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Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1939-06-25
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MOVIE HOUSE
MURDER Scene:
Suspect Vanishes
After Staying

Recommending that police insti-
tute a diligent search to appre-
bend Jerome Butler for the muir
der Of James Hayes, IS, Of 1928
Federal street, Deputy Coroner
George Proctor closed the coro-
ner's investigation into the STAY
ing at Browns morgue, Wednes-
day morning.
Hayes body was found back
stage at the Apollo theatre, $40
E. Nth street Tuesday at 6 p.
m. He had been brutally beaten
about the head and face, his pody
trussed up with rope and hidden
behind theatrical props. The
body was discovered by William
Crabtree, brother-in-law Of the
deceased, and assistant manager
Of the theatre. Hayes had been
dead about two hours, police
stated. There were no witness
es.
Suspect Disappears
Suspicion pointed To Butler,
believed to have been the last
person to see the slain man alive,
when he vanished from the the
atre around e o'clock TuGs&aX
leaving 10 trace as to his where
abouts. The motive for the slay-
ing is not known.
Crabtree told police he report
ed to work about 4:10 D. m, and
met Butler preparing to leave the
theatre He stated he asked him
where Hayes was and received the
information that his brother-in-
law had left the theatre with 4
tall dark-brown-skinned man.
driving a Model A Ford" about 2
o'clock.
Butler, Crabtree stated, said
the Waterman told him he was 60
ing downtown. He also stated
the suspect acted as helper to
Hayes who, in addition to his
Waterman duties, also performed
janitor's work at the theatre.
Discovers Body
Butler left the theatre shortly
afterwards, Crabtree stated. A
round $50 he went backstage to
turn on the lights. He sense1
something was amiss. he declared,
when he discovered that the
Watchman's dog, usually kept tied
in the rear Of the theatre, was
missing.
In his search for Hayes dog,
Crabtree said ne noticed blood
stains behind the stage, leading
to some pictures which had been
used for theatrical purposes. In
vestigating, he discovered the
aged mans body stuffed behind
them. He was bleeding from a
wound in the scalp, and his body
had been tied UP with ropes.
Death resulted from a fractured
skull, it was reported.
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BURIED, Band
K()Nt)RS LEADER

BALTIMORE, Md, June %
With members Of his band acting
as honorary pallbearers, funeral
services for William "Chick'
Webb, king Of drummers, were
held here Tuesday from Waters
A. NJ. E. church on Aisquith
street.
The grand little maestro Of
swing died in John Hopkins hos
pital where he was undergoing
treatment for a kidney and spine
ailment He was 30 years old.
The chapel Of Waters A. nj. E.
church was crowded to overflow
ing as fellow musicians, friends
and admirers Of the little news
boy who rose to heights as one Of
! the music worlds most outstand-
ing drummers, paid tribute to
his memory. Ella Fitzgerald,
who was carried by him on the
upbeat to jazz-bard fame, came
from Montgomery, Ala, to sing
her last song for him.
Manager at Rites
Among the hundreds who filed
past his bier were his manager,
Moe Gale; Charlie Buchanan,
manager Of the Savoy ballroom,
New York; Miss Fitzgerald and
, the entire Chick Webb orchestra.
Webb is survived by his widow,
\ Mrs. Sallie Webb; a mother, Mrs.
Helen Webb; three sisters,
| grandmother and several aunts
and uncles.
The Webb Fitzgerald combine
ton was one Of swings trade
marks. Together Chick and Ella
composed GA Tisket, A Tasket'
They were featured or the radio
and made scores Of records her
voice and his band The alliance
began six years ago.
Pays Salary Himself
4 When Chick decided ne needc1
4 vocalist, he. heard Ella on an
Apollo amateur night program III
Harlem and tried to get his man
ager to sign her This manager
was not impressed with the gaw-
Ivy, 16-year-old orphan who then
knew little about dressing OF
making herself agreeable tc
\ strangers, SO he refused.
! Accordingly, Chick signed her
paying her what he could out OF
his own salary, and bought hel
two frocks. Within two weeks
she was such a sensation at the
Savoy that Chicks manager asked
her to sign a contract.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1939-06-25
VETERANS R0UT
Jim Grow A I
ILL
Measure Banning
Color Bar Passed
Rv JOS. w. ROLLINS

