
Maude Pumphrey, S. Providence Hos
John F. Griffin. ss. 1850 Wisconsin
James P. Woodward s4. Washington
Lucy Burke Mccarthy, Sc, chastleton
Bernard schwabel, SIS, sibley Memorial
Amelia Biddick. So, s2s Pennsylvania
Ave. N. W. NJ,
Lennie Sanderson, "A, Gallinger Mu
nicipal Hospital
Harry Siegel, 40, Providence Hospital
Simeon 1. Dawson, 80. 2O24 Hillyer Pl
N. W.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Kenneth E. Bower, rs, and Dorothy
A. Mastin, rs, both of 1901 Fifteenth
H. Stewart Klund. rs, wilmington
Del. and Connie Wharton, rs. 212S H st.
Morris M. zeft, 80, Philadelphia. Pa,
and Esther Novoselsky, rs, 421 Deiafield
Byron ~ X K. Miller. 2s, 1s41 H St. N. E.,
and Helen R. Sullivan, IS, Fredericks-
Ernest f. clulow, 25. Tulsa, okla. and
Mary S. Wilkinson, "a, 1889 Eighteenth
Talbot M Rogers, 81, Haverford. Pa,
and Janet L; Young. g. Bethesda Nd I'd
8. E., and Frances A. Fuller. 20. Sis
Fifth st. N. e.
Robert A. Gardner. 27. 1881 Nine
teenth st. N. W., and Margaret R.
Giles. 25. 5000 Cathedral Ave. N. w.
Thomas H. Watkins, 7s. New Haven,
Conn, and Jessie G. Thorn, 54. 1895 Van
Ness st. N. W.
Kermit G. Dillman, 90 21Os Third st.
n. e., and Marcella L. Welch' II, 1913
Tenth st. N. W.
Irving Becker. %. and Irene s.
Schuster, 81, both of Baltimore, Md.
James T. Cough, %. 1927 Sixth st.
8. W., and Lorraine E. Ludwig, 81.
1200h Sixth st. s. W.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
|. Q. Answers
Questions on Page 81

N@EuCSGAUAAS OA 06C o.
/. Poor Richards Almanac. 2.
(a) great oaks" (b) stand
upright" Co "goes a sorrow
ing" I'd "as a fire" (e) that
help themselves" (f) (which
you can do today" 3. lank, liar,
lark, lair, lira, link, lain, final.
flair, frank, flan, flank, frail,
nail, rank, rail, rain, naif, anil,
aril, fair, fain, fail, kali, kran.
ErannNnA nARnNRmRR
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
DRathH

ADAMS, LAURA BELLE-on Tuesday,
January "a, 1899. at her residence. II
Eighth St. s. E.. LAURA BELLE
and beloved mother of Mrs. W. B. Gar
ner and Charles L. Smith. Funeral
services at the residence of her daugh
ter. Mrs. W. B. Garner, 1900 Potomac
Ave. S. E., on Thursday, January 20
at l p. m. Relatives and friends in
vited to attend. Interment Glenwood
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
4n Mpn1uriant

HAYDEN, ANNA-In loving memory Of
my dear mother. ANNA HAYDEN. who
passed away four years ago today, Jan.
uary 25. 1895.
A silent thought, q secret tear.
Keeps her memory ever dear.
MADELIN GOLDSMITH.
WILLY, JACOB-In loving memory 0e
our dear husband and father, JACOB
WILLY, who passed away one year age
today, January Is. 1898.
We think of him in silence.
His name we oft recall,
There is nothing left to answer.
But his picture on the wall.
FLORENCE AND CHARLOTTE WILLY.
Wife and daughter. 333 Kentucky
Ave. Sc.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

ary "a. at his residence. No. Oakmont
st.. Seat Pleasant. Md, FRANK L.
SCHELPP, beloved husband of Catherine
NJ. Schelpp, and father Of Mrs. Mary
Parr and Mrs. Wilhelmina Buck. Fus
neral services on Friday. January ~. at
2 .. m. Relatives and friends invited.
Interment Addison Chapel, Nd. Services
by W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast fV1.
neral home.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

Funeral Directors
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

and provided Janet Gaynor.
Fredric March, Florence FL
dredge, Tommy Kelly and Ann
Gillis for the Washington fes-
tivitieS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

FLYNN, MARGARETTA On Tuesday,
January "a. 1899, at Providence Hos
pital MARGARETTA (ETTA) FLYNN,
the beloved daughter Of the late Michael
Agnes McNally. Funeral services from
W. W. Chambers Co. funeral home. 1400
Chaplin St.. on Friday, January ~. aS
$50 a. M: thence to the Church of the
Nativity. 5000 Georgia Ave. N. ".
where mass will be offered at 8 .. m.
for the repose of her soul. Relatives,
and friends invited. Interment Mt.
nliuaf Taraakarv
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Society Blamed
For Repeaters in
Americas 'sPrisons
Rehabilitation Bureau
Told Hostile Public
Defects Going Straight

