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Evening star., 1939-08-05
Audrey Sieber
| To Be Married
Here Today

The wedding of Audrey Sieber,
pretty former mistress of ceremonies
at the Earle Theater, and Fred p.
Shawn, assistant manager of the
National Broadcasting Co. here, was
set for S pm. today at st. Johns
Episcopal Church in Georgetown.
Miss Sieber's uncle, r. R. INLAY,
was to give the bride away, and her
brother Fred Sieber, will act as best
man. Ushers will be Carlton Smith.
John Sessions, Herbert Osborne and
Gordon Zimmerman. Miss Paulette
Banner is maid Of honor, and brides
maids are Miss Norma Talbot of
Ithaca, N. Y. and Miss Katherine
Daniel of Arlington, Va.
A reception is cheduled at the
Carlton Hotel following the church
ceremony. to which members Of the
wedding party have been invited.
Evening star., 1939-08-05

trough Of low pressure is moving slowly
eastward on the New England and Middle
Atlantic coast, accompanied by moderate
to fresh shifting winds and squally wealth
er. Nantucket Mass, 101O2 millibars
t29 s3 inches. Pressure continues alb
normally high southeast Of Newfoundland
with highest pressure about 1881 . milli-
bars or 80. Is inches Pressure continues
low oven Northern Quebec, Port Harrison
1907 millibars t2a So inches) Pressure
is relatively high over the Ohio Valley Gin
cinnatJ Ohio 1853 miIlibars t3OO1
inches). Pressure is low from the Mac
kenze Valley southeastward over the North
ern and Middle Plains. Norman. district of
Mackenzie 9a29 mililbars t2932 inchesl,
while It is rising alonx the North Pacific
Coast: North Head. Wash. 10000 millbars s
t3012 inches,. During the last "a hours
there have been showers in the North At
lantie States and along the Middle and
south Atlantic Coast Scattered showers
occurred also in the West Gulf States and
the Southern Rocky Mountain region. Tenn
peratures have fallen somewhat In the
Upper Ohio Valley and in Southern New
Ensland. while they have risen in the
Northern Plains States and the extreme
Upper Mississippi Valley.
% Morn = ana Middle Atlantic states-Gen-
elauy Iair except showers near middle Of
week wee. Warmer hrst part Of week. cooler
aItsr middle and warmer at end
On1o valley and Tennessee-GeneraIly
Ialr except showers near middle Of week
temperatures mostly above normal.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Sophie Tucker Row
Threatens General
Broadway Closing
Three Unions Suspend
Singer HoItine Her
Professional Career
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Suspension
by three unions of Sophie Tucker,
torch singer turned labor leader,
raised the possibility today of a gen.
eral shutdown of Broadway play
houses later this month.
1t also put temporary quietus on
the professional career of the last
of the red-hot mamas' and led
Producer Vinton Freddy to an
nounce he would not reopen the
musical hit Leave 1t to Me" on
August 81, as planned. unless her
status had been settled.
The singer had been scheduled to
resume her role as leading lady in
the production until her suspension
yesterday by Actors Equity Associa-
ton, actors closed shop organization.
Miss Tucker also has been sus-
pended from the Screen Actors
Guild and the American Federation
Of Radio Artists, which, like Actors
Equity are members of the parent
A. F. of l., union dominating the
entertainment industry-the Ameri-
can Association of Actors and
Artistes Uhe four AS.
The suspensions were meted out TO
the veteran blues singer as punish
ment for allying the American Fed
Grafton of Actors, which she served
as president, with the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage En-
ployes GA. F. Of L., the stagehands'
union.
She took this step after the A. A..
A. A. revoked the A. F. A. charter
on grounds of mismanagement and
granted it to a rival union.
If the 10000 members of the A.
F. A-night club and theater
entertainers-and the powerful I. A.
T. S. E.-stagehand union-back
Sophie to the limit, a tieup of the
entertainment industry might result
here, and perhaps throughout the
Nation.
Actors Equity will give Miss
Tucker a chance to defend herself
at a hearing August "a.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Pie Contest Winner
Is Awarded a Pie
After 'Eat-off'
Jack Gruhum Victor
In Competition at
Lafayette Playground

The winners Of the Lafayette
Fairgrounds pie-eating contest were
looking slightly askance at their
prizes today. They were awarded
pies.
The contest. held at the play
ground yesterday, was one of the
activities on busy program for
recreation areas here. Georgetown
Playground held baby show, and
the Twin Oaks Playground had a
hobby show.
Jack Graham, ID, downed a black
berry pie in minutes 1875 seconds
to win the senior boys contest at
Lafayette. He had to eat a second
pie in run-off to establish his title
over 10 other boys. Michael Ham
NETT. l3, won the junior group con-
test, gulping down his pie in min
utes 6.5 seconds.
Judges of the Georgetown show
decided that Jean Catherine Ono
fry, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Onofry, 1917 Thirtieth street NV,
was the best all-around baby under
a year old. Other winners were:
From l to years, Joan Payne,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Payne, 3400 street NV; 2 to 3
years old, Donald Baker. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Baker. 2822l2 Olive
avenue NV: 3 to years old, Carol
Rollison, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Owen Robinson. 1466 Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV. Prizes were donated by
the Georgetown Playground Moth
ers' Club.
Prizes in the Twin Oaks hobby
show went to the following: Helen
Sells, II, for her stamp collection;
Betty Siedenberg, for her miniature
dog collection: Diana Commes, 10,
for her odd jewelry. and Eleanor
Arcaro, 10, for her coin collection.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
RoiIroud President Hits
U. S. Loans to Business

By the Associated Press.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Aug. s.
William Jeffers, president of the
Union Pacific Railroad, told the
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
yesterday that less government in
business, more business in govern
ment and more intelligence all
around" is what the Nation needs.
Mr.. Jeffers criticized Government
loans to all types of business, quot
ing figures to show that four billions
are annually being loaned to busi-
ness and that at this rate the Gov
ernment would own all business In
q few years"
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Society Girl Fined
In Auto bicycle Crosh
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PUTNAM. Conn, Aug. 5-An ac-
cident in which two brothers riding
together on a bicycle were seriously
injured had cost Audrey Gray, Lo-
Gust Valley, N. Y, post-debutante,
$500 in fines and a suspended s.
month Jail sentence today.
When the penalties, imposed on
charges Of reckless driving and
evading responsibility, were pro-
nounced by Judge William T. Bar
Der in City Court yesterday. the at
tractive 21-year-old society girl
sobbed and hid her head against the
shoulder Of her father, Henry Gray.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Mrs. PeII Mourned
By Capital Members
OF Woman's S Party
FIoe at Headquarters
Here HuIf-Stuffed in
Honor of Chairman

The headquarters here of the Ma
tional Woman's Party lowered its
standard to half staff today upon
learning of the death in Boston of
Mrs. Stephen H. Pell, national chair
man of the organization.
Mrs. Pell, daughter of the late
Col and Mrs. Robert M. Thompson
of Washington, was elected chair
man of the Woman's Party in 1886
and reelected last October.
She had been an active worker in
the feminist movement for many
years and joined the party when
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Deceptive Carroll

The author of the most famous
child's books ever written was .
bachelor who had lived in a col
lege dormitory all his life and looked
as If drop of fun or humor could
be squeezed opt Of him only if one
used a hydraulic press for the pur-
pose.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Randolph to Go on Cruise

Representative Jennings Randolph
Of West Virginia, chairman of the
House District Committee, will be
guest Of honor on moonlight cruise
next Wednesday sponsored by the
National Democratic League of
Washington. Arthur Clarendon
Smith and Edward Everett are in
charge Of arrangements and tickets.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Mexican Oil Proposal
Seen as Little HeIp
In Controversy
Opinion Is Expressed
Thot American Concerns
Get Little Aid +

~ the Associated Press.
Diplomatic circles were pessimistic
today over the possibility Of settle
ment of the Mexican oil controversy
on the basis of that governments
new proposals to the American oil
companies.
The chief point at issue appeared
to be that of control and manage
ment Of the American appropriated
oil properties in Mexico, valued un-
ofncially at about $50, 1000 900.
The opinion was expressed in some
quarters that the American COM
panies were not being offered suf-
ficient voice in the management of
their holdings to enable them to
make enough profit which over a
period Of years would pay them back
for the eventual loss Of the prop
critics.
The question of ownership did not
appear to excite much argument. 1t
Is thought here that Mexican Presi-
dent Cardenas has committed him.
self irrevocably on Mexicos owner
ship Of the properties and could not
back down without losing face in
his own country and perhaps arous-
Ing a storm of opposition.
A Few Changes Suggested.
President Cardenas' new propos-
als-made to prevent complete
breakdown Of the negotiations which
were reaching stage of collapse
were brought back from Mexico City
by Ambassador Castillo Najera and
communicated by Donald R. Rich
berg, representing the American
companies, to his principals.
Details were not disclosed, but it
Is understood the plan made a few
changes in the working out of the
proposed bases OF settlement, which
up to this time have been:
A long-term contract for possibly
so years, during which the COM
panies would operate their prop
critics with the collaboration of the
Mexican government; payment of
adequate salaries to employees and
revenue to the Mexican govern
ment; a fair return to the COM
panies from the sale OF oil; the
properties to be acknowledged to
be Mexico's at the end of the
contract, and the companies to
continue development Of other oil
lands in Mexico under government
supervision.
The negotiations have dragged on
for nearly II months following the
appropriation of American. British
and Netherlands properties in
March, 1898.
Would Be Precedent.
II the American negotiations
should succeed, they will form the
basis for similar agreement be-
tween the Mexican government and
the British and Dutch companies.
Heated exchanges between the Mex
lean and British governments over
the oil controversy resulted in a
rupture OF diplomatic relations be-
tween them.
The United States Government.
on the other hand, has refused to
become embroiled with the Mexican
government on the question. The
State Department has maintained
that the issue is one between Mexico
and the American oil companies, al
though the department has been
willing to act as friendly listener"
for BOTH
The State Department. though,
took up directly the question of
Mexico's appropriation of American
owned agrarian lands. Mexico
agreed to pay $1,000, 900 annually
towards settling the claims allowed.
1t made the first payment May 81,
and this is now in the United States
Treasury awaiting the findings of
the Claims Commission.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Weather Report
FURNISHED By the Un

FURNISHED BY the United States
District OF ColumbaMosty tonight
change in temperature; gentle variable
Mayland-Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly
tonight.
VgniaFa tonight and tomorrow; slightly on the coast
tonight.
West virginia-Fa tonight; and slightly warmer
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Evils Of Straw Vote
Assai|ed by Speaker
Before Virginia Bar
Undermines Our Form
Of Government, Says
O. R. Mcclure
BY the Associated Press.


OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, Aug.
SO. r. MCGUIRE of Arlington,
chairman of special committee on
administrative law Of the American
Bar Association, said last night the
straw ballot" was Undermining
our republican form of government"
and was tending to substitute a
direct or pure democracy, which
has never succeeded" in a COM
munity of ANY considerable size"
Look at it as you may" he said
In an address before the Virginia
State Bar Association, ut is my
humble judgment that If there is
continued the present practice of
taking straw ballots on q national
scale concerning public questions.
We are in grave danger of losing all
OF the benefits which we hoped to
secure and Of encountering all of
the evils which we sought to avoid
by the adoption In 1887 of a repub-
hcan form of government.
The straw ballot will undermine
and discourage the influence of able
ana conscientious public men and
elevate to power the demagogue who
WILL go to the greatest extremes in
taxing from those who have and
giving to those who have not, until
there has been realized the prophecy
OF Thomas Bedington Macauley
that America will be as fearfullv
plundered from within by her own
people IN the goth century as Rome
was plundered from without by the
Gauls and Vandals."
Forney johnson Speaks.
His address, a feature Of the
second night Of the State Associa
tlons 50th annual meeting, came
close after an assertion of Forney
johnson, OF Birmingham, Ala, for
mer vice president of the American
Bar Association. that reversal" O.
constitutional theory By the su-
preme Court had resulted In the
american system in its original
and intended form" being preserved
on this continent. only In the Do.
minion of Canada"
Mr.. MCGUIRE told his fellow law.
yers that newspapers were Thought
lessly financing this new attack on
representative government in Ameri-
ca through their subscriptions to
these various straw polls.
Il cannot think" he added. that
the newspaper owners know the i'm
plications of this action on their
part for the reason that if repre-
sentative democracy should find it
self unable to carry the govern
mental burden-and we are openly
told by many that it Is incapable
OF doing so in world of complex
social and economic problems-then
the freedom of the press will be
lost TO the country and more than
likely the value of the newspap per
property will be lost to the owners"
Convention Ends Tonight
He quoted one unnamed writer
as saying that if this scorekeeper
idea is carried through the presi-
dental nominations and campaigns
OF 1910 will be as much An empty
formality as the electoral college Is
now" and declared that Theirs YOU
have what is ultimately intended
to be accomplished by tbs straw
ballotS!"
Members of the Bar Association
met in the final business session
to elect officers and hear committee
reports
The three-day convention will end
tonight with banquet at which
Justice Davis of the Supreme Court
OF Canada, Gov. Price and Holman
Willis Of Roanoke have been in
vited to speak.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
ReDert for Last "A Hears

Record fer Last "a Hears.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today1
n1ensst' NJ. Dim. yesterday. Year
Lowest. AZ. 8 am. today. Year aso, u,
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, QR. m JUNE 16
Lowest, II. on February %.
Humidity fer Last, "A Hsurs.
prom noon yesterday to noon today)
h1ehest. S6 Der cent at / m TO-DAY
Lowest, 80 Der cent. at 10 am. today.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at Great
Pals today.
Tide Takes
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
h1sh ------ 1889 q. m. IL. Al an.
I0L ------------- 5:43 an. 6:24 am.
nl1n ------------ 80 pm
Low -------- 5:46 pm. 6.21 pm
The sun and Neon
Rises. Sets
Sun. today - 5:11 7:16
Snn. tomorrow SIG 7:15
Moon. today ------ s:47 pm. 1910 am.
Automobile rst,ts must b turned ea sne-
half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 a. m. today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, "a.
Motorists injured. 6.
Motorists arrested. 3O9.
Pedestrians injured, 3.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, II.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
ANGELS, WINNING
LAST NIGHT, HAVE
TW0-GAME LEAD
Snaps Losing Streak TO
Beat Rainiers-0akIand
Is Out Of Cellar
(By Associated Press)

Swapping out of a losing streak,
Los Angeles defeated Seattle last
night to stretch its Pacific Coast
League lead to two full games. Mike
Hunt, Seattle outfielder. hit home
run in the eighth inning to score
three runs.
Oakland pulled out of the cellar
last night by defeating Sacramento
for the second straight time.
San Francisco whipped Portland
for the third straight time, blasting
two pitchers for IL hits.
Hollywood moved up in the stand
ings by a victory over San Diego.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12

Continued from Page One)
papermen from England, Canada
and the United States, the pilot
train will have to carry many es-
sential persons such as Scotland
Yard men and Yankee Secret
Service agents. The Kings own
train will follow the pilot.
AS in presidential travels, a
pilot train goes ahead as pre-
caution against bombs in the track
or faulty rail equipment. The idea
sounds awfully thrilling, this bust
ness of going ahead to clear out
the bombs, but so far as this CORES
pordent's investigations goes, one
never has disturbed the peaceful
progress of the pilot train.
incidentally, this town is still
worried about where all the Kings
men and ladies in waiting will be
sheltered in the White House. There
simply aren't enough spare bed
rooms, big as the place is. In spite
of everything many Of them simply
will have to be spilled over into Sc
and So rooms in the local hotels.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
KANN'S MOVING
BACK TO STORE
ON SEWARD ST.
Formal Opening Of Rebuilt
Store Soon : To Do
Business Monday

Quitting the temporary quarters
he has been forced to occupy since
his regular place of business was
swept by the recent Goldstein Build
-ine fire. Louis Kann, operator of
Kann's Five and Ten Cent Store,
will return to his rebuilt Seward
Street loca ton this weekend
Mr.. Kann plans to have his new
store open to conduct regular bust
ness on Monday, but will continue
with improvements to the establish
ment for several days yet A formal
opening of the store will be an
nounced soon, he declared.
The building at Seward and
Front streets that Mr.. Kann has
been occupying is now being torn
down and will probably be COM
pletely levelled by the first of next
week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
ALL IN GAME

CHATTANOOGA, May l2.-Ala-
bama PclyS famous Hitchcock
brothers of the gridircn are now pro-
fessional baseball infielders.
Jimmy and his younger brother,
Bill, were gobbled up by the New
York Yankees after their days at
Auburn. The Yankee chain let
Jimmy go and he's now with Chat
tanoo2a Of the Southern Associa-
ton. And Bill is the probable third
baseman for Kansas City in the
American Association.
Bill looks like sure major
Lacquer in a year or SO. Southern
Association experts say Jimmy will
climb up the baseball ladder, too.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
WAGE AND HOUR
COUNSEL IS NAMED
TO COURT POST

Calvert Magruder, General Coun-
sci fer the Wage and Hour Divis-
ion of the Department of Labor,
has been nominated for the Court
of Appeals for the First New Eng
land) Circuit, according to word
received by B. D. Stewart, Acting
Wage and Hour Administrator for
Alaska.
George A. McNulty, formerly AS
sistant General Counsel for the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission
has been named by Wage and Hour
Administrator Elmer F, Andrews to
succeed Magruder after his Court
appointment is confirmed by the
Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12

the Cleveland sandlots, hurled the
Indians to shutout over the Phila-
delphia Athletics yesterday for his
second victory of the season.
Dolph Camilli's homer, his fifth
Of the season, brought the Dodgers
a victory over Cincinnati, dropping
the Reds out of tie for first place
in the National League into third
place
The four hit pitching of Gill Mel
ton won for the Giants over the
Pirates.
The Chicago Cubs made the most
CT IA hits off Pitcher Jim Turner TO
beat the Boston Bees.
Six runs of the Yankees collected
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
American League
Larry SOLD TO
D0DGER TEAM

CLEVELAND, May IL. = T h e
Cleveland Indians announce the
sale of Lyn Larry, benched short
stop, to the Brooklyn Dodgers, at
an undisclosed price Larry, regu-
lar last season, was benched this
spring and replaced by Jimmy Webb.
He came to the Indians from st.
Louis in a 1887 trade.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
Strange Yankee Back
In Washington from
Outskirts Of World

Continued from Page one)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12

in the first two innings yesterday
proved too big handicap for the
ST. Louis Browns.
The Chicago White Sox defeated
the Boston Red Sox on Ten Lyons
five hit hurting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
FIRST N0-HITTER

AUSTIN, Tex, May l2.-Melvin
Deutsch, University of Texas hurler,
pitched a no-hit, no-run game re-
Gently against the Rice Owls. Uncle
Billy Disch, the coach who has been
Texas teams for 90 years,
can't recall that any of his othor
pitchers ever accomplished such a
feat
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
HANSON SENTENCED

Willie Hanson was sentenced to
six months Imprisonment and to
pay a 500 fine when he pleaded
guilty in the Court of u s. Com
missioner Felix Gray today to a
charge of being drunk and dis
orderly
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
GAMES THURSDAY
Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League
Seattle 4; Los Angeles 6.
Portland 4; San Francisco 10.
Hollywood 7; San Diego 6.
Oakland 6; Sacramento 2.
National League
Chicago 6; Boston 2.
Pittsburgh /; New York 4.
Cincinnati 3; Brooklyn d.
American League
Boston 2, Chicago 3.
Washington 4; Detroit 2.
Philadelphia 0: Cleveland 7.
New York 10; st. Louis 8.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-12
NOTICE

To Scottish Rite Masons. Regular
meeting Friday, May IL. Installa-
ton and exemplification Of 4th De-
gree. Refreshments.
WALTER b. HEISEL,
adv. Secretary.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
INDIAN MAN AND WOMAN TAX.
ING PART IN BUFFALO DANCE

In some Hopi homes, the mother
of a newborn baby makes scratch
on the wall for each day the child
lives. This is kept up until there
are 20 scratches.
On the morning of the Goth day.
before dawn, the Oldest woman in
the family-usualy the grandmoth-
er-makes ready for a great event.
The baby is washed with care and
sacred meal is placed on its face. A
small ear of corn is fastened to a
cord and hung over the infants
chest. This ear is to be kept as long
as the child lives.
The father also rises early and
takes seat on the eastern side of
the roof Of his home. He is wrapped
Snuggly in a blanket and his duty is
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Pass
Worship of Indian.

to watch the point of sunrise. AS
soon as he sees the first light of
dawn, he calls out that it is time
for the child to be brought outdoors.
Out of the house comes the moth
er and she is followed by the grand
mother, or other woman of the clan,
who holds the baby. They make
their way to the place where the
father is seated. following a thin
line of sacred meal. Often they are
followed by other members of the
family or clan.
As the sun appears, the grand
mother holds up the baby and the
mother utters prayer to the sun,
or sky god, at the end of which she
gives the baby a name. Then all
leave the roof and go into the house
for feast. As the guest of honor.
the baby is given a small pinch OF
food from each bowl before the rest
begin to eat.
For Indian section Of your scrapbook }
Riddles, games and puzzles will
be found in the ''Funmaker" leaf
let. If you would like . copy
send . Scent, stamped, return
envelope to me In care Of The
Evening Star.
ImeAe Ray
Tomorrow: Hops Idols.