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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-19
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK.

NJ EW YORK. - Radio, automo-
biles, airplanes, moving pic
lures and virtually all the other
technical ten-strikes of the modern
On world came in
Brings Up Our first and second
TeIeuision SET Chicago worlds
fairs. About all
that is brand new at the New York
Worlds fair is television, which took
its bow with telecast at the inaug-
ural ceremonies.
Unlike Britain's garnet inven-
tor. John Logic Baird, Allen B.
Du Mont, putting his by-line on
the new television set, came
along through the channels" in
which promising young techni-
clans are grooved these days.
Out Of Rensselaer, Polytechnic
institute in 1923, he was en-
plOyed as a tube engineer with
the Westinghouse company in
Bloomfield, N. j., until 1887,
when he became chief engineer
Of the De Forest Radio company.
It was in 1881 that he quit a good
Job to play a bunch. The bunch
was that the cathode ray was the
Joker in the Pickering television
deck. So he dived into his base
ment, built his laboratory and stayed
underground until he was ready to
come up with a cathode-ray tube
which is pretty nearly the works in
television.
. In 1887, Mr.. Du Mont rounded
up some capital and built a siz-
able two-story laboratory at
Montclair, N. j., employing az
men. By 1888, Paramount pic
lures had declared itself in in
big way, and, at last accounts,
Mr.. Du Mont's enterprise was
virtually subsidiary Of this cor
pOration.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-19

FOL. EDWARD STARTLING, who
~ confers with Albert Canning,
chief constable of Scotland Yard,
about guarding the British king and
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-19

finish Of his delivery. He falls to-
wards the left as the ball reaches
the batter, and isn't in position to
cover a bunt in the direction of
third base or shortstop.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-19
Sport Shorts

Nearly 270 clubs played in the
Toronto Hockey league the past
season, involving 5000 players
Bob Teller practices his pitching
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-19

'OL. EDWARD STARTLING, who
~ confers with Albert Canning,
chief constable of Scotland Yard,
about guarding the British king and
Chameleon-Like Visit here i te an
Sleuth to Guard American Of
Rr;fisb RovoIfv the "Deadwood
Dick" tradition
which the British like to think is
typical of this country-a long, lean,
reserved, tight-lipped Kentuckian,
with a sombrero, the guardian of
five Presidents, camera-eyed and a
crack pistol shot. He will be there
when their majesties 60 to the White
House, but he will not be conspicu-
GUS He merges with the scenery
like chameleon.
He saved Clemenceau's life
during the Paris peace confer
ence. Guarding Woodrow Will
son, he rode in an automobile
Immediately behind the "Ti-
gers" car. He saw an assassin
level a gun. Shooting from the
hip in a lightning draw, he
cracked the killers wrist.
At II, he was a deputy sheriff
Of Hopkinsville, Ky. As a spe-
cial agent for the railroads, he
touched of his first national
headlines by trapping the Cali
fornia Kid" a desperate ma
rauder who had long eluded cap
ture. President Theodore Roose-
welt gave him special assign
ments which routed him into the
White House secret service de-
tail in 1913. In 1885, he be-
came head of the detail, which
congress had authorized after
assassination of President Nc
Kinley.
He is six feet tall, gaunt and Sc
rious, grazing now, the better tc
fade into the crowded. low visibility
in spite of his sombrero.
John R. STEELMAN, the govern
y ment's special mediator in the
Appalachian soft coal dispute. was
once a blanket stiff" riding the
CIR rods with the
E@oio"~' %" hoboes to get
Boils DoUn Our from Arkansas
Labor Disputes 70 the western
wheat fields.
There, in the postwar boom days,
he earned 50 day and invested his
savings in Henderson college A. B.,
a Vanderbilt M. A. and University
of North Carolina Phi. D. Heading
the government Cancellation service,
he smoothed out 4,23l labor dis
putes, involving 1913. 400 workers, in
the 1888 fiscal year. He was an
Arkansas farm boy, working the
southern logging camps. He is tall
and dark, and friendly and easy
going in manner.
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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-19
Cunningham Places

He stretched a point and raised
the list to eight, including the names
of Glenn Cunningham and Tommy
Hitchcock, admitting that the iden-
tity of Hitchcock would fall off con-
siderably outside the metropolitan
area. A few had heard of both
men and partly identified them.
AS for the remaining two-Vidmer
hazarded no opinion. No athlete was
recognized by enough people to in
clude him on the list.
So picking that list isn't the cas-
lest thing in the world. For your
own satisfaction try to name the 10
most famous active athletes. And
when you've done that, show the list
70 . few other people. You'll
And that not one In 10 agrees with
You ON all Of them. In fact, most
q them won't even recognize some
e the names.
Evening star., 1939-08-24

stitute Of International Affairs set
out the fundamental basis of British
foreign policy. That speech, I be-
lieve, was received with general ap-
proval. He said, in the first place, it
was our determination to resist
methods Of force. Secondly, there
was recognition Of the worlds de-
sire to pursue constructive work Of
building peace.
If we were once satisfied that the
intentions of others were the same
as our own, II we were satisfied that
all wanted peaceful solution, then
indeed we could discuss the prob
lens which are today causing the
world so much anxiety That def
milton of basic British policy still
stands. We want to see established
international order based upon mu-
tual understanding and mutual con-
f1dence.
Our Principles in Jeopardy.
We cannot build up such an order
unless it conforms to certain prin-
ciples which are essential to the
establishment of confidence and
trust. Those principles must include
the observance of international un-
dertakings when they have once
been entered into and the renuncia-
ton Of force in the settlement OF
differences.
1t is because those principles to
! which we attach so much vital i'm
portance seem to us to be in jeop-
ardy that we have undertaken
these tremendously unprecedented
responsibilities. If, despite all our
Evening star., 1939-08-24

to Poland that decided the Polish
government to refuse the proposals
then made. That guarantee was not,
in fact, given until after the Polish
refusal had been conveyed to the
German government.
Hopes for Sanity.
In view of the delicacy of the
situation, we have refrained from
any comment upon the communica-
ton which has just passed between
the two governments. The catas-
trophe has not yet come upon us.
We must, therefore, still hope that
reason and sanity may find a way
to reassert themselves. The pro-
nouncements that were made re-
Gently and what I have said today
reflect the views, I am sure, of the
French government, with whom we
have maintained throughout the
customary close contact in pursuance
of our well-established cordial re-
lations.
Naturally our minds turn to the
Dominions. We appreciate very
warmly the pronouncements made
by ministers in every part Of the
British Commonwealth, and the in
dications which have been given
from time to time, in some cases
as recently as yesterday. show their
sympathy in our efforts in the cause
Of peace. And in the unhappy
event of their proving unsuccessful,
are a source of profound encour-
agement to us in these critical times.
>The House will, am sure, have
noted with appreciation the appeal
for peace made yesterday by King
Leopold to the heads of the Oslo
states at the meeting in Brussels
and it will be evident from what
I have said that his majesty's gov
ernment share the hope to which
that appeal has given expression
and earnestly trust that effect will
be given 1t.
The foreign secretary in a speech
made on June 20 at the Royal In
Evening star., 1939-08-24
the obligations of mutual assistance
which had already been accepted.

the OOuSaClOnS OF MUTUAL assistance
which had already been accepted.
The communique which we issued
to the press after the meeting of the
cabinet this week spoke also of GER
tain further measures of defense
which we have taken. As I have
said. Germany has an immense
army of men under arms and mill
tary preparations of all kinds have
been and are being carried on on a
vast scale in that country.
Measures Are Precautionary.
The measures that we have taken
up to now are of a precautionary
character. Nothing can affect the
determination to put this country
In a state of preparedness to meet
any emergency. but wish emphat-
1cally to repudiate any suggestion,
II such suggestion should be made,
that these measures imply an act
OF menace. Nothing that we have
done or that we propose to do
melaces the legitimate interests of
Germany.
1t is no act of menace to prepare
to help friends to defend themselves
against force. If neighbors, wishing
to live together in peaceful and
friendly relations, find that one of
them is contemplating apparently
an aggressive act of force against
one of them and making open
preparations for action, it is not a
menace If the others announce their
intention of aiding the one who is
the subject of this threat.
There is another action which has
been taken today in the financial
sphere, Members will have seen the
announcement that the bank rate
has today been raised to per cent
The House will recognize that this
is a normal protective measure
adopted for the purpose of defending
our resources in a period of un-
certainty.
There is in this connection a con-
tribution to be made by citizens
generally.
The public can best cooperate by
reducing, as far as possible, any de-
mands, directly, or indirectly, for the
purchase of foreign exchange. Next
by scrupulously observing the chan
cellor's request that capital should
not at present be sent or moved
out of the country, and finally by
holding no more foreign assets thar
are strictly required for the norma
purpose of the business.
Message to Hitler.
In view of the attitude in Berlin
to which I have already referred
his majesty's government felt that
it was their duty at this moment
to leave no possible loophole for
misunderstanding and so that NO
doubt might exist in the mind OF
the German government, his majes-
tvs Ambassador in Berlin was in
structed to seek an interview with
the German chancellor and hand
him message from me from the
British government. That message
was delivered yesterday and the
reply received today.
The object of my communication
to the German chancellor was tc
restate our position and make quite
sure there was no misunderstanding
His majesty's government felt thai
this was all the more necessary hav.
ing regard to the reports which
we had received as to the military
movements taking place in Ger.
Evening star., 1939-08-24

many and as to the then projected
German-Soviet agreement.
I, therefore, made it plain, as
had been done in the communique
issued after the cabinet met on
Tuesday, that If the case should
arise his majesty's government were
resolved and prepared to employ
without delay all the forces at their
command.
Negotiations Possible.
On numerous occasions I have
stated my conviction that war be-
tween our two countries, admitted on
all sides to be the greatest calamity
that could occur, is not desired either
by our own people or by the German
people.
With this fact in mind, informed
the German Chancellor that in our
view there was nothing in the ques-
tions arising between Poland and
Germany which could not and should
not be resolved without the use of
force If only a situation of conf
dence could be restored.
We have expressed our willingness
to assist in creating the condition in
which such negotiations could take
place, but the present state of ten
sion creates great difficulties, and !
express the view that if there could
be a truce on all sides to press pole
mics and to all incitement, suitable
conditions might be established for
direct negotiations between Germany
and Poland upon the points between
them.
The negotiations could, of course
deal also with complaints made on
either side about the treatment OF
minorities, but the German chan
cellor's reply includes what amounts
to a restatement of the German
thesis, that in Eastern Europe Ger
many should have a free hand. II
we or any other country having less
direct interest on this thesis, chooses
to interfere, the blame for the en-
suing conflict will be ours. The thesis
entirely misapprehends the British
position.
We do not seek to proclaim spe.
cial position for ourselves in Eastern
Europe. We do not think of asking
Germany to sacrifice her national
interests, but we cannot agree that
national interests can only be Sc.
cured by the shedding of blood or by
the destruction of the independence
| of other states.
AS regards the relations between
Poland and Germany, the German
chancellor in his reply to me has
referred again to the situation In
Danzig, drawing attention to the
position of that city, and to the Cor
ridor, and to the offer he made early
this year to settle this question by
methods of negotiation.
I have repeatedly refuted the al
legations that it was our guarantee
Evening star., 1939-08-24

efforts to find way Of peace-and
God knows ! have done my best
II in spite Of all that, we find our
selves forced to embark upon a
struggle which is bound to be
fraught with suffering and misery
for all mankind and the end of
which no man can foresee; if that
should happen, we shall not be
fighting for political future Of
far-away city in a foreign land. We
shall be fighting for the preserva-
ton Of those principles of which
have spoken and the destruction
of which would involve the destruc-
ton of all possibilities of peace and
security for the peace of the world
Evening star., 1939-08-24

The issue of peace or war does
not rest with us and I trust that
those with whom responsibility does
lie will think of the millions Of hui
man beings whose fate depends
upon their action.
For ourselves, we have q united
country behind us and In this criti-
cal hour believe that we, in the
House of Commons, will stand to.
gether this afternoon and will show
the world that as We think. so shall
we fight, as united nation.
Laborites Approve.
Arthur Greenwood, acting leader
of the Labor opposition, addressed
(See TEXT, Page A-12D
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(See TEXT, Page A-12D
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Veteran Hecht Company
Employees Join in Great
District Days Celebration
Stores Roster Sho,Us Hundreds of Workers
With Five to Twenty-Five Years Service

The celebration of District Days at The Hecht Co.
revves interesting memories in the minds of vet
eran workers, who have been with the store since
it's early years, according to c. L. NARROW, super
ntendent of The Hecht Co., and oldest employe in
point of service, with thirty eight years Of uninter
rupted service for his credit.
Evening star., 1939-05-02

Hecht Co. Executives throw the switch
that puts into operation the stores COM
plete new air-conditioning equipment.
A complete air-conditioning in
stallation, that covers every SELL
ing floor of the store, has recently
been put into operation by The
Hecht Co., and summer shoppers
will henceforth shop in air -condi-
toned comfort, from the base
ment to the top floor.
Engineers and workmen have
put the finishing touches on the
giant installation just prior to
District Days, and set up the
complicated mechanism of the
panel board, which controls not
only the temperature and humid
ity but also the volume of air
as we'll.
Special installation of a device known
as "Radi-ion' has been included in
the equipment, whereby an electro
static discharge destroys all odor, and
purif1es the air as it filters through
the mammoth pipe lines of the build
ing, providing healthful as we'll as
comfortable temperature for the
stores patrons.
Evening star., 1939-05-02

PLENTY OF PARKING
One OF the leaders in nationwide relieve the traffic problem
The Hecht Co. provides Modern Parking Building directly rear
OF the soefor of its Rates nma1Oc first
District Days.
Evening star., 1939-05-02

Members of The Hecht Co.'S
Twenty-Year Club, as we'll as
the Ten Year Club, num-
bering many hundreds, are
looked upon as mere young
sters by the more seasoned
veterans, Mr.. NARROW said.
He recalled many earlier
celebrations of District Days,
and pointed out that the
great majority of the stores
workers have seen at least
five of these annual events
and that almost the entire
personnel of the store had
witnessed at least two or
three.
Celebration of the event, Mr..
NARROW said, is eagerly
awaited each year by The
Hecht Co.'s employees, as an
opportunity to renew con-
facts with old customers,
whose friendships with en-
ployes date back many years.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
CALIFORNIA Markets
SEND SUNSHINE"
FASHIONS FOR
DISTRICT DAY

The growing Importance of
Sportswear fashions, for every
member of the family, has To-
cussed the attention of style au-
thorities on sunny California
where new trends in styling and
design have taken the sports
wear spotlight.
Consequently, in the planning
of District Days The Hecht Co.
made preparations long in ad-
vance to include these stirring
new fashions in their merchan-
disc offerings.
The growing trend toward color
is definitely evidenced in these
sparkling fashions, for children
as well as men and women. New
uses of sheer fabrics, new lines
of design, and the generous use
of colorful trimmings are note
worthy points in the California
style picture.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
HOUSEWIVES
THRILLED over Big
SAVINGS ON HOME
NEEDS FOR
DISTRICT DAYS
Annual Savings
Event Welcomed by
Thousands of Women

Washington housewives,
ever alert to shopping op-
portunities, are busy lay
ing in their seasons supply
of houseware staples dur
ing the Hecht Co.'s. Dis
trict Day celebration-in
order to take advantage
of the special prices that
are offered during this
two day annual event
today and tomorrow.
Scores of items have been
provided in vast quantity
at specially reduced prices
t hr oug h out the home
ware and furniture floors
of The Hecht Co.-and
these items have met with
special favor on the. part
Of Washington home
makers.
Tomorrow is the final SELL
ing period for District
Days-and the public has
been advised that all mer-
chandise will be back
to regular prices follow
ing District Days. Thus
the public will have an
other full shopping day to
replenish empty shelves
with sheets, pillowcases,
linens and other home
ware needs, at the special
prices in force during Dis
trict Days.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Chairman of District Commissioners
Issues Statement on District Davs
Commissioner Hazen
Emphasizes "Public
Service" as CiUic
Obligation Of Modern
Department Store

In a letter addressed to The
Hecht Co., on the occasion of
District Days, the Hon. Mel
vim C.. Hazen, chairman of
the Board of Commissioners
for the District of Columbia,
said: "Your forthcoming cele-
bration of District Days i'm
presses me as a splendid con-
tribution to the consumers
of Washington, on the part
of one of our great retail in
stitutions.
"The people of Washington, I
am sure, are deeply conscious
of the fact that large COM
mercial organizations such as
yours play an important part
in our community life, and
are vital to the growth and
development d of. our city.
I congratulate the manage
ment and workers of The
Hecht Co. upon setting aside
these two days-and the op-
portunity thus afforded to re-
assert your splendid princi-
pies of public service to the
people of the District"
(Signed) Melvin G. HaZen.
Evening star., 1939-05-02

Every effort is made on the
part of the store officials to
provide those items, in all
types of merchandise, for
which the public has shown
preference, and to make
available these goods at
prices far below regular. No
department of the store has
been overlooked. From the
basement to the top floor,
every buyer and Merchandise
Manager has secured the
markets to provide the mer-
chandiSe most in demand,
and in sufficient quantity to
care for the needs and wants
of the stores customers.
Store policy demands that
these goods be priced SUBJ
stantially below the regular
selling prices, and this ruling
is accepted by the public as
assurance of greater-than-
ordinary value in all District
Day merchandise.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
new LIGHTING
SHOWS FASHIONS
IN TRUE C0L0RINGS

A new development in store
fashion presentation has
been evolved by The Hecht
Company, in it's new Fashion
Shop on the third floor
thru the installation of the
new "fluorescent" lighting
equipment, in connection
with the display of its new
fashions.
The entire section has been
redecorated and rebuilt, and
special lighting fixtures in
stalled over all Wall-caSes and
special floor-displays. This
new development in store il
Elimination is both attractive
and efficient in that it
shows the true shadings and
tones of the new, colorful
fashions, as they would ap-
pear in actual daylight. The
new Daylight" fashion Sec
ton has been the scene of
great activity on District
Days, since it houses the en-
tire Sportswear Shop, as we'll
as Lower Priced Coats and
Negligees-and special value
offerings have been prepared
in every department for the
event. The public has evi-
denced great interest in this
new installation, and the
advantages of selecting color
full merchandise with the aid
of true-tone illumination.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
"WOVEN SANDAL"
and OPEN.WEAVE hat
NEWEST MEMS FADS

Comfort in mems apparel hits
a new high this season with
the introduction of the new
woven" sandal or summer
shoe-and the new Hopsack-
ing open weave hat-two
lightweight summery items.
Both are on display at The
Hecht Co., in the mems Sec
tion, and are receiving active
interest on the part of male
shoppers, due to their unusual
comfort and utility, and their
moderate prices.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Annual Hecht Co.
Selling Event Reaches
Its Climax Tomorrow
Thousands Will Share in Values
on Wednesday, Second Day of
Great Store Wide Celebration. .

Washington turned it's eyes today to the COR
ner of F Street and Seventh NV and made
plans to celebrate the final day of the city's
great annual retail selling event at The
Hecht Co. The celebration, known as Dis
trict Days, brings countless thousands of
shoppers from all parts of the Washington
area, eager to share in the vast assortments
Of new seasonable merchandise, at prices
that represent unusual and substantial sav-
ings
The celebration began today, with hundreds
upon hundreds of homefolks and visitors throng.
ing the lobbies of The Hecht Co. long before the
opening of the store. As the day progressed,
additional thousands poured through the doors
of Washington's great department store, and it
was believed that all attendance records for this
great yearly event had been topped.
Reserve stocks of specially priced merchandise set
aside for the second day of the event, will make
their appearances on counters and cases through
out the store tomorroW-so that the throngs of
shoppers who will attend the second and final day
of the celebration are assured of selections and
assortments just complete as those who attended
opening DAY.
Not in years has any retail selling event attracted
more widespread public response than District
Days this year at The Hecht Co. Store officials
stated that they had endeavored to reach every
available home in Washington with a copy of the
stores l6-page District Day Bulletin listing all of
the specially priced merchandise that they
had reserved thousands of extra copies at the store
for those who failed to receive one at home They
will be available at special booth on the main floor
Of The Hecht Co.
Meanwhile, all indications pointed to record
breaking attendance at tomorrow's final shopping
day. Arrangements have been completed to aug
ment the regular force of attendants at The Hecht
Co.'s own Parking Building, located just at the rear
of the store, to speedily for the multitude of
cars that will be driven to the downtown district
by Washington's shoppers who will participate in
the final days offerings for District Days.