Society was blamed for the high
percentage of "repeaters" in pris-
ons by DR.. F. Lowell Bixby. chief of
probation and parole, Bureau OF
Prisons, Department of Justice. at
the annual meeting yesterday of the
Bureau of Rehabilitation, a Com
munity Chest agency.
rs it any wonder that 56 per cent
OF those in institutions today are re-
peaters?" he asked the $50 men and
women attending the luncheon
meeting In the Y. w. c. A. as he
pointed out that society generally
was unfriendly to former prisoners.
He said institutions provide med
1cal care, teach trades, give educa-
ton and "the desire for an honest
living" but fail to break the cold
reception given the released pris-
oner on re-entering free life.
Cites Examples.
He cited several case histories
where men trying to go straight"
failed because society refused to
accept them. There is always the
need Of friendship, interest, conf
dence and guidance" he said.
Allen Pope, Rehabilitation Bureau
president, introduced the speakers,
including Coleman Jennings, Com
munity Chest head, who said, most
people close their eyes to the crimi-
nal problem. The bureau should
provide the public with more infor-
nation as basis for an intelligent
interest in rehabilitation, Mr.. Jen-
nings added.
Wilbur La Roe, jr., member of the
District Parole Board, said it was
dangerous to release prisoners with
out plan OF rehabilitation such as
the parole system promotes.
Suitable Jobs Urged.
Frank R. Jelleff, chairman of the
parole board, told the group that
former convicts should be given Jobs
suited to them.
Joseph e. Dayton, bureau director,
gave a brief statistical report show
ing that the daily average District
Jail population for the year ending
June 30, 1889, was 535; Workhouse,
1,l50 men and 162 women; reforma-
tory, 1854.
During its nine years of work, the
bureau has spent $16,965.O4 for ma
terial relief, he reported. The tab
ulation showed: Persons under pa
role supervision, $50; social and pre-
parole Investigations, 2,456; persons
receiving incidental service, l9,9O7;
persons receiving clothes, 1888, and
families given advice concerning
treatment at the Social Hygiene
Clinic, 272.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Puerto Rican 10 Make
Labor Good will Mission
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Resident Commissioner Santiago
1glesias Of Puerto Rico received Gre
dentials yesterday from William
Green. president of the American
Federation of Labor. to undertake
Immediately goodwill mission
throughout the 20 Latin American
republics for reviving the Pan
American Labor Federation, of
which Mr.. Green also is president.
Mr.. 1glesias said he expected to
leave for Mexico City within a few
days" and then proceed to Havana.
to participate "as an observer" at
the sessions of the international
labor officers of Geneva, commence
ing November %. European and
American governments, employers
and labor representatives will par
ticipate in the Havana sessions, he
said.
He said from Havana he would
return to Washington to report to
Mr.. Green before resuming his tour
Of the other Latin American
countries.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Wurrenton Garden Club

WARRENTON, Va, Oct. q (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. George Sloane, chair
man Of the Community Garden Club
Program Committee, has announced
that Mrs. r. I. Curry of Richmond,
garden center chairman of the Vir-
ginia Federation of Garden Clubs,
will speak at II am. November 7
In the parish house of St. James
Church, following the regular
monthly business meeting OF the
organization.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
K. of G. Plans Benefit

Washington General Assembly
Knights of Columbus, has set No.
vember 26 as the date for its 18th
annual donation party for the
benefit Of the Little Sisters of the
Poor. The committee arranging the
affair will meet tonight at O'Clock
at the knights of Columbus Club
house to formulate plans.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Capt. Wilson, U. S. NJ,
Dies in Philadelphia

Capt. Edward Rudolph Wilson, Sc
Supply Corps, United States Navy
died yesterday in Philadelphia, the
Navy Department announced today
1nterment will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery at q time to be
announced.
Capt. Wilson, native Of Stock
ton, Calf, was appointed assistant
paymaster in the Navy in 1905.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Alumni Breakfast Sunday

The first fall breakfast meeting of
local alumni and former students of
Indiana University will be held at
II am. Sunday at Childs' Restau-
rant, Fourteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
$780, ,476 in Army
Contracts Awarded

War Department contracts total
Ing $11 906,476 were awarded during
the october lis period, Assistant
Secretary of War Louis johnson an
nounced yesterday.
The contracts included one for
$536,760 for searchlights for the En-
gineer Corps, placed with the Sperry
Gyroscope Co. of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Sperry Co. also received a ST.
13l ,260 contract for indicator assem-
blies, which was the largest single
item contract for the Air Corps,
totaling $3,827 1864.
Evening star., 1939-10-27

