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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27

than two pages Of dialogl Please,
no more carrot juice"
Mr.. Lubitsch says she ate steak.
Miss Carlo, laconic as usual, says
a. ;" Anyway, she gained nine
pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27
UnikaS High Man

with q score Of 1855, for single
string, j. Unikas, Of the Service room
team, Waterville Branch, Scovill's
Bowling League, topped all others.
The Service Room, Buff Room and
Plating Room, each took a string,
with complete scores as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27
SONGS IN WAX

With plaudits from the SNEAK"
preview Of "Balalaika" pouring In,
Nelson Eddy has recorded in wax
his four principal songs In the Me-
tro-G oldwyn-Mayer picture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27

BOXED WITH John L."
Lionel Barrymore in his youth used
to box with John L. Sullivan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Stan Correspondent

Hollywood Prom wine, what
sudden friendship springsl" exclaim.
ed one Of the old poets. But he did
MT know about the romance that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27

Pete Smith has been awarded an
honorary life membership In the
Tailwaggers Organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27
OKAY COUNCIL

A committee Of IA M. DIS passed
on every medical detail in 1.-THE
Secret Of DR.. Kildare"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27
GWENN SELECTED

Edmund Gwenn plays the leading
feature role Of Muncie In '"The Earl
Of Chicago"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27

you are now q Coincidence. You
must be gay; you should have
roses In your cheeksl For you, one
beeg juicy steak Is more better
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Issue of Guns
To Capitol Police
Rockies Halted

Rookie members of the Capitol
Police Force. which Kenneth Rom
ney and Col. Chesley Jurney, SER
geants at arms of the House and
Senate, respectively, are trying to
have meet the Metropolitan Police
requirements, will no longer have
service revolvers issued to them.
Hereafter, they must undergo a cer-
tain amount of training and show
themselves able in practice prop
erly to handle small firearms before
being entrusted with them.
Capt. William S. Orthman, Span
ish and World War veteran with
extensive State police experience,
has issued orders holding his lieu
tenants personally responsible for
all members of the Capitol Police
Force to whom they issue revolvers.
There are about 25 or 80 rookie
members of the force, he said,
out of $50.
Members of the Capitol force have
to pass the same tests as the Metro
politan Police Force, except that
Metropolitan policemen are ap-
pointed between the ages of 81 and
33, and on the Capitol force they
are accepted from % to so. New
Metropolitan members also have five
or SIX weeks training, while Capitol
policemen are sworn in Immediately.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Cold Snap Winters Last Gasp,
Weather Bureau Predicts

The past few days cold wave,
which saw flurries of snow yesterday
in Western Maryland and adjacent
parts of Pennsylvania. was the last
sigh of winter, the Weather Bureau
hopefully forecast last night.
For, the bureau predicted, by the
middle of the day tomorrow the
clouds should break away and a
morning chillier than normal should
turn into fine day, probably usher
ing in summer for good.
Frost or near frost. however, was
expected in the western portions
of Virginia and Maryland last night.
Snow fell, but melted Immediately,
yesterday noon in the vicinity of
BuckstoWn, Pa, and Oakland, Md
Lettuce and onion beds as well as
fruit blossoms and other portents
OF spring were subjected to frost in
these areas Friday night.
One Washingtonian yesterday
came near to being cold weather
casualty. Mrs. Julia Hancock, 81,
of 81 M street NV, was found in
a semi-conscious condition by her
husband, Charles Hancock. sitting in
front of gas stove with an oven
Evening star., 1939-05-14
International .Mindedness
Seen Prime Need Today

internationally minded men and
women" are a prime need Of the
world today, F. Wilhelm Sollmann,
former member of the German
Reichstag and now a voluntary ex-
lie from his homeland, declared
last night in an address before the
annual banuet of the Washington
International Club in the Mayflower
Hotel.
Mr.. Sollmann told his listeners,
principally foreign students living
temporarily in the United States,
that it is their obligation to &C
quaint their native lands with the
American spirit of friendly under
standing.
May we love our own countries,
and may we admire and accept the
best in all countries" he'said.
The speaker stated that 1T may
be the historical task of this coun-
try to present programs for the re-
construction of Europe" He voiced
the opinion that war in Europe is
not imminent, despite the counter
pointing of fronts
"We must not join theological
crusades," Mr.. Sollmann cautioned
the heterogeneous audience. I'VE
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Nine Historic Homes
To Be Open 10 Public
In Montgomery
Tour to Benefit
Sherwood School
Library

