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Evening star., 1939-02-05

gives penalty, but not for any of
the causes covered by the bond-the
17th has nothing to add to the pur-
pose-the 18th goes to the causes
covered by the bond, bu tho pecn-
mary penalty is given by 1.-THE 18th
Goth and 21st do not touch the causes
covered by the bond, but no pecun-
sections the chapter ends as to gro
cery keepers. Now I think you are
bond taken under the ninth section,
as you would bring it if the 9th sec
ton had no existence.
Bring the suit in the name of
whoever on the face of the bond is
made the obligee. and for the use of
whoever is entitled to the money
when collected. that is. if the bond is
given to the People of the State of
Illinois. Your first heading. which
mark A, is right-if the bond is
given to such individual. let his name
stand in place of those of the people.
Yours as ever,
"A. LINCOLN"
AZ okhSA ANSSSAS W IhO1N0S.
This letter is one of 13 others writ
ten by Lincoln to this same Richard
Symmes Thomas. the grandfather
of Mrs. Marsh. Each covered some
phase of the advice and counsel
which these two devoted friends fire.
quently sought of each other.
A copy of one written by Mr.. Lin
coin on St. Valentines Day. 1874,
hangs on the walls of Mr. Marsh S
own law office in the Hibbs Building
Referring to the opposing legal
talent in case which he was about
to try for Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. Lincoln
With that modesty and humility
which were to be characteristic of
him. says: Il shall be prepared to
meet the trio of mighty adversaries
as best I may
Over the drawing room mantle in
the Marsh home in Cleveland Park
hangs an oil portrait of Mr. Thomas
AS editor of a newspaper called the
Independent, he was destined dur
ing the presidential campaign of
1860 to take an active part in Lin
coins election to the presidency.
Still another link which associates
Richard Symmes, Thomas Marsh
and the three other sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marsh with their Thomas for
bears and the stirring issues of Lin
coins life and time, is the oil paint
ing of Jesse Burgess Thomas which
hangs in the hallway of their home.
Uncle of the Richard Symmes
Thomas, he was elected the first
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Girl Students
Go in Training
| Durinq Exams

Wilson College students at Cham
bersburg, Pa, burned little midnight
oil and lost practically no weight
during the midyear examinations
last week.
They set up for themselves
schedule designed, If not to abolish,
at least to ease the traditional rigors
of the semi-annual undergraduate
ordeal.
Every girl, whether senior or
freshman, adhered for the duration
of examination week to the training
rules which members of college
teams follow during the hockey and
basket ball season. She is to sleep
eight hours of the "a, eat regularly,
and take one hour of outdoor exer-
else daily.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock every
afternoon the whole college COM
munity, both faculty members and
students, gathered in the main hall
parlors to drink tea and cocoa and
to talk. Only one subject was
barred "postmortems' on exami-
nations.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Wheeler 10 Speak
Al College Of Law
Banquet Saturday
Honor Guests Include
Members of House
and Jurists

Senator Burton X. Wheeler Of
Montana, chairman of the Senate
Commerce Committee, will be the
guest of honor and principal speaker
at the 43d annual banquet of Wash
ington College of Law, at the May
flower Hotel Saturday evening.
Preceding the dinner reception
will be held for Senator and Mrs.
Wheeler and other honor guests.
Included among these will be Rep
resentative Jessie Sumner, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Robert T. Sc
crest, ElWood H. Seal, corporation
counsel of the District of Columbia,
and Mrs. Seal; Commissioner Robert
E. Freer, chairman of the Federal
Trade Commission, and Mrs. Freer;
Seton Darr, president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Bar Association,
and Mrs. Darr; Judge Annabel Mat
theWs, president of the District
Women's Bar Association; Justice
F. Dickinson Let's of the United
States District Court and Mrs.
Let's, Justice Bolitha j. Laws and
Mrs. Laws, Justice and Mrs. Joseph
w. Cox, David A. Pine, United
States attorney, and Mrs. Pine;
Mrs. Grace Brown Stiles, assistant
United States attorney; DR.. Edwin
c. Dutton, president of the college
Board of Trustees, and Mrs Dutton
and the following additional men,
bers of the board: Judge Mary
OToole, DR.. Bessie Parker Bruegge-
man, Miss Katharine r. Pike. Harry
G. Meem and Mrs. Meem, John E.
Laskey and Mrs. Lasky.
Dean Grace Hays Riley will pre-
side and introdue the guests. The
POSTMASTER on this occasion will
be William E. Coyle, director of
radio activities for The Star and
member of the day division junior
class, who was chosen to serve in
this capacity by the faculty commit
tee. The program and entertain
ment will be followed by dancing.
A feature of the banquet this
year will be the reunion tables of
the class of 1924 planned in COM
memQration of the 50th anniversary
of their graduation from the COL
lege. Paul j. Sedgwick. member
Of the college faculty, is chairman
Of the committee for his class re-
union.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Second Semester
Registration at
6. W. U. This Week
Closes Will Resume
February 10; Other
Notes of Activities

