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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-02-02
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Green tomatoes are found to have practically the
same food value as ripe ones. cooked vege-
tables preserved.
From 500 to 600 trio tons Of cod liver oil
consumed annually in Sutherland stock feed.
Why tooth decay frequently in boys and
girls in their teens is dental problem not yet
solved.
By method of testing peach seed. a nursery
determine within a whether the seed
will germinate, instead Of waiting three months
has been cessary heretofore.
Most snakes good swimmers.
scenes in movies can be kept cool by
chemical trick Of combining lnflanable and non-in
flaur1able substances.
Whether the fox s useful wild life citizen
nuisance is never-ending argument among hunters,
farmers, natura shut cent study Of the feed
ing habits Of suggest that Br'er inclines
to the useful side.
An automobile that used moth repelleut for fuel
turned out in the 1906, but the fumes made it
unpopular.
on the market.
California produces over two-thirds of the
oranges grown in the United States; whereas Florida
leads in grapefruit production.
Milk should be drunk rather than slipped, since
milk taken slowly is apt to curdle and is
therefore diff cult to digest.
FRIDGE NEWS
The duplicate Club" continues its weekly meetings
with interest mounting and competition for high
becoming and keen the members
profit from the experience gained from the battles
the bridge table earlier in the season. How
ever, handcaps in effect give everyone equal
chance the the past two Indicate.
The follows
Jan1er y IT
Mp. Handicap Total
l-Miss Scribner
Mr.. Nevius 37e5 s63 36.87
2-lIre and Mrs. Neblett 56s5 $685.
3-l1ro and Mrs. Eofsey SO Sis $685.
4-Mrs. Ravens and Nrss Greene Sc le89 GALL
January "a
1-lr. and Mrs. Neblett 32s5 .56 3le94
2-lIrs. Ravens and MRS. Greene 31s5 LA 5000
3-Eartha Fireman and
Dr.. fireman Is Is
4~lr. and Mrs. Wofsey 25s5 2e4 23.l
This column will attempt to solve any bridge prob
lens which may be submitted to the "Cooperator" for
the attention Of "Bridge News".
The Duplicate Club meets in the social room of the
school ech Tuesday evening at $500 O'Clock.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-02-02

DORIH CHILD RECUPERATNG
Little Lindsay Dowrick, whose hand injur'
last Thursday is recuperating nicely at home. 7
accident, resulting in the loss Of the top joi
Of index finger, occurred when his hand beca'
caught in door.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
3He|d in Stabbing
Of Brother Of Two;
Inquestto Be Today
Men Arrested After
Fight in Arlington
Saturday Night

A 41-year-old man was dead from
stab wounds and two of his brothers
were held without bond today in the
Arlington (Va) Jail in connection
with his death.
The victim, Otho Clopton, was
found dead by Arlington police late
Saturday night in the rear of resi-
dence in the 400 block of South Co.
lumbia pike. He had stab wounds
in the neck, chest and back.
Police are holding Ashley Clop-
ton, 48, and Oscar Clopton, 80, the
dead mans brothers, and a third
man, Lonnie Capps, As, in connec-
ton with the case.
Detective Harry woodward said
Ashley Clopton told him the three
brothers became involved in a fight
and that he had stabbed his brother
with a pocket knife. None of those
arrested have been formally charged,
but are being held pending the out
come of a coroner's investigation
scheduled for today.
officers said the four men moved
to Arlington about three weeks ago
from Henderson, N. c.
Police said they had received
complaints from neighbors about
the fight and had dispatched scout
car to the scene when Ashley Clop-
ton called headquarters.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
McAnee RetriaI Denied;
Faces Execution Sept. 8

Justice James M. Proctor in Dis
trict Court today sentenced William
(Major) McAffee, 65-year-old COL
ored janitor, convicted of drst-de-
gree murder, to die in the electric
chair on September 8.
McAhee's lawyers, Robert I. Miller
and Joseph A. McMenamin, indi-
Gated they would appeal to the
United States Court of Appeals,
charging irregularities in his recent
trial.
Justice Proctor today denied new
trial for McAffee. The Government
was represented by Assistant United
States Attorney Charles B. Murray.
Previously, the United States Court
of Appeals reversed McAffee's first
degree murder conviction, sending
the case back to District Court for a
new trial, recently concluded. Nc
Affee was convicted of Staying Hen
rietta B. Anderson. 36-year-old white
woman, with a furnace shaker in a
f1rst-floor apartment on L street
NV, on August %, 1887.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Roosevelt FeIicitutes
Boas, Noted Scientist

President Roosevelt headed a list
of 1876 public officials, eminent scien-
fists, writer's and educators extend
ing greetings today to Prof. Franz
Boas of Columbia University, dean
of American anthropologists, or his
81st birthday anniversary.
ut gives me great pleasure to join
with others of your friends" the
President wrote, "in extending
hearty greetings to you. hope
you may long be spared in health
and strength to pursue the learned
studies which have made your career
so distinguished in the realm of
science"
Others sending greetings include
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, Sen
ator Lewis B. Schwellenbach of
Washington and Representative Vito
Marcantonio of New York.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Gas Fumes Overcome
5 Restaurant EmpIoves

An employe Of the Airport Hot
Shoppe~ in Arlington County was
under treatment at Emergency Hos
pital today after being overcome by
poisonous gas fumes which poured
from a leaking refrigerator pipe to
rout scores Of customers at the res
taurant yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Blanche Bent, 80, of 2225 N
street NV. was the most seriously
affected Of five employees temporar-
lily overcome by sulphur dioxide
which filled the basement of the
restaurant and seeped slowly through
the floor to the dining room. The
others were released after treatment
at Emergency Hospital.
The air-conditioning equipment Of
the shop was cut of to prevent
more rapid spread of the suf1ocat-
ing fumes.
Others treated were Mi& Mildred
Dogurhardt, 81, Of 857 Van Buren,
street NV; James E. Smith, 80,
colored, 1847 Vernon place NV;
Justine Carter, ~, colored, 1417 Half
street S.W., and Hattie Battle, ~,
colored, of the same address.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
IS Little Girls Visit Doll Heaven
For Most Priced of All Toys
Good Mothers May Keep Cherished Gifts
If They Pass Monday Inspections

Doll heaven threw open its golden
gates this morning and let IS little
girls peep into a particularly pearly
part of paradise. Each of them got
doll baby.
Ten minutes before the doors of
Calvary Baptist Church. at Eighth
and H streets NV. were thrown
open for the ceremony staged by
the Woman's Council of the WASH
ington Federation of Churches, al
most half a hundred little girls
Of doll age-crowded the entrance
way to assume the roles of little
mothers"
As part of a character building
program, the Woman's Council COL
lected approximately 81 900 worth of
dolls-to be distributed at four CEN
ters, in the heart of the downtown
section-to little girls who other
wise might be deprived of their
favorite toys. First doll center to
open was this, at Calvary Baptist
Church. Others will get under way
tomorrow and Wednesday.
Cards Of Admission.
Through process of selection,
and reports from church workers in
their area, the girls came this
morning armed with cards of ad-
mission-and these entitled them to
dolls; provided they pledged them
selves to be good little mothers. "
1t means that each Monday morn
ing, for the next month, these same
little girls must bring back their
dollies and stand inspection" Then,
if the dolls have been cared for in
the same manner mothers care for
their own babies, the little moth
ers" will sign doll adoption codes.
These pledge them to love their
dolls, keep them clean, sew for them,
and cherish the gifts.
Miss Ruth Clark, in charge Of this
particular center, says that after
three years no doll has ever been
taken away from q little girl.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Five From D. {. Chosen
For Army Air Training

The District will be represented by
five students in the first class for
primary flying training in the nine
civilian aviation schools selected by
the Army Air Corps to assist in its
$500, ,000, 900 expansion program:
Two of the students are infantry
officers-First 1t. A. M. Cochran,
now ,on duty here in the War De-
partment, and Second 1t. William
r. Crawford, on duty with the 18th
Infantry In the new Arlington can
tonment. They have been assigned
to the Alabama Institute Of Aero
nautics, Inc, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Two are appointees from civil life
William Harding Carter and Rob-
ert B. Hubbell. The fifth local flying
cadet is Pvt. Lawrence A. Westcott,,
a resident of Washington, now on
duty with the 18th Field Artillery,
Fort Myer, Va.
Another member of the class is
Pvt. John B. Spalding, Company F.,
5th Engineers, Fort Belvoir, Va, q
resident Of Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Owner Of Pet Monkey Asks
Exemption From ST Day Fee

Legless Eddie Bernstein, known
to Washingtonians as the fellow who
sits outside an r street 5-and-10-
cent store with his little monkey,
Gypsy, rolled through the corridors
of the District Building on his little
platform today to ask the Commis-
sioners that he be excepted from q
recent police ordinance under which
he would have to pay 81 day to
keep Gypsy.
"That would bankrupt me-" Eddie
said this morning as he lifted himself
to q chair In Commissioner Hazen's
anteroom. BY his mathematics,
Gypsy would cost him 1856 q year.
For the past 80 days, he said, he
has had to keep the monkey In q
pet shop.
And lots Of people have been
asking where the monkey H." he de-
Evening star., 1939-07-10

Tragedy mixed with comedy
marked the opening of Doll Heaven
this morning. Naturally, there were
some dolls a little better looking
than others. And the quick, intelli-
gent eyes of prospective doll mothers
lit on the beauties. AS the children
were the sole selectors, in any given
case, some hearts were broken be-
cause more than one child desired
the same doll. However, with good
strategy, all the little girls went
away happy. And all of the dolls
were new.
Gate Crashers Turned Away.
A boy or two tried to crash the
gate" but each of these intruders
met with the same admonition
you should have worn a dress down
here this morning." The boys
grinned and went away. 1t was doll
heaven for girls only.
Little Marie Katz, 3 years old. of
2l4 G street NV. got the first doll
merely because she posed for a pic
ture. Bill King, who accompanied
his little sister Jean, escorted her
from their home at GIG H street
NV, to get the second choice.
After that it was each little girl
for herself.
All of them got dolls and all OF
them were mighty happy little
mothers as they started home with
their new-found charges.
The next doll center will open to-
morrow at 10 am. at Wilson Me-
mortal Methodist Church, 754 Elev-
enth street Sc, under supervision
OF Miss Viola Saunders. Wednesday
at 10 am. the Keller Memorial Luth-
eran Church, 907 Maryland avenue
NE, will open its doll center, with
Sister Madeline Schaeffer in charge
The final doll center, at Union Wes-
ley A. M. E. Zion Church, 11O7
Twenty-third street NV, will open
at the same hour under supervision
of Miss Eta Mai Russell.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
House Urged to Defeat
Woqe-Hour Act Shifts

The House leadership was urged
today to defeat ANY and all amend
ments" to the Wage and Hour Act
at this session of Congress.
The appeal was made by the
Emergency Committee for Preserv-
ing the Fair Labor Standards Act, an
organization representing religious,
consumer and labor groups. In q
letter to Representative Rayburn of
Texas the committee said its re-
quest was made on the basis of
information that rule is likely
to be granted soon for the consid-
Grafton of amendments.
Consideration of proposed amend
ments. the committee said, will open
the way for action on other pro-
posals even more destructive of the
purposes of the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act"
It described the act as cne of the
outstanding achievements of the
Roosevelt administration.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
US. Embassy Ban
lon Liquor Hit
By Officials
BY the Associated Press.

oy t1AV hocoSAAtCO 1ACoS.
Although the 18th amendment
has been dead for more than five
years, a remnant of prohibition still
fingers in American Embassies and
Legations abroad, and officials want
it removed.
When in 1881 Congress granted
entertainment allowances to Amer
ican chiefs of mission abroad, an
executive order was issued by Presi-
dent Hoover excluding liquor from
the items that could be charged to
the Government.
American diplomats are required
to give the State Department an
accounting for every cake, pastry,
nut, ETC., purchased for parties under
the allowances. It must be accom-
panied by certificate that none Of
the money has been spent for liquor
Some State Department officials
believe this executive order is now
out of date, and that a new one
could remove the ban without con-
gressional action.
They argue that at many enter
tainments which American diplo-
mats are required to give, liquor is
an even more important require
ment than food.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Month-OId Baby Flies
Here From Detroit

Airliners hold no fear for Carol
Ann Kirkaldy, one of the Nation s
youngest transport passengers, who
yesterday made her first flight from
Detroit to Washington aboard a
Pennsylvania Central Airlines plane
and concluded the trip with CUR
gle of approval.
Carol Ann, month-old daughter
Of Mrs. Barbara E. Kirkaldy. 1713
D street NE, rode the skylanes
in wicker basket carried by her
mother with the assistance of First
Ofhcer Maurice ]. Wagner, who saw
to 1t that his youthful charge re-
ceived warm milk at terminal stops
The three-hour. trip proved a cool
respite from the earths heat for
mother and daughter, both making
their first flight.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Bond Concerts

BY the United States Navy Band
tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the east
front of the Capitol. 1t. Charles
Benter, U. S. NJ, leader; Charles
Brendler, assistant leader.
PROGRAM.
March, "Flagships of the Air" Benter
Overture. "Oberon" n"--Von Weber
Solo for cornet, Our Maud" Short
Musician, Oscar ShorD
A rhapsodic evolution, From
Africa to Harlem Bennett
Tone poem, "siegfried's Rhine
Journey" Wagner
Waltz. ARTISTS Life Strauss
Ballet. Dance of the
Hours" Ponchielli
Polonaise, "Je Suis Titania"
from "Mignon" --Th Thomas
assistant Leader Brendler, soloists)
Rhapsody, "Slavonic
No. 2" ---Fr Friedman
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Army Band
tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the District
of Columbia World War Memorial.
Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader;
Karl Hubner, assistant leader.
PROGRAM.
March, "West Point" Egner
Overture, "Rienzi" Wagner
Popular, Little Sir Echo"
Girard and MarSala
Piccolo duet, 1.-TWO Little
Bullhnches" king
(Messrs. Robert Cray and Henry
Weichler, soloists)
Characteristique. "Bolero" -Ravel
Fantasy, Let Erin Remember" -Brase
March-Song,
"Old Doughboy" --Raymond
Saxophone solo,
"Tailspin" Trumbauer
(Nicholas L. King, soloist)
Melange, Victor Herbert
Favorites" "-He Herbert
March, Alteration" Woods
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Gold Cup Cruise Plans
Include Gay Sturt

With the Firefighter, the District
fireboat, playing powerful streams
of water into the air and search
lights and flares along the seawall to
illuminate them. the annual Gold
Cup cruise of the Presidents Cup
Regatta Association will get under
way July % on the steamer City of
Washington.
Known as the Gold Cup Royal
Moonlight Sail" the river junket will
be patterned after old English GUS
toms. The program includes con-
cert by 60-piece band, which will
play from the dock for an hour be-
fore sailing time; a Pun Fair" and
an elaborate floor show.
Evening star., 1939-07-10

clared. Gypsy was given him by
Mrs. Evalyn Wash Mclean after his
dog was run over.
The ordinance from which Eddie
seeks exception was approved last
February "a and provides that mo
captured animal or its progeny
such as a bear, monkey, fox or
reptile" can be kept or displayed
within the District without a per-
NIT from the superintendent of po-
lice. Such . permit can be issued
only for a To-day period at a cost
of $40.
Eddie is 50 and lives at 937 n
street NV. After the accident to
his deg he was also given another
dog by Mrs. Chip" Robert, he said
It was indicated the Commission
ers may take up his case ut . board
meeting tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
800 6. A. O. Employees
Will Get Raises

Between 800 and 900 emergency
employees in the General Accounting
ONCE, principally in the lower salary
brackets, are to get raises July Is
to bring their pay more into line will,
the Classification Act scale for the
work they perform, it was said today
Three principal groups are af-
fected: Those getting 81 $3.50 will ad-
vance to 81 40; the 81 $50 group will
go to 1880; and the 81 $50 to 81, 800
A few raises are going to the higher
paid employees also.
The emergency employees are paid
under the so-called emergency scale
which N below Classification Act
rates.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Burglars Obtain
Loot Valued at $398
In Two Robberies
Passenger Reports
Being Held Up by
Cab Driver for Sal

Jewelry valued at $3.50 and $4s
in cash was stolen from District
residents in two housebreakings re-
ported to police this morning.
Mary DAILY of 1921 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue NV. reported that $3.50
diamond ring, another ring valued
at 500 and $43 in cash was stolen
from her home last night by a
burglar who entered the house
through basement window.
Another prowler, who entered the
bedroom of a house at 724 Third
street NV. about $40 o'clock this
morning, was frightened of by the
screams of Mrs. Helen Ying, but not
before he had taken $3.50 in a bill
fold from the pocket of the trousers
of George c. Ying, and another $3.50
from table in the room. Mrs. Ying
described the burglar as a young,
thin-faced colored man with thick
lips and wearing dirty, gray felt
hat.
Cletus j. Connor of 1859 Harvard
street NV, reported to police that
a colored cab driver robbed him Of
SAL. Mr.. Connor said he entered
the cab on Ninth street and asked
to be driven to Fourteenth and
Harvard streets NV. Instead, he
was driven to Twelfth and w streets
NV. and robbed.
A colored man grabbed the purse
of Linda Glass about midnight last
night on Maine avenue near Four
teenth street and escaped with 81.
Miss Glass. who is 30, and lives at
1888 New Hampshire avenue NV,
said the thief ran through the near
by railroad yards.
In another purse-snatching, Ella
Blackman, 100 K street NV, was
robbed of 81 by two colored boys
who grabbed her .pocketbook near
her home last night.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
GaI|atin Statue
Planned for North
Plaza Of Treasury
james {. Fraser Sculptor
Of Work to Stand on
Stone Pedestal

Plans are being completed for
erection of a statue of Albert Gal
latin, former Secretary of the Treas
ury, on the north plaza of the Treas
ury Department Building in place
Of a fountain now located there.
The statue is being done by Sculp-
tor James E. Fraser of Connecticut,
and is to stand on a stone founda-
ton and pedestal, contract for which
has been let to Walter B. Avery Of
this city.
The old fountain will be removed
soon and turned over to the National
Capital Parks, which will hold it for
relocation elsewhere in the city, in a
suitable spot.
Funds for the statue itself have
been furnished by the Albert Gal
latin Memorial Association. of which
the chairman is j. H. Perkins of New
York City.
Mr.. Gallatin, one of the outstand-
ing figures in the early history of
the American Republic, was born in
Switzerland, graduated from the
University of Geneva, served in the
Revolutionary Army. taught French
at Harvard University in 1882, served
as a member of the Pennsylvania
Constitutional Convention, member
of Congress and was Secretary of
the Treasury under Presidents JEFF
ferson and Madison. He later was
Minister to France, Minister to
Great Britain, and returning to New
York City became president of the
National Bank of New York. He
died August IL, 1849. and is buried
in Trinity churchyard, New York
City. A fine painting of him hangs
in the private Office of the Secretary
of the Treasury.
A statue of Alexander Hamilton,
former Secretary of the Treasury,
was erected many years ago on
the south plaza of the Treasury
Building.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
U. S. Will Start Vests Today
With Gas Fire Extnouisher

First local tests in demonstrating
carbon dioxide gas as a fire-fighting
agent will be conducted today and
tomorrow by the National Bureau of
Standards, under auspices of the
Federal Fire C1Ancil at nearby
Beltsville, Md, and at the Firestone
Building, Third street and Inde-
pendence avenue S.W.
Today's program starts at pm.
at the Agricultural Research Cen
ter at Beltsville, when roaring oil
fires will be ignited and then sub
jected to blasts of carbon dioxide gas
to determine its capacity as an ex-
tinguishing agent.
Government officials from the De-
partment Of Commerce, Bureau OF
Evening star., 1939-07-10

Standa. Us ana other divisions will
witness ee demonstrations.
The se md series of tests will be
made tor ,rrow at the Firestone
Building, S Nn to be razed for con-
struction Of ne new Social Security
Board buildA =, starting at 8 am.
Rooms filled th dry lumber, paper
records and o, er combustible ma
terials will be A ID and the work of
the gas as an e. inguisher will be
observed.
Value Of the gas : an extinguish-
ing agent in large A is not known,
officials said, and I precaution
the area adjacent / tthe building
will be roped OF and apparatus Of
the District Fire Department viii
stand by for any emergency.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
r. B. !. Police School
Opens 18th Session

The 18th session Of the F. B. I.
National Police Academy sopened
today, with representatives of SO
police agencies over the country
represented in the student body
The course lasts IL weeks and in
cludes the latest technique in police
work.
The closing week Of the session.
September 25-30-will be utilized a.
. retraining period for former grad
nAtes Of the academy.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Pedestrian Toll
| In Traffic Mishops
Falls With Control

Pedestrian control pays In
lives saved and injuries avoided,
comparative figures for June,
1899, and June, 1898, indicate.
In June, 1889. with pedestrian
control regulations in effect,
there were 152 traffic accidents
involving pedestrians. Three
fatalities resulted.
In June, 1888, there were 1874
accidents involving pedestrians,
with six fatalities.
Police had not compiled fig
ures on total arrests since the
pedestrian regulation went into
effect early in the spring.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Civitun Club

The ways in which pedestrians
are now protected and regulated IN
Washington's heavy traffic will be
discussed before the Civitan Club
tomorrow by Police Capt. Richard
H. Mansfield Of the ninth precinct.
He will speak at the groups weekly
luncheon meeting at the Maynower
Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Real Estute Man Dies

STAUNTON, Va, July 10 R.-J
Frank Tannehill, 81, prominent real
estate operator, died at his home
here Saturday. Funeral services will
be held at the residence today
Burial will be in Thornrose Gem
etery.