Nine historic houses In Mont
gomery County will be open to the
public May 22in connection with the
annual tour of old homes sponsored
by the Library Committee of the
Sherwood School of Sandy Spring
In addition. the Friends Meeting
House at Sandy Spring, where Quak-
ers have worshipped for more than
century, will be included. The
grounds, but not the house, of Head
waters Farm, the estate of Secretary
OF Interior Ickes will be open to
visitors.
The Oldest house, according to
authentic local records, which will
be open to visitors is Falling Green,
a short distance from Olney on the
road to Laytonsville. This old brick
Evening star., 1939-05-14

door open and gas flowing from an
unlighted Jet. Revived by Sibley
Hospital doctors, she said she had
lighted the stove because she was
chilly. The temperature went as
low as 48 degrees by pm. in WASH
ington yesterday.
Mrs Hancock sat down before the
open oven to read newspaper.
That was the last she knew, she
said, until she was revived.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Commission Proposed
To Study Rumanian Debt
By the Associated Press.


Representative Stanley, Demo-
crat. of Connecticut drafted legis-
latlon yesterday to create a special
commission to receive and study
Rumania's war debt settlement pro-
posals.
The commission would consist cf
the Secretary of the Treasury as
chairman, three Senators and three
Representatives.
Rumania has offered settle
ment of her S64.0O0OOO debt but
details of the proposal have rot
been disclosed
Concerning other debtor nations,
Representative Stanley remarked
that Great Britain and France, two
of the principal debtors, have island
possessions in the Western Hemis-
phere and suggested that Britain
might give us two small islands
one in the Bahamas and one near
Trinidad.'
Certainly the acquisition of these
as World War debt payments
would make our defense stronger, ,"
he said.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

home, a splendid example of early
Maryland architecture, was built in
l747 and has been owned continu-
ously since by members of the same
family.
Next oldest house on the list is
Clifton. on the Colesville pike near
Ashton. This Is considered one of
the most beautiful examples of Co.
lonial architecture in the vicinity
Of Washington.
Other houses to be shown are
Longwood, Brooke Meadow, Alloway.
Mt. Airy, Woodlawn Manor, Fulford
and Cherry Grove, each with its
distinctive charm and history.
Surrounding the houses are lawns
and gardens that have been tended
carefully for years and which will
be at the height of their spring
beauty.
The cost of the tour will be 81 for
all the houses, or Is cents for sep
arate admissions. Proceeds will 20
to the school library. Sherwood
School is consolidated public insti-
tuition serving the communities of
Sandy Spring, Ashton, Brookville,
Olney, Brighton and others in that
vicinity.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Milton Stevens Gets
West Point APPOINTMENT

Winner of competitive examina-
ton for cadet at large for the
United States. Milton E. Stevens,
10, of 5l29 Eighth street NV, has
been appointed to the United States
Military Academy at West Point.
Young Stevens, the son of Capt.
William j. Stevens, U. S. A., re-
tired, and Mrs. Stevens, is a gradu-
ate OF Theodore Roosevelt High
School, in the February, 1887, class.
In school he was active in the stu
dent corps.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Admiral Peoples Held
Likely Choice for
New Works Post
Procurement Director
Experienced, Close
To President