For the customer who made this pur-
chase at Peoples Drug Store No. at
11th and q Streets NV on Tuesday,
October II, 1899, please stop in this
store and make yourself known to the
and address. Box 1925. Star.
2-1 dram bottles Of Inspiration per.
fume.
1-Ins piration lipstick.
lice stick and also some soap.
Evening star., 1939-07-25
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Yesterday I told how to make
small-scale model of the sun, the
earth and Mars, using an orange for
the sun, and perhaps cherry for
the earth.
Today I want to try to give bet
ter idea of how true-scale model
might be made. 1 do not expect
readers to make this one, but shall
give it as a picture for the mind.
At the center of large, fiat field,
place a ball with diameter OF 6
yards. That will be the sun.
Six hundred and fifty yards from
the SUM-" place ball 2 inches in
lismeter. That will be the earth.
Walking $50 yards farther from
the sun" put down another ball
bit over / inch in diameter. That will
be Mars.
The plan given is meant to repre-
sent the position of Mars this week.
You remember that Mars will be
closest to the earth on Thursday. 1t
then will be only about 36.000,0 900
miles away. All this week, of course,
It will be closer than usual.
1t would be a mistake to suppose
that astronomers are waiting for
one exact moment to study Mars.
They are doing special work on the
planet over period of several weeks.
~ Mars can be seen only because 1t
Evening star., 1939-07-25
A Great Many Discords
North, dealer.


South exercised a good deal of
Imagination in his bidding. Although
his partner had indicated strong
spade support, South still showed
his distinct preference for diamonds.
He felt that with diamonds trump,
his partners hand might furnish
great many discards for his small
spades.
Against the six-diamond contract
West made fine opening-the club
ace (this lead would automatically
have defeated six Xspade- contract.
Vests second play was not equal to
his opening lead. With the forlorn
hope that his partner could trump
the second round of clubs, West con-
tinued the suit, whereupon declarer
flnessed dummy's jack, which, of
course. held the trick. South now
trumped club and, when both op-
ponents followed. dummy's two re-
manning clubs were now established
for the additional diseards. The
spade finesse was now unnecessary,
for after drawing trumps South
found that he was actually able to
discard five of his six spades. Three
small spades went on dummy's club
suit; the other two on the ace-king
of hearts.
Of course, West could have de-
feated the contract by leading any
other suit after cashing the club ace.
But the fact remains that with the
same opening there would have been
no play for the slam in spades.
Yesterday, with neither side vul-
rlerable, you were Howard Schenken's
partner and held:
AQJ 1Oxx
VAC JX
<x
The bidding:
Burnstone You Jacoby Schenken
Pass Pass ~ Dbl.
Pass CD
Answers-Bid four spades. While
your partners double is theoretically
for business it is actually optional.
and it looks as though you should
have fine play for four spades.
Score 100 per cent for four spades,
so per cent for pass.
Question No. 1874.
You and your partner. David
Bruce Burnstone, are vulnerable.
You hold:
Ak.
AQ 10Xx
= AK
4 A JX
The bidding:
Burnstone Maier You Jacoby
Pass "a CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. 1nc)
The Four Aces will be pleased to an
swer letters from readers If stamped
Evening star., 1939-07-25

3-cent. self-addressed envelope is in
closed with each communication. ad-
Evening Star
If you desire the pocket outline of
the Four Aces system of contract
-Four Aces. care The Evening Star,
stamped t3-cenD. self-addressed large
size enveloD and you will receive an
outline without any charge
Evening star., 1939-07-25
TwizzIer Answer

Six couples. II persons, paid $1s.
-Four single men paid total of 81 20.
-Four single women paid a total Of
80 cents. Therefore there were 20
persons and $40.
Evening star., 1939-07-25

THREE VIEWS OF MARS MADE
FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN
AT YEKES OBSERVATORY LESS
THAN HALF AN HOUR APART.
NOTE HOW DARK MARKING
MOVES TODARD RIGHT.
reflects sunlight. Astronomers on
the dark side, or night side, of the
earth, can train their telescopes on
the bright side of Mars. The earth
is now nearly in line with Mars, but
1t is too far from Mars to cause an
eclipse or shadow there.
Here is an interesting thing about
Mars--it has a day almost the same
Evening star., 1939-07-25
MARS Duy and Earth S

length as ours. The length of the
earth's day Chat is, day and a
night is "a hours. On Mars, the
day Cor day and night has q length
of "a hours 81 minutes and 2212
seconds.
1t may seem strange that we can
tell the length of the Marian day
down to the half second, but that is
the case. Astronomers have given
extremely close study to this planet,
and know ever 50 many facts about
it.
On later days this week, I shall
take up other facts which are well
known I shall also speak of several
great questions which hold public
interest, such as, What is the mean
ing of the polar caps on Mars?"
Does Mars have plant ltfe?" and
Are there people on Mars?"'
For science section Of your scrapbook)
II you wish . copy Of the leaflet
"Flying Machine Pisneers." just
send a self addressed, Scent,
stamped envelope. Address to me
in care Of The Evening Star.
GheA R4
Tomorrow: Mars Winter and
Summer.
Evening star., 1939-07-25
WINNING Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D. Maier
Oswald Jscoby and Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team of four. inventors
OF the system that has beaten every
other system in existencel