George Washington University
will conduct registration for the
second semester on Wednesday and
Thursday, February 8 and 9, and
classes will resume Friday, Febru-
ary 10.
All of the colleges, schools and
divisions, with the exception OF the
School of Medicine, may be entered
In February. Two hundred courses
will open in 43 of the departments
of instruction, and in addition there
are many of the fpll-year courses
that may be entered in February
with the consent of the instructors.
The Law School arranges a spe-
cial schedule for those desiring to
begin the study of law in February,
its enrolment being limited to those
who hold baccalaureate degrees.
All students, excepting law stu
dents, will register in the Hall of
Government between the hours of
9 am. and 8 pm. Law students
will register in Stockton Hall, the
Law School building.
Summer Schedule Issued.
In order that students who plan
to attend the summer sessions may
arrange their second semester work
to coordinate with courses to be
taken in the summer, the 1899 sum-
mer sessions schedule has been
issued and is now available.
A number of members of the
teaching staff return this semester
to their teaching posts after terms
OF absence spent in study and re-
search. Associate Prof. William
Thomas Fryer Of the law faculty
has devoted himself while on sab
batical to completing a textbook on
personal property. Edward C. Ache
son, professional lecturer in eco
nomics, has recently returned from
England, where he completed work
for the Phi. D. at the London School
of Economics.
Faculty Members on Leave.
Members of the faculty who will
be on leave this semester are William
c. Johnstone, Jr, professor of po-
litical science and dean of the
Junior college, who will be on a
seven-month study tour of the Far
East which will take him to Japan,
China, the Philippines, Indo-China,
Singapore. the Dutch East Indies,
Australia and New Zealand: Richard
N. Owens. professor of accounting
and business administration: Will
liam Cullen French. professor of
education, and Ernest Sewall Shep-
ard. assistant professor of English.
A new appointment to the faculty
is Dr. James Albert Pike. member of
the staff of the general counsel,
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion, an authority on procedure. He
has been named lecturer in law and
is giving the course in procedure.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Aviation Lectures

Jaul J. Leverone. principal OF Co.
Mmbia Tech Institute. announced
yesterday that special series OF
aviation lectures will be given dur
ing the second semester for the STU
dents Of its aircraft drafting and
other aviation courses.
This series will be given by promi-
nent aviation authorities connected
with the United States Government
departments and private concerns
and will include special inspection
trips to the Naval Air Station, Boil
ting Field and nearby private avia-
ton centers, as we'll as the showing
Of moving pictures and slides in the
schools classrooms.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Valentine Dance

The Sigma Tau Lambda Fra
ternity at Western High School will
hold its annual Valentine dance
February 10 at 10 pm at the Be-
thesda Women's Country Club.
Evening star., 1939-02-05

on the parade grounds of Ell Moro
Fort, before gay crowd of SOL
diers, elite of San Juan society, and
humber folk.
After the coronation the new
Queen will be acclaimed in a big
parade throughout the city, which
will be transformed for the occasion
into fairyland of colored lights
During the festival San Juan's more
important parks and buildings, in
Guiding the Capitol, will be brilliantly
illuminated.
Evening star., 1939-02-05

Senator from Illinois. In this ca
pacity he was the author of the
Missouri Compromise, which he in
troduced in the Senate in the year
1920.
He was also the chairman of the
famous committee conference on
this measure, one of the most i'm
portant ever passed by the Congress
OF the United States One of it's
provisions was that Missouri should
be admitted to the Union as slave
State, but that slavery should be for
ever prohibited north of its southern
boundary.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Puerto Rico Carnival
Opens February 9

SAN JUAN, Feb. 4-Puerto Ricos
annual carnival, which starts Feb
ruary and continues to February
81, offers every American tourist an
opportunity to see at San Juan, the
capital. one of the most entertain
ing spectacles on the islands calen-
dar.
Coronation of the carnival queen
known as Miss Puerto Rico" will
dstart off the festivities The girl
selected for this role this year is
typical Puerto Rican society
beauty, Senorita Myrtelina Besosa
Silva. She will be officially crowned
as Myrtelina l during ceremonies
Evening star., 1939-02-05

entities the student to go after q
few new members himself.
The Tower, university weekly, re-
ports that now, however, it is be-
coming increasingly difficult to en-
roll except by even further sub
terfuge, such as:
"Member-Hi, AL. I got a date.
Can you spare dime?"
Future member-Sure. Are you
sure that's all you need?"
On receiving the dime the men,
ber gives the initiate the card with
the following printed on it: Thanks
for the dime, Miss E. 2. Mark.
You are now a member of the Fish
Club. Bite, you sucker, bite! But
don't get mad, pass it on. Pass
word-let me have a dime"
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Second Annual Charm School
To Open at American U..

Grace Purse, well-knoWn Washing
ton physician, whose topic will be
"Stand Up to Charm" She will dis
cuss the Importance of posture and
carriage to health.
Dean Isabelle S. harrington of the
Chevy Chase School also will ad-
dress the group on the subject, Per
sonality on the Up" THE Ups in
Fashions will be the subject of
Wednesdays meeting when the CO.
eds will serve as their own models
in demonstrating latest fashions.
Dean Mary Louise Brown, who is
much in favor of the idea of the
Charm School. indicated it was be-
ing done to cultivate good taste and
poise among the co-eds.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Fish Club on 6. u. Campus
Revives Chuin-Letter Guq

The old chain-letter gag has had
something of a reincarnation on
the Catholic University campus ir
the form of Fish Club"
Campus reports say this new or
ganjzation has developed surpris-
ingly large membership since its Or
ganization after the Christmas holi-
days. 1t Is described as unique in
that it has no written constitution
and Is financial rather than social.
The only formalities observed are
the dues and a membership card.
A nice thing about this club is
the low dues-only a dime-and,
what is even better, the dues are
kept by the initiator. Naturally the
desire is to initiate as many new
members as possible. Membership
Evening star., 1939-02-05

Charm" will furnish the princi-
pal topic of conversation on the
American University campus this
week as the second annual Charm
School is conducted under the spon-
sorship of Cap and Gown, senior
Women's honorary society.
Beginning on Tuesday afternoon
and continuing through the re-
mainder of the week the school will
stress the various elements of
charm, according to Josephine
Shepard, chairman of the affair.
The lecture, the laboratory and the
library will each be used in pre-
senting the course, she pointed out.
Those who will lecture include DR..
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Oyster Filters Food

A young oyster feeds on micro
scopic plants and organic matter.
filtering as much as 26 quarts of
water an hour through its gills to
get its food. In two to five years it
is ready to eat The oyster harvest
is about 100000 bushels. valued
at S5.000000 to fishermen and sup
plying 100000 pounds of food. No
other article of diet compares with
the oyster in food value, it being
rich in minerals, vitamins and pro-
tein.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Siqmo Chi Omequ Luncheon

Thomas S. Jackson, instructor in
c. P. A. law problems at Strayer
College of Accountancy, was guest
speaker yesterday at the monthly
luncheon of Sigma Chi Omega. ma
tional accounting sorority, at Wesley
Hall.
Evening star., 1939-02-05
Illinois Girl Wins
Top Vote for
Best Posture

Louise Little of Galesburg,
ILL.,, recently received the award
for the best posture among stu
dents of Chevy Chase Junior
College, in a contest sponsored
by Miss Claire Redfield, ath-
letic instructor.
Jean Ellington OF Oklahoma
City, Glorida Hand of New
York City and Suzanne Stock
ing Of Kansas City. Mo-, won
honorable mention for their
carriage.
Posture of the students was
observed by members of the
faculty who, at the end Of a
week, voted for their choice.
The students also observed the
faculty members and voted for
Miss Vera Moore, home eco
nomics instructor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
British Troops Being
 Rushed To West Front
tcontinued from Page D

:, morale is excellent. The supplying of the armies is functioning in a correct manner"
 As to the resistance mentioned in the communiquc, Luxembourg re- ported heavy shelling but at tho same time asserted that the Ger mans seemed not to be resisting ii1 full force. It was asserted that irl most sectors Germans responded only spasmodically to French fire no more than they had to.
 As the result of three false air alarms, the government ordered that henceforth air alarms should not be given unless there was real reason to believe enemy planes were ap- preaching, It was recognized that with the front now active, there should be constant German aerial incursions which would not neces- sarily bring enemy planes here.
 Appeal to Parents
 Though 1t was estimated that hardly more than 100000 people remained of Paris normal 3,500,000 authorities continued to appeal to parents to take their children away insisting that there were still too many people in the capital.
 There seemd no let up in the flow of the reservistS toward the front, The morale of the people was shown by the humorous signs which tradesmen left on their shops to advise their patrons that they had been called to the colors,
 Tomorrow I will shave people free at the front" said a. sign on 8 barber shop.
 Have an errand to do, Will be right back" said a shoemaker's sign.
 "Gone to the opening of the hunting season." announced e gro- cery store placard,
 Be back for Easter, above all at Trinity" said the sign on Trim ity place shop.
 Propaganda Minister GiraudouX, announcing by radio to the French people that British troops were arr irving, said;
 Information Held Back
 "You were told yesterday the military reason why 1t is impossible to give you precise information now on British troops in France. It would naturally be dangerous to indicate to the enemy the number of these troops and their debarka- tion points. But 1t is necessary for you to know that Britons are arriv- ing and will be alongside our troops"
 The front all the way between the Rhine and the Moselle, a distance of 90 miles, was reported active to- day.
 It was indicated that French heavy artillery in the Maginot line was pounding the German westwall to discourage any counter-attacks and permit consolidation of posi- tions which the shock troops had gained.
 Today's II a. m. war office com munique reported activity "on both sides of the front"
 The communique said that activ- ity was marked"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Chairman Dunlavey announced that Democratic party headquarters will soon be opened permanently and that he will be on hand there as much as possible to receive suggestions or complaints from Democratic voters. He urges the cooperation of all Democrats.
 In addition to MT. Crary's resig- nation, that of Charles S. OConnor was received last night. The vacan- cies caused by the elevation of MT. Dunlavey and the resignation of MT. O'Connor will be filled at a meeting next week.
 Town committeeman attending the meeting last night said there was 0 verbal tilt between MT. Crary and Mir. Scully over the participation of Mir. Smith in local politics. The differences, however, were said to have been adjusted amicably before the meeting closed.
 Text of Statement
 Chairman Dunlaveys statement follows:
 Tn accepting the chairmanship of the Democratic Town Commit tee I am deeply aware of the re- responsibilities involved. hope to be able to assume them, but ask for the cooperation of all members of the town committee. as well as all members of the party in this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
WILL STOP FOOD
 'PROFITEERINC'
Federal, State Authorities Begin Task to Punish
 Those Guilty
lBY United PreSSl

Federal and state authorities act- ca today 10 prevent food profiteering as the European war began to have its effect on the American house. wife's food budget.
 A United Press survey showed slight to sharp increases in sugar. flour, coffee, egg and meat prices throughout the country with house. wives in several western and mid western cities unable to purchase sugar and flour at the corner gro- cery. The shortages" were report ed in the midst of plenty. Grocers said they have been unable to ob- tain new supplies from wholesalers.
 Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace said at Washington that he didn't know of any shortages of basic foodstuffs.
 Price increases also were reported for beans, bacon, rice, salt. meat, butter, lard and canned goods. A shortage of imported foodstuffs was reported in some sections.
 Sugar Jumps High
 Sugar was up as much as $l25 per hundred pounds at Salt Lake City; cooperative warehouse for 450 retailers at St. Louise reported its sugar stock depleted; flour at New Orleans was $7.50 barrel compared to $5.50 last week; at Chi cago wholesale prices for pork loin jumped 3ts cents in one day. lambs were four cents higher and boiled ham five to eight cents higher.
 Edmund Garland, president of the Sugar-Rice exchange at New Or leans, said he expected the gov- ernment to peg the price of sugar soon, possibly today.
 Overflow of Wheat
 At Minneapolis, millers said the midwestern "breadbasket" was over flowing with a wheat surplus of 250 100000 bushels yet, they were unable to fill a flood of orders for flour because the complete absence of sellers at grain exchanges has made it impossible for them to carry out hedging operations. Three out of four grocers paged in Minneapolis flour producing center of the na- ton, said they were sold out of flour and did not know when they could get more. They said sharp advances in wheat prices were the-result of psychological" demand and would slump again after reaching a peak
 Store owners attributed price in- creases and heavy buying to con- sumner fear of greater increases and shortages. Retailers and packers said increases were due to farmers withholding shipments in the hope of obtaining better prices. They be- lieved consumers would not tell the full weight of increases of whole sale prices until next week.
 Consumers Are Blamed
 4 Buffalo, N. Y., wholesaler saio the consumers themselves were fore ing prices up by an "unwarrantec demand" and warned that short. ages" would be felt until supple: can be moved from warehouses. 4 St. Louis retailer said there was nc shortage of any commodity.
 ''The people are just making fool' of themselves" he said.
 Secretary Wallace said the farmer should not be blamed for the in- creases, that prices consumers arc paying for farm products are mol high. He said he had turned voel several complaints" of profiteering in food stuffs to the Justice de- partment for investigation.
 Detroit Profiteers
 Mayor Richard Reading of De-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

of their drive, and thus were able to continue their progress.
 Luxembourg, just to the north west of the Saar area, reported that heavy fighting was m progress i'll the region of Saarbruecken, chief city of a rich coal mining and in- dustrial area lying between the Mo- selle and Rhine rivers.
 Pointed At Saarbruecken
 Reports indicated that the main French drive was being pointed at Saarbruecken by troops who haG been moved up from the Metz and Nancy regions.
 There were reports also that in the Aix La Chapelle (AachenO dis trict about l25 miles to the north 300 allied" airplanes conducted a bombing raid on the German lines line Qualifications. Allied" planes were reported also to have attacked the steel and munitions factory area Of the Ruhr Valley.
 The war office conmunique which announced the start of operations was as follows:
 "Our advance elements are pro- gressing beyond the frontier in vary ing degrees in diverse parts of the front, everywhere meeting resistance by automatic arms and campaign organizations. Aviation activity is proceeding in liaison with the land action.
 Mobilization Going Good
 Mobilization movements: Trans port and installation of all units is proceeding normally. Diverse ranks of officers, in conformance with oul traditions are trying to provide fa- cilities as far as is possible to permit normal life for the troops, whose
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
Gallant Polish Group Of Heroes Surrenders
tContinued from Page D

Polish garrison at the Westerplatte fort off Danzig had surrendered at 10:20 a. m. (5:20 a. m. EDT)
 The Polish garrison of from 70 to 200 men had held out since the war began six days ago, turning back German land, sea and air attacks repeatedly.
 The war ministry, in announcing their surrender, paid tribute to the courage of the garrison. The Vest erplatte fort Is on a point that pro- jects into Danzig harbor and had been heavily fortified by the Poles.
 Since the outbreak of hostilities on Sept. the Westerplate garrison had withstood bombardment by German airplanes, armored train, naval vessels and artillery. The Poles had repulsed repeated infan- try attacks on their positions.
 From the start of hostilities the Poles in the Westerplatte knew that they comprised a suicide squad" unless they surrendered. But they held out for a week, isolated from the outside world, under attacks like those of the Loyalists against the Nationalists holding the Alcazar at Toledo.
 Changed Positions
 The Poles held extensive under ground Qualifications and changed their positions frequently. German air raiders, travellers arriving in Riga from Danzig said. never knew from what point Polish anti-alr- craft and machine-gun fire was likely to come.
 From the start of the war the small garrison took terrific punish- ment. It withstood constant fire Fri day from the heaviest guns of the German naval training ship Schles- wig Holstein, operating in Danzig Harbor. On Saturday 9 German planes dropped at least 50 bombs on the fortress. Fifty Germans were killed in the first attempt to take the Polish positions by storm, it was said.
 So far as was known the Poles still held Gdynia, Poland's only port adjacent to Danzig. but it was iso- lated by German land and naval forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
CAFES NAME IS
 UNDIGNIFIED

Boston, Sept. 7-(UP-A petition to allow a new cafe in the shopping district to adopt the name Sloppy Joe's" was before the licensing board today though police protested 1t was too undign:fied for staid Boston,.
 When License Commissioner Ed ward Richardson learned at a hear ing yesterday that the cafes owner was a baseball fan, he asked:
 Have you considered calling it the foul tip?"