Rear Admiral Christian j. Peoples
director of the Treasury procure
ment division since 1885, is given
a slight edge in many we'll Informed
Government circles as the most
likely choice to head the newly
authorized Federal Works Agency
There are other dark horses" with
regulations for handling billions of
public money but in the specula-
tions indulged in Washington's po-
ltical anti-rooms the talk sooner or
later drifts back again to the Navy
desk man.
Others who figure more or less in
the running are Stewart Mcdonald,
head of the Federal Housing Ad-
mlnistration; Thomas H. Mcdonald.
chief Of the Bureau of Public Roads;
Howard A. Grey. assistant admins
traitor OF the Public Works Admin
istratlon, and Col Francis C. Har-
rlngton, U. S. A, who inherited the
thankless job of w. P. A. admins
TRAITOR.
Absent from Washington, but
present in the minds of many. is
another man with an Army back
, ground-Col. Henry NJ Waite, re-
tired, of Cincinnati. who helped the
P. w. A. get its start back in 1888
and 1884. He is now consulting engi-
neer on board of experts building
the Chicago SubWays with P. w. A.
loans.
IckeS Possible Choice.
Secretary Ickes cannot be left
out of the equation. it is contended,
even if his appointment would re-
qulre his retirement from the cabi-
net. To get around that, they point
to his well-established reputation of
holding down a cabinet post and
. directing the troublesome oil ad-
mlnlstratlon and the almost super
human task of launching new
billion-dollar public works program
at the same time. AS a juggler who
can keep his eye on many Jobs,
Mr.. Ickes is past master.
oue tAlSIS OIL CNCll lllOlt DtI SOIlS
who clalm-and with convincing
plauslbllity-that Mr.. Ickes would
certainly not give up the prestige
that goes with a cabinet position to
become merely one of the three Fed
.eral administrators created under
the first reorganization plan. Mr.
1ckes, himself, says nothing. He
RYnlo1nS with l,o
never accepts nomination before
1t is given to him"
Close to President.
Aside from Mr.. Ickes, of all the
men who are mentioned in connec-
ton with the new Federal Works
Agency, Admiral Peoples is the one
who is admittedly closest to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He has another
point in his favor, In December,
1910. he retires from the Navy from
which he has been borrowed" by
the Government the last four years.
At retirement age, he will be 3
years younger than Mr. Ickes, who
has never shown signs of "breaking"
under the tremendous strain of dual
responsibilities.
No. Federal buyer of supplies in
the United States, Admiral Peoples
is hailed as a past master of the
art of making a dollar stretch as
far as anybody thought it would. AS
procurement officer he is general
supervisor of all Federal purchases.
He not only buys what is needed,
but he establishes the purchase pol
icy of all Government departments
to follow.
For a while he put III hours of
overtime day directing three jobs
paymaster general of the Navy. chief
of the Navy Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts and the post he now fills.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Three Persons Seized
In Numbers Raids

Numbers raids late yesterday re-
suited in the arrest of three persons,
one a woman, all of whom were
charged with operating lottery
and possession of lottery slips.
Mabel c. Storm, 80, of the 1000
block of F street NV. arrested In
the 100 block of F street, was re-
leased on ST 900 bond after hearing
before United States Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage.
The same bond was set for John
L. Hines, 35, colored, 1700 block of
Swami street NV, who was arrest
ed in the 600 block of Twelfth
street NV.
Charles P. Diggs, 35, colored, of
the 900 block of N street NV, was
being held on the lottery charges at
the first precinct following his arrest
in the 900 block of Tenth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Air Time to West Coast
Is Cut by One Hour

Washingtonians crossing the con-
tinent to the Pacific by air may
save an hour by means of new
service starting tomorrow, it was an
nounced yesterday by D. Walter
Swami, United Airlines district traf-
'fic manager Leaving Washington
at 5:35 pm. via Pennsylvania Cen
tral Airlines. passengers bound for
the West may board the Continental
q through sleeper plane at Cleveland
arriving in Portland at 9:55 o'clock
the following morning, Seattle at
HOS am. and Vancouver at 1928
pm
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Pennsylvania Frog
Is Victor in Contest
At Treasure Island
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.-
"Harrlsburg,' a strong legged
frog entered by Gov. Arthur H.
James of Harrisburg, Pa, Jump
ed II feet today to win the frog
jumping contest at Treasure Is
land.
When Mark Twain wrote his
story about jumping frog con-
test at Angels Camp, it was
strictly a Western sport.
Boise entered by Gov. c. A.
Bottolfsen of Idaho, upheld the
honor of the West by placing
second with a 9 foot 6 inch
jump. but Daniel L. Lynch"
took third with a leap of 7 feet
9 inches. Danny was entered by
Gov. Leverett Saltonstall Of
Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

cannot overcome fanaticism with
more fanaticism."
Miss Camille L. Nickerson Of the
department of music at Howard
University sang a group of Creole
folk songs, and Baritone Louis M.
Dreeben also contributed vocal solos
TO the program. Joseph A. Porto,
treasurer of the club, was toast
master.
Myer H. Stoiar, retiring presi-
dent, and his successor, Miss Helen
J. Nolan, spoke briefly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. May ,. tUf) f)-SlockS
slipped irregularly lower today IN
one Of the dullest sessions of the
year Lack of buying interest
rather than selling pressure. was
responsible for the easier tone.
Bonds were mixed SIX futures
featured commodities with a rise 10
new high ground for years. A
tight supply situation was the main
factor.
Wheat dropped around a cent
bushel on reports of rains in pre-
viously arid areas of the winter
wheat belt. Copper futures weak
sned on an easier tone in the spot
market. other staples showed mix
ed changes.
ers to uncertsinties over the dom
estic coal situation and the general
foreign outlook.
Business news was mixed. Steel
operations dipped II per cent to
47.O per cent, the lowest since lasl
sept 26. but the decline was smaller
than had been anticipated in view
of a sharp cut in activity in the
major Pittsburgh district as result
of the soft coal strike.
General Motors reported April
sales below March, but above year
ago.
stock averages: industrial. 131 81.
off 0.O7; rail. 26.6s, off 0.20; utility,
229s off 0.12.
STOCK sales were $4,000 shares,
compared with 10000 on Friday,
while curb stock turnover amuOnted
to $4,000 shares against $4,000 Fri
day
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08

innate game is due more to the
reopening of alumni of various col
leges throughout the country than
to any campaigns launched by the
officials of various universities and
colleges" he said.
Battling Bob pointed out that
during the past decade most of
the alumni of our institutions were
fellows below the age of 35. don't
know what it was, but those alum
nj We're the ones who charted the
courses of various athletic depart
ments and football teams. at that
Comparatively fresh from their
different campuses - they figured
that nothing mattered but victory
for their alma mater
Fortunately time marched on, ac
cording to Zuppke. and as the hell
for-leather alumni grew older, they
began to say, so what?-So what
if we do lose-if We are giving the
opposition fair fight on the grid
iron and giving the students a
genuine education in our class
rooms?"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
J0HNST0WN CLEARS FAMILY RECORD
Son of jamestown Walks Home in Derby
GREATEST 3.YEAR.0LD, SAYS SCRIBE

out here yesterday, and headed
him for Maryland and the Freak
ness, they may very we'll have ship
ped the greatest three-year-old colt
of all time. Right now no one
knows just what his capabilities
are, because nothing on four legs
has been able to make him extend
himself. He won the Derby canter-
ing, half pulled up. The whip never
even so much as flicked his flankS,
and during most of the journey his
opposition was a long distance
phone call behind. AS I saw it,
Jockey Jimmy Stout let him all out
just one. That was when he had
scarcely an eighth of a mile to go,
and given his head he increased
his lead from five lengths to eight
lengths in scarcely more than it
takes to snap your fingers.
There is a good chance that
JohnstoWn never will have an op-
portunity to prove what a really
great three-year-old he is. There
doesn't seem to be a colt of his
own age capable of driving him to
his limit. He may have to wait
until next year. when he moves
into the handicap division and
NETS older horses to show his class
JohnstoWn appears to be a NOR
tai cinch in the Preakness. Speak
ing of the Preakness, Johnstown
probably will run as an entry with
Gilded Knight, the second best colt
in the field. The entry probably
will 80 to the post at the ridicu-
lousy short odds of l to 5, but
nevertheless it is a whale of good
bet. The Maryland law says that the
tracks must always pay off at least
five cents on a dollar so why not
put all you can beg, borrow, OF
steal on JohnStoWn and Gildeo
Knight to show? 1t looks like such
sure thing that 1 am taking &
house and lot with me to Balti.
more and plan to shove it right
through the mutuel window, front
! porch, back yard, attic and all.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Frisco, Seattle
Close in on
Los Angeles
By UNITED PRESS

The Los Angeles Angels still are
leading the Pacific Coast league
but both Seattle and San Fran
cisco closed in last week when the
Seraphs caught a Tartar in the
fifth place San Diego Padres.
San Diego won the series, five
games to two, and wound up the
week by splitting a double-header
with the Angels, losing the first
4 to but winning the nightcap
to 3. In winning the first game,
the Angels thumped Howard Crag-
head, who halted the Los Angeles
19-game winning streak two weeks
previously.
San Franciscos Seals, after TAX
ing five in row from Sacramento,
lost both Sunday games by scores
of 4 to and 3 to 2.
Oakland turned on the Portland
Beavers to win both Sunday en-
counters, to l and 3 to 2.
Hollywood took the series from
Seattle, four games to three, by
winning the opening Sunday en-
counter, II to 2. Maggart and Cis-
sell of Hollywood and Hunt of
Seattle hit home runs Seattle won
the nightcap 5 to 2. scoring all
their runs in the fifth inning.
Thirteen thousand fans saw the
games.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Stanford Track
Team Strikes

PALO ALTO, Calf. May 8. (UP)
"A strike of Stanford University
track and field athletes was threat
ened unless today the board of
athletic control rescinded its action
in foregoing representation at the
l. C. A. A. A. A. track meet at
Randall's Island, New York, on
May 27.
The athletes-headed by Clyde
Jeffrey, sprmter; Pete zagar, dis
Gus thrower, and Bill Woehle, shot
putter-were preparing an ultimat-
um to present to the board today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Valley Track Athletes Who Won Places
In County Meet to Competein
District Finals in San Diego

Valley trackmen, who won places
in the county track and field meet,
resumed training Monday in prep
aration for participation in the dis
trict finals at San Diego on Satur
day, coaches at Brawley, FL Centro
Imperial and Holtville reported.
Brawley high schools Glass c
track team, which took all but two
first places in the division Friday
night, will be favored to carry the
northenders to a victory in that
division.
El Centro varsity and Glass B
athletics are expected to make a
good showing against coast COM
petitors.
Hashimote. Kaku. Cady. kohat-
su, and Navarro are expected to
turn in points in their fayorite
events for Brawley's C team. All
performed well in the county meet
despite a high wind.
Best bets from Ell Centro high
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, MAY s. G'PJ
supplies were moderate to heavy
with demand and trading fairly
good on most lines
CantalOupcs: weaker; Imperial
jumbo ass s6; std ASS $4.75-5. 25:
pony ASS s425-45O; 54s S3.75-425:
std flats 12s-15S S1.75-2.25.
Lettuce: stronger; dry pack Qua
dalupe. Lompoc and Santa Maria
I doz. 1850 crate; san Luis Obs
pc Is 65-85c; 5s Csc; Pismo-Oceano
Is 85-S1
Squash: good: white summer I'm
perial crates 5O-65c; flats 355Gc;
Coachella $3.50; flats 50-60c; lugs
Imperial 6O-75c. local and San Die
go S1-1.15; Italian Imperial crates
35-50c; san Diego lugs 5O-6Oc; local
5o-65c; yellow crookneck Imperial
and Coachella crates 75c-S1.
Tomatoes; Imperial crates 9-tops
best $1.5O-1.75; 12s best 81 .35-1 50:
ordinary S1.2O-1.25; 16s S5-S0c; 20s
best GO-6Jc; flats 5x6s best S150-
1.65; 7x7s S1.15-1.25; 7xSs 75-9oc;
C2achella crates 9-tops s15O-1 rs;
16s 90c-S1.1O: flats 5x6s $150-1.75;
Gx7s S1.35-1.5G
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
Valley Golf Teams
Triumph, Lose

While the Barbara Worth golf
club team was taking a 361a to 20H
drubbing over the La Mesa course
Sunday, state employees in I'M
perial county upheld valley honor
by defeating team from San
Diego county. The point score was
II to seven
Paul Brown, shooting an 81, took
three points from Ted Slauson;
Walter Walsh and w. L. McFadden
tied with 1i5 points each; Frank
Oswalt lost three points to l.. B.
Munro; John Kelly won three
points from K. E. Pilkenton; w.
Pendergast took u point and L. H.
Williams 2ia points; Viggo Hansen
won three points from R. C. Payne.
Frank OsWalt with net SO took
first in the sweepstakes. r. G.
Payne was second.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-08
By HENRY McLEMORE

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 8. CUP
jamestown and La France may
have other sons, but never another
like this.
Meaning JohnstoWn. Meaning the
Belair studs strapping, streaking,
mahogany coated colt who can pick
up his weight as if it were feather
and run with it like a feather be-
fore the wind.
At the tender age of three john
stown already has won a place for
himself among the immortals of the
turf, earned a fortune, and wiped
away 10-year blot on the family's
eScutcheon.
He did all of this, mind you. in
two minutes, three and two-fifths
seconds, or as long as it took him
to Scamper to victory in the Ken
lucky Derby or Saturday. That's
fast work. Faster even than that of
Shirley Temple, who at 10 is ready
to retire and devote herself to her
hobbies His Derby victory brought
him s46,350, which is making mon
ey at about 5000 minute. They
don't do much better than that
in the mint.
Maybe Papa jamestown doesn t
care, but his sons great win at
Churchill Downs did a lot for the
family tree. Turf genealogists had
always maintained that jamestown
was strictly a sprinter, quitter
when the going got tough, and his
get would always do the same
They'll never say that again. Johns
town IS a sprinter, yes. He has as
hot pair of heels as you ever
laid eys on, but they don't cool
off at the end of a sprint, or a
mile, or even a mile and a quarter
From the looks of him when he
finished the Derby, eight lengths
out in front and Winging, they
might not cool off even on run
from Baton Rouge 10 Boston.
When they shipped Johnstown