Rockford, ILL.,, June p - Dis
elimination was routed here when
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Military Order Of Coolies met in
a three-day encampment June
II. 18 and 10. The time-WOrn pre-
cedent CT segregation in public
places was abolished when color
ed delegates were admitted and
took active parts in all sessions
held in Rockford's most exclusive
hotels, the Faust and Lafayette.
The Major Charles L. Hunt
Post No. 1924, Veterans Of For
eign Wars, were represented by
Commander Eugene P. Frierson,
and delegates and alternates John
Harris, Frederick 2, Franklin,
William Holman, Jr., Ohio Kerr,
Albert c. Blue, Earl w. King,
Earl Wilson and Joseph w. Roll
Inns. The state encampment will
meet in Waukegan, Ill, in June
Of 1910.
NOtables at Meet
All business sessions were held
in the grand ballroom Of the
Faust hotel. CoOtie headquarters
were in the Lafayette hotel. A
mong the notables attending were
Robert B. Handy, National Adiu-
tant General Of the v. f. W.; DR..
Joseph G. Mendez, National Jun
iCr Vice Commander; William ].
Grace, Department Commander of
Illinois.
Col. William j. Warfield, Of the
State Legislature, and commander
of Illinois Eight Infantry, was I'M
able to attend because of legis-
latiVe matters which prevented
him from leaving Springfield. Col
Onel Warfield is member Of
Hunt Pest and Monkey Mountain
Pup Tent, Military Order Of Coo
ties.
Military Parade Highlight
The highlight of the encamp-
ment was the huge military pa
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Evening star., 1939-08-19

moulding terminating in bulbous
bosses forms a strong, pleasing cap
for the doorway motif.
In the wide central opening, be-
tween the piers, is a heavy oak
frame and door with ornamental
strap hinges Of iron. At either side
are well-proportioned windows form
Ing generous side lights. The low,
carved stone pedestals, set on either
side Of the door on the entrance
platform, were part of the original
doorway in the John Hay house.
The house, Of which the Hay door,
way Is now part and parcel, with it's
steep pitched roof and trim for
mality, recalls the French architec-
tural tradition. The dull, salmon
red Of the clinker face brick of the
walls is an agreeable contrast with
the buff-gray limestone doorway.
Tall trees reaching high for sun
light afford the house a woodland
setting and cast welcome shade on
the green lawn.
The name of John Hay recalls the
nectlc days IN washington during
the Civil War and the political and
cultural life of the postwar period
IN the 70s and Dos. John Hay was
one of President Lincoln's secre-
taries. Following the War Between
the States, Hay served in various
diplomatic posts and was a journal
lst OF marked ability. In 1878 he be-
came Assistant Secretary of State.
During the following 10 years he
collaborated with John G. Nicolay in
writing Abraham Lincoln: A His
tory" At the time of his death in
1905, he was Secretary OF State.
During his lifetime Hay achieved
deserved recognition with his pike
County Ballads" "Castilian Days"
and THE Bread Winners" He was a
close friend of Henry Cabot Lodge,
Senator from Massachusetts; Au-
gustus Saint-Gaudens, sculptor, and
the painter, John La Fargo. Henry
Adams was probably his most init
mate friend and, in 1885, both Hay
and Adams commissioned Richard
son to design their similar houses,
which they built side by side.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

already constructed have been sold,
according to an announcement by
the company.
Mr.. Mikkelson is directing the
construction. He Is assisted by C..
Raymond Weadon, formerly with
w. r. Galliher g. Bro.
It's easier to drive safely than to
explain an accident.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

Each of the II Federal Home Loan
Banks selects a member and six
are named by the board here. All
are prominent savings and loan or
business leaders. Besides Mr.. Tay-
lor, those selected by the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board are:
Eustace Seligman, New York;
Theodore H. Tangeman, Columbus,
Ohio; Henry G. Zander, jr., Chi
cago; Charles B. Robbins, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, and j. w. Maxwell,
Seattle.
Representatives of the IL re-
gional banks are: Boston, Ray
mond P. Harold. Worcester, Mass.
(re-elected); New York, LIE Grand
w. Pellet, Newburgh, N. Y. re-
elected; Pittsburgh, James j.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
By ANNABEL PAXTON.

1t is unlikely that Henry H. Rich
ardson, famous Boston architect of
the early Dos, ever designed a
simpler and more pleasing doorway
for mouse than that to be seen at
3014 Woodland Drive This doorway
was originally that of the John
Hay house which stood at the cor
ner of Sixteenth and H streets NV,
across from old st. Johns Church.
When the Hay house was demolished
in 1927. Horace Peaslee, architect,
purchased the doorway for the house
in which it has found final home.
Warm gray limestone, hammer
dressed to relatively smooth sur
face, was used for the stone work.
In its plain surfaces, deep reveals
and restrained ornament, one sees a
forerunner of today's so-called
modern architecture, and Rich
Evening star., 1939-08-19
F. n. A. Aide Attends
Competition Meetinqs

Miles L. Colean. assistant ad-
ministrator of the Federal Housing
Administration, is in New York at
tending a series of meetings climax
ing a national home construction
competition sponsored by the Amer
ican Gas Association. Mr.. Colean
heads committee of judges who
will choose from thousands of en-
tries a recently constructed home
most fittingly embodying the ad-
vantages of four major gas ap-
plances.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

O'Malley, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (re-
elected); Winston Salem, George w.
West, Atlanta, Ga; Cincinnati,
Herman F. Cellarius, Cincinnati (re-
elected; Indianapolis, William c.
Walz, Ann Arbor, Mich. (re-electeG ;
Chicago, william E. Hodnett, Lin
coin, Ill; Des Moines, John F. Scott
st. Paul, Mimi; Little Rock, I.
Friedlander, Houston, Tex. re-
elected; Topeka, George E. Nc
Kinnis, Shawnee, Okla. (re-elected) !;
Portland, Frank S. McWilliams,
Spokane, Wash. Cre-elected, and
Los Angeles, Paul Endicott, Pomona,
Calf.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Tests Show Adequacy
OF 2-|nch Concrete
Sfucco Walls
Reduction in Costs of
Homes Seen in
Experiments

An appreciable saving in the cost
OF constructing fireproof outer walls
and structural frames for residences
probably will result from recent sci
entific research in the building field.
This is good news to prospective
builders of small homes. 1t ought
also to have an important bearing
on low-cost housing construction.
Elaborate tests made in recent
months show that wall slab of con-
crete stucco only 2 inches thick, to-
gether with it's necessary stiffening
ribs, is fully capable of sustaining
the structural and wind loads of
conventional dwelling. Its safety
factor" far exceeds requirements for
residence construction. Until these
tests were made such thin slabs of
built-up concrete were regarded as
suitable only for curtain" walls
attached to structural frames. Now
they are proved to be adequate for
bearing" walls.
Applied on Both Sides.
Such wall slab, known as the
Lurie wall, is built up by applying
Portland cement mortar alternately
to the outer and inner surfaces of a
screenlike structure of metal lath
supported by slender steel channels,
commonly called plastering chan
nels. When completed the face of
the wall is smooth and straight,
while on the back are stiffening ribs
formed by "plastering in" the sup
porting steel channels.
Corner posts columns and span
drel beams can be built up in much
the same manner, although requir-
Ing closer spacing of the slender
steel channels for additional re-
enforcement. Thus it is unnecessary
to have a skeleton frame of struc-
tural steel, such as usually provided
for house of this kind. Erecting
the metal lath and steel channel
frame and completing the outer
walls Is entirely the work of fathers
and plasterers. All of the materials
required are those ordinarily used
by such crafts.
Waterproofing Available.
The completed structure is
monolith of remarkable strength and
durability-a house requiring little
upkeep. Waterproof stucco textures
and colors in wide range are avail
able for the finish coat, or it can
be hand-tooled while soft to simu-
late cut stone
For the room plastering base of
metal lath and steel plastering chan
nels can be supported away from
and by the ribs of the outer wall
slab, or erected as free standing"
construction. Further fire resistance
and freedom from interior plaster
cracks is provided by using metal
lath as the plaster base for ceilings
and partitions throughout the house.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

members confer
with the Fed
eral Home Loan
Bank B ar d
during the fiscal
ye ar on thrift
and ON e f.
nancing pro b.
lens.
AS provided
by Congress in
1885, the council
meets at least
twice a year in
w a S h / n g ton.
The first meet
ing of the new
council will be
IN thu oorl1x fol
Evening star., 1939-08-19
4 New Homes Go Up
In Highwood

Four new homes are being con-
structed in Highwood, Chevy Chase,
by G. E. MikkGlson g. Son, ae-
velopers- The development will
consist OF 94 homes when COM
pleted. Sixty-four of the SO homes
Evening star., 1939-08-19

ardson at his best. The pier caps
are decorated with crisp INTERVENING
conventionalized. acute-pointed ac-
anthuS leaves of French-Roman-
esque inspiration. A vigorous label
Evening star., 1939-08-19
". Waver|y Taylor Named
To Advisory Council

w. Waverly Taylor Of Washing
ton has been selected as a mem
Der Of the Federal Savings and Loan
Advisory Council. The council
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Cold Floors

Cold floors are an indication Of
excessive heat leakage in the base
ment. If the home owner is sure
that the windows fit we'll and are
closed, steps should be taken to
locate the source of leakage.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

Leopards are herding cattle to
corrals to kill them at leisure IN
South Africa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-28
A New Mandate
Cincinnati Enquirer)

Cincinnati Enquirer
 Despite it's checkered career, the Dies committee has received authorization proceed and by a vote so overwhelming to justify MT. Dies in feeling very pleased with himself. Not many measures approved by such vote 344 to 35 more accurate measure of the confidence Congress has in MT Dies and his committee, however. will come when an ap- propration for the renewed investigation is made
 Whatever, the vote, it has been clears for some time that the Dies Committee has been guilty of unfortunate blunders and unwise practices It took volumes of testimony from persons entitled credibity. It heard only side of many questions It ranged far from it's proper subject matter of alien isms and thrust itself into purely domestic political questions In election year, especially this not creditable performance.
 Probably the large vote in favor of continuing the investigation reflects above all genuine desire to get at the bottom of the theological agitation stemming from Fascist and Communist sources This should be the task of the committee. It is important job and deserves to be done thoroughly and effectively
 With mandate, and when it receives funds for it's work the Dies committee should go ahead by all means but with greater of responsibility than it showed last year Its task is to find facts not to pubicze the hyserca bleatngs of amateur seuths to follow bona fde clues wherever they may lead but not to smear American officials and private citizens merely because they happen to support which Communists Fascists also happen to support for different reasons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-28
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Write, Ut is to be a one weeks vacation, the apostrophe preceding the s, or, Tt is to be a two tor more) weeks va cation, the apostrophe following the S.
 Often Mispronounced; Arctic. Pro- nounce ark-tik, not ar-tik.
 Often Misspelled: Pianos; os. Heroes, oeS.
 Synonyms: Kingly, regal, royal, imperial, majestic.
 Word Study: Use word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master ing one word each day. Today's word: Infinite; without limits of any kind. By heaven we understand state of happiness infinite in de- gree, and endless in duration. - Franklin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-28

States, the Philippines Hainan gives Japans navy convenient southern base from which to operate against Australia and islands of the Pacific mcud- ing Guam It stands to reason however the Japanese generals are not going to undertake simultaneous op- eratons against the western powers in the south and Russia in the north
 What becomes of the war in China while these new under way? The answer to that un- doubtedly furnishes the key to the maneuvers Japan has left only 100000 soldiers in China Canton is held by only 25 oOO No further westward thrusts against the armies of Gen Chiang Kai Shek can be under taken now. This could indicate that Japan has had enough of the Chinese The state of her economy, the potent among many reasons, perhaps inspires wish for the ending of hostilties But Japan could not retreat and save face" What better then than create diversion elsewhere-on the Siberian border demanding Japanese military attention and move troops from China.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-28
What We Eat
(NeW York Tinesl

(NeW York T1neSl
 ConvictS at San Quentin Prison in California have been strike against corned- beef hash which they say appears too frequently their menu. One would have thought that hash the greatest common de- wilderng to find it entirely omitted from the palate poll of the American worker which the Department of Agriculture has been conducting Apparently there part of the United States where hash is the favor ite food.
 It is not astonishing to find that Southern Negroes eat watermeons than the people of any other section. They manage the average to consume about thirty pounds of watermelon a year which is ten times the amount consumed by the average person in the North Atlantic States. Southern Negroes also eat more chicken duck and turkey than any other residents of the United States except those of the North Atlantic States where the average consumption is four pounds more.
 Again the South leads with corn on -the-cob and bread and rolls The heaviest featng done not around Chicago but in Alabama and Tennessee In fact all the way through the South seems to prefer the most substantial diet
 The two coastal extremes of the nation prefer greens. The Pacific Coast is partial than any other section to spinach lettuce onions while New England and the North Atlantic States cling to cab bage. In the Rocky Mountain region milk is more popular than anywhere else. The Department of Agriculture does not say what all this proves but it seems to indicate that America likes good table and demands diversified diet even in prison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-28
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
 FINAL REPORT

In the Commissioners Court for
 the Territory of Alaska. Before
 Felix Gray, Commissioner and ex-
 officio Probate Judge, Juneau Pre-
 cinct.
 IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST
 WILL AND TESTAMENT AND
 ESTATE OF ISAIAH N. O.
 MEARA. deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that Guy McNaughton, executor herein has filed his final report in the matter of the above entitled estate and petitioned for a decree of distribu- tion in accordance with the terms of the will of deceased probated herein and that hearing will be held on the same at 10 o'clock a. m. on April 25 1899, at which time all persons having claims against said estate, objections to closing the same or to said final report and petition may appear and be heard at the office of the undersigned. (SeaD FELIX GRAY,
 U. s. Commissioner and Probate
 Judge, Juneau Precinct. First publication, Feb. 21, 1889. Last publication, March IA, 1899.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-28
Horoscope The stars incline
 but do no, compel"

WEDNESDAY MARCH l, 1889
 Benefic aspects dominate on this first day of the month, but Saturn is in adverse sway, according to as- trology. The signs appear most promising for early spring. Under this planetary sway rulers will gain power-the President of the United States, as well as for eign government heads.
 Fears will abate as business gains impetus. Merchants and manufac- turers should profit as buyers spend money generously.
 As winter conditions recedessthere should be rising tide of confidence in the United States, but in Europe and Asia increase of war veariness will be apparent. &s
 Labor continues under. threaten ing portents that presages trouble in many unions, especially in artists and writers groups.
 This month is threatening to aged persons who should be most careful to avoid colds and digestive ail- ments. The death of a distinguished statesman of advanced years is fore told.
 Jupiter eliminating in the Middle West is read as favorable for trade and commerce. The Great Lakes re- gions should prosper through the summer.
 The stars appear to protpise suc- cess for fairs and expositions. San Francisco is subject to good plane tary conditions and New York will experience success that includes at least one major sensation, it is fore told
 Women should make the most of shopping opportunities today, which is suspicious for bargains and good selections.
 This is a day more fortunate for women in practical, everyday affairs than in entertaining or public work.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of extraordin- ary chances for advancement. Men and women should use their best en- ergies.
 Children born on this day may be extremely sensitive and restless, but in the main good-natured and easy going They are subjects of the sign Pisces with Jupiter as their ruling planet. 0
 Copyright, 1939)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-28
Archaeological Note
Philadelphia RecordD

Philadelphia Record)
 Our enthusiasm for archaeology was awakened from long snooze by the word that Dorothy Lamour's sarong has been installed in the Los Angeles Museum along with the dinosaurs bones and the Egyptian mummy And to Dr. Arthur Woodward, museum director who thought of the idea ito stimulate interest in the whole museum, we credit the beginnings of wave which may streamline all American SeumS
 Competition may be expected to develop. We await for example spirited bidding for Sally Rands famous bubble and Faith Bacons fans. After the New York Worlds Fair is there undoubtedly will be an undignified scramble for the privilege of stuffng the birds from the "dove dance" which is to be of the features of the Midway It may be that Little Egypts attire will be brought out of some dusty attic while the Metropolitan Opera Company ransacks its properties for Mary Gardens seven veis" which created such sensation vars and vars ago. In due time perhaps the growing collection of lingerie bustles Wmples and other adornmens of the feminine famous may crowd the dinosaurs and mummes into the cellar
 But our enthusiasm carries us away On second thought, this may not be such hot idea After all what's Dorothy Lamours sarong-without Dorothy Lamour?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-28
M o D E R N ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Lee

o. Would it be proper, as an in troduction, to say. MT. Marshall, this is Miss Wilson?
 A. Reverse the names. The man should be presented to the woman. Say, Miss Wilson, this is MT. Mar shall.'
 O. Should the wedding rehearsal be held several days prior to the wedding?
 A. No: it is customary to have the rehearsal the day or evening preceding the wedding.
 Q. When calling to see friend who is i'll, and one is not permitted to see him, is it all right to write a short message on ones card?
 A